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GB2025791A - Heat-sealing Covering Material - Google Patents

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GB2025791A
GB2025791A GB7839047A GB7839047A GB2025791A GB 2025791 A GB2025791 A GB 2025791A GB 7839047 A GB7839047 A GB 7839047A GB 7839047 A GB7839047 A GB 7839047A GB 2025791 A GB2025791 A GB 2025791A
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Yakult Honsha Co Ltd
Altemira Co Ltd
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32BLAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B15/00Layered products comprising a layer of metal
    • B32B15/04Layered products comprising a layer of metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, which is next to another layer of the same or of a different material
    • B32B15/08Layered products comprising a layer of metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, which is next to another layer of the same or of a different material of synthetic resin
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09JADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
    • C09J7/00Adhesives in the form of films or foils
    • C09J7/20Adhesives in the form of films or foils characterised by their carriers
    • C09J7/22Plastics; Metallised plastics
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09JADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
    • C09J7/00Adhesives in the form of films or foils
    • C09J7/30Adhesives in the form of films or foils characterised by the adhesive composition
    • C09J7/35Heat-activated

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Abstract

A heat-sealing covering material comprising an aluminium foil having a polyolefin layer formed on the underside thereof and a ethylene copolymer and wax heat-sealing composition layer formed on the underside of the polyolefin layer.

