WO2022184990A1 - Cap provided with a locking pin - Google Patents

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WO2022184990A1
WO2022184990A1 PCT/FR2022/050282 FR2022050282W WO2022184990A1 WO 2022184990 A1 WO2022184990 A1 WO 2022184990A1 FR 2022050282 W FR2022050282 W FR 2022050282W WO 2022184990 A1 WO2022184990 A1 WO 2022184990A1
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Philippe JUPILLE
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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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/16—Devices preventing loss of removable closure members
    • 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
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B65D41/3423—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with flexible tabs, or elements rotated from a non-engaging to an engaging position, formed on the tamper element or in the closure skirt
    • 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
    • B65D5/74—Spouts
    • B65D5/746—Spouts formed separately from the container
    • 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
    • B65D2251/04—Orienting or positioning means
    • 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
    • B65D2251/10—Details of hinged closures
    • B65D2251/1008—Means for locking the closure in open position
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
    • B65D2401/30—Tamper-ring remaining connected to closure after initial removal

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  • TITLE CAP WITH A LOCKING FINGER Technical field of the invention
  • the present invention relates to a cap for a container.
  • the invention relates more particularly to a stopper which is inseparable from the container even when the stopper is open, in particular a stopper which can be used on a brick-shaped container, for example made of cardboard.
  • a container such as a cardboard brick can be provided with a neck on which a cap is fixed by screwing.
  • the neck can be attached to the cardboard brick, for example by gluing.
  • the term container refers here to all kinds of containers, without limitation of form or use.
  • the stopper comprises for example a stopper body comprising a skirt of tubular shape and a plate connected at its periphery to the skirt and intended to come to cover the opening of the neck.
  • the skirt has a net arranged inside, intended to come into engagement with a complementary shape of the collar.
  • the skirt is frequently extended by a tamper evident ring intended to come into engagement with a collar of the collar.
  • the tamper evident ring is connected to the skirt by bridges between which extend through separations. When the cap is opened, the tamper evident ring remains attached to the collar and detaches from the skirt by breaking the bridges. This shows that the container has already been opened.
  • inseparable plugs comprise the same elements as conventional plugs except that the plug body is permanently linked to the tamper evident ring by means of connecting arms. These connecting arms are shaped by their length so as to allow the plug body to move away axially from the tamper evident ring, to detach from the neck and to be able to tilt towards an open position which allows the fluid to be poured contained in the container through the neck.
  • plugs are described in documents WO2020/227813A1 and JP2014-061929A.
  • a disadvantage of the existing caps is that they are not suitable for all container configurations, in particular for containers of the brick type.
  • the fact that the cap remains attached to the neck by the tamper-evident ring can interfere with use when you want to pour a liquid contained in the container and the cap is placed in the path of the liquid. It is then necessary to hold the container with one hand and to hold the cap with the other hand which is not practical.
  • the aim of the invention is to provide a plug and a plug assembly that is more practical, while respecting the regulations and minimizing manufacturing costs.
  • a stopper assembly comprising a threaded neck intended to be mounted on a container and a stopper for a container comprising: - a stopper body comprising a substantially tubular skirt centered on a main axis and means for its coming into engagement with a neck connected to the container, the cap body being pivotally mounted between a closed position and at least one open position;
  • the cap body comprises a locking finger which is located between the two connecting arms and which extends axially towards the tamper evident ring when the cap body is in its closed position;
  • the locking finger comprises a free end edge which is provided to bear against a first bearing zone of the neck so as to retain the stopper body in an intermediate open position, and an outer axial surface which is provided to bear against a second support zone of the neck so as to retain the cap body in a completely open position,
  • the upper section of the neck has an outer peripheral groove, the lower edge of which forms the first bearing zone and the upper edge of which forms the second bearing zone for the free end edge of the locking finger,
  • the neck comprises at its upper end a sealing lip intended to be compressed against a sealing element of the cap body in the position of closure of the cap against the neck, and the outer radial end of the sealing lip forms the upper edge of the outer peripheral groove.
  • the flow of the liquid is no longer impeded by the plug body.
  • the cap is therefore convenient to use. The user only has to unscrew the cap and then rotate the cap to the intermediate open position, or the fully open position, until the cap body is immobilized by means of the locking finger. Then he can freely pour the liquid contained in the container without the need to hold the cap body.
  • the two hinges define a pivot axis of the cap body and a first radial distance from the pivot axis to the free end edge of the locking finger is slightly greater than a second radial distance from the pivot axis to top of the lower rim of the outer peripheral groove, so that when passing from the closed position to the intermediate open position of the stopper body, the passage of the locking finger on the lower rim causes a hard point in the pivoting of the cork ;
  • the tamper evident ring has clamping elements against the neck to slow the rotation of the cap on the neck;
  • the cap body is pivoted through a first angle of between 90 and 100 degrees, preferably 95 degrees, relative to its closed position; - in its fully open position, the cap body is pivoted through a second angle greater than or equal to 150 degrees, preferably substantially equal to 170 degrees, relative to its closed position;
  • the two connecting arms delimit between them a substantially rectangular notch, and in that, in the closed position of the cap body, the locking pin is received in the notch;
  • the two connecting arms are connected to the tamper evident ring by a substantially trapezoidal connecting portion, the top of which delimits the bottom of the notch.
  • the invention also proposes a container in the form of a brick, characterized in that it is equipped with a stopper assembly according to one of the preceding characteristics.
  • FIG.1 - Figure 1 is a perspective view which schematically shows a container whose opening is equipped with a plug assembly according to the invention
  • FIG.2 - Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the cap assembly of Figure 1 when the cap body occupies a closed position;
  • FIG.3 - Figure 3 is an axial sectional view along the plane 3-3 which shows the cap assembly of Figure 2;
  • FIG.4] - Figure 4 is a side view showing the cap assembly of Figure 2;
  • FIG.5] - Figure 5 is an axial sectional view similar to that of Figure 3 but which shows the cap assembly when the cap body occupies an intermediate open position;
  • FIG.6 is a detailed view of a portion of Figure 5 which shows the locking finger when the plug body occupies the intermediate open position;
  • FIG.7 is an axial sectional view similar to that of Figure 5 which shows the cap assembly when the cap body is in a fully open position.
  • FIG. 1 a container 10 equipped with a stopper assembly 12 according to the invention.
  • the container 10 here is of the cardboard brick type made by folding and gluing.
  • the invention is also suitable for other types of containers.
  • the cap assembly 12 is attached to an upper wall 14 of the container 10 which has an opening 15.
