CN104080706B - Bear the container of load and vacuum-resistant - Google Patents
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Abstract
Providing a kind of has the improved container for bearing load and vacuum-resistant feature.In a common embodiment, the invention provides a kind of container (10), the container has the shoulder (16) for including four faces, and the opening position (28,30) that four faces are intersected in the body portion with container forms combination rounding formula turning.In another embodiment, the invention provides a kind of container, the container has a shoulder (16) for including four faces, and at least two faces in four faces have cutout unit (32), shape of the cutout unit with generally U-shaped.Compared with container similar on Vehicles Collected from Market, the architectural feature of container of the invention advantageously provides improved compressed capability and vacuum-resistant ability.
Description
Technical field
Present invention relates in general to health and nutrition.More particularly it relates to the improved load and resistance to of bearing
The container of vacuum capacity.
Background technology
Currently, in the market, which includes many, can accommodate the different shape of fluid and the container of size.Except other aspect with
Outside, the shape and size of fluid container may depend on the amount of fluid to be accommodated, the type of fluid to be accommodated, the need of consumer
Sum desired aesthetic appearance.Such as, in order to be sufficiently accurate it may be desired to poisonous fluid containment is in the appearance with thicker wall and more rigid structure
In device.Compared to the aesthetic appearance of container, the market of the fluid of these types is generally more determined by the security of container.Therewith
On the contrary, such as water can consumer fluid may be housed in typically with relatively thin wall and less rigid structure container in.It is actual
On, can the market of consumer fluid can be determined by aesthetic appearance that consumer wants rather than security requirement.
The specific size and dimension of tubular container is not how, and container be able to should be all withstood in such as manufacture, transport and zero
Sell the different environmental factors run into during frame stock or storage.One example of such environmental factor includes top load
Power.In this regard, can be by top of the container stack in another container during packing, transporting and displaying.Cause
This, container, which should be manufactured into, is able to stand the pressure that the container being filled placed by one or more on the top of container is applied
Contracting power is without bending.Accordingly, there exist the demand to the fluid container with improved architectural feature and desired aesthetic feature.
The content of the invention
Therefore the present invention relates to the container for bearing load and/or vacuum-resistant for accommodating fluid product.It is common one
In embodiment, the invention provides a kind of container for including body portion, neck and the shoulder between body portion and neck.Shoulder includes
Four faces of squarely truncated cone (square pyramid frustum) shape are arranged, at least two faces in four faces, which have, cuts
Except portion, the cutout unit has the shape of generally U-shaped.
In one embodiment, the body portion has from by cylinder, square, rectangle, avette or their combination institute
The shape selected in the group of composition.In one embodiment, the body portion is generally rectangle.
In one embodiment, the body portion has at least one circumferential rib.The body portion can also have at least one interruption
Rib.
In one embodiment, the body portion has at least one wall, and at least one wall has first and second relative
Intilted part.Described first and second relative intilted parts mirror image and can reflect described each other
The position corresponding to circumferential rib in body portion.
In one embodiment, it is from about 100 mL to about 5000 mL volume that the container, which has scope,.
In one embodiment, the container is also included from the group being made up of oral area, cover lid, base portion or their combination
The structure of selection.
In another embodiment, there is provided a kind of container and the container include body portion, neck and body portion and neck it
Between shoulder.Shoulder includes four faces, and four faces arrange squarely truncated cone and in four faces and the body
Intersection between portion forms combination rounding formula (compound-radiused) turning.
In one embodiment, the combination rounding formula turning is with from by horizontal, vertical or their combination institute group
Into group in the direction that selects carry out rounding.
In one embodiment, each combination rounding formula turning includes at least two different radiuses.
In one embodiment, each in four faces intersects along the edge of rounding.
In one embodiment, edge of each in four faces along rounding intersects with body portion.
In one embodiment, the body portion has from by cylinder, square, rectangle, avette or their combination institute
The shape selected in the group of composition.
