EP1852358A1 - Packaging for cargo - Google Patents

Abstract

The packing for transporting sinks has shock absorbing feet (178, 180). These fit inside the free edges of flaps (126) on the inside of the base of the assembled carton (110).

Description

The present invention relates to a packaging for a transported material, in particular a sink, wherein the packaging has an outer packaging, which has at least two tabs whose free edges are spaced from each other when the outer packaging is closed, and at least one arranged between the transported goods and the outer packaging supporting body, the plurality Has damping hump comprises.

Such a package is for example from the EP 1 600 401 A1 known.

Known transport packaging of this type comprise in particular as outer packaging a folding box made of a corrugated or cardboard material, which has two outer closing tabs and two outer locking tabs supporting the inner end tabs as a lid and / or bottom, wherein the inner closing tabs from the short side walls of the folding box not extend to the very center of the folding box, so that between the folded in the state opposite each other free edges of the two inner closing tabs remains a gap. Through this gap, the transport packaging in the central region of the folding box on a relatively large game, which has the consequence that the packaged cargo in the middle of the folding box can be correspondingly far deflected, which can lead to breaking transportable goods to break.

The present invention has for its object to provide a package of the type mentioned, which reduces the risk of breakage for a fragile cargo to be transported, especially a sink.

This object is achieved in a package having the features of the preamble of claim 1 according to the invention in that the support body has at least one damping hump, which protrudes when the outer packaging is closed in the space between the free edges of the tabs of the outer packaging.

Since in the inventive solution at least one damping hump extends into the space between the free edges of the tabs of the outer packaging, the clearance between the support body and the lid or the bottom of the outer packaging is significantly reduced, preferably to substantially zero, resulting in a corresponding reduction of the possible deflection of the packaged transport good result. Thus, the risk of breakage for the cargo is substantially reduced.

In contrast to this, in the known transport packaging, all the damping bumps have the same height, so that the supporting body is supported by the damping bumps arranged in the region of the inner closing straps on the inside of the inner closing straps, while the damping bumps arranged in the region between the free edges of the inner closing straps Hibernation of the packaging, ie without a shock load, have no contact with the inside of the outer closing straps.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the at least one damping hump, which protrudes into the intermediate space between the free edges of the tabs of the outer packaging with closed outer packaging in the area between the free edges of the tabs of the outer packaging on a lid or on a bottom of the outer packaging is applied. In this way, the game between the support body and the lid or the bottom of the outer packaging is particularly effectively reduced.

If the support body has at least one further damping hump which rests against one of the lugs of the outer packaging when the outer packaging is closed, then a support surface of the at least one damping cusp arranged between the free edges of the lugs is preferably at a different height than a support surface of the at least one on the lugs adjacent additional damping bump.

The height of a support surface of a damping bump is to be understood as meaning the distance of the relevant support surface from a base body of the support body from which the damping bump protrudes.

The support body thus has at least one increased damping hump in the region between the free edges of the tabs of the outer packaging and at least one lower damping hump outside this region, wherein both damping humps are arranged on the same side of the support body.

The distance between the heights of the support surfaces of these two damping bumps is at least approximately 1 mm, preferably at least approximately 3 mm.

It is particularly favorable if the distance between the heights of the supporting surfaces of these damping humps substantially corresponds to the material thickness of the straps of the outer packaging.

Basically, the play between the support body and the outer packaging in the area between the free edges of the tabs of the outer packaging is already reduced by a damping bump, which extends into the space between the free edges of the tabs of the outer packaging.

A particularly effective reduction of the game between the support body and the outer packaging and a particularly stable support of the support body is achieved, however, if the support body has a plurality, preferably at least three, damping bumps in the closed space in the space between the free edges of the tabs of the outer packaging protrude.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the support body comprises at least one strip-shaped support element, on which the at least one arranged between the free edges of the tabs of the outer packaging damping hump is formed.

In order to make it possible for mutually identical support elements to be stably stacked on one another despite the increase in the at least one damping bump provided in the region of the gap between the free edges of the straps of the outer packaging, it is favorable if a side of the support element opposite the at least one increased damping bump Recess is arranged, which is formed complementary to a tip of this Dämpfungshöckers.

If two substantially identical support elements of this type are stacked on top of each other, the at least one damping hump of the first support member in the recess corresponding thereto of the second support member, so that all other, not increased damping bumps of the first support member can abut flat on the outside of a main body of the second support member.

By the intervention of the at least one increased damping bump of the first support element in the corresponding recess of the second support member can also be achieved that the two stacked support members are secured by positive engagement against a relative displacement.

