EP1999029B1 - Systeme de fermeture pour bouteilles et recipients de types varies - Google Patents

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EP1999029B1
EP1999029B1 EP06849135A EP06849135A EP1999029B1 EP 1999029 B1 EP1999029 B1 EP 1999029B1 EP 06849135 A EP06849135 A EP 06849135A EP 06849135 A EP06849135 A EP 06849135A EP 1999029 B1 EP1999029 B1 EP 1999029B1
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Roberto Mossa
Lorenzo Rosso
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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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/16—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers with handles or other special means facilitating manual actuation

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  • the invention relates to a bottling system for bottles and receptacles of various kind, adapted to plug with stoppers in a simple, quickly and effective manner the necks of bottles and receptacles containing liquids of various kind, such as wine, alcoholic and hydro-alcoholic substances, oil and the like, ad adapter to extract from such neck the stopper with simple and quickly manoeuvres.
  • Such system has a first component part, adapted to be screwed and unscrewed with respect to the neck respectively during the bottling and the uncorking of the bottle or receptacle ; a second component part adapted to be inserted for a determinate depth into said stopper ; a third component part adapted to be housed removably into said first component part and to co-operate with said second component part ; and a fourth component part adapted to be applied removably on to said first, second and third component parts, for closing, the system being made in such a manner that when said first component part is screwed on to said neck said stopper remains inserted hermetically into the same neck, and when said first component part is unscrewed from said neck and raised progressively therefrom, together with said fourth component part, also said stopper be raised until its complete extraction, under the condition in which also said third component part is raised and provides for raising said second component part, however by preventing this latter to rotate.
  • the present invention solves the problem of eliminating stagnation of liquids and pollution of the contents with the closure system for bottles and receptacles according to claim 1.
  • FIG. 1 schematically illustrate a bottling system for bottles and receptacles of various kind, adapted to plug with stoppers in a simple, quickly and effective manner the necks of the bottles and receptacles containing liquids of various kind, such as wine, alcoholic, hydro-alcoholic substances, oil and the like, and adapted to extract from such neck the stopper with simple and quickly manoeuvres, without the use of corkscrews.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 show the bottling system according to the invention, which is substantially constituted by a first component part formed by a sleeve 5, by a second component part formed by an anchor 6, by a third component part formed by an anchor ring nut 7, and by a fourth component part formed by a closing capsule 8, which will be described hereinafter.
  • the sleeve 5 is made enbloc and substantially constituted by two cylindrical parts 8' and 9 of metallic or not metallic hard material, or aluminium or polycarbonate complying with the standards of the products into contact with foods.
  • the lower first part 8' of the sleeve 5 is constituted by a lengthened cylindrical piece 10 having an internal threaded through hole 11, adapted to engage removably the multi-start outer thread of the neck 12 of a bottle or a receptacle
  • the upper second part 9 is constituted by a short cylindrical piece 14 having an outer dimension slightly larger than that of the first part 8' and is joined thereto with rounded edges, and is provided with a through hole 15 constituting an extension of the through hole 11 and made with a diameter smaller that that of this latter, and slightly larger than the outer diameter of the neck 12 of the bottle or receptacle, for being adapted thereon.
  • such upper part 9 is shaped with an outer circular wall 16 having enlarged form, which is spaced away radially with a short space from the inner wall 17 delimiting the through hole 15, thereby defining a circular slot 18 with flat base, adapted to house the overlying closing capsule 8 as it will be described later on.
  • the inner circular wall 17 is provided with a set of vertical and equally spaced away notches 19, which are inclined towards the underlying hole of the neck 12 of the bottle or the receptacle, so as to convey in the interior of the same bottle the remainders of the poured beverages, which otherwise would be collected into the slot 18, thereby prejudicing the flavour and purity of the same beverage.
  • the inner wall 17 ends with an upper flat edge 20, which is depressed with respect to the upper end edge 21 of the cylindrical piece 14, thereby defining a seat for housing the anchor ring nut 7.
  • the anchor 6 is made enbloc of a metallic or not metallic hard material, or aluminium or polycarbonate complying with the standards of the products into contact with foods, and constituted by a lower first part 22 having frusto-conical shape tapered towards the lower end portion 23 and provided with a sharpened tip 24 on such lower end portion, as well as provided with a left-hand helical threaded screw 25, and it is adapted to be screwed in the stopper 26 made of cork or soft plastic material complying with the standards for materials into contact with foods, which stopper is forced into the hole of the neck 12 of the bottle or receptacle.
