EP0841257B1 - Conteneur avec une entonnoir - Google Patents

Conteneur avec une entonnoir Download PDF

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EP0841257B1
EP0841257B1 EP97118682A EP97118682A EP0841257B1 EP 0841257 B1 EP0841257 B1 EP 0841257B1 EP 97118682 A EP97118682 A EP 97118682A EP 97118682 A EP97118682 A EP 97118682A EP 0841257 B1 EP0841257 B1 EP 0841257B1
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container
funnel
filling funnel
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product
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Wolfgang Dr.-Ing. Barthel
Werner Dipl.-Ing. Künzel
Georg Dipl.-Designer Mühlhausen
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Henkel AG and Co KGaA
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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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/20—External fittings
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a container for pourable products with a product opening for product input and removal, according to the preamble of claim 1 (cf. US-A-4,557,395).
  • Such containers for powdered or tablet detergents or cleaning agents which are preferably designed as long-term use containers, are known. These long-term containers remain with the user and can be used again and again by adding a product, e.g. from a simple refill, which can then be easily disposed of. In order to enable these containers to be refilled properly, however, it has so far been necessary either to make the refill opening of the container sufficiently large or to select a container with a small opening, which can then be filled with the aid of an additional element, for example a funnel.
  • a product e.g. from a simple refill
  • containers with a large opening have the disadvantage that they require a large, material-intensive closure, which can also have handling problems.
  • the sealing of such a closure and any child safety device is more complex. A small round closure is therefore advantageous from a production and economic point of view.
  • the object of the invention is to improve a container in such a way that it can be refilled with product in an easily manageable manner, without the need for a large refill opening.
  • a packaging unit is made available from a container and a matching funnel, which is not attached to the container in a non-disruptive position and can simply be placed on the product opening of the container in the use position.
  • the filling funnel is matched to the product opening, see above that a perfect fillability is guaranteed. Since the hopper is attached to the container when not in use, it is always at hand for the user when needed.
  • the product opening itself can be designed, for example, as a small round closure, which can be closed with a material-saving closure. With such a closure, the seal and any child safety device can be implemented in a material-saving and simple manner.
  • the fastening means are arranged in the bottom area of the container, so that the filling funnel in the bottom area of the container must also be attached accordingly.
  • the hopper is then attached to the bottom of the container and does not interfere with handling and when setting the container down.
  • the filling funnel is held in a form-fitting manner on the container.
  • another type of connection between the filling funnel and the container can also be selected.
  • the bottom area is tapered and designed to put on the filling funnel, which is integrated in a bottom lid which can be plugged onto the tapered bottom area and is adapted with its outer contour to the rest of the container contour.
  • the bottom cover having the filling funnel then also has an additional function, since he reinforces the bottom area of the container.
  • the bottom area of the container itself can then be dimensioned smaller, for example, if this is desired.
  • the bottom area is trough-shaped or has a plurality of trough-shaped designs. Since the bottom area is covered by the bottom lid apart from the refilling process, the bottom troughs do not disturb the appearance and stability of the container, but these troughs contribute to better stability of the container.
  • the mouth area of the filling funnel is designed such that it can be inserted into the product opening and that the bottom cover in the area around the mouth area of the filling funnel has a locking ring which can be plugged onto the product opening from the outside.
  • the bottom cover with the filling funnel can then be securely fixed in the area of the product opening on the container during the refilling process, so that product can subsequently be poured into the filling funnel from a refill packaging without the risk of the filling funnel detaching from the container.
  • the locking ring can also be screwed onto the product opening in a particularly advantageous manner, as a result of which a particularly secure fastening of the Bottom cover is guaranteed at the opening.
  • a container according to the invention for pourable products for example detergent powder or detergent tablets, is generally designated 1 in the drawing.
  • This container 1 has on its upper side a product opening 2, which is used both for removing product from container 1 and for refilling product into container 1.
  • This product opening 2 is preferably round and has an inner diameter which, when the container 1 is used to hold dishwasher detergent tabs, is slightly larger than the diameter of the tabs.
  • the product opening 2 can be closed with a closure cap 3, for which purpose the product opening 2 is provided with an external thread and the closure cap 3 is provided with a corresponding internal thread.
  • the container has a filling funnel 4 which can be fastened thereon and which, in the exemplary embodiment shown, is preferably integrated into a bottom cover 5.
  • This bottom cover 5 can be attached to the container 1 in the bottom region 1a of the container 1.
  • the bottom area 1a is tapered in relation to the other container areas and provided with at least one circumferential locking bead 6, which serves as a fastening means for the filling funnel 4 or the bottom cover 5.
  • this bottom cover 5 preferably has a latching bead or latching groove on the inside, which is not shown in the drawing.
  • the bottom cover 5 with the filling funnel 4 is thus held positively on the container 1 in the non-use position, specifically in its bottom region 1a, as can be seen from FIG.
  • the outer cover 5 has its outer contour adapted to the container contour in such a way that, as can be seen in FIG.
  • the hopper 4 integrated in the bottom cover 5 has a mouth region 7, which is designed such that this in the Product opening 2 of the container 1 is insertable.
  • a locking ring 8 is also provided in the bottom cover 5, which is dimensioned such that it can be plugged or screwed onto the tubular product opening 2 from the outside.
  • the bottom region 1 a of the container is trough-shaped, in the exemplary embodiment shown with two adjacent troughs 9, between which there is a recess 10, into which is placed State of the bottom cover 5 of the hopper 4 can intervene.
  • This trough-shaped design of the base region 1 a increases the strength of the container 1, which of course is additionally improved by the base cover 5 placed on it.
  • a container 1 is thus clearly available, which manages with a small product opening 2, which can be equipped, for example, in a simple manner with a child-resistant closure or the like.
  • the filling of the container 1 through this relatively small product opening 2 can be carried out with the help of the filling funnel 4 without difficulty, the filling funnel 4 is fastened in the non-use position in the bottom area 1a of the container and is therefore available at all times.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Devices For Use In Laboratory Experiments (AREA)
  • Table Devices Or Equipment (AREA)

