DE602004000529T2 - Packaging for a container of cosmetic, therapeutic or hygienic product with improved bellows configuration - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a packaging box for a cosmetic, human therapeutic or human hygiene product receptacle, this box having two opposite side faces (10, 30), each provided with an opening (12, 32) bordered by a strip (14, 34) on its lower part that is moved inwards into the box to support the said receptacle (100) on its upper edge, the box being characterised in that it has a distinct face (10) that is provided with a window (22) enabling the receptacle (100) to partly pass through it, this window (22) being fitted with a flap (24) cut out in it, that covers the upper edges of the support strips (14, 34) and thus forms a reception platform for the receptacle. <IMAGE>

Description

These The invention relates to a packaging for receptacles for a cosmetic, therapeutic or hygiene product for people, for example Make-up removal, shampoo or therapeutic care product.

Especially The invention relates to cream or powder pots especially in the cosmetics industry and more general in the skin care industry.

It Many variants of cardboard or plastic boxes were made for one Pot proposed that capable are to provide a means to a pot for the efficient Storage and presentation on business shelves to hold in position.

Especially These variants include positioning the pot at an elevated position inside the packaging, and various means have been proposed to raise the pot.

This Patent suggests a lower raised carrier before, by providing a recess in two opposite walls the box and inward deformation in the box a lower strip surrounding each of the two recesses, is produced.

Everyone the two lower strips move to the other, inwards in the box in the vicinity of its center, whereby it extends under the pot.

The Company THE SANCTUARY has such a box for packing a Cream pot suggested that made a flat piece of a Plastic material is made.

The Both strips move in particular at a folding, the is arranged in their middle, to each other so that each strip takes the form of an angle piece. The construction of this box is similar near the top section, so that the Pot surrounded by two pairs of mutually facing elbows sitting in the middle of the box.

The two remaining surfaces, in other words, the front and the back surface of this Box, are solid, and one of the surfaces is partially made of one made of transparent material through which the product of the Front of the shelves can be seen ago.

These Type of devices can produce an advantageous presentation of the pot and facilitate storage on shelves, but also has serious Disadvantages.

So the pot is not kept sufficiently reliable. Especially the pot tends to spin inside the package, and can the essential inscriptions on the pot therefore from the front, the for visible to the customer disappear.

One particular purpose of the invention is a box with close together located lower strip for lifting the receptacle (for example a pot), wherein the receptacle better is held in position.

One Another disadvantage is caused by the fact that the pot from a front and a back area surrounded, the solid walls are and therefore despite the transparent nature of the front wall hamper a clear view of the pot.

Therefore is another purpose of the invention ideally, a packaging to propose, in which the receptacle to the look of a customer exposed more effectively.

One Another disadvantage of existing packaging is that they are in an automated industrial process are difficult to produce.

One third purpose of the invention is to propose a packaging which are easily assembled in an automated industrial process becomes.

Finally is a disadvantage of existing packaging, that they compared with the size of the pot too extensive. Another preferred feature of the invention is, that you a smaller box compared to the size of the receptacle suggests.

These Purposes are according to the present invention by using a Packaging box for a receptacle for a cosmetic, therapeutic or hygiene product for the people Fulfills, this box being two opposite ones faces has, each with an opening are provided, in which the lower portion by a strip is limited, which is moved inside the box to the receptacle on its upper edge, the box being characterized is, that you a certain area equipped with a window enabling it to that the receptacle partially about that protrudes, this window is provided with a flap, which is cut out of the window and the upper edges of the Covering retaining strips and thereby forms a receiving platform for the receptacle.

• – Bereitstellen einer konfigurierten Seite, um eine Aufnahmeschachtel für den Aufnahmebehälter zu bilden, wobei diese Seite mit zwei gegenüberliegenden Flächen der Schachtel versehen ist, wobei jede eine Öffnung aufweist;
• – Hineindrücken von zwei Streifen, von denen jeder zu einer der zwei gegenüberliegenden Flächen gehört und jeder eine dieser zwei Öffnungen an der unteren Kante begrenzt, so daß ein unterer Träger für den Aufnahmebehälter gebildet wird;
• – Vorsehen eines Fensters an einer dritten Fläche dieser Schachtel, das ausreichend frei ist, so daß der Aufnahmebehälter es teilweise durchqueren kann;
• – Vorsehen einer Klappe, die an einem unteren Rand dieses Fensters angebracht ist und Nach-Innen-Drücken dieser Klappe in die Schachtel, so daß sie die oberen Ränder der unteren Trägerstreifen des Aufnahmebehälters bedeckt und dadurch eine Trägerplattform für den Aufnahmebehälter bildet.

