FR3058876B1 - HOOD FOR A CONTAINER, IN PARTICULAR FOR A COSMETIC PRODUCT, PROVIDED WITH A RECEPTION SPACE FOR AN ELECTRONIC CHIP - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a container hood, the hood (1) being configured to be removably assembled to the container, in particular for closing an outlet (12) of the container, the hood (1) comprising a body formed of at least a first outer member (2) defining at least in part the outer surface of the cover (1), and a second member (3) configured to be insertable and held in an assembly position at least in part to the inside the first element (2), the first (2) and the second element (3) defining between them a reception space when they are in the assembly position, the reception space being defined so as to be able to contain a electronic chip (4), including identification, provided with a support (15) configured to facilitate the handling of the chip (4).

Description

The invention relates to a cover for a container, in particular for a cosmetic product, provided with a reception space for an electronic chip, in particular an identification chip. The invention also relates to a container comprising such a cover. The invention also relates to the method of assembling such a cover.

During the production of industrial products, it is known to insert or fix electronic identification chips on products to improve the traceability of the product and to facilitate the logistics associated with packaging and distribution. These chips may include information on a product contained in a container, when used on said containers. The chips may for example be arranged on the hood, also called cap, of the container.

Radio frequency electronic chips of the RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) type, for example, which emit radio waves in response to a radiofrequency field emitted by a separate source, or through a chip-specific power supply, are used for example. RFID. This technology makes it possible in particular to identify an object, for example by means of an RFID tag embedded in the object, in order to follow its distribution remotely or to know its main characteristics. In particular, RFID technology makes it possible to read labels, even without direct vision, because radio waves can pass through thin layers of materials.

We still know new near field communication chips, type CCP or NFC (for "Near Field Communication" in English). It is a short-range wireless communication technology that allows the exchange of information at high frequencies. These chips include a memory to be able to record the information. Such chips are in the form of flat elements, such as stickers, which can be glued to one side of the product.

Fleas are usually provided on a coiled ribbon. To use them, we remove the chips one after the other while unwinding the ribbon. Each chip may then be placed on a separate product, for example on a container, in particular a cosmetic product.

However, the manipulation on production lines of such ribbons, and chips that are disposed there, is not very easy. Indeed, it is necessary to resort to complex robotic devices to achieve this.

Thus, there is no system today for simplifying robotic assembly processes of electronic chips on products, in particular on containers. The invention therefore aims to improve the situation by avoiding the aforementioned defects, by providing a product to make the assembly of an electronic chip and a simple and reliable container.

For this, the invention relates to a cap for a container, the cap being configured to be removably mounted on the container, in particular for closing an outlet port of the repiper, the cap comprising a body formed of at least a first element outer member defining at least a portion of the outer surface of the cover, and a second member configured to be insertable and held in an assembly position at least partly within the first member, the first and second member defining between them a receiving space when in the assembly position, the receiving space being defined so as to contain an electronic chip, including identification, provided with a support configured to facilitate the handling of the chip.

Thus, thanks to the invention, it is sufficient to manipulate the chip arranged on a support and to insert it between the first and second elements. Such manipulation is very easy for a robotic device configured for this.

The production of a hood for containing a chip is simplified, which saves time, and thus lower production costs. This avoids the complex use of rolled electronic chip ribbons.

According to various embodiments of the invention, which may be taken together or separately: the second element comprises an upper part, the upper part is inserted into the first element when the first and second elements are in the assembly position. - said upper part at least partially defines the receiving space, - the second element has a shape defining an open housing for receiving at least partly the electronic chip and its support, - the housing is arranged on the upper part. of the second element, the housing is configured to retain at least part of the chip and its support, the housing is closed by the first element when the first and second elements are in the assembly position, so as to form the receiving space, - the housing comprises a flange configured to retain laterally the chip and its support in the housing, - the ca pot comprises removable holding means of the second element on the container, - the body of the cap is formed of a third element arranged to be inserted into the second element, - the second element is a ballast, - the third element defines the less in part the inner surface of the hood, - the third element defines the inner surface of the hood as a whole, - the hood comprises removable holding means of the third element on the container, - the housing comprises a bottom on which the chip and its support can be placed, - the housing comprises a flange configured to hold the chip laterally in the housing, - the flange is in contact with the first element when the elements are in the assembly position, - the first element has a cylindrical shape the first element comprises an open internal volume; the first element comprises an upper wall provided with an internal face; the second element has a shape substantially corresponding to the internal volume of the first element; the second element is provided with an open cavity; the cavity is configured to be able to receive a part of the container when the cover is arranged on the container; the second element has a cylindrical shape, - the second element has an upper partition, - the upper partition has a shape defining the housing, - the housing is hollow, - the upper partition is arranged vis-à-vis the inner face of the upper wall when the elements are in the assembly position, the upper wall covers the housing when the elements are in the assembly position, the removable holding means are arranged at the opening of the volume. internal part of the first element, - the third element is cylindrical, - the cover comprises a latching system of the second element in the first element, - the cover comprises a latching system of the third element in the first element, the first element is made of a first rigid material, such as PETG, the second element is made of a second rigid material, such as PP, the second material is a material that is denser than the first material; the third element is made of the second material; the elements are substantially coaxial in the assembly position; the second interior element defines at least part of the interior surface of the hood; the second inner element defines the inner surface of the hood as a whole. The invention also relates to the assembly of a chip and its support for a cover as described above. Advantageously, said chip and / or its support are flat and / or cylindrical, in particular coaxial.

