EP0993409B1 - Mehrgängige schraubgewindeanordnung - Google Patents

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EP0993409B1
EP0993409B1 EP99920723A EP99920723A EP0993409B1 EP 0993409 B1 EP0993409 B1 EP 0993409B1 EP 99920723 A EP99920723 A EP 99920723A EP 99920723 A EP99920723 A EP 99920723A EP 0993409 B1 EP0993409 B1 EP 0993409B1
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Johannes Hins
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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
    • B65D41/00—Caps, 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
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
    • B65D41/0471—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with means for positioning the cap on the container, or for limiting the movement of the cap, or for preventing accidental loosening of the cap
    • 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—Rigid or semi-rigid 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 or 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
    • 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—Rigid or semi-rigid 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 or 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
    • B65D1/0246—Closure retaining means, e.g. beads, screw-threads
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/06—Special configurations; Closures simulating or provided with another item, e.g. puppet, animal, vehicle, building
    • B65D2251/065—Special configurations; Closures simulating or provided with another item, e.g. puppet, animal, vehicle, building the external skirt having a non-circular cross-section, e.g. square, elliptical
    • 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
    • B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/0009—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures designed for pouring contents
    • B65D2501/0081—Bottles of non-circular cross-section

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  • the invention relates to a multi-thread screw arrangement for angular Positioning in the circumferential direction of a first, having a multi-start thread Component compared to a second, having a complementary multi-start thread Component, in particular a screw cap opposite a container part.
  • a screw thread arrangement according to the device is disclosed in FR-A-2542706.
  • a container for storing e.g. cosmetic products rotationally asymmetrical train by e.g. a portion of the peripheral wall of the container is made flat, while the rest of the circumferential area is circular or oval or in some other way can be designed.
  • an accordingly rotationally asymmetrical designed closure cap should be arranged, which is to achieve an aesthetically pleasing appearance of the overall combination of container and Cap is often desired, it must be ensured that the cap in the Always be in a certain aligned relationship to the container in the closed position otherwise there may be overhangs in the container, which are not only significantly impair the external appearance of the combination, but also would cause difficulties in transportation and storage.
  • a screw thread arrangement on such Combination according to claim 1 enables. If equipped with such a Screw thread arrangement, a screw cap screwed onto a container part is to be a certain angular alignment of the two parts to each other beforehand required so that the cooperating threads of the cap and the container part in Alignment to each other and a screw engagement can occur. M.a.W .: die Cap cannot be in any angular orientation to the container part be screwed on. This does not require careful handling on the part of Operator as the orientation is self-reliant on an initial groping Turning the cap adjusts or makes it noticeable.
  • FIGS. 1A-1C taken.
  • a container part 1 is shown, which according to Fig. 1C has rotationally asymmetrical formation by being circular along a circumferential region and has a rectangular shape along an adjoining circumferential region.
  • a tubular I-Ials- or attachment area 2 is formed, has a multi-start screw thread on its outer circumference, which in the present case Embodiment three threads, 3, 4 and 5 with a similar pitch and dimension includes.
  • the multi-start thread of the container part 1 can have a complementary multi-start Thread on a cap 10, consisting of the threads 3, 4 and 5 of the Container part 1 complementary threads 11, 12, 13, cooperate to To be able to screw the screw cap 10 onto the neck area 2 of the container part 1, to a lower free end edge 14 of the closure cap 10 in contact with a shoulder surface 9 on the container part 1 comes along the outer circumference of the neck area 2 or immediately is provided on this.
  • the cap 10 is due to the inventive Measures in a certain angular orientation to the container part 1.
  • Die Screw cap 10 can therefore similar to the container part 1 a have rotationally asymmetrical configuration (not shown), e.g. on the outer circumference the screw cap 10 a rectangular shape similar to the rectangular Circumferential region of the container part 1 can be provided, it being desirable that the rectangular areas of the container part 1 and the screw cap 10 in their End position in alignment with each other.
  • outlets 6, 7, 8 of the threads 3, 4, 5 of the container part 1 and the outlets (not designated) of the complementary threads 11, 12, 13 (only one outlet can be seen in FIG. 1B) ) of the screw cap 10, which are each in a common radial plane, are not evenly distributed along the circumference of the neck region 2 or the screw cap 10, but in such a way that, viewed in the circumferential direction, the adjacent outlet pairs 6, 7 at a different angular distance ⁇ 1 as the angular distances ⁇ 2 and ⁇ 3 of the other adjacent outlet pairs 7, 8 and 8, 6, respectively.
  • ⁇ 1 180 °
  • the angular distances ⁇ 2 and ⁇ 3 are each 90 °.
  • the outlets of the threads 11-13 are on the Screw cap 10 designed. This can therefore only on the neck area 2 of the Container part 1 are screwed on if an angular alignment of the The cooperating threads 3, 4, 5 and 10, 11, 13 were run out. With an appropriately dimensioned axial screw length of the multi-thread of the Neck area 2 until the end position of the screw cap 10 is reached desired alignment of the two parts is automatically effected.
  • three threads are each on Container neck area 2 or provided on the screw cap 10, but not it is necessary that all threads are load-bearing.
  • a three or multi-start thread could also be provided a two-start thread in which the thread runs are not at a symmetrical angular distance from each other. So could e.g. the angular distance when viewed in a circumferential direction 270 ° and in one opposite circumferential direction 90 °.
  • a two-start thread is provided on the neck area 2 of the container part 1 and on the closure cap 10.
  • the threads on the neck area 2 have the reference symbols 15, 16 and those on the closure cap 10 have the reference symbols 17, 18.
  • a screw thread arrangement on the container neck area and the Screw cap are provided, which according to a combination of the configurations of the first and second embodiments of the invention.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
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  • Transmission Devices (AREA)
  • Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
  • Polyesters Or Polycarbonates (AREA)
  • Stackable Containers (AREA)
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  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
  • Piles And Underground Anchors (AREA)
  • Reinforcement Elements For Buildings (AREA)
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  • Types And Forms Of Lifts (AREA)
EP99920723A 1998-04-29 1999-04-21 Mehrgängige schraubgewindeanordnung Expired - Lifetime EP0993409B1 (de)

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DE29807759U DE29807759U1 (de) 1998-04-29 1998-04-29 Mehrgängige Schraubgewindeanordnung
PCT/EP1999/002678 WO1999055593A1 (de) 1998-04-29 1999-04-21 Mehrgängige schraubgewindeanordnung

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JP2002506411A (ja) 2002-02-26
ATE214022T1 (de) 2002-03-15
DK0993409T3 (da) 2002-06-10
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