CN109789954A - Remain-type pull ring beverage can with protective cover - Google Patents

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CN109789954A
CN109789954A CN201780058557.2A CN201780058557A CN109789954A CN 109789954 A CN109789954 A CN 109789954A CN 201780058557 A CN201780058557 A CN 201780058557A CN 109789954 A CN109789954 A CN 109789954A
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65D17/401Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
    • B65D17/4012Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall for opening partially by means of a tearing tab
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
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    • B65D2517/0014Action for opening container pivot tab and push-down tear panel
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
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    • B65D2517/0001Details
    • B65D2517/0022Means for preventing insects from entering container
    • B65D2517/0025Means for preventing insects from entering container connected to the rivet and rotated into position, but formed separately from the tab
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS 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
    • B65D2517/00Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001Details
    • B65D2517/0031Reclosable openings
    • B65D2517/004Reclosable openings by means of an additional element
    • B65D2517/0044Reclosable openings by means of an additional element attached to the tear tab

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Abstract

Provide a kind of remain-type pull ring beverage can with protective cover.Beverage can with protective cover can prevent insect and foreign matter from entering in tank.For rotary-type protective cover, protective cover can be accommodated using the existing rivet of remain-type pull ring, as one of manufacturing process attachment device.The protective cover of other forms is open by hinge or slide plate protective pot.The mode that protective cover design example is attached to beverage can is different, including beverage can opening is contacted by rotation, flip lid or sliding.Some protective covers design example can fix suction pipe, some then covering or sealing beverage.Netted protective cover is one layer of grid or grid, and stiff sheet protective cover is openable for allowing liquid communication, can also close when liquid flows and stops.There are many commercially very popular shapes and color for protective cover.

Description

Remain-type pull ring beverage can with protective cover
Related application
Patent application claims prior to Webster on October 25th, 2016 U.S. submitted the 62/496,653rd face When patent application, and by reference by this application be entirely incorporated into herein.
Background technique
Beverage can is a kind of closed container being generally made from a metal, and is drunk for installing a certain amount of liquid for the mankind. Global beverage tankage size is different, but generally between 300-500 milliliters (U.S. is 355 milliliters or 12 ounces).Drink Material container internal pressurization or non-pressurized situation all have.All beverage cans are sealing, include quantitative liquid, and each beverage can Generally there is a built-in opening device.The whole world about manufactures 350,000,000,000 beverage cans every year.In the drink that the whole world produces every year In batch can, about 3/4ths is made of aluminum, and remaining a quarter is largely tin plating cylinder of steel (" tin can ").Usually there is one layer in tank Very thin plastic polymer lining, can prevent liquid beverage from reacting with metal can.
As shown in Figure 1, traditional beverages tank 100 usually has the opening device 102 built in one.This kind of opening device includes mesh The preceding pull-tab being eliminated, button, and popular remain-type pull ring, also known as " remain-type pull ring " opening device 102 (Reynolds Metals,Richmond,Virginia).104 size of opening opened after opening device 102 is different, Such as normal size and wide opening size.Nearly all beverage container 100 is all using remain-type pull ring opening device 102 at present, Device includes hard aluminum circular rod, an actuator, or is attached to the pull ring 106 at the top of tank 100 by rivet 108.? During opening beverage can 100, using continuous fulcrum, the pre-embossed area 110 of pull ring 106 and tank deck metal produces lever work With.Mankind beverage consumers pull annular pull ring 106, using 106 end of lever at the top of pressurized canister as fulcrum, in rivet Upward power is created on 108.The indentation metal 110 for becoming the region of opening 104 is broken into the pre-embossed tank near rivet 108 when describing When aperture, the pressure in tank 100 is released, and fulcrum displacement causes lever 106 to be changed into one from a lift lever with rivet 108 wraping plate shape lever pivotally, 106 end of lever formed downward force, push beverage can pre-embossed area 110 metal to The lower inside into tank 100, to form tank opening 104.
