EP1176102A2 - Disque d'étanchéité asymétrique ayant une haute imperméabilité aux gaz ainsi qu'une fermeture - Google Patents

Disque d'étanchéité asymétrique ayant une haute imperméabilité aux gaz ainsi qu'une fermeture Download PDF

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EP1176102A2
EP1176102A2 EP01306087A EP01306087A EP1176102A2 EP 1176102 A2 EP1176102 A2 EP 1176102A2 EP 01306087 A EP01306087 A EP 01306087A EP 01306087 A EP01306087 A EP 01306087A EP 1176102 A2 EP1176102 A2 EP 1176102A2
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Randy D. Jester
Arno E Wolf
David R. Constant
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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
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    • 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
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  • the present invention relates to liners for use in container closures and more particularly to closures with an asymmetric gas barrier liner that reduces the gas transmission rate of food or beverage containers.
  • Plastic liners for closures have become widely used and are commercially successful products in the food and beverage packaging industry.
  • Plastic liners are typically a series of polymeric layers containing an outer layer, which provides good slip and torque characteristics to adequately seal and remove the closure from the container, and a gas barrier layer which reduces the transmission of gases.
  • the liner is inserted into the interior of the closure such that the liner contacts the container lip to reduce the transmission of gas into or out of the container. Reduction of gas transmission increases the storage life of food or beverage in the container.
  • EVOH ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers
  • typical barrier liners use ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers (EVOH) as the gas barrier layer.
  • EVOH is sensitive to moisture and loses its gas barrier transmission properties when exposed to humidity over a long period of time.
  • closures containing EVOH liners have either moved the EVOH layer away from the side facing the container and/or have added moisture barrier layers to protect the EVOH gas barrier layer.
  • the problem with adding moisture barrier layers is that it increases the complexity and cost of the closure. Moving the EVOH layer away from the contents of the container enlarges the gas leakage path, illustrated in Fig.1, which results in increased gas transmission rates.
  • Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a prior art closure disclosing a closure 101 with screw threads 103 and liner 102 situated on container 105.
  • Container 105 contains contents 106 (e.g., a carbonated beverage).
  • Liner 102 comprises a first outside layer 110, gas barrier layer 114 and second outside layer 112.
  • Second outside layer 112 is the layer closest to contents 106 of container 105. It is believed that the problem with prior art closure 101 is that there are leakage paths (e.g., leakage paths 120 and 122) where gas from container 105 can escape or oxygen from outside environment 130 can enter container 105.
  • Leakage paths 120 and 122 are for illustrative purposes only, but shows how gas can be transmitted between container 105 and outside environment 130.
  • closure 101 is typically made from materials that are permeable to gas such as polyethylene or polypropylene which typically exhibit 3-4 orders of magnitude more gas permeability than gas barrier layers.
  • leakage path 120 illustrates how gas from container 105 permeates through permeable second outside layer 112 of liner 102 and through the wall of closure 101 to outside environment 130.
  • Leakage path 122 illustrates how gas can be transmitted to outside environment 130 through permeable second outside layer 112 and threads 103.
  • closure 101 is made of a high gas barrier layer material, such as aluminum, gas can still leak through threads 103 of closure 101.
  • leakage paths 120 and 122 reduce the shelf life of contents 106 in container 105 because of high gas transmission rates.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a plastic liner that reduces the gas transmission rate between the container and the outside environment as compared to prior art liners.
  • the objects of the present invention are achieved by providing an asymmetric liner suitable for use in a container closure.
  • the liner comprises a first layer and a second layer where the said second layer is the layer closest to the container.
  • the liner also contains a gas barrier layer between the first and second layer. The thickness of the second layer is less than the thickness of the first layer to reduce the gas leakage path between the container and the outside environment.
  • a closure for a container such that the closure comprises a base wall and a peripheral skirt.
  • the skirt is affixed to the base wall defining a closure interior and is adapted to attach to the container.
  • a liner is positioned inside the closure interior.
  • the liner comprises a first layer, a second layer, and a gas barrier layer between the first and second layer where the gas barrier layer is a liquid crystal polymer (LCP).
