ES2198264T3 - BOTTLE UNDERSTANDING A PLUG AND AN ORIENTATION STOP OF THE PLUG. - Google Patents

Abstract

The bottle has a threaded neck which is covered by a top which consists of an inner seal cap and an outer trim cap (6) fixed to it. The bottle is made with a projecting stop adjacent to its neck, and the outer cap has at least one inner surface (30) shaped to engage with it to position the cap symmetrically with the bottle when closed. The shaped inner surface (30) of the cap is formed in the thickness of a tubular skirt (22) made in one piece with the outer cap and designed for fixing it to the inner seal cap. The skirt's lower edge is covered by a metal ring (12).

Description

Bottle comprising a stopper and a stopper plug orientation.

The present invention relates to a bottle of type comprising, on the one hand, a part that constitutes the deposit comprising a filleted neck that attaches to a body, and on the other hand a cap comprising an inner capsule of tightness to thread on the neck and an outer cover fixed immovably on this inner capsule.

When the body of the part that constitutes the tank and cap have non-symmetrical outer shapes of revolution, for example cross sections polygonal, it is desirable for aesthetic reasons that in the position of bottle closure the cap is in the angular position predetermined with respect to said body.

It has been proposed in the patent application European EP-A-007 274 perform the outer cover with an appropriate stop surface to cooperate with an orientation stop formed on the neck to immobilize the plug in a predetermined angular position with respect to the body of the part that constitutes the deposit at the end of the thread of the cap.

A stop piece is inserted in the cover exterior to constitute this stop surface.

The plug, for the use of this piece of cap, is relatively complex and expensive manufacturing.

It is known on the other hand by the request of European patent EP-A-179 706 a bottle that has a filleted neck provided with a stop orientation and of an anti-unscrew highlight made on the neck.

It is finally known, by the patent application EP-A-0 004 501 (corresponding to preamble of claim 1), a plugging device for container with threaded neck comprising a cap internally threaded cylindrical, arranged inside a external trim. The cap and the bezel are partially desolated in axial displacement and, eventually, in rotation.

Butt surfaces are made in a only part of the thickness of the bezel.

Such a device is of structure relatively complex

The present invention envisages perfecting the means used to immobilize the plug in one position default in closed position.

The invention comes to this thanks to a bottle that it comprises a part that constitutes a deposit comprising a Filleted neck that attaches to a body and a cap comprising an inner sealing capsule and an outer cover, the part comprising the deposit comprising at least one orientation stop and outer cover at least one appropriate stopper surface to cooperate with said stopper of orientation at the end of the cap threading so that it immobilizes the latter rotating in a predetermined angular position with with respect to said body, said stop surface being made in the thickness of a tubular skirt made in one piece with the outer cover, characterized in that the outer cover It is fixed immovably on the inner capsule.

Cap manufacturing is simplified thanks to the invention since, unlike the one described in the application EP-A-007 274, is not It is necessary to apply a stop piece on the outer cover.

The mentioned tubular skirt can be a skirt exterior of the outer cover or in a variant a skirt interior, which can be used for fixing the outer cover on the inner sealing capsule.

Preferably, the stop surface is made in all the thickness of this tubular skirt.

Advantageously, the outer cover has a antisencacability projection, this projection being suitable for elastically cross the orientation stop before the stop surface rests on the latter, at the end of the screw thread.

Advantageously, the cap has at its end lower a ring applied on the outer cover, intended for hide the lower end of the tubular skirt on which the top surface is made.

This ring advantageously features inscriptions on its outer surface, inscriptions that would be, if necessary, difficult to make appear directly on the outer cover taking into account its geometry.

Said ring may also have a color different from the outer cover.

This body can be made of material plastic or glass

Advantageously, the inner capsule is made of a semi-rigid plastic material such as polypropylene copolymer.

Advantageously, the outer cover is made of a plastic material that has a module tensile elasticity greater than or equal to 100 kgf / mm2, preferably a thermoplastic or thermosetting material.

The bottle can have two stops of diametrically opposed orientation with respect to the neck,

The outer cover can have two butt surfaces and two anti-slip projections.

The invention also aims at a method of manufacturing a bottle as defined further above, which includes stages that consist of:

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 make a neck with a semi-finished one,

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perform by blowing of the semi-finished body of the part that constitutes the deposit with at least one orientation stop near the neck.

After the completion of the part that constitutes the deposit, the latter can be filled with a liquid such as a perfume, and then closed by means of a cap that has an inner sealing capsule and a outer cover provided with at least one stop surface appropriate to cooperate with the orientation stop.

The outer cover is preferably applied to the inner sealing capsule after Threading the latter over the neck.

The outer cover is advantageously made by a molding of plastic material being unmold only for the lower part, the top surface being made in the thickness of a tubular cover skirt Exterior.

