EP0720565B1 - Process for producing a container from thermoplastics material - Google Patents

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EP0720565B1
EP0720565B1 EP94926709A EP94926709A EP0720565B1 EP 0720565 B1 EP0720565 B1 EP 0720565B1 EP 94926709 A EP94926709 A EP 94926709A EP 94926709 A EP94926709 A EP 94926709A EP 0720565 B1 EP0720565 B1 EP 0720565B1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D11/00Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • B65D11/02Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material of curved cross-section
    • B65D11/04Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures designed for pouring contents
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D41/00Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/02Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/026Caps or cap-like covers attached to the bottle neck by sliding them perpendicularly to the neck axis

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  • the invention relates to a method for producing a container made of thermoplastic material according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a container in the form of a screw-top plastic bottle can be found, for example, in EP-A-483 976. It has a handle and is made from a tubular element in the blow molding process. The thickness of the middle wall part is about a third to a quarter of the thickness of the bottom and the cover part. If the container is to be labeled, a label is applied to the container or this is placed in the blow mold.
  • EP-A-126 575 shows a screw-lock plastic flap composed of a base, jacket and cap, the jacket of which represents an extruded, in particular multi-layered piece of pipe on which the base and the cap are locked and then welded. Labeling is done by labeling.
  • FR-A-874 080 shows a container which also consists of three parts.
  • a possibly two-layer container wall which is rolled from a flat sheet, is connected to a base and a lid.
  • the individual parts are made of metal, with folded edges of the bottom and the lid being at least simply folded over the edge of the container wall.
  • a method for closing a container filled with a product made of thermoplastic material is known, the wall of which consists of a film web provided with a longitudinal weld seam.
  • the lid and base have mutually facing flanges that overlap the wall.
  • the container is covered by a heat-shrinking film connected. This additional covering allows a thinner film to be used for the wall of the container.
  • the invention has set itself the task of creating a container of the type mentioned, the middle wall part can be printed directly, so that the application of labels is unnecessary.
  • a flat, in particular printed film web is closed to form a tube and is welded along the two longitudinal edges, that alternately a cover part and a base, each having an apron, are introduced into the closing tube with the same orientation of the aprons and are each welded to a container in the already closed area with the tube forming the wall part, and that the tube is then cut between a bottom and a subsequent cover part.
  • the production of the container wall from a flat film web allows the majority of the film web to be printed in any way, since the subsequent container production processes this film web only at its edges, but not at the printed area. Both the welding of the longitudinal seam and the welding to the bottom and the cover part only require heating of a narrow strip.
  • the flat film web is fed via a shaped shoulder and corresponding guide elements to a thin-walled tube which forms a core and serves as a counter-holder for the welding device which produces the longitudinal seam and acts from the outside. Since each container is preferably manufactured with the cover part in advance, a first cover part is fed from a magazine through the core tube, the closable opening of the cover part pointing in the feed direction, so that the feed tool, which simultaneously forms an inner counter-holder for the transverse seam welding can attack within the apron of the cover part. After pushing the cover part through the core tube, the cover part is welded to the hose. The tube feed and the longitudinal welding are continued and the counter holder is pulled back out of the cover part through the core tube.
  • the feed length of the tube forming which determines the filling volume of the container, is controlled, for example, by recognizing markings printed on the film.
  • a bottom is fed through the core tube from a magazine by means of the feed tool, the skirt of which is also on the side facing the feed tool, which later represents the outside of the container.
  • the counter holder of the feed tool can therefore also support the floor.
  • the film feed is stopped again and the tube is welded to the floor. Now the hose is cut off and a finished container is ejected. Another cover part is fed from the magazine and welded to the hose and the next container is manufactured in the manner described.
  • the cover part is provided with a container neck which has a slide-on guide that is open at least on one side for a sliding closure. This allows the container to be inserted into the dispenser from the side.
  • a container has a base 1, in particular made of polyethylene, with an apron 6 projecting downwards.
  • a wall part 2 consisting of a film is welded to the apron 6.
  • the thickness of the film is preferably between 0.08 mm and 0.1 mm.
  • the wall part 2 is welded to an apron 7 of a cover part 4.
  • the opening of the container is formed in an upstanding container neck 5, which is provided with a slide-on guide 8 for a sliding closure 9 that can be pushed on from the side.
  • a sealing insert 33 is inserted, which has raised ring webs 34 on the top.
  • the sliding closure 9 engages with inwardly directed webs 32 side flanges 31 of the container neck 5.
  • An end stop can be provided in order to limit the depth of displacement.
  • the wall part 2 is made of a flat sheet of film and therefore has a longitudinal weld 3.
  • This flat film web is preferably printed, so that the application of a label on the container is unnecessary.
  • the closed container for example filled with liquid soap, is stable because it has its largest volume only in the upright position, and collapses when emptied due to the small thickness of the film, so that its empty volume is reduced to a minimum.
  • the thickness of the bottom 1 and the cover part 4 is preferably between 0.6 and 0.8 mm.
  • a production system 10 according to FIGS. 4 to 6 has a thin-walled tube 11 forming a mandrel, to which a flat, in particular printed film web 2 is fed from a roll 20.
  • the film web 2 'reaches the core tube 11 via a shaped shoulder 12 and is closed around it to form a tube, passing through a longitudinal welding device 16, the counter-holder of which forms the core tube 11.
  • a magazine 13 for bottom 1 and a magazine 14 for cover parts 4 are provided on the side of a feed device 15.
  • a cover part 4 from the magazine 14 and a base 1 from the magazine 13 are alternately pushed by means of transverse sliding devices 25 and 26 in front of the feed device 15, which has an inner counter-holder 18.
  • the latter detects the part that is pushed in within the aprons 6, 7 and leads it through the core tube 11 to a transverse welding direction 17 arranged below the core tube 11, which welds the tube first to a cover part 4 and then to a base 1.
  • the cross welding device 17 is provided with a cutting device which cuts the hose along each base 1, so that a container is ejected.
  • the hose length determining the filling volume is controlled via a feed device 19 which has, for example, a sensor that detects printed markings.
  • the cross section of the container can be of any design.
  • the transverse welding device 17 can be designed, for example, according to FIG. 6.
  • the counter-holder 18 can be composed of expandable individual elements.