  • the plug assembly 12 is shown in more detail in Figures 2 et seq. It comprises here a threaded neck 14 and a cap 16 intended to be screwed onto the neck 14.
  • an axial orientation along the main axis A1 of the cap assembly 12 will be used, without limitation, that is to say along the axis of the neck 14, from bottom to top considering Figures 2 and 3.
  • the neck 14 is here provided at its lower axial end with a radial flange 18, or base, which allows the attachment of the cap assembly 12 to the container 10 in a hermetic manner.
  • the cap 16 comprises a cap body 20 comprising a substantially tubular skirt 22, along the main axis A1.
  • the skirt 22 is provided on its internal axial wall with threads 24 which allow it to come into engagement with the neck 14 of the container 10 by screwing.
  • the cap 16 also includes a tamper evident ring 26 which is retained axially on the neck 14 by a retaining rib 28.
  • the cap body 20 and the tamper evident ring 26 are made in one piece by injection of plastic material into a mold.
  • the tamper evident ring 26 is connected to the skirt 22 by breakable bridges of material 29.
  • the unscrewing of the cap body 20 with respect to the neck 14 causes the breaking of the bridges of material 29 to allow the opening of the cap 16 and to give access to the neck 14.
  • the tamper evident ring 26 comprises tightening elements 31 against the neck 14 to slow down the rotation of the stopper 16 on the neck 14 and allow it to be retained in a determined angular position.
  • the tamper evident ring 26 here comprises, over a portion of its circumference, a connecting portion 30 of generally trapezoidal shape which extends upwards. This connecting portion 30 therefore has an axial dimension greater than the axial dimension of the tamper evident ring 26 on the rest of its circumference.
  • the connecting portion 30 is extended, on each side of its top 32, by two connecting arms 34, 36 which are each connected to the cap body 20 by a hinge 38, 39.
  • the hinges 38, 39 are here arranged close to the bottom wall 40 of the cap body 20.
  • the skirt 22 therefore comprises a notch 41 which generally follows the shape of the connecting portion 30.
  • the notch 41 notably comprises two edges inclined 43, 44, on either side of the connecting portion 30. This makes it possible in particular to produce the hinges 38, 39 in the form of a thin web of material to allow the pivoting of the cap body 20 with respect to the tamper evident ring 26, around a transverse pivot axis T1.
  • the pivot axis T1 is here generally tangent to the cylinder formed by the skirt 22.
  • the two connecting arms 34, 36 delimit between them a notch 42 whose bottom 45 corresponds to the top 32 of the connecting portion 30.
  • the cap body 20 includes a locking finger 46 which is arranged between the two connection 34, 36 and which extends axially towards the tamper evident ring 26, here downwards.
  • the locking finger 46 comprises a free end edge 48 which here is substantially parallel to the pivot axis T1 and which extends near the top 42, at the bottom of the notch 42, when the plug body 20 is in its closed position.
  • the transverse dimension of the locking pin 46 is here slightly smaller than the transverse dimension of the notch 42.
  • the locking finger 46 extends axially in the extension of the connecting portion 30, that is to say that the outer axial surface 50 of the locking finger 46 is flush with the connecting portion 30 and with the rest of the skirt 22.
  • the upper section of the neck 14 comprises an outer peripheral groove 52 which is delimited downwards by a lower flange 54 and upwards by an upper flange 56 intended to cooperate with the locking pin 46 in the opening positions of the cap 16 , as will be described later.
  • the neck 14 comprises at its upper axial end a sealing lip 58 which is provided to be compressed against a sealing element of the cap 16, here an inner axial skirt 60, in the closed position of the cap 16 against the neck 14.
  • the sealing lip 58 extends in a generally radial plane, but slightly inclined towards the inside of the neck 14. The sealing lip 58 projects slightly towards the outside of the neck 14 thus forming the upper rim 56 of the outer peripheral groove 52.
  • the cap body 20 can be unscrewed by a user. As the cap body 20 remains linked to the tamper evident ring by the hinges 38, 39, at the end of unscrewing the cap body 20 is pivoted around the pivot axis T1 to a position of intermediate opening 01, which is illustrated by Figures 5 and 6.
  • the intermediate open position 01 here corresponds to a pivoting of the cap body 20 through a first angle a1 of between 90 and 100 degrees, preferably 95 degrees, relative to its closed position.
  • the cap body 20 is retained in the intermediate opening position 01 by the locking pin 46 which pivots with the cap body 20 and which comes to bear by its free end edge 48 against a first bearing zone on the neck 14.
  • the first support zone is constituted here by the lower edge 54 of the outer peripheral groove 52.
  • the cap body 20 is pivoted about the pivot axis T1 to a fully open position 02, which is illustrated in Figure 7.
  • the position of The complete opening 02 here corresponds to a pivoting of the stopper body 20 through a second angle a2 greater than or equal to 150 degrees, preferably substantially equal to 170 degrees, relative to the closed position.
  • the cap body 20 is retained in the fully open position 02 by the locking finger 46 which comes to bear via the outer axial surface 50 against a second bearing zone on the neck 14.
  • the second bearing zone is constituted here by the upper rim 56 of the outer peripheral groove 52.
  • it is an end portion of the outer axial surface 50, located in the vicinity of the free end edge 48, which bears against the upper rim 56.
  • the stopper body 20 is disengaged from the neck 14 to allow the pouring of a fluid through the opening 15 of the container 10.
  • a first radial distance d1 from the pivot axis T1 to the free end edge 48 of the locking finger 46, is slightly greater than a second radial distance d2 to the lower edge 54 of the groove outer peripheral 52.
  • the stopper 16 and the stopper assembly 12 according to the invention make it possible to have two indexed opening positions. This allows the cap assembly 12 according to the invention to be able to be implemented in many different container configurations, in particular for brick-shaped containers as in Figure 1 where it is important to be able to maintain the position opening when pouring a liquid using the container.
  • cap 18 radial flange 20: cap body 22: skirt 24: threads
  • A1 main axis a1: first angle a2: second angle

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The present invention relates to a cap (16) and a cap assembly (12) for a container (10), comprising: a cap body (20) pivotably mounted between a closed position and at least one open position; a tamper-evident ring (26); and two connecting arms (34, 36) which are each connected, on one side, to the tamper-evident ring (26) and, on the other side, to the cap body (20) by means of a hinge. The cap body (20) comprises a locking pin (46) which is located between the two connecting arms (34, 36) and which axially extends towards the tamper-evident ring (26) when the cap body (20) is in its closed position. The locking pin (46) comprises a free-end edge (48) and an outer axial surface (50).