Other features and advantages of this invention will stand out by reading the detailed description that follow, of non-limiting examples of realization, and with the exam of the annexed plan, in which:

- Figure 1 is a schematic view exploded from a jar according to a first example of embodiment of the invention,

- Figure 2 is a partial perspective view of the lower end of the cap, the ring being removed,

- Figure 3 is a side view of the end bottom of the cap, the ring being removed, and

- figure 4 is a view analogous to figure 2, illustrating a variant embodiment of the cap.

The bottle 1 shown in figure 1 comprises a part that constitutes a reservoir 9 and a plug 4.

The part that constitutes deposit 9 comprises a body 2 crowned by a threaded neck 3 of X axis, on the which can happen to screw the plug 4.

The latter is composed of a capsule inner sealing 5, by an outer cover 6 fixed on the inner sealing capsule 5, and by a ring metallic 12 applied at the lower end of the outer shell 6.

The part that constitutes deposit 9 is made of glass or rigid plastic material or semi-rigid, in two stages.

You start by performing neck 3 with a semi-finished and then the semi-finished is blown to form the body 2, in a known way.

Body 2 is realized, in the example described, with a substantially rectangular cross section that defines two main faces 10 substantially flat and parallel and two shoulders 13 on each side of neck 3 at the top of the body 2.

The joint plane 11 of the body 2 extends according to a diagonal of the bottle, as shown.

The outer cover 6 is made by molding of plastic material, as well as the inner sealing capsule 5.

Two orientation stops 15, of which only one is visible in figure 1, diametrically opposed with respect to to the X axis of the neck 3 and located in the joint plane 11, are made on the shoulders 13 of the bottle in the vicinity of the neck 3 when body blowing 2 takes place.

Thus, the positioning of these orientation stops 15 over body 2 is constant.

In a variant not illustrated, a single stop of Orientation 15 is performed on body 2.

The cover 6 has an upper part 20 of an elongated shape along a Y axis that extends perpendicular to the X axis.

It is desired that the Y axis be parallel to the faces main 10 of body 2 when the bottle is closed.

The outer cover 6 comprises a part bottom 21, as can be seen in figure 2, a skirt outer 22 and an inner cylindrical and coaxial skirt 23 made in one piece by molding a plastic material with the top 20.

The inner skirt 23 has a section substantially circular transverse and serves to fix the outer cover 6 on the inner sealing capsule 5, the which preferably has on its periphery stretch marks X axis intended to frictionally support the inner capsule 5 with the outer cover 6.

The outer skirt 22 presents in the example described a substantially square cross section, joining to the inner skirt 23 in four locations 24 of its periphery to the inner surface of the four sides of the outer skirt 22 and leaving with the four interior angles of the outer skirt 22 cavities 25.

The lower end of the outer skirt 22 is profiled so that it constitutes at least one surface stop 30, preferably two as the example depicted in the figures, intended to cooperate each with an orientation stop 15 to immobilize the plug in the desired angular position in closing position

The stop surfaces 30 are made in full thickness of outer skirt 22 and extend parallel to the X axis, as can be seen in Figure 3.

A non-screwdriving projection 31, smaller height than the stop surface 30, is made at a certain distance from the abutment surface 30, in the thickness of the skirt exterior 22, to avoid the self-unscrewing of the cap.

More particularly, the highlight of antisencacabilidad 31 and the stop surface 30 leave between they an interval 36, of width slightly greater than that of orientation stop 15.

When the tapping of the cap 4 on takes place the neck 3, the anti-screwdriving projection 31 passes through elastic deformation, the orientation stop 15 before the top surface 30 is resting on it, giving the user a hard point sensation, which confirms the correct closure of the jar.

A reverse movement of the cap in case same, due for example to the elastic deformation of the capsule inside sealing 5, is prevented thanks to the presence of the anti-screwdriving projection 31.

The user must thus exert a force relatively important to make the highlight clear non-screw-on 31 the orientation stop 15 when you have Place the unscrewing of the cap.

The metal ring 12 is applied at the end inferior of the outer skirt 22, which presents in its outer surface a stepped 35 provided for this purpose.

Ring 12 is intended to hide the profile irregular of the lower end of the outer skirt 22 when the bottle is closed, and presents some inscriptions advantageously on its outer surface, such as a mark of fragrance.

Ring 12 also acts in the manner of a belt to reinforce the mechanical behavior of the end bottom of outer cover 6.

It is fixed on the latter by any known means, for example by tight.

The realization of the stop surfaces 30 and of the antisencacability projections 31 in the thickness of the skirt exterior 22 of the outer cover 6 allows to unmold the outer skirt 22, at the bottom in figure 1.

The outer cover assembly 6 is advantageously unmold by the lower part, which allows get a top wall 29 without opening or mark what can be advantageous in the aesthetic plane.

The stop surface (s), as well as the antisencacability highlights can be made on a inner skirt of the outer cover.

