EP1886931B1 - Verschlusskappe für einen Standard-Flaschenhalsring - Google Patents

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EP1886931B1
EP1886931B1 EP06125284A EP06125284A EP1886931B1 EP 1886931 B1 EP1886931 B1 EP 1886931B1 EP 06125284 A EP06125284 A EP 06125284A EP 06125284 A EP06125284 A EP 06125284A EP 1886931 B1 EP1886931 B1 EP 1886931B1
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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
    • B65D49/00—Arrangements or devices for preventing refilling of containers
    • B65D49/02—One-way valves
    • B65D49/04—Weighted valves
    • 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
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
    • B65D41/0492—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation formed by several elements connected together

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  • the invention relates to screw closure caps intended for closing glass containers or bottles with a threaded neck ring. These bottles are typically used to contain aperitifs, liqueurs, vodka and strong alcohol beverages that are commonly consumed occasionally so that said bottles need to be possibly closed and opened many times.
  • a closure is known to close bottles ( US Patent No 3930588 , Int. Cl. B 65 D 41/34, published 06.01.76) in the form of an aluminium cap comprising an identifying and/or tamper indicating means with a threaded element for fixing on the bottleneck, and perforation to ease opening and removal of said cap.
  • said thread relief becomes visible from the outside.
  • the closest in its technical essence is a closure cap comprising a metallic casing on which weakened sections are formed, particularly by perforation, with tamper-evident means.
  • the casing is additionally furnished with an inner cylindrical sleeve made of a polymeric material and having an internal threading to be engaged with the external threading on the bottleneck, said sleeve being fixed to the casing via a tight mechanical fit or using an adhesive (RU Patent for Utility Model No 50206 , Int. Cl. B 65 D 41/00, published 27.12.2005 - a prototype; FR 2 856 982 discloses such a cap, which is in accordance with the preamble of appended claim 1).
  • the prototype bears some imperfections similar to those of mentioned previously analogues.
  • the purpose of the invention is to broaden technical potentialities of the closure cap by imparting certain features perfecting tightness of the closure, tamper-indicating means, and by providing its convenient handling.
  • This closure cap for a standard neck ring comprises a decorative casing on which weakened sections are made, particularly by perforation, incorporating a threaded inner cylindrical sleeve of a polymeric material to be engaged with the external thread of the bottleneck, said sleeve being fixed on the decorative casing by an adhesive and having concentric annular projections on its external end surface that are separated by the radial beams to form open cavities, the external side surface of said sleeve being made with blind slots bevelled at the end thus forming strips on the bottom of the sleeve at least 0.5 mm wide, said sleeve having inside a rigidly fixed discharge element with a plug and a shut-off valve, wherein said plug of the discharge element is fixed over the interior surface of the sleeve making use of the ending of the thread collar found at the same level with at least two radially arranged projections.
  • a particular embodiment of the invention is realised by forming at least three annular sealing collars over the interior end surface of the plug of the discharge element.
  • the exterior end surface of the discharge element plug is made with annular projections arranged conformably opposite the annular sealing collars of the discharge element to concentrate the strain on the collars and reduce friction at closure and screwing.
  • Another embodiment of the invention is realised by making sealing rings on the exterior surface of the discharge element casing spaced in axial direction with weakened cross-section to alleviate load on the thread collar of the inner sleeve and to prevent the emergence of the threading relief on the decorative casing.
  • An additional guiding and centring annular projection is formed on the exterior side surface of the case of said discharge element.
  • the cap is furnished with a flexible sealing grip fixed on the external annular projection of the discharge element so as to provide jointly with the interior sealing collar of the plug of the discharge element a double sealing of the closure.
  • the sealing collar of the discharge sleeve plug does not protrude in its extreme position beyond the seat of the discharge sleeve taper, eliminating thereby any acute edges or juts on the contact surface of the sealing collar and taper, which, in turn, averts the appearance of any dust or shaving during simultaneous axial movement and screwing of the cap.
  • Another embodiment of the invention envisages a centring and relieving annular projection on the plug of the discharge sleeve, the interior and exterior surfaces of said projection being tapered to prevent the discharge element from the radial shift and fixing it immovably in the bottle.
  • a single-start thread is formed on the interior surface of the sleeve.
  • the threaded section of the cylindrical sleeve is shorter than the threaded area on the bottleneck.
  • the cross-section profile of the thread collar of the cylindrical sleeve is tapered at a slope angle 55° to tighten the junction of the sealing collars of the discharge element plug by creating an interference fit between the threaded collar of the inner sleeve and the bottleneck not to allow the thread to become visible on the decorative casing.
  • the cylindrical sleeve is formed so as to provide its handling from position of complete separation to the position of total engagement on the bottleneck ring via a smooth turning.
  • the body of the decorative casing is made of the material chosen from a group comprising a polymer, a metal and their combination.
  • the interior part of the bottom of the cylindrical sleeve may contain a sealing pad of a foamed polyethylene fastened with the help of a thread collar and radially spaced inside the sleeve projections, said pad diameter being suffice to overlap the bottle ring.
