CN1809499A

CN1809499A - Closure device for containers of liquids, particularly bottles for liquors

Info

Publication number: CN1809499A
Application number: CNA2004800174987A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 皮耶罗·巴泰加佐雷
Original assignee: Gwara - Gram Luo Su Les Patent Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guala Closures International BV
Priority date: 2003-06-24
Filing date: 2004-06-10
Publication date: 2006-07-26
Anticipated expiration: 2024-06-10
Also published as: EA200600094A1; CO5700806A2; BRPI0411879A; WO2005000701A1; ITMI20031279A0; ITMI20031279A1; PL1636110T3; ATE451310T1; ES2261010A1; DE602004024527D1; CN100540410C; ES2261010B1; MXPA05013644A; EP1636110B1; EP1636110A1; EA007245B1; BRPI0411879B1; UA81958C2

Abstract

The present invention provides a closure device for bottles for liquors, comprising a pouring body (1) , a valve member (9) located within the said pouring body (1) to allow the outflow of the liquid and prevent its fraudulent introduction, a tubular element (11) comprising a first stopper-like portion (12) and a second sleeve-like portion (13), the said first stopper-like portion (12) and the said second portion (13)forming a so called tube-stopper element and being interconnected axially by a circumferential weakening line (14), the said first stopper-like portion (12) being engaged with the pouring member (1) by means of threading (17, 18) for opening and closing the said pouring aperture (3). Said tube-stopper element is provided with at least a first annular rib (25) radially projecting from its outer surface and positioned axially above said weakening line (14) and at least a second annular rib (27) also projecting from its outer surface and positioned axially below said weakening line (14), said first and second ribs forming connecting means between said removable seal means and said tube-stopper element. In such a way the seal removable means can be outer stopper or over stopper made either of plastic material or in form of a metallic sheet capsule.

Description

Be used for the particularly closure device of bottle of liquid container

Explanation

The present invention relates to a kind of particularly obturator of bottle of liquid container that is used for, this liquid container has opening, this opening is positioned at from the container body end of the axially extended neck of axis (X-X) longitudinally, this obturator comprises topples over body, this is toppled over body and is provided with internal cavities and topples over the hole, this is toppled over body and is arranged on the described opening, and extends along the direction opposite with container body outside neck coaxially with neck; Valve member, this valve member and can be with respect to annular stop part axial motions between described described cavity of toppling over body, to allow liquid to flow out and to prevent that the duplicity of liquid from injecting; Tubular member, this tubular member comprises the first plug shape part and along the axially extended second sleeve-like part of the outer wall of neck, described first plug shape part and described second sleeve-like partly form so-called pipe close member and interconnect in the axial direction by circumferential line of weakness, the described first plug shape part engages with toppling over body by screw thread, and described screw thread is used to open and seals the described hole of toppling over; And removable sealing arrangement, to allow opening this obturator at first.

The obturator of known the above-mentioned type in the prior art, these obturators are used to seal the bottle of valuable wine, for these bottles provide sealing member, the sealing part is the integraty that the evidence of appreciiable and the attempt by any infringement sealing member is provided as much as possible guarantees obturator by making opening before any.

At GB-A-2, an example of the obturator of the above-mentioned type has been described in 302,867.

In this embodiment, provide sealing function by plug shape member, this plug shape member is placed on the top of piston part of tubular member, and is extended with vertically by circumferential line of weakness bonded assembly annular bar, but this circumferential line of weakness for example is made of the otch that separates by the disconnection fitting.Outer stopper rotatably is fixed to following piston part vertically, and annular bar is connected to the sleeve-like part of tubular member by the position of cooresponding radial teeth below line of weakness, and this line of weakness connects above-mentioned two parts.

According to prior art, outer stopper or top plug can be made by suitable plastic materials, can consider that maybe concrete demand is made for the form of sheetmetal bottle cap.

Therefore, one object of the present invention is to design a kind of pipe close member, this pipe close member is provided with and can fills in the device of coupling with outer stopper or top, this outer stopper or top plug can be made by having or do not have can the break plastic material of bar of traditional safety, perhaps can be the form of the sheetmetal bottle cap that has or do not have line of weakness.

And, because the known obturator of the above-mentioned type has following shortcoming, just, even after the first time, duplicity was opened, the sealing member that with the outer stopper is form also can be reset against the annular safety bar with the following plug that will open now, thereby has the impression that structural continuity has integraty thereby cause between plug and the safe bar for unskilled viewer, so another object of the present invention is to design the obturator of the above-mentioned type with the seal feature that can overcome above-mentioned shortcoming.

Realize these purposes by the closure device that characterizes according to following claim 1.

To describe the present invention more fully with reference to the example of the embodiment of the invention, and provide the example of these embodiment only not have determinate intention for guidance, and these examples shown in the drawings, in the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 shows and is engaged in the side front elevation that the part according to first embodiment of obturator of the present invention on the neck part is analysed and observe;

Fig. 2 shows the outside being seen transparent view of the lid shape sealing member from the obturator that is engaged in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 shows from the being seen transparent view in the inside of the lid of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 shows and is engaged in the side front elevation that the part according to second embodiment of obturator of the present invention on the neck part is analysed and observe;

Fig. 5 shows the outside being seen transparent view of the lid shape sealing member from the obturator that is engaged in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 shows from the being seen transparent view in the inside of the lid of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 shows the side front elevation of the tubular member with plug shape part that uses in the obturator of Fig. 1 and 4;

Fig. 8 shows the transparent view of the tubular member of Fig. 7.

With reference to above-mentioned accompanying drawing, particularly with reference to figure 1,2 and 3, will see that obturator comprises and topple over body 1 that this is toppled over body 1 and is provided with internal cavities 2 and topples over hole 3.This is toppled over body 1 and is arranged on the edge 4 of opening 5 of container, the particularly neck 6 of bottle, and the main body of this container schematically shows by 7.The intention of this bottle especially but not exclusively be to hold valuable wine, the originality of this wine and pure will be guaranteed by the safety that obturator according to the present invention is authorized.

By insertion fixed seal ring 8, or, this is toppled over body 1 be arranged on the edge 4 directly by other conventional apparatus.

Can be arranged in the cavity 2 of toppling over body 1 with respect to the valve member 9 of annular stop part 10 axial motion on the direction of the axis X-X of neck part of toppling over the body cavity.

Valve member 9 allows liquid to flow out from topple over hole 3 in a conventional manner, but prevents the duplicity injection of liquid.

This obturator also is included on the whole the tubular members by 11 expressions, this tubular member is made of the first plug shape part 12 and the second sleeve-like part 13, and outside face of this first plug shape part 12 is preferably annular knurl.These two

parts

12 and 13 are interconnected in the axial direction by line of weakness 14, but and form this line of weakness 14 in a conventional manner by the not shown separated circumferential cut of disconnection fitting.

This plug shape part 12 comprises the wall 15 that crosses axis X-X relatively, the upper end of these wall 15 closed tube members 11.Described wall 15 has back-up ring 16, and this back-up ring 16 protrudes to the cavity 2 of toppling over body 1, and is designed to and topples over hole 3 axial engagement and topple over hole 3 with sealing.Described part 12 is underlaid topples on the body 1, and described part 12 is toppled over body 1 by the screw device that is made of

screw thread

17 and 18 with this and engaged, and these

screw threads

17 and 18 make can be opened when using container and hole 3 is toppled in sealing.

This sleeve-like part 13 is provided with the conventional apparatus that schematically shows by 19 and 20, these conventional apparatus are used for sleeve-like part 13 and engage with the axial and circumferential of the following part of toppling over body as follows, this mode makes: prevent the axial and swing offset between these parts, thereby when opening obturator for the first time, allow to be outwarded winding in piston part 12 and screw again by the connection of breaking line of weakness 14.

At last, obturator according to the present invention comprises that on the whole the sealing part is engaged on the top of described plug shape part 12 by the lid shape sealing members of 21 expressions.

This lid 21 is made of roof 22 and annular bar 23, and this roof 22 crosses axis X-X relatively, and this annular bar 23 extends axially the point that exceeds outside the described line of weakness 14 on plug shape part 12.

Shown in Fig. 2,3,7 and 8, this annular bar 23 engages with tubular member 11 by first group of embossed section 24 and second group of embossed section 26, this first group of embossed section 24 circumferentially is distributed in inwall 23a and goes up and be positioned under first circumferential rib 25 of tubular member 11, and this second group of embossed section 26 is positioned under second circumferential rib 27 within the groove 28.

First circumferential rib 25 is presented axially on the line of weakness 14, and second circumferential rib 27 is presented axially under the line of weakness 14.

The profile of each embossed

section

24 and 26 cross-sectional plane is generally triangular, and vertex of a triangle is pointed to the axis X-X of neck.Corresponding

downside

24a and 26a are bevelleds, but corresponding upside 24b is arranged to basic vertical with the axis X-X of neck with 26b.

With particular reference to Fig. 7 and 8, it should be noted,

circumferential rib

25 and 27 they

upper surface

25a and 27a on be provided with the plane downward-sloping with respect to container, in using 21 the process covered, helping the axial motion of

part

24 and 26, but on the apparent surface of

upper surface

25a and 27a, be provided with in fact vertical plane with axis X-X.

This is specific is configured in to allow to use and cover 21 and do not cause and destroy as prevent following action fracture or cracking the time, promptly removes for duplicity and illegally uses the purpose of plug 12 below and in the axial direction lid is applied the power that makes progress.As a substitute mode, rib 25 also can be vertical with axis X-X as their apparent surface with 27a with 27 described upper surface 25a.In this case, on

part

24 and 26, clinoplane is set, in using 21 the process covered, to help

axial motion.Rib

25 and 27 structure with lower plane vertical with axis X-X make

part

24 and 26 can be fully uniquely owing to the roughly radial deformation of the wall of the bar 23 that forms lid is crossed these steps, thereby cause irreducible bending, crackle and change color, this attempt for the infringement lid provides evidence, and the corresponding upside 24b and the 26b of

part

24 and 26 wherein is set against these lower planes.

Adopt material as acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) to form to cover 21 to make that above-mentioned phenomenon is more obvious, thereby this material is preferred.

Further with reference to figure 2 and 3, the end wall 22 that is to be noted that bottle cap 21 is provided with at least one by draw ring or label 29 that circular incision 30 forms in described wall, this circular incision 30 is reserved intact part 31, when label was promoted from the plane of wall, label can be around these intact part 31 bendings.

Circular incision 30 is extended with

continuation

32 and 33 at the place, side of part 31, forms axial line of

weakness

34 and 35 in line respectively with these

continuations

32 and 33 on inside face 23a.To notice that at lid 21 when being engaged on the piston part 12, above-mentioned line of weakness preferably roughly extends to the zone that forms embossed section 26 from the height in the hole 3 of toppling over body 1 as far as possible far.

Open for authorizing the first time of obturator, must make it rotate, then at first remove and cover 21 by promoting and spur this draw ring 29 by the zone " S " between axial line of

weakness

34 and 35 of tearing annular bar 23 around part 31.

Tear and cause and cover 21 break, even the method by deception, the lid that breaks can not restore again.

In order to make that covering 21 finally removes from following plug shape part 12, described lid also is provided with the axial cut-outs 36 and 37 that partly extends across bar 23 in transverse wall 22 vicinity.Above-mentioned otch 36 and 37 allows lid at least one bus bending in the bus of tubular strip 23, thereby allows to remove lid and in fact destroy lid.

Although in above-mentioned example, relate to a pair of axial line of weakness, replacedly can break and remove and cover 21, and tear the place, side that draw ring is positioned at this line of weakness by an independent line of weakness.

With reference to figure 4, to be pointed out that, be according to second embodiment of obturator of the present invention and the main difference part of first embodiment shown in Fig. 1: the tubular strip 23 of lid 21 is provided with the annular termination zone 38 that is connected to tubular strip 23 by circumferential line of weakness 39, but this circumferential line of weakness 39 is made up of disconnection fitting 41 separated otch 40.Should be noted also that this group embossed section 26 is arranged in the termination zone 38, and this terminates in the position of described circumferential line of weakness 39 to axial line of weakness 34 and 35.At last, will be pointed out that the draw ring 29 that is used for lid is torn is substituted by the corresponding a pair of draw ring 42 that is formed by the cutting in the wall 22 of lid and 43.

This second embodiment with reference to obturator, by with the lid 21 that takes place with reference to the identical process of the described process of first embodiment of figure 1 break and it make to stop zone 38 from removing of following plug shape part 12 and stays in place, the fact that obturator opened that appears as in this zone provides more clearly evidence.

Obviously, can be varying sized as required, and do not depart from as mentioned above scope with following the present invention for required protection thus.

Claims

1. one kind is used for the particularly closure device of bottle of liquid container, this liquid container has opening (5), this opening (5) is positioned at from container body (7) end of the axially extended neck of axis (X-X) (6) longitudinally, this closure device comprises: topple over body (1), this is toppled over body (1) and is provided with internal cavities (2) and topples over hole (3), this is toppled over body (1) and is arranged on the described opening (5), and extends along the direction opposite with container body (7) outside neck (6) coaxially with neck (6); Valve member (9), this valve member (9) are positioned at described described cavity (2) of toppling over body (1), and can flow out and prevent the duplicity injection of liquid with permission liquid with respect to annular stop part (10) axial motion; Tubular member (11), this tubular member (11) comprises the first plug shape part (12) and along axially extended second sleeve-like part of the outer wall of neck (6) (13), described first plug shape part (12) and described second sleeve-like part (13) form so-called pipe close member and interconnect in the axial direction by circumferential line of weakness (14), the described first plug shape part (12) engages with toppling over part (1) by screw thread (17,18), and screw thread (17,18) is used to open and seals the described hole (3) of toppling over; And removable sealing arrangement, to allow to open for the first time this obturator; It is characterized in that, this pipe close member is provided with at least one first circumferential rib (25) and at least one second circumferential rib (27), described at least one first circumferential rib (25) radially protrudes and is arranged on vertically on the described line of weakness (14) from its outside face, described at least one second circumferential rib (27) protrudes also from its outside face and is arranged on vertically under the described line of weakness (14), and described first rib and second rib are formed on the connecting device between described removable sealing arrangement and the described pipe close member.

