EP2743204B1 - Emballage refermable pour des marchandises en vrac empilables, son procédé de fabrication et dispositif permettant de réaliser le procédé - Google Patents

Emballage refermable pour des marchandises en vrac empilables, son procédé de fabrication et dispositif permettant de réaliser le procédé Download PDF

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EP2743204B1
EP2743204B1 EP13196624.4A EP13196624A EP2743204B1 EP 2743204 B1 EP2743204 B1 EP 2743204B1 EP 13196624 A EP13196624 A EP 13196624A EP 2743204 B1 EP2743204 B1 EP 2743204B1
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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
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5827—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion
    • B65D75/5833—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall
    • B65D75/5838—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall combined with separate fixed tearing means, e.g. tabs
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00—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, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00006—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck
    • B65D2571/00012—Bundles surrounded by a film
    • B65D2571/00018—Bundles surrounded by a film under tension
    • 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
    • B65D2575/00—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
    • B65D2575/52—Details
    • B65D2575/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D2575/586—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture with means for reclosing

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  • the present invention relates to resealable packages according to the introductory part of the independent claims.
  • Resealable plastic-based packaging is generally known. From the US 4,610,357 A For example, a double-walled dispenser box for wet wipes is known in which a peripherally and all-over sticky equipped plastic tab can airtight seal a double-walled removal container repeatedly. A user can effectively prevent the drying of the remaining wet wipes by closing the dispenser box after a removal of a cloth.
  • the EP 0 193 130 A2 proposes in addition to arrange between the two containers in addition dry wipes, which can be removed via a second opening by the user.
  • Typical examples of lumpy, stackable goods are goods which are held in rectangular or round cans or containers. Often stackability is supported by encompassing edge segments or mating, overhanging edges and molded grooves. Such goods, as they are known for example from the field of drinks or canned, develop in multilayer arrangement a considerable stack pressure and are therefore provided with a reinforced packaging.
  • a disadvantage of the generic packaging that they contribute significantly as a stable, enveloping boxes to the weight and unit costs are significantly increased by the expensive, processed raw materials of packaging.
  • a further disadvantage is that without additional, lateral printing the product is visible and identifiable only when the packaging is opened laterally.
  • the object of the present invention was therefore to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art and to provide a method and apparatus for providing a suitable packaging, wherein the package can provide improved saleability in combination with reclosability without substantial increase in unit prices.
  • resealable packaging comprising lumpy, stackable material is produced according to the method of claim 1, wherein the packaging is formed from a shrunk-on polymer film, wherein in turn at least one of the surfaces has a pre-perforated tear-open tab with a non-positively attached handle.
  • a shrunk-on polymer film is proposed as packaging in which a tear-open tab has been preformed by simple perforation.
  • a non-positively attached handle for example, a fixed tear thread or a glued hinge with protruding handle tongue - the tab can be wound along the perforation and reversibly closed in a known manner - for example, a pressure-sensitive adhesive or a Velcro connection or a PlastoferritDoppel für.
  • a shrunk-on polymer film in this case refers to a polymer film which is thermally and / or vacuum tightly applied to the stackable material with tension and fixed in this position.
  • the pre-perforated tear-open tab is arranged on at least one of the outer surfaces of the packaging and held slightly smaller than the respective outer surface, so that at the edge the overall tension of the polymer film is substantially retained.
  • the claimed packaging is provided by a process comprising the process steps a) stacking the lumpy product, b) perforating the heat-shrinkable polymer film, c) wrapping the stacked product with the polymer film and sealing and / or shrinking the polymer film while adjusting an elastic , comprehensive tension of the enveloping polymer film d) frictional attachment of a handle in the perforated area.
  • Perforation and subsequent shrinkage prevents a packing tension of the foil from tearing open the perforation hole and causing it to expand irregularly during the production of the perforation holes.
  • the trained in tension-free film perforation holes are uniform in shape and can in the subsequent Aufschrumppfung a frictional version of stacked Good, without an uncontrolled tearing would be feared.
  • Particularly advantageous is the final Aufschrumpfung under at least short-term, outside hot air exposure. In this case, the freshly formed edges of the perforation holes in the region of edges, cracks or projections are melted and stabilized, so that later a uniform tearing behavior along a perforation seam is ensured.
