WO2005051784A1 - Contenant pour aliments et procede approprie pour rendre etanche un tel contenant - Google Patents

Contenant pour aliments et procede approprie pour rendre etanche un tel contenant Download PDF

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WO2005051784A1
WO2005051784A1 PCT/EP2004/012868 EP2004012868W WO2005051784A1 WO 2005051784 A1 WO2005051784 A1 WO 2005051784A1 EP 2004012868 W EP2004012868 W EP 2004012868W WO 2005051784 A1 WO2005051784 A1 WO 2005051784A1
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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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/18—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
    • B65D81/20—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65D81/2007—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum
    • B65D81/2038—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum with means for establishing or improving vacuum
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J47/00—Kitchen containers, stands or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass; Cutting-boards, e.g. for bread
    • A47J47/14—Carriers for prepared human food
    • 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
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
    • B65D21/0217—Containers with a closure presenting stacking elements
    • B65D21/022—Containers with a closure presenting stacking elements the bottom presenting projecting peripheral elements receiving or surrounding the closure or peripheral elements projecting therefrom
    • 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
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/04—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another

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  • the invention relates to a container for food according to the preamble of claim 1 and a suitable method for sealing it and a corresponding compensation device.
  • Known containers which, for example, in a large number of applications by the applicant such. B. in WO97 / 03891.
  • Such containers are used, for example, to accommodate food so that they can be removed from the place of manufacture, such as. B. a kitchen, can be transported to the destination, the food in the containers should be kept in the manufacturing state for a long time. Once at the destination, the dishes are served in the containers for the sake of simplicity.
  • the containers described in WO97 / 03891 are equipped with a connecting body which has a cross-sectional profile in the form of an H and which can optionally also be molded onto one of the container parts.
  • the sealing leg was deflected by a bending deformation when the container parts were pressed together by the wall of the depressions in the container.
  • the applicant has already proposed to design the sealing leg with a projection which has a snap mechanism when inserted and also a good sealing characteristic in the assembled state.
  • containers are used in which additional vessels are inserted into a base plate designed as a base plate, the upper edge of which surrounds from the plate in order to be sealed with a connecting body of the container part designed as a cover part.
  • the additional vessels used are preferably fixed in the base plate or inserted with a snap lock, so that the vessel is not lifted when the cover part is guided upwards.
  • a disadvantage of this is that a necessary seal can only be achieved with difficulty or even only through separate cover units which are matched to the vessels. Furthermore, due to manufacturing-related tolerances of different materials, such as porcelain, sealing is almost impossible to achieve.
  • Another object of the following invention is to improve handling for the user, yet achieve a high degree of tightness.
  • a container is provided, the two container parts interacting with the sealing component via a compensating device, so that the position and or the contact pressure of the sealing component can be adjusted relative to a first container part or the base part, preferably to compensate for leaks, by which Seal the food storage chamber between the bottom part and the sealing component.
  • Compensating device can also compensate for differences in height between the bottom part and the sealing component.
  • the compensation device can ensure variable positioning of the sealing component with respect to the base part in order to avoid leaks between the sealing component and the base part.
  • the compensation device can also provide for a pressure compensation between the food storage space, which is formed by the sealing component and the base part to form an annular sealing element, in a suitable manner, so that the contact pressure of the sealing component on the base part always ensures a tight connection between the two Elements.
  • the compensating device is designed in the form of a compensating element that is provided as a connection between the sealing component and the cover part in order to apply a corresponding force and adjustability to the sealing component by attaching the compensating element to the cover part, so that a seal on the border between the sealing component and the bottom part can be implemented in a simple manner.
  • the compensation element has at least one elastic component, preferably a silicone component, which, in cooperation with an extension of the cover part, seals a pressure compensation opening sealing component due to the elastic property of the elastic component.
  • the elastic component is advantageously preformed by the extension of the cover part under the action of a force in such a way that the pressure compensation opening of the sealing component is completely sealed, the excess air being able to escape from a food storage chamber which can pass through the
  • Sealing component and the bottom part for storing the food is formed.
  • the tightness of the food chamber or food storage chamber is ensured, excess air being able to escape before sealing and being able to continue to escape after sealing, since the elastic component is too strong if it is sealed Pressure will give way, so that if the pressure is too high, air can escape again from the sealed pressure compensation opening.
