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US3812646A
US3812646A US00237858A US23785872A US3812646A US 3812646 A US3812646 A US 3812646A US 00237858 A US00237858 A US 00237858A US 23785872 A US23785872 A US 23785872A US 3812646 A US3812646 A US 3812646A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B3/00—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps
    • B67B3/02—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps by applying flanged caps, e.g. crown caps, and securing by deformation of flanges
    • B67B3/10—Capping heads for securing caps
    • B67B3/18—Capping heads for securing caps characterised by being rotatable, e.g. for forming screw threads in situ

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  • ABSTRACT In capping a bottle containing a carbonated beverage capable of generating a pressure of from about 15 to 150 psig depending on temperature conditions, wherein a top load is applied to force a closure into sealing engagement with an end section of the bottle, the improvement of circumferentially enveloping a curved, stress minimizing transition zone in the bottle between the side and bottom walls with a restraining member during application of the top load to prevent outward deflection of the transition zone, the bottle being formed of a high barrier, flexible, thermoplastic material having a wall thickness in the area of the transition zone of between 10 to 35 mils.
  • the apparatus comprises a shallow support member for the lower portion of the bottle to resist outward deflection of the thermoplastic during capping.
  • Bottled carbonated beverages such as soft drinks and beer have been traditionally marketed in glass containers having relatively thick walls on the order of Vs A inch. These thicknesses are provided basically in order that the containers be capable of withstanding miscellaneous impact forces without breaking, such as those encountered e.g., during handling, filling and capping. More specifically, the procedure for bottling beverages in such containers customarily involves drawing a beverage portion from a reservoir at a very high rate into the container and then transferring the thus filled container, usually automatically, to a capping machine where a closure is then sealed by various automated techniques to the bottle, such seal being adequate to retain the pressure of the contents until the bottle is opened.
  • the temperature of the beverage during filling and capping is usually quite low, e.g., about 3240 F., and consequently the internal pressurefrom carbonation immediately after capping is also quite low, but eventually the temperature could rise to as high as 120 F. before the bottle is opened by a consumer and at this temperature the internal pressure could reach 150 psig at a level of 5.0 volumes of CO within the container, whereas at the other end ofthe scale, i.e., at 45 F. and a relatively low carbonation level of 2.6 volumes of CO the pressure of the contents might be as low as 15 psig.
  • Such packages are generally considered to require special pressure resistant closures in contrast to nonpressurized packages where the internal pressure is essentially atmospheric.
  • Equipment for applying the caps to the bottles usually includes a type of pressure block which is moved axially relative to the closure bearing surface of the bottle at a substantial force, e.g., on the order of ZOO-1,000 pounds, depending on the equipment, in order to establish a seal of the closure with the upper surface of the bottle finish.
  • a substantial force e.g., on the order of ZOO-1,000 pounds, depending on the equipment, in order to establish a seal of the closure with the upper surface of the bottle finish.
  • thermoplastic materials have been developed which have been found especially suitable for pressurized packaging applications primarily because of their attractive carbon dioxide and oxygen barrier properties. Typical of such materials are polymers based on acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile; vinyl chloride and certain polyesters.
  • bottles made from these materials and used in these applications were initially made with rather thick walls, and, accordingly, when we passed such containers through filling and capping equipment of the type just described, the base area to which the relatively high top loads were transmitted was sufficiently heavy to readily withstand the load.
  • thermoplastic bottles have advantages, .e.g., in terms of a substantial reduction in weight over glass or metal, if they are to be competitive they must obviously be produced at costs approaching those of the latter.
  • these special thermoplastics possess desirable barrier properties, they tend to be somewhat brittle, and especially is this so with polymers wherein the major constituent has been polymerized from a monomer containing at least one nitrile group in its molecular structure.
  • the wall thickness cannot be greatly reduced if a high degree of sturdiness is necessary.
  • an impact modifier be incorporated into the bottle forming polymer and/or that the polymer be stretched in order to preferentially orient the molecules thereof in the direction of stretch, each of these approaches being for the purpose of improving impact strength.
  • the area of maximum stress from internal pressure occurs in the lower portion of an elongated container in the area of the confluence of the sidewall with the base, it has been necessary to very carefully redesign this area versus that previously employed in the less critical, heavy walled containers in order to take maximum advantage of bottle contour in minimizing high stress areas without having to preferentially thicken the wall in such areas.
  • An additional object of this invention is to provide method and means for supporting such a container I against substantial top loads other than at the neck area
  • Yet another object of this invention is to cap such a bottle by application of top loads on the order of 200- I 000 pounds without rupturing or in any way permanently deforming the bottle after dissipation of S'EIEH capping loads.
  • the apparatus includes a shallow support member for the lower portion of the bottle to resist outward deflection of the flexible thermoplastic during application of capping forces, the support member preferably having a cavity formed therein which is contoured to match the outer surface of the lower portion of the bottle.
  • FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a bottle and closure useable in the method of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional schematic view illustrating in solid lines the bottle of FIG. 1 supported according to the present invention just prior to imposition of a top load;
  • FIG. 3 is a partial, schematic view of the lower end of the bottle of FIGS. 1 and 2 during imposition of a capping top load which is not supported according to the invention;
  • FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 after release of the top load
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 are vertical, sectional, schematic views of alternative forms of bottle support according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is an enlarged,- sectional, schematic view of the upper end of thebottle of FIGS. 1 and 2 during capping; I I
  • FIG. 1 a one piece bottle 10 for containing a carbonated beverage which is formed of a high barrier, flexible, thermoplastic material, such as a polymer comprising from 60 to weight percent polymerized acrylonitrile monomer and 40m 20 weight percent of another monomer, such as styrene, copolymerized therewith.
  • a high barrier, flexible, thermoplastic material such as a polymer comprising from 60 to weight percent polymerized acrylonitrile monomer and 40m 20 weight percent of another monomer, such as styrene, copolymerized therewith.
  • this composition represents a preferred embodiment and that alternative yet highly selective types of thermoplastics are useable in packaging the carbonated beverages, such as soft drinks and beer, toward which the present invention is directed.
  • thermoplastic exhibit high barrier properties toward oxygen and carbon dioxide, materials having permeabilities of less than 20 (O and 30 (CO cc./day/ l 00 sq.in./mil./atm. at 73F. being considered herein as qualifying for this application.
  • Bottle 10 comprises sidewall 12, the upper portion of which converges inwardly to eventually form central opening 14 through which the contents is discharged, the inwardly tapered .end section 16, in theillustrated embodiment, having a finish constituting threads 18 integrally formed on its outer surface.
  • Alternative types of finishes may be provided on bottle l0,for'
  • Bottle 10 includes a rounded transition zone 20at the lower end thereof which smoothly connects sidewall '20 with base 22.
  • I Base portion 22 includes a raised inwardly convex central area 24 and a relatively flat annular seating.
  • ring v bottle is exposed during handling, storing, etc., which temperature is considered to lie anywhere-within the range of from about 45 to 200 F., with the .corresponding internal pressure, depending on the carbonation level, being within the range of 15 to psig.
  • the beverage temperature because of consumer preference, most likely will have been reduced again to around 32 F. at the time of consumption.
  • Bottle 10 in the area of transition zone 20 has a relatively thin wall of between l0 to 35 mils as shown at 78 in'FIG. 1, which has'been molecularly oriented during molding by stretching the plastic forming transition zone 20 both axially in the direction of axis 62 and either subsequently or simultaneously in the radial direction perpendicular to axis 62.
  • stretching should be carried out above the glass transition temperature of the polymer and preferably within the temperature range of from 250 to 325 F.
  • bottle 10 (with cap 32 sealed thereon) can successfully contain contents 28 without being molecularly oriented, the ability of the bottle to withstand impact is greatly improved by orienting the plastic of transition zone 20 in the sense that the plastic tends to yield when exposed to a critical yield stress such as an impact force, whereas the bottle is prone to fail at transition zone 20 under exposure to similar force conditions with an unoriented plastic.
  • Closure 32 is provided for bottle 10 and comprises flattened end wall 34 and skirt 36 depending from the periphery of wall 34.
  • closure 34 is made of thin walled deformable aluminum metal having a liner 56 (FIG. 7) therein which is inert to contents 28, though obviously closure 32 could be formed of other materials such as plastic.
  • Contents 28 in the illustrated embodiment comprises a cola beverage to which 3.75 volumes of carbon dioxide has been added, butwhich is at a temperature sufficiently low, e.g., on the order of 32 F. to avoid generation of the pressures otherwise encountered due to carbonation on subsequent increase of the temperature.
  • a volume of CO gas under these circumstances is meant one volume of CO gas measured under standard conditions for gases dissolved in one volume of the liquid.
  • bottling the beverageat low temperature is preferred since the pressures encountered are lower, it should be realized that the beverage temperature during bottling can be higher, e.g., 70 F., and such may be desirable to reduce refrigeration requirements.
  • Contents 28 has been added to bottle by conventional filling equipment preferably while supported within support member 30, (FIG. 2) the significance of which will be described hereafter.
  • cylindrical closure 32 is placed, either automatically or manually, loosely on the neck of bottle 10 such that end wall 34 overlies opening 14 and depending skirt 36 surrounds the threads 18 on the outer surface of neck 16.
  • end wall 34 overlies opening 14 and depending skirt 36 surrounds the threads 18 on the outer surface of neck 16.
  • support member 30 may be brought up around the bottom portion' of bottle 10 while the latter is held in fixed position by a suitable means (not shown). This latter placement could be accomplished, for example as illustrated in FIG.
  • support member 30 has an upwardly facing cavity 44 formed therein, the sidewall 46 of which is contoured to exactly match the outer surface configuration of transition zone of bottle 10, Le, wall 46 is curved at a radius or radii equivalent to that of R of the bottle (FIG. 1).
