EP1456092B1 - Behälter, insbesondere getränkeflasche - Google Patents

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EP1456092B1
EP1456092B1 EP02795143A EP02795143A EP1456092B1 EP 1456092 B1 EP1456092 B1 EP 1456092B1 EP 02795143 A EP02795143 A EP 02795143A EP 02795143 A EP02795143 A EP 02795143A EP 1456092 B1 EP1456092 B1 EP 1456092B1
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Hans-Dieter Dubs
Jürgen Soldan
Karl Matheis
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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
    • B65D53/00—Sealing or packing elements; Sealings formed by liquid or plastics material
    • B65D53/02—Collars or rings
    • 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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • 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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/0005—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in one piece
    • B65D39/0047—Glass, ceramic or metal stoppers for perfume bottles or the like
    • 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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/02—Disc closures
    • B65D39/025—Disc closures the closure being maintained in place by an additional element
    • 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
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/28—Caps combined with stoppers
    • 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
    • B65D45/00—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members
    • B65D45/02—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members for applying axial pressure to engage closure with sealing surface
    • B65D45/30—Annular members, e.g. with snap-over action or screw-threaded
    • 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
    • B65D2539/00—Details relating to closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D2539/001—Details of closures arranged within necks or pouring opening or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D2539/006—Details of closures arranged within necks or pouring opening or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers provided with separate sealing rings

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  • the invention relates to a container, in particular a beverage bottle, according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • a container with a bottle opening having a bottle body and with a partially insertable into the bottle opening closure button is known.
  • a bottle strap closure consisting of an upper bracket and a lower bracket and releasably secured to the bottle body and holding the closure button inserted in the bottle opening in an axial or radial direction.
  • the closure button consists of a head portion in which a bore for receiving the upper bracket is transversely mounted, and an adjoining substantially frusto-conical sealing part.
  • Of the Lock button is made of pressed glass.
  • closure heads made of plastic or ceramic are also known from the prior art.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a container, in particular a beverage bottle, in which the beverage content, especially sensitive drinks such as wine, over a long period of time safely and reliably and protected from harmful environmental influences can be stored.
  • the fixing ensures that the closure body is held in the axial and / or radial direction. Depending on the design of a sealing surface between the closure body and the bottle opening, the fixation of the closure body is sufficient to reliably hold it in its sealing position.
  • the beverage bottle is transportable and can be stored for years.
  • a seal is provided, which is arranged between the closure body and the bottle body and having a first leg and a second leg.
  • the beverage bottle according to claim 2 has an insertable into the bottle opening closure body, which consists entirely of glass.
  • Glass is already the material from which the actual bottle body is made in a known manner. It therefore enjoys acceptance even among sensitive consumers, while plastic closure bodies or the like.
  • the closure body made of glass with much stricter quality standards can be produced than is possible with a natural product such as cork.
  • a significantly more reliable sealing effect can be achieved for closing the bottle opening than with natural cork, which can dry out or if appropriate has inclusions through which air reaches the beverage to be protected.
  • the fixing element can be fastened in a form-fitting manner at least in the axial direction to a bottle edge adjoining the bottle opening.
  • the fixing element has a securing element which is deformable or destructible in such a way that the positive or frictional attachment of the fixing element to the bottle edge can be released.
  • the fuse element may e.g. a made of plastic or metal, preferably tinplate or aluminum in particular, be existing band that can bend or tear the consumer to release the fixing from the edge of the bottle and finally remove the closure body from the bottle opening.
  • a locking element in particular a thread formed in a provided on the bottle opening holding means, e.g. a mating thread, engages.
  • the arrangement of locking element and holding device - especially if it is a thread - ensures a particularly stable axial fixation of the closure body in the bottle opening.
  • the fixing element then has to hold the closure body only in the radial direction in order to prevent the closure body from being unscrewed from the bottle opening.
  • the closure body has a conical, preferably ground jacket surface which has a conical, also milled counter surface is assigned in the bottle opening. It is known that ground conical glass surfaces can achieve a highly dense effect on each other. The lateral surfaces are also easy to produce.
  • the upper side of the closure body is provided with a grip device which makes it easier for the consumer to pull or turn the closure body out of the bottle opening.
  • a seal is inserted between the closure body and the bottle edge, which is pressed by a formed on the closure body flange against the edge of the bottle.
  • the closure body is pressed with the seal against the bottle edge after filling the beverage bottle and the flange of the closure body and the edge of the bottle with a so-called Ganzabrisskappe (eg "snap-cap" from Pohl GmbH) surrounded ,
  • tear-off cap is made of metal, preferably of aluminum, and surrounds both the flange of the closure body and the edge of the bottle, extends their axial holding power to obtain the sealing effect.
