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EP0365804A1
EP0365804A1 EP89116711A EP89116711A EP0365804A1 EP 0365804 A1 EP0365804 A1 EP 0365804A1 EP 89116711 A EP89116711 A EP 89116711A EP 89116711 A EP89116711 A EP 89116711A EP 0365804 A1 EP0365804 A1 EP 0365804A1
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Walter Ramspott
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4P Nicolaus Kempten GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
    • B65D5/06—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body

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Packaging, which consists of sealable cardboard or the like, with two sides (2, 3) and two end walls (4, 5), which are connected by means of a longitudinal seam, and with a transverse sealing seam at the upper and the lower end of the packaging respectively, a tab (22) being formed, at least in the region of one transverse sealing seam, on one of the extension flaps (12) of one side wall (3) which are to be sealed to one another, which tab extends over the entire width of said wall and engages over the other extension flap (11) and covers its free cut edge. This tab (22) is then gripped between the two sections (9, 12) of this extension flap (11), which are laid flat on one another. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine aus siegelfähigem Karton od.dgl. bestehende Verpackung mit zwei Seiten- und zwei Stirnwänden, die mit einer Längsnaht verbunden sind, sowie mit je einer Quersiegelnaht am oberen und unteren Ende der Verpackung.The invention relates to a sealable cardboard or the like. existing packaging with two side and two end walls, which are connected with a longitudinal seam, as well as with a transverse sealing seam at the top and bottom of the packaging.

Derartige Verpackungen sind in einer Vielzahl bekannt; ihr oberes Ende ist meist dachförmig ausgebildet, wodurch sich eine sehr schlechte Stapelbarkeit ergibt. Darüber hinaus liegen die Schnittkanten der Verpackung frei, so daß dort Feuchtigkeit usw. eindringen kann.Such packaging is known in a variety; its upper end is usually roof-shaped, which results in very poor stackability. In addition, the cut edges of the packaging are exposed so that moisture etc. can penetrate there.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Verpackung der genannten Art so zu auszugestalten, daß die Schnittkanten weitgehend verschlossen sind und eine gute Stapelbarkeit gegeben ist.The invention has for its object to design a packaging of the type mentioned so that the cut edges are largely closed and there is good stackability.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß wenigstens im Bereich der einen Quersiegelnaht an einer der miteinander zu versiegelnden Verlängerungsklappen der einen Seitenwand ein über ihre ganze Breite reichender Lappen angeformt ist, welcher die andere Verlängerungsklappe übergreift und deren freie Schnittkante überdeckt, und daß der Lappen zwischen die beiden flach aufeinander gelegten Abschnitte dieser Verlängerungsklappe eingespannt ist.This object is achieved in that, at least in the area of a transverse sealing seam on one of the extension flaps to be sealed to one side wall, a flap is formed that extends over its entire width, which overlaps the other extension flap and covers its free cutting edge, and that the flap between the two flat sections of this extension flap are clamped.

Damit sind keine offenen Schnittkanten vorhanden, und das obere Ende der Verpackung ist völlig eben ausgebildet.This means there are no open cut edges and the top end of the packaging is completely flat.

Sehr vorteilhaft ist es auch, wenn erfindungsgemäß an den beiden die Stirnseiten verlängernden Klappen jeweils ein über deren halbe Breite reichender Lappen angeformt ist, der an den Lappen im Bereich der Seitenwand anschließt und von diesem durch einen Einschnitt getrennt ist.It is also very advantageous if, according to the invention, a flap extending over the half-width is formed on each of the two flaps extending the end faces, which flap adjoins the flap in the region of the side wall and is separated from it by an incision.

Diese zusätzlichen Lappen werden über die freien Schnittkanten der Stirnwand-Klappen gefaltet, so daß auch diese abgedeckt sind.These additional flaps are folded over the free cut edges of the end wall flaps so that they are also covered.

In der Zeichnung ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung dargestellt. Dabei zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 eine Ansicht eines flachliegenden Kartonzuschnittes,
  • Fig. 2 eine Ansicht einer aufgerichteten und verschlossenen Verpackung mit nach oben stehenden Verschlußklappen und
  • Fig. 3 ein Schaubild einer fertigen Verpackung.
In the drawing, an embodiment of the invention is shown. Show:
  • 1 is a view of a flat cardboard blank,
  • Fig. 2 is a view of an erected and closed package with upstanding flaps and
  • Fig. 3 is a diagram of a finished package.