In one embodiment, the body portion has at least one circumferential rib.The body portion can also have at least one interruption
Rib, and can have at least one wall, at least one wall has the first and second relative intilted parts.
In one embodiment, the container is also included from the group being made up of oral area, cover lid, base portion or their combination
The structure of selection.
In another embodiment, there is provided a kind of container and the container include having from by generally square, substantially
Body portion, neck and the shoulder between body portion and neck of the shape selected in the group that upper rectangle or their combination are formed
Portion.Shoulder includes four faces, four face arrangement squarely truncated cones and the intersection shape between four faces and body portion
Into combination rounding formula turning.At least two faces in four faces include cutout unit, and the cutout unit has the shape of generally U-shaped.
It is one advantage of the present invention that provide a kind of improved container.
There is the improved appearance for bearing load and/or vacuum-resistant feature another advantage of the present invention is that it provides a kind of
Device.
Have another advantage of the present invention is that it provides one kind and be constructed to respond to internal vacuum pressure and pivot (hinge
Connect, hinge) shoulder segments container.
Another advantage of the present invention is that it provides a kind of container, the container structure into and be arranged to be easy to by consumer
Grip/processing.
It is described herein additional feature and advantage, and these additional feature and advantage are detailed by from below
Description and accompanying drawing are apparent.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 shows the stereogram of the container in one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2A shows the side view of the container in one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 B show the part A of the container of Fig. 2A in one embodiment of the invention partial view.
Embodiment
The present invention relates to the bottle for bearing load and/or vacuum-resistant for providing the consumer goods and other fluids.The bottle structure
Cause and be arranged to bear load and vacuum-resistant, it is a kind of not only with improved architectural feature but also with changing for providing
The bottle for the aesthetic appearance entered.
Market survey shows that consumer not only appreciates the cylindrical bottle of standard, also appreciates with for example square, rectangular
The unique bottle of the shape of the shape such as shape, avette, spherical.In fact, the cylindrical bottle of comparison with standard, consumer is possibly even more
The unique bottle of shape is liked, for example, the bottle of square or rectangular.However, the bottle of square or rectangular generally can not be effective
Transmit vertical load in ground.In fact, when compared with the straight wall bottle of the circle of equal mass, square waisting formula bottle generally sacrifices
Top bearing strength.In addition, in packaging, distribution, during retail inventory, bottle can be by substantial amounts of top load and can be on bottle
Any existing fragile opening position bending.For bottle in light weight, top load may be especially problematic.
In addition, during packaging, distribution, retail inventory, bottle can be changed and push away by very big temperature and pressure is changed
Hit and shake the external force of bottle.If such as bottle accommodates carbonic acid fluid, the environmental factor of these types can be impacted by consuming
The internal pressure or vacuum of the total quality of the product of person's purchase.For example, the evacuated panel of existing type or thin plastic label can occupy him
The very large area of bottle that is applied to and tend to bring shrink sleeve label very big visual impact.In being produced in bottle
During portion's vacuum, shrink sleeve label does not always follow the shape somewhat overturn of the bottle as caused by vacuum, so as to cause bottle to lack aesthetics
Outward appearance.
As shown in Fig. 1-2, in one embodiment, the invention provides a kind of container or bottle 10, it has mouth
Portion 12, neck 14, shoulder 14, body portion 16 and base portion 20.The size of container 10 can determine that into any proper volume for keeping liquid,
For example, from about 50 mL to 5000 mL, including 100 mL, 200 mL, 300 mL, 400 mL, 500 mL, 600 mL, 700 mL,
800mL、900 mL、1000 mL、1500 mL、2000 mL、2500 mL、3000 mL、3500mL、4000 mL、4500 mL
Deng.
The container of the present invention may be configured to accommodate any kind of liquid in a reservoir.In one embodiment, container structure
Cause receiving can consumer liquid, for example, water, drinks, soda, tea, coffee etc..In one embodiment, container dimensional
It is determined that into and be configured to accommodate soda.
