EP1305229B1 - Befestigungskopf für tuben - Google Patents

Befestigungskopf für tuben Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP1305229B1
EP1305229B1 EP01958140A EP01958140A EP1305229B1 EP 1305229 B1 EP1305229 B1 EP 1305229B1 EP 01958140 A EP01958140 A EP 01958140A EP 01958140 A EP01958140 A EP 01958140A EP 1305229 B1 EP1305229 B1 EP 1305229B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
skirt
tube
diameter
head
capping
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
EP01958140A
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1305229A1 (de
Inventor
Bernard Schneider
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Albea Tubes France SAS
Original Assignee
Cebal SAS
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Cebal SAS filed Critical Cebal SAS
Publication of EP1305229A1 publication Critical patent/EP1305229A1/de
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP1305229B1 publication Critical patent/EP1305229B1/de
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

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
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/02—Removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/0202—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element
    • B65D43/0204—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured by snapping over beads or projections
    • B65D43/021—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured by snapping over beads or projections only on the inside, or a part turned to the inside, of the mouth
    • 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
    • B65D35/00—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor
    • B65D35/02—Body construction
    • B65D35/12—Connections between body and closure-receiving bush
    • 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
    • B65D35/00—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor
    • B65D35/44—Closures
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00018—Overall construction of the lid
    • B65D2543/00064—Shape of the outer periphery
    • B65D2543/00074—Shape of the outer periphery curved
    • B65D2543/00083—Shape of the outer periphery curved oval
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00018—Overall construction of the lid
    • B65D2543/00064—Shape of the outer periphery
    • B65D2543/00074—Shape of the outer periphery curved
    • B65D2543/00092—Shape of the outer periphery curved circular
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00018—Overall construction of the lid
    • B65D2543/00259—Materials used
    • B65D2543/00296—Plastic
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00481—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container
    • B65D2543/0049—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container on the inside, or a part turned to the inside of the mouth of the container
    • B65D2543/00518—Skirt
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00481—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container
    • B65D2543/00537—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container on the outside, or a part turned to the outside of the mouth of the container
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00481—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container
    • B65D2543/00555—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container on both the inside and the outside
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00592—Snapping means
    • B65D2543/00601—Snapping means on the container
    • B65D2543/00611—Profiles
    • B65D2543/00657—U-shaped or inverted U
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00592—Snapping means
    • B65D2543/00601—Snapping means on the container
    • B65D2543/00675—Periphery concerned
    • B65D2543/00685—Totality
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00592—Snapping means
    • B65D2543/00712—Snapping means on the lid
    • B65D2543/00722—Profiles
    • B65D2543/0074—Massive bead
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00592—Snapping means
    • B65D2543/00712—Snapping means on the lid
    • B65D2543/00787—Periphery concerned
    • B65D2543/00796—Totality

