EP3619123B1 - Système d'emballage comprenant une pièce moulée fibreuse et méthode de production d'un emballage - Google Patents

Système d'emballage comprenant une pièce moulée fibreuse et méthode de production d'un emballage Download PDF

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EP3619123B1
EP3619123B1 EP18722501.6A EP18722501A EP3619123B1 EP 3619123 B1 EP3619123 B1 EP 3619123B1 EP 18722501 A EP18722501 A EP 18722501A EP 3619123 B1 EP3619123 B1 EP 3619123B1
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Hans-Günter DONGES
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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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/56—Linings or internal coatings, e.g. pre-formed trays provided with a blow- or thermoformed layer
    • B65D5/60—Loose, or loosely attached, linings
    • B65D5/603—Flexible linings loosely glued to the wall of the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2105/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by assembling separate sheets, blanks or webs
    • B31B2105/002—Making boxes characterised by the shape of the blanks from which they are formed
    • B31B2105/0024—Making boxes having all side walls attached to the bottom
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2120/00—Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B31B2120/40—Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers lined or internally reinforced
    • B31B2120/402—Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers lined or internally reinforced by applying a liner to already made boxes, e.g. opening or distending of the liner or the box
    • B31B2120/404—Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers lined or internally reinforced by applying a liner to already made boxes, e.g. opening or distending of the liner or the box using vacuum or pressure means to force the liner against the wall

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  • the present invention relates to a packaging system consisting of a packaging container and a packaging element separate therefrom for closing the packaging container, in which the packaging container has a molded fiber part as the outer molded structure and a molded single-layer or multi-layer plastic film as the molded insert, the inside of each side wall of the molded fiber part is bonded to the insert only in its upper part, preferably on the upper edge of each side wall or on a circumferential flange that may be present there, the insert with the remaining areas of the inside of each side wall down to the bottom is essentially of the same shape, but forms a loose contact surface and the molded fiber part has at least one, preferably several, degassing openings arranged in regular sections at least in the bottom area, characterized in that the molded fiber part is a molded fiber part and the molded fiber part has a surface finish obtained by smoothing.
  • packaging systems that are especially suitable for the packaging of food, especially fresh or cooked meat, poultry or fish, meat products such as ham or sausage or non-food products, represents a particular challenge.
  • the packaging systems do not have to be just one offer hygienic protection of the product during transport and storage, but also enable the product to be presented in an appealing way for the customer, so that the product can be inspected by the customer, for example.
  • the products are packaged in the packaging systems, which preferably consist of a trough and a lid, preferably in a protective gas atmosphere in order to keep the oxygen content in the packaging as low as possible.
  • the known packaging systems used for this purpose preferably include a trough made of plastic, which is usually not made from renewable raw materials.
  • Other disadvantages may also include high carbon dioxide emissions and high water consumption during production, as well as high disposal costs.
  • the ecological balance of the invention Packaging system is thus improved in particular compared to conventional systems based on plastic trays.
  • packaging containers in which the packaging container consists of cardboard laminated over its entire surface with a plastic film, the laminated surface of which faces the contents.
  • packaging containers when such packaging containers are used on the known packaging systems, in particular when the packaging system is closed, problems can arise which may require individual adaptation of the respective system parts.
  • packaging made of corresponding composite materials is much more expensive to dispose of.
  • a packaging system consisting of a packaging tray and a packaging element for closing the tray
  • the packaging tray has an outer, folded or formed cardboard structure, eg made of corrugated cardboard, with an insert made of a single or multi-layer plastic film.
  • the EP3141373A1 describes composite shells and a method of making heat-sealed composite shells.
  • the EP2016001A2 discloses injection molded composite containers and methods of making same.
  • the FR2401848A1 describes a double-walled airtight package and a method for its manufacture.
  • the DE102005048182A1 is a packaging for flowable media comprising a molded fiber container and a film bag partially or completely enclosed by this molded fiber container. From the EP2206658A1 a packaging made of a paper, cardboard or fiber base with one or more compartments in any form is known.
  • the object of the present invention was therefore to provide a packaging system that does not have the stated disadvantages of the packaging systems of the prior art.
  • the packaging system should, as far as possible, only be based on renewable raw materials, which are preferably at least recyclable and can be produced largely trouble-free on the usual packaging systems without further adjustments.
