EP0673842A1 - Packaging, in particular for spark plugs - Google Patents

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EP0673842A1
EP0673842A1 EP95400612A EP95400612A EP0673842A1 EP 0673842 A1 EP0673842 A1 EP 0673842A1 EP 95400612 A EP95400612 A EP 95400612A EP 95400612 A EP95400612 A EP 95400612A EP 0673842 A1 EP0673842 A1 EP 0673842A1
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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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/20—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for incompressible or rigid rod-shaped or tubular articles
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/34—Trays or like shallow containers
    • B65D1/36—Trays or like shallow containers with moulded compartments or partitions
    • 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
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
    • B65D21/0217—Containers with a closure presenting stacking elements
    • B65D21/0219—Containers with a closure presenting stacking elements the closure presenting projecting peripheral elements receiving or surrounding the bottom or peripheral elements projecting from the bottom of a superimposed container
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/02—Internal fittings
    • B65D25/10—Devices to locate articles in containers
    • B65D25/103—V-shaped elements, e.g. racks, protuberances projecting from a supporting surface, supporting the articles locally at its sides
    • 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
    • B65D2207/00—Standing packages

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  • the present invention relates to packaging, in particular for spark plugs of an internal combustion engine, or of glow plugs for a diesel engine, formed from a thermoformed plastic shell intended to receive the products to be packaged and from a cover.
  • the shell and the cover each have a peripheral rim allowing their welding one on the other along this peripheral rim.
  • thermoformed plastic shell for example polyvinyl chloride
  • housings of a shape suitable for receiving the products to be packaged and for holding them in position.
  • This shell is generally made of transparent plastic material to allow the vision of the packaged products, and their development, these packages being mainly intended to be presented in store shelves.
  • the housings intended to receive the products to be packaged are preformed during the shaping of the shell and the products are placed in their housings once this operation is completed before the introduction of the cover ensuring the maintenance of the packaged products. .
  • thermoformed shell is shaped directly on the products to be packaged by heating a thermoformable plastic sheet and applying it directly to the products.
  • the cover may consist of a simple sheet of cardboard on which the shell is glued along a peripheral border having a flat surface.
  • thermoformed plastic covers which have a shape suitable for better retention of the packaged products or for better closure of the shell-cover assembly.
  • the cover and the shell can be formed in one piece and connected by a flexible hinge.
  • Such packaging is intended for the presentation of products for sale on the shelves and therefore has a hanging device in their upper part.
  • the weld following the peripheral edge of the shell creates around the closed packaging, a protruding rib on its side which prevents the packaging from standing in an upright position and therefore from being presented for sale placed upright on a display stand.
  • the present invention therefore aims to provide a packaging suitable for hanging on a rod but also capable of being placed standing stably and independently on a horizontal plane.
  • the subject of the invention is a packaging, in particular for spark plugs of an internal combustion engine, or of glow plugs for a diesel engine, of the type comprising a cover and a shell intended to receive the products to be packaged, said shell comprising side walls and a bottom opposite the cover, the cover and the shell having corresponding peripheral flanges, intended to be fixed together one on the other, to close the packaging, thus forming a peripheral flange, characterized in that said shell comprises on at least one of its side walls at least one protruding portion forming a foot adapted to cooperate with the edge of the peripheral flange forming a complementary support means for allowing the packaging in a roughly vertical position, and in that the cover further comprises on its external face a projecting peripheral rib for holding a packaging of the same shape placed thereon, this rib comprising an interruption in receiving the foot of another package of the same shape placed on it.
  • the foot extends over an intermediate part of the side wall
  • the same side wall has two projecting portions forming feet
  • the packages according to the present invention being stackable with a lateral support ensuring the stability of the stack; this allows an easy reassortment of the shelves by simultaneous placement of several products, the packages being able to be maintained in the form of a compact block. This advantage is appreciated in particular during the positioning of the packaging on display rods by threading through the hooking device of each of them.
