EP2804821B1 - Closure which can be filled in an oxygen-tight manner and has a pushbutton for triggering purposes - Google Patents

Closure which can be filled in an oxygen-tight manner and has a pushbutton for triggering purposes Download PDF

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EP2804821B1
EP2804821B1 EP13745051.6A EP13745051A EP2804821B1 EP 2804821 B1 EP2804821 B1 EP 2804821B1 EP 13745051 A EP13745051 A EP 13745051A EP 2804821 B1 EP2804821 B1 EP 2804821B1
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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
    • B65D81/00Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/32Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
    • B65D81/3216Rigid containers disposed one within the other
    • B65D81/3222Rigid containers disposed one within the other with additional means facilitating admixture
    • 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
    • B65D51/00Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • B65D51/2807Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container
    • B65D51/2814Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by piercing, cutting or tearing an element enclosing it
    • B65D51/2828Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by piercing, cutting or tearing an element enclosing it said element being a film or a foil
    • B65D51/2835Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by piercing, cutting or tearing an element enclosing it said element being a film or a foil ruptured by a sharp element, e.g. a cutter or a piercer
    • 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
    • B65D81/00Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/24Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants
    • 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
    • B65D2401/00Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/15Tearable part of the closure

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  • This invention relates to a refillable closure which is releasable by means of a push-button such that a separately-filled small capsule formed inside the closure is thereby opened and emptied into the container equipped with that closure.
  • Many drinks are already produced today by mixing a concentrate with water. Instead of distributing the finished mix, it would be much more efficient if the bottlers could only fill up with water on the spot and the concentrate would only be added to the water in the bottle by the first opening of the bottle and then mixed with it.
  • the WO 2009/100544 such a plastic dosing. It consists of a threaded cap, a separately fillable capsule which can be closed with a foil or closed after filling inside this threaded cap, and the associated container neck.
  • the capsule with its closing foil directed downwards, is held inside the container neck.
  • When placed on the container neck cap it protrudes into the interior of the container neck, and there is a piercing and cutting device at the bottom of the container neck, by means of which the closing foil at the bottom of the capsule when opening the plastic dosing is openable, so that the in the capsule contained substance falls into the container.
  • the threaded cap is turned counterclockwise when turning - ie in the release direction - initially moved down on the container neck, whereby the film of the capsule is pressed over a piercing and cutting device and thus cut open, while the threaded cap on the container neck finds a stop.
  • this takes with the container neck which in turn sits with a thread on the container neck, but which requires a relatively large torque to unscrew. So if the threaded cap is rotated further, it takes the container neck and the lying therein, meanwhile empty capsule with and the whole closure is unscrewed from the container neck.
  • US2007 / 0170142 shows a fillable closure with a closed bottom of a film container. This film is cut open throughout by rotation of the cap, this rotation activating a knife which cuts the film along its outer edge.
  • the mechanism for this Slicing is complicated in design and consists of several parts, and the assembly of the closure is therefore correspondingly expensive.
  • 6,679,375 B1 shows a generic fillable closure with push button for triggering the emptying of a formed on this closure, separately fillable and sealable sealable capsule with deformable side walls in a sealed container with the closure for a liquid to which the capsule content is to be mixed, and after filling with an oxygen-tight laminate film of liquid and gas-tight film material, for example, including a plastic film, sealingly closable. Due to the constructive design of the capsule, it can be assumed that the side walls are deformable, even if this is not explicitly shown and mentioned. The capsule can therefore be reduced in volume by pressurization from above by deformation of its side walls, for cutting or bursting of the sealing film.
  • the capsule must be filled with different closure solutions as a separate component and then inserted into the closure. Because the preparations must therefore be stored in a separate capsule, and may only be added immediately before drinking the water, such capsules must be made oxygen-tight using elaborate technologies. So far, this is achieved by laminating a thin aluminum foil in a foil which otherwise consists only of plastic or cardboard. However, this solution can not be used for injection-molded plastic capsules. If a capsule were made entirely from an oxygen-tight laminate, then their automatic opening in the course of unscrewing the container closure would in turn be a seemingly impossible task, at least if this opening mechanism must be simple and inexpensive to produce.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore, starting from a closure as in US Pat. No. 6,679,375 B1 discloses to provide a refillable closure, wherein the fillable capsule chamber is to provide increased oxygen-tightness and opaque, this capsule by a single action reliably, without much effort and safely openable, so that their contents completely in the with this closure equipped container falls.
  • This closure should also consist of a minimum number of components, so that it requires no assembly work and therefore is inexpensive to produce.
  • FIG. 1 You can see this closure 1, which allows the emptying of the molded capsule 2 with a single direct operation.
  • the closure 1 forms here on the threaded neck 3 of a bottle 4 screw cap. In the inner region of the closure, this is formed in a capsule 2 open at the bottom, which fills the entire interior of the closure like a dome.
  • This capsule 2 is provided on the inside or outside or even on both sides with a mirror-smooth transparent coating of quartz glass or silicon dioxide which has been evaporated in a plasma process under a vacuum-near atmosphere.
  • This vapor deposition can take place in a temperature range of 10 ° C to 30 ° C.
  • the layer thickness of this vapor deposition is 60 nm to 80 nm and offers at least one oxygen-tightness.
  • the top of the capsule 2 which is otherwise made of injection-molded plastic, can be made light-tight or oxygen-tight or even both with such a vapor-deposited layer. It may be both the inside of the capsule 2 as well as an alternative to the outside of the capsule 2 are coated, or it may even be applied a double-sided coating. The surface of the coating is polished mirror-smooth and it has a corresponding roughness. With such a vapor-deposited coating better barrier properties can be achieved than for example with so-called EVOH layers, which are otherwise used as a barrier plastic.
  • EVOH contains no chlorine, no dioxins, no metals, and no other ingredients that can cause endocrine disruption. Nevertheless, a vapor-deposited silicon dioxide or metal layer proves to be a far better barrier to oxygen, and in the case of a metal layer also to light.
  • the capsule 2 is filled with the desired substance in the toppled position of the closure 1, in which it forms a shell, and subsequently closed with a laminate film 6.
  • the laminate consists for example of at least one plastic film and an aluminum foil or alternatively of a plastic film with one-sided vapor-deposited layer of metal or glass quartz, so that the laminate film 6 is oxygen or even light-tight.
