EP2478961B1 - Universelle Verschlussvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP2478961B1
EP2478961B1 EP11178384.1A EP11178384A EP2478961B1 EP 2478961 B1 EP2478961 B1 EP 2478961B1 EP 11178384 A EP11178384 A EP 11178384A EP 2478961 B1 EP2478961 B1 EP 2478961B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/0052—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in more than one piece
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/50—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes
    • B01L3/508—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes rigid containers not provided for above
    • B01L3/5082—Test tubes per se
    • B01L3/50825—Closing or opening means, corks, bungs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/04—Cup-shaped plugs or like hollow flanged members
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2200/00—Solutions for specific problems relating to chemical or physical laboratory apparatus
    • B01L2200/02—Adapting objects or devices to another
    • B01L2200/023—Adapting objects or devices to another adapted for different sizes of tubes, tips or container
    • 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
    • B65D2539/00—Details relating to closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D2539/001—Details of closures arranged within necks or pouring opening or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D2539/003—Details of closures arranged within necks or pouring opening or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers provided with sealing flanges or ribs
    • 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
    • B65D2539/00—Details relating to closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D2539/001—Details of closures arranged within necks or pouring opening or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D2539/005—Details of closures arranged within necks or pouring opening or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers provided with slits or gaps for increasing the elasticity

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  • the invention relates to a universal closure device for openings of sample containers, each having different cross-sections, as described in the preamble of claim 1.
  • the closure device comprises a shaft part extending in the direction of a longitudinal axis with end regions spaced apart in the direction of the longitudinal axis and a plurality of sealing elements arranged in the region of the outer surface of the shaft for engagement with an inner, preferably approximately cylindrical, circumferential surface of the sample container to be closed and one facing the longitudinal axis headboard.
  • a plurality of consecutively arranged and a plurality of separate first sealing elements are arranged on the side facing away from the head part in a circumferential plane.
  • the first sealing elements are arranged directly adjacent to one another in an initial position located outside the opening and touch or overlap one another at least in regions in a closed position inserted into the opening in order to achieve at least one liquid-tight closure of the opening.
  • the disadvantage here was that not in all applications, a perfect retention of the sealing plug in the inserted position in the sample container was achievable.
  • a sealing plug having a part for insertion into an opening has been disclosed, which has a shaft part and, arranged thereon, radially protruding projections.
  • the two projections are arranged spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the shaft part.
  • the outer end edges of the projections are circular with respect to the axis of the shaft portion, except for two spaces which are opposite to each other.
  • the shank part tapers backwards in the direction of the head part. This allows the protrusions to shift rearwardly in a compact manner so that the plug fits into openings of mutually different diameters.
  • the lead with the bigger one Outside dimension is formed discontinuously around the body.
  • the space between the projections is chosen so that in the case of an irregular opening no too large gap between the projections is present to ensure that at least a portion of the projections touches the wall of the opening to be closed.
  • the gap between two projections can be designed narrowing inwards.
  • the gap defined between two protrusions is shaped so that when the protrusions are folded back, the adjacent edges of the protrusions do not touch. This ensures that adjacent projections do not come to lie one over the other when moving backwards, so that adaptation to the smallest possible openings is possible.
  • the DE 31 08 225 A1 describes a screw body to protect pipes with connecting thread or the like. Before their installation against internal contamination.
  • the screw body is provided for thread engagement with flexible lamellae with which they can be pressed like a plug into the threaded openings of the tubes and tighten by short rotation with their head sealing surface.
  • lamellae On the shaft part of the screw body lamellae are arranged on mutually parallel circles.
  • the individual slats are provided with slat gaps to form individual fin sections, which can adapt to the nut thread without difficulty when pressing the screw body into the nut thread and can occur under more or less strong distortion over their entire length individually in the passages of the nut thread.
  • the slat gaps about as large as the length of the fin sections or sectors.
  • the lamellar sections or sectors can be formed by groups of circles each of two 90 ° extending lamellae with interposed 90 ° gaps.
