Liquid container closure assembly
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of poted assemblies that is applicable to the opening of container (for example liquid container), the opening of described container is bottleneck for example.The invention particularly relates to the false proof snap-on accessory that can not refill of a kind of apparent damage, is ad hoc to relate to this accessory although be not.
Background technology
For various reasons, people wish to guarantee the container used, such as being used for the bottle of liquid of splendid attire such as precious liquid (for example wine product of alcoholic drink), no longer reloaded other liquid of the amount of substituting, the characteristic of this liquid may be different with original contents with quality.Provide and make that refill the leak free that is difficult to realize attempts can not preventing the infringement determined.Although provide a kind of bottle and intact damage read out instrument of original contents thereof of can proving to be considered to favourable, if but described bottle can be resealed by the capping or the sealing that substitute, so just almost can not indicate that bottle had been damaged and wherein contents are inferior to original contents possibly to buyer.
Therefore have been found that to be desirable to provide a kind of sealing, if need not very large power or bottle is not just staved and to remove sealing.Such device sees, and for example, the GB of British patent 2274837 of the applicant's application only selects it in the mode of example at this.
Simultaneously, it is highly important that, do not having obvious damage or destroying under the situation of sealing and/or bottle, just can not remove original seal, have found that, can't easy removal be sealed in order to be arranged at the target that is used in the described sealing to hinder or makes great efforts when preventing that this structure that refills from refilling described container by overcoming.Therefore, except wanting generator to prevent the refilling of bottle, also need to provide this device that further shows the damage feature that has, although this device does not hinder and refills, provided and shown that bottle is since original can't removing and/or unreducible clear indication of being unlocked since having filled authentic contents.This indication clearly in existing Seal Design is short of to some extent.
In addition, need to realize processing easily and reliably, assembling and be coupled to the simple designs of the poted assemblies on the bottleneck.This simplification is short of in existing Seal Design to some extent.
The purpose of at least one aspect of the present invention provides a kind of improved poted assemblies, and this assembly does not have any frangible and/or be removed and be easy to the person of being forged or people of the kind so that poted assemblies looks like is the parts that the mode that never was unlocked is reinstalled the sealing assembly when opening first.
Another purpose of at least one aspect of the present invention is to avoid or reduce at least one foregoing problems/shortcoming of the prior art at least.
Summary of the invention
According to a first aspect of the invention, a kind of be suitable for the being applied to opening of liquid container and the poted assemblies of neck part are provided, the sealing assembly comprises: sleeve, described sleeve are suitable for placing with opening substantially concentricly, and have and be used for sleeve is fixed on parts on the container; The sealing assembly also comprises first outer sleeve that is installed on coaxially on the described sleeve, with separate mutually with first outer sleeve and with close-fitting basically second outer sleeve of a container closure member, described first and second outer sleeves are axially aimed at, and has initial adjacent part respectively, it is characterized in that, be provided with when being used for after initial container is opened, sealing this assembly once more the initial adjacent separated parts of part of first outer sleeve and second outer sleeve.
The applicant can not refill apparatus of the present invention called after " ALUSNAP " (trade mark) poted assemblies or show and decrease false proof device.
Best is that first outer sleeve and second outer sleeve are separated from each other before the unlatching first of poted assemblies.
First outer sleeve has first and second ends of opening, and second outer sleeve has first closed end and second open end.
Preferably, container closure member comprises circumferential groove, and it also has the circumferential flange part that is positioned at the circumferential groove below and is adjacent.
Initial adjacent part can comprise each ring edge that first and second outer sleeves are adjacent.
First and second circumferential edges can be positioned at circumferential groove before opening first, and can be adjacent one another are.
Preferably, in the operation of openable container first, first circumferential edges expansion or stride across the circumferential flange part preferably rebounds then or retracts to an original circumference position roughly, is positioned at the back of circumferential flange part so that become in a circumferential direction.Optional or additional is, in the initial container open operation, circumferential flange partly shrinks or below first circumferential edges, preferably rebounds then or expands to an original circumference position roughly, is positioned at the front of first circumferential edges so that become in a circumferential direction.This move makes the circumferential flange part be arranged between first and second circumferential edges with the obstruction form in the vertical, thereby when container sealed once more by covering sealing element again, the circumferential flange that first and second outer sleeves are positioned at therebetween at least partly separated.
