EP3231725A1 - Sicherungsvorrichtung zum sichern eines behälters - Google Patents

Sicherungsvorrichtung zum sichern eines behälters Download PDF

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EP3231725A1
EP3231725A1 EP17166665.4A EP17166665A EP3231725A1 EP 3231725 A1 EP3231725 A1 EP 3231725A1 EP 17166665 A EP17166665 A EP 17166665A EP 3231725 A1 EP3231725 A1 EP 3231725A1
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Florian PORTE
Norbert Daniele
Jean-François Mainguet
Pierre-Henri Thevenon
Roland Pelisson
Nicolas BOUQUET
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/0052—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in more than one piece
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/028—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure initial opening or unauthorised access being indicated by the presence or absence of an audible or electrical signal
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/023—Neck construction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D39/00—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers
    • B65D39/0005—Closures arranged within necks or pouring openings or in discharge apertures, e.g. stoppers made in one piece
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
    • B65D2203/10—Transponders

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  • the invention relates to a device for closing a container having a neck and a container with a neck closed by such a device.
  • One objective is to detect the first opening of a bottle to guarantee the consumer that the cap has not already been opened.
  • the RFID tag includes an electronic chip storing information about the product (that is, the bottle and its contents) or a simple identifier for retrieving this information by connecting to a remote server, as well as data enabling verify the authenticity of this product information, and an antenna, the whole being arranged on a thin support.
  • a reader NFC of English “Near Field Communication”
  • the chip confirms that the product has not been tampered with and that the cap has not been removed.
  • the two parts are integral with each other while allowing a limited relative movement, over a maximum distance d, of one of the parts relative to the other when a tensile force for extracting the device from shutter is applied to it.
  • the RFID tag is attached to the plug portion.
  • a rod secured at one of its ends to the cabochon portion and provided at its other end with a perforation punch is provided to mechanically damage the label during the first opening of the container.
  • an individual When an individual tries to unclog the container, it exerts a pulling force on the cabochon. This effort has the effect first of spreading the cabochon part of the cap part, until the cabochon comes into abutment against a bearing area of the cap part.
  • the two parts move together under the tensile force so as to unclog the container.
  • the first relative movement of the cabochon part with respect to the cap part causes the punch to move and perforate the RFID tag thus causing the chip and / or antenna to break, thereby mechanically deactivating the tag.
  • the present invention provides a device for closing a container having a neck adapted to detect a first opening of the container non-destructively.
  • the invention relates to a securing device for securing a container, in particular a bottle containing a wine or a spirit, having a neck closed by a stopper, said securing device comprising a first and a second part, the first part being adapted to be secured to the cap and the two parts being integral in translation while allowing a limited relative movement of one of the parts relative to the other when a tensile force is applied to the securing device to extract said cap collar, characterized in that it comprises an electrical component arranged so that at least one electrical characteristic of said component is modified during the relative movement of the two parts.
  • the electrical component is a piezoelectric component or an LC circuit.
  • the piezoelectric component is integral with one of the two parts, intended to be mechanically deformed by the other part, in particular by an excitation element secured to the other part, during the relative movement of the two parts, so as to generate a signal electric.
  • the piezoelectric component being integrated in the security device, the integrity of the closure cap is preserved and its quality is not likely to be degraded.
  • the second part is mounted on an axis integral with the first part and movable in translation over a limited distance along said axis.
  • the second part is free to rotate about said axis. This requires the user who seeks to extract the cap provided with the device for securing the neck of the container to perform a gesture of traction in an axial direction.
  • the excitation element comprises a washer, integral with the axis of the first part, and in that the piezoelectric component is carried by the second part, the washer and the piezoelectric component being arranged to cooperate so that the piezoelectric component is deformed mechanically by the washer during its passage in front of said washer, during the relative movement of the two parts.
  • the second part is adapted to abut against the washer at the end of relative movement of the two parts.
