EP3882173A1 - Scharnierdeckel für einen behälter mit einem hals - Google Patents

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EP3882173A1
EP3882173A1 EP21162877.1A EP21162877A EP3882173A1 EP 3882173 A1 EP3882173 A1 EP 3882173A1 EP 21162877 A EP21162877 A EP 21162877A EP 3882173 A1 EP3882173 A1 EP 3882173A1
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stopper
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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
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B65D41/3423—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt
    • B65D41/3428—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
    • 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
    • B65D55/16—Devices preventing loss of removable 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/10—Details of hinged closures
    • B65D2251/1008—Means for locking the closure in open position
    • 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
    • B65D2401/30—Tamper-ring remaining connected to closure after initial removal

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  • the present invention relates to a stopper for a container.
  • the invention relates to a hinged stopper which remains attached to the container even when the stopper is open.
  • a container provided with a neck and closed by a hinged stopper.
  • the stopper is fixed to the neck of the container in particular by screwing.
  • container here designates all kinds of containers, without limitation of form or use.
  • the hinged cap includes a cap body pivoting between a closed position and at least one open position around the hinge.
  • the stopper body is in particular extended by a tamper-evident ring intended to engage with a collar of the neck.
  • the tamper-evident ring is connected to the skirt by bridges between which extend through partitions.
  • the tamper-evident ring remains attached to the collar and is detached from the stopper body by breaking the bridges. This shows that the bottle has already been opened.
  • the new European directives set up a standard requiring that the caps must be connected to the neck of the bottle, in order to limit the impact of pollution on the environment by rejecting these caps.
  • stoppers which are inseparable from the container, whatever their state of closure or opening.
  • one of these inseparable caps are hinged caps. Indeed, the stopper body is permanently linked to the tamper-evident ring by means of the hinge.
  • the inseparable stopper as described suffers from the disadvantage that once the stopper body is in the open position, the elastic force of the hinge tends to bring the stopper body back over the opening of the stopper. collar. This creates a semi-open state of the container, i.e. a state in which the opening of the neck is partially released. This semi-open state hinders the flow of liquid out of the container and forces the user to hold the body of the stopper in an open position for which the opening of the neck is completely released.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a stopper ensuring good sealing of the bottle, guaranteeing inviolability, and providing comfort during its use.
  • connection line The junction between the connecting lug and the stopper body forms a first connection line and the junction between the connecting lug and the tamper-evident ring forms a second connection line.
  • the first connection line has the shape of an arc of a circle oriented in the direction of the tamper-evident ring.
  • the second connection line has the shape of an arc of a circle curved in a direction opposite to that of the first connection line.
  • first and second connection lines are formed by thinned areas having a smaller thickness compared to the thickness of the stopper body and compared to the thickness of the tamper-evident ring so as to be able to bend. on themselves and to remain in a folded position beyond a limiting bend angle to maintain the stopper body in a fully open position in which the stopper body is completely disengaged from the neck opening.
  • the tamper-evident ring comprises two arms extending in an angular direction, a central island connecting the arms to one another, and a recess separating the arms and the central island from the rest of the ring. 'inviolability.
  • the connecting tab is connected to the central island of the tamper-evident ring.
  • the central island comprises an upper end portion having an outer face which is bevelled in the radial direction towards the interior of the stopper, and the bevelled outer face forms a bearing seat for the connecting tab when the stopper body is in. a fully open position.
  • the body of the cap is mounted to pivot between several opening positions. Indeed, the body of the stopper can switch from the closed position to a barely open position in which only part of the opening of the neck is released, or to an extreme open position in which the inclination of the body of cap relative to the tamper-evident ring is maximum. When the stopper body is in the extreme open position, it can also be said that the container is in the fully open position.
  • the fully open position can be an intermediate position between the barely open position and the extreme open position.
  • the stopper body is in a fully open position when it forms an angle of greater than 90 ° with the tamper-evident ring.
  • the connecting tab acts as a two-axis hinge. Each of these axes passes through the connection of the connecting tab with the stopper body or with the tamper-evident ring. Further, the link tab is designed to hold the stopper body in a fully open position. In other words, the connecting tab acts as a locking member for the stopper body in the open position.
  • the blocking takes place in part thanks to the small thickness of the first connection line and the second connection line.
  • the circular arc shape and the opposite orientation of the first and second connecting lines add to the small thickness to ensure the blocking effect.
  • the flow of liquid is no longer hampered by the stopper body.
  • the cap is therefore convenient to use. The user only has to open the stopper until the stopper body is immobilized by means of the locking member. Then it can freely pour the liquid contained in the container without needing to hold the body of the stopper.
