EP3235754B1 - System für das schliessen einer tube und tube damit - Google Patents

System für das schliessen einer tube und tube damit Download PDF

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EP3235754B1
EP3235754B1 EP17165378.5A EP17165378A EP3235754B1 EP 3235754 B1 EP3235754 B1 EP 3235754B1 EP 17165378 A EP17165378 A EP 17165378A EP 3235754 B1 EP3235754 B1 EP 3235754B1
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Sylvain DEFERT
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D35/00—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor
    • B65D35/44—Closures
    • 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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
    • B65D51/22—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
    • B65D51/221—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening
    • B65D51/222—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening the piercing or cutting means being integral with, or fixedly attached to, the outer closure
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0006—Upper closure
    • B65D2251/0015—Upper closure of the 41-type
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0068—Lower closure
    • B65D2251/0093—Membrane

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  • the present invention relates to the field of flexible tubes comprising a cap closing off the neck prior to the first use of the tube, and a perforating cap suitable for piercing the cap.
  • Tubes provided with a cover associated with a perforating cap comprising a punch adapted to perforate said cover are known.
  • the cap makes it possible to preserve the product contained in the tube in a hermetic manner during its storage prior to its first use, which represents a very important part of the overall life of the tube.
  • plugs in which the punch is placed in the plug and protrudes therefrom so as to be able to perforate the cover when the plug is screwed onto the tube head.
  • a ring is placed between the cap and the shoulder of the tube head, so as to keep the punch away from the cap when the cap is screwed on. on the neck.
  • the user To pierce and / or cut the cap, the user must first unscrew the cap, then remove the ring and finally screw the cap back on until the cap is pierced and / or cut.
  • the number of steps is restrictive for the user who often does not understand what the ring is for and does not necessarily understand either that a cover must be pierced before using the tube for the first time.
  • Such an assembly allows the stopper to be kept in the standby position without having to use an additional part other than the neck and the stopper.
  • the free end of the punch projecting from the stopper is kept away from the cover closing the neck and the cover is thus preserved from any perforation or cutting prior to the first use of the tube by a user in a simple and reliable manner. without complicating the closing assembly.
  • such an assembly makes it possible to refrain from using the spacer ring generally used in such a system to keep the punch away from the cap.
  • stopper is understood to mean an object permitting the leaktight sealing of a receptacle, in particular an outlet opening for a product, in a reversible manner.
  • a stopper according to the invention can thus pass from an open position to a closed position and vice versa, mainly by a screwing movement or the like.
  • the present invention does not include closure assemblies, such as a hinged service capsule, permanently fixed to the opening and comprising a passage orifice for the outlet of the product and a folding cap making it possible to close said orifice.
  • the invention also relates to a tube comprising an assembly as described above.
  • the tube head 5 a variant of which is presented on figures 1 and 3 to 8 , comprises the neck 7 defining a longitudinal axis ZZ, a shoulder 11 and a solid insert 13 forming a cover 15 closing off said neck 7, in the lower part of the latter.
  • said neck 7 and said shoulder 11 are designed in one piece and are continuously continuous.
  • the insert 13 is located against a lower face of the shoulder 11, intended to be oriented towards the inside of the tube.
  • Said neck 7 is, here, in the form of a cylinder extending from an upper end situated towards the outside of said tube 3 towards a lower end opposite to the upper end and directed towards the inside of said tube 3.
  • Said upper end has an outlet orifice 7a allowing the outlet of said product contained in the tube.
  • the lower end is adjacent to said shoulder 11.
  • Said shoulder 11 extends from the lower end of said neck towards an outer periphery, here cylindrical, in a direction essentially perpendicular to the axis ZZ, that is to say the part of the tube head going in s' flaring from said neck 7.
  • Said shoulder 11 is configured so that a tube skirt can be fixed, in particular at its periphery, to form said tube 3.
  • the insert 13 comprises a peripheral section, typically of frustoconical or disc shape, and a central section forming said cover 15, the diameter of which typically corresponds to the internal diameter of the neck 7.
  • the plug 9, an example of which is illustrated on figure 2 comprises a punch 17 projecting from said stopper 9.
  • Said punch 17 is in particular made from material of said stopper 9.
  • Said punch 17 is configured so as to be inserted inside the neck 7 of the tube head 5 when the stopper 9 is fixed on said neck 7.
