EP2196402A1 - Agencement de fermeture pour un porte-boissons refermable - Google Patents

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EP2196402A1
EP2196402A1 EP08021659A EP08021659A EP2196402A1 EP 2196402 A1 EP2196402 A1 EP 2196402A1 EP 08021659 A EP08021659 A EP 08021659A EP 08021659 A EP08021659 A EP 08021659A EP 2196402 A1 EP2196402 A1 EP 2196402A1
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Serge Bueno
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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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • B65D51/2807—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container

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  • the invention relates to a closure arrangement for a closable beverage container.
  • Drinks are usually bottled in retail outlets in suitable containers such as cans or bottles sold. They often contain flavor or other additives, carbonators or the like.
  • suitable containers such as cans or bottles sold. They often contain flavor or other additives, carbonators or the like.
  • the transport and storage of bottled drinks is expensive and pollutes the environment. For obvious prior use, it is therefore already known to carbonize in suitable bottled tap water locally in the household and possibly to provide flavoring. It is also known ( WO 2006/052827 A1 ) To provide bottle caps with stored therein beverage additives.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a closure assembly of the type mentioned, which is convenient and versatile and inexpensive.
  • a closeable beverage container may be any beverage container whose beverage dispensing opening is substantially liquid-tight, preferably also substantially gas-tight. Examples include bottles, cans or the like.
  • a closure arrangement according to the invention is designed for substantially liquid-tight and preferably also substantially gas-tight closure of such a beverage container. For example, it may temporarily or permanently replace the closure of a beverage bottle.
  • connection device for connection to an opening of the beverage container.
  • This connecting device can be designed, for example, as a screw cap, bayonet closure or the like. It is thus adapted to the design of the opening of the beverage container to be closed, for example to the screw thread (in particular diameter and pitch) of a bottle to be closed.
  • the closure assembly has a chamber for receiving beverage additives.
  • This chamber serves to store corresponding beverage additives (preferably formed as free-flowing powders) until they are released from the chamber into the beverage (preferably water such as tap water).
  • This chamber has a to the inside of the beverage container facing discharge opening for the beverage additives.
  • “To the inside of the beverage container pointing” means that through this opening the beverage additives in the container interior (for example, in the bottle) can be delivered when the closure assembly is placed on the beverage container or connected thereto.
  • the said discharge opening is provided with a closing device.
  • This closure means serves to close the interior of the chamber and adequately shield the beverage additives contained in the chamber from environmental influences until these additives are dispensed into the beverage container.
  • an actuator for opening the closing means of the discharge opening is provided.
  • the user of the closure arrangement according to the invention can open the dispensing opening after placing it on a beverage container and in this way deliver the beverage additives into the container interior.
  • the actuating device is preferably designed so that it can be actuated from the top of the closure arrangement (relative to the attached state of the closure arrangement to an upright position in the beverage container).
  • the closure arrangement has two parts (adapter and capsule) that can be connected to one another without tools and are detachably connected to one another, each having different functions assigned to it.
  • the adapter is used to connect to the beverage container (for example, screwing it onto a bottle).
  • the beverage container for example, screwing it onto a bottle.
  • This adapter will usually be a reusable component.
  • the separately formed capsule according to the invention comprises the chamber for receiving beverage additives and the corresponding closing and actuating device.
  • This capsule can be designed as a disposable part which is not reused after the single use (dispensing of the additives contained in the chamber into a beverage container).
  • adapter and capsule without the use of tools are reversibly connected to each other.
  • the connection is made by means of a quick release, such as a bayonet or screw cap.
  • a bayonet lock is particularly preferred.
  • the invention makes it possible to provide a single capsule shape, which can be placed on different containers, for example bottles with closures of different diameters or thread pitches, by means of suitable adapters with different connection means to the beverage container. Consumers can use once purchased capsules to process drinks in different bottles using different adapters.
  • Adapters may be formed, for example, for sitting on standard 0.5, 1.0 or 1.5 1 PET bottles, on glass bottles, household bottles used for carbonation of tap water or the like.
  • connection between adapter and capsule is preferably such that adapter and capsule form a unit in the connected state, which is designed for substantially gas-tight closure of the beverage container.
  • This gas-tight seal remains preferred both before Delivery of the beverage additives in the container as well as after delivery (that is, when the discharge opening of the chamber open).
  • a gas-tight closure is of particular importance when carbonation is to be carried out by means of the beverage additives.
  • the closing device may comprise a valve which is designed to close the dispensing opening.
  • the chamber may have a dispensing opening which, towards the beverage container, has a delivery end which is substantially cylindrical in cross-section.
  • the valve may have a seal at its radially outwardly facing peripheral region.
  • the discharge opening can be closed substantially gas-tight.
  • a substantially gas-tight closure may be important if the beverage additives are, for example, hygroscopic powders or if they are already prone to outgassing, for example, CO 2 during storage.
  • a sufficient compressive strength of the chamber is preferably provided in the closed state, for example a compressive strength up to an overpressure of 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 or 2.5 bar.
