DE3033773A1 - CARRIER FOR CONTAINERS - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a carrier made of foldable Flat material for containers, in particular cylindrical bottles or the like, with a one-piece Carrying container that can be set up to size and is open at the top, in which a separate carrying and dividing insert can be inserted, which consists of two partially interconnected layers of flat material, from which transverse partition wall sections under Leaving a middle wall can be folded out for the purpose of education of individual compartments for the container and you also with an upper handle section and fastening tabs on the Middle wall is provided for fastening in the carrier,

APPROVED VEHTRETHIT HEIM ELOlOPXlSCHEN PATENT OFFICE PROFESSIONAL HKIUtUSKNTATn IiN HUFOUK THK El'KOI'E.V.V PATENT OFFICE

according to patent (patent Idling P 28 36 826.5).

In the case of the carrier according to the main application, there is a material saving with increased stability achieved that of the previously customary one-piece design for the entire carrier is departed. The carrier according to the main application consists of at least two foldable blanks, the first of which enables a conventional, open-top folding box to be set up, while a separate carrier and the separating insert is inserted into the carrier and connected to it, preferably by gluing. Of the Carrying and separating insert preferably consists of two flat, superimposed sections in which the transverse wall Sections are shaped, which folded down at right angles State individual compartments in the carrier. Such a support and separation insert can be pre-assembled be, with the pre-assembled carrying and separating insert in the flat state for storage and transport reasons can be brought. Only when the insert is brought together with the carrier, the transverse wall sections are made the level of the middle wall folded out to form the individual compartments for the bottles.

The invention is based on the object of further improving such a carrier, in particular a higher one To give stability.

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This object is achieved in that two opposite sides of the bottom portion of the carrier leave a slot to the associated side wall and the Fastening lugs have a carrying lug protruding downwards over the middle wall, which, when pushed through the slot, can be folded from below against the bottom portion of the carrier and fastened to it.

The carrier according to the invention ensures the most favorable Material utilization ensures a particularly good load-bearing capacity of the Carrying case. This is achieved by the carrying straps, which are used when connecting the carrying container and carrying and Separating insert placed from below against the bottom of the carrier and connected to this, preferably through Gluing. While in the carrier according to the main application mentioned, the support and partition insert with the side walls of the carrier is connected, there is an additional connection to the ground in the invention, whereby the Support stability is increased decisively.

The blank of the carrier must provide a slot for the carrier straps on two opposite sides. This can can also be achieved in that two opposite sides of the bottom portion remain free when cutting, so that when the two carrier parts are brought together, the carrying straps are easily located between the side wall and the free side of the bottom section can be inserted through.

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It is easily possible, a two-part cut to use for the support and separation insert, to shape them essentially mirror symmetry and, for example to be connected to each other * by gluing them on top of each other. In one embodiment of the invention, however, is special advantageous if the support and separation insert from a one-piece Is shaped blank and the carrying strap is each formed from a layer of the insert. In this way no more material is required for cutting than for use without a carrying strap.

The stability of the container carrier is after a further Improved embodiment of the invention in that the fastening tab is hinged to the end of the central wall and with the side wall of the container running perpendicular to the central wall can be connected and the fastening tab with it an upper, preferably triangularly tapering section protrudes partially from the carrier. With The help of such a fastening tab is in particular the central wall stabilized vertically. According to a further embodiment of the invention, the upper section is partial by unfolding a single layer from the middle wall punched out part formed. In addition, the fastening tab is preferably two-ply.

Container carriers of the type according to the invention are often used on long transport routes. You must therefore ensure

ensure that, for example, glass containers are not damaged or even destroyed during transport by colliding with one another will. In this context, an embodiment of the invention provides that the central wall and the on äie central wall hinged transverse partition wall sections in areas where they come into contact with the container wall, double-layered are executed. With the help of the double-layered areas, a sufficiently strong buffer is created to prevent damage of containers even with the strongest impacts. Preferably there are two double-layered each Areas arranged one above the other at a vertical distance. The areas are preferably in the case of cylindrical containers above and below so that they do not hit each other when shaken can.

In principle, it is conceivable to glue in additional blanks, in order to achieve the mentioned double layer in certain areas. However, such a procedure would be extraordinary laborious. Therefore, an embodiment of the invention provides that the double-layer areas in transverse partition wall sections by folding over a tab punched out of the transverse partition wall section onto one of the sides of the relevant transverse partition wall section is formed.

The transverse partition wall sections can be folded out of the central wall to form the compartments. They are also preferred connected to each other by a connecting web at the ends

blind, in order to achieve a parallel jerking out at the same time and the transverse partition wall sections on the associated side wall to be able to fix. In this context, an embodiment of the invention provides that the transverse partition wall sections connected by a T- or double-T-shaped bar are. Such a design enables a particularly favorable cut with regard to the carrying and Separation set in such a way that the mentioned double-layer areas for all transverse partition wall sections and middle wall areas can be reached *.

