Container structure for removal of vacuum pressure
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-001/02
B65D-079/00
B65B-003/04
B65B-061/24
B67C-003/22
출원번호
US-0442846
(2012-04-09)
등록번호
US-9211968
(2015-12-15)
우선권정보
NZ-521694 (2002-09-30)
발명자
/ 주소
Melrose, David Murray
출원인 / 주소
CO2 PAC LIMITED
대리인 / 주소
Henricks, Slavin & Holmes LLP
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168
초록▼
A hot-fill PET container or bottle (10) filling with a liquid at an elevated temperature has a side wall (9) extending to a lower portion including a pressure panel (11) and a base (21) in its unfolded or pre-fill position. The panel (11) is transversely oriented and has a decoupling or hinge struct
A hot-fill PET container or bottle (10) filling with a liquid at an elevated temperature has a side wall (9) extending to a lower portion including a pressure panel (11) and a base (21) in its unfolded or pre-fill position. The panel (11) is transversely oriented and has a decoupling or hinge structure (13), an initiator portion (1) and control portion (5) of a steeply angled inverting conical section between 30 and 45 degrees. The control portion enables the inversion of the panel (11) into the container (10) to compensate for vacuum or reduced pressure induced within the container as the liquid cools down. The base (2) can also have a plurality of reinforcing ribs (3).
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1. A plastic container having a longitudinal axis and a base portion adapted for vacuum compensation, said container comprising: an upper portion having an opening into said container, a body portion extending from said upper portion to a lower portion, the lower portion including the base portion t
1. A plastic container having a longitudinal axis and a base portion adapted for vacuum compensation, said container comprising: an upper portion having an opening into said container, a body portion extending from said upper portion to a lower portion, the lower portion including the base portion that closes off an end of said container; said upper portion, said body portion and said lower portion cooperating to define a chamber within said container into which product can be filled; said lower portion including a standing surface which defines a surface upon which said container is supported when filled and sealed, said base portion further including a central portion defined in at least part by a push-up portion located on said longitudinal axis of said container and a pressure panel circumscribing said push-up portion, said pressure panel defining a substantially transversely oriented portion relative to said longitudinal axis, wherein the lower portion includes a first wall portion or instep extending between the standing surface and the upper portion to a hinge circumscribing the pressure panel, and wherein the pressure panel defines a second wall portion extending away from the hinge towards the push-up portion, wherein a first portion of the pressure panel is downwardly sloped at a first angle of more than 100° relative to said longitudinal axis prior to said container being filled and sealed, and wherein a second portion of the pressure panel is sloped at a second angle that is less than the first angle, and wherein the pressure panel and the push-up portion are configured to fold about the hinge from an outwardly inclined position to an inwardly inclined position under a longitudinally directed force to cause at least a portion of the pressure panel to invert and compensate for a change of pressure induced within the container. 2. A plastic container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said pressure panel is adapted to cause said base to retract longitudinally into said body portion. 3. A plastic container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said instep is recessed to an extent that the entire pressure panel is completely contained between the standing surface and the opening prior to folding of the pressure panel. 4. A plastic container as claimed in claim 3 having a recess defined therein when the pressure panel has been repositioned about the hinge. 5. A plastic container as claimed in claim 4 wherein said pressure panel is inclined at an angle of less than 135° relative to the longitudinal axis. 6. A plastic container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body portion includes at least one concave hoop ring to provide resistance against deformation. 7. A plastic container as claimed in claim 1, wherein a part of the body portion is adapted to deform inwardly under vacuum. 8. A plastic container as claimed in claim 6 having a plurality of hoop ring or rib structures. 9. A plastic container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the body portion comprises at least one rib, the rib being oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. 10. A plastic container as claimed in claim 1 wherein a portion of the base portion is configured to receive a force imposed by a mechanical pusher. 11. A plastic container as claimed in claim 10 wherein the portion of the base portion configured to receive a force imposed by a mechanical pusher comprises the push-up portion. 12. A plastic container as claimed in claim 10 wherein said pressure panel is inwardly recessed from the standing surface to such an extent that the entire pressure panel is contained between the standing surface and the opening. 13. A plastic container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said pressure panel is inwardly recessed from the standing surface to such an extent that the entire pressure panel is contained between the standing surface and the opening. 14. A plastic container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the container is manufactured from a plastic material of a thickness suitable for withstanding the thermal shock of holding a heated liquid. 15. A method of compensating for a change in pressure induced within a plastic container according to claim 1 in which said method includes applying a force to the said pressure panel to cause folding of the pressure panel and the push-up portion about the hinge from an outwardly inclined position to an inwardly inclined position. 16. A force applying means for performing the method of claim 15. 17. A method as claimed in claim 15, comprising imposing a force on a portion of the base portion by a mechanical pusher. 18. A force applying means as claimed in claim 16 comprising a mechanical pusher. 19. A plastic container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the body portion includes a sidewall portion, the sidewall portion being relatively free of rib structures and adapted to deform inwardly under vacuum pressure. 20. A plastic container as claimed in claim 19 wherein the sidewall portion is forced radially outwardly following repositioning of the pressure panel from the outwardly inclined position to the inwardly inclined position. 21. A plastic container having a longitudinal axis, an upper portion having an opening into said container, a body portion extending from said upper portion to a base portion, said base portion closing off an end of said container, said container having at least one substantially transversely oriented pressure panel portion located in said base portion, said pressure panel portion being configured to fold from a longitudinally outward position to an inward position to compensate for a change of pressure induced within the container, said pressure panel portion including an initiator portion and a control portion, wherein the control portion is inclined by more than 100° relative to the longitudinal axis and the opening, and the initiator portion is inclined to a lesser degree than the control portion, and wherein a lower portion of the container includes a first wall portion or instep extending between a standing surface and the upper portion of the container to a hinge circumscribing the pressure panel portion, and wherein the instep is recessed to such an extent that the entire pressure panel portion is contained between the standing surface and the opening prior to folding the panel from the outward position to the inward position. 22. A plastic container as claimed in claim 21 wherein the body portion includes a plurality of concave hoop ring or rib structures to resist deformation and includes a bumper protection zone to facilitate bottle to bottle contact and label zone protection. 23. A plastic container as claimed in claim 22 wherein said pressure panel portion circumscribes a push-up portion adapted to engage with a mechanical pusher or the like. 24. A plastic container as claimed in claim 22 wherein the container is manufactured from a plastic material of a thickness suitable for withstanding the thermal shock of holding a heated liquid. 25. A plastic container having a longitudinal axis and a base portion adapted for vacuum absorption, said container comprising: an upper portion having an opening into said container, a body portion extending from said upper portion to a lower portion to said base portion, said base portion closing off an end of said container; said upper portion, said body portion and said base portion cooperating to define a receptacle chamber within said container into which product can be filled; said base portion including a standing surface which defines a surface upon which said container is supported, said base portion further including a central portion defined in at least part by a push-up located on the longitudinal axis of said container and an inversion pressure panel circumscribing said push-up, said pressure panel defining a downwardly shaped portion prior to said container being filled and sealed, said downwardly shaped portion having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is sloped relative to the longitudinal axis of the container at an angle of more than the second portion, wherein the first portion is sloped at an angle more than 100°, the push-up and the pressure panel being moveable to accommodate vacuum forces generated within said container. 26. A plastic container as claimed in claim 25 wherein said body portion includes a plurality of ribs. 27. A plastic container as claimed in claim 25 wherein the push-up is a generally truncated cone shape in cross section.
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