EP0530610B1 - Package for items in containers - Google Patents

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EP0530610B1
EP0530610B1 EP92114258A EP92114258A EP0530610B1 EP 0530610 B1 EP0530610 B1 EP 0530610B1 EP 92114258 A EP92114258 A EP 92114258A EP 92114258 A EP92114258 A EP 92114258A EP 0530610 B1 EP0530610 B1 EP 0530610B1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • the invention relates to a package of in-line, placed in a transport box, summarized by a wrapping around them, in which the transport box is provided in its interior with columns attached to its bottom, which taper upwards and spaces for containers between include themselves, and which are arranged in places where there is an intermediate space between four containers inserted into the transport box.
  • This packaging is known from DE-A-22 24 866. It has become very important because it has become possible with this packaging to transport bottles combined in cardboard boxes into a carrying unit on the way to the consumer without the cardboard boxes being damaged when they are placed in this bottle crate, and when the empty individual bottles are returned to it enable that the bottles are all transported back in an upright position without the possibility of falling over and can be automatically lifted out of the bottle crate by grippers in the bottle filling mode. This meant a significant technical advance, because in this way the bottles, which were combined in cartons to form carrying units, could be returned to the filling operation without any break after they were emptied and there can be removed from the bottle crates in automated systems without operator intervention.
  • shrink wrap packaging has become popular on the market, with which not only bottles but also cylindrical containers in straight rows can be combined to support units (GB-A-969 584).
  • shrink film packaging has a number of advantages compared to the outer cartons - it tightens the containers, they cannot be damaged by moisture, they do not need any imprint, because of their transparency they leave the buyer's eye on the goods or on labels stuck to the goods fall off, labels on the goods are not damaged by them and they are extremely inexpensive - and although the shrink film packaging has been known for as long as the packaging with outer cartons, the technology has not been able to design a transport box in this way, that it can be transported in shrink-wrap containers without damage for transport to the consumer and that the empties can be returned without falling over of individual empties containers even if not all of the spaces in the interior of the box Containers are occupied, as the transport box of DE-PS 22 24 866 is capable of.
  • the shrink film packaging is easily damaged during automatic handling in packaging machines if it is inserted into the column-provided transport boxes. Such damage will in most cases render this packaging unusable.
  • the bottle crate according to DE-PS 22 24 866 is set up by compartments running from side wall to side wall in compartments to accommodate a two-row bottle carrier or two single-row bottle carriers, there are also bottle crates which lack such partition walls and in which the bottle storage spaces are used only by Columns attached to the floor are defined, such as DE-GM 66 00 254 shows.
  • these bottle crates are not used for the transport of bottles combined into carrying units by a covering, but only for the transport of individual bottles.
  • pillars in such bottle crates have become known in a wide variety of forms. (FR-A-1 255 160) They range from star-shaped shapes to rectangular rounded and oval intermediate shapes to simple cylinders.
  • the invention avoids the disadvantages of the prior art. It is the object of the invention, the packaging of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it is suitable for support units of preferably cylindrical containers which are held together by a shrink film as a covering.
  • the invention consists in that the covering of the containers consists of shrink film and that the columns arranged in the transport box have a cross-section which is wide in the direction of the rows of containers combined to form a support unit and which is narrow transversely to this row direction and is formed from two circular segments facing each other that run out at their junction to a ridge.
  • the invention further consists in the use of a transport box for the transport of containers according to claim 5.
  • This packaging has made it possible to accommodate containers combined by shrink film to form a carrying unit in a transport box which is suitable for the return transport of individually standing containers.
  • the columns which are very narrow in the direction of the rows, line up with a large width on the outside of the shrink film support units and thus give the packaged containers a firm fit without the shrink film on the outside being damaged by projections on the columns or sharp edges, although the pillars have sharp edges, which, however, are only effective for multi-row packaging if they penetrate the foil on the floor at the location of the spaces between four bottles. Due to its shape formed from two circular segments the columns are extremely stable and, despite their slimness, are firmly attached to the floor. In doing so, they ensure that empty individual containers are transported back safely and upright within the box.
  • projections are arranged on two opposite sides, at least in the foot region, into the inside of the box, the cross-sectional shape of which is formed by a circular segment, the shape of which is similar to that of the circular segments of the columns. In this way, the containers standing on the side walls are secured during individual transport in the same way as the containers standing inside the box.
  • the containers have a recessed cylindrical part in the middle.
  • this protects the label glued to the back cylindrical surface with any handling
  • the shrink film packaging forms near the floor in the space between two adjacent to the carrier unit summarized containers inward receding curves that ensure a particularly safe insertion of the support units in the box.
  • the transport and storage box of this packaging consists of two longitudinal side walls 1, two end walls 2 and a bottom which consists of straight webs 3 and circular webs 4 arranged between them, which are carriers of plates 5 which carry hollow columns 6.
  • the transport and storage box is with its side walls 1, 2 and its bottom formed from webs 3, 4 together with the plates 5 and Hollow columns 6 made in one piece by injection molding.
  • the hollow columns 6 are wide in the direction of the rows of containers 7, which are combined by a shrink film 8 to form a packaging and carrying unit. They have almost a width that corresponds to the diameter of the circular webs 4. In contrast, in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the rows of containers 7, the hollow columns 6 are narrow, they only have half to a quarter of their greatest width. In cross section, they are formed from two circular segments 9. They taper in their upper part and have a hole 10 in the tip. Because of their formation from two shells with a cross-section in the shape of a segment of a circle, the hollow columns have a ridge 11 where the segments of the circle meet, which can be shaped like a cutting edge.
  • projections 12 are formed or formed, which are in a row with the row of hollow columns 6. These projections 12 are located in the illustrated embodiment only in the foot area of the container 7 used, because openings 13 in the side walls 1, 2 are intended to leave the view of the goods placed in the box.
  • the projections 12 have a bevel 14 at their upper end. This facilitates damage-free Insert the containers packed in shrink wrap 8.
  • the hollow columns 6 are located at a place where there is a space between four containers 7.
  • the hollow columns 6 hereby define container setting locations 15 which are located either between four hollow columns 6 or between two hollow columns 6 and a side wall 1, 2 or in the area of the corners between a hollow column 6, a longitudinal side wall 1 and an end side wall 2.
  • a further thickening 19 can be arranged at the upper end of the container, which not only has the advantage that labels affixed to the cylindrical part 17 are arranged in a particularly protected manner, but also the further advantage that the shrink film also turns inwards here the support unit pulls the rounding and thus provides space for an adjacent hollow column 6.

