EP1918214B1 - Phial comprising a hollow body and a head with the possibility of breakage between the body and the head - Google Patents

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EP1918214B1
EP1918214B1 EP20070356151 EP07356151A EP1918214B1 EP 1918214 B1 EP1918214 B1 EP 1918214B1 EP 20070356151 EP20070356151 EP 20070356151 EP 07356151 A EP07356151 A EP 07356151A EP 1918214 B1 EP1918214 B1 EP 1918214B1
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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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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
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  • the present invention relates to a bulb having a hollow body and a head of smaller diameter than the body with possibility of rupture between the body and the head.
  • the head and the body of the known ampoules consist of a single piece made of glass, the head being open on the side opposite the body to allow the filling of the ampoule, for example by a pharmaceutical product to be administered to a patient. After filling the ampoule, the head is heated and deformed to close the ampoule.
  • glass particles may also be mixed with the pharmaceutical product contained in the ampoule and thus administered to the patient.
  • These glass bulbs are also fragile and can easily break in contact with a rigid surface.
  • the technical problem underlying the invention therefore consists in providing a light bulb of simple structure, the use of which does not present a risk of cut-off for the user, not requiring complex shutter steps, while being shock resistant.
  • the present invention relates to an ampoule as claimed in claim 1.
  • the connection zone between the body and the head has a narrowing at which the thickness of material is reduced, and the head has in its end zone adjacent the shrinkage an extra thickness arranged to guide the rupture between the body and the head towards the necking.
  • the closure of the ampoule, after filling, is easy and fast since it is achieved by closing the opening of the body with a plug.
  • the embodiment of the plastic bulb avoids possible cuts when it breaks at the necking, or a possible breakage of the bulb during a contact against a rigid surface.
  • the shrinkage is delimited by two frustoconical surfaces oriented in opposite directions from each other and formed in the adjacent end regions respectively of the body and the head.
  • the average material thickness is of the order of 0.5 mm while the material thickness is of the order of 0.1 mm at the level of the necking .
  • These dimensions of the body and the head provide sufficient rigidity of the bulb while these dimensions of the necking ensure easy rupture of the bulb at the connection zone between the head and the body.
  • the frustoconical surface formed in the end zone of the head adjacent to the necking comprises the extra thickness.
  • the body has near its end opposite the head and on its inner face an annular ring intended to cooperate with a complementary groove formed on the outer face of the plug.
  • the Figures 1 to 3 represent a bulb 2 having a hollow cylindrical body 3 and a head 4 of smaller diameter than the body with possibility of rupture between the body and the head.
  • the body 3 and the head 4 consist of a single piece of synthetic material obtained by injection.
  • the body 3 is open on the opposite side to the head, a plug 5 being provided to close this opening after filling the bulb 2.
  • the body 3 has near its open end and on its inner face an annular ring 6 for cooperate with a complementary groove 7 formed on the outer face of the plug to allow interlocking of the plug in the body.
  • the zone of connection between the body 3 and the head 4 has a narrowing 8 at which the thickness of material is reduced in order to promote the rupture of the bulb 2.
  • the constriction 8 is delimited by two frustoconical surfaces 9, 10 oriented in opposite directions from one another and formed in the adjacent end regions respectively of the body 3 and the head 4.
  • the frustoconical surface 10 formed in the end zone of the head 4 adjacent to the narrowing 8 has an extra thickness 11 arranged to guide the rupture between the body 3 and the head 4 towards the necking 8.
  • the average material thickness is of the order of 0.5 mm while the material thickness is of the order of 0.1 mm at the necking.

Description

La présente invention concerne une ampoule comportant un corps creux et une tête de diamètre inférieur à celui du corps avec possibilité de rupture entre le corps et la tête.The present invention relates to a bulb having a hollow body and a head of smaller diameter than the body with possibility of rupture between the body and the head.

La tête et le corps des ampoules connues sont constitués en une seule pièce réalisée en verre, la tête étant ouverte du côté opposé au corps afin de permettre le remplissage de l'ampoule, par exemple par un produit pharmaceutique à administrer à un patient. Après remplissage de l'ampoule, la tête est chauffée et déformée afin d'obturer l'ampoule.The head and the body of the known ampoules consist of a single piece made of glass, the head being open on the side opposite the body to allow the filling of the ampoule, for example by a pharmaceutical product to be administered to a patient. After filling the ampoule, the head is heated and deformed to close the ampoule.

Afin de rompre ce type d'ampoule, il suffit d'exercer une contrainte suffisante au niveau de la zone de liaison entre la tête et le corps afin de séparer la tête du corps de l'ampoule. Ensuite, le produit pharmaceutique à administrer peut être aisément extrait du corps de l'ampoule.To break this type of bulb, it is sufficient to exert sufficient stress at the connection zone between the head and the body to separate the head of the body of the bulb. Then, the pharmaceutical product to be administered can be easily extracted from the body of the ampoule.

Toutefois, ce type d'ampoule comporte de nombreux inconvénients.However, this type of bulb has many disadvantages.

