EP1224986A1 - Metal can body - Google Patents

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EP1224986A1
EP1224986A1 EP01200223A EP01200223A EP1224986A1 EP 1224986 A1 EP1224986 A1 EP 1224986A1 EP 01200223 A EP01200223 A EP 01200223A EP 01200223 A EP01200223 A EP 01200223A EP 1224986 A1 EP1224986 A1 EP 1224986A1
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Gerrit W. Brilman
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Ardagh Metal Beverage Germany GmbH
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Schmalbach Lubeca Nederland BV
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
    • B44C5/00—Processes for producing special ornamental bodies
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44F—SPECIAL DESIGNS OR PICTURES
    • B44F5/00—Designs characterised by irregular areas, e.g. mottled patterns
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/12—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums
    • B65D1/14—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums characterised by shape
    • B65D1/16—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums characterised by shape of curved cross-section, e.g. cylindrical
    • B65D1/165—Cylindrical cans
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/34—Coverings or external coatings
    • B65D25/36—Coverings or external coatings formed by applying sheet material

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  • recesses extending in lengthwise direction, more or less helically extending recesses, recesses in the form of the cells of a honeycomb structure, circumferentially extending recesses and so on. It should be appreciated that these recesses, which will generally have a concave form, are alternated with convex zones located further to the outside, for instance the relatively narrow separating zones between the described recesses.
  • the invention provides a metal can body, the outer surface of which is provided with a regular pattern of mutually alternating relatively rough and relatively smooth zones which are mutually adjacent with smooth transition zones such that the visual illusion is created of mutually alternating convex and concave zones and optionally a tactile selectivity, according to which the relatively rough zones and the relatively smooth zones cause different touch sensations.
  • the can body according to the invention has a surprising effect on the unsuspecting user.
  • the optional tectile selectivity also causes a sort of "shape-illusion" which is based not on visual but rather on touch-sensation aspects.
  • a specific embodiment has the special feature that the can body is manufactured by pressing said outer surface against a shaping wall which is provided with a texture corresponding with said pattern.
  • Another embodiment has the special feature that said pattern is situated on a foil arranged round the can body.
  • This latter variant can for instance be embodied such that the foil is adhered to the outer surface of the can body.
  • a preferred embodiment has the special feature that the foil is a sheath of shrink foil which is arranged round the body through shrinkage by an appropriate temperature increase. In this embodiment no seam is present, which contributes to the quality of the can body.
  • the can body may be additionally provided with a pattern of convex and concave zones corresponding with said pattern.
  • the invention also provides a can body of the stated type which is provided with a bottom connected thereto or integrated therewith.
  • the invention also relates to a can body of the described type provided with a bottom connected thereto or integrated therewith, a filling and a cover.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Floor Finish (AREA)
  • Pens And Brushes (AREA)
  • Switches That Are Operated By Magnetic Or Electric Fields (AREA)

Abstract

Metal can body, the outer surface of which is provided with a regular pattern of mutually alternating relatively rough and relatively smooth zones which are mutually adjacent with smooth transition zones such that the visual illusion is created of mutually alternating convex and concave zones and optionally a tactile selectivity, according to which the relatively rough zones and the relatively smooth zones cause different touch sensations.

