EP2921418B1 - Verbessertes rohr, das die abschirmungseigenschaften für das rohrende ausnutzt - Google Patents

Verbessertes rohr, das die abschirmungseigenschaften für das rohrende ausnutzt Download PDF

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EP2921418B1
EP2921418B1 EP15159542.8A EP15159542A EP2921418B1 EP 2921418 B1 EP2921418 B1 EP 2921418B1 EP 15159542 A EP15159542 A EP 15159542A EP 2921418 B1 EP2921418 B1 EP 2921418B1
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Etienne Hermant
Thierry Maurice
Jean-Claude Jammet
Eric Kerman
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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
    • B65D35/00—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor
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  • the present invention relates to the field of flexible tubes for the storage and distribution of products with a liquid or pasty consistency, in particular cosmetic products.
  • Flexible tubes commonly consist of a tube head associated with a skirt, the tube head comprising a neck for extracting a product contained in the tube, while the skirt forms the internal volume of the tube adapted to receive a product.
  • the skirt is conventionally formed of a multilayer sheet, adapted to exhibit satisfactory mechanical strength and sealing properties.
  • the tube head is commonly made by injecting plastic material, and comprises an insert conforming to the inner face of the shoulder of the tube head, so as to form a barrier separating the tube head itself from the product. contained in the tube and thus protect them, particularly in the case of products having a very aggressive composition vis-à-vis the material of which is formed the tube head and / or products very sensitive to oxidation under the effect of the oxygen of the air.
  • the skirt is linked to the outer face of the shoulder, while the insert is linked to the inner face of the shoulder.
  • the shape of the shoulder consists first of all in a cylindrical portion, then a frustoconical portion whose diameter decreases in the direction of the neck. The skirt then covers the cylindrical portion, then at least a portion of the frustoconical portion of the shoulder.
  • the length of the covering is, however, limited by the appearance of deformations of the end of the skirt, in particular folds which prevent a good fixation of the skirt on the head, a good seal and a good protection of the tube head and the product contained. These folds appear especially at the passage of the junction zone between the cylindrical portion and the frustoconical portion, which sometimes has a sharp edge.
  • the material can be inserted into the folds during the injection of the material of the tube head.
  • a tube head according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from WO 2014/032878 . There is therefore a need for a tube in which the lap length of the tube head is increased thereby improving the tightness of the tube head.
  • the present invention provides a tube head adapted to be associated with a skirt so as to form an internal volume of the tube, said tube head comprising a body, said body comprising a neck and a shoulder comprising an inner face and an outer face, said tube head further comprising an insert disposed in contact with said inner face, so as to form a barrier between the body and the product contained in the internal volume, said outer face of the shoulder comprising, opposite of the insert, an attachment surface of said skirt, said attachment surface having a radius of curvature of between 2.5 mm and 5 mm.
  • facing it is understood that the attachment surface is arranged so that once the skirt associated with the tube head, the skirt and the insert are superimposed.
  • the figure 1 shows a sectional view of a tube head 1 according to one aspect of the invention.
  • Said tube head 1 is adapted to be associated with a skirt 3 so as to form an internal volume V of the tube (partially visible figure 2 ).
  • the tube head 1 comprises a body 5 comprising a shoulder 7 and a neck 9 connected to the shoulder 7.
  • Said shoulder 7 extends substantially radially from the neck 9 which defines a longitudinal axis ZZ. It comprises an inner face 11 oriented towards the internal volume V of the tube defined by the skirt 3 and an outer face 13 facing away from this internal volume V.
  • the neck 9 defines an internal conduit 15 for dispensing a product contained in the internal volume V of the tube.
  • the neck 9 comprises a thread 17 on its outer periphery, adapted to allow screwing a cap on the neck 9 comprising a complementary thread, and a bearing surface 19 which can perform a stop function for such a plug.
  • the tube head 1 further comprises an insert 21 disposed in contact with said inner face 11 of the shoulder 7, so as to form a barrier between the body 5 and the product contained in the internal volume.
  • the insert 21 as presented is solid and comprises a central portion 22 forming a lid adapted to close the neck 9 prior to its first use in which said central portion 22 is at least partially perforated.
  • Other embodiments may comprise an insert having a central orifice typically corresponding to the internal diameter of the neck 9, and thus not requiring cutting of the insert prior to the first use of the tube.