  • the package 1 shown in Fig.1 comprises a shell 2 and a cover 3, both of plastic, thermoformed. They are for example made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
  • the shell 2 has four side walls and a flat bottom, and has a roughly flat rim 4 at its periphery.
  • the cover 3 also has at its periphery a roughly flat rim 5 of the same dimension as the peripheral rim 4 of the shell 2.
  • the cover 3 and the shell 2 are welded along these peripheral rims 4 and 5 by a high frequency heat sealing or welding process or any other equivalent welding or bonding means.
  • the shell 2 has, on one of its side walls 6, a projecting portion forming a foot 7 made in one piece, provided with a projecting contact area 8 with a bearing surface S, placed at the same level as the outer edge 9 d 'a peripheral flange 10 resulting from the assembly of the flanges 4 and 5.
  • the contact zone 8 of this foot 7 is in the vicinity of the bottom of the shell 2 and is therefore at a maximum distance from the flange 10 taking into account the 'thickness of the packaging, to ensure maximum stability of the whole set upright.
  • the foot 7 extends over an intermediate part of the length of the side wall 6 of the shell 2.
  • the side wall 6 carrying the foot has at its ends around the foot 7, two inclined faces 11a, 11b forming an angle of approximately 60 ° with the plane of the cover and extending from the bottom of the shell 2 towards the peripheral rim 4.
  • the inclined faces 11a, 11b respectively have recesses 12a and 12b perpendicular to the bottom of the shell 2.
  • the bottom of the shell 2 has two rows 13a, 13b, parallel housings shown in Figure 2 and distributed on either side of the foot 7, integrally with the shell 2 to maintain by elastic engagement the products to be packaged , for example here spark plugs for internal combustion engines which, placed head to tail, are held at their threaded caps and their connection terminals.
  • spark plugs for internal combustion engines which, placed head to tail, are held at their threaded caps and their connection terminals.
  • One of these candles is shown in Figure 2 in phantom.
  • the shell 2 On the side wall of the shell 2 opposite the wall carrying the foot 7, the shell 2 comprises a recess 14, the bottom of which is in contact with the corresponding zone of the cover, a hanging hole 15 being formed in this bottom and in this zone of the cover and allowing the passage of a hanging rod (not shown) to suspend the packaging.
  • the cover 3 has, in the vicinity of its edge, a peripheral rib 16 projecting from the material by thermoforming. Additional projections or ribs 17a and 17b provided on the outer face of the cover 3 and of the same height as the peripheral rib 16, complete it to define a zone 18 whose surface is adapted to receive the bottom of the shell of another package. of the same shape placed flat on top.
  • peripheral rib 16 cooperates with the portions close to the bottom of the side walls of the shell 2 to ensure lateral support of the packaging placed on top of it.
  • the projections 17a and 17b cooperate respectively with the recesses 12a and 12b of the inclined faces 11a, 11b.
  • peripheral rib 16 has in its area opposite the foot 7, an interruption 19 to allow the passage of the foot of another package of the same shape put on it.
  • the housings for holding the products to be packaged have been placed as close as possible to the foot 7 and the edge 9 facing the latter so that the center of gravity of the assembly formed by the packaging and its content be as low as possible when the packaging is placed upright on the contact area 8 of the foot 7 and the edge 9 forming a complementary support element.
  • the shell 2 has in its middle, a single row 20 of housings formed integrally with the shell 2 allowing elastic products to be held in the middle.
  • These two feet have equal heights and cooperate with the edge of the peripheral flange 10 to allow the packaging to be placed in a vertical position.
  • the peripheral rib of the cover also has an interruption, intended to receive the feet 21, 22 of another package of the same shape placed on it.

Abstract

The package for ignition plugs for spark ignition engines or pre-heating plugs for diesel engines has a cover (3) and a body (2) for taking the plugs. The body has lateral walls and a bottom opposite the cover. The cover and the body have corresponding peripheral edges (4,5) which are fixed to each other to close the package and form a peripheral collar (10). The body has on one of its lateral walls a projecting portion forming a foot (7) which fits the edge (9) of the peripheral collar. This foot forms a support to allow placing the package in a near vertical position. The cover has on its external face a projecting peripheral rib for retaining a package of the same shape which is rested on it. This rib has a break for taking the foot of another package.