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TITRE : BOUCHON MUNI D’UN DOIGT DE VERROUILLAGE Domaine technique de l’invention TITLE: CAP WITH A LOCKING FINGER Technical field of the invention
La présente invention concerne un bouchon pour récipient. The present invention relates to a cap for a container.
L’invention concerne plus particulièrement un bouchon qui est inséparable du récipient même lorsque le bouchon est ouvert, en particulier un bouchon utilisable sur un récipient en forme de brique, par exemple en carton. Arrière-plan technique The invention relates more particularly to a stopper which is inseparable from the container even when the stopper is open, in particular a stopper which can be used on a brick-shaped container, for example made of cardboard. Technical background
Il est connu qu’un récipient tel qu’une brique en carton peut être muni d’un col sur lequel est fixé par vissage un bouchon. Le col peut être rapporté sur la brique en carton, par exemple par collage. It is known that a container such as a cardboard brick can be provided with a neck on which a cap is fixed by screwing. The neck can be attached to the cardboard brick, for example by gluing.
Le terme de récipient désigne ici toute sorte de contenants, sans limitation de forme ni d’utilisation. Le bouchon comporte par exemple un corps de bouchon comprenant une jupe de forme tubulaire et un plateau relié à sa périphérie à la jupe et destiné à venir recouvrir l’ouverture du col. La jupe comporte un filet disposé à l’intérieur, destiné à venir en prise avec une forme complémentaire du col. La jupe est fréquemment prolongée par une bague d’inviolabilité destinée à venir en prise avec une collerette du col. La bague d’inviolabilité est reliée à la jupe par des ponts entre lesquels s’étendent des séparations traversantes. Lors de l’ouverture du bouchon, la bague d’inviolabilité reste accrochée à la collerette et se détache de la jupe par la rupture des ponts. Ceci permet de montrer que le récipient a déjà été ouvert. The term container refers here to all kinds of containers, without limitation of form or use. The stopper comprises for example a stopper body comprising a skirt of tubular shape and a plate connected at its periphery to the skirt and intended to come to cover the opening of the neck. The skirt has a net arranged inside, intended to come into engagement with a complementary shape of the collar. The skirt is frequently extended by a tamper evident ring intended to come into engagement with a collar of the collar. The tamper evident ring is connected to the skirt by bridges between which extend through separations. When the cap is opened, the tamper evident ring remains attached to the collar and detaches from the skirt by breaking the bridges. This shows that the container has already been opened.
Récemment, les nouvelles directives européennes ont mis en place une norme exigeant que les bouchons basiques tels que décrits ci-dessus doivent désormais être reliés au col du récipient, afin de limiter l’impact sur l’environnement en évitant la dissémination des bouchons. Ainsi, il est désormais prévu des bouchons dits inséparables, qui comprennent les mêmes éléments que des bouchons conventionnels sauf que le corps de bouchon est lié en permanence à la bague d’inviolabilité au moyen de bras de liaison. Ces bras de liaison sont conformés par leur longueur de manière à permettre au corps de bouchon de s’éloigner axialement de la bague d’inviolabilité, de se détacher du col et de pouvoir basculer vers une position d’ouverture qui permet de verser le fluide contenu dans le récipient au travers du col. Recently, the new European directives have implemented a standard requiring that the basic caps as described above must now be connected to the neck of the container, in order to limit the impact on the environment by avoiding the dissemination of the caps. Thus, so-called inseparable plugs are now provided, which comprise the same elements as conventional plugs except that the plug body is permanently linked to the tamper evident ring by means of connecting arms. These connecting arms are shaped by their length so as to allow the plug body to move away axially from the tamper evident ring, to detach from the neck and to be able to tilt towards an open position which allows the fluid to be poured contained in the container through the neck.
Des exemples de bouchons sont décrits dans les documents WO2020/227813A1 et JP2014-061929A. Examples of plugs are described in documents WO2020/227813A1 and JP2014-061929A.
Un inconvénient des bouchons existants est qu’ils ne sont pas adaptés à toutes les configurations de récipient, en particulier aux récipients du type brique. Le fait que le bouchon reste attaché au col par la bague d’inviolabilité peut gêner l’utilisation lorsque l’on souhaite verser un liquide contenu dans le récipient et que le bouchon se place sur le trajet du liquide. Il faut alors tenir le récipient d’une main et tenir le bouchon de l’autre main ce qui n’est pas pratique. A disadvantage of the existing caps is that they are not suitable for all container configurations, in particular for containers of the brick type. The fact that the cap remains attached to the neck by the tamper-evident ring can interfere with use when you want to pour a liquid contained in the container and the cap is placed in the path of the liquid. It is then necessary to hold the container with one hand and to hold the cap with the other hand which is not practical.
L’invention a pour objectif de proposer un bouchon et un ensemble de bouchon qui soit plus pratique, tout en respectant la réglementation et en minimisant les coûts de fabrication. The aim of the invention is to provide a plug and a plug assembly that is more practical, while respecting the regulations and minimizing manufacturing costs.
