EP1854734A1 - Bottle cap, in particular for a drinks bottle - Google Patents

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EP1854734A1
EP1854734A1 EP07008879A EP07008879A EP1854734A1 EP 1854734 A1 EP1854734 A1 EP 1854734A1 EP 07008879 A EP07008879 A EP 07008879A EP 07008879 A EP07008879 A EP 07008879A EP 1854734 A1 EP1854734 A1 EP 1854734A1
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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
    • B65D45/00—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members
    • B65D45/02—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members for applying axial pressure to engage closure with sealing surface
    • B65D45/04—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members for applying axial pressure to engage closure with sealing surface comprising U-shaped or bifurcated members coacting with containers these members remaining connected with the closure and with the container when the container is open, e.g. pivoted bails
    • B65D45/06—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members for applying axial pressure to engage closure with sealing surface comprising U-shaped or bifurcated members coacting with containers these members remaining connected with the closure and with the container when the container is open, e.g. pivoted bails associated with toggle levers, e.g. swing stopper arrangements
    • 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
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
    • B65D2203/10—Transponders

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  • the present invention relates to a bottle closure, in particular for a beverage bottle, comprising a closure head and a sealing member on the closure head, via which sealing member the closure head is sealingly pressed against the edge region of a bottle opening. Furthermore, the invention relates to a beverage bottle, for example a beer bottle, with such a bottle closure.
  • a particular problem with the increased use of swing top bottles is that different manufacturers or different breweries use differently designed bottles.
  • the bottles may differ in different bottle body, so different bottle heights, bottle diameter, different penetration, but can of course also differ by differently shaped buckles.
  • different sealing members can be used, ie different in terms of color and / or construction material or shape.
  • the material used for the closure head can be selected from a variety of ways, such as porcelain or plastic.
  • the closure head at its in Closing state recognizable surface upwards with a brewery logo or other advertising imprint is provided.
  • a bottle closure in particular for a beverage bottle, comprising a closure head and a sealing member on the closure head, via which sealing member the closure head can be pressed sealingly against the edge region of a bottle opening.
  • the bottle closure is characterized by a transponder, which sends a response signal on interrogation excitation.
  • a transponder By integrating a transponder into a bottle closure constructed in accordance with the invention, it is thus possible to identify a bottle at a suitable position in the processing process, namely by means of the response signal sent by the transponder upon interrogation excitation. If necessary, the bottle can be sorted out or a special one for this bottle provided further processing, such as cleaning and refilling, are supplied.
  • the transponder is integrated in the closure head. Since the closure head is generally made of very hard material, such as e.g. Porcelain ceramic, constructed, thus the transponder is also protected against mechanical damage.
  • the transponder is embedded in the building material of the closure head.
  • the Miteing manen in the production of a closure head a tight sheath is also ensured at the same time, which protects a transponder in front of him possibly harmful environments, such as occur in cleaning systems.
  • the transponder is integrated into the sealing member.
  • the transponder is integrated in a gap formed between the closure head and the sealing member.
  • the sealing member is designed in the manner of a cap with a sealing edge region and a central fixing countersink, into which a fixing projection on the closure head engages.
  • the transponder is arranged in the Fixierseinsenkung. Even with this arrangement, the transponder is then very well protected against external mechanical influences and also against him damaging environments.
  • the transponder is arranged between the sealing edge region and the closure head.
  • the response signal sent by the transponder upon interrogation excitation may be bottle-unspecific. This means that the transponder on excitation sends a signal indicating that a bottle equipped with a transponder has been recognized, but in principle contains no further information specifying this bottle. However, by sending the response signal alone, it becomes possible to sort out this bottle from a plurality of bottles that do not contain a transponder and therefore do not respond. It can also be ensured by specific design of the transponder or the interrogation system that respond, for example, due to the required excitation with a radio signal with a specific frequency only transponder, which are tuned to this frequency. Thus, although the response signal does not contain any bottle-specific information, it can nevertheless be concluded that a responding bottle is a bottle to be assigned, for example, to a particular brewery and possibly to be considered in the further production process.
  • the transponder sends a bottle-specific response signal to query excitation.
  • the response signal identify a brewery, so that in a sorting process then the bottles of different breweries each group-wise collected and either taken into account in the further manufacturing process or can be passed to other breweries or beverage producers.
  • the transponder is writable and sends to query excitation a response signal containing information generated by describing the transponder.
  • Describable in the sense of this present invention means that not This information can be impressed upon production of the transponder, which it then sends in a query, but that even if the transponder is already integrated into a bottle closure, for example, by the query system additional information can be stored in the transponder and then sent Response signal also reproduces this information.
  • This information can indicate, for example, when a bottle has passed through such a sorting system, so that, for example, it is also easy to determine how many times a bottle has already been fed to the refilling process.
  • the bottle closure according to the invention can also be characterized by a closure bar arrangement, by means of which the closure head can be held on a bottle body and which, in a closure state, presses the closure head against the edge region of the bottle opening via the sealing member.
  • the present invention further relates to a beverage bottle, in particular beer bottle, comprising a bottle body and a bottle closure according to the invention.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show the basic structure of an example usable as a beer bottle U-lock bottle 10.
  • This U-shaped bottle 10 comprises a bottle body 12, of which in Figs. 1 and 2, only the upper region, ie the bottleneck 14, is shown.
  • the bottleneck 14 forms a bottle opening 16 which, in the closure state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, is closed in a liquid-tightly impervious and gas-tight manner by a clip closure, generally designated 18.
  • the clip closure 18 comprises a closure head 20, which is also shown in section in FIG. 3.
  • a closure head 20 In the upper region of the closure head 20, an opening 22 preferably extending transversely therethrough is formed, in which a closure bar arrangement 24 engages.
  • the closure bar assembly 24 continues, as seen especially in Fig. 1, in associated recesses in the bottle neck 14, so that, as is well known, the closure head is basically supported by the closure bracket assembly 24 on the false body 12.
  • a sealing member 26 configured in this embodiment with a slightly conical ring shape is carried.
  • the closure head 20 has a fixing projection 28 at its end to be positioned towards the interior of the bottle, via which the sealing member 26 is guided and by which the sealing member 26 is held fast on the closure head 20.
  • the closure bar assembly 24 presses the closure head 20 against the edge region 30 of the bottle neck 14 surrounding the bottle opening 16 via the sealing member 26 which is firmly held on the bottle opening 16.
  • the closure head 20 is generally constructed of very hard material.
  • ceramic material such as e.g. Sintered ceramic
  • elastic material such as e.g. EPDM material or TPE material or butyl rubber, used.
  • the closure bar assembly 24 is formed in a conventional manner from the required forces receiving wire material. It should be noted here that of course all known in the field of such buckle closures 18 building materials and shapes for the closure head 20, the lock bracket assembly 24 and the sealing member 26 can be used.
  • a transponder generally indicated at 32 is provided in the bottle closure, that is to say the clip closure 18.
  • this transponder 32 is integrated in the closure head 20, for example, cast around by its structural material. It is also possible to provide an opening in the closure head 20 into which the transponder 32 is then inserted, whereupon this opening can then be closed in a fluid-tight manner.
  • the transponder 32 is constructed in such a way that, on receipt of an interrogation signal A, it first extracts energy from the electromagnetic field of this interrogation signal A without its own internal power supply, and then, with this electrical energy taken from the interrogation signal, obtains an internal Transmitter activated, which emits a response signal B. Since such transponders 32 thus do not require an internal power supply, they can on the one hand be provided with a very small size and thus can also be easily integrated into a closure head 20. On the other hand, they can also be completely surrounded by the construction material of the closure head 20, as subsequently access to the transponder 32 is no longer required, for example for battery replacement or the like.
  • the transponder may be arranged to send, upon receipt of an interrogation signal A, only a "primitive" response signal B received in a receiver included in the interrogation system.
  • the receipt of the response signal B which need not contain any further bottle-specific information, then indicates that a beverage bottle designed with transponders has moved past or is contained in a specific carrier in a specific carrier.
  • This bottle can then, because it is equipped, for example, as the only bottle with such a transponder, be sorted out and fed to the further processing process, while the other bottles are processed in other ways, for example, be handed over to other beverage manufacturers.
  • the transponder 32 in such a way that it also contains bottle-specific information or sends it with its response signal B.
  • This information can, for example, identify a specific brewery or also a specific type of beverage to be contained in such a beverage bottle 10.
  • This information may, for example, include the last passage through such a polling system, allowing an indication of how many times such a bottle has already been fed to the refill process or when the last refill has taken place.
  • Other information such as the location of the interrogation system, can be stored in the transponder 32 in this manner.
  • the seal member 26 which can be seen in FIG. 4, is not ring-like, but designed like a cap, and has in its radially outer region a sealing edge region 34, with which it is held in the closed state between the closure head 20 and the edge region 30 of the bottle neck 14. Radially on the inside, this sealing edge region 34 is adjoined by a fixation recess 36 pointing downwards in the illustration. In this Fixiereinsenkung 36 of the fixing projection 28 of the closure head 20 engages, so that in this way again a stable support of the sealing member 26 is achieved on the closure head 20.
  • This sealing member 26 may comprise a cap body 38 constructed of hard material, such as polypropylene, which primarily provides the fixation recess 36 as well as the base for the sealing edge portion 34. To this cap body 38, the sealing edge area overlapping then, by a thicker edge line in Fig. 4 made clear; Seal material, such as TPE, molded, for example, be molded. With this sealing material 40 is then the sealing member 36 at the edge region 30 of the bottle neck 14 at.
  • the advantage of the embodiment of the sealing member 26 shown in FIG. 4 is that, also due to the material-locking connection of the cap body 38 and the sealing material 40, there is no leaktight transition between different components at the area lying towards the bottle interior. This leads to an improved closing property of a bottle closure designed in this way.
  • the transponder 32 can also be provided at a different position.
  • the transponder 32 could also be arranged in the area of the closure head 20 located below the opening 22. It could also, for example, in annular design between the sealing member 26 of FIG. 3 and the closure head 20 or the sealing edge portion 34 of FIG. 4 and the closure head 20 are.
  • the sealing edge region 34 could be such that when the abutment head 20 is fixedly attached to it, a gap is created in regions in which a transponder 32 can then be received.

