EP1046593A1 - Behälterverschluss - Google Patents

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EP1046593A1
EP1046593A1 EP19990201133 EP99201133A EP1046593A1 EP 1046593 A1 EP1046593 A1 EP 1046593A1 EP 19990201133 EP19990201133 EP 19990201133 EP 99201133 A EP99201133 A EP 99201133A EP 1046593 A1 EP1046593 A1 EP 1046593A1
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Priority to EP19990201133 priority Critical patent/EP1046593A1/de
Priority to DE60006507T priority patent/DE60006507D1/de
Priority to CN00806121A priority patent/CN1128746C/zh
Priority to CA002384309A priority patent/CA2384309A1/en
Priority to BR0009750-0A priority patent/BR0009750A/pt
Priority to MXPA01010293A priority patent/MXPA01010293A/es
Priority to EP00921165A priority patent/EP1169239B1/de
Priority to NZ514647A priority patent/NZ514647A/xx
Priority to AU41510/00A priority patent/AU4151000A/en
Priority to JP2000610740A priority patent/JP2002541033A/ja
Priority to HU0200723A priority patent/HUP0200723A3/hu
Priority to SK1425-2001A priority patent/SK14252001A3/sk
Priority to PCT/NL2000/000236 priority patent/WO2000061450A1/en
Priority to PL00351108A priority patent/PL351108A1/xx
Priority to AT00921165T priority patent/ATE254077T1/de
Publication of EP1046593A1 publication Critical patent/EP1046593A1/de
Priority to ZA200108114A priority patent/ZA200108114B/xx
Priority to HK02107556.9A priority patent/HK1045975A1/zh
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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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/245—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes provided with decoration, information or contents indicating devices, labels