Definitions

  • the invention relates to certain flexible tubes for storing and dispensing liquid products of various viscosities, in the form of gels, creams or pastes, typically toothpaste or cosmetics.
  • These tubes have a head that has neither neck nor shoulder, the skirt being directly adjacent to a rigid closure.
  • Said rigid closure consists of either a endpiece provided with a cap or a hinge capsule, comprising a base and a cap that pivots around a hinge attached to the base and which allows to close a dispensing orifice disposed on said base.
  • this tube is molded in a single material, which does not allow to have a tube satisfying satisfactorily the constraints of use: the skirt must be very flexible to allow a good return of the product contained in the tube, but the hinge must be able to withstand the many mechanical stresses (mainly in bending, but also in torsion and in lengthening) imposed during the entire use of the distributor tube. Or a good resistance to fatigue is not obtained with the plastics more flexible (typically low density polyethylene) but with more rigid materials (typically polypropylene), which, moreover, are not melt-compatible with the softer materials of the skirt, such as polyethylene based density.
  • US Patent 5 123 561 discloses a service capsule having a base provided with a skirt of large diameter, itself provided on its inner wall of substantially irreversible fastening means.
  • the capsule-service is attached to a tube head which has a neck and a frustoconical shoulder. As a result, the assembly does not have a minimal bulk or an original aesthetic appearance.
  • the plaintiff therefore sought to manufacture under satisfactory economic a tube that has a weaker head clutter than conventional heads that have a shoulder and a neck, said tube allowing nevertheless to obtain with a rigid closure directly adjacent to a flexible skirt a restitution rate greater than 85%.
  • the invention firstly relates to a tube provided with a head intended for fixing a closure, second object of the invention, described below and claimed in 10, and a cylindrical or prismatic skirt having a section orthogonal of any shape (elliptical, circular, polygonal, etc ...) whose largest inscribed circle has a diameter D, characterized in that the head is provided with a circular cylindrical wall extending towards the inside of the tube and surrounding an orifice concentric to said inscribed circle, said orifice - which we will call later "large diameter orifice" to simplify - having a diameter typically between 0.5 * D and 0.9 * D, and in that it occupies basically the interior volume of the end of the skirt over a height less than D, preferably less than D / 3.
  • the closure is not directly attached to the skirt but on a head of particular shape, very flattened, so as to present the most low possible.
  • the closure is provided with a circular skirt whose diameter is equal to or slightly greater than that of the large diameter orifice of the head.
  • the said cylindrical skirt is forcibly introduced. in the circular cylindrical wall surrounding the large diameter orifice until immobilization at the end of depression.
  • the open end of the skirt capping is provided with means of sotidarisation substantially irreversible such a snap-on bead that releases elastically outwards as soon as it exceeds the lower end of the cylindrical wall surrounding the orifice.
  • the head made of a material compatible in fusion with the material of the skirt, is sufficiently flexible so that its peripheral part, which corresponds to the junction between the head and the skirt, may suffer significant deformations while the corresponding adjacent parts of the rigid plugging remain undeformed. Such deformability allows to obtain a good rate of refund despite the presence of rigid closure at near the end of the tube.
  • the area adjacent to the cylindrical wall that surrounds the large diameter orifice must be slightly deformable since the cylindrical wall must ensure in cooperation with the cylindrical skirt of the closure a double function: sealing and solidarization substantially irreversible.
  • Said cylindrical wall must be sufficiently far from the deformable peripheral part of the tube so that the large deformations imposed at the level of this peripheral part lose their amplitude when transmitted to the level of the cylindrical wall that surrounds the large diameter orifice. It is why, the so-called large diameter orifice has a diameter limited to 90% of the diameter of the largest circle inscribed.
  • the cylindrical wall surrounding the large diameter orifice participates in the rigidity of the head. It is in this sense that the orifice must have a large diameter, typically greater than 0.5 times the diameter of the largest registered circle, knowing that it may be lower if another means is used to to stiffen said head, such as that described later in one embodiment particular where the head is equipped with bosses.
  • the head occupies the interior of the volume delimited by the end of the skirt on a low height. It thus has a small footprint. In this way, the amount of material to be molded, is reduced, which can have consequences economic advantages over the material cost and even the rates of production, when the head is molded and welded to the skirt simultaneously.
  • the height of the circular cylindrical wall that surrounds the large diameter orifice is less than D and preferably D / 5.
  • the head is further provided with a peripheral wall which extends on a low height, typically of the order of a millimeter, the skirt flexible tube with a slight shift inwards, so that the pavement thus formed allows the fitting of a peripheral skirt attached to the base of the rigid capping.
  • a closure is obtained whose external contour exactly prolongs the cylindrical or prismatic shape of the skirt.
