EP1925558B1 - Verpackung zur Lagerung von Lebensmitteln und Verfahren zum Verschließen einer solchen Verpackung - Google Patents

Verpackung zur Lagerung von Lebensmitteln und Verfahren zum Verschließen einer solchen Verpackung Download PDF

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EP1925558B1
EP1925558B1 EP07121060A EP07121060A EP1925558B1 EP 1925558 B1 EP1925558 B1 EP 1925558B1 EP 07121060 A EP07121060 A EP 07121060A EP 07121060 A EP07121060 A EP 07121060A EP 1925558 B1 EP1925558 B1 EP 1925558B1
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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
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/56—Linings or internal coatings, e.g. pre-formed trays provided with a blow- or thermoformed layer
    • B65D5/60—Loose, or loosely attached, linings
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/14—Linings or internal coatings
    • B65D25/16—Loose, or loosely-attached, linings
    • 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
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/04—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another
    • B65D77/06—Liquids or semi-liquids or other materials or articles enclosed in flexible containers disposed within rigid containers
    • B65D77/062—Flexible containers disposed within polygonal containers formed by folding a carton blank

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  • the present invention relates to a package for storing and transporting food products and primary produce for food products, such as processed meats and fish, comprising a stable outer element, which comprises a frame and a base.
  • the package further comprises a flexible inner element, which has an upper, open end and a lower, closed end, the inner element being arranged in the outer element such that the inner element covers the interior of the outer element.
  • the invention further relates to a method for sealing a package intended for storing and transporting food products and primary produce for food products, such as processed meats and fish.
  • plastic containers are used to transport large quantities of processed meats, several hundred kilos, for instance between slaughter plants and processing plants.
  • a disadvantage of such containers is that they require a considerable amount of supplementary work, at a high cost, to return the empty containers for refilling with new products and to clean the containers to meet hygiene requirements, the cleaning process having, as such, a detrimental impact on the environment.
  • a package is obtained which satisfies the stipulated hygiene requirements, since the upper portion of the inner element is arranged over the opening of the outer element, thereby protecting the products from dust and the like.
  • the inner element also protects the products contained in the package from entering into direct contact with the outer element, which means that less exacting food hygiene requirements are placed on the outer element, thus allowing use of a cheaper and less clean material for manufacturing the outer element.
  • a seal is obtained that satisfies the hygiene requirements for storing and transporting processed meats and that is not so tight that there is a risk of the products being damaged.
  • Processed meats give off a gas that needs to be gradually let out during transport to allow the best possible preservation of the products.
  • the base being provided with a rim extending along the circumference thereof and adapted to surround a lower portion of the frame, a stable structure suitable for heavy loads is obtained.
  • the base being provided with at least one guiding flap, which is arranged on the circumferentially extending rim, it is easier to fit the frame in the base, which facilitates mounting and, thus, saves time.
  • the outer element being designed to have an angular cross-sectional shape, where each corner has an angle greater than 90 degrees, a package with a very stable structure is obtained.
  • the package has an octagonal (eight-sided) cross-sectional shape.
  • the outer element being made of a wood fibre-based material, such as corrugated cardboard, paperboard or the like, a hard-wearing, environmentally friendly and recyclable package is obtained.
  • outer element being made of strong corrugated cardboard, with high flexural rigidity, such as double-wall corrugated cardboard, a hard-wearing and stable package suitable for storing and transporting large quantities of products, about 500 kg, is obtained.
  • the flexible inner element being made of a plastic material, a hygienic package is obtained that is not harmful to the environment since the outer element and the inner element can be easily separated and recycled independently of one another.
  • the above method ensures that the package can be sealed in a convenient and hygienic manner.
  • a safe and hygienic seal is obtained by providing a method that further comprises the step of
  • Fig. 1 is an exploded view schematically illustrating the parts of a package according to the invention.
  • Fig. 2 is an exploded view schematically illustrating how the parts of a package according to the invention are assembled.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view schematically illustrating how the parts of a package according to the invention are fastened together by means of a fastening element.
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view schematically illustrating how a package according to the invention is sealed.
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view schematically illustrating how a package according to the invention is sealed.
  • the package 1 comprises an outer element.
  • the outer element is made up of a frame 2 and a base 3.
  • the frame 2 is made in one piece and has the shape of a tube with two open ends.
  • the base 3 consists of an essentially plane surface, which is provided with a rim 3a extending along the circumference thereof.
  • the base 3 can be provided with one or more guiding flaps 3b. Extensions of the rim 3a form the guiding flaps 3b.
