WO2004113196A2 - Device for releasing a liquid or powdered material into a sealed container - Google Patents

Device for releasing a liquid or powdered material into a sealed container Download PDF

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WO2004113196A2
WO2004113196A2 PCT/FR2004/001484 FR2004001484W WO2004113196A2 WO 2004113196 A2 WO2004113196 A2 WO 2004113196A2 FR 2004001484 W FR2004001484 W FR 2004001484W WO 2004113196 A2 WO2004113196 A2 WO 2004113196A2
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André Klopfenstein
Sylvie Miege
Elmar Mock
Philippe Odet
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Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
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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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • B65D51/2807—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container
    • B65D51/2857—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by displacing or removing an element enclosing it
    • B65D51/2878—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by displacing or removing an element enclosing it the element being a lid or cover seated on a passage between the auxiliary container and the main container

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  • the present invention relates to a device for releasing a liquid or pulverulent material in a sealed packaging intended to contain a liquid product, as well as a packaging comprising a packaging provided with such a device.
  • the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such packaging.
  • liquid food products or more generally capable of being poured out, such as fruit juices, milk, etc.
  • sealed packages formed from sterilized and / or sterilizable material.
  • TETRA BRIK registered trademark
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a device which allows the user to easily cause such a liquid or pulverulent material to mix with a liquid product already contained in a sealed package.
  • the invention relates to a device for releasing a liquid or pulverulent material in a sealed package intended to contain a liquid product, this device comprising a support which delimits an internal volume and which is adapted to be secured to a wall packaging intended to be at least partially open, and means for storing the liquid or pulverulent material intended to be mixed with the liquid product contained in the packaging, said storage means being arranged at least partly in the internal volume of the support and adapted to be at least partially released simultaneously with the opening of the wall of the packaging, so as to release the liquid or pulverulent material in the packaging.
  • the user has storage means containing the liquid or pulverulent material to be mixed with the liquid product already contained in the packaging, which allow easy release of this material when the container is opened. 'packaging. These means contain a predetermined quantity of material to be mixed, avoiding the user any weighing or corresponding measurement operation, as well as any operation aimed at introducing the material to be mixed inside the packaging.
  • this device comprises a hermetic closing tab with a hole formed in the wall of the package, this closing tab being at least partly covered by the support and adapted to be fixed from detachably from said wall, and the storage means comprise a tongue for retaining the liquid or pulverulent material, adapted to be disengaged from the rest of the storage means, simultaneously with the closing tongue;
  • the support is provided with at least one lip for pinching the tabs against the packaging; - It includes means for exerting a tensile force on the tongues;
  • the traction means comprise a ring delimiting a hole for receiving part of a finger of the user; - In a plane transverse to the through hole of the support, the support has an elongated shape, and the traction means are adapted to be biased in the longitudinal direction of the support;
  • the stopper has a bottom and a skirt projecting from the bottom, adapted to be arranged at least partially in said internal volume of the support when the stopper is fixed on the support, and a retaining element in the liquid or pulverulent manner is detachably fixed on the free edge of said skirt, the space delimited by the bottom, the skirt and the retaining element forming a space for storing the liquid or pulverulent material; it comprises means for connecting one and / or the other of the tabs with the packaging or the plug, said connecting means being adapted to be broken irretrievably during the first stress in order to release the tabs.
  • the invention also relates to a packaging comprising a sealed packaging intended to contain a liquid product and a device, possibly referable, for releasing a liquid or pulverulent material in the packaging, this device being as defined above. and secured tightly to the packaging.
  • This packaging proves to be particularly practical for the user: before the first application of the release device, the liquid product and the material to be mixed are contained in separate volumes. When the user wishes to mix these elements, he requests the device so as to release the material to be mixed in the liquid contained in the packaging, then, after possibly shaking the packaging to homogenize the solution obtained, he pours this solution.
  • the release device can be manufactured independently of the packaging, the support of the device being adapted to be fixed later on the packaging, possibly already filled with the liquid product.
  • the invention further relates to a method for manufacturing a packaging comprising a sealed packaging intended to contain a liquid product and a device for releasing a liquid or pulverulent material in the packaging, this device being as defined below.
  • the method being characterized in that, on the one hand, the package is filled with the liquid product and the package is closed, which is provided with a wall adapted to be at least partially open, and, d on the other hand, the storage means of the device are filled with the liquid or pulverulent material and the said means are closed, and in that the device is then assembled to the packaging by sealingly securing the support of the device to the wall of the packaging.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a packaging according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic section of part of the packaging of Figure 1, illustrating in detail the release device according to the invention.
  • Figures 3 to 6 are views similar to Figure 2, respectively illustrating successive steps of biasing the release device.
  • Figure 1 a package comprising an aseptic sealed package 1 of parallelepiped shape, intended to contain a liquid product L, for example food.
  • the capacity of this packaging is, for example, 500 ml.
  • This packaging is in known manner formed of a multilayer structure comprising at least one layer of cardboard and a plastic film. As shown in FIG. 2, it is provided with a reclosable opening device 2, made of plastic material and adapted to be secured to packaging 1.
  • a part 4 of the package 1 intended to form the upper wall of the package during its storage and use has a hole 6 with a central axis XX and of oblong shape, the hole extending longitudinally along an axis YY parallel to the longest side of the wall 4 and which defines with the axis XX the section plane of Figure 2.
  • This hole 6 is covered in leaktight manner by the device 2 when the latter is secured to the package.
  • the device 2 comprises a tongue 8 for hermetically closing the hole 6.
  • This tongue is in the form of a strip of sealed plastic material, extending longitudinally along the axis Y- and secured to the wall 4 , for example by welding.
  • the tongue can, as a variant, be metallic or produced in a complex based on metal, such as aluminum.
  • the tongue 8 is, plumb with the hole 6, folded so that it has two superimposed flaps 10 and 10 '.
  • the flap 10 closest to the packaging 1 is, at its free end, secured to the wall 4 by a permanent weld 12 and, over the rest of its length, secured to this wall by a peelable weld 14.
  • the device 2 also includes a support 16 formed by a tubular body 18, coaxial with the hole 6 and which partially covers the tongue 8.
  • the body 18 internally defines a volume or bore 20.
  • the end of the body facing the wall 4 is, on a part of its periphery, secured in a sealed manner to this wall, for example by a permanent weld 22 or by gluing.
  • the device 2 further comprises a plug 26 for closing the packaging, suitable for removably covering the support 16.
  • a plug 26 for closing the packaging, suitable for removably covering the support 16.
  • the support 16 and the plug 20 In a plane perpendicular to the axis XX, the support 16 and the plug 20 have an elongated shape along the axis YY .
  • the plug 26 comprises a bottom 28 from which extends a tubular skirt 30 of axis XX, provided on its inner face with a complementary thread of an associated thread portion formed on the outer face of the body 18.
  • the plug 26 can thus be engaged and released at will on the support 16.