  • the piezoelectric component has a lamella shape which extends in a plane orthogonal to the axis of the first part and said lamella is integral with the second part.
  • the piezoelectric component is connected to a microcontroller for counting the number of openings and / or closures of the container from the electrical signal generated by the piezoelectric component at each mechanical deformation.
  • the microcontroller is electrically powered by the piezoelectric component.
  • one of the two parts comprises a first capacitor armature and the other part comprises a second capacitor armature and a coil, said coil and the two capacitor plates forming an LC circuit, the two armatures capacitor being arranged so that the distance between them is changed during the relative movement of the two parts.
  • the first capacitor armature belongs to the first part
  • the second capacitor armature and the coil belong to the second part.
  • the device comprises a non-return system to prohibit a return of the two parts in the initial closed position.
  • the device comprises a winding support ring of the coil.
  • the inner wall of said support ring carries at least one non-return flange.
  • the support ring having two openings, one of the openings may have an internal support rim acting as a stop for the first capacitor armature and the other opening may be closed by the second capacitor armature.
  • the first capacitor frame may be assembled to a cylindrical portion, the cap forming assembly for capping one end of the plug.
  • the invention also relates to a secure closure device for a container having a neck, comprising a plug for closing said neck and a securing device as previously defined, assembled to the plug.
  • the invention also relates to a container comprising a neck and a secure closure device as defined above, closing said neck.
  • the container is in the form of a bottle. It may contain a wine or a spirit
  • the securing device of the invention is intended to secure a container having a neck, for example a bottle containing a liquid such as a wine or a spirit. It is arranged to be assembled to a stopper 1, or closure device for sealing, preferably tightly, the neck of the container.
  • the assembly comprising the cap and the securing device forms a secure closure device for the container.
  • the plug 1 here has a cylindrical shape. It can be cork or synthetic material.
  • the security device has two parts, called “first” part and “second” part. These two parts are integral in translation while allowing a limited relative movement of one of the parts relative to each other when a tensile force is applied to the securing device to extract the neck cap.
  • the securing device comprises an electrical component arranged so that an electrical characteristic of this component is modified during the relative movement of the two parts, as will be explained later in more detail.
  • the purpose of the device is to detect a first opening.
  • the device may be adapted to count the number of openings, and possibly the number of closures.
  • the securing device 2 comprises a first part 20 and a second part 21.
  • the electrical component is a piezoelectric component 212, intended to be mechanically deformed during the relative movement of the two parts 20, 21 of the securing device 2 and to generate a electrical signal under the action of this mechanical deformation.
  • the piezoelectric component 212 is arranged so that an electrical characteristic of this component, in this case the electrical signal generated by this component, is modified during the relative movement of the two parts 20, 21 of the securing device 2.
  • the piezoelectric component 212 is secured to one of the two parts of the securing device 2, here of the second part 21, and intended to be deformed by an element, or piece of excitation secured to the other part of the securing device 2, here of the first part 20.
  • the first portion 20 of the securing device 2 comprises a cylindrical portion 200 and a fastening axis 201.
  • the cylindrical portion 200 comprises a cylindrical side wall 202 and a bottom 203, forming a cap for capping the plug 1.
  • the wall 202 and the bottom 203 define an interior space constituting a housing for receiving one of the ends of the plug 1, namely that intended to be oriented towards the outside of the container.
  • the fastening pin 201 is integral with the bottom 203 of the cylindrical portion 200 and extends on the opposite side to the receiving housing of the plug.
  • the cylindrical portion 200 and the attachment axis 201 are coaxial.
  • bottom end One end of the attachment pin 201, called “bottom end”, passes through the bottom 203 of the cap and protrudes slightly inside thereof. This lower end of the axis 201 is intended to be introduced into a complementary shaped cavity formed in the end face of the plug 1, intended to be oriented towards the outside of the container.
  • the axis 201 and the cylindrical portion 200 form a single piece. In this case, the axis 201 does not project inside the cylindrical portion 200.
