WO1996029277A1 - Sachet valvulaire etanche a l'air - Google Patents

Sachet valvulaire etanche a l'air Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO1996029277A1
WO1996029277A1 PCT/BR1995/000063 BR9500063W WO9629277A1 WO 1996029277 A1 WO1996029277 A1 WO 1996029277A1 BR 9500063 W BR9500063 W BR 9500063W WO 9629277 A1 WO9629277 A1 WO 9629277A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
container
exhaustion
airtight
tube
valvular
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/BR1995/000063
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Paulo Roberto Jannotti Newlands
Original Assignee
Newlands Paulo Roberto Jannott
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from BR9501296A external-priority patent/BR9501296A/pt
Priority claimed from BR9503252A external-priority patent/BR9503252A/pt
Priority claimed from BR9503491A external-priority patent/BR9503491A/pt
Priority claimed from BR9504035A external-priority patent/BR9504035A/pt
Priority claimed from BR9505803A external-priority patent/BR9505803A/pt
Application filed by Newlands Paulo Roberto Jannott filed Critical Newlands Paulo Roberto Jannott
Publication of WO1996029277A1 publication Critical patent/WO1996029277A1/fr

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • B65D37/00—Portable flexible containers not otherwise provided for
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/18—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for making package-opening or unpacking elements
    • B65B61/186—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for making package-opening or unpacking elements by applying or incorporating rigid fittings, e.g. discharge spouts