  • other means of cooperation between the support 16 and the plug 26 can be envisaged, such as snap-on studs, a bayonet system or the like.
  • Lips 32 and 34 respectively formed by the end edge of the body 18 and projecting from the bottom 28 cooperate to guarantee the hermetic closure of the packaging when the plug 26 is completely screwed onto the support.
  • the plug 26 also includes an internal skirt 38 co-axial with the skirt 30 and delimiting with the bottom 28 an internal space 40 centered on the axis X-X.
  • This space has, for example, a volume of the order of 2 ml.
  • the space 40 is suitable for storing a pulverulent material denoted P, retained against gravity by a tongue 42.
  • This tongue is in the form of a strip of flexible material, by example made of the same material as the closure tongue 8.
  • the tongue 42 can thus be made of plastic or metal.
  • This tongue 42 extends longitudinally along the axis Y-Y and forms two flaps 44 and 44 '.
  • the flap 44 is secured to the edge 48 of the internal skirt 38 by a peelable weld 46.
  • the tongue 42 is located directly above the tongue 8, so that a thickness of the tongue 8 and a thickness of the tongue 42 , formed respectively by the flaps 10 'and 44', are interposed between the folded flaps 10 and 44.
  • the tongues 8 and 42 form, so to speak, structures that are practically symmetrical with respect to an imaginary plane perpendicular to the axis XX and located between these tabs.
  • Unfolded parts of the tongues 8 and 42 extend outside the support 16, forming respective extensions 50 and 52 of the flaps 10 'and 44'. Zones 54 and 56 connecting these extensions 50 and 52 to the rest of the tongues 8 and 42 are pinched by a lip 58 formed along a peripheral part 57 of the body 18 of the support 16. This lip 58 is not mechanically connected to the wall 4 but firmly presses the zones 54 and 56 against this wall so as, in addition to the permanent weld 22, to ensure sealing along the periphery of the support 16 with respect to the packaging 1. On Figures 2 to 6, the pinch lip 58 is formed by an outer branch of the part 57 of the body 18.
  • this pinch lip is formed by an inner branch of the part 57, such as the branch 57a referenced in FIG. 2.
  • the outer branch can be used as a first-use indicator, by providing for its alteration when the tabs 8 and 42 are released. The outer branch is then for example connected to the tab 42 so to be driven by the latter and connected to the rest of the body 18 detachably with a frangible zone or the like.
  • the extensions 50 and 52 are secured to one another, for example by a weld 60 or by gluing, and are folded down on the outside face of the plug 26.
  • the free end parts of the extensions 50 and 52 are provided of a ring 62 fixed to the outer face of the bottom 28 of the plug 26 by a peelable layer 64, consisting for example of a weld or an adhesive material.
  • This layer is advantageously adapted so as not to allow the ring 62 to be replaced on the plug 26 after this ring has been released for the first time.
  • the actuation of the device 2, in order to open the package 1, is as follows.
  • the ring 62 is released from the plug 26 by rupture of the layer 64 , as indicated by the arrow Fi in FIG. 3.
  • the layer 64 thus constitutes an indicator which, if the layer 64 is broken, visually indicates to the user that the packaging he is holding has already been opened, or at least handled.
  • the extensions 50 and 52 of the tongues 8 and 42 are then driven in a corresponding movement generally parallel to the wall 4, this movement causing the gradual rupture of the peelable welds 14 and 46 and the extraction of the flaps 10 'and 44' of the device 2
  • the simultaneous release of the tongues 8 and 42 causes both the disappearance of the retention of the powder P located in the space 40 and the opening of the hole 6 of the wall 4, thus allowing the powder P to fall to the inside the package 1 and mix with the liquid L contained in the package.
  • the application of the tensile force exerted by the user is done for the latter in a natural or intuitive manner, the relative arrangement of the device 2 and the packaging 1 in a way forming a guide for the user.
  • this tensile force is maintained until the total peelable weld 46 has broken.
  • the user ceases his effort when he feels a significant tensile strength due to the permanent weld 12 which retains the tongue 8 on the wall 4. If necessary, the user shakes the packaging so as to homogenize the mixture obtained.
  • the packaging according to the invention thus makes it possible to mix, preferably just before use, the liquid L initially contained in the packaging and the powder P initially contained in the internal volume 40.
  • the fact of delaying the mixing of these elements makes it possible to preserve the organoleptic qualities of the powder to be mixed, these properties tending to disappear more or less quickly once the powder is mixed.
  • this powder has to be kept under special storage conditions, in particular in terms of exposure to light and / or sealing, the materials used to constitute the various elements of the device 2 for releasing this powder are chosen accordingly.
  • the packaging described above is used to obtain an energy solution composed of water, initially contained in the packaging 100, and powdered vitamins, initially contained in the internal volume 40 of the plug 26.
  • the packaging according to the invention allows the mixing of any kind of liquid or pulverulent material initially contained in the volume 40, with a liquid product initially contained in the packaging 1. Mention may also be made of the application of the packaging according to the invention for obtaining food solutions whose color or consistency changes just before consumption, medicinal, cosmetic or even veterinary solutions.
  • the release device 2 is at least partially assembled and filled with material to be mixed before being secured to the package 1 which already contains the liquid L and is closed.
  • this device can be manufactured independently of the rest of the packaging, for example in a place other than that where the device will be secured to the packaging.
  • the internal volume 40 containing the material to be mixed is in fact sealed in a sealed manner by the bottom 28 and the internal skirt 38 of the plug 26, as well as by the retaining tab 42.
  • the release device 2 is therefore compatible with pre-existing packaging, making the manufacturing cost of the packaging according to the invention particularly low.
  • the packaging according to the invention can be manufactured using, on the one hand, the device 2 devoid of the tongue 8 and already filled with pulverulent material P, and, on the other hand, a pre-existing packaging filled with the liquid L and provided with a detachable tab intended to form the tab 8 once the device has been assembled on the packaging, for example by welding or gluing.
  • the geometry and the capacity of the packaging 1 and / or of the release device 2 are not limited to those envisaged above;
  • the internal space which initially retains the liquid or pulverulent material to be mixed, can be delimited by, in addition to the retaining tab 42, a specific compartment secured to the support or the plug;
  • the positioning of the ring 62 before the latter is used for the first time can be provided in an appropriate zone of the packaging 1, for example on the wall 4;
  • the layer 64 to be broken in order to be able to stress the tongues 8 and 42, can be provided directly between one of these tabs and the plug 26 or the packaging 1; and or

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for releasing a liquid or powdered material into a sealed container, a container comprising one such device and a method of producing one such container. According to the invention, the release device (2) comprises: a support (16) which defines an inner volume (20) and which is designed to be solidly connected to one wall (4) of the container (1), said wall being at least partially open; and means (28, 38, 42) for storing the liquid or powdered material (P), which are disposed at least partially in the aforementioned inner volume (20). Moreover, the storage means are designed to be at least partially cleared simultaneously with the opening of the wall (4) of the container (1), such as to release the liquid or powdered material into the container. The invention is suitable for containers which are used to produce food, medicated, veterinary or similar mixtures.