  • the closure cap comprises a decorative casing 1 with perforation 2 on the side wall of the casing, an inner cylindrical sleeve 3 having interior threading 4, and a discharge element 5.
  • the exterior end surface of the inner cylindrical sleeve 3 is made with concentric annular projections 6 separated by radially directed beams 7 thereby forming open cavities 8, the exterior side surface of said sleeve having blind slots 9 with a bevel 10 at the end to merge into strips 11 in the bottom portion of the sleeve, which makes mounting in the decorative casing easier and allows for the air outlet during assembly of the parts.
  • Bevel 10 is made to strengthen the item structurally and improve the moulding quality of the cylindrical sleeve 3.
  • annular projections 21, 22, 23 and 24 are located conformably opposite annular sealing collars 18, 19 and 20 of plug 14 of discharge element 5 to concentrate the load on the collars and alleviate friction between face surfaces of the inner sleeve 3 and plug 14 during closure and screwing.
  • Plug 14 of discharge element 5 is formed with a flexible sealing grip 25 fixed on the external annular projection 26 of case 17 of said discharge element in order to double tightness of the closure together with the sealing interior collar 20.
  • Plug 14 of discharge element 5 has an annular centring and relieving projection 27 whose interior and exterior surfaces are tapered. Sealing collar 20 of plug 14 of discharge element 5 does not protrude beyond the seating taper 28 of the discharge element.
  • sealing rings 29 On the exterior surface of case 17 of discharge element 5 there are sealing rings 29 with a weakened cross-section that are spaced in axial direction, and an additional guiding and centring annular projection 30 on the lower part of said exterior surface of case 17 of discharge element 5.
  • a single-start thread 4 is made on the interior surface of sleeve 3 wherein the cross-section profile of the thread collar is tapered to a slope angle 55°, said sleeve 3 having the threaded area shorter than the threaded portion on the bottleneck.
  • Annular projections 6 separated by beams 7 ensure structural stiffness and thereby tightness of the closure.
  • Open cavities 8 assist in spreading evenly the glue over the surface of the sleeve when fastening inside the decorative casing.
  • Perforation 2 makes the first opening and removal of the cap easier.
  • Slots 9 are not through and are having bevel 10 that forms strips 11 at the end of sleeve's bottom of at least 0.5 mm width, thus imparting structural rigidity to the annular wall and providing for a smooth air outlet during assembly, said structure being made so that there is no thread visible on the outside of the casing upon closing.
  • Casing 1 of the cap is typically made of aluminium by stamping (stretch pressing) or a polymeric material by injection moulding or vacuum shaping.
  • Inner cylindrical sleeve 3 is fabricated by injection moulding from polymeric materials such as low-density polyethylene; discharge element 5 and plug 14 are made of low-density polyethylene; the splitter is made of polystyrene and shutoff valve 15 of polystyrene or glass.
  • sealing pad of a foamed polyethylene inside the cylindrical sleeve bottom fastened by a thread collar and radial projections found inside the sleeve, the diameter of said pad being suffice to overlap the neck ring.
  • the pad is fabricated by extruding a foamed polyethylene followed by cutting blanks of necessary diameter on a crank press.
  • Discharge element 5 is inserted inside cylindrical sleeve 3, after which perforation 2 is formed on decorative casing 1 using a rolling machine.
  • the inner cylindrical sleeve 3 is then fixed on decorative casing 1 by a suitable adhesive to obtain a ready article.
  • Closing of bottles is performed by a top-down pressing simultaneously with screwing on the bottleneck followed by rolling the casing into a corresponding groove on the bottle with the help of a closing machine.
  • perforation 2 ruptures thereby separating the upper part of casing 1 together with the threaded inner cylindrical sleeve 3 and plug 14 of discharge element 5 thus opening through channels for liquid escape.
  • the bottom part of the metallic casing 1 remains on the bottleneck to indicate its unsealing.
  • the proposed technical solution opens wide vistas for realising a great variety of the forms of closure caps, improves tamper-indicating means and tightness of closing while keeping high engineering level of closures in conditions of a large-scale factorial production.

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  1. Verschlußkappe für einen Standard-Flaschenhalsring, die eine dekorative Umhüllung (1) mit Zonen geschwächter Festigkeit, vorzugsweise durch Perforationsöffnungen (2), und eine mit Innengewinde versehene zylindrische Buchse (3) aus Polymerstoff, die zu Eingriff mit dem Außengewinde auf dem Flaschenhalsring bestimmt ist, aufweißt, wobei die erwähnte Buchse ein Auslaßelement (5) aufweißt, das innerhalb steif fixiert ist und einen Pfropfen (14) und ein Absperrventil (15) aufweißt, wobei die erwähnte Buchse an der dekorativen Umhüllung mit Klebstoff befestigt ist und die Außenendoberfläche der erwähnten Buchse mit konzentrischen ringförmigen Vorsprüngen (6) gefertigt ist, die durch radiale Träger (7) getrennt sind und von oben geöffnete Hohlräume (8) formieren, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Außenseitenoberfläche der erwähnten Buchse mit Blindschlitzen (9) gefertigt ist, die am Ende abgeschrägt sind und auf diese Weise Streifen (11) im Unterteil der Buchse formieren, wobei diese Streifen eine Breite von mindesten 0,5 mm aufweisen, und dass der erwähnte Pfropfen des Auslaßelements auf der Innenoberfläche der zylindrischen Buchse fixiert wird, wobei der jenes Ende (12) des Gewinden eingreift, das auf demselben Niveau als mindestens zwei radiale Vorsprünge (13) angeordnet ist.
