EP1984270B1 - Self-standing insulating space-efficient packaging assembly for food and beverages - Google Patents

Self-standing insulating space-efficient packaging assembly for food and beverages Download PDF

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EP1984270B1
EP1984270B1 EP06706699.3A EP06706699A EP1984270B1 EP 1984270 B1 EP1984270 B1 EP 1984270B1 EP 06706699 A EP06706699 A EP 06706699A EP 1984270 B1 EP1984270 B1 EP 1984270B1
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inner pouch
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Michael Ellenrieder
Serguei Morozov
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Nestec SA
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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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/525—External rigid or semi-rigid supports
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5805—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture for tearing a side strip parallel and next to the edge, e.g. by means of a line of weakness
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5855—Peelable seals

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  • the present invention concerns a self-standing, insulating space-efficient packaging assembly containing a product, which can be reconstituted with water and / or heated in a microwave oven.
  • the FR patent No. 2'207'066 discloses a water and airtight sachet for conditioning liquid products in particular, of the type made of a film of flexible material and essentially comprising a flattened sheath making up at least two lateral walls joined at their lower extremity to form the base of the said sachet, while each of the lateral walls of this sachet comprises a longitudinal strengthening rod or strip, characterized in that this strip is shorter than the closed sachet, its lower edge being on the one hand in contact with the corresponding wall and on the other hand situated at a certain distance from the base of the said sachet.
  • the stiffening of the walls has the effect, that the packaging can be self standing.
  • the GB patent No. 1'536'110 concerns a rigid pouch usable as a cup and a method of producing the same, wherein outer rigid material is lined with inner flexible material, the sheet obtained thereof is center-folded and its opposed parts joined together to form a rigid pouch which, when unfolded, is claimed to turn into a package that can be used as a cup. This gives a package without bending lines on the rigid part, which is difficult to manufacture, fill, open, fold, unfold and seal and which is not locked in unfolded position.
  • the present invention concerns a packaging assembly, whose advantages for the user compared to prior art are easier opening, better self-standing when unfolded, easier handling and less space utilisation in carrying, storage and disposal.
  • the advantage of the present invention for the food manufacturer compared to prior art is less space utilisation in transport of packaging materials or pre-formed packaging assembly from the supplier to the filling location
  • the present invention concerns a packaging assembly comprising
  • the packaging assembly under the present invention provides easy opening, folding, unfolding, locking in unfolded position, self-standing and heat insulation.
  • easy opening of said packaging assembly is provided by the material of the inner pouch and/or by additional means on the material or/and on seals of said inner pouch.
  • folding and unfolding of said packaging assembly is provided by the bending lines on the outer panels and by the bonding areas between the outer panels and the walls of the inner pouch.
  • locking of said packaging assembly in unfolded and erected position is provided by means on the lower parts of the outer panels.
  • heat insulation of said packaging assembly is provided by the side parts of the outer panels and by the middle bending line on the middle part of the outer panels. Therefore, in the case of reconstitution of a product with hot water or/and microwave heating it is possible to hold the packaging assembly vertically on its side edges without burning hands/fingers.
  • the packaging assembly be either empty or filled.
  • the inner pouch is open.
  • the product inside the inner pouch can be a dry, a pasty or a liquid material with or without pieces and the inner pouch is closed.
  • the outer panels are made from solid or corrugated board or a combination thereof having a grammage comprised between 100 and 1000 g/m2.
  • the inner pouch is made from a single-layer or multiple-layer material, wherein the layer or layers is/are taken in the group comprising Aluminium, Paper, Polypropylen, Polyethylen, Polyester, Polyamide, Ethylen vinyl alcohol comprising any coatings, adhesives and additives, the total thickness of the inner pouch being comprised between 10 and 1000 microns.
  • the inner pouch and the outer panels can be printed or unprinted.
  • the outer panels it is possible to cover the outer panels with or place the panels inside an additional layer or layers of insulating material e.g. polystyrene foam, with or without bonding it with said outer panels.
  • insulating material e.g. polystyrene foam
  • the additional insulating material is not critical as heat insulation is already provided by the material and geometry of the outer panels.
  • the walls of the inner pouch are bonded with the outer panels with adhesives or by seaming. This means that the outer panels are not bonded together directly and the assembly is maintained together by seaming or gluing between the inner pouch and the outer panels and also by the side seals on the walls of said inner pouch.
  • the inner pouch containing a product be formed and sealed in closed position in several ways
  • One solution is that the upper parts of the walls of the inner pouch are bonded together forming a top seal.
  • the user tears the bonded upper parts of said inner pouch on one side to open the inner pouch.