Abstract

The invention relates to a package for items packed in containers, in which a plurality of containers arranged in a row are grouped together by a wrapping wrapped around them to form a carrying unit which is accommodated in a transport case which is provided in its interior with columns which are fixed to its bottom, which taper towards the top, and which enclose positions between them for one container in each case. The object of the invention is to design the package of the type mentioned at the beginning in such a way that it is suitable for such carrying units of preferably cylindrical containers which are held together by a shrink film as wrapping. The invention consists in that the wrapping of the containers consists of shrink film, and in that the columns arranged in the case have a broad cross-section in the direction of the rows, but a narrow cross-section transversely to the rows, said cross-section being formed by two mutually facing circular segments which terminate in a fin at their connection point. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Verpackung von in Reihe stehenden, in einen Transportkasten hineingestellten, durch eine um sie herumgelegte Umhüllung zusammengefaßten Behältern, bei der der Transportkasten in seinem Innenraum mit an seinem Boden befestigten Säulen versehen ist, die sich nach oben verjüngen und Stellplätze für Behälter zwischen sich einschließen, und die an Orten angeordnet sind, an denen ein Zwischenraum zwisehen je vier in den Transportkasten eingesetzten Behältern befindlich ist.The invention relates to a package of in-line, placed in a transport box, summarized by a wrapping around them, in which the transport box is provided in its interior with columns attached to its bottom, which taper upwards and spaces for containers between include themselves, and which are arranged in places where there is an intermediate space between four containers inserted into the transport box.