Description

  • Techniques are known with which a generally very thin-walled can body is given a regular pattern of mutually alternating convex and concave zones by means of a so-called reshaping process. Such profiling can take very varying forms and generally serves a purely aesthetic and not technical purpose.
  • Known for instance are recesses extending in lengthwise direction, more or less helically extending recesses, recesses in the form of the cells of a honeycomb structure, circumferentially extending recesses and so on. It should be appreciated that these recesses, which will generally have a concave form, are alternated with convex zones located further to the outside, for instance the relatively narrow separating zones between the described recesses.
  • It is an object of the invention to provide a can body which is embodied such that the described aesthetic effect is realized without relatively complicated and expensive mechanical operations such as reshaping processes being necessary for this purpose. It is a further object of the invention to embody a can body such that the production process for manufacturing a can body can be modified very easily in order to arrange a different pattern.
  • In respect of the above objectives the invention provides a metal can body, the outer surface of which is provided with a regular pattern of mutually alternating relatively rough and relatively smooth zones which are mutually adjacent with smooth transition zones such that the visual illusion is created of mutually alternating convex and concave zones and optionally a tactile selectivity, according to which the relatively rough zones and the relatively smooth zones cause different touch sensations.
  • It has been found in tests that the can body according to the invention has a surprising effect on the unsuspecting user. On the basis of his optical perception he will expect when he takes hold of a can body in the hand to feel a mechanical pattern of zones which are more recessed and located further to the outside. As soon as he has taken hold the user realizes that the perceived pattern is only an optical illusion. This is an exceptionally surprising effect and therefore a very attractive aspect of the invention.
  • The optional tectile selectivity also causes a sort of "shape-illusion" which is based not on visual but rather on touch-sensation aspects.
  • A specific embodiment has the special feature that the can body is manufactured by pressing said outer surface against a shaping wall which is provided with a texture corresponding with said pattern.
  • Another embodiment has the special feature that said pattern is situated on a foil arranged round the can body.
  • This latter variant can for instance be embodied such that the foil is adhered to the outer surface of the can body.
  • A preferred embodiment has the special feature that the foil is a sheath of shrink foil which is arranged round the body through shrinkage by an appropriate temperature increase. In this embodiment no seam is present, which contributes to the quality of the can body.
  • In some conditions it may be desirable aesthetically or also for technical reasons for the can body to be additionally provided with a pattern of convex and concave zones corresponding with said pattern.
  • The invention also provides a can body of the stated type which is provided with a bottom connected thereto or integrated therewith.
  • The invention also relates to a can body of the described type provided with a bottom connected thereto or integrated therewith, a filling and a cover.

Claims (10)

  1. Metal can body, the outer surface of which is provided with a regular pattern of mutually alternating relatively rough and relatively smooth zones which are mutually adjacent with smooth transition zones such that the visual illusion is created of mutually alternating convex and concave zones and optionally a tactile selectivity, according to which the relatively rough zones and the relatively smooth zones cause different touch sensations.
  2. Can body as claimed in claim 1, which can body is manufactured by pressing said outer surface against a shaping wall which is provided with a texture corresponding with said pattern.
  3. Can body as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pattern is situated on a foil arranged round the can body.
  4. Can body as claimed in claim 3, wherein the foil is adhered to the outer surface of the can body.
  5. Can body as claimed in claim 3, wherein the foil is a sheath of shrink foil which is arranged round the body through shrinkage by an appropriate temperature increase.
  6. Can body as claimed in claim 1, in which the can body is covered with a lacquer layer, in which the relatively rough zones are caused by the lacquer layer being of craquelé-type.
  7. Can body as claimed in claim 1, in which the can body is covered with a printed pattern.
  8. Can body as claimed in claim 1, comprising a pattern of convex and concave zones corresponding with said pattern.
  9. Can body as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, provided with a bottom connected thereto or integrated therewith.
  10. Can body as claimed in any of the claims 1-8, provided with a bottom connected thereto or integrated therewith, a filling and a cover.
EP01200223A 2001-01-22 2001-01-22 Metal can body Expired - Lifetime EP1224986B1 (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ES01200223T ES2241740T3 (en) 2001-01-22 2001-01-22 BODY OF METAL CAN.
EP01200223A EP1224986B1 (en) 2001-01-22 2001-01-22 Metal can body
AT01200223T ATE299056T1 (en) 2001-01-22 2001-01-22 METAL CAN BODY
DE60111819T DE60111819T2 (en) 2001-01-22 2001-01-22 Can body made of metal

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CN109969548A (en) * 2017-12-28 2019-07-05 战马（北京）饮料有限公司 A kind of more sense of touch regions tank body

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US3837881A (en) * 1972-07-03 1974-09-24 Angell Mfg Co Method for coating and texturing a surface
EP0492860A1 (en) * 1990-12-21 1992-07-01 CarnaudMetalbox plc Containers

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US3837881A (en) * 1972-07-03 1974-09-24 Angell Mfg Co Method for coating and texturing a surface
EP0492860A1 (en) * 1990-12-21 1992-07-01 CarnaudMetalbox plc Containers

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN109969548A (en) * 2017-12-28 2019-07-05 战马（北京）饮料有限公司 A kind of more sense of touch regions tank body
CN109969548B (en) * 2017-12-28 2023-10-13 战马（北京）饮料有限公司 Multi-touch area tank

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