  • the other end of the attachment pin 201 carries an excitation washer, or a circlip, 205.
  • This washer provides a central opening for receiving the fixing pin 201. It is fixed to the axis 201 by any suitable fastening means, for example by clamping nuts 206 such as those shown in FIG. figure 4 .
  • the excitation ring 205 has two functions: a) acting as a stop for the translational movement, b) exciting the piezoelectric component 212.
  • the washer 205 is intended to mechanically deform the piezoelectric component 212 during the relative movement of the two parts 20 and 21, as will be explained later. It must be able to be fixed after assembling parts 20 and 21.
  • the second part 21 is mounted on the fastening axis 201. It is movable in translation over a limited distance d along this fastening axis 201. Advantageously, it is also free to rotate about the fastening axis 201.
  • the two parts 211 and 215 are replaced by a single piece forming an insertion slot of the piezoelectric component 212.
  • the cap 210 has an internal cylindrical portion 219 intended to cap or to fit on the cylindrical portion 200 of the first portion 20 and surrounded by an outer wall 220, for example frustoconical and flaring upward (this is that is to say in the opposite direction to the interlocking direction of the second part 21 on the first part 20).
  • This outer wall 220 could however be cylindrical or of another form.
  • the internal cylindrical portion 219 has a cylindrical side wall and an upper bottom forming a central opening for receiving the fixing pin 201.
  • the frustoconical wall 220 external and internal cylindrical portion 219 between them a groove.
  • the frustoconical shape flaring upwardly from the outer wall 220 facilitates the gripping of the closure device secured by a user to open the bottle.
  • the outer frustoconical wall 220 has a height greater than that of the internal cylindrical portion 219.
  • the cylindrical portion 219 is surmounted by the locking sleeve 216. It is intended to abut against the washer 205, here via one of the nuts 206 for clamping said washer 205 (the one located under the washer), at the end of the relative movement of the two parts 20 and 21 when a user exerts a traction force on the closed shutter device 100 so that to extract it from the neck of the container.
  • the total height of the cylindrical portion 219 and the sleeve 216 is equal to or substantially equal to the height of the outer frustoconical wall 218.
  • the portion 21 does not include a sleeve 216 around the axis.
  • the lower part 21 can directly abut against the upper part 20.
  • the sleeve 216 just regulates the movement between the two movable parts 20, 21 of the securing device 2.
  • the support cylinder 211 serves to carry the piezoelectric component 212. It is secured to the second portion 21 of the securing device 2 and arranged to pass the piezoelectric component 212 in front of the washer 205 during the relative movement of the two parts 20, 21 of the security device 3, as will be explained later.
  • the support cylinder 211 comprises a circular bottom and a frustoconical side wall having, at its free end, an annular edge 217 for supporting the piezoelectric component 212.
  • the annular edge 217 has a notch 218 for receiving a portion of the piezoelectric component 212.
  • the bottom of the barrel 211 provides a central opening for receiving the locking sleeve 216.
  • the frustoconical side wall of the barrel 211 flares from the circular bottom towards the free end annular edge.
  • the support cylinder 211 is assembled to the cap 210 by insertion of the sleeve 216 through the central opening of the bottom of the cylinder 211 and then by fixing, by example by gluing, the bottom of the cylinder 211 at the bottom of the cylindrical portion 219 (the bottom face of the bottom of the cylinder 211 being bonded to the upper face of the bottom of the cylindrical portion 219). Bonding between the bottom of the barrel 211 and the bottom of the cylindrical wall 219 must be strong enough and resistant to prevent a take-off when a tensile force is applied to the securing device 2 to extract the plug 1 from the neck of the container.
  • the support elements of the piezoelectric component could be structurally and / or geometrically different.
  • the pieces 210 (cap), 211 (barrel) and 215 (clamping ring) could form a single piece forming a slot for insertion of the piezolelectric component.
