EP0869067A1 - Blow moulded plastic bottle - Google Patents

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EP0869067A1
EP0869067A1 EP98104638A EP98104638A EP0869067A1 EP 0869067 A1 EP0869067 A1 EP 0869067A1 EP 98104638 A EP98104638 A EP 98104638A EP 98104638 A EP98104638 A EP 98104638A EP 0869067 A1 EP0869067 A1 EP 0869067A1
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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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/023—Neck construction
    • 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
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators

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  • the present invention relates to a plastic bottle made of PET, PEN or the like. with an annular support collar on the bottle neck below the closure thread.
  • Plastic bottles made of PET or PEN or the like, which in the injection stretch blow molding process produced, usually point at the mouth, below the closure thread on the bottle neck has an annular support collar, which is used to transport the preforms and bottles during manufacturing and Serve filling process.
  • Bottles of this type are usually for mechanical or manual sorting not or not sufficiently identifiable. There is also no identification as a characteristic for depositing bottles, as a manufacturer characteristic, as Feature of an industry or special customer bottle, as a feature for a special plastic material etc.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to create bottles of aforementioned type, based on specific training and without essential Modification of the bottle and without significant influence on the production are unmistakably identifiable in the above sense.
  • the support collar be polygonal at least over part of its circumference, or the support collar can be designed as a 12-corner to 24-corner. It is advantageous if at least partially on the flat areas on the circumference of the Support collar one facet each on the upper ring surface of the support collar connects.
  • annular support collar on the bottle neck below the screw thread, in addition to its previous one Function to identify bottle types by one of the conventional, purely technical functional design deviating shape.
  • the arrangements of flat allow Areas on the circumference of the support collar and / or of facets on its ring surface a virtually unlimited variety of identification marks, for example as mentioned, for the mechanical or manual sorting of bottles, as a mark for depositing bottles, as a manufacturer's mark, as identification of an industry or special customer bottle, as a reference to a special plastic material, etc.
  • the support collar each have a different tendency to Edge.
  • the support collar 1 has flat surfaces on its circumference Areas 2 (Fig.3) and facets 3 on its upper ring surface.
  • the so extensive polygonal support collar 1 represents a 24-corner according to FIGS. 1 to 3 represents, in the flat areas on the circumference 2 of the support collar 1st one facet 3 each adjoins the upper ring surface of the support collar.
  • the support collar (1) is designed as a 12-corner, the embodiment according to Fig. 4 is without facets.
  • the polygonality down is of course limited by the necessary border width of the support collar.
  • the support collar is only partially flat on its circumference Areas and / or at least partially on its upper ring surface Has facets.
  • the underside of the support collar can be faceted.
  • annular support collar on the bottle neck below the closure thread now additionally to use its previous function to identify bottle types, For example, for the mechanical or manual sorting of bottles, as a marking for depositing bottles, as manufacturer identification, as identification an industry or special customer bottle, as an indication of a special one Plastic material etc.

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  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
  • Blow-Moulding Or Thermoforming Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
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A plastic bottle made of polyethylene tetraphthalate (PET), PEN, or similar, has an annular support collar on its neck below the closure thread, the collar (1) having peripheral flats (2) and/or top surface facets (3). Preferably, the collar periphery is polygonal, especially with twelve or twenty-four corners, and each peripheral flat (2) adjoins a top surface facet (3).

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Kunststoff-Flasche aus PET, PEN o.dgl., mit einen ringförmigen Stützkragen am Flaschenhals unterhalb des Verschlussgewindes.The present invention relates to a plastic bottle made of PET, PEN or the like. with an annular support collar on the bottle neck below the closure thread.

Kunststoff-Flaschen aus PET oder PEN o. dgl., welche im Spritz-Streckblasverfahren hergestellt werden, weisen in der Regel an der Mündung, unterhalb des Verschlussgewindes am Flaschenhals einen ringförmigen Stützkragen auf, welcher dem Transport der Vorformlinge und der Flaschen beim Herstellungs-und Abfüllprozess dienen. Plastic bottles made of PET or PEN or the like, which in the injection stretch blow molding process produced, usually point at the mouth, below the closure thread on the bottle neck has an annular support collar, which is used to transport the preforms and bottles during manufacturing and Serve filling process.

