EP4504488A1 - Verfahren zur herstellung von waschmittelportionseinheiten - Google Patents
Verfahren zur herstellung von waschmittelportionseinheitenInfo
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- EP4504488A1 EP4504488A1 EP23701074.9A EP23701074A EP4504488A1 EP 4504488 A1 EP4504488 A1 EP 4504488A1 EP 23701074 A EP23701074 A EP 23701074A EP 4504488 A1 EP4504488 A1 EP 4504488A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C51/00—Shaping by thermoforming, i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after heating, e.g. shaping sheets in matched moulds or by deep-drawing; Apparatus therefor
- B29C51/04—Combined thermoforming and prestretching, e.g. biaxial stretching
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- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to methods for producing portion units, in particular detergent or cleaning agent portion units, with at least one receiving chamber formed by a film material.
- a trend relevant to the production of these foil bags is the miniaturization of these foil bags.
- the background to this development is, in particular, sustainability aspects, for example in relation to the amount of packaging used.
- the film bags described above are manufactured using multi-stage processes, during which water-soluble film materials are formed into cavities, filled and subsequently sealed, for example by the action of heat and pressure. While heating the films increases their plasticity, the force resulting from the negative pressure applied to the heated film causes them to stretch and plastically deform. In this process, the film is not stretched homogeneously over its surface; rather, areas of high stretch, for example in the edge area of the cavity, alternate with areas of lower stretch.
- a deformed film in the form of a receptacle with a heterogeneous film thickness distribution is created from a film material with a homogeneous film thickness. This heterogeneous film thickness distribution will be more pronounced the more the original film material is deformed.
- the strength of the deformation generally increases, for example, with the number of receiving chambers formed in the receiving container or their depth.
- both the film thickness distribution and the absolute film thickness determine the haptic, optical and mechanical properties of the film bag.
- Foil bags with large differences in foil thickness are often perceived as less appealing.
- Foil bags with a low minimum film thickness deform more easily under their own weight than corresponding foil bags with a higher film thickness and appear limp.
- These foil bags withstand mechanical stress to a lesser extent and loosen too quickly when water comes into contact with them.
- the last two properties mentioned are not just for foil bags relevant in the areas of production, transport and storage, but also have a particular impact on product safety, for example in the event of accidental oral ingestion.
- international application WO 2019/206448 A1 proposes a deep-drawing process in which a flat film is subjected to a temperature profile.
- portion units Moreover, against this technical background, the application was based on the task of providing a method for producing portion units, which enables the efficient production of portion units with maximum stability and an attractive look and feel with minimal expenditure on equipment and minimal use of film materials used for packaging.
- a first subject of the application is a method for producing a portion unit with at least one filled receiving chamber surrounded by a film, comprising the steps a) transporting a first film towards a heating device; b) bringing the first film into contact with a surface of the heater; c) heating the first film using the heater; d) removing the contact between the first film and the heater; e) molding the first heated film into the cavities of a deep-drawing die to form a receptacle with at least one receptacle chamber; f) filling the at least one receiving chamber; g) optionally closing and separating the filled receptacles to form the portion unit, the surface area of the heating device which is brought into contact with the film having at least one depression and the at least one depression in step b) being covered by the partial areas of the first film , which are formed into the cavity of the deep-drawing die in step e).
- the method according to the invention enables the efficient production of detergent portion units.
- the detergent portion units are characterized by a Uniform thickness of the water-soluble film is characterized by high mechanical stability with low use of packaging materials as well as an attractive feel and appearance.
- water-soluble films are preferably formed in a deep-drawing apparatus and combined with detergent preparations to form detergent portion units.
- the water-soluble film may comprise one or more structurally different water-soluble polymer(s).
- Polymers from the group of (possibly acetalized) polyvinyl alcohols (PVAL) and their copolymers are particularly suitable as water-soluble polymer(s) for the first water-soluble film.
- Water-soluble films for producing the portion unit are preferably based on a polyvinyl alcohol or a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, the molecular weight of which is preferably in the range from 10,000 to 1,000,000 gmol -1 , preferably from 20,000 to 500,000 gmol -1 , particularly preferably from 30,000 to 100,000 gmol -1 and in particular is from 40,000 to 80,000 gmol -1 .
