EP2276676A2 - Anti-filling anti-spill device for bottleneck, and composite sealing cap including said device - Google Patents

Anti-filling anti-spill device for bottleneck, and composite sealing cap including said device

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EP2276676A2
EP2276676A2 EP09729086A EP09729086A EP2276676A2 EP 2276676 A2 EP2276676 A2 EP 2276676A2 EP 09729086 A EP09729086 A EP 09729086A EP 09729086 A EP09729086 A EP 09729086A EP 2276676 A2 EP2276676 A2 EP 2276676A2
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bottle
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Jacques Granger
Jean-Marie Bourreau
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Amcor Flexibles Capsules France SAS
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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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0006—Upper closure
    • B65D2251/0015—Upper closure of the 41-type
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0037—Intermediate closure(s)
    • B65D2251/0046—Intermediate closure(s) of the 41-type
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0068—Lower closure
    • B65D2251/0087—Lower closure of the 47-type
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure

Definitions

  • the invention relates to the field of capping capsules, in particular that of anti-fraud capping capsules for packaging liquid products of great value or great reputation, typically in the field of wines, alcohols, liqueurs or still spirits. It relates more particularly to bottle corks containing drinks with a high alcohol content, whose sugar concentration is quite high and for which the horizontal storage before and after first opening is likely to present some problems when they are equipped with an un-refillable device.
  • a large number of patents are already known which describe composite capsules comprising a metal shell and provided with a device providing an anti-fraud or non-refillable function.
  • This device called the refill device, has an axis that coincides with the axis of the neck of the bottle when it is mounted on the bottle. It comprises a non-return valve, in the form of a chamber enclosing a moving part, an axial distribution duct located above said chamber and substantially irreversible fixing means on the neck of the bottle. Once the device is attached to the neck of the bottle, the chamber separates the axial distribution duct from the inside of the bottle.
  • the chamber typically comprises a substantially axial wall whose lower end is secured to a lower lip delimiting a lower orifice and forming a seat to said moving part.
  • the upper end of the chamber is occupied by a perforated transverse wall to allow the passage of liquid to the axial distribution duct.
  • the moving part which generally has a shutter disc or is in the form of a ball, comes, when the bottle is held vertical and straight, to press against said lower lip by gravity and thus closes the lower orifice by preventing the filling of the bottle by the outside.
  • the moving part tends to separate axially from the seat which defines the lower orifice, which releases the latter and allows the passage of the liquid from the inside of the bottle to the outside.
  • the fixing of the filling device on the neck is generally carried out either by depression inside the neck, a cylindrical wall - which may be the substantially axial wall of the chamber - being provided externally with at least one fin annular cooperating with the inner wall of the neck ("in-boron” arrangement), or by overlapping of the mouth of the neck with a fixing skirt provided with a hook or a typically annular bead, fixed on said skirt and cooperating with the attachment zone of the counter-ring ("out-bore” arrangement).
  • Many documents describe non-refillable devices. There may be mentioned, for example, EP 1 100 727, describing an "out bore” device with pourer and FR 2 406 578 describing an "in bore” device.
  • Patent Applications GB 466 474, WO 00/75033 and GB 1 276 619 describe various non-refillable devices comprising a movable axial rod, whose axial displacement is limited between a low position and a high position, which is associated to a shutter such that, when said movable axial rod is in the low position, said shutter closes an orifice which is formed in the chamber and thus prevents, even when said bottle is held horizontally, the flow of the liquid.
  • These devices do not have a transverse wall preventing access to the upper part of the chamber.
  • the Applicant has therefore sought to develop a composite closure capsule provided with a non-refill device which remains effective after storage more or less long horizontally, even after first opening, namely that it on the one hand, this results in a deterioration of the non-refillability function due to a crippling bonding of the moving part on the wall of the chamber and, on the other hand, a loss of the beverage contained in the bottle by leakage, sagging or projection during unscrewing of the capsule.
  • a first object according to the invention is a refilling device intended to be fixed irreversibly to the neck of a bottle for containing a liquid and to be closed by a closure cap, said device comprising means for substantially irreversible fixation of said non-refill device on said neck, a chamber comprising a lower lip surrounding a lower orifice communicating the inside of the bottle with the chamber and trapping a movable part which forms a valve cooperating with said lower lip, and a axial duct distribution located above said chamber, characterized in that it also comprises a movable axial rod integral with the non-refill device, the axial displacement relative to said device is limited between a low position and a high position, and at at least one shutter cooperating with said movable axial rod so that when said movable axial rod is in the low position, said shutter closes an orifice which is formed in said chamber and prevents, even when said bottle is held horizontally, the flow liquid.
  • the axial distribution duct is above the chamber in the sense that it is between the chamber and the outside of the bottle.
  • the lower orifice is located in the lower part of the chamber in that it is located on the side of the inside of the bottle.
  • the device according to the invention comprises on the one hand a movable piece forming a valve cooperating with the lower lip of the chamber which surrounds the lower orifice and, on the other hand, a shutter intended to close off an orifice formed in the bedroom.
  • a movable piece forming a valve cooperating with the lower lip of the chamber which surrounds the lower orifice and, on the other hand, a shutter intended to close off an orifice formed in the bedroom.
  • moving part and “shutter” designate a single part and that "lower orifice” and “orifice” denote one and the same 0 orifice.
  • other embodiments according to the invention may have a separate movable part and a shutter, cooperating with separate orifices.
  • said shutter and said orifice cooperate under the direct effect of the axial movement of the axial movable rod, that is to say that the shutter is attached the axial movable rod or directly driven by it and that the orifice is formed on a transverse wall of the chamber, for example on its upper wall.
  • the movable axial rod is held in the low position when a closure cap is fixed on the neck, typically by screwing.
  • the axial rod is positioned in said refilling device so that its upper end is brought into contact with a protuberance integral with the closure cap and is driven by it to its lower position, reached when said capsule is fixed on the neck, that is to say, typically, completely screwed on said neck.
  • the rod is integral with the non-refill device but it can perform a limited axial displacement with respect thereto. It is called "axial" in that it is oriented parallel to the axis of the device and moves parallel to this axis.
  • the axial movable rod is unique, its axis coinciding with the axis of the device and moving along the axis of the device. Otherwise, it is preferable to provide the device with a plurality of movable axial rods regularly distributed around the axis. Subsequently, to facilitate the description, we will assume it unique and central.
  • the device is provided with at least one means for holding the rod allowing it to move along its axis.
  • This means may be an axial wall within which the movable axial rod can slide. It may be an axial bore formed in a transverse wall of the non-refillable device or the bore of an axial sleeve secured to the device, for example by means of fixing arms.
  • the non-refill device comprises at least one transverse wall, although openwork to let the liquid, but preventing direct access from the outside to the moving part. It may be the upper wall of the chamber or, as reported in WO2006 / 134263, a protective wall. We will call later "upper transverse wall", the transverse wall of the device, formed in the axial distribution duct or belonging to the chamber, which is exposed to the outside when the bottle is decapsulated.
  • this bore also serves to maintain the axial movable rod and is always closed by the axial movable rod, even in the low position. More preferably, this bore must always be partially occupied by said axial movable rod: even in the high position, the upper end thereof must not extend beyond the upper surface of the upper transverse wall.
  • the bore in the upper transverse wall has a diameter large enough, which leaves the transition to a rod, typically an unfolded paper clip, which can easily reach the moving part and move it from its seat, thus allowing a new (fraudulent) filling of the bottle. It must therefore be avoided that this passage is free when the bottle is decapsulated and the best way is to let the upper end of the movable axial rod occupy this passage, even when said movable axial rod is in the low position.
  • the rod must preferably not be able to protrude from the upper transverse wall to prevent the protruding end of the axial movable rod from being easily gripped from the outside to hinder its axial displacement and thus to prevent smooth operation of the shutter.
  • the bore formed in said upper transverse wall must have a high height, greater than the axial stroke of the movable axial rod. Since it is unnecessary for the upper transverse wall to be too thick, it is advantageous to fix on said upper transverse wall an axial wall or axial chimney, serving as a means for holding said movable axial rod, the height of which is greater than the limited amplitude. of the displacement of the stem.
  • said chimney extends downward, so as not to exceed the upper surface of the upper transverse wall.
  • the movable axial rod is advantageously provided with a shoulder abutting axially cooperating with the lower end of said chimney. It is placed in the refilling device such that in the low position, the distance d between said shoulder and said lower end of the stack is less than the distance D between the upper end of said movable axial rod and the high end of said chimney.
  • said movable axial rod is held and guided by a second holding means, typically a second axial wall remote from the first, carried by the upper transverse wall.
  • a second holding means typically a second axial wall remote from the first, carried by the upper transverse wall.
  • the non-refill device comprises a moving part, in the form of a ball, separate from the shutter, which is a disc integral with the rod bearing on the periphery of the upper wall of the chamber . As the disc has
  • the lower end of the rod so that it always remains inside the chamber, distant from the ball, when it is in the low position of a certain value, typically at least the radius of the ball, preferably at least the diameter of the ball, so that when the ball is detached from its seat, it comes to hit said end w with a enough energy to help, via the stem, the disc to detach from its seat.
  • Another object of the invention is the assembly of a closure cap and a non-refill device as described above, wherein said closure cap is provided with an axial protuberance and in wherein said axial rod is placed in said device so that its upper end is brought into contact with said protuberance and is driven by it to its lower position, typically by screwing, when attaching said capsule to said neck.
  • Another object of the invention is a composite closure cap 0 comprising a closure cap and a non-refill device according to the invention, the assembly being intended to be assembled and fixed to the neck of a bottle when capping said bottle, characterized in that said non-refill device is provided with a substantially irreversible fastening means on said neck and a temporary securing means cooperating with a means for temporarily securing said capsule and in that 5 said capsule is provided with an axial protuberance, the movable axial stem of said non-refill device being placed in said device so that its upper end is brought into contact with said protuberance and is driven by it so that it reaches its low position when said capsule blocks said neck.
  • said securing means are complementary screw threads and
  • Said closure capsule advantageously comprises a metal shell provided with a head and a metal skirt comprising two parts separated by a weakening line: a lower portion intended to remain attached to the neck of the bottle, for example to following a crimping on the counter-ring during capping, and an upper portion to be separated from said refill device and therefore the bottle, after breaking the line of weakness.
  • said upper part comprises the means of temporary attachment with the refill device which has been anchored on the neck of the bottle: it thus constitutes a removable conventional plugging cap that can be used to reseal the container after first opening.
  • the upper part is directly provided with temporary securing means complementary to that of the refilling device, typically a screw thread.
  • the capsule comprises an insert fixed inside the metal shell provided with said temporary fastening means.
  • the capsule comprises an insert-shutter, typically fixed on the underside of the head of the metal shell, provided with said axial protuberance which drives said movable axial rod to its lower position and holds it in this position as long as the capsule mouth the neck, that is to say, typically, as long as it is screwed to the bottom of said neck.
  • said temporary fastening means are used in a first step to assemble the elements of the composite capsule, before it is placed on the neck of the bottle and encapsulation and in a second time to temporarily fix the conventional capping cap resulting from the breaking of the line of weakness.
  • the non-refillable device being driven into the neck of the bottle can not easily itself be provided with means for temporarily fixing the closure cap.
  • these temporary fixing means of the capsule are advantageously located on an insert and the temporary securing function between the capsule and the non-refill device is advantageously filled by said axial protuberance, with, for example, exetnple, its end which cooperates with an annular bead formed at the top of the chimney or the bore of the upper transverse wall.