Once opening, most disposable drink bottle 100 can not all be closed, and aperture 104 will appear loss of liquid, carbonization Loss, and suffer the foreign body intrusions such as honeybee, insect.A small number of beverage cans are furnished with reclosable opening, such as Cogitocan (France Champforgeuil) the beverage can manufactured, but reclosable opening is a kind of complex and expensive extra means, and is manufactured Difficulty is larger.Once resealing, consumer, which must reopen Cogtiocan beverage can, can just drink liquid, and can not lead to Resealable device is crossed to drink.
Americanized most of metallic beverage can is each made of aluminum.In some areas in Europe and Asia, about 55% Beverage can is formed from steel, and 45% is made of aluminium alloy.It is commonly made from aluminium at the top of cylinder of steel.According to aluminium manufacturer Alcoa's Specification, the aluminium that America & Canada uses belong to aluminium alloy, wherein contain 92.5% to 97% aluminium, 5.5% magnesium below, 1.6% manganese below, 0.15% chromium below and micro iron, silicon and copper.The alloy used may include 3004,3105, Or the aluminium of other 3xxx/5xxx series.
Someone once attempted to provide a kind of insect-proof cover for the remain-type pull ring of beverage can.The patent of the U.S. the 5,887,742nd (Lewis) a kind of protective cover independently of tank body is described, has a reserved slit to fit on protective cover with tank tab actuation device. The mode that this (plastics) insect-proof cover is fixed on top ends of cans is to be bent upwards tab actuation device, and sliding tab actuation device, which passes through, to be retained Then slot is bent downwardly tab actuation device.There are multiple apertures being aligned with drinking mouth on Lewis insect-proof cover, can be drunk in consumer With while beverage, preventing insect and fragment from entering beverage can by drinking mouth in tank.However, Lewis device is a kind of independence It in the device of beverage can, is made from a different material, and must be manually installed on beverage can.
U.S. Patent Publication No. 20040094550 (Poole) describes a kind of pull ring with insect-proof cover, has in beverage can One removable pull ring has an insect prevention opening on pull ring.Pull ring can move in beverage can opening, and the shape being open is just It is adapted with pull ring, foreign matter can be prevented to be open by tank, while beverage in pourable tank.However, Poole tank needs substantially to change The existing manufacturing process of standard beverage tank and planning, and current technique optimizes remain-type pull ring 102, annual beverage can already 100 yield is up to 350,000,000,000.In addition, the opening that Poole tank provides is restricted too strong, and less used convenient for consumer.
Summary of the invention
Provide a kind of remain-type pull ring beverage can with protective cover.Beverage can with protective cover can prevent insect and foreign matter Into in tank.For rotary-type protective cover, protective cover can be accommodated using the existing rivet of remain-type pull ring, as manufacturing process One of attachment device.The protective cover of other forms is open by hinge or slide plate protective pot.It is additional that protective cover designs example Mode to beverage can is different, including beverage can opening is contacted by rotation, flip lid or sliding.Some protective covers design example Suction pipe can be fixed, some then covering or sealing beverage.Netted protective cover is one layer of grid or grid, and stiff sheet protective cover can be opened To allow liquid communication, and closed when liquid flows and stops.There are many commercially very popular shapes and face for protective cover Color.
This section of summary is not intended to identify the key or important feature of required target item, or for limiting required target thing The range of item.
Detailed description of the invention
The certain embodiments of present disclosure file are described hereinafter with reference to drawing, wherein the identical element of identical digital representation. It will be appreciated, however, that attached drawing illustrates all kinds of examples described herein, it is not intended to limit the range of different technologies described herein.
Component as shown in the figure is not necessarily to scale, also might not be according to the relative size of adjacent part and opposite Thickness is shown.For ease of description, component is shown according to mutual relative size in figure.
Fig. 1 illustrates a kind of traditional beverages tank with remain-type pull ring opening device.
The beverage can that Fig. 2 is shown is equipped with rotatable grid or grid protective cover on rivet.
