EP2354024A1 - Packaging having a corner closure with a slit - Google Patents

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EP2354024A1
EP2354024A1 EP10305139A EP10305139A EP2354024A1 EP 2354024 A1 EP2354024 A1 EP 2354024A1 EP 10305139 A EP10305139 A EP 10305139A EP 10305139 A EP10305139 A EP 10305139A EP 2354024 A1 EP2354024 A1 EP 2354024A1
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  • the present invention relates to a packaging for the packaging of food products, consisting of a container and a lid leaving between them ventilation slots.
  • the existence of such slots necessarily implies that the closure means are localized, in this case in the angular areas.
  • closure means comprise a groove formed in each angular zone, in the container or in the lid, whose outer wall has an undercut located at the upper level of the inner wall, and limiting over its entire length the upper opening of said throat.
  • a residual space remains in practice between the funds of said containers, whose height is a few millimeters. This may not seem like much, but the lost space becomes considerable when the packages are delivered, empty, in large quantities. In this case, they are stacked and constituted in stacks with several dozens of packages, and the total volume loss quickly becomes important.
  • the objective of the present invention is to overcome this disadvantage and to allow maximum interlocking, bottom against bottom, ultimately resulting in a significant gain in volume, with a significant economic impact, especially in view of transportation costs. .
  • the closure means consist of a groove formed in the edge of each angular zone of one of the container or lid and adapted to guide and elastically accommodate an outer rim on the other, said groove comprising at least one incision or cut made at the bottom for a length at least equal to the length of said outer rim, provided with a free edge clipping by insertion into the incision when it arrives at his level.
  • the bottom may comprise two parallel-shaped incisions.
  • the advantage of the incision is in particular to avoid having to evacuate chips cut during the manufacture of each package.
  • the incision is not strictly speaking an orifice with a clean surface, clipping is therefore by deforming the lips that limit it. This deformation is performed more easily when two incisions are made in parallel.
  • the strip of material lying between the two incisions makes it possible, at the time and because of the contacts under stress, the creation of a clearance promoting clipping.
  • the groove and the outer rim may have a flat-bottom V-shaped shape, the slot and the free edge being located at the outer wall respectively of said groove and said outer rim.
  • the free edge limits a portion protruding from the outer wall of the outer flange and oriented substantially in the direction of its bottom. This orientation is the same as that of the bottom of the groove in the final phase of closure and it allows for locking after clipping.
  • the angular zones of closure are configured in an arc of a circle, the grooves being made in ears protruding outwardly from the walls of one of the container or the lid and having a shape parallel to their bottom, forming the outer edge in said areas.
  • the outer flanges provided to cooperate with the grooves form the extension of the walls of the other.
  • the outer grooves and flanges form substantially a quarter circle.
  • Several packaging hypotheses according to the invention may include closure means according to the characteristics mentioned above.
  • the lid and the container can be separated, and have four angular areas of closure.
  • said closure means can equip two angular areas facing a hinge connecting the container and the lid.
  • the grooves are made in the borders of the angular areas of the container.
  • the package of the invention consists of a container (1) and a lid (2).
  • these two elements are connected by a hinge (3) fitted to one of the longitudinal sides of the lid (2) and the container (1).
  • the closing means according to the invention therefore relate only to the two angular zones (4) and (5) located opposite said hinge (3).
  • These closure means comprise grooves (6) located in the edge of the angular areas of the container (1), and provided to cooperate with external edges (7) of the lid (2).
  • the outer rim (7) of the lid (2) has a similar shape, that is to say, flat V bottom (12) provided to be guided in the groove (6).
  • the outer wall (11) of said flange (7) terminates in a portion (13) of parallel shape to the bottoms (8, 12) of the groove (6) and of the flange (7), respectively, and of the container (1). ) at the end of insertion, at the time of clipping.
  • This portion (13), forming a kind of outer collar, is inserted elastically into the incision (9 '), resulting in clipping the cover (2) in the grooves (6).
  • the existence of the second incision (9) is used to facilitate the clipping by improving access to the clearance constituted by the incision (9 '), leading to a kind of yawning favorable to the insertion of the outer portion (13). ) of the flange (7) of the lid (2) at the time of clipping.
  • the respective dimensions of the flanges (7) and the grooves (6) allow an elastic deformation followed by a release of the energy when the outer flange (13) reaches an incision (9 '), providing locking by clipping.

