CN107922092A - Shutoff device with not enterable tamper-evident instrument - Google Patents

Shutoff device with not enterable tamper-evident instrument Download PDF

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CN107922092A
CN107922092A CN201680048910.4A CN201680048910A CN107922092A CN 107922092 A CN107922092 A CN 107922092A CN 201680048910 A CN201680048910 A CN 201680048910A CN 107922092 A CN107922092 A CN 107922092A
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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
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/62—Secondary protective cap-like outer covers for closure members
    • 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
    • B65D55/022—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure with ratchet effect between relatively rotating parts
    • 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
    • B65D55/026—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure initial opening or unauthorised access being indicated by a visual change using indicators other than tearable means, e.g. change of colour, pattern or opacity
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • 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
    • B65D49/00—Arrangements or devices for preventing refilling of containers
    • B65D49/02—One-way valves
    • B65D49/04—Weighted valves

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Abstract

Shutoff device for bottle includes lid group, and the lid group is by user's rotation process to open and close the lid group of device；And including tamper-evident instrument (15,17,29,30), it is visually obvious at least once which, which is configured so that the device has been previously opened,；With diffuser (14), which is arranged in top with the coupling of lid group and in the coupling of the neck of bottom and bottle.Lid group includes inner cover (11) and outer cover (12), and inner cover (11) is rotatably associated with diffuser (14)；Outer cover (12) matches to merge with inner cover (11) rotatably to be associated.Tamper-evident instrument (15,17,29,30) is configured to limit about outer cover (12) and tightens stroke again on inner cover (11), and include the tooth (29) and multiple elasticized flaps (15) of multiple ratchet mechanisms on side, which is arranged since the outer surface (16) of inner cover (11) with the angle of radial form.

