WO2003011559A1 - Bouchon a vis en matiere plastique a devissage ameliore - Google Patents
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- WO2003011559A1 WO2003011559A1 PCT/EP2002/008044 EP0208044W WO03011559A1 WO 2003011559 A1 WO2003011559 A1 WO 2003011559A1 EP 0208044 W EP0208044 W EP 0208044W WO 03011559 A1 WO03011559 A1 WO 03011559A1
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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
- 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
- B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
- B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C33/00—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor
- B29C33/42—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor characterised by the shape of the moulding surface, e.g. ribs or grooves
- B29C33/424—Moulding surfaces provided with means for marking or patterning
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C45/00—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C45/17—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C45/26—Moulds
- B29C45/37—Mould cavity walls, i.e. the inner surface forming the mould cavity, e.g. linings
- B29C45/372—Mould cavity walls, i.e. the inner surface forming the mould cavity, e.g. linings provided with means for marking or patterning, e.g. numbering articles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
- B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
- B29L2031/56—Stoppers or lids for bottles, jars, or the like, e.g. closures
- B29L2031/565—Stoppers or lids for bottles, jars, or the like, e.g. closures for containers
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- the present invention relates to a screw cap made of plastic with improved unscrewing for a bottle containing in particular drinks such as soda, mineral or natural water, carbonated or non-carbonated.
- the present invention also relates to the manufacture of screw caps with improved unscrewing for bottles containing in particular drinks such as soda, mineral or natural water, carbonated or non-carbonated.
- screw caps by an injection or compression molding operation of a polymer composition as described subsequently either in the form of a mixture or in the form of granules.
- the operation essentially consists in molding by injection or compression the composition at a temperature generally between 170 and 250 ° C, preferably between 200 and 240 ° C.
- This operation is generally carried out in a stainless steel mold carrying several imprints, each of them consisting of two parts which fit into one another by trapping the plug when the mold is closed.
- the particularity of the present invention consists in sanding the male part of the imprint so as to give it a surface roughness inversely suited to that which it is desired to obtain on the internal face of the stopper; thus, the internal face of the stopper, which is molded on the male part of the impression, will itself be made up of the appropriate roughness.
- the ethylene (co) polymer can have a density ranging from 0.930 to 0.965, preferably from 0.948 to 0.955 g / cm3. It can be a copolymer of ethylene with at least one alpha-olefin from C3 to C10, in particular propylene, butene-1, hexene 1, methyl-4-pentene-1 or octene -l.
- the polyethyiene can have a melt index (measured under standard ASTM-D-1238, condition E) ranging from 0.5 to 30, preferably from 1 to 12 g / 10 minutes.
- composition can also have a molecular weight distribution width (expressed as the ratio of the weight average molecular weight, Mw, to the number average molecular weight, Mn) ranging from 1.5 to 6, preferably from 2 to 5
- This composition can also comprise at least one stabilizing agent chosen from neutralizing agents, short-term antioxidant agents, long-term antioxidant agents and anti-ultraviolet agents, and also at least one additive.
- lignite waxes in a proportion of 0.01 to 1%, preferably 0.1 to 0.4% by weight chosen from natural, modified or refined lignite waxes, amide waxes or montan waxes (or "montan wax” in English) , polar waxes based on polyolefin or paraffin, refractory or metallic oxides grafted with polar organic compounds, in particular polyalkylene glycol, and optionally silicates.
- the stabilizing agent can be chosen from neutralizing agents, short-term antioxidant agents, long-term antioxidant agents and anti-ultraviolet agents, preferably in a proportion ranging from 0.02 to 0.5% by weight.
- the neutralizing agent can be chosen from zinc stearate, calcium stearate and zinc oxide, in a proportion for example from 0 to 0.5%, preferably 0.05 to 0.5% by weight.
- the short-term antioxidant agent (also called secondary or so-called “process” antioxidant agent) can be chosen from phosphorus derivatives such as organophosphorus compounds, in particular phosphites, in a proportion for example from 0 to 0.2 %, preferably from 0.02 to 0.2% by weight.
- phosphorus derivatives such as organophosphorus compounds, in particular phosphites
- the products sold under the commercial reference “Irgafos 168" ® or “Irgafos P-EPQ" ® manufactured by Ciba Additives can be used.
