EP1163162A1 - Device for fast capping and uncapping of small liquid containers - Google Patents

Device for fast capping and uncapping of small liquid containers

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EP1163162A1
EP1163162A1 EP00910906A EP00910906A EP1163162A1 EP 1163162 A1 EP1163162 A1 EP 1163162A1 EP 00910906 A EP00910906 A EP 00910906A EP 00910906 A EP00910906 A EP 00910906A EP 1163162 A1 EP1163162 A1 EP 1163162A1
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neck
orifice
sliding surface
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Bruno Teppe
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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
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
    • B65D47/261—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement
    • B65D47/268—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement the valve member pivoting about an axis perpendicular to the container mouth axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
    • B65D47/28—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having linear movement
    • B65D47/286—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having linear movement between planar parts

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  • the subject of the present invention is a rapid corking and uncorking device intended to equip small containers for liquids such as glass or thermoplastic bottles.
  • Glass or thermoplastic bottles are commonly used, comprising a neck closed by a cork stopper force-fitted inside the neck or a cap which is screwed or clipped or crimped onto the external lateral wall of the neck in order to wedge a seal on the upper part of the neck, to remove these caps or capsules, hold the bottle with one hand and remove the cap or capsule with the other, which occupies both hands and requires place the stopper if you want to free your hand to hold a glass, the movement to extract the stopper is a rotational and pulling movement possibly followed by a laying movement which takes time and which requires at least as much time for the reverse operation
  • a system for capping reusable glass bottles comprising a neck shutter generally made of porcelain, provided with an annu seal thick rubber sheet combined with a shutter locking device using the elastic compressibility of the seal, as more and more non-returnable bottles are used this corking device tends to disappear, this corking system is easy to open and the shutter remains after the neck, in return it is a little
  • the object of the invention is to provide a closure device which can be operated by a single simple movement for closure as for uncorking, of the kind defined in the preamble of claim 1 and known by the combination of the CH-A patents -249764, DE- ⁇ -2409760 and US-A- 2141572, but waterproof and inexpensive to be able to be used on small containers of liquid, even gaseous, and in particular on bottles fitted with a neck
  • FIG. 1 represents a view exploded perspective of a closure device according to the invention using a sliding surface by plane translation guided by ramps
  • FIG. 2 shows a section along a plane of symmetry of the closure device of FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 represents a section along a plane of symmetry of a variant of the closure device of FIG. 1 using a sliding surface by cylindrical rotation of revolution or spherical guided by ramps instead of a flat surface
  • FIG. 4 represents a section of a closure device using a cylindrical or spherical sliding surface guided in rotation by a stirrup pivoting about an axis.
  • 5 shows an elevational view of the closure device of Figure 4 with the closure plate in the closed position of the new orifice.
  • FIG 6 shows an elevational view of the closure device of Figure 4 with the closure plate in the open position.
  • a closure device 1 (fig.l and 2) according to the invention consists of a sleeve 2 having an internal channel 3 which opens on one side onto a means for sealing the closure device of the closure device on the neck 4 d 'a bottle and on the other side in a flat or convex curved sliding surface, constituting the new orifice 5 of the bottle, with which are associated sealing means;
  • the planar or curved convex sliding surface serves to support means for closing the new orifice 5 and further comprises guide means and means for closing said orifice; these means for closing the new orifice are moved by translation or rotation by a simple manual action on an operating means in order to close or release the new orifice 5.
  • the bottle has a neck 4 ( fig.l and 2) substantially cylindrical with a main axis of symmetry of revolution.
  • the sealed assembly means of the sleeve on the neck 4 of the bottle generally uses the same means of fixing the stopper or the capsule which can be an external screw thread or a clipping bead or a cylindrical surface internal to the neck intended to a stopper; the seal is produced by known means such as a flexible seal clamped between the sleeve 1 and the upper edge of the neck 4 or a skirt bearing on the internal cylindrical edge of the neck.