If the support member is provided on a the at least one arranged between the free edges of the tabs of the outer packaging damping hump opposite side with a plurality of damping bumps, all of which have substantially the same height, this ensures that the cargo with the support element arranged thereon in a position in which the equally high damping humps face downwards, are stably parked on a level surface or can be conveyed, for example, via the transport rollers of a transport roller track, without increased attenuation humps being present on the side of the support element pointing downwards in this position Gap between two in the conveying direction of the transport roller conveyor successive transport rollers could get advised.

In a preferred embodiment of the packaging according to the invention it is provided that the support body comprises at least one strip-shaped support member which extends in a longitudinal direction of the transported material, in particular the sink, and in that the support element has at least one damping hump, which in the longitudinal direction of the support element greater extent than in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support member and the vertical direction. Such a support element can in particular during transport of the cargo by means of a transport roller conveyor along a conveying direction of the transport roller conveyor successive transport rollers serve to prevent the support element in the space of successive transport rollers device when the transported conveyed with parallel to the conveying direction of the transport roller conveyor longitudinal direction over the transport roller conveyor becomes.

If the support body comprises at least one strip-shaped support element which extends in a longitudinal direction of the transport good, in particular a sink, the support element preferably has at least two mutually adjacent damping bumps, which are offset relative to one another transversely to the longitudinal direction. By this offset of the damping bumps relative to each other is achieved that these damping bumps, even if they are relatively narrow, do not get into the space between two successive in a conveying direction roles of a transport roller conveyor when the transported transported with the support elements arranged thereon on the conveyor roller conveyor is, in such an orientation that the transverse direction of the transported material is parallel to the conveying direction of the transport roller conveyor.

If, in addition to this, it is provided that the two mutually adjacent damping bumps are also offset relative to one another along the longitudinal direction of the transport good, this ensures that the damping bumps do not get into the space between two successive rollers of the transport roller track even if the transported goods are in one such orientation is promoted on the conveyor roller conveyor, that the longitudinal direction of the transported goods is aligned parallel to the conveying direction of the transport roller conveyor.

In a preferred embodiment of the packaging according to the invention it is provided that the support body comprises at least one receiving element with a receiving channel for an edge portion of the transported material, in particular a sink.

The support body of the packaging can in principle be formed in one piece.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the support body comprises at least one separately formed by the receiving element spacer element which supports the receiving element comprises. Since the support body of the package in this case comprises two separate elements, it is achieved that impact stresses can not spread undisturbed through the entire support body, as is the case with a one-piece support body, but rather by the transition from the one element to the another element of the support body at the contact surface of the elements takes place an additional damping of shocks.

At the same time, the damping capacity of the support body is due to the additional volume of the spacer element relative to a support body, which would include only the receiving element increased.

In order to keep the number of required for the packaging, different elements as low as possible, it is advantageous if the spacer element of the support body has the same shape as the receiving element of the support body.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the packaging comprises at least two support bodies, each comprising at least one receiving element with a receiving channel for an edge portion of the transported material and at least one separately formed by the receiving element spacer element, which supports the respective associated receiving element.

In this case, it is advantageous for reducing the number of different elements required for the packaging when the receiving elements and the spacer elements of the at least two supporting bodies have the same shape.

In a particularly preferred embodiment of the packaging, the same comprises two supporting bodies, which comprise a total of two receiving elements and two spacer elements, all four of these elements having the same shape, so that all these elements can be interchanged within the package and only one tool for producing all of these Elements is required.

The at least two support bodies of the packaging are preferably arranged on mutually opposite edge sections of the transport good.

The outer packaging may in particular be formed substantially cuboid.

Furthermore, it can be provided that the outer packaging comprises a folding box.

The support body of the packaging is preferably formed at least partially from a foamed plastic material. As a result, a much better damping effect is achieved than, for example, when using packaging elements made of corrugated cardboard.

It is particularly favorable when the support body is substantially completely formed from a foamed plastic material.

A particularly suitable foamed plastic material is expanded polystyrene material.

The packaging according to the invention is particularly suitable as a transport packaging for particularly fragile goods to be transported, in particular of particularly fragile rinses, for example made of ceramic and / or composite materials.

The packaging according to the invention makes it possible to pack the item to be transported in a particularly cost-effective and reliable manner.

Further features and advantages of the invention are the subject of the following description and the drawings of an embodiment.

