ES2290414T3 - SHIELD FOR CONDITIONING OF AN ARTICLE. - Google Patents

Abstract

Container consists of a thermoformed or injection-moulded thin-walled tray (1) in two halves connected by an articulated joint (40) that allows one half to be folded on top of the other. Each half has compartment(s) that form cavities to contain the products when the halves are folded together. The two halves of the container have fastenings. Two may be fitted together to make a double container. Container consists of a thermoformed or injection-moulded thin-walled tray (1) in two halves connected by an articulated joint (40) that allows one half to be folded on top of the other. Each half has one or more compartments (11a, 11b, 11c; 21a, 21b, 21c) that form cavities to contain the products when the halves are folded together. The two halves of the container have fastenings in the form of interlocking projections (23a, 23b) and recesses (13a, 13b). At least one half of the container is made with reinforcing recesses (24a, 24b) that can receive the projections on another identical tray, allowing two to be fitted together to make a double container.

Description

Wafer intended for the conditioning of a Article.

The invention relates to a wafer intended for the conditioning of an article (see, for example, the EP-A-0 158 429), mainly a box intended to transport an item before filling with product and after filling.

Certain items need to be transported between the moment in which they are manufactured and the moment in which they are filled with product, then during their supply to your point of sale. This is the case mainly of many articles that contain cosmetic products, for example the bars that They contain a deodorant product, the bars that are made in a first manufacturing place, they are filled with product deodorant in a second place and finally they are marketed in a still different point of sale. In all these places, the bars are transported and need to be protected to reach the point of sale in perfect condition.

In a classic way, the empty bars of product are supplied to the place of product filling, being packed in a cardboard box. Inside the box several bars are arranged, each bar being contained in a plastic bag, which is surrounded by a foam of Soft plate shaped polyethylene. Between each packaged bar of in this way, interspersed foam elements of polyethylene and / or cardboard. Therefore, it is necessary to remove each packing element to take the bars before filling them with product. After filling, each bar is placed in a sheath "air bubbles", then in a standard cardboard box for be supplied to the point of sale. Therefore, a large number of packaging in this type of conditioning that It needs a lot of maintenance. In addition, all packaging is used only once, which generates a lot of waste.

Therefore, one of the objects of the invention is to make a conditioning that does not present the inconveniences of the prior art.

In particular, an object of the invention is perform a conditioning that allows to protect correctly the items to be conditioned limiting the number of items that They constitute this conditioning.

Still another object of the invention is to perform a conditioning that can be used several times in the course of transport of the items to be conditioned until delivery at your point of sale.

According to the invention, these objects are achieved making a box intended for the conditioning of at least an article, the basket comprising two parts joined together by an articulation zone that allows them to pivot one with relationship to the other around an X axis, where a first part form at least one open compartment;

one of the two parts is provided with at least two retention means capable of cooperating with two means of complementary retention formed on the other of the two parts in order to keep both parts in a first position, in which the compartment formed by the first part delimits with the second part a closed accommodation to receive a Article;

characterized in that one of the two parts is also provided with at least two reinforcements configured for receive, in a second position from both parties, the means of retention of a second identical vessel placed in front of the first.

In this way, the same boat can be used to condition at least one item, in two positions different, alone or in association with a second boat.

According to a particular configuration, the reinforcements may be formed on the same part as the media of retention, each retention means being aligned, respectively, with a reinforcement along an axis parallel to the X axis.

The retention means may be in shape of a pivot and the complementary retention means may be in the form of a cavity configured to tightly receive a pivot. The cavities can have, for example, a section circular and pivots can have a square section. Is good Obviously the shape and dimensions of the cross section of the pivots and cavities so that cooperate with each other to constitute a means of retention relatively solid, being reversible.

Reinforcements may be configured to receive in a non-tight manner the retention means of a second identical boat placed in front of the first. So, when items are supplied being conditioned between two wafers, it is relatively easy to separate the two wafers To take the items. This is particularly advantageous when the articles thus supplied are intended to feed a line  of manufacturing in the course of which the articles are modified, for example, in the case of deodorant bars, filling them with product

According to a particular configuration, the second part forms at least one open compartment, symmetrical with relation to the X axis to the compartment formed by the first part, the two compartments being destined, in the first position, to delimit the enclosed housing for the article. Every compartment can have, for example, the shape of a semicircle. It is quite evident that the compartments may have a different form, being selected the form depending on the form of the article to condition in order to adapt it better.

The wafer can be obtained by molding a thermoplastic material, from a single piece, for example by thermoforming or injection of thin walls. The nozzle is made, for example, of a thermoplastic material selected from polyvinyl chlorides, polypropylenes, polyethylenes, polystyrenes, or a complex of materials polyethylene alcohol type / ethylene vinyl (EVOH) / polypropylene, polyethylene / polyethylene terephthalate, or polystyrene / EVOH / polyethylene.