  • the piezoelectric component 212 is here a disk-shaped lamella. It is pinched, or sandwiched, between the upper annular edge 217 of the cylinder 211 and the clamping ring 215, of width equal to or substantially equal to that of the annular edge of the cylinder 211.
  • the ring 215 is fixed to the annular edge 217 of the cylinder 211 for example by gluing. The whole is arranged so that the piezolelectric portion 212 is effectively deformed when the washer 205 passes.
  • the piezoelectric component 212 is connected to a microcontroller (not shown) via a circuit (not shown) for recovering and converting the energy intended to recover the electrical energy. generated by the piezoelectric component in case of mechanical deformation thereof and to shape or convert this energy so as to power the microcontroller. This is arranged to count the number of openings and closures of the container.
  • the security device 2 comprises a wireless communication component, here an NFC ( Near Field Communication ) component, or NFC tag.
  • This NFC component can be integrated into the microcontroller. It includes an electronic chip and an antenna, arranged on a thin support.
  • the microchip can memorize information about the product contained in the container and data to verify the authenticity of this information.
  • the chip can memorize the number of openings and / or closures of the bottle, detected by the microcontroller.
  • a non-volatile memory register can memorize the number of openings and / or closures of the bottle.
  • This register can be a microcontroller register (flash memory, eeprom ...), or memory in the NFC tag.
  • the NFC tag is adapted to power the microcontroller and to read the memory register in the microcontroller.
  • the microcontroller has access to the NFC tag, which supposes that it is also fed.
  • the piezoelectric component 212 could be connected to a transistor, or other component of the same type (for example a simple fuse), so as to grill this transistor with the electrical energy generated by the piezoelectric component when it is mechanically deformed.
  • a printed circuit board PCB
  • This printed circuit could have an annular shape. It could also integrate the energy recovery circuit, the microcontroller, the NFC component and the antenna.
  • one of the ends of the plug 1 (that intended to be oriented towards the outside of the container) is introduced into the housing, or the cavity, for receiving the cylindrical portion 200 of the first part. 20 of the securing device 2.
  • the diameter of the cylindrical portion 200 is slightly smaller than that of the plug 1, so that the end portion of the plug 1 introduced into the cylindrical portion 200 is compressed slightly which ensures the maintenance of the cap 1.
  • the maintenance of the cap can be provided by gluing.
  • the assembly comprising the cap 1 and the first part 20 of the securing device 2 is caped with the cap 210 of the second part 21 of the securing device 2.
  • the cap is introduced. end of the plug 1 carrying the cylindrical portion 200 in the cylindrical portion 217 of the cap 210, by passing the axis, or the rod 201 through the opening in the bottom of the cylindrical portion 217 and the sleeve 216, until the bottom of the cylindrical portion 200 comes into abutment against the bottom of the cylindrical portion 217 of the cap 210.
  • step E3 the support cylinder 211 is fixed to the cap 210, here by gluing.
  • the sleeve 216 is introduced through the central opening of the bottom of the barrel 211 until the bottom of the barrel 211 bears against the bottom of the cylindrical portion 217 of the cap 210.
  • the respective bottoms of the barrel 211 and the cylindrical portion 217 are secured, here by gluing with a layer of glue sufficiently strong to hold the two bottoms glued to each other during the openings and closures of the container.
  • step E3 is not implemented.
  • the piezoelectric component 212 is fixed to the barrel 211 by pinching it between the annular edge of the barrel 211 and the clamping ring 215 which is secured to the annular edge here by gluing.
  • the excitation washer 205 is fixed on the axis 201.
  • the washer 205 can be sandwiched between the two nuts 206 screwed into the free end portion of the axis 201.
  • the excitation ring may also be constituted by a circlip adapted to be housed in a groove located on the free end of the axis 201.
  • the washer 205 extends in a plane orthogonal to the axis 201.
  • the end of the axis 201 bearing the excitation ring 205 protrudes out of the barrel 211, above it in the direction z as shown in FIG. figure 2 .