  • FIG. 1 shows schematically in diametral section a closure cap and a first non-refill device according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows schematically in diametral section a closure cap and another non-refill device according to the invention, provided with a transverse protective wall placed above the upper wall of the chamber;
  • FIG. 3 illustrates, in diametral section for the unloading device and semi-diametrical cut for the shell, a composite closure cap according to the invention, the refilling device being of the "out-boron" type.
  • FIG. 4 incompletely illustrates another composite closure capsule according to the invention, with an "in-boron" type filling device and the insert-shutter of the capsule: the diametrical half-cut on the right represents the device when the closure cap is not screwed and the diametral half-cup on the left represents the device when the closure cap is screwed.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates incompletely, in diametral section, another composite closure cap according to the invention, with an "out-boron" type filling device and an insert-shutter.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate two examples in which the terms “moving part” and “shutter” designate a single part and where "lower orifice” and “orifice” designate one and the same orifice.
  • Figure 1 shows a refill device 3 to be fixed irreversibly to the neck 40 of a bottle.
  • This device has an axis of symmetry 60 which coincides with the axis of the neck when it is mounted on said neck. It comprises substantially irreversible fixing means 360 on said neck, a chamber 300 comprising a side wall 33 and a lower lip 330 surrounding a lower orifice 331 communicating the interior of the bottle with the chamber and trapping a movable member 50 which forms a valve cooperating with said lower lip, and an axial distribution duct 39 located above said chamber. It also comprises a movable axial rod 100, integral with said device, whose axial displacement relative to said device is limited between a low position and a high position.
  • the moving part 50 plays the role of a shutter 8 which cooperates with said movable axial rod so that when said movable axial rod is in the low position illustrated in FIG. 1, its lower end 101 bears on the moving part which closes the orifice 340 which coincides with the lower orifice 331, so that it prevents the flow of the liquid, even when the bottle is kept horizontal.
  • a closure cap 210 is provided with a screw thread 214 complementary to the thread 37 formed on an outer wall of the refill device.
  • the axial rod 100 is positioned in said device so that its upper end 103 is brought into contact with a protuberance 25 integral with the capsule 210 and is driven by it to its lower position at the end of screwing of said capsule onto said neck.
  • the axial rod can perform limited axial displacement.
  • the device 3 is provided with means for holding the rod allowing it to move along its axis: it is an axial bore 309 formed in a chimney 308 secured to the upper wall 301 of the chamber 300.
  • the movable axial rod 100 is provided with a shoulder 102 axially abutting cooperating with the lower end 307 of said chimney. It is placed in the refilling device 3 so that in the low position, the distance d between said shoulder 102 and said lower end 307 of the chimney 308 is smaller than the distance D between the upper end 103 of said rod. mobile axial 100 and the upper end 306 of said chimney.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example slightly different from that of FIG. 1.
  • the moving part 50 which still acts as a shutter 8 but the upper wall 301 of the chamber 300 is surmounted by an upper transverse wall. 6, typically playing the role of the perforated protective wall described in the application WO2006 / 001328.
  • This upper transverse wall 6 is provided with a chimney 68 having a bore 69 through which the rod 100 slides.
  • the movable axial rod 100 is provided with a shoulder 102 forming an axial abutment cooperating with the lower surface 303 of the upper wall 301. from the room. It is placed in the refilling device such that in the low position, the distance d between said shoulder 102 and said lower surface 303 of the top wall 301 is smaller than the distance D between the upper end 103 of said rod. mobile axial 100 and the upper end 66 of the chimney 68.
  • EXAMPLE 2 (FIGURE 3)
  • the movable part and the shutter are distinct and cooperate with distinct orifices: the shutter 8 'is attached to the axial movable rod 100' and the orifice 340 'is provided on the upper wall 301' of the chamber 300 '.
  • the filling device 3 ' is of the "out-boron" type. It comprises a substantially irreversible fastening means, in this case an annular fixing hook 360 '.
  • a chamber 300 ' With a side wall 33' and a lower lip 330 'surrounding a lower orifice 331' and trapping a moving part 50 '.
  • An axial distribution duct 39 ' is located above the chamber. It also includes a movable axial rod 100 '. When it is in the low position illustrated in Figure 3, the shutter 8 'bears on the peripheral portion of the upper wall 301' of the chamber 300 'and closes the orifice 340'.
  • the axial rod 100 ' is placed in said device so that its upper end 103' is brought into contact with a protrusion 25 secured to the closure cap 2 and is driven by it to its lower position at the end. screwing.
  • the axial rod can perform limited axial displacement.
  • the device 3 ' is provided with a means for holding the rod allowing it to move along its axis: it is an axial bore 69 'formed in a chimney 68' secured to the upper transverse wall 6 ', which in this case is curved and is in the form of a grid.
  • the movable axial rod 100 ' is provided with a shoulder 102' axial abutment cooperating with the lower end 67 'of said chimney. It is placed in the refill device 3 'so that in the low position, the distance between said shoulder 102' and said lower end 67 'of the chimney 68' is less than the distance separating the upper end 103 ' said movable axial rod 100 'and the upper end 66' of said chimney.
  • the closure cap 2 comprises a metal shell 20 provided with a head and a metal skirt 200 and comprises two parts separated by a weakening line 201: a lower portion 203 intended to remain attached to the neck of the bottle and an upper portion 202 to be separated from said refilling device after breaking the line of weakening 201. After breaking of the line of weakness, said upper portion is a removable conventional plugging cap.
  • the filling device 3 'results from the assembly of a lower part 30', which carries the chamber 300 'and the irreversible fastening means 360' on the neck and an upper portion 31 'which carries the upper transverse wall 6 'which serves as a protective wall. These parts are held together by means of latching means and by two crimped zones 206.0 and 206.1 of the metal skirt, deformed one at a groove in the lower part 30 'and the other in the upper part 31 '.
  • the movable axial rod 100 ' is also maintained and guided by a second holding means 309': it is a bore carried by the central portion 302 'of the upper wall 301' of the chamber 300 '.
  • the movable part 50 ' is a ball separate from the shutter 8', which is a disc, attached to the rod 101 'perpendicular to its axis and bearing on the periphery of the upper wall 301' of the room 300 '.
  • the disc has a tendency a little stronger than the ball to adhere against its seat, it develops the lower end 101 'of the rod so that it always remains inside the chamber, distant from the ball when it is in the low position, a value corresponding at least to the radius of the ball, so that when the ball is detached from its seat, it comes to strike said end with sufficient energy to help, via the rod, the disc to detach from its seat.
  • the shutter 8 is attached to the axial movable rod 100" and the orifice 340 "is formed on the upper wall 301" of the chamber 300 ".
  • the filling device 3 is of the" in-boron "type It comprises substantially irreversible fastening means, which here are a set of flexible circular fins 360" formed on the outer surface of the transverse wall of the axial distribution duct 39 "and intended to cooperate with the interior of the neck, so as to ensure a firm and sealed connection between the device 3" and the neck. It comprises a chamber 300 "with a lower lip 330” surrounding a lower orifice 331 "and trapping a moving part 50". It also includes a movable axial rod 100. When it is in the lower position illustrated in the left part of Figure 4, the shutter 8 " bears on the peripheral portion of the upper wall 301 "of the chamber 300" and closes the orifice 340 ".
  • the axial rod 100 is placed so that its upper end 103" is brought into contact with a protrusion 25 secured to the closure cap and is driven by it to its lower position at the end of screwing. It can perform a limited axial displacement.
  • the device 3 is provided with an axial bore 69" formed in a chimney 68 “integral with the upper transverse wall 6", which is curved here and is in the form of a grid.
  • the movable axial rod 100 is provided with a shoulder 102" abutting axially cooperating with the lower end 67 “of said chimney.It is placed in the refill device 3" so that in the low position, the distance between said shoulder and said lower end of the chimney is less than the distance separating the upper end 103 "of said movable axial rod 100" and the upper end 66 "of said chimney.
  • the device 3 also includes a flexible lip 350" acting as a pourer. This lip sinks under the effect of the capsule when it is screwed onto the neck of the bottle.
  • a flexible lip 350 acting as a pourer. This lip sinks under the effect of the capsule when it is screwed onto the neck of the bottle.
  • EXAMPLE 4 (FIGURE 5)
  • the filling device 3 "'of this example is close to that of Example 2. It differs in that the rod 100"' is extended so that in the low position, not only the shutter 8 "'bears on the peripheral portion of the upper wall 301'" of the chamber 300 '"to close the orifice 340'" but also the lower end 101 '"of said rod bears on the movable piece 50'", which is pressed against the lower lip 330 '"and closes the lower orifice 331'".
  • the device 3 '" is provided with a rod holding means allowing it to move along its axis: it is an axial bore 69''formed in a chimney 68''integral with the upper transverse wall 6 ".
  • the movable axial rod 100 '" is provided with a shoulder 102''acting as an axial abutment cooperating with the lower end 67''of said chimney, and is placed in the unloading device 3'" so that in low position, the distance between said shoulder 102 "'and said lower end 67'" of the chimney 68 '"is smaller than the distance separating the upper end 103"' of said movable axial rod 100 "" and the high end 66 '"of said chimney.

Abstract

Anti-filling device (3, 3', 3", 3'") for attachment to a bottleneck (40) to be closed by a sealing cap (2), including attachment means (360, 360', 360", 360'") for attachment to said bottleneck, a chamber (300, 300', 300", 300'") including a lower lip (330, 330', 330", 330'") that surrounds a lower orifice (331, 331', 331", 331'") and confines a moveable part (50, 50', 50", 50'") forming a valve in conjunction with said lower lip, and an axial distribution duct (39, 39', 39", 39'"), and characterized in that it also includes a moveable axial rod (100, 100', 100", 100'"), secured to said anti-filling device, the axial movement of which relative to said device is restricted to a low position and a high position, and at least one stopper (8, 8', 8", 8'") which is in engagement with said moveable axial rod such that, when said moveable axial rod is located in the low position, said stopper shuts an opening (340, 340', 340", 340'") that is provided in said chamber. The low position is fixed by a projection (25) attached to the cap, which comes into contact with said moveable axial rod when the cap is attached to the bottleneck.

Description

DISPOSITIF D'IRREMPLISSABILITE ANTI-COULURE POUR GOULOT DE BOUTEILLE ET CAPSULE DE BOUCHAGE COMPOSITE COMPRENANT ANTI-SLIP IRREGULAR DEVICE FOR BOTTLE SCALE AND COMPOSITE CLOG CAP COMPRISING THE SAME
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[0001] L'invention concerne le domaine des capsules de bouchage, en particulier celui des capsules de bouchage anti-fraude pour le conditionnement de produits liquides de grande valeur ou de grande renommée, typiquement dans le domaine des vins, des alcools, liqueurs ou encore spiritueux. Elle concerne plus particulièrement les capsules de bouchage pour bouteilles contenant des boissons à forte teneur en alcool, dont la concentration en sucres est assez élevée et pour lesquelles le stockage horizontal avant et après première ouverture est susceptible de présenter quelques problèmes lorsqu'elles sont munies d'un dispositif d'irremplissabilité.The invention relates to the field of capping capsules, in particular that of anti-fraud capping capsules for packaging liquid products of great value or great reputation, typically in the field of wines, alcohols, liqueurs or still spirits. It relates more particularly to bottle corks containing drinks with a high alcohol content, whose sugar concentration is quite high and for which the horizontal storage before and after first opening is likely to present some problems when they are equipped with an un-refillable device.
