EP2643229A1 - Container having flexible walls - Google Patents
Container having flexible wallsInfo
- Publication number
- EP2643229A1 EP2643229A1 EP11790921.8A EP11790921A EP2643229A1 EP 2643229 A1 EP2643229 A1 EP 2643229A1 EP 11790921 A EP11790921 A EP 11790921A EP 2643229 A1 EP2643229 A1 EP 2643229A1
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- Prior art keywords
- container
- strip
- thickness
- elements
- configuration
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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
- B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
- B65D33/007—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags for facilitating the separation of the two walls, e.g. walls of inequal height, tabs; for maintaining the mouth of the sack or bag open
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a flexible-walled container having an opening provided with means for maintaining it gaping.
- Bags made from flexible sheets of polymeric plastic and any other material including vegetable origin and having an opening through which the objects to be packaged are commonly used. This is particularly the case in the field of building and public works for the recovery and disposal of rubble.
- the document FR-A1-2 855 501 proposes a solution to this difficulty and provides a container having an opening provided with means for keeping it gaping, these means including two flexible strips bordering the opening of the container and connected to each of their ends by a pivot joint.
- the retention in the gaping position is effected by a limitation of the amplitude of the pivot joint, in particular at 180 °, so as to keep apart the flexible strips when pivoted by turning by the walls of the container.
- Document FR-A1-2 894 512 has proposed a method and an installation for manufacturing a container provided with means for maintaining its gaping opening. It uses two flexible bands that are joined during manufacture. Heavy manufacturing steps follow.
- the present invention overcomes all or part of the disadvantages of known techniques so far and proposes for this purpose an improved flexible wall container.
- the invention proposes to report, at the upper end of the container, namely at its opening, a device provided with means for keeping gap opening.
- These means comprising two flexible elongated elements which are connected at their ends by a first and a second articulation. These hinges are configured to bring the two elements against each other in a first configuration and to move the two elements away from each other in a second configuration in which the two elements are turned on themselves relative to each other. at the first configuration.
- the two elements are at least partially formed in a flexible band, the first articulation comprising a cut in part of the thickness of the band.
- said cutout is oriented towards the outside of the container in the first configuration.
- the second articulation is formed identically to the first namely by a cut in a part of the thickness of the strip.
- this embodiment is effected from a single flexible strip, the cuts being operated by one face of the flexible strip, the ends of the flexible strip then being joined by simple welding or gluing. .
- the band is a single piece of material.
- the height of the cut is between 30% and 90% and more advantageously between 50% and 80% or between 50% and 70% of the thickness of the strip;
- the height of the cut is equivalent to 2/3 of the thickness of the strip
- the two elements are integrally formed from the band, the ends of the band being integral,
- the strip is made of high density polypropylene
- the strip is made of extruded high-density polypropylene
- the strip is made of polyethylene
- the strip is made of biopolymer or other vegetable material
- the first articulation comprises, on the face opposite the cut-out, opposite the cut-out, a reinforcing ply,
- the second articulation is similar to the first articulation
- one of the elements comprises an adhesive member on its face located outside the container in the first configuration
- At least one of the cuts comprises, at its edges, a bulge producing a local extra thickness of the strip
- the bulge has an increasing thickness towards each edge of the cut
- the maximum thickness of the bulge is greater than 10% of the thickness of the strip.
- the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a container comprising the following steps: forming two cuts from the same face and a portion of the thickness of a flexible strip, the cuts being spaced a length apart equal to half the length of the band and securing the two ends of the band.
- the method comprises the formation of a bulge around at least one of the cuts so as to produce a local extra thickness of the strip.
- Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a device constituting the means for maintaining the gap opening according to a preferred embodiment.
- Figure 2 is a top view while Figure 3 shows a detail of Figure 2 illustrating in particular a movement of the joint.
- FIG. 4 shows a possibility of bringing the elongated elements together and spaced apart
- FIG. 5 gives a detail of this at a joint.
- Figures 6 and 7 are views similar respectively to Figures 4 and 5 in a more open position of the container.
- Figure 8 shows in perspective the device shown in the figures previously introduced.
- FIG. 9 illustrates a possibility of reversal of the device on itself to go from a first configuration shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 to a second configuration appearing in FIGS. 10 and 11.
- Figure 10 is a top view of the device including the means for maintaining the gap opening in the second configuration, with hinge cuts oriented towards the interior of the container.