Diese Verpackung ist durch die DE-A-22 24 866 bekannt geworden. Sie hat große Bedeutung erlangt, weil es mit dieser Verpackung möglich geworden ist, in Umkartons zu einer Trageinheit zusammengefaßte Flaschen auf dem Weg zum Verbraucher zu transportieren, ohne daß beim Einstellen in diesen Flaschenkasten die Umkartons beschädigt wurden, und beim Rücktransport der leeren Einzelflaschen es zu ermöglichen, daß die Flaschen sämtlich in aufrechter Stellung ohne die Möglichkeit des Umfallens zurücktransportiert werden und im Flaschenfüllbetrieb durch Greifer automatisch aus dem Flaschenkasten herausgehoben werden können. Dieses bedeutete einen erheblichen technischen Fortschritt, denn auf diese Weise konnten die in Umkartons zu Trageinheiten zusammengefaßten Flaschen nach ihrer Entleerung wieder bruchfrei dem Füllbetrieb zurückgeführt werden und dort in automatisch arbeitenden Anlagen den Flaschenkästen ohne Eingreifen von Bedienpersonen entnommen werden.This packaging is known from DE-A-22 24 866. It has become very important because it has become possible with this packaging to transport bottles combined in cardboard boxes into a carrying unit on the way to the consumer without the cardboard boxes being damaged when they are placed in this bottle crate, and when the empty individual bottles are returned to it enable that the bottles are all transported back in an upright position without the possibility of falling over and can be automatically lifted out of the bottle crate by grippers in the bottle filling mode. This meant a significant technical advance, because in this way the bottles, which were combined in cartons to form carrying units, could be returned to the filling operation without any break after they were emptied and there can be removed from the bottle crates in automated systems without operator intervention.

Außer den aus Kartonzuschnitten hergestellten um die Flaschen herumgeschlungenen Umkartons, die sich insbesondere für die Verpackung von Flaschen eignen, deren Hälse durch Löcher im Umkarton hindurchtreten, haben sich auf dem Markt Schrumpffolienverpackungen durchgesetzt, mit denen nicht nur Flaschen, sondern vor allem auch zylindrische Behälter in geraden Reihen zu Trageinheiten zusammengefaßt werden (GB-A-969 584). Obwohl diese Schrumpffolienverpackungen eine Reihe von Vorteilen gegenüber den Umkartons aufweisen, - sie fassen die Behälter straffer zusammen, sind durch Feuchtigkeit nicht, zu beschädigen, sie benötigen keinen Aufdruck, sie lassen wegen ihrer Transparenz den Blick des Käufers unmittelbar auf die Ware bzw. auf an der Ware aufgeklebte Etiketten fallen, auf der Ware befindliche Etiketten werden bei ihnen nicht beschädigt und sie sind außerordentlich preiswert, - und obwohl die Schrumpffolienverpackung ebenso lange bekannt ist wie die Verpackung durch Umkartons, ist es der Technik nicht gelungen, einen Transportkasten so zu konzipieren, daß er für den Transport zum Verbraucher in Schrumpffolie zusammengefaßte Behälter beschädigungslos transportiert und den Rücktransport des Leergutes ohne ein Umfallen einzelner Leergutbehälter auch dann vornehmen kann, wenn nicht alle Stellplätze im Innenraum des Kastens durch Behälter besetzt sind, wie es der Transportkasten der DE-PS 22 24 866 vermag. Die Gründe hierfür liegen darin, daß die Schrumpffolienverpackung beim automatischen Handling in Verpackungsmaschinen leicht zu beschädigen ist, wenn sie in die mit Säulen versehenen Transportkästen eingesetzt wird. Eine derartige Beschädigung führt in den meisten Fällen zu einem Unbrauchbarwerden dieser Verpackung. Während der Flaschenkasten nach der DE-PS 22 24 866 durch von Seitenwand zu Seitenwand verlaufende Zwischenwände in Abteile für die Aufnahme je eines zweireihigen Flaschenträgers oder zweier einreihiger Flaschenträger eingerichtet ist, gibt es auch Flaschenkästen, denen derartige Zwischenwände fehlen und bei denen die Flascheneinstellplätze allein durch am Boden befestigte Säulen definiert sind, wie z.B. das DE-GM 66 00 254 zeigt. Diese Flaschenkästen dienen aber nicht dem Transport von durch eine Umhüllung zu Trageinheiten zusammengefaßten Flaschen, sondern lediglich dem Transport von Einzelflaschen.In addition to the cartons wrapped around the bottles from cardboard blanks, which are particularly suitable for packaging bottles whose necks pass through holes in the carton, shrink wrap packaging has become popular on the market, with which not only bottles but also cylindrical containers in straight rows can be combined to support units (GB-A-969 584). Although this shrink film packaging has a number of advantages compared to the outer cartons - it tightens the containers, they cannot be damaged by moisture, they do not need any imprint, because of their transparency they leave the buyer's eye on the goods or on labels stuck to the goods fall off, labels on the goods are not damaged by them and they are extremely inexpensive - and although the shrink film packaging has been known for as long as the packaging with outer cartons, the technology has not been able to design a transport box in this way, that it can be transported in shrink-wrap containers without damage for transport to the consumer and that the empties can be returned without falling over of individual empties containers even if not all of the spaces in the interior of the box Containers are occupied, as the transport box of DE-PS 22 24 866 is capable of. The reasons for this are that the shrink film packaging is easily damaged during automatic handling in packaging machines if it is inserted into the column-provided transport boxes. Such damage will in most cases render this packaging unusable. While the bottle crate according to DE-PS 22 24 866 is set up by compartments running from side wall to side wall in compartments to accommodate a two-row bottle carrier or two single-row bottle carriers, there are also bottle crates which lack such partition walls and in which the bottle storage spaces are used only by Columns attached to the floor are defined, such as DE-GM 66 00 254 shows. However, these bottle crates are not used for the transport of bottles combined into carrying units by a covering, but only for the transport of individual bottles.