Fig. 1

eine teilweise geschnittene schematische perspektivische Darstellung einer Spülenverpackung, die eine als Faltkiste ausgebildete Umverpackung, zwei aus jeweils einem Aufnahmeelement und einem Distanzhalterelement gebildete Stützkörper und die verpackte Spüle umfasst;

Fig. 2

eine der Fig. 1 entsprechende teilweise geschnittene schematische perspektivische Darstellung, wobei die verpackte Spüle entfernt worden ist;

Fig. 3

eine schematische Seitenansicht des Bereichs I aus Fig. 2;

Fig. 4

eine schematische Seitenansicht des Stützkörpers aus Fig. 2, ohne die Umverpackung, von einer der Spüle zugewandten Innenseite des Stützkörpers aus gesehen;

Fig. 5

eine vergrößerte Darstellung des Bereichs II aus Fig. 4;

Fig. 6

eine schematische perspektivische Ansicht eines Ausschnitts von Fig. 5;

Fig. 7

eine schematische Seitenansicht des Stützkörpers aus Fig. 4, von einer der Spüle abgewandten Außenseite des Stützkörpers aus gesehen;

Fig. 8

eine vergrößerte Darstellung des Bereichs III aus Fig. 7;

Fig. 9

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung eines Ausschnitts aus Fig. 8;

Fig. 10

eine vergrößerte Seitenansicht des linken Endbereichs des Distanzhalterelements des Stützkörpers aus Fig. 2, in einem unbelasteten Ruhezustand;

Fig. 11

eine der Fig. 10 entsprechende schematische Seitenansicht des linken Endbereichs des Distanzhalterelements des Stützkörpers, in einem Belastungszustand;

Fig. 12

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung des linken Endbereichs des Distanzhalterelements des Stützkörpers, in einem unbelasteten Ruhezustand;

Fig. 13

eine teilweise geschnittene Seitenansicht eines Stapels aus zwei Spülen in der Kopfüberstellung, deren Randabschnitte in jeweils einem Aufnahmekanal eines Aufnahmeelements aufgenommen sind;

Fig. 14

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung eines Stützelements (Aufnahmeelements oder Distanzelements) der Spülenverpackung, von oben und von der der Spüle abgewandten Außenseite des Stützelements aus gesehen;

Fig. 15

eine schematische Seitenansicht des Stützelements aus Fig. 14, von der der Spüle abgewandten Außenseite des Stützelements aus gesehen;

Fig. 16

eine schematische Seitenansicht des Stützelements aus Fig. 14, von der der Spüle zugewandten Innenseite des Stützelements aus gesehen;

Fig. 17

eine schematische Draufsicht von oben auf das Stützelement aus den Fig. 14 bis 16, mit der Blickrichtung in Richtung des Pfeiles 15 in Fig. 16;

Fig. 18

eine schematische Draufsicht von unten auf das Stützelement aus den Fig. 14 bis 17, mit der Blickrichtung in Richtung des Pfeiles 18 in Fig. 16;

Fig. 19

eine schematische Draufsicht auf die linke Stirnseite des Stützelements aus den Fig. 14 bis 18, mit der Blickrichtung in Richtung des Pfeiles 19 in Fig. 16;

Fig. 20

eine schematische Draufsicht auf die rechte Stirnseite des Stützelements aus den Fig. 14 bis 19, mit der Blickrichtung in Richtung des Pfeiles 20 in Fig. 16; und

Fig. 21

eine vergrößerte Darstellung des Bereichs IV aus Fig. 18.

In the drawings show:

Fig. 1

a partially cut schematic perspective view of a sink package comprising a formed as a folding box outer packaging, two formed of a respective receiving element and a spacer element supporting body and the packaged sink;

Fig. 2

a corresponding partially sectioned schematic perspective view of Figure 1, wherein the packaged sink has been removed ..;

Fig. 3

a schematic side view of the area I of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4

a schematic side view of the support body of Figure 2, without the outer packaging, seen from one of the sink inside of the support body.

Fig. 5

an enlarged view of the area II of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6

a schematic perspective view of a section of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7

a schematic side view of the support body of Figure 4, seen from one of the sink outside of the support body.

Fig. 8

an enlarged view of the area III of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9

a schematic perspective view of a section of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10

an enlarged side view of the left end portion of the spacer element of the support body of Figure 2, in an unloaded resting state.

Fig. 11

one of Figure 10 corresponding schematic side view of the left end portion of the spacer element of the support body, in a loaded state;

Fig. 12

a schematic perspective view of the left end portion of the spacer element of the support body, in an unloaded resting state;

Fig. 13

a partially sectioned side view of a stack of two rinses in the head transfer, the edge portions are accommodated in a respective receiving channel of a receiving element;

Fig. 14

a schematic perspective view of a support element (receiving element or spacer element) of the sink packaging, seen from above and from the sink outside of the support member;

Fig. 15

a schematic side view of the support member of Figure 14, seen from the sink facing away from the outside of the support member.

Fig. 16

a schematic side view of the support member of Figure 14, seen from the sink facing the inside of the support member.