  • Such lower first part 22 ends at its upper part with a frustum of cone 27, allowing to seal in an optimum way the hole produced by the insertion of the helical screw 25 into the stopper 26.
  • the anchor 6 is also constituted by an upper cylindrical part 28 forming a head 29, which is shaped with a set of frustum of cones 30 identical and of the same size, and adequately spaced away axially from each other, and oriented in such a manner that the flat larger base 31 thereof be arranged on a lower position.
  • the purpose of the frustum of cones 30 is to change at will, depending on the height of each stopper, the depth of penetration of the left-hand screw 25 into the stopper 25.
  • a recessed seat 33 having variable shape and depth is provided on the upper flat end surface 32 of the head 29, which in Fig. 6 is shaped with an outline with semi-circular portions 34, in a way to allow corresponding projections provided on the anchor screwing equipment (not shown) to be adapted on to the same seat, which projections are adapted to screw the screw 25 of the anchor 6 into the stopper 26, for the penetration depth adjusted from time to time.
  • Figs. 6 is shaped with an outline with semi-circular portions 34, in a way to allow corresponding projections provided on the anchor screwing equipment (not shown) to be adapted on to the same seat, which projections are adapted to screw the screw 25 of the anchor 6 into the stopper 26, for the penetration depth adjusted from time to time.
  • the anchor ring nut 7 made enbloc of metallic or not metallic hard material, or aluminium or polycarbonate, complying with the standards of the materials into contact with foods, which is formed by a lower first part 35 having frusto-conical shape turned downwards, crossed by an inner through hole 36 where several resilient tooth 37 having frusto-conical shape turned upwards are provided, which are equally spaced away and separated from each other by respective vertical notches 38 for the entire height thereof, and at their upper end portions 39 are bent inwardly the hole 36, which are adapted to engage in a simple and safe way the corresponding frusto-conical portions 30 of the head 29 of the anchor 6.
  • such ring nut 7 is formed by a upper second part 40 having cylindrical shape, with an outer diameter larger than that of the lower part 35 and joined to this latter with a flat circular edge 41, adapted to be arranged on to the upper inner edge 20 of the sleeve 5, when the various component parts of the present bottling system are mounted together.
  • such upper second part 40 has an internal through hole 42 communicating with the previous through hole 36 and having a diameter larger than that thereof, and along the peripheral edge 43 of this upper part there are provided several stiff tooth 44 having rectangular shape, which are equally spaced away and separated from each other by respective vertical spaces 45, and allow sligtht side internal displacements of the corresponding seat housing the sleeve 5 and of the closing capsule 8, but do not allow vertical displacements for a safe anchorage of such ring nut.
  • the closing capsule 8 which is made enbloc of metallic or not metallic hard material, or aluminium or polycarbonate complying with the standards of the materials into contact with foods, and is substantially constituted by an upper part 46 having cylindrical shape and a size slightly smaller than that of the sleeve 5, with a rounded edge 47 joined to an upper flat surface 48, and by a lower part 49 also of cylindrical shape, having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the upper part 46 and joined to this latter by a circular flat edge 50, adapted to be laid on to the upper end edge 21 of the sleeve 5, said lower part 49 being provided for the entire height thereof with a set of notches 51 spaced away from each other and being provided with an inner threaded blind hole 52, the thread of which is adapted to engage removably the corresponding outer thread of the neck of the bottle or the receptacle in an easy, quickly and safe manner, so as to close tightly the bottle or receptacle after the stopper has been extracted and all other component of the system have been removed.
  • the bottom of the blind hole 52 is constituted by a material slightly softer than that the rest of the capsule, and is provided at its centre with a small projection 53 having semi-spherical shape constituting an "O" - ring adapted to guarantee a perfect hermetic seal, when such capsule is screwed on to the neck of the bottle or the receptacle, with or without the sleeve 5, therefore performing the function of a stopper.
  • Fig. 1 shows a bottling system with its component parts and the stopper which are reciprocally disassembled and are arranged into the arrangement order thereof into the same system.
  • Figs. 2 and 3 show the assembling of the different component parts of the present closure system, wherein it is noted that the stopper 26 is forced into the hole of the neck 12 of the bottle or the receptacle, after this latter has been filled with the desired liquid ; that the anchor 6 is screwed with its left-hand threaded screw 25 into the stopper 26 at the desired depth ; that the sleeve 5 is fully screwed on to the neck 12 ; that the anchor ring nut 7 is introduced into its housing seat, where its circular flat edge 41 is arranged on to the upper inner edge 20 of the sleeve 5 and its resilient tooth 37 engage one of the frusto-conical portions 30 of the anchor 6, at such a height that to allow the correct penetration into the stopper 26 of the screw 25 of the same anchor ; and that the closing capsule is applied on to the sleeve 5, by entering with its lower part 49 the corresponding circular slot 18 of such sleeve.
