WO2002066331A2

WO2002066331A2 - Consumption product package, production process and apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2002066331A2
Application number: PCT/BR2002/000029
Authority: WO
Inventors: Rubens Mendes Dos Santos; Paulo Renato De Almeida Pereira Carneiro; Sergio Eloi
Original assignee: Natura Cosméticos S.A.
Priority date: 2001-02-22
Filing date: 2002-02-22
Publication date: 2002-08-29
Also published as: AR032826A1; WO2002066331A3; BR0100826A; PE20020932A1; AU2002233080A1

Abstract

One describes an end package for a consumption product (9), which comprises a base (12) associated with a removable cover (11), provided with an internal volume and at least one through bore (13) in the base (12) that enable one to fill the package (9) with a liquid or pasty consumption product at a first predetermined temperature, the cover (11) being constructed in such a way that, when the package is subjected to a second product-solidifying temperature lower than the first temperature, the product, in its natural shrinking process, does not cling to the inner surface of the cover (11). One also describes an equipment (30) for the production of a consumption commodity and a process for producing a consumption commodity. With the end package (9), the equipment (30) and the process of the present invention, it is possible to produce consumption commodities such as samples.

Description

Title: "A END PACKAGE FOR A CONSUMPTION PRODUCT, AN EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCING CONSUMPTION COMMODITIES, AND A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CONSUMPTION COMMODITIES"

The present invention relates to a end package for a consumption product, an equipment for producing consumption commodities and process for producing consumption commodities. Description of the Prior Art

Method of manufacturing consumption commodities are known, as for ex- ample, methods for producing cosmetic products and samples thereof, most of which are produced by means of manual semiautomatic processes, by using preferably metallic molds to obtain the molded consumption product, and subsequently undergo a process of placing the cover and the base.

The products or samples may also be obtained by means of molding in molds already associated with the bases, but without dispensing with the demolding (or removal from the mold). There are molds that enable one to fix the bases on the mold after packing and solidifying the product, also without dispensing with the demolding step.

The great drawback of these techniques is the constant manipulation of the consumption commodity, which generates losses and sometimes require repetition of the process, due to malformations, stains or deformation of the samples. Another drawback is low productivity and the possibility of contamination of the product due to constant manipulation. In addition, the larger number of steps involved entails increase in production costs. One should further take into consideration that, in the case of the pro- duction of free samples, which are of limited use and usually distributed free of charge, it is mandatory that their production cost be as low as possible.

On the market there are also automatic machines for molding and placing the base and the cover without human interference. However, the great disadvantage of this method are the costs of such machines and/or equipment, which are high at pres- ent, so that they make the production of free samples of commodities unfeasible.

A free-sample lipstick applicator is described in document MU 7900455-5, wherein it is possible to use a smaller amount of product in comparison with the con- ventional method cited above. In this document, one describes a package that functions as a mold in the form of a stick and with a pointed end. Said end is dipped into the raw material of lipstick in liquid state, forming a fine film of product that adheres to the applicator. However, with the samples obtained in accordance with this document, the esthetics, comfort of the user and the functionality are impaired, since the amount of product is so small that it may not be sufficient for the minimum number of tests on the part of the consumers. In addition, the increase in temperature may cause the thin layer of product to melt, so that, when the user is using the sample, it does not contain any film of product for application any more. Objectives of the Invention

A first objective of the present invention is to provide a end package for consumption commodities that dispenses with the use of the traditional molds, also dispensing with later steps of demolding and placing the base and cover.

A second objective of the present invention is to provide an equipment for producing consumption commodities that uses the above package.

