EP3838788A1 - Dispositif de fermeture et de dosage pour bouteilles et bouchons de fermeture - Google Patents

Dispositif de fermeture et de dosage pour bouteilles et bouchons de fermeture Download PDF

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EP3838788A1
EP3838788A1 EP20213239.5A EP20213239A EP3838788A1 EP 3838788 A1 EP3838788 A1 EP 3838788A1 EP 20213239 A EP20213239 A EP 20213239A EP 3838788 A1 EP3838788 A1 EP 3838788A1
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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
    • B65D47/043—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring baffles, e.g. for controlling the flow
    • 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
    • B65D47/18—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages for discharging drops; Droppers
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • 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
    • B65D2251/0037—Intermediate closure(s)
    • B65D2251/0046—Intermediate closure(s) 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
    • B65D2251/0078—Lower 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
    • B65D2401/25—Non-metallic tear-off strips

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  • the invention relates to a dosing closure device for bottles, in particular for storing and dispensing liquid pharmaceuticals with the features specified in the preamble of claim 1 and a multi-part cap closure that can be used in such a closure device and can be mounted on a bottle neck.
  • Dosing closure devices for bottles and cap closures which can be used therein and which have an inner cap with an assembly element for attachment to the bottle neck are known in many forms.
  • the inner cap serves as an assembly part with which the cap closure closes the bottle neck of a bottle - at least after the initial filling - on the distribution channel and until it is opened for the first time.
  • Different assembly parts of the cap closure can then be placed on such an inner cap, with the aid of which different functionalities of the cap closure can be implemented.
  • Hygiene regulations are increasingly in the foreground, for example, as dropper inserts with dropper tubes protruding into the bottle neck should not come into contact with the liquid bottle contents before first use.
  • DE 10 2016 109 162 A1 for example a dosing closure device in which an inner cap with a tear-off locking part is combined with an outer cap displaceably mounted thereon.
  • an inner cap with a tear-off locking part In the starting position, there is an empty space between the outer cap and the inner cap, in which the metering insert attached to the inside of the outer cap is kept outside the bottle neck closed with a sealing washer.
  • the tear-off ring For the first opening of the To close the cap, the tear-off ring must be removed and the outer cap moved along the inner cap towards the neck of the bottle. The dosing insert penetrates the sealing washer and is attached to the inner cap.
  • the above construction is relatively complex, since a reliable displacement mechanism between the inner and outer cap has to be implemented.
  • the hinged cover used is undesirable for many applications because of the risk of an unreliable closure.
  • this known metering closure device has the disadvantage that the sealing disk is only pierced by the metering insert, so that sealing disk residues can block the outflow opening of the metering insert, for example.
  • a similar sealing and sliding mechanism is in the DE 10 2016 224 222 B4 shown.
  • the problem of the pierced sealing disk is avoided by a separating crown surrounding the dosing spout of the insert, which ensures that the separated sealing disk is reliably pushed aside from the flow cross-section of the bottle neck.
  • a sliding mechanism and a hinged lid are also available here.
  • the WO 2015/150 673 A1 describes a dossier closure device for bottles with a bottle neck and a multi-part cap closure that can be mounted on the bottle neck.
  • the latter comprises an inner cap with a mounting element for attachment to the bottle neck.
  • the invention is based on the object of designing a dosing closure device for bottles so that a reliable sealing of the bottle and separate storage of a dosing insert between the filling of the bottle, on the distribution channel up to its first opening Consumers can be reached without complex displacement mechanisms and without the problem of a sealing washer remaining in the bottle neck.
  • the dosing closure device is based on individual components of the cap closure, which are not slidably relative to one another, but detachably secured from one another and can be used in a targeted manner during the individual phases of use of the dosing closure device according to their respective function.
