EP1279617A1 - Closed package as rigid crate and corresponding assembly of two blanks - Google Patents

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EP1279617A1
EP1279617A1 EP02291644A EP02291644A EP1279617A1 EP 1279617 A1 EP1279617 A1 EP 1279617A1 EP 02291644 A EP02291644 A EP 02291644A EP 02291644 A EP02291644 A EP 02291644A EP 1279617 A1 EP1279617 A1 EP 1279617A1
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Patrick Bienaime
Hervé Pailley
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  • the present invention relates to a closed package for packaging a group of containers, of the type comprising a bottom part, a cap part separate from the bottom part and fixed to it, and a handle comprising at least a first region cut out from a first of the parts.
  • the invention applies in particular to the packaging of bottles, in particular of beer.
  • bottles that contain it are packaged in a completely closed package.
  • such a closed package commonly called a "suitcase”
  • a suitablecase is obtained from a single blank of cardboard folded and glued to form a sheath with open ends. This sheath is set in volume to place the containers there. Then, we just close the ends of the sheath to get the packaging closed.
  • FR-2 707 260 is also known for a closed package of the aforementioned type.
  • a grip handle is cut from the top wall of the cap portion. To transport the packaging containing containers, a consumer grasps this handle.
  • An object of the invention is to solve this problem by providing a packaging of the aforementioned type which better withstands the operations of gripping its handle and transport and which generates reduced costs.
  • the subject of the invention is a package of the aforementioned type, characterized in that the first part comprises an end wall, a central wall and two adjacent walls extending the central wall on either side, the end wall and the central wall forming with each adjacent wall a respective trihedron, in that the central wall is rigidly connected to the adjacent walls and the adjacent walls are rigidly connected to the end wall, and in that the first region extends into the central wall and into the adjacent walls.
  • the invention further relates to an assembly comprising two cut blanks and provided with fold lines to allow respectively the setting in volume of the bottom part and the cap part of a package as defined above.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a closed package 1 containing a group of containers 2 of which only some have been shown.
  • These containers 2 are for example beer bottles.
  • the closed package 1 comprises a box 3 covered by a cover 4.
  • the box 3 illustrated more particularly by FIG. 2 was obtained from a cardboard blank 6, previously cut and provided with grooves, and illustrated by FIG. 3.
  • This blank 6 is symmetrical with respect to a transverse median axis, which is vertical in FIG. 3.
  • the blank 6 comprises a rectangular bottom wall panel 8 extended at its long sides by a side wall panel 10 and by a side wall panel 12, which is of reduced height than the panel 10.
  • the panels 10 and 12 are connected to the bottom wall panel 8 by severely interrupted cutting lines 14 which form fold lines. These lines 14 are horizontal (as seen in Figure 3).
  • the panel 10 is extended at its short sides, that is to say to the right and to the left in FIG. 3, by flaps 16 in the shape of a rectangular trapezoid. Each flap 16 is connected to the panel 10 by a vertical fold line 18 (as seen in FIG. 3).
  • the panel 12 is extended at its short sides, that is to say to the right and to the left in FIG. 3, by flaps 20 in the shape of a rectangular trapezoid. These components are each connected to the panel 12 by vertical fold lines 22 (as seen in FIG. 3).
  • the bottom wall panel 8 is extended at its short sides, that is to say to the right and to the left in FIG. 3, by side wall panels 24. Each panel 24 is connected to the panel 8 by a vertical fold line 26 (as seen in Figure 3).
  • a severely interrupted middle cutting line 28 is provided in each panel 24.
  • This line 28 forms a folding line. It is parallel to line 26 and divides the panel 24 into a first zone 30 adjacent to line 26 and which is rectangular in shape, and into a second zone 32 of form converging towards the outside of the blank 6.
  • Two interrupted cutting lines 34 extend longitudinally in the side wall panel 10 and in the adjacent flaps 16.
  • the lines 34 have cusps 35 at their longitudinal ends.
  • the lines 34 delimit between them a first region 36 in the form of a band and whose longitudinal ends 38 located in the flaps 16 are slightly divergent.
  • the ends 38 of the first region 36 each extend over substantially half the length of the corresponding flap 16.
  • the cusps 35 are oriented towards the transverse median axis of the blank 6 and towards the outside of the first region 36.
  • a tab 40 is also cut in the side wall panel 10 to be adjacent to the first region 36. This tab 40 is delimited by one of the cutting lines 34 and by another curved cutting line 42.
  • the blank 6 is made of corrugated cardboard comprising a flat sheet 44, which will form an inside face in the box 3, a corrugated sheet 46 and a flat sheet 48, which will form an outside face in the box 3 .
  • the fluted sheet 46 is located between the two flat sheets 44 and 48.
  • the grammage of the cardboard of the blank 6 is between about 350g / m 2 and about 500g / m 2, e.g., about 425g / m 2.
  • the blank 6 comprises a straight reinforcing strip 50 which extends over the entire length of the side wall panel 10 and adjacent flaps 16. This strip 50 extends in the region 36 and therefore over its entire length.
  • the strip 50 is disposed between the flat sheet 44 and the grooved sheet 46 of the blank 6.
  • This strip 50 is for example made of polypropylene fibers coated with glue. It was inserted between the flat sheet 44 and the corrugated sheet 46 during the process for manufacturing the cardboard of the blank 6.
  • This strip 50 is orthogonal to the direction in which the grooves 52 of the grooved sheet 46 extend.
  • the panels 10 and 12 are folded with respect to the lower wall panel 8 using the lines 14 until they are orthogonal to the panel 8
  • the flaps 16 and the flaps 20 are then folded inwardly of the lower wall panel.
  • the side wall panels 24 are then pivoted so that they are orthogonal to the bottom wall panel 8.
  • the flaps 16 and 20 are then bonded by their external faces to the internal faces of the first zones 30 of the side wall panels 24.
  • the body 3 thus obtained comprises a bottom wall or bottom 8, two large opposite side walls 10 and 12 and two small opposite side walls 54.
  • the walls 54 are each formed by a panel 24 and the corresponding flaps 16 and 20.
  • the side walls 10, 12 and 54 form a belt 56 extending continuously around the entire periphery of the bottom 8.
  • the walls 8, 10 and 54 define two trihedra T1 and T2 located in front in FIG. 2.
  • the side walls 10, 12 and 54 came in one piece with the bottom wall 8 along the fold lines 14 and 26.
  • the side walls 54 came in one piece with the side wall 10 along the fold lines 18, and on the other hand with the side wall 12 along the fold lines 22.
  • the side walls 10, 12 and 54 and the bottom wall 8 are rigidly connected to each other.
  • the cover 4, illustrated more particularly by FIG. 5, is obtained from a cardboard blank 60, previously cut and provided with grooves and illustrated by FIG. 6.
  • the blank 60 is symmetrical with respect to a median longitudinal axis oriented vertically in FIG. 6.
  • the blank 60 comprises a rectangular upper wall panel 62 extended at its long sides, that is to say upwards and downwards in FIG. 6, by panels of inclined walls 64, then by two panels side walls 66 and 67 respectively, and finally by two flaps 68.
  • the inclined wall panels 64 are connected to the panel 62 by two horizontal fold lines 70 (as seen in Figure 6). These panels 64 are in the form of an isosceles trapezoid diverging towards the outside of the blank 60.
  • the side wall panels 66 and 67 are connected by two horizontal fold lines 72 (as seen in Figure 6) to the panels 64.
  • the panels 66 and 67 are rectangular.
  • the flaps 68 are connected to the side wall panels 66 and 67 by interrupted cutting lines 74 forming fold lines. These lines 74 are horizontal in FIG. 6. The flaps 68 are slightly convergent towards the outside of the blank 60.
  • the panels 64 are extended to the right and to the left in Figure 6, that is to say at their inclined edges, by flaps 76 of substantially triangular shape. Each flap 76 is connected to the corresponding panel 64 by an oblique fold line 78.
  • the upper wall panel 62 is extended at its short sides, that is to say to the right and to the left in FIG. 6, by flaps 80 in the form of an isosceles trapezoid diverging towards the outside.
  • flaps 80 are connected to the upper wall panel 62 by vertical fold lines 82 (as seen in Figure 6).
  • cutouts are provided in the panel 62 to delimit there a diamond 84 intended to be torn, after pressing two tabs 86 cut in the flaps 80 and located in opposite angles of the diamond 84, to allow access to the containers 2 covered by the cover 4 in the packaging 1.
  • the blank 60 is symmetrical with respect to a transverse median axis, oriented horizontally in Figure 6, except for what will be described later.
  • Two interrupted longitudinal cutting lines 88 are provided in the side wall panel 67 (below in FIG. 6).
  • Two short interrupted transverse cutting lines 90 connect the lines 88, a short distance from their ends 92.
  • the lines 88 and 90 delimit between them a second region 94 in the form of a band and the ends of which are divergent.
  • This second region 94 is extended at its ends by flaps 96 delimited by the ends 92 of lines 88 and by lines 90.
  • flaps 96 are articulated to the rest of the side wall panel 67 by fold lines 97 vertical (as seen in Figure 6).
  • a tab 98 is cut in the panel 67 in the vicinity of the second region 94.
  • This tab 96 is delimited by one of the two lines 88 and by a curved cutting line 99.
  • This tab 98 is adjacent to the second region 94.
  • the cardboard used to form the blank 60 is a compact cardboard, that is to say non-corrugated cardboard.
  • this cardboard 60 comprises for example several superimposed layers or flat sheets.
  • the cardboard used for the blank 60 has a basis weight between about 250g / m 2 and about 400g / m 2 and for example about 360 g / m 2.
  • the inclined wall panels 64 and the side wall panels 66 and 67 are pivoted downwards with respect to the upper wall panel 62 by means of the fold lines 70 and 72.
  • the flaps 76 are then folded inwardly of the upper wall panel 62 using the fold lines 78.
  • the flaps 80 are then pivoted downwards using the fold lines 82, then the flaps 76 are glued by their external faces. on the inside of the flaps 80.
  • the end flaps 68 are folded inwards from the top wall panel 62 thanks to the fold lines 74.
  • the flaps 68 are substantially parallel to the upper wall 62 and the side walls 66 and 67 are substantially orthogonal to the upper wall 62.
  • the walls 64 and the flaps 80 are inclined at an angle less than 90 ° relative to the upper wall 62.
  • the containers 2 are arranged in the box 3 and bear on its lower wall 8 by their bottoms or lower ends.
  • the containers 2 are supported on the upper wall 62 of the cover 4 by their necks or upper ends.
  • the side wall 67 of the cover 4 is glued to the side wall 10 of the body 3 on the one hand under the first and second regions 36 and 94, and on the other hand above these regions 36 and 94. Bonding is also ensured between the overlapping regions 36 and 94, the second region 94 having dimensions greater than those of the first region 36 as seen in FIG. 1.
  • the second region 94 then detaches from the rest of the panel 67 and follows the first region 36 towards the outside of the package 1.
  • the regions 36 and 94 then form a grip handle 100 (FIG. 1) projecting from the rest of the packaging 1.
  • the ends 38 then partly conform to the side walls 102 of the containers 2 arranged in the corners or trihedrons before T1 and T2 (figure 2) of the body 3. This is obtained by the fact that the ends 38 of the first region 36 extend in the walls 54 towards the rear beyond the longitudinal axes A of the containers 2 placed in the corners T1 and T2 .
  • the packaging 1 being produced in two separate parts 3 and 4, the blanks 6 and 60 corresponding to it can be supplied flat to a company having a machine for setting up the volume of these blanks. Due to the reduced size of these blanks, such a machine is simple and of reduced cost.
  • the blanks 6 are less expensive to package and deliver than the sheaths of the prior art which require special packaging in the box.
  • the blanks 6 and 60 can be stored on pallets at the outlet of the blank cutting and printing machines 6 and 60.
  • the packaging 1 makes it possible to condition a large number of beer bottles at low cost.
  • the packaging 1 makes it possible to package a group of twenty-four bottles 2 distributed in four rows of six bottles.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a variant of the packaging 1 of FIG. 1 in which the flaps 76 of the cover 3 are connected to the flaps 80 by oblique fold lines 103. Each flap 76 is divided in two by an oblique fold line 104. The flaps 76 thus form gussets which are folded inside the cover 3 and which are glued to the flaps 80 to reach the structure of FIGS. 1 and 5.
  • the upper wall 62 of the cover 3 comprises a network of openings for passage of the upper ends of the containers 2.
  • Figures 9 and 10 illustrate a second embodiment of the invention according to which the handle 100 is provided on a small side wall 54 of the body 3 and no longer on the side wall 10 of the body 3 and on the side wall 67 of the cap 4.
  • the blank 6 used to form the box 3 no longer comprises flaps 16 and 20.
  • the side wall panels 24 are extended at their short sides, that is to say upwards and downwards in FIG. 10, by flaps 105 in the shape of a rectangular trapezoid.
  • flaps 105 are each connected to the corresponding panel 24 by a horizontal fold line 106 in FIG. 10.
  • the first region 36, and therefore the interrupted cutting lines 34, extend transversely in the right panel 24 (as seen in FIG. 10) and in the corresponding flaps 105. Likewise, the tab 40 is arranged in the same panel 24.
  • the handle 100 is formed simply by the first region 36. It will be noted that the cover 4 no longer has a second region 94.
  • the ends 38 of the handle 100 cooperate with the containers 2 arranged in the right corners of the box 3, as described above.
  • the packaging according to the second embodiment also makes it possible to package a large number of containers 2 with reduced costs.
  • the number of containers 2 that the package 1 according to this second embodiment can package is less than that that the package of Figures 1 to 8 can package.
  • the packaging 1 according to the second embodiment can condition a group of twelve bottles 2.

