EP3621893B1 - Distanzring zur positionierung zwischen einem behälter und einem stopfen und anordnung dieses behälters und stopfen - Google Patents

Distanzring zur positionierung zwischen einem behälter und einem stopfen und anordnung dieses behälters und stopfen Download PDF

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EP3621893B1
EP3621893B1 EP17749128.9A EP17749128A EP3621893B1 EP 3621893 B1 EP3621893 B1 EP 3621893B1 EP 17749128 A EP17749128 A EP 17749128A EP 3621893 B1 EP3621893 B1 EP 3621893B1
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Thierry Maurice
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
    • 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
    • B65D51/225—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 and further comprising a device first inhibiting displacement of the outer closure

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  • the present invention relates to a spacer ring intended to be positioned between a receptacle, in particular a tube, in particular a flexible tube for a cosmetic product, and a cap of said tube. It also relates to an assembly formed of such a receptacle and such a ring.
  • Tubes provided with a cover associated with a perforating plug comprising a punch adapted to perforate said cover on the first use of the tube 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 significant part of the overall life of the tube.
  • plugs comprising a punch, suitable for cutting and/or piercing the lid, said plugs being configured to be positioned on a neck of the tube, in a waiting position leaving the lid intact, and in a position of use in which the seal has been cut and/or pierced by said punch.
  • the passage from one position to the other is carried out, for example, by removing the spacer ring placed on the tube to hold the stopper in the standby position.
  • the user removes the cap and then the ring. He can then reposition the stopper which, in the absence of the ring, sinks sufficiently into the tube for the punch to pierce the lid.
  • Such a configuration requires the production of punches having a sufficient longitudinal extension to reach the lid so as to cut during the first use and the punch must penetrate inside the neck, including in the waiting position.
  • WO 2015/014553 A1 describes a container closed by a cap provided with a lid perforator, the cap resting on a spacer ring comprising centering ribs of the ring on the neck of the container.
  • the invention proposes for this purpose a spacer ring intended to be positioned between a receptacle, in particular, a tube, in particular a flexible tube of cosmetic product, and a cap of said receptacle, said ring comprising centering ribs on a neck said receptacle, said ribs being symmetrical with respect to the median transverse plane of the ring, said ring having an internal annular extra thickness.
  • the invention also relates to an assembly of a receptacle, in particular a tube, in particular a tube of cosmetic product, and a ring as described above. It is, for example, a flexible tube.
  • Said receptacle comprises a neck on which said ring is centered using said ribs.
  • said tube may comprise a tube head comprising said neck, a shoulder and said insert.
  • Said removable spacer ring is advantageously arranged resting on the shoulder.
  • the invention relates to an assembly comprising a receptacle, in particular a tube, in particular a tube for a cosmetic product, for example a flexible tube.
  • a receptacle in particular a tube, in particular a tube for a cosmetic product, for example a flexible tube.
  • Said assembly here also comprises a cap of the receptacle, in particular of said tube and/or of said tube head.
  • a head 2 of said tube is shown.
  • Said tube head 2 is intended to be linked to a skirt, not shown, of the tube, typically by overmolding the tube head 2 on the skirt, or for example by welding or gluing by assembling the skirt on the tube head 2 formed beforehand, in particular by injection or by injection compression, or by any other technique.
  • the invention may thus relate to an assembly comprising a tube head rather than a complete tube.
  • Said receptacle in particular said tube head 2, comprises a neck 3, defining a longitudinal axis Z-Z and opening on the one hand towards the outside and on the other hand in an interior volume 4 of the receptacle.
  • the neck 3 comprises, for example, a thread 6 on its outer periphery, adapted to allow the cap 1 to be screwed onto the neck 3.
  • Said receptacle in particular said tube head 2, further comprises a solid insert 8 forming a cap closing the end of the neck 3 facing the interior volume 4.
  • said cap closes said interior volume 4.
  • Said insert 8 is , for example, in contact, in particular bearing against an inner wall 11 of said receptacle.
  • the insert 8 comprises, for example, a peripheral section 10 and a central section 12, defining said lid, the diameter of which corresponds to the internal diameter of the neck 3.
  • Said insert 8 is typically disc-shaped.
  • its peripheral section 10 may be slightly tapered or comprise a flat area surrounding the neck and, around said flat area, one or more successive slightly tapered areas up to its periphery which may be formed, for example, of a folded edge 13.
  • Said insert 8 is preferably a multilayer insert comprising a barrier layer, for example formed of EVOH or metal, in particular aluminum, coated on each of its faces with one or more protective layers, in particular of polymerized materials.
  • a barrier layer for example formed of EVOH or metal, in particular aluminum, coated on each of its faces with one or more protective layers, in particular of polymerized materials.
  • said neck 3 and said insert 4 are provided at said tube head 2.
  • the latter may further comprise, for example, a shoulder 20, coming from said neck 3.
