EP0548010A1 - Capsule de fermeture - Google Patents

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EP0548010A1
EP0548010A1 EP92810956A EP92810956A EP0548010A1 EP 0548010 A1 EP0548010 A1 EP 0548010A1 EP 92810956 A EP92810956 A EP 92810956A EP 92810956 A EP92810956 A EP 92810956A EP 0548010 A1 EP0548010 A1 EP 0548010A1
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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
    • 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

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  • the invention is in the field of the packaging industry and relates to a closure unit according to the preamble of the independent claim.
  • closure units On containers for liquids such as metal cans or containers made of coated cardboard, closure units, preferably made of plastic, are often used for a reclosable opening and for convenient pouring, consisting of a pouring part with a pouring opening and a closing part which closes the pouring opening of the pouring part and which is inserted in an opening of the container.
  • the two Swiss patent applications 2739 / 91-2 and 2740 / 91-9 by the same applicant describe such closure units.
  • the closure units described are cast using a multi-material injection molding process and consist of at least two materials which differ in at least one property.
  • a disadvantage of the known solutions is that after the first opening, the closure quality is often impaired because, for example, part of the closure function is destroyed or the anchoring of the closure part is no longer fully preserved.
  • Another disadvantage is usually that an additional manufacturing or assembly step is required to manufacture the tear-open element.
  • a visible, irreversible display indicator
  • the change in the indicator when it is opened for the first time should have no effect on the closing and sealing function of the closure unit.
  • This indicator should be able to be produced together with the closure unit without additional measures in the manufacture of the closure unit, in particular without an additional manufacture and / or assembly step, quasi in the same operation.
  • the closure unit according to the invention has at least two areas which each consist of one material, the materials of the different areas differing in at least one property. At least one of the areas extends both in the closure part and in the pouring part of the closure unit.
  • an indicator for example, one of the areas has a partial area that extends from the closure part to the pouring part on the outside of the closure unit and is anchored there.
  • the partial area serving as an indicator consists of one material and the outside of the pouring part, on which the indicator lies, is made of the other material.
  • the strength of the partial area and that of its anchoring are coordinated with one another in such a way that the first time they are opened, either the anchoring is released or the partial area is broken.
  • closure unit If the two materials are different in color, it is very easy to see whether the closure unit is new or reclosed.
  • a prerequisite for the fact that the closure quality is not influenced by this first opening is that the partial area serving as an indicator is not included in the closing and sealing function of the closure unit.
  • the closure unit according to the invention is advantageously produced in one operation using the multi-material injection molding method. Only with such a method is it possible to produce the closure unit in the closed state with an indicator in the intact state in one operation.
  • the multi-material injection molding process is based on the fact that a pre-molded part is cast in a mold with a first material, that the mold is then at least partially replaced or moved away from the pre-molded part and that the closure unit is then cast with the second material, the pre-molded part partially serves as a casting mold and is thereby at least partially encapsulated by the second material. This creates areas of two materials that are cast into one another, the contact surfaces adhering to one another more firmly or less firmly, depending on the casting parameters and material pairing.
  • the multi-material injection molding process is not limited to two materials; three or more materials can also be molded one after the other and / or around one another.
  • FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of the closure unit 1 according to the invention.
  • the pouring part 3 essentially consists of a closure part 2 and a pouring part 3, which are connected to one another, for example, by a hinge 5.
  • the pouring part 3 has an essentially tubular pouring spout 30, one opening (pouring opening) of which is closed by the closing part 2, and which carries a base 31 in the region of the other opening which is used for fastening to a container.
  • An indicator 8 can also be seen, which essentially consists of a web 80 and an anchoring 81, here, for example, in the form of a fork.
  • the web 80 extends from the closure part 2 over the outer surface of the spout 30.
  • FIG. 2 shows the same closure unit as FIG. 1, cut along the line labeled 6 in FIG. 1.
  • a wall 7 of a container can be seen here, which lies in the region of the container opening above the base 31 and is connected to it for example by welding.
  • the level A is designated in which the base 31 and the opening of the spout 30 extending towards the container extend.
  • B designates a surface in which the pouring opening 10 covered by the closure part 2 lies.
  • the pivot axis 51 of the hinge 5 for the pivotable connection of the closure part 2 and the pouring part 3 lies approximately in the plane B.
  • the closure part 2 can be seen, which covers the spout 30 in a region 14 and thus extends down over the plane B in the closed state.
  • a cam 15 is provided in this overlap area, which protrudes toward the closure part 2 and serves as a locking device.
  • the closure part 2 has an integrally formed opening lip 21 in the same area, which is used to open the closure unit.
  • the indicator 8, consisting essentially of the web 80 and the anchoring 81, is molded onto this lip 21.
  • the anchoring 81 extends between the container wall 7 and the base 31 and is held there, for example, by welding.
  • a further cam 18 is provided integrally with the spout, which causes the web to have a smaller cross section at this point, such that this point can serve as a predetermined breaking point 85.
