EP3212518A1 - Plastic container comprising a sealable container mouth - Google Patents

Plastic container comprising a sealable container mouth

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Publication number
EP3212518A1
EP3212518A1 EP15775246.0A EP15775246A EP3212518A1 EP 3212518 A1 EP3212518 A1 EP 3212518A1 EP 15775246 A EP15775246 A EP 15775246A EP 3212518 A1 EP3212518 A1 EP 3212518A1
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Prior art keywords
mouth
container
plastic container
container according
plastic
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German (de)
French (fr)
Inventor
Alexander Sohm
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Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH and Co KG
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Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH and Co KG
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    • 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
    • B65D2501/00Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/0009Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures designed for pouring contents
    • B65D2501/0081Bottles of non-circular cross-section
    • 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
    • B65D2501/00Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/0009Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures designed for pouring contents
    • B65D2501/009Necks of non-circular cross-section

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  • the invention relates to a plastic container with a sealable container mouth according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • the extrusion blow molding machines used for the extrusion blow molding process usually have one or more extruders for feeding the required plastic material.
  • the outlet of the extruder is connected to an extruder head, at the outlet opening of which the extruded tube preferably exits in the opening width.
  • the extruded plastic tube can be constructed in one or more layers.
  • the hose that emerges continuously or quasi-continuously from the outlet nozzle is transferred to a blow-molding tool assembly and inflated by overpressure with the aid of a blow-up mandrel inserted into the mold cavity. Thereafter, the inflated plastic container is removed from the mold cavity.
  • Plastic containers made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and similar materials are usually produced in a so-called stretch blow molding process.
  • a preform is first produced by injection molding in an injection mold.
  • extrusion or extrusion blow molding processes have also been used for the production of preforms.
  • the preform has a substantially elongated preform body and is formed closed at its one longitudinal end.
  • a neck portion which is provided with a pouring opening.
  • the neck portion already has the later shape of the bottle neck.
  • threaded portions or the like protrusions are usually already formed for fixing a closure part.
  • a so-called snap ring is provided on the neck portion, which protrudes radially from the circumference.
  • the snap ring serves as an abutment for a detachable guarantee strip of a screw-on screw cap for a plastic container blown out of the preform or for oil bottles or the like for fixing the lower part of a commonly used hinge closure.
  • the preform body and the neck portion are separated by a so-called support ring.
  • the support ring protrudes radially and serves for the transport of the preform or of the plastic container produced therefrom and for the support of the preform on the mold tool or of the plastic container during the closure.
  • the preform is demolded after its production and can be further processed immediately hot in a single-stage stretch blown or cooled and stored in a two-stage stretch blown for a spatially and / or temporally separate further processing on a stretch blow.
  • the preform Before further processing in the stretch blow molding apparatus, the preform is conditioned if necessary, i. The preform is impressed on a temperature profile. Thereafter, it is introduced into a blow mold of the stretch blow molding apparatus. In the blow mold, the preform is finally inflated by means of a gas injected with overpressure, usually air, in accordance with the mold cavity and additionally axially stretched with a stretching mandrel. It is already already already already
  • Injection blown method known in which the Blaspro process takes place directly after the spraying of the preform.
  • the preform remains on the injection core, which at the same time forms a kind of stretching mandrel.
  • the preform is in turn inflated by overpressure according to the mold cavity of a blow mold, which is delivered to the injection core or vice versa, and thereby stretched by the mandrel. Thereafter, the finished plastic container is removed from the mold.
  • the extrusion blown, injection blown or stretch blown plastic containers are usually transported immediately after demolding to a filling plant and filled.
  • plastic containers containing foods such as milk, milk powder, instant beverage powders, yoghurt drinks and the like, sauces, etc.
  • a sealing film In addition, even a screw or snap closure can be attached.
  • the sealing film on the one hand serves as a barrier against oxygen, moisture and any germs and on the other hand as an indicator for the opening safety.
  • the application of the sealing film on a container mouth is usually carried out by an inductive welding.
  • a cohesive connection between an outer layer of the sealing film and the plastic material is created at the adjacent container mouth.
  • the energy required for the sealing process depends to a large extent on the plastic materials to be bonded to one another, on the one hand, of the sealing film and, on the other hand, of the container mouth.
  • the uniformity or flatness of the container mouth also plays a major role.
  • the energy for the sealing process is usually applied flat over a sealing plate, by means of which the sealing film is pressed against the container mouth.
  • the welding rib can be applied in an additive process to an orifice surface which borders the container mouth. This additional operation of the material order more expensive the production of the plastic container in not inconsiderable extent s.
  • the welding rib can also already be formed on the preform neck in the case of a preform produced in an injection-molding or flow-molding process at the mouth area bordering the container mouth. In the later stretch blow molding process, the neck section of the preform is usually no longer changed. The welding rib should improve the sealing process.
  • the welding rib at the mouth of the preform neck may be damaged during the storage of the preforms.
  • the injection-molded or flow-pressed preforms are indeed filled after their preparation disorderly in larger containers. This can lead to indentations and / or deformations of the welding rib. On stretch-blown containers, these indentations and / or deformations of the welding rib can lead to leaks in the connection between the sealing film and the mating surface of the container neck.
  • the container mouth is bounded by an orifice surface which extends radially outward from a container wall, a plurality of concentrically arranged welding ribs, which extend axially from the mouth surface, have been proposed.
  • the welding ribs are applied after the production of the container, for example in a flow molding process or in a deep drawing process, additionally in an additive process on the mouth surface.
  • the application of the welding srippen in an additional operation more expensive the production of the container to a considerable extent.
  • the radially projecting flange-like orifice surface allows easy support of the orifice surface during the sealing process, in plastic containers with orifice surfaces extending radially inward from an outer surface of the container neck, no additional support can be provided during the sealing process. It is only the inherent rigidity of the mouth surface, which can oppose the required force to the sealing plate when welding the sealing foil with the material of the mouth surface. Despite the welding rib at the mouth surface, it may therefore come to an insufficient connection of the sealing foil with the mouth surface, resulting in a leaky seal.
  • Object of the present invention is therefore to remedy the problems described, which can occur when applying a sealing film on a container mouth.
  • a plastic container is to be provided which allows a reliable sealing operation and reduces, if not eliminates, leaks in the sealing of the container mouth.
  • the plastic container should be fast, easy and inexpensive to produce. Elaborate additional process steps should be avoided.
  • the solution to these problems consists in a plastic container, which have the stated in the characterizing portion of claim 1 features. Further developments and / or advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.
  • the invention provides a plastic container which has a container body and a container neck with a container mouth, which can be closed with a sealing film.
  • the container mouth is bounded by a closed circumferential mouth area, which extends from an outer surface of the container neck radially inwards to an inner mouth edge.
  • a closed circumferential mouth area which extends from an outer surface of the container neck radially inwards to an inner mouth edge.
  • two or more closed circumferential Schweis s ribs are arranged, which protrude substantially axially from the mouth surface, radially spaced from each other and are produced in a blown process.
  • the two or more welding ribs arranged at the mouth surface facilitate the sealing process.
  • the energy required for the welding of the plastic partners involved is no longer distributed over the entire mouth area of the container mouth, but rather it is concentrated on the welding ribs, in particular on the most elevated area of the same.
  • the sealing process can be carried out with a reduced input of energy and with a lower contact pressure, and undesirable deformations of the inner mouth edge can be reduced or prevented.
  • the at least one further welding rib located further outwards ensures sufficient back pressure and thus continuous welding of the sealing foil with the mouth area.
  • the energy required for the sealing process can be reduced.
  • the welding ribs are not applied to the mouth surface of the container mouth in an additional additive process, but are produced during the blowing process for the plastic container. As a result, no additional effort is required for the production of the welding ribs.
  • the welding ribs have a greater width on a base merging into the mouth surface than on an axially protruding region, the energy input into the welding rib can be concentrated even better and the sealing process can be improved.
  • the welding ribs may have a substantially triangular cross-section.
  • the sides of the triangular welding ribs enclose an angle with the mouth area of the container mouth, which is from 15 ° to 75 °.
  • the angle of inclination of the sides of the welding ribs in the claimed area facilitates the production of the welding ribs, for example their removal from the corresponding area of the blow mold.
  • the welding ribs may have a curved cross-sectional contour.
  • the curved cross-sectional contour may, for example, run in a circular arc or sinusoidal manner. Such transverse Section contours are easily and easily produced with the manufacturing method described in more detail below.
  • a further variant of the plastic container may provide that the circumferential welding ribs are designed to be of different height relative to the mouth surface.
  • the welding ribs in those areas of the container mouth, in which the container neck offers a lower resistance to the contact pressure of the sealing plate, can be made higher.
  • the weld fins may also have a wider base at the transition to the muzzle surface. In this way, due to the container geometry different axial stiffnesses of the container neck or of the container relative to the contact pressure during the sealing process can be compensated.
  • the circumferential weld ribs at the corners of the container mouth relative to the mouth surface may have a lower height than in a center portion of each side of the container mouth. Due to the greater height of the welding ribs in the middle of the side, the lower rigidity of the container neck compared to the corners is compensated. The rise in height from the corners to the respective center of the page can, for example, take place continuously.
  • a further embodiment variant of the plastic container may provide that the closed peripheral welding ribs projecting from the mouth surface are arranged concentrically with one another. For example, two closed circumferential
  • Welding ribs at a radial distance of about 0.5 mm to 4 mm from each other.
  • the concentric arrangement of the welding ribs can provide an even better pressure distribution during the sealing process and thus for an even better cohesive connection between the sealing film and the plastic material at the container mouth.
  • the two or more welding ribs arranged at a radial distance from one another can each have a similar cross-sectional contour. point.
  • two approximately triangular welded ribs may be provided.
  • the mouth surface can have an approximately sinusoidal profile over at least a partial region of its radial extent, or two or more welding ribs with a rounded cross section can be provided.
  • a weld rib closest to the inner mouth edge may have a distance from the mouth edge which amounts to 20% to 50% of a radial extent of the mouth surface. This is to ensure that the pressure of the sealing plate on the welding rib does not lead to any undesired deformation of the mouth rim.
  • an outermost welding rib furthest away from the inner mouth edge may extend substantially in extension of the outer surface of the container neck. Regardless of whether there is a partial axial yielding of the inner welding rib (s) during the sealing operation, the outermost welding rib is sufficiently supported by the outer surface of the container neck, so that a tight welding of the sealing foil with the outermost welding rib is ensured. In order for the energy input to take place as early as possible via the welding rib during the sealing process, it may prove expedient if the plastic container has a second axial length measured over the welding rib, which is also within a range of a first axial length measured over the inner mouth rim 1 mm or less 0.5 mm.