  • the fixing element is ring-shaped or sleeve-shaped and surrounds the flange of the closure body and the undercut on the edge of the bottle.
  • a securing element is a component of the fixing element and can be detached from it in such a way that at least the part of the fixing element encompassing the flange of the closure body can be removed from the closure body.
  • the securing element forms a lower part of the fixing element and is detachably connected to an upper part of the fixing element via a connecting region.
  • the connection area can then be used with a tool, e.g. a knife, are cut open, so that the lower part of the fixing, ie the securing element, in particular of the undercut on the edge of the bottle embracing part, falls down, while the upper, the flange of the closure body embracing part of the fixing is lifted upwards.
  • the bottle cap can be easily opened with a knife or other cutting device.
  • connection area between the upper and lower parts of the fixation element comprises a perforation, an annular notch, or some other type of material weakening to facilitate opening of the bottle.
  • the securing element is designed as a split ring or as a closed ring with a perforation on which the ring can be opened.
  • the securing element e.g. forms the lower part of the fixing and remains as a ring initially on the bottleneck, easily remove. This improves the aesthetic effect of the beverage bottle and prevents injuries, e.g. could be caused by the sharp edges of the fixing element preferably made of aluminum or plastic.
  • a spring device is arranged between the fixing element and the upper side of the closure body.
  • the spring device may for example consist of a stainless steel or plastic spring and makes it possible to stabilize the seal acting on the seal and to be held upright by the fixing element. Even then, namely, if due to thermal fluctuations, the fixing element yields slightly, the resulting elongation is partially compensated and adopted by the spring device, so that the seal is still held together with the required sealing force.
  • a temperature or age-related stretching of the usually annular or sleeve-shaped fixing element, as well as manufacturing inaccuracies when closing the beverage bottle can be compensated. The danger of a decreasing sealing effect up to a leak of the bottle can be effectively avoided.
  • Suitable springs are various types of stainless steel or plastic springs, which can be designed both as a spiral as well as a leaf or plate spring. So, for example, a suitable one is e.g. embedded in a plastic bubble air cushion.
  • the fixing element is designed as a cap, which is axially pushed over the closure body and are provided on the latches or a Rundumbördelung which engage behind the undercut on the edge of the bottle.
  • the fixing can be pushed over the closure body on the closure body and the edge of the bottle until the latches engage behind the undercut on the edge of the bottle and engage, and then fasten without the aid of additional tools.
  • the beverage bottle according to the invention can be used particularly advantageously for the commercial bottling of wine. Due to the special combination of individual elements known per se together with a wine bottle, it is possible to solve the existing since time immemorial "cork problem".
  • a further preferred embodiment of the beverage bottle is characterized in that the closure body has a substantially circular disk-shaped base body, from which a central, substantially circular-cylindrical guide body emanates, which tapers at its free end. Viewed in longitudinal section, a right angle results at the interface between the base body and the guide body.
  • the main body and the guide body form, viewed in longitudinal section, two legs, which are arranged at a right angle to each other.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the beverage bottle is characterized in that the main body on the side of the guide body, viewed in longitudinal section, has a substantially rectangular recess which serves to partially receive a sealing element.
  • the sealing element can be cast on the closure body or loosely formed.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the beverage bottle is characterized in that the main body on the side of the guide body has radially outwardly a, viewed in longitudinal section, in particular rectangular projection which limits the recess in the base body.
  • the projection serves to fix the sealing element. It may be advantageous to provide an undercut on the projection in order to prevent undesired release of the sealing element from the closure body.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the beverage bottle is characterized in that from the recess in the base body, a substantially rectangular recess in the guide body emanates, which is arranged substantially perpendicular to the recess in the base body.
  • the two elongate recesses together form a receiving space for a part of the sealing element.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the beverage bottle is characterized in that between the closure body and the bottle opening a substantially annular sealing element is arranged, whose cross section has two legs arranged at right angles to each other, of which the first leg on the front side of the bottle opening and of which second leg can come to rest on the inside of the bottle opening.
  • the bottle opening can also be referred to as a bottleneck.
  • the second leg of the sealing element is at least partially inside of the bottle neck. The first leg rests on the mouth of the bottle.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the beverage bottle is characterized in that the first leg of the sealing element on the side facing away from the closure body, viewed in cross section, has a projection or a plurality of projections.
  • the projections form circumferential sealing lips, which ensure a good seal when the base body is pressed by the fixing member against the bottle opening.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the beverage bottle is characterized in that, viewed in cross-section, on the first leg of the sealing element, two flats are formed, which face each other and in particular enclose an angle of approximately 45 ° to the surface of the first leg. Form the two flats at the ends of the first leg two chamfers, which serve for sealing, when the base body of the closure element is pressed by the fixing element against the bottle opening.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the beverage bottle is characterized in that the first leg of the sealing element on the side facing away from the closure body, viewed in cross-section, is concave.
