EP3016874B1 - Récipient maniable à hauteur de col réduite destiné à être fermé au moyen d'un couvercle - Google Patents

Récipient maniable à hauteur de col réduite destiné à être fermé au moyen d'un couvercle Download PDF

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EP3016874B1
EP3016874B1 EP14744378.2A EP14744378A EP3016874B1 EP 3016874 B1 EP3016874 B1 EP 3016874B1 EP 14744378 A EP14744378 A EP 14744378A EP 3016874 B1 EP3016874 B1 EP 3016874B1
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Hans-Peter Hein
Helmut Klemm
Andreas Maniera
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  • the invention relates to a manageable container made of glass or hard plastic with a container neck with outer threaded elements, wherein a closure lid can be applied by an axial pressing on the container neck and solved by a screwing of him. More specifically, it is a press-on / twist-off closure unit (press-on, twist-off as PT closure).
  • press-on, twist-off as PT closure provide hermetic sealing of containers for packaging and preserving food, especially baby food or sports nutrition. The food can be filled hot and after closing and cooling creates a vacuum that can significantly complicate the Loscardgraphy the cap by the consumer.
  • Press-on, twist-off (PT) closures have long been known for use on glass or hard plastic containers.
  • the preferred form of the closure lid comprises a metal shell body having an upper mirror (panel) and a skirt portion projecting axially thereof (downwardly).
  • the generally cylindrical upper portion of the skirt portion has a deformable plastic liner into which threads are formed when pressed vertically onto an orifice equipped radially with thread segments.
  • the consumer can later remove the cap from the container body by a usual loose twisting movement, cf. U.S. 4,709,825 (Mumford ), Summary, WO-A 2002/094670 (Crown Cork & Seal ), Reference numerals 20 and 16 and the straight axial skirt 24 with cylindrical shape and the outer stage in the glass of the local FIG. 2 slightly above the upper end of thread segment 16. Also U.S.
  • U.S. 3,374,601 (Robert White ) published a container according to the preamble of claim 1 (there 18, Sp. 2, Z. 11 and 30) with a container neck (there 23) with a plurality of outer and mutually circumferentially offset threaded elements (there 25).
  • the container can be closed by the threaded elements, this with a closure cover made of sheet metal, wherein the closure lid (there 10) lid inside and cover edge has a peripheral plastic layer (there 16), which acts sealing and holding.
  • the closure lid can be pressed onto the container neck (there 23) and over the threaded elements (there 25) during closing.
  • a vertical portion of the plastic layer is there to open with a rotational movement relative to the thread segments.
  • the container neck (there 23) has an overhead horizontal annular surface adapted and press-fit into a horizontal portion of the plastic layer (there 16) of the closure lid under pressure and sealed under pressure.
  • An axial distance (not explicitly defined there) is defined, but at least visible, between the axially upper ends of the thread segments (there 25) and a (imaginary) horizontal plane through the horizontally oriented end face of the container neck (there 23) of the glass container (there 18).
  • a ring width of the horizontal horizontal end face is conceivable as an annular surface, but not defined to make a ratio of the (imaginary) axial distance to the (imaginary) ring width (measuring) less than 1.35, from there FIGS. 1 and 2 a distance ratio "significantly smaller 1" could result, however, there not written down. Consequently, the axial distance does not have a metric length disclosed therein.
  • the sealed closure unit consists of a container (glass or hard plastic) with external, circumferentially offset and staggered arranged (inclined) threaded elements (also called “threads” or “thread segments”) on a container neck of the container. Belonging to a closure lid made of sheet metal is provided, wherein the closure lid lid inside has a circumferential plastic layer, which is arranged sealingly and holding him and also acts. The closure cap is (or was) pressed onto the container neck and is to be opened via the thread segments and a vertical section of the plastic layer with a rotary movement. This describes his technical / structural design as well as the container neck of the glass container.
  • the thread segments are arranged on the container neck of the container body, to which a closure lid (also called “metallic” closure lid) can be assigned.
  • a closure lid also called "metallic" closure lid
  • the assignment is done in the context of the PT concept, in which the lid is first pressed axially, and by the user, as a customer (or consumer) is removed by a rotary motion. This is expressed by feature (a) in claim 1.
  • the closing takes place at the bottler, who reaches the seal between face and plastic layer after filling by pressing.
  • the end face presses into the horizontal section of the plastic layer a considerable distance.
  • plastic layer on the cover are elastic PVC-containing or PVC-free elastomers or TPE (thermoplastic elastomers), such as a ThermoPolyEthylen or similar plastics. They are suitable for a cold filling at a few degrees Celsius above zero (below 10 ° C), a filling at room or normal temperature (around 20 ° C to 25 ° C), for a filling with a subsequent pasteurization (up to approx 110 ° C) or a filling with a subsequent sterilization (up to 125 ° C) of the filled product.
  • Some modern compounds as a plastic layer can cover all mentioned temperature ranges, so they are suitable for all variants of thermal filling or thermal treatment. However, it is still possible to favor certain compounds for certain temperature ranges and to use the different variants mentioned at the beginning of this paragraph.
  • thermal filling or thermal treatment there are a variety of "customer conditions", ie such filling variants that are used in the bottler.
  • the closure unit comprising the container and the metallic closure lid or the container itself (made of glass or hard plastic) are filled at the customer and then sealed Give properties on both the transport route, as well as for the period of time that has to wait for this bottled container on the shelf on the buyer.
  • the different filling conditions or variants also called “conditions” lead to different results of the product performance. For example, significantly higher forces act on the compound during sterilization with compensation pressure (the plastic layer), which can lead to intersections and thus to vacuum losses and, consequently, later spoilage of the filled product (product).
