EP1638849B1 - Recipient en materiau thermoplastique et a fond champagne - Google Patents

Recipient en materiau thermoplastique et a fond champagne Download PDF

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EP1638849B1
EP1638849B1 EP04767340A EP04767340A EP1638849B1 EP 1638849 B1 EP1638849 B1 EP 1638849B1 EP 04767340 A EP04767340 A EP 04767340A EP 04767340 A EP04767340 A EP 04767340A EP 1638849 B1 EP1638849 B1 EP 1638849B1
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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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/0261—Bottom construction
    • B65D1/0276—Bottom construction having a continuous contact surface, e.g. Champagne-type bottom
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/12—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums
    • B65D1/14—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums characterised by shape
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/40—Details of walls
    • B65D1/42—Reinforcing or strengthening parts or members
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/40—Details of walls
    • B65D1/42—Reinforcing or strengthening parts or members
    • B65D1/46—Local reinforcements, e.g. adjacent closures

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  • the present invention relates to improvements made to the containers made of thermoplastic material and provided with a bottom of the type called "champagne bottom" (that is to say a strongly convex bottom towards the interior of the container), said bottom comprising a central button projecting downwards (that is to say in the concave face of the bottom), a peripheral support zone through which the container can rest stably on a substantially plane support, and ribs radiating from from said central button to said peripheral support zone.
  • champagne bottom that is to say a strongly convex bottom towards the interior of the container
  • central button projecting downwards (that is to say in the concave face of the bottom)
  • peripheral support zone through which the container can rest stably on a substantially plane support
  • ribs radiating from from said central button to said peripheral support zone.
  • champagne bottoms have the advantage of allowing the creation of a peripheral area of flat support and especially continuous over its entire extent, so that they provide a remarkably stable seating containers placed on a substantially flat support. Funds of this type are particularly interesting when the containers are filled with pressurized liquids (carbonated beverages for example) because these funds, by their shape convexity turned inwardly, are intrinsically resistant to the pressure applied to them. from the inside and so they are stable.
  • thermoplastic material which thickness is significantly greater than that of the wall of the body of the containers (see for example the documents FR 2,730,471 and US6065624 ) and make more difficult the manufacture of containers by blow molding or stretch blow molding from heated preforms.
  • the object of the invention is to propose an original structure of a champagne base that combines all the advantageous characteristics that are specific to this type of floor, while at the same time it makes it possible to save on the quantity of material necessary for producing the containers and therefore to reduce the cost.
  • the vault of the champagne bottom which extends between the central button and the peripheral support zone has an increased mechanical resistance not only by the presence of ribs, but also by the very shape of the ribs which, being arranged the ones following the others without discontinuity, take support against each other and reinforce each other.
  • This mechanical strength is also increased by the specific longitudinal profile of each rib, with the bottom of each rib which, from the central button, rises higher than this one towards the interior of the container and which consequently has a very pronounced curvature. pronounced convexity turned towards the interior of the container giving it increased resistance to pressure.
  • the central button is in the form of a circular plate projecting downwards makes it possible to stabilize the center of the bottom and give it a constant geometry, independent of the precise position of the crystallized material pellet resulting from the injection process of the preform. This results, for the bottom, an improved general shape, symmetrical, leading to the easier obtaining of the flatness of the peripheral support zone.
  • the provisions of the invention find application in particular when the container is made of PET.
  • a preferred application of the provisions of the invention relates to the case where the container is a cylinder of approximately cylindrical general shape of revolution and that the bearing zone is annular and substantially coaxial with the central button, the dihedral ribs extending radially.
  • this container has ribs each having the same angular extent.
  • the bottom of the bottle comprises about ten ribs each having an identical angular extent. More generally, it can be envisaged that the number of ribs varies substantially with the diameter of the bearing zone, in particular between 8 and 16 for standard diameter bottles.
  • the arrangements according to the invention can lead to substantial material savings.
  • a bottle with a capacity of 1.5 liters having a bottom diameter of about 70 mm (measured on the support zone) and provided, as indicated higher, ten dihedral ribs it is possible to obtain a saving of material of the order of 8 to 15% due to the reduction of the thickness of the vault and a saving of the same order as a result of the reducing the thickness in the bearing zone, while obtaining at least identical or even improved mechanical strength characteristics; compared to known funds.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 are illustrated, by way of example, of the lower part of a bottle 1 of approximately cylindrical general shape of revolution, the side wall 2 of which is connected below a bottom 3 of the "champagne bottom” type, that is to say, strongly domed towards the interior.
  • the bottle 1 is made of thermoplastic material, in particular PET, and manufactured by a process of blowing or stretch-blow molding a preform.
  • the bottom 3 comprises: a central button 4 (constituted by or including the pellet of crystallized material resulting from the injection process of the preform), which is designed as a circular plate projecting downwards; a peripheral bearing zone 5, here ring-shaped, which extends substantially in a plane so that the container can rest stably on a plane support; and an intermediate zone or vault 6 equipped with ribs 7 radiating from the central button 4 to the support zone 5.
  • a central button 4 (constituted by or including the pellet of crystallized material resulting from the injection process of the preform), which is designed as a circular plate projecting downwards; a peripheral bearing zone 5, here ring-shaped, which extends substantially in a plane so that the container can rest stably on a plane support; and an intermediate zone or vault 6 equipped with ribs 7 radiating from the central button 4 to the support zone 5.
  • the ribs 7 extend from the central button 4 to the support zone 5, but excluding it; in other words, the ribs do not cut the bearing zone 5 which thus extends continuously annularly.
  • the ribs 7 are dihedral-shaped, that is to say formed by two flat walls 7a, 7b inclined with respect to other with a cross section V symmetrical about the median plane 7 c substantially parallel to the axis la of the bottle and passing through said axis.
  • all the dihedral ribs 7 succeed one another without discontinuity, so that all the circularly distributed ribs bear against each other and mutually reinforce each other, which leads to an arch. having better mechanical strength and better resistance to the pressure applied to it.
  • the ribs 7 have a curvilinear longitudinal profile.
  • the funds 7d and ridges 7e of the ribs 7 have respective longitudinal profiles such that, towards the periphery of the bottom, they have curvatures gradually merging into a continuous rounding and without breaking bending immediately above (in 8) the zone 5, so that it is flat and continuous over its entire extent.

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