EP3480126B1 - Thermoformed container with demoulding facets - Google Patents

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EP3480126B1
EP3480126B1 EP18204640.9A EP18204640A EP3480126B1 EP 3480126 B1 EP3480126 B1 EP 3480126B1 EP 18204640 A EP18204640 A EP 18204640A EP 3480126 B1 EP3480126 B1 EP 3480126B1
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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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/32—Containers adapted to be temporarily deformed by external pressure to expel contents
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/72—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials
    • 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
    • B65D2231/00—Means for facilitating the complete expelling of the contents
    • B65D2231/005—Means for facilitating the complete expelling of the contents the container being rigid

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  • the present disclosure relates to a container comprising a thermoformed body having a side wall, a bottom and an opening opposite the bottom, the side wall having at least one convex portion forming a corner which extends in height.
  • a container of this type is used to contain a food product, in particular a gel product of the dessert cream type, introduced hot into the container and then cooled.
  • the product being introduced hot the container acts like a mold, the product of which perfectly matches the internal shape.
  • another product may be placed beforehand, in particular a liquid, which can act as a coating when the contents of the container are removed from the mold.
  • the first product can be a dessert cream of the egg cream type
  • the second product can be caramel or coulis.
  • the contents of the container whether it is one or more products, tend to adhere to the internal wall of the container according to a suction effect.
  • a container according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from FR2680156 and discloses a container comprising a thermoformed body for a dessert cream type gel product.
  • the aim of the present disclosure is therefore to improve this state of the art by proposing a container substantially free from the aforementioned drawbacks, and allowing easy demolding of its contents.
  • the present disclosure relates to a container comprising a thermoformed body having a side wall, a bottom and an opening opposite the bottom, the side wall having at least one convex portion forming a wedge which extends in height, wherein said convex portion forming a corner has at least one flat facet forming a flat which forms in horizontal section a chord for the arc formed by the convex portion, this arc being removed in the region where the chord is present and said at least one facet extends towards the bottom from an initial zone located near the edge of the opening.
  • the flat facet forming a flat in the convex portion forms a pressure zone.
  • the user wishing to unmold the contents of the container can therefore grip the latter by its side wall by exerting pressure on the facet towards the interior of the container.
  • This pressure deforms the convex portion, the radius of curvature of which changes and this deformation propagates such that interstices are created between the internal face of the side wall and the contents of the container, allowing air to pass and to escape. stop the aforementioned suction cup effect.
  • the facet constitutes on the one hand a natural support zone for the user and, on the other hand, forms a relatively rigid zone whose side edges are connected to the rest of the convex portion by zones inflection, which promotes the propagation of the deformation and the creation of the aforementioned gap.
  • the initial zone of the facet is located near the edge of the opening.
  • the facet defines, in the vicinity of the edge of the opening, a support zone for the user's fingers, this support zone being sufficiently wide for the fingers to apply to it.
  • the facet has a width corresponding substantially to the contact width of a human finger on a flat surface. This width is for example at least 0.5 cm, or even at least 0.8 cm.
  • the side wall has at least two facets forming flats on two opposite convex portions of the wall.
  • These two facets forming flats constitute two natural support zones, for example for the thumb and index finger of the users.
  • the height difference between the initial zone and the edge of the opening is between 0 and 30% of the height of the side wall, preferably between 0 and 10% of the height of the side wall.
  • the notion of “in the vicinity of the edge of the opening” is appreciated in relation to the high level of the contents of the container, when the latter is arranged normally, the bottom being at the bottom.
  • the facet extends, towards the edge of the opening, at least substantially to the level of the surface of the contents of this container.
  • the precipitated values between 0 and 30% and preferably between 0 and 10% correspond to this level or, in any case, are sufficiently close to it so that the deformation created by the pressure on the facet (s) spreads to the level of the surface of the contents of the container.
  • the facet has a width of at least 0.5 cm, or even at least 0.8 cm, at least in a zone located at a distance from the opening which represents at most 30%, or even at most 10% of the height of the side wall.
  • the facet has a sufficient width so that the user can deform the flat by exerting a support on it with the fingers, so that this deformation immediately affects the edge of the opening and facilitates the deformation of the whole of this edge so as to promote the detachment of the product contained in the container relative to its side wall and, thus, facilitate demolding.
  • said at least one facet is perpendicular to the plane of the opening.
  • the side wall has at least one flared portion in the direction going towards the opening and said at least one facet is formed in said flared portion.
  • the body has a generally pyramidal shape, and said at least one facet has a triangular shape, the point of which is turned towards the bottom.
  • the body has a plurality of gadroons, at least one of the gadroons having a flattening which forms said at least one facet.
  • a gadroon constitutes an example of a convex portion forming a wedge extending in height.
  • the product Once the product is unmolded, it will present ribs corresponding to the internal shapes of the gadroons.
  • other shapes can be provided, in particular a shape simple with a generally square section with slightly rounded corners. In this case, said at least one facet is formed in one of the corners.
  • said at least one facet has a height, measured perpendicular to the plane of the opening, at least substantially equal to 1 cm and a width, measured parallel to the plane of the opening, at least substantially equal to 0.5 cm.
