EP0937652A1 - Conteneur, en particulier pour huile moteur - Google Patents

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EP0937652A1
EP0937652A1 EP99200535A EP99200535A EP0937652A1 EP 0937652 A1 EP0937652 A1 EP 0937652A1 EP 99200535 A EP99200535 A EP 99200535A EP 99200535 A EP99200535 A EP 99200535A EP 0937652 A1 EP0937652 A1 EP 0937652A1
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Oeble Haaye Tjeerdsma
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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
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/24—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat
    • B65D47/248—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by imparting a motion to the valve stem
    • 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
    • B65D25/54—Inspection openings or windows
    • B65D25/56—Inspection openings or windows with means for indicating level of contents

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  • the invention relates to a container, in particular a container for engine oil, comprising:
  • a container of this nature is known from US-A-5,395,000.
  • This publication discloses an engine oil container with a pouring opening in which a valve seat which surrounds the pouring opening is arranged.
  • the pouring opening can be closed off by means of a shut-off valve which is arranged on one end of a plunger.
  • the other end of the plunger projects out of the container and is provided with a push-button.
  • the push-button end of the plunger lies in a depression formed in the bottom of the container.
  • the plunger, together with shut-off valve and push-button can be moved between two positions, namely a position in which it closes off the pouring opening and a position in which the pouring opening is open in order to allow pouring.
  • shut-off valve and the valve seat together form a snap-action connection.
  • the shut-off valve has to be retracted into the container. This is achieved by means of a lever which pivots about a pivot point. This lever can be moved to and fro between two positions which can be fixed and are limited by snap-action connection.
  • one end of the lever has to be pressed into the depression, so that the other end can engage beneath the push-button and the push-button can move out of the depression towards the interior of the container in order to retract the shut-off valve, which is attached thereto by means of the plunger, into the container.
  • US-A-5,193,719 also discloses a container for engine oil.
  • This engine-oil container also has a shut-off valve which is able to close off a valve seat which surrounds the pouring opening.
  • This shut-off valve too, is attached to a plunger which, at its other end, is provided with a push-button which lies recessed in a depression in the bottom of the container.
  • this valve closure can no longer be closed. When the valve is opened, it can fall freely out of the container, or at any rate it is prevented from falling entirely out of the container by a retaining member in the form of a projecting arm which is formed on the plunger.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a container, in particular an engine-oil container, with which the oil can be poured in an accurate, metered manner into the opening in the engine and which rules out the possibility of spillage altogether.
  • the container furthermore comprises a spring which, with prestress, preferably compressive prestress, acts on, on the one hand, the system of rods and, on the other hand, the container housing, in order to prestress the push-button in the direction of the outside of the container and the shut-off valve in the direction of the valve seat.
  • prestress preferably compressive prestress
  • the container according to the invention can be placed with its pouring opening very close to the filling opening of the engine without any oil being poured out via the pouring opening, and it is possible for the container to have its pouring opening facing downwards.
  • a shut-off valve is provided which, by means of a system of push/pull rods which is prestressed in the closure direction by a spring, holds the pouring opening closed until the push-button which is accessible from outside the container is depressed in order, via the system of rods, to lift the closure valve off the valve seat, so that liquid or any other substance contained in the container can flow out of the container via the pouring opening.
  • a system of push/pull rods is understood to mean a system of rods which is able to transmit both a tensile load and a compressive load and is thus able to act in two directions.
  • a system of rods of this nature may be composed of one or more rigid rods and/or one or more flexible rod-like bodies which, if appropriate, may follow a curved path and, in doing so, are able to transmit a tensile/compressive force in order to be able to operate the shut-off valve by means of the button.
  • the container furthermore comprises a shaft which extends through the interior of the container, surrounds the system of rods and whose end which lies at the push-button end is attached in a sealed manner to the inner wall of the container, and whose other end lies in the area of the shut-off valve in order, when the valve is in its closed position, to adjoin the shut-off valve in a sealed manner.
  • oil for example, is prevented from being able to leave the container in the vicinity of the push-button via the system of rods, at least in the closed position of the shut-off valve in which it bears against the valve seat.