Fig. 3 illustrates a kind of grid or grid protective cover, and the riveting of beverage can is mounted on according to a kind of design of rugby shape It nails on.
Fig. 4 illustrates a kind of grid or grid protective cover, and the rivet of beverage can is mounted on according to a kind of basket spherical designs On.
Fig. 5 illustrates a kind of small profile bar grid protective cover being mounted on beverage can rivet.
Fig. 6 illustrates a kind of grid being mounted on beverage can rivet or grid protective cover, has a suction pipe to fix above Ring.
Fig. 7 illustrates a kind of annular grid being mounted on beverage can rivet or grid protective cover, there is one or more above A suction pipe fixed ring.
Fig. 8 illustrates a kind of grid being mounted on beverage can rivet or grid protective cover, has one piece of hard table on protective cover Face can show information or advertisement.
Fig. 9 illustrates a kind of grid being mounted on beverage can rivet or grid protective cover, has one piece of hard table on protective cover Face, can show information or advertisement, also a subsidiary suction pipe ring.
Figure 10 illustrates a kind of stiff sheet protective cover being mounted on beverage can rivet, has one piece of hard surface on protective cover, can Show information or advertisement, also subsidiary movable folding line is for liquid communication.
Figure 11 illustrates a kind of stiff sheet protective cover, there is one piece of hard surface on protective cover, can show information or advertisement, also subsidiary For covering or sealing the envelope edge of beverage.
Figure 12 illustrates a kind of dish-shaped protective cover, can be placed on or below beverage can pull ring.
Figure 13 illustrates a kind of configuration that protective cover is fixed on beverage can using rivet.
Figure 14 illustrates another configuration being fixed on protective cover using rivet on beverage can.
Figure 15 illustrates another configuration being fixed on protective cover using rivet on beverage can.
Figure 16 illustrates another configuration being fixed on protective cover using rivet 108 on beverage can.
Figure 17 illustrates another configuration being fixed on protective cover using rivet on beverage can.
Figure 18 illustrates another configuration being fixed on protective cover around beverage can rivet.
Figure 19 illustrates a kind of grid or grill-shaped hinge protective cover.
Figure 20 illustrates another grid or grill-shaped hinge protective cover.
Figure 21 illustrates a kind of dish-shaped hinge protective cover.
Figure 22 illustrates a kind of beverage can sliding protective cover.
Figure 23 illustrates the view of beverage can sliding protective cover in Figure 22.
Figure 24 is a width flow chart, illustrates using current beverage can manufacturing process, manufactures with rotary-type protective cover The method of beverage can.
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Present disclosure file describes the remain-type pull ring beverage can with protective cover.In one embodiment, remain-type pull ring Beverage can be equipped with hygienic insect-proof cover (hereinafter referred to as " protective cover " or " cover ") built-in in the fabrication process, and in another reality It applies in example, is then one step of addition in the manufacturing process of beverage can, additional protective cover.Although protective cover can be used as beverage can A part, but not necessarily component.
The mode that protective cover design example is attached to beverage can is different, including contacts drink by rotation, flip lid or sliding Batch can opening.Various netted protective covers can prevent the foreign matters such as insect from entering beverage can, while beverage is drinkable in tank or pours out. Suction pipe can also be fixed in beverage can by some mesh designs.And some can then cover or hermetically sealed can in beverage.At one In embodiment, protective cover be one piece of stiff sheet, can prevent the foreign matters such as insect from entering beverage can, moreover it is possible to moved as valve, Beverage is allowed to circulate.In another embodiment, protective cover can manufacture together with beverage can, and in the upper of beverage can remain-type pull ring Side's sliding, thus flexible in beverage can overthe openings.
