EP2411319B1 - Ouvre-bouteille - Google Patents

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EP2411319B1
EP2411319B1 EP10721915A EP10721915A EP2411319B1 EP 2411319 B1 EP2411319 B1 EP 2411319B1 EP 10721915 A EP10721915 A EP 10721915A EP 10721915 A EP10721915 A EP 10721915A EP 2411319 B1 EP2411319 B1 EP 2411319B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B7/00—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
    • B67B7/18—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers for removing threaded caps

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  • the invention relates to a bottle opener for opening a closed bottle with a screw cap, in particular wine bottle, the bottle opener having an annular contact element with an inner surface for engagement with the screw cap, wherein the inner surface defines a receiving cavity for receiving the screw cap and the inner surface of two, preferably circular , Edges of the contact element is limited and the diameter of the limited of the inner surface receiving cavity, starting from at least one of the edges towards the other edge at least partially decreases and in the inner surface a left-handed internal thread is formed.
  • a generic bottle opener is from the US 4,768,402 known.
  • This object is achieved according to the invention by arranging in the inner surface at least one notch, preferably a plurality of notches, which encloses an angle between 80 ° and 100 °, preferably between 87 ° and 93 °, with thread crests of the internal thread . lock in.
  • a trained in this way contact element allows a reliable and energy-saving removal of the screw cap from the bottle, especially wine bottle to.
  • the bottle opener can be placed in different angles on the screw without fear that the attempt to open the bottle would fail.
  • the bottle opener according to the invention thus does not require a particularly precise placement on the screw cap.
  • the combination of the features of the decreasing in one direction diameter of the inner surface or of the limited by them receiving cavity and cut into the inner surface left-handed internal thread a high ease of use and safe opening of the bottle is achieved.
  • Thread crests of the internal thread of the inner surface lie on a rotationally symmetrical surface and / or that thread valleys of the internal thread of the inner surface lie on a rotationally symmetrical surface.
  • thread crests of the internal thread of the inner surface lie on a frustoconical surface and / or that thread valleys of the internal thread of the inner surface lie on a frustoconical surface.
  • the flight depth ie the depth of a thread of the internal thread should preferably between 0.01 mm and 0.5 mm, preferably between 0.15 mm and 0.25 mm.
  • the thread combs are provided with an acute-angled cross-section.
  • the thread valleys may have a rounded cross-section.
  • the annular contact element at least in the region of the inner surface and the inner thread, but preferably completely, is formed of metal. Particularly favorable is the use of steels and in particular of stainless steel for the production of the contact element.
  • preferred embodiments of the invention provide that the diameter of the limited of the inner surface receiving cavity, starting from each of the edges towards the other edge at least partially decreases.
  • Such variants can, as far as the diameter profile of the inner surface or the receiving cavity is concerned, be formed substantially symmetrically with respect to a center plane.
  • a minimum diameter of the receiving cavity bounded by the inner surface lies in the middle between the edges.
  • the diameter of the limited of the inner surface receiving cavity at one edge, preferably at both edges of the contact element between 30mm and 30.5mm.
  • the minimum diameter of the receiving cavity defined by the inner surface is in preferred embodiments of the invention between 28mm and 29mm.
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an inventively designed bottle opener.
  • the contact element 1 is made of stainless steel and, in the present case centrally, arranged in a handle portion 20.
  • the handle part 20 is formed in the embodiment shown at least partially discus-shaped and can be made, for example, of wood. Of course, this is just an example.
  • the essential technical effect of the handle portion 20 is the increase in torque by increasing the distance of that part of the bottle opener, where it is touched, from the longitudinal center axis 17.
  • the handle 20 also any other suitable appearing shape may have.
  • a recess 21 is provided at least on the outer edge of the handle portion 20. This allows it to stand the bottle opener on its edge in the region of the recess 21.
  • annular contact element 1 In a central recess of the handle portion 20 of the bottle opener shown, the inventively designed, annular contact element 1 is arranged. This encloses with its inner surface 2 the receiving cavity 3, in which the from a bottle, especially a wine bottle to be removed screw cap can be inserted.
  • the inner surface 2 has, as shown with reference to the following figures, according to the invention, from one edge 4 of the contact element 1 in the direction towards the other edge 4 'partially decreasing diameter 5.
  • the flight depth 10 and the thread pitch 9 are designed so small that the internal thread 6 can be seen only in a view in detail.
