EP1242296B1 - Contenant comportant une soupape de distribution - Google Patents

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EP1242296B1
EP1242296B1 EP99958154A EP99958154A EP1242296B1 EP 1242296 B1 EP1242296 B1 EP 1242296B1 EP 99958154 A EP99958154 A EP 99958154A EP 99958154 A EP99958154 A EP 99958154A EP 1242296 B1 EP1242296 B1 EP 1242296B1
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container cap
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Giuseppe Dalsant
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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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/16—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means
    • B65D83/20—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means operated by manual action, e.g. button-type actuator or actuator caps
    • B65D83/201—Lever-operated actuators
    • 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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
    • B65D83/16—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means
    • B65D83/22—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means with a mechanical means to disable actuation

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  • the invention relates to a container cap according to the preamble of claim 1 and a container according to claim 9.
  • Containers in particular in bottle form, with a container cap according to the The preamble of claim 1 are widely used.
  • she serve, for example, as mineral water bottles in which the mineral water passes through Carbon dioxide, which is also partly is dissolved in water, kept under pressure becomes.
  • the container caps usually serve to define or to ensure metered outlet of a fluid in the container, if an opening lever is operated.
  • Such containers with the associated container cap are usually from the manufacturer filled and then conveyed in the form of packs, for example six-packs summarized in a shrink film and delivered for sales.
  • CH 612 363 A5 there is a device for dispensing in a spray can pressurized substances in the form of gases, liquids and / or foams disclosed.
  • This device comprises the spray can by means of two fixedly connectable ones Parts such that the spray can is held and positioned within these parts is.
  • the part of the device that encloses the spray can in its upper part has a spray head, the inlet opening of which is when the two parts are joined automatically slips over the outlet of the spray can.
  • the spray head is about an axis arranged at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the spray can rotatably supported by a positioning spring in its rest position is held and by means of a trigger that comes from the upper part of the device comes out and can be operated by hand, the trigger lever against the effect the positioning spring downwards, towards the spray can, in the spray position can be brought if a locking pin arranged parallel to said axis, by means of positioning in a securing and in a functional position is noticeable, is in the functional position.
  • the security device described above according to CH 612 363 A5 is complex constructed.
  • the above positioning means consisting of a locking screw, one inside the locking screw positioned spring and a detent ball with corresponding notches interacts with the locking pin.
  • the locking pin remains in the "secured” position.
  • the locking pin comes during packaging or during transport e.g. with another object in contact, there is a risk that the locking pin will move to the "unlocking position" device. This means that there is an unwanted emptying of the container can, if on the trigger (e.g. by another in the transport packaging container or pressure exerted by the packaging itself) becomes.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a container cap or one with the Specify the container cap provided container of the type defined at the beginning, at an unintentional one with increased operating safety and less design effort Actuation of the dispensing valve during packaging or during transportation excluded and compared to the reliability of the security mechanism the prior art is improved.
  • the security mechanism to make it as simple as possible in terms of construction in order to minimize it Number of components required to achieve what compared to State of the art leads to significantly reduced production and cost expenditure.
  • the user of the invention Container cap clearly, without it with a "safety” or a “release position” a feature such as the lateral protrusion of a Safety pin must associate to signal whether the dispensing valve is “secured” or “unlocked”.
  • the one-piece securing element is compared to known securing devices the number of components required is reduced, resulting in cost savings leads. Furthermore, the ease of use is due to the simple construction increased and the reliability of the safety device improved.
  • the container cap according to the invention can be realized particularly simply by that the securing element together with the container cap as a coherent Plastic injection molding is made.
  • the securing element expediently engages with pressure from above and / or the opening lever to be operated under the opening lever on one Place that is not too far from the free end of the lever, so that itself if the opening lever is subjected to a longer and greater force, a high one Security against unintentional opening of the valve is achieved.
  • the securing element is supported either on the, in particular bottle-shaped, but possibly also designed as a canister, containers or expediently a container cap attached or fastened to the bottle neck.
  • the articulation between the securing element and the container cap is formed by a film hinge.
  • the securing element can advantageously as an approximately rectangular or be formed trapezoidal leaflet, which is articulated at an edge region is connected to the attachment and in which the opposite edge area engages in a locking recess on the opening lever in the securing position.
  • that of the locking recess associated edge area of the securing element is approximately U-shaped and includes in particular a middle, comparatively wide locking edge and elongated, narrower outer arm sections that are in the securing position of the securing element grasp the opening lever on the side.
  • the invention can be advantageously designed that the opening lever widening toward the free end of the lever has upper section through at least one narrow, on the bottom the lever in the longitudinal direction of the same reinforcing rib is reinforced.
  • This reinforcing rib is then expediently designed as a latching device, by forming a locking notch in which the securing element in the safe position can intervene.
  • the securing element can be pivotable in contact with the container cap and preferably in this position be locked or locked.
  • This latching can, for example, via a Locking projection and an assigned locking recess or via clamping elements, which are formed both on the securing element and on the container cap could be.
  • the securing element can be transported or removed can be pivoted out of the shrink film packaging into a release position, in which it is recorded and from which it can also be returned at any time Securing position can be pivoted back, which for example by It is an advantage if the container in question is to be transported again.
  • two spaced-apart from one another are preferably on the container cap vertically extending projections formed the securing element can hold on between themselves.
  • the safety device according to the invention is particularly suitable for mineral water bottles suitable in which the mineral water is preferably carbonated is kept under pressure.
  • a container designed as a bottle is generally designated by numeral 1.
  • the bottle 1 has a cavity 2 into which a hose 3 extends to the bottom area protrudes down.
  • the container bottom is designated 4 and in the shown Embodiment concavely curved inwards.
  • the bottle 1 has a bottle neck 6, which is closed with a container cap 5 into which a valve insert 7 is used in a medium-tight manner.
  • the container cap 5 can with a Internally threaded screw part exist or (according to the embodiment shown) be equipped with an inner annular locking projection 14, the cooperates with a complementary locking projection 14a on the bottle neck in order to to hold the container cap firmly in position on the bottle neck.
  • the valve insert 7 comprises a valve 10 which has an upper valve lifter 17 which into a valve lifter receptacle 11 of a lever section with an opening lever 9 protrudes.
  • the valve 10 is shown in more detail in FIG. 2 and comprises a valve seat 16, a valve body 18 and a spring element 19 in the form of a spiral spring, which holds the valve body 18 pressed against the valve seat 16.
  • the valve tappet 17 is moved downward against the restoring force of the spring element 19, as a result of which a liquid present in the interior of the bottle-shaped container, which is under pressure (for example mineral water mixed with CO 2 ), via the hose 3 to a delivery pipe 8 can flow.
  • a securing element 13 is articulated on the container cap 5 at an edge region, with a hinge connection 15 designed as a film hinge.
  • the securing element 13 can move around the articulated connection 15 in different positions are pivoted, in particular into a securing position, which is shown in FIG. 1 and is illustrated in FIG. 5.
  • the securing element 13 consists of a trapezoidal Papers with an approximately U-shaped free edge section, the one middle, comparatively wide locking edge 13c and lateral outer, comparatively has narrow arm portions 13a and 13b.
  • the opening lever 9 is designed such that it extends towards its free end gradually broadened, as can be seen in Fig. 3.
  • This upper, widening Section of the opening lever 9 is formed by a reinforcing rib 19 extending in the longitudinal direction of the lever 9 (see Fig. 4) reinforced.
  • this reinforcing rib 19 has a recess in the form of a notch 12, into which the locking edge 13c of the securing element 13 engages in the securing position.
  • the securing element 13 After unpacking the containers from their packaging, for example from the Shrink film, the securing element 13 from the position shown in Fig. 5 pressed down, the two arm portions 13a and 13b serving as a handle can.
  • a fastening device in the form of elongated projections 21 are formed, which extend approximately in the vertical direction and which are arranged and shaped to secure element 9 in one Hold release position, which is illustrated in Fig. 6.
  • the opening lever 9 there is the possibility of the opening lever 9 to be able to secure again at any time, for example if the container in question to be transported again. All that is then required is the securing element pivoted out of its release position, which is shown in Fig. 6 and to be pressed under the opening lever 10 until the locking edge 13c engages in the notch 12.
  • the present invention is not limited to the shape shown limited of the fuse element, and this can be very different Be designed in a way, for example as a rod or as a round rod designed recess under the opening lever in the locked position intervenes.

