EP2886983B1 - Haltestruktur zum gleichzeitigen halten einer mehrzahl von behältern für substanzen für medizinische, pharmazeutische oder kosmetische anwendungen sowie transport- oder verpackungsbehälter mit selbiger - Google Patents

Haltestruktur zum gleichzeitigen halten einer mehrzahl von behältern für substanzen für medizinische, pharmazeutische oder kosmetische anwendungen sowie transport- oder verpackungsbehälter mit selbiger Download PDF

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EP2886983B1
EP2886983B1 EP14199819.5A EP14199819A EP2886983B1 EP 2886983 B1 EP2886983 B1 EP 2886983B1 EP 14199819 A EP14199819 A EP 14199819A EP 2886983 B1 EP2886983 B1 EP 2886983B1
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Kai Wissner
Gregor Fritz DEUTSCHLE
Kristopher KOCH
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  • the present invention relates generally to the simultaneous mounting of a plurality of containers for storing substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications, in particular of vials, and more particularly concerns the simultaneous mounting of a plurality of such containers in a support structure in a simple and reliable manner such that, while they are held in a holding structure provided for this, they can be processed or further processed in filling or processing plants, in particular in a sterile tunnel, a filling plant for liquid medical or pharmaceutical applications or a freeze-drying cabinet for this purpose.
  • medicine containers such as vials, ampoules or carpules are widely used. These generally have a cylindrical shape, can be made of plastics or glass and are available in large quantities at low cost.
  • concepts are increasingly used in which the containers are packaged sterile sterile at the manufacturer of containers in transport and packaging containers, which then at a pharmaceutical company under sterile conditions, especially in a so-called. Sterile tunnel , unpacked and then processed further.
  • Transport and packaging containers are known from the prior art, in which at the same time a plurality of drug containers in a regular arrangement, for example, in a matrix array along rows and at right angles to extending columns, are arranged.
  • This has advantages in the automated further processing of the containers, since the containers can be transferred to processing stations in controlled positions and in a predetermined arrangement, for example, to process machines, robots or the like.
  • holding structures are used, in which at the same time a plurality of containers can be held in a predetermined regular arrangement. To transfer to a processing station just needs the transport and packaging container to be properly positioned and opened. The downstream processing station then knows in which position and arrangement the containers to be further processed are arranged.
  • Such a transport and packaging container and a corresponding packaging concept are for example in the US 8,118,167 B2 disclosed.
  • the further processing of the container always takes place in such a way that the holding structure from the transport and packaging container, the container is removed from the support structure and separated and transferred to a conveyor, in particular a conveyor belt, individually to the processing stations and further processed there.
  • US 8,100,263 B2 discloses a sterile packable and transportable transport and packaging container in which a plate-shaped support structure can be used, in which a plurality of drug containers are kept in a regular arrangement.
  • the individual medication containers are initially arranged loosely in receptacles which are formed in the holding structure.
  • the support structure is inserted into the transport and packaging container and this surrounded with a gas-impermeable plastic tube.
  • the plastic tube is forced into the intermediate spaces between the medicament containers due to the negative pressure prevailing in the tube, which on the one hand stabilizes the position of the medicament container in the holding structure and, on the other hand, prevents further uncontrolled collision of adjacent medicament containers.
  • the drug container can slip sideways, which increases the automation effort for further processing of the drug container. Furthermore, the drug container after opening the plastic tube can still collide uncontrollably, which brings the aforementioned disadvantages.
  • the medicine containers can not be processed in the transport or packaging container or in the holding structure, but must first singulated in the conventional manner and transferred to downstream processing stations.
  • the holding structure press the elastic retaining tabs firmly against the narrowed neck portion at the upper end of the vial to frictionally fix the vials.
  • the holding structure is thus only very limited suitable for vials with high tolerances or other outside diameters.
  • the vials in the support structure can not be held tension-free, which can lead to undesirable buckling of the support structure, in particular during processing, for example in a freeze-drying cabinet.
  • the vials can not be inserted from above into the openings of the support structure.
  • EP 0 790 063 A1 discloses a support structure according to the preamble of claim 1 in the form of a holder for syringe bodies, which can be suspended in these. Immediately adjacent holders can also be connected to each other. For this purpose, peg-shaped projections are provided on the front of the holder, which can be inserted into recesses on the back of an immediately adjacent holder.
  • the holders are not formed as a flat, rectangular carrier and are also not suitable to arrange the syringe body in openings or receptacles in a regular two-dimensional arrangement so that their bottoms or lower ends are freely accessible from the bottom of the holder ago.
  • DE 10 2009 027 454 A1 discloses a carrier plate that can hold a plurality of containers in a regular two-dimensional array. At the lower end of recordings of the support plate retaining edges are provided, which are to serve as axial stop elements for the container. The containers are thus not freely accessible from the underside of the wearer.
