CN1092594C

CN1092594C - Article carrier

Info

Publication number: CN1092594C
Application number: CN98808313A
Authority: CN
Inventors: J·-M·奥克莱尔
Original assignee: Mead Corp
Current assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems LLC
Priority date: 1997-06-20
Filing date: 1998-06-12
Publication date: 2002-10-16
Anticipated expiration: 2018-06-12
Also published as: CN1267270A; DE69808656D1; AU8066698A; GB9713015D0; HUP0002638A2; PL192444B1; ES2185174T3; JP2002508729A; KR20010014007A; HUP0002638A3; ATE225746T1; DE69808656T2; TR200000357T2; DK1012062T3; EP1012062A1; RO117684B1; PL337529A1; PT1012062E; KR100506868B1; JP3923540B2

Abstract

An article carrier and blank for packaging articles, for example cans, said articles having a diametrically reduced portion (48) at or adjacent one of their ends wherein said article carrier comprises angularly related panels including side wall panels (18, 22) and a second wall panel such as a bottom or top wall panel which are foldably interconnected, article receiving and retaining means (12) extending between a side wall and a second wall panel, said means comprising an aperture (28) adapted to receive a portion of an article contained within the carrier, and a flap (30, 32) struck from an hingably connected to an edge of said aperture which flap is adapted to abut the article received in the aperture, characterised in that the flap is pivotal about its hinged connection to put a tab (51, 74) into an operative position whereby it protrudes into said aperture and engages said diametrically reduced portion of the article to assist in retention of the position of that article within the article carrier.

Description

Article carrier

The present invention relates to article carrier and blank, particularly relate to and be used to carry article, for example the vehicle and the blank of packing jar.Particularly, the present invention relates to the packaging type article carrier, and be contained in the packing jar in the vehicle or the bight of bottle, improved the location of packed article and the strength characteristic of vehicle by reception.

In the packaging type vehicle, the bight registration device of bottle is known.

European patent EP-0171229 B1 discloses a kind of known packaging type bottle vehicle, and it has interconnective top board, base plate and sidewall paneling, so that form open ended tubular structural member.By the inclination gusset, each sidewall paneling is interconnected with relevant bottom lap plate along fold line.Form the bottom corner portion of carton by the inclination gusset, described hang plate gusset comprises that the bottle bight receives opening.The described gusset that respectively tilts extends to relevant sidewall paneling and lap plate.Receive the location structure that opening forms the bottle bight, described location structure also comprises the tabs of the partial sum vehicle that cooperates with bottle, described tabs is along the opposed edge of the reception opening in bottle bight, foldably, interconnects with the edge of opening.Particularly, disclose the reinforcement tabs of the partial sum vehicle that cooperates with bottle in European patent EP-0171229 B1, described reinforcement tabs extends to relevant sidewall paneling and lap plate across relevant inclination gusset.Described tabs comprises hinge portion, so that in the bottle vehicle that forms, the reinforcement tabs of the partial sum vehicle that cooperates with bottle is arranged essentially parallel to the inside face of relevant lap plate.In this structure, stretch out from vehicle in the bight of bottle, breaks away from the protection of vehicle.When the tensile force of the package of making was big more, the overhang in bottle bight was just big more.And because package " tension " sometimes, the reception around openings in the bottle bight may produce tear seam, and at least in some part, bottle directly moves with respect to the edge that receives opening, will produce tear seam.

The bottle bight location structure of another kind of type is disclosed in International Patent Application WO 94/25367, the maintenance tabs that wherein discloses the bottle bight mainly extends to the inside of carton, though be provided with the otch of C shape, it causes the sub-fraction of tabs to extend to the outside of carton.Inwardly carry out the jackknife action that keeps tabs, that is, keep tabs inwardly to rotate, rather than outwards rotate.Cut apart tabs by line of cut from the inclination gusset, described tabs is fit to cooperatively interact with the bight of packed article.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a kind of connection with wrapping of piece that is used for is provided, for example pack the vehicle of jar, described packed article has and is positioned at or the reduced part adjacent with the end, the vehicle of wherein said packed article comprises the wallboard relevant with angle, described wallboard comprises the sidewall paneling and second wallboard, so that they and bottom wall and the top wallboard is folding interconnects.In vehicle, the reception of packed article and holding device extend between the sidewall paneling and second wallboard.Described holding device comprises opening, described opening is suitable for holding the part that is packaged in the packed article in the vehicle, tabs forms at the edge of described opening, and the edge of connection opening rotationally, and described tabs is adjacent with the packed article part that is contained in the opening.Described tabs demonstrates the lug part after the rotation of its bonded assembly hinge portion, described lug partly stretches in the described opening, and touches cooperation in the diameter diminution part phase-splitting mutual connection of packed article, so that make the packed article in the vehicle keep the location.