  • an ordinary plastic sealing film can be welded, which is then made oxygen or even light-tight by vapor deposition of metal or glass quartz.
  • This laminate film 6 is then welded onto the edge of the fallen capsule 2.
  • the capsule 2, together with its contents is sealed in an oxygen-tight manner, or if a metal vaporization is used, it is even closed in a light-tight manner. This makes it an ideal container for highly sensitive substances and substances such as all kinds of vitamins.
  • the capsule 2 forms a push button, which encloses a flat pusher surface 7 above.
  • a sword 8 is formed, and on both sides of the sword 8 stamp 9 are formed to depress the cut film 6 on the underside of the pusher surface 7, as can be seen more clearly from the other figures.
  • the opening of the film 6 is not so easy to accomplish because oxygen-tight films 6 are quite tough. It is also not enough to puncture them in one place only, because this does not ensure that the contents slide completely downwards out of the capsule, especially if the contents are bulk materials, such as a fine powder , Therefore, this closure presented here additionally has its own specific features to ensure this complete emptying, and these features are described and explained below.
  • FIG. 2 shows the closure with the capsule 2 formed therein alone shown in a perspective plan view.
  • the special shape of the capsule 2. It has an asymmetrical shape, so that the pusher surface 7 of the push button front, that is in the picture in the left area, is circular, but the rear, that is, in the picture right, converges to a trapezoid and therefore also has an asymmetrical shape.
  • the flat pusher surface thus forms a teardrop shape with cut off rear drop end.
  • the rear end edge 10 of the pusher surface 7 forms a hinge axis about which the pusher surface 7 can be depressed by deformation of the front portion of the capsule wall 11.
  • the terminal edge 10 is stationary, at a right angle to her a web 12 to the rear, flat and rigid Kapse rear wall 13 is formed, which forms a bridge to the inner wall 14 of the threaded cap of the closure. If pressure is exerted on the pusher surface 7 of the push button with a finger, it pivots about the terminal edge 10, that is around the upper edge of the rigid rear wall 13 down, under deformation of the soft capsule wall 11 in the front and side region of the capsule. 2 So you have here a short pivot axis at an elevated position relative to the rest of the capsule. With a corrugation 15 of the pusher surface 7 and an inscription PRESS the user is indicated that he has to press here on the pusher surface 7 to operate the push button of the closure and to effect the emptying of the capsule 2.
  • FIG. 3 shows this closure with its closed with a laminate film 6 capsule 2 in a diametrical section perspective view.
  • the flat, rigid rear wall 13 of the capsule 2 which serves as a support for acting as a hinge end edge 10.
  • This acting as a support wall rear wall 13 is connected to a right angle formed on her web 12 with the inner wall 14 of the threaded cap and therefore stiff and not deformable.
  • the remaining area of the capsule wall 11, however, is soft and deformable. So that when the pusher surface 7 is pivoted down about its rear stationary end edge 10, the laminate film 6 is opened securely, a sword 8 is integrally formed on the underside of the pusher surface. This is here executed triangular and extends over the entire length of the pusher surface 7.
  • FIG. 4 shows the closure without laminate foil in a perspective view shown from below. It can be seen here the deformable side wall 11 of the capsule 2, and the flat pusher surface 7 from below. On both sides of the sword 8 can be seen the punch 9 and at the front end of the sword 8, a reinforcing wall 5 is formed, which is connected along a curved line 26 with the pusher surface 7 and the tip of the Sword 8 runs out and is connected to the front triangle side of the sword 8. This reinforcing wall 5 ensures that the sword 8 can not buckle laterally when depressing the pusher surface 7.
  • FIG. 5 shows a solution for the realization of a first-opening guarantee. Namely, when the cap 1 as in the FIGS. 1 to 4 As shown, anyone can depress the openly accessible pusher surface 7 and empty the contents of the capsule 2 into the bottle contents. This pressing on the pusher surface 7 could therefore be abusive: out of pure joke someone could the pusher surface 7 in a series of bottles Just put it down on a shelf.
  • the inhibition threshold is relatively low.
  • the closure cap 1 shown here has a lid 18 hingedly molded on the edge thereof. From the outer edge of the lid 18, that is on the hinge 19 opposite side a pawl 20 is formed as a snap element.
  • the cover 18 If the cover 18 is swung around and pivoted down onto the closure cap 1, the pawl 20 snaps into a window 22 on a strip 21 formed thereon.
  • the cover 18 can now only be opened and release the access to the push button and its pusher surface 7, when first the strip 21 is torn away from the cap 1.
  • the strip 21 is integrally formed on a thin point 23 at the upper outer edge of the closure cap 1.
  • the grip tab 24 the strip 21 can be grasped and torn away along the circumference of the closure cap 1, breaking the thin area 23.
  • the thin area 23 can be made such that it does not overlap the Whole length of the strip 21 extends so that it remains securely held to the cap 1 after a partial breakaway, but the pawl 20 releases, so that the lid 18 can be swung open.
  • the entire closure solution consists of only two parts, namely the lid cap 1 with its possibly integrally molded lid 18 for the Clearö Stammsgarantie and the internally shaped fillable capsule 2, and a separate laminate film for closing the filled capsule. 2
  • the laminate film is safely openable, instead of a sword 8 with sharp tip 16 and cutting edge 17 and a simple blunt punch can be integrally formed on the bottom of the pusher surface 7. So that the complete emptying of the capsule 2 is still ensured, the laminate film 6, although running oxygen-tight, are deliberately weakened.
  • FIG. 6 an alternative embodiment of such a closure with an asymmetric capsule 2 is shown.
  • the capsule 2 here has a recess 29 which extends over its length, and which is reinforced in the middle with a bridge 28.
  • This recess forms on the lower side of a stamp, which serves to separate the underlying weakened laminate film alone due to pressurization with this stamp.
  • FIG. 7 is this variant after FIG. 6 shown in a section. This gives the view into the interior of the recess 29 free, in which one recognizes the material bridge 28, which connects the two side walls of the recess 29 and makes them stable and forms a total of the punch 27. In front of the capsule can be seen the deformable wall 11 of the capsule.
  • FIG. 8 Yet another variant of a closure with asymmetric capsule 2 is shown with a yet different capsule design.
  • the capsule 2 is depressed by pressure on its pusher surface 7.
  • the deformable wall 11 has arched accordingly.
  • the FIG. 9 shows what happened by this depression on the underside of the pusher surface 7.
  • On the underside of the pusher surface 7 namely a wedge 30 is formed, which forms a cutting edge.
  • this wedge 30 On the underside of the pusher surface 7 namely a wedge 30 is formed, which forms a cutting edge.
  • this wedge 30 On the underside of the pusher surface 7 namely a wedge 30 is formed, which forms a cutting edge.
  • the two laminate film halves are then spread apart on further depression, so that the capsule contents reliably through the open laminate film falls down.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 show closures with their laminate films on the separately filled in-lying capsules 2 seen from below.
  • this weakening line is realized by a U-shaped embossing line
  • the second case, according to FIG. 11 through a W-shaped embossing line.
  • the line of weakness 25 forms a continuous line, preferably one which encloses a foil flap hanging down below, and that no lines of weakness somehow intersect on the foil.
  • the contents of the capsule 2 can completely through the open laminate film 6 through down to fall.