Fig. 17

a schematic plan view from above of the support member of FIGS. 14 to 16, with the viewing direction in the direction of the arrow 15 in Fig. 16;

Fig. 18

a schematic plan view from below of the support member of FIGS. 14 to 17, with the viewing direction in the direction of arrow 18 in Fig. 16 .;

Fig. 19

a schematic plan view of the left end side of the support member of FIGS. 14 to 18, with the viewing direction in the direction of arrow 19 in Fig. 16 .;

Fig. 20

a schematic plan view of the right end side of the support member of FIGS. 14 to 19, with the viewing direction in the direction of arrow 20 in Fig. 16; and

Fig. 21

an enlarged view of the area IV of FIG. 18.

Identical or functionally equivalent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals in all figures.

A shown in FIGS. 1 to 12, designated as a whole with 100 packaging for a sink 102, which in the illustrated embodiment, a main basin 104, an additional basin 106 and one on the additional basin 106 facing away from the main basin 104 arranged flat drip area 108 comprises an outer package 110, which is formed as a folding box 112, for example, from a corrugated cardboard material or a cardboard material.

The substantially parallelepiped folding box comprises two vertical long side walls 114 which extend in a longitudinal direction 116 of the packaging 100, two vertical short side walls 118 which extend in a horizontal transverse direction 120 of the packaging 100 perpendicular to the longitudinal direction 116, a bottom 122, the two arranged on the long side walls 114 of the folding box 112 outer locking tabs 124 (only one of which is shown in the figures) and two on the short side walls 118 of the folding box 112 arranged foldable inner closing tabs 126 (of which in the figures only respectively one half is shown), as well as a lid (not shown) formed as well as the bottom 122 of the long side walls 114 hingedly arranged outer locking tabs and the short side walls 118 hingedly arranged inner closing tabs.

As can be seen from FIGS. 1 to 3, support the inner locking tabs 126 in the folded state on the bottom of the inner closing tabs 126 hinged outer locking tabs 124 of the folding box 112 from, but do not extend from the short side walls 118 of the folding box 112 to the middle of the folding box 112, so that between the folded in the state facing each other free edges 128 of the two inner closing tabs 126 of the bottom 122, a gap 130 remains.

In the interior 132 of the outer packaging 110, a support assembly for the packaged sink 102 is arranged, which two opposing one another Support body 134 includes, between which the sink 102 is held, wherein in the figures, only one of the two (with respect to the vertical longitudinal center plane of the package 100 mirror-symmetrical to each other) formed supporting body 134 is shown.

Each of the two support bodies 134 of the packaging 100 comprises two supporting elements 136 arranged on one another, namely a receiving element 138 and a spacer element 140, wherein the receiving element 138 rests on the upper side of the spacer element 140 and the receiving element 138 and the spacer element 140 have identical shape and orientation.

The two support bodies 134 of the packaging 100 thus comprise a total of four support elements 136 of identical shape, namely two receiving elements 138 and two spacer elements 140.

The construction of these four support members 136, which are formed identically with one another, will be described in detail below using the example of the support element 136 shown individually in FIGS. 14 to 21, which may serve as a receiving element 138 or as a spacer element 140 in the packaging 100.

The support member 136 is formed as a substantially U-shaped support bar having a central portion 142 extending in the longitudinal direction 116 and two end portions 144 extending along the transverse direction 120.

As best seen in Fig. 16, the support member 136 is provided with a receiving channel 146 which extends through an approximately centered in horizontal

Direction of the sink 102 facing inner sides of the central portion 142 and the end portions 144 extending groove is formed.

This receiving channel 146 is used when receiving the support member 136 as a receiving element 138 for receiving one of the two long edge portions of the sink 102, which extend parallel to the two long sides of the sink 102, and in each case a portion of the two short edge portions extending along the two short sides of the sink 102 extend.

When packaging the sink 102, the support member 136 used as a receiving member 138 is pushed onto the sink rim, that a long edge portion of the sink edge in the central portion 142 of the receiving channel 146 and parts of the short edge portions of the sink edge in the end portions 144 of the receiving channel 146 engage. In this case, the sink 102 rests with the underside of the sink rim on the lower boundary wall of the receiving channel 146.

Further, each support member 136 is provided at its upper surface 148 with a plurality of upper bumps 150, with which the support member 136 is supported when used as a receiving element 138 on the lid of the outer package 110, while when used as a spacer element 140, the receiving element arranged above 138 with its bottom 152 is supported on these upper damping bumps 150.

As best seen in FIGS. 14 and 15, the upper cushion bumps 150 taper upwardly from their base located at the top 148 of the body of the support member 136 to have a substantially trapezoidal vertical longitudinal section at each of a transverse, preferably substantially perpendicular to the vertical 154 extending support surface 155 ends.