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PCT No. PCT/AT94/00137 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 28, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 28, 1996 PCT Filed Sep. 26, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/09111 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 6, 1995A container made of thermoplastic material has a bottom, a lid and a wall that extends between the bottom and the lid. The wall is substantially less thick than the bottom and the lid and is designed as a film soldered along a longitudinal seam and welded to the bottom and the lid.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Behälters aus thermoplastischem Kunststoff gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches 1.The invention relates to a method for producing a container made of thermoplastic material according to the preamble of claim 1.

Ein derartiger Behälter in Form einer Schraubverschlußkunststoffflasche ist beispielsweise der EP-A-483 976 zu entnehmen. Sie weist einen Handgriff auf, und wird aus einem rohrförmigen Element im Blasformverfahren hergestellt. Die Dicke des mittleren Wandungsteiles beträgt etwa ein Drittel bis ein Viertel der Dicke des Bodens und des Deckteiles. Soll der Behälter mit einer Beschriftung versehen werden, wird auf dem Behälter ein Etikett aufgebracht oder dieses in die Blasform eingebracht.Such a container in the form of a screw-top plastic bottle can be found, for example, in EP-A-483 976. It has a handle and is made from a tubular element in the blow molding process. The thickness of the middle wall part is about a third to a quarter of the thickness of the bottom and the cover part. If the container is to be labeled, a label is applied to the container or this is placed in the blow mold.

Die EP-A-126 575 zeigt eine aus Boden, Mantel und Kappe zusammengesetzte Schraubverschlußkunststofflasche, deren Mantel ein extrudiertes, insbesondere mehrlagiges Rohrstück darstellt, an dem der Boden und die Kappe verrastet und anschließend verschweißt werden. Eine Beschriftung erfolgt durch Etikettierung.EP-A-126 575 shows a screw-lock plastic flap composed of a base, jacket and cap, the jacket of which represents an extruded, in particular multi-layered piece of pipe on which the base and the cap are locked and then welded. Labeling is done by labeling.