  • the stopper guarantees safe use, since the stopper body is no longer in a position to be able to retain a residual quantity of liquid after pouring. In other words, the stopper body remains dry and can be handled without hindrance for closing the stopper.
  • the figures 1 to 7 represent a stopper 1 produced according to an example of the invention.
  • the stopper 1 comprises a stopper body 10 and a tamper-evident ring 11.
  • the stopper body 10 here comprises a side skirt 101 having the shape of a right cylinder of revolution axis X-X '. Said axis is considered to be the longitudinal axis of the stopper 1.
  • the side skirt 101 comprises ribs 103 which all extend along the longitudinal axis XX 'and are distributed uniformly over the entire outer face of the side skirt 101. Thus, these ribs 103 allow better grip of the user's fingers to the stopper body 10 when he grasps the stopper body 10 to open or close the stopper 1.
  • the stopper body 10 further comprises a plate 102 oriented perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis X-X 'and connected at its periphery to the side skirt 101.
  • the plate 102 thus forms a bottom of the stopper 1.
  • the stopper body 10 further comprises the helical ribs 108 which are intended to engage with complementary helical ribs which are formed on a threaded neck of a container.
  • the helical ribs 108 of the stopper body are made on an internal face of the side skirt 101.
  • a tamper-evident ring 11 is an extension of the side skirt 101 of the stopper body 10.
  • the stopper body 10 Before the very first opening of the stopper, the stopper body 10 is connected to the tamper-evident ring 11 by frangible bridges which are distributed over the circumference of the stopper.
  • the frangible bridges are shaped to break during the rotation of the stopper body 10 relative to the tamper-evident ring 11.
  • the tamper-evident ring 11 comprises two arms 12 and an island 15 of solid material, also called central island 15, which connects the connecting arms 12 to one another.
  • An angular recess 113 is made in the ring 11 to separate the link arms 12 and the island 15 from the rest of the tamper-evident ring 11.
  • the arms 12 and the island 15 are connected to the stopper body 10 by means of a connecting tab 13.
  • the arms 12 by their length and by the fact that they are partly separated from the rest of the tamper-evident ring, allow the stopper body 10 to be brought into a position axially remote from the tamper-evident ring 11.
  • the arms 12 are particularly suitable for the stopper which is fixed by screwing to the neck of a container, which is the case in this example.
  • the stopper body 10 can be moved away axially from the ring 11 in a sufficient manner to free the ribs 108 of the stopper body from the ribs of the neck of the container. Once the ribs are separated, the stopper body can swing to an open position to release the neck opening.
  • the stopper body 10 is mounted to pivot relative to the tamper-evident ring 11 between a closed position and at least one open position.
  • the plate 102 of the stopper body 10 is in a horizontal position and located just above an opening 20 of the neck 21 so as to completely close this opening.
  • horizontal and vertical are defined with a cap mounted on a container held upright on a flat surface. The container stands upright along a vertical axis. The horizontal direction is perpendicular to this vertical axis.
  • the plate 102 of the stopper body 10 no longer covers the entire opening of the neck, which makes it possible to free this opening and therefore access to the interior of the container.
  • the stopper body 10 in the open position therefore makes it possible to pour the liquid from the container.
  • the stopper body 10 can switch between several open positions among which there is the fully open position in which the stopper body 10 is offset with respect to the opening of the neck and lies outwardly with respect. to the container 2 so as to leave the opening 20 uncovered.
  • the stopper body 10 may also be in an extreme open position in which the inclination thereof is at the maximum.
  • the stopper body 10 is turned 180 ° from its closed position, as can be seen in the figure. figure 5 .
  • the cap body 10 is pivoted by means of the connecting tab 13.
  • the connecting tab 13 is shaped so that the stopper body 10 pivots relative to the tamper-evident ring 11 around two parallel pivot axes A1 and A2.
  • the first pivot axis A1 passes through junction points between the connecting lug 13 and the stopper body 10.
  • the second pivot axis A2 passes through junction points between the connecting lug 13 and the tamper-evident ring 11 , specifically, between the connecting tab 13 on the one hand and the island 15 and the arms 12 on the other hand.
  • the connecting tab 13 forms a hinge with two axes.
  • the direction which is substantially parallel to the pivot axes is defined as the transverse direction.
  • connection 17 the junction between the connecting lug 13 and the stopper body 10 forms a first connection line 16 while the junction between the connecting lug 13 and the island 15 of the tamper-evident ring 11 forms a second line. connection 17.
  • the first connection line 16 has the shape of an arc of a circle oriented in the direction of the tamper-evident ring 11.