  • US 3,131,829 discloses a carrier for containers in the manner of a bottle crate, which can be connected by positive locking.
  • On the underside of the carrier circular retaining elements are provided which serve as axial stops for the male bottles and on which the bottoms of the bottles are supported. The bottles are therefore also not freely accessible from the bottom of the bottle crate forth.
  • the object of the present invention is to develop a holding structure with a plurality of containers held thereon for cosmetic, medical or pharmaceutical applications, in particular of glass or plastic vials, in such a way that process or processing stations, such as, for example, a freeze dryer, are simpler and more reliable can be loaded and unloaded with a plurality of support structures.
  • a corresponding transport and packaging container with at least one such holding structure and a use of such a holding structure are furthermore to be provided.
  • a support structure having a plurality of containers held thereon for substances for cosmetic, medical or pharmaceutical applications, in particular vials, comprising a support having a plurality of openings or receptacles into which the containers are inserted; and holding means on which the containers are held in the openings or receptacles, wherein the holding structure has a longitudinal direction (x) and a transverse direction (y), wherein each immediately adjacent holding structures can be directly connected to each other such that they are relative to each other in the longitudinal direction and / or in the transverse direction are immovable.
  • the carrier is a flat, rectangular carrier, wherein the openings or receptacles in a regular two-dimensional arrangement are arranged and wherein the openings or receptacles are limited on a top side opposite the underside of the carrier at least partially by a respective side wall, said bottoms or lower ends of the receptacles in the openings or receptacles projecting from the lower ends of the side walls, so the bottoms of the containers are freely accessible from the underside of the carrier
  • the respective immediately adjacent holding structures can be handled together, virtually as a unit, consisting of a plurality of (at least two) holding structures, without their position changing substantially relative to one another.
  • a releasable, temporary connection of the immediately adjacent support structures is selected according to the invention, basically any positive or non-positive connection techniques can be used as long as the connection force achievable by the connection is greater than the forces usually occurring during the handling or processing of the support structures, who seek to separate the immediately adjacent support structures from each other again.
  • the chosen connection technique can very well allow a certain clearance between the immediately adjacent support structures in order to avoid excessive material loading.
  • the form-fitting or force-fitting connection structures provided for the connection can allow a certain degree of elasticity between the directly adjacent holding structures, which can easily be achieved by suitably designing the connection structures.
  • the detachable temporary connection according to the invention makes it possible, in particular, to arrange a plurality of holding structures in a row behind or next to each other, to join them together and to collect them in a processing or processing station, such as, for example, a freeze drier, and then remove them again.
  • a processing or processing station such as, for example, a freeze drier
  • the feeding of processing or process stations, such as freeze dryers, can be done manually or semi-automatically or fully automatically by means of suitable movement devices.
  • the feeding of a freeze drier according to the invention can be carried out in particular from the outside and inside.
  • the aforementioned side walls of adjacent openings or receptacles are preferably connected to each other, which advantageously contributes to a further stiffening of the carrier.
  • the side walls are integrally formed with the carrier, which can be easily realized for example in plastic injection molding technology.
  • the bottoms or lower ends of the containers accommodated in the openings or receptacles protrude from the lower ends of the side walls, so that the bottoms of the containers are freely accessible from the underside of the carrier. This allows the containers to be processed while being held to the carrier in the openings or receptacles, as discussed below.
  • the releasable, temporary connection of the immediately adjacent support structures by means of a form fit by form-fitting structures, which are arranged along the edges of the support structures and adapted to be able to cooperate properly with each other to accomplish a detachable connection.
  • the positive connection is preferably realized directly between the form-fitting structures, i. without the intervention of a third connecting element, such as a screw, so that the connection can be realized in a time and cost saving manner.
  • form-fitting formations which correspond to one another can be formed on mutually opposite edges of the directly adjacent holding structures, which can be transferred to one another in a form-locking engagement.
  • the form-fitting structures can be designed in particular for a connection in the manner of a dovetail joint, a tongue and groove joint or a feather key. Also conceivable are recesses, for example with a circular cross section, in which correspondingly formed pin-like projections of an adjacent holding structure engage in a form-fitting manner.
  • the form-fitting formations are formed as projections and recesses along the mutually opposite edges of the two immediately adjacent holding structures, whose base surfaces, viewed in plan view, are different from a rectangular shape and which are formed directly corresponding to one another.
  • the form-fitting structures can thus be hooked directly into one another in a simple manner.
  • these projections and recesses do not protrude substantially out of the plane defined by the planar holding structure, so that the holding structures continue to be flat and thus space-saving.
  • the aforementioned entanglement takes place here by simply lifting a holding structure and then lowering, in order to accomplish the aforementioned positive connection between the correspondingly formed form-fit formations.