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Abstract

The package has closing units located in corner zones of a container (1). The closing units are constituted of grooves (6) that are formed in edges of the corner zones of the container and elastically guide and house outer edges (7) of a lid. Each groove has an incision or cut formed at a level of flat base (8) of the groove over a length equal to length of the outer edges of the lid. Each outer edge has a free abutment clipped by insertion in the incision or cut when the abutment arrives to a level of the incision or cut.

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La présente invention a trait à un emballage pour le conditionnement de produits alimentaires, composé d'un récipient et d'un couvercle laissant subsister entre eux des fentes d'aération. L'existence de telles fentes implique nécessairement que les moyens de fermeture soient localisés, en l'espèce dans les zones angulaires.The present invention relates to a packaging for the packaging of food products, consisting of a container and a lid leaving between them ventilation slots. The existence of such slots necessarily implies that the closure means are localized, in this case in the angular areas.

Les zones de fermeture étant limités et tributaires d'une géométrie angulaire, les moyens de fermeture obéissent à une conception particulière destinée à leur conférer des caractéristiques mécaniques adaptées. Des moyens de fermeture angulaires ont déjà été proposés, par exemple dans le brevet EP-0 784 019 au nom de la déposante.Since the closing zones are limited and dependent on angular geometry, the closure means obey a particular design intended to give them adapted mechanical characteristics. Angular closure means have already been proposed, for example in the patent EP-0 784 019 in the name of the applicant.

Ces moyens de fermeture comportent une gorge pratiquée dans chaque zone angulaire, dans le récipient ou dans le couvercle, dont la paroi extérieure présente une contre-dépouille située au niveau haut de la paroi intérieure, et limitant sur toute sa longueur l'ouverture supérieure de ladite gorge.These closure means comprise a groove formed in each angular zone, in the container or in the lid, whose outer wall has an undercut located at the upper level of the inner wall, and limiting over its entire length the upper opening of said throat.

Cette configuration, qui fonctionne parfaitement bien, présente cependant l'inconvénient de ne permettre une gerbabilité que restreinte, dans la mesure où l'empilement de deux emballages successifs est limité en butée à l'insertion, par lesdites dépouilles.This configuration, which works perfectly well, however, has the disadvantage of allowing only limited stacking, insofar as the stack of two successive packages is limited abutment insertion by said bodies.

Un espace résiduel subsiste en pratique entre les fonds desdits récipients, dont la hauteur se monte à quelques millimètres. Cela peut paraître peu, mais l'espace perdu devient considérable lorsque les emballages sont livrés, à vide, en grande quantité. Dans ce cas, ils sont gerbés et constitués en empilements comptant plusieurs dizaines d'emballages, et la perte de volume total devient vite importante.A residual space remains in practice between the funds of said containers, whose height is a few millimeters. This may not seem like much, but the lost space becomes considerable when the packages are delivered, empty, in large quantities. In this case, they are stacked and constituted in stacks with several dozens of packages, and the total volume loss quickly becomes important.

L'objectif de la présente invention est de remédier à cet inconvénient et de permettre un emboîtement maximal, fond contre fond, permettant au final d'aboutir à un gain en volume important, avec une incidence économique notable, notamment au vu des coûts de transport.The objective of the present invention is to overcome this disadvantage and to allow maximum interlocking, bottom against bottom, ultimately resulting in a significant gain in volume, with a significant economic impact, especially in view of transportation costs. .

A cet effet, l'invention se caractérise à titre principal en ce que les moyens de fermeture consistent en une gorge pratiquée dans la bordure de chaque zone angulaire de l'un du récipient ou du couvercle et apte à guider et loger élastiquement un rebord externe de l'autre, ladite gorge comportant au moins une incision ou découpe pratiquée au niveau du fond sur une longueur au moins égale à la longueur dudit rebord externe, munie d'une arête libre se clipsant par insertion dans l'incision lorsqu'elle arrive à son niveau.For this purpose, the main feature of the invention is that the closure means consist of a groove formed in the edge of each angular zone of one of the container or lid and adapted to guide and elastically accommodate an outer rim on the other, said groove comprising at least one incision or cut made at the bottom for a length at least equal to the length of said outer rim, provided with a free edge clipping by insertion into the incision when it arrives at his level.

En d'autres termes, la fonction de verrouillage dans la gorge, auparavant dévolue à la dépouille, est maintenant reprise par l'existence de l'incision ou de la découpe pratiquée au niveau du fond, dans laquelle vient se clipser le rebord externe. Cette solution élimine la nécessité d'un volume empiétant à l'intérieur de la gorge, aboutissant de fait à ajouter à la fonction de verrouillage désirée une seconde fonction non désirée, celle de butée à l'empilement.In other words, the locking function in the groove, previously assigned to the body, is now taken over by the existence of the incision or the cut made at the bottom, in which is clipped the outer edge. This solution eliminates the need for a volume encroaching inside the groove, resulting in fact in adding to the desired locking function a second undesired function, that of abutment to the stack.