  • LCP liquid crystal polymer
  • the present invention relates to an asymmetric liner designed to reduce the gas transmission rate between the contents of a container and the outside environment. Reducing the gas leakage path between the closure and the outside environment reduces the gas transmission rate.
  • asymmetrical means that the gas barrier layer is not situated at the midpoint of the liner.
  • the asymmetric liner comprises a first layer and a second layer where the second layer is the layer closest to the container.
  • the liner also contains a gas barrier layer between the first and second layer. The thickness of the second layer is less than the thickness of the first layer to reduce the gas leakage path.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of one embodiment of the liner according to the present invention.
  • Liner 202 comprises first outside layer 210, second outside layer 212 and gas barrier layer 214 positioned between first outside layer 210 and second outside layer 212.
  • Second outside layer 212 is the layer closest to the container and is thinner than first outside layer 210.
  • the total thickness of liner 202 is between about 500 to about 2000 microns ( ⁇ m).
  • the thickness of first outside layer 210 is about 375 to about 1250 ⁇ m and more preferably about 625 to about 875 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of second outside layer 212 is generally less than about 250 ⁇ m, preferably less than about 150 ⁇ m, more preferably less than about 75 ⁇ m and even more preferably ranges between about 25 ⁇ m to about 75 ⁇ m or about 40 ⁇ m to about 60 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of gas barrier layer 214 is typically less than about 50 ⁇ m, preferably less than about 25 ⁇ m, and more preferably ranges between about 2 ⁇ m to about 15 ⁇ m, and about 5 ⁇ m to about 10 ⁇ m.
  • the exact thickness of gas barrier layer 214 is a trade-off between gas transmission rate and cost. A thicker gas barrier layer reduces gas transmission rates, but increases cost.
  • multiple gas barrier layers may also be used in this invention.
  • the multiple gas barrier layers may be positioned between the same materials that are used to make the outer layers, or positioned between other gas barrier layer materials.
  • the gas barrier layer is preferably prepared from materials that provide a barrier to gas transmission and are insensitive to moisture since the gas barrier layer is positioned close to the contents of the container.
  • EVOH may be used as a gas barrier layer, but is not preferred in the present invention because EVOH is sensitive to moisture and loses its gas barrier properties when exposed to humidity over a long period of time.
  • preferred materials to be used for the gas barrier layer are those resistant to moisture degradation. Resistant to moisture degradation means that the gas barrier properties are not substantially reduced by exposure to moisture.
  • moisture resistant gas barrier layers include, but are not limited to Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCPs) and polyvinylidene chloride. More preferably, the gas barrier layer is made of a LCP and even more preferably a wholly aromatic LCP.
  • Liquid crystalline polymers are characterized as having a liquid crystalline phase above the temperature at which the polymers become molten. They have good gas barrier properties and are able to withstand high humidity environments.
  • the LCPs used in the liners described herein are generally polyesters or poly(ester-amides), and generally comprise monomer units that include within their structures, exclusive of functional groups, one or more of the following aromatic nuclei: 1,4-phenylene, 1,3-phenylene, 4,4'-biphenylene, and 2,6- and/or 2,7-naphthylene. Some LCPs also contain monomer units that are derived from ethylene glycol.
  • LCPs that may be used in this invention include the polymers that are available from Ticona and sold under the VECTRA trademark, LCPs available from BP-Amoco Chemicals and sold under the XYDAR trademark, and LCPs available from DuPont and sold under the ZENITE trademark.
  • the LCP's comprising wholly aromatic monomer units can be derived from one or more of the following monomers and generally at least two of the following monomers: terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, 1,4-hydroquinone, resorcinol, 4-aminobenzoic acid, 3-aminobenzoic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 3-hydroxybenzoic acid, 4-aminophenol, 3-aminophenol, 1,4-phenylenediamine, 4,4'-biphenol, 4,4'-biphenyldicarboxylic acid, 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, and 2,6-dihydroxynaphthalene.
  • gas barrier layer materials that may be used in this invention are blends of LCP with thermoplastics, preferably polyolefins or other gas barrier layer materials.
