EP1473238B1 - Système d'emballage de produits avec calage par film rétractable - Google Patents

Système d'emballage de produits avec calage par film rétractable Download PDF

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EP1473238B1
EP1473238B1 EP04356028A EP04356028A EP1473238B1 EP 1473238 B1 EP1473238 B1 EP 1473238B1 EP 04356028 A EP04356028 A EP 04356028A EP 04356028 A EP04356028 A EP 04356028A EP 1473238 B1 EP1473238 B1 EP 1473238B1
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Charles-Antoine De Barbuat
Frédéric Mancion
Joel Foulon
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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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/32—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper having bodies formed by folding and interconnecting two or more blanks each blank forming a body part, whereby each body part comprises at least one outside face of the box, carton or tray
    • B65D5/326—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper having bodies formed by folding and interconnecting two or more blanks each blank forming a body part, whereby each body part comprises at least one outside face of the box, carton or tray at least one container body part formed by folding a single blank to a permanently assembled tube
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B53/00—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging
    • B65B53/02—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging by heat
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B7/00—Closing containers or receptacles after filling
    • B65B7/16—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B65B7/162—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by feeding web material to securing means
    • B65B7/167—Securing by heat-shrinking
    • 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/50—Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
    • B65D5/5028—Elements formed separately from the container body

