EP0192136A2 - Récipient tubulaire - Google Patents

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EP0192136A2
EP0192136A2 EP86101589A EP86101589A EP0192136A2 EP 0192136 A2 EP0192136 A2 EP 0192136A2 EP 86101589 A EP86101589 A EP 86101589A EP 86101589 A EP86101589 A EP 86101589A EP 0192136 A2 EP0192136 A2 EP 0192136A2
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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
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
    • B65D51/22—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
    • B65D51/228—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being removed from the container after the opening
    • 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
    • B65D35/00—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor
    • B65D35/44—Closures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0006—Upper closure
    • B65D2251/0015—Upper closure of the 41-type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/0003—Two or more closures
    • B65D2251/0068—Lower closure
    • B65D2251/0071—Lower closure of the 17-type
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S215/00—Bottles and jars
    • Y10S215/901—Tamper-resistant structure

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  • the invention relates to a tube-shaped container for a pasty or liquid product with a pin-shaped, breakable neck extension designed as a tube closure, which is covered by a removable cap. If such tubes are used as packaging for pharmaceutical products (ointments or solutions), care must be taken to ensure that the tube neck remains aseptic when possible when the tube is opened.
  • German patent 2,653,993 describes a container with a breakable closure, the head piece of which is specially designed and is thus secured against soiling and the accumulation of germs when opened.
  • a tubular container with a pin-shaped, breakable neck extension designed as a tube closure and covered with a cap in that a tube piece is formed on the outside of the cap in the middle and in the axial direction, the diameter of which is slightly larger than the diameter of the Cervical process.
  • the tube piece on its inside and the neck extension on its outside are provided with locking webs or grooves, so that the cap and neck extension are non-positively connected with respect to a rotation about the longitudinal axis when the cap is rotated through 180 ° to open the container and with the tube is pushed over the neck process.
  • the cap expediently closes flush with the pipe section; d. H. the cap is extended to the end of the pipe section.
  • an annular gap is present at the height of the pipe section between the outer wall of the cap and the pipe section and a circular web is arranged on the tube neck, the diameter of which corresponds to the ring gap diameter and the depth of which corresponds approximately to the length of the neck extension.
  • the tube 1 has a conical neck 2, at the end of which a pin-shaped neck extension 3 is formed.
  • a predetermined breaking point 4 At the connection of the neck extension 3 to the tube neck 2 there is a predetermined breaking point 4.
  • the cylindrical neck piece 3 is provided on its lateral surface in the manner of a corrugation with longitudinal webs 5.
  • a circular miger web 6 At the top of the tube neck 2 is a circular miger web 6 arranged.
  • the circular web 6 is at least as high as the neck extension 3; that is, the neck extension 3 is sunk in the trough formed by the circular web 6.
  • the diameter of the circular web 6 and the height of the neck extension 5 are only a few millimeters, so that it is practically impossible to break off the neck extension 3 with the fingers.
  • the cap 7 is pushed over the tube neck 2 and has a conical inner contour adapted to the tube neck 2.
  • Locking elements 8 are attached to the tube neck 2 and the cap 7 so that the cap 7 cannot be removed easily.
  • the tolerances of the conical contours are not critical, since a certain amount of play can remain between the tube neck 2 and the cap 7 and no sealing closure is required at this point.
  • a short tube piece 9 is formed axially, the clear width of which is slightly larger than the diameter of the cervical process 3. The difference in diameter is, for. B. 0.1 to 0.01 mm.
  • the length of the pipe section 9 corresponds approximately to the length of the neck extension 3.
  • the inner surface of the tube piece is provided with longitudinal grooves 10, which correspond to the number and dimension of the longitudinal webs 5 on the neck extension 3.
  • the outer wall of the cap 7 is pulled up to the height of the pipe section 9; ie the cap 7 is flush with the pipe section 9.
  • an annular gap 11 remains on the upper side, the diameter of which approximately coincides with the diameter of the circular web 6 on the tube neck 2 agrees.
  • the depth of the annular gap 11 corresponds to the height of the circular web 6.
  • the transverse extent of the circular web 6 and the annular gap 11 are dimensioned such that the circular web 6 fits into the annular gap 11 with play when, as shown in FIG. 2, the top 7 of the cap 7 is placed on the tube neck 2.
  • the cap 7 is pulled off the tube neck 2, rotated through 180 ° and pushed with the pipe section 9 over the neck extension 3.
  • the circular web 6 also pushes into the annular gap 11.
  • the longitudinal webs 5 on the neck extension 3 engage here in a form-fitting manner in the annular grooves 10 of the tubular piece 9, so that the cap 7 in the position according to FIG. 2 cannot be rotated about the longitudinal axis, without simultaneously exerting a torsional force on the cervical process 3.
  • the cap 7 is designed as a tool with which a torque can be exerted on the neck extension 5 and - with appropriate dimensioning of the length of the tube piece 9 - also an axial pressure on the neck extension 3.
  • a limit value predetermined by the predetermined breaking point 4 is exceeded, the neck extension 3 is sheared off, so that the tube opening is released. The contents of the tube can then be removed in the usual way.
  • closure is structurally simple and therefore injection molding friendly.
  • a material z. B. polypropylene can be used, which is processed with appropriately designed injection molding tools.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Devices For Use In Laboratory Experiments (AREA)
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EP86101589A 1985-02-16 1986-02-07 Récipient tubulaire Expired - Lifetime EP0192136B1 (fr)

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AT86101589T ATE49554T1 (de) 1985-02-16 1986-02-07 Tubenfoermiger behaelter.

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DE8504383U DE8504383U1 (de) 1985-02-16 1985-02-16 Tubenfoermiger Behaelter
DE8504383U 1985-02-16

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EP0192136A2 true EP0192136A2 (fr) 1986-08-27
EP0192136A3 EP0192136A3 (en) 1988-08-03
EP0192136B1 EP0192136B1 (fr) 1990-01-17

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EP (1) EP0192136B1 (fr)
JP (1) JPS61190446A (fr)
AT (1) ATE49554T1 (fr)
CA (1) CA1289514C (fr)
DE (2) DE8504383U1 (fr)

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EP0586979A1 (fr) * 1992-09-07 1994-03-16 Lancaster Group Ag Tube avec fermeture permanente et fermeture d'opération
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FR2639223A1 (fr) * 1988-11-22 1990-05-25 Hotta Naoki Recipient de liquide medical
EP0575272A1 (fr) * 1992-06-19 1993-12-22 Cebal S.A. Tube en matière plastique ayant un opercule déchirable, ledit tube avec une capsule et ses utilisations
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EP0586979A1 (fr) * 1992-09-07 1994-03-16 Lancaster Group Ag Tube avec fermeture permanente et fermeture d'opération
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DE8504383U1 (de) 1985-03-28
US4688703A (en) 1987-08-25
EP0192136B1 (fr) 1990-01-17
ATE49554T1 (de) 1990-02-15
CA1289514C (fr) 1991-09-24
JPS61190446A (ja) 1986-08-25
EP0192136A3 (en) 1988-08-03

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