  • polyolefins that may be blended with LCP include, but are not limited to polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-propylene copolymers, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), ethylene methyl acrylate, styrene-ethylene copolymers, EVOH, and the like.
  • Preferred polyolefins that may be blended with LCP are polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinylidene chloride, EVA, EVOH and mixtures thereof.
  • Gas barrier layer materials that may be blended with LCP are polyvinylidene chloride, EVOH, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, cyclic olefin copolymers, polyamides such as MXD6 (a copolyamide of meta-xylyenediamine and adipic acid produced by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical), polyacrylonitrile and mixtures thereof.
  • the amount of LCP in the LCP blend may range from about 0.1 to about 99 wt.% based on the total weight of the blend.
  • a compatibilizer be used in the LCP blends.
  • the task of a compatibilizer is to better achieve a more uniform dispersed blend such as by diminishing the surface tension and/or improving adhesion between the components.
  • Any suitable compatibilizer may be used to achieve a uniform dispersed blend such as those described in WO 96/00752 and WO 93/24574, herein incorporated by reference.
  • a preferred compatibilizer for use in the LCP blends is a functionalized polyolefin, where the functional groups included, but are not limited to a carboxyl group and its esters, a carboxylic anhydride group, a glycidyl group, an alkoxysilane group and combinations thereof.
  • the amount of the compatibilizer may range from about 0.1 to about 30 wt.% based on the total weight of the LCP and the thermoplastic.
  • First outside layer 210 and second outside layer 212 can be made from the same or different materials such as thermoplastic elastomers, polyolefins and combinations thereof.
  • a thermoplastic elastomer is a polymer having the processability of a thermoplastic material and the functional performance and properties of a thermoset rubber. Examples of thermoplastic elastomers include, but are not limited to, styrene block copolymers, elastomeric alloys, thermoplastic polyurethane, thermoplastic polyesters and thermoplastic polyamides. Polyolefins may also be considered thermoplastic elastomers. Thermoplastic elastomers are described starting on page 93 in Modern Plastics Handbook, published by McGraw-Hill, 1988.
  • the polyolefins used in the present invention for the first or second outer layer can be homopolymers, or copolymers comprising more than one monomer repeating unit.
  • examples of polyolefins that may be used include, but are not limited to, polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-propylene copolymers, ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene methyl acrylate, styrene-ethylene copolymers and the like.
  • Preferred polyolefins are polyethylene, polypropylene, and ethylene vinyl acetate.
  • Fig. 3 is another liner embodiment of the present invention providing an adhesive layer between the first or second outer layer, and inner gas barrier layer.
  • Liner 202 in Fig. 3 comprises first outside layer 210, second outside layer 212, gas barrier layer 214 and at least one adhesive layers 216 and/or 218 positioned between outside layers 210 and/or 212 and gas barrier layer 214.
  • second outside layer 212 is the layer closest to the container and is thinner than first barrier layer 210.
  • the same materials described above may be used for outside layers 210 and 212, and gas barrier layer 214.
  • An adhesive is any substance that is capable of binding other substances together by surface attachment such as by a reactive bond (covalent or dipole-dipole) or a non-reactive means (chain entanglement with polymers).
  • Any suitable adhesive may be used to bind outer layer 210 and 212 with gas barrier layer 214.
  • the gas barrier layer is a LCP
  • the adhesive layer is a functionalized polyolefin.
  • suitable functional groups for the functionalized polyolefins include, but are not limited to, a carboxyl group and its esters, a carboxylic anhydride group, a glycidyl group, an alkoxysilane group and combinations thereof.
  • a preferred adhesive layer is a terpolymer of ethylene, methyl acrylate and glycidyl methacrylate.
  • Such adhesives for LCPs are disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 6,015,524 and 6,013,373, herein incorporated by reference.
  • the liner of the present invention may be made by any suitable method such as co-extrusion of the layers or forming films of the different layers separately and laminating them together. The multilayer film can then be "punched out” forming the liner.