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Claims (10)

  1. Capuchon de récipient (5) pour un récipient (1), en particulier en forme de bouteille, avec une vanne d'évacuation (10) pour évacuer de manière dosée un liquide de préférence sous pression et avec un levier d'ouverture (9) articulé sur le capuchon de récipient (5) pour actionner la vanne d'évacuation (10), un élément de sécurité (13) qui, dans sa position de sécurité, agit sur le levier d'ouverture (9) en le soutenant et en le protégeant contre un actionnement, étant attribué au levier d'ouverture (9), caractérisé en ce qu'en tant que composant configuré d'une seule pièce avec le capuchon de récipient (5), l'élément de sécurité (13) est articulé sur celui-ci.
  2. Capuchon de récipient selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le levier d'ouverture (9) est configuré pour un actionnement par une pression agissant verticalement par le haut et/ou par le côté et en ce que l'élément de sécurité (13) agit par le bas sous le levier d'ouverture.
  3. Capuchon de récipient selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la liaison articulée (15) entre l'élément de sécurité (13) et le capuchon de récipient (5) est formée par une charnière à lamelle.
  4. Capuchon de récipient selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que, dans la position de sécurité, une zone d'extrémité de l'élément de sécurité (13) opposée à la charnière à lamelle engrène dans un évidement d'arrêt (12) se trouvant sur le levier d'ouverture (9).
  5. Capuchon de récipient selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la zone d'extrémité de l'élément de sécurité (13) associée à l'évidement d'arrêt (12) est agencée approximativement en forme de U, en particulier avec un bord d'arrêt médian large (13c) et avec des tronçons de bras extérieurs rallongés plus étroits (13a, 13b) qui, dans la position de sécurité de l'élément de sécurité (13), entourent le levier d'ouverture (9) par les côtés.
  6. Capuchon de récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le levier d'ouverture (9) est renforcé par au moins une nervure de renforcement étroite (19) s'étendant sur son côté inférieur en direction longitudinale de celui-ci et en ce que dans l'au moins une nervure de renforcement (19) est configurée un encoche (12), dans laquelle l'élément de sécurité (13) pénètre, en particulier engrène, dans la position de sécurité.
  7. Capuchon de récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que, dans la position de libération, l'élément de sécurité (13) peut être pivoté en appui sur le capuchon de récipient (5) et peut éventuellement être fixé, engrené ou verrouillé dans cette position.
  8. Capuchon de récipient selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que sur le capuchon de récipient (5) sont configurées deux avancées (21) espacées entre elles et s'étendant en particulier dans le sens vertical qui, dans la position de libération, maintiennent entre elles l'élément de sécurité (13).
  9. Récipient, en particulier en forme de bouteille, avec un capuchon de récipient selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.
  10. Récipient selon la revendication 9, configuré comme bouteille d'eau minérale pour recevoir de l'eau minérale mise en pression par du dioxyde de carbone.
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