- Preferred water-soluble films comprise at least 30% by weight, preferably at least 50% by weight and especially at least 70% by weight of polyvinyl alcohol or polyvinyl alcohol copolymers.
- polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl alcohol copolymers generally includes the hydrolysis of intermediate polyvinyl acetate.
- Preferred polyvinyl alcohols and polyvinyl alcohol copolymers have a degree of hydrolysis of 70 to 100 mol%, preferably 80 to 90 mol%, particularly preferably 81 to 89 mol% and in particular 82 to 88 mol%.
- preferred polyvinyl alcohol copolymers include an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, its salt or its ester.
- such polyvinyl alcohol copolymers particularly preferably contain sulfonic acids such as 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid (AMPS), acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid esters, methacrylic acid esters or mixtures thereof; Among the esters, Cw alkyl esters or hydroxyalkyl esters are preferred.
- Other monomers that can be considered are ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids, for example itaconic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid and mixtures thereof.
- Suitable water-soluble films for use in the portion units according to the invention are films that are sold by MonoSol LLC, for example under the names M8630, M8720, M8310, C8400 or M8900.
- Other suitable films include films called Solublon® PT, Solublon® GA, Solublon® KC or Solublon® KL from Aicello Chemical Europe GmbH or the VF-HP films from Kuraray and the Hi-Rhythm series from Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation.
- the first, preferably water-soluble film preferably has a thickness of 10 to 90 pm, preferably 30 to 60 pm.
- the water-soluble films can contain additional active ingredients or fillers as well as plasticizers and/or solvents, in particular water, as additional ingredients.
- the group of other active ingredients includes, for example, materials that protect the ingredients of the detergent enclosed in the film material from decomposition or deactivation by light irradiation.
- Antioxidants, UV absorbers and fluorescent dyes have proven to be particularly suitable here.
- plasticizers examples include glycerin, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propanediol, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, sorbitol or mixtures thereof.
- the surface of the water-soluble film of the detergent portion unit can optionally be powdered with fine powder.
- Sodium aluminosilicate, silicon dioxide, talc and amylose are examples of suitable powdering agents.
- the deep-drawing apparatus used in the process can be operated continuously or discontinuously. To increase the process efficiency, a continuous procedure is preferred.
- the transport of the first, preferably water-soluble film in step a) takes place continuously. With regard to process economy and process safety, it is preferred to transport the first, preferably water-soluble film in step a) at a speed of 0.04 m/s, preferably above 0.08 m/s.
- the surface area of the heating device surrounding the depression, with which the film is brought into contact in step b), is preferably flat.
- Particularly preferred materials for producing the surface heating device with which the water-soluble film is in contact in step b) are ceramic or metal, in particular aluminum.
- Preferred heating devices have a metallic surface, in particular a metallic surface which includes aluminum. Due to their heat-conducting properties, metallic heating device surfaces are preferred which consist of at least 70% by weight, preferably at least 90% by weight, particularly preferably at least 98% by weight and in particular entirely of aluminum.
- the flat surface areas of the heating device can be structured to control heat transfer or to avoid adhesions. Surfaces structured in this way have, for example, visible or noticeable unevenness such as grooves.
- the Structural elements naturally differ from the depressions in terms of their depth and width.
- the maximum depth of the structural elements is less than 0.5 mm, preferably less than 0.2 mm and in particular less than 0.1 mm. The maximum depth corresponds to the maximum length of a distance orthogonal to the opening surface between a point on the opening surface and a point on the bottom surface of the structural element.
- Preferred heating devices have a surrounding border.
- the border includes the flat surface area and the depression or depressions formed in this surface area.
- at least four, preferably at least eight and in particular at least sixteen depressions are enclosed by the border.
- the border By means of the border, a film placed over the heating device is spaced from the heated surface. Contact between the film and the surface of the heating device only occurs through targeted force, for example by applying a negative pressure between the heating device surface and the film. As a result, the contact times between the heated surface and the film can be controlled specifically, even at high process speeds. Since the spacing effect described is pronounced to a lesser extent with a low border height, while with a high border height the effect of the negative pressure used is reduced, the height of the border is preferably 0.5 to 2 mm, particularly preferably 0.8 to 1.2 mm. A border height of 1 mm is particularly preferred.