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DISPOSITIF DE LIBERATION D'UNE MATIERE LIQUIDE DEVICE FOR RELEASING LIQUID MATERIAL
OU PULVERULENTE DANS UN EMBALLAGE ETANCHE, CONDITIONNEMENT COMPORTANT UN TEL DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN TEL CONDITIONNEMENTOR PULVERULENT IN A WATERPROOF PACKAGING, PACKAGING COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH PACKAGING
La présente invention concerne un dispositif de libération d'une matière liquide ou pulvérulente dans un emballage étanche destiné à contenir un produit liquide, ainsi qu'un conditionnement comportant un emballage muni d'un tel dispositif. L'invention a également trait à un procédé de fabrication d'un tel conditionnement.The present invention relates to a device for releasing a liquid or pulverulent material in a sealed packaging intended to contain a liquid product, as well as a packaging comprising a packaging provided with such a device. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such packaging.
De nombreux produits alimentaires liquides, ou plus généralement à même d'être déversés, tels que des jus de fruits, du lait, etc., sont actuellement vendus dans des emballages étanches, formés d'une matière stérilisée et/ou stérilisable . A titre d'exemple de tels emballages, on peut citer un emballage appelé « TETRA BRIK » (marque déposée) formé de plusieurs couches laminés de matériaux différents généralement choisis parmi le carton, le plastique et l'aluminium.Many liquid food products, or more generally capable of being poured out, such as fruit juices, milk, etc., are currently sold in sealed packages formed from sterilized and / or sterilizable material. As an example of such packaging, mention may be made of a packaging called "TETRA BRIK" (registered trademark) formed by several laminated layers of different materials generally chosen from cardboard, plastic and aluminum.
Par ailleurs, pour certaines préparations alimentaires, médicamenteuses, vétérinaires ou analogues, il est parfois préférable, voire nécessaire, de mélanger peu avant l'ingestion, d'une part un produit liquide, et d'autre part une matière liquide ou pulvérulente, la quantité de cette matière étant nettement inférieure à celle du produit liquide. C'est par exemple le cas pour les solutions dites énergétiques destinées aux sportifs, obtenues en mélangeant un produit liquide à base d'eau avec des vitamines en poudre. En effet, le fait de mélanger juste avant l'ingestion permet de conserver aux vitamines toutes leurs qualités nutritionnelles et organoleptiques .Furthermore, for certain food, medicinal, veterinary or similar preparations, it is sometimes preferable, even necessary, to mix shortly before ingestion, on the one hand a liquid product, and on the other hand a liquid or pulverulent material, quantity of this material being much lower than that of the liquid product. This is for example the case for so-called energy solutions intended for athletes, obtained by mixing a liquid water-based product with powdered vitamins. Indeed, the fact of mixing just before ingestion allows the vitamins to retain all their nutritional and organoleptic qualities.
Le but de la présente invention est de proposer un dispositif qui permette à l'utilisateur de facilement provoquer le mélange d'une telle matière liquide ou pulvérulente avec un produit liquide déjà contenu dans un emballage étanche.The object of the present invention is to provide a device which allows the user to easily cause such a liquid or pulverulent material to mix with a liquid product already contained in a sealed package.
A cet effet, l'invention concerne un dispositif de libération d'une matière liquide ou pulvérulente dans un emballage étanche destiné à contenir un produit liquide, ce dispositif comportant un support qui délimite un volume interne et qui est adapté pour être solidarisé à une paroi de l'emballage destinée à être au moins en partie ouverte, et des moyens de stockage de la matière liquide ou pulvérulente destinée à être mélangée avec le produit liquide contenu dans l'emballage, lesdits moyens de stockage étant disposés au moins en partie dans le volume interne du support et adaptés pour être au moins en partie dégagés simultanément à l'ouverture de la paroi de l'emballage, de façon à libérer la matière liquide ou pulvérulente dans l'emballage.To this end, the invention relates to a device for releasing a liquid or pulverulent material in a sealed package intended to contain a liquid product, this device comprising a support which delimits an internal volume and which is adapted to be secured to a wall packaging intended to be at least partially open, and means for storing the liquid or pulverulent material intended to be mixed with the liquid product contained in the packaging, said storage means being arranged at least partly in the internal volume of the support and adapted to be at least partially released simultaneously with the opening of the wall of the packaging, so as to release the liquid or pulverulent material in the packaging.
Avec le dispositif selon l'invention, l'utilisateur dispose de moyens de stockage contenant la matière liquide ou pulvérulente à mélanger avec le produit liquide déjà contenu dans l'emballage, qui permettent une libération aisée de cette matière lors de l'ouverture de l'emballage. Ces moyens contiennent une quantité prédéterminée de matière à mélanger, évitant à l'utilisateur toute opération de pesée ou de mesure correspondante, ainsi que toute opération visant à introduire à l'intérieur de l'emballage la matière à mélanger.With the device according to the invention, the user has storage means containing the liquid or pulverulent material to be mixed with the liquid product already contained in the packaging, which allow easy release of this material when the container is opened. 'packaging. These means contain a predetermined quantity of material to be mixed, avoiding the user any weighing or corresponding measurement operation, as well as any operation aimed at introducing the material to be mixed inside the packaging.
