EP3573899A1 - Behälterverpackung - Google Patents
BehälterverpackungInfo
- Publication number
- EP3573899A1 EP3573899A1 EP18713817.7A EP18713817A EP3573899A1 EP 3573899 A1 EP3573899 A1 EP 3573899A1 EP 18713817 A EP18713817 A EP 18713817A EP 3573899 A1 EP3573899 A1 EP 3573899A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- container
- applicator
- groove
- shoulder
- closure cap
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
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- 241000680172 Platytroctidae Species 0.000 claims description 11
- 239000004033 plastic Substances 0.000 claims description 9
- 229910000838 Al alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 4
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- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 4
- 239000002650 laminated plastic Substances 0.000 claims description 4
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 4
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 claims description 4
- 238000007789 sealing Methods 0.000 abstract description 7
- 239000000945 filler Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 10
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 6
- 239000002991 molded plastic Substances 0.000 description 4
- 238000003466 welding Methods 0.000 description 4
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- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000011837 pasties Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 238000012549 training Methods 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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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
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
- B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
- B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
- B65D47/12—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
- B65D47/122—Threaded caps
- B65D47/123—Threaded caps with internal parts
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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
- B65D35/24—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 with auxiliary devices
- B65D35/36—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 with auxiliary devices for applying contents to surfaces
- B65D35/38—Nozzles
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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
Definitions
- the invention relates to a container packaging.
- Container packaging comprising a container, a closure cap and an applicator fixedly connected to the container shoulder for dispensing the contents stored in the container are well known in the prior art.
- the dispensing opening of the applicator is often positioned eccentrically to the container main axis. Problems prepares in such cases, the tight closure of the discharge opening after removal of contents.
- JP 2000109109 A discloses an applicator unit which can be screwed onto a container and has an output unit arranged eccentrically to the central axis of the container.
- a cap which can be plugged onto the applicator unit and has an elliptical shape is provided.
- the closure cap has at least two protrusions which project inwards from the closure cap bottom and which seal the opening of the dispensing unit when the closure cap is attached. Due to the elliptical shape of the closure cap a precise fit of one of the extensions is ensured on the opening of the applicator in each case.
- the closure means either engage in the opening of the applicator or they surround the corresponding opening of the dispensing unit.
- DE 689 06 136 T2 relates to a dispenser for pasty products with a protective cap and a dispenser cap, wherein the dispenser cap has an eccentric to the central axis of the dispenser arranged, lateral dispensing tube and a push button, which is connected to an actuating device of the dispenser.
- the protective cap has on its inner wall at least one guide ramp, a guide groove adjoining the guide ramp and a located at the end of the guide channel
- Closure means with which the opening of the dispensing tube can be sealed.
- the present invention provides a container packaging comprising a container for receiving a filling material and a closure cap available.
- the container comprises a container body, a container shoulder and an applicator fixedly connected to the container shoulder.
- the applicator has an applicator base section and an applicator dispensing section with a dispensing opening.
- the applicator has an external thread.
- Closure cap has a shell portion and a lid portion and is equipped in its shell portion with a corresponding with the external thread of the Applikatorbasisabitess internal thread.
- Applicatorausgabeabitess is offset from the axis of rotation of the external thread of the
- Applicator base section arranged.
- the cap has in the
- Rotary axis circumferential groove wherein the groove with the applicator output section cooperates such that at one with the help of the external thread of the
- Applicator output section engages with its output opening in the groove and the discharge opening is closed in the groove.
- Sheath section of the closure cap Screwing the closure cap to the container takes place. If the closure cap is screwed to the container, that is, the closure cap is placed on the container, the axis of rotation of the external thread of the Applikatorbasisabitess coincides with the axis of rotation of the internal thread of the skirt portion of the cap.
- Screwing the cap and container also the axis of rotation of the external thread of the Applikatorbasisabitess through the center of the flat projection of the cap.
- the container packaging according to the invention ensures an uncomplicated and at the same time secure closing of the dispensing opening of the applicator after a removal of filling material.
- no special alignment of the cap needs to be observed. Since in the jacket portion facing portion of the lid portion of the cap arranged groove concentric with the axis of rotation, engages the
- Applicator dispensing section irrespective of the orientation of the cap when placed on the container in the groove and after screwing the
- the filling material is preferably a paste, a cream, a gel or a liquid.
- the applicator is formed integrally with the container shoulder.
- a one-piece design of applicator and container shoulder brings manufacturing advantages.