Selon une configuration possible, le fond peut comporter deux incisions d'allure parallèle. L'intérêt de l'incision est notamment d'éviter à avoir à évacuer des copeaux découpés, au cours de la fabrication de chaque emballage.According to one possible configuration, the bottom may comprise two parallel-shaped incisions. The advantage of the incision is in particular to avoid having to evacuate chips cut during the manufacture of each package.

L'incision n'étant pas à proprement parler un orifice doté d'une surface propre, le clipsage s'effectue par conséquent en déformant les lèvres qui la limitent. Cette déformation s'effectue plus facilement lorsque deux incisions sont pratiquées parallèlement. La bande de matière se trouvant entre les deux incisions permet en effet, au moment et du fait des contacts sous contrainte, la création d'un dégagement favorisant le clipsage.The incision is not strictly speaking an orifice with a clean surface, clipping is therefore by deforming the lips that limit it. This deformation is performed more easily when two incisions are made in parallel. The strip of material lying between the two incisions makes it possible, at the time and because of the contacts under stress, the creation of a clearance promoting clipping.

Plus précisément, la gorge et le rebord externe peuvent présenter une forme d'allure en V à fond plat, la fente et l'arête libre étant localisés au niveau de la paroi extérieure respectivement de ladite gorge et dudit rebord externe.More specifically, the groove and the outer rim may have a flat-bottom V-shaped shape, the slot and the free edge being located at the outer wall respectively of said groove and said outer rim.

En fait, l'arête libre limite une portion dépassant de la paroi extérieure du rebord externe et orientée sensiblement dans la direction de son fond. Cette orientation est la même que celle du fond de la gorge en phase finale de fermeture et elle permet de fait le verrouillage après clipsage.In fact, the free edge limits a portion protruding from the outer wall of the outer flange and oriented substantially in the direction of its bottom. This orientation is the same as that of the bottom of the groove in the final phase of closure and it allows for locking after clipping.

Selon l'invention, les zones angulaires de fermeture sont configurées en arc de cercle, les gorges étant pratiquées dans des oreilles dépassant vers l'extérieur des parois de l'un du récipient ou du couvercle et d'allure parallèle à leur fond, formant la bordure extérieure dans lesdites zones. Les rebords externes prévus pour coopérer avec les gorges forment quant à eux le prolongement des parois de l'autre.According to the invention, the angular zones of closure are configured in an arc of a circle, the grooves being made in ears protruding outwardly from the walls of one of the container or the lid and having a shape parallel to their bottom, forming the outer edge in said areas. The outer flanges provided to cooperate with the grooves form the extension of the walls of the other.

Selon une possibilité, les gorges et rebords externes forment sensiblement un quart de cercle.According to one possibility, the outer grooves and flanges form substantially a quarter circle.

Plusieurs hypothèses d'emballage selon l'invention peuvent inclure des moyens de fermeture selon les caractéristiques mentionnées auparavant. Ainsi, le couvercle et le récipient peuvent être séparés, et comporter quatre zones angulaires de fermeture.Several packaging hypotheses according to the invention may include closure means according to the characteristics mentioned above. Thus, the lid and the container can be separated, and have four angular areas of closure.

Alternativement, lesdits moyens de fermeture peuvent équiper deux zones angulaires faisant face à une charnière reliant le récipient et le couvercle.Alternatively, said closure means can equip two angular areas facing a hinge connecting the container and the lid.

De préférence, les gorges sont pratiquées dans les bordures des zones angulaires du récipient.Preferably, the grooves are made in the borders of the angular areas of the container.

L'invention va à présent être décrite plus en détail, en référence aux figures annexées, pour lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 est une vue de dessus d'un emballage selon l'invention doté d'une charnière reliant le récipient au couvercle ;
  • la figure 2 en montre une vue de coupe transversale selon II-II ;
  • la figure 3 est une coupe partielle des moyens de fermeture selon III-III ;
  • la figure 4 en constitue une coupe selon IV-IV ; et
  • La figure 5 illustre la coopération entre les moyens de fermeture respectivement du récipient et du couvercle.
The invention will now be described in more detail, with reference to the appended figures, for which:
  • the figure 1 is a top view of a package according to the invention provided with a hinge connecting the container to the lid;
  • the figure 2 shows a cross-sectional view along II-II;
  • the figure 3 is a partial section of the closure means according to III-III;
  • the figure 4 constitutes a section along IV-IV; and
  • The figure 5 illustrates the cooperation between the closing means respectively of the container and the lid.