Suivant d'autres caractéristiques de ce dispositif, prises isolément ou selon toutes les combinaisons techniquement possibles : il comporte une languette de fermeture hermétique d'un trou formé dans la paroi de l'emballage, cette languette de fermeture étant au moins en partie recouverte par le support et adaptée pour être fixée de façon détachable à ladite paroi, et les moyens de stockage comprennent une languette de retenue de la matière liquide ou pulvérulente, adaptée pour être dégagée du reste des moyens de stockage, simultanément avec la languette de fermeture ;According to other characteristics of this device, taken in isolation or in any technically possible combination: it comprises a hermetic closing tab with a hole formed in the wall of the package, this closing tab being at least partly covered by the support and adapted to be fixed from detachably from said wall, and the storage means comprise a tongue for retaining the liquid or pulverulent material, adapted to be disengaged from the rest of the storage means, simultaneously with the closing tongue;
- les languettes de fermeture et de retenue sont solidarisées l'une à l'autre ;- the closing and retaining tabs are secured to one another;
- le support est muni d'au moins une lèvre de pincement des languettes contre l'emballage ; - il comporte des moyens permettant d'exercer un effort de traction sur les languettes ;- The support is provided with at least one lip for pinching the tabs against the packaging; - It includes means for exerting a tensile force on the tongues;
- les moyens de traction comprennent un anneau délimitant un trou de réception d'une partie d'un doigt de l'utilisateur ; - dans un plan transversal à l'orifice traversant du support, le support présente une forme allongée, et les moyens de traction sont adaptés pour être sollicités suivant la direction longitudinale du support ;- The traction means comprise a ring delimiting a hole for receiving part of a finger of the user; - In a plane transverse to the through hole of the support, the support has an elongated shape, and the traction means are adapted to be biased in the longitudinal direction of the support;
- il comporte en outre un bouchon adapté pour être fixé de façon amovible sur le support de manière à isoler le volume interne de l'extérieur, ledit bouchon portant les moyens de stockage de la matière liquide ou pulvérulente ; le bouchon comporte un fond et une jupe en saillie par rapport au fond, adaptée pour être disposée au moins en partie dans ledit volume interne du support lorsque le bouchon est fixé sur le support, et un élément de retenue de la manière liquide ou pulvérulente est fixé de façon détachable sur le bord libre de ladite jupe, l'espace délimité par le fond, la jupe et l'élément de retenue formant un espace de stockage de la matière liquide ou pulvérulente ; il comporte des moyens de liaison de l'une et/ou l'autre des languettes avec l'emballage ou le bouchon, lesdits moyens de liaison étant adaptés pour être rompus de manière irrémédiable lors de la première sollicitation en vue de dégager les languettes.- It further comprises a plug adapted to be removably attached to the support so as to isolate the internal volume from the outside, said plug carrying the means for storing the liquid or pulverulent material; the stopper has a bottom and a skirt projecting from the bottom, adapted to be arranged at least partially in said internal volume of the support when the stopper is fixed on the support, and a retaining element in the liquid or pulverulent manner is detachably fixed on the free edge of said skirt, the space delimited by the bottom, the skirt and the retaining element forming a space for storing the liquid or pulverulent material; it comprises means for connecting one and / or the other of the tabs with the packaging or the plug, said connecting means being adapted to be broken irretrievably during the first stress in order to release the tabs.
L'invention a également pour objet un conditionnement comportant un emballage étanche destiné à contenir un produit liquide et un dispositif, éventuellement refer able, de libération d'une matière liquide ou pulvérulente dans l'emballage, ce dispositif étant tel que défini ci-dessus et solidarisé de façon étanche à l'emballage.The invention also relates to a packaging comprising a sealed packaging intended to contain a liquid product and a device, possibly referable, for releasing a liquid or pulverulent material in the packaging, this device being as defined above. and secured tightly to the packaging.
Ce conditionnement se révèle particulièrement pratique pour l'utilisateur : avant la première sollicitation du dispositif de libération, le produit liquide et la matière à mélanger sont contenus dans des volumes distincts. Lorsque l'utilisateur souhaite mélanger ces éléments, il sollicite le dispositif de façon à libérer la matière à mélanger dans le liquide contenu dans l'emballage, puis, après avoir éventuellement secoué le conditionnement pour homogénéiser la solution obtenue, il déverse cette solution. Le dispositif de libération peut être fabriqué indépendamment de l'emballage, le support du dispositif étant adapté pour être fixé ultérieurement sur l'emballage éventuellement déjà rempli avec le produit liquide.This packaging proves to be particularly practical for the user: before the first application of the release device, the liquid product and the material to be mixed are contained in separate volumes. When the user wishes to mix these elements, he requests the device so as to release the material to be mixed in the liquid contained in the packaging, then, after possibly shaking the packaging to homogenize the solution obtained, he pours this solution. The release device can be manufactured independently of the packaging, the support of the device being adapted to be fixed later on the packaging, possibly already filled with the liquid product.
L'invention a en outre pour objet un procédé de fabrication d'un conditionnement comportant un emballage étanche destiné à contenir un produit liquide et un dispositif de libération d'une matière liquide ou pulvérulente dans l'emballage, ce dispositif étant tel que défini ci-dessus et le procédé étant caractérisé en ce que, d'une part, on remplit l'emballage avec le produit liquide et on ferme l'emballage qui est muni d'une paroi adaptée pour être au moins en partie ouverte, et, d'autre part, on remplit les moyens de stockage du dispositif avec la matière liquide ou pulvérulente et on ferme lesdits moyens, et en ce qu'on assemble ensuite le dispositif à l'emballage en solidarisant de façon étanche le support du dispositif à la paroi de l'emballage.The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing a packaging comprising a sealed packaging intended to contain a liquid product and a device for releasing a liquid or pulverulent material in the packaging, this device being as defined below. above and the method being characterized in that, on the one hand, the package is filled with the liquid product and the package is closed, which is provided with a wall adapted to be at least partially open, and, d on the other hand, the storage means of the device are filled with the liquid or pulverulent material and the said means are closed, and in that the device is then assembled to the packaging by sealingly securing the support of the device to the wall of the packaging.
L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre, donnée uniquement à titre d'exemple et faite en se référant aux dessins sur lesquels :The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows, given solely by way of example and made with reference to the drawings in which:
- la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un conditionnement selon l'invention ; - la figure 2 est une coupe schématique d'une partie du conditionnement de la figure 1, illustrant en détail le dispositif de libération selon l'invention ; et- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a packaging according to the invention; - Figure 2 is a schematic section of part of the packaging of Figure 1, illustrating in detail the release device according to the invention; and
- les figures 3 à 6 sont des vues analogues à la figure 2, illustrant respectivement des étapes successives de sollicitation du dispositif de libération.- Figures 3 to 6 are views similar to Figure 2, respectively illustrating successive steps of biasing the release device.
Sur la figure 1 est représenté un conditionnement comportant un emballage étanche aseptique 1 de forme parallélépipédique, destiné à contenir un produit liquide L, par exemple alimentaire. La contenance de cet emballage est, par exemple, de 500 ml. Cet emballage est de façon connue formé d'une structure multicouches comprenant au moins une couche de carton et un film en matière plastique. Comme représenté sur la figure 2, il est pourvu d'un dispositif d'ouverture refermable 2, réalisé en matière plastique et adapté pour être solidarisé à l'emballage 1.In Figure 1 is shown a package comprising an aseptic sealed package 1 of parallelepiped shape, intended to contain a liquid product L, for example food. The capacity of this packaging is, for example, 500 ml. This packaging is in known manner formed of a multilayer structure comprising at least one layer of cardboard and a plastic film. As shown in FIG. 2, it is provided with a reclosable opening device 2, made of plastic material and adapted to be secured to packaging 1.
