CN103108573A - 带有开启区的产品分配容器、系统和方法 - Google Patents

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CN103108573A
CN103108573A CN2011800461426A CN201180046142A CN103108573A CN 103108573 A CN103108573 A CN 103108573A CN 2011800461426 A CN2011800461426 A CN 2011800461426A CN 201180046142 A CN201180046142 A CN 201180046142A CN 103108573 A CN103108573 A CN 103108573A
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本发明公开了一种产品分配容器(14)，其包括多个壁，多个壁限定用于接纳多个产品的内部体积，其中壁中的至少一个包括入口门面板(38,40)、开启区(42)和切断线(46)。开启区可相对于壁移位以形成自由边缘(62)，且当所述开启区相对于所述壁移位时所述入口门面板至少部分地由自由边缘和切断线限定。产品分配系统包括所公开的容器和分配器(12)，分配器(12)包括打开工具(106)，打开工具(106)被定位用以切断容器的切断线以便从容器释放所包装的产品。

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带有开启区的产品分配容器、系统和方法
技术领域
本申请涉及从包装容器分配产品，且更特定而言，涉及构造成与产品分配器协同工作以分配产品的包装容器。
背景技术
通常通过在例如纸箱或盒这样的容器中封闭多个单独/个别产品单元，将产品整批地装运到零售商。例如，罐装食品可在包含二十四个单独罐的盒中装运到零售商。然后，通常，零售商负责从容器移除个别产品单元且向消费者展示它们(例如，在货架上)。
发展了传统包装-装运-打开包装-展示模型的替代方案以试图改进操作效率。例如，美国专利No. 7,922,437公开了一种新系统用于分配和展示包装于容器中的产品。 具体而言，产品分配系统包括分配器，分配器具有一种支承结构、一种产品展示区和一种打开工具。分配器可定位于零售商货架上，且简单地通过将包含多个产品单元的容器放置到分配器的支承结构上来加载产品。当将容器放置到所述支承结构上时，分配器的打开工具打开容器，从而使得来自容器的产品在重力作用下滚落到分配器的产品展示区。
尽管有本领域中的许多进步，本领域技术人员仍继续致力于针对从包装容器分配产品的设备和系统的研发努力。
发明内容
在一方面，所公开的产品分配容器可包括限定着内部体积的多个壁，壁中的至少一个包括入口门、开启区（priming area）和切断线，以及接纳于内部体积中的多个产品，其中开启区可相对于壁移位以形成自由边缘，且其中当开启区相对于壁移位时所述入口门至少部分地由自由边缘和切断线所限定。
在另一方面，所公开的产品分配系统可包括：(1)容器，包括限定着内部体积的多个壁，壁中的至少一个包括入口门、开启区和切断线，开启区可相对于壁移位以形成自由边缘从而使得入口门至少部分地由自由边缘和切断线所限定；(2)接纳于内部体积中的多个产品；以及，(3)分配器，包括框架和打开工具，框架具有前端和后端，框架包括支承台面和产品展示区，支承台面在前端和后端之间延伸，产品展示区位于前端附近在支承台面下方，打开工具定位成用以当容器沿着支承台面移动时切断该切断线，其中当开启区已移位且切断线已被切断时所述入口门相对于容器枢转，由此从容器向产品展示区释放至少一个产品。
在又一方面，公开了一种用于分配产品的方法。该方法可包括以下步骤：(1)提供容器，容器包括限定着内部体积的多个壁、且在内部体积中容纳多个产品，多个壁中的至少一个壁包括入口门、开启区和切断线；(2)提供分配器，其包括框架和与框架相关联的打开工具，框架具有前端和后端，框架包括支承台面和产品展示区，支承台面在前端和后端之间延伸，产品展示区位于前端附近在支承台面下方；(3)使开启区相对于壁移位以形成自由边缘，在移位步骤之后，入口门至少部分地由自由边缘和切断线限定；以及，(4)使容器相对于打开工具沿着支承台面滑动，从而使得打开工具切断该切断线以允许入口门枢转、且从容器释放产品中的至少一个到产品展示区。