  • the protrusions and recesses may have a substantially triangular base surface.
  • these projections and recesses are arranged alternately and at regular intervals from each other along mutually opposite edges of the support structures, so that the support structures in principle can not be mutually aligned in a row next to each other, which, for example, for more effective use of processing and process stations non-rectangular base surface may be advantageous.
  • the loading of processing and process stations can thus be made even more flexible.
  • side walls are formed at least in sections along edges of the mutually correspondingly formed projections and recesses, which protrude at right angles from a surface of the holding structures. It is advantageous that the contact surface is increased during pushing and pulling by these protruding edges.
  • the edges act as quasi as stop and guide surfaces and allow an even more precise fit between the immediately adjacent support structures. In particular, the risk of "stacking" of the planar support structures can be effectively reduced.
  • the form-fitting structures on a first of the two immediately adjacent support structures have a resilient tongue with a detent projection formed thereon or a detent recess formed thereon, and a receptacle corresponding to the detent protrusion formed on the second of the two immediately adjacent support structures or a corresponding one Lock recess formed on projection.
  • the support structures are moved towards each other until finally the front end of the elastic tongue comes into contact with the edge of the adjacent support structure.
  • the bottom of the elastic tongue slides on the surface of the adjacent support structure along, in which state the elastic tongue is slightly bent upwards.
  • the latching projection and the correspondingly shaped receptacle engage in one another in a form-locking manner and return the elastic tongue to its relaxed resting state, whereby a reliable connection between the adjacent holding structures is realized due to the positive connection between the latching projection and the correspondingly formed receptacle.
  • the connection and solution of the compound is advantageously simple.
  • At least two retaining tongues are provided on the carrier, which is preferably flat, in particular rectangular, as holding means, which are provided at the edge of a respective opening or receptacle and of protrude a top of the carrier to hold the respective container in the opening or recording.
  • the retaining tongues according to the invention are designed so that they are elastically pivoted or folded away during insertion of the container into the openings or receptacles, and are further tuned to the container, that they are held with radial play by the retaining tongues.
  • the radial clearance allows containers with different radial tolerances and / or outer dimensions to be held reliably by the same support structure.
  • the radial clearance is expediently designed and matched to the outer contour and dimension of the container, that never at the same time all retaining tongues touch the narrowed neck portion at the upper end of the container, in particular vials.
  • the radial clearance also prevents undesirable distortion or even bulging of the carrier when holding containers with different radial tolerances and / or outer dimensions, which offers considerable advantages in particular in the simultaneous processing of a plurality of containers while they are held by the holding structure, for example, during freeze-drying during processing at very low temperatures.
  • the retaining tongues are sufficiently elastic or mounted, so that the container axially, i. in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the container and perpendicular to the plane of the carrier, can be inserted from the top or bottom of the carrier forth in the openings or receptacles, in particular under elastic deformation of the retaining tongues, for example, while bending away the same.
  • the placement of the carrier with containers can thus be easily automated, which is favored by a regular arrangement of openings or recordings, preferably in a two-dimensional matrix, even further.
  • the underside of a widened upper edge portion of the container has proven, as are typically provided in vials as so-called. Rolling edge or shoulder.
  • a support or bearing surface for holding or supporting the container with a sufficient extent in the radial direction of the openings or receptacles is available to realize the aforementioned radial clearance in the holder of the container readily.
  • the containers can be lifted or moved in the openings or receptacles with very little effort, for example rotated, they can be readily machined while they are in the holding structure and held or at least guided by it.
  • This type of holder for example, has proven particularly advantageous. when closing the container by crimping a metal lid proved. The operations required for this purpose can be carried out on the metal lid, while the container is held or at least guided in the opening or receiving the support structure.
  • this type of holder has also proven in the processing of containers while they are held or received in the support structure.
  • the holding structures can be introduced with the housed or held therein containers in a freeze-drying cabinet.
  • the retaining tongues are formed as elastic retaining tongues, but have sufficient elasticity to be sufficiently elastically swung or folded away during insertion of the container into the openings or receptacles, to release the way the containers in the openings or recordings. This can easily be achieved by suitable dimensioning, choice of material and design of the material thickness of the holding tongues.
  • the retaining tongues are thus formed of a plastic.
  • the retaining tongues are resiliently biased against a holding position, preferably by means of an elastic return element, for example a return spring or a plastic leaflet or elastic plastic structure, which cooperates with the associated retaining tongue and is provided or formed on the upper side of the carrier.
  • an elastic return element for example a return spring or a plastic leaflet or elastic plastic structure
  • the retaining tongues are adapted to the containers, that the container with a widened edge, which is formed at an upper end of the container, ie in particular with the aforementioned rolled edge, loosely rest on upper sides of the retaining tongues.