Mit 1 ist in Fig. 1 ein flachliegender Kartonzuschnitt bezeichnet, der zwei Seitenwände 2 und 3 sowie zwei Stirnwände 4 und 5 aufweist, die über Faltlinien 6,7 und 8 miteinander verbunden sind. An die beiden Seitenwände 2 und 3 sind Oberwandabschnitte 9 und 10 und daran Verlängerungsklappen 11 und 12 angeformt. Auch die beiden Stirnwände 4 und 5 sind mit Oberwandabschnitten 13,14 sowie Verlängerungsklappen 15,16 ausygestattet. Die Anlenkung der Oberwandabschnitte 9,10,13,14 an den Seiten- und Stirnwänden erfolgt über eine Faltlinie 17, die im Bereich der einzelnen Wände geringfügig versetzt verläuft. Eine weitere durchlaufende Faltlinie 18 bildet die Verbindung zwischen den Oberwandabschnitten und den Verlängerungsklappen. Die beiden Oberwandabschnitte 13 und 14 sind jeweils durch zwei Faltlinien 19,20 unterteilt, die jeweils von den Eckpunkten der Faltlinie 17 ausgehen und sich zur Mitte der gegenüberliegenden Faltlinie 18 erstrecken. Die Verlängerungsklappe 15 bzw. 16 ist durch eine Faltlinie 21 unterteilt, die von der Mitte der Faltlinie 18 ausgeht und parallel zu den Faltlinien 6,7 und 8 verläuft. An der Verlängerungsklappe 12 der Seitenwand 3 ist ein Lappen 22 angeformt, der über die ganze Breite der Verlängerungsklappe 12 reicht. Seitlich neben dem Lappen 22 ist an der Verlängerungsklappe 16 der Stirnwand 5 ein Lappen 23 angelenkt, der über deren halbe Breite reicht, d.h. sich von der Faltlinie 6 bis zur Faltlinie 21 erstreckt. Die beiden Lappen 22 und 23 sind durch einen Einschnitt 24 von einander getrennt, der in Verlängerung der Faltlinie 6 verläuft. Ein dem Lappen 23 entsprechendem Lappen 25 ist auch an der Verlängerungsklappe 15 der Stirnwand 4 angeformt und reicht dort ebenfalls nur über die halbe Breite.1 in Fig. 1 denotes a flat cardboard blank, which has two side walls 2 and 3 and two end walls 4 and 5, which are connected to one another via fold lines 6, 7 and 8. Upper wall sections 9 and 10 and extension flaps 11 and 12 are formed on the two side walls 2 and 3. The two end walls 4 and 5 are also equipped with upper wall sections 13, 14 and extension flaps 15, 16. The upper wall sections 9, 10, 13, 14 are articulated to the side and end walls via a fold line 17 which runs slightly offset in the region of the individual walls. Another continuous fold line 18 forms the connection between the top wall sections and the extension flaps. The two top wall sections 13 and 14 are each divided by two fold lines 19, 20, each starting from the corner points of the fold line 17 and extending to the center of the opposite fold line 18. The extension flap 15 and 16 is divided by a fold line 21 which starts from the center of the fold line 18 and runs parallel to the fold lines 6, 7 and 8. A flap 22 is formed on the extension flap 12 of the side wall 3 and extends over the entire width of the extension flap 12. A flap 23 is articulated to the side of the flap 22 on the extension flap 16 of the end wall 5 and extends over half its width, ie extends from the fold line 6 to the fold line 21. The two flaps 22 and 23 are separated from each other by an incision 24 which extends the fold line 6. A tab 25 corresponding to the tab 23 is also formed on the extension flap 15 of the end wall 4 and also extends there only over half the width.

Auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite der beiden Seitenwände und Stirnwände sind über eine ebenfalls geringfügig versetzte Faltlinie 27 Unterwandabschnitte 28,29,30,31 angelenkt, die ihrerseits über eine Faltlinie 32 Verlängerungsklappe 33,34,35,36 tragen. Die beiden an den stirnwänden 4,5 angeformten Unterwandabschnitte 29 und 31 sind wieder durch zwei Faltlinien 19 und 20 unterteilt, die von den Eckpunkten der stirnwand ausgehen und in der Mitte der Faltlinie 32 im Bereich der anschließenden Verlängerungsklappe 34 bzw. 36 zusammentreffen. An dieser Stelle endet jeweils eine Faltlinie 21, welche die Verlängerungsklappen 34 und 36 in zwei Abschnitte unterteilt. Die Stirnwand 4 ist an ihrer von der Seitenwand 2 abgewandten Seite durch eine Faltlinie 37 begrenzt, über welche ein Längsnaht-Streifen 38 angeformt ist. Sowohl die Faltlinie 37 als auch der Längsnaht-Streifen 38 reichen dabei über die gesamte Höhe des Kartonzuschnittes 1.On the opposite side of the two side walls and end walls 27 lower wall sections 28, 29, 30, 31 are articulated via a likewise slightly offset folding line, which in turn carry 32 extension flaps 33, 34, 35, 36 via a folding line. The two lower wall sections 29 and 31 formed on the end walls 4, 5 are again divided by two fold lines 19 and 20, which start from the corner points of the end wall and meet in the middle of the fold line 32 in the area of the subsequent extension flap 34 and 36, respectively. At this point, a folding line 21 ends, which divides the extension flaps 34 and 36 into two sections. The end wall 4 is delimited on its side facing away from the side wall 2 by a fold line 37, by means of which a longitudinal seam strip 38 is formed. Both the fold line 37 and the longitudinal seam strip 38 extend over the entire height of the carton blank 1.