The invention also relates to a procedure for conditioning items intended for contain a product, the process comprising the steps from:

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supply at least two items, product-free, in a conditioning consisting of two wafers according to any one of the claims precedents, arranged in front of each other, being housed each item inside a closed accommodation delimited by a compartment of one of the two wafers and by the other of the two wafers,

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separate the two wafers and remove the articles;

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fill the items with product,

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place an item filled with product in a compartment of one of the two wafers and the other item filled with product in one compartment of the other two wafers;

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do pivot the two parts of each wafer in its first position with so that each boat defines a closed housing that It contains an article.

The article may be in the form of a bar and it may contain a cosmetic product, for example a deodorant or an antiperspirant.

The invention consists, set aside the provisions set forth above, in a number of other provisions that will be explained below, for purposes of non-limiting embodiments described with reference to the attached figures, among which:

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of a boat according to the invention.

Figure 2 represents the shell of the figure 1 in a first conditioning position; Y

Figure 3 represents the shell of the figure 1 in a second conditioning position.

An example of realization of a conditioning vessel 1 according to the invention. The nozzle 1 comprises a body, preferably thermoplastic, consisting of two parts 10 and 20 connected to each other by an articulation zone 40, which allows them to pivot the one with relationship to each other around an X axis.

The wafer can be obtained by thermoforming or injection of thin walls to from a single piece of a selected thermoplastic material among materials such as polyvinyl chlorides, polypropylenes, polyethylenes, polystyrenes, or by a complex of polyethylene / vinyl alcohol type materials ethylene (EVOH) / polypropylene, polyethylene / terephthalate polyethylene, or polystyrene / EVOH / polyethylene. According to an example In particular, the wafer is obtained by thermoforming of a mixture of polystyrene and polyethylene. The boat like this obtained is relatively soft on the surface, so that no compress the item that conditions.

According to the example shown, the first part 10 comprises three compartments 11a, 11b and 11c that have each one of them the shape of a semi-cylinder. Each of these compartments has an opening that extends in a plane P_ {1} and are connected to each other by a flange 12 which it also extends in the plane P_ {1}.

The second part 20 also comprises three compartments 21a, 21b and 21c, each of which has also the shape of a semi-cylinder. The compartments 21a to 21c and 11a to 11c are respectively symmetrical, in relation to the X axis. Each of the compartments 21a to 21c has an opening that extends in a plane P2 and are joined together by a flange 22 which extends equally in the plane P_ {2}.

Two holes 13a and 13b are formed on the flange 12 of the first part 10, to one and another part of the central compartment 11b. The gaps 13a and 13b have, for example, a circular section. A first hole 13a is formed to a first distance from the X axis and a second gap 13b is formed at a second distance from the X axis such that they are not aligned along an axis parallel to the X axis.

Two pivots 23a and 23b are formed on the flange 22 of the second part 20, on either side of the central compartment 21b, each pivot being intended for cooperate with each hole 13a and 13b to form a system of retention. The pivot 23a is formed at the same distance from the X axis that the hole 13a and the pivot 23b is formed at the same distance of the X axis that the gap 13b in such a way that they are symmetrical with relation to the X axis. The pivots have a square section and are intended to be housed over its entire height in one of the gaps In addition, the circle circumscribed to the cross section of the pivot is substantially the same radius as the hollow section, or is substantially higher, such that the pivot is housed in the hole tightly. Pivots 23a and 23b extend from one side of the plane P_ {2}.

Two reinforcements 24a and 24b are formed on the flange of the second part 20, from the other side of the plane P_ {2} in relation to the pivots. A first reinforcement 24a is aligned with pivot 23b along an axis parallel to the X axis and with the pivot 23a along an axis perpendicular to the X axis. The second reinforcement 24b is aligned with pivot 23a along a parallel axis to the X axis and with the pivot 23b along an axis parallel to the X axis. Each reinforcement you have a section large enough to be able to receive a pivot from another device in a tight manner. The reinforcements are in the form of a throat, but it is clear that you can use any other hollow way to receive so not tightened the pivots, selecting a hollow section shape transverse superior to the cross section of the pivots.

Such a container allows to condition, for example, a cylindrical bar of revolution intended to contain A deodorant product. It is evident that the shape of each compartment will depend on the form of the article to condition.

The wafer is used as follows way. First, six empty product bars are placed in the six compartments of a first boat conditioning 1. The nozzle 1 is in a first position, a know, completely open, then being confused the planes P_ {1} and P_ {2}. A second booth 100, identical to the first is placed in front of the latter, so that the flanges 112 and 122 of the second nozzle 100 are in contact with the flanges 12 and 22 of the first shell 1, being then the six compartments of the second 100 booth in front, respectively, of the six compartments of the first nozzle 1 to form two to two a closed housing for bars.