  • a first assembling manner consists of inserting at first the stopper 26 into the neck of the bottle or the receptacle and then to screw manually or with suitable equipment (not shown), provided in the manufacturing line, the anchor 6 into the so inserted stopper, and thereafter to apply also manually or with suitable equipment (not shown), provided in the manufacturing line, the remaining system component parts including the sleeve 5, the ring nut 7 and the capsule 8.
  • a second assembling manner consists of inserting with suitable equipment (not shown) at first the anchor 6 into the stopper 26, and then to insert this latter into the neck of the bottle or the receptacle, and finally to apply to these component parts the remaining system component parts, including the sleeve 5, the ring nut 7 and the capsule 8 with manual operations, or with suitable equipment (not shown) provided in the assembly line.

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Système de fermeture pour bouteilles et réci-pients de différents types,contenant des liquides tels que du vin, des substances alcooliques et hydro-alcooliques, de l'huile et similaires, et prévu avec un goulot fileté dans lequel une butée correspondante de type classique est forcée et extraite au moyen du même système, pour distri-buer les liquides, ayant une première partie de composant (5) adaptée pour être vissée et dévis-sée par rapport audit goulot (12) respectivement pendant l'embouteillage et le débouchage de la bouteille ou du récipient ; une deuxième partie de composant (6) adaptée pour être insérée sur une profondeur déterminée dans un butée (26) ; une troisième partie de composant (7) adaptée pour être logée de manière amovible dans ladite première partie de composant (5) et pour coopérer avec ladite deuxième partie de composant (6) ; et une quatrième partie de composant (8) adaptée pour être appliquée de manière amovible sur lesdites première, deuxième et troisième parties de composant (5, 6, 7) pour la fermeture, le système étant réalisé de sorte que lorsque ladite première partie de composant (5) est vissée sur ledit goulot (12), ladite butée (26) reste insé-rée de manière hermétique dans ce même goulot, et lorsque ladite première partie de composant (5) est dévissée dudit goulot (12) et levée pro-gressivement de celui-ci, conjointement à ladite quatrième partie de composant (8), également ladite butée (26) est levée jusqu'à son extrac-tion complète, dans la condition dans laquelle également ladite troisième partie de composant (7) est levée et fournit le soulèvement de ladite deuxième partie de composant (6), cependant en empêchant cette dernière de tourner, ladite première partie de composant comprend au moins un manchon allongé (5), de préférence de forme cylindrique, prévu avec une pièce allongée infé-rieure (10) ayant un trou de passage fileté (11) dimensionné afin d'être adapté sur le filetage externe correspondant dudit goulot (12), et une pièce supérieure courte (14) ayant une dimension externe légèrement supérieure à celle de ladite pièce allongée inférieure (10) et prévue avec un trou de passage (15) communiquant avec ledit trou de passage fileté (11) et formée pour loger ladite troisième partie de composant (7) et définissant une fente circulaire (18) pour loger ladite quatrième pièce de composant de fermeture (8), ladite deuxième partie de composant comprend au moins un ancrage (6) prévu avec une partie inférieure (22) ayant une forme tronconique pro-gressivement rétrécie vers la partie d'extrémité inférieure (23), et prévu avec une pointe pointue inférieure(24), prévue également avec une vis filetée hélicoïdale gauche (25) adaptée pour être vissée dans la butée (26), ladite partie infé-rieure (22) se terminant au niveau de sa partie supérieure avec un pivot de cône (27) adapté pour réaliser l'étanchéité du trou produit par l'insertion de ladite vis (25) dans la butée (26), ladite deuxième partie de composant compre-nant également une tête supérieure (29) formée avec un ensemble de parties tronconiques (30), identiques et ayant la même taille, espacées de manière adéquate axialement les unes des autres et orientées de sorte que leur base plus large plate (30) est agencée dans une position infé-rieure, afin de changer à volonté, en fonction de la hauteur de chaque butée (26), la profondeur de pénétration de ladite vis (25) dans la même butée, ladite troisième partie de composant comprend au moins un écrou annulaire d'ancrage (7) formé par une partie inférieure (35) ayant une forme tronconique entraînée en rotation avec le bas, traversée par un trou de passage interne (36) où l'on