  • the containers can thus be removed without resistance up again from the openings or recordings.
  • the retaining tongues surround the widened edge in such a way that the containers are held by the retaining tongues with radial clearance or with radial and axial play. In this way, the containers can be kept axially captive in the openings or receptacles. To remove the container from the openings or recordings, the retaining tongues need only turn in the way in which when inserting the container, swung back or folded back.
  • the retaining tongues are arranged distributed on the upper side of the carrier so that they do not touch each other directly when swinging away or folding away and not obstruct an immediately adjacent opening or receiving.
  • the packing density of the containers on the carrier can be further increased.
  • the retaining tongues are designed so that immediately adjacent retaining tongues, when pivoted or folded during insertion of the containers into the associated openings or receptacles towards the carrier, do not touch one another.
  • the one-piece design of the retaining tongues on the carrier allows a cost-effective production, for example by injection molding of a plastic.
  • the elastic retaining tabs protrude arcuately from the top of the carrier and, viewed in plan view, preferably a little in the associated opening or receiving into it.
  • the containers can be held in particular in the region of a narrowed neck portion and near the upper open end of a container or vial, as explained in more detail below.
  • the arcuate design of the tabs facilitates the insertion and withdrawal of the container into or out of the openings or recordings of the wearer.
  • the elastic retaining tongues associated with an opening or receptacle are each arranged and formed symmetrically with respect to a center line of the opening or receptacle.
  • the containers are thus automatically centered in the respective openings or receptacles of the carrier.
  • the symmetry also prevents inadvertent tilting or tilting of the containers when inserted or held in the openings or receptacles of the wearer.
  • the elastic retaining tongues each form a three-point bearing for holding the containers in the respective opening or receiving the carrier, whereby an automatic centering of the containers in the associated openings or receptacles and a very precise and stable determination of the position of the container on the carrier is even more favored.
  • the side walls are arranged distributed in a regular hexagonal arrangement on the bottom and / or top of the carrier. Overall, a honeycomb-like structure is thus formed, which can advantageously contribute to a further stiffening of the carrier.
  • the side walls of adjacent openings or receptacles are preferably connected to one another.
  • the side walls of a respective opening or receptacle are each formed circumferentially and form a hexagonal honeycomb structure on the underside of the carrier.
  • the side walls of immediately adjacent openings or receptacles converge in the corner regions of the openings or receptacles and are connected to one another or formed in one piece, which results in a further stiffening of the carrier.
  • each retaining tongues protrude from a connection region of the side walls in an arrangement with threefold symmetry into the respectively assigned openings or receptacles, so that a force displacement can advantageously be achieved in the connection region.
  • the carrier can thus keep the majority of containers low-voltage.
  • the side walls of a respective opening or receptacle are each formed circular and circumferential.
  • the side walls of immediately adjacent openings or receptacles are connected to each other or integrally formed, which also leads to a further stiffening of the carrier.
  • the openings or receptacles are arranged distributed in a regular arrangement of rows and columns on the support, wherein the rows and columns are each arranged regularly offset from one another and form a recurring arrangement.
  • This regular arrangement is advantageous for automated handling of the containers.
  • the base surface of the support structure can be reduced by removing or folding away the removable or pivotable elements formed on the edge. This enables a higher packing density during the processing of the containers accommodated in the holding structures, for example in a sterile tunnel or a freeze-drying cabinet.
  • Another aspect of the present invention further relates to a transport and packaging container having at least one support structure as set forth above and further disclosed in detail below.
  • Another aspect of the present invention further relates to a shipping and packaging container having at least one support structure received therein, as set forth above, for holding the plurality of containers in the shipping or packaging container.
  • a holding structure and a transport and packaging container which accommodates such a support structure, according to the present invention, as described below, the simultaneous support of a plurality of containers for storing substances for cosmetic, medical or pharmaceutical applications, preferably in a regular Arrangement, in particular in a matrix arrangement at regular intervals of the container to each other, along two different spatial directions, preferably along two mutually orthogonal spatial directions or in regular rows, which are arranged offset relative to each other.
  • Fig. 1e An example of such drug containers in the form of vials is in the Fig. 1e shown schematically in a longitudinal section. These have a cylindrical basic shape, with a cylindrical side wall with - within the tolerances - constant inner and outer diameter, which protrudes perpendicularly from a flat bottle bottom 3 and near the upper open end of the vial in a narrowed neck portion 5 of comparatively small axial Length and then in a widened upper edge 6 (also rolled edge) merges, which has a larger outer diameter than the associated neck portion 5 and is designed for connection to a closure element.
  • the underside of the roll edge 6 is formed chamfered and extends at an acute angle downwards and toward the narrowed neck portion 5.
