EP1808383B1 - Verschliessvorrichtung für eine Packung zum Lagern unter Vakuum - Google Patents

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EP1808383B1
EP1808383B1 EP07000502A EP07000502A EP1808383B1 EP 1808383 B1 EP1808383 B1 EP 1808383B1 EP 07000502 A EP07000502 A EP 07000502A EP 07000502 A EP07000502 A EP 07000502A EP 1808383 B1 EP1808383 B1 EP 1808383B1
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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
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    • B65D81/18—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 providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
    • B65D81/20—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 providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65D81/2007—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 providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum
    • B65D81/2038—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 providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum with means for establishing or improving vacuum

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  • the invention relates to a device for closing a bag or packaging for making a relative vacuum in such a bag or packaging, and a package as such provided with such a device.
  • An object of the present invention is therefore to provide a simplified and inexpensive closure device, allowing the realization of a relative vacuum in a simple and user-friendly manner, compatible with a large number of packaging to offer a multitude of applications. relative in a simple and user-friendly way, compatible with a large number of packaging to offer a multitude of applications.
  • the fastening means of the first and second plates may comprise pins on a plate cooperating in openings of the other plate.
  • the first and second plates may comprise a plurality of circular openings of diameter between 2 and 4 millimeters.
  • the connecting means between the second and the third plate may comprise slides.
  • the opening of the third plate may be circular of diameter substantially equal to 30 millimeters in order to be able to cooperate with a standard vacuum cleaner.
  • the device may include a sealing layer between the second and third plates and an easily machinable plastic material may be used.
  • the invention also relates to a package comprising an opening and at least one flap closing this opening, characterized in that it comprises a closure device as defined above, the first plate of which is arranged under the flap and whose second and third plates are arranged on the flap, the fixing means of the first and second plates being implemented through the flap so as to fix the closure device to the package, and in that it comprises at least one opening in the flap corresponding with at least one opening of the first and second plates.
  • the packaging can be parallelepipedic, in a flexible material and with an opening closed by four flaps.
  • the invention also relates to the use of such a packaging for storing foods under relative vacuum
  • the closure device 1 according to an embodiment shown in FIGS. Figures 1 and 2 comprises 3 superimposed plates 2, 3, 4.
  • the lower plate 2 comprises a zone with ten through holes 5 of 2 to 4 mm in diameter and fastening means 6 in the form of through openings.
  • the intermediate plate 3 comprises fixing means 7 in the form of lugs or pins of complementary geometry with the fastening means 6 of the lower plate so that to be able to fix firmly the two plates one on the other by the cooperation of the pins 7 with the openings 6.
  • This intermediate plate 3 also includes an area provided with through holes 5 positioned so as to be superimposed with the holes 5 of the lower plate 2 when the two plates are fixed one on the other by the fixing means 6, 7.
  • This intermediate plate 3 further comprises lateral longitudinal rails 8 and a transverse flange 9, so as to allow a sliding connection of the upper plate 4, which can be inserted in the slideways 8 by the last side 10 of the intermediate plate 3 and slide in the slideways 8 to abut against the opposite flange 9.
  • the upper plate 4 has a circular through opening 11 with a diameter of approximately 30 mm corresponding to the tip of a standardized consumer vacuum cleaner and which also corresponds to the dimensions of the zones with through-holes 5 of the two plates 2, 3.
  • the figure 2 illustrates the three superimposed plates in an open position, in which the opening 11 is superimposed on the through-hole zones 5 of the two plates 2, 3.
  • the device can easily be placed in the closed position by sliding the upper plate 4 to the left until in abutment against the rim 9.
  • the through holes 5 will be covered by the solid zone 12 of the upper sliding plate 4 which thus closes these openings and seals the system.
  • layers whose function is a seal function can be arranged on the surfaces of the plates 3, 4.
  • FIGS. 3 to 5 illustrate a possible use of the closure device on a bag 20 flexible and very simple, parallelepiped shape rectangle, provided with an upper opening 21 can be closed by four flexible flaps, two large flaps 22. 23 placed on the long side of the bag and two small flaps 24, 25 placed on the short side of the bag.
  • Such a bag is then filled almost completely with a food substance 26 to be stored, which may be a cereal such as wheat or maize, for example, and then the lower plate 2 of the closure device is placed under the two flaps 22, 23, in a central zone of the opening 21 not covered by the flaps 24, 25, and the intermediate plate 3 of the device is arranged on the two large flaps 22, 23, superimposed on the lower plate 2, so as to fix the two plates with each other by the fixing means 6, 7, implemented through the flaps 22, 23, all of the flaps being in their folded closure position of the bag 20.