The invention also proposes a packaging method of a receptacle for a cosmetic, therapeutic or hygiene product for humans, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

• Providing a configured side to form a receptacle for the receptacle, said side being provided with two opposed faces of the carton, each having an opening;
• - pushing in two strips, each of which belongs to one of the two opposite surfaces and each delimiting one of these two openings at the lower edge, so that a lower support for the receptacle is formed;
• - Providing a window on a third surface of this box, which is sufficiently free, so that the receptacle can pass through it partially;
• - Providing a flap, which is attached to a lower edge of this window and inward pressing this flap in the box so that it covers the upper edges of the lower carrier strip of the receptacle, thereby forming a support platform for the receptacle.

It will also be an automatic folding machine for a packaging box for one receptacle a cosmetic, therapeutic or hygiene product for humans proposed a device for folding and closing of Elements of such a box including a device which causes the corresponding lower strip of the two opposite surfaces of the Box to be relocated inside, the machine being characterized is characterized in that they Furthermore having means for closing a flap of a window in the window typical section of a surface the box, which is different from the two opposite faces, to relocate to the inside of the box after the appropriate Stripes for the opposite surfaces were relocated.

Other Purposes, characteristics and advantages of the invention are according to Reading the following detailed Description with reference to the accompanying figures clear be, where

1 a perspective view of a packaging box for a pot according to the invention, wherein a folded flap overlaps two retaining strips;

2 is a perspective view of this same box, the flap is raised halfway;

3 a perspective view of this same box is when it contains a pot;

4 a side view of this same box represents, which also contains a pot;

5a to 5g represent successive steps of a method of forming such a box;

6 represents a variant of the invention, wherein two windows are partially crossed.

The Box, which is the preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, as will be described below, is from a single piece Cardboard made in the grooves, cutouts and preparatory Cutouts are formed to facilitate the forming of the box.

Look first 1 in which this box is shown when closed, as is the case when inside a pot, not shown in this figure, is arranged.

The outer shape this box has the shape of a parallelepiped whose Height longer than the other dimensions is, and in this case intended for that is a pot with a height to absorb half the height the box corresponds.

There are three openings in the box 12 . 22 . 33 on three walls 10 . 20 . 30 of the four long walls of this box are distributed.

A wall 20 these three walls with openings are surrounded by the other two. This wall surrounding, or the front wall 20 , has a flat shape.

The opening or the window 22 , which is located approximately in the middle of this wall, has the same height as the pot it will receive, and its width is chosen so that it extends to the edges of this wall 20 extends.

The other two openings 12 . 32 are formed in two sidewalls specified to the extent that they are not inscribed in a plane of the parallelepiped being considered.

Each of these two side walls 10 . 30 has an opening approximately in the middle with the same height as that of the previously described front window 22 ,

Therefore, each of these has side openings 12 . 32 a lower strip 14 . 34 and an upper one strip 16 . 36 on which the as 15 . 17 . 35 . 37 limit viewed upper or lower edges of the opening.

Each of these stripes 14 . 16 . 34 . 36 has a continuous vertical fold 15 . 17 . 35 . 37 which is pulled inwardly into the box so that the strip in question forms at least one elbow which moves inwardly into the box.

Preferably, this vertical fold is located in the middle of the strips 14 . 16 . 34 . 36 ,

In this case, the path is a bottom strip 14 . 34 an opening 12 . 32 the path of a folded elbow, in this case a V-shape, pointing inward at the center of the box.

The two V-shapes, passing through the opposite lower strips 14 . 34 take the bottom space of the box and prevent the pot from falling to the bottom of the box.

The design of the upper stripes 16 . 36 in each of these openings is similar to prevent the pot from moving to the top of the box.

These Box, which is made in this case of cardboard, points a series of arrangements that are destined to their rigidity to increase.

In particular, there are the grooves 18 and 38 passing through the side walls 10 and 30 go through the box, and in this case there are three for each sidewall.

Therefore, each side wall, like the one in 1 shown wall 30 , a first passage rib 38 under the considered opening and a similar passage rib 38 over the opening. A third rib 38 is divided into two sections, each on each side of the considered opening 32 passes through the border of the wall.

A other arrangement in this case is the presence of tabs, extending at the ends of the sidewalls to interact with the box closure flaps refold.

Consequently At the bottom of the box on each side wall are two triangular Shaped tabs are arranged and folded back to in the plane the lower surface to lie to the box.

you notice that each one of these two tabs, which are formed on each wall, by cutting a single original one Tab made with a straight-line fold that is through a middle cut in two tabs is cut.

Each tab is at a half portion of the considered upper elbow 16 . 36 fixed.

Preferably is at the top of the box for each side wall only one single flap formed, in other words, she is at only one the two sections which form the elbow formed to to avoid obstruction of access to the pot when a user pull this out.