  • the second connection line 17 also has the shape of an arc of a circle, but oriented in the direction of the body. plug 10. In other words, the second connection line 17 is curved in a direction opposite to that of the first connection line 16.
  • the first and second connection lines 16 and 17 are two concave lines and opposite to each other.
  • the connecting tab comprises a narrowed zone in the center and two flared zones arranged on either side of the narrowed zone.
  • the two connection lines 16 and 17 are formed by thinned areas 6 and 7 having a thickness less than the thickness e3 of the stopper body 10 and less than the thickness e2 of the tamper-evident ring 11.
  • this small thickness is linked to the thickness e1 of the connecting tab which is less than the thickness e2 of the tamper-evident ring 11 and to the thickness e3 of the stopper body 10.
  • the thickness e1 of the connecting tab is between 0.2 mm and 0.4 mm.
  • the thickness e2 of the tamper-evident ring 11 is between 0.8 mm and 1.2 mm.
  • the thickness e3 of the stopper body 10 is between 1 mm and 1.4 mm.
  • the stopper body 10 is folded relative to the connecting tab 13 around the first line of connection 16. In this position, the plug body 10 forms with the connecting tab 13 a first bending angle ⁇ .
  • the connecting tab 13 is folded relative to the tamper-evident ring 11 around the second connection line 17. In this position, the connecting tab 13 forms with the tamper-evident ring 11, or more precisely, with the island 15, a second folding angle ⁇ .
  • the connecting lines 16 and 17 remain in a bent position so that the relative position between the stopper body 10 and the connecting lug 13 and the relative position between the connecting lug 13 and the tamper-evident ring 11 are fixed. In other words, the stopper body 10 is held in an open position beyond a limit bend angle.
  • the stopper is shaped so that the first and second folding angles ⁇ and ⁇ exceed a limit value when the stopper body is in an extreme open position as illustrated in figure figure 5 . In this way, the stopper body 10 is kept locked in this extreme open position, which facilitates the pouring of the liquid from the container.
  • the connecting tab 13 is arranged radially offset with respect to the stopper body 10 and with respect to the tamper-evident ring 11.
  • the external face 131 of the connecting tab 13 is offset radially towards the inside of the stopper relative to the external face 101 of the stopper body 10 and relative to the external face 111 of the tamper-evident ring 11.
  • the connecting tab 13 is set back relative to the outer circumference of the stopper body 10 and the tamper-evident ring 11.
  • the internal face 132 of the connecting tab 13 is offset radially towards the outside of the stopper with respect to the internal face 102 of the stopper body and with respect to the internal face 112 of the tamper-evident ring.
  • the connecting tab 13 is set back relative to the internal circumference of the stopper body 10 and of the tamper-evident ring 11.
  • the island 15 comprises an upper end portion 153 which comprises an external face 150 bevelled towards the inside of the stopper.
  • the upper end portion 153 is bevel-shaped.
  • the thickness is measured in the radial direction
  • the length is measured in the longitudinal direction
  • the width is measured in the transverse direction.
  • the bevelled outer face 150 forms a support seat for the connecting lug 13 when the stopper body 10 is in the fully open position.
  • the side skirt 101 ends at the bottom with a lower flap 105.
  • the lower flap 104 forms an open circle with two free ends 105.
  • the connecting tab 13 is arranged in the space between the two ends free 105 of shutter 104.
  • the free ends 106 of the shutter are located at a distance from each lateral edge 133 of the connecting tab 13 so as to form a first through space 18 extending longitudinally.
  • the lower flap 105 is located above and away from the link arms 12 so as to form a second through space 19 extending angularly.
  • the lower flap 105, the connecting tab 13 and the connecting arms 12 are arranged so that the first through space 18 opens into the second through space 19 to form a resulting continuous through space 20 which has an L-shape. , the first space crossing 18 and the second crossing space 19 join and here form a right angle.
  • This particular arrangement makes it possible to have a solid attachment between the stopper body and the tamper-evident ring while allowing great flexibility in tilting the stopper body.
  • the stopper 1 described by way of illustration of the subject of the invention has several advantages.
  • the cap ensures a good seal of the container while indicating the state of use of this container, whether it is already open or not.
  • the stopper, by the blocking member, is kept open and completely frees the opening of the neck so as not to obstruct the flow of the liquid.
  • the stopper specifically the stopper body, will not be in contact with the liquid leaving the container, which guarantees comfort in use of the stopper.

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EP4326632B1 (de) * 2022-04-26 2024-07-17 BERICAP Holding GmbH Angebundene verschlussvorrichtung mit stabilisiertem verbindungselement

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