Résumé de l’invention Summary of the invention
Avec ces objectifs en vue, l’invention propose un ensemble de bouchon comportant un col fileté destiné à être monté sur un récipient et un bouchon pour récipient comprenant : - un corps de bouchon comprenant une jupe sensiblement tubulaire centrée sur un axe principal et des moyens pour sa venue en prise avec un col lié au récipient, le corps de bouchon étant monté pivotant entre une position de fermeture et au moins une position d’ouverture ; With these objectives in view, the invention proposes a stopper assembly comprising a threaded neck intended to be mounted on a container and a stopper for a container comprising: - a stopper body comprising a substantially tubular skirt centered on a main axis and means for its coming into engagement with a neck connected to the container, the cap body being pivotally mounted between a closed position and at least one open position;
- une bague d’inviolabilité ; et - deux bras de liaison qui sont reliés chacun, d’un côté à la bague d’inviolabilité et de l’autre, par une charnière, au corps de bouchon ; caractérisé en ce que : - a tamper evident ring; and - two connecting arms which are each connected, on one side to the tamper evident ring and on the other, by a hinge, to the cap body; characterized in that:
- le corps de bouchon comprend un doigt de verrouillage qui est situé entre les deux bras de liaison et qui s’étend axialement vers la bague d’inviolabilité lorsque le corps de bouchon est dans sa position de fermeture ; - the cap body comprises a locking finger which is located between the two connecting arms and which extends axially towards the tamper evident ring when the cap body is in its closed position;
- le doigt de verrouillage comprend un bord d’extrémité libre qui est prévu pour venir en appui contre une première zone d’appui du col de manière à retenir le corps de bouchon dans une position d’ouverture intermédiaire, et une surface axiale extérieure qui est prévue pour venir en appui contre une seconde zone d’appui du col de manière à retenir le corps de bouchon dans une position d’ouverture complète, - the locking finger comprises a free end edge which is provided to bear against a first bearing zone of the neck so as to retain the stopper body in an intermediate open position, and an outer axial surface which is provided to bear against a second support zone of the neck so as to retain the cap body in a completely open position,
- le tronçon supérieur du col comporte une rainure périphérique extérieure dont le rebord inférieur forme la première zone d’appui et dont le rebord supérieur forme la seconde zone d’appui pour le bord d’extrémité libre du doigt de verrouillage, - the upper section of the neck has an outer peripheral groove, the lower edge of which forms the first bearing zone and the upper edge of which forms the second bearing zone for the free end edge of the locking finger,
- le col comporte à son extrémité supérieure une lèvre d’étanchéité prévue pour être comprimée contre un élément d’étanchéité du corps de bouchon dans la position de fermeture du bouchon contre le col, et l’extrémité radiale externe de la lèvre d’étanchéité forme le rebord supérieur de la rainure périphérique extérieure. - the neck comprises at its upper end a sealing lip intended to be compressed against a sealing element of the cap body in the position of closure of the cap against the neck, and the outer radial end of the sealing lip forms the upper edge of the outer peripheral groove.
Ainsi, l’écoulement du liquide n’est plus gêné par le corps de bouchon. Le bouchon est donc pratique à utiliser. L’utilisateur n’a qu’à dévisser le bouchon puis à faire pivoter le bouchon jusqu’à la position d’ouverture intermédiaire, ou la position d’ouverture complète, jusqu’à ce que le corps de bouchon soit immobilisé au moyen du doigt de verrouillage. Ensuite, il peut verser librement le liquide contenu dans le récipient sans avoir besoin de tenir le corps du bouchon. Thus, the flow of the liquid is no longer impeded by the plug body. The cap is therefore convenient to use. The user only has to unscrew the cap and then rotate the cap to the intermediate open position, or the fully open position, until the cap body is immobilized by means of the locking finger. Then he can freely pour the liquid contained in the container without the need to hold the cap body.
Selon d’autres caractéristiques de l’invention : According to other characteristics of the invention:
- les deux charnières définissent un axe de pivotement du corps de bouchon et une première distance radiale à partir de l’axe de pivotement jusqu’au bord d’extrémité libre du doigt de verrouillage est légèrement supérieure à une deuxième distance radiale à partir de l’axe de pivotement jusqu’au sommet du rebord inférieur de la rainure périphérique extérieure, de manière que lors du passage de la position de fermeture à la position d’ouverture intermédiaire du corps de bouchon, le passage du doigt de verrouillage sur le rebord inférieur provoque un point dur dans le pivotement du bouchon ; - la bague d’inviolabilité comporte des éléments de serrage contre le col pour freiner la rotation du bouchon sur le col ; - the two hinges define a pivot axis of the cap body and a first radial distance from the pivot axis to the free end edge of the locking finger is slightly greater than a second radial distance from the pivot axis to top of the lower rim of the outer peripheral groove, so that when passing from the closed position to the intermediate open position of the stopper body, the passage of the locking finger on the lower rim causes a hard point in the pivoting of the cork ; - The tamper evident ring has clamping elements against the neck to slow the rotation of the cap on the neck;
- dans sa position d’ouverture intermédiaire, le corps de bouchon est pivoté d’un premier angle compris entre 90 et 100 degrés, de préférence 95 degrés, par rapport à sa position de fermeture ; - dans sa position d’ouverture complète, le corps de bouchon est pivoté d’un deuxième angle supérieur ou égal à 150 degrés, de préférence sensiblement égal à 170 degrés, par rapport à sa position de fermeture ; - in its intermediate open position, the cap body is pivoted through a first angle of between 90 and 100 degrees, preferably 95 degrees, relative to its closed position; - in its fully open position, the cap body is pivoted through a second angle greater than or equal to 150 degrees, preferably substantially equal to 170 degrees, relative to its closed position;
- les deux bras de liaison délimitent entre eux une encoche sensiblement rectangulaire, et en ce que, dans la position de fermeture du corps de bouchon, le doigt de verrouillage est reçu dans l’encoche ; - the two connecting arms delimit between them a substantially rectangular notch, and in that, in the closed position of the cap body, the locking pin is received in the notch;
- les deux bras de liaison sont reliés à la bague d’inviolabilité par une portion de liaison sensiblement trapézoïdale dont le sommet délimite le fond de l’encoche. - the two connecting arms are connected to the tamper evident ring by a substantially trapezoidal connecting portion, the top of which delimits the bottom of the notch.
L’invention propose aussi un récipient en forme de brique, caractérisé en ce qu’il est équipé d’un ensemble de bouchon selon l’une des caractéristiques précédentes. The invention also proposes a container in the form of a brick, characterized in that it is equipped with a stopper assembly according to one of the preceding characteristics.
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D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront au cours de la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre pour la compréhension de laquelle on se reportera aux dessins annexés dans lesquels : Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear during the reading of the detailed description which will follow for the understanding of which reference will be made to the appended drawings in which:
[Fig.1] - la figure 1 est une vue en perspective qui représente schématiquement un récipient dont l’ouverture est équipée d’un ensemble de bouchon selon l’invention ; [Fig.1] - Figure 1 is a perspective view which schematically shows a container whose opening is equipped with a plug assembly according to the invention;
[Fig.2] - la figure 2 est une vue en perspective qui représente l’ensemble de bouchon de la figure 1 lorsque le corps de bouchon occupe une position de fermeture ; [Fig.3] - la figure 3 est une vue en coupe axiale selon le plan 3-3 qui représente l’ensemble de bouchon de la figure 2 ; [Fig.2] - Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the cap assembly of Figure 1 when the cap body occupies a closed position; [Fig.3] - Figure 3 is an axial sectional view along the plane 3-3 which shows the cap assembly of Figure 2;
[Fig .4] - la figure 4 est une vue de côté qui représente l’ensemble de bouchon de la figure 2 ; [Fig.5] - la figure 5 est une vue en coupe axiale similaire à celle de la figure 3 mais qui représente l’ensemble de bouchon lorsque le corps de bouchon occupe une position d’ouverture intermédiaire ; [Fig .4] - Figure 4 is a side view showing the cap assembly of Figure 2; [Fig.5] - Figure 5 is an axial sectional view similar to that of Figure 3 but which shows the cap assembly when the cap body occupies an intermediate open position;
[Fig.6] - la figure 6 est une vue détaillée d’une portion de la figure 5 qui représente le doigt de verrouillage lorsque le corps de bouchon occupe la position d’ouverture intermédiaire ; [Fig.6] - Figure 6 is a detailed view of a portion of Figure 5 which shows the locking finger when the plug body occupies the intermediate open position;
[Fig.7]- la figure 7 est une vue en coupe axiale similaire à celle de la figure 5 qui représente l’ensemble de bouchon lorsque le corps de bouchon occupe une position d’ouverture complète. [Fig.7] - Figure 7 is an axial sectional view similar to that of Figure 5 which shows the cap assembly when the cap body is in a fully open position.