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La présente invention est relative aux emballages, notamment pour bougies d'allumage de moteur à explosion, ou de préchauffage pour moteur diesel, formés d'une coque en matière plastique thermoformée destinée à recevoir les produits à emballer et d'un couvercle.The present invention relates to packaging, in particular for spark plugs of an internal combustion engine, or of glow plugs for a diesel engine, formed from a thermoformed plastic shell intended to receive the products to be packaged and from a cover.

La coque et le couvercle comportent chacun un rebord périphérique permettant leur soudage l'un sur l'autre le long de ce rebord périphérique.The shell and the cover each have a peripheral rim allowing their welding one on the other along this peripheral rim.

On connaît actuellement dans l'état de la technique de tels emballages constitués d'une coque en matière plastique thermoformée (par exemple en polychlorure de vinyle) présentant des logements de forme adaptée pour recevoir les produits à emballer et pour les maintenir en position.Currently known in the prior art such packages consisting of a thermoformed plastic shell (for example polyvinyl chloride) having housings of a shape suitable for receiving the products to be packaged and for holding them in position.

Cette coque est généralement réalisée en matière plastique transparente pour permettre la vision des produits emballés, et leur mise en valeur, ces emballages étant principalement destinés à être présentés dans des rayonnages de magasins.This shell is generally made of transparent plastic material to allow the vision of the packaged products, and their development, these packages being mainly intended to be presented in store shelves.

Dans certains cas, les logements destinés à recevoir les produits à emballer sont préformés lors de la mise en forme de la coque et les produits sont placés dans leur logement une fois cette opération terminée avant la mise en place du couvercle assurant le maintien des produits emballés.In certain cases, the housings intended to receive the products to be packaged are preformed during the shaping of the shell and the products are placed in their housings once this operation is completed before the introduction of the cover ensuring the maintenance of the packaged products. .

Dans d'autres cas, la coque thermoformée est mise en forme directement sur les produits à emballer par chauffage d'une feuille de plastique thermoformable et application de celle-ci directement sur les produits.In other cases, the thermoformed shell is shaped directly on the products to be packaged by heating a thermoformable plastic sheet and applying it directly to the products.

Le couvercle peut être constitué d'une simple feuille de carton sur laquelle est collée la coque suivant une bordure périphérique présentant une surface plane.The cover may consist of a simple sheet of cardboard on which the shell is glued along a peripheral border having a flat surface.

On connaît également dans l'état de la technique des couvercles constitués d'une feuille de matière plastique réalisée par exemple en PVC qui est soudée par thermosoudage ou soudage haute fréquence sur la bordure périphérique de la coque assurant ainsi une fermeture complète de l'emballage.Also known in the prior art covers made of a plastic sheet made for example of PVC which is welded by heat sealing or high frequency welding on the peripheral edge of the shell thus ensuring complete closure of the packaging.

D'autres emballages encore présentent des couvercles en matière plastique thermoformés qui ont une forme adaptée à un meilleur maintien des produits emballés ou à une meilleure fermeture de l'ensemble coque-couvercle. On notera que dans ce cas, le couvercle et la coque peuvent être formés d'une seule pièce et reliés par une charnière souple.Still other packages have thermoformed plastic covers which have a shape suitable for better retention of the packaged products or for better closure of the shell-cover assembly. Note that in this case, the cover and the shell can be formed in one piece and connected by a flexible hinge.

De tels emballages sont destinés à la présentation de produits pour la vente en rayonnage et présentent donc un dispositif d'accrochage dans leur partie supérieure.Such packaging is intended for the presentation of products for sale on the shelves and therefore has a hanging device in their upper part.

Ces emballages présentent un inconvénient lorsque l'on veut les présenter autrement que par suspension.These packages have a drawback when you want to present them other than by suspension.