  • R should be maintained at between 0.125 to 0.7 inch.
  • conventional capping head 48 is supported above the cap-bearing bottle 10, and includes a pressure block 52, having a bottle facing cavity formed in its lower end which includes a vertical surface 54, the diameter of which is equivalent to that of the outside diameter of bottle neck 16 plus the thickness of sidewall 36 of closure 32 as well as that of liner 56, should the latter extend partially down along wall 36.
  • Roller 58 resiliently supported by means such as springs 60 is positioned beneath head 48 and beside closure 34 and bottle neck 16.
  • capping head 48 and the closure-containing bottle are brought together under an axial pressure of from 200 to 1,000 pounds in order to swage or bend the metal (and optionally the liner) of the closure around the outer upper corner of the bottle wall around the periphery of opening 14 so as to frictionally engage and seal the closure to the bottle.
  • an annular band 64 of the flattened section 34 of closure 32 is sealed against end face 50 of the bottle neck and with the upper end of the sidewall forming a corner with surface 50, except that in the illustrated embodiment where closure 32 has a liner therein, the seal on the top surface is formed between face 50 and an annular surface portion of liner 56.
  • This loaded position is depicted in the outline form of head 48 in FIG. 2 and in detail in FIG. 7. While this axial pressure is maintained by suitable means either pushing upwardly on support member 30 or downwardly on pressure block 52, resiliently supported rollers such as that shown at 58 are moved radially inwardly against the thin wall 36 of closure 32 so as to deform it inwardly around and against the threaded finish 18 so as to-sealingly frictionally engage the opposing surfaces of the threads and sidewall against internal carbonation pressure after release of the axial pressure and subsequent increase of the beverage temperature. During deformation of sidewall 36, either bottle 10 or rollers 58 are rotated circumferentially to cause the sidewall to engage the threads on the neck.
  • roller(s) crimp end portion 65 of the closure sidewall under ledge 66 at the base of neck 16 so as to provide the sealed container with a tamper proof feature, though a separate roller can be provided to accomplish this.
  • transition zone 20 is circumferentially enveloped by member 30 and therefore supported against outward deflection during application of the axial sealing pressure.
  • the wall thickness of the bottle in the region of the neck finish and upper portion of sidewall 12 is shown as somewhat thicker than that of transition zone 20 in the illustrated embodiments of FIGS. 1 and 7, but this increased thickness tends to be somewhat of a limitation of the blow molding manner of forming the bottle and need not necessarily exist.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the appearance of the transition zone with respect to the remainder of the lower portion of a bottle 10 under an axial capping load as just described when the transition zone is not supported against outward deflection, the bottle merely resting on flat surface74.
  • portion 68 has been rather dramatically deformed outwardly primarily because of the generous curvature of transition zone 20. In the illustrated embodiment, this effect is accentuated because of the differences in diameter inthe cylindrical bottle from that at 70 versus that at transition zone 20. This creates sort of a hinge effect at 72 causing the wall to collapse downwardly on itself when loaded. If the container as illustrated in FIG. 3 does not at ridge 76 in FIG. 4. Ridge 76 acts as an area of high stress concentration, and also tends to detract from the aesthetic appearance of the lower portion of the bottle. 7
  • Support member 30 of the present invention may alternatively be provided in two or more complementary pieces such as 78a and 78b in FIG. 5, whichare moved toward each other in the direction of 82 preferably until they abut the surface of the lower portion of the bottle.
  • Each portion 78 is preferably, though not necessarily, contoured as at 84 to match the outer contour of transition zone 86 in bottle 80.
  • the improvement which comprises circumferentially enveloping a curved, stress-minimizing transition zone only in the body of the bottle between the side and bottom walls with a restraining member and resisting outward deflection of said transition zone with said restraining member during application of said top load to avoid damaging said bottle, said bottle being formed of a high barrienflexible, thermoplastic material having a wall thickness in the area of said transition zone of between ID to 35 mils.
  • thermoplastic at least in the area of the transition zone is molecularly oriented.
  • thermoplastic comprises-a polymer, the major portion of which has been polymerized from a monomer having at least one nitrilegroup in its molecular structure.
  • thermoplastic has been stretched axially and circumferentially to develop said molecular orientation.

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CA166,887A CA973134A (en) 1972-03-24 1973-03-23 Supporting a thin walled bottle during capping
GB1406073A GB1412072A (en) 1972-03-24 1973-03-23 Method of capping bottles
BE129209A BE797266A (fr) 1972-03-24 1973-03-23 Methode et dispositif de soutien d'une bouteille a parois minces pendant le capsulage
DE2314662A DE2314662C3 (de) 1972-03-24 1973-03-23 Verfahren zum Bedeckein dünnwandiger Flaschen aus flexiblem Kunststoff
IT22077/73A IT981571B (it) 1972-03-24 1973-03-23 Dispositivo di supporto di una bottiglia a pareti sottili du rante l operazione di incapsu lazione

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