Flaschen dieser Art sind in der Regel für eine maschinelle oder manuelle Sortierung nicht oder nicht genügend identifizierbar. Ebenso wenig besteht eine Identifikation als Merkmal für die Bepfandung von Flaschen, als Herstellermerkmal, als Merkmal einer Branchen- oder speziellen Kundenflasche, als Merkmal für ein spezielles Kunststoffmaterial u.a.Bottles of this type are usually for mechanical or manual sorting not or not sufficiently identifiable. There is also no identification as a characteristic for depositing bottles, as a manufacturer characteristic, as Feature of an industry or special customer bottle, as a feature for a special plastic material etc.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist deshalb die Schaffung von Flaschen der vorgenannten Art, die anhand einer spezifischen Ausbildung und ohne wesentliche Veränderung der Flasche sowie ohne wesentlichen Einfluss auf die Herstellung unverkennbar in vorstehendem Sinne identifizierbar sind.The object of the present invention is therefore to create bottles of aforementioned type, based on specific training and without essential Modification of the bottle and without significant influence on the production are unmistakably identifiable in the above sense.

Dies wird bei einer Kunststoff-Flasche aus PET, PEN o.dgl., mit einen ringförmigen Stützkragen am Flaschenhals unterhalb des Verschlussgewindes, erfindungsgemäss dadurch erreicht, dass der Stützkragen an seinem Umfang wenigstens teilweise flächige Bereiche und/oder mindestens auf seiner oberen Ringfläche wenigstens teilweise Facetten aufweist.This is done with a plastic bottle made of PET, PEN or the like, with an annular Support collar on the bottle neck below the closure thread, according to the invention achieved in that the support collar at least around its circumference partially flat areas and / or at least on its upper Ring surface has at least partially facets.

Hierbei kann bei einer bevorzugten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung der Stützkragen wenigstens über einen Teil seines Umfanges vieleckig ausgebildet sein, oder der Stützkragen kann als 12-Eck bis 24-Eck ausgebildet sein. Vorteilhaft ist dabei, wenn wenigstens teilweise an den flächigen Bereichen am Umfang des Stützkragens jeweils eine Facette auf der oberen Ringfläche des Stützkragens anschliesst. Here, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, the support collar be polygonal at least over part of its circumference, or the support collar can be designed as a 12-corner to 24-corner. It is advantageous if at least partially on the flat areas on the circumference of the Support collar one facet each on the upper ring surface of the support collar connects.

Durch diese Massnahmen ist es nunmehr möglich, den ringförmigen Stützkragen am Flaschenhals unterhalb des Verschlussgewindes zusätzlich seiner bisherigen Funktion zur Identifikation von Flaschensorten zu verwenden und zwar durch eine, von der herkömmlichen, rein technisch funktionalen Ausgestaltung geringst abweichenden Formgebung. Dabei gestatten die Anordnungen von flächigen Bereichen am Umfang des Stützkragens und/oder von Facetten auf seiner Ringfläche eine praktisch unbegrenzte Vielzahl von Identifikationsmarkierungen, beispielsweise wie erwähnt, zum maschinellen oder manuellen Sortierung von Flaschen, als Markierung für die Bepfandung von Flaschen, als Herstellerkennzeichnung, als Kennzeichnung einer Branchen- oder speziellen Kundenflasche, als Hinweis auf ein spezielles Kunststoffmaterial u.a.Through these measures, it is now possible to use the annular support collar on the bottle neck below the screw thread, in addition to its previous one Function to identify bottle types by one of the conventional, purely technical functional design deviating shape. The arrangements of flat allow Areas on the circumference of the support collar and / or of facets on its ring surface a virtually unlimited variety of identification marks, for example as mentioned, for the mechanical or manual sorting of bottles, as a mark for depositing bottles, as a manufacturer's mark, as identification of an industry or special customer bottle, as a reference to a special plastic material, etc.

Beispielsweise Ausführungsformen des Erfindungsgegenstandes sind nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnung näher beschrieben. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1 und 2
in Seitenansicht den Flaschenhals zweier unterschiedlicher Kunststoff-Flaschen mit ringförmigem Stützkragen unterhalb des Verschlussgewindes;
Fig. 3
eine Draufsicht der Anordnungen gemäss den Fig. 1 und 2;
und
Fig. 4 und 5
in ausschnittweiser Draufsicht weitere Ausführungsformen des ringförmigen Stützkragens der Anordnungen gemäss den Fig. 1 und 2.
For example, embodiments of the subject matter of the invention are described in more detail below with reference to the drawing. Show it:
1 and 2
in side view the bottle neck of two different plastic bottles with an annular support collar below the closure thread;
Fig. 3
a plan view of the arrangements of Figures 1 and 2.
and
4 and 5
A partial plan view of further embodiments of the annular support collar of the arrangements according to FIGS. 1 and 2.

Die Fig. 1 und 2 zeigen je einen ringförmigen Stützkragen 1 am Flaschenhals unterhalb des Verschlussgewindes einer Kunststoff-Flasche aus PET, PEN o.dgl., wobei hier der Stützkragen jeweils eine unterschiedliche Neigung zum Rand hin aufweist.1 and 2 each show an annular support collar 1 on the bottle neck below the closure thread of a plastic bottle made of PET, PEN or the like. Here, the support collar each have a different tendency to Edge.