En référence aux figures 1 et 2, l'emballage de l'invention se compose d'un récipient (1) et d'un couvercle (2). Dans l'exemple représenté, ces deux éléments sont reliés par une charnière (3) équipant l'un des côtés longitudinaux du couvercle (2) et du récipient (1).With reference to Figures 1 and 2 , the package of the invention consists of a container (1) and a lid (2). In the example shown, these two elements are connected by a hinge (3) fitted to one of the longitudinal sides of the lid (2) and the container (1).

Les moyens de fermeture selon l'invention ne concernent par conséquent que les deux zones angulaires (4) et (5) situées à l'opposé de ladite charnière (3). Ces moyens de fermeture comportent des gorges (6) localisées dans la bordure des zones angulaires du récipient (1), et prévues pour coopérer avec des rebords externes (7) du couvercle (2).The closing means according to the invention therefore relate only to the two angular zones (4) and (5) located opposite said hinge (3). These closure means comprise grooves (6) located in the edge of the angular areas of the container (1), and provided to cooperate with external edges (7) of the lid (2).

Le fonctionnement précis des moyens de fermeture est expliqué en relation avec les figures 3 et 4, qui les montrent en détail. Ainsi, en référence à la figure 3, la gorge (6), d'allure en V à fond (8) plat, comporte deux incisions (9, 9') dont la dernière citée est localisée au pied de la paroi extérieure (10) de la gorge (6).The precise operation of the closure means is explained in connection with the Figures 3 and 4 , which show them in detail. So, with reference to the figure 3 , the groove (6), V-shaped flat bottom (8), has two incisions (9, 9 '), the last mentioned is located at the foot of the outer wall (10) of the groove (6).

Le rebord externe (7) du couvercle (2) présente une forme similaire, c'est-à-dire en V à fond (12) plat prévu pour être guidé dans la gorge (6). La paroi extérieure (11) dudit rebord (7) se termine par une portion (13) d'allure parallèle aux fonds (8, 12) respectivement de la gorge (6) et du rebord (7), ainsi que du récipient (1) en fin d'insertion, au moment du clipsage. Cette portion (13), formant une sorte de collerette extérieure, vient s'insérer élastiquement dans l'incision (9'), aboutissant à clipser le couvercle (2) dans les gorges (6).The outer rim (7) of the lid (2) has a similar shape, that is to say, flat V bottom (12) provided to be guided in the groove (6). The outer wall (11) of said flange (7) terminates in a portion (13) of parallel shape to the bottoms (8, 12) of the groove (6) and of the flange (7), respectively, and of the container (1). ) at the end of insertion, at the time of clipping. This portion (13), forming a kind of outer collar, is inserted elastically into the incision (9 '), resulting in clipping the cover (2) in the grooves (6).

L'existence de la seconde incision (9) soit permet de faciliter le clipsage en améliorant l'accès au dégagement constitué par l'incision (9'), conduisant à une sorte de bâillement favorable à l'insertion de la portion externe (13) du rebord (7) du couvercle (2) au moment du clipsage.The existence of the second incision (9) is used to facilitate the clipping by improving access to the clearance constituted by the incision (9 '), leading to a kind of yawning favorable to the insertion of the outer portion (13). ) of the flange (7) of the lid (2) at the time of clipping.

Dans l'hypothèse représentée aux figures 1 et 2, au moment de la fermeture du couvercle (2) sur le récipient (1), les rebords externes (7) dudit couvercle (2) sont dans un premier temps guidés dans les gorges (6) pratiquées dans les bordures correspondantes des zones angulaires (4) et (5).In the hypothesis represented Figures 1 and 2 at the time of closure of the lid (2) on the container (1), the outer flanges (7) of said lid (2) are initially guided in the grooves (6) formed in the corresponding borders of the angular areas (4) and (5).

Les dimensions respectives des rebords (7) et des gorges (6) permettent une déformation élastique suivie d'une libération de l'énergie lorsque la collerette externe (13) arrive au niveau d'une incision (9'), réalisant le verrouillage par clipsage.The respective dimensions of the flanges (7) and the grooves (6) allow an elastic deformation followed by a release of the energy when the outer flange (13) reaches an incision (9 '), providing locking by clipping.

