EP0476232B1 - Récipient d'emballage - Google Patents

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EP0476232B1
EP0476232B1 EP91108791A EP91108791A EP0476232B1 EP 0476232 B1 EP0476232 B1 EP 0476232B1 EP 91108791 A EP91108791 A EP 91108791A EP 91108791 A EP91108791 A EP 91108791A EP 0476232 B1 EP0476232 B1 EP 0476232B1
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Jürgen Hertrampf
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Buck Chemisch Technische Werke GmbH and Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D15/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials
    • B65D15/02—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials of curved, or partially curved, cross-section, e.g. cans, drums
    • B65D15/04—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials of curved, or partially curved, cross-section, e.g. cans, drums with curved, or partially curved, walls made by winding or bending paper
    • B65D15/08—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials of curved, or partially curved, cross-section, e.g. cans, drums with curved, or partially curved, walls made by winding or bending paper with end walls made of plastics material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/02—Removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/0202—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element
    • B65D43/0214—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured only by friction or gravity
    • B65D43/022—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured only by friction or gravity only on the inside, or a part turned to the inside, of the mouth of the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/06—Deformable or tearable wires, strings, or strips; Use of seals, e.g. destructible locking pins
    • B65D55/08—Annular elements encircling container necks
    • B65D55/0818—Destructible or permanently removable bands, e.g. adhesive
    • B65D55/0854—Shrink-film bands
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00018—Overall construction of the lid
    • B65D2543/00064—Shape of the outer periphery
    • B65D2543/00074—Shape of the outer periphery curved
    • B65D2543/00092—Shape of the outer periphery curved circular
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00018—Overall construction of the lid
    • B65D2543/00259—Materials used
    • B65D2543/00296—Plastic
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00481—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container
    • B65D2543/0049—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container on the inside, or a part turned to the inside of the mouth of the container
    • B65D2543/00509—Cup
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00481—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container
    • B65D2543/00537—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container on the outside, or a part turned to the outside of the mouth of the container
    • B65D2543/00546—NO contact
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00824—Means for facilitating removing of the closure
    • B65D2543/00861—Non-integral tabs, tongues, handles or similar
    • B65D2543/00879—Non-integral tabs, tongues, handles or similar on the central part of the lid