  • this object is achieved by providing a packaging system consisting of a packaging container and a separate packaging element for closing the packaging container, in which the packaging container has a molded fiber part as the outer, molded structure and a correspondingly molded single-layer or multi-layer plastic film as the molded insert, characterized in that the inside of each side wall of the molded fiber part is bonded to the insert only in its upper part, preferably on the upper edge of each side wall or on a circumferential flange that may be present there, the insert with forms an essentially identically shaped but loose contact surface in the remaining areas of the inside of each side wall up to the bottom and the molded fiber part has at least one, preferably several, degassing openings arranged in regular sections at least in the bottom area and the molded fiber part is a molded fiber part and the molded fiber part has a surface finish obtained by smoothing.
  • the packaging container of the packaging system according to the invention has a molded fiber part as the outer, molded structure, the molded fiber part being a molded fiber part.
  • Fiber molded parts are characterized by high stability despite their low weight.
  • bio-based materials that can be easily recycled or composted after use come into consideration for the production of the fiber molded part according to the invention.
  • the fiber moldings are based essentially on comminuted cellulosic materials, preferably cellulosic fibers.
  • the molded part according to the invention consists of fibers from recycled paper, fresh fibers (pulp), fibers from grasses, in particular bamboo, reed, miscanthus, corn, etc., or mixtures of at least two or more of these materials.
  • fiber moldings are known to those skilled in the art, for example in the form of egg cartons for packaging raw eggs.
  • the molded fiber part is particularly preferably a molded fiber part made from bio-based materials that can be easily recycled or composted after use, in particular from fibers from recycled paper, fresh fibers (pulp), fibers from grasses, in particular bamboo, reed, miscanthus, corn, etc. or Mixtures of at least two or more of these materials.
  • bio-based materials that can be easily recycled or composted after use, in particular from fibers from recycled paper, fresh fibers (pulp), fibers from grasses, in particular bamboo, reed, miscanthus, corn, etc. or Mixtures of at least two or more of these materials.
  • the packaging system according to the invention therefore consists at least partially of renewable raw materials, which means that fewer petroleum reserves are consumed.
  • the proportion of plastic in a packaging container according to the invention can be reduced by up to 70 percent compared to packaging containers made from conventional plastics.
  • the fiber molding and the respective insert can be easily separated from each other, which facilitates disposal and recycling and creates fewer environmental problems. This is not possible even when using cardboard structures laminated with plastic films.
  • the molded fiber parts based on renewable raw materials of the outer structure of the packaging container according to the invention can be recycled.
  • the packaging container according to the invention comprises a molded fiber part as the outer, shaped structure, which can have any container shape, preferably a trough-shaped design.
  • the opening of the fiber molding can be polygonal, preferably triangular, rectangular, square or round.
  • the molded fiber part can be divided into at least two compartments by partitions.
  • the side walls of the molded fiber part can be straight or preferably more or less conical to the bottom, which makes the packaging container according to the invention easier to stack.
  • the molded insert essentially corresponds to the shape of the molded fiber part and is therefore preferably also trough-shaped. If the molded fiber part has compartments, the molded insert will have corresponding compartments.
  • the fiber molding has a height of 1.5 cm to 10 cm, more preferably 2 cm to 8 cm.
  • the width and length of a rectangular shaped fiber article may preferably be 3 cm to 30 cm, more preferably 10 cm to 20 cm.
  • the volume of the fiber molding is preferably 20 to 1500 cm 3 , more preferably 100 to 1000 cm 3 , particularly preferably 500 to 800 cm 3 .
  • the fiber molding that is used as the outer structure of the packaging container according to the invention preferably has an all-round flange at the upper edge of the side walls as a component of the fiber molding.
  • a flange can be designed in a variety of ways, e.g. as a single or double fold.
  • the molded fiber part can also have one or more ribbing, which increases the stability, in particular the rigidity, of the molded fiber part and the packaging system based on it.
  • the molded fiber part can have one or more elements that make it easier to unstack two or more molded fiber parts, thereby facilitating handling on corresponding packaging and filling machines.
  • Molded fiber parts are manufactured using the so-called fiber casting process.
  • gently processed paper fibers from eg corrugated cardboard residues, newspapers, cardboard waste and/or paper, fresh fibers (pulp), fibers from grasses, in particular bamboo, reed, miscanthus, corn etc. or mixtures of at least two or more of these materials.
  • processed in the so-called pulper with the help of water to form a pulp, which, depending on the materials, for example the processed cellulose waste, also processes cellulose fibers of different quality including groundwood and possibly also fresh cellulose fibers to form a suspension, the so-called pulp.
  • the suspension is pumped onto screens, from which the liquid is sucked off by vacuum and the fiber mixture on the screens is held back.
  • the desired shape of the fiber molding is formed as the outer structure of the packaging container of the present invention.
