EP4166471A1 - Kopf zur herstellung eines flexiblen rohrs und rohr mit einem solchen kopf - Google Patents

Kopf zur herstellung eines flexiblen rohrs und rohr mit einem solchen kopf Download PDF

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EP4166471A1
EP4166471A1 EP22201530.7A EP22201530A EP4166471A1 EP 4166471 A1 EP4166471 A1 EP 4166471A1 EP 22201530 A EP22201530 A EP 22201530A EP 4166471 A1 EP4166471 A1 EP 4166471A1
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Sylvain DEFERT
Franck Fritsch
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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
    • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
    • B65D47/0833—Hinges without elastic bias
    • B65D47/0847—Hinges without elastic bias located within a flat surface of the base element
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D35/02—Body construction
    • B65D35/10—Body construction made by uniting or interconnecting two or more components
    • 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
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/024—Closures in which a part has to be ruptured to gain access to the contents
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage

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  • the invention relates to a head for the manufacture of a flexible tube, also called a tube head or cap or “service cap” or “hinged cap” or even “flip top”.
  • the invention also relates to a flexible tube comprising such a head.
  • the flexible tube is suitable for storing and dispensing a fluid, creamy or pasty material. It is generally a material belonging to the cosmetic, food, household, pharmaceutical or parapharmaceutical field.
  • a tube head includes a base configured to mount to a tube skirt and a pivoting cover attached to the base via a hinge.
  • Such a head provides the assurance that the cover remains attached to the base and therefore to the tube, unlike a conventional dispensing head provided with a removable cap which, once detached, can be removed and involuntarily abandoned anywhere. .
  • a head offers the consumer the possibility of handling the tube with one hand. The user only has to give a simple thumb impulse to trigger the opening or closing of the lid relative to the base.
  • the opening of the lid with respect to the base is designed to be carried out in a simple manner without much effort, it is necessary to provide at the level of the tube head a tamper-evident system to avoid a accidental opening of the lid before the first use and thus guarantee to the consumer that the product has not been opened before this first use.
  • the prior art teaches a solution consisting of a circular ring or a tongue which connects the lid to the base by means of breakable bridges.
  • the inviolability system can also take the form of a tab formed on the cover and intended to be inserted into an opening of the base, the tab being connected to the cover by at least one breakable bridge.
  • the breakable bridge or bridges are intended to be broken during the first opening of the service capsule, thus making it possible to release the lid relative to the base.
  • a tamper-evident system formed from a tongue the latter constitutes, after breaking breakable bridges, waste intended for disposal.
  • the tab potentially becomes a source of environmental pollution.
  • the tab gives way to an unsightly opening on the tube head.
  • the tamper evident system is formed from a circular ring, the latter remains in position on the tube head. However, the ring is subsequently unusable and remains perceived as a cumbersome and unsightly element. It is the same when the tamper evident system is formed from at least one leg of the cover in cooperation with an opening of the base: after breaking the breakable bridges, the leg remains blocked in the opening thus giving an appearance unsightly while being unusable.
  • the invention proposes a head for the manufacture of a flexible tube intended to contain a liquid or pasty product, said head having a reduced height compared to its diameter and comprising a base configured to be fixed on a skirt of a tube flexible and a cover pivotally mounted on the base between an open position and a closed position, the head comprising at least one tamper evident system having at least two tabs projecting from the cover, the tabs being interconnected by at least one bridge divisible continuously.
  • bridge extends from one end of a first leg to one end of a second leg without the presence of an intermediate third element.
  • severe is meant the fact that the bridge can be broken by a minimal effort, unlike the tabs which cannot be broken or be detached from the cover by this minimal effort.
  • breakable relating to the bridge is introduced as opposed to the non-breakable nature of the legs and the permanent nature of the connection between the legs and the cover.
  • the invention makes it possible to maintain the tabs attached to the cover and thus to preserve, after breaking the breakable bridge or bridges, the general appearance formed by the cover and the tabs.
  • the invention opens up the possibility for the tabs to perform new functions after breaking the breakable bridge or bridges.
  • the tabs thus preserved in their integrity can serve as means for holding the cover in the closed position.
  • the invention also relates to a tube comprising a tube head as described above and a flexible skirt.