Einen ebenfalls aus drei Teilen bestehenden Behälter zeigt die FR-A-874 080. Hier sind eine gegebenenfalls zweilagige Behälterwandung, die aus einem flachen Blatt gerollt ist, mit einem Boden und einem Deckel verbunden. Die einzelnen Teile bestehen aus Metall, wobei Falzränder des Bodens und des Deckels zumindest einfach über den Rand der Behälterwand gefalzt sind.FR-A-874 080 shows a container which also consists of three parts. Here, a possibly two-layer container wall, which is rolled from a flat sheet, is connected to a base and a lid. The individual parts are made of metal, with folded edges of the bottom and the lid being at least simply folded over the edge of the container wall.

Aus der FR-A-2 289 394 ist ein Verfahren zum Verschließen eines mit einer Ware gefüllten Behälters aus thermoplastischem Material bekannt geworden, dessen Wandung aus einer mit einer Längsschweißnaht versehenen Folienbahn besteht. Deckel und Boden weisen zueinander gerichtete Flansche auf, die die Wandung übergreifen. Der Behälter wird nach dem Einfüllen der Ware und dem Aufsetzen des Deckels durch eine Hülle aus einer unter Wärmeeinwirkung schrumpfenden Folie verbunden. Diese zusätzliche Umhüllung erlaubt es, für die Wandung des Behälters eine dünnere Folie zu verwenden.From FR-A-2 289 394 a method for closing a container filled with a product made of thermoplastic material is known, the wall of which consists of a film web provided with a longitudinal weld seam. The lid and base have mutually facing flanges that overlap the wall. After filling the goods and putting the lid on, the container is covered by a heat-shrinking film connected. This additional covering allows a thinner film to be used for the wall of the container.

Die Erfindung hat es sich zur Aufgabe gestellt einen Behälter der eingangs genannten Art zu schaffen, dessen mittlerer Wandungsteil direkt bedruckt sein kann, sodaß das Aufbringen von Etiketten erübrigt wird.The invention has set itself the task of creating a container of the type mentioned, the middle wall part can be printed directly, so that the application of labels is unnecessary.

Erfindungsgemäß wird dies dadurch erreicht, daß eine ebene, insbesondere bedruckte Folienbahn zu einem Schlauch geschlossen und entlang der beiden Längsränder verschweißt wird, daß abwechselnd ein Deckteil und ein Boden, die jeweils eine Schürze aufweisen, mit gleicher Lageorientierung der Schürzen in den sich schließenden Schlauch eingebracht und jeweils im bereits geschlossenen Bereich mit dem den Wandungsteil bildenden Schlauch zu einem Behälter verschweißt werden, und daß anschließend der Schlauch jeweils zwischen einem Boden und einem folgenden Deckteil geschnitten wird. Die Herstellung der Behälterwandung aus einer ebenen Folienbahn erlaubt es, den größten Teil der Folienbahn in beliebiger Weise zu bedrucken, da die nachfolgende Behälterfertigung diese Folienbahn nur an ihren Rändern bearbeitet, nicht jedoch am bedruckten Bereich. Sowohl das Verschweißen der Längsnaht als auch das Verschweißen mit dem Boden und dem Deckteil erfordert jeweils nur die Erwärmung eines schmalen Streifens.According to the invention this is achieved in that a flat, in particular printed film web is closed to form a tube and is welded along the two longitudinal edges, that alternately a cover part and a base, each having an apron, are introduced into the closing tube with the same orientation of the aprons and are each welded to a container in the already closed area with the tube forming the wall part, and that the tube is then cut between a bottom and a subsequent cover part. The production of the container wall from a flat film web allows the majority of the film web to be printed in any way, since the subsequent container production processes this film web only at its edges, but not at the printed area. Both the welding of the longitudinal seam and the welding to the bottom and the cover part only require heating of a narrow strip.