  • said at least one facet has a planar surface of at least 25 mm 2 , or even of at least 50 mm 2 .
  • said at least one facet has at least one rough zone.
  • the figures 1 to 4 show a container 10 comprising a body 12 which is thermoformed, this body having a side wall which, in this case, has a substantially square horizontal section with four faces 12A, 12B, 12C and 12D, a bottom 14 and an opening 10 ' opposite to the bottom.
  • a cover 16 for example a heat-sealed cover, is arranged across this opening 10 'to close the container.
  • the body 12 has a horizontal rim 12 "which delimits the aforementioned opening 10 '.
  • the cover is, for example, heat-sealed to this rim.
  • the opening 10' defines a horizontal plane.
  • the side wall 12 has a horizontal section of generally square shape, as can be seen in particular on the figures 4A and 4B . More precisely, on the figure 4A , it is understood that this is a square section with four faces 12A, 12B, 12C and 12D, and with rounded corners 11A, 11B, 11C and 11D, except for the presence of the facets described below.
  • the radius of curvature in these rounded corners can be relatively small, for example of the order of a few millimeters, in particular 4 to 10 mm.
  • These wedges extend along the height of the container, in a direction going from the bottom towards the opening, and form convex portions of the side wall.
  • These facets form flat parts which, viewed in horizontal section, form in a way chords for the arcs formed by the convex portions of the corners 11A and 11C, these arcs being removed in the region where the chords are present.
  • These two facets 13A and 13C are formed on the two opposite corners 11A and 11C.
  • the cover 16 is removed as suggested on the figure 1 , the container is inverted by placing its opening 10 'against a plate, then, as shown in figure 3 , pressure is exerted inward on the facets 13A and 13C. These facets being diagonally opposed, this amounts to urging them under pressure towards one another. In doing so, as seen on the figure 4B , the square formed by the section of the container is deformed, the opposite corners 11A and 11C provided with the facets 13A and 13C tending to approach each other as indicated by the arrows P, while the other opposite corners 11B and 11D tend to move away as indicated by the arrows S.
  • the facets 13A and 13C extend to the edge of the opening 10 'of the container, that is to say up to the rim 12 ".
  • the initial zone 13' of the facets corresponds to the junction zone between the rim 12 "and the side wall 12 'of the container.
  • these facets in this case have substantially triangular shapes, forming isosceles triangles, the point of which is turned towards the bottom of the container.
  • the facets extend over about a quarter or a third of the height of the container from its opening.
  • the height H of a facet is of the order of approximately 2 cm.
  • the height of the facet is considered to be its greatest dimension in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the opening 10 'of the container materialized by the plane of the rim 12 ". It is interesting that this height H is at least substantially equal to 1 cm.
  • the width of the facets, measured parallel to the plane of the opening is for its part at least substantially equal to 0.5 cm. In this case, it may be order of 1 cm.
  • the width of a facet is considered to be its greatest dimension in the direction of the width, parallel to the plane of the opening.
  • Each facet has a flat surface of at least 25 mm 2 , or even at least 50 mm 2 .
  • the side wall of the container is flared in the direction going from the bottom 14 towards the opening 10 '.
  • the body 12 has a generally pyramidal shape and, as indicated, the facets have triangular shapes, the point of which is turned towards the bottom.
  • the flared shape can promote the aesthetics of the container, and also promote demolding.
  • the container 110 comprises a body 112 with a side wall 112 ', a bottom 114, and a rim 112 "delimiting an opening 110' through which can be fixed a cover or a cover. cover 116.
  • the body 12 has a plurality of gadroons, respectively 111A, 111B, 111C and 111D. These are in this case four gadroons, each forming a convex portion forming a wedge which extends according to the height of the container.
  • each gadroon has the shape of a cylinder portion with a substantially semi-circular base, apart from the presence of the facets which will be described below.
  • the base of each gadroon joins the bottom 114 by a rounded portion forming for example a portion of a sphere.
  • the side wall has the shape of a corolla of a flower with four petals, each petal being formed by a gadroon.
  • the gadroons are interconnected by portions 115 which are in this case each materialized by a vertical line located towards the middle of each of the faces of the side wall.
  • each of the gadroons has a flattening which forms a facet.
  • the side wall has four facets, 113A, 113B, 113C and 113D which, for each gadroon, forms in substantially horizontal section the chord of an arc whose curved arc portion, corresponding to the continuity of the gadroon, is removed.
  • Each of the facets extends downward from an initial zone 113 'located near the edge of the opening 110'. In this case, the initial zone is substantially located at the top level of each gadroon, corresponding substantially to the filling level of the container.
  • Each of the facets extends in a vertical plane, perpendicular to the plane of the opening 110 '.
  • the facets may have a shape, in particular towards the part of the gadroons adjacent to the bottom, which contributes to the aesthetics of the container and of the contents unmolded from the latter.
  • the body of the container may or may not be flared towards the opening. The flare can be very light so that it is barely noticeable to the eye.
  • the height H of the facets is here of the order of 70 to 80% of the total height of the side wall, this height H being for example of the order of 5 to 6 cm.
  • the width L of the facets is optionally at least substantially equal to 0.5 cm.
  • the facets 113A, 113B, 113C and 113D can have at least one rough zone Zr.
  • This zone can cover the entire surface of the facet considered or, as in this case, cover a zone corresponding substantially to the contact surface with the fingertips of a user.
  • the rough zone naturally forms a bearing zone for the fingers, its roughness facilitating contact with the fingers without slipping and making it attractive to the user, who thus naturally places his fingers on this zone with a view to demolding the contents of the container.
  • the roughness of this zone is understood in contrast to the surface condition of the rest of the side wall of the container.
  • the roughness of the rough area is 5 to 20 times greater than that of the rest of the surface of the side wall, considered smooth.
  • the arithmetic mean roughness Ra of the rough zone Zr is between 10 and 20 ⁇ m, preferably of the order of 14 ⁇ m.