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The bottle closure has a closure head (20) and a sealing element (26) on the closure head. The closure head is pressed sealing by the sealing element against the edge region of the bottle opening (16). A transponder is provided, which transmits response signal to request arousal.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen Flaschenverschluss, insbesondere für eine Getränkeflasche, umfassend einen Verschlusskopf und ein Dichtungsorgan an dem Verschlusskopf, über welches Dichtungsorgan der Verschlusskopf abdichtend gegen den Randbereich einer Flaschenöffnung pressbar ist. Ferner betrifft die Erfindung eine Getränkeflasche, beispielsweise eine Bierflasche, mit einem derartigen Flaschenverschluss.The present invention relates to a bottle closure, in particular for a beverage bottle, comprising a closure head and a sealing member on the closure head, via which sealing member the closure head is sealingly pressed against the edge region of a bottle opening. Furthermore, the invention relates to a beverage bottle, for example a beer bottle, with such a bottle closure.

In der Getränkeindustrie ist eine Tendenz feststellbar, bei welcher zunehmend so genannte Bügelverschlussflaschen an Stelle von durch Kronenkorken oder Schraubkappen verschließbare Getränkeflaschen zum Einsatz kommen. Insbesondere in der Bierindustrie erfreuen sich die grundsätzlich seit langem bekannten Bügelverschlüsse einer zunehmenden Beachtung, da es auf diese Art und Weise leicht möglich wird, auch Bierflaschen wieder dicht zu verschließen, ohne hierfür separate Verschlüsse bereithalten zu müssen.In the beverage industry, a tendency can be observed in which increasingly so-called swing top bottles are used in place of bottles capable by crown corks or screw caps. In particular, in the beer industry, the principle known for a long time temple closures enjoy increasing attention, as it is easily possible in this way, even beer bottles tightly close again, without having to have this separate closures ready.