Description détaillée de l'invention Sur la figure 1 on a représenté un récipient 10 équipé d’un ensemble de bouchon 12 selon l’invention. Le récipient 10 est ici du type brique en carton réalisée par pliage et collage. L’invention convient également à d’autres types de récipients. Detailed description of the invention In Figure 1 there is shown a container 10 equipped with a stopper assembly 12 according to the invention. The container 10 here is of the cardboard brick type made by folding and gluing. The invention is also suitable for other types of containers.
Selon le mode de réalisation représenté, l’ensemble de bouchon 12 est rapporté sur une paroi supérieure 14 du récipient 10 qui comporte une ouverture 15. According to the embodiment shown, the cap assembly 12 is attached to an upper wall 14 of the container 10 which has an opening 15.
L’ensemble de bouchon 12 est représenté plus en détail sur les figures 2 et suivantes. Il comporte ici un col 14 fileté et un bouchon 16 prévu pour être vissé sur le col 14. Dans la suite de la description, on utilisera à titre non limitatif une orientation axiale suivant l’axe principal A1 de l’ensemble de bouchon 12, c’est-à-dire suivant l’axe du col 14, de bas en haut en considérant les figures 2 et 3. On décrit dans un premier temps l’ensemble de bouchon 12 lorsqu’il occupe sa position de fermeture sur le col 14, comme représenté sur les figures 2, 3 et 4. Le col 14 est ici pourvu à son extrémité axiale inférieure d’une collerette radiale 18, ou embase, qui permet la fixation de l’ensemble de bouchon 12 sur le récipient 10 de manière hermétique. The plug assembly 12 is shown in more detail in Figures 2 et seq. It comprises here a threaded neck 14 and a cap 16 intended to be screwed onto the neck 14. In the remainder of the description, an axial orientation along the main axis A1 of the cap assembly 12 will be used, without limitation, that is to say along the axis of the neck 14, from bottom to top considering Figures 2 and 3. We first describe the stopper assembly 12 when it occupies its closed position on the neck 14, as shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4. The neck 14 is here provided at its lower axial end with a radial flange 18, or base, which allows the attachment of the cap assembly 12 to the container 10 in a hermetic manner.
Le bouchon 16 comprend un corps de bouchon 20 comprenant une jupe 22 sensiblement tubulaire, selon l’axe principal A1. La jupe 22 est pourvue sur sa paroi axiale interne de filets 24 qui permettent sa venue en prise avec le col 14 du récipient 10 par vissage. The cap 16 comprises a cap body 20 comprising a substantially tubular skirt 22, along the main axis A1. The skirt 22 is provided on its internal axial wall with threads 24 which allow it to come into engagement with the neck 14 of the container 10 by screwing.
Le bouchon 16 comprend aussi une bague d’inviolabilité 26 qui est retenue axialement sur le col 14 par une nervure de retenue 28. Le corps de bouchon 20 et la bague d’inviolabilité 26 sont réalisés en une seule pièce par injection de matière plastique dans un moule. The cap 16 also includes a tamper evident ring 26 which is retained axially on the neck 14 by a retaining rib 28. The cap body 20 and the tamper evident ring 26 are made in one piece by injection of plastic material into a mold.
En position de fermeture, et avant la première ouverture du bouchon 16, la bague d’inviolabilité 26 est reliée à la jupe 22 par des ponts de matière 29 sécables. Le dévissage du corps de bouchon 20 par rapport au col 14 provoque la rupture des ponts de matière 29 pour permettre l’ouverture du bouchon 16 et pour donner accès au col 14. In the closed position, and before the first opening of the cap 16, the tamper evident ring 26 is connected to the skirt 22 by breakable bridges of material 29. The unscrewing of the cap body 20 with respect to the neck 14 causes the breaking of the bridges of material 29 to allow the opening of the cap 16 and to give access to the neck 14.
La bague d’inviolabilité 26 comporte des éléments de serrage 31 contre le col 14 pour freiner la rotation du bouchon 16 sur le col 14 et permettre de le retenir dans une position angulaire déterminée. La bague d’inviolabilité 26 comporte ici, sur une portion de sa circonférence, une portion de liaison 30 de forme globalement trapézoïdale qui s’étend vers le haut. Cette portion de liaison 30 a donc une dimension axiale supérieure à la dimension axiale de la bague d’inviolabilité 26 sur le reste de son pourtour. La portion de liaison 30 se prolonge, de chaque côté de son sommet 32, par deux bras de liaison 34, 36 qui sont reliés chacun au corps de bouchon 20 par une charnière 38, 39. The tamper evident ring 26 comprises tightening elements 31 against the neck 14 to slow down the rotation of the stopper 16 on the neck 14 and allow it to be retained in a determined angular position. The tamper evident ring 26 here comprises, over a portion of its circumference, a connecting portion 30 of generally trapezoidal shape which extends upwards. This connecting portion 30 therefore has an axial dimension greater than the axial dimension of the tamper evident ring 26 on the rest of its circumference. The connecting portion 30 is extended, on each side of its top 32, by two connecting arms 34, 36 which are each connected to the cap body 20 by a hinge 38, 39.
