EP1065152B1 - Blisterpackung - Google Patents
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- EP1065152B1 EP1065152B1 EP19990810478 EP99810478A EP1065152B1 EP 1065152 B1 EP1065152 B1 EP 1065152B1 EP 19990810478 EP19990810478 EP 19990810478 EP 99810478 A EP99810478 A EP 99810478A EP 1065152 B1 EP1065152 B1 EP 1065152B1
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- the present invention relates to a blister pack containing a bottom part with or a plurality of wells with well openings surrounded by a shoulder with the shoulders as a whole connected, e.g. plan shoulder area form, and a cover film covering at least the recess openings, with a removable ingredient in the recesses and in the shoulder area or at the edge of which an opening aid is arranged, and along the opening aid of lines of weakness from the shoulder area with the formation of an opening effective Edge or tip is removable.
- the invention further relates to the use of the blister pack and a method for Making the same.
- base parts also called product carriers, of blister packs, also push-through packs called, with push-through cover films, for example made of metal, like aluminum.
- the cover film can be coated with an aluminum film with a sealing layer, like a sealing wax.
- the aluminum foil is over the sealing layer sealed on the bottom part.
- the ingredients are removed by Deformation of the depression pressed against the cover film, the cover film tearing or bursts and releases the ingredient or product.
- the cover film must be inelastic and easily tearable.
- with aluminum foil is especially well-suited for this purpose.
- the described Blister packs contain medicines such as pills, tablets, Dragees, ampoules and the like.
- DE-A-29 19 713 describes a child-resistant pharmaceutical packaging made from a base film, a push-through film and a security film known.
- the ingredient can only after the safety film has been completely removed, for example by peeling off the safety film, can be removed from the pack by pushing through, but this is also the case adults, especially older people, can cause trouble.
- US-A-4,231,477 also describes a blister pack for medicaments consisting of a bottom part with a plurality of wells for receiving the medication. A cover film is sealed over the recess openings. The corner areas of the blister pack contain incisions in the form of tips which form opening aids which the cover film can be cut open for taking out the medication.
- the object of the present invention is to create a blister pack for children cannot be opened and yet for adults and especially for the elderly is easy to use and open.
- the opening aid is preferably at least partially out of the shoulder surface removable, the opening aid advantageously consisting of one or more by one or several weakening lines are limited parts of the surface, which extend along the weakening lines remove from the shoulder surface by hand or with aids.
- the blister pack according to the invention expediently contains a base part with at least one or a plurality of angular, round or oval depressions, also subjects or Called well.
- the bottom part can, for example, be rectangular in plan view be, the wells preferably evenly distributed and in columns and rows or arranged in opposite directions.
- Weakening lines are target dividing lines or target dividing areas along which the Material preferably separated by hand.
- the lines of weakness are, for example mechanically, such as cutting, punching or scoring with knives, physically Way through e.g. Heat treatment, laser beams, electron beams, spark erosion, Dissolving or swelling by means of solvents or by chemical reaction, e.g. made by etching.
- the lines of weakness can be completely or partially severed or by changing the material properties and by material removal weakened areas in a film.
- the bottom parts of the present blister pack can be embossed, cast, deep-drawn or stretch-drawn or vacuum-shaped bottom parts made of metal, such as aluminum, made of plastic, plastic composites, such as plastic-paper composites or plastic-metal composites.
- the plastics can also be plastics coated with inorganic layers, in particular coated with SiO x .
- Suitable plastics for floor parts include, for example, films and film composites Olefin-based thermoplastics, such as polyethylenes, polypropylenes or copolymers of these, ester-based polymers such as polyethylene terephthalates, polyamides or halogen-containing Plastics such as polyvinyl chlorides or polyvinylidene chlorides or mixtures thereof.
- the bottom parts can also have a barrier layer against gases and vapors.
- a such a barrier layer can be, for example, a metal foil embedded in a plastic composite, like an aluminum foil, or one arranged between two plastic layers ceramic or metallic layer. Ceramic and metallic layers can for example by evaporating metals, oxides, or nitrides of aluminum, Silicon and other metals and semi-metals in a vacuum and depositing the substances be generated on a plastic carrier.