C'est ce qui est représenté en figure 5, dans laquelle le rebord (7) a été inséré dans la gorge (6), déformant le fond (8) de celle-ci qui est repoussé par le fond (12) du rebord (7), puis clipsé dans la fente (9'). La reprise de forme élastique après clipsage aboutit à faire remonter la paroi extérieure (11) du rebord (7) le long de la paroi extérieure (10) de la gorge (6).This is represented in figure 5 in which the flange (7) has been inserted into the groove (6), deforming the bottom (8) thereof which is pushed back by the bottom (12) of the flange (7) and then clipped into the slot (9). '). The recovery of resilient shape after clipping results in the outer wall (11) of the rim (7) being raised along the outer wall (10) of the groove (6).

L'exemple illustré par les figures n'est pas exhaustif de l'invention, qui comporte des variantes de forme, notamment pour le couple gorge (6) / rebord externe (7), ainsi que la possibilité de n'avoir qu'une incision (9'), ou encore une découpe plus large qu'une simple incision.The example illustrated by the figures is not exhaustive of the invention, which comprises shape variants, in particular for the pair groove (6) / outer flange (7), and the possibility of having only one incision (9 '), or a cut larger than a simple incision.

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Emballage pour le conditionnement de produits alimentaires composé d'un récipient et d'un couvercle, ledit emballage comportant des moyens de fermeture localisés dans les zones angulaires,
caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de fermeture consistent en une gorge pratiquée dans la bordure de chaque zone angulaire de l'un du récipient ou du couvercle et apte à guider et loger élastiquement un rebord externe de l'autre, ladite gorge comportant au moins une incision ou découpe pratiquée au niveau du fond sur une longueur au moins égale à la longueur dudit rebord externe, munie d'une arête libre se clipsant par insertion dans l'incision lorsqu'elle arrive à son niveau.Packaging for the packaging of food products consisting of a container and a lid, said packaging comprising closure means located in the angular areas,
characterized in that said closing means consist of a groove formed in the edge of each angular zone of one of the container or lid and adapted to guide and resiliently accommodate an external rim of the other, said groove comprising at least one incision or cut made at the bottom for a length at least equal to the length of said outer rim, provided with a free edge clipping by insertion into the incision when it reaches its level. Emballage pour le conditionnement de produits alimentaires selon la des revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que le fond comporte deux incisions d'allure parallèle.Packaging for the packaging of food products according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the bottom comprises two parallel-shaped incisions. Emballage pour le conditionnement de produits alimentaires selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la gorge et le rebord externe présentent une forme d'allure en V à fond plat, la fente et l'arête libre étant localisés au niveau de la paroi extérieure respectivement de ladite gorge et dudit rebord externe.Packaging for the packaging of food products according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the groove and the outer rim have a flat-bottomed V-shaped shape, the slot and the free edge being located at the outer wall respectively of said groove and said outer rim. Emballage pour le conditionnement de produits alimentaires selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que l'arête libre limite une portion dépassant de la paroi extérieure du rebord externe et orientée sensiblement dans la direction de son fond.Packaging for the packaging of food products according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the free edge limits a portion protruding from the outer wall of the outer flange and oriented substantially in the direction of its bottom. Emballage pour le conditionnement de produits alimentaires selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que les zones angulaires de fermeture sont configurées en arc de cercle, les gorges étant pratiquées dans des oreilles dépassant vers l'extérieur des parois de l'un du récipient ou du couvercle et d'allure parallèle à leur fond, formant la bordure extérieure dans lesdites zones, les rebords externes prévus pour coopérer avec les gorges formant le prolongement des parois de l'autre.Packaging for the packaging of food products according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the angular areas of closure are configured in an arc of a circle, the grooves being formed in ears protruding outwardly from the walls of one of the container or the cover and parallel pace at their bottom, forming the outer edge in said areas, the outer flanges provided to cooperate with the grooves forming the extension of the walls of the other. Emballage pour le conditionnement de produits alimentaires selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que les gorges et les rebords externes forment sensiblement un quart de cercle.Packaging for the packaging of food products according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the grooves and the outer edges form substantially a quarter circle. Emballage pour le conditionnement de produits alimentaires selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de fermeture équipent deux zones angulaires faisant face à une charnière reliant le récipient et le couvercle.Packaging for the packaging of food products according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said closure means equip two angular areas facing a hinge connecting the container and the lid. Emballage pour le conditionnement de produits alimentaires selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les gorges sont pratiquées dans les bordures des zones angulaires du récipient.Packaging for the packaging of food products according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the grooves are formed in the borders of the angular areas of the container.
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