  • the plastic container has two or more welding ribs, which are designed such that a straight line projecting the most axially projecting region of the welding rib and the mouth edge connecting with a container axis at an angle greater than or equal to 90 ° - concludes. Conveniently, the most axially projecting portions of all welding ribs lie on this straight line.
  • the plastic container according to the invention can be produced in a blow molding process. Blow molding processes in which a preform in a blow mold is expanded by a gas injected with overpressure, usually air, according to the cavity of the blow mold, are well known and have been tested many times.
  • a variant of the invention can provide that the plastic container is produced in a stretch blow molding process from a previously manufactured preform.
  • the stretch blow molding process may be a one or two stage stretch blow molding process.
  • the preform may, for example, be produced in an injection molding process or in a flow molding process. It is also possible to produce the preform in an extrusion blow molding process.
  • the welding ribs are only produced in the following stretch blow molding process.
  • the plastic container can be produced by an extrusion blown method.
  • a single or multilayer extruded plastic tube is extruded, cut to length and inflated in a blow mold according to the mold cavity.
  • the extrusion-blown plastic container can be designed as a wide-mouth container which is produced in a "lost-neck process.” Initially, usually in an extrusion blow molding process, an intermediate plastic container is produced The intermediate plastic container is then cut in the area of the mouth area to separate the section above, creating the mouth of the container and the relatively sharp-edged mouth edge is produced during the cutting process Cut horizontally, ie at right angles to the axis of the container, or at an angle, whereby the axial height of the mouth edge can be up to 5 mm above the axial height of the axially furthest protruding welding rib However, tt such that the axial height of the inner mouth edge is flush or up to 1 mm lower than the axial height of the welding ribs.
  • the wide-mouth container may have a container body and / or a container neck with a non-circular cross-section.
  • Such wide-mouth containers are often used as containers for powdery filling material.
  • the non-circular cross-section facilitates the removal of the contents, for example with a dosing spoon.
  • a wide-mouth container refers to a plastic container whose container mouth has an area of 700 mm or more.
  • the wide-mouth container can also be produced from a plastic container produced by a stretch blow molding process in a "lost-neck" process.
  • the mouth area with the welding ribs is produced in the blow mold.
  • the inner mouth edge results after cutting the stretch blown auxiliary container.
  • the inventive design is in a variety of types of plastic containers, especially plastic bottles, applicable.
  • the plastic container may be formed one or more layers.
  • the only condition is that it is made for the blowing method used in each case, i. E. is made for a stretch blow molding process with previous injection molding or flow molding process or for an extrusion blow molding process, suitable plastics.
  • suitable plastics are PET, PET-G, HDPE, PET-X, PP, PS, PVC, PEN, copolymers of the cited plastics, bioplastics such as PLA or PEF, filled plastics and mixtures of said plastics.
  • Fig. 1 shows a view of a plastic container, in particular a
  • FIG. 2 shows an enlarged axial section of a container mouth having a portion of a container neck
  • 2 shows a variant of a portion of a container neck having a container mouth in a representation analogous to FIG. 2
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 show two further variants of a portion of a container neck having a container mouth in a representation analogous to FIG.
  • the wide-mouth container bears the overall reference numeral 1. It can be produced in a blow molding process, for example in an extrusion blown from an extruded plastic tube or in a stretch blown from a previously made for example in an injection molding or in a flow molding preform.
  • the container 1 can have one or more layers and accordingly comprises one or more layers of the plastic materials usually used for these methods, such as PET, PET-G, HDPE, PET-X, PP, PS, PVC, PEN, Copolymers of the cited plastics, bioplastics, such as PLA or PEF, filled plastics and mixtures of said plastics.
  • the severed neck portion 40 shown in FIG. 1 is intended to indicate the production in the Lost-Neck process from an intermediate plastic container previously produced by blow molding.
  • the wide-mouth container 1 has a container body 2, which is closed by a container bottom 3. At its longitudinal end opposite the container bottom 3, the wide-mouth container 1 has a container neck 4 with a relatively large mouth opening 5, which is produced by cutting the intermediate plastic container.
  • a plastic container is designated for this invention, the mouth opening 5 has a surface greater than or equal to 700 mm.
  • the plastic container can be equipped with fastening means 6 for the positive fixing of a closure part, which are formed by the blowing process.
  • the fastening means 6 can be formed as threaded sections, locking projections, or as correspondingly formed female threaded sections, grooves or the like.
  • Fig. 2 shows a portion of the container neck 4 in an enlarged axial section.
  • the container mouth is provided with the reference numeral 5.
  • the container mouth is bounded by a closed circumferential muzzle surface 8, which is bounded on the one hand by an outer surface 9 of the container neck 4 or merges into it and ends in the direction of the container mouth 5 in an inner mouth edge 7. From the mouth surface 8 rises closed circumferential Schweis srippen 10, 10 '.
  • the mouth surface 8 with the welding ribs 10, 10 ' are formed in the production of the wide-mouth container 1 by blowing within a blow mold.
  • the relatively sharp-edged mouth edge 7 results from the separation of the neck section located above the mouth surface 8 (reference numeral 40 in FIG. 1) of the intermediate plastic container.
  • the welding ribs 10, 10 ' have an approximately triangular cross-section.
  • the welding ribs 10, 10 'at their merging into the mouth surface 8 base wider than at its axially furthest the mouth surface 8 superior area.
  • the sides of the triangular welding ribs 10, 10 ' enclose with the mouth surface 8 of the container mouth 5 at an angle which is from 15 ° to 75 °.
  • FIG. 3 shows, in an axial section analogous to the representation in FIG. 2, an alternative embodiment variant of the welding ribs, which in turn are provided with the reference numerals 10 and 10 '.
  • the schematically illustrated welding ribs 10, 10 'according to the embodiment shown have a curved cross-section. Again, they are wider at their base than at their muzzle surface 8 furthest towering areas. With the axial height of the inner muzzle edge 7 as a reference, the most projecting portion of the weld rib 10 'opposite the mouth edge has an axial height difference of + 1 mm to -0.5 mm.
  • the wide-mouth container has a second axial length b measured over the welding rib 10 'which is within a range of a first axial length a measured over the inner mouth edge 7 plus 1 mm and 0.5 mm, respectively.
  • the welding ribs 10, 10 'need not have the same height everywhere relative to the mouth surface 8.
  • the welding fins may continuously rise from the corners of the container mouth to the center of the respective side of the container mouth.
  • the different resistance of the container neck 4 can be better compensated for the contact pressure of the sealing plate.
  • a comparison of the two embodiments of the welding ribs 10, 10 'according to FIG. 2 or according to FIG. 3 further shows that the distance between the inner edge of the rib closest to the mouth edge 10' can differ from the inner mouth rim 7.
  • the distance depends on the radial length of the mouth surface 8, on the wall thickness in the region of the mouth surface 8 and on the geometry of the container mouth.
  • the radial length of the mouth surface 8 is for example 1.5 mm to 4 mm.
  • a relatively small, rotationally symmetrical container mouth usually gives the mouth area a greater rigidity.
  • the inner welding rib 10 may be arranged closer to the mouth edge 7. In the case of a non-rotationally symmetrical geometry of the container mouth, it may be expedient if the inner welding rib 10 is arranged at a greater distance from the mouth edge 7.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 show two further variants of a plastic container according to the invention, in which the surrounding, for example two, closed circumferential welding ribs 10, 10 'protruding from the mouth surface 8 are arranged at different distances from the mouth edge 7.
  • Welding ribs 10, 10 ' may be formed such that a straight line t, which connects the most axially protruding regions of the welding ribs 10, 10' and the inner mouth edge 7, encloses an angle ⁇ with an axis A of the plastic container which is the same or greater than 90 °. From the representation in Fig. 5 it can be seen that the two radially spaced welding ribs 10, 10 ', for example, may have an approximately sinusoidal course and a different axial height.
  • the embodiment according to the invention can also be used in other plastic containers with a sealable container mouth.
  • the plastic container can be produced in a stretch blow molding method from a previously produced preform.
  • the stretch blow molding process may be a one or two stage stretch blow molding process.
  • the preform can, for example, be cast in an injection molding process or be produced in a fluidized extrusion process.
  • the welding ribs on the mating surface of the container neck are produced only in the later stretch blow molding process, in which the preform is inflated to the desired shape of the plastic container and axially stretched. It is also possible to produce the preform in an extrusion blow molding process. Preferably, in this case as well, the welding ribs are produced only by blow molding to produce the container.

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P42697PC00 18 Abstract. The invention relates to a plastic container (1) which comprises a container body (2) and a container neck (4) that has a container mouth (5) able to be closed by means of a sealing film. Said container mouth (5) is bordered by a mouth surface (8) which extends circumferentially to form a closed circle and extends inwards from an outer surface (9) of said container neck (3) to a mouth edge (7). On said mouth surface (8), two or more weld ribs (10, 10') are arranged which extend circumferentially in a closed circle, protrude substantially axially out of the mouth surface (8), are radially spaced apart from one another, and are produced by means of a blow-moulding method.

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Kunststoffbehälter mit siegelbarer Behältermündung Die Erfindung betrifft einen Kunststoffbehälter mit einer siegelbaren Behältermündung gemäss dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs 1.  The invention relates to a plastic container with a sealable container mouth according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
Die in der Vergangenheit üblichen Behälter aus Weiss- oder Buntblech, aus Glas oder auch aus Keramik werden in zunehmendem Mass von Behältern aus Kunststoff abgelöst. Insbe- sondere für die Verpackung fluider Substanzen, beispielsweise für Anwendungen imThe usual in the past containers made of white or stained, glass or ceramic are increasingly being replaced by plastic containers. In particular for the packaging of fluid substances, for example for applications in the
Haushalt, in Landwirtschaft, Industrie und Gewerbe etc., kommen neuerdings hauptsächlich Kunststoffbehälter zum Einsatz. Das geringe Gewicht und die geringeren Kosten spielen sicher eine nicht unerhebliche Rolle bei dieser Substitution. Die Verwendung rezyk- lierbarer Kunststoffmaterialien und die insgesamt günstigere Gesamtenergiebilanz bei ihrer Herstellung tragen auch dazu bei, die Akzeptanz von Kunststoffbehältern bei den Anwendern zu fördern. Household, in agriculture, industry and commerce, etc., are now mainly plastic containers used. The low weight and the lower costs certainly play a significant role in this substitution. The use of recyclable plastic materials and the overall more favorable overall energy balance in their production also contribute to promoting the acceptance of plastic containers among the users.