By such layout, after the sealing, first and second circumferential edges are no longer adjacent but be separated once more, thereby manifest neutral gear or gap between first and second circumferential edges.This visual indication shows that poted assemblies once was unlocked and sealing once more.
First circumferential edges of first outer sleeve can be provided with the first circumference pearl part being adjacent on first outer sleeve of first circumferential edges, and can be adjacent to the second circumferential edges part on second circumferential edges of second outer sleeve in an identical manner on second outer sleeve second circumference pearl part is set.
First and second outer sleeves can comprise any suitable material, and described material preferably includes metal or based on the metallo-material.
Preferably, described metal or consist essentially of aluminium or its alloy, particularly aluminum based on the metallo-material.
Advantageously, aluminium provides good medium for the application of printing dyestuff, ink, paint or similar material, thereby information, sign, image, title and other information can be attached on first and second outer sleeves.For example, information can comprise the arrow of the rotation direction of indication opening encapsulation assembly.
Container closure member can be the capping that comprises threaded portion, and this threaded portion can make capping rotate (normally anticlockwise direction) in the container open operation.
Poted assemblies can comprise can not refill device, and it provides the outlet device of toppling over of the opening that is suitable for being fastened on liquid container.Container closure member can be to be suitable for sealing the capping of toppling over the outlet device outlet, and first outer sleeve can be suitable for holding at least a portion and topple over outlet device.Outlet can be substantially ringwise, and capping can interiorly be provided with the annular seal that is contained in removably in the ring exit to end face.
Preferably, second outer sleeve member is suitable for holding at least a portion capping.
Capping is contained in second outer sleeve to tight interference fit usually, but optional is, described being sealed on is subjected to enough times spent of doing energetically and can rotates with respect to second outer sleeve.
It is desirable for and topple over outlet device and sleeve is made one, for example pass through injection molding.
Preferably, can not refill device and also comprise valve seat body, it can be contained at least a portion of container neck at least in part, wherein valve seat body at least in part by liner ring around.
Preferably, be provided with at least one movable valve member in the valve seat body.
Preferably, provide the parts that keep first outer sleeve and sleeve relation in the vertical, for example be formed at the end of first outer sleeve of sleeve ends top at least in part.
Preferably, before poted assemblies was opened first, first and second circumferential edges of first and second outer sleeves were positioned at the groove that is arranged in the capping, and adjacency basically.This is provided with and has guaranteed when container is opened with relative the reversing of sleeve by capping at first, second circumferential edges of second outer sleeve is retained in the groove that is arranged in the capping, and when capping was partly removed from toppling over the outlet device and first outer sleeve, first circumferential edges of first outer sleeve can flexibly move outside circumferential gradually and break away from the groove that is arranged in the capping.Optional or other is that the circumferential flange part can little by little be moved in circumferential.When the contacting of first circumferential edges of removing the capping and first outer sleeve, first circumferential edges is retracted to a girth that has roughly reduced, and (for example its original circumference), thus resulting girth is positioned at the girth of the part below the groove less than capping.Preferably, this enclosure portion is arranged to the circumferential edges in the capping.
Capping is re-applied to when toppling on the outlet device, when the circumferential flange of capping is partly stopped, is located or be adjacent on first circumferential edges of first outer sleeve, has just arrived stop position, thus the original homeposition when having stoped capping to return it not open.Axial clearance or neutral gear between first and second outer sleeves, have been kept so that expose the circumferential section of capping, the at least a portion that comprises the circumferential flange part, it begins besieged most or is enclosed in first circumferential edges and topples in the initial capping stayed surface of outlet device.
Advantageously, the circumferential section that is exposed in the capping can be observably painted and/or be stamped information, slogan or analogue.
Fixed parts can comprise and be used for sleeve is fixed on first parts on the container, rotates with respect to container neck to stop sleeve.
