EP3174812B1 - Container having a head piece, which container can be or is filled with a medium - Google Patents

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EP3174812B1
EP3174812B1 EP14799968.4A EP14799968A EP3174812B1 EP 3174812 B1 EP3174812 B1 EP 3174812B1 EP 14799968 A EP14799968 A EP 14799968A EP 3174812 B1 EP3174812 B1 EP 3174812B1
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Michael Spallek
Johannes Geser
Karl Köppel
Alexander Hammer
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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
    • B65D1/00Containers 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
    • B65D1/02Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/023Neck construction
    • B65D1/0238Integral frangible closures
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61JCONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J1/00Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes
    • A61J1/14Details; Accessories therefor
    • 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
    • B65D1/00Containers 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
    • B65D1/02Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0207Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by material, e.g. composition, physical features
    • 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
    • B65D1/00Containers 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
    • B65D1/02Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/04Multi-cavity bottles
    • 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
    • B65D17/00Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
    • B65D17/06Integral, or permanently secured, end or side closures
    • B65D17/12Closures secured by soldering, welding, or otherwise uniting opposed surfaces
    • 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
    • B65D51/00Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/002Closures to be pierced by an extracting-device for the contents and fixed on the container by separate retaining means

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  • the invention relates to a container with head having the features in the preamble of claim 1.
  • Plastic containers which are manufactured in a blow molding, filling and sealing process (BFS process), as for example in the EP 2 269 558 A1 described and known in the professional world under the name bottelpack® system, are used for food and luxury products and in medicine with great advantage for the packaging of pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, enteral nutrition and medical devices, such as rinsing and dialysis solutions.
  • BFS process blow molding, filling and sealing process
  • a significant advantage of such containers for such a purpose is that the contents have exclusive contact with a polymer forming the container material, typically a plastic such as LDPE, HDPE or PP.
  • LDPE low density polyethylene
  • Containers intended for injection or infusion have a special shape of the head area (hereinafter referred to as "head piece”) for the formation of accesses to the container contents.
  • the one-piece design of container and head allows a secure sterility of the contents with particularly efficient implementation of the manufacturing process.
  • Be on the head piece Caps with elastomer sealing elements (DIN ISO 15759) attached by welding or overmoulding.
  • Such head pieces as known from DIN ISO 15759, have a head surface in the form of a convex curve having a head membrane which is penetratable when using the container by means of a piercing spike or a cannula.
  • Containers with such headers have several disadvantages.
  • piercing spikes are used. There is a risk that the head membrane inverts during the piercing process inside and there is a leak. Leaks can also occur if the head piece is punctured several times, eg with a piercing spike for a removal procedure or with a cannula for transferring a separate drug component into the relevant container, before the actual application of the container contents.
  • the DE 25 04 253 A1 describes a generic container with header that can be filled or filled with a medium and made of plastic materials using a blow molding, filling and sealing process, with a transition region between the container and at least one arranged on the head end side, by means of a piercing or Einschneidteils penetratable first type of head face, which runs with a predeterminable curvature, wherein at least one second type of head face is present on the head piece, which likewise has a predeterminable curvature which is the same as, but preferably different from, the curvature of the head face of the first type, wherein the respective head surfaces merge into one another to form a total area which spans the free end of the transition region facing away from the container, and wherein the head piece is an integral part of the container, the head surfaces being rotationally symmetrical are et and run concentrically to a longitudinal axis of the container.
  • the invention has the object to provide a particular medical use container provided, which is characterized by improved performance characteristics and a particularly safe handling, for example, in parenteral or enteral application guaranteed.
  • a significant feature of the invention is that with two types of head surfaces, one head surface is convex and the other head surface is concavely curved.
  • At least one second type of top surface is present on the one-piece component of the container-forming head piece, which has a predetermined curvature, which is different from the curvature of a second type of head surface as stated above, wherein the respective head surfaces below Forming a total surface into each other, which spans the free, directed away from the container end of the transition region.
  • a uniform head membrane which spans with uniform curvature of the end of the head piece
  • different top surfaces convex-concave
  • different curvatures at the head end is for the total surface increased resistance to deflection and easier piercing, Cutting or penetrating achievable. Dodge the head membrane during the opening process and the risk of leaks are minimal.
  • top surfaces provided on the header can merge into each other directly or via a connection area.
  • a further, third type of top surface is present, which in turn has a different curvature than the respective other top surfaces.
  • top surfaces have surface pieces which are arranged to extend transversely to this longitudinal axis.
  • the arrangement can also be made so that at least one of the top surfaces forms a web-like stiffening rib, which is placed on each adjacent head surface or the adjacent arranged surface parts at least one other top surface interconnects.
  • the invention also caps with elastomeric sealing elements, which abut substantially only on the penetration surfaces of the respective head piece.
  • Fig. 1 to 5c . 7a to 8b . 10a to 11a and 13 to 19 are merely illustrative of the background of the invention and are not the subject of a claim.
  • the Fig. 1 and 2 show a container prepared by the aforementioned BFS method in the form of an infusion bottle 1 with an upper removal position 3 and a lower removal position 5.
  • the bottle 1 is made of a plastic material such as LDPE, HDPE, PP or PET.
  • polyolefins may be provided in combination with EVOH, PET, COC, COP, PA, or the like.
  • Fig. 1 and 2 the bottle 1 in the drawing overhead a head piece 7, which corresponds to the prior art according to DIN ISO 15759.
  • caps can be connected with an elastomeric sealant (DIN ISO 15759), for example, by welding, encapsulation or sealing with the head of the filled and sealed bottle 1.
  • a head surface 11 is provided for removal and / or Zu colllvortician, which spans in the form of a penetrable by a cannula or a puncture mandrel head membrane a transition region 13, on which the head piece 7 merges into the neck portion 9 of the bottle 1 ,
  • the head surface 11 formed by this head membrane spans in the prior art, the transition region 13 with a uniform convex curvature.
  • FIGS. 17 to 19 show, partly in different depictions, ie without the illustrated bottle body 1, various embodiments of containers with head pieces 7 which have different types of head surfaces. That's how it shows Fig. 3a an example in which, in addition to a top surface 11 of the first type, which spans the transition region 13 with convex curvature like the head surface 11 in the prior art, a head surface of the second type is provided in the form of a reinforcing rib 15, the one of the head surface 11 of the first kind forms clearly projecting web, which spans the head surface 11, located in this diametrically.
  • This web-like rib 15 increases the resistance to deflection of the curvature of the head surface 11 into the container interior and allows the secure concerns the elastomeric component of a cover cap (not shown) and thus the secure sealing of the pierced mandrel.
  • the Fig. 3b shows for the reinforcing rib 15 of the Fig. 3a a modified cross-sectional shape in which the top of the rib 15 is not flat, but convexly curved.
  • Fig. 4a to 4c see as reinforcing or stiffening element a bridge body 17, which spans the free end of the transition region 13 in the form of a protruding head with an oval outline and which forms at its frontal, upper end a top surface 19 of the first type with only slight convex curvature.
  • At the foot of the bridge body 17 is followed by another head surface 21, which in turn convex, but with a greater curvature than the head surface 19 extends.
  • the largest width of the bridge body 17 is slightly more than half the diameter of the transition region 13, and the height of the bridge body 17, measured to the surrounding top surface 21, as the comparison of Fig. 4b and 4c shows, slightly less than half of the largest width of the bridge body 17.
  • the side wall 23 extends from a surrounding the head face 19 rounding 25 from the surrounding head face 21 out.