The appropriate material of container for manufacturing the present invention may include such as polymeric material.Specifically, for manufacturing this
The material of the bottle of invention may include but be not limited to polyethylene (" PE "), low density polyethylene (LDPE) (" LDPE "), high density polyethylene (HDPE)
(" HDPE "), polypropylene (" PP ") or polyethylene terephthalate (" PET ").It is also possible to use any appropriate manufacture
Technique, container of the invention is manufactured such as common extrusion and blow molding, stretch blow-molded, injection stretch blow molding.
Oral area 12 can be known any size and shape in art, as long as can insert the liquid into container 10
And it can be poured out from container 10 or otherwise remove liquid.In one embodiment, oral area 12 can be substantially circular
Shape and with the range of from about 10 mm to about 50 mm or about 15 mm, 20 mm, 25 mm, 30 mm, 35
Mm, 40 mm, 45 mm etc. diameter.In one embodiment, oral area 12 has about 33 mm diameter.
Neck 14 can also have known any size and shape in art, as long as can insert the liquid into container 10
In and can be poured out from container 10 or otherwise remove liquid.In one embodiment, neck 14 is generally cylinder
The shape of shape, the neck 14 have the diameter corresponding with the diameter of oral area 12.Alternatively, neck 14 can have taper geometry
Shape, to cause neck 14 generally coning shape and to be reduced to oral area 12 upwards.Technical staff is it should be appreciated that neck
The shape and size in portion 14 are not limited to the shape and size of oral area 12.Neck 14 can have from about 5 mm to about 45 mm height
Spend the height (from oral area 12 to shoulder 16) or with about 10 mm, 15 mm, 20mm, 25 mm, 30 mm, 35 mm, 40 mm etc..
In one embodiment, neck 14 has about 25 mm height.
Container 10 may also include the gas-tight enclosure lid 22 for being attached to neck 14.Cover lid 22 can be with similar to described herein
Container be used together, in art it is known it is any kind of cover lid.Cover lid 22 can be by identical or different with container 10
The polymeric material of type is made, and can be by the threaded attachment of Reclosable to container 10, or can be snapped assembling, friction dress
With etc..Therefore, in one embodiment, cover lid 22 includes internal thread (not shown), and the internal thread is constructed and arranged to and neck
The external screw thread 24 in portion 14 coordinates.
The shoulder 16 of container 10 extends downward into the top in body portion 18 from the bottom of neck 14.Shoulder 16 is included generally above
The shape of shape truncated cone.As used herein, " square truncated cone " means that shoulder 16 is very similar to four with shape
Gore and an imaginary square face (not shown) at the base portion of square pyramid and by the top (example of square pyramid
Such as, it is sophisticated) square pyramid clipped.Due to the feature for container 10, shoulder 16 is reduced in neck 14, so shoulder 16
With the tip clipped.In addition, " square truncated cone " shape be additionally included in the rounding between gore 26 edge 28 and
Each edge 30 of the rounding between gore 26 and imaginary square base, as hereinafter will be discussed further.
Shoulder 16 can be with the height in the range of from about 15 mm to about 50 mm (from the bottom of neck 14 to body portion
18 top), or the height with about 20 mm, 25 mm, 30 mm, 35 mm, 40 mm, 45 mm etc..In one embodiment, shoulder
Portion 16 has about 35 mm height.At bottom (for example, before body portion 18) place, shoulder 16 can have between from about 40 mm to about
Width and length in the range of 80 mm, or with about 45 mm, 50 mm, 55 mm, 60 mm, 65 mm, 70 mm, 75 mm etc.
Width and length.In one embodiment, the width of the bottom of shoulder 16 and length are identical and are about 60 mm.Replace
Dai Di, the width and length of the bottom of shoulder 16 can be different.
