EP1561694B1 - Easy-opening lid - Google Patents
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- EP1561694B1 EP1561694B1 EP03704707A EP03704707A EP1561694B1 EP 1561694 B1 EP1561694 B1 EP 1561694B1 EP 03704707 A EP03704707 A EP 03704707A EP 03704707 A EP03704707 A EP 03704707A EP 1561694 B1 EP1561694 B1 EP 1561694B1
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- Prior art keywords
- cut line
- ring tab
- punch
- easy
- lid
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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
- B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
- B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
- B65D17/401—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
- B65D17/4011—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall for opening completely by means of a tearing tab
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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
- B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
- B65D2517/0001—Details
- B65D2517/001—Action for opening container
- B65D2517/0016—Action for opening container pivot tab, push-down and pull-out tear panel
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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
- B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
- B65D2517/0001—Details
- B65D2517/0058—Other details of container end panel
- B65D2517/0068—Ribs or projections in container end panel
- B65D2517/007—Ribs or projections in container end panel located within tear-out/push-in panel
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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
- B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
- B65D2517/0001—Details
- B65D2517/0058—Other details of container end panel
- B65D2517/008—Materials of container end panel
- B65D2517/0082—Coated or laminated metal
Definitions
- the present invention applies to the field of metal containers, specifically of those containers used for food commercialization, such as tins, cans, etc., and specifically focuses on the opening means of the lid thereof, commonly called "easy-open".
- the invention is specifically related to the classic groove or cut which are provided on lids of this type of containers, for facilitating the opening thereof by means of a punch-tear away ring tab.
- sealed food packaging, metal containers are conventionally used, the lid of which is provided with a perimetral groove or cut line, as well as a ring tab provided with a punch vertex overlapping said cut line, such that in normal conditions, the ring tab is parallel and adjacent to the lid, whereas during the opening maneuver, it swings thereon such that initially, and through its punch vertex, it causes the start of the tearing of the lid, and then it causes the complete tearing away thereof by pulling on said ring tab.
- This increase of force contributes to significantly increasing the number of lids in which the ring tab cannot overcome the cut and does not open the lid, even occasionally causing the ring tab to break since the hole which connects the ring tab to the lid by means of a rivet, becomes deformed, with the subsequent release of the ring tab and inability to use the container opening mechanism.
- US patent US3,762,596-B discloses a can lid having means on it which prevent the rotation of the ring tab, said means consisting of respective outward projections on both sides of the ring tab. It also has a cut line the path of which in the ring tab operation area is different from that of the rest of said cut line. Specifically, the cut line in that initial breakage area is elliptical in order to space the cut line from the edge of the can and to facilitate the manufacturing process of the can.
- the devices used for preventing the rotation of the ring tab do not ensure that, during the handling of the can in the different manufacturing processes thereof, it will not slightly rotate, although it does reduce said rotation. Due to the elliptical configuration of the cut line in its initial breakage area, a minimum rotation of the ring tab will prevent the punch vertex thereof from acting on said initial breakage area, therefore originating the aforementioned drawbacks in opening the can.
- the invention entails changing the path of the cut line, specifically in the segment thereof facing the punch ring tab, such that by said cut line maintaining a general path parallel and close to the contour of the lid, in said area facing the ring tab it undergoes two symmetrical inflections with regard to the theoretical punch point, which frame an intermediate segment in which the path of the cut is arcuate, specifically with a curvature center arranged in correspondence with the rivet of the ring tab, such that after a rotation of the ring tab, its punch vertex remains in place on said cut.
- the amplitude of said arcuate segment with a curvature in the rivet of the ring tab will vary according to different constructive criteria, this amplitude necessarily being greater than 1°, although it is convenient for said arcuate segment to not exceed 80°.
- Said arcuate segment will be join the rest of the cut through also rounded inflections which "smooth" the path of said cut and which, accordingly, favor tearing away the lid.
- a lid made of a laminar body (1) in this case having a circumferential contour, as this lid is intended for a cylindrical container, provided with a marginal strip (2) through which, by seaming or by any other means, the body (1) is attached to the opening of the container, not shown, and is provided inside said marginal strip with a cut or perimetral groove (3) which is intended for tearing away the lid (1) during the container opening maneuver, opening which is carried out with the collaboration of a ring tab (4) attached to the body (1) of the lid with the collaboration of a rivet (5), and provided with, in opposition to the ring tab (4) itself, a punch vertex (6) which must be located on the cut line (3) on which it acts when the ring tab (4) is manually swinged on the rivet (5) which fixes the ring tab to the body (1) of the lid.
- the lid (1) can adopt the circular configuration of figure 1 , the rectangular configuration with rounded vertices of figure 3 , or any other configuration conventional in this type of containers, such as an elliptical configuration, also normally being provided with deep-draws (7) which stiffen its structure.