According to this aspect of the present invention, the feature that can select is, described outstanding lug part can be arranged in hang plate, and described hang plate is set between the sidewall paneling and adjacent second wallboard of vehicle.Relatively good is that described outstanding lug opposed end partly lays respectively at the high-low limit position of described hang plate.Preferably, the distance between the high-low limit position of described hang plate is 0.9～1.1 centimetre.

According to this aspect of the present invention, other features that can select are that described opening can form on each sidewall paneling, hang plate and the described second wallboard top.

According to this aspect of the present invention, other features that can also select are, described reception and holding device can comprise the pivotally attached tabs of a pair of shape complementarity, the hinge portion of each tabs is positioned at described opening opposed edges, is provided with the second lug part of stretching out along the opposed marginal portion of described opening.

According to this aspect of the present invention, the feature that can also select is that described outstanding lug contour shape partly basically can be corresponding to the reduced profile partly of packed article.Best, the matched edges of described lug part of stretching out have curved shape.

According to this aspect of the present invention, other features that can also select are, this or described lug part of respectively stretching out are extended the rotatable plane of leaving described opening place of this that links to each other with hinge portion or described each tabs between a pair of isolated hinge portion.In one embodiment, between first and second hinge portions in described tabs, form aperture lines on hang plate, described hinge portion forms on the sidewall paneling and second wallboard respectively.In another embodiment, form the part aperture lines on described hang plate, and between first and second hinge portions, form the portions cut line in second wallboard, part forms hinge portion in the sidewall paneling and second wallboard at least respectively.

According to this aspect of the present invention, other features that can also select are that described aperture lines forms the crooked basically lug part of stretching out.

Provide a kind of element that cooperates with article that is used for the vehicle of connection with wrapping of piece according to second aspect of the present invention, described article have the reduced part, wherein the element that cooperates with article forms on gusset, and it is adjacent with the wallboard of vehicle, in described gusset, has the opening that holds packed article, it is characterized in that: edge of opening partly has definite shape, so that form the lug part of stretching out, described lug partly stretches in the described opening, and corresponding consistent with the reduced shape partly of packed article, so that cooperatively interact with the article section that is positioned in the opening.

Provide a kind of blank that is used to form article carrier according to the 3rd aspect of the present invention, it comprises sidewall paneling, second wallboard, so that they and bottom and top wallboard interconnect collapsibly, the reception of article and holding device extend between the sidewall paneling and second wallboard, described holding device comprises the opening that in use is used to hold article section, tabs forms at the edge of opening, and the edge of connection opening rotationally, in use, tabs is adjacent with the article that are contained in the opening, wherein tabs can rotate around its bonded assembly hinge portion, enter operating position, so that in use, tabs extends internally, the described tabs that forms in blank partly is suitable for closing in the diameter diminution part phase-splitting interworking of the inside of vehicle and packed article, the shape of described edge of opening part forms the lug part of stretching out, described lug partly stretches in the opening, and the contour shape of lug part is corresponding consistent with the profile of the reduced part of packed article, when making tabs enter its operating position, described lug part of stretching out partly cooperatively interacts with packed article in the vehicle.

Embodiments of the invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is the planar view of holding device of the present invention, the blank when it represents that holding device of the present invention is in completed state not.

Fig. 2 is the partial perspective view of holding device shown in Figure 1, and it represents that holding device of the present invention is in shaping position, and wherein holding device and packed article A cooperatively interact.

Fig. 3 is the block diagram of framing member shown in Figure 2, wherein represents from shown in the inside of carton the state when taking out packed article.