- the long-term antioxidant agent (also called primary antioxidant agent) can be chosen from sterically hindered phenolic compounds and thioesters, such as "Irganox 1010" ®, “Irganox 1076” ® or “Irganox PS802” ® manufactured by Ciba Additives , in a proportion for example from 0 to 0.2%, preferably from 0.02 to 0.2% by weight.
- the anti-ultraviolet agent can be chosen from hindered amines, such as "Tinuvin 622" ® manufactured by Ciba Additives, in a proportion for example from 0 to 0.2%, preferably from 0.02 to 0.2% in weight.
- hindered amines such as "Tinuvin 622" ® manufactured by Ciba Additives, in a proportion for example from 0 to 0.2%, preferably from 0.02 to 0.2% in weight.
- composition according to the invention can also comprise at least one additive which by its presence makes it possible to contribute to the ease of unscrewing the stopper;
- the additive can be a lignite wax, an amide wax or a montanic wax (or in English "montan wax") which is in the raw state a mixture essentially consisting of mono- or dicarboxylic or hydroxycarboxylic acids from C 16 to C 3 , preferably from C 22 to C 32; esters of these acids, alcohols from C 18 to C 34 preferably from C 2 to C 32 and aliphatic hydrocarbons from C 25 to C 33 .
- Lignite or montanic wax can be raw or preferably refined, ie after having undergone a resin extraction operation (also called dereinification), and / or an oxidative bleaching or bleaching operation, and / or a saponification operation.
- a resin extraction operation also called dereinification
- the additive may be a polar wax based on polyolefin or paraffin, in particular chosen from oxidized polyolefin or Fischer-Tropsch waxes, for example polar waxes of C 2 to C 10 olefin homo- or copolymer , for example ethylene, propylene, butene or higher alpha-olefin of C 5 to C 10 .
- Polar waxes are generally oxidized waxes which can be obtained by oxidation reactions with air or oxygen, or by grafting reactions for example with maleic anhydride.
- the additive can be a refractory or metallic oxide grafted with polar organic compounds.
- the refractory or metallic oxide may be a magnesium oxide, a zinc oxide, a titanium oxide, a silica, an alumina, an aluminosilicate or a mixture of these oxides.
- the polar organic compound grafted onto the refractory or metallic oxide may be any organic compound comprising one or more atoms of oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorus and optionally halogen such as fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine.
- the grafted polar organic compound may preferably be a polyalkylene glycol such as a polyethylene glycol, or a polypropylene glycol or an ethylene / propylene glycol copolymer.
- a polyethylene glycol It is particularly preferred to use a polyethylene glycol.
- a silica grafted for example by a polyethylene glycol, and which consists of particles having an average diameter (measured by "Malvern Mastersizer", focal distance of 45 mm) from 1 to 10 ⁇ m.
- the level of polar organic compound grafted into the refractory or metallic oxide can be from 0.1 to 25% by weight. More specifically, it is possible to use a silica grafted with a polyethylene glycol under the commercial reference "SYLOBLOC K550" ®, sold by unless .
- the additive can optionally be a silicate such as an amorphous zeolite
- amorphous zeolite sodium and calcium alumino-silicate, the amorphous structure of which gives in particular spherical grains with a diameter by weight of 1 to 10 ⁇ m
- talc metalasilicate of magnesium having in particular a mean diameter by weight of 1 to 10 ⁇ m
- SILTON JC50 amorphous zeolite
- POLYBLOC commercial reference
- the composition can be prepared according to a method in which at least one of the additives and at least one of the stabilizing agents are added to the polymer in the solid state or in the molten state and are mixed with the latter in the solid state or in the molten molten state. It can be prepared in particular by mixing the various constituents together, preferably in an extruder or granulator capable of producing the mixture at a temperature above the melting temperature of the polymer. In this case, the composition is obtained in the form of granules.
- the composition can in particular be prepared by mixing the polymer with a masterbatch (in English "masterbatch") which is a composition concentrated in at least one of the stabilizing agents and in at least one of the abovementioned additives in a polymer as mentioned above.
- masterbatch in English "masterbatch"
- the composition of the "masterbatch” essentially comprises the same constituents as those of the composition, that is to say:
- antioxidant agents for example in a proportion of 0 to 15%, preferably from 1 to 15% by weight
- anti-ultraviolet agents for example in a proportion of 0 to 15%, preferably 1 to 15% by weight
- composition can be prepared according to a method where the masterbatch is added to the polymer in the solid state or in the molten state and is mixed with the latter in the solid state or in the molten state.
