EP0368714B2 - Article-grouping process and group of articles thus arranged - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method of grouping articles on a support.
- the invention also relates to the means for implementing this method as well as to the batches of articles grouped according to this method.
- the invention relates more particularly but not exclusively to the grouping of boxes or pots in batches which can be handled by one person.
- the invention concerns precisely the grouping of articles intended to be placed on support planes for the exhibition for sale or storage.
- this adhesive and this method are not suitable for heavier items, such as cans of food or drink and jars of mustard or condiments.
- the subject of the invention is a method of grouping articles, in particular characterized in that, on the one hand, the adhesive is chosen from those which, although superficially dry, have adhesive properties by contact, especially in normal atmospheric pressure, temperature and hygrometry conditions and, on the other hand, outside the locations which must be occupied by these articles, a set of stops is created on the regrouping plate which, when the plates are stacked grouping without articles, hinder any contact between the adhesive disposed at each receiving surface, on the one hand, and the support means of the superimposed grouping plate, on the other hand.
- the invention also relates to the means for implementing this method of grouping articles as well as the batches of articles thus obtained.
- articles 1 which have at least one face 2 which, when taken in isolation, allows their stable support on a substantially flat support 3 such as an element of a shelf 4.
- the articles are for example grouped so as to constitute a batch 5 which can be handled in a given configuration without risk of dissociation.
- the articles are grouped into a certain number of juxtaposed rows.
- a common plate 6 which is of rigidity at least sufficient not to bend under the weight of the articles.
- the adhesive is chosen from those which are substantially pasty which, on the one hand, although superficially dry, has adhesive properties on contact and, on the other hand, after exposure to the open air, remains pasty especially under normal atmospheric pressure and temperature conditions.
- the application of the adhesive 10 takes place on the grouping plate.
- An adhesive is chosen of which, after the abovementioned rest time, the cohesion power and the adhesion power are such that, to induce the detachment of the articles, it is necessary to apply to each article an action whose intensity is greater than that generated at the level of said adhesive by the mass of each item during the simple reversal of the batch carried by the grouping plate.
- This feature makes it possible to obviate the dissociation of the batch during its reversal without obviously hampering the possibility for an operator to pick up an article from said batch.
- This adhesive is applied in points, lines or areas at least at each location 7 which, on the receiving surface 8 of the grouping plate 6, must be occupied by one of the articles of the batch to be constituted.
- a set of stops 14 is created on the regrouping plate which, during the stacking of the regrouping plates devoid of articles, prevent any contact between the adhesive disposed at each receiving surface 8, on the one hand, and the means 9 for supporting the superposed grouping plate, on the other hand.
- the stops 14 are for example constituted by the opposite faces of a flange which rises at the periphery of each of the grouping plates with a flare which, by wedge effect, prohibits their total nesting because this contact was sufficient beyond some time to secure their membership.
- the grouping plate has a rigidity at least sufficient not to bend under the weight of the articles.
- This adhesive is characterized in that it is substantially pasty and in that, on the one hand, although it is superficially dry, it has adhesive properties on contact and, on the other hand, after exposure to air , it remains pasty, in particular under normal atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity conditions.
- the means for implementing the invention also include grouping plates which, apart from the locations 7 articles on the grouping plate, have a set of stops 14 which, during the stacking of plates devoid of articles, prevent any contact between the adhesive deposited at each receiving surface 8, on the one hand, and the support means 9 of the superimposed grouping plate, on the other hand.
- an adhesive is chosen such that its adhesion power on the facing surfaces ensures that the rupture occurs between the bearing surface 2 of each article and the said material so that the articles can be removed without wearing adhesive residue and.
- the adhesive is chosen such that the rupture takes place between the receiving surface 8 of the grouping plate and the said material so that the plates can be recycled.
- the adhesive 10 is deposited on the receiving surface of the grouping plates in the form of possibly rectilinear and substantially parallel lines with spacing E and width L predetermined according to the desired adhesion effect. with the items in the lot.
- the grouping plate 6 consists of a cardboard plate provided with a peripheral border giving the whole the shape of a trunk of pyramid trunk whose edges hinder the total nesting of said plates during of their overlap.
- the material constituting the adhesive is an adhesive of the so-called "HOTMELT” type.
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L'invention se rapporte a un procédé de groupement d'articles sur un support.The invention relates to a method of grouping articles on a support.
