EP4011800B1 - Behälterdeckel mit verschliessbarer ventilierungsöffnung - Google Patents

Behälterdeckel mit verschliessbarer ventilierungsöffnung Download PDF

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EP4011800B1
EP4011800B1 EP20212936.7A EP20212936A EP4011800B1 EP 4011800 B1 EP4011800 B1 EP 4011800B1 EP 20212936 A EP20212936 A EP 20212936A EP 4011800 B1 EP4011800 B1 EP 4011800B1
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Marc VON RETTBERG
Christian Bratsch
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Priority to JP2023535363A priority patent/JP2023553133A/ja
Priority to MX2023006871A priority patent/MX2023006871A/es
Priority to CN202180083692.9A priority patent/CN117279840A/zh
Priority to KR1020237023387A priority patent/KR20230170900A/ko
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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
    • B65D51/16—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas
    • B65D51/1672—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by manual actuation of the closure or other element
    • B65D51/1683—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by manual actuation of the closure or other element by actuating a separate element in the container or closure
    • 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
    • B65D2205/00—Venting means
    • B65D2205/02—Venting holes
    • 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
    • B65D2231/00—Means for facilitating the complete expelling of the contents
    • B65D2231/02—Precut holes or weakened zones
    • B65D2231/022—Precut holes or weakened zones for permitting the insertion of a tubular contents-removing device, e.g. a drinking straw