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Diese Erfindung betrifft einen befüllbaren Verschluss, der mittels eines Druckknopfes auslösbar ist, sodass eine im Innern des Verschlusses ausgeformte, separat befüllte kleine Kapsel dadurch geöffnet und in den Behälter entleert wird, der mit diesem Verschluss ausgerüstet ist. Viele Getränke werden heute bereits durch Mischen eines Konzentrates mit Wasser erzeugt. Anstatt das fertige Gemisch zu distribuieren, wäre es viel effizienter, wenn die Flaschenabfüller vor Ort bloss Wasser abfüllen könnten und das Konzentrat erst beim Konsumenten durch das erstmalige Öffnen der Flasche dem Wasser in der Flasche zugegeben und dann mit ihm gemischt würde.This invention relates to a refillable closure which is releasable by means of a push-button such that a separately-filled small capsule formed inside the closure is thereby opened and emptied into the container equipped with that closure. Many drinks are already produced today by mixing a concentrate with water. Instead of distributing the finished mix, it would be much more efficient if the bottlers could only fill up with water on the spot and the concentrate would only be added to the water in the bottle by the first opening of the bottle and then mixed with it.

Verschiedene Lösungen sind hierzu in den letzten Jahre realisiert worden. So zeigt zum Beispiel die WO 2009/100544 einen solchen Kunststoff-Dosierverschluss. Er besteht aus einer Gewindekappe, einer separat befüllbaren und mit einer Folie verschliessbaren bzw. nach Befüllung verschlossenen Kapsel im Innern dieser Gewindekappe, sowie dem zugehörigen Behälterhals. Die Kapsel ist, mit ihrer Schliessfolie nach unten gerichtet, innerhalb des Behälterhalses gehalten. Bei auf den Behälterhals aufgesetzter Kappe ragt sie in das Innere des Behälterhalses, und es ist eine Stech- und Schneideeinrichtung am unteren Rand des Behälterhalses vorhanden, mittels derer die Schliessfolie am unteren Ende der Kapsel beim erstmaligen Öffnen des Kunststoff-Dosierverschlusses öffnenbar ist, sodass die in der Kapsel enthaltene Substanz in den Behälter fällt. Die Gewindekappe wird beim Drehen im Gegenuhrzeigersinn - also in Löserichtung - zunächst auf dem Behälterhals nach unten verschoben, wodurch die Folie der Kapsel über eine Stech- und Schneideeinrichtung gedrückt und somit aufgeschnitten wird, während die Gewindekappe auf dem Behälterhals einen Anschlag findet. Bei weiterem Drehen der Gewindekappe in Löserichtung nimmt diese den Behälterhals mit, der seinerseits mit einem Gewinde auf dem Behälterstutzen sitzt, welches aber ein relativ grosses Drehmoment zum Losschrauben erfordert. Wird also die Gewindekappe weitergedreht, so nimmt sie den Behälterhals und die darin liegende, unterdessen leere Kapsel mit und der ganze Verschluss wird vom Behälterstutzen weggeschraubt. Die Eleganz dieser Lösung liegt darin, dass sie eine einzige Handlung benötigt, nämlich einzig ein kontinuierliches Losschrauben der Gewindekappe in Löserichtung. Alles erfolgt dann automatisch der Reihe nach, das heisst das Aufstechen und Aufschneiden der Folie, das Entleeren der Kapsel, und das Entfernen des gesamten Verschlusses mitsamt der entleerten Kapsel vom Behälter. Der Nachteil dieser Lösung liegt aber darin, dass sie in der Konstruktion und Ausführung aufwändig ist, werden doch links- und rechtsläufige Gewinde benötigt, und auch die Montage des Verschlusses ist nicht unproblematisch.Various solutions have been realized for this purpose in recent years. So shows, for example, the WO 2009/100544 such a plastic dosing. It consists of a threaded cap, a separately fillable capsule which can be closed with a foil or closed after filling inside this threaded cap, and the associated container neck. The capsule, with its closing foil directed downwards, is held inside the container neck. When placed on the container neck cap it protrudes into the interior of the container neck, and there is a piercing and cutting device at the bottom of the container neck, by means of which the closing foil at the bottom of the capsule when opening the plastic dosing is openable, so that the in the capsule contained substance falls into the container. The threaded cap is turned counterclockwise when turning - ie in the release direction - initially moved down on the container neck, whereby the film of the capsule is pressed over a piercing and cutting device and thus cut open, while the threaded cap on the container neck finds a stop. Upon further rotation of the threaded cap in the release direction this takes with the container neck, which in turn sits with a thread on the container neck, but which requires a relatively large torque to unscrew. So if the threaded cap is rotated further, it takes the container neck and the lying therein, meanwhile empty capsule with and the whole closure is unscrewed from the container neck. The elegance of this solution lies in the fact that it requires a single action, namely only a continuous unscrewing the threaded cap in the release direction. Everything is then done automatically in sequence, that is piercing and slicing the foil, emptying the capsule, and removing the entire cap including the deflated capsule from the container. The disadvantage of this solution lies in the fact that it is complex in construction and execution, but left- and right-handed threads are needed, and the assembly of the closure is not without problems.

Eine weitere Lösung zeigt die US 6 003 728 , nämlich einen befüllbaren Verschluss mit einem nach oben gewölbten Kappendeckel, welcher niedergedrückt werden kann. Durch das Niederdrücken wird im Innern eines gesonderten Behälters ein Stössel, der oben auf einer Scheibe sitzt, nach unten gedrückt, und dadurch wird die Scheibe, welche zunächst mit ihrem Rand am unteren Behälterrand in einer Nut eingeklickt ist, aus dieser Festhaltung nach unten herausgedrückt. Dieser Verschluss ist allerdings nicht einfach zu befüllen, und er kann auch nicht sauerstoffdicht ausgeführt werden, weil er unten nur über eine Schnappverbindung verschlossen ist. Die Entleerung funktioniert für Schüttgüter nicht vollständig. Ein Teil des Schüttgutes bleibt auf der Scheibe liegen.Another solution shows the US 6,003,728 namely, a fillable closure with an upwardly curved cap lid which can be depressed. By pressing a plunger inside a separate container, which sits on top of a disc, pressed down, and thereby the disc, which is first clicked with its edge at the lower edge of the container in a groove, pushed out of this detention down. However, this closure is not easy to fill, and it can not be performed oxygen-tight, because it is closed at the bottom only via a snap connection. Emptying does not work completely for bulk materials. Part of the bulk material remains on the glass.

Und die US2007/0170142 zeigt einen befüllbaren Verschluss mit einem unten von einer Folie verschlossenen Behälter. Diese Folie wird durchwegs durch Drehung der Kappe aufgeschnitten, indem diese Drehung ein Messer aktiviert, das die Folie längs ihres äusseren Randes aufschneidet. Der Mechanismus für dieses Aufschneiden ist kompliziert in der Ausführung und besteht aus mehreren Teilen, und die Montage des Verschlusses ist daher entsprechend aufwändig. US 6 679 375 B1 zeigt einen gattungsgemässen befüllbaren Verschluss mit Druckknopf zum Auslösen der Entleerung einer an diesem Verschluss ausgeformten, separat befüllbaren und mit Siegelfolie verschliessbaren Kapsel mit deformierbaren Seitenwänden in einen mit dem Verschluss verschlossenen Behälter für eine Flüssigkeit, welcher der Kapselinhalt zugemischt werden soll, und die nach Befüllung mit einer sauerstoffdichten Laminat-Folie aus flüssigkeits- und gasdichtem Folienmaterial, zum Beispiel eine Kunststoff-Folie einschliessend, dichtend verschliessbar ist. Aufgrund der konstruktiven Gestaltung der Kapsel ist davon auszugehen, dass die Seitenwände verformbar sind, auch wenn das nicht explizit dargestellt und erwähnt ist. Die Kapsel ist daher durch Druckbeaufschlagung von oben durch Deformation ihrer Seitenwände in ihrem Volumen reduzierbar, zum Aufschneiden oder Aufplatzen der Siegelfolie.And the US2007 / 0170142 shows a fillable closure with a closed bottom of a film container. This film is cut open throughout by rotation of the cap, this rotation activating a knife which cuts the film along its outer edge. The mechanism for this Slicing is complicated in design and consists of several parts, and the assembly of the closure is therefore correspondingly expensive. US Pat. No. 6,679,375 B1 shows a generic fillable closure with push button for triggering the emptying of a formed on this closure, separately fillable and sealable sealable capsule with deformable side walls in a sealed container with the closure for a liquid to which the capsule content is to be mixed, and after filling with an oxygen-tight laminate film of liquid and gas-tight film material, for example, including a plastic film, sealingly closable. Due to the constructive design of the capsule, it can be assumed that the side walls are deformable, even if this is not explicitly shown and mentioned. The capsule can therefore be reduced in volume by pressurization from above by deformation of its side walls, for cutting or bursting of the sealing film.

Und US 2009/242561- A1 offenbart die gleichen Merkmale, einschliesslich Kapselvarianten mit verformbaren Seitenwänden, und erwähnt in Paragraph [0018] eine metallisierte Kunststofffolie (= Laminatfolie) als Siegelfolie für die im Verschluss ausgebildete Kapsel. Ferner ist es als solches bekannt, die (Sauerstoff-)Impermeabilität von Membranen oder Folien durch Schichtstapelung bzw. Lamination zu erhöhen. Dann aber sind die Folien nur schwer zu durchtrennen.And US 2009/242561-A1 discloses the same features, including capsule variants with deformable sidewalls, and mentions in paragraph [0018] a metallized plastic film (= laminate film) as a sealing film for the capsule formed in the closure. Furthermore, it is known as such to increase the (oxygen) impermeability of membranes or films by layer stacking or lamination. But then the slides are difficult to cut.