  • the wet fiber moldings are then dried on a drying section, preferably with heated air, to the desired moisture content of the moldings, usually 5%. If the molded fiber parts do not yet meet the necessary technical requirements, they can be solidified further in a press under the action of heat, thereby increasing their stability. It goes without saying that such molded fiber parts can easily be freed from the insert and recycled again after their use, for example as the outer structure of a packaging container according to the invention.
  • the fiber cast moldings can be easily obtained in different grammages (material thicknesses) and with different surface finishes (e.g. smoothing).
  • the molded fiber part of the packaging container according to the invention can also be printed in order to convey product and consumer information, if necessary, or to serve as decoration. Pressure can be applied to the outside of the molded fiber part and/or to the side walls and/or to the bottom.
  • the design according to the invention of the outer, shaped structure of the packaging container as a fiber cast molding enables the formation of a stable edge or flange. This enables the packaging container according to the invention to be used on existing packaging machines and filling devices which previously could only accommodate and process corresponding packaging made of plastic.
  • the extremely flexible design of the fiber cast molding enables the production of standardized sizes and shapes, in particular rounded corners of the packaging, as they are usually used on existing systems, in a simple manner. This means that the existing packaging machines and filling devices can continue to be operated without the need for complex conversion processes.
  • the packaging system according to the invention based on fiber cast moldings thus makes it possible to produce lightweight packaging with high stability, in particular rigidity, and good stacking and unstacking ability.
  • the rigidity can be further increased while reducing the overall weight.
  • the production of the packaging system based on molded fiber parts thus makes it possible to retain the advantages of corresponding packaging systems based on plastic with a significantly improved ecological balance.
  • the insert of the packaging container according to the invention is preferably made from a single-layer or multi-layer, preferably heat-sealable plastic film made from thermoplastic polymers.
  • the plastic film that is used as an insert is preferably stretched in the longitudinal and/or transverse direction in a stretching ratio of at least 1:1.5, preferably at least 1:2, particularly preferably 1:2 to 1:4, since such a multi-layer plastic film is characterized by a particularly high puncture resistance.
  • the biaxially oriented, multilayer plastic film has a shrinkage of at most 5%, preferably ⁇ 3%, since it is fixed after stretching.
  • the interlayer film preferably has a thickness of 30 to 400 ⁇ m, more preferably 50 to 350 ⁇ m, even more preferably 70 to 300 ⁇ m, most preferably 80 to 250 ⁇ m and in particular 90 to 220 ⁇ m or 100 to 200 ⁇ m.
  • the multi-layer plastic film used as an insert can preferably have more than 2, particularly preferably 5 or more layers.
  • the insert used according to the invention is preferably not inflatable, does not consist of segments and is not composed of several plastic webs.
  • the insert consists of only one plastic web, preferably thermoformed by deep-drawing.
  • the insert is particularly preferably based on a multi-layer plastic film which is essentially made up of thermoplastic polymers.
  • the insert of the packaging tray according to the invention preferably consists of a multi-layer plastic film which is a transparent film composite with preferably at least one optionally multi-layer heat-sealing layer based on at least one thermoplastic polymer, of at least one transparent layer of a thermoplastic polymer with a specific functionality and optionally of necessary adhesion promoter layers of a includes thermoplastic polymer.
  • the transparent composite film or the multilayer plastic film which serves as an insert for the packaging container according to the invention, can have at least one preferably transparent barrier layer (c), preferably a barrier layer against gases, such as oxygen or water vapor, against migration of low molecular weight Shares and / or against taste or odor impairment or against moisture, which is optionally connected to the adjacent layers via an adhesion promoter layer.
  • a transparent barrier layer preferably a barrier layer against gases, such as oxygen or water vapor, against migration of low molecular weight Shares and / or against taste or odor impairment or against moisture, which is optionally connected to the adjacent layers via an adhesion promoter layer.
  • the plastic film used as an insert in the packaging container according to the invention preferably has an oxygen permeability according to DIN 53380-3 of less than 10.00 cm 3 /(m 2 ⁇ d ⁇ bar) at 23° C. and 50% RH. f.
  • the oxygen permeability of the insert is preferably at most 8 cm 3 /(m 2 d bar), preferably at most 7 or 6 cm 3 /(m 2 d bar), more preferably at most 5, 4 or 3 cm 3 /(m 2 ⁇ d ⁇ bar), more preferably at most 2, 1 or 0.5 cm 3 /(m 2 ⁇ d ⁇ bar), most preferably at most 0.4, 0.3 or 0.2 cm 3 /(m 2 ⁇ d ⁇ bar) and in particular at most 0.1, 0.09 or 0.08 cm 3 /(m 2 ⁇ d ⁇ bar) (in each case at 23°C and 50% r.h.).
