EP0547982A1 - Method of manufacturing a spreader body with a metal pouch, spreader body and corresponding spreader - Google Patents
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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
- B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
- B65D83/14—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
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- B65D83/62—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant with contents and propellant separated by membranes, bags or the like
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D51/00—Making hollow objects
- B21D51/16—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects
- B21D51/26—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects cans or tins; Closing same in a permanent manner
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
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- B21D51/16—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects
- B21D51/26—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects cans or tins; Closing same in a permanent manner
- B21D51/2615—Edge treatment of cans or tins
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D51/00—Making hollow objects
- B21D51/16—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects
- B21D51/26—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects cans or tins; Closing same in a permanent manner
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- the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a dispenser body with a flexible metal bag as well as the corresponding dispenser and dispenser body.
- Such a pocket dispenser is used for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, hygienic or food products.
- pocket dispensers also called two-chamber aerosols
- the product to be dispensed is placed in a flexible sealed pocket provided with a dispensing valve, a pocket which constitutes a barrier between the product to be dispensed and the propellant gas, the bag and the propellant gas being contained in a rigid housing, generally metallic, most often made of aluminum or iron or an alloy of these metals.
- the distributor body is called the distributor before fixing the distribution valve.
- a pocket dispenser body may be metallic, typically aluminum or aluminum alloy, and not plastic despite the ease of shaping of plastic materials, because this material is already recognized for its qualities and widely used in this type of packaging where its behavior with regard to packaged products is well known.
- a pocket dispenser comprising a rigid housing with little or no neck shrinkage, a flexible metal pocket, with expanded neck and a metal dome provided with a valve, these three elements being assembled by rolling the edges of the case and the pocket then crimping or swaging the dome.
- EP 326052-A2 describes a process for manufacturing a pocket dispenser body consisting in particular of a rigid case and a flexible, crumpled aluminum pocket, in which a skirt pocket pocket is assembled.
- a skirt pocket pocket is assembled.
- the Housing bodies manufactured in these tests therefore varied by the degree of conification or rate of constriction R of the conified walls.
- This shrinking rate R can be expressed by the ratio Di / di, Di corresponding to the inside diameter of the cylindrical skirt (not shrunk) and di corresponding to the inside diameter of the most constricted conical part, located at the neck where will be fixed the distribution valve.
- the present invention makes it possible to solve this problem and therefore to obtain a distributor body with a high shrinkage level, with a neck free of folds, therefore suitable for the sealed assembly of a valve.
- the method of manufacturing a pocket dispenser body (1) consisting of a rigid external metal case (2) containing a sealed, flexible and crumpled metal pocket (3) comprises the manufacture of a rigid housing blank (24) and the manufacture of a flexible blank of said pocket (34), the sealed assembly of these two blanks by connection of an upper part (27) of the housing blank, of height H, with an upper part (37) of the blank of the pocket, of height H ', so as to form a storage space (7) of a propelling means between the bottom (26) of the blank of the housing and the bottom (36) of the blank of the pocket, and the common shaping of said upper ends by conification and rolling so as to form a constricted neck (4) allowing the tight assembly of a valve (6) , and is characterized in that, so as to form a collar (4) with an interior surface free of folds for a rate of shrinking R of said pocket at least equal to 1.15 and ensuring the tight fixing of the valve (6), at least a portion of said upper part (37) of the blank of the pocket
- the invention applies in particular in the case where the distributor body and more particularly the flexible pouch (2) has a significant shrinkage, that is to say when the shrinkage rate R (ratio Di / di between the inside diameter Di of the skirt (30) of the pocket (3) (or of the skirt (35) of the blank (34)), and that di of the most constricted part of the wall (32) of the pocket (3) corresponding substantially to the inside diameter of the neck (4) is high, greater than 1.2 and typically greater than 1.35.
- the problem to be solved by the invention does not arise at all or little when the shrinking rate R is equal to 1 or slightly greater than 1.
- this rate reaches, and a fortiori exceeds, value of 1.15, a neck (4) cannot be formed, despite prior adhesive assembly, without having folds on the constricted wall (32) of the pocket on the inside surface of the neck (4) where the level pocket shrinkage is the largest. These folds make it difficult, if not impossible, to seal a valve (6) tightly.
- the walls (skirt and upper part) of the housing (2) and of the pocket (3) are close and substantially homothetic, in particular in the conical part where they are assembled, the ratio Di / di expressing the shrinkage level R of the pocket (3) also substantially expresses that of the housing (2).
- the relative excess thickness S is preferably at least equal to 1.2 and has substantially the same value over the entire height H 'of the upper part (37) of the blank (34) and therefore over the entire constricted wall ( 32) and possibly rolled (33) of the pocket (3), this height H 'being typically between 5 and 50 mm and preferably between 15 and 40 mm, for a height H of the upper part (27) of l blank (24) typically between 25 and 50 mm.
- a variable additional thickness S is chosen, at least over a fraction of said height H ', making it possible to progressively go from the average thickness of the skirt (35) Eo to the maximum thickness E, because it has been found that the extra thickness S is all the more necessary as the metal is more shrunk by conification, in the same conified body.
- a variable relative excess thickness S moreover avoids unnecessary consumption of metal and above all facilitates the extraction of the blank (34) from the mandrel when the latter is manufactured by stretching or calibration as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 2.
- This relative excess thickness S can be located on the interior wall of the skirt (35) when it is obtained with a punch of variable section as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 2.
- the tight assembly of the blanks is carried out by a cylindrical annular junction (8) which is obtained either by chemical means, typically a thin adhesive layer, at most of a few 1/1 mm of thickness, or by mechanical means, such as forcibly fitting the blank (34) into the blank (24), which is possible with calibrated blanks (24) and (34) and in particular in the case where the extra thickness S of the blank (34) is of variable thickness and located on its outer wall, or again by localized annular welding of the two upper parts (27) and (37).
- a cylindrical annular junction (8) which is obtained either by chemical means, typically a thin adhesive layer, at most of a few 1/1 mm of thickness, or by mechanical means, such as forcibly fitting the blank (34) into the blank (24), which is possible with calibrated blanks (24) and (34) and in particular in the case where the extra thickness S of the blank (34) is of variable thickness and located on its outer wall, or again by localized annular welding of the two upper parts (27) and (37).
- the adhesive can be chosen from solutions or dispersions of resins, as the case may be in an aqueous medium or in a solvent medium, based on EAA, EVA, VMCH (common copolymer designations), Surlyn (R) ionomer resin, or based on hot-melt resins, known as "man-melt".
- a maleic modified vinyl acetochloride copolymer is used.
- the clearance between the blank (24) and the blank (34) after tight assembly is low.
- the clearance between the upper part (27) of the blank of the housing and the upper part (37) of the blank of the pocket is typically between 0.05 and 0.5 mm.
- the Applicant has observed that by assembling the two blanks by a cylindrical annular junction (8), of height possibly less than the height H 'of the upper part (37) of the pocket subjected to deformation, the metal walls of the two assembled blanks behaved in the conformation and rolling tool substantially like a single metal wall.
- This cylindrical junction (8) becomes, after deformation by conification and rolling, the shaped annular junction (9), which secures all or part of the constricted walls (22) and (32) and possibly of the rolled edges (23) of the rigid housing and (33) of the flexible pocket when the end of the flexible pocket forms a rolled edge (33).
- this offset height h is less than H / 2, ie substantially 25 mm, so that, as illustrated in FIGS. 4a and 4b, the deformed part of the pocket (3) covers at least the constricted part (22) of the housing so that the assembly of the valve (6) makes it possible to pinch and fix mechanically the flexible pocket (3) at the neck (4) between two relatively rigid concentric surfaces which are the outer edge of the valve and the inner edge of the neck of the housing (2).
