EP1378460A1 - Packaging for chest freezers and method for its use - Google Patents

Packaging for chest freezers and method for its use Download PDF

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EP1378460A1
EP1378460A1 EP03012261A EP03012261A EP1378460A1 EP 1378460 A1 EP1378460 A1 EP 1378460A1 EP 03012261 A EP03012261 A EP 03012261A EP 03012261 A EP03012261 A EP 03012261A EP 1378460 A1 EP1378460 A1 EP 1378460A1
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Nicola Mantovani
Carmine Pansardi
Fiorenzo Casoli
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Whirlpool Corp
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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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/002—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers in shrink films
    • B65D75/004—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers in shrink films with auxiliary packaging elements, e.g. protective pads or frames, trays
    • 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
    • B65D81/107—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 blocks of shock-absorbing material
    • B65D81/113—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 blocks of shock-absorbing material of a shape specially adapted to accommodate contents
    • 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
    • B65D2585/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D2585/68—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form
    • B65D2585/6802—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles
    • B65D2585/6815—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles kitchen devices, including unspecified devices, e.g. Haushaltgeräte
    • B65D2585/6817—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles kitchen devices, including unspecified devices, e.g. Haushaltgeräte refrigerators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/10—Refrigerator top-coolers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/32—Removal, transportation or shipping of refrigerating devices from one location to another

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  • the present invention relates to packaging for chest freezers and a method for its use.
  • Chest freezers are currently packaged using complex composite containing structures covered with sheets of heat-shrinkable material, the purpose of which is to rigidify such structures and to ensure protection against damage and bad weather.
  • Some of these packagings are not hermetically sealed, and even present relatively large apertures through which insects, dirt, dust and mice can enter.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide a specific packaging for chest freezers which is formed substantially from two easily and ecologically disposable materials and encloses the freezer on its six faces or sides in such a manner as to protect it from impact and bad weather.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a packaging for chest freezers which is economical and simple to apply.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a simple, economical and technically satisfactory method for using said packaging.
  • the packaging of the invention contains a chest freezer 2.
  • the packaging comprises: a structure formed preferably from single-material parts, for example expanded polystyrene (abbreviated EPS), which is further discussed hereinafter, and a consolidation and protection covering formed from known heat-shrinkable film, preferably semi-transparent, but not shown.
  • EPS expanded polystyrene
  • the aforesaid structure comprises two equal endpieces 3 which with their continuous perimetral wall surround a certain portion of the freezer, and four longitudinal members 5, commonly known as angle bars (two upper and two lower), connecting the two endpieces 3 together; the longitudinal members are of substantially L cross-section and, as is evident, cover the longitudinal comers of the enclosed freezer.
  • the packaging method comprises hooding the freezer by using a sheet which closes the sixth, said sheet being joined to the hood of heat-shrinkable material (used for the hooding).
  • opposing faces of the freezer can be enclosed by two sheets, which are then joined to a piece of tubular heat-shrinkable film previously drawn over the assembly.
  • the upper longitudinal members 5 present seats 18 for receiving the matching ends 19 of transverse protection spacers 21 provided on the two opposing sides of the freezer 2. They are provided at their ends with protuberances 22 which are inserted into matching seats 30 present in the upper and lower longitudinal members respectively.
  • the longitudinal members also present projecting parts 31, 32 to be inserted into matching seats 33 present in the endpieces 3.
  • FIG. 2 A variant of the packaging is shown in Figure 2, in which parts equal or corresponding to those of the preceding figure are indicated by the same reference numerals accompanied by the letter A.
  • This variant comprises a base indicated overall by 7, formed from two equal extremities or shoes 8 of blow-moulded polyethylene spaced apart by a pair of strips 9 obtained by extruding polystyrene or polyethyleneterephthalate (PET).
  • PET polyethyleneterephthalate
  • the extremities 8 present a suitable snap fitting ( Figure 3) for the ends of the strips 9, and a seat for the feet 12 with which the freezer is provided. At their ends the extremities 8 present cavities or seats 14 to receive feet 15 present on one side (the lower in Figure 2) of the freezer endpieces.
  • the described structure also comprises two upper longitudinal members 5A presenting end projections 32A to be housed in seats 33A present in the endpieces 3A.
  • the longitudinal members also present, in their side (the upper in Figure 2), seats 18A to receive the matching ends 19A of a transverse protection spacer 20A.
  • Other vertical protection spacers 21A are provided on the two opposing sides of the freezer 2A. They are provided at their ends with protuberances which are inserted upperly into seats present in the vertical flange of the longitudinal members 5A and lowerly engage the strips 9 as a C-shaped fit.
  • the packaging is used in the following manner.
  • An endpiece (3, 3A) is rested horizontally on a rocking support.
  • the freezer is rested on this latter by means of its side.
  • a heat-shrinkable film in the form of a sheet, will have previously been inserted below the endpiece (3, 3A) on which the product is rested.
  • the product is then hooded with a sack made of heat-shrinkable film (sealed by bonding at its upper end with reference to the hooding configuration).
  • the freezer packaged in this manner is subjected to heat action to shrink the film and finally consolidate the packaging onto the freezer.
  • the thus packaged product is hermetically sealed, except for a film portion, known as the microperforated portion, in the front and rear of the packaging to prevent condensation.

