EP1551719A1

EP1551719A1 - Folding box comprising a collapsible hanging tab

Info

Publication number: EP1551719A1
Application number: EP03763862A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Sabine Leifeld; Michael Fuchs
Original assignee: Carl Edelmann GmbH and Co KG; Schering AG
Current assignee: Bayer Pharma AG; Carl Edelmann GmbH and Co KG
Priority date: 2002-07-17
Filing date: 2003-07-15
Publication date: 2005-07-13
Also published as: WO2004007304A1; AU2003250954A1; AU2003250954A8; JP2005532960A

Abstract

The invention relates to a parallelepiped-shaped or cube-shaped closeable folding box (10) comprising an affixed bottom flap (31) and top flap (35) and comprising a hanging tab (51), which is provided with a hanging cutout (53) and arranged on an edge of the folding box body, this edge extending between said flaps. In addition, the folding box body, when viewed in the longitudinal direction (2) of the punched shape, comprises a sealing tab (40) at one end and a combination section (50) at the other end. The combination section (50) consists of an inner area (51) and of at least one outer area (61, 65), whereby the inner area (51) is a hanging tab (51) provided with a hanging cutout (53), whereas the outer area (61, 65) serves for fastening the combination section (50) to the lateral wall (21). The invention provides a folding box, which can be easily and safely handled during production, storage and filling. This folding box encloses the contents in an essentially dust-tight manner and, when for sale, can be presented while stacked or hung.

Description

Folding box with hinged hanging tab

DESCRIPTION

The invention relates to a cuboid or cube-shaped, lockable folding box with attached bottom and lid flap and a hanging tab arranged on an edge of the folding box body extending between these flaps and provided with a suspension recess.

Such a folding box is known, inter alia, from US 6,053,325. Furthermore, the company Berlex 'Laboratories, Wayne, NJ 07470 has a similar box with the imprint "YASMIN ^® 28 tablets, Patient Starter Pack" in a cuboid design. On one of the two large side walls of this folding box there is a hanging flap as a side wall extension. The hanging tabs and the side wall have the same length. On the small side wall that orthogonally abuts this side wall in the area of the hanging tab, there is an adhesive tab that is almost congruent with the hanging tab. The adhesive tab is folded outwards during manufacture in order to The consequence of this is that the hanging tab protrudes stiffly when the folding box is erected, which makes the folding box bulky when it is handled in the filling system and later in trade Kle catch a leak along the fold zone there. Finally, perforation or a large number of slot punchings are required in the fold zone for the outer fold to replace the otherwise required creasing on the back. The perforation or the Die cuts and the creases required for folding are all incorporated into the die form from the printing side.

Furthermore, a folding box is known from DE 195 41 904 AI, in which the protruding, if necessary tearable hanging tab is arranged in the region of the lid flap. Again, the protruding hanging tab takes up a lot of space when stacking the filled boxes. After the hanging tab is torn off, the folding box is no longer securely closed.

The present invention is therefore based on the problem of developing a folding box which can be handled easily and safely during manufacture, storage and filling, which largely encloses the filling in a dust-tight manner and which can be stacked or hung up in the shop to save space.

The problem is solved with the features of the main claim. For this purpose, the folding box body - in the longitudinal direction of the die - has a sealing tab in addition to four side walls at one end and a combination section at the other end is removed, while the combination section is attached to the outside of the side wall lying flat in areas, which is the furthest away from it in the unwound die. The combination section consists of an inner and two outer areas, the inner area being a hanging tab provided with a suspension recess, while the outer areas serve to fasten the combination section to the contacted side wall. The outer area is connected to the inner area via a separation structure. With the object according to the invention, an easy-to-produce folding box with a hinged hanging tab is created, in which the hanging tab is part of a combination section. This combination section securely closes the folding box, for example by gluing to an adjacent box side wall. If the hanging flap is torn open and folded down, the contents of the folding box remain inaccessible and dustproof.

Since the hanging flap is only folded down in the trade, if at all, the folding box is easy to handle when filling.

Further details of the invention result from the subclaims which are not or only partially cited and the following description of a schematically represented embodiment:

Figure 1: folding box, closed with protruding hanging tab; Figure 2: Folding box, set up and open with a hanging tab;

FIG. 3: punching form of the folding box, unwound;

Figure 4: folding direction of the individual die sections in the

Front view; FIG. 5: folding box blank formed into a square tube in the end view;

Figure 6: Front view of folded folding carton blank. FIG. 1 shows a closed, cuboid folding box (10) with a protruding hanging tab (51). The folding box (10) has four side walls (11, 15, 21, 25), two of which are arranged parallel to each other. The side walls (11, 15, 21, 25) form a kind of square tube, cf. Figure 5, which is closed on both sides by flaps (31, 35) attached to the side wall (21).

