EP3344560B1 - Schliessvorrichtung mit nicht zugänglichen manipulationssicherungsmitteln - Google Patents

Schliessvorrichtung mit nicht zugänglichen manipulationssicherungsmitteln Download PDF

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EP3344560B1
EP3344560B1 EP16788207.5A EP16788207A EP3344560B1 EP 3344560 B1 EP3344560 B1 EP 3344560B1 EP 16788207 A EP16788207 A EP 16788207A EP 3344560 B1 EP3344560 B1 EP 3344560B1
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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
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/62—Secondary protective cap-like outer covers for closure members
    • 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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/022—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure with ratchet effect between relatively rotating parts
    • 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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/026—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure initial opening or unauthorised access being indicated by a visual change using indicators other than tearable means, e.g. change of colour, pattern or opacity
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • 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
    • B65D49/00—Arrangements or devices for preventing refilling of containers
    • B65D49/02—One-way valves
    • B65D49/04—Weighted valves

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  • the present invention refers to a closing device for bottles.
  • the present invention refers to a closing device for bottles of the type provided with anti-tampering means capable of giving an immediate visual indication to the user of whether the bottle has or has not been opened at least once.
  • the present invention refers to a closing device for bottles of the type provided with anti-tampering means where such anti-tampering means are arranged in a position not accessible when the cap is assembled.
  • cap has an internal threading adapted for engaging, to open or close the bottle, with a corresponding threading provided on the outer surface of the pourer.
  • the latter is press-fit in the opening of the neck of the bottle or, through known means, to the neck of the bottle.
  • a further jacket for covering the cap made of aluminum or plastic film.
  • anti-tampering means for bottles capable of making a prior first opening of the bottle immediately visible.
  • Most of these anti-tampering means consist of mobile, elastic or in any case shaped portions inside the cap, configured so that, after the first opening of the bottle, they interpose internally between cap and diffuser, limiting the reclosing stroke of the cap. Such a lower stroke leaves a previously hidden portion of the closure in view, therefore reliably highlighting that the first opening of the bottle has occurred.
  • Document US 2010/0170898 A1 illustrates a closing device for bottles, according to the preamble of claim 1, that comprises an inner cap, rotatably associated with the diffuser, and an outer cap, fitted and associated with such an inner cap.
  • the teeth and the counter-teeth of the closing device illustrated in document US 2010/0170898 A1 are shaped in a diametrically symmetrical manner, so that the mutual rotation of the outer cap with respect to the inner cap can take place freely in a single direction.
  • the teeth of the inner cap can pass beyond the corresponding counter-teeth of the outer cap.
  • the teeth of the inner cap are locked by the corresponding counter-teeth of the outer cap, limiting the re-screwing stroke of the outer cap on the inner cap.
  • the purpose of the present invention is therefore to make a closing device for bottles that provides an alternative solution to those currently known for clearly showing whether a bottle has been opened at least once after its original packaging, wherein the anti-tampering means intended for this purpose are not accessible, either from inside or outside, when the closing assembly is assembled.
  • Another purpose of the present invention is to make a closing device for bottles, of the type provided with an inner cap and with an outer cap, wherein the anti-tampering means can effectively operate irrespective of the type of material with which such inner cap and outer cap are manufactured.
  • Such a closing device for bottles 10 comprises:
  • the cap group comprises an inner cap 11, rotatably associated with the diffuser 14, and an outer cap 12, fitted and associated with the inner cap 11.
  • the anti-tampering means are configured for limiting the re-screwing stroke of the outer cap 12 on the inner cap 11, thus exposing a previously hidden portion thereof.
  • These anti-tampering means comprise on one side, in a per se known way, a plurality of teeth 29 of a ratchet mechanism, projecting from the outer side surface 16 of the inner cap 11, and on the other side a plurality of first rigid barrier projections 30, arranged on the inner side surface 18 of the outer cap 12.
  • the anti-tampering means also comprise, on one side, a plurality of side flaps 15 manufactured with a deformable elastic material, arranged at an angle in a radial pattern starting from the outer side surface 16 of the inner cap 11, and on the other side a plurality of second rigid barrier projections 17 arranged on the inner side surface 18 of the outer cap 12.
  • Each elastic side flap 15 projects radially from the outer side surface 16 of the inner cap 11 by a greater length with respect to the length of each tooth 29.
  • the cap group also comprises means for locking the relative opening rotation of the outer cap 12 on the inner cap 11 that are configured so that, after an initial relative rotation where the rigid barrier projections 30 and 17 respectively pass beyond the teeth 29 and the elastic side flaps 15, the cap group rotates as a single rigid body with respect to the diffuser 14 along a suitable threaded coupling 26, 27.
  • the means for locking the relative opening rotation of the outer cap 12 on the inner cap 11 comprise an annular projection 19 formed on the inner side surface 18 of the outer cap 12 that, after the relative opening rotation of the outer cap 12 on the inner cap 11, rests on an abutment 28 formed on the outer side surface 16 of the inner cap 11.
  • the closing device 10 can comprise a covering jacket 20, in turn comprising an upper portion 21 and a lower portion 22 connected together along a breaking line 23 equipped with a plurality of connecting bridges.
  • the upper portion 21 of the covering jacket 20 is arranged to mate and cover the outer cap 12.

