EP2531419B1 - Procede d'ouverture facile d'un opercule thermoscelle sur le buvant d'un recipient en verre et récipient correspondant - Google Patents

Procede d'ouverture facile d'un opercule thermoscelle sur le buvant d'un recipient en verre et récipient correspondant Download PDF

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EP2531419B1
EP2531419B1 EP11705930.3A EP11705930A EP2531419B1 EP 2531419 B1 EP2531419 B1 EP 2531419B1 EP 11705930 A EP11705930 A EP 11705930A EP 2531419 B1 EP2531419 B1 EP 2531419B1
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Eric Martin
Boris Chauvet
Frédéric Mertz
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D77/00Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/10Container closures formed after filling
    • B65D77/20Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers, i.e. flexible membrane or foil-like covers
    • B65D77/2024Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers, i.e. flexible membrane or foil-like covers the cover being welded or adhered to the container
    • B65D77/2028Means for opening the cover other than, or in addition to, a pull tab
    • B65D77/2032Means for opening the cover other than, or in addition to, a pull tab by peeling or tearing the cover from the container

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  • the present invention relates to glass packaging (jar, bottle with wide opening, bottle, carafe, ...) having a rim forming a surface of any geometry (annular, oval, substantially rectangular or other) and on which is heat sealed a metal seal providing a tight seal.
  • the rim is initially coated with a layer of heat-sealing primer, while the seal includes a layer of thermoplastic resin which allows heat-sealing by application of a sufficient temperature and pressure.
  • the inventors therefore had the objective of solving these problems.
  • the invention relates to a method of opening a lid comprising a metal sheet and a thermoplastic resin layer through which the lid is heat-sealed on the rim of a pot or equivalent container of glass, having previously coated with a heat-sealing primer, the heat-sealed lid providing a tight closure of the pot or equivalent container of glass; this process is distinguished by the fact that the initial and final tearing forces are at most 30 N, when the lid is peeled at 90 ° at a speed of 300 mm / min, and that the primer heat-sealing comprises an organic and / or inorganic material in which mineral and / or organic fillers are incorporated.
  • the opening of the package is easy even for a relatively small person, and avoids tearing the lid in several pieces during peeling. This easy opening is now achieved while meeting the sustainable sealing requirements required for all content, including food.
  • the subject of the invention is also an equivalent pot or container (bottle, flask, carafe, etc.) of glass suitable for carrying out the method described above, characterized in that the heat-sealing primer coating comprises a material organic and / or mineral in which are incorporated mineral and / or organic fillers.
  • said organic material is the drying product of an aqueous dispersion of ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer whose carboxylic acid functions are partially or completely neutralized.
  • This organic material may be alone or associated with at least one other organic and / or inorganic material - in addition to fillers - in the heat-sealing primer.
  • This copolymer is solid and stable in its suspension at room temperature; the implementation by aqueous route is advantageous.
  • the pot coated with heat-sealing primer thus obtained can be delivered to its user-filler without delay, which eliminates the need to store more or less large volumes of pots before delivery.
  • the heat-sealing primer can contain mineral or organic fillers of one or more chemical natures, only mineral or organic fillers or both.
  • said mineral fillers are incorporated in the dispersions of heat-sealing primer in the form of aggregates or powder of solid particles of sizes of between 1 nm and 20 ⁇ m, preferably between 150 nm and 10 ⁇ m, of one or more materials. selected from clays, kaolin, mica, talc, silicas, carbonates or alkaline earth sulfates, metal oxides.
  • organic fillers When organic fillers are employed, they are advantageously of a different chemical nature from that of the heat-sealing primer (that is to say of the material constituting it excluding the fillers) as well as the thermoplastic resin of the cap, have a melting point higher than that of these two constituents and consist of particles of sizes of between 1 nm and 20 ⁇ m, preferably between 150 nm and 10 ⁇ m.
  • Said organic fillers preferably comprise one or more polymers assembled in the form of copolymer, graft polymer, alloy or core-shell structure chosen from high density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyamide (PA), polyester, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyetheretherketone (PEEK).
  • HDPE high density polyethylene
  • PP polypropylene
  • PS polystyrene
  • PA polyamide
