EP1346925B1 - Verfahren zum schwebenden Verpacken von verschiedenen Produkten und dadurch hergestellte Packungen - Google Patents

Verfahren zum schwebenden Verpacken von verschiedenen Produkten und dadurch hergestellte Packungen Download PDF

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EP1346925B1
EP1346925B1 EP03356044A EP03356044A EP1346925B1 EP 1346925 B1 EP1346925 B1 EP 1346925B1 EP 03356044 A EP03356044 A EP 03356044A EP 03356044 A EP03356044 A EP 03356044A EP 1346925 B1 EP1346925 B1 EP 1346925B1
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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 the packaging of various products 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 packaged products without said products being in contact with the bottom of the package or with any of the walls of the packaging. this.
  • French Patent No. 2,707,608 also discloses a concept of the same type for the same application.
  • Two half-shells are thus made with each a film and one or more cells, and are superimposed and joined together by their peripheral edge.
  • the products are therefore arranged in the shaped cells from the stretchable films in a sandwich configuration.
  • shoe trees which comply with the profile and characteristics of the part or product to be packaged, requires a multiplicity of this type of tooling. Indeed, according to the varied nature of the products to be packaged, depending on the size thereof, it is necessary to provide shoe trees of different characteristics.
  • the tooling comprises several tree branches. It is therefore necessary that the products have the same size or substantially the same.
  • the products are held in symmetrical cells formed on each of the half-shells of the package. This can result in a floating packaging of said products in the cells if the size of the products is poorly adapted to the internal volume defined by each cell made from the 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 the packaging of a product in suspension by ensuring a firm, stable hold, and adapted closely to the shapes of the product to be packaged.
  • Another object was to design a package for the suspension of various products with applications as diverse as medical prostheses, mechanical parts, food products, etc.
  • the method of packaging a product or products in suspension in a thermo-shaped shell characterized in that it consists in producing an autonomous subassembly including a support frame open in its center and receiver of a stretch film, said film allowing the suspension of one or more products, and a cover positioned on said support frame and ensuring, by its lower surface, a point support on the product or products centered on said film, and in that said subassembly is positioned on a thermoformed tray receiving, on its upper side, a seal in the form of a film for sealing purposes.
  • the package according to the invention is defined mainly by claim 3.
  • the term "product" to be packaged and packaged will be taken in its generic sense. It is referenced as a whole by (1). In an example of advantageous application, this or these products may be spherical prostheses. In general, the products to be packaged, according to the method of the invention, are fragile and must have no contact with the bottom of the package or its walls.
  • the packaging (E), taken as a whole, can be arranged with one or more thermoformed trays that can be integrated into each other. other.
  • this package is referenced as a whole by (E). It comprises a first shell-shaped tray (2), made of plastic material, heat-formed, having, on its upper part, an inner peripheral flange (2.a), flat and horizontal, constituting a bearing zone of another shaped tray shell (4) profiled thermo-shaped and having successively two support zones (4.a and 4.b) horizontal and staged.
  • This second tray located internally to the previous one, in the example of application to prostheses for medical use, is capable of receiving a subset (SE) autonomous comprising a support frame (5), a stretch film (6) allowing suspending the product or products and a cover (3) for protecting said product or products.
  • SE subset
  • said subassembly is supported on the lower tiered portion (4.a) of the tray (4).
  • the stretch film (6) is made of polyurethane, polyethylene or other materials offering qualities and specificities of stretching and retraction.
  • the stretch film is ultrasonically welded, glued or otherwise by its end (6.a) to the top (5.a) horizontal border of the support frame.
  • the cover (3) is arranged to receive, on its inner face (3), directly or in a manner reported, at least one pellet (3b) or lining may come into contact, without damage, with the upper part of the product or products (1).
  • the packaging allows, by said subset (SE) autonomous, a suspension of the product or products, a support and firm maintenance thereof or thereof avoiding harmful floating to his or their integrity.
  • the packaging can thus comprise one or two trays interlocking one into the other by allowing the positioning of the subassembly (SE). constituted by the support frame, the stretch film, the product or products and the lid (3).
