EP1117596B1 - Behälter mit einer kunststoffverschlusskappe mit abtrennbarem garantieband und innendichtung - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- 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
- B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
- B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
- B65D41/0407—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with integral sealing means
- B65D41/0414—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with integral sealing means formed by a plug, collar, flange, rib or the like contacting the internal surface of a container neck
- B65D41/0421—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with integral sealing means formed by a plug, collar, flange, rib or the like contacting the internal surface of a container neck and combined with integral sealing means contacting other surfaces of a container neck
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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
- B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
- B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
- B65D41/3442—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with rigid bead or projections formed on the tamper element and coacting with bead or projections on the container
- B65D41/3447—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with rigid bead or projections formed on the tamper element and coacting with bead or projections on the container the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- caps for closing containers, especially of bottles, widely used.
- Many embodiments of caps have a so-called guarantee strip, which is separable and when opening the bottle of the cap is torn off. As long as the guarantee strip in intact condition about small webs is connected to the actual cap, this shows the original condition of the bottle contents. It is thus guaranteed that the Cap in the original state attached to the bottleneck, preferably screwed on, is.
- the warranty strip engages under the filling and closing of the Container a bead or projection on the bottleneck.
- tear the connecting webs between the side wall by the tensile and shear forces the cap and the guarantee strip off.
- the guarantee strip remains at the bottleneck, and the cap can be completely unscrewed.
- the plastic material for the body of the cap is currently the most common Polypropylene (PP) used.
- PP Polypropylene
- the plastic PP is relatively hard, so that the function Guarantee tape is guaranteed. It is almost impossible, the PP cap using a tool to leverage without visibly damaging them.
- the height is uniformly 20 mm.
- the PP guarantee strap sits firmly on the neck of the bottle and rips open Opening attempts immediately.
- a retaining collar At this retaining collar is the Bottle usually hung while being filled and then closed.
- bottles made of the plastic material PET or else PEN.
- the guarantee band of the cap ends at the addressed here, in the state of Technology usual PP embodiment about 2 mm above the retaining collar on Bottleneck.
- the known cap has the disadvantage that it must be made in two parts.
- the material polypropylene would be too hard for the sealing lips that make up the space between the Seal bottleneck and cap. This is especially critical for PET bottles, which may have larger unevenness or deformation than glass bottles.
- the softer seal is made, for example, from ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), i.
- EVA ethylene vinyl acetate
- one-piece caps are already made of polyethylene been proposed.
- This material is softer than the commonly used polypropylene, and Therefore, by design of the sealing system, the sealing function safely ensure that the cap in one piece by a single injection molding process will be produced.
- From US-PS 4 592 476 is a plastic closure cap known in which the detachable guarantee strip in the direction of the central axis the cap is extended.
- the guarantee range extends to the Retaining collar of the container zoom in, when the cap on the opening of the container sits and the guarantee strip engages under the bead or projection on the bottleneck.
- EP 316 167 is the combination of a bottle and a cap known.
- the bottle is made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- the closure cap is made of a thermoplastic resin, e.g. Polyolephin made.
- the cap has an annular shoulder 10 at the top and the outside Surface of the bottle neck is applied.
- the cap also has an annular Ridge 13 which is inwardly of the shoulder 10 elastically on the inner surface of the Neck of the bottle is present.
- WO 93/24386 is a cap for reusable PET bottles with an internal thread having cap wall, one the Cap wall final end wall and a to the cap wall subsequent guarantee band known.
- the end wall has an open end projecting, spaced from the cap wall annular inner seal, the Outer diameter tapers in the region of the free end to this.
- the closure cap is designed such that the inner seal to the Cap wall directed towards, formed in the region of the free end bead, and that the bead comprises the outer diameter tapering portion.
- a cap for releasably closing a container as in the combination of claim 1 contain known, the one corresponding to the container Has cap body.
- the cap body and a seal act with the top edge of the container to close the container.
- the cap has at least one, on the cap body integrally formed shoulder, the upper edge of the Container opposite and cooperates with the seal when closing.
- the document also discloses a wedge-shaped sealing lip and a corrugated ribbed structure of the closure cap in the area of the upper edge of a bottle.
- the problem of the invention is a one-piece plastic closure, in particular made of PE material, so to a container with Haltkkragen adapt that the warranty function and the sealing function for the sealed container equally reliable be guaranteed.
