EP2805894A1 - Protection and clamp package - Google Patents

Abstract

It is a protective and clamping package for holding a product (300), in particular a pharmaceutical, cosmetic, hygiene or food product, disclosed with a use container (100) having a bottom surface (101), a plurality of side surfaces (102, 103, 104, 105) and a plurality of connecting surfaces (110, 111, 112, 113), wherein the side surfaces (102, 103, 104, 105) each at a Bodenfalzlinie (106, 107, 108, 109) hinged to the bottom surface ( 101), and wherein a connecting surface (110, 111, 112, 113) is connected in an articulated manner to the side edges of adjacent side surfaces (102, 103, 104, 105) in such a way that, when the side surfaces are substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface (101) ( 102, 103, 104, 105) project the connecting surfaces (110, 111, 112, 113) at a predetermined angle obliquely into the interior of the insert container (100), whereby the product in the insert container (100) between the bottom surface (101) and Ve Rbindungsflächen (110, 111, 112, 113) is held stationary.

Description

The present invention relates to a protective and clamping package for holding a product, in particular a pharmaceutical, cosmetic, hygiene or food product.

Pharmaceutical, cosmetic, hygiene or food products are increasingly being manufactured in special mechanically sensitive molds and materials that present a high risk of damage within the packaging. Examples include perfumes bottles, containers for pharmaceutical or cosmetic products or special forms of chocolates or other products from the food industry. For the purposes of the present invention, the term "product" therefore refers not only to the product itself but also, where appropriate, to a product container which is mechanically sensitive to itself, e.g. because the product container is made of a fragile material or has an easily damaged surface.

From the field of ophthalmology, for example, packaging for spectacle lenses or spectacle lens semi-finished products are known. A spectacle lens semi-finished product is a spectacle lens in which one of the two optically active surfaces, namely either the generally concave and normal use the eye of the wearer facing surface, the so-called back surface, or the usually convex and when used as intended by the spectacle wearer Object facing surface, the so-called front surface, preferably finished in a mass production process in terms of their optical effect. The spectacle lens semifinished product also has an edge cylinder surface which is circular in cross-section. The front surface and the edge cylinder surface adjoin one another to form a front surface edge. In a corresponding manner, the rear surface and the edge cylinder surface define a rear surface edge forming one another.

In particular, to protect the machined surfaces of the tubular ophthalmic lenses or spectacle lens blanks from contamination or even damage, the tubular ophthalmic lenses or ophthalmic lens blanks are packaged for transport. In this case, for example, foam or air-cushion nonwovens ("foam wrap") are used as outer packaging, wherein the overpacked products are subsequently transported in a simple folding box become. Studies have shown that approximately 1% of the spectacle lenses or semi-finished products thus packaged are damaged or contaminated mechanically (eg by scratches) or chemically (eg due to fogging) during transport or through the packaging itself. Automated packaging in foam wrap is technically very complex for these products and therefore out of the question of cost.

An automated process for packaging the above-mentioned semi-finished spectacles uses a plastic cup, into which a semifinished product is placed and which is subsequently inserted into a simply constructed folding box provided for this purpose. Although the semifinished product is prevented from moving laterally in the plastic cup, movements perpendicular thereto are possible within the folding box. Protection against damage and soiling is therefore not given.

From the WO 94/24004 A1 is a carton made of cardboard material for packaging a spectacle lens known. This carton comprises a containment shell and an insert bin which is inserted into the containment shell. In the insert container, the spectacle lens is used. The insert container has a rectangular bottom plate on which the spectacle lens is laid flat. Along two opposite edges of the bottom plate there are mounted two box-shaped strips having, on their inner side surface flush with the bottom plate, an opening opposite from a recess for locating with lateral edges for partially inserting and for fixing the spectacle lens by two Areas is delineated. The two box-shaped strips are hinged to the bottom plate as a deformable parallelogram between a retracted position, in which they lie flat on the level of the bottom plate, and an erect position in which they are perpendicular to the bottom plate. Each of the box-shaped strips is articulated at each of its ends by an angle joint at one end of a transverse closing flap which is hinged to the bottom plate along its other two edges corresponding to a transverse fold line to enable dynamic self-centering of the spectacle lens to be packaged.