Die Säulen in derartigen Flaschenkästen sind in den unterschiedlichsten Formen bekannt geworden. (FR-A-1 255 160) Sie reichen von im Querschnitt sternförmigen Formen über rechteckige gerundete und ovale Zwischenformen zu einfachen Zylindern.The pillars in such bottle crates have become known in a wide variety of forms. (FR-A-1 255 160) They range from star-shaped shapes to rectangular rounded and oval intermediate shapes to simple cylinders.

Die Erfindung vermeidet die Nachteile des Standes der Technik. Es ist die Aufgabe der Erfindung, die Verpackung der eingangs genannten Art so zu gestalten, daß sie für solche Trageinheiten von vorzugsweise zylindrischen Behältern geeignet ist, die durch eine Schrumpffolie als Umhüllung zusammengehalten sind.The invention avoids the disadvantages of the prior art. It is the object of the invention, the packaging of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it is suitable for support units of preferably cylindrical containers which are held together by a shrink film as a covering.

Die Erfindung besteht darin, daß die Umhüllung der Behälter aus Schrumpffolie besteht, und daß die im Transportkasten angeordneten Säulen einen in Richtung der Reihen von zu einer Trageinheit zusammengefaßten Behältern breiten, quer zu dieser Reihenrichtung schmalen Querschnitt aufweisen, der aus zwei einander zugekehrten Kreissegmenten gebildet ist, die an ihrer Verbindungsstelle zu einem Grat auslaufen.The invention consists in that the covering of the containers consists of shrink film and that the columns arranged in the transport box have a cross-section which is wide in the direction of the rows of containers combined to form a support unit and which is narrow transversely to this row direction and is formed from two circular segments facing each other that run out at their junction to a ridge.

Die Erfindung besteht weiterhin in der Verwendung eines Transportkastens für den Transport von Behältern gemäß Anspruch 5.The invention further consists in the use of a transport box for the transport of containers according to claim 5.