  • the adjacent in the longitudinal direction of the shaft portion circle groups are offset from one another that total of the entire circumference is occupied by lamellae.
  • Another embodiment of the flexible blade is selected such that it is arranged along a helix with the gait and pitch of the connecting thread on the shank part of the screw body.
  • the US 4,553,567 A describes a protective cap for insertion into threaded ends of cylindrical components, such as pipes. On the shaft part of the protective cap are over the
  • Circumference distributed several consecutive and separate rib elements arranged, which project beyond the shaft portion radially outward. Between the individual, in the circumferential direction successively arranged lamellar ribs, a gap is provided, through which they are arranged circumferentially spaced from each other. When inserting the sealing plug they come into engagement with the threads and form retaining elements against accidental slipping out.
  • the different closure devices according to the GB 1 111 656 A have a shaft with a closed end and on the side facing away from a head part to perform the handling of the closure device can.
  • a plurality of sealing elements running over the circumference are arranged in the direction of the longitudinal axis on the shaft part, as well as being distanced from one another. These have mutually different outer dimensions, wherein at least one of the sealing elements causes a corresponding sealing of the opening of the sample container in its inserted state.
  • the individual sealing elements are designed as over the circumference continuous sealing lips. It could not be achieved in all applications, a sufficient closure of sample containers with different opening widths.
  • a closure body made of an elastic material, in particular plastic, known for insertion into threads of housings.
  • this has a preferably cylindrical part, on which the circumference at least two circumferential radially directed webs are provided for cooperation with the threads.
  • At one end of the cylindrical part is still a flange-shaped head part for the system on the end face, a threaded bore defining housing wall provided.
  • the radially directed webs have an outer diameter that corresponds approximately to the outer diameter of the thread and are arranged at a pitch that corresponds to the single or the integer multiples of the thread pitch plus at least approximately half of the thread pitch.
  • the radially directed webs may also have a helical design according to the course of the thread turn and offset at the ends projecting towards each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis be arranged.
  • a single web-shaped holding element is formed continuously over the circumference.
  • the GB 943 533 A describes a closure device in the form of a spout for insertion into bottle openings, with an approximately cylindrically shaped shaft part and a head part. Disposed on the shaft part in the direction of the longitudinal axis, a plurality of sealing lips running continuously over the circumference are arranged, which have mutually different external dimensions. It could not be achieved in all applications, a sufficient closure of sample containers with different opening widths.
  • the universal closure device serves for closing of sample containers with mutually different opening cross-sections, with a stepped in the direction of the longitudinal axis, decreasing shaft portion, and a head part.
  • each round continuous annular sealing lips are arranged, each with decreasing from the head portion cross-section.
  • Each averted from the headboard and arranged on a paragraph sealing lip is used when placed in an opening with a smaller diameter as the head part and thus conditioning on the front side of the sample container.
  • the head part has two radially spaced-apart tubular components, between which reinforcing ribs extend.
  • the outer peripheral portion of the outermost tubular member has a knurled surface for improving the grip.
  • To vent the compressed air when inserting the closure device into the sample container the latter has an opening arranged in an end wall.
  • a disadvantage of this closure device is the large overall length for sealing different cross-sectional openings of the sample container.
  • a plug according to the DE 958 989 C is used for insertion in for tubes, bottles or the like. And has a head part and a shaft with sealing elements arranged thereon.
  • the individual sealing elements are arranged spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the shank and designed as a circular sealing sleeves, which are designed to run continuously over the circumference.
  • the sealing collars can on their outer circumference a smaller material thickness than in the vicinity of the shank It could not be achieved in all applications, a sufficient closure of sample containers with different opening widths.
  • Another closure device has a disk-shaped head part and an adjoining shaft part.
  • annular lips Arranged on the outer surface of the shaft part in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the shaft are annular lips which are spaced apart from one another via the outer circumference and which are provided for bearing against the opening of the sample container to be closed.