L'invention se rapporte également aux moyens pour la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé ainsi qu'aux lots d'articles groupés selon ce procédé.The invention also relates to the means for implementing this method as well as to the batches of articles grouped according to this method.
L'invention intéresse plus particulièrement mais non exclusivement le groupement de boîtes ou de pots en lots manutentionnables par une personne.The invention relates more particularly but not exclusively to the grouping of boxes or pots in batches which can be handled by one person.
L'invention intéresse précisément le groupement d'articles destinés a être placés sur des plans supports pour l'exposition à la vente ou le stockage.The invention concerns precisely the grouping of articles intended to be placed on support planes for the exhibition for sale or storage.
Ne serait-ce que pour faciliter leur transport, il est classique de réunir des articles en les enfermant dans un suremballage et, par exemple, dans un emballage rigide tel une caisse, ou dans un manchon en matière plastique qu'elle soit rétractée à chaud ou à froid.If only to facilitate their transport, it is conventional to bring together items by enclosing them in an overpack and, for example, in a rigid packaging such as a box, or in a plastic sleeve that it is shrunk hot or cold.
Outre le coût élevé de ces caisses ou les difficultés rencontrées pour éliminer ensuite les déchets de matière plastique, l'inconvénient de ces suremballages est que, lorsque les articles sont destinés à être vendus à l'unité et doivent donc être mis en rayon de manière à pouvoir être saisis individuellement, il faut au préalable les extraire de leur suremballage ce qui constitue pour le vendeur une perte de temps appréciable.In addition to the high cost of these boxes or the difficulties encountered in subsequently disposing of plastic waste, the disadvantage of these overpacks is that, when the articles are intended to be sold individually and must therefore be shelved so to be able to be entered individually, they must first be removed from their overwrap, which constitutes an appreciable waste of time for the seller.
Un autre inconvénient de ces suremballages est qu'aprés leur retrait, les articles sont instables et donc difficilement étiquetables.Another disadvantage of these overpacks is that after their removal, the articles are unstable and therefore difficult to label.
Afin d'y remédier, il est connu de regrouper plusieurs articles en lots par collage d'une fraction de la face latérale des articles contre une face d'un même support tel un plateau par exemple en carton.In order to remedy this, it is known to group several articles in batches by gluing a fraction of the lateral face of the articles against a face of the same support such as a tray, for example made of cardboard.
A cet effet (US-A-3.300.041, FR-A-2.094.255 et 2.142.286) c'est juste avant le regroupement que, sur au moins l'une des faces en vis à vis l'une de l'article et l'autre du support, on dépose de la colle à chaud ou à froid et on maintient fermement le contact entre les articles le temps nécessaire pour parvenir à la prise de la colle.For this purpose (US-A-3.300.041, FR-A-2.094.255 and 2.142.286) it is just before the grouping that, on at least one of the faces opposite one of the 'article and the other of the support, hot or cold glue is deposited and the contact between the articles is firmly maintained for the time necessary to reach the setting of the glue.
L'inconvénient de ce procédé de regroupement est la nécessité de déposer la colle juste au moment de regrouper les articles puis de maintenir les articles et le support fermement appliqués l'un sur l'autre un temps important.The disadvantage of this method of grouping is the need to deposit the glue just when grouping the articles and then to keep the articles and the support firmly applied to each other for a long time.
Il est donc impossible de préparer les supports à un poste d'encollage éloigné du poste de regroupement et il est donc nécessaire de faire appel à une machine spéciale et qui, malgré son coût élevé, est de débit faible.It is therefore impossible to prepare the supports at a gluing station remote from the regrouping station and it is therefore necessary to use a special machine which, despite its high cost, has a low throughput.
Pour la fixation de produits trés légers, tels deux feuilles de papier d'une pochette comme par exemple la pochette et son rabat, il est connu (GB-2.161.786) de faire appel à des adhésifs contenus dans des micro-capsules qui, sous une faible pression, libèrent le dit adhésif qui également aprés séchage fixe les faces en vis à vis.For fixing very light products, such as two sheets of paper from a pocket such as the pocket and its flap, it is known (GB-2,161,786) to use adhesives contained in micro-capsules which, under low pressure, release the said adhesive which also after drying fixes the opposite.
Cet adhésif et ce procédé ne conviennent toutefois pas pour des articles plus pesants, tels des boîtes de conserves ou de boissons et des pots de moutarde ou condiments.However, this adhesive and this method are not suitable for heavier items, such as cans of food or drink and jars of mustard or condiments.