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  • the present invention relates generally to the field of product packaging inside cardboard boxes, for the preparation and shipping of product orders. More particularly, this invention relates to a product packaging system with wedging by a shrink film, which covers all the products arranged inside a cardboard box, and which ensures, after its retraction, the keeping these products against each other, and against the bottom of the box. Even more especially, the invention is concerned with a packaging system which uses cardboard boxes comprising a bottom and a cardboard side belt, and sheets of heat-shrinkable material connected, by one of their edges, in the region of the junction between the bottom of the body and at least two sides of the side belt of this body.
  • the two sheets of plastic material extend inside the box, from their respective areas of connection to this box.
  • the initially free portions of the two plastic sheets are first folded outwardly, above the upper edge of the lateral belt of the body.
  • the initially free parts of the two plastic sheets are brought back to the inside of the box, above the previously laid products, where these sheets will overlap.
  • the two sheets are then welded to each other, in their overlap zone, so as to form a single film covering all the products.
  • the application of heat for the solder also causes the film to shrink, so as to grip together products.
  • the box can be closed by a cardboard lid or cap.
  • the present invention aims to eliminate all of these disadvantages, in particular for the purpose of improving productivity, and while ensuring a reliable setting of the packaged products.
  • a further object of the invention is to protect these products from heat during the heat-shrinking operation of the film.
  • the subject of the invention is essentially a product packaging system with shrink-film wedging, of the type specified in the introduction, in which there is provided, in addition to the sheets of heat-shrinkable material connected to the region of the junction. between the bottom of the body and the side belt of this body, an additional heat-shrinkable sheet, brought to the level of the upper part of the side belt or the products and joined by welding to the previous heat-shrinkable sheets, to form a single film, which is retracted on the arranged products inside the box, to ensure their rigging.
  • the additional heat-shrinkable sheet has a rectangular shape, corresponding to the horizontal section of the cardboard box.
  • the additional heat-shrinkable sheet is welded to both first heat-shrinkable sheets in two parallel lines, so as to form, by the meeting of the three sheets, a heat-shrinkable continuous strip.
  • the orientation directions of these three sheets are coordinated, in particular in the transverse direction of the body.
  • the additional heat-shrinkable sheet may be joined to the first heat-shrinkable sheets by continuous welding lines; the joining of these sheets forms, in this case, a single film with a continuous surface.
  • the additional heat-shrinkable sheet is joined to the first heat-shrinkable sheets by discontinuous welding lines; thus are formed, after retraction of the film, lines of least resistance that can facilitate access to packaged products without cutting tools, so without risk of injury or damage to these products.
  • the additional heat-shrinkable sheet may be a sheet of the same type, thickness and color as the first heat-shrinkable sheets, which allows to form a homogeneous film by the meeting of all these sheets.
  • an additional heat-shrinkable sheet whose nature and / or the thickness and / or the color is different from those of the first heat-shrinkable sheets.
  • Such a differentiation makes it possible to optimize the costs, and especially the qualities required for a good retraction of the film; in particular, the use of a leaf additional dark color promotes the retraction of this sheet, in an infrared tunnel.
  • a thermal protection sheet in particular made of paper, is interposed between all the products arranged inside the box, on the one hand, and the continuous film formed by the joining of the heat-shrinkable sheets, on the other hand.
  • the thermal protection sheet has a rectangular shape, in correspondence with the horizontal section of the cardboard box and with the surface of the additional heat-shrinkable sheet.
  • this thermal protection sheet must be able to match the shape of the packaged products.
  • the present invention also relates to the method of implementation of this additional heat-shrinkable sheet and, where appropriate, the thermal protection sheet.
  • thermal protection sheet In the case where a thermal protection sheet must be inserted, it is brought inside the body, after the introduction of the products to be packaged and before the supply of the additional heat-shrinkable sheet.
  • the parts of the first heat-shrinkable sheets, folded against the outside of the corresponding faces of the lateral belt of the box, are temporarily held against the outside of these faces, by gluing or by pinching, at least during the introduction phase of the products to be packaged.
  • the supply of the additional heat-shrinkable sheet is feasible by unwinding a heat-shrinkable film reel, and by cutting the film above a location receiving the body, especially above a conveyor.
  • a workstation is thus constituted which not only unwinds and cuts the film stored on the aforementioned coil, but also advantageously performs the welding of the additional heat-shrinkable film to the first heat-shrinkable sheets.
  • the supply of this sheet is also feasible by unwinding a reel of protective material tape, and by cutting this strip over a receiving location the crate, especially above the conveyor. This is a position of installation of the thermal protection sheet, the supply of this thermal protection sheet being made before the supply and welding of the additional heat-shrinkable sheet.
  • the packaging system illustrated in the drawing uses a cardboard box 1 of generally parallelepipedal shape, which comprises: a rectangular bottom 2; a lateral belt 3 forming the four vertical faces of the body 1, two large opposite vertical faces 4 and two small opposite vertical faces 5; a rectangular cap 6, closing the body 1 in its upper part.
  • the rectangular bottom 2 comprises, on its edges, two longitudinal flaps 7 and two transverse flaps 8, which are raised and applied, respectively, against the lower parts of the large faces 4 and the small faces 5 of the lateral belt 3.
  • the flaps 7 and 8 are here applied, and fixed by gluing, on the outer side of the lateral belt 3.
  • Two rectangular sheets 9 and 10, made of heat-shrinkable plastic material, are respectively bounded, by their edge regions, to the junction regions of the bottom 2 of the body 1 and the two opposite large faces 4 of the side belt 3.
  • the border zones of the two sheets 9 and 10 are folded under the lower edges of the corresponding large faces 4 of the lateral belt 3, and these folded edge zones are fixed, in particular pinched and glued, between said large faces 4 and corresponding flaps 7 raised from the bottom 2.
  • the bonding of the edge areas of the two sheets 9 and 10 against the outside of the large faces 4 of the lateral belt 3 is produced before the introduction and the bonding of the bottom 2 to the base of the lateral belt 3.
  • FIG. 2 shows the box 1 as it stands at the exit of the forming machine, with its two sheets 9 and 10 fixed as just indicated, and extending inside this box 1, the cap is not yet installed so that the body 1 is open at its upper part.
  • the box 1 After the box 1 has been filled with products 12, it is possible, as shown in FIG. 5, to supply and to install an optional thermal protection sheet 13. Of rectangular shape, and consisting for example of paper , the protective sheet 13 is introduced through the upper opening of the body 1, and placed above all the products 12.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 the film is shrunk using appropriate heating means. previously formed by the joining of the three heat-shrinkable sheets 9, 10 and 14.
  • the diagram of Figure 7 shows the beginning of the retraction process, just after the removal or tearing of the links 11 previously made between the first two sheets 9 and 10 and the faces 4 of the lateral belt 3.
  • the diagram of FIG. 8 shows the end of the retraction process, the film constituted by the union of the three sheets 9, 10 and 14 then enclosing all the products 12, with interposition possible of the thermal protection sheet 13, the products 12 being thus wedged inside the body 1.
  • the body 1 is closed by placing, at its top, the cap 6.
  • This cap 6 is in particular glued to the top of the side belt 3, by its longitudinal flaps 15 and transverse 16 (see Figures 5, 3 and 9).
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 show two sections of this conveyor 17, on which are carried respectively the laying of the thermal protection sheet 13, then the laying of the additional sheet 14 of heat-shrinkable plastic material.
  • the station for laying the thermal protection sheet 13, shown in FIG. 10, unwinds a coil 18 of protective sheet, disposed on one side of the conveyor 17.
  • This station comprises, in particular, rollers 19 for guiding the sheet 13 unwound, a member 20 for drawing the end of this sheet 13, and a member 21 for cutting said sheet 13 , which cuts it into rectangular portions adapted to the dimensions of the box 1.
  • This station comprises, in particular, rollers 23 for guiding the unwound sheet 14, a member 24 for pulling the end of this sheet 14, and a cutter member 25. said sheet 14, which cuts it into rectangular portions of suitable dimensions.
  • the station comprises means adapted for welding the additional sheet 14 on the first two sheets 9 and 10 already in place, these welding means being constituted for example by two parallel heating ramps 26 and 27.

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