WO2014124653A1

WO2014124653A1 - Bottle closing device (variants)

Info

Publication number: WO2014124653A1
Application number: PCT/EA2014/000005
Authority: WO
Inventors: Дмитрий Иванович ПАХОМОВ; Николай Петрович БИРЮКОВ
Original assignee: Иностранное производственное унитарное предприятие "АЛКОПАК"
Priority date: 2013-02-14
Filing date: 2014-01-29
Publication date: 2014-08-21
Also published as: RU2013106572A

Abstract

A bottle closing device configured in the form of a stopper capable of being installed in the neck of a bottle, which is provided with an inner sleeve having a tamper indicator means, the device additionally containing an outer cap which is mounted on the inner sleeve such that the cap can be raised in an axial direction relative to the sleeve when the bottle is first opened, and the tamper indicator means comprises the lower portion of the inner sleeve which is configured in the form of an indication area. In a second embodiment, the bottle closing device contains a stopper, an inner sleeve, an outer cap and a disk, which form means of fixation and means of restricting the return movement of the outer cap in the axial direction towards the initial position during resealing.

Description

Bottle closure device (options) The invention relates to the field of closure devices and can be used for bottle closure in the distillery and wine industry, and in particular to such devices that have opening indicators capable of indicating that this closure device has already been opened, at least once.

Recently, there has been a growing demand for capping systems with an indication of unauthorized opening, which clearly indicate to the consumer whether the container was opened by someone earlier in order, for example, to replace its contents with a product that does not correspond to the original one. Although it is relatively easy to manufacture some types of tamper evident devices, it is much more difficult to manufacture an tamper-evident tool that could not be bypassed without violating the tamper-evident system, or if it had been violated, it would then be impossible to return to the former a pristine condition that indicates that no one has opened the package before.

Known closures such as corks for wine, made of synthetic material (RF Patent for the invention of Na 2268213, IPC B65D 39/00, publ. 20.01.06.) They can be made of various materials, in particular from elastomers, such as foamed polyethylene or its copolymers, polystyrene and its copolymers, a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate, polyurethanes, polypropylenes, etc. (RF patent for the invention Ν> 2266853 B65D 51/00, publ. 27.12.05). This patent also describes the possibility of printing with ink on traffic jam. If these inscriptions are applied on the surface of the cork in contact with the neck of the bottle or with wine - which is becoming more common in the art, then in this case the contents of the bottle may also be contaminated with this closure. In addition, when corking with this stopper, it can go uncontrollably downwards, and when opened it cannot be removed without a corkscrew.

Known cork for corking vessels, containing a base and a lid fixed on it (see USSR copyright certificate N ° l 89699, 1967 city, IPC V67V). The disadvantage of this cork is its insufficient consumer qualities due to the possibility of changing the appearance due to deformation of the surface of the cork during transportation and the difficulty of giving it a different color scheme.

Capping devices with tamper indicators that are widely described in domestic and foreign sources of information are known, indicating that the bottle was illegally opened.

Among the known analogues there are systems in which the closure is initially located in one position, but, once removed, it can only be returned to the second position, which visually clearly differs from the first position. For example, US patent Ne 5738231, IPC B65D55 / 02, publ. 04/14/1998, describes a screw cap with an indication of opening, where one part of it moves during the opening process so that after opening it cannot return to its original position due to an obstacle in the form of a protrusion on the neck of the container. As a result, this closure plug can only return to a position in which it will be displaced axially relative to its original position.

In the specified tool, the lack of reliability of the tamper control, namely, the obstructing element is easily accessible and can be removed, for example, cut off to create the appearance of the pristine integrity of the closure.

The technical solution according to the patent of the Russian Federation for a utility model Ν °

92410, publ. 03/20/2010, IPC B65D49 / 02, which is a capping device containing a handle made of foam, put on the clamping sleeve on the sealing part of the handle and attached to the last tear-off girdle with tongue in such a way that it allows easy separation of the tear-off girdle, for example, using a line perforations between the retainer sleeve or the handle, or cap.

The known device meets such requirements as the reliability of fixation on the rim of the sealed vessel and the visibility of the tamper indication, but it is not technologically advanced to manufacture and not reliable enough, because has a tongue of a tear-off belt protruding beyond the limits of the cork.