Apart from the advantages mentioned above, this box is despite the presence of a particularly wide-cut window 22 on the front surface while holding a pot in position very effective.

First of all, note 3 and 4 ) that the box according to this embodiment with respect to the volume of a pot 100 sized so that this pot at least partially through the front window 22 protrudes.

To achieve this, the one between her front surface 20 and their back surface 40 measured box thickness is chosen so that it is less than the diameter of the pot 100 is, so that the back surface 40 the box forces the pot through, through the front window 22 protrude.

Also note that the side openings 12 . 32 for an exact arrangement of the pot 100 are arranged in a prominent front position so that they are slightly to the front surface 20 are offset so that the rear vertical edge 13 . 33 every side opening 10 . 30 the pot 100 also pushes to the front of the box.

This arrangement of the pot 100 in which it protrudes forward, is advantageous in itself.

she provides the customer with a particularly clear and direct view in particular the inscriptions on the pot and the appearance of its contents.

Of the Customer can also easily touch the product, which is a favored one and direct contact with the product.

This conspicuous arrangement also makes it possible, as in this example, to use a box with a volume that is particularly small compared to the volume of the pot, because of the Pot protrudes beyond the total volume of the box.

by virtue of their compact size can A larger number of these boxes on store shelves to be ordered.

These Type of box is also cheaper to manufacture because it requires less material.

Around the pot is particularly reliable It is proposed that an arrangement be Influence on keeping the pot upright.

This is how the front window gets 22 preferably made by a section 24 which is cut out in this window, kept and then folded inside in the box.

This front parallelepiped shaped window is made by using a U-shaped cut-out to form such a flap 24 to be moved inside the box.

The edge 25 this flap 24 which is not cut out, is specially arranged to extend under the pot, whereby the upper edges of the lower retaining strips 14 . 34 coming from the side walls 10 . 30 come, be covered. The flap thus formed and folded inside in the box 24 thus forms a receiving platform for the pot, on the lower holding strip 14 . 34 is supported.

Therefore, the thus arranged flap forms 24 a contact with the bottom of the pot, which reduces the risk of slippage of the pot in the box, in particular in a rotation due to its extent.

It also promotes this type of flap 24 the distribution of weight over the entire extent of the lower holding strips 14 . 34 ,

To further improve the holding of the pot, the presence of this flap becomes apparent 24 used to arrange an adhesive dab, which further improves the contact between the pot and the box.

A random Rotation of the pot, which would have the unfortunate effect, the Hide labels on the pot, then on a particular reliable way impossible made.

For a perfect folding of the flap of the front window is preferably an interrupted preparatory cutout 27 applied along the fold line of this flap.

We Now the successive steps of a method for Production of such a packaging box and the facilities that to perform these various steps automatically.

5a to 5g show the sequential steps in the preferred method.

5a shows an unfolded and glued cardboard page as it is delivered to the automatic folding machine.

Note that this page is folded on itself at this stage. She is glued to a longitudinal border, that the box after a simple moving apart of the opposite walls 10 and 30 is brought into the shape of a parallel-sided tube.

For this, this condition, in which the opposite walls 10 and 30 be moved apart, in 5b by an automatic device which positions a sucker on one of these walls and then pulls on this sucker to separate the walls.

5c illustrates the third manufacturing step, which consists of closing the bottom surface of the box. The closing is particularly easy as the final fold 55 such a lower flap 50 is provided by a locking device in a conventional manner by simply inserting this end fold.

Note, however, that closing the flap 60 that forms the lower surface is only possible after the lower elbows 14 . 34 the side walls 10 . 30 pressed inward to reduce the thickness of the box at the bottom of the box.

The automatic folding machine is provided for this purpose with movable fingers that are capable of these contra-angles 14 . 34 These fingers move at the same time as they move through an automatic device to close the lower flap 60 the box are pressed.

In the step in 5d shown is the flap 24 of the front window 22 brought by an automatic device for folding the flap inside in the box.

This device for folding the window flap 24 also preferably consists of a movable finger, which is inside in the box with the flap 24 comes into contact.

After placing an adhesive dab on the window flap 24 the pot is then inserted through the top opening in the box ( 5e ). The pot is easy to position as the sidewalls 10 . 30 at this stage in its upper section 16 . 36 do not form any retaining elbows yet.

But after the arrangement of the pot, these upper stripes 16 . 36 the side walls 10 . 30 , again by an automatic displacement device in the form of movable fingers, pushed inwards into the box.

These pushed inward Stripes then take their shape as blockage elbows above the Pot in a form that is adapted in size to the pot. This pot is then surrounded at the top and at the bottom, and it is impossible for him to move in the packaging.