  • the thermal aftertreatment can take place in the form of a pasteurization or a sterilization, wherein the sterilization with a temperature of above 110 ° C acts on the filled product, currently at most 125 ° C. Below 110 ° C, to about 98 ° C the temperature of the aftertreatment, the expert speaks of a pasteurization.
  • Pasteurization and sterilization
  • ster can be done with or without back pressure.
  • the back pressure during pasteurization is somewhat lower, e.g. less than 0.15 MPa, and significantly higher at sterilization to 0.25 MPa.
  • the duration of exposure to the temperature during the aftertreatment is between 15 minutes and 60 minutes, during which the product is exposed to the higher temperature and pressure during sterilization.
  • closure unit primarily the compound (the plastic layer), which is subject to high thermal stress and is also subjected to pressure during the pasteurization or sterilization by the building up internal pressure in the closed container (with pressure to the outside, which is intercepted by a back pressure can be and / or of the thread segments, which are claimed on the loaded by a lifting force compound in the cap on "shear").
  • a vacuum forms during the cooling phase, which loads the closure and especially the compound with an oppositely directed pressure than during the thermal treatment.
  • Closure lid and primarily the plastic layer must be able to absorb both the build-up overpressure, as well as the existing after cooling negative pressure and still close tight, as well as to remain permanently tight.
  • the filling material is filled with an initial temperature which is below or at most of the order of magnitude of the temperature with which the thermal aftertreatment takes place.
  • the "post-treatment" without pasteurization or sterilization no warming temperature influence takes place.
  • the warm to hot (preheated) product with a coldfill temperature of up to 70 ° C and a hotfill temperature of up to 98 ° C is passively cooled only after filling, in the sense of "cooling down". The period of this cooling is the longer, the higher the filling temperature of the medium has been.
  • the thermal aspect of the aftertreatment can be classified into four categories, no such aftertreatment, the aftertreatment consists only of the (passive) cooling of the filled product, the post-treatment is a pasteurization or the aftertreatment is a sterilization (with a technically controlled cooling following , in the last two categories).
  • controlled cooling also takes place to cool the sealed containers to a transport temperature and to obtain the desired differential pressure on the PT lid in the cooling phase.
  • the final temperature is often the room temperature. Those filled goods, the cold or bottled at room temperature, do not need to be cooled down.
  • the closure cap must be pressed axially onto the stressed container neck and over the threaded elements.
  • the closure lid has a plastic layer which rests on the lid inside a peripheral transition zone and on the apron section, and permanently adhesive. This plastic layer has an axial extent and a radial extent.
  • the said transition zone is oriented circumferentially, connecting the central region of the closure lid (usually called “panel") with the axially projecting apron section.
  • the latter leads into a curl area which may have an interior curl or an outside curl.
  • This axial force transmitted to the compound by means of threaded elements is adjusted very precisely and must be coordinated; if this force is too small, the lid remains at the bottom and can not be unscrewed in the axial direction (due to the rotational movement). If the adhesion of the compound to the threaded elements is too weak, holding is not sufficient for sealing during transport, in the storage condition and for the duration of an offer to sell on the shelf and also in the event of temperature fluctuations.
  • the vacuum in the container has to be considered additionally and influences the mentioned forces.
  • the container neck has a horizontally oriented "surface" (as the upwardly facing end face) on which a horizontal portion of the plastic layer on the closure lid under pressure sealingly able (claim 1 and claim 5) and in the closed state so deep depresses that a Seal by pressure and impressions done.
  • the closure lid has a central region with a subsequent, circumferentially oriented transition zone and an axially protruding apron portion, which leads into a Einrollungs Symposium.
  • the plastic layer is arranged inside the lid on the transition zone and the apron section adhering.
  • This mouth region respectively the upper end face is expressed after the pressing of the Closure lid even a little way into the plastic layer, here forms a sufficient three-dimensional sealing surface (as an annular surface), so that not only a pure touch, but also a clearly acting in depth closing is given under pressure, based on the horizontal portion of the plastic layer the closure lid.
  • the container neck has the overhead horizontal end surface, which is formed as an annular surface with a ring width. It is adapted and adapted to press in a horizontal portion of the plastic layer of the closure lid under pressure and seal under pressure.
  • a ratio For the container (made of glass or hard plastic) is defined by claim 1 a ratio. This ratio of the axial distance to the ring width is less than 1.35 in this solution.
  • the axial distance (indicative of h 54 ) is defined as extending between the axially upper ends of the circumferentially offset threaded members and a horizontal plane through the horizontally oriented end face of the container neck of the container.
  • the ring width is defined by the overhead horizontal end face as an annular surface. It is a component of the three-dimensional acting sealing surface.
  • the step is very high up, so close to the sealing surface on the container.
  • a distance measure of its structural structure For the container (made of glass or hard plastic) is in a further solution (claim 11) called a distance measure of its structural structure.
  • the container neck has the outside step.
  • the outboard step is placed axially above upper ends of the thread segments and below the horizontal end face so that the step is no further axially from the upper horizontal face than 1 mm. This gives the step the aptitude and property to press-seal into the horizontal section of the plastic layer (on the lid) under pressure.
  • the maintenance of the sealing surface contributes to the fact that the material components which have been eliminated in the axial direction do not have to be added in the radial direction in order to additionally supplement the axial sealing action which is eliminated there. Instead, the radial dimension of the sealing surface should remain as known in the art.