Rotary-type protective cover designs example
Fig. 2 illustrates a kind of beverage can 100, is equipped with a remain-type pull ring opening device 102 with rivet 108 on tank. Rivet 108 can generally be extracted at the top of the aluminum of beverage can.Beverage can 100 is furnished with a protective cover 200, can prevent foreign matter from entering In tank.Grid or grill designs can be used in protective cover 200, can not only allow liquid communication, moreover it is possible to stop insect and foreign matter.Protective cover 200 are mounted on the top of remain-type pull ring opening device 102, and with rivet 108, are fixed on beverage can by rotation.One In a embodiment, there is a stress elimination hole 202 on protective cover 200, the protective cover 200 near rivet 108 can be allowed to be bent, thus Make protective cover 200 can be in the case where remain-type pull ring opening device 102 does not have movable situation, independently of remain-type pull ring opening device 102, it is bent and rotates.Stress elimination hole can shape, or making in the metal or plastics of protective cover 200 in the fabrication process It makes and cuts forming together with protective cover 200 after process.
Stress elimination hole 202 can be lunate hole, or part surrounds the hole of rivet 108, and the two can prevent The lever motion of the interference remain-type pull ring opening device 102 of protective cover 200.
In a design example, there is a sufficiently large opening 204 on the surface of protective cover 200, circulates for beverage, simultaneously More obstruction items 206 come open space, prevent foreign matter from passing through the opening 104 of beverage can 100.
Fig. 3 illustrates another design example of protective cover 300, wherein more obstruction items 302 constitute one layer of grid or Grid, shape are a motion symbol, such as rugby.For commercial object, the obstruction item 302 of grid or grid is also possible to One word, abbreviation, acronym.In this example, stopping item 302 is initial NFA.The obstruction of protective cover 300 Item 302 may customize the mark for sports team or sports league.Protective cover 300 can otherwise paint, with show various information, Symbol and mark etc..Protective cover 300 can be made of suitable materials such as aluminium, plastics.
Fig. 4 illustrates another design example of protective cover 400, wherein stopping item 402 may make up motion symbol, such as basket Ball, while also may make up word, abbreviation, acronym.In this instance, it stops item 402 and constitutes initial NBL.
Fig. 5 illustrates another design example of protective cover 500, and there is a sufficiently large opening on the surface of protective cover 500 502, it circulates for beverage, the only obstruction item 504 of opening 502, for preventing foreign matter from passing through the opening 104 of beverage can 100.
Fig. 6 illustrates another design example of protective cover 600.There is an annulus 602 in grid design, is at least connected with An obstruction item 604 of netted protective cover 600, play the role of as the fixed suction pipe of beverage can 100.
Fig. 7 illustrates another design example of protective cover 700.There is an opening 702 on the surface of protective cover 700.Opening It is spaced apart by annulus 704, can prevent foreign matter from passing through the opening 104 of beverage can 100.In one embodiment, annulus 706 can be consolidated Determine the suction pipe of beverage can 100.
Fig. 8 illustrates another design example of protective cover 800.Protective cover 800 can be equipped with one piece of hard surface 802, be used to Show advertisement or other information, or for other purposes.Protective cover 800 can be equipped with one piece of hard surface 802, to show advertisement, together When hard surface 802 on it is settable one opening 804, stop item 806 open space is come, can prevent foreign matter from passing through beverage can 100 opening 104.
Fig. 9 illustrates the protective cover 900 for having several different characteristics.There is one piece of hard surface 902 to show on protective cover 900 Advertisement or information, there are also stop item 904 to prevent foreign matter from entering beverage can 100.It stops and is added to an annulus between item 904 906, the suction pipe of beverage can 100 can be fixed.
Figure 10 illustrates another embodiment of protective cover 1000.Protective cover 1000 can be equipped with one piece can be on rivet 108 The stiff sheet 1002 of rotation.The movable folding lines 1004 of stiff sheet 1002 built-in one, to bend protective cover 1000, to allow beverage can 100 beverage circulation.Bending ability allows protective cover 1000 such as one to fan valve, when the liquid communication in beverage can 100, stiff sheet 1002 liftings are opened, and when circulation stops, stiff sheet falls closing.