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  • the invention relates to a packaging container for liquid or solid contents to be removed in portions, for example tea, tobacco, fruit juices, oil, etc., according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • Such packaging containers are known in a wide variety of designs (for example from GB-A-2 176 457).
  • the container sleeve consists of a cardboard tube, which is laminated on the inside with an aluminum foil.
  • the container opening is usually closed with an aluminum membrane that can be torn open, whereupon a lid made of plastic is put on or screwed on.
  • a tinplate or an aluminum base or a cardboard disc also laminated with an aluminum foil is used for the bottom closure.
  • Claim 4 is particularly important because it includes a tamper-evident device which, in contrast to the previously known tamper-evident devices, allows the originality to be recognized without touching the packaging container.
  • the container consists of a cylindrical sleeve 10, a circular disc-shaped base 11, a circular disc-shaped Cover 12 and an annular tamper-evident device 13.
  • the sleeve 10 has, as the main load-bearing component, a paper wrap 14 constructed from a plurality of paper layers 14a, which is encased on its outer surface by a single-lane paper web 15, which generally serves as a label. On the inside, the paper roll 14 is covered by a tubular plastic sheet 16.
  • the paper roll 14 can consist of any paper, but preferably of comparatively strong recycled paper.
  • the paper layers can be wound coiled or parallel, the number of paper layers and thus the winding thickness being selected according to the respective requirements and strength (size of the container).
  • the individual layers of paper are connected to one another by an adhesion promoter 17, which is said to be biodegradable.
  • the outer label paper web 15 consists of a printable paper, preferably also recycled paper, this paper web 15 being connected to the paper roll 14 by means of the same biodegradable bonding agent 17.
  • the inner sheet 16 consists of a plastic that is as tasteless and odorless as possible, for example polyethylene, polyethylene tesophthalate, polypropylene, oyypolypropylene, polyhydroxybutyric acid.
  • plastic sheet 16 is in the order of 90 microns; a much greater thickness is generally not required and would only lead to increased manufacturing costs, whereas a much smaller thickness would make it more difficult or impossible to detach the plastic web from the paper roll during disposal, which will be discussed later.
  • Plastic web 16 and paper roll 14 are connected to one another by a suitable adhesion promoter 18, which should also be biodegradable, for example based on dextrin or polyvinyl alcohol.
  • the bottom 11 consists of odorless and tasteless plastic, for example of the same plastic as that Plastic sheet 16.
  • a flange ring 11a protruding from the bottom 11 into the interior of the container rests under pressure on the inner surface of the plastic sheet 16; an adhesion promoter, such as the adhesion promoter 18, connects the edge of the paper roll 14 to the edge of the bottom 11.
  • the cover 12 also consists of odorless and tasteless plastic, such as the plastic of the plastic sheet 16.
  • the edge 12a of the cover lies on the upper edge the sleeve 10, and the top surface 12b projects downward (into the interior of the container) over an annular flange 12c, a layer 19 consisting of a plastic microlabyrinth seal being applied to the outside of the annular flange 12c.
  • the cover 12 has a gripping ring 12d, which is referenced upwards and inwards, which facilitates the fitting and removal of the cover 12 from the sleeve 10.
  • the tamper-evident device 13 is made of plastic and is shaped so that it extends over the cover 12 and over the upper outer edge of the sleeve 10.
  • the tamper-evident device 13 is connected to this upper sleeve edge by means of a biodegradable adhesion promoter.
  • the cover 12 can only be removed by destroying the fuse 13, for which reason the fuse 13 either consists of thin-walled, easily breakable (brittle) plastic or has a predetermined breaking point.
  • the sleeve 10 is first manufactured and the base 11 is attached to the sleeve and connected to it. The corresponding good is then filled into the interior of the container and the lid 12 is attached. Finally, the tamper-evident device 13 is placed over the cover 12 and glued to the upper outer edge of the sleeve 10.
  • the tamper-evident device 13 is shrunk on and, if necessary glued to the sleeve 10, the corresponding good filled into the interior of the container and finally the bottom 11 is inserted.
  • the goods in the container only come into contact with the odorless and tasteless plastic, but not with bonding agents or other materials. Furthermore, the goods inside are sealed airtight and moisture-proof.
  • the inner plastic web 16 has a not inconsiderable tape thickness and is applied with a special adhesion promoter, it can be removed from the paper roll 14 without difficulty, which then results in a paper waste, namely paper roll 14 with an outer label web 15, and a Plastic waste, namely inner track 16, bottom 11, cover 12 and possibly a rest of the fuse 13 results.
  • the two waste parts can then be disposed of for their material-specific disposal.
  • the container described can undergo numerous modifications within the scope of the claims without leaving the scope of the invention.
  • the bottom 11 can be made of paper (cardboard) with an inner composite layer of plastic, provided that the plastic layer has such a thickness, similar to the inner sheet 16, that it can be removed from the cardboard.
  • the bottom 11 is a metal disc is, the container then consisting of three materials (paper, plastic, metal), but there is still the advantage that the three materials can be separated from one another during disposal. The same also applies to the lid 12.
  • the dimensions, wall thicknesses and the type of plastic coming into contact with the filling material are to be adapted to the particular application and intended use;
  • the tea filling is odorless
  • the fruit juice filling the acid resistance and the mineral water filling the gas tightness plays a special role.
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B show a particularly expedient embodiment of the tamper-evident device 13.
  • This plastic tamper-evident device 13 is formed by a shrink tube which is placed over the packaging container and shrinks by heating and thereby lies against the cover 12 and the upper edge of the sleeve 10.
  • the connection between sleeve 10 and tamper-evident device 13 is expediently strengthened by an adhesion promoter.
  • the tamper-evident device 13 is provided with perforations 19a and 19b, which are formed by punching out before the shrinking process.
  • the predetermined breaking line 19a is circular and lies in the plane between the cover 12 and the upper edge of the sleeve 10.
  • the predetermined breaking points 19b run radially above the upper edge of the cover and are applied every 45 °. 2A and 2B ensures that the cover 12 cannot be removed without damaging the tamper-evident device 13 and, on the other hand, can be torn open and removed easily and effortlessly if desired.

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Claims (8)

  1. Récipient d'emballage pour des produits de remplissage liquides ou solides, par exemple du thé, du tabac, des jus de fruits, de l'huile etc., constitué d'un fourreau composite, d'un fond relié de manière fixe à ce fourreau et d'un couvercle amovible, le fourreau composite (10) étant constitué d'un tube de papier enroulé (14) renforcé par un agent adhésif papier/papier (17) biodégradable, et d'une nappe de matière plastique (16) qui est neutre par rapport au produit de remplissage, recouvre le côté intérieur du tube de papier (14), est reliée au tube de papier (14) au moyen d'un agent adhésif matière plastique/papier (18) biodégradable, et, en raison de son épaisseur, peut être retirée de ce tube pour l'élimination du récipient.
  2. Récipient d'emballage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le fond (11) est réalisé en matière plastique, et est relié au tube de papier (14) au moyen d'un agent adhésif matière plastique/papier biodégradable.
  3. Récipient d'emballage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le couvercle (12) est réalisé en matière plastique.
  4. Récipient d'emballage selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que le tube de papier (14) est recouvert, sur son côté extérieur, d'une feuille de papier d'étiquetage (15).
  5. Récipient d'emballage selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, comportant un système de garantie d'inviolabilité, caractérisé en ce que le système de garantie d'inviolabilité (13) est formé par un capuchon de forme annulaire (13) recouvrant le bord de couvercle (12a) et le bord extérieur du fourreau (10), proche du couvercle, le capuchon étant relié de manière fixe au bord du fourreau et conçu de manière à pouvoir être ouvert par arrachement.
  6. Récipient d'emballage selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le système de garantie d'inviolabilité (13) comporte des lignes de rupture prédéterminée périphériques et radiales (19a, 19b).
  7. Récipient d'emballage selon la revendication 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que le système de garantie d'inviolabilité (13) est une feuille rétractable montée par retrait, et, le cas échéant, collée en supplément sur le bord du fourreau.
  8. Récipient d'emballage selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le couvercle (12) comporte une rainure de préhension (12c) périphérique.
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