Optimization method of non-optimized glass bottles and optimized glass bottle

Abstract

Optimization method of a non-optimized glass bottle and optimized glass bottle, the optimized glass bottle comprising a base (11), a body portion (12), a shoulder portion (13), and a neck portion (14) with a mouth (15) providing access to a hollow interior thereof, wherein the body portion (12) presents axial symmetry around the axial axis (E) at least in its lower two-thirds, simplifying its manufacture, handling, and/or labeling; and the neck portion (14) presents axial symmetry around the axial axis (E) at least in its upper two-thirds, simplifying its manufacture, handling, labeling, and/or capping; wherein the shoulder portion (13) has a cross-section, perpendicular to the axial axis (E), that is oblong at least in its central part farthest away from the body and neck portions (12, 14), maximizing the visual front of the bottle (10) in relation to the inner volume of the shoulder portion (13).

1 . An optimized glass bottle comprising the following parts arranged in succession along an axial axis and joined in continuity as a single element: a base, a body portion, a shoulder portion, and a neck portion with a mouth providing access to a hollow interior of the bottle, wherein
 the body portion presents, at least in lower two-thirds thereof, axial symmetry around the axial axis with a circular cross-section or with a polygonal or radial repeating pattern around the axial axis with at least four repetitions,;   the neck portion presents, at least in upper two-thirds thereof, axial symmetry around the axial axis with a circular cross-section or with a polygonal or radially repeating pattern around the axial axis with at least four repetitions; and   the shoulder portion has a cross-section, perpendicular to the axial axis, that is oblong at least in its central part farthest away from the body and neck portions, maximizing the visual front of the bottle in relation to the inner volume of the shoulder portion.   
     
     
         2 . The optimized glass bottle according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper third of the body portion also presents axial symmetry around the axial axis, and at the point where the body portion and the shoulder portion meet, the cross-section perpendicular to the axial axis presents axial symmetry around the axial axis. 
     
     
         3 . The optimized glass bottle according to  claim 1 , wherein the lower third of the neck portion also presents axial symmetry around the axial axis, and at the point where the neck portion and the shoulder portion meet, the cross-section perpendicular to the axial axis presents axial symmetry around the axial axis. 
     
     
         4 . The optimized glass bottle according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper third of the body portion also has a cross-section, perpendicular to the axial axis, that is oblong, and at the point where the body portion and the shoulder portion meet, the cross-section perpendicular to the axial axis is oblong, thereby increasing the area of the bottle in which the visual front of the bottle is maximized in relation to the inner volume. 
     
     
         5 . The optimized glass bottle according to  claim 1 , wherein the lower third of the neck portion also has a cross-section, perpendicular to the axial axis, that is oblong, and at the point where the neck portion and the shoulder portion meet, the cross-section perpendicular to the axial axis is oblong, thereby increasing the area of the bottle in which the visual front of the bottle is maximized in relation to the inner volume. 
     
     
         6 . The optimized glass bottle according to  claim 1 , wherein the oblong cross-section of the bottle, perpendicular to the axial axis, having a greater difference between the width dimension and depth dimension is at most 30% wider than it is deep, or at most 25% wider than it is deep, or at most 20% wider than it is deep. 
     
     
         7 . The optimized glass bottle according to  claim 1 , wherein the oblong cross-section of the bottle, perpendicular to the axial axis, having a greater difference between the width dimension and depth dimension is at least 5% wider than it is deep, or at least 10% wider than it is deep. 
     
     
         8 . The optimized glass bottle according to  claim 1 , wherein the weight of the empty bottle in grams divided by the internal capacity of the bottle in milliliters provides a glass efficiency ratio equal to or less than 0.66, or equal to or less than 0.63, or equal to or less than 0.60. 
     
     
         9 . The optimized glass bottle according to  claim 1 , wherein the segments of the body portion and/or of the neck portion presenting axial symmetry around the axial axis have a cross-section, perpendicular the axial axis, with constant shape and size. 
     
     
         10 . The optimized glass bottle according to  claim 1 , wherein the segments of the body portion and/or of the neck portion presenting axial symmetry around the axial axis have a cross-section with constant shape and increasing or decreasing size, from the base to the mouth-. 
     
     
         11 . (canceled) 
     
     
         12 . The optimized glass bottle according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottle includes a label only in the segments of the body portion and/or of the neck portion presenting axial symmetry around the axial axis. 
     
     
         13 . An optimization method for optimizing a non-optimized glass bottle which comprises:
 generating a virtual geometric model of a non-optimized bottle comprising a base, a body portion, a shoulder portion, and a neck portion arranged in succession along an axial axis and joined in continuity, the neck portion including a mouth providing access to a hollow interior of the bottle, the virtual geometric model of the non-optimized bottle presenting axial symmetry around the axial axis with a circular cross-section or with a polygonal or radially repeating pattern around the axial axis with at least four repetitions along the entire length of the body, shoulder, and neck portions;   characterized in that the method further comprises:   modifying the virtual geometric model of the non-optimized bottle by deforming at least one central region of the shoulder portion causing a cross-section of the central region of the shoulder portion perpendicular to the axial axis to become oblong losing its axial symmetry, and keeping the volume of the hollow interior, the outer geometry in at least the lower two-thirds of the body portion and in at least the upper two-thirds of the neck portion unchanged, obtaining a virtual geometric model of an optimized bottle;   producing optimized bottles by at least one manufacturing mold generated from the virtual geometric model of the optimized bottle.   
     
     
         14 . The optimization method according to  claim 13 , wherein deformation of the central region of the shoulder portion is performed by keeping the area contained within the cross-section perpendicular to the axial axis in the optimized bottle the same as in the non-optimized bottle. 
     
     
         15 . The optimization method according to  claim 13 , wherein deformation of the central region of the shoulder portion is performed by keeping the area contained within the cross-section perpendicular to the axial axis in the optimized bottle smaller than in the non-optimized bottle, and then reducing the general thickness of the walls of the bottle to keep the inner volume of the bottle unchanged. 
     
     
         16 . The optimization method according to  claim 13 , wherein the modification of the virtual geometric model of the non-optimized bottle also comprises deforming at least the upper third of the body portion and/or the lower third of the neck portion causing a cross-section thereof, perpendicular to the axial axis, to become oblong, causing the meeting of the shoulder portion with the body portion and/or the neck portion to become oblong and keeping the volume of the hollow interior, thereby increasing the area of the bottle in which the visual front of the bottle is maximized in relation to the inner volume.