Une partie 4 de l'emballage 1 destinée à former la paroi supérieure de l'emballage lors de son stockage et de son utilisation, présente un trou 6 d'axe central X-X et de forme oblongue, le trou s'étendant longitudinalement suivant un axe Y-Y parallèle au côté le plus long de la paroi 4 et qui définit avec l'axe X-X le plan de coupe de la figure 2. Ce trou 6 est recouvert de façon étanche par le dispositif 2 lorsque ce dernier est solidarisé à 1' emballage. A cet effet, le dispositif 2 comporte une languette 8 de fermeture hermétique du trou 6. Cette languette se présente sous la forme d'une bande en matière plastique étanche, s'étendant longitudinalement suivant l'axe Y- et solidarisée à la paroi 4, par exemple par soudure. La languette peut, en variante, être métallique ou réalisée dans un complexe à base de métal, tel que de l'aluminium. La languette 8 est, à l'aplomb du trou 6, pliée de façon à ce qu'elle présente deux rabats superposés 10 et 10' . Le rabat 10 le plus proche de l'emballage 1 est, à son extrémité libre, solidarisé à la paroi 4 par une soudure permanente 12 et, sur le reste de sa longueur, solidarisé à cette paroi par une soudure pelable 14.A part 4 of the package 1 intended to form the upper wall of the package during its storage and use, has a hole 6 with a central axis XX and of oblong shape, the hole extending longitudinally along an axis YY parallel to the longest side of the wall 4 and which defines with the axis XX the section plane of Figure 2. This hole 6 is covered in leaktight manner by the device 2 when the latter is secured to the package. To this end, the device 2 comprises a tongue 8 for hermetically closing the hole 6. This tongue is in the form of a strip of sealed plastic material, extending longitudinally along the axis Y- and secured to the wall 4 , for example by welding. The tongue can, as a variant, be metallic or produced in a complex based on metal, such as aluminum. The tongue 8 is, plumb with the hole 6, folded so that it has two superimposed flaps 10 and 10 '. The flap 10 closest to the packaging 1 is, at its free end, secured to the wall 4 by a permanent weld 12 and, over the rest of its length, secured to this wall by a peelable weld 14.
Le dispositif 2 comporte également un support 16 formé d'un corps tubulaire 18, coaxial au trou 6 et qui recouvre en partie la languette 8. Le corps 18 délimite intérieurement un volume ou alésage 20. L'extrémité du corps tournée vers la paroi 4 est, sur une partie de sa périphérie, solidarisée de façon étanche à cette paroi, par exemple par une soudure permanente 22 ou par collage.The device 2 also includes a support 16 formed by a tubular body 18, coaxial with the hole 6 and which partially covers the tongue 8. The body 18 internally defines a volume or bore 20. The end of the body facing the wall 4 is, on a part of its periphery, secured in a sealed manner to this wall, for example by a permanent weld 22 or by gluing.
Le dispositif 2 comporte en outre un bouchon 26 de fermeture du conditionnement, adapté pour recouvrir de façon amovible le support 16. Dans un plan perpendiculaire à l'axe X-X, le support 16 et le bouchon 20 présentent une forme allongée suivant l'axe Y-Y.The device 2 further comprises a plug 26 for closing the packaging, suitable for removably covering the support 16. In a plane perpendicular to the axis XX, the support 16 and the plug 20 have an elongated shape along the axis YY .
Le bouchon 26 comporte un fond 28 à partir duquel s'étend une jupe tubulaire 30 d'axe X-X, pourvue sur sa face intérieure d'un taraudage complémentaire d'une partie de filet associée formée sur la face extérieure du corps 18. Le bouchon 26 peut ainsi être engagé et dégagé à volonté sur le support 16. En variantes, d'autres moyens de coopération entre le support 16 et le bouchon 26 sont envisageables, tels que des plots d' encliquetage , un système à baïonnette ou analogue. Des lèvres 32 et 34 formées respectivement par le chant d'extrémité du corps 18 et en saillie du fond 28 coopèrent pour garantir la fermeture hermétique du conditionnement lorsque le bouchon 26 est totalement vissé sur le support .The plug 26 comprises a bottom 28 from which extends a tubular skirt 30 of axis XX, provided on its inner face with a complementary thread of an associated thread portion formed on the outer face of the body 18. The plug 26 can thus be engaged and released at will on the support 16. As a variant, other means of cooperation between the support 16 and the plug 26 can be envisaged, such as snap-on studs, a bayonet system or the like. Lips 32 and 34 respectively formed by the end edge of the body 18 and projecting from the bottom 28 cooperate to guarantee the hermetic closure of the packaging when the plug 26 is completely screwed onto the support.
Le bouchon 26 comprend également une jupe interne 38 co-axiale à la jupe 30 et délimitant avec le fond 28 un espace interne 40 centré sur l'axe X-X. Cet espace à, par exemple, un volume de l'ordre de 2 ml. Comme représenté sur la figure 2, l'espace 40 est adapté pour stocker une matière pulvérulente notée P, retenue à l' encontre de la gravité par une languette 42. Cette languette se présente sous la forme d'une bande en matière souple, par exemple constituée de la même matière que la languette de fermeture 8. Comme la languette 8, la languette 42 peut ainsi être réalisée en matière plastique ou en métal. Cette languette 42 s'étend longitudinalement suivant l'axe Y-Y et forme deux rabats 44 et 44'. Le rabat 44 est solidarisé au chant 48 de la jupe interne 38 par une soudure pelable 46. La languette 42 est située à l'aplomb de la languette 8, de sorte qu'une épaisseur de la languette 8 et une épaisseur de la languette 42, formées respectivement par les rabats 10' et 44', sont interposées entre les rabats plies 10 et 44. Les languettes 8 et 42 forment, en quelque sorte, des structures pratiquement symétriques par rapport à un plan imaginaire perpendiculaire à l'axe X-X et situé entre ces languettes.The plug 26 also includes an internal skirt 38 co-axial with the skirt 30 and delimiting with the bottom 28 an internal space 40 centered on the axis X-X. This space has, for example, a volume of the order of 2 ml. As shown in FIG. 2, the space 40 is suitable for storing a pulverulent material denoted P, retained against gravity by a tongue 42. This tongue is in the form of a strip of flexible material, by example made of the same material as the closure tongue 8. Like the tongue 8, the tongue 42 can thus be made of plastic or metal. This tongue 42 extends longitudinally along the axis Y-Y and forms two flaps 44 and 44 '. The flap 44 is secured to the edge 48 of the internal skirt 38 by a peelable weld 46. The tongue 42 is located directly above the tongue 8, so that a thickness of the tongue 8 and a thickness of the tongue 42 , formed respectively by the flaps 10 'and 44', are interposed between the folded flaps 10 and 44. The tongues 8 and 42 form, so to speak, structures that are practically symmetrical with respect to an imaginary plane perpendicular to the axis XX and located between these tabs.