  • the inner cap serves to reliably close the bottle after filling and on the distribution channel.
  • a sealing washer can improve the sealing effect and a tamper-evident ring can guarantee consumer safety in the usual way.
  • the inner cap also serves as a holder for a detachably attached intermediate base, which acts as an adapter for the temporary storage of the outer cap with the dosing insert after filling and on the distribution channel for the bottle.
  • the intermediate base For the first use of the closure device, it is sufficient to remove the intermediate base from the inner cap and open the latter. The inner cap is then no longer required. The outer cap with the dosing insert is then removed from the intermediate base and inserted into the neck of the bottle. The intermediate base can then also be disposed of.
  • the dosing insert By screwing the outer cap onto the bottle neck, the dosing insert is brought into its position in engagement in the outlet opening of the bottle neck, where it remains permanently.
  • the dosing closure device only the outer cap then needs to be removed and the contents of the bottle can be dispensed drop by drop with the aid of the dosing insert in a manner familiar to the user.
  • the inner cap can have a sealing washer and / or a tamper-evident ring inserted therein.
  • the inner cap and, accordingly, also the outer cap as screw caps with an internal thread as a mounting element on the bottle neck.
  • the intermediate socket has a cup-shaped, downwardly open base part and a sleeve-shaped, upwardly open holding part. With the base part, the intermediate socket is turned over onto the inner cap, which thus serves as an anchoring element.
  • the Retaining part takes on the function of releasably securing the outer cap and accommodating the dosing insert before it is opened for the first time.
  • a structurally simple, yet reliable, detachable fastening between the inner cap and the intermediate base can be implemented by latching with the aid of an annular projection on the base part of the intermediate base and an annular shoulder on the outside of the inner cap.
  • the holding part of the intermediate base is provided on the outside distributed over its circumference with longitudinally axially extending support webs on which the outer cap is releasably fixed with a frictional connection.
  • the latter can thus simply be pulled off or unscrewed from the intermediate base, the internal thread of the outer cap behaving almost like a self-tapping thread with respect to the support webs.
  • a further development of the invention relates to holding the dosing insert on the outer cap with the aid of an inside mounting pin on the outer cap, on which the dosing insert is held with a central dosing spout, preferably with frictional engagement, before the dosing closure device is used for the first time.
  • a fixation based on friction can also be provided for the positional engagement of the dosing insert in the outlet opening of the bottle neck, in that a fixing collar on the dosing insert engages in the outlet opening with frictional engagement.
  • the invention also relates to a multi-part cap closure that can be mounted on a bottle neck, as has already been discussed in detail in connection with independent claim 1. Reference can be made to this in order to avoid repetition.
  • a dosing closure device for storing and dispensing, for example, liquid pharmaceuticals consists of a bottle neck 1 of a bottle 2 - see Fig. 6 - on the one hand and on the other hand from a multi-part cap closure 3 which can be mounted on the bottle neck 2.
  • Its structure is illustrated in FIG Figures 2 to 5 to explain. It has four components each made in one piece from plastic, namely an inner cap 4, an intermediate base 5, an outer cap 6 and a metering insert 7.
  • the inner cap 4 has - as from the Fig. 3 and 4th shows - an internal thread 8 as a mounting element for screwing onto the external thread 9 on the bottle neck 1 (see Fig. 6 ) on.
  • the inner cap 4 is provided at its lower end with a tamper-evident ring 11 connected via tear-off webs 10, the structure and mode of operation of which is shown in FIG DE 10 20105 040 745 A1 is fully described.
  • a sealing disk 13 consisting of an aluminum-foam composite material is attached to the top wall 12 of the inner cap 4 with the aid of a suitable adhesive. After the bottle has been filled and the cap 3 has been screwed on, this sealing washer sits on the upper edge 14 (see Fig. 6 ) of the bottle neck 1 tightly.
  • the intermediate base 5 serves as a type of adapter and is formed in one piece from a cup-shaped, downwardly open base part 15 and an upwardly open, sleeve-shaped holding part 16. With the base part 15, the intermediate socket 5 is pushed onto the inner cap 4 from above. To releasably fasten these two components to one another, a latching device is provided, which is formed from an annular projection 18 encircling the inside in front of the front edge 17 of the base part 5 and an annular shoulder 19 that interacts with it and encircles the outside of the inner cap.
