Jan 11, 2006 15:10
18 yrs ago
German term

Umspringen or Umspringtendenz

German to English Tech/Engineering Manufacturing soft drink cans
This term appears twice in a description as to why the new can geometry is better than the old. In particular, that the new offers greater pressure stability while using thinner sheets of metal.
My problem is with the problem they've solved:

die Erfindung vermeidet das im Stand der Technik noch auftretende *Umspringen* des Zentralbodenabschnitts

Der Bodenabschnitt ist dadurch mit hoher Zuverlässigkeit gegen jede *Umspringtendenz* gesichert.

'umspringen' means to jump around, and I can't see jumping aluminium cans as a major problem. However, cans that burst due to internal pressure would seem to be a major problem.
"Sprengen" would work here, if this were just a typo, but I can't find "umsprengen" anywhere.

If 'Umspringen/Umspringtendenz' isn't a typo, then it might refer to a situation in which the base section, which has a internally-projecting dome shape, explosively reverses this projection, like an umbrella in the wind, which could indeed lead to jumping cans. Which may indeed be a serious problem.

Any ideas on either possibility?
mtia

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tendency to bulge

maybe as a shorter solution to "(tendency to) change from concave to convex" but I think that Cilian is correct.

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to both of you. I wish I could split the points, but I went with bulge as slightly more scientific than pop out. And bulging does appear to be a problem with cans. fwiw, my husband, the engineer and inveterate punster, suggested 'spontaneous convex-tion'. If only ptent authors had a sense of humor..."
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(tendency to) change from concave to convex

as I see it the buildup of pressure inside the can causes the (inward curving = concave) base of the can to curve outwards (convex)

don't know if there's a technical term for this phenomenon ("pop out" sure doesn't sound too scientific)
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