En effet, la réalisation de ce type d'ampoule en verre nécessite des étapes d'obturation complexes.Indeed, the realization of this type of glass bulb requires complex shutter steps.

En outre, lorsqu'un patient sectionne l'ampoule en agissant sur la tête de cette dernière, il peut se couper un niveau des bords libérés de la tête et du corps.In addition, when a patient cuts the bulb by acting on the head of the latter, it can cut a level of the released edges of the head and the body.

De plus, des particules de verre peuvent également être mélangées avec le produit pharmaceutique contenu dans l'ampoule et donc administrées au patient.In addition, glass particles may also be mixed with the pharmaceutical product contained in the ampoule and thus administered to the patient.

Ces ampoules en verre sont également fragiles et peuvent donc facilement se casser au contact d'une surface rigide.These glass bulbs are also fragile and can easily break in contact with a rigid surface.

Il existe également des ampoules en matière synthétique. Le document US 4990016 décrit une ampoule telle que définie dans le préambule de la revendication 1.There are also bulbs made of synthetic material. The document US 4990016 discloses a light bulb as defined in the preamble of claim 1.

Le problème technique à la base de l'invention consiste donc à fournir une ampoule de structure simple, dont l'utilisation ne présente pas de risque de coupure pour l'utilisateur, ne nécessitant pas d'étapes complexes d'obturation, tout en étant résistante aux chocs.The technical problem underlying the invention therefore consists in providing a light bulb of simple structure, the use of which does not present a risk of cut-off for the user, not requiring complex shutter steps, while being shock resistant.

A cet effet, la présente invention concerne une ampoule telle que revendiquée dans la revendication 1. La zone de liaison entre le corps et la tête présente un rétreint au niveau duquel l'épaisseur de matière est réduite, et la tête comporte dans sa zone d'extrémité adjacente au rétreint une surépaisseur agencée pour orienter la rupture entre le corps et la tête vers le rétreint.For this purpose, the present invention relates to an ampoule as claimed in claim 1. The connection zone between the body and the head has a narrowing at which the thickness of material is reduced, and the head has in its end zone adjacent the shrinkage an extra thickness arranged to guide the rupture between the body and the head towards the necking.

La réduction de matière au niveau du rétreint ainsi que la présence de la surépaisseur facilitent la rupture de l'ampoule et donc l'extraction du produit contenu dans cette dernière.The reduction of material in the necking and the presence of the extra thickness facilitate the rupture of the bulb and thus the extraction of the product contained therein.

De plus, l'obturation de l'ampoule, après son remplissage, est aisée et rapide puisqu'elle est réalisée par obturation de l'ouverture du corps à l'aide d'un bouchon.In addition, the closure of the ampoule, after filling, is easy and fast since it is achieved by closing the opening of the body with a plug.

En outre, la réalisation de l'ampoule en matière synthétique permet d'éviter d'éventuelles coupures lors de sa rupture au niveau du rétreint, ou une éventuelle cassure de l'ampoule lors d'un contact contre une surface rigide.In addition, the embodiment of the plastic bulb avoids possible cuts when it breaks at the necking, or a possible breakage of the bulb during a contact against a rigid surface.

Avantageusement, le rétreint est délimité par deux surfaces tronconiques orientées en sens inverse l'une de l'autre et ménagées dans les zones d'extrémité adjacentes respectivement du corps et de la tête.Advantageously, the shrinkage is delimited by two frustoconical surfaces oriented in opposite directions from each other and formed in the adjacent end regions respectively of the body and the head.

De préférence, sur la totalité du corps et de la tête, l'épaisseur moyenne de matière est de l'ordre de 0,5 mm tandis que l'épaisseur de matière est de l'ordre de 0,1 mm au niveau du rétreint. Ces dimensions du corps et de la tête assurent une rigidité suffisante de l'ampoule tandis que ces dimensions du rétreint assurent une rupture aisée de l'ampoule au niveau de la zone de liaison entre la tête et le corps.Preferably, over the entire body and the head, the average material thickness is of the order of 0.5 mm while the material thickness is of the order of 0.1 mm at the level of the necking . These dimensions of the body and the head provide sufficient rigidity of the bulb while these dimensions of the necking ensure easy rupture of the bulb at the connection zone between the head and the body.

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, la surface tronconique ménagée dans la zone d'extrémité de la tête adjacente au rétreint comporte la surépaisseur.According to another characteristic of the invention, the frustoconical surface formed in the end zone of the head adjacent to the necking comprises the extra thickness.

Selon encore une autre caractéristique de l'invention, le corps présente à proximité de son extrémité opposée à la tête et sur sa face intérieure un jonc annulaire destiné à coopérer avec une rainure complémentaire ménagée sur la face extérieure du bouchon.According to yet another characteristic of the invention, the body has near its end opposite the head and on its inner face an annular ring intended to cooperate with a complementary groove formed on the outer face of the plug.

De ce fait, l'obturation de l'ampoule est obtenue simplement en emboîtant le bouchon dans l'ouverture du corps.As a result, the closure of the ampoule is obtained simply by fitting the plug into the opening of the body.

