EP2295323B1 - Verpackungsverfahren mit Hilfe einer Warmschrumpfmuffe mit Griff und Muffe zur Warmschrumpfverpackung - Google Patents

Verpackungsverfahren mit Hilfe einer Warmschrumpfmuffe mit Griff und Muffe zur Warmschrumpfverpackung Download PDF

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EP2295323B1
EP2295323B1 EP10176451A EP10176451A EP2295323B1 EP 2295323 B1 EP2295323 B1 EP 2295323B1 EP 10176451 A EP10176451 A EP 10176451A EP 10176451 A EP10176451 A EP 10176451A EP 2295323 B1 EP2295323 B1 EP 2295323B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B53/00—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging
    • B65B53/02—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging by heat
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/14—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for incorporating, or forming and incorporating, handles or suspension means in packages
    • 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
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/06—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers
    • B65D71/08—Wrappers shrunk by heat or under tension, e.g. stretch films or films tensioned by compressed articles
    • 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
    • B65D75/002—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 in shrink films
    • 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
    • B65D75/54—Cards, coupons, or other inserts or accessories
    • B65D75/56—Handles or other suspension means
    • B65D75/566—Hand holes or suspension apertures

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  • the patent FR 2 136 030 discloses a package comprising a heat-shrinkable plastic film wrapped around objects to be packaged and whose edges are joined together under the action of heat to form a reinforced area. This patent provides for making in this reinforced area, two cuts forming a band that can be used as a carrying handle.
  • the phase of making the cuts comprises at least one cutting of the sleeve.
  • the method consists in making the cuts so that they have a main extension direction substantially parallel to the end edge.
  • the method consists in producing the sleeve from at least one sheet of heat-shrinkable plastic material extending continuously from its engagement edge to its end edge.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a heat-shrinkable packaging sleeve made from at least one film or sheath of heat-shrinkable plastic material and having a tubular shape delimited by an end edge and on the opposite side, by an engagement edge from which the sleeve is threaded around at least one object, characterized in that the sleeve comprises a handle strip extending between the end edge and a threading limit of the sleeve around the object, the handle strip comprising at least two cutouts symmetrically opposite to the axis of symmetry of the sleeve, these cutouts forming openings capable of defining, with the end edge, a handle.
  • another object of the invention is to propose a package comprising at least one object and a hot-shrink packaging sleeve surrounding the object, characterized in that the heat-shrunk sleeve comprises, outside the object, a heat-shrinked handle strip having two symmetrically opposed openings defining a handle with the end edge opposite the engagement edge of the heat shrunk packaging sleeve.
  • the sleeve 1 has, in the open position, a generally tubular shape having an axis of symmetry X.
  • the sleeve 1 is therefore delimited between an end edge 3 and the opposite, an engagement edge 4 from which the sleeve 1 is threaded around the object 2.
  • This sleeve 1 is made from at least one heat-shrinkable plastic film in the form of a sheath or welded along the edges perpendicular to the engagement edge.
  • the sleeve 1 is shown with a tubular shape but it is clear that at rest, the sleeve 1 has a flattened shape.
  • the sleeve 1 comprises a handle strip 6 extending between the end edge 3 and a threading limit 8 of the sleeve 1 around the object 2.
  • the sleeve 1 thus has between the limit of 8 and the engagement edge 4 a covering strip 9 of the object.
  • the cover strip 9 of the present object a height h 1 taken along the axis of symmetry X which is equal to or less than the height of the object 2 to be conditioned.
  • the handle strip 6 has, according to the axis of symmetry X, a variable height h 2 as a function of the size of the object 2 and of the final position of the desired handle with respect to the object, as will be explained in the following the description.
  • the sleeve 1 thus has a total height taken between its end edge 3 and its engagement edge 4 equal to the sum of the heights h 1 and h 2 .
  • the handle strip 6 and the cover strip 9 are made from a single sheet of plastic material.
  • the handle strip 6 is not a band attached to the cover strip 9.
  • the handle strip 6 and the cover strip 9 are thus advantageously made of a single sheet of heat-shrinkable plastic material extending continuously. from the engagement edge 4 to the end edge 3.
