EP0755872B1 - Mit einer Abgabeöffnung und einer Verschlussvorrichtung versehener Behälter - Google Patents

Mit einer Abgabeöffnung und einer Verschlussvorrichtung versehener Behälter Download PDF

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EP0755872B1
EP0755872B1 EP96400990A EP96400990A EP0755872B1 EP 0755872 B1 EP0755872 B1 EP 0755872B1 EP 96400990 A EP96400990 A EP 96400990A EP 96400990 A EP96400990 A EP 96400990A EP 0755872 B1 EP0755872 B1 EP 0755872B1
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Stanislas De Nervo
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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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
    • B65D47/0833—Hinges without elastic bias
    • B65D47/0838—Hinges without elastic bias located at an edge of the base element

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  • the present invention relates to a dispensing capsule fitted to a container of the vial or tube type containing a liquid or viscous product to be dispensed.
  • This capsule is equipped with a closure system, which can be opened for the distribution of the product, and closed for its conservation.
  • the present invention relates to a capsule comprising at least one product dispensing orifice, the closure system of the dispensing orifice being constituted by at least one pin, provided for closing the orifices.
  • Containers provided with a capsule of this kind are usually used in different fields for the storage and distribution of liquid products, for example in cosmetics, food, pharmaceuticals or parapharmaceuticals. These products include shampoos, antiseptics, household cleaners or dishwashing products.
  • a neck container is provided with a dispensing capsule, comprising an orifice. dispenser and a cover swiveling by a film hinge.
  • This capsule has a hollow pin, intended to plug the dispensing orifice in the storage position, this pin having the shape of a cylindrical skirt.
  • This capsule of the prior art has the disadvantage, in particular when it is intended to be stored upside down, of allowing a small amount of residual product located in the hollow volume of the stopper pin to flow out, when the user opens the lid. This residual product flowing then causes soiling of the parts of the capsule. around the dispensing orifice, or even the user's worktop.
  • the subject of the present invention is an aesthetic dispensing capsule, not presenting, in particular, the drawbacks mentioned above, that is to say not liable to cause soiling by the product during opening. of the cover and the cost price of which is competitive and which, moreover, has easy operation and high plugging reliability.
  • a dispensing capsule intended to equip a bottle containing a liquid or viscous product, comprising a body provided with at least one dispensing orifice and a cover, this cover being provided with at least one spike of hollow plugging, intended to plug the dispensing orifice in the storage position, is characterized in that the spike is formed by a skirt, inside which are arranged means capable of retaining, by capillarity, the product occupying the inside the pin.
  • the product to be dispensed is capable of flowing under its own weight and is, for example, a shampoo or body milk having a viscosity generally comprised in the range from 50 mPa ⁇ s to 5 Pa ⁇ s.
  • the pin is part of a cover in the form of a tray, this cover being in particular articulated pivoting relative to the body of the capsule.
  • this articulation is formed by a film hinge.
  • the cover can be a separate part of the body, removable.
  • the container fitted with such a capsule consists of a bottle of rigid consistency or more or less flexible, or else of a compressible tube.
  • this container has a neck, on which is fixed, by screwing, snapping, overmolding, welding or any other known means, the dispensing capsule.
  • the retention means capable of retaining product in the spike comprise at least one capillary tube, the internal diameter of this tube being dimensioned so that the space formed between the tube and the skirt of the pin and the interior space of the tubing are capable of retaining the product in this spike.
  • the size of these spaces depends on the viscosity of the product.
  • the skirt of the spike is cylindrical. It is understood that it can have any shape, for example oval, elongated or irregular.
  • these retaining means in the form of a multitude of capillary fins, arranged so that the interstices formed between them and the picot skirt are capable of retaining the product in the picot.
  • the retention means have a height at least equal to that of the skirt of the spike.
  • means are preferred whose height is greater than that of the skirt.
  • the thickness of the skirt and / or of the retention means is less than that of the cover, for example in the order of approximately 1 mm. According to a preferred embodiment, the thickness of the skirt and / or of the means is approximately 0.3 to 0.5 times that of the cover.
  • a distribution assembly 1 composed of a container 21 having an axis of symmetry A, and of a reference body distribution capsule 3.
  • the container 21 has a bottom 22 and a neck 2 provided with means 24 for fixing the body 3.
  • the container 21 generally has a circular or oval cross section, but this may be any, for example polygonal or asymmetrical.
  • the body 3 of the capsule comprises a plate 32, provided at its periphery with a film hinge 31, by means of which a cover 5 is hinged.
  • This cover has the shape of a cap provided with an edge 52 turned towards the recipient.
  • a dispensing orifice 4 delimited internally by a cylindrical skirt 42.
  • This orifice 4 has an internal conical shape, flaring outwards. This orifice thus formed is, in a way a flow restrictor, the skirt having the function of a pouring spout.
  • the plate 32 is folded in the direction of the container 21, forming a covering skirt 37, the edge 38 of the lower end of which adapts to the shape of the container 21.
  • the skirt 38 On the side opposite the hinge, the skirt 38 has a depression 39 in an arc facilitating the gripping and opening of the cover 5.
  • the plate 32 further comprises two concentric cylindrical skirts.
  • the internal skirt 36 directed towards the container, is a sealing skirt, the external diameter of which corresponds to the internal diameter of the neck 2.
  • the external skirt 34 is a fixing skirt also extending in the direction of the container, having a diameter internal substantially equal to the external diameter of the neck 2.
  • the height of this skirt 34 is substantially equal to or slightly less than that of the neck 2.
  • the fixing skirt and the neck are provided with fixing means complementary formed, for example by a male / female threading system or by an annular bead / groove system.
  • the container 21 and the dispensing capsule are preferably made of a rigid or semi-flexible thermoplastic material, chosen, for example, from high density polyethylenes and polypropylenes.
  • the dispensing orifice 4 is blocked, in the folded-down position of the cover, as visible in FIG. 2, by a spike 6.
  • This spike 6 is hollow and formed by a cylindrical skirt 7 of height h (FIG. 1).
  • the external diameter of the skirt 7 is chosen so that it can frictionally enter, in a sealed manner, into the orifice 4, when the cover 5 is closed.
  • this diameter is of the order of 3 to 8 mm, depending on the viscosity of the product to be dispensed. Typically, this viscosity is in the range from 50 mPa ⁇ s to 5 Pa ⁇ s.
  • the skirt 7 is provided with means for retaining, by capillary action, the quantity of product found inside the spike.
  • the retention means is shaped as a capillary tube 8a, arranged concentrically in the skirt 7. As visible in FIG. 1, the height H of the tube 8a is slightly greater than that of the skirt 7.
  • the pin and the retention means are in particular parallel to the axis A of the container 21, in the plugging position.
  • Figure 4 illustrating another embodiment of the means for retaining, by capillary action, a quantity of product, this means being constituted by a plurality of fins 8b, extending radially from the center of the skirt 7 towards its cylindrical edge. It is understood that the means shown in Figures 3 and 4 can be combined.
  • tubing 8a or the fins 8b are arranged so that the product contained in the skirt 7 remains there by capillary action, when the user lifts the cover. Any soiling of the plate 32, by flow of the product, is thus avoided.
  • retention means 8a, 8b may have any other form of arrangement, without departing from the scope of the invention, provided that the product is retained by capillary action.
  • the method of producing the capsule according to the invention is very simple, making it possible to manufacture it in a single short-term molding cycle.