Les charnières 38, 39 sont ici agencées à proximité de la paroi de fond 40 du corps de bouchon 20. La jupe 22 comporte donc une échancrure 41 qui suit globalement la forme de la portion de liaison 30. L’échancrure 41 comporte notamment deux bords inclinés 43, 44, de part et d’autre de la portion de liaison 30. Ceci permet notamment de réaliser les charnières 38, 39 sous la forme d’un voile mince de matière pour permettre le pivotement du corps de bouchon 20 par rapport à la bague d’inviolabilité 26, autour d’un axe de pivotement T1 transversal. L’axe de pivotement T1 est ici globalement tangent au cylindre formé par la jupe 22. The hinges 38, 39 are here arranged close to the bottom wall 40 of the cap body 20. The skirt 22 therefore comprises a notch 41 which generally follows the shape of the connecting portion 30. The notch 41 notably comprises two edges inclined 43, 44, on either side of the connecting portion 30. This makes it possible in particular to produce the hinges 38, 39 in the form of a thin web of material to allow the pivoting of the cap body 20 with respect to the tamper evident ring 26, around a transverse pivot axis T1. The pivot axis T1 is here generally tangent to the cylinder formed by the skirt 22.
Les deux bras de liaison 34, 36 délimitent entre eux une encoche 42 dont le fond 45 correspond au sommet 32 de la portion de liaison 30. Avantageusement, le corps de bouchon 20 comporte un doigt de verrouillage 46 qui est agencé entre les deux bras de liaison 34, 36 et qui s’étend axialement vers la bague d’inviolabilité 26, ici vers le bas. The two connecting arms 34, 36 delimit between them a notch 42 whose bottom 45 corresponds to the top 32 of the connecting portion 30. Advantageously, the cap body 20 includes a locking finger 46 which is arranged between the two connection 34, 36 and which extends axially towards the tamper evident ring 26, here downwards.
Le doigt de verrouillage 46 comprend un bord d’extrémité libre 48 qui est ici sensiblement parallèle à l’axe de pivotement T1 et qui s’étend au voisinage du sommet 42, au fond de l’encoche 42, lorsque le corps de bouchon 20 est dans sa position de fermeture. La dimension transversale du doigt de verrouillage 46 est ici légèrement inférieure à la dimension transversale de l’encoche 42. The locking finger 46 comprises a free end edge 48 which here is substantially parallel to the pivot axis T1 and which extends near the top 42, at the bottom of the notch 42, when the plug body 20 is in its closed position. The transverse dimension of the locking pin 46 is here slightly smaller than the transverse dimension of the notch 42.
Dans la position de fermeture, le doigt de verrouillage 46 s’étend axialement dans le prolongement de la portion de liaison 30, c’est-à-dire que la surface axiale extérieure 50 du doigt de verrouillage 46 affleure avec la portion de liaison 30 et avec le reste de la jupe 22. In the closed position, the locking finger 46 extends axially in the extension of the connecting portion 30, that is to say that the outer axial surface 50 of the locking finger 46 is flush with the connecting portion 30 and with the rest of the skirt 22.
Le tronçon supérieur du col 14 comporte une rainure périphérique extérieure 52 qui est délimitée vers le bas par un rebord inférieur 54 et vers le haut par un rebord supérieur 56 destinés à coopérer avec le doigt de verrouillage 46 dans des positions d’ouverture du bouchon 16, comme on le décrira par la suite. The upper section of the neck 14 comprises an outer peripheral groove 52 which is delimited downwards by a lower flange 54 and upwards by an upper flange 56 intended to cooperate with the locking pin 46 in the opening positions of the cap 16 , as will be described later.
Avantageusement, le col 14 comporte à son extrémité axiale supérieure une lèvre d’étanchéité 58 qui est prévue pour être comprimée contre un élément d’étanchéité du bouchon 16, ici une jupe axiale intérieure 60, dans la position de fermeture du bouchon 16 contre le col 14. La lèvre d’étanchéité 58 s’étend dans un plan globalement radial, mais légèrement incliné vers l’intérieur du col 14. La lèvre d’étanchéité 58 déborde légèrement vers l’extérieur du col 14 en formant ainsi le rebord supérieur 56 de la rainure périphérique extérieure 52. Advantageously, the neck 14 comprises at its upper axial end a sealing lip 58 which is provided to be compressed against a sealing element of the cap 16, here an inner axial skirt 60, in the closed position of the cap 16 against the neck 14. The sealing lip 58 extends in a generally radial plane, but slightly inclined towards the inside of the neck 14. The sealing lip 58 projects slightly towards the outside of the neck 14 thus forming the upper rim 56 of the outer peripheral groove 52.
A partir de la position de fermeture, qui est représentée sur les figures 2, 3, et 4, le corps de bouchon 20 peut être dévissé par un utilisateur. Comme le corps de bouchon 20 reste lié à la bague d’inviolabilité par les charnières 38, 39, à la fin du dévissage le corps de bouchon 20 est amené en pivotement autour de l’axe de pivotement T1 jusqu’à une position d’ouverture intermédiaire 01 , qui est illustrée par les figures 5 et 6. From the closed position, which is shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4, the cap body 20 can be unscrewed by a user. As the cap body 20 remains linked to the tamper evident ring by the hinges 38, 39, at the end of unscrewing the cap body 20 is pivoted around the pivot axis T1 to a position of intermediate opening 01, which is illustrated by Figures 5 and 6.
La position d’ouverture intermédiaire 01 correspond ici à un pivotement du corps de bouchon 20 d’un premier angle a1 compris entre 90 et 100 degrés, de préférence 95 degrés, par rapport à sa position de fermeture. The intermediate open position 01 here corresponds to a pivoting of the cap body 20 through a first angle a1 of between 90 and 100 degrees, preferably 95 degrees, relative to its closed position.
Le corps de bouchon 20 est retenu dans la position d’ouverture intermédiaire 01 par le doigt de verrouillage 46 qui pivote avec le corps de bouchon 20 et qui vient en appui par son bord d’extrémité libre 48 contre une première zone d’appui sur le col 14. La première zone d’appui est constituée ici par le rebord inférieur 54 de la rainure périphérique extérieure 52. The cap body 20 is retained in the intermediate opening position 01 by the locking pin 46 which pivots with the cap body 20 and which comes to bear by its free end edge 48 against a first bearing zone on the neck 14. The first support zone is constituted here by the lower edge 54 of the outer peripheral groove 52.
A partir de la position d’ouverture intermédiaire 01 , le corps de bouchon 20 est amené en pivotement autour de l’axe de pivotement T1 jusqu’à une position d’ouverture complète 02, qui est illustrée par la figure 7. La position d’ouverture complète 02 correspond ici à un pivotement du corps de bouchon 20 d’un deuxième angle a2 supérieur ou égal à 150 degrés, de préférence sensiblement égal à 170 degrés, par rapport à la position de fermeture. From the intermediate open position 01, the cap body 20 is pivoted about the pivot axis T1 to a fully open position 02, which is illustrated in Figure 7. The position of The complete opening 02 here corresponds to a pivoting of the stopper body 20 through a second angle a2 greater than or equal to 150 degrees, preferably substantially equal to 170 degrees, relative to the closed position.
