Method for determining reference value of wine for feasibility of filling aluminum can, method for checking feasibility of filling aluminum can with wine, and method for producing aluminum-canned wine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12066421-B2
Application number	US-202318470891-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2023
Priority date	Mar 31, 2021
Publication date	Aug 20, 2024
Grant date	Aug 20, 2024

Abstract

A method for determining a reference value of a wine for feasibility of filling an aluminum can, the method comprising: acquiring a pH, an alcohol concentration, and a free sulfite concentration for multiple kinds of wines; calculating a molecular SO 2 concentration of each of the multiple kinds of wines from acquired values of the pH, the alcohol concentration, and the free sulfite concentration; enclosing the multiple kinds of wines into aluminum cans of an identical type, respectively, thereby obtaining multiple kinds of canned wines; putting the multiple kinds of canned wines in storage and evaluating quality of the canned wines after the storage; and determining an upper limit value of the molecular SO 2 concentration based on an evaluation result obtained from the evaluating.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for determining a reference value of a wine for feasibility of filling an aluminum can, the method comprising:
acquiring a pH, an alcohol concentration, and a free sulfite concentration for multiple kinds of wines;
calculating a molecular SO 2 concentration of each of the multiple kinds of wines from acquired values of the pH, the alcohol concentration, and the free sulfite concentration;
enclosing the multiple kinds of wines into aluminum cans of an identical type, respectively, thereby obtaining multiple kinds of canned wines;
putting the multiple kinds of canned wines in storage and evaluating quality of the canned wines after the storage; and
determining an upper limit value of the molecular SO 2 concentration based on an evaluation result obtained from the evaluating.

2. A method for checking feasibility of filling an aluminum can with a wine, the method comprising:
determining the upper limit value of the molecular SO 2 concentration in accordance with the method according to claim 1 ;
acquiring a pH, an alcohol concentration, and a free sulfite concentration for a subject wine intended to be enclosed in an aluminum can used in the method according to claim 1 ;
calculating a molecular SO 2 concentration of the subject wine from acquired values of the pH, the alcohol concentration, and the free sulfite concentration; and
excluding the subject wine from wines that are feasible for filling the aluminum can used in the method according to claim 1 if the calculated molecular SO 2 concentration exceeds the upper limit value of the molecular SO 2 concentration determined above.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:
acquiring a chloride ion concentration for the multiple kinds of wines;
determining an upper limit value of the chloride ion concentration within a range not exceeding 350 mg/L based on the evaluation result obtained from the evaluating;
acquiring a chloride ion concentration for the subject wine; and
excluding the subject wine from wines that are feasible for filling the aluminum can used in the method according to claim 2 if the calculated molecular SO 2 concentration exceeds the upper limit value of the molecular SO 2 concentration determined by the method according to claim 2 or if the acquired chloride ion concentration exceeds the upper limit value of the chloride ion concentration determined above.

4. A method for producing an aluminum-canned wine, the method comprising:
checking feasibility of filling an aluminum can with a wine in accordance with the method according to claim 3 ; and
enclosing a subject wine determined to have a filling feasibility by the method according to claim 3 into an aluminum can of an identical type to the aluminum can used in the method according to claim 3 .

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein
the aluminum can includes an aluminum sheet, a resin film provided on a surface of the aluminum sheet which faces an internal space of the aluminum can, and an adhesive layer interposed between the aluminum sheet and the resin film and bonding the aluminum sheet and the resin film together,
the resin film includes a first resin layer as a topmost layer and a second resin layer containing a dimer acid-copolymerized polyester resin, and
at least one of the resin layers constituting the resin film, and/or the adhesive layer contains calcium carbonate.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein
the aluminum can includes an aluminum sheet, a resin film provided on a surface of the aluminum sheet which faces an internal space of the aluminum can, and an adhesive layer interposed between the aluminum sheet and the resin film and bonding the aluminum sheet and the resin film together,
the resin film includes a first resin layer as a topmost layer and a second resin layer containing a dimer acid-copolymerized polyester resin, and
at least one of the resin layers constituting the resin film, and/or the adhesive layer contains calcium carbonate.

7. A method for producing an aluminum-canned wine, the method comprising:
checking feasibility of filling an aluminum can with a wine in accordance with the method according to claim 2 ; and
enclosing a subject wine determined to have a filling feasibility by the method according to claim 2 into an aluminum can of an identical type to the aluminum can used in the method according to claim 2 .

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein
the aluminum can includes an aluminum sheet, a resin film provided on a surface of the aluminum sheet which faces an internal space of the aluminum can, and an adhesive layer interposed between the aluminum sheet and the resin film and bonding the aluminum sheet and the resin film together,
the resin film includes a first resin layer as a topmost layer and a second resin layer containing a dimer acid-copolymerized polyester resin, and
at least one of the resin layers constituting the resin film, and/or the adhesive layer contains calcium carbonate.

9. The method according to claim 2 , wherein
the aluminum can includes an aluminum sheet, a resin film provided on a surface of the aluminum sheet which faces an internal space of the aluminum can, and an adhesive layer interposed between the aluminum sheet and the resin film and bonding the aluminum sheet and the resin film together,
the resin film includes a first resin layer as a topmost layer and a second resin layer containing a dimer acid-copolymerized polyester resin, and
at least one of the resin layers constituting the resin film, and/or the adhesive layer contains calcium carbonate.

10. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
acquiring a chloride ion concentration for the multiple kinds of wines; and
determining an upper limit value of the chloride ion concentration within a range not exceeding 350 mg/L based on the evaluation result obtained from the evaluating.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein
the aluminum can includes an aluminum sheet, a resin film provided on a surface of the aluminum sheet which faces an internal space of the aluminum can, and an adhesive layer interposed between the aluminum sheet and the resin film and bonding the aluminum sheet and the resin film together,
the resin film includes a first resin layer as a topmost layer and a second resin layer containing a dimer acid-copolymerized polyester resin, and
at least one of the resin layers constituting the resin film, and/or the adhesive layer contains calcium carbonate.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the aluminum can includes an aluminum sheet, a resin film provided on a surface of the aluminum sheet which faces an internal space of the aluminum can, and an adhesive layer interposed between the aluminum sheet and the resin film and bonding the aluminum sheet and the resin film together,
the resin film includes a first resin layer as a topmost layer and a second resin layer containing a dimer acid-copolymerized polyester resin, and
at least one of the resin layers constituting the resin film, and/or the adhesive layer contains calcium carbonate.

Assignees

• Daiwa Can Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nagashima Akira
• Nakamura Koichiro
• Ou Sin

Classifications

• B67C3/02

  Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus · CPC title

• B65D23/02

  Linings or internal coatings · CPC title

• B32B2439/66

  Cans, tins · CPC title

• B32B2270/00

  Resin or rubber layer containing a blend of at least two different polymers · CPC title

• B32B2255/28

  Multiple coating on one surface · CPC title