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Le présent exposé concerne un récipient comprenant un corps thermoformé ayant une paroi latérale, un fond et une ouverture opposée au fond, la paroi latérale ayant au moins une portion convexe formant un coin qui s'étend en hauteur.The present disclosure relates to a container comprising a thermoformed body having a side wall, a bottom and an opening opposite the bottom, the side wall having at least one convex portion forming a corner which extends in height.

En particulier, un récipient de ce type est utilisé pour contenir un produit alimentaire, en particulier un produit gélifié de type crème dessert, introduit à chaud dans le récipient, puis refroidi. Le produit étant introduit à chaud, le récipient agit comme un moule dont le produit épouse parfaitement la forme intérieure. Par ailleurs, au fond du récipient, peut être préalablement disposé un autre produit, en particulier un liquide, qui peut agir comme un nappage lorsque le contenu du récipient est démoulé. Par exemple, le premier produit peut être une crème dessert de type crème aux œufs, et le deuxième produit du caramel ou du coulis. De manière générale, le contenu du récipient, qu'il s'agisse d'un ou de plusieurs produits, a tendance à adhérer à la paroi interne du récipient selon un effet de ventouse.In particular, a container of this type is used to contain a food product, in particular a gel product of the dessert cream type, introduced hot into the container and then cooled. The product being introduced hot, the container acts like a mold, the product of which perfectly matches the internal shape. Furthermore, at the bottom of the container, another product may be placed beforehand, in particular a liquid, which can act as a coating when the contents of the container are removed from the mold. For example, the first product can be a dessert cream of the egg cream type, and the second product can be caramel or coulis. In general, the contents of the container, whether it is one or more products, tend to adhere to the internal wall of the container according to a suction effect.

Il peut être intéressant de consommer le contenu du récipient hors de ce dernier, après un démoulage de ce contenu sur une assiette ou analogue. Un récipient suivant la preambule de revendication 1 est connu de FR2680156 et décrit un récipient comprenant un corps thermoformé pour un produit gélifié de type crème dessert.It may be advantageous to consume the contents of the container outside of the latter, after unmolding this content on a plate or the like. A container according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from FR2680156 and discloses a container comprising a thermoformed body for a dessert cream type gel product.

Cependant, le démoulage nécessite de faire cesser l'effet de ventouse précité. Ainsi, il est connu de prévoir des récipients dont le fond présente une partie sécable, qui peut être cassée pour créer un orifice d'appel d'air dans le fond du récipient, ou bien dont le fond présente un orifice recouvert d'une languette qui peut être détachée pour découvrir cet orifice.However, demolding requires the abovementioned suction cup effect to be stopped. Thus, it is known to provide receptacles whose bottom has a breakable part, which can be broken to create an air intake orifice in the bottom of the receptacle, or else whose bottom has an orifice covered with a tongue. which can be detached to discover this orifice.

La fabrication de récipients de ce type, avec une partie sécable ou détachable est relativement coûteuse. De plus, les récipients ainsi obtenus peuvent présenter les zones de fragilité ou des risques de rupture d'étanchéité.The manufacture of containers of this type, with a breakable or detachable part is relatively expensive. In addition, the containers thus obtained may exhibit areas of fragility or risks of leakage.

Le présent exposé a donc pour but d'améliorer cet état de la technique en proposant un récipient substantiellement exempt des inconvénients précités, et permettant un démoulage aisé de son contenu.The aim of the present disclosure is therefore to improve this state of the art by proposing a container substantially free from the aforementioned drawbacks, and allowing easy demolding of its contents.

Ainsi, le présent exposé concerne un récipient comprenant un corps thermoformé ayant une paroi latérale, un fond et une ouverture opposée au fond, la paroi latérale ayant au moins une portion convexe formant un coin qui s'étend en hauteur, dans lequel ladite portion convexe formant un coin présente au moins une facette plane formant un méplat qui forme en coupe horizontale une corde pour l'arc formé par la portion convexe, cet arc étant supprimé dans la région où la corde est présente et ladite au moins une facette s'étend vers le fond à partir d'une zone initiale située au voisinage du bord de l'ouverture.Thus, the present disclosure relates to a container comprising a thermoformed body having a side wall, a bottom and an opening opposite the bottom, the side wall having at least one convex portion forming a wedge which extends in height, wherein said convex portion forming a corner has at least one flat facet forming a flat which forms in horizontal section a chord for the arc formed by the convex portion, this arc being removed in the region where the chord is present and said at least one facet extends towards the bottom from an initial zone located near the edge of the opening.