- the container shoulder is connected in this embodiment in a known manner, for example by welding to the wall of the container body. - -
- the closure cap is preferably designed as a molded part made of plastic.
- the production of caps as molded plastic parts is established and therefore simple and inexpensive to perform.
- the container and the applicator made of plastic or metal, in particular of a plastic laminate, of aluminum or of an aluminum alloy.
- the abovementioned materials have favorable properties during the production process and, on the other hand, advantageously provide the flexibility of the container wall desired for dispensing the contents.
- Container shoulder are not made in one piece, but the applicator is firmly connected to the container shoulder, in particular alsprellt on the container shoulder. Also, the manufacturing processes required for this purpose are established, which is why applicator and container shoulder can be connected inexpensively and safely. Particularly preferably, the applicator can be produced in these cases as a molded part made of plastic.
- the container and applicator can also be made of different materials.
- container shoulder and container body is not formed in one piece, but are connected to each other only in the course of the manufacturing process, then basically container body and container shoulder can be made of different materials.
- the container shoulder and the container body the materials plastic or metal, especially aluminum or an aluminum alloy used.
- the abovementioned materials have favorable properties during the production process and, on the other hand, advantageously provide the flexibility of the container wall desired for dispensing the contents.
- the container is a tube
- the container body is a tube body
- the container shoulder is a tube shoulder.
- closure cap and container or of the groove and applicator opening is particularly well suited for sealing tubes.
- the groove has a width B and the dispensing opening has an outer diameter A, the width B of the groove being at most 1.5 ⁇ , preferably at most 1.2 ⁇ , particularly preferably at most 1 ⁇ , _ _
- Issue opening is.
- the width B of the groove is understood to be the extent of the groove in the direction of a straight line containing the center of the planar projection of the cover section of the closure cap.
- a conically tapering in the direction of the lid portion groove whose maximum width is meant, ie the width of the groove at its end remote from the lid portion.
- Applicator base portion is formed offset relative to the axis of rotation D to the outside. Under “OD of the applicator base section" is the maximum
- the center Z of the discharge opening represents the center of the expansion of the discharge opening, including the applicator wall in the region of the discharge opening in the direction of a center of the planar projection of the
- the dispensing opening of the applicator is not in the region of the axis of rotation of the external thread of the applicator base portion, but is arranged offset therefrom. Relative to the axis of rotation, the dispensing opening is thus always offset outwards in the direction of the wall of the container body. This facilitates the application of contents to any type of application surface.
- Outer diameter of the Applikatorbasisabitess offset relative to the axis of rotation D is formed outwardly, more preferably by more than 33% and more preferably by more than 40%.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a tube with eccentrically positioned dispensing opening
- Fig. 2 shows a schematic representation of a side view of a device according to the invention
- Tubular packaging wherein the closure cap is shown in the form of a vertical section
- Fig. 3 shows a schematic, not to scale representation of a planar projection of the closure cap in a direction parallel to the jacket portion of the closure cap.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a perspective view of a tube with eccentrically positioned dispensing opening.
- the tube 1 for receiving a filling material comprises a tube body 3, a
- the tube body 3 and the tube shoulder 4 are integrally formed and made of a plastic laminate.
- the formed as a molded plastic part applicator 5 is tightly connected by welding to the tube shoulder 4 and closes the
- the applicator 5 has an applicator base section 5.1 and a
- the discharge opening 6 has an outer diameter of 4.75 mm and a center Z.
- the center Z of the dispensing opening represents the center of the expansion of the dispensing opening including the applicator wall in the region of the dispensing opening in the direction of a straight line containing the center of the planar projection of the lid portion of the closure cap. It is to be assumed that the closure cap and container are aligned when they are screwed together, that is, a coincidence of the axis of rotation of the external thread of the applicator base section and the axis of rotation of the internal thread of the lateral surface of the closure cap. In the area of the applicator base section 5.1, the applicator 5 has an external thread.
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of a side view of a
- the tube packaging has a tube 1 for receiving a filling material and a closure cap 2.
- the tube 1 is the tube shown in FIG. 1 with the tube body 3, the tube shoulder 4 and the applicator 5 permanently connected to the tube shoulder 4.
- the tube body 3 and the tube shoulder 4 are formed in one piece and consist of a plastic laminate.
- the trained as a molded plastic part applicator 5 is tightly connected by welding to the tube shoulder 4 and closes off the tube interior.
- the applicator 5 has an applicator base section 5.1 with an outer diameter AD of 30 mm and an applicator output section 5.2 with an output opening 6.