  • the water vapor permeability values of the plastic film used as an insert of the packaging container according to the invention preferably correspond at most to the abovementioned oxygen permeability values, the water vapor permeability being determined according to DIN ISO 53,122.
  • thermoplastic film with the layer sequences listed above known in particular from the field of food technology, can be used as an insert.
  • a multi-layer plastic film which comprises at least the polymer layers (a) to (e) and optionally (f) can particularly preferably be used for an insert.
  • the polyolefin layers (a) and (e) preferably each form the outer layer of the insert. Both outer layers of the plastic film are particularly preferably heat-sealable.
  • the polyolefin layers (a), (e) and optionally (f) of the multilayer film according to the invention are based, identical or different, on a thermoplastic polyolefin, olefin copolymer or a mixture thereof.
  • Polyolefins and olefin copolymers for the purposes of the present invention are preferably selected from the group consisting of polyethylenes (PE)—in particular low-density polyethylenes between 0.86 and 0.93 g/cm 3 (LDPE), linear low-density polyethylenes between 0.86 and 0.94 g/cm 3 (LLDPE) which, in addition to ethylene as a comonomer, contains one or more ⁇ -olefins having more than 3 carbon atoms contain high density polyethylenes between 0.94 and 0.97 g/cm 3 (HDPE) or ethylene copolymers with an ⁇ -olefin having 4 or more carbon atoms (mPE), polypropylenes (PP), polyisobutylenes (PI), polybutylene ( PB), ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers (EAA), ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymers (EMAA), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers with preferably 60-99
  • the plastic film used as an insert of the packaging container according to the invention preferably has at least one barrier layer (d).
  • the person skilled in the art is familiar with suitable polymers with which the desired barrier effect, in particular a gas or aroma barrier, can be achieved.
  • Suitable polymers are ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers (EVOH), polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) and vinylidene chloride copolymers, preferably with a vinylidene chloride content of 80% or more, optionally also as a blend with other polymers, such as with ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers ( EVA).
  • EVOH ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers
  • PVDC polyvinylidene chloride
  • EVA ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers
  • the barrier layers (d) are preferably each based, identically or differently, on ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers.
  • barrier layer (d) In order to protect the barrier layer (d), if necessary, against the effects of moisture, it can be provided with an intermediate layer (c). These intermediate layers (c) also protect the barrier layer (d), if necessary, against damage during thermoforming.
  • intermediate layers (c) are preferably based in each case, identically or differently, on a polyamide, copolyamide or mixtures thereof.
  • Polyamides (PA) and copolyamides (CoPA) for the purposes of the present invention are preferably aliphatic or (partially) aromatic. Aliphatic polyamides are preferred.
  • the polyamides or copolyamides have a melting point in the range from 160 to 240°C, more preferably from 170 to 220°C.
  • At least one polyamide or copolyamide is preferably selected from the group consisting of PA 4, PA 6, PA 7, PA 8, PA 9, PA 10, PA 11, PA 12, PA 4.2, PA 6.6, PA 6, 8, 6.9P, 6.10P, 6.12P, 7.7P, 8.8P, 9.9P, 10.9P, 12.12P, 6/6.6P, P.P 6.6/6, PA 6T, and PA 6I.
  • PA 6 is particularly preferred.
  • a detailed description of Polyamides and copolyamides can be found in Kunststoff-Handbuch Volume VI, Polyamide, Carl Hanser Verlag Kunststoff, 1966 ; and Melvin I. Kohan, Nylon Plastics Handbook, Carl Hanser Verlag Kunststoff, 1995 , the content of which is fully referred to.
  • Certain PA or CoPA can also be used as an oil or grease barrier and are known to those skilled in the art.
  • the multilayer plastic film used according to the invention can preferably also have one or more adhesion promoter layers (b). Suitable adhesion promoter polymers are known to those skilled in the art.
  • the adhesion promoter layers (b) are preferably based, identical or different, on a mixture of preferably modified polyolefins and/or olefin copolymers, preferably selected from the group comprising PE, PP modified with carboxyl groups and/or cyclic anhydride groups, in particular polyethylenes modified with maleic anhydride groups, polypropylenes and ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers.
  • the multi-layer plastic film used as an insert can in particular have up to 9, 10 or 11 layers, for example 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 layers, with the two outer, sealable layers preferably being based on PE.
  • the multi-layer plastic film used as an insert can also comprise a paper layer as the outer layer, with the bond between the multi-layer plastic film and the paper layer being provided by a laminating layer.
