Ball Beverage Packaging Europe Limited

Ball Packaging Europe Gmbh

Imv Innovation Marketing Und Vertriebs Gmbh

Ball Europe Gmbh

Thomas Hundeloh

Olaf Joeressen

Lutz Strube

Udo Jöbges

Bernd Ullmann

Pim Van Dam

Ralf Wersuhn

Maril Kamp

Andreas Umbreit-Pluta

Matthias Nagel

Georg Janssen

Markus Dettlaff

A can lid () for an aluminum beverage can is disclosed and has a pull tab (), a chuck wall () defining a plug diameter B, a countersink () and a central panel () having a panel radius (). On the central panel, a score line () defining a tear panel () and a rivet () for connecting the pull-tab to the can lid are arranged. The lid has a lid plug diameter of between 45 to 49 mm, an outside diameter of between 52 to 55 mm, and a weight of less than 1.9 g. The central panel has a thickness of less than 0.19 mm. The rivet is arranged off-center on the central panel. The rivet is tilted, so that the rivet provides an axis of rotation of the pull tap that has an angle of between 2&#xb0; and 4&#xb0; with respect to an axis that is vertically orientated with respect to the central panel, and/or at least one ramp-up bead () is arranged on either side of pull tab or on both sides of the pull tab.

Lid for an aluminum beverage can

The invention refers to a can lid for an aluminum beverage can. The can lid has a pull tab, a chuck wall defining a plug diameter, a countersink and central panel having a panel radius. On the central panel, a score line defining a tear panel and a rivet for connecting a pull tab to the can lid are arranged. The rivet extends through a rivet island that is arranged between an opening part of the pull tab and a handle part of the pull tab. The lid has lid plug diameter of between 45 to 49 mm, an outside diameter of between 52 to 55 mm and a weight of less than 1.9 grams. The central panel has a thickness of less than 0.19 mm. The score line defines an area of between 300 mmto 350 mmand the score line has a shortest distance from the panel radius of less than 3 mm.

The invention relates to a lid consisting of metal for a beverage can, which lid is designed to be permanently connected to a can body and has a lid panel in which a rivet for a grip tab is formed and in which a predetermined breaking line defining a breaking-open area is impressed, along which line an opening in the lid panel can be opened by the grip tab, wherein a rivet base, which has resulted from a formation of the rivet, is present around the rivet, within which base the metal of the lid is thinner and/or more brittle than in adjoining regions of the lid panel.

Lid for a beverage can

The invention relates to a method for filling thin wall food containers, in particular beverage cans, which are eventually closed gas-tight and have an inner pressure that is above ambient pressure for stabilizing the food container. The method includes the steps of providing the food container with an open filling orifice in a filling station; filling the food container in the filling station; covering the filling orifice of the food container with a lid directly after completing the filling process; fixating the lid at the food container without closing the food container gas-tight; and transporting the food container with the filling opening covered.

Method for filling food containers

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Bad Marienberg, Germany

Thomas Hundeloh