  • Fig. 5a and 5b show an embodiment in which protrude from a top surface 27, which spans the transition region 13, two nipple-like shaped bumps 29.
  • the bumps 29 are spaced apart on a line 27 diametrically extending on the head surface and form at its front end in each case a round, easily penetratable head surface 31. These have only extremely slight curvature, ie they are almost parallel to the main plane of the top surface 27th
  • a side wall 33 with a concave curvature connects the end face 31 with the surrounding head face 27.
  • a web-like rib as in FIG Fig. 3a . 3b , run between the humps 29.
  • Fig. 5c shows a modification opposite FIG. 5a . 5b , wherein the head surface 31 is not provided at the upper end of the bumps 29, but in contrast is set back inwards.
  • Fig. 6a to 9b show further embodiments in which all the top surfaces are rotationally symmetrical and concentric to a longitudinal axis 35 of the transition region 13 extend.
  • a convexly curved head surface 37 is formed like a torus.
  • This top surface 37 concentrically surrounds a circular top surface 39 in the form of a concavely curved trough, from which in turn a further top surface 41 in the form of a convexly curved, concentric to the axis 35 dome rises.
  • the radial width of the edge-side, outer top surface 37 is about 1/6 of the diameter of the transition region 13.
  • the diameter of the top surface forming the top surface 41 is about 1/3 of the diameter of the transition region 13.
  • the depth of the trough 39 forming the trough in turn is about 1/16 of the diameter of the transition region 13.
  • the head piece 7 of the embodiment of Fig. 7a to 7c has subsequently to the front edge of the circular cylindrical transition region 13 a convexly curved head surface 43, which surrounds the transition region 13 as part of a torus.
  • This head face 43 surrounds a hump 45 which is concentric with the axis 35 and forms a convexly curved head face 47 on its upper side.
  • the radial width of the outer edge-side head surface 43 corresponds to the width of the peripheral head surface 37 of the example of FIG Fig. 6a and 6b .
  • the over the edge-side head surface 43 projecting height of the hump 45 is about one-eighth of the diameter of the transition region 13.
  • an additional reinforcing rib 48 is provided, which spans the top surface 47 diametrically.
  • Fig. 8a and 8b has a top surface 51 in the form of a subsequent to the peripheral edge 52 convexly curved annular surface. From the central region of this annular surface rises, concentric to the axis 35, a hump 53 which forms a head surface 55, which is also convex, but with a greater curvature than the head surface 51, curved.
  • the diameter of the cylindrical transition region 13 is approximately two and a half times the diameter of the protuberance 53.
  • the height of the protuberance 53 relative to the surrounding head surface 51 is approximately 1/6 of the diameter of the protuberance 53.
  • Fig. 9a and 9b indicates how the embodiment of Fig. 6a and 6b , a peripheral surface 57 of the cylindrical transition region 13 surrounding head surface 59 with convex curvature, to which a trough-like depression connects and whose bottom forms a concavely curved head surface 61.
  • the difference from the example of Fig. 6a and 6b consists only in that there is no bump in the center of the head surface 61.
  • the width of the convexly curved head surface 39 at the edge 57 is in the example of Fig. 9a and 9b slightly larger than the width of the peripheral head surface 37 in the example of Fig.
  • the width of the head surface 61 formed by the central trough or pocket is slightly more than half the diameter of the transition region 13.
  • the axial depth of the trough 61 forming the trough is about 1/10 of the diameter of the transition region thirteenth
  • Fig. 10a and 10b is similar to the embodiment of Fig. 4a to 4c in that a bridge region 63 is provided which protrudes from a convexly curved head surface 65, which adjoins the edge 66 of the connection region 13.
  • the bridge portion 63 of the present example in outline has the shape of a recumbent eight with side walls 67 which drop relatively steeply from a front-side head surface 69 to the surrounding top surface 65.
  • the head surface 69 has a convex curvature.
  • the height of the bridge body 63 relative to the surrounding head surface 65 is about 1/4 of the diameter of the circular cylindrical transition region 13.
  • the largest width of the bridge region 63 on the arms of the outline forming eight is slightly less than half the diameter of the transition region thirteenth
  • the Fig. 11 shows an embodiment which, similar to the head surface 11 in the embodiment of Fig. 3 , a convexly curved head surface 74, which adjoins the edge 70 of the transition region 13 over its entire circumference.
  • a convexly curved head surface 74 Arranged on this head surface 74, there are two annular bodies 71 in the form of flat annular rings, which are arranged at a distance from one another along a line extending diametrically over the head surface 74.
  • the outer diameter of these flat rings is about 1/6 of the diameter of the transition region 13, wherein the annular body 71 are arranged such that the distance between them is greater than the distance of each annular body 71 from the peripheral edge 70 of the transition region 13.
  • each a top surface 73 in the form of a slightly convex circular surface.
  • a web-like reinforcing rib 15 may be provided, as in Fig. 11a is shown.
  • Fig. 12 is the embodiment of Fig. 9a and 9b similarly, thus has a trough 77 bounded by the edge-side, convexly curved head surface 75, which forms a concavely curved head surface 79.
  • the Fig. 13 shows an embodiment in which a convexly curved head surface 85 spans the transition region 13 between the peripheral edge 86 throughout.
  • a convexly curved head surface 85 spans the transition region 13 between the peripheral edge 86 throughout.
  • diametrically opposite chamfers 89 connect to circular arc-like connecting lines, each forming a further, slightly convex head surface 91.
  • an additional, web-like reinforcing rib 15 may be provided, which spans the top surface 85.
  • Fig. 14 is similar to the embodiment of Fig. 10a . 10b However, defined by the outline shape of the bridge body 63, lateral penetration surfaces 101 are formed. In this configuration, the penetration surfaces 101 have a maximum distance from each other. This is advantageous if both sites are used for piercing and the mandrel or the drip chamber in question remains therein. For a high deflection resistance is in the example of Fig. 14 In addition, a reinforcing rib 15 is provided. This can also have a rounded shape, as in Fig. 3b shown.
  • the Fig. 15a to 16b show by way of example also cover caps 93, wherein the in Fig. 15a . 15b shown construction for head pieces according to the examples of Fig. 5a to 5c and the construction of Fig. 16a to 16c for a header 7 according to the embodiment of, for example Fig. 11 is provided.
  • the cover cap 93 of Fig. 15a to 15c is a hollow body of a plastic, for example, the same material from which the bottle is made.
  • the cover cap 93 has a hollow-cylindrical main part 92 which engages over the transition region 13 of the head piece 7 and at the open end has a rim 95 which forms a radial enlargement and in which there is a circumferential annular groove 96.
  • the edge 95 When attached to the head piece 7 by welding, encapsulation, gluing or sealing cover cap 93, the edge 95 may form a connection part for an adapter.
  • the Fig. 15a shows a state before welding. As can be seen, is at the end edge of the main part 92, a tip 106 is formed, which forms an energy director for welding processes, such as ultrasonic welding. This tip 106 is welded off, so that after completed welding of the in Fig. 15c shown state results.
  • sleeve body 97 are formed, which are aligned so that they are aligned with the bumps 29 on the head piece 7.
  • the sleeve bodies 97 are closed by a tear-off at predetermined breaking plate 98, to each of which a tab 99 is attached, which allows the convenient tearing of the plates 98 to access to the penisable head surface 31st the head piece 7 resting elastomer 103 release.
  • Fig. 16a, 16b differs in contrast to the fact that instead of the protruding sleeve body 97 at the top 94 a dome-shaped hollow box 100 is provided in which two openings 102 are arranged such that they are flush with the region of the annular body 71, which is on the head surface 74 of the head piece. 7 are located. For use measures, therefore, the part of the head face 74 enclosed by the annular body 71 can be penetrated via the openings 102. As shown, an elastomer 103 is provided over the penetrating surface bounded by the annular bodies 71 to form a seal at the penetration surfaces.
  • the Fig. 17 shows in one of the Fig. 1 corresponding representation of an embodiment of the bottle 1, which has two opposite removal positions 3 and 5, wherein the bottom in the figure access is provided with an external thread 105 and at the upper removal position, a head piece 7 according to the embodiment of Fig. 1 located.
  • the Fig. 18 shows one of the Fig. 17 corresponding bottle 1 with a located at the lower removal position 5 head piece 7 according to the example of Fig. 5b ,
  • the Fig. 19 shows the bottle 1 of Fig. 18 , wherein the head piece 7 at the lower removal position 5 with a cap 93 according to the example of Fig. 15b is provided.
  • the container 1, which is produced by the blow molding, filling, and sealing method, with its particular, inventive head piece 7 is integrally formed, i. among other things, that the container wall passes continuously into the wall of the head piece 7.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Behälter mit Kopfstück mit den Merkmalen im Oberbegriff von Anspruch 1.The invention relates to a container with head having the features in the preamble of claim 1.