Ein- oder mehrschichtige Kunststoffbehälter werden oft im sogenannten Extrusionsblas- verfahren, insbesondere einem Schlauchblasverfahren, hergestellt. Die für das Extrusions- blasverfahren eingesetzten Extrusionsblasmaschinen besitzen in der Regel einen oder mehrere Extruder zur Zuführung des benötigten Kunststoffmaterials. Der Ausgang des Extruders ist mit einem Extruderkopf verbunden, an dessen vorzugsweise in der Öffnungsweite regulierbarer Austrittsdüse der extrudierte Schlauch austritt. Der extrudierte Kunststoffschlauch kann ein- oder mehrschichtig aufgebaut sein. Der aus der Austrittsdüse kontinu- ierlich oder quasi-kontinuierlich austretende Schlauch wird an eine Blasformwerkzeuganordnung übergeben und mit Hilfe eines in den Formhohlraum eingefahrenen Blasdorns durch Überdruck aufgeblasen. Danach wird der aufgeblasene Kunststoffbehälter aus der Formkavität entformt. Kunststoffbehälter aus Polyethylenterephthalat (PET) und ähnlichen Materialien werden meist in einem sogenannten Streckblasverfahren hergestellt. Dabei wird zunächst in einem Spritzgiessverfahren in einer Spritzform ein Preform hergestellt. Neuerdings sind auch Fliesspressverfahren oder auch Extrusionsblasen zur Herstellung von Preforms vorge- schlagen worden. Der Preform weist einen im wesentlichen länglichen Preformkörper auf und ist an seinem einen Längsende geschlossen ausgebildet. An das andere Ende des Pre- formkörpers schliesst ein Halsabschnitt an, der mit einer Ausgiessöffnung versehen ist. Der Halsabschnitt weist bereits die spätere Form des Flaschenhalses auf. An der Aussenseite des Halsabschnitts sind daher üblicherweise bereits Gewindeabschnitte oder dergleichen Vorsprünge für die Festlegung eines Verschlussteils ausgebildet. Vielfach ist am Halsabschnitt auch ein sogenannter Schnappring vorgesehen, der radial vom Umfang abragt. Der Schnappring dient als ein Widerlager für ein abtrennbares Garantieband eines aufschraubbaren Schraubverschlusses für einen aus dem Preform streckgeblasenen Kunststoffbehälter bzw. bei Ölflaschen oder dergleichen zur Festlegung des unteren Teils eines üblicherweise verwendeten Scharnierverschlusses. Bei den meisten der bekannten Preforms sind der Preformkörper und der Halsabschnitt durch einen sogenannten Supportring voneinander getrennt. Der Supportring ragt radial ab und dient für den Transport des Preforms bzw. des daraus hergestellten Kunststoffbehälters und für die Abstützung des Preforms am Form- Werkzeug bzw. des Kunststoffbehälters beim Verschliessen. Single-layer or multi-layered plastic containers are often produced in the so-called extrusion blow-molding process, in particular a tubular blowing process. The extrusion blow molding machines used for the extrusion blow molding process usually have one or more extruders for feeding the required plastic material. The outlet of the extruder is connected to an extruder head, at the outlet opening of which the extruded tube preferably exits in the opening width. The extruded plastic tube can be constructed in one or more layers. The hose that emerges continuously or quasi-continuously from the outlet nozzle is transferred to a blow-molding tool assembly and inflated by overpressure with the aid of a blow-up mandrel inserted into the mold cavity. Thereafter, the inflated plastic container is removed from the mold cavity. Plastic containers made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and similar materials are usually produced in a so-called stretch blow molding process. In this case, a preform is first produced by injection molding in an injection mold. Recently, extrusion or extrusion blow molding processes have also been used for the production of preforms. been hit. The preform has a substantially elongated preform body and is formed closed at its one longitudinal end. At the other end of the preform body joins a neck portion, which is provided with a pouring opening. The neck portion already has the later shape of the bottle neck. On the outer side of the neck portion, therefore, threaded portions or the like protrusions are usually already formed for fixing a closure part. In many cases, a so-called snap ring is provided on the neck portion, which protrudes radially from the circumference. The snap ring serves as an abutment for a detachable guarantee strip of a screw-on screw cap for a plastic container blown out of the preform or for oil bottles or the like for fixing the lower part of a commonly used hinge closure. In most of the known preforms, the preform body and the neck portion are separated by a so-called support ring. The support ring protrudes radially and serves for the transport of the preform or of the plastic container produced therefrom and for the support of the preform on the mold tool or of the plastic container during the closure.
Der Preform wird nach seiner Herstellung entformt und kann in einem einstufigen Streckblasverfahren noch heiss sofort weiterverarbeitet oder bei einem Zweistufen- Streckblasverfahren für eine räumlich und/oder zeitlich getrennte Weiterverarbeitung auf einer Streckblasvorrichtung abgekühlt und zwischengelagert werden. Vor der Weiterverarbeitung in der Streckblasvorrichtung wird dazu der Preform bei Bedarf konditioniert, d.h. dem Preform wird ein Temperaturprofil aufgeprägt. Danach wird er in eine Blasform der Streckblasvorrichtung eingebracht. In der Blasform wird der Preform schliesslich durch ein mit Überdruck eingeblasenes Gas, üblicherweise Luft, gemäss der Formkavität aufgebla- sen und dabei zusätzlich mit einem Reckdorn axial verstreckt. Es ist auch bereits einThe preform is demolded after its production and can be further processed immediately hot in a single-stage stretch blown or cooled and stored in a two-stage stretch blown for a spatially and / or temporally separate further processing on a stretch blow. Before further processing in the stretch blow molding apparatus, the preform is conditioned if necessary, i. The preform is impressed on a temperature profile. Thereafter, it is introduced into a blow mold of the stretch blow molding apparatus. In the blow mold, the preform is finally inflated by means of a gas injected with overpressure, usually air, in accordance with the mold cavity and additionally axially stretched with a stretching mandrel. It is already already
Spritzblas verfahren bekannt, bei dem der Blaspro zess direkt anschliessend an das Spritzen des Preforms erfolgt. Der Preform verbleibt dabei auf dem Spritzkern, der zugleich eine Art Reckdorn bildet. Der Preform wird wiederum durch Überdruck gemäss der Formkavität einer Blasform, die auf den Spritzkern zugestellt wird oder umgekehrt, aufgeblasen und dabei vom Reckdorn verstreckt. Danach wird der fertige Kunststoffbehälter entformt. Injection blown method known in which the Blaspro process takes place directly after the spraying of the preform. The preform remains on the injection core, which at the same time forms a kind of stretching mandrel. The preform is in turn inflated by overpressure according to the mold cavity of a blow mold, which is delivered to the injection core or vice versa, and thereby stretched by the mandrel. Thereafter, the finished plastic container is removed from the mold.
Die extrusionsgeblasenen, spritzgeblasenen oder streckgeblasenen Kunststoffbehälter werden i.d.R. unmittelbar nach dem Entformen zu einer Abfüllanlage transportiert und gefüllt. Nach dem Füllvorgang werden insbesondere Kunststoffbehälter, die Lebensmittel, wie z.B. Milch, Milchpulver, Pulver für Instantgetränke, Joghurtgetränke und dgl., Saucen etc., enthalten, üblicherweise mit einer Siegelfolie verschlossen. Zusätzlich kann auch noch ein Schraub- oder Schnappverschluss angebracht werden. Die Siegelfolie dient einerseits als Barriere gegen Sauerstoff, Feuchtigkeit und allfällige Keime und andererseits als ein Indikator für die Erstöffnungssicherheit. The extrusion blown, injection blown or stretch blown plastic containers are usually transported immediately after demolding to a filling plant and filled. After the filling process, in particular plastic containers containing foods, such as milk, milk powder, instant beverage powders, yoghurt drinks and the like, sauces, etc., are usually sealed with a sealing film. In addition, even a screw or snap closure can be attached. The sealing film on the one hand serves as a barrier against oxygen, moisture and any germs and on the other hand as an indicator for the opening safety.
Das Aufbringen der Siegelfolie auf eine Behältermündung erfolgt üblicherweise durch ein induktives Verschweissen. Dabei wird eine stoffschlüssige Verbindung zwischen einer äusseren Schicht der Siegelfolie und dem Kunststoffmaterial an der angrenzenden Behältermündung erstellt. Die für den Siegelvorgang erforderliche Energie hängt zu einem grossen Teil von den stoffschlüssig miteinander zu verbindenden Kunststoffmaterialien einerseits der Siegelfolie und andererseits der Behältermündung ab. Auch die Gleichmässigkeit bzw. Ebenheit der Behältermündung spielt dabei eine grosse Rolle. Die Energie für den Siegelvorgang wird üblicherweise flächig über eine Siegelplatte eingebracht, mittels welcher die Siegelfolie gegen die Behältermündung gepresst wird. The application of the sealing film on a container mouth is usually carried out by an inductive welding. In this case, a cohesive connection between an outer layer of the sealing film and the plastic material is created at the adjacent container mouth. The energy required for the sealing process depends to a large extent on the plastic materials to be bonded to one another, on the one hand, of the sealing film and, on the other hand, of the container mouth. The uniformity or flatness of the container mouth also plays a major role. The energy for the sealing process is usually applied flat over a sealing plate, by means of which the sealing film is pressed against the container mouth.