  • Laminating layers and the materials suitable for them are known to those skilled in the art.
  • the otherwise preferably transparent plastic film preferably has a paper layer which, as an insert, is directed towards the filling material and preferably has a basis weight of 20 g/m 2 -100 g/m 2 .
  • an insert is a multi-layer plastic film which is heat-sealable, highly transparent and suitable for food, which has a maximum shrinkback of ⁇ 5% and also a barrier against gases such as oxygen and/or water vapor, against moisture and against the migration of low-molecular fractions and/or against taste or odor impairment and/or against fats and oils.
  • the insert according to the invention made from the plastic films described is adapted exactly to the shape of the molded fiber part by deep-drawing, but only as before specified, fixed in the upper part of the inner surface of each side, preferably on the corresponding upper edge, most preferably on the peripheral flange.
  • the insert preferably consists of a compact plastic film without passages such as perforations.
  • the packaging container according to the invention After the packaging container according to the invention has been filled with filling material, it is closed with a packaging element for closing the container (the closure element), preferably a lid.
  • the closure element preferably the lid
  • This closure element, preferably the lid, of the packaging system according to the invention is preferably based on a heat-sealable, single-layer or multi-layer plastic film. If the closure element, preferably the lid, is constructed from a multi-layer plastic film, it can also have a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, at least in the area of the sealing seam, as a reclosable device.
  • the plastic film used as the closure element is preferably stretched in the longitudinal and/or transverse direction in a stretching ratio of at least 1:1.5, preferably at least 1:2, particularly preferably 1:2 to 1:4, whereby the multilayer plastic film characterized by a particularly high puncture resistance.
  • the plastic film used as the cover element preferably has a thickness between 20 and 350 ⁇ m, more preferably between 30 and 300 ⁇ m, even more preferably between 35 and 250 ⁇ m, most preferably between 40 and 200 ⁇ m and in particular 45 to 150 ⁇ m or 50 to 120 ⁇ m on.
  • the multi-layer plastic film used as a closure element which is sealable, highly transparent, possibly reclosable and suitable for food, has practically no shrinkback, in particular at most shrinkback of ⁇ 5%, preferably a barrier against gases such as oxygen or water vapor Moisture, against migration of low-molecular components, against taste and odor impairment and/or against fats and oils.
  • the plastic film used as the closure element preferably has an oxygen permeability according to DIN 53380-3 of less than 10.00 cm 3 /(m 2 ⁇ d ⁇ bar) at 23° C. and 50% RH.
  • the oxygen permeability is preferably at most 8 cm 3 /(m 2 ⁇ d ⁇ bar), preferably at most 7 or 6 cm 3 /(m 2 ⁇ d ⁇ bar), more preferably at most 5, 4 or 3 cm 3 /(m 2 ⁇ d.bar).
  • ⁇ bar more preferably at most 2, 1 or 0.5 cm 3 /(m 2 ⁇ d ⁇ bar), most preferably at most 0.4, 0.3 or 0.2 cm 3 /(m 2 ⁇ d ⁇ bar ) and in particular at most 0.1, 0.09 or 0.08 cm 3 /(m 2 ⁇ d ⁇ bar) (in each case at 23°C and 50% r.h.).
  • the multi-layer plastic film used as the closure element also has at most a water vapor permeability which corresponds to the abovementioned values for oxygen permeability, with the water vapor permeability being determined according to DIN ISO 53 122.
  • the packaging system according to the invention preferably also has a preferably transparent closure element, preferably a lid, made from a preferably multi-layer, optionally reclosable plastic film with optionally the barrier properties mentioned for closing the packaging container.
  • a preferably transparent closure element preferably a lid
  • Suitable barrier layers have already been disclosed above in connection with the description of the multi-layer plastic film used as an insert according to the invention.
  • the closure element particularly preferably consists of an at least two-layer plastic film.
  • the material of this plastic film and the multi-layer plastic film used as an insert can be the same or different. Any plastic film known to a person skilled in the art, in particular from the field of food technology, which preferably has a polyester layer, can preferably be used for the lid.
  • the plastic film of the closure element can optionally be printed.
  • the plastic film of the closure element particularly preferably comprises a heat-sealable layer (g), which is preferably based on the same polymer as the heat-sealable layers (a) or (e) of the plastic film from which the insert is made, or at least on the same type of polymer.
  • suitable Polymers for producing layers (b), (c), (d) and (f) which may be present in the plastic film of the closure element have already been disclosed above in connection with the description of the plastic film used as an insert.