The long sides of the upper damping bumps 150 are aligned substantially parallel to the transverse direction 120 at the two upper central damping bumps 156 and at the two upper outer damping bumps 158, which are arranged at the transition between the central portion 142 and one of the end portions 144 of the support member 136, while the long sides of the arranged at the end portions 144 upper end damping cushions 160 and each pair between each between an upper middle damping bump 156 and an upper outer damping bumps 158 disposed on the central portion 142 upper intermediate damping bumps 162 are aligned substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction 116.

Each pair of upper intermediate damping bumps 162 each comprise an outer intermediate damping bump 162a arranged on the outer side of the support element 136 facing away from the sink 102 and an inner intermediate damping bump 162b arranged on the inner side of the support element 136 facing the sink 102.

As best seen in the plan view of FIG. 17, the outer intermediate cushion bump 162 a and the respectively associated inner cushion bump 162 b are offset from each other by more than the respective bump widths B, B 'in the transverse direction 120. By this offset of the intermediate damping bumps 162 relative to one another, it is achieved that these damping bumps do not fall into the space between two rollers of a transport roller conveyor which follow one another in a conveying direction, when the sink 102 is provided with receiving elements 138 arranged on the sink rim the head transfer, that is conveyed with downwardly facing upper Dämpfungshöckern 150, via a transport roller conveyor, in such an orientation that the transverse direction 120 is parallel to the conveying direction of the transport roller conveyor.

Furthermore, the two intermediate damping humps 162 arranged adjacent to one another are offset from one another by approximately their length L or L 'in the longitudinal direction 116. This offset ensures that the damping bumps 162 do not fall into the space between two successive rolls of the transport roller track when the sink 102 is conveyed in such an orientation over the transport roller track that the longitudinal direction 116 is aligned parallel to the conveying direction of the transport roller track.

Further, by making the two upper intermediate damping bumps 162 of an intermediate bump pair relatively displaced in both the longitudinal direction 116 and the transverse direction 120, the introduction of torsional forces into the support member 136 is avoided, so that the support member 136 at the forces occurring during the transport of the sink 102 are not released from the sink 102.

In the region of the upper outer damping bumps 158, the support element 136 is provided on a side facing away from the sink 102 with two grooves 164, which serve to receive a (not shown) strapping a strapping, through which the support members 136 of the two support body 134 or in the case of a direct stacking of a plurality of rinses 102 explained in more detail below, a plurality of receiving elements 138 of different rinses can be connected to one another.

The grooves 164 are provided with an optical marker 166 in the form of a square grid, which indicates where on the support member 136, the strapping should extend.

The optical markings 166 may in particular be formed as a surface profiling, for example as grooves formed in the outer surface of the support element 136.

As can best be seen from FIG. 16, the support element 136 is provided on its inside facing the sink 102, for example on the long sides of the inner intermediate damping bumps 162 b, with auxiliary process identification 168 which identifies the associated packaging parts in the packaging process and in FIG facilitate quality assurance.

These process help tags 168 may be in the form of the letter A, for example.

By selecting a process aid identifier 168, which is not symmetrical with respect to a reflection on the horizontal, it is achieved that the correct orientation of the support elements 136 during the packaging process of the sink 102 can be checked based on the orientation of the process aid identifier 168.

The process aid indicia 168 may be formed, for example, as a surface profiling, for example as recesses formed in the surface of the support element 136.

Furthermore, the support element 136 is provided on its inner side facing the sink 102 in the region of the upper central damping bumps 156, each having a vertical receiving groove 170, which can serve as a vertical holding plate of a basin cover (not shown) of the sink 102, for example of a cardboard plate or a corrugated board may be formed to receive and thus secure the pool cover against movement relative to the support member 136 in the longitudinal direction 116, as shown in FIG EP 1 600 401 A1 is described.

In addition, the support member 136 is provided at its upper side 148 with a stop block 172 disposed between the upper central cushion bumps 156 which can engage a complementary recess on a horizontal cover plate (not shown) of a basin cover to prevent the horizontal cover plate from moving relative to the cover plate Support member 136 in the longitudinal direction 116, as also in the EP 1 600 401 A1 is described.

Further, the support member 136 is provided on its inside facing the sink 102, in the region between the upper central damping bumps 156 and the upper intermediate damping bumps 162, with two vertical grooves 173, which for receiving a respective projection on a lateral edge of the two support body 134 interconnecting (not shown) can serve intermediate element, as shown in the EP 1 600 401 A1 is described.

On its lower side 152, the support element 136 is likewise provided with a plurality of lower damping bumps 174, which are formed by a base arranged on the lower side 152 of the base body of the support element 136 taper down and terminate at a respective transverse, preferably substantially perpendicular, extending to the vertical 154 support surface 176.

The lower damping bumps 174 have a substantially trapezoidal vertical cross-section.

The long sides of the two lower central damping bumps 178 extend substantially parallel to the transverse direction 120.