- the constricted portion (22) of the housing or (32) of the pocket is defined as the portion of the housing or pocket that is only subjected to a reduction in diameter or that is shrunk during conification (portion located between dotted lines in FIG. 4a or 4b), as opposed to the rolled part (23) of the housing or (33) of the pocket, when it exists, which has been then subjected to expansion (slight increase in diameter after conification).
- the blanks of the housing (24) and of the pocket (34) are preferably made of aluminum or aluminum alloy.
- the blank of the housing (24) intended to form the rigid housing (2) is preferably made of aluminum alloy chosen from the 1000, 3000 and 5000 series according to the standardized designation of the AA (Aluminum Association) while the blank of the pocket (34) intended to form the flexible pocket (3) is preferably made of aluminum alloy chosen from the 1000 series, lightly loaded with additives or impurities.
- the blank of the pocket (34) is in the annealed state so that the pocket (3) has sufficient flexibility.
- the thickness of the skirt (25) of the blank of the housing is generally between 0.30 and 0.50 mm depending in particular on the pressure resistance which is required for the housing (2). Its diameter is between 35 and 66 mm in the case of the usual diameters of the distributor bodies (1).
- the thickness Eo of the skirt (35) of the blank of the pocket is generally between 0.1 and 0.2 mm and preferably between 0.12 and 0.18 mm, except at the upper end of the skirt, over all or part of its height H ', where the maximum thickness E is generally between 0.25 and 0.45 mm, this thickness being variable as already mentioned over all or part of the height H'.
- the blanks of the housing (24) and of the pocket (34) can be completely or partially covered with a protective coating, whether it is a varnish or a film resistant to deformation by conification and by rolling.
- a protective coating whether it is a varnish or a film resistant to deformation by conification and by rolling.
- the blank (24) of the housing has its painted and decorated external surface and its internal surface coated or not with a protective layer (varnish or plastic film), and the blank (34) of the pocket has its surface. internal coated with a protective layer (varnish or plastic film) compatible with the product to be packaged while its external surface can be bare or coated.
- the bottom (21) of the housing is shaped, the bottom which has been provided with a central orifice (10) making it possible to introduce into the storage space (7) the propellant, typically a propellant, which may be partially in the liquid state.
- a layer of adhesive (maleic modified vinyl acetochloride) of 15 micrometers was deposited on the upper part of the interior surface of the housing, and this, over a height of 25 mm counted from the upper end. This adhesive was dried for 2 min at 80 ° C.
- This semi-flexible pocket blank was then treated 5 mm at 500 ° C. so as to obtain a flexible pocket blank in the annealed condition and it was varnished internally.
- this assembly was conified in several successive passes like a single wall aerosol so as to reduce the internal diameter to 25.4 mm (1 ").
- the formed chimney was then rolled after a slight trimming of the formed chimney and the body of dispenser thus obtained was steamed at 160 ° C. for 2 minutes
- the interior surface of the constricted portion and of the chimney or neck was surprisingly free of folds and smooth at the end of conification.
- FIG. 6a shows different stages of the manufacture of the dispenser body according to the example.
- the blanks of the housing and of the pocket are shown assembled in FIG. 6a, after conformation in FIG. 6b and after rolling in FIG. 6c, which shows in section the distributor body obtained according to the example described above.
- the invention also relates to a pocket dispenser body consisting of a rigid external metal case containing a flexible, crumpled waterproof metal pocket having a skirt, the upper parts of said case and of said pocket skirt being linked together. and forming a constriction ending in a collar extending by an externally rolled edge, the constriction ratio R of said pocket being at least equal to 1.15, this body being obtainable by the preceding method, characterized in that said skirt the pocket has, within 10 mm from the start of said constriction, a maximum thickness E1 greater than the average thickness Eo of the skirt in its non-constricted part, E1 / Eo being at least equal to 1.15 and the external surface of said collar free of creases.
- constricted portion is deformed circumferentially and axially, and the result is typically a thickening which increases towards small diameters.
- the invention avoids crumpling creases in the thin flexible pocket when the shrinkage rate R is high, the most important practical result being the absence of folds on the inside surface of the neck. To this absence of folds is added, to recognize a dispenser body of the invention, the presence of a thickening of the pocket before the shrinking or at the beginning of the shrinking, that is to say in an unaffected area or little affected by the progressive thickening effect linked to shrinking.
- the interior surface of the skirt shrinkage is also free of creases, as well as the exterior surface of the rolled edge.
- the maximum thickness E1 of the pocket more or less 10 mm from the neck is preferably such that E1 / Eo is greater than R and at least equal to 1.2. This maximum thickness E1 increases even more with the preferential condition E1 / Eo greater than or equal to R + 0.3, corresponding to the condition "E / E greater than or equal to R + 0.3" adopted preferably for the pocket blank.
- the pocket is made of aluminum or aluminum alloy and typically has a thickness of 0.1 to 0.2 mm.
- the method of the invention is used to obtain pocket distributors comprising, in addition to the distributor body, a distribution valve or pump fixed in a sealed manner thanks to the invention, by a cup for fixing this valve or pump, to or against the inside of the neck and on the rolled edge of the body whose pocket has just been filled with the dispensed product.
- a distribution valve or pump fixed in a sealed manner thanks to the invention, by a cup for fixing this valve or pump, to or against the inside of the neck and on the rolled edge of the body whose pocket has just been filled with the dispensed product.
- the bottom of the housing has a propellant introduction orifice, closed by a plug after this introduction.
- the invention provides a solution to the problem of sealing the valve in the case of bag dispenser bodies, the conical part of which has a high shrinkage rate.
- the invention makes it possible to widen the range of dispenser bodies with a pocket towards large diameters (high shrinkage rate), and provides greater security with regard to the tight fixing of the valve, compared to the prior art, even in the case of dispenser bodies with a low shrinkage rate, typically close to or less than 1.15.
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Corps de distributeur à poche (1) comprenant un boîtier extérieur rigide en métal (2) contenant une poche étanche et souple en métal (3) assemblée audit boîtier, ledit boîtier et ladite poche, formés respectivement à partir d'ébauches (24) et (34) caractérisé en ce que, a) ledit corps (1) est obtenu par conification et roulage commun des extrémités des deux ébauches après leur assemblage, le taux de rétreint étant d'au moins 1,15 ; b) l'extrémité supérieure (37) de l'ébauche (34) présente une épaisseur E de paroi supérieure à l'épaisseur moyenne Eo de la jupe (35) de l'ébauche (34) le rapport E/Eo étant d'au moins 1,15. <IMAGE>Pocket dispenser body (1) comprising a rigid external metal case (2) containing a waterproof and flexible metal pocket (3) assembled to said case, said case and said pocket, formed respectively from blanks (24) and (34) characterized in that, a) said body (1) is obtained by conification and common rolling of the ends of the two blanks after their assembly, the shrinking rate being at least 1.15; b) the upper end (37) of the blank (34) has a wall thickness E greater than the average thickness Eo of the skirt (35) of the blank (34), the ratio E / Eo being of at least 1.15. <IMAGE>
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L'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication d'un corps de distributeur à poche souple en métal ainsi que le corps de distributeur et distributeur correspondant.The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a dispenser body with a flexible metal bag as well as the corresponding dispenser and dispenser body.
Un tel distributeur à poche est utilisé pour des produits cosmétiques, pharmaceutiques, hygiéniques ou alimentaires.Such a pocket dispenser is used for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, hygienic or food products.