- a preferred method variant is characterized in that the surface area of the heating device surrounding the recess is flat and is surrounded by a circumferential border with a height of 0.5 to 2 mm, preferably 0.8 to 1.2 mm.
- the opening area of the at least one depression is smaller than the opening area of the cavity.
- the opening area of the at least one depression is 40 to 95%, preferably 50 to 90% and in particular 60 to 80% of the opening area of the cavity.
- the outline of the opening area of the recess is also advantageous to model the outline of the opening area of the recess to the outline of the opening area of the cavity.
- a replica is the two-dimensional shape of the opening area of a recess, which is the same as the two-dimensional shape of the opening area of the cavity, for example in terms of the number of corners present. It is particularly preferred if the outline of the opening area of the recess is obtained from the outline of the opening area of the cavity by a reduction, preferably reduction factors of 0.4 to 0.95, preferably of 0.5 to 0.9 and in particular of 0 .6 to 0.8 can be used.
- Preferred depressions have an opening area with a maximum diameter of 10 to 40 mm, preferably 20 to 35 mm.
- the maximum depth of preferred depressions is 0.5 to 7 mm, preferably 0.8 to 4 mm.
- the maximum depth corresponds to the maximum length of a distance orthogonal to the opening surface between a point on the opening surface and a point on the bottom surface of the depression.
- the depressions can have different spatial shapes. Preferred depressions have at most one further edge in addition to the edge of the opening area. It is also preferred if the depressions do not have any side surfaces orthogonal to the opening surface. Rather, depressions are preferred which are limited exclusively by their opening area and a bottom area directly adjoining the opening area. Particularly preferred depressions have, for example, a hemispherical, compressed hemispherical, stretched hemispherical or compressed and stretched hemispherical spatial shape.
- the bottom surface can be flattened, for example in the form of an area that is plane-parallel to the opening surface.
- Preferred depressions are characterized by a bottom surface that slopes continuously from its edge to its lowest point.
- the depression can have more than one deepest point.
- the depression can have a bottom surface that is partially plane-parallel to the opening surface.
- the floor surface has a continuous slope between the edge of the depression and the edge of the plane-parallel region of the floor surface.
- the gradient can be linear or non-linear. Both the absolute gradient and its relative course have proven to be relevant for the film thickness homogeneity achieved.
- Preferred depressions have a floor surface that slopes continuously from its edge to its lowest point, the gradient of which is linear over the shortest distance from the edge to the lowest point for at least 10%, preferably 30% of the distance.
- process variants using depressions have proven to be advantageous, which have a floor surface that slopes continuously from its edge to its lowest point, the gradient of which over the shortest distance from the edge to the lowest point is 10 to 90%, preferably 30 to 80 % of the route is linear.
- the depression has a bottom surface that slopes continuously from its edge to its lowest point, the slope of which changes at least at one point along the shortest distance from the edge to the lowest point.
- the depression preferably has a bottom surface that slopes continuously from its edge to its lowest point, the gradient of which is 10 to 50%, preferably 15 to 40%, over the entire distance from the edge to the lowest point.
- the volume of preferred wells is 1 to 8 ml, preferably 1 to 6 ml.
- the ratio of the maximum depth of the depression in step b) to the maximum depth of the cavity in step e) is preferably 2:3 to 1:5, particularly preferably 1:2 to 1:4.
- a corresponding ratio has proven to be advantageous both in terms of the homogeneity of the film thickness distribution and in terms of process management.
- the method according to the invention is particularly suitable for producing portion units with complex geometries or for portion units with more than one receiving chamber.
- the portion unit therefore has at least two, preferably at least three and in particular at least four receiving chambers, the heating device having a number of depressions corresponding to the number of receiving chambers, which are covered by the partial areas of the first film in step b). , which in step e) are formed into the cavity of the deep-drawing die to form at least two, preferably at least three and in particular at least four receiving chambers.
- portion units are produced with two or more receiving chambers
- the receiving chambers can be identical in terms of their spatial shape or dimensions, but can also differ.
- the advantages of the method according to the invention in relation to achieving homogeneous film thickness distributions are particularly evident in the production of portion units using heating devices which have at least two depressions which differ in terms of their maximum depth.
- the surface of the heating device is preferably flat between two adjacent depressions belonging to a portion unit.
- the minimum distance between two such adjacent depressions is preferably 0.5 to 4 mm, preferably 1 to 3 mm.