  • the container around this sealing surface is, however, otherwise organized in terms of a sheet metal savings in the lid and other savings at or in the mouth region of the container. If the person skilled in the art laid the sealing surface from an axial zone into a widened radial zone, more material would again be needed, namely glass (or hard plastic) and also cover material (metal surface or diameter).
  • the cover would extend more or more outward in the radial direction in order to move the cylindrical skirt further outwards in the radial direction, so that it is able to grasp the hypothetical radially outwardly assumed thread profile.
  • the demand for material in all types involved can be reduced.
  • the circumscribed proportions and sizes characterize a short container neck (neck) in the mouth region, and this brevity is achieved while maintaining an equally effective sealing surface against the horizontal portion of the plastic layer (the compound or seal material disposed in the lid), with closer placement of the thread segments this three-dimensional Sealing surface. In this case, material was removed above the thread segments and at the lower end portion of the sealing profile, saved and thereby achieved the shortness of the neck.
  • the container neck is preferably able to press into the horizontal section of the sealing plastic layer up to this step (claim 11).
  • outboard steps were axially so far away from the three-dimensional sealing surface that they were unable to engage the horizontal portion of the plastic layer in the closure cap.
  • a container with an end portion (claim 1, claim 5) having at least two, but preferably many circumferentially (and inclined) extending thread segments. These inclined thread segments are due to their multiplicity against each other nested or staggered on the circumference of the container mouth directed outwards.
  • the closure cap is pressed axially, so pressed over by a pressing force in the axial direction over the thread segments, whereby the thread segments press in due to their rigidity in the elastic plastic layer. This ensures that in a subsequent loosening and further rotation of the lid, the inclined segments in the embossed webs on the cover, the closure lid lift axially upwards. As long as this torque does not occur, the pressed-on cap remains on the end portion of the container (the mouth region) placed so that the cover side of the transition zone and the skirt portion disposed plastic layer in axial section with the threaded segments of the container axially locking contact.
  • a circumferential guiding of the thread segments takes place in order to raise the sheet metal cover axially and to loosen from the thread segments, which the container from the cap and container is opened.
  • the axial skirt portion of the closure cap and the axial height of the container mouth (with the thread segments) is considerably longer or larger in the prior art than the solutions according to the invention suggest this.
  • the axial length of the skirt portion is about 6.5 mm and the radially directed transition zone is about 4.6 mm, so that forms a ratio of about 1.4.
  • a maximum ratio of 1.0 is claimed for the much shorter axially directed skirt portion.
  • an axial length of approximately 2.8 mm above the thread segments is currently common in the prior art, which according to the invention can be reduced to values below 2.0 mm (ie by more than 25%) with the same functionality (claim 11).
  • the ratio of the axial extent of the skirt portion with a view to a radial dimensioning of the horizontally oriented end face ensures a very compact closure region of a closure unit.
  • a measure of the metallic closure lid is related to a frontal dimension of the glass container (or vice versa).
  • One is axial, the other radially.
  • To form the horizontal end face an imaginary plane can be added, which also allows a dimensioning of the axially upper ends of the threaded elements.
  • the so definable axial distance has a dimension that is smaller than 2.0 mm (claim 11).
  • the threaded elements are arranged on an axially lower portion so that they do not fall away. This is paraphrased with a horizontal plane which runs through the horizontally oriented end face of the container neck. From her measured to the upper ends of the plurality of circumferentially offset threaded elements, it is only "a short distance", in any case less than 2.0 mm, preferably less than or equal to 1.6 mm and more preferably less than or equal to 1.3 mm.
  • the container there are embodiments according to claim 6 to 7.
  • the container 50 off FIG. 4 is preferably made of glass or a hard plastic (hereinafter "glass container”). He has a mouth area 52 with a diameter D 50 , which in FIG. 1 . FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 in clipping and in a magnification in FIG. 3 (and the FIGS. 6 to 8 ) is shown.
  • the upper end of the container neck (as mouth region 52) of the container 50 is a radially directed end surface 52a, which is closed inwardly via a circumferential groove 52b and outwardly over an axial piece h 54 , which up to the axially upper end of the threaded ridge 54 in the FIGS. 1 to 3 enough.
  • this sectional view can stand for each circumferentially further staggered axial sectional view, with the exception of the height position of the two illustrated thread segments 54,55, depending on the circumferential rotation of the vertical section in a different altitude of the outer Surface of the container neck 52 lie.
  • a filling material F is shown schematically, which is first filled and with a closure lid 1 or 2 after FIGS. 1 or 2 is closed, or should be. It is bottled hot or cold.
  • One of the thermal treatment methods can be used, cf. Page 3, third paragraph.
  • a step 60 is provided above the thread segments on the container neck 52.
  • the cap 2 in FIG. 1 is shown only in section. Two of its radial dimensions are given, D i and D a .
  • the dimension D i is the radial diameter dimension of the lid mirror 11, which can also be named as the central area. It extends within a circumferential kink 11a ', which leads into the edge region, which is represented by the reference numerals 11a, 11b and 11c.
  • the outer dimension D a should be described. It is the diameter dimension of the skirt 12 which adjoins the transition zone 11a, 11b and 11c radially outwardly but projecting downwardly in the axial direction. In the presentation of the FIGS. 1 and 2 is the left side of the skirt portion 12 is not visible, so that the beginning of the outer diameter D a at the left edge remains open, but the diameter D i can be shown on the left edge corresponding to the circumferential bend line 11 a '.
  • the dimension "dr” (in the sense of delta r) comprises the first ramp section 11a from the circumferential kink 11a ', a slightly less inclined second ramp section 11b above the end face 52a of the neck 52 of the container 50 and the right outer end of this second ramp section 11b, which via a curved portion 11c in the skirt portion 12 passes.