  • the central axis Y is an axis passing through the middle of the tubehead perpendicular to a plane containing a lower edge of the tubehead.
  • the central axis Y is located substantially at equal distance from two diametrically opposite points of said edge.
  • a direction orthogonal to the central axis Y is called radial direction.
  • outer or outer and inner are used with reference to the radial direction, an outer member being radially farther from the central axis Y than an inner member.
  • the present invention relates to a head 1 for the manufacture of a flexible tube 100 intended to contain a liquid or pasty product.
  • the head 1 comprises a base 2 and a cover 3.
  • the base 2 is configured to be mounted or to receive a skirt 50 of the tube 100.
  • the cover 3 is pivotally mounted on the base 2 using a hinge 4 (visible to figure 1 , 2 , 4 , 6 ).
  • the cover 3 can be moved between an open position and a closed position ( figure 8 And 9 ). In the open position, the cover 3 is straightened relative to the base 2. In the closed position, the cover 3 is folded down against the base 2 and closes the flexible tube hermetically.
  • the head 1 further comprises a tamper-evident system making it possible to avoid accidental opening of the cover 3 before the first use and thus to guarantee to the consumer that the tube has not been opened before this first use.
  • the tamper evident system includes at least one means formed at the lid and at least one means formed at the base. The means of the inviolability system as well as their operation will appear in the following description.
  • the base 2 comprises an annular side wall 5 and an upper wall 6 which form an internal volume V (visible in particular to figure 5 , 7 , 9 ).
  • annular side wall 5 comprises an upper edge 51 closed by the upper wall 6.
  • the annular side wall 5 comprises a lower edge 52 forming a lower opening for access to the volume V.
  • the annular side wall 5 comprises an upper skirt 53 and a lower skirt 54.
  • the upper skirt 53 has a diameter smaller than a diameter of the lower skirt 54.
  • the upper skirt 53 is connected to the lower skirt 54 by a shoulder 55.
  • the upper skirt 53, the lower skirt 54 and the shoulder 55 give the side wall 5 of the base 2 a stepped profile.
  • the upper skirt 53 has a first portion 531, called the rear portion, of constant height. Furthermore, the upper skirt 53 has a second portion 532, called the front portion.
  • the front portion 532 of the upper skirt 53 has a first region 532a of constant height, as well as two opposite regions 532b located on either side of the first region 532a. Only a region 532b of the front portion 532 is visible on the figure 4 .
  • the regions 532b each form a ramp, called a peripheral ramp.
  • the annular side wall 5 has a clearance 56 carrying a pin 7.
  • the annular side wall 5 has a flat 57 which is extended by a concave lower lip 58.
  • the clearance 56 and the flat 57 are formed at the level of the upper skirt 53 of the annular side wall 5, and more precisely at the level of the front portion 532 of the upper skirt 53.
  • clearance 56 has a first face 56a which carries pin 7, as well as a second face 56b perpendicular to first face 56a.
  • first face 56a called the vertical face, extends perpendicularly to the upper wall 6 of the base 2.
  • first face 56a is convex and has a curvature similar to a curvature of the upper skirt 53.
  • the second face 56b is concave and forms a U around the piece 7.
  • the second face 56b is called the concave face.
  • the pin 7 extends perpendicular to the vertical face 56a of the clearance 56.
  • the pin 7 can be arranged in an inclined manner with respect to the vertical face 56a of the clearance 56.
  • pin 7 advantageously has a bevelled shape.
  • the pin 7 comprises two flat front faces 71, 72 which extend in an inclined manner with respect to the vertical face 56a of the recess 56.
  • the flat front faces 71, 72 give the pin 7 its beveled shape.
  • the front face 71, called the upper front face is connected to the vertical face 56a of the clearance 56 by a convex upper face 73 of the pin 7.
  • the front face 72 is connected to the vertical face 56a of the clearance 56 by a flat lower face 74 of the pin 7.
  • the upper front face 71 and the lower front face 72 form between them an obtuse angle.
  • the upper front face 71 and the lower front face 72 form between them a line of intersection 75 corresponding to a distal edge of the pin 7.
  • the lower front face 72 forms a chamfer between the upper front face 71 and the flat face lower 74.