  • the shaft may be provided, at its shut-off valve end, with a flexible material against which the shut-off valve seals in the closed position, in order also to reliably close off the shut-off valve end of the shaft in the closed position.
  • the section of the shaft which is flexible in the longitudinal direction can be provided, in a simple and advantageous manner, by designing this section which is flexible in the longitudinal direction in the form of a concertina or bellows.
  • the push-button is arranged recessed in a depression or recess formed in the container wall. Furthermore, it is also possible, in this way, to minimize the number of parts which project out of the container.
  • the container is provided with a recess or depression in which the push-button is arranged, it is highly advantageous, in design terms, if the spring, for the purpose of prestressing the system of rods in the closure direction, is arranged in the said recess or depression, between the rear side of the push-button and the bottom of the recess.
  • the system of rods will comprise a single rod.
  • This may be a straight, essentially rigid rod, but may also be a slightly flexible rod which is able to transmit compressive and tensile forces along a curved path.
  • the pouring opening is arranged on one side, preferably the top side, of the container, and the push-button is arranged on an opposite side, preferably the underside, and the system of rods comprises a single rod which extends from the shut-off valve to the push-button.
  • the pouring opening of the container can be moved to the desired pouring location, in which position the push-button for actuating the shut-off valve is then situated on a side of the container which is remote from the pouring opening and is readily accessible.
  • the system of push/pull rods can be designed in the form of a single straight rod, making the transmission of the compressive force exerted on the push-button for actuation purposes efficient and reliable.
  • an O-ring made from a material which is suitable for such sealing purposes such as for example a flexible, elastic material, is provided in the mutually overlapping area of valve seat and shut-off valve, so that when the O-ring, in the closed position of the shut-off valve, is compressed under the influence of the prestressing spring, a reliable seal is obtained.
  • the container is provided with a level-indicating window which extends in the vertical direction and has a scale, the scale being presented upside-down, in such a manner that it can be read when the container is positioned upside-down. It is thus possible to meter specific volumes when pouring.
  • the scale provides an indication of the fill level and is designed in such a manner that the empty indication is situated at the top and the fill-level indicators are arranged so as to increase in value from the top downwards, top and bottom being as seen in the upright position of the container with the pouring opening on its top side or in the region of its top side.
  • the pouring opening can be closed from the outside by means of a cap, such as a screw cap, a bayonet-closure cap or a clamp-on cap.
  • a cap such as a screw cap, a bayonet-closure cap or a clamp-on cap.
  • the valve-seat face directed towards the outside of the container the valve is provided, on its outwardly facing side, with a pressure support, via which the cap, in its screwed-closed position, presses the shut-off valve onto the valve seat in a sealed manner.
  • the prestress of the spring is such that, when the container is completely full and the pouring opening faces downwards, it can hold the shut-off valve in the sealed position on the valve seat.
  • a push-button which is guaranteed to be leak-free and movable can be achieved in an advantageous manner by forming the push-button, via an adjoining sealed, bellows-like section, on the container housing, the push-button and the bellows-like section preferably being recessed in a depression or recess formed in the container wall.
  • Such a push-button and bellows-like connection between push-button and container housing can be provided, together with the container housing, as an injection-moulded product if the container is made from plastic.
  • an easy-to-assemble container is obtained if the system of rods extends through a spring support element in such a manner that they can move with respect to one another, via which spring support element the spring acts with prestress on the container housing, and if the spring support element is attached to the container housing by means of a snap-action connection, the snap action of which works in the opposite direction from the direction in which the spring prestress acts.
  • the spring support element will in this case advantageously be a sleeve which surrounds a section of the spring, which sleeve is provided with passages which connect the inside of the sleeve to the inside of the container.
  • a spring support element of this nature which may be in the form of a sleeve, given suitably selected dimensions, can be fitted into the container via the pouring opening, by means of the system of rods, and can be connected to the container housing under the pressure of the prestressing spring, by means of the snap-action connection. It will be clear that in this context suitable dimensions of the spring support element are understood to mean dimensions which will preferably be slightly smaller than those of the passage of the pouring opening.
