CN102791590A

CN102791590A - Refillable product dispenser system

Info

Publication number: CN102791590A
Application number: CN2011800140181A
Authority: CN
Inventors: K.西迪奎; B.肖尔; P.斯利; H.沃克
Original assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Co
Current assignee: MJN US Holdings LLC
Priority date: 2010-06-28
Filing date: 2011-06-23
Publication date: 2012-11-21
Anticipated expiration: 2031-06-23
Also published as: MX338821B; US20110315686A1; ECSP12012235A; EP2534065A1; MX2012012141A; MY186109A; CN102791590B; HK1178870A1; TWI557041B; WO2012009124A1; CA2791810A1; CO6640241A2; RU2012141506A; TW201223836A; PE20131080A1; SG183852A1; BR112012023330A2

Abstract

A refillable product dispenser system for powdered infant formula includes a reusable container (16) having an initial product bag (18) received in the container. Refills for the reusable container are provided in similar refill product bags which may be of lesser volume than the initial product bag. The refill bags may be packaged in a refill outer package (22) containing two or more refill bags (24, 26).

Description

The product distributing system that can fill

Technical field

Relate to the packing of product that is used for powder product on the overall system disclosed herein, relate more specifically to be applicable to the packing of distribution powdery baby for milk product.

Background technology

The powdery infant formula is sold from about 12 ounces of jars to about 38 ounces scope at volume usually.Said jar modify the sealing member sealing unilaterally and comprise in addition and be used for removing the anti-reusable lid that seals said jar after modifying sealing member unilaterally at first with anti-.Prepare the liquid formula that is used for feeding infant thereby spoon can be provided with so that from jar, take out next mixing of part powdery infant formula with water.

Yet along with jar becomes empty, conventional system need be bought and substitute jar, can cause waste, poor efficiency and unfavorable to the environment generation and buy and abandon container repeatedly.

Need a kind of powdery infant formula that be used for changing jar to guarantee not modify unilaterally and keep the system of required aseptic level simultaneously.

Summary of the invention

In one embodiment, the filled product distributing system that is used for the powdery infant formula comprises the initial product packing, and this initial product comprises reusable container and is contained in the initial product bag in the said container.

In another embodiment, can fill product distributing system comprises reusable plastic container, is contained in the said container and fills with the initial product bag of powdery infant formula and the product bag that fills that is used to replace the initial product bag.

In another embodiment, fill product bag and can have the volume that fills less than the original volume of the powdery infant formula that exists in the initial product bag.

In another embodiment, the initial product bag can be constituted and can be substantially parallelepiped shape by flexible material.Said bag can have through divesting the folding top that adhesive strip remains on the fold of appropriate location.

In another embodiment, can fill product distributing system can comprise disposable fill beyond the region of objective existence packing and be contained in the said external packing two or more fill packaging bag.Optionally, reusable spoon can be included in and fill in the beyond the region of objective existence packing.

In one embodiment; Can fill product distributing system can adopt and comprise the disposable packing of product that fills that fills the beyond the region of objective existence packing that is substantially rectangular shape; Said fill the packing of product comprise be contained in fill in the beyond the region of objective existence packing and one be stacked on two of another top and have only two to fill product bag, each fills product bag and all is made up of flexible material and is substantially parallelepiped shape.

In another embodiment; The filled product distributing system that is used for the powdery infant formula can comprise the initial product packing, said initial product comprises reusable container, be contained in the said container and filling with the powdery baby for the initial product bag of milk product and be contained in the reusable spoon in the said container.Said system can further comprise and fill the packing of product, said fill the packing of product comprise disposable fill the beyond the region of objective existence packing and be contained in the said external packing two or more fill product bag.

In another embodiment, the filled product distributing system that is used for the powdery infant formula comprises the reusable container with the initial product bag that is contained in container.The thing that fills that is used for reusable container is arranged on the similar product bag that fills that has less than the volume of initial product bag.The said bag that fills can be packaged in and contains two or more and fill filling in the beyond the region of objective existence packing of bag.

When combining the following disclosure of advantages, many purposes of the present invention, feature and advantage will be conspicuous as far as one of ordinary skill in the art.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the schematic perspective view that comprises the initial product packing and fill the product distributing system of the packing of product.