It has already been mentioned that a special design of the blank for the carrier enables the carrier straps can easily be glued from below against the bottom portion of the Tragbeliälters. In this context an embodiment of the invention provides that the opposite end walls of the carrier container of end wall tabs are formed, which are hinged to associated wall sections s ^ ind. This particularly simple design of a blank for the carrier according to the invention can be improved by the fact that the pair of end wall brackets hinged to a wall section have one on the free side Has recess. The glue seam applied to a pair of front wall flaps encompasses the whole when assembling Carrier at the same time with the recessed other end wall tabs the fastening tab on the middle wall of the support and Separating insert.

An alternative embodiment of the invention to the carrier provides that reinforcement tabs are hinged on the facing sides of the front wall tabs, which from below folded against the bottom portion and shared with the carrying straps be connected to the bottom section. This construction proves to be particularly useful when it is to be expected that, for example, chilled Bottles of condensation water forms and it thus 2.11 an impairment the strength of the cardboard at the bottom of the carrier comes.

The containers, for example bottles, can after the complete Setting up the container according to the invention can be easily inserted into the compartments of the carrier. This Insertion is expediently done by hand, what means a corresponding expenditure of time and personnel. Therefore, a method for manufacturing a container carrier and for packaging containers in the container carrier provides in particular a carrier according to the invention that separately produced, flat blanks for a carrier and a carrying and separating insert are fed to a packaging system, either pre-assembled or in the Packing system for assembled carrying and separating insert is unfolded to form compartments and brought together with a group of containers and then the Carrying container blank unfolded around the arrangement of container group and carrying and separating insert and with this is connected. It is particularly advantageous after another

Design when the unfolded support and partition insert is plugged from above onto a group of containers kept ready. The previously filled containers, for example beer bottles, arrive in a predetermined group arrangement on a conveyor belt, so that the previously unfolded carrying and The divider insert can simply be placed over the bottle group provided. Then the cut for the carrier set up around this arrangement and assembled. Such a method is special suitable from an automatic packaging machine to be carried out. The blanks for the carrier and the carrier and partition insert can be in a flat position in the packaging system and one after the other Conveyor belt are fed for processing in the manner described.

Concerning the container carrier according to the invention, it should be finally noted that, despite the rational use of the starting material, For example cardboard, excellent load-bearing capacity and safe transport protection for the containers is guaranteed.

A particularly preferred embodiment is described in more detail below with reference to drawings.

Fig. 1 shows a blank for a carrier according to the invention.

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Fig. 2 shows another embodiment for a carrier according to the invention.

Fig. 3 shows a third embodiment for a carrier according to the invention.

Fig. K shows a blank for a fourth embodiment of a carrier according to the invention.

FIG. 5 shows a side view of a prefabricated blank for a support and partition insert according to the invention.

Fig. 6 shows the opposite side view of the support and separation insert according to Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 shows the support and separation insert according to Figures 5 and 6 in the unfolded position.

Fig. 8 shows a container carrier according to the invention in Side view. >

Figure 9 shows a bottom plan view of the container carrier according to FIG. 8 in the direction of arrow 8.

Fig. 10 schematically shows a method of manufacture a container carrier according to the invention and for

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Before going into the details shown in the drawings, it should be noted that each of the features described for themselves or in conjunction mr'.t features the claims are essential to the invention.

The blank A according to FIG. 1 has a bottom section 10 to which wall sections 11 and 11 are hinged on opposite sides. End wall tabs 13, ΛΚ and 15, 16 are articulated on opposite sides of the wall sections 11, 12. As indicated by glue seams 1 '/ 18, the end wall flaps 13 to 16 are glued on the longitudinal center of the carrier.

The blank B for a carrier according to FIG. 2 differs from that according to FIG. 1 only by something modified front wall tabs 15 '»16 *, which on the outside Recesses 19 ». 20 have. The purpose of the recesses 19 »20 will be discussed below.

The blank C according to FIG. 3 in turn has the bottom section 10 and two opposing wall sections 11, 12, short front wall tabs I3 ¹¹ and IV ^{1 are} hinged to the wall section 11, while the landab section 12 long front wall tabs I5 ¹ '»I6 · ¹ are hinged. The end wall is therefore connected laterally.

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The blank D after. Fig h is different. From that of Fig. 1 in that strip of glue is applied 25 or 26 to the end wall tabs I3 to 16 reinforcing tabs 21, 22, are hinged 23 and 2k, in which a "on the tabs 21, 22 = *. During assembly, the reinforcement tabs 21 to 2h lie on top of one another from below against the floor section 10 and are glued here in order to obtain increased strength of the floor, in particular when condensation forms.