As mentioned before, container of the invention can be used for accommodating carbonic liquids, or packaging, transport, storage and/
Or retail display during may be changed by temperature and/or pressure.Any above-described factor (such as carbonation,
Temperature change, pressure change etc.) can cause container 10 accommodate liquid when sealing the internal memory of container 10 in internal pressure.Due to aesthetics
Outward appearance reason, this is problematic, because gore 26 can be bent towards the inside of container 10 or depression.The depression of this property is drawn
Rise container 10 can not attracting aesthetic appearance, outside marked when container 10 includes at least one of of covering gore 26
This possibly even can further strengthen during label (not shown) (for example, adhesive label, shrink wrap, plastics jacket etc.).With regard to this
For point, the depression of gore 26 can be pulled away from any external label, so as to produce undesirable aesthetic appearance.
In addition, when container 10 be retail distribution and when largely producing, they may so that container 10 by top load
Stowed location be packaged, transport, store and/or display.But as mentioned above, although consumer may prefer to
Generally square shape or the generally aesthetic appearance of the container of rectangular shape, but such container can not divide well
With load and it is easy to bend under top load.However, applicant surprisingly it has been found that some architectural features container by
To inner vacuum top load or compression stress when can help to the performance of hoisting container.
The cutout unit 32 included on each gore 26 is characterized as one.As shown in fig 1 and 2,
Cutout unit 32 has generally U-shaped or horseshoe-shaped configuration.Applicant surprisingly it has been found that provide have generally U-shaped or
The cutout unit 32 of shape of a hoof configuration contributes to resistance to be produced during packaging, transport, storage and/or retail are displayed in container 10
Raw any inner vacuum.Applicant carried out it is various test with determine cutout unit 32 be used for resist vacuum deformation as far as possible
Optimal shape and size, and unexpectedly draw a conclusion, i.e., U-shaped feature provides the optimal resistance to vacuum deformation.
In the present embodiment, cutout unit 32 each is respectively provided with four faces 26, but the quantity can change and can be on container
Only there are two cutout units.
Technical staff is appreciated that, although cutout unit 32 is described herein as " cutting off ", U-shaped feature is not intended to limit
In by the way that actually material is cut off to be formed from container 10.As replacement, " excision " portion 32 is intended to describe having for shoulder 16
The region of given shape and the wall thickness thinner than the remaining part of shoulder 16.Therefore, cutout unit 32 can be in the blow moulding process phase
Between be molded into container preform, can after container 10 is formed from container cut off, or can by for produce this feature its
His already known processes are formed.In one embodiment, cutout unit 32 is molded into container during blow molding.With regard to this point
Speech, the thickness of the reduction of cutout unit 32 are formed as the result of the larger stretching, extension of fluoropolymer resin, and the larger stretching, extension occurs
The adjacent edges of cutout unit 32 during blow molding.Then, technical staff is it is understood that for plastic preforms to be formed to tool
There is the mould in the container of cutout unit 32 to include extending to the corresponding U-shaped protuberance in the inside of the mould.
In one embodiment, it is respectively positioned on the center of gore 26 according to vertical and horizontal measurement, cutout unit 32.So
And technical staff it should be appreciated that can by cutout unit 32 from the center of gore 16 slightly towards higher height, lower part, to the left
Or move right.Similarly, the opening of U-shaped cutout unit 32 can be towards including left and right, upper and lower or their combination any side
To orientation.For example, as shown in Fig. 1,2A and 2B, opening can be by towards upwardly-directed.In one embodiment, U-shaped is cut
Except the base portion in portion 32 be oriented so that cutout unit 32 can have include gore 16 height about 10% to about 80% or about
20%th, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70% etc. height.Similarly, cutout unit 32 can have the width for including gore 16
About the 10% of degree is to about 80% or about 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70% etc. width.