- Figure 1 shows a detail view.
- Figure 12 shows a container equipped with the device previously illustrated substantially in its upper part. While Figure 12 is a front view of the container, Figure 13 is a side view.
- Figure 14 shows in perspective a use of the container of the invention with the means for maintaining gap opening in the active position, according to the second configuration.
- Figure 15 shows a possibility of forming a blank.
- the shape and the material of the container 1 are not limited. It may be for example a container 1 in the form of a plastics polymer bag having two side walls 2, 3 made of polymeric plastic sheets of substantially rectangular shape and joined by three of their edges. It is also possible to form an additional bottom portion, bellows or any other additional provision without departing from the scope of the invention.
- the unmated edges of the side walls 2, 3 define an opening 4 allowing the introduction of objects to be loaded into the container 1.
- the invention comprises means for keeping gap opening 4 during the loading phase.
- an element 5 elongated here in substantially parallelepipedal flattened rectangle form is referenced 5.
- FIG 2 there is shown, seen from above, the device so that a complementary elongate element 6 is shown.
- the elongated elements 5 and 6 have identical shapes and dimensions. They are joined at each of their ends by a first articulation 7 and a second articulation 8.
- a first articulation 7 of the articulations 7, 8 comprises a cutout formed in a band constituting at least partially one and / or the other of elongated elements 5, 6.
- a particularly advantageous solution consists in using a flexible strip to make all the elongated elements 5, 6.
- the strip, and advantageously all of the elongated elements 5, 6, are made of a polymeric material and configured so as to preserve a flexibility ensuring sufficient flexion to effect the opening of the container 1 in the configurations appearing in FIGS. Figures 6 and 10 without causing a rupture of the elongated elements 5, 6.
- a strip of polypropylene-type polymer material is used, and more particularly high-density polypropylene obtained by extrusion.
- the use of this material is particularly advantageous because it has been found that this material has mechanical properties equivalent to those of a fiber product, with increased mechanical strength along the length of the flexible strip. In this way, despite the cut made at the first hinge 7 and possibly at the second hinge 8, the mechanical strength is sufficient to maintain consistency between the elongated elements 5, 6.
- the substantially laminar mechanical behavior of the extruded high-density polypropylene ensures the formation of a residual sheet below the cut ensuring the articulation in good conditions of mechanical strength and flexibility.
- polyethylene or other polymers including those of plant origin can be used.
- an unprocessed plant material for example, bamboo can be used. Specifically, a bamboo stalk is cut along its length, to keep only a slightly curved rod. The strong fibrous character with longitudinally oriented fibers makes it possible to ensure the mechanical strength of this rod even after the hinge cuts. Other woods, advantageously very fibrous, can be used.
- another advantageous possibility is to reinforce the one and / or the other articulation 7, 8 by a reinforcing ply secured to the rear face of the hinge opposite face to that of the cut. For example, a reinforcing ply of the adhesive type textile web can be implemented.
- FIG. 6 shows more precisely the making of the blanks 10, 1 1.
- the latter are advantageously made in an orientation perpendicular to the plane of the faces of the flexible strip serving as a basis for the production of the elongated elements 5, 6 and along the entire width of the band.
- the cuts 10, 11 are produced so as to avoid or minimize the removal of material.
- it is ensured that, in the open position, the adjacent ends of the elongated elements 5, 6 are in support along the thickness of the elements 5, 6, substantially producing an alignment as shown in Figure 7.
- a thin blade can be used for making the cut.
- the thickness of the cut is between 50 and 70% of the overall thickness of the strip.
- the cut is of the order of 2/3 of the thickness of the strip so that the flexible portion forming the hinge forms about the residual third of the thickness.
- the flexible band and therefore elongated elements 5, 6: between 0.2 and 0.8 millimeter.
- a satisfactory solution use a strip of 0.4 millimeters thick;
- the thickness of a band, polypropylene in particular is 1 millimeter.
- the notch of the cut can then for example represent 80% of the thickness, that is to say 0.8 millimeters.
- bandwidth between 5 and 20 millimeters and for example 14 millimeters. Moreover, a bandwidth of the order of 10 to 40 times larger than its thickness can give satisfaction.
- Length of the elongated elements 5, 6 between 300 and 500 millimeters.
- the manufacturing method used can ensure, the strip being flat and accessible by one of its faces, a cut at least at the joint 7, and advantageously a similar cut at the hinge 8.