  • the weakening is to be designed in such a way that the predetermined breaking point is weaker than the connection of the anchoring 81 to the container wall 7 and / or the base 31.
  • the closure part 2 When the closure part 2 is closed, it is also slightly deformed before it changes to the closed position. The deformation is also necessary because the lip 21 has to be pulled over the cam 15 so that it clicks into place. Since the web 80 does not adhere or only sticks to the spout 30, it can easily be seen on the reclosed closure unit that it is torn; this is particularly the case if the material of the web 80 differs in color from the material of the spout 30.
  • cam 18 where it protrudes the furthest, is rounded and, following the rounding, rises steeply on one side and flatter on the other from the surface of the spout 30, because it is produced using simple casting tools can be.
  • Figure 3 shows a detail of a section analogous to the section of Figure 2, another embodiment of the predetermined breaking point 85 in the web 80.
  • the surface of the web 80 facing outwards has a notch 19, while the surface of the spout 30 is essentially continuous .
  • the web 80 can run anywhere on the outer surface of the spout 30. A plurality of such webs can also be arranged.
  • the predetermined breaking point 85 can also be placed directly under the lip 21, so that after the tear-open part 2 no web part remains.
  • FIG. 4 shows, in the same representation as FIG. 2, a further embodiment of the indicator 8.
  • This in turn has the shape of a web 80 with a predetermined breaking point 85 and an anchoring 81 that extends between the container wall 7 and the base 31 and is, for example, in the area of the lip 21 integrally formed on the closure part 2.
  • the web In the anchoring area, the web has a further cam 82, which serves to position the closure unit on the container when it is mounted on it before it is used, for example is welded to it wisely.
  • FIG. 5 shows, in the same representation as FIG. 4, a further, exemplary embodiment of the indicator 8, which here also bears a cam 82 which serves to position the closure unit on the container.
  • the indicator 8 is not anchored by an anchoring between the container wall 7 and the base 31, but by means of a form-fitting connection 83 in the spout 30 itself.
  • the form-fitting connection 83 essentially consists of an indentation in the spout, which occurs when the second is poured Material is poured out.
  • FIG. 6 shows, again in the same representation as FIG. 4, a further exemplary embodiment of the indicator 8.
  • This in turn, consists of a web 80 molded onto the closure part 2, for example in the area of the lip 21, with a form-fitting anchoring 84 in the spout 30
  • this indicator has no predetermined breaking point.
  • the anchoring 84 is designed in such a way that the effort required to solve it is low.
  • the form fit is designed here, for example, in such a way that a molding in the spout (3) is poured out when the web (80) is poured. If the indentation forms an opening that narrows sufficiently towards the outside, the form fit cannot be closed again with simple means.
  • FIGS. 7 to 9 show further exemplary embodiments of indicators positively anchored in the spout 30, the positive locking of which is released when the closure unit is opened for the first time.
  • the form closure can no longer be closed when these embodiments are closed again, because its shape makes it irreversible, but because the webs are designed so weakly that they do not have sufficient inherent rigidity to be able to be positioned with sufficient accuracy during the closure . Furthermore, the likelihood that they will be deformed when opened for the first time is very high, so that it is not possible to re-establish the positive connection.
  • Figure 7 shows such an embodiment as a view.
  • the indicators 8.1 and 8.2 are molded parts on the closure part 2, which are cast into groove-shaped molded parts of the spout 30.
  • the indicators 8.1 and 8.2 are pulled out of the grooves when the closure unit is opened for the first time. They are shaped so thin that they do not have sufficient inherent stability to be able to be reinserted into the indentations when they are closed again.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 show, in a section that is essentially parallel to the plane of the pouring opening, further embodiments of such indicators.
  • FIG. 8 shows such an indicator 8.3 in a groove in the spout 30, which is arranged essentially on the plane of symmetry (6 in FIG. 1) of the closure unit.
  • FIG. 9 shows two indicators 8.4 and 8.5 in corresponding grooves in the spout 30, which are arranged symmetrically to the plane of symmetry.
  • corresponding indicators can be provided in varying numbers over the entire outer surface of the spout 30.
  • the formations do not necessarily have to be narrow and long, as shown, they can have a wide variety of shapes, but must have such a small dimension in at least one direction that their inherent stability is reduced in such a way that they cannot be reinserted into the corresponding formations when they are closed again.
  • Figures 10 and 11 show a further embodiment of the closure unit according to the invention with an indicator.
  • This indicator 9 consists essentially only of a predetermined breaking point in a correspondingly shaped closure part 2, the predetermined breaking point breaking due to the slight deformation which is unavoidable when the closure part 2 is opened.
  • the predetermined breaking point 9 is located at a point on the closure part 2 which does not have part in the seal between the closure part 2 and the pouring part 3.
  • the closure function of the closure unit is not impaired by the breakage that occurs when it is opened for the first time and thus serves as an indicator.
  • FIG. 10 shows such a breaking point 9 intact, ie the new condition of the closure unit
  • FIG. 11 shows the closure unit in the re-closed state with a broken break point.
  • the predetermined breaking point on the closure part 2 is, for example, as shown, generated by a slot 90 in the area 22 of the closure part 2, which overlaps the pouring part 3.
  • the slot 90 is closed against the edge of the closure part with a narrow bridge 91, which represents the actual predetermined breaking point.

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