Fig. 2 shows initial product packing and fills the schematic front section view of system of Fig. 1 of the internal part of the packing of product.

Fig. 3 is the planar view of reusable container of the initial product packing of the lid of container Fig. 1 of being switched to open position.

Fig. 4 is the front section view of the reusable container of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is the side sectional view of the reusable container of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is the schematic perspective view of initial product bag that has adopted the system of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 be adopted Fig. 1 system fill one schematic perspective view in the product bag.

Fig. 8 is the scheme drawing of the layer flexible material of structure product bag.

The specific embodiment

Consult accompanying drawing at present and more specifically consult Fig. 1, shown in the figure and identified with Reference numeral 10 generally and can fill product distributing system.System 10 comprises initial product packing 12 and fills the packing of product 14.For the sake of clarity, be not all Reference numerals must occur in each accompanying drawing.In addition, such as " on ", position term such as D score, " sidepiece ", " top ", " bottom " mean be in shown in the drawings towards container.One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that, when using, container can have different towards.

Fig. 2 schematically shows and can be included in initial product packing 12 and fill the parts in the packing of product 14.For example, in one embodiment, initial product packing 12 can comprise reusable container 16, initial product bag 18 and reusable spoon 20.In another embodiment, do not having initial product bag 18 and having or do not have under the situation of reusable spoon 20, can have product in the initial product packing 12.And in one embodiment, fill the packing of product 14 can comprise disposablely fill beyond the region of objective existence packing 22, two or more fill for example 24 and 26 and second reusable spoons 28 of product bag.

Like what in Fig. 3-5, be clear that, the continuous and wall 32 that vertically extend substantially of periphery that reusable container 16 can comprise base or bottom 30 and limit open top 34.Lid 36 combines so that close opening 34 with wall 32.Lid 36 can be connected to peripheral wall 32 pivotally at hinge 38 places.Said lid comprises breech lock 31, and said breech lock 31 engages the locking shoulder 33 that extends from wall 32.

Base 30 can be described as the barrel section 35 that forms container 16 with peripheral wall 32.Barrel section 35 can comprise the side plate 37 that extends downward base 30 belows from peripheral wall 32.

In some embodiments, container 16 can comprise near its upper open end side direction and stretching out so that provide and cover the sealing edge 29 of 36 sealed engagement when the closing cap.The further details of the exemplary form of this embodiment of the structure of container 16; More particularly covering 36 is described in detail in lawyer's case number for MJE00287NP, title for the sequence number of " improved seal of vessel " is the U.S. Patent application of No.12/824383 with the sealed engagement of flexible seals 29; Said U.S. Patent application has transferred cessionary of the present invention and has submitted on the same day with the application, and the details of said U.S. Patent application is incorporated among the application at this by reference.

Like what from Fig. 3, can see, peripheral wall 32 has the oval-shaped substantially cross-sectional plane that also can be described as the microscler cross-sectional plane with length 40 and width 42, and wherein sidewall 32 is a curvilinear figure at the cross-sectional end place of crossing over

longitudinal end

44 and 46 places.

Like what in Fig. 4, be clear that; Like what below will further describe; Can limit the opening 34 of reusable container 16 through the smooth molded inner wall surface 48 that has no inner flange or rib, said inner flange or rib will with product bag for example 18,24 or 26 insertion and removing interfere.

In one embodiment, lid 36 comprises the spoon holding device, and said spoon holding device comprises that at least two

flexible flaps

50 and 52 are so that remain in

spoon

20 or 28 any on the appropriate location of covering 36 bottom side.

Container 16 comprises that barrel section 35 is with cover 36 and can be made up of plastics through injection-molded.

Initial product bag 18 is contained in the container 16 and by flexible material and constitutes, thereby said flexible material can be handled along with bag partially or completely becomes empty and reduces the volume that bag takies during use.For example, schematically show like Fig. 6, bag 18 can comprise fold part 54, and the said fold part 54 that goes up can become empty and folds with the crease that increases quantity along with bag gradually.Bag can also be handled such as other modes at rolling top or with any other suitable mode.Initial product bag 18 has the original volume that is full of powdery infant formula 56.As as can be seen from Figure 2, initial product bag 18 has can be contained in feasible 36 closable initial size and the shapes of covering in the container 16 fully.