Definitions

  • the present patent relates to an airtight valvular bag which production is performed simultaneously to the filling of the selected product and the fitting of the exhaustion valve destined to the controlled exhaustion of its content which can also be done without the use of mecnanical means such as pumps or suckers.
  • bag-in-box Another efficient kind of package now available is the so called "bag-in-box"' system that comprises a usually rectangular shaped plastic bag formed by two welded plastic sheets and that holds laterally a nozzle with a cap through which bag's content is loaded and exhausted. Bags of this type must firstly be produced by one type of machine and then filled by a second filling equipment. But apart from its extra production and operational costs represented by the various stages to get the final loaded product, those bags are not delivered to final users completely protected against the external environment by one continuos sheet of plastic as in the airtight valvular bag system object of the present invention. considering that from loading until the final use of the loaded product the cap can always be removed and replaced representing so n weak point to the complete integrity of the content. To overcome the inconvenient bags are often delivered in sealed boxes consequently increasing once again its final price
  • the container comprises a generally bag shaped element with a closed-end appendix in the lower part where an exhaustion valve is fitted.
  • the upper part of the container is welded immediately upon finishing loading operation to guarantee full integrity of us content. At that side some apertures are provided to permit handling for transportation and hanging for final use of the loaded container
  • the steps to get the final product include the formation of a plastic tube from a plastic sheet, welding, fitting of the exhaustion valve, loading of the selected product and hermetically closing the containers all of them simultaneously performed by a regular automatic bag filler of the an, however duly adapted and transformed to fulfill the described operations directly from sheets of adequate blended plastic film
  • a container holder that during the final use sustains the container in the vertical position in order to permit a complete exhaustion of us contents only by force of gravity is also a part of the invention.
  • the system is complemented by an independent tube that links the container's content to the final utilization means.
  • a sharp transversal cut is provided to pierce the bottom of the container's appendix.
  • a screw-nut or alternatively a rapid-connection element to fix the exhaustion tube into the external section of the exhaustion valve fitted in the appendix are also available.
  • the exhaustion tube is optionally equipped with a register that controls the exhaustion flow directly to another recipient or just by a screw-nut that permits connection to third equipment such as refrigerators or water dispensers, utilizing in each case a kind of the same above mentioned support.
  • Fig. 1 is a front view of the bag shaped container of the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 A shows the inner tube of the exhaustion valve.
  • Fig. 2B shows the threaded cap of the exhaustion valve
  • Fig. 2C shows the threaded cap with the bottom already detached.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates the assembled parts of the exhaustion valve ready to be fixed in the screw-nut and pierced by the sharp end of the exhaustion tube of Fig 4.
  • Fig. 4 shows the exhaustion tube with a register in the end for the controlled exhaustion of the content.
  • Fig 5. reproduces a type of string formed by the inner tube of the exhaustion valve shown in Fig. 2A for the automation of the production line.
  • Fig. 6 is a view of the exhaustion tube that links the container to a third equipment.
  • Fig. 7A is an example of rapid-connection element that connects the exhaustion tube shown on Fig 6 to the threaded cap of the exhaustion valve.
  • Fig 7B shows the assembling of the exhaustion tube of Fig 6 to the rapid-connection element of Fig 7A.
  • Fig. 8 is an exploded view of the exhaustion valve fixed in the container's appendix and already connected to the exhaustion tube with a register.
  • Fig. 9 illustrates a conventional type of bag filler already equipped with the appropriated operational means to produce the airtight valvular containers.
  • Figs. 10A to 10C form the operational cycle of the tweezers' located at the end of the pipe now introduced in the regular bag filler as indicated in Fig. 9.
  • Figs. 11A to 11E reproduce the fundamental sequence performed by the transformed bag filler to assemble the airtight valvular container, fit the exhaustion valve, fill the selected good and hermetically close the container.
  • Fig. 12 shows the returnable handle used for the individual transportation of loaded containers.
  • Fig. 13A is an example of container's holder.
  • Fig. 13B is the container' holder of Fig. 13A with an airtight valvular container installed.
  • Fig. 14 is a generalized cross sectional view of a water dispenser illustrating the internal net of pipes created to distribute both chilled and natural water supplied by the present system.
  • Fig. 15A shows the container's holder of Fig 13 A attached to the water dispenser disclosed by the Fig. 14.
  • Fig. 15B shows the container's holder of Fig. 13A sustaining a loaded container over the water dispenser of Fig. 14.
  • a bag shaped container holding a closed-end appendix 1 located at its lower side and aimed to accommodate the exhaustion valve of Fig. 3 is disclosed.
  • the container also includes an upper portion 2 formed by welding together a larger area of plastic sheet where some apertures 3 destined to permit handling for transportation and hanging during final use are located.
  • the container can be completed exhausted through the bottom of the appendix 1 only by the force of gravity.
  • the vertical welding line 4 that gets together the two edges of the plastic film in order to form the bag shaped container is laterally displaced to avoid superposition with the appendix 1 that holds the exhaustion valve of Figs. 3. It is also part of the container's structure a loose piece of plastic 5 created as from the vertical welding line 4 where the necessary data for each selected content can be written.
  • the appendix 1 holds internally the inner tube of Fig. 2 A equipped with a fixed "O" ring portion 6 destined to be fixed inside the internal annular groove 1 on Fig. 2B.
  • the fixing portions 8 used to build up the strings of Fig. 5 open spaces 8a have been created to permit the insertion of the tweezers' arms 9 as explained through the sequence of Figs. 10A to 10C during which the inner tube is fixed inside the appendix 1 simultaneously to the loading of the container.
  • the lower end 10 is stressed in the drawing just to indicate the part of the inner tube that makes close contact with the rubber "O" ring installed to the inner bottom 11 of the screw-nut 12 of the exhaustion tube of Fig. 6, causing so a fluid tight seal between the two.
  • the threaded cap represented in Fig. 2B holds the inner tube of Fig. 2A after it has been inserted in the appendix 1 which will remain between the two upon fixing.
  • Vertical cuts 13 are applied to make the threaded cap's walls flexible permitting not only the easy insertion of the inner tube of Fig. 2A but also a tight contraction when the screw-nut 12 of the exhaustion tube of Fig. 6 is attached through the external screw thread 14.