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The pack, comprising a base (3), a separate lid (4) that fixes to the base, and a handle (100) made from a perforated strip detached from the base, has the bottom panel (8) of the base joined to side (10, 12) and end (54) walls by inner flaps to make corners with a trihedral configuration. The base is made from a single cut and folded panel e.g. of corrugated cardboard, with side and end walls joined by folded and glued flaps on the inside of the corners. The lid is made from a separate panel in a similar shape to the base and fastened to it.

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La présente invention concerne un emballage fermé pour conditionner un groupe de récipients, du type comprenant une partie formant fond, une partie formant coiffe distincte de la partie formant fond et fixée à celle-ci, et une poignée comprenant au moins une première région découpée dans une première des parties.The present invention relates to a closed package for packaging a group of containers, of the type comprising a bottom part, a cap part separate from the bottom part and fixed to it, and a handle comprising at least a first region cut out from a first of the parts.

L'invention s'applique en particulier au conditionnement de bouteilles, notamment de bière.The invention applies in particular to the packaging of bottles, in particular of beer.

Pour éviter la dégradation de la bière dans le temps, il est utile que les bouteilles qui la contiennent soient conditionnées dans un emballage entièrement fermé.To avoid the degradation of beer over time, it is useful that the bottles that contain it are packaged in a completely closed package.

Généralement, un tel emballage fermé, communément appelé « valisette », est obtenu à partir d'un flan unique de carton plié et collé pour former un fourreau à extrémités ouvertes. Ce fourreau est mis en volume pour y placer les récipients. Ensuite, on vient fermer les extrémités du fourreau pour obtenir l'emballage fermé.Generally, such a closed package, commonly called a "suitcase", is obtained from a single blank of cardboard folded and glued to form a sheath with open ends. This sheath is set in volume to place the containers there. Then, we just close the ends of the sheath to get the packaging closed.

Ces fourreaux sont conditionnés dans des caisses spéciales puis livrés aux sociétés productrices des bouteilles. Ces sociétés assurent alors la mise en volume, le remplissage et la fermeture des fourreaux.These sleeves are packaged in special cases and then delivered to the companies producing the bottles. These companies then ensure the volume, filling and closing of the sleeves.

Les coûts logistiques associés sont relativement importants notamment en raison du conditionnement particulier que les fourreaux nécessitent.The associated logistics costs are relatively high, in particular because of the special packaging that the sleeves require.