- the bottom part can also be made of or with cellulose-containing materials, such as paper, cardboard, Cardboard, paper-containing molding compounds, etc. to be made or with the help of such materials be reinforced.
- cellulose-containing materials such as paper, cardboard, Cardboard, paper-containing molding compounds, etc.
- the bottom part consists of or in a preferred embodiment contains polyvinyl chloride (PVC), PVC coated with polyvinylidene chloride (PVdC), cyclo-olefin copolymer (COC) or polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE).
- PVC polyvinyl chloride
- PVdC polyvinylidene chloride
- COC cyclo-olefin copolymer
- PCTFE polychlorotrifluoroethylene
- Composite films are also preferred with PCTFE, especially with PCTFE and PVC.
- the total thickness of the bottom part is for example 100 - 500 ⁇ m, especially 200 - 360 ⁇ m.
- ⁇ -100 ⁇ m a thickness of 60-100 ⁇ m
- oPA outer film oriented polyamide
- Aluminum foil a thickness of 45-60 ⁇ m.
- laminated foils can also be used one outer film made of polypropylene and one film made of aluminum in between be used.
- the cover film is expediently not or only difficult to push through by hand.
- she can for example from an aluminum foil, in particular from one with a sealing layer refined aluminum foil or a composite containing aluminum foil.
- the cover film can also be plastics and / or cellulosic materials, such as cardboard or paper contain. In particular, those described above for the base part can be used as plastics, be used.
- cover foils made of a plastic-metal composite the metal layer can be in the form of a foil or can be vapor-deposited.
- plastic cover films especially made of polypropylene, without metal foils or layers, which are pierced with the corresponding opening aids described below, can be cut or weakened.
- the plastics can for example Reduced tear strength and fillers to facilitate opening.
- the cover sheet can also, e.g. weakened in the area of the recess or Have lines of weakness, which, for example, the opening process using the opening aids are facilitated.
- the lines of weakness are appropriate designed so that the ingredients are beneficial without using the opening aids do not let it push through by hand.
- the cover film can, for example, be made of an aluminum film coated with heat seal lacquer a thickness of 8 - 50 ⁇ m, in particular 20 - 45 ⁇ m, preferably 37 - 43 ⁇ m consist.
- the cover film can also be a heat seal lacquer coated aluminum film Contain thickness of 20-50 microns, in particular 20-30 microns, preferably 20-25 microns which is an external PET (polyethylene terephthalate) film with a thickness of 10 - 30 microns, especially from 12 to 20 microns, is laminated.
- the aforementioned Cover film on the plastic film contain another lamination with paper.
- the cover sheet covers the bottom part, for example, partially or over the entire area and closes at least the recess openings. It is useful by gluing or Sealing connected to the bottom part.
- the sealing layers can, for example, polyolefins, such as polyethylene, polypropylene or polyester, such as polyethylene terephthalate or Contain or consist of polyethylene-2, 6-naphthalate and in foil or lacquer form are present and can for example have a thickness in the range of 1 to 50 microns.
- heat seal lacquers can also be used.
- adhesives for example Phenolic resins, epoxy resins, cyanoacrylates, acrylates, modified acrylates and in particular, adhesives based on polyurethane are used.
- the cover film expediently withstands the usual push-through forces that are required for removal of the ingredients from the specialization must be used, especially those Push-through powers that children are able to exercise.
- the resistance of the top layer can result from their tensile strength and / or elasticity.
- the opening aids are or advantageously contain areas that are expedient from the Protrude shoulder area of the blister pack or along lines of weakness from the Shoulder area can be solved. Furthermore, folding lines can be provided on which the surface part can be bent.
- the opening aids and the associated surface parts advantageously have opening-effective edges and / or tips which on the can be brought to the opening surface area in the cover film.
- Fold lines are appropriately designed in such a way that they can be bent over on these parts without being completely separated. They are not dividing lines, so parts are along a fold line is difficult or difficult to remove by hand.