  • the guiding flaps 3b facilitate the insertion of the frame in the base 3 when assembling the outer element. No fastening elements are needed to hold the frame 2 and the base 3 together, since the fitting qualities are such as to ensure connection between the elements 2 and 3.
  • the frame 2 and the base 3 are made in one piece.
  • circumferential stabilising bands 4 are arranged along the outside circumference of the frame 2 and the base 3, respectively, see for instance Figs 1 and 5 .
  • the stabilising bands 4 can, for example, be some kind of tightening straps made of a plastic, textile or glass fibre material or any other suitable material.
  • the frame 2 and the base 3 each has a substantially octagonal (eight-sided) cross-sectional shape, but may also have other cross-sectional shapes.
  • the corners of the frame 2 and the base 3 should not have an angle of less than 90 degrees.
  • the frame 2 and the base 3 can also have a cylindrical cross-sectional shape, which also affords a stable structure.
  • the frame 2 and the base 3 are made of corrugated cardboard.
  • Corrugated cardboard is made up of both corrugated layers and flat layers.
  • strong corrugated cardboard with high flexural rigidity, is preferably used, for example double-wall corrugated cardboard or a stronger alternative.
  • a double-wall corrugated cardboard consists of five layers, two corrugated layers and three flat layers. Using a starting material with a thickness of about 0.2 mm, a double-wall corrugated cardboard having a grammage of about 0.7-2.0 kg per square metre and a thickness of about 6.5-9 mm is obtained.
  • the material must have a flexural rigidity of about 20 Nm (newton metre), advantageously about 30 Nm, or more.
  • a triple-wall corrugated cardboard can be used, which comprises three corrugated layers and four flat layers, or an even stronger material.
  • the outer element 2 and 3 can also be made of other wood fibre materials, such as a strong solid fibreboard/carton material (consisting of flat layers only and no corrugated layers) or the like.
  • the frame 2 and the base 3 can be made of different types of plastic materials.
  • the outer element 2 and 3 may advantageously be used for the standard pallet size 1200 mm x 800 mm.
  • the inner element 5 of the package 1 consist of a flexible part having an open end 5a and a closed end 5b.
  • the inner element 5 is a bag.
  • the bag 5 may advantageously be made of any form of plastic material, such as polyethylene.
  • a conventional plastic bag 5 that is sufficiently hard-wearing and that satisfies the hygiene requirements for storing and transporting processed meats, such as meat, may advantageously be used.
  • the choice of material can be adapted to the type of products to be distributed.
  • bags made of other types of flexible materials can be used, for example fibre fabric, aluminium foil, plastic fibre materials, plastic-coated textiles or the like.
  • the bag 5 has an upper portion 5c adjacent the open end 5a, which extends a certain distance downwards along the bag.
  • the bag 5 When assembling the package 1, the bag 5 is inserted into the outer element 2, 3 with the closed end 5b first. The upper portion 5a is then folded over the upper edge of the frame 2. A circumferential fastening element 6 is fastened over and along the frame 2 and the folded-down portion 5c of the bag 5.
  • the fastening element 6 may advantageously be a tightening strap of the conventional kind.
  • the folded-down portion 5c of the bag 5 is pulled back upwards in such a manner that the fastening element 6 is surrounded on both sides by the upper portion 5c of the bag 5, see Fig. 4 .
  • “flaps" of the upper portion 5c can be overlappingly arranged on top of the package to seal the package, see. Fig. 4 .
  • the package can be sealed by pulling tight the part of the upper portion that has been pulled back upwards and closing this upper part with the aid of a rope or some kind of conventional adhesive tape.
  • the package 1 is then sealed with the aid of a sealing means 7, for example in the form of an adhesive tape of conventional kind, or a glass fibre tape.
  • the package 1 can also be sealed by welding, for example, or by means of closing straps of some kind or any similar method suited to the needs.
  • the package When emptying the package, different methods can be used. For example, the package can be lifted up by means of a crane arrangement of some kind and then tipped on its side to discharge its contents. Because the bag 5 is fastened to the frame 2 by means of the fastening elements 6, the package can be emptied in a handy manner without holding the bag 5.
  • the bag 5 When the package has been emptied, the bag 5 can be easily separated from the frame 2 by cutting off the fastening elements, and the parts can then be recycled independently of one another.
  • the food products and primary produce for food products stored and transported in the package according to the present invention may advantageously be cooled, but not frozen.