En effet, la soudure suivant la bordure périphérique de la coque crée autour de l'emballage fermé, une nervure saillante sur son flanc qui interdit à l'emballage de tenir en position verticale et donc d'être présenté à la vente posé debout sur un présentoir.Indeed, the weld following the peripheral edge of the shell creates around the closed packaging, a protruding rib on its side which prevents the packaging from standing in an upright position and therefore from being presented for sale placed upright on a display stand.

La présente invention a donc pour but de fournir un emballage apte à être suspendu sur une tringle mais également apte à être posé debout de manière stable et autonome sur un plan horizontal.The present invention therefore aims to provide a packaging suitable for hanging on a rod but also capable of being placed standing stably and independently on a horizontal plane.

A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un emballage notamment pour bougies d'allumage de moteur à explosion, ou de préchauffage pour moteur diesel, du type comportant un couvercle et une coque destinée à recevoir les produits à emballer, ladite coque comportant des parois latérales et un fond opposé au couvercle, le couvercle et la coque comportant des rebords périphériques correspondants, destinés à être fixés ensemble l'un sur l'autre, pour fermer l'emballage, formant ainsi une collerette périphérique, caractérisé en ce que ladite coque comprend sur au moins l'une de ses parois latérales au moins une portion en saillie formant pied adaptée pour coopérer avec le bord de la collerette périphérique formant un moyen d'appui complémentaire pour permettre de poser l'emballage en position à peu près verticale, et en ce que le couvercle comporte en outre sur sa face externe une nervure périphérique en saillie de maintien d'un emballage de même forme posé sur celui-ci, cette nervure comportant une interruption de réception du pied d'un autre emballage de même forme posé dessus.To this end, the subject of the invention is a packaging, in particular for spark plugs of an internal combustion engine, or of glow plugs for a diesel engine, of the type comprising a cover and a shell intended to receive the products to be packaged, said shell comprising side walls and a bottom opposite the cover, the cover and the shell having corresponding peripheral flanges, intended to be fixed together one on the other, to close the packaging, thus forming a peripheral flange, characterized in that said shell comprises on at least one of its side walls at least one protruding portion forming a foot adapted to cooperate with the edge of the peripheral flange forming a complementary support means for allowing the packaging in a roughly vertical position, and in that the cover further comprises on its external face a projecting peripheral rib for holding a packaging of the same shape placed thereon, this rib comprising an interruption in receiving the foot of another package of the same shape placed on it.

Suivant d'autres caractéristiques :

  • une paroi latérale comporte au moins un pan incliné rentrant muni d'un décrochement perpendiculaire au fond de la coque, le pan incliné définissant une partie rentrante correspondante de la coque,
  • l'emplacement du fond d'un emballage sur le couvercle d'un autre emballage sur lequel il est destiné à être posé, est délimité d'une part par la nervure périphérique du couvercle et d'autre part, par au moins une nervure supplémentaire ménagée sur le couvercle et destinée à coopérer avec au moins une partie rentrante de la coque,
  • la zone de contact du pied, avec une surface d'appui est au voisinage du fond de la coque,
  • les produits à emballer sont dans une zone bordée par la paroi de la coque portant le pied améliorant ainsi la stabilité de l'emballage en position debout,
  • la coque comporte un évidement dont le fond est en contact avec la zone correspondante du couvercle, un orifice d'accrochage étant ménagé dans ce fond et dans cette zone du couvercle.
According to other characteristics:
  • a side wall comprises at least one re-entrant inclined section provided with a recess perpendicular to the bottom of the hull, the inclined section defining a corresponding re-entering part of the hull,
  • the location of the bottom of a package on the lid of another package on which it is intended to be placed, is delimited on the one hand by the peripheral rib of the lid and on the other hand, by at least one additional rib formed on the cover and intended to cooperate with at least one re-entrant part of the shell,
  • the contact zone of the foot, with a bearing surface is in the vicinity of the bottom of the shell,
  • the products to be packaged are in an area bordered by the wall of the shell carrying the foot, thereby improving the stability of the package in the upright position,
  • the shell has a recess the bottom of which is in contact with the corresponding zone of the cover, a hooking orifice being formed in this bottom and in this zone of the cover.