- an elongated tip can be provided, which extends along Press lines of weakness, for example perforated lines, out of the base part or can be released and bent so far that its tip on the surface area to be opened of the cover film.
- Press lines of weakness for example perforated lines
- the opening aid extends completely along lines of weakness can be loosened or separated from the bottom part.
- a piece of space expediently without a depression, be provided.
- the area piece is not with the aforementioned area part as an opening aid to be confused.
- the patch is bordered by one or more lines of weakness and at least by a fold line from the rest of the bottom part such that the patch along the lines of weakness separated from the bottom part and by Fold down along the fold line over the adjacent opening can.
- the fold line is preferably arranged between the surface piece and the depression.
- the pivotable surface piece expediently contains an opening aid, for example how previously described, which when swiveling the patch directly over the Cover film covering recess opening can be brought, so that the opening aid can be attached directly to the cover film.
- the patches can be bent along the fold line.
- the fold line is intended in particular after repeated folding, there is still a sufficient connection between the patch and the rest of the blister pack.
- the fold line is expediently designed in this way be that the patch is in both directions, for example clockwise and swings counterclockwise.
- the depressions of a blister pack can, for example, preferably be in columns and rows be arranged in two columns.
- Each column of wells is for example another column of patches, each containing an opening aid, assigned.
- the column of sheets is advantageous over a fold line with the column of the wells connected.
- the individual patches are otherwise through Lines of weakness against each other or against the adjacent shoulder areas of the depressions demarcated.
- the depressions of a blister pack can be mutual be staggered, the patches with opening aids, also mutually offset, are each arranged between at least two depressions.
- the opening aid is in the form of individual or a plurality of teeth, preferably in the form of points or zakken, educated.
- the tips or spikes or the lines of weakness in the blister pack outlined triangular shapes are advantageously circular and with their end points the tips or spikes are preferably arranged around a common point in the base part, so that when you push the tips or spikes out of the bottom part a circle or polygon-shaped peaks or lace crown.
- the lines of weakness in the bottom part are arranged, for example, in a star shape crossing each other, whereby two adjacent end points of weakening lines are connected by a fold line can be so that the spikes or tips along this fold line are better off the Level can be opened.
- the opening aid in the form of a crown is preferably in one piece of the above described type provided.
- the distance from the center of the recess opening to Fold line between the patch and the shoulder adjacent to the depression corresponds preferably the distance described by the circular or polygonal crown Center point to the fold line, so that when the flat piece is folded over, the crown is more concentric Position to the recess or the recess opening comes to rest.
- the diameter the circle enclosed by the prongs or tips is suitably smaller or preferably equal to the diameter of the recess opening.
- the prongs or tips are folded out of the plane of the patch and in a position that is vertical or almost vertical to the area, effective opening to be brought.
- the teeth or teeth can also be used with a finger or with other aids are brought from the level to the opening position.
- the patch with the protruding spikes or Point first on the concave side of the recess (side on which the recess deepens is), i.e. placed on the recess opening. Drill and cut the prongs or tips circular in the cover over the recess opening and injure or weaken this to the extent that the ingredient is subsequently pressed out of the recess by hand can be.
- the surface parts of the opening aid release out the bottom part by folding against itself into a stable opening tool, preferably can be shaped into a spitz. Furthermore, one of the Form of a semicircle weakening line released opening aid as semicircular cutting tool can be used.
- the presently claimed invention shows a blister pack with an opening aid, which is arranged in the shoulder area of the blister pack or on the edge thereof and is appropriately outlined by lines of weakness and is advantageous from the shoulder area can be at least partially detached, the detached part of the opening aid has at least one opening-effective edge, such as cutting edge, tip or prong.
- the opening-effective edge or tip is preferably from the four-well opening directed away.
- On the edge of the blister pack facing the opening aid advantageously arranged a curling element and with the edge portion, e.g. by sealing or gluing.
- the shoulder area with With the help of the rolling element rolled up from the edge, the cover film when rolling expediently lies on the inside.
- the opening aid As soon as the roll-up element covers the area the opening aid starts to roll up, this is due to the resulting bending stresses detached from the shoulder area along the lines of weakness and is preferably tangential from the rolled-up shoulder area.