Ein insbesondere mit dem verstärkten Einsatz von Bügelverschlussflaschen auftretendes Problem besteht darin, dass verschiedene Hersteller bzw. verschiedene Brauereien unterschiedlich gestaltete Flaschen einsetzen. Die Flaschen können sich durch verschiedene Flaschenkörper unterscheiden, also unterschiedliche Flaschenhöhen, Flaschendurchmesser, unterschiedlichen Einbrand, können sich selbstverständlich aber auch durch verschieden gestaltete Bügelverschlüsse unterscheiden. Hier können beispielsweise unterschiedliche Dichtungsorgane zum Einsatz kommen, d.h. unterschiedlich hinsichtlich Farbe oder/und Aufbaumaterial bzw. Form. Auch der für den Verschlusskopf eingesetzte Werkstoff kann aus einer Vielzahl von Möglichkeiten, wie z.B. Porzellan oder Kunststoff, ausgewählt werden. Weiterhin ist es selbstverständlich möglich, dass der Verschlusskopf an seiner im Verschließzustand nach oben hin erkennbaren Oberfläche mit einem Brauereilogo oder einem sonstigen Werbeaufdruck versehen ist.A particular problem with the increased use of swing top bottles is that different manufacturers or different breweries use differently designed bottles. The bottles may differ in different bottle body, so different bottle heights, bottle diameter, different penetration, but can of course also differ by differently shaped buckles. Here, for example, different sealing members can be used, ie different in terms of color and / or construction material or shape. Also, the material used for the closure head can be selected from a variety of ways, such as porcelain or plastic. Furthermore, it is of course possible that the closure head at its in Closing state recognizable surface upwards with a brewery logo or other advertising imprint is provided.

Da grundsätzlich auch derartige Bügelverschlussflaschen in automatischen Befüllanlagen wieder befüllt werden sollen bzw. zuvor in automatischen Reinigungsanlagen gereinigt werden sollen, ist es erforderlich, die Flaschen zu sortieren, so dass nur die für einen bestimmten Getränketyp vorgesehenen Flaschen tatsächlich zur Befüllung gelangen, während die hierfür nicht vorgesehenen bzw. geeigneten Flaschen aussortiert werden müssen. Da die zwischen verschiedenen Bügelverschlussflaschen bestehenden Unterschiede zum Teil nur schwer erkennbar sind, haben herkömmliche Sortiersysteme, die beispielsweise auf optischem Wege die Flaschen erfassen und dann auf Grund charakteristischer Merkmale sortieren, sich als ungeeignet erwiesen.Since, in principle, such flip-top bottles are to be filled in automatic filling again or should be cleaned in automatic cleaning systems, it is necessary to sort the bottles, so that only those provided for a particular type of beverage bottles actually come to the filling, while not this provided or suitable bottles must be sorted out. Since the differences between different swing top bottles are difficult to recognize, conventional sorting systems, which for example optically capture the bottles and then sort them on the basis of characteristic features, have proven to be unsuitable.

Es ist die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, einen Flaschenverschluss, insbesondere für eine Getränkeflasche, vorzusehen, welcher eine zuverlässige Identifizierung einer einen derartigen Flaschenverschluss aufweisenden Flasche zulässt.It is the object of the present invention to provide a bottle closure, in particular for a beverage bottle, which permits reliable identification of a bottle having such a bottle closure.

Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe gelöst durch einen Flaschenverschluss, insbesondere für eine Getränkeflasche, umfassend einen Verschlusskopf und ein Dichtungsorgan an dem Verschlusskopf, über welches Dichtungsorgan der Verschlusskopf abdichtend gegen den Randbereich einer Flaschenöffnung pressbar ist. Der Flaschenverschluss ist gekennzeichnet durch einen Transponder, welcher auf Abfrageerregung ein Antwortsignal sendet.According to the invention, this object is achieved by a bottle closure, in particular for a beverage bottle, comprising a closure head and a sealing member on the closure head, via which sealing member the closure head can be pressed sealingly against the edge region of a bottle opening. The bottle closure is characterized by a transponder, which sends a response signal on interrogation excitation.

Durch das Integrieren eines Transponders in einen erfindungsgemäß aufgebauten Flaschenverschluss wird es somit möglich, an einer geeigneten Position im Verarbeitungsprozess eine Flasche zu identifizieren, und zwar anhand des auf Abfrageerregung hin vom Transponder gesandten Antwortsignals. Die Flasche kann dann ggf. aussortiert werden bzw. einem speziell für diese Flasche vorgesehenen weiteren Verarbeitungsprozess, wie z.B. dem Reinigen und Wiederbefüllen, zugeführt werden.By integrating a transponder into a bottle closure constructed in accordance with the invention, it is thus possible to identify a bottle at a suitable position in the processing process, namely by means of the response signal sent by the transponder upon interrogation excitation. If necessary, the bottle can be sorted out or a special one for this bottle provided further processing, such as cleaning and refilling, are supplied.

Bei einer sehr vorteilhaften Ausgestaltungsform wird vorgeschlagen, dass der Transponder in den Verschlusskopf integriert ist. Da der Verschlusskopf im Allgemeinen aus sehr hartem Material, wie z.B. Porzellankeramik, aufgebaut ist, wird somit der Transponder gleichzeitig auch vor mechanischer Beschädigung geschützt.In a very advantageous embodiment, it is proposed that the transponder is integrated in the closure head. Since the closure head is generally made of very hard material, such as e.g. Porcelain ceramic, constructed, thus the transponder is also protected against mechanical damage.

Beispielsweise kann vorgesehen sein, dass der Transponder in das Aufbaumaterial des Verschlusskopfs eingebettet ist. Durch das Einbetten in das Aufbaumaterial des Verschlusskopfs, also beispielsweise das Miteingießen bei der Herstellung eines Verschlusskopfs, wird gleichzeitig auch eine dichte Ummantelung gewährleistet, die einen Transponder vor für ihn möglicherweise schädlichen Umgebungen, wie sie beispielsweise in Reinigungsanlagen auftreten, schützt.For example, it can be provided that the transponder is embedded in the building material of the closure head. By embedding in the construction material of the closure head, so for example, the Miteingießen in the production of a closure head, a tight sheath is also ensured at the same time, which protects a transponder in front of him possibly harmful environments, such as occur in cleaning systems.

Alternativ kann vorgesehen sein, dass der Transponder in das Dichtungsorgan integriert ist.Alternatively it can be provided that the transponder is integrated into the sealing member.

Weiterhin ist es möglich, dass der Transponder in einen zwischen dem Verschlusskopf und dem Dichtungsorgan gebildeten Zwischenraum integriert ist.Furthermore, it is possible that the transponder is integrated in a gap formed between the closure head and the sealing member.

