ES2271364T3 - CARTON BOX AND TROQUEL THAT ALLOWS TO FORM A CARTON BOX. - Google Patents

Abstract

An article carrier and blank for forming an article carrier for accommodating one or more articles comprising a plurality of panels for forming an outer carton (O) and an article support structure (A) that is slidable within the outer carton. A reclosable cover flap (C) is hinged to one (18) of the panels forming the outer carton, wherein the support structure (A) is secured to the cover flap (C) and is slidable in response to moving the cover flap thereby to reveal the article through an opening in the outer carton made by the cover flap.

Description

Cardboard and die box that allows to form a carton box.

Background of the invention

The invention relates to a packaging for transport items intended to contain one or more items, for example articles of great value such as perfume or the like; This packaging is provided by an access structure for the Introduction or removal of items from the packaging. The invention also provides an article feeder to help the Withdrawal of items.

When you try to protect large items value, it is customary to protect the articles by means of a cardboard packing Such packaging normally requires a box of outer cardboard with a printed element for commercial purposes and can sometimes include an internal support structure for reduce the risk of the item being damaged during the transport. The article is usually adjusted by the support structure which makes it difficult to remove the packing item.

The patent US-A-2 950 060 presents a packaging for transporting articles according to the preamble of claim 1, a packaging for cigarettes comprising an access means which can be opened by sliding an outer structure out of the inner cardboard box.

Because of this, a problem associated with the Prior technique is how to create a positive diet for improve the removal of the item without damaging the integrity of the paperboard

The present invention and its preferred modes of realization aims to overcome or at least mitigate the prior art problems.

Summary of the Invention

A first aspect of the invention provides a packaging for transporting items intended to contain one or several articles according to appended claim 1.

Optionally, the lid flap is articulated to a side wall panel, the second a side wall panel, and the front flap adapts to fit the side panel of opposite wall, the first side wall panel.

Preferably, the front flap fits the upper panel of the cover flap by an intermediate panel.

According to an optional feature of this aspect of the invention, the support structure for article it comprises a top panel and a connected fixing flap of articulated mode to the upper panel. The top panel of the Article support structure is larger than the width from the top panel of the outer carton and, in condition assembled, the top panel of the support structure for item diverges from the top panel of the outer carton to form a reinforcing element.

According to another optional feature of this aspect of the invention, the support structure for article comprises a side wall panel and a base connected to each other articulated, the fixing flap is connected so articulated to the side wall structure so that the flap lid shifts, which makes the base is forced to travel.

According to another optional feature of this aspect of the invention, the flap flap moves from a closed position to an open position so that the structure for article is forced to slide in one direction towards Above to show the item through an opening higher.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a die to form a packaging to transport items according to claim 7.

Preferably, the front flap is connected to the top panel of the cover flap by a panel intermediate.

More preferably, the support structure for article includes a top panel and a fixing flap connected in an articulated way to the upper panel, where the panel Top of the item support structure is larger than The width of the top panel of the outer carton.

According to an optional feature of this aspect of the present invention, the support structure for article comprises a side wall panel and a base connected with each other in an articulated way, the fixing flap is connected articulated mode to the side wall structure.

Brief description of the drawings

Exemplary embodiments are going to be described now, by way of example only, with reference to the attached drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a die to form an outer cardboard box according to a first mode of embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a die that forms a support structure for article according to a first mode of embodiment of the invention;

Figure 3 illustrates the die of Figure 2 in assembled condition;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the cardboard box formed from the die of Figure 1, illustrating the access structure in the open position;

Figures 5, 6 and 7 are profile sections of carton and structure for item showing the cover flap that moves from a closed position (Figure 5) to an open position (Figure 7), as shown in Figure 4;

Figure 8 shows the cardboard box and the Support structure for item in assembled condition ready to receive an item; Y

Figure 9 illustrates the cardboard box of the Figure 8 in closed position.

Detailed description of the preferred modes of realization

In reference to the drawings, we show a die in two parts to form a cardboard box or packaging To transport items, these dies are made of cardboard or other appropriate foldable sheet material having fine cuts and added fold lines. The cardboard box is used for contain one or more articles, for example large articles value such as perfume, and to distribute the item.