A third objective of the present invention is to provide a process for producing consumption commodities, preferably but not compulsorily samples of molded cosmetic products such as lipsticks, lip protectors, deodorants in the form of a "stick", so that such samples can be of higher quality and in an adequate amount for use in tests by the consumers. This production process uses the above-mentioned equipment and package and may also be used for producing foodstuff and medicinal commodities. Brief Description of the Invention

The objectives of the present invention are achieved by means of a end package for consumption product comprising a base associated with a removable cover, having an internal volume and at least one through bore in the base that enable one to fill the package with liquid or pasty consumption product at a first predetermined temperature, the cover being built in such a way that, when the package is subjected to a second temperature lower than the first product-solidifying temperature, the product, in its natural shrinking process, does not cling to the inner surface of the cover. The objectives are also achieved by means of an equipment for producing consumption commodities comprising at least one packing device for filling at least one end package with a liquid or pasty consumption product, the base and the cover of the end package being associated with each other when the end package is filled, the end package being positioned in the equipment by means of the cover.

Additionally, the objectives are achieved by means of a process for producing consumption commodities comprising the steps of: (i) positioning at least one final package on a device for carrying the equipment for the production of consumption commodities, the package being positioned on the carrying device by means of the cover, the positioning being effected at a positioning station; (ii) filling the end package with a liquid of pasty consumption product at a packing station of the equipment, configuring a consumption commodity, the filling of the final packing being carried out through the through bore of the base; and (iii) extracting the consumption commodity from the equipment. With the end package, equipment and process of the present invention, it is possible to produce consumption commodities such as cosmetic products, lip protectors, deodorants in the form of a "stick", ice-creams, chocolates or others, dispensing the use of ordinary molds and eliminating the steps of demolding and placing the base and cover, thus reducing the manufacture cost and improving and guaranteeing the manufacture quality of the consumption product. Brief Description of the Drawings

The present invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to an embodiment represented in the drawings. The figures show:

- Figure 1 : a perspective view of the preferred equipment for the production of consumption commodities of the present invention; - Figure 2: a perspective view of the device for carrying the equipment illustrated in figure 1;

- Figure 3: a cross-section view of the package support element of the equipment illustrated in figure 1 ;

- Figure 4: a perspective view of the end package of the present invention; - Figure 5: a perspective view of the package illustrated in figure 4 in the open position;

- Figure 6: a cross-section of the package illustrated in figures 4 and 5 in the open position;

- Figure 7: a top view of the base of the package illustrated in figures 4 - 6;

- Figure 8: a top view of the cover of the package illustrated in figures 4 - 6;

- Figure 9: a bottom view of the package illustrated in figures 4 - 6; - Figure 10: a bottom view of the package illustrated in figures 4 - 6; and

- Figure 11 : a diagram of the functioning of the components of management of the equipment illustrated in figure 1.

Detailed Description of the Invention

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention and as can be seen from figures 4 - 10, the end package for a consumption product 9 of the present invention comprises a cover 11 associable with a base 12.

The cover 11 is substantially cylindrical, has a first open portion 36 and a second closed portion 35 of substantially paraboloidal external shape, the radius of curvature of which tends to the interior of the cover 11 , substantially opposite to the first open portion 36. Preferably but not compulsorily, from the second closed portion 35 a cylindrical external wall 37 extends beyond the end of the second closed portion 35. Evidently, the second closed portion 35 may have other geometric shapes, such as a spherical cap, an ellipsis, a cone, a truncated cone, a simple plane or any other desired geometric shape, as well as the cover 11 may have other shape than the cylindrical one, as for example a rectangular-base or square-base prism, or else any other geometric shape and, preferably, the external wall 37 follows the shape of the cover 11.

The main function of the external wall 37 is to enable one to fix the end package 9 to an equipment that will be described later.

The base 12, in turn, comprises a first main portion 15 and a second main portion 16 that are bored through and substantially cylindrical in shape, being axially associated with each other, the region of intersection between the first and second main portions 15, 16 defining a plane 33 that preferably comprises a through bore 13 substantially concentric therewith. In the preferred embodiment described here, the first main portion 15 has a diameter substantially smaller than that of the second main por- tion 16, and the outer surface of the latter is corrugated, but evidently these characteristics may vary, being only constructive options.