A similar carton is from the WO 2004/050488 A1 known.

In the folding cartons of cardboard material described above, which manage without a plastic cup and without plastic fleece, the spectacle lens is jammed between the two optically active surfaces. A clamping element fixing the spectacle lens presses on the concavely curved surface. Damage to the fixed product, ie the spectacle lens, in the region of the point at which the clamping element presses on the concavely curved surface can therefore not be ruled out.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to design and further develop a protective and clamping package for holding a product, in particular a pharmaceutical, cosmetic, hygiene or food product, in such a way that the abovementioned disadvantages are avoided or at least reduced. In particular, the object of the invention is to provide a protective and clamping packaging in which a product is effectively kept stationary and protected and in which the waste volume is reduced compared to conventional packaging with additional plastic outer packaging. Another object of the invention is to provide a protective and clamping package for holding a product from which the product can be easily removed. Finally, another object of the invention is to provide a particularly inexpensive to produce protective and clamping packaging with an easy-to-handle locking mechanism.

This object is solved by the subject matter of claim 1 of the present invention. Advantageous embodiments and embodiments are described in the dependent claims.

According to the invention, a protective and clamping package is provided for holding a product, in particular a pharmaceutical, cosmetic, hygiene or food product, comprising an insert container having a bottom surface, a plurality of side surfaces and a plurality of connecting surfaces, wherein the side surfaces respectively a bottom fold line are pivotally connected to the bottom surface, and wherein a connecting surface with the side edges of adjacent side surfaces is hinged such that when set up substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface side surfaces, the connecting surfaces at a predetermined angle obliquely into the interior of the insert container, whereby the in the insert container product is held stationary between the bottom surface and connecting surfaces. This is a simple structure Packaging that effectively retains and protects a product that is matched to the size of the package or a corresponding product container that is susceptible to mechanical damage within the package.

With particular advantage insert container is designed as a carton made of cardboard material with a one-piece blank. Through this material and the one-piece design, the protective and terminal packaging is very cost-effective and can be produced with mature methods.

Preferably, the connecting surfaces are formed as folding corners, which fold when setting up the side surfaces substantially along its center line. How far the folding corners protrude into the interior of the insert container is determined by the length of the fold line, which has each folding corner or connecting surface with the two adjoining side surfaces. The longer the common fold line, the farther the fold line protrudes into the interior, wherein the engagement angle depends on the angle enclosed by the respective side edges of adjacent side surfaces.

With further advantage, at least one base element is formed on the bottom surface, so that a bearing surface formed by the surface of the base element is increased relative to the bottom surface. With such a base element, the clamping or construction heights of the products to be clamped can be adjusted. The support surface of the base element does not necessarily have to be parallel to the bottom surface, even inclined surfaces are possible depending on the design of the product. In particular, flat objects can be fixed as products by the at least one base element. The product can be arranged increased in relation to the bottom surface, but is still held stationary between the bottom surface and connecting surfaces.

A base element is preferably arranged on a side surface and comprises two adhesive fields and between the adhesive fields hinged a support surface and a support field such that forms after mounting the adhesive fields on the inside of the bottom surface when setting up the side surface parallel to the bottom surface contact surface. This can be provided with a one-piece carton blank protective and terminal packaging, which is individually adaptable to different product dimensions. The bottom surface of the product must not be parallel to the bottom surface, because with this Design of the base also oblique or different high configurations are possible.

Advantageously, the protective and terminal packaging additionally comprises a lid container which has a lid surface, a number of lid side surfaces corresponding to the plurality of side surfaces of the insert container, and a number of lid connection surfaces corresponding to the plurality of connection surfaces of the insert container, the lid side surfaces each hinged to a lid fold line Lid surface are connected, and wherein a cover connecting surface with the side edges of adjacent lid side surfaces is hinged such that at substantially perpendicular to the lid surface set lid side surfaces, the cover connecting surfaces at a predetermined angle obliquely into the interior of the lid container. In this case, the lid container is preferably formed as a carton made of cardboard material with a one-piece blank. For the lid container, the same advantages as mentioned above for the insert container result. The combination of insert and lid container, which are complementary to each other, results in a protective and clamping packaging that effectively and effectively protects a product or a product container from damage from the outside, because the product is held therein stable and stationary or clamped and a sufficiently high holding force can be exerted by the cardboard material, which material is generally not strong enough to cause damage to the product at the breakpoints.