[0002] On connaît déjà un grand nombre de brevets qui décrivent des capsules composites comprenant une coque métallique et munies d'un dispositif assurant une fonction d'anti-fraude ou d'irremplissabilité. Ce dispositif, appelé dispositif d'irremplissabilité, présente un axe qui coïncide avec l'axe du goulot de la bouteille lorsqu'il est monté sur la bouteille. Il comprend un clapet anti-retour, se présentant sous la forme d'une chambre enfermant une pièce mobile, un conduit axial de distribution situé au-dessus de ladite chambre et des moyens de fixation sensiblement irréversible sur le goulot de la bouteille. Une fois le dispositif fixé sur le goulot de la bouteille, la chambre sépare le conduit axial de distribution de l'intérieur de la bouteille. La chambre comprend typiquement une paroi sensiblement axiale dont l'extrémité inférieure est solidaire d'une lèvre inférieure délimitant un orifice inférieur et formant siège à ladite pièce mobile. L'extrémité supérieure de la chambre est occupée par une paroi transversale ajourée pour permettre le passage du liquide vers le conduit axial de distribution. La pièce mobile, qui en général possède un disque obturateur ou se présente sous la forme d'une bille, vient, lorsque la bouteille est maintenue verticale et droite, se plaquer par gravité contre ladite lèvre inférieure et obture ainsi l'orifice inférieur en empêchant le remplissage de la bouteille par l'extérieur. Par contre, lorsque la bouteille est inclinée en vue de verser ledit liquide, la pièce mobile a tendance à se séparer axialement du siège qui délimite l'orifice inférieur, ce qui libère ce dernier et permet le passage du liquide de l'intérieur de la bouteille vers l'extérieur. [0003] La fixation du dispositif d'irremplissabilité sur le goulot est en général effectuée soit par enfoncement à l'intérieur du goulot, une paroi cylindrique - pouvant être la paroi sensiblement axiale de la chambre - étant munie extérieurement d'au moins une ailette annulaire coopérant avec la paroi interne du goulot (disposition "in-bore"), soit par chevauchement du buvant du goulot à l'aide d'une jupe de fixation munie d'un crochet ou d'un bourrelet typiquement annulaire, fixé sur ladite jupe et coopérant avec la zone d'accrochage de la contre-bague (disposition "out-bore"). De nombreux documents décrivent des dispositifs d'irremplissabilité. On peut citer par exemple EP 1 100 727, décrivant un dispositif "out bore" avec verseur et FR 2 406 578 décrivant un dispositif "in bore". La demande internationale WO2006/ 134263 déposée par la demanderesse décrit un grand nombre de dispositifs d'irremplissabilité, de types "in bore" et "out bore". Ces dispositifs comprennent par ailleurs, au-dessus de la chambre, un conduit axial de distribution muni d'une paroi transversale supplémentaire, également ajourée et faisant office de moyen de protection de ladite chambre: tout en laissant passer le liquide contenu dans la bouteille, elle empêche l'accès à la partie supérieure de la chambre et ne peut permettre cet accès qu'après endommagement irréversible, de sorte que l'on peut déceler à coup sûr toute tentative de manipulation du clapet anti-retour en vue de remplir à nouveau et frauduleusement la bouteille.[0002] A large number of patents are already known which describe composite capsules comprising a metal shell and provided with a device providing an anti-fraud or non-refillable function. This device, called the refill device, has an axis that coincides with the axis of the neck of the bottle when it is mounted on the bottle. It comprises a non-return valve, in the form of a chamber enclosing a moving part, an axial distribution duct located above said chamber and substantially irreversible fixing means on the neck of the bottle. Once the device is attached to the neck of the bottle, the chamber separates the axial distribution duct from the inside of the bottle. The chamber typically comprises a substantially axial wall whose lower end is secured to a lower lip delimiting a lower orifice and forming a seat to said moving part. The upper end of the chamber is occupied by a perforated transverse wall to allow the passage of liquid to the axial distribution duct. The moving part, which generally has a shutter disc or is in the form of a ball, comes, when the bottle is held vertical and straight, to press against said lower lip by gravity and thus closes the lower orifice by preventing the filling of the bottle by the outside. By cons, when the bottle is inclined to pour said liquid, the moving part tends to separate axially from the seat which defines the lower orifice, which releases the latter and allows the passage of the liquid from the inside of the bottle to the outside. The fixing of the filling device on the neck is generally carried out either by depression inside the neck, a cylindrical wall - which may be the substantially axial wall of the chamber - being provided externally with at least one fin annular cooperating with the inner wall of the neck ("in-boron" arrangement), or by overlapping of the mouth of the neck with a fixing skirt provided with a hook or a typically annular bead, fixed on said skirt and cooperating with the attachment zone of the counter-ring ("out-bore" arrangement). Many documents describe non-refillable devices. There may be mentioned, for example, EP 1 100 727, describing an "out bore" device with pourer and FR 2 406 578 describing an "in bore" device. The international application WO2006 / 134263 filed by the Applicant describes a large number of non-refillability devices, types "in boron" and "out boron". These devices also comprise, above the chamber, an axial distribution duct provided with an additional transverse wall, also perforated and serving as a means of protecting said chamber: while allowing the liquid contained in the bottle to pass through, it prevents access to the upper part of the chamber and can only allow this access after irreversible damage, so that one can surely detect any attempt to manipulate the non-return valve to fill again and fraudulently the bottle.
[0004] Les demandes de brevet GB 466 474, WO 00/75033 et GB 1 276 619 décrivent divers dispositifs d'irremplissabilité comprenant une tige axiale mobile, dont le déplacement axial est limité entre une position basse et une position haute, qui est associée à un obturateur de telle sorte que, lorsque ladite tige axiale mobile se trouve en position basse, ledit obturateur obture un orifice qui est ménagé dans la chambre et empêche ainsi, même lorsque ladite bouteille est maintenue horizontalement, l'écoulement du liquide. Ces dispositifs ne comportent pas de paroi transversale empêchant l'accès à la partie supérieure de la chambre.[0004] Patent Applications GB 466 474, WO 00/75033 and GB 1 276 619 describe various non-refillable devices comprising a movable axial rod, whose axial displacement is limited between a low position and a high position, which is associated to a shutter such that, when said movable axial rod is in the low position, said shutter closes an orifice which is formed in the chamber and thus prevents, even when said bottle is held horizontally, the flow of the liquid. These devices do not have a transverse wall preventing access to the upper part of the chamber.
[0005] On constate des problèmes de collage de la pièce mobile contre la paroi de la chambre sur des bouteilles munies de telles capsules et contenant des boissons fortement alcoolisées, dont la teneur en sucres est élevée, en particulier lorsque lesdites bouteilles ont dû être stockées à l'horizontale. Le collage de la pièce mobile contre la paroi de la chambre altère le fonctionnement du dispositif d'irremplissabilité, plus particulièrement lorsque ce dernier est muni d'un disque obturateur dont l'inertie est plus faible que celle d'une bille alors que la surface de contact avec la paroi de la chambre est souvent plus importante.There are problems of bonding the moving part against the wall of the chamber on bottles provided with such capsules and containing highly alcoholic beverages, the sugar content is high, especially when said bottles have had to be stored horizontally. The bonding of the moving part against the wall of the chamber alters the operation of the non-refillable device, more particularly when the latter is provided with a shutter disc whose inertia is lower than that of a ball while the surface contact with the wall of the chamber is often more important.
[0006] De plus, pour que certaines boissons comme les vodkas soient avantageusement servies à basse température, on entrepose les bouteilles dans des réfrigérateurs et, l'espace y étant limité, on est souvent obligé d'entreposer les bouteilles horizontalement. Malgré la présence de moyens d'étanchéité typiquement disposés contre le buvant de la bouteille, et éventuellement contre le conduit axial ou le buvant du dispositif d'irtemplissabilité, on constate qu'un long maintien de la bouteille en position horizontale peut conduire à des pertes en boisson alcoolisée, se traduisant également non seulement par des coulures le long de la bouteille mais aussi, lors du dévissage de la capsule, par une projection d'une partie de l'alcool piégé dans la chambre du dispositif d'irremplissabilité, en particulier lorsque la bouteille sortie du réfrigérateur est restée un certain temps à température ambiante avant le dévissage de la capsule.In addition, for certain drinks such as vodkas are advantageously served at low temperatures, the bottles are stored in refrigerators and the space is limited, it is often necessary to store the bottles horizontally. Despite the presence of sealing means typically arranged against the rim of the bottle, and possibly against the axial duct or the rim of the irreplaceable device, it is found that a long holding of the bottle in a horizontal position can lead to losses. in alcoholic beverages, also resulting not only in dribbles along the bottle but also, during the unscrewing of the capsule, by a projection of a portion of the alcohol trapped in the chamber of the refill device, in particular when the bottle leaving the refrigerator has remained for a while at room temperature before unscrewing the capsule.
[0007] La demanderesse a donc cherché à mettre au point une capsule composite de bouchage munie d'un dispositif d'irremplissabilité qui reste efficace après un stockage plus ou moins long à l'horizontale, même après première ouverture, à savoir qu'il en résulte d'une part une dégradation de la fonction irremplissabilité en raison d'un collage rédhibitoire de la pièce mobile sur la paroi de la chambre ni d'autre part une perte de la boisson contenue dans la bouteille par fuite, coulure ou projection lors du dévissage de la capsule.The Applicant has therefore sought to develop a composite closure capsule provided with a non-refill device which remains effective after storage more or less long horizontally, even after first opening, namely that it on the one hand, this results in a deterioration of the non-refillability function due to a crippling bonding of the moving part on the wall of the chamber and, on the other hand, a loss of the beverage contained in the bottle by leakage, sagging or projection during unscrewing of the capsule.
[0008] Un premier objet selon l'invention est un dispositif d'irremplissabilité destiné à être fixé de manière irréversible au goulot d'une bouteille destinée à contenir un liquide et à être fermée par une capsule de bouchage, ledit dispositif comprenant des moyens de fixation sensiblement irréversible dudit dispositif d'irremplissabilité sur ledit goulot, une chambre comprenant une lèvre inférieure entourant un orifice inférieur faisant communiquer l'intérieur de la bouteille avec la chambre et emprisonnant une pièce mobile qui forme clapet en coopérant avec ladite lèvre inférieure, et un conduit axial de distribution situé au-dessus de ladite chambre, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend également une tige axiale mobile, solidaire du dispositif d'irremplissabilité, dont le déplacement axial par rapport audit dispositif est limité entre une position basse et une position haute, et au moins un obturateur coopérant avec ladite tige axiale mobile de telle sorte que lorsque j ladite tige axiale mobile se trouve en position basse, ledit obturateur obture un orifice qui est ménagé dans ladite chambre et empêche, même lorsque ladite bouteille est maintenue horizontalement, l'écoulement du liquide.A first object according to the invention is a refilling device intended to be fixed irreversibly to the neck of a bottle for containing a liquid and to be closed by a closure cap, said device comprising means for substantially irreversible fixation of said non-refill device on said neck, a chamber comprising a lower lip surrounding a lower orifice communicating the inside of the bottle with the chamber and trapping a movable part which forms a valve cooperating with said lower lip, and a axial duct distribution located above said chamber, characterized in that it also comprises a movable axial rod integral with the non-refill device, the axial displacement relative to said device is limited between a low position and a high position, and at at least one shutter cooperating with said movable axial rod so that when said movable axial rod is in the low position, said shutter closes an orifice which is formed in said chamber and prevents, even when said bottle is held horizontally, the flow liquid.