  • the peg 7 has a maximum depth P1 which is defined between the vertical face 56a of the clearance 56 and the line of intersection 75 along a straight line perpendicular to the vertical face 56a of the clearance 56.
  • the maximum depth P1 of the peg 7 is less than or equal to a depth P2 of clearance 56. Depths P1 and P2 are shown at figure 10 .
  • the pin 7 has a height h1 which is defined between a vertex 73a of the upper convex face 73 and the flat lower face 74 of the pin 7 along a straight line perpendicular to the upper convex face 73 and/or to the lower flat face 74.
  • the term vertex means the highest point of the upper convex face 73.
  • the pin 7 has an upper portion 7A and a lower portion 7B defined on either side of the line of intersection 75.
  • the upper portion 7A of the piece 7 has a height h2 which is defined between the vertex 73a of the upper convex face 73 and the line of intersection 75 of the piece 7 along a straight line perpendicular to the line of intersection 75 and/or to the upper convex face 73.
  • the lower portion 7B of piece 7 has a height h3 defined between the line of intersection 75 and the lower flat face 74 of the pin 7, along a straight line perpendicular to the lower flat face 74 and/or to the line of intersection 75.
  • the upper wall 6 of the base 2 comprises a first plate, called top plate 61, and a second plate, called bottom plate 62.
  • the top plate 61 and the bottom plate 62 are connected by a vertical transverse wall 63 (visible in figure 1 And 2 ).
  • the vertical transverse wall 63 extends along a diameter of the upper wall 6.
  • the vertical transverse wall 63 thus divides the upper wall 6 into two half-discs corresponding respectively to the top plate 61 and to the bottom plate 62
  • the vertical wall 63 is offset with respect to the central axis Y of the head 1 of the tube. This leads to an unequal distribution between the top plate 61 and the bottom plate 62.
  • the top plate 61 is adjacent to the rear portion 531 of the upper skirt 53.
  • the bottom plate 62 is adjacent to the front portion 532 of the upper skirt 53.
  • the top plate 61 has an outer face 61a.
  • the external face 61a is opposed to an internal face 61b illustrated in figure 7 .
  • the top plate 61 has an edge which includes a curvilinear portion 61c and a rectilinear portion 61d.
  • the bottom plate 62 has an outer face 62a which is provided with two ramps 64 each formed at an angle between the bottom plate 62 and the vertical transverse wall 63.
  • the ramps 64 of the bottom plate 62 are adjacent to the peripheral ramps 532b of the skirt top 53.
  • the bottom plate 62 has a dispensing orifice 65 which is extended by a protrusion 66.
  • the protrusion 66 extends in the volume V of the head 1 of the tube.
  • the protrusion 66 is formed on an internal face 62b of the bottom plate 62.
  • internal face is meant the face oriented towards the internal volume V (respectively the face opposite the volume V).
  • the protrusion 66 makes it possible to orient the head 1 of the tube in particular with respect to a decoration and/or a longitudinal weld of a tube skirt during the manufacture of the tube.
  • the skirt 50 can be fixed in a suitable position.
  • the protuberance 66 thus forms a means for positioning the head 1 of the tube.
  • the protrusion 66 has a portion 67, called the protruding portion, which protrudes from the volume V.
  • the protruding portion 67 cooperates directly with the tooling of the tube production line and not with a component of the tube such as this is the case in the state of the art.
  • the protruding portion 67 is visible in particular at the figure 5 .
  • the protrusion 66 has an upper proximal end 66a formed by the dispensing orifice 65 and a lower distal end 66b located at the level of the projecting portion 67.
  • the proximal end 66a of the protrusion 66 has the shape of a cylinder.
  • Such a form has the advantage of being particularly resistant. However, this shape limits access to the dispensing orifice 65 for the product contained in the tube fitted with the head 1.
  • at least part of the protrusion 66 has the shape of a half-cylinder. This half-cylinder shape makes it possible both to obtain a sufficiently strong structure and to facilitate access to the orifice 65 for the product contained in the tube fitted with the head 1.
  • the proportion of the protrusion 66 having the shape of a cylinder may vary depending on the dimensions of the head. According to the configuration illustrated, a large proportion of the protrusion 66 has the shape of a half-cylinder, and not only the projecting portion 67. According to a configuration not shown, the whole of the protrusion 66 has the shape of a a half-cylinder.
