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EP0601149A1
EP0601149A1 EP93912536A EP93912536A EP0601149A1 EP 0601149 A1 EP0601149 A1 EP 0601149A1 EP 93912536 A EP93912536 A EP 93912536A EP 93912536 A EP93912536 A EP 93912536A EP 0601149 A1 EP0601149 A1 EP 0601149A1
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Prior art keywords
container
closure part
closure
opening
goods
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EP0601149B1 (fr
Inventor
Elmar Mock
Marcel Aeschlimann
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Tetra Laval Holdings and Finance SA
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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
    • B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • 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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • B65D47/0857—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures made separately from the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
    • B65D47/0876—Hinges without elastic bias
    • 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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/024—Closures in which a part has to be ruptured to gain access to the contents
    • 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
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/10—Details of hinged closures
    • B65D2251/1016—Means for locking the closure in closed position
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S220/00—Receptacles
    • Y10S220/11—Materials
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S220/00—Receptacles
    • Y10S220/12—Molded

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  • the invention relates to a container made of a material which is shaped in a flowable state and solidified in a given shape and which is provided with a closure.
  • Containers of this type are known in several versions.
  • a first embodiment is implemented, for example, as a glass bottle with a screw-on plastic lid.
  • a second embodiment is realized, for example, as a plastic container with a closure attached or screwed on.
  • a first variant and a second variant are also known for both versions.
  • the closure for removing a good is completely removed, for example unscrewed.
  • the closure consists of two parts, one of which is opened or removed to remove the goods from the container and the other remains attached to the container.
  • the goods are first filled or inserted into the container through the same opening in the container and then removed from the container.
  • the container and the closure unit are each manufactured separately because the container and closure unit never consist of the exact same material and because the shapes of the two parts are too different from one another.
  • the disadvantage of such known designs is that one has to select two materials for a intended use, that is to say, for example, to store a good that has certain chemical properties, both of which must on the one hand meet the conditions that are determined by the good and which, on the other hand, must also fit together.
  • the container itself and the closure part must each be manufactured separately using their own manufacturing processes. As a result, the locations where these two parts are manufactured are also far apart.
  • the invention solves the problem of creating a container with a closure unit which is simpler and more economical and which has properties which can be optimally adapted to the requirements which are achieved by properties of the product. tes or the inserted object are determined. Another object of the invention is to provide a method for producing such a container which is economical and which can be advantageously connected to the process of filling a good or object into the container. Another object of the invention is to provide a sealing function on the closure part.
  • the container with the closure part is produced essentially in one piece, from one material and in one operation.
  • the container itself and a closure part are both formed together in one piece and are preferably manufactured in the closed state.
  • This also includes, for example, a hinge via which the closure part is movably attached to the container.
  • a filling or insertion opening is left open in the container, which is only closed after the goods have been filled in or after an object has been inserted.
  • the closure part can be further developed and enlarged.
  • FIG. 3 shows a view of a container
  • FIG. 4 shows a container with the closure part open
  • FIGS. 5, 6, 7 and 8 each step in a method for producing the container, for filling in the goods or for inserting an object and for closing the container,
  • FIG. 9 another container with steps for its manufacture
  • 11a and 11b each show a block diagram of the method steps for producing and filling a container.
  • Figure 1 shows a container according to the invention with a container wall 1, which opens into a pouring part 2. This forms a pouring opening 3, which is closed by a closure part 4.
  • the closure part 4 is arranged on a hinge 5 so that it can move and move, but in particular can be folded on the pouring part 2.
  • Another, for example cylindrical, wall 6 is connected to the container wall 1 or emerges therefrom. The wall 6 merges at the end 7 facing away from the container wall 1 into an edge 8 which is provided for fastening a cover 9. The lid 9 thus closes off a filling opening 10 and can be connected to the edge 8 in a fixed or removable manner.
  • FIG. 2 shows a further embodiment of a container in which the pouring part 11 coincides with the wall of the container or forms it.
  • the wall 11 of the container merges downwards into a cover 12 which is connected to the wall 11 via an easily bendable point 13.
  • the cover 12 has a shape which fits with a fill opening 14 in the container such that the cover 12 can be brought to close the fill opening 14 by pivoting in the direction of an arrow 15.
  • the cover 12 can then over an edge 16 protruding here, for example, with the Containers can be connected, for example by gluing or welding, in such a way that the filling opening is sealed.
  • the edge 16 at the periphery of the egg filling opening is present at least as far as the circumference is not claimed or occupied by the bendable point 13.
  • a closure part 17 can also be seen here, which is fastened to the pouring part or container 11 via a hinge 18. It can also be seen here that the closure part 17 consists of two materials. A first material 19, from which the pouring part or container 11 is also made, continues from it beyond the hinge 18 into the closure part 17, so that a so-called film hinge is formed, for example. The first material 19 is surrounded by a second material 21 in the region of a pouring or removal opening 20. At a point 22, the first material 19 forms a predetermined breaking point, for example, which is destroyed when the closure part 17 is opened for the first time under the pressure of the second material 21. Between the pouring part 11 and the closure part 17, one can also see sealing surfaces 23 which seal these two parts against one another in the closed state.
  • FIG. 3 shows a container with a closure unit 26, which consists of a closure part 24, shown here in the closed state, and a pouring part 25, which is part of a container wall 27.
  • Figure 4 shows a container similar to that known from Figure 3. This is shown here with the closure part 24 open.
  • a hinge 28 here in an embodiment as is known, for example, from patent application CH 3681 / 91-2, various roof surfaces 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and a predetermined breaking point 34a, 34b, which at opening is destroyed and thus indicates whether the closure part has already been opened.
  • a cam 35 serves as a positive fastening of the closure Part 24 on the container when opening and closing several times.
  • an area 36 made of a second material, which can have different properties from the material in an area 37 and in the rest of the container, such as a different color.
  • Such a container can be used, for example, for a flowable material as well as for a single object such as a film roll.
  • Such an opening could be introduced, for example, through an opening (not shown here) in the bottom of the container. This opening is then closed in such a way that it cannot be opened again, because this film roll is removed by the user via the opening covered by the closure part 24 . Through this opening, it can also be returned to the container when the film is exposed and the container protects the film roll on the way to the photo laboratory. It can also be seen at the predetermined breaking point 34 whether the film has already been removed from the container.
  • FIG. 5 shows a first step in the manufacture of a container according to the invention.
  • the closure part which is manufactured by injection molding as already described in patent applications CH 2739 / 91-2 and CH 2740 / 91-9.
  • the mold used is expanded to such an extent that, in addition to casting the wall 1, the pouring part 2 and the closure part 1, as is known from the patent applications mentioned, the container wall 6 with the filling or insertion opening 11 is also cast.
  • the container is then removed from the casting mold and brought into a position, as shown in FIG. 6, in which the goods can be filled or inserted.
  • FIG. 7 shows a further step according to FIG.
  • FIG. 9 shows a further embodiment of a container according to the invention and a further possibility for its production.
  • the container now consists of a closure part 40, which is connected to the pouring part 42 or the container 41 via a hinge 43 as is known, for example, from patent application CH 3682 / 91-4.
  • Closure part 40 and pouring spout 41 consist here only of one and the same material.
  • first the closure part 40 and then the pouring part 42 is cast, a hinge 43 also being formed.
  • extensions or pockets 44 and 45 are also cast from which the container wall 46 can later be produced, for example by deep drawing.
  • the closure part 40, 42 with the pockets 44, 46 forms, for example, a semifinished product which can be temporarily stored or transported, which also takes up relatively little space and which can be formed into a container shortly before the goods are filled in. This allows containers with very different shapes to be produced from such a semi-finished product. The decision about the definitive shape can thus be postponed.
  • FIG. 10a shows a container 63 according to another embodiment.
  • the container 63 consists of an actual container part 64 and a closure 65. From FIG. 10b, with the closure 65 open, it can be seen that the container 64 consists on the one hand of a curved front wall 66 and of a straight rear wall 67.
  • the closure 65 is, for example, via a combined hinge 68, which is formed on the one hand by a web or film 69, which connects the rear wall 67 to the closure 65 and, on the other hand, by joints 71, which are not visible here but are located in an axis 70, with the container 64 connected.
  • an annular element 72 is additionally cast high, which, for example, centers the content when the closure 65 is closed. When the closure 65 is closed, it overlaps with the upper edge 73 so that it forms sealing surfaces there and on its end face 74, their corresponding counter surfaces 75 and 76 lie in the closure 65.
  • FIG. 11a shows, shown in a block diagram, the method for producing the container and for filling the goods or for inserting an object into the container.
  • Block 50 represents a system for manufacturing containers and filling or inserting goods. This system 50 is supplied with the container material via an inlet 51 and the goods or objects via an inlet 52. In the plant, the container is manufactured and filled in the now known manner, and the plant 50 delivers filled and closed containers via an outlet 53.
  • FIG. 11b shows the method according to the prior art.
  • This requires a system 54 for the production of unlocked containers and a system 55 for the production of closures which receive container material and closure material via inlets 56 and 57.
  • These systems 54 and 55 provide containers and closures via exits 58 and 59 separately from a system 60 for filling and closing the container.
  • the goods or objects are fed to this system 60 via a further input 61.
  • the system 60 delivers filled and closed containers via an outlet 62.
  • the comparison of the two FIGS. 11a and 11b shows that the method according to the invention is simpler since the independent systems 54 and 55 can be omitted.
  • the manufacture of the containers and the filling of the goods can now be carried out in an integrated system. This also eliminates the connections, transport routes, intermediate storage, etc. that are connected to outputs 58 and 59.
  • the invention thus relates to containers which are provided for a good or for a single object.
  • the good or the object can be tipped out of the container or removed with a tool such as a spoon or a pair of pliers.