Kunststoffbehälter, die in einem Blasform-, Füll- und Siegelverfahren (BFS-Verfahren) hergestellt sind, wie es beispielsweise in der EP 2 269 558 A1 beschrieben und in der Fachwelt auch unter der Bezeichnung bottelpack®-System bekannt ist, werden für Lebens- und Genussmittel sowie in der Medizin mit großem Vorteil zur Verpackung von Pharmazeutika, Diagnostika, enteraler Ernährung und Medizinprodukten, z.B. Spül- und Dialyselösungen eingesetzt. Ein für einen solchen Einsatzzweck wesentlicher Vorteil solcher Behälter besteht darin, dass der Inhalt ausschließlich Kontakt zu einem das Behältermaterial bildenden Polymer hat, typischerweise einem Kunststoff wie LDPE, HDPE oder PP. Bei nach diesem BFS-Verfahren hergestellten und gefüllten einstückigen Behältern lässt sich die Keimarmut/Sterilität des Inhalts für längere Zeiträume gewährleisten. Behälter, die für Injektion oder Infusion vorgesehen sind, weisen für die Bildung von Zugängen zum Behälterinhalt eine spezielle Ausformung des Kopfbereiches (im Folgenden kurz als "Kopfstück" bezeichnet) auf. Die einteilige Ausbildung von Behälter und Kopfstück ermöglicht eine sichere Sterilität des Füllgutes bei besonders rationeller Durchführung des Herstellverfahrens. Auf das Kopfstück werden Kappen mit Elastomer-Dichtelementen (DIN ISO 15759) durch Verschweißen oder Umspritzen angebracht. Derartige Kopfstücke, wie sie aus DIN ISO 15759 bekannt sind, weisen eine Kopffläche in Form einer eine konvexe Krümmung aufweisenden Kopfmembran auf, die bei der Benutzung des Behälters mittels eines Einstechdorns oder einer Kanüle penetrierbar ist. Behälter mit derartigen Kopfstücken weisen mehrere Nachteile auf. Wegen verringerter Verletzungsgefahr für das Bedienungspersonal kommen bevorzugt weniger scharfe Einstechdorne zum Einsatz. Dabei besteht die Gefahr, dass sich die Kopfmembran beim Einstechvorgang nach innen stülpt und es zu einer Leckage kommt. Zu Leckagen kann es auch kommen, wenn das Kopfstück mehrfach durchstochen wird, z.B. mit einem Einstechdorn für einen Entnahmevorgang oder mit einer Kanüle zum Überführen einer separaten Arzneimittelkomponente in den betreffenden Behälter, vor der eigentlichen Applikation des Behälterinhalts.Plastic containers, which are manufactured in a blow molding, filling and sealing process (BFS process), as for example in the EP 2 269 558 A1 described and known in the professional world under the name bottelpack® system, are used for food and luxury products and in medicine with great advantage for the packaging of pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, enteral nutrition and medical devices, such as rinsing and dialysis solutions. A significant advantage of such containers for such a purpose is that the contents have exclusive contact with a polymer forming the container material, typically a plastic such as LDPE, HDPE or PP. In the case of one-piece containers manufactured and filled according to this BFS process, the germ reduction / sterility of the contents can be ensured for longer periods of time. Containers intended for injection or infusion have a special shape of the head area (hereinafter referred to as "head piece") for the formation of accesses to the container contents. The one-piece design of container and head allows a secure sterility of the contents with particularly efficient implementation of the manufacturing process. Be on the head piece Caps with elastomer sealing elements (DIN ISO 15759) attached by welding or overmoulding. Such head pieces, as known from DIN ISO 15759, have a head surface in the form of a convex curve having a head membrane which is penetratable when using the container by means of a piercing spike or a cannula. Containers with such headers have several disadvantages. Because of the reduced risk of injury to the operating personnel, preferably less sharp piercing spikes are used. There is a risk that the head membrane inverts during the piercing process inside and there is a leak. Leaks can also occur if the head piece is punctured several times, eg with a piercing spike for a removal procedure or with a cannula for transferring a separate drug component into the relevant container, before the actual application of the container contents.

Die DE 25 04 253 A1 beschreibt einen gattungsgemäßen Behälter mit Kopfstück, der mit einem Medium befüllbar oder befüllt und aus Kunststoffmaterialien unter Einsatz eines Blasform-, Füll- und Siegelverfahrens hergestellt ist, mit einem Übergangsbereich zwischen dem Behälter und mindestens einer am Kopfstück stirnseitig angeordneten, mittels eines Einstech- oder Einschneidteils penetrierbaren ersten Art einer Kopffläche, die mit einer vorgebbaren Krümmung verläuft, wobei am Kopfstück mindestens eine zweite Art einer Kopffläche vorhanden ist, die gleichfalls eine vorgebbare Krümmung aufweist, die zu der Krümmung der Kopffläche der ersten Art gleich, vorzugsweise jedoch von dieser verschieden ist, wobei die jeweiligen Kopfflächen unter Bildung einer Gesamtfläche ineinander übergehen, die das freie, vom Behälter weg gerichtete Ende des Übergangsbereichs überspannt, und wobei das Kopfstück einteiliger Bestandteil des Behälters ist, wobei die Kopfflächen rotationssymmetrisch ausgebildet sind und konzentrisch zu einer Längsachse des Behälters verlaufen.The DE 25 04 253 A1 describes a generic container with header that can be filled or filled with a medium and made of plastic materials using a blow molding, filling and sealing process, with a transition region between the container and at least one arranged on the head end side, by means of a piercing or Einschneidteils penetratable first type of head face, which runs with a predeterminable curvature, wherein at least one second type of head face is present on the head piece, which likewise has a predeterminable curvature which is the same as, but preferably different from, the curvature of the head face of the first type, wherein the respective head surfaces merge into one another to form a total area which spans the free end of the transition region facing away from the container, and wherein the head piece is an integral part of the container, the head surfaces being rotationally symmetrical are et and run concentrically to a longitudinal axis of the container.

Weitere Behälter gehen aus der EP 0 763 476 A1 , der EP 0 621 027 A1 , der US 2013/0134161 A1 , der EP 0 763 476 A1 und der DE 195 00 459 A1 hervor.More containers go out of the EP 0 763 476 A1 , the EP 0 621 027 A1 , the US 2013/0134161 A1 , the EP 0 763 476 A1 and the DE 195 00 459 A1 out.

Ausgehend von diesem Stand der Technik stellt sich die Erfindung die Aufgabe, einen zur insbesondere medizinischen Verwendung vorgesehenen Behälter zur Verfügung zu stellen, der sich durch verbesserte Gebrauchseigenschaften auszeichnet und eine besonders sichere Handhabung, beispielsweise bei parenteraler oder enteraler Applikation, gewährleistet.Based on this prior art, the invention has the object to provide a particular medical use container provided, which is characterized by improved performance characteristics and a particularly safe handling, for example, in parenteral or enteral application guaranteed.

Erfindungsgemäß ist diese Aufgabe durch einen Behälter gelöst, der die Merkmale des Patentanspruches 1 in seiner Gesamtheit aufweist.According to the invention this object is achieved by a container having the features of claim 1 in its entirety.

Demgemäß besteht eine wesentliche Besonderheit der Erfindung darin, dass bei zwei Arten von Kopfflächen die eine Kopffläche konvex und die andere Kopffläche demgegenüber konkav gekrümmt ist.Accordingly, a significant feature of the invention is that with two types of head surfaces, one head surface is convex and the other head surface is concavely curved.

Es ist also vorgesehen, dass an dem einen einteiligen Bestandteil des Behälters bildenden Kopfstück mindestens eine zweite Art einer Kopffläche vorhanden ist, die eine vorgebbare Krümmung aufweist, die von der Krümmung einer zweiten Art von Kopffläche wie vorstehend dargelegt verschieden ist, wobei die jeweiligen Kopfflächen unter Bildung einer Gesamtfläche ineinander übergehen, die das freie, vom Behälter weggerichtete Ende des Übergangsbereichs überspannt. Dadurch, dass anstelle einer gleichförmigen Kopfmembran, die mit einheitlicher Krümmung das Ende des Kopfstückes überspannt, unterschiedliche Kopfflächen (konvex-konkav) gebildet sind, die vorzugsweise unterschiedliche Wölbungen am Kopfstückende ausbilden, ist für die Gesamtfläche ein erhöhter Widerstand gegen Durchbiegung und ein leichteres Durchstechen, Durchschneiden oder Penetrieren erreichbar. Das Ausweichen der Kopfmembran beim Öffnungsvorgang und die Gefahr von Undichtigkeiten sind dadurch minimal. Dadurch ist die Handhabung auch bei Benutzung weniger scharfer Einstichdorne, Schneiden oder dicker Kanülen auf sichere Weise möglich. Durch die Gestaltung der unterschiedlichen Kopfflächen und Vorgabe einer Penetrationsfläche ist darüber hinaus eine einfache, kostengünstige Lösung geschaffen, Kappen optimal an die Kopfflächen anzupassen, mit gegenüber DIN ISO 15759 erheblich verkleinerten elastomeren Dichtelementen, die erfindungsgemäß im Wesentlichen nur an den Penetrationsflächen oder Teilen davon anliegen.It is thus provided that at least one second type of top surface is present on the one-piece component of the container-forming head piece, which has a predetermined curvature, which is different from the curvature of a second type of head surface as stated above, wherein the respective head surfaces below Forming a total surface into each other, which spans the free, directed away from the container end of the transition region. Characterized in that instead of a uniform head membrane, which spans with uniform curvature of the end of the head piece, different top surfaces (convex-concave) are formed, which preferably form different curvatures at the head end, is for the total surface increased resistance to deflection and easier piercing, Cutting or penetrating achievable. Dodge the head membrane during the opening process and the risk of leaks are minimal. This is the handling even when using less sharp puncture spines, cutting or thick cannulas safely possible. By the design of the different top surfaces and specification of a penetration surface a simple, cost-effective solution is also created to optimally adapt caps to the top surfaces, with respect to DIN ISO 15759 significantly reduced elastomeric sealing elements, which according to the invention substantially rest only on the penetration surfaces or parts thereof.