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  • the invention is directed to closures for containers, said closures having an image present on one of its surfaces.
  • closures for containers are often provided with some kind of printing.
  • crown corks tend to have a print distinguishing the trademark of the producer, or some other distinguishing print.
  • Metal closures also are commonly provided with some image, for example instructions for opening or identification of the content of the container. Due to the nature of the material, plastic closures are seldomly provided with high quality imprints, because it is rather expensive to provide a high quality image on a plastic surface.
  • the present invention provides a solution to the above given desiderata, which solution is based on the use of image transfer techniques on said closures.
  • the invention is directed to a closure for a container, comprising a closure member having at least one surface, having provided at such surface an image provided by an ink only label, said image at least consisting of an adhesive layer and an image layer.
  • a protective layer is provided on top of said image layer. An image may be applied on one surface or on two surfaces of the closure.
  • image transfer is used in one embodiment as a labelling system, wherein a removable backing layer is reverse printed with a suitable ink and subsequently overprinted with adhesive.
  • a transparent or opaque supporting film on the image, once it has been transferred to the surface.
  • the image (label) only consists of adhesive, ink materials, optionally with a clear protective coating.
  • a general disclosure of this technique is for example disclosed in WO-A 9005088 and WO-A 9005353.
  • Other embodiments of the image transfer system are disclosed in WO-A 9734810, WO-A 0735292, WO-A 9735291 and WO-A 9735290, the contents of all six applications is incorporated herein by way of reference.
  • the images can be transferred to the closures in any suitable stage of the manufacture of the closures.
  • metal closures it will be preferred, in the case of metal closures, to apply the images on the, optionally precoated, metal sheet, before cutting and stamping into closures.
  • the adhesive and image materials it is possible to cut and stamp the closures from the sheets, without damaging the image materials.
  • the resilience of the image materials, ink and adhesive, optionally combined with protective layer is such that it is even possible to apply the image on the skirt of crown corks, or on the edges of covers, without damaging the quality thereof.
  • the most suitable moment of applying the image on the closure depends on the nature of the manufacturing process of the closure. In the case of deforming of the closure, such as with lids for bread spread cups, by drawing of a plastic sheet, it may be possible to apply the image prior to manufacture on the plastic sheet. In other situations the image will generally be applied on the finished product.
  • closures to be contemplated within the scope of this invention are all closures for containers on which an image can be applied by image transfer as defined herein.
  • Examples are pry-off crown corks, metal or plastic screw caps, metal or plastic flip caps, metal or plastic rip caps, corks, metal or plastic twist off caps, metal or plastic foil or film closures and ceramic or plastic cap stoppers.
  • the material of the closure can be selected freely, but preferred are metal and plastic closures, but also ceramic, glass, wood, cork and rubber closures can be used herein.
  • the preferred embodiment of the label and application according to the present invention will be described first with references to the figure which shows the closure member surface (1) and the label positioned for application.
  • the label is printed on a film substrate (10) which may be any thin film, preferably oriented polypropylene or polyester.
  • (14) is a protective coating which may or may not be employed, depending on the type and source of the film available.
  • (12) is a release material which coats the film. It may be silicone which is generally applied after the film manufacture.
  • (20) represents all the printed ink material, which may be permanent or removable. Depending on the label graphics and opacity requirements the ink materials may be as many as five (5) different colors in one or more layers, some of which may overlay another.
  • (30) and (40) represent two (2) layers of adhesive depending on the labelled surface uniformity and rigidity of the closure being labelled. It is also possible to use only one adhesive layer.
  • the printed ink materials can be vinyl, acrylic or urethane resin based, colored with pigments.
  • the printed adhesive can be a urethane modified acrylic, heat activatable adhesive or any other suitable heat activatable adhesive. For heat activatable adhesive to achieve and maintain tack quickly it may be necessary to heat the closure before the label adhesive is in contact with it. It is also possible to use a pressure sensitive adhesive.
  • Hot air additional flame heaters, gas fired infra-red panels and electric ceramic panels can all be used.
  • the method of label application whereby the printed ink materials are transferred from the film substrate to the closure surface, utilises the tactile characteristics of the adhesive to overcome the bond of the ink layer 14 to the coating 12.
  • Conventional nip rollers and stepping motor are used to advance the film to the next label and position it accurately, using a printed mark to trigger an optical scanning device.
  • Protection of the ink against scratching by casual handling as well as insuring its weatherability when subjected to outdoor storage may be achieved with the application of a coating, such as an acrylic based wax water emulsion.
  • a coating such as an acrylic based wax water emulsion.
  • This is applied by a roll applicator which is supplied from a wet roller with a controlled amount of coating.
  • the coating extends well past the edges of the ink pattern and seals the edges from intrusive moisture. It is also possible to have a protective coating present already on the transfer label.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Seal Device For Vehicle (AREA)
  • Cartons (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
EP19990201133 1999-04-12 1999-04-12 Behälterverschluss Withdrawn EP1046593A1 (de)

Priority Applications (17)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP19990201133 EP1046593A1 (de) 1999-04-12 1999-04-12 Behälterverschluss
JP2000610740A JP2002541033A (ja) 1999-04-12 2000-04-11 容器用閉鎖具
HU0200723A HUP0200723A3 (en) 1999-04-12 2000-04-11 Closure for container
CA002384309A CA2384309A1 (en) 1999-04-12 2000-04-11 Closure for container
BR0009750-0A BR0009750A (pt) 1999-04-12 2000-04-11 Fecho para um recipiente
MXPA01010293A MXPA01010293A (es) 1999-04-12 2000-04-11 Cierre para envase.
EP00921165A EP1169239B1 (de) 1999-04-12 2000-04-11 Behälterverschluss
NZ514647A NZ514647A (en) 1999-04-12 2000-04-11 Closure, typically stopper, for container with ink only label image consisting of adhesive and image layers
AU41510/00A AU4151000A (en) 1999-04-12 2000-04-11 Closure for container
DE60006507T DE60006507D1 (de) 1999-04-12 2000-04-11 Behälterverschluss
CN00806121A CN1128746C (zh) 1999-04-12 2000-04-11 容器罩盖
SK1425-2001A SK14252001A3 (sk) 1999-04-12 2000-04-11 Uzáver na zásobník
PCT/NL2000/000236 WO2000061450A1 (en) 1999-04-12 2000-04-11 Closure for container
PL00351108A PL351108A1 (en) 1999-04-12 2000-04-11 Container closure
AT00921165T ATE254077T1 (de) 1999-04-12 2000-04-11 Behälterverschluss
ZA200108114A ZA200108114B (en) 1999-04-12 2001-10-03 Closure for container.
HK02107556.9A HK1045975A1 (zh) 1999-04-12 2002-10-17 容器罩蓋

