Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
  • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
  • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
  • B65D47/12—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
  • B65D47/14—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures and closure-retaining means
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
  • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
  • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
  • B65D47/12—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
  • B65D47/122—Threaded caps
  • B65D47/123—Threaded caps with internal parts
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
  • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
  • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
  • B65D47/12—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
  • B65D47/127—Snap-on caps
  • B65D47/128—Snap-on caps with internal parts
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
  • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
  • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
  • B65D47/24—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat
  • B65D47/241—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by actuating a cap-like element
  • B65D47/242—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by actuating a cap-like element moving helically
• • 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
  • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
  • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
• • 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
  • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
  • B65D2401/60—Tearable part both of the container and of the closure

Definitions

• This invention relates to a two-part plastic closure, as used for all kinds of bottles, tubes and similar containers for liquid or viscous contents.
• a closure is designed in two parts because a lower closure part forms an attachment, which is thus placed on the container, for example by screwing it onto the bottle or tube body, and because it also includes an upper closure part as a lid, which forms the closure together with the lower closure part.
• Such a closure can be opened and closed by bringing the upper closure part relative to the lower closure part into a position in which the closure as a whole forms an open flow channel, which can be closed again by a reverse movement of the cover, thus the closure is closed again.
• the closure can also be opened in such a way that the upper closure part is unscrewed from the lower one and is completely separated from it, after which the lower closure part acts as a pouring piece.
• the upper closure part can also be easily removed from it if it is held on the lower closure part by means of snap closures.
• it can be secured in the pulled-off state on a securing band on the lower closure part or on the bottle.
• Sol- Before two-part closures are conventionally injection molded in plastic with two separate tools. This applies in particular to all central pin twist locks, which are therefore opened and closed by turning the upper locking part to a certain extent relative to the lower one. And this also applies to all pure twist locks, in which the upper closure part is completely unscrewed for opening.
• the design of a guarantee closure on such a two-part closure poses special problems, and the solutions for this are complex.
• the object of the present invention is therefore on the one hand to create a two-part plastic closure which can be injection molded into plastic as a single part in one operation and which can optionally offer a first opening guarantee. Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for spraying such a closure as a one-piece part, so that the two-part closure can thus be sprayed in one go.
• a two-part plastic closure with a lower and an upper closure part which form separate parts in the state of use, which is characterized in that the two closure parts are integrally connected to one another via a hinge or a hinge band, which the Swinging the fastener parts apart by 180 ° allows the position of the fastener as a one-piece part to be sprayed in a flash, and that this hinge or hinged band is connected to at least one of the two fastener parts either via predetermined breaking points, so that it can be torn away by hand from the relevant fastener part , or that the hinge or hinge band tears by shearing the closure part by shearing and is therefore separable.
• the object is further achieved by a method for producing a two-part plastic closure in the form of a one-piece part, which is characterized in that the two closure parts are pivoted away from one another by 180 ° with respect to their position on the closed closure and via a hinge or hinge end Band connected together as a one-piece part are injected, the hinge or hinge band being connected to at least one of the two closure parts merely via predetermined breaking points or having a predetermined tearing point.
• Figure 1 A two-part central pin twist lock in the closed state seen from behind;
• Figure 2 The central twist lock according to Figure 1 in the unmolded state seen in a longitudinal section from the side, mounted on a bottle thread;
• FIG. 3 The central twist lock according to FIG. 1 in the demolded state before being mounted on a bottle thread in a view from above;
• FIG. 4 The central twist lock according to FIGS. 1 and 2 seen in a longitudinal section from the side, mounted on a bottle thread, when the upper closure part is put on the lower closure part;
• Figure 5 A central screw cap in an unopened state, mounted on a bottle, with an intact tamper-evident band
• FIG. 6 A screw cap with a bottle integrally formed on the lower closure part, in the state immediately after removal from the mold;
• Figure 7 The screw cap of Figure 6 in the state after filling the bottle and closing the closure;
• Figure 8 A twist lock with a guarantee tape with target tear
• FIG. 9 The twist lock according to FIG. 8 with the closure lid pivoted about the film hinge acting as a guarantee hinge;
• FIG. 11 shows the guarantee band of the twist lock according to FIGS. 9 and 10 with the target tear point realized by cutting away, in an enlarged representation
• Figure 12 The guarantee tape of Figure 1 1 during the opening movement of the twist lock, under which it is separated by shearing;
• Figure 13 A two-part snap lock with film hinge as
• FIG. 14 the closed snap lock according to FIG. 13 seen from behind
• Figure 15 The snap closure of Figure 13 after removing the
• closure according to the invention can be implemented in various designs. A basic distinction is made between closures whose upper closure part can be completely screwed away from the lower closure part by means of a thread. Then there are closures, the closure parts of which also have threads, or in some cases only partially existing thread windings, in which the upper closure part can only be rotated relative to the lower closure part by a certain amount of rotation, in that it comes to a stop in both directions on correspondingly provided material extensions.