- the two, three or four receiving chambers and consequently also the depressions assigned to the receiving chambers are arranged to at least partially enclose one another.
- This procedure is implemented, for example, in the production of portion units with at least two, preferably at least three and in particular at least four receiving chambers, one chamber of which forms a center around which the remaining chambers are arranged rotationally symmetrically.
- the heating device preferably has a metallic surface. This preferably metallic surface in turn has depressions, which enable the efficient production of portion units with maximum stability and an attractive look and feel with minimal equipment and minimal use of film materials used for packaging.
- the coating can extend onto the surface of the heating device in the area of the depression(s) and the edge region surrounding the depression.
- the coating of the heating device surface in the area of the depressions necessarily leads to at least partial filling of the depression volume.
- the at least one depression is at least 60% by volume, preferably at least 80% by volume and in particular completely covered with a coating material.
- the coating can cover 5 to 80%, preferably 10 to 70% and in particular 20 to 50% of the surface area of the heater which is brought into contact with the film in step b).
- Coating materials from the group of metals and polymers, in particular rubbers and silicones, are suitable as materials for the coating.
- the coating with silicones is particularly preferred due to its heat resistance and formability.
- Preferred coating agents have a lower thermal conductivity and/or a lower heat transfer coefficient than the heater surface.
- the thickness of the coating is preferably 100 to 4000 pm, particularly preferably 200 to 2000 pm.
- any coatings can be connected to the base surface in different ways.
- Adhesive bonds are suitable for forming a lasting and time-stable bond between the heating device surface and the coating agent.
- Clamp or plug connections are preferably used in cases where: where the aim is to quickly replace the coating materials, for example due to wear or to change the process parameters.
- step b) is in contact with the surface portion of the water-soluble film, which is formed into the cavity of the deep-drawing trough in step e).
- the first film is brought into contact with the heating device on only one side in step b).
- the method according to the invention not only requires less equipment, it also enables a more compact design of the production line.
- the top side of the film is preferably brought into contact with the heating device.
- the top side of the film is referred to as the side of the film that is still spatially oriented upwards.
- the heating device is preferably lowered in the direction of the film in step b).
- the film is brought into contact with the heating device in step b) by means of a negative pressure. Furthermore, it is preferred to maintain contact between the film and the heater by maintaining a negative pressure.
- the level of a corresponding negative pressure, which is built up between the heating device and the film in step b), is preferably 200 to 800 mbar and in particular 400 to 700 mbar.
- the surface of the heating device preferably has bores by means of which gas located between the heating device and the film can be removed. These holes are preferably 60%, preferably 90%, in particular 95% and most preferably completely outside the recesses.
- step c) the film is preferably heated for a period of 0.5 to 7 seconds, preferably 1 to 6 seconds and in particular 2 to 5 seconds.
- the metallic surface of the heating device preferably has a temperature in the range from 23 to 150 ° C, preferably from 80 to 135 ° C. It is particularly preferred if the surface of the heating device in the area of the elevation(s) with which the water-soluble film is in contact in step b) has a temperature in the range from 90 to 150 ° C, preferably from 110 to 135 ° C. In order to further equalize the stretch factors of the different sections of the water-soluble film forming the receptacle, it has further proven to be advantageous if the at least one elevation in step c) is in contact with each surface section of the water-soluble film which covers the edge region of the receptacle chamber(s). Form a receptacle. For the same reasons, it is preferred that the surface sections of the water-soluble film which form the bottom region of the receiving chamber(s) of the receiving container are not in contact with the heating device in step c).
- the film in step c) is between the heating device and the deep-drawing die used in step e), preferably below the heating device and above the in step e) used deep-drawing die, the distance between the surface of the heating device and the deep-drawing die being preferably less than 10 mm, preferably less than 5 mm, in particular 0.1 to 2 mm and particularly preferably 0.2 to 1 mm.
- step d) the contact between the first water-soluble film and the surface of the heater is removed.
- any negative pressure that may be acting between the heating device and the film is eliminated.
- step d) a negative pressure previously generated between the heating device and the film is eliminated and at the same time or subsequently the heating device is raised.
- the film preferably has a temperature above its glass transition temperature.
- step e) the film is formed into the cavity of a deep-drawing die.