Fixed parts can also comprise and be used for sleeve is fixed on second parts on the container, with restriction sleeve vertically moving with respect to vessel port.
Preferably, second parts that are used for fixing sleeve are by forming towards at least one outstanding projecting part of the inside of described sleeve, but described at least one projecting part can move radially along sleeve in the mode that rigidity is restored, and engages with the outer flange portions of described container.
Preferably, first outer sleeve and sleeve are combined together in the mode of the interference fit between the inside face of the outside face of sleeve and first outer sleeve.
Preferably, have threaded portion in the capping, described threaded portion with topple over outlet device on respective threads partly engage.
It is attractive in appearance it is desirable for first and second outer sleeves, and preferably, first and second outer sleeves comprise metallic paper.
Preferably, provide and be convenient to the parts that before sleeve and valve seat body are set to container, they fitted together.
Preferably, on the inwall of sleeve, projecting part is set so that the bottleneck portion of container and peripheral edge portion are flexibly combined.
Preferably, sleeve comprises one or more circumferential holes around sleeve, and is limited between the axially extended part of sleeve, these/each projecting part can be arranged to adjacent with the edge in a hole.
Preferably, each projecting part is positioned on the following circumferential edges in a hole.
Be typically, topple over outlet device and comprise that circumferential extension topples over flange.
Sleeve can also have towards the inside of toppling over outlet device and basic and its body that is provided with coaxially, and its middle tube body is connected on the inside face of sleeve by a plurality of disc.
In addition, the opening of body can be an osed top, is especially preferably sealed by the outward walls of closed tube.
Optionally, described body is solid, and perhaps wall can be arranged on any axial location easily along body.
Preferably, the closure wall of described body is provided with to such an extent that topple over flange with circumference and flush basically.
Be easily, described body has the edge of circumferential extension, and it is positioned on the following outward flange of described body, and advantageously, disc is connected to the inside face of sleeve on described limit and the described body.
Be easily, each disc all is configured to have support, is fixed with described edge on the described support.
Be easily, also be provided with a plurality of floors or the epimere that are formed on its inside face on the sleeve, they are preferably arranged along circumference around sleeve, and have the major axis that substantial axial is parallel to described sleeve.
These floors or epimere in use can be gone up protruding point, ridge or analogue with the outside face (for example " glass polishing " of bottle) of container and jointly work, and to prevent sleeve undesirable rotation take place.
Valve seat body can comprise tubular portion, and the free end portion of this tubular portion provides valve seat, and described valve seat is suitable for contacting with first valve member of a kind of sealing means with the capping of tube branch.
Preferably, valve seat comprises the flange of circumferential extension, and it radially extends towards the inside of tubular portion.In one embodiment, this valve seat is arranged at an end of tubular portion, and except circular open, this end of tubular portion is an osed top.
Should be understood that tubular portion is suitable for being contained in basically in the opening portion of container.
Tubular portion also can comprise at least one attachment on its outside face, and described attachment engage with the inside face of container in the mode of interference fit.
Preferably, described attachment are the circumferential ribs of radially extending.
Be provided with the further tubular body of essentially concentric away from an end of valve seat being positioned at or being adjacent to tubular portion, its diameter is greater than the diameter of tubular portion, and further tubular body is connected on the outside face of tubular portion by one or more additional disc.
Preferably, first end of further tubular body is connected on the outside face of tubular portion by annular flange.
Thereby in one embodiment of the invention, such structure is by the groove of the annular between the inside face that forms the mode of bottom land with flange, provide the outside face that is limited to tubular portion and further tubular body.Groove is divided into less deep-slotted chip breaker by additional disc.
This groove helps to prevent that object is inserted in the container by poted assemblies goes.
Preferably, second end of further tubular body is arranged to originally flush with the end group away from valve seat of tubular portion.
In actual use, tubular portion forms the inner sleeve of the poted assemblies after assembling.
Advantageously, the outside face of further tubular body becomes interference fit with the inside face of sleeve.
Be easily, radially the circumferential edges of Yan Shening is positioned on the outer rim of further tubular body one end, is arranged in its poted assemblies after assembling on the lower surface of the circumferential edges that radially extends.