De plus, l'adhésif ne peut être réutilisé.In addition, the adhesive cannot be reused.
Un des résultats que l'invention vise à obtenir est un procédé d'emballage qui remédie aux inconvénients précités.One of the results which the invention aims to obtain is a packaging method which overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks.
A ce effet l'invention a pour objet un procédé de groupement d'articles notamment caractérisé en ce que, d'une part, on choisit l'adhésif parmi ceux qui, bien que superficiellement sec, possèdent des propriétés adhésives par contact notamment dans les conditions de pression atmosphérique de température et d'hygrométrie normales et, d'autre part, en dehors des emplacements qui doivent être occupés par ces articles, on crée sur le plateau de regroupement un ensemble de butées qui, lors de l'empilement des plateaux de regroupement dépourvus d'articles, entravent tout contact entre l'adhésif disposé au niveau de chaque surface de réception, d'une part, et le moyen d'appui du plateau de regroupement superposé, d'autre part.To this end, the subject of the invention is a method of grouping articles, in particular characterized in that, on the one hand, the adhesive is chosen from those which, although superficially dry, have adhesive properties by contact, especially in normal atmospheric pressure, temperature and hygrometry conditions and, on the other hand, outside the locations which must be occupied by these articles, a set of stops is created on the regrouping plate which, when the plates are stacked grouping without articles, hinder any contact between the adhesive disposed at each receiving surface, on the one hand, and the support means of the superimposed grouping plate, on the other hand.
L'invention a également pour objet les moyens en vue de la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé de groupement d'articles ainsi que les lots d'articles ainsi obtenus.The invention also relates to the means for implementing this method of grouping articles as well as the batches of articles thus obtained.
Elle sera bien comprise à l'aide de la description ci-après faite à titre d'exemple non limitatif en regard du dessin ci-annexé qui représente schématiquement :
- figure 1 : en vue de dessus, un plateau de regroupement selon l'invention partiellement équipé d'articles,
- figure 2 : une coupe selon II-II de la figure 1,
- figure 3 : à grande échelle, un détail de la figure 2,
- figure 4 : une forme préférée de réalisation de l'invention.
- FIG. 1: in top view, a grouping tray according to the invention partially equipped with articles,
- FIG. 2: a section along II-II of FIG. 1,
- FIG. 3: on a large scale, a detail of FIG. 2,
- Figure 4: a preferred embodiment of the invention.
En se reportant au dessin, on voit des articles 1 qui présentent au moins une face 2 qui, lorsqu'ils sont pris isolément, permet leur appui stable sur un support 3 sensiblement plan tel un élément d'une étagère 4.Referring to the drawing, we see articles 1 which have at least one
Les articles sont par exemple groupés de manière à constituer un lot 5 manutentionnable dans une configuration donnée sans risque de dissociation.The articles are for example grouped so as to constitute a
Par exemple, pour constituer le lot, les articles sont regroupés en un certain nombre de rangées juxtaposées.For example, to constitute the batch, the articles are grouped into a certain number of juxtaposed rows.
A ce effet, les articles 1 du lot 5 considéré sont maintenus entre eux par un plateau commun 6, dit plateau de regroupement, lequel est de rigidité au moins suffisante pour ne pas ployer sous le poids des articles.To this end, the articles 1 of the
De manière connue, le plateau de regroupement 6 présente :
- d'une part, au moins une
surface 8 dite de réception des articles dont l'étendue est au moins suffisante pour offrir à tous les articles disposés dans la configuration du lot, un emplacement d'appui 7 par leur face d'appui stable précité et - d'autre part, au moins un
moyen 9, tel une surface opposée à la surface de réception et permettant l'appui du plateau sur unsupport 3, en vue de maintenir la surface deréception 8 des articles dans un plan sensiblement parallèle au ditsupport 3.
- on the one hand, at least one so-called surface for receiving articles, the extent of which is at least sufficient to offer all the articles arranged in the configuration of the batch, a
support location 7 by their aforementioned stable support face and - on the other hand, at least one means 9, such as a surface opposite the receiving surface and allowing the support of the tray on a
support 3, in order to maintain thereceiving surface 8 of the articles in a plane substantially parallel to saidsupport 3.