  • the piezoelectric component 212 extends in a plane orthogonal to the axis 201 interposed between the washer 205 and the bottom of the barrel 211. It is thus located below the washer 205 in the direction z.
  • the cap 1 provided with the securing device 2 is partially introduced into the neck of the container, so as to seal the neck sealingly.
  • the securing device 2 and the part of the cap which carries it protrude outside the neck.
  • the securing device 2 is in the initial closed position as shown in FIG. Figure 6A the respective bottoms of the cylindrical portions 200 and 217 are supported against each other, contiguous.
  • the piezoelectric component 212 extends into a plane which is located between the washer 205 and the bottom of the barrel 211, below the washer 205 with reference to the Figure 6A .
  • the respective bottoms of the cylindrical portions 200 and 217 are slightly glued to each other.
  • a user When a user wishes to open the container, in this case the bottle of wine or spirits, it exerts a pulling force on the closed shutter device 2, during a step E11.
  • the force is directed in the direction z so as to extract the plug 1 of the neck, upwards on the Figures 6A to 6D .
  • the user positions for example several fingers on the outer face of the cap 210 and pulls up to extract the neck cap.
  • the frustoconical shape of the cap 210 improves the grip during the traction force.
  • the second portion 21 being free to rotate about the axis 201 of the first portion 20, the user must perform a pull gesture in the z direction to open the container.
  • a first step during a step E13, under the action of the tensile force, the second portion 21 of the securing device 2 moves in the direction z, in the direction of the tensile force (c 'ie upwards on the Figure 6B ), relative to the first portion 20, the latter remaining held in position in the neck of the bottle, for a maximum distance d.
  • a tensile force is applied to the securing device 2 to extract the secure plug 1 from the neck, this causes a limited relative movement of the portion 21 relative to the portion 20 of the securing device 2.
  • the relative movement of the two parts 20 and 21 causes the piezoelectric component to move relative to the washer 205 and to pass in front of it. the latter by striking it, which has the effect of mechanically deforming the piezoelectric component 212, in a step E14.
  • the Figures 6B and 6C represent intermediate positions during the relative movement of the two parts 20 and 21, in which the piezoelectric component 212 and the washer 205 are in contact with each other. On the Figure 6B , the piezoelectric component 212 has just come into contact with the washer 205.
  • the deformation of the piezoelectric component 212 generates an electrical signal, here an electrical voltage, during a step E15.
  • This electrical signal is used here to electrically power the microcontroller through the recovery circuit and energy conversion.
  • the microcontroller upon receipt of the electrical signal, the microcontroller detects an opening of the container, in this case, the bottle, and stores the information in memory by counting the number of openings for example by incrementing a corresponding value.
  • the microcontroller is adapted to start when its supply voltage exceeds a certain threshold. When the electrical voltage generated by the deformation of the piezoelectric component exceeds this threshold, the microcontroller initiates a cold start procedure (or "hard reset") in which the incrementation of a memory register is programmed.
  • the memory register is incremented by one.
  • the sleeve 216 abuts against the washer 205, via the lower nut 206, as shown in FIG. Figure 6D during a step E16.
  • the bottom of the cylindrical portion 217 of the cap 210 is spaced from the distance d from the bottom 200 of the portion 20.
  • the piezoelectric component 212 is positioned beyond the washer excitement 205 (above it on the Figure 6D ).
  • the plug 1 moves in the direction of the pulling force (upwards on the Figure 6D ) and exits the neck until the opening thereof, in a step E17.
  • the tensile force required to trigger the securing device (that is, moving the two parts 20 and 21 relative to one another) must be greater than the weight of the bottle, so that to avoid a false opening detection if the bottle is simply held by the upper part 21, and less than the unclogging force which is preferably greater than 45N.
  • steps E13 to E17 are concomitant with the step E12 of applying a tensile force on the securing device.
  • the container can be closed again using the stopper 1 provided with the securing device 2.