According to a second aspect of the invention, provide a kind of container that comprises as the described poted assemblies of first aspect present invention.
This container is liquid container preferably.
Container can be the bottle of glass bottle and so on for example, and can be suitable for holding liquid, alcoholic drink for example, for example vodka, whiskey, brandy, gin or similarly drinks.
According to a third aspect of the invention we, provide a kind of container and as the combination of the described poted assemblies of first aspect present invention.
According to a forth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of alcoholic drinks product, it comprises the spirituosity material that is encapsulated in as in the described combination of third aspect present invention.
According to a fifth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of method of making poted assemblies, may further comprise the steps:
(a) provide outer sleeve member;
What (b) provide the opening that is suitable for being fastened on liquid container and neck part office topples over outlet device and sleeve, and is fastened on the container closure member of toppling on outlet device and/or the sleeve removably;
(c) will topple over outlet device, sleeve and container closure member are arranged within the outer sleeve member at least in part;
(d) second outer sleeve that makes outer sleeve member form first outer sleeve and separate.
This method is particularly advantageous in Quantity production.
Preferably, utilize first parting tool, the blade of lathe for example, execution in step (d).
Preferably, step (d) comprising:
Part around outer sleeve member forms otch, so that form first and second circumferential edges adjacent but that separate on first and second outer sleeves.
Advantageously, first and second circumferential edges are formed on (before opening first) in the annular groove on the container closure member.
Advantageously, first and second circumferential edges have reduced diameter with respect to the adjacent part of first or second outer sleeve respectively at least.
Preferably, completing steps (c) afterwards, this method is further comprising the steps of:
(e) end of formation first outer sleeve above sleeve ends is to keep first outer sleeve and sleeve relation in the vertical.
Preferably, utilize second parting tool, the other blade of lathe for example, execution in step (e).
Step (d) and (e) can carry out simultaneously basically.
The poted assemblies of Xing Chenging can comprise in the snap-on mode and is set to the opening of container and the one assembly on the neck like this.
According to a sixth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of bottling method, comprising:
(a) provide a kind of poted assemblies of making according to a fifth aspect of the invention;
(b) provide bottle;
(c) liquid is injected bottle;
(d) poted assemblies is set on the opening of bottle and the neck with closed bottle.
Description of drawings
With reference to following relevant drawings, one embodiment of the present of invention are only described by way of example here:
The section-drawing of Fig. 1 poted assemblies according to an embodiment of the invention in the initial operation of the course of processing;
The section-drawing of the poted assemblies of Fig. 2 Fig. 1 in the middle operation of the course of processing.
The section-drawing of the poted assemblies of Fig. 3 Fig. 1 before machining back and unlatching first.
The decomposition diagram of the poted assemblies shown in Figure 3 that Fig. 4 combines with the bottle with bottleneck and opening; With
Fig. 5 is installed in the section-drawing of poted assemblies before opening first of the Fig. 3 on the bottle of Fig. 4.
The specific embodiment
At first, wherein show a kind of poted assemblies (or showing the damage false proof device), be generally referenced as 5 according to the embodiment of the invention with reference to figure 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5.Poted assemblies 5 is suitable for being set to the opening and the bottleneck portion 10,11 of liquid container or bottle 15.Poted assemblies 5 comprises sleeve 20, and this sleeve is suitable for being provided with one heart with respect to opening 10 basically, and has and be used for sleeve 20 is fixed in parts on the container 15.Poted assemblies 5 also comprises first outer sleeve 25, and described first outer sleeve and sleeve 20 be tight interference fit basically, but can rotate to it when being subjected to enough rotational forcees.Poted assemblies 5 also comprises second outer sleeve 30 that separates with first outer sleeve 25 and be associated with container closure member 35.Be provided with the line of cut 31 that hoop extends between first and second outer sleeves of not opening as yet at first 25,30, its formation will hereinafter be described.Line of cut 31 is separated around poted assemblies 5 360 ° of extensions and with first and second outer sleeves 25,30.Line of cut 31 can be ND, or at least almost can't discover with naked eyes.The parts that when also being provided with the sealing once more of after container 15 is opened first back to back poted assemblies 5 first and second outer sleeves, 25,30 originally adjacent parts separated, this will have more detailed description hereinafter.