Unterschiedliche Arten der am Kopfstück vorgesehenen Kopfflächen können unmittelbar oder über einen Verbindungsbereich ineinander übergehen. Bei besonders vorteilhaften Ausführungsbeispielen ist eine weitere, dritte Art einer Kopffläche vorhanden, die wiederum einen anderen Krümmungsverlauf hat als die jeweils anderen Kopfflächen.Different types of top surfaces provided on the header can merge into each other directly or via a connection area. In particularly advantageous embodiments, a further, third type of top surface is present, which in turn has a different curvature than the respective other top surfaces.

Auch kann die Anordnung mit Vorteil so getroffen sein, dass Kopfflächen Flächenstücke aufweisen, die quer zu dieser Längsachse verlaufend angeordnet sind.Also, the arrangement can be made with advantage so that top surfaces have surface pieces which are arranged to extend transversely to this longitudinal axis.

Mit besonderem Vorteil kann die Anordnung auch so getroffen sein, dass mindestens eine der Kopfflächen eine stegartige Versteifungsrippe ausbildet, die auf jeweils einer benachbarten Kopffläche aufgesetzt ist oder die benachbart angeordneten Flächenteile mindestens einer weiteren Kopffläche miteinander verbindet.With particular advantage, the arrangement can also be made so that at least one of the top surfaces forms a web-like stiffening rib, which is placed on each adjacent head surface or the adjacent arranged surface parts at least one other top surface interconnects.

Gegenstand der Erfindung sind auch Kappen mit elastomeren Dichtelementen, die im Wesentlichen nur an den Penetrationsflächen des jeweiligen Kopfstücks anliegen.The invention also caps with elastomeric sealing elements, which abut substantially only on the penetration surfaces of the respective head piece.

Nachstehend ist die Erfindung anhand von in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispielen im Einzelnen erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine gegenüber einer praktischen Ausführungsform geringfügig vergrößert gezeichnete Vorderansicht eines Behälters in Form einer Infusionsflasche mit zwei Entnahmeöffnungen, von denen die in der Figur obere mit einem Kopfstück gemäß dem Stand der Technik nach DIN ISO 15759 versehen ist;
Fig. 2
eine im kleineren Maßstab gezeichnete, perspektivische Schrägansicht der Flasche von Fig. 1;
Fig. 3a
eine gegenüber einer praktischen Ausführungsform in etwa doppelter Größe gezeichnete, perspektivische Schrägansicht eines Ausführungsbeispiels eines Kopfstückes eines Behälters;
Fig. 3b
einen Teilquerschnitt, der eine abgewandelte Querschnittsform für die stegartige Rippe des Kopfstücks des Ausführungsbeispiels von Fig. 3a zeigt;
Fig. 4a
eine Vorderansicht eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels des Behälters;
Fig. 4b und 4c
eine Vorderansicht bzw. Draufsicht des Kopfstücks eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels des Behälters;
Fig. 5a bis 5c
eine Vorderansicht bzw. perspektivische Schrägansichten weiterer Ausführungsbeispiele;
Fig. 6a und 6b
eine Vorderansicht bzw. perspektivische Schrägansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Behälters;
Fig. 7a
eine Vorderansicht eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels des Behälters;
Fig. 7b, 7c, 7d
perspektivische Schrägansichten (7b, 7d) bzw. eine Seitenansicht (7c) einer abgewandelten Ausführungsform des Kopfstücks des Ausführungsbeispiels von Fig. 7a;
Fig. 8a und 8b
eine Vorderansicht bzw. perspektivische Schrägansicht eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels;
Fig. 9a und 9b
eine Vorderansicht bzw. perspektivische Schrägansicht eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels des Behälters;
Fig. 10a und 10b
eine Vorderansicht bzw. perspektivische Schrägansicht eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels;
Fig. 11
eine perspektivische Schrägansicht eines Kopfstückes eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels;
Fig. 11a
eine der Fig. 11 entsprechende Darstellung mit zusätzlicher, verstärkender Rippe;
Fig. 12 eine
perspektivische Schrägansicht eines eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels des Behälters;
Fig. 13
eine perspektivische Schrägansicht eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels;
Fig. 13a
eine Abwandlung des Ausführungsbeispiels von Fig. 13 mit zusätzlicher verstärkender Rippe;
Fig. 14
eine perspektivische Schrägansicht einer abgewandelten Ausführungsform des Kopfstücks von Fig. 10a und 10b;
Fig. 15a
eine Vorderansicht eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels des Behälters mit einer Schnittdarstellung einer Decckappe des Kopfstücks, Zustand vor einem Schweißvorgang;
Fig. 15b
eine perspektivische Schrägansicht einer Deckkappe für das Kopfstück des Ausführungsbeispiels von Fig. 5a;
Fig. 15c
eine Schnittdarstellung eines Kopfstücks mit aufgeschweißter Kappe gemäß Fig. 15b nach dem Schweißvorgang;
Fig. 16a
eine perspektivische Schrägansicht einer abgewandelten Ausführungsform einer Deckkappe für einen Behälter gemäß dem Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 11;
Fig. 16b
eine Schnittdarstellung der Kappe gemäß Fig. 16a auf einem Kopfstück gemäß dem Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 11;
Fig. 17
eine der Fig. 1 entsprechende Darstellung einer Ausführungsform einer Infusionsflasche mit zwei Entnahmeöffnungen, von denen eine mit einem Schraubanschluss versehen ist;
Fig. 18
eine der Fig. 1 entsprechende Darstellung, wobei an einer Entnahmeöffnung ein Kopfstück gemäß Fig. 5a vorgesehen ist, und
Fig. 19
die Infusionsflasche von Fig. 18, wobei das unten liegende Kopfstück mit einer Endkappe gemäß Fig. 15b versehen ist, vor dem Schweißvorgang.
The invention with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings will be explained in detail. Show it:
Fig. 1
a comparison with a practical embodiment slightly enlarged drawn front view of a container in the form of an infusion bottle with two removal openings, of which the upper in the figure is provided with a head according to the prior art according to DIN ISO 15759;
Fig. 2
a drawn on a smaller scale, perspective oblique view of the bottle of Fig. 1 ;
Fig. 3a
a respect to a practical embodiment approximately twice the size drawn, perspective oblique view of an embodiment of a head of a container;
Fig. 3b
a partial cross section, which is a modified cross-sectional shape for the web-like rib of the head piece of the embodiment of Fig. 3a shows;
Fig. 4a
a front view of another embodiment of the container;
Fig. 4b and 4c
a front view and plan view of the head piece of another embodiment of the container;
Fig. 5a to 5c
a front view and perspective oblique views of other embodiments;
Fig. 6a and 6b
a front view and perspective oblique view of a container according to the invention;
Fig. 7a
a front view of another embodiment of the container;
Fig. 7b, 7c, 7d
perspective oblique views (7b, 7d) and a side view (7c) of a modified embodiment of the head piece of the embodiment of Fig. 7a ;
Fig. 8a and 8b
a front view and perspective oblique view of another embodiment;
Fig. 9a and 9b
a front view and perspective oblique view of another embodiment of the container;
10a and 10b
a front view and perspective oblique view of another embodiment;
Fig. 11
an oblique perspective view of a head piece of another embodiment;
Fig. 11a
one of the Fig. 11 corresponding representation with additional, reinforcing rib;
Fig. 12 a
perspective oblique view of another embodiment of the container;
Fig. 13
an oblique perspective view of another embodiment;
Fig. 13a
a modification of the embodiment of Fig. 13 with additional reinforcing rib;
Fig. 14
an oblique perspective view of a modified embodiment of the head piece of Fig. 10a and 10b ;
Fig. 15a
a front view of another embodiment of the container with a sectional view of a Decckappe the header, condition before a welding operation;
Fig. 15b
an oblique perspective view of a cover cap for the head piece of the embodiment of Fig. 5a ;
Fig. 15c
a sectional view of a head piece with welded cap according to Fig. 15b after the welding process;
Fig. 16a
a perspective oblique view of a modified embodiment of a cover cap for a container according to the embodiment of Fig. 11 ;
Fig. 16b
a sectional view of the cap according to Fig. 16a on a header according to the embodiment of Fig. 11 ;
Fig. 17
one of the Fig. 1 corresponding representation of an embodiment of an infusion bottle with two removal openings, one of which is provided with a screw connection;
Fig. 18
one of the Fig. 1 corresponding representation, wherein at a removal opening a head piece according to Fig. 5a is provided, and
Fig. 19
the infusion bottle of Fig. 18 , wherein the lower head with an end cap according to Fig. 15b is provided before the welding process.

