EP1553026B1 - Vorrichtung zum Verleihen eines Geschmacks - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Verleihen eines Geschmacks Download PDF

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EP1553026B1
EP1553026B1 EP05290024A EP05290024A EP1553026B1 EP 1553026 B1 EP1553026 B1 EP 1553026B1 EP 05290024 A EP05290024 A EP 05290024A EP 05290024 A EP05290024 A EP 05290024A EP 1553026 B1 EP1553026 B1 EP 1553026B1
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Florent De Maximy
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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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/32—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
    • B65D81/3205—Separate rigid or semi-rigid containers joined to each other at their external surfaces
    • B65D81/3211—Separate rigid or semi-rigid containers joined to each other at their external surfaces coaxially and provided with means facilitating admixture

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  • the present invention relates to the field of aroma dispensers used to flavor a liquid or a solid.
  • the liquid or solid is usually contained in a container.
  • This type of device can be adapted to a metal can, but not to a bottle in which it can not be introduced. Moreover, the operation of such devices is independent of the will of the user and occurs automatically at the opening of the container due to the internal pressure drop. In addition, the relatively complex structure of these devices makes them expensive and therefore unsuitable for consumer food products.
  • a device for dispensing an aroma which comprises a one-piece piece of synthetic material defining a chamber whose wall is open, a lid closing said open wall, and a perforation punch of the lid, the one-piece piece comprising an upper wall deformable, so that a support on said upper wall causes the displacement of the punch and the perforation of the lid, the one-piece piece comprising an outer skirt.
  • the invention proposes to remedy these disadvantages.
  • the invention provides a flavor dispenser according to claim 1 operable by the user, regardless of the opening of the containers, so that the user retains the freedom to add the aroma or not. add to the drink he plans to consume.
  • the device for dispensing a flavor comprises a one-piece piece of synthetic material defining a chamber whose wall is open, a lid closing said open wall, and a perforation punch of the lid, the piece monobloc comprising an upper wall deformable so that a support on said upper wall causes the displacement of the punch and the perforation of the lid.
  • the inner chamber is intended to be filled with an aroma in solid form, for example powdery, or liquid, that a user can introduce into a container by putting the device on one end top of the container and pressing the deformable upper wall, thereby causing the perforation of the lid, and the drop of the aroma in the container generally filled beforehand with a liquid or possibly a solid.
  • the aroma dispensing device is independent of the container and adapted to cooperate by a lower face with said upper end of the container.
  • the lid is provided with an upper surface defining the chamber and a surface less than the ambient atmosphere.
  • the lid defines a bottom wall of the chamber, the other walls of which are defined by the one-piece piece.
  • the punch is in contact with said deformable upper wall.
  • the punch is supported by the deformable upper wall.
  • the punch is integral with the deformable upper wall.
  • the one-piece piece thus comprises the punch and the walls of the chamber other than the bottom wall.
  • the device can consist of only two elements, namely the one-piece part and the cover.
  • the punch comprises an elongate body with a star-shaped cross section, and a tip disposed at the end of the body opposite to the deformable upper wall.
  • the punch thus has sufficient rigidity for perforation while being simple to manufacture by a conventional operation of manufacturing a piece of synthetic material, for example by injection.
  • the one-piece piece includes an outer skirt.
  • the outer skirt may comprise an annular lower portion provided with a bore adapted to cooperate with an upper portion of a container.
  • the device can thus be placed on an upper part of a container, for example on the neck of a bottle, the skirt surrounding said upper part thus facilitating the positioning of the device on the container.
  • the outer skirt may comprise an upper part, the outer surface of said skirt forming a continuous surface capable of receiving a printing or marking.
  • the skirt has a substantially constant thickness. This prevents the formation of a slow thick part to cool at the molding outlet and which could slow down the manufacturing process.
  • the aroma dispensing device comprises an annular axial groove open near the deformable upper wall.
  • the axial groove allows automatic manipulation of the device by means of a tool provided with a tubular portion adapted to project into the axial groove.
  • the axial groove is formed between an inner tubular portion and a skirt. The skirt can facilitate the installation of the device by said tool on the upper part of a container by providing guidance. The risk of faulty installation is reduced.
  • the lid is fixed on a radial annular surface of the one-piece piece.
  • the radial annular surface may be formed on a rib disposed in the bore of an outer skirt.
  • the aroma dispensing device comprises a tubular portion supporting the deformable upper wall. Said tubular portion may be linked to the outer skirt by said rib.