La mise en volume directe du flan unique autour des bouteilles résoudrait les problèmes logistiques mentionnés précédemment. Toutefois, elle impliquerait l'utilisation, par les sociétés productrices de bouteilles, de machines de conditionnement complexes et coûteuses.The direct volume of the single blank around the bottles would solve the logistical problems mentioned above. However, it would imply the use, by the companies producing bottles, of complex and expensive packaging machines.

On connaît également de FR-2 707 260 un emballage fermé du type précité. Une poignée de saisie est découpée dans la paroi supérieure de la partie formant coiffe. Pour transporter l'emballage contenant des récipients, un consommateur saisit cette poignée.FR-2 707 260 is also known for a closed package of the aforementioned type. A grip handle is cut from the top wall of the cap portion. To transport the packaging containing containers, a consumer grasps this handle.

On a constaté que la résistance d'un tel emballage aux opérations de saisie de sa poignée et de transport est particulièrement faible, de sorte qu'il s'ouvre fréquemment avec le risque de voir les récipients s'échapper et se briser sur le sol.It has been found that the resistance of such a packaging to the operations of gripping its handle and transport is particularly low, so that it opens frequently with the risk of the containers escaping and breaking on the ground. .

Ce risque est d'autant plus important que les récipients à conditionner sont lourds ou nombreux. Ainsi, un tel emballage est mal adapté pour conditionner un grand nombre de bouteilles de bières.This risk is all the more important as the containers to be packaged are heavy or numerous. Thus, such packaging is ill-suited for packaging a large number of beer bottles.

Un but de l'invention est de résoudre ce problème en fournissant un emballage du type précité qui résiste mieux aux opérations de saisie de sa poignée et de transport et qui engendre des coûts réduits.An object of the invention is to solve this problem by providing a packaging of the aforementioned type which better withstands the operations of gripping its handle and transport and which generates reduced costs.

A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un emballage du type précité, caractérisé en en ce que la première partie comprend une paroi d'extrémité, une paroi centrale et deux parois adjacentes prolongeant la paroi centrale de part et d'autre, la paroi d'extrémité et la paroi centrale formant avec chaque paroi adjacente un trièdre respectif, en ce que la paroi centrale est reliée rigidement aux parois adjacentes et les parois adjacentes sont reliées rigidement à la paroi d'extrémité, et en ce que la première région s'étend dans la paroi centrale et dans les parois adjacentes.To this end, the subject of the invention is a package of the aforementioned type, characterized in that the first part comprises an end wall, a central wall and two adjacent walls extending the central wall on either side, the end wall and the central wall forming with each adjacent wall a respective trihedron, in that the central wall is rigidly connected to the adjacent walls and the adjacent walls are rigidly connected to the end wall, and in that the first region extends into the central wall and into the adjacent walls.

Selon des modes particuliers de réalisation, l'emballage peut comprendre l'une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques suivantes, prise(s) isolément ou selon toutes les combinaisons techniquement possibles :

  • la paroi centrale et les parois adjacentes sont venues de matière avec la paroi d'extrĂ©mitĂ© le long de lignes de pliage,
  • la paroi centrale est venue de matière avec les parois adjacentes le long de lignes de pliage,
  • les parois adjacentes comprennent des volets, venus de matière avec le panneau central le long de lignes de pliage, et des panneaux collĂ©s aux volets,
  • la paroi d'extrĂ©mitĂ© est une paroi d'extrĂ©mitĂ© infĂ©rieure ou supĂ©rieure sur laquelle des extrĂ©mitĂ©s des rĂ©cipients sont destinĂ©es Ă  prendre appui, et les parois centrales et adjacentes sont des parois latĂ©rales destinĂ©es Ă  border latĂ©ralement les rĂ©cipients,
  • la première rĂ©gion s'Ă©tend suffisamment dans au moins une paroi latĂ©rale adjacente pour venir, lorsqu'un consommateur saisit la poignĂ©e, s'appliquer contre la paroi latĂ©rale d'un rĂ©cipient disposĂ© dans le trièdre dĂ©limitĂ© par ladite paroi latĂ©rale adjacente, par la paroi latĂ©rale centrale et par la paroi d'extrĂ©mitĂ©,
  • la première rĂ©gion s'Ă©tend dans ladite paroi latĂ©rale adjacente au-delĂ  d'un axe central longitudinal le long duquel ledit rĂ©cipient s'Ă©tend entre son extrĂ©mitĂ© infĂ©rieure et son extrĂ©mitĂ© supĂ©rieure,
  • la première partie comprend une ceinture de parois latĂ©rales s'Ă©tendant sur tout le pourtour de la paroi d'extrĂ©mitĂ©,
  • la première partie est la partie formant fond, les extrĂ©mitĂ©s infĂ©rieures des rĂ©cipients Ă©tant destinĂ©es Ă  prendre appui sur la paroi d'extrĂ©mitĂ©.
According to particular embodiments, the packaging may include one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in any technically possible combination:
  • the central wall and the adjacent walls are integrally formed with the end wall along fold lines,
  • the central wall came integrally with the adjacent walls along fold lines,
  • the adjacent walls include flaps, integrally formed with the central panel along fold lines, and panels glued to the flaps,
  • the end wall is a lower or upper end wall on which the ends of the containers are intended to bear, and the central and adjacent walls are side walls intended to border the containers laterally,
  • the first region extends sufficiently in at least one adjacent side wall to come, when a consumer grasps the handle, to apply against the side wall of a container placed in the trihedron delimited by said adjacent side wall, by the wall central lateral and through the end wall,
  • the first region extends in said adjacent side wall beyond a longitudinal central axis along which said container extends between its lower end and its upper end,
  • the first part comprises a belt of side walls extending around the entire periphery of the end wall,
  • the first part is the bottom part, the lower ends of the containers being intended to bear on the end wall.

L'invention a en outre pour objet un ensemble comprenant deux flans découpés et munis de lignes de pliage pour permettre respectivement la mise en volume de la partie formant fond et de la partie formant coiffe d'un emballage tel que défini ci-dessus.The invention further relates to an assembly comprising two cut blanks and provided with fold lines to allow respectively the setting in volume of the bottom part and the cap part of a package as defined above.

L'invention sera mieux comprise 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 figure 1 est une vue schĂ©matique en perspective d'un emballage fermĂ© selon l'invention,
  • la figure 2 est une vue schĂ©matique en perspective illustrant la caisse de l'emballage de la figure 1,
  • la figure 3 est une vue schĂ©matique en plan d'un flan de carton pour former la caisse de la figure 2,
  • la figure 4 est une vue partielle, schĂ©matique, agrandie et en coupe prise suivant la ligne IV-IV de la figure 3,
  • la figure 5 est une vue en perspective de la coiffe de l'emballage de la figure 1,
  • la figure 6 est une vue schĂ©matique en plan d'un flan de carton pour former la coiffe de la figure 5,
  • la figure 7 est une vue partielle, schĂ©matique, agrandie et en coupe prise suivant le plan VII-VII de la figure 1,
  • la figure 8 est une vue analogue Ă  la figure 6 illustrant une variante de l'emballage de la figure 1,
  • la figure 9 est une vue analogue Ă  la figure 1 illustrant un emballage selon un deuxième mode de rĂ©alisation de l'invention, et
  • la figure 10 est une vue schĂ©matique en plan d'un flan de carton pour former la caisse de l'emballage de la figure 9.
The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows, given only by way of example, and made with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a closed package according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view illustrating the box of the packaging of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a cardboard blank for forming the box of FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 4 is a partial schematic view, enlarged and in section taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3,
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the cover of the packaging of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of a cardboard blank for forming the cover of FIG. 5,
  • FIG. 7 is a partial, schematic view, enlarged and in section taken along the plane VII-VII of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 6 illustrating a variant of the packaging of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 1 illustrating a package according to a second embodiment of the invention, and
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view of a cardboard blank for forming the box of the packaging of FIG. 9.

La figure 1 illustre un emballage fermé 1 contenant un groupe de récipients 2 dont seuls certains ont été représentés.Figure 1 illustrates a closed package 1 containing a group of containers 2 of which only some have been shown.

Ces récipients 2 sont par exemple des bouteilles de bière.These containers 2 are for example beer bottles.

L'emballage fermé 1 comprend une caisse 3 recouverte par une coiffe 4.The closed package 1 comprises a box 3 covered by a cover 4.