  • a longitudinal direction of the stopper 9 is defined, corresponding to the longitudinal axis ZZ of the neck 7 when the stopper 9 is fixed on the neck 7.
  • Said punch 17 allows the cutting and / or perforation of the cover 15.
  • the cutting is advantageously partial, so that the portion or portions of the cover 15 having been cut remain linked to the rest of the insert, preventing thus any mixing of the material forming the insert with a product contained in the associated tube 3, and a possible distribution of this material to the user.
  • said punch 17 has a cylindrical section of revolution, one free end of which is advantageously provided with cutting means so that when the stopper 9 is fixed, for example screwed, on the neck 7 of the tube head 5, the free end of the punch 17 is inserted into the neck 7.
  • Said cutting means may be a bevelled shape of the free end, teeth and / or cutting notches, for example, regularly distributed around the periphery. of the free end of the punch 17.
  • the example of the punch 17 shown in figures 2 and 4 to 8 is a punch 17 of cylindrical section of revolution, the free end of which is provided with three teeth 19 of low height and regularly distributed around the periphery of its free end.
  • said neck 7 and said stopper 9 are configured to make it possible to maintain said stopper 9 fixed on said neck 7 in a first position, called the standby position ( figures 14a, 14b ), in which the punch 17 is kept at a distance from the cover 15 and in a second position, called the position of use ( figures 15a, 15b ), wherein said punch 17 pierces said cover 15.
  • Said neck 7 and said stopper 9 are also configured to allow said stopper 9 to be kept in a third position, called the closed position ( figures 7 and 16a, 16b ), wherein said neck 7 and said stopper 9 seal said tube 3.
  • Said stopper 9 is configured to pass from the standby position to the use position and / or from the use position to the closed position by at least one rotational movement.
  • Said rotational movement is also simultaneously accompanied by an axial movement along the ZZ axis. It is a helical movement.
  • Said plug 9 is configured to pass from the standby position to the use position and / or from the use position to the closed position essentially by a movement always going in the same direction, in other words the direction of rotation. is still the same.
  • the passage of said plug 9 from the standby position to the use position and / or from the use position to the closed position is reversible. It is thus possible to open said tube and then to close it after use, and vice versa.
  • Said neck 7 comprises at least a first blocking means configured to cooperate with said stopper 9 to keep said stopper 9 in the standby position.
  • said neck 7 and said stopper 9 each comprise at least one locking means cooperating together to keep said stopper 9 in the standby position.
  • said first blocking means or means are a ring 25 located on an external surface of said neck 7 and said second blocking means or means are protuberances 27a, 27b located on an internal surface of said stopper 9.
  • said stopper 9 is thus held in the standby position by snapping said stopper 9 onto said neck 7, in particular by snapping ring 25 with said protuberances 27a, 27b.
  • said protuberances 27a, 27b are regularly distributed around the periphery of said stopper 9, in particular on the lower part of said stopper 9.
  • the protuberances 27a, 27b are distributed over two rows, separated axially, and are angularly offset between the two rows so that the ring 25 is located between said protuberances 27a, 27b, in the standby position of the plug 9.
  • each row comprises at least two protuberances 27a, 27b, or even at less three, or even at least four.
  • each of the rows comprises four protuberances 27a, 27b.
  • the lower row of protuberances 27a makes it possible to keep said stopper 9 fixed on said neck 7 and to avoid an unwanted withdrawal of said stopper 9.
  • the upper row of protuberances 27b makes it possible to limit the movement of said stopper 9 downwards when the latter it is fixed on the neck 7 and thus to keep the punch 17 away from the cover 15 and to avoid the perforation and / or the cutting of the latter without the intervention of the user before the first use.
  • the ring 25 is derived from material of said neck 7 and goes all around said neck 7.
  • Said ring 25 comprises a lower surface 25a directed towards the shoulder 11 of the tube head 5 and an upper surface 25b directed. towards the outlet orifice 7a of said neck 7.
  • Said lower 25a and upper 25b surfaces are substantially planar and their radial extension allows the ring 25 to snap between said protuberances 27a, 27b.
  • the ring 25 comprises in particular a thinned end to facilitate its snap-fastening between the protuberances 27a, 27b and its disengagement from these so that the user easily passes from the standby position to the position of use and then from the position of. Use in removing the plug 9.
