EP2864213B1 - Partially coated two-piece tinplate can - Google Patents

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EP2864213B1
EP2864213B1 EP13719176.3A EP13719176A EP2864213B1 EP 2864213 B1 EP2864213 B1 EP 2864213B1 EP 13719176 A EP13719176 A EP 13719176A EP 2864213 B1 EP2864213 B1 EP 2864213B1
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David Steven Hall
Graham Adrian PAPE
Mark James Greenfield
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Crown Packaging Technology Inc
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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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/24—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/12—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/12—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums
    • B65D1/14—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums characterised by shape
    • B65D1/16—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums characterised by shape of curved cross-section, e.g. cylindrical
    • B65D1/165—Cylindrical cans
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/40—Details of walls
    • B65D1/42—Reinforcing or strengthening parts or members
    • B65D1/44—Corrugations
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/14—Linings or internal coatings

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  • the present invention relates to a two-piece can having part of the interior surface formed by exposed tin.
  • the two-piece can is in particular, although not necessarily limited, for the storage of foodstuffs.
  • the cans may either be three-piece cans or two-piece cans.
  • the cans In three piece cans the cans have a cylindrical side wall including a longitudinal side seam.
  • a can end is attached to one end of the side wall by a double seam to form an open top can.
  • the open top can is filled with product and closed by double seaming a can end to the other end of the side wall. The contents can then be thermally processed in order to be sterilised.
  • the product takes up a certain amount of the tin coating in the can thereby preserving the taste and look of the can contents by minimizing oxidation.
  • the two-piece can was developed where one end of the can and the side wall are formed from a single piece of tinplate in a drawing operation.
  • An example of such an operation is described in European Patent No. 0492870 .
  • the foodstuff in the can acts to corrode the layer of tin slowly.
  • a coating may be applied to part of the wall of the can. The coating acts to slow down the corrosion of the tin by the can's contents thereby extending the shelf life of the product in the can by increasing the length of time before the contents of the can include the statutory maximum amount of tin.
  • the side walls are "drawn up" from the end wall of the can and therefore are less thick and include a thinner layer of tin than the end wall of the can.
  • the can body of European Patent No. 0492870 has a lacquered surface forming a region which extends from the part of the wall defining the mouth. The region of the lacquered surface is less than the total length of the side wall and the remaining portion of the side wall and the end wall of the can is an exposed tin zone.
  • European Patent No. 2082968 discloses all features of the preamble of claim 1, and describes another method of lacquering a can made from a tinplate drawing operation which attempts to address these problems.
  • the can body has a plurality of lacquered surfaces which extend the height of the sidewall and are separated by exposed tin zones. The lacquered surfaces are distributed to limit the aesthetic impact due to chemical action of said foodstuff on said exposed tin zones.
  • the taste and appearance of the foodstuff in the can will be diminished as it will be exposed to increased oxidisation.
  • the coating on the end wall is located centrally and extends radially from the centre of the end wall. This is because when a user looks into a can their eye is drawn to the centre of the can. Therefore by placing the coating in such a position the user is less likely to notice any unsightly marks formed on the inner surface of the end wall of the can by tin oxide.
  • a can 10 is made from tinplate by any suitable operation, for example, a drawing operation such as that described in European Patent No. 0492870 .
  • the can 10 has an end wall 12 and an integral side wall 14 which has been extended from the end wall 12.
  • the end of the sidewall furthest from the end wall 12 defines an opening 16 through which contents are introduced into the can 10. Once the can has received its contents the opening receives a lid (not shown) which is sealed in place and the can and its contents undergoes the required processing (such as thermal or pressure processing).
  • the tinplate may be made from a steel matrix having at least the inner surface of its lateral wall provided with a coating of tin and/or tin alloy.
  • the inner surface of the end wall of the can 10 is provided with a coating 18 forming a layer between the tinplate forming the can and the contents of the can. No coating is provided to the side walls 14 of the can 10 in this embodiment of Figure 1 , which does not form part of the present invention.
  • the tin on the side walls is available to oxidise any oxygen in the can's contents. It has been found that, contrary to previous expectations, the amount of tin present on the side walls of the can sufficiently minimises the oxidisation caused to the contents of the can. This means that there is no region along the length of the can which has a diminished aesthetic appearance due to oxidisation. Additionally, as the end wall of the can does not oxidise due to the coating the formation of unsightly marks on the end wall of the can are inhibited. When the contents are placed into the can there are often one or more pockets of air trapped at the top of the can between the contents and the lid.
  • the can 10 is provided with a coating 20 at the surface of the side wall of the can 10 proximal to the opening 16 of the can 10 as illustrated in Figure 2 .
  • the coating only extends up to 20% of the height of the side wall.
  • the coating may extend only 10% of the height of the side wall.
  • the side wall of the can may be provided with one or more beads 22 as illustrated in Figure 3 .
  • further coating 24 may be provided in an annular ring covering one or more of the beads as illustrated in Figure 4 . This may be in addition to or rather than any coating at the end of the can proximal to the opening.
  • the entire end wall of the can may not be covered with a coating.
  • more than 75% of the end wall of the can is coated.
  • the end wall of the can is provided with one or more beads. In such an instance at least the flat portion of the end wall is provided with a coating.
  • the coating may be formed of any suitable material.
  • it may be chosen from a group comprising epoxy phenolic lacquer, epoxy amine lacquer, acrylic resin lacquer, epoxy polyester lacquer, and vinyl lacquer with or without a pigment.
  • the coating may be applied to the surface of the open top can using any suitable method.
  • the coating may be sprayed onto the inner surface of the can using a nozzle.

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
  • Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
  • Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
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PL13719176T PL2864213T3 (pl) 2012-06-22 2013-04-29 Dwuczęściowa puszka z blachy stalowej ocynowanej częściowo powlekana

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GBGB1211077.1A GB201211077D0 (en) 2012-06-22 2012-06-22 Two-piece can
PCT/GB2013/051093 WO2013190264A1 (en) 2012-06-22 2013-04-29 Partially coated two-piece tinplate can

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