从下文的详细描述、附图和所附权利要求，所公开的具有开启区的产品分配容器、系统和方法的其它方面将会变得显然。
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图1为具有开启区的所公开的产品分配系统的一方面的前部和侧部透视图。
图2为图1的产品分配系统的容器的后部和底部透视图。
图3为图2的容器的后部和底部透视图，但被示出移除了开启区。
图4为被示出处于打开构造的图3的容器的一部分的底部和后部透视图。
图5为可用于形成图2的容器的容器坯料的顶视平面图。
图6为图5的容器坯料的一部分的详细顶视平面图。
图7为图1的产品分配系统的侧视立视截面图。
图8A为根据所公开的产品分配系统的第二方面的容器的底壁的后部的顶视平面图。
图8B为被示出处于部分开启构造的图8A的容器的顶视平面图。
图8C为被示出处于完全开启构造的图8B的容器的顶视平面图。
图9A为根据所公开的产品分配系统的第三方面的容器的底壁的后部的顶视平面图。
图9B为被示出处于开启构造的图9A的容器的顶视平面图。
具体实施方式
参看图1，大体上标注为10的带有开启区的所公开的产品分配系统的一方面可包括分配器12和容器14。容器14可容纳多个产品单元16，诸如罐(例如，罐装食品)、坛(例如，坛装酱)或瓶(例如，瓶装软饮料)。如在下文中更详细描述的那样，容器14最初可通过使开启区(在下文中描述)移位而开启，且然后可加载到分配器12上，从而使得分配器12可打开容器14来从容器14向分配器12释放产品16。
容器14可为能够容纳产品16的任何容器，被开启，且与所公开的分配器12相互作用以向分配器12释放产品16。例如，容器14可为纸板箱或瓦楞纸盒。任选地，容器14的至少一个主表面可标有各种标记，诸如印刷文本和/或图形。
如图2所示，在一个特定构造中，容器14可大体上为直线容器，具有六个壁18、20、22、24、26、28，这些壁限定一种用于接纳产品16的内部体积30(图4)。相对的壁18和20可分别限定容器14的前壁和后壁。相对的壁22和24可分别限定容器14的第一(例如，右)侧壁和第二(例如，左)侧壁。相对的壁26和28可分别限定容器14的底壁和上壁。
任选地，容器14可包括穿过它延伸的隔壁32以将内部体积30分成第一腔室34和第二腔室36。隔壁32可为大体上平面的结构，其与右侧壁22和左侧壁24大体上平行、但间隔开。因此，如图4中所示，第一量的产品16可被容纳于第一腔室34中，且第二量的产品16可被容纳于第二腔室36中。
如图2和图6中所示，容器14的底壁26可包括第一入口门38和第二入口门40，开启区42、后边缘44和切断线46。第一入口门38可由开启区42、后边缘44、切断线46和在底壁26和右侧壁22之间的边缘48限定。第二入口门40可由开启区42、后边缘44、切断线46和在底壁26和左侧壁24之间的边缘50所限定。
开启区42可为面板或类似物。例如，开启区42可为形成于容器14的底壁26中的开启面板。
如图3中所示，开启区42可从容器14的底壁26移除以限定第一入口门38和第二入口门40的前边缘52。前边缘52可为自由的(即，并不连接到相邻结构)。因此，在所述开启区42移位的情况下，第一入口门38可由前边缘52、后边缘44、切断线46和边缘48限定，且第二入口门40可由前边缘52、后边缘44、切断线46和边缘50限定。
返回参看图2和图6，开启区42可横跨容器14的底壁26在横向延伸。开启区42可包括靠近介于底壁26与左侧壁24之间的边缘50(在边缘50处或附近)而定位的第一(左)边缘54、和靠近介于底壁26与右侧壁22之间的边缘48而定位的第二(右)边缘56。
开启区42的左边缘54和/或右边缘56可为自由的(即，并不连接到相邻结构)从而使得使用者可抓握开启区42的左边缘54和/或右边缘56，以便向开启区42施加拉力/牵引力。例如，在底壁26与左侧壁24之间的边缘50可沿着开启区42被切割，从而使得开启区42的左边缘54为自由的。