Bei einem insbesondere auf Grund der erzielbaren Abdichtungsfunktion bevorzugten Aufbau wird vorgeschlagen, dass das Dichtungsorgan kappenartig ausgebildet ist mit einem Dichtungsrandbereich und einer zentralen Fixiereinsenkung, in welche ein Fixiervorsprung am Verschlusskopf eingreift. Bei derartiger Ausgestaltung des Dichtungsorgans kann dann weiterhin vorgesehen sein, dass der Transponder in der Fixierseinsenkung angeordnet ist. Auch bei dieser Anordnung ist der Transponder dann sehr gut gegen äußere mechanische Einflüsse und auch gegen ihn schädigende Umgebungen geschützt.In a preferred construction, in particular on the basis of the achievable sealing function, it is proposed that the sealing member is designed in the manner of a cap with a sealing edge region and a central fixing countersink, into which a fixing projection on the closure head engages. In such an embodiment of the sealing member can then be further provided that the transponder is arranged in the Fixierseinsenkung. Even with this arrangement, the transponder is then very well protected against external mechanical influences and also against him damaging environments.

Weiterhin ist es selbstverständlich auch möglich, dass der Transponder zwischen dem Dichtungsrandbereich und dem Verschlusskopf angeordnet ist.Furthermore, it is of course also possible that the transponder is arranged between the sealing edge region and the closure head.

Das vom Transponder auf Abfrageerregung hin gesandte Antwortsignal kann flaschenunspezifisch sein. Dies bedeutet, dass der Transponder auf Erregung hin ein Signal sendet, das zwar anzeigt, dass eine mit einem Transponder ausgestattete Flasche erkannt wurde, grundsätzlich aber keine weitere diese Flasche spezifizierende Information enthält. Allein durch Senden des Antwortsignals wird es jedoch möglich, diese Flasche aus einer Vielzahl von Flaschen, die keinen Transponder enthalten und daher nicht antworten, auszusortieren. Auch kann durch spezifische Ausgestaltung des Tranponders bzw. des Abfragesystems dafür gesorgt werden, dass beispielsweise auf Grund der erforderlichen Erregung mit einem Radiosignal mit ganz bestimmter Frequenz nur Transponder antworten, die auf diese Frequenz abgestimmt sind. Somit kann, obgleich das Antwortsignal keine flaschenspezifische Information enthält, gleichwohl darauf geschlossen werden, dass eine antwortende Flasche eine beispielsweise einer bestimmten Brauerei zuzuordnende und möglicherweise im weiteren Fertigungsprozess zu berücksichtigende Flasche ist.The response signal sent by the transponder upon interrogation excitation may be bottle-unspecific. This means that the transponder on excitation sends a signal indicating that a bottle equipped with a transponder has been recognized, but in principle contains no further information specifying this bottle. However, by sending the response signal alone, it becomes possible to sort out this bottle from a plurality of bottles that do not contain a transponder and therefore do not respond. It can also be ensured by specific design of the transponder or the interrogation system that respond, for example, due to the required excitation with a radio signal with a specific frequency only transponder, which are tuned to this frequency. Thus, although the response signal does not contain any bottle-specific information, it can nevertheless be concluded that a responding bottle is a bottle to be assigned, for example, to a particular brewery and possibly to be considered in the further production process.

Alternativ ist es selbstverständlich möglich, dass der Transponder auf Abfrageerregung ein flaschenspezifisches Antwortsignal sendet. In diesem Falle kann beispielsweise das Antwortsignal eine Brauerei identifizieren, so dass in einem Sortierprozess dann die Flaschen verschiedener Brauereien jeweils gruppenweise gesammelt und entweder im weiteren Fertigungsprozess berücksichtigt werden können oder an andere Brauereien bzw. Getränkehersteller übergeben werden können.Alternatively, it is of course possible that the transponder sends a bottle-specific response signal to query excitation. In this case, for example, the response signal identify a brewery, so that in a sorting process then the bottles of different breweries each group-wise collected and either taken into account in the further manufacturing process or can be passed to other breweries or beverage producers.

Bei einer weiteren Ausgestaltungsform ist es möglich, dass der Transponder beschreibbar ist und auf Abfrageerregung ein Antwortsignal sendet, das durch Beschreiben des Transponders generierte Information enthält. Beschreibbar bedeutet im Sinne dieser vorliegenden Erfindung, dass nicht nur bei Herstellung des Transponders diesem eine gewisse Information aufgeprägt werden kann, die er dann bei einer Abfrage sendet, sondern dass auch dann, wenn der Transponder bereits in einen Flaschenverschluss integriert ist beispielsweise durch das Abfragesystem zusätzliche Information im Tranponder gespeichert werden kann und das dann gesandte Antwortsignal diese Information auch wiedergibt. Diese Information kann beispielsweise angeben, wann eine Flasche durch eine derartige Sortieranlage hindurchgelaufen ist, so dass beispielsweise auch leicht bestimmt werden kann, wie oft eine Flasche bereits dem Widerbefüllprozess zugeführt worden ist.In a further embodiment, it is possible that the transponder is writable and sends to query excitation a response signal containing information generated by describing the transponder. Describable in the sense of this present invention means that not This information can be impressed upon production of the transponder, which it then sends in a query, but that even if the transponder is already integrated into a bottle closure, for example, by the query system additional information can be stored in the transponder and then sent Response signal also reproduces this information. This information can indicate, for example, when a bottle has passed through such a sorting system, so that, for example, it is also easy to determine how many times a bottle has already been fed to the refilling process.

Der erfindungsgemäße Flaschenverschluss kann ferner gekennzeichnet sein durch eine Verschlussbügelanordnung, über welche der Verschlusskopf an einem Flaschenkörper halterbar ist und welche in einem Verschließzustand den Verschlusskopf über das Dichtungsorgan gegen den Randbereich der Flaschenöffnung presst.The bottle closure according to the invention can also be characterized by a closure bar arrangement, by means of which the closure head can be held on a bottle body and which, in a closure state, presses the closure head against the edge region of the bottle opening via the sealing member.

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ferner eine Getränkeflasche, insbesondere Bierflasche, umfassend einen Flaschenkörper und einen erfindungsgemäßen Flaschenverschluss.The present invention further relates to a beverage bottle, in particular beer bottle, comprising a bottle body and a bottle closure according to the invention.