  • SE subassembly
  • the flat upper face (3.c) of the lid is advantageously located in a plane lower than the plane formed by the outer peripheral edge (4.b) or (2.b) of the tray so as to allow the complementary sealing of the lid. or trays by a film (10) and (11) providing a better seal.
  • the packaging manufacturing process for suspending one or more products is as follows.
  • thermoformed frame (5) open at its center (5.c) having a flat and horizontal top edge (5.a) is used to form a support zone.
  • This thermoformed support frame may, depending on the application, present internally one or more stepped zones (5.b) constituting support zones.
  • This frame can be of rectangular or square configuration or other.
  • this frame is sealed by positioning the latter on a matrix (7), engaging around and within the peripheral edge (5.a).
  • the stretch film (6) for example polyurethane or polyethylene, is reported above said frame ( Figure 4) and, using a cutting and melting means (7.a), it is sealed on said upper border of the support frame.
  • the frame thus produced with its film is placed on another matrix (8) having a certain depth to allow the deformation down of the stretch film.
  • This matrix receives, in its upper part by support, said support frame (5).
  • This matrix has one or more openings (8.a) of small section to perform, using a suitable means, vacuum suction. This is followed by evacuation, which causes the film (6) to be downward with stretch deformation.
  • the product (1) is positioned in the center of the stretch film.
  • a tool or pressure means (9) arranged in a vertical plane bears on the product while completing its maintenance.
  • the next phase represents the suppression or loosening of the vacuum effect thus produced in the matrix (8), while maintaining a support and an appropriate pressure on the product by the tool (9).
  • the stretch film goes beyond, in its contact with the product, the half-part thereby ensuring a restraining effect and partial imprisonment of the product under consideration.
  • the film surrounds the product and encloses it beyond its widest part.
  • the next step is to proceed to the total suppression of the vertical pressure on the product, which, therefore, goes up a little more then to the upper part of the support frame by increasing the clamping effect.
  • the product is thus suspended from the support frame (5).
  • the next step is to position the cover (3) on the support frame.
  • the lid according to the invention, is arranged on its underside, directly or in a reported manner, with a projecting zone (3.c) capable of making contact and support with the upper plane of the product. More specifically, the cover has an inner flange receiving a support pad (3.b), foam or other material, may not scratch or damage in any way the product.
  • the next step is to position the subset (SE) thus equipped on the tray forming a thermoformed shell of the package ( Figure 8).
  • the lidding film (10) is then placed on the upper face of the tray.
  • each trays receives a lidding film (10 -11) and seal.
  • the aforementioned method and the product obtained make it possible to obtain a better hold and grip of the products to be packaged, whatever their shape, volume and dimensions, without requiring any particular tool, as is the case according to the prior art, and whatever the applications.
  • the outer packaging may have one or two shells interlocking internally with one another, as shown in FIG. shell, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.
  • the packaging or packages of the aforementioned type can allow the simultaneous packaging of one or more products.

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  1. Verfahren zum schwebenden Verpacken eines Produktes oder mehrerer Produkte in einer warmverformten Schale, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine autonome Untereinheit mit einem in ihrer Mitte offenen Tragrahmen (5)
    hergestellt wird, der eine abziehbare Folie (6) aufnimmt, wobei es durch die Folie möglich wird, ein Produkt oder mehrere Produkte (1) in Schwebung zu versetzen, sowie ein Deckel (3), der sich auf dem Tragrahmen befindet, und durch seine Innenseite eine punktuelle Abstützung auf dem Produkt oder den Produkten, die auf der Folie zentriert sind, gewährleistet,
    und dass die Untereinheit auf einem warmverformten Behälter positioniert ist, die an ihrer Oberseite eine Art Deckel- bzw. Schutzfolienanbringung erhält, um sie abzudichten.