  • the top of the skirt section 12 in FIG. 1 12a and 12b is the bottom end. Between these two ends or end points, the skirt 12 extends in a straight line in the axial direction and forms a cylinder, viewed in the circumferential direction.
  • an outer roller 22 which connects directly thereto.
  • a radially directed, horizontal portion 30h of a sealing layer 30 is arranged, and radially inside the skirt 12, the axial portion 30v, which consists of a plastic gasket layer.
  • the plastic layer is 30 or 30h (horizontal) with 30v (vertical) Transition zone is 11a, 11b, 11c Turning point 52b 'is in the fillet groove 52b staggered threaded elements 53,54,55,56,57,58 are provided.
  • Sealing surface 51 has a radial dimension of b 52 *
  • the horizontally oriented end face is 52a
  • the horizontal end face 52a as an annular surface has a ring width b 52
  • the axial distance is h 60 between the outer step 60 and the horizontal horizontal end face 52 a
  • the ratio h 60 / b 52 is less than 0.7
  • An axial distance h 54 is defined, extending between the axially upper ends 53a, 54a, 55a, 56a, 57a of the circumferentially offset threaded elements 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and a horizontal plane E 52a Level E 52a is formed by the horizontally oriented end face 52a of the container neck 52 of the glass container 50
  • the second axial distance is h 60 , namely the distance of the overhead horizontal end face 52 a from the outwardly facing step 60 h 0 is the axial extent of the skirt portion 12 of the closure lid 1 or 2 dr is a radial extent of the transition zone 11a, 11b, 11c
  • FIG. 3 This can be in the enlargement of the FIG. 3 be seen, this being FIG. 3 in the remarks of the FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 can be used.
  • FIG. 3 the upper edge of the neck 52 can be seen.
  • a link may like the horizontally oriented end face 52a serve, which has a width b 52 . It is oriented purely horizontally and defines a horizontal plane E 52a , to which reference dimensions and relationships are explained below.
  • the length b 52 ' is for example longer than the pure radial dimension, which is added to the radial dimension b 52 on the inside. This extends to the inflection point of the fillet groove 52b (the "inflection point" in section is circumferentially a circumferential line).
  • This êteinrollung 21 connects to the skirt portion 12, with otherwise the same elements and functions as used FIG. 1 were explained.
  • the associated reference numerals are the same.
  • the lower axial end of the cylindrical skirt portion 12 does not lead directly to a rolling but into a widening portion 21a. Its upper end 21a 'starts at the lower end of the cylindrical portion 12.
  • the dilator section 21 is at its lower end 21 "into a rolled inwardly portion 21 which circumscribes a full curl.
  • the specification of the diameter d 21 can rewrite the curl 21 and the height h 21 circumscribes the height of the transition section 21a , which serves the radial expansion and the creation of space or space for the êteinrollung.
  • a plastic region 31 is provided, which also extends below the axial lower end 12b FIG. 1 , here in FIG. 2 extends and thereby radially expands, but does not extend axially beyond the réelleeinrollung down, but remains limited to the height h 21 . Accordingly, the height portion d 22 of the outer roller 22 from FIG. 1 be used, which defines a comparable plastic portion 32.
  • FIG. 1 the radial dimension of the end face 52a is dimensioned with b 52 .
  • the effective sealing surface is wider and longer, in particular in the radial direction, but has no dimension corresponding to its actual "length", but the drawn dimension b 52 *.
  • the radial dimension dr of the transition zone consisting of the three elements 11a, 11b, 11c is in both FIGS. 1 and 2 located. It is greater than the axial height of the cylindrical skirt portion 12. This height is measured with h 0 . It starts at the upper end 12a of the skirt portion 12 which coincides with the radial outer end 11c "of the arc of curvature 11c. The inner end 11c 'of the arc of curvature 11c merges with the second ramp portion 11b.
  • H 54 is approximately at the level of the outer surface of the upper end of the container neck 52 and extends between the upper end of all threads (a corresponding imaginary circumference) and the plane E 52 a , which circumscribes the position and orientation of the horizontal end face 52 a or vice versa ,
  • the distance of the plane E 52a from the upper end of the thread segments 54 (and correspondingly circumferentially offset also of the segment 55) is indicated by h 54 .
  • This Dimension is especially short. It ensures that a considerably higher degree of more than 2.8 mm in the exemplary embodiments of the prior art FIGS. 1 and 2 can be shortened significantly.
  • This distance h 54 should be referred to as a threadless zone between the end face 52 a and the threaded portion of the plurality of circumferentially offset threaded elements 54, 55.
  • this height dimension h 54 is in any case less than 2 mm, preferably less than 1.6 mm or even substantially 1.3 mm, which is intended to describe the very small extension in the axial direction of this measure. This is a significantly shortened axial portion of the container neck, in which no threaded elements are present and in the prior art has a significant contribution to the sealing effect, which are no longer present according to the embodiments of the invention, although these embodiments still produce sufficient sealing effect ,
  • the radial extent is decisive for the sealing effect on the end face of the mouth.
  • the axial dimension is decisive for the opening mechanism.
  • This radial dimension may be once the radial dimension dr of the sheet metal cover, which consists of the three sections 11a, 11b and 11c in the transition zone, or it may be the above-described radial dimension 52a on the glass, which establishes the initial sealing contact and the plane E 52a defines. The latter is on the container, the former is on the closure lid.
  • the ratios are such that the height dimension h 0 in an example of the outer roll of the FIG. 1 4.405 mm can be specified, which is to be related to a cover with 60 mm external dimension to a dr of 4.48 mm.