It is particularly advantageous if the insert container and the lid container in the erected state are so complementary to each other that after placing the lid container on the insert container, the connecting surfaces of the insert container and the cover connecting surfaces of the lid container are each formed as Faltecken, the frictionally engage in one another and the lid container keep the insert container attached. The frictional engagement acts on all Faltecken and thus causes a uniform connection or fixation of insert container and lid container, which can be solved only by careful, uniform removal again. For a machine processing such a protective and terminal packaging is therefore particularly well suited.

The connecting surfaces and / or cover connecting surfaces designed as folding corners preferably have a center line which essentially acts as a folding axis. This will be a geometrically accurate folding allows, and thereby also an improved fit of the folding corners of the insert or lid container to each other.

With further advantage, the center line has sections at least one perforation or a cut. The perforation, the cut or even a crease results in a more precisely defined folding of the bonding surfaces, i. Among other things, the force with which the folding must be carried out and / or the folding angle which the fold corner forms after folding are determined. The perforations, cuts or creases can be made from both sides to account for carton stresses and flexural stiffness.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the connection surfaces have lamellar notches formed on both sides of the center line of the connection surfaces and perpendicular to the center line. The lamellar cuts cause the folding corners do not fold completely flat, but form a collapsed Falteck with a predeterminable width. By appropriately geometrically complementary folding corners of insert and lid container can thus improve the engagement of Faltecken. The lamellar notches preferably has a predetermined length, with which the width of the exposed Faltecks can be adjusted.

The bottom surface or the lid surface of the protective and clamping packaging is preferably designed as a triangle, rectangle or equilateral polygon. Due to the simplicity of construction, the design is preferred as a rectangle or square. However, other geometric shapes such as equilateral triangle or equilateral pentagon or hexagon are possible. In this case, a sufficient number of connecting surfaces should be formed between adjoining side surfaces in order to allow effective engagement of insert and lid container.

Fig. 1

in perspektivischer Ansicht einen flachen Faltschachtelzuschnitt eines bevorzugtes Ausführungsbeispiels eines Einsatzbehälters einer erfindungsgemäßen Schutz- und Klemmverpackung,

Fig. 2

in perspektivischer Ansicht einen flachen Faltschachtelzuschnitt eines zum Einsatzbehälter aus Fig. 1 passenden Deckelbehälters der bevorzugten Ausführungsform,

Fig. 3

eine perspektivische Darstellung der Schutz- und Klemmverpackung aus Fig. 1 in aufgerichtetem Zustand,

Fig. 4

eine perspektivische Darstellung des auf den Einsatzbehälter nach Fig. 3 aufsetzbaren Deckelbehälters in aufgerichteter Position,

Fig. 5

eine perspektivische Darstellung der Schutz- und Klemmverpackung aus Fig. 1 in aufgerichtetem Zustand mit eingesetztem Produkt,

Fig. 6

eine perspektivische Schnittdarstellung der bevorzugten Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Schutz- und Klemmverpackung mit auf den Einsatzbehälter aufgesetztem Deckelbehälter und eingesetztem Produkt,

Fig. 7

einen Faltschachtelzuschnitt des Einsatzbehälters gemäß einem weiteren Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Schutz- und Klemmverpackung, und

Fig. 8

einen Faltschachtelzuschnitt des Deckelbehälters gemäß dem weiteren Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Schutz- und Klemmverpackung aus Fig. 7.

The invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. Identical or functionally identical components of different embodiments are provided with identical reference numerals. Show it:

Fig. 1

a perspective view of a flat folding carton blank of a preferred embodiment of a use container of a protective and clamping packaging according to the invention,

Fig. 2

in a perspective view of a flat folding box blank of a use of container Fig. 1 matching lidded container of the preferred embodiment,

Fig. 3

a perspective view of the protective and terminal packaging Fig. 1 in an erect condition,

Fig. 4

a perspective view of the on the insert container after Fig. 3 attachable lidded container in an upright position,

Fig. 5

a perspective view of the protective and terminal packaging Fig. 1 in an erect condition with inserted product,

Fig. 6

3 a perspective sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the protective and clamping packaging according to the invention with a lid container and inserted product placed on the insert container,

Fig. 7

a Faltschachtelzuschnitt the insert container according to another embodiment of the protective and clamping packaging according to the invention, and

Fig. 8

a Faltschachtelzuschnitt the lid container according to the further embodiment of the protective and clamping packaging of the invention Fig. 7 ,

The Fig. 1 and 2 show in a perspective view flat folding carton blanks of a preferred exemplary embodiment of the protective and clamping packaging according to the invention in a two-part design comprising an insert container 100 (FIG. Fig. 1 ) and a lid container 200 ( Fig. 2 ). The insert container 100 of the protective and terminal packaging has a square bottom surface 101 with four substantially rectangular side surfaces 102, 103, 104, 105, which in each case via a Bodenfalzlinie 106, 107, 108, 109 articulated with the bottom surface 101 are connected. The side edges of respectively adjacent side surfaces 102, 103, 104, 105 are connected by side fold lines with connecting surfaces 110, 111, 112, 113. The connecting surfaces 110, 111, 112, 113 are each arranged axially symmetrically between the side edges of the side surfaces 102, 103, 104, 105, wherein the axis of symmetry is formed by a center line 114, 115, 116, 117, which simultaneously forms a fold line, such as will be explained below.

The insert container 100 comprises, in addition to the components described above, a base element as a support device. The support surface for a product located in the insert container 100 may in principle be formed in this embodiment either by the bottom surface 101 or by constituents of the base element.

In addition to the surfaces described above, the insert container 100 comprises two first adhesive fields 118, 119 hinged to two opposite side surfaces 103, 105, two contact fields 120, 121 each hinged to the first adhesive fields 118, 119, two each hinged to the support areas 120, 121 Supporting fields 122, 123 and two second adhesive fields 124, 125 respectively articulated to the supporting fields 122, 123. In the illustrated embodiment, these surfaces form the base element in the erected state, wherein the support surface is formed parallel to the base surface 101 by the supporting fields 120, 121. Further details of the base element are related to Fig. 3 described below.

The lid container 200 of the protective and terminal packaging has a square lid surface 201 with four substantially rectangular lid side surfaces 202, 203, 204, 205, which are each hingedly connected to the lid surface 201 via a lid fold line 206, 207, 208, 209. The side edges of respectively adjacent cover side surfaces 202, 203, 204, 205 are connected by side fold lines with cover connection surfaces 210, 211, 212, 213. The cover connection surfaces 210, 211, 212, 213 are each arranged axially symmetrically between the side edges of the cover side surfaces 202, 203, 204, 205, wherein the axis of symmetry is in each case formed by a center line 214, 215, 216, 217 which simultaneously forms a fold line, such as will be explained below. On the side opposite the cover surface, the cover side surfaces 202 and 204 each have a recess 218, 219.

The 3 and 4 show the insert container 100 and the lid container 200 in the erected state. Hereinafter, only the erection or setting up of the folding box blank of the insert container 100 will be described for the sake of simplicity, because the erection of the lid container 200 is for the most part identical thereto. First, the side surfaces 102, 103, 104, 105 are folded along the bottom fold lines 106, 107, 108, 109 onto the bottom surface 101. In this case, the connecting surfaces 110, 111, 112, 113 deform and bend, it being noted that according to the present invention, the connecting surfaces are to protrude into the interior of the insert or the lid container, and not to the outside. In the deformation of one of the connecting surfaces 110, 111, 112, 113, the center line 114, 115, 116, 117 respectively indicates that the folding is symmetrical and thereby results in an inwardly projecting folding corner acting as a kind of lever element for holding the product serves. Depending on the type of folding, that is, whether the surfaces to be folded against one another after folding with a small distance or not, results in a more or less strongly projecting into the interior folding corner. In the picture of the 3 and 4 it can be seen that the folding corners along the center lines are each folded very strong, so that there is a narrow width of the folding corner. As already mentioned, the erection or erection of the lid container 200 takes place in a similar manner.