  • the sleeve 2 has a cylindrical internal channel of revolution 3, the axis of symmetry 6 coincides with the axis of symmetry of main revolution of the neck 4 which opens, thus constituting a new orifice 5, in a £ r ⁇ :
  • this sliding surface 7, which is associated with guide means, serves as a support for a rigid planar obturation plate 9 having a surface sufficient so that, when it is moved by sliding it over the sliding surface 7, it can completely or partially block the new orifice 5, the closure plate 9 is kept pressed against the sliding surface 7 by at least a ramp 10 which applies the closure plate 9 to the sliding surface 7, by pressing on the face opposite to the bearing face of the closure plate 9, with a variable application force as a function of their relative positions, the ramps 10 are interrupted to the right of the new orifice 5 and are fixed relative to the sliding surface 7 creating a second orifice 32 which can serve as a support for a pouring spout not shown in the drawings when the closure plate 9 come close the new orifice 5 the ramps 10 apply the closure plate 9 with force over the entire periphery 11 of said or
  • a means for guiding in rotation consists in pivoting a closure plate about an axis perpendicular to the flat sliding surface of which it is integral, the movements of the closure plate are limited by stops in the closed position of the new opening as in open position
  • a shutter plate in translation on a flat sliding surface can be transposed in the case of a device (Fig. 3) whose sliding surface is a sector of cylinder of revolution or else a portion of sphere.
  • sliding in rotation - it can only be transposed when the sliding surface is a portion of a sphere.
  • the closure plate 21 can be associated with a stirrup 22 pivoting about the axis of symmetry of revolution 17, by the end of its two parallel arms 23;
  • the sleeve may include two pins 24, perpendicular to the side wall of the sleeve 20, on which are articulated, by a bore 25, the ends of the parallel arms 23 of the stirrup 22; the shape of the pins 24 (fig.
  • the new orifice 26 with a seal 27 with flexible lip of substantially frustoconical shape of revolution whose large base 29 is integral with the edge of the new orifice 26 and the small base 30 of which is slightly above the new orifice 26 when it is open;
  • the closure plate 21 comprises in the area covering the new orifice 26 a small spherical cap with a diameter 28 of the order of magnitude of that of the new orifice 26 and a radius of curvature of the spherical cap ;
  • the bore 25 of the stirrup 22 associated with the pin 24 is shaped so that, during closure, the spherical cap of the closure plate 21 is firmly supported on the small base 30 of the lip seal 27 ensuring sufficient
  • the closure device can in particular be produced from parts of injected thermoplastic material assembled by cleavage or by welding.

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
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  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
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Abstract

The invention concerns a capping device (1) consisting of a sleeve (2) which is fixed sealed on the neck (4) of a bottle and comprising an internal passage (3) emerging, through a second orifice (5), into a sliding surface (7) associated with ramp means (10) and slide rails (14) acting as guide means for a closure plate (9) of the second orifice (5) which is operated by a crank (12); the sliding surface (7) can be planar or in the shape of a revolving cylinder section or of a sphere portion.

Description

Dispositif de bouchage et débouchage rapide des petits conteneurs à liquides Device for capping and quick uncorking of small liquid containers
La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de bouchage et débouchage rapide destiné à équiper des petits conteneurs à liquides tels que des bouteilles en verre ou en matière thermoplastiqueThe subject of the present invention is a rapid corking and uncorking device intended to equip small containers for liquids such as glass or thermoplastic bottles.
On utilise couramment des bouteilles en verre ou en matière thermoplastique comportant un goulot fermé par un bouchon en liège emmanché à force à l'intérieur du goulot ou une capsule venant se visser ou se clipper ou se sertir sur la paroi latérale extérieure du goulot afin de coincer un joint d'étanchéité sur la partie supérieure du goulot , pour enlever ces bouchons ou capsules, il faut tenir la bouteille d'une main et enlever le bouchon ou la capsule de l'autre, ce qui occupe les deux mains et oblige à poser le bouchon si on veut se libérer une main pour tenir un verre , le mouvement permettant d'extraire le bouchon est un mouvement de rotation et de traction suivi éventuellement d'un mouvement de pose qui prend du temps et qui exige au moins autant de temps pour l'opération inverse II existe pour la bière et la limonade un système de bouchage de bouteilles en verre réutilisable comportant un obturateur de goulot généralement en porcelaine, muni d'un joint annulaire en caoutchouc épais combiné avec un dispositif de verrouillage de l'oDturateur utilisant la compressibilité élastique du joint , comme on utilise de plus en plus des bouteilles non consignées ce dispositif de bouchage tend à disparaître , ce système de bouchage est facile a ouvrir et l'obturateur reste après le goulot, en contrepartie il est un peu plus difficile à refermerGlass or thermoplastic bottles are commonly used, comprising a neck closed by a cork stopper force-fitted inside the neck or a cap which is screwed or clipped or crimped onto the external lateral wall of the neck in order to wedge a seal on the upper part of the neck, to remove these caps or capsules, hold the bottle with one hand and remove the cap or capsule with the other, which occupies both hands and requires place the stopper if you want to free your hand to hold a glass, the movement to extract the stopper is a rotational and pulling movement possibly followed by a laying movement which takes time and which requires at least as much time for the reverse operation There exists for beer and lemonade a system for capping reusable glass bottles comprising a neck shutter generally made of porcelain, provided with an annu seal thick rubber sheet combined with a shutter locking device using the elastic compressibility of the seal, as more and more non-returnable bottles are used this corking device tends to disappear, this corking system is easy to open and the shutter remains after the neck, in return it is a little more difficult to close
