EP1109727B1 - Sealing device for a bottle containing sparkling wine - Google Patents

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EP1109727B1
EP1109727B1 EP99941710A EP99941710A EP1109727B1 EP 1109727 B1 EP1109727 B1 EP 1109727B1 EP 99941710 A EP99941710 A EP 99941710A EP 99941710 A EP99941710 A EP 99941710A EP 1109727 B1 EP1109727 B1 EP 1109727B1
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Jean-Louis Ballu
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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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • 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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/0052—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in more than one piece
    • B65D39/0058—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in more than one piece from natural or synthetic cork, e.g. for wine bottles or the like
    • 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
    • B65D51/16—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas
    • B65D51/1672—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by manual actuation of the closure or other element
    • B65D51/1683—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by manual actuation of the closure or other element by actuating a separate element in the container or closure

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  • the invention relates to a device for ensuring the sealing of a bottle containing a sparkling wine and comprising a stopper, in particular of cork or of a material synthetic, able to be introduced into the neck of said bottle, held on the latter by means of a muselet, and crossed, in the axial direction, by a conduit comprising first and second ends adapted to communicate with the internal volume, respectively the volume external, of the bottle, said second end being closed by a retractable shutter.
  • a stopper in particular of cork or of a material synthetic
  • the present invention will find its application in the field of the manufacture of devices intended to close bottles containing sparkling wine.
  • a corking device for a bottle containing a wine effervescent is in the form of a plug through which a conduit has an internal channel level of which is provided a thread. The latter is suitable for cooperate with the thread of a threaded rod, screwed to inside said conduit. Such a device allows, through unscrewing said rod, evacuating the contained gases in the bottle.
  • the rod as well as the ducts are defined in a synthetic material.
  • we observe numerous leaks in thread-tapping cooperation of this device which is not admissible for a wine sparkling, especially for quality wine.
  • the present invention overcomes the disadvantages of plugging devices known in the state of the art at through a particularly clever new device.
  • the present invention relates to a device intended to seal a bottle containing a wine effervescent and having a stopper, in particular in cork or in a synthetic material, capable of being introduced into the neck of said bottle, held on the latter by through a muselet, and crossed, axially, by an orifice intended to receive a conduit comprising a first and second ends adapted to communicate with the internal volume, respectively the external volume, of the bottle, said second end being closed by a retractable shutter, characterized in that said orifice has a cross-section adjusted and tight relative to the external section of said conduit, the latter being provided, at level of its second end, of a support flange, of a hand, able to bear against the upper face of said cap and, on the other hand, on which is said said shutter defined by a tab.
  • the ratio between the section of the conduit and the section of the plug hole is between 1.05 and 1.36.
  • the relationship between the section of the conduit and the section of the plug hole is about 1.15 and that, preferably, the section of said conduit is approximately 3 mm while that of the orifice is approximately 2.6 mm.
  • Another feature of the present invention relates to said conduit which is defined in a semi-rigid synthetic material of food type, preferably PET.
  • the second end of said conduit has a portion emerging from said plug and which, by deformation, in particular by temperature rise, comes to define the support flange.
  • said tab is attached to the flange by heat sealing.
  • the plug receives, at level of its upper face, a capsule, able to cooperate with said muselet, and provided with an opening intended to allow access to the retractable shutter.
  • the opening of said capsule is substantially shaped circular and has a diameter between 8 and 12 mm, of preferably approximately 10 mm, so as to allow gripping of said capsule by magnetization for its implementation place on the cap.
  • Another characteristic relates to the fact that said plug has an external diameter and that the ratio, between the external diameter of the cap and internal diameter of the neck, is between 1.52 and 1.7, this ratio preferably being approximately equal to 1.64.
  • said device allows an evacuation of the gases contained in a bottle of sparkling wine, by withdrawing the retractable shutter. This allows to establish, inside of said bottle, a pressure of the order of that of the atmospheric pressure which prevents expulsion of the plug when the wire is removed.
  • conduit is engaged, in force, in the cap before placing it in the neck from the bottle.
  • said conduit is defined in a semi-rigid material allowing, on the one hand, its engagement, in force, in the cork and, on the other hand, the placement of the latter in the neck, without undergoing degradation despite the stresses exerted on the device shutter according to the invention during its design and implementation.
  • This conduit as well as, optionally, said plug are, in done, defined so as to authorize the establishment, on the bottle, of the closure device according to the invention using a capping machine of traditional design, usually used to ensure the installation of plugs traditional, especially solid cork.