The closest analogue is a device for corking a vessel (RF Patent for the invention JV ° 2426678, IPC B65D 39/00, publ. 08/20/2011 1), made in the form of a cork with a tear-off belt, equipped with a fixed relative to the cork ring, connected to a tear-off belt having means of fixation relative to the neck of the vessel. The cork is made with a recess for positioning the tongue of the tear-off belt in it, and the tear-off girdle is made with ribs for interacting with the protrusions of the fixing ring of the rim of the vessel and for the formation of a destructible connection with the ring.

The known solution has an insufficiently reliable design of a device for sealing a vessel with an indication means, which could be manufactured and placed on bottles at a sufficiently high speed without inadvertently destroying or deforming the indication means in view of the possibility of accidental destruction along the line of weakened strength. In addition, the indicated means of indication during repeated capping no longer indicates an autopsy, i.e. is lump sum.

The technical result of the claimed invention consists in the development of a more reliable and technologically advanced closure device with a visual means of tamper indicating, both at the first opening and during repeated closure, as well as with improved fixing properties.

The specified technical result is achieved by the fact that the bottle closure is made in the form of a stopper with a sealing part that can be installed in the neck of the bottle, equipped with tamper indicating means, and further comprises an outer cap connected to the inner sleeve, with the possibility of lifting said cap in the axial direction relative to the inner sleeve at the first opening, the fixing means, made with the possibility of the formation of a locking connection of parts during assembly of the device, and that as well as means for limiting the reverse stroke in the axial direction of the outer cover to its original position upon repeated closure, the tamper indicating means being the lower part of the inner sleeve made in the form of an indicator section.

In the particular case of the invention, the fixation means are formed by a stopper, a flexible protrusion of the inner sleeve and a flange of the outer cover.

In the particular case of carrying out the invention, the means of limiting the reverse stroke in the axial direction of the outer cover to its initial position upon repeated closure are formed by the flexible protrusion of the inner sleeve and the inner flange of the outer cover. The specified technical result is also achieved by the fact that the bottle closure is made in the form of a stopper with a sealing part that can be installed in the neck of the bottle, equipped with tamper indicating means, while the device further comprises an outer cover connected to the inner sleeve, a washer installed between the inner sleeve and an outer cover, and the tamper indicating means is the lower part of the inner sleeve, made in the form of an indicator section.

The possibility of carrying out the invention, characterized by the above set of features, as well as the possibility of its implementation can be confirmed by the description of the design of the capping device, made in accordance with this technical solution.

The design description is illustrated by the drawings, which depict a General view of the capping device for the bottle with a partial cut before opening (figure 1) and after the first opening (figure 2).

The description of the construction according to the second embodiment is illustrated by the drawings, which depict a general view of the closure for a bottle with a partial cut before opening (FIG. 3), after the first opening (FIG. 4), view A in FIG. 4 (Fig. 5).

The bottle closure comprises a cap 1, an inner sleeve 2 and an outer cap 3.

Cork 1 consists of the top 4 and the sealing part 5, placed in the neck of the bottle (not shown in the figure).

Cork 1 is made of foam material, which reduces its weight and improves fixative properties. The cork can also be made of cork of a tree or other polymeric material to seal different vessels with different liquids. The upper part 4 of the plug 1 is connected to the inner sleeve 2, and the sealing part 5 is installed in the neck of the bottle.

The inner sleeve 2 is made with external axial slots 6 and an internal protrusion 7, which provides connection with the upper part 4 of the inner tube 1, and is also an element of axial locking of the capping device. The lower outer part of the inner sleeve 2 is made in the form of an indicator section 8, which represents the interval H between the end surface of the outer cover 3 and the end surface of the inner bushings 2.

On the side surface of the inner sleeve 2 there is a shoulder 9 holding the outer cover 3 after the first opening, which subsequently makes it possible to lift all the parts upon further opening, ensuring their axial locking.

The outer cover 3 has an end face 10 and a side surface 11, which are made as a whole, and on the side inner surface of the cover 3 there are slots 12 interacting with the slots 6 of the sleeve 2, providing radial fixation of the parts. A flange 13 is made on the inner upper end surface of the cover 3, which can be continuous or intermittent, for example, in the form of petals, for interaction with the inner annular protrusion 7 of the sleeve 2. The outer cover 3 has a hook 14 on the lower end surface that can be fixed on the flange 9 bushings 2 at the first opening. The outer cover can be decorated with a shell of aluminum or other material.

The means of blocking the reverse stroke from moving the outer sleeve to its initial position when re-closing is formed by the upper part 4 of the plug 1, the annular protrusion 7 of the sleeve 2 and the shoulder 13 of the cover 3, which provides mutual fixation of the parts in the initial position, and also provides an interval H when opening and re-opening capping.