Des parties non pliées des languettes 8 et 42 s'étendent à l'extérieur du support 16 en formant des prolongements respectifs 50 et 52 des rabats 10' et 44' . Des zones 54 et 56 reliant ces prolongements 50 et 52 au reste des languettes 8 et 42 sont pincées par une lèvre 58 formée suivant une partie périphérique 57 du corps 18 du support 16. Cette lèvre 58 n'est pas reliée mécaniquement à la paroi 4 mais appuie fermement les zones 54 et 56 contre cette paroi de manière à, en complément de la soudure permanente 22, assurer l'étanchéité le long de la périphérie du support 16 vis-à-vis de l'emballage 1. Sur les figures 2 à 6, la lèvre de pincement 58 est formée par une branche extérieure de la partie 57 du corps 18. En variante non représentée, cette lèvre de pincement est formée par une branche intérieure de la partie 57, telle que la branche 57a référencée sur la figure 2. Dans ce cas, la branche extérieure peut être utilisée comme un témoin de première utilisation, en prévoyant son altération lors du dégagement des languettes 8 et 42. La branche extérieure est alors par exemple reliée à la languette 42 de façon à être entraînée par cette dernière et reliée au reste du corps 18 de façon détachable avec une zone frangible ou analogue.Unfolded parts of the tongues 8 and 42 extend outside the support 16, forming respective extensions 50 and 52 of the flaps 10 'and 44'. Zones 54 and 56 connecting these extensions 50 and 52 to the rest of the tongues 8 and 42 are pinched by a lip 58 formed along a peripheral part 57 of the body 18 of the support 16. This lip 58 is not mechanically connected to the wall 4 but firmly presses the zones 54 and 56 against this wall so as, in addition to the permanent weld 22, to ensure sealing along the periphery of the support 16 with respect to the packaging 1. On Figures 2 to 6, the pinch lip 58 is formed by an outer branch of the part 57 of the body 18. Alternatively not shown, this pinch lip is formed by an inner branch of the part 57, such as the branch 57a referenced in FIG. 2. In this case, the outer branch can be used as a first-use indicator, by providing for its alteration when the tabs 8 and 42 are released. The outer branch is then for example connected to the tab 42 so to be driven by the latter and connected to the rest of the body 18 detachably with a frangible zone or the like.
Les prolongements 50 et 52 sont solidarisés l'un à l'autre, par exemple par une soudure 60 ou par un collage, et sont rabattus sur la face extérieure du bouchon 26. Les parties d'extrémité libre des prolongements 50 et 52 sont munies d'un anneau 62 fixé à la face extérieure du fond 28 du bouchon 26 par une couche pelable 64, constituée par exemple d'une soudure ou d'une matière adhésive. Cette couche est avantageusement adaptée pour ne pas permettre la remise en place de l'anneau 62 sur le bouchon 26 après que cet anneau en a été dégagé pour la première fois.The extensions 50 and 52 are secured to one another, for example by a weld 60 or by gluing, and are folded down on the outside face of the plug 26. The free end parts of the extensions 50 and 52 are provided of a ring 62 fixed to the outer face of the bottom 28 of the plug 26 by a peelable layer 64, consisting for example of a weld or an adhesive material. This layer is advantageously adapted so as not to allow the ring 62 to be replaced on the plug 26 after this ring has been released for the first time.
L' actionnement du dispositif 2, en vue d'ouvrir l'emballage 1, est le suivant.The actuation of the device 2, in order to open the package 1, is as follows.
En considérant que l'emballage 1 est rempli du liquide L et que le dispositif 2 est solidarisé à la paroi 4 de l'emballage, comme représenté sur la figure 2, l'anneau 62 est dégagé du bouchon 26 par rupture de la couche 64, comme indiqué par la flèche Fi sur la figure 3. La couche 64 constitue ainsi un indicateur qui, si la couche 64 est rompue, indique visuellement à l'utilisateur que le conditionnement qu'il tient a déjà été ouvert, ou tout au moins manipulé.Considering that the package 1 is filled with liquid L and that the device 2 is secured to the wall 4 of the package, as shown in FIG. 2, the ring 62 is released from the plug 26 by rupture of the layer 64 , as indicated by the arrow Fi in FIG. 3. The layer 64 thus constitutes an indicator which, if the layer 64 is broken, visually indicates to the user that the packaging he is holding has already been opened, or at least handled.
L'utilisateur introduit ensuite un de ses doigts à l'intérieur de l'anneau 62 et exerce, par le biais de ce dernier, un effort de traction F2 suivant l'axe Y-Y. Les prolongements 50 et 52 des languettes 8 et 42 sont alors entraînés suivant un mouvement correspondant globalement parallèle à la paroi 4, ce mouvement provoquant la rupture progressive des soudures pelables 14 et 46 et l'extraction des rabats 10' et 44' du dispositif 2. Le dégagement simultané des languettes 8 et 42 provoque à la fois la disparition de la retenue de la poudre P située dans l'espace 40 et l'ouverture du trou 6 de la paroi 4, permettant ainsi à la poudre P de tomber à l'intérieur de l'emballage 1 et de se mélanger avec le liquide L contenu dans l'emballage.The user then introduces one of his fingers inside the ring 62 and exerts, by means of the latter, a tensile force F 2 along the axis YY. The extensions 50 and 52 of the tongues 8 and 42 are then driven in a corresponding movement generally parallel to the wall 4, this movement causing the gradual rupture of the peelable welds 14 and 46 and the extraction of the flaps 10 'and 44' of the device 2 The simultaneous release of the tongues 8 and 42 causes both the disappearance of the retention of the powder P located in the space 40 and the opening of the hole 6 of the wall 4, thus allowing the powder P to fall to the inside the package 1 and mix with the liquid L contained in the package.
Dans la mesure où les languettes 8 et 42 s'étendent longitudinalement parallèlement à la paroi 4, l'application de l'effort de traction exercé par l'utilisateur se fait pour ce dernier de manière naturelle ou intuitive, la disposition relative du dispositif 2 et de l'emballage 1 formant en quelque sorte un guidage pour l'utilisateur.Insofar as the tongues 8 and 42 extend longitudinally parallel to the wall 4, the application of the tensile force exerted by the user is done for the latter in a natural or intuitive manner, the relative arrangement of the device 2 and the packaging 1 in a way forming a guide for the user.
Comme représenté sur la figure 5, cet effort de traction est maintenu jusqu'à la rupture totale de la soudure pelable 46. L'utilisateur cesse son effort lorsque il sent une résistance importante à la traction due à la soudure permanente 12 qui retient la languette 8 sur la paroi 4. Si nécessaire, l'utilisateur secoue l'emballage de manière à homogénéiser le mélange obtenu.As shown in FIG. 5, this tensile force is maintained until the total peelable weld 46 has broken. The user ceases his effort when he feels a significant tensile strength due to the permanent weld 12 which retains the tongue 8 on the wall 4. If necessary, the user shakes the packaging so as to homogenize the mixture obtained.
Lorsque l'utilisateur souhaite déverser le contenu de l'emballage 1 à travers l'orifice traversant 20 du support 16, il dégage le bouchon 26, comme indiqué par la flèche F3 sur la figure 6. L'emballage 100 peut ensuite être refermé en rê-engageant le bouchon sur le support.When the user wishes to pour the contents of the package 1 through the through hole 20 of the support 16, he releases the plug 26, as indicated by the arrow F 3 in Figure 6. The package 100 can then be closed by re-engaging the plug on the support.