The applicant can not refill poted assemblies 5 called afters of the present invention " ALUSNAP " (trade mark) poted assemblies or show and decrease false proof device.
First and second ends, 40,45, the second outer sleeves that first outer sleeve 25 has opening have first closed end 50 and second open end 55.
Container closure member 35 comprises annular groove 60, also comprises the below and the adjacent with it circumferential flange part 65 that are positioned at annular groove 60.
Initial adjacent part comprises the initial adjacent circumferential edges separately 75,70 of first and second outer sleeves 25,30.Before opening first, first and second circumferential edges 75,70 are arranged in annular groove 60, and are substantially adjacent one another.
In the operation of openable container first, first circumferential edges, 75 expansions or stride across circumferential flange part 65 rebound then or retract to an original circumference position roughly, so that be positioned at the back of circumferential flange part 65 diametrically.Optional or additional is, in the operation of openable container first, make circumferential flange part 65 shrink or ride on below first circumferential edges 75, rebound then or expand to an original circumference position roughly, so that be positioned at the front of first circumferential edges 75 diametrically.This or these action makes circumferential flange part 65 to block the form end wise between first and second circumferential edges 75,70, thereby when container 15 sealed once more by covering sealing element 35 again, the circumferential flange part 65 that first and second outer sleeves 25,30 are positioned at was therebetween separated.
By such setting, once more after the sealing, first and second circumferential edges 75,70 are no longer adjacent but be separated from each other, thereby manifest neutral gear or the gap that consists essentially of groove 60 and flange portion 65 between first and second circumferential edges 75,70.This visual indication shows that poted assemblies 5 (with container 15) once was unlocked and is sealed once more.
Under a kind of improvement, first circumferential edges 75 of first outer sleeve 25 can be provided with the first circumference pearl part being adjacent on first outer sleeve 25 of first circumferential edges 75, and can be adjacent to second circumferential edges, 70 parts in an identical manner on second outer sleeve 30 on second circumferential edges 70 of second outer sleeve 30 the second circumference pearl part is set.
First and second outer sleeves 25,30 are made by any suitable material, for example metal or based on the metallo-material.In the present embodiment, master metal will comprise aluminium or its alloy, for example aluminum.Aluminium provides good medium for the application of printing dyestuff, ink, paint or similar material, thereby information, sign, image, title and other information can be arranged on first and second outer sleeves 25,30.
Container closure member 35 is the cap shape, comprise female thread portion 85, this female thread portion makes capping 35 can be rotated (normally anticlockwise direction) in the container open operation, and can make capping 35 carry out contrarotation (normally clockwise direction) in the container closure operation.
Poted assemblies 5 comprises can not refill device 90, and what this device provided the opening 10 that is suitable for being fastened on liquid container 15 topples over outlet device 95.Container closure member 35 is suitable for sealing outlet 100, the first outer sleeves 25 of toppling over outlet device 95 and randomly is arranged on the position that can hold at least a portion of toppling over outlet device 95.Outlet 100 substantially ringwise, and capping 35 is interior is provided with the annular seal 110 that can be contained in removably in the ring exit 100 to end face 105.Ring exit 100 has determined that circumference topples over flange 101.
Second outer sleeve 30 is suitable for holding capping 35.Capping 35 is contained in second outer sleeve 30 with interference fit closely usually, but also can rotate with respect to second outer sleeve 30 being subjected to the enough big masterpiece time spent.For example, when close encapsulation assembly 5 once more, when circumferential flange part 65 was adjacent to first circumferential edges 75, further sealing motion (for example second outer sleeve 30 clockwise rotates) made sealing element 35 keep static and outer sleeve 30 rotates to it once more.And second circumferential edges 70 keeps second outer sleeve 30 and sealing element 35 relation in the vertical.
It is one-body molded with sleeve 20 to topple over outlet device 95, for example passes through injection molding.