  • the result is a ratio v 2 of the axial height of the skirt to the radial extent of the transition zone of 0.98.
  • This ratio v 2 0.98 for characterizing an axially very short skirt can have a catchment area of ⁇ 2%.
  • the corresponding dimensioning and definition of the assignment can also be made with regard to the radial dimension b 52 .
  • This relatively narrow measure is complemented by the in FIG. 3 circumscribed further dimensions which circumscribe the effective sealing surface, so that the radial dimension of the effective sealing surface with b 52 * is given, which is 2.35 mm, within this dimension b 52 * but the pure radial dimension of the end face 52a only 1.5 mm measures.
  • the ratio v 1 from the axial height to the pure radial dimension b 52 is calculated in the example of FIG. 1 with external role from the above values to 2.94 and is less than 3.00.
  • the other ratio for the inner roll after FIG. 2 is that of the height h 0 to the extension b 52 of the end face 52 a .
  • the dimension b 52 is equal to that of the example of FIG. 1 and 1.5 mm.
  • a relatively short skirt portion 12 can be circumscribed by ratios, once on the first ratio v 1 and once on the second ratio v 2 , or on the combination thereof.
  • the first ratio v 1 circumscribes the ratio of the length (of the skirt portion) to the horizontal end surface 52a on the glass vessel;
  • the second ratio v 2 circumscribes the ratio h 0 to the radial extent dr of the transition zones 11 a, 11 b and 11 c alone on the closure lid.
  • the axial section h 0 for the closure cap is shorter than the radial dimension dr, in the example the height h 0 for the FIG. 2 4.005 mm and the radial extent dr of 4.48 mm, as in the example of FIG. 1 ,
  • This ratio can be given in a wider tolerance range of 0.9 ⁇ 5%, as well as 0.89 ⁇ 1%, shown using the example of a 59 mm closure cap in FIG. 2 , which diameter diameter D a for the circumscribed ratio but does not play a significant role, since this ratio in the mouth region of the sealed container 50 remains virtually the same regardless of the diameter of different closures.
  • the ratio v 1 from the axial height to the pure radial dimension b 52 is in the example of FIG. 1 with outer roll so 2.94 and is less than 3.00.
  • the other ratio for the inner roll after FIG. 2 is that of the height h 0 to the extension b 52 of the end face 52 a .
  • the dimension b 52 is equal to that of the example of FIG. 1 and 1.5 mm.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 are still other height dimensions registered, resulting from the circumscribed height measurements.
  • the three components are corresponding, the axial dimension h o of the skirt 12, the diameter d 21 of the inner curl 21 and the axial height h 'of the transition zone 11 a, 11 b and 11 c, the end FIG. 1 can be taken.
  • the newly added axial dimension h 21 is the axial height of the bell-shaped widened intermediate portion 21 a with its lower end 21 a ".
  • the container off FIG. 4 is closed at the bottom and has an upwardly open mouth area 52, which is also often referred to below as "mouth". Its upper end forms a sealing surface 51 which is formed as a three-dimensional annular surface and is specified in more detail in the detail enlargements below.
  • the container is equipped in its mouth region 52 with an upper sealing profile (as the three-dimensional sealing surface 51) and has a thread profile arranged underneath, which consists of the thread segments 53, 54,.
  • These thread segments are in FIG. 6 can be seen in unwound form, with only one hemisphere, ie 180 ° of the mouth portion is shown unwound.
  • between six and ten thread segments are provided in a range of diameters of the container 50 between 4cm and 7cm in 360 ° circumference.
  • the picture shows four complete thread segments and two half segments 53 and 58 at 180 °.
  • the shape of the container is shown in an example in FIG. 4 shown. It has a substantially cylindrical body portion 50b, at the lower end it has a slightly dome-shaped curved bottom portion 50a and above the cylindrical body portion 50b is provided a recess 50c, the upper end of which leads into said mouth region 52.
  • FIG. 4 takes only one possible and emphasizes the following description of the mouth portion 52 as one that can be placed on a Grundköper (container body) of any shape or attached to the top.
  • a Grundköper container body
  • the material of the container is preferably glass. Even a dimensionally stable plastic can be used, elastic deformations of the container are not provided, so that no flexible plastics or no cardboard containers are used when it comes to a dimensionally stable neck 52 as the mouth area.
  • FIG. 5 shows an enlarged detail of the FIG. 4 , Here it is clearer to see the sealing surface 51, which in more detail in FIG. 3 was explained. It comes an additional stage 60, which is the embodiment of the FIG. 5 a little differently designed than the examples of FIGS. 1 and 2 with a view of the vitreous body 50.
  • a threaded member 55 can be seen in section, axially above the step 60 and again axially above the three-dimensional sealing surface 51, which starts at the step 60 (outside) and up to the inflection point 52b 'of the groove 52b on the inside of the Mouth 52 reaches (as a lateral groove, which is open at the top).
  • FIG. 5 a subsequent threaded element 56 can be seen, wherein the section AA FIG. 6 can be assumed as represented.
  • the named threaded elements made FIG. 6 are partially overlapping, they extend at a slightly upward angle of inclination ⁇ between 4.5 ° and 5 ° and allow by their staggered arrangement the effect of a continuous thread, which could not be placed effectively on such a short height of the mouth portion 52.
  • they allow the effect of pressing a closure lid with the inner edge arranged plastic layer, which consists of a vertical and a horizontal section. When pressed, the vertical section comes into contact with the thread segments and forms impressions by means of paths along which the closure cover can be lifted off axially during untwisting. The latter happens to the user or the user or user, the former takes place when closing by or from the bottler.
