IP Library Granted Patent US 7,798,357
Granted Patent B2
US 7,798,357 · App. 10/500,344 · Granted Sep 21, 2010

Bottle can member, bottle, and thread forming device

Assignee: Universal Can Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,798,357
App. No.
10/500,344
Granted
Sep 21, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An effective thread number in the thread section which is disposed on the mouth section of the bottle is formed to be 2.2. That is, the thread section is formed such that the thread section 13 should serve effectively in the mouth section such that an interval between a start position and an end position should be 2.0 to 2.5. In the bottle can member 11 which has such a thread section, an outer diameter of the thread section which is formed on the mouth section is 28 to 38 mm. Also, the thickness of the mouth section is 0.25 to 0.4 mm. The thread section which has the effective thread number 2.0 to 2.5 is formed by eight-thread per inch pitch. By doing this, it is possible to put the cap desirably.

Claims (33)

1. A bottle can member which is made of metal in a cylindrical shape with a bottom section comprising:

a thread section on a mouth section comprising:

an outer diameter of the thread section which is formed on the mouth section is 28 to 38 mm;

a thickness of the thread section is 0.25 to 0.4 mm;

an effective thread number of the thread section is 2.0 to 2.5;

a height “h” from a starting point of the thread in the thread section to an upper end surface of the mouth section is set to be in a range of 3.6≦h≦4.68 mm; and

a curl section including an outermost diameter section, wherein an outer surface of the outermost diameter section defines a uniform and outermost diameter of the curl section with reference to a central axis of the bottle can member, and wherein a tangent plane to the outer surface of the outer most diameter section is substantially parallel to the central axis of the bottle can member.

2. A bottle can member according to claim 1 wherein the thread section further comprises:

a thread pitch of the thread section formed on the mouth section is 8 threads per an inch.

3. A bottle can member according to claim 1 further comprising:

a slant angle θ of a slant section is set to be in a range of 33°≦θ≦55°.

4. A bottle wherein a cap is put on a mouth section of the bottle can member according to claim 1 .

5. A bottle can member which is made of metal in a cylindrical shape with a bottom section comprising:

a thread section on a mouth section comprising:

an outer diameter of the thread section which is formed on the mouth section is 28 to 38 mm;

a thickness of the thread section is 0.25 to 0.4 mm;

an effective thread number of the thread section is 2.0 to 2.5;

a height “h” from a starting point of the thread in the thread section to an upper end surface of the mouth section is set to be in a range of 3.6≦h≦4.68 mm; and

a curl section including an outermost diameter section,

wherein an outer surface of the outermost diameter section defines a uniform and outermost diameter of the curl section with reference to a central axis of the bottle can member, and wherein a tangent plane along the outer surface of the outermost diameter section is substantially parallel to the central axis of the bottle can member, and

wherein a height of a first thread in the thread section set to be lower than a height of a second thread in the thread section.

6. A bottle can member according to claim 5 wherein:

the height of the first thread in the first thread section is not set to be lower than a height of the second thread in an area which overlaps a plurality of stages and an incomplete thread section in a thread end section.

7. A bottle comprising the bottle can member according to claim 6 and a cap which is put on the mouth section of the bottle can member.

8. A bottle comprising the bottle can member according to claim 5 and a cap which is put on the mouth section of the bottle can member.

9. A DI can member which is made of metal in a cylindrical shape with a bottom section comprising:

a thread section on a mouth section comprising:

an outer diameter of the thread section which is formed on the mouth section is 28 to 38 mm;

a thickness of the thread section is 0.25 to 0.4 mm;

an effective thread number of the thread section is 2.0 to 2.5; and

a height of a first thread in the thread section is set to be lower than a height of another thread.

10. A DI can member according to claim 9 further comprising

a height of a first thread in the thread section set to be lower than a height of another thread by approximately 0.1 mm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2008
From: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
To: UNIVERSAL CAN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021520/0808 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2004
From: HANAFUSA, TATSUYA; ITO, RYOICHI; HOSOI, MASAHIRO; TASAKA, NAOKI
To: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015148/0170 →
Priority Claims (4)
JP 2001-401686 · Dec 28, 2001 · national
JP 2002-193465 · Jul 2, 2002 · national
JP 2002-197799 · Jul 5, 2002 · national
JP 2002-233917 · Aug 9, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050067365A1 · Mar 31, 2005