Il existe dans les cafés des bouteilles dont le goulot est équipé d un verseur de petit diamètre comportant un dispositif d'introduction d'air, mais qui ne sont pas étanches , il existe aussi des bouchons doseurs fixes sur des bouteilles d'apéritifs qui sont disposées à l'envers sur des supports , ces dispositifs ne délivrent que des petites doses de liquide quand on appuie fortement le bord du verre sur des butées qui se déplacent en soulevant un clapet qui permet la délivrance du liquide On trouve au niveau des robinets raccordés à un reseau de fluide sous pression ou à un conteneur de grande dimension des dispositifs à fermeture rapide utilisant deux surfaces spheπques ou cylindriques de même courbure glissant 1 une sur l'autre afin de faire coïncider ou non deux ouvertures permettant le passage d'un fluide , c'est le cas des robinets à boisseau sphéπque ou cylindrique qui s'ouvrent ou se ferment en faisant faire un quart de tour à un levier de manoeuvre, tel que les robinets de tonneaux en bois, certains robinets dits «à boule» d'évier, ou les vannes situées à l'extrémité des lances d'incendies , tous ces dispositifs ne nécessitent l'usage que d'une main et permettent une ouverture et une fermeture rapide , généralement ces robinets sont en métal et utilisent des pièces de précision qui sont coûteusesThere are bottles in cafes whose neck is equipped with a small diameter pourer comprising an air introduction device, but which are not leaktight, there are also fixed dosing caps on aperitif bottles which are arranged upside down on supports, these devices deliver only small doses of liquid when the edge of the glass is strongly pressed on stops which move by lifting a valve which allows the delivery of the liquid Quick closing devices using two spheπque or cylindrical surfaces of the same curvature sliding 1 over one another are found at the taps connected to a pressurized fluid network or to a large container. allowing the passage of a fluid, this is the case of ball or cylindrical ball valves which open or close by making a quarter-turn with an operating lever, such as wooden barrel valves, some so-called “ball” sink taps, or the valves located at the end of fire hoses, all these devices require the use of only one hand and allow rapid opening and closing, generally these taps are made of metal and use expensive precision parts
L'objet de l'invention consiste à proposer un dispositif de bouchage manoeuvrable par un seul mouvement simple pour le bouchage comme pour le débouchage, du genre de celui défini dans le préambule de la revendication 1 et connu par la combinaison des brevets CH-A-249764, DE-À-2409760 et US-A- 2141572, mais étanche et peu coûteux pour pouvoir être utilise sur les petits conteneurs de liquide même gazeux et notamment sur les bouteilles munies d'un goulotThe object of the invention is to provide a closure device which can be operated by a single simple movement for closure as for uncorking, of the kind defined in the preamble of claim 1 and known by the combination of the CH-A patents -249764, DE-À-2409760 and US-A- 2141572, but waterproof and inexpensive to be able to be used on small containers of liquid, even gaseous, and in particular on bottles fitted with a neck
Dans ce qui suit on a décrit un dispositif appliqué à une bouteille munie d'un goulot visse, mais il est bien entendu que ce dispositif peut être transposable à d autres types de goulots et de conteneurs Sur les dessins annexés La figure 1 représente une vue perspective éclatée d'un dispositif de bouchage selon l'invention utilisant une surface de glissement par translation plane guidée par des rampesIn what follows, a device has been described applied to a bottle provided with a screw neck, but it is understood that this device can be transposed to other types of necks and containers. In the accompanying drawings FIG. 1 represents a view exploded perspective of a closure device according to the invention using a sliding surface by plane translation guided by ramps
La figure 2 représente une coupe suivant un plan de symétrie du dispositif de bouchage de la figure 1 La figure 3 représente une coupe suivant un plan de symétrie d'une variante du dispositif de bouchage de la figure 1 utilisant une surface de glissement par rotation cylindrique de révolution ou sphérique guidée par des rampes au lieu d une surface plane La figure 4 représente une coupe d'un dispositif de bouchage utilisant une surface de glissement cylindrique ou sphérique guidée en rotation par un étrier pivotant autour d ' un axe . La figure 5 représente une vue en élévation du dispositif de bouchage de la figure 4 avec la plaque d'obturation en position de fermeture du nouvel orifice.2 shows a section along a plane of symmetry of the closure device of FIG. 1 FIG. 3 represents a section along a plane of symmetry of a variant of the closure device of FIG. 1 using a sliding surface by cylindrical rotation of revolution or spherical guided by ramps instead of a flat surface FIG. 4 represents a section of a closure device using a cylindrical or spherical sliding surface guided in rotation by a stirrup pivoting about an axis. 5 shows an elevational view of the closure device of Figure 4 with the closure plate in the closed position of the new orifice.