In the illustrated embodiment, it has been used a die in two parts, although it is planned that you can be used a unit die combining the characteristics shown in Figures 1 and 2, for example connecting the die 60 from Figure 2 to the main die 10, without departing from the frame of the invention as defined in claim 7.

Returning to the outer cardboard box O (Figure 4), comprises a plurality of panels to form a structure tubular. In this embodiment, the tubular structure is provides with a first end wall 12, a first one panel side wall 14, a second end wall panel 16 and a second side wall panel 18 connected to each other so articulated in series along the fold lines 20, 22 and 24. In order to fix the panels in a tubular arrangement, there are also a fixing means that, in this embodiment, are provided by a fixing flap 26 connected so articulated to one of the outermost panels, for example the second side wall panel 18 along the fold line 28.

The outer cardboard box O (Figure 4) it also comprises a base structure that, in this mode of embodiment, is provided by a base panel 30 connected of articulated mode to the first side wall panel 14 along the fold line 32 and fixing flap 34 so connected articulated to base panel 30 along the fold line 36. In one type of embodiment, there may also be flaps of  opposite ends 38, 42 connected in an articulated manner to the first and second end wall panels 12, 16 respectively at along the fold lines 40 and 44.

A cover flap structure C is provided and, in this embodiment, it is connected in an articulated way to the second side wall panel 18 along the line of fold 47. The cover structure C may comprise a panel of upper wall 46 articulatedly connected to the second panel of side wall 18 and a front fixing flap 52 connected to the upper panel 46 along the fold line 50. In the mode preferred embodiment, there is also an intermediate panel 48 articulating the upper panel 46 articulated to the flap front 52 along the fold lines 50 and 54 respectively.

Optionally, a withdrawn element R is shape on the opposite side wall panel 14 to help access to the item contained in the assembled cardboard box.

The support structure for article is formed from the die 60 shown in Figure 2 and comprises a means to hold the article and a fixing flap 76 that is fixed on the cover flap structure C. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 2, the support structure for article It comprises a plurality of panels to protect the parts side, base, front and back of the article contained in the cardboard box so that it comprises a first wall panel of end 64, a first side wall panel 62 and a second panel end wall 68 connected to each other in an articulated manner in series along the fold lines 66 and 70.

There is also a base panel 80 connected so articulated to the first side wall panel 62 along the fold line 82. In this embodiment, there may be furthermore a second side wall panel 84 that is connected to articulated mode to the base wall panel 80 along the line of fold 86.

Fixing flap 76 is connected so articulated to the first side wall panel 62, though, in the mode illustrated embodiment, there is also a top wall panel 72 which articulates the fixing flap 76 and the panel in an articulated way sidewall 62 along fold lines 78 and 74 respectively.

Obviously, in other embodiments, the upper wall panel 72 can be suppressed, without moving away from framework of the invention.

Returning now to the construction of the box cardboard as illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, the dies they need a series of sequential folding operations and glued that are preferably carried out in a machine linear so that it is not necessary to rotate or invert the box cardboard to complete its construction. The folding procedure It is not limited to what is described below and can be modified according to the particular manufacturing needs.

The outer cardboard box O is built folding the side wall panels 14 and 18 and the panels of end wall 12 and 16 out of alignment along the fold lines 20, 22 and 24 and in a tubular arrangement, where the end wall panel 12 is fixed to the side wall panel 18 fixing the fixing flap 26 to the end wall panel 12 by tail or by other appropriate means known in the field.

Once the outer carton O is a Tubular structure, as shown in Figure 4, is ready for receive an article or support structure for article inside.

The support structure for article A (Figure 3) is constructed by folding the base wall panel 80 and the front wall panel 84 inwards in the direction of the first side wall panel 62 along the fold lines 82 and 86, so that the base panel 80 is substantially perpendicular to the second side wall 62 and the first side wall panel is substantially parallel to and spaced from the side wall panel 62, in assembled condition
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Similar end wall panels 64 and 68 they are folded inward along the fold lines 66 and 67 so that the article support structure is in assembled condition, shown in Figure 3. The structure of article holder is then inserted into the structure tubular by a relative movement between the outer cardboard box O and the support structure for article A. The fixing flap 76 is fixed on the cover flap structure C.