In addition to the folding of the side surfaces with the intermediate connecting surfaces, which become the lever-like folding corners, also the base elements are unfolded on the two opposite sides of the bottom surface 101. The first adhesive field 118, 119 is folded back onto the corresponding side surface 103, 105 and glued to it, the support panel 120, 121 forms a right angle with the support panel 122, 123, and the second adhesive panel 124, 125 is glued to the bottom surface 101 , so that a substantially cuboid hollow channel results, on which the product can rest parallel to the bottom surface 101. In Fig. 3 one recognizes only one base element, the other is covered by the erected side surface 105. It is understood that unlike the embodiment shown here, more than two base elements may be formed on the side surfaces. It is also possible to provide the base elements with different support heights with respect to the bottom surface or with inclined support surfaces which are not parallel to the bottom surface. Furthermore, for example, multi-stepped base elements are possible, depending on the geometry of the product to be held. The base elements can also serve the product in the area of the bottom surface parallel so that the base of the product 300 substantially coincides with the clear space framed by the base elements on the bottom surface.

Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of the protective and terminal packaging Fig. 1 3 in an erected state with inserted product 300, which is similar to a circular cylinder with a slightly convex surface. Upon a repetition of the detailed description will be made with reference to the description Fig. 3 omitted at this point. It is clearly recognizable how the product 300 is held within the insert container 100 by the fold corners 110, 111, 112, 113, its underside resting on the two (not visible) base elements or support surfaces 120, 121. In particular, it can be seen that the folding corners are inclined, ie in the present embodiment approximately at an angle of 45 °, resting on the edge of the product and exert a holding force which prevents the product can move within the insert container and is thus held stationary ,

The folding corners are in the in Fig. 5 illustrated, open state of the protective and terminal packaging laterally easily movable. To prevent this and thus to ensure an even better holding effect, the lid container is placed on the insert container, so that in Fig. 6 shown configuration results. The folding corners 211, 213 of the lid container 200 frictionally engage with the folding corners 111, 113 of the insert container 100 into one another. In Fig. 6 only two of the four connections are visible. The opening of the folding corners of the insert container seen from above are such that the folding corners of the lid container can engage therein and press the folding corners of the insert container down. This effectively prevents the folding corners of the insert container move laterally.

In the closed state of the protective and terminal packaging thus engage the folding corners of the lid container in the complementarily formed folding corners of the insert container and thereby form a self-locking closure which prevents both unfolding of the lid container 200 and the insert container 100, the product being protected within the package and is arranged stationary.

The Fig. 7 shows a further embodiment of the protective and clamping packaging according to the invention, wherein the connecting surfaces 110, 111, 112, 113 have lamellar notches 126 perpendicular to the center lines 114, 115, 116, 117, which are respectively formed on both sides of the center line. As a result, the opening angle of the folding corners can be widened and thus match the packaging to the size of the product to be held.

Fig. 8 shows the to the insert container Fig. 7 complementarily designed lidded container.

As well in Fig. 7 as well as in Fig. 8 are the hinged connections, ie the Bodenfalzlinien or lid fold lines, partially scored and grooved formed to facilitate the folding. Sections, grooves or creases, perforations and embossing can be selected accordingly to ensure a dimensionally stable erection.

With the object according to the invention, a protective and clamping packaging was provided in which a product is effectively kept stationary and protected and in which the waste volume is reduced compared to conventional packaging with additional plastic outer packaging, from which the product can be removed in a simple manner and the most cost-effective is to produce.