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  • the invention relates to a lid for a container, in particular for a beverage can, which has a lid mirror with a first opening penetrating the lid mirror; an inner element arranged on an inside of the cover mirror with a ventilation opening penetrating the inner element and aligned with the first opening; and an actuating element arranged on an outside of the cover surface, and wherein a pin is provided for closing the ventilation opening.
  • Lids for a container of the type mentioned are known from the prior art.
  • the closing element in the form of a pin is usually pressed into the ventilation opening with a certain amount of force and is secured by, for example, a seal pressing against the side of the pin.
  • An embodiment of a closure for the ventilation opening with a pin is, for example, in EP 2711307 A1 and US 2013/320013 A1 disclosed.
  • the ventilation openings according to the prior art have a sufficiently small cross section so that they remain securely closed, even if, for example, there is a carbonated drink in the container and therefore there is internal pressure. However, the internal pressure can also arise from heating of a portion of the gas in the container and can be up to approx. 8 bar.
  • the force acting on the pin in the closed state can be so great that it is pressed open, since, for example, doubling the diameter of the ventilation opening quadruples the diameter the force acting on the pin.
  • Conventional measures to hold the pin in the ventilation opening such as a bead running around the pin that snaps into a recess in the inner element, are then no longer sufficient to prevent unintentional pressing due to the pressure acting from the inside.
  • the object of the invention is to overcome the disadvantage mentioned and to enable the ventilation opening to be closed several times.
  • the locking element of the pin locks into the recess of the inner element when the ventilation opening is closed.
  • the pin can be designed to be flexible/elastic in order to effect a non-positive and positive locking/snapping of the locking element.
  • the pin can be pulled out again by an outwardly directed tensile force on the second section of the actuating element, the coupling of the locking element and the recess requiring a minimum force on the pin in order to release this coupling again and thus disengage the locking element.
  • the locking element ensures that the locking element cannot be pressed out of the recess in the inner element due to internal pressure forces on the pin.
  • the pin and the locking element arranged on it are preferably made in one piece and preferably made of plastic material.
  • the inner element including the recess is preferably made of plastic material. In this way - in addition to the design of the pin - there is flexibility or elasticity due to the material.
  • An advantageous optional embodiment is that before the first opening there is a connection between the locking element and the second section of the actuating element or the outside of the cover mirror, which is destroyed when the locking element is moved from the locking to the unlocking position for the first time (predetermined breaking point).
  • a part of the locking element can be permanently bent when the locking element is moved from the locking to the unlocking position for the first time.
  • the pin with the cavity is flexible/elastic if it is made of a plastic material and thereby enables the wall of the pin to be deformed towards the cavity and there is flexibility or elasticity of the pin due to the cavity.
  • the plug can also be provided with a cavity and open to at least one side (top and/or bottom).
  • the pin and the plug can have a cylindrical shape.
  • the plug can have at least one cam and at least one projection can be provided in the cavity of the pin, wherein the at least one cam can be clamped in the locking position with the at least one projection.
  • the at least one cam and the at least one projection can in particular be arranged so that jamming only occurs at the end of the insertion process of the plug.
  • the plug can be rotatable about an axis within the cavity in order to clamp the at least one cam with the at least one projection.
  • the locking of the cam with the projection in the locking position can be done by simply turning the pin after it has been inserted into the cavity.
  • the locking element can also have a tab on which the plug is arranged, the plug then being able to be pulled out of the cavity by means of the tab or the plug being rotatable in the cavity by means of the tab. In this way the stopper can be moved easily and conveniently.
  • the tab can be connected to the actuating element and/or the cover mirror; or the tab may be non-rotatably connected to the plug and may be arranged in a first orientation with respect to the second portion of the actuation element in the locking position and in a second orientation with respect to the second portion of the actuation element in the unlocking position.
  • the orientation of the tab is also associated with information as to whether the locking element is in the locking position or in the unlocking position.
  • the tab of the locking element before the first opening, in particular the tab of the locking element can be connected to the second section of the actuating element or to the outside of the cover mirror via a predetermined breaking point in the sense of the originality assurance mentioned above.
  • this connection can be permanently and visibly destroyed the first time the tab is rotated from the first to the second orientation.
  • the plug can be pushed into the cavity for moving from the locking position into the unlocking position.
  • the at least one cam of the plug can be moved further into the cavity, resulting in decoupling from the at least one projection.
  • the locking element of the pin can be arranged at a distance from each end of the pin.
  • the locking element is therefore provided in an area between the two ends of the pin and not at one of the ends.
  • the pin may have a wall with a circular cross-section whose diameter decreases in a step, thereby forming a relatively larger diameter portion of the pin and a relatively smaller diameter portion, and wherein the locking element is disposed on an outside of the larger diameter portion can be, in particular adjacent to the step.
  • the step can form a support surface in the cavity, on which an end surface of the plug at least partially rests in the locking position.
  • a central, outward-pointing pin can be formed in said cavity, onto which the plug can be placed by means of a corresponding central opening formed therein.
  • a second opening can be provided in the lid mirror and that a fluid connection can be established between the second opening and the interior of the container by folding the inner element away from the inside of the lid mirror, the first section of the actuating element being connected to the inner element or can be contacted, in particular enabling a sliding movement towards one another, and the inner element can be folded away by moving the first section of the actuating element.
  • the lid can further comprise an inner sliding element which is arranged on the inside of the lid game gel, the first section of the actuating element being connected to the inner sliding element is and a unit consisting of the first section of the actuating element and the inner sliding element is displaceable along the cover mirror, wherein furthermore the inner sliding element is connected or contactable with the inner element, in particular enabling a sliding movement towards one another, and the inner element can be folded away by a displacement of the unit , and wherein a displacement of the first section is only possible after the second section has been opened, in particular after the pin has been removed from the ventilation opening and the first opening.
  • the invention also provides a container, particularly a can, comprising: a basic body; and a lid according to the invention or one of its developments listed above.
  • FIG. 1 A first embodiment of a cover 100 according to the invention is shown schematically.
  • the lid 100 comprises a lid mirror 10 with a first opening 15 penetrating the lid mirror; an inner element 20 arranged on an inside of the cover mirror 10 with a ventilation opening (pressure equalization opening) 25 which penetrates the inner element 20 and is aligned with the first opening 15; and an actuating element 30 arranged on an outside of the cover mirror, which is made of plastic, for example.
  • the actuating element 30 has a joint region 33, which divides the actuating element 30 into a first section 31 and a second section 32; wherein the first section 31 of the actuating element 30 is arranged adjacent to the cover mirror 10; the second section 32 of the actuating element 30 can be pivoted relative to the first section 31 about the joint region 33 and the second section 32 has a pin 40 for closing the ventilation opening 25.
  • the pin 40 comprises a locking bead 41, which preferably runs around the entire circumference of the pin 40 and can be snapped into and out of a recess (notch) 21 in the inner element 20.
  • the design of the pin 40 with the locking bead 41 on the one hand and the inner element 20 with the recess 21 on the other hand is such that elasticity is present and the pin can be pressed into the ventilation opening 25 with a minimum force until the locking bead 41 enters the recess 21 clicks into place (snaps into place).
  • the locking bead 41 can be pulled out of the recess 21 and thus the pin 40 can be pulled out of the ventilation opening 25.
  • the lid 100 according to the invention also includes a locking element (plug) 50 for locking the locking bead 41 in the recess 21, the locking element 50 locking the engaged locking bead in a locking position and the locking bead 41 out of the recess in an unlocking position of the locking element 50 21 can be disengaged to release the pin 40 in the ventilation opening 25 to open the ventilation opening 25.
  • a locking element plug
  • FIG. 2A and 2B a second embodiment of a lid 200 according to the invention is shown in a schematic representation.
  • the plug 50 is provided with one or more cams 52.
  • cams 52 In the case of a single cam (bead/crown) 52, this can, for example, be designed to run completely or partially around the circumference.
  • the stopper is connected (eg welded) on the top to relatively thin plastic bridges on the second section 32 of the actuating element.
  • the cam 52 or the cams 52 are then located opposite respective projections 42 of the pin 40.
  • This locking position is in Figure 2A shown.
  • the plug is pressed into the cavity, destroying the bridge connection. This unlock position is in Figure 2B shown.
  • the cam 52 is now no longer opposite the projection 42, so that when a tensile force is applied upwards to the pin 40, the locking bead 41 can disengage from the recess 21 of the inner element 20, essentially due to the flexibility of the plastic material of the pin 40 and thus the flexibility of the side walls of the pin 40 in the direction of the cavity.
  • the destruction of the bridge connection between the plug 50 and the second section 32 of the actuating element when it is opened for the first time also serves as a guarantee of originality, since an opening that has already taken place can be recognized due to the destroyed connection.
  • Figure 3 represents a third embodiment of the lid according to the invention.
  • the pin 40 has a level 45.
  • the stopper 50 has a corresponding, complementary step, so that part of the underside of the stopper 50 can rest on the step 45.
  • the locking bead 41 is arranged on the outside of the pin 40 in the area above the step 45. In this way, on the one hand, there is a good locking effect when the plug 50 is in the cavity of the pin 40 and, on the other hand, there is good flexibility of the pin 40, so that it can be easily pulled out of the ventilation opening 25 while the bead 41 slips out of the notch 21 can.
  • the plug 50 is here only as an example with two tabs 55 and 56 Mistake.
  • the tab 56 is connected to the top of the actuating element 30, for example welded, and the plug 50 can be pulled out by pulling on the tab 55 upwards.
  • the locking state can be restored by reinserting (pushing) the plug 50 into the cavity of the pin 40. This means that after a first use and incomplete emptying of a beverage can with this lid, it can be securely closed again.
  • Figures 4A and 4B represent a detailed view of a fourth embodiment of the lid according to the invention.
  • Figure 4A is a sectional view of the actuating element 30 with the first section 31, the second section 32 and the hinge region 33 around which the second section 32 can be folded upwards.
  • the pin 40 also has a step 45 in the cavity.
  • at least one projection 44 is arranged in the cavity of the pin 40, preferably two on opposite sides of the step 45 or evenly spaced.
  • Figure 4B shows an associated plug 50 for locking.
  • This has respective cams 54 which can be clamped with the corresponding projections 44 by rotating the plug 50 within the cavity.
  • the plug 50 includes a tab 55 arranged in a rotationally fixed manner.
  • the projections 44 can be provided with starting bevels so that the cams 54 can be clamped more easily with the projections 44.
  • the location of the tab on the top of the lid also indicates whether the plug 50 is in the locking or unlocking position.
  • Figure 5 schematically represents a fifth embodiment of a lid not according to the invention.
  • the pin 40 and the locking element 40 can be designed, for example, according to one of the previously described embodiments.
  • the actuating element 30 is connected in the area of the first section 31 to an inner sliding element 90, for example by riveting, which rests on the inside of the cover mirror 10.
  • the connecting elements 35, 36 eg rivets
  • the inner sliding element 90 can also have sliding lugs 80 which, when displaced, run onto inclined surfaces 28 of the inner element 20, whereby the inner element 20 can fold away downwards.
  • Folding the inner element 20 away from the lid mirror 10 causes a sealing effect of the inner element 20 against the lid mirror 10 that exists in the closed state to be canceled and a fluid connection between the interior and the outside space is created, whereby a drinking or pouring opening 16 is released.