  • the protruding portion 67 has a height h4 defined between a horizontal plane containing the lower edge 52 of the base 2 and the lower end 66b of the protrusion 66 along a straight line perpendicular to said plane.
  • the height h4 of the protruding portion 67 is between 1.5 and 6mm.
  • the height h4 of the protruding portion 67 is between 2 and 4mm.
  • the height h4 of the projecting portion 67 is between 2.5 and 3.5 mm. Such a height h4 allows reliable positioning of the head 1 according to the invention.
  • the dispensing orifice 65 is eccentric, that is to say it is offset radially with respect to the central axis Y of the head 1 of tube.
  • the base 2 has in the volume V at least one internal rib 9.
  • the base 2 comprises two ribs 9a, 9b which extend radially with respect to the central axis Y
  • the ribs 9a, 9b are formed in a diametrically opposed manner substantially close to the vertical transverse wall 63.
  • the lid 3 comprises a bottom 31 as well as a peripheral wall 32 which extends perpendicularly to the bottom 31.
  • the bottom 31 of the lid 3 has an outer face 31a (visible at figure 6 ) as well as an inner face 31b which is provided with a lug 33.
  • the lug 33 closes the dispensing orifice 65 in a sealed manner when the cover 3 is in the closed position.
  • the lug 33 has a tubular shape with an external diameter substantially equal to an internal diameter of the dispensing orifice 65.
  • the peripheral wall 32 forms an opening 34 located at the level of the hinge 4.
  • the bottom 31 of the lid 3 is in the form of a half-disc.
  • the bottom 31 of the lid 3 has an edge 31c comprising a curvilinear portion 35 and a rectilinear portion 36.
  • the curvilinear portion 35 has a rounded top 35a located opposite the hinge 4.
  • the rectilinear portion 36 is connected to the hinge 4.
  • the peripheral wall 32 of the cover 3 extends all along the curvilinear portion 35 of the edge 31c and over at least a fraction of the rectilinear portion 36 of the edge 31c. More specifically, the peripheral wall 32 of the cover 3 extends over two fractions 36a, 36b of the rectilinear portion 36 of the edge 31b. A remaining fraction 36c of the rectilinear portion 36 of the edge 31c is connected to the hinge 4.
  • the cover 3 occupies substantially half the surface of the upper wall 6, in a variant not shown, the cover 3 is eccentric with respect to the central axis Y of the head 1 and occupies less than half of the surface of the upper wall 6. This makes it possible in particular to reduce the size of the lid 3 and thus to limit the quantity of material necessary for the manufacture of the head 1.
  • the peripheral wall 32 of the cover 3 has a height h5 which has different profiles along the edge 31c of the bottom 31 of the cover 3.
  • the peripheral wall 32 of the cover 3 has two opposite regions 32a located on either side of the hinge 4 and in which the height h5 has an increasing rate before becoming constant.
  • the peripheral wall 32 of the lid 3 has two other regions 32b which each extend from an adjacent region 32a. In each of the regions 32b, the height h5 increases starting from the adjacent region 32a. Between the regions 32b of the peripheral wall 32 extends a central region 32c in which the height h5 is constant.
  • Regions 32a extend respectively along fraction 36a and fraction 36b of rectilinear portion 36 of edge 31c. Fractions 36a, 36b are visible on the figure 6 .
  • the regions 32b of the peripheral wall 32 extend along the ends of the curvilinear portion 35 of the edge 31c of the bottom 31 (visible on the figure 6 ).
  • the regions 32b of the peripheral wall 32 of the lid 3 are intended to rest on the peripheral ramps 532b formed at the level of the upper skirt 53 of the base 2 when the lid 3 is in the closed position.
  • the peripheral wall 32 of the lid 3 has a flat 37 which extends perpendicularly to the bottom 31 of the said lid 3.
  • the flat 37 is located opposite the opening 34 formed by the peripheral wall 32 of the lid 3. More specifically , the flat 37 is located at the level of the front region 32c of the peripheral wall 32 of the lid 3.
  • the flat 37 forms with the bottom 31 of the lid 3 a tab 38 intended to facilitate gripping said cover 3 by a finger of a user.
  • the tab 38 corresponds to the rounded top 35a of the curvilinear portion 35 of the bottom 31 of the cover 3.