Durch diese Verpackung ist es möglich geworden, durch Schrumpffolie zu einer Trageinheit zusammengefaßte Behälter in einem Transportkasten unterzubringen, der für den Rücktransport einzeln stehender Behälter geeignet ist. Die in Richtung der Reihen sehr schmalen Säulen legen sich dabei mit einer großen Breite an die Außenseite der Schrumpffolientrageinheiten an und geben damit den verpackten Behältern einen festen Sitz, ohne daß die Schrumpffolie an ihrer Außenseite durch Vorsprünge an den Säulen oder scharfe Kanten beschädigt wird, obwohl die Säulen scharfe Kanten aufweisen, die jedoch nur bei mehrreihigen Verpackungen wirksam werden wenn sie am Boden befindliche Folie am Ort der Zwischenräume zwischen je vier Flaschen durchstoßen. Durch ihre aus zwei Kreissegmenten gebildete Form weisen die Säulen eine hohe Stabilität auf und erhalten trotz ihrer Schmalheit einen festen Sitz am Boden. Dabei gewähren sie für den Rücktransport leerer Einzelbehälter diesen einen sicheren, aufrechten Stand innerhalb des Kastens.This packaging has made it possible to accommodate containers combined by shrink film to form a carrying unit in a transport box which is suitable for the return transport of individually standing containers. The columns, which are very narrow in the direction of the rows, line up with a large width on the outside of the shrink film support units and thus give the packaged containers a firm fit without the shrink film on the outside being damaged by projections on the columns or sharp edges, although the pillars have sharp edges, which, however, are only effective for multi-row packaging if they penetrate the foil on the floor at the location of the spaces between four bottles. Due to its shape formed from two circular segments the columns are extremely stable and, despite their slimness, are firmly attached to the floor. In doing so, they ensure that empty individual containers are transported back safely and upright within the box.

Für diesen festen Stand der Einzelbehälter im Kasten ist es zweckmäßig, wenn an zwei gegenüberliegenden Seiten zumindest im Fußbereich in das Kasteninnere gerichtete Vorsprünge angeordnet sind, deren Querschnittsform durch ein Kreissegment gebildet ist, dessen Gestalt ähnlich dem der Kreissegmente der Säulen ist. Auf diese Weise werden die an den Seitenwänden stehenden Behälter in gleicher Weise beim Einzeltransport gesichert wie die im Kasteninneren stehenden Behälter.For this firm position of the individual containers in the box, it is expedient if projections are arranged on two opposite sides, at least in the foot region, into the inside of the box, the cross-sectional shape of which is formed by a circular segment, the shape of which is similar to that of the circular segments of the columns. In this way, the containers standing on the side walls are secured during individual transport in the same way as the containers standing inside the box.

Es besteht auch die Möglichkeit, die Kreissegmente mittig abzuplatten, wenn dieses bei der Art der zu transportierenden Behälter zweckmäßig ist.There is also the possibility of flattening the circular segments in the middle if this is expedient given the type of container to be transported.

Besonders vorteilhaft ist es, wenn die Behälter mittig einen zurückspringenden zylindrischen Teil aufweisen. Hierdurch wird einerseits das auf die zurückliegende zylindrische Fläche aufgeklebte Etikett bei jedwedem Handling besonders geschont, andererseits bilden sich in der Schrumpffolienverpackung in Bodennähe im Zwischenraum zwischen zwei benachbarten zu der Trageinheit zusammengefaßten Behältern nach innen zurückweichende Rundungen aus, die ein besonders sicheres Einführen der Trageinheiten in den Kasten gewährleisten.It is particularly advantageous if the containers have a recessed cylindrical part in the middle. On the one hand, this protects the label glued to the back cylindrical surface with any handling, on the other hand, the shrink film packaging forms near the floor in the space between two adjacent to the carrier unit summarized containers inward receding curves that ensure a particularly safe insertion of the support units in the box.