  • said peripheral wall is advantageously provided with notches that can accommodate the dwellings of tensioning elements of the hinge. Indeed, to obtain a clutter as small as possible, the tensioning elements which have a thickness close to that of the peripheral skirt of the capsule must have their most possible bottom on said peripheral skirt, which has the consequence locally increasing the thickness of said peripheral skirt, to a level where it must slip on the peripheral wall of the head.
  • the sidewalk which has a section deduced by offset of a skirt thickness of the orthogonal section of said skirt, completes the system of solidarisation substantially irreversible capping on the tube also allowing locking in rotation of the closure around the axis of the large diameter orifice.
  • the head has an end wall that connects the circular cylindrical wall surrounding the large diameter orifice and the outer wall in offset extension of the skirt.
  • said end wall has bosses entering the interior volume of the end of the skirt, each boss having a bottom wall whose slope is inclined by relative to the plane perpendicular to the axis of the orifice, which facilitates the flow product to converge towards the central hole.
  • the wall of bottom of these bosses comes as a shoulder that leads the flow to the circular cylindrical wall.
  • these bosses should not be too deep. They have a depth limited to D, preferably D / 3.
  • Each boss also has a side wall whose shape is deduced by offset from that of the skirt and that of the circular cylindrical wall surrounding the large diameter orifice. This lag must be as low as possible, typically less than D / 10, so as to minimize the amount of product likely to be trapped.
  • these bosses allow also to have a stiffer head.
  • the deformation gaps between skirt and capping are diminished so that the yawning effect is less apparent.
  • these bosses better insulate the cylindrical wall circle surrounding the large diameter orifice in that the deformations are only weakly transmitted to said wall.
  • a preferred embodiment is the tube corresponding to the French model 987300: the tube has an elliptical skirt with an easier decor to read that on a circular skirt and clogging is a service capsule elliptical in the extension of the skirt which must be oriented relative to the decor of the elliptical skirt.
  • the head is provided with a positioning finger oriented towards the inside of the tube, such as described in the French patent application FR-A-2 807 401.
  • the orifice of large diameter is here crossed by arms and partially obstructed by a veil, the entire arm and sail supporting said positioning finger.
  • the veil is placed between the arms in an area straddling the main axis of so that it does not obstruct the small dispensing orifice, located in the area of the small axis.
  • the bosses occupy the complementary part of the ellipse, consisting of two zones extending around the major axis, the bottom wall marry the shape of a shoulder, thereby improving the restitution rate of the tube thus produced.
  • a second object of the invention is the closure that can be fixed from substantially irreversible manner on the head of the tube according to the invention having a base whose outer contour marries the shape of the orthogonal section of the skirt of said tube and which is provided with a skirt - hereinafter referred to as a large-diameter skirt - characterized in that that this diameter is typically between 0.5 * D and 0.9 * D, D being the diameter of the largest circle inscribed in the outer contour of the base, said large-diameter skirt having a height less than D, preferably less than D / 3 and being provided on its external surface with fixing means substantially irreversible clogging on the tube head.
  • the bead snap-fit preferably occupies the open end of the skirt of large diameter of the closure and has a frustoconical surface converge towards the inside of the tube.
  • the closure is made of a material rigid and the base of the closure is flat to minimize clutter and weight of the upper part of the distributor tube constituted by the assembly of capping and flexible tube.
  • a fastening system even if this a priori less economic interest, can be mounted on other types of closures, less rigid or having a more cumbersome.
  • the large-diameter skirt has a cylindrical portion of equal diameter or slightly larger than that of the large diameter orifice so that the contact between the large-diameter skirt and the circular cylindrical wall surrounding the large diameter orifice is perfectly sealed, even when that the skirt is strongly deformed in the vicinity of the head.
  • the said skirt is introduced by force into the cylindrical wall circle surrounding the large diameter orifice until immobilisation at the end driving.
  • the base of the closure is preferably also equipped with a peripheral skirt that is wrapped around the sidewalk of the tube head according to the invention.
  • This skirt makes it possible to hide unsightly yawning due to deformation gaps between the flexible skirt and rigid closure.
  • this skirt device on the sidewalk also allows immobilisation in rotation of the closure relative to the tube.
  • Clogging can be a service capsule.
  • the hinge around which rotates the cap is composed of at least one film hinge and at least one tensioning element.
  • it comprises a central film hinge framed by two tensioning elements.
  • the tensioning elements which have a thickness close to that of the peripheral skirt of the capsule, must have their most possible bottom on said peripheral skirt, which has the consequence locally increasing the overall thickness of said peripheral skirt to arrange housing for collecting said tensioning elements when the cap is folded on the base.
  • the large diameter skirt belongs to the capping realized in principle in a rigid material. This skirt thus has a rigid behavior likely to pose some problems at the time of fixing in large capping rates on the tube head.