Die vorliegende Erfindung wird nachfolgend mit Bezug auf die beiliegenden Zeichnungen anhand bevorzugter Ausgestaltungsformen detailliert beschrieben. Es zeigt:

Fig. 1
eine teilweise geschnitten dargestellte Ansicht des oberen Teils eines Flaschenkörpers mit einem daran vorgesehenen Bügelverschluss;
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eine der Fig. 1 entsprechende Ansicht in Blickrichtung II in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3
eine Schnittansicht eines erfindungsgemäß aufgebauten Verschlusskopfs für einen Flaschenverschluss;
Fig. 4
eine der Fig. 3 entsprechende Ansicht einer alternativen Ausgestaltungsart.
The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. It shows:
Fig. 1
a partially sectioned view of the upper part of a bottle body with a clip closure provided thereon;
Fig. 2
a view corresponding to Figure 1 in the viewing direction II in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3
a sectional view of a closure head constructed according to the invention for a bottle closure;
Fig. 4
one of Fig. 3 corresponding view of an alternative Ausgestaltungsart.

Die Fig. 1 und 2 zeigen den prinzipiellen Aufbau einer beispielsweise als Bierflasche einsetzbaren Bügelverschlussflasche 10. Diese Bügelverschlussflasche 10 umfasst einen Flaschenkörper 12, von welchem in den Fig. 1 und 2 lediglich der obere Bereich, also der Flaschenhals 14, dargestellt ist. An seinem oberen Ende bildet der Flaschenhals 14 eine Flaschenöffnung 16, die in dem in den Fig. 1 und 2 dargestellten Verschließzustand durch einen allgemein mit 18 bezeichneten Bügelverschluss flüssigkeistdicht und gasdicht abgeschlossen ist.1 and 2 show the basic structure of an example usable as a beer bottle U-lock bottle 10. This U-shaped bottle 10 comprises a bottle body 12, of which in Figs. 1 and 2, only the upper region, ie the bottleneck 14, is shown. At its upper end, the bottleneck 14 forms a bottle opening 16 which, in the closure state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, is closed in a liquid-tightly impervious and gas-tight manner by a clip closure, generally designated 18.

Der Bügelverschluss 18 umfasst einen Verschlusskopf 20, der in Fig. 3 auch im Schnitt dargestellt ist. Im oberen Bereich des Verschlusskopfs 20 ist eine vorzugsweise quer durch diesen hindurchgehende Öffnung 22 gebildet, in welche eine Verschlussbügelanordnung 24 eingreift. Die Verschlussbügelanordnung 24 greift weiterhin, wie vor allem in Fig. 1 erkennbar, in zugeordnete Aussparungen im Flaschenhals 14 ein, so dass, wie allgemein bekannt, der Verschlusskopf durch die Verschlussbügelanordnung 24 grundsätzlich am Falschenkörper 12 gehaltert ist.The clip closure 18 comprises a closure head 20, which is also shown in section in FIG. 3. In the upper region of the closure head 20, an opening 22 preferably extending transversely therethrough is formed, in which a closure bar arrangement 24 engages. The closure bar assembly 24 continues, as seen especially in Fig. 1, in associated recesses in the bottle neck 14, so that, as is well known, the closure head is basically supported by the closure bracket assembly 24 on the false body 12.

Man erkennt in den Fig. 1 bis 3 weiterhin, dass am Verschlusskopf 20 ein in dieser Ausgestaltungsart mit leicht konischer Ringform ausgestaltetes Dichtungsorgan 26 getragen ist. Zu diesem Zwecke weist der Verschlusskopf 20 an seinem zum Flascheninneren hin zu positionierenden Ende einen Fixiervorsprung 28 auf, über welchen das Dichtungsorgan 26 geführt ist und durch welchen das Dichtungsorgan 26 an dem Verschlusskopf 20 festgehalten ist. In dem in den Fig. 1 und 2 dargestellten Verschließzustand presst die Verschlussbügelanordnung 24 den Verschlusskopf 20 über das an diesem fest getragene Dichtungsorgan 26 gegen den die Flaschenöffnung 16 umgebenden Randbereich 30 des Flaschenhalses 14. Durch die erzeugte Anpresskraft und die auch auftretende Verformung des Dichtungsorgans 26 wird ein flüssigkeitsdichter und auch gasdichter Abschluss des Flascheninneren erzielt.It can also be seen in FIGS. 1 to 3 that on the closure head 20, a sealing member 26 configured in this embodiment with a slightly conical ring shape is carried. For this purpose, the closure head 20 has a fixing projection 28 at its end to be positioned towards the interior of the bottle, via which the sealing member 26 is guided and by which the sealing member 26 is held fast on the closure head 20. In the closed state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the closure bar assembly 24 presses the closure head 20 against the edge region 30 of the bottle neck 14 surrounding the bottle opening 16 via the sealing member 26 which is firmly held on the bottle opening 16. As a result of the generated contact force and the deformation of the bottle neck Sealing member 26 is achieved a liquid-tight and gas-tight closure of the bottle interior.

Um den im Einsatz auftretenden Anforderungen gerecht zu werden, ist der Verschlusskopf 20 im Allgemeinen aus sehr hartem Material aufgebaut. Hier kommt beispielsweise Keramikmaterial, wie z.B. Sinterkeramik, zum Einsatz. Für das Dichtungsorgan 26 kommt elastisches Material, wie z.B. EPDM-Material oder TPE-Material oder Butylkautschuk, zum Einsatz. Die Verschlussbügelanordnung 24 ist in an sich bekannter Weise aus die erforderlichen Kräfte aufnehmendem Drahtmaterial gebildet. Es sei hier darauf hingewiesen, dass selbstverständlich alle im Bereich derartiger Bügelverschlüsse 18 bekannten Aufbaumaterialien und Formgebungen für den Verschlusskopf 20, die Verschlussbügelanordnung 24 und auch das Dichtungsorgan 26 zum Einsatz gelangen können.In order to meet the requirements occurring in use, the closure head 20 is generally constructed of very hard material. Here comes, for example, ceramic material, such as e.g. Sintered ceramic, for use. For the sealing member 26, elastic material such as e.g. EPDM material or TPE material or butyl rubber, used. The closure bar assembly 24 is formed in a conventional manner from the required forces receiving wire material. It should be noted here that of course all known in the field of such buckle closures 18 building materials and shapes for the closure head 20, the lock bracket assembly 24 and the sealing member 26 can be used.