• Such closures have a central pin on the lower closure part, which in the closed state of the closure fits into a corresponding opening in the upper closure part and seals the closure.
• Closures are also common in which the upper closure part is held on the lower closure part by means of one or more snap closures, so that the upper closure part can be completely separated from the lower closure part like a twist lock.
• a central pin lock or more precisely zental pin twist lock is shown in the closed state seen from behind.
• the upper closure part 1 and below the lower closure part 2 can be seen.
• the upper closure part 1, which can be rotated relative to the lower closure part 2, is encompassed by a knurled grip edge 3 and ends at the top in a dome-like spout 4 which has a pouring opening 5 at the top.
• the lower closure part 2 forms the counterpart, which is firmly mounted on a bottle.
• the closure shown here has a film hinge 7, which connects the two closure parts 1 and 2. This film hinge 7 is connected at the top and bottom to the corresponding closure parts 1, 2 via a seam 8, 9 each designed as a predetermined breaking point.
• the film hinge 7 On one side of the film hinge 7, in the view shown here to the left, the film hinge 7 is extended in the circumferential direction of the closure and forms a grip tab 10 with this extension, which in turn is connected to the upper closure part 1 along its upper edge via some fine material bridges.
• this central pin twist lock is shown in the demolded state in a longitudinal section from the side, already mounted on the bottle thread 16 of a bottle 18.
• This state shown here does not correspond to the open state on the bottle, but as I said the state immediately after demolding.
• the central locking pin 12 held by a special construction 11 can be seen on the lower locking part 2.
• the threaded part on the lower locking part 2 consists here only of a thread groove 13 which also extends only over part of the circumference. In the lower area of the lower closure part 2, the latter has an internal thread 14, by means of which it can be screwed onto the external thread 16 of a bottle 18.
• the lower edge 15 is designed as a snap-in securing edge, so that the lower closure part 2, once screwed onto a bottle thread 16 of a bottle 18, can only be unscrewed from it again with difficulty.
• the upper closure part 1 is still connected to the lower closure part 2 by a hinge 7.
• the hinge 7 is extended in the circumferential direction via the indicated extension 10 on the upper closure part 1 and this extension forms a grip tab 10 which is only connected to the lower edge 21 of the upper closure part 1 via a few fine material bridges.
• the upper closure part 1 has an internal thread which is formed by one or more beads 17 which, however, only extend over part of the circumference. You can also see the dome-shaped spout 4 with its spout opening 5, which of course is directed downwards here.
• the upper closure part 1 After screwing the lower closure part 2 onto a filled bottle 18, the upper closure part 1 is mechanically pressed onto the lower closure part 2 by pivoting it. This takes place with the necessary force to stretch the wall of the upper closure part 1 to such an extent that the beads 17, which form the thread on the upper closure part 1, can be slipped over the outer diameter of the outer wall 19 of the lower closure part 2 until finally snap these beads 17 into the corresponding thread grooves 13 on the lower closure part 2.
• This fitting is shown in FIG. 4 at a moment when the upper closure part 1 has to be pressed a few millimeters further down until it finally rests with its lower edge 21 on the shoulder 20 of the lower closure part 2.
• the hinge 7 acts as a tamper-evident band.
