EP1346925A1 - Verfahren zum schwebenden Verpacken von verschiedenen Produkten und dadurch hergestellte Packungen - Google Patents

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EP1346925A1
EP1346925A1 EP03356044A EP03356044A EP1346925A1 EP 1346925 A1 EP1346925 A1 EP 1346925A1 EP 03356044 A EP03356044 A EP 03356044A EP 03356044 A EP03356044 A EP 03356044A EP 1346925 A1 EP1346925 A1 EP 1346925A1
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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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/02—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage
    • B65D81/05—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
    • B65D81/07—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents using resilient suspension means

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  • the invention relates to the technical sector of product packaging various and in particular very fragile products for their transport.
  • the invention relates to the technical sector of packaging using means for suspending one or more products packaged without the said products being in contact with the bottom of the packaging or with any of the walls thereof.
  • Two half shells are thus produced, each with a film and one or more alveoli, then are superimposed and joined together by their border peripheral.
  • the products are therefore placed in the cells conforming to from stretch films in a sandwich configuration.
  • shoe trees which are conform to the profile and characteristics of the part or product to be packaged, requires a multiplicity of this type of tool. Indeed, depending on the varied nature of products to be packaged, depending on the size of these, shoe trees of different characteristics.
  • the tooling includes several shoe trees. So it is necessary that the products have the same or substantially the same size.
  • the products are held in symmetrical cells formed on each of the half-shells of the packaging. This may result in floating packaging of said products. in the alveoli if the size of the products is not adapted to the interior volume defined by each cell made from two half parts of stretch film previously embossed and shaped by the shoe trees.
  • a first object, according to the invention, was to design a new process which allows to pack a product in suspension ensuring a maintenance firm, stable, and closely adapted to the shapes of the product to be packaged.
  • Another goal was to design a packaging allowing the suspension of diverse products with applications as diverse as prosthetics medical, mechanical parts, food, etc.
  • the packaging process one or more products suspended in a thermo-formed shell characterized by what it consists of making an autonomous sub-assembly including a support frame receiver of a stretch film, said film authorizing the suspension of one or more products, and a cover positioned on said support frame and ensuring, by its lower surface, a specific support on the product (s) centered on said film, and in that said subset is positioned on a thermoformed tray receiving, on its upper face, a sealing under film form for sealing purposes.
  • products to be packaged and conditioning will be taken in its generic sense. It is referenced in its together by (1). In an example of an advantageous application, this or these products can be spherical prostheses.
  • products to be packaged, according to the process of the invention are fragile and must have no contact with the bottom of the packaging or its walls.
  • the packaging (E), taken as a whole, can be arranged with one or more thermoformed trays capable of integrate into each other.
  • this package is referenced as a whole by (E). It includes a first shell-shaped tray (2), made of plastic, thermoformed, with a flange on its upper part inner peripheral (2.a), flat and horizontal, constituting a support zone another tray forming a shell (4) thermoformed profiled and having successively two support zones (4.a and 4.b) horizontal and stepped.
  • a first shell-shaped tray (2) made of plastic, thermoformed, with a flange on its upper part inner peripheral (2.a), flat and horizontal, constituting a support zone another tray forming a shell (4) thermoformed profiled and having successively two support zones (4.a and 4.b) horizontal and stepped.
  • This second tray located inside the previous one, in the example of application to prostheses for medical use, is likely to receive an autonomous sub-assembly (SE) comprising a support frame (5), a stretch film (6) allowing the suspension of the product or products and a cover (3) for protecting said product or products.
  • SE autonomous sub-assembly
  • said subset is supported on the lower stepped part (4.a) of the tray (4).
  • the stretch film (6) is made of polyurethane, polyethylene or other materials offering qualities and specifics of stretching and retraction.
  • the stretch film is welded by ultrasound, glued or otherwise by sound end (6.a) on the upper horizontal edge (5.a) of the support frame.
  • the cover (3) is arranged to receive, on its internal face (3.a), directly or in a reported manner, at least one tablet (3.b) or filling capable of come into contact, without damage, with the upper part of the product (s) (1).
  • the packaging according to the invention allows, by said sub-assembly (SE) autonomous, a suspension of the product (s), support and maintenance firm of it or these avoiding any floating harmful to its or their integrity.
  • SE sub-assembly
  • the packaging can thus include one or two interlocking trays one inside the other by authorizing the positioning of the sub-assembly (SE) consisting of the support frame, the stretch film, the product (s) and the cover (3).
  • SE sub-assembly
  • the planar upper face (3.c) of the cover is advantageously located in a plane lower than the plane formed by the outer peripheral border (4.b) or (2.b) of the tray so as to allow the additional sealing of the or trays by a film (10) and (11) offering a better seal.
  • the packaging manufacturing process allowing the suspension of one or more products is as follows.
  • thermoformed frame (5) open in its center (5.c) presenting an upper border (5.a), flat and horizontal, to form a support zone.
  • This thermo-formed support frame may, depending on the applications, have internally one or more stepped zones (5.b) constituting zones support.
  • This frame can be of rectangular, square or other configuration.
  • the product (1) is positioned in the center of the film stretchable.
  • a pressure tool or means (9) arranged in a vertical plane comes resting on the product by completing its maintenance.
  • the next phase shown in Figure 6, represents the removal or relaxation of the vacuum effect thus produced in the matrix (8), while maintaining proper support and pressure on the product by the tool (9).
  • a product ascent phenomenon (1) then occurs through the effect of partial shrinkage of the stretch film. This comes partially surrounded by the product beyond its half part.
  • the stretch film goes beyond, in its contact with the product, the half part corresponding thereby ensuring a partial detention and imprisonment effect of the product under consideration.
  • the film surrounds the product and encloses it beyond its widest part.
  • the next phase is to completely remove the pressure vertical on the product, which, therefore, rises a little more then towards the part support frame by increasing the clamping effect.
  • the product is thus suspended from the support frame (5).
  • the next phase consists in positioning the cover (3) on the support frame.
  • the cover according to the invention is arranged on its underside, directly or in a reported manner, with a projecting area (3.c) likely to contact and support the upper plane of the product. More specifically, the cover has an inner flange receiving a backing pad (3.b), foam or other material, may not scratch or otherwise damage the product.
  • the next phase consists in positioning the sub-assembly (SE) as well fitted on the tray forming a thermo-formed shell of the packaging (figure 8).
  • the lidding film (10) is positioned on the upper side of the tray.
  • each tray receives a sealing film (10 -11) and sealing film.
  • the above process and the product obtained allow to obtain better support and clamping of the products to be packaged, and this whatever their shape, volume and dimensions, requiring no tools particular, as is the case according to the prior art, and whatever the applications.
  • the outer packaging may have one or two interlocking shells internally one inside the other, as shown in figure 1, or only one shell, as shown in Figures 8 and 9.
  • the packaging (s) of the above type may allow packaging of one or more products.
EP03356044A 2002-03-11 2003-03-11 Verfahren zum schwebenden Verpacken von verschiedenen Produkten und dadurch hergestellte Packungen Expired - Lifetime EP1346925B1 (de)

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FR0203137 2002-03-11
FR0203137A FR2836900B1 (fr) 2002-03-11 2002-03-11 Procede de conditionnement en suspension de produits divers et les emballages obtenus
CA002434465A CA2434465A1 (fr) 2002-03-11 2003-07-04 Procede de conditionnement en suspension de produits divers et les emballages obtenus
US10/614,407 US6880706B2 (en) 2002-03-11 2003-07-07 Method of packaging various products in suspension and the packages obtained

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