The support and separation insert 30 shown in Figures 5 to 7 consists of a one-piece blank, which consists essentially of two mirror-symmetrically arranged cutting guides to form two layers 3 ¹ (Fig. 5) and 32 (Fig. 6), the are placed on top of one another, folding around the crease line 33 and glued to one another in the areas shown diagonally hatched. The position or portion 32 is such that a reinforcing portion are upwardly slightly longer than the portion 31 is folded over the top 34 of portion 32 and may be bonded to the position 3 ^1, as shown in FIG. 5.

The carrying and separating insert according to Figures 5 to 7 has a double-layer middle wall 3 ^, which is designed in the upper area as a handle with a handle opening 35, which is limited at the top by a grip tab 36, which is on a crease line 37 on the middle wall ^ k is hinged and senlc-

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pivoted about the scoring line 37 right to the plane of the central wall 34 can be.

On opposite sides of the central wall 34, fastening tabs 4o and 4i are articulated by means of creased lines 38, 39. A support bracket 42 or, which, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, protrudes downward, is formed by a rectangular punching out of the layer 3 ^{1 of the fastening tab 4O or 4i.} It should be mentioned at this point that the hatched. Areas in FIGS. 5 to 6 represent the respectively visible areas of the respective lower layer.

The fastening tab tapers in the upper area, as shown at 44 and 45, respectively. In the layer 32 (Fig. 6) is a Punched line 46 or 47 so that the fastening tab 4o or 41 widens triangularly in the upper area, as shown at 48 and 49, respectively. When pivoting the Fastening tabs 40, 41 in a plane perpendicular to the central wall 34 also folds the one punched out of the layer 32 Part with around and is partly glued to the associated inner wall of the carrier, as below is described.

^{A first transverse wall part 51 is punched out of the layer 3 1 by} means of a punching line 50, which is hinged to the layer 31 via the scoring lines 52, 53 lying on a line. Punch lines 53 and 55 lead to 31

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furthermore a second upper transverse wall part 56 or a second formed lower transverse wall part 57, which are hinged to the layer 31 via a scoring line 58 and 59, respectively. About crease lines or 61, 62 is a double-T-shaped connecting web 63 on the first transverse wall part 51 and on the second transverse wall part 56, 57 hinged. As from Flg. 6 can be seen is the location or layer 32 with mirror symmetry with respect to the parts described built up. The same parts are therefore denoted by the same reference numerals, which are additionally still have a comma.

As mentioned above, the two plies or layers 31.32 are glued to one another in the areas shown diagonally hatched, so that after the support and separation insert 30 formed in this way has been erected, a state as shown in FIG. 7 results. The transverse wall parts 51 »51 'and 56, 56 * are pivoted about their scoring lines perpendicular to the central wall section Jh , this pivoting being carried out in parallel through the connection of the central wall parts to the connecting web 63, 63'. The areas thus exposed in the central wall 3h , like the handle opening 2> h , are dotted for illustration purposes. It can be seen that the carrying and separating insert delimits three compartments on each side when it is inserted into a corresponding carrying container. This is shown schematically with reference to FIG. 8. The carrier according to FIG. 8 is created from the blank according to FIG. 1. The supporting and separating insert 30 erected according to FIG. 7 is

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glued to the carrier according to FIG. 8, in particular via the fastening straps 40, 50 and the connecting webs 63, 63 '

The areas * f8, k $ which partially extend beyond the upper edge of the carrier are also glued to the associated inner wall of the carrier in the lower part. The support tabs h2, k% is, however, inserted through the slot left free by the free sides of the Bodenabschnitits 10 so that they can be placed from below against the underside of the bottom portion 10 and bonded here, as shown in Fig. ^.

It goes without saying that the carrying and separating insert shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 can be connected in the same way to the carrying containers which are shaped in accordance with the blanks according to FIG. 2 to k.

By means of appropriate cuts, double-layered areas are formed on top and bottom of the transverse wall parts 5I »5" · 'or $ k, 5 ^' above and below for special container protection 5 ^{1 made} two spaced-apart punchings 6k, 65 to form flaps, which are pivoted back onto the inside of the transverse wall part 51, as indicated in dotted lines at 66 or 67. The layer or layer 3I is therefore perpendicular to the hatched area visible

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and tabs 66, 67 connected to the transverse wall part 5I form double-layered areas with respect to a transverse wall section for improved container protection.

For reasons of pure strength, there is only 5I 'in the transverse wall part a tab 68 is formed and connected to the rear of the bulkhead portion 51 '. Here, too, there is a double layer Area available. Overall, therefore, all of the transverse partition wall sections (here four) and also the compartments Separating middle wall sections have double-layered sections to ensure that the containers are kept in place during transport don't hit each other.