Das Wesen der Erfindung ist nachstehend anhand eines in der Zeichnung schematisch dargestellten Ausführungsbeispieles näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

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eine Ansicht von oben und unten in den Transport- und Lagerkasten,
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in der linken Hälfte einen Querschnitt, in der rechten Hälfte eine Seitenansicht der Längsseite dieses Kastens,
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in der linken Seite einen Querschnitt, in der rechten Seite eine Ansicht der Stirnseite,
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eine perspektivische Ansicht einer in diesen Kasten einzustellenden einreihigen Trageinheit.
The essence of the invention is explained below with reference to an embodiment shown schematically in the drawing. Show it:
Fig. 1
a view from above and below in the transport and storage box,
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in the left half a cross section, in the right half a side view of the long side of this box,
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in the left side a cross section, in the right side a view of the front side,
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a perspective view of a single-row support unit to be set in this box.

Der Transport- und Lagerkasten dieser Verpackung besteht aus zwei Längsseitenwänden 1, zwei Stirnseitenwänden 2 und einem Boden, der aus geraden Stegen 3 und zwischen diesen angeordneten kreisförmigen Stegen 4 besteht, die Träger von Platten 5 sind, welche Hohlsäulen 6 tragen. Der Transport- und Lagerkasten ist mit seinen Seitenwänden 1, 2 und seinem aus Stegen 3, 4 gebildeten Boden mitsamt den Platten 5 und den Hohlsäulen 6 einstückig im Spritzgußverfahren hergestellt.The transport and storage box of this packaging consists of two longitudinal side walls 1, two end walls 2 and a bottom which consists of straight webs 3 and circular webs 4 arranged between them, which are carriers of plates 5 which carry hollow columns 6. The transport and storage box is with its side walls 1, 2 and its bottom formed from webs 3, 4 together with the plates 5 and Hollow columns 6 made in one piece by injection molding.

Die Hohlsäulen 6 sind in Richtung der Reihen der Behälter 7, die durch eine Schrumpffolie 8 zu einer Verpackungs- und Trageinheit zusammengefaßt sind, breit. Sie weisen nahezu eine Breite auf, die dem Durchmesser der kreisförmigen Stege 4 entspricht. In Richtung senkrecht zur Richtung der Reihen von Behältern 7 hingegen sind die Hohlsäulen 6 schmal, sie weisen nur die Hälfte bis ein Viertel ihrer größten Breite auf. Im Querschnitt sind sie aus zwei Kreissegmenten 9 gebildet. Sie verjüngen sich in ihrem oberen Teil und weisen in der Spitze ein Loch 10 auf. Die Hohlsäulen weisen wegen ihrer Bildung aus zwei Schalen mit kreissegmentförmigem Querschnitt dort, wo die Kreissegmente 9 aneinanderstoßen, einen Grat 11 auf, der wie eine Schneide geformt sein kann.The hollow columns 6 are wide in the direction of the rows of containers 7, which are combined by a shrink film 8 to form a packaging and carrying unit. They have almost a width that corresponds to the diameter of the circular webs 4. In contrast, in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the rows of containers 7, the hollow columns 6 are narrow, they only have half to a quarter of their greatest width. In cross section, they are formed from two circular segments 9. They taper in their upper part and have a hole 10 in the tip. Because of their formation from two shells with a cross-section in the shape of a segment of a circle, the hollow columns have a ridge 11 where the segments of the circle meet, which can be shaped like a cutting edge.

An zwei gegenüberliegenden Seitenwänden 2 sind Vorsprünge 12 ausgeformt oder angeformt, die in einer Reihe mit der Reihe der Hohlsäulen 6 liegen. Diese Vorsprünge 12 befinden sich im gezeichneten Ausführungsbeispiel nur im Fußbereich der eingesetzten Behälter 7, weil Öffnungen 13 in den Seitenwänden 1, 2 die Sicht auf die in den Kasten eingestellte Ware freilassen sollen. Die Vorsprünge 12 weisen an ihrem oberen Ende eine Abschrägung 14 auf. Diese erleichtert das beschädigungsfreie Einsetzen der in Schrumpffolie 8 verpackten Behälter.On two opposite side walls 2, projections 12 are formed or formed, which are in a row with the row of hollow columns 6. These projections 12 are located in the illustrated embodiment only in the foot area of the container 7 used, because openings 13 in the side walls 1, 2 are intended to leave the view of the goods placed in the box. The projections 12 have a bevel 14 at their upper end. This facilitates damage-free Insert the containers packed in shrink wrap 8.