  • Said device shutter according to the invention therefore does not require the design of a new capping machine but allows, advantageously, the use of existing machines.
  • this opening at the level of said capsule advantageously allows access to the tongue of retractable shutter to ensure removal while keeping the wire in position on the bottle.
  • the present invention relates to the field of manufacturing devices capable of closing a bottle containing an effervescent wine.
  • Such a closure device 1 is in the form of a stopper 2 made of cork or a synthetic material and intended to be introduced, at least partially, into the neck 3 from a bottle 4.
  • Such a plug 2 is capable of cooperating with a capsule 5, notably of substantially circular shape, suitable for coming cover said plug 2, for example after the introduction of the latter in the bottle 4.
  • This capsule 5 is designed capable of cooperating with a wire 6 intended to ensure the maintenance, on said bottle 4, of said plug 2, this against the pressure exerted, on this last 2, by the gases produced by the wine contained in said bottle 4.
  • Such a wire 6 is capable, on the one hand, of being supported, in its upper part, on said capsule 5 and, on the other hand, to be constricted, in its lower part, on the neck 3 of said bottle 4, at a bead 7 equipping the neck of this last 4.
  • said plug 2 is traversed, in the axial direction, by a conduit 8 intended to put the internal volume into communication and the external volume of the bottle 4 through a channel 9 that comprises said conduit 8.
  • said conduit 8 comprises, on the one hand, a first end 10 able to communicate with the internal volume of said bottle 4.
  • Said conduit 8 comprises, on the other hand, a second end 11, able to communicate with the external volume of said bottle 4, and closed by a retractable shutter 12.
  • said plug 2 is traversed, so axial, through an orifice 13 intended to receive said conduit 8.
  • This orifice 13 is defined by drilling, with removal of material, of said plug 2 and has a section 14 adjusted and tightened by relative to the external section 15 of said conduit 8.
  • These sections 14 and 15 are, moreover, determined so that the contact between the external wall of said conduit 8 and the inner wall of the orifice 13 of the plug 2 is sealed and prevents, at this contact, any diffusion of the gases of inside to outside of the bottle 4.
  • this ratio is approximately equal to 1.15.
  • conduit 8 has a internal channel 9, the internal diameter of which is expected to be very small, in particular at least ten times less compared to the diameter neck 3 of bottle 4 so that the force due to the pressure exerted on the retractable cover 12 by the gases internal is very low.
  • this channel 9 is preferably substantially equal to a third of that of said conduit 8. In the case particular of a conduit 8 with a diameter of the order of 3 mm, the diameter of said channel 9 is, then, about 1 mm.
  • said conduit 8 has, at its second end 11, a flange 16 able to bear against the upper face 17 said plug 2.
  • said conduit 8 is defined in a semi-rigid synthetic material of the type food, preferably PET.
  • the material defining said conduit 8 must also be able to define a barrier impervious to carbon dioxide and oxygen.
  • said conduit 8 must have a rigidity allowing, on the one hand, its engagement, in force, in said plug 2 and, on the other hand, the engagement of the latter, equipped with said conduit 8, in the neck 3 of the bottle 4.
  • said conduit 8 is in the form of a tube forcibly engaged in said orifice 13 of the plug 2.
  • said conduit 8 undergoes a such deformation before its engagement in said plug 2. This conduit 8 is then forcibly engaged in orifice 13 and comes strike, more or less violently, the upper face 17 of said plug 2. It is easy to understand why this conduit 8 must be defined in a semi-rigid material under penalty of deterioration.
  • retractable shutter 12 is defined by a retractable tongue 18 attached to the support flange 16.
  • such a tongue 18 is made integral with said flange 16 by sealing thermal.
  • the plug 2 receives, at the level from its upper face 17, a capsule 5 able to cooperate with a wire cap 6. Said capsule 5 is attached over the cap 2 after the installation of the latter on the neck 3 of the bottle 4.
  • said capsule 5 has an opening 19 intended to allow access to the retractable shutter 12.
  • the latter adopts, in fact, the shape of a tongue 18, of accordion preference, to facilitate, on the one hand, its emergence through said capsule 5 and, on the other hand, its gripping.
  • the opening 19 has a dimension greater than that of said support flange 16 so as to be positioned around the latter without exerting any constraint on it.
  • this opening 19 is less than that of said support flange 16 to, on the contrary, build on it.
  • said capsule 5 is made up of a metallic material and that its placement, over said cap 2, is made through a member provided with a magnet and fitted with a capping machine, preferably of the type traditional.
  • the gripping of such a capsule 5 is done, by therefore, by magnetization and it is necessary that this capsule 5 provides sufficient surface area to allow gripping like this.
  • the quality of this grip depends, in fact, on the nature and size of the said opening 19 which, therefore, adopts a shape substantially circular and has a diameter between 8 and 12 mm, this diameter preferably being approximately equal to 10 mm.
  • the present invention also consists in reducing the external diameter 20 of a plug 2 provided with a conduit 8 relative to the external diameter of a traditional stopper in solid material.
  • the external diameter 20 of the plug 2 according to the invention is between 27.5 and 30.5 mm, from preferably approximately 29.5 mm.