  • the sealing takes place by elastic deformation of the annular lips during insertion into the opening. This insertion movement can be facilitated by, seen in axial section, inclined contact surfaces.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide a universal closure device for openings of sample containers, each with different cross-sections, which ensure a safe hold in the sample container in pre-definable dimensional limits and prevents the closure device in this position leakage of the liquid received in the sample container.
  • This object of the invention is achieved in that at least one support element extending therebetween is arranged between the sealing element and the outer surface of the shaft part.
  • the resulting from the features of claim 1 advantage is that so in all cross-sectional dimensions or diameter ranges of the sample container a secure hold the universal closure device can be achieved. Especially with average diameters of the openings, there is now an approximately radially directed compressive force of the sealing elements towards the inner wall of the sample container, whereby a pressing out of the closure device is prevented secured even in this operating condition. As a result, the free bending length of the sealing elements is shortened so far that with respect to a relative position of the sealing elements.
  • the sample container is achieved in which the radially acting pressure force predominates and either either little or no axial force is generated by the reshaped sealing elements.
  • the support elements also bring the advantage that in sample containers with a relatively large opening cross section, the stiffness of the individual sealing elements is additionally increased, so as to increase the deformation resistance and thus the built-up holding force.
  • sealing elements are arranged circumferentially on the shaft portion of the closure device one behind the other and can be done by the separate arrangement during the insertion of the closure device, a mutual relative displacement between the immediately adjacent sealing elements.
  • a flow-through opening is created for the compressed air during the closing process and it can escape from the interior space between the sample contents in the sample container and the closure device used.
  • At least one leak-proof or even a liquid-tight closure of the opening is achieved by the sealing elements in the closed position and a discharge of the sample contents, especially if this by a liquid such as a body fluid, especially blood or whose cellular constituents are formed prevents. Furthermore, it is also prevented during the storage of the samples until their destruction, an entry of dirt or other particles.
  • a further advantage is an embodiment according to claim 7, since thereby the possibility for the escape of the compressed air is created even during the insertion movement in a sealing completion relative to the lateral surface of the sample container.
  • the insertion movement of the closure device is facilitated in the opening and in addition favors the mutual relative displacement between the individual sealing elements.
  • a universal closure device 1 for openings 2 of sample containers 3, each with different cross sections 4 is shown. It is provided that the universal closure device 1 can be used in different sample container 3, said sample container 3 each having different openings 2 with each other in their size with the corresponding cross-sections 4.
  • circular sample containers 3 may have an internal cross section or a clear diameter with a lower limit of 8 mm, preferably 11 mm and an upper limit of 18 mm, preferably 14 mm.
  • the same universal closure device 1 can always be used to close the openings 2.
  • the universal closure devices 1 according to the invention are used when the sealing device usually comprising a sealing and at least one pierceable sealing plug is removed from the opening 2 of the sample container 3 for the sampling and then the universal closure device 1 for closing the opening 2 for further storage is used.
  • closure devices 1 described below serve to ensure at least one leak-proof, in particular also a liquid-tight closure of the opening 2 during the storage period of the sample. Therefore, the use of only a single closure device 1 for a variety of different clear cross-sections 4 is advantageous because regardless of the size of the opening to be closed 2 of the sample container 3 always within certain limits, the same universal closure device 1 can be used.
  • Leak-proof is here understood that the closure device 1 at least the opening 2 so far concludes that between the sealing elements 12, 16 described later and / or between the sealing elements 12, 16 and the opening 2 bounding inner lateral surface 11 of the sample container 3 smallest Leave capillary gaps open. This has the advantage that when joining the closure device 1 in the sample container 3, the compressed air can escape.
  • the closure device 1 shown here comprises a shaft part 6 extending in the direction of a longitudinal axis 5 with end regions 7, 8 distanced from one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis 5.
  • the shank part 6 further has an outer surface 9 between the two spaced-apart end regions 7, 8.
  • the closure device 1 further still a head part 10, which serves to handle the closure device 1.
  • the sample container 3 has, in the region of its interior, on the side facing the longitudinal axis 5, at least in that region in which the closure device 1 is to be inserted, a preferably approximately cylindrical lateral surface 11.
