CN100575199C - Display/vending carton - Google Patents

Abstract

A kind of have the carton (10) of improved distribution member (46,56) at the one end, and described distribution member has kept the integraty of carton, can show, improve contact and sale to the packing material in the carton (C) simultaneously.

Description

Display/vending carton

The cross reference of related application

It is the preceence of 60/511586 U.S. Provisional Patent Application that the present invention requires in the application number that on October 15th, 2003 submitted to.

Technical field

Present invention relates in general to be used to store and articles conveyed carton, especially relate to and have opening features and be used for to limit that article in the described carton or packing material are showed and the carboard of the distributing box sold to being stored in.

Background technology

Adopt the carton of making by cardboard, cardboard or similar material to store or carry various types of article for example beverage can and other food for a long time always.For example, be housed within bottle or jar in be packaged in cardboard or the cardboard box with six, eight, 12 or even 24 s' packing configuration usually such as the beverage of soft drink and beer one class.This carton not only is used to store and carries packing material such as a bottle or a jar class, and is modified into and has distribution member, and described distribution member comprises the part of tearing of described carton, thereby can the article that be housed within the carton be distributed.But there is defective in some in these distributing boxs, and that is exactly in case be opened, for be stored in wherein more than one packing material especially bottle or jar the trend that rolls out will be arranged from carton.Selectively be, the distribution carton of many routines has distribution or opening features, these parts often have the quantity of the article that limited size or volume can be removed at any one time with restriction, but so also make and be difficult to take out smoothly and up hill and dale packing material or other article that are stored in the carton.Further be, under retail environment, importantly product not only should be touched by the customer at an easy rate, and should be highlighted displaying, this just makes the retailer for exhibiting product and make the easier contact of product and all packing materials or article are taken out from its carton and stack on the top of the shelf usually.

Therefore, can find out existence to being used for for example demand of the carton of beverage can and other similar article of various types of article, described carton can be once a ground dispense articles and solve above-mentioned relevant in this area and reach incoherent problem basically with other.

Summary of the invention

Briefly, the present invention relates in general to a kind of display/vending carton, is used for the packing material of depositing in the carton is stored, carries, showed and distribute or sells.Described carton is made by initial cardboard, cardboard or other similar material that forms as carton blank usually.When carton blank is admitted to wrapping machine, carton blank will be folded into tube, and a series for articles or packing material for example beverage can or bottle, freezing biscuit pipe etc. will be loaded in the described tube, and perhaps carton blank is folded or wires up around the folding article.Described article or packing material are loaded with vertical pile, substantially parallel row's form usually, usually have the 2-3 row that stacks or multi-row packing material more in carton.After this end of carton is folded and for example is closed with fastening to form the osed top display/vending carton by adhesives or other fastening device.

In one embodiment, carton blank comprises top board, and described top board links to each other with first side plate along first broken line, and links to each other with second side plate by the relative side of second broken line along top board.Each side plate can link to each other with bottom flap along third and fourth broken line, and bottom flap is designed to be folded and to be bonded together to form or to limit the base plate of enclosed carton.Selectively be that base plate can link to each other with first side plate side relative with top board by tri linear, passes through the 4th broken line along linking to each other with second side plate with the top board opposed edges and connect tabs.In addition, the 5th and the 6th transverse crease lines with the direction of first to the 4th longitudinal broken line quadrature on extend through base plate, side plate and top board, to limit bottom, sidepiece and top end flap.Described edgefold is suitable for being folded together with stacking pattern, thereby is folded into the end of enclosed carton after the tube that is used for product and packing material packed into wherein at blank.One of these osed top ends also will form distributing box with taking-up or allocated product or packing material from the osed top carton at this exit end as exit end.

Line of weakness (line of weakness) or defiber are formed on the exit end of carton usually and generally include a series of eyelets, otch and/or cut and limit with the exit end at carton and be used for its movably tear line of opening portion.Make opening portion can be torn at least in part or be removed to be formed for from carton taking out and/or the distributor orifices of distribution package thing like this from carton.The first of tear line extends laterally across the front portion of carton exit end usually, by side end flaps, then turns to and extends upward towards first and second broken lines between side plate and the top board and pass through side end flaps.After this tear line comprises the part that extends through top board.