- Dispensing opening 6 has an outer diameter of 4.75 mm and a center Z on. In the area of the applicator base section 5.1, the applicator 5 has an external thread. The discharge port 6 of the applicator discharge section 5.2 is offset from
- the closure cap 2 is shown in the form of a vertical section.
- the closure cap 2 is designed as a molded part made of plastic and has a shell section 2.1 and a cover section 2.2. In its shell section 2.1, the closure cap 2 is equipped with an internal thread corresponding to the external thread of the applikator base section 5.1.
- the closure cap 2 In the region of its cover section 2.2 facing the jacket section 2.1, the closure cap 2 has a circumferential groove 7.
- the groove 7 has a width B of about 5 mm (see also Figure 3).
- the closure cap 2 is shown in a state screwed onto the tube 1.
- the applicator 5 has an external thread in the area of the applicator base section 5.1 and the closure cap - -
- the groove 7 thus has a width B, which is only l, 05fache extension of the outer diameter A of the discharge opening.
- Figure 3 shows a schematic, not to scale true representation of a planar
- the cap 2 is formed as a molded plastic part and has a shell portion 2.1 and a cover portion 2.2.
- the groove 7 has a width B of about 5 mm.
- center M of the planar projection of the lid portion of the closure cap is shown in FIG. From the arrangement of the groove (7) relative to the center M can also be the offset of the discharge opening relative to the axis of rotation D in relation to the outer diameter AD of the Applikatorbasisab 5.1 read. As already stated above, the axis of rotation D passes through the center M. Since the
- the position of the center Z of the discharge opening 6 can be assigned to the mean distance of the groove 7 from the center point M.
- the position of the center Z of the discharge opening 6 in the planar projection of the lid portion of the cap is designated by the reference symbol T.
- the distance of T and thus the distance of the center Z from the center M is 10 mm. Since the outside diameter of the
- Applicator base portion is 30 mm, the center Z of the discharge opening relative to the rotation axis D by 33.3% offset outwardly towards the wall of the container body. - -
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE102017107526.7A DE102017107526A1 (de) | 2017-04-07 | 2017-04-07 | Behälterverpackung |
PCT/EP2018/056413 WO2018184804A1 (de) | 2017-04-07 | 2018-03-14 | Behälterverpackung |
Publications (2)
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EP3573899A1 true EP3573899A1 (de) | 2019-12-04 |
EP3573899B1 EP3573899B1 (de) | 2020-01-29 |
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EP18713817.7A Active EP3573899B1 (de) | 2017-04-07 | 2018-03-14 | Behälterverpackung |
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EP (1) | EP3573899B1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE102017107526A1 (de) |
WO (1) | WO2018184804A1 (de) |
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DE1261053B (de) * | 1965-05-27 | 1968-02-08 | Zensho Homma | Behaelter mit Giessvorrichtung |
FR2640586B1 (fr) | 1988-12-19 | 1991-03-22 | Oreal | Ensemble de protection et de bouchage d'un distributeur de produit pateux a orifice de distribution excentre |
JPH07330000A (ja) * | 1994-06-06 | 1995-12-19 | Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd | 容器キャップの戻り回転防止機構 |
JP4274604B2 (ja) | 1998-10-09 | 2009-06-10 | 日本クラウンコルク株式会社 | 注出キャップ |
US6398077B1 (en) * | 2000-02-11 | 2002-06-04 | Seaquist Closures Foreign, Inc. | Package with multiple chambers and valves |
AU2000272671A1 (en) * | 2000-09-19 | 2002-04-02 | Wenqu Chen | Squeeze apparatus for toothpaste |
JP2002321755A (ja) | 2001-04-25 | 2002-11-05 | Combi Corp | 幼児用飲料容器 |
DE202004014687U1 (de) * | 2004-09-21 | 2006-02-09 | Schwan-Stabilo Cosmetics Gmbh & Co. Kg | Auftragvorrichtung |
EP1837286B1 (de) | 2006-03-23 | 2008-07-09 | Mifa Ag Frenkendorf | Dispenser-Düse |
WO2012095191A1 (en) | 2011-01-13 | 2012-07-19 | Sa Des Eaux Minerales D'evian Saeme | Drinking device, pack of at least two drinking devices, method of manufacturing a drinking device and method of using a drinking device |
FR2984092B1 (fr) * | 2011-12-16 | 2014-04-04 | Oreal | Dispositif de conditionnement et de distribution |
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WO2018184804A1 (de) | 2018-10-11 |
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