La facette plane formant un méplat dans la portion convexe forme une zone de pression. L'utilisateur souhaitant démouler le contenu du récipient peut donc saisir ce dernier par sa paroi latérale en exerçant sur la facette une pression vers l'intérieur du récipient. Cette pression déforme la portion convexe, dont le rayon de courbure se modifie et cette déformation se propage de telle sorte que des interstices sont créés entre la face interne de la paroi latérale et le contenu du récipient, permettant à l'air de passer et de faire cesser l'effet de ventouse précité. De par sa forme plane, la facette constitue d'une part une zone naturelle d'appui pour l'utilisateur et, d'autre part, forme une zone relativement rigide dont les bords latéraux sont reliés au reste de la portion convexe par des zones d'inflexion, ce qui favorise la propagation de la déformation et la création de l'interstice précité. La zone initiale de la facette est située au voisinage du bord de l'ouverture. Ainsi, la facette définit, au voisinage du bord de l'ouverture, une zone d'appui pour les doigts de l'utilisateur, cette zone d'appui étant suffisamment large pour que les doigts s'y appliquent. Ainsi, dès le voisinage du bord de l'ouverture, la facette présente une largeur correspondant sensiblement à la largeur de contact d'un doigt humain sur une surface plane. Cette largeur est par exemple d'au moins 0.5cm, voire d'au moins 0.8 cm.The flat facet forming a flat in the convex portion forms a pressure zone. The user wishing to unmold the contents of the container can therefore grip the latter by its side wall by exerting pressure on the facet towards the interior of the container. This pressure deforms the convex portion, the radius of curvature of which changes and this deformation propagates such that interstices are created between the internal face of the side wall and the contents of the container, allowing air to pass and to escape. stop the aforementioned suction cup effect. By virtue of its planar shape, the facet constitutes on the one hand a natural support zone for the user and, on the other hand, forms a relatively rigid zone whose side edges are connected to the rest of the convex portion by zones inflection, which promotes the propagation of the deformation and the creation of the aforementioned gap. The initial zone of the facet is located near the edge of the opening. Thus, the facet defines, in the vicinity of the edge of the opening, a support zone for the user's fingers, this support zone being sufficiently wide for the fingers to apply to it. Thus, from the vicinity of the edge of the opening, the facet has a width corresponding substantially to the contact width of a human finger on a flat surface. This width is for example at least 0.5 cm, or even at least 0.8 cm.

Optionnellement, la paroi latérale présente au moins deux facettes formant des méplats sur deux portions convexes opposées de la paroi.Optionally, the side wall has at least two facets forming flats on two opposite convex portions of the wall.

Ces deux facettes formant des méplats constituent deux zones d'appui naturel, par exemple pour le pouce et l'index des utilisateurs.These two facets forming flats constitute two natural support zones, for example for the thumb and index finger of the users.

Optionnellement, l'écart de hauteur entre la zone initiale et le bord de l'ouverture est compris entre 0 et 30 % de la hauteur de la paroi latérale, de préférence entre 0 et 10 % de la hauteur de la paroi latérale.Optionally, the height difference between the initial zone and the edge of the opening is between 0 and 30% of the height of the side wall, preferably between 0 and 10% of the height of the side wall.

Généralement, la notion de « au voisinage du bord de l'ouverture » s'apprécie par rapport au niveau haut du contenu du récipient, lorsque celui-ci est disposé normalement, le fond étant en bas. Ainsi, en particulier, la facette s'étend, vers le bord de l'ouverture, au moins sensiblement jusqu'au niveau de la surface du contenu de ce récipient. Ainsi, la déformation réalisée par l'appui précité s'exerce au niveau de la surface du contenu du récipient et permet directement à l'air situé au-dessus de ce contenu de pénétrer dans les interstices créés entre ce produit et la face interne de paroi latérale. Selon le niveau de remplissage, les valeurs précipitées, entre 0 et 30 % et de préférence entre 0 et 10 % correspondent à ce niveau ou, en tout cas, en sont suffisamment proche pour que la déformation créée par la pression sur la ou les facettes se propage jusqu'au niveau de la surface du contenu du récipient.Generally, the notion of “in the vicinity of the edge of the opening” is appreciated in relation to the high level of the contents of the container, when the latter is arranged normally, the bottom being at the bottom. Thus, in particular, the facet extends, towards the edge of the opening, at least substantially to the level of the surface of the contents of this container. Thus, the deformation produced by the aforementioned support is exerted at the level of the surface of the contents of the container and directly allows the air located above this contents to penetrate into the interstices created between this product and the internal face of the container. side wall. Depending on the filling level, the precipitated values, between 0 and 30% and preferably between 0 and 10% correspond to this level or, in any case, are sufficiently close to it so that the deformation created by the pressure on the facet (s) spreads to the level of the surface of the contents of the container.

De préférence, la facette présente une largeur d'au moins 0.5 cm, voire au moins 0.8 cm, au moins dans une zone située à une distance de l'ouverture qui représente au plus 30 %, voire au plus 10 % de la hauteur de la paroi latérale.Preferably, the facet has a width of at least 0.5 cm, or even at least 0.8 cm, at least in a zone located at a distance from the opening which represents at most 30%, or even at most 10% of the height of the side wall.

Ainsi, dès le voisinage immédiat de l'ouverture, la facette présente une largeur suffisante pour que l'utilisateur puisse déformer le méplat en y exerçant un appui avec les doigts, de sorte que cette déformation affecte immédiatement le bord de l'ouverture et facilite la déformation de l'ensemble de ce bord de manière à favoriser le décollement du produit contenu dans le récipient par rapport à sa paroi latérale et, ainsi, faciliter le démoulage.Thus, from the immediate vicinity of the opening, the facet has a sufficient width so that the user can deform the flat by exerting a support on it with the fingers, so that this deformation immediately affects the edge of the opening and facilitates the deformation of the whole of this edge so as to promote the detachment of the product contained in the container relative to its side wall and, thus, facilitate demolding.

Optionnellement, ladite au moins une facette est perpendiculaire au plan de l'ouverture.Optionally, said at least one facet is perpendicular to the plane of the opening.

Optionnellement, la paroi latérale présente au moins une portion évasée dans le sens allant vers l'ouverture et ladite au moins une facette est formée dans ladite portion évasée.Optionally, the side wall has at least one flared portion in the direction going towards the opening and said at least one facet is formed in said flared portion.