  • the pressure compensation opening of the sealing component for pressure compensation is provided with ventilation slots which are sealed by the interaction of the elastic component with the extension of the cover part. Only the ventilation slots need to be sealed, which can be accomplished in a simple manner by means of the elasticity of the elastic component.
  • the elastic component preferably has three or four wing elements which can be brought into engagement with corresponding recesses in the sealing component in order to ensure the connection of the sealing components to the cover part via the elastic component, then there is a structurally simple manner for a hold the sealing component is provided on the cover part, the elastic component with the wing elements being able to be produced in one piece from a suitable elastic material.
  • the cover part has a receptacle for the compensating element or the elastic component, resistance elements being provided on the cover part in order to press the wing elements of the elastic component into the recesses in the sealing component.
  • the resistance elements prevent the wings from bending over, which ensures a secure connection and a secure hold of the sealing component on the cover part.
  • the cutouts in the sealing component are formed by interrupted web segments on its surface.
  • the elastic component can be fastened to the cover part by a press fit, at least partially no press fit with the elastic component for forming the tightness with the sealing component is provided on the extension. Consequently, the extension can be driven further into the elastic component when the cover part is closed, so that the elastic component expands by a corresponding amount at a precisely calculated point, which in turn seals the pressure compensation opening of the sealing component or its ventilation slots exactly.
  • a preferably disk-shaped elastic sealing element is provided for sealing the pressure compensation opening of the sealing component in order to seal the food storage chamber between the sealing component and the base part in a vacuum-tight manner after air has been pumped out of the food storage chamber through the pressure compensation opening, the elastic sealing element being replaced by the Vacuum in the food storage chamber seals the pressure equalization opening.
  • the sealing component for sealing the bottom part receives an annular sealing element on its peripheral edge.
  • the sealing component in particular receives the annular sealing element in such a way that it is provided between the edge of the sealing component and a leg extending from the edge of the sealing component, which leg can nestle against the edge of the base part.
  • the edge of the metal inner component can be arranged essentially at the edge of the sealing component with the formation of a closure.
  • the edge of the metal inner component is preferably rolled up.
  • the sealing component has reinforcements in the area of its edge, which are designed such that at least the edge of the metal inner component can be positively applied adjacent thereto.
  • the tightness of the container can be improved in such a way that the sealing component and the base part are held together and sealed by the vacuum, in particular via an annular sealing element between these two parts.
  • the tight application of the elastic sealing element to the pressure compensation opening can be carried out in a simple manner if the elastic sealing element is pressed against the pressure compensation opening after the negative pressure has been released by a mechanical engagement for sealing against the pressure compensation opening.
  • the elastic sealing element can be applied after the negative pressure has been released by applying pressure to the pressure compensation opening in order to seal it.
  • a gas is introduced into the food storage chamber for a longer shelf life and for a tasty appearance of the food before the elastic sealing element seals the pressure equalization opening of the sealing component.
  • This back-gassing is particularly advantageous in the case of longer storage, the elastic sealing element in the form of a vacuum disc ensuring the sealing of the container.
  • Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the container according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic view of the connection between the cover part and the sealing component through the compensating device
  • Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 2;
  • FIG. 4 shows a top view of the cover receptacle with a compensating element inserted therein according to the invention
  • FIG. 5 shows a top view of the cover receptacle from FIG. 4 without compensating element
  • FIG. 6 shows a top view of the receptacle of the sealing component for the compensating element
  • FIG. 7 shows the sealing component from FIG. 6 with the compensating element inserted
  • FIG. 8 shows a plan view of a plurality of sealing components with a compensating element inserted therein
  • FIG. 9 is a top view of FIG. 8 without compensating elements
  • FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional view of the part of the sealing component with the pressure compensation opening, in which a vacuum disc without a sealing function is inserted;
  • Figure 1 1 is a plan view of the view of Figure 10 from above;
  • FIG. 12 shows a view of a plurality of sealing components from above with the vacuum disk inserted
  • FIG. 13 shows a schematic view of a further embodiment of the invention with a further compensating element between the cover part and the sealing component;
  • FIG. 14 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a container according to the invention with two food compartments
  • Figure 15 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the seal between the lid and the bottom part of Figure 1;
  • FIG. 16 shows a cross-sectional view of the container according to the invention in accordance with a further embodiment
  • FIG. 17 shows a cross-sectional view of the embodiment according to FIG. 14 with two food compartments
  • FIG. 18 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the seal between the cover and the base part according to the embodiment from FIG. 15;
  • Figure 19 is a schematic view of the lid part of the container according to the invention from below;
  • Figure 20 is a schematic cross-sectional view of stacked sealing components with a lid part
  • Figure 21 two stacked lid parts, sealing components and metal inner components
  • FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view of a vacuum combination of sealing components, metal inner component, bottom part and annular
  • FIG. 23 shows a cross-sectional view of sealing components with a metal inner component stacked one on top of the other;
  • FIGS. 24 and 25 each show an embodiment of the invention without an annular sealing element
  • FIG. 26 cross-sectional views of stacked cover parts with sealing component and compensating element
  • FIG. 27 two sealing components, metal inner components and cover parts with compensating elements stacked one on top of the other;
  • FIG. 28 shows two cross-sectional views of containers according to the invention without a lid part
  • FIG. 29 shows two cross-sectional views of two sealing components with metal inner components stacked one above the other
  • Figures 30 and 31 are views of Figures 28 and 29, respectively, without an annular sealing element
  • FIG. 32 shows a plan view of a transport device for containers according to the invention.