Die Fig. 1 bis 5c, 7a bis 8b, 10a bis 11a und 13 bis 19 dienen lediglich der Erläuterung des Hintergrundes der Erfindung und sind nicht Gegenstand eines Anspruches.The Fig. 1 to 5c . 7a to 8b . 10a to 11a and 13 to 19 are merely illustrative of the background of the invention and are not the subject of a claim.

Die Fig. 1 und 2 zeigen einen nach dem erwähnten BFS-Verfahren hergestellten Behälter in Form einer Infusionsflasche 1 mit einer oberen Entnahmeposition 3 und einer unteren Entnahmeposition 5. Die Flasche 1 ist aus einem Kunststoffmaterial wie LDPE, HDPE, PP oder PET hergestellt. Bei einer Mehrschichtausführung können beispielsweise Polyolefine in Kombination mit EVOH, PET, COC, COP, PA oder dergleichen vorgesehen sein.The Fig. 1 and 2 show a container prepared by the aforementioned BFS method in the form of an infusion bottle 1 with an upper removal position 3 and a lower removal position 5. The bottle 1 is made of a plastic material such as LDPE, HDPE, PP or PET. For example, in a multi-layered embodiment, polyolefins may be provided in combination with EVOH, PET, COC, COP, PA, or the like.

In Fig. 1 und 2 weist die Flasche 1 in der Zeichnung obenliegend ein Kopfstück 7 auf, das dem Stand der Technik gemäß DIN ISO 15759 entspricht. Bei Behältern mit Kopfstücken dieser Art können Kappen mit einem elastomeren Dichtstoff (DIN ISO 15759) z.B. durch Schweißen, Umspritzen oder Siegeln mit dem Kopfstück der befüllten und verschlossenen Flasche 1 verbunden werden. Am stirnseitigen Ende des Kopfstückes 7 ist für Entnahme- und/oder Zufüllvorgänge eine Kopffläche 11 vorgesehen, die in der Form einer mittels einer Kanüle oder eines Einstichdornes penetrierbaren Kopfmembran einen Übergangsbereich 13 überspannt, an dem das Kopfstück 7 in den Halsteil 9 der Flasche 1 übergeht. Die durch diese Kopfmembran gebildete Kopffläche 11 überspannt beim Stand der Technik den Übergangsbereich 13 mit einer gleichförmigen konvexen Krümmung.In Fig. 1 and 2 the bottle 1 in the drawing overhead a head piece 7, which corresponds to the prior art according to DIN ISO 15759. For containers with headers of this type caps can be connected with an elastomeric sealant (DIN ISO 15759), for example, by welding, encapsulation or sealing with the head of the filled and sealed bottle 1. At the front end of the head piece 7, a head surface 11 is provided for removal and / or Zufüllvorgänge, which spans in the form of a penetrable by a cannula or a puncture mandrel head membrane a transition region 13, on which the head piece 7 merges into the neck portion 9 of the bottle 1 , The head surface 11 formed by this head membrane spans in the prior art, the transition region 13 with a uniform convex curvature.

Die Fig. 3 bis 15a sowie 17 bis 19 zeigen, teilweise in verschiedener Darstellung, d.h. ohne dargestellten Flaschenkörper 1, verschiedene Ausführungsbeispiele von Behältern mit Kopfstücken 7, die unterschiedliche Arten von Kopfflächen aufweisen. So zeigt die Fig. 3a ein Beispiel, bei dem zusätzlich zu einer Kopffläche 11 erster Art, die wie die Kopffläche 11 beim Stand der Technik den Übergangsbereich 13 mit konvexer Krümmung überspannt, eine Kopffläche zweiter Art in Form einer Verstärkungsrippe 15 vorgesehen ist, die einen aus der Kopffläche 11 erster Art deutlich vorstehenden Steg bildet, der die Kopffläche 11, in dieser diametral gelegen, überspannt. Diese stegartige Rippe 15 erhöht den Widerstand gegen Durchbiegung der Wölbung der Kopffläche 11 ins Behälterinnere und ermöglicht das sichere Anliegen der elastomeren Komponente einer Deckkappe (nicht abgebildet) und damit die sichere Abdichtung des eingestochenen Dorns. Die Fig. 3b zeigt für die Verstärkungsrippe 15 der Fig. 3a eine abgewandelte Querschnittsform, bei der die Oberseite der Rippe 15 nicht flach, sondern konvex gewölbt ist.The Fig. 3 to 15a and FIGS. 17 to 19 show, partly in different depictions, ie without the illustrated bottle body 1, various embodiments of containers with head pieces 7 which have different types of head surfaces. That's how it shows Fig. 3a an example in which, in addition to a top surface 11 of the first type, which spans the transition region 13 with convex curvature like the head surface 11 in the prior art, a head surface of the second type is provided in the form of a reinforcing rib 15, the one of the head surface 11 of the first kind forms clearly projecting web, which spans the head surface 11, located in this diametrically. This web-like rib 15 increases the resistance to deflection of the curvature of the head surface 11 into the container interior and allows the secure concerns the elastomeric component of a cover cap (not shown) and thus the secure sealing of the pierced mandrel. The Fig. 3b shows for the reinforcing rib 15 of the Fig. 3a a modified cross-sectional shape in which the top of the rib 15 is not flat, but convexly curved.

Fig. 4a bis 4c sehen als Verstärkungs- oder Versteifungselement einen Brückenkörper 17 vor, der in Form eines vorstehenden Kopfes mit ovalem Umriss das freie Ende des Übergangsbereichs 13 überspannt und der an seinem stirnseitigen, oberen Ende eine Kopffläche 19 der ersten Art mit lediglich geringfügiger konvexer Krümmung bildet. An den Fuß des Brückenkörpers 17 schließt sich eine weitere Kopffläche 21 an, die wiederum konvex, jedoch mit stärkerer Krümmung als die Kopffläche 19, verläuft. Wie Fig. 4c zeigt, beträgt die größte Breite des Brückenkörpers 17 etwas mehr als die Hälfte des Durchmessers des Übergangsbereichs 13, und die Höhe des Brückenkörpers 17, gemessen zur umgebenden Kopffläche 21, ist, wie der Vergleich der Fig. 4b und 4c zeigt, etwas geringer als die Hälfte der größten Breite des Brückenkörpers 17. Von der stirnseitigen Kopffläche 19 verläuft die Seitenwand 23 von einer die Kopffläche 19 umgebenden Abrundung 25 aus zur umgebenden Kopffläche 21 hin. Fig. 4a to 4c see as reinforcing or stiffening element a bridge body 17, which spans the free end of the transition region 13 in the form of a protruding head with an oval outline and which forms at its frontal, upper end a top surface 19 of the first type with only slight convex curvature. At the foot of the bridge body 17 is followed by another head surface 21, which in turn convex, but with a greater curvature than the head surface 19 extends. As Fig. 4c shows, the largest width of the bridge body 17 is slightly more than half the diameter of the transition region 13, and the height of the bridge body 17, measured to the surrounding top surface 21, as the comparison of Fig. 4b and 4c shows, slightly less than half of the largest width of the bridge body 17. From the front-side head face 19, the side wall 23 extends from a surrounding the head face 19 rounding 25 from the surrounding head face 21 out.