  • the spring acts on the system of rods by being attached thereto or by being supported, under the influence of its prestress, on a dish attached to the system of rods, which dish is then preferably attached to the other end of the system of rods and is accommodated in the bellows-like section, so that its side which is remote from the spring can act on the push-button.
  • Figure 1 shows an engine-oil container 1 comprising a container housing 2 with a pouring opening 3 on the top side, which opening can be closed off via a screw cap 4.
  • a vertical level-indicator window 5, which is provided with a scale, is arranged on the side, so that the user can check from the outside how much engine oil remains in the container.
  • a shut-off valve 7 which extends over the entire pouring opening 3 and at least a section of the valve seat 6, is also provided. This shut-off valve 7 is able to close onto the valve seat 6, thus preventing engine oil from flowing out via the pouring opening 3.
  • the shut-off valve 7 is provided with a rubber O-ring.
  • the shut-off valve 7 is provided, on its underside, with a shaft 9 which is securely connected thereto and extends from the shut-off valve 7 all the way down to a depression or recess 10 formed in the bottom 11 of the housing 2, where the shaft 9 is securely connected to the bottom 12 of the recess 10.
  • the push-button 14 is entirely recessed in the recess 10, in order to prevent push-button 14 from being depressed when the container is standing on its base 11.
  • a prestressing spring 15 which is supported with compressive prestress on, on the one hand, the bottom 12 of the recess 10 and, on the other hand, the rear side, which is not accessible for actuation purposes, of push-button 14, is arranged in the recess 10.
  • Prestressed spring 15 ensures that a tensile force acts on rod 13, which force presses the shut-off valve 7 against the valve seat 6, in order to ensure satisfactory sealing. It will therefore be clear that when the push-button 14 is pushed, for example by means of a digit, such as the thumb, the shut-off valve 7 comes off the valve seat 6, in order in this way to open the pouring opening 3. This removal of the shut-off valve 7 is in this case facilitated in particular by the fact that the shaft 9 is provided with a concertina-like or bellows-like section 16 which allows axial extension of the shaft 9.
  • the container which is illustrated in an upright position in Figure 1, after the screw cap 4 has been removed, can be placed upside-down, with its pouring opening in the filling mouth or filling opening of an engine block. All this is done while the pouring opening 3 is still closed off by the shut-off valve 7. Then, a thumb, for example, can be used to depress the push-button 14, which in the inverted position of the container will lie on the top side. Then, using the level-indicator window 5, it is possible, during pouring, to monitor the level of liquid in the container 1.
  • the level-indicator window 5 is provided with a measurement scale, for example in per cent, which starting from the position illustrated in Figure 1 increases from the top downwards. This means that, from the top downwards, the first measuring mark will show 10%, followed by a measuring mark showing 20%, followed by 30%, etc., up to 100%.
  • Figures 2, 3 and 4 show cross-sectional views of a number of variant embodiments, i.e. details of the container according to the invention, in which only the pouring opening, the shut-off valve, the system of rods, the push-button and the prestressing spring are shown.
  • Figure 2 shows a system with a shut-off valve 21, a valve seat 22, a push-button 23 which is recessed in a recess 24, a spring 25 and a system of rods which comprises a rod 26 which is pivotably connected to a rod 27, which is in turn pivotably connected to a rod 29, rod 27 being arranged so as to pivot about hinge 28, so as to act as a lever.
  • a system of rods of this nature valve 21 is lifted off valve seat 22 when button 23 is pressed.
  • Figure 2 also shows fixing arms 30, by means of which shaft 31 is fixed to the housing 34 in the vicinity of the pouring opening 32.
  • Figure 3 diagrammatically shows a variant embodiment which, with regard to design, to a large extent corresponds to Figure 2. For this reason, the components are provided with the same numbers in Figure 3 as in Figure 2. However, the difference between the embodiment in accordance with Figure 3 and the embodiment in accordance with Figure 2 is that when button 23 is pressed, in the embodiment in accordance with Figure 3 the valve is not pushed upwards, but rather is pulled downwards.
  • FIG. 4 shows a further variant embodiment of a container according to the invention.
  • the embodiment in accordance with Figure 4 shows a housing 44 provided with a pouring opening 45.
  • the pouring opening 45 can be closed off by means of an assembly comprising valve seat 42 and shut-off valve 41.
