EP4001145A1 - Compartments for storing and transporting containers and packaging system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a compartment for storing and transporting objects within a cuboid outer packaging (1), consisting of cardboard elements provided with half slits (3, 4, 5) and interlocking via these half slits (3, 4, 5). Known compartments of this type do not offer optimum protection against external impacts. The task of further developing a compartment in such a way that optimum breakage resistance is guaranteed while at the same time only requiring a small amount of material is achieved in that the free ends (6A, 6B; 7A, 7B; 8A, 8B) each cardboard element (6, 7, 8) are interconnected to form a topological ring.

Description

The invention relates to a compartment for storing and transporting objects according to the preamble of claim 1 and a packaging arrangement with such a compartment.

A large number of cardboard boxes and folding boxes for storing and transporting objects, in particular bottles, are known from the prior art. That's how she describes it DE 20 2012 005 327 U1 a folding carton for a plurality of bottles placed in adjacent compartments, with partitions being provided to space adjacent compartments and thus provide a spring effect.

subject of DE 20 2008 013 208 U1 is a cardboard inner package for the shockproof packaging of bottles, the inner package being essentially cuboid and clampingly receiving the bottle and having an inwardly directed fold for clamping insertion into an outer package with recesses in the corner regions of this fold. As a result, the bottle is better protected against impact and bottles of different diameters can be packed and transported. the DE 203 18 053 U1 shows packaging for storing and transporting objects with a cuboid outer packaging consisting of cardboard elements which are provided with recesses and engage one another via these, the free ends of each cardboard element being connectable to one another.

A similar object is shown in DE 20 023 152 U1 .

However, the known bottle packaging and cardboard boxes still do not offer optimal protection against external impacts, which can occur, for example, when the filled boxes are thrown or fall over during transport. In addition, in the case of the known carton packaging, large amounts of material are required and, as a rule, only an even number of bottles can be packed in a larger carton.

There is therefore the task of developing a compartment for storing and transporting objects, in particular bottles, within a cuboid outer packaging in such a way that optimal breakage resistance of the transported objects is guaranteed even if the outer packaging is handled roughly, with only a small amount of material being required is.

This object is achieved with the characterizing features of claim 1. Advantageous configurations and a packaging arrangement using such a compartment can be found in the dependent claims.

The compartment according to the invention for storing and transporting objects within a cuboid outer packaging has a plurality of cardboard elements provided with half slits and which interlock via these half slits, the free ends of each cardboard element being connected to one another to form a topological ring, with a first cardboard element having a square plan view with a side length of 3 (arbitrarily chosen) units, wherein a second and a third carton element are respectively folded into a rectangular plan view with a side length of 1 and 5 units and can be placed one after the other on the first carton element.

A topological ring is to be understood here as any shape in which the free ends of the respective cardboard element touch and are connected to one another at their point of contact. The topological ring does not have to be ring-shaped, but can also have a square or rectangular cross-section, as shown below.

Here, the third cardboard element is preferably arranged orthogonally to the second cardboard element.

The connection of the free ends of the cardboard elements in the formation of the topological ring can be, for example, an adhesive, plug-in or folded connection.

Each half slot preferably extends over half the height of the respective cardboard element.

Each half slot preferably has an extension at its marginal end.

The subject matter of the invention is also a packaging arrangement for objects with such a compartment, the compartment with the cardboard elements running at an angle of approximately 45° to the walls of the outer packaging.

Advantageously, the outer packaging is also made of cardboard.