Bei kleineren und/oder rotationssymmetrisch ausgebildeten Behältermündungen kann noch von einer relativ gleichmäs sigen Druckverteilung ausgegangen werden. Bei Behältermün- düngen mit grösseren Durchmessern von beispielsweise 30 mm und grösser und insbesondere bei von der Rotations Symmetrie abweichenden Behältermündungen, wie sie beispielsweise oft bei sogenannten Weithalsbehältern vorkommen, kann es infolge unterschiedlicher Steifigkeiten über den Umfang der Behältermündung zu einem ungleichmäs- sigen Anpressdruck der Siegelfolie gegen die Behältermündung kommen. Um trotzdem ein zuverlässiges Verschweissen der Kunststoffmaterialien beim Siegelvorgang sicherzustellen, erfolgt dieser üblicherweise mit einer relativ grossen Energiemenge und einem relativ hohen Anpressdruck. Infolge der relativ grossen beim Siegelvorgang eingesetzten Energiemenge kann es aber im Bereich des freien Mündungsrands der Behältermündung zu unerwünschten Deformationen kommen. Diese können insbesondere bei relativ schmalen, scharfkantigen Mündungsrändern auftreten. Dies kann beispielsweise bei Weithalsbehältern der Fall sein, welche nach dem sogenannten„Lost-Neck Verfahren" hergestellt sind. Derartige Behälter werden zunächst wie eine Kunststoffflasche in der Formkavität eines Blasformwerkzeugs aufgeblasen. Dabei werden in einem unmittelbar an den Behälterkör- per anschliessenden Abschnitt Befestigungsmittel wie beispielsweise Gewindeabschnitte, ein Gewinde, Vorsprünge, nutenartige Vertiefungen oder dergleichen zum formschlüssigen Festlegen eines Verschlusses geblasen. Im Anschluss an den Blasprozess wird ein oberhalb der geblasenen Befestigungsmittel zum formschlüssigen Festlegen des Verschlusses be- findlicher Halsabschnitt des Kunststoffbehälters abgetrennt. Die relativ scharfe Schnittkante bildet den Mündungsrand der Behältermündung, die einen relativ grossen und oft von der Kreisform abweichenden Öffnungsdurchmesser aufweist. For smaller and / or rotationally symmetrical container mouths can still be assumed that a relatively gleichmäs sige pressure distribution. With container mün- fertilize with larger diameters of, for example, 30 mm and larger and especially in the case of rotation symmetry deviating container mouths, such as often occur in so-called wide-necked containers, it may be due to different stiffness over the circumference of the container mouth to a non-uniform contact pressure of the sealing film come against the container mouth. In order nevertheless to ensure a reliable welding of the plastic materials during the sealing process, this is usually done with a relatively large amount of energy and a relatively high contact pressure. Due to the relatively large amount of energy used in the sealing process, however, undesired deformations may occur in the region of the free mouth edge of the container mouth. These can occur in particular at relatively narrow, sharp-edged mouth edges. This can be the case, for example, in the case of wide-necked containers, which are manufactured according to the so-called "lost-neck method." Such containers are initially inflated like a plastic bottle in the mold cavity of a blow-molding tool. by subsequent section fastening means such as threaded portions, a thread, projections, groove-like depressions or the like for positively fixing a closure blown. Following the blowing process, a neck section of the plastic container, which is located above the blown fastening means for the positive locking of the closure, is separated off. The relatively sharp cutting edge forms the mouth edge of the container mouth, which has a relatively large and often deviating from the circular opening diameter.
Zur Verbesserung der Dichtigkeit der Verbindung der Siegelfolie mit der Behältermün- dung ist auch schon vorgeschlagen worden, an der Behältermündung eine Schweis srippe anzubringen. Die Schweissrippe kann im Anschluss an die Herstellung des Behälters in einem additiven Verfahren auf eine die Behältermündung berandende Mündungsfläche aufgebracht werden. Dieser zusätzliche Vorgang des Materialauftrags verteuert die Herstellung des Kunststoffbehälters in nicht unerheblichem Ausmas s. Alternativ kann die Schweissrippe auch bereits bei in einem Spritzgiess- oder Fliesspressverfahren hergestellten Preforms an der die Behältermündung berandendenden Mündungsfläche am Preform- hals ausgebildet werden. Im späteren Streckblasverfahren wird der Halsabschnitt des Preforms üblicherweise nicht mehr verändert. Die Schweissrippe soll den Siegelvorgang verbessern. Allerdings kann die Schweissrippe an der Mündungsfläche des Preformhalses bei der Lagerung der Preforms beschädigt werden. Die spritzgegossenen bzw. fliessgepressten Preforms werden ja nach ihrer Herstellung ungeordnet in grössere Behältnisse abgefüllt. Dabei kann es zu Einkerbungen und/oder Deformationen der Schweissrippe kommen. Am streckgeblasenen Behälter können diese Einkerbungen und/oder Deformationen der Schweissrippe zu Undichtigkeiten der Verbindung zwischen der Siegelfolie und der Mün- dungsfläche des Behälterhalses führen. To improve the tightness of the connection of the sealing film with the container mouth, it has also been proposed to attach a welding rib to the container mouth. After the production of the container, the welding rib can be applied in an additive process to an orifice surface which borders the container mouth. This additional operation of the material order more expensive the production of the plastic container in not inconsiderable extent s. Alternatively, the welding rib can also already be formed on the preform neck in the case of a preform produced in an injection-molding or flow-molding process at the mouth area bordering the container mouth. In the later stretch blow molding process, the neck section of the preform is usually no longer changed. The welding rib should improve the sealing process. However, the welding rib at the mouth of the preform neck may be damaged during the storage of the preforms. The injection-molded or flow-pressed preforms are indeed filled after their preparation disorderly in larger containers. This can lead to indentations and / or deformations of the welding rib. On stretch-blown containers, these indentations and / or deformations of the welding rib can lead to leaks in the connection between the sealing film and the mating surface of the container neck.
Bei schalenartigen Behältern, deren Behältermündung von einer Mündungsfläche berandet wird, die sich von einer Behälterwandung flanschartig radial nach aussen erstreckt, sind auch schon mehrere konzentrisch angeordnete Schweis srippen, die sich axial von der Mündungsfläche erstrecken, vorgeschlagen worden. Die Schweis srippen werden nach der Herstellung des Behälters, beispielsweise in einem Fliesspressverfahren oder in einem Tiefziehverfahren, zusätzlich in einem additiven Verfahren auf die Mündungsfläche aufgebracht. Das Aufbringen der Schweis srippen in einem zusätzlichen Arbeitsgang verteuert die Herstellung des Behälters in einem nicht unerheblichen Ausmass. Während bei einem schalenartigen Behälter die radial abragende flanschartige Mündungsfläche eine einfache Abstützung der Mündungsfläche während des Siegelvorgangs erlaubt, kann bei Kunststoffbehältern mit Mündungsflächen, die sich von einer Aussenfläche des Behälterhalses radial nach innen erstrecken, beim Siegelvorgang keine zusätzliche Abstützung geboten werden. Es ist allein die Eigensteifigkeit der Mündungsfläche, welche der Siegelplatte bei der Verschweissung der Siegelfolie mit dem Material der Mündungsfläche die erforderliche Kraft entgegensetzen kann. Trotz Schweissrippe an der Mündungsfläche kann es daher zu einer nur unzureichenden Verbindung der Siegelfolie mit der Mündungsfläche kommen, was in einer undichten Siegelung resultiert. In shell-like containers, the container mouth is bounded by an orifice surface which extends radially outward from a container wall, a plurality of concentrically arranged welding ribs, which extend axially from the mouth surface, have been proposed. The welding ribs are applied after the production of the container, for example in a flow molding process or in a deep drawing process, additionally in an additive process on the mouth surface. The application of the welding srippen in an additional operation more expensive the production of the container to a considerable extent. While in a cup-like container, the radially projecting flange-like orifice surface allows easy support of the orifice surface during the sealing process, in plastic containers with orifice surfaces extending radially inward from an outer surface of the container neck, no additional support can be provided during the sealing process. It is only the inherent rigidity of the mouth surface, which can oppose the required force to the sealing plate when welding the sealing foil with the material of the mouth surface. Despite the welding rib at the mouth surface, it may therefore come to an insufficient connection of the sealing foil with the mouth surface, resulting in a leaky seal.
Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es daher, den geschilderten Problemen, die beim Aufbringen einer Siegelfolie auf eine Behältermündung auftreten können, abzuhelfen. Es soll ein Kunststoffbehälter geschaffen werden, welcher einen zuverlässigen Siegelvorgang erlaubt und Undichtigkeiten der Versiegelung der Behältermündung verringert, wenn nicht sogar beseitigt. Dabei soll der Kunststoffbehälter schnell, einfach und kostengünstig herstellbar bleiben. Aufwendige zusätzliche Verfahrens schritte sollen vermieden werden können. Die Lösung dieser Aufgaben besteht in einem Kunststoffbehälter, welcher die im kennzeichnenden Abschnitt des Patentanspruchs 1 angeführten Merkmale aufweisen. Weiterbildungen und/oder vorteilhafte Ausführungsvarianten der Erfindung sind Gegenstand der abhängigen Patentansprüche. Durch die Erfindung wird ein Kunststoffbehälter geschaffen, der einen Behälterkörper und einen Behälterhals mit einer Behältermündung aufweist, die mit einer Siegelfolie ver- schliessbar ist. Die Behältermündung ist von einer geschlossen umlaufenden Mündungs- fläche berandet, die sich von einer Aussenfläche des Behälterhalses radial nach innen zu einem inneren Mündungsrand erstreckt. An der Mündungsfläche sind zwei oder mehrere geschlossene umlaufende Schweis srippen angeordnet, die im wesentlichen axial aus der Mündungsfläche hervortreten, radial voneinander beabstandet und in einem Blasverfahren hergestellt sind. Die an der Mündungsfläche angeordneten zwei oder mehrere Schweissrippen erleichtern den Siegelvorgang. Die für das Verschweissen der beteiligten Kunststoffpartner erforderliche Energie wird nicht mehr über die gesamte Mündungsfläche der Behältermündung verteilt, sondern sie wird vielmehr auf die Schweissrippen, insbesondere auf den erhabensten Bereich derselben, konzentriert. Dadurch kann der Siegelvorgang mit einem verringerten Energieeintrag sowie mit einem geringeren Anpressdruck durchgeführt werden, und unerwünschte Deformationen des inneren Mündungsrandes können reduziert bzw. verhindert werden. Für den Fall, dass eine dem Mündungsrand nächste innere Schweissrippe durch den Anpressdruck der Siegelplatte axial nachgibt und zu einer nicht vollständigen Siege- lung führt, sorgt die wenigstens eine radial weiter aussen liegende weitere Schweissrippe für einen ausreichenden Gegendruck und damit für eine durchgängige Verschweissung der Siegelfolie mit der Mündungsfläche. Dadurch kann der Energieaufwand für den Siegelvorgang reduziert werden. Zum Unterschied vom Stand der Technik sind die Schweissrippen nicht in einem zusätzlichen additiven Verfahren auf die Mündungsfläche der Behältermün- dung aufgebracht, sondern während des Blasverfahrens für den Kunststoffbehälter hergestellt. Dadurch ist für die Herstellung der Schweissrippen kein zusätzlicher Aufwand erforderlich. Object of the present invention is therefore to remedy the problems described, which can occur when applying a sealing film on a container mouth. A plastic container is to be provided which allows a reliable sealing operation and reduces, if not eliminates, leaks in the sealing of the container mouth. In this case, the plastic container should be fast, easy and inexpensive to produce. Elaborate additional process steps should be avoided. The solution to these problems consists in a plastic container, which have the stated in the characterizing portion of claim 1 features. Further developments and / or advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims. The invention provides a plastic container which has a container body and a container neck with a container mouth, which can be closed with a sealing film. The container mouth is bounded by a closed circumferential mouth area, which extends from an outer surface of the container neck radially inwards to an inner mouth edge. At the mouth surface, two or more closed circumferential Schweis s ribs are arranged, which protrude substantially axially from the mouth surface, radially spaced from each other and are produced in a blown process. The two or more welding ribs arranged at the mouth surface facilitate the sealing process. The energy required for the welding of the plastic partners involved is no longer distributed over the entire mouth area of the container mouth, but rather it is concentrated on the welding ribs, in particular on the most elevated area of the same. As a result, the sealing process can be carried out with a reduced input of energy and with a lower contact pressure, and undesirable deformations of the inner mouth edge can be reduced or prevented. In the event that an inner weld rib next to the mouth edge yields axially due to the contact pressure of the sealing plate and leads to incomplete sealing, the at least one further welding rib located further outwards ensures sufficient back pressure and thus continuous welding of the sealing foil with the mouth area. As a result, the energy required for the sealing process can be reduced. In contrast to the prior art, the welding ribs are not applied to the mouth surface of the container mouth in an additional additive process, but are produced during the blowing process for the plastic container. As a result, no additional effort is required for the production of the welding ribs.