On connaît de nombreux documents qui décrivent des procédés de fabrication de distributeurs à poche, appelés aussi aérosols à deux chambres, dans lesquels le produit à distribuer est placé dans une poche étanche souple munie d'une valve de distribution, poche qui constitue une barrière entre le produit à distribuer et le gaz propulseur, la poche et le gaz propulseur étant contenus dans un boîtier rigide, généralement métallique, le plus souvent en aluminium ou en fer ou en alliage de ces métaux.Numerous documents are known which describe methods of manufacturing pocket dispensers, also called two-chamber aerosols, in which the product to be dispensed is placed in a flexible sealed pocket provided with a dispensing valve, a pocket which constitutes a barrier between the product to be dispensed and the propellant gas, the bag and the propellant gas being contained in a rigid housing, generally metallic, most often made of aluminum or iron or an alloy of these metals.
Dans cette demande, on appelle corps de distributeur le distributeur avant fixation de la valve de distribution.In this application, the distributor body is called the distributor before fixing the distribution valve.
On connaît des documents qui décrivent des corps de distributeurs entièrement métalliques, par opposition à des corps de distributeurs comprenant au moins une pièce en matière plastique (poche, dôme,...).Documents are known which describe entirely metallic distributor bodies, as opposed to distributor bodies comprising at least one plastic part (pocket, dome, etc.).
En effet, il peut être avantageux qu'un corps de distributeur à poche soit métallique, typiquement en aluminium ou al.liage d'aluminium, et non pas en matière plastique en dépit de la facilité de mise en forme des matières plastiques, parce que ce matériau est déjà reconnu pour ses qualités et très utilisé dans ce type d'emballage où son comportement à l'égard des produits conditionnés est bien connu.In fact, it may be advantageous for a pocket dispenser body to be metallic, typically aluminum or aluminum alloy, and not plastic despite the ease of shaping of plastic materials, because this material is already recognized for its qualities and widely used in this type of packaging where its behavior with regard to packaged products is well known.
Ainsi, dans l'EP 017147-A1 est décrit un distributeur à poche comportant un boîtier rigide à col peu ou pas rétreint, une poche souple, en métal, à col expansé et un dôme métallique muni d'une valve, ces trois éléments étant assemblés par roulage des bords du boîtier et de la poche puis sertissage ou dudgeonnage du dôme.Thus, in EP 017147-A1, a pocket dispenser is described comprising a rigid housing with little or no neck shrinkage, a flexible metal pocket, with expanded neck and a metal dome provided with a valve, these three elements being assembled by rolling the edges of the case and the pocket then crimping or swaging the dome.
Enfin, l'EP 326052-A2 décrit un procédé de fabrication d'un corps de distributeur poche constitué en particulier d'un boîtier rigide et d'une poche en aluminium souple et, chiffonnable, dans lequel on assemble une ébauche de poche à jupe cylindrique dans une ébauche de boîtier à jupe cylindrique dans leurs parties supérieures à conifier, puis on conifie et roule simultanément ces parties supérieures ainsi assemblées.Finally, EP 326052-A2 describes a process for manufacturing a pocket dispenser body consisting in particular of a rigid case and a flexible, crumpled aluminum pocket, in which a skirt pocket pocket is assembled. cylindrical in a blank with a cylindrical skirt casing in their upper parts to be conified, then these upper parts thus assembled are conified and rolled simultaneously.
Le corps de distributeur décrit dans l'EP 326052-A2 présente par rapport à celui décrit dans l'EP 017147-A1 un certain nombre d'avantages :
- d'une part, sur le plan esthétique :
- parce que sa partie supérieure conifiée et roulée est en continuité avec son corps cylindrique, la surface lisse obtenue étant préférée à celle du corps avec dôme serti de EP 017147-A1 ;
- d'autre part sur le plan de la capacité :
- en effet, dans l'EP 017147-A1, la poche souple est introduite dans le boîtier rigide après formation de celui- ci. La poche souple présente donc un diamètre extérieur qui doit être inférieur au diamètre de l'orifice du boîtier rigide et, en conséquence, la capacité de la poche souple, c'est-à-dire la quantité de produit à délivrer, est limitée, beaucoup d'espace annulaire étant inutilisé entre la jupe du boîtier et celle de la poche. Ce n'est pas le cas avec le corps de distributeur décrit dans l'EP 326052-A2 pour lequel il y a un faible volume mort entre la jupe du boîtier rigide et celle de la poche souple.
- on the one hand, on the aesthetic level:
- because its conical and rolled upper part is in continuity with its cylindrical body, the smooth surface obtained being preferred to that of the body with dome set with EP 017147-A1;
- on the other hand in terms of capacity:
- in fact, in EP 017147-A1, the flexible pouch is introduced into the rigid case after it has been formed. The flexible bag therefore has an outside diameter which must be less than the diameter of the orifice of the rigid case and, consequently, the capacity of the flexible bag, that is to say the quantity of product to be delivered, is limited, a lot of annular space being unused between the skirt of the case and that of the pocket. This is not the case with the distributor body described in EP 326052-A2 for which there is a small dead volume between the skirt of the rigid case and that of the flexible pocket.
La demanderesse a donc essayé de fabriquer des corps de distributeurs à poche métallique à boîtier conifié et roulé qui répondent à ces exigences d'esthétique et de capacité en testant le procédé décrit dans l'EP 326052.The Applicant has therefore tried to manufacture dispenser bodies with a metal pocket with a conical and rolled housing which meet these aesthetic and capacity requirements by testing the process described in EP 326052.
De manière plus précise, la demanderesse a essayé de fabriquer une gamme de corps de distributeurs variant en particulier par le diamètre.More specifically, the applicant has attempted to manufacture a range of dispenser bodies varying in particular by diameter.
Or, comme en général les valves à fixer sur le corps de boîtier pour former le boîtier lui-même (après remplissage de la poche en produit à distribuer) sont de diamètre unique et standard (1 pouce, soit 25,4 mm), les corps de boîtiers fabriqués dans ces essais variaient donc par le degré de conification ou taux de rétreint R des parois conifiées. Ce taux de rétreint R peut être exprimé par le rapport Di/di, Di correspondant au diamètre intérieur de la jupe cylindrique (non rétreinte) et di correspondant au diamètre intérieur de la partie conifiée la plus rétreinte, située au niveau du col où sera fixée la valve de distribution.However, as in general the valves to be fixed on the housing body to form the housing itself (after filling the bag with product to be distributed) are of single and standard diameter (1 inch, or 25.4 mm), the Housing bodies manufactured in these tests therefore varied by the degree of conification or rate of constriction R of the conified walls. This shrinking rate R can be expressed by the ratio Di / di, Di corresponding to the inside diameter of the cylindrical skirt (not shrunk) and di corresponding to the inside diameter of the most constricted conical part, located at the neck where will be fixed the distribution valve.
Cependant, la demanderesse s'est heurtée à de nombreuses difficultés lors des essais de conification, à l'aide des outils de conification et roulage habituellement utilisés par l'homme du métier. En particulier, elle a observé qu'à partir d'un certain niveau de rétreint ou de conification, la partie la plus rétreinte de la poche se chiffonnait et présentait, au niveau de l'intérieurdu col, une surface trop plissée pour permettre l'assemblage étanche d'une valve, en dépit de réglages adaptés des outils.However, the Applicant has encountered numerous difficulties during conformation tests, using the conification and rolling tools usually used by those skilled in the art. In particular, she observed that from a certain level of constriction or conification, the most constricted part of the pocket crumpled up and presented, at the inside of the neck, a surface too folded to allow the tight assembly of a valve, despite adapted adjustments of the tools.