  • the concave design of the leg surface results in two sealing points when the leg rests on a, viewed in cross-section, substantially rectangular bottleneck mouth. The two corners of the neck of the neck can dig into the flats.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the beverage bottle is characterized in that at the free end or in the vicinity of the free end of the second leg of the sealing element, viewed in cross-section, a particular rounded projection is formed.
  • the projection forms a bead that comes to rest on the inside of the bottle neck when the beverage bottle is closed. The projection ensures a good seal even if the closure body, for example, when resealing the bottle, is not pressed by the fixing against the bottle opening.
  • Another preferred embodiment of the beverage bottle is characterized in that the second leg of the sealing element, in Viewed cross-section, tapered at its free end.
  • the taper of the second leg of the sealing element is preferably adapted to the taper of the guide body to facilitate the insertion of the closure body with the sealing element in the bottle opening.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the beverage bottle is characterized in that the second leg of the sealing element, viewed in cross section, widens at its free end.
  • the substantially wedge-shaped extension ensures a good seal even when the closure body, for example when resealing the bottle, is not pressed by the fixing element against the bottle opening.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the beverage bottle is characterized in that in the closure body, viewed in longitudinal section, a bulge for receiving the extension, in particular when opening the bottle, is provided.
  • the bulge forms a groove in the closure body, which may have a trapezoidal cross-section.
  • the cross section of the groove can also be formed semicircular or triangular.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the beverage bottle is characterized in that a rounded thickening is formed at the free end of the second leg of the sealing element.
  • the thickening forms a torus which in the closed Condition of the bottle is pressed to the inside of the bottle neck. This leads to a good seal even if the closure body, for example, when reclosing the bottle, is not pressed by the fixing against the bottle opening.
  • the container claimed in the context of the present invention in particular the claimed bottle, can be made of glass, plastic, ceramic or metal, preferably aluminum.
  • the container opening may be conical or non-conical and ground or uncut.
  • the closure body may be made of glass, plastic or ceramic or consist.
  • the closure body can be ground or unpolished and, complementary to the container opening, conical or non-conical.
  • the fixing element may be made of metal, preferably aluminum or plastic or consist.
  • the fixing element may be formed, for example, as a braid or as a bracket.
  • FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the invention with a bottle body 1 having a bottle opening 2 at its upper end, shown in section and essentially having a conventional shape.
  • the bottle body 1 is preferably of glass. It is also conceivable to use bottle body 1 made of plastic or earthenware. In a particularly advantageous manner, the bottle body is a wine bottle, but it may also be spirits, oil or vinegar bottles.
  • a completely made of glass closure body 3 is inserted. It has a conical, ground lateral surface, which cooperates via a sealing surface 4 with a correspondingly shaped, also conical, ground inner surface of the bottle opening 2.
  • the corresponding sealing principle is already known from wine carafes with ground glass stopper. With little effort, it is possible to make the cooperating on the sealing surface 4 conical surfaces of the closure body 3 and the bottle opening 2 so precise, especially to grind that a complete liquid and gas tightness can be achieved over a long period.
  • the flat cone angle of the sealing surface 4 determining cone also causes a certain self-locking, which holds the closure body 3 in the bottle opening 2.
  • the self-locking effect is further enhanced by the fact that a small amount of liquid of the beverage stored in the interior of the bottle body 1 can reach the sealing surface 4 and, due to an adhesion effect, holds the closure body 3 firmly.
  • the closure body 3 is at its top 5 through a fixing element 6 is held.
  • the fixing element 6 causes in the first embodiment shown in Figure 1 primarily that the closure body 3 in an axial direction (in Figure 1 from above) is supported to prevent axial release of the closure body 3 from the bottle opening 2.
  • an extension 7 is integrally formed with the closure body 3 on the upper side 5 of the closure body 3, which engages in a corresponding recess 8 of the fixing element 6.
  • the extension 7 may also be made of glass, but also of a different material.
  • Figure 2 shows a plan view of the closure body 3 with the longitudinally extending projection 7.
  • gripping surfaces 10 are provided, at which the consumer grab the closure body 3 with his fingers and can unscrew or pull out of the bottle opening 2.
  • depressions can also be provided on the upper side of the closure body 3, into which the consumer can intervene with his fingers.
  • the fixing element 6 receiving the axial and radial forces acting through the holding of the closure body 3 is fastened to the support 9 on a bottle rim 9 formed on the bottle body 1.
  • the bottle rim 9 is shown in Figure 1 in the form of a narrow flange. But he can also have a e.g. have beer beer bottles for holding a crown cap usual round cross-sectional shape.