  • Adapter and capsule of the closure assembly may preferably be made of suitable plastics
  • suitable Plastics are, for example, ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer) or SAN (styrene acrylonitrile copolymer).
  • the described seal of the valve can be injected directly into the valve during manufacture, it can for example consist of a suitable thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).
  • TPE thermoplastic elastomer
  • the actuating device for opening the closing device of the dispensing opening can have an actuating tappet whose actuating end points to the side of the closure arrangement facing away from the container interior (in the mounted state on a beverage container).
  • this actuating tappet for example, the closing device can be pushed out of the dispensing opening.
  • the actuating tappet only has to allow a single opening of the dispensing opening, since reclosing is not required with a disposable capsule.
  • operating end refers to the end to which the user applies the corresponding actuating force.
  • it can be an actuating disk arranged on the upper side of the capsule or closure arrangement, which the user can press down, as will be explained in more detail below in the exemplary embodiment.
  • the actuating tappet may be guided directly through the chamber for the beverage additives, in which case the passage is preferably designed for a substantially gastight sealing of the chamber, so that described gas-tightness of the chamber is not impaired.
  • the plunger may have at least one seal on its circumference, with which it seals, for example, radially outward in a passage bore, preferably a cylindrical passage bore.
  • This seal may again be a molded TPE seal.
  • an end stop for the actuating tappet may be provided when the open position of the closing device is reached.
  • a device for emitting a noise may be provided when the actuating plunger is moved in the direction of the open position of the closing device.
  • Said actuating disk can be connected, for example via perforations with the housing of the capsule, so that these perforations must first be broken to actuate the actuating plunger in the open position.
  • it can be provided, for example, that the edge of the actuating disk on the way to the open position has to slide over a stop or an edge and thereby causes a corresponding noise.
  • the invention further relates to a capsule described which according to the invention may also be filled with suitable beverage additives, in particular powdered beverage additives.
  • Another object of the invention is an inventive adapter. Further objects of the invention are kits of at least one adapter and a plurality of capsules according to the invention or a capsule and a plurality of adapters, preferably adapters for placing on different beverage containers.
  • the capsule 1 has a capsule housing 2 with a capsule lid 3 placed thereon.
  • Capsule housing 2 and lid 3 together enclose a chamber 4 for receiving beverage additives.
  • the chamber 4 is (in FIG. 1 not visible) connected to the cylindrical outlet space 5, which opens into the outlet opening 6.
  • Capsule housing 2 and capsule lid 3 are connected together at 7, preferably welded for example by ultrasound.
  • the discharge opening 6 facing the capsule housing 2 has two bayonet pins 8, which serve for locking in the bayonet mount of the (not shown) adapter.
  • a conical bearing surface 9 is used for sealing contact with the corresponding seal of the adapter, as explained below.
  • the capsule lid 3 has a cylindrical recess 10 in the center.
  • a cylindrical guide 11 serves for substantially positive reception of the actuating tappet 12.
  • This actuating plunger 12 has on its outer periphery a molded TPE seal 13, which in the in FIG. 1 shown state the plunger 12 gas-tight against the inner periphery of the plunger seat 11 seals.
  • the plunger 12 has an actuating disk 14 at its operating end. It can be operated by the user, for example, be pressed with the thumb until the actuating disk 14 abuts against the surface 15.
  • valve cone 18 has, at its radially sealing peripheral edge, a molded-on TPE seal indicated at 19, which seals against the inner periphery of the discharge opening 6.
  • the chamber 4 is sealed against the environment. It may, for example, have a volume of about 30 ml and receive an appropriate amount (preferably pulverulent) beverage additive.
  • capsule housing 2 and capsule lid 3 are welded together and the plunger 12 is inserted. Subsequently, a pressurization of the discharge opening 6 with an overpressure of 2.5 bar to carry out a pressure test. If this pressure test passed, then the desired amount of beverage additive is through the discharge opening 6 filled and then put the valve cone 18.
  • the receptacle 17 of the valve cone 18 and / or the end 16 of the actuating plunger 12 may be rounded and / or slightly conical, in particular to facilitate a mechanical placement of the valve cone 18.
  • the beverage additive in the chamber 4 is now shielded from the environment gas-tight.
  • the gas-tightness is ensured in particular by the molded seals 13 of the actuating plunger 12 and 19 of the valve plug 18.
  • the capsule is placed on the market.
  • the consumer uses a capsule according to the invention in an adapter 20 according to the invention and locks it by means of the bayonet closure ( Fig. 3 ).
  • the complete closure arrangement according to the invention is screwed onto a beverage bottle (thread 21 of the adapter 20).
  • the actuating tappet 12 is actuated by means of the actuating disk 14 and pushes the valve cone 18 out of the discharge opening 6.
  • the actuating plunger 12 reaches the in FIG. 2 illustrated end position.
  • Beverage additive from the chamber 4 can now flow freely through the discharge opening 6 in the beverage bottle.
  • the seal 13 of the actuating plunger 12 abuts against the lower edge of the guide 11 and causes a substantially gas-tight sealing of the entire closure assembly from the environment even in this state. This is particularly important when the beverage additives dispensed into the bottle cause carbonation and therefore the gas pressure inside the bottle (and thus also inside the chamber 4 open towards the bottle) increases.
  • the entire closure arrangement according to the invention can remain for as long as a closure on the beverage bottle. After emptying the beverage bottle, the entire closure assembly is unscrewed. Capsule and adapter are separated by loosening the bayonet lock. The capsule can be disposed of and the adapter reused.