  • the flexibility of the bag and the flaps facilitates this installation of the closure device 1.
  • Openings are then made in the two flaps 22, 23 at the through holes 5 of the closure device 1 with the aid of adapted points.
  • openings of similar size to the opening 11 of the upper plate 4 of the closure device may be pre-cut in the area corresponding to that of the through holes 5, to obtain an equivalent result. It then remains to integrate the upper plate 4 in the slides 8 of the plate 3 to finalize the installation of the closure device 1 of the invention on the bag 20.
  • the figure 4 illustrates the suction phase of the air contained in the bag 20, which is achieved by putting the closure device 1 in its open position as illustrated in FIG. figure 2 and positioning the nozzle 27 of a vacuum cleaner on the opening 11 of the device.
  • the air contained in the bag 20 can then pass through the three plates of the closure device by through the through holes 5 of the two lower plates 2, 3 and the through hole 11 of the upper plate 4, under the effect of the vacuum cleaner.
  • the flexible flaps of the bag 20 tend to be more and more strongly pressed against the contents 26 of the bag and isolate more and more this content. from the outside.
  • suction When the suction is considered sufficient, it is sufficient to quickly move the upper plate 4 of the closure device 1 into its closed position in which its opening 11 is no longer superimposed on the through holes 5: in this position, there is has more connection between the outside and the inside of the bag and the relative vacuum obtained is stored stably.
  • the external pressure greater than the internal pressure of the bag tends to compress and deform its flexible walls and its flexible flaps, thus eliminating any potential opening that could have allowed the entry of air.
  • the figure 5 illustrates the bag 20 closed in its relative vacuum position.
  • the closure device 1 could include a lock ensuring the maintenance of its closed position and avoiding accidental opening.
  • FIGS. 6 to 9 illustrate an alternative embodiment of a package in which the closure flaps 22 ', 23', 24 'and 25' have a particular shape to promote sealing of the package when closed.
  • the figure 6 illustrates in a simplified manner the rectangular opening of the package 21 ', surrounded by four flaps in a horizontal plane, two longitudinal flaps 22' and 23 'and two side flaps 24' and 25 '.
  • the side flaps 24 'and 25' and a longitudinal flap 23 ' have an identical width d, for a rectangular opening 21' of the package of width equal to 1.5 times d, the fourth flap 22 'having a width equal to that of the opening 21' of the package.
  • the different steps of the closure process of this package are illustrated by the figures 7 and 8 .
  • the four flaps are first folded to occupy a position substantially perpendicular to the plane of the opening 21 'of the package around this opening 21'.
  • the widest flap is folded around a transient fold line 28 'does not correspond to the border of the opening 21' to obtain the folding of a portion of its width of dimension d, equal to that of other flaps.
  • the parts of the side flaps 24 'and 25' protruding from the planes of the longitudinal flaps 22 'and 23' are folded against these flaps, on which they can be fixed by gluing, for example.
  • the side flaps 24 'and 25' have a length equal to 4 times their ends coming in the extension of the edges of the longitudinal flaps.
  • other dimensions are possible without departing from the spirit of this variant of implementation.
  • the flaps 22 'and 23' are folded over the opening of the package 21 '.
  • the widest flap 22 ' is folded at its junction with the opening 21' and no longer along its transient bending axis 28 '.
  • this large flap 22 ' covers the entire width of the opening 21', and is superimposed over a width d with the other flap 23 'longitudinal. The result obtained is illustrated on the figure 9 .
  • a closure device 1 will also be positioned at the level of the superposition of the flaps 22 'and 23'. As this superposition occupies a large area, mounting the fixing device will be easy.
  • the various lateral folds, including the fact that the two side flaps 24 ', 25' have portions folded on the upper surface of the longitudinal flaps 22 ', 23', and this large surface of the flaps overlap allow to guarantee a good tightness of the packaging and a durable maintenance of the vacuum.
  • the closure device 1 allows multiple applications.
  • the relative vacuum bag also represents a sufficient obstacle to prevent external aggression by animals, weather-related aggression ...
  • the bag can be chosen to be transparent if it is desired to be able to visualize its contents or not transparent if must be protected from light. For this, a polyethylene bag, PVC or any food plastic can be used.
  • the dimensions of the packaging will be determined according to the use: small dimensions will be adapted for domestic use, while larger dimensions may be chosen for a farm for example.
  • the closure device has been illustrated by way of example with rectangular plates. Any geometry could, however, be suitable. Preferably, these plates will be made of easily machinable materials such as plastic or light metal. Other means of attachment and cooperation between the plates could also be suitable.