  • the fixing element 6 may consist of an elastically / plastically deformable sheet metal material which can be bent open in order to remove the fixing element 6 for opening the beverage bottle and to obtain free access to the closure body 3.
  • a securing element such as a sheet metal ring or a tear-off sheet metal strip, after its removal, the fixing element 6 from the bottle edge 9 is releasable.
  • the fixing element 6 may also be made of a flexible plastic material, e.g. as in a so-called shrink capsule, which is either so stretchable that it is slipped over for detachment from the bottle body 1 over the bottle rim 9, or which is preferably destructible by tearing so that it can be easily removed.
  • a flexible plastic material e.g. as in a so-called shrink capsule, which is either so stretchable that it is slipped over for detachment from the bottle body 1 over the bottle rim 9, or which is preferably destructible by tearing so that it can be easily removed.
  • the fixing element consists of metal or plastic, is irrelevant to the quality of the beverage stored in the beverage bottle, because the fixing element 6 does not come into direct contact with the beverage. Rather, the drink only touches the bottle body 1 and the closure body 3, which are preferably both made of glass. This not only leads objectively to a significantly improved storage quality and lower quality losses, as is the case in particular with natural cork. At the same time, glass is much more trusted by the consumer than material for food storage containers, as is the case with other natural or even taste-impairing plastic materials.
  • FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the invention.
  • the closure body 3 is not completely inserted into the bottle opening 2, but surmounted with an edge 11, the bottle opening 2.
  • the fixing element 6 is annular and surrounds the top 5 of the closure body, and the bottle edge 9 to hold the closure body 3 positively axial.
  • the anti-rotation may be e.g. are reinforced by recesses in the edge 11 of the closure body 3, in which the fixing element 6 partially enters, which would cause an additional positive fixation.
  • ground sealing surface 4 it is also possible to provide a type of locking or threaded connection between the closure body 3 and the bottle opening 2.
  • corresponding locking elements or retaining elements be it in the form of threads or interlocking extensions, would already be provided during the prototyping of the glass, which cooperate during insertion of the closure body 3 and subsequent rotation in the bottle opening 2 such that the closure body 3 is held axially and radially.
  • the radial fixation should be achieved in the manner described above by the fixing element 6 or at least secured.
  • a required sealing surface 4 As far as it is difficult to provide the interface between the closure body 3 and the bottle opening 2 on the one hand with locking / holding elements or with a thread and on the other hand form a required sealing surface 4, also an additional seal, for example in the form of a silicone or Rubber rings, to be inserted.
  • an additional seal for example in the form of a silicone or Rubber rings, to be inserted.
  • the space Z shown in Figure 3 which is formed by a distance between the bottle edge 9 and the edge 11 of the closure body 3 is suitable.
  • a sealing ring could be mounted on the closure body 3, which achieves the required sealing effect when introducing the closure body 3 in the bottle opening 2.
  • a seal can also be provided if the separating surface has no locking or holding elements or no thread.
  • FIG. 4 shows, as a third embodiment of the invention, a further development of the second embodiment according to FIG. 3.
  • the closure body 3 has a flange 12 whose outer diameter substantially corresponds to the outer diameter of the bottle rim 9 at the bottle opening 2.
  • the flange 12 merges into a shaft 13, which is conical in Figure 4 after a cylindrical part, but may also be completely cylindrical.
  • a flexible, annular seal 14 is pushed.
  • a sealing material are, for example, plastics, such as silicone or rubber, wherein the hardness and elasticity must be chosen such that even over long periods (years) a sufficient sealing force is guaranteed.
  • the seal 14 is arranged in the sealing surface between the flange 12 of the closure body 3 and the bottle rim 9.
  • the closure body 3 is held firmly in the bottle opening 2 by the fixing element 6.
  • the closure body 3 is held by a in Figure 5 in partial section and in the bottom view shown, designed as a so-called “Ganzabrisskappe” or “snap-cap” fixing 6.
  • Such a tear-off is already used to secure closures on infusion bottles application.
  • the Ganzabrisskappe (fixing element 6) consists of an annular aluminum element which is already preformed in its upper part, for example, crimped and thus engages over the flange 12 of the closure body 3. It is slipped over the closure body 3 and over the bottle edge 9 and can then be deformed by means of a suitable crimping device such that it rests in an undercut 15 formed between the bottle rim 9 and the bottle body 1. As a result, the closure body 3 is also firmly held in its position when it has been pressed against the bottle edge 9 to produce a suitable sealing force with the seal 14.
  • an unillustrated finger ring is provided, which is integrally connected to the aluminum element, so the fixing element 6 and is bent to open the Ganzabrisskappe. Subsequently, it can be torn off laterally so that the aluminum ring, that is to say the fixing element 6, is separated and can be easily removed from the closure body 3.