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Abstract

The invention concerns a device for sealing a bottle containing a sparkling wine and includes a stopper, particularly made of cork or a synthetic material, capable of being inserted in the neck of the bottle, maintained thereon by a wire cap, and run through in the axial direction, by a conduit having first and second ends capable of communicating respectively with the bottle's internal volume and external volume. The second end is closed by a retractable closer. The device is characterized in that the stopper is axially run through by an orifice designed to receive the conduit and having an adjusted and tight cross-section relative to the conduit external section, the latter being provided at its second end, with a support flange capable of resting against the stopper upper surface.

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L'invention a trait à un dispositif destiné à assurer l'obturation d'une bouteille contenant un vin effervescent et comportant un bouchon, notamment en liège ou en un matériau synthétique, apte à être introduit dans le goulot de ladite bouteille, maintenu sur cette dernière par l'intermédiaire d'un muselet, et traversé, dans le sens axial, par un conduit comprenant une première et une seconde extrémité aptes à communiquer avec le volume interne, respectivement le volume externe, de la bouteille, ladite seconde extrémité étant refermée par un obturateur escamotable.The invention relates to a device for ensuring the sealing of a bottle containing a sparkling wine and comprising a stopper, in particular of cork or of a material synthetic, able to be introduced into the neck of said bottle, held on the latter by means of a muselet, and crossed, in the axial direction, by a conduit comprising first and second ends adapted to communicate with the internal volume, respectively the volume external, of the bottle, said second end being closed by a retractable shutter.

La présente invention trouvera son application dans le domaine de la fabrication des dispositifs destinés à refermer des bouteilles contenant un vin effervescent.The present invention will find its application in the field of the manufacture of devices intended to close bottles containing sparkling wine.

L'on connaít, d'ores et déjà, des bouchons aptes à être introduits dans le goulot d'une bouteille contenant un vin effervescent.We already know plugs capable of being introduced into the neck of a bottle containing a wine effervescent.

Ce dernier produit, en fait, des gaz sous pression susceptibles d'expulser ledit bouchon qui, en vue d'éviter une telle expulsion, est complété par un muselet apte à coopérer avec ledit goulot et destiné à maintenir ledit bouchon sur le bouteille.The latter in fact produces pressurized gases which to expel said plug which, in order to avoid such expulsion, is completed by a muselet capable of cooperating with said neck and intended to maintain said plug on the bottle.

Or, il n'est pas rare, au moment de l'ouverture d'une telle bouteille de vin effervescent et après avoir retiré le muselet, que, sous cette pression gazeuse, le bouchon échappe au contrôle de la personne procédant au débouchage.However, it is not uncommon at the time of the opening of such a bottle of sparkling wine and after removing the wire, that, under this gas pressure, the plug escapes control of the person unclogging.

Sans compter qu'un tel bouchon, propulsé à haute vitesse, peut provoquer des dégâts matériels, il est encore en mesure de blesser quelqu'un ce qui est, bien sur, plus grave et donc inadmissible.Not to mention that such a plug, propelled at high speed, can cause property damage it is still able to hurt someone which is, of course, more serious and therefore unacceptable.

Pour remédier à ce problème, l'on a, d'ores et déjà, imaginé des dispositifs permettant de dégazer une bouteille avant de procéder à son ouverture.To remedy this problem, we have already imagined devices for degassing a bottle before open it.

Tout particulièrement, il est connu des bouchons mécaniquement expansibles que l'on vient, par conséquent, détendre radialement, avant de retirer le muselet tout en créant un passage permettant aux gaz de se détendre. En fait, de tels bouchons sont de conception complexe et nécessairement en matière plastique ce qui limite indiscutablement leur application.In particular, mechanically known plugs are known. expandable that one comes, therefore, relax radially, before removing the muselet while creating a passage allowing the gases to relax. In fact, such caps are of complex design and necessarily in plastic material which undoubtedly limits their application.

L'on connaít, également, au travers du document DE-39.01.711 un dispositif de bouchage d'une bouteille contenant un vin effervescent. Un tel dispositif se présente sous la forme d'un bouchon traversé par un conduit comportant un canal interne au niveau duquel est ménagé un taraudage. Ce dernier est apte à coopérer avec le filetage d'une tige filetée, vissée à l'intérieur dudit conduit. Un tel dispositif permet, au travers du dévissage de ladite tige, une évacuation des gaz contenus dans la bouteille.We also know, through document DE-39.01.711 a corking device for a bottle containing a wine effervescent. Such a device is in the form of a plug through which a conduit has an internal channel level of which is provided a thread. The latter is suitable for cooperate with the thread of a threaded rod, screwed to inside said conduit. Such a device allows, through unscrewing said rod, evacuating the contained gases in the bottle.

On observera que, dans un tel dispositif, la tige ainsi que le conduit sont définis en un matériau synthétique. A ce propos, on remarquera qu'il est particulièrement difficile de réaliser une étanchéité appropriée entre le filetage de la tige et le taraudage du conduit, ceci pour une tige et un conduit définis dans un tel matériau synthétique. De ce fait, on observe de nombreuses fuites au niveau de la coopération filetage-taraudage de ce dispositif ce qui n'est pas admissible pour un vin effervescent, en particulier pour un vin de qualité. It will be observed that, in such a device, the rod as well as the ducts are defined in a synthetic material. In this regard, we will notice that it is particularly difficult to perform a suitable seal between the thread of the rod and the pipe thread, for a defined rod and pipe in such synthetic material. As a result, we observe numerous leaks in thread-tapping cooperation of this device which is not admissible for a wine sparkling, especially for quality wine.

La présente invention permet de remédier aux inconvénients des dispositifs de bouchage connus dans l'état de la technique au travers d'un nouveau dispositif particulièrement astucieux.The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of plugging devices known in the state of the art at through a particularly clever new device.