  • the shoulder 7 is linked to the skirt 3 forming the body of the associated flexible tube and thus defining the internal volume V of the tube which may contain a product with a liquid or pasty consistency.
  • Said outer face 13 of the shoulder 7 thus comprises an attachment surface 23 to which is connected a proximal end 25 of said skirt 3 so as to partially cover the outer face 13 of the shoulder 7.
  • the surface of the shoulder Attachment 23 is the part of the outer face 13 of the shoulder 7 with which the proximal end 25 of the skirt 3 is in contact when the tube head 1 and the skirt 3 are assembled.
  • said attachment surface 23 is located at the outer periphery of the shoulder 7. It is formed here by a decrease in the thickness of the outer periphery of the shoulder 7. This decrease is substantially identical to the thickness of the proximal end 25 of the skirt 3 so that the connection between the skirt 3 and the shoulder 7 is made without extra material thickness.
  • said general attachment surface is formed by a rounded portion of the shoulder 7, located opposite the insert 21.
  • the tube head 1 is connected to the skirt 3, typically by overmolding the tube head 1 on the skirt 3.
  • the skirt 3, previously formed is placed in a mold in which the material of the tube head 1 is then injected to form said tube head 1.
  • the tube head 1 is connected to the skirt 3 by welding or gluing by assembling the proximal end 25 of the skirt 3 to the attachment surface 23 of the shoulder 7 of the previously formed tube head 1, in particular by injection or compression injection, or by any other technique.
  • the attachment surface 23 has a radius of curvature of between 2.5 mm and 5 mm, preferably between 2.8 and 5 mm.
  • the proximal end 25 of the skirt 3 can thus partially cover the outer face 13 of the shoulder 7 over a length greater than a conventional tube head without any deformation of the end. 25 of the skirt 3, in particular folds do not appear.
  • said attachment surface 23 represents at least 1/3 of the outer face 13 of the shoulder 7, or even at least 1/2, or even at least 2/3 of the outer face 13 of the shoulder 7, measured at the foot of the neck, here the stop 19 at the outer periphery of the head 1.
  • the attachment surface 23 of the shoulder 7 of the tube head and the proximal end 25 of the skirt 3 have a substantially identical radius of curvature.
  • the radius of curvature of the proximal end 25 of the skirt 3 is thus between 2.5 mm and 5 mm, preferably between 2.8 and 5 mm.
  • the figure 3 presents a detailed view of a portion of the figure 2 , spotted on the figure 2 by an area surrounded by a circle.
  • the figure 3 allows to visualize the proximal end 25 of the skirt 3 which partially covers the outer face 13 of the shoulder 7. It is disposed vis-à-vis an outer periphery 27 of the insert 21, so that that said proximal end 25 covers at least 1/5 of an outer portion 31 of the insert 21, or even at least 1/4 or even 1/3 or 1/2 of the outer portion 31 of the insert 21.
  • the outer portion 31 of the insert 21 extends substantially radially from the shoulder 7 as shown figure 2 .
  • the skirt 3 is thus superposed in the direction defined by the axis ZZ with the outer periphery 27 of the insert 21, so that, on a portion of the tube head 1 along the axis ZZ, the tube 1 comprises from the outside to the inside of the tube, the skirt 3, the shoulder 7 and then the insert 21.
  • Said proximal end 25 and said outer periphery 27 of the insert 21 thus define a channel 29 of material of the shoulder 7 between the insert 21 and the skirt 3, corresponding to the material of the shoulder 7 between the proximal end 25 of the skirt 3 and the outer periphery 27 of the insert 21, these two elements being arranged on either side of the shoulder 7.
  • a thickness E of this channel 29, corresponding to the average thickness of the material forming the shoulder 7 between the insert 21 and the skirt 3. Said thickness E is measured so as to take the shortest distance between a point of the upper face of the insert 21 and the lower face of the proximal end 25 of the skirt 3 or even the shortest distance between a point of the lower face of the proximal end 25 of the skirt 3 and the upper face of the insert 21.
  • a length L of the channel 29 corresponding to the distance between the proximal end 25 of the skirt 3 and the external rim of the insert 21 is also defined. This distance is measured between the proximal end 25 of the skirt 3 and the orthogonal projection of the outer edge of the insert 21 on the proximal end 25 of the skirt 3, with respect to an axis tangent to said insert at said outer edge.