The through bore 13 is substantially cylindrical in shape and has a diameter substantially smaller than that of the first and second main portions 15, 16, being also substantially concentric therewith. Alternatively, one may foresee more than one through bore 13 in the plane 31 and/or with another shape and/or size and/or descen- tralized with respect to the first and second main portions 15, 16. The first main portion 15 has, inside it, a set of fixation fins 21 for fixing the liquid or pasty consumption product, preferably composed of eight fins 21 , so that they are positioned substantially radially and equidistant from each other.

The second main portion 16 has, inside it, a set of support fins 20, preferably composed of eight fins 20, so that they are positioned substantially radially and equidistant from each other.

In addition, the above-defined plane 33 comprises at least one but preferably two secondary through bores 31, in which the axis of which are preferably substantially parallel to the axis of the through bore 13.

These secondary through bores 31 serve to allow air to exit the package 9 when it is being filled with consumption product, which is described below.

The through bore 13 also prevents the consumption product from sinking into the base 12 itself, since the diameter of the bore 13 is smaller than the diameter of the first main portion 15 of the base 12.

The fins 21 also actuate to this effect, permitting better fixation of the con- sumption product, since they prevent it from easily moving along the internal walls of the upper portion 15 of the base 15.

Inside the lower portion 16, the fins 20 are symmetrically distributed to permit fixation of a label or seal identifying the product in their end, said fins 20 being preferably offset in respect to the fins 21. The inner surface of the first open portion 36 of the cover 11 cooperating with an outer surface of the first main portion 15 of the base 12, when the end package 9 is closed, these two surfaces are substantially in contact with each other, maintaining the contents of the package 9 isolated from contact with the outside, functioning as a sealing. The friction force between both surfaces is also responsible for keeping the package 9 closed. Additionally, like a locking system, the package 9 comprises a fitting means formed by a first inner perimetrical annular protuberance 19, located on the inner surface of the first open portion 36 of the cover 11 and a second outer perimetrical an- nular protuberance 18, located on the outer surface of the first main portion 15 of the base 12, the first protuberance 19 cooperating with the second protuberance 18 when the cover 11 is associated with the base 12 to effect the locking between the cover 11 and the base 12. Preferably, both protuberances 18, 19 have a substantially semicircu- lar cross-section, but it is evident that this may vary, as long as the locking function is preserved. Also, one may use other types of locking with equal results.

In this preferred embodiment, the base 12 is molded from polypropylene and the cover 11 is molded from transparent polyethylene, but it is clear that one may use other materials to make the package 9, such as varied polymers, metals, glasses, paper, organic materials and others.

The equipment for producing consumption commodity 30, as illustrated in figures 1 - 3, comprises at least one system of homogenizing the raw material or consumption product, at least one packing device 8 and at least one carrying device 22 of at least one end package 9. The system of homogenizing the consumption product is composed by a first reservoir 5, a second reservoir 1 and a homogenizing device 26.

In this preferred embodiment, the first reservoir 5 is substantially cylindrical, and its function is to store a heated fluid for heating the consumption product.

The second reservoir 1 is preferably substantially cylindrical, and serves for storing the consumption product to be fed into the end packages 9 by the equipment 30. The second reservoir 1 comprises a sleeve 6 concentric therewith and has an opening in its lower portion for connection with the first tubing 28, which is also connected to the first reservoir 5 described above. The consumption product that is fed into the end packages 9 is placed inside the reservoir 1. Between the sleeve 6 and the wall of the second reservoir 1 , a chamber is formed, in which the heated fluid from the first reservoir 5 circulates, moved by a pumping means (not shown). This second reservoir 1 may further comprise a removable internal part (not shown), to facilitate the cleaning and exchange of product during the productive process.

The homogenization system additionally comprises a homogenizing device 26, formed by at least one rod 27 with at least one pallet 2 at its lower end. In the preferred embodiment there is a rod 27 that comprises four pallets 2 at its first end. The second end of the rod 27, opposite the first one, is associated with a motor 3, preferably an electric one, which moves the rod/pallets assembly angularly, thus effecting the constant homogenization of the consumption product, in order to maintain the whole amount available at a constant temperature, homogeneously. Preferably, the homogenizing device 26 is driven when the temperature adequate to fill the packages 9 is reached, the readout of this temperature being preferably made by means of a thermometer (not shown) housed inside the second reservoir 1.