  • the tool provided with a tubular portion may abut in the bottom of the groove against the rib to allow the attachment of the seal by welding on the axially opposite side of the rib.
  • Said deformable upper wall preferably comprises a zone of reduced thickness relative to said walls of the chamber. It will thus be possible to obtain that the one-piece piece is relatively rigid in areas of normal thickness, such as the skirt, the rib, the tubular portion or the punch and deformable in the zone of reduced thickness, for example under the pressure of 'a finger of a user.
  • the deformation of the area of reduced thickness of the one-piece piece can be performed on a few millimeters, for example on two millimeters.
  • the attachment of the cap is performed by welding.
  • the lid may comprise a plurality of thin layers including an aluminum layer and a layer of a polymer, for example polypropylene or polyethylene.
  • the one-piece piece may also be made of polymer, such as polypropylene or polyethylene.
  • the consumer having at his disposal an open container, for example a bottle, filled with a liquid which he wishes to flavor, takes a dispenser of aroma, comes to position it on the upper end of the container with the lid downwards in general in contact with the upper end of the container and the deformable portion disposed upward, then exerts a force upwardly on the deformable wall of the single piece, which causes the deformation of said deformable wall, the descent of the punch of a distance of the order of a few millimeters, which thus perforate the lid.
  • the aroma disposed in the chamber passes through the hole formed by the perforation of the lid, enters the container and mixes with the liquid contained in the container.
  • the aroma dispenser comprises a piece of synthetic material referenced 1, for example made of polypropylene, polyethylene or more generally any synthetic material that can be injection molded, to be liquid-tight and have a certain elasticity when formed in thin, and a lid 2, very thin, comprising a sheet of synthetic material, such as polypropylene or an assembly comprising a sheet-based; aluminum and a sheet of synthetic material, in particular polypropylene.
  • a piece of synthetic material referenced 1 for example made of polypropylene, polyethylene or more generally any synthetic material that can be injection molded, to be liquid-tight and have a certain elasticity when formed in thin
  • a lid 2 very thin, comprising a sheet of synthetic material, such as polypropylene or an assembly comprising a sheet-based; aluminum and a sheet of synthetic material, in particular polypropylene.
  • the one-piece part 1 comprises an outer skirt 3 of substantially cylindrical bore and a slightly frustoconical outer surface, its diameter being reduced in an upward direction, and comprising a lower portion 3a and an upper portion 3b, an annular rib 4 protruding inwardly from the bore of the skirt 3 over a distance of the order of 2 to 4 mm and having a crown-shaped bottom surface 4a and a crown-shaped upper surface 4b, and a connecting tubular portion 5 at the end of small diameter of the rib 4 and directed upwardly over a length slightly greater than that of the upper portion 3b of the skirt 3.
  • the tubular portion 5 defines with the upper portion 3b of the skirt 3 an annular groove 6 whose bottom is formed by the upper surface 4b of the rib 4 and open upwardly opposite said rib 4.
  • the groove 6 is in the form of a cylinder of revolution.
  • the one-piece piece 1 further comprises an upper wall 7 comprising a peripheral portion 7a of very small thickness, for example of the order of 0.1 to 0.3 mm, and a central zone having a thickness close to that of the tubular portion 5, for example of the order of 0.5 to 1 mm.
  • the thickness of the rib 4 of the skirt 3 is of the order of 0.5 to 1.5 mm.
  • the thin peripheral zone 7a has considerably greater flexibility than the other parts of the one-piece part 1.
  • the one-piece piece 1 is completed by a punch 8 comprising a body 9 and a tip 10.
  • the body 9 of the punch 8 is derived from the lower surface of the central zone 7b of the upper wall 7 and directed downwards, being surrounded by the tubular portion 5.
  • the body 9 comprises a plurality of star-shaped wings, here six in number, and joining at their lower end to form said tip 10.
  • the punch 8 thus has sufficient rigidity to withstand the stresses of compression while being easy to manufacture by injection molding.
  • a punch having a tubular shaped body beveled at its lower end to form a tip, or a punch with a different number of wings.
  • the disk-shaped operculum 2 of small thickness for example of the order of 0.1 to 0.4 mm, is welded by its upper face to the radial lower surface 4a of the rib 4 and is intended to be contact with the tip 10 of the punch 8.
  • a slight remaining space could be provided in the state illustrated in FIG. figure 1 between the tip 10 of the punch 8 and the lid 2.