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  1. Verpackung zum Lagern von Lebensmittelprodukten und Primärerzeugnissen für Lebensmittelprodukte, wie zum Beispiel verarbeitetes Fleisch und verarbeiteter Fisch, wobei die Verpackung Folgendes umfasst:
    ein stabiles äußeres Element (2, 3), wobei das äußere Element (2, 3) einen Rahmen (2) und eine Basis (3) umfasst, und
    ein flexibles inneres Element (5), das ein oberes, offenes Ende (5a) und ein unteres, geschlossenes Ende (5b) aufweist,
    wobei das innere Element (5) dergestalt in dem äußeren Element (2, 3) angeordnet ist, dass das innere Element (5) die Innenseite des äußeren Elements (2, 3) bedeckt, wobei ein oberer Abschnitt (5c) des inneren Elements (5), neben dem offenen Ende (5a), dafür ausgelegt ist, dergestalt über den oberen Rand des Rahmens (2) gefaltet zu werden, dass der herabgefaltete Abschnitt (5c) einen Teil des oberen Abschnitts des Rahmenäußeren bedeckt, und wobei das äußere Element (2, 3) und das innere Element (5) dafür ausgelegt sind, mit Hilfe mindestens eines Befestigungselements (6) aneinander befestigt zu werden, das dafür ausgelegt ist, entlang des Rahmens (2) über dem herabgefalteten Abschnitt (5c) befestigt zu werden,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verpackung (1) dafür ausgelegt ist, mittels des oberen Abschnitts (5c) des inneren Elements (5) dergestalt verschlossen zu werden, dass ein Teil des oberen Abschnitts (5c) des inneren Elements (5) das Befestigungselement (6) bei verschlossener Verpackung (1) umgibt, und dass ein Teil des herabgefalteten Abschnitts (5c) dafür geeignet ist, dergestalt nach oben umgeschlagen zu werden, dass das Befestigungselement (6) von dem herabgefalteten Abschnitt (5c) umgeben ist und die Verpackung verschlossen ist.
  2. Verpackung nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Verpackung dafür ausgelegt ist, mit Hilfe eines Verschlussmittels (7), wie zum Beispiel eines Klebebandes, Schließkordeln oder dergleichen, verschlossen zu werden.
  3. Verpackung nach einem der Ansprüche 1-2, wobei der Rahmen (2) und die Basis (3) mit einem umfänglich verlaufenden Stabilisierungsband (4) versehen sind.
  4. Verpackung nach einem der Ansprüche 1-3, wobei die Basis (3) mit einer Krempe (3a) versehen ist, die sich entlang ihres Umfangs erstreckt, wobei die Krempe (3a) dafür ausgelegt ist, einen unteren Abschnitt des Rahmens (2) zu umgeben.
  5. Verpackung nach Anspruch 4, wobei die Basis (3) mit mindestens einer an der Krempe (3a) angeordneten Führungslamelle (3b) versehen ist, um das Einsetzen des Rahmens (2) in die Basis (3) zu erleichtern.
  6. Verpackung nach einem der Ansprüche 1-5, wobei der Rahmen (2) und die Basis (3) eine gewinkelte Querschnittsform aufweisen, wobei jede Ecke einen Winkel von größer als 90 Grad aufweist.
  7. Verpackung nach Anspruch 6, wobei der Rahmen (2) und die Basis (3) eine achteckige Querschnittsform aufweisen.
  8. Verpackung nach einem der Ansprüche 1-7, wobei das äußere Element (2, 3) aus einem Material auf Holzfaserbasis besteht.
  9. Verpackung nach Anspruch 8, wobei das äußere Element (2, 3) aus fester Wellpappe mit hoher Biegesteifigkeit, wie zum Beispiel doppelwandiger Wellpappe, besteht.
  10. Verfahren zum Verschließen einer Verpackung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verfahren folgende Schritte umfasst:
    - Falten eines oberen Abschnitts (5c) des inneren Elements (5) um den oberen Rand des Rahmens (2) in einer solchen Weise, dass der heruntergefaltete Abschnitt (5c) einen Teil des oberen Abschnitts der Außenseite des Rahmens (2) bedeckt,
    - Befestigen eines Befestigungselements (6) entlang des Rahmens (2) über dem heruntergefalteten Abschnitt (5c),
    - Umschlagen des heruntergefalteten Abschnitts (5c) nach oben in einer solchen Weise, dass das Befestigungselement (6) von dem heruntergefalteten Abschnitt (5c) umgeben wird und die Verpackung verschlossen ist.
  11. Verfahren nach Anspruch 10, wobei das Verfahren des Weiteren Folgenden Schritt umfasst:
    - überlappendes Anordnen des heruntergefalteten Abschnitts (5c) in einer solchen Weise, dass die Verpackung (1) geschlossen wird.
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