Cutout unit 32 has the thickness of the generally less than wall in body portion 18, because the larger of resin extends in blow molding
Period appears in the adjacent edges of cutout unit 32, as previously discussed.For example, go out as shown in Figure 2 B, the C-shaped of cutout unit 32
The wall thickness in the region within inside is (for example, thickness 1, is referred to as " t1") can have between from about 0.4 mm to about 0.6 mm model
Enclose, or be about 0.41,0.42,0.43,0.44,0.45,0.46,0.47,0.48,0.49,0.50,0.51,0.52,0.53,
0.54th, 0.55,0.56,0.57,0.58,0.59 mm etc..In one embodiment, t1It is about 0.49 mm.Within cutout unit 32
The wall thickness in region is (for example, thickness 2, is referred to as " t2") can have from about 0.3 mm to about 0.4 mm scope, or be about 0.31,
0.32nd, 0.33,0.34,0.35,0.36,0.37,0.38,0.39 mm etc..In one embodiment, t2It is about 0.36 mm.Just
Wall thickness less than the region of the base portion of cutout unit 32 (for example, thickness 3, is referred to as " t3") can have from about 0.25 mm to about 0.4
Mm scope, or be about 0.26,0.27,0.28,0.29,0.30,0.31,0.32,0.33,0.34,0.35,0.36,0.37,
0.38th, 0.39 mm etc..In one embodiment, t3It is about 0.31 mm.The wall in the region just outside the side wall of cutout unit 32
Thickness is (for example, thickness 4, is referred to as " t4") can have from about 0.25 mm to about 0.4 mm scope, or be about 0.26,0.27,
0.28th, 0.29,0.30,0.31,0.32,0.33,0.34,0.35,0.36,0.37,0.38,0.39 mm etc..In an embodiment
In, t4It is about 0.33 mm.
The cutout unit 32 of shoulder 16 is configured to pivot or movement, to allow the contraction of bottle, while allows bottle to keep visually
Attracting design, this is not permitted in common evacuated panel.In this regard, cutout unit 32 is designed to the guarantor in product
Pivoted during the matter phase during internal vacuum pressure increase.This configuration is with the label of any application or using the shrink wrap to container 10
It is used together to form the appearance without open defect.
The another feature for providing the container of the invention of structural benefit is combination rounding on the bottom of shoulder 16 be present
Formula turning, as in Figures 2 A and 2 B best seen from.As previously mentioned, shoulder 16 is included between gore 26
Between the edge 28 of rounding and imaginary square face (not shown) on the bottom of each gore 26 and square truncated cone
Rounding edge 30.Applicant is surprisingly it has been found that the corner in container 10 or the edge in rounding 28 and fall
The intersection at the edge 30 of fillet sets multiple roundings to provide significant structural advantages compared with the turning with single rounding.
Specifically, applicant is surprisingly it has been found that more rounding formula turnings help to improve container of the invention by top load
Or performance during compression stress.In this regard, container of the invention can be prohibited compared with container similar in the market
Play the top load or compression stress of incrementss.
As used herein, " more rounding formula turnings " or " combination rounding formula turning " refers to the container of the present invention
Turning in the horizontal direction, vertical direction or horizontally and vertically on direction there are multiple radiuses (according to generally from extending through
Measured by the center of the horizontal plane of intersection between shoulder 16 and body portion 18).The combination rounding formula turning Ke Bao of the present invention
Include horizontal direction, vertical direction or the horizontally and vertically any amount of radius on direction.For example, combination rounding formula turning Ke Bao
Include in from about at least two to the scope of about 10 or at least three, at least four, at least five, at least six, at least 7
Any amount of different radius of individual, at least eight, at least nine etc..
For actually, technical staff is, it is understood that set combination rounding formula turning to replace single rounding formula to turn
Angle and the edge 30 of rounding it is straight, the turning that top is connected, which is compared, provides the more curved of the edge 30 with rounding
Cross-shaped portion turning.For example, it is as shown in fig. 2B go out, radius 1-6 (i.e. r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 and r6) show with
Multiple different radiuses of generally horizontal direction extension.Existed using multiple different radiuses (that is, combining rounding formula turning)
More round turning is produced on generally horizontal direction.In addition, it is as shown in fig. 2B go out, radius r8 to r11 (that is, r8,
R9, r10 and r11) show with multiple different radiuses of generally vertical direction extension.Using multiple different radiuses
(that is, combining rounding formula turning) produces more round turning on generally vertical direction.Technical staff is it should be appreciated that can
Any amount of radius that will be greater than one is used for container of the invention.