In use, the opening portion exit end along tear line from carton is usually torn to form distributor orifices, and the packing material or the product that are stored in the carton are removed by described distributor orifices.The part that opening portion passes top board along tear line is usually connected by hinge type or rotates backward so that the tabs of Reclosable to be provided, but opening portion also can separate fully with carton by tear line as required and is removed.

Selectively be, tear line also can extend along first and second broken lines, thereby can be as required or require the bigger entity part of top board and might be that whole top board removes.In addition, tear line can so that bigger distributor orifices is provided, be used for showing and removing or take out product or packing material from carton as required extending through side plate with top board and interpleural broken line position spaced apart and extension in parallel.

By reading the detailed description of doing below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, those skilled in the art will be well understood to various purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the transparent view of a kind of embodiment of display/vending carton of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a planar view of making the carton blank of display/vending carton shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is the transparent view of the another kind of alternate embodiment of display/vending carton of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a planar view of making the carton blank of display/vending carton shown in Figure 3.

The specific embodiment

Referring now to accompanying drawing, wherein identical Reference numeral is illustrated in the same parts in several views, Fig. 1-4 represents the embodiment of display/vending carton 10/100 of the present invention generally, and described carton mainly is designed to storage, conveying, displaying and the sale of jar, bottle and similar products.For example, the application can be used to accommodate soft drink and beer or other liquid product jar and the bottle with type, can be used to the jar or the pipe of for example freezing biscuit of various types of food, roll etc. equally.But also will recognize, except columniform bottle basically or jar, the present invention is also applicable to the product of various other types or shape is stored, carries, showed and sell and/or distributes.In addition, although have the packing material C that 2-3 row stacks (promptly with 2 * 6,3 * 4 etc. arrangement) in the carton 10/100 shown in Fig. 1 and 3, but those skilled in the art should be realized that the present invention and is not limited in two or three row's packing materials, but can be used to multiple different arrangement or configuration comprise forms such as 2 * 4,2 * 5,2 * 6,3 * 4,3 * 5 to packing material store, conveying, display/vending and/or distribution.

On the whole by in first embodiment of the present invention shown in Fig. 1 and 2, carton 10 is made by carton blank 11 usually, carton blank 11 itself usually by folding flaky material for example cardboard, cardboard, plastics or in packaging industry or field other similar material commonly used make.Shown in Fig. 2 is overall, the carton blank 11 of shown flat not folded form comprises the top board 12 that links to each other with first side plate 13 and link to each other with second side plate 16 by the second longitudinal extension broken line 17 by first longitudinal broken line 14, and described second broken line 17 is parallel to 14 extensions of first broken line.First and second side plates 13 and 16 each comfortable they respectively with described top board opposed edges, third and fourth broken line 21 by longitudinal extension links to each other with 19 with first and second bottom flap 18 respectively with 22, described third and fourth broken line 21 and 22 is parallel to first and second broken lines 14 and 16 and extends, shown in Fig. 2 is overall.Bottom end flaps 18 and 19 is suitable for being folded together the structure that becomes stack usually and adopts jointing material to be joined together usually, have projection and the otch (not shown) that cooperatively interacts but they also can be formed, thereby bottom flap tightened together and limit and form the base plate 23 (Fig. 1) of enclosed carton 10 usefulness.

Carton 10 also generally includes handle 24, and it can be configured to the cut type handle shown in Fig. 1 and 2, but also can comprise for example handle design of " runway (race track) " formula handle or other form known of other various forms of handles.Osed top carton 10 also generally includes first and second closed ends 26 and 27, first closed end 26 also is suitable for as the distribution or the exit end that limit the distributing box 28 (Fig. 1) that is used for carton thereon, and packing material C can be touched and distributes or be removed from carton by described distributing box 28.