Identification means, for example, decorative patterns, inscriptions, and other means of individualization, can be applied to the surface of the indicator portion 8.

The inner sleeve 2 can be painted in a color contrasting with the color of the outer cover 3.

The closure device works as follows: the lower part 5 of the plug 1 together with the inner sleeve 2 and the cap 3 is installed in the neck of the bottle, ensuring tightness of the closure.

During the first opening of the bottle, the outer cover 3 is moved relative to the inner sleeve 2 by a certain distance H until the shoulder 9 comes into contact with the hook 14, and upon further opening, all the parts are already in a permanently fixed position, both upon further opening and when closing again, so that the visible indicator section 8 is no longer covered by the outer sleeve 2, as it was before the first autopsy.

This is achieved by means of limiting the reverse stroke: the upper part 4 of the inner tube 1, the protrusion 7 of the sleeve 2, the flange 13 of the cover 3.

In the second modification, the bottle closure comprises a stopper 1, an inner sleeve 2, an outer cap 3 and a washer 4 (Figs. 3, 4).

The upper part of the stopper 1 is intended for connection with the inner sleeve 2, and the lower part is installed in the neck of the bottle.

The inner sleeve 2 is made with external axial slots 5 and an internal flexible protrusion 6 with an end surface 7, which provides a connection with the upper part of the inner tube 1, and is also an axial locking element of the closure device. The lower outer part of the inner sleeve 2 is made in the form of an indicator section 8, which is the interval H between the end surface of the outer cover 3 and the end surface of the inner sleeve 2.

On the outer side surface of the inner sleeve 2 there is a shoulder 9 that holds the outer fastener 3 after the first opening, which subsequently makes it possible to lift all the parts upon further opening, ensuring their axial locking.

The outer cover 3 has an end face 10 and a side surface 11, which are made as a whole, and on the side inner surface of the cover 3 there are slots 12 interacting with the slots 5 of the inner sleeve 2, providing radial fixation of the parts. An annular retaining flange 13 is made on the inner upper end surface of the cover 3. In addition, the outer cover 3 has an elastic protrusion 14 on the lower end surface with the possibility of fixing on the collar 9 of the sleeve 2 at the first opening. The outer cover 3 may be decorated with a shell of aluminum or other material.

A washer 4 is installed between the outer cover 3 and the inner sleeve 2, which has an upper hook 15 and a lower hook 16 with an end surface 17 (Fig. 5). The upper hook 15 is made with the possibility of mutual fixation with the shoulder 13, and the lower hook 16 interacts with the end surface 7 of the flexible protrusion 6 of the inner sleeve 2.

The means of limiting the reverse stroke from moving the outer cover 3 to its original position upon repeated closure is formed by the upper part plugs 1, an inner flexible protrusion 6 of the sleeve 2, the flange 13 of the cover 3 and the washer 4. The specified tool provides mutual fixation of all parts of the capping device in the initial position, and also provides a visible indicator section 8 when opening and re-capping.

Bottle capping is performed by pressing from top to bottom. The proposed closure device is made with all the details as one unit, can be transported separately, and is intended for installation on a bottle.

Claims

Claim

1. A bottle closure made in the form of a stopper 1 with a sealing part 5, capable of being installed in the neck of a bottle equipped with tamper indicating means, characterized in that it further comprises an outer cap 3 connected to the inner sleeve 2, with the possibility of lifting said cap axial direction relative to the inner sleeve at the first opening, fixing means made with the possibility of forming a locking connection of parts during assembly of the device, as well as means of limiting the reverse of the stroke in the axial direction of the outer cover to its original position when re-closing, and the tamper indicating means is the lower part of the inner sleeve 2, made in the form of an indicator section 8.

2. A bottle closure according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixation means are formed by a stopper 1, an inner protrusion 7 of the inner sleeve 2 and a shoulder 13 of the outer cover 3.

3. A bottle capping device according to claim 1, characterized in that the means of limiting the reverse stroke in the axial direction of the outer cover 3 to the initial position when re-closing are formed by the inner protrusion 7 of the inner sleeve 2 and the inner flange 13 of the outer cover 3.

4. A bottle closure made in the form of a stopper 1, capable of being installed in the neck of a bottle equipped with tamper evident means, characterized in that the device further comprises an outer cap 3 connected to the inner sleeve 2, a washer 4 mounted between the inner sleeve and the outer a lid, and the tamper indicating means is the lower part of the inner sleeve 2, made in the form of an indicator section 8.