EP0499577A1 - Eléments d'emballage pour le maintien d'objets allongés - Google Patents

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EP0499577A1
EP0499577A1 EP92810028A EP92810028A EP0499577A1 EP 0499577 A1 EP0499577 A1 EP 0499577A1 EP 92810028 A EP92810028 A EP 92810028A EP 92810028 A EP92810028 A EP 92810028A EP 0499577 A1 EP0499577 A1 EP 0499577A1
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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
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/50—Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
    • B65D5/5028—Elements formed separately from the container body
    • B65D5/5035—Paper elements
    • B65D5/5064—Inverted U- or V-shaped paper elements provided with slits or recesses in which at least a part of the contents are located
    • 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
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/50—Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
    • B65D5/5028—Elements formed separately from the container body
    • B65D5/5035—Paper elements
    • B65D5/5078—Pockets whereby the articles are inserted into the pockets, e.g. inverted U-shaped elements
    • 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
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/50—Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
    • B65D5/5028—Elements formed separately from the container body
    • B65D5/5035—Paper elements
    • B65D5/508—Combination of U-shaped and inverted U-shaped elements
    • B65D5/5083—Combination of U-shaped and inverted U-shaped elements each item being partially located in a U-shaped element and partially located in an inverted U-shaped element, e.g. for bottles
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/42—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for ampoules; for lamp bulbs; for electronic valves or tubes