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  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
  • Table Devices Or Equipment (AREA)
  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Packging For Living Organisms, Food Or Medicinal Products That Are Sensitive To Environmental Conditiond (AREA)
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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un récipient en un matériau formé à l'état fluide et solidifié en une forme prédéterminée, prévu pour loyer un produit ou un objet, et pourvu d'une fermeture (4). Pour simplifier la fabrication de ce récipient, la fermeture est disposée sur au moins une paroi (1) du récipient avec laquelle elle est moulée en une seule pièce, de sorte que la mobilité de cette fermeture, inséparable du récipient, permet le prélèvement du contenu. A cet effet, le récipient et la fermeture sont réalisés dans le même matériau. La fermeture peut aussi être coulée en deux matériaux ayant des propriétés différentes.
EP93912536A 1992-07-07 1993-06-30 Recipient Expired - Lifetime EP0601149B1 (fr)

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CH214092A CH686503A5 (de) 1992-07-07 1992-07-07 Behaelter.
CH2140/92 1992-07-07
PCT/CH1993/000166 WO1994001338A1 (fr) 1992-07-07 1993-06-30 Recipient

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WO1994001338A1 (fr) 1994-01-20
JP3350052B2 (ja) 2002-11-25
EP0601149B1 (fr) 1997-04-02
AU4304993A (en) 1994-01-31
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