Shown in Fig. 2 was further, carton blank 11 also was included in and parallel longitudinal broken line 14,17,21 side the upwardly extending the horizontal the 5th vertical with 22 or quadrature and the 6th broken line 31 and 32.The 5th with the broken line of the 6th horizontal expansion collapsibly with bottom flap 18 and 19, side plate 13 with 16 and top board 12 comprise that with a series of edgefolds bottom end flaps 33, first and second side end flaps 34 and 36 and top board edgefold 37 link to each other.

In use, blank 11 will be made for carton 10 (Fig. 1) in the following manner: inside foldable bottom edgefold 18 and 19 (Fig. 2), side plate 13 and 16 is folded to form the tube of opening along first and second broken lines 14 and 17 with respect to top board 12 simultaneously.Bottom end flaps for example adopts bonding subsequently usually or glue material is connected or be sealed, but also can adopt for example fastening projection of other bindiny mechanism and otch with matching or other secured opening that forms in bottom flap.Usually, packing material C (Fig. 1) is loaded in the carton tube by an end of carton tube, have usually at least as among Fig. 1 with two rows' of 38 and 39 expressions packing material C.One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that, although having shown, this embodiment of the present invention adopts the parallel two row's packing materials that stack, but the single packing material that the present invention also can be used to be arranged side by side, perhaps parallel three row or the multi-row packing materials more that stack, for example shown in Figure 3.

After carton 10 (Fig. 1) has been filled, be positioned at the two ends 26 of carton 10 and each edgefold of 27 and be folded to detent position usually, and for example by adopting glue or other jointing material or by adopting fastening projection and otch (not shown) with matching to be fixed.For example, bottom end flaps 33 can upwards be folded to detent position, and after this top end flap 37 will be folded over bottom end flaps downwards.First and second side end flaps 34 and 36 are crossed bottom and top end flap by laterally folded lid subsequently, usually by applying glue or similar jointing material is fixed together sidepiece, bottom and top end flap with the end of enclosed carton 10 between them.

As shown in Figure 2, on carton blank 11, form tear line or line of weakness 45 by side end flaps 34,36 and by top board 12 ground near carton exit end 26.Tear line 45 is made of a series of eyelet, otch, breach or the cut that form by punching press or alternate manner on the carton blank material usually, and limiting movably opening portion 46, described opening portion 46 limits or has formed distributing box 28 at exit end 26 places of carton 10 as shown in Figure 1.

Tear line 45 extends laterally across in first and second side end flaps 34 and 36 each to limit initial or first lateral part 47 at the exit end of carton usually.As shown in Figure 2, tear line 45 extends through in the side end flaps each up to 1: 48, turn over about 60 °-90 ° or littler angle and extend along the length direction of each side end flaps at this some place tear line, the 5th transverse crease lines 31 that makes second portion 49 be arranged essentially parallel to carton blank 11 is extended.In the 3rd turning point 50 near top end flap 37 and top board 12, tear line 45 turns to and is included on the direction that is parallel to first and second broken lines 14 and 17 each extension in first and second side plates 13 and 16 once more and arrives the third part 51 of the 4th turning point 52 respectively, described the 4th turning point 52 inwardly and the exit end 26 of carton separate.The 4th turning point 52 can be selected or the exit end 26 that forms with carton have any preset distance, but usually along top-side panel diameter or the bigger distance of an about packing material C at interval, as shown in Figure 1 so that contact and from carton, take out packing material.

In the 4th turning point 52 as shown in Figure 2, tear line or line of weakness 45 turn over about 70 °-90 ° and generally include top plate portion or line of weakness 53, this top plate portion or line of weakness 53 can be used as the part of tear line or form dividually with tear line 45, and extend laterally across top board on the direction of the exit end 26 that is arranged essentially parallel to the 5th transverse crease lines 31 and carton.The top plate portion 53 of the horizontal expansion of tear line 45 is limited with hinge lines (hinge line) or pivotal axis usually, movably opening portion 46 can rotate to form or to limit distributor orifices 56 around described hinge lines or pivotal axis in the direction of arrow 54 and 54 ' (Fig. 1), the size of described distributor orifices 56 is about the diameter of a packing material or bigger usually, so that contact and from carton as shown in Figure 1 packing material C is distributed or sell.