An example of consumption product, published in the literature and usually marketed is a lipstick that has a chemical formulation comprising principally liquid lanolin, white Ozoquerite, Paraffin, silicone, antioxidants and preservatives, additives, such as vitamins, fragrances, pigments, bee wax, cocoa butter, castor-oil, Buthyl Stearate, Isopropyl Myristate, and camauba wax, among other components of minor importance. This product is heated to a temperature of about 65 - 80°C, in order to ensure the correct filling of the packages 9. Evidently, other consumption products may be used, which have completely different properties such as melting point and others, without the use thereof causing the invention to be different from the preferred embodiment described here.

The sleeve 6 has its lower portion connected to the packing device 8 by means of a second tubing 7, preferably flexible. The consumption product is distributed by gravity through the tubing 7 as far as the packing injector 8. In the preferred em- bodiment, the packing device 8 is also heated by the heating fluid, by means of a third tubing (not shown), but it may be heated otherwise, as for example, by direct electric heating.

In a first embodiment of the packing device 8, the feeding of the consumption product into the end packages 9 is effected by at least one, preferably two, timed injecting valves 10, provided with at least one pneumatically driven piston, so as to enable to fill the end packages 9 simultaneously. Evidently the number of injector valves 10 in the equipment 30 may vary according to the convenience and/or need for production of the user of the equipment 30.

In a second embodiment of the packing device 8, the feeding of the con- sumption product into the end packages 9 is carried out by vacuum, which reduces the pressure inside the packages 9, causing the consumption product to be "sucked" into the package. In order to obtain the vacuum, a pressure-reducing element or vacuum pump (not shown) is provided, which is of the piston-type electric pump, generating about 200 negative millibar of pressure and is coupled to a vacuum-storing container (not shown), which is preferably a closed two-inlet (or "lung") container, where the tube that originates from the vacuum pump remains at a level higher than the tube coupled to at least one, but preferably two, packing beaks 10. In this way, the vacuum circuit remains coupled to the outer cylinder of the packing beak. Preferably, the packing beak 10 contains tow concentric cylinders, one for passage of the consumption product, preferably provided with a product-flow control valve, and the other for removal of air that is sucked by the above-described pump (that is to say, formation of vacuum). When the package 9 is positioned close to the packing beak 10, the pressure reduction in the region of feeding the package 9 begins and initiates the transfer of consumption product towards the package 9. The packing time is determined by the package volume 9, and this time should be regulated by the equipment to each shape of package.

The lower ends of the injecting valves 10 or flow-control valves are posi- tioned substantially above a carrying device 22, which, in the preferred embodiment described here, is constituted by a movable plate 29 having a substantially circular shape, which has ten package support elements 50, which comprise a substantially cylindrical support 51 , preferably metallic and a moving set provided with a helical spring 52 and a pneumatic piston 53, the ten support elements 50 being positioned in the form of a circumference perimeter and being equidistant from each other. Alternatively, the supports 51 may have other shapes than cylindrical, these possibilities being merely configuration variants. Optionally, one may foresee the use of pass motor instead of pneumatic pistons 53, this being only a configuration variant.

Whatever the packing device 8, the consumption product moves by gravity between the second reservoir 1 and said device 8.

The substantially cylindrical support 51 has a first end open, in which the end package 9 is fixed by means of the cylindrical external wall 37 of the cover 11 , and a second end closed, which is associated to a first end of the helical spring 52, the second end, in turn, is associated with the pneumatic piston 53. The package support element 50 moves in a substantially vertical way, that is to say, in the axial direction of the support 51 and of the spring 52, from the movement of the pneumatic piston 53. The movable plate 29 may have other shapes than the circular one, such as a linear belt, for example, or else any other shape, without the invention departing from the preferred embodiment described here.

The equipment 30 further comprises a package-positioning station 23, a package-filling station 24 and a package-extraction station 25. In the preferred embodiment described here the three stations are located in the region defined by the perimeter of the movable plate 29.