La caisse 3, illustrée plus particulièrement par la figure 2, a été obtenue à partir d'un flan de carton 6, préalablement découpé et muni de raines, et illustré par la figure 3.The box 3, illustrated more particularly by FIG. 2, was obtained from a cardboard blank 6, previously cut and provided with grooves, and illustrated by FIG. 3.

Ce flan 6 est symétrique par rapport à un axe médian transversal, qui est vertical sur la figure 3.This blank 6 is symmetrical with respect to a transverse median axis, which is vertical in FIG. 3.

Le flan 6 comprend un panneau de paroi inférieure 8 rectangulaire prolongé au niveau de ses grands côtés par un panneau de paroi latérale 10 et par un panneau de paroi latérale 12, qui est de hauteur plus réduite que le panneau 10.The blank 6 comprises a rectangular bottom wall panel 8 extended at its long sides by a side wall panel 10 and by a side wall panel 12, which is of reduced height than the panel 10.

Les panneaux 10 et 12 sont reliés au panneau de paroi inférieure 8 par des lignes de découpe 14 fortement interrompues qui forment lignes de pliage. Ces lignes 14 sont horizontales (comme vu sur la figure 3).The panels 10 and 12 are connected to the bottom wall panel 8 by severely interrupted cutting lines 14 which form fold lines. These lines 14 are horizontal (as seen in Figure 3).

Le panneau 10 est prolongé au niveau de ses petits côtés, c'est-à-dire vers la droite et vers la gauche sur la figure 3, par des volets 16 en forme de trapèze rectangle. Chaque volet 16 est relié au panneau 10 par une ligne de pliage 18 verticale (comme vu sur la figure 3).The panel 10 is extended at its short sides, that is to say to the right and to the left in FIG. 3, by flaps 16 in the shape of a rectangular trapezoid. Each flap 16 is connected to the panel 10 by a vertical fold line 18 (as seen in FIG. 3).

Le panneau 12 est prolongé au niveau de ses petits côtés, c'est-à-dire vers la droite et vers la gauche sur la figure 3, par des volets 20 en forme de trapèze rectangle. Ces volets sont chacun reliés au panneau 12 par des lignes de pliage 22 verticales (comme vu sur la figure 3).The panel 12 is extended at its short sides, that is to say to the right and to the left in FIG. 3, by flaps 20 in the shape of a rectangular trapezoid. These components are each connected to the panel 12 by vertical fold lines 22 (as seen in FIG. 3).

Le panneau de paroi inférieure 8 est prolongé au niveau de ses petits côtés, c'est-à-dire vers la droite et vers la gauche sur la figure 3, par des panneaux de parois latérales 24. Chaque panneau 24 est relié au panneau 8 par une ligne de pliage 26 verticale (comme vu sur la figure 3).The bottom wall panel 8 is extended at its short sides, that is to say to the right and to the left in FIG. 3, by side wall panels 24. Each panel 24 is connected to the panel 8 by a vertical fold line 26 (as seen in Figure 3).

Une ligne de découpe médiane 28 fortement interrompue est ménagée dans chaque panneau 24. Cette ligne 28 forme ligne de pliage. Elle est parallèle à la ligne 26 et partage le panneau 24 en une première zone 30 adjacente à la ligne 26 et qui est de forme rectangulaire, et en une deuxième zone 32 de forme convergeant vers l'extérieur du flan 6.A severely interrupted middle cutting line 28 is provided in each panel 24. This line 28 forms a folding line. It is parallel to line 26 and divides the panel 24 into a first zone 30 adjacent to line 26 and which is rectangular in shape, and into a second zone 32 of form converging towards the outside of the blank 6.

Deux lignes de découpe interrompues 34 s'étendent longitudinalement dans le panneau de paroi latérale 10 et dans les volets 16 adjacents. Les lignes 34 comportent des rebroussements 35 à leurs extrémités longitudinales.Two interrupted cutting lines 34 extend longitudinally in the side wall panel 10 and in the adjacent flaps 16. The lines 34 have cusps 35 at their longitudinal ends.

Les lignes 34 délimitent entre elles une première région 36 sous forme d'une bande et dont les extrémités longitudinales 38 situées dans les volets 16 sont légèrement divergentes.The lines 34 delimit between them a first region 36 in the form of a band and whose longitudinal ends 38 located in the flaps 16 are slightly divergent.

Les extrémités 38 de la première région 36 s'étendent chacune sur sensiblement la moitié de la longueur du volet 16 correspondant.The ends 38 of the first region 36 each extend over substantially half the length of the corresponding flap 16.

Les rebroussements 35 sont orientés vers l'axe médian transversal du flan 6 et vers l'extérieur de la première région 36.The cusps 35 are oriented towards the transverse median axis of the blank 6 and towards the outside of the first region 36.

Un onglet 40 est également découpé dans le panneau de paroi latérale 10 pour être adjacent à la première région 36. Cet onglet 40 est délimité par une des lignes de découpe 34 et par une autre ligne de découpe 42 courbe.A tab 40 is also cut in the side wall panel 10 to be adjacent to the first region 36. This tab 40 is delimited by one of the cutting lines 34 and by another curved cutting line 42.

Comme illustré par la figure 4, le flan 6 est réalisé en carton ondulé comprenant une feuille plane 44, qui formera une face intérieure dans la caisse 3, une feuille cannelée 46 et une feuille plane 48, qui formera une face extérieure dans la caisse 3.As illustrated in FIG. 4, the blank 6 is made of corrugated cardboard comprising a flat sheet 44, which will form an inside face in the box 3, a corrugated sheet 46 and a flat sheet 48, which will form an outside face in the box 3 .

La feuille cannelée 46 est située entre les deux feuilles planes 44 et 48. Typiquement, le grammage du carton du flan 6 est compris entre environ 350g/m2 et environ 500g/m2, par exemple d'environ 425g/m2.The fluted sheet 46 is located between the two flat sheets 44 and 48. Typically, the grammage of the cardboard of the blank 6 is between about 350g / m 2 and about 500g / m 2, e.g., about 425g / m 2.

Le flan 6 comprend une bande de renfort 50 rectiligne qui s'étend sur toute la longueur du panneau de paroi latérale 10 et des volets 16 adjacents. Cette bande 50 s'étend dans la région 36 et donc sur toute sa longueur. La bande 50 est disposée entre la feuille plane 44 et la feuille cannelée 46 du flan 6. Cette bande 50 est par exemple réalisée en fibres de polypropylène enduites de colle. Elle a été insérée entre la feuille plane 44 et la feuille cannelée 46 lors du procédé de fabrication du carton du flan 6.The blank 6 comprises a straight reinforcing strip 50 which extends over the entire length of the side wall panel 10 and adjacent flaps 16. This strip 50 extends in the region 36 and therefore over its entire length. The strip 50 is disposed between the flat sheet 44 and the grooved sheet 46 of the blank 6. This strip 50 is for example made of polypropylene fibers coated with glue. It was inserted between the flat sheet 44 and the corrugated sheet 46 during the process for manufacturing the cardboard of the blank 6.

Cette bande 50 est orthogonale à la direction dans laquelle les cannelures 52 de la feuille cannelée 46 s'étendent.This strip 50 is orthogonal to the direction in which the grooves 52 of the grooved sheet 46 extend.

Pour former la caisse 3 de la figure 2 à partir du flan 6 de la figure 3, on plie les panneaux 10 et 12 par rapport au panneau de paroi inférieure 8 grâce aux lignes 14 jusqu'à ce qu'ils soient orthogonaux au panneau 8. On replie ensuite les volets 16 et les volets 20 vers l'intérieur du panneau de paroi inférieure.To form the box 3 of FIG. 2 from the blank 6 of FIG. 3, the panels 10 and 12 are folded with respect to the lower wall panel 8 using the lines 14 until they are orthogonal to the panel 8 The flaps 16 and the flaps 20 are then folded inwardly of the lower wall panel.

On fait ensuite pivoter les panneaux de parois latérales 24 pour qu'ils soient orthogonaux au panneau de paroi inférieure 8. On colle ensuite les volets 16 et 20 par leurs faces extérieures sur les faces intérieures des premières zones 30 des panneaux des parois latérales 24.The side wall panels 24 are then pivoted so that they are orthogonal to the bottom wall panel 8. The flaps 16 and 20 are then bonded by their external faces to the internal faces of the first zones 30 of the side wall panels 24.