Die ebene Folienbahn wird dabei über eine Formschulter und entsprechende Führungselemente einem einen Kern bildenden, dünnwandigen Rohr zugeführt, das als Gegenhalter für die die Längsnaht herstellende, von außen einwirkende Schweißeinrichtung dient. Da bevorzugt jeder Behälter mit dem Deckteil voraus hergestellt wird, wird aus einem Magazin ein erster Deckteil durch das Kernrohr zugeführt, wobei die verschließbare Öffnung des Deckteils in die Zuführrichtung weist, sodaß das bevorzugt gleichzeitig einen inneren Gegenhalter für die Quernahtschweißung bildende Zuführwerkzeug innerhalb der Schürze des Deckteils angreifen kann. Nach dem Durchschieben des Deckteils durch das Kernrohr wird der Deckteil mit dem Schlauch verschweißt. Der Schlauchvorschub und die Längsverschweißung werden fortgesetzt und der Gegenhalter wird aus dem Deckteil durch das Kernrohr wieder zurückgezogen. Die das Füllvolumen des Behälters bestimmende Vorschublänge des sich bildenden Schlauches wird beispielsweise durch das Erkennen von auf die Folie aufgedruckten Markierungen gesteuert. Schließlich wird mittels des Zuführwerkzeuges aus einem Magazin ein Boden durch das Kernrohr zugeführt, wobei dessen Schürze ebenfalls an der zum Zuführwerkzeug weisenden Seite liegt, die die spätere Außenseite des Behälters darstellt. Der Gegenhalter des Zuführwerkzeuges kann daher auch den Boden stützen. Der Folienvorschub wird wieder gestoppt und der Schlauch mit dem Boden verschweißt. Nunmehr wird der Schlauch abgeschnitten und ein fertiger Behälter ausgeworfen. Ein weiterer Deckteil wird aus dem Magazin zugeführt und mit dem Schlauch verschweißt und der nächste Behälter in der beschriebenen Weise gefertigt.The flat film web is fed via a shaped shoulder and corresponding guide elements to a thin-walled tube which forms a core and serves as a counter-holder for the welding device which produces the longitudinal seam and acts from the outside. Since each container is preferably manufactured with the cover part in advance, a first cover part is fed from a magazine through the core tube, the closable opening of the cover part pointing in the feed direction, so that the feed tool, which simultaneously forms an inner counter-holder for the transverse seam welding can attack within the apron of the cover part. After pushing the cover part through the core tube, the cover part is welded to the hose. The tube feed and the longitudinal welding are continued and the counter holder is pulled back out of the cover part through the core tube. The feed length of the tube forming, which determines the filling volume of the container, is controlled, for example, by recognizing markings printed on the film. Finally, a bottom is fed through the core tube from a magazine by means of the feed tool, the skirt of which is also on the side facing the feed tool, which later represents the outside of the container. The counter holder of the feed tool can therefore also support the floor. The film feed is stopped again and the tube is welded to the floor. Now the hose is cut off and a finished container is ejected. Another cover part is fed from the magazine and welded to the hose and the next container is manufactured in the manner described.

Für die Verwendung des Behälters als Nachfüllpackung in Seifenspendern od.dgl. ist weiters vorgesehen, daß der Deckteil mit einem Behälterhals versehen ist, der eine zumindest nach einer Seite offene Aufschubführung für einen Schiebeverschluß aufweist. Dadurch kann der Behälter von der Seite in den Spender eingeschoben werden.For the use of the container as a refill in soap dispensers or the like. It is further provided that the cover part is provided with a container neck which has a slide-on guide that is open at least on one side for a sliding closure. This allows the container to be inserted into the dispenser from the side.

Die Erfindung wird nun nachstehend an Hand der Figuren der Zeichnungen näher beschrieben, ohne darauf beschränkt zu sein.The invention will now be described in more detail below with reference to the figures in the drawings, without being limited thereto.

Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
einen Längsschnitt durch einen Behälter,
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einen Schnitt durch den verschlossenen Deckteil,
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einen Schnitt nach der Linie III-III von Fig. 2,
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eine schematische Vorderansicht einer Fertigungsvorrichtung,
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eine schematische Seitenansicht der Fertigungsvorrichtung, und
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eine schematische Draufsicht auf die Quernahtschweißeinrichtung gemäß Fig. 1.
Show it:
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a longitudinal section through a container,
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a section through the closed cover part,
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2 shows a section along the line III-III of FIG. 2,
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1 shows a schematic front view of a production device,
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is a schematic side view of the manufacturing device, and
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2 shows a schematic top view of the transverse seam welding device according to FIG. 1.