  • the protuberances 27a, 27b may also have a thinned end, as can be seen here. More precisely, here said ring 25 has a cross section of trapezoidal or triangular shape with a rounded top and / or said protuberances 27a, 27b have a rounded cross section.
  • said neck 7 and said stopper 9 each comprise a thread, said first thread 29 and second thread 31 cooperating together to allow the passage of said stopper 9 from the standby position to the position of use by screwing by the user of said stopper 9 on the neck 7.
  • said rotational movement and said axial movement described above are simultaneous and cause said screwing, according to a helical movement.
  • Said stopper 9 is then fixed by screwing to said neck 7, while in the standby position, preferably, said threads 29 and 31 are not engaged.
  • Said first thread 29 is located on the outer surface of said neck 7 in a part thereof greater than the ring 25.
  • Said second thread 31 is located on the internal surface of said plug 9 in a part of the latter greater than said protuberances 27a, 27b, here at the bottom of said plug 9.
  • Said neck 7 further comprises on its external surface a smooth zone, called the first smooth zone 33.
  • the term “smooth zone” is understood here to mean a non-threaded zone.
  • Said first smooth zone 33 extends over a part lower than said first thread 29 and lower than said ring 25. In other words, said first smooth zone 33 extends from the lower surface 25a of said ring 25 towards the shoulder 11 of the head of the machine. tube 5.
  • the ring 25 is thus axially situated in a middle part of said neck 7 between said first thread 29 and said first smooth zone 33.
  • Said plug 9 also comprises on its internal surface a smooth zone, called a second smooth zone 35.
  • a smooth zone is understood to mean a non-threaded zone.
  • Said second smooth zone 35 is situated on a part lower than said second thread 31 and higher than the protuberances 27a, 27b, that is to say between the protuberances 27a, 27b and the second thread 31.
  • the second smooth zone 35 extends from the bottom of the second thread 31 to the upper row of protuberances 27b.
  • the internal diameter of said plug 9 at the level of the second smooth zone 35 is greater than the diameter of said neck 7 measured at the top of the threads of said first thread 29.
  • Said stopper 9 further comprises an outer surface of which a lower part is smooth 21 and the other part, upper, ribbed 23.
  • the ribbed part 23 corresponds in particular to a gripping zone of the user and facilitates handling. of the cap 9 and the opening / closing of said tube 3.
  • said stopper 9 is fixed on said neck 7.
  • said ring 25 is snapped onto the lower row of protuberances 27a and the stopper 9 is held in the standby position ( figures 3 to 5 ).
  • the punch 17 is located at a non-zero distance from said cover 15 to protect it from cutting and / or perforation.
  • this maintenance in the waiting position is ensured by the upper row of protuberances 27b as mentioned previously, on which the ring 25 comes into abutment if one unintentionally tries to push in the plug 9 ( figure 5 ).
  • the position of the upper row of protuberances 27b is calculated so that the punch 17 is kept sufficiently far from said cover 15 in the waiting position of said stopper 9.
  • said first thread 29 is located opposite the second smooth zone 35 of said plug 9, as can be seen from figures 3 to 5 .
  • the first and second threads (29, 31) do not yet cooperate and the screwing of the stopper 9 on the neck 7 has not yet started.
  • said stopper 9 is pushed onto said neck 7 by the user along the ZZ axis so that said ring 25 exceeds the upper row of protuberances 27b to arrive in an intermediate position ( figure 6 ).
  • the thread 31 of said plug 9 begins to engage in the thread 29 of said neck 7 and said punch 17 reaches and then pierces and / or cuts said cover 15, on the last or the last screwing turns.
  • said stopper 9 is completely screwed onto said neck 7 by the user.
  • the plug 9 thus reaches the closed position ( figure 7 ) in which said cover 15 is cut and / or perforated by said punch 17.
  • the smooth zone 35 of the stopper 9 is then opposite the smooth zone 33 of said neck 7.
  • said first locking means or means are one or more projecting elements 37a, 37b, 37c located on an external surface of said neck 7.
  • Said projecting elements 37a, 37b, 37c of said neck 7 are configured to cooperate with said stopper 9 to keep said stopper 9 in the standby position and more particularly with at least one projecting element 39 of said stopper 9.