De toute façon, l'invention sera bien comprise à l'aide de la description qui suit, en référence au dessin schématique annexé représentant, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, une forme de réalisation préférée de l'ampoule selon l'invention.

  • Figure 1 en est une vue en coupe.
  • Figure 2 en est une vue de face.
  • Figure 3 en est une vue partielle agrandie.
In any case, the invention will be better understood from the description which follows, with reference to the attached schematic drawing showing, by way of non-limiting example, a preferred embodiment of the bulb according to the invention.
  • Figure 1 is a sectional view.
  • Figure 2 is a front view.
  • Figure 3 is an enlarged partial view.

Les figures 1 à 3 représentent une ampoule 2 comportant un corps cylindrique creux 3 et une tête 4 de diamètre inférieur à celui du corps avec possibilité de rupture entre le corps et la tête.The Figures 1 to 3 represent a bulb 2 having a hollow cylindrical body 3 and a head 4 of smaller diameter than the body with possibility of rupture between the body and the head.

Le corps 3 et la tête 4 sont constitués par une seule pièce de matière synthétique obtenue par injection.The body 3 and the head 4 consist of a single piece of synthetic material obtained by injection.

Le corps 3 est ouvert du côté opposé à la tête, un bouchon 5 étant prévu pour obturer cette ouverture après remplissage de l'ampoule 2. Le corps 3 présente à proximité de son extrémité ouverte et sur sa face intérieure un jonc annulaire 6 destiné à coopérer avec une rainure complémentaire 7 ménagée sur la face extérieure du bouchon afin de permettre un emboîtement du bouchon dans le corps.The body 3 is open on the opposite side to the head, a plug 5 being provided to close this opening after filling the bulb 2. The body 3 has near its open end and on its inner face an annular ring 6 for cooperate with a complementary groove 7 formed on the outer face of the plug to allow interlocking of the plug in the body.

La zone de liaison entre le corps 3 et la tête 4 présente un rétreint 8 au niveau duquel l'épaisseur de matière est réduite afin de favoriser la rupture de l'ampoule 2.The zone of connection between the body 3 and the head 4 has a narrowing 8 at which the thickness of material is reduced in order to promote the rupture of the bulb 2.

Le rétreint 8 est délimité par deux surfaces tronconiques 9, 10 orientées en sens inverse l'une de l'autre et ménagées dans les zones d'extrémité adjacentes respectivement du corps 3 et de la tête 4.The constriction 8 is delimited by two frustoconical surfaces 9, 10 oriented in opposite directions from one another and formed in the adjacent end regions respectively of the body 3 and the head 4.

Comme montré plus particulièrement sur la figure 1, la surface tronconique 10 ménagée dans la zone d'extrémité de la tête 4 adjacente au rétreint 8 comporte une surépaisseur 11 agencée pour orienter la rupture entre le corps 3 et la tête 4 vers le rétreint 8.As shown more particularly on the figure 1 , the frustoconical surface 10 formed in the end zone of the head 4 adjacent to the narrowing 8 has an extra thickness 11 arranged to guide the rupture between the body 3 and the head 4 towards the necking 8.

Sur la totalité du corps 3 et de la tête 4, l'épaisseur moyenne de matière est de l'ordre de 0,5 mm tandis que l'épaisseur de matière est de l'ordre de 0,1 mm au niveau du rétreint.On the entire body 3 and the head 4, the average material thickness is of the order of 0.5 mm while the material thickness is of the order of 0.1 mm at the necking.

Comme il va de soi, l'invention ne se limite pas à la seule forme d'exécution de cette ampoule, décrite ci-dessus à titre d'exemple, elle en embrasse au contraire toutes les variantes de réalisation. C'est ainsi notamment que la forme du corps et de la tête pourrait être différente.It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the sole embodiment of this bulb, described above as an example, it encompasses all variants. This is how the shape of the body and the head could be different.

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  1. A vial comprising a hollow body (3) and a head (4) with a diameter smaller than that of the body with the possibility of breakage between the body and the head, the body and the head being made in a single piece of synthetic material obtained by injection, the body being open on the side opposite the head, a stopper (5) being provided to cover said opening after the vial is filled, the connecting area between the body and the head having a throat (8) at which the thickness of the material is smaller, characterized in that the head (4) comprises, in its end area adjacent to the throat (8), an overthickness (11) arranged to orient the breakage between the body (3) and the head (4) toward the throat.
  2. The vial according to claim 1, characterized in that the throat (8) is delimited by two tapered surfaces (9, 10) oriented opposite one another and formed in the end areas respectively adjacent to the body and the head.
  3. The vial according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that, over the entire body and head, the average material thickness is approximately 0.5 mm, while the material thickness is approximately 0.1 mm at the throat.
  4. The vial according to one of claims 2 and 3, characterized in that the tapered surface (10) formed in the end area of the head (4) adjacent to the throat (8) comprises the overthickness (11).
  5. The vial according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the body (3) has, near its end opposite the head and on its inner surface, an annular shank (6) designed to cooperate with a complementary groove (7) formed on the outer surface of the stopper.
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