  • the gas barrier layer is made up of a wholly aromatic LCP and is co-extruded with polyolefin outside layers.
  • closure 201 comprising base wall 207 attached to peripheral skirt 208.
  • Peripheral skirt 208 is adapted to attach to container 205.
  • liner 202 Positioned inside the interior of closure 201 is liner 202.
  • Liner 202 may be positioned in the closure by any suitable method such as friction fit or gluing. When liner 202 is glued, first outer layer 210 is typically in direct contact with base wall 207.
  • Liner 202 may be any of the liners discussed herein such as those liners and liner materials described in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.
  • Liner 202 comprises first outside layer 210, second outside layer 212 and gas barrier layer 214 positioned between first outside layer 210 and second outside layer 212.
  • the second outside layer 212 may be thinner or thicker than first outside layer 210 as long as the gas barrier layer is a LCP, and preferably a wholly aromatic LCP. It is preferred that the LCP gas barrier layer be positioned in the closure such that it is less than about 150 ⁇ m, more preferably less than about 75 ⁇ m from the container to minimize the gas transmission rate. It should also be appreciated that multiple gas barrier layers and multiple outside layers may be used in this invention.
  • Base wall 207 and peripheral skirt 208 can be any material typically used in the closure art such as metals, e.g. aluminum, or plastic resins.
  • the preferred plastic resins are moldable thermoplastic polymers such as polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride and the like.
  • adhesive layers may be positioned between the gas barrier layer 214 and outside layers 210 and 212 as described in Fig. 3.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a screw type cap
  • any type of closure is contemplated under this application such as twist-off, pilfer proof, crown, lug, tear off, and ring pull.
  • the closure of the present invention using the asymmetric liner reduces gas transmission by reducing the vent area.
  • the vent area is the thickness of the second outer layer 212 multiplied by the circumference of the liner. Since the vent area is the permeable area of the closure, any reduction in the vent area reduces the gas transmission rate.
  • a gas barrier layer resistant to moisture degradation, (e.g., LCP) is preferred in the present invention because the gas barrier layer must be positioned closer to the contents of the container to reduce the vent area.
  • moisture sensitive gas barrier layers such as EVOH can be used in the present invention, they are not preferred since their gas barrier properties are reduced under prolong contact with moisture.
  • the liners of examples 1 to 3 below were prepared from multilayer plastic sheets produced by conventional sheet co-extrusion technology. Polymers used in the liners were fed to 3 extruders equipped with a multilayer feedblock and single manifold die. The feedbox was used to split and/or direct the different polymers to arrange the flows to form multiple layers. The polymer layers from the feedblock were then directed to an extrusion slot die to spread the layers both parallel and transverse to the flow direction of the polymers to form films. A 3 roll vertical stack was aligned linearly with the extrusion die slot to quench the molten polymer as it was cast. The 760 ⁇ m sheet was then wound in rolls and subsequently die cut to form 38 mm round disks to be used as liners.
  • the EVA material used in the liners was an extrusion grade EVA containing about 9% vinyl acetate.
  • the barrier layer was either ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) or a wholly aromatic liquid crystal polymer (LCP) containing monomers derived from hydroxybenzoic acid, hydroxynaphthoic acid, terephthalic acid, aminophenol and biphenol.
  • the adhesive layer was a terpolymer of ethylene, methyl acrylate and glycidyl methacrylate (E-MA-GMA).
  • Liner Examples 4 to 9 were also prepared using a co-extrusion process similar to that described above, with the exception that the liners were made in two steps. First a symmetric 5 layer, thin cast film was prepared, then extrusion laminated to a monolayer EVA sheet.
  • the film was made using conventional cast film technology where a melt curtain extruded from a flat, vertically aligned die is drawn onto a single, rotating chrome polished casting roll.
  • a draw down ratio (die gap / final sheet thickness) of approximately 4X was used for examples 4 to 7, while a draw down ratio of approximately 10X was used for examples 8 and 9.
  • the approximate thickness of the thin film layers (i.e., barrier layer, adhesive layers and thin EVA layer) used in preparing the liners in examples 4 to 9 are shown below in Table 2 and are estimated based on the draw down ratio and the volumetric flow through the film casting extruder.