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  1. Schließvorrichtung (10) für Flaschen, umfassend:
    - eine Kappengruppe (11, 12), die durch den Benutzer zum Öffnen und Schließen der Vorrichtung (10) in Drehung versetzt werden kann, wobei die Kappengruppe (11, 12) Manipulationsverhinderungsmittel (15, 17, 29, 30) umfasst, die dafür ausgelegt sind, die Tatsache, dass die erste Öffnung der Vorrichtung (10) aufgetreten ist, visuell sichtbar zu machen;
    - einen Diffusor (14), der derart angeordnet ist, dass er an der Oberseite mit der Kappengruppe (11, 12) und an der Unterseite mit dem Hals einer Flasche gekoppelt ist;
    wobei die Kappengruppe (11, 12) Folgendes umfasst: eine innere Kappe (11), die drehbar mit dem Diffusor (14) verbunden ist, und eine äußere Kappe (12), die an der inneren Kappe (11) angebracht und mit dieser verbunden ist, und wobei die Manipulationsverhinderungsmittel (15, 17, 29, 30) dafür ausgelegt sind, den Wiederverschraubungshub der äußeren Kappe (12) an der inneren Kappe (11) zu begrenzen, und Folgendes umfassen: an einer Seite eine Vielzahl von Zähnen (29) eines Rastmechanismus, die von der äußeren Seitenfläche (16) der inneren Kappe (11) vorragen, und an der anderen Seite eine Vielzahl von ersten starren Sperrvorsprüngen (30), die an der inneren Seitenfläche (18) der äußeren Kappe (12) angeordnet sind, wobei die Schließvorrichtung (10) dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass die Manipulationsverhinderungsmittel (15, 17, 29, 30) ferner Folgendes umfassen: an einer Seite eine Vielzahl von Seitenklappen (15), die aus einem verformbaren elastischen Material hergestellt sind und mit einem Winkel in einem radialen Muster ausgehend von der äußeren Seitenfläche (16) der inneren Kappe (11) angeordnet sind, und an der anderen Seite eine Vielzahl von zweiten starren Sperrvorsprüngen (17), die an der inneren Seitenfläche (18) der äußeren Kappe (12) angeordnet sind, wobei jede elastische Seitenklappe (15) radial von der äußeren Seitenfläche (16) der inneren Kappe (11) um eine Länge vorragt, die größer ist als die Länge jedes Zahns (29), sodass während des Öffnens sowohl die ersten starren Sperrvorsprünge (30) als auch die zweiten starren Sperrvorsprünge (17) jeweils die Zähne (29) und die elastischen Seitenklappen (15) überwinden können, und sodass während des Schließens sowohl die ersten starren Sperrvorsprünge (30) als auch die zweiten starren Sperrvorsprünge (17) jeweils durch die Zähne (29) und durch die elastischen Seitenklappen (15) verriegelt sind, was den Wiederverschraubungshub der äußeren Kappe (12) an der inneren Kappe (11) begrenzt.
  2. Schließvorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kappengruppe (11, 12) Mittel (19, 28) zum Verriegeln der relativen Öffnungsdrehung der äußeren Kappe (12) an der inneren Kappe (11) umfasst, die derart ausgebildet sind, dass nach einer anfänglichen relativen Drehung, bei der sowohl die ersten starren Sperrvorsprünge (30) als auch die zweiten starren Sperrvorsprünge (17) jeweils die Zähne (29) und die elastischen Seitenklappen (15) überwinden können, sich die Kappengruppe (11, 12) als ein einziger starrer Körper in Bezug auf den Diffusor (14) dreht.
  3. Schließvorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mittel (19, 28) zum Verriegeln der relativen Öffnungsdrehung der äußeren Kappe (12) an der inneren Kappe (11) einen ringförmigen Vorsprung (19) umfassen, der an der inneren Seitenfläche (18) der äußeren Kappe (12) gebildet ist und der nach der relativen Öffnungsdrehung der äußere Kappe (12) an der inneren Kappe (11) an einem Anschlag (28) ruht, der an der äußeren Seitenfläche (16) der inneren Kappe (11) gebildet ist.
  4. Schließvorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Seitenwände (16, 18) der inneren (11) und äußeren Kappe (12) keine Spalten aufweisen, sodass bei zusammengefügter Schließvorrichtung (10) die Zähne (29), die elastischen Seitenklappen (15) und die jeweiligen ersten starren Sperrvorsprünge (30) und zweiten starren Sperrvorsprünge (17) von der Innenseite oder Außenseite der Schließvorrichtung (10) aus nicht zugänglich sind
  5. Schließvorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie einen Deckmantel (20) umfasst, der seinerseits einen oberen Abschnitt (21) und einen unteren Abschnitt (22) umfasst, die entlang einer Bruchlinie (23) miteinander verbunden sind, die mit einer Vielzahl von Verbindungsbrücken versehen ist, wobei der obere Abschnitt (21) des Deckmantels (20) derart angeordnet ist, dass er mit der äußeren Kappe (12) zusammenpasst und diese bedeckt.
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