  • the large-diameter skirt is provided with flexibility slots. These slots of flexibility can be quite extensive and form cavities facilitating the flow of the product to the large diameter orifice and thus to the orifice distribution, thereby improving the refund rate.
  • these flexibility slots are on the one hand Trapezoidal cavities widening downwards that facilitate the good positioning the large diameter skirt on the arms that go through the hole large diameter and on the other hand cavities which facilitate the flow of the produced towards the large diameter orifice.
  • the tube 1 is provided with a head 10 for attaching a service capsule 200 - of which only the base is shown in FIG. 1 - and an elliptical skirt 2 whose largest inscribed circle has a diameter D of 32 mm equal to the small axis of the ellipse.
  • the head 10 is provided with a circular cylindrical wall 11 extending towards the inside of the tube to a height of 3.5 mm - about D / 9 - and surrounding an orifice 15 concentric to said inscribed circle. This orifice subsequently called "large diameter orifice" has a diameter of 27 mm.
  • the closure is a service capsule 200 whose base 21 is provided with a large-diameter skirt 22.
  • said large-diameter skirt is forced into the circular cylindrical wall 11 surrounding the orifice of large diameter 15 until immobilization at the end of depression.
  • the open end of the large-diameter skirt 22 is provided with a snap-fitting bead 23 which resiliently releases outwards as soon as it projects beyond the lower end of the cylindrical wall 11 surrounding the large-diameter orifice. 15.
  • the snap-fitting bead 23 occupies the open end of the large diameter skirt of the closure and has a frustoconical surface 27 converging towards the inside. of the tube.
  • the head is made of high density polyethylene (HDPE), compatible material in fusion with the materials of the multilayer skirt of general structure: PE / EMA / EVOH / EMA / EP. It is flexible enough that its part peripheral, which corresponds to the junction between the head and the skirt, may suffer significant deformations while the adjacent parts of the capsule-service, which is made of polypropylene, are not distorted. Such deformability makes it possible to obtain a good restitution rate despite the presence of rigid plugging near the end of the tube.
  • HDPE high density polyethylene
  • the head 10 occupies essentially the interior volume of the end of the skirt to a height less than 10 mm. In this way, the amount of material to be molded is reduced, which makes it possible to increase production rates because the head is injection-molded and welded simultaneously to the skirt.
  • the head 10 is further provided with a peripheral wall 12 which extends to a small height, typically of the order of one millimeter, the skirt 2 of the flexible tube with a shift of 0.4 mm inwards.
  • the pavement thus formed allows the fitting of a peripheral skirt 24 attached to the base 21 of the service capsule 200.
  • the wall of the peripheral skirt 24 is provided with notches 121 that can accommodate the housing 204 of the tensioning elements 203 of the hinge.
  • the head 10 has an end wall which connects the circular cylindrical wall 11 surrounding the large diameter orifice 15 and the outer wall 12 in an offset extension of the skirt 2.
  • said end wall has bosses 13 entering the interior volume of the end of the skirt, each boss 13 having a bottom wall 14 which is a shoulder that conducts the flow to the large diameter orifice 15.
  • the maximum depth of these bosses 13 is 10 mm.
  • Each boss 13 also has a side wall 16 whose shape is deduced by shift of the order of one millimeter from that of the skirt and that of the circular cylindrical wall surrounding the large diameter orifice.
  • the head 10 is provided with a positioning finger 17 oriented towards the inside of the tube.
  • the large diameter orifice 15 is traversed by arms 18 and 18 ' and partially obstructed by a web 19, the arm and sail assembly supporting said positioning finger 17, which has a face resting on a substantially diametrical plane, two cylindrical faces which surround said face and extend over an angle of at least 10 °, and a top face with a helical slope.
  • These faces are respectively referenced 91, 92, 93 and 94 in FIG. 18 of the French patent application FR-A-2 807 401.
  • the web 19 is placed between the arms 18 and 18 ' in a zone straddling the major axis so that it does not obstruct the small dispensing orifice 25 situated in the region of the minor axis.
  • the large diameter skirt 22 has a cylindrical portion of diameter equal to or slightly greater than that of the large diameter orifice 15 so that the contact between the large diameter skirt 22 and the circular cylindrical wall 11 surrounding the orifice large diameter 15 is perfectly tight, even when the skirt is highly deformed in the vicinity of the head.
  • the large-diameter skirt is provided with flexible slots 26 .
  • These flexibility slots can be quite large and form cavities facilitating the flow of product to the large diameter orifice 15 and thus to the dispensing orifice 25 , thereby improving the rate of return.
  • some of these flexibility slots 26 are downwardly widening trapezoidal cavities that facilitate the proper positioning of the large diameter skirt 22 on arms 18 and 18 ' which pass through the large diameter orifice. 15 .
  • Such a tube has, for a product of average viscosity between 2800 and 4000 centipoise, a rate of refund greater than 90%.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Tubes (AREA)
  • Supporting Of Heads In Record-Carrier Devices (AREA)
  • Clamps And Clips (AREA)
  • Infusion, Injection, And Reservoir Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Supports For Pipes And Cables (AREA)
  • Forklifts And Lifting Vehicles (AREA)

