EP1706327A1 - Ensemble preforme, recipient leger et procede de fabrication associe - Google Patents

Ensemble preforme, recipient leger et procede de fabrication associe

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EP1706327A1
EP1706327A1 EP04815387A EP04815387A EP1706327A1 EP 1706327 A1 EP1706327 A1 EP 1706327A1 EP 04815387 A EP04815387 A EP 04815387A EP 04815387 A EP04815387 A EP 04815387A EP 1706327 A1 EP1706327 A1 EP 1706327A1
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Prior art keywords
preform
container
inch
sidewall
wall thickness
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EP04815387A
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Thomas E. Nahill
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Graham Packaging Pet Technologies Inc
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Graham Packaging Pet Technologies Inc
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  • the present invention relates to blow molded plastic containers, to preforms for blow molding such containers, and to methods of making such preforms and containers.
  • Background and Summary of the Invention In the manufacture of plastic containers, it is conventional to injection mold or compression mold a container preform having a body and a finish with one or more external threads. The preform finish typically is molded to its final geometry, while the body of the
  • the preform subsequently is blow molded to the desired geometry of the container body.
  • the preform may be of monolayer construction, or may be of multilayer construction in which one or more intermediate layers in the preform body may or may not extend into the finish area of the preform.
  • U.S. Patents 4,609,516, 4,710,118 and 4,954,376 illustrate injection molding of multilayer container preforms.
  • Molding the finish portion of the container as part of the preform presents a number of problems .
  • the plastic material typically is injected into a mold cavity at the closed end of the preform body, so that the material must flow along the sides of the preform cavity into the area in which the finish is molded.
  • the finish typically requires more accurate and stable dimensioning than the body of the preform,
  • the difficulty in forming the finish limits how thin the wall of the preform body can be. By the time a thick preform finish fills, the sidewall of the preform body can begin to cool if it is too thin. If the finish is made thin to limit the amount of time needed to fill the finish, the finish may not fill fully, and may not have the desired strength for securement of a container closure. It is a general object of the present invention to provide a method of making container preforms and containers, a preform and a container that address one or more of the noted problems in the art.
  • a hollow plastic container in accordance with a presently preferred aspect of the invention includes an open finish, a closed bottom and a sidewall connecting the finish to the
  • the container sidewall is ultra thin, preferably having a radial wall thickness of not more than 0.008 inch, and more preferably in the range of about 0.003 to 0.004 inch thick. (All references to radial sidewall thickness refer to average radial wall thickness, and not to isolated thin or thick spots in the wall.)
  • 3 invention includes molding a preform having a neck with an open end, a closed bottom and a sidewall with a thickness of not more than 0.08 inch, more preferably in the range of about 0.04 to 0.05 inch.
  • the sidewall and bottom of the preform are blow molded to form a container having a wall thickness of not more than 0.008 inch, and more preferably in the range of about 0.003 to 0.004 inch.
  • a separately formed finish ring is attached to the neck of the preform either prior to or subsequent to blow molding the preform body.
  • a thin-wall container that has particular utility for hot-fill applications - i.e., applications in which the container is filled with hot fluid product at a temperature of about 185° F. (Different packagers use different hot-fill temperatures, which typically are about 185 ° F.)
  • the container sidewall has a thickness of not more than 0.008 inch, and a stretch ratio of about eight to ten as compared with the preform prior to blow molding.
  • FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a preform assembly in accordance with one presently preferred embodiment of the invention
  • FIGS. 1A is a fragmentary sectional view of the portion of FIG. 1 within the circle 1A;
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the preform assembly illustrated in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is an elevational view of a package that includes a container blow molded from the preform assembly of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 A is a fragmentary sectional view of the portion of FIG. 3 within the circle 3 A.
  • FIGS. 1-2 illustrate a preform assembly 10 in accordance with one exemplary aspect of
  • Preform 12 as comprising a preform 12 and a separate finish ring 14 externally secured to the neck of preform 12.
  • Preform 12 includes a body 16 having a closed lower end and a neck 18
  • Neck 18 typically is cylindrical.
  • a flange
  • neck 18 preferably extends radially outwardly from the open end of neck 18 remote from body 16.