- At least one of the cuts 10, 1 1 are made by means of a blade 14 flared profile towards its base.
- the angle of the flared profile of the blade 14 can be between 5 ° and 10 °. This implies a variation in the thickness of the blade and hence a variation of the width of the notch, decreasing towards the bottom of the blank 10, 1 1.
- the blade produces a deformation plastic of the material of the band.
- the strip advantageously comprises a bulge 15 of material on the face of the strip through which the cut is made around said cut.
- This bulge 15 with a preferentially increasing profile towards each edge of the cut, forms a slight increase in the thickness of the strip near the cut-out 10, 1 1.
- This allowance may represent a maximum between 10 and 20% of the cut.
- thickness of the strip is for example 0.2 m ill imeter for a strip of 1 m il li meter thick.
- the presence of a bulge around the cut locally increases the contact area between the two edges of the cut, thus increasing the retention effect in the open position of the container.
- this bulge does not imply additional manufacturing step since it is produced during cutting.
- the thickness of the rest of the band is not modified which preserves its flexibility and avoids overconsumption of material.
- the cutouts 10, 1 1 thus formed are spaced apart by a length equivalent to the length of the elongated elements 5, 6. Then, it is sufficient to fold the band on itself so as to apply the element 5 on the element 6 as it appears in Figures 1 and 2.
- the free ends of the strip are assembled by any common means, which may include the addition of a fastening device or the formation of an assembly of the type welding or gluing. In the latter case, it is advantageous for the flexible strip to have a length slightly greater than the sum of the lengths of the elongated elements 5, 6. In this way, an overlapping portion is preserved, allowing the formation of a joining zone 9 for welding.
- At least one of the elongated elements 5, 6 may comprise an adhesive member on its face located outside the container 1 when the latter is in the first configuration.
- an adhesive member 12 in the form of a double-sided adhesive from which it is possible to remove a film protection when it is desired to ensure the closure of the bag. The latter then operates by folding the elongate elements 5, 6 on one of the walls 2, 3 of the container 1 so that the adhesive 12 produces its effect on said wall.
- the first configuration of the means for maintaining the gap opening appears in FIGS. 1 to 7 and FIGS. 12 and 13.
- the elongated elements 5, 6 have a propensity to approach each other so that the opening of the bag is not preserved.
- the user may, by moving away from each of the elongated elements 5, 6, open the container as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7.
- the cutouts 10, 1 1 of the joints 7, 8 are oriented towards the outside of the container 1.
- the flexibility of the elongate elements ensures an elastic return in the closed position.
- Figures 8 to 9 show a possibility of passage of the first configuration to a second configuration.
- the elongated elements 5, 6 are spaced from each other. This distance does not have to be maximal.
- the operator can then operate an advantageously symmetrical movement on the two elongated elements 5, 6 so as to turn them on themselves. It is understood that the The result of this operation is that the phase of the elongated elements 5, 6 hitherto located towards the outside of the container 1 in the first configuration is found oriented towards the interior of the container 1.
- the second configuration is then reached. It corresponds to the views of FIGS. 10, 11 and 14. It will be noted that the cutouts 10, 1 1 are then oriented towards the inside of the container 1.
- FIG. 11 shows more particularly the relative situation of two ends of the elongated elements 5, 6 at the joint 7 and the function of the cutout formed at this level to make a support according to the thickness of the elements 5, 6 adapted to hold the device in an open position maintaining the opening 4 of the container 1 gaping.
- the cuts 10, 1 1 are advantageously made according to the width of the elongate elements 5, 6, in an orientation perpendicular to the length of these elongated elements 5, 6.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR1059664A FR2967652B1 (en) | 2010-11-24 | 2010-11-24 | CONTAINING SOFT WALLS |
PCT/EP2011/070460 WO2012069381A1 (en) | 2010-11-24 | 2011-11-18 | Container having flexible walls |
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EP2643229A1 true EP2643229A1 (en) | 2013-10-02 |
EP2643229B1 EP2643229B1 (en) | 2015-04-22 |
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EP20110790921 Not-in-force EP2643229B1 (en) | 2010-11-24 | 2011-11-18 | Container having flexible walls |
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CN (1) | CN103249645B (en) |
BR (1) | BR112013012580A2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2542634T3 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2967652B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2012069381A1 (en) |
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