Le conditionnement selon l'invention permet ainsi de mélanger, de préférence juste avant utilisation, le liquide L initialement contenu dans l'emballage et la poudre P initialement contenu dans le volume interne 40. Le fait de retarder le mélange de ces éléments permet de conserver les qualités organoleptiques de la poudre à mélanger, ces propriétés ayant tendance à disparaître plus ou moins rapidement une fois la poudre mélangée. Par ailleurs, lorsque cette poudre se doit d'être conservée dans des conditions de stockage particulières, notamment en termes d'exposition à la lumière et/ou d' étanchéité, les matériaux utilisés pour constituer les différents éléments du dispositif 2 de libération de cette poudre sont choisis en conséquence .The packaging according to the invention thus makes it possible to mix, preferably just before use, the liquid L initially contained in the packaging and the powder P initially contained in the internal volume 40. The fact of delaying the mixing of these elements makes it possible to preserve the organoleptic qualities of the powder to be mixed, these properties tending to disappear more or less quickly once the powder is mixed. Furthermore, when this powder has to be kept under special storage conditions, in particular in terms of exposure to light and / or sealing, the materials used to constitute the various elements of the device 2 for releasing this powder are chosen accordingly.
A titre d'exemple, le conditionnement décrit ci-dessus est utilisé pour obtenir une solution énergétique composée d'eau, initialement contenue dans l'emballage 100, et de vitamines en poudre, initialement contenues dans le volume interne 40 du bouchon 26. De manière plus générale, le conditionnement selon l'invention permet le mélange de toute sorte de matière liquide ou pulvérulente initialement contenue dans le volume 40, avec un produit liquide initialement contenu dans l'emballage 1. On peut également citer l'application du conditionnement selon l'invention à l'obtention de solutions alimentaires dont la couleur ou la consistance change juste avant consommation, de solutions médicamenteuses, cosmétiques ou encore vétérinaires. Avantageusement, le dispositif de libération 2 est au moins partiellement assemblé et rempli de matière à mélanger avant d'être solidarisé à l'emballage 1 qui contient déjà le liquide L et est fermé. De la sorte, ce dispositif peut être fabriqué indépendamment du reste du conditionnement, par exemple dans un autre lieu que celui où le dispositif sera solidarisé à l'emballage. Le volume interne 40 contenant la matière à mélanger est en effet fermé de façon étanche par le fond 28 et la jupe interne 38 du bouchon 26, ainsi que par la languette de retenue 42.By way of example, the packaging described above is used to obtain an energy solution composed of water, initially contained in the packaging 100, and powdered vitamins, initially contained in the internal volume 40 of the plug 26. From more generally, the packaging according to the invention allows the mixing of any kind of liquid or pulverulent material initially contained in the volume 40, with a liquid product initially contained in the packaging 1. Mention may also be made of the application of the packaging according to the invention for obtaining food solutions whose color or consistency changes just before consumption, medicinal, cosmetic or even veterinary solutions. Advantageously, the release device 2 is at least partially assembled and filled with material to be mixed before being secured to the package 1 which already contains the liquid L and is closed. In this way, this device can be manufactured independently of the rest of the packaging, for example in a place other than that where the device will be secured to the packaging. The internal volume 40 containing the material to be mixed is in fact sealed in a sealed manner by the bottom 28 and the internal skirt 38 of the plug 26, as well as by the retaining tab 42.
Le dispositif de libération 2 est donc compatible avec des emballages pré-existants, rendant particulièrement faible le coût de fabrication du conditionnement selon 1 ' invention. En particulier, le conditionnement selon l'invention peut être fabriqué en utilisant, d'une part, le dispositif 2 dépourvu de la languette 8 et déjà rempli de matière pulvérulente P, et, d'autre part, un emballage pré-existant rempli du liquide L et muni d'une languette détachable destinée à former la languette 8 une fois le dispositif assemblé sur l'emballage, par exemple par soudage ou collage.The release device 2 is therefore compatible with pre-existing packaging, making the manufacturing cost of the packaging according to the invention particularly low. In particular, the packaging according to the invention can be manufactured using, on the one hand, the device 2 devoid of the tongue 8 and already filled with pulverulent material P, and, on the other hand, a pre-existing packaging filled with the liquid L and provided with a detachable tab intended to form the tab 8 once the device has been assembled on the packaging, for example by welding or gluing.
Divers aménagements et variantes au conditionnement décrit ci-dessus sont envisageables : - la géométrie et la contenance de l'emballage 1 et/ou du dispositif de libération 2 ne sont pas limitées à celles envisagées ci-dessus ; l'espace interne qui retient initialement la matière liquide ou pulvérulente à mélanger, peut être délimité par, en plus de la languette de retenue 42, un compartiment spécifique solidaire du support ou du bouchon ;Various arrangements and variants to the packaging described above can be envisaged: the geometry and the capacity of the packaging 1 and / or of the release device 2 are not limited to those envisaged above; the internal space which initially retains the liquid or pulverulent material to be mixed, can be delimited by, in addition to the retaining tab 42, a specific compartment secured to the support or the plug;
- le positionnement de l'anneau 62 avant que ce dernier ne soit utilisé pour la première fois peut être prévu dans une zone adéquate de l'emballage 1, par exemple sur la paroi 4 ;- The positioning of the ring 62 before the latter is used for the first time can be provided in an appropriate zone of the packaging 1, for example on the wall 4;
- la couche 64, à rompre pour pouvoir solliciter les languettes 8 et 42, peut être prévue directement entre l'une de ces languettes et le bouchon 26 ou l'emballage 1 ; et/outhe layer 64, to be broken in order to be able to stress the tongues 8 and 42, can be provided directly between one of these tabs and the plug 26 or the packaging 1; and or
- d'autres moyens que l'anneau 62 pour exercer l'effort de traction F2 sont envisageables, notamment une petite plaque en matière plastique formant poignée, éventuellement dépourvue de trou de réception d'un doigt de l'utilisateur. - Other means than the ring 62 for exerting the tensile force F 2 can be envisaged, in particular a small plastic plate forming a handle, possibly devoid of a hole for receiving a finger of the user.

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REVENDICATIONS
1. Dispositif de libération d'une matière liquide ou pulvérulente dans un emballage étanche destiné à contenir un produit liquide, ledit dispositif comportant un support1. Device for releasing a liquid or pulverulent material in a sealed package intended to contain a liquid product, said device comprising a support
(16) qui délimite un volume interne (20) et qui est adapté pour être solidarisé à une paroi (4) de l'emballage destinée à être au moins en partie ouverte, et des moyens (28, 38, 42) de stockage de la matière liquide ou pulvérulente (P) destinée à être mélangée avec le produit liquide (L) contenu dans l'emballage (1), lesdits moyens de stockage étant disposés au moins en partie dans le volume interne (20) du support (16) et adaptés pour être au moins en partie dégagés simultanément à l'ouverture de ladite paroi (4) de l'emballage (1), de façon à libérer la matière liquide ou pulvérulente dans l'emballage.(16) which delimits an internal volume (20) and which is adapted to be secured to a wall (4) of the packaging intended to be at least partially open, and means (28, 38, 42) for storing the liquid or pulverulent material (P) intended to be mixed with the liquid product (L) contained in the packaging (1), said storage means being arranged at least partially in the internal volume (20) of the support (16) and adapted to be at least partially released simultaneously with the opening of said wall (4) of the package (1), so as to release the liquid or pulverulent material in the package.