  • the cover 2, the tubular portion 5 and the upper wall 7 of the one-piece piece 1 form a chamber 11 in which a liquid or a solid may be placed, in particular a powdery solid or in the form of small diameter granules.
  • the aroma can be placed automatically in the chamber 11 by a filling and sealing machine, in which the one-piece pieces move with the groove 6 facing downwards, the tubular portion 5 and the end wall 7 then forming an upwardly open concavity, in which the automatic machine comes to dispose the aroma, then comes to lay and weld the cover 2 on the radial annular surface 4a of the rib 4 then facing upward, the device being in relation to its normal position of use.
  • the one-piece piece 1 may be advantageous to support the one-piece piece 1 by a tool in the form of a tube pointing upwards, projecting into the annular groove 6 of the monoblock part 1.
  • the monoblock part 1 is thus perfectly positioned and is not likely to overturn.
  • the tool can be in contact in the bottom of the groove 6 with the radial annular surface 4b of the rib 4 opposite to the surface 4a, which makes it possible to perform the sealing of the cap 2 by exerting pressure on the outer edge of said seal 2 whose material will merge with the material of the rib 4, and without risk of deformation of the single piece 1 which only the rib 4 transmits a significant effort.
  • the consumer or user comes, as illustrated on the figure 4 , position the aroma dispenser on the neck 12 of a bottle, or more generally, the upper end of a container, the lower portion 3a of the skirt 3 radially surrounding the neck 12.
  • the lower surface of the operculum 2 comes into contact with the upper end of the neck 12, radially at the rib 4.
  • the user then exerts a downward force on the deformable upper wall 7 of the single piece 1, which causes the deformation of the zone 7a of small thickness and the downward shift of the central zone 7b and the punch 8 whose tip 10 perforates the lid 2, thus allowing the aroma present in the chamber 11 to descend into the neck 12 of the bottle under the effect of gravity and to spread in the liquid contained in said bottle.
  • the aroma dispenser is of low mass and the outer surface of the skirt 3, whose height can be between 20 and 40 mm, provides a support surface for inscriptions, prints or markings allowing identification of the aroma dispenser.
  • the consumer benefits from a small flavor dispenser, inexpensive, and very easy to use, thanks to the guidance provided by the lower portion of the skirt and thanks to the simple movement from the top down to the perforation of the operculum, movement which can be achieved by pressing the thumb or hand with a relatively limited force.

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  1. Vorrichtung zur Ausgabe eines Aromas, die ein einstückiges Bauteil (1) aus Kunststoff, das eine Kammer (11) mit einer offenen Wand definiert, wobei eine Abdeckfolie (2) die offene Wand verschließt, und einen Locher (8) zum Durchstechen der Abdeckfolie (2) enthält, wobei das einstückige Bauteil (1) eine obere verformbare Wand (7) enthält, damit ein Drücken auf die obere Wand die Verschiebung des Lochers (8) und das Durchstechen der Abdeckfolie (2) bewirkt, wobei das einstückige Bauteil (1) eine Außenschürze (3) enthält, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das einstückige Bauteil einen die obere verformbare Wand (7) tragenden inneren rohrförmigen Abschnitt (5) enthält, der mit der Außenschürze (3) eine ringförmige axiale Rille (6) bildet, die in der Nähe der oberen verformbaren Wand (7) offen ist, wobei der rohrförmige Abschnitt (5), die Abdeckfolie (2) und die obere verformbare Wand die Kammer (11) bilden.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Locher (8) mit der verformbaren oberen Wand (7) in Kontakt steht.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Locher (8) mit der verformbaren oberen Wand (7) einstückig ausgeführt ist.
  4. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Locher (8) einen länglichen Körper (9) mit sternförmigem Querschnitt und eine Spitze (10) enthält, die am Ende des Körpers entgegengesetzt zur verformbaren oberen Wand (7) angeordnet ist.
  5. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Außenschürze (3) einen ringförmigen unteren Abschnitt (3a) enthält, der mit einer Bohrung versehen ist, die mit einem oberen Bereich eines Behälters zusammenwirken kann.
  6. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Außenschürze (3) einen oberen Bereich (3b) enthält, wobei die Außenfläche der Schürze eine durchgehende Fläche bildet, die eine Markierung aufnehmen kann.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abdeckfolie (2) an einer radialen Ringfläche (4a) des einstückigen Bauteils (1) befestigt ist.
  8. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die verformbare obere Wand (7) eine Zone verringerter Dicke (7a) bezüglich der anderen Wände der Kammer (11) enthält.
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