Optionnellement, le corps présente une forme globalement pyramidale, et ladite au moins une facette présente une forme triangulaire, dont la pointe est tournée vers le fond.Optionally, the body has a generally pyramidal shape, and said at least one facet has a triangular shape, the point of which is turned towards the bottom.

Optionnellement, le corps présente une pluralité de godrons, au moins l'un des godrons présentant un aplatissement qui forme ladite au moins une facette.Optionally, the body has a plurality of gadroons, at least one of the gadroons having a flattening which forms said at least one facet.

Un godron constitue un exemple de portion convexe formant un coin s'étendant en hauteur. Une fois le produit démoulé, celui-ci présentera des nervures correspondant aux formes internes des godrons. On peut cependant prévoir d'autres formes, en particulier une forme simple à section globalement carrée à coins légèrement arrondis. Dans ce cas, ladite au moins une facette est formée dans l'un des coins.A gadroon constitutes an example of a convex portion forming a wedge extending in height. Once the product is unmolded, it will present ribs corresponding to the internal shapes of the gadroons. However, other shapes can be provided, in particular a shape simple with a generally square section with slightly rounded corners. In this case, said at least one facet is formed in one of the corners.

Optionnellement, ladite au moins une facette présente une hauteur, mesurée perpendiculairement au plan de l'ouverture, au moins sensiblement égale à 1 cm et une largeur, mesurée parallèlement au plan de l'ouverture, au moins sensiblement égale à 0,5 cm.Optionally, said at least one facet has a height, measured perpendicular to the plane of the opening, at least substantially equal to 1 cm and a width, measured parallel to the plane of the opening, at least substantially equal to 0.5 cm.

Optionnellement, ladite au moins une facette présente une surface plane d'au moins 25 mm2, voire d'au moins 50 mm2.Optionally, said at least one facet has a planar surface of at least 25 mm 2 , or even of at least 50 mm 2 .

Optionnellement, ladite au moins une facette présente au moins une zone rugueuse.Optionally, said at least one facet has at least one rough zone.

La description se réfère aux dessins annexés qui représentent, à titre d'exemple, des modes de réalisation du récipient selon le présent exposé.

  • la figure 1 montre, en perspective, un récipient selon un premier mode de réalisation, au moment de son ouverture ;
  • la figure 2 montre, également en perspective, le récipient ouvert et retourné contre une assiette ;
  • la figure 3 montre la phase de démoulage du contenu du récipient ;
  • la figure 4A est une vue en coupe dans le plan IVA-IVA de la figure 2 ;
  • la figure 4B est une vue en coupe dans le plan IVB-IVB de la figure 3 ;
  • les figures 5, 6 et 7 sont des vues analogues aux figures 1, 2 et 3 pour un autre mode de réalisation ; et
  • la figure 8 est une vue en coupe dans le plan VIII-VIII de la figure 6.
The description refers to the accompanying drawings which show, by way of example, embodiments of the container according to the present disclosure.
  • the figure 1 shows, in perspective, a container according to a first embodiment, when it is opened;
  • the figure 2 shows, also in perspective, the container opened and turned against a plate;
  • the figure 3 shows the phase of demolding the contents of the container;
  • the figure 4A is a sectional view in the IVA-IVA plane of the figure 2 ;
  • the figure 4B is a sectional view in the IVB-IVB plane of the figure 3 ;
  • the figures 5, 6 and 7 are views analogous to figures 1, 2 and 3 for another embodiment; and
  • the figure 8 is a sectional view in plan VIII-VIII of the figure 6 .

Les figures 1 à 4 montrent un récipient 10 comprenant un corps 12 qui est thermoformé, ce corps présentant une paroi latérale qui, en l'espèce, a une section horizontale sensiblement carrée à quatre faces 12A, 12B, 12C et 12D, un fond 14 et une ouverture 10' opposée au fond. Un couvercle 16, par exemple un opercule thermocollé est disposé en travers de cette ouverture 10' pour fermer le récipient. Le corps 12 présente un rebord horizontal 12" qui délimite l'ouverture 10' précitée. L'opercule est par exemple thermocollé sur ce rebord. Par convention, l'ouverture 10' définit un plan horizontal.The figures 1 to 4 show a container 10 comprising a body 12 which is thermoformed, this body having a side wall which, in this case, has a substantially square horizontal section with four faces 12A, 12B, 12C and 12D, a bottom 14 and an opening 10 ' opposite to the bottom. A cover 16, for example a heat-sealed cover, is arranged across this opening 10 'to close the container. The body 12 has a horizontal rim 12 "which delimits the aforementioned opening 10 '. The cover is, for example, heat-sealed to this rim. By convention, the opening 10' defines a horizontal plane.

En l'espèce, la paroi latérale 12' présente une section horizontale de forme globalement carrée, comme on le voit en particulier sur les figures 4A et 4B. Plus précisément, sur la figure 4A, on comprend qu'il s'agit d'une section carrée à quatre faces 12A, 12B, 12C et 12D, et à coins arrondis 11A, 11B, 11C et 11D, exception faite de la présence des facettes décrites dans la suite. Le rayon de courbure dans ces coins arrondis peut être relativement faible, par exemple de l'ordre de quelques millimètres, en particulier 4 à 10 mm.In this case, the side wall 12 'has a horizontal section of generally square shape, as can be seen in particular on the figures 4A and 4B . More precisely, on the figure 4A , it is understood that this is a square section with four faces 12A, 12B, 12C and 12D, and with rounded corners 11A, 11B, 11C and 11D, except for the presence of the facets described below. The radius of curvature in these rounded corners can be relatively small, for example of the order of a few millimeters, in particular 4 to 10 mm.