  • the threaded cap bears additionally a closed-end detached portion 15 that protects the bottom of the appendix 1 until that portion has been detached for use through the dot line 16 as represented in Fig. 3 that also shows parts 2A and 2B of the exhaustion valve already assembled and the lower end 10 of the inner tube uncovered and ready to contact the inner bottom 11 of the screw-nut 12
  • Fig 4 shows the exhaustion tube ready to be inserted in the exhaustion valve to pierce the bottom of the appendix 1, violating for the first time the container's airtightness and releasing this way a flow throughout the pipe formed by the inner tube of Fig. 2 A and the exhaustion tube up to the register 17 in the opposite end.
  • the attachement is done by twisting the screw-nut 12 around the external screw thread 14 until the edge of the lower end 10 of inner tube of Fig. 2A has tightly contacted the inner bottom 11 with a rubber "O" ring inside of the screw-nut 12 avoiding so any leakage.
  • the string on Fig. 5 is formed by series of inner tubes of Fig. 2A and is used for the automation of the bag filler operations.
  • the flexible fixing portion 8 located on top of the inner tube is introduced in the bottom of the next inner tube until the external segmented "O" ring 18 on the upper end has passed beyond the internal "O" ring 19 located in the edge of the lower end creating so a resistance point between the two that can only be surpassed by applying extra removal force.
  • the rapid-connection element of figure 7 A is an optional system to link the exhaustion tube of Fig 6 to the threaded cap of the exhaustion valve which instead of external screw thread will have compatible teeth portions able to receive and retain the internal retractable grips 20 of the rapid-connection element, such as in any regular rap id- connection system.
  • the assembling system is represented in Fig. 7B where the exhaustion tube has been introduce towards the bottom of the rapid-connection element of Fig. 7A that bears an external screw thread 21 to receive the screw-nut 12 of the exhaustion tube.
  • the fluid tight seal is once again exerted by the compression of the lower end 10 of the threaded cap against the inner bottom of the rapid-connection element of Fig 7 A, where a rubber "O" ring is deposited
  • Fig. 8 gives a general view about the assembling of the rapid- connection element of Fig. 77B to the exhaustion valve of Fig. 3 after the sharp-point 22 of the tube has pierced the bottom 1a of the appendix 1
  • a representative model of automatic bag filler fully adapted to produce ready for use airtight valvular containers.
  • a pipe 25 for passing the string formed by inner tubes until the appendix 1 of the container has been inserted.
  • a cylindrical support 26 positioned right above the filler has been added to hold sets of strings.
  • a pair of tweezers 28 has been added to control both the releasing of one inner tube per time and its insertion to the appendix 1 and both to the threaded cap offered by a cap feeder 29, forming so the exhaustion valve.
  • the bag filler is also contemplated with means such an electrical motor or a pneumatic piston 30 for the up and down traction of the pipe 25 allowing the tweezers 28 to perform their operational cycle which is better explained by Figs. 10A to 10E below.
  • the above referred threaded cap feeder 29 is formed by a bowl feeder connected to a conveyor 31 from where the threaded caps are gripped by a pneumatic piston arm 32.
  • the tweezers' cycle are reproduced in four stages as shown by Figs. 10A to 10C.
  • a string of inner tubes is primarily introduced through the upper end 33 of the pipe 25 downwards till the lower end 27 where the tweezers 28 are fitted.
  • the first inner tube is sustained by the tweezers' aims 9 which resting position is closing the way out of the string.
  • FIG. 11A the first inner tube is ready for introduction in the appendix 1 while the catcher 39 of the pneumatic piston arm 32 is in the way to grip a threaded cap at the cap's feeder 29.
  • FIG. 11B that threaded cap has been brought to a position right below the appendix 1 where the first inner tube has already been introduced.
  • the resistance to traction at the catching point is always stronger than in the assembling point between the first and second inner tube.
  • the insertion of the appendix 1 loaded with a inner tube in the positioned threaded cap is executed by extending the traction movement downwards to force the insertion of the external "O'' ring 6 of the inner tube inside the annular groove 7 of the threaded cap.
  • the container is already loaded with the selected product and has been also brought downwards to a position where it will stay until the cut at the end of the production cycle.
  • the traction Upon completion of the assembling the traction is then reverted to press the tweezers' arms 9 against the bottom 40 of the next inner tube pulling so the entire string upwards as shown in Fig. 11D The upwards traction will force a breakdown in the weakest point out of the two exposed that is exactly between the first and second inner tubes, releasing therefore the first inner tube and the appendix 1 fasten inside the threaded cap.
  • the pneumatic piston arm 32 is then retracted to give the loaded container open space fall down over a dispatching conveyor belt.
  • Fig. HE The final stage of the operation is represented by Fig. HE where the pipe 25 has been completely suspended to permit a seal head in the shape of the bottom with appendix 1 of the container the welding and cutting of the common line 41 between the upper side of the first container and the bottom of the next releasing so a loaded airtight valvular container ready for use.
  • the apertures 3 opened at the upper portion 2 are strong enough to directly sustain the container. Heavier quantities however might require a handle of the type disclosed by Fig. 12 to which it has been added a horizontal bar 42 with teeth 43 for the insertion of the apertures 3.
  • the container might also comprise a number of vertical weldings 44 of its wall as shown in the same figure to optionally permit the freezing of its contents to produce ice for example.
  • the holder of Fig 13A is applied to sustain the container during the final use and can be settled over a flat surface or fixed to a wall when using products at their natural temperature as demonstrated by Fig. 13B.
  • the holder comprises a support 45 where the handle of Fig. 12 is inserted.
  • the loaded container might also be supported by hooks 46 located at the holder's upper bar 47.
  • the exhaustion valve of the container is then attached to a second bar 48 positioned below.
  • Four feet 49 are also present to leave enough room between the exhaustion valve and the surface where the holder is settled as to permit the insertion of another recipient for the transference of the content.
  • the feet 49 have an appropriate shape as to permit the assembling over the top of the water dispenser whenever a refrigerated product is desired.
  • FIG. 15A The assembling of the container's holder over the water dispenser is demonstrated by Fig. 15A where the exhaustion tube 22 linked to the internal net of pipes 50 of the dispenser is apparent and ready to be fixed to the exhaustion valve of the container what is finally done at Fig. 15B