As as can be seen from Figure 6,, initial product bag 18 is full of and during the leak free state, said initial product bag 18 can be described as parallelepiped shape substantially and have the bag bottom 58 that limits bag length 60 and bag width 62 when being in it.Bag bottom 58 can also be for being similar to the aforementioned bottom fold part 58 that goes up fold part 54.Bag 18 further has initial filling bag height 64.The original volume that is included in the powdery infant formula 56 in the initial product bag that is full of 18 approximates length 60 greatly and multiply by width 62 and multiply by the long-pending of height 64.

In one embodiment, the bag length 60 of initial product bag 18 and bag width 62 can be respectively less than the length 40 and width 42 of the cross-sectional plane of the peripheral side wall 32 of the barrel section 35 of container 16.

Bag 18 can further comprise the reusable adhesive strip 66 that divests on the folding top 54 that adheres to sidewall 68 and bag.

Thereby the use at the collapsible top 54 of fold allows initial product bag 18 on whole bag length 60 and bag width 62, to open fully helps the initial product bag to become empty fully, if especially for example the user selects to open the initial product bag and its content is poured in the barrel section 35 of container 16.

Consult Fig. 7 at present; Each that fills in

product bag

24 and 26 all is configured to be similar to the initial product bag of describing just now 18; Its difference is that the said product bag that fills can be configured to have short initial filling bag height, and the volume that fills less than the original volume of said initial product bag 18 is provided thus.

Thus, but fill

product bag

24 and 26 each all have and limit bag length 72 and a bandwidth 74 and an initial bottom 70 that fills bag height 76 of filling.Bottom 70 can be the fold bottom, and said bag can have the collapsible top 78 that remains on the fold of appropriate location with 80 through divesting.

The initial product bag with fill product bag and can be configured to re-sealable moisture barrier bag.In embodiment shown in Figure 2; Because initial product bag 18 itself is re-sealable moisture barrier bag; So the opening 34 of barrel section 35 need not prevent modifying unilaterally sealing, and barrel section thus 35 at first can be only closed and need do not divested film and wait and seal through anti-modifying unilaterally through covering 36.

In one embodiment, structure initial product bag 18 and/or the flexible material that fills

product bag

24 and 26 can comprise and schematically be denoted as 82 multilayer material among Fig. 8.Said layer flexible material can comprise skin 83, interlayer 85 and internal layer 87.Be designed to provide in the embodiment of high level oxygen and moisture barrier at one; Outer 83 can be the polythene strip of 48 specifications; Interlayer 85 can be 0.000285 inch thick metallic paper, and internal layer 87 can be 3.0 millimeters the poly-vinyl sealing layer of being convenient to open (EZO).Internal layer 87 can be described as the sealing internal layer that can divest.

Outer 83 can be any suitable material that allows printed label information on the outside face of product bag.The example of said any suitable material comprises polythene strip and nylon6 chips material.

Interlayer 85 can be any proper metal barrier layer.The example of said any suitable metallic barrier layer comprises aluminium foil and metallized polyimide ethene.

Internal layer 87 can be any suitable salable material that allows the sealed product bag.Thereby can between them, form sealing and form said sealing through two internal layers being pressed to together and the sheet that combines being heated so that they are melted together.The example of suitable salable material comprises polyester and poly-vinyl.

When initial product bag 18 or fill product bag for example 24 and 26 when being filled the powdery infant formula at first, they can under vacuum, fill and subsequently the folding top of their fold for example 54 or 78 be pressed to the sealing of coming together through opposed internal layer 87 with flexible material.Alternatively, in some embodiments, fill initial product bag 18 or fill product bag for example 24 and 26, spray simultaneously with unreactable gas nitrogen for example.Can between opposed, form from sealing or other proper seal.Allow to unpack at first thereby contiguous sealing can be provided with tear-open strip etc. and destroy its vacuum seal.

In embodiment shown in Figure 2, fill the initial filling bag height 64 of the initial filling bag height 76 of

product bag

24 and 26 less than initial product bag 18, make the said product bag that fills have packed space less than the packed space of initial product bag.Through the product bag that fills with less volume is provided, the time length that is exposed to oxygen owing to powdery infant formula after being opened at its corresponding bag is less, and this will help to guarantee powdery infant formula freshness in use.Optionally, initial product bag 18 with fill product bag and for example 24 and 26 can be constructed with substantially identical volume.

