EP1219548B1 - Plateau en matière moulée, notamment pour fruits - Google Patents

Plateau en matière moulée, notamment pour fruits Download PDF

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EP1219548B1
EP1219548B1 EP01403330A EP01403330A EP1219548B1 EP 1219548 B1 EP1219548 B1 EP 1219548B1 EP 01403330 A EP01403330 A EP 01403330A EP 01403330 A EP01403330 A EP 01403330A EP 1219548 B1 EP1219548 B1 EP 1219548B1
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Serge Mostini
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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
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/34—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for fruit, e.g. apples, oranges or tomatoes

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  • the present invention relates to fruit trays or the like.
  • the trays known for fruit packaging are not designed to receive fruit of all sizes, so it is necessary to have several types of trays with different cell sizes.
  • the known trays comprising rows of cells arranged side by side allow to receive a relatively reduced weight of fruit.
  • the invention aims to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks of trays to classic fruits by creating a fruit tray that allows packaging fruits of different sizes.
  • a molded material tray in particular for fruit, comprising cells for receiving fruit, the cells are arranged in successive rows of high and low cells, the high cells and the low cells further having a provision relative in a staggered configuration, characterized in that the lower cells of a row according to a first dimension of the plate are contiguous while those of a rows according to a second dimension of the plate are spaced at regular intervals, the high cells of each row according to the small dimension of the tray are spaced apart by a first interval while the alveoli of the rows of tall cells according to the large dimension of the tray are spaced between them by a second interval, and the depth of the high alveoli is less at the depth of the lower alveoli
  • the fruit tray P shown in FIG. 1 has cells high 1 and low alveoli 2.
  • the depth and the section of the upper cells 1 are less than the depth and the section of the cells lower 2.
  • the high cells 1 and the low cells 2 are arranged in rows neighbors so that a row of low cells 2 is located between two rows of high cells 1 and vice versa.
  • the cells basses 2 of a row according to a first or small dimension of the tray P are contiguous while those of a row according to a second or a large dimension of the tray are spaced at regular intervals.
  • the high cells 1 of each row according to the small dimension of the tray P are spaced apart by a first interval 3, while the alveoli rows of high cells according to the large dimension of the tray are spaced apart by a second interval 4 greater than interval 3.
  • intervals 3 and 4 are equal or although intervals 3 are greater than intervals 4.
  • each low cell 2 is surrounded by four high cells 1 to form a configuration in a staggered arrangement. This staggered configuration is also checked for each upper cell 1 surrounded by four lower cells 2.
  • the lower cells 2 of a same row according to the small dimension of the tray P are in contact two by two in zones 6. Furthermore, each lower cell 7 is in contact with the four corresponding high cells of the staggered structure in zones 8.
  • the tray P is for example made of molded fibers and therefore has a better own rigidity than conventional trays.
  • the tray can also be made of molded plastic or injected, for example in polystyrene, polyurethane or other.
  • fruits F arranged in high cells 1 and low cells 2 are located at different levels, so that the volume occupied by the fruits of a tray is increased compared to the volume occupied by the fruits in a classic tray with identical rows and placed in same level.
  • the relative staggered arrangement of the high and low cells 1 and 2 of the tray allows such a tray to receive an optimal weight of higher fruit about 30% by weight received by conventional trays.
  • the tray according to the invention has the following advantages.
  • the tray according to the invention has good accommodation for all sizes due to the fact that the centers of the fruits are alternately offset vertically in rows.
  • the fruits are not stuck against each other.
  • Gripping fruit from the tray is easier on the shelves because the rows of cells and therefore of fruit are alternately high and low.
  • the tray just described is a fruit tray, such a tray can be used for packaging other products, food or not.

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EP01403330A 2000-12-28 2001-12-20 Plateau en matière moulée, notamment pour fruits Expired - Lifetime EP1219548B1 (fr)

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FR0017237 2000-12-28
FR0017237A FR2818959B1 (fr) 2000-12-28 2000-12-28 Plateau en matiere moulee, notamment pour fruits

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JP (1) JP2002211532A (ja)
CN (1) CN1362355A (ja)
AR (1) AR032062A1 (ja)
AT (1) ATE276169T1 (ja)
AU (1) AU9726601A (ja)
BR (1) BR0106505A (ja)
CA (1) CA2365351A1 (ja)
CZ (1) CZ297736B6 (ja)
DE (1) DE60105537T2 (ja)
DK (1) DK1219548T3 (ja)
ES (1) ES2228776T3 (ja)
FR (1) FR2818959B1 (ja)
MX (1) MXPA01013258A (ja)
NZ (1) NZ516241A (ja)
PL (1) PL351429A1 (ja)
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RU (1) RU2238231C2 (ja)
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ES2228776T3 (es) 2005-04-16
US6732865B2 (en) 2004-05-11
ZA200110457B (en) 2002-06-28
FR2818959B1 (fr) 2003-04-18
RU2238231C2 (ru) 2004-10-20
MXPA01013258A (es) 2004-05-21
ATE276169T1 (de) 2004-10-15
US20030121820A1 (en) 2003-07-03
JP2002211532A (ja) 2002-07-31
SK285892B6 (sk) 2007-10-04
DK1219548T3 (da) 2005-01-24
FR2818959A1 (fr) 2002-07-05
CZ20014644A3 (cs) 2002-08-14
PL351429A1 (en) 2002-07-01
DE60105537T2 (de) 2005-11-17
SK18662001A3 (sk) 2002-07-02
AU9726601A (en) 2002-07-04
AR032062A1 (es) 2003-10-22
NZ516241A (en) 2003-05-30
CA2365351A1 (fr) 2002-06-28
CN1362355A (zh) 2002-08-07
BR0106505A (pt) 2002-09-24

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