From a respective lower average damper bump 178 proceeding in the longitudinal direction 116 along the central portion 142 of the support member 136, a lower intermediate damping bump 180 and a lower outer damping bump 182 follow each other on both sides of the lower middle damping bumps 178.

Each of the lower intermediate damping bumps 180 comprises an inner portion 184, whose long sides are oriented substantially parallel to the transverse direction 120, and a shorter outer portion 186 immediately adjacent to the inner portion 184, the long sides of which are aligned substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction 116.

Each of the lower outer damping bumps 182 is formed in an angular shape and thus extends in sections parallel to the longitudinal direction 116 and partially parallel to the transverse direction 120.

At the bottom of each end portion 144 of the support member 136, a multi-stage damping bump group 188 is arranged, which as a first damping stage, a high damping bump 190, the support surface 192 in the resting state of the support member 136 at the height H (measured from the bottom 152 of the strip-shaped main body of the support member 136), and as a second attenuation stage, a low damping hump 194, the support surface 196 in the resting state of the support member 136 at the height h, ie closer on the underside 152 of the main body of the support member 136, from which the lower damping bumps 174 extend downwardly, is located.

The tips of the high damping bump 190 and the low damping bump 194 are separated by a gap 198 disposed between the two damping bumps and extending substantially parallel to the transverse direction 120, which decouples the two damping bumps 190, 194 from each other so that the material of the high damping bump 190 can be deformed in the initial phase of a shock stress, without being hindered by a coupling to the material of the low damping bump 194.

The gap 198 extends, starting from the support surface 196 of the low damper bump 194, by at least the height h / 2, preferably by approximately 70% of the height h, towards the bottom 152 of the base body of the support member 136.

Above the gap 198, the bumps 190, 194 of the bump group 188 are interconnected by a common bump pad 200.

The higher damping hump 190 is preferably located further from the center of the support member 136 than the lower damping hump 194 of the damping bump group 188.

As best seen in Figs. 3 and 10, at rest, the package 100, i. in a state in which the package 100 is not subjected to shock loads, the support surfaces 192 of the high damper bumps 190 of the damper bump groups 188, the support surfaces 176 of the lower outer damper bumps 182, and the support surfaces 202 of the outer portions 186 of the lower intermediate damping bumps 180 which become all at the same height H (measured from the bottom 152 of the strip-shaped main body of the support member 136), all at the interior 132 of the outer package 110 facing upper side 204 of the respective associated inner closing tab 126 on a flat.

On the other hand, the lower central damping bumps 178 and the inner portions 184 of the lower intermediate damping bumps 180 extend into the space 130 between the free edges 128 of the inner closure tabs 126 so that the support surfaces 206 of the lower middle damping bumps 178 and inner portions 184 of FIG lower intermediate damping bumps 180, which are all at the same height H '(as measured from the underside 152 of the strip-shaped base of the support member 136) farther from the bottom 152 of the support member 136 than the height H of the high damping bump support surface 192 190 of the damping bump groups 188 and the support surfaces 178 of the lower outer damping bumps 182, in the resting state of the package 100 lie flat against the upper surface 208 of one of the outer closing latches 124 of the folding box 112.

The difference between the heights H on the one hand and H 'on the other hand corresponds to the thickness of the inner closing tabs 126, which corresponds to the material thickness of the folding box 112 of, for example, approximately 7 mm.

By increasing in the space 130 between the free edges 128 of the inner closing tabs 126 projecting into the lower middle damping bumps 178 and the inner portions 184 of the lower intermediate damping bumps 180 thus resulting in the free edges 128 of the inner closing tabs 126 level in the ground 122 of the folding box 112 balanced, whereby a stable support of the support body 134 is ensured on the bottom 122 of the folding box 112.

Further, the play between the support body 134 on the one hand and the bottom 122 of the folding box 112 on the other hand, in the region of the gap 130 between the free edges 128 of the inner closing tabs 126, preferably to substantially zero, reduced. As a result, the possible deflection of the packaged sink 102 is effectively reduced, especially in the particularly fracture-prone middle region of the sink, and thus the risk of breakage of the sink, in particular a sink made of a composite material, is considerably reduced in this area.

In order to enable mutually identical support members 136 to be stably stacked upon each other despite the increase in the central lower damping bumps 178,180, recesses or depressions 210 are provided on the upper surface 148 of the support member 136 just vertically above the lower central damping bumps 178,180 formed complementary to the tips of the lower central damping bumps 178 and the inner portions 184 of the lower intermediate damping bumps 180 and whose depth is substantially equal to the difference between the heights H and H '. corresponds to the lower damping bumps 174, so that all lower damping bumps 174 lie flat against the upper side 148 of the lower, serving as a spacer member 140 support member 136 when another, serving as a receiving element 138 support member 136 is placed from above on this lower support member 136.