- the solution according to the present combination invention is in a container with a closure cap according to claim 1.
- the Guarantee function for the sealed container is thereby reliably ensured that the funnel or bell - shaped extension of the guarantee band on the retaining collar of the filled container not undergreifbar seated.
- the sealing function for the sealed Container is thereby reliably ensured that the funnel-shaped outer surface of Inner seal elastically pressed against the container neck.
- the plastic material of one-piece cap has in use a strength that for the funnel-shaped extended warranty strip hard enough and at the same time extended for the funnel-shaped Inner gasket is soft enough.
- the undercuts on the guarantee band and on the Inner gasket can be demolded from the injection mold, as long as the warm Plastic material has not reached its durability.
- the guarantee strip may be in the direction of the central axis of the closure cap be longer than the usual 20 mm. In particular, a total height of 23.5 mm for the Closing the PET bottles, which are currently common.
- the guarantee band is enough this length up to the retaining collar zoom and is firmly pressed on this. It is then not possible to lift the guarantee strip with a lever.
- the lower end of the Warranty bands can sit bell-shaped and then not be underrun, which provides sufficient security even with the relatively soft PE material.
- PE Polyethylene
- the Container a bottle having a screw cap.
- the bottle is preferably made of plastic material.
- the preferred ones Embodiments for construction and use of the caps are intended in the However, claim 1 not limited invention.
- Fig. 1 and Fig. 1a a preferred embodiment of Invention shown in an axial step.
- the shape of the cap used in the invention is characterized by the Right hatching recognizable, the shape of the inner neck of the bottle through the Linksschraffur.
- the closure cap is in one piece, i. the three annular sealing lips 8a, 10a, 15a facing the edge of the bottle neck 1 are the same as the one below molded guarantee strip 6 produced in a single operation by injection molding Die Cap is shown in Fig. 1 in the state in which it is on the bottleneck 1 is firmly screwed.
- the detachable guarantee strip 5, 6 far after below and sits on a retaining collar of the bottle 1.
- the retaining collar serves to the Container, here a PET bottle 1, hang in a transport device, while the Container 1 is filled and closed.
- the molded guarantee strip 6 can be relatively soft, it sits According to the invention firmly on the bottleneck and tears off immediately when the screw cap is opened.
- the shape of the plastic cap 2 to 7 makes it the first time possible, the technical requirements of ease of manufacture (one-piece Sealing cap), secure sealing function (soft material for sealing lips), easy opening (easy intended demolition of the guarantee strip) and Reliable warranty function (close fitting to the container guarantee strip) at the same time fulfill.
- a cap especially for Reusable PET bottles, can with a female thread cap wall, a the cap wall final end wall and a to the cap wall subsequent, at a predetermined breaking point rupturable annular warranty strip, wherein the end wall a projecting to the open end, spaced from the cap wall annular inner seal whose outer diameter is in the range of the free Ended to be rejuvenated at this point.
- Bottles in particular for closing so-called returnable bottles.
- Such bottles are used for bottling drinks of any kind, in particular also carbonated drinks are bottled. Consequently, that must there used cap also the gas pressure arising within the bottle must withstand, therefore, gas-tight with the bottle or against the bottle.
- PET bottles are now on the market, where it is Here is reusable plastic bottles, in particular with a filling volume of 1.5 liters are offered. Due to significant tolerances of the subject Bottles in the area of the mouth of the bottle exist here opposite to those to be used Closure caps special sealing problems. Consequently, here are caps with special sealing measures required. In addition, the ones in question PET bottles, especially with multiple use no perfect mouths and have more thread, especially as this by the handling of consumers and bottlers usually deformed or damaged.
- the inner gasket is required.
- This particular embodiment is characterized characterized in that the inner seal in the region of the free end of a Kappenwandung towards directed bead, which screwed with cap against the Inner wall of the bottle in the area of the bottle mouth presses. Due to the Formation of the bulge in the area of the free end and due to the integration of himself in the Outer diameter tapered area in the bead presses the inner seal - at Screwed cap - very strong to the inner wall of the bottle and seals thereby effective between inner seal andjetninnenwandung.
- the Closure cap used in the invention also by the features of claim 10th to be marked. Thereafter, the cap is equipped in such a way that the end wall in the area between cap wall and inner seal one of the Front wall protruding, at least slightly inclined to the inner seal towards first having annular wedge seal.
