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Definitions

• the invention relates to the packaging of articles. It relates more particularly to a package, wherein the articles are kept grouped and which includes a detachable portion to allow access to articles for their extraction.
• Packets of this type are known, which comprise a cardboard package in the form of a box enclosing the articles, this box having, at one end, a detachable flap (either completely or partially while remaining attached by an edge to the remainder of the box). the box) to allow the distribution of items.
• a detachable flap either completely or partially while remaining attached by an edge to the remainder of the box. the box
• This type of package is encountered particularly in the field of agri-food, and more particularly in the packaging of beverage cans, where the package ensures jointly (and this is its main advantage) the packaging and distribution of food products. boxes.
• this type of package has a number of disadvantages, both in terms of its manufacture and its use.
• a large amount of cardboard is necessary for the realization of the box.
• the quantity required is not limited to the sum of the surfaces covering all the faces of the group of articles: indeed, it is necessary to provide a quantity of cardboard for the flaps and other shutters.
• the result is, for each package, a quantity of cardboard equivalent to twice the total surface of the package.
• the operations of folding and sticking the carton require a complex and expensive installation.
• this type of package is intended to be handled individually, first for the shelf and then for consumption, it must have sufficient rigidity to support the items.
• the cardboard chosen must therefore be of a high grammage (generally greater than 400 g / m 2 ). In the end, the manufacture of this type of package is expensive both in raw material and means of production.
• the flatness of the faces of the pack requires that there is a clearance between the cardboard (flat) and the articles (which can be cylindrical, as in the case of beverage cans).
• the cardboard will tend to deform under the pressure of articles, to the detriment of the visual quality of the package.
• the items tend, during the handling of the package, to move relative to each other and to hit the walls of the box, so that there is a risk that it it is unintentionally opened during rough handling.
• the invention aims in particular to solve the aforementioned drawbacks, by proposing a bundle of grouped articles, which is both simple and inexpensive to manufacture, while ensuring efficient holding of the articles when handling the package and allowing their easy extraction when opening it.
• the invention proposes a package comprising:
• a sidewall made of a rigid or semi-rigid material which comprises a front panel and two side panels which extend on either side of the front panel, said sidewall partially surrounding the group of articles; and a film enclosing the group of articles at least partially covering said group of articles and at least partially said flank;
• the front panel covers a front end of the group of articles, said front end being defined by a body of at least one end article of the group;
• the two lateral panels respectively cover two opposite first sides of the group of articles which are adjacent to said front end;
• the flank leaves uncovered the articles on at least a second side, interposed between the aforesaid first sides of the group of articles;
• the sidewall comprises a detachable flap extending at least in the front panel, to allow access to the articles by the front end of the package;
• the film encloses the group of articles by covering at least its first sides over the side panels of the sidewall.
• the film ensures the cohesion of the group of articles, the flank having, after opening thereof, a guide function of the articles during their extraction.
• the flank can also be used for advertising purposes, so that it is not necessary to print the film (this operation is known to be particularly delicate and expensive).
• This configuration is substantially less expensive than "all-cardboard" type solutions; moreover, it ensures a more attractive aesthetic and a better distribution of the articles than the solutions in which the articles are simply wrapped in a plastic film.
• the sidewall exposes two opposite second sides of the group of articles interposed between the first covered sides.
• a distal end of the group of articles, opposite to the front end, is preferably also left uncovered by the sidewall.
• the aforesaid first sides of the group of articles are respectively defined by the opposing vertices and bottoms of the articles and the side panels respectively cover the tops and bottoms of the articles.
• the side panels may have a corrugated edge that substantially follows the curvature of the articles, so that the film more closely matches the shape thereof.
• the detachable flap comprises for example a tongue-shaped portion made in one of the side panels, to facilitate the tearing of the flap and, if necessary, allow the simultaneous extraction of the first article.
• the articles are for example arranged in two rows of superposed articles.
• the front panel preferably has a strip of non-releasable material which forms a stop for the articles, which are thus kept in the package as long as they are not extracted by
• the film does not cover and leaves exposed the front end of the group of articles, so as to facilitate the tearing of the detachable flap.
• the sidewall is made of cardboard
• the grammage is preferably greater than 280 g / m 2 .
• This basis weight is, for example, 320 g / m 2 or 380 g / m 2 .
• the flank can, for ease of handling and handling, have two retractable flaps formed in one of the side panels, delimited by cutouts having a concavity facing a distal end of the pack, opposite the front end.
• Items can be containers.
• the articles can be of cylindrical general shape of revolution. In particular, they may be cylindrical cans containing beverages.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an article package according to the invention
• Figures 2 and 3 are views similar to Figure 1, which respectively illustrate the opening of the package and the extraction of an article thereof
• Figures 4 to 6 are perspective views illustrating steps of manufacturing the package of Figure 1.