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CN110395480A (zh) * 2019-08-14 2019-11-01 赵航 一种即溶饮料的瓶盖及饮料瓶
CN112810998A (zh) * 2021-03-12 2021-05-18 北京设计之都发展有限公司 一种固液分离瓶盖、饮料瓶、瓶盖本体及萃取混合仓
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WO2007117070A1 (fr) * 2006-04-09 2007-10-18 Jeong-Min Lee Ensemble de bouchon comportant un compartiment de stockage pour une seconde substance à élément de travail mobile

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WO2006052827A2 (fr) 2004-11-04 2006-05-18 Viz Enterprises, Llc Recipient a plusieurs chambre et couvercle correspondant
WO2007117070A1 (fr) * 2006-04-09 2007-10-18 Jeong-Min Lee Ensemble de bouchon comportant un compartiment de stockage pour une seconde substance à élément de travail mobile

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WO2017179753A1 (fr) * 2016-04-13 2017-10-19 이성재 Structure de capsule de recharge constituée par un corps de capsule et une partie d'actionnement
CN110395480A (zh) * 2019-08-14 2019-11-01 赵航 一种即溶饮料的瓶盖及饮料瓶
CN110395480B (zh) * 2019-08-14 2024-04-09 贵州大瑭本草生物科技有限公司 一种即溶饮料的瓶盖及饮料瓶
CN112810998A (zh) * 2021-03-12 2021-05-18 北京设计之都发展有限公司 一种固液分离瓶盖、饮料瓶、瓶盖本体及萃取混合仓
DE102023109770A1 (de) 2023-04-18 2024-10-24 Silz & Lemp GmbH Behälteraufsatz

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