  • the preferably present layer (h) of the lid plastic film is based on at least one polyester or at least one copolyester, which is preferably selected from the group comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET), in particular c-PET, a-PET, CoPET, PBT and CoPBT.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • the polyester or copolyester layer can optionally also be oriented.
  • PET refers to polyethylene terephthalates made from ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid.
  • a-PET amorphous PET
  • c-PET crystalline PET
  • CoPET refers to copolyesters which, in addition to ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid, also contain other monomers, such as branched or aromatic diols.
  • CoPBT refers to polybutylene terephthalates.
  • the polyester or copolyester used preferably has an intrinsic viscosity of preferably 0.1 to 2.0 dl/g, more preferably 0.3 to 1.5 dl/g, in particular 0.6 to 1.0 dl/g on, the method for determining the intrinsic viscosity is known to those skilled in the art.
  • PET PET, PBT, Polycarbonates (PC) and copolycarbonates (CoPC)
  • PC Polycarbonates
  • CoPC copolycarbonates
  • the plastic film particularly preferably comprises a preferably at least two-layer plastic film as the closure element, which has a layer based on PE or oriented PET (oPET), the heat-seal layer made of PE as the closure element facing the filling. If necessary, the plastic film of the closure element, preferably of the lid, can be closed again using a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.
  • a layer based on PE or oriented PET (oPET) the heat-seal layer made of PE as the closure element facing the filling.
  • the plastic film of the closure element can also include a paper layer, with the bond between the preferably multilayer plastic film and the paper layer being provided by a laminating layer. Suitable materials for laminating layers are known to those skilled in the art.
  • This paper layer of the closure element can have a cutout in the form of a window for viewing.
  • the closure element, preferably the lid, of the packaging system according to the invention can consist of a composite of a preferably multi-layer plastic film and a paper web, the paper web optionally having a cutout in the form of a window.
  • the layers of the preferably multi-layer plastic film used as an insert and the preferably multi-layer plastic film serving as the closure element can optionally be selected with additives the group comprising antioxidants, anti-blocking agents, anti-fog agents, anti-static agents, anti-microbial agents, light stabilizers, UV absorbers, UV filters, dyes, color pigments, stabilizers, preferably heat stabilizers, process stabilizers and UV and/or light stabilizers, preferably based be doped on at least one sterically hindered amine (HALS), peel additives or processing aids.
  • additives the group comprising antioxidants, anti-blocking agents, anti-fog agents, anti-static agents, anti-microbial agents, light stabilizers, UV absorbers, UV filters, dyes, color pigments, stabilizers, preferably heat stabilizers, process stabilizers and UV and/or light stabilizers, preferably based be doped on at least one sterically hindered amine (HALS), peel additives or processing aids.
  • the plastic film described is deep-drawn as a plastic film web, preferably with the supply of heat and the application of a vacuum or pressure, into the existing fiber molding until the plastic film is essentially the same shape as the structure on its inner walls up to the bottom and on the inside of the
  • the molded fiber part forms a loose contact surface and does not shrink back, while at the same time degassing takes place between the plastic film insert and the molded fiber part via the degassing opening or openings located at least in the bottom area of the cardboard structure.
  • the plastic film web can also be brought at least partially into the shape of the insert before it is thermoformed into the molded fiber part until it is finally shaped.
  • the molded fiber part preferably has at least one, preferably several, degassing openings arranged in regular sections in the bottom area.
  • the number of degassing openings preferably depends on the size of the molded fiber part.
  • the degassing openings can have any shape.
  • the degassing openings are preferably in the form of slits, which preferably have a length of 0.5 cm to 10 cm, more preferably 1 cm to 5 cm.
  • degassing openings of the molded fiber part are preferably arranged in the edges that may be present between the individual side walls and the floor area that may be present or in the floor that may be present.
  • the degassing openings of the molded fiber part are arranged at regular intervals in the edges between the base and the side walls, preferably complementary to the gas discharge devices, i.e. air discharge devices, of the respective shaping tool when the molded fiber part is in shape a hollow is designed.
  • the preferably sealable plastic film can be sealed by sealing, d. H. under the action of heat and pressure, by crimping, by pressing or by gluing, e.g. by gluing with a self-adhesive film section, in particular a double-sided self-adhesive film section. Heat sealing with sealing tools is preferred.
  • the integral connection between the molded fiber part and the insert takes place in that the insert and the molded fiber part are pressed against one another in the predetermined area while being heated.
  • the insert of the packaging system according to the invention is preferably based on a thermoformed plastic film, preferably by deep-drawing, which is materially bonded to the molded fiber part by heat sealing or pressing only in the specified areas, preferably over the entire circumference.