Ein Behälter weist einen insbesondere aus Polyethylen bestehenden Boden 1 mit einem nach unten ragenden Schürze 6 auf. Mit der Schürze 6 ist ein aus einer Folie bestehender Wandungsteil 2 verschweißt. Die Dicke der Folie beträgt vorzugsweise zwischen 0,08 mm und 0,1 mm. Am oberen Ende ist der Wandungsteil 2 mit einer Schürze 7 eines Deckteiles 4 verschweißt. Die Öffnung des Behälters ist in einem hochstehenden Behälterhals 5 ausgebildet, der mit einer Aufschubführung 8 für einen von der Seite aufschiebbaren Schiebeverschluß 9 versehen ist. In eine Ringnut des Behälterhalses 5 ist ein Dichtungseinsatz 33 eingesetzt, der an der Oberseite hochstehende Ringstege 34 aufweist. Der Schiebeverschluß 9 untergreift mit nach innen gerichteten Stegen 32 Seitenflansche 31 des Behälterhalses 5. Ein nicht gezeigter Endanschlag kann vorgesehen sein, um die Verschiebetiefe zu begrenzen.A container has a base 1, in particular made of polyethylene, with an apron 6 projecting downwards. A wall part 2 consisting of a film is welded to the apron 6. The thickness of the film is preferably between 0.08 mm and 0.1 mm. At the upper end, the wall part 2 is welded to an apron 7 of a cover part 4. The opening of the container is formed in an upstanding container neck 5, which is provided with a slide-on guide 8 for a sliding closure 9 that can be pushed on from the side. In an annular groove of the container neck 5, a sealing insert 33 is inserted, which has raised ring webs 34 on the top. The sliding closure 9 engages with inwardly directed webs 32 side flanges 31 of the container neck 5. An end stop, not shown, can be provided in order to limit the depth of displacement.

Der Wandungsteil 2 ist aus einer ebenen Folienbahn gefertigt und weist daher eine Längsschweißnaht 3 auf. Diese ebene Folienbahn wird bevorzugt bedruckt, sodaß die Anbringung eines Etiketts auf dem Behälter erübrigt wird. Der beispielsweise mit Flüssigseife gefüllte, verschlossene Behälter ist standfähig, da er nur in der aufrechten Stellung sein größtes Volumen aufweist, und fällt aufgrund der geringen Dicke der Folie bei der Entleerung in sich zusammen, sodaß sein Leervolumen auf ein Mindestmaß reduziert ist. Die Dicke des Bodens 1 und des Deckteiles 4 beträgt vorzugsweise zwischen 0,6 und 0,8 mm.The wall part 2 is made of a flat sheet of film and therefore has a longitudinal weld 3. This flat film web is preferably printed, so that the application of a label on the container is unnecessary. The closed container, for example filled with liquid soap, is stable because it has its largest volume only in the upright position, and collapses when emptied due to the small thickness of the film, so that its empty volume is reduced to a minimum. The thickness of the bottom 1 and the cover part 4 is preferably between 0.6 and 0.8 mm.