In this position represented in Figure 2, the housings are configured to fit in a way perfect to the shape of the bars and thus fit them to avoid fold during transport. They are perfectly protected for his transport. In this position, pivots 23a and 23b of the first box 1 are housed in reinforcements 124b and 124a of the second nozzle 100 and pivots 123a and 123b of the second nozzle 100 are housed in reinforcements 24b and 24a of the first box 1. Thus, from such conditioning that It contains hollow bars of product, you can easily separate the two overlapping wafers, since the pivots are not tight in the reinforcements.

The bars can be filled in below with product by any known filling procedure.

Once the bars contain product, they are reconditioned to be transported to its point selling. For this purpose, each vessel 1 and 100 is then recovered and three bars are arranged in compartments 11a, 11b and 11c of the first boat 1 and three bars in compartments 111a, 111b and 111c of the second car 100. For each car, swing the second part relative to the first part around the X axis in order to enclose the bars in a enclosed housing as shown in figure 3. In this position, the bars remain there still perfectly, put that the compartments adapt their shape and in this way the They fit to avoid bending during transport. In this position, pivots 23a (123a) and 23b (123b) are introduced from tight way in cavities 13a (113a) and 13b (113b) of such so that each boat is perfectly maintained in this position.

The waffles can be inserted to then in the cardboard boxes to be supplied on your point of sale. The wafers are superimposed, for example, in a cardboard box, the ones being perfectly aligned the others. Alternatively, you can plan to overlap them moving them slightly two at a time so that the projections formed by the half circles of a waffle lodge in the hollow portions located between two semi-circles of the previous shell. It gets better still fit and tighten the bars.

Such conditioning allows to limit the maintenance and, in addition, suppress lost packaging.

In the detailed description above, it has been reference is made to preferred embodiments of the invention. It is evident that variants can be provided there without separating from the invention, as claimed below.

Claims (15)

1. Booth (1) intended for conditioning of at least one article (30), the container comprising two parts (10; 20) joined together by an articulation zone (40) that allows one to pivot relative to the other around an X axis, where a first part (10) forms at least one compartment open (11); one of the two parts (10; 20) is provided with at least two retention means (23a; 23b) suitable to cooperate with two complementary retention means (13a; 13b) formed on the another of the two parts in order to keep the two parts in one first position, in which the compartment (11) formed by the first part (10) delimits with the second part (20) a enclosed accommodation to receive an item (30); characterized in that one of the two parts (10; 20) is further provided with at least two reinforcements (24a; 24b) configured to receive, in a second position of the two parts, the retention means (23b; 23a) of a second identical box (100) placed in front of the first. 2. Nozzle according to claim 1, characterized in that the reinforcements (24a; 24b) are formed on the same part as the retention means (2a; 23b), each retention means (23a; 23b) being alienated, respectively, with a reinforcement (24a; 24b) along an axis parallel to the X axis. 3. Nozzle according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the retention means (23a; 23b) are pivotally shaped and the complementary retention means (13a; 13b) are in the form of a cavity configured to tightly receive a pivot (23a, 23b). 4. Boat according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the cavities have a circular section. 5. Booth according to any one of claims 3 or 4, characterized in that the pivots have a square section. 6. Boat according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reinforcements (24a; 24b) are configured to receive in a non-tight manner the retention means (123b; 123a) of a second identical boat placed in front of the first. 7. Bar according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second part (20) forms at least one symmetrical open compartment (21) in relation to the X axis to the compartment (11) formed by the first part, the compartment ( 21), in the first position, to delimit with the compartment (11) of the first part (10) the housing formed for the article (30). 8. Nozzle according to the preceding claim, characterized in that each compartment (11; 21) has the shape of a semi-cylinder. 9. Nozzle according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is obtained by molding a thermoplastic material from a single piece. 10. Nozzle according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it is made by thermoforming or injection of thin walls. 11. Nozzle according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is made of a thermoplastic material selected from polyvinyl chlorides, polypropylenes, polyethylenes, polystyrenes, or by a complex of polyethylene / ethylene vinyl alcohol type materials (EVOH) / polypropylene, polyethylene / polyethylene terephthalate, or polystyrene / EVOH / polyethylene. 12. Procedure for conditioning Articles intended to contain a product, including the Procedure the stages of:

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supply at least two items (30), product-free, in a conditioning consisting of two wafers (1; 100) conforming to any one of the preceding claims, arranged in front of one of the another, each item being housed inside an accommodation closed delimited by a compartment of one of the two wafers and on the other of the two wafers,

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separate the two wafers and remove the articles;

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fill the items with product,

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place an item filled with product in a compartment of one of the two wafers and the other item filled with product in one compartment of the other  two wafers;

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do pivot the two parts of each wafer in its first position with so that each boat defines a closed housing that It contains an article.

13. Method according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the article is in the form of a bar. 14. Procedure according to any one of claims 12 or 13, characterized in that the product is a cosmetic product. 15. Method according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the product is a deodorant or an antiperspirant.