2. Dispositif suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte une languette (8) de fermeture hermétique d'un trou (6) formé dans ladite paroi (4) de l'emballage (1), ladite languette de fermeture étant au moins en partie recouverte par le support (16) et adaptée pour être fixée de façon détachable à ladite paroi, et en ce que les moyens de stockage (28, 38, 42) comprennent une languette (42) de retenue de la matière liquide ou pulvérulente (P) , adaptée pour être dégagée du reste des moyens de stockage simultanément avec la languette de fermeture (8) .2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a tongue (8) hermetic closure of a hole (6) formed in said wall (4) of the package (1), said closure tongue being at least partly covered by the support (16) and adapted to be detachably fixed to said wall, and in that the storage means (28, 38, 42) comprise a tongue (42) for retaining the liquid material or powdery (P), adapted to be disengaged from the rest of the storage means simultaneously with the closing tab (8).
3. Dispositif suivant la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que les languettes de fermeture (8) et de retenue3. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the closing tabs (8) and retaining
(42) sont solidarisées l'une à l'autre.(42) are joined to one another.
4. Dispositif suivant l'une des revendications 2 ou 3 , caractérisé en ce que le support (16) est muni d'au moins une lèvre (58) de pincement des languettes (8, 42) contre 1' emballage (1) .4. Device according to one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that the support (16) is provided with at least a lip (58) for pinching the tongues (8, 42) against the package (1).
5. Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens (62) permettant d'exercer un effort (F2) de traction manuelle sur les languettes (8, 42).5. Device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that it comprises means (62) allowing to exert a force (F 2 ) of manual traction on the tongues (8, 42).
6. Dispositif suivant la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de traction comprennent un anneau (62) délimitant un trou de réception d'une partie d'un doigt de l'utilisateur.6. Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the traction means comprise a ring (62) delimiting a hole for receiving part of a finger of the user.
7. Dispositif suivant l'une des revendications 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que, dans un plan transversal à l'orifice traversant (20) du support (16) , le support présente une forme allongée, et en ce que les moyens de traction (62) sont adaptés pour être sollicités suivant la direction longitudinale (Y-Y) du support.7. Device according to one of claims 5 or 6, characterized in that, in a plane transverse to the through orifice (20) of the support (16), the support has an elongated shape, and in that the means for traction (62) are adapted to be stressed in the longitudinal direction (YY) of the support.
8. Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte en outre un bouchon (26) adapté pour être fixé de façon amovible sur le support (16) de manière à isoler le volume interne (20) de l'extérieur, ledit bouchon portant les moyens (28, 38, 42) de stockage de la matière liquide ou pulvérulente (P) .8. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it further comprises a plug (26) adapted to be removably fixed on the support (16) so as to isolate the internal volume (20) from the outside, said plug carrying the means (28, 38, 42) for storing the liquid or pulverulent material (P).
9. Dispositif suivant la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que le bouchon (26) comporte un fond (28) et une jupe9. Device according to claim 8, characterized in that the plug (26) has a bottom (28) and a skirt
(38) en saillie par rapport audit fond, adaptée pour être disposée au moins en partie dans ledit volume interne (20) du support (16) lorsque le bouchon (26) est fixé sur le support, et en ce qu'un élément (42) de retenue de la manière liquide ou pulvérulente (P) est fixé de façon détachable sur le bord libre (48) de ladite jupe (38) , l'espace (40) délimité par le fond (28), la jupe (38) et l'élément de retenue (42) formant un espace de stockage de la matière liquide ou pulvérulente (P) . (38) projecting from said bottom, adapted to be disposed at least partially in said internal volume (20) of the support (16) when the plug (26) is fixed on the support, and in that an element ( 42) for retaining in the liquid or pulverulent manner (P) is detachably fixed on the free edge (48) of said skirt (38), the space (40) delimited by the bottom (28), the skirt (38 ) and the retaining element (42) forming a space for storing the liquid or pulverulent material (P).
10. Dispositif suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 9, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens (64) de liaison de l'une et/ou l'autre des languettes (8, 42) avec l'emballage (1) ou le bouchon (26), lesdits moyens de liaison étant adaptés pour être rompus de manière irrémédiable lors de la première sollicitation en vue de dégager les languettes.10. Device according to any one of claims 2 to 9, characterized in that it comprises means (64) for connecting one and / or the other of the tongues (8, 42) with the packaging ( 1) or the plug (26), said connecting means being adapted to be broken irretrievably during the first stress in order to release the tabs.
11. Conditionnement, comportant- un emballage étanche (1) destiné à contenir un produit liquide (L) et un dispositif (2), éventuellement refermable, de libération d'une matière liquide ou pulvérulente (P) dans l'emballage, ledit dispositif étant conforme à l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes et solidarisé de façon étanche à 1 ' emballage . 11. Packaging, comprising- a sealed package (1) intended to contain a liquid product (L) and a device (2), possibly resealable, for releasing a liquid or pulverulent material (P) in the package, said device being according to any one of the preceding claims and secured in a sealed manner to the package.
12. Procédé de fabrication d'un conditionnement comportant un emballage étanche (1) destiné à contenir un produit liquide (L) et un dispositif (2) de libération d'une matière liquide ou pulvérulente (P) dans l'emballage, ledit dispositif étant conforme à l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, ledit procédé étant caractérisé en ce que, d'une part, on remplit l'emballage (1) avec le produit liquide (L) et on ferme ledit emballage qui est muni d'une paroi (4) adaptée pour être au moins en partie ouverte, et, d'autre part, on remplit les moyens de stockage (28, 38, 42) du dispositif (2) avec la matière liquide ou pulvérulente (P) et on ferme lesdits moyens, et en ce qu'on assemble ensuite le dispositif (2) à l'emballage (1) en solidarisant de façon étanche le support (16) du dispositif à ladite paroi (4) de l'emballage. 12. Method for manufacturing a package comprising a sealed package (1) intended to contain a liquid product (L) and a device (2) for releasing a liquid or pulverulent material (P) in the package, said device being according to any one of claims 1 to 10, said method being characterized in that, on the one hand, the package (1) is filled with the liquid product (L) and said package is closed which is provided with 'a wall (4) adapted to be at least partially open, and, on the other hand, the storage means (28, 38, 42) of the device (2) are filled with the liquid or pulverulent material (P) and said means are closed, and in that the device (2) is then assembled to the package (1) by sealingly securing the support (16) of the device to said wall (4) of the package.
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