Eine Fertigungsanlage 10 gemäß Fig. 4 bis 6 weist ein einen Formkern bildendes dünnwandiges Rohr 11 auf, dem von einer Rolle 20 eine ebene, insbesondere bedruckte Folienbahn 2 zugeführt wird. Die Folienbahn 2' gelangt über eine Formschulter 12 zum Kernrohr 11 und wird um dieses herum zu einem Schlauch geschlossen, wobei es eine Längsschweißeinrichtung 16 passiert, deren Gegenhalter das Kernrohr 11 bildet. Seitlich einer Zuführvorrichtung 15 ist ein Magazin 13 für Boden 1 und ein Magazin 14 für Deckteile 4 vorgesehen. Mittels Querschiebeeinrichtungen 25 und 26 wird abwechselnd ein Deckteil 4 aus dem Magazin 14 und ein Boden 1 aus dem Magazin 13 vor die Zuführvorrichtung 15 geschoben, die einen inneren Gegenhalter 18 aufweist. Dieser erfaßt den jeweils zugeschobenen Teil innerhalb der Schürzen 6,7 und führt ihn durch das Kernrohr 11 einer unterhalb des Kernrohres 11 angeordneten Querschweißrichtung 17 zu, die den Schlauch zuerst mit einem Deckteil 4 und dann mit einem Boden 1 verschweißt. Die Querschweißeinrichtung 17 ist mit einer Schneideinrichtung versehen, die entlang jedes Bodens 1 den Schlauch abschneidet, sodaß ein Behälter ausgeworfen wird. Die das Füllvolumen bestimmende Schlauchlänge wird über eine Vorschubeinrichtung 19 gesteuert, die beispielsweise einen gedruckte Markierungen erkennenden Sensor aufweist. Der Querschnitt der Behälter kann beliebig ausgebildet sein. Für einen rechteckig abgerundeten Querschnitt kann die Querschweißeinrichtung 17 beispielsweise gemäß Fig. 6 ausgebildet sein. Sie weist jeweils einem Quadranten zugeordnete Schweißbacken 21,22 auf, die wechselweise in den Diagonalen verschiebbar von außen gegen die zu verschweißenden Bereiche des Wandungsteiles 2 und des Bodens 1 bzw. des Deckteiles 4 gedrückt werden, die gegen den im Inneren angeordneten Gegenhalter 18 der Zuführeinrichtung 15 abgestützt sind. Gegebenenfalls kann der Gegenhalter 18 aus spreizbaren Einzelelementen zusammengesetzt sein.A production system 10 according to FIGS. 4 to 6 has a thin-walled tube 11 forming a mandrel, to which a flat, in particular printed film web 2 is fed from a roll 20. The film web 2 'reaches the core tube 11 via a shaped shoulder 12 and is closed around it to form a tube, passing through a longitudinal welding device 16, the counter-holder of which forms the core tube 11. A magazine 13 for bottom 1 and a magazine 14 for cover parts 4 are provided on the side of a feed device 15. A cover part 4 from the magazine 14 and a base 1 from the magazine 13 are alternately pushed by means of transverse sliding devices 25 and 26 in front of the feed device 15, which has an inner counter-holder 18. The latter detects the part that is pushed in within the aprons 6, 7 and leads it through the core tube 11 to a transverse welding direction 17 arranged below the core tube 11, which welds the tube first to a cover part 4 and then to a base 1. The cross welding device 17 is provided with a cutting device which cuts the hose along each base 1, so that a container is ejected. The hose length determining the filling volume is controlled via a feed device 19 which has, for example, a sensor that detects printed markings. The cross section of the container can be of any design. For a rectangularly rounded cross section, the transverse welding device 17 can be designed, for example, according to FIG. 6. It has a welding jaw 21, 22 assigned to a quadrant, which is alternately displaceable in the diagonals and pressed from the outside against the areas of the wall part 2 and the base 1 or the cover part 4 to be welded, which are pressed against the counter-holder 18 of the feed device arranged inside 15 are supported. If appropriate, the counter-holder 18 can be composed of expandable individual elements.

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  1. A process for the production of a container of thermoplastic material, in particular polyethylene, having a bottom, a cover portion having an opening, and a wall portion which extends between the bottom and the cover portion and which is of a substantially smaller thickness than the bottom and the cover portion, characterised in that a flat foil web (2'), in particular with printing thereon, is closed to form a tubular portion and welded along the two longitudinal edges, that a cover portion (4) and a bottom (1) which each have an apron (6, 7) are alternately introduced into the closing tubular portion in the same positional orientation of the aprons (6, 7) and are each welded in the already closed region to the tubular portion forming the wall portion to constitute a container, and that then the respective tubular portion is cut between a bottom (1) and a following cover portion (4).
  2. A container produced by the process according to claim 1 characterised in that the cover portion (4) is provided with a container neck (5) which has a push-on guide means (8), open towards one side, for a sliding closure (9).
  3. A container according to claim 2 characterised in that a sealing insert (33) is arranged in the cover portion (4).
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