Pour associer le lot d'articles au plateau de regroupement 6 préalablement à la mise en place des articles 1 sur le dit plateau de regroupement du type précité, on dépose au moins localement et sur au moins l'une des faces 2, 8 en vis à vis de l'article et du plateau de regroupement, à l'emplacement 7 présumé de chaque article du lot, un adhésif 10 et on place les articles en appui par leur face 2 prévue à cet effet sur le plateau de regroupement.To associate the batch of articles with the
L'adhésif 10 présente :
- en surface, un pouvoir d'adhésion suffisant pour, au droit de sa
face 11 de liaison à lasurface 8 de réception du plateau de regroupement et de saface 12 de liaison des articles à la surface d'appui 2 d'un article, assurer le maintien mais aussi, - intérieurement et notamment dans l'épaisseur 13 de chaque dépôt, une cohésion suffisante pour le dit maintien,
- on the surface, a sufficient adhesion power, in line with its
face 11 connecting to thesurface 8 for receiving the grouping plate and itsface 12 connecting the articles to thebearing surface 2 of an article, maintain but also, - internally and in particular in the
thickness 13 of each deposit, sufficient cohesion for said maintenance,
Conformément à l'invention, on choisit l'adhésif parmi ceux sensiblement pâteux qui, d'une part, bien que superficiellement sec, possède des propriétés adhésives par contact et, d'autre part, après exposition à l'air libre, demeure pâteux notamment dans les conditions de pression atmosphérique de température et d'hygrométrie normales.In accordance with the invention, the adhesive is chosen from those which are substantially pasty which, on the one hand, although superficially dry, has adhesive properties on contact and, on the other hand, after exposure to the open air, remains pasty especially under normal atmospheric pressure and temperature conditions.
Avec cet adhésif, pour la fixation des articles, on pose chacun d'eux sur un emplacement 7 choisi et on laisse reposer sur l'adhésif les articles un certain temps, de sorte que, par leur seul poids, on maintient le contact jusqu'à l'adhésion.With this adhesive, for fixing the articles, each of them is placed on a chosen
Dans un mode préféré, plutôt que sur l'article, l'application de l'adhésif 10 s'opère sur le plateau de regroupement.In a preferred mode, rather than on the article, the application of the
On choisit un adhésif dont, après le temps de repos précité, le pouvoir de cohésion et le pouvoir d'adhésion sont tels que, pour induire le détachement des articles, il faille appliquer à chaque article une action dont l'intensité est supérieure à celle générée au niveau du dit adhésif par la masse de chaque article lors du simple renversement du lot porté par le plateau de regroupement.An adhesive is chosen of which, after the abovementioned rest time, the cohesion power and the adhesion power are such that, to induce the detachment of the articles, it is necessary to apply to each article an action whose intensity is greater than that generated at the level of said adhesive by the mass of each item during the simple reversal of the batch carried by the grouping plate.
Cette particularité permet d'obvier à la dissociation du lot lors de son renversement sans pour autant évidemment entraver la possibilité pour un opérateur de prélever un article dans le dit lot.This feature makes it possible to obviate the dissociation of the batch during its reversal without obviously hampering the possibility for an operator to pick up an article from said batch.
On applique cet adhésif en points, lignes ou plages au moins à chaque emplacement 7 qui , sur la surface de réception 8 du plateau de regroupement 6, doit être occupé par un des articles du lot à constituer.This adhesive is applied in points, lines or areas at least at each
En dehors des dits emplacements 7 qui doivent être occupés par ces articles, on crée sur sur le plateau de regroupement un ensemble de butées 14 qui, lors de l'empilement des plateaux de regroupement dépourvus d'articles, entravent tout contact entre l'adhésif disposé au niveau de chaque surface de réception 8, d'une part, et le moyen 9 d'appui du plateau de regroupement superposé, d'autre part.Apart from the
Avantageusement, les butées 14 sont par exemple constituées par les faces opposées d'une colerette qui s'élève à la périphérie de chacun des plateaux de regroupement avec un évasement qui, par effet de coin, interdit leur emboîtement total car ce contact suffisait au delà d'un certain temps pour assurer leur adhésion.Advantageously, the
De ce fait, il est possible de préparer des plateaux de regroupement en appliquant l'adhésif 10 puis de les empiler jusqu'à utilisation c'est à dire jusqu'à placement des articles.As a result, it is possible to prepare grouping trays by applying the
Les moyens pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé précité comprennent principalement de manière connue :
- au moins un plateau de
regroupement 6 présentant :- . d'une part, une
surface 8 dite de réception des articles dont l'étendue est au moins suffisante pour offrir un emplacement d'appui 7 à tous les articles dans la configuration du lot et, - . d' autre part, un
moyen 9, tel une surface d'appui du plateau de regroupement sur unsupport 3, en vue de maintenir la surface deréception 8 des articles dans un plan sensiblement parallèle au ditsupport 4.
