EP1281660A1 - Device for piercing the closure of a liquid container - Google Patents

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EP1281660A1
EP1281660A1 EP02360228A EP02360228A EP1281660A1 EP 1281660 A1 EP1281660 A1 EP 1281660A1 EP 02360228 A EP02360228 A EP 02360228A EP 02360228 A EP02360228 A EP 02360228A EP 1281660 A1 EP1281660 A1 EP 1281660A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
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  • the invention relates to a perforator plug device.
  • liquid container intended to equip distribution of liquid such as water fountains, commonly arranged in offices or in premises open to the public.
  • perforating devices which mostly consist of a round section tube or the like, the free end of which is cut at a bevel.
  • the bevel allows to perforate the container cap, while the contents of said container can flow into the tube.
  • liquid dispensing devices such as water fountains are often subject to which are linked to the way in which the perforation. Indeed, when the bottle is put in place, the perforation is not always carried out in the center of the stopper, so that the bottle is off-center which creates leaks.
  • plugs provided with a centering means i.e. the area to be drilled is located at the bottom of a tubular cavity to guide the puncher.
  • a centering means i.e. the area to be drilled is located at the bottom of a tubular cavity to guide the puncher.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy these various disadvantages by proposing a perforating device allowing Eliminate the risk of plug residue falling into container liquid, do not block the distribution circuit of said liquid, or are not found within the liquid supplied to the user.
  • the liquid container cap puncher device for liquid dispensing apparatus is of the type consisting of a tubular body of round section or analogous, the end of which is cut at a bevel, and it essentially characterized in that said end has several sections each corresponding to a cutting plane specific, and in that the section furthest from the tip is defined by a section plane having, with respect to the longitudinal axis of said tubular body, a slope, or a average slope, greater than that of the other plane (s) chopped off.
  • the end has two sections corresponding to two rectilinear cutting planes.
  • the two sections have curved profiles, the section close to the point being concave while the other section is convex.
  • a device perforator 1 is in the form of a tubular element 10, the end 2 of which is cut at a bevel.
  • the end 2 has two sections which each correspond to a specific cutting plane, namely a front section 20 corresponding to the extreme section and comprising a point 21, as well as a rear section 22.
  • Sections 20 and 22 differ in section planes which define and therefore by the slopes of these section planes, as well, the slope of the cutting plane of the rear section 22, with respect to to the axis of the tubular element 10, is greater than that of the cutting section of the front section 20.
  • the plug 3 is of the type comprising a means of centering, i.e. the area to be drilled 30, which corresponds in the center of the plug 3, consists of the bottom of a cavity 31 of transverse dimensions to guide the device puncher.
  • FIG. 2a the plug 3 and the perforating device 1 are approaching, the perforating device 1 being guided by the cavity 31, while the tip 21 comes into contact with the zone to drill 30.
  • the element 10 partially crosses the plug 3, the front section 20 cutting out part 32 of the area to drill 30.
  • the element 10 has passed entirely through the plug 3, and section 22 does not extend the cutting operation of the zone 30, or at least not completely, but it repels the part 32 towards the interior of the container.
  • the transition from the front section 20 to the rear section 22, and more particularly the change in slope, has the effect of straightening of part 32 so that it no longer offers enough angle to be cut, it is thus deformed and rejected. Note that the round section of element 10 promotes deformation and repulsion of part 32
  • This perforating device 4 which constitutes the mode of preferred embodiment, consists of a tubular element 40 whose end 5 is bevelled, the latter comprising also two sections, a front section 50 comprising a tip 51, and a rear section 52.
  • the front 50 and rear 52 sections are curved, the rear section 52 having, with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular element 40, an average slope greater than the average slope of the front section 50.
  • the front section 50 has a concave profile, which facilitates cutting the cap by a punching effect, while the rear section has a convex profile allowing it, by its far flowing lower edge, to push back so

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The perforator (1) consists of a tubular body (10) of round or similar section with its end (2) chamfered to form a cutting edge for the seal of a liquid container such as an inverted bottle of water. The cutting edge has a number of sections (20, 22) corresponding to specific cutting planes. The two planes can be flat and at different angles, or curved and with one section concave and the other convex.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif perforateur de bouchon de conteneur de liquide, destiné à équiper des appareils de distribution de liquide tels des fontaines à eau, communément agencés dans les bureaux ou dans les locaux recevant du public.The invention relates to a perforator plug device. liquid container, intended to equip distribution of liquid such as water fountains, commonly arranged in offices or in premises open to the public.