Alle bekannten Lösungen weisen den Nachteil auf, dass die inliegende Kapsel zur Aufnahme einer separaten Flüssigkeit, die unmittelbar vor dem Trinken des Behälterwassers zudosiert werden soll, nicht sauerstoffdicht ist. Zwar ist es bekannt, dass Metalle wie Aluminium einen sehr guten Schutz gegen Sauerstoffdiffusion bieten, und dass auch Teile solcher Kapseln mit Beschichtungen versehen werden können, wie etwa aus WO 03/051744 und JP H08 72921 A bekannt. Dennoch sind für viele Substanzen, die man sinnvollerweise zudosieren könnte, keine geeigneten Verschluss-Lösungen vorhanden. Es sind insbesondere Vitaminpräparate, die unmittelbar vor dem Trinken dem Wasser zudosiert werden sollten, weil sie sonst im Wasser bereits zugemischt nicht über längere Zeit haltbar sind. Sie reagieren sehr empfindlich auf Licht und Luftsauerstoff. Die Molekülstruktur der Vitamine wird unter dem Einfluss von Licht und der Anwesenheit von Sauerstoff verändert, mit der Folge, dass die Wirkung der Vitamine dahinfällt. Ausserdem muss die Kapsel bei verschiedenen Verschlusslösungen als separates Bauteil befüllt und hernach in den Verschluss eingesetzt werden. Weil die Präparate also in einer separaten Kapsel aufbewahrt werden müssen, und erst unmittelbar vor dem Trinken des Wassers zudosiert werden dürfen, müssen solche Kapseln mit aufwändigen Technologien sauerstoffdicht gemacht werden. Bisher wird das erreicht, indem eine dünne Aluminiumfolie laminatartig in eine Folie eingebracht wird, die sonst einzig aus Kunststoff oder Karton besteht. Diese Lösung ist aber für im Spritzverfahren hergestellte Kunststoff-Kapseln nicht einsetzbar. Wenn eine Kapsel komplett aus einem sauerstoffdichten Laminat hergestellt würde, so wäre wiederum ihre automatische Öffnung im Zuge des Losschraubens des Behälterverschlusses eine schier unlösbare Aufgabe, zumindest wenn dieser Öffnungsmechanismus einfach und kostengünstig herstellbar sein muss.All known solutions have the disadvantage that the in-lying capsule for receiving a separate liquid, which is to be added immediately before drinking the container water, is not oxygen-tight . Although it is known that metals such as aluminum provide very good protection against oxygen diffusion, and that also parts of such capsules can be provided with coatings, such as WO 03/051744 and JP H08 72921 A known. Nevertheless, for many substances that could reasonably be dosed, there are no suitable sealing solutions. There are in particular vitamin supplements that should be added to the water immediately before drinking, because they are already in the water already mixed are not preserved for a long time. They are very sensitive to light and atmospheric oxygen. The The molecular structure of the vitamins is altered under the influence of light and the presence of oxygen, with the result that the action of the vitamins falls behind. In addition, the capsule must be filled with different closure solutions as a separate component and then inserted into the closure. Because the preparations must therefore be stored in a separate capsule, and may only be added immediately before drinking the water, such capsules must be made oxygen-tight using elaborate technologies. So far, this is achieved by laminating a thin aluminum foil in a foil which otherwise consists only of plastic or cardboard. However, this solution can not be used for injection-molded plastic capsules. If a capsule were made entirely from an oxygen-tight laminate, then their automatic opening in the course of unscrewing the container closure would in turn be a seemingly impossible task, at least if this opening mechanism must be simple and inexpensive to produce.

Die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es daher, ausgehend von einem Verschluss wie in US 6 679 375 B1 offenbart einen befüllbaren Verschluss zu schaffen, wobei der befüllbare Kapselraum eine erhöhte Sauerstoff-Dichtigkeit bieten soll und lichtundurchlässig sein soll, wobei diese Kapsel durch eine einzige Handlung zuverlässig, ohne grossen Kraftaufwand und sicher öffnenbar sein soll, sodass ihr Inhalt vollständig in den mit diesem Verschluss ausgerüsteten Behälter fällt. Dieser Verschluss soll ausserdem aus einer minimalen Anzahl von Bauteilen bestehen, sodass er keiner Montagearbeiten bedarf und daher kostengünstig herstellbar ist.The object of the present invention is therefore, starting from a closure as in US Pat. No. 6,679,375 B1 discloses to provide a refillable closure, wherein the fillable capsule chamber is to provide increased oxygen-tightness and opaque, this capsule by a single action reliably, without much effort and safely openable, so that their contents completely in the with this closure equipped container falls. This closure should also consist of a minimum number of components, so that it requires no assembly work and therefore is inexpensive to produce.

Diese Aufgabe wird gelöst von einem befüllbaren Verschluss mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1.This object is achieved by a fillable closure with the features of claim 1.

In den Figuren ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel dieses befüllbaren Verschlusses mit Druckknopf in mehreren Ansichten dargestellt. Anhand dieser Figuren wird der Verschluss im Einzelnen beschrieben und seine Funktion wird erklärt. Dabei wird auch die spezielle Beschichtung und die Versiegelung der Kapsel beschrieben und gezeigt, die für ihre Sauerstoff-Dichtigkeit sorgt.In the figures, an embodiment of this fillable closure with push button is shown in several views. Based on these figures, the shutter will be described in detail and its function will be explained. It also describes and demonstrates the special coating and sealing of the capsule, which ensures its oxygen tightness.

Es zeigt:

FIG. 1
Den Verschluss mit einer darin ausgeformten Kapsel, und diesen Verschluss auf eine Flasche aufgesetzt, alles in einem perspektivischen Schnitt längs der Symmetrieachse der Flasche dargestellt;
FIG. 2
Den Verschluss mit der darin ausgeformten asymmetrischen Kapsel allein dargestellt, in einer perspektivischen Draufsicht;
FIG. 3
Den Verschluss mit seiner mit einer Siegelfolie verschlossenen Kapsel in einem diametralen Schnitt perspektivisch dargestellt;
FIG. 4
Den Verschluss ohne Siegelfolie auf der inliegenden Kapsel, in einer perspektivischen Ansicht von unten dargestellt;
FIG. 5
Einen solchen Verschluss mit einer Erstöffnungsgarantie-Einrichtung;
FIG. 6
Einen alternativen Verschluss mit einer darin ausgeformten asymmetrischen Kapsel, in einer perspektivischen Draufsicht dargestellt;
FIG. 7
Den Verschluss nach Figur 7 mit der darin ausgeformten asymmetrischen Kapsel in einem diametralen Schnitt in perspektivischer Ansicht dargestellt;
FIG. 8
Einen weiteren Verschluss mit einer darin ausgeformter Kapsel, in einer perspektivischen Draufsicht dargestellt, nach dem Niederdrücken der Drückerfläche der Kapsel;
FIG. 9
Den Verschlusses nach Figur 8 nach dem Niederdrücken der Drückerfläche der Kapsel in einem diametralen Längsschnitt dargestellt;
FIG. 10
Den Behälterverschluss mit verschlossener Kapsel von unten gesehen, mit U-förmiger Schwächungslinie in der Siegelfolie;
FIG. 11
Den Behälterverschluss von unten gesehen, mit W-förmiger Schwächungslinie in der Siegelfolie.
It shows:
FIG. 1
The closure with a capsule formed therein, and this closure placed on a bottle, all shown in a perspective section along the axis of symmetry of the bottle;
FIG. 2
The closure with the molded asymmetric capsule alone shown in a perspective plan view;
FIG. 3
The closure with its closed with a sealing film capsule in a diametrical section perspective view;
FIG. 4
The closure without sealing film on the in-capsule, shown in a perspective view from below;
FIG. 5
Such a closure with a tamper-evident guarantee device;
FIG. 6
An alternative closure with an asymmetric capsule formed therein, shown in a perspective plan view;
FIG. 7
The lock after FIG. 7 with the asymmetric capsule formed therein in a diametrical section in perspective view;
FIG. 8th
Another closure with a capsule formed therein, shown in a perspective plan view, after depressing the pusher surface of the capsule;
FIG. 9
The lock after FIG. 8 after depressing the pusher surface of the capsule shown in a diametrical longitudinal section;
FIG. 10
The container closure with closed capsule seen from below, with U-shaped line of weakness in the sealing film;
FIG. 11
The container closure seen from below, with W-shaped line of weakness in the sealing film.