[0009] La description effectuée ci-dessus suit la convention habituelle selon laquelle le w dispositif est placé sur la bouteille alors que celle-ci est maintenue verticale et debout: le conduit axial de distribution est au-dessus de la chambre en ce sens qu'il se situe entre la chambre et l'extérieur de la bouteille. L'orifice inférieur est situé en partie basse de la chambre en ce sens qu'il est situé du côté de l'intérieur de la bouteille.The description made above follows the usual convention that the w device is placed on the bottle while it is held upright and upright: the axial distribution duct is above the chamber in the sense that it is between the chamber and the outside of the bottle. The lower orifice is located in the lower part of the chamber in that it is located on the side of the inside of the bottle.
15 [0010] Le dispositif selon l'invention comprend d'une part une pièce mobile formant clapet en coopérant avec la lèvre inférieure de la chambre qui entoure l'orifice inférieur et d'autre part un obturateur destiné à obturer un orifice ménagé dans la chambre. Dans le cadre de l'invention, il est possible que les termes "pièce mobile" et "obturateur" désignent une seule et même pièce et que "orifice inférieur" et "orifice" désignent un seul et même 0 orifice. Mais d'autres modes de réalisation selon l'invention, préférés, peuvent présenter une pièce mobile et un obturateur distincts, coopérant avec des orifices distincts. Dans ce dernier cas, le déplacement de la tige étant axial, il est avantageux que ledit obturateur et ledit orifice coopèrent sous l'effet direct du mouvement axial de la tige mobile axiale, c'est- à-dire que l'obturateur soit attaché à la tige mobile axiale ou directement entraîné par celle- 5 ci et que l'orifice soit ménagé sur une paroi transversale de la chambre, par exemple sur sa paroi supérieure.The device according to the invention comprises on the one hand a movable piece forming a valve cooperating with the lower lip of the chamber which surrounds the lower orifice and, on the other hand, a shutter intended to close off an orifice formed in the bedroom. In the context of the invention, it is possible that the terms "moving part" and "shutter" designate a single part and that "lower orifice" and "orifice" denote one and the same 0 orifice. But other embodiments according to the invention, preferred, may have a separate movable part and a shutter, cooperating with separate orifices. In the latter case, the displacement of the rod being axial, it is advantageous that said shutter and said orifice cooperate under the direct effect of the axial movement of the axial movable rod, that is to say that the shutter is attached the axial movable rod or directly driven by it and that the orifice is formed on a transverse wall of the chamber, for example on its upper wall.
[0011] Avantageusement, la tige axiale mobile est maintenue en position basse lorsqu'une capsule de fermeture est fixée sur le goulot, typiquement par vissage. Pour ce 30 faire, la tige axiale est positionnée dans ledit dispositif d'irremplissabilité de telle sorte que son extrémité supérieure est mise en contact avec une protubérance solidaire de la capsule de fermeture et est entraînée par celle-ci jusqu'à sa position basse, atteinte lorsque ladite capsule est fixée sur le goulot, c'est-à-dire, typiquement, complètement vissée sur ledit goulot.Advantageously, the movable axial rod is held in the low position when a closure cap is fixed on the neck, typically by screwing. To do this, the axial rod is positioned in said refilling device so that its upper end is brought into contact with a protuberance integral with the closure cap and is driven by it to its lower position, reached when said capsule is fixed on the neck, that is to say, typically, completely screwed on said neck.
[0012] La tige est solidaire du dispositif d'irremplissabilité mais elle peut effectuer un déplacement axial limité par rapport à celui-ci. Elle est dite "axiale" en ce sens qu'elle est orientée parallèlement à l'axe du dispositif et qu'elle se déplace parallèlement à cet axe. Avantageusement, la tige mobile axiale est unique, son axe coïncidant avec l'axe du dispositif et se déplaçant le long de l'axe du dispositif. Sinon, il est préférable de munir le dispositif d'une pluralité de tiges axiales mobiles régulièrement réparties autour de l'axe. Par la suite, pour faciliter la description, nous la supposerons unique et centrale. Avantageusement, le dispositif est muni d'au moins un moyen de maintien de la tige lui permettant de se déplacer suivant son axe. Ce moyen peut être une paroi axiale au sein de laquelle la tige axiale mobile peut coulisser. Il peut s'agir d'un alésage axial ménagé dans une paroi transversale du dispositif d'irremplissabilité ou encore de l'alésage d'un manchon axial rendu solidaire du dispositif, par exemple à l'aide de bras de fixation.The rod is integral with the non-refill device but it can perform a limited axial displacement with respect thereto. It is called "axial" in that it is oriented parallel to the axis of the device and moves parallel to this axis. Advantageously, the axial movable rod is unique, its axis coinciding with the axis of the device and moving along the axis of the device. Otherwise, it is preferable to provide the device with a plurality of movable axial rods regularly distributed around the axis. Subsequently, to facilitate the description, we will assume it unique and central. Advantageously, the device is provided with at least one means for holding the rod allowing it to move along its axis. This means may be an axial wall within which the movable axial rod can slide. It may be an axial bore formed in a transverse wall of the non-refillable device or the bore of an axial sleeve secured to the device, for example by means of fixing arms.
[0013] II est recommandé que le dispositif d'irremplissabilité comprenne au moins une paroi transversale, certes ajourée pour laisser passer le liquide, mais qui empêche un accès direct, à partir de l'extérieur, à la pièce mobile. Ce peut être la paroi supérieure de la chambre ou, comme signalé dans WO2006/134263, une paroi de protection. Nous appellerons par la suite "paroi transversale supérieure", la paroi transversale du dispositif, ménagée dans le conduit axial de distribution ou appartenant à la chambre, qui est exposée à l'extérieur lorsque la bouteille est décapsulée.It is recommended that the non-refill device comprises at least one transverse wall, although openwork to let the liquid, but preventing direct access from the outside to the moving part. It may be the upper wall of the chamber or, as reported in WO2006 / 134263, a protective wall. We will call later "upper transverse wall", the transverse wall of the device, formed in the axial distribution duct or belonging to the chamber, which is exposed to the outside when the bottle is decapsulated.
[0014] Comme ladite tige axiale est appelée à entrer en contact avec une protubérance, de préférence également axiale, de la capsule, il faut ménager sur la paroi transversale supérieure du dispositif d'irremplissabilité un alésage pour laisser passer ladite protubérance. De préférence, cet alésage sert également de maintien à la tige mobile axiale et est toujours obturé par la tige mobile axiale, même en position basse. De préférence encore, cet alésage doit être occupé toujours partiellement par ladite tige mobile axiale: même en position haute, l'extrémité supérieure de celle-ci ne doit pas dépasser de la surface supérieure de la paroi transversale supérieure. [0015] En effet, comme la protubérance de la capsule doit avoir une section suffisamment grande pour assurer un appui efficace sur la tige mobile axiale, l'alésage ménagé dans la paroi transversale supérieure a un diamètre assez grand, ce qui laisse le passage à une tige, typiquement un trombone déplié, qui peut facilement atteindre la pièce mobile et la déplacer de son siège, permettant ainsi un nouveau remplissage (frauduleux) de la bouteille. Il faut donc éviter que ce passage soit libre lorsque la bouteille est décapsulée et le meilleur moyen est de laisser l'extrémité supérieure de la tige axiale mobile occuper ce passage, même lorsque ladite tige axiale mobile se trouve en position basse. D'autre part, la tige doit pouvoir, de préférence, ne pas déborder de la paroi transversale supérieure pour éviter que l'extrémité débordante de la tige mobile axiale puisse être facilement saisie de l'extérieur pour entraver son déplacement axial et ainsi empêcher un bon fonctionnement de l'obturateur.As said axial rod is called to come into contact with a protuberance, preferably also axial, of the capsule, it is necessary to provide on the upper transverse wall of the unloading device a bore for passing said protuberance. Preferably, this bore also serves to maintain the axial movable rod and is always closed by the axial movable rod, even in the low position. More preferably, this bore must always be partially occupied by said axial movable rod: even in the high position, the upper end thereof must not extend beyond the upper surface of the upper transverse wall. Indeed, as the protuberance of the capsule must have a sufficiently large section to provide effective support on the axial movable rod, the bore in the upper transverse wall has a diameter large enough, which leaves the transition to a rod, typically an unfolded paper clip, which can easily reach the moving part and move it from its seat, thus allowing a new (fraudulent) filling of the bottle. It must therefore be avoided that this passage is free when the bottle is decapsulated and the best way is to let the upper end of the movable axial rod occupy this passage, even when said movable axial rod is in the low position. On the other hand, the rod must preferably not be able to protrude from the upper transverse wall to prevent the protruding end of the axial movable rod from being easily gripped from the outside to hinder its axial displacement and thus to prevent smooth operation of the shutter.
[0016] L'alésage ménagé dans ladite paroi transversale supérieure doit donc avoir une hauteur importante, supérieure à la course axiale de la tige axiale mobile. Comme il est inutile que la paroi transversale supérieure soit trop épaisse, on fixe avantageusement sur ladite paroi transversale supérieure une paroi axiale ou cheminée axiale, faisant office de moyen de maintien de ladite tige axiale mobile, dont la hauteur est supérieure à l'amplitude limitée du déplacement de la tige. De préférence, ladite cheminée s'étend vers le bas, de façon à ne pas dépasser la surface supérieure de la paroi transversale supérieure. La tige axiale mobile est avantageusement munie d'un épaulement faisant butée axiale coopérant avec l'extrémité basse de ladite cheminée. Elle est placée dans le dispositif d'irremplissabilité de telle sorte qu'en position basse, la distance d entre ledit épaulement et ladite extrémité basse de la cheminée est inférieure à la distance D séparant l'extrémité supérieure de ladite tige axiale mobile et l'extrémité haute de ladite cheminée.The bore formed in said upper transverse wall must have a high height, greater than the axial stroke of the movable axial rod. Since it is unnecessary for the upper transverse wall to be too thick, it is advantageous to fix on said upper transverse wall an axial wall or axial chimney, serving as a means for holding said movable axial rod, the height of which is greater than the limited amplitude. of the displacement of the stem. Preferably, said chimney extends downward, so as not to exceed the upper surface of the upper transverse wall. The movable axial rod is advantageously provided with a shoulder abutting axially cooperating with the lower end of said chimney. It is placed in the refilling device such that in the low position, the distance d between said shoulder and said lower end of the stack is less than the distance D between the upper end of said movable axial rod and the high end of said chimney.
[0017] Avantageusement, ladite tige axiale mobile est maintenue et guidée par un deuxième moyen de maintien, typiquement une deuxième paroi axiale distante de la première, portée par la paroi transversale supérieure. Dans le cas où cette dernière est une paroi de protection comme dans WO2006/ 134263, on peut ménager la deuxième paroi axiale sur la paroi supérieure de la chambre. [0018] Dans une modalité préférée, le dispositif d'irremplissabilité comprend une pièce mobile, sous forme de bille, distincte de l'obturateur, qui est un disque solidaire de la tige venant en appui sur la périphérie de la paroi supérieure de la chambre. Comme le disque aAdvantageously, said movable axial rod is held and guided by a second holding means, typically a second axial wall remote from the first, carried by the upper transverse wall. In the case where the latter is a protective wall as in WO2006 / 134263, it is possible to provide the second axial wall on the upper wall of the chamber. In a preferred embodiment, the non-refill device comprises a moving part, in the form of a ball, separate from the shutter, which is a disc integral with the rod bearing on the periphery of the upper wall of the chamber . As the disc has
5 une tendance un peu plus forte que la bille à adhérer contre son siège, on aménage l'extrémité inférieure de la tige de telle sorte qu'elle reste toujours à l'intérieur de la chambre, distante de la bille, lorsqu'elle est en position basse d'une certaine valeur, typiquement au moins le rayon de la bille, de préférence au moins le diamètre de la bille, de façon à ce que lorsque la bille se détache de son siège, elle vienne frapper ladite extrémité w avec une énergie suffisante pour aider, via la tige, le disque à se détacher de son siège.5 a tendency a little stronger than the ball to adhere against its seat, it arranges the lower end of the rod so that it always remains inside the chamber, distant from the ball, when it is in the low position of a certain value, typically at least the radius of the ball, preferably at least the diameter of the ball, so that when the ball is detached from its seat, it comes to hit said end w with a enough energy to help, via the stem, the disc to detach from its seat.