Da derartige Getränkeflaschen 10 abhängig vom Hersteller und ggf. auch von dem darin aufzunehmenden Getränk häufig mit verschiedener Form, verschiedener Farbe und auch verschieden gestalteten Bügelverschlüssen 18 verwendet werden, wird es zunehmend schwieriger, beim Befüllen bzw. Wiederbefüllen derartiger Bügelverschlussflaschen 10 diejenigen Flaschen, die für einen speziellen Befüllvorgang geeignet bzw. auszuwählen sind, aus der Vielzahl von an Leergut eingehenden Flaschen auszusortieren. Erfindungsgemäß wird daher im Flaschenverschluss, also dem Bügelverschluss 18, ein allgemein mit 32 bezeichneter Transponder vorgesehen. In der in den Fig. 1 bis 3 dargestellten Ausgestaltungsform ist dieser Transponder 32 in den Verschlusskopf 20 integriert, beispielsweise von dessen Aufbaumaterial umgossen. Auch ist es möglich, im Verschlusskopf 20 eine Öffnung vorzusehen, in welche der Transponder 32 dann eingesetzt wird, woraufhin diese Öffnung dann fluiddicht abgeschlossen werden kann. Der Transponder 32 ist derart aufgebaut, dass er ohne eigene interne Energieversorgung bei Empfang eines Abfragesignals A dem elektromagnetischen Feld dieses Abfragesignals A zunächst Energie entnimmt und dann mit dieser dem Abfragesignal entnommenen elektrischen Energie einen internen Sender aktiviert, der ein Antwortsignal B abgibt. Da derartige Transponder 32 also keine interne Energieversorgung benötigen, können sie einerseits mit sehr kleiner Baugröße bereitgestellt werden und somit auch leicht in einen Verschlusskopf 20 integriert werden. Andererseits können sie auch vollständig von dem Aufbaumaterial des Verschlusskopfs 20 umgeben werden, da nachträglich kein Zugriff mehr auf den Transponder 32 erforderlich ist, beispielsweise zum Batteriewechsel oder dergleichen.Since such beverage bottles 10 are often used depending on the manufacturer and possibly also of the drink to be included therein with different shape, color and also differently shaped buckle closures 18, it becomes increasingly difficult when filling or refilling such swing closure bottles 10, those bottles for to select or select a specific filling process, to sort out of the large number of incoming empties bottles. Therefore, according to the invention, a transponder generally indicated at 32 is provided in the bottle closure, that is to say the clip closure 18. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, this transponder 32 is integrated in the closure head 20, for example, cast around by its structural material. It is also possible to provide an opening in the closure head 20 into which the transponder 32 is then inserted, whereupon this opening can then be closed in a fluid-tight manner. The transponder 32 is constructed in such a way that, on receipt of an interrogation signal A, it first extracts energy from the electromagnetic field of this interrogation signal A without its own internal power supply, and then, with this electrical energy taken from the interrogation signal, obtains an internal Transmitter activated, which emits a response signal B. Since such transponders 32 thus do not require an internal power supply, they can on the one hand be provided with a very small size and thus can also be easily integrated into a closure head 20. On the other hand, they can also be completely surrounded by the construction material of the closure head 20, as subsequently access to the transponder 32 is no longer required, for example for battery replacement or the like.

Der Transponder kann so beschaffen sein, dass er auf Empfang eines Abfragesignals A hin lediglich ein "primitives" Antwortsignal B sendet, das in einem im Abfragesystem enthaltenen Empfänger aufgenommen wird. Der Empfang des Antwortsignals B, das keine weiteren flaschenspezifische Information enthalten muss, deutet also dann darauf hin, dass eine mit Transponder ausgestaltete Getränkeflasche sich vorbeibewegt hat bzw. an bestimmter Positionierung in einem Getränketräger enthalten ist. Diese Flasche kann dann, weil sie beispielsweise als einzige Flasche mit einem derartigen Transponder ausgestattet ist, heraussortiert werden und dem weiteren Verarbeitungsprozess zugeführt werden, während die anderen Flaschen in anderer Art und Weise bearbeitet werden, beispielsweise an andere Getränkehersteller übergeben werden. Hier könnte beispielsweise auch derart gearbeitet werden, dass ein stark frequenzspezifischer Transponder 32 eingesetzt wird, der nur dann antwortet, wenn das Abfragesignal in einem definierten Frequenzbereich liegt, so dass auch dann, wenn mehrere verschiedene Flaschen mit Transpondern sich am Abfragesystem vorbeibewegen, nur diejenigen Transponder antworten, die auf Grund der Zuordnung des Frequenzbereichs gesucht werden. Hier könnte also vorgesehen sein, dass verschiedene Getränkehersteller Transponder unterschiedlicher Bauart, also mit unterschiedlicher Frequenzempfindlichkeit, einsetzen, um auf diese Art und Weise trotz des Einsatzes nicht weiter flaschenspezifischer Antwortsignale B die in einem Verarbeitungsprozess gesuchten Flaschen heraussortieren zu können.The transponder may be arranged to send, upon receipt of an interrogation signal A, only a "primitive" response signal B received in a receiver included in the interrogation system. The receipt of the response signal B, which need not contain any further bottle-specific information, then indicates that a beverage bottle designed with transponders has moved past or is contained in a specific carrier in a specific carrier. This bottle can then, because it is equipped, for example, as the only bottle with such a transponder, be sorted out and fed to the further processing process, while the other bottles are processed in other ways, for example, be handed over to other beverage manufacturers. Here, for example, it would also be possible to work in such a way that a highly frequency-specific transponder 32 is used which only responds if the interrogation signal lies in a defined frequency range, so that even if several different bottles with transponders move past the interrogation system, only those transponders responses that are searched for based on the assignment of the frequency range. It could therefore be provided here that different beverage manufacturers use transponders of different types, that is to say with different frequency sensitivity, in order to be able to sort out the bottles searched for in a processing process in this way despite the use of bottle-specific response signals B which are not further.