Ces coins s'étendent selon la hauteur du récipient, dans une direction allant du fond vers l'ouverture, et forment des portions convexes de la paroi latérale. On s'intéresse en particulier aux coins 11A et 11C qui présentent chacun une facette formant un méplat, respectivement 13A et 13C. Ces facettes forment des parties planes qui, vues en coupe horizontale, forment en quelque sorte des cordes pour les arcs formés par les portions convexes des coins 11A et 11C, ces arcs étant supprimés dans la région où les cordes sont présentes. Ces deux facettes 13A et 13C sont formées sur les deux coins opposés 11A et 11C. Pour démouler le contenu du récipient, on enlève le couvercle 16 comme suggéré sur la figure 1, on renverse le récipient en plaçant son ouverture 10' contre une assiette, puis, comme le montre la figure 3, on exerce une pression vers l'intérieur sur les facettes 13A et 13C. Ces facettes étant diagonalement opposées, ceci revient à les solliciter en pression l'une vers l'autre. Ce faisant, comme on le voit sur la figure 4B, le carré formé par la section du récipient se déforme, les coins opposés 11A et 11C pourvus des facettes 13A et 13C ayant tendance à se rapprocher l'un de l'autre comme indiqué par les flèches P, tandis que les autres coins opposés 11B et 11D ont tendance à s'éloigner comme indiqué par les flèches S. Il en résulte une forme en losange qui tend à décoller le contenu du récipient de la face interne de la paroi latérale avec formation d'interstices I. L'air peut passer dans ces interstices comme indiqué par les flèches F sur la figure 3, permettant le démoulage du produit.These wedges extend along the height of the container, in a direction going from the bottom towards the opening, and form convex portions of the side wall. We are particularly interested in the corners 11A and 11C which each have a facet forming a flat, respectively 13A and 13C. These facets form flat parts which, viewed in horizontal section, form in a way chords for the arcs formed by the convex portions of the corners 11A and 11C, these arcs being removed in the region where the chords are present. These two facets 13A and 13C are formed on the two opposite corners 11A and 11C. To unmold the contents of the container, the cover 16 is removed as suggested on the figure 1 , the container is inverted by placing its opening 10 'against a plate, then, as shown in figure 3 , pressure is exerted inward on the facets 13A and 13C. These facets being diagonally opposed, this amounts to urging them under pressure towards one another. In doing so, as seen on the figure 4B , the square formed by the section of the container is deformed, the opposite corners 11A and 11C provided with the facets 13A and 13C tending to approach each other as indicated by the arrows P, while the other opposite corners 11B and 11D tend to move away as indicated by the arrows S. This results in a diamond shape which tends to detach the contents of the container from the internal face of the side wall with the formation of interstices I. Air can pass through in these interstices as indicated by the arrows F on the figure 3 , allowing the product to be released from the mold.

On voit qu'en l'occurrence les facettes 13A et 13C s'étendent jusque au bord de l'ouverture 10' du récipient, c'est-à-dire jusqu'au rebord 12". Ainsi, la zone initiale 13' des facettes correspond à la zone de jonction entre le rebord 12" et la paroi latérale 12' du récipient.We see that in this case the facets 13A and 13C extend to the edge of the opening 10 'of the container, that is to say up to the rim 12 ". Thus, the initial zone 13' of the facets corresponds to the junction zone between the rim 12 "and the side wall 12 'of the container.

Ces facettes présentent en l'espèce des formes sensiblement triangulaires en formant des triangles isocèles dont la pointe est tournée vers le fond du récipient. En l'espèce, les facettes s'étendent sur environ le quart ou le tiers de la hauteur du récipient à partir de son ouverture. Par exemple, la hauteur H d'une facette est de l'ordre d'environ 2 cm. S'agissant d'une forme en triangle, la hauteur de la facette est considérée être sa plus grande dimension dans la direction perpendiculaire au plan de l'ouverture 10' du récipient matérialisé par le plan du rebord 12". Il est intéressant que cette hauteur H soit au moins sensiblement égale à 1 cm. La largeur des facettes, mesurée parallèlement au plan de l'ouverture, est quant à elle au moins sensiblement égale à 0,5 cm. En l'espèce, elle peut être de l'ordre de 1 cm. De même, s'agissant d'une forme en triangle, la largeur d'une facette est considérée être sa plus grande dimension dans le sens de la largeur, parallèle au plan de l'ouverture. Chaque facette présente une surface plane d'au moins 25 mm2, voire d'au moins 50 mm2.These facets in this case have substantially triangular shapes, forming isosceles triangles, the point of which is turned towards the bottom of the container. In this case, the facets extend over about a quarter or a third of the height of the container from its opening. For example, the height H of a facet is of the order of approximately 2 cm. As it is a triangle shape, the height of the facet is considered to be its greatest dimension in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the opening 10 'of the container materialized by the plane of the rim 12 ". It is interesting that this height H is at least substantially equal to 1 cm. The width of the facets, measured parallel to the plane of the opening, is for its part at least substantially equal to 0.5 cm. In this case, it may be order of 1 cm. Similarly, being a triangle shape, the width of a facet is considered to be its greatest dimension in the direction of the width, parallel to the plane of the opening. Each facet has a flat surface of at least 25 mm 2 , or even at least 50 mm 2 .