In Figure 3, a flat development of the folding box (10) is shown as a die (1) or folding box blank. According to this, the folding box (10) consists of a single, one-piece cardboard blank, the fibers of which are preferably oriented in the longitudinal direction (2) of the die (1). For example, the cardboard has a specific weight of approx. 250 g / m ² . It is printed at least in certain areas and covered with a clear varnish. A central component of the folding box (10) are the side walls (11, 15, 21, 25) arranged one behind the other from left to right. The mutually adjacent rectangular side walls (11, 15, 21, 25) are delimited from one another by corresponding parallel grooves (71-73). The area of the creases (71-73) or the material directly surrounding them forms the longitudinal edges of the box in the finished folding box (10). All the creases worked into the box of the die (1) are located on the smooth top of the box.

The bottom flap (31) and lid flap (35) are arranged on the large side wall (21) in the area of the short side edges or grooves (75, 76). Both flaps (31, 35) end in insertion tongues (32, 36). The insertion tongues (32, 36) are each delimited from the flaps (31, 35) by a corrugation (33, 37). At both ends of the grooves (33, 37) there are angular punchings (34, 38) which, when the folding box (10) is closed, come into contact with the Short side edges (77, 78) prevent the flaps (31, 35) from entering the inside of the folding box (10).

According to FIG. 3, the lid flap (35) has a field with a hatched border. In this area the cardboard is unpainted so that it can be used there - if necessary e.g. after filling - to be able to print with variable data.

The small side walls (15) and (25) located on both sides next to the large side wall (21) are connected according to FIG. hexagonal side straps (16, 17; 26, 27). A boundary between the side flaps (16, 17; 26, 27) and the side walls (15, 25) also form here, for example Creases (81-84). With the help of the latter, the small side edges of the finished, closed folding box (10) are formed.

In the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 3, a so-called sealing flap (40) is arranged on the left outer edge of the large side wall (11), which is represented by a corrugation (45). The sealing flap (40), which comes into contact with the inside of the small side wall (25) after folding to the folding box (10), is somewhat smaller in terms of length (2) and cross direction than the side wall (25) contacting it , In the longitudinal direction it is e.g. approx. 15% shorter, while it is approx. 10% narrower in the transverse direction, for example. The sealing tab (40) has two side edges (43, 44), which are set back parallel to the short side edges (77, 78), for example.

At the other end of the die (1) is the three-part combination section (50), for example, which is connected to integrated section-by-slot slots (58) via a groove (57) or folding structure. The combi Nation section (50) here comprises two outer (61, 65) and one inner section (51). These sections (51, 61, 65) are delimited from one another by separation structures (55, 56). The separating structures (55, 56) run between the scoring (57) and the free outer edge (54) of the central or inner section (51), for example parallel to the longitudinal direction (2) of the die (1). Possibly. they are oriented so obliquely that their imaginary extension lines, according to FIG. 3, intersect on the right outside the outer edge (54).

The slot punchings (58) are only between the separation structures (55, 56). The width of the inner section (51) - measured transversely to the longitudinal direction (2) - in the area of the folding structure (57) is approximately 73% of the total width of the combination section (50). The width of this section (51) should not exceed 75% of the total width of the combination section (50).

The outer edge (54) is only curved outwards as an example. It can have almost any shape. This also applies to the adjacent outer edges (63) and (67) of the outer sections (61, 65), which are angled according to FIG. 3 or curved according to FIGS. 1 and 2. The development of the outer edges (63, 67) includes, for example, an angle of 120 °. The curvature of the outer edge (54) and the bending of the edges (63, 67) create two notches, the tips of which end in front of one of the separating structures (55, 56). According to FIG. 3, the notches have, for example, an opening angle of 90 to 100 °. The separating structures (55, 56) here are perforations, that is to say perforations or slots which enable or facilitate the separation of the inner section (51) from the two outer sections (61, 65). The two outer sections (61) and (65) can alternatively be connected to one another via a connecting web (91). This connecting web (91) has an outer edge (92) shown in dash-dotted lines in FIG. 3 and a perforation (93) as a boundary to the hanging tab (51). Possibly. the connecting web (91) is also glued to the side wall (21).

The outer edge (92) can reach up to the long side edge (71). The length of the combination section (50) - seen in the longitudinal direction (2) of the unwound die (1) - can be of any length in relation to the next side wall (25) or in relation to the overlying side wall (21).

The punched, grooved, printed and lacquered die (1), as shown in FIG. 4, is formed into a square tube by kinking the grooves (57, 73, 72, 71, 45), cf. Figure 5. The kinks - illustrated by arrows in Figure 4 - always take place in one direction, here e.g. counter clockwise. The stretching phases of the individual folds always lie in the painted outer surface of the folding box (10). Due to the same-directional folds or folds, you can save yourself from perforation or slot or hole punching that breaks through the box.

In order to better store and store the folding boxes before filling, they are folded together in a space-saving manner by shearing them around the creases or side edges (71) and (73). The side walls (15) and (11) now rest on the side walls (21) and (25). This means that three layers of cardboard are almost level. For example, the lower layer (50, 51) and (25), the middle (11) and (40) and the upper (15) and (21). To fill the folding box (10), the die (1) glued to the square tube is moved flat from a magazine onto the filling belt. In the case of the flat-lying folding box (10), the side walls (21) and (25) lie directly on the filling belt. The long side edge (73) is at the front in the transport direction, while the side edge (72) is at the back, cf. Figure 2.