任选地，如图6中所示，预先形成的折痕58可形成于左侧壁24中、在开启区42的左边缘54附近来便利于抓握开启区42的左边缘54。
开启区42还可包括前边缘60和后边缘62。当从容器14移除开启区42时，开启区42的后边缘62可形成第一入口门38和第二入口门40的前边缘52。在前边缘60与后边缘62之间的纵向间距可限定所述开启区42的纵向宽度。
如图6中所示，第一弱化切断线64可从左边缘54附近沿着开启区42的前边缘60在横向延伸到右边缘56附近。第二弱化切断线66可从左边缘54附近沿着开启区42的后边缘62在横向延伸到右边缘56附近。弱化切断线64、66可便利于将开启区42与容器14的底壁26分离开。
作为第一示例，第一弱化切断线64和第二弱化切断线66可形成为切割行，如在图6中更详细地示出。切割行64、66中的每个切割可包括大体上平行于相应边缘60、62延伸的直部，和从直部向内延伸(相对于相应边缘60、62)的成角度的部分。因此，开启区42可充当一种拉链带，且可通过沿着切割行64、66从底壁26撕下开启区42而将开启区42从容器14的底壁26移除。
作为第二示例，第一弱化切断线64和第二弱化切断线66可形成为穿孔行，诸如标准穿孔、或微穿孔。
因此，可通过沿着穿孔从底壁26撕下开启区42来从容器14的底壁26移除开启区42。
本领域技术人员将意识到在不偏离本公开的范围的情况下，各种弱化技术可用来便利于分开所述开启区42与容器14的底壁26。
后边缘44可横跨容器14的底壁26、在容器14的后壁40附近在横向延伸。任选地，底壁26的后边缘44的轮廓可为用以引导一种打开工具(在下文讨论)到切断线46和/或使得当入口门38、40打开以分配产品16时分配器12并不干扰第一入口门38和第二入口门40的移动。例如，底壁26的后边缘44可大体上为V形，且切断线46可朝向V形后边缘44的“V”的底部延伸。
切断线46可从开启区42附近在纵向延伸到后边缘44附近。例如，切断线46可大体在右侧壁22与左侧壁24之间居中，且可从开启区42沿着底壁26以一种大体上直线延伸到后边缘44。
切断线46可被弱化以使之更易于切断该切断线46。但是，切断线46可具有充分强度从而使得切断线46并非仅由于容纳于容器14中的产品16的重量作用于第一入口门38和第二入口门40上而被切断。可用于弱化所述切断线46的技术的若干示例包括沿着切断线46在容器14中形成穿孔，刻划所述容器14，且在容器14中形成折痕。
如图4中所示，当从容器14移除了开启区42且将切断线46切断时，第一入口门38和第二入口门40可沿着在底壁26与侧壁22、24之间的边缘48、50在横向向外枢转(即，朝向侧壁22、24)，由此在容器14中形成开口70，开口70提供了到内部体积30的接近/通路，且产品16可通过开口70从容器14出来。
如在本文中更详细地描述，当容器14被加载到分配器12上时，可切断该切断线46。
容器14可由纸板容器坯料，诸如图5中所示的纸板容器坯料72形成。容器坯料72可包括多个预先形成的折叠线74、76、78、80、82、84、86、88、90，这些折叠线限定了前壁18(包括前壁面板18A和18B)、后壁20(包括后壁面板20A和20B)、右侧壁22、左侧壁24、底壁26、上壁28、隔壁32、过渡面板92和密封折片94、96、98、100、120。
可通过沿着纵向折叠线74、76、78、80、82、84折叠所述容器坯料72、且将上壁28连接到过渡面板92以形成容器14的三维主体，来组装容器14。此外，密封折片94可连接到底壁26以将隔壁32牢固固定于容器14的侧壁22、24之间。然后，前壁面板18A、18B和密封折片96、98、100可被组装以形成容器14的前壁18。最后，后壁面板20A、20B和密封折片102可被组装以形成容器14的后壁20。
虽然示出和描述了具体纸板容器坯料72，本领域技术人员将会意识到可使用各种技术和材料来形成容器14。折叠的纸板容器可为所公开的容器14的仅一个具体的且非限制性示例。