prévoit plusieurs dents élastiques (37) qui sont espacées à égale distance les unes des autres et, au niveau de leurs parties d'extrémité supérieure (39), fléchissent vers l'intérieur dudit trou de passage (36), qui sont adaptées pour mettre en prise à la hauteur souhaitée, les parties tronconiques (30) correspondantes de forme circulaire dudit ancrage (6) pour ajuster la profondeur de pénétration de ladite vis (25) dans la butée (26), ledit écrou annulaire (7) étant également formé par une partie supérieure (40) de forme cylindrique, ayant un diamètre externe plus grand que celui de la partie inférieure (35) et formé avec un bord circulaire plat (41) adapté pour être agencé sur le bord circulaire interne (20) correspondant prévu dans ledit manchon (5), pendant l'assem-blage des différentes parties de composant du système, et ladite quatrième partie de composant comprend une capsule de fermeture (8) constituée par une partie supérieure (46) de forme cylin-drique, ayant une taille légèrement inférieure à celle dudit manchon (5), caractérisé en ce que ladite fente circulaire (18) est prévue avec un ensemble d'encoches verticales (19) inclinées vers le goulot sous-jacent (12), afin de trans-porter à l'intérieur de la bouteille ou du récipient, les restes des boissons déversées, en les empêchant d'être collectés dans cette fente et de porter ainsi préjudice à l'arôme et à la pureté de cette boisson, et une partie inférieure (49) de forme cylindrique de ladite capsule de fermeture (8) est constituée avec un diamètre légèrement inférieur à celui de ladite partie supérieure (46) et formée avec un bord plat circulaire (50) adapté pour être posé sur le bord d'extrémité supérieure (21) correspondant dudit manchon (5).
  2. Système de fermeture selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite tête (29) est prévue au niveau de sa surface d'extrémité supérieure (32) avec un siège évidé (33), formé et dimen-sionné pour adapter à l'intérieur de celui-ci des saillies correspondantes prévues sur l'équipement pour visser ladite vis (25) dans la butée (26).
  3. Système de fermeture selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite partie supérieure (40) a un trou de passage interne (42) communi-quant avec ledit trou de passage (36) et ayant un diamètre supérieur au sien, et est prévu avec des dents rigides périphériques (44) espacées à égale distance les unes des autres, adaptées pour permettre de légers déplacements latéraux à l'inté-rieur du siège de logement dudit manchon (5) et de ladite capsule de fermeture (8), et pour empê-cher les déplacements latéraux de ce même écrou annulaire.
  4. Système de fermeture selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite partie inférieure (49) est prévue avec un trou borgne fileté interne (52), dont le filetage est adapté pour mettre en prise de manière amovible le filetage externe correspondant dudit goulot (12) afin de fermer hermétiquement la bouteille ou le réci-pient après l'extraction de la butée (26) et le retrait de tous les autres composants du système, le fond dudit trou borgne (52) étant constitué par un matériau légèrement plus souple que le reste de la capsule et étant prévu avec une petite saillie centrale (53) adaptée pour garan-tir un joint d'étanchéité hermétique parfait lorsque ladite capsule (8) est vissée sur ledit goulot (12), avec ou sans ledit manchon (5), réalisant ainsi la fonction de butée.
  5. Système de fermeture selon les revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que son assemblage est prévu en insérant tout d'abord la butée (26) dans le goulot (12) de la bouteille ou du récipient, et ensuite en vissant ledit ancrage (6) dans la butée insérée, et ensuite en appliquant les parties de composant du système restantes ou en insérant tout d'abord ledit ancrage (6) dans la butée (26) et en insérant ensuite cette dernière dans le goulot (12), avec l'application succes-sive des parties de composant restantes, dans lequel les autres parties de composant sont appliquées en vissant ledit manchon complètement sur le goulot (12), en introduisant ledit écrou annulaire d'ancrage (7) dans son siège de loge-ment dudit manchon (5), de sorte que ses dents élastiques (37) mettent en prise l'une desdites parties tronconiques (30) dudit ancrage (6), à une hauteur telle qu'elle permet la pénétration correcte dans la butée (26) de ladite vis (25) du même ancrage, et en appliquant ladite capsule de fermeture (8) sur ledit manchon (5), en pénétrant avec sa partie inférieure (49) dans la fente circulaire (18) correspondante dudit manchon (5).
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