EP1433712A1 - Ausgabeverschluss mit variablem Durchfluss - Google Patents

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EP1433712A1
EP1433712A1 EP02028908A EP02028908A EP1433712A1 EP 1433712 A1 EP1433712 A1 EP 1433712A1 EP 02028908 A EP02028908 A EP 02028908A EP 02028908 A EP02028908 A EP 02028908A EP 1433712 A1 EP1433712 A1 EP 1433712A1
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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
    • 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
    • B65D47/30—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with plug valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by turning a cylindrical or conical plug without axial passageways
    • 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
    • B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
    • B65D47/261—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement
    • B65D47/266—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement the rotational movement being transmitted by displacement of an additional external element, e.g. overcap

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  • the present invention relates to a variable flow distributor cap plus particularly intended for containers of liquid food products such as drinks.
  • Such caps include a fixing base secured to the container neck and a distributor connected to said base while being movable in axial translation so as to allow adjustment of the liquid flow rate during gravity flow.
  • the distributor consists of a plug comprising, on the one hand, a internal core carried in a movable and sealed manner by said base and provided with a conduit evacuation, and, on the other hand, an external crown mounted on said base by covering said core and ensuring, by rotation, in engagement with transmission means, the pivoting of said core and placing the container in communication with the outside via the exhaust duct and through said crown.
  • said core comprises two lateral pivots resting in support slots provided on said base.
  • said transmission means consist of complementary toothed zones engaged with one another by forming gears, formed respectively, on the underside of said crown and on said core.
  • said base comprises an external skirt provided with retaining members on the container neck and an internal jacket provided with a sealing element with said core.
  • said slots are made at the top of said shirt while said sealing element is formed by an internal lip in rotary contact with said core.
  • said base comprises an upper flange provided with a snap ring of said crown.
  • said crown is connected to the base by a separable tamper-evident band.
  • said core is formed of a sphere with a conduit axial evacuation.
  • the inner edge of the crown is provided with a flexible lip external seal and said core or at least said discharge duct projects at across said crown.
  • the plug of the invention offers an aesthetic and very ergonomic profile, the compactness is close to that of a traditional cork, in particular because the bushel is housed inside the container neck.
  • the structure of the cap is simple and the number of pieces sufficiently limited to make its manufacturing process quick and economical.
  • the tightness of the container is very high due, on the one hand, to the possibility of locking the valve plug in the closed position and, on the other hand, of the joint action of the internal and external lips coming laterally in contact with support against said bushel.
  • the operation of the crown is carried out very easily in the manner of a dial and allows precise and reliable adjustment of the liquid flow rate, suitable for different types of consumption.
  • the cap shown in Figure 1 is intended to be mounted on a container (not shown) of liquid food product (mineral water, milk, fruit juice, oil, etc.).
  • liquid food product mineral water, milk, fruit juice, oil, etc.
  • the assembly on the container can be done by snap as is provided in the embodiment shown or by any other means such as screwing.
  • the plug comprises a body formed by a base of attachment 1 covering the container, with an external skirt 11 which is made integral with the neck at by means of a retaining member 11a visible in FIGS. 3A and 3B.
  • Another variant may consist in making the base directly in one piece with the neck of the container.
  • the cap further comprises an adjustable distributor connected to the base 1.
  • This dispenser consists, according to the invention, of a bushel comprising, of a part, an internal core 2 supported in a mobile and sealed manner by the base 1 and which is provided with an exhaust duct 20 and, on the other hand, an external crown 3 mounted on the base 1 by covering the core 2.
  • the crown 3 is here snapped onto a rod 13a carried by an upper flange 13 produced on the base 1 while retaining freedom of rotation.
  • the crown 3 ensures, by rotation in the manner of a dial and in engagement with transmission means integrated into both the crown 3 and the core 2 (visible on the Figures 2 and 3A and 3B and described below), the pivoting of the core 2 as well as the communication of the container with the outside via the conduit 20, through the opening central 30 of the crown 3.
  • the crown 3 is provided with lateral grooves 33.
  • the core 2 which is here produced in spherical form with an evacuation duct axial, has two lateral pivots 21 resting in support slots 12a formed diametrically on the base 1.
  • the axis of the pivots is perpendicular to the axis of the conduit 20.
  • the slots 12a are located at the top of a shirt internal 12 produced coaxially with the skirt 11 on the base 1 and are associated with lights 14.
  • the space 10 delimited by the respective walls of the skirt 11 and the shirt 12 is for its part intended to receive the neck of the container by fitting.
  • the bottleneck container is thus in the axis of the jacket 12 and the core 2 is housed in large part inside the neck with minimum bulk.
  • the jacket 12 is further provided, in its lower part, with a sealing element in the form of an internal lip 12b coming into contact with the core 2.
  • the transmission means here consist of two toothed zones or tracks of complementary profiles 32, 23 engaged with each other by forming gears and / or pinions and which are formed respectively under the crown 3 and on the core 2.
  • the track 23 of the core 2 is carried by a frustoconical boss 22 centered on one of the lateral pivots 21 while the track 32 of the crown is produced on an inclined portion from its underside.
  • the cooperation of the zones 32, 23 also secures and locks the core 2 relative to the crown 3 in a determined position and thus makes it possible to obtain, during use, an adjustable and stable flow rate of liquid (corresponding to the total or partial opening of the conduit 20) and, during storage, a complete and watertight closure guarantee.
  • an adjustable and stable flow rate of liquid corresponding to the total or partial opening of the conduit 20
  • the geometry of the tracks 32, 23 is determined so that the passage from the full opening of the plug to its complete closing is possible with a sectoral rotation of the crown 3.
  • the closing of the plug corresponds to an orientation of the axis of the conduit 20 at 90 ° the axis of the plug, as shown in Figure 3A. In this position, the conduit 20 is hidden and the solid wall of the core closes, at the bottom, the neck of the container.
  • the core 2 or at least the conduit 20 protrudes through the crown 3 as is apparent on the Figures 3A and 3B.
  • the diameter of the opening 30 of the crown 3 is greater the diameter of the conduit 20.
  • the crown 3 is attached to the base 1 by a separable tamper-evident band 4 which prevents any rotation of the plug and preserves thus the integrity of the container.
  • the strip 4 must obviously be sealed or overmolded with the base 1 and the crown 3 in the closed position of the plug.