  • the closing of the neck of the receptacle with the aid of the stopper 1 provided with the securing device 2 also causes a mechanical deformation of the piezoelectric component 212 and, therefore, the generation of an electrical signal. This allows the microcontroller to also count the closures.
  • the closing operation is taking place as described below.
  • the shutter device 2 is in a configuration, or arrangement, similar to that shown in FIG. Figure 6D the piezoelectric component 212 is positioned above the excitation ring 205, possibly in contact therewith but without deformation.
  • the user first slightly pushes the plug 1 into the neck to be sealed and then applies to the securing device 2 of the plug 1 a thrust force so as to push the plug 1 in the neck.
  • the second part 21 of the securing device 2 moves in the direction z, in the direction of the thrust force (that is to say towards bottom), relative to the first portion 20.
  • the relative movement of the portion 21 relative to the portion 20 of the closure device 2 causes the piezoelectric component 212 to move relative to the washer 205 and to pass in front thereof by striking it, which has the effect of mechanically deforming the piezoelectric component 212.
  • the piezoelectric component 212 By moving in the direction of the thrust force (here downwards), the piezoelectric component 212 is deformed mechanically by peripheral support against the washer 205 During this phase of bearing the component 212 against the washer 205 and relative movement of the component 212 relative to the washer 205, the component 212 is twisted progressively curving upwards. Then, the contact between the washer 205 and the piezoelectric component 212 breaks and the piezoelectric component 212 abruptly resumes its initial planar shape.
  • the direction of the electric current generated by deformation of the piezoelectric component depends on the direction of torsion thereof, so that it determines whether the current generated corresponds to an opening or closing of the bottle.
  • the microcontroller does not know if this signal corresponds to an opening or closing. In this case, it can count globally the number of openings and closings. This total number of openings and closings can optionally be divided by two to deduce the actual number of openings and / or the effective number of closures.
  • the bottom of the cylindrical portion 217 of the cap 210 abuts against the bottom of the cylindrical portion 200 of the portion 20 of the closure device 2
  • the securing device 2 comprises a piezoelectric component 212.
  • it could comprise a plurality of piezoelectric components, for example distributed along the annular rim of the cylinder 211.
  • a second embodiment of the security device of the invention - bearing the reference 3 - is represented on the Figures 7 and 8 .
  • the electrical component is the LC circuit, as explained below.
  • the securing device 3 comprises a first part 30 and a second part 31.
  • the first part 30 comprises a first capacitor armature 301.
  • the other part, said second part 31, comprises a coil 310 and a second capacitor armature 311.
  • the capacitor plates 301, 311 are disk-shaped and arranged facing each other.
  • Each of the armatures 301 and 311 is formed by a metallized surface carried by a circular support disk.
  • the coil 310 and the two capacitor plates 301, 311 form an LC circuit.
  • the first portion 30 comprises a cylindrical portion 300, ring-shaped, assembled to the capacitor frame 301.
  • One of the annular edges of the ring 300 is fixed, for example by gluing, to the rear face of the frame 301 opposed to its front face disposed opposite the other frame 311.
  • the assembly of the ring 300 and the capacitor frame 301 forms a cap for capping one end of the plug 1 and defines a space interior constituting a housing for receiving one end of the cap 1, namely that intended to be oriented towards the outside of the container.
  • the securing device 3 also comprises a ring 312 supporting the winding of the coil 310.
  • This support ring 312 has two openings, respectively upper and lower in the direction z with reference to the figure 8 .
  • One of the openings of the ring 312 (the lower opening on the figure 8 ) has an annular inner support rim 314 acting as a stop for the first capacitor armature 301.
  • the other opening of the ring 312 (the upper opening on the figure 8 ) is closed by the second capacitor armature 311. This is fixed, for example by gluing, to the upper annular edge of the ring 312, the diameter of the armature 311 being identical to the outer diameter of the ring 312.
