EP2512936B1 - Plateau pour le conditionnement de bouteilles en couches superposées - Google Patents

Plateau pour le conditionnement de bouteilles en couches superposées Download PDF

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EP2512936B1
EP2512936B1 EP10800728.7A EP10800728A EP2512936B1 EP 2512936 B1 EP2512936 B1 EP 2512936B1 EP 10800728 A EP10800728 A EP 10800728A EP 2512936 B1 EP2512936 B1 EP 2512936B1
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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
    • 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
    • B65D71/70—Trays provided with projections or recesses in order to assemble multiple articles, e.g. intermediate elements for stacking
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents
    • B65D1/24—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents with moulded compartments or partitions
    • B65D1/243—Crates for bottles or like containers
    • 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
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • 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
    • B65D71/0088—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck
    • B65D71/0092—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck provided with one or more rigid supports, at least one dimension of the supports corresponding to a dimension of the load, e.g. skids
    • B65D71/0096—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck provided with one or more rigid supports, at least one dimension of the supports corresponding to a dimension of the load, e.g. skids the dimensions of the supports corresponding to the periphery of the load, e.g. pallets
    • 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
    • B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/24—Boxes or like containers with moulded compartments or partitions
    • B65D2501/24006—Details relating to bottle crates
    • B65D2501/24197—Arrangements for locating the bottles
    • B65D2501/24292—Means for locking the bottles in place
    • B65D2501/24305—Resilient
    • 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
    • B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/24—Boxes or like containers with moulded compartments or partitions
    • B65D2501/24006—Details relating to bottle crates
    • B65D2501/24197—Arrangements for locating the bottles
    • B65D2501/24343—Position pattern
    • B65D2501/24356—Staggered

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  • the invention relates to the packaging of bottles in superposed layers in the form of palletizable loads.
  • it relates to a tray separating the layers of bottles in such a packaging.
  • a known method for packaging bottles comprises the following steps.
  • a first tray generally produced from plastic, is placed on a platform such as a pallet or a dolly and is filled with bottles.
  • the bottles stand upright and form a layer.
  • the layer is covered by an intermediate tray and another layer of bottles is formed on it. Layers are superposed to obtain the desired package.
  • the intermediate or separating tray is adapted to allow the formation of a stable superposed layer. It comprises a plate incorporating first housings on one surface for the bottom of the bottles. The dimensions and shape of the housings conform substantially to the shape of the bottles to be used in association to the plate.
  • the plate incorporates second housings on the surface opposite to said one surface. The second housings are disposed between the first housings, and are adapted to receive the top of the bottles of the layer under the tray.
  • WO 91/064 87 A1 discloses a tray for packaging bottles according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • carbonated flavoured mineral water and mixers e.g. tonic water, bitter lemon, ginger ale, soda water etc
  • tonic water e.g. tonic water, bitter lemon, ginger ale, soda water etc
  • the housings are sufficiently wide so as to be able to receive the bottles of different sizes commonly on the market. But if they are too wide the bottles are not sufficiently maintained in their housing, and the superposed trays would not be stable. The problem is thus to build palletizable loads made of superposed layers of such bottles that are stable.
  • the invention fulfills the objective with a tray for packaging bottles as claimed in claim 1.
  • the resilient element forms a part of the wall portion and in a preferred embodiment it includes a flexible leg directed toward the base of the first housing, which hinges around an axis parallel to the bottom of the housing.
  • the invention includes also more generally the case wherein the resilient element includes a flexible leg that hinges around an axis non parallel, in particular perpendicular, to the base of the first housing.
  • the solution of the invention enables compensating for the diameter of the base or bottom of the bottle placed on the tray adapting for the subtle differences in bottle design, height and shape; moreover the resilient element exerting a force back onto the bottle makes it more stable within the first housing, thus increasing pack stability when the loaded merchandisable unit is being moved
  • the resilient element displaces into the adjacent second housing and contacts with the neck of the bottle from the layer below, or reduces the gap from the neck of the bottle to the edge of the second housing. By reducing this gap between the neck of the bottle and the second housing it creates greater stability in the overall stack.
  • the resilient element is shaped so as to comprise a bulbous contact surface.
  • the resilient element forms abutting and introducing ramps for the bottles.
  • the second housings are arranged so that the bottom or portions forming abutments of it come to bear on the cap of bottles that are introduced, the load being transferred to the bottles by the cap in a manner so as not to cause deformation or aesthetic damage to the neck area of the bottles.
  • Figure 1 shows a package with layers of bottles 1 disposed upright on trays 2 within individual housings.
  • the trays 2 are preferably produced from plastic and allow bottles to be collated into layers and then stacked two or more layers high on typical merchandisable distribution platforms, such as pallets and dollies.
  • Tray 2 comprises a plate with an upper surface with first housings 30 shaped to receive the bottom part of the bottles and a lower surface, opposite to the upper surface, with second housings 40 shaped to receive the top part of the bottles in the layer under.
  • the upper surface of tray 2 is shown in detail in figure 2 without bottles.
  • the first housings 30 and the inverse second housings 40 between them are disposed in rows and columns.
  • the first housings 30 comprise a base 31, a circular lateral wall 32 and an intermediate round wall portion 33 connecting the base 31 to the lateral wall 32.
  • the dimensions and shape of said first housings substantially conform to the shape of the bottom portion of the bottles 1.
  • the second housings 40 are formed inside protuberances 35 located in the space between adjacent first housings 30. It is noted that the protuberances 35 are at a higher level than the lateral walls 32 of the first housings. A function of the protuberances is also to guide the bottles within the first housings.
  • Resilient elements 36 are positioned in a portion 32' of the lateral wall 32 of first housings 30 that forms a separation wall portion with the adjacent second housing 40.
  • the resilient elements 36 comprise an elastic leg 36a and are arranged in an opening in the separation wall so as to protrude at rest within the first housing 30 adjacent to the separation wall.
  • the resilient elements 36 are capable of compensating for the diameter of the bottom of a bottle, e.g. from approx 79 to 844mm diameter. They are shaped so as to form a bulbous contact surface 36b along or at the free end of the flexible leg 36a.
  • the bottle displaces the resilient elements 36 protruding in the first housing 30.
  • At least a part of the first housings 30 of the tray comprise such resilient element.
  • the resilient element can be arranged in the first housings located at the periphery of the tray. When provided there are thus from one to four resilient element in a first housing 30.
  • the resilient element 36 is exerting a force back onto the bottle, which makes the bottle more stable within the first housing.
  • the resilient element 36 displaces into the second housing 40 adjacent to the first housing 30.
  • This second housing 40 is a pocket that contains the neck and cap of bottles of the layer of bottles below.
  • the resilient element 36 is displaced into the pocket, it either contacts with the neck of the bottle from the layer below, or reduces the gap from the neck of the bottle to the edge of the pocket, fig. 5 . By reducing this gap between the neck of the bottle and the location pocket it creates greater stability in the overall stack.
  • the resilient element 36 forms abutting and introducing ramp 36c for the bottles.
  • the portions 35a of the wall of the protuberances forming the base of the second housings 40 are shaped so as to form abutments for bottle caps and are arranged to be in contact with the cap of the bottle below.
  • the tray transfers the load to the bottles below via the cap. This method does not create any undue stress around the neck of the bottle.
  • the free end 36d of the resilient element 36 is curved toward the center of the first housing 30 so as to allow the top of the bottle to enter even if the resilient element has been deformed inwards
  • the protuberances 35' on the periphery of the tray 2 have been so designed to improve the stability of the loaded unit by preventing the bottles from passing between them by making the gap smaller than the bottle.
  • Each first housing 30 may contain one or more of the features described. It may not be necessary to have these features in every first housing of the tray and therefore only selected first housings in the tray may contain the features - first housing around the edge of the tray for example.
  • the tray of the invention would generally be reused, however it may also be used for only one trip.
  • the tray of the invention may be adapted to any sized footprint.
  • a 600x400mm footprint has been used as an example. Any bottle sizes and capacities, such as 0.50L, 0.75L, 1.5L and 2L capacities are possible. The diameter of such bottles will vary according to the capacity nd individual style.