The package-positioning station 23 comprises at least one support (not shown) for placing two packages 9 at a time on two supports 51 of two respective con- secutive package-support elements 50, and the packages 9 may be positioned manually or automatically on the supports 51. The packages 9 are positioned there by means of the cover, so that it is the its prolongation 37 that remains fitted into said support. In the preferred embodiment, this means that the package 9 is positioned "up-side down", that is to say, with the base 12 facing upwards. The supports 51 move vertically, as de- scribed before.

The support is preferably but not compulsorily a metallic component, with at least one piece and shape adequate for fixing the package 9.

The package-filling station 24 is that at which the filing of the packages 9 with consumption product is carried out by means of the fill injection device 8 already described before. Therefore, the package-filling station 24 contains said fill injection device 8.

The package-extraction station 25 is constituted by at least two compress- air beaks (not shown), which blow this air at low pressure, thus forming a current that expels the fed packages 9, after the vertical rising movement of the support 51. Alterna- tively, one may conceive a package remover station 25 that functions with extracting pins or else any other type of extracting device, as long as it is functional, these being only configuration variants of the present invention.

Preferably, the equipment 30 is entirely controlled by means of a programmable logic controller or PLC 4, or any other type of controller, as for example, a printed circuit, a computer, or others, which, by a programming routine and by means of sensors that are described below, enables the equipment 30 to function and manages its form of operation. The PLC 4 receives a command routine (or program) that remains stored in a memory, this command routine being preferably sent to the PLC 4 by means of a computer and commanding its functioning.

In addition, the equipment 30 has several sensors that integrate the PLC 4, namely:

• package-positioning sensor 32;

• pneumatic-cylinder moving sensor 38;

• extraction-device actuating sensor 40;

• a sensor 41 for stopping the carrying device at the positioning station; • a sensor 42 for stopping the carrying device at the packing station; and

• a sensor 43 for stopping the carrying device at the extraction station.

In a preferred embodiment, the description of functioning of the equipment with a PLC 4 and the sensors is as follows. When at least one end package 9 is positioned on the support 51 , the package-positioning sensor 32, which is preferably located on the package-support element 50 sends an electric signal to the PLC 4, this signal being processed by the program. In response thereto, the PLC 4 send a command to bring about the angular movement of the movable plate 29, until the sensor 41 for stopping the carrying device at the positioning station identifies the presence of a package 9 and sends a signal to the PLC 4, which response thereto stops the functioning of the motor that moves the movable plate 29 and commands the functioning of the packing injector device 8. After the time predetermined by the programming routine has passed, the PLC 4 interrupts the functioning of the packing device 8 and again actuates the motor that moves the movable plate 29, which moves it angularly until the sensor 43 to stop the carrying device at the extraction station identifies the presence of a package 9 and sends a signal to the PLC 4, which in response thereto stops the functioning of the motor that moves the movable plate 29 and commands the functioning of the pneumatic piston 53, which moves the support 51 upwards until the first sensor for moving the pneumatic cylinder 38 recognizes when the piston 53 reaches its maximum vertical displacement, sending a signal to the PLC 4, which as a result sends a signal that causes said piston 53 to recede, at the same time that it actuates the compressed-air beaks or the extracting pins, depending upon the configuration of the equipment 30, thus effecting the extraction of the aligned packages 9. Then, when the pneumatic piston 53 returns to its rest position, the second sensor for moving the pneumatic cylinder 39 sends a signal to the PLC 4, which determines the functioning of the motor that moves the movable plate 29, moving it until the sensor 41 for stopping the carrying device at the positioning station sends a signal to the PLC 4, and the latter in turn stops the motor. Then, the cycle begins again. Evidently, this is a description for the feeding of a end package 9, and in the case of production of multiple packages 9, or in the event that the equipment presents the variations foreseen before, this description may vary. The sensors 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, and 43, in turn, may be of the optical, magnetic, "microswitch", electronic type or any others that perform this function satisfactorily.