- the shoulder area rolls up the protruding opening aid with the shoulder area around the roll-up element wrapped and hits with its opening-effective edge or tip, preferably vertically, on the cover film the distances between the opening aid and the recess and between the opening aid and the edge or roll-up element are selected such that the opening-effective edge or tip of the cover film preferably in the edge region of the Penetration opening penetrates at least in sections or weakens it, so that the ingredient can be pushed out of the recess.
- the weakening of the cover film has the function of a tear notch along which the cover film begins to tear when pressure is applied vertically to the cover film and releases the ingredient.
- the lines of weakness can be as described above be executed.
- the blister pack advantageously has appropriate locations on its outside Inscriptions and graphic elements, which among other things the individual Suggest opening steps.
- a blister pack according to the invention can be produced from a flat composite film Wells are formed and an ingredient is filled into the wells is and a cover film on the composite film over the recess openings of the recesses is sealed and fold lines and / or in the composite film with cover film Lines of weakness of the opening aids are attached and blister packs with a or more wells.
- blister packs with several wells can also be cut before the fold lines and / or lines of weakness of the patches are attached.
- the curling elements can be used in the sealing device the cover film on the blister pack to be produced, preferably on the provided edge area of the blister pack, sealed or glued.
- the contents of a package according to the present invention can only be carried out after execution taken from a regulated sequence of opening handles, i.e. through the cover film be pressed out of the recess. This is an almost impossible task for children they can hardly make several simultaneous movements in succession. In particular pushing the opening aids out of the bottom part and using the Children do not intuitively perform opening aids to damage the cover film, but requires certain prior knowledge or the ability to read package instructions ahead. For older people, on the other hand, opening such a package is quite easy.
- the blister pack 1 shown in FIGS. 1a-d contains a base part 2 with a recess 3 and a surface piece 6 delimited by a fold line 7, which one by weakening lines 8 'has outlined opening aid 9.
- the lines of weakness 8 ' are star-shaped and arranged crossing at a common point. Between the neighboring ones Ends of two lines of weakness 8 'lead fold lines 7' which fold out the Simplify jags (Fig. 1a).
- the surface piece 6 with the opening aid 9 is folded over onto the convex side of the depression (Fig. 1b) and the recess 3 is pressed by the opening aid 9, so that the Surface parts 10 in the form of serrations are pressed vertically out of the surface piece 6 and form a crown (Fig. 1c).
- the surface piece 6 is then folded back and with the point of the prongs first pivoted to the concave side of the recess 3 (Fig. 1d).
- the surface parts or Prongs 10 of the opening aid 9 drill into the cover film 5 above the recess opening 4 and weaken or injure the cover film 5 such that the ingredient subsequently can be pressed by hand from the recess 3.
- FIG. 2a shows an opening aid 9, shown enlarged, with surface parts or teeth 10 in Shape a crown from the perspective.
- the surface parts or prongs 10 are along the Fold lines 7 'unfolded from the shoulder area of the blister pack or from the flat piece.
- the opening aid 9 'shown in FIG. 2b lies on a surface piece 6 of a blister pack 1 'and has a semicircular cutting edge.
- the opening aid 9 'or that the associated surface part is formed along a semicircular weakening line 8 ' detached the patch 6. This can e.g. by folding down the surface piece 6 the folding line 7 happen on the convex side of the bottom part 2 by the recess 3 at completely folds out the opening aid 9 '.
- By bending the patch 6 on the fold line 7 on the concave side of the bottom part 2 can with the semicircular Cutting edge of the opening aid 9 'the cover film 5 in the region of the recess opening 4 be separated or weakened.
- An opening aid 9 "" is characterized by the fact that it extends along lines of weakness 8 'can be released from a blister pack 1 ", and the flat part of the opening aid 9 "” can be formed into a stable tip by folding against itself.
- the opening aid 9 '' 'expediently has two, preferably in the direction of the recess opening to a tip 18 or jag edges running against each other.
- fold lines 7 ' are arranged, one of which is in the tip 18 described ends.