[0019] Un autre objet de l'invention est l'ensemble d'une capsule de bouchage et d'un dispositif d'irremplissabilité tel que décrit ci-dessus, dans lequel ladite capsule de bouchage est munie d'une protubérance axiale et dans lequel ladite tige axiale est placée dans ledit i> dispositif de telle sorte que son extrémité supérieure est mise en contact avec ladite protubérance et est entraînée par celle-ci vers sa position basse, typiquement par vissage, lors de la fixation de ladite capsule sur ledit goulot.Another object of the invention is the assembly of a closure cap and a non-refill device as described above, wherein said closure cap is provided with an axial protuberance and in wherein said axial rod is placed in said device so that its upper end is brought into contact with said protuberance and is driven by it to its lower position, typically by screwing, when attaching said capsule to said neck.
[0020] Un autre objet de l'invention est une capsule de bouchage composite 0 comprenant une capsule de bouchage et un dispositif d'irremplissabilité selon l'invention, l'ensemble étant destiné à être assemblé et fixé au goulot d'une bouteille lors du capsulage de ladite bouteille, caractérisé en ce que ledit dispositif d'irremplissabilité est muni d'un moyen de fixation sensiblement irréversible sur ledit goulot et d'un moyen de solidarisation temporaire coopérant avec un moyen de solidarisation temporaire de ladite capsule et en ce 5 que ladite capsule est munie d'une protubérance axiale, la tige axiale mobile dudit dispositif d'irremplissabilité étant placée dans ledit dispositif de telle sorte que son extrémité supérieure est mise en contact avec ladite protubérance et est entraînée par celle-ci de telle sorte qu'elle atteint sa position basse lorsque ladite capsule bouche ledit goulot.Another object of the invention is a composite closure cap 0 comprising a closure cap and a non-refill device according to the invention, the assembly being intended to be assembled and fixed to the neck of a bottle when capping said bottle, characterized in that said non-refill device is provided with a substantially irreversible fastening means on said neck and a temporary securing means cooperating with a means for temporarily securing said capsule and in that 5 said capsule is provided with an axial protuberance, the movable axial stem of said non-refill device being placed in said device so that its upper end is brought into contact with said protuberance and is driven by it so that it reaches its low position when said capsule blocks said neck.
Typiquement, lesdits moyens de solidarisation sont des filets de vissage complémentaires etTypically, said securing means are complementary screw threads and
30 la tige mobile se trouve dans sa position basse lorsque ladite capsule est complètement vissée sur le dispositif d'irremplissabilité. [0021] Ladite capsule de bouchage comprend avantageusement une coque métallique munie d'une tête et d'une jupe métallique comprenant deux parties séparées par une ligne d'affaiblissement: une partie inférieure destinée à rester solidaire du goulot de la bouteille, par exemple à la suite d'un sertissage sur la contre-bague au cours du capsulage, et une partie supérieure destinée à être séparée dudit dispositif d'irremplissabilité et par conséquent de la bouteille, après rupture de la ligne d'affaiblissement. Après rupture de la ligne d'affaiblissement, ladite partie supérieure comprend les moyens de solidarisation temporaire avec le dispositif d'irremplissabilité qui a été ancré sur le goulot de la bouteille: elle constitue ainsi une capsule de bouchage conventionnelle amovible qui peut être utilisée pour reboucher le récipient après première ouverture. Selon certains modes de réalisation, la partie supérieure est directement munie du moyen de solidarisation temporaire complémentaire de celui du dispositif d'irremplissabilité, typiquement un filet de vissage. Selon d'autres modes de réalisation, la capsule comprend un insert fixé à l'intérieur de la coque métallique muni dudit moyen de solidarisation temporaire.The movable rod is in its low position when said capsule is completely screwed onto the refill device. Said closure capsule advantageously comprises a metal shell provided with a head and a metal skirt comprising two parts separated by a weakening line: a lower portion intended to remain attached to the neck of the bottle, for example to following a crimping on the counter-ring during capping, and an upper portion to be separated from said refill device and therefore the bottle, after breaking the line of weakness. After breaking the line of weakness, said upper part comprises the means of temporary attachment with the refill device which has been anchored on the neck of the bottle: it thus constitutes a removable conventional plugging cap that can be used to reseal the container after first opening. According to some embodiments, the upper part is directly provided with temporary securing means complementary to that of the refilling device, typically a screw thread. According to other embodiments, the capsule comprises an insert fixed inside the metal shell provided with said temporary fastening means.
[0022] Avantageusement, la capsule comprend un insert-obturateur, typiquement fixé sur la face inférieure de la tête de la coque métallique, muni de ladite protubérance axiale qui entraîne ladite tige axiale mobile vers sa position basse et la maintient dans cette position tant que la capsule bouche le goulot, c'est-à-dire, typiquement, tant qu'elle est vissée à fond sur ledit goulot.Advantageously, the capsule comprises an insert-shutter, typically fixed on the underside of the head of the metal shell, provided with said axial protuberance which drives said movable axial rod to its lower position and holds it in this position as long as the capsule mouth the neck, that is to say, typically, as long as it is screwed to the bottom of said neck.
[0023] Dans les configurations dites "out-bore", lesdits moyens de solidarisation temporaire sont utilisés dans un premier temps pour assembler les éléments de la capsule composite, avant sa mise en place sur le goulot de la bouteille et encapsulage et dans un deuxième temps pour fixer temporairement la capsule de bouchage conventionnelle résultant de la rupture de la ligne d'affaiblissement. Dans les configurations dites "in-bore", le dispositif d'irremplissabilité étant enfoncé à l'intérieur du goulot de la bouteille ne peut aisément être lui-même muni des moyens de fixation temporaire de la capsule de bouchage. Dans ce cas, ces moyens de fixation temporaire de la capsule se trouvent avantageusement sur un insert et la fonction de solidarisation temporaire entre la capsule et le dispositif d'irremplissabilité est avantageusement remplie par ladite protubérance axiale, avec, par exetnple, son extrémité qui coopère avec un bourrelet annulaire ménagé au sommet de la cheminée ou de l'alésage de la paroi transversale supérieure.In so-called "out-boron" configurations, said temporary fastening means are used in a first step to assemble the elements of the composite capsule, before it is placed on the neck of the bottle and encapsulation and in a second time to temporarily fix the conventional capping cap resulting from the breaking of the line of weakness. In so-called "in-boron" configurations, the non-refillable device being driven into the neck of the bottle can not easily itself be provided with means for temporarily fixing the closure cap. In this case, these temporary fixing means of the capsule are advantageously located on an insert and the temporary securing function between the capsule and the non-refill device is advantageously filled by said axial protuberance, with, for example, exetnple, its end which cooperates with an annular bead formed at the top of the chimney or the bore of the upper transverse wall.
[0024] La présente invention sera mieux comprise à l'étude de modes de réalisation pris à titre d'exemples nullement limitatifs et illustrés par les dessins annexés, parmi lesquels:The present invention will be better understood from the study of embodiments taken as non-limiting examples and illustrated by the appended drawings, among which:
- la figure 1 représente schématiquement en coupe diamétrale une capsule de bouchage et un premier dispositif d'irremplissabilité selon l'invention;- Figure 1 shows schematically in diametral section a closure cap and a first non-refill device according to the invention;
- la figure 2 représente schématiquement en coupe diamétrale une capsule de bouchage et un autre dispositif d'irremplissabilité selon l'invention, muni d'une paroi transversale de protection placée au-dessus de la paroi supérieure de la chambre;- Figure 2 shows schematically in diametral section a closure cap and another non-refill device according to the invention, provided with a transverse protective wall placed above the upper wall of the chamber;
- la figure 3 illustre, en coupe diamétrale pour le dispositif d'irremplissabilité et en demi- coupe diamétrale pour la coque, une capsule de bouchage composite selon l'invention, le dispositif d'irremplissabilité étant de type "out-bore".- Figure 3 illustrates, in diametral section for the unloading device and semi-diametrical cut for the shell, a composite closure cap according to the invention, the refilling device being of the "out-boron" type.
- la figure 4 illustre incomplètement une autre capsule de bouchage composite selon l'invention, avec un dispositif d'irremplissabilité de type "in-bore" et l'insert-obturateur de la capsule: la demi-coupe diamétrale à droite représente le dispositif lorsque la capsule de bouchage n'est pas vissée et la demi-coupe diamétrale à gauche représente le dispositif lorsque la capsule de bouchage est vissée.FIG. 4 incompletely illustrates another composite closure capsule according to the invention, with an "in-boron" type filling device and the insert-shutter of the capsule: the diametrical half-cut on the right represents the device when the closure cap is not screwed and the diametral half-cup on the left represents the device when the closure cap is screwed.
- la figure 5 illustre incomplètement, en coupe diamétrale, une autre capsule de bouchage composite selon l'invention, avec un dispositif d'irremplissabilité de type "out-bore" et un insert-obturateur.- Figure 5 illustrates incompletely, in diametral section, another composite closure cap according to the invention, with an "out-boron" type filling device and an insert-shutter.
EXEMPLES DE REALISATION EXEMPLE 1 (FIGURES 1 ET 2) [0025] Les figures 1 et 2 illustrent deux exemples où les termes "pièce mobile" et "obturateur" désignent une seule et même pièce et où "orifice inférieur" et "orifice" désignent un seul et même orifice.EXAMPLES OF EMBODIMENT EXAMPLE 1 (FIGURES 1 AND 2) FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate two examples in which the terms "moving part" and "shutter" designate a single part and where "lower orifice" and "orifice" designate one and the same orifice.
[0026] La figure 1 représente un dispositif d'irremplissabilité 3 destiné à être fixé de manière irréversible au goulot 40 d'une bouteille. Ce dispositif présente un axe de symétrie 60 qui coïncide avec l'axe du goulot lorsqu'il est monté sur ledit goulot. Il comprend des moyens de fixation sensiblement irréversible 360 sur ledit goulot, une chambre 300 comprenant une paroi latérale 33 et une lèvre inférieure 330 entourant un orifice inférieur 331 faisant communiquer l'intérieur de la bouteille avec la chambre et emprisonnant une pièce mobile 50 qui forme clapet en coopérant avec ladite lèvre inférieure, et un conduit axial de distribution 39 situé au-dessus de ladite chambre. Il comprend également une tige axiale mobile 100, solidaire dudit dispositif, dont le déplacement axial par rapport audit dispositif est limité entre une position basse et une position haute. La pièce mobile 50 joue le rôle d'un d'obturateur 8 qui coopère avec ladite tige axiale mobile de telle sorte que lorsque ladite tige axiale mobile se trouve dans la position basse illustrée en figure 1, son extrémité basse 101 vient en appui sur la pièce mobile qui obture l'orifice 340 qui coïncide avec l'orifice inférieur 331, de sorte qu'il empêche l'écoulement du liquide, même lorsque la bouteille est maintenue horizontale.[0026] Figure 1 shows a refill device 3 to be fixed irreversibly to the neck 40 of a bottle. This device has an axis of symmetry 60 which coincides with the axis of the neck when it is mounted on said neck. It comprises substantially irreversible fixing means 360 on said neck, a chamber 300 comprising a side wall 33 and a lower lip 330 surrounding a lower orifice 331 communicating the interior of the bottle with the chamber and trapping a movable member 50 which forms a valve cooperating with said lower lip, and an axial distribution duct 39 located above said chamber. It also comprises a movable axial rod 100, integral with said device, whose axial displacement relative to said device is limited between a low position and a high position. The moving part 50 plays the role of a shutter 8 which cooperates with said movable axial rod so that when said movable axial rod is in the low position illustrated in FIG. 1, its lower end 101 bears on the moving part which closes the orifice 340 which coincides with the lower orifice 331, so that it prevents the flow of the liquid, even when the bottle is kept horizontal.