Suivant un mode de réalisation :
   - le pied s'étend sur une partie intermédiaire de la paroi latérale,According to one embodiment:
- the foot extends over an intermediate part of the side wall,

Suivant un autre mode de réalisation :
   - une même paroi latérale comporte deux portions en saillie formant pieds,According to another embodiment:
- the same side wall has two projecting portions forming feet,

Les emballages suivant la présente invention étant empilables avec un maintien latéral assurant la stabilité de la pile; ceci permet un réassortiment facile des rayons par mise en place simultanée de plusieurs produits, les emballages pouvant être maintenus sous forme de bloc compact. Cet avantage s'apprécie en particulier lors de la mise en place des emballages sur des tringles de présentation par enfilage à travers le dispositif d'accrochage de chacun d'eux.The packages according to the present invention being stackable with a lateral support ensuring the stability of the stack; this allows an easy reassortment of the shelves by simultaneous placement of several products, the packages being able to be maintained in the form of a compact block. This advantage is appreciated in particular during the positioning of the packaging on display rods by threading through the hooking device of each of them.

L'invention sera mieux comprise et d'autres avantages apparaîtront à la lecture de la description qui va suivre, donnée uniquement à titre d'exemple et faite en se référant aux dessins annexés, sur lesquels :

  • la Fig.1 est une vue latérale d'un emballage suivant l'invention présenté debout;
  • la Fig.2 est une vue de face du même emballage suivant l'invention avec arrachement partiel du couvercle;
  • la Fig.3 est une vue latérale de deux emballages suivant l'invention superposés; et
  • la Fig.4 est une vue de derrière d'un autre mode de réalisation d'un emballage suivant l'invention.
The invention will be better understood and other advantages will appear on reading the description which follows, given solely by way of example and made with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • Fig.1 is a side view of a package according to the invention presented standing;
  • Fig.2 is a front view of the same packaging according to the invention with partial cutaway of the cover;
  • Fig.3 is a side view of two packages according to the invention superimposed; and
  • Fig.4 is a rear view of another embodiment of a package according to the invention.

L'emballage 1 représenté sur la Fig.1 comprend une coque 2 et un couvercle 3, tous deux en matière plastique, thermoformés. Ils sont par exemple réalisés en polychlorure de vinyle (PVC) ou en polytéréphtalate d'éthylèneglycol (PET). La coque 2 comporte quatre parois latérales et un fond plat, et présente à sa périphérie un rebord 4 à peu près plat.The package 1 shown in Fig.1 comprises a shell 2 and a cover 3, both of plastic, thermoformed. They are for example made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The shell 2 has four side walls and a flat bottom, and has a roughly flat rim 4 at its periphery.

Le couvercle 3 présente lui aussi à sa périphérie un rebord 5 à peu près plat de même dimension que le rebord périphérique 4 de la coque 2. Le couvercle 3 et la coque 2 sont soudés suivant ces rebords périphériques 4 et 5 par un procédé de thermosoudage ou soudage à haute fréquence ou tout autre moyen de soudure ou collage équivalent.The cover 3 also has at its periphery a roughly flat rim 5 of the same dimension as the peripheral rim 4 of the shell 2. The cover 3 and the shell 2 are welded along these peripheral rims 4 and 5 by a high frequency heat sealing or welding process or any other equivalent welding or bonding means.