- a negative pressure is preferably built up between the film and the deep-drawing die for a period of 0.5 to 7 seconds, preferably 1 to 5 seconds.
- This negative pressure generated between the film and the deep-drawing die is preferably 100 to 600 mbar and in particular 200 to 400 mbar.
- the surface area of the water-soluble film is preferably increased by at least 80%, preferably by at least 120%, in particular by 120 to 300%, particularly preferably by 180 to 260%.
- the film has a total stretch factor of preferably at least 1.2, preferably from 1.2 to 3.0 and in particular from 1.8 to 2.6.
- the maximum local stretch factor of the water-soluble film following step e) is preferably 1.8 to 4, particularly preferably 2 to 2.8. It is particularly preferred if the water-soluble film is formed in step e) to form a receptacle with at least two, preferably at least three and in particular at least four receptacle chambers.
- the receiving chamber(s) formed in step e) preferably have a filling volume of 2 to 8 ml, particularly preferably of 3 to 7 ml.
- the filling volume of the receptacle in step e) is preferably 2 to 50 ml, preferably 10 to 40 ml and in particular 13 to 25 ml.
- the ratio of the volume of the largest receptacle chamber to the volume of the smallest receptacle chamber is 4:1 to 1:1, preferably 3:1 to 1:1 .
- the method according to the invention is designed in such a way that not just a single detergent portion unit, but rather a plurality of detergent portion units is produced in parallel in one process run.
- a flat structure with at least 14, preferably at least 20 receptacles is formed.
- the receptacles are preferably arranged in rows.
- the flat structures formed in step e) are preferably arranged in rows which are arranged orthogonally to the transport direction of the water-soluble film.
- a flat structure is formed in which the receptacles are arranged in rows which run orthogonally to the transport direction of the water-soluble film and are offset from one another by a third of the width of a receptacle, preferably by half the width of a receptacle are.
- the receptacles are preferably arranged in such a way that each receptacle is adjacent to at least one intermediate region, which in turn is surrounded by three receptacles.
- the at least one receiving chamber of the receiving container is filled in step f).
- Solid and liquid detergents or cleaning agents are suitable for filling.
- the filled receiving chamber of the receiving container is closed.
- the receiving chamber of the receiving container is filled in a further step f) and the filled receiving chamber is closed in a subsequent step g) by means of a second water-soluble film, are preferred with regard to product aesthetics and handling.
- This registration provides, among other things, the following items:
- Method for producing a portion unit with at least one filled receiving chamber surrounded by a film comprising the steps a) transporting a first film towards a heating device; b) bringing the first film into contact with a surface of the heater; c) heating the first film using the heater; d) removing the contact between the first film and the heater; e) molding the first heated film into the cavities of a deep-drawing die to form a receptacle with at least one receptacle chamber; f) filling the at least one receiving chamber; g) optionally closing and separating the filled receptacles to form the portion unit, wherein the surface area of the heating device that is brought into contact with the film, which has at least one depression and the at least one depression in step b) is covered by the partial areas of the first film which are formed into the cavity of the deep-drawing die in step e).
- Method according to one of the previous points wherein the opening area of the at least one depression is smaller than the opening area of the cavity. 6. Method according to one of the previous points, wherein the opening area of the at least one depression is 40 to 95%, preferably 50 to 90% and in particular 60 to 80% of the opening area of the cavity.
- the depression has an opening area with a maximum diameter of 10 to 40 mm, preferably 20 to 35 mm.
- the depression has a maximum depth (measured as the orthogonal distance between the opening surface and the bottom surface of the depression) of 0.5 to 7 mm, preferably from 0.8 to 4 mm.
- the depression has a floor surface that slopes continuously from its edge to its lowest point, the gradient of which is linear on the shortest distance from the edge to the lowest point to at least 10%, preferably to 30% of the distance runs.
- the depression has a bottom surface which slopes continuously from its edge to its lowest point, the gradient of which over the shortest distance from the edge to the lowest point is from 10 to 90%, preferably from 30 to 80% the route is linear.
- the depression has a floor surface that slopes continuously from its edge to its lowest point, the slope of which is on the The shortest distance from the edge to the lowest point over the entire distance is 10 to 50%, preferably 15 to 40%.