La caisse 3 ainsi obtenue comprend une paroi inférieure ou fond 8, deux grandes parois latérales opposées 10 et 12 et deux petites parois latérales opposées 54. Les parois 54 sont formées chacune par un panneau 24 et les volets 16 et 20 correspondants. Les parois latérales 10, 12 et 54 forment une ceinture 56 s'étendant continûment sur tout le pourtour du fond 8.The body 3 thus obtained comprises a bottom wall or bottom 8, two large opposite side walls 10 and 12 and two small opposite side walls 54. The walls 54 are each formed by a panel 24 and the corresponding flaps 16 and 20. The side walls 10, 12 and 54 form a belt 56 extending continuously around the entire periphery of the bottom 8.

Les parois latérales 10, 12 et 54 et le fond 8 délimitent ensemble quatre trièdres situés chacun dans un angle du fond 8. En particulier, les parois 8, 10 et 54 définissent deux trièdres T1 et T2 situés en avant sur la figure 2.The side walls 10, 12 and 54 and the bottom 8 together delimit four trihedra each located in an angle of the bottom 8. In particular, the walls 8, 10 and 54 define two trihedra T1 and T2 located in front in FIG. 2.

Les parois latérales 10, 12 et 54 sont venues de matière avec la paroi inférieure 8 le long des lignes de pliage 14 et 26. Les parois latérales 54 sont venues de matière d'une part avec la paroi latérale 10 le long des lignes de pliage 18, et d'autre part avec la paroi latérale 12 le long des lignes de pliage 22.The side walls 10, 12 and 54 came in one piece with the bottom wall 8 along the fold lines 14 and 26. The side walls 54 came in one piece with the side wall 10 along the fold lines 18, and on the other hand with the side wall 12 along the fold lines 22.

Ainsi, les parois latérales 10, 12 et 54 et la paroi inférieure 8 sont reliées rigidement les unes aux autres.Thus, the side walls 10, 12 and 54 and the bottom wall 8 are rigidly connected to each other.

La coiffe 4, illustrée plus particulièrement par la figure 5, est obtenue à partir d'un flan de carton 60, préalablement découpé et muni de raines et illustré par la figure 6.The cover 4, illustrated more particularly by FIG. 5, is obtained from a cardboard blank 60, previously cut and provided with grooves and illustrated by FIG. 6.

Le flan 60 est symétrique par rapport à un axe longitudinal médian orienté verticalement sur la figure 6.The blank 60 is symmetrical with respect to a median longitudinal axis oriented vertically in FIG. 6.

Le flan 60 comprend un panneau de paroi supérieure 62 rectangulaire prolongé au niveau de ses grands côtés, c'est-à-dire vers le haut et vers le bas sur la figure 6, par des panneaux de parois inclinées 64, puis par deux panneaux de parois latérales respectivement 66 et 67, et enfin par deux rabats 68.The blank 60 comprises a rectangular upper wall panel 62 extended at its long sides, that is to say upwards and downwards in FIG. 6, by panels of inclined walls 64, then by two panels side walls 66 and 67 respectively, and finally by two flaps 68.

Les panneaux de parois inclinées 64 sont reliés au panneau 62 par deux lignes de pliage 70 horizontales (comme vu sur la figure 6). Ces panneaux 64 sont en forme de trapèze isocèle divergeant vers l'extérieur du flan 60.The inclined wall panels 64 are connected to the panel 62 by two horizontal fold lines 70 (as seen in Figure 6). These panels 64 are in the form of an isosceles trapezoid diverging towards the outside of the blank 60.

Les panneaux de parois latérales 66 et 67 sont reliés par deux lignes de pliage 72 horizontales (comme vu sur la figure 6) aux panneaux 64. Les panneaux 66 et 67 sont rectangulaires.The side wall panels 66 and 67 are connected by two horizontal fold lines 72 (as seen in Figure 6) to the panels 64. The panels 66 and 67 are rectangular.

Les rabats 68 sont reliés aux panneaux de parois latérales 66 et 67 par des lignes de découpe interrompues 74 formant lignes de pliage. Ces lignes 74 sont horizontales sur la figure 6. Les rabats 68 sont légèrement convergents vers l'extérieur du flan 60.The flaps 68 are connected to the side wall panels 66 and 67 by interrupted cutting lines 74 forming fold lines. These lines 74 are horizontal in FIG. 6. The flaps 68 are slightly convergent towards the outside of the blank 60.

Les panneaux 64 sont prolongés vers la droite et vers la gauche sur la figure 6, c'est-à-dire au niveau de leurs bords inclinés, par des volets 76 de forme sensiblement triangulaire. Chaque volet 76 est relié au panneau 64 correspondant par une ligne de pliage 78 oblique.The panels 64 are extended to the right and to the left in Figure 6, that is to say at their inclined edges, by flaps 76 of substantially triangular shape. Each flap 76 is connected to the corresponding panel 64 by an oblique fold line 78.

Le panneau de paroi supérieure 62 est prolongé au niveau de ses petits côtés, c'est-à-dire vers la droite et vers la gauche sur la figure 6, par des rabats 80 en forme de trapèze isocèle divergeant vers l'extérieur.The upper wall panel 62 is extended at its short sides, that is to say to the right and to the left in FIG. 6, by flaps 80 in the form of an isosceles trapezoid diverging towards the outside.

Ces rabats 80 sont reliés au panneau de paroi supérieure 62 par des lignes de pliage 82 verticales (comme vu sur la figure 6).These flaps 80 are connected to the upper wall panel 62 by vertical fold lines 82 (as seen in Figure 6).

Enfin, des découpes sont prévues dans le panneau 62 pour y délimiter un losange 84 destiné à être déchiré, après enfoncement de deux onglets 86 découpés dans les rabats 80 et situés dans des angles opposés du losange 84, pour permettre d'accéder aux récipients 2 recouverts par la coiffe 4 dans l'emballage 1.Finally, cutouts are provided in the panel 62 to delimit there a diamond 84 intended to be torn, after pressing two tabs 86 cut in the flaps 80 and located in opposite angles of the diamond 84, to allow access to the containers 2 covered by the cover 4 in the packaging 1.

Le flan 60 est symétrique par rapport à un axe médian transversal, orienté horizontalement sur la figure 6, sauf pour ce qui va être décrit par la suite.The blank 60 is symmetrical with respect to a transverse median axis, oriented horizontally in Figure 6, except for what will be described later.

Deux lignes de découpe interrompues 88 longitudinales sont ménagées dans le panneau de paroi latérale 67 (en bas sur la figure 6).Two interrupted longitudinal cutting lines 88 are provided in the side wall panel 67 (below in FIG. 6).

Deux courtes lignes de découpe interrompues 90 transversales relient les lignes 88, à faible distance de leurs extrémités 92. Les lignes 88 et 90 délimitent entre elles une deuxième région 94 en forme de bande et dont les extrémités sont divergentes. Cette deuxième région 94 est prolongée à ses extrémités par des volets 96 délimités par les extrémités 92 des lignes 88 et par les lignes 90. Ces volets 96 sont articulés au reste du panneau de paroi latérale 67 par des lignes de pliage 97 verticales (comme vu sur la figure 6).Two short interrupted transverse cutting lines 90 connect the lines 88, a short distance from their ends 92. The lines 88 and 90 delimit between them a second region 94 in the form of a band and the ends of which are divergent. This second region 94 is extended at its ends by flaps 96 delimited by the ends 92 of lines 88 and by lines 90. These flaps 96 are articulated to the rest of the side wall panel 67 by fold lines 97 vertical (as seen in Figure 6).

Un onglet 98 est découpé dans le panneau 67 au voisinage de la deuxième région 94. Cet onglet 96 est délimité par une des deux lignes 88 et par une ligne de découpe 99 courbe. Cet onglet 98 est adjacent à la deuxième région 94.A tab 98 is cut in the panel 67 in the vicinity of the second region 94. This tab 96 is delimited by one of the two lines 88 and by a curved cutting line 99. This tab 98 is adjacent to the second region 94.

