EP0145964A2 - Fermeture à bande pour récipients - Google Patents

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EP0145964A2
EP0145964A2 EP84113784A EP84113784A EP0145964A2 EP 0145964 A2 EP0145964 A2 EP 0145964A2 EP 84113784 A EP84113784 A EP 84113784A EP 84113784 A EP84113784 A EP 84113784A EP 0145964 A2 EP0145964 A2 EP 0145964A2
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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
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/08—Threaded or like closure members secured by rotation; Bushes therefor

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  • the invention relates to a bunghole closure for cans, in which a liquid is kept under pressure or without pressure and is removed therefrom under pressure by means of a tap fitting, consisting of an axially pierced stopper-like bung with at least one sealing part in the inner bore, one for resting on the can opening surrounding edge area of the can lid serving cantilever and a sealing seat provided below the cantilever for the edge of the can opening .
  • Bunghole closures of this type are known in various embodiments. They are pierced with a small tap to tap the liquid under pressure.
  • the bunghole closure must on the one hand ensure that the can is completely sealed with the isobarometric liquid and, on the other hand, when the piercing plug is inserted, it is sealed in such a way that the pressure conditions prevailing and occurring in the can are in no way impaired.
  • an annular, expediently provided with a sealing lip recess is arranged at the joint between the projection and the outer wall of the known bung bushes, in which engages the edge of the bung hole.
  • the disadvantage of the known bunghole closures is, among other things, that an optimal seal cannot be achieved. Compromises must therefore be made that ultimately do not lead to satisfactory results.
  • the rubber material in the cone area of the sheet pile can be replaced.
  • the bunghole plug can only be installed by considerable mutual force exertion on the peripheral edge, for example by several hammer blows. A hammer blow on freshly bottled beer is highly undesirable, especially because of the immediate decarbonization.
  • the projection which rests on the edge area of the can lid surrounding the can opening, is made of the same soft material as the sealing part.
  • the soft overhang can give way and the whole sheet pile can be pressed into the can.
  • the cone of the sheet pile must give way so that the opening edge can snap into the recess on the outer wall of the sheet pile. Due to the force of the hammer blow, the can lid can also be deformed.
  • the rubber bung can be retracted when piercing, if the piercing tab of the tap fitting, which is generally made of hard plastic, is not moistened prior to piercing.
  • the one anchored by the bead rings as well as those in the bead rings Butting sealing cap opposing the stab is often so great that the sheet pile can be pulled into the box with the stab.
  • the opening of the bung can also be distorted by the fact that when the filled can is stored without cooling, for example in the summer by heating, the pressure in the can increases. A warped can opening also deforms the soft bunghole closure, so that the tightness suffers.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a bunghole closure of the type mentioned, in which the bunghole has sufficient strength on the one hand and on the other hand ensures a perfect seal and thus eliminates the disadvantages of the known closures and automatic sealing of the cans is also possible by machine and Beer is not damaged by hammer blows immediately after bottling.
  • a soft part forming the bung bush and a hard part which reinforces it is provided, which surrounds the soft part in the form of a sleeve like a cage, and a projection is formed on a free edge of the sleeve, which protrudes into the projection of the soft part is embedded, the jacket of the sleeve is perforated such that webs extending from a ring of the sleeve opposite the projection to an upper end ring of the sleeve and between two webs starting from the ring, ending below the end ring and projecting conically outwards are arranged, and that the webs are embedded flush in the material of the soft part of the sheet pile rifle, whereas the catches can be pressed into the material.
  • Such a bunghole closure eliminates all of the disadvantages of the known bung bores.
  • the combination of the soft part, which ensures the seal, with a hard part prevents pressing in of the bung, both when inserting it into a can opening and when piercing.
  • the cantilever is so strong due to the reinforcement made of hard material that it cannot deform.
  • the hard part that surrounds it gives the sheet pile rifle such a degree of rigidity that there is no need to fear warping of the can opening and thus deformation of the sheet pile rifle.
  • assembly is made easier. When inserted, the bunghole closure slips more easily into the can opening thanks to the smooth outer wall of the sleeve parts and the spring effect of the catch.
  • the bunghole closure is held permanently.
  • the bunghole closure according to the invention is extremely simple to produce, since it can be produced in one operation by spraying.
  • the bunghole closure consists of a soft part I and a hard part II.
  • the soft part I is the sealing bung with a projection 1 and sealing parts, such as bead rings 3 in the inner bore.
  • a circumferential surface 4 is provided in the jacket of the sheet pile, which in a preferred embodiment of the bunghole closure according to the invention takes on the task of sealing between the sheet pile and the edge 14 of the can opening 13 in the can lid 12 (FIG. 5). This results in a particularly good surface seal, which guarantees 100% tightness even with cans not under pressure.
  • the hard part II reinforces the soft part I responsible for the seal. It consists of a sleeve 5 which has a projection 6 on one edge. This projection 6 is embedded in the projection 1 of the soft part I (FIGS. 2 and 4).
  • the jacket of the sleeve 5 is broken through in the axial direction.
  • the edge of the sleeve 5 opposite the projection 6 is closed by a ring 7. From the edge of this ring 7 go from webs 8, which are connected to an upper end edge 7 'of the sleeve 5.
  • Snaps 9 extending from the ring 7 are also provided between two webs 8. These catches 9 are flared outwards and end below the end ring 7 'of the sleeve 5 (FIG. 3). They form the latching of the bunghole closure in the can opening 13.
  • the assembled bunghole closure can be seen from FIGS. 2, 2A and 4.
  • the sleeve 5 of the hard part II surrounds the body of the soft part I forming the bung bush, the webs 8 being embedded in the soft part I, but the outer sides of the webs 8 being flush with the material of the soft part I.
  • the snappers 9 project with their conically outwardly extending outer surfaces over the surface 4 below the overhang 1 of the soft part I. In this way, a kind of recess is created below the projection 1, in which the edge 14 of the can opening 13 engages. This recess is delimited by the surface 4 mentioned above.
  • Two embodiments are possible for closing the bore of the sheet pile rifle.
  • the opening of the sleeve 5 of the hard part II opposite the projection 6 can be closed by a plate 10 formed on the free edge of the ring 7.
  • This plate 10 must be pierced by the spear of the tap fitting and for this purpose predetermined breaking points 10 'are provided in the plate.
  • the sleeve 5 can be open at both ends.
  • a sealing cap 11, known per se, is provided, which takes up the entire bore of the bung. It is a sealing and cover cap at the same time (Fig. 4).
  • the bottom of the soft tissue / can be closed by a pierceable plate or membrane (not shown), which ensures the tightness of the bunghole closure to be used and inserted.
  • the plate or membrane can be formed on the bottom edge of the soft tissue.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Containers Opened By Tearing Frangible Portions (AREA)
  • Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
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  • Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
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EP84113784A 1983-12-16 1984-11-15 Fermeture à bande pour récipients Expired EP0145964B1 (fr)