Figure 11 illustrates another design example of protective cover 1100.Protective cover 1100 in Figure 11 is that a kind of stiff sheet is set Meter has an activity bending region 1102, to open and close the screening glass 1100 at 100 top of beverage can above.Stiff sheet Surface can be used to show advertisement or information.Protective cover 1100 can be equipped with one or more envelope edge 1104, for sealing from protective cover 1100 stiff sheet to beverage can 100 104 this section of edge 1106 of opening, to cover opening 104, and beverage in hermetically sealed can.When When liquid communication in beverage can 100, protective cover 1100 is lifted, when circulate stop when, protective cover 1100 is fallen.
Figure 12 illustrates another design example of 100 protective cover 1200 of beverage can.In this embodiment, protective cover 1200 Shape be dish, have a small opening above, negotiable dollop, while there are one a grid opening can prevent insect Equal foreign matters enter beverage can 100.Dish-shaped protective cover 1200 is mountable (not to be opened up above or below the pull ring 106 of beverage can 100 Show).When being located at 106 lower section of pull ring of remain-type opening device 102, protective cover 1200 will not interfere pull ring 106 after retraction, Or the breakdown action of interference remain-type opening device 102.
Rivet connector example
There is several using 100 rivet 108 of beverage can, mode protective cover being fixed on beverage can.
The embodiment that Figure 13 is shown is that protective cover is fixed on beverage can with rivet 108.In this embodiment, it does not repair Change the conventionally manufactured design of rivet 108, such as traditional rivet 108 of remain-type pull ring opening device 102.On the contrary, this embodiment Use traditional manufactured head 1302 of rivet 108 as the rotation center 1302 of protective cover, then in traditional manufactured head 1302 Top attached second manufactured head 1304, with the rotary-type protective cover 1300 of fixation.Manufactured head 1304 can pass through ultrasonic bonding Etc. modes be connected with the top of traditional manufactured head 1302, constitute a double end rivet.Alternatively, traditional Canning processes are modified, Additives by manufactured head 1304 as traditional rivet scheme.If the thickness of the other component 1306 of pull ring 106 is greater than rivet The aluminum metal of pull ring 106 near 108, then can be used flexible material to manufacture protective cover 1300, in order to bend.
Figure 14 illustrates with rivet 108 another embodiment being fixed on protective cover 1400 on beverage can 100.It is real herein It applies in example (be similar to Figure 13), a circular top cover 1402 is connected (in order to clearly demonstrate, circular top cover with tradition manufactured head 1302 1402 relative size is amplified in Figure 14 --- and dotted line 1406 represents another version).Protective cover 1400 (can use flexibility Material is made, such as flexiplast or flexible aluminium) top of circular top cover 1402 can be placed in.When flexible boot 1400 snaps into When position, protective cover will be permanently adhered on beverage can 100.Circular top cover 1402 can pass through the modes such as ultrasonic bonding and traditional riveting The top of ailhead 1302 is connected, and constitutes a double end rivet.Alternatively, traditional Canning processes are modified, by circular top cover 1402 Additives as traditional rivet scheme.
Figure 15 illustrates with rivet 108 another embodiment being fixed on protective cover 1500 on beverage can 100.It is real herein It applies in example, there is a wider hole on protective cover 1500, so that protective cover 1500 can be rotated around traditional rivet 108, wide aperture There are " wheel " hub or washer 1502 with Z-shaped cross section 1504 outside.Protective cover 1500 can be placed in pull ring 106 and washer 1502 it Between.The wide aperture of protective cover 1500, and the presence of hub or washer 1502 that protective cover 1500 and rivet 108 are separated out, so that Protective cover 1500 can use certain types of plastics, polymer, or its incompatible with the common manufacturing process of aluminum beverage cans 100 He is made material.
Figure 16 illustrates with rivet 108 another embodiment being fixed on protective cover 1600 on beverage can 100.It is real herein It applies in example, protective cover 1600 is connected with the top surface of hub or washer 1502, is similar to Figure 15.Protective cover 1600 is opened with remain-type pull ring The distance between the pull ring 106 of opening device 102 is longer, therefore pull ring 106 and protective cover 1600 are respectively being spaced a distance In plane, it can be rotated around rivet 108.