[0027] Une capsule de bouchage 210 est munie d'un filet de vissage 214 complémentaire du filet 37 ménagé sur une paroi extérieure du dispositif d'irremplissabilité. La tige axiale 100 est positionnée dans ledit dispositif de telle sorte que son extrémité supérieure 103 est mise en contact avec une protubérance 25 solidaire de la capsule 210 et est entraînée par celle-ci vers sa position basse en fin de vissage de ladite capsule sur ledit goulot. La tige axiale peut effectuer un déplacement axial d limité. Le dispositif 3 est muni d'un moyen de maintien de la tige lui permettant de se déplacer suivant son axe: il s'agit d'un alésage axial 309 ménagé dans une cheminée 308 solidaire de la paroi supérieure 301 de la chambre 300.A closure cap 210 is provided with a screw thread 214 complementary to the thread 37 formed on an outer wall of the refill device. The axial rod 100 is positioned in said device so that its upper end 103 is brought into contact with a protuberance 25 integral with the capsule 210 and is driven by it to its lower position at the end of screwing of said capsule onto said neck. The axial rod can perform limited axial displacement. The device 3 is provided with means for holding the rod allowing it to move along its axis: it is an axial bore 309 formed in a chimney 308 secured to the upper wall 301 of the chamber 300.
[0028] La tige axiale mobile 100 est munie d'un épaulement 102 faisant butée axiale coopérant avec l'extrémité basse 307 de ladite cheminée. Elle est placée dans le dispositif d'irremplissabilité 3 de telle sorte qu'en position basse, la distance d entre ledit épaulement 102 et ladite extrémité basse 307 de la cheminée 308 est inférieure à la distance D séparant l'extrémité supérieure 103 de ladite tige axiale mobile 100 et l'extrémité haute 306 de ladite cheminée.The movable axial rod 100 is provided with a shoulder 102 axially abutting cooperating with the lower end 307 of said chimney. It is placed in the refilling device 3 so that in the low position, the distance d between said shoulder 102 and said lower end 307 of the chimney 308 is smaller than the distance D between the upper end 103 of said rod. mobile axial 100 and the upper end 306 of said chimney.
[0029] Ainsi, cet alésage 39 est toujours occupé par la tige mobile axiale 100, même lorsque celle-ci se trouve en position basse. Par ailleurs, même en position haute, l'extrémité supérieure 103 de cette tige axiale mobile ne déborde pas de la surface de la paroi supérieure 301 de la chambre 300 qui est ici la paroi transversale supérieure du dispositif 3, exposée à l'extérieur lorsque la bouteille est décapsulée. [0030] La figure 2 illustre un exemple légèrement différent de celui de la figure 1. Dans cet exemple, la pièce mobile 50 qui fait toujours office d'obturateur 8 mais la paroi supérieure 301 de la chambre 300 est surmontée par une paroi transversale supérieure 6, jouant typiquement le rôle de la paroi de protection ajourée décrite dans la demande WO2006/001328. Cette paroi transversale supérieure 6 est munie d'une cheminée 68 présentant un alésage 69 au travers duquel coulisse la tige 100. La tige axiale mobile 100 est munie d'un épaulement 102 faisant butée axiale coopérant avec la surface inférieure 303 de la paroi supérieure 301 de la chambre. Elle est placée dans le dispositif d'irremplissabilité de telle sorte qu'en position basse, la distance d entre ledit épaulement 102 et ladite surface inférieure 303 de la paroi supérieure 301 est inférieure à la distance D séparant l'extrémité supérieure 103 de ladite tige axiale mobile 100 et l'extrémité haute 66 de la cheminée 68.Thus, this bore 39 is always occupied by the axial movable rod 100, even when it is in the low position. Furthermore, even in the high position, the upper end 103 of this movable axial rod does not protrude from the surface of the upper wall 301 of the chamber 300 which is here the upper transverse wall of the device 3, exposed to the outside when the bottle is decapsulated. FIG. 2 illustrates an example slightly different from that of FIG. 1. In this example, the moving part 50 which still acts as a shutter 8 but the upper wall 301 of the chamber 300 is surmounted by an upper transverse wall. 6, typically playing the role of the perforated protective wall described in the application WO2006 / 001328. This upper transverse wall 6 is provided with a chimney 68 having a bore 69 through which the rod 100 slides. The movable axial rod 100 is provided with a shoulder 102 forming an axial abutment cooperating with the lower surface 303 of the upper wall 301. from the room. It is placed in the refilling device such that in the low position, the distance d between said shoulder 102 and said lower surface 303 of the top wall 301 is smaller than the distance D between the upper end 103 of said rod. mobile axial 100 and the upper end 66 of the chimney 68.
EXEMPLE 2 (FIGURE 3) [0031] Dans cet exemple et dans les suivants, la pièce mobile et l'obturateur sont distincts et coopèrent avec des orifices distincts: l'obturateur 8' est attaché à la tige mobile axiale 100' et l'orifice 340' est ménagé sur la paroi supérieure 301' de la chambre 300'.EXAMPLE 2 (FIGURE 3) In this example and in the following, the movable part and the shutter are distinct and cooperate with distinct orifices: the shutter 8 'is attached to the axial movable rod 100' and the orifice 340 'is provided on the upper wall 301' of the chamber 300 '.
[0032] Le dispositif d'irremplissabilité 3' est de type "out-bore". Il comprend un moyen de fixation sensiblement irréversible, en l'occurrence un crochet annulaire de fixation 360'.The filling device 3 'is of the "out-boron" type. It comprises a substantially irreversible fastening means, in this case an annular fixing hook 360 '.
Il comprend une chambre 300' avec une paroi latérale 33' et une lèvre inférieure 330' entourant un orifice inférieur 331' et emprisonnant une pièce mobile 50'. Un conduit axial de distribution 39' est situé au-dessus de la chambre. Il comprend également une tige axiale mobile 100'. Lorsque celle-ci se trouve dans la position basse illustrée en figure 3, l'obturateur 8' vient en appui sur la partie périphérique de la paroi supérieure 301' de la chambre 300' et obture l'orifice 340'.It comprises a chamber 300 'with a side wall 33' and a lower lip 330 'surrounding a lower orifice 331' and trapping a moving part 50 '. An axial distribution duct 39 'is located above the chamber. It also includes a movable axial rod 100 '. When it is in the low position illustrated in Figure 3, the shutter 8 'bears on the peripheral portion of the upper wall 301' of the chamber 300 'and closes the orifice 340'.
[0033] La tige axiale 100' est placée dans ledit dispositif de telle sorte que son extrémité supérieure 103' est mise en contact avec une protubérance 25 solidaire de la capsule de fermeture 2 et est entraînée par celle-ci vers sa position basse en fin de vissage. La tige axiale peut effectuer un déplacement axial limité. Le dispositif 3' est muni d'un moyen de maintien de la tige lui permettant de se déplacer suivant son axe: il s'agit d'un alésage axial 69' ménagé dans une cheminée 68' solidaire de la paroi transversale supérieure 6', laquelle, dans le cas présent, est bombée et se présente sous la forme d'une grille.The axial rod 100 'is placed in said device so that its upper end 103' is brought into contact with a protrusion 25 secured to the closure cap 2 and is driven by it to its lower position at the end. screwing. The axial rod can perform limited axial displacement. The device 3 'is provided with a means for holding the rod allowing it to move along its axis: it is an axial bore 69 'formed in a chimney 68' secured to the upper transverse wall 6 ', which in this case is curved and is in the form of a grid.
[0034] La tige axiale mobile 100' est munie d'un épaulement 102' faisant butée axiale coopérant avec l'extrémité basse 67' de ladite cheminée. Elle est placée dans le dispositif d'irremplissabilité 3' de telle sorte qu'en position basse, la distance entre ledit épaulement 102' et ladite extrémité basse 67' de la cheminée 68' est inférieure à la distance séparant l'extrémité supérieure 103' de ladite tige axiale mobile 100' et l'extrémité haute 66' de ladite cheminée.The movable axial rod 100 'is provided with a shoulder 102' axial abutment cooperating with the lower end 67 'of said chimney. It is placed in the refill device 3 'so that in the low position, the distance between said shoulder 102' and said lower end 67 'of the chimney 68' is less than the distance separating the upper end 103 ' said movable axial rod 100 'and the upper end 66' of said chimney.
[0035] Sur la partie gauche de la figure 3, on peut voir un exemple de capsule de bouchage composite 1 résultant de l'assemblage du dispositif d'irremplissabilité 3'et d'une capsule de bouchage 2. L'ensemble est rendu solidaire grâce à la coopération des filets 204 et 37'. Il est destiné à être assemblé et fixé au goulot d'une bouteille lors du capsulage de ladite bouteille, où i est emmanché autour du goulot puis enfoncé de sorte que le crochet annulaire 360' se plie en passant autour de la bague de verrerie, son extrémité se relâchant élastiquement après ledit passage et se trouvant ainsi piégée par la contre-bague. La capsule est munie d'un insert-obturateur 21, lui-même muni d'une protubérance axiale 25. La tige axiale mobile 100' est placée dans le dispositif 3' de telle sorte que son extrémité supérieure 103' est mise en contact avec ladite protubérance et est entraînée par celle-ci vers sa position basse lorsque ladite capsule est complètement vissée sur ledit dispositif d'irremplissabilité.On the left part of Figure 3, we can see an example of composite closure cap 1 resulting from the assembly of the unloading device 3 'and a closure cap 2. The whole is made joint thanks to the cooperation of nets 204 and 37 '. It is intended to be assembled and fixed to the neck of a bottle during the capping of said bottle, where i is fitted around the neck and then depressed so that the annular hook 360 'folds around the glass ring, its end elastically relaxing after said passage and thus trapped by the counter-ring. The capsule is provided with an insert-shutter 21, itself provided with an axial protuberance 25. The movable axial rod 100 'is placed in the device 3' so that its upper end 103 'is brought into contact with said protuberance and is driven by it to its lower position when said cap is completely screwed on said refill device.