  • Finish ring 14 may be circumferentially continuous or circumferentially split to facilitate attachment to preform 12.
  • Finish ring 14 includes an annular cylindrical wall 22 having one or more external threads or thread segments 24.
  • a support flange 26 extends radially outwardly from the lower end of wall 22, giving finish ring 14 a generally L-shaped cross section in the
  • Finish ring 14 may also include a bead for cooperating with tamper-indicating structure on the package closure. Finish ring 14 is externally secured to the surface of preform neck 18 by any suitable means, such as insert molding, press-fit, adhesive, ultrasonic welding, etc. Finish ringl 4 maybe secured to neck 18 either prior to or subsequent to blow molding container body 28 (FIG. 3). Techniques for attaching finish ring 14 to preform
  • j neck 18 are illustrated, for example, in U.S. applications 10/375,737, 10/375,736, 10/351,671, 10/375,758 and 10/403,415 assigned to the assignee of the present application.
  • Preform 12 maybe of monolayer construction as illustrated in FIG. 1A, or of multilayer construction. Preform 12 may be fabricated by injection or compression molding. Preform 12 may be of any suitable crystalizable polyester construction, such as polyethylene terephthalate
  • Finish ring 14 may be of any suitable material construction, either the same as or more preferably different from the material construction of the preform.
  • finish ring 14 can be of PET, post consumer resin (PCR), process required (REG), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE) or polyethylene) naphthlate (PEN) construction.
  • PCR post consumer resin
  • REG process required
  • PP polypropylene
  • PE polyethylene
  • PEN polyethylene naphthlate
  • finish ring 14 is of polyester construction (e.g., PET or PEN)
  • the finish ring may be wholly or partially crystalized.
  • preform 12 has a wall thickness that is greatly reduced as compared with the prior art - i.e., an ultra thin wall thickness.
  • Wall 16 has a radial thickness of not more than 0.08 inch, most preferably in the range of about 0.04 to 0.05 inch.
  • finish ring 14 is separately formed and secured to the neck of the preform body, rather than being molded integrally with the preform body and thereby limiting the thinness
  • radial and axial stretching of the preform material reduces the thickness of the container wall 30, preferably to not more than about 0.008 inch, more preferably to not more than 0.008 inch for hot fill application and not more than 0.006 inch for cold fill applications, and most preferably to the range of about 0.003 to 0.004 inch for either application.
  • Containers having such a reduced wall thickness are sufficiently strong to retain the contents of the container when the container is filled and capped by a closure 32 (FIG. 3).
  • the ultra thin container sidewall greatly reduces the amount of material and therefore the cost of the container. Furthermore, the container sidewalls can be substantially crushed when empty to reduce the shipping volume to the packager, and will reassume the blow-molded geometry when filled.
  • Thin-wall preforms and containers have a further advantage in hot fill applications in that
  • the reduced thickness of the panels permits the panels readily to flex inwardly as the hot-filled package cools, reducing distortion to the remainder of the container.
  • present invention provides a container for hot fill applications having a wall thickness of not
  • preforms having a moisture content of 2000 to 3000 ppm can be blow molded satisfactorily.
  • Thin- wall preforms also possess the advantage that they can be blow molded around tighter radii on the mold face, providing additional flexibility in container design.
  • the thin-wall preforms of the present invention possess an
  • Total sidewall crystalinity can be measured employing any suitable technique, such as the ASTM 1505 density gradient column technique.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un récipient en plastique creux qui comporte une bague ouverte et un fond fermé ainsi qu'une paroi latérale reliant la bague et le fond. La paroi latérale est extrêmement mince, l'épaisseur de la paroi radiale n'excédant pas 0,008 pouce, de préférence comprise entre environ 0,003 et 0,004 pouce. Le récipient est de préférence moulé par soufflage à partir d'une préforme (12) dont une paroi a une épaisseur telle que l'on obtient un rapport d'extensibilité de huit à dix pendant l'opération de soufflage. On peut chauffer la préforme avant le moulage par soufflage afin d'obtenir une cristallisation latérale à un niveau compris entre 28 % et 35 %. Un anneau (14) de bague en plastique est formé séparément à partir de ladite préforme et fixé à l'extérieur du col (18) de ladite préforme.
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