Figure 17 illustrates with rivet 108 another embodiment being fixed on protective cover 1700 on beverage can 100.It is real herein It applies in example, traditional aluminum manufactured head 1302 increases riveting length of tube in process of production, can accommodate the bigger protective cover of thickness 1700.And the manufacture material of protective cover 1700 needs to have enough flexibilities, cannot interfere the drawing of remain-type opening device 102 106 activity of ring.
Figure 18 illustrates with rivet 108 another embodiment being fixed on protective cover 1800 on beverage can 100.It is real herein It applies in example, the pull ring 106 of remain-type opening device 102 constitutes a U-shaped fixator 1802, and protective cover 1800 is fixed on U-shaped On fixator 1802.U-shaped fixator 1802 can be raised to the top surface of rivet 108, so that protective cover 1800 is fixed on rivet 108 Top surface.Protective cover 1800 can be made of flexibility, so as to bend, so that it is bonded the opening 104 of beverage can 100 as far as possible, or Engrave one or more pre-embossed broken line, it is ensured that protective cover 1800 can be bent above the opening 104 of beverage can 100.U-shaped fixator 1802 itself also provide one section of adjustment height for subsidiary protective cover 1800.
Hinge type protective cover designs example
Other than the protective cover rotated on the rivet 108 in beverage can 100, there are also protected protective cover using hinge means Protect the version of the opening of beverage can 100 104.
Figure 19 illustrates a kind of hinge type protective cover 1900.A kind of version of protective cover 1900 is grid shape, both allows beverage Circulation, and can prevent insect and foreign matter from entering beverage can 100.Protective cover 1900 relies on hinge anchor bolt 1902 and 1904 and pull ring 106 are connected, and hinge anchor bolt 1902 and 1904 is located at 106 two sides of aluminium tab of remain-type opening device 102, can be from pull ring It extracts.There is bump on protective cover 1900, constitutes the complementary pin 1906 of anchor bolt 1902 and 1904.In embodiment, anchor bolt 1902 and 1904 and pin 1906 constitute hinge.In the fabrication process, anchor bolt 1902 and 1904 can be shaped around pin 1906, or Person manufactures protective cover 1900 with flexible material, keeps protective cover bent, so that pin 1906 be made to be inserted into 1902 He of anchor bolt 1904。
Figure 20 illustrates another hinge type protective cover 2000.Protective cover 2000 is an oval grid, can allow drink Stream is logical, and can prevent insect and foreign matter from entering beverage can 100.Protective cover 2000 relies on hinge anchor bolt 2002 and 2004 and pull ring 106 are connected, and hinge anchor bolt 2002 and 2004 is located at 106 two sides of aluminium tab of remain-type opening device 102, can be from pull ring It extracts.
Figure 21 illustrates another hinge type protective cover 2100.The shape of protective cover 2100 is dish, there is a ratio above Beverage can opening 104 it is smaller opening 2102, negotiable a small amount of beverage, opening 2102 among have an obstruction item, can prevent The foreign matters such as insect enter beverage can 100.Protective cover 2100 is connected by hinge anchor bolt 2104 and 2106 with pull ring 106, hinge Anchor bolt 2104 and 2106 is located at 106 two sides of aluminium tab of remain-type opening device 102, can extract from pull ring.
It slides protective cover and designs example
Sliding protective cover 2200 can manufacture into a part of beverage can 100 in the fabrication process.Slide protective cover 2200 with The pull ring 106 of remain-type opening device 102 is connected, and can slide back and forth on pull ring 106.It is extended to slide protective cover 2200, The opening 104 of beverage can 100 is demonstrated, or retracts pull ring 106 when not in use.In one embodiment, protective cover 2200 is slided It is a component of pull ring 106, and rivet 108 can be taken out from the sipper pore 2202 of sliding protective cover 2200 in the fabrication process Out.
