US20110006065A1 - Can, Panel for a Can and a Method for Making Such a Panel for Can - Google Patents

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US20110006065A1
US20110006065A1 US12/809,947 US80994708A US2011006065A1 US 20110006065 A1 US20110006065 A1 US 20110006065A1 US 80994708 A US80994708 A US 80994708A US 2011006065 A1 US2011006065 A1 US 2011006065A1
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Fabrice Leboucher
Guy Druesne
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Trivium Packaging Group Netherlands BV
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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
    • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
    • B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
    • B65D17/401—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
    • B65D17/4012—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall for opening partially by means of a tearing tab
    • 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
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001—Details
    • B65D2517/001—Action for opening container
    • B65D2517/0016—Action for opening container pivot tab, push-down and pull-out tear panel
    • 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
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001—Details
    • B65D2517/0058—Other details of container end panel
    • B65D2517/0074—Local recess in container end panel
    • B65D2517/0079—Local recess in container end panel located beneath tab hand grip to facilitate initial lifting

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  • the present invention relates to a can, to a panel for a can and to a method for making such panel or can.
  • the can according to the invention may be of the type of a so called easy opening closure.
  • An easy opening closure is a metal closure for a can in which an opening may be formed by using one or more fingers and without the requirement of a separate opening tool.
  • the can is provided with a tab for forming an opening in the panel of the can.
  • the tab functions as a lever.
  • the tab comprises a tab rear part for gripping by the consumer with one or more fingers.
  • the tab is actuated by levering the tab whereby the tab front part contacts the panel.
  • the panel is provided with an opening defined by a score line which is formed in the panel surface. After popping the score line with the tilted tab front part the opening in the panel is formed along the score line. If intended, the central part of the panel circumvented by the score line may be torn off using the tab. Accordingly, an easy opening can is a can in which an opening may be formed without the need of using a separate opening tool.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide a can and a panel for such a can which provides an optimal finger access underneath the rear tab part, and/or allow a lower force to lift the rear tab part and form the opening in the can.
  • the present invention provides a
  • can comprising a body provided with a panel and a tab connected to the panel, which tab has a front tab part and a rear tab part for by gripping and tilting forming with the tab front part an opening in the panel along a panel score line, wherein the tab is in a tilted position due to a deformation of the tab-panel connection
  • the tab-panel connection will deform first elastically and subsequently plastically. This will result in a required lower force to be applied by the consumer for popping the opening and/or the tab remains in the tilted position due to the applied elastic and subsequently plastic (permanent) deformation of the tab-panel connection.
  • the deformation in only the tab part of the tab-panel connection occurs. In an other embodiment occurs the deformation in only the panel part of the tab-panel connection. In both these embodiments is the tab directly connected to the panel by seaming, soldering or glueing.
  • a tab connected to the panel via a structural connecting element and occurs at least partly the deformation in this structural connecting element.
  • This structural connecting element could be an integral part of the panel or could be a separate structural element such as a rivet.
  • the deformation not only occurs in the tab part, in the panel part or in the structural connecting element, but occurs in the assembly of the tab and panel or tab, structural connecting element and panel, which form the tab-panel connection or assembly.
  • the tilting step carried out by glue pulling or magnetic pulling. Both these types of pullings occur with a mechanical element which is not gripping beneath the tab but makes contact with the upper surface of at least the rear tab part.
  • glue pulling the mechanical element temporarily contacts and pulls due to a glue action on the tab.
  • magnetic pulling such as by using an electro-magnet using magnetic force.
  • the tab 5 is connected to the panel 4 via a structural connecting element 8 .
  • This element 8 is integral with the panel 4 and has the form of a rivet.
  • the rivet 9 is inserted in an opening 10 and is locked into the opening by a widened upper section 11 .
  • the tab 5 remains in this shown tilted position due to a deformation 18 in the tab panel connection 19 systematically indicated by the oval area.
  • the tilting may have resulted in a deformation of the tab part 20 , and or the rivet part 21 and or panel part 22 all forming part of the tab-panel connection.
  • the deformation in the tab 5 , in the rivet 9 and or panel 4 may be elastic and/or plastic.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Containers Opened By Tearing Frangible Portions (AREA)
  • Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Connection Of Plates (AREA)
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EP07025095.6A EP2075199B1 (en) 2007-12-24 2007-12-24 Can and a method for making such a can
PCT/EP2008/010877 WO2009080298A1 (en) 2007-12-24 2008-12-16 Can, panel for a can and a method for making such a panel for can

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