In Figur 1 sieht man diesen Verschluss 1, welcher die Entleerung der darin ausgeformten Kapsel 2 mit einer einzigen direkten Betätigung ermöglicht. Der Verschluss 1 bildet hier eine auf den Gewindehals 3 einer Flasche 4 aufschraubbare Kappe. Im inneren Bereich des Verschlusses ist dieser in eine unten offene Kapsel 2 ausgeformt, welche den ganzen Innenbereich des Verschlusses wie eine Kuppel ausfüllt. Diese Kapsel 2 ist innen oder aussen oder gar beidseitig mit einer im Plasmaverfahren unter vakuumnaher Atmosphäre aufgedampften spiegelglatten transparenten Beschichtung aus Quarzglas bzw. Siliziumdioxid versehen. Dieses Aufdampfen kann in einem Temperaturbereich von 10°C bis 30°C erfolgen. Die Schichtdicke dieser Aufdampfung beträgt 60nm bis 80nm und bietet mindestens eine Sauerstoffdichtigkeit. Im Falle einer Metall-Aufdampfschicht, die dann nicht transparent ist, wird auch Lichtdichtigkeit erreicht. Je nach der Substanz, welche die Kapsel 2 aufnehmen soll, kann die Oberseite der Kapsel 2, die sonst aus Spritzkunststoff gefertigt ist, mit einer solchen Aufdampfschicht lichtdicht oder sauerstoffdicht oder gar beides gemacht werden. Es kann sowohl die Innenseite der Kapsel 2 wie auch als Alternative dazu die Aussenseite der Kapsel 2 beschichtet werden, oder es kann gar eine beidseitige Beschichtung aufgebracht werden. Die Oberfläche der Beschichtung wird dabei spiegelglatt poliert und sie weist eine entsprechende Rauigkeit auf. Mit einer solchen aufgedampften Beschichtung lassen sich bessere Barriere-Eigenschaften erzielen als zum Beispiel mit sogenannten EVOH-Schichten, die sonst als Barriere-Kunststoff eingesetzt werden. EVOH enthält im Unterschied zu PVDC kein Chlor, keine Dioxine, keine Metalle und keine sonstigen Bestandteile, die endokrinologische Störungen verursachen können. Dennoch erweist sich eine aufgedampfte Silikondioxid-oder Metallschicht als weit bessere Barriere für Sauerstoff, und im Falle einer Metallschicht auch für Licht.In FIG. 1 You can see this closure 1, which allows the emptying of the molded capsule 2 with a single direct operation. The closure 1 forms here on the threaded neck 3 of a bottle 4 screw cap. In the inner region of the closure, this is formed in a capsule 2 open at the bottom, which fills the entire interior of the closure like a dome. This capsule 2 is provided on the inside or outside or even on both sides with a mirror-smooth transparent coating of quartz glass or silicon dioxide which has been evaporated in a plasma process under a vacuum-near atmosphere. This vapor deposition can take place in a temperature range of 10 ° C to 30 ° C. The layer thickness of this vapor deposition is 60 nm to 80 nm and offers at least one oxygen-tightness. In the case of a metal vapor deposition layer, which is then not transparent, light-tightness is also achieved. Depending on the substance which is to receive the capsule 2, the top of the capsule 2, which is otherwise made of injection-molded plastic, can be made light-tight or oxygen-tight or even both with such a vapor-deposited layer. It may be both the inside of the capsule 2 as well as an alternative to the outside of the capsule 2 are coated, or it may even be applied a double-sided coating. The surface of the coating is polished mirror-smooth and it has a corresponding roughness. With such a vapor-deposited coating better barrier properties can be achieved than for example with so-called EVOH layers, which are otherwise used as a barrier plastic. Unlike PVDC, EVOH contains no chlorine, no dioxins, no metals, and no other ingredients that can cause endocrine disruption. Nevertheless, a vapor-deposited silicon dioxide or metal layer proves to be a far better barrier to oxygen, and in the case of a metal layer also to light.

Die Kapsel 2 wird in gestürzter Lage des Verschlusses 1, in welcher sie eine Schale bildet, mit der gewünschten Substanz gefüllt und hernach mit einer Laminat folie 6 verschlossen. Das Laminat besteht zum Beispiel aus mindestens einer Kunststoff-Folie und einer Aluminiumfolie oder alternativ aus einer Kunststoff-Folie mit einseitig aufgedampfter Schicht aus Metall oder Glasquarz, sodass die Laminat folie 6 sauerstoff- oder gar lichtdicht ist. Alternativ kann auch eine gewöhnliche Siegelfolie aus Kunststoff aufgeschweisst werden, die erst hernach durch Aufdampfen von Metall oder Glasquarz sauerstoff- oder gar lichtdicht gemacht wird. Diese Laminat folie 6 wird dann auf den Rand der gestürzten Kapsel 2 aufgeschweisst. Hernach ist die Kapsel 2 mitsamt ihrem Inhalt sauerstoffdicht verschlossen, oder bei Verwendung einer Metallbedampfung ist sie gar lichtdicht verschlossen. Damit ist sie ein idealer Aufenthaltsbehälter für hochsensible Stoffe und Substanzen wie etwa für allerlei Vitamine.The capsule 2 is filled with the desired substance in the toppled position of the closure 1, in which it forms a shell, and subsequently closed with a laminate film 6. The laminate consists for example of at least one plastic film and an aluminum foil or alternatively of a plastic film with one-sided vapor-deposited layer of metal or glass quartz, so that the laminate film 6 is oxygen or even light-tight. Alternatively, an ordinary plastic sealing film can be welded, which is then made oxygen or even light-tight by vapor deposition of metal or glass quartz. This laminate film 6 is then welded onto the edge of the fallen capsule 2. Afterwards, the capsule 2, together with its contents, is sealed in an oxygen-tight manner, or if a metal vaporization is used, it is even closed in a light-tight manner. This makes it an ideal container for highly sensitive substances and substances such as all kinds of vitamins.

Die Kapsel 2 bildet einen Druckknopf, welcher oben eine ebene Drückerfläche 7 einschliesst. Auf der Unterseite dieser Drückerfläche 7 ist hier, wie in Figur 3 gezeigt, ein Schwert 8 angeformt, und beidseits des Schwerts 8 sind Stempel 9 zum Niederdrücken der aufgeschnittenen Folie 6 an der Unterseite der Drückerfläche 7 angeformt, wie das aus den weiteren Figuren noch deutlicher hervorgeht. Das Öffnen der Folie 6 ist nämlich nicht so einfach zu bewerkstelligen, weil sauerstoffdichte Folien 6 ziemlich zäh sind. Es reicht auch nicht aus, sie nur an einer Stelle aufzustechen, denn damit wird nicht sichergestellt, dass der Inhalt vollständig nach unten aus der Kapsel rutscht, vor allem dann nicht, wenn es sich beim Inhalt um ein Schüttgut handelt, etwa um ein feines Pulver. Daher verfügt dieser hier vorgestellte Verschluss zusätzlich über ganz eigene spezifische Merkmale, um dieses vollständige Entleeren sicherzustellen, und diese Merkmale werden im Folgenden beschrieben und erklärt.The capsule 2 forms a push button, which encloses a flat pusher surface 7 above. On the underside of this pusher surface 7 is here, as in FIG. 3 shown, a sword 8 is formed, and on both sides of the sword 8 stamp 9 are formed to depress the cut film 6 on the underside of the pusher surface 7, as can be seen more clearly from the other figures. Namely, the opening of the film 6 is not so easy to accomplish because oxygen-tight films 6 are quite tough. It is also not enough to puncture them in one place only, because this does not ensure that the contents slide completely downwards out of the capsule, especially if the contents are bulk materials, such as a fine powder , Therefore, this closure presented here additionally has its own specific features to ensure this complete emptying, and these features are described and explained below.