According to one aspect of the invention, said cover comprises said chip and its support. Advantageously: the receiving space substantially corresponds to the shape of the support of the chip to be able to block it, the edge of the housing has a height at least equal to that of the support of the chip. The invention also relates to a container, in particular a bottle of cosmetic product, comprising a cap as described above. The invention also relates to a method of assembling a hood as described above, the method comprising the following steps of: arranging the chip on the second element of the hood body, assembling the first and the second element inserting the second element in the first in an assembly position, so as to form between them a receiving space containing the electronic chip and its support. The invention will be better understood in the light of the following description which is given for information only and which is not intended to limit it, accompanied by the accompanying drawings: FIG. 1 schematically illustrating a perspective view of a cover whose elements are separated, according to a first embodiment of the invention, - Figure 2 schematically illustrating a partial longitudinal sectional view of the cover of Figure 1, and whose elements. are assembled, - Figure 3 schematically illustrating, in perspective, a chip of the cover of the preceding figures, said chip being disposed on its support, - Figure 4 schematically illustrating a perspective view of a cover of FIG. a cover whose elements are separated, according to a second embodiment of the invention.

As illustrated, the invention relates to a cover 1 for a container, in particular a product bottle, for example a cosmetic or a pharmaceutical bottle. The cover 1 is configured to be removably mounted on the container. . The container comprises for example a reservoir, not shown, for containing the product and an outlet orifice 12 for dispensing the product. The cover 1 has in particular here, to function to close the outlet port 12, to preserve the packaged product in the tank.

FIG. 1 schematically shows a dispensing device 8 of the receptacle, in particular a manual piston pump actuated by a push-button 14, which makes it possible to draw the product from the reservoir, for example by means of a dip tube, and distribute it by vaporizing it in the form of a cloud of droplets through a nozzle acting as an outlet port 12 of the container. The dispensing device 8 is preferably mounted on a neck of the container, not shown in the figures.

The first embodiment of the invention of Figures 1 to 3 shows a cover 1 comprising a body formed of a first 2, a second 3, and a third 7 element. The first element 2, referred to as external, here defines the external surface of the cover 1. The second element 3 is configured to be inserted and held inside the first element 2. In addition, the third element 7 is arranged to be able to be inserted in the second element 3. Thus, the body of the cover 1 is formed here of the three elements 2, 3, and 7 in an assembly position. The elements are substantially coaxial in the assembly position. By the word body is meant that it is the main structure of the hood, which is intended to be fixed to the container. The cover 1 may for example be provided with a seal, assembled to the body to make it airtight on the container, or an additional decorative element.

The first element 2 here has a cylindrical shape and comprises an internal volume open at the base of the cylinder. The first element 2 comprises an upper wall 13 provided with an internal face in the internal volume of the cylinder.

The second element 3 has, here also, a cylindrical shape, and is provided with an open cavity. The second element 3 further comprises an upper portion 5 at an end opposite the opening of the cavity. The upper part 5 is inserted into the first element 2, when the first 2 and the second 3 element are in the assembly position. The second element 2 has a shape corresponding substantially to the internal volume of the first element 2, except for the upper part 5. The second element 3 is furthermore provided with an upper partition 19. The upper partition 19 is arranged substantially screwed to -vis the inner face of the upper wall 13 of the first element 2, when the elements 2, 3 are in the assembly position.