  • the insert preferably has a peripheral edge as a flange which projects beyond the entire edge of the molded fiber part and serves to close the packaging tray.
  • This flange as a sealing edge preferably protrudes perpendicularly from the upper edge of the side walls.
  • the packaging container After the packaging container has been filled, it can be closed with the closure element, preferably the lid, based on one of the plastic films mentioned, by sealing with the flange while exchanging gas.
  • the closure element preferably the lid, based on one of the plastic films mentioned
  • the packaging system according to the invention is suitable as packaging for goods of all kinds, preferably foodstuffs, semi-luxury foods, animal feed and medical products, in solid or liquid form.
  • the packaging system according to the invention is particularly preferably suitable as packaging for raw or cooked foods such as meat and fish, meat products such as ham or sausage, ready meals, frozen foods, animal feed, dry powders of all kinds, solid milk products, sweets such as chocolate products, pasta, medical products and decorative items.
  • the individual components or materials, coatings, colors, etc. of the packaging system according to the invention are each chosen so that they Meet the requirements for the packaging of the filling goods (e.g. food suitability for food and luxury goods).
  • the packaging system according to the invention is preferably sterilizable, pasteurizable and/or microwaveable.
  • the Figures 1-5 illustrate by way of example a two-part packaging system 1 consisting of a packaging container 2 and a separate packaging element 3 for closing the packaging container 2, in which the packaging container 2 has a molded fiber part 2a as the outer, molded structure and a molded plastic film as the molded insert 2b.
  • the inside of each side wall of the molded fiber part is bonded to the insert only in its upper part, preferably on the upper edge of each side wall or on the circumferential flange present there.
  • the insert 2b also forms an essentially identically shaped but loose contact surface with the remaining areas of the inside of each side wall up to the base, and the molded fiber part 2a has at least several degassing openings 4 arranged in regular sections in the base area.
  • the molded fiber part can have a bevel 5 for better handling on known packaging and filling machines. Furthermore, ribbing 6 can be provided to increase stability, as well as elements 7 that facilitate unstacking.

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  1. Système d'emballage (1) en deux parties composé d'un récipient d'emballage (2) et d'un élément d'emballage (3) séparé de celui-ci pour fermer le récipient d'emballage (2), dans lequel le récipient d'emballage (2) comporte une pièce moulée fibreuse (2a) en tant que structure extérieure moulée et un film plastique monocouche ou multicouche moulé en tant qu'insert moulé (2b), dans lequel l'intérieur de chaque paroi latérale de la pièce fibreuse moulée est relié par adhésion à l'insert, chacun uniquement dans sa partie supérieure, de préférence sur le bord supérieur de chaque paroi latérale ou sur une bride périphérique pouvant s'y trouver, l'insert avec chaque zone restante de l'intérieur de chaque paroi latérale forme jusqu'au fond une surface d'appui sensiblement de même forme mais lâche, et la pièce moulée fibreuse présente au moins une, de préférence plusieurs, ouvertures de dégazage (4) disposées à intervalles réguliers, dans la partie inférieure, caractérisé en ce que la pièce moulée fibreuse (2a) est une pièce en pâte moulée fibreuse et dans lequel la pièce en pâte moulée fibreuse comporte une finition de surface obtenue par lissage.
  2. Système d'emballage (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le récipient d'emballage (2) se compose d'une barquette d'emballage constituée d'une pièce moulée fibreuse (2a) en forme de barquette en tant que structure extérieure et d'un film plastique moulé en une barquette en tant qu'insert (2b) qui est fixé uniquement sur le bord supérieur de chaque paroi latérale ou à une bride pouvant s'y trouver de la pièce moulée fibreuse en forme de barquette.
  3. Système d'emballage (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les ouvertures de dégazage (4) de la pièce moulée fibreuse (2a) sont disposées sous la forme de fentes à intervalles réguliers dans les bords entre le fond et les parois latérales, de préférence complémentaires aux dispositifs de décharge de gaz de l'outil de mise en forme respectif pour l'insert (2b) de film plastique déformé.
  4. Système d'emballage (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'insert (2b) du récipient d'emballage (2) est basé sur un film plastique thermoformé qui, dans les zones spécifiées, est de préférence relié par adhésion à la pièce moulée fibreuse (2a) sur toute la circonférence par thermoscellage ou pressage.
  5. Système d'emballage (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la pièce moulée fibreuse (2a) est essentiellement à base de matériaux cellulosiques broyés, de préférence des fibres cellulosiques.