  • first sealing elements 12 are arranged in the embodiment shown here on the side facing away from the head part 10 in the circumferential direction of the shaft part 6.
  • the individual first sealing elements 12 are circumferentially arranged behind one another and preferably in the same plane.
  • the first sealing elements 12 shown here are distributed over the circumference, preferably directly next to each other, arranged and may be formed for example by circular ring sections.
  • two first sealing elements 12 are provided in the same plane. It can, as simplified from the Fig. 1 and 2 it can be seen that the first sealing elements 12 are arranged at least partially distanced from one another in a starting position located outside the opening 2.
  • the shaft part 6 has, as briefly described above, the two mutually distanced end portions 7, 8, wherein in this embodiment shown here, the first sealing elements 12 are arranged immediately adjacent to the end portion 8, which is averted from the head part 10.
  • the first sealing elements 12 may be arranged in the direction of the head part 10 in a common, frustoconically widened envelope surface.
  • a cone angle 13 enclosed by the first sealing elements 12 can consist of a selected one with a lower limit of 70 °, preferably 90 °, in particular 100 °, preferably 120 ° and with an upper limit of 178 °, preferably 170 °, in particular 150 ° , preferably of 140 °, is selected.
  • At least one first gap 14 is formed between the directly adjacent first sealing elements 12, wherein the gap 14 extends in the direction of the shaft part 6, starting from an edge area 15 of the first sealing elements 12 that can be turned over from the inner circumferential surface 11 of the sample container. It is also possible that the first Gap 14 extends continuously between the outer edge region 15 of the first sealing elements 12 up to the outer surface 9 of the shaft part 6.
  • the closure device 1 comprises, in addition to the first sealing elements 12, further sealing elements 16, which are likewise arranged on the shaft part 6. These further sealing elements 16 are arranged in the direction of the longitudinal axis 5 between the head part 10 and the first sealing elements 12 on the shaft part 6. In this case, the further sealing elements 16 may also be formed by circular ring sections, as has been described above in the first sealing elements.
  • the further sealing element 16 similar to the first sealing elements 12, starting from the shaft part 6 in the direction of the head part 10 can be frusto-conically widening, wherein a cone angle 17 enclosed by the further sealing element 16 or the sealing elements 16 from a selected area with a lower Limit of 70 °, preferably 90 °, in particular 100 °, preferably 120 ° and with an upper limit of 178 °, preferably 170 °, in particular 150 °, preferably 140 ° be selected.
  • the further sealing element 16 at least one further gap 18 passing through it is arranged and the further gap 18 extends starting from the edge area 19 facing the inner circumferential surface 11 of the sample container 3 in the direction of the shaft part 6.
  • the further gap 18 can also be designed to extend continuously between the outer edge region 19 of the further sealing element 16 as far as the outer surface 9 of the shaft part 6.
  • the gap 14, 18 between the immediately adjacent sealing elements 12 and 16 have a width 20 with a lower limit of 0 mm and an upper limit of 1.5 mm.
  • the width 20 of the gaps 14, 18 it would also be possible for the width 20 of the gaps 14, 18 to have a different shape over their longitudinal extension, starting from the edge region 15 or 19, towards the shaft part 6 or the outer surface 9. Regardless of this, it would also be possible for the width 20 of the gap or gaps 14, 18 over the longitudinal extension, starting from the outer edge region 15, 19 of the sealing elements 12, 16, to be continuously decreasing in the direction of the outer surface 9 of the shaft part 6 ,
  • closure device 1 If the closure device 1 is inserted into the opening 2 of the sample container 3, mutual relative displacement of the individual sealing elements 12 and / or 16 takes place relative to one another and the at least initially separate sealing elements 12, 16 can rest against one another in the region of the gaps 14, 18 but also at least partially overlap. These positions are then referred to as the so-called deployment position.
  • the head part 10 comprises a disk-shaped and oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 5 base member 21, as well as the base member 21 in the direction away from the shaft portion 6 projecting tubular edge portion 22.
  • the tubular-shaped edge portion 22 is on the outer periphery of the base part 21st arranged and preferably connected to this one piece or cohesively.