  • the peripheral wall 32 of the cover 3 has a lower edge 39 which is provided with a ring 8. More precisely, the ring 8 is formed at the level of the front region 32c of the peripheral wall 32. The ring 8 is intended to cooperate with the pin 7 when the cover 3 is in the closed position, in particular before a first use of the tube. Furthermore, the ring 8 is configured to be housed in the recess 56 formed on the upper skirt 53 of the base 2.
  • the ring 8 comprises two tabs 81 which are formed facing each other as well as at least one breakable bridge 82 which connects the tabs 81.
  • the tabs 81 and the breakable bridge 82 thus define an opening 83 intended to be positioned around piece 7.
  • the term “internal” is understood to mean a position close to (respectively remote) from the opening 83 of the ring 8.
  • front (respectively “rear”) a position turned towards the outside of the cover 3 (respectively towards the inside of the cover 3).
  • the legs 81 extend from the lower edge 39 of the peripheral wall 32 perpendicular to the bottom 31.
  • the ring 8 is perpendicular to the bottom 31 of the cover 3. In other words, the ring 8 extends in the extension of the peripheral wall 32 of the lid 3.
  • Each leg 81 of the ring 8 has a proximal edge 84a which is connected to the peripheral wall 32 of the lid 3, and more precisely to the lower edge 39 of said peripheral wall 32 of the lid 3.
  • each leg 81 has an edge 84b which is connected to the breakable bridge 82. More specifically, the distal edge 84b of each tab 81 is connected to one end of the breakable bridge 82.
  • each tab 81 of ring 8 comprises a front face 81a and a rear face 81b.
  • the rear face 81b is visible at picture 2 .
  • the front face 81a and the rear face 81b of each tab 81 are substantially curved and define a thickness e1 of said tab 81.
  • the thickness e1 is substantially equal to a thickness of the peripheral wall 32 of the cover 3.
  • each tab 81 of ring 8 comprises a concave internal face 81c and a convex external face 81d.
  • the front face 81a and the rear face 81b of each tab 81 extend between the concave internal face 81c and the convex external face 81d of said tab 81.
  • each tab 81 of the ring 8 defines a width l1 which is variable between the proximal edge 84a and the distal edge 84b of said tab 81. More specifically, the width l1 of each tab 81 decreases from proximal edge 84a to distal edge 84b. In other words, the width l1 of each tab 81 has a maximum value at the level of the proximal edge 84a of said tab 81 and a minimum value at the level of the distal edge 84b of said tab 81.
  • each tab 81 has a crescent shape.
  • width is meant a measurement taken along a direction parallel to the lower edge 39 of the peripheral wall 32 of the lid 3.
  • the breakable bridge 82 is in the form of a strip of thin material.
  • the term "thin" means that the strip of material has a thickness e2 which is small compared to a width l3 and a depth P3 of said strip of material.
  • the thickness e2 is defined between an internal face and an external face of the thin strip 82.
  • the width l3 of the thin strip corresponds to a measurement taken between the distal portions 84b of the tabs 81 in a direction parallel to the lower edge 39 of the peripheral wall 32 of cover 3.
  • Depth P3 is defined between a front face and a rear face of thin strip 82.
  • the thickness e2 of the thin strip 82 is also small compared to the rest of the ring 8 and in particular compared to the lugs 81 so that the breakage of said thin strip 82 is facilitated during a first opening of the lid 3.
  • the depth P3 of the thin strip 82 is variable.
  • the depth P3 of the thin strip 82 has a maximum value at the level of the ends of said thin strip 82, that is to say at the level of the junctions between the thin strip 82 and the tabs 81.
  • the depth P3 of the thin strip 82 has a minimum value towards a middle 82a of said thin strip 82.
  • the thin strip 82 forms in its middle 82a a constriction corresponding to a minimum value of the depth P3.
  • This constriction constitutes, during a first opening of the cover 3, a zone of concentration of stresses allowing a localized rupture of the thin strip 82.