  • said neck 7 also comprises at least one, here three, guide groove 41 configured to cooperate with said stopper 9 to allow said rotational movement and / or said axial movement for the passage of said stopper 9 from the position of. waiting in the use position and / or from the use position to the closed position.
  • the guide groove 41 of said neck 7 is configured to cooperate with the or each of the projecting elements 39 of said plug 9, in particular to allow said rotational movement and / or said axial movement for the passage of said plug 9 from the position standby in the use position and / or from the use position to the closed position.
  • said groove 41 extends over the outer surface of said neck 7 from the upper end of the neck 7 located near the outlet orifice 7a at the lower end opposite to said upper end.
  • Said groove 41 comprises in particular an inlet 41a located towards said outlet orifice 7a of said neck 7.
  • Said groove 41 has successive guide portions. This is a first portion 41b ensuring the waiting position and other portions allowing the passage from the waiting position to the use position and / or from the use position to the closed position. .
  • Said groove 41 extends between two edges 55, extending radially from a bottom 57 of said groove 41.
  • said groove 41 is made integral with the neck 7.
  • said first portion 41b of said groove 41 is vertical with respect to the axis ZZ. It is followed by the second portion 41c which is horizontal with respect to the ZZ axis, then by the third portion 41d which is vertical with respect to the ZZ axis, and finally by the last portion 41e which is horizontal with respect to the 'ZZ axis.
  • said projecting elements 37a, 37b of said neck 7 are protuberances of the edges of said groove 41 extending towards the interior of the groove.
  • said projecting elements 37a, 37b of said neck 7 can be protuberances originating from the bottom 57 of said groove 41.
  • said groove 41 has a first protuberance 37a located at the entrance of the first portion 41b of the groove 41. This first protuberance 37a limits the upward axial movement along the axis ZZ of said stopper 9 and makes it possible to keep said stopper 9 fixed on said neck 7 and to prevent unwanted withdrawal thereof.
  • Said groove 41 also has a second protuberance 37b, of the same type, located between the first 41b and the second 41c portions of the groove 41.
  • This second protuberance 37b limits the rotational movement of said plug 9 and in particular the exit of the plug 9 from its waiting position and its engagement towards the use position.
  • this second protuberance 37b makes it possible to keep the punch 17 away from the cover 15 and to avoid the perforation and / or the cutting of the latter without the intervention of the user before the first use.
  • said first portion 41b of said groove 41 is vertical with respect to the axis ZZ. It is followed by the second portion 41c which is horizontal with respect to the ZZ axis, then by the third portion 41d which is helical, and finally by the last portion 41st which is horizontal with respect to the ZZ axis.
  • said neck 7 comprises a first projecting element which is a first lug 37a located at the entrance of the first portion 41b of the groove 41.
  • This lug 37a limits the axial upward movement along the axis. ZZ of said stopper 9 and makes it possible to keep said stopper 9 fixed on said neck 7 and to prevent unwanted removal of said stopper 9.
  • One of the edges of said groove 41 also has a protuberance 37b which is a second projecting element of said neck 7 As for the protuberances 37a, 37b of the embodiment of the figure 8 , the present protuberance extends towards the inside of the groove 41.
  • This protuberance 37b is located between the first 41b and the second portion 41c of the groove 41.
  • this protuberance 37b makes it possible to keep the punch 17 away from the cover 15 and to avoid the perforation and / or the cutting of the latter without the intervention of the user before the first use.
  • said first portion 41b is vertical with respect to the ZZ axis. It is followed by the second portion 41c which is helical with slope x, then by the third portion 41d which is helical with slope y. The slope y of the third helical portion 41d is greater than the slope x the second helical portion 41c. Said groove 41 finally ends with the last portion 41st which is horizontal with respect to the axis ZZ.
  • said neck 7 comprises two projecting elements in the form of protuberances originating from the bottom of said guide groove.
  • These two projecting elements are two lugs 37a, 37b located towards the entrance 41a of said groove 41. More particularly, a first lug 37a is located at the entrance of the first portion of the groove 41. This lug 37a limits movement. axial upwards along the ZZ axis of said stopper 9 and makes it possible to keep said stopper 9 fixed on said neck 7 and to prevent unwanted removal of said stopper 9.
