Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
  • A47G19/00—Table service
  • A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
  • A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
• • 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
  • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
  • B65D43/02—Removable lids or covers
  • B65D43/0202—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element
  • B65D43/0204—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured by snapping over beads or projections
  • B65D43/0212—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured by snapping over beads or projections only on the outside, or a part turned to the outside, of the mouth
• • 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
  • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
  • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
  • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
  • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
  • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
• • 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
  • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
  • B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
  • B65D51/22—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
  • B65D51/221—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening
  • B65D51/226—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening the piercing or cutting means being non integral with, or not fixedly attached to, the outer closure
• • 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
  • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
  • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
  • B65D2251/0006—Upper closure
  • B65D2251/0018—Upper closure of the 43-type
• • 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
  • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
  • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
  • B65D2251/0068—Lower closure
  • B65D2251/0093—Membrane

Definitions

• Container in particular drinking container
• the present invention relates to a container, in particular drinking container, and the use of this container for the filling, storage, transport and consumption of fluids, in particular drinks.
• Containers or containers for drinks are nowadays not only increasingly used for the indirect provision of these drinks, but rather serve these containers directly as drinking containers, i. they are drunk directly from this container without the aid of a glass or cup.
• Such drinking containers for example, often used while driving in cars and can be stored in appropriate holders. In particular of such containers is required that they can be comfortably operated with one hand. This applies to both the initial opening process as well as the safe and tight resealing.
• Many beverages, especially in the soft drink sector have pasteurized or even sterilized to have a sufficient level of food purity and shelf life. This happens regularly in the beverage container as such. Also bottling under aseptic conditions is often required to ensure sterility of the offered drinks.
• the above-mentioned food law requirements often place high demands on the materials used as well as on the production process.
• the object of the invention was particularly to provide high-purity, for example, contamination-free fluids such as drinks, without having to rely on a pasteurization step, for example. Furthermore, the present invention has the object to provide such packages available that can be easily and inexpensively, without having to sacrifice the ease of use and operating safety in purchasing.
• a container in particular drinking container, comprising a body for receiving fluids, in particular drinks, with a bottom wall extending from the bottom, a body opening and a first connecting element for a first fluid-tight closure unit ; a first fluid-tight closure unit for the body opening, which is fluid-tightly connected or connectable to the first connection element and has at least a first area, via which a fluid passage to the body can be released; at least one mouthpiece module comprising a mouthpiece, a fluid conduit, a unit for providing a fluid passage to the body in the area of the first area; and a guide unit by which the fluid conduit and the fluid passage formation spaced from the first area are durable in a first mode of operation and which allows transition to a second mode of operation in which fluid passage is provided by the fluid passageway unit a connection between the body and the mouthpiece can be achieved or given via the fluid line.
• the first connecting element has a peripheral edge on or in the region of the body opening, in particular suitable for, in particular fluid-tight, gluing or laminating the first fluid-tight closure unit, or a clamping edge for attachment, in particular fluid-tight represents the first fluid-tight closure unit.
• the first fluid-tight closure unit at least in sections constitutes a single-layer or multi-layered metal and / or plastic film and / or comprises a plastic cover.
• the first area can be a force-acting, in particular by means of the unit for creating a fluid passage, severable, in particular pierceable, single or multi-layer plastic and / or metal foil.
• the first area has at least one, in particular circumferential, perforation or weakening line.
• the unit for creating a fluid passageway is in the region or adjacent, i. in generic use, mounted above the first area, so that upon actuation or movement of this unit in the direction of the first area this is destroyed or released to form a fluid passage to the carcass.
• the unit for creating a fluid passage preferably represents the mouthpiece facing away from the edge of the fluid line and can also be referred to as a puncture edge.
• the mouthpiece, the fluid line and the unit for creating a fluid passage form an integral, in particular one-piece, component.
• the container according to the invention can also be configured such that the guide unit comprises a joint, in particular a film hinge, and a first connection part from the joint to the mouthpiece and / or the fluid line.
