EP3222548B1 - Bouchon composite pour vins effervescents - Google Patents

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EP3222548B1
EP3222548B1 EP17161752.5A EP17161752A EP3222548B1 EP 3222548 B1 EP3222548 B1 EP 3222548B1 EP 17161752 A EP17161752 A EP 17161752A EP 3222548 B1 EP3222548 B1 EP 3222548B1
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Jacques Barange
Charles BARANGE
Christian Gonzalez
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/0052—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in more than one piece
    • B65D39/0058—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in more than one piece from natural or synthetic cork, e.g. for wine bottles or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a method of capping an effervescent wine bottle neck.
  • a particularly interesting application of the invention relates to corking bottles of Champagne wines.
  • Such plugs for effervescent wines have a recessed part in the compressed state in the bottle neck said closure part and a portion that protrudes from the neck of said bottle head part.
  • the head portion of the plug substantially returns to its original shape while the closing portion remains compressed radially to the inside diameter of the bottle neck.
  • the plugs adopt a mushroom shape characteristic of a relatively long bottle hold.
  • such corks for champagne-type sparkling wines comprise a body made of agglomerated cork and one or more washers attached to the lower end of this body and made of homogeneous natural cork.
  • the agglomerated cork body makes it possible to ensure that the bottle neck is properly sealed while the natural cork bottom end washer, generally referred to as a mirror washer, is intended to come into contact with the wine.
  • the agglomerated cork body of such corks is conventionally composed of natural cork granules bonded by glue.
  • adjuvants may also be added to this body.
  • Glue and admixtures are derived from fossil resources, non-renewable and with a high carbon footprint.
  • a cap In the field of corking still wines or beer, it is also known from the document WO 2009/145652 a cap, the head part of which consists of agglomerated cork and a natural cork. A shoulder is provided on the cap between the head portion and the sealing portion and abuts against the rim of the bottle neck when the sealing portion is forced into the neck.
  • the stopper for capping an effervescent wine bottle neck comprises a stopper body and at least one natural cork bottom washer attached to a lower end of said body. Said lower washer and at least a portion of said body form a closure portion of the plug to be driven into the bottle neck.
  • the stopper further comprises at least one top disc made of natural cork attached to an upper end of said body and which at least partly forms a head portion of the stopper intended to protrude from the neck of the bottle.
  • the distance separating a lower end face of said lower washer from the interface between the plug body and said upper washer is greater than or equal to 50% of the total height of the plug.
  • bottom end face of said lower washer the face of the washer intended to come into contact with the wine.
  • the quantity of natural cork used in this plug is increased compared to conventional plugs.
  • the cork body is made of agglomerated cork, the proportion of organic binders used for the manufacture of the cork is thus reduced.
  • the plug body may be made of a material having excellent sealing characteristics, for example agglomerated cork or synthetic material, especially elastomer or thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), or synthetic biosourced materials .
  • agglomerated cork or synthetic material especially elastomer or thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), or synthetic biosourced materials .
  • TPE thermoplastic elastomer
  • the plug is depressed nominally halfway up inside the neck.
  • it reduces the risk of rupture of the fixing of the upper washer with the plug body, and therefore the risk of the separation of these two elements.
  • the distance separating the lower end face of said lower washer of this interface may be greater than or equal to 56% of the total height of said plug. This preferential arrangement makes it possible to further reduce the risk of positioning the upper plug-washer body interface inside the bottle neck after plugging.
  • the distance separating the upper end face of said upper washer from the interface between the plug body and said upper washer can be greater than or equal to 22.5% of the total height of the stopper and less than or equal to 44% of the total height.
  • upper end face of said upper washer the face of the washer which defines, with the lower end face of the lower washer intended to come into contact with the wine, the total height of the cap.
  • this "upper end face of said upper washer” is the face intended to come into contact with the muselet plate.
  • the plug may have, before plugging, a shoulder delimiting a bearing surface intended to come into contact with the rim of the bottle neck.
  • This shoulder may be located in a radial plane containing the interface between the plug body and said upper washer.
  • the shoulder may be offset axially on the side of said lower washer relative to said interface.
  • tapping bottle neck means the annular end surface of the bottle neck.
  • the optional arrangement of the shoulder which is intended to abut on the rim of the bottle neck during the depression of the cap, ensures the accuracy and regularity of the capping depth. Thus, the desired positioning after plugging the upper plug-washer body interface relative to the bottle neck is guaranteed.
  • the veining of the natural cork of said upper washer may extend perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the stopper. This orientation of the cork veins is particularly advantageous for the manufacture of this upper washer.
  • the height of the plug body is less than the total height of said lower and upper washers. This arrangement further favors the production of a stopper in which the share of natural cork is increased.
  • the height of the plug body is between 33% and 54% of the total height of said plug.
  • a bottle containing an effervescent wine provided with a neck defining a rim and comprising a stopper.
  • the cap comprises a cap body and at least one lower natural cork washer attached to a lower end of said body. Said lower washer and at least a portion of said body are driven into the neck of the bottle.
  • the cap further comprises at least one natural cork top washer attached to an upper end of said body and protruding from the bottle neck.
  • plug may have, before closure, a shoulder delimiting a bearing surface coming into contact with the rim of the bottle neck.
  • This shoulder may be located in a radial plane containing the interface between the plug body and said upper washer.
  • the shoulder may be offset axially on the side of said lower washer relative to said interface.
  • the veining of the natural cork of said upper washer extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the plug.
  • a natural cork veneering orientation of said upper washer so that it extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cap.
  • the invention relates to a method for capping an effervescent wine bottle neck according to claim 1.