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  1. Spenderkappe (3), mit der ein Behälter (21), der ein flüssiges oder viskoses Produkt enthält, ausgestattet werden soll, und die einen Körper (32, 35, 37), der mit mindestens einer Abgabeöffnung (4) ausgestattet ist, und einen Deckel (5) umfaßt, wobei der Deckel mit mindestens einem hohlen Verschlußzapfen (6) versehen ist, der die Abgabeöffnung (4) in Aufbewahrungsstellung verschließen soll,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    der Zapfen (6) aus einer Schürze (7) gebildet wird, in deren Inneren Mittel (8a, 8b) angebracht sind, die befähigt sind, durch Kapillarwirkung das im Inneren des Zapfens (6) befindliche Produkt zurückzuhalten.
  2. Kappe nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Mittel (8a, 8b) mindestens ein kapillares Röhrchen (8a) umfassen, wobei der Innendurchmesser des Röhrchens so ausgelegt ist, daß der Zwischenraum, der zwischen dem Röhrchen und der Schürze (7) gebildet wird, und der Innenraum des Röhrchens, das Produkt in dem Zapfen (6) zurückhalten zu können.
  3. Kappe nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Mittel (8a, 8b) eine Vielzahl von kapillaren Stegen (8b) umfassen, die so angebracht sind, daß die Zwischenräume, die zwischen ihnen und der Schürze (7) gebildet werden, das Produkt in dem Zapfen (6) zurückhalten zu können.
  4. Kappe nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Mittel (8a, 8b) eine Höhe H aufweisen, die mindestens der Höhe h der Schürze (7) entspricht.
  5. Kappe nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Dicke der Schürze (7) und/oder der Mittel (8a, 8b) unter der Dicke des Deckels liegt.
  6. Kappe nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Dicke der Schürze (7) und/oder der Mittel (8a, 8b) etwa 0,3- bis 0,5-fach unter der Dicke des Deckels liegt.
  7. Kappe nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Deckel (5) bezüglich der Kappe beweglich verbunden ist.
  8. Kappe nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Scharnier (31) ein Filmscharnier ist.
  9. Abgabeeinrichtung für ein flüssiges oder viskoses Produkt, die einen Behälter (21) umfaßt, der mit einer Kappe ausgestattet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kappe einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche entspricht.
  10. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das abzugebende Produkt eine Viskosität im Bereich von 50 mPa·s bis 5 Pa·s aufweist.
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