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EP20212936.7A EP4011800B1 (de) 2020-12-10 2020-12-10 Behälterdeckel mit verschliessbarer ventilierungsöffnung
PCT/EP2021/084416 WO2022122662A1 (de) 2020-12-10 2021-12-06 Behälterdeckel mit verschliessbarer ventilierungsöffnung
JP2023535363A JP2023553133A (ja) 2020-12-10 2021-12-06 閉鎖可能な通気開口部を有する容器用蓋
MX2023006871A MX2023006871A (es) 2020-12-10 2021-12-06 Tapa de contenedor que tiene una abertura de ventilacion que se puede cerrar.
CA3204369A CA3204369A1 (en) 2020-12-10 2021-12-06 Container lid having a closable ventilation opening
CN202180083692.9A CN117279840A (zh) 2020-12-10 2021-12-06 具有可关闭的通风开口的容器盖部
KR1020237023387A KR20230170900A (ko) 2020-12-10 2021-12-06 폐쇄 가능한 통기 개구를 갖는 용기 뚜껑
AU2021398387A AU2021398387A1 (en) 2020-12-10 2021-12-06 Container lid having a closable ventilation opening
US18/266,520 US20230391513A1 (en) 2020-12-10 2021-12-06 Container lid having a closable ventilation opening

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CA3204369A1 (en) 2022-06-16
AU2021398387A1 (en) 2023-07-06
JP2023553133A (ja) 2023-12-20
KR20230170900A (ko) 2023-12-19
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