  • the user has then to press the side edges of the outer panels together, therefore opening completely said inner pouch, so that hot water can be poured into the inner pouch to reconstitute the product.
  • the easy opening in this case is provided by the material of the inner pouch which is easy to tear e.g. comprising paper, mechanical or laser perforation, easy-tear sealant layer e.g. easy-tear polypropylene or combination thereof.
  • the second solution is that the upper parts of the walls of the inner pouch are bonded together forming a top seal, whereas one or two side seals on the walls of the inner pouch present a notch or a slit for starting the tearing. It is a solution that is similar to the 1 st one, the only difference is the notch or slit so that the user has an even easier way to open the inner pouch, the way of proceeding afterwards being the same as for the 1 st solution.
  • the third solution is that the upper parts of the walls of the inner pouch are bonded together forming a top seal, whereas said upper parts contain an easy-peel material e.g. easy-peel polypropylene or comprise a coating or adhesive that allows said upper parts to open from the bonded position when the side edges of the outer panels are pressed together.
  • an easy-peel material e.g. easy-peel polypropylene or comprise a coating or adhesive that allows said upper parts to open from the bonded position when the side edges of the outer panels are pressed together.
  • This solution combines easy opening and no torn piece like in solutions 1-2 to be disposed of.
  • the fourth solution is that the upper parts of the walls of the inner pouch are bonded together forming a top seal, whereas said upper parts contain an easy-peel material e.g. easy-peel polypropylene or comprise a coating or adhesive that allows said upper parts to open from the bonded position under pressure and/or temperature increase inside the inner pouch.
  • an easy-peel material e.g. easy-peel polypropylene or comprise a coating or adhesive that allows said upper parts to open from the bonded position under pressure and/or temperature increase inside the inner pouch.
  • the most known procedure is to place the closed packaging assembly containing a product upwright into a microwave device. The user does not need to open the packaging assembly anymore after microwaving as it opens and erects by itself in the microwave device.
  • This solution combines self-opening and no torn piece like in solutions 1-2 to be disposed of.
  • the packaging assembly comprises means at the lower parts of the rigid panels for locking the unfolded and erected packaging assembly in that position. This prevents folding the packaging assembly back when filled with reconstituted product and when pressing the outer panels by mistake, and, consequently, helps prevent the product from pouring out when not desired.
  • the packaging assembly including the inner pouch, the outer panels, the means of locking said packaging assembly in unfolded and erected position, the seals on the inner pouch and the bonding areas between the inner pouch and the outer panels.
  • Embodiment 1 concerns a method of producing the packaging assembly as described before, wherein Embodiment 1:
  • the inner pouch can be assembled with the outer panels either at the filling location or at a packaging manufacturer.
  • the packaging manufacturer pre-forms the inner pouch from reel-stock, assembles the inner pouch with the outer panels coming in blanks and delivers the assembly in a flat condition to the filling location.
  • the packaging assembly comprises:
  • the walls of the inner pouch (13) are bonded with the corresponding opposite outer panels (1,2) along the side edges (7, 8) of said outer panels, along the upper edge (30) of said outer panels and along the lower part (18) of the walls of said inner pouch as it can be seen on Figure 7 .
  • the assembly is ready to be filled with a product and then sealed to obtain the assembly as shown on Figures 2 , 3 and 4 .
  • Figure 5 shows both panels (1,2) and the inner pouch (13) with their opposite walls (14,15) and their two side seals (16,17) before sealing panels and inner pouch together.
  • Figure 6 shows a vertical cross section with panels and inner pouch sealed together.
  • Figure 7 shows specifically one of the opposite outer panels (1) with means of locking the packaging assembly in unfolded and erected position comprising one smaller flap (40), one larger flap (41) and bending lines (42, 43, 44).
  • the flaps (40, 41) interlock with identical opposite flaps on the opposite identical outer panel.
  • the second panel has the same flaps (40) and (41).
  • the inner pouch of said packaging assembly is closed and contains a product.
  • this is a food product, which is dried mashed potatoes.
  • the seal (20) there is a notch (21) to start the tearing of the upper part of the inner pouch, when the user has decided to open the inner pouch.
  • the panels are made of carboard having a grammage of 350 g/m2.
  • the inner pouch is made of Polyester / Aluminium / Easy-tear polypropylene laminate and has a thickness of 80 microns.

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EP06706699.3A 2006-02-07 2006-02-07 Self-standing insulating space-efficient packaging assembly for food and beverages Not-in-force EP1984270B1 (en)

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PL06706699T PL1984270T3 (pl) 2006-02-07 2006-02-07 Samodzielnie stojący izolacyjny wydajny przestrzennie zestaw opakowaniowy na żywność i napoje

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PCT/EP2006/001047 WO2007090415A1 (en) 2006-02-07 2006-02-07 Self-standing insulating space-efficient packaging assembly for food and beverages

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CN (1) CN101336197B (zh)
AU (1) AU2006337978A1 (zh)
BR (1) BRPI0621308A2 (zh)
NZ (1) NZ569896A (zh)
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AU2006337978A1 (en) 2007-08-16
CN101336197A (zh) 2008-12-31
WO2007090415A1 (en) 2007-08-16
NZ569896A (en) 2011-08-26
PL1984270T3 (pl) 2017-01-31
TWI406791B (zh) 2013-09-01

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