  • the intermediate base 5 is pushed over the inner cap 4 until the annular projection 18 snaps over the annular shoulder 19, which is favored by the corresponding inclined flanks 20, 21 on the annular projection 18 and annular shoulder 19.
  • the outer cap 6 is provided on its inside with an inner thread 22 identical to the inner cap, with the aid of which the outer cap 6 is in the position of use - see Fig. 6 - Can be screwed to the external thread 9 on the bottle neck 1.
  • the outer cap 6 also has on the inside of its top wall 23 an integrally molded mounting pin 24 on which the dosing insert 7 is held by sliding its dosing nozzle 25 by frictional engagement.
  • the dosing spout 25 is provided on its inside with narrow webs 26 running longitudinally axially.
  • the dosing insert 7 is also provided with a fixing collar 27 which is arranged concentrically around the dosing spout 25 and with which it engages with frictional engagement in the outlet opening 28 of the bottle neck 1 (see FIG Fig. 6 ) is fixable.
  • the outer cap 6 with the metering insert 7 mounted thereon is fastened to the holding part 16 of the intermediate base 5.
  • the latter has on its outside relatively soft support webs 29 running parallel to the longitudinal axis, onto which the outer cap 6 is pushed with its internal thread 22. The fixation between the outer cap 6 and the intermediate base 5 is thus frictionally engaged. In the attached position, the dosing insert 7 is accommodated in the interior 30 of the holding part 16.
  • the function of the dosing closure device is now to be discussed as follows:
  • the cap closure 3 can be prefabricated as a whole at the manufacturer and in the in Fig. 2 and 3 configuration shown can be delivered to a bottle filler.
  • the cap closure as a whole is then screwed onto a filled bottle, the torques that can be transmitted between the intermediate base 5 and the inner cap 4 being designed in such a way that the Originality ring 11 can be transferred over the corresponding locking flank 31 on the bottle neck 1 without the risk of tearing off.
  • the sealing disk 13 also comes into tight contact with the upper edge 14 of the bottle neck 1. When closed in this way, the bottle can be transported, stored and put on sale.
  • the outer cap 6 with the metering insert 7 attached to it must be unscrewed from the cap closure 3 by turning, which takes place smoothly and without problems due to the engagement that takes place with the soft support webs 29 on the holding part 16 of the intermediate base 5 in the manner of a self-tapping thread. Then the assembly consisting of the intermediate base 5 and the inner cap 4 is unscrewed, the tamper-evident ring 11 being torn off the inner cap 8 and signaling that the bottle has been opened for the first time.
  • the outer cap 6 with the dosing insert 7 seated in it is screwed onto the external thread 9 of the bottle neck 1.
  • the dosing insert 7 penetrates into the outlet opening 28 of the bottle neck 1 and is held there with frictional engagement with the aid of its fixing collar 27.
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EP0590293A1 (fr) * 1992-09-26 1994-04-06 Bernd Dipl.-Ing. Hansen Coiffe pour récipients, spécialement pour flacons distributeurs
DE102005040745A1 (de) 2005-08-26 2007-03-01 Heinlein Plastik-Technik Gmbh Originalitätsverschluss für Behälter
WO2015150673A1 (fr) 2014-04-02 2015-10-08 Nemera La Verpilliere Dispositif de distribution de liquide.
DE102016109162A1 (de) 2016-05-18 2017-11-23 Sanner Gmbh Behälter mit einem Aufnahmeraum und Verfahren zur Entnahme eines Stoffes aus dem Aufnahmeraum
DE102016224222B4 (de) 2016-12-06 2018-12-27 Heinlein Plastik-Technik Gmbh Dosier-Verschlusseinrichtung für Flaschen und dafür verwendbarer Kappenverschluss
WO2020064424A1 (fr) * 2018-09-25 2020-04-02 Madaus Gmbh Système de fermeture de récipient

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EP0590293A1 (fr) * 1992-09-26 1994-04-06 Bernd Dipl.-Ing. Hansen Coiffe pour récipients, spécialement pour flacons distributeurs
DE102005040745A1 (de) 2005-08-26 2007-03-01 Heinlein Plastik-Technik Gmbh Originalitätsverschluss für Behälter
WO2015150673A1 (fr) 2014-04-02 2015-10-08 Nemera La Verpilliere Dispositif de distribution de liquide.
DE102016109162A1 (de) 2016-05-18 2017-11-23 Sanner Gmbh Behälter mit einem Aufnahmeraum und Verfahren zur Entnahme eines Stoffes aus dem Aufnahmeraum
DE102016224222B4 (de) 2016-12-06 2018-12-27 Heinlein Plastik-Technik Gmbh Dosier-Verschlusseinrichtung für Flaschen und dafür verwendbarer Kappenverschluss
WO2020064424A1 (fr) * 2018-09-25 2020-04-02 Madaus Gmbh Système de fermeture de récipient

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