Die Fig. 5a und 5b zeigen ein Ausführungsbeispiel, bei dem aus einer Kopffläche 27, die den Übergangsbereich 13 überspannt, zwei nippelartig geformte Höcker 29 vorstehen. Die Höcker 29 liegen im Abstand voneinander auf einer auf der Kopffläche 27 diametral verlaufenden Linie und bilden an ihrem stirnseitigen Ende jeweils eine runde, leicht penetrierbare Kopffläche 31. Diese besitzen eine nur äußerst geringfügige Krümmung, d.h. sie verlaufen nahezu parallel zur Hauptebene der Kopffläche 27. Eine Seitenwand 33 mit konkaver Krümmung verbindet die stirnseitige Stirnfläche 31 mit der umgebenden Kopffläche 27. In einer weiteren Ausführungsform (ohne Abbildung) kann eine stegartige Rippe, wie in Fig. 3a, 3b, zwischen den Höckern 29 verlaufen. Fig. 5c zeigt eine Abwandlung gegenüber Fig. 5a, 5b, wobei die Kopffläche 31 nicht am oberen Ende der Höcker 29 vorgesehen ist, sondern demgegenüber nach einwärts zurückgesetzt ist.The Fig. 5a and 5b show an embodiment in which protrude from a top surface 27, which spans the transition region 13, two nipple-like shaped bumps 29. The bumps 29 are spaced apart on a line 27 diametrically extending on the head surface and form at its front end in each case a round, easily penetratable head surface 31. These have only extremely slight curvature, ie they are almost parallel to the main plane of the top surface 27th A side wall 33 with a concave curvature connects the end face 31 with the surrounding head face 27. In a further embodiment (not shown), a web-like rib, as in FIG Fig. 3a . 3b , run between the humps 29. Fig. 5c shows a modification opposite FIG. 5a . 5b , wherein the head surface 31 is not provided at the upper end of the bumps 29, but in contrast is set back inwards.

Die Fig. 6a bis 9b zeigen weitere Ausführungsbeispiele, bei denen sämtliche Kopfflächen rotationssymmetrisch ausgebildet sind und konzentrisch zu einer Längsachse 35 des Übergangsbereichs 13 verlaufen. Bei dem Beispiel von Fig. 6a und 6b ist am stirnseitigen Rand des kreiszylinderförmigen Übergangsbereichs 13 eine konvex gekrümmte Kopffläche 37 torusartig ausgebildet. Diese Kopffläche 37 umgibt konzentrisch eine kreisrunde Kopffläche 39 in Form einer konkav gekrümmten Mulde, aus der sich wiederum eine weitere Kopffläche 41 in Form einer konvex gekrümmten, zur Achse 35 konzentrischen Kuppe erhebt. Die radiale Breite der randseitigen, äußeren Kopffläche 37 beträgt etwa 1/6 des Durchmessers des Übergangsbereichs 13. Der Durchmesser der die Kopffläche 41 bildenden Kuppe beträgt etwa 1/3 des Durchmessers des Übergangsbereichs 13. Die Tiefe der die Kopffläche 39 bildenden Mulde wiederum beträgt etwa 1/16 des Durchmessers des Übergangsbereichs 13.The Fig. 6a to 9b show further embodiments in which all the top surfaces are rotationally symmetrical and concentric to a longitudinal axis 35 of the transition region 13 extend. In the example of Fig. 6a and 6b At the front edge of the circular cylindrical transition region 13, a convexly curved head surface 37 is formed like a torus. This top surface 37 concentrically surrounds a circular top surface 39 in the form of a concavely curved trough, from which in turn a further top surface 41 in the form of a convexly curved, concentric to the axis 35 dome rises. The radial width of the edge-side, outer top surface 37 is about 1/6 of the diameter of the transition region 13. The diameter of the top surface forming the top surface 41 is about 1/3 of the diameter of the transition region 13. The depth of the trough 39 forming the trough in turn is about 1/16 of the diameter of the transition region 13.

Das Kopfstück 7 des Ausführungsbeispiels von Fig. 7a bis 7c weist anschließend an den stirnseitigen Rand des kreiszylindrischen Übergangsbereichs 13 eine konvex gekrümmte Kopffläche 43 auf, die als Teil eines Torus den Übergangsbereich 13 umringt. Diese Kopffläche 43 umgibt einen zur Achse 35 konzentrischen Höcker 45, der an seiner Oberseite eine konvex gekrümmte Kopffläche 47 bildet. Die radiale Breite der äußeren randseitigen Kopffläche 43 entspricht der Breite der randseitigen Kopffläche 37 des Beispiels von Fig. 6a und 6b. Die über die randseitige Kopffläche 43 überstehende Höhe des Höckers 45 beträgt etwa ein 1/8 des Durchmessers des Übergangsbereichs 13. Bei dem in Fig. 7c und 7d gezeigten Beispiel ist eine zusätzliche Verstärkungsrippe 48 vorgesehen, die die Kopffläche 47 diametral überspannt.The head piece 7 of the embodiment of Fig. 7a to 7c has subsequently to the front edge of the circular cylindrical transition region 13 a convexly curved head surface 43, which surrounds the transition region 13 as part of a torus. This head face 43 surrounds a hump 45 which is concentric with the axis 35 and forms a convexly curved head face 47 on its upper side. The radial width of the outer edge-side head surface 43 corresponds to the width of the peripheral head surface 37 of the example of FIG Fig. 6a and 6b , The over the edge-side head surface 43 projecting height of the hump 45 is about one-eighth of the diameter of the transition region 13. In the in Fig. 7c and 7d an example shown, an additional reinforcing rib 48 is provided, which spans the top surface 47 diametrically.

Das Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 8a und 8b weist eine Kopffläche 51 in Form einer an den Umfangsrand 52 anschließenden konvex gekrümmten Ringfläche auf. Aus dem Zentralbereich dieser Ringfläche erhebt sich, zur Achse 35 konzentrisch, ein Höcker 53, der eine Kopffläche 55 bildet, die ebenfalls konvex, jedoch mit stärkerer Krümmung als die Kopffläche 51, gekrümmt ist. Der Durchmesser des zylindrischen Übergangsbereichs 13 beträgt etwa das Zweieinhalbfache des Durchmessers des Höckers 53. Die Höhe des Höckers 53 relativ zur umgebenen Kopffläche 51 beträgt etwa 1/6 des Durchmessers des Höckers 53.The embodiment of Fig. 8a and 8b has a top surface 51 in the form of a subsequent to the peripheral edge 52 convexly curved annular surface. From the central region of this annular surface rises, concentric to the axis 35, a hump 53 which forms a head surface 55, which is also convex, but with a greater curvature than the head surface 51, curved. The diameter of the cylindrical transition region 13 is approximately two and a half times the diameter of the protuberance 53. The height of the protuberance 53 relative to the surrounding head surface 51 is approximately 1/6 of the diameter of the protuberance 53.