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)

Abstract

Réservoir valvulaire étanche à l'air, dont le côté inférieur possède un appendice fermé (1) où est montée la valve d'évacuation afin de permettre l'évacuation du contenu par l'intermédiaire d'un tube d'évacuation sans utiliser de moyens mécaniques. Quelques ouvertures situées au niveau du côté supérieur permettent d'effectuer une manipulation verticale dans le but du transport et de l'utilisation finale du réservoir. Le remplissage s'effectue au moyen d'un dispositif de remplissage du sachet conçu pour permettre, simultanément, la mise en place de la valve d'évacuation, le remplissage du sachet avec le produit sélectionné, puis le soudage. Les quatre pieds du support soutenant le réservoir pendant l'utilisation finale possèdent une forme adéquate permettant d'effectuer le montage au-dessus d'un distributeur d'eau dont le réseau de conduits internes a été adapté de manière à conserver la fermeture hermétique et l'étanchéité à l'air du système.
PCT/BR1995/000063 1995-03-21 1995-12-15 Sachet valvulaire etanche a l'air WO1996029277A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
BRPI9501296-6 1995-03-21
BR9501296A BR9501296A (pt) 1995-03-21 1995-03-21 Conjunto reutilizável para o tansporte e uso final de produtos a granel
BR9503252A BR9503252A (pt) 1995-07-07 1995-07-07 Método e meios para a produção e enchimento simultáneo de sacos valvulados herméticos
BRPI9503252-5 1995-07-07
BRPI9503491-9 1995-07-28
BR9503491A BR9503491A (pt) 1995-07-28 1995-07-28 Válvula para escoamento controlado do conteúdo de sacos valvulados herméticos
BRPI9504035-8 1995-09-15
BR9504035A BR9504035A (pt) 1995-09-15 1995-09-15 Melhoramento para sacos valvulados
BRPI9505803-6 1995-12-13
BR9505803A BR9505803A (pt) 1995-12-13 1995-12-13 Bebedouro hermético para sacos flexÍveis

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO1996029277A1 true WO1996029277A1 (fr) 1996-09-26

Family

ID=27507842

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/BR1995/000063 WO1996029277A1 (fr) 1995-03-21 1995-12-15 Sachet valvulaire etanche a l'air