  • the second lug 37b is located between the first 41b and the second 41c portions of the groove 41. It makes it possible to limit the rotational movement of said stopper 9 and in particular the exit of the stopper 9 from its standby position and its engagement towards the position of use. In other words, this second lug 37b makes it possible to hold the punch 17 away from the cap 15 and to avoid the perforation and / or the cutting of the latter without the intervention of the user before the first use.
  • said first portion 41b is vertical with respect to the ZZ axis. It is followed by the second portion 41c which is helical with slope x, then by the third portion 41d which is helical with slope y. The slope y of the third helical portion 41d is greater than the slope x of the second helical portion 41c. Said groove 41 finally ends with the last portion 41st which is horizontal with respect to the axis ZZ.
  • said projecting elements from said neck 7 are protuberances 37a, 37b, 37c from the edges of said groove 41 extending towards the interior of the groove.
  • said groove 41 has a first protuberance 37a located at the entrance of the first portion 41b of the groove 41. This first protuberance 37a limits the upward axial movement along the ZZ axis of said plug 9 and allows said plug to be held. 9 fixed on said neck 7 7 and avoid unwanted withdrawal thereof.
  • Said groove 41 also has a second protuberance 37b, of the same type, located between the first 41b and the second 41c portions of the groove 41.
  • This second protuberance 37b limits the rotational movement of said plug 9 and in particular the exit of the plug 9 from its waiting position and its engagement towards the use position.
  • this second protuberance 37b makes it possible to keep the punch 17 away from the cover 15 and to avoid the perforation and / or the cutting of the latter without the intervention of the user before the first use.
  • Said groove 41 also has a third protuberance 37c, of the same nature as the protuberances 37a and 37b, located on the edge opposite to that comprising the protuberances 37a and 37b.
  • this third protuberance 37c limits the rotational movement of said plug 9 and in particular the exit of the plug 9 from its standby position and its engagement towards the position of use.
  • said neck 7 can also comprise a guide ramp 43 configured to cooperate with at least one projecting element 39 of said plug 9 to position one of said projecting elements at the entrance 41a of said groove 41.
  • the guide ramp 43 makes it possible to position one of said projecting elements at the entrance 41a of said groove 41. guiding one of the projecting elements 39a of the stopper 9 in the first portion 41b of the guide groove 41. Said guide ramp 43 is visible at the figure 10 .
  • said guide ramp 43 has a guiding direction opposite to the guiding direction of said groove 41 for the passage of said plug 9 from the standby position to the position of use and / or from the position of. 'use in the closed position.
  • said guide ramp 43 has a guiding direction opposite to the guiding direction of said groove 41 for the passage of said plug 9 from the standby position to the position of use and / or from the position of. 'use in the closed position.
  • said ramp 43 can also include a stop 45 for forcing the stop of one of said projecting elements 39 of the stopper 9 at the level of the entrance 41a of the groove 41.
  • the stop 45 is an extension of an edge of the first portion 41b of the groove 41 in the direction of the orifice 7a of the neck 7.
  • the cap 9 is identical. As mentioned previously, it comprises at least one protruding element 39 configured to cooperate with said protruding elements 37a, 37b, 37c of said neck 7 to maintain said stopper 9 in the standby position and to cooperate with said groove 41 of said neck 7 for allow said movement of rotation and / or said axial movement for the passage of said plug 9 from the standby position to the use position and / or from the use position to the closed position.
  • said stopper 9 comprises at least two projecting elements 39.
  • said stopper 9 comprises three projecting elements 39, which makes it possible to balance and stabilize the stopper 9 when it is in the standby position.
  • the protruding element or elements 39 of said plug 9 are located on the lower part of said plug 9 and are made from material thereof.
  • an upper surface 47 of said stopper 9 has at least one opening 49 in line with the projecting elements 39 of said stopper 9.
  • These openings 49 serve in particular for molding the stopper 9 and more particularly for molding the projecting elements 39.
  • the number of openings 49 is identical to the number of projecting elements 39 of said plug 9.
  • said protruding elements of the plug 9 are pins 39 of diameter substantially similar to the width of the guide grooves 41 to allow the pins 39 to be guided by them.
  • the plug 9 comprises three pins 39 regularly distributed over the lower part of said plug 9 and three openings 49 on its upper surface 47 to the right of the pins 39.
  • said stopper 9 comprises on the internal face of its upper surface an extra thickness of material corresponding to a sealing ring 51 located radially set back from said openings 49.
  • Said Sealing ring 51 is configured to cooperate with a ring seat 53, provided on an inner surface of the neck, at the upper end of said neck 7, when said stopper 9 is in the closed position as can be seen on the figure. figure 16b .
  • edges of said groove 41 can also include at least one protuberance located in the last portion 41st making it possible to keep the stopper in the closed position.
  • each edge can include a protuberance 59a and 59b.
  • These protuberances 59a, 59b not only make it possible to keep the stopper in the closed position, but can also serve as a closure indicator for the user.
  • the resistance felt by the user when the projecting elements 39 pass through the two protuberances 59a and 59b allows him to indicate that the stopper is at the end of its travel, that it is correctly closed and that the seal is ensured. .
  • These characteristics are represented here in conjunction with the figure 17 but can also be generalized.
  • said stopper 9 is fixed on said neck 7 in its standby position.
  • the projecting elements 39a of said plug 9 are guided in the guide ramp 43 by a counterclockwise rotational movement. This step is visible at the figure 13 .
  • the projecting elements 39a of the stopper 9 are then placed in the entry 41a of the corresponding grooves 41 at their first portion 41b. They are held in abutment to the right by the extension 45 of the first portion 41b of the groove 41 and downwards by the first lug 37a of said neck 7.
  • Said plug 9 is then placed in its waiting position by an axial downward movement, in which each protruding element 39a engaged in the groove 41 is snapped beyond the first lug 37a. Said plug 9 is then held in the waiting position by means of the first 37a and second 37b lugs which limit its movement to the left (rotation) and upwards (translation) as described above. This waiting position is visible to figures 14a and 14b .
  • each projecting element 39a of said plug 9 engaged in the groove 41 at the level of the second portion 41c is snapped past the second lug 37b and the plug 9 comes out of the standby position. This step is visible to figures 15a and 15b .

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  1. Anordnung (1) zum Verschließen einer Tube (3), wobei die Anordnung (1) Folgendes umfasst:
    - einen Tubenkopf (5), der einen Hals (7) und einen diesen Hals (7) verschließenden Deckel (15) umfasst
    - eine Kappe (9), die einen Dorn (17) umfasst, der angepasst ist, den Deckel (15) zu schneiden,
    wobei der Hals (7) und die Kappe (9) so konfiguriert sind, dass die Kappe (9) auf dem Hals (7) in einer ersten Position, genannt Warteposition, in welcher der Dorn (17) in einem Abstand von dem Deckel (15) gehalten wird, in einer zweiten Position, genannt Verwendungsposition, in welcher der Dorn (17) den Deckel (15) durchstößt, und in einer dritten Position, genannt Verschlussposition, in welcher der Hals (7) und die Kappe (9) eine Abdichtung der Tube sicherstellen, gehalten werden kann,
    wobei die Kappe (9) so konfiguriert ist, dass sie sich durch mindestens eine Drehbewegung von der Warteposition in die Verwendungsposition und/oder von der Verwendungsposition in die Verschlussposition bewegt,
    wobei die Kappe (9) und der Hals (7) eine Längsachse Z-Z definieren, wobei die Kappe (9) so konfiguriert ist, dass sie sich durch eine axiale Bewegung entlang der Z-Z-Achse von der Warteposition in die Verwendungsposition und/oder von der Verwendungsposition in die Verschlussposition weiter bewegt,
    wobei der Hals (7) mindestens ein erstes Verriegelungsmittel umfasst, dass mit der Kappe (9) zusammenwirkt, um die Kappe (9) in einer Warteposition zu halten,
    wobei das oder die erste(n) Verriegelungsmittel ein oder mehrere vorstehende Elemente (37a, 37b, 37c) sind, die sich auf einer Außenfläche des Halses (7) befinden,
    wobei der Hals (7) mindestens eine Führungsnut (41) umfasst, die so konfiguriert ist, dass sie mit der Kappe (9) zusammenwirkt, um die Drehbewegung und/oder die axiale Bewegung für den Übergang der Kappe (9) von der Warteposition in die Verwendungsposition und/oder von der Verwendungsposition in die Verschlussposition zu ermöglichen,
    wobei die Anordnung (1) dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass die Nut (41) aufeinanderfolgende Führungsabschnitte aufweist, von denen ein erster Abschnitt (41b) in Bezug auf die Z-Z-Achse vertikal ist und die Warteposition sicherstellt, gefolgt von einem zweiten Abschnitt (41c), der schraubenförmig mit der Neigung x ist und das Herausziehen der Kappe (9) aus der Warteposition ermöglicht, dann gefolgt von einem dritten Abschnitt (41 d), der schraubenförmig mit der Neigung y ist und den Durchgang der Kappe (9) in die Verwendungsposition ermöglicht, dann gefolgt von einem letzten Abschnitt (41e), der in Bezug auf die Z-Z-Achse horizontal ist und den Durchgang der Kappe (9) in die Verschlussposition ermöglicht, wobei die Neigung y des dritten schraubenförmigen Abschnitts (41 d) größer als die Neigung x des zweiten schraubenförmigen Abschnitts (41c) ist.
  2. Anordnung (1) nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei die Kappe (9) mindestens ein zweites Verriegelungsmittel umfasst, wobei das oder die erste(n) Verriegelungsmittel und das oder die zweite(n) Verriegelungsmittel zusammenwirken, um die Kappe (9) in einer Warteposition zu halten.
  3. Anordnung (1) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die vorstehenden Elemente (37a, 37b, 37c) Vorsprünge von einem Rand oder Rändern der Führungsnut (41) umfassen, wobei sich die Vorsprünge von der Führungsnut (41) nach innen erstrecken.
  4. Anordnung (1) nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei der Hals (7) ein oberes Ende, dass sich in der Nähe einer Auslassöffnung (7a) befindet, und ein unteres Ende, dass dem oberen Ende gegenüberliegt, umfasst, wobei sich die Nut (41) auf der Außenfläche des Halses (7) vom oberen Ende zum unteren Ende des Halses (7) erstreckt.
  5. Anordnung (1) nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei die Nut (41) einen Einlass (41a) umfasst, der in Richtung des Auslasses (7a) des Halses (7) angeordnet ist, wobei die vorstehenden Elemente (37a, 37b, 37c) des Halses (7) an dem Einlass (41a) der Nut (41) angeordnet sind.
  6. Anordnung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 5, wobei die Kappe (9) mindestens ein vorstehendes Element (39) umfasst, das so konfiguriert ist, dass es mit den vorstehenden Elementen (37a, 37b, 37c) des Halses (7) zusammenwirkt, um die Kappe (9) in einer Warteposition zu halten.
  7. Anordnung (1) nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei das oder die vorstehende(n) Element(e) (39) der Kappe (9) so konfiguriert sind, dass sie mit der Nut (41) des Halses (7) zusammenwirken, um die Drehbewegung und/oder die axiale Bewegung für den Übergang der Kappe (9) von der Warteposition in die Verwendungsposition und/oder von der Verwendungsposition in die Verschlussposition zu ermöglichen.
  8. Anordnung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 6 oder 7, wobei das oder die vorspringende(n) Element(e) (39) der Kappe (9) am unteren Teil der Kappe (9) angeordnet sind.
  9. Anordnung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 8, wobei der Hals eine Führungsrampe (43) umfasst, die so konfiguriert ist, dass sie mit dem mindestens einen vorstehenden Element (39) der Kappe (9) zusammenwirkt, um das vorstehende Element am Einlass der Nut (41) zu positionieren, wobei die Führungsrampe (43) eine Führungsrichtung aufweist, die einer Führungsrichtung der Nut (41) entgegengesetzt ist, um den Durchgang der Kappe von der Warteposition in die Verwendungsposition und/oder von der Verwendungsposition in die Verschlussposition zu ermöglichen.
  10. Anordnung (1) nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei die Führungsrampe (43) einen Anschlag (45) umfasst, der so konfiguriert ist, dass er den Anschlag eines der vorstehenden Elemente (39) der Kappe (9) auf Höhe der Einlasses (41a) der Nut (41) drückt.
  11. Anordnung (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei jeder Rand der Führungsnut (41) mindestens einen Vorsprung (59a, 59b) umfasst, der so konfiguriert ist, dass er die Kappe (9) in einer geschlossenen Position hält, wobei die Vorsprünge (59a, 59b) im letzten Abschnitt (41e) der Nut (41) angeordnet sind.
  12. Tube (3), die eine Verschlussanordnung (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche umfasst.
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