Die Figur 2 zeigt den Verschlusses mit der darin ausgeformten Kapsel 2 allein dargestellt, in einer perspektivischen Draufsicht. Hier erkennt man die besondere Ausformung der Kapsel 2. Sie weist eine asymmetrische Form auf, sodass die Drückerfläche 7 des Druckknopfes vorne, das heisst im Bild im linken Bereich, kreisrund gestaltet ist, hinten jedoch, das heisst im Bild rechts, zu einem Trapez zusammenläuft und daher ebenfalls eine asymmetrische Form aufweist. Insgesamt bildet die ebene Drückerfläche also eine Tropfenform mit abgeschnittenem hinteren Tropfenende. Die hintere Abschlusskante 10 der Drückerfläche 7 bildet eine Scharnierachse, um welche die Drückerfläche 7 unter Deformation des vorderen Bereichs der Kapselwand 11 niedergedrückt werden kann. Damit die Abschlusskante 10 stationär bleibt, ist im rechten Winkel zu ihr ein Steg 12 an die hintere, ebene und steife Kapse-Rück wand 13 angeformt, welcher eine Brücke zur Innenwand 14 der Gewindekappe des Verschlusses bildet. Wird mit einem Finger Druck auf die Drückerfläche 7 des Druckknopfes ausgeübt, so schwenkt sie um die Abschlusskante 10, das heisst um den oberen Rand der steifen Rück wand 13 nach unten, unter Deformation der weichen Kapselwand 11 im vorderen und seitlichen Bereich der Kapsel 2. Man hat hier also eine kurze Schwenkachse an erhöhter Lage gegenüber dem Rest der Kapsel. Mit einer Riffelung 15 der Drückerfläche 7 und einer Aufschrift PRESS wird dem Benützer angezeigt, dass er hier auf die Drückerfläche 7 drücken muss, um den Druckknopf des Verschluss zu bedienen und die Entleerung der Kapsel 2 zu bewirken.The FIG. 2 shows the closure with the capsule 2 formed therein alone shown in a perspective plan view. Here you can see the special shape of the capsule 2. It has an asymmetrical shape, so that the pusher surface 7 of the push button front, that is in the picture in the left area, is circular, but the rear, that is, in the picture right, converges to a trapezoid and therefore also has an asymmetrical shape. Overall, the flat pusher surface thus forms a teardrop shape with cut off rear drop end. The rear end edge 10 of the pusher surface 7 forms a hinge axis about which the pusher surface 7 can be depressed by deformation of the front portion of the capsule wall 11. Thus, the terminal edge 10 is stationary, at a right angle to her a web 12 to the rear, flat and rigid Kapse rear wall 13 is formed, which forms a bridge to the inner wall 14 of the threaded cap of the closure. If pressure is exerted on the pusher surface 7 of the push button with a finger, it pivots about the terminal edge 10, that is around the upper edge of the rigid rear wall 13 down, under deformation of the soft capsule wall 11 in the front and side region of the capsule. 2 So you have here a short pivot axis at an elevated position relative to the rest of the capsule. With a corrugation 15 of the pusher surface 7 and an inscription PRESS the user is indicated that he has to press here on the pusher surface 7 to operate the push button of the closure and to effect the emptying of the capsule 2.

Die Figur 3 zeigt diesen Verschluss mit seiner mit einer Laminat folie 6 verschlossenen Kapsel 2 in einem diametralen Schnitt perspektivisch dargestellt. Auf der rechten Seite im Bild befindet sich die ebene, steife Rückwand 13 der Kapsel 2, die als Stütze für die als Scharnier wirkende Abschlusskante 10 dient. Diese als Stützwand wirkende Rückwand 13 ist mit einem rechtwinklig auf ihr angeformten Steg 12 mit der Innenwand 14 der Gewindekappe verbunden ist und daher steif und nicht deformierbar. Der restliche Bereich der Kapselwand 11 ist hingegen weich und deformierbar. Damit beim Niederschwenken der Drückerfläche 7 um ihre hintere stationäre Abschlusskante 10 die Laminat folie 6 sicher geöffnet wird, ist an der Unterseite der Drückerfläche ein Schwert 8 angeformt. Dieses ist hier dreieckförmig ausgeführt und erstreckt sich über die ganze Länge der Drückerfläche 7. Vorne ist dieses Dreieck am höchsten und läuft dort in eine Spitze 16 aus, ab welcher die untere Seite dieses Dreiecks in Richtung zur stationären Abschlusskante 10 hin verläuft. Und diese untere Seite des Dreiecks oder Schwertes 8 bildet eine scharfe Schneidkante 17. Wird die Drückerfläche 7 niedergedrückt und schwenkt sie daher um die als Scharnier wirkende Abschlusskante 10 nach unten, so sticht die Spitze 16 zunächst die Laminat folie 6 auf, und hernach schneidet die Schneidkante 17 unter weiterem Niederschwenken der Drückerfläche 7 die Laminat folie 6 entzwei. Mit diesem nun vorhandenen Schlitz in der Laminat folie 6 ist aber noch nicht sichergestellt, dass der Kapselinhalt sicher und vollständig nach unten fällt. Um das sicherzustellen, sind beidseits des Schwertes 8 Stempel 9 unten an der Drückerfläche 7 angeformt, die sich also beidseits des Schwerts 8 nach unten erstrecken und etwas weniger weit nach unten reichen als die Spitze 16 des Schwertes 8. Ist die Laminat folie 6 einmal angestochen, und wird sie hernach von der Schneidkante 17 des Schwertes ab dem Stichloch aufgeschnitten, so drücken die Stempel 9 die beiden entstandenen Hälften der Laminat folie 6 nach unten, sodass diese hernach überall eine Neigung aufweisen, welche das Abrutschen des darauf liegenden Kapselinhaltes sicherstellen.The FIG. 3 shows this closure with its closed with a laminate film 6 capsule 2 in a diametrical section perspective view. On the right side in the image is the flat, rigid rear wall 13 of the capsule 2, which serves as a support for acting as a hinge end edge 10. This acting as a support wall rear wall 13 is connected to a right angle formed on her web 12 with the inner wall 14 of the threaded cap and therefore stiff and not deformable. The remaining area of the capsule wall 11, however, is soft and deformable. So that when the pusher surface 7 is pivoted down about its rear stationary end edge 10, the laminate film 6 is opened securely, a sword 8 is integrally formed on the underside of the pusher surface. This is here executed triangular and extends over the entire length of the pusher surface 7. Front of this triangle is highest and runs out there in a peak 16, from which the lower side of this triangle runs in the direction of the stationary end edge 10 back. And this lower side of the triangle or sword 8 forms a sharp one Cutting edge 17. If the pusher surface 7 is depressed and therefore pivots about the acting as a hinge end edge 10 down, the tip 16 first pierces the laminate film 6, and then cuts the cutting edge 17 with further down pivoting the pusher surface 7, the laminate film. 6 two. With this now existing slot in the laminate film 6 is not yet sure that the capsule contents safely and completely falls down. To ensure that 8 stamp 9 are formed on both sides of the sword bottom of the pusher surface 7, so extend on both sides of the sword 8 down and slightly less far down than the top 16 of the sword 8. Is the laminate film 6 once pierced , And it is cut open afterwards by the cutting edge 17 of the sword from the stitch hole, press the stamp 9, the two resulting halves of the laminate film 6 down, so that afterwards they have everywhere an inclination, which ensure the slipping of the capsule contents lying thereon.