- the cut line (3) in its area where it faces the ring tab (4), undergoes a variation in its path, defining a breakage segment (8) in a circumference arc shape, having a curvature center (9) arranged in correspondence with the center of the rivet (5), as can particularly be seen in figure 2 , such that the mid-point of this arcuate breakage segment (8) is located in correspondence with the theoretical point (10) provided for operating the punch vertex (6) of the ring tab (4) when the latter is correctly located in the context of the lid (1).
- the amplitude of said breakage segment (8) with a curvature center (9) coinciding with the axis of the rivet (5) can range between 1° and 80°, the amplitude of said arc preferably being 20°, 10° on each side of the theoretical point (10) provided for operating the punch vertex (6) of the ring tab (4) when the latter is correctly located in the context of the lid (1), and said breakage segment (8) will join the rest of the cut line (3) by means of double, offsetting and arcuate inflections (11-11'), which facilitate tearing away the lid (1), preventing the existence of sharp bendings in said cut line (3) which could negatively affect tearing away the lid.
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- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Containers Opened By Tearing Frangible Portions (AREA)
- Closures For Containers (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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ES200202554A ES2238116B1 (es) | 2002-11-07 | 2002-11-07 | Tapa de facil apertura. |
ES200202554 | 2002-11-07 | ||
PCT/ES2003/000006 WO2004041666A1 (es) | 2002-11-07 | 2003-01-09 | Tapa de fácil apertura |
Publications (2)
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EP1561694A1 EP1561694A1 (en) | 2005-08-10 |
EP1561694B1 true EP1561694B1 (en) | 2008-06-18 |
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EP03704707A Expired - Lifetime EP1561694B1 (en) | 2002-11-07 | 2003-01-09 | Easy-opening lid |
Country Status (9)
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US (1) | US20060060582A1 (es) |
EP (1) | EP1561694B1 (es) |
AT (1) | ATE398580T1 (es) |
AU (1) | AU2003206969A1 (es) |
BR (1) | BR0315191B1 (es) |
DE (1) | DE60321708D1 (es) |
ES (2) | ES2238116B1 (es) |
MX (1) | MXPA05004541A (es) |
WO (1) | WO2004041666A1 (es) |
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US7922025B2 (en) * | 2006-09-19 | 2011-04-12 | Crown Packaging Company, L.P. | Easy open can end with high pressure venting |
US7721906B2 (en) * | 2006-09-19 | 2010-05-25 | Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. | Easy open can end with high pressure venting |
JP5520232B2 (ja) * | 2008-01-18 | 2014-06-11 | クラウン パッケイジング テクノロジー インコーポレイテッド | 缶端部 |
EP2161207B1 (en) | 2008-09-04 | 2011-05-18 | Crown Packaging Technology, Inc | Can end |
FR2945794A1 (fr) * | 2009-05-20 | 2010-11-26 | Impress Group Bv | Couvercle metallique pour un corps de contenant avec moulure(s)de rigidification |
USD637489S1 (en) | 2010-12-10 | 2011-05-10 | Pactiv Corporation | Pull grip feature of a container lid |
USD638704S1 (en) | 2010-12-10 | 2011-05-31 | Pactiv Corporation | Container lid |
EP2671813A1 (en) * | 2012-06-07 | 2013-12-11 | Crown Packaging Technology, Inc | Easy open closure with improved pressure performance |
US20210300621A1 (en) * | 2018-07-20 | 2021-09-30 | Daiwa Can Company | Can lid |
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- 2002-11-07 ES ES200202554A patent/ES2238116B1/es not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 2003-01-09 AU AU2003206969A patent/AU2003206969A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-01-09 ES ES03704707T patent/ES2307900T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2003-01-09 MX MXPA05004541A patent/MXPA05004541A/es active IP Right Grant
- 2003-01-09 US US10/534,027 patent/US20060060582A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-01-09 WO PCT/ES2003/000006 patent/WO2004041666A1/es active IP Right Grant
- 2003-01-09 AT AT03704707T patent/ATE398580T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2003-01-09 EP EP03704707A patent/EP1561694B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2003-01-09 BR BRPI0315191-3A patent/BR0315191B1/pt active IP Right Grant
- 2003-01-09 DE DE60321708T patent/DE60321708D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
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BR0315191B1 (pt) | 2012-10-02 |
BR0315191A (pt) | 2005-08-23 |
ES2238116A1 (es) | 2005-08-16 |
DE60321708D1 (de) | 2008-07-31 |
ES2307900T3 (es) | 2008-12-01 |
EP1561694A1 (en) | 2005-08-10 |
MXPA05004541A (es) | 2005-07-26 |
US20060060582A1 (en) | 2006-03-23 |
ATE398580T1 (de) | 2008-07-15 |
AU2003206969A1 (en) | 2004-06-07 |
WO2004041666A1 (es) | 2004-05-21 |
ES2238116B1 (es) | 2006-12-01 |
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