Le corps de bouchon 20 est retenu dans la position d’ouverture complète 02 par le doigt de verrouillage 46 qui vient en appui par la surface axiale extérieure 50 contre une seconde zone d’appui sur le col 14. La seconde zone d’appui est constituée ici par le rebord supérieur 56 de la rainure périphérique extérieure 52. Avantageusement, c’est une portion d’extrémité de la surface axiale extérieure 50, située au voisinage du bord d’extrémité libre 48, qui vient en appui contre le rebord supérieur 56. Dans chacune des positions d’ouverture 01 , 02, le corps de bouchon 20 est dégagé du col 14 pour permettre le versement d’un fluide à travers l’ouverture 15 du récipient 10. The cap body 20 is retained in the fully open position 02 by the locking finger 46 which comes to bear via the outer axial surface 50 against a second bearing zone on the neck 14. The second bearing zone is constituted here by the upper rim 56 of the outer peripheral groove 52. Advantageously, it is an end portion of the outer axial surface 50, located in the vicinity of the free end edge 48, which bears against the upper rim 56. In each of the opening positions 01, 02, the stopper body 20 is disengaged from the neck 14 to allow the pouring of a fluid through the opening 15 of the container 10.
Avantageusement, une première distance radiale d1 , à partir de l’axe de pivotement T1 jusqu’au bord d’extrémité libre 48 du doigt de verrouillage 46, est légèrement supérieure à une deuxième distance radiale d2 jusqu’au rebord inférieur 54 de la rainure périphérique extérieure 52. Ainsi, lors du passage de la position de fermeture à la position d’ouverture intermédiaire 01 , le doigt de verrouillage 46 vient frotter contre le sommet du rebord inférieur 54 ce qui provoque un point dur dans le pivotement du corps de bouchon 20 et permet d’indexer le corps de bouchon 20 dans sa position d’ouverture intermédiaire 01. Ce point dur permet à l’utilisateur de ressentir un « clic » qui lui indique le passage du point dur et l’arrivée dans la position d’ouverture intermédiaire 01. Bien entendu, le corps de bouchon 20 est en mesure de pivoter en sens inverse, depuis chacune de ses positions d’ouverture 01 , 02 jusqu’à la position de fermeture. Advantageously, a first radial distance d1, from the pivot axis T1 to the free end edge 48 of the locking finger 46, is slightly greater than a second radial distance d2 to the lower edge 54 of the groove outer peripheral 52. Thus, when passing from the closed position to the intermediate open position 01, the locking finger 46 comes to rub against the top of the lower rim 54 which causes a hard point in the pivoting of the cap body 20 and makes it possible to index the stopper body 20 in its intermediate opening position 01. This hard point allows the user to feel a "click" which indicates to him the passage of the hard point and the arrival in the position of intermediate opening 01. Of course, the cap body 20 is able to pivot in the opposite direction, from each of its open positions 01, 02 to the closed position.
Le bouchon 16 et l’ensemble de bouchon 12 selon l’invention permettent de disposer de deux positions d’ouverture indexées. Ceci permet à l’ensemble de bouchon 12 selon l’invention de pouvoir être mis en œuvre dans de nombreuses configurations de récipient différentes, en particulier pour des récipients en forme de brique comme sur la figure 1 où il est important de pouvoir maintenir la position d’ouverture lors du versement d’un liquide à l’aide du récipient. The stopper 16 and the stopper assembly 12 according to the invention make it possible to have two indexed opening positions. This allows the cap assembly 12 according to the invention to be able to be implemented in many different container configurations, in particular for brick-shaped containers as in Figure 1 where it is important to be able to maintain the position opening when pouring a liquid using the container.
LEGENDE 10 : récipient LEGEND 10: container
12 : ensemble de bouchon 14 : col 15 : ouverture 12: cap assembly 14: neck 15: opening
16 : bouchon 18 : collerette radiale 20 : corps de bouchon 22 : jupe 24 : filets 16: cap 18: radial flange 20: cap body 22: skirt 24: threads
26 : bague d’inviolabilité 28 : nervure de retenue 26: tamper evident ring 28: retaining rib
30 : portion de liaison 30: connecting portion
31 : éléments de serrage 31: clamping elements
32 : sommet 32: vertex
34, 36 : bras de liaison 38, 39 : charnière 34, 36: connecting arm 38, 39: hinge
40 : paroi de fond 40: bottom wall
41 : échancrure 41: notch
42 : encoche 42: notch
43, 44 : bord incliné 43, 44: angled edge
45 : fond 45: background
46 : doigt de verrouillage 48 : bord d’extrémité libre 50 : surface axiale extérieure 46: locking finger 48: free end edge 50: outer axial surface
52 : rainure périphérique extérieure52: outer peripheral groove
54 : rebord inférieur 54: bottom edge
56 : rebord supérieur 56: top edge
58 : lèvre d’étanchéité 58: sealing lip
60 : jupe axiale intérieure 60: inner axial skirt
A1 : axe principal a1 : premier angle a2 : deuxième angle A1: main axis a1: first angle a2: second angle
01 : position d’ouverture intermédiaire01: intermediate opening position
02 : position d’ouverture complète02: fully open position
T1 : axe de pivotement T1: swivel axis

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1. Ensemble de bouchon (12) comportant un col (14) fileté destiné à être monté sur un récipient (10) et un bouchon (16) pour récipient (10), comprenant : - un corps de bouchon (20) comprenant une jupe (22) sensiblement tubulaire centrée sur un axe principal (A1) et des moyens pour sa venue en prise avec un col (14) lié au récipient (10), le corps de bouchon (20) étant monté pivotant entre une position de fermeture et au moins une position d’ouverture ; - une bague d’inviolabilité (26) ; et 1. Cap assembly (12) comprising a threaded neck (14) intended to be mounted on a container (10) and a cap (16) for a container (10), comprising: - a cap body (20) comprising a skirt (22) substantially tubular centered on a main axis (A1) and means for its engagement with a neck (14) connected to the container (10), the cap body (20) being pivotally mounted between a closed position and at least one open position; - a tamper evident ring (26); and
- deux bras de liaison (34, 36) qui sont reliés chacun, d’un côté à la bague d’inviolabilité (26) et de l’autre, par une charnière, au corps de bouchon (20) ; caractérisé en ce que : - two connecting arms (34, 36) which are each connected, on one side to the tamper evident ring (26) and on the other, by a hinge, to the cap body (20); characterized in that:
- le corps de bouchon (20) comprend un doigt de verrouillage (46) qui est situé entre les deux bras de liaison (34, 36) et qui s’étend axialement vers la bague d’inviolabilité (26) lorsque le corps de bouchon (20) est dans sa position de fermeture ; - the cap body (20) comprises a locking finger (46) which is located between the two connecting arms (34, 36) and which extends axially towards the tamper evident ring (26) when the cap body (20) is in its closed position;