La figure 6 représente une vue en élévation du dispositif de bouchage de la figure 4 avec la plaque d'obturation en position ouverte.6 shows an elevational view of the closure device of Figure 4 with the closure plate in the open position.
Un dispositif de bouchage 1 (fig.l et 2) selon l'invention est constitué d'un manchon 2 comportant un canal interne 3 qui débouche d'un côté sur un moyen d'assemblage étanche du dispositif de bouchage sur le goulot 4 d'une bouteille et de l'autre côté dans une surface de glissement plane ou courbe convexe, constituant le nouvel orifice 5 de la bouteille, auquel sont associés des moyens d ' étanchéification ; la surface de glissement plane ou courbe convexe sert d'appui à des moyens d'obturation du nouvel orifice 5 et comporte en outre des moyens de guidage et des moyens d'obturation dudit orifice ; ces moyens d'obturation du nouvel orifice sont déplacés par translation ou rotation par une action manuelle simple sur un moyen de manoeuvre afin d'obturer ou de libérer le nouvel orifice 5. On considère dans ce qui suit que la bouteille comporte un goulot 4 (fig.l et 2) sensiblement cylindrique avec un axe de symétrie de révolution principal. Le moyen d'assemblage étanche du manchon sur le goulot 4 de la bouteille utilise en général le même moyen de fixation du bouchon ou de la capsule qui peut être un pas de vis extérieur ou un bourrelet de clippage ou une surface cylindrique interne au goulot destinée à un bouchon ; l'étanchéité est réalisée par des moyens connus tels qu'un joint souple serré entre le manchon 1 et le bord supérieur du goulot 4 ou une jupe venant en appui sur le bord cylindrique interne du goulot.A closure device 1 (fig.l and 2) according to the invention consists of a sleeve 2 having an internal channel 3 which opens on one side onto a means for sealing the closure device of the closure device on the neck 4 d 'a bottle and on the other side in a flat or convex curved sliding surface, constituting the new orifice 5 of the bottle, with which are associated sealing means; the planar or curved convex sliding surface serves to support means for closing the new orifice 5 and further comprises guide means and means for closing said orifice; these means for closing the new orifice are moved by translation or rotation by a simple manual action on an operating means in order to close or release the new orifice 5. It is considered in what follows that the bottle has a neck 4 ( fig.l and 2) substantially cylindrical with a main axis of symmetry of revolution. The sealed assembly means of the sleeve on the neck 4 of the bottle generally uses the same means of fixing the stopper or the capsule which can be an external screw thread or a clipping bead or a cylindrical surface internal to the neck intended to a stopper; the seal is produced by known means such as a flexible seal clamped between the sleeve 1 and the upper edge of the neck 4 or a skirt bearing on the internal cylindrical edge of the neck.