Description

Shutoff device with not enterable tamper-evident instrument
The present invention relates to a kind of shutoff device for bottle.Especially, the present invention relates to be provided with tamper-evident instrument For the shutoff device type of bottle, whether which can give the user bottle and be previously opened or do not had also Be previously opened at least once immediately visually indicate.Even more particularly it relates to be provided with being used for for tamper-evident instrument The shutoff device type of bottle, wherein when assembling lid, this tamper-evident instrument is disposed in not enterable position.
At present it is known that the different shutoff devices for bottle, are usually made of lid and inclinator or diffuser.The lid has There is internal thread, which is suitable for engaging with the respective threaded on the outer surface for being arranged on the inclinator, to open or close this Bottle.Inclinator or diffuser are press-fitted in the opening of bottle neck, or are press-fitted into bottle neck by known method Portion.It may, furthermore, provide other sheath, which is used to cover covers made of aluminium or plastic foil.
At present, market demands end user can clearly identify the good working condition of bottle, and therefore identify its content State.Instruction before " the first switching on " of bottle is strictly necessary, once because bottle has been opened, it is possible to Change its content.
It is thus known that different shutoff devices includes the tamper-evident instrument for bottle, which can make bottle First switching on before son is immediately visible.It is most of by moveable in lid, elasticity in these tamper-evident instruments Or the part composition shaped in any case, it is arranged so that after bottle first switches on, tamper-evident tool interior It is inserted between lid and diffuser, limit lid is re-closing off stroke.This relatively low stroke turns off the previously hiding of part Visible state is partially in, therefore is reliably highlighted first switching on for bottle and has occurred and that.
Unfortunately, due to the fact that the cover as tamper-evident instrument is formed in lid therein, so when assembling is closed During closing member, these parts can also enter inside closure member in itself.Since tamper-evident instrument is enterable, so cannot arrange Operated except tampered, such as with scissors or the like body, and when closure member is assembled on bottle, it is unfortunately this to steal Open and be visible.Certainly, covered by tampered to remove its tamper-evident part, the visual performance first switched on will not occur, Even if it is excellent to apply the closure member on bottle externally to get up, but very unfortunate only from outside is so.
2010/0170898 A1 of document US show the shutoff device for bottle, and the shutoff device is including inner cover and outside Lid, inner cover are rotatably associated with diffuser, and outer cover is associated with inner cover with merging.Have on the outer surface of inner cover with multiple spine Take turns tamper-evident instrument made of the form of the tooth of mechanism.The tooth is corresponding multiple anti-with being formed on the inner surface of outer cover Tooth engages.
The tooth and anti-tooth of the shutoff device shown in 2010/0170898 A1 of document US be in a completely symmetrical manner into Shape so that outer cover can freely occur in a single direction relative to the mutual rotation of inner cover.In other words, in shutoff device During opening, the tooth of inner cover can pass through outside the corresponding anti-tooth of outer cover.On the other hand, in down periods, the tooth quilt of inner cover The corresponding anti-tooth locking of outer cover, limit that outer cover covers inside tightens stroke again.
In the shutoff device shown in 2010/0170898 A1 of document US, the tooth anti-tooth corresponding with outer cover of inner cover Between engagement by rub occur, therefore, it is necessary to the outer surface of inner cover and the inner surface of outer cover to be subjected to elastic change respectively Shape, even minimal.In order to enable these tamper-evident instruments of ratchet-type to run, it is therefore important that document US The inner cover and outer cover of the shutoff device shown in 2010/0170898 A1 are all with flexible enough and deformable material system Make, to ensure during opening, the tooth of inner cover can pass through outside the corresponding anti-tooth of outer cover.But the elasticity of material is not It can ensure to be locked by the anti-tooth of corresponding outer cover in down periods, the tooth of inner cover.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to manufacture a kind of shutoff device for bottle, which is currently known for those, For be shown clearly in bottle after the original packaging of bottle whether be previously opened provide at least once it is alternative Solution, wherein when closing assembly is assembled, is used for the tamper-evident instrument of this purpose either from inside or from outside It can not all enter.
Another object of the present invention is a kind of shutoff device type for bottle for being provided with inner cover and outer cover of manufacture, Wherein tamper-evident instrument can effectively be run, and without considering this inner cover and the type of the manufacture material of outer cover.
These purposes according to the present invention are by manufacturing the shutoff device for bottle summarized such as claim 1 come real It is existing.
The purpose for being further characterized in dependent claims for the shutoff device of bottle.
The feature and advantage for the shutoff device of bottle will be from being used as example and unrestricted mesh below according to the present invention Description in become more apparent upon, with reference to accompanying schematic figure, wherein：
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 be according to the present invention for bottle shutoff device embodiment partial sectional view, the closing Device is in initial closing structure and the closing structure after first switching on；
Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 is the dress of the attached drawing before of the closing structure after being in initial closing structure and first switching on The partial sectional perspective view put；
Fig. 5-8 is the partial sectional view of the device of Fig. 1-4, wherein also there are external jacket；
Fig. 9 is the exploded view of the shutoff device of Fig. 1；With
Figure 10, Figure 11 and Figure 12 show the stereogram of the lid group of the present invention.
Refer to the attached drawing, shows the shutoff device for bottle, overall to be represented with 10.This shutoff device for bottle 10 include：
- lid group 11 and lid group 12, the lid group is by user's rotation process to open and close device；
- diffuser 14, the diffuser are arranged in top and are coupled and in bottom and the neck coupling of bottle with lid group 11 Connect；With
- tamper-evident instrument, in lid group 11 and lid group 12, which is configured to make the tamper-evident Tool integration It is visually obvious at least once to obtain device 10 and be previously opened.
Lid group includes inner cover 11 and outer cover 12, and inner cover 11 is rotatably associated with diffuser 14；Outer cover 12 and 11 phase of inner cover Associated with merging.
In such a configuration, tamper-evident instrument is arranged to limitation outer cover 12 and tightens row again on inner cover 11 Journey, so that the part that exposure tamper-evident instrument had previously been hidden.These tamper-evident instruments wrap in a way known on side Include the tooth 29 of multiple ratchet mechanisms from the protrusion of outer surface 16 of inner cover 11；And include being arranged in outer cover 12 on another side Inner surface 18 on it is multiple first rigidity stop projections 30.
According to the present invention, which further includes multiple flanks manufactured by deformably resilient material on side 15, which is arranged since the outer surface 16 of inner cover 11 with the angle of radial form；And cloth is further included on another side Multiple second rigidity put on the inner surface 18 of outer cover 12 stop projection 17.Each elasticized flaps 15 are relative to each tooth 29 Length radially protrude longer length from the outer surface 16 of inner cover 11.
By the turning effort on outer cover 11, due to screw thread coupling 24,25, which revolves around inner cover 11 Turn so that during opening, the first rigidity stops that the rigidity of projection 30 and second stops that projection 17 can be respectively in tooth 29 and elasticity Flank 15 is outer by the way that the inclination of the tooth and flank passes through easy to such.
In the down periods, the inclination of tooth 29 and elasticized flaps 15 realizes the effect of contrast, locks respective rigidity Stop that projection 30 and rigidity stop projection 17, and therefore limitation outer cover 12 tightens stroke again on inner cover 11.
Since the side wall 16,18 of inner cover 11 and outer cover 12 does not have gap, for the closure member after assembling, tooth 29, elastic side The wing 15 and respective rigidity stop that projection 30 and rigidity stop projection 17 from the inside of closure member 10 or from closure member 10 Outside is not enterable.
Certainly, lid group further includes the opposite rotating instrument of opening for locking outer cover 12 on inner cover 11, the instrument quilt It is arranged so that respectively outside tooth 29 and elasticized flaps 15 to pass through in rigidity stop projection 30 and rigidity stop projection 17 initial After rotating against, lid group is rotated relative to diffuser 14 along suitable screw thread coupling 26,27 as single rigid body.
Especially, annular projection 19 is included for locking opposite opening rotating instrument of the outer cover 12 on inner cover 11, should Annular projection 19 is formed on the inner surface 18 of outer cover 12, outer cover 12 on inner cover 11 relative to open rotate after, should Projection 19 is resisted against on the supporting member 28 formed on the outer surface 16 of inner cover 11.
Finally, shutoff device 10 can include covering sheath 20, and covering sheath 20 includes top 21 and lower part 22 successively, should Top 21 and lower part 22 link together along the transversal 23 equipped with multiple connecting bridges.The top 21 of sheath 20 is covered by cloth It is set to matching and covers outer cover 12.
According to the description made, the shutoff device that the object of the invention is used for bottle is characterized in clearly, as phase The advantages of pass is also clear.
Finally, it should be apparent that such design can carry out many modifications and variations for the shutoff device of bottle, It is all these to be all covered by the invention；In addition, details can be replaced by technically equivalent element.In practice, made Material and size need be any situation according to technology.