A cet effet, la présente invention concerne un dispositif destiné à assurer l'obturation d'une bouteille contenant un vin effervescent et comportant un bouchon, notamment en liège ou en un matériau synthétique, apte à être introduit dans le goulot de ladite bouteille, maintenu sur cette dernière par l'intermédiaire d'un muselet, et traversé, de manière axiale, par un orifice destiné à recevoir un conduit comprenant une première et une seconde extrémité aptes à communiquer avec le volume interne, respectivement le volume externe, de la bouteille, ladite seconde extrémité étant refermée par un obturateur escamotable, caractérisé par le fait que ledit orifice présente une section ajustée et serrée par rapport à la section externe dudit conduit, ce dernier étant pourvu, au niveau de sa seconde extrémité, d'un flasque d'appui, d'une part, apte à prendre appui contre la face supérieure dudit bouchon et, d'autre part, sur lequel est rapporté ledit obturateur défini par une languette.To this end, the present invention relates to a device intended to seal a bottle containing a wine effervescent and having a stopper, in particular in cork or in a synthetic material, capable of being introduced into the neck of said bottle, held on the latter by through a muselet, and crossed, axially, by an orifice intended to receive a conduit comprising a first and second ends adapted to communicate with the internal volume, respectively the external volume, of the bottle, said second end being closed by a retractable shutter, characterized in that said orifice has a cross-section adjusted and tight relative to the external section of said conduit, the latter being provided, at level of its second end, of a support flange, of a hand, able to bear against the upper face of said cap and, on the other hand, on which is said said shutter defined by a tab.

Selon une caractéristique additionnelle, le rapport entre la section du conduit et la section de l'orifice du bouchon est compris entre 1,05 et 1,36.According to an additional characteristic, the ratio between the section of the conduit and the section of the plug hole is between 1.05 and 1.36.

De manière plus spécifique, le rapport entre la section du conduit et la section de l'orifice du bouchon est d'environ 1,15 et que, de préférence, la section dudit conduit est d'environ 3 mm tandis que celle de l'orifice est d'environ 2,6 mm.More specifically, the relationship between the section of the conduit and the section of the plug hole is about 1.15 and that, preferably, the section of said conduit is approximately 3 mm while that of the orifice is approximately 2.6 mm.

Une autre caractéristique de la présente invention concerne ledit conduit qui est défini en un matériau synthétique semi-rigide de type alimentaire, de préférence du PET. Another feature of the present invention relates to said conduit which is defined in a semi-rigid synthetic material of food type, preferably PET.

Selon une caractéristique additionnelle, la seconde extrémité dudit conduit comporte une portion émergeant hors dudit bouchon et qui, par déformation, notamment par élévation de température, vient définir le flasque d'appui.According to an additional characteristic, the second end of said conduit has a portion emerging from said plug and which, by deformation, in particular by temperature rise, comes to define the support flange.

En fait, ladite languette est rapportée sur le flasque par scellage thermique.In fact, said tab is attached to the flange by heat sealing.

Selon une caractéristique additionnelle, le bouchon reçoit, au niveau de sa face supérieure, une capsule, apte à coopérer avec ledit muselet, et pourvue d'une ouverture destinée à permettre l'accès à l'obturateur escamotable.According to an additional characteristic, the plug receives, at level of its upper face, a capsule, able to cooperate with said muselet, and provided with an opening intended to allow access to the retractable shutter.

En fait, 1' ouverture de ladite capsule est de forme sensiblement circulaire et présente un diamètre compris entre 8 et 12 mm, de préférence environ égal à 10 mm, de manière à autoriser une préhension de ladite capsule par aimantation pour sa mise en place sur le bouchon.In fact, the opening of said capsule is substantially shaped circular and has a diameter between 8 and 12 mm, of preferably approximately 10 mm, so as to allow gripping of said capsule by magnetization for its implementation place on the cap.

Une autre caractéristique concerne le fait que ledit bouchon présente un diamètre externe et que le rapport, entre le diamètre externe du bouchon et le diamètre interne du goulot, est compris entre 1,52 et 1,7, ce rapport étant, de préférence, environ égal à 1,64.Another characteristic relates to the fact that said plug has an external diameter and that the ratio, between the external diameter of the cap and internal diameter of the neck, is between 1.52 and 1.7, this ratio preferably being approximately equal to 1.64.

Les avantages de la présente invention consistent en ce que ledit dispositif autorise une évacuation des gaz contenus dans une bouteille de vin effervescent, en procédant au retrait de l'obturateur escamotable. Ceci permet d'établir, à l'intérieur de ladite bouteille, une pression de l'ordre de celle de la pression atmosphérique ce qui empêche une expulsion du bouchon lorsque le muselet est retiré.The advantages of the present invention are that said device allows an evacuation of the gases contained in a bottle of sparkling wine, by withdrawing the retractable shutter. This allows to establish, inside of said bottle, a pressure of the order of that of the atmospheric pressure which prevents expulsion of the plug when the wire is removed.

En fait, on observera que le conduit est engagé, en force, dans le bouchon avant la mise en place de ce dernier dans le goulot de la bouteille. A ce propos, on remarquera que ledit conduit est défini en un matériau semi-rigide autorisant, d'une part, son engagement, en force, dans le bouchon et, d'autre part, la mise en place de ce dernier dans le goulot, ceci sans subir de dégradation malgré les contraintes exercées sur le dispositif d'obturation selon l'invention lors de sa conception et de sa mise en place.In fact, it will be observed that the conduit is engaged, in force, in the cap before placing it in the neck from the bottle. In this regard, it will be noted that said conduit is defined in a semi-rigid material allowing, on the one hand, its engagement, in force, in the cork and, on the other hand, the placement of the latter in the neck, without undergoing degradation despite the stresses exerted on the device shutter according to the invention during its design and implementation.