  • FIG. 6 explains the in FIG. 5 apparent location of the outer stage 60. It is located slightly above the upper ends of the threaded elements, which in the following with the term of the thread segments inherently as staggered, limited length, offset circumferentially and slightly inclined to be detected.
  • the upper horizontal sealing surface 52a is in FIG. 6 the upper end of the unwound container neck with the thread profile.
  • the distance of the stage 60 from this upper end is smaller than the axial dimension h 54th
  • This section from the step 60 to the horizontal section 52a of the sealing surface 51 is designated by 61 and corresponds mutatis mutandis to the two sections 52 "and 52"'from FIG. 3 where no level 60 is provided.
  • the thread segments which in FIG. 6 are shown unwound, are based on an enlarged detail of the FIG. 6a clarified.
  • the end of the thread segment is designated 55a '.
  • the axially upper end is designated in purely axial direction with 55a. It defines a circumferential height or a circumferential line H 54 , which serves as a basis for assessment. It lies parallel to the circumferential course of the step 60 and parallel to the horizontal horizontal sealing surface 52a.
  • stage 60 in the embodiments of the invention according to the FIG. 5 very close to the axially upper ends 53a, 54a, 55a, 56a and 57a as well as all those axially upper ends lying on the other 180 ° of the container mouth, which in FIG. 6 not shown.
  • step 60 so that the threaded portion comes with its defined axial upper end H 54 of the sealing surface 52 very close, in other words so close that one can speak of a short neck, which also in other terms length-reduced, stocky or the combination of these terms can be called.
  • the step 60 is located at a distance of about 0.8 mm from the horizontal portion 52a of the sealing surface 51.
  • step 60 is removed from the top axial end of the thread segments by a similar amount, namely, 0.7 mm.
  • the radial width of the entire sealing surface 51 is about 2.35 mm and is made up of the various sections coming out of the FIG. 3 are visible, together.
  • the pure radially directed dimension b 52 is about 1.5 mm (the horizontal end face 52a).
  • the sealing surface 51 When placing a cap from, for example, the FIGS. 1 or 2 on the mouth region 52, the sealing surface 51 is dimensioned so that it is formed by impressions.
  • This three-dimensional sealing surface extends from the inflection point 52b 'of the fillet groove 52b to the outboard step 60. This corresponds to approximately extending in the depth direction from 80% to 90% of a lidded horizontal portion 30h of the plastic sheet 30 (that of horizontal portion 30h and vertical Section 30v exists). This usually has an order of magnitude in the range of 1 mm, so that a pushing in and - resulting from impressions - pressure with sealing takes place, which reliably closes the food content of the container 50.
  • step 60 and the design of the short neck 52 also allows for various other geometries and dimensions where the step is still present or absent, as with the FIGS. 1 and 2 and the local container neck 52 is the case. Affected here is the "threadless" height h 54 , which circumscribes an axial portion of the container neck 52, on which no thread and no thread segment is placed. Therefore, it is assumed in the transcription that the upper end of each of the segments is the lower end of the height dimension h 54 . The upper ends of the segments lie on a circumferential line H 54 .
  • FIG. 6 illustrates what is in FIG. 5 is shown in section.
  • a ratio is defined, that is, a width b 52 of the horizontal portion of the sealing surface 51 and the axial distance h 54 , which is independent of the presence of a step 60 (which lies outside and so that also "points outward"), the following consideration arises.
  • the axial distance is measured between the axially upper ends of the (all) segments and a horizontal plane.
  • the horizontal plane is a thinking model intended to rewrite the horizontally oriented end face 52a of the container neck 52. Between this plane and the imaginary circumference H 54 forms a distance. This distance is related to the necessary or required for the sealing effect width b 52 , so that there is a ratio which is able to express both equally, the performance or function of sufficient sealing and the performance or function of the relatively short dimensioned axial length of the mouth portion 52nd
  • This ratio is less than 1.35 also in modified embodiments, which are based on the execution of FIG. 5 or to the stepless training of the FIGS. 1 and 2 regarding the vessel.
  • the step 60 may occur and it is suitably placed in the distance h 54 so that preferably until this step a sealing impressions in the horizontal portion of the plastic layer 30 takes place when the lid is placed on the glass 50 by mechanical pressing on the filler.
  • the step 60 can also be placed so that this seal seal is created by pushing in under pressure, forming the "seal" by the in FIG. 7
  • the step 60 can also be placed closer to the axially upper ends (the circumferential line H 54 ), so that it does not necessarily press into the horizontal portion of the plastic layer, but into a piece of the vertical portion 30v of the plastic layer 30th
  • FIG. 7 An exceptional measure FIG. 5 is in FIG. 7 illustrated. A detail of this FIG. 7 finds itself further enlarged in the FIG. 8 ,
  • the there drawn step 60 has a distance h 60 from the horizontal surface 52a, the height h 54 is not shown here. If there is a step 60, its spacing or positioning between face 52a and the axially upper end of the thread segments, in example 55a, can also be used to characterize the short configuration of the neck. It is preferably provided that the step 60 does not come to rest outside a Jerusalem facilityden horizontal portion of the plastic layer.
  • step 60 having h 60 > 1.0 mm, however, the axial distance h 54 is still less than 2 mm, or less than 1 in a ratio of the radial extent of the horizontal portion of the seal face 51 , 35 (calculated from a distance of 2.0 mm from the axially upper ends of the thread segments and a radial width of 1.5 mm and rounded up to a smoother value of 1.33 to 1.35).
  • FIG. 8 The further enlargement of the enlarged FIG. 8 clarifies the said in the previous figures.