参看图7，分配器12可包括框架104和打开工具106。分配器12的框架104可以按所希望的构造来支承所述容器14。打开工具106可切断该切断线46(图2)以在将容器14加载到分配器12的框架104上时允许第一入口门38和第二入口门40打开。
框架104可包括第一(例如右)侧壁108、第二(例如左)侧壁110(图1)、上支承台面112和下支承台面114。右侧壁108可与左侧壁110在横向间隔开，且可大体上平行于左侧壁110。
下支承台面114可在横向在右侧壁108与左侧壁110之间延伸，且可包括在纵向朝向框架104的前端118延伸的前端116，和在纵向朝向框架104的后端122延伸的后端120。因此，下支承台面114和侧壁108、110可限定框架104的下层124。
下支承台面114可从前端116向后端120上倾(即，后端120可相对于前端116抬高)从而使得沉积到下支承台面114的后端120附近的产品16在重力作用下滚落到下支承台面114的前端116。下支承台面114的上倾程度/范围可由(除了其它方面之外)用于形成框架104的材料的摩擦系数、和待由分配器12分配的产品16的形状来决定。
一个或多个止挡件126可位于下支承台面114的前端116附近以防止产品16滚动超过下支承台面114的前端116。例如，止挡件126可连接到下支承台面114(例如，与下支承台面114一体)，且可在下支承台面114的前端116处形成向上曲线。因此，止挡件126可在下支承台面114的前端116处收集产品16，由此限定了在下支承台面114的前端116处的产品展示区128。
如图1和图7中所示，在一个特定实施方式中，框架104可包括一种从下支承台面114的前端116延伸到下支承台面114的后端120的分隔件130，以将下层124分成第一产品通道132和第二产品通道134。第一产品通道132可由下支承台面114、右侧壁108和分隔件130限定，且可从下支承台面114的后端120附近延伸到下支承台面114的前端116。第二产品通道134可由下支承台面114、左侧壁110和分隔件130限定，且可从下支承台面114的后端120附近延伸到下支承台面114的前端116。虽然示出和描述了两个产品通道132、134，在不偏离本公开的范围的情况下，本领域技术人员将意识到框架104可被构建为用以提供仅一个产品通道或多于两个产品通道。
上支承台面112可在横向在右侧壁108与左侧壁110之间延伸，且可包括一种前端136和一种后端138，前端136在纵向朝向框架104的前端118延伸的前端136，后端138在纵向朝向框架104的后端122延伸但并不延伸至后端122。因此，上支承台面112和侧壁108、110可限定框架104的上层140。
在上支承台面112的后端138与框架104的后端122之间的间距可限定一种开口142，开口142可充当一种斜槽以允许产品16在重力作用下从上层140移动到框架104的下层124。
上支承台面112可从前端136向后端138下倾(即，前端136可相对于后端138抬高)。因此，由上支承台面112所支承的产品16可在重力作用下向下滚落到上支承台面112的后端138，通过开口142，到框架104的下层124，且最终到产品展示区128。
止挡件144可被定位于框架104的上层140、在框架104的后端122附近，以阻止容器14向后移动超过止挡组件144。
任选的后壁146可被定位于框架104的后端122处、在右侧壁108与左侧壁110之间。止挡件144可连接到后壁146，从而使得后壁146可在结构上加强所述止挡件144，且可支承所述止挡件144在所需位置。
打开工具104可延伸到框架104的上层140内，以当从上支承台面112的前端136沿着框架104的上支承台面112朝向止挡件144推压容器14时切断所述容器14的切断线46(图2)。所用的打开工具106的类型、以及打开工具106的位置为设计考虑，且可被选择为使得打开工具106能够打开容器14(例如，切断该切断线46)，但对于容器14沿着上支承台面112的移动造成很少干扰或不造成干扰。