The third element 7 is here also cylindrical, with a shape substantially corresponding to the cavity of the second element 3. Thus, the third element 7 can be inserted into the second element 3. The third element 7 is further provided with an open cavity configured to receive a portion of the container, here the dispensing device 8, when the cover 1 is arranged on the container. The third element defines the inner surface of the hood.

The third element 7 is further configured to lock the second element 3 in the first 2. For this purpose, the cover 1 comprises a first latching system 20 of the third element 7 in the first element 2. The latching system comprises on the one hand, a ring disposed around the third element 7, preferably at its base, and on the other hand a groove disposed in the internal volume of the first element 2, preferably at its base. The ring is arranged to snap into the groove.

The third element is further provided with a flange 11 returned, arranged at the base of the cylinder 9 at the opening of the cavity. The collar is coaxial with the cylinder 9 of the third element 7. When the third element 7 is inserted into the second element 3, the collar 11 is surrounded by the first element 2, and it surrounds the second element 3. A second locking system 30 makes it possible to maintain the second element 3 between the collar 11 and the cylinder 9. The locking system 30 comprises a counter ring disposed around the third element 7 inside the collar, preferably at the junction between the flange 11 and the cylinder 9 of the third element 7, and a ring disposed at the base of the second element 3.

The cover 1 comprises removable holding means 18 of the third element 7 on the container. The removable holding means are preferably arranged, on the one hand, at the opening of the internal cavity of the third element 7, and on the other hand, on the container, for example here on the dispensing device. 8. The holding means 18 are for example a third latching system of the cover on the dispensing device 8, the ring being disposed around the push button 14, and a status rib disposed in the third element 7.

The first element 2 is preferably made of a rigid material, such as PETG (for polyethylene terephthalate glycol), while the second 3 and the third element 7 are preferably made of another rigid material, such as PP (for polypropylene). In this embodiment, the second element 3 is a ballast whose function is to increase the hood 1. It is made of a denser material and has the function of giving a quality impression to the hood.

According to the invention, in the assembly position, the first 2 and the second element 3 define between them a reception space 6. The reception space 6 is defined so as to be able to contain an electronic chip 4, for example an identification chip. a support 15.

As is apparent from Figure 3, the chip 4 is for example flat and substantially in the form of a pellet, including round. Its support 15 is in the form of a disc, in particular round. It is thin. The chip 4 is here centered on its support 15. The chip is provided with an electronic circuit arranged on a film, the film being mounted on the support 15. The support is advantageously compressible. This is, in particular, an injected plastic plate or a foam. It is formed, for example, of expanded polyethylene, especially the material known as trésilene ™.

Returning to FIG. 2, it can be seen that the receiving space 6 corresponds substantially to the shape of the chip 4 and its support 15, in order to be able to block it. For example, said receiving space 6 has a depth of 1.5 to 3 mm, in particular 1.9 to 2.5 mm, which corresponds to the thickness of the chip and its support. Said chip support 15 has a diameter of, for example, between 20 and 25 mm, in particular about 23.5 mm. Said receiving space 6 has a diameter that is close to or identical to, or slightly less than that of the support 15 of the chip 4 to further improve the locking by deformation of the material of the support 15, without, however, injuring the chip 4.

Preferably, the chip 4 is arranged against the inner face of the upper wall 13 in order to increase the transmission of the waves coming from the chip 4, or coming from the outside in the direction of the chip 4. In addition, the upper wall 13 is preferably thin, for example 1.5 to 2.5 mm, especially 1.6 to 2 mm, also to increase the wave transmission.

To form the receiving space 6, the second element 3 comprises a housing 16 for disposing the electronic chip 4 and its support 15. The housing 16 is disposed on the upper portion 5 of the second element 3. The upper partition 19 has a The housing 6 has a hollow shape comprising a bottom on which the chip can be placed. The housing 6 also comprises a flange 17 configured to hold the chip 4 and its support 15 laterally in the housing 6. Thus, one can manipulate the second element 3 with the chip 4 above, avoiding that it slides next to the second element 3. The flange 17 preferably has a height substantially equal to that of the chip 4 and its support 15.

In addition, as shown in Figure 2, when the first 2 and second 3 elements are in the assembly position, the upper wall 13 of the first member 2 closes the housing 16 of the second member 3 to form the receiving space 6 The flange 17 is preferably in contact with the first element 2, in particular with the inner face of the upper wall 13.

