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EP3393924B1 - Schliesssystem für einen behälter - Google Patents

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EP3393924B1
EP3393924B1 EP16809094.2A EP16809094A EP3393924B1 EP 3393924 B1 EP3393924 B1 EP 3393924B1 EP 16809094 A EP16809094 A EP 16809094A EP 3393924 B1 EP3393924 B1 EP 3393924B1
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tamper
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Israel Komet
Alain Roulle
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Svalinn Cap Systems AG
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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
    • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/023—Neck construction
    • B65D1/0246—Closure retaining means, e.g. beads, screw-threads
    • 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
    • B65D41/3428—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 the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
    • 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
    • B65D41/3428—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 the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
    • B65D41/3433—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 the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges with drive means between closure and tamper element
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D2401/20—Frangible elements completely enclosed in 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
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15—Tearable part of the closure
    • B65D2401/25—Non-metallic tear-off strips
    • 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
    • B65D2401/35—Vertical or axial lines of weakness

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  • the insertion opening is oriented away from the sealing plug.
  • the at least one flexible retaining element comprises an end portion adapted to be received in the annular attachment housing.
  • the retaining collar is configured such that, when the sealing plug is fixed to the neck part and at least until the frangible elements break, the peripheral edge of the retaining flange is axially offset from the junction area between the retaining flange and the outer surface of the neck portion.
  • the at least one flexible retention element is a flexible retention flap.
  • the tamper-evident ring comprises a plurality of flexible retaining elements distributed over its inner periphery.
  • the retaining elements are regularly distributed over the inner periphery of the tamper-evident ring.
  • the at least one first drive element comprises a first cam surface
  • the at least one second drive element comprises a second cam surface configured to cooperate with the first. cam surface so as to urge, during the first screwing of the sealing plug on the neck part after breaking of the frangible elements, the tamper-evident ring at a distance from the fixing skirt.
  • the insertion opening is oriented towards the fixing part.

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  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)

Claims (11)