On comprend en l'espèce que la paroi latérale du récipient est évasée dans le sens allant du fond 14 vers l'ouverture 10'. En l'espèce, le corps 12 présente une forme globalement pyramidale et, comme indiqué, les facettes présentent des formes triangulaires dont la pointe est tournée vers le fond. La forme évasée peut favoriser l'esthétique du récipient, et favoriser également le démoulage. Cependant, il est intéressant que les facettes soient perpendiculaires au plan de l'ouverture, comme c'est le cas dans l'exemple représenté. On peut choisir que les facettes soient de dimensions relativement petites pour que leur impact sur la forme du contenu du récipient démoulé soit peu visible. Cet impact est pratiquement invisible lorsque les facettes sont proches du bord de l'ouverture de sorte que, une fois le contenu du récipient démoulé, elles seront à la base de ce contenu démoulé sur l'assiette.It is understood in this case that the side wall of the container is flared in the direction going from the bottom 14 towards the opening 10 '. In this case, the body 12 has a generally pyramidal shape and, as indicated, the facets have triangular shapes, the point of which is turned towards the bottom. The flared shape can promote the aesthetics of the container, and also promote demolding. However, it is interesting for the facets to be perpendicular to the plane of the opening, as is the case in the example shown. It is possible to choose that the facets be of relatively small dimensions so that their impact on the shape of the contents of the demolded container is not very visible. This impact is practically invisible when the facets are close to the edge of the opening so that, once the contents of the container have been unmolded, they will be the basis of this content unmolded on the plate.

On décrit maintenant les figures 5 à 8, sur lesquelles les éléments analogues à ceux des figures 1 à 4B sont désignés par les mêmes références, augmentées de 100. Le récipient 110 comprend un corps 112 avec une paroi latérale 112', un fond 114, et un rebord 112" délimitant une ouverture 110' en travers de laquelle peut être fixé un couvercle ou un opercule 116. En l'espèce, le corps 12 présente une pluralité de godrons, respectivement 111A, 111B, 111C et 111D. Il s'agit en l'espèce de quatre godrons, formant chacun une portion convexe formant un coin qui s'étend selon la hauteur du récipient. Dans sa partie courante, chaque godron présente la forme d'une portion de cylindre à base sensiblement semi-circulaire, abstraction faite de la présence des facettes qui seront décrites dans la suite. La base de chaque godron rejoint le fond 114 par une portion arrondie formant par exemple une portion de sphère. Ainsi, en vue en coupe comme sur la figure 8, la paroi latérale présente une forme en corolle de fleur à quatre pétales, chaque pétale étant formé par un godron. Les godrons sont reliés entre eux par des portions 115 qui sont en l'espèce chacune matérialisées par une ligne verticale située vers le milieu de chacune des faces de la paroi latérale.We now describe the figures 5 to 8 , on which elements similar to those of figures 1 to 4B are designated by the same references, increased by 100. The container 110 comprises a body 112 with a side wall 112 ', a bottom 114, and a rim 112 "delimiting an opening 110' through which can be fixed a cover or a cover. cover 116. In this case, the body 12 has a plurality of gadroons, respectively 111A, 111B, 111C and 111D. These are in this case four gadroons, each forming a convex portion forming a wedge which extends according to the height of the container. In its current part, each gadroon has the shape of a cylinder portion with a substantially semi-circular base, apart from the presence of the facets which will be described below. The base of each gadroon joins the bottom 114 by a rounded portion forming for example a portion of a sphere. Thus, in sectional view as on the figure 8 , the side wall has the shape of a corolla of a flower with four petals, each petal being formed by a gadroon. The gadroons are interconnected by portions 115 which are in this case each materialized by a vertical line located towards the middle of each of the faces of the side wall.

En l'espèce, chacun des godrons présente un aplatissement qui forme une facette. Ainsi, la paroi latérale présente quatre facettes, 113A, 113B, 113C et 113D qui, pour chaque godron, forme en section horizontale sensiblement la corde d'un arc dont la partie d'arc courbe, correspondant à la continuité du godron, est supprimée. Chacune des facettes s'étend vers le fond à partir d'une zone initiale 113' située près du bord de l'ouverture 110'. En l'espèce, la zone initiale est sensiblement située au niveau haut de chaque godron, correspondant sensiblement au niveau de remplissage du récipient.In this case, each of the gadroons has a flattening which forms a facet. Thus, the side wall has four facets, 113A, 113B, 113C and 113D which, for each gadroon, forms in substantially horizontal section the chord of an arc whose curved arc portion, corresponding to the continuity of the gadroon, is removed. . Each of the facets extends downward from an initial zone 113 'located near the edge of the opening 110'. In this case, the initial zone is substantially located at the top level of each gadroon, corresponding substantially to the filling level of the container.

Chacune des facettes s'étend dans un plan vertical, perpendiculaire au plan de l'ouverture 110'. Les facettes peuvent présenter une forme, en particulier vers la partie des godrons voisine du fond, qui contribue à l'esthétique du récipient et du contenu démoulé de ce dernier. Le corps du récipient peut être évasé ou non vers l'ouverture. L'évasement peut être très léger de manière à être à peine perceptible à l'œil. La hauteur H des facettes est ici de l'ordre de 70 à 80 % de la hauteur totale de la paroi latérale, cette hauteur H étant par exemple de l'ordre de 5 à 6 cm. La largeur L des facettes est optionnellement au moins sensiblement égale à 0,5 cm.Each of the facets extends in a vertical plane, perpendicular to the plane of the opening 110 '. The facets may have a shape, in particular towards the part of the gadroons adjacent to the bottom, which contributes to the aesthetics of the container and of the contents unmolded from the latter. The body of the container may or may not be flared towards the opening. The flare can be very light so that it is barely noticeable to the eye. The height H of the facets is here of the order of 70 to 80% of the total height of the side wall, this height H being for example of the order of 5 to 6 cm. The width L of the facets is optionally at least substantially equal to 0.5 cm.