Can not refill device 90 and also comprise valve seat body 115, this valve seat body can partly be contained at least a portion of bottleneck portion 11 of container 15 at least, valve seat body 115 at least in part by sleeve 20 around.First and second movable valve member 135,136 are arranged in the valve seat body 115.First valve member 135 comprises spherical body, and second valve member 136 then comprises finned pipe type main body (finned tubular body), the open upper end that it has downward sealing frusto-conical (frustonical) lower end and can be held by first valve member 135.
Boiler check valve is formed by valve seat body 115 and valve member 135,136, described valve member is closed on the common vertical position of bottle 15, and in toppling over operation, make liquid when bottle 15 flows out, restriction with unauthorized fill operations at all so that the more complicated approach that can be used for object, pipe or analogue are inserted the opening 10 of bottle liquid is flowed in the bottle 15.
Be provided with the parts that keep first outer sleeve 25 and sleeve 20 relation in the vertical, for example form the end 26 of (bending) first outer sleeve 25 above the end 120 of sleeve 20.
Before the unlatching first of poted assemblies 5, first and second circumferential edges 75,70 of first and second outer sleeves 25,30 are positioned at the circumferential groove 60 that is arranged in the capping 35, and adjacent basically.This layout is guaranteed when initial green phase comes openable container 15 to reversing capping 35 and sleeve 20, second circumferential edges 70 of second outer sleeve 30 remains in the groove 60 that is arranged in the capping 35, and when capping was removed from toppling over outlet device 95 and first outer sleeve, 25 parts, first circumferential edges 75 of first outer sleeve 25 can flexibly move outside circumferential gradually and break away from the groove 60 that is arranged in the capping 35.As mentioned above, optional or additional is that circumferential flange part 65 can flexibly be moved in circumferential gradually.In removing the process that contacts of capping 35 and first circumferential edges 75 of first outer sleeve 25, first circumferential edges 75 shrinks the girth (for example its original circumference) that reduces basically to obtain, so that resulting girth is less than the girth that is positioned at the enclosure portion under the groove 60, the girth of circumferential flange part 65 for example.
Capping 35 is being re-applied to when toppling on the outlet device 95, in the time of on first 65 static when the circumferential flange part of capping 35, as to shelve or be adjacent to first outer sleeve 25 circumferential edges 75, promptly arrive stop position, thereby stoped capping 35 (when the not opening) position of returning that it is initial.Therefore, between first and second outer sleeves 25,30, axial clearance or neutral gear (not shown) have been kept, thereby the circumferential section of capping 35 is exposed, described circumferential section comprises at least a portion of circumferential flange part 65, and described circumferential flange part is originally besieged or be enclosed in first outer sleeve 25.At the lower edge of capping 35 with topple between the stayed surface 120 of original capping 35 of outlet device 95 and also have other neutral gear (not shown).
Advantageously, the circumferential section that exposed of capping 35 can be observably painted and/or be stamped information, slogan or analogue.
Fixed parts comprises first parts 125, is used for sleeve 20 is fixed on container 15, rotates with respect to the neck 11 of container 15 to stop sleeve 20.
Fixed parts also comprises second parts 130, is used for sleeve 20 is fixed on container 15, vertically moves with the opening 10 of restriction sleeve 20 with respect to container 15.Second parts 130 that are used for fixing sleeve 20 are by forming to described sleeve 20 inner at least one outstanding projecting part 130, described at least one projecting part 130 can upwards move in the footpath of sleeve 30 with a kind of rigidity method of release control, and can engage with the outer flange portions 12 of described container 15.
Interference fit between the outside face 140 by sleeve 20 and the inside face 145 of first outer sleeve 25, first outer sleeve 25 is assembled together with sleeve 20.
Have threaded portion 85 in the capping 35, this threaded portion with topple over outlet device 95 on respective threads part 150 engage.
Wish first and second outer sleeves the 25, the 30th, attractive in appearance, for this reason, first and second outer sleeves 25,30 comprise metallic paper.
Provide parts 146, so that sleeve 20 and valve seat body 115 were assembled into together before being set to container 15, their combined action floor and grooves of having separately for example.