By engaging the central lower damping bumps 178, 180 of the upper support member 136 in the recesses 210 of the lower support member 136 is further achieved that the two stacked support members 136 are secured by positive engagement against a relative displacement along the longitudinal direction 116.

The support elements 136 are preferably formed from a foamed plastic material, in particular from an expanded polystyrene material.

The support elements 136 are further preferably each formed in one piece.

By using the two-stage damping bump groups 188 on the underside of the support elements 136, a particularly gentle damping is achieved, in particular in the case of smaller vertical impact loads, in particular in the case of a small drop height (of, for example, at most approximately 30 cm).

The fact that the support surface 196 of the low damping bump 194 of the cushion bump group 188 in the idle state of the package by the distance H - h from the bottom 122 of the outer package 110 is namely achieved that at low drop heights (up to about 30 cm), only the high Damping bump 190 of the damping bump group 188 is deformed without also the low damping bump 194 deformed and the reaction force of the support member 136 is increased. The reaction force of the support member 136 is thus specifically reduced in this first damping stage in the end region of the support member 136, where the forces acting on the longest lever with respect to the particularly fracture-prone middle portion of the packaged sink 102, whereby it is achieved that the sink 102 at low Fall heights with a lower deflection in the receiving channel 146 of the damping receiving element 138 dips. As a result of this lower deflection in the first damping stage, the risk of breakage of the sink, in particular a sink made of a composite material, in the particularly fracture-prone middle region of the sink is considerably reduced (see FIG. 10).

Only when the weak damping is consumed by the high damping hump 190 of the damping bump group 188 alone and the (larger) support surface 196 of the low damping bump 194 of the damping bump group 188 comes into contact with the bottom 122 of the outer package 110 (see Fig. 11), sets the second damping stage, which is harder because now both damping bumps 190, 194 of the damping bump group 188 must be deformed simultaneously.

This second, harder cushioning stage benefits from the fact that the edge region of the packaged sink 102 in the first cushioning stage is more evenly submerged in the receiving channel 146 of the receiving member 138.

By using the multi-stage damping bump groups 188 in the end regions of the support elements 136, a damping spring system with a very even damping profile is created, by which particular sensitive products, such as composite sinks, are effectively protected against breakage.

Since the supporting elements 136 of the above-described packaging 100 serving as receiving elements 138 can be stacked directly on one another, the same receiving elements 138 can also be used to produce a stack 212 of rinses 102 instead of individually packaging a respective rinse 102 in an outer package 110, as shown in FIG. 13 is shown.

To produce such a stack 212 of rinses 102, two receiving elements 138, which are formed just like the support elements 136 described above, are pushed onto the edge sections of the rinsing edge of a first rinse 102a, so that these edge sections are received in the receiving channels 146 of the first receiving elements 138a ,

In this case, the first receiving elements 138a can be fixed by means of a strapping of a strip material to the sink 102a.

Subsequently, a second sink 102b is provided in the same way with second receiving elements 138b, which are identical to the first receiving elements 138a.

These second receiving elements 138b can be fixed by means of a strapping of a strip material to the second sink 102b.

Subsequently, the first sink 102a is placed on a base 214 in the head transfer, ie with downwardly facing pelvic openings, wherein the upper damping cusps 150 at the (in this position downward facing) top 148 of the first receiving elements 138a, whose Support surfaces 155 all the same height, ie the same distance from the upper surface 148 of the strip-shaped main body of the receiving elements 138a, have support on the base 214 and the two first receiving elements 138a carry the first sink 102a, without the same touches the ground 214.

Subsequently, the second sink 102b is also placed in the head transfer, with the second receiving elements 138b on the first sink 102a, in such a way that the (in this position, facing downwards) upper damping bumps 150 of the second receiving elements 138b on the (in this position facing up) underside 152 of the first receiving elements 138a abut (and in this position upwardly facing) lower damping bumps 174 of the first receiving elements 138a flat against the (in this position facing down) top 148 of the second receiving elements 138b or engage in the recesses 210 at the top 148 of the second receiving elements 138b.

In the manner described above, further rinses 102, each using a pair of receiving elements 138, may be added to the rinse stack 212.

In this way, the rinses 102 can be arranged in a particularly space-saving manner and stored in this arrangement, for example, before a single transport in an outer package 110.

Since the same receiving elements 138 are used for the production of the rinse stack 212, as they are also used as components of the single package 100; For example, the rinses 102 stored in the stack 212 may be removed without prior removal of the receiving elements 138, and thus particularly time-saving individually in each case an outer packaging 100 are packaged, so that the number of required for storage in the stack 212 and for the subsequent individual packaging of the sinks 102 in each case 100 packaging elements is reduced.