  • the legs 81 and the breakable bridge 82 together form a U-shaped outer surface. More specifically, this U-shaped outer surface is formed by the respective convex outer faces 81d of the legs 81 and the outer face of the breakable bridge 82 Furthermore, the respective concave internal faces 81c of the tabs 81 and the internal face of the breakable bridge 82 give the opening 83 of the ring 8 a concave profile at the level of an upper portion of said opening and a substantially rectilinear profile. at a lower portion of said opening 83. Opening 83 thus defined has a width l2 which extends between the respective concave internal faces 81c of the tabs 81, and in particular between two planes tangent respectively to said faces 81c.
  • the opening 83 also has a height h6 which is defined between the breakable bridge 82 and a line 85 of junction of the legs 81. It should be noted that the line 85 of junction of the legs 81 extends perpendicularly to the respective front faces 81a of the legs 81. In the example shown in figure 12 , the join line 85 is represented by a single arrow pointing to its position.
  • the height h6 defined by the opening 83 of the ring 8 is greater than the depth P1 and the height h1 of the pin 7.
  • the width l2 of the opening 83 is slightly greater than a width of the pin 7. This makes it possible in particular to facilitate the installation of the ring 8 around the pin 7, in particular during a first closing of the cover 3 on the base 2.
  • the cover 3 comprises at least one rib 31d formed close to said ring 8.
  • the rib(s) 31d are formed at an angle between the bottom 31 and the peripheral wall 32 of the cover 3. More specifically, the rib(s) 31d are formed between an internal face 31b of the bottom 31 and an internal face 32d of the peripheral wall 32.
  • the cover 3 comprises two ribs 31d which are formed at the level of the front region 32c of the peripheral wall 32 of the cover 3.
  • Such an arrangement of the ribs 31d makes it possible in particular to preserve the shape memory of the ring 8 against the mechanical stresses induced by the action of the pin 7 on said ring 8. By action of the pin 7 on ring 8, the resistance that pawn 7 opposes to ring 8 when putting ring 8 in place or when removing it around pawn 7.
  • the peripheral wall 32 cooperates with the upper skirt 53 of the base 2 to give the head 1 a generally cylindrical shape and a certain continuity of design between the base 2 and the cover 3.
  • the wall peripheral 32 of the lid 3 rests on the front portion 532 of the upper skirt 53 of the base 2.
  • the zones 32b of the peripheral wall 32 of the lid 3 rest on the peripheral ramps 532b of the upper skirt 53 of the the base 2.
  • the flat 37 of the peripheral wall 32 of the cover 3 is aligned with the flat 57 of the upper skirt 53 of the base 2.
  • the flat 57 of the upper skirt 53 of the base 2 as well as the flat 37 of the peripheral wall 32 of the cover 3 form a higher height housing intended to facilitate access and handling of the tab 38.
  • the tab 38 formed at the level of the cover 3 is positioned facing the lip bottom 58 formed at base 2.
  • the bottom 31 of the lid 3 extends in a plane of the top plate 61 of the base 2.
  • the external face 31a of the bottom 31 of the lid 3 is aligned with the external face 61a of the plate top 61 of the base 2.
  • the bottom 31 of the lid forms with the bottom plate 62 a housing 69 illustrated in figure 9 .
  • the rectilinear portion 36 of the bottom 31 forms with the rectilinear edge 61d of the top plate 61 a clearance intended to facilitate the pivoting of the cover 3 with respect to the base 2.
  • the pin 7 emerges from the opening 83 of the ring 8.
  • the external face U-shape of the ring 8 is positioned facing the concave bottom 56b of the recess 56. This outer face is at a distance from the concave bottom 56b.
  • the concave internal face of the ring 8 is positioned opposite the upper convex face 73 of the pin 7.
  • the flat lower internal face of the ring 8 is positioned opposite the lower flat face 74 of the pin 7.
  • the rear face of the ring 8 is positioned opposite the vertical face 56a of the recess 56.
  • the head 1 in the closed position of the lid 3, has a height h7 which is between 5 and 20mm.
  • the height h7 of the head 1 of the tube is between 8 and 12mm.
  • the height h7 of the tube head 1 is between 9.3 and 10.3 mm.
  • the height h7 of the head 1 is defined between the outer face 61a of the top plate 61 and the lower edge 52 of the annular side wall 5.
  • the height h7 of the head is relatively small, in particular compared to a diameter d of the head 1, which is between 30 and 50mm, and advantageously again between 35 and 45mm.