Claims (17)

  1. Tube (1) mit einem Tubenkopf (10) zur Befestigung eines Verschlusses (20) gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 10 bis 17 und einem zylindrischen oder prismatischen Tubenmantel (2) mit orthogonalem Querschnitt beliebiger Form, dessen größter Inkreis einen Durchmesser D hat, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Tubenkopf mit einer kreisförmigen Zylinderwand (11) versehen ist, die sich ins Innere der Tube erstreckt, eine zum Inkreis konzentrische Öffnung (15) umgibt und einen Durchmesser von typischerweise 0,5*D bis 0,9*D hat, und dass er im Wesentlichen den Innenraum des Endes des Tubenmantels (2) über eine Höhe kleiner als D, vorzugsweise kleiner als D/3 belegt
  2. Tube (1) nach Anspruch 1 mit einem Tubenkopf (10) zur Befestigung eines Verschlusses (20) nach Anspruch 12, wobei der Tubenkopf zusätzlich mit einer Umfangswand (12) versehen ist, welche den Tubenmantel (2) der Weichtube über eine geringe Höhe, typischerweise im Millimeterbereich, mit einem geringfügigen Versatz nach innen verlängert, welcher Versatz der Dicke des Umfangsmantels (24) des Verschlusses (20) entspricht.
  3. Tube (1) nach Anspruch 2 mit einem Tubenkopf (10) zur Befestigung einer Spenderkappe (20) nach Anspruch 13, wobei der Umfangsmantel (12) mit Ausnehmungen (121) zur Aufnahme der Lagerungen (204) der Spannelemente (203) des Gelenkes (202 und 203) versehen ist.
  4. Tube nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es sich bei dem orthogonalen Querschnitt des Tubenmantels (2) nicht um einen auf die Achse der Öffnung großen Durchmessers (15) ausgerichteten Kreis handelt, so dass der Verschluss nach erfolgtem Aufpressen auch drehsicher ist.
  5. Tube nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei der Tubenkopf (10) mit einer Stirnwand mit Vorsprüngen (13) versehen ist, welche in den Innenraum des Endes des Tubenmantels (2) ragen, wobei jeder Vorsprung (13) eine Rückwand (14) mit schräger Neigung in Bezug auf die quer zur Achse der Öffnung verlaufende Ebene aufweist.
  6. Tube nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei die Vorsprünge (13) eine Seitenwand (16) aufweisen, deren Form mit Versatz aus der Form des Tubenmantels (2) und der Form der die Öffnung großen Durchmessers (15) umgebenden, kreisförmigen Zylinderwand (11) abgeleitet ist, wobei die diesem Versatz entsprechende Abweichung kleiner als D/10 ist.
  7. Tube nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei der untere Teil des Tubenkopfes (10) mit einer ins Innere der Tube gerichteten Vorragung (17) versehen ist.
  8. Tube nach Anspruch 7, wobei die Vorragung (17) ein an einer Abdeckung (19) befestigter Positionierzapfen ist, welche Abdeckung zwischen Armen (18, 18') eingespannt ist, die die Öffnung großen Durchmessers (15) durchqueren.
  9. Tube nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 5 bis 8, wobei der Querschnitt des Tubenmantels (2) eine Ellipse ist, die Öffnung großen Durchmessers (15) einen Durchmesser hat, der dem 0,5 bis 0,9fachen kleinsten Durchmesser oder Nebenachse der Ellipse entspricht, und wobei die Vorsprünge (13) den aus zwei sich um die Hauptachse der Ellipse erstreckenden Bereichen bestehenden komplementären Teil der Ellipse belegen und eine Seitenwand (16) aufweisen, die mit einem Versatz im Millimeterbereich nach innen aus dem elliptischen Tubenmantel (2) und nach außen aus der die Öffnung großen Durchmessers (15) umgebenden, kreisförmigen Zylinderwand (11) abgeleitet ist.