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  • the invention relates to a packaging part for receiving elongated objects, in particular ampoules, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such packaging parts often form an insert in a stable box, the objects to be packaged being protected against knocks and bumps and mutual contact being avoided.
  • Such packaging inserts are also referred to as shaft parts.
  • the elongated objects are inserted into the troughs between the individual chambers, e.g. in CH-A-263 453 or in FR-A-1 049 050.
  • the ampoules are therefore not protected over their entire circumference and stabilization in the axial direction of the ampoules is not provided. This is a disadvantage in that when the box lid is open, individual ampoules can fall out in several directions, depending on the nature of the packaging.
  • the production and filling of the packaging parts should be as simple as possible, so that they are also suitable for automatic packaging lines.
  • This object is achieved according to the invention with a packaging part which has the features in claim 1.
  • the securing element can be arranged at both ends or only at one end of the chambers.
  • the chamber opening can thus be locked in the simplest way without the need for an additional part or an adhesive operation.
  • the securing element is produced in one piece together with the carrier blank.
  • the necessary folding can be automated in the packaging line with relatively simple means. An object packaged in this way is protected on all sides even after the outer packaging has been removed or opened and does not fall out of the chamber even in the vertical position.
  • the outer packaging may e.g. a separate box, a shrink film or even part of the carrier blank, as shown in FR-A-1 049 050.
  • a particularly advantageous locking of the objects results if the carrier blank protrudes over at least one side over the shaped blank and if the securing element is a foldable securing strip with an angled portion, which is arranged on the elongated carrier blank and which extends over several chambers, the angled portion being the At least partially closes openings.
  • the extension of the carrier blank with the security strip thus forms a kind of shock protection in the longitudinal direction.
  • Such a security strip can be arranged at both ends of the chambers. If the objects have a section that protrudes from the chamber, such as, for example, the spikes of the ampoules, then cutouts can be arranged in the securing strip and / or in the bend in the region of each chamber opening.
  • a securing element can also be formed in the simplest manner in that a securing tab is cut out of the shape blank on at least one side of the chambers and can be folded out of the original boundary wall of the chamber against the interior of the chamber. With this measure, too, the chamber opening can be blocked in a very simple manner, with a stiffening of the chamber cross section also being achieved.
  • the securing tab can be formed by an incision at the end of the chamber, which runs parallel to the edge of the chamber.
  • a securing tab is cut out of the blank on both sides of the chambers. If the packaged goods are ampoules with an approximately cylindrical ampoule body and with an ampoule skewer, the securing tabs on one side of the chambers can form a support bed for the ampoule skewers in the folded state. The ampoule skewers lie on the folded tabs, the latter simultaneously holding the ampoule body in the longitudinal direction.
  • the chambers particularly advantageously have a polygonal cross section with at least five corners. As a result, objects with a round cross section are held well, including one Stiffening of the chambers occurs in the longitudinal direction.
  • the chambers particularly advantageously have a hexagonal cross section, but could also have an octagonal shape.
  • the packaging part according to FIG. 1 essentially consists of a carrier blank 2 and a shape blank 3 fastened thereon. These blanks can consist of cardboard, plastic or a laminate of different materials.
  • the shape blank 3 is already folded in a meandering shape and glued or welded to the carrier blank.
  • adjacent, prismatic chambers 4 are formed which have the openings 5 and 5 'on their end faces.
  • the side walls of the chambers already have fold lines 13 so that a hexagonal chamber shape can be formed from the square.
  • the deformation of the shape blank and its connection to the carrier blank is carried out in a previous operation, whereby various methods can be used. So it is e.g. possible to process individual cuts. However, continuous production is also conceivable, with the carrier blank and the shape blank being pulled off material rolls and with each individual chamber 4 being produced continuously. The web material is then separated into individual cuts.
  • the carrier blank 2 is extended beyond the width of the shape blank 3.
  • a security strip 7 and an angled portion 8 directly adjoin this extension 6 in the same plane.
  • fold lines 9 are arranged between the bend 8, the securing strip 7 and the extension 6.
  • cutouts 10 are cut out, which in the exemplary embodiment extend over the securing strip 7 and the bend 8. The configuration and arrangement of these recesses depends very much on the objects that are to be secured in the chambers 4.
  • FIG. 2 shows the packaging part according to FIG. 1 after filling with an ampoule 1.
  • a exerted a pressure on the upper side of the chambers 4, the side walls of the chambers being bent outwards about the fold lines 13 and the chambers being given a honeycomb-like, hexagonal configuration.
  • the side walls of the chambers 4 could also be bent several times, so that the chambers are given an approximately circular configuration.
  • the bend 8 is also angled relative to the security strip 7 and the security strip is in turn folded against the openings 5 of the chambers. This results in the ramp-shaped configuration according to FIG. 2, in which the bend 8 is directed against the extension 6 and the openings 5 are partially blocked.
  • the recesses 10 now form a receiving opening for the ampoule skewers 14, which are protected in this arrangement. Since the hexagonal chambers have the tendency to return to the quadrangular configuration according to FIG. 1, the ampoules are also held resiliently by the chamber walls, so that the ampoules cannot even rotate about their own axis. After a chamber has been filled, the securing tab 11 is folded against the center of the chamber, as can be seen more clearly in FIG. 3. The securing tab 11 thus forms a lock on the chamber opening 5 'and prevents the ampoule 1 from slipping backwards again.
  • the ampoules or possibly other elongated objects such as In this way, technical devices etc. are protected on all sides and can be packaged in a simple manner.
  • the securing elements at the chamber openings can be designed in very different ways.
  • Figure 4 shows an embodiment, at which the bend 8 is not directed against the extension 6, but away from it.
  • the security strip 7 runs parallel to the plane of the extension 6.
  • the security strip could, on the other hand, also be designed such that it forms an almost all-round protective chamber for the ampoule skewers.
  • an additional wall section would have to be arranged between the extension 6 and the securing strip 7, the width of which corresponds approximately to the width of the bend 8.
  • FIG. 6 shows an exemplary embodiment of a packaging part, in which the securing element is formed from the shaped blank 3 on both sides of the chambers.
  • the three chambers 4a, 4b and 4c are shown in different stages of deformation.
  • the carrier blank 2 has approximately the same width as the shape blank 3.
  • the goods to be packaged are also ampoules 1 with an ampoule skewer 14.
  • the cross section of the chamber 4a is approximately the same as that shown in FIG. 1.
  • an incision 12 forms a securing tab 11.
  • the incision 12 ' is arranged at a greater distance from the outer edge than the incision 12. However, it also separates a type of securing tab, which however also assumes the function of a support bed 15.
  • the chamber 4b has already been deformed into a hexagonal cross section around the lateral fold lines 13.
  • the support bed 14 is folded inwards. Now an ampoule 1 can be inserted into the chamber from the back, the spit 14 of which comes to rest on the support bed 15. At the same time, the support bed forms a stop for the shoulder part of the ampoule 1. This position is shown in the chamber 4c. Now only the securing tab 11 needs to be folded in order to also have the ampoule 1 on hers Support the ground.
  • the ampoule spit 14 is also optimally protected in this exemplary embodiment.
  • the goods to be packaged are not ampoules, but rather approximately cylindrical vials 17 with a closure lid 18.
  • the cutout could also have a different shape and a uniform cutout could also be connected to the securing tabs 11.
  • the cut-out makes it easier to pull out the vial and it enables easy identification of the packaging contents. Similar cutouts can of course also be made in other exemplary embodiments.
EP92810028A 1991-02-15 1992-01-17 Eléments d'emballage pour le maintien d'objets allongés Expired - Lifetime EP0499577B1 (fr)

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