- le doigt de verrouillage (46) comprend un bord d’extrémité libre (48) qui est prévu pour venir en appui contre une première zone d’appui du col (14) de manière à retenir le corps de bouchon (20) dans une position d’ouverture intermédiaire (01), et une surface axiale extérieure (50) qui est prévue pour venir en appui contre une seconde zone d’appui du col (14) de manière à retenir le corps de bouchon (20) dans une position d’ouverture complète (02)- the locking finger (46) comprises a free end edge (48) which is provided to bear against a first support zone of the neck (14) so as to retain the cap body (20) in a intermediate opening position (01), and an outer axial surface (50) which is provided to bear against a second support zone of the neck (14) so as to retain the cap body (20) in a position full opening (02)
- le tronçon supérieur du col (14) comporte une rainure périphérique extérieure (52) dont le rebord inférieur (54) forme la première zone d’appui et dont le rebord supérieur (56) forme la seconde zone d’appui pour le bord d’extrémité libre (48) du doigt de verrouillage (46), - the upper section of the neck (14) comprises an outer peripheral groove (52), the lower edge (54) of which forms the first bearing zone and the upper edge (56) of which forms the second bearing zone for the edge of free end (48) of the locking finger (46),
- le col (14) comporte à son extrémité supérieure une lèvre d’étanchéité (58) prévue pour être comprimée contre un élément d’étanchéité du corps de bouchon (20) dans la position de fermeture du bouchon (16) contre le col (14), l’extrémité radiale externe de la lèvre d’étanchéité (58) formant le rebord supérieur (56) de la rainure périphérique extérieure (52). - the neck (14) comprises at its upper end a sealing lip (58) intended to be compressed against a sealing element of the cap body (20) in the position of closure of the cap (16) against the neck (14), the outer radial end of the sealing lip (58) forming the upper rim (56) of the outer peripheral groove (52).
2. Ensemble de bouchon (12) selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que les deux charnières (38, 39) définissent un axe de pivotement (T1 ) du corps de bouchon (20) et en ce qu’une première distance radiale (d1) à partir de l’axe de pivotement (T1) jusqu’au bord d’extrémité libre (48) du doigt de verrouillage (46) est légèrement supérieure à une deuxième distance radiale (d2) à partir de l’axe de pivotement (T 1 ) jusqu’au sommet du rebord inférieur (54) de la rainure périphérique extérieure (52), de manière que lors du passage de la position de fermeture à la position d’ouverture intermédiaire (01) du corps de bouchon (20), le passage du doigt de verrouillage (46) sur le rebord inférieur (54) provoque un point dur dans le pivotement du bouchon (16). 2. Plug assembly (12) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the two hinges (38, 39) define a pivot axis (T1) of the plug body (20) and in that a first radial distance ( d1) from the pivot axis (T1) to the free end edge (48) of the locking pin (46) is slightly greater than a second radial distance (d2) from the pivot axis (T 1) to the top of the lower edge (54) of the outer peripheral groove (52), so that when passing from the closed position to the intermediate open position (01) of the plug body (20 ), the passage of the locking finger (46) on the lower edge (54) causes a hard point in the pivoting of the stopper (16).
3. Ensemble de bouchon (12) selon l’une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la bague d’inviolabilité (26) comporte des éléments de serrage (31) contre le col (14) pour freiner la rotation du bouchon (16) sur le col (14). 3. Cap assembly (12) according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the tamper evident ring (26) has clamping elements (31) against the neck (14) to brake the rotation of the stopper (16) on the neck (14).
4. Ensemble de bouchon (12) selon l’une quelconque des revendications4. Plug assembly (12) according to any one of the claims
1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que, dans sa position d’ouverture intermédiaire (01), le corps de bouchon (20) est pivoté d’un premier angle (a1 ) compris entre 90 et 100 degrés, de préférence 95 degrés, par rapport à sa position de fermeture. 1 to 3, characterized in that, in its intermediate open position (01), the plug body (20) is pivoted through a first angle (a1) of between 90 and 100 degrees, preferably 95 degrees, by relative to its closed position.
5. Ensemble de bouchon (12) selon l’une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que, dans sa position d’ouverture complète (02), le corps de bouchon (20) est pivoté d’un deuxième angle (a2) supérieur ou égal à 150 degrés, de préférence sensiblement égal à 170 degrés, par rapport à sa position de fermeture. 5. Plug assembly (12) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, in its fully open position (02), the plug body (20) is pivoted through a second angle ( a2) greater than or equal to 150 degrees, preferably substantially equal to 170 degrees, relative to its closed position.
6. Ensemble de bouchon (12) selon l’une quelconque des revendications6. Plug assembly (12) according to any one of the claims
1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que les deux bras de liaison (34, 36) délimitent entre eux une encoche (42) sensiblement rectangulaire, et en ce que, dans la position de fermeture du corps de bouchon (20), le doigt de verrouillage (46) est reçu dans l’encoche (42). 1 to 5, characterized in that the two connecting arms (34, 36) delimit between them a substantially rectangular notch (42), and in that, in the closed position of the plug body (20), the finger of lock (46) is received in the notch (42).
7. Ensemble de bouchon (12) selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que les deux bras de liaison (34, 36) sont reliés à la bague d’inviolabilité (26) par une portion de liaison (30) sensiblement trapézoïdale dont le sommet (32) délimite le fond de l’encoche (42). 7. Plug assembly (12) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the two connecting arms (34, 36) are connected to the tamper evident ring (26) by a substantially trapezoidal connecting portion (30) whose top (32) delimits the bottom of the notch (42).
8. Récipient (10) en forme de brique, caractérisé en ce qu’il est équipé d’un ensemble de bouchon (12) selon l’une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7. 8. Container (10) in the form of a brick, characterized in that it is equipped with a stopper assembly (12) according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
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