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AT84113784T ATE39664T1 (de) 1983-12-16 1984-11-15 Spundlochverschluss fuer dosen.

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EP (1) EP0145964B1 (fr)
JP (1) JPH0669818B2 (fr)
AT (1) ATE39664T1 (fr)
BR (1) BR8406395A (fr)
CA (1) CA1248051A (fr)
DE (1) DE3345619A1 (fr)
DK (1) DK157130C (fr)
ES (1) ES283220Y (fr)
IL (1) IL73581A (fr)
MX (1) MX160471A (fr)
PT (1) PT79684A (fr)
ZA (1) ZA849036B (fr)

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JPH0669818B2 (ja) 1994-09-07
IL73581A0 (en) 1985-02-28
ES283220Y (es) 1986-01-01
EP0145964B1 (fr) 1989-01-04
DK598884D0 (da) 1984-12-14
CA1248051A (fr) 1989-01-03
EP0145964A3 (en) 1987-04-08
DE3345619A1 (de) 1985-06-20
DK157130B (da) 1989-11-13
MX160471A (es) 1990-03-08
ATE39664T1 (de) 1989-01-15
DK598884A (da) 1985-06-17
BR8406395A (pt) 1985-10-08
DE3345619C2 (fr) 1988-06-01
ZA849036B (en) 1985-07-31
JPS60158054A (ja) 1985-08-19
DK157130C (da) 1990-04-30
ES283220U (es) 1985-05-16
US4572390A (en) 1986-02-25
IL73581A (en) 1988-04-29
PT79684A (de) 1985-01-01

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