- the composition can also be prepared by mixing the polymer with a premix containing at least one of the stabilizing agents and at least one of the additives as mentioned above (often called in English "premix” or "pre-blend") .
- the composition of the said mixture essentially comprises the same constituents as those of the composition with the exception of the polymer, that is to say for a total of 100 parts by weight:
- the composition can be prepared according to a method in which the premix is added to the polymer in the solid state or in the molten state and is mixed with the latter in the solid state or in the molten state.
- the present invention consists of a method of manufacturing plastic screw caps for bottles containing in particular drinks such as soda, mineral or natural water, gaseous or non-gaseous, the said process comprising a step of injection molding or by compression of the plastic material, the said molding step being carried out in a mold comprising several imprints, each of '' being made up of two parts which fit into each other by trapping the plug when the mold is closed, characterized in that the contact surface of the male part of the impression has been modified by so as to give it a roughness such that the screwing torque of the plug thus obtained is less than that which would have been obtained without modification of the surface of said imprint.
- this molding operation is carried out at a temperature between 150 and 300 ° C, generally between 170 and 250 ° C, preferably between 200 and 240 ° C.
- the male part of the imprint used according to the present invention has a surface condition whose geometric surface pattern is without orientation within the meaning of standard afnor NF E 05-051; by without orientation is meant that the surface condition consists essentially of holes or cavities and is therefore preferably free of streaks.
- the male part of the imprint has a surface condition such that the Ra value is between 1.6 and 100 micrometers, preferably between 3.2 and
- micrometers 50 micrometers, more preferably between 6.3 and 25 micrometers.
- the male part of the imprint has a surface condition such that its roughness class according to the afnor standard NF E 05-051 is between N8 and N12, preferably between N9 and NI 1, preferably equal to NI 0.
- the surface state modification method used is preferably that of pickling by angular shot blasting with metal, preferably zinc.
- the bottles concerned by the present invention are preferably glass, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) bottles.
- the Applicant has discovered quite surprisingly that it is now possible to reduce by more than 5%, preferably by more than 8% and even by 10 to 15% the value of the unscrewing torque obtained according to the present invention in comparison with the torque obtained without modification of the surface of said imprint.
- the present invention also consists of plastic screw caps for bottles containing in particular drinks such as soda, mineral or natural water, carbonated or non-carbonated, characterized in that they have been manufactured by means of the process of the present invention.
- compositions are produced from a copolymer of ethylene and butene-1 in powder form, having a density of 951 kg / m 3 and a melt index (measured under standard ASTM-D-1238 , condition E) of 2 g / 10 minutes.
- the compositions are extruded at 200 ° C. using a
- the caps are produced by an injection molding operation of the composition at a temperature of 200 ° C. In the following examples, the torques for unscrewing the caps on
- PET preforms are measured with a device known under the trade name "Ernst
- Torque Tester manufactured by the company”maschineen AG ".
- the preliminary screwing of the caps is carried out with a torque of 23 inch.lb.
- the unscrewing test is carried out after one week of conditioning the caps at 23 ° C.
- an unmodified mold was used.
- a modified mold was used: stripping by shot blasting was carried out with iron shot (abrasive jet in the recycling booth) to the degree of care SA 2.5, with angular shot type G.25.
- Calcium stearate agents 0.15% stabilization
- Irgafos 168 0.1% (% by weight)
- Tivin 622 0.05%
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| EP01430024.8 | 2001-07-30 |
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| JPH1016017A (ja) * | 1996-07-01 | 1998-01-20 | Kubota Kanagata Kosakusho:Kk | 合成樹脂製のキャップとその製造方法及び装置 |
| JP2001114310A (ja) * | 1999-08-09 | 2001-04-24 | Japan Crown Cork Co Ltd | 開栓性、閉栓性及び密封性に優れたプラスチックキャップ |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| JPH1016017A (ja) * | 1996-07-01 | 1998-01-20 | Kubota Kanagata Kosakusho:Kk | 合成樹脂製のキャップとその製造方法及び装置 |
| JP2001114310A (ja) * | 1999-08-09 | 2001-04-24 | Japan Crown Cork Co Ltd | 開栓性、閉栓性及び密封性に優れたプラスチックキャップ |
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| PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 5 30 April 1998 (1998-04-30) * |
| PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 21 3 August 2001 (2001-08-03) * |
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