  • Serving as a securing element finger ring is disposed on the top of the Ganzabrisskappe and can be additionally protected by a clamped cover 16.
  • FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment of the invention.
  • the sealing body 3 made of glass sits together with the seal 14 in the bottle opening 2 of the bottle body 1.
  • the fixing element 6 is designed in the form of a ring or a sleeve or flat seal.
  • the sleeve may be open at a portion of the top of the closure body 3.
  • the fixing element 6 is also referred to as a "crimp cap”.
  • the fixing element 6 is pushed over the flange 12 of the closure body 3 and then crimped so that a lower part 17 of the fixing element 6 at least partially engages behind the undercut 15, as shown in Figure 6.
  • the lower part 17 is a securing element which holds the fixing element 6 axially.
  • the lower part 17 is integrally connected via a connecting region 18 with an upper part 19.
  • the connecting region 18 may be in the form of an annular notch, but also e.g. be designed as a horizontal circumferential perforation.
  • the connecting portion 18 is disposed at the level of the bottle rim 9, so that a knife, with which the connecting portion 18 is to be cut, a sufficient opposing force can be opposed.
  • the upper part 19 can be easily lifted off, so that the closure body 3 is easily accessible.
  • the securing member forming the lower part 17 either adheres to the bottle edge 9 or falls down over the bottleneck. It is advantageous if the lower part 17 is formed as a split ring and, for example, has a notch up to the height of the connecting portion 18. Then namely, the lower part 17 can easily spring open and remove from the bottleneck.
  • the ring forming the lower part 17 may also be closed and have a vertical perforation at which it is manually operated or with an appropriate tool to open when it is to be removed.
  • the fixing element 6 is made in the embodiment shown in Figure 6 as a crimp cap made of aluminum. This ensures sufficient strength to ensure the required sealing force for the seal 14 over a longer period of time. However, it is also possible that the fixing element 6 made of plastic, e.g. in the form of a shrink cap, when the plastic reaches sufficient strength and durability.
  • Figure 7 shows the upper part of a bottle body 1, namely the bottle edge 9 in an enlarged view.
  • the peripheral surface of the bottle rim 9 has three different areas: A cylindrical region U1, which extends over a substantial part of the height of the bottle rim 9 and can serve as a contact surface for the fixing element 6, not shown here. Due to the fact that the fixing element rests securely here and is supported, a circumferential cut can be introduced into the fixing element 6 with the aid of a tool, for example a knife, in order to remove it from a closed bottle body 1.
  • a tool for example a knife
  • the region U1 Towards the mouth M of the bottle body 1, the region U1 is adjoined by a second region U2, which is arched at a radius. It serves to avoid a sharp edge that On the one hand carries risks of injury, on the other hand easily breaks off in a shock.
  • region U3 is provided below the region U1, a further region U3 which merges under a curvature into the bottle neck F lying below the bottle edge 9, so that the above-mentioned undercut 15 is formed.
  • the bottle opening 2 is indicated, which has a subsequent to the mouth M conical region in which the closure body 3 is applied.
  • FIG. 8 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a closure body 3 in an enlarged, partly cutaway illustration.
  • the closure body is formed symmetrically to the central axis and symmetry S, so that here only the left part of the closure body is shown and explained in more detail.
  • the schematic diagram shows that the closure body has a flange 12 which rests on the mouth M of a bottle body 1.
  • the outer diameter of the flange 12 is adapted to that of the bottle rim 9, as can be seen for example in Figures 4 and 6.
  • the peculiarity of the closure body 3 shown here is that in the peripheral surface below the flange a circumferential annular groove R is introduced, the groove bottom is substantially conical and serves to receive a seal 14, which - seen in section - L-shaped is formed and has a first leg 14a, which is arranged in the annular groove R.
  • the second leg 14b extends in the representation shown here is substantially horizontal and is located on the underside of the flange 12 to the length of the second leg 14b is chosen so that it rests securely on the upper boundary surface of a bottle edge 9 and serves to seal a bottle opening 2 ,
  • the flange 12 must not rest directly on the edge 9 of a bottle to be closed. There must be a gap between the flange and the edge, so that axial tolerances of the conical closure body 3 can be compensated.
  • the leg 14b By means of the leg 14b, it will be possible for the flange 12 to touch the edge 9 directly. Due to the elasticity of the material axial tolerances can be compensated even if the gap between the flange 12 and the edge 9 is filled by the leg 14b.
  • the flexibility of the leg 14b can be increased by providing elevations and / or depressions on the surface facing the edge 9 and / or the flange 12 which can be realized, for example, by concentric or radial grooves and / or by more or less punctate elevations.