Claims (14)

Protective and clamping packaging for holding a product (300), in particular a pharmaceutical, cosmetic, hygiene or food product, with
an insert container (100) having a bottom surface (101), a plurality of side surfaces (102, 103, 104, 105) and a plurality of connection surfaces (110, 111, 112, 113),
wherein the side surfaces (102, 103, 104, 105) each at a Bodenfalzlinie (106, 107, 108, 109) are pivotally connected to the bottom surface (101), and
wherein a connecting surface (110, 111, 112, 113) is pivotally connected to the side edges of adjacent side surfaces (102, 103, 104, 105) in such a way that side surfaces (102, 103, 104, 102) set up substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface (101) 105) project the connecting surfaces (110, 111, 112, 113) at a predetermined angle obliquely into the interior of the insert container (100), whereby the product located in the insert container (100) between the bottom surface (101) and connecting surfaces (110, 111, 112 , 113) is held stationary. Protective and clamping packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the insert container (100) is designed as a carton made of cardboard material with a one-piece blank. Protective and terminal packaging according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting surfaces (110, 111, 112, 113) are formed as Faltecken, which is when setting up the side surfaces (102, 103, 104, 105) substantially along its center line (114, 115, 116, 117). Protective and terminal packaging according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one base element is formed on the bottom surface (101), so that a bearing surface formed by the surface of the base element relative to the bottom surface (101) is increased. Protective and terminal packaging according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that a base element is arranged on a side surface and hinged two adhesive fields and hinged between the adhesive fields a support field and a support field such that after sticking the adhesive fields on the inside of the Floor surface (101) when setting up the side surface of a bottom surface (101) parallel bearing surface is formed. Protective and clamping packaging according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it additionally comprises a lid container (200) which corresponds to a lid surface (201), one of the plurality of side surfaces (102, 103, 104, 105) of the insert container (100) Number of cover side surfaces (202, 203, 204, 205) and one of the plurality of connection surfaces (110, 111, 112, 113) of the insert container (100) has a corresponding number of cover connection surfaces (210, 211, 212, 213),
wherein the lid side surfaces (202, 203, 204, 205) are each hingedly connected to the lid surface (201) on a lid fold line, and
wherein a cover connection surface is hingedly connected to the side edges of adjacent cover side surfaces (202, 203, 204, 205) in such a manner that, when cover side surfaces (202, 203, 204, 205) are positioned substantially perpendicular to the cover surface (201), the cover connection surfaces (210, 211, 212, 213) project obliquely into the interior of the lid container (200) at a predetermined angle. Protection and terminal packaging according to claim 6, characterized in that the lid container (200) is designed as a carton made of cardboard material with a one-piece blank. Protective and terminal packaging according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the insert container (100) and the lid container (200) in the erected state are formed so complementary to one another that after placing the lid container (200) on the insert container (100), the connecting surfaces (110, 111, 112, 113) of the insert container (100) and the cover connection surfaces (210, 211, 212, 213) of the lid container (200) are each formed as folding corners, the frictionally engage each other and keep the lid container (200) fixed to the insert container (100). Protective and clamping packaging according to claim 8, characterized in that the connecting surfaces (110, 111, 112, 113) and / or cover connecting surfaces (210, 211, 212, 213) designed as folding corners have a center line (114, 115, 116, 117, 214, 215, 216, 217), which acts essentially as a folding axis. Protective and clamping packaging according to claim 9, characterized in that the center line (114, 115, 116, 117, 214, 215, 216, 217) sections at least one perforation, grooving or a cut. Protective and clamping package according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting surfaces (110, 111, 112, 113) have lamellar notches (126) located on both sides of the center line (114, 115, 116, 117) of the connecting surfaces ( 110, 111, 112, 113) and perpendicular to the center line (114, 115, 116, 117) are formed. Protective and clamping packaging according to claim 11, characterized in that the lamellar notches (126) have a predetermined length. Protective and terminal packaging according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bottom surface (101) is formed as a triangle, rectangle or equilateral polygon. Protection and terminal packaging according to one of claims 6 to 13, characterized in that the cover surface (201) is formed as a triangle, rectangle or equilateral polygon.

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