EP1535855B1 - Verschluss für Behälter mit Originalitätssicherungselement - Google Patents

Verschluss für Behälter mit Originalitätssicherungselement Download PDF

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EP1535855B1
EP1535855B1 EP04019260A EP04019260A EP1535855B1 EP 1535855 B1 EP1535855 B1 EP 1535855B1 EP 04019260 A EP04019260 A EP 04019260A EP 04019260 A EP04019260 A EP 04019260A EP 1535855 B1 EP1535855 B1 EP 1535855B1
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Pietro Rossi
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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
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/12—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
    • B65D47/122—Threaded caps
    • B65D47/123—Threaded caps with internal parts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/50—Tamper-band co-operating with intermediate ring connected to the container

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  • the invention relates to caps for containers according to the preambles of claims 1 and 6.
  • caps for containers are commonly known and in particular caps fitted by screwing or snapped under pressure onto the mouth of the container itself and in this invention particular reference is made to caps made up of a body to be mounted by pressure on the container and a lid.
  • caps have certain inconveniences, the first of which is due to the sealing against tampering. Indeed, the sealing of such caps is normally carried out by means of a removable partition, which is connected to the pouring spout by means of a weakened line, in such way that the partition can be removed, after opening of the lid, by means of pulling on an eyelet connected to the partition itself. Removing this sealing partition, the pouring spout is freed and, once the lid is removed, one can pour the contents totally or partially, replacing the lid to protect the content remaining in the container.
  • This seal made up of a tearaway partition may create problems for the user since it must be removed with a manoeuvre of the fingers.
  • a further inconvenience of the known caps is due to the fact that the anti-bubble making function is created by thin plates, which extend toward the centre from the central body of the cap, and this solution does not satisfy the need for allowing a constant and homogeneous flow of the liquid coming out.
  • the invention is defined by a cap according to appended claim 1 and by a cap according to appended claim 6.
  • Figs. 3 and 4 the body 7 of the cap is illustrated in a shape that is almost a hollow cylinder, which has in the upper central zone a pouring spout 8, with drip-stopping rim 9, inside which there is a bowl 10 with closed bottom with the function of anti-bubble making, sustained by radial beams 11.
  • a ring-shaped conformation is envisaged, inside which there is a ring groove 12, aimed at receiving by pressure the upper mouth of the container 13; this ring conformation has on its upper external part a serration 14 turned upwards, corresponding to the serration 4 of the lid 1.
  • a thread is envisaged corresponding to the thread 6 of the lid 1.
  • the cap After filling of the container 13 with the liquid, the cap is mounted on the container 13 through axial thrust so that the cap itself blocks by snap, through the ring groove 12 of joint on the mouth of the container itself.
  • Adoption of the guarantee ring with different heights, or with constant height, depends on the functionality and dimensions of the cap, as well as its preferred external aspect.
  • the vertical radial beams 11 of support and fixing for the anti-bubble forming bowl 10 may be substituted by two cylindrical sectors 18, 19 on a vertical axis that are divided from one another by two opposing slits 20, 21 of different dimensions, one larger and one smaller.
  • the cap described here is also used on the basis of a further solution, as a measuring device of liquid, as shown in the figures from 14 to 18, in which the parts shared with the previous solutions are indicated with the same reference numbers.
  • Fig. 16 shows the measuring device formed of a shell 25 with closed bottom and open top and formed of a vertical cannula 26 grafted onto the centre of the bottom of the shell and coming out towards the top until it arrives below the lid 1 of the cap.
  • a double external ring ridge 27 On the tip of said cannula 26, appears a double external ring ridge 27, which may be hooked up by the ring prominence 22 of the lid 1.
  • Said cannula 26 is forced inside the penetrating hole 24 of the bowl 23 and is held in place by means of its upper ring ridge 27.
  • the shell 25 fills with liquid, according to the flow indicated with the arrow R of Fig. 17 , while when one unscrews the lid 1, the ring prominence 22 of the lid 1 acts on the external ridge 27 of the cannula 26 and provokes the raising of the shell 25 according to the arrow S of Fig. 18 , until it rests with its upper edge 28 against the lower ring expansion 29 of the body 7.
  • the liquid of the shell in dosed quantity is separated from the remaining liquid in the container 13 and after having removed the lid, one can pour the dosed liquid according to the arrow T of Fig. 18 . After pouring of the dosed quantity, one screws the lid 1 back on which causes the shell 25 to move down due to thrust on the cannula 27, in order to perform a new action of dosing.