Figure 23 illustrates the top view 2302 and end-view 2304 of sliding protective cover 2200.In one embodiment, it slides Protective cover 2200 is made of aluminum, and in another embodiment, sliding protective cover 2200 can be partially or completely by injection-moulded plastic system At.Sliding protective cover 2200 can be equipped with the sliding of the slide rail 2306 that one is located at below pull ring or a fitting pull ring 106 Bracket 2306 can also be equipped with brake, such as bulge or cushion, will not fall off pull ring to ensure to slide protective cover 2200 106。
Method example
Figure 24 illustrates a kind of manufacturing method 2400 of shield beverage can.The process flow chart blockette of Figure 24 illustrates The concrete operations of manufacturing method 2400.
Block 2402: the aperture size of the adjustment rotatable protective cover of beverage can, so that the remain-type pull ring of beverage can is opened The manufactured head of opening device is used as a rotation center.Rotatable protective cover is to prevent foreign matter from entering in tank.
Block 2404: during manufacturing beverage can, rotatable protective cover is placed on beverage can remain-type pull ring and is opened Above the pull ring of opening device.
Block 2406: installing a dish or lid at the top of manufactured head, so as to by rotatable protective cover and beverage can indwelling The manufactured head of formula pull ring opening device is fixed on same plane, finally allows rotatable protective cover that can rotate around manufactured head.
In one embodiment, a circular top cover is fixed at the top of the manufactured head of remain-type pull ring opening device.It can revolve Rotation protection cover is located above circular top cover, is close to the rivet shaft of remain-type pull ring opening device, to be connected with beverage can.
Above description and attached drawing provide specific nomenclature and symbol, the embodiment disclosed so as to reader's comprehensive understanding.? Under partial picture, term and symbol may imply the unwanted specific detail of these embodiments of implementation institute.For example, specific ruler Very little, quantity, material type, manufacturing step may with it is different in above-described embodiment.Using " coupling " herein is for table Up to being directly connected to, and pass through the connection of one or more circuits or structure.Using " example ", " embodiment " is to indicate model Example, rather than reference or requirement.Equally, "available" is used alternatingly and " can with " be to indicate optional (admissible) target thing ?.Above-mentioned word is not present, and it is indispensable not to represent given characteristic or technology.
Without departing substantially from the broad spirit and range of disclosure content, embodiment described herein can be carried out different Modifications and changes.For example, the features or aspect of any embodiment can appoint with the connected applications of any other embodiments, or replacement The features or aspect of what other embodiments.Therefore, specification and the purpose of drawing are to be explained, rather than limit.
Current disclosure information only relates to a small amount of embodiment, and those technology maturations, and benefits from present disclosure file Embodiment will obtain a large amount of modifications and changes based on being described herein.Appended claims, which cover, meets present disclosure The modifications and changes of file true spirit and range.

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1. a kind of device, component part include:
One is fixed the beverage can of its remain-type pull ring opening device by rivet;
One protective cover that can prevent foreign matter from entering beverage can, protective cover are located at the top of remain-type pull ring opening device, and with Rivet is fixed on beverage can by rotation;
One stress elimination hole is located in protective cover, bend protective cover can near rivet.
2. the device of claim 1, wherein stress elimination hole is crescent hole, and aperture sections surround rivet, remain-type is enabled to draw Ring opening device can carry out lever motion.
3. the device of claim 1, wherein there are one opening, openings to be spaced apart by more obstruction items on protective cover surface, can Prevent opening of the foreign matter by beverage can.
4. the device of claim 3, wherein a symbol, text, abbreviation or acronym can at least be shown by stopping item.
5. the device of claim 3, wherein a motion symbol can be shown by stopping item, can also show a sports team or movement The mark of alliance.
6. the device of claim 3, wherein there are one at least the annulus that item is connected is stopped with one, can be used to fixed beverage The suction pipe of tank.