  • a height h7 gives the head 1 a substantially flat design making it possible to limit the quantity of material.
  • the ratio d/h7 is between 2 and 6.
  • the ratio d/h7 is between 3 and 5.
  • a ratio d/h7 as described previously characterizes the substantially flat design of the head 1.
  • the h7/h4 ratio is between 1.5 and 5.5.
  • the h7/h4 ratio is between 2.5 and 4.5, in particular between 3 and 4.
  • the tube head 1 is made from a plastic material.
  • the head 1 is obtained in a single piece, for example by a molding process by injection.
  • the manufacture of the tube head is designed so that at the end of this operation, the cover 3 is in the open position with respect to the base 2 as illustrated in particular in figures 1 to 7 .
  • the principle of a cover 3 formed in the open position with respect to the base 2 allows in particular the production of the pin 7 on the base 2 and the production of the ring 8 on the cover 3.
  • the ring 8 cooperates with the pin 7.
  • the tabs 81 and the breakable bridge 82 of the ring 8 form the first means of the system of inviolability.
  • Piece 7 forms a second means of the inviolability system.
  • the breakable bridge 82 also serves as a witness to know whether the tube 100 has already been opened or not. Its connection to the legs 81 certifies that the cover 3 has not yet been opened.
  • the ring 8 of the lid 3 is threaded around the pin 7 of the base 2 (see figure 13 - To).
  • the beveled faces 71, 72 of the pin 7 facilitate this maneuver during which only the upper concave portion of the opening 83 of the ring 8 is in contact with the pin 7.
  • the concave upper portion of the opening 83 of the ring 8 delimits a zone of said ring 8 which is more resistant in comparison with a zone of said ring 8 which is less resistant and which includes the breakable bridge 82.
  • the breakable bridge 82 is less resistant than the piece 7, the second cannot be deformed by the first. Moreover, due to the flat horizontal configuration of the lower face 74 of the piece 7, and due to a ratio P1/P3 judiciously chosen between the depth P1 of the piece 7 and the depth P3 of the breakable bridge 82, the ring 8 cannot be completely unthreaded from the pin 7.
  • the depth P1 of the pin 7 is at least twice the depth P3 of the breakable bridge 82.
  • the breakable bridge 82 is broken with a conventional gesture of opening the lid 3.
  • the gesture of opening the lid 3 is an upward push applied to the tab 38.
  • the rupture of the breakable bridge 82 is carried out without loss of material.
  • the rupture of the breakable bridge 82 is such that the structure and the shape of the tabs 81 forming the ring 8 are globally preserved.
  • the respective distal portions of the tabs 81 maintain an arcuate profile.
  • This advantage is obtained in particular thanks to the choice of a decreasing lug width from the proximal edge to the distal edge of said lug.
  • This advantage is also obtained thanks to the reduced thickness e2 of the breakable bridge 82 and thanks to the necking provided along the depth P3 of the breakable bridge 82, that is to say in a direction perpendicular to the thickness e2 of the breakable bridge 12.
  • the respective concave faces 81c of the tabs 81 and the branches of the breakable bridge 82 thus broken form an open loop (see figure 15 ).
  • an element of the inviolability system in this case the ring 8 provides an aesthetic function after breakage of the breakable bridge 82.
  • the distal portions of the tabs 81 form, thanks to their arcuate profile, flexible hooks which can cooperate with the pin 7 in order to ensure that the lid 3 is maintained in the closed position on the base 2 during a subsequent closing of the lid 3 (see figure 13 -vs).
  • the flexible hooks deform angularly on contact with the pin 7 and then return to their initial shape once placed around the pin 7.
  • the tamper-evident system retains, after breaking the breakable bridge, a function of holding the cover in the closed position, where in the prior art the elements of the tamper-evident system are either intended to be discarded, or rendered unusable after breaking the breakable bridge.
  • the solution for holding the lid 3 relative to the base 2 as implemented by the flexible hooks and the pin 7 complements or replaces a holding solution implementing the lug 33 and dispensing orifice 65.
  • the user deploys less effort than that required to break the breakable bridge 82 during the first opening of the lid 3.
  • the fall the effort of opening the lid 3 relative to the base 2 indicates to the user that a first opening of the lid 3 has already taken place.

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