[0036] La capsule de bouchage 2 comprend une coque métallique 20 munie d'une tête et d'une jupe métallique 200 et comprend deux parties séparées par une ligne d'affaiblissement 201: une partie inférieure 203 destinée à rester solidaire du goulot de la bouteille et une partie supérieure 202 destinée à être séparée dudit dispositif d'irremplissabilité après rupture de la ligne d'affaiblissement 201. Après rupture de la ligne d'affaiblissement, ladite partie supérieure constitue une capsule de bouchage conventionnelle amovible. [0037] Le dispositif d'irremplissabilité 3' résulte de l'assemblage d'une partie basse 30', qui porte la chambre 300' et les moyens de solidarisation irréversible 360' sur le goulot et d'une partie haute 31' qui porte la paroi transversale supérieure 6' qui sert de paroi de protection. Ces parties sont maintenues solidaire par le biais de moyens d'encliquetage et par celui de deux zones serties 206.0 et 206.1 de la jupe métalliques, déformées l'une au niveau d'une gorge ménagée dans la partie basse 30' et l'autre dans la partie haute 31'.The closure cap 2 comprises a metal shell 20 provided with a head and a metal skirt 200 and comprises two parts separated by a weakening line 201: a lower portion 203 intended to remain attached to the neck of the bottle and an upper portion 202 to be separated from said refilling device after breaking the line of weakening 201. After breaking of the line of weakness, said upper portion is a removable conventional plugging cap. The filling device 3 'results from the assembly of a lower part 30', which carries the chamber 300 'and the irreversible fastening means 360' on the neck and an upper portion 31 'which carries the upper transverse wall 6 'which serves as a protective wall. These parts are held together by means of latching means and by two crimped zones 206.0 and 206.1 of the metal skirt, deformed one at a groove in the lower part 30 'and the other in the upper part 31 '.
[0038] La tige axiale mobile 100' est également maintenue et guidée par un deuxième moyen de maintien 309': il s'agit d'un alésage porté par la partie centrale 302' de la paroi supérieure 301' de la chambre 300'.The movable axial rod 100 'is also maintained and guided by a second holding means 309': it is a bore carried by the central portion 302 'of the upper wall 301' of the chamber 300 '.
[0039] La pièce mobile 50', est une bille distincte de l'obturateur 8', qui est un disque, attaché à la tige 101' perpendiculairement à son axe et venant en appui sur la périphérie de la paroi supérieure 301' de la chambre 300'. Comme le disque a une tendance un peu plus forte que la bille à adhérer contre son siège, on aménage l'extrémité inférieure 101' de la tige de telle sorte qu'elle reste toujours à l'intérieur de la chambre, distante de la bille, lorsqu'elle est en position basse, d'une valeur correspondant au minimum au rayon de la bille, de façon à ce que lorsque la bille se détache de son siège, elle vienne frapper ladite extrémité avec une énergie suffisante pour aider, via la tige, le disque à se détacher de son siège.The movable part 50 'is a ball separate from the shutter 8', which is a disc, attached to the rod 101 'perpendicular to its axis and bearing on the periphery of the upper wall 301' of the room 300 '. As the disc has a tendency a little stronger than the ball to adhere against its seat, it develops the lower end 101 'of the rod so that it always remains inside the chamber, distant from the ball when it is in the low position, a value corresponding at least to the radius of the ball, so that when the ball is detached from its seat, it comes to strike said end with sufficient energy to help, via the rod, the disc to detach from its seat.
EXEMPLE 3 (FIGURE 4)EXAMPLE 3 (FIGURE 4)
[0040] Ici aussi, l'obturateur 8" est attaché à la tige mobile axiale 100" et l'orifice 340" est ménagé sur la paroi supérieure 301" de la chambre 300".Here too, the shutter 8 "is attached to the axial movable rod 100" and the orifice 340 "is formed on the upper wall 301" of the chamber 300 ".
[0041] Le dispositif d'irremplissabilité 3" est de type "in-bore". Il comprend des moyens de fixation sensiblement irréversible, qui sont ici un ensemble d'ailettes circulaires flexibles 360" ménagées sur la surface extérieure de la paroi transversale du conduit axial de distribution 39" et destinées à coopérer avec l'intérieur du goulot, de manière à assurer une liaison ferme et étanche entre le dispositif 3" et le goulot. Il comprend une chambre 300" avec une lèvre inférieure 330" entourant un orifice inférieur 331" et emprisonnant une pièce mobile 50". Il comprend également une tige axiale mobile 100". Lorsque celle-ci se trouve dans la position basse illustrée en partie gauche de la figure 4, l'obturateur 8" vient en appui sur la partie périphérique de la paroi supérieure 301" de la chambre 300" et obture l'orifice 340".The filling device 3 "is of the" in-boron "type It comprises substantially irreversible fastening means, which here are a set of flexible circular fins 360" formed on the outer surface of the transverse wall of the axial distribution duct 39 "and intended to cooperate with the interior of the neck, so as to ensure a firm and sealed connection between the device 3" and the neck. It comprises a chamber 300 "with a lower lip 330" surrounding a lower orifice 331 "and trapping a moving part 50". It also includes a movable axial rod 100. When it is in the lower position illustrated in the left part of Figure 4, the shutter 8 " bears on the peripheral portion of the upper wall 301 "of the chamber 300" and closes the orifice 340 ".
[0042] La tige axiale 100" est placée de telle sorte que son extrémité supérieure 103" est s mise en contact avec une protubérance 25 solidaire de la capsule de fermeture et est entraînée par celle-ci vers sa position basse en fin de vissage. Elle peut effectuer un déplacement axial limité. Le dispositif 3" est muni d'un alésage axial 69" ménagé dans une cheminée 68" solidaire de la paroi transversale supérieure 6", laquelle est ici bombée et se présente sous la forme d'une grille. La tige axiale mobile 100" est munie d'un épaulement m 102" faisant butée axiale coopérant avec l'extrémité basse 67" de ladite cheminée. Elle est placée dans le dispositif d'irremplissabilité 3" de telle sorte qu'en position basse, la distance entre ledit épaulement et ladite extrémité basse de la cheminée est inférieure à la distance séparant l'extrémité supérieure 103" de ladite tige axiale mobile 100" et l'extrémité haute 66" de ladite cheminée.The axial rod 100 "is placed so that its upper end 103" is brought into contact with a protrusion 25 secured to the closure cap and is driven by it to its lower position at the end of screwing. It can perform a limited axial displacement. The device 3 "is provided with an axial bore 69" formed in a chimney 68 "integral with the upper transverse wall 6", which is curved here and is in the form of a grid. The movable axial rod 100 "is provided with a shoulder 102" abutting axially cooperating with the lower end 67 "of said chimney.It is placed in the refill device 3" so that in the low position, the distance between said shoulder and said lower end of the chimney is less than the distance separating the upper end 103 "of said movable axial rod 100" and the upper end 66 "of said chimney.
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[0043] Le dispositif 3" comprend également une lèvre flexible 350" faisant office de verseur. Cette lèvre s'enfonce sous l'effet de la capsule lorsque celle-ci est vissée sur le goulot de la bouteille. Sur la partie gauche de la figure 4, on peut voir l'insert-obturateur 21", solidaire de la capsule incomplètement représentée, en position enfoncée. L'extrémité0 de la protubérance 25, qui est fixée audit insert-obturateur 21", vient au contact de l'extrémité supérieure 103" de la tige 100" et enfonce celle-ci en l'entraînant vers sa position basse, où l'obturateur 8" vient obturer l'orifice 340".The device 3 "also includes a flexible lip 350" acting as a pourer. This lip sinks under the effect of the capsule when it is screwed onto the neck of the bottle. On the left-hand part of FIG. 4, we can see the insert-shutter 21 ", integral with the incompletely-represented capsule, in the depressed position.The end 0 of the protuberance 25, which is fixed to said insert-shutter 21", comes in contact with the upper end 103 "of the rod 100" and drives the latter by driving it to its lower position, where the shutter 8 "closes the orifice 340".
[0044] Par le biais d'une coopération entre le bourrelet annulaire 37" situé en haut de la5 cheminée 66" et l'extrémité fourchue 214" de ladite protubérance axiale 25, cette dernière remplit également une fonction de solidarisation temporaire entre la capsule et le dispositif d'irremplissabilité.By means of a cooperation between the annular bead 37 "situated at the top of the chimney 66" and the forked end 214 "of said axial protuberance 25, the latter also fulfills a function of temporary joining between the capsule and the refilling device.
EXEMPLE 4 (FIGURE 5) 0 [0045] Le dispositif d'irremplissabilité 3"' de cet exemple est proche de celui de l'exemple 2. Il en diffère par le fait que la tige 100"' est prolongée de telle sorte qu'en position basse, non seulement l'obturateur 8"' vient en appui sur la partie périphérique de la paroi supérieure 301'" de la chambre 300'" pour obturer l'orifice 340'" mais également l' extrémité inférieure 101'" de ladite tige vient en appui sur la pièce mobile 50'", laquelle vient se plaquer sur la lèvre inférieure 330'" et obture l'orifice inférieur 331'". Le dispositif 3'" est muni d'un moyen de maintien de la tige lui permettant de se déplacer suivant son axe: il s'agit d'un alésage axial 69'" ménagé dans une cheminée 68'" solidaire de la paroi transversale supérieure 6'". La tige axiale mobile 100'" est munie d'un épaulement 102'" faisant butée axiale coopérant avec l'extrémité basse 67"' de ladite cheminée. Elle est placée dans le dispositif d'irremplissabilité 3'" de telle sorte qu'en position basse, la distance entre ledit épaulement 102"' et ladite extrémité basse 67'" de la cheminée 68'" est inférieure à la distance séparant l'extrémité supérieure 103"' de ladite tige axiale mobile 100'" et l'extrémité haute 66'" de ladite cheminée. EXAMPLE 4 (FIGURE 5) The filling device 3 "'of this example is close to that of Example 2. It differs in that the rod 100"' is extended so that in the low position, not only the shutter 8 "'bears on the peripheral portion of the upper wall 301'" of the chamber 300 '"to close the orifice 340'" but also the lower end 101 '"of said rod bears on the movable piece 50'", which is pressed against the lower lip 330 '"and closes the lower orifice 331'". The device 3 '"is provided with a rod holding means allowing it to move along its axis: it is an axial bore 69''formed in a chimney 68''integral with the upper transverse wall 6 ". The movable axial rod 100 '"is provided with a shoulder 102''acting as an axial abutment cooperating with the lower end 67''of said chimney, and is placed in the unloading device 3'" so that in low position, the distance between said shoulder 102 "'and said lower end 67'" of the chimney 68 '"is smaller than the distance separating the upper end 103"' of said movable axial rod 100 "" and the high end 66 '"of said chimney.