Description

SPECIFICATION Heat-Sealing Covering Material This invention relates to a heat-sealing covering material adapted to cover the mouths of synthetic resin bottles mainly and to be intimateiy adhered to the mouths by heating.
Bottles of synthetic resin are now widely used for milk, lactobacillus beverages, food oils and juices.
Heat-sealing covering materials for synthetic resin bottles are known which comprise an aluminum foil and a layer of thermoplastic synthetic resin such as polyethylene. However, these materials are not always amenable to heat sealing for use with bottles of some kind of material as is the case with polystyrene bottles. Conversely they are highly amenable to heat adhesion to polyethylene bottles, so that the aluminum foil alone is liable to be separated off when removing the cover to open the bottle, leaving the polyethylene layer on the bottle mouth. Another problem experienced with heat-sealing materials of the type described is that bottles made of synthetic resin of low softening point are prone to thermal deformation at the mouth portion when heat-sealed with the material.
This invention has overcome the foregoing problems and provides a heat-sealing covering material comprising an aluminum foil, a polyolefin layer formed on the lower surface of the aluminum foil and a layer of heat-sealing composition formed on the lower surface of the polyolefin layer, the heat-sealing composition consisting essentially of an ethylene copolymer and wax.
One feature of the present invention is that the heat-sealing composition consists essentially of an ethylene copolymer and a wax. The ethylene copolymer, which can be adhered to bottles of any synthetic resin, ensures the heat sealing of the bottle mouth. Examples of useful ethylene copolymers are ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-vinyl chloride copolymer and ethylene-styrene copolymer, among which ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is economically advantageous to use. The proportion of ethylene copolymer in the heat-sealing composition is preferably 10 to 80% by weight, more preferably 20 to 40% by weight. With less than 10% by weight of the copolymer present, poor adhesion will result, whereas use of more than 80% by weight of the copolymer will not afford any improved adhesion.The wax acts to lower the melting point of the heat-sealing composition, thus permitting the heat sealing of bottle mouths at a temperature at which they remain free of thermal deformation. Additionally, the wax is useful for adjusting the viscosity of the composition to render the composition smoothly applicable. Examples of useful waxes are microcrystalline wax and paraffin wax, which may be used singly or in admixture. The heat-sealing composition contains preferably 10 to 70% by weight, more preferably 1 5 to 30% by weight, of the wax. When containing less than 10% by weight of the wax, the composition will not be smoothly applicable, while use of more than 70% by weight of the wax leads to reduced adhesion in view of its ratio relative to the ethylene copolymer.The composition may further contain 0 to 40% by weight, preferably 20 to 25% by weight, of rosin and 0 to 30% by weight, preferably 10 to 15% by weight, of styrene when so desired. Rosin is useful for adjusting the viscosity and imparting thermal stability to the composition. Styrene is useful for eliminating stickiness from the composition. Even if these additional components are used in excess of the abovespecified amounts, improved effects are not likely to result. The composition, which is formed into the heat-sealing composition layer by coating as will be described later, is used preferably in an amount of 10 to 40 g/m2.
Examples of preferred heat-sealing compositions are as follows: Proportions (% by weight) Example 1 Example ? Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer 40 35 Wax 30 25 Rosin 20 25 Styrene 10 15 Composition Example 1 had a melting point of about 850C, and Composition Example 2 about 900C. For reference, polyethylene has a melting point of 1 200 C.
Another feature of the present invention is that the heat-sealing composition layer is formed under the aluminum foil with a polyolefin layer interposed therebetween. Thus it is not the polyolefin layer but the heat-sealing composition layer that will be adhered to the mouths of bottles by heating.
Whereas difficulties are encountered in forming the heat-sealing composition layer directly on the aluminum foil because the composition is not highly adherent to the aluminum foil, the intervening polyolefin layer which is very adherent to the fi̲l permits the deformation of the heat-sealing composition layer on the aluminum foil. Consequently when the material as adhered to the mouth of a both as a cover is removed therefrom, the aluminum foil, the polyolefin layer and the heat-sealing composition layer are removable as joined together without permitting part of the cover to remain adhered to the mouth. Moreover, the polyolefin layer provided between the aluminum foil and the heat-sealing composition layer eliminates the likelihood that the contents of the bottle will cause corrosion to the aluminum foil.The polyolefin layer further imparts increased mechanical strength to the covering material while serving as a packing because of its cushioning properties, thus enabling the cover to hermetically seat the bottle. Examples of useful polyolefins are polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and ionomer, among which polyethylene is economically advantageous to use. It is suitable that the polyolefin layer be 10 to 40 y in thickness.
To enhanced bond strength to the polyolefin layer for adhesion to the aluminum foil, the aluminum foil is formed over the lower layer thereof with an anchor coat 0.1 to 1 y in thickness. The anchor coat can be formed from polyurethane, polyimine or titanium ester.
For the identification of the contents of the bottles for which the covering material is used or for other purposes, a printing may be provided on the upper surface of the aluminum foil by gravure. The printing ink to be used for this purpose is prepared by dissolving vinyl chloride, nitrocellulose, polyamide, epoxy resin or acrylic resin, and organic pigment or dye in a solvent.
The covering material of this invention is usable as covers, lids, or caps for containers other than bottles and can be adhered by heating to bottles and containers which are made of material other than synthetic resin.
With use of the covering material of this invention, the mouths or openings of any containers including bottles can be heat-sealed at a low temperature of 70 to 1 O0C quickly within one second.
Accordingly containers can be sealed at a high speed free of any thermal deformation. The lid or cover is removable from the mouth neatly without leaving any part of the cover.
This invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. lisa perspective view showing a covering material of this invention including a printing layer, an aluminum foil, an anchor coat layer and a polyolefin layer which are partly broken away stepwise; Fig. 2 is a schematic side elevation showing the step of forming the polyolefin layer on the aluminum foil; and Fig. 3 is a schematic side elevation showing the step of forming a heat-sealing composition layer on the polyolefin layer.
Fig. 1 shows a covering material 1 of this invention comprising an aluminum foil 3 having a printing surface 2 for identifying the contents of the bottles to be sealed with the material 1, a polyolefin layer 5 formed on the lower surface of the aluminum foil 3 with an anchor coat 4 provided therebetween, and a layer 6 of heat-sealing composition formed on the lower surface of the polyolefin layer 5, the composition being composed of an ethylene copolymer and a wax.
The polyolefin layer 5 is formed on the lower surface of the aluminum foil 3 by the procedure illustrated in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 shows a cooling roll 7 and a rubber roll 8 disposed to the rear of the roll 7 and in intimate contact therewith. An extruder 10 is provided above the rolls 7 and 8 in such a position that the downwardly extending extrusion outlet 9 of the extruder 10 is located above the nip of the rolls and slightly closer to the rubber roll 8. The extrusion outlet 9 is in the form of a slit having a length approximately equal to the width of an aluminum foil 11 and is in parallel to the shaft of the rubber roll 8. The aluminum foil 11 wound up on a reel in the form of a coil has already been printed on one side thereof first and thereafter formed with an anchor coat on the other side thereof by known methods.
The aluminum foil 11 is passed over guide rolls 1 2 and fed over the rubber roll 8 to the nip of the rolls 8 and 7. At this time, the anchor coat on the aluminum foil 11 is positioned face-up. The extruder 10 forces out through the outlet 9 molten polyethylene in the form of a curtain and applies the melt to the anchor coat, thus progressively coating the aluminum foil with the advance of the foil. The resulting coating is cooled and solidified by being brought into contact with the cooling roll 7. The foil coated with the polyethylene layer, i.e. with polyolefin layer, is passed beneath the roll 7 and then over guide rolls 14 and wound up on a reel in the form of a coil as indicated at 1 5.
The heat-sealing composition layer is formed on the lower surface of the polyolefin layer by the procedure shown in Fig. 3. A gravure roll 1 6 provided with a doctor 1 5 is immersed at its lower portion in a heat-sealing composition 1 8 in a molten state. A press roll 1 9 is provided on the gravure roll 1 6. A first cooling roll 20 and a second cooling roll 21 spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance are arranged to the front of the roll 1 6 thereabove.The aluminum foil 22 already coated with the polyolefin layer and rolled up is paid out from the reel and passed over a guide roll 23 to the nip of the gravure roll 1 6 and the press roll 1 9. At this time, the molten heat-sealing composition on the gravure roll 16 is applied to the polyolefin layer facing down. With the advance of the aluminum foil, the polyolefin layer is progressively coated with the heat-sealing composition. The resulting coating is cooled and solidified by being brought into contact with the cooling rolls 20 and 21. The aluminum foil thus formed with the polyolefin layer and further with a heat-sealing composition layer is led over a guide roll 24 to a reel, which takes up the foil in the form of a coil as indicated at 25.
The covering material of this invention is in the form of a strip as seen in Fig. 1 and is usually wound up as a coil. In an automatic bottling process, the material is paid out from the coil, circular pieces are blanked out from the material, the pieces are then placed over the mouths of bottles filled with contents and thereafter adhered thereto with heating to seal the bottles.