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Cited By (4)

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DE112006001087B4 (de) * 2005-04-28 2010-12-30 Axial Technologies Ltd. Ventil
US7874308B2 (en) 2003-05-29 2011-01-25 Axial Technologies, Limited Rotating valve assembly
JP2014037274A (ja) * 2012-08-20 2014-02-27 Tian Xiang Chuang Zao:Kk キャップ装置
US8663170B2 (en) 2003-05-29 2014-03-04 Covidien Lp Rotating valve assembly including multi-lumen spherical valve

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US2495015A (en) * 1947-04-28 1950-01-17 James R Mcgrath Rotary receptacle closure
US2805801A (en) * 1953-11-06 1957-09-10 Jacobs William Container with rotary closure
US3703249A (en) * 1970-05-08 1972-11-21 Edward Benjamin Middleton Rotatable opening container closure
FR2180455A1 (de) * 1972-04-17 1973-11-30 Middleton Edward
JPH0872916A (ja) * 1994-09-02 1996-03-19 Nifco Inc キャップ及びその製造方法
GB2328433A (en) * 1997-08-22 1999-02-24 Chown Peter A C Rotary closure device with an outer cap

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2495015A (en) * 1947-04-28 1950-01-17 James R Mcgrath Rotary receptacle closure
US2805801A (en) * 1953-11-06 1957-09-10 Jacobs William Container with rotary closure
US3703249A (en) * 1970-05-08 1972-11-21 Edward Benjamin Middleton Rotatable opening container closure
FR2180455A1 (de) * 1972-04-17 1973-11-30 Middleton Edward
JPH0872916A (ja) * 1994-09-02 1996-03-19 Nifco Inc キャップ及びその製造方法
GB2328433A (en) * 1997-08-22 1999-02-24 Chown Peter A C Rotary closure device with an outer cap

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7874308B2 (en) 2003-05-29 2011-01-25 Axial Technologies, Limited Rotating valve assembly
US8663170B2 (en) 2003-05-29 2014-03-04 Covidien Lp Rotating valve assembly including multi-lumen spherical valve
US9322481B2 (en) 2003-05-29 2016-04-26 Covidien Lp Rotating valve assembly including multi-lumen spherical valve
DE112006001087B4 (de) * 2005-04-28 2010-12-30 Axial Technologies Ltd. Ventil
JP2014037274A (ja) * 2012-08-20 2014-02-27 Tian Xiang Chuang Zao:Kk キャップ装置

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