Ce conduit ainsi que, éventuellement, ledit bouchon sont, en fait, définis de manière à autoriser la mise en place, sur la bouteille, du dispositif d'obturation selon l'invention à l'aide d'une machine de bouchage de conception traditionnelle, usuellement employée pour assurer la mise en place de bouchons traditionnels, notamment en liège plein. Ledit dispositif d'obturation selon l'invention ne nécessite, donc, aucunement la conception d'une nouvelle machine de bouchage mais permet, avantageusement, l'utilisation des machines existantes.This conduit as well as, optionally, said plug are, in done, defined so as to authorize the establishment, on the bottle, of the closure device according to the invention using a capping machine of traditional design, usually used to ensure the installation of plugs traditional, especially solid cork. Said device shutter according to the invention therefore does not require the design of a new capping machine but allows, advantageously, the use of existing machines.

Lors d'une opération de mise en place d'un tel dispositif d'obturation, après introduction du bouchon dans le goulot, on procède, avant de mettre en place ledit muselet, au recouvrement dudit bouchon par une capsule, la manipulation de cette dernière étant effectuée par aimantation. A ce propos, on observera que la dimension de l'ouverture de cette capsule est définie de manière à permettre, avantageusement, la préhension, par aimantation, de ladite capsule par un organe approprié équipant une machine de bouchage existante et de conception traditionnelle. During an installation operation of such a device shutter, after insertion of the plug into the neck, before covering said muselet, covers said cap by a capsule, the manipulation of the latter being carried out by magnetization. In this regard, it will be observed that the size of the opening of this capsule is defined by so as to advantageously allow gripping, by magnetization, of said capsule by an appropriate member equipping an existing and designed capping machine Traditional.

L'existence de cette ouverture au niveau de ladite capsule permet, avantageusement, d'accéder à la languette de l'obturateur escamotable afin d'en assurer le retrait tout en maintenant le muselet en position sur la bouteille.The existence of this opening at the level of said capsule advantageously allows access to the tongue of retractable shutter to ensure removal while keeping the wire in position on the bottle.

La présente invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre se rapportant au dessin joint en annexe et dans lequel :

  • la figure 1 correspond à une représentation schématisée et en perspective d'un dispositif d'obturation d'une bouteille comportant un bouchon pourvu d'un conduit conformes à l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue similaire à la précédente et en éclaté correspondant au dispositif d'obturation selon l'invention complété par une capsule et un muselet destinés à être mis en place sur le goulot d'une bouteille ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en coupe d'un tel dispositif d'obturation immobilisé sur ladite bouteille.
The present invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows relating to the attached drawing in which:
  • Figure 1 corresponds to a schematic perspective view of a device for closing a bottle comprising a stopper provided with a conduit according to the invention;
  • Figure 2 is a view similar to the previous and exploded view corresponding to the closure device according to the invention supplemented by a capsule and a wire cap intended to be placed on the neck of a bottle;
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view of such a sealing device immobilized on said bottle.

La présente invention concerne le domaine de la fabrication des dispositifs aptes à assurer l'obturation d'une bouteille contenant un vin effervescent.The present invention relates to the field of manufacturing devices capable of closing a bottle containing an effervescent wine.

Un tel dispositif d'obturation 1 se présente sous la forme d'un bouchon 2 réalisé en liège ou en un matériau synthétique et destiné à être introduit, au moins partiellement, dans le goulot 3 d'une bouteille 4.Such a closure device 1 is in the form of a stopper 2 made of cork or a synthetic material and intended to be introduced, at least partially, into the neck 3 from a bottle 4.

Un tel bouchon 2 est susceptible de coopérer avec une capsule 5, notamment de forme sensiblement circulaire, apte à venir recouvrir ledit bouchon 2, par exemple après l'introduction de ce dernier dans la bouteille 4. Such a plug 2 is capable of cooperating with a capsule 5, notably of substantially circular shape, suitable for coming cover said plug 2, for example after the introduction of the latter in the bottle 4.

Cette capsule 5 est conçue apte à coopérer avec un muselet 6 destiné à assurer le maintien, sur ladite bouteille 4, dudit bouchon 2, ceci à l'encontre de la pression exercée, sur ce dernier 2, par les gaz produits par le vin contenu dans ladite bouteille 4.This capsule 5 is designed capable of cooperating with a wire 6 intended to ensure the maintenance, on said bottle 4, of said plug 2, this against the pressure exerted, on this last 2, by the gases produced by the wine contained in said bottle 4.

Un tel muselet 6 est apte, d'une part, à prendre appui, dans sa partie supérieure, sur ladite capsule 5 et, d'autre part, à être resserré, dans sa partie inférieure, sur le goulot 3 de ladite bouteille 4, au niveau d'un bourrelet 7 équipant le col de cette dernière 4.Such a wire 6 is capable, on the one hand, of being supported, in its upper part, on said capsule 5 and, on the other hand, to be constricted, in its lower part, on the neck 3 of said bottle 4, at a bead 7 equipping the neck of this last 4.