Il est connu d'utiliser sur des appareils de distribution de liquide tels des fontaines à eau, des dispositifs perforateurs, lesquels consistent pour la plupart en un tube de section ronde ou analogue dont l'extrémité libre est coupée en biseau. Le biseau permet de perforer le bouchon du conteneur, tandis que le contenu dudit conteneur peut s'écouler dans le tube. Ces dispositifs perforateurs présentent plusieurs inconvénients, notamment celui de réaliser une découpe complète d'une partie du bouchon, ladite partie étant libérée dans le contenu.It is known to use on distribution devices of liquid such as water fountains, perforating devices, which mostly consist of a round section tube or the like, the free end of which is cut at a bevel. The bevel allows to perforate the container cap, while the contents of said container can flow into the tube. These perforating devices have several disadvantages, especially that of performing a complete cutting of part of the plug, said part being released in the content.

Par ailleurs, les appareils de distribution de liquide, tels que les fontaines à eau, sont souvent sujets à des problèmes de fuite, lesquels sont liés à la manière dont est réalisée la perforation. En effet lors de la mise en place de la bouteille, la perforation n'est pas toujours réalisée au centre du bouchon, en sorte que la bouteille est désaxée ce qui crée des fuites.In addition, liquid dispensing devices, such as water fountains are often subject to which are linked to the way in which the perforation. Indeed, when the bottle is put in place, the perforation is not always carried out in the center of the stopper, so that the bottle is off-center which creates leaks.

Pour pallier cet inconvénient on utilise des bouchons munis d'un moyen de centrage c'est-à-dire dont la zone à percer est localisée au fond d'une cavité tubulaire permettant de guider le perforateur. De tels bouchons évitent les problèmes de fuite précités, par contre, du fait du centrage du perforateur, la perforation engendre à coup sûr la découpe complète d'une partie du bouchon.To overcome this drawback, plugs provided with a centering means, i.e. the area to be drilled is located at the bottom of a tubular cavity to guide the puncher. Such plugs avoid leakage problems above, however, due to the centering of the perforator, the perforation certainly results in the complete cutting of a part of the plug.

La présente invention a pour but de remédier à ces divers inconvénients en proposant un dispositif perforateur permettant d'éliminer le risque que des restes du bouchon ne tombent dans le liquide du conteneur, ne bouchent le circuit de distribution dudit liquide, ou ne se retrouvent au sein du liquide fourni à l'utilisateur.The object of the present invention is to remedy these various disadvantages by proposing a perforating device allowing Eliminate the risk of plug residue falling into container liquid, do not block the distribution circuit of said liquid, or are not found within the liquid supplied to the user.

Le dispositif perforateur de bouchon de conteneur de liquide pour appareil de distribution de liquide selon l'invention est du type consistant en un corps tubulaire de section ronde ou analogue, dont l'extrémité est coupée en biseau, et il se caractérise essentiellement en ce que ladite extrémité présente plusieurs sections correspondant chacune à un plan de coupe spécifique, et en ce que la section la plus éloignée de la pointe est définie par un plan de coupe ayant, par rapport à l'axe longitudinal dudit corps tubulaire, une pente, ou une pente moyenne, plus grande que celle du ou des autres plans de coupe.The liquid container cap puncher device for liquid dispensing apparatus according to the invention is of the type consisting of a tubular body of round section or analogous, the end of which is cut at a bevel, and it essentially characterized in that said end has several sections each corresponding to a cutting plane specific, and in that the section furthest from the tip is defined by a section plane having, with respect to the longitudinal axis of said tubular body, a slope, or a average slope, greater than that of the other plane (s) chopped off.

Selon un mode de réalisation particulier du dispositif selon l'invention, l'extrémité comporte deux sections correspondant à deux plans de coupe rectilignes.According to a particular embodiment of the device according to the invention, the end has two sections corresponding to two rectilinear cutting planes.