In this embodiment, the flap of fixing 76 is fixed on the front flap 52 by means of G tail (Figure 4) or by other appropriate means known in the field. Next, the item is placed in the cardboard box and build the base structure and the lid flap structure C.

In order to build the base structure, end flaps 38 and 42 are folded inward at along the fold lines 40, 44 and the base wall panel 30 and the fixing flap 34 are folded inwards at along the fold line 32 and out of alignment one respect to the other along the fold line 36, so that the flap 34 is inserted into the cardboard box so that the face outer flap 34 is in a face contact position with the inner face of the second side wall panel 18.

The flap cover structure is constructed folding the upper wall panel 46 inwardly along of the fold line 47 and folding the fixing flap 52 and, in certain embodiments, the intermediate panel 48, towards the inside along fold lines 50 and 54 to insert thus the fixing flap inside the tubular structure.

Thus, the packaging for transporting items is in assembled condition, as shown in Figures 6 and 9.

It is planned that the construction of the box cardboard from the dies of Figures 1 and 2 is not limited to the method described above. For example, the die of the support structure for article 60 could be placed on the die 10 forming the outer cardboard box and the fixing flaps 76 and 52 fixed together before folding or build the structure for item A or the outer carton O. If this method is adopted when the support structure A is build at the time of forming the tubular structure, the base panels 80 and the second side wall panel 84 are folded inwards to an assembled condition. Next, the tubular structure is formed in the same way as the one described above which makes the wall panels of end 64 and 68 of the support structure for article A se automatically fold inwards. The base structure and lid flap structures are formed in the same way as the one described above. An advantage of this method is that time Construction of the cardboard box is reduced.

The or each item can be introduced in the cardboard box after the formation of the cardboard box or before of its construction, without departing from the framework of the invention.

The flap of cover C adapts to be open and closed. In order to open the lid flap structure for access inside, front panel 52 folds up, as shown in Figure 6, on the fold line 47 by the user, to fold the upper panel 46 and, in these modes of embodiment with the intermediate panel 48, to show a opening B to remove the article, as shown in the Figure 8. The opening B may include a withdrawn element R that It is used to help the user access the article. Folding upper panel 46, intermediate panel 48 and front panel 52 upward in a substantially collinear position, as  shown in Figure 7, the support structure for article A is is forced to be lifted by raising the article above the upper edge of the side and end walls 12, 14, 16, 18 forming the tubular structure of the outer cardboard box O and making access to the article easier, just as shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7.

An advantage of fixing the article structure on the front flap is that the support structure for item may be provided with a top panel 72 to protect A top part of the article.

Preferably, the fixing flap 76 is fixed on the front flap 52 in an outdated arrangement of so that the intermediate panel 48 is not fixed on the flap of fixing 76. Accordingly, moving the intermediate panel 48 from a position substantially perpendicular to the panel of upper wall 46 of the lid flap structure C to a collinear arrangement causes upward movement of the support structure for article A. It will be noted that the position of the fixing point between the article support structure and the outer carton OR may be varied to vary from that mode the distance at which the article travels. So, change the  distance "d" (Figure 6) will involve directly changing the distance "g" (Figure 7) displaced by the base wall 80 of The support structure.

As shown in Figure 5, the panel upper 46 of the outer carton and upper panel 72 of the support structure for article differ in width W of so that the panels diverge to form an element structure of reinforcement to improve the rigidity of the cover structure.

The use of a die in two parts can sometimes simplify the mechanization of the procedure of construction of the cardboard box, allowing also to use different materials (for example, different grades of cardboard) for the tray and lid, thereby minimizing the cost of Production of each carton. In addition, a multilayer structure to give additional support around the item packed.

It will be noted that the cardboard box that is formed is completely closed to protect your content by improving same time access to the article contained in the box paperboard.