  10. Verschluss (20), insbesondere Spenderkappe (200), weitgehend irreversibel am Tubenkopf nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9 befestigbar, mit einer Basis, deren Außenumfang eng am orthogonalen Querschnitt des Tubenmantels anliegt und ihrerseits mit einem Mantel großen Durchmessers (22) versehen ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der große Durchmesser typischerweise 0,5*D bis 0,9*D beträgt, wobei D der Durchmesser des größten Inkreises im Außenumfang der Basis ist und wobei der Mantel großen Durchmessers eine Höhe kleiner als D hat, vorzugsweise kleiner als D/3, und an seiner Außenfläche mit Mitteln (23) zur weitgehend irreversiblen Befestigung des Verschlusses (20, 200) am Kopf (10) der Tube (1) versehen ist.
  11. Verschluss nach Anspruch 10, wobei der Mantel großen Durchmessers (22) einen zylindrischen Teil gleichen oder geringfügig größeren Durchmessers als die Öffnung großen Durchmessers (15) des Tubenkopfes sowie ein offenes Ende mit einem Rastwulst (23) hat, welcher eine kegelstumpfförmige Außenfläche (27) aufweist.
  12. Verschluss nach Anspruch 10 oder 11, wobei die Basis (21) mit einem Umfangsmantel zum Aufpressen auf den umlaufenden Rand des Tubenkopfes nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 2 bis 9 versehen ist.
  13. Verschluss nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 10 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es sich um eine Spenderkappe mit einer Basis (21) und einem Deckel (201) handelt, der um ein Gelenk (202 und 203) schwenkbar ist, welches Gelenk mindestens ein Spannelement (203) aufweist, wobei der Halter des Spannelementes auf der Basis in einer im unteren Teil des Umfangsmantels (24) ausgebildeten Lagerung (204) befestigt ist.
  14. Verschluss nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 10 bis 13, wobei der Mantel großen Durchmessers mit flexiblen Schlitzen (26) versehen ist.
  15. Verschluss nach Anspruch 14, wobei die flexiblen Schlitze (26) einerseits trapezförmige, nach unten breiter werdende Ausnehmungen sind, die die korrekte Positionierung des Mantels großen Durchmessers (22) auf den Armen (18, 18'), welche die Öffnung großen Durchmessers (15) des Tubenkopfes nach Anspruch 8 und 9 durchqueren, erleichtern, und andererseits Ausnehmungen sind, die das Fließen des Produktes zu dieser Öffnung großen Durchmessers erleichtern.
  16. Spenderverschluss nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 10 bis 15, wobei der Außenumfang der Basis eine Ellipse ist und der Mantel großen Durchmessers einen Durchmesser aufweist, der dem 0,5 bis 0,9fachen kleinsten Durchmesser oder Nebenachse der Ellipse entspricht.
  17. Spendertube zum Aufbewahren und Spenden flüssiger Produkte unterschiedlicher Viskosität in Form von Gelen, Cremes oder Pasten, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie durch Zusammenfügen der Weichtube nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9 und des Verschlusses nach irgendeinem der Ansprüche 10 bis 16 erhalten wird.
EP01958140A 2000-07-24 2001-07-18 Befestigungskopf für tuben Expired - Lifetime EP1305229B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR0009653A FR2811967B1 (fr) 2000-07-24 2000-07-24 Tube muni d'une tete de fixation pour divers bouchages et les divers bouchages munis de moyens de fixation sur ledit tube
FR0009653 2000-07-24
PCT/FR2001/002335 WO2002008079A1 (fr) 2000-07-24 2001-07-18 Tete fixation pour de tubes