  • the first leg 14a seals the bottle opening 2 in its conical region and is received between the inner surface of the bottle opening 2 and the bottom of the annular groove 7 under a bias, so that also the sealing of the bottle body 1 serves.
  • the bottom of the annular groove 7 is formed so that the seal 14, that is, the first leg 14 a, here lies flat and thus subjected to a uniform contact pressure and thus uniformly pressed against the inner surface of the bottle mouth 2.
  • the thickness of the first leg 14 a can be selected so that the seal 14 alone seals the interior of the bottle body 1 when the closure body 3 is placed on the bottle body 1. But it is also conceivable that the conical outer surface of the shaft 13 of the closure body 3, which is below the seal 14, that is, the first leg 14a, sealingly abuts the inner surface of the bottle opening 2. In this case, therefore, the closure body 3 has two different sealing surfaces, so that a particularly secure sealing of the contents in the bottle body 1 is ensured.
  • leg 14a it is clear that when placing a closure body 3 on a bottle already a tight seal can be guaranteed if the leg 14b is completely dispensed with.
  • the seal 14, shown in Figure 8 is then practically realized as a conical sealing ring formed by the leg 14a. It is essential in this embodiment that, as mentioned above, a direct contact between the flange 12 of the closure body 3 and the edge 9 of a bottle is avoided. It must be here when closing a Bottle remain a gap that receives the axial tolerances of the conical sealing plug.
  • FIG. 9 shows, in partial section, the upper region of a bottle body 1 with a bottle rim 9 modified with respect to FIG. 7.
  • the same parts are provided with the same reference numbers, so that reference is made to the description of FIG.
  • the cylindrical first region U1 of the peripheral surface of the bottle edge 9 has a circumferential groove N, which allows a particularly easy cutting a fixing element 6, not shown here, which in the two above and below the groove N adjacent parts of the range U1 is present. If a knife is applied to the fixing element 6 from the outside in the region of the groove N, then this can penetrate to the bottom of the groove N and cut the fixing element 6 without problems. Instead of a knife practically any more or less sharp object can be used here, because the fixing element 6 can be pressed in and separated by the circumferential groove.
  • FIG. 10 shows, in an exploded view, the upper part of a bottle body 1 with the bottle rim 9 in cross section, above it at a distance a seal 14 likewise in cross section.
  • a closure body 3 Arranged above the seal is a closure body 3, which is designed such that its shank 13 penetrates the interior of the ring 14 formed as a ring and thus into the interior of the bottle body 1 can get.
  • a peripheral groove Above the conically shaped shaft 13 and below a flange 12, a peripheral groove can be seen, in which the seal 14 comes to lie in the attached state of the closure body 3.
  • the closure body 3 has the flange 12, which spans the mouth M of the bottle body 1 and whose outer diameter is selected to be about as large as the outer diameter of the bottle rim.
  • the substantially cylindrical circumferential jacket of the fixing element 6 shows in the lower region a circumferential line of weakness L, which can be realized by horizontal, spaced sections, between which are substantially vertically extending connecting webs.
  • the fixing element 6 may be formed as a sleeve or cap whose upper boundary wall is closed. However, it can also be designed as a ring and have an opening in the upper boundary wall, as shown by way of example in FIG.
  • Figure 11 shows the elements shown in Figure 10 in the assembled state:
  • the closure body 3 is placed on the bottle body 1, wherein between the edge 9 and the flange 12, the seal 14 comes to rest.
  • the two parts are not visible, because the fixing element 6 on the closure body 3 and the upper part of Bottle body is inverted.
  • the lower edge of the fixing element 6 is flanged and engages in the undercut 15. As a result, the fixing element 6 is securely held on the bottle body 1.
  • the fixing element 6 can be provided with a holding device, namely with at least one introduced from the outside into the shell of the fixing 3 bead, which is arranged so that it engages under the lower edge of the flange 12 of the closure body 3 ,
  • the bead is preferably formed circumferentially. It holds when removing the fixing element 6, the closure body 3 in the interior of the fixing, so that it can be removed together with the closure body 3 of the bottle body 1, when the jacket of the fixing element 6 was separated in the region of the line of weakness L.
  • the closure of the bottle body 1 can be done in a simple manner by means of a standard closure head, with only a small head pressure is required.
  • a conventional plunger which places the fixing element 6 on the bottle body 1 and the closure body 3. In this case, a deep-drawing process is preferably not required.
  • the holding device H can be realized by the preferably circumferential beaded from the outside into the shell of the fixing element 6 bead is realized.
  • the closing process can be implemented in bottles of different shapes, provided the mouth region is matched to the closing device, that is to say to the closing head.
  • the bottle body 1 can consist of both glass and stoneware. It is essential that it does not affect the contents of the bottle, so in particular the wine, but also, for example, spirits, oil or vinegar.