  • ribs and / or recesses on the outer circumference of the tubular edge part 22 in order to improve the grip of the closure device 1.
  • the ribs or webs or recesses preferably run parallel to the longitudinal axis 5.
  • a recess 23 may be arranged in the base part 21 in the region of the longitudinal axis 5 and centrically to the latter, wherein this recess 23 may extend into the shaft part 6 at least in regions in the direction of the longitudinal axis 5.
  • this can be made of a solid material or else tubular. This should have at least a sufficient tightness (liquid-tight and / or gas-tight).
  • the sealing elements 12, 16 are formed so that the outer edge region 15, 19 and the overlap region in the section of the column 14, 18 together with the sample container 3 provide a sealing functionality ,
  • a tubular projection 24 is arranged on the base part 21, in particular connected to this, the central axis 25 is aligned in alignment with the longitudinal axis 5 of the base part 21 or projection 6.
  • the tubular projection 24 may be formed such that it is arranged in the peripheral region of the recess 23 in the base part 21. So can the tubular projection 24 have a clear inner cross section, which corresponds approximately or exactly that clear cross section of the recess 23 in the base part 21.
  • tubular projection 24 is used for receiving in an automatic handling device, it is advantageous if the tubular projection 24 is delimited at least partially on an inner surface facing the longitudinal axis 5 by an approximately cylindrically shaped first centering surface 26 and the central axis 25 of this centering surface 26 or the tubular projection 24 is aligned parallel to and aligned with the longitudinal axis 5.
  • the recess 23 may be limited by an approximately cylindrically shaped further centering surface 27, wherein the central axis 25 is also aligned parallel to and aligned with the longitudinal axis 5.
  • the centering surface 26 has an insertion surface that widens away from the longitudinal axis for example, a radius or a chamfer.
  • At least one, but preferably a plurality of ribs 28 can be arranged on the side remote from the shaft part 6.
  • the ribs 28 can be arranged continuously between the mutually facing sides of the tubular edge portion 22 and the tubular extension 24.
  • the ribs 28 are aligned such that they, starting from the tubular edge portion 22 extend radially toward the longitudinal axis 5, whereby an approximately centric or star-shaped arrangement is achieved.
  • a height 29 of the tubular edge portion 22 seen in the direction of the longitudinal axis 5 is relative to an outer cross-sectional dimension 30 of the head portion 10 and the base portion 21 in a plane aligned perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 5 from a selected area with a lower limit of 8%, preferably 10% , in particular 12%, preferably of 18%, and having an upper limit of 100%, preferably 50%, in particular 30%, preferably 25%.
  • the shank part 6 may be formed in the end region 8 facing away from the head part 10 in an approximately planar manner relative to the sealing elements 12 arranged on the shank part 6, but this may also have a conclusion independently of this, which viewed in axial section with respect to the longitudinal axis 5 may be convexly curved and / or spherical and / or conical.
  • the shaft part 6 may project beyond the first sealing elements 12 to the side facing away from the head part 10 side.
  • the joining operation of the closure device 1 into the opening 2 of the sample container 3 can be facilitated.
  • the support element 31 is preferably that end region 7 facing, which also carries the head part 10 of the shaft part 6 and extends from the sealing elements 12 and / or 16 towards the shaft part 6.
  • the support member 31 is connected to both the or the sealing elements 12, 16 as also connected to the shaft part, in particular integrally formed thereon.
  • the support element 31 can also be arranged on the side facing away therefrom.
  • the one or more support elements 31 shown here are rib-shaped and form a reinforcing element between the or the sealing elements 12, 16 and the shaft part 6.
  • the support member 31 seen in the radial direction approximately to a means or half the length between the outer surface 9 of the shaft portion 6 and an outer edge region 15, 19 of the sealing element 12, 16 extends.
  • the support member 31 in a portion of its two rib surfaces with a Queritessverminderung 32.
  • This cross-sectional reduction 32 will be described later in more detail.
  • the reduction in cross-section 32 is intended to be able to determine the strength or rigidity of the support element 31 exactly.