- the portion unit has at least two, preferably at least three and in particular at least four receiving chambers, the heating device having a number of depressions corresponding to the number of receiving chambers, which in step b) of the partial areas of the first film are covered, which are formed in step e) into the cavity of the deep-drawing die to form at least two, preferably at least three and in particular at least four receiving chambers.
- the film is selected from the group of water-soluble films and comprises at least 30% by weight, preferably at least 50% by weight and in particular at least 70% by weight of polyvinyl alcohol or polyvinyl alcohol copolymers.
- heating device has a metallic surface which consists of at least 70% by weight, preferably at least 90% by weight, particularly preferably at least 98% by weight and in particular entirely of aluminum .
- the at least one depression is at least 60% by volume, preferably at least 80% by volume and in particular completely decayed with the coating material.
- step b) the film is kept in contact with the heating device by the action of a negative pressure.
- a pressure of 200 to 800 mbar, preferably 400 to 700 mbar is built up between the heating device and the water-soluble film.
- the water-soluble film in step c) is heated over a period of 0.5 to 7 seconds, preferably from 1 to 6 seconds and in particular from 2 to 5 seconds.
- the film in step c) is located below the heating device and above the deep-drawing die used in step e).
- Method according to one of the previous points wherein the film in step c) is below the heating device and above the deep-drawing die used in step e) and the distance between the surface of the heating device and the surface of the deep-drawing die is less than 10 mm, preferably less than 5 mm, in particular 0.1 to 2 mm and particularly preferably 0.2 to 1 mm.
- Method according to one of the previous points wherein in step d) the negative pressure between the heater and the water-soluble film is removed.
- step e) a negative pressure is built up between the film and the deep-drawing die for a period of 0.5 to 7 seconds, preferably 1 to 5 seconds.
- step d) a pressure of 100 to 600 mbar, preferably 200 to 400 mbar, is built up between the film and the deep-drawing die.
- step e) a water-soluble film is formed in step e) to form a receptacle with at least two, preferably at least three and in particular at least four receptacle chambers.
- Method according to one of the previous points wherein the receptacle in step e) has a filling volume of 2 to 50 ml, preferably of 10 to 40 ml and in particular of 13 to 25 ml.
- Method according to one of the previous points e wherein the receiving chamber(s) in step e) has (have) a filling volume of 2 to 8 ml, preferably of 3 to 7 ml.
- step e) the surface of the film is increased by at least 80%, preferably by at least 120%, in particular by 120 to 300%, particularly preferably by 180 to 260%.
- the water-soluble film following step e) has a total stretch factor of 1.8 to 2.6.
- the film following step e) has a maximum local stretch factor of 1.8 to 4, preferably from 2 to 2.8.
- the metallic surface of the heater has a temperature in the range from 23 to 150°C, preferably from 80 to 135°C.
- step e) a flat structure with at least 14, preferably at least 20 receptacles is formed.
- step e) a sheet structure is formed in which the receptacles are arranged in rows.
- step e) a sheet structure is formed in which the receiving containers are arranged in rows which run orthogonally to the transport direction of the film.
- step e) a flat structure is formed in which the receptacles are arranged in rows which run orthogonally to the transport direction of the film and to each other by a third of the width of a receptacle, preferably by half the width of a receptacle are offset.
- step e) a flat structure is formed in which each receptacle is adjacent to at least one intermediate area, which in turn is surrounded by three receptacles.
- the at least one receiving chamber of the receiving container is filled with a detergent or cleaning agent in a further step f).
- a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol film (thickness 88 ⁇ m) was heated using varying heating devices and subsequently formed into a drop-shaped receiving chamber by applying a negative pressure.
- the temperature of the heating plate was 120°C in each case. With the exception of the heating device used, the process parameters used in the experiments were identical.
- Heating device 1 completely flat heating plate (aluminum)
- Heating device 2 Heating plate (aluminum) with a recess (maximum depth 1 mm) whose outline is modeled on the teardrop-shaped receiving chamber with a reduction factor of 0.8
- the film thickness in the recording chambers was determined using optical methods (Film Thickness Analyzer) along a cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the drop. The film thickness was measured along the cross section at nine equidistant measuring points.
- the receiving chambers obtained by means of the heating plate provided with depressions are characterized by a higher film thickness with an identical starting film. Portion units that were obtained by filling with a liquid detergent and subsequently sealing with a second water-soluble film had improved mechanical stability.
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