- FIG. 3 shows a section of a blister pack 11 with a plurality of depressions 3 and surface pieces 6, containing opening aids 9 with weakening and folding lines 8 ', 7' in the form of jagged crowns.
- the surface pieces 6 are mutually by lines of weakness 8 delimited from each other.
- the surface pieces 6 are towards the depressions 3 limited by fold lines 7.
- the surface pieces 6 with the opening aids 9 can be moved along detach the weakening lines 8 from the blister pack 11 and on the folding line 7 onto the Fold down recess 3 or recess opening.
- the opening process is similar to that opening process described for FIG. 1.
- Fig. 4 shows a blister pack 11 'with triangular opening aids 9 "in the embodiment of triangular tips arranged in the shoulder area of the blister 11 ' are.
- An opening aid 9 is assigned to each recess 3.
- the opening aid 9" can detached from the bottom part along the weakening line 8 'and bent over at the folding line 7' and be attached to the cover film with their opening-effective tip.
- FIGS. 1, 2b and 3 show a blister pack 12 with depressions 3 and surface pieces 6 with opening aids 9, which are staggered and arranged in opposite directions, creating space and packaging material is saved.
- the surface pieces 6 are laterally opposite by lines of weakness 8 the recesses 3 delimited and only to the opposite, assigned Recess 3 connected by a fold line 7.
- the opening process is done analogously as described in FIGS. 1, 2b and 3.
- FIG. 6a shows a blister pack 13 'with depressions 3 after filling and sealing the recess openings with a cover film.
- the opening aids 9 i.e. the associated weakening lines 8 ', for example by punching, and the Fold lines 7 'attached.
- the weakening and folding lines 7, 8 of the patches 6 attached.
- a finished blister pack lies after these manufacturing steps 13 'before (Fig. 6b).
- the opening aids shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 can also consist of a single point or tip exist or have another embodiment described above.
- An embodiment of the blister pack claimed in claim 1 15 shows a blister pack 15 with an opening aid 9 "'in the execution of a prong or tip, the shape of which is attached in the shoulder region 18 Lines of weakness 8 'is outlined (Fig. 7a-b).
- the point or tip of the opening aid 9 "' is directed away from the recess opening 4.
- a rolling element 16 is arranged at the edge 19 of the blister pack 15.
- the curling element 16 is tubular and made of plastic and contains a slot on the long side for receiving the edge area of the shoulder surface 18.
- the shoulder area 18 is opened with the aid of the rolling element 16 rolled up from the edge 19, the cover film 5 being rolled up on the inside comes to rest.
- the rolling element 16 touches the surface part of the opening aid 9 "' begins to roll up, this is along the weakening lines 8 'from the shoulder area 18 solved and is mainly tangent.
- the protruding tip hits the cover film 5 in Edge area of the recess 4 and penetrates it.
- the cover 5 is in A local weakening or a cut 17 is added to the area of the recess opening 4, which serves as a tearing aid.
- the ingredient can now be pressed out of the recess by hand become.
- the blister pack 15 can, for example, have the shape of a polygon, in particular, in a top view a triangle, preferably an isosceles triangle, or the shape a trapezoid, preferably an isosceles trapezoid.
- the blister pack 15 tapers starting from the rolling element 16 in the direction of the recess opening 4th
- the blister pack can also have several wells, preferably arranged in a column, included, with each well assigned to a patch in the blister pack is.
- the surface pieces are preferably in the form of isosceles Triangles or trapezoids, each in opposite directions and separable next to each other arranged.
- the dividing line can e.g. a line of weakness placed on the blister pack his.
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Description
- Fig. 1a-d:
- eine schematische Darstellung der Öffnungsschritte zum Freilegen des Inhaltsstoffes einer Blisterpackung mit einer Vertiefung;
- Fig. 2a-c:
- eine schematische Darstellung unterschiedlicher Öffnungshilfen;
- Fig. 3:
- eine schematische Darstellung einer Blisterpackung mit mehreren Vertiefungen und Öffnungshilfen enthaltende, umklappbare Flächenstücke;
- Fig. 4:
- eine schematische Darstellung einer weiteren Blisterpackung mit Öffnungshilfen;
- Fig. 5:
- eine Draufsicht einer Blisterpackung mit versetzt gegenläufigen Vertiefungen und Flächenstücken mit Öffnungshilfen;
- Fig. 6a-b:
- eine Draufsicht einer Blisterpackung vor und nach dem Anbringen von Öffnungshilfen;
- Fig. 7a-b:
- eine perspektivische Ansicht des Öffnungsvorganges einer Blisterpackung mit Öffnungshilfe gemäss Anspruch 1.