The description of the above cycle does not include the pneumatic part, but both the injection of consumption product, when this is the system used, and the moving of the pneumatic piston 53 are carried out by means of compressed air, the circuit of which (not described) has valves that are controlled by the PLC 4 from the signals sent by the sensors 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, and 43, as already described.

Alternatively, the managing of the equipment 30 may be effected by analog means, such as the use of relays, for example, or else an equipment with manual man- aging or any other type of management may be foreseen.

Therefore, the cover 11 of the end package 9 performs the function of a mold and, together with the base 12, allows the packing of consumption product be carried out with the end package 9 already closed, thus dispensing with the productive steps of demolding and placing the consumption product into the package, a fact that substantially reduces the costs with the production of consumption commodity (that is to say, the end package 9 after it has been filled with consumption product).

The process for producing consumption commodity described above comprises the steps described below:

(i) positioning at least one end package 9 for consumption product as described above on the carrying device 22 of the equipment 30, for the production of consumption commodity, also described above, the package 9 being positioned on the carrying device 22 by means of the cover 11 , this positioning being effected at a package- positioning station 23; (ii) filling the end package 9 with a liquid or pasty consumption product at the package-filling station 24 of the equipment 30, configuring a consumption commodity, the filling of the end package 9 being carried out through the through bore 13 of the base 12; and (iii) extracting the consumption commodity 1 from the equipment 30. As already described, in a first variation of the equipment 30 the steps (ii) of filling the end package 9 with the consumption product is carried out by injection. In a second variation of the equipment 30, the step (ii) of filling the end package 9 with the consumption product is carried out by reducing the pressure inside the end package 9.

The step (iii) of extracting the consumption commodity is carried out at a package-extraction station 25. Preferably, the extraction of the consumption commodity is carried out either by means of compressed air or by means of extracting pins, but evidently other extraction mechanisms may be used, even manual extraction may be foreseen.

Later, the consumption commodity undergoes a cooling step, which may be carried out in a number of different ways, as for example by means of a cold table, a cooling belt, ventilation tunnels, etc. Evidently, depending upon the equipment 30 used, particularities of the above-described production process may vary, which constitutes mere configuration variations thereof.

A preferred embodiment having been described, one should understand that the scope of the present invention embraces other possible variations, being lim- ited only by the contents of the accompanying claims, which include the possible equivalents.

Claims

1. An end package (9) for a consumption product, characterized by comprising a base (12) associated to a removable cover (11), provided with an internal vol- ume and at least one through bore (13) in the base (12) that enable one to fill the end package (9) with a liquid or pasty consumption product at a first predetermined temperature, the cover (11) being constructed in such a way that, when the package is subjected to a second temperature lower than the first product-solidifying temperature, the product, in its natural shrinking process, does not cling to the inner surface of the cover (11).

2. A package according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover (11) has a first open portion (36) and a second closed portion (35) with a substantially paraboloi- dal external shape, the radius of curvature of which tend to the inside of the cover, and an external cylindrical wall (37) extends from the second closed portion beyond the end of the second closed portion.

3. A package according to claim 1 , characterized in that the base (12) comprises first and second main portions (15, 16), which are bored through, substantially cylindrical in shape and associated with each other, the intersection between the first and second main portions (15, 16) defining a plane (33) that comprises a through bore (13), the through bore (13) being substantially concentric with the first and second main portions (15,16) and having a diameter substantially smaller than the diameter of the first main portion (15) and the diameter of the second main portion (16).

4. A package according to claim 3, characterized in that the first main portion (15) of the base (12) has a set fixation fins for fixing the liquid or pasty consumption product (21 ), which are positioned substantially radially inside it.

5. A package according to claim 3, characterized in that the second main portion (16) of the base (12) has a set of support fins (20), which are positioned substantially radially inside it.

6. A package according to claim 3, characterized in that the plane (33) de- fined by the intersection between the first and second main portions (15, 16) has at least one secondary through bore (13) with an axis that is substantially parallel to that of the through bore (13).

7. A package according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the inner surface of the first open portion (36) of the cover (11) cooperates with an outer surface of the first main portion (15) of the base (12).