• the bottle and the hinge 7 are therefore sold.
• the hinge 7 therefore performs two functions: firstly, when the closure is sprayed, it acts as a material connection between the upper 1 and the lower closure part 2, so that the closure can be injection molded as a single piece in one go, and secondly, the hinge 7 acts as a first opening guarantee band.
• the hinge 7 can namely be torn away before the first opening of the bottle or the closure.
• the hinge 7 at its seams 8, 9, which are designed as predetermined breaking points, can be torn away from the closure. So that tearing is made even easier, the seams 8, 9 can have a tear at their ends.
• the upper closure part 1 is free and without material connection to the lower closure part 2 and can therefore be rotated relative to this, whereby the closure can be opened as already described and closed again by turning it back.
• Figure 5 shows a bottle 6 with a further two-part closure from the upper closure part 1 and lower closure part 2. It is also a central pin twist lock.
• the pin 22, which acts as a pin protrudes slightly from the spout 23.
• the hinge is extended in the direction of the bottle opening towards a grip tab 24.
• the hinge itself is connected to the two closure parts 1, 2 in the same way as already described for FIGS. 1 to 4 via seams which are designed as predetermined breaking points.
• the hinge acts as a material bridge for one-piece injection molding of the two-part closure in one operation, for which purpose the two closure parts 1, 2 are pivoted away from one another by 180 °.
• the hinge acts as a tamper-evident band. It can be torn away for opening, after which the two closure parts 1, 2 are completely separate from one another.
• FIG 6 a screw cap is shown, in which the lower closure part 2 merges directly and in one piece into a plastic bottle 25.
• the upper closure part 1 is connected to the lower closure part 2 via a film hinge 7.
• the film hinge 7 is formed into a guarantee band 26 which clings to the circumferential wall of the upper closure part 1 and is connected to the upper closure part 1 only via a few predetermined breaking points 27. After all, these predetermined breaking points 27 are sufficient for the flow of material to inject the upper closure part 1 in one piece and therefore in one go together with the lower closure part 2 and the bottle 25 attached to it.
• the filled bottle 25 is closed in that the upper closure part 1 is pressed onto the lower closure part 2 while the threaded parts snap into it with sufficient pressing force.
• the tab 26 is gripped and torn away, as a result of which the upper closure part 1 is released.
• the tab 26 can also Film hinge 7 or its pivot axis are torn away from the lower closure part 2 by making this pivot axis thin enough that it acts as a predetermined breaking point.
• the area beyond the pivot axis can also be connected to the lower closure part 2 or to the bottle 25 via a part that can be torn away at the predetermined breaking points.
• this bottle 25 with screw cap 1 is shown in a view of how it arrives for delivery and sale.
• the tab 26 extends over a certain part of the circumference of the upper closure part 1 and is only connected to the upper closure part 1 via the material bridges 27, these material bridges 27 acting as predetermined breaking points. When spraying, however, they serve the material flow into the corresponding tool.
• FIG. 8 shows another screw cap, in which the lower closure part 2 merges directly and in one piece into a plastic bottle, not shown here.
• the upper closure part 1 is again connected to the lower closure part 2 via a film hinge 7.
• a target tearing point is implemented here.
• the film hinge 7 has a thin area 36. The thickness of the film hinge 7 is thus reduced over this entire region 36.
• FIG. 8 shows this film hinge 6 with thin area 36 after removal from the mold. This film hinge 7 is reworked so that a reliably functioning target tear point is achieved, as will be described in the following.
• twist lock After spraying the twist lock, it is first closed mechanically by pressing the upper closure part 1 by pivoting around the film hinge 7 onto the lower closure part 2.
• the interior and External screw thread on the two locking parts 1, 2 is dimensioned such that the upper locking part 1 can just be clicked onto the lower locking part 2 and the two threads therefore snap into one another and assume the same position with respect to one another as if the upper locking part 1 were screwed onto the lower one would have been.
• the twist lock closed in this way then appears as shown in FIG. 9.
• FIG. 10 shows the film hinge on the closed closure in an enlarged view.