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1. for the shutoff device (10) of bottle, including：
- lid group (11,12), the lid group are rotatably operated by user to open and close device (10), the lid group (11, 12) tamper-evident instrument (15,17,29,30) is included, the tamper-evident instrument is configured such that the described device having occurred and that (10) the fact that first switch on be visually obvious；
- diffuser (14), the diffuser are arranged in top with the lid group (11,12) coupling and in bottom and bottle Neck coupling；
Wherein described lid group (11,12) includes inner cover (11) and outer cover (12), and the inner cover and the diffuser (14) are rotatable Ground associates, and the merging that matches of the outer cover (12) and the inner cover (11) associates, and wherein the tamper-evident instrument (15,17, 29th, 30) it is configured to limit about the outer cover (12) and tightens stroke again on the inner cover (11), and it is described thief-proof Opening instrument (15,17,29,30) is included on side from the prominent multiple ratchet mechanisms of the outer surface (16) of the inner cover (11) Tooth (29), and on another side include be arranged on the inner surface (18) of the outer cover (12) it is multiple first rigidity resistance Projection (30) is kept off, the shutoff device (10) is characterized in that the tamper-evident instrument (15,17,29,30) is also wrapped on side Multiple flanks (15) manufactured by deformably resilient material are included, the flank is since the outer surface (16) of the inner cover (11) Arranged with the angle of radial form, and include being arranged on another side more on the inner surface (18) of the outer cover (12) A second rigidity stops projection (17), wherein each elasticized flaps (15) relative to the length of each tooth (29) from the inner cover (11) outer surface (16) radially protrudes longer length so that during opening, first rigidity stops projection (30) and it is described second rigidity stop projection (17) can respectively the tooth (29) and the elasticized flaps (15) outside by, Down periods, first rigidity stops projection (30) and second rigidity stop projection (17) respectively by the tooth (29) and Elasticized flaps (15) locking, limits the outer cover (12) and tightens stroke again on the inner cover (11).
2. shutoff device (10) according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the lid group (11,12) includes being used to lock Opposite opening rotating instrument of the outer cover (12) on the inner cover (11), the instrument are configured so that described first Rigidity stops that projection (30) and second rigidity stop that projection (17) is able in the tooth (29) and the elasticized flaps (15) after what is passed through outside initially rotates against, the lid group (11,12) is used as single rigidity relative to the diffuser (14) Body rotates.
3. shutoff device (10) according to claim 2, it is characterised in that for locking the outer cover (12) described interior The opposite rotating instrument of opening on lid (11) includes annular projection (19), and the annular projection is formed in the outer cover (12) on inner surface (18), the outer cover (12) on the inner cover (11) relative to open rotate after, the ring Shape projection is resisted against the supporting member (28) formed on the outer surface (16) of the inner cover (11).
4. according to the shutoff device (10) described in any one of foregoing claim, it is characterised in that the inner cover (11) and outer cover (12) the side wall (16,18) does not have gap, by this way for the closure member after assembling, the tooth (29), the bullet Property flank (15) and respective first rigidity stop that projection (30) and the second rigidity stop projection (17) from the closure member (10) inside or from the outside of closure member (10) be not enterable.
5. according to the shutoff device (10) described in any one of foregoing claim, it is characterised in that shutoff device (10) bag Covering sheath (20) is included, the covering sheath includes top (21) and lower part (22) successively, the top (21) and lower part (22) Link together along the transversal (23) for being provided with multiple connecting bridges, the top (21) of the covering sheath (20) is arranged Into matching and cover the outer cover (12).
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