This process reduces the thickness of the top section of the box, causing the pot through the front window 24 is pressed, what allows an automatic device, the top flap 50 to press the box to close the box.

The Box met then the previously described advantageous hold and presentation functions.

Although the invention has been described with reference to a window which is partially traversed on the side opposite a solid wall, a variant of arranging two windows which are partially crossed could be on two opposite surfaces, in other words, at the front and at the back. In this case, as in 6 shown a window 42 used that the window 22 is similar.

We have described exemplary embodiments, in which the window is rectangular, but would be any other shape possible, which is adapted, for example, to other forms of receptacles.

Claims (17)

Packaging box for a receptacle for a cosmetic, therapeutic or hygiene product for humans, this box having two opposite side surfaces ( 10 . 30 ), each with an opening ( 12 . 32 ), in which the lower section is defined by a strip ( 14 . 34 ), which is moved inwardly into the box, around the receptacle ( 100 ) at its upper edge, the box being characterized in that it has a certain area ( 10 ) with a window ( 22 ), which allows the receptacle ( 100 ) protrudes partially beyond it, this window ( 22 ) with a flap ( 24 ), which is cut out of the window and the upper edges of the retaining strips ( 14 . 34 ) and thereby forms a receiving platform for the receptacle. Structure of a packaging box according to claim 1 and a receptacle, which is arranged within this package has. Structure according to claim 2, characterized in that the receptacle a Pot of a skin application product is. Structure according to claim 2 or claim 3, characterized in that the receptacle ( 100 ) through the window ( 22 ) over the main plane of the surface ( 20 ) that surrounds this window. Structure according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the box has a thickness measured between its surface ( 20 ), the window ( 22 ) and its rear surface ( 40 ) smaller than the diameter of the receptacle ( 100 ). Structure according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the height of the window ( 22 ) equal to the height of the receptacle ( 100 ). Structure according to one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that the openings ( 12 . 32 ) in the side walls ( 10 . 30 ) the box are formed, slightly offset from the surface ( 20 ) are the box containing the window ( 22 ). An assembly according to any one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that it comprises at least one adhesive swab covering a face of the flap ( 24 ) with a lower portion of the receptacle ( 100 ) connects. Structure according to any one of Claims 2 to 8, characterized in that it comprises a series of stiffening grooves transverse to the walls ( 10 . 30 ) are arranged, which the openings ( 12 . 32 ) form. Structure according to one of claims 2 to 9, characterized in that the flap ( 24 ) has a folding line consisting of an interrupted previous section ( 27 ) is formed. Structure according to one of claims 2 to 10, characterized in that the box of egg ner cardboard side is made. Structure according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the box has a second window ( 42 ), which is opposite the first window ( 22 ) and in that these two windows ( 22 . 42 ) both partly from the receptacle ( 100 ) are crossed. Method of packaging a receptacle for a cosmetic, therapeutic or hygiene product for human beings, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - providing a configured side to form a receptacle for the receptacle, this side being provided with two opposing surfaces ( 10 . 30 ) of the box, each having an opening ( 12 . 32 ) having; - pushing in two strips, each of which faces one of the two opposing surfaces ( 10 . 30 ) and each one of these two openings ( 12 . 32 ) bounded at the lower edge, so that a lower support for the receptacle is formed; - Providing a window ( 22 ) on a third surface of said box, which is sufficiently free so that the receptacle can traverse it partially; - Provide a flap ( 24 ) located at the bottom of this window ( 22 ) and inward pressing of this flap ( 24 ) into the box so that they cover the upper edges of the lower carrier strips ( 14 . 34 ) of the receptacle and thereby forms a support platform for the receptacle. Method according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it also comprises the step of applying an adhesive dab to a surface of the flap ( 24 ) and positioning a receptacle in contact with this adhesive swab. A method according to claim 13 or claim 14, characterized in that the receptacle is a pot of a skin application product ( 100 ). An automatic folding machine for a packaging box for a receptacle of a cosmetic, therapeutic or hygiene product for human beings, comprising means for folding and closing elements of such a box, including means for causing the respective lower strips ( 14 . 34 ) of the two opposing surfaces ( 10 . 30 ) of the carton, the machine being characterized in that it further comprises means for closing a flap ( 24 ) of a window ( 22 ) in the typical section of a surface ( 20 ) the box, which differs from the two opposite faces, to move inwards into the box after the corresponding strips ( 14 . 34 ) for the opposite surfaces ( 10 . 30 ) were relocated. Packaging assembly for a receptacle of a cosmetic, therapeutic or hygiene product for human beings, characterized in that it comprises a folding machine according to the preceding claim and in that it has an automatic adhesive device adapted to apply an adhesive swab to the window flap ( 24 ), and means for automatically inserting a receptacle into the box after this adhesive swab has been placed.