En fait, ledit bouchon 2 est traversé, dans le sens axial, par un conduit 8 destiné à mettre en communication le volume interne et le volume externe de la bouteille 4 au travers d'un canal 9 que comporte ledit conduit 8.In fact, said plug 2 is traversed, in the axial direction, by a conduit 8 intended to put the internal volume into communication and the external volume of the bottle 4 through a channel 9 that comprises said conduit 8.

En fait, ledit conduit 8 comporte, d'une part, une première extrémité 10 apte à communiquer avec le volume interne de ladite bouteille 4. Ledit conduit 8 comporte, d'autre part, une seconde extrémité 11, apte à communiquer avec le volume externe de ladite bouteille 4, et refermée par un obturateur escamotable 12.In fact, said conduit 8 comprises, on the one hand, a first end 10 able to communicate with the internal volume of said bottle 4. Said conduit 8 comprises, on the other hand, a second end 11, able to communicate with the external volume of said bottle 4, and closed by a retractable shutter 12.

Selon l'invention, ledit bouchon 2 est traversé, de manière axiale, par un orifice 13 destiné à recevoir ledit conduit 8.According to the invention, said plug 2 is traversed, so axial, through an orifice 13 intended to receive said conduit 8.

Cet orifice 13 est défini par perçage, avec retrait de matière, dudit bouchon 2 et présente une section 14 ajustée et serrée par rapport à la section externe 15 dudit conduit 8.This orifice 13 is defined by drilling, with removal of material, of said plug 2 and has a section 14 adjusted and tightened by relative to the external section 15 of said conduit 8.

En fait, un tel ajustement desdites sections 14 et 15 demande, lors de la mise en place dudit conduit 8, un engagement en force de ce dernier dans l'orifice 13 du bouchon 2. In fact, such an adjustment of said sections 14 and 15 requires, during the installation of said conduit 8, a forceful engagement of the latter in the orifice 13 of the plug 2.

Ces sections 14 et 15 sont, de plus, déterminées de telle sorte que le contact entre la paroi externe dudit conduit 8 et la paroi interne de l'orifice 13 du bouchon 2 soit étanche et empêche, au niveau de ce contact, toute diffusion des gaz de l'intérieur vers l'extérieur de la bouteille 4.These sections 14 and 15 are, moreover, determined so that the contact between the external wall of said conduit 8 and the inner wall of the orifice 13 of the plug 2 is sealed and prevents, at this contact, any diffusion of the gases of inside to outside of the bottle 4.

En fait, un tel ajustement serré est obtenu pour un rapport, entre la section 15 du conduit 8 et la section 14 de l'orifice 13 du bouchon 2, compris entre 1,05 et 1,36.In fact, such a tight fit is obtained for a ratio, between section 15 of conduit 8 and section 14 of the orifice 13 of plug 2, between 1.05 and 1.36.

Selon un mode préféré de réalisation de la présente invention, ce rapport est environ égal à 1,15. A ce propos, on observera que de bons résultats sont obtenus pour un mode particulier de réalisation dans lequel la section 15 du conduit 8 est d'environ 3 mm alors que la section 14 de l'orifice 13 est d'environ 2,6 mm.According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, this ratio is approximately equal to 1.15. In this regard, we will observe that good results are obtained for a particular mode of embodiment in which the section 15 of the conduit 8 is approximately 3 mm while the section 14 of the orifice 13 is approximately 2.6 mm.

Il convient, de plus, d'observer que le conduit 8 présente un canal interne 9 dont le diamètre interne est prévu très faible, en particulier au moins dix fois moindre par rapport au diamètre du goulot 3 de la bouteille 4 de façon à ce que la force due à la pression exercée sur l'opercule escamotable 12 par les gaz internes soit très faible.It should also be observed that the conduit 8 has a internal channel 9, the internal diameter of which is expected to be very small, in particular at least ten times less compared to the diameter neck 3 of bottle 4 so that the force due to the pressure exerted on the retractable cover 12 by the gases internal is very low.

En fait, le diamètre de ce canal 9 est, de préférence, sensiblement égal au tiers de celui dudit conduit 8. Dans le cas particulier d'un conduit 8 de diamètre de l'ordre de 3 mm, le diamètre dudit canal 9 est, alors, d'environ 1 mm.In fact, the diameter of this channel 9 is preferably substantially equal to a third of that of said conduit 8. In the case particular of a conduit 8 with a diameter of the order of 3 mm, the diameter of said channel 9 is, then, about 1 mm.

Selon une autre caractéristique de la présente invention, ledit conduit 8 présente, au niveau de sa seconde extrémité 11, un flasque 16 apte à prendre appui contre la face supérieure 17 dudit bouchon 2. According to another characteristic of the present invention, said conduit 8 has, at its second end 11, a flange 16 able to bear against the upper face 17 said plug 2.

En ce qui concerne, maintenant, ledit conduit 8, ce dernier est défini en un matériau synthétique semi-rigide de type alimentaire, de préférence en PET. Le matériau définissant ledit conduit 8 doit, également, être apte à définir une barrière étanche au dioxyde de carbone et à l'oxygène.As regards, now, said conduit 8, the latter is defined in a semi-rigid synthetic material of the type food, preferably PET. The material defining said conduit 8 must also be able to define a barrier impervious to carbon dioxide and oxygen.