Fig. 1

einen Aufriss einer Außenverpackung, in welche das erfindungsgemäße Gefache eingefügt wird;

Fig. 2

einen Aufriss von drei Kartonelementen, welche eine Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Gefaches bilden;

Fig. 3a

ein erstes Kartonelement zur Bildung des Gefaches, aufgefaltet, halb zusammengefaltet sowie gefaltet und verschlossen;

Fig. 3b

ein zweites Kartonelement zur Bildung des Gefaches, aufgefaltet, halb zusammengefaltet sowie gefaltet und verschlossen;

Fig. 3c

ein drittes Kartonelement zur Bildung des Gefaches, aufgefaltet, halb zusammengefaltet sowie gefaltet und verschlossen;

Fig. 3d

die drei übereinander angeordneten Kartonelemente aus den Figuren 3a, 3b und 3c in Explosionsdarstellung vor dem Zusammenstecken zu einem Gefache;

Fig. 4

das gemäß Fig. 3d zusammengesteckte Gefache beim Einfügen in die zusammengefaltete Außenverpackung gemäß Figur 1; und

Fig. 5

Eine Draufsicht auf das in der offenen Außenverpackung befindliche Gefache.

An embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. These show:

1

an elevation of an outer package into which the compartment according to the invention is inserted;

2

an elevation of three cardboard elements, which form an embodiment of the compartment according to the invention;

Figure 3a

a first cardboard element to form the compartment, unfolded, folded in half, and folded and closed;

Figure 3b

a second cardboard element to form the compartment, unfolded, folded in half, and folded and closed;

3c

a third cardboard element to form the compartment, unfolded, folded in half, and folded and closed;

3d

the three stacked cardboard elements from the Figures 3a, 3b and 3c in exploded view before plugging into a compartment;

4

that according to 3d mated compartments when inserted into the folded outer packaging according to figure 1 ; and

figure 5

A top view of the compartment in the open outer packaging.

figure 1 shows an elevation of an outer packaging 1, as is already known from the prior art and in a variety of applications as cardboard packaging or cardboard is used. The outer packaging 1 consists of cardboard and can be folded in a known manner so that the figure 4 the (opened) box shown below is created. A closer look at the corresponding folding technique does not seem necessary, since the outer packaging is in accordance with figure 1 is a standard product.

The actual compartments, which according to the outer packaging 1 figure 1 is used, shows the elevation figure 2 . In figure 2 the three cardboard elements, 6, 7 and 8, forming the compartment according to the invention, are shown in one figure, which is related to the manufacturing process. In fact, all three cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 can preferably be manufactured on one machine, with the figure 2 horizontally running dividing lines are already breaking lines along which the three cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 can then easily be separated from one another.

All three cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 have the same height H, which is figure 2 is drawn on the left.

Furthermore, all three cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 are folded along their width (in figure 2 running from left to right) into virtual units E, namely, apart from the free ends 6A, 6B, 7A, 7B, 8A and 8B of the cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 in twelve such virtual units E. In the virtual units E are units of length which are decisive for the arrangement of the half-slits 3, 4 and 5 to be discussed below and for the later folding of the cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8.

In figure 2 Half-slits 3 (for the second cardboard element 6), 4 (for the third cardboard element 7) and 5 for the first cardboard element 8 are drawn in. The half-slits 3, 4 and 5 each extend from one longitudinal side (in figure 2 running from right to left) of the respective cardboard element 6, 7 or 8 to the middle (i.e. half the height H) of the respective cardboard element 6, 7 or 8. The half-slits 3, 4 and 5 each have an extension at their marginal ends 9, which is helpful when later plugging the cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 into a compartment.

figure 2 shows (without reference numbers) vertical fold lines, ie in the direction of the height H of the individual cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8. The cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 are folded along these fold lines after they have been separated.

to the inside figure 2 The cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 have tabs 10 at the free ends 6A, 7A and 8A shown on the right. At their opposite free ends 6B, 7B and 8B, the cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 each have projections 11 which extend over the entire height H of the cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 and which have recesses 12 in their center whose width is slightly larger than the width of the flaps 10, so that the cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 can be stabilized after folding to form a topological ring by inserting the flaps 10 into the recesses 12.