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  1. Ein Behälterverschluss, in dem der genannte Verschluss aus einem Deckel (1) und einem Körper mit einem durch ein Aufschrauben des Deckels (1) brechbarem Siegel geformt ist, wobei der Deckel (1) auf den Körper (7) aufgeschraubt und der Körper (7) durch einen axialen Druck auf den Behälter (13) aufgeschnappt wird, der genannte Deckel (1) mit einem Versiegelungsprofil (5) der Ausgussmündung (8) und einem Gewinde (6) für die Montage auf den Verschlusskörper (7) versehen ist, der Verschlusskörper (7) mit einer zentralen Ausgussmündung (8) mit einem oberen Tropfenschutzrand (9) ausgestattet ist, der Körper (7) an seiner Unterseite eine für einen Schnappeingriff mit der oberen Mündung des Behälters (13) geeignete ringförmige Ausbildung (12) besitzt und der Verschlusskörper (7) ein dem Gewinde (6) des Deckels (1) entsprechendes Gewinde aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet dass der Deckel (1) in seinem unteren Bereich mit einem über brechbare Füßchen (3) mit dem Deckel verbundenen Garantiering (2, 2', 15) ausgerüstet ist, der genannte Garantiering (2, 2', 15) in seinem unteren Bereich mit einer gezackten Verzahnung (4) und der Verschlusskörper (7) mit einer Mulde (10) mit einem als Brodelschutz dienenden verschlossenen Boden ausgerüstet ist, wobei die genannte Mulde (10) durch radiale Querträger (11) gehalten und der Verschlusskörper (7) im oberen Bereich der ringförmigen Ausbildung (12) äußerlich mit einer nach oben gerichteten gezackten Verzahnung(14) versehen ist, die einer gezackten, nach unten gerichteten gezackten Verzahnung (4) des Garantieringes (2, 2', 15) entspricht, sodass zum Ausgießen des Inhalts der Deckel (1) ausgeschraubt und dadurch, als Gegenstück zu den von den gezackten Verzahnungen (4, 14) hervorgerufenen Bewegungen (4, 14) ein Brechen der brechbaren Füßchen (3) und des Garantierings (2, 2', 15) verursacht wird, sodass ein Ausgießen von unbestimmten Mengen von Flüssigkeit bewerkstelligt werden kann.
  2. Ein Verschluss nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet dass der Garantiering (2, 2') verschiedene Höhen oder eine einzige Höhe (15) aufweisen kann.
  3. Ein Verschluss nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet dass die an verschiedenen Höhen (2, 2') angeordneten Teile des Garantierings Abschnitte mit veränderlichen Winkeln von 180/180°, 270/90°, 240/120° usw. abdecken können.
  4. Ein Verschluss nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet dass der Garantiering (2, 2', 15) eine quer-verlaufende Unterbrechung (16) gegenüber den freien, mit einem brechbaren Füßchen (17) untereinander verbundenen Enden des Ringes aufweist, um bei Ausschrauben des Deckels den Bruch des genannten Ringes zu begünstigen.
  5. Ein Verschluss nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet dass die Mulde (10) von zwei zylindrischen, mit einer senkrechten Achse versehenen Abschnitten getragen wird, die radiale Querträger (11) ersetzen, wobei die genannten Abschnitte (18, 19) durch einander gegenüberliegende, offene Schlitze (20, 21) verschiedener Größe, einem oberen und einem unteren voneinander getrennt sind, sodass man beim Umkehren des Behälters um 180° verschiedene, vorbestimmte Ausflussmengen erzielen kann.
  6. Ein Behälterverschluss, wobei der genannte Verschluss aus einem Deckel (1) und einem Körper (7) mit einem durch Ausschrauben de Deckels (1) brechbaren Siegel besteht, wobei der Deckel (1) auf den Körper aufgeschraubt und der Körper (7) durch einen axialen Druck auf die Mündung des Behälters (13) aufgeschnappt wird, der genannte Deckel (1) ein die Ausgussmündung (8) versiegelbares Profil und ein Gewinde (6) für die Montage auf den Verschlusskörper (7) hat, der Verschlusskörper (7) eine zentrale, mit einem Tropfenschutzrand (9) versehenen Ausgussöffnung 8) aufweist, der Verschlusskörper (7) in seinem unteren Bereich eine ringförmige Ausbildung (12) hat, die eine obere Öffnung des Behälters (13) mit einer Schnappbewegung aufnehmen kann, und der Verschlusskörper (7) ein dem Gewinde (6) des Deckels (1) entsprechendes Gewinde aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet dass der Deckel (1) in seinem unteren Bereich mit einem über brechbare Füßchen (3) mit dem Deckel selbst verbundenen Garantiering (2, 2'; 15) ausgerüstet ist, wobei der genannte Garantiering auf verschiedenen Höhen angeordnete Teile haben oder eine einzige fixe Höhe aufweisen kann, der genannte Garantiering (2, 2', 15) in seinem unteren Bereich mit einer gezackten Verzahnung (4), und der genannte Deckel (1) in seinem Inneren mit einer kreisförmig vorstehenden Stufe (22) ausgerüstet ist und der Verschlusskörper (7) eine mit einem zentralen, durchgehenden Loch versehene Brodel-Schutzmulde (23) aufweist, wobei die genannte Mulde (23) von radialen Querträgern (11) gehalten wird und der Verschlusskörper im oberen Bereich der ringförmigen Ausbildung (12) äußerlich mit einer gezackten, nach oben gerichteten und einer der nach unten gerichteten Verzahnung (4) entsprechenden Verzahnung (14) des Garantierings (2, 2', 15) versehen ist, der Verschluss ein von einer Schutzhülle (25) mit geschlossenem Boden und offenen Oberteil und einer senkrechten, im Zentrum des Bodens der Hülle (25) eingreifenden und nach oben bis unter den Deckel hinausragenden Kanüle (26) geformtes Dosierungsgerät aufweist, die genannte Kanüle (26) an ihrem obersten Ende eine ringförmige äußere Stufe (27) aufweist, in welche die ringförmige innere Stufe (22) des Deckels (1) ein- oder ausgreift, die genannte Kanüle (26) in das Loch (24) der Brodel-Schutzmulde (23) hineingezwängt wird und die genannte Hülle (25) mit einem oberen Rand (28) ausgerüstet ist, der sich über eine ringförmige Aufwölbung (29) des Körpers (7) schließen kann, sodass die genannte Hülle bei einem Schütteln des Behälters (13) eine dosierte Flüssigkeitsmenge empfängt, durch Ausschrauben und Entfernen des Deckels (1) angehoben wird, zwischen ihrem Rand (28) und die ringförmige Wölbung (29) des Körpers (7) eine Versiegelung bildet und ein Ausgießen einer oder mehrerer dosierter Flüssigkeitsmengen erlaubt.
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