In a second embodiment, shown in Figure 4, the body of the cover 10 is formed only two elements, a first 2 and a second element 23. The first element 2 is substantially identical to the first element of the first embodiment while the second element 23 is a combination of the second and third elements of the first embodiment. The second element 23 has substantially the same shape as the third element of the first embodiment, with a cylinder 29 and a collar 21. But it has in addition on its upper part 5, a housing 16 similar to that of the second element of the first embodiment. Here, the second element 23 defines the inner surface of the cover 10.

The cover 10 has a first latching system of the second member 23 in the first member 2, which is similar to the first latching system of the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, the cover 10 comprises means for removably holding the second element 23 on the container. The removable holding means are preferably arranged, on the one hand, at the opening of the internal cavity of the second element, and on the other hand, on the container. The holding means are, for example, another latching system of the cover 10 on the dispensing device 28, similar to that of the first embodiment. The invention also relates to a method of assembling a cover 1, 10 as described in the preceding embodiments. The method is for example implemented by a robotic device of an assembly line. It consists of two consecutive steps. A first step consists in arranging the chip 4 and its support 15 on the second element 3, 23, preferably on the upper part 5 of the second element 3, 23. For the covers 1.10 of the previous embodiments, the chip 4 and its support 15 in the housing 6 of the second element 3, 23, so that the chip 4 and its support 15 are held at least laterally, in order to facilitate the handling of the assembly formed of the second element 3, 23 and of the chip 4 as well as its support 15.

The method comprises a second step in which the second element 3, 23 is inserted into the first element 2 in an assembly position, the chip 4 and its support 15 always being held on the second element 3, 23. The first element 2 and the second 3, 23 element form between them a receiving space 6 containing the electronic chip 4 and its support 15. Thus, the electronic chip 4 and its support 15 are encapsulated in the body of the cover 1, 10. This method greatly facilitates l assembly of a cover 1, 10 and an electronic chip 4 by a robotic device.

For a hood 1 of the first embodiment, the method comprises a third step of inserting the third element 7 into the second element 23 to block it in the first element 2.

Claims (14)

claims 1. Cover for container, ie cover (1) being configured to be removably mounted on the container, in particular for closing an outlet port (12) of the container, the cover (1) comprising a body formed of at least a first external element (2) at least partially defining the outer surface of the hood (1), and a second element (3,23) configured to be insertable and held in an assembly position at least partly to the inside the first element (2), the first (2) and the second element (3, 23) defining between them a receiving space (6) when in the assembly position, the receiving space (6) being defined so as to be able to contain an electronic chip (4), in particular of identification, provided with an electronic circuit arranged on a substrate of the film type, said chip (4) being mounted on a support (15) configured to facilitate the handling of the chip (4), the chip (4) and the su port (15) having similar shapes. 2. Cover according to claim 1, wherein the second element (3) comprises an upper part (5), said upper part (5) being inserted into the first element (2) when the first (2) and the second element ( 3, 23) are in the assembly position, said upper part (5) defining at least partly the receiving space (6). 3. Hood according to the preceding claim, wherein the second element (3, 23) has a shape defining an open housing (16) for receiving at least partly the electronic chip (4) and its support (15). 4. Hood according to claims 3, wherein the housing (16) is arranged on the upper part (5) of the second element (3, 23). 5. Hood according to any one of claims 3 or 4, wherein the housing (16) is closed by the first element (2) when the first and the second element (3, 23) are in the assembly position, to form the receiving space (6). 6. Hood according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the housing (16) comprises a flange (17) configured to laterally retain the chip (4) and its support (15) in the housing (16). 7. Hood according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising removable holding means of the second element (23) on the container. 8. Cover according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the body of the cover (1) is formed of a third element (7) arranged to be inserted into the second element (3), the second element ( 2) being a ballast. 9. Hood according to claim 8, comprising removable holding means (18) of the third element (7) on the container. 10. Cover according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising an electronic chip (4), including identification, disposed in the receiving space (6), said chip (4) being provided with a support (15). configured to facilitate handling of the chip (4). 11. Hood according to claim 10, wherein the receiving space (6) substantially corresponds to the shape of the chip (4) and its support (15). 12. A set of a chip (4) and its support (15) for a hood according to any one of claims 1 to 9. Container comprising a cover (1, 10) according to any one of claims 1 to 12. 14. A method of assembling a hood (1, 10) according to any one of claims 11 or 12, the method comprising the consecutive steps of: arranging the chip (4) on the second element (3) of the body of the cover (1, 10), assemble the first (2) and the second element (3) by inserting the second element (3) in the first (2) in an assembly position so as to form between them a space of receiving (6) containing the electronic chip (4) and its support (15).