• FIG. 1 shows a package 1 comprising a group of articles 2, here containers, in this case beverage cans, arranged in two superposed rows, namely an upper row 3 and a lower row 4, of five containers each.
• containers here containers, in this case beverage cans, arranged in two superposed rows, namely an upper row 3 and a lower row 4, of five containers each.
• Each container 2 comprises a bottom 5, a top 6
• the containers 2 are, in each row 3, 4, arranged side by side, the two rows 3, 4 being superimposed on the vertical, that is to say that each container 2 of the upper row 3 is in contact with a single container 2 of the lower row 4, and vice versa.
• the group of containers 2 which here has a substantially parallelepiped shape, has a front end 8, an opposite distal end 9, and four sides 10, 11, 12, 13 opposite in pairs that connect the ends.
• the two opposite sides 10, 11 opposite the bottom 5 are defined by the bottoms 5 (substantially coplanar) and the vertices 6 (also substantially coplanar) of the containers 2, and the upper and lower sides respectively the two sides. 12, 13 opposed connecting the sides 10, 11 side and defined by the body 7 of the containers 2 of the upper row 3 and the lower row 4 respectively.
• the package 1 comprises a flank 14, made of a rigid or semi-rigid material, which comprises at least:
• a front panel substantially rectangular, which covers the front end of the group of containers
• the side panels 16, 17 are attached to the front panel by two lateral edges 18, 19 located at the junction between the front end 8 and the lateral sides 10, 11 of the group of articles 2.
• the 'sidewall 14 is preferably made of cardboard, having a basis weight preferably greater than 280 g / m 2.
• the basis weight of the board is 320 g / m 2 ; it can also be 380 g / m 2 .
• the sidewall may be made of a plastic material such as polypropylene.
• the sidewall 14 exposes, at least in part, the upper side 12 of the group of articles 2. More specifically, the upper side 12, the lower side 13 and the distal end 9 of the group of articles 2 are left completely uncovered.
• the flank 14 has a U-shaped profile and partially surrounds the group of articles 2 on the lateral sides 10, 11 and the front end 8.
• the sidewall 14 comprises a detachable flap 20, which comprises: a first rectangular portion 21 made in the front panel and delimited by two precuts 22 formed on the side edges 18, 19 and a pre-cut 23 which connects them parallel to and in the vicinity of a lower edge 24 of the front panel, and
• a second part 25 made in a side panel 17, delimited by a U-shaped precut 26 at the level of the end container 2 of the upper row 3, this second part 25 being connected to the first part 21 by an edge side 19 and forming a tongue intended
• the front panel comprises, on the side of its lower edge 24, a strip 27 of material separated from the flap 20 by the precut 23 and which has a width (or, in the orientation of FIG. the third and half of the diameter of the containers 2.
• This band 27 which we will see below the utility, remains attached to the panels 16, 17 side, which it is the link, after tearing the flap 20 detachable.
• the package 1 comprises, finally, a film 28 which encloses the group of articles 2 (the group of containers in the example shown) to ensure cohesion, covering at least its sides 10, 11 side, its upper side 12 and its lower side 13 over the side panels 16, 17.
• the film 28 may also cover, at least partially, the front panel; in this case, it will preferably be provided with a precut defining a detachable part that will tear off at the same time as the flap 20.
• the film 28 leaves exposed the front end 8 (And thus the front panel), the edges 29 of the film being located, as illustrated in FIG. 1, slightly recessed with respect to the front panel.
• the film 28 is here a heat-shrunk plastic film (such as polyethylene) which, in the parts of the containers 2 not covered by the sidewall (on the sides 12, 13 upper and lower, as well as, if appropriate, at the end distal 9), substantially matches the shapes of the containers 2.
• the side panels 16, 17 side prevents the film 28 to match the shape of the containers 2 and fill, even partially, the hollow defined between them.
• the side panels 16, 17 have upright upper edges which extend substantially in the plane tangential to the bodies 7 of the containers 2 of the upper row 3.
• the film 28 is therefore constrained to extend, along these upper edges 30, in this tangent plane but, because of its elasticity, it tends on the contrary, to a certain distance from these same edges 30, to marry the bodies 7 of the containers 2 and thus presents ripples 31 of small amplitude.
• the side panels 16, 17 have, opposite the upper edges 30, undulating lower edges 32 which locally embrace the circular curvature of the containers 2, at their vertices 6. In this way, the film 28 marries the containers 2 more closely on the lower side 13 than on the upper side 12, the lower row 4 thus being held more firmly than the upper row 3.
• the detachable flap 20 is first torn off by pressing the second tongue-shaped portion 25 towards the inside of the package 1 to separate it from the rest of the side panel 17, then pulling it to detach the rest of the flap 20 according to its precuts 22, 23 ( Figure 2). The detachment of the flap 20 then allows access to the articles 2 by the front end 8 of the package 1.