- . d'une part, une
- at least one
grouping plate 6 having:- . on the one hand, a
surface 8 known as receiving articles, the extent of which is at least sufficient to offer asupport location 7 for all the articles in the configuration of the batch and, - . on the other hand, a
means 9, such as a bearing surface of the grouping plate on asupport 3, in order to maintain thereceiving surface 8 of the articles in a plane substantially parallel to saidsupport 4.
- . on the one hand, a
Le plateau de regroupement a une rigidité au moins suffisante pour ne pas ployer sous le poids des articles.The grouping plate has a rigidity at least sufficient not to bend under the weight of the articles.
Il présente au moins localement des dépôts d'adhésif 10 présentant :
- une
surface 11 de liaison par adhérence à lasurface 8 de réception du plateau deregroupement 6, - une
surface 12 de liaison par adhérence à la surface d'appui 2 d'un article, et - dans
sa masse 13, un pouvoir de cohésion ne permettant sa rupture que sous une charge prédéterminée.
- a
surface 11 for bonding to thesurface 8 for receiving thegrouping plate 6, - a
surface 12 for bonding by adhesion to thebearing surface 2 of an article, and - in its
mass 13, a cohesive power allowing its rupture only under a predetermined load.
Cet adhésif est caractérisé en ce qu'il est sensiblement pâteux et en ce que, d'une part, bien qu'il soit superficiellement sec, il possède des propriétés adhésives par contact et, d'autre part, aprés exposition à l'air, il demeure pâteux notamment dans les conditions de pression atmosphérique de température et d'hygrométrie normales.This adhesive is characterized in that it is substantially pasty and in that, on the one hand, although it is superficially dry, it has adhesive properties on contact and, on the other hand, after exposure to air , it remains pasty, in particular under normal atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity conditions.
Les moyens en vue de la mise en oeuvre de l'invention comprennent, également, des plateaux de regroupement qui, en dehors des emplacements 7 des articles sur le plateau de regroupement, présentent un ensemble de butées 14 qui, lors de l'empilement de plateaux dépourvus d'articles entravent tout contact entre l'adhésif déposé au niveau de chaque surface de réception 8, d'une part, et le moyen 9 d'appui du plateau de regroupement superposé, d'autre part.The means for implementing the invention also include grouping plates which, apart from the
Avantageusement, on choisit un adhésif tel que son pouvoir d'adhésion sur les surfaces en vis à vis assure que la rupture se produise entre la surface d'appui 2 de chaque article et le dit matériau de sorte que les articles puissent être retirés sans porter de résidus d'adhésif et.Advantageously, an adhesive is chosen such that its adhesion power on the facing surfaces ensures that the rupture occurs between the
Dans une variante de mise en oeuvre, on choisit l'adhésif tel que la rupture s'opère entre la surface de réception 8 du plateau de regroupement et le dit matériau de sorte que les plateaux puissent être recyclés.In an implementation variant, the adhesive is chosen such that the rupture takes place between the receiving
Par exemple, tel que cela est représenté, l'adhésif 10 est déposé sur la surface de réception des plateaux de regroupement sous forme de lignes éventuellement rectilignes et sensiblement parallèles d'espacement E et de largeur L prédéterminés selon l'effet d'adhésion recherché avec les articles du lot.For example, as shown, the adhesive 10 is deposited on the receiving surface of the grouping plates in the form of possibly rectilinear and substantially parallel lines with spacing E and width L predetermined according to the desired adhesion effect. with the items in the lot.
Plus particulièrement mais non limitativement, le plateau de regroupement 6 consiste en un plateau en carton pourvu d'une bordure périphérique conférant à l'ensemble la forme d'une barquette en tronc de pyramide dont les bordures entravent l'emboitement total des dits plateaux lors de leur superposition.More particularly but not limited to, the
Avantageusement, le matériau constituant l'adhésif est une colle du type dite "HOTMELT".Advantageously, the material constituting the adhesive is an adhesive of the so-called "HOTMELT" type.