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Claims (9)

  1. Plateau de conditionnement de bouteilles (1) en couches superposées, comprenant une plaque pourvue de premiers logements (30) sur une surface pour recevoir chacun le fond d'une bouteille placée sur le plateau et de deuxièmes logements (40) sur la surface opposée à ladite une surface de la plaque afin de recevoir le sommet des bouteilles de la couche en dessous du plateau, au moins une partie desdits premiers logements (30) ayant une paroi latérale (32) comprenant au moins une partie (32') de la paroi latérale (32) qui est pourvue d'un élément élastique (36) faisant saillie de ladite partie de paroi (32) de manière à s'engager sur la bouteille par pression, dans lequel ladite partie de paroi (32) pourvue d'un élément élastique forme une paroi de séparation entre ledit premier logement (30) et un deuxième logement (40), caractérisé en ce que ledit élément élastique (36) fait partie de la partie de paroi (32') et comprend un pied flexible (36a) qui s'articule autour d'un axe, est aménagé pour faire saillie à l'intérieur du deuxième boîtier (40) lorsqu'il est poussé par une bouteille dans le premier logement (30) et vient en contact avec le goulot de la bouteille de la couche en dessous ou réduit l'intervalle entre le goulot de la bouteille et le bord du deuxième logement (40).
  2. Plateau selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel le pied flexible (36a) est dirigé vers la base (31) du premier logement (30) et peut tourner autour d'un axe parallèle à la base du logement.
  3. Plateau selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le pied flexible (36a) s'articule autour d'un axe non parallèle, en particulier perpendiculaire à la base du premier logement.
  4. Plateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 ou 3, dans lequel l'élément flexible (36) est conformé de manière à former une surface de contact en bulbe (36b) le long de l'extrémité libre du pied flexible (36a) ou sur celle-ci.
  5. Plateau selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel l'élément élastique (36) forme une rampe d'aboutement et d'introduction (36c) pour les bouteilles.
  6. Plateau selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel l'extrémité libre (36d) de l'élément élastique (36) est recourbée vers le centre du premier logement (30).
  7. Plateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédente, dans lequel les deuxièmes boîtiers (40) sont aménagés pour contenir le bouchon d'une bouteille d'une couche en dessous du plateau.
  8. Plateau selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel les deuxièmes boîtiers (40) sont aménagés de sorte que leur base (35a) vienne s'appuyer sur le bouchon des bouteilles qui sont introduites, la charge étant transférée aux bouteilles par le bouchon.
  9. Plateau selon la revendication 7 ou la revendication 8, l'élément élastique (36) étant aménagé après avoir été poussé dans la direction du deuxième logement pour venir en contact avec le goulot de la bouteille de la couche en dessous du plateau ou pour réduire l'intervalle entre ledit goulot et le bord du deuxième logement.
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