As previously mentioned, applicant is surprisingly it has been found that set more rounding formula turnings to help to improve the present invention
Performance and vacuum-resistant of the container when by top load or compression stress performance.In fact, the geometry picture at turning falls
The turning of fillet is such, rather than looks like square turning, and this can provide attracting aesthetic appearance for consumer.It is multiple
Load can be efficiently transmitted to base portion through bottle wall and equably be distributed vertical load around bottle by the radius of mixing, while keep holding
The shape (for example, square configuration) of device 10.
Shoulder 16 it is immediately below be container 10 body portion 18.Although shoulder 16 has square truncated cone, body portion 18
Can have known any size and shape in the art and be not limited to generally square or generally rectangular
Shape.For example, body portion 18 can have the shape selected from the group being made up of cylinder, square, rectangle, avette etc..So
And in one embodiment, body portion 18 has generally square or generally rectangular shape.
Similar with shoulder 16, if body portion 18 is generally square or generally rectangular shape, body portion 18 can
Edge 34 with rounding, as in Fig. 1 best seen from.Equally, the edge 34 of rounding may consequently contribute to improve this hair
Performance of bright container when by top load or compression stress.
Body portion 18 can have known any length, width or height in art.In this regard, body portion 18 can
With the height in the range of from about 50 mm to about 110 mm, or with about 55 mm, 60 mm, 65 mm, 70 mm, 75
Mm, 80 mm, 85 mm, 90 mm, 95 mm, 100 mm, 105 mm etc. height.In one embodiment, body portion 18 has about 80
Mm height.If body portion 18 is the generally square shape with length-specific and width or generally rectangular shape
Shape, then length and width can be identical.Alternatively, the width in body portion 18 may differ from the length in body portion 18.Body portion 18
Length and width even can also change on the height in body portion 18.For example, as illustrated in fig. 1, body portion 18 can at least wrap
Include the Part I 36 and the on vertical central axis measurement, that there is mirror image, the inwardly directed slope on container 10
Two parts 38.Inwardly directed slope can have an angle in the range of from about 5 ° to about 45 °, or with about 10 °, 15 °,
20 °, 25 °, 30 °, 35 ° etc. of angle.In one embodiment, inwardly directed slope has about 15 ° of angle.Therefore, with
The height of container 10 increaseds or decreases, and one or both of the length in body portion 18 or width can also change.Such configuration
The additional benefit for being easy to hold is provided for consumer.In this regard, body portion 18 is two mirror images, inwardly directed
Ramp portion 36,38 intersects at the reduction part in body portion 18, and this contributes to consumer's holding container 10 to be easier to handle.So
And the container of the present invention is not limited to such first and second parts 36,38, and body portion 18 can have generally straight wall and
Or other appropriate configurations.
As shown in FIG. 1, two mirror images, the inwardly directed ramp portions 36 in body portion 18, the body of 38 intersections
The reduction part in portion 18 may include circumferential rib 40, and the circumferential rib 40 also contributes to consumer's holding container 10 to be easier to handle.
" circumferential rib " means that rib (such as recessed or protrusion elongated shape) surrounds whole container 10 in generally horizontal plane
Extension.Container 10 can have any amount of circumferential rib 40 and be not limited to only one circumferential rib 40.Circumferential rib 40 may be additionally located at
Along any opening position of the height in body portion 18.