Claims (8)
- Blisterpackung (15), enthaltend ein Bodenteil mit einer oder einer Mehrzahl von Vertiefungen (3) mit Vertiefungsöffnungen (4), die von einer Schulter umgeben sind, wobei die Schultern insgesamt einen zusammenhängenden Schulterbereich (18) bilden, und eine wenigstens die Vertiefungsöffnungen (4) überdeckende Abdeckfolie (5), wobei sich in den Vertiefungen (3) ein entnehmbarer Inhaltsstoff befindet, und im Schulterbereich oder an dessen Rand eine Öffnungshilfe angeordnet ist und die Öffnungshilfe (9'") entlang von Schwächungslinien (8') aus dem Schulterbereich unter Ausbildung einer öffnungswirksamen Kante oder Spitze herauslösbar ist,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
an dem der Öffnungshilfe zugewandten Rand der Blisterpackung ein mit dem Randabschnitt verbundenes Einrollelement (16) angeordnet ist, und zum Öffnen der Vertiefungsöffnung (4) der Schulterbereich mit Hilfe des Einrollelements (16) vom Rand (19) her aufrollbar ist, und die Öffnungshilfe (9"') dergestalt ist, dass diese während des Einrollens entlang der Schwächungslinien (8') aus dem Schulterbereich (18) gelöst und vom eingerollten Schulterbereich (18) absteht und bei fortschreitendem Aufrollen des Schulterbereiches (18) die abstehende Öffnungshilfe (9"') mit dem Schulterbereich (18) um das Aufrollelement (16) gewickelt und mit ihrer öffnungswirksamen Kante oder Spitze auf die Abdeckfolie (5) über der Vertiefungsöffnung (4) zu liegen kommt und die Abdeckfolie (5) derart schwächt, dass der Inhaltsstoff aus der Vertiefung durchgedrückt werden kann. - Blisterpackung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die öffriungswirksame Kante oder Spitze der Öffnungshilfe (9"') in der ungerollten Schulterfläche (18) von der Vertiefungsöffnung (4) weggerichtet ist.
- Blisterpackung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abdeckfolie (5) beim Einrollen zweckmässig innenseitig zu liegen kommt
- Blisterpackung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Einrollelement (16) mit dem Randabschnitt durch Kleben oder Siegelung, verbunden ist.
- Blisterpackung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abdeckfolie (5) eine mit Heisssiegellack beschichteten Aluminiumfolie einer Dicke von 20-50 µm, insbesondere 20-30 µm, vorzugsweise 20-25 µm enthält, auf welche eine aussenliegende PET (Polyethylentherephthalat)-Folie mit einer Dicke von 10-30 µm, insbesondere von 12-20 µm, kaschiert ist.
- Blisterpackung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass auf der Kunststofffolie eine weitere Schicht aus Papier kaschiert ist.
- Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Blisterpackung nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
aus einer planen Verbundfolie Vertiefungen geformt werden und ein Inhaltsstoff in die Vertiefungen abgefüllt wird und auf die Verbundfolie über die Vertiefungsöffnungen (4) der Vertiefungen eine Abdeckfolie (5) gesiegelt wird und in die Verbundfolie mit Abdeckfolie (5) Schwächungslinien (8') der Öffriungshilfen (9"') angebracht werden und Blisterpackungen (15) mit einer oder mehreren Vertiefungen zugeschnitten und Einrollelemente an den vorgesehenen Randbereichen der Blisterpackung angesiegelt oder angeklebt werden. - Verwendung von Blisterpackungen nach Anspruch 1 als Medikamentenverpackungen.
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