En fait, ledit conduit 8 doit présenter une rigidité autorisant, d'une part, son engagement, en force, dans ledit bouchon 2 et, d'autre part, l'engagement de ce dernier, équipé dudit conduit 8, dans le goulot 3 de la bouteille 4.In fact, said conduit 8 must have a rigidity allowing, on the one hand, its engagement, in force, in said plug 2 and, on the other hand, the engagement of the latter, equipped with said conduit 8, in the neck 3 of the bottle 4.

A ce propos, on observera que, selon un premier mode de réalisation, ledit conduit 8 se présente sous la forme d'un tube engagé en force dans ledit orifice 13 du bouchon 2.In this regard, it will be observed that, according to a first mode of embodiment, said conduit 8 is in the form of a tube forcibly engaged in said orifice 13 of the plug 2.

Une fois ledit conduit 8 engagé, ce dernier présente une portion émergeant hors dudit bouchon 2, au niveau de la face supérieure 17 de ce dernier. C'est, plus particulièrement, cette portion émergeante qui, par déformation, notamment par élévation de température, va définir ledit flasque d'appui 16.Once said conduit 8 is engaged, the latter has a portion emerging from said plug 2, at the upper face 17 of the latter. It is, more particularly, this portion emerging which, by deformation, in particular by elevation of temperature, will define said support flange 16.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation, ledit conduit 8 subit une telle déformation avant son engagement dans ledit bouchon 2. Ce conduit 8 est, alors, engagé en force dans l'orifice 13 et vient heurter, plus ou moins violemment, la face supérieure 17 dudit bouchon 2. L'on comprend aisément pourquoi ce conduit 8 doit être défini en un matériau semi-rigide sous peine de détérioration.According to another embodiment, said conduit 8 undergoes a such deformation before its engagement in said plug 2. This conduit 8 is then forcibly engaged in orifice 13 and comes strike, more or less violently, the upper face 17 of said plug 2. It is easy to understand why this conduit 8 must be defined in a semi-rigid material under penalty of deterioration.

En fait, en ce qui concerne la déformation destinée à définir ledit flasque d'appui 16, celle-ci est réalisée à l'aide d'une matrice chauffante pourvue de moyens aptes à empêcher le bouchage du canal 9 dudit conduit 8. In fact, with regard to the deformation intended to define said support flange 16, this is produced using a heating matrix provided with means capable of preventing the blockage of the channel 9 of said conduit 8.

Une autre caractéristique de la présente invention concerne le fait que ledit obturateur escamotable 12 est défini par une languette escamotable 18 rapportée sur le flasque d'appui 16.Another characteristic of the present invention relates to the fact that said retractable shutter 12 is defined by a retractable tongue 18 attached to the support flange 16.

En fait et selon un mode de réalisation préféré, une telle languette 18 est rendue solidaire dudit flasque 16 par scellage thermique.In fact and according to a preferred embodiment, such a tongue 18 is made integral with said flange 16 by sealing thermal.

Tel qu'il a été évoqué ci-dessus, le bouchon 2 reçoit, au niveau de sa face supérieure 17, une capsule 5 apte à coopérer avec un muselet 6. Ladite capsule 5 est rapportée par dessus le bouchon 2 après la mise en place de ce dernier sur le goulot 3 de la bouteille 4.As mentioned above, the plug 2 receives, at the level from its upper face 17, a capsule 5 able to cooperate with a wire cap 6. Said capsule 5 is attached over the cap 2 after the installation of the latter on the neck 3 of the bottle 4.

Selon une caractéristique additionnelle de la présente invention, ladite capsule 5 comporte une ouverture 19 destinée à permettre l'accès à l'obturateur escamotable 12.According to an additional feature of this invention, said capsule 5 has an opening 19 intended to allow access to the retractable shutter 12.

Ce dernier adopte, en fait, la forme d'une languette 18, de préférence en accordéon, afin de faciliter, d'une part, son émergence au travers de ladite capsule 5 et, d'autre part, sa préhension.The latter adopts, in fact, the shape of a tongue 18, of accordion preference, to facilitate, on the one hand, its emergence through said capsule 5 and, on the other hand, its gripping.

Selon un mode de réalisation préféré de la présente invention, l'ouverture 19 présente une dimension supérieure à celle dudit flasque d'appui 16 de manière à venir se positionner autour de ce dernier sans exercer de contrainte sur celui-ci.According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the opening 19 has a dimension greater than that of said support flange 16 so as to be positioned around the latter without exerting any constraint on it.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation, la dimension de cette ouverture 19 est inférieure à celle dudit flasque d'appui 16 pour, au contraire, prendre appui sur ce dernier.According to another embodiment, the dimension of this opening 19 is less than that of said support flange 16 to, on the contrary, build on it.

En fait, on observera que ladite capsule 5 est constituée en un matériau métallique et que sa mise en place, par dessus ledit bouchon 2, se fait au travers d'un organe pourvu d'un aimant et équipant une machine de bouchage, de préférence de type traditionnel. La préhension d'un telle capsule 5 se fait, par conséquent, par aimantation et il est nécessaire que cette capsule 5 offre une surface suffisante afin de permettre une préhension de ce type.In fact, it will be observed that said capsule 5 is made up of a metallic material and that its placement, over said cap 2, is made through a member provided with a magnet and fitted with a capping machine, preferably of the type traditional. The gripping of such a capsule 5 is done, by therefore, by magnetization and it is necessary that this capsule 5 provides sufficient surface area to allow gripping like this.