  • FIG. 33 shows a plan view of a transport device without containers according to the invention.
  • Figure 34 is a side view of Figure 33;
  • FIG. 35 shows a side view of a plurality of transport devices according to FIG. 34 stacked on one another;
  • FIG. 36 shows a schematic side view of the transport device from FIG. 34 with containers according to the invention accommodated therein;
  • FIG. 37 shows a side view of two transport units stacked one above the other with containers according to the invention accommodated therein.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the container 100 according to the invention, which has a base part 103, a cover part 105, a sealing component 107, an adjustable single shell 109, a metal inner component 110 and an annular sealing element 111.
  • a compensating element 120 is provided, which is attached to the cover part 105 by an interference fit and is connected to the sealing component 107 in such a way that the sealing component 107 by variable mounting by means of the compensating element both up and down as well can also be variably adjusted in the horizontal support plane on the base part 103 or the insertable shell 109.
  • variable suspension of the sealing component 107 by the compensating element 120 always ensures a sealing of the sealing component 107 on the individual shell 109 or the bottom part 103.
  • the compensating element 120 on the one hand enables the sealing component 107 to be positioned in an adjustable manner relative to the base part 103 or the individual shell 109, the contact pressure of the sealing component 107 also being able to be varied with regard to the individual shell 109 and the annular sealing element 111, so that the sealing function can be optimally achieved depending on the manufacturing-related tolerances of the base part 103 and the individual shell 109. This is achieved in particular when there is play between the sealing component and the cover part in the region of the insertion webs 108.
  • the compensating element 120 can also ensure pressure equalization within a food storage space, which is limited by the sealing component and the individual shell 109, as will be explained in more detail in the course of the description of the figures. So it works
  • the sealing component 107 has stacking webs 171 which are used when stacking in the grate.
  • the metal inner component 110 can work as a condensate evaporator when subjected to induction and is connected via reinforcements 172 to the sealing component 107 on the support edge, which serve as a support for the metal inner component 110. In this case, part of the metal inner component 110 extends parallel to the reinforcements 172 of the sealing component 107.
  • the sealing component 107 has stacking cams 173 which are used to stack the individual sealing components one above the other. As can be seen from FIG. 1, the lower edge of the metal inner component 110 ends at the peripheral edge of the sealing component 10 with the formation of a common end, as indicated by the arrow 175.
  • the common peripheral edge of the sealing component 107 and the metal inner component 110 does not rest on the individual shell 109, since these are sealed for sealing by means of the annular sealing element 111, which together with the sealing lip 176 ensures that there is no air exchange to the outside and thus the vacuum or the negative pressure or positive pressure between the sealing component 110 and the individual shell 109 is not impaired.
  • FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the partial area of the cover part 105 and the sealing component 110, these two elements being connected by the compensating element 120.
  • resistance elements 151 are shown, which are in particular formed in one piece on the cover part 105.
  • the resistance elements 151 prevent wing elements 121 from bending upward, which are shown in dashed form in FIG. 2 to the right and to the left.
  • These wing elements 121 are located in recesses of the sealing component 110, which are formed between web elements 174 of the sealing component 110.
  • the wing elements 121 are displaceable in the vertical as well as in the horizontal direction
  • Recesses are stored in order to ensure the necessary hold between the sealing component 110 and the compensating element 120.