Indem die Schweissrippen an einer in die Mündungsfläche übergehenden Basis eine grös- sere Breite aufweisen als an einem axial vorstehenden Bereich, können der Energieeintrag in die Schweissrippe noch besser konzentriert und der Siegelvorgang verbessert werden. Since the welding ribs have a greater width on a base merging into the mouth surface than on an axially protruding region, the energy input into the welding rib can be concentrated even better and the sealing process can be improved.
In einer Ausführungsvariante des Kunststoffbehälters können die Schweissrippen einen im wesentlichen dreieckigen Querschnitt aufweisen. Die Seiten der dreieckigen Schweissrip- pen schliessen dabei mit der Mündungsfläche der Behältermündung einen Winkel ein, der von 15° bis 75° beträgt. Der Neigungswinkel der Seiten der Schweissrippen im beanspruchten Bereich erleichtert die Herstellung der Schweissrippen, beispielsweise deren Entformung aus dem entsprechenden Bereich der Blasform. In einer alternativen Ausführungsvariante des Kunststoffbehälters können die Schweissrippen eine gekrümmte Querschnittskontur aufweisen. Die gekrümmte Querschnittskontur kann beispielsweise kreisbogenförmig oder sinusartig verlaufen. Auch derartige Quer- schnittskonturen sind mit den im Nachstehenden noch näher beschriebenen Herstellverfahren einfach und problemlos erzeugbar. In one embodiment of the plastic container, the welding ribs may have a substantially triangular cross-section. The sides of the triangular welding ribs enclose an angle with the mouth area of the container mouth, which is from 15 ° to 75 °. The angle of inclination of the sides of the welding ribs in the claimed area facilitates the production of the welding ribs, for example their removal from the corresponding area of the blow mold. In an alternative embodiment of the plastic container, the welding ribs may have a curved cross-sectional contour. The curved cross-sectional contour may, for example, run in a circular arc or sinusoidal manner. Such transverse Section contours are easily and easily produced with the manufacturing method described in more detail below.
Eine weitere Variante des Kunststoffbehälters kann vorsehen, dass die umlaufenden Schweissrippen bezogen auf die Mündungsfläche verschieden hoch ausgebildet ist. Insbesondere können die Schweissrippen in denjenigen Bereichen der Behältermündung, in denen der Behälterhals gegenüber dem Anpressdruck der Siegelplatte einen geringeren Widerstand bietet, höher ausgebildet sein. In den höher ausgebildeten Bereichen können die Schweissrippen am Übergang zur Mündungsfläche auch eine breitere Basis aufweisen. Auf diese Weise können durch die Behältergeometrie bedingte unterschiedliche axiale Steifigkeiten des Behälterhalses bzw. des Behälters gegenüber dem Anpressdruck beim Siegelvorgang kompensiert werden. A further variant of the plastic container may provide that the circumferential welding ribs are designed to be of different height relative to the mouth surface. In particular, the welding ribs in those areas of the container mouth, in which the container neck offers a lower resistance to the contact pressure of the sealing plate, can be made higher. In the higher trained areas, the weld fins may also have a wider base at the transition to the muzzle surface. In this way, due to the container geometry different axial stiffnesses of the container neck or of the container relative to the contact pressure during the sealing process can be compensated.
Bei einem Kunststoffbehälter, der beispielsweise als ein Weithalsbehälter ausgebildet sein kann und eine im wesentlichen rechteckförmige Behältermündung aufweist, können die umlaufenden Schweissrippen an den Ecken der Behältermündung bezogen auf die Mündungsfläche eine geringere Höhe aufweisen als in einem Mittenabschnitt jeder Seite der Behältermündung. Durch die grössere Höhe der Schweissrippen in der Seitenmitte wird die dort geringere Steifigkeit des Behälterhalses gegenüber den Ecken kompensiert. Der Hö- henanstieg von den Ecken zu der jeweiligen Seitenmitte kann beispielsweise kontinuierlich erfolgen. In a plastic container, which may be formed for example as a wide-mouth container and having a substantially rectangular container mouth, the circumferential weld ribs at the corners of the container mouth relative to the mouth surface may have a lower height than in a center portion of each side of the container mouth. Due to the greater height of the welding ribs in the middle of the side, the lower rigidity of the container neck compared to the corners is compensated. The rise in height from the corners to the respective center of the page can, for example, take place continuously.
Eine weitere Ausführungsvariante des Kunststoffbehälters kann vorsehen, dass die von der Mündungsfläche abragenden geschlossenen umlaufenden Schweissrippen konzentrisch zueinander angeordnet sind. Beispielsweise können zwei geschlossene umlaufendeA further embodiment variant of the plastic container may provide that the closed peripheral welding ribs projecting from the mouth surface are arranged concentrically with one another. For example, two closed circumferential
Schweissrippen in einem radialen Abstand von etwa 0,5 mm bis 4 mm voneinander angeordnet sein. Die konzentrische Anordnung der Schweissrippen kann für eine noch bessere Druckverteilung beim Siegelvorgang und damit für eine noch bessere stoffschlüssige Verbindung zwischen der Siegelfolie und dem Kunststoffmaterial an der Behältermündung sorgen. Welding ribs at a radial distance of about 0.5 mm to 4 mm from each other. The concentric arrangement of the welding ribs can provide an even better pressure distribution during the sealing process and thus for an even better cohesive connection between the sealing film and the plastic material at the container mouth.
Die zwei oder mehreren im radialen Abstand voneinander angeordneten Schweissrippen können aus fertigungstechnischen Gründen jeweils eine ähnliche Querschnittkontur auf- weisen. Beispielsweise können zwei etwa dreieckig ausgebildete Schweissrippen vorgesehen sein. Alternativ kann die Mündungsfläche wenigstens über einen Teilbereich ihrer radialen Erstreckung einen etwa sinusförmigen Verlauf aufweisen oder es können zwei oder mehrere Schweissrippen mit einem gerundeten Querschnitt vorgesehen sein. For manufacturing reasons, the two or more welding ribs arranged at a radial distance from one another can each have a similar cross-sectional contour. point. For example, two approximately triangular welded ribs may be provided. Alternatively, the mouth surface can have an approximately sinusoidal profile over at least a partial region of its radial extent, or two or more welding ribs with a rounded cross section can be provided.
In einer weiteren Variante der Erfindung kann eine dem inneren Mündungsrand am nächsten liegende Schweissrippe einen Abstand vom Mündungsrand aufweisen, der 20% bis 50% einer radialen Erstreckung der Mündungsfläche beträgt. Dadurch soll gewährleistet werden, dass es durch den Druck der Siegelplatte auf die Schweissrippe zu keiner uner- wünschten Deformation des Mündungsrands kommt. In a further variant of the invention, a weld rib closest to the inner mouth edge may have a distance from the mouth edge which amounts to 20% to 50% of a radial extent of the mouth surface. This is to ensure that the pressure of the sealing plate on the welding rib does not lead to any undesired deformation of the mouth rim.
In einer Ausführungsvariante des Kunststoffbehälters kann eine vom inneren Mündungsrand am weitesten beabstandete äusserste Schweissrippe sich im wesentlichen in Verlängerung der Aussenfläche des Behälterhalses erstreckt. Unabhängig davon, ob es während des Siegelvorgangs zu einem partiellen axialen Nachgeben der inneren Schweissrippe(n) kommt, ist die äusserste Schweissrippe durch die Aussenfläche des Behälterhalses ausreichend abgestützt, so dass eine dichte Verschweissung der Siegelfolie mit der äussersten Schweissrippe gewährleistet ist. Damit beim Siegelvorgang der Energieeintrag möglichst frühzeitig über die Schweissrippe erfolgt, kann es sich als zweckmässig erweisen, wenn der Kunststoffbehälter eine über die Schweis srippe(n) gemessene zweite axiale Länge aufweist, die innerhalb eines Bereichs einer über den inneren Mündungsrand gemessenen ersten axialen Länge zuzüglich 1 mm bzw. abzüglich 0,5 mm liegt. In one embodiment variant of the plastic container, an outermost welding rib furthest away from the inner mouth edge may extend substantially in extension of the outer surface of the container neck. Regardless of whether there is a partial axial yielding of the inner welding rib (s) during the sealing operation, the outermost welding rib is sufficiently supported by the outer surface of the container neck, so that a tight welding of the sealing foil with the outermost welding rib is ensured. In order for the energy input to take place as early as possible via the welding rib during the sealing process, it may prove expedient if the plastic container has a second axial length measured over the welding rib, which is also within a range of a first axial length measured over the inner mouth rim 1 mm or less 0.5 mm.
Für den Siegelvorgang kann es sich als zweckmässig erweisen, wenn der Kunststoffbehälter zwei oder mehrere Schweissrippen aufweist, die derart ausgebildet sind, dass eine einen am weitesten axial vorstehenden Bereich der Schweissrippe und den Mündungsrand verbindende Gerade mit einer Behälterachse einen Winkel grösser oder gleich 90° ein- schliesst. Zweckmässigerweise liegen die am weitesten axial vorstehenden Bereiche aller Schweissrippen auf dieser Geraden. Der erfindungsgemässe Kunststoffbehälter kann in einem Blasverfahren hergestellt sein. Blasverfahren, bei denen ein Vorformling in einer Blasform durch ein mit Überdruck ein- geblasenens Gas, üblicherweise Luft, gemäss der Kavität der Blasform aufgeweitet wird, sind hinlänglich bekannt und vielfach erprobt. For the sealing process, it may prove expedient if the plastic container has two or more welding ribs, which are designed such that a straight line projecting the most axially projecting region of the welding rib and the mouth edge connecting with a container axis at an angle greater than or equal to 90 ° - concludes. Conveniently, the most axially projecting portions of all welding ribs lie on this straight line. The plastic container according to the invention can be produced in a blow molding process. Blow molding processes in which a preform in a blow mold is expanded by a gas injected with overpressure, usually air, according to the cavity of the blow mold, are well known and have been tested many times.