  • the thickness E of the channel 29 is typically greater than 0.2 mm, preferably between 0.2 and 0.6 mm, or even between 0.4 and 0.55 mm.
  • the length L of the channel 29 is typically greater than 0.5 mm, or even greater than 1 mm. Preferably, it is between 0.5 and 5 mm, or even between 1 and 2 mm.
  • the channel 29 between the skirt 3 and the insert 21 makes it possible to satisfactorily limit the migration of oxygen between the outside and the inside of the tube, and thus prevent oxidation of a product contained in the tube, for a tube head body 1 made of an advantageous material such as the materials which will be presented hereinafter.
  • the body 5 is typically made of plastic. It may be made of several materials, among which may be mentioned polyolefins, barrier materials or mixtures of these materials. As examples of polyolefins, mention may be made of polyethylene, polypropylene, or a copolymer of these two materials. Examples of barrier materials are polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide, copolymers of ethylene and vinyl alcohol, or a mixture of these materials. It may further comprise an iron-based oxygen absorber based on sulphite, vitamins, or additive polyamides.
  • the skirt 3 and the insert 21 are typically formed of plastic and / or laminated metal; for example a multilayer assembly comprising one or more barrier layers limiting infiltration and leakage of components and one or more layers of plastic, such as polyethylene.
  • the barrier layer may comprise a metal layer (of aluminum for example) and / or an ethylene-vinyl alcohol layer (EVOH).

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Claims (9)

  1. Rohrkopf (1), der mit einer Schürze (3) verbunden werden kann, um ein Innenvolumen (V) des Rohrs zu bilden, wobei der Rohrkopf (1) einen Körper (5) umfasst, wobei der Körper (5) einen Hals (9) und einen Absatz (7) umfasst, der eine Innenseite (11) und eine Außenseite (13) umfasst, wobei der Rohrkopf (1) ferner einen Einsatz (21) umfasst, der in Kontakt mit der Innenseite (11) angeordnet ist, um eine Barriere zwischen dem Körper (5) und dem Produkt zu bilden, das in dem Innenvolumen (V) enthalten ist, wobei die Außenseite (13) des Absatzes (7) in Bezug auf den Einsatz eine Verbindungsfläche (23) der Schürze (3) umfasst, dadurch gekennzeichnet daß die Verbindungsfläche (23) einen Krümmungsradius im Bereich zwischen 2,5 mm und 5 mm aufweist.
  2. Rohrkopf (1) nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei die Verbindungsfläche (23) mindestens 1/3 der Außenseite (13) des Absatzes (7) darstellt.
  3. Rohrkopf (1) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Körper (5) aus einem Material, ausgewählt aus den Folgenden, ausgeführt ist: Polyethylen, Polypropylen, Polyethylenterephtalat, Polyamid, Ethylen-Vinylalkohol-Copolymer oder einem Gemisch aus diesen Materialien.
  4. Rohrkopf (1) nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei das Material, aus dem der Körper (5) ausgeführt ist, ferner einen Sauerstoffabsorber auf Eisenbasis, Sulfitbasis, Vitamine oder Additive enthaltende Polyamide umfasst.
  5. Flexibles Rohr für ein Produkt mit flüssiger oder pastöser Konsistenz, umfassend:
    - einen Rohrkopf (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4,
    - eine Schürze (3), die ein proximales Ende (25) aufweist, das mit der Verbindungsfläche (23) verbunden ist, um die Außenseite (13) des Absatzes (7) teilweise zu bedecken.
  6. Rohr nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei das proximale Ende (25) gegenüber einem Außenumfang (27) des Einsatzes (21) angeordnet ist, damit das proximale Ende (25) mindestens 1/5 eines äußeren Abschnitts (31) des Einsatzes (21) bedeckt.
  7. Rohr nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei das proximale Ende (25) und der Außenumfang (27) des Einsatzes (21) einen Kanal (29) aus dem Material des Absatzes (7) zwischen dem Einsatz (21) und der Schürze (3) definieren, wobei der Kanal (29) eine Dicke E und eine Länge L aufweist.
  8. Rohr nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, wobei die Länge L des Kanals (29) größer als 0,5 mm ist.
  9. Rohr nach einem der Ansprüche 7 oder 8, wobei die Dicke E des Kanals (29) größer als 0,2 mm ist
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