Le carton utilisé pour former le flan 60 est un carton compact, c'est-à-dire non-ondulé. Ainsi, ce carton 60 comprend par exemple plusieurs couches ou feuilles planes superposées.The cardboard used to form the blank 60 is a compact cardboard, that is to say non-corrugated cardboard. Thus, this cardboard 60 comprises for example several superimposed layers or flat sheets.

Typiquement, le carton utilisé pour le flan 60 a un grammage compris entre environ 250g/m2 et environ 400g/m2 et par exemple d'environ 360g/m2.Typically, the cardboard used for the blank 60 has a basis weight between about 250g / m 2 and about 400g / m 2 and for example about 360 g / m 2.

Pour former la coiffe 4, on fait pivoter, grâce aux lignes de pliage 70 et 72, les panneaux de parois inclinées 64 et les panneaux de parois latérales 66 et 67 vers le bas par rapport au panneau de paroi supérieure 62.In order to form the cover 4, the inclined wall panels 64 and the side wall panels 66 and 67 are pivoted downwards with respect to the upper wall panel 62 by means of the fold lines 70 and 72.

On replie ensuite les volets 76 vers l'intérieur du panneau de paroi supérieure 62 grâce aux lignes de pliage 78. On fait ensuite pivoter les rabats 80 vers le bas grâce aux lignes de pliage 82, puis on colle les volets 76 par leurs faces externes sur la face interne des rabats 80.The flaps 76 are then folded inwardly of the upper wall panel 62 using the fold lines 78. The flaps 80 are then pivoted downwards using the fold lines 82, then the flaps 76 are glued by their external faces. on the inside of the flaps 80.

Les rabats d'extrémité 68 sont repliés vers l'intérieur du panneau de parois supérieures 62 grâce aux lignes de pliage 74.The end flaps 68 are folded inwards from the top wall panel 62 thanks to the fold lines 74.

Ainsi, les rabats 68 sont sensiblement parallèles à la paroi supérieure 62 et les parois latérales 66 et 67 sont sensiblement orthogonales à la paroi supérieure 62. Les parois 64 et les rabats 80 sont inclinées d'un angle inférieur à 90° par rapport à la paroi supérieure 62.Thus, the flaps 68 are substantially parallel to the upper wall 62 and the side walls 66 and 67 are substantially orthogonal to the upper wall 62. The walls 64 and the flaps 80 are inclined at an angle less than 90 ° relative to the upper wall 62.

Dans l'emballage 1 de la figure 1, les récipients 2 sont disposés dans la caisse 3 et prennent appui sur sa paroi inférieure 8 par leurs fonds ou extrémités inférieures.In the packaging 1 of FIG. 1, the containers 2 are arranged in the box 3 and bear on its lower wall 8 by their bottoms or lower ends.

Les récipients 2 prennent appui sur la paroi supérieure 62 de la coiffe 4 par leurs goulots ou extrémités supérieures.The containers 2 are supported on the upper wall 62 of the cover 4 by their necks or upper ends.

La caisse 3 et la coiffe 4 sont fixées l'une à l'autre par :

  • collage des rabats 68 de la coiffe 4 sous la paroi infĂ©rieure 8 de la caisse 3,
  • collage des rabats 80 de la coiffe 4 sur les deuxièmes zones 32 des parois latĂ©rales 54 de la caisse 3, ces zones 32 Ă©tant repliĂ©es lĂ©gèrement vers l'intĂ©rieur de la caisse 3, grâce aux lignes de pliage 28 (figure 2), pour suivre l'inclinaison des rabats 80,
  • collage de la paroi latĂ©rale 66 de la coiffe 4 sur la paroi latĂ©rale 12 de la caisse 3, et
  • collage de la paroi latĂ©rale 67 de la coiffe 4 sur la paroi latĂ©rale 10 de la caisse 3.
The box 3 and the cover 4 are fixed to each other by:
  • bonding of the flaps 68 of the cover 4 under the lower wall 8 of the box 3,
  • bonding of the flaps 80 of the cover 4 on the second zones 32 of the side walls 54 of the box 3, these zones 32 being folded slightly towards the inside of the box 3, thanks to the fold lines 28 (FIG. 2), to follow the inclination of the flaps 80,
  • bonding of the side wall 66 of the cover 4 on the side wall 12 of the box 3, and
  • bonding of the side wall 67 of the cover 4 on the side wall 10 of the box 3.

Plus précisément, la paroi latérale 67 de la coiffe 4 est collée à la paroi latérale 10 de la caisse 3 d'une part sous les première et deuxième régions 36 et 94, et d'autre part au dessus de ces régions 36 et 94. Un collage est également assuré entre les régions 36 et 94 qui se chevauchent, la deuxième région 94 ayant des dimensions supérieures à celles de la première région 36 comme on le voit sur la figure 1.More specifically, the side wall 67 of the cover 4 is glued to the side wall 10 of the body 3 on the one hand under the first and second regions 36 and 94, and on the other hand above these regions 36 and 94. Bonding is also ensured between the overlapping regions 36 and 94, the second region 94 having dimensions greater than those of the first region 36 as seen in FIG. 1.

Quand un consommateur enfonce les onglets 98 et 40 qui se chevauchent également, il peut saisir la première région 36 de la caisse 3 et la deuxième région 94 de la coiffe 4 et les tirer vers l'extérieur. Le panneau latéral 10 de la caisse 3 (figure 2) se rompt alors le long des lignes 34 et le panneau latéral 67 de la coiffe 4 (figure 5) se rompt le long des lignes de découpe 88 et 90.When a consumer presses the tabs 98 and 40 which also overlap, he can grasp the first region 36 of the box 3 and the second region 94 of the cover 4 and pull them outwards. The side panel 10 of the body 3 (FIG. 2) then breaks along the lines 34 and the side panel 67 of the cover 4 (FIG. 5) breaks along the cutting lines 88 and 90.

La deuxième région 94 se détache alors du reste du panneau 67 et suit la première région 36 vers l'extérieur de l'emballage 1. Les régions 36 et 94 forment alors une poignée de saisie 100 (figure 1) en saillie par rapport au reste de l'emballage 1.The second region 94 then detaches from the rest of the panel 67 and follows the first region 36 towards the outside of the package 1. The regions 36 and 94 then form a grip handle 100 (FIG. 1) projecting from the rest of the packaging 1.

Comme on le voit sur la figure 7 pour l'extrémité 38 gauche de la première région 36 de la poignée 100, les extrémités 38 épousent alors en partie les parois latérales 102 des récipients 2 disposés dans les coins ou trièdres avant T1 et T2 (figure 2) de la caisse 3. Cela est obtenu grâce au fait que les extrémités 38 de la première région 36 s'étendent dans les parois 54 vers l'arrière au-delà des axes longitudinaux A des récipients 2 placés dans les coins T1 et T2.As can be seen in FIG. 7 for the left end 38 of the first region 36 of the handle 100, the ends 38 then partly conform to the side walls 102 of the containers 2 arranged in the corners or trihedrons before T1 and T2 (figure 2) of the body 3. This is obtained by the fact that the ends 38 of the first region 36 extend in the walls 54 towards the rear beyond the longitudinal axes A of the containers 2 placed in the corners T1 and T2 .

Ainsi, quand un effort de traction est exercé sur la poignée 100, ces extrémités 38 sont appliquées contre les parois latérales 102 des récipients 2 situés dans les coins T1 et T2 et tendent à les repousser vers l'intérieur de l'emballage 1.Thus, when a tensile force is exerted on the handle 100, these ends 38 are applied against the side walls 102 of the containers 2 located in the corners T1 and T2 and tend to push them towards the inside of the packaging 1.