Eine Variante der Erfindung kann vorsehen, dass der Kunststoffbehälter in einem Streckblasverfahren aus einem zuvor gefertigten Preform hergestellt ist. Bei dem Streckblasverfahren kann es sich um ein ein- oder zweistufiges Streckblasverfahren handeln. Der Preform kann beispielsweise in einem Spritz giessverfahren oder in einem Fliesspressverfahren hergestellt sein. Es besteht auch die Möglichkeit, den Preform in einem Extrusionsblasver- fahren herzustellen. Die Schweissrippen werden erst im nachfolgenden Streckblasverfahren hergestellt. A variant of the invention can provide that the plastic container is produced in a stretch blow molding process from a previously manufactured preform. The stretch blow molding process may be a one or two stage stretch blow molding process. The preform may, for example, be produced in an injection molding process or in a flow molding process. It is also possible to produce the preform in an extrusion blow molding process. The welding ribs are only produced in the following stretch blow molding process.
In einer alternativen Ausführungsvariante kann der Kunststoffbehälter in einem Extrusi- onsblasverfahren hergestellt sein. Dabei wird ein ein- oder mehrschichtig extrudierter Kunststoffschlauch extrudiert, abgelängt und in einer Blasform gemäss der Formkavität aufgeblasen. In an alternative embodiment variant, the plastic container can be produced by an extrusion blown method. In this case, a single or multilayer extruded plastic tube is extruded, cut to length and inflated in a blow mold according to the mold cavity.
Der extrusionsgeblasene Kunststoffbehälter kann in einer weiteren Ausführungsvariante als ein Weithalsbehälter ausgebildet sein, der in einem„Lost- Neck Verfahren" hergestellt ist. Dabei wird zunächst, üblicherweise in einem Extrusionsblasverfahren, ein Zwischen- Kunststoffbehälter hergestellt. Die spätere Mündungsfläche mit den zwei oder mehreren geschlossenen umlaufenden Schweissrippen wird beim Blasvorgang erzeugt. Danach wird der Zwischen-Kunststoffbehälter im Bereich der Mündungsfläche geschnitten, um den oberhalb befindlichen Abschnitt abzutrennen. Dabei wird die Behältermündung erzeugt. Beim Schneiden wird der relativ scharfkantige Mündungsrand erzeugt. Je nach der axialen Höhe der Schweissrippen kann der Schnitt horizontal, d.h. rechtwinkelig zur Behälterachse, oder schräg erfolgen. Die axiale Höhe des Mündungsrands kann dabei bis zu 5 mm über der axialen Höhe der axial am weitesten vorstehenden Schweissrippe liegen. Zweck- mässigerweise erfolgt der Schnitt jedoch derart, dass die axiale Höhe des inneren Mündungsrands bündig oder bis zu 1 mm tiefer liegt als die axiale Höhe der Schweissrippen. Der Weithalsbehälter kann einen Behälterkörper und/oder einen Behälterhals mit einem unrunden Querschnitt aufweisen. Derartige Weithalsbehälter kommen vielfach als Behälter für pulverförmiges Füllgut zur Anwendung. Der unrunde Querschnitt erleichtert die Entnahme des Füllguts beispielsweise mit einem Dosierlöffel. Als Weithalsbehälter im Sinne der vorliegenden Erfindung wird dabei ein Kunststoffbehälter bezeichnet, dessen Behäl- termündung eine Fläche von 700 mm oder mehr aufweist. In a further embodiment variant, the extrusion-blown plastic container can be designed as a wide-mouth container which is produced in a "lost-neck process." Initially, usually in an extrusion blow molding process, an intermediate plastic container is produced The intermediate plastic container is then cut in the area of the mouth area to separate the section above, creating the mouth of the container and the relatively sharp-edged mouth edge is produced during the cutting process Cut horizontally, ie at right angles to the axis of the container, or at an angle, whereby the axial height of the mouth edge can be up to 5 mm above the axial height of the axially furthest protruding welding rib However, tt such that the axial height of the inner mouth edge is flush or up to 1 mm lower than the axial height of the welding ribs. The wide-mouth container may have a container body and / or a container neck with a non-circular cross-section. Such wide-mouth containers are often used as containers for powdery filling material. The non-circular cross-section facilitates the removal of the contents, for example with a dosing spoon. In the context of the present invention, a wide-mouth container refers to a plastic container whose container mouth has an area of 700 mm or more.
Der Weithalsbehälter kann in einer weiteren Alternative auch aus einem in einem Streckblasverfahren gefertigten Kunststoffbehälter in einem„Lost- Neck Verfahren hergestellt sein. Die Mündungsfläche mit den Schweissrippen wird in der Blasform hergestellt. Der innere Mündungsrand ergibt sich nach dem Schneiden des streckgeblasenen HilfsBehälters. In a further alternative, the wide-mouth container can also be produced from a plastic container produced by a stretch blow molding process in a "lost-neck" process. The mouth area with the welding ribs is produced in the blow mold. The inner mouth edge results after cutting the stretch blown auxiliary container.
Die erfindungsgemässe Ausbildung ist bei den unterschiedlichsten Arten von Kunststoffbehältern, insbesondere Kunststoffflaschen, anwendbar. Der Kunststoffbehälter kann ein- oder mehrschichtig ausgebildet sein. Bedingung ist nur, dass er aus für das jeweils eingesetzte Blasverfahren, d.h. für ein Streckblasverfahren mit vorangehendem Spritzgiess- oder Fliesspressverfahren oder für ein Extrusionsblasverfahren, geeigneten Kunststoffen gefertigt ist. Beispiele für derartige Kunststoffe sind PET, PET-G, HDPE, PET-X, PP, PS, PVC, PEN, Copolymere der angeführten Kunststoffe, Biokunststoffe, wie beispielsweise PLA oder PEF, gefüllte Kunststoffe und Mischungen der genannten Kunststoffe. The inventive design is in a variety of types of plastic containers, especially plastic bottles, applicable. The plastic container may be formed one or more layers. The only condition is that it is made for the blowing method used in each case, i. E. is made for a stretch blow molding process with previous injection molding or flow molding process or for an extrusion blow molding process, suitable plastics. Examples of such plastics are PET, PET-G, HDPE, PET-X, PP, PS, PVC, PEN, copolymers of the cited plastics, bioplastics such as PLA or PEF, filled plastics and mixtures of said plastics.
Weitere Vorteile und Merkmale ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von beispielsweisen Ausführungsvarianten der Erfindung unter Bezugnahme auf die schematischen Zeichnungen, die nicht mass Stabs getreu dargestellt sind. Further advantages and features will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments of the invention with reference to the schematic drawings, which are not shown to scale solid.
Fig. 1 zeigt eine Ansicht eines Kunststoffbehälters, insbesondere eine Fig. 1 shows a view of a plastic container, in particular a
Weithalsbehälters, der nach einem Lost- Neck Verfahren hergestellt ist;  Wide-necked container, which is produced by a Lost-Neck method;
Fig. 2 zeigt einen vergrösserten Axialschnitt eines eine Behältermündung aufweisenden Abschnitts eines Behälterhalses; zeigt eine Variante eines eine Behältermündung aufweisenden Abschnitts eines Behälterhalses in einer zu Fig. 2 analogen Darstellun und Fig. 4 und Fig. 5 zeigen zwei weitere Varianten eines eine Behältermündung aufweisenden Abschnitts eines Behälterhalses in einer zu Fig. 2 analogen Darstellung. Fig. 2 shows an enlarged axial section of a container mouth having a portion of a container neck; 2 shows a variant of a portion of a container neck having a container mouth in a representation analogous to FIG. 2, and FIGS. 4 and 5 show two further variants of a portion of a container neck having a container mouth in a representation analogous to FIG.