Country Status (1)

Country Link
WO (1) WO1996029277A1 (fr)

Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1168465A (en) * 1965-11-19 1969-10-29 Malpas Charles H Improvements in Bulk Containers
EP0007685A1 (fr) * 1978-05-30 1980-02-06 Wrightcel Ltd. Récipient flexible pour liquides
US4641360A (en) * 1984-02-20 1987-02-03 Manzinger Papierwerke Kg Carrying bag with interlocking handle portions
DE3604207A1 (de) * 1986-02-11 1987-08-13 Erich Karlsen Wiederverwendbarer beutelverschluss mit absaugeinrichtung
DE4007128A1 (de) * 1989-10-03 1991-04-11 Miele & Cie Aufblasbarer folienbeutel und verfahren zu seiner herstellung
EP0434425A1 (fr) * 1989-12-21 1991-06-26 Esselte Meto International GmbH Fixation d'une étiquette de sécurité
EP0528721A2 (fr) * 1991-08-09 1993-02-24 Minigrip, Incorporated Sachets en matière plastique refermables et méthode de fabrication de ceux-ci utilisant une fermeture à glissière discontinue

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1168465A (en) * 1965-11-19 1969-10-29 Malpas Charles H Improvements in Bulk Containers
EP0007685A1 (fr) * 1978-05-30 1980-02-06 Wrightcel Ltd. Récipient flexible pour liquides
US4641360A (en) * 1984-02-20 1987-02-03 Manzinger Papierwerke Kg Carrying bag with interlocking handle portions
DE3604207A1 (de) * 1986-02-11 1987-08-13 Erich Karlsen Wiederverwendbarer beutelverschluss mit absaugeinrichtung
DE4007128A1 (de) * 1989-10-03 1991-04-11 Miele & Cie Aufblasbarer folienbeutel und verfahren zu seiner herstellung
EP0434425A1 (fr) * 1989-12-21 1991-06-26 Esselte Meto International GmbH Fixation d'une étiquette de sécurité
EP0528721A2 (fr) * 1991-08-09 1993-02-24 Minigrip, Incorporated Sachets en matière plastique refermables et méthode de fabrication de ceux-ci utilisant une fermeture à glissière discontinue

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CN1046680C (zh) 用于容器上的液体分配器
US5836364A (en) Refillable pressurized beverage container
US5947339A (en) Beverage dispenser
US8231029B2 (en) Flexible container having flexible handles
US5954237A (en) Dispensing valve closure with inner seal
EP1751011B1 (fr) Distributeur de boisson gazeuse
CN100411951C (zh) 液体容器的倾倒口以及设有这种倾倒口的液体容器
EP1580141B1 (fr) Récipient flexible pourvu d'un robinet de distribution de liquides et procédé de fabrication
EP1286911A1 (fr) Appareil de distribution de boissons et conteneur de boissons dote de moyens de positionnement
JP3325292B2 (ja) 飲料用パッケージ及びパッケージの形成方法
US11912487B2 (en) Bag-in box
AU624816B2 (en) A method of packaging a beverage
JP2002518256A5 (fr)
US20100016824A1 (en) Vial for receiving a predefined dose of a liquid
US5826748A (en) Closed isobaric dispenser for carbonated liquid
WO2016185266A2 (fr) Système et procédé de mise en forme, remplissage et fermeture en ligne permettant de former un emballage de produit
US2920967A (en) Method of packaging liquids
WO1996029277A1 (fr) Sachet valvulaire etanche a l'air
US4953750A (en) Dispensing method for a variable volume disposable carbonated beverage container
AU694555B2 (en) Gas actuator assembly
CA1143346A (fr) Contenant a paroi mince debitant sous l'action comprimante d'un ressort
JPS5933768Y2 (ja) 袋支持台
CN215708723U (zh) 密封型食品包装塑料容器
EP0201914A2 (fr) Emballage jetable pour fluides
GB2131885A (en) Dispensing beverages

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AK Designated states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): JP US

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LU MC NL PT SE

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase