CN1079769C

CN1079769C - Container, in particular drinks can, and lid for such a container

Info

Publication number: CN1079769C
Application number: CN97198017A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 维尔纳·施拉特尔
Original assignee: Cetoni Umwelttechnologie Entwicklungs GmbH
Current assignee: Cetoni Umwelttechnologie Entwicklungs GmbH
Priority date: 1996-09-18
Filing date: 1997-09-13
Publication date: 2002-02-27
Anticipated expiration: 2017-09-13
Also published as: ATE237514T1; WO1998012118A2; EP0934204B1; WO1998012118A3; CZ292051B6; CA2265897A1; PL332211A1; RU99107762A; IL129062A0; ES2195176T3; PL186492B1; CZ9900922A3; BR9711510A; RU2160218C1; DE19780971D2; IL129062A; JP2001505514A; EP0934204A2; CN1230932A; AU4614997A

Abstract

The invention concerns a container, in particular a drinks can (2), which is closed by a lid (3) with a pull-tab opening (11). The container is also provided with a rotatable lid element (20) by means of which the pull-tab opening can be closed again until its contents are subsequently required and/or by means of which a symbol or indication is covered and becomes visible only when the closure device has been opened.

Description

The lid of container, especially beverage can and this container

The present invention relates to a kind of container, especially the lid of beverage can and this container.

Known and widely used beverage can has tank body and cover, and tank body is made by the metal as aluminum alloy, and cover also is made of metal, and forms a seal strip on the bottom surface of lid, for opening jar, can pull out seal strip or it is advanced the inside of jar from covering.Shortcoming is, open this container after, can not be once more with its sealing to continue to consume the material (sealing in the use) in the container.

The objective of the invention is to improve in such a way above-mentioned container or seal of vessel, that is, the user needn't use and cover the additional parts that does not have, and just can obtain the sealing in convenient and the use closely.

Can realize above-mentioned purpose according to container cover of the present invention or container with this container cover.Described container comprises metal container body and container cover, the container cover sealed container interior also has seal strip at lid on the end, for openable container and open container hole, seal strip can partly throw off or separate at least, wherein, container cover is by at least two component set-ups, the second lid part that has the first lid part that comprises seal strip and have via hole, via hole is identical from the spacing of axis M with seal strip or container hole from the spacing of the axis M of lid, and two sealings of covering in the part are fastened on the container body, wherein in the part another of two lids can rotate around axis M between the primary importance and the second place with respect to the lid part that is fastened on the container body, in primary importance, via hole is superimposed consistent with seal strip or container hole, in the second place, seal strip or container hole are sealed shut at the bottom of by another lid part or its lid, and rotating lid part is on its week match ground but can be guided on axis M is being fastened to lid part on the container body rotationally of shape upwards.

Owing to have rotating lid part, after opening for the first time even container also can seal effectively.In one embodiment of the invention, from caping, rotating lid part is positioned at the top of the lid part that is fixed on the tank body, thereby the end of two lid parts is contiguous mutually.In another possible embodiment of the present invention, rotating lid part be fixed to lid part on the tank body below be positioned at the inside of container body.In this embodiment, the end of two lid parts equally also is contiguous mutually.In all preferred embodiments, circumferentially the having form fit but guide in the lid part on being fixed to container body rotationally of rotatable covers part, with prevent two lid parts on circumference mutually the top from, the sealing of container hole in the time of therefore can obtaining sealing especially in use.Other embodiments of the invention are contents of dependent claims.Below, with reference to the example of drawings and Examples the present invention is described in more detail.

The untouched not brief description top view of moving beverage can of Fig. 1;

The untouched not section drawing that passes jar sealing member on the top of moving beverage can of Fig. 2;

The top view of the jar that Fig. 3 opens;

The section drawing on the top of the beverage can of the beverage can that Figure 4 and 5 are opened (Fig. 4) and osed top continuation use or consumption;

The side-looking of the beverage can of Fig. 6 Fig. 1-5, partial cross section figure;

The top view of the untouched not moving jar of Fig. 7 second embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8 passes the section drawing of the jar among Fig. 7;

Jar top view among Fig. 9 Fig. 7 in open mode;

Figure 10 and 11 passes the beverage can of open mode among Fig. 9 and passes the section drawing of leak free sealing state in the use of closed state;

The figure that Figure 12 is the same with Fig. 3, yet when leak free covers again;

Near the amplification sectional view of lid part sealing member of Figure 13-15 cover.

In the drawings, a beverage can 1 that supplies soft drink to use is arranged, for example, it has one, and tank body is made by deep-draw by the metal tank body 2 as aluminum or aluminum alloy, and has at the bottom of leak free circle wall and the leak free.At the top, opening tank body 2 is by cover 3 sealing, by lock seam 4, with conventional approach and device along an edge of jar with tank body 2 fixing cover, cover is with respect to the inside 5 of outside sealing drink jar.

Cover 3 comprises having the lid part 6 that covers the end 7 and flange 8, the lid part is preferably made by deep-draw by aluminum or aluminum alloy, flange 8 extends upward and surpasses the top side of covering the end, be essentially annular arrangement, and, utilize lock seam 4 lid parts to be fixed on the tank body 2 or connect with jail, edge around the opening of tank body with one heart around the axis M of container and lid.In the transition of flange 8, form with the annular groove 9 of annular arrangement at lid around the axis M of cover at the end 7, it is side opening on the lid end 7, is recessed side at upside promptly.With annular groove 9 connecting places, with respect to the opposite of axis M at annular groove, and radially to the bias internal place, the lid end 7, also have with one heart around the annular lip 10 of axis M, annular lip is arches of projection at the top at the lid end 7.

At the bottom of being essentially disc shaped lid, also has a seal strip 11 in 7, seal strip is axis M skew relatively radially, and can push inward by common mode, to open beverage can or cover 3 with a kind of like this mode, promptly when jar is opened, seal strip 11 still part is used to open hole 11 ' with the inside 5 that the lid end 7 puts in jar with being connected, shown in Figure 4 and 5.

Seal strip 11 is made one with the end 7 of lid part 6 or lid part, and edge line to the small part of seal strip 11 is formed by predetermined broken line, has reduced according to the cross section of predetermined broken line lid bottom material.By surface that exceeds seal strip 11 or the annular arrangement osed top antelabium 12 that exceeds the top of covering the end 7, seal strip 11 has been reinforced.

In order to open beverage can 1, promptly for the pull-up and the seal strip 11 that bends inwards, at the top of cover 3 draw ring 13 is set, draw ring forms in common mode, in the top view of Fig. 1 and 3, be one to have intermediate stays 15 and at two draw ring holes 16 of its both sides and 17 elliptical ring 14.Utilization is by the fastener 19 of the similar rivet made of the lid ends 7 material, near axis M, by thin slice 18 draw ring 13 is fastened to the top of jar part 6, and thin slice 18 extends into the draw ring hole 17 than draw ring hole 16 more close seal strips 11.Ring body 14 and intermediate stays 15 are rigidity.Thin slice 18 can bend.Draw ring or its ring body 14 head on pulling-on piece 11 or antelabium 12 in the side away from draw ring hole 16.On untouched not moving jar, in the space that flange 8 centers on, promptly under the upper limb of the beverage can 1 that lock seam 4 forms, the plane of draw ring is with the plane parallel at the lid end or near parallel.

Also being provided with one on fastener 19 can be around the lid part 20 of axis M rotation, and it is between the lid end 7 and thin slice 8.In described embodiment, described lid part 20 is discs, and has the crimping closure flange 21 around axis M.Lid part 20 is guided in annular groove 9 by sealing crimping flange 21.In several zones of axis M, promptly be that projection 22 is pressed into flange 8 in six zones of axis M in described embodiment, it exceeds in the face of covering the flange inner at the end 7 and flange 21 being fixed in the annular groove 9.

In described embodiment, lid part 20 little bowl-types that are, promptly it has a disc shaped basically end 23, one and has the annular lip 24 of a flange 21, and flange 24 extends into annular groove 9 downwards and sideling around axis M.Have one in flange 24 and the junction at the end 23 equally around the annular lip 25 of axis M, this flange is given and is covered the extra enhancing of part 20.Relatively the end 23 of covering part 20, axis M radial runout ground, be provided with a hole 26, and this hole has drinking or size that filler opening 11 ' is identical at least with seal strip 11 or after pushing the sealing sheet.In untouched not moving jar 1, hole 26 and seal strip 11 superimposed consistent (deckungsgleich).Flange 12 is positioned at the scope in hole 26, and extends into hole 26, makes to cover part 20 and can not rotate with respect to lid 6.

In addition, 27 expressions, one self-enclosed lip ring, the sealing part is around seal strip 11 or at its 11 ' edge, hole, is arranged on cover the part 6 or the upside at the lid end 7 and covering at the end 7 and the end 23.

In the junction of the lid end 23 and annular lip 25, the downside at the lid end 23 is against the lid annular lip 10 at the end 7.Form a seam at two lids thus at the

end

7 and 23, the width of seam approximates the thickness that is clamped in the sealing member between 7 and 23 27 at the bottom of two, promptly cover the end 23 and be pressed on the annular lip 10 by making, by means of near corresponding riveted joint fastener 19, thereby make sealing member 27 avoid too violent distortion to be damaged.

The lid end 23, be provided with two from the outstanding carrier 28 in lid top side, the end.Lid part 20 is the same with lid part 6, and its all constituent elementss are made by punching press and mold pressing by a metal sheet.All constituent elementss of draw ring 13 and lid part 26 are arranged in such a way and are formed, and promptly in the inboard of cover 3 enough clearance envelopes are arranged, can be with general machining cover 3 with sealed shell of tank 2.

Fig. 1 and 2 has shown untouched not moving beverage can 1.In order to open beverage can 1, in the side away from seal strip 11, the direction of corresponding arrow A is lifted draw ring 13 in Fig. 2, thereby the opposite side of draw ring heads on seal strip 11 or flange 12, causes inwardly pushing away seal strip 11, produces hole 11 ' (Fig. 4).Can inject or beverage by hole 11 ' and 26 then, this moment, hole 11 ' and 26 was superimposed.Salable beverage can 1 in consumption process.For this reason, lid part 20 forwards position enough far away to around axis M on carrier 28, makes hole 26 be positioned at the outside in hole 11 ', and 23 covers at the bottom of the 11 ' tegmentum of hole, as shown in Figure 5.In described embodiment, lid part 20 turns 180 °.The stop 29 and 30 (Fig. 6) that utilization forms in annular groove 9 and on flange or annular lip 21 is determined end positions.Rotatable cover part 20 is used to open or close hole 11 ' on carrier 28.In described embodiment, draw ring 13 can not be rotationally link to each other like this with lid part 20, rectangular tab 18 is placed on cover and the cooresponding recess of this thin slice at the end 23.Sealing in can obtaining to use closely by means of sealing member 27, especially, by circumference in snap ring groove 9 the stably pilot cap part 20 of projection 22 along lid parts 20, and the projection 22 of pressing flange 21 makes to be covered part 20 and avoids N/R to lift on the edge, therefore, even there is not the danger of the seal failure in the use in the beverage under soda or the certain pressure yet.

Fig. 7 and followingly shown that one comprises tank body 2 and at the beverage can 1a of the cover 3a of top seal jar, cover 3a is loam cake parts with the essential different lid parts 31 that are to be fixed on the tank body of cover 3, and the leak free rotatable covers part 32 that is used for using is the lower cover parts that are arranged in the inside 5 of beverage can.

Lid part 31 also is to have the bowl-type of covering the end 33 and lid flange 34, and the lid end 33 is a disc substantially, and lid flange 34 is affixed by the edge of lock seam and tank body 2.On lid part 31, be provided with an annular lip 35 in the junction of the lid end 33 and flange 34, this antelabium is around axis M and put in inner 5, and the bottom side that promptly exceeds the end 33 puts in and around axis M.Lid part 31 also has the hole 36 corresponding to hole 26 on the end 33.

Utilization is fixed on draw ring 13 upside at the end 33 by the fastener 19a of the similar rivet that forms of material of lid part 32.In described embodiment, fastener 19a has noncircular cross section, for example, and rectangle or square sectional.In the thin slice 18 of draw ring 13, be provided with one with the hole of described cross-sections match, therefore, rotate also rotatable cover part 32 together around axis M by draw ring 13.Utilize fastener 19a, lid part 32 is bearing in the middle part of covering part 31 pivotally.

The annular flange 37 of lid part 32 forms in such a way, and promptly its form fit ground is around annular lip 35, and when covering part 32 when axis M rotates, also the guide of part 32 is covered in formation simultaneously.In the end 38 of lid part 32, seal strip 11 is formed with antelabium 12, and with regard to intact beverage can 1a, antelabium 12 stretches in the hole 36, like this, prevents to cover part 32 and rotates around axis M with respect to lid part 31.38 the upside end of at also is provided with the sealing member 27 around seal strip 11.

In order to open beverage can 1a,, lift draw ring 13 (arrow A among Fig. 8) once more at opposite side away from hole 36; This causes seal strip 11 to be opened passing hole 36 and is pressed in inner 5, thereby can take out material in the jar by the hole 36 and 11 ' (Figure 10) of superimposed unanimity.For the sealing in obtaining using, lid part 32 rotates in such a way by draw ring 13, and promptly hole 11 ' 33 seals at the bottom of by loam cake part 31 or its lid.

In Fig. 1 and 2, setover 180 ° with respect to seal strip 18 with respect to the turning cylinder (axle of fastener 19) of lid part 20 at the lid part 6 or the upside at its end 7 in surface of 39 expressions, this surface.With regard to intact beverage can 1, this surface is covered by lid part 20, can not see from the outside.Up to opening beverage can, when lid part 20 did not pin jar, lid part 20 could rotate in such a way, makes hole 26 and surface 39 superimposed consistent (deckungsgleich), can see surperficial 39 thus.The surface 39 is used to adhere to or impression information, picture etc., for example credit number or manufacturing right number, and sample number, lot number etc., with regard to intact beverage can 1, these be can't see.According to identical method, beverage can 1a also can have surface 39 ', and in this case, the surface is 39 ' at the jar spare 32 or the upside at the end 38, with respect to the S. A. (axle of fastener 19a) of the jar spare radially opposite at seal strip 11.When opening original seal, in the present embodiment, have surface 39 ' lid part 32 and rotate by this way, feasible by hole 36 can see cover part should the surface.

Similar with 3 description to Fig. 1, Figure 12 has shown the lid 1 of open mode.In this position, can see surface 39 by hole 26.Shown in Figure 13 and 14, sealing member 27 is made by rubber that is applicable to food or suitable plastic, silaatic for example, and sealing member can form the form of annular arrangement cross section (Figure 14) or antelabium or labyrinth.In addition,, can directly form sealing member, perhaps form by metal, shown among Figure 15 27 ' as the metal labyrinth by this material owing to be used for the suitable distortion of the material of corresponding jar part.

Utilize the example of embodiment to describe the present invention.Obviously, under the condition of not abandoning as the thought of the present invention on basis of the present invention, various improvement and variation can be arranged.

Reference marker catalogue

1,1a beverage can 2

tank bodies

3,3a cover 4 lock seams 5 inner 6 lid part 7 end, 8 flanges, 9 snap ring grooves, 10 annular lips, 11 diaphragm seals 11 ' hole 12 antelabium, 13 draw rings, 14 ring bodies, 15 intermediate stays 16,17 draw ring holes, 17

thin slices

19,19a securing member 20 lid parts 21 flanges 22 cams 23 end, 24 flanges, 25 annular lips 26 holes 27,27 ' seal, 28 carriers 29,30

stops

31,32 lid parts, 33 end, 34 flanges, 35 annular lips, 36 holes, 37 flanges, 38 end 39,39 ' lid

Claims

1. be used for the especially container cover of beverage can of container, described container comprises metal container body (2) and container cover (3,3a), container cover sealed container interior (5) is also being covered the end (7,28) has seal strip (11) on, for openable container and open container hole (11 '), seal strip can partly throw off or separate at least, wherein, container cover (3,3a) by at least two component set-ups, has the first lid part (6 that comprises seal strip (11), 32) and have a via hole (26,36) the second lid part (20,31), via hole is identical from the spacing of axis M with seal strip (11) or container hole (11 ') from the spacing of the axis M of lid, and two sealings of covering in the part are fastened on the container body (2), wherein in the part another of two lids can rotate around axis M between the primary importance and the second place with respect to the lid part that is fastened on the container body (2), in primary importance, via hole is superimposed consistent with seal strip (11) or container hole (11 '), in the second place, seal strip (11) or container hole (11 ') are sealed shut at the bottom of covering part or its lid by another, it is characterized in that, rotating lid part (20,32) on its week match ground but can on axis M is being fastened to lid part (6,31) on the container body (2) rotationally, be guided of shape upwards.

2. according to the container cover of claim 1, it is characterized in that with regard to untouched not moving container, seal strip (11) or at least one jut on it or antelabium (12) put in another hole (26,36), relatively rotate thereby prevent to cover between the part.

3. according to the container cover of claim 1, it is characterized in that, rotatable covers part (20,32) can be rotatably supported in the lid part (6 that is fixedly linked with container body (2) in the axis M zone of lid, 31) on, and preferably be bearing in the attaching parts of metal similar rivet at the end of a lid part or fastener (19,19a) on.

4. according to the container cover of claim 1, it is characterized in that, on rotatable covers part (20,32), be provided for rotating the device (13,28) of described lid part.

5. according to the container cover of claim 4, it is characterized in that described device is the form of draw ring (13).

6. according to the container cover of claim 4, it is characterized in that described device is formed by at least one carrier (28) that is arranged on the rotatable covers part (20).

7. according to the container cover of claim 1, it is characterized in that sealing member (27) around seal strip (11) or container hole (11 '), it is arranged on two lid parts (6,20,31,32) between, and the regional seal container holes (11 ') between the another location of rotatable covers part (20,32) and two lid parts.

8. according to the container cover of claim 1, it is characterized in that seal strip (11) is made by the lid part that comprises described seal strip or the material at its lid end.

9. according to the container cover of claim 1, it is characterized in that seal strip (11) can be drawn out, and handle, for example a draw ring are housed for this reason.

10. according to the container cover of claim 1, it is characterized in that, the inside (5) that seal strip (11) can be pressed into container with openable container (1,1a).

11. the container cover according to claim 10 is characterized in that, (3, throw-out collar that arranged outside one 3a) can be swung or draw ring (13) are to pull out or to advance seal strip (11) at lid.

12. the container cover according to claim 11 is characterized in that, draw ring (13) by fastener (19,19a) be fixed on the axis M of lid, fastener is simultaneously also as the supporting of rotating lid part (20,32).

13. the container cover according to claim 1 is characterized in that, and container cover (3,3a) be bowl-type.

14. container cover according to claim 1, it is characterized in that a lid part, the preferably first lid part (6,32) comprise surface (39 with at least one symbol and/or mark, 39 '), with regard to untouched not moving container, part (20 is covered by another in this surface, 31) cover, after rotating this lid part, can see this surface by via hole (26,36) with respect to another lid part.

15. the container cover according to claim 14 is characterized in that, the surface with at least one symbol or mark is positioned at the opposite of container hole (11 ') with respect to the axis M of lid.

16. the container cover according to claim 14 is characterized in that, after original seal was opened, the lid part could cover part with respect to another and rotate, to see the surface (39,39 ') with at least one symbol.

17. comprise a metal container body (2) and container cover (3, container 3a), container cover sealed container interior (5) is also being covered the end (7,28) has seal strip (11) on, for openable container and open container hole (11 '), seal strip can partly throw off or separate at least, wherein, container cover (3,3a) by at least two component set-ups, has the first lid part (6 that comprises seal strip (11), 32) and have a via hole (26,36) the second lid part (20,31), via hole is identical from the spacing of axis M with seal strip (11) or container hole (11 ') from the spacing of the axis M of lid, and two sealings of covering in the part are fastened on the container body (2), wherein in the part another of two lids can fall around axis M between the primary importance and the second place with respect to the lid part that is fastened on the container body (2), in primary importance, via hole is superimposed consistent with seal strip (11) or container hole (11 '), in the second place, seal strip (11) or container hole (11 ') are sealed shut at the bottom of covering part or its lid by another, it is characterized in that, rotatable covers part (20,32) on its week match ground but can go up guiding of shape upwards around the lid part (6,32) that axis M is being fastened on the container body (2) rotationally.

18. the container according to claim 17 is characterized in that, with regard to untouched not moving container, seal strip (11) or at least one jut on it or antelabium (12) put in another hole (26,36), relatively rotate thereby prevent to cover between the part.

19. container according to claim 17, it is characterized in that, rotatable covers part (20,32) can be rotatably supported in the lid part (6 that is fixedly linked with container body (2) in the axis M zone of lid, 31) on, and preferably be bearing in the attaching parts of metal similar rivet at the end of a lid part or fastener (19,19a) on.

20. the container according to claim 17 is characterized in that, is provided for rotating the device (13,28) of described lid part on rotatable covers part (20,32).

21. the container according to claim 20 is characterized in that, described device is the form of draw ring (13).

22. the container according to claim 20 is characterized in that, described device is formed by at least one carrier (28) that is arranged on the rotatable covers part (20).

23. container according to claim 17, it is characterized in that sealing member (27) around seal strip (11) or container hole (11 '), it is arranged on two lid parts (6,20,31,32) between, and the regional seal container holes (11 ') between the another location of rotatable covers part (20,32) and two lid parts.

24. the container according to claim 17 is characterized in that, seal strip (11) is made by the lid part that comprises described seal strip or the material at its lid end.

25. the container according to claim 17 is characterized in that, seal strip (11) can be drawn out, and handle, for example a draw ring are housed for this reason.

26. the container according to claim 17 is characterized in that, the inside (5) that seal strip (11) can be pressed into container with openable container (1,1a).

27. the container according to claim 26 is characterized in that, (3, throw-out collar that arranged outside one 3a) can be swung or draw ring (13) are to pull out or to advance seal strip (11) at lid.

28. the container according to claim 27 is characterized in that, draw ring (13) by fastener (19,19a) be fixed on the axis M of lid, fastener is simultaneously also as the supporting of rotating lid part (20,32).

29. the container according to claim 17 is characterized in that, and container cover (3,3a) be bowl-type.

30. container according to claim 17, it is characterized in that a lid part, the preferably first lid part (6,32) comprise surface (39 with at least one symbol and/or mark, 39 '), with regard to untouched not moving container, part (20 is covered by another in this surface, 31) cover, after rotating this lid part, can see this surface by via hole (26,36) with respect to another lid part.

31. the container according to claim 30 is characterized in that, the surface with at least one symbol or mark is positioned at the opposite of container hole (11 ') with respect to the axis M of lid.

32. the container according to claim 30 is characterized in that, after original seal was opened, the lid part could cover part with respect to another and rotate, to see the surface (39,39 ') with at least one symbol.