La présente invention permet de résoudre ce problème et donc d'obtenir un corps de distributeur à niveau de rétreint élevé, avec un col exempt de plis, donc apte à l'assemblage étanche d'une valve.The present invention makes it possible to solve this problem and therefore to obtain a distributor body with a high shrinkage level, with a neck free of folds, therefore suitable for the sealed assembly of a valve.
Selon l'invention, le procédé de fabrication d'un corps de distributeur à poche (1) constitué d'un boîtier extérieur rigide en métal (2) contenant une poche étanche, souple et chiffonnable en métal (3) comprend la fabrication d'une ébauche rigide de boîtier (24) et la fabrication d'une ébauche souple de ladite poche (34), l'assemblage étanche de ces deux ébauches par liaison d'une partie supérieure (27) de l'ébauche du boîtier, de hauteur H, avec une partie supérieure (37) de l'ébauche de la poche, de hauteur H', de manière à former un espace de stockage (7) d'un moyen de propulsion entre le fond (26) de l'ébauche du boîtier et le fond (36) de l'ébauche de la poche, et la mise en forme commune desdites extrémités supérieures par conification et roulage de manière à former un col rétreint (4) permettant l'assemblage étanche d'une valve (6), et est caractérisé en ce que, de manière à former un col (4) à surface intérieure exempte de plis pour un taux de rétreint R de ladite poche au moins égal à 1,15 et assurer la fixation étanche de la valve (6), au moins une portion de ladite partie supérieure (37) de l'ébauche de la poche présente une épaisseur E de paroi supérieure à l'épaisseur moyenne Eo de la paroi de la jupe (35) de ladite ébauche (34) de ladite poche, la surépaisseur relative S définie par le rapport E/Eo étant au moins égale à 1,15.According to the invention, the method of manufacturing a pocket dispenser body (1) consisting of a rigid external metal case (2) containing a sealed, flexible and crumpled metal pocket (3) comprises the manufacture of a rigid housing blank (24) and the manufacture of a flexible blank of said pocket (34), the sealed assembly of these two blanks by connection of an upper part (27) of the housing blank, of height H, with an upper part (37) of the blank of the pocket, of height H ', so as to form a storage space (7) of a propelling means between the bottom (26) of the blank of the housing and the bottom (36) of the blank of the pocket, and the common shaping of said upper ends by conification and rolling so as to form a constricted neck (4) allowing the tight assembly of a valve (6) , and is characterized in that, so as to form a collar (4) with an interior surface free of folds for a rate of shrinking R of said pocket at least equal to 1.15 and ensuring the tight fixing of the valve (6), at least a portion of said upper part (37) of the blank of the pocket has a thickness E of upper wall at the average thickness Eo of the wall of the skirt (35) of said blank (34) of said pocket, the relative excess thickness S defined by the ratio E / Eo being at least equal to 1.15.
Par convention, les "parties supérieures" des deux ébauches s'étendent jusqu'aux extrémités supérieures ouvertes de ces ébauches.By convention, the "upper parts" of the two blanks extend to the open upper ends of these blanks.
L'invention s'applique en particulier dans le cas où le corps de distributeur et plus particulièremnet la poche souple (2) présente un rétreint important, c'est-à-dire lorsque le taux de rétreint R (rapport Di/di entre le diamètre intérieur Di de la jupe (30) de la poche (3) (ou de la jupe (35) de l'ébauche (34)), et celui di de la partie la plus rétreinte de la paroi (32) de la poche (3) correspondant sensiblement au diamètre intérieur du col (4) est élevé, supérieur à 1,2 et typiquement supérieur à 1,35.The invention applies in particular in the case where the distributor body and more particularly the flexible pouch (2) has a significant shrinkage, that is to say when the shrinkage rate R (ratio Di / di between the inside diameter Di of the skirt (30) of the pocket (3) (or of the skirt (35) of the blank (34)), and that di of the most constricted part of the wall (32) of the pocket (3) corresponding substantially to the inside diameter of the neck (4) is high, greater than 1.2 and typically greater than 1.35.
En effet, le problème à résoudre par l'invention ne se pose pas ou peu lorsque le taux de rétreint R est égal à 1 ou légèrement supérieur à 1. Par contre, dès que ce taux atteint, et à plus forte raison dépasse, la valeur de 1,15, on ne peut former, malgré un assemblage préalable par adhésif, un col (4) sans avoir des plis sur la paroi rétreinte (32) de la poche à la surface intérieur du col (4) là où le niveau de rétreint de la poche est le plus grand. Ces plis rendent difficile, voire impossible, la fixation étanche d'une valve (6).Indeed, the problem to be solved by the invention does not arise at all or little when the shrinking rate R is equal to 1 or slightly greater than 1. On the other hand, as soon as this rate reaches, and a fortiori exceeds, value of 1.15, a neck (4) cannot be formed, despite prior adhesive assembly, without having folds on the constricted wall (32) of the pocket on the inside surface of the neck (4) where the level pocket shrinkage is the largest. These folds make it difficult, if not impossible, to seal a valve (6) tightly.
Compte tenu du fait que, selon l'invention, les parois (jupe et partie supérieure) du boîtier (2) et de la poche (3) sont proches et sensiblement homothétiques, en particulier dans la partie conifiée où elles sont assemblées, le rapport Di/di exprimant le niveau de rétreint R de la poche (3) exprime sensiblement aussi celui du boîtier (2).Taking into account that, according to the invention, the walls (skirt and upper part) of the housing (2) and of the pocket (3) are close and substantially homothetic, in particular in the conical part where they are assembled, the ratio Di / di expressing the shrinkage level R of the pocket (3) also substantially expresses that of the housing (2).
Il est connu qu'il peut aussi se former des plis lorsqu'on conifie une jupe cylindrique d'une ébauche à paroi rigide et puis que l'on roule le bord pour obtenir un corps de distributeur. Dans ce cas, l'homme du métier sait qu'en effectuant une opération supplémentaire dite de lamage, c'est-à-dire en usinant la surface du col afin de faire disparaître les plis de métal, il est possible de récupérer les corps de distributeur défectueux de manière à pouvoir effectuer ensuite l'assemblage étanche d'une valve de distribution.It is known that folds can also form when a cylindrical skirt of a rigid wall blank is conified and then the edge is rolled up to obtain a distributor body. In this case, the person skilled in the art knows that by carrying out an additional operation called counterbore, that is to say by machining the surface of the neck in order to remove the folds of metal, it is possible to recover the bodies. of defective distributor so as to then be able to carry out the sealed assembly of a distribution valve.
Dans le cas d'un distributeur à poche souple, chiffonnable, typiquement d'épaisseur 0,1 à 0,2 mm, il n'est pas possible de lamer le col car les ondulations de métal, de quelques 1/10 èmes de mm d'amplitude, peuvent avoir une amplitude au moins égale à l'épaisseur du métal de la poche souple de faible épaisseur par rapport à celle du boîtier rigide, de sorte qu'un lamage conduit inévitablement à percer la poche souple (3).In the case of a dispenser with a flexible, crumpled pocket, typically 0.1 to 0.2 mm thick, it is not possible to lamate the neck because the corrugations of metal, of a few 1/10 th of a mm of amplitude, may have an amplitude at least equal to the thickness of the metal of the flexible pocket of small thickness relative to that of the rigid case, so that a countersink inevitably leads to piercing the flexible pocket (3).
Il était donc impératif d'obtenir un col exempt de plis.It was therefore imperative to obtain a wrinkle-free collar.