  • the material of the tube head 2 surrounds at least partially said folded edge 13 of insert 8 in order to protect it, in particular to protect the metal layer of said insert 8.
  • said cap 1 is here adapted to be screwed onto said neck 3. More specifically, said cap 1 may comprise an internal thread 16 adapted to cooperate with the thread 6 of neck 3. Said cap has a longitudinal direction, corresponding to the longitudinal axis ZZ of neck 3 when cap 1 is screwed onto neck 3.
  • Said stopper 1 comprises a peripheral wall 15 suitable for fixing the stopper to the receptacle internally provided with said thread 16.
  • Said peripheral wall 15 may be provided with flat faces, located externally, in order to facilitate handling of the stopper 1.
  • Said stopper 1 comprises a punch 14, suitable for cutting out and/or piercing the lid.
  • Said stopper 1 is configured to be positioned on said neck 3, in a waiting position in which the punch 14 is at least partly in the neck 3, leaving the cap intact.
  • said assembly comprises a spacer ring 22, removable, intended to be positioned between the receptacle, in particular, the tube, in particular said tube head 2 and the cap 1 of said receptacle. More specifically, as illustrated, the ring 22 is intended to be placed in abutment on a body of the receptacle, here on the shoulder 20 of said tube head 2, around the neck 3, in the standby position. It thus maintains a spacing between the stopper 1 and the shoulder 20 when the stopper 1 is screwed onto the neck 3 while waiting for the first use. The punch 14 then extends inside the neck 3, at a non-zero distance from the insert 8, thus preserving the cover from any cutting or perforation.
  • said spacing ring 22 comprises a plurality of ribs 70 adapted to allow its centering around the neck 3. Said ring 22 is independent of said stopper 1 so that said stopper 1 can be removed from said receptacle without said ring 22 either. Said spacing ring 22 is annular, for example of circular section.
  • said ribs 70 are oriented radially.
  • Said ribs 70 are, for example, arranged symmetrically with each other so that ring 22 can be positioned angularly in an undifferentiated manner on said neck 3. Thus, it is not necessary to orient ring 22 angularly during its mounting on the receptacle.
  • Said ribs 22 here have a free internal edge presenting a central portion 72 of maximum internal radial extension.
  • Said free inner edge further comprises one or more shoulders 74 in the vicinity of said central portion 72.
  • Said free inner edge also has one or more longitudinal ends 76 that are chamfered.
  • Said ribs 70 are symmetrical with respect to a median transverse plane of the ring.
  • said central portion 72 extends on either side of said median plane, said central portion 72 being extended on either side by one of said shoulders 74, said shoulders 74 being extended in turn on either side and on the other by one of said chamfered longitudinal ends 76.
  • Said free edge thus has a stepped configuration, the bearings being interconnected by oblique faces, in particular at 45°.
  • Such a symmetrical configuration makes it possible to mount the ring 22 on the receptacle independently of its longitudinal orientation.
  • Said ring 22 is formed, for example, by injection. It comprises an internal annular extra thickness 78, serving to hold the ring during its demoulding.
  • Said stopper 1 is further adapted to be positioned on said neck 3, in a position of use in which the lid has been cut out and/or pierced by said punch 14.
  • the user unscrews the cap 1 from the neck 3, then removes the spacer ring 22, and screws the cap 1 back onto the neck 3 until it comes into abutment against the neck 3 or against the shoulder 20.
  • the punch 14 then made a cut or a perforation of the insert 8, and more precisely of its central section 12 forming the lid of the tube head 2.
  • the stopper 1 comprises a so-called upper wall 17, closing the punch at one of the longitudinal ends of said punch.
  • the wall 17 is said to be upper because in vertical use of the receptacle, stopper at the top, it will form the upper wall of the stopper. Uses according to any other orientation are however possible without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • Said upper wall 17 connects the punch to the peripheral wall 15.
  • said upper wall 17 connects an edge, called upper, of peripheral wall 15 and an edge, called upper, of punch 14.
  • Said stopper 1 further comprises a sealing ring 50 at the level of a connection between the punch 14 and the peripheral wall 15.
  • a sealing ring 50 at the level of a connection between the punch 14 and the peripheral wall 15.
  • said upper wall 17 is concave.
  • the concave shape will allow the roughness not to be in contact with the stopper.
  • the receptacle can therefore be placed vertically on the support because the stopper rests thereon in a flat manner, by a peripheral edge 60 of the upper wall 17.
  • the surface of the peripheral edge 60 being limited, the risks are reduced that 'it is in contact with the support at a place where roughness is present.
  • Said upper wall 17 locally has a flat bottom, in particular in line with the punch 14.
  • Said flat bottom may have a point 62 for injection of the stopper.
  • the rod 50 is formed, for example, of an extra thickness of material from a base 52 of the punch 14.
  • Said extra thickness of material here comprises a base 54 of decreasing thickness, forming an inclined ramp, an intermediate part 56 of thickness constant, forming an annular part, and a chamfered end part 58.