On a constaté que l'emballage 1 résiste particulièrement bien aux opérations de saisie de la poignée 100 et de transport. Cela est notamment dû aux caractéristiques suivantes :

  • prĂ©sence d'un organe de renfort 50 intĂ©grĂ© au carton de la caisse 3,
  • dĂ©coupage de la première rĂ©gion 36 dans trois panneaux latĂ©raux 10 et 54 adjacents de la caisse 3, ces trois panneaux Ă©tant liĂ©s rigidement les uns aux autres et Ă  la paroi infĂ©rieure 8 de la caisse 3,
  • utilisation d'un carton ondulĂ© et donc rĂ©sistant pour former la caisse 3,
  • coopĂ©ration des extrĂ©mitĂ©s 38 de la poignĂ©e 100 avec les rĂ©cipients 2 situĂ©s dans les coins T1 et T2 de la caisse 3, cette coopĂ©ration limitant les concentrations de contraintes,
  • prĂ©sence de rebroussements 35 prĂ©vus aux extrĂ©mitĂ©s des lignes de dĂ©coupe 34 dĂ©limitant la première rĂ©gion 36 dans la caisse 3,
  • utilisation d'une caisse 3 comprenant une ceinture de parois latĂ©rales 56 bordant latĂ©ralement les rĂ©cipients 2 sur tout le pourtour de la paroi infĂ©rieure 8 de la caisse 3.
It has been found that the packaging 1 resists particularly well the operations of gripping the handle 100 and transporting. This is due in particular to the following characteristics:
  • presence of a reinforcing member 50 integrated into the carton of the box 3,
  • cutting of the first region 36 in three side panels 10 and 54 adjacent to the body 3, these three panels being rigidly linked to each other and to the bottom wall 8 of the body 3,
  • use of corrugated and therefore resistant cardboard to form the box 3,
  • cooperation of the ends 38 of the handle 100 with the containers 2 located in the corners T1 and T2 of the body 3, this cooperation limiting the concentrations of stresses,
  • presence of cusps 35 provided at the ends of the cutting lines 34 delimiting the first region 36 in the body 3,
  • use of a box 3 comprising a belt of side walls 56 laterally bordering the containers 2 around the entire periphery of the bottom wall 8 of the box 3.

On notera que ces caractéristiques peuvent être utilisées indépendamment les unes des autres pour accroître la résistance de l'emballage 1.It will be noted that these characteristics can be used independently of one another to increase the resistance of the packaging 1.

En ce qui concerne la coopération des extrémités 38 de la poignée 100 avec les récipients 2, on notera que cette caractéristique peut être obtenue sans que les extrémités 38 s'étendent dans les parois 54 au-delà des axes longitudinaux A des récipients 2. C'est en particulier le cas lorsque les récipients ont une section différente de la section circulaire représentée sur la figure 7, par exemple une section polygonale. Il suffit alors que les extrémités 38 s'étendent suffisamment dans les parois latérales 54 pour venir, lorsqu'un consommateur saisit la poignée, s'appliquer contre les parois latérales 102 des récipients 2 disposés dans les coins T1 et T2.With regard to the cooperation of the ends 38 of the handle 100 with the containers 2, it will be noted that this characteristic can be obtained without the ends 38 extending in the walls 54 beyond the longitudinal axes A of the containers 2. C 'is in particular the case when the containers have a different section from the circular section shown in Figure 7, for example a polygonal section. It then suffices for the ends 38 to extend sufficiently into the side walls 54 to come, when a consumer grasps the handle, to apply against the side walls 102 of the containers 2 arranged in the corners T1 and T2.

En outre, l'emballage 1 induit des coûts réduits. Cela est dû notamment aux caractéristiques suivantes:

  • utilisation d'un matĂ©riau moins rĂ©sistant et moins coĂ»teux pour la coiffe 4 que pour la caisse 3, la caisse 3 assurant la majoritĂ© de la reprise des efforts lors des opĂ©rations de saisie de la poignĂ©e 100 et de transport de l'emballage 1,
  • intĂ©gration de la bande de renfort 50 dans le carton de la caisse 3 lors du procĂ©dĂ© de fabrication de ce carton et non dans une Ă©tape ultĂ©rieure de fabrication de l'emballage 1,
  • rĂ©alisation de l'emballage 1 en deux parties distinctes initialement sĂ©parĂ©es.
In addition, the packaging 1 induces reduced costs. This is due in particular to the following characteristics:
  • use of a material which is less resistant and less expensive for the cover 4 than for the box 3, the box 3 ensuring the majority of the recovery of forces during the operations of gripping the handle 100 and transporting the packaging 1,
  • integration of the reinforcing strip 50 into the cardboard box 3 during the manufacturing process of this cardboard and not in a subsequent step of manufacturing the packaging 1,
  • realization of the packaging 1 in two distinct parts initially separated.

Plus précisément, l'emballage 1 étant réalisé en deux parties distinctes 3 et 4, on peut fournir les flans 6 et 60 correspondants à plat à une société possédant une machine de mise en volume de ces flans. En raison de la taille réduite de ces flans, une telle machine est simple et de coût réduit.More precisely, the packaging 1 being produced in two separate parts 3 and 4, the blanks 6 and 60 corresponding to it can be supplied flat to a company having a machine for setting up the volume of these blanks. Due to the reduced size of these blanks, such a machine is simple and of reduced cost.

Par ailleurs, les flans 6 sont moins coûteux à conditionner et à livrer que les fourreaux de l'état de la technique qui nécessitent un conditionnement particulier en caisse.Furthermore, the blanks 6 are less expensive to package and deliver than the sheaths of the prior art which require special packaging in the box.

Au contraire, les flans 6 et 60 peuvent être stockés sur des palettes en sortie des machines de découpe et d'impression de flans 6 et 60.On the contrary, the blanks 6 and 60 can be stored on pallets at the outlet of the blank cutting and printing machines 6 and 60.

Les coûts logistiques liés à l'emballage 1 sont donc réduits.The logistics costs associated with packaging 1 are therefore reduced.

On notera que d'autres couples de matériaux qu'un carton ondulé et un carton compact permettent de réduire le coût global de l'emballage 1 en utilisant un matériau moins coûteux pour la coiffe 4 que pour la caisse 3.It will be noted that other pairs of materials than corrugated cardboard and compact cardboard make it possible to reduce the overall cost of the packaging 1 by using a less expensive material for the cover 4 than for the box 3.

Ainsi, l'emballage 1 permet de conditionner à faibles coûts un nombre important de bouteilles de bières. Typiquement, l'emballage 1 permet de conditionner un groupe de vingt quatre bouteilles 2 réparties en quatre rangées de six bouteilles.Thus, the packaging 1 makes it possible to condition a large number of beer bottles at low cost. Typically, the packaging 1 makes it possible to package a group of twenty-four bottles 2 distributed in four rows of six bottles.

La figure 8 illustre une variante de l'emballage 1 de la figure 1 dans laquelle les volets 76 de la coiffe 3 sont reliés aux rabats 80 par des lignes de pliage 103 obliques. Chaque volet 76 est partagé en deux par une ligne de pliage 104 oblique. Les volets 76 forment ainsi des goussets que l'on replie à l'intérieur de la coiffe 3 et que l'on colle sur les rabats 80 pour atteindre la structure des figures 1 et 5.FIG. 8 illustrates a variant of the packaging 1 of FIG. 1 in which the flaps 76 of the cover 3 are connected to the flaps 80 by oblique fold lines 103. Each flap 76 is divided in two by an oblique fold line 104. The flaps 76 thus form gussets which are folded inside the cover 3 and which are glued to the flaps 80 to reach the structure of FIGS. 1 and 5.

Dans une autre variante non représentée, la paroi supérieure 62 de la coiffe 3 comprend un réseau d'ouvertures de passage des extrémités supérieures des récipients 2.In another variant not shown, the upper wall 62 of the cover 3 comprises a network of openings for passage of the upper ends of the containers 2.

Les figures 9 et 10 illustrent un deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention selon lequel la poignée 100 est prévue sur une petite paroi latérale 54 de la caisse 3 et non plus sur la paroi latérale 10 de la caisse 3 et sur la paroi latérale 67 de la coiffe 4.Figures 9 and 10 illustrate a second embodiment of the invention according to which the handle 100 is provided on a small side wall 54 of the body 3 and no longer on the side wall 10 of the body 3 and on the side wall 67 of the cap 4.

Ainsi, et comme on le voit sur la figure 10, le flan 6 utilisé pour former la caisse 3 ne comprend plus de volets 16 et 20.Thus, and as can be seen in FIG. 10, the blank 6 used to form the box 3 no longer comprises flaps 16 and 20.