La coque 2 comporte sur une de ses parois latérales 6, une portion en saillie formant pied 7 venue de matière, pourvue d'une zone 8 de contact saillante avec une surface d'appui S, placée au même niveau que le bord extérieur 9 d'une collerette périphérique 10 résultant de l'assemblage des rebords 4 et 5. La zone de contact 8 de ce pied 7 est au voisinage du fond de la coque 2 et se trouve donc à une distance maximale de la collerette 10 compte tenu de l'épaisseur de l'emballage, pour assurer une stabilité maximum de l'ensemble posé debout.The shell 2 has, on one of its side walls 6, a projecting portion forming a foot 7 made in one piece, provided with a projecting contact area 8 with a bearing surface S, placed at the same level as the outer edge 9 d 'a peripheral flange 10 resulting from the assembly of the flanges 4 and 5. The contact zone 8 of this foot 7 is in the vicinity of the bottom of the shell 2 and is therefore at a maximum distance from the flange 10 taking into account the 'thickness of the packaging, to ensure maximum stability of the whole set upright.

Dans ce mode de réalisation, le pied 7 s'étend sur une partie intermédiaire de la longueur de la paroi latérale 6 de la coque 2. La paroi latérale 6 portant le pied présente à ses extrémités autour du pied 7, deux pans inclinés 11a, 11b formant un angle d'environ 60° avec le plan du couvercle et s'étendant à partir du fond de la coque 2 vers le rebord périphérique 4.In this embodiment, the foot 7 extends over an intermediate part of the length of the side wall 6 of the shell 2. The side wall 6 carrying the foot has at its ends around the foot 7, two inclined faces 11a, 11b forming an angle of approximately 60 ° with the plane of the cover and extending from the bottom of the shell 2 towards the peripheral rim 4.

Au niveau du fond de la coque 2, les pans inclinés 11a, 11b présentent respectivement des décrochements 12a et 12b perpendiculaires au fond de la coque 2.At the bottom of the shell 2, the inclined faces 11a, 11b respectively have recesses 12a and 12b perpendicular to the bottom of the shell 2.

Le fond de la coque 2 présente deux rangées 13a, 13b, parallèles de logements représentés sur la figure 2 et réparties de part et d'autre du pied 7, venues de matière avec la coque 2 permettant de maintenir par enclenchement élastique les produits à emballer, par exemple ici des bougies d'allumage pour moteur à explosion qui, placées tête-bêche, sont maintenues au niveau de leurs culots filetés et de leurs bornes de connexion. Une de ces bougies est représentée sur la figure 2 en trait mixte.The bottom of the shell 2 has two rows 13a, 13b, parallel housings shown in Figure 2 and distributed on either side of the foot 7, integrally with the shell 2 to maintain by elastic engagement the products to be packaged , for example here spark plugs for internal combustion engines which, placed head to tail, are held at their threaded caps and their connection terminals. One of these candles is shown in Figure 2 in phantom.

Sur la paroi latérale de la coque 2 opposée à la paroi portant le pied 7, la coque 2 comprend un évidement 14 dont le fond est en contact avec la zone correspondante du couvercle, un orifice d'accrochage 15 étant ménagé dans ce fond et dans cette zone du couvercle et permettant le passage d'une tringle d'accrochage (non représentée) pour suspendre l'emballage.On the side wall of the shell 2 opposite the wall carrying the foot 7, the shell 2 comprises a recess 14, the bottom of which is in contact with the corresponding zone of the cover, a hanging hole 15 being formed in this bottom and in this zone of the cover and allowing the passage of a hanging rod (not shown) to suspend the packaging.

Le couvercle 3 présente au voisinage de sa bordure, une nervure périphérique 16 en saillie venue de matière par thermoformage. Des saillies ou nervures supplémentaires 17a et 17b prévues sur la face extérieure du couvercle 3 et de même hauteur que la nervure périphérique 16, la complètent pour définir une zone 18 dont la surface est adaptée pour recevoir le fond de la coque d'un autre emballage de même forme posé à plat dessus.The cover 3 has, in the vicinity of its edge, a peripheral rib 16 projecting from the material by thermoforming. Additional projections or ribs 17a and 17b provided on the outer face of the cover 3 and of the same height as the peripheral rib 16, complete it to define a zone 18 whose surface is adapted to receive the bottom of the shell of another package. of the same shape placed flat on top.