• the thin region 36 is shown in dashed lines and the lines 37, 38 are shown in dash-dot lines, along which a piece 39, 40 is cut away on the left and right on the film hinge 7. The overlaps are therefore clearly visible.
• Figure 1 1 shows the film hinge 7 after the two pieces have been cut away left and right.
• the thin area 36 now extends to the left and right to the edge of the remaining film hinge 7.
• the cutting is done by means of a suitable punching knife by machine punching of the closure previously clamped in an automatic punching machine.
• FIG. 12 shows the function of the film hinge 7 weakened by the thin region 36. If the upper closure part 1 is rotated counterclockwise, the size of the outer diameter of the closure cap and the weakness of the film hinge 7 as a result of those provided there are possible to cause this thin area 36 to tear along the line 41 as far as the edge of the film hinge 7. The film hinge 7 is therefore separated due to shear and the cap 1 can be unscrewed.
• FIG. 13 shows a further embodiment of a two-part closure, here in the form of a closure which can be closed by means of snap closures.
• This in turn consists of a lower closure part 2, which can be screwed onto the external thread of a container on its underside by means of an internal thread (not visible here). It is connected to the upper closure part 1 via a thin plastic band 7.
• the closure is effectively closed by the spout 28 having a bead 29 on its upper edge, over which a circular wall 30 can be placed on the upper closure part 1, an edge 31 projecting on the inside of this circular wall 30, so that there is a slightly smaller inner diameter there is formed such that this edge 31 can be slipped over the bead 29 with slight material deformation and snaps behind it.
• the plastic band 7, which connects the two closure parts 1, 2 to one another, is dimensioned and molded onto the two closure parts 1, 2 in such a way that its connecting seams 32 act as predetermined breaking points.
• the connecting seams 32 can be designed as thin points, or the band as a whole is made sufficiently thin.
• tabs 33 are formed on both ends thereof. To tear away the plastic tape 7, grab a tab 33 with your thumb and index finger and tear it in the direction of the plastic tape 7, so that it is separated along its thin seams 32 from the two closure parts 1, 2. The lock is then ready to be opened.
• the plastic band 7 thus initially serves as a material flow point for the injection molding of the two closure parts 1, 2 as a one-piece part, and then as a first-opening guarantee band. Once removed, the upper closure part 1 is simply pressed onto the lower 2 to close the closure, so that the snap mechanism comes into effect and therefore the upper closure part 1 snaps onto the lower closure part 2 in a sealing manner.
• Figure 15 shows the closure with separate closure parts 1 and 2 after removing the guarantee tape. It is clear that such a closure can optionally be designed such that a further, longer plastic band 35 connects the two closure parts 1, 2, as is indicated here. This ensures that the upper closure part 1, if it is removed from the lower one for pouring, cannot be lost.
• the manufacture of such a closure With regard to the manufacture of such a closure, the special thing to see is that it can be sprayed in one piece as a one-piece part, although it is in two parts, with ultimately two completely separate parts 1 and 2 in function.
• This spraying in one operation as a one-piece part enables considerable savings, on the one hand in tool costs and on the other hand in spraying work itself.
• the previously separately manufactured closure parts no longer have to be put together, but can be used as a single, coherent part for assembly on already filled bottles be passed on.
• the manufacture takes place in such a way that the two closure parts 1, 2 are pivoted apart from one another with respect to their position on the closed closure and are injection-molded together as a one-piece part by means of a hinge or hinge band.
• the hinge or hinge band is used as a material flow point. It then forms a guarantee band on the finished molded part, in that it is connected to one, the other or both closure parts 1, 2 merely via predetermined breaking points.
• the process extends to the assembly of the closure on a container in such a way that the two closure parts are first swiveled away from each other by 180 ° as a one-piece part. Then the closure parts and the hinge or hinge connecting them are removed from the mold. Finally, the locking parts are swiveled together by 180 °.
• closure parts hold together via snap closures, they are locked in this position by means of material deformation into the provided snap closures, and if it is a twist lock, the internal thread of the upper closure part 1 is pressed over the external thread of the lower closure part. This means that the closures are guaranteed to be ready for assembly on a container.

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