  • Reinforcement elements 178 are also shown in the region of the interrupted web elements 174, which ensure corresponding stability and thus a corresponding hold when the wings are pressed down.
  • at least the wing elements 121 are constructed from an elastic component.
  • the compensating element has fins to be pressed, which are pressed via a 60 ° bevel in the receptacle of the sealing component 107 and thus for the necessary hold.
  • an extension 152 of the cover part 105 is shown schematically, which, together with the elastic component of the compensation element for sealing a pressure compensation opening, not shown in FIG. 2, accomplishes the bulge 179 of the sealing component 107, as shown in more detail in FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 3 now shows a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 to explain the sealing function of the pressure compensation opening 177 in the sealing component 107. Furthermore, the integral design of the interrupted web elements 174 with the sealing component 107, between which the wing elements 121 are located, can be seen. Furthermore, the reinforcement element 178 is shown, which prevent loss of hold when the wing elements 121 are bent apart.
  • the compensating element 120 is constructed entirely from a silicone component, which is represented by the checkered hatching, and thus forms the elastic component 120. The elastic component or the compensating element 120 is press-fitted to stabilizing pillars 153 of the cover part 105 firmly attached.
  • the compensating element 120 is fastened by an interference fit of the upper part of the columnar extension 152 of the cover part 105. Furthermore, an outer border or receptacle 154 is shown, which limits the receptacle of the compensating element 120 on the cover part 105. In addition to this receptacle 154 there are the resistance elements 151, which prevent the wing elements 121 from bending upward.
  • the interaction between the elastic protuberance 129 and the extension 152 provides a suitable pressure which ensures the tightness of the underlying food chamber, however, excess air was able to escape before sealing, and still excessive pressure after sealing Air can escape because the seal at points 200 can release again briefly to compensate for excess pressure, this leading to a small gap in order to reduce the excess pressure.
  • the sealing of the container according to the invention can be improved in an advantageous manner.
  • FIG. 4 shows a top view of the cover receptacle with a compensating element inserted therein. As shown in this view, the receptacle of the cover part 105 is circular in shape through the border 154. In addition, in figure
  • FIG. 4 shows the four wing elements 121 of the compensating element 120, wherein in the region of the ends of the wing elements 121, slats 123 to be pressed in each case on the side surfaces are shown in the form of triangles.
  • the underlying resistance element 151 protrude from the wing elements 121.
  • FIG. 5 a top view of the cover receptacle from FIG. 4 is shown without a compensation element.
  • the receptacle for the compensating element of the cover part 105 comprises a border or a round outer one
  • Boundary 154 which has ventilation slots 159 on its inner circumference, which serve to allow air to escape when the compensating element is fitted in order to ensure that the compensating element is firmly seated.
  • the four stabilizing columns 153 likewise each have a ventilation slot, as does the column-like extension 152.
  • the four resistance elements 151 are arranged on the outer circumference of the receptacle of the compensating element.
  • FIG. 6 shows the area of the accommodation of the compensating element on the sealing component 107.
  • the reinforcing elements 178 are made in one piece with the annular interrupted segments 174, the recesses in the sealing component 107 being formed between two opposing segments or web elements 174 in the region of the reinforcing elements 178. These recesses 176 serve to accommodate the wing elements 121 of the compensating element 120.
  • the pressure compensating opening 177 with ventilation slots is located in the center of the illustration.
  • support elements 181 for a vacuum disc are arranged on the interrupted web elements 174. Such a vacuum disc is also applied to a border 182 of the pressure equalization opening 177, which will be described later.
  • FIG. 7 now shows the receptacle of the sealing component 107 from FIG. 6, a compensating element 120 being inserted into the receptacle of the sealing component 107. It can be seen that the lamella 123 to be pressed nestles against the adjacent web elements 174, this being shown schematically in FIG. 7. By compressing the sealing component 107 and the cover part 105 in this receptacle, the wing elements 121 are pressed together with the fins 123 in such a way that the required hold between the sealing component 107 and the cover part 105 occurs.
  • FIG. 8 shows a top view of a plurality of sealing components 107, each with compensating elements 120 inserted therein.
  • FIG. 9 is again a top view of FIG. 8, the compensating elements not being shown.
  • the stacking cams 173 of the individual food compartments can be seen.
  • the stacking webs 171 of the respective sealing components 107 are shown.