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  1. Vorrichtung zum Verschliessen einer Verpackung, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie aufweist:
    - eine erste Platte (2) mit mindestens einer durchgehenden Öffnung (5) und einem Befestigungsmittel (6),
    - eine zweite, darüberliegende Platte (3) mit mindestens einer durchgehenden Öffnung (5), die über mindestens einer Öffnung (5) der ersten Platte (2) liegt, mit einem Befestigungsmittel (7), welches dazu befähigt ist, mit dem Befestigungsmittel (6) der ersten Platte (2) zusammenzuwirken, damit die beiden Platten (2, 3) aneinander befestigt werden, sowie mit einem Verbindungsmittel (8), und
    - eine dritte Platte (4) mit mindestens einer Öffnung (11), die zum Zusammenwirken mit einer Absaugvorrichtung eingerichtet ist, wobei die dritte Platte (4) zu einer Verbindung mit dem Verbindungsmittel (8) der zweiten Platte (3) derart befähigt ist, dass sie zwei Stellungen einnehmen kann, nämlich eine erste Stellung, bei der die Öffnung (11) mindestens teilweise über mindestens einer Öffnung (5) der beiden anderen Platten (2, 3) liegt, und eine zweite Stellung, bei der diese Öffnung (11) über keiner Öffnung (5) der beiden anderen Platten (2, 3) liegt, derart, dass ein dichtes Hindernis gegen eine Gasströmung durch die Vorrichtung gebildet wird.
  2. Vorrichtung zum Verschliessen einer Verpackung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Befestigungsmittel (6, 7) der ersten und der zweiten Platte (2, 3) auf einer Platte Stifte aufweisen, die mit entsprechenden Öffnungen in der anderen Platte zusammenwirken.
  3. Vorrichtung zum Verschliessen einer Verpackung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erste und die zweite Platte (2, 3) mehrere kreisförmige Öffnungen (5) mit einem Durchmesser zwischen 2 und 4 mm aufweisen.
  4. Vorrichtung zum Verschliessen einer Verpackung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verbindungsmittel (8) zwischen der zweiten und der dritten Platte (2, 3) Gleitbahnen aufweisen.
  5. Vorrichtung zum Verschliessen einer Verpackung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Öffnung (11) der dritten Platte (4) kreisförmig ist und einen Durchmesser von ungefähr 30 mm aufweist, damit diese Öffnung mit einem normalen Staubsauger zusammenwirken kann.
  6. Vorrichtung zum Verschliessen einer Verpackung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine Dichtungsschicht zwischen der zweiten und der dritten Platte (3, 4) aufweist.
  7. Vorrichtung zum Verschliessen einer Verpackung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie aus einem leicht zu bearbeitenden Kunststoffmaterial besteht.
  8. Verpackung mit einer Öffnung (21) und mindestens einer Klappe (23), welche diese Öffnung (21) verschliesst, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verpackung eine Vorrichtung zum Verschliessen nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche aufweist, bei der die erste Platte (2) unter der Klappe (23) und die zweite und dritte Platte (3, 4) über der Klappe (23) angeordnet sind, wobei die Befestigungsmittel (6, 7) der ersten und der zweiten Platte (2, 3) durch die Klappe (23) hindurch bedienbar sind, um die Vorrichtung zum Verschliessen (1) an der Verpackung zu befestigen, und dass die Verpackung mindestens eine Öffnung in der Klappe (23) aufweist, welche mindestens einer Öffnung (5) in der ersten und der zweiten Platte (2, 3) entspricht.
  9. Verpackung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie quaderförmig ausgebildet ist und aus einem nachgiebigen Material besteht, wobei die Öffnung (21) mittels vier Klappen (22, 23, 24, 25) verschlossen ist.
  10. Verpackung nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Öffnung (21') von zwei längsgerichteten Klappen (22', 23') und zwei seitlichen Klappen (24', 25') umgeben ist, wobei die beiden seitlichen Klappen diejenigen Teile darstellen, welche auf die obere Fläche der längsgerichteten Klappen (22', 23') heruntergedrückt sind.
  11. Verpackung nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass drei Klappen, darunter die beiden längsgerichteten Klappen (24', 25'), eine Länge aufweisen, die 2/3 der Breite der Öffnung (21') der Verpackung ausmacht, und dass die vierte Klappe (22') eine Breite aufweist, die gleich derjenigen der Öffnung (21') ist.
  12. Verwendung einer Verpackung nach einem der Ansprüche 8 bis 11 zum Aufbewahren von Nahrungsmitteln unter einem relativen Vakuum.
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