Weiterhin ist es selbstverständlich möglich, den Transponder 32 so auszugestalten, dass er auch flaschenspezifische Information enthält bzw. mit seinem Antwortsignal B sendet. Diese Information kann beispielsweise eine bestimmte Brauerei bzw. auch eine bestimmte Getränkeart, die in einer derartigen Getränkeflasche 10 aufzunehmen ist, identifizieren. Weiterhin ist es möglich, den Transponder 32 beschreibbar bzw. überschreibbar zu gestalten, so dass möglicherweise zusätzlich zu einer flaschenspezifischen Information auch noch beim Hindurchgang durch ein Abfragesystem Information im Transponder 32 aufgenommen werden kann und bei einer nachfolgenden Abfrage dann als Bestandteil des Antwortsignals B abgegeben werden kann. Diese Information kann beispielsweise den letztmaligen Durchgang durch ein derartiges Abfragesystem enthalten, was einen Hinweis darauf zulässt, wie oft eine derartige Flasche bereits den Wiederbefüllprozess zugeführt worden ist bzw. wann die letzte Befüllung stattgefunden hat. Auch andere Informationen, beispielsweise der Standort des Abfragesystems, können auf diese Art und Weise im Transponder 32 gespeichert werden.Furthermore, it is of course possible to design the transponder 32 in such a way that it also contains bottle-specific information or sends it with its response signal B. This information can, for example, identify a specific brewery or also a specific type of beverage to be contained in such a beverage bottle 10. Furthermore, it is possible to make the transponder 32 writable or rewritable, so that possibly in addition to a bottle-specific information while passing through an interrogation system information can be recorded in the transponder 32 and then delivered as part of the response signal B in a subsequent query can. This information may, for example, include the last passage through such a polling system, allowing an indication of how many times such a bottle has already been fed to the refill process or when the last refill has taken place. Other information, such as the location of the interrogation system, can be stored in the transponder 32 in this manner.

In Fig. 4 ist eine alternative Ausgestaltungsform dargestellt, welche sich vor allem in der Ausgestaltung des Dichtungsorgans 26 von der vorangehend beschriebenen Ausgestaltungsform unterscheidet. Das in Fig. 4 erkennbare Dichtungsorgan 26 ist nicht ringartig, sondern kappenartig ausgestaltet und weist in seinem radial äußeren Bereich einen Dichtungsrandbereich 34 auf, mit welchem es im Verschließzustand zwischen dem Verschlusskopf 20 und dem Randbereich 30 des Flaschenhalses 14 gehalten ist. Radial innen schließt an diesen Dichtungsrandbereich 34 eine in der Darstellung nach unten gerichtete Fixiereinsenkung 36 an. In diese Fixiereinsenkung 36 greift der Fixiervorsprung 28 des Verschlusskopfes 20 ein, so dass auch auf diese Art und Weise wieder eine stabile Halterung des Dichtungsorgans 26 am Verschlusskopf 20 erreicht wird. Dieses Dichtungsorgan 26 kann einen aus hartem Material, wie z.B. Polypropylen, aufgebauten Kappenkörper 38 aufweisen, welcher primär die Fixiereinsenkung 36, aber auch die Basis für den Dichtungsrandbereich 34 bereitstellt. An diesen Kappenkörper 38 kann den Dichtungsrandbereich überdeckend dann, durch eine dickere Randlinie in Fig. 4 deutlich gemacht; Dichtungsmaterial, wie z.B. TPE, angeformt, beispielsweise angespritzt sein. Mit diesem Dichtungsmaterial 40 liegt dann das Dichtungsorgan 36 am Randbereich 30 des Flaschenhalses 14 an. Der Vorteil der in Fig. 4 dargestellten Ausgestaltung des Dichtungsorgans 26 ist, dass, auch bedingt durch die materialschlüssige Verbindung des Kappenkörpers 38 und des Dichtungsmaterials 40, an dem zum Flascheninneren hin liegenden Bereich kein undichter Übergang zwischen verschiedenen Bauteilen vorhanden ist. Dies führt zu einer verbesserten Schließeigenschaft eines derart ausgestalteten Flaschenverschlusses.4, an alternative embodiment is shown, which differs above all in the embodiment of the sealing member 26 from the above-described embodiment. The seal member 26, which can be seen in FIG. 4, is not ring-like, but designed like a cap, and has in its radially outer region a sealing edge region 34, with which it is held in the closed state between the closure head 20 and the edge region 30 of the bottle neck 14. Radially on the inside, this sealing edge region 34 is adjoined by a fixation recess 36 pointing downwards in the illustration. In this Fixiereinsenkung 36 of the fixing projection 28 of the closure head 20 engages, so that in this way again a stable support of the sealing member 26 is achieved on the closure head 20. This sealing member 26 may comprise a cap body 38 constructed of hard material, such as polypropylene, which primarily provides the fixation recess 36 as well as the base for the sealing edge portion 34. To this cap body 38, the sealing edge area overlapping then, by a thicker edge line in Fig. 4 made clear; Seal material, such as TPE, molded, for example, be molded. With this sealing material 40 is then the sealing member 36 at the edge region 30 of the bottle neck 14 at. The advantage of the embodiment of the sealing member 26 shown in FIG. 4 is that, also due to the material-locking connection of the cap body 38 and the sealing material 40, there is no leaktight transition between different components at the area lying towards the bottle interior. This leads to an improved closing property of a bottle closure designed in this way.

Man erkennt in Fig. 4 weiter, dass der Fixiervorsprung 28 einerseits und die Fixiereinsenkung 36 andererseits so aufeinander abgestimmt sind, dass im zusammengefügten Zustand ein kleiner Zwischenraum besteht, in welchem nunmehr der Transponder 32 angeordnet ist. Auch auf diese Art und Weise ist der Transponder 32 sehr gut gegen äußere Einflüsse geschützt, so dass einerseits nicht die Gefahr der mechanischen Beschädigung desselben besteht und andererseits auch Schutz gegen die vor allem beim Durchlauf durch Reinigungsstationen für einen derartigen Transponder 32 möglicherweise schädlichen Reinigungsmittel besteht.It can be seen in Fig. 4 further that the fixing projection 28 on the one hand and the Fixiereinsenkung 36 on the other hand are coordinated so that in the assembled state, there is a small gap in which now the transponder 32 is arranged. Also in this way, the transponder 32 is very well protected against external influences, so that on the one hand there is no risk of mechanical damage of the same and on the other hand also protection against the above all when passing through cleaning stations for such a transponder 32 possibly harmful detergent.