7. the device of claim 1, wherein there are one opening, openings to be come, can prevent different by angular interval on protective cover surface Object can be used for fixing the suction pipe of beverage can by the opening of beverage can, annulus.
8. the device of claim 1, wherein protective cover is made of aluminium or plastics.
9. the device of claim 1, wherein protective cover is one piece of hard surface, can be used to show advertisement.
10. the device of claim 1, wherein protective cover is one piece of hard surface, can be used to show advertisement;Meanwhile having on protective cover One opening, opening are spaced apart simultaneously by more obstructions items, annulus, or by the two, can prevent foreign matter opening by beverage can Mouthful.
11. the device of claim 1, wherein there are one opening, openings to be spaced apart by an obstruction item on protective cover surface, It can prevent opening of the foreign matter by beverage can.
12. the device of claim 1, wherein the first radius that rivet rotates the first center, which is directed to, to be stayed there are one double end rivet The rotation of formula pull ring opening device is set, the second radius of the second rotation center of rivet is directed to the rotation of protective cover.
13. the device of claim 12, wherein double end rivet has a vault;And protective cover therein is in the manufacture of beverage can In the process, it pressable or is stuck in above vault, to be fixed on beverage can.
14. a kind of device, component part include:
One is fixed the beverage can of its remain-type pull ring opening device by rivet;
Protective cover is located above remain-type pull ring opening device, can prevent foreign matter from entering beverage can, can be from gold by least one Belong to the hinge member extracted in pull ring component, is fixed on beverage can.
15. the device of claim 14 is cut with scissors wherein there is the hinge member being made of one or more components of pull ring component The second part of chain is made of a component of protective cover;And
Hinge therein is across remain-type pull ring opening device, the first tie point and remain-type pull ring opening device first of hinge The pull ring component in face is connected, and the second tie point is connected with the pull ring component in the second face of remain-type pull ring opening device.
16. the device of claim 15, wherein the first part of hinge by beverage can one or more movable part structures At second part is made of a movable part of protective cover.
17. the device of claim 14, wherein protective cover is one piece of stiff sheet, when the liquid communication in beverage can, stiff sheet lifting It opens, when circulation stops, stiff sheet falls closing.
18. the device of claim 17, wherein stiff sheet has multiple envelope edge, for sealing the open edge from stiff sheet to beverage can This section.
19. the device of claim 14, wherein protective cover is one layer of grid, can prevent foreign matter from entering in tank, can also be allowed in tank Beverage circulation.
20. a kind of device, component part include:
One is fixed the beverage can of its remain-type pull ring opening device by rivet;
One protective cover that can be slided above remain-type pull ring opening device, can prevent foreign matter from entering beverage can;
There is a sliding support on protective cover, is slidably bonded a component of remain-type pull ring opening device;And
By the component sliding along remain-type pull ring opening device, protective cover is extended, demonstrates the opening of beverage can, or It retracts, blocks the opening of beverage can.
21. a kind of device, component part include:
One is fixed the beverage can of its remain-type pull ring opening device by rivet;
One U-shaped fixator being made of beverage can aluminium tab;
One protective cover being mounted on U-shaped fixator, can cover the opening of beverage can, to prevent foreign matter from entering beverage can.
22. a kind of method, component part include:
The aperture size of the rotatable protective cover of beverage can is adjusted, so as to by the manufactured head of the remain-type pull ring opening device of beverage can As a rotation center, rotatable protective cover can prevent foreign matter from entering beverage can;
During manufacturing beverage can, protective cover is placed on above the pull ring of beverage can remain-type pull ring opening device;
One dish or lid are installed at the top of manufactured head, so as to by rotatable protective cover and beverage can remain-type pull ring opening device Manufactured head be fixed on same plane, finally allow rotatable protective cover can around manufactured head rotate.
23. the method for claim 22, wherein further including the riveting that a circular top cover is fixed on to remain-type pull ring opening device At the top of ailhead;And
The hole of rotatable protective cover above circular top cover is pressed, is close to rivet shaft, to be connected with beverage can.
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