- a sufficient seal between the cap and the to be closed bottle can be realized that between the inner seal and the cap wall a due to their wedge-shaped configuration as a wedge seal designated seal is formed.
- This seal is also circular and is due to its tendency to the inner seal when screwing on a bottle further bent towards the inner seal, so that the wedge seal due to their inherent elasticity and the voltage caused by the screwing fixed in the Bottle mouth rests against the bottle.
- the inner seal it is of further advantage if this on the side facing away from the cap wall runs approximately rectilinearly up to the bead.
- the inner seal is approximately arcuate into the bead, i. the cap wall facing side of the inner seal extends in the direction of the cap wall. From From there, the inner seal tapers again approximately in a straight line in the outer diameter, causing one from the lower end of the inner gasket to the outermost region of the bead extending wedge surface is formed by means of which the inner seal or the bead of the Inner seal is inserted into the bottle mouth.
- the inner seal in about the amount of the Abragens the bead after pressed inside and acts due to the material-specific elasticity thus due to the In doing so, tension reached a considerable pressure on the inside of the bottle Mouth area off.
- the bead is preferably dimensioned and extends in such a way in the cap wall, that the inner seal or bead in the screwed Condition - according to the tolerances on the one hand, the cap and the other Bottle mouth - with predetermined contact pressure against the inside of the bottle Area of the bottle mouth presses.
- the previously mentioned first wedge seal is in a particularly advantageous manner positioned and dimensioned that they in the screwed state of the cap for prestressed installation at the radius of the neck of the bottle, i. at the transition to the Bottle mouth, serves.
- the first wedge seal becomes Screwing the cap bent towards the front wall and presses because of her Inherent elasticity and the resulting tension in the screwed state to the Radius of the bottle neck or exactly at the transition into the bottle mouth, i. to the Edge between the face of the bottle mouth and the bottle inner wall. at pressure building up from inside, the wedge seal becomes even stronger to the bottle radius pressed, so that due to the internal pressure, the sealing effect is increased again.
- the previously mentioned in detail inner seal which also due to the Bottle internal pressure build-up over the through the material-specific tension reached contact pressure, i. reinforced, is pressed against thecommerceninnenwandung.
- the first wedge seal may have concretely different shape, for example for towards the free end with essentially flat surfaces. Likewise, the be on both sides of the first wedge seal concave or convex. A Rounding the free end of the first wedge seal is also possible.
- cap it is of very particular advantage, if in the area between cap wall and inner gasket, preferably in the transition between the cap wall and the end wall, i. in about that formed between the cap wall and end wall angle, one of the end wall or projecting from the cap wall, at least slightly inclined to the inner seal second annular wedge seal is provided.
- This second wedge seal can do this be positioned and dimensioned so that they are in the screwed state to preloaded plant on the face of the bottle mouth is used.
- the second Keildichtung is therefore just like the first wedge seal when screwing the Cap bent towards the front wall, which due to the inherent elasticity of the second wedge seal a considerable contact pressure to the bottle, more precisely to the Face of the bottle mouth, arises.
- the second wedge seal can also be used for free Towards the end with substantially flat surfaces tapered, these two-sided Surfaces of the second wedge seal can also be made concave or convex.
- the For the first wedge seal made statements also apply to the second wedge seal, so that this is unnecessary for further comments.
- the cap wall preferably in the upper Range, i. in the area just before the transition to the front wall, an approximately radially or after inside projecting annular seal for contact with the bottle outer wall having.
- This may be one in the sense of a cord seal or a sealing ring executed seal, which is preferably an integral part of Cap is
- This seal could in the sense of a sealing bead inside rounded and dimensioned so that they are screwed in under tension abuts the spunnau jointdung.
- This Guarantee tape closes on the side facing away from the front wall to the cap wall and has a first predetermined breaking point.
- Such an embodiment of the guarantee band is however, problematic insofar as when opening the bottle, i. when unscrewing the Cap, the warranty band first broken and numerous users Total is torn off the cap. After use, i. after emptying the Bottle, this torn off warranty strip often wanders into the Bottle inside, from which it due to its curved configuration only with difficulty is removable. During the cleaning process of the bottle that can get into the bottle interior Warranty tapes should not be rinsed out. So-called bottle inspection machines do not recognize these bands, which often causes such old - used - Put the guarantee straps in a drink filled in the returnable bottle. Complaints are thus pre-programmed.