Further be, movably can form broken line 57 (Fig. 2) in the opening portion 46, horizontal expansion between the second portion 49 of the tear line 45 that it forms in each side plate edgefold is extended with the bottom or first lateral part 47 of tear line spaced apart and substantially parallelly with it.First lateral part 47 of broken line 57 and tear line 45 limits thus and is used for movably clamping or the bonding part or the finger flap 58 of opening portion 46.In use, the user can push bonding part 58 so that the eyelet of tear line 45 along lateral part, its underpart 47 separately, after this movably opening portion can upwards be pulled on the direction of arrow 54 or rotate to form and to open the distributor orifices of carton.Therefore, if necessary, movably opening portion then can be on the direction of arrow 54 ' be rotated with as required or require closed again distributor orifices, bonding part 58 can have projection or other parts, and movably opening portion can promptly and between its open and close position be moved by this projection or other parts.It also is possible that eyelet by making tear line 45 separately makes movably opening portion separate fully along the top plate portion 53 of its horizontal expansion.

Tear line of the present invention limit thus angled from the bottom opening features to the top, described opening features makes and can once take out one or more packing materials or product when opening portion is removed at least in part, simultaneously also exhibiting product and therefrom take out product by the customer at an easy rate.In addition, the design of distributing box 28 comprises with the preceding retainer part 61 and 62 of L shaped extensibility of structure basically, and described L shaped structure allows to improve the visuality of product in the carton or packing material, had limited packing material and be scattered from carton before needs distribute.

Fig. 3 and 4 the expression carton 100 of the present invention another embodiment, described carton 100 be designed to have angled from the bottom opening features to the top, thereby can once take out a product.As shown in Figure 4, carton is made by carton blank 111 usually, and carton blank 111 is formed by cardboard, cardboard, synthetic or other similar carton material usually.In this embodiment, carton blank generally includes respectively along the broken line 116 of first and second longitudinal extensions and 117 top boards 112 that link to each other with 114 with first and second side plates 113.First side plate 113 also links to each other with base plate 118 collapsibly along the 3rd longitudinal broken line 119, and the broken line 122 of second side plate 114 by the 4th longitudinal extension is connected bottom flaps 121 with the bottom continuous.In use, bottom flap 121 will be folded inwards and for example link to each other with base plate 118 by glue or other similar jointing material, perhaps can by fastening projection and otch (not shown) and base plate tighten together with the opening that is formed for holding therein product tin.As described above with reference to Figures 1 and 2, product contacts with their sidepiece and the form that is arranged in parallel is contained in the carton tube of opening usually.

The the 5th and the 6th broken line 123 of horizontal expansion and 124 extends through the end of top board, side plate and base plate in each end 126 and 127 of carton 110.As shown in Figure 3, first end 126 of carton 110 is defined as the exit end of carton usually, and the distributing box 128 with distributor orifices 129 is limited at described exit end and packing material C can be touched and be assigned with from carton by described exit end.Bottom, top and the first and second side end flaps 131-134 are respectively along the 5th linking to each other with base plate, top board and first and second side plates with 124 each end at carton with the 6th transverse crease lines 123 as shown in Figure 4.After base plate, side plate and top board have been folded into tube or the pipe and the product of having packed into, base plate, top board and side plate 131-134 are folded inwards into enclosed construction usually with the sealing and the relative end 126 and 127 of enclosed carton, and for example glue or other bindiny mechanism are connected tabs is fixed on their closed state to adopt jointing material usually.

Shown in Fig. 4 is further, for example form tear line 140 or line of weakness or defiber at exit end 260 places of carton blank by cutting, delineation, punching press or other mode that on blank, forms a series of cuts, breach, otch or eyelet.Tear line extends along the top board 112 near first and second broken lines 116 and 117, thereby forms the distributing box 128 of the movably opening portion 141 (Fig. 3) of carton 110 in order to the qualification carton.Tear line 140 extends laterally across first and second side end flaps 133 and 134 at first, between first turning point 143, to limit the bottom that extends through in first and second side end flaps each, laterally or first 142, as shown in Figure 4, tear line turns at described first turning point 143 places and in first and second side end flaps each extends upward with a curve or angle.Tear line can be in the side end flaps each extend up to second turning point 144 with an angle from first turning point 143.Selectively be, as shown in Figure 4, tear line also can an angle extend to first intermediate point 146, and after this can turn to and be arranged essentially parallel to the 5th transverse crease lines 123 slightly and extend and arrive second turning point 144 until it.After arriving turning point 144, tear line turns to once more usually and extends to top board and first and second interpleural first and second broken lines 116 and 117 respectively with an angle.