It will be noted that, as used in this report, directional references such as "superior", "bottom", "top side", "base", "end" and  "lateral" do not limit the respective panels to such orientation but only serve to distinguish these panels from each other. Any reference to articulated connections should not be interpreted as necessarily in reference to a single fold line only: indeed, it is intended that articulated connections can be formed from one or more of the following: one dotted line, a tear line or a fold line, without move away from the framework of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

The present invention and its preferred mode of realization refer to a packaging for transporting items which is created to provide satisfactory resistance to support the items safely but with a degree of flexibility so that, during transport, the items They are retained inside the packaging. The shape of the die minimizes the amount of cardboard needed and the packaging can be modified manually or by an automatic machine to be used For one or more items. It is envisioned that the invention can be applied to a variety of packaging and that is not limited to those of fully enclosed type described above. Additionally or alternatively, the cardboard box can be adapted to transport a larger number of items without departing from the framework of the invention as defined by the claims attached.

Claims (11)

1. Packaging for transporting articles intended to contain one or more articles comprising a plurality of panels (14, 12, 18, 16) to form an outer cardboard box (O) and an article support structure (A) that can sliding inside the outer cardboard box, a flap for opening and closing (C) comprising a top panel (46) articulated to one of the panels (18) to form the outer cardboard box characterized by the fact of that the lid flap for opening and closing further comprises a front flap (52) and by the fact that the support structure is fixed to the front flap (52) of the lid flap such that the support structure for The article can slide in response to the movement of the flap of the lid so as to show the article through an opening (B) created by the flap of the lid in the outer carton. 2. A packaging to transport items according to claim 1, wherein the lid flap is articulated to a side wall panel, the second side panel panel (18), and the front flap (52) is adapted to fit a panel of opposite side wall, the first side wall panel (14). 3. A packaging to transport items according to claim 2 wherein the front flap (52) is connected to the upper panel (46) of the cover flap by means of an intermediate panel (48). 4. A package for transporting articles according to any one of claims 1 to 3 in which the article support structure comprises an upper panel (72), and a fixing flap (76) articulatedly connected to the upper panel (72 ), in which the upper panel (72) of the article support structure is larger than the width of the upper panel (46) of the outer cardboard box (O) and, when the cardboard box is in a position closed, the upper panel (72) of the article support structure diverges from the upper panel (46) of the outer carton to form an element of
reinforcement. 5. A packaging to transport items according to any one of the preceding claims in which the article support structure comprises a wall panel side (62) and a base (80) connected to each other so articulated, the fixing flap (76) is connected so articulated to the side wall structure so that when the cover flap is actuated, the base is forced to move too. 6. A packaging to transport items according to any one of the preceding claims in which the cover flap is operated from a closed position to a position open in such a way that the structure for article is forced to slide upward to show the article at through a top opening (B). 7. A die for forming a package for transporting articles intended to contain one or more articles comprising a first side wall panel (14), a first end wall panel panel (12), a second side wall panel (18 ) and a second end wall panel (16) connected to each other in series articulated form to form an outer cardboard box (O), said die further comprising an article support structure adapted to slide inside the box of outer cardboard in assembled condition, a lid flap for opening and closing (C) comprising an upper panel (46) articulated to the second side wall panel (18), the support structure being fixed to the lid flap, characterized due to the fact that the cover flap also comprises a front flap (52). 8. A die according to claim 7 in the which the front flap (52) is connected to the top panel (46) of the cover flap by means of an intermediate panel (48). 9. A die according to claim 8 in the which article support structure comprises a panel upper (72) and a fixing flap (76) connected in a way articulated to the upper panel (72) in which the upper panel (72) of the support structure for article is larger than the upper panel width (46) of the outer carton. 10. A die according to claim 9 in the which support structure for article comprises a panel of side wall (62) and a base (80) connected to each other of articulated shape, the fixing flap being connected so articulated to the side wall structure. 11. A package comprising an item supported by an article support structure in a packaging for transporting items according to any one of the claims 1 to 6.