- the guarantee band in question for Avoiding the aforementioned problem with a second predetermined breaking point equip.
- This second predetermined breaking point could be arranged such that it is the first predetermined breaking point is approximately opposite, so that the guarantee strip when tearing - after tearing the first Predetermined breaking point - due to a rupture of the second predetermined breaking point in two approximately equally long halves is divisible.
- the guarantee strip can not be one-piece, but only tear off in two parts, namely in two short pieces. These are from the entire warranty band resulting in two short parts can be easily from the Rinse bottle through the relatively narrow mouth of the bottle, so that before said problem is solved.
- the cap is made in one piece.
- polyethylene is particularly suitable, especially since this plastic readily one Recycling process can be supplied.
- closure cap according to the invention Finally, essential that these are made entirely of one and the same material can be that intended seals are required, so no Material combinations with regard to front wall, cap wall and inside the Cap.
- FIGs. 1a, 2a and 3a together show an embodiment of the invention Closure cap for reusable PET bottles 1, with an internal thread 2 having Cap wall 3, a cap wall 3 final end wall 4 and a adjoining the cap wall 3, rupturable at a predetermined breaking point 5 annularownedee 6, 6a, wherein the end wall 4 a to the open end projecting, spaced from the cap wall 3 annular inner seal 7, 7a, has, whose outer diameter tapers in the region of the free end to this.
- the bead 8a comprises in the Outer diameter tapered area 9a.
- Figures 1a and 2a further show that the end wall 4 in the area between Cap wall 3 and inner seal 7 a projecting from the end wall 4, to mecanicdichtung 7 has inclined first annular wedge seal 10a
- the inner seal 7 extends approximately on the side facing away from the cap wall 3 side straight up to the bead 8.
- the inner gasket 7 approximately arcuate up to the bead 8, thus goes into the bead 8, and tapers from there again in about straight in the outer diameter.
- the Bead 8 is dimensioned in this way or extends in such a way towards the cap wall 3, that the inner seal 7 and the bead 8 in the screwed state with predetermined Pressure force against theroboninnenwandung 11 in the area of the bottle mouth 12a suppressed.
- Fig. 2a shows particularly clearly that the first wedge seal 10a positioned and such dimensioned is that they are screwed on the preloaded system at the radius or at the inner edge 13a of the bottle neck 14a or at the transition into the Bottle mouth 12a is used.
- This first wedge seal 10a runs towards the free end with in essential flat surfaces pointed.
- FIGS. 1 a and 2 a further clearly show that in the region between the cap wall 3 and inner seal 7 in the transition between cap wall 3 and end wall 4 one of the End wall 4 or canceling from the cap wall 3, the inner seal 7 inclined towards second annular wedge seal 15, 15 a, is provided.
- the second wedge seal 15, 15a is positioned and dimensioned as shown in FIG screwed state to the prestressed system on the end face 16a of the Bottle mouth 12a is used.
- the second wedge seal 15a is the free end out pointed with flat surfaces pointed.
- Figs. 1a and 2a further show that the cap wall 3 in the upper area, i. in the Area just before the transition to the end wall 4, one approximately radially or inwardly projecting annular seal 17a for engagement with the bottle outer wall 18a having.
- This seal 17a is inwardly in the sense of a sealing bead, i. to Bottle outer wall 18a, rounded.
- the seal 17a is as shown in FIG Fig. 2a dimensioned such that they are in the screwed state under bias on the Bottle outer wall 18a is applied.
- Figs. 1a and 3a show in common that the guarantee strip 6, 6a a second Has predetermined breaking point 19a.
- the second predetermined breaking point 19a is the first predetermined breaking point 5 opposite, so that the guarantee strip 6 when tearing - after tearing the first Predetermined breaking point 5 - due to a tearing of the second predetermined breaking point 19a in two approximately equally long halves 20, 21 is divisible.
- the cap is made in one piece and total made of plastic, namely polyethylene.
- the present invention is not limited to Closure caps for GDB beverage bottles is limited, but for any old of containers, such as for food containers (so-called Tupper would).
- the cap used in the invention is preferably for both Returnable bottles (MW) as well as for disposable bottles (EW) made of the material PET usable.
- Caps for closing drinks bottles or similar containers can, have to meet different requirements.