As shown in the figure, tear line generally includes part 147 angled or the one-tenth curve, this part 147 is each in first turning point 143 or intermediate point 146 and near extending between first and second broken lines 116 and 117 second turning point 144 roughly, described angle can change to about 90 ° to change the size of opening portion 141 movably or distributor orifices 129 as required.In addition, angled part 147 can also be as required with for example require as above embodiment shown in Figure 2, extending along first and second side plates at least in part so that touch packing material in the carton of making by blank shown in Figure 4 111 100 (Fig. 3).As Fig. 4 further shown in, tear line 140 can also extend the length of top board usually basically, usually shown in dash line among Fig. 4 148 along or near and be parallel to first and second broken lines 116 and 117 and extend.So moveable portion 141 can comprise whole basically top board thus to limit distributor orifices 129, described distributor orifices 129 is extended along the length of carton basically, thereby can contact and take out from carton as shown in Figure 3 whole row's packing material.

Further be, can form broken line 149 in the front portion of moveable portion 141, it passes first and second side end flaps 133 and 134 (Fig. 4) and is arranged essentially parallel to the lateral part 142 of tear line between first intermediate point 146 and extends.Broken line 149 limits and is used for the movably finger flap or the bonding part 151 of opening portion.In use, the user pushes infolding piece or bonding part 151, thereby makes tear line begin to tear or separate along lateral part, its underpart 142.In order to open carton 100, the user can firmly grasp and upwards draw back on the direction of arrow 152 as shown in Figure 3 or move movably opening portion 141, and moveable portion is separated with the remainder of carton to form distributor orifices 129 along tear line 140.

In this embodiment, distributor orifices 129 is illustrated the size that is essentially the top board size, and promptly top board 112 is removed exposing whole row's packing material C from carton basically, thereby can be easier and contact more quickly and with its taking-up.Movably opening portion 141 can also be torn or be removed fully from carton, and therefore described carton for example is used as the carton of showing and distributing or sell under retail environment.Selectively be, as shown in Figure 3, remove top board in fact fully and make it possible to touch all packing material C of carton 100 stored and allow ensuing packing material to roll or fall a position forward so that more easily be touched and take out, and can keep packing material and prevent that it is scattered and improves the visuality of packing material from carton simultaneously.But forming among one or more for example Fig. 3 broken line shown in the dash line 153 or tear line or line of weakness along top board in position at interval also is possible.The part that can only partly remove top board 112 so as required is to control being included in the contact of the packing material in the carton, and under the situation that carton will be resealed, moveable portion can be fallen back to the make position shown in arrow 152 '.

One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that, although below it is described, can makes many variations, change, supplementary sum to the present invention under the prerequisite of the spirit and scope of the present invention that in not breaking away from, propose and delete by following claims with reference to various preferred implementations of the present invention and/or feature.

Claims (18)

1. blank that is used to make enclosed carton, described carton are used for holding a plurality of packing materials at least two modes of arranging with top row and end row, and described blank comprises:

A) first bottom flap that links to each other with an edge of first side plate by first broken line, the top board that links to each other with the opposite edges of described first side plate by second broken line at an edge, second side plate that links to each other with the opposite edges of described top board by tri linear at an edge, and pass through second bottom flap that the 4th broken line links to each other with the opposite edges of described second side plate;

B) first side end flaps that links to each other with an end of described first side plate by the 5th broken line, second side end flaps that links to each other with the respective end of described second side plate by the 6th broken line, and pass through the top end flap that the 7th broken line links to each other with described top board;

C) extend through the tear line of described first and second side end flaps to the first, at described first point, described tear line turns to and extends lengthwise into to the described the 5th and the 6th broken line along described first and second side end flaps respectively second point of approaching described top end flap, at described second point, described tear line turn to and near described second and tri linear extend to another point along described side plate, at this another point, described tear line intersects with the line of weakness that extends through described top board; And

D) tear line limits the movably opening portion of described enclosed carton, to form distributor orifices when constituting described enclosed carton by described blank.