Le manchon 2 comporte un canal interne cylindrique de révolution 3 dont l'axe de symétrie 6 est confondu avec l'axe de symétrie de révolution principal du goulot 4 qui débouche, en constituant ainsi un nouvel orifice 5, dans une £rιτ :|a,σe. de glissement 7 plane solidaire du manchon 2, faisant un a.ngle 8, de l'ordre de quarante cinq degrés avec l'axe de symétrie 6 du manchon 2 , cette surface de glissement 7, qui est associée à des moyens de guidage, sert d appui à une plaque d obturation 9 plane rigide ayant une surface suffisante pour que, lorsqu'on la déplace en la faisant glisser sur la surface de glissement 7, elle puisse venir obturer totalement ou partiellement le nouvel orifice 5 , la plaque d'obturation 9 est maintenue plaquée sur la surface de glissement 7 par au moins une rampe 10 qui applique la plaque d'obturation 9 sur la surface glissement 7, en s' appuyant sur la face opposée à la face d'appui de la plaque d'obturation 9, avec une force d'application variable en fonction de leurs positions relatives , les rampes 10 sont interrompues au droit du nouvel orifice 5 et sont fixes par rapport à la surface de glissement 7 créant un second orifice 32 pouvant servir de support à un bec verseur non représenté sur les dessins lorsque la plaque d'obturation 9 vient obturer le nouvel orifice 5 les rampes 10 viennent appliquer la plaque d'obturation 9 avec force sur tout le pourtour 11 dudit orifice 5 afin d'assurer la meilleure étanchéité possible, tandis qu'ailleurs le mouvement peut être libre , la plaque d'obturation 9 se déplace par translation, par rotation ou par une combinaison des deux mouvements grâce à des moyens de manoeuvre et de guidage , un moyen de manoeuvre peut être un maneton 12 solidaire de la plaque d'obturation 9 et passant par une fente 13 pratiquée, soit du côté de la surface de glissement 7, soit du côté des rampes 10 , un moyen de guidage de manoeuvre en translation est constitué par deux glissières latérales 14 situées dans les plans parallèles entre eux et a l'axe de symétrie 6, passant de part et d'autre du nouvel orifice 5 et sur lesquelles s'appuient simultanément deux bords parallèles 15 de la plaque d'obturation 9The sleeve 2 has a cylindrical internal channel of revolution 3, the axis of symmetry 6 coincides with the axis of symmetry of main revolution of the neck 4 which opens, thus constituting a new orifice 5, in a £ rιτ: | a , σe. sliding plane 7 integral with the sleeve 2, making an a.ngle 8, of the order of forty five degrees with the axis of symmetry 6 of the sleeve 2, this sliding surface 7, which is associated with guide means, serves as a support for a rigid planar obturation plate 9 having a surface sufficient so that, when it is moved by sliding it over the sliding surface 7, it can completely or partially block the new orifice 5, the closure plate 9 is kept pressed against the sliding surface 7 by at least a ramp 10 which applies the closure plate 9 to the sliding surface 7, by pressing on the face opposite to the bearing face of the closure plate 9, with a variable application force as a function of their relative positions, the ramps 10 are interrupted to the right of the new orifice 5 and are fixed relative to the sliding surface 7 creating a second orifice 32 which can serve as a support for a pouring spout not shown in the drawings when the closure plate 9 come close the new orifice 5 the ramps 10 apply the closure plate 9 with force over the entire periphery 11 of said orifice 5 in order to ensure the best possible seal, while elsewhere the movement can be free, the closure plate 9 moves by translation, by rotation or by a combination of the two movements thanks to maneuvering and guiding means, an operating means can be a crank pin 12 secured to the closure plate 9 and passing through a slot 13 formed, either on the side of the sliding surface 7, or on the side of the ramps 10, a means for guiding maneuver in translation consists of two lateral slides 14 located in the planes parallel to each other and to the axis of symmetry 6, passing from on either side of the new orifice 5 and on which two parallel edges 15 of the closure plate 9 are supported simultaneously
Un moyen de guidage en rotation consiste à faire pivoter une plaque d'obturation autour d'un axe perpendiculaire a la surface de glissement plane dont il est solidaire , les mouvements de la plaque d obturation sont limites par des butées en position d'obturation du nouvel orifice comme en position ouverte Ce qui vient d'être décrit concernant une plaque d'obturation en translation sur une surface de glissement plane peut être transposé au cas d'un dispositif (Fig.3) dont la surface de glissement est un secteur de cylindre de révolution ou bien une portion de sphère. En ce qui concerne le glissement en rotation, - il ne peut se transposer que lorsque la surface de glissement est une portion de sphère.A means for guiding in rotation consists in pivoting a closure plate about an axis perpendicular to the flat sliding surface of which it is integral, the movements of the closure plate are limited by stops in the closed position of the new opening as in open position What has just been described concerning a shutter plate in translation on a flat sliding surface can be transposed in the case of a device (Fig. 3) whose sliding surface is a sector of cylinder of revolution or else a portion of sphere. As regards sliding in rotation, - it can only be transposed when the sliding surface is a portion of a sphere.