- the seal must the beverage bottles or containers are achieved such that the contained in them Drink in the locked or locked state can not escape from the container. If the containers to be sealed are bottles containing liquids, then this requirement is determined by the viscosity of the liquid. Are those in the In addition, bottles containing beverages with a pressurized gas such. B. Be carbonated, then the seal must also be gas-tight to the To prevent gas from escaping from the bottle.
- the seal according to the embodiment "b” is achieved in that a wavy corrugated structure is provided, which selectively seals the sealant against the Upper edge of the container suppressed, creating a sealing zone in which the Sealant is pressed at high pressure against the top of the container.
- the Structure according to claim 24 allows a targeted positioning of Sealing lip on the container edge under a high bearing pressure. This one to a very good sealing leading closure operation is made possible without the cap unnecessarily complicated.
- FIG. 1b shows a closure cap for releasably closing a bottle in accordance with FIG Presently preferred embodiment of the present invention shown.
- the im The following described in detail embodiment relates to a screw cap for Closing a bottle that may contain carbonated liquids.
- the present invention is not limited to Screw caps for bottles is limited.
- cans that are suitable for the storage / freezing of food. Mason jars, but also caps of containers that are not in the food sector are used, such as paint buckets.
- FIG. 1b shows a closure cap in its initial form in a sectional view.
- the cap consists of a cap body 10 b, the upper ceiling portion 18 b and a substantially cylindrical side part 19b comprises.
- the side part 19b extends in substantially perpendicular from the plane of the ceiling portion 18b.
- the transition from the ceiling portion 18 b to the cylindrical side part 19b not abrupt (sharp-edged), but by means of a rounded Transition part 20b.
- the Ceiling part 18b, the side part 19b and the transition part 20b are not separate elements, but rather that together they form the cap body 10b.
- a screw thread 12b is formed, which as Closing mechanism is used by means of the cap 10 b on the zu closing container 100 is attached.
- the screw thread 12b acts with a corresponding, paired screw thread 112 (see Fig. 2b) on the bottle 100 together. It is expressly understood that the screw thread 12b is not the only possible closure mechanism for the container to be closed represents. All sorts of other types of known closure mechanisms are also suitable, such as clip locks, engaging in recesses Noses - or shoulders, etc.
- FIG. 1b As can be seen from FIG. 1b, according to the preferred embodiment of FIG present invention on the side part 20b inside a sealant in the form of a provided radially encircling sealing lip 13,13b.
- the sealing lip 13 has a long wedge-shaped shape. At rest (i.e., in the state where the cap is not Container closes), the sealing lip 13 extends from the transition part 20b ago almost horizontal, but preferably with a slight inclination towards the center of the Cap. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the inclination is 41 ° up to 48 ° to the horizontal to facilitate demolding (see Fig. 4).
- the width B of the sealing lip 13 is preferably chosen so that the inner end of the Sealing lip 13 in the closed state is substantially flush with the upper Bottle edge 104 closes (see Figure 3b).
- the width B is preferably in the range between 3.8 and 4.5 cm. This ensures that the entire upper edge 104 of the bottle 100 through the circular in the cap body 10b circumferential sealing lip 13 substantially completely is applied when the cap body 10b is screwed onto the bottle.
- the wedge-shaped, long, thin sealing lip 13 adapts in their profiling different bottlenecks when normal during the closing process Torques are exerted on the cap. In particular, a Profile adjustment on the upper edge 104 of the neck of the bottle, both at the top and at the top Inside.
- the profile of the sealing lip 13 can adapt to any radius of curvature.
- the sealing lip 13 sets after inside into the bottleneck. The final result is the invention Cap under all conceivable environmental conditions close to the bottle.
- the sealing lip 13 in its rest position is adapted to the inclination of the surface 104 of the bottle 100 from the horizontal plane, as can be seen in detail in Figure 2b.
- the upper edge 104 of the bottle 100 has an inclination (here enlarged for illustrative purposes) out of the horizontal plane H, which is indicated by S.
- the inclination or shaping, the sealing lip 13 is preferably adapted in each case to the selected surface shape of the container to be closed.
- the sealing lip 13 is further provided with a certain thickness profile, which is indicated by the reference numeral D in Figure 1b.