  2. Verfahren zum schwebenden verpacken eines Produktes oder mehrerer Produkte in einem Behälter aus einer warmverformten Schale nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die folgenden Phasen durchgeführt werden:
    - man verwendet einen warmverformten Tragrahmen (5), der in seiner Mitte (5.a) offen ist, um eine abziehbare Kunststofffolie (6) zu positionieren, wobei sich die Folie auf dem oberen Umfangsrand (5.a) des Rahmens abstütze, und an diesem befestige wird,
    - man positioniert den Tragrahmen auf einer Matrize (8), die eine gewisse Tiefe besitzt, so dass sich die Folie nach unten verformen kann, indem sie unter Vakuum gesetzt wird,
    - man setzt die Folie unter Vakuum, so dass sie sich durch ziehen nach unten verformt,
    - man positioniert das zu verpackende Produkt oder die zu verpackenden Produkte (1) auf der abziehbaren Folie (6) und übt mittels eines Elementes (9), das mit dem Produkt oder mit den Produkten in Berührung kommt, eine vertikale Stütz- und Druckwirkung aus,
    - man lässt das unter Vakuum setzen ganz oder teilweise weg, so dass die abziehbare Folie teilweise wieder aufsteigen kann, wobei sie das Produkt oder die Produkte gleichzeitig weiterhin abstützt und eine Druckwirkung ausübt, so dass ein teilweises Zurückziehen der abziehbaren Folie möglich ist, damit der größte Teil des Produktes oder der Produkte von der Folie abgedeckt wird,
    - man lässt die vertikale Druckkraft weg, so dass die abziehbare Folie und das Produkt oder die Produkte wieder aufsteigen können und zusätzlich abgedeckt werden, wobei das Produkt oder die Produkte in Schwebung versetzt werden,
    - man positioniert den Deckel (3) auf dem Tragrahmen, indem auf die obere Ebene des Produktes oder der Produkte einen Druck ausgeübt wird,
    - man befördert den Tragrahmen mit der Folie und dem Produkt oder den Produkten, die die untereinheit darstellen, zu einem Behälter, der eine warmverformte Verpackungsschale bildet, und bringt an der Oberseite des Behälters einen Deckel bzw. eine Schutzfolie an.
  3. Verpackung für Produkte, die auf einer abziehbaren Folie in Schwebung versetzt werden, wobei die Folie mit dem Umfangsrand des Behälters in Form einer Verpackungsschale verbunden wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie mindestens einen Behälter in Form einer warmverformten Schale (2) mit einem flachen und horizontalen Bund am Innenumfang (2.a) besitzt, so dass eine autonome Untereinheit mit einem profilierten Tragrahmen (5), der in seiner Mitte offen ist (5.c) in ihrem Innerem positioniert werden kann, auf dem eine abziehbare und zurückziehbare Folie (6) positioniert wird, die an dem Tragrahmen befestigt ist, und mittels derer mindestens ein Produkt (1) in Schwebung versetzt werden kann, wobei die abziehbare und zurückziehbare Folie das Produkt oder die Produkte über seinen oder ihren breitesten Bereich umgibt, wobei die Untereinheit einen Deckel (3) besitzt, der an ihrer Unterseite angeordnet ist und eine Füllung (3.b) aufnimmt, die auf der Oberseite des Produktes oder der Produkte (1) aufliegt.
  4. Verpackung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie mehrere Behälter in Form von Schalen (2 - 4) besitzt, die derart ausgebildet sind, dass sie sich an die abgestuften Auflagezonen anpassen und je nach der Zerbrechlichkeit der in ihr enthaltenen Produkte ineinander positionieren, und dass der untere Behälter die Untereinheit für das in Schwebung versetzen des Produktes oder der Produkte aufnimmt.
  5. Verpackung nach einem der Ansprüche 3 und 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Oberseite des Behälters oder der Behälter eine Schutzfolie (10 - 11) und eine Abdichtfolie aufnimmt, und dass sich die Oberseite des Deckels in einer Ebene unterhalb der oberen Ebene der Behälter befindet.
  6. Verpackung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche gemäß dem Verfahren der Ansprüche 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die abziehbare Folie (6) aus Polyurethan, Polyäthylen oder einem ähnlichen Material besteht.
  7. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche gemäß dem verfahren der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, gekennzeichnet durch ihre Anwendung bei der Verpackung von medizinischen Prothesen.
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FR0203137A FR2836900B1 (fr) 2002-03-11 2002-03-11 Procede de conditionnement en suspension de produits divers et les emballages obtenus
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