• the guide unit further comprises at least a second connecting part of the joint to the first fluid-tight closure unit.
• Containers according to the invention may further comprise a cover module which, at least in regions, in particular completely, covers the first fluid-tight closure unit and the mouthpiece module.
• the mouthpiece module can be attached to the cover module, which is preferred as well as in particular on the inside, and / or attached to the fluid-tight closure unit.
• the body of the container according to the invention in particular in the region of the body opening, has at least one second connecting element.
• the cover module is suitably connected or connectable to the body by means of the second connecting element, in particular reversibly.
• the lid module has at least one lid flap, which releases at least the mouthpiece in the unfolded state.
• the cover flap is advantageously an integral part of the cover module and in particular via a hinge, preferably a film hinge, connected to this or connectable.
• the cover flap can be surrounded at least in regions with perforation and / or weakening lines. By first pressing the lid flap these perforation or Loosened lines and allow unfolding the lid flap releasing the mouthpiece.
• the cover flap in the unfolded and / or folded state in particular reversible, can be locked.
• the cover flap has a perforation or weakening line with the peripheral lid edge of the cover module, which preferably interacts with the second connecting element. When releasing this line (s), the edge of the cover module then preferably still always interacts with the second connecting element.
• the cover flap is designed preferably lockable in the open and / or closed position. In this way, the lid flap can be fixed in the open position in a position in which it does not disturb the user during the drinking process.
• the cover flap is in this case mounted in a particularly advantageous embodiment by means of a hinge, preferably a film hinge movable as part of the cover module.
• cover flap can be locked again after first actuation even in the closed state.
• a border or edge region of the lid flap is used, which interacts with the second connecting element, for example, this e.g. engages behind.
• the container according to the invention or its mouthpiece module with a frame e.g. Ein Siliconrahmen for the mouthpiece and possibly the fluid line is equipped.
• the mouthpiece is an integral part of the fluid line, it has proven to be pragmatic to make the transition from the first operating mode to the second operating mode within the frame or import frame.
• the insertion frame has a locking unit for the mouthpiece in the second operating mode.
• the container according to the invention can furthermore be distinguished by the fact that the second connecting part is connected or connectable to the import frame, in particular on the side facing away from the hinge, in particular opposite one another.
• the mouthpiece module in particular via the second connecting part and / or the joint, with the first fluid-tight closure unit and / or, in particular via the insertion frame, connected to the lid or connectable.
• the cover module and / or the body can comprise or be formed at least in sections from glass, plastic, ceramic and / or metal.
• the cover module has at least one third connecting element which is complementary to the second connecting element, wherein the body and cover module, in particular reversibly, can be connected via the interaction of the second and third connecting elements.
• Containers according to the invention may, in an expedient embodiment, further comprise at least one film, in particular shrink film, which at least partially abuts against the side wall and, if appropriate, at least partially against the cover module, in particular shrunk.
• Suitable films which surround the side wall and optionally the cover module at least partially and abut this and thus optionally hold body and lid module firmly together can be made of well-known plastic materials, such as polyolefin films such as polyethylene and polypropylene films or polystyrene films or films of styrene copolymers ,
• the films used have a rubber-elastic property profile, which makes it particularly easy to attach the film completely tight against the side wall and, where appropriate, the cover module.
• the film preferably extends around the entire circumference of the container and in this case covers the side wall at least in sections.
• the films are preferably under tension.
• the shrink film is preferably shrunk onto at least a portion of the body as well as at least a portion of the lid module such that they can not be moved relative to each other or removed from each other without destroying the shrink film.
• Suitable shrink films and methods for their preparation and their attachment are well known to those skilled in the art.
• shrink films may be made from polyolefins such as polyethylene or polypropylene or from PVC.
• the film extends in a configuration, in particular the shrink film, in the shrunk onto the container state in the direction of the cover module maximum to just below the lid flap.
• Containers according to the invention regularly represent drinking containers, for example. These can be containers for soft drinks. It is also possible to use the containers according to the invention for receiving, transporting and consuming coffee, cocoa or tea beverages.