  2. Die Verschlußkappe nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Innenendoberfläche des Pfropfens (14) vom Auslaßelement (5) mit mindestens drei ringförmigen Abdichtungskragen (18, 19, 20) gefertigt wird.
  3. Die Verschlußkappe nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Außenendoberfläche des Pfropfens (14) vom Auslaßelement (5) mit ringförmigen Vorsprüngen (21, 22, 23, 24) gefertigt wird, die respektiv den ringförmigen Abdichtungskragen (18, 19, 20) des Pfropfens vom Auslaßelement entgegengesetzt angeordnet sind, um die Spannung in den Kragen zu konzentrieren und die Reibung während des Verschließens und der Einschraubung zu erleichtern.
  4. Die Verschlußkappe nach Anspruch 1, in der das Auslaßelement einen Belag (17) aufweißt und Abdichtungsringe (29) auf der Außenoberfläche vom Belag (17) des Auslaßelements (5) der axialen Richtung entlang angeordnet sind, wobei diese im Querschnitt geschwächt worden sind, um die Spannung im Gewindering der Innenbuchse (3) zu reduzieren und das Erscheinen des Gewindenreliefs auf der dekorativen Umhüllung zu verhindern.
  5. Die Verschlußkappe nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine zusätzliche ringförmige Vorsprung für Führung und Zentrierung (30) im Unterteil der Außenoberfläche vom Belag (17) des Auslaßelements (5) gefertigt wird.
  6. Die Verschlußkappe nach Ansprüchen 2 und 4, in der der Pfropfen (14) mit einem biegsamen Abdichtungsgreifer (25) gefertigt ist, wobei dieser auf einem ringförmigen Außenvorsprung (26) des Belags (17) vom Auslaßelement fixiert wird, um eine doppelte Verschlußabdichtung zusammen mit dem Innenabdichtungskragen (20) des Auslaßelementspfropfens zu verwirklichen.
  7. Die Verschlußkappe nach Anspruch 6, in der der Abdichtungskragen (20) des Auslaßelementspfropfen zusammen mit einem Nestkegel (28) des Auslaßelements funktioniert und in seiner Endposition nicht über den Nestkegel (28) des Auslaßelements herausragt, wodurch die scharfen Kanten und Vorsprünge auf der Kontaktoberfläche zwischen dem Abdichtungskragen (20) und dem Nestkegel eliminiert werden und die respektive Ansammlung von Staub und Bruchstücken während der axialen Bewegung und der gleichzeitigen Einschraubung von der Verschlußkappe verhindert wird.
  8. Die Verschlußkappe nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Pfropfen (14) des Auslaßelements (5) mit einer ringförmigen zentrierenden Vorsprung (27) versehen ist, wobei die Innen- und Außenoberflächen der erwähnten Vorsprung abgeschrägt sind, um die radiale Versetzung des Auslaßelements (5) zu verhindern und es in der Flasche unbewegbar zu fixieren.
  9. Die Verschlußkappe nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein eingängiges Gewinde (4) auf der Innenoberfläche der Buchse (3) gefertigt ist.
  10. Die Verschlußkappe nach Anspruch 1, in der der Gewindeteil der zylindrischen Buchse kürzer als der Gewindeteil des Flaschenhalsrings ist.
  11. Die Verschlußkappe nach Anspruch 9, in der das Querschnittsprofil vom Gewindering (4) der zylindrischen Buchse (3) in einem Gefällewinkel von 55° abgeschrägt ist.
  12. Die Verschlußkappe nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zylindrische Buchse (3) auf solche Weise gefertigt wird, dass es möglich ist, die erwähnte Buchse durch eine gleichmäßige Drehung von einer Position vollkommener Trennung bis eine Position vollkommenen Eingriffs auf dem Flaschenhalsring zu manipulieren.
  13. Die Verschlußkappe nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Belag der dekorativen Umhüllung (1) aus einem Material gefertigt ist, das aus einer ein Polymer, ein Metall und eine Kombination von diesen enthaltenden Gruppe auserwählt wird.
  14. Die Verschlußkappe nach Anspruch 1, in der es, innerhalb des Bodens der zylindrischen Buchse, eine Abdichtung aus Polyäthylen-Schaumstoff gibt, die von einem Gewindering und radialen Vorsprüngen, die sich in der Buchse befinden, befestigt ist, wobei der Durchmesser der erwähnten Abdichtung genug groß ist, um diese den Flaschenhalsring zu überdecken.
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