Erfindungsgemäss weist hierbei der Stützkragen 1 an seinem Umfang flächige Bereiche 2 (Fig.3) und auf seiner oberen Ringfläche Facetten 3 auf. Der so umfänglich vieleckig ausgebildete Stützkragen 1 stellt gemäss Fig. 1 bis 3 ein 24-Eck dar, wobei an den flächigen Bereichen am Umfang 2 des Stützkragens 1 jeweils eine Facette 3 auf der oberen Ringfläche des Stützkragens anschliesst.According to the invention, the support collar 1 has flat surfaces on its circumference Areas 2 (Fig.3) and facets 3 on its upper ring surface. The so extensive polygonal support collar 1 represents a 24-corner according to FIGS. 1 to 3 represents, in the flat areas on the circumference 2 of the support collar 1st one facet 3 each adjoins the upper ring surface of the support collar.

Bei den teilweise angedeuteten Ausführungsformen gemäss den Fig. 4 und 5 ist der Stützkragen (1) als 12-Eck ausgebildet, wobei die Ausführungsform gemäss Fig. 4 ohne Facetten ist.In the partially indicated embodiments according to FIGS. 4 and 5 the support collar (1) is designed as a 12-corner, the embodiment according to Fig. 4 is without facets.

Die Vieleckigkeit nach unten ist natürlich begrenzt durch die notwendige Randbreite des Stützkragens.The polygonality down is of course limited by the necessary border width of the support collar.

Eine praktisch unbegrenzte Vielzahl von Kodierungsmöglichkeiten ergibt sich nun dadurch, dass der Stützkragen an seinem Umfang auch nur teilweise flächige Bereiche und/oder mindestens auf seiner oberen Ringfläche wenigstens teilweise Facetten aufweist.There is a practically unlimited number of coding options now that the support collar is only partially flat on its circumference Areas and / or at least partially on its upper ring surface Has facets.

Weiter kann auch oder nur die Unterseite des Stützkragens facettiert sein.Furthermore, only or the underside of the support collar can be faceted.

Diese erfindungsgemässen Massnahmen gestatten, den ringförmigen Stützkragen am Flaschenhals unterhalb des Verschlussgewindes nunmehr zusätzlich seiner bisherigen Funktion zur Identifikation von Flaschensorten zu verwenden, etwa zum maschinellen oder manuellen Sortierung von Flaschen, als Markierung für die Bepfandung von Flaschen, als Herstellerkennzeichnung, als Kennzeichnung einer Branchen- oder speziellen Kundenflasche, als Hinweis auf ein spezielles Kunststoffmaterial u.a.These measures according to the invention allow the annular support collar on the bottle neck below the closure thread now additionally to use its previous function to identify bottle types, For example, for the mechanical or manual sorting of bottles, as a marking for depositing bottles, as manufacturer identification, as identification an industry or special customer bottle, as an indication of a special one Plastic material etc.

Es wird Schutz beansprucht wie folgt:Protection is claimed as follows:

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Kunststoff-Flasche aus PET, PEN o.dgl., mit einen ringförmigen Stützkragen am Flaschenhals unterhalb des Verschlussgewindes,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass der Stützkragen (1) an seinem Umfang wenigstens teilweise flächige Bereiche (2) und/oder mindestens auf seiner oberen Ringfläche wenigstens teilweise Facetten (3) aufweist.Plastic bottle made of PET, PEN or the like, with an annular support collar on the bottle neck below the closure thread,
characterized,
that the support collar (1) has at least partially flat areas (2) on its circumference and / or at least partially has facets (3) on its upper ring surface. Kunststoff-Flasche nach Patentanspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Stützkragen (1) wenigstens über einen Teil seines Umfanges vieleckig ausgebildet ist.Plastic bottle according to claim 1, characterized in that the support collar (1) is polygonal at least over part of its circumference is. Kunststoff-Flasche nach Patentanspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Stützkragen (1) als 12-Eck bis 24-Eck ausgebildet ist.Plastic bottle according to claim 2, characterized in that the support collar (1) is designed as a 12-corner to 24-corner. Kunststoff-Flasche nach Patentanspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass wenigstens teilweise an den flächigen Bereichen am Umfang (2) des Stützkragens (1) jeweils eine Facette (3) auf der oberen Ringfläche des Stützkragens anschliesst.Plastic bottle according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that at least partially on the flat areas on the circumference (2) of the Support collar (1) each have a facet (3) on the upper ring surface of the support collar connects.
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