- La figure 1 schématise, en coupe longitudinale, les deux ébauches du boîtier (24) et de la poche (34) rendues mécaniquement solidaires par une jonction annulaire étanche (8), avant la phase de conification et roulage.Figure 1 shows schematically, in longitudinal section, the two blanks of the housing (24) and the pocket (34) made mechanically integral by a sealed annular junction (8), before the conformation and rolling phase.
- La figure 2 schématise, en coupe longitudinale, la fabrication d'une ébauche (34) de la poche dont la jupe (35) a une épaisseur moyenne Eo et dont l'extrémité (37) a, sur une hauteur H' une épaisseur supérieure à Eo et sur la majeure partie de la hauteur H' une épaisseur égale à E.Figure 2 shows schematically, in longitudinal section, the manufacture of a blank (34) of the pocket whose skirt (35) has an average thickness Eo and whose end (37) has, over a height H 'a greater thickness at Eo and over most of the height H 'a thickness equal to E.
- La figure 3 schématise, en coupe longitudinale une ébauche (34) de la poche dont l'extrémité (37) présente une surépaisseur située sur la paroi extérieure, alors qu'à la figure 2, la surépaisseur était située sur la paroi intérieure de l'ébauche (34).Figure 3 shows schematically, in longitudinal section a blank (34) of the pocket whose end (37) has an extra thickness located on the outer wall, while in Figure 2, the extra thickness was located on the inner wall of the draft (34).
- Les figures 4a et 4b schématisent, en demi-coupe longitudinale par rapport à l'axe du corps de distributeur, deux modalités du décalage h (h=H-H') préférées selon l'invention : h est voisin de zéro dans le cas de la figure 4a et il est, sur la figure 4b, de l'ordre de 0,3 H, et tel que l'extrémité de la poche soit totalement conifiée mais non roulée de manière à constituer la surface intérieure de l'orifice (5) et à pouvoir être pincée entre la valve et le boîtier.FIGS. 4a and 4b show diagrammatically, in longitudinal half-section relative to the axis of the distributor body, two methods of the offset h (h = H-H ') preferred according to the invention: h is close to zero in the case of FIG. 4a and it is, in FIG. 4b, of the order of 0.3 H, and such that the end of the pocket is completely conified but not rolled so as to constitute the interior surface of the orifice ( 5) and able to be pinched between the valve and the housing.
- La figure 4c schématise, en demi-coupe longitudinale, une modalité selon l'invention du décalage h, typiquement supérieur à H/2, tel que la partie rétreinte (22) du boîtier (2) ne soit que partiellement recouverte intérieurement par la partie rétreinte (32) de la poche (3).FIG. 4c shows diagrammatically, in longitudinal half-section, a method according to the invention of the offset h, typically greater than H / 2, such that the constricted part (22) of the housing (2) is only partially covered internally by the part constriction (32) of the pocket (3).
- La figure 5 schématise, en coupe longitudinale, un corps de distributeur à poche selon l'invention.Figure 5 shows schematically, in longitudinal section, a bag dispenser body according to the invention.
- Les figures 6a à 6c représentent, en coupe longitudinale, respectivement, les ébauches du boîtier et de la poche assemblées, les mêmes ébauches après conification, et après roulage du bord ou cheminée.Figures 6a to 6c show, in longitudinal section, respectively, the blanks of the housing and the assembled bag, the same blanks after conformation, and after rolling of the edge or chimney.
La demanderesse a observé que ladite surépaisseur relative S nécessaire pour ne pas obtenir de plis variait avec le taux de rétreint R de la poche souple (3) (R = Di/di) supérieur ou égal à 1,15 et que la valeur de S devait être au moins égale à la valeur de R et de préférence comprise entre R + 0,3 et R + 1,3.The Applicant has observed that said relative excess thickness S necessary for not obtaining folds varied with the shrinkage rate R of the flexible bag (3) (R = Di / di) greater than or equal to 1.15 and that the value of S should be at least equal to the value of R and preferably between R + 0.3 and R + 1.3.
La surépaisseur relative S est de préférence au moins égale à 1,2 et a sensiblement la même valeur sur toute la hauteur H' de la partie supérieure (37) de l'ébauche (34) et donc sur la totalité de la paroi rétreinte (32) et éventuellement roulée (33) de la poche (3), cette hauteur H' étant typiquement comprise entre 5 et 50 mm et de préférence comprise entre 15 et 40 mm, pour une hauteur H de la partie supérieure (27) de l'ébauche (24) typiquement comprise entre 25 et 50 mm.The relative excess thickness S is preferably at least equal to 1.2 and has substantially the same value over the entire height H 'of the upper part (37) of the blank (34) and therefore over the entire constricted wall ( 32) and possibly rolled (33) of the pocket (3), this height H 'being typically between 5 and 50 mm and preferably between 15 and 40 mm, for a height H of the upper part (27) of l blank (24) typically between 25 and 50 mm.
Mais de préférence encore on choisit une surépaisseur relative S variable, au moins sur une fraction de ladite hauteur H', permettant de passer progressivement de l'épaisseur moyenne de la jupe (35) Eo à l'épaisseur E maximale, car il a été trouvé que la surépaisseur S est d'autant plus nécessaire que le métal est plus rétreint par conification, dans un même corps conifié.But more preferably, a variable additional thickness S is chosen, at least over a fraction of said height H ', making it possible to progressively go from the average thickness of the skirt (35) Eo to the maximum thickness E, because it has been found that the extra thickness S is all the more necessary as the metal is more shrunk by conification, in the same conified body.
Une surépaisseur relative S variable évite de plus une consommation inutile de métal et surtout facilite l'extraction de l'ébauche (34) du mandrin lorsque celle-ci est fabriquée par étirage ou calibrage comme schématisé à la figure 2.A variable relative excess thickness S moreover avoids unnecessary consumption of metal and above all facilitates the extraction of the blank (34) from the mandrel when the latter is manufactured by stretching or calibration as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 2.
Cette surépaisseur relative S peut être située sur la paroi intérieure de la jupe (35) lorsqu'elle est obtenue avec un poinçon à section variable comme schématisé à la figure 2.This relative excess thickness S can be located on the interior wall of the skirt (35) when it is obtained with a punch of variable section as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 2.
Elle peut aussi être située sur la paroi extérieure, comme schématisé à la figure 3.It can also be located on the outer wall, as shown schematically in Figure 3.
L'assemblage étanche des ébauches est réalisé par une jonction annulaire cylindrique (8) qui est obtenue soit par des moyens chimiques, typiquement une couche adhésive de faible épaisseur, au plus de quelques 1/1 Oèmes de mm d'épaisseur, soit par des moyens mécaniques, tel qu'un emboîtage à force de l'ébauche (34) dans l'ébauche (24), ce qui est possible avec des ébauches (24) et (34) calibrées et en particulier dans le cas où la surépaisseur S de l'ébauche (34) est d'épaisseur variable et située sur sa paroi extérieure, soit encore par soudure localisée annulaire des deux parties supérieures (27) et (37).The tight assembly of the blanks is carried out by a cylindrical annular junction (8) which is obtained either by chemical means, typically a thin adhesive layer, at most of a few 1/1 mm of thickness, or by mechanical means, such as forcibly fitting the blank (34) into the blank (24), which is possible with calibrated blanks (24) and (34) and in particular in the case where the extra thickness S of the blank (34) is of variable thickness and located on its outer wall, or again by localized annular welding of the two upper parts (27) and (37).