  1. Schließsystem (2) für einen Behälter, umfassend:
    - ein Halselement (3), das dazu bestimmt ist, an dem Behälter fixiert zu werden, wobei das Halselement (3) einen Halsteil (4) umfasst, der mit einem Haltebund (7) versehen ist, der flexibel ist,
    - einen Schließstöpsel (14), der dazu bestimmt ist, auf den Halsteil (4) geschraubt zu werden, wobei der Schließstöpsel (14) eine Schließwand (15) und eine Fixierschürze (16) beinhaltet, und
    - einen Sicherungsring (19), der durch eine Vielzahl von brechbaren Elementen (22) mit der Fixierschürze (16) verbunden ist, wobei der Sicherungsring (19) mindestens flexibles Halteelement (23) umfasst,
    wobei der Halsteil (4) und der Sicherungsring (19) derart konfiguriert sind, dass der Haltebund (7), wenn der Schließstöpsel (14) an dem Halsteil (4) fixiert ist, und mindestens bis zu einem Bruch der brechbaren Elemente (22) eine ringförmige Einrastaufnahme (11) definiert, und das mindestens eine flexible Halteelement (23) konfiguriert ist, um mindestens teilweise in der ringförmigen Einrastaufnahme (11) aufgenommen zu werden, und darin einzurasten,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Haltebund (7) konfiguriert ist, um sich beim ersten Wiederaufschrauben des Schließstöpsels (14) auf den Halsteil (4) nach Bruch der brechbaren Elemente (22) mindestens teilweise zwischen der Fixierschürze (16) und dem Sicherungsring (19) zu erstrecken.
  2. Schließsystem nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Haltebund (7) zwischen einer ursprünglichen Position, in der sich der Haltebund (7) im Wesentlichen radial in Bezug auf eine Erstreckungsachse (A) des Halsteils (4) erstreckt, und einer Halteposition verformbar ist, in der der Haltebund (7) gekrümmt ist und die ringförmige Einrastaufnahme (11) begrenzt.
  3. Schließsystem nach Anspruch 2, wobei der Sicherungsring (19) konfiguriert ist, um den Haltebund (7) zu verformen und ihn mindestens bis zum Bruch der brechbaren Elemente (22) in seiner Halteposition festzuhalten.
  4. Schließsystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei der Sicherungsring konfiguriert ist, um sich um den Haltebund herum zu erstrecken.
  5. Schließsystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei der umlaufende Rand (12) des Haltebundes (7), wenn der Schließstöpsel (14) an dem Halsteil (4) fixiert ist, und mindestens bis zu einem Bruch der brechbaren Elemente (22) eine Einführungsöffnung (13) begrenzt, die in die ringförmige Einrastaufnahme (11) mündet, wobei das mindestens eine flexible Halteelement (23) konfiguriert ist, um sich quer durch die Einführungsöffnung (13) hindurch zu erstrecken.
  6. Schließsystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei der Sicherungsring (19) einen ringförmigen Teil (21) umfasst, der durch die brechbaren Elemente (22) mit der Fixierschürze (16) verbunden ist, wobei der Haltebund (7) einen größeren Außendurchmesser als den Innendurchmesser des ringförmigen Teils (21) aufweist.
  7. Schließsystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei der Haltebund (7) konfiguriert ist, um, wenn der Schließstöpsel (14) an dem Halsteil (4) fixiert ist, und mindestens bis zu einem Bruch der brechbaren Elemente (22) eine radiale Kraft auf den Sicherungsring (19) auszuüben.
  8. Schließsystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei der Sicherungsring (19) mindestens ein erstes Antriebselement (24) umfasst, das sich in Richtung der Fixierschürze (16) erstreckt, und der Schließstöpsel (14) mindestens ein zweites Antriebselement (25) umfasst, das sich in Richtung des Sicherungsrings (19) erstreckt, wobei das mindestens eine zweite Antriebselement (25) konfiguriert ist, um beim ersten Wiederaufschrauben des Schließstöpsels (16) auf den Halsteil (4) nach Bruch der brechbaren Elemente (22) mit dem mindestens einen ersten Antriebselement (24) zusammenzuwirken, um den Sicherungsring (19) auf Abstand zur Fixierschürze (16) zu verschieben, und mindestens einen Freiraum zur Öffnungsvisualisierung (28) zwischen der Fixierschürze (16) und dem Sicherungsring (19) herbeizuführen.
  9. Schließsystem nach Anspruch 8, wobei das mindestens eine erste Antriebselement (24) eine erste Nockenoberfläche (26) umfasst, und das mindestens eine zweite Antriebselement (25) eine zweite Nockenoberfläche (27) umfasst, die konfiguriert ist, um mit der ersten Nockenoberfläche (26) zusammenzuwirken, um den Sicherungsring (19) beim ersten Wiederaufschrauben des Schließstöpsels (14) auf den Halsteil (4) nach Bruch der brechbaren Elemente (22) auf Abstand zur Fixierschürze (16) vorzuspannen.
  10. Schließsystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, wobei der Halsteil (4) ein ringförmiges Anschlagelement (29) beinhaltet, an das das mindestens eine flexible Halteelement (23) konfiguriert ist, beim ersten Losschrauben des Schließstöpsels (14) auf Anschlag zu kommen.
  11. Schließsystem nach Anspruch 10, wobei das ringförmige Anschlagelement (29) konfiguriert ist, um sich in der ringförmigen Einrastaufnahme (11) zu erstrecken.
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FR1563042A FR3045574A1 (fr) 2015-12-22 2015-12-22 Systeme d’obturation pour recipient
FR1653875A FR3045573B1 (fr) 2015-12-22 2016-04-29 Systeme d’obturation pour recipient
PCT/EP2016/080919 WO2017108514A1 (fr) 2015-12-22 2016-12-14 Système d'obturation pour récipient

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