2. closure device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described sealing arrangement comprises lid (21), this lid (21) is engaged on the top of described plug shape part (12), and be extended with annular bar (23) in the axial direction, this annular bar (23) extends to the position outside the described circumferential line of weakness (14) that exceeds the first that connects tubular member (11) and second portion from the top (15) of described plug shape part, described lid (21) is provided with at least one line of weakness (34,35), described at least one line of weakness (34,35) topple over the height in hole (3) along its annular bar (23) zone of the earth's axis under the described circumferential line of weakness (14) that extends at tubular member (11) far away substantially as far as possible from described at least, on the top (22) of the described lid (21) adjacent, at least one draw ring (29) is set with described plug, be used to spur the described axial line of weakness (34 of being positioned at of described annular bar (23), 35) zone at side place " S ", thus the destruction of lid (21) caused.

3. according to claim 1 and 2 described closure device, it is characterized in that described lid (21) comprises a pair of axial line of weakness spaced apart from each other (34,35), the zone between described line " S " of bar can be removed by tearing.

4. according to the described closure device of claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that described line of weakness (34,35) is not formed by do not pass the otch that covers thickness and make on the inside face (23a) of described lid (21).

5. according to the described closure device of claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that, on the inside face (23a) of the annular bar part that forms described axial line of weakness, described lid (21) is provided with circumferentially part (24) of at least one first group of relief, be used for the joint under cooresponding circumferential rib (25), this circumferential rib (25) is by the outside face carrying of the described first plug shape part (12) of tubular member (11).

6. according to the described closure device of claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that, on the inside face (23a) of the annular bar part that forms described axial line of weakness, described lid (21) is provided with circumferentially part (26) of second group of relief, be used for the joint under cooresponding circumferential rib (27), this circumferential rib (27) is by sleeve-like part (13) carrying of described tubular member (11).

7. according to the described closure device of claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that, each relief in described first (24) and second (26) the group part circumferentially part has the cross-sectional plane that is generally triangular, vertex of a triangle is pointed to the longitudinal axis (X-X) of container neck (6), and upside (24b, 26b) be arranged to basic vertical with described longitudinal axis (X-X), described upside (24b, 26b) be used for the described circumferential rib (25,27) of tubular member (11) corresponding under side engagement.

8. according to the described closure device of claim 1 to 7, it is characterized in that described lid (21) comprises the annular termination zone (38) that axially is connected to described annular bar (23) by circumferential line of weakness (39).

9. closure device according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described axial line of weakness (34,35) terminates in the position of described circumferential line of weakness (39).

10. according to the described closure device of claim 1 to 9, it is characterized in that, described circumferential line of weakness (39) is made of a plurality of otch (40) that replace with can break (41), and described circumferential line of weakness (39) is arranged between described first (24) and second (26) the group relief circumferential portion branch.

11. according to the described closure device of claim 1 to 10, it is characterized in that, the top of described lid (21) is made up of wall (22), this wall (22) is transverse to the longitudinal axis (X-X) of neck (6), this wall (22) comprises two draw rings that are arranged side by side (42,43), is used to tear be positioned at these to the zone " S " between the axial line of weakness (34,35).

12. according to the described closure device of claim 1 to 11, it is characterized in that, described lid (21) is included near the axial cut-outs (36,37) that forms the item wall (22) of lid (21), allowing tubular strip (23) along at least one the axial bus in the axial bus of at least one otch in the described otch of process (36,37) of tubular strip (23) and bending, and be convenient to tear the zone " S " that is positioned between the axial line of weakness (34,35) will cover afterwards (21) from fill in shape partly (12) remove fully.

13. closure device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described removable sealing arrangement is to be the top plug of form with the bottle cap of being made by sheetmetal, and this top plug is connected to described pipe close member by the rolling member that is provided with under described first circumferential rib (25) of described pipe close member.