  • the diameter of the armature 301 is substantially equal to, or slightly less than, the inside diameter of the support ring 312 and greater than the diameter of the lower opening formed by the support flange 314.
  • the outer diameter of the ring 300 for receiving the plug 1 is substantially equal to or slightly smaller than the diameter of the lower opening delimited by the support flange 314, and less than the outside diameter of the winding support ring 312 and the
  • the securing device 3 also comprises a non-return system to prohibit a return of the two parts 30, 31 in the initial position of closure (before first opening), at the end of relative movement.
  • the anti-return system comprises one or more non-return flanges, for example four non-return flanges, carried by the inner wall of said support ring 312.
  • Each flange has a ring-shaped portion and has an upper face inclined with respect to the z-axis towards the support rim (that is, to say down on the figure 8 ), adapted to allow passage of the capacitor armature 301 in one direction (from top to bottom on the figure 8 ), and a lower non-return face orthogonal to the z axis to prevent, preventing a return of the capacitor armature 301 in the opposite direction (from the bottom upwards on the figure 8 ).
  • the non-return flanges are made of a slightly flexible material.
  • anti-return systems can be envisaged.
  • the central cone may be replaced by fins positioned at the periphery of the reinforcements.
  • the capacitor armature 301 is disposed in the space or inner housing 315 delimited by the support ring 312, the support flange 314 and the other capacitor frame 311.
  • the plug 1 is assembled to the securing device 3, by introducing one of its ends into the ring 300, as shown in FIG. figure 7 . Then the cap 1 is introduced partially into the neck of the bottle (or container) so as to seal tightly. The plug 1 is pressed into the neck until the cap head 32 abuts against the outer edge of the neck.
  • a first step under the action of the tensile force to extract the neck cap, the second portion 31 of the securing device 3 moves relative to the first portion 30 of the securing device 3, during a step E22.
  • the cap 1 capped with the first portion 30 remains held in the closed position in the neck.
  • the two capacitor plates 301, 311 deviate from one another. This causes the capacitor armature 301 to pass in front of the anti-return system 313, in a step E23.
  • the capacitor armature 301 bears peripherally on the inclined faces of the non-return flanges 313.
  • the non-return flanges 313 bend slightly and move apart so as to pass the armature 301 and then return to the initial position. Then, at the end of the relative movement of the two parts 30, 31, the capacitor armature 301 abuts against the support flange 314, during a step E24.
  • the user continues to apply a tensile force to the securing device 3.
  • the two parts 30 and 31 become integral in translation, the plug 1 provided with the securing device 3 is pulled and moves in the direction of this traction force until it is extracted from the neck, during a step E25.
  • the user can close the bottle (or the container) with the stopper 1 provided with the securing device 3.
  • the stopper 1 For this purpose, he pushes the stopper 1 into the neck of the bottle, by applying a pushing force on the head plug 32, until it abuts against the edge of the neck.
  • the second portion 31 moves slightly relative to the first portion 30 of the securing device, until the armature 301 abuts against the non-return faces of the flanges 313. In this position, the distance between the two plates 301, 311 is equal to d 2 with d 2 ⁇ d 1 .
  • the LC circuit of the security device 3 constitutes an electrical component arranged so that an electrical characteristic of this component, in this case its resonance frequency, is modified during the relative movement of the two parts 30, 31 of the security device 3.
  • the LC circuit has a resonance frequency f 2 , when the plug 1 provided with the securing device 3 is in the closed position of the container after a first opening thereof, which is lower than its resonance frequency f 1 when the plug 1 provided with the securing device 3 is in the closed position of the container before the first opening thereof.
  • a user may, for example, equip himself with a spectrum analyzer associated with a loop antenna with mutual zero inductance.
  • the frequency for which the output is maximum in amplitude corresponds to the resonance frequency.
  • any other apparatus capable of measuring the resonant frequency of the LC circuit of the safety device 3 may be used, in order to check the state of the closed bottle (or container) and to check whether it has already been opened or not.
