RU2279380C2 - Liquid container - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents.

SUBSTANCE: container is made as hollow vessel of glass or polymeric material and is provided with passive identification means and counterfeit protective means applied to it. The vessel is provided with active identification system including electronic device built in the vessel so that the electronic device is protected against replacement and may generate light and/or audio signals under the action of outer source and as a result of electronic device failure after predetermined service life termination.

EFFECT: increased counterfeit protection, prevention of repeated container use, simplified identification of container and its content, elimination of bar-code decoding.

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Description

The invention relates to the production of containers for liquid food and non-food products.

In conditions of high competition in the Russian market in the field of various drinks and other food products, domestic and foreign manufacturers pay more and more attention to the quality of their products. Moreover, the concept of a quality product implies its reliable identification and protection against fakes [1].

This problem is most acute when regulating the production and turnover of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic and alcohol-containing products. In recent years, for this purpose, Government Decisions No. 1023 and 1026 and Federal Law No. 186-FZ of December 29, 2001 have been adopted.

Currently, according to these documents, the goal is achieved by gluing bottles of three different grades on glass: two excise and one identification, the complex protection of which from counterfeiting is provided by the use of special graphic technologies, barcodes and holograms. For the purposes of end-to-end computer-aided accounting of the movement of alcoholic beverages, the series designation, own brand number and barcode are mandatory applied on the stamps [2]. The use of bar coding technology reliably provides the application and automatic reading of information and gives specialists complete information about the product. However, this system of product identification and protection against counterfeiting is passive and, as a result, unreliable and uninformative from the point of view of a simple consumer. In addition, these protective measures do not preclude the reuse of containers unauthorized by the manufacturer. It should be noted that when reusing containers, they are washed with soda, which, as a rule, is not completely removed and adversely affects the quality of alcohol products. In this regard, foreign experience shows the feasibility of using disposable containers for alcoholic beverages.

The aim of the invention is the creation of disposable containers with an active system for identifying quality and protecting against counterfeiting both the container itself and the product contained therein.

This goal is achieved in that the container for liquid products, which is a hollow vessel of glass or a polymer material with passive identification and anti-counterfeiting means deposited on it, is additionally equipped with an active identification system that includes an electronic device built into the container itself without the possibility of removal or replacement new and made with the possibility of generating light and / or sound signals when exposed to an external source and failure after a predetermined time.

Such a container provides a one-time use, since the electronic device is built into the product itself, has a limited predetermined working time and cannot be removed from it or replaced with a new one. In addition, such a container allows you to dramatically simplify the identification procedure, allows you to do without a special decoding of bar codes, increases visibility, consumer and informative indicators for the consumer.

The electronic device allows for express, short-term, switching on the light using light emitters (LEDs, fiber optics, etc.) for sound (using sound emitters) signals (test signals), as well as turn it on through switching elements of a one-time action, this electronic device fails after a predetermined time. The electronic device is switched on remotely using electronic control panels with optical or magnetic radiation, or by short-term simple heating to a predetermined temperature, or by other action. At the request of the customer, the color and / or strength of alcoholic beverages can be encoded with the color of the light signal (red, green, blue, etc., continuous or pulsed with alternating colors over time) and / or a given melody. Of particular importance is the electronic way of identifying products and protecting them from counterfeiting in the production of high-quality, branded alcoholic beverages.

Figure 1 presents examples of the placement of an electronic device in a container, where 1 is an insert with an electronic device; 2 - a protective plate; 3 - sectional packaging. Embedding an electronic device in the bottom of the container in this example can be done as follows. An industrial container inserts a liner at the bottom of the container form for liquid products (where liquid glass or plastic is poured) manufactured by means of which an indentation of a cylindrical, paralepipedic or other shape appears from the outside of the bottle, incl. and complex shape. Technological deepening can be laid right into the mold during its manufacture. An electronic device (together with a battery) is inserted into this technological recess. Then the technological depression is covered with a plate of glass or other material and sealed or welded around the perimeter of the plate. It is impossible to replace the battery in such a container so that it can be reused after the failure of the battery without violating its integrity. This makes the container one-time.

Figure 2 shows the express method and the method of one-time inclusion of an electronic device when identifying containers and the product contained in it, where 1 is the source (s) of external influence (control panel).

One example of the implementation of an electronic device built into a container for liquid products is shown in figure 3, where 1 is the first receiver of external influences, 2 is a memory unit, 3 is an OR element, 4 is a key device, 5 is a battery, 6 is the second receiver of external influence, 7 - a device for resetting a memory element, 8 - an emitter of light and (or) sound, 9 - a first source of external influence, 10 - a second source of external influence.

The electronic device shown in figure 3, operates as follows. After installing the electronic device in a container for liquid products from the battery 5, the first external impact receiver 1, a memory unit 2, an OR element 3, a key device 4, a memory element reset device 7, a second external impact receiver 6 are fed (a voltage is applied to them) . Only one power potential is supplied to the emitter of light and (or) sound 8, therefore, there is no light and (or) sound signal. This is ensured by the fact that the device for resetting the memory element 7, when the battery 5 is installed, sets the memory unit 2 to its initial state, which ensures that the key device 4 is closed, and therefore the second voltage potential of the battery 5 does not pass through the key device 4 to the light emitter and / or sound 8.

Let us first consider the mode of operation of the express (short-term) inclusion of light and (or) sound signals.