  • the turning point 52b 'in the groove 52b is clearly visible.
  • the effective radial dimension b 52 * is explained in FIG. 3 and here applied to the container 50, which has an outboard stage 60. Up to the inner edge of this step 60 (it also has a more external outer edge) the dimension b 52 * is dimensioned and in the example results in 2.35 mm with a certain tolerance, which can be stated in the order of ⁇ 10% ,
  • the horizontal portion of the entire sealing surface 51 is 52a with the width b 52 of 1.5 mm, also with a corresponding tolerance.
  • FIGS. 7a and 7b Attaching the cover (cover 1 or 2 off FIG. 2 or 1) is in the FIGS. 7a and 7b shown.
  • the closure lid is initially placed and has already reached the first thread segment with the vertical portion 30v of the plastic layer.
  • On the horizontal end face 52a of the horizontal portion 30h of the entire plastic layer 30 is located.
  • the sealing surface 51 which forms after a depression, illustrates the FIG.
  • FIGS. 7a and 7b leads the horizontal portion 52a to very close to the metallic portion 11b and the peripheral step 60 reaches the horizontal portion 30h of the plastic sheet 30.
  • the plastic sheet reference is made to the introduction, cf. Page 3, fifth paragraph.
  • FIGS. 7a and 7b is the lower end of the skirt 12 of the respective cap from the FIGS. 1 and 2 not shown.
  • the goal achieved with this shortening of the neck 52 or the purpose associated therewith is to reduce material. It can be achieved with the same sealing effect, that the thread segments get closer to the 3D sealing surface 51 (the sealing profile), so that glass (in general: container material) can be saved. If a hard plastic is used instead of glass, the same is saved.
  • the skirt 12 of the lid may be made shorter because it must extend less axially down the glass to reach the thread segments 53-58.
  • the maintenance of the sealing surface 51 contributes to the fact that the axially omitted material components do not have to be added in the radial direction in order to replenish there sealing effect. Instead, the radial dimension of the sealing surface in the examples has remained as it is known in the art.
  • the circumscribed proportions and sizes characterize a short vessel neck in the mouth region, and this brevity is achieved while maintaining an equally effective sealing surface in the horizontal portion of the plastic layer (of the compound or sealing material disposed in the lid) with axial displacement of the thread segments to the three-dimensional sealing surface 51.

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  1. Récipient en verre ou en matière plastique dure qui comporte un col de récipient (52) comprenant plusieurs éléments filetés (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58) situés à l'extérieur et décalés sur la périphérie les uns par rapport aux autres qui servent de segments filetés, dans lequel le récipient est apte à être fermé à l'aide des segments filetés au moyen d'un couvercle de fermeture en tôle qui comporte sur son côté intérieur et en bordure une couche périphérique (30; 30h, 30v) en matière plastique qui a une action d'étanchéité et de maintien, et qui s'étend également sur le côté intérieur de la jupe du couvercle, du fait que le couvercle de fermeture est pressé sur le col (52) du récipient par l'intermédiaire des éléments filetés (53, 54, 55, ...) lors de la fermeture, dans lequel le couvercle de fermeture peut être ouvert par un mouvement de rotation par rapport aux éléments filetés (53, 54, 55, ...); dans lequel le col (52) du récipient présente une face frontale horizontale supérieure (52a) en forme de face annulaire avec une largeur annulaire (b52), qui est adaptée et appropriée pour s'enfoncer sous pression dans un segment horizontal (30h) de la couche en matière plastique (30; 30h, 30v) du couvercle de fermeture (1, 2) et obtenir une étanchéité sous pression; dans lequel
    (a) il est défini une distance axiale (h54), qui s'étend entre des extrémités axialement supérieures (53a, 54a, 55a, 56a, 57a) des segments filetés (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58) et un plan horizontal (E52a) à travers la face frontale orientée horizontalement (52a) du col (52) du récipient (50),
    caractérisé en ce que
    (b) un rapport entre la distance axiale (h54) et la largeur annulaire (b52) est inférieur à 1,35 et la distance axiale (h54) est inférieure à 2,0 mm.
  2. Récipient selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le rapport entre la distance axiale (h54) et la largeur annulaire (b52) est inférieur à 1,0, en particulier inférieur à 0,9.
  3. Récipient selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel le col (52) du récipient présente un épaulement tourné vers l'extérieur (60), qui est situé axialement au-dessus d'extrémités supérieures des segments filetés (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58) et en dessous de la face frontale horizontale (52a), épaulement (60) jusqu'auquel le col (52) du récipient peut être rendu étanche sous pression par enfoncement dans un segment horizontal (30h) de la couche en matière plastique (30; 30h, 30v).
  4. Récipient selon la revendication 1 ou 3, dans lequel l'extrémité supérieure du col (52) du récipient (50) est la face frontale orientée radialement (52a), qui est terminée radialement vers l'intérieur par une gorge périphérique (52b) et radialement vers l'extérieur par une pièce axiale qui correspond à la distance axiale (h54), et qui s'étend jusqu'à l'extrémité axialement supérieure des éléments filetés (54).