• the end container 2 is then extracted from the upper row 3, the end container 2 of the lower row 4 being held in place by the band 27, which forms a stop.
• the other containers 2 of the upper row 3 then shift together towards the front end 8 to come, by rocking, position staggered with respect to the containers 2 of the lower row 4 ( Figure 2).
• the containers 2 of the upper row 3 are separated from the film 28. Assuming that the containers 2 do not reposition themselves automatically to the extraction of the first of them, because of a too tight hold by the film 28, just hit the last container 2 of the upper row 3 (the side of the distal end 9) towards the end frontal 8, to force them to tilt.
• the containers 2 can then be extracted one by one, or from the upper row 3, or, more simply, by systematically grasping the end container 2 of the lower row 4, situated against the stop formed by the band 27.
• the containers 2 of the upper row 3 there is a rearrangement of the containers 2 of the lower row 4, which automatically shift towards the front end 8 until one of the between them (or a container 2 of the upper row 3) is positioned against the stop formed by the band 27 to take the place of the container 2 which has just been extracted.
• the pack 1 plays, by its configuration, a role of distributor of the containers 2.
• the guiding of the containers 2 is ensured by the lateral panels 16, 17, whose parallelism is preserved by the containers 2 themselves, which form spacers, and by the film 28 which, even after the extraction of the first containers 2, retains a certain rigidity and therefore tends to keep its original shape.
• the extraction of the first container 2 (the end container 2 of the upper row 3, as we have seen) can be performed at the same time as the detachable flap 20 is removed: it is sufficient for this to tilt the container 2 at the same time that one pulls on the tongue.
• the flank 14 may comprise two frangible flaps 33 in the form of a half-moon, formed in a lateral panel 17 and each delimited by a cutout 34 in a semi-circle with a concavity turned towards the outside. distal end 9 and whose opposite ends are connected by a line 35 of right folding.
• the flaps 33 Under the pressure exerted by the fingers of a user (for example the index and the middle finger), the flaps 33 are retracted inside the package 1 by tilting around the fold line 35, which facilitates the seizure thereof, for example for its extraction of a supermarket rack.
• the flaps 33 are preferably positioned at the interstices between the containers 2, so as to clear enough space for the passage of the fingers.
• the flaps 33 Even retracted, do not form an obstacle to the extraction of the containers 2; under the pressure of these (either they are directly extracted from the package 1, or they are gradually shifted towards the front end 8), the flaps 33 are simply pushed forward by tilting around their line 35 of folding.
• the package 1 which has just been described has the following particularities and advantages.
• flank 14 does not ensure the cohesion of the articles 2, the latter being provided by the film 28, which comes to grip together the articles 2 and the sidewall 14 (at least at its panels 16, 17 side).
• the amount of material needed to make the sidewall 14 is reduced to half of the outer surface of the article group 2. This results in substantial cost savings. It is also possible to take advantage of the flank 14 for communication purposes, to ensure the visual package: it is indeed possible to print commercial information on the outer face of the panels 15, 16, 17, without that it is necessary to print the film 28, which can thus be transparent and devoid of inscriptions. This transparency has the advantage of allowing direct visual access to articles 2 (especially by the upper side), which may seem appreciable to some consumers. Thirdly, since Articles 2 are, before the opening of the package 1, firmly held together grouped by the film 28, there is virtually no play in the package 1, which prevents sudden movements, during its handling, do not cause the inadvertent opening thereof .
• articles 2 of the package just described are containers, it could be any other type of articles: cans, beverage cans, glasses, jars, batteries, etc.
• the configuration that has just been presented ie, two rows 3, 4 superimposed of five items 2 is given by way of example only. This could include a different number of rows, and a different number of items per row. Similarly, it is not mandatory that the rows include all the same number of items.
• the general form of Cluster 2 is not necessarily parallelepipedic. This shape could in particular be trapezoidal or triangular profile. Of course, it would be necessary to adapt the shape of the panels 15, 16, 17.
• the group of articles 2 thus formed is placed (for example by simply being slid) on the flank 14 (flat) so that the articles 2 rest by their bottom 5 on the corresponding side panel 16 ( Figure 4).
• the front panel and then the other side panel 17 are then folded at right angles against the front end 8 and against the vertices of the articles 2, respectively (FIG. 5).
• the whole is wrapped with a plastic film 28 coming from a reel (not shown), the covering of the film 28, where the film is welded, being made on the lower side of the article group. 2 ( Figure 6).
• the whole finally transits through a tunnel kiln
• the method which has just been described can in particular be implemented in a conventional shrinkwrapper (such as the seamless shrinkwrapper proposed by the company CERMEX under the trade name TS EVOLUTION 3), which would be added a position of flank feed flat and a bending station flanks around the containers.
• a conventional shrinkwrapper such as the seamless shrinkwrapper proposed by the company CERMEX under the trade name TS EVOLUTION 3

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