  • the left retaining tongue 140 or more or all retaining tongues of an opening or receptacle
  • the neck portion 5 may be formed smooth-walled without external thread or may be provided with an external thread for screwing a closure element.
  • a plug (not shown) can be inserted whose upper end is connected to the upper edge 6 of the vial gas-tight and protected against the ingress of contaminants into the vial with the upper edge 6 , For example, by crimping or crimping a metal protective film, not shown.
  • Such vials are radially symmetrical and formed of a transparent or colored glass or by blow molding or plastic injection molding techniques of a suitable plastic material, and may in principle be internally coated, so that the material of the vial emits as little impurities to the male substance.
  • Ampoules or carpules are containers for pharmaceuticals for the most parenteral application (injection), for cosmetics and other substances and are usually cylindrically shaped with a solid tip (spit, or head) and a flat bottom or with two solid tips on both ends.
  • such containers are used for storing substances or active substances for cosmetic, medical or pharmaceutical applications which are to be stored in one or more components in solid or liquid form in the container.
  • storage periods can be many years, which in particular of the hydrolytic Resistance of the type of glass used depends.
  • containers are disclosed below which are cylindrical, it should be noted that the containers according to the present invention may also have a different profile, for example a square, rectangular or polygonal profile.
  • such containers have manufacturing tolerances, which may be just one or more tenths of a millimeter, especially in glass containers.
  • the containers are fixed to a support structure.
  • the holder of the container is realized in the transition region of the narrowed neck portion 5 to the widened upper edge 6.
  • the underside of the edge 6 of the container lies in the transition region to the narrowed neck portion 5 on the upper ends of retaining tabs 140, as described in more detail below.
  • the retaining tongues 140 are preferably formed from a sufficiently flexible or elastic plastic.
  • the retaining tongues may also be formed relatively stiff, but so movably mounted on the upper side of the carrier 134 that they are elastically pivoted away from the opening 135 or folded back during insertion of the container, as described below.
  • the retaining tongues by means of elastic return elements (not shown), for example, return springs or elastic plastic structures or leaflets, in the in the Fig. 1e shown holding position are resiliently biased.
  • a planar rectangular support 134 is provided, which is formed from a plastic, for example, punched or injection-molded, and a plurality of openings 135 for receiving the glass vials 2 has.
  • the openings 135 are arranged in a regular two-dimensional arrangement, in the illustrated embodiment in a matrix arrangement of rows and columns extending at right angles thereto, which are arranged at equal distances from each other and regularly offset from one another in a recurring arrangement.
  • the openings 135 are of side walls 138 (see. Fig. 1d ) is limited to the underside of the carrier 134. According to the Fig. 1b protrude elastic retaining tabs 140 from the top of the support 134 arcuately and, viewed in plan view, in the associated openings 135 inside.
  • the elastic retaining tongues 140 and the side walls 138 are preferably formed integrally with the planar support 134, for example by 1K or 2K plastic injection molding.
  • the side walls 138 are arranged distributed in a regular hexagonal arrangement on the underside of the carrier 134.
  • the side walls 138 are formed circumferentially, but may be formed as only comparatively short side wall portions to limit an associated opening or receptacle only in sections. In any case, a collision of containers received in immediately adjacent openings 135 is prevented by the side walls 138.
  • the Fig. 1c protrude from the underside of the carrier 134 pins 143, with which the carrier 134 can be stored on a shelf and spaced from this.
  • the side walls 138 converge in each case in the corner regions of the openings 135 and are connected to one another or formed integrally there. From these corner regions, the elastic holding tongues 140 protrude into the adjacent openings 135 in an arrangement with threefold point symmetry. This results in a symmetrical force dissipation when holding the container via the retaining tabs 140.
  • the retaining tabs 140 thus provide an advantageous three-point support of the container in the openings, so that the container automatically centered with respect to a center line 132 (see. Fig. 1d ) of a respective opening 135.
  • the retaining tabs 140 protrude from the side walls 138 of the support 134 in corner regions of the openings 135, ie where the interconnected or integrally formed side walls 138 form sections with relatively high stability.
  • the aforementioned pin 143 may be formed or formed in these areas.
  • the side walls of a respective opening or receptacle are each formed circular and circumferential
  • the side walls are also preferably connected to each other or integrally formed.
  • the retaining tongues protrude from the same areas as in the Fig. 1b illustrated arrangement. In these areas, the spaces between the circular-shaped side walls may also be madefiillt.
  • the Fig. 1c shows a partial section of the support structure according to AA of Fig. 1b , It can be seen that the carrier 134 is bounded on the underside by a peripheral edge 133, on which the carrier 134 is mounted on a peripheral step 13 (cf. Fig. 2a ) of a transport or packaging container 1 can be supported.