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REVENDICATIONS
1. Dispositif d'irremplissabilité (3, 3', 3",3'") destiné à être fixé de manière irréversible au goulot (40) d'une bouteille destinée à contenir un liquide et à être fermée par une s capsule de bouchage (2), ledit dispositif comprenant des moyens de fixation sensiblement irréversible (360, 360', 360", 360'") dudit dispositif d'irremplissabilité sur1. Filling device (3, 3 ', 3 ", 3'") to be irreversibly fixed to the neck (40) of a bottle for containing a liquid and to be closed by a closure cap (2), said device comprising means for substantially irreversible fixation (360, 360 ', 360 ", 360'") of said refill device on
' ledit goulot, une chambre (300, 300', 300", 300'") comprenant une lèvre inférieure (330, 'Said neck, a chamber (300, 300', 300 ", 300"') comprising a lower lip (330,
330', 330", 330'") entourant un orifice inférieur (331, 331', 331", 331'") faisant communiquer l'intérieur de la bouteille avec ladite chambre et emprisonnant une pièce w mobile (50, 50', 50", 50'") qui forme clapet en coopérant avec ladite lèvre inférieure, et un conduit axial de distribution (39, 39', 39", 39'") situé au-dessus de ladite chambre, ledit dispositif comprenant également une tige axiale mobile (100, 100', 100", 100'"), solidaire dudit dispositif d'irremplissabilité, dont le déplacement axial par rapport audit dispositif est limité entre une position basse et une position haute, et au moins un330 ', 330 ", 330'") surrounding a lower port (331, 331 ', 331 ", 331'") communicating the interior of the bottle with said chamber and trapping a movable piece (50, 50 ', 50 ", 50 '") which forms a valve cooperating with said lower lip, and an axial distribution duct (39, 39', 39 ", 39 '") located above said chamber, said device also comprising a rod mobile axial axis (100, 100 ', 100 ", 100'"), integral with said refilling device, whose axial displacement relative to said device is limited between a low position and a high position, and at least one
15 obturateur (8, 8', 8", 8'") coopérant avec ladite tige axiale mobile de telle sorte que lorsque ladite tige axiale mobile se trouve en position basse, ledit obturateur obture un orifice (340, 340', 340", 340'") qui est ménagé dans ladite chambre et empêche, même lorsque ladite bouteille est maintenue horizontalement, l'écoulement du liquide, ledit dispositif étant caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une paroi transversale supérieure (301,0 6', 6", 6'"), exposée à l'extérieur lorsque la bouteille est décapsulée et munie d'un alésage axial (309, 69', 69", 69'") qui sert de maintien à ladite tige mobile axiale et dans lequel ladite tige axiale mobile peut coulisser et qui est toujours obturé par ladite tige mobile axiale, même lorsque celle-ci se trouve en position basse. 5 2) Dispositif d'irremplissabilité (3, 3', 3",3'") selon la revendication 1 dans lequel ledit alésage axial est occupé toujours partiellement par ladite tige mobile axiale, de sorte que, même lorsque ladite tige mobile axiale est en position haute, l' extrémité supérieure (103, 103', 103", 103'") de celle-ci ne déborde pas de la surface supérieure de ladite paroi transversale supérieure. 0Shutter (8, 8 ', 8 ", 8'") cooperating with said movable axial shaft so that when said movable axial shaft is in the down position, said shutter closes an orifice (340, 340 ', 340 ", 340 '") which is formed in said chamber and prevents, even when said bottle is held horizontally, the flow of the liquid, said device being characterized in that it comprises an upper transverse wall (301.0 6', 6" , 6 '"), exposed to the outside when the bottle is decapsulated and provided with an axial bore (309, 69', 69", 69 '") which serves to hold said axial movable rod and wherein said rod movable axial can slide and is always closed by said axial movable rod, even when it is in the low position. 2) a non-refillable device (3, 3 ', 3 ", 3'") according to claim 1, wherein said axial bore is always partially occupied by said axial movable rod, so that even when said axial movable rod is in the high position, the upper end (103, 103 ', 103 ", 103'") thereof does not protrude from the upper surface of said upper transverse wall. 0
3) Dispositif d'irremplissabilité (3', 3",3'") selon la revendication 1 ou 2 dans lequel ledit obturateur (8', 8", 8") est attaché à ladite tige mobile axiale (100', 100", 100'") ou directement entraîné par celle-ci et dans lequel ledit orifice (34O1, 340", 340'") est ménagé sur une paroi transversale de la chambre, par exemple sur sa paroi supérieure (301', 301", 301'").3) filling device (3 ', 3 ", 3'") according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said shutter (8 ', 8 ", 8") is attached to said axial movable rod (100', 100 " , 100 '") or directly driven by it and wherein said orifice (34O 1 , 340 ", 340 '") is formed on a transverse wall of the chamber, for example on its upper wall (301', 301 ", 301 '").
4) Dispositif d'irremplissabilité (3, 3', 3",3'") selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3 dans lequel ladite paroi transversale supérieure est munie d'une cheminée (308, 68', 68", 68'") et ladite tige axiale mobile, munie d'un épaulement (102, 102', 102", 102'") faisant butée axiale coopérant avec l'extrémité basse (302, 67', 67", 67'") de ladite m cheminée, est placée dans le dispositif d'irremplissabilité de telle sorte qu'en position basse, la distance d entre ledit épaulement et ladite extrémité basse de ladite cheminée est inférieure à la distance D séparant l'extrémité supérieure (103, 103', 103", 103'") de ladite tige axiale mobile et l'extrémité haute de ladite cheminée.4) non-refillable device (3, 3 ', 3 ", 3'") according to any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein said upper transverse wall is provided with a chimney (308, 68 ', 68 ", 68 '") and said movable axial rod, provided with a shoulder (102, 102', 102", 102 '") axially abutting cooperating with the lower end (302, 67', 67", 67 '") of said m chimney, is placed in the refilling device such that in the low position, the distance d between said shoulder and said lower end of said chimney is less than the distance D between the upper end (103, 103 103 ', 103' ") of said movable axial rod and the upper end of said chimney.
15 5) Dispositif d'irremplissabilité (3',3'") selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4 caractérisé en ce que ladite tige axiale mobile est maintenue et guidée par un deuxième moyen de maintien (309', 309'").5) A non-refillable device (3 ', 3' ") according to any one of claims 1 to 4 characterized in that said movable axial rod is held and guided by a second holding means (309 ', 309'" ).
6) Dispositif d'irremplissabilité (3',3'") selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 50 caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une pièce mobile (50', 50'") sous forme de bille et un obturateur (8', 8'") sous forme de disque solidaire de ladite tige axiale mobile venant en appui sur la périphérie de la paroi supérieure (301', 301'") de ladite chambre, l'extrémité inférieure (101', 101'") de ladite tige restant toujours à l'intérieur de ladite chambre, et étant, en position basse, distante de ladite bille d'une distance valant au moins le rayon5 de ladite bille, de façon à ce que lorsque ladite bille se détache de son siège, elle vienne frapper ladite extrémité avec une énergie suffisante pour aider, via ladite tige, ledit disque à se détacher de son siège.6) non-refillable device (3 ', 3' ") according to any one of claims 1 to 50 characterized in that it comprises a movable piece (50 ', 50'") in the form of a ball and a shutter ( 8 ', 8' ") in the form of a disc secured to said movable axial rod bearing on the periphery of the upper wall (301 ', 301'") of said chamber, the lower end (101 ', 101' " ) of said rod always remaining inside said chamber, and being, in the low position, distant from said ball by a distance of at least the radius 5 of said ball, so that when said ball is detached from its seat, it comes knocking said end with sufficient energy to help, via said rod, said disc to detach from its seat.
7) Ensemble d'une capsule de bouchage (2) et d'un dispositif d'irremplissabilité (3,3',3",3'") 30 selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel ladite capsule (2) est munie d'une protubérance axiale (25) et dans lequel ladite tige axiale est placée dans ledit dispositif de telle sorte que son extrémité supérieure (103, 103', 103", 103'") est mise en contact avec ladite protubérance et est entraînée par celle-ci jusqu'à sa position basse, atteinte lorsque ladite capsule est fixée sur ledit goulot.7) A combination of a closure cap (2) and an infill device (3,3 ', 3 ", 3'") according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said capsule ( 2) is provided with an axial protuberance (25) and wherein said axial rod is placed in said device so that its upper end (103, 103 ', 103 ", 103'") is contact with said protrusion and is driven by it to its lower position, reached when said capsule is fixed on said neck.
8) Capsule de bouchage composite (1) comprenant une capsule de bouchage (2) et un 5 dispositif d'irremplissabilité (3') selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, l'ensemble étant destiné à être assemblé et fixé au goulot (40) d'une bouteille lors du capsulage de ladite bouteille, caractérisé en ce que ledit dispositif d'irremplissabilité est muni d'un moyen de fixation sensiblement irréversible (360') sur ledit goulot et d'un moyen de solidarisation temporaire (37') coopérant avec un moyen de solidarisation m temporaire (204) de ladite capsule et en ce que ladite capsule est munie d'une protubérance axiale (25), ladite tige axiale mobile (100') dudit dispositif d'irremplissabilité étant placée dans ledit dispositif de telle sorte que son extrémité supérieure (103') est mise en contact avec ladite protubérance et est entraînée par celle- ci de telle sorte qu'elle atteint sa position basse lorsque ladite capsule bouche ledit8) composite closure cap (1) comprising a closure cap (2) and an infill device (3 ') according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the assembly being intended to be assembled and fixed to neck (40) of a bottle during capping of said bottle, characterized in that said refilling device is provided with a substantially irreversible fastening means (360 ') on said neck and a temporary fastening means ( 37 ') cooperating with a temporary securing means (204) of said capsule and in that said capsule is provided with an axial protuberance (25), said movable axial shaft (100') of said filling device being placed in said device so that its upper end (103 ') is brought into contact with said protuberance and is driven by it so that it reaches its low position when said capsule occludes said
15 goulot.15 bottleneck.
9) Capsule de bouchage composite (1) selon la revendication 8 dans laquelle lesdits moyens de solidarisation sont des filets de vissage complémentaires (37' et 204), ladite tige axiale mobile (100') se trouvant dans sa position basse lorsque ladite capsule est 0 complètement vissée sur ledit dispositif d'irremplissabilité.9) composite closure cap (1) according to claim 8 wherein said securing means are complementary screw threads (37 'and 204), said movable axial rod (100') being in its lower position when said capsule is 0 completely screwed on said refill device.
10) Capsule de bouchage composite (1) selon la revendication 8 ou 9, dans laquelle ladite capsule de bouchage (2) comprend une coque métallique (20) composée d'une tête et d'une jupe et comprenant deux parties séparées par une ligne d'affaiblissement (201),10) composite closure cap (1) according to claim 8 or 9, wherein said closure cap (2) comprises a metal shell (20) consisting of a head and a skirt and comprising two parts separated by a line weakening (201),
25 une partie inférieure (203) étant destinée à rester solidaire du goulot de la bouteille, par exemple à la suite d'un sertissage sur la contre-bague au cours du capsulage, et une partie supérieure (202), destinée à être séparée dudit dispositif d'irremplissabilité après rupture de ladite ligne d'affaiblissement et à former ainsi une capsule de bouchage amovible.A lower portion (203) being intended to remain integral with the neck of the bottle, for example following a crimping on the counter-ring during capping, and an upper portion (202), intended to be separated from said refilling device after rupture of said line of weakness and thereby form a removable closure cap.
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11) Capsule de bouchage composite (1) selon la revendication 10 dans laquelle ladite partie supérieure (202) est munie dudit moyen de solidarisation temporaire (204) complémentaire de celui (37) dudit dispositif d'irremplissabilité, ledit moyen étant typiquement un filet de vissage.11) composite closure cap (1) according to claim 10 wherein said upper portion (202) is provided with said temporary fastening means (204) complementary to that (37) of said non-refillable device, said means being typically a screw thread.
12) Capsule de bouchage composite (1) selon la revendication 10 dans laquelle la capsule 5 comprend une coque métallique et un insert qui est fixé à l'intérieur de ladite coque et muni dudit moyen de solidarisation temporaire complémentaire de celui dudit dispositif d'irremplissabilité.12) composite closure cap (1) according to claim 10 wherein the capsule 5 comprises a metal shell and an insert which is fixed inside said shell and provided with said temporary securing means complementary to that of said refill device .
13) Capsule de bouchage composite (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendication 8 à 12 w dans laquelle ladite capsule est munie d'un insert-obturateur (21) comprenant ladite protubérance axiale (25) qui entraîne ladite tige axiale mobile vers sa position basse et la maintient dans cette position tant que la capsule bouche le goulot. 13) composite closure cap (1) according to any one of claims 8 to 12 w wherein said capsule is provided with an insert-shutter (21) comprising said axial protuberance (25) which drives said axial stem movable towards its low position and holds it in this position as long as the capsule closes the neck.
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