PACKAGING FOR RECEIVING A FILLING MATERIAL

Abstract

Packaging for receiving a filling material, comprises a container for storing the filling material, the container comprising a collar for bordering an opening for providing access to the filling material, a lid for covering the opening in closed state and a gasket made from an elastic material for sealing the opening, wherein the gasket is connected to the lid, wherein the gasket is elastically deformed by the collar in the closed state and the gasket provides a first sealing force in radial direction onto the collar in the closed state, wherein the first sealing force is provided by a resilient force of the gasket due to the deformation of the gasket by means of the collar only.

Claims

1. Packaging for receiving a filling material, comprising a container for storing the filling material, wherein the container comprises a collar for bordering an opening for providing access to the filling material, a lid for covering the opening in closed state and a gasket made from an elastic material for sealing the opening, wherein the gasket is connected to the lid, wherein the gasket is elastically deformable by the collar in the closed state and the gasket is structured to provide a first sealing force in radial direction onto the collar in the closed state, wherein the first sealing force is provided by a resilient force of the gasket (26) due to the deformation of the gasket by means of the collar only.

2. Packaging according to claim 1, wherein the collar comprises a rim protruding radially outwards, wherein the first sealing force applies onto the lateral area of the rim and/or onto the lateral area of an undercut of the collar bordered by the rim.

3. Packaging according to claim 1, wherein the gasket is formed such that the gasket meets an axial collar front face of the collar in the closed state.

4. Packaging according to claim 3, wherein the gasket provides a second sealing force onto the collar front face in the closed state, wherein the second sealing force is provided by a resilient force of the gasket due to the deformation of the gasket by means of the collar only.

5. Packaging according to claim 1, wherein the container comprises an axial container front face from which the collar protrudes in axial direction, wherein the gasket meets the container front face in the closed state.

6. Packaging according to claim 5, wherein the gasket provides a third sealing force onto the container front face in the closed state.

7. Packaging according to claim 6, wherein the gasket is clamped between the lid and the container front face in the closed state for providing the third sealing force.

8. Packaging according to claim 1, wherein a sealing foil is connected to the collar front face.

9. Packaging according to claim 1, wherein the lid comprises a ring-shaped side wall protruding towards the collar from a top part of the lid, wherein the side wall surrounds the collar in the closed state, wherein the gasket is connected to the side wall.

10. Packaging according to claim 1, wherein a closure part is connected to the container, wherein the lid is centered to the closure part.

11. Packaging according to claim 1, wherein the lid is releasably clamped to the container (12) in the closed state via a clip connector, wherein the side wall is clamped to the container.

12. Packaging according to claim 1, wherein the lid meets the container via a stopper face in the closed state.

13. Packaging according to claim 1, wherein the gasket is made from one of silicone, thermoplastic elastomer and rubber.

14. Packaging according to claim 1, wherein the gasket comprises a hardness h in Shore A according to DIN ISO 7619-1:2010 at 23 C. of 5h90.

15. Packaging according to claim 1, wherein a hygroscopic material is provided inside the container, wherein the material comprises or consists of a cosmetic product.

Description

[0028] These and other aspects of the invention will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter, wherein the described features can constitute each solely or in combination an independent aspect of the invention. In the drawings:

[0029] FIG. 1: is a schematic cross sectional view of a part of a first embodiment of a packaging in open state,

[0030] FIG. 2: is a schematic cross sectional view of the packaging of FIG. 1 in closed state,

[0031] FIG. 3: is a schematic cross sectional detailed view of the packaging of FIG. 2,

[0032] FIG. 4: is a schematic cross sectional detailed view of a second embodiment of a packaging,

[0033] FIG. 5: is a schematic cross sectional detailed view of a third embodiment of a packaging and

[0034] FIG. 6: is a schematic cross sectional detailed view of a fourth embodiment of a packaging.

[0035] The packaging as illustrated in FIG. 1 comprises a container 12 with an opening 14 bordered by a collar 16. The collar 16 comprises a rim 18 protruding radially outwards. The opening 14 can be closed by means of a lid 20. The lid 20 comprises a top part 22 from which a ring-shaped side wall 24 protrudes axially downwards. A gasket 26 arranged radially inwards to the side wall 24 is connected to the side wall 24 along its whole circumference. The gasket 26 is designed ring-shaped. The whole gasket 26 is arranged in a radial plane of the lid 20 in the illustrated open state of the packaging 10.

[0036] When the packaging 10 is closed as illustrated in FIG. 2 an axial stopper face 28 of the lid 20 may meet the container 12 directly or indirectly via a closure part 30 connected to the container 12 via clip connectors 32. In the alternate the closure part 30 may be fixed to the lid 20 or may be one-piece with the lid 20. Since the outer diameter of the collar 16 and/or the outer diameter of the rim 18 is larger than the inner diameter of the gasket, collar 16 and/or the rim 18 bends the gasket 26 upwards in the illustrated closed state so that the gasket 26 lies against the collar 16 and/or the rim 18.

[0037] As illustrated in FIG. 3 the gasket 26 provides an axial first sealing force 34 to the rim 18 of the collar 16 due to a resilient force of the gasket 26 caused by the elastic deformation of the gasket 26 by means of the collar 16 pressed into the gasket 26 during the closing movement of the lid 20. In the alternate the gasket 26 provides an axial first sealing force 34 to the lateral face of the collar 16 below the rim 18 only or both to the lateral face of the rim 18 and the lateral face of the collar 16 below the rim 18.

[0038] The gasket 26 of the packaging 10 as illustrated in FIG. 4 provides compared to the packaging 10 as illustrated in FIG. 3 an additional third sealing force 36 in axial direction against a container front face of the container 12. Particularly the gasket 26 is arranged between the side wall 24 and the container front face so that it is possible to clamp the gasket 26 between the side wall 24 and the container front face for providing the third sealing force 36 in axial direction.

[0039] The gasket 26 of the packaging 10 as illustrated in FIG. 5 provides compared to the packaging 10 as illustrated in FIG. 4 a second sealing force 38 in axial direction against a collar front face of the collar 16 which may or may not be provided by the rim 18. Due to the three-dimensional design of the gasket 26 a part of the gasket 26 may meet the collar front face of the collar 16 for increasing the sealing effect. The second sealing force of gasket 26 applied to the collar front face of the collar 16 is also provided only by means of a resilient force of the gasket 26 caused by the elastic deformation of the gasket 26 by means of the collar 16 pressed into the gasket 26 during the closing movement of the lid 20. If so, the gasket may be connected to the lid like illustrated in FIG. 4 so that the third sealing force 36 may be omitted.

[0040] The gasket 26 of the packaging 10 as illustrated in FIG. 6 provides compared to the packaging 10 as illustrated in FIG. 5 a further first sealing force 40 in radial direction against a lateral face of the collar 16 positioned in an undercut of the collar 16 between the rim 18 and the container front face of the container 12. Particularly when the first sealing force 34, the second sealing force 38 and/or the third sealing force 36 should be also applied, the gasket 26 may be designed as a ring-shaped body which a more block-like cross section compared to the more flat cross section of the ring shaped gasket 26 in the other illustrated embodiments. The cross section of the gasket 26 illustrated in FIG. 6 may be mainly B-like. Particularly the rim may be releasably engaged, particularly clipped, into the gasket 26 between the protrusions of the mainly B-like cross section of the gasket 26. Due to the elasticity of the gasket 26 the rim 18 of the collar 16 may be part of a snap-on connection with the gasket 26.