La qualité de cette préhension, à diamètre égal de la capsule 5, dépend, en fait, de la nature et de la dimension de ladite ouverture 19 qui, de ce fait, adopte une forme sensiblement circulaire et présente un diamètre compris entre 8 et 12 mm, ce diamètre étant de préférence environ égal à 10 mm.The quality of this grip, with equal diameter of the capsule 5, depends, in fact, on the nature and size of the said opening 19 which, therefore, adopts a shape substantially circular and has a diameter between 8 and 12 mm, this diameter preferably being approximately equal to 10 mm.

Finalement, il convient d'observer que la réalisation d'un orifice 13 au niveau dudit bouchon 2 et la mise en place, de manière serrée, d'un conduit 8 semi-rigide a tendance à rigidifier le dispositif d'obturation 1 et a diminuer sa souplesse. Ceci a pour conséquence de rendre plus difficile la déformation d'un tel bouchon 2 lors de son introduction dans le goulot 3.Finally, it should be noted that carrying out a orifice 13 at the level of said plug 2 and the installation, tight way, a semi-rigid conduit 8 tends to stiffen the closure device 1 and decrease its flexibility. This has the effect of making it more difficult to deformation of such a plug 2 when it is introduced into the neck 3.

Afin de pallier cet inconvénient, la présente invention consiste, encore, à réduire le diamètre externe 20 d'un bouchon 2 pourvu d'un conduit 8 par rapport au diamètre externe d'un bouchon traditionnel en matériau plein.In order to overcome this drawback, the present invention also consists in reducing the external diameter 20 of a plug 2 provided with a conduit 8 relative to the external diameter of a traditional stopper in solid material.

A ce propos, on remarquera qu'une déformation appropriée dudit bouchon 2, selon l'invention, est obtenue pour un rapport, entre le diamètre externe 20 du bouchon 2 et le diamètre interne du goulot 3, compris entre 1,52 et 1,7. Ce rapport est de préférence environ égal à 1,64.In this regard, it will be noted that an appropriate deformation of said plug 2, according to the invention, is obtained for a ratio, between the external diameter 20 of the plug 2 and the internal diameter of the neck 3, between 1.52 and 1.7. This report is from preferably approximately equal to 1.64.

Aussi, pour un goulot 3 traditionnel dont le diamètre interne est de l'ordre de 18 mm, le diamètre externe 20 du bouchon 2 selon l'invention est compris entre 27,5 et 30,5 mm, de préférence environ égal à 29,5 mm.Also, for a traditional neck 3 whose internal diameter is around 18 mm, the external diameter 20 of the plug 2 according to the invention is between 27.5 and 30.5 mm, from preferably approximately 29.5 mm.

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  1. Device (1) for ensuring the sealing of a bottle (4) containing a sparkling wine and including a plug (2), namely made of cork or of a synthetic material, capable of being inserted into the neck (3) of said bottle (4), maintained on the latter by means of a wire cap (6) and through passes, axially, a hole (13) aimed at receiving a conduit (8) comprising a first (10) and a second (11) end capable of communicating with the inner volume or the external volume, respectively, of the bottle (4), said second end (11) being closed by a retractile sealing cap (12), characterised in that said hole (13) has a cross-section (14) adjusted and narrowed with respect to the external cross-section (15) of said conduit (8), the latter (8) being provided, at the level of its second end (11), with a supporting flange (16), on the one hand, capable of resting against the upper surface (17) of said plug (2) and, on the other hand, against which is applied said sealing cap (12) defined by a tongue (18).
  2. Sealing device (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the ratio of the cross-section (15) of the conduit (8) to the cross-section (14) of the hole (13) of the plug (2) is comprised between 1.05 and 1.36.
  3. Sealing device (1) according to claim 2, characterised in that the ratio of the cross-section (15) of the conduit (8) to the cross-section (14) of the hole (13) of the plug (2) is about 1.15 and in that the cross-section (15) of said conduit (8) is about 3 mm, while that (14) of said hole (13) is about 2.6 mm.
  4. Sealing device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that said conduit (8) is defined of semi-rigid synthetic material appropriate for foodstuff, preferably of PET.
  5. Sealing device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the second end (11) of said conduit (8) includes a portion protruding out of said plug (2) and which, through distortion, namely through a raise in temperature, defines the supporting flange (16).
  6. Sealing device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that said tongue (18) is applied against the flange (16) through thermal sealing.
  7. Sealing device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the plug (2) receives, at the level of its upper surface (17) a cap (5) capable of co-operating with said wire cap (6) and provided with an opening (19) aimed at providing access to the retractile seal (12).
  8. Sealing device (1) according to claim 7, characterised in that the opening (19) of said cap (5) has a substantially circular shape and has a diameter comprised between 8 and 12 mm, preferably approximately equal to 10 mm, so as to allow seizing said cap (5) through magnetisation, in order to place it on the plug (2).
  9. Sealing device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that said plug (2) has an outer diameter (20) and in that the ratio of the outer diameter (20) of the plug (2) to the inner diameter of the neck (3) is comprised between 1.52 and 1.7, this ratio being preferably equal to 1.64.
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