Fig. 10 shows schematically the packaging of bottles in

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a carrier, which is composed of the carrier insert and / these surrounding carrier. A bottle group JO of six bottles, which are arranged in two rows of three, is moved along the arrows 71. The bottles are already filled and sealed. A support insert 30, either pre-assembled or manufactured in the packaging system (not shown) from a flat blank, is lowered onto the bottle group 20 in the erected state according to FIG. can be seen. The bottles are therefore already arranged in the support and partition insert 30 as they will later be found in the entire carrier. With the help of not shown

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Mechanical precautions are then set up and glued around the middle arrangement of the carrier containers in FIG. 10, it being possible, for example, to use blanks as shown in FIGS. 1 to h . This state can be seen in the illustration on the right according to FIG. 10.

The process described can run completely automatically, without any manual activities.

In connection with the blank according to FIG. 2, it is also noted that the recesses 19 »20 enable the glue seam 17, 18 applied to the end wall flaps 13» I ** to knock out the fastening flaps at the same time as the other cut out end wall flaps 15 ', 16' , kl grasp to ensure additional secure bonding.

Claims (14)

Claims t 1. Carrier made of foldable flat material for containers, in particular cylindrical3 bottles or the like, with a from a one-piece blank set up, upwardly open carrier container, in which a separate carrier and Separation insert can be used, which consists of two partially interconnected layers of flat material which cross partition wall sections can be folded out, leaving a central wall, for the purpose of forming individual ones Compartments for the container and also with an upper handle section and fastening tabs on the central wall is provided for attachment in the carrier, according to Patent (patent application P 28 36 826.5), characterized in that two opposite sides of the bottom section (1O) of the carrier leave a slot in the associated side wall and the fastening tabs (40, 41) have a carrier tab (42, 43) protruding downward beyond the central wall (34) through which a slot is inserted through it, can be folded from below against the bottom section (1O) of the carrier and can be fastened to it » 2. Carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that the Carrying and separating insert (30) is formed from a one-piece blank and the carrying strap (42, 43) each from one ... / 18 Position (31, 32) of the insert is molded. 3 «carrier according to claim. 1 or 2, characterized in that the fastening tab (4θ, 41) at the end of the central wall (3 ^) is hinged and with the perpendicular to the central wall extending side wall of the carrier is connectable and the fastening strap with an upper, preferably upwardly triangular section (48, 49) partially protrudes from the carrier. 4, carrier according to claim 3 »characterized in that the upper section (48, 49) partially by folding out one punched out in a single layer from the central wall (34) (46, 47) is partially formed. 5 «carrier according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that that the fastening tabs (41, 42) are two-ply. 6. Carrier according to one of claims 1 to 51, characterized in that that the central wall (34) and the transverse wall sections (5I »51 ') hinged to the central wall in areas in which they come into contact with the container wall, are double-layered. 7. Carrier according to claim 6, characterized in that two double-layer areas are on top of each other at a vertical distance are arranged. ... / 19 ORIGINAL INSPECTED 8. Carrier according to claim 6 or 7 »characterized in that the double-layer areas in transverse wall sections" (51 f 51 ') by folding over one of the transverse partition wall section (51t 51 ') punched-out tabs (66, 67 »68) one of the sides of the relevant transverse partition wall section is formed. 9. Carrier according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the transverse partition wall sections (5I> 51 '» 5 & t 57» 56', 57 '■) are interconnected by a T- or double-T-shaped web (63j 63 ¹⁾ are connected. 10. Carrier according to one of claims 1 to 9 »characterized in that the opposite end walls of the carrier of end wall tabs (13» 1 ^ · »15t 16 bsw. 15 *, 16 'or I3 ¹¹ , 14'«, 15 ^fl , 16 ¹ ') are formed, which are hinged to associated and sections (11, 12). 11. Carrier according to claim 10, characterized in that the end wall bracket pair (15 '»16 ¹ ) hinged to a wall section (12) has a recess (19, 20) on the free side. 12. Carrier according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that that on the facing sides of the front wall tabs (13 to 16) reinforcement tabs (21, 22, 23, 24) are hinged from below against the bottom section ... / 20 -tr- (ΐθ) folded and together with the carrying tabs (^ 2, 'j-3) be connected to the bottom section (1O). 13 · Method of manufacturing a container carrier and Packing of containers in the container carrier, in particular a carrier according to one of Claims 1 to 12, characterized in this characterized in that separately produced, flat blanks for one carrying case and one carrying and separating insert be fed to a packaging system, the pre-assembled or in the packaging system Carrying and dividing insert for the formation of compartments, unfolded and with a group of containers is brought together and then the carrier container blank around the arrangement of container group and carrier and the separating insert is unfolded to form the carrier and connected to it. 14. The method according to claim 13 »characterized in that that the unfolded support and separation insert is attached from above to a group of containers that is kept ready will.