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1305229A1 EP1305229A1 (de) 2003-05-02
EP1305229B1 true EP1305229B1 (de) 2005-05-11

Family

ID=8852827

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP01958140A Expired - Lifetime EP1305229B1 (de) 2000-07-24 2001-07-18 Befestigungskopf für tuben

Country Status (10)

Country Link
US (1) US6783029B2 (de)
EP (1) EP1305229B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE295309T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2001279877A1 (de)
BR (1) BR0107026A (de)
DE (1) DE60110799T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2241851T3 (de)
FR (1) FR2811967B1 (de)
MX (1) MXPA02003088A (de)
WO (1) WO2002008079A1 (de)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR101045401B1 (ko) 2002-09-11 2011-06-30 프레제니우스 카비 도이치란트 게엠베하 하이드록시알킬 전분 유도체
DE20321793U1 (de) 2002-09-11 2010-06-02 Fresenius Kabi Deutschland Gmbh Hydroxyalkylstärke-Derivate
FR2862947B1 (fr) 2003-11-28 2010-01-01 Cebal Sas Tube souple muni d'un composant electronique
ES1064661Y (es) * 2007-01-23 2007-07-01 Betapack Sa Tapon simplificado para botellas de aceite

Family Cites Families (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1981001544A1 (en) 1979-11-30 1981-06-11 Scammell J Dispenser for viscous or semi-viscous materials
US4610371A (en) * 1984-10-09 1986-09-09 Dougherty Brothers Company Tamper evident dispensing closure assembly
US5271531A (en) * 1991-01-14 1993-12-21 Seaquist Closures, A Division Of Pittway Corp. Dispensing closure with pressure-actuated flexible valve
US5123561A (en) * 1991-03-20 1992-06-23 Gross Richard A Closure with tamper-evident tear-off panel
US5213235A (en) * 1991-08-22 1993-05-25 Bunzl Plastics, Inc. Monoblock plastic tube
EP0535814A1 (de) 1991-09-30 1993-04-07 STMicroelectronics, Inc. Struktur und Methode für Transistor in integrierter Schaltung
US5237658A (en) 1991-10-01 1993-08-17 Tandem Computers Incorporated Linear and orthogonal expansion of array storage in multiprocessor computing systems
US6311316B1 (en) * 1998-12-14 2001-10-30 Clear Logic, Inc. Designing integrated circuit gate arrays using programmable logic device bitstreams
US6371316B1 (en) * 2000-01-07 2002-04-16 Kerr Group, Inc. Child resistant closure and container with guarded flip-top
US6311878B1 (en) * 2000-01-07 2001-11-06 Owens-Brockway Plastics Products Inc. Dispensing package for fluent products

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
FR2811967B1 (fr) 2002-12-13
BR0107026A (pt) 2002-05-21
AU2001279877A1 (en) 2002-02-05
DE60110799D1 (de) 2005-06-16
ATE295309T1 (de) 2005-05-15
MXPA02003088A (es) 2002-12-16
US6783029B2 (en) 2004-08-31
FR2811967A1 (fr) 2002-01-25
DE60110799T2 (de) 2006-02-23
ES2241851T3 (es) 2005-11-01
US20020170924A1 (en) 2002-11-21
WO2002008079A1 (fr) 2002-01-31
EP1305229A1 (de) 2003-05-02