  • the Fig. 1d shows a greatly enlarged partial section in the insert, which in the Fig. 1c is shown. It can be seen that the containers can be easily inserted from below into the openings 135 of the carrier 134. When the containers are inserted into the openings 135, the elastic retaining tongues 140 bend elastically.
  • the containers to be held can in principle also be introduced from above into the openings 135 of the carrier 134 in order to be held on the carrier 134.
  • This has the advantage that the risk that liquid or other container contents from the container interior of the still unclosed container uncontrolled when inserted into the openings and when swinging away the retaining tabs 140 on the support structure, in particular the support plate 134, can be further reduced .
  • 140 insertion bevels may be provided on the upper side of the elastic retaining tongues.
  • the containers are loosely supported on the retaining tongues, at least with radial play and preferably with both radial and axial play. In this way, even large tolerances of containers and different outer diameters in the region of the neck portion 5 can be easily compensated. Because to hold the container, it is sufficient if the rolled edge 6 still rests on the tops of the retaining tabs 140. In principle, containers of different types, for example, with different diameters in the region of the neck portion 5, can also be held by the same holding structure.
  • the Fig. 1e clarifies this in the same greatly enlarged partial section as after Fig. 1d and represents the mounting of a container in an opening 135 of the support 134.
  • the bottom of the widened edge 6 on the front end of the elastic retaining tabs 140 in the transition region between the narrowed neck portion 5 and the edge 6 loosely on to fix the position of the container.
  • the retaining tabs 140 lies between the retaining tabs 140 (see left part of the figure) and the narrowed neck portion 5, an air gap, which allows a radial clearance.
  • bracket with radial clearance consists, depending on the specific design of the container, nor the ability to move the held by the retaining tabs 140 container axially, ie in the longitudinal direction of the container, for example, until the bottoms 3 of all of the carrier 134th held containers are kept at the same distance from the carrier 134 to jointly open a plane.
  • the container is pushed into the opening 135 so far that the widened edge 6 is supported on the front ends of the retaining tongues exactly at the transition region between the narrowed neck portion 5 and the widened upper edge 6.
  • This can be done, for example, by inserting the container from below into the openings 135 of the support 134 and then depressing the container, and that until the front ends of the retaining tongues exactly at the transition region between the narrowed neck portion 5 and the widened upper edge. 6 issue.
  • a certain radial distance between the stepped transition region between the upper edge 6 and the narrowed neck portion 5 and the front end of the retaining tabs 140 is provided in the large majority of fixed containers.
  • manufacturing tolerances of the containers in the axial direction and also manufacturing tolerances in the radial direction can be compensated to a certain extent and thus containers with different diameters in the region of the narrowed neck portion 5 of one and the same carrier 134 are held.
  • This also allows any tension in the plastic of the carrier 134 due to the inclusion of containers with a large outer diameter keep small.
  • the containers can also be held positively on the carrier 134.
  • a transport and packaging container 10 For transport and packaging of the above-described support structure with the containers received therein serves a transport and packaging container 10, as shown schematically in the Fig. 2a is shown for a support structure or a carrier 134 according to a second embodiment.
  • the transport and packaging container 10 is substantially box-shaped or trough-shaped and has a bottom 11, a vertically projecting from this, circumferentially formed side wall 12, one of this substantially rectangular projecting step 13, a circumferentially formed upper side wall 14 and an upper Edge 15, which is formed like a flange.
  • the corners 16 of the transport and packaging container 10 are suitably rounded.
  • the upper side wall 14 may be inclined at a slight angle of inclination to the perpendicular to the floor 11 to facilitate insertion of the support structure 134.
  • a transport and packaging container 10 is preferably formed from a plastic, in particular by plastic injection molding technology, and is preferably formed of a clear, transparent plastic to a visual visual inspection of the recorded in the transport and packaging container 10 holding structure 134 and the latter of this To allow held container 2.
  • the support structure 134 in the transport and packaging container 10 may be surrounded by a circumferentially formed edge web 133, as in the Fig. 1c shown.
  • Such an edge web can also be formed continuously along the peripheral edge in sections.
  • positioning structures in the form of projections or recesses or depressions may be formed, which cooperate positively with correspondingly formed recesses or depressions or projections of the support structure to position the support structure 134 precisely in the transport and packaging container 10.
  • a plurality of peg-like projections may be formed, which cooperate in correspondingly formed centering openings in a holding frame of the support structure 134.
  • the step 13 of the transport and packaging container 10 is formed as a circumferential, planar support surface, on which the support structure 134 rests directly.
  • further support surfaces 18 or support elements may be formed on the side walls 12 of the transport and packaging container 10, in particular in the form of projections, as explained below.