在一种特定构造中，打开工具106可包括一种前切削刃148，其定位于上支承台面112的后端138附近、在框架104的侧壁108、110之间(例如居于中央)。因此，打开工具106可切断该切断线46(图2)以当朝向止挡件144推压所述容器14时，允许第一入口门38和第二入口门40打开，如图4中所示。
因此，在将容器14加载到分配器12上之前，可通过从容器14的底壁26移除所述开启区42而开启所述容器14。在移除了开启区42的情况下，容器14然后可被加载到分配器12的上支承台面112上。当沿着框架104的上支承台面112来推压所述容器14朝向止挡件144时，打开工具106可切断该切断线46。在切断了该切断线46的情况下，第一入口门38和第二入口门40可通过由框架104所限定的开口142而摆动打开，以在容器14中形成开口70(图4)，由此从容器14向分配器12分配产品16从而使得产品16可在重力作用下移动到产品展示区128。
所公开的带开启区的产品分配系统的第二方面可包括在图1和图7中所示的分配器12，和在图8A中所示的容器14'。 在图8A中所示的容器14'在结构上可大体上类似于图2中所示的容器14。但是，图8A中所示的容器14'的底壁26'可包括一个或多个开启区200、202、204，一个或多个开启区200、202、204被构造成通过冲压或冲切所述开启区200、202、204中的一个或多个，而不是将开启区200、202、204从容器14'完全移除而实现移位。
开启区200在顶视图中可具有大体上三角形的形状，且可由切断线206、208和预先形成的枢转线210所限定。切断线206、208可被弱化，例如具有穿孔，从而使得施加到开启区200的冲压或冲切力(即，垂直于底壁26'的表面施加到容器14'内的力)可切断该切断线206、208，由此允许开启区200绕预先形成的枢转线210枢转到容器14'的内部体积内，如图8B中所示。
开启区202在顶视图中可具有大体上三角形的形状，且可由切断线206、边缘48'和切断线212限定。开启区204在顶视图中也可具有大体上三角形的形状，且可由切断线208、边缘50'和切断线214限定。类似于切断线206，208，切断线212、214可被弱化，例如具有穿孔，从而使得施加到开启区202、204的冲压或冲切力(即，垂直于底壁26'的表面施加到容器14'内的力)可切断该切断线212、214，由此分别允许开启区202、204沿着边缘48'、50'枢转到容器14'的内部体积内，如图8C中所示。在一个特定构造中，当开启区202移位时，开启区202、204可移位(即，施加到开启区200上的力可足以也切断切断线212、214)。
因而，如图8C中所示，使开启区200、202、204中的一个或多个移位可暴露第一入口门38'和第二入口门40'的前边缘52'，由此使容器14'开启、且使得容器14'准备加载到分配器12上(参看图1和图7)。
所公开的带开启区的产品分配系统的第三方面可包括图1和图7中所示的分配器12和图9A中所示的容器14"。图9A中所示的容器14"在结构上可大体上类似于图2中所示的容器14，且可包括一种可移除的开启区42"，可移除的开启区42"类似于图6中所示的可移除的开启区42。但是，图9A中所示的容器14"的底壁26"可被构造成用于一种具有两个打开工具的四通道分配器。
具体而言，容器14"的底壁26"可包括开启区42"、第一入口门300、第二入口门302、第三入口门304、第一切断线306和第二切断线308。第一入口门300可由开启区42"、第一切断线306和边缘48"限定。第二入口门302可由开启区42"、第一切断线306、第二切断线308和边缘310(即，在底壁26" 与后壁20"之间的边缘)限定。第三入口门304可由开启区42"、第二切断线308和边缘50"限定。
因而，可通过从容器14"的底壁26"移除开启区42"以形成第一入口门300、第二入口门302和第三入口门304的前边缘52" 来使容器14"开启，如图9B中所示。一旦开启，容器14"可被加载到分配器上从而使得分配器切断第一切断线306和第二切断线308，由此允许第一入口门300、第二入口门302和第三入口门304分别绕边缘48"、310、50"枢转，以将来自容器14"的产品中的至少某些释放到分配器。