En revanche, les panneaux de parois latérales 24 sont prolongés au niveau de leurs petits côtés, c'est-à-dire vers le haut et vers le bas sur la figure 10, par des volets 105 en forme de trapèze rectangle.On the other hand, the side wall panels 24 are extended at their short sides, that is to say upwards and downwards in FIG. 10, by flaps 105 in the shape of a rectangular trapezoid.

Ces volets 105 sont reliés chacun au panneau 24 correspondant par une ligne de pliage 106 horizontale sur la figure 10.These flaps 105 are each connected to the corresponding panel 24 by a horizontal fold line 106 in FIG. 10.

La première région 36, et donc les lignes de découpe interrompues 34, s'étendent transversalement dans le panneau 24 droit (comme vu sur la figure 10) et dans les volets 105 correspondants. De même, l'onglet 40 est ménagé dans le même panneau 24.The first region 36, and therefore the interrupted cutting lines 34, extend transversely in the right panel 24 (as seen in FIG. 10) and in the corresponding flaps 105. Likewise, the tab 40 is arranged in the same panel 24.

Dans ce mode de réalisation, et comme on le voit sur la figure 9, la poignée 100 est formée simplement par la première région 36. On notera que la coiffe 4 ne comporte plus de deuxième région 94.In this embodiment, and as can be seen in FIG. 9, the handle 100 is formed simply by the first region 36. It will be noted that the cover 4 no longer has a second region 94.

On notera également que l'orientation des cannelures du carton du flan 6 a été modifiée par rapport à celle de la figure 3, de manière à assurer que l'organe de renfort 50 soit orthogonal à la direction selon laquelle les cannelures s'étendent.It will also be noted that the orientation of the grooves in the cardboard of the blank 6 has been modified relative to that of FIG. 3, so as to ensure that the reinforcing member 50 is orthogonal to the direction in which the grooves extend.

Dans ce mode de réalisation, les extrémités 38 de la poignée 100 coopèrent avec les récipients 2 disposés dans les coins droits de la caisse 3, comme décrit précédemment.In this embodiment, the ends 38 of the handle 100 cooperate with the containers 2 arranged in the right corners of the box 3, as described above.

Ainsi, l'emballage selon le deuxième mode de réalisation permet également de conditionner un nombre important de récipients 2 avec des coûts réduits.Thus, the packaging according to the second embodiment also makes it possible to package a large number of containers 2 with reduced costs.

Typiquement, le nombre de récipients 2 que l'emballage 1 selon ce deuxième mode de réalisation peut conditionner est inférieur à celui que l'emballage des figures 1 à 8 peut conditionner. Ainsi, l'emballage 1 selon le deuxième mode de réalisation peut conditionner un groupe de douze bouteilles 2.Typically, the number of containers 2 that the package 1 according to this second embodiment can package is less than that that the package of Figures 1 to 8 can package. Thus, the packaging 1 according to the second embodiment can condition a group of twelve bottles 2.

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Emballage fermé (1) pour conditionner un groupe de récipients (2), du type comprenant une partie formant fond (3), une partie formant coiffe (4) distincte de la partie formant fond et fixée à celle-ci, et une poignée (100) comprenant au moins une première région (36) découpée dans une première (3) des parties, caractérisé en ce que la première partie (3) comprend une paroi d'extrémité (8), une paroi centrale (10 ; 54) et deux parois adjacentes (54 ; 10, 12) prolongeant la paroi centrale de part et d'autre, la paroi d'extrémité (8) et la paroi centrale formant avec chaque paroi adjacente un trièdre respectif (T1, T2), en ce que la paroi centrale (10 ; 54) est reliée rigidement aux parois adjacentes (54 ; 10, 12) et les parois adjacentes (54 ; 10, 12) sont reliées rigidement à la paroi d'extrémité (8), et en ce que la première région (36) s'étend dans la paroi centrale (10 ; 54) et dans les parois adjacentes (54 ; 10, 12).Closed package (1) for packaging a group of containers (2), of the type comprising a bottom part (3), a cap part (4) separate from the bottom part and fixed to it, and a handle ( 100) comprising at least a first region (36) cut out in a first (3) of the parts, characterized in that the first part (3) comprises an end wall (8), a central wall (10; 54) and two adjacent walls (54; 10, 12) extending the central wall on either side, the end wall (8) and the central wall forming with each adjacent wall a respective trihedron (T1, T2), in that the central wall (10; 54) is rigidly connected to the adjacent walls (54; 10, 12) and the adjacent walls (54; 10, 12) are rigidly connected to the end wall (8), and in that the first region (36) extends in the central wall (10; 54) and in the adjacent walls (54; 10, 12). Emballage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la paroi centrale (10 ; 54) et les parois adjacentes (54 ; 10, 12) sont venues de matière avec la paroi d'extrémité (8) le long de lignes de pliage.Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the central wall (10; 54) and the adjacent walls (54; 10, 12) are integrally formed with the end wall (8) along fold lines. Emballage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la paroi centrale (10 ; 54) est venue de matière avec les parois adjacentes (54 ; 10, 12) le long de lignes de pliage.Packaging according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the central wall (10; 54) is integrally formed with the adjacent walls (54; 10, 12) along fold lines. Emballage selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les parois adjacentes (54 ; 10, 12) comprennent des volets (16, 20 ; 104), venus de matière avec le panneau central (10 ; 54) le long de lignes de pliage, et des panneaux (24) collés aux volets.Packaging according to claim 3, characterized in that the adjacent walls (54; 10, 12) comprise flaps (16, 20; 104), integrally formed with the central panel (10; 54) along fold lines, and panels (24) glued to the shutters. Emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la paroi d'extrémité (8) est une paroi d'extrémité inférieure ou supérieure sur laquelle des extrémités des récipients (2) sont destinées à prendre appui, et en ce que les parois centrales (10 ; 54) et adjacentes (54 ; 10, 12) sont des parois latérales destinées à border latéralement les récipients (2).Packaging according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the end wall (8) is a lower or upper end wall on which ends of the containers (2) are intended to bear, and in that the central (10; 54) and adjacent (54; 10, 12) walls are side walls intended to laterally border the containers (2). Emballage selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que la première région (36) s'étend suffisamment dans au moins une paroi latérale adjacente (54 ; 10, 12) pour venir, lorsqu'un consommateur saisit la poignée (100), s'appliquer contre la paroi latérale (102) d'un récipient (2) disposé dans le trièdre (T1, T2) délimité par ladite paroi latérale adjacente (54 ; 10, 12), par la paroi latérale centrale (10 ; 54) et par la paroi d'extrémité (8).Packaging according to claim 5, characterized in that the first region (36) extends sufficiently in at least one adjacent side wall (54; 10, 12) to come, when a consumer grasps the handle (100), s' apply against the side wall (102) of a container (2) disposed in the trihedron (T1, T2) delimited by said adjacent side wall (54; 10, 12), by the central side wall (10; 54) and by the end wall (8). Emballage selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la première région (36) s'étend dans ladite paroi latérale adjacente (54 ; 10, 12) au-delà d'un axe central longitudinal (A) le long duquel ledit récipient (2) s'étend entre son extrémité inférieure et son extrémité supérieure.Packaging according to claim 6, characterized in that the first region (36) extends in said adjacent side wall (54; 10, 12) beyond a longitudinal central axis (A) along which said container (2 ) extends between its lower end and its upper end. Emballage selon l'une des revendications 5 à 7, caractérisé en ce que la première partie (3) comprend une ceinture (56) de parois latérales s'étendant sur tout le pourtour de la paroi d'extrémité (8).Packaging according to one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that the first part (3) comprises a belt (56) of side walls extending around the entire periphery of the end wall (8). Emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la première partie est la partie formant fond (3), les extrémités inférieures des récipients (2) étant destinées à prendre appui sur la paroi d'extrémité (8).Packaging according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first part is the bottom part (3), the lower ends of the containers (2) being intended to bear on the end wall (8). Ensemble comprenant deux flans (6, 60) découpés et munis de lignes de pliage pour permettre respectivement la mise en volume de la partie formant fond (3) et de la partie formant coiffe (4) d'un emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes.Assembly comprising two blanks (6, 60) cut out and provided with fold lines to allow respectively the setting up of the bottom part (3) and the cap part (4) of a package according to one of claims preceding.
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