  • the support structure 134 can be precisely positioned in the transport and packaging container 10 and the plurality of vials 2 thus arranged and held in a regular array and at precisely defined positions in a shipping and packaging container 10 of standardized dimensions.
  • it can be ensured in this way that all bottoms or lower ends of the vials 2 are arranged in a plane spanned jointly parallel to the bottom 11 or the upper edge 15 of the transport and packaging container 10.
  • the lower end of the transport and packaging container 10 may also be open in the manner of the upper end, in particular with a flange-like lower edge in the Be provided type of the upper edge 15 so that the bottoms of the vials 2 are freely accessible from the bottom of the transport and packaging container 10 ago, for example, for processing steps in a sterile tunnel or in a freeze-drying cabinet, as explained in more detail below.
  • the plurality of vials 2 are distributed along two mutually orthogonal directions in a plane at predetermined constant distances from each other.
  • mutually adjacent rows or columns of containers 2 can also be arranged offset from one another by a predetermined length, specifically in a recurring arrangement with a predetermined periodicity.
  • automated manufacturing equipment can expect the container 2 at handover to a processing station at precisely predetermined positions, which significantly reduces the automation effort.
  • the containers 2 can also be further processed together within the holding structure 134 or the transport and packaging container 10, in particular also in a sterile tunnel or a freeze-drying cabinet.
  • access openings 29 are formed on two longitudinal sides of the holding structure 134, via which gripper arms or the like can grip the holding structure 134.
  • the access openings 29 can, viewed in the longitudinal or transverse direction of the support structure 134, offset from each other, which further facilitates a one-to-one positioning of the support structure 134 in the transport and packaging container 10.
  • the Fig. 2e shows in a greatly enlarged partial section the holder of a container in a support structure according to another embodiment.
  • the containers are gripped in a form-fitting manner at their widened upper edge section 6 (rolled edge), with sufficient radial clearance, as described above, being ensured, such as through the air gap in the radial direction in the radial direction Fig. 2e indicated.
  • a sufficient axial clearance can be ensured, such as through the air gap in the axial direction in the Fig. 2e indicated.
  • a C-shaped recess 140e is provided at the front end of the retaining lug 140c, which merges via bevels 140d 'in the retaining lug 140c.
  • the widened edge portion 6 is loose and with radial play on the lower slope 140d 'of the recess 140e.
  • a sufficient axial clearance can be provided between the upper end of the widened edge portion 6 and the upper slope 140 d 'of the recess.
  • the widened edge portion 6 is encompassed by the retaining tongue 140 like a clip and a form fit.
  • the insertion bevel 140d ', the curved portion 140b and the bevels 140d' of the recess allow insertion and removal of the container without much effort in the openings or out of these under elastic bending away the retaining tabs 140th
  • Fig. 1f shows in a greatly enlarged partial section and in plan view of a support structure according to the present invention, wherein edges 150a, 150b of the plate-shaped support 134a, 134b can be folded away to further reduce the base of the respective carrier, for example, when this with the containers on a cramped further processing station to be handed over, for example to a freezer with a limited floor space.
  • the edges 150a, 150b are connected by hinges 151 to the respective carrier.
  • the hinges 151 may be formed integrally with the carrier 134 as film hinges or snap or spring hinges made of a plastic.
  • recesses 157a and / or projections 157b are formed on the removable or swing-away elements 150a, 150b recesses 157a and / or projections 157b are formed.
  • the recesses 157a and / or projections 157b of the removable or pivotable elements 150 of a carrier are formed corresponding to the recesses 157a and / or projections 157b of the removable or pivotable elements 150 of an immediately adjacent planar support, so that a positive connection between these recesses 157a and / or Projections 157 b can be formed to fix and stabilize the mutual position of the carrier.
  • block-shaped stops 153 are provided at mutually corresponding positions which, in mutual abutment, define a coplanar alignment of the edges 150a, 150b and the support 134 and prevent the edges 150a, 150b from flipping upwards .
  • the carriers can therefore only at the edges in a transport and packaging container (see. Fig. 2a ) are stored.
  • edges 150 can also be removed from the carrier 134.
  • the edges 150 may, of course, be provided along all four longitudinal sides of the carrier 134.
  • the Fig. 1g shows a further variant of the aforementioned holding structure according to the Fig. 1f , wherein the aforementioned projections 157b and recesses 157a are formed directly on the edge of the flat carrier 134.
  • the Fig. 1h shows in a schematic plan view of the interaction of two support structures according to the Fig. 1g .
  • the undulating projections 157b and Recesses 157a of two adjacent carriers 134 are formed corresponding to one another, so that the edges of the carriers 134 can engage in one another directly in a form-fitting manner, which enables mutual stabilization of the positions of the carriers 134 during processing or handling.