2. blank as claimed in claim 1 also is included in and extends through described first and second side end flaps between first and second of described tear line to limit the broken line of one folding piece in opening portion movably.

3. the described blank of claim 1 is made the method for carton, be said method comprising the steps of:

A) described first and second bottom flap are joined together to form one;

B) described packing material is packed in the described tube; And

C) bottom end flaps is linked together, described bottom end flaps links to each other with described first and second top flaps, side end flaps and top end flap collapsibly at every end of described tube.

4. method as claimed in claim 3, wherein, described packing material is loaded in the described tube forming top row and end row in the contacted mode of their sidepiece, and each the described packing material among the described top row is located immediately at the top of the cooresponding packing material of the described end in arranging.

5. method as claimed in claim 3, wherein, described packing material is columniform and is loaded in the described tube to form top row, end row and row in the middle of at least one of the packing material between described top row and the end row in the contacted mode of their sidepiece.

6. enclosed carton that is used for holding a plurality of packing materials in many rows mode, described many rows overlay a row on another row's the top, comprise that the top row and the end arrange, and described carton comprises:

Top board, two side plates, at least one base plate and two closed ends that comprise exit end; Wherein said top board, two side plates and at least one base plate are separated by longitudinal broken line;

Transverse crease lines at each described closed end; Wherein said transverse crease lines limits the edgefold that is used for described top board, two side plates and at least one base plate; And

The tear line that forms at the exit end of described carton, described tear line extends through the edgefold of described side plate to first point at the exit end of described carton, and after this turning to and continuing by each described edgefold to second point, at described second point, described tear line turns to and be parallel to described longitudinal broken line between described top board and side plate and extends to thirdly, thirdly described, described tear line turns to limit an opening portion to described top board, and described opening portion is suitable for being hinged on the described carton;

Wherein, the top packing material is drawn together in the package of described top and the bottom packing material is drawn together in the package of the described end, and wherein said top packing material and bottom packing material contact with the exit end of described enclosed carton.

7. enclosed carton as claimed in claim 6 also comprises the line of weakness of passing described top board and extending and intersecting with described tear line between described side plate.

8. as claim 6 or 7 described enclosed carton, wherein, described packing material is loaded in the described tube forming top row and end row in the contacted mode of their sidepiece, and each the described packing material among the described top row is located immediately at the top of the cooresponding packing material of the described end in arranging.

9. enclosed carton as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described packing material is columniform and is loaded in the described tube to form top row, end row and row in the middle of at least one of the packing material between described top row and the end row in the contacted mode of their sidepiece.

10. enclosed carton as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described tear line is continuous tear line, and, described distributor orifices is passed described side end flaps and is extended and extend the distance of at least one packing material diameter along described top board along the top of described top board and described exit end and side end flaps, thereby allows to touch the described packing material in the described enclosed carton.

11. carton as claimed in claim 6 also is included between first and second of described tear line and extends through described first and second side end flaps to limit the broken line of one folding piece in described movably opening portion.

12. carton as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described base plate comprises and is converted into first bottom flap and second bottom flap of overlaying relation to form described base plate.

13. carton as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described tear line extends through described top board and limits a hinge, described movably opening portion around described hinge through to be formed for the distributor orifices of described carton.

14. blank as claimed in claim 1, the width of wherein said top board equals the width of at least one side plate.

15., also comprise the handle that is arranged in described top board as claim 1 or 14 described blanks.

16. blank as claimed in claim 1, wherein said tear line extends to the edge of described first and second side end flaps.

17. carton as claimed in claim 6, wherein said top board extend through top whole of described enclosed carton.

18., also comprise the handle that is arranged in top board as claim 6 or 17 described cartons.

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