Fig. 1 zeigt eine schematische Darstellung eines als ein Weithalsbehälter ausgebildeten Kunststoffbehälters, der nach einem Lost- Neck Verfahren hergestellt ist. Der Weithalsbehälter trägt gesamthaft das Bezugszeichen 1. Er kann in einem Blasformverfahren, beispielsweise in einem Extrusionsblasverfahren aus einem extrudierten Kunststoffschlauch oder in einem Streckblasverfahren aus einem zuvor beispielsweise in einem Spritzgiessver- fahren oder in einem Fliesspressverfahren gefertigten Preform hergestellt sein. Der Behäl- ter 1 kann ein- oder mehrschichtig aufgebaut sein und umfasst entsprechend eine oder mehrere Schichten aus den üblicherweise für diese Verfahren eingesetzten Kunststoffmaterialien, wie z.B. PET, PET-G, HDPE, PET-X, PP, PS, PVC, PEN, Copolymere der angeführten Kunststoffe, Biokunststoffe, wie beispielsweise PLA oder PEF, gefüllte Kunststoffe und Mischungen der genannten Kunststoffe. Der in Fig. 1 dargestellte abgetrennte Hals- abschnitt 40 soll die Herstellung im Lost- Neck Verfahren aus einem zuvor im Blasverfahren hergestellten Zwischen-Kunststoffbehälter andeuten. Der Weithalsbehälter 1 weist einen Behälterkörper 2 auf, der mit einem Behälterboden 3 verschlossen ist. An seinem dem Behälterboden 3 gegenüberliegenden Längsende weist der Weithalsbehälter 1 einen Behälterhals 4 mit einer relativ grossen Mündungsöffnung 5 auf, die durch das Schneiden des Zwischen-Kunststoffbehälters entsteht. Als Weithalsbehälter wird für diese Erfindung dabei ein Kunststoffbehälter bezeichnet, dessen Mündungsöffnung 5 eine Fläche grösser oder gleich 700 mm aufweist. An seinem Behälterhals 4 kann der Kunststoffbehälter mit Befestigungsmitteln 6 zur formschlüssigen Festlegung eines Verschlussteils ausgestattet sein, die im Blasverfahren ausgeformt sind. Die Befestigungsmittel 6 können als Gewindeab- schnitte, Verriegelungsvorsprünge, oder als entsprechend ausgebildete Innengewindeabschnitte, Nuten oder dergleichen ausgebildet sein. Fig. 2 zeigt einen Abschnitt des Behälterhalses 4 in einem vergrösserten Axialschnitt. Die Behältermündung ist mit dem Bezugszeichen 5 versehen. Die Behältermündung ist von einer geschlossenen umlaufenden Mündungsfläche 8 berandet, die einerseits von einer Aussenfläche 9 des Behälterhalses 4 begrenzt ist bzw. in diese übergeht und in Richtung der Behältermündung 5 in einem inneren Mündungsrand 7 endet. Aus der Mündungsfläche 8 erhebt sich geschlossene umlaufende Schweis srippen 10, 10'. Die Mündungsfläche 8 mit den Schweissrippen 10, 10' sind bei der Herstellung des Weithalsbehälters 1 im Blasverfahren innerhalb einer Blasform ausgebildet. Der relativ scharfkantige Mündungsrand 7 ergibt sich durch das Abtrennen des oberhalb der Mündungsfläche 8 befindlichen Halsab- Schnittes (Bezugszeichen 40 in Fig. 1) des Zwischen-Kunststoffbehälters. Gemäss dem in Fig. 2 dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel weisen die Schweissrippen 10, 10' einen etwa dreieckförmigen Querschnitt auf. Dabei sind die Schweissrippen 10, 10' an ihrer in die Mündungsfläche 8 übergehenden Basis breiter ausgebildet als an ihrem axial am weitesten die Mündungsfläche 8 überragenden Bereich. Die Seiten der dreieckigen Schweissrippen 10, 10' schliessen dabei mit der Mündungsfläche 8 der Behältermündung 5 einen Winkel ein, der von 15° bis75° beträgt. 1 shows a schematic representation of a plastic container designed as a wide-necked container, which is produced by a lost-neck process. The wide-mouth container bears the overall reference numeral 1. It can be produced in a blow molding process, for example in an extrusion blown from an extruded plastic tube or in a stretch blown from a previously made for example in an injection molding or in a flow molding preform. The container 1 can have one or more layers and accordingly comprises one or more layers of the plastic materials usually used for these methods, such as PET, PET-G, HDPE, PET-X, PP, PS, PVC, PEN, Copolymers of the cited plastics, bioplastics, such as PLA or PEF, filled plastics and mixtures of said plastics. The severed neck portion 40 shown in FIG. 1 is intended to indicate the production in the Lost-Neck process from an intermediate plastic container previously produced by blow molding. The wide-mouth container 1 has a container body 2, which is closed by a container bottom 3. At its longitudinal end opposite the container bottom 3, the wide-mouth container 1 has a container neck 4 with a relatively large mouth opening 5, which is produced by cutting the intermediate plastic container. As a wide-neck container, a plastic container is designated for this invention, the mouth opening 5 has a surface greater than or equal to 700 mm. At its container neck 4, the plastic container can be equipped with fastening means 6 for the positive fixing of a closure part, which are formed by the blowing process. The fastening means 6 can be formed as threaded sections, locking projections, or as correspondingly formed female threaded sections, grooves or the like. Fig. 2 shows a portion of the container neck 4 in an enlarged axial section. The container mouth is provided with the reference numeral 5. The container mouth is bounded by a closed circumferential muzzle surface 8, which is bounded on the one hand by an outer surface 9 of the container neck 4 or merges into it and ends in the direction of the container mouth 5 in an inner mouth edge 7. From the mouth surface 8 rises closed circumferential Schweis srippen 10, 10 '. The mouth surface 8 with the welding ribs 10, 10 'are formed in the production of the wide-mouth container 1 by blowing within a blow mold. The relatively sharp-edged mouth edge 7 results from the separation of the neck section located above the mouth surface 8 (reference numeral 40 in FIG. 1) of the intermediate plastic container. According to the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, the welding ribs 10, 10 'have an approximately triangular cross-section. In this case, the welding ribs 10, 10 'at their merging into the mouth surface 8 base wider than at its axially furthest the mouth surface 8 superior area. The sides of the triangular welding ribs 10, 10 'enclose with the mouth surface 8 of the container mouth 5 at an angle which is from 15 ° to 75 °.
Fig. 3 zeigt in einem zur Darstellung in Fig. 2 analogen Axialschnitt eine alternative Aus- führungsvariante der Schweissrippen, die wiederum mit dem Bezugszeichen 10 bzw. 10' versehen sind. Die schematisch dargestellten Schweissrippen 10, 10' weisen gemäss der dargestellten Ausführungvariante einen gekrümmten Querschnitt auf. Dabei sind sie wiederum an ihrer Basis breiter als an ihren die Mündungsfläche 8 am weitesten überragenden Bereichen. Mit der axialen Höhe des inneren Mündungsrands 7 als Bezugsgrösse weist der am weitesten vorstehende Bereich der Schweissrippe 10' gegenüber dem Mündungsrand einen axialen Höhenunterschied von + 1 mm bis zu - 0,5 mm auf. Anders ausgedrückt weist der Weithalsbehälter eine über die Schweissrippe 10' gemessene zweite axiale Länge b auf, die innerhalb eines Bereichs einer über den inneren Mündungsrand 7 gemessenen ersten axialen Länge a zuzüglich 1 mm bzw. abzüglich 0,5 mm liegt. Die Schweissrippen 10, 10' müssen bezogen auf die Mündungsfläche 8 nicht überall die gleiche Höhe aufwei- sen. Die Schweissrippen 10, 10' können in denjenigen Bereichen der Mündungsfläche 8, die aufgrund der Behältergeometrie gegenüber dem Anpressdruck der Siegelplatte einen geringeren Widerstand aufweist, höher ausgebildet sein. In den höher ausgebildeten Bereichen können die Schweissrippen 10, 10' an ihrem Übergang in die Mündungsfläche 8 eine breitere Basisfläche aufweisen, als an den druckstabileren Bereichen. Beispielsweise können bei Behältern mit einer im Wesentlichen rechteckigen Behältermündung die Schweiss- rippen von den Ecken der Behältermündung zur Mitte der jeweiligen Seite der Behältermündung kontinuierlich ansteigen. Dadurch kann der unterschiedliche Widerstand des Be- hälterhalses 4 gegen den Anpressdruck der Siegelplatte besser kompensiert werden. FIG. 3 shows, in an axial section analogous to the representation in FIG. 2, an alternative embodiment variant of the welding ribs, which in turn are provided with the reference numerals 10 and 10 '. The schematically illustrated welding ribs 10, 10 'according to the embodiment shown have a curved cross-section. Again, they are wider at their base than at their muzzle surface 8 furthest towering areas. With the axial height of the inner muzzle edge 7 as a reference, the most projecting portion of the weld rib 10 'opposite the mouth edge has an axial height difference of + 1 mm to -0.5 mm. In other words, the wide-mouth container has a second axial length b measured over the welding rib 10 'which is within a range of a first axial length a measured over the inner mouth edge 7 plus 1 mm and 0.5 mm, respectively. The welding ribs 10, 10 'need not have the same height everywhere relative to the mouth surface 8. The welding ribs 10, 10 'can be made higher in those regions of the mouth surface 8, which has a lower resistance than the contact pressure of the sealing plate due to the container geometry. In the higher trained areas, the welding ribs 10, 10 'at its transition into the mouth surface 8 a have a broader base surface than at the pressure-stable areas. For example, in containers having a substantially rectangular container mouth, the welding fins may continuously rise from the corners of the container mouth to the center of the respective side of the container mouth. As a result, the different resistance of the container neck 4 can be better compensated for the contact pressure of the sealing plate.
Ein Vergleich der beiden Ausführungsvarianten der Schweissrippen 10, 10' gemäss Fig. 2 bzw. gemäss Fig. 3 zeigt weiters, dass der Abstand der dem Mündungsrand am nächsten liegenden inneren Schweissrippe 10' vom inneren Mündungsrand 7 unterschiedlich gross sein kann. Der Abstand hängt dabei von der radialen Länge der Mündungsfläche 8, von der Wandstärke im Bereich der Mündungsfläche 8 und von der Geometrie der Behältermündung ab. Die radiale Länge der Mündungsfläche 8 beträgt beispielsweise 1,5 mm bis 4 mm. Eine verhältnismässig kleine, rotations symmetrische Behältermündung verleiht der Mündungsfläche üblicherweise eine grössere Steifigkeit. Entsprechend kann die innere Schweissrippe 10 näher am Mündungsrand 7 angeordnet sein. Im Fall einer nicht rotationssymmetrischen Geometrie der Behältermündung kann es zweckmässiger sein, wenn die innere Schweissrippe 10 in einem grösseren Abstand vom Mündungsrand 7 angeordnet ist. A comparison of the two embodiments of the welding ribs 10, 10 'according to FIG. 2 or according to FIG. 3 further shows that the distance between the inner edge of the rib closest to the mouth edge 10' can differ from the inner mouth rim 7. The distance depends on the radial length of the mouth surface 8, on the wall thickness in the region of the mouth surface 8 and on the geometry of the container mouth. The radial length of the mouth surface 8 is for example 1.5 mm to 4 mm. A relatively small, rotationally symmetrical container mouth usually gives the mouth area a greater rigidity. Accordingly, the inner welding rib 10 may be arranged closer to the mouth edge 7. In the case of a non-rotationally symmetrical geometry of the container mouth, it may be expedient if the inner welding rib 10 is arranged at a greater distance from the mouth edge 7.