Fill the packing of product 14 shown in the schematic front section view of the block diagram of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.The disposable beyond the region of objective existence packing 22 that fills of said packing is substantially rectangular shape and has the external packing bottom 84 that limits package length 86 and package-width 88, also has the packing height 90 greater than package length 86.But external packing 22 can be made up of carboard or other recirculation packing.Packing 22 top can seal so that store and show.

In embodiment shown in Figure 2, two

fill product bag

24 and 26 and are contained in to fill in the beyond the region of objective existence packing 22 and be depicted as one and are stacked on another top.

Point out and describe that each that fills in

product bag

24 and 26 all is made up of flexible material like the front, and be substantially and have the bag bottom 70 that limits bag length 72 and bandwidth 74 and have a highly parallelepiped shape of 76 of bag with reference to Fig. 7.Should be pointed out that bag height 76 less than bag length 70, and bag height 76 is less than packing the half the of height 90.Further, bag length 72 and bag width 74 are respectively less than package length 86 and package-width 88.Point out also that like the front fill in

product bag

24 and 26 each and all comprise at first and equal bag length 72 and multiply by the volume that fills that bag width 74 multiply by bag height 76, the said volume that fills is filled with the powdery infant formula at first.

Like what from Fig. 2, it can also be seen that,, can have the space that is used for second reusable spoon 28 in the external packing 22 at the uppermost top that fills bag 26.Said spoon 28 preferably sealeds are in the disposable hygienic packaging part 92 that can for example be transparent flexible glass paper etc.The spoon 20 of Fig. 2 is sealed in the health packaging part 21 similarly.

Initial product packing 12 with fill the packing of product 14 and can comprise through label or other suitable printings etc. the first and second sign product labellings 94 and 96 above that are set.First product labelling 94 sign brands and be contained in the character of powdery infant formula of product in the initial product packing 12-for example.Fill second identity marking 96 in the external packing 22 of the packing of product 14 can indicate fill product bag for example 24 and 26 can be used for initial product packing 12 reusable container 16.

In another embodiment, fill the packing of product and can be configured to comprise that two or more fill product bag for example 24 and 26.In those other embodiments, fill product bag and can one pile up at another top or side by side or with any other suitable mode.And in another embodiment, filling product bag can list marketing separately under the situation that has no external packing 22.

In one embodiment, can fill product distributing system 10 can use as follows.The father and mother of ewborn infant or other tenters can buy or can accept to comprise container 16 in hospital, be full of the powdery baby and pack 12 for the initial product bag 18 of milk product and the initial product that is sealed in the reusable spoon 20 hygienically packaged 21 in.Initial product bag 18 itself is damp-proof sealed package.Thereby the closing lid of reusable container 16 36 joint packing edge 29 provide the second protection barrier to content.The user can buy one or more packings of product 14 that fill simultaneously, yet this is optional.Filling the packing of product 14 can obtain at different time and place.

When using for the first time, the user will open the lid 36 of container 16, spoon 20 removed from covering 36, and open initial product packing 18 to take out content wherein.A kind of access in the dual mode that the content of initial product packing 18 can the user be selected.

At first, the user top 54 that can initial product bag 18 is placed on the appropriate location in the container 16 and open bag is with access powdery infant formula 56.After taking out a powdery infant formula of expectation through spoon 20, the top 54 of the bag 18 that the part change is empty can be resealed and folded back again and can be with 66 to remain on the appropriate location through divesting.Spoon 20 can adopt the

fin

50 and 52 that from Fig. 3, can see to be placed on and cover 36 bottom side, and closing cap 36 used until next time subsequently.

Alternatively, the user can select calm device 16 to remove initial product bag 18, open the top 54 of initial product bag 18 and all the elements thing of initial product bag 18 is poured in the barrel section 35 of container 16.From barrel section 35, take out a powdery infant formula of expectation subsequently with spoon 20, subsequently spoon is placed on and covers 36 bottom side and closing cap and use until next time.