  • the support member 31 in the direction of its longitudinal extent, ie in the direction parallel to its side surfaces record a predefined compressive and / or tensile force, wherein when exceeding this applied force, the support member 31 in the region of the cross-section reduction 32 loses its strength and either only buckles or else being severed.
  • This cross-sectional reduction 32 serves to form a predetermined breaking point or predetermined bending point.
  • the universal closure device 1 should be able to be used for a plurality of different cross sections of the sample containers 3.
  • closure device 1 If the closure device 1 is inserted into a sample container 1 with a relatively large cross-section and a diameter of approximately 13 to 18 mm, only a slight deformation of the sealing elements 12, 16 occurs. Not only is a leak-proof, in particular a liquid-tight closure of the Opening 2 of the sample container 3, but this also leads to a good support or fixation of the closure device 1 via the sealing element 12, 16 on the sample container. 3
  • the sealing element 12, 16 deformed so much that this leads in the region of the mutually facing ends of the sealing elements 12, 16 to a large overlapping of the same and the or Support elements 31 at least deformed when not even be severed.
  • the deformation can take place in the area of the cross-sectional reduction 32.
  • the two sealing elements 12, 16 are formed as sections of a circular ring and extend approximately over half the circumferential extent.
  • FIG. 5 is another and possibly independent embodiment of the closure device 1, in particular the support member 31 between the sealing element 12, 16 and the shaft part 6 is shown, again for like parts, the same reference numerals or component designations as in the preceding Fig. 1 to 4 be used. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the detailed description in the previous ones will be used Fig. 1 to 4 referred or referred.
  • the support element 33 shown here is web-shaped and, like the support element 31 described above, extends between the sealing element 12 or 16 and the outer surface 9 of the shaft part 6. Again, a fixed connection of the support element 33 with the support element 33 is provided or 31 subsequent components of the closure device 1 available. Due to the fact that the support element 33 shown here has a rather flat profile, a free space is formed in the direct connection region of the sealing element 12, 16 and the outer surface 9 of the shaft part 6. Otherwise, the effect The support element 33 shown here can be analogous to the support element 31 already described above. Likewise, again, the previously described cross-sectional reduction 32 can be provided in the form of one or more beads or grooves, as shown in simplified form.
  • a cross-sectional reduction 32 on the support member 33 shown in section.
  • the flat profile-like formed support member 33 has a thickness 34, wherein starting from flat sides or an outer surface 35 of the support member 33, a groove-shaped recess 36 extends into the cross section.
  • the groove-shaped recess 36 is provided on both sides in each of the outer surfaces 35 and they can also be arranged directly opposite one another. But it would also be possible to arrange the groove-shaped recess 36 in the region of the two outer surfaces 35 offset from one another. Between the two groove-shaped recesses 36, the cross-sectional reduction 32 remains with a comparison with the thickness 34 smaller cross-sectional dimension.
  • Fig. 7 is another possible and possibly independent training of a cross-sectional reduction 32 on one of the support elements, in the present case, the support member 33, shown, again for like parts the same component designations or reference numerals as in the preceding Fig. 1 to 6 be used. To avoid unnecessary repetitions will refer to the detailed description in the previous Fig. 1 to 6 referred or referred.
  • the cross-sectional reduction 32 is formed in the support elements 33 shown here by a groove 37 extending into the support element 33, wherein the groove 37 is formed by these laterally delimiting groove surfaces 38.
  • the groove or the laterally delimiting groove surfaces 38 extends in an inclined direction to the outer surface 35 of the support element 33 in this.
  • a groove bottom 39 is arranged at a distance from the outer surface 35 of the support element 33, the cross-sectional reduction 32 or the reduced cross section of the support element 33 remaining between the groove bottom 39 and this surface 35 by the remaining material or material of the support element 33.
  • cross-sectional reduction 32 in the previously different embodiments in all the support members 31, 33 may find application.
  • a multiple arrangement of cross-sectional reductions 32 is also possible in any combination and embodiments with each other.

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