  • Fig. 1 2 notches 18 arranged in the inner surface. These advantageously extend substantially parallel to the longitudinal center axis 17 and thus at an angle 19 between 80 ° and 100 °, preferably between 87 ° and 93 °, to the thread crests 7 and thread valleys 8 of the internal thread 6, as in particular in Fig. 4 is indicated. By caused by the notches edges in the inner surface 2, the cutting of the internal thread 6 is facilitated in the screw again.
  • Fig. 2 shows a plan view of the annular contact element 1 from the direction of the longitudinal center axis 17.
  • the notches 18 again to see particularly well. In the illustrated embodiment, they are arranged in an equilateral hexagon. Of course, this does not necessarily have to be the case.
  • the width 22 is 25,82mm.
  • Fig. 3 shows detail A Fig. 2 , The opening angle 23 of the notch 18 shown in detail, as well as the other, in Fig. 2 Marked notches 18 is 120 °. Of course, this too is just one example.
  • Fig. 4 shows a longitudinal section through the contact element 1 of the first embodiment.
  • This longitudinal section extends on the one hand along or parallel to the longitudinal central axis 17 of the contact element 1, on the other hand, this longitudinal section in the embodiment shown but also parallel or along to a direction 13, which is normal to the planes 14 of the contact element 1 spanned by the edges 4 runs.
  • Fig. 4 It can be seen particularly well how the diameter 5 of the receiving cavity 3, starting from the edge 4, decreases in the direction 11 towards the other edge 4 'within a first range.
  • This first region ends at the minimum diameter 12, which in the exemplary embodiment shown here lies along the longitudinal center axis 17, in the middle between the edges 4 and 4 '.
  • the diameter 5 of the receiving cavity 3 decreases in the same way but in the opposite direction, namely towards the other edge 4.
  • This area, starting from the edge 4 ' also ends at the centrally arranged minimum diameter 12.
  • the minimum diameter 12 is 28.5 mm
  • the diameter 5 in the region of the edges is 30.3 mm.
  • the contact element 1 of this embodiment also has an outer diameter 24 of 33mm.
  • the total width 27 of the embodiment shown, measured parallel to Leksmütelachse 18 and the normal 13 is 20mm. Half the maximum diameter difference 26 is 0.6mm.
  • the width 28 of the notches 18 in turn in the direction parallel to the longitudinal central axis 17 and the normal 13 is 13.33 mm.
  • the angle 16 between a particular in Fig. 6 represented straight 15 through the thread crests 7 of the internal thread 6 and the longitudinal central axis 17 and the normal 13 is in the illustrated embodiment 5.14 °. Experiments have shown that this angle 16 should be at least between 1 ° and 10 °, preferably between 3 ° and 7 °.
  • the arranged in the inner surfaces 2 or formed internal thread 6 is gem. Fig.
  • Fig. 6 is, in the inner surface 2 circumferentially about the longitudinal central axis 17 arranged, internal thread 6 of the embodiment shown cut in a scale M 50: 1 shown.
  • the thread pitch 9 or pitch is only 0.24 mm / revolution, which, as is well known, the thread pitch 9 calculated from the distance of two adjacent thread crests 7.
  • the flight depth 10, which indicates the difference in height in the direction of a normal to the straight line 15 between a thread crest 7 and an adjacent thread valley 8, in the illustrated embodiment is only 0.2 mm.
  • Thread pitch 9 and channel depth 10 can be varied in the value ranges mentioned above.
  • Fig. 6 it is particularly easy to see that the thread crests 7 are formed at an acute angle in the cross section shown, while the thread valleys can also be formed rounded. In any case, a cutting of the internal thread 6 of the screw cap to be removed from the bottle is facilitated by the acute-angled thread crests 7.
  • the thread valleys 8 and the thread combs 7 but also have other shapes.
  • the cutting of the respective internal thread 6 in the inner surface 2 can be made by milling method according to the prior art.
  • FIG. 4 The embodiment of an annular contact element 1 gem.
  • Fig. 4 has, as already explained, the advantage that the bottle to be removed from the bottle screw can be inserted from both direction 11 and 11 'in the receiving cavity 3. So the operator does not have to be careful to put the bottle opener in the right direction on the screw cap. Although this is certainly favorable in terms of practical handling, such a symmetrical configuration of the annular contact element does not necessarily have to be provided.
  • Fig. 5 shows accordingly otherwise as in Fig. 4 trained embodiment, in which the diameter of the receiving cavity 3, coming exclusively from the edge 4 in direction 11 towards the other edge 4 'tapers. This allows a flatter construction of the contact element and thus of the bottle opener, but has the disadvantage that the screw cap to be removed must always be inserted from the direction 11 in the receiving cavity 3.
  • the total width 27 of this embodiment is only 1 cm.