Projecting part 130 is arranged on the inwall 15 of sleeve 20, so that the neck 11 of container 15 flexibly is bonded together with outer flange portions 12.
Sleeve 20 comprises one or more circumferential openings 115 around sleeve 20, and described hole is defined to respectively extending axially between the part of sleeve 20.These/each projecting part 130 is provided with adjacently with one edge in the hole 115.
So shown in the embodiment, each projecting part 130 is positioned on one the following circumferential edges 160 in the hole 155.
Sleeve 20 also has to toppling over outlet device 95 inner settings and the basic body 165 coaxial with it.Body 165 is connected by a plurality of disc 175 and sleeve 20 or the inside 170 of toppling over outlet device 95.The hole 180 of body 165 is sealed by outward walls 185.In a kind of improvement, body 165 can be solid, and perhaps wall can be arranged on any axial location easily along body 165.The closure wall 185 of described body 165 is provided with to such an extent that topple over flange 101 with circumference and flush substantially.
Body 165 has circumferential extension edge 190, and it is positioned on the following outer rim 195 of described body 165.Be that disc 175 is connected to the inside face 200 of sleeve 20 on edge 190 and the body 165 easily.Each disc 175 is configured to have support, and described edge is fixedly arranged on this support.
Sleeve 20 also is provided with a plurality of floors (or epimere) 205 that are formed on its inside face 210 easily, and described floor or epimere are arranged circumferentially around sleeve 20 in the present embodiment, and their major axis basically with the parallel axes of described sleeve 20.In use, these floors 205 form first parts 125, described first parts are used for going up with the outside face (what is called " glass polishing " that comprises bottle) of container 15 point, ridge or analogue 13 combineds action of projection, in case spline is moving, to stop sleeve 20 undesirable rotation take place.
Up to acting on by floor 205 before ridge 13 reaches stop position, may appearance or cw or anticlockwise direction on some small rotations beat.Yet, continue to execute power-assisted effect and will cause first outer sleeve 35 and/or second outer sleeve 30 to rotate with respect to sleeve 20 and/or capping 35 respectively.
Valve seat body 115 comprises tubular portion 210, and its free end portion 215 is provided with valve seat 220, and described valve seat is suitable for contacting with first valve member 135 of 210 cappings of a kind of sealing means and tubular portion.
Valve seat 220 comprises circumferential extension flange 221, and it radially extends in tubular portion 210.Valve seat 220 is arranged at an end of tubular portion 210 in the present embodiment, and except circular hole 225, this end of tubular portion 210 is an osed top.
Tubular portion 210 is suitable for being contained in basically among opening 10 parts of container 15.Tubular portion 210 also comprises at least one attachment 230 on its outside face 235, engages with inside face 240 at container 15 in the mode of interference fit.Attachment 230 comprise the circumferential ribs of radially extending.
Be positioned at or be adjacent to tubular portion 210 is provided with essentially concentric away from an end of valve seat 220 further tubular body 245, its diameter is greater than the diameter of tubular portion 210, and the inside face 250 of further tubular body 245 is connected on the outside face 255 of tubular portion 210 by one or more additional disc 260.
In addition, first end 265 of further tubular body 245 is connected on the outside face 255 of tubular portion 210 by annular flange 275.The circumferential groove 280 that being configured to like this is limited between the inside face 250 of the outside face 270 of tubular portion 210 and further tubular body 275 provides the flange 275 that forms bottom land.Groove 280 is divided into less deep-slotted chip breaker 285 by additional disc 260.
Such groove 280 or a plurality of groove 285 help to prevent that object is inserted in the container 15 by poted assemblies 5 goes.
Second end 290 of further tubular body 245 is arranged to flush substantially with the end 295 of tubular portion 210 away from valve seat 220.
In actual use, tubular portion 210 forms the inner sleeve of the poted assemblies 5 after assembling.
305 one-tenth interference fit of inside face of the outside face 300 of further tubular body 245 and sleeve 20.Be easily, radially the circumferential edges 310 of Yan Shening is positioned on the outer rim 315 of further tubular body 245 1 ends, in the poted assemblies 5 after assembling, described outer rim is provided with to such an extent that lean against on the lower surface of the circumferential edges 226 that radially extends, and described circumferential edges is arranged on the inside face of sleeve 20.