With external influence from the second source of external influence 10, the second receiver of external influence 6 receives this effect and converts it into an electrical signal. Further, this signal, passing through the OR element 3, enters the key device 4. As a result, the second voltage potential from the battery 6 passes through the key device 4 to the emitter of light and (or) sound 8. As a result, a light and / or sound signal is emitted. The duration of this radiation is determined in this case by the duration of the signal of exposure to the second emitter 10.

Let us now consider the mode of operation of continuous sound and / or light radiation.

When external exposure from the first source of external exposure 9, the receiver of external exposure 1 receives this effect and converts it into an electrical signal. Further, this signal sets the memory unit 2 in a state that ensures the passage of the second voltage potential from the battery 5 through the key device 4 to the emitter of light and / or sound 8. As a result, the indicator emits a light and / or sound signal. This signal (s) will be emitted until the battery 5 is discharged, i.e. until the electronic device fails.

As sources of external influence and receivers of external influence, there can be any pair of emitter and receiver, which provides an electrical signal at the output of the receiver in the presence of external influence.

As a source of external influence and a receiver of external influence can be, for example:

- infrared emitters and infrared receivers. An example of their execution in remote control devices to modern televisions, VCRs, music centers, etc.

- radio emitters and radios. An example of their execution in remote control devices of radio toys (cars, boats, planes, robots, etc.).

- magnetic or electromagnetic emitters and magnetic or electromagnetic receivers. An example of emitters may be a magnet or an electromagnet. An example of a receiver of this kind can be a reed switch.

As a memory unit 2 can be used a semiconductor RS-trigger [3].

As a device for resetting the memory element 7, either a single-shot or a differentiating circuit consisting of a capacitor 1 and a resistor 2, shown in Fig. 4, can be used.

As a light emitter, for example, can be used:

- monochromatic (single color) LED (not blinking, blinking);

- multi-color LED (alternately blinking in different colors);

- alphanumeric indicator for displaying verbal and / or digital information. An example of performance in music centers is a multifunctional indicator, in electronic notebooks, in pagers.

As a sound emitter, for example, a sound element can be used as in a wristwatch, music cards.

It should also be noted that there can be a mechanical effect as an external influence.

An example of the receiver of external mechanical impact - the tilt of containers for liquid products, is shown in figure 5, where 1 is the input conductive flexible wire, 2 is the insulator, 3 is the output conductive wire, 4 is the conductive ring, 5 is the ball with conductive (metallized) coated or completely metal (Fig. 5 shows a receiver in section).

In Fig. 5 a, the receiver of external mechanical action, the inclination of the container with the liquid product, does not produce an electric signal at its output, because the electric circuit between the input conductive flexible wire 1 connected to one of the poles of the battery 4 and the output conductive wire 3 is broken.

Fig.5b corresponds to the inclination of the container with the liquid product, and, accordingly, the receiver of external mechanical stress. The electric circuit between the input conductive flexible wire 1 connected to one of the poles of the battery and the output conductive wire 3 in this case is connected through a ball with a conductive (metallized) coating or an all-metal ball 5 and a conductive ring 4.

The conductive ring 4 can also be located on the upper horizontal part of the dielectric 2. As an external mechanical impact, the container will flip 180 degrees from the initial state.

In the example of FIG. 3, external sources of influence 9 and 10 are used based on different physical principles. An electronic device can be made with one external emitter 9 and one external receiver 1. Figure 6 shows this device, where 1 is an external impact receiver, 2 is a memory unit, 3 is an OR element, 4 is a key device, 5 is an element power supply, 6 - device for resetting the memory element, 7 - emitter of light and (or) sound. In Fig.6, the block indicated by the number 8 is a source of external influence. The difference between the operation of the device shown in Fig.6 and the operation of the device shown in Fig.3 is that for a short duration external influences from the source 8 does not have time to work (remember) the memory element 2 and the key device 4 passes to the light emitter and / or sound 7, the second voltage potential from the battery 5 for the duration of the short external action. During the period of this short external action, the emitter of light and / or sound 7 emits light and / or sound. With a longer external influence, the memory element 2 remembers it and the signal from the memory element 2, passing through the element OR 3, allows the second voltage potential to pass to the light and / or sound emitter from the battery through the key device 4. Light and / or sound are emitted until the battery 5 is discharged. The memory element 2 in this case can be made from a series-connected integrating chain and a semiconductor RS-flip-flop. Figure 7 shows the simplest integrating chain consisting of a resistor 1 and a capacitor 2.

Literature

1. Poletaev A. Excise stamps - what is it. The independent specialized magazine "Veko about drinks", No. 3, 2000, p.28.

2. Kachalov I. Marking - new opportunities. The independent specialized magazine "The Age of Beverages", No. 5-6, 2000, p. 10, Russia, 195299, St. Petersburg, PO Box 62, Russian Federation by print. Registration Certificate No. 017241 of 03/02/1998

3. Agahanyan T.M. Integrated circuits: Textbook. Manual for universities. - M .: Energoatomizdat, 1983.- 464 p.

Claims (1)

A container for liquid products, which is a hollow vessel made of glass or a polymer material with passive identification and anti-counterfeiting means deposited on it, characterized in that it is additionally equipped with an active identification system that includes an electronic device built into the container itself without the possibility of removal or replacement new and made with the possibility of generating light and / or sound signals when exposed to an external source and failure after a predetermined time.

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