In Fig. 4 und 5 sind zwei weitere Ausführungsvarianten eines erfindungs gemäss ausgebil- deten Kunststoffbehälters dargestellt bei denen die aus der Mündungsfläche 8 hervorspringenden, beispielsweise zwei, geschlossenen umlaufenden Schweissrippen 10, 10' in unterschiedlichen Abständen vom Mündungsrand 7 angeordnet sind. Die Schweissrippen 10, 10' können einen im wesentlichen dreieckförmigen Querschnitt aufweisen (Fig. 4) oder sie können eine gekrümmte Kontur besitzen (Fig. 5). Es kann auch eine Kombination von Schweissrippen mit unterschiedlichen Querschnittskonturen vorgesehen sein. Die FIGS. 4 and 5 show two further variants of a plastic container according to the invention, in which the surrounding, for example two, closed circumferential welding ribs 10, 10 'protruding from the mouth surface 8 are arranged at different distances from the mouth edge 7. The welding ribs 10, 10 'can have a substantially triangular cross-section (FIG. 4) or they can have a curved contour (FIG. 5). It may also be provided a combination of welding ribs with different cross-sectional contours. The
Schweissrippen 10, 10' können derart ausgebildet sein, dass eine Gerade t, welche die am weitesten axial vorstehenden Bereiche der Schweissrippen 10, 10' und den inneren Mündungsrand 7 verbindet, mit einer Achse A des Kunststoffbehälters einen Winkel α ein- schliesst, der gleich oder grösser ist als 90°. Aus der Darstellung in Fig. 5 ist ersichtlich, dass die beiden radial beabstandeten Schweissrippen 10, 10' beispielsweise einen etwa sinusförmigen Verlauf und eine unterschiedliche axiale Höhe aufweisen können. Die Erfindung ist am Beispiel einer Behältermündung eines Weithalsbehälters erläutert worden, der beispielsweise nach dem sogenannten„Lost- Neck Verfahren" hergestellt ist. Derartige Weithalsbehälter werden zunächst wie eine Kunststoffflasche in der Formkavität eines Blasformwerkzeugs aufgeblasen. Dabei werden in einem unmittelbar an den Behäl- terkörper anschliessenden Abschnitt Befestigungsmittel wie beispielsweise Gewindeabschnitte, ein Gewinde, Vorsprünge, nutenartige Vertiefungen oder dergleichen zum formschlüssigen Festlegen eines Verschlusses geblasen. Im Anschluss an den Blasprozess wird ein oberhalb der geblasenen Befestigungsmittel zum formschlüssigen Festlegen des Verschlusses befindlicher Halsabschnitt des Kunststoffbehälters abgetrennt. Die relativ scharfe Schnittkante bildet den Mündungsrand der Behältermündung, die einen relativ grossen und oft von der Kreisform abweichenden Öffnungsdurchmesser aufweist. Die an den Mündungsrand anschliessenden Schweissrippen sind ebenfalls im Blasprozess hergestellt. Welding ribs 10, 10 'may be formed such that a straight line t, which connects the most axially protruding regions of the welding ribs 10, 10' and the inner mouth edge 7, encloses an angle α with an axis A of the plastic container which is the same or greater than 90 °. From the representation in Fig. 5 it can be seen that the two radially spaced welding ribs 10, 10 ', for example, may have an approximately sinusoidal course and a different axial height. The invention has been explained using the example of a container mouth of a wide-mouth container, which is produced, for example, by the so-called "lost-neck method." Such wide-mouth containers are first inflated like a plastic bottle in the mold cavity of a blow molding tool After the blowing process, a neck section of the plastic container located above the blown fastening means for the positive locking of the closure is cut off, forming the relatively sharp cut edge the mouth edge of the container mouth, which has a relatively large and often deviating from the circular shape opening diameter following at the mouth edge welding S ribs are also made by blowing.
Es versteht sich, dass die erfindungsgemässe Ausbildung auch bei anderen Kunststoffbe- hältern mit siegelbarer Behältermündung Anwendung finden kann. Beispielsweise kann der Kunststoffbehälter in einem Streckblasverfahren aus einem zuvor gefertigten Preform hergestellt sein. Bei dem Streckblasverfahren kann es sich um ein ein- oder zweistufiges Streckblasverfahren handeln. Der Preform kann beispielsweise in einem Spritz giessverfah- ren oder in einem Flies spressverfahren hergestellt sein. Die Schweissrippen an der Mün- dungsfläche des Behälterhalses werden erst im späteren Streckblasverfahren hergestellt, bei dem der Preform zur gewünschten Form der Kunststoffbehälters aufgeblasen und axial gestreckt wird. Es besteht auch die Möglichkeit, den Preform in einem Extrusionsblasver- fahren herzustellen. Vorzugsweise werden auch in diesem Fall die Schweissrippen erst im Blasverfahren zur Herstellung des Behälters erzeugt. It goes without saying that the embodiment according to the invention can also be used in other plastic containers with a sealable container mouth. By way of example, the plastic container can be produced in a stretch blow molding method from a previously produced preform. The stretch blow molding process may be a one or two stage stretch blow molding process. The preform can, for example, be cast in an injection molding process or be produced in a fluidized extrusion process. The welding ribs on the mating surface of the container neck are produced only in the later stretch blow molding process, in which the preform is inflated to the desired shape of the plastic container and axially stretched. It is also possible to produce the preform in an extrusion blow molding process. Preferably, in this case as well, the welding ribs are produced only by blow molding to produce the container.

Claims

Kunststoffbehälter mit einem Behälterkörper (2) und einem Behälterhals (4) mit einer Behältermündung (5), welche mit einer Siegelfolie verschliessbar ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine die Behältermündung (5) berandende geschlossen umlaufende Mündungsfläche (8), die sich von einer Aussenfläche (9) des Behälterhalses (4) radial nach innen erstreckt und in einem inneren Mündungsrand (7) endet, zwei oder mehrere geschlossene umlaufende Schweis srippen (10, 10') aufweist, im wesentlichen axial aus der Mündungsfläche (8) hervortreten, radial voneinander beabstandet und in einem Blasverfahren hergestellt sind. Plastic container with a container body (2) and a container neck (4) with a container mouth (5), which can be closed with a sealing film, characterized in that a container mouth (5) bordering closed circumferential mouth surface (8) extending from an outer surface (9) of the container neck (4) extends radially inwardly and ends in an inner mouth edge (7), two or more closed circumferential Schweis srippen (10, 10 '), emerge substantially axially from the mouth surface (8), radially from each other spaced and manufactured in a blowing process.
Kunststoffbehälter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schweiss- rippen (10, 10') an einer in die Mündungsfläche (8) übergehenden Basis eine grössere Breite aufweisen als an einem axial vorstehenden Bereich. Plastic container according to claim 1, characterized in that the welding ribs (10, 10 ') have a greater width on a base merging into the mouth surface (8) than on an axially projecting region.
Kunststoffbehälter nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schweiss- rippen (10, 10') einen im wesentlichen dreieckigen Querschnitt aufweisen. Plastic container according to claim 2, characterized in that the welding ribs (10, 10 ') have a substantially triangular cross-section.
Kunststoffbehälter nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schweiss- rippen (10, 10') eine gekrümmte Querschnittskontur aufweisen. Plastic container according to claim 2, characterized in that the welding ribs (10, 10 ') have a curved cross-sectional contour.
Kunststoffbehälter nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die umlaufenden Schweissrippen (10, 10') bezogen auf die Mün- dungsfläche (8) verschieden hoch ausgebildet sind. Plastic container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the circumferential welding ribs (10, 10 ') are of different heights relative to the mouth surface (8).
Kunststoffbehälter nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die umlaufenden Schweissrippen (10, 10') bei einer im wesentlichen rechteckförmigen Behältermündung (5) an den Ecken der Behältermündung (5) bezogen auf die Mün- dungsfläche (8) eine geringere Höhe aufweisen als in einem Mittenabschnitt jeder Seite der Behältermündung (5). Plastic container according to claim 5, characterized in that the circumferential welding ribs (10, 10 ') at a substantially rectangular container mouth (5) at the corners of the container mouth (5) with respect to the Münungs surface (8) have a lower height than in a center portion of each side of the container mouth (5).
7. Kunststoffbehälter nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schweissrippen (10, 10') konzentrisch zueinander angeordnet sind. 7. Plastic container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the welding ribs (10, 10 ') are arranged concentrically with each other.
8. Kunststoffbehälter nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine dem inneren Mündungsrand (7) am nächsten liegende Schweis- srippe (10') einen Abstand vom Mündungsrand (7) aufweist, der 20% bis 50% einer radialen Erstreckung der Mündungsfläche (8) beträgt. 8. Plastic container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a the inner mouth edge (7) closest Weld srippe (10 ') has a distance from the mouth edge (7), the 20% to 50% of a radial extent of the mouth surface (8).
9. Kunststoffbehälter nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine vom inneren Mündungsrand (7) am weitesten beabstandete äus- serste Schweissrippe sich im wesentlichen in Verlängerung der Aussenfläche (9) des Behälterhalses (4) erstreckt. 9. Plastic container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a of the inner mouth edge (7) furthest spaced äus- severest welding rib extends substantially in extension of the outer surface (9) of the container neck (4).
10. Kunststoffbehälter nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine über die Schweissrippen (10, 10') gemessene zweite axiale Länge (b) des Behälters (1) innerhalb eines Bereichs einer über den inneren Mündungsrand (7) gemessenen ersten Länge (a) zuzüglich 1 mm bzw. abzüglich 0,5 mm liegt. Plastic container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a second axial length (b) of the container (1) measured over the welding ribs (10, 10 ') is within a range of a first length measured over the inner mouth edge (7) ( a) plus 1 mm or minus 0.5 mm.
11. Kunststoffbehälter nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Gerade (t), die einen am weitesten axial vorstehenden Bereich einer der Schweissrippen (10, 10') und den inneren Mündungsrand (7) verbindet, mit einer Behälterachse (A) einen Winkel (a) grösser oder gleich 90° einschliesst. 11. Plastic container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a straight line (t), which connects a most axially projecting region of one of the welding ribs (10, 10 ') and the inner mouth edge (7), with a container axis (A) an angle (a) greater than or equal to 90 ° includes.
12. Kunststoffbehälter nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er in einem Blas verfahren hergestellt ist. 12. Plastic container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is made in a blow process.
13. Kunststoffbehälter nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er als ein 13. Plastic container according to claim 12, characterized in that it serves as a
Weithalsbehälter ausgebildet und in einem„Lost- Neck Verfahren" hergestellt ist. Wide neck container is formed and manufactured in a "lost-neck process".
14. Kunststoffbehälter nach Anspruch 12 oder 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Behälterkörper (2) und/oder der Behälterhals (4) einen unrunden Querschnitt aufweisen. 14. Plastic container according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that the container body (2) and / or the container neck (4) have a non-circular cross-section.
15. Kunststoffbehälter nach Anspruch 13 oder 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er in einem Streckblasverfahren aus einem zuvor gefertigten Preform hergestellt ist und die Schweis srippen (10, 10') während des Streckblasverfahrens hergestellt sind. 15. Plastic container according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that it is produced in a stretch blow molding from a preform prefabricated and the welding srippen (10, 10 ') are made during the stretch blow molding process.
16. Kunststoffbehälter nach einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er in einem Extrusionsblasverfahren hergestellt ist. 16. Plastic container according to one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that it is produced in an extrusion blow molding process.
17. Kunststoffbehälter nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er ein- oder mehrschichtig ausgebildet ist und PET, PET-G, HDPE, PET-X, PP, PS, PVC, PEN, Copolymere der angeführten Kunststoffe, Biokunststoffe, wie beispielsweise PLA oder PEF, gefüllte Kunststoffe und Mischungen der genannten Kunststoffe umfasst. 17. Plastic container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is formed one or more layers and PET, PET-G, HDPE, PET-X, PP, PS, PVC, PEN, copolymers of the cited plastics, bioplastics, such as PLA or PEF, filled plastics and mixtures of said plastics.
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