Claims (6)

  1. Conteneur pour produits pouvant être déversés, muni d'une ouverture de passage du produit (2) à sa surface supérieure pour l'introduction et le prélèvement de produit, le conteneur (1) comprenant un entonnoir de remplissage (4) et des moyens de fixation (6) pour la fixation de l'entonnoir de remplissage (4) en position hors service, l'entonnoir de remplissage (4) étant conformé de sorte à pouvoir être posé et fixé sur l'ouverture de passage du produit, caractérisé en ce que
    les moyens de fixation (6) sont prévus au fond (1a) du conteneur (1).
  2. Conteneur selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'entonnoir de remplissage (4) est maintenu sur le conteneur (1) par engagement positif.
  3. Conteneur selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le fond (1a) est de forme conique et conçu pour permettre d'emboîter l'entonnoir de remplissage (4), lequel est intégré dans le couvercle de fond (5), qui peut être emboîté sur le fond (1a) de forme conique et dont le contour extérieur est adapté au reste du contour du conteneur.
  4. Conteneur selon la revendication 3,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le fond (1a) est conçu en auge, respectivement en auges multiples (9).
  5. Conteneur selon la revendication 3 ou 4,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'embouchure (7) de l'entonnoir de remplissage (4) est conçue de sorte que celui-ci puisse être introduit dans l'ouverture de passage du produit (2) et que le couvercle du fond (5) comporte une bague d'arrêt (8) dans la zone entourant l'embouchure (7) de l'entonnoir de remplissage (24), qui peut être emboîté sur l'ouverture de passage du produit (2).
  6. Conteneur selon la revendication 5,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la bague d'arrêt (8) du couvercle de fond (5) peut être vissée sur l'ouverture de passage du produit (2).
EP97118682A 1996-11-06 1997-10-28 Conteneur avec une entonnoir Expired - Lifetime EP0841257B1 (fr)

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DE19645620 1996-11-06
DE19645620A DE19645620A1 (de) 1996-11-06 1996-11-06 Behälter für schüttfähige Produkte

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EP0841257B1 true EP0841257B1 (fr) 2003-09-10

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AT (1) ATE249371T1 (fr)
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DK (1) DK0841257T3 (fr)
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ES2207700T3 (es) 2004-06-01
DK0841257T3 (da) 2004-01-26
DE19645620A1 (de) 1998-05-07
DE59710724D1 (de) 2003-10-16
ATE249371T1 (de) 2003-09-15
EP0841257A1 (fr) 1998-05-13

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