- the sealing lip 13 is preferably 3/10 mm to 7/10 mm thick at its root and not more than 5 thick at its tip / 10 mm and not less than 2/10 mm, and according to a particularly preferred embodiment, between 2/10 mm and 4/10 mm. These values have been found to be particularly advantageous for GDB glass bottles to be sealed using the usual plastic materials for the cap body 10b. For other caps that have larger or smaller containers to close, resulting in correspondingly scaled values.
- sealing lip 13 has a special scale-like structure (Fig. 4) which cooperates with the bumps on the upper edge 104 of the bottle 100, so to effect a better sealing of the bottle.
- the sealant is arranged in a preferred embodiment so that a Chamber 33 between the ceiling portion 18 b and the side portion 19 b of the closure body and the thin, wedge-shaped sealing lip 13, so seen from the sealing lip above outside, arises.
- This chamber 33 provides an adjustment latitude for various Bottle neck diameter ready and thus supports a secure seal of the respective Container.
- FIG. 4 another particularly preferred embodiment of the cap used in the invention is shown in which the sealant according to the teachings of the invention on the inner surface 18 'has a wavy structure, with individual concentrically arranged, annular shoulders 34a-f to the ceiling portion 18b walk around. Further, the inner surface 18 'of the cap on a slope of 0.5 ° to 3 ° relative to the horizontal and is rippled wavy, as is apparent from Fig. 4. These shoulders 34 are arranged such that the sealing lip 13 rests on them in the closed state and is pressed by them against the upper edge 104 of the bottle 100.
- the distance between the shoulders 34a-f is preferably selected so that they all rest on the upper edge 104 of the bottle 100; in other words, the radius Rs of the concentrically encircling shoulders is preferably selected so that the outermost shoulder 34a (Fig. 4) and 14b (Fig. 1b) are adjacent to the outer edge of the bottle 100, whereas the innermost shoulder 34f (Fig. 4) and 15 (Fig. 1) adjacent to the inner edge of the bottle 100 is located.
- the radius R S of the concentric circumferential shoulders 34a-f is in the range of 16.5 mm to 18.5 mm
- the radius Rs of the concentric circumferential shoulder 15b is 17.5 mm.
- the shoulders 14b and 15b have different heights H 1 , H 2 .
- the difference in height H 2 -H 1 is chosen according to the invention such that, taking into account the gradient S of the bottle surface 104 (compare FIG. 2 b), a uniform pressure is established on the upper edge 104 of the bottle 100 in the closed state.
- the heights of the shoulders 34 are selected according to the invention in this embodiment so that the sealant as it were clings to the upper edge 104 of the bottle 100 in the closed state and this seals securely.
- elastic blade 16, 16b is provided which extends in the state of rest vertically downwards (see Fig. 1b).
- the sealing lamella 16 likewise runs concentrically with the center line M of the cap body, wherein the inner edge has a radius R 1 , and the outer edge has a radius R 2 .
- the radii R 1 and R 2 are chosen such that the sealing lamella 16 extends in the state of rest immediately adjacent to the sealing lip, according to a particularly preferred embodiment, the radius R 1 is 15.4 mm and radius R 2 16.8 mm.
- the sealing lamella 16 is provided with a shoulder 17, 17b equipped, whose highest point is in the resting state of the cap body 10b in Essentially on a cylindrical surface together with the free end of the Seal lip 13 is located.
- the radius of the shoulder 17 is preferably 0.25 mm and is chosen so that the sealing lamella 16 from the highest point of the shoulder 17 to the top the lamella 16 runs at an angle ⁇ .
- the angle ⁇ should preferably be not more than 35 ° and not less than 25 °, and according to a particularly preferred embodiment should have 28 °.
- the shoulder 17b acts Seal lamella 16b with the inside of the bottle 100 in the closed state together, wherein by actuation of the closure mechanism 12b the sealing lamella 16b deflected from its rest position and bent towards the inside of the bottle.
- a comparatively high sealing pressure achieved by the Return torque of the deflected sealing blade 16b is defined.
- the closure flap used in the invention can be made of various materials graze. If the sealant 11 (together with the shoulders 14b and 34a-f and the elastic blade 16b) provided as an integral part of the cap is suitable in particular polyethylene as cap material.
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EP02019387A EP1266838A1 (de) | 1998-03-03 | 1999-03-03 | Kunststoffverschlusskappe mit abtrennbarem Garantieband und Innendichtung |
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