Es ist selbstverständlich, dass der Transponder 32 auch an anderer Positionierung vorgesehen sein kann. So könnte beispielsweise der Transponder 32 auch in dem unter der Öffnung 22 liegenden Bereich des Verschlusskopfes 20 angeordnet sein. Auch könnte er beispielsweise bei ringartiger Ausgestaltung zwischen dem Dichtungsorgan 26 der Fig. 3 und dem Verschlusskopf 20 oder dem Dichtungsrandbereich 34 der Fig. 4 und dem Verschlusskopf 20 liegen. Auch könnte dabei insbesondere bei der in Fig. 4 gezeigten Ausgestaltungsform des Dichtungsorgans 26 der Dichtungsrandbereich 34 so beschaffen sein, dass bei fester Anlage desselben am Verschlusskopf 20 bereichsweise ein Zwischenraum geschaffen ist, in welchem dann ein Transponder 32 aufgenommen werden kann.It goes without saying that the transponder 32 can also be provided at a different position. For example, the transponder 32 could also be arranged in the area of the closure head 20 located below the opening 22. It could also, for example, in annular design between the sealing member 26 of FIG. 3 and the closure head 20 or the sealing edge portion 34 of FIG. 4 and the closure head 20 are. Also, in particular in the embodiment of the sealing member 26 shown in FIG. 4, the sealing edge region 34 could be such that when the abutment head 20 is fixedly attached to it, a gap is created in regions in which a transponder 32 can then be received.

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Flaschenverschluss, insbesondere für eine Getränkeflasche, umfassend einen Verschlusskopf (20) und ein Dichtungsorgan (26) an dem Verschlusskopf (20), über welches Dichtungsorgan (26) der Verschlusskopf (20) abdichtend gegen den Randbereich (30) einer Flaschenöffnung (16) pressbar ist,
gekennzeichnet durch einen Transponder (32), welcher auf Abfrageerregung ein Antwortsignal (B) sendet.Bottle closure, in particular for a beverage bottle, comprising a closure head (20) and a sealing member (26) on the closure head (20), sealing means (26) of the closure head (20) against the edge region (30) of a bottle opening (16) pressed is
characterized by a transponder (32) which sends an answer signal (B) upon interrogation excitation. Flaschenverschluss nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Transponder (32) in den Verschlusskopf (20) integriert ist.Bottle closure according to claim 1,
characterized in that the transponder (32) is integrated in the closure head (20). Flaschenverschluss nach Anspruch 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Transponder (32) in das Aufbaumaterial des Verschlusskopfs (20) eingebettet ist.Bottle closure according to claim 2,
characterized in that the transponder (32) is embedded in the building material of the closure head (20). Flaschenverschluss nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Transponder (32) in das Dichtungsorgan integriert ist.Bottle closure according to claim 1,
characterized in that the transponder (32) is integrated in the sealing member. Flaschenverschluss nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Transponder (32) in einen zwischen dem Verschlusskopf (20) und dem Dichtungsorgan (26) gebildeten Zwischenraum integriert ist.Bottle closure according to claim 1,
characterized in that the transponder (32) is integrated in a space formed between the closure head (20) and the sealing member (26). Flaschenverschluss nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Dichtungsorgan (32) kappenartig ausgebildet ist mit einem Dichtungsrandbereich (34) und einer zentralen Fixiereinsenkung (36), in welche ein Fixiervorsprung (28) am Verschlusskopf (20) eingreift.Bottle closure according to one of claims 1 to 5,
characterized in that the sealing member (32) is formed like a cap with a sealing edge region (34) and a central Fixiereinsenkung (36) into which a fixing projection (28) on the closure head (20) engages. Flaschenverschluss nach Anspruch 5 und Anspruch 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Transponder (32) in der Fixierseinsenkung (36) angeordnet ist.Bottle stopper according to claim 5 and claim 6,
characterized in that the transponder (32) in the Fixierseinsenkung (36) is arranged. Flaschenverschluss nach Anspruch 5 und Anspruch 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Transponder (32) zwischen dem Dichtungsrandbereich (34) und dem Verschlusskopf (20) angeordnet ist.Bottle stopper according to claim 5 and claim 6,
characterized in that the transponder (32) is arranged between the sealing edge region (34) and the closure head (20). Flaschenverschluss nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Transponder (32) auf Abfrageerregung ein flaschenunspezifisches Antwortsignal (B) sendet.Bottle closure according to one of claims 1 to 8,
characterized in that the transponder (32) transmits to interrogation excitation a bottle non-specific response signal (B). Flaschenverschluss nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Transponder (32) auf Abfrageerregung ein flaschenspezifisches Antwortsignal (B) sendet.Bottle closure according to one of claims 1 to 8,
characterized in that the transponder (32) sends to query excitation a bottle-specific response signal (B). Flaschenverschluss nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Transponder (32) beschreibbar ist und auf Abfrageerregung ein Antwortsignal (B) sendet, das durch Beschreiben des Transponders (32) generierte Information enthält.Bottle closure according to one of claims 1 to 10,
characterized in that the transponder (32) is writable and transmits to interrogation excitation a response signal (B) containing information generated by describing the transponder (32). Flaschenverschluss nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11,
gekennzeichnet durch eine Verschlussbügelanordnung (24), über welche der Verschlusskopf (20) an einem Flaschenkörper (14) halterbar ist und welche in einem Verschließzustand den Verschlusskopf (20) über das Dichtungsorgan (26) gegen den Randbereich (30) der Flaschenöffnung (16) presst.Bottle closure according to one of claims 1 to 11,
characterized by a closure bar arrangement (24), by means of which the closure head (20) can be held on a bottle body (14) and which in a closure state holds the closure head (20) over the sealing member (26) against the edge region (30) of the bottle opening (16). pressed. Getränkeflasche, insbesondere Bierflasche, umfassend einen Flaschenkörper (12) und einen Flaschenverschluss (18) nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche.Beverage bottle, in particular beer bottle, comprising a bottle body (12) and a bottle closure (18) according to one of the preceding claims.
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