Comme on peut le voir sur la figure 3, représentant deux emballages couchés de même forme superposés tels que décrits ci-dessus, la nervure périphérique 16 coopère avec les portions proches du fond des parois latérales de la coque 2 pour assurer un maintien latéral de l'emballage placé dessus par emboîtement.As can be seen in Figure 3, showing two coated packages of the same superimposed shape as described above, the peripheral rib 16 cooperates with the portions close to the bottom of the side walls of the shell 2 to ensure lateral support of the packaging placed on top of it.

De même, les saillies 17a et 17b coopèrent respectivement avec les décrochements 12a et 12b des pans inclinés 11a, 11b.Similarly, the projections 17a and 17b cooperate respectively with the recesses 12a and 12b of the inclined faces 11a, 11b.

On conçoit facilement qu'en fonction de la forme du fond de la coque 2, on pourra adapter la position des saillies 17a et 17b et éventuellement les supprimer ou en ajouter de nouvelles en fonction des besoins.It is easy to see that, depending on the shape of the bottom of the shell 2, it is possible to adapt the position of the projections 17a and 17b and possibly delete or add new ones as required.

Comme représenté sur la figure 2 et comme on le comprendra mieux en regard de la figure 3, la nervure périphérique 16 comporte dans sa zone en regard du pied 7, une interruption 19 pour permettre le passage du pied d'un autre emballage de même forme posé dessus.As shown in Figure 2 and as will be better understood with reference to Figure 3, the peripheral rib 16 has in its area opposite the foot 7, an interruption 19 to allow the passage of the foot of another package of the same shape put on it.

On remarquera également que les logements de maintien des produits à emballer ont été placés le plus près possible du pied 7 et du bord 9 en regard de celui-ci afin que le centre de gravité de l'ensemble formé de l'emballage et de son contenu soit aussi bas que possible lorsque l'emballage est posé debout sur la zone de contact 8 du pied 7 et le bord 9 formant élément d'appui complémentaire.It will also be noted that the housings for holding the products to be packaged have been placed as close as possible to the foot 7 and the edge 9 facing the latter so that the center of gravity of the assembly formed by the packaging and its content be as low as possible when the packaging is placed upright on the contact area 8 of the foot 7 and the edge 9 forming a complementary support element.

Sur la Fig.4, on peut voir un autre mode de réalisation d'un emballage suivant l'invention.In Fig.4, we can see another embodiment of a package according to the invention.

Dans cet exemple, la coque 2 comporte en son milieu, une seule rangée 20 de logements venue de matière avec la coque 2 permettant de maintenir par enclenchement élastique les produits à emballer, en leur milieu.In this example, the shell 2 has in its middle, a single row 20 of housings formed integrally with the shell 2 allowing elastic products to be held in the middle.

De chaque côté de cette rangée de logements, sur une paroi latérale de la coque 2, sont ménagées deux portions en saillie formant pieds 21,22.On each side of this row of housings, on a side wall of the shell 2, two protruding portions are formed forming feet 21, 22.

Ces deux pieds présentent des hauteurs égales et coopèrent avec le bord de la collerette périphérique 10 pour permettre à l'emballage d'être posé en position verticale.These two feet have equal heights and cooperate with the edge of the peripheral flange 10 to allow the packaging to be placed in a vertical position.

Dans un tel emballage, la nervure périphérique du couvercle présente également une interruption, destinée à recevoir les pieds 21,22 d'un autre emballage de même forme posé dessus.In such a package, the peripheral rib of the cover also has an interruption, intended to receive the feet 21, 22 of another package of the same shape placed on it.

Suivant un autre mode de réalisation suivant l'invention (non représenté), on peut concevoir un emballage comportant au moins un pied sur plusieurs de ses parois permettant ainsi de poser l'emballage de manière stable dans différentes positions.According to another embodiment according to the invention (not shown), it is possible to design a package comprising at least one foot on several of its walls, thus making it possible to place the package stably in different positions.