Selon une variante du mode de réalisation particulier du dispositif selon l'invention, les deux sections présentent des profils courbes, la section proche de la pointe étant concave tandis que l'autre section est convexe.According to a variant of the particular embodiment of the device according to the invention, the two sections have curved profiles, the section close to the point being concave while the other section is convex.

Les avantages et les caractéristiques du dispositif selon l'invention, ressortiront plus clairement de la description qui suit et qui se rapporte au dessin annexé, lequel en représente plusieurs modes de réalisation non limitatifs.The advantages and characteristics of the device according to the invention will emerge more clearly from the description which follows and which relates to the attached drawing, which represents several nonlimiting embodiments.

Dans le dessin annexé :In the attached drawing:

  • La figure 1 représente une vue schématique en perspective d'un premier mode de réalisation du dispositif perforateur selon l'invention. Figure 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of the perforating device according to the invention.
  • Les figures 2a, 2b et 2c représentent des vues schématiques du même dispositif lors de différentes étapes de son utilisation.Figures 2a, 2b and 2c show schematic views of the same device during different stages of its use.
  • La figure 3 représente une vue schématique en perspective d'un second mode de réalisation du dispositif selon l'invention.Figure 3 shows a schematic perspective view of a second embodiment of the device according to the invention.

    • En référence à la figure 1, on peut voir qu'un dispositif perforateur 1 selon l'invention se présente sous la forme d'un élément tubulaire 10 dont l'extrémité 2 est découpée en biseau.With reference to FIG. 1, it can be seen that a device perforator 1 according to the invention is in the form of a tubular element 10, the end 2 of which is cut at a bevel.

    Selon l'invention, l'extrémité 2 présente deux sections qui correspondent chacune à un plan de coupe spécifique, à savoir une section avant 20 correspondant à la section extrême et comprenant une pointe 21, ainsi qu'une section arrière 22.According to the invention, the end 2 has two sections which each correspond to a specific cutting plane, namely a front section 20 corresponding to the extreme section and comprising a point 21, as well as a rear section 22.

    Les sections 20 et 22 diffèrent par les plans de coupe qui les définissent et donc par les pentes de ces plans de coupe, ainsi, la pente du plan de coupe de la section arrière 22, par rapport à l'axe de l'élément tubulaire 10, est plus grande que celle du plan de coupe de la section avant 20.Sections 20 and 22 differ in section planes which define and therefore by the slopes of these section planes, as well, the slope of the cutting plane of the rear section 22, with respect to to the axis of the tubular element 10, is greater than that of the cutting section of the front section 20.

    En référence maintenant aux figures 2a, 2b et 2c, on peut voir différentes étapes de la perforation du bouchon 3 d'un conteneur, non représenté, avec le dispositif perforateur 1.Referring now to Figures 2a, 2b and 2c, we can see different stages of the perforation of the plug 3 of a container, not shown, with the perforating device 1.

    On notera que le bouchon 3 est du type comprenant un moyen de centrage, c'est-à-dire que la zone à percer 30, qui correspond au centre du bouchon 3, consiste au fond d'une cavité 31 de dimensions transversales permettant de guider le dispositif perforateur.Note that the plug 3 is of the type comprising a means of centering, i.e. the area to be drilled 30, which corresponds in the center of the plug 3, consists of the bottom of a cavity 31 of transverse dimensions to guide the device puncher.

    Sur la figure 2a, le bouchon 3 et le dispositif perforateur 1 sont en approche, le dispositif perforateur 1 étant guidé par la cavité 31, tandis que la pointe 21 vient au contact de la zone à percer 30. In FIG. 2a, the plug 3 and the perforating device 1 are approaching, the perforating device 1 being guided by the cavity 31, while the tip 21 comes into contact with the zone to drill 30.

    Sur la figure 2b, l'élément 10 traverse partiellement le bouchon 3, la section avant 20 découpant une partie 32 de la zone à percer 30.In FIG. 2b, the element 10 partially crosses the plug 3, the front section 20 cutting out part 32 of the area to drill 30.