With reference to accompanying drawing 1～3, wherein represent to constitute the embodiment of the blank 10 of holding device 12 according to the present invention.Blank 10 comprises first baseplate 14, inclination gusset or hang plate 16, the first side plates 18, top board 20, the second side plates 22, second baseplate 26 that inclination gusset 24 is connected with opposite side with inclination gusset 24.The sidewall of the holding device 12 that forms comprises side plate 18, inclination gusset 16, and second wallboard.In this embodiment, second wallboard is the baseplate 14 of the packaging type vehicle of known type as shown in fig. 1.Special requirement holding device 12 does not match with the bottom corner portion of packed article, and for example, holding device 12 can be used to match with the top shoulder of packed article.Holding device 12 can form in the end of the tubular structural member of Wrap-around carton, for example, is used for fixing the end, angle of packed article, perhaps is used for fixing any one or a plurality of packed article at vehicle.

Holding device 12 comprises maintenance opening 28, in this embodiment, as shown in Figure 2, keeps opening 28 to be used to hold the bight of packing jar A.Holding device 12 also comprises and keeps

tabs

30,32, and in the carton of moulding, described

maintenance tabs

30,32 constitutes the inner fold parts, and they are adjacent with the bight of packing jar A, and the bight of described packing jar A is adjacent in inclination gusset 16.The general type of this tabs part is known, and its detailed content can be with reference to International Patent Application WO 94/25363.

In this specific embodiments, for the detailed structure of holding device, it comprises first tabs 30, and said first tabs 30 comprises tabs part 34, middle tabs part 36, following tabs part 38 respectively.Last tabs part 34 is hinged along fold line 40 and sidewall paneling 18.Middle tabs part 36 is hinged along fold line 42 and last tabs part 34, and hinged along fold line 44 and lower cover tabs part 38.Following tabs part 38 is hinged along fold line 46 and baseplate 14.

Fig. 2 represents that packed article A has sloping portion or the reduced part 48 between sidewall and base plate.Usually, packed article, particularly the packing jar has the standard size of dwindling part, and general this standard-sized width is 1 centimetre, shown in code name B among Fig. 2.

Crooked cut line 50 extends to fold line 46 from fold line 40, thereby forms lug part 51, and as shown in Figure 2, the profile of the reduced part 48 of the curved shape of lug part 51 and packed article is consistent with each other.Can expect that the shape of cut line can change according to the reduced specific profile shape partly of packed article.These

fold lines

40,46 and cut line 50 constitute the transverse edge of first tabs 30 together, shown in Fig. 2 and 3.By bottom cut line 52, upper cut-out line 54 forms first tabs 30 at

wallboard

14 and 18, described bottom cut line 52, and upper cut-out line 54 and three cuts line 56 interconnect, and form the lateral edges of first tabs 30.First tabs 30 can rotate around

fold line

40 and 46.

Equally, second tabs 32 with complementary shape comprises tabs part 58, middle tabs part 60, tabs part 62 down respectively.In this embodiment of the present invention, second tabs 32 is the minute surface symmetric shape along the center cutout line 56 and first tabs 30.Can predict, first tabs 30 and second tabs 32 do not need necessarily have symmetric shape, can only provide a tabs in given holding device 12.Can expect that two tabs are set, and they do not need adjacent with cut line 56, for example, can be provided with bigger space between tabs.

For the structure of second tabs 32, last tabs part 58 connects sidewall paneling 18 collapsibly along fold line 64.Middle tabs part 60 connects tabs part 58 collapsibly along fold line 6, and connects tabs part 62 down along fold line 68.Following tabs part 62 connects baseplate 14 rotationally along fold line 70.Equally, the second curved cuts line 72 extends to fold line 68 from fold line 64, thereby forms lug part 74.The contour shape of described lug part 74 is also consistent with each other with the profile of the reduced part 48 of packed article, as shown in Figure 2.And as mentioned above, the shape of cut line can change along with the specific profile shape of the reduced of packed article part.These

fold lines

64,70 and cut line 72 constitute the transverse edge of second tabs 32 together, shown in Fig. 2 and 3.By bottom cut line 76, upper cut-out line 78 forms second tabs 32 on the

wallboard

14,18 of carboard, by three cuts line 80, interconnect with first cut line 76 and upper cut-out line 78, forms the lateral edges of second tabs 32.Tabs 32 with complementary shape can rotate around fold line 64 and 70.When two

tabs

30 and 32 were in the isoplanar, when vehicle was blank shapes, as shown in Figure 1, opening 28 was closed basically.