  • a spring device is inserted between the upper side of the closure body 3 and the fixing element 6.
  • the spring is compressed when closing the bottle 1 with the fixing element 6 and allows settling phenomena - be it in the seal 14 or by a time-extending extension of the fixing element 6 - not directly cause that sufficient sealing force is no longer generated. Rather, the spring device compensates for a part of these settlement phenomena and makes the closure more insensitive.
  • spring device Depending on the space requirement, different types of metal or plastic springs are suitable, although it is also possible to use pneumatic springs, for example plastic-enclosed air cushions, for reasons of manufacture. Other variants include disc springs, leaf springs, gel springs, etc. conceivable.
  • the beverage bottle according to the invention can be used in a particularly advantageous manner in the industrial or commercial bottling of wine but also of spirits, oil or vinegar. Due to the very simple manufacturability described above, e.g. a cast, pressed or ground conical sealing seat (sealing surface 4) can reduce the manufacturing costs compared to a conventional natural cork closure. The significant economic advantage is enhanced by the fact that the closure body 3 made of glass increases the bearing quality and thus minimizes the risk of losses due to leaking cork closures.
  • Figure 12 shows a modified embodiment of a seal 14 ', as described in connection with Figure 8. It is therefore in this respect referred to this description.
  • the difference between the seal 14 'and the seal 14 is that the first limb 14'a resting against the conical shaft 13 has, at its lower end E, a circumferential ring 51 which has a larger outer diameter than the remaining limb 14'a.
  • the outer surface lying above the ring 51 of the first leg 14a thus jumps back relative to the ring 51.
  • the ring is seen in cross-section in its lower, the end E facing region conical, so it widens from bottom to top at an acute angle, which facilitates the introduction of the closure body 13 in a bottle opening.
  • the conical region extends practically over the entire height of the ring 51, which springs back only in the uppermost region and merges into the surface of the leg 14'a.
  • the special design of the ring 51 serves to reduce the contact area with the inner surface of the bottle body, so to reduce the friction when closing and opening a bottle.
  • a larger material thickness is provided in the region of the ring 51, as in the remaining first leg 14'a, so that here a certain flexibility of the seal 14 'is given, but on the other hand, sufficient material is available to compensate for tolerance deviations in the mouth region of a bottle can.
  • the seal 14 'thus closes the mouth M of a bottle body 1 only in the region of the ring 51st
  • Figure 12 illustrated conical lower portion of the ring 51 is particularly advantageous because it facilitates the placement of the closure body 3 on a bottle body 1 particularly.
  • annular beads 53 and 55 which run concentrically to the symmetry axis S of the seal 14 '.
  • the illustration according to FIG. 12 shows that the annular beads are V-shaped in cross-section, so that they also have a relatively small contact area with a bottle body 11. This has, as with the ring 51, the advantage that sticking of the closure body 3 or the seal 14 'can not occur so easily in sugary drinks.
  • the annular beads 53 and 55 may be continuous or interrupted by grooves extending either radially or at an angle to radial lines. It thus results in elevations lying on an imaginary circular ring.
  • the legs 14'a and 14'b can be made relatively thin, so that correspondingly less material for the manufacture of the annular seal 14 'is required.
  • sufficient material is present to compensate for unevenness in the surface of the bottle and dimensional tolerances and yet to ensure sufficient contact forces to ensure the seal can.
  • the placement of the closure body 3 on a bottle body 1 is particularly facilitated.
  • the seal 14 ' is, as also noted for the other embodiments, made of an elastic material, which is neutral to the content in the bottle body 1, so this does not affect.
  • a bottle neck 1 is shown in longitudinal section, which is closed by a plug 103 made of glass or plastic. Between the plug 103 and the bottle neck 101, a sealing element 104 is arranged.
  • the closure body 103 is fixed on the bottle neck 101 with the aid of an aluminum cap 106.
  • the reference numeral 108 indicates that the closure body 103 or the stopper 103 can also be fastened on the bottleneck with the aid of a shrunk-on plastic or metal foil.
  • the sealing element 104 has a substantially circular disk-shaped body 110, from the center of a substantially circular cylindrical guide body 112 emanates.
  • the free end 113 of the guide body 112 tapers.
  • the main body 110 has a rectangular recess 115 on the side facing the bottleneck 101.
  • the recess 115 is bounded by a rectangular projection 116, which is formed radially on the outside of the main body 110 of the closure body 103.
  • the rectangular recess 115 in the base body 110 merges into a rectangular recess 118, which is provided in the guide body 112.
  • the two rectangular recesses 115 and 118 form a receiving space for a part of the sealing element or sealing element 104.
  • the sealing element 104 comprises a first leg 121 and a second leg 122, which is angled 90 ° from the first leg 121.