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IT2002MI001461A ITMI20021461A1 (it) 2002-07-02 2002-07-02 Imballaggio per congelatori orizzontali e procedimento per il suo utilizzo
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EP1612159A1 (en) * 2004-06-28 2006-01-04 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Package, method and kit for stretch hood packaging of home appliances
FR2912122A1 (fr) * 2007-02-07 2008-08-08 Knauf Ind Gestion Soc Par Acti Emballage pour des produits sensiblement parallelepipediques
EP2085333A1 (de) * 2008-01-31 2009-08-05 Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz GmbH Stapelelement für Kühl- und/oder Gefriergeräte
US20130313958A1 (en) * 2012-05-23 2013-11-28 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Refrigerator
CN103496508A (zh) * 2013-10-23 2014-01-08 合肥美的电冰箱有限公司 冰箱的包装底座
EP2196403B1 (de) * 2008-12-09 2015-02-25 Häberlein-Lehr, Ulla Modulares Stecksystem zur sicheren Lagerung von horizontal gestapelten thermischen Kollektormodulen beim Transport
CN111532539A (zh) * 2020-04-20 2020-08-14 安徽酷包科技有限公司 一种用于汽车空调系统总成的一体式eps包装箱

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DE29818877U1 (de) * 1998-10-22 2000-02-24 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, 81669 München Verpackung für größere Haushaltsgeräte
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US3029995A (en) * 1959-04-13 1962-04-17 Moraine Box Company Refrigerator crate
US3667598A (en) * 1971-02-18 1972-06-06 Weldotron Corp Wrapped pallet load
DE2258097A1 (de) * 1972-11-27 1974-05-30 Miele & Cie Verpackung fuer ein haushaltsgeraet
US5042235A (en) * 1988-12-24 1991-08-27 Msk-Verpackungs-Systeme Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung System for shrink-wrapping palletized goods
GB2268160A (en) * 1992-06-30 1994-01-05 Zanussi Elettrodomestici Reassemblable reusable packing
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EP1612159A1 (en) * 2004-06-28 2006-01-04 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Package, method and kit for stretch hood packaging of home appliances
CN1772571B (zh) * 2004-06-28 2010-09-29 Bsh博施及西门子家用器具有限公司 用于家用设备的伸展罩式包装的包装箱、方法及成套工具
FR2912122A1 (fr) * 2007-02-07 2008-08-08 Knauf Ind Gestion Soc Par Acti Emballage pour des produits sensiblement parallelepipediques
EP1955967A1 (fr) * 2007-02-07 2008-08-13 Knauf Industries Gestion Emballage pour des produits sensiblement parallélépipédiques
EP2085333A1 (de) * 2008-01-31 2009-08-05 Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz GmbH Stapelelement für Kühl- und/oder Gefriergeräte
EP2196403B1 (de) * 2008-12-09 2015-02-25 Häberlein-Lehr, Ulla Modulares Stecksystem zur sicheren Lagerung von horizontal gestapelten thermischen Kollektormodulen beim Transport
US20130313958A1 (en) * 2012-05-23 2013-11-28 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Refrigerator
US9534832B2 (en) * 2012-05-23 2017-01-03 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Refrigerator
CN103496508A (zh) * 2013-10-23 2014-01-08 合肥美的电冰箱有限公司 冰箱的包装底座
CN111532539A (zh) * 2020-04-20 2020-08-14 安徽酷包科技有限公司 一种用于汽车空调系统总成的一体式eps包装箱

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