Lorsque, comme indiqué sur la figure 7, on exerce une pression sur les facettes diagonalement opposées 113C et 113A, on tend à rapprocher l'une de l'autre ces facettes dans le sens des flèches P indiquées sur la figure 8. Dans le même temps, les godrons 111B et 111D ont tendance à s'éloigner l'un de l'autre dans le sens des flèches S, formant ainsi des interstices entre le contenu C du récipient et la face interne de la paroi latérale, permettant ainsi le démoulage de ce contenu.When, as indicated on the figure 7 , one exerts a pressure on the diagonally opposite facets 113C and 113A, one tends to bring these facets closer to one another in the direction of the arrows P indicated on the figure 8 . At the same time, the gadroons 111B and 111D tend to move away from each other in the direction of the arrows S, thus forming interstices between the contents C of the container and the internal face of the side wall, allowing thus the release of this content.

Comme on le voit sur les figures 5 à 7, les facettes 113A, 113B, 113C et 113D peuvent présenter au moins une zone rugueuse Zr. Cette zone peut couvrir toute la surface de la facette considérée ou, comme en l'espèce, couvrir une zone correspondant sensiblement à la surface de contact avec le bout des doigts d'un utilisateur. La zone rugueuse forme naturellement une zone d'appui pour les doigts, sa rugosité facilitant le contact des doigts sans glissement et la rendant attractive pour l'utilisateur, qui pose ainsi naturellement ses doigts sur cette zone en vue du démoulage du contenu du récipient. La rugosité de cette zone s'entend par opposition à l'état de surface du reste de la paroi latérale du récipient. Par exemple, la rugosité de la zone rugueuse est de 5 à 20 fois supérieure à celle du reste de la surface de la paroi latérale, considérée lisse. En particulier, la rugosité moyenne arithmétique Ra de la zone rugueuse Zr est comprise entre 10 et 20 µm, de préférence de l'ordre de 14 µm.As seen on figures 5 to 7 , the facets 113A, 113B, 113C and 113D can have at least one rough zone Zr. This zone can cover the entire surface of the facet considered or, as in this case, cover a zone corresponding substantially to the contact surface with the fingertips of a user. The rough zone naturally forms a bearing zone for the fingers, its roughness facilitating contact with the fingers without slipping and making it attractive to the user, who thus naturally places his fingers on this zone with a view to demolding the contents of the container. The roughness of this zone is understood in contrast to the surface condition of the rest of the side wall of the container. For example, the roughness of the rough area is 5 to 20 times greater than that of the rest of the surface of the side wall, considered smooth. In particular, the arithmetic mean roughness Ra of the rough zone Zr is between 10 and 20 μm, preferably of the order of 14 μm.

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  1. A container (10; 110) comprising a thermoformed body (12; 112) having a side wall (12'; 112'), a bottom (14; 114) and an opening (10': 110') opposite to the bottom, the side wall having at least one convex portion (11A, 11C; 111A, 111B, 111C, 111D) forming a corner that extends in height, said convex portion forming a corner has at least one planar facet (13A, 13C; 113A, 113B, 113C, 113D) forming a flat forming in horizontal cross-section a chord for the arc formed by the convex portion, this arc being removed in the region where the chord is present,
    characterized in that said at least one facet (13A, 13C; 113A, 113B, 113C, 113D) extends to the bottom (14; 114) from an initial area (13'; 113') located in the vicinity of the edge of the opening (10'; 110').
  2. The container according to claim 1, whose side wall (12'; 112') has at least two facets (13A, 13C; 113A, 113B, 113C, 113D) forming flats on two opposite convex portions of the wall.
  3. The container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the height difference between the initial area (13'; 113') and the edge of the opening (10'; 110') is comprised between 0 and 30% of the height of the side wall, preferably between 0 and 10% of the height of the side wall (12 '; 112').
  4. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said at least one facet (13A, 13C; 113A, 113B, 113C, 113D) is perpendicular to the plane of the opening (10'; 110').
  5. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the side wall (12'; 112') has at least one flared portion in the direction towards the opening and said at least one facet (13A, 13C; 113A, 113B, 113C, 113D) is formed in said flared portion.
  6. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the body (12) has a generally pyramidal shape, and said at least one facet (13A, 13C) has a triangular shape, whose tip is turned towards the bottom.
  7. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the radius of curvature of the corner formed by the convex portion (11A, 11C) is comprised between 4 and 10 mm.
  8. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the body (112) has a plurality of gadroons (111A, 111B, 111C, 111D), at least one of the gadroons having a flattening that forms said at least one facet (113A, 113B, 113C, 113D).
  9. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein said at least one facet (13A, 13C; 113A, 113B, 113C, 113D) has a height (H), measured perpendicular to the plane of the opening (10'; 110'), at least substantially equal to 1 cm and a width (L), measured parallel to the plane of the opening, at least substantially equal to 0.5 cm.
  10. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the facet (13A, 13C; 113A, 113B, 113C, 113D) has a width of at least 0.5 cm, or even at least 0.8 cm, at least in one area located at a distance from the opening (10', 110') which represents at most 30% or even at most 10% of the height of the side wall (12'; 112').
  11. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein said at least one facet (13A, 13C; 113A, 113B, 113C, 113D) has a planar area of at least 25 mm2, optionally at least 50 mm2.
  12. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein said at least one facet has at least one rough area (Zr).
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