Lorsqu'une couche adhésive est employée, on peut choisir l'adhésif parmi des solutions ou dispersions de résines, selon le cas en milieu aqueux ou en milieu solvant, à base d'EAA, EVA, VMCH (désignations de copolymères courants), de résine ionomère Surlyn (R), ou à base de résines thermofusibles, connues sous le nom de "homme-melt". De préférence, on utilise un copolymère acétochlorure de vinyle modifié maléique.When an adhesive layer is used, the adhesive can be chosen from solutions or dispersions of resins, as the case may be in an aqueous medium or in a solvent medium, based on EAA, EVA, VMCH (common copolymer designations), Surlyn (R) ionomer resin, or based on hot-melt resins, known as "man-melt". Preferably, a maleic modified vinyl acetochloride copolymer is used.
Généralement, le jeu entre l'ébauche (24) et l'ébauche (34) après assemblage étanche est faible. Le jeu, entre la partie supérieure (27) de l'ébauche du boîtier et la partie supérieure (37) de l'ébauche de la poche, est typiquement compris entre 0,05 et 0,5 mm.Generally, the clearance between the blank (24) and the blank (34) after tight assembly is low. The clearance between the upper part (27) of the blank of the housing and the upper part (37) of the blank of the pocket is typically between 0.05 and 0.5 mm.
La demanderesse a observé qu'en assemblant les deux ébauches par une jonction annulaire cylindrique (8), de hauteur éventuellement inférieure à la hauteur H' de la partie supérieure (37) de la poche soumise à déformation, les parois métalliques des deux ébauches assemblées se comportaient dans l'outil de conification et roulage sensiblement comme une paroi métallique unique.The Applicant has observed that by assembling the two blanks by a cylindrical annular junction (8), of height possibly less than the height H 'of the upper part (37) of the pocket subjected to deformation, the metal walls of the two assembled blanks behaved in the conformation and rolling tool substantially like a single metal wall.
Cette jonction cylindrique (8) devient, après déformation par conification et roulage, la jonction annulaire conformée (9), qui solidarise tout ou partie des parois rétreintes (22) et (32) et éventuellement des bords roulés (23) du boîtier rigide et (33) de la poche souple lorsque l'extrémité de la poche souple forme un bord roulé (33).This cylindrical junction (8) becomes, after deformation by conification and rolling, the shaped annular junction (9), which secures all or part of the constricted walls (22) and (32) and possibly of the rolled edges (23) of the rigid housing and (33) of the flexible pocket when the end of the flexible pocket forms a rolled edge (33).
Il est préférable, selon l'invention, de décaler l'extrémité de la partie supérieure (37) de l'ébauche (34) de la poche, vers l'intérieur de l'ébauche du boîtier et par rapport à l'extrémité de la partie supérieure (27) de l'ébauche (24) du boîtier, d'une hauteur h à 0 ( h=H-H'), cela pour des raisons à la fois d'économie de métal et de facilité de mise en oeuvre.It is preferable, according to the invention, to offset the end of the upper part (37) of the blank (34) of the pocket, towards the inside of the blank of the housing and relative to the end of the upper part (27) of the blank (24) of the housing, from a height h to 0 (h = H-H '), this for reasons of both economy of metal and ease of installation artwork.
De préférence, cette hauteur h de décalage est inférieure à H/2, soit sensiblement à 25 mm, de manière à ce que, comme illustré aux figures 4a et 4b, la partie déformée de la poche (3) recouvre au moins la partie rétreinte (22) du boîtier afin que l'assemblage de la valve (6) permette de pincer et de fixer mécaniquement la poche (3) souple au niveau du col (4) entre deux surfaces concentriques relativement rigides que sont le bord extérieur de la valve et le bord intérieur du col du boîtier (2).Preferably, this offset height h is less than H / 2, ie substantially 25 mm, so that, as illustrated in FIGS. 4a and 4b, the deformed part of the pocket (3) covers at least the constricted part (22) of the housing so that the assembly of the valve (6) makes it possible to pinch and fix mechanically the flexible pocket (3) at the neck (4) between two relatively rigid concentric surfaces which are the outer edge of the valve and the inner edge of the neck of the housing (2).
La partie rétreinte (22) du boîtier ou (32) de la poche se définit comme la portion de boîtier ou de poche seulement soumise à une diminution de diamètre ou rétreint lors de la conification (portion située entre lignes en pointillé sur la figure 4a ou 4b), par opposition à la partie roulée (23) du boîtier ou (33) de la poche, lorsqu'elle existe, qui, elle, a été ensuite soumise à une expansion (légère augmentation du diamètre après conification).The constricted portion (22) of the housing or (32) of the pocket is defined as the portion of the housing or pocket that is only subjected to a reduction in diameter or that is shrunk during conification (portion located between dotted lines in FIG. 4a or 4b), as opposed to the rolled part (23) of the housing or (33) of the pocket, when it exists, which has been then subjected to expansion (slight increase in diameter after conification).
Mais il est possible selon l'invention, bien que ce ne soit pas le mode préféré de l'invention, de choisir une hauteur h de décalage telle que la partie rétreinte de la poche ne recouvre que partiellement la partie rétreinte du boîtier, comme illustré à la figure 4c.But it is possible according to the invention, although this is not the preferred mode of the invention, to choose an offset height h such that the constricted part of the pocket only partially covers the constricted part of the housing, as illustrated in Figure 4c.
Dans ce cas, l'étanchéité entre le boîtier (2) et la poche (3) ne repose que sur l'étanchéité et la tenue mécanique de la jonction annulaire (9) comprise entre les parois (22) et (32) rétreintes respectivement du boîtier et de la poche.In this case, the seal between the housing (2) and the pocket (3) only rests on the seal and the mechanical strength of the annular junction (9) between the walls (22) and (32) constricted respectively. case and pocket.
Les ébauches du boîtier (24) et de la poche (34) sont de préférence en aluminium ou alliage d'aluminium. L'ébauche du boîtier (24) destinée à former le boîtier rigide (2) est de préférence en alliage d'aluminium choisi dans la série 1000, 3000 et 5000 selon la désignation normalisée de l'AA (Aluminum Association) alors que l'ébauche de la poche (34) destinée à former la poche souple (3) est de préférence en alliage d'aluminium choisi dans la série 1000, faiblement chargé en éléments d'additions ou impuretés.The blanks of the housing (24) and of the pocket (34) are preferably made of aluminum or aluminum alloy. The blank of the housing (24) intended to form the rigid housing (2) is preferably made of aluminum alloy chosen from the 1000, 3000 and 5000 series according to the standardized designation of the AA (Aluminum Association) while the blank of the pocket (34) intended to form the flexible pocket (3) is preferably made of aluminum alloy chosen from the 1000 series, lightly loaded with additives or impurities.
En ce qui concerne son état métallurgique, l'ébauche de la poche (34) est à l'état recuit afin que la poche (3) présente une souplesse suffisante.As regards its metallurgical state, the blank of the pocket (34) is in the annealed state so that the pocket (3) has sufficient flexibility.
L'épaisseur de la jupe (25) de l'ébauche du boîtier est généralement comprise entre 0,30 et 0,50 mm selon notamment la tenue à la pression qui est exigée pour le boîtier (2). Son diamètre est compris entre 35 et 66 mm dans le cas des diamètres habituels des corps de distributeurs (1).The thickness of the skirt (25) of the blank of the housing is generally between 0.30 and 0.50 mm depending in particular on the pressure resistance which is required for the housing (2). Its diameter is between 35 and 66 mm in the case of the usual diameters of the distributor bodies (1).