  • PVDF polyvinylidene fluoride
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • PEG poly (ethylene glycol)
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
  • PEEK polyetheretherketone
  • Another object of the invention lies in the application of a method, or a pot or glass equivalent container described above, to the packaging of agri-food products, such as dairy or fruit-based, meat ( dough).
  • agri-food products such as dairy or fruit-based, meat ( dough).
  • the invention makes it possible to guarantee the preservation of the contents while respecting the conditions in particular of temperature prescribed for this purpose, and the tightness of the packaging in such conditions of conservation of the contents.
  • a heat-sealing primer coating is deposited on the rim of the pot. Any other contact method, such as tempered, brush, buffer ... or without contact such as projection, spraying ... can be used.
  • Heat sealing the primary is organic and comprises an aqueous dispersion of random linear copolymer ethylene-acrylic acid of average molecular weight M w of about 33 000 g / mol expressed in polystyrene equivalent.
  • the copolymer comprises 9.1% of acrylic acid units and 90.9% of ethylene units.
  • the carboxylic acid functions of the poly (ethylene-carboxylic acid) ionomer are neutralized to 100% with ammonia.
  • the pH of the suspension is adjusted to between 8.5 and 9. According to the application method used, the solids content of the heat-sealing primer used varies from 0.2 to 10% by weight; it is here 9.5% in mass.
  • This material has a broad melting peak between 70 and 95 ° C (Differential Scanning Calorimetry - DSC - 15 ° C / min).
  • the heat sealing surface of the glass jar is roll coated with a uniform layer of primer having a mean dry thickness of 1.8 ⁇ m.
  • the heat sealing is carried out according to standard settings applied in industrial conditions, by means of a soft-head heat sealer delivering a thrust of approximately 1560 N.
  • the head is heated to 250 ° C, so that the temperature at the interface pot / lid reaches 149 to 155 ° C for a duration of application of pressure by the heated head of 1.5 s.
  • the assembled system is waterproof.
  • the peel forces are peeled at 90 ° C at a speed of 300 mm / min.
  • the typical known pattern of peeling on this type of system can be described in three forces: the initial tearing force (AI), the flow force (FE) and the final tearing force (AF).
  • the average of AI and AF is 44.8 N.
  • the peeling of the operculum is therefore relatively difficult.
  • Example 1 is reproduced except that the heat-sealing primer is mixed with a suspension of Na + partition previously dispersed with the deflocculator in deionized water at a speed of between 500 and 1000 revolutions / min. 10 minutes.
  • the solids in the mixture obtained are 9.5% by weight of primer and 0.6% by mass of Na + partition.
  • a homogeneous layer having a mean dry thickness of 1.8 ⁇ m is rolled.
  • the mean of AI and AF is 18.9 N, corresponding to a relatively easy operculum peel, the addition of Na + partitioning making it possible to reduce by more than 50% the force required for this purpose (to be compared with that of Comparative Example 1).
  • the operculum does not tear on peeling, after which no residue of thermoplastic resin originating from the lid is observed on the rim of the pot.
  • the opening of the packaging can therefore be described as clean.
  • Example 1 is reproduced with the difference that the heat-sealing primer is mixed with magnetic stirring to an aqueous suspension at pH 8.5. of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) whose particles have an average size of 155 nm and containing a surfactant which does not interfere with the adhesion to the glass.
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • the solids in the mixture obtained are 9.5% by weight of primer and 4.5% by weight of PTFE.
  • the average of AI and AF is 25.3 N, corresponding to a relatively easy operculum peel, the addition of PTFE making it possible to reduce by more than 40% the force required for this purpose.
  • Example 1 is repeated with the difference that the thermosmoothing primer is mixed with magnetic stirring suspensions of Na + and PTFE partitions of Examples 2 and 3.
  • the solids in the resulting mixture are adjusted to 9.5 % by weight of primer, 0.38% by mass of Na + partition and 3% by weight of PTFE.
  • the formulation is deposited according to the same process and the same thickness as the previous examples.
  • the mean of AI and AF is 14.8 N, corresponding to a very easy operculum peel, the joint addition of Na + and PTFE partitioning having allowed to reduce by more than 65% the force required for this purpose .

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  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Paints Or Removers (AREA)
  • Closing Of Containers (AREA)
  • Package Closures (AREA)
  • Application Of Or Painting With Fluid Materials (AREA)
  • Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
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