Circumferential rib 40 can have a height in the range of from about 0.5 mm to about 5 mm, or with 1 mm, 1.5 mm,
2 mm, 2.5 mm, 3 mm, 3.5 mm, 4 mm, 4.5 mm etc. height.The inside that circumferential rib 40 can also stretch into container 10 is certain
Amount.For example, rib 40 can stretch into amount or 1 mm of the container 10 in the range of from 0.5 mm to about 5 mm, 1.5 mm, 2 mm,
2.5 mm, 3 mm, 3.5 mm, 4 mm, 4.5 mm etc. amount.It has been found that rib 40 can help to the predetermined of holding container 10
Shape.For example, if there is container 10 generally square shape or generally rectangular shape, rib 40 can help to
Limitation container 10 forms oval shape when in use.Rib 40 even can also be such that container 10 vertically shrinks, so as to allow to hold
Internal pressure is built in device and can allow for bigger top load.
Except circumferential rib 40, body portion 18 may also include a number of discontinuous rib 42, its be described as " interruption " be because
It is them not all around container 10, and what is be that instead of discontinuously surrounds container 10.Body portion 18 can have between for example from about 1
In to the scopes of about 10 or 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, any amount of discontinuous rib 42 of 9 etc..Interruption
Rib 42 helps to resist the vacuum deformation of gore 26.Each rib 42 is supported in its end by the turning 34 in body portion 18, from
And form the bridge portion in across body portion 18.Be interrupted by making rib 42 at the turning 34 in body portion 18, can be any application label or
Shrink set and obtain limited visual impact.
Discontinuous rib 42 can have the height and depth that identical enters container 10 with circumferential rib 40.But discontinuous rib 42 also may be used
There is different height and depth into container 10 from circumferential rib 40.Rib 42 can have between from about 15 mm to about 45 mm's
In the range of length, or the length with 20 mm, 30mm, 35 mm, 40 mm etc..In one embodiment, rib 42 has about 30
Mm length.The length and radius of rib, which also assist in, prevents vacuum deformation.In fact, applicant is surprisingly it has been found that be not required to
Complete rib (that is, circumferential rib) is wanted to help prevent vacuum deformation, and so can even be caused on application to container 10
The bad aesthetic appearance of label or shrink wrap.
Container 10 can have wide base portion 20, so as to when container is completely filled, is partially filled with or is empty
Wait upright.Base portion 20 can have known any size or shape in the art.However, in one embodiment, base portion 20
Including size and dimension corresponding with the size and dimension in body portion 18.In this regard, if body portion 18 is with specific length
The generally square shape of degree and width, then base portion 20, which is alternatively, has with the identical length and width of body portion 18 substantially
Upper square shape.Alternatively, technical staff, it is understood that base portion 20 be not limited to the size and dimension in body portion 18 and
There can be the size and dimension different from body portion 18.Base portion 20 can have the height in the range of from about 5 mm to about 45mm
Degree, or the height with about 10mm or 15 mm or 20 mm or 25 mm or 30 mm or 35 mm or 40 mm etc..Base portion
20 generally can arrange or changeable shape (for example, semicircle) or can be from the lower surface 44 of container 10 along upward vertically
Direction inwardly reduces.The shape of base portion 20 determines into and is configured to shrink under vertical load, absorbs over a substantial area simultaneously
And distribution load.
Similar with body portion 18, base portion 20 may also comprise one or more discontinuous ribs 46, and the discontinuous rib can have or can be with
Without with the identical size and dimension of rib 42.In one embodiment, base portion 20 includes a rib 46, and the rib 46 has and rib 42
Identical length, but height is slightly short.
The lower surface 44 of container 10 may also include the recess 48 to be formed in container 10.Recess 48 can provide to container 10
Additional structural intergrity and it can help a container 10 being stacked on the top of another container.
The architectural feature of container described herein advantageouslys allow for the prefabricated component using less quality.With these no knots
The bottle of structure feature is compared, and reduces the advantages of resin used in container provides relatively low unit cost and increased stability.
In addition, manufacturing the container of the present invention by using less amount of raw material, bottle can provide being influenceed with waste for less environment.
Equally, bottle could be configured with less processing volume compared with designed for other of similar purpose plastic bottle.