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- A method of grouping in batches (5), on a grouping tray (6), articles (1) having a supporting face (2) on a substantially plane receiving surface (8), which batches have, in particular, a given configuration, that is to say, each article is in a given position (7), the grouping tray (6) comprising:- firstly, at least the said surface which has been referred to as a receiving surface (8) for the articles (1) and which is of a size at least sufficient to provide a supporting position (7) for the supporting face (2) of all the articles in the batch configuration,- secondly, at least one supporting means (9), such as a supporting surface, on a support (3) to keep the surface (8) receiving the articles in a plane substantially parallel to the said support (3),wherein:- there is provided a grouping tray of a rigidity at least sufficient to ensure that the said tray does not bend under the weight of the articles and,- prior to the articles (1) being placed on each grouping tray (6) of the said type, there is applied, at least locally, to the receiving surface (8) of the grouping tray (6), in the anticipated position (7) of each article of the batch, an adhesive (10) which, after exposure to the open air, remains viscous and displays:- on the surface, an adhesive force sufficient to ensure a firm hold by its surface (11) bonding with the receiving surface (8) of the grouping tray and its surface (12) bonding with the articles at the supporting face (2) of an article, and also,- internally and, in particular in the depth (13) of each deposit, a cohesion sufficient for the said firm hold,- lastly, the articles are rested on the grouping tray by their face (2) which is provided for this purpose,the method being characterised in that, firstly, the adhesive is selected from those which, although dry on the surface, have contact adhesion properties, in particular under normal atmospheric pressure, temperature and relative humidity conditions, and in that, secondly, other than in the positions (7) which must be occupied by the said articles, there is provided on the grouping tray a set of stops (14) which, when the grouping trays are stacked without articles disposed thereon, prevent any contact between the adhesive disposed on each receiving surface (8) on the one hand and the supporting means (9) of the overlying grouping tray on the other hand.
- A method as claimed in claim 1 and wherein, at a station other than the adhesive application station, each of the articles is placed in a selected position (7) in order to secure the said articles, characterised in that the articles are left to stand on the adhesive for a given time so that their weight alone causes contact to be maintained until adhesion occurs.
- Means tor carrying out the method as claimed in one of claims 1 to 2, said means comprising:- a grouping tray (6) having a rigidity at least sufficient to ensure that the said tray does not bend under the weight of the articles (1), and itself comprising:- firstly, a surface (8) which has been referred to as a receiving surface for the articles and which is of a size at least sufficient to provide a supporting position (7) for all the articles in the batch configuration, and- secondly, a means (9), such as a supporting surface of the grouping tray on a support (3), to keep the surface (8) receiving the articles in a plane substantially parallel to the said support (4),- deposits of adhesive (10) which remain substantially viscous after exposure to air, and each of which displays:the means being characterised in that:- a surface (11) bonding by adhesion to the receiving surface (8) of the grouping tray (6),- a surface (12) bonding by adhesion to the supporting face (2) of an article, and- in its mass (13), a cohesive force preventing it from breaking away except under a designated load,- other than in the positions (7) of the articles on the grouping tray, there is provided on the said tray a set of stops (14) which, when trays are stacked without articles disposed thereon, prevent any contact between the adhesive applied to each receiving surface (8) on the one hand and the supporting means (9) of the overlying grouping tray on the other hand, and- the adhesive is substantially viscous and, on the one hand, although dry on the surface, the said adhesive has contact adhesion properties while, on the other hand, after exposure to air it remains viscous, in particular under normal atmospheric pressure, temperature and relative humidity conditions.
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| FR8816343 | 1988-10-28 | ||
| FR8816343A FR2639326B1 (en) | 1988-10-28 | 1988-10-28 | METHOD FOR GROUPING ARTICLES, MEANS FOR CARRYING OUT THIS METHOD AND ARTICLES GROUPED ACCORDING TO THIS PROCESS |
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| EP0368714B2 true EP0368714B2 (en) | 1997-06-11 |
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| EP (1) | EP0368714B2 (en) |
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| FR (1) | FR2639326B1 (en) |
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| DE68902453D1 (en) | 1992-09-17 |
| EP0368714A1 (en) | 1990-05-16 |
| FR2639326B1 (en) | 1991-05-10 |
| EP0368714B1 (en) | 1992-08-12 |
| FR2639326A1 (en) | 1990-05-25 |
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