Dans une autre version de l'invention, lorsque la surface de glissement 19 est un secteur de cylindre ou une portion de sphère ayant un axe de symétrie de révolution 17 sensiblement sécant et perpendiculaire à l'axe de symétrie 18 du canal interne 33 du manchon 20, la plaque d'obturation 21 peut être associée à un étrier 22 pivotant autour de l'axe de symétrie de révolution 17, par l'extrémité de ses deux bras parallèles 23 ; le manchon peut comporter deux tourillons 24, perpendiculaires à la paroi latérale du manchon 20, sur lesquels viennent s'articuler, par un alésage 25, les extrémités des bras parallèles 23 de l' étrier 22 ; la forme des tourillons 24 (fig.5 et 6) et des alésages 25 sont des cames permettant de faire varier le serrage de la plaque d'obturation 21 sur la surface de glissement 19 et notamment d'augmenter le serrage lorsque le nouvel orifice 26 est obturé Dans un perfectionnement de cette version de l'invention, notamment lorsque l'on doit obtenir une bonne etanchéité au gaz, on peut doter le nouvel orifice 26 d'un joint 27 à lèvre souple de forme sensiblement tronconique de révolution dont la grande base 29 est solidaire du bord du nouvel orifice 26 et dont la petite base 30 est légèrement au-dessus du nouvel orifice 26 lorsqu'il est ouvert ; la plaque d'obturation 21 comporte dans la zone venant recouvrir le nouvel orifice 26 une petite calotte sphérique d'un diamètre 28 de l'ordre de grandeur de celui du nouvel orifice 26 et d'un rayon de courbure de la calotte sphérique nettement supérieur ; l'alésage 25 de l' étrier 22 associé au tourillon 24 sont conformés de manière que, lors de l'obturation, la calotte sphérique de la plaque d'obturation 21 soit fermement en appui sur la petite base 30 du joint à lèvre 27 assurant une etanchéité au gaz suffisante pour permettre que lorsque la pression de gaz monte dans la bouteille ce soit elle qui, par déformation du joint à lèvre 27, l'applique de plus en plus fermement sur la calotte sphérique de la plaque d'obturation 21. Un levier de manoeuvre 31 solidaire des bras parallèles 23 de l' étrier 22 permet de placer ou d'enlever la plaque d'obturation 21 en la faisant glisser sur la surface de glissement 19.In another version of the invention, when the sliding surface 19 is a cylinder sector or a portion of a sphere having an axis of symmetry of revolution 17 substantially secant and perpendicular to the axis of symmetry 18 of the internal channel 33 of the sleeve 20, the closure plate 21 can be associated with a stirrup 22 pivoting about the axis of symmetry of revolution 17, by the end of its two parallel arms 23; the sleeve may include two pins 24, perpendicular to the side wall of the sleeve 20, on which are articulated, by a bore 25, the ends of the parallel arms 23 of the stirrup 22; the shape of the pins 24 (fig. 5 and 6) and the bores 25 are cams making it possible to vary the tightening of the closure plate 21 on the sliding surface 19 and in particular to increase the tightening when the new orifice 26 is closed In an improvement of this version of the invention, in particular when it is necessary to obtain a good gas tightness, it is possible to provide the new orifice 26 with a seal 27 with flexible lip of substantially frustoconical shape of revolution whose large base 29 is integral with the edge of the new orifice 26 and the small base 30 of which is slightly above the new orifice 26 when it is open; the closure plate 21 comprises in the area covering the new orifice 26 a small spherical cap with a diameter 28 of the order of magnitude of that of the new orifice 26 and a radius of curvature of the spherical cap ; the bore 25 of the stirrup 22 associated with the pin 24 is shaped so that, during closure, the spherical cap of the closure plate 21 is firmly supported on the small base 30 of the lip seal 27 ensuring sufficient gas tightness to allow that when the gas pressure rises in the bottle, it is she who, by deformation of the lip seal 27, applies it more and more firmly to the spherical cap of the closure plate 21. An operating lever 31 secured to the parallel arms 23 of the stirrup 22 makes it possible to place or remove the closure plate 21 by sliding it on the sliding surface 19.