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Emballage notamment pour bougies d'allumage de moteur à explosion, ou de préchauffage pour moteur diesel, du type comportant un couvercle (3) et une coque (2) destinée à recevoir les produits à emballer, ladite coque comportant des parois latérales et un fond opposé au couvercle, le couvercle et la coque comportant des rebords périphériques (4,5) correspondants, destinés à être fixés ensemble l'un sur l'autre, pour fermer l'emballage, formant ainsi une collerette périphérique (10), caractérisé en ce que ladite coque comprend sur au moins l'une de ses parois latérales au moins une portion en saillie formant pied (7) adaptée pour coopérer avec le bord (9) de la collerette périphérique (10) formant un moyen d'appui complémentaire pour permettre de poser l'emballage en position à peu près verticale, et en ce que le couvercle (3) comporte sur sa face externe une nervure périphérique (16) en saillie de maintien d'un emballage de même forme posé sur celui-ci, cette nervure comportant une interruption (19) de réception du pied (7) d'un autre emballage de même forme posé dessus.Packaging, in particular for spark plugs for internal combustion engines, or for glow plugs for diesel engines, of the type comprising a cover (3) and a shell (2) intended to receive the products to be packaged, said shell comprising side walls and a bottom opposite the cover, the cover and the shell having corresponding peripheral flanges (4,5), intended to be fixed together one on the other, to close the packaging, thus forming a peripheral flange (10), characterized in that said shell comprises on at least one of its side walls at least one projecting portion forming a foot (7) adapted to cooperate with the edge (9) of the peripheral flange (10) forming a complementary support means for allow the packaging to be placed in an approximately vertical position, and in that the cover (3) has on its outer face a peripheral rib (16) projecting to hold a packaging of the same shape placed on it, this e rib comprising an interruption (19) for receiving the foot (7) of another package of the same shape placed on it. Emballage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une paroi latérale comporte au moins un pan incliné (11a, 11b) rentrant muni d'un décrochement (12a,12b) perpendiculaire au fond de la coque, le pan incliné définissant une partie rentrante correspondante de la coque.Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one side wall has at least one inclined recessed pan (11a, 11b) provided with a recess (12a, 12b) perpendicular to the bottom of the shell, the inclined pan defining a corresponding re-entrant part of the hull. Emballage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'emplacement du fond d'un emballage sur le couvercle d'un autre emballage sur lequel il est destiné à être posé, est délimité d'une part par la nervure périphérique (16) du couvercle et d'autre part, par au moins une nervure supplémentaire (17a,17b) ménagée sur le couvercle (3) et destinée à coopérer avec au moins une partie rentrante de la coque (2).Package according to claim 2, characterized in that the location of the bottom of a package on the cover of another package on which it is intended to be placed, is delimited on the one hand by the peripheral rib (16) of the cover and on the other hand, by at least one additional rib (17a, 17b) formed on the cover (3) and intended to cooperate with at least one re-entrant part of the shell (2). Emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les produits à emballer sont dans une zone bordée par la paroi (6) de la coque (2), portant le pied (7), améliorant ainsi la stabilité de l'emballage en position debout.Packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the products to be packaged are in an area bordered by the wall (6) of the shell (2), carrying the foot (7), thereby improving the stability of the packaging in standing position. Emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le pied (7) s'étend sur une partie intermédiaire de la paroi latérale (6).Packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the foot (7) extends over an intermediate part of the side wall (6). Emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'une même paroi latérale (6) comporte deux portions en saillie formant pieds.Packaging according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the same side wall (6) has two projecting portions forming feet. Emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la zone de contact (8) du pied (7) avec une surface d'appui est au voisinage du fond de la coque (2).Packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the contact zone (8) of the foot (7) with a bearing surface is in the vicinity of the bottom of the shell (2). Emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la coque (2) comporte un évidement (14) dont le fond est en contact avec la zone correspondante du couvercle, un orifice d'accrochage (15) étant ménagé dans ce fond et dans cette zone du couvercle.Packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shell (2) has a recess (14) the bottom of which is in contact with the corresponding zone of the cover, a hooking orifice (15) being provided in this bottom and in this area of the lid.
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