In addition, the container of the present invention can also improve ease for use and the processing of manufacturer, retailer and consumer.With regard to this point
For, architectural feature described herein provides improved top load and the vacuum deformation of reduction, to help to realize
The desired square container of consumer.Further it is provided that also it can be helped using the identical excision feature of the raw material of reduction
Any inner vacuum in resistance container, so as to help to prevent the deformation of any bad aesthetic appearance for causing bottle.
It should be appreciated that to currently preferred embodiments described in the invention, various changes and modifications may be made for institute
It is obvious for the technical staff in category field.These spirit and model that change and modifications without departing from the present invention can be made
The advantages of enclosing and its expection will not be reduced.Therefore being intended to, which makes appended claims cover these, changes and modifications.
Claims (19)
1. a kind of container, including：
Body portion；
Neck；With
Shoulder between the body portion and the neck, the shoulder includes four faces of arrangement squarely truncated cone, described
At least two faces in four faces include cutout unit, shape of the cutout unit with generally U-shaped and with than the shoulder
Remainder the small wall thickness of wall thickness, intersection of four faces between four faces and the body portion forms combination
Rounding formula turning, the combination rounding formula turning are to be selected from by group horizontal, vertical and that their combination is formed
The direction selected carries out rounding.
2. container according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the body portion is included from by cylindrical, square, rectangular
The shape selected in the group that shape, avette and their combination are formed.
3. container according to claim 2, it is characterised in that the body portion includes generally rectangular shape.
4. container according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the body portion includes at least one circumferential rib.
5. container according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the body portion includes at least one discontinuous rib.
6. container according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the body portion includes at least one wall, described at least one
Wall has the first and second relative intilted parts.
7. container according to claim 6, it is characterised in that the described first and second relative intilted parts are mutual
For mirror image and reflect the position corresponding to circumferential rib in the body portion.
8. container according to claim 1, it is characterised in that it is from about 100mL to about that the container, which includes scope,
5000mL volume.
9. container according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the container also include from by oral area, cover lid, base portion and he
The group that is formed of combination in the structure that selects.
10. a kind of container, including：
Body portion；
Neck；With
Shoulder between the body portion and the neck, the shoulder include four faces, and squarely truncated cone is arranged in four faces
Shape and the intersection between four faces and the body portion, which are formed, combines rounding formula turning, in four faces extremely
Few two faces include cutout unit, and the wall thickness of the cutout unit is less than the wall thickness of the remainder of the shoulder, wherein the combination is fallen
Round type turning is to carry out rounding with the direction selected from by group horizontal, vertical and that their combination is formed.
11. container according to claim 10, it is characterised in that each combination rounding formula turning includes at least two not
Same radius.
12. container according to claim 10, it is characterised in that each in four faces is each along rounding
Intersect at edge.
13. container according to claim 10, it is characterised in that each in four faces is each along rounding
Intersect with the body portion at edge.
14. container according to claim 10, it is characterised in that the body portion is included from by cylindrical, square, rectangular
The shape selected in the group that shape, avette and their combination are formed.
15. container according to claim 10, it is characterised in that the body portion includes at least one circumferential rib.
16. container according to claim 10, it is characterised in that the body portion includes at least one discontinuous rib.
17. container according to claim 10, it is characterised in that the body portion includes at least one wall, and described at least one
Individual wall has the first and second relative intilted parts.
18. container according to claim 10, it is characterised in that the container also include from by oral area, cover lid, base portion and
The structure selected in the group that their combination is formed.
19. a kind of container, including：
Body portion, the body portion has to be selected from by generally square, the group that generally rectangle and their combination are formed
Shape；
Neck；With
Shoulder, for the shoulder between the body portion and the neck, the shoulder includes four faces, four faces side of being arranged to
Shape truncated cone and the intersection between four faces and the body portion form combination rounding formula turning, and wherein institute
Stating at least two faces in four faces includes cutout unit, shape of the cutout unit with generally U-shaped and with than the shoulder
The small wall thickness of the wall thickness of the remainder in portion, the combination rounding formula turning are with from by horizontal, vertical and their group
Close the direction selected in formed group and carry out rounding.
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