Le dispositif de bouchage peut être notamment réalisé à partir de pièces en matière thermoplastique injectée assemblées par clivage ou par soudure. The closure device can in particular be produced from parts of injected thermoplastic material assembled by cleavage or by welding.

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Revendications 1-Dιsposιtιf de bouchage adaptable sur un conteneur en verre ou en matière thermoplastique comportant un goulot pouvant être obturé par un bouchon enfoncé à force dans le goulot ou vissé ou clippé ou serti sur la paroi latérale du goulot en coinçant un joint d'étanchéité sur la partie supérieure du goulot, constitué d'un manchon (20) comportant un canal interne (33) ayant un axe de symétrie (18) qui débouche d'un côté sur un assemblage étanche du dispositif de bouchage sur le goulot (4) d'un conteneur et de l'autre côté dans une surface de glissement (19) qui est un secteur de cylindre ou une portion de sphère, ayant un axe de symétrie de révolution (17) sécant et perpendiculaire à l'axe de symétrie (18) du canal interne du manchon (20), constituant un nouvel orifice (26) de la bouteille, susceptible d'être fermé par une plaque d'obturation (21) associée à un étrier (22) pivotant, par l'extrémité de ses deux bras parallèles (23), autour de deux tourillons (24) solidaires du manchon (20), sur lesquels ils viennent s'articuler par un alésage (25), caractérisé en ce que les tourillons (24) et les alésages (25) constituent des cames permettant de faire varier le serrage de la plaque d'obturation (21) sur la surface de glissement (19) et notamment d'augmenter le serrage des moyens d'étanchéité (27) lorsque le nouvel orifice (26) est obturé grâce à des moyens de manoeuvre (31) 2-Dιsposιtιf de bouchage suivant la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce qu'un moyen d'étanchéité est constitué d'un joint (27) à lèvre souple solidaire du nouvel orifice (26), de forme sensiblement tronconique de révolution, tandis que la plaque d'obturation (21) comporte, dans la zone venant recouvrir le nouvel orifice (26), une petite calotte sphérique d un diamètre (28) de 1 ordre de grandeur de celui dudit orifice (26) et d'un rayon de courbure de la calotte sphérique nettement supérieur 3-Dιsposιtιf de bouchage suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'un moyen de manoeuvre est un levierClaims 1-Dιsposιtιf adaptable on a glass or thermoplastic container having a neck which can be closed by a plug forced into the neck or screwed or clipped or crimped on the side wall of the neck by wedging a seal on the upper part of the neck, consisting of a sleeve (20) comprising an internal channel (33) having an axis of symmetry (18) which opens on one side onto a sealed assembly of the closure device on the neck (4) of a container and on the other side in a sliding surface (19) which is a cylinder sector or a portion of a sphere, having an axis of symmetry of revolution (17) intersecting and perpendicular to the axis of symmetry ( 18) of the internal channel of the sleeve (20), constituting a new orifice (26) of the bottle, capable of being closed by a closure plate (21) associated with a pivoting stirrup (22), by the end of its two parallel arms (23), aut or of two journals (24) integral with the sleeve (20), on which they are articulated by a bore (25), characterized in that the journals (24) and the bores (25) constitute cams making it possible to vary the tightening of the closure plate (21) on the sliding surface (19) and in particular of increasing the tightening of the sealing means (27) when the new orifice (26) is closed by means of operation ( 31) 2-Dιsposιtιf closure according to claim 1 characterized in that a sealing means consists of a seal (27) with flexible lip integral with the new orifice (26), of substantially frustoconical shape of revolution, while the closure plate (21) comprises, in the area covering the new orifice (26), a small spherical cap with a diameter (28) of 1 order of magnitude that of said orifice (26) and a radius of curvature of the clearly superior spherical cap 3-Dιsposιtιf of subsequent capping ant claim 1, characterized in that an operating means is a lever
(31) solidaire des bras parallèles (23) de l'étπer (22)(31) integral with the parallel arms (23) of the bracket (22)
4- Dispositif de bouchage suivant au moins l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérise en ce que le dispositif de bouchage est réalise a partir de pièces en matière thermoplastique injectée assemblées par cljpage ou par soudure. 4- following closure device at least to one of the preceding claims characterized in that the closure device is made from injected thermoplastic material parts assembled by cl j page or welding.
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