  • the valve 41 Via a flexible push/pull rod 46, which can be guided along a curve, the valve 41 is connected to button 48.
  • Button 48 is again prestressed in the closure direction of the valve 41 by means of a spring 47.
  • the shaft 43 is fixed with respect to the pouring opening 45 by means of arms 50.
  • the axial length of the shaft 43 can be extended by means of a bellows 51.
  • Figure 5 shows an embodiment of the invention which is preferred for reasons of assembly technology, or in other words a fourth variant of the invention.
  • Figure 5a shows, at least in diagrammatic detail, the closed position
  • Figure 5b shows an open position.
  • components which correspond to the embodiment in accordance with Figure 1 are provided with corresponding reference numerals which have been increased by 60.
  • 62 denotes the wall of the container housing
  • 63 denotes the outlet passage
  • 64 denotes the closure cap
  • 66 denotes the valve seat
  • 67 denotes the shut-off valve
  • 70 denotes the depression formed in the base 71 of the container
  • 72 denotes a so-called spring support element, which is to be described in more detail and in functional terms corresponds to the bottom 12 of the depression shown in Figure 1
  • 73 denotes the system of rods or the plunger connecting the shut-off valve and the push-button
  • 74 denotes the push-button
  • 75 denotes the prestressing spring.
  • a raised circular edge 82 is formed on the top side of the shut-off valve 67. This raised circular edge 82 ensures that when the screw cap 64 is screwed on, the shut-off valve 67 is pressed firmly against the valve seat 66, in order to ensure sealing.
  • An image such as a name or logo of an oil company, may be arranged inside the circular ring 82, in or on surface 83.
  • the embodiment shown in Figure 5 is highly advantageous in particular with regard to assembly.
  • the push-button 74 is formed as a single unit with a bellows-like member 81 which, in turn, is formed as a single unit with the base at the deep part of the depression 70.
  • the push-button 74 and the bellows-like part 81 thus delimit a space which is entirely closed off from the outside of the container. There is thus no possibility of leakage. Suitable dimensioning ensures that the push-button 74 is recessed in the depression 70 in both the closed and the open position of the shut-off valve, i.e. at all times.
  • the major assembly advantage of the embodiment in accordance with Figure 5 is achieved, in particular, by the special design of the so-called spring support element 72.
  • the prestressing spring 75 sets itself against the container housing 62.
  • This spring support element 72 is attached to the container housing by means of a snap-action connection 79, 80 (79 is a snap-action projection formed on the spring support element 72, and 80 is a snap-action projection formed on the container housing). Since the spring 75 is under compressive prestress, the snap-action connection 79, 80 merely has to lock so that the spring support element 72, on the one hand, and the push-button end of the system of rods 73 or the push-button 74, on the other hand, cannot move apart.
  • the plunger 73 after the spring support element 72 and the spring 75 have been arranged thereon, can be fitted into the container, via the pouring opening 63, until the snap-action connection 79, 80 is brought about as the spring 75 is compressed and therefore the spring prestress is built up.
  • This support for the spring 75 on the plunger 73 is achieved by providing the push-button end of the plunger 73 with a disk 76 which is fixed to this plunger by welding, fusion, screwing or in some other way.
  • the plunger 73 is provided with a stop 77, via which stop 77 the spring support element 72 can be pressed in the direction of snap action.
  • the spring support element 72 is provided with holes 78 which create a connection between the inside of the container, on the one hand, and the space delimited by push-button 74 and bellows-like part 81, on the other hand.
  • the spring support element 72 is designed as a sleeve.
  • the container according to the invention is not limited only to containers for engine oil.
  • the container according to the invention may also be used for other liquid substances or substances which are able to flow.

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ES2246637A1 (es) * 2003-04-16 2006-02-16 Erba Consultores, S.L. Procedimiento, dispositivo y envase contenedor para la dosificacion de tintas.

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US5193719A (en) 1991-10-28 1993-03-16 Terry Huffman Oil container having a valved controlled outlet
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GB2296907A (en) * 1995-01-09 1996-07-17 Marc Domenica Paravano Bottle with fractional volume indicia
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