A sink 102 with receiving elements 138 arranged thereon in the head transfer is also particularly suitable for transporting the sink 102 via a transport roller conveyor with transport rollers following one another in a conveying direction, which are rotatable about horizontal axes oriented perpendicular to the conveying direction.

For this purpose, the sink 102 is turned off in the head-up with the receiving elements 138 on the transport roller track that the (in the head presentation facing down) upper damping bumps 150 rest on the upper crests of the transport rollers.

As a result of the design of the upper damping bumps 150 described above, in particular the pairs of upper intermediate damping bumps 162, of the receiving elements 138, it is avoided that these damping bumps can reach the intermediate space between two successive transport rollers when the sink 102 is transported via the transport roller track.

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Packaging for a transport item, in particular a sink (102), comprising an outer package (110) which has at least two tabs (126) whose free edges (128) are spaced apart from each other when the outer package (110) is closed, and at least one between the item to be transported and the outer packaging (110) arranged supporting body (134) having a plurality of damping bumps (174),
characterized,
in that the support body (134) has at least one damping bump (178, 180) which projects into the intermediate space (130) between the free edges (128) of the lugs (126) of the outer packaging (110) when the outer packaging (110) is closed. Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one damping hump (178, 180) with closed outer packaging (110) in the region between the free edges (128) of the tabs (126) of the outer packaging (110) on a lid or on a bottom (122) of the outer packaging (110) is present. Packaging according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the supporting body (134) has at least one further damping bump (182, 190) which rests against one of the lugs (126) of the outer packaging (110) when the outer packaging (110) is closed. wherein a support surface (202, 206) of the at least one damping bump (178, 180) disposed between the free edges (128) of the tabs (126) is at a different height (H ') than a support surface (176, 192) of the at least one on the tabs (126) adjacent more Dämpfungshöckers (182, 190). Packaging according to claim 3, characterized in that the distance between the heights (H ', H) of the support surfaces (202, 206; 176, 192) is at least about 1 mm, preferably at least about 3 mm. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the supporting body (134) has a plurality, preferably at least three, damping bumps (178, 180) which, when the outer packaging (110) is closed, enter the space (130) between the free edges (110). 128) of the tabs (126) of the outer package (110) protrude. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the supporting body (134) comprises at least one strip-shaped support member (136) on which the at least one between the free edges (128) of the tabs (126) of the outer packaging (110) arranged Attenuation bumps (178, 180) is formed. Packaging a recess (210) is arranged according to claim 6, characterized in that on one said at least one damping bumps (178, 180) opposite side (148) of the support member (136), complementary to a tip of the moderation bump (178, 180) is trained. Packaging according to one of claims 6 or 7, characterized in that the support element (136) on one of the at least one between the free edges (128) of the tabs (126) of the outer packaging (110) arranged damping bump (178, 180) opposite Side (148) is provided with a plurality of damping bumps (150), all of which have substantially the same height. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the supporting body (134) comprises at least one strip-shaped support member (136) extending in a longitudinal direction (116) of the transport material (102), and that the support element (136) at least a damping bump (162) having a greater extension (L, L ') in the longitudinal direction (116) of the support element (136) than in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (116) of the support element (136) and the vertical (154) (120). Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the supporting body (134) comprises at least one strip-shaped support member (136) extending in a longitudinal direction (116) of the transported (102), and that the support element (136) at least two mutually adjacent damping bumps (162a, 162b), which are offset transversely to the longitudinal direction (116) relative to each other. Packaging according to claim 10, characterized in that the two mutually adjacent damping bumps (162a, 162b) are offset relative to each other along the longitudinal direction (116). Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the supporting body (134) comprises at least one receiving element (138) with a receiving channel (146) for an edge portion of the transported good (102). Packaging according to claim 12, characterized in that the supporting body (134) at least one separately from the receiving element (138) formed spacer element (140), which supports the receiving element (138) comprises. Packaging according to claim 13, characterized in that the spacer element (140) has the same shape as the receiving element (138). Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the packaging comprises at least two support bodies (134), each having at least one receiving element (138) with a receiving channel (146) for an edge portion of the transported material (102) and at least one separately from the spacer member (140) formed on the receiving element (138), which supports the respectively associated receiving element (138), comprise. Packaging according to claim 15, characterized in that the receiving elements (138) and the spacer elements (140) of the at least two supporting bodies (134) have the same shape. Packaging according to one of claims 15 or 16, characterized in that the at least two support bodies (134) are arranged on opposite edge portions of the sink (102). Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that the outer packaging (110) is formed substantially cuboid. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the outer packaging (110) comprises a folding box (112). Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that the supporting body (134) is at least partially formed of a foamed plastic material. Packaging according to claim 20, characterized in that the support body (134) is at least partially formed of an expanded polystyrene material.

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