Disclosed container 5 liquid container preferably in the present embodiment.Container 5 is bottle most likely, and for example glass bottle is suitable for contain fluid, for example drinks or beverage, for example vodka, whiskey, brandy, gin or similar drinks.
Be typically, bottle 5 is by glass or made by plastic material alternatively, first and second outer sleeves 25,30 are made of aluminum, capping 35 is made by low density polyethylene (LDPE), sleeve 30 and topple over outlet 95 and restore (stifflyresilient) plastic material by the rigidity of a kind of for example polypropylene or polystyrene and make, and in the present embodiment is the polystyrene of a kind of commodity STYROLUX by name, valve member 135 is made by the crystal polystyrene, and valve seat body 115 is made by low density polyethylene (LDPE).
With reference now to Fig. 1 to Fig. 3,, a kind of manufacture method according to poted assemblies 5 of the present invention has been described wherein.This method may further comprise the steps:
(a) outer sleeve member 24 (Fig. 1) is set;
What (b) opening be suitable for being fastened on liquid container 15 and/or neck 10,11 be set topples over outlet device 95 and sleeve 20, and releasably is fastened to the container closure member 35 (Fig. 1) of toppling on outlet device 95 and/or the sleeve 20;
What (c) be arranged to that small part ground is positioned at outer sleeve member 24 topples over outlet device 95, sleeve 20 and container closure member 35 (Fig. 2);
(d) second outer sleeve 30 (Fig. 3) that makes outer sleeve member 24 form first outer sleeve 25 and separate.
This method is particularly advantageous in Quantity production.Utilize first parting tool, for example the blade (not shown) of lathe comes execution in step (d).
Step (d) comprising: the part around outer sleeve member 24 forms otch, first and second circumferential edges 75,70 that separate so that form adjacent on first and second outer sleeves 25,30.Like this, blade has just formed line of cut 31 mentioned above.
As can be seen from Fig. 3 be that first and second circumferential edges are formed on 60 li of circumferential grooves on the container closure member 35.Also as can be seen, first and second circumferential edges 75,70 have the diameter that has reduced with respect to the adjacent part of first or second outer sleeve 25,30 at least respectively.
Completing steps (c) afterwards, this method is further comprising the steps of:
(e) end 26 of formation first outer sleeve 25 above the end 120 of sleeve 20 is so that keep first outer sleeve 25 and sleeve 20 relation in the vertical.Utilize second parting tool, for example another blade (not shown) comes execution in step (e).In this embodiment, for example,, advantageously, carry out the step (d) and (e) in the present embodiment basically simultaneously for the reason of process velocity aspect.
The poted assemblies 5 that is formed by this method comprises that the mode that is used for snap-on is set to the opening of container 15 and the one assembly on the neck 10,11.
According to a kind of bottling method of the present invention, comprising:
(a) provide poted assemblies 5;
(b) provide bottle 15;
(c) liquid is injected bottle 15;
(d) seal bottle 15 on opening by poted assemblies 5 being set to bottle 15 and the bottleneck portion 10,11.
Be understandable that embodiments of the invention mentioned above only with the non-limiting way explanation, can also be made the various improvement that do not depart from the scope of the invention.
For example, outer sleeve member can be applied on the various different designs of the tipper that is applicable to the various containers that comprise bottle.
In an improvement, second outer sleeve and/or first outer sleeve can comprise the surface of bossed or profile of tooth, so that opening and opening and/or seal once more and the grasping in the operation of close encapsulation assembly once more.
It is to be further understood that to the invention provides a kind of desirable especially one spring snap type accessory, it has with respect to the functional advantage of prior art and more attractive in appearance.
At last, it is to be further understood that in the poted assemblies of the present invention, before opening first, first and second circumferential edges of first and second outer sleeves located adjacent one another basically and can be really in connection with.Yet they are by for example frangible line of rupture, and frangible chain link or frangible and/or detouchable tear ring and link together, but distinct and be separated from each other.