When having used the content of initial product bag 18, can use fill product bag for example in 24 or 26 come to fill once more reusable container 16.Can will fill product bag with aforesaid arbitrary optional mode and be used for initial product bag 18; That is to say; They perhaps can be placed in the barrel section 35 and the powdery infant formula can directly take out from filling bag, and perhaps said bag can be poured onto in the barrel section 35.

In one embodiment, but the material that structure fills beyond the region of objective existence packing 22 and initial product bag 18 and fills

product bag

24 and 26 can be the material of complete recirculation.

The user of system 10 can buy in the initial product packing 12, and in about 1 year infant formula nursing phase, buys a plurality of packings of product 14 that fill subsequently.

To compare expense lower owing to buy new external container 16 when buying the new a certain amount of infant formula of the infant formula fill in the packing and each needs, and the use that can fill infant formula packaging system 10 has obtained saving economically.In addition, owing to adopted less overall package material to come, improve so obtained significant environment sustainability for the baby provides the powdery infant formula.

Use with bucket of the opening 34 that has no tangible inner flange allows to remove like a cork initial product bag 18 and replaces initial product bag 18 with the substitute products bag.In addition, if the powdery infant formula is poured directly in the barrel section 35, then do not have tangible inner flange to make to remove all the elements thing to be more prone to from said barrel section 35.

Can divest the use-internal layer 87 for example shown in Figure 8 of sealed bladder material, make product bag easily to open.Optionally, the bag design that can adopt other to open easily.

Use has the bag such as the upper end of opening fully of the folding upper end 54 of fold and 78, helps all the elements thing of said bag easily to pour into (if having selected this option) in the bucket.

Example

In one embodiment, barrel section 35 can have the width 42 of the length 40 of about 152mm, about 102mm and the height 45 of about 136mm.Initial product bag 18 can have the bag width 62 of the bag length 60 of about 130mm, about 70mm and the initial bag height 64 of about 116mm.Fill beyond the region of objective existence packing 22 and can have the width 88 of the length 86 of about 146mm, about 89mm and the height 90 of about 254mm.Each that fills in

product bag

24 and 26 all can have the bag width 74 of the bag length 72 of about 130mm, about 70mm and the initial bag height 76 of about 116mm.Alternatively, fill product bag and can have the initial bag height 76 in 80% to 100% scope of the initial bag height 64 of initial product bag.

Therefore, can see that apparatus and method of the present invention have easily realized mentioned and those wherein intrinsic purpose and advantages.Though illustrated and described some preferred implementation of the present invention for the purposes of the present invention; But one of ordinary skill in the art can make the many changes to the layout of each parts and step and structure, and these changes are included in the scope of the present invention and spirit of accompanying claims qualification.

Claims

1. filled product distributing system that is used for the powdery infant formula comprises:

Reusable container, said reusable container have base, limit open-topped peripheral wall and combine said wall so that close the lid of said opening;

Be contained in the initial product bag in the said container; Said bag is made up of flexible material; Said flexible material can be handled so that along with bag partly becomes empty and reduces the volume that bag takies during use; Said bag has filling with the original volume of powdery baby for milk product, and said bag has and can be contained in initial size and the shape that makes in the said container that said lid can be closed fully; And

Be used for after the product of said initial product bag uses up, replacing the product bag that fills of said initial product bag, the said product bag that fills has filling with the fill volume of powdery baby for milk product.

2. the system of claim 1, the wherein said original volume that fills volume less than said initial product bag.

3. system as claimed in claim 2 further comprises:

The disposable beyond the region of objective existence packing that fills; And

Be contained in the said external packing two or more and fill product bag, wherein said external packing is sealed so that store and show that said two or more fill product bag and comprise the said product bag of mentioning for the first time that fills.

4. system as claimed in claim 3 further comprises:

Be illustrated in the first sign product labelling of reusable external container; And

Be illustrated in the second sign product labelling that fills the beyond the region of objective existence outer package, the said product bag that fills of said second mark indication is applicable to said reusable container.

5. system as claimed in claim 3 further comprises:

Be contained in the external packing and be independent of said two or more and fill the reusable spoon of product bag.

6. system as claimed in claim 5, wherein:

Said external packing is substantially to have the bottom that limits length and width and has the rectangular shape greater than the height of said length;

Said two or more fill product bag and are included in two that one is stacked on another top in the said external packing and fill product bag; And

Said reusable spoon is sealed and is arranged on said two tops that fill the bag in the top in the product bag with the disposable hygienic packaging part.