  • the handle strip 6 and the cover strip 9 can be made from several superimposed sheets of heat-shrinkable plastic material (multilayer sleeve, complexed or not).
  • the handle strip 6 comprises at least one pair of cut 12 performed so symmetrically opposite with respect to the symmetry axis X.
  • the two recesses 12 are arranged in a main extension direction y which is substantially parallel to the end edge 3, that is to say substantially perpendicular to the axis of symmetry X of the sleeve 1.
  • Each cutout 12 is arranged to remain with the portion of the end edge 3 located in a screw vis-à-vis, a strip 15 of height h 3 variable according to the weight of the object.
  • the two strips 15 made on either side of the sleeve 1 thus together form a handle 17 as clearly shown on the Fig. 4 .
  • the method according to the invention therefore consists in producing a heat-shrinkable sleeve 1 as described above for packaging at least one object 2 and in the illustrated example, a group of four objects 2.
  • the heat-shrinkable sleeve 1 defines a handle strip 6 between its end edge 3 and a threading limit 8 which of course can be fictitious or represented by a line on the sleeve.
  • the heat-shrinkable sleeve 1 is then opened to allow it to thread around the objects 2 from its engagement edge 4 ( Fig. 2 ). It should be noted that the opening and the engagement around the objects 2 can be performed manually or automatically on a packaging line.
  • the heat-shrinkable sleeve 1 is placed around the objects up to the threading limit 8 as it appears more precisely in the Fig. 3 .
  • the cover strip 9 of the sleeve 1 surrounds the objects 2 while the handle band 6 protrudes from the object 2 that is to say extends freely outside the object 2.
  • the sleeve 1 threaded around the objects 2 is then subjected to heating at a temperature sufficient to cause the sleeve to retract around the objects 2.
  • the end edges 3 and engagement 4 remain open and each delimit an opening, these two openings communicating with each other.
  • the handle strip 6 is also shrunk so that the cutouts 12 form openings delimiting with the end edge 3, the handle 17 as is apparent from the Fig. 4 , this handle 17 extends outside the objects 2 that is to say that it exceeds the plane passing through the edge of the objects 2.
  • the retraction of the film causes the natural connection of the two strips 15 bordering the cutouts 12 of so that the two strips 15 extend in proximity and freely relative to each other for simultaneous gripping .
  • the strips 15 extend according to their height, after retraction, along the axis of symmetry X of the sleeve.
  • the positioning of the handle strip 6 outside the object 2 that is to say in the extension of the object 2 facilitates access to the object and leads to the correct positioning of the handle 17 for easy transport and easy of the object. Furthermore, the making of the cutouts 12 in a handle strip 6 extending outside the object 2 leads to a strengthening of the handle strip 6 around the cutouts 12, due to the free shrinkage of the film during the operation of heater.
  • stopping points at the ends of the cutouts 12 in order to reduce tear initiation. These stopping points can be made for example by widening the cut at the ends by making a cutting hole.
  • a removable tube 23 extending at the level of the handle strip 6.
  • the removable tube 23 s' extends over the entire height of the handle strip 6 preferably past the end edge 3 to facilitate its removal after the heating operation.
  • This removable tube 23 is adapted to be positioned opposite the cutouts 12 to limit the retraction of the film around the cutouts 12 so that the cutouts 12 retain their original shape to allow the coupling of the sleeve 1.
  • This removable tube 23 is held in place during the retraction operation the sleeve being for example engaged in the object 2 if the shape allows it or put on it.