  • the interface is shifted axially outwardly from the neck by at least 3 millimeters with respect to said wash.
  • the stopper is pressed into the neck of the bottle by a plunger of a corker pressing against the upper end face of said upper washer.
  • the plug 10 of generally cylindrical shape, comprises a body 14 of plug intermediate and two washers 16, 18 lower stacked and located at a lower end 14a of said body.
  • the washers 16, 18 are fixed together, the washer 16 being fixed to the lower end 14a of the body.
  • Each of these fasteners can for example be made by gluing.
  • the washer 18 is fixed to the lower end of the body 14 via the washer 16.
  • the body 14 is made of agglomerated cork while the washers 16, 18 are made of natural cork.
  • the body 14 has a cylindrical shape.
  • the body 14 comprises a plurality of natural cork granules which are agglomerated by glue, and is obtained by individual molding or extrusion.
  • Each washer 16, 18 has a cylindrical shape.
  • the diameter of the washers 16, 18 is equal to that of the body 14.
  • Each washer 16, 18 can be manufactured by cutting in the direction perpendicular to the growth layers of a raw cork board.
  • the washer 18 comprises a flat bottom end face 18a intended to come into contact with the wine.
  • the plug 10 comprises two washers 16, 18 lower identical height.
  • the cap 10 also includes an upper head washer which is attached to an upper end 14b of the axially opposite body at the lower end 14a.
  • the ends 14a, 14b axially delimit the body 14.
  • the upper washer 20 is located axially on the opposite side to the washers 16, 18 lower than the body 14.
  • the washer 20 has a cylindrical shape.
  • the diameter of the washer 20 is equal to that of the body 14. It is made of natural cork.
  • the upper washer 20 makes it possible to limit the portion of the body 14 made of agglomerated cork in the stopper.
  • the upper washer 20 can for example be fixed to the body 14 by gluing.
  • the interface or plane of attachment between the body 14 and the upper washer 20 is illustrated in the figure by the reference 22.
  • the axial distance H 1 , or height, separating this interface 22 from the lower end face 18a of the washer 18 is greater than or equal to 50% of the total height H of the plug 10.
  • this distance H 1 is greater than or equal to 56% of the height H.
  • the axial distance H 2 , or height, separating the interface 22 from the upper end face 20a of the washer 20 is greater than or equal to 22.5% of the total height H of the plug 10, and less than or equal to 44% of this height H.
  • the height H 3 of the body 14 may for example be between 33% and 54% of the height H.
  • the distance H 1 is greater than or equal to 24 mm, and preferably greater than or equal to 27 mm.
  • the distance H 2 is between 11 mm and 21 mm, and the height H 3 is between 16 mm and 26 mm.
  • FIG. 2 On the figure 2 is shown a bottle neck 24 plugged with the cap 10 described above.
  • the interface 22 is shifted axially outwardly relative to the rim 26 of the bottle neck.
  • the washers 18, 20 below and a portion of the body 14 are driven into the bottle neck 24 and form the closing portion of the cap 10.
  • the other body portion 14 and the upper washer 20 protrude from the neck 24 and form the head portion of the plug.
  • the Applicant has determined that a positioning of the interface 22 at least three mm above the rim 26 of the bottle neck is particularly advantageous. Indeed, the interface 22 is thus located outside the zone in which the plug 10 is still pinched and deformed to the rim 26 of the bottle neck.
  • the interface 22 is located in an area of the plug 10 which has regained its initial diameter, after compression and depression in the neck 24 of the bottle.
  • the risk of rupture of the fastener between the upper washer 20 and the body 14 is virtually zero.
  • the present invention it is possible to provide a depression of the plug 10 inside the bottle neck 24 so that the interface 22 is located in a radial plane containing the rim 26 of the neck .
  • the washers 16, 18 below and the entire body 14 are driven into the bottle neck 24, only the upper washer 20 protruding from the neck and forming the head portion of the cap.
  • the risk of disconnection of the washer 20 of the body 14 is hereby increased.
  • the muselet plate and the muselet preventing the expulsion of the stopper 10 have not yet been fixed on the stopper 10.
  • the upper washer 20 can be manufactured so that the veining of the natural cork extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis 12 of the plug.
  • the lenticels of the natural cork of the washer 20 open on its cylindrical outer surface.
  • the torsional resistance of the washer 20 during unclogging of the bottle neck 24 is also increased.
  • the washer 20 In order to manufacture the washer 20 with such a veining orientation, it is possible to proceed as follows. Strips of cork are cut horizontally in raw planks of cork and are then glued to form a block of height equal to that of the washer 20, this height extending along the veins of the cork. The washer 20 is then obtained by cutting in this block and turning.
  • the plug 10 has, before plugging, a cylindrical outer surface.
  • the cap 10 has before closure an annular shoulder 30 which is oriented axially downwards, ie towards the washers 16, 18 below.
  • the shoulder 30 extends radially.
  • the radial dimension of the shoulder may be between 0.5 mm and 3 mm.
  • the shoulder 30 is formed on the body 14.
  • the shoulder 30 delimits a bearing surface intended to come into contact with the rim of the neck of the bottle during the depression of the stopper in this case. collar.
  • the body 14 of the plug has between the shoulder 30 and the lower end face 18a of the washer 18 a slightly frustoconical shape.
  • the shoulder 30 is offset axially downward, ie on the side of the washers 16, 18 below, with respect to the interface 22.
  • the invention has been illustrated on the basis of a cap comprising a single upper head washer made of natural cork.
  • a stopper that comprises several stacked top natural cork washers.

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