  5. Récipient comprenant plusieurs éléments filetés (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58) situés à l'extérieur et décalés sur la périphérie les uns par rapport aux autres qui servent de segments filetés sur un col (52) du récipient (50), apte à recevoir un couvercle de fermeture en tôle, qui présente sur le côté intérieur du couvercle une couche périphérique en matière plastique (30; 30h, 30v), qui s'étend également sur le côté intérieur de la jupe du couvercle et qui a une action d'étanchéité et de maintien, et qui peut être pressé sur le col (52) du récipient par l'intermédiaire des éléments filetés (53, 54, 55, ...) et qui peut être ouvert par un mouvement de rotation; dans lequel
    - le col (52) du récipient présente une face frontale horizontale supérieure (52a) en forme de face annulaire, qui est configurée, adaptée et appropriée pour s'enfoncer sous pression dans un segment horizontal (30h) de la couche en matière plastique (30) du couvercle de fermeture (1, 2);
    - le col (52) du récipient présente un épaulement situé à l'extérieur (60), qui est situé axialement au-dessus d'extrémités supérieures (53a, 54a) des segments filetés (53, 54, ...) et en dessous de la face frontale horizontale (52a), épaulement (60) jusqu'auquel le col (52) du récipient peut être rendu étanche sous pression par enfoncement dans le segment horizontal (30h) de la couche en matière plastique (30; 30h, 30v),
    caractérisé en ce qu'une première distance axiale (h54) entre les extrémités axialement supérieures (53a, 54a, 55a, 56a, 57a) des éléments filetés (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58) décalés sur la périphérie et un plan horizontal (E52a) à travers la face frontale orientée horizontalement du col (52) du récipient (50) est inférieure à 2,0 mm.
  6. Récipient selon la revendication 5, dans lequel la distance axiale (h54) des extrémités axialement supérieures (53a, 54a, 55a, 56a, 57a) des éléments filetés (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58) décalés sur la périphérie est inférieure ou égale à 1,6 mm.
  7. Récipient selon la revendication 5, dans lequel la distance axiale (h54) est inférieure ou égale à 1,3 mm, correspondant à une partie axiale nettement raccourcie du col (52) du récipient sans éléments filetés, qui est située au-dessus des éléments filetés.
  8. Récipient selon une des revendications 5 à 7, dans lequel une deuxième distance axiale (h60) entre la face frontale horizontale supérieure (52a) et l'épaulement tourné vers l'extérieur (60) est inférieure à 1 mm.
  9. Récipient selon une des revendications 5 à 8, dans lequel
    (a) il est défini une distance axiale (h54), qui s'étend entre les extrémités axialement supérieures (53a, 54a, 55a, 56a, 57a) des éléments filetés décalés sur la périphérie (53, 54, 55, 56, 57) et un plan horizontal (E52a), formé par la face frontale orientée horizontalement (52a) du col (52) du récipient en verre (50);
    (b) une largeur annulaire (b52) de la face frontale horizontale supérieure (52a) est définie comme une face annulaire;
    et un rapport entre la distance axiale (h54) et la largeur annulaire (b52) est inférieur à 1,35, en particulier inférieur à 0,9.
  10. Récipient selon une des revendications 5 à 9, dans lequel un autre rapport est formé par
    - une distance axiale (h60) entre l'épaulement situé à l'extérieur (60) et la face frontale horizontale supérieure (52a); ainsi que
    - une largeur radiale (b52) de la face frontale horizontale supérieure (52a) en forme de face annulaire;
    dans lequel l'autre rapport (h60/b52) est inférieur à 0,7, en particulier inférieur à 0,55.
  11. Récipient comprenant plusieurs éléments filetés (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58) situés à l'extérieur et décalés sur la périphérie les uns par rapport aux autres qui servent de segments filetés sur un col (52) du récipient (50) destiné à recevoir un couvercle de fermeture en tôle qui comporte une couche périphérique (30; 30h, 30v) en matière plastique avec un segment vertical (30v) et un segment horizontal (30h) et ayant à l'état fermé une action d'étanchéité et de maintien; dans lequel
    - le col (52) du récipient présente une face frontale horizontale supérieure (52a) en forme de face annulaire;
    - le col (52) du récipient présente un épaulement situé à l'extérieur (60), qui est situé axialement au-dessus d'extrémités supérieures (53a, 54a) des segments filetés (53, 54, ...) et en dessous de la face frontale horizontale (52a),
    - les segments filetés (53, 54, 55, ...) sont disposés et configurés de telle manière que le couvercle de fermeture puisse être pressé sur le col (52) du récipient par l'intermédiaire des segments filetés et l'épaulement situé à l'extérieur (60) dans une position de maintien,
    caractérisé en ce que l'épaulement (60) est positionné de telle manière qu'il ne soit pas éloigné axialement de la face frontale supérieure (52a) de plus de 1 mm (h60).
  12. Récipient selon la revendication 11, dans lequel l'éloignement de l'épaulement (60) définit une distance axiale (h60) de la face frontale horizontale supérieure (52a) par rapport à l'épaulement tourné vers l'extérieur (60), qui est inférieure à 0,8 mm, avec une marge de tolérance de ± 10 %.
  13. Récipient selon une des revendications 11 ou 12, dans lequel un rapport (quatrième rapport) est formé par
    - une distance axiale (h60) entre l'épaulement situé à l'extérieur (60) et la face frontale horizontale supérieure (52a); ainsi que
    - une largeur radiale (b52) de la face frontale horizontale supérieure (52a) en forme de face annulaire;
    dans lequel ce rapport (h60/b52) est inférieur à 0,7, en particulier inférieur à 0,55.
  14. Récipient selon la revendication 11, dans lequel une distance axiale (h54) entre les extrémités axialement supérieures (53a, 54a, 55a, 56a, 57a) des éléments filetés décalés sur la périphérie (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58) et un plan horizontal (E52a) à travers la face frontale orientée horizontalement du col (52) du récipient en verre (50) est inférieure à 2,0 mm, en particulier inférieure ou égale à 1,6 mm ou inférieure ou égale à 1,3 mm.
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