  • FIG. 10 now shows a cross-sectional view of the part of the sealing component with the pressure compensation opening, in which a vacuum disc 190 is inserted.
  • This vacuum disc is an elastic sealing element, which is applied to the pressure compensation opening 177 of the sealing component 107.
  • the vacuum disc 190 does not seal the pressure equalization opening 177 in the original, preformed form.
  • the vacuum disc 190 is received by the annular web elements 174 and lies on the support elements 181, so that air can escape from the food storage space through the cutouts of the sealing component.
  • a negative pressure is applied, for example by means of a vacuum tube, not shown, around the pressure equalization opening and in particular around the annular segment elements 174, so that air is sucked out of the food storage space between the sealing component 107 and the individual shell 109.
  • the vacuum disc 190 is either pressed onto the border 182 of the pressure compensation opening 177 by a mechanical intervention or is applied to the border 182 by a pressure ejection in order to seal the pressure compensation opening 177.
  • the vacuum disc 190 is further pressed against the border 182 by the negative pressure.
  • a back-gassing of the food storage chamber can also be provided in order for a
  • FIG. 11 shows a top view of the view of FIG. 10, with the vacuum disc 190 inserted between the web elements 174, it becoming apparent that air can be sucked out between the cutouts which have been described for the wing elements 121 of the compensating element.
  • the sealing components 107 are shown, each with a vacuum disc 190 inserted.
  • FIG. 13 A further embodiment of the compensating element according to the invention in the form of a rubber buffer is shown in FIG. 13, whereby the sealing component is balanced. Between the sealing component 107 and the cover part 105, a compensating element 122 is arranged, which allows for a variable adjustability of the sealing component 107 to a base part, not shown, through the rubber material. In this embodiment, however, there is no pressure equalization as in the above embodiment.
  • Figure 14 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a container with two food compartments which are constructed according to the embodiment of Figure 1.
  • the stacking webs 207 are designed differently.
  • the other features correspond to the embodiment of Figure 1, as represented by the identical reference numerals.
  • FIG. 15 now shows an enlarged view of the seal between the sealing component 107 and the individual shell 109, as already explained with reference to FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 16 shows a cross-sectional view of the container according to the invention in accordance with a further embodiment, the lower edge of the metal inner component 110 being rolled up and thus ensuring increased stability.
  • FIGS. 17 and 18 each show views with such a rolled-up metal inner component.
  • FIGS. 19 to 31 each show stacked elements of containers according to the invention, with FIGS. 22, 28 and 29 representing a vacuum combination with a silicone ring or an annular sealing element.
  • FIGS. 33 to 37 also show a transport device in order to be able to transport the containers according to the invention at low cost.
  • the elastic elements can be made of any suitable material.
  • the container or transport system according to the invention makes it possible for individual trays to be filled with food in the cooled state, to be covered and sealed with a transport element cover or with part of the transport device immediately after being loaded, and to be transported to the dispensing point. Depending on requirements, the transport elements are then opened and individual trays removed or completely heated to the temperature necessary for the consumer.
  • This method which is possible on the basis of the container according to the application, can be referred to as a so-called “ROPA mechanism”.
  • the transport elements can moreover consist of chromium, nickel, steel.
  • the contour of the transport elements is such that there is further stackability both for the transport of food and only for the transport elements.
  • a container for dishes, in particular for serving, storing and transporting dishes with essentially two container parts and a sealing component for sealing the two container parts, and a method for sealing containers according to the invention are thus described.
  • the sealing component interacts with the two container parts via a compensating device in such a way that the position and / or the contact pressure of the sealing component can be adjusted relative to at least one of the two containers in order to compensate for leaks between these elements.

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L'invention concerne un contenant (100) pour aliments, en particulier pour servir, conserver et transporter des aliments. Ledit contenant (100) est constitué sensiblement de deux parties (103, 105) et d'un composant d'étanchéité (107) qui sert à rendre étanche l'assemblage constitué de ces deux parties. L'invention concerne également un procédé pour rendre étanche un tel contenant. Le composant d'étanchéité coopère avec les deux parties du contenant par l'intermédiaire d'un dispositif de compensation (120), cela de telle sorte que la position et/ou la pression d'appui du composant d'étanchéité peuvent être ajustées par rapport à au moins une des deux parties du composant pour compenser des défauts d'étanchéité existants entre les deux parties du contenant.
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