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP0839735B1 (de) Angelenkte Kapsel mit verbessertem Verbindungselement
CA2118388C (fr) Ensemble de distribution equipe d'un organe de fermeture unidirectionnel
EP0826606B1 (de) Spenderkappe mit verbesserter Greifmöglichkeit
EP1044893B1 (de) Vorrichtung zum unmittelbaren Vermischen von mindestens zwei Produkten, von denen eines ein Pulver ist
FR2752820A1 (fr) Capsule de distribution a etancheite amelioree
FR2777546A1 (fr) Embout doseur
WO2010031975A1 (fr) Emballage equipe d'un dispositif d'ouverture et de fermeture etanche
FR3065156B1 (fr) Ensemble de conditionnement et de distribution d'un produit fluide bi-composant
FR3065155A1 (fr) Ensemble de conditionnement et de distribution d'un produit fluide avec reprise d'air
EP0329582B1 (de) Spender für pastöse Produkte, versehen mit einem zur seitlichen Ausgabe dienenden axialen Betätigungskopf, und Verhüllungselement für seine Ausgabeöffnung
EP0755872B1 (de) Mit einer Abgabeöffnung und einer Verschlussvorrichtung versehener Behälter
EP1305229B1 (de) Befestigungskopf für tuben
EP0266284B1 (de) Spender für Pasteten-Produkte und Verfahren zur Fabrikation
EP1292504B1 (de) Tube mit grossem halsdurchmesser und starrem ansatzstück
EP1072527B1 (de) Verpackung für pastöse Produkte mit verbesserter Entleerung
FR2836457A1 (fr) Pot deformable
EP1127012B1 (de) Irreversible befestigung einer verschlusskappe mit begrentzer drehmöglichkeit
FR2567106A1 (fr) Couvercle tournant d'un contenant
EP1316366A2 (de) Vorrichtung zur Aufbewahrung und dosierten Ausgabe einer Flüssigkeit
FR2964022A1 (fr) Essoreur pour applicateur de produit, ensemble d'application comprenant un tel essoreur, et son utilisation en cosmetique
FR2715634A1 (fr) Bouchon surmoulé.
FR2801568A1 (fr) Ensemble de conditionnement en plastique a recyclage ameliore
FR2642400A1 (fr) Tube de stockage et de distribution d'un contenu plus ou moins pateux comportant un capot. procede et dispositif d'injection dudit capot
EP1442998B1 (de) Elastische Verschlussvorrichtung und Behälter
FR3139556A1 (fr) Ensemble de conditionnement de produit cosmétique comprenant un récipient en matériau cellulosique et un élément d’obturation

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20020314

AK Designated contracting states

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: AL LT LV MK RO SI

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20040213

RAP1 Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)

Owner name: CEBAL S.A.S.

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20050511

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20050511

Ref country code: TR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20050511

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20050511

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: NOT ENGLISH

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: LANGUAGE OF EP DOCUMENT: FRENCH

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 60110799

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 20050616

Kind code of ref document: P

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CY

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20050718

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20050718

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20050731

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20050731

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20050811

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20050811

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20050811

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: NV

Representative=s name: WILLIAM BLANC & CIE CONSEILS EN PROPRIETE INDUSTRI

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 20050803

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20051019

NLV1 Nl: lapsed or annulled due to failure to fulfill the requirements of art. 29p and 29m of the patents act
REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FG2A

Ref document number: 2241851

Country of ref document: ES

Kind code of ref document: T3

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FD4D

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20060214

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20060619

Year of fee payment: 6

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Payment date: 20060620

Year of fee payment: 6

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20060621

Year of fee payment: 6

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Payment date: 20060711

Year of fee payment: 6

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20070831

Year of fee payment: 7

BERE Be: lapsed

Owner name: CEBAL S.A.S.

Effective date: 20050731

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20070725

Year of fee payment: 7

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20070718

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20070731

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20070731

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20070718

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20070718

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FD2A

Effective date: 20070719

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20070719

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090203

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20080718

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20100823

Year of fee payment: 10

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

Effective date: 20120330

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20110801