L'épaisseur Eo de la jupe (35) de l'ébauche de la poche est généralement comprise entre 0,1 et 0,2 mm et de préférence entre 0,12 et 0,18 mm, sauf en extrémité supérieure de la jupe, sur tout ou partie de sa hauteur H', où l'épaisseur E maximale est généralement comprise entre 0,25 et 0,45 mm, cette épaisseur pouvant être variable comme déjà mentionné sur tout ou partie de la hauteur H'.The thickness Eo of the skirt (35) of the blank of the pocket is generally between 0.1 and 0.2 mm and preferably between 0.12 and 0.18 mm, except at the upper end of the skirt, over all or part of its height H ', where the maximum thickness E is generally between 0.25 and 0.45 mm, this thickness being variable as already mentioned over all or part of the height H'.
Les ébauches du boîtier (24) et de la poche (34) peuvent être recouvertes totalement ou partiellement d'un revêtement protecteur, qu'il s'agisse d'un vernis ou d'un film résistant à la déformation par conification et par roulage. De préférence, l'ébauche (24) du boîtier a sa surface externe laquée et décorée et sa surface interne revêtue ou non d'une couche protectrice (vernis ou film plastique), et l'ébauche (34) de la poche a sa surface interne revêtue d'une couche protectrice (vernis ou film plastique) compatible avec le produit à conditionner alors que sa surface externe peut être nue ou revêtue.The blanks of the housing (24) and of the pocket (34) can be completely or partially covered with a protective coating, whether it is a varnish or a film resistant to deformation by conification and by rolling. . Preferably, the blank (24) of the housing has its painted and decorated external surface and its internal surface coated or not with a protective layer (varnish or plastic film), and the blank (34) of the pocket has its surface. internal coated with a protective layer (varnish or plastic film) compatible with the product to be packaged while its external surface can be bare or coated.
Durant la formation d'un corps de distributeur à poche par conification et roulage d'ébauches assemblées, est mis en forme le fond (21) du boîtier, fond qui a été muni d'un orifice central (10) permettant d'introduire dans l'espace de stockage (7) la matière propulsive, typiquement un gaz propulseur, qui peut être partiellement à l'état liquide.During the formation of a pocket distributor body by conification and rolling of assembled blanks, the bottom (21) of the housing is shaped, the bottom which has been provided with a central orifice (10) making it possible to introduce into the storage space (7) the propellant, typically a propellant, which may be partially in the liquid state.
L'assemblage, par sertissage ou dudgeonnage, d'une valve (6) au corps de distributeur après remplissage de la poche (3) avec le produit à distribuer, et la fermeture de l'orifice (10) après introduction de la matière propulsive dans l'espace de stockage (7) complètent la fabrication d'un distributeur à poche chargé en produit à distribuer.The assembly, by crimping or swaging, of a valve (6) to the distributor body after filling of the bag (3) with the product to be dispensed, and the closing of the orifice (10) after introduction of the propellant in the storage space (7) complete the manufacture of a pocket dispenser loaded with product to be dispensed.
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A) Fabrication d'une ébauche de boîtier extérieur rigide :
- on a fabriqué une ébauche de boîtier rigide (24) par filage-étirage à partir d'un pion en alliage d'aluminium (alliage 1040 selon la désignation d'Aluminium Association) :
- diamètre extérieur 47 mm
- hauteur : 184 mm
- épaisseur de paroi : 0,30 mm en bas de jupe - 0,35 mm en haut de jupe
- a rigid housing blank (24) was manufactured by drawing-drawing from an aluminum alloy pin (alloy 1040 according to the designation of Aluminum Association):
- outside diameter 47 mm
- height: 184 mm
- wall thickness: 0.30 mm at the bottom of the skirt - 0.35 mm at the top of the skirt
Après dégraissage, on a imprimé un décor sur la surface externe de cette ébauche de boîtier.After degreasing, a decoration was printed on the external surface of this blank of the housing.
On a déposé une couche d'adhésif (acétochlorure de vinyle modifié maléique) de 15 micromètres sur la partie haute de la surface intérieure du boîtier, et ce, sur une hauteur de 25 mm compté depuis l'extrémité supérieure. Cet adhésif a été séché pendant 2 min à 80°C.A layer of adhesive (maleic modified vinyl acetochloride) of 15 micrometers was deposited on the upper part of the interior surface of the housing, and this, over a height of 25 mm counted from the upper end. This adhesive was dried for 2 min at 80 ° C.
Avant dépôt de l'adhésif, le diamètre intérieur de la partie haute de l'ébauche de boîtier est de 46,10 mm.
- B) Fabrication de l'ébauche de la poche (34) :
- on a d'abord fabriqué une ébauche de la poche semi-souple par filage-étirage à partir d'un pion en alliage
- B) Manufacturing of the pocket blank (34):
- we first made a blank of the semi-flexible pocket by drawing-stretching from an alloy pin
d'aluminium (alliage 1040 selon la désignation de l'Aluminium Association) avec un poinçon à diamètre rétreint à partir d'une hauteur de 138 mm comptée à partir de son extrémité, de manière à obtenir une ébauche de poche ayant les dimensions suivantes :
- diamètre extérieur : 45,98 mm
- hauteur : 148 mm
- épaisseur de paroi : 0,15 sur 138 mm (partie basse de la jupe)
- (en mm) : 0,35 sur 25 mm (partie haute de lajupe) 0,15-0,35 sur 10 mm de transition entre partie haute et partie basse
- outer diameter: 45.98 mm
- height: 148 mm
- wall thickness: 0.15 by 138 mm (lower part of the skirt)
- (in mm): 0.35 on 25 mm (upper part of the skirt) 0.15-0.35 on 10 mm of transition between upper part and lower part
Cette ébauche de poche semi-souple a été ensuite traitée 5 mm à 500°C de manière à obtenir une ébauche de poche souple à l'état recuit et elle a été vernie intérieurement.This semi-flexible pocket blank was then treated 5 mm at 500 ° C. so as to obtain a flexible pocket blank in the annealed condition and it was varnished internally.
Puis on a déposé une couche d'adhésif (acétochlorure de vinyle modifié maléique) de 15 micromètres sur la partie haute de la surface extérieure de l'ébauche de poche souple, et ce, sur une hauteur de 25 mm compté depuis l'extrémité supérieure. Cet adhésif a été séché pendant 2 min à 80°C.Then a layer of adhesive (maleic modified vinyl acetochloride) of 15 micrometers was deposited on the upper part of the external surface of the flexible pocket blank, and this, over a height of 25 mm counted from the upper end . This adhesive was dried for 2 min at 80 ° C.
Le diamètre extérieur de la partie haute de l'ébauche de la poche avant dépôt d'adhésif est de 45,98 mm. C) Assemblage des ébauches du boîtier et de la poche :
- on a introduit l'ébauche de la poche (34) dans celle du boîtier (24) bord à bord (ici h + 0) et on a étuvé l'ensemble à 160°
C pendant 2 minutes.
- the blank of the pocket (34) was introduced into that of the case (24) edge to edge (here h + 0) and the whole was baked at 160 ° C for 2 minutes.
D) Conification et roulage :D) Conification and rolling:
cet assemblage a été conifié en plusieurs passes successives comme un aérosol à paroi simple de manière à ramener le diamètre intérieur à 25,4 mm (1 "). La cheminée formée a été ensuite roulée après un léger rognage de la cheminée formée et le corps de distributeur ainsi obtenu a été étuvé à 160°C pendant 2 minutes. La surface intérieure de la portion rétreinte et de la cheminée ou col était de façon surprenante exempte de plis et lisse en fin de conification.this assembly was conified in several successive passes like a single wall aerosol so as to reduce the internal diameter to 25.4 mm (1 "). The formed chimney was then rolled after a slight trimming of the formed chimney and the body of dispenser thus obtained was steamed at 160 ° C. for 2 minutes The interior surface of the constricted portion and of the chimney or neck was surprisingly free of folds and smooth at the end of conification.