    Sur la figure 2c, l'élément 10 a traversé entièrement le bouchon 3, et la section 22 ne prolonge pas l'opération de découpe de la zone 30, ou du moins pas totalement, mais elle repousse la partie 32vers l'intérieur du conteneur.In FIG. 2c, the element 10 has passed entirely through the plug 3, and section 22 does not extend the cutting operation of the zone 30, or at least not completely, but it repels the part 32 towards the interior of the container.

    Le passage de la section avant 20 à la section arrière 22, et plus particulièrement le changement de pente, a pour effet un redressement de la partie 32 en sorte qu'elle n'offre plus assez d'angle pour être découpée, elle est ainsi déformée et repoussée. On notera que la section ronde de l'élément 10 favorise la déformation et le repoussement de la partie 32The transition from the front section 20 to the rear section 22, and more particularly the change in slope, has the effect of straightening of part 32 so that it no longer offers enough angle to be cut, it is thus deformed and rejected. Note that the round section of element 10 promotes deformation and repulsion of part 32

    En référence maintenant à la figure 3, on peut voir un second mode de réalisation 4 du dispositif perforateur selon l'invention.Referring now to Figure 3, we can see a second embodiment 4 of the perforating device according to the invention.

    Ce dispositif perforateur 4, qui constitue le mode de réalisation préférentiel, consiste en un élément tubulaire 40 dont l'extrémité 5 est biseautée, cette dernière comportant également deux sections, une section avant 50 comprenant une pointe 51, et une section arrière 52.This perforating device 4, which constitutes the mode of preferred embodiment, consists of a tubular element 40 whose end 5 is bevelled, the latter comprising also two sections, a front section 50 comprising a tip 51, and a rear section 52.

    Les sections avant 50 et arrière 52 sont de forme courbe, la section arrière 52 présentant, par rapport à l'axe longitudinal de l'élément tubulaire 40, une pente moyenne plus grande que la pente moyenne de la section avant 50.The front 50 and rear 52 sections are curved, the rear section 52 having, with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular element 40, an average slope greater than the average slope of the front section 50.

    La section avant 50 présente un profil concave, ce qui facilite la découpe du bouchon par un effet de poinçonnage, tandis que la section arrière présente un profil convexe lui permettant, par son bord extrême inférieur fuyant, de repousser de manièreThe front section 50 has a concave profile, which facilitates cutting the cap by a punching effect, while the rear section has a convex profile allowing it, by its far flowing lower edge, to push back so

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    Dispositif perforateur de bouchon de conteneur de liquide pour appareil de distribution de liquide, du type consistant en un corps tubulaire (10 ; 40) de section ronde ou analogue, dont l'extrémité (2 ; 5) est coupée en biseau, caractérisé en ce que ladite extrémité (2 ; 5) présente plusieurs sections (20, 22 ; 50, 52) correspondant chacune à un plan de coupe spécifique, et en ce que la section (21 ; 51) la plus éloignée de la pointe (22 ; 52) est définie par un plan de coupe ayant, par rapport à l'axe longitudinal dudit corps tubulaire (10 ; 40) une pente, ou une pente moyenne, plus grande que celle du ou des autres plans de coupe qui définissent la ou les autres sections (20 ; 50).Liquid container cap perforator device for liquid dispensing apparatus, of the type consisting of a tubular body (10; 40) of round section or the like, the end (2; 5) of which is cut at a bevel, characterized in that that said end (2; 5) has several sections (20, 22; 50, 52) each corresponding to a specific cutting plane, and in that the section (21; 51) furthest from the tip (22; 52 ) is defined by a section plane having, with respect to the longitudinal axis of said tubular body (10; 40) a slope, or an average slope, greater than that of the other section plane (s) which define the other (s) sections (20; 50). Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'extrémité (2) comporte deux sections (20, 22) correspondant à deux plans de coupe rectilignes.Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the end (2) has two sections (20, 22) corresponding to two rectilinear cutting planes. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les deux sections (50, 52) présentent des profils courbes, la section (50) proche de la pointe (51) étant concave tandis que l'autre section (52) est convexe.Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the two sections (50, 52) have curved profiles, the section (50) close to the tip (51) being concave while the other section (52) is convex.
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