• the present invention is accompanied by the surprising finding that a container, in particular a drinking container, can be obtained in a relatively simple manner, which helps to prevent contamination of the fluid, in particular of the beverage, during production or filling and closing.
• the container according to the invention is also easy and reliable, one-handed, to use and can be produced inexpensively in mass production cost, without producing rejects to a significant extent.
• the container according to the invention can readily be filled under sterile conditions with fluids, for example drinks such as coffee or cocoa. A subsequent pasteurization of the drink is not required.
• fluids for example drinks such as coffee or cocoa.
• the sterilized body is filled under aseptic conditions with the fluid, in particular beverage via the discharge opening. Subsequently, this dispensing opening is closed or sealed, and the body thus filled can be provided or connected to the lid module either in the aseptic filling area or after leaving this area.
• FIG. 1 shows a container according to the invention in side view
• FIG. 2 shows the container according to the invention as shown in FIG. 1 rotated by 90 ° in a side view
• FIG. 3 shows the container according to the invention in a perspective view
• FIG. 4 shows the container according to the invention in a sectional view
• FIG. 5 an enlarged detail of a section of the container according to FIG. 4,
• FIG. 6 shows the container according to the invention with the lid flap opened in a perspective view
• FIG. 7 shows the container according to the invention according to FIG. 6 in a side sectional view
• FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion of the container of Figure 7
• FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion of the container according to the invention in a sectional view
• Figure 10 is a perspective view of the container according to the invention with the lid flap opened
• Figure 12 is an enlarged view of a detail of the container according to FIG.
• FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of the mouthpiece module of the container according to the invention
• FIG. 14 shows a plan view of the mouthpiece module according to FIG. 13,
• FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the mouthpiece module
• FIG. 16 shows a plan view of the mouthpiece module according to FIG. 15,
• FIG. 17 shows a perspective view of the mouthpiece module
• FIG. 18 shows a plan view of the mouthpiece module according to FIG. 17,
• Figure 19 is a perspective view of the cover module of the invention
• Figure 20 is a perspective view of the body of the container according to the invention.
• FIG. 1 shows the container 1 according to the invention in side view with the body 2 and the cover module 4.
• the cover module 4 is equipped with a cover flap 6, which in the illustrated embodiment on the outer edge has a control nose 8 for easier handling. This can be seen particularly clearly in FIG.
• the body 2 has a bottom 10 and the side wall 12.
• the cover module 4 is also equipped with a peripheral edge 14 in the form of a third connecting element. Its radio tion will be explained in more detail below.
• the cover flap 6 is embedded in the cover module 4 via weakening lines 16, 18, 20.
• the cover flap 6 is also connected via a film hinge 22 with the cover module 4.
• FIGS. 4 and 5 show, the cover flap 6 covers the mouthpiece module 24 and in particular the mouthpiece 26.
• FIGS. 4 and 5 show (as well as FIGS. 6 to 8) the fluid line 34 and the unit 36 for providing a fluid passage in the first operating mode, ie the unit 36 is above the first fluid-tight closure unit 30, this is in the area 38 still intact.
• FIG. 5 also shows the weakening or perforation line 18 in the edge region of the cover module 4.
• FIG. 5 also shows the body opening 28 and the first fluid-tight closure unit 30 in the form of a film stretched over the body opening 28.
• the closure unit 30 in the form of the film rests on the peripheral edge 32 of the body 2, which in the illustrated embodiment represents the first connection element of the container according to the invention.
• the film 30 is peripherally fluid-tight with the peripheral bearing surface 32 glued or welded.
• the mouthpiece module 24 has, in addition to the mouthpiece 26, the fluid line 34 and the unit for providing a fluid passage 36 to the body 2.
• this unit 36 constitutes a piercing edge and is an integral part of the fluid line 34.
• the unit 36 is located at a distance or above the first area 38 of the first fluid-tight closure unit 30.
• the fluid-tight closure element is designed in the region of the first area such that by solely pressing down the mouthpiece or the fluid line, the film can be severed by the piercing edge with the release of a fluid passage to the body.