  • the advantageous method comprises in detail the steps a1) stacking of tealights or maxilights in a rectangular, flatly extended spatial form, b1) perforation of a heat-shrinkable polymer film to form a trapezoidal area enclosed by the perforation, c1) enveloping the spatial form while aligning the trapezoidally enclosed area on top, c2) edge seal of the polymer film c3) final shrinkage under hot air application, d1) topside printing of an elastic, nontransparent polymer film and d2) application of at least one pressure sensitive adhesive and at least one bonding adhesive on the nontransparent polymer film, d3) affixing the printed, nontransparent Polymer film on top of the shrunk-on polymer film, wherein the bonding adhesive provides a frictional connection in the trapezoid enclosed by the perforation area and the pressure-sensitive adhesive edge to the tr apezoid enclosed area is arranged.
  • a film based on a stretched polyethylene serves as the transparent, heat-shrinkable polymer film.
  • non-transparent polymer film is a film based on a polypropylene.
  • a bonding adhesive is a multi-component adhesive based on an acrylate and / or a hot melt adhesive.
  • the adhesive used is particularly preferably an adhesive based on a tacky copolymer and / or polymer in combination comprising at least one substance from the group of resins, plasticizers and antioxidants.
  • an advantageous device consisting of several, built in a device assemblies, comprising a stack assembly A, which tealights or Maxilichte is formed individually and in a loose group and stacking, a needle assembly B, which the heat shrinkable polymer film is controllably perforating, a shrink-on assembly C, which enclosing the heat-shrinkable polymer film with a controlled orientation, sealing and is formed shrinking and an application assembly D, which a handle in the form of an elastic polymer film applying in a controlled orientation, optionally the handle preparatory top side printing and with different adhesives underside, is formed.
  • a device with exchangeable assemblies allows particularly space-saving with improved maintenance options by rapid replacement of the cost-effective packaging of tealights / Maxilichten in a package that is suitable both for shipping and for retail or pack sale.
  • the needle assembly B comprises at least one set of conically widening needles, which are arranged to be introduced into the film to be perforated with controllable penetration depth. Due to the conically widening needles, the edge of a perforation hole is pushed evenly outwards during the penetration of a needle and a stable, uniform edge with improved uniform tearing behavior is achieved, which is particularly easy to adjust via the penetration depth of the needles during the perforation.
  • the so accessible, advantageous packaging is therefore characterized in that the lumpy, stackable good is at least one good selected from the group consisting of tealights or Maxilichte. Tealights or Maxilichte are taken in a one-sided open, round or rectangular container, which advantageously increases the stackability of the light on overhanging edges and bottom grooves.
  • the packaging is characterized in that the stackable material is arranged stacked in a matrix and is at least peripherally embraced by the shrunk-on polymer film.
  • the stackable material is arranged stacked in a matrix and is at least peripherally embraced by the shrunk-on polymer film.
  • a firmer, tighter version of a lumpy, arranged in at least one layer, preferably arranged in multiple layers, more preferably at least three layers arranged, rectangular tealight composite is particularly advantageous accessible, which in turn has a much better stackability.
  • Advantageously rectangular container of the lumpy Guts, in particular aluminum thereby increase the packing density and can provide via corner-sided grooves or folds grooves or grooves in densely stacked composite, which can advantageously serve as frictional engagement areas for the polymer film to stabilize the composite in addition.
  • the packaging is characterized in that the polymer film is designed as an enveloping, edge-welded, shrunk-on and top side perforation, preferably trapezoidal perforation, provided, transparent film.
  • the transparent one Film ensures even with packaged goods that the goods visually always recognizable and effective in direct sales can be perceived.
  • a topside, preferably trapezoidal perforation fulfills an advantageously versatile dual function: on the one hand, individual pieces can be sold directly out of the composite, on the other hand, the composite can be sold as a whole and the end user can reuse the package as a resealable package and individual pieces as needed remove.
  • the shrunk-on polymer film is preferably formed from at least one material selected from the group comprising PETP, PE, PVC, PP, PS, PAN, PA, PC, particularly preferably based on PE (polyethylene).
  • the packaging is characterized in that the handle is designed as an opaque, externally printed polymer film.
  • a polymer film shows over conventional paper labels a higher elasticity and better compatibility with the enveloping, shrunk-on polymer film; due to the opaque design printed text or specified additional information is recognizable with the same clarity as with classic paper banderols.
  • the printed polymer film is preferably formed from at least one material selected from the group comprising duroplastic condensate, thermoplastic condensate, thermoplastic polymer, thermosetting polyadduct, thermoplastic polyadduct, PE, PP, PVC, PMMA, PA, polyacrylate, polyacrylonitrile, polystyrene, PET , particularly preferably PP (polypropylene) with polyacrylate and / or thermoplastic adhesive layer and at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive selected from the group comprising polyacrylates, polyesters, polychloroprenes, polyisobutenes, polyvinyl ethers, polyurethanes, resin adhesive, dispersion adhesive.