In Fig. 2 ist der Kartonzuschnitt bereits mit Hilfe des Längsnaht-Streifens zu einer Hülse geformt, die gefüllt und beidseitig durch Quersiegelnähte verschlossen ist. Dabei stehen an der Oberseite die Lappen 22,23 und 25 nach oben ab.In Fig. 2 the cardboard blank is already shaped with the help of the longitudinal seam strip into a sleeve which is filled and closed on both sides by transverse sealing seams. The flaps 22, 23 and 25 protrude from the top.

Bei der in Fig. 3 gezeigten fertigen Verpackung sind diese Lappen 22,23,25 um die freie Kante der Verlängerungsklappen 11, 15,16 herumgelegt, und der Lappen 22 ist zwischen dem Oberwandabschnitt 9 und dem Verlängerungsabschnitt 12 eingeklemmt, während der Lappen 23 zwischen der Verlängerungsklappe 16 und der Stirnseite 5 eingeklemmt ist.In the finished packaging shown in FIG. 3, these tabs 22, 23, 25 are wrapped around the free edge of the extension flaps 11, 15, 16 and the tab 22 is clamped between the top wall section 9 and the extension section 12, while the tab 23 between the extension flap 16 and the end face 5 is clamped.

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1. Aus siegelfähigem Karton od.dgl. bestehende Verpackung mit zwei Seiten- und zwei Stirnwänden, die mit einer Längsnaht verbunden sind, sowie mit je einer Quersiegelnaht am oberen und unteren Ende der Verpackung, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß wenigstens im Bereich der einen Quersiegelnaht an einer der miteinander zu versiegelnden Verlängerungsklappen (12) der einen Seitenwand (3) ein über ihre ganze Breite reichender Lappen (22) angeformt ist, welcher die andere Verlängerungsklappe (11) übergreift und deren freie Schnittkante überdeckt, und daß der Lappen (22) zwischen die beiden flach aufeinander gelegten Abschnitte dieser Verlängerungsklappe (11) eingespannt ist.1. From sealable cardboard or the like. Existing packaging with two side and two end walls, which are connected with a longitudinal seam, and each with a transverse sealing seam at the upper and lower end of the packaging, characterized in that at least in the area of the one transverse sealing seam on one of the extension flaps (12) to be sealed together One side wall (3) is formed with a flap (22) that extends over its entire width, which overlaps the other extension flap (11) and covers its free cutting edge, and that the flap (22) lies between the two sections of this extension flap that are laid flat on top of one another. 11) is clamped. 2. Verpackung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß an den beiden die Stirnseiten (4,5) verlängernden Klappen (15,16) jeweils ein über deren halbe Breite reichender Lappen (23,25) angeformt ist, der an den Lappen (22) im Bereich der Seitenwand (3) anschließt und von diesem durch einen Einschnitt (24) getrennt ist.2. Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that a flap (23, 25) extending over half its width is integrally formed on the two flaps (15, 16) which extend the end faces (4, 5) and which is attached to the flap (22 ) in the area of the side wall (3) and separated from it by an incision (24).
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FR58323E (en) * 1948-06-05 1953-11-18 Box intended in particular for packaging
DE1152944B (en) * 1958-07-12 1963-08-14 Bahlsen Werner Closure on collapsible containers
CH394786A (en) * 1963-06-10 1965-06-30 Liquid Packaging Limited Manufacturing process for cardboard packaging
FR1437229A (en) * 1965-06-17 1966-04-29 Hesser Ag Maschf Packaging container made of flexible materials
CH424613A (en) * 1964-11-02 1966-11-15 Steiger Ag Sealable pack

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FR58323E (en) * 1948-06-05 1953-11-18 Box intended in particular for packaging
DE1152944B (en) * 1958-07-12 1963-08-14 Bahlsen Werner Closure on collapsible containers
CH394786A (en) * 1963-06-10 1965-06-30 Liquid Packaging Limited Manufacturing process for cardboard packaging
CH424613A (en) * 1964-11-02 1966-11-15 Steiger Ag Sealable pack
FR1437229A (en) * 1965-06-17 1966-04-29 Hesser Ag Maschf Packaging container made of flexible materials

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