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JP (1) JP2002541033A (de)
CN (1) CN1128746C (de)
AT (1) ATE254077T1 (de)
AU (1) AU4151000A (de)
BR (1) BR0009750A (de)
CA (1) CA2384309A1 (de)
DE (1) DE60006507D1 (de)
HK (1) HK1045975A1 (de)
HU (1) HUP0200723A3 (de)
MX (1) MXPA01010293A (de)
NZ (1) NZ514647A (de)
PL (1) PL351108A1 (de)
SK (1) SK14252001A3 (de)
WO (1) WO2000061450A1 (de)
ZA (1) ZA200108114B (de)

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ZA738013B (en) * 1973-10-15 1975-08-27 Coca Cola Export Corp Container closures the formation of container closures, and the promotion of products
US4111322A (en) * 1976-05-25 1978-09-05 Albert Obrist Ag Synthetic plastic cap for bottles
WO1990005088A1 (en) * 1988-11-07 1990-05-17 Brandt Manufacturing Systems, Inc. Container label and system for applying same
WO1997035292A1 (en) * 1996-03-20 1997-09-25 Heineken Technical Services B.V. Label, container comprising said label and method of washing such a container

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BR9708132A (pt) 1996-03-20 2000-01-04 Heineken Techinical Services B Rótulo de transferência recipiente, particularmente um engradao plástico e processo para lavar um recipiente.
JP2000507363A (ja) 1996-03-20 2000-06-13 ハイネケン テクニカル サービシーズ ビーブイ インキ包み込み層を有する転写ラベル、転写層を含む容器並びにかかる容器を洗浄する方法
NZ331792A (en) 1996-03-20 2000-05-26 Heineken Tech Services Label comprising an ink-only layer and an adhesive layer applied to a polymeric surface

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ZA738013B (en) * 1973-10-15 1975-08-27 Coca Cola Export Corp Container closures the formation of container closures, and the promotion of products
US4111322A (en) * 1976-05-25 1978-09-05 Albert Obrist Ag Synthetic plastic cap for bottles
WO1990005088A1 (en) * 1988-11-07 1990-05-17 Brandt Manufacturing Systems, Inc. Container label and system for applying same
WO1997035292A1 (en) * 1996-03-20 1997-09-25 Heineken Technical Services B.V. Label, container comprising said label and method of washing such a container

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PL351108A1 (en) 2003-03-24
EP1169239A1 (de) 2002-01-09
HK1045975A1 (zh) 2002-12-20
AU4151000A (en) 2000-11-14
MXPA01010293A (es) 2002-05-06
EP1169239B1 (de) 2003-11-12
NZ514647A (en) 2003-03-28
SK14252001A3 (sk) 2002-01-07
BR0009750A (pt) 2002-01-08
CA2384309A1 (en) 2000-10-19
CN1128746C (zh) 2003-11-26
ATE254077T1 (de) 2003-11-15
HUP0200723A3 (en) 2002-10-28
DE60006507D1 (de) 2003-12-18
CN1346324A (zh) 2002-04-24
ZA200108114B (en) 2002-08-28
JP2002541033A (ja) 2002-12-03
HUP0200723A2 (hu) 2002-07-29
WO2000061450A1 (en) 2000-10-19

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