  • the thickness of the thicker EVA layer is the difference between the total 760 ⁇ m liner thickness and the estimated thin film layers thickness.
  • Gas transmission rate measurements were conducted on the disk liners in examples 1 to 9 by the following procedure: (1) preparing the closures, (2) conditioning the closures for 1 week at 100% humidity and room temperature, and (3) testing the closures for gas transmission rates.
  • Closures were prepared by inserting 760 ⁇ m plastic liners of examples 1 to 9 into approximately 38 mm plastic polypropylene caps. The liners were held in place by a ridge or lip within the cap.
  • the closures were applied to "barrier" PET bottles molded for use with a screw-on cap (torque spec: 24 in-Ib.). The bottles were then cut off at 3 mm below the bottle "handling or transfer ring", which is located at approximately 25 mm from the top of the PET bottle.
  • the closures were conditioned by introducing small amounts of carbonated water to approximately 28 mm, cylindrical "manifolds", which were used as "special fixtures” for the test.
  • the water was required to provide a 100% relative humidity (RH) environment to the inside of the closures.
  • the manifolds were essentially small aluminum tubes, closed on one end, positioned vertically and fitted with vacuum grease O-rings to allow for "sealing" to the inside of cut-off PET bottle necks.
  • the cut-off top of the bottles with closures attached were then clamped to the manifolds at transfer rings. Clamping directly on the thick, transfer rings was performed to provide a robust clamping area to allow for pressurization and to minimize CO 2 permeability losses through the PET bottles. Pressurization to the inside of the closures was then accomplished by introducing pure, dry CO 2 at 3.0 atmospheres through one of two side ports to the cylindrical manifold. These ports were located below the O-ring.
  • the outside atmosphere was maintained at 29°C and 75% RH by placing the manifold in an environmental chamber.
  • the closures were then conditioned in this configuration for a minimum of seven (7) days prior to gas transmission rate testing.
  • the conditioned closures/bottles on manifolds were then tested for gas transmission rate using a MoCon C-IV carbon dioxide test apparatus.
  • the apparatus is a standard CO 2 detection device using infra-red (IR) technology.
  • the conditioned closures/bottles on manifolds were first placed under aluminum capture volume containers.
  • the aluminum capture volume containers are essentially inverted aluminum cups with two gas flow ports similar to those used for the cylindrical manifolds. These "capture containers” were then sealed to a "base” via vacuum grease and O-rings.
  • a nitrogen carrier gas was then introduced into the capture containers, through one of the two ports, at a flow rate of approximately 50-75 cc/min via a mass flow meter.
  • the gas flowed through the capture containers until a chart recorder tracing indicated a steady baseline ("zero").
  • a chart recorder tracing indicated a steady baseline ("zero").
  • the effluent gas stream contained a small, steady stream of nitrogen, as well as some CO 2 permeating from the pressurized closure/bottle a rate to be determined.
  • the test instrument was then switched from the purge mode to the accumulation mode.
  • the total test time for the accumulation mode was approximately sixty 60 minutes.
  • the accumulation mode involved first measuring the IR response to the effluent gas as described above for thirty five minutes, then injecting a standard volumes of CO 2 (0.022 cc at standard pressure and temperature) into the capture container and detector loop.
  • the detector response was determined as a difference between the IR detection slopes of the initial gas stream and the gas stream after introduction of the known quantity of CO 2 into the stream. The data were then reduced to a transmission rate.
  • a comparison of example 12 with comparative example C-11 shows that a symmetric liner with a thin LCP (18-20 ⁇ m) as the gas barrier layer has a much lower gas transmission rate than a much thicker (50 ⁇ m) EVOH layer.
  • These examples demonstrate the superior gas transmission properties of the LCP even at a much thinner thickness than the EVOH.
  • a comparison of asymmetrical liner examples 13 to 18 with a LCP thickness of 5-10 ⁇ m demonstrates that the gas transmission rate is reduced when the LCP is positioned closer to the container (i.e., thinner bottom EVA layer).
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