Das Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 9a und 9b weist, wie das Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 6a und 6b, eine den Umfangsrand 57 des zylindrischen Übergangsbereichs 13 umgebende Kopffläche 59 mit konvexer Krümmung auf, an die sich eine muldenartige Vertiefung anschließt und deren Boden eine konkav gekrümmte Kopffläche 61 bildet. Der Unterschied gegenüber dem Beispiel von Fig. 6a und 6b besteht lediglich darin, dass sich im Zentrum der Kopffläche 61 kein Höcker befindet. Die Breite der konvex gekrümmten Kopffläche 39 am Rand 57 ist beim Beispiel von Fig. 9a und 9b etwas größer als die Breite der randseitigen Kopffläche 37 beim Beispiel von Fig. 6a und 6b. Die Breite der durch die zentrale Mulde oder Tasche gebildeten Kopffläche 61 beträgt etwas mehr als die Hälfte des Durchmessers des Übergangsbereichs 13. Die axiale Tiefe der die Kopffläche 61 bildenden Mulde beträgt etwa 1/10 des Durchmessers des Übergangsbereichs 13.The embodiment of Fig. 9a and 9b indicates how the embodiment of Fig. 6a and 6b , a peripheral surface 57 of the cylindrical transition region 13 surrounding head surface 59 with convex curvature, to which a trough-like depression connects and whose bottom forms a concavely curved head surface 61. The difference from the example of Fig. 6a and 6b consists only in that there is no bump in the center of the head surface 61. The width of the convexly curved head surface 39 at the edge 57 is in the example of Fig. 9a and 9b slightly larger than the width of the peripheral head surface 37 in the example of Fig. 6a and 6b , The width of the head surface 61 formed by the central trough or pocket is slightly more than half the diameter of the transition region 13. The axial depth of the trough 61 forming the trough is about 1/10 of the diameter of the transition region thirteenth

Das Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 10a und 10b ähnelt dem Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 4a bis 4c insofern, als ein Brückenbereich 63 vorgesehen ist, der aus einer konvex gekrümmten Kopffläche 65 vorsteht, die sich an den Rand 66 des Verbindungsbereichs 13 anschließt. Anders als bei dem ovalen Brückenkörper 17 von Fig. 4a bis 4c, hat der Brückenbereich 63 des vorliegenden Beispiels im Umriss die Form einer liegenden Acht mit Seitenwänden 67, die von einer stirnseitigen Kopffläche 69 verhältnismäßig steil zur umgebenden Kopffläche 65 abfallen. Wie Fig. 10a deutlicher zeigt, besitzt die Kopffläche 69 eine konvexe Krümmung. Die Höhe des Brückenkörpers 63 relativ zur umgebenden Kopffläche 65 beträgt etwa 1/4 des Durchmessers des kreiszylindrischen Übergangsbereichs 13. Die größte Breite des Brückenbereichs 63 an den Armen der den Umriss bildenden Acht beträgt etwas weniger als die Hälfte des Durchmessers des Übergangsbereichs 13.The embodiment of Fig. 10a and 10b is similar to the embodiment of Fig. 4a to 4c in that a bridge region 63 is provided which protrudes from a convexly curved head surface 65, which adjoins the edge 66 of the connection region 13. Unlike the oval bridge body 17 of Fig. 4a to 4c , The bridge portion 63 of the present example in outline has the shape of a recumbent eight with side walls 67 which drop relatively steeply from a front-side head surface 69 to the surrounding top surface 65. As Fig. 10a shows more clearly owns the head surface 69 has a convex curvature. The height of the bridge body 63 relative to the surrounding head surface 65 is about 1/4 of the diameter of the circular cylindrical transition region 13. The largest width of the bridge region 63 on the arms of the outline forming eight is slightly less than half the diameter of the transition region thirteenth

Die Fig. 11 zeigt ein Ausführungsbeispiel, das ähnlich wie die Kopffläche 11 beim Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 3, eine konvex gewölbte Kopffläche 74 aufweist, die sich an den Rand 70 des Übergangsbereichs 13 über dessen gesamten Umfang anschließt. Auf dieser Kopffläche 74 angeordnet, befinden sich zwei Ringkörper 71 in Form flacher Kreisringe, die entlang einer über die Kopffläche 74 diametral verlaufenden Linie in einem Abstand voneinander angeordnet sind. Der Außendurchmesser dieser Flachringe beträgt etwa 1/6 des Durchmessers des Übergangsbereichs 13, wobei die Ringkörper 71 derart angeordnet sind, dass der Abstand zwischen ihnen größer ist als der Abstand jedes Ringkörpers 71 vom Umfangsrand 70 des Übergangsbereichs 13. An ihrer Oberseite bilden die Ringkörper 71 jeweils eine Kopffläche 73 in Form einer leicht konvex gekrümmten Kreisfläche. Zusätzlich kann, wie dies auch bei den Ausführungsbeispielen von Fig. 3a, 3b der Fall ist, diametral über die Kopffläche 74 verlaufend, eine stegartige Verstärkungsrippe 15 vorgesehen sein, wie in Fig. 11a dargestellt ist.The Fig. 11 shows an embodiment which, similar to the head surface 11 in the embodiment of Fig. 3 , a convexly curved head surface 74, which adjoins the edge 70 of the transition region 13 over its entire circumference. Arranged on this head surface 74, there are two annular bodies 71 in the form of flat annular rings, which are arranged at a distance from one another along a line extending diametrically over the head surface 74. The outer diameter of these flat rings is about 1/6 of the diameter of the transition region 13, wherein the annular body 71 are arranged such that the distance between them is greater than the distance of each annular body 71 from the peripheral edge 70 of the transition region 13. At its top, the annular body 71 form each a top surface 73 in the form of a slightly convex circular surface. In addition, as in the embodiments of Fig. 3a . 3b the case is, diametrically extending over the head surface 74, a web-like reinforcing rib 15 may be provided, as in Fig. 11a is shown.

Das Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 12 ist dem Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 9a und 9b ähnlich, weist also eine von der randseitigen, konvex gewölbten Kopffläche 75 umgrenzte Mulde 77 auf, die eine konkav gekrümmte Kopffläche 79 bildet. Auf den Boden der Mulde 77 aufgesetzt, erstreckt sich eine diametral verlaufende Versteifungsrippe 81 in Form eines geraden Steges mit achsparallelen Seitenwänden und einer leicht konvex gekrümmten Oberseite, die als weitere Kopffläche 83 an die randseitige Kopffläche 75 angrenzt.The embodiment of Fig. 12 is the embodiment of Fig. 9a and 9b similarly, thus has a trough 77 bounded by the edge-side, convexly curved head surface 75, which forms a concavely curved head surface 79. Placed on the bottom of the trough 77, extends a diametrically extending stiffening rib 81 in the form of a straight bar with axially parallel side walls and a slightly convex curved top, which adjoins the top side head surface 75 as another top surface 83.

Die Fig. 13 zeigt ein Ausführungsbeispiel, bei dem eine konvex gekrümmte Kopffläche 85 den Übergangsbereich 13 zwischen dessen Umfangsrand 86 durchgehend überspannt. In symmetrischer Anordnung schließen an kreisbogenähnliche Verbindungslinien zueinander diametral gegenüberliegende Abschrägungen 89 an, die jeweils eine weitere, leicht konvex gekrümmte Kopffläche 91 bilden. Wie die Fig. 13a zeigt, kann auch bei dem Beispiel von Fig. 13 eine zusätzliche, stegartige Verstärkungsrippe 15 vorgesehen sein, die die Kopffläche 85 überspannt.The Fig. 13 shows an embodiment in which a convexly curved head surface 85 spans the transition region 13 between the peripheral edge 86 throughout. In a symmetrical arrangement of diametrically opposite chamfers 89 connect to circular arc-like connecting lines, each forming a further, slightly convex head surface 91. As the Fig. 13a can also be shown in the example of Fig. 13 an additional, web-like reinforcing rib 15 may be provided, which spans the top surface 85.

Das Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 14 ähnelt dem Ausführungsbeispiel der Fig. 10a, 10b, wobei jedoch durch die Umrissform des Brückenkörpers 63 definierte, seitliche Penetrationsflächen 101 gebildet sind. Bei dieser Konfiguration haben die Penetrationsflächen 101 einen maximalen Abstand voneinander. Dies ist vorteilhaft, wenn beide Stellen zum Einstechen verwendet werden und der betreffende Dorn oder die Tropfkammer darin verbleibt. Für einen hohen Durchbiegungswiderstand ist beim Beispiel von Fig. 14 zusätzlich eine Verstärkungsrippe 15 vorgesehen. Diese kann auch eine abgerundete Form besitzen, wie in Fig. 3b dargestellt.The embodiment of Fig. 14 is similar to the embodiment of Fig. 10a . 10b However, defined by the outline shape of the bridge body 63, lateral penetration surfaces 101 are formed. In this configuration, the penetration surfaces 101 have a maximum distance from each other. This is advantageous if both sites are used for piercing and the mandrel or the drip chamber in question remains therein. For a high deflection resistance is in the example of Fig. 14 In addition, a reinforcing rib 15 is provided. This can also have a rounded shape, as in Fig. 3b shown.