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  1. Verfahren zum Verpacken wenigstens eines Gegenstandes mit Hilfe einer rohrförmigen Schrumpfmanschette (1), die eine Symmetrieachse hat und durch einen endseitigen Rand (3) und, auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite, durch einen Ansetzrand (4) begrenzt ist, mit dem die Manschette auf den Gegenstand aufgestreift wird, wobei dieses Verfahren die folgenden Phasen umfaßt:
    - Ausbilden einer Schrumpfmanschette (1),
    - Öffnen der Schrumpfmanschette (1), um ihr Aufstreifen mit ihrem Ansetzrand (4) auf den Gegenstand zu ermöglichen,
    - Anbringen der Schrumpfmanschette (1), damit sie den Gegenstand umschließt,
    - Erhitzen der Schrumpfmanschette (1) auf eine Temperatur, die ausreichend ist, um ihr Zusammenziehen um den Gegenstand herum zu bewirken,
    gekennzeichnet durch:
    - die Ausbildung einer Schrumpfmanschette (1), die ein Griffband (6) begrenzt, das sich zwischen dem endseitigen Rand (3) und einer Grenze für das Aufstreifen der Schrumpfmanschette (1) auf den Gegentand erstreckt,
    - die Ausbildung in dem Griffband (6) von wenigstens zwei Ausschnitten (12), die bezogen auf die Symmetrieachse der Manschette einander symmetrisch gegenüberliegen,
    - das Anbringen der Manschette (1) um den Gegenstand herum bis zur Aufstreifgrenze,
    - das Schrumpfen des Griffbandes (6) während des Erhitzens der Manschette, so daß die Ausschnitte (12) Öffnungen bilden, welche mit dem endseitigen Rand einen sich außerhalb des Gegenstandes erstreckenden Griff (17) begrenzen.
  2. Verpackungsverfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Phase des Ausbildens der Ausschnitte (12) wenigstens ein Ausstanzen eines Teils der Manschette umfaßt.
  3. Verpackungsverfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Phase des Ausbildens der Ausschnitte (12) wenigstens ein Stanzen der Manschette umfaßt.
  4. Verpackungsverfahren nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sich an das Stanzen der Manschette (1) die Ausbildung von Abschlußstellen an den Enden der Ausschnitte (12) anschließt.
  5. Verpackungsverfahren nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Phase des Ausbildens der Ausschnitte ein Ausstanzen eines Teils der Manschette umfaßt, um ein Loch zum Einhängen zu bilden.
  6. Verpackungsverfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es darin besteht, die Ausschnitte (12) derart auszubilden, daß sie eine zu dem endseitigen Rand (3) im wesentlichen parallel verlaufende Haupterstreckungsrichtung aufweisen.
  7. Verpackungsverfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es darin besteht, vor dem Erhitzen auf dem Gegenstand ein abnehmbares Rohr (23) zur Aufnahme des Griffbandes (6) zu positionieren, wobei dieses abnehmbare Rohr nach Schrumpfen der Manschette entfernt wird.
  8. Verpackungsverfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es darin besteht, die Manschette aus wenigstens einer Folie aus wärmeschrumpfbarem Kunststoff, die sich von ihrem Ansetzrand (4) bis zu ihrem endseitigen Rand (3) durchgehend erstreckt, herzustellen.
  9. Verpackungsschrumpfmanschette (1), die aus wenigstens einem Film oder einer Hülle aus wärmeschrumpfbarem Kunststoff hergestellt ist und eine Rohrform aufweist, die durch einen endseitigen Rand (3) und, auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite, durch einen Ansetzrand (4) begrenzt ist, mit dem die Manschette auf wenigstens einen Gegenstand (2) aufgestreift wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Manschette ein Griffband (6) umfaßt, das sich zwischen dem endseitigen Rand (3) und einer Grenze (8) für das Aufstreifen der Manschette auf den Gegentand erstreckt, wobei dieses Griffband (6) wenigstens zwei Ausschnitte (12) umfaßt, die bezogen auf die Symmetrieachse (X) der Manschette einander symmetrisch gegenüberliegen, wobei diese Ausschnitte (12) Öffnungen bilden, welche geeignet sind, mit dem endseitigen Rand einen Griff (17) zu bilden.
  10. Verpackung, umfassend wenigstens einen Gegenstand (2) und eine unter Hitze geschrumpfte Verpackungsmanschette (1), welche den Gegenstand umschließt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die unter Hitze geschrumpfte Manschette außerhalb des Gegenstandes (2) ein unter Hitze geschrumpftes Griffband (6) umfaßt, welches zwei einander symmetrisch gegenüberliegende Öffnungen (12) aufweist, die mit dem dem Ansetzrand (4) der unter Hitze geschrumpften Verpackungsmanschette gegenüberliegenden endseitigen Rand (3) einen Griff (17) begrenzen.
  11. Verpackung nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Ausschnitte (12) mit dem endseitigen Rand (3) zwei Streifen (15) bestehen lassen, welche sich in der Nähe und frei zueinander erstrecken.
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