虽然已经示出和描述了所公开的带有开启区的产品分配容器和系统的各种方面，当阅读说明书时，本领域技术人员可想到修改。本申请包括这样的修改，且本申请仅受到权利要求的范围限制。

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1.一种产品分配容器，包括：
限定着内部体积的多个壁，所述多个壁中的至少一个壁包括入口门、开启区和切断线，
其中所述开启区至少部分地可相对于所述壁移位以形成自由边缘，以及
其中当所述开启区相对于所述壁移位时，所述入口门至少部分地由所述自由边缘和所述切断线限定。
2.根据权利要求1所述的产品分配容器，其中，所述壁包括纸板。
3.根据权利要求1所述的产品分配容器，其还包括：接纳于所述内部体积中的多个产品。
4.根据权利要求1所述的产品分配容器，其中，所述开启区包括第一弱化切断线和第二弱化切断线。
5.根据权利要求4所述的产品分配容器，其中，所述第一弱化切断线与所述第二弱化切断线间隔开，且大体上平行于所述第二弱化切断线。
6.根据权利要求4所述的产品分配容器，其中，所述第一弱化切断线与所述第二弱化切断线相交。
7.根据权利要求6所述的产品分配容器，其中，所述壁的所述切断线延伸到所述第一弱化切断线和所述第二弱化切断线的所述交点附近。
8.根据权利要求4所述的产品分配容器，其中，所述第一弱化切断线和所述第二弱化切断线包括穿孔。
9.根据权利要求1所述的产品分配容器，其中，所述壁包括所述入口门中的两个，且其中所述切断线在所述两个入口门之间在纵向延伸。
10.一种产品分配系统，包括：
容器，包括限定着内部体积的多个壁，所述多个壁中的至少一个壁包括入口门、开启区和切断线，所述开启区相对于所述壁至少部分地可移位以形成自由边缘，从而使得所述入口门至少部分地由所述自由边缘和所述切断线限定；
接纳于所述内部体积中的多个产品；以及
分配器，包括：
具有前端和后端的框架，所述框架包括支承台面和产品展示区，所述支承台面在所述前端和所述后端之间延伸；以及
打开工具，其定位成当所述容器沿着所述支承台面移动时切断所述切断线，
其中当所述开启区已移位且所述切断线已经得以切断时，所述入口门相对于所述容器枢转以便从所述容器释放所述多个产品中的至少一个产品到所述产品展示区。
11.根据权利要求10所述的产品分配系统，其中，所述容器包括纸板。
12.根据权利要求10所述的产品分配系统，其中，所述开启区包括第一弱化切断线和第二弱化切断线。
13.根据权利要求12所述的产品分配系统，其中，所述第一弱化切断线与所述第二弱化切断线间隔开，且大体上平行。
14.根据权利要求12所述的产品分配系统，其中，所述第一弱化切断线与所述第二弱化切断线相交。
15.根据权利要求14所述的产品分配系统，其中，所述切断线延伸到所述第一弱化切断线和所述第二弱化切断线的所述交点附近。
16.根据权利要求12所述的产品分配系统，其中，所述第一弱化切断线和所述第二弱化切断线包括穿孔。
17.根据权利要求10所述的产品分配系统，其中，所述壁包括所述入口门中的两个，且其中所述切断线在所述两个入口门之间在纵向延伸。
18.一种分配方法，包括以下步骤：
提供容器，所述容器包括限定着内部体积的多个壁、且在所述内部体积中容纳着多个产品，所述多个壁的至少一个壁包括入口门、开启区和切断线；
提供分配器，包括：
具有前端和后端的框架，所述框架包括支承台面和产品展示区，所述支承台面在所述前端和所述后端之间延伸，所述产品展示区定位于所述前端附近所述支承台面下方；以及
与所述框架相关联的打开工具；
使所述开启区相对于所述壁移位以形成自由边缘，在所述移位步骤之后，所述入口门至少部分地由所述自由边缘和所述切断线限定；以及
使所述容器相对于所述打开工具沿着所述支承台面滑动，从而使得所述打开工具切断所述切断线以允许所述入口门枢转、且从所述容器释放所述多个产品中的至少一个产品到所述产品展示区。
19.根据权利要求18所述的方法，其中，所述移位步骤包括从所述容器移除所述开启区。
20.根据权利要求18所述的方法，其中，所述移位步骤包括将所述开启区的至少一部分推压到所述内部体积内。
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