7. system as claimed in claim 3, wherein:

Said two or more fill product bag be included in the said external packing one be stacked on two of another top and only two fill product bag.

8. system as claimed in claim 2, wherein:

The said product bag that fills is made up of flexible material; Said flexible material can be handled so that partly become empty and reduce the said volume that product bag takies that fills along with filling product bag during use; The said product bag that fills is substantially parallelepiped shape when being filled; The said product bag that fills has the bottom that limits length and width, and has when being filled the height less than length.

9. system as claimed in claim 8, wherein:

Saidly fill the collapsible top that product bag comprises the fold that can on said whole length that fills product bag and width, open fully.

10. the system of claim 1, wherein:

The flexible material of said initial product bag comprises multilayer material, and said multilayer material comprises the sealing internal layer that can divest.

11. the system of claim 1, wherein:

Thereby the top of said initial product bag is sealed and the folding top that limits said initial product bag; And

Thereby said system further comprises the reusable adhesive strip that divests that the sidewall that adheres to the initial product bag and folding top remain on said folding top the appropriate location releasedly.

12. a filled product distributing system that is used for the powdery infant formula comprises:

The initial product packing, this initial product comprises:

The initial product packing; Said initial product packing has the bottom, extends upward and limit open-topped peripheral side wall from said bottom and combines said wall so that close said open-topped lid; Said peripheral side wall has the microscler cross-sectional plane that has length and width, and said sidewall partly is a curvilinear figure in the cross-sectional width at the place, end of crossing over said length;

Be contained in the initial product bag in the said container, said initial product bag has filling with the original volume of powdery baby for milk product; With

Be contained in the reusable spoon in the said container; And

Fill the packing of product, this fills the packing of product and comprises:

The disposable beyond the region of objective existence packing that fills; With

Be contained in the said external packing two or more and fill product bag; Wherein said external packing is sealed; Said each that fills in the product bag all has filling with the fill volume of powdery baby for milk product, and each fills product bag and all has the size that can be contained in fully in the said initial product packing and shape so that replace said initial product bag.

13. system as claimed in claim 12, wherein:

Said initial product bag and saidly fill product bag each all is made up of flexible material; Said flexible material can be handled so that along with each bag part becomes empty and reduces the volume that each bag takies during use; Each bag all is substantially parallelepiped shape and has the bag bottom that limits bag length and bag width, and said bag length and bandwidth are respectively less than the length and the width of the cross-sectional plane of said peripheral side wall.

14. system as claimed in claim 13, wherein:

The said bag length of bag and bag length and the width that width equals said initial product bag substantially of filling;

Said initial product bag has and combines its bag length and bag width to limit the elemental height of the original volume of said initial product bag; And

Said fill bag have less than the elemental height of said initial product bag fill the bag height, make the said volume that fills less than said original volume.

15. system as claimed in claim 12 further comprises:

Be illustrated in the exterior sign product labelling of the disposable external packing that fills the packing of product, said mark is indicated the said initial product bag that product bag is applicable to said initial product packing that fills.

16. system as claimed in claim 12, wherein:

The said volume that fills is less than said original volume.

17. system as claimed in claim 12 further comprises:

Be contained in said second the reusable spoon that fills in the beyond the region of objective existence packing; And

The lid that comprises the said initial product packing of spoon holding device, said spoon holding device comprise that of being used for said spoon flexibly remains at least two flexible flaps of the appropriate location on the bottom surface of said lid.

18. system as claimed in claim 12, wherein:

The said beyond the region of objective existence packing of filling is substantially the parallelepiped shape with external packing bottom, and said external packing bottom limits and fills packing of product length and width and have the height that fills packing of product length greater than said; And

Said two or more fill product bag be included in fill beyond the region of objective existence pack interior one be stacked on two of another top and only two fill product bag.

19. system as claimed in claim 12, wherein:

Thereby the top of each in the said bag is sealed and the folding top that limits each bag; And

Each bag further comprises the reusable adhesive strip that divests on the folding top that adheres to each sidewall of corresponding bag and each corresponding bag.