Die Hohlsäulen 6 befinden sich an einem Ort, wo zwischen vier Behältern 7 ein Freiraum befindlich ist. Die Hohlsäulen 6 definieren hierdurch Behältereinstellplätze 15, welche entweder zwischen vier Hohlsäulen 6 oder zwischen zwei Hohlsäulen 6 und einer Seitenwand 1, 2 oder im Bereich der Ecken zwischen einer Hohlsäule 6, einer Längsseitenwand 1 und einer Stirnseitenwand 2 befindlich sind.The hollow columns 6 are located at a place where there is a space between four containers 7. The hollow columns 6 hereby define container setting locations 15 which are located either between four hollow columns 6 or between two hollow columns 6 and a side wall 1, 2 or in the area of the corners between a hollow column 6, a longitudinal side wall 1 and an end side wall 2.

Eine Verdickung 16 im Fußbereich des Behälters 7, an die sich ein zylindrischer Teil 17 anschließt, führt zu einer besonders starken Einziehung der Schrumpffolie 8 im Fußbereich zwischen zwei Behältern 7, wobei sich diese Einziehung durch eine besonders starke nach innen in die Trageinheit gerichtete Rundung der Schrumpffolie bemerkbar macht. Eine weitere Verdickung 19 kann am oberen Ende des Behälters angeordnet sein, was nicht nur den Vorteil hat, daß auf den zylindrischen Teil 17 aufgeklebte Etiketten besonders geschützt angeordnet sind, sondern auch den weiteren Vorteil, daß auch hier die Schrumpffolie sich zu einer nach innen in die Trageinheit gerichteten Rundung zieht und somit Platz für eine anliegende Hohlsäule 6 gibt.A thickening 16 in the foot region of the container 7, which is followed by a cylindrical part 17, leads to a particularly strong retraction of the shrink film 8 in the foot region between two containers 7, this retraction resulting from a particularly strong rounding of the carrier unit directed inwards Shrink wrap noticeable. A further thickening 19 can be arranged at the upper end of the container, which not only has the advantage that labels affixed to the cylindrical part 17 are arranged in a particularly protected manner, but also the further advantage that the shrink film also turns inwards here the support unit pulls the rounding and thus provides space for an adjacent hollow column 6.

Claims (5)

  1. Packaging for containers (7) standing in line, placed in a transport crate and held together by a covering placed around them, in which the transport crate is provided in its interior with columns (6) which are fixed to its floor and which taper upwards and between one another enclose standing places for containers (7) and which are disposed in locations at which an interspace is to be found between four containers (7) placed in the transport crate, characterised in that the covering of the containers (7) consists of shrink film (8), and in that the columns (6) disposed in the transport crate exhibit a cross-section which is broad in the direction of the lines of containers (7) held together in a carrying unit, and narrow at right-angles to the direction of these lines and which is formed of two circle segments (9) which face one another and terminate at their junction in a ridge (11).
  2. Packaged containers according to claim 1, characterised in that on two opposing side walls (2), at least in the foot area, are disposed projections (12) which point into the interior of the transport crate and the cross-sectional shape of which is formed by a circle segment (9) the form of which is similar to that of the circle segments of the columns (6).
  3. Packaged containers according to claim 1, characterised in that the containers (7) exhibit a resilient cylindrical portion (17) in the middle.
  4. Packaged containers according to claim 1, characterised in that the circle segments (9) are flattened in the middle.
  5. Use of a transport crate which is provided in its interior with columns which are fixed to its floor, which taper upwards, which are narrow in one direction and broad at right angles to this direction, their cross-section being formed of two circle segments which face one another and terminate at their junction in a ridge and which are disposed in locations where an interspace is to be found between four containers and which define standing places for containers, for transport of containers held together in lines in carrying units by means of shrink films.
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