In this embodiment, vehicle forms package, packing two each three content of row.In Fig. 1, blank 10 also is included in the other holding device 12 that sidewall 18, inclination inclination gusset 16 and baseplate 14 form, so that fix row's packed article.In addition, the holding device 11 that is used for fixing the second series packed article is formed on sidewall 22, inclination gusset 24 and the baseplate 26.The structure of holding device 11 is identical in holding device 12 basically, therefore repeats no more in this article.

In order to constitute packaging type vehicle with holding device 12, the top board 20 of the blank 10 of vehicle is placed into the top of the packed article A in groups that will be packed by vehicle, folded sides wallboard 18 and 22 makes sidewall paneling 18 and 22 sidewalls along packed article form flank downwards.Then, adopt suitable device, for example, have identically, have the device of known function at least,

tabs

30 and 32 is moved inward with technical scheme described in the International Patent Application WO 94/25363.

Tabs

30 and 32 moves inward, and is formed on the tabs part of carton interior thus, thereby demonstrates lug part 51 and 74.Therefore, the bight of packed article A and opening 28 cooperatively interact, and by the

tabs

30 and 32 of holding device 12 packed article are contained in the opening 28.As shown in Figure 2,

lug part

51 and 74 and the reduced

part

78 and 76 of packed article cooperatively interact.These tab portion branches are pressed against on the packed article, thereby constitute slack-free vehicle.Then, inwardly folding baseplate 14, and baseplate 14 is upwards contacted with the bottom parts of packed article, as shown in Figure 2.Opposite side in groups packed article is carried out identical operations, is fixed together by making overlapping

baseplate

14 and 26, for example, adopts bonding device well known in the prior art, or mechanical locking device, constitutes complete packaging type vehicle.

Therefore, vehicle under formation state fully, holding device make inner

keep tabs part

30 and 32 and the bight of packed article A be in contact with one another.And

outstanding lug part

51 and 74 is touched with the diameter diminution part phase-splitting mutual connection of packing jar.Thus, keep tabs and lug part can be good with bottom packed article corresponding matching.

Can see, adopt maintenance structure of the present invention, the major part of packing board is in contact with one another with the packed article that is positioned, and therefore provides protection and location structure for packed article.

In addition, improved the corresponding conformability of cardboard with packed article, the intensity of enhanced package spare reduces the danger that packing container is torn simultaneously greatly.And, improved the rigidity of intermediate plate part in the packaging blank.

Accurately aim at the lug part of blank, and improve the rigidity of blank intermediate plate part, the width W of blank intermediate plate part is reduced, as shown in Figure 3.Therefore, therefore reduced the requirement of cardboard.

And, the invention is not restricted to the described structure of upper surface, can predict, according to holding device provided by the invention,, can keep providing on the tabs one or more articulated mountings in the stack-mounted vehicle at each for the lug part can be provided.Also have, can predict, when two articulated mountings were set, each tabs can connect the side plate and the hang plate of carton, perhaps connects base plate and hang plate, perhaps connects side plate and base plate.

The present invention and preferred embodiment thereof relate to the vehicle of article, and its shape and structure provides satisfied intensity, so that the fixedly bottle of safety and has suitable flexibility, so that absorbed the load that is delivered on the holding device by vehicle.The shape of blank makes needed cardboard amount reach minimum.Can vehicle be set to hand or automation and arrange on the good bottle.Can predict, the present invention can be used to have the vehicle that changes shape, and is not limited to above-mentioned packaging type vehicle.