The flat-lying folding box (10) is erected on the filling belt to form a square tube. The bottom flap (31), the lid flap (35) and the side flaps (17, 27; 16, 26) are open in the extension of the side walls carrying them.

For filling at the front, for example via the lid flap (31), a counter slide valve is moved into the interior of the box via the opening of the bottom flap (35). The filling material, e.g. a stack of at least one filled tablet blister, an instruction leaflet, a brochure and a weekday label is moved towards the counter slide by means of a transport slide. After placing the stack on the counter slide, the contents are placed in the center of the folded box. As soon as the slides have withdrawn from the folding box area, the folding box is closed by closing the flaps (31) and (35). The tabs (32) and (36) are angled by more than 90 degrees when closed. When the folding box (10) is closed, they rest on the side wall (21).

The folding box (10) manufactured and filled in this way can be stacked in a space-saving manner on shelves, compartments or drawers, and it has a cuboid shape in the case of the hanging tab that is firmly attached due to the manufacturing process. For a presentation on hanging shelves, the hanging tab (51) along the separation structures (55, 56) and possibly (93) is separated from the areas (61, 65) glued to the folding box (10) and from the side wall (11) that previously existed due to the manufacturing process, folded down by approximately 180 degrees. The folding movement takes place around the folding structure (58). With the suspension recess (53) it is pushed onto the corresponding suspension profiles of the hanging shelf.

If necessary, the unfolded hanging flap (51) can be folded back onto the side wall (11) - for example at home with the end user. In this case, the tear-off points of the tear-off structures (55, 56) and possibly (93) of the regions (51; 61, 65) which are now again adjacent get caught with one another. The punchings (58) of the kink structure (57) are dimensioned such that the weakening of the cardboard is sufficient to prevent the attached suspension section (51) from springing open again unintentionally. Possibly. the hanging section (51) can also be torn off by the end user without the folding box (10) losing its construction-related dust tightness.

REFERENCE SIGN LIST

1 folding box cut, punched form, unwound

2 grain direction, longitudinal direction

3 Transport direction

10 folding box 11 side wall, large

15 side wall, small, middle

16, 17 side tabs

21 side wall, large, middle 25 side wall, small

26, 27 side tabs

31 bottom flap

32 bottom flap, tongue 33 creasing between (31) and (32)

34 die cut, angular

35 lid flap

36 lid flap, tongue

37 Creasing between (35) and (36) 38 Punch, angular

40 sealing tab

41 Long edge, free 43, 44 side edges 45 Long edge, inside

50 combination section

51 inner or middle section or area,

hanger Contour, arch-shaped suspension recess, euro hole outer edge, 56 partition structure, perforation, creasing, folding structure, slot punching

outer section of adhesive surface outer edge outer section of adhesive surface outer edge

-74 longitudinal edges; Creases -78 side edges, long; Creases -84 side edges, short; creases

Connecting bridge for sections (61) and (65) outer edge to (91) partition structure, perforation to (91)

Claims

1. cuboid or cube-shaped, closable folding box with attached bottom and lid flap and a hanging flap arranged on an edge of the folding box body extending between these flaps, provided with a suspension recess,

the folding box body, in addition to the four side walls (11, 15, 21, 25), has a sealing tab (40) at one end and a combination section (50) at the other end,

- In the case of the erected folding box (10), the sealing flap (40) lies against the inside of the side wall (25), which in the unwound die (1) of the folding box (10) is furthest away from it, while the combination section (50 ) is attached to the outside of the side wall (21) lying flat in some areas, which in the unwound die (1) of the folding box (10) is furthest away from it, - the combination section (50) comprising an inner (51) and at least one outer area (61, 65),

- The inner (51) is a - with a suspension recess (53) - hanging tab, while the outer region (61, 65) serves to fasten the combination section (50) to the side wall (21) and

- The outer region (61, 65) is connected to the inner region (51) via a separating structure (55, 56).

2. Folding box according to claim 1, characterized in that the combination section (50) - seen in the longitudinal direction (2) of the unwound die (1) - is longer than the next side wall (25) and shorter than the next but one side wall (21 ).

3. Folding box according to claim 1, characterized in that the combination section (50) - in a folding box with three differently long edges (71, 75, 81) - in the unwound die (1) adjoins a side wall (25), the Area is smaller than that of the next but one side wall (21).

4. Folding box according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer area of the combination section (50) consists of two separate areas (61, 65), these areas (61, 65) transverse to the longitudinal direction (2) to the side of the inner area (51).

5. Folding box according to claim 1, characterized in that the area of the side wall (25) contacting with the sealing tab (40) is at most 15% larger than the area of the sealing tab (40).

6. A method of folding a folding box according to claim 1, characterized in that when folding the flat-lying

Folding box (10), the sealing flap (40), all side walls (11, 15, 21, 25) and the combination section (50) are bent in one direction transversely to the longitudinal direction (2).

7. A method for folding a folding box according to claim 1, characterized in that when folding the flat-lying folding box (10) and connecting the two end regions of the unwound die, a side wall (25) over the sealing tion tab (40) comes to rest, while a side wall (21) is at least partially covered by the combination area (50) at least partially glued.