  6. Système d'emballage (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il est à base de fibres issues de papier recyclé, de fibres fraîches (cellulose), de fibres de graminées, notamment de bambou, de roseau, de miscanthus ou de maïs ou de mélanges d'au moins deux ou plus de ces matériaux.
  7. Système d'emballage (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la pièce moulée fibreuse est constituée de matériaux biosourcés facilement recyclables ou compostables après usage, de préférence des fibres issues de papier recyclé, des fibres fraîches (cellulose), des fibres de graminées, notamment de bambou, de roseau, de miscanthus, de maïs ou de mélanges d'au moins deux ou plus de ces matériaux.
  8. Système d'emballage (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la bride de la pièce moulée fibreuse (2a) est réalisée sous la forme d'un pli simple ou double.
  9. Système d'emballage (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la pièce moulée fibreuse (2a) présente au moins une, de préférence plusieurs nervures pour augmenter la stabilité et/ou la pièce moulée fibreuse (2a) présente au moins un seul élément, de préférence un évidement, dont le désempilage est simplifié.
  10. Système d'emballage (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'insert (2b) est constitué d'un film plastique multicouche thermoformé comprenant un film composite de préférence transparent d'une couche thermosoudable éventuellement multicouche à base d'au moins un polymère thermoplastique, d'au moins une couche transparente d'un polymère thermoplastique à fonctionnalité spécifique, de préférence au moins une couche barrière et éventuellement des couches adhésives nécessaires en un polymère thermoplastique modifié, dans lequel le film composite de préférence transparent comprend de préférence une couche de papier qui est dirigée vers le matériau de remplissage et a de préférence un grammage de 20 g/m2 à 100 g/m2.
  11. Système d'emballage (1) selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que le film composite de préférence transparent présente au moins une couche barrière de préférence transparente contre des gaz tels que l'oxygène ou la vapeur d'eau, contre l'humidité, contre la migration de composants de faible masse moléculaire et/ou contre l'altération du goût ou de l'odeur, dont chacune est reliée aux couches adjacentes par l'intermédiaire d'une couche adhésive, dans lequel le film composite de préférence transparent comprend de préférence une couche de papier qui est dirigée vers le matériau de remplissage et a de préférence un grammage de 20 g/m2 à 100 g/m2.
  12. Système d'emballage (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le système, outre le récipient d'emballage (2) constitué d'une pièce moulée fibreuse (2a) et d'un insert (2b) en film plastique, comporte un élément de fermeture (3) séparé, de préférence transparent, de préférence un opercule, constitué d'un film d'emballage de préférence multicouche, éventuellement refermable, dans lequel l'emballage est de préférence stérilisable, pasteurisable et/ou micro-ondable.
  13. Système d'emballage (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de fermeture (3) est constitué d'un composite d'un film plastique éventuellement multicouche, de préférence transparent, et d'une bande de papier, dans lequel la bande de papier présente éventuellement une découpe sous forme de fenêtre.
  14. Système d'emballage (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le film plastique multicouche de l'élément de fermeture (3) présente de préférence une couche adhésive sensible à la pression en tant que dispositif refermable.
  15. Procédé de fabrication d'un emballage à partir d'un système d'emballage (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 14, caractérisé en ce que, pour fabriquer le récipient d'emballage (2), la bande de film plastique servant d'insert (2b) est emboutie, de préférence avec apport de chaleur, sous vide et/ou sous pression dans la pièce fibreuse moulée mécaniquement (2a) pendant une durée suffisante, jusqu'à ce que le film plastique forme une surface d'appui lâche sensiblement de même forme sur l'intérieur de chaque paroi latérale jusqu'au et au-dessus du fond de la pièce moulée fibreuse (2a), qui est agencée sous forme de pièce en pâte moulée fibreuse, et ne se rétracte pas, dans lequel un dégazage est effectué simultanément entre l'insert (2b) et la pièce moulée fibreuse (2a) par l'intermédiaire de l'ouverture de dégazage (4) ou des ouvertures de dégazage (4) se trouvant au moins dans la zone inférieure de la pièce moulée fibreuse,
    l'insert (2b) avec la pièce moulée fibreuse (2a) est relié par adhésion à l'insert (2b) dans la partie supérieure sur le bord ou sur la bride éventuellement circonférentielle de l'intérieur de chaque paroi latérale
    et le récipient d'emballage (2), après remplissage, éventuellement avec échange gazeux, est fermé par scellement avec l'élément de fermeture (3), de préférence un opercule, à base de film plastique avec la partie de l'insert en film plastique qui dépasse circonférentiellement ou sur tout le bord de la pièce moulée fibreuse (2a).
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