Claims

1. one kind is used for connection with wrapping of piece, for example pack the vehicle of jar, described packed article has and is positioned at or the reduced part adjacent with one of them end, the vehicle of wherein said packed article comprises the wallboard relevant with angle, described wallboard comprises the sidewall paneling and second wallboard, as bottom wall or top wallboard, it interconnects collapsibly, the reception of packed article and holding device extend between the sidewall paneling and second wallboard, described holding device comprises the opening that is suitable for holding the part that is packaged in the packed article in the vehicle, tabs forms at the edge of described opening, and the edge of connection opening rotationally, described tabs is adjacent with the packed article part that is contained in the opening, it is characterized in that: tabs demonstrates the lug part after the rotation of its bonded assembly hinge portion, described lug partly stretches in the described opening, and touch with the diameter diminution part phase-splitting mutual connection of packed article and to cooperate, so that make the packed article in the vehicle keep the location.

2. the vehicle of connection with wrapping of piece according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described outstanding lug partly is arranged in hang plate, and described hang plate is set between the sidewall paneling and adjacent second wallboard of vehicle.

3. the vehicle of connection with wrapping of piece according to claim 2 is characterized in that: the opposed end of described outstanding lug part lays respectively at the high-low limit position of described hang plate.

4. the vehicle of connection with wrapping of piece according to claim 3, it is characterized in that: the distance between the high-low limit position of described hang plate is 0.9～1.1 centimetre.

5. the vehicle of connection with wrapping of piece according to claim 4 is characterized in that: described opening forms on each sidewall paneling, hang plate and ground, the described second wallboard top.

6. the vehicle of connection with wrapping of piece according to claim 5, it is characterized in that: described reception and holding device comprise the pivotally attached tabs of a pair of shape complementarity, the hinge portion of each tabs is positioned at described opening opposed edges, is provided with the second lug part of stretching out along the part at the opposed edge of described opening.

7. the vehicle of connection with wrapping of piece according to claim 6 is characterized in that: the contour shape of described outstanding lug part is basically corresponding to the profile of the reduced part of packed article.

8. the vehicle of connection with wrapping of piece according to claim 7 is characterized in that: the trip edge of described lug part of stretching out has curved shape.

9. according to the vehicle of any described connection with wrapping of piece in the claim 1 to 7, it is characterized in that: this or the lug that respectively stretches out part are extended between a pair of isolated hinge portion, around hinge portion this or the rotatable plane of leaving described opening place of described each tabs.

10. the vehicle of connection with wrapping of piece according to claim 9, it is characterized in that: between first and second hinge portions in described tabs, form aperture lines on hang plate, described hinge portion forms on the sidewall paneling and second wallboard respectively.

11. the vehicle of connection with wrapping of piece according to claim 9, it is characterized in that: form aperture lines on ground, described hang plate top, and between first and second hinge portions, in second wallboard, partly form cut line, in the sidewall paneling and second wallboard, form hinge portion respectively at least in part.

12. the vehicle of connection with wrapping of piece according to claim 10 is characterized in that: described aperture lines limits the projecting edge of the crooked basically lug that stretches out part.

13. the vehicle of connection with wrapping of piece according to claim 11 is characterized in that: described aperture lines limits the projecting edge of the crooked basically lug that stretches out part.

14. element that cooperates with article that is used for the vehicle of connection with wrapping of piece, described article have the reduced part, wherein the element that cooperates with article is forming on the gusset on the adjacent wall of vehicle, it is included in opening in the described gusset to hold packed article, it is characterized in that: edge of opening partly has definite shape, so that form the lug part of stretching out, described lug partly stretches in the described opening, and corresponding consistent with the reduced shape partly of packed article, so that cooperatively interact with the article section that is positioned in the opening.

15. blank that is used to form article carrier, it comprises sidewall paneling, second wallboard, as bottom or top wallboard, it interconnects collapsibly, the reception of article and holding device extend between the sidewall paneling and second wallboard, described holding device comprises the opening that in use is used to hold article section, tabs forms at the edge of opening, and the edge of connection opening rotationally, in use, tabs is adjacent with the article that are contained in the opening, wherein tabs can rotate around its bonded assembly hinge portion, enter operating position, so that in use, extend internally by the opening tabs, the described tabs that forms in blank partly is suitable for closing in the diameter diminution part phase-splitting interworking of the inside of vehicle and packed article, the shape of described edge of opening part forms the lug part of stretching out, described lug partly stretches in the opening, and the contour shape of lug part is corresponding consistent with the profile of the reduced part of packed article, when making tabs enter its operating position, described lug part of stretching out partly cooperatively interacts with packed article in the vehicle.