  • the width 28 of the notches 18 is approximately 6.6 mm. The other dimensions are consistent with those of the embodiment. Fig. 4 Again, it should be noted that this too is
  • the thread crests 7 of the respective internal threads each lie on a frustoconical surface, as do the thread valleys 7.
  • the thread roots 7 and the Gewindetäler 8 lie on a rotationally symmetric surface, which does not necessarily have to be a truncated cone surface.

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  1. Ouvre-bouteille destiné à ouvrir une bouteille fermée avec un bouchon fileté, en particulier une bouteille de vin, l'ouvre-bouteille présentant un élément de contact (1) annulaire avec une surface intérieure (2) pour l'appui contre le bouchon fileté, la surface intérieure (2) délimitant un espace creux de réception (3) pour la réception du bouchon fileté et la surface intérieure (2) étant délimitée par deux bords (4, 4') de préférence annulaires de l'élément de contact (1) et le diamètre (5) de l'espace creux de réception (3) délimité par la surface intérieure (2) diminuant au moins par endroits à partir d'au moins l'un des bords (4) en direction de l'autre bord (4') et un filetage intérieur (6) à pas à gauche étant formé dans la surface intérieure, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une encoche (18), de préférence plusieurs encoches (18) est ou sont disposée(s) dans la surface intérieure (2), laquelle ou lesquelles forme(nt), avec des dents filetées (7) du filetage intérieur (6), un angle (19) compris entre 80 et 100 °, de préférence 87 et 93 °.
  2. Ouvre-bouteille selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que des dents filetées (7) du filetage intérieur (6) de la surface intérieure (2) se situent sur une surface à symétrie de rotation et/ou des creux de filet (8) du filetage intérieur (6) de la surface intérieure (2) se situent sur une surface à symétrie de rotation.
  3. Ouvre-bouteille selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que des dents filetées (7) du filetage intérieur (6) de la surface intérieure (2) se situent sur une surface tronconique et/ou des creux de filet (7) du filetage intérieur (6) de la surface intérieure (2) se situent sur une surface tronconique.
  4. Ouvre-bouteille selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le filetage intérieur (6) présente un pas (9) compris entre 0,1 et 0,4 mm/tour, de préférence entre 0,2 et 0,27 mm/tour.
  5. Ouvre-bouteille selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le filetage intérieur (6) présente une profondeur de pas (10) comprise entre 0,1 et 0,5 mm de préférence entre 0,15 et 0,25 mm.
  6. Ouvre-bouteille selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le filetage intérieur (6) présente des dents filetées (7) avec une section transversale acutangle.
  7. Ouvre-bouteille selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le filetage intérieur (6) présente des creux de filet (8) avec une section transversale arrondie.
  8. Ouvre-bouteille selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le diamètre (5) de l'espace creux de réception (3) délimité par la surface intérieure (2) diminue au moins par endroits à partir de chacun des bords (4, 4) en direction (11, 11') de l'autre bord (4, 4') respectif.
  9. Ouvre-bouteille selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce qu'un diamètre minimal (12) de l'espace creux de réception (3) délimité par la surface intérieure (2) se situe au milieu entre les bords (4, 4').
  10. Ouvre-bouteille selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que le diamètre (5) de l'espace creux de réception (3) délimité par la surface intérieure (2) sur un bord (4, 4'), de préférence sur les deux bords (4, 4') est compris entre 30 et 30,5 mm.
  11. Ouvre-bouteille selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce qu'un diamètre minimal de l'espace creux de réception (3) délimité par la surface intérieure (2) est compris entre 28 et 29 mm
  12. Ouvre-bouteille selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce que vu dans une coupe longitudinale de l'élément de contact (1) qui s'étend dans une direction (13) normalement à un plan (14) défini par l'un des bords (4, 4'), une droite (15) traversant les dents filetées (7) du filetage intérieur (6) forme, avec la direction (13) normalement au plan (14) défini par l'un des bords (4, 4'), un angle (16) compris entre 1 et 10 °, de préférence entre 3 et 7 °.
  13. Ouvre-bouteille selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 12, caractérisé en ce que vu dans une coupe longitudinale de l'élément de contact (1) qui s'étend le long d'un axe médian longitudinal (17) de l'élément de contact (1), une droite (15) traversant les dents filetées (7) du filetage intérieur (6) forme, avec l'axe médian longitudinal (17), un angle (16) compris entre 1 et 10 °, de préférence entre 3 et 7 °.
  14. Ouvre-bouteille selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 13, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de contact (1) est disposé dans ou sur une partie de préhension (20), en forme de disque de préférence au moins par endroits.
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