8. A package according to claim 7, characterized by additionally comprising a fitting means formed by a first inner perimetrical annular protuberance (19), located at the cover (11) and a second outer perimetrical annular protuberance (18), located on the outer surface of the first main portion (15) of the base (12), the first protuberance (19) cooperating with the second protuberance (18) when the cover (11) is associated with the base (12).

9. A package according to claim 1, characterized in that the base (12) is molded from polypropylene.

10. A package according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover (11) is molded from polyethylene.

11. An equipment (30) for producing a consumption commodity, character- ized by comprising at least one packing device (8) for filling at least an end package (9) with a liquid or pasty consumption product, as defined in any one of claims 1 - 10, the base (12) and the cover (11) of the end package (9) being associated with each other when the end package (9) is being filled, the end package (9) being positioned on the equipment (30) by means of the cover (11).

12. An equipment according to claim 11, characterized in that the end package (9) is filled through the bore (13) of the base (12).

13. An equipment according to claim 11, characterized in that the packing device (8) comprises at least one timed injecting valve (10).

14. An equipment according to claim 13, characterized in that the timed in- jecting valve (10) is associated by at least one tubing (7) with at least one reservoir (1) of liquid or pasty consumption product.

15. An equipment according to claim 11, characterized in that the packing device (8) comprises at least one pressure-reducing element and an element for dispensing a liquid or pasty consumption product.

16. An equipment according to claim 15, characterized in that the pressure- reducing element is connected to a vacuum pump.

17. An equipment according to claim 15, characterized in that the dispens- ing element is a product-flow controlling valve.

18. An equipment according to claim 11, characterized by comprising a carrying device (22) for carrying the end package (9).

19. An equipment according to claim 18, characterized in that the carrying device (22) comprises at least one package-support element (50).

20. Em equipment according to claim 19, characterized in that the package- support element (50) comprises a substantially cylindrical support (51) and a set moving set provided with a spring (52) and a pneumatic piston (53), the support (51) having a first open end and a second closed end, the second closed end of the support (51) is associated with the spring (52) and to the pneumatic piston, the moving set effecting the axial movement of the support (51 ).

21. An equipment according to claim 20, characterized in that the end package (9) is positioned on the support (51) by means of the cover (11).

22. An equipment according to claim 11 , characterized by comprising an extracting device for removing the end package (9) from the carrying device (22).

23. An equipment according to claim 22, characterized in that the extracting device effects the extraction of the end package (9) by means of compressed air.

24. An equipment according to claim 22, characterized in that the extracting device effects the extraction of the end package (9) by means of at least one extracting pin.

25. An equipment according to claim 18, characterized in that the carrying device (22) is a movable plate (29).

26. A process for producing a consumption commodity (1), characterized in by comprising the steps of: (i) positioning at least one end package for the consumption product

(9), as defined in any one of claims 1 - 10 on a carrying device (22) of an equipment (30) for the production of a consumption commodity as defined in claims 11 - 25, the package (9) being positioned on the carrying device (22) by means of the cover (11 ), the positioning be- ing effected at a package-positioning station (23);

(ii) filling the end package (9) with a liquid or pasty consumption product at a package-filling station (24) of the equipment (30), configuring a consumption commodity (1 ), the filling of the end package (9) being effected through the through bore (13) of the base (12); and (iii) extracting the consumption commodity (1 ) from the equipment (30).

27. A process according to claim 26, characterized in that the step (ii) of filling the end package (9) with the consumption product is carried out by injection.

28. A process according to claim 26, characterized in that the step (ii) of filling the end package (9) with the consumption product is carried out by reducing the pressure inside the end package (9).

29. A process according to claim 26, characterized in that the step (iii) of extracting the consumption commodity (1) is carried out at the package-extracting station (25).

30. A process according to claim 29, characterized in that the extraction of the consumption commodity (1 ) is carried out by means of compressed air.

31. A process according to claim 29, characterized in that the extraction of the consumption commodity (1 ) is carried out by means of extracting pins.