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1. A heat-sealing covering material comprising an aluminum foil, a layer of polyolefin formed on the lower surface of the aluminum foil and a layer of heat-sealing composition formed on the lower surface of the polyolefin layer, the heat-sealing composition consisting essentially of an ethylene copolymer and a wax.
2. A heat-sealing covering material as defined in claim 1 wherein the polyolefin is a compound selected from the group consisting of a polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and ionomer.
3. A heat-sealing covering material as defined in claim 1 wherein theethylene copolymer is a compound selected from the group consisting of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-vinyl chloride copolymer and ethylene-styrene copolymer.
4. A heat-seaiing covering material as defined in claim 1 wherein the wax is a member selected from a group consisting of microcrystalline wax, paraffin wax, and a mixture thereof.
5. A heat-sealing covering material as defined in claim 1 wherein the heat-sealing composition comprises 10 to 80% by weight of the ethylene copolymer and 10 to 70% by weight of the wax.
6. A heat-sealing covering material as defined in claim 1 wherein the heat-sealing material further contains 0 to 40% by weight of rosin and 0 to 30% by weight of styrene.
7. A heat-sealing covering material as defined in claim 1 wherein the aluminum foil is provided with an anchor coat over the surface thereof facing the polyolefin layer.
8. A heat-sealing covering material substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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FR2551031A1 (en) * 1983-08-24 1985-03-01 Alsacienne Aluminium PEEL OPENING CONTAINER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CLOSURE ELEMENTS THEREOF
FR2631887A1 (en) * 1988-05-31 1989-12-01 Daimatsu Kagaku Kogyo Kk
EP1419976A2 (en) * 2002-11-13 2004-05-19 Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH Composite material for a cover with coating produced by coextrusion

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2551031A1 (en) * 1983-08-24 1985-03-01 Alsacienne Aluminium PEEL OPENING CONTAINER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CLOSURE ELEMENTS THEREOF
EP0135431A1 (en) * 1983-08-24 1985-03-27 Societe Alsacienne D'aluminium Manufacturing process for container lids to be opened by peeling, and lids obtained by the realisation of this method
FR2631887A1 (en) * 1988-05-31 1989-12-01 Daimatsu Kagaku Kogyo Kk
GB2219756A (en) * 1988-05-31 1989-12-20 Daimatsu Kagaku Kogyo Kk Adhesive material
EP1419976A2 (en) * 2002-11-13 2004-05-19 Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH Composite material for a cover with coating produced by coextrusion
EP1419976A3 (en) * 2002-11-13 2005-02-02 Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH Composite material for a cover with coating produced by coextrusion

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