Les figures 6a à 6c représentent différents stades de la fabrication du corps de distributeur selon l'exemple. Les ébauches du boîtier et de la poche sont représentées assemblées à la figure 6a, après conification à la figure 6b et après roulage à la figure 6c, qui représente en coupe le corps de distributeur obtenu selon l'exemple décrit précédemment.Figures 6a to 6c show different stages of the manufacture of the dispenser body according to the example. The blanks of the housing and of the pocket are shown assembled in FIG. 6a, after conformation in FIG. 6b and after rolling in FIG. 6c, which shows in section the distributor body obtained according to the example described above.
Avec les notations utilisées dans la description, on a, sur cet exemple, les valeurs ou relations suivantes :
- H = H' = 35 mm
- Eo = 0,15 mm, E = 0,35 mm S = E/EO = 2,33
- Di = 45,98 - 0,7 = 45,28 mm, di = 25,4 mm Di/di = 1,78
Jeu entre partie hautes (27) et (37) = 0,12 mm.With the notations used in the description, we have, in this example, the following values or relations:
- H = H '= 35 mm
- Eo = 0.15 mm, E = 0.35 mm S = E / EO = 2.33
- Di = 45.98 - 0.7 = 45.28 mm, di = 25.4 mm Di / di = 1.78
Clearance between upper parts (27) and (37) = 0.12 mm.
L'invention a aussi pour objet un corps de distributeur à poche constitué d'un boîtier extérieur rigide en métal contenant une poche étanche souple et chiffonnable en métal ayant une jupe, les parties supérieures dudit boîtier et de ladite jupe de la poche étant liées ensemble et formant un rétreint se terminant par un col se prolongeant par un bord roulé extérieurement, le taux de rétreint R de ladite poche étant au moins égal à 1,15, ce corps étant obtenable par le procédé précédent, caractérisé en ce que ladite jupe de la poche a, à moins de 10 mm du début dudit rétreint, une épaisseur maximale E1 supérieure à l'épaisseur moyenne Eo de la jupe dans sa partie non rétreinte, E1/Eo étant au moins égal à 1,15 et la surface extérieure dudit col étant exempte de plis.The invention also relates to a pocket dispenser body consisting of a rigid external metal case containing a flexible, crumpled waterproof metal pocket having a skirt, the upper parts of said case and of said pocket skirt being linked together. and forming a constriction ending in a collar extending by an externally rolled edge, the constriction ratio R of said pocket being at least equal to 1.15, this body being obtainable by the preceding method, characterized in that said skirt the pocket has, within 10 mm from the start of said constriction, a maximum thickness E1 greater than the average thickness Eo of the skirt in its non-constricted part, E1 / Eo being at least equal to 1.15 and the external surface of said collar free of creases.
La portion rétreinte est déformée circonférentiellement et axialement, et le résultat en est typiquement un épaississement qui croît vers les petits diamètres.The constricted portion is deformed circumferentially and axially, and the result is typically a thickening which increases towards small diameters.
L'invention évite les plissements de chiffonnage de la poche souple mince lorsque le taux de rétreint R est important, le résultat pratique le plus important étant l'absence de plis de la surface intérieure du col. A cette absence de plis s'ajoute, pour reconnaître un corps de distributeur de l'invention, la présence d'un épaississement de la poche avant le rétreint ou au début du rétreint, c'est-à-dire dans une zone non affectée ou encore peu affectée par l'effet d'épaississement progressif lié au rétreint.The invention avoids crumpling creases in the thin flexible pocket when the shrinkage rate R is high, the most important practical result being the absence of folds on the inside surface of the neck. To this absence of folds is added, to recognize a dispenser body of the invention, the presence of a thickening of the pocket before the shrinking or at the beginning of the shrinking, that is to say in an unaffected area or little affected by the progressive thickening effect linked to shrinking.
Typiquement, la surface intérieure du rétreint de la jupe est également exempte de plis, ainsi que la surface extérieure du bord roulé.Typically, the interior surface of the skirt shrinkage is also free of creases, as well as the exterior surface of the rolled edge.
L'épaisseur maximale E1 de la poche à plus ou moins 10 mm du rétreint est de préférence telle que E1/Eo soit supérieur à R et au moins égal à 1,2. Cette épaisseur maximale E1 s'accroît encore plus avec la condition préférentielle E1/Eo supérieur ou égal à R + 0,3, correspondant à la condition "E/E supérieure ou égale à R + 0,3" adoptée de préférence pour l'ébauche de poche.The maximum thickness E1 of the pocket more or less 10 mm from the neck is preferably such that E1 / Eo is greater than R and at least equal to 1.2. This maximum thickness E1 increases even more with the preferential condition E1 / Eo greater than or equal to R + 0.3, corresponding to the condition "E / E greater than or equal to R + 0.3" adopted preferably for the pocket blank.
L'effet de l'invention, absence de plis intérieurs du col, et typiquement du rétreint de la poche, est encore plus remarquable lorsque R est supérieur à 1,35. La surépaisseur importante au voisinage du début du rétreint de la poche est alors le plus souvent un signe complémentaire caractéristique.The effect of the invention, absence of internal folds of the neck, and typically of the shrinking of the pocket, is even more remarkable when R is greater than 1.35. The significant excess thickness in the vicinity of the start of the shrinking of the pocket is then most often a characteristic complementary sign.
En particulier, la poche est en aluminium ou alliage d'aluminium et a typiquement une épaisseur de 0,1 à 0,2 mm.In particular, the pocket is made of aluminum or aluminum alloy and typically has a thickness of 0.1 to 0.2 mm.
Le procédé de l'invention est utilisé pour obtenir des distributeurs à poche comprenant en plus du corps de distributeur une valve ou une pompe de distribution fixée de façon étanche grâce à l'invention, par une coupelle de fixation de cette valve ou pompe, à ou contre l'intérieur du col et sur le bord roulé du corps dont la poche vient d'être remplie du produit distribué. Dans le cas d'un distributeur d'aérosol le fond du boîtier comporte un orifice d'introduction de fluide propulseur, obturé par un bouchon après cette introduction.The method of the invention is used to obtain pocket distributors comprising, in addition to the distributor body, a distribution valve or pump fixed in a sealed manner thanks to the invention, by a cup for fixing this valve or pump, to or against the inside of the neck and on the rolled edge of the body whose pocket has just been filled with the dispensed product. In the case of an aerosol dispenser, the bottom of the housing has a propellant introduction orifice, closed by a plug after this introduction.
L'invention apporte une solution au problème de l'étanchéité de la valve dans le cas de corps de distributeurs à poche dont la partie conifiée présente un taux de rétreint élevé.The invention provides a solution to the problem of sealing the valve in the case of bag dispenser bodies, the conical part of which has a high shrinkage rate.
Ainsi, l'invention permet d'élargir la gamme des corps de distributeurs à poche vers les grands diamètres (taux de rétreint élevé), et apporte une sécurité plus grande en ce qui concerne la fixation étanche de la valve, par rapport à l'art antérieur, même dans le cas de corps de distributeurs à taux de rétreint faible, typiquement voisin ou inférieur à 1,15.Thus, the invention makes it possible to widen the range of dispenser bodies with a pocket towards large diameters (high shrinkage rate), and provides greater security with regard to the tight fixing of the valve, compared to the prior art, even in the case of dispenser bodies with a low shrinkage rate, typically close to or less than 1.15.
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