  • each of the two parts 20 and 21 of the device comprises several elements assembled together.
  • each of the parts 20 and 21 may consist of a single piece, the only elements mounted after assembly of the two parts 20 and 21 movable relative to each other being the piezoelectric component 212 and the washer 205 .
  • the two parts 20 and 21 of the device may be structurally different from that described with reference to Figures 1-5 .
  • the pellet 42 comprises a peripheral edge secured to the upper part 41 of the device 4 and portions closer to the center of the pellet which are integral with the lower part 40 of the device 4 via junction pads 421.
  • the pellet 42 carries a piezoelectric element 420 disk-shaped, smaller in diameter than the pellet, disposed in the center thereof. When a user pulls on the upper part 41, this raises the peripheral edge of the pellet 42 and collapses the center of the pellet 42, this deformation of the pellet 42 causing a deformation of the piezoelectric element 420.
  • the pellet 42 may be of the bistable type. It then has two stable states. The application of a force on the pellet makes it possible to pass it rapidly from one stable state to another. This rapid deformation of the chip from one steady state to the other is used to generate electrical energy by means of a piezoelectric element.
  • the center of the tablet 42 is disposed above a reference plane passing through the contact zones between the tablet 42 and the pads 421, the periphery of the tablet 42 being below. of this plan.
  • the pellet 42 is then in a first stable state. When a user pulls upwards on the upper part 41 of the device 4, the peripheral edge of the pellet 42 passes above the reference plane because its peripheral edge is secured to the upper part 41.
  • the chip 42 advantageously acts as a stop to limit the relative movement of the two upper 41 and lower 42 parts of the device.
  • the pellet 52 is attached to the lower part 50 here by junction pads 501, as shown in FIG. figure 12B , which position the pellet 52 slightly spaced from the portion 50, above it.
  • the chip 52 carries a piezoelectric element 520. This is advantageously positioned near the periphery of the chip 52.
  • the upper portion 51 comprises, on its inner wall, a rack 510 intended to cooperate with a finger 521 of the pellet 52, constituted by a projecting portion at the periphery of the pellet 52.
  • Such a rack 510 is defined on all or part of the inner wall of the upper part 51. More specifically, with reference to the Figures 12A to 12C , this rack 510 can be defined on a localized portion of this inner wall being arranged facing the finger 521 of the pellet 52 so that the latter cooperates with the rack 510 when the upper part 51 is driven in translation by relative to the lower part 50. In an alternative, the rack 510 can be defined on the entire inner wall of the upper part 51. Thus in this alternative, the finger 521 is still able to cooperate with the rack 510 even when the upper part 51 performs a rotational movement relative to the lower portion 50 about a central axis common to these two parts 50, 51.
  • the finger 521 moves along the rack 510 by generating vibrations of the 52. These vibrations cause deformation of a portion of the pellet 52 and / or finger the piezoelectric element 520, which generates an electrical signal.
  • the end of the finger 521 is positioned in a hollow of an upper portion of the rack or above the top of the rack.
  • the end of the finger 521 successively meets the recesses and projections of the rack 510.
  • This energy can be used for example by a piezoelectric element disposed on a zone - of the finger 521 or of a part of the pellet 52 proximal to the finger 521 - which is deformed, or by a piezoelectric beam type electromechanical microsystem, to generate electrical energy.
  • the vibratory mechanical energy is transformed into electrical energy.
  • the end of the finger is in a hollow of a lower portion of the rack, or below the bottom of the rack.
  • the device 5 comprises an abutment element intended to prevent separation of the two parts 51 and 50.
  • the invention also relates to a secure closure device for a container having a neck, comprising a plug 1 for closing the neck and a securing device, such as one of those 2, 3, 4, 5 described above, assembled to the stopper 1.
  • the invention also relates to a container having a neck and a secure closure device as defined above, closing the neck.
  • the container can be a bottle.
  • the invention finally relates to a container, in particular a bottle, containing a wine or a spirit.

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