• the mouthpiece module 24 also has a guide unit 40.
• this guide unit 40 comprises a first connection part 42, which connects the joint 44 to the mouthpiece 26 or the fluid line 34, and via a second connection part 46, which connects the joint 44 with the first fluid-tight closure unit 30 or in an alternative variant, as shown in Fig. 5, rests on this without being connected to the film.
• FIG. 5 shows the first operating mode of the container according to the invention, ie, the puncturing edge 36 is above the foil 30 and the area 34 is still intact.
• the mouthpiece module 24 also has a frame 48, also called an insertion frame, in which the guide unit 40 together with the mouthpiece 26, fluid line 34 and puncture edge 36 can be transferred from a first operating mode into a second operating mode.
• Figure 5 shows the peripheral edge 14 of the cover module 4, which interacts in the form of a third connecting element 50 with the second connecting element 52 of the body 2 in the form of a circumferential ridge clamping.
• FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of the container 1 according to the invention with the lid 6 opened.
• the mouthpiece module 24 is still present in the first operating mode, as shown in FIG. Accordingly, FIG. 8 differs from FIG. 5 solely in that the cover flap 6 can no longer be seen in this cut-out drawing since it has been folded backwards.
• FIG. 9 shows the detail of the container according to the invention, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, but with the difference that the fluid line 34 or the piercing edge 36 are present in the second operating mode. That is to say, the mouthpiece 26 has been pressed down together with the fluid line 34 and the puncturing rim 36 by means of the area 38. In the illustrated embodiment, in this second operating mode, the mouthpiece 26 or the front edge 54 of the mouthpiece rests on a portion 56 of the frame 48 , In this way it is also ensured that fluid can be removed from the body 2 only via the fluid line 34.
• the first connecting part 42 When transferring from the first to the second operating mode, the first connecting part 42 is guided via the joint 44 in the direction of the fluid-tight closure unit 30 or in the direction of the second connecting part 46 and lies partially in the variant shown on the latter.
• the guide unit 40 can, for example, be held in the first operating mode, as shown in FIG. 5, by corresponding locking devices, which will be described in more detail below.
• Figure 11 shows the embodiment according to Figures 9 and 10, i. the container present in the second operating mode with the lid flap 6 closed again.
• Figures 13 and 14 show the mouthpiece module 24 of the container according to the invention 1.
• the mouthpiece module 24 has in the illustrated embodiment via the mouthpiece 26, the fluid line 34 and the puncture rim 36 and also the frame 48 and the guide unit 40.
• the guide unit 40 includes in this Variant the first connecting part 42, the joint 44 and the second connecting part 46.
• Figure 14 takes out first and second locking units 58, 60, with which the mouthpiece is held in the second operating mode. In the illustrated embodiment, these are locking lugs 58, which engage in corresponding slots 60 in the frame 48.
• Figures 15 and 16 show the mouthpiece module 24 in the first mode of operation, as in the containers of Figures 1-8 herein.
• first and second locking units 58, 60 are not yet engaged with each other.
• the mouthpiece 26, as shown in Figures 17 and 18, is retained in the second mode of operation.
• FIG. 19 shows a view of a cover module 4 from below. From this it is clear that in the illustrated embodiment, the mouthpiece module 24 is connected via the frame 48 with the inside of the cover module 4, for example by means of gluing or welding. This design makes it possible, in a structurally simple manner, to separate the filling process of the body with fluid and the contamination-free sealing by the first closure unit and the subsequent application of the cover module. Also, in this approach, the mouthpiece module 24 is not to be mounted in a separate step on the first fluid-tight closure unit.
• FIG. 20 shows the body 2 of the container 1 according to the invention with the bottom 10, side wall 12, first connecting element 32 in the form of a circumferential bearing surface for the fluid-tight attachment of the first fluid-tight closure unit and the second connecting element 52 in the form of an outwardly extending from the side wall 12 Web or peripheral edge or projection to which the edge 14 of the lid 4 can be clamped.

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