  • the free end of the first leg 121 is formed complementary to the projection 116 of the main body 110 of the sealing plug 103.
  • On the bottle neck 101 facing surface of the first leg 121 of the sealing element 104 two flats 23 and 24 are formed at the ends, which face each other.
  • the two flats 123 and 124 are arranged at an angle of about 45 ° to the associated surface of the first leg 121.
  • the rounded corner regions of the bottle neck 102 are in the closed state of the beverage bottle at the two flats 23 and 24 of the sealing element 104 at.
  • a bead-shaped thickening 130 is formed at the free end of the second leg 122 of the sealing element 104, which ensures an additional seal even when the closure body 103 is not pressed by the fixing member 106 against the bottle neck 101.
  • the sealing element 104 may be cast on the closure body 103 in all embodiments. However, the sealing element 104 can also be mounted separately in an additional operation on the closure body 103. In addition, it is possible to place the sealing element 104 separately on the bottle neck 101, and put the sealing plug 103 in a separate step.
  • the sealing in the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 13 and 14 is effected both by the two flats 123 and 124 and by the annular bead 130.
  • the closure body 103 is replaced by the aluminum cap 106 which forms the fixing element. pressed against the bottleneck 101.
  • the sealing plug 103 is no longer pressed against the bottle neck 101.
  • the seal therefore only takes place via the annular bead 130 at the end of the second leg 122 of the sealing element 104.
  • FIG. 15 shows a bottle neck 101 without a seal and without a closure body, which is similar to the bottle neck from FIGS. 13 and 14.
  • the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 16 to 20 are similar to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 13 and 14. Therefore, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar parts.
  • the text below mainly looks at the differences between the different versions. Reference is made to the description of the same or similar parts of Figures 13 and 14.
  • the projection 116 is not rectangular but has a substantially trapezoidal shape.
  • the surface 126 of the first leg 121 of the sealing element 104 facing the bottleneck 101 is concave.
  • the interaction with the associated, rounded edges of the bottle neck 101 results in two sealing points 27a and 27b.
  • the concave surface 126 thus has practically the same effect as the two flats 123 and 124 in the embodiment shown in Figure 14.
  • the sealing element 104 shown in FIG. 16 is preferably applied to the plug 103 before the closing operation.
  • the seal 104 may be cast on the plug 103, the plug 103 may be made of plastic or glass.
  • the plug 103 does not comprise any recesses for receiving the sealing element 104.
  • two protrusions are provided on the surface of the first leg 121 of the sealing element 104 facing the bottleneck 101 132 formed.
  • the two projections 132 form circumferential annular beads on the surface of the first leg 121.
  • the two annular beads 132 serve to seal when the closure body 103 is pressed against the bottle neck 101 by means of a fixing element (not shown).
  • the free end 128 of the second leg 122 of the sealing element 104 tapers.
  • the free end 128 of the second leg 122 of the sealing element 104 expands.
  • the free end 128 forms
  • a wedge whose one side on the inside of the bottle neck 101 and the other side of a slightly beveled surface 129 of the closure body 103 comes into contact.
  • a bulge 134 is provided on the closure body, viewed in section.
  • the bulge 134 forms a circumferential groove on the closure body 103, which serves to receive the widening free end 128 of the second leg 122 of the sealing element 104 when opening the beverage bottle.
  • the plug 103 may be a plastic or glass stopper.
  • the seal 104 is preferably used separately before the plug 103 is pressed into the bottle neck 101.
  • the seal 104 is pulled out with.
  • the entrainment of the sealing element 104 during removal of the Closure body 103 is ensured by a nose 135 which is formed in the region of the bulge 134 on the closure body 103.
  • a rectangular recess 118 is provided only in the guide body 112 of the sealing element 104, but not in the base body 110.
  • two projections 132 are formed at the first leg 121 of the sealing element 104, as in the embodiment shown in FIG When viewed in section.
  • a thickening 136 is formed on the second leg 122 of the sealing element 104 at the free end 128. The thickening 136 forms an annular bead which, in the closed state of the beverage bottle, comes into contact both on the inside of the bottle neck 101 and on the circumference of the guide body 112 of the sealing plug 103.
  • the sealing plug 103 which is preferably made of glass, is used.
  • the sealing bead 136 is pressed during insertion of the sealing plug 103 by the latter against the inside of the bottle neck 101.
  • a nose 137 formed on the closure body 103 carries along the sealing element 104.
  • the plug may be secured to the bottle neck with a foil, for example a shrink wrap.
  • the sealing plug can also be used a braid, in particular wire mesh, are fixed or secured to the bottleneck.
  • the plug can also be secured with a bracket or otherwise as on the bottleneck.
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