  • the carriers 134 can also be displaced further along the edges around a projection 157b and again be brought into positive engagement, so that the two carriers are then arranged offset from each other by a projection 157b.
  • the Fig. 3a shows a holding structure according to another embodiment of the present invention in a perspective plan view.
  • a plurality of projections 157b and recesses 157a are formed alternately and at regular intervals from each other a plurality of projections 157b and recesses 157a. These have, viewed in plan view, a total of triangular or polyhedral base surface and are formed corresponding to each other, so that they can be hooked directly to each other.
  • Fig. 3b can take two holding structures can be hooked together so that they are arranged in alignment in the transverse direction (x).
  • the recess 157a is only half formed in the lower right corner region of the holding plate 134.
  • the corresponding projection 157b is also formed only half and merges into a rounded corner of the holding plate 134th
  • two holding structures can in principle also be hooked together in such a way that they are offset relative to one another in the transverse direction (x), that is, they are not in alignment.
  • one of the holding structures can be raised by means of a lifting device in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the holding plate 134. Subsequently, the two holding structures are moved towards each other until finally, viewed in plan view, the projections 157b and recesses 157a of the adjacent holding structures overlap each other. By subsequently lowering the holding plate 134 perpendicular to the plane of the holding plate 134, finally, the projections 157b and recesses 157a engage one another in a form-fitting manner. This procedure can be done manually but also fully or semi-automatically.
  • the holding plates 134 may already be equipped with vials. In principle, however, the placement of the holding plates 134 with vials can also take place only when the holding plates 134 are connected to one another.
  • FIG. 3a How to see the perspective top view according to Fig. 3a can be taken along the edges of the projections 157b and recesses 157a at least partially side walls 158, 159 are formed, which protrude at right angles from the surface of the support plate 134. These side walls 158, 159 follow the contour of the associated recess 157a and the associated projection 157b and act as a stop and guide surface, which prevent sliding over the sliding plates 134 or slide over. More specifically, according to the Fig.
  • a side wall 158 is formed, which adjoins a side wall 159 in the region of the adjacent recesses 157a, but does not extend over the entire depth of the recesses (in the x direction).
  • the side walls 158 are formed along the base of the recesses 157a, while the angled side walls 159a extend along the angled sides of the recesses 157a, but not over the entire depth thereof (in the x direction).
  • the Fig. 3e shows as another example of a positive connection in a greatly enlarged partial plan view of the connection of two holding plates 134a, 134b according to a further embodiment.
  • the Fig. 3e protrudes from the here rectangular shaped projections 157b of the lower plate 134a a resilient tongue 148 in the direction of the associated recess of the upper plate 134b at right angles.
  • the elastic tongue projects from the plane defined by the holding plates 134a, 134b, but extends parallel to these.
  • a spherical projection 149 a is formed, which in a corresponding receptacle 149b engages on the upper side of the upper holding plate 134b.
  • the retaining plates 134a, 134b can be pushed towards each other for connection until the front end of the elastic tongue 148 with the projection 149a finally comes into abutment with the upper side of the upper retaining plate 134b.
  • the elastic tongue 148 is bent upward, so that the projection 149a slides along the surface of the upper holding plate 134b until it finally reaches the area of the receptacle 149b and due to the restoring force of the elastic tongue 148th is pressed into this.
  • the elasticity of the tongues 148 and the configuration of the form-fitting formations 149a, 149b define the strength of the releasable connection between the two holding plates 134a, 134b in a simple manner.
  • stop and guide surfaces can also be provided according to this embodiment, in particular in the form of side walls which protrude at right angles from the upper side of the retaining plates 134a, 134b, as described above with reference to FIGS Fig. 3a described. In the embodiment of the Fig. 3d such side walls would be provided in particular laterally next to the elastic tongues 148.
  • the holding force exerted on the containers by the holding means is sufficient to reliably hold the containers to the holding structure.
  • the holding force exerted is greater than the weight of the container, possibly with content and plugs. This ensures a reliable mounting of the container to the support structure.
  • the containers can be adjusted in the openings or receptacles of the support structure without much effort, in particular axially advanced or rotated.
  • the support structure in the context of the present invention may also be formed of a thermoplastic, thermosetting or elastomeric plastic, wherein at least portions of the support structure or the carrier are provided with a reibreduroisden coating to the insertion and removal of the container facilitate.
  • the holding structure and / or the transport container, or portions thereof be formed of a fiber-reinforced plastics or a plastic, which are added to increase its thermal conductivity ceramics or metals added.
  • fiber-reinforced plastics have a higher thermal conductivity of up to 0.9 W / (K m) for carbon fibers. If ceramics or metals are added to the plastics, the thermal conductivity is further increased. The result is the so-called thermally conductive plastics. This achieves a thermal conductivity of 20 W / (K m).

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