Die Figur 4 zeigt den Verschluss ohne Laminat folie in einer perspektivischen Ansicht von unten dargestellt. Man erkennt hier die deformierbare Seitenwand 11 der Kapsel 2, und die ebene Drückerfläche 7 von unten. Längs ihrer Mitte verläuft das Schwert 8 mit seiner Schneidkante 17. Beidseits des Schwertes 8 erkennt man die Stempel 9 und am vorderen Ende des Schwertes 8 ist eine Verstärkungswand 5 ausgeformt, welche längs einer gekrümmten Linie 26 mit der Drückerfläche 7 verbunden ist und zur Spitze des Schwertes 8 hin ausläuft und mit der vorderen Dreiecksseite des Schwertes 8 verbunden ist. Diese Verstärkungswand 5 stellt sicher, dass das Schwert 8 beim Niederdrücken der Drückerfläche 7 nicht seitlich wegknicken kann.The FIG. 4 shows the closure without laminate foil in a perspective view shown from below. It can be seen here the deformable side wall 11 of the capsule 2, and the flat pusher surface 7 from below. On both sides of the sword 8 can be seen the punch 9 and at the front end of the sword 8, a reinforcing wall 5 is formed, which is connected along a curved line 26 with the pusher surface 7 and the tip of the Sword 8 runs out and is connected to the front triangle side of the sword 8. This reinforcing wall 5 ensures that the sword 8 can not buckle laterally when depressing the pusher surface 7.

Ein solcher Verschluss kann auch mit einer Erstöffnungsgarantie-Einrichtung versehen sein. Die Figur 5 zeigt eine Lösung für die Realisierung einer Erstöffnungsgarantie. Wenn die Verschlusskappe 1 nämlich so wie in den Figuren 1 bis 4 gezeigt gefertigt wird, kann jedermann die offen zugängliche Drückerfläche 7 niederdrücken und den Inhalt der Kapsel 2 in den Flascheninhalt entleeren. Dieses Drücken auf die Drückerfläche 7 könnte daher missbräuchlich erfolgen: Aus purem Schabernack könnte jemand die Drückerfläche 7 in einer Reihe von Flaschen in einem Regal einfach so niederdrücken. Die Hemmschwelle dazu ist relativ gering. Um das zu vermeiden, weist die hier gezeigte Verschlusskappe 1 einen scharnierend an deren Rand angeformten Deckel 18 auf. Ab dem äusseren Rand des Deckels 18, das heisst auf der dem Scharnier 19 gegenüber liegenden Seite ist eine Klinke 20 als Schnappelement angeformt. Wird der Deckel 18 umgeschwenkt und auf die Verschlusskappe 1 niedergeschwenkt, so schnappt die Klinke 20 in einem Fenster 22 an einem dort angeformten Streifen 21 ein. Der Deckel 18 kann hinfort nur dann aufgeschwenkt werden und den Zugang zum Druckknopf und seiner Drückerfläche 7 freigeben, wenn zunächst der Streifen 21 von der Verschlusskappe 1 weggerissen wird. Hierzu ist der Streifen 21 über eine Dünnstelle 23 am oberen äusseren Rand der Verschlusskappe 1 angeformt. An der Grifflasche 24 kann der Streifen 21 ergriffen und längs des Umfanges der Verschlusskappe 1 weggerissen werden, unter Bruch der Dünnstelle 23. Zum Vermeiden, dass dieser Streifen 21 achtlos weggeworfen wird, kann die Dünnstelle 23 so ausgeführt werden, dass sie sich nicht über die ganze Länge des Streifens 21 erstreckt, sodass dieser nach einem teilweisen Losreissen sicher an der Verschlusskappe 1 gehalten bleibt, jedoch die Klinke 20 freigibt, sodass der Deckel 18 aufgeschwenkt werden kann. Insgesamt besteht die gesamte Verschlusslösung aus einzig zwei Teilen, nämlich aus der Deckelkappe 1 mit ihrem allenfalls einstückig angeformten Deckel 18 für die Erstöffnungsgarantie und der im Innern ausgeformten befüllbaren Kapsel 2, sowie einer separaten Laminat folie zum Verschliessen der befüllten Kapsel 2.Such a closure may also be provided with a tamper-evident device. The FIG. 5 shows a solution for the realization of a first-opening guarantee. Namely, when the cap 1 as in the FIGS. 1 to 4 As shown, anyone can depress the openly accessible pusher surface 7 and empty the contents of the capsule 2 into the bottle contents. This pressing on the pusher surface 7 could therefore be abusive: out of pure joke someone could the pusher surface 7 in a series of bottles Just put it down on a shelf. The inhibition threshold is relatively low. In order to avoid this, the closure cap 1 shown here has a lid 18 hingedly molded on the edge thereof. From the outer edge of the lid 18, that is on the hinge 19 opposite side a pawl 20 is formed as a snap element. If the cover 18 is swung around and pivoted down onto the closure cap 1, the pawl 20 snaps into a window 22 on a strip 21 formed thereon. The cover 18 can now only be opened and release the access to the push button and its pusher surface 7, when first the strip 21 is torn away from the cap 1. For this purpose, the strip 21 is integrally formed on a thin point 23 at the upper outer edge of the closure cap 1. At the grip tab 24, the strip 21 can be grasped and torn away along the circumference of the closure cap 1, breaking the thin area 23. In order to avoid that this strip 21 is carelessly thrown away, the thin area 23 can be made such that it does not overlap the Whole length of the strip 21 extends so that it remains securely held to the cap 1 after a partial breakaway, but the pawl 20 releases, so that the lid 18 can be swung open. Overall, the entire closure solution consists of only two parts, namely the lid cap 1 with its possibly integrally molded lid 18 for the Erstöffnungsgarantie and the internally shaped fillable capsule 2, and a separate laminate film for closing the filled capsule. 2

Damit die Laminat folie sicher öffnenbar ist, kann anstelle eines Schwertes 8 mit scharfer Spitze 16 und Schneidkante 17 auch ein einfacher stumpfer Stempel unten an der Drückerfläche 7 angeformt sein. Damit die vollständige Entleerung der Kapsel 2 trotzdem sichergestellt ist, kann die Laminat folie 6, obwohl sauerstoffdicht ausgeführt, gezielt geschwächt werden.Thus, the laminate film is safely openable, instead of a sword 8 with sharp tip 16 and cutting edge 17 and a simple blunt punch can be integrally formed on the bottom of the pusher surface 7. So that the complete emptying of the capsule 2 is still ensured, the laminate film 6, although running oxygen-tight, are deliberately weakened.

In Figur 6 ist eine alternative Ausführung eines solchen Verschlusses mit einer asymmetrischen Kapsel 2 gezeigt. Die Kapsel 2 weist hier eine Ausnehmung 29 auf, die sich über ihre Länge erstreckt, und die in der Mitte mit einer Brücke 28 verstärkt ist. Diese Ausnehmung bildet auf der unteren Seite einen Stempel, welcher dazu dient, die darunter verlaufenden geschwächte Laminat folie allein aufgrund von Druckbeaufschlagung mit diesem Stempel aufzutrennen.In FIG. 6 an alternative embodiment of such a closure with an asymmetric capsule 2 is shown. The capsule 2 here has a recess 29 which extends over its length, and which is reinforced in the middle with a bridge 28. This recess forms on the lower side of a stamp, which serves to separate the underlying weakened laminate film alone due to pressurization with this stamp.

In Figur 7 ist diese Variante nach Figur 6 in einem Schnitt dargestellt. Dieser gibt den Blick in das Innere der Ausnehmung 29 frei, in welcher man die Materialbrücke 28 erkennt, welche die beiden Seitenwände der Ausnehmung 29 verbindet und sie stabil macht und insgesamt den Stempel 27 bildet. Vorne an der Kapsel erkennt man die deformierbare Wand 11 der Kapsel.In FIG. 7 is this variant after FIG. 6 shown in a section. This gives the view into the interior of the recess 29 free, in which one recognizes the material bridge 28, which connects the two side walls of the recess 29 and makes them stable and forms a total of the punch 27. In front of the capsule can be seen the deformable wall 11 of the capsule.