To create the compartment, the in figure 2 The cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 shown are first separated from one another along the horizontal breaking lines connecting them and then folded in the same direction along the fold line shown in dashed lines so that the free ends 6A and 6B, 7A and 7B and 8A and 8B touch each other. It can be seen that the first carton element 8, in which the adjacent fold lines are each spaced three units E apart, has as a result a square cross-section with a side length of three units E, viewed from above. It can also be seen that the second and third carton elements 6 and 7, respectively, after folding, each have a rectangular cross-section with a length of five units E and a width of one unit E, viewed from above.

The process of folding and joining the free ends is in the Figures 3a, 3b and 3c shown in detail, where Figure 3b the first cardboard element 8, Figure 3a the second cardboard element 6 and Figure 3c the third cardboard element 7 shows. In the Figures 3a, 3b and 3c shown above are the cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 with indicated folds around the in figure 2 fold lines shown as dashed lines. In addition, the projections 11, in which the recesses 12 are arranged, are already folded over. In figure 3 in the middle level, ie according to the upper arrows pointing downwards, the cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 are already shown almost folded together, but not yet closed. The free ends 6A and 6B, 7A and 7B and 8A and 8B are therefore still opposite one another and the tabs 10 have not yet been inserted into the recesses 12.

In figure 3 below, the cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 are completed by inserting the flaps 10 into the recesses 12 and have a rectangular or square basic shape.

The half-slots 3, 4 and 5 are now arranged in the cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 in such a way that first the second cardboard element 6 can be pushed into the first cardboard element 8 from below. The side walls of the first cardboard element 8 engage in the half-slots 3 of the second cardboard element 1 facing this, so that the assembled cardboard elements 6 and 8 have the height H overall. Subsequently, the joined carton elements 6 and 8 can be joined to the third carton element 7 by sliding them together onto it, with the lower half-slots of the second carton element 6 engaging in the upward-pointing half-slots of the third carton element 7 and then the in figure 4 shown structure from the three interconnected cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 arises. This structure, namely the partition, can then be integrated into the in figure 4 also shown outer packaging 1 are inserted, which in figure 5 , along with the compartment, is shown from above. how to get out figure 5 can see, run the side walls of the cardboard elements 6, 7 and 8 of the compartment at an angle of about 45 ° to the side walls of the outer packaging 1. This results on the one hand in the possibility of an odd number of items, such as bottles, in the respective insert compartments. On the other hand, it can be seen that there is very good shock resistance, because the force of the box falling is always absorbed by two side walls. It can also be seen that only a small amount of material is used to create the compartment.

In addition to the exemplary embodiment mentioned, a large number of further exemplary embodiments are conceivable, which have in common that a plurality of cardboard elements are each folded to form a topological ring and are then connected to one another.

Claims (7)

Compartments for storing and transporting objects within a cuboid outer packaging (1), consisting of cardboard elements (6, 7, 8) provided with half slits (3, 4, 5) and interlocking via these half slits (3, 4, 5), wherein the free ends (6A, 6B; 7A, 7B; 8A, 8B) of each cardboard element (6, 7, 8) are joined together to form a topological ring, characterized in that a first cardboard element (8) has a square top view with a side length of three units (E) and a second (6) and a third carton element (7) are each folded into a rectangular plan view with a side length of one and five units (E), respectively. Compartments according to Claim 1, characterized in that the third cardboard element (7) is arranged orthogonally to the second cardboard element (6). Compartments according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connection of the free ends (6A, 6B; 7A, 7B; 8A, 8B) of the cardboard elements (6, 7, 8) is an adhesive, plug-in or folded connection. Compartment according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each half slot (3, 4, 5) extends over half the height (H) of the cardboard element (6, 7, 8). Compartment according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each half-slot (3, 4, 5) has an extension (9) at its edge-side end. Packaging arrangement for objects with a compartment according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the compartment with the cardboard elements (6, 7, 8) runs at an angle of approx. 45° to the outer packaging (1). Packaging arrangement according to Claim 6, characterized in that the outer packaging (1) consists of cardboard.

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