WO2013144265A1 - Fermeture de distribution et bec verseur - Google Patents

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WO2013144265A1
WO2013144265A1 PCT/EP2013/056633 EP2013056633W WO2013144265A1 WO 2013144265 A1 WO2013144265 A1 WO 2013144265A1 EP 2013056633 W EP2013056633 W EP 2013056633W WO 2013144265 A1 WO2013144265 A1 WO 2013144265A1
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closure
spout
product
dispensing
discharge direction
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Mark D KIEL
Richard J PAGE
Thomas O'connor
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Obrist Closures Switzerland Gmbh
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D47/00Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/08Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • B65D47/0804Closures 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
    • B65D47/0833Hinges without elastic bias
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D47/00Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05CAPPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C17/00Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces
    • B05C17/005Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces for discharging material from a reservoir or container located in or on the hand tool through an outlet orifice by pressure without using surface contacting members like pads or brushes
    • B05C17/00503Details of the outlet element
    • B05C17/00516Shape or geometry of the outlet orifice or the outlet element
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D47/00Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/12Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
    • B65D47/127Snap-on caps
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D47/00Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/12Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
    • B65D47/14Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures and closure-retaining means
    • B65D47/147Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures and closure-retaining means for snap-on caps
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/34Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl
    • B05B1/3405Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl

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  • the present invention relates generally to a dispensing closure and particularly a dispensing closure for a flowable product.
  • dispensing closures for dispensing products such as liquids, gels, pastes, semi-solid products and the like.
  • the direction in which the product is discharged is constant and linear. This means that if it is required to produce a pattern using the product then the entire pack must be moved to cause a variation in discharge direction.
  • the present invention seeks to address the shortcomings of known dispensing closures. According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a dispensing closure for a flowable product, the closure comprising means for causing a varying product discharge direction.
  • a dispensing closure for a flowable product comprising means for causing a varying, non-linear product discharge direction.
  • Dispensing closures formed according to the present invention are therefore configured to introduce deliberate variation in the discharge direction. This allows, for example, non-linear discharge without the need to have off-linear movement of the closure.
  • the discharge direction may be caused to be partly sinuous.
  • a "squiggle" pattern may be established by a closure which forces a change in direction of the product as it is discharged.
  • the closure may comprise a spout.
  • Spouts forming an integral part of a closure are envisaged, as are separate spouts which are attached or attachable to a closure body.
  • the spout may be formed from the same or a different material as the rest of a closure.
  • spouts may be formed from 'soft' material.
  • Elastomeric materials such as thermoplastic elastomers or silicone may be used.
  • the spout may include one or more interior flow-directing surfaces, for example one or more ramps arranged in a spiral pattern. Where a plurality of ramps are provided they may be discrete. Additionally or alternatively the spout may comprise one or more flow-directing slots.
  • the spout itself is fixed so that flow-directing surfaces are used to introduce variation in the discharge direction.
  • the spout may be movable, for example in response to product flow therethrough.
  • the closure may be movable between an open and a closed position.
  • the closure may therefore include a dispensing passage which can be blocked or unblocked depending on the configuration of the closure.
  • part of the closure can be rotated to move the closure between the open and closed positions.
  • the present invention also provides a condiment dispensing closure comprising a closure as described herein.
  • the present invention may find particular utility with condiments such as mustards, ketchups and the like.
  • a closure as described herein in combination with a container is provided.
  • a dispensing pack comprising a dispensing closure and a suitable container is therefore envisaged.
  • a discharge spout for a dispensing closure comprising means for causing a varying product discharge direction therefrom.
  • the spout described herein may therefore be used as part of the dispensing closure described herein.
  • a spout with one or more integral flow-directing means to cause a varying, non-linear product discharge direction for a flowable product passing through the spout.
  • Figure 1 is an illustration of a dispensing closure formed according to the present invention in use
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a dispensing closure formed according to the present invention
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 4 is a perspective magnified view of a spout region of a closure of the type shown in Figure 2;
  • Figure 5 is a magnified view of the spout region of a closure of the type shown in Figure 3;
  • Figure 6 is a side view of a closure formed according to an alternative embodiment
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of the closure Figure 6;
  • Figure 8 is a perspective view of the closure of Figure 6 and 7 shown with a dust cap removed;
  • Figure 9 is a side view of the closure of Figures 6 to 8 shown attached to a container; and
  • Figure 10 is an illustration of a closure formed according to an alternative embodiment and shown in use.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a dispensing closure generally indicated 10 and connected to a container 15.
  • the closure 10 is, in this embodiment, a flip top closure including a base 20 and a lid 25 connected together by a hinge 30.
  • the base 20 includes a spout or nozzle 35 through which product (in this embodiment mustard) 40 is discharged.
  • product in this embodiment mustard
  • FIG 2 shows a closure 1 10 of the same general type as the closure 10 shown in Figure 1 .
  • the closure 1 10 includes a discharge spout 135 for causing the varying product discharge direction.
  • Figure 3 shows a closure 210 with a discharge spout 235.
  • the closure 1 10 of Figure 2 operates using the principles described in relation to Figure 4.
  • Figure 4 shows a closure base 320 including a dispensing orifice 350 which terminates with a dispensing spout 335.
  • the spout 335 is generally cylindrical and in this embodiment is formed from a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) .
  • TPE thermoplastic elastomer
  • the interior surface 336 of the spout 335 is provided with four circumferentially spaced spiral ramps 337 which project radially inwardly.
  • product In use, product is forced through the orifice 350 and into the interior of the spout 335 whereupon it passes over the ramps 337. This prevents the product from following a simple linear flow path and instead introduces a vortex-like effect causing the fluid to spiral as it exits the spout to cause a varying product discharge direction.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an alternative embodiment in which a base 420 is again provided with a spout 435.
  • the spout 435 is again generally cylindrical and in this case is provided with four mutually spaced, separate spiral slots 438 extending from its free end.
  • the slots are generally longitudinal i.e. they run along the length of the spout in the general direction of product flow. There is only one discrete ramp on the interior of each part of the nozzle i.e. the ramps do no contact each other or extend from each other and each forms less than a complete turn.
  • the slots 438 function in a similar way to the ramps 337 of the closure nozzle 335 in as much as they force a nonlinear flow path into discharging product.
  • Figures 6 to 8 show a closure 510 formed according to an alternative embodiment.
  • the closure base 520 is provided with a central nozzle 522 which defines a dispensing passageway that terminates with a discharge spout 535.
  • the spout 535 is provided with flow direction control means (not shown).
  • the nozzle 522 is rotatable with respect to the base 520 as illustrated by arrow B in Figure 7 to cause an internal dispensing passage to be opened and closed by rotation in the clockwise and anti-clockwise directions.
  • the closure 510 is further provided with a removable cap 555.
  • a closure 610 formed according fo an alternative embodiment.
  • the closure 610 comprises a base 620 wifh a turret-like upstand 624 from which extends a generally tubular discharge spouf 635.
  • the spout 635 is formed from a TPE material and is thus flexible and resilient. Due to fhe length of fhe spout 635 and fhe thickness of fhe material from which if is formed if is not enfirely self-supporting; in other words if has a tendency fo move.
  • product is forced through the spouf 635 it is caused fo oscillate in direction C so product is dispensed in a sinuous pattern 645.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une fermeture de distribution pour un produit fluide comprenant un bec verseur (335) ayant des surfaces de direction d'écoulement, notamment des structures en spirale, par exemple des rampes (337) ou des fentes, au niveau de ses parois internes qui font sortir le produit fluide à travers le bec verseur pour faire varier la direction d'évacuation.
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