In Figur 8 ist noch eine weitere Variante eines Verschlusses mit asymmetrischer Kapsel 2 gezeigt, mit einer abermals anderen Kapselgestaltung. In der gezeigten Darstellung ist die Kapsel 2 durch Druck auf ihre Drückerfläche 7 niedergedrückt. Die deformierbare Wand 11 hat sich entsprechend gewölbt. Die Figur 9 zeigt, was durch dieses Niederdrücken auf der Unterseite der Drückerfläche 7 passierte. Auf der Unterseite der Drückerfläche 7 ist nämlich ein Keil 30 angeformt, welcher eine Schneidkante bildet. Beim Niederdrücken dieses Keils 30 auf die darunter verlaufende Laminat folie wird diese zunächst mit der Spitze 16 des Keils 30 angestochen, und hernach mit der Schneidkante aufgeschnitten. Durch die Form des Keiles werden die beiden Laminat folienhälften beim weiteren Niederdrücken hernach auseinandergespreizt, sodass der Kapselinhalt zuverlässig durch die geöffnete Laminat folie nach unten fällt.In FIG. 8 Yet another variant of a closure with asymmetric capsule 2 is shown with a yet different capsule design. In the illustration shown, the capsule 2 is depressed by pressure on its pusher surface 7. The deformable wall 11 has arched accordingly. The FIG. 9 shows what happened by this depression on the underside of the pusher surface 7. On the underside of the pusher surface 7 namely a wedge 30 is formed, which forms a cutting edge. Upon depression of this wedge 30 on the underlying laminate film it is first pierced with the tip 16 of the wedge 30, and then cut open with the cutting edge. Due to the shape of the wedge, the two laminate film halves are then spread apart on further depression, so that the capsule contents reliably through the open laminate film falls down.

Die Figuren 10 und 11 zeigen Verschlüsse mit ihren Laminat folien auf den separat befüllten inliegenden Kapseln 2 von unten gesehen. In beiden Beispielen erkennt man eine Schwächungslinie 25 in der Laminat folie 6. Im ersten Fall, gemäss Figur 10, ist diese Schwächungslinie durch eine U-förmige Prägungslinie realisiert, im zweiten Fall, gemäss Figur 11, durch eine W-förmige Prägungslinie. Wichtig erweist sich dass die Schwächungslinie 25 eine durchgehende Linie bildet, vorzugsweise eine solche, die einen hernach nach unten hängenden Folienlappen umschliesst, und dass keine Schwächungslinien sich auf der Folie irgendwie kreuzen. Damit wird eine sichere Öffnung der Folie 6 erzielt, und der Inhalt der Kapsel 2 kann lückenlos durch die geöffnete Laminat folie 6 hindurch nach unten fallen.The FIGS. 10 and 11 show closures with their laminate films on the separately filled in-lying capsules 2 seen from below. In both examples, one can see a line of weakness 25 in the laminate film 6. In the first case, according to FIG. 10 , this weakening line is realized by a U-shaped embossing line, in the second case, according to FIG. 11 , through a W-shaped embossing line. It is important that the line of weakness 25 forms a continuous line, preferably one which encloses a foil flap hanging down below, and that no lines of weakness somehow intersect on the foil. In order for a secure opening of the film 6 is achieved, and the contents of the capsule 2 can completely through the open laminate film 6 through down to fall.

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  1. Fillable closure with push-button to initiate the emptying of capsule (2) which is moulded into this closure, and which capsule is separately fillable, has deformable side walls and is sealable with an oxygen tight laminate foil (6), for pouring the contents of the capsule (2) into a liquid container which is closed with this closure, whereby the capsule (2) is reducible in its volume by putting on pressure from above by deformation of its sidewalls (11) for cutting open or bursting the laminate foil (6), characterized in that that the capsule (2) is provided either on the inside, or on the outside, or on both sides, by a plasma assisted physical vapour deposition process under an atmosphere near vacuum with a smooth mirror-finish coating of metal or quartz glass (silicon dioxide) with a coating thickness of between 60 nm to 80 nm, and that after filling, said capsule (2) is sealable with an oxygen-impermeable sealing foil (6) completely oxygen tight.
  2. Fillable closure with push button according to claim 1, characterised in that the laminate foil (8) is equipped with at least one weakening line (25), so that due to an increase of the interior pressure within the capsule (2) the sealing laminate foil (2) can be brought to burst along the weakening line (25).
  3. Fillable closure with push button according to one of claims 1 to 2, characterised in that the it is designed as screwable cap and its oxygen-impermeable sealable capsule (2) is designed with a push-button, which forms an even pusher surface (7) and the capsule (2) comprises a deformable front and side wall (11) and an edge (10) as a pivot hinge, which is arranged on one side of the closure, above the lower edge of the deformable front and side walls (11) and opposite of the internal wall (14) of the screw cap, in such a way that a hinge axis (10) is formed on one side of the closure, and on the diametrically opposite side of the closure, the front wall is foldable and deformable around deeper point on the closure.
  4. Fillable closure with push button according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the oxygen-impermeable capsule (2) has an asymmetric push button with an even pusher surface (7) and a deformable front and side wall (11) and a stable rigid rear wall (13), wherein the upper edge of the rear wall forms a stationary edge (10), on which the pusher surface (7) can be pivoted downward through deformation of the front and side wall (11), and that on the bottom of the pusher surface (7), a triangle-shaped blade (8) is formed, which ends in a tip (16) and with a triangle edge it forms a cutting edge (17) for piercing and cutting the sealing foil (6) on the bottom of the capsule (2)
  5. Fillable closure with push button according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the push button of the oxygen-impermeable capsule (2) is asymmetric and forms an even pusher surface (7) and the capsule (2) has a deformable front and side wall (11) and a stable rigid rear wall (13), wherein the upper edge of the rear wall forms a stationary edge (10), around which the pusher surface (7) can be pivoted downward through deformation of the front and side wall (11), and that on the bottom of the pusher surface (7), a wedge (30) is formed, which forms a cutting edge, so that by pressing down of this wedge (30) onto the laminate foil below, the laminate foil will initially be pierced open by the tip of the wedge (30) and hence cut open by the cutting edge, and then the both laminate foil halves will be spread apart so that the content of the capsule reliably falls through the opened laminate foil and drops down.
  6. Fillable closure with push button according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the push button of the oxygen-impermeable capsule (2) has an asymmetric shape and it forms an even pusher surface (7), and the capsule has a deformable front and side wall (11) and a stable rear wall (13), wherein the rear wall with its upper edge forms a stationary edge (10) around which end edge of the pusher surface (7) can be pivoted downward through deformation of the front and side wall (11), and that the even pusher surface has a recess (29), which forms a punch (27) on its lower side, for pushing open the sealing foil (6) on the bottom of the capsule (2)
  7. Fillable closure with push button according to claim 3 and one of claims 4 to 6, characterised in that the rear wall (13) of the capsule (2) is connected by a bar (12) with the inner wall (14) of the threaded cap and is therefore is not deformable.
  8. Fillable closure with push button according to claim 4, characterised in that on the bottom of the pusher surface (7) on both sides of the triangle-shaped blade (8), a punch (9) is formed, which extends downwards a little lesser than the tip (16) of the blade (8), for pressing down the two halves of the cut open sealing foil (6) and thereby ensuring the capsule (2) is emptied completely.
  9. Fillable closure with push button according to of the preceding claims, characterised in that the closure comprises a lid (18) which is formed on the edge of the closure on a hinge (19), whereby the lid (18) provides tamper-proof seal, whereby a latch (20) is moulded to the opposite side of the hinge (19) as snap fit element, and when the lid (18) is closed, the latch (20) engages with the strip (21) formed in a window (22) on the edge of the closure.
  10. Fillable closure with push button according to of the preceding claims, characterised in that the sealing foil comprises one or a plurality of continuous, non-intersecting weakening lines (25) in the form of fillets.
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