As an example, it has been represented in the Figure 4 the lower end 21 'of an outer cover 6' which differs from that described above by the fact that the 30 'butt surfaces and the 31' non-slip projections they are made in all the thickness of the inner skirt 23 'and not on the outer skirt 22 '.

Positioning of the orientation stop (s) 15 on the body of the part that constitutes the deposit is chosen depending on the location of the stop surface (s) 30 or 30 'on the outer cover.

After filling the body 2, the cap 4 is preferably placed as follows.

You start by threading the inner capsule of tightness 5 with a predetermined torque that guarantees a tight seal.

Then the outer cover 6 or 6 ' provided with ring 12, it is lowered vertically so that the outer skirt 23 or 23 'fits frictionally over the capsule interior 5.

The Y axis can then be parallel to the faces main 10 of body 2, passing each stop surface 30 or 30 'to be positioned directly in contact with a stop of orientation 15.

In a variant, the outer cover 6 or 6 ' can be lowered with the Y axis at an angle with the faces main 10 of body 2, and then suffer plug, after fixing the outer cover on the inner capsule, a supplementary rotation intended to carry the stop surfaces 30 or 30 'in support on the stops of orientation 15.

Of course, the invention is not limited to Examples of embodiment that have just been described.

In particular, the geometry of the body of the bottle and that of the outer cover.

Claims (19)

1. A bottle comprising a part that constitutes a reservoir (9) comprising a threaded neck (3) that joins a body (2) and a cap comprising an inner sealing capsule (5) and an outer cover (6 ; 6 '), the part comprising the reservoir (9) comprising at least one orientation stop and the outer cover (6; 6') comprising at least one stop surface (30; 30 ') suitable for cooperating with said stop of orientation at the end of the tapping of the plug so as to immobilize the latter in rotation in a predetermined angular position with respect to said body (2), said stop surface (30; 30 ') being made in the thickness of a tubular skirt ( 22; 23 ') made in one piece with the outer cover (6; 6'), characterized in that the outer cover (6; 6 ') is fixed immovably on the inner capsule (5). 2. A bottle on claim 1, characterized in that the outer cover assembly (6; 6 ') is demoulded from the bottom. 3. A bottle on claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the tubular skirt is an outer skirt (22) of the outer cover (6), said stop surface being preferably made in the entire thickness of this tubular skirt. 4. A bottle on claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the tubular skirt is an inner skirt (23 ') of the outer cover (6') which serves to fix the latter on the inner sealing capsule (5), being said stop surface preferably made in the entire thickness of this tubular skirt. 5. A bottle according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outer cover (6; 6 ') has a non-screw-on projection (31; 31'), this projection being able to elastically clear the orientation stop (15) before the stop surface (30; 30 ') is supported on the latter at the end of the screw thread. A bottle according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cap has at its lower end a ring (12), preferably metallic, applied on the outer cover (6; 6 '). 7. A bottle according to claim 6, characterized in that said ring has inscriptions on its outer surface or is of a different color from that of the outer cover. A bottle according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the orientation stop (15) is located in a joint plane (11) of the body (2) of the part constituting the reservoir (9), preferably in the vicinity of the neck. A bottle according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the orientation stop is made by blowing with the body (2) of the part that constitutes the tank (9). A bottle according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the part that constitutes the tank (9) is made of plastic material. A bottle according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the part constituting the tank (9) is made of glass. A bottle according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the body of the part constituting the tank has two diametrically opposed orientation stops with respect to the neck and because the outer cover (6; 6 ') has two stop surfaces (30 ; 30 ') and two antisencacability projections (31; 31'). 13. Bottle according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the inner capsule is made of a semi-rigid plastic material, such as copolymer polypropylene. 14. Bottle according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outer cover is made of a plastic material having a tensile modulus of elasticity greater than or equal to 100 kgf / mm2, preferably a thermoplastic or thermosetting material. 15. Bottle according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outer cover (6; 6 ') is applied on the inner sealing capsule (5). 16. Procedure for manufacturing such a bottle as defined in any of the claims above, and includes the stages that consist of;

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make a neck (3) with a semi-finished one,

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perform by blowing of the semi-finished body (2) of the part that constitutes the vial container, with at least one orientation stop (15) in the vicinity of the neck (3).

17. Method according to claim 16, characterized in that after the completion of the part constituting the reservoir (9) the latter is filled with a liquid and then closed by means of the cap (4) comprising an inner sealing capsule (5 ) and an outer cover (6; 6 ') provided with at least one stop surface (30; 30') suitable for cooperating with said orientation stop (12). 18. Method according to claim 17, characterized in that the outer cover (6; 6 ') is applied on the inner sealing capsule (5) after the latter is threaded onto the neck of the part constituting the reservoir. 19. Method according to any of the two preceding claims, characterized in that the outer cover (6; 6 ') is completely demoulded from the bottom.