  • Particularly preferred as the adhesive is a multi-component adhesive is used, in which a first component provides an initial adhesion, while other components for adjusting the adhesive and / or adhesive force are included.
  • the packaging is preferably characterized in that the handle in the region of the tear-open tab is frictionally connected to the shrunk-on polymer film and that at least in sections a reversible pressure-sensitive adhesive is arranged on the tear tab.
  • a reversible pressure-sensitive adhesive reclosability can be provided particularly cost.
  • the pressure-sensitive adhesive in circumferential, continuous layer is arranged on the edge side of the tear-open tab, so that even when the tear-open tab is merely folded onto a deformed, partially emptied packaging, a fixation is ensured at all marginal support points.
  • the packaging is characterized in that the packaging has a substantially rectangular, flat-shaped basic shape with flat top side in the same direction Has stacked Good and the pull tab is located on the top and preferably has a reinforced bottom shell by multi-layer shrunk polymer film and / or a reinforced inner shell.
  • the two-dimensional, rectangular spatial form advantageously improves the stackability and packing density of the packaging itself and, with the tear-off tab arranged on the top side, offers a maximum edge for the tear-open tab so that the opening of the tab hardly influences the stability of the stacking of the contained material.
  • Fig. 1 advantageous embodiment of a flat, rectangular, packaging according to the invention.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates in isometric view an advantageous embodiment of a flat, rectangular, packaging according to the invention.
  • the handle in the form of a printed, glued polymer film is illustrated here as Illustges, dot-dashed square, which encloses a trapezoidal, punctured Preforation with common, permanent connection.
  • the handle is frictionally connected with the shrunk-on polymer film and provided with a reversible pressure-sensitive adhesive on the outside at three points illustrated as rectangles.
  • the perforation is torn open obliquely to its course direction with appropriate leverage simplified and lifted the trapezoidal tab together with the handle. Resealability is ensured via the edge-side pressure-sensitive adhesive points of the handle, while the transparent, shrunk-on Polymer film a coated tea light composite can be seen well in a lateral view well.
  • the package offers both the possibility of improved retail sale of tealights on a shelf with guaranteed lateral recognizability of the packaged good as well as the ability to sell the package as a whole, the removal possibility of individual tealights then in the consumer side storage / use for Wear comes.

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  1. Procédé de fabrication d'un emballage refermable contenant un matériau en morceaux, empilable, l'emballage étant réalisé à partir d'une feuille polymère thermorétractée et au moins l'une des surfaces présentant une patte de déchirure préperforée avec une languette fixée par engagement par force sur celle-ci, le procédé comprenant les étapes suivantes : a1) empilement de bougies chauffe-plats sous forme tridimensionnelle rectangulaire, étalée à plat, b1) perforation d'une feuille polymère thermorétractée en formant une zone entourée de manière trapézoïdale par la perforation, c1) enveloppement de la forme tridimensionnelle en orientant la zone entourée de manière trapézoïdale sur un côté, c2) scellement au niveau des bords de la feuille polymère, c3) thermorétraction finale par sollicitation avec de l'air chaud, d1) impression sur le côté supérieur d'une feuille polymère élastique non transparente et d2) application sur le côté inférieur d'au moins un adhésif et d'au moins une colle de liaison sur la feuille polymère non transparente, d3) fixation de la feuille polymère imprimée non transparente sur le côté supérieur de la feuille polymère thermorétractée, la colle de liaison assurant une liaison par engagement par force dans la zone entourée de manière trapézoïdale par la perforation et l'adhésif étant disposé du côté des bords vers la zone entourée de manière trapézoïdale.
  2. Dispositif pour mettre en oeuvre le procédé selon la revendication 1, constitué de plusieurs modules assemblés en un dispositif, comprenant un module d'empilement A qui est réalisé de manière à recevoir et à empiler des bougies chauffe-plats individuellement ou en groupe en vrac, un module d'aiguilles B qui est réalisé de manière à perforer de manière commandable la feuille polymère thermorétractable, un module de thermorétraction C qui est réalisé de manière à envelopper, sceller et thermorétracter la feuille polymère thermorétractable avec une orientation ajustée et un module d'application D qui est réalisé de manière à appliquer une languette sous la forme d'une feuille polymère élastique suivant une orientation ajustée et à préparer la languette, en l'imprimant sur le côté supérieur et en la munissant du côté inférieur de colles différentes.
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