Die Fig. 15a bis 16b zeigen beispielhaft auch Deckkappen 93, wobei die in Fig. 15a, 15b gezeigte Bauweise für Kopfstücke gemäß den Beispielen von Fig. 5a bis 5c und die Bauweise von Fig. 16a bis 16c für ein Kopfstück 7 gemäß dem Ausführungsbeispiel von beispielsweise Fig. 11 vorgesehen ist. Die Deckkappe 93 von Fig. 15a bis 15c ist ein Hohlkörper aus einem Kunststoff, beispielsweise dem gleichen Material, aus dem die Flasche besteht. Die Deckkappe 93 weist ein hohlzylindrisches Hauptteil 92 auf, das den Übergangsbereich 13 des Kopfstücks 7 übergreift und am offenen Ende einen eine radiale Erweiterung bildenden Rand 95 aufweist, in dem sich eine umlaufende Ringnut 96 befindet. Bei auf dem Kopfstück 7 durch Schweißen, Umspritzen, Kleben oder Siegeln befestigter Deckkappe 93 kann der Rand 95 ein Anschlussteil für einen Adapter bilden. Die Fig. 15a zeigt einen Zustand vor dem Verschweißen. Wie ersichtlich, ist am Endrand des Hauptteils 92 eine Spitze 106 gebildet, die einen Energierichtungsgeber für Schweißverfahren, wie Ultraschallverschweißen, bildet. Diese Spitze 106 wird abgeschweißt, so dass sich nach durchgeführtem Schweißvorgang der in Fig. 15c dargestellte Zustand ergibt. An der Oberseite 94 sind Hülsenkörper 97 angeformt, die derart ausgerichtet sind, dass sie mit den Höckern 29 am Kopfstück 7 fluchten. Im Ausgangszustand, der in den Figuren dargestellt ist, sind die Hülsenkörper 97 durch eine an Sollbruchstellen abreißbare Platte 98 geschlossen, an denen jeweils eine Lasche 99 angebracht ist, die das bequeme Abreißen der Platten 98 ermöglicht, um den Zugang zum an der penetrierbaren Kopffläche 31 des Kopfstückes 7 aufliegenden Elastomer 103 freizugeben.The Fig. 15a to 16b show by way of example also cover caps 93, wherein the in Fig. 15a . 15b shown construction for head pieces according to the examples of Fig. 5a to 5c and the construction of Fig. 16a to 16c for a header 7 according to the embodiment of, for example Fig. 11 is provided. The cover cap 93 of Fig. 15a to 15c is a hollow body of a plastic, for example, the same material from which the bottle is made. The cover cap 93 has a hollow-cylindrical main part 92 which engages over the transition region 13 of the head piece 7 and at the open end has a rim 95 which forms a radial enlargement and in which there is a circumferential annular groove 96. When attached to the head piece 7 by welding, encapsulation, gluing or sealing cover cap 93, the edge 95 may form a connection part for an adapter. The Fig. 15a shows a state before welding. As can be seen, is at the end edge of the main part 92, a tip 106 is formed, which forms an energy director for welding processes, such as ultrasonic welding. This tip 106 is welded off, so that after completed welding of the in Fig. 15c shown state results. At the top 94 sleeve body 97 are formed, which are aligned so that they are aligned with the bumps 29 on the head piece 7. In the initial state, which is shown in the figures, the sleeve bodies 97 are closed by a tear-off at predetermined breaking plate 98, to each of which a tab 99 is attached, which allows the convenient tearing of the plates 98 to access to the penisable head surface 31st the head piece 7 resting elastomer 103 release.

Das Beispiel von Fig. 16a, 16b unterscheidet sich demgegenüber dadurch, dass anstelle der vorstehenden Hülsenkörper 97 an der Oberseite 94 ein domartiger Hohlkasten 100 vorgesehen ist, in dem zwei Öffnungen 102 derart angeordnet sind, dass sie mit dem Bereich der Ringkörper 71 fluchten, die sich auf der Kopffläche 74 des Kopfstückes 7 befinden. Für Gebrauchsmaßnahmen ist daher der von dem Ringkörper 71 umschlossene Teil der Kopffläche 74 über die Öffnungen 102 penetrierbar. Wie dargestellt, ist über der von den Ringkörpern 71 umgrenzten Penetrationsfläche ein Elastomer 103 zur Bildung einer Abdichtung an den Penetrationsflächen vorgesehen.The example of Fig. 16a, 16b differs in contrast to the fact that instead of the protruding sleeve body 97 at the top 94 a dome-shaped hollow box 100 is provided in which two openings 102 are arranged such that they are flush with the region of the annular body 71, which is on the head surface 74 of the head piece. 7 are located. For use measures, therefore, the part of the head face 74 enclosed by the annular body 71 can be penetrated via the openings 102. As shown, an elastomer 103 is provided over the penetrating surface bounded by the annular bodies 71 to form a seal at the penetration surfaces.

Die Fig. 17 zeigt in einer der Fig. 1 entsprechenden Darstellung eine Ausführungsform der Flasche 1, die zwei einander gegenüberliegenden Entnahmepositionen 3 und 5 aufweist, wobei der in der Figur untenliegende Zugang mit einem Außengewinde 105 versehen ist und sich an der oberen Entnahmeposition ein Kopfstück 7 gemäß dem Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 1 befindet.The Fig. 17 shows in one of the Fig. 1 corresponding representation of an embodiment of the bottle 1, which has two opposite removal positions 3 and 5, wherein the bottom in the figure access is provided with an external thread 105 and at the upper removal position, a head piece 7 according to the embodiment of Fig. 1 located.

Die Fig. 18 zeigt eine der Fig. 17 entsprechende Flasche 1 mit einem an der unteren Entnahmeposition 5 befindlichen Kopfstück 7 gemäß dem Beispiel von Fig. 5b.The Fig. 18 shows one of the Fig. 17 corresponding bottle 1 with a located at the lower removal position 5 head piece 7 according to the example of Fig. 5b ,

Die Fig. 19 zeigt die Flasche 1 von Fig. 18, wobei das Kopfstück 7 an der unteren Entnahmeposition 5 mit einer Kappe 93 gemäß dem Beispiel von Fig. 15b versehen ist.The Fig. 19 shows the bottle 1 of Fig. 18 , wherein the head piece 7 at the lower removal position 5 with a cap 93 according to the example of Fig. 15b is provided.

Allen vorstehend beschriebenen, erfindungsgemäßen Lösungen ist gemeinsam, dass der Behälter 1, der nach dem Blasform-, Füll-, und Siegelverfahren hergestellt wird, mit seinem jeweils speziellen, erfindungsgemäßen Kopfstück 7 einstückig ausgebildet ist, d.h. unter anderem, dass die Behälterwand durchgängig in die Wandung des Kopfstückes 7 übergeht.All the solutions according to the invention described above have in common that the container 1, which is produced by the blow molding, filling, and sealing method, with its particular, inventive head piece 7 is integrally formed, i. among other things, that the container wall passes continuously into the wall of the head piece 7.

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  1. A container with a head piece (7), which container can be or is filled with a medium and is produced from plastic materials using a blow moulding, filling, and sealing method, comprising a transition region (13) between the container (1) and at least one first type of a head surface (11), which is arranged on the head piece (7) at a front end and can be penetrated by means of a piercing or cutting part and extends with a specifiable curvature, wherein at least one second type of a head surface (41, 75), which likewise has a specifiable curvature, which matches the curvature of the head surface (39, 79) of the first type, but is different therefrom, is present on the head piece (7), wherein the respective head surfaces transition into each other accompanied by the formation of an overall surface which spans the free end of the transition region (13) directed away from the container (1), and wherein the head piece (7) is an integral component of the container (1), wherein the head surfaces are formed rotationally symmetrical and extend concentric to a longitudinal axis (35) of the container (1), characterised in that with two types of head surfaces, the one head surface is convex and the other head surface is, relative thereto, concave.
  2. The container according to claim 1, characterised in that the respective one type of a head surface transitions directly, or via a connecting region, into the respective other type of a head surface, accompanied by the formation of the overall surface.
  3. The container according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that at least one of the head surfaces has surface pieces which are arranged extending transverse to this longitudinal axis (35).
  4. The container according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that at least one of the head surfaces (79) has at least one bar-type stiffening rib (81).
  5. A cap with an elastomer sealing element (103), which can be connected to a head piece (7) of a container (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the elastomer sealing element (103) is located substantially only opposite the penetration surface of the head piece (7), is pressed on or connected or abuts with a small spacing.
  6. The cap according to claim 5, characterised in that it has an energy guide (94), which makes possible a welding of the cap (93) and the container (1) by ultrasonic welding, friction welding or vibration welding.
  7. The cap according to claim 5 or 6, characterised in that the elastomer sealing element (103) has an opening for a spike and is preferably formed cylindrical or annular.
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