  • said punch 14 comprises a barrel-shaped body 30 configured to cut out and/or pierce said lid.
  • Said barrel J has substantially the shape of a hollow cylinder.
  • substantially the shape of a cylinder it is understood, in particular, that said body may have a very slightly frustoconical shape for the purposes of demolding, that is to say with an apex angle of less than 2, or even 1 °.
  • the punch 14 has a substantially annular cross-section, of revolution.
  • the wall thickness of said punch 14 may be between 10 and 20% of its outside diameter.
  • Said barrel-shaped body 30 Z may extend all along said punch 14.
  • Said stopper 1 is formed, for example, by injection, in particular of plastic material.
  • Said punch 14 is advantageously configured so that the cutout of the cover is partial, so that the portion or portions of the cover that have been cut out remain linked to the rest of the insert 8, in the position of use, thus preventing any mixing of the material forming the insert 8 with a product contained in the associated receptacle.
  • a cutout is advantageously made leaving a sufficient link to ensure cohesion between the central section 12 which has been cut out, and the peripheral section 10.
  • Said shaft has a distal end 32 advantageously provided with cutting means such as teeth 40.
  • Said barrel is advantageously configured to penetrate into said interior volume 4, in the position of use, by a distance greater than the distance necessary to achieve a deformation of the insert 8 going beyond the elastic deformation capacities of said insert 8.
  • said neck 3 has a base 80 intended to cooperate with a distal edge 82 of the stopper ( figure 2 ), in the closed position of the cap 1, that is to say, after first use, when the receptacle is closed with the cap 1, the ring 22 no longer being in place.
  • the base 80 of the neck 3 is located at a junction between the neck 3 and the shoulder 20.
  • Said base 80 has, for example, a frustoconical configuration.
  • Said distal edge 82 of the stopper has at least locally a frustoconical configuration to come into contact with said base of the neck in the closed position of the stopper. This is, for example, an internal extra thickness 84 . This avoids uncontrolled deformation of the cap 1 when screwing too hard on the neck 3.
  • said ribs 70 may also be in contact with said base 80 of the neck, in particular by one of its chamfered ends 76. This further improves the centering of the ring 22 on the neck 3.

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  1. Distanzring, der dazu bestimmt ist, zwischen einem Behältnis (2), insbesondere einer Tube, insbesondere einer elastischen Tube für ein kosmetisches Produkt, und einem Verschluss (1) des besagten Behältnisses (2) angeordnet zu werden, wobei besagter Ring (22) Rippen (70) zum Zentrieren auf einem Hals (3) des besagten Behältnisses (2) umfasst, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass besagte Rippen (70) bezüglich einer Quermittelebene des Rings symmetrisch sind, wobei besagter Ring eine innere ringförmige Überdicke (78) aufweist.
  2. Ring nach Anspruch 1, der einen kreisförmigen Querschnitt aufweist.
  3. Ring nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, worin besagte Rippen (70) radial ausgerichtet sind.
  4. Ringe nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, worin besagte Rippen (70) symmetrisch zueinander angeordnet sind, sodass der Ring (22) in einem beliebigen Winkel auf dem Hals positioniert werden kann.
  5. Ring nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, worin besagte Rippen (70) einen freien Innenrand mit einem Mittelabschnitt (72) mit maximaler radialer innerer Ausdehnung aufweisen.
  6. Ring nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, worin besagter freie Innenrand zumindest einen Absatz (74) angrenzend an besagten Mittelabschnitt (72) umfasst.
  7. Ring nach einem der Ansprüche 5 oder 6, worin besagter freie Innenrand zumindest ein abgeschrägtes Längsende (76) aufweist.
  8. Montage, die ein Behältnis (2), insbesondere eine Tube, insbesondere eine elastische Tube für ein kosmetisches Produkt, und einen Abstandsring (22) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche umfasst, wobei besagtes Behältnis (2) einen Hals (3) umfasst, auf dem besagter Ring (22) mittels besagter Rippen (70) zentriert ist.
  9. Montage nach Anspruch 8, die ferner einen Verschluss (1) umfasst.
  10. Montage nach Anspruch 9, worin besagter Hals (3) eine Basis (80) aufweist, die dazu bestimmt ist, mit einem distalen Rand (82) des Verschlusses (1) in der geschlossenen Position des Verschlusses (1) zusammenzuwirken.
  11. Montage nach Anspruch 10, worin besagte Basis (80) eine kegelstumpfförmige Konfiguration aufweist.
  12. Montage nach Anspruch 11, worin besagter distale Rand (82) des Verschlusses (1) zumindest lokal eine kegelstumpfförmige Konfiguration aufweist, um in der geschlossenen Position des Verschlusses (1) mit besagter Basis (80) des Halses (3) in Kontakt zu kommen.
  13. Montage nach einem der Ansprüche 11 oder 12, worin besagte Rippen (70) in Kontakt mit besagter Basis (80) des Halses (3) sind.
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