ES2303002T3 - PACKING FOR A SINK. - Google Patents

Abstract

The packaging (100) for a sink unit (120) comprises seating elements provided with appropriately shaped and dimensioned support and distance elements which are at least in parts made of a foamed plastic material.

Description

Packing for a sink.

The present invention concerns a packaging for a sink according to the preamble of claim 1.

The resource of packing sinks in individual transport cardboard boxes, using molded bodies of a foamed plastic material to protect the sink against the action of impact efforts.

In particular, a packaging for a sink in which two housing strips are plugged in foamed material on the short longitudinal sides of the edge of a sink comprising two scrub breasts of the same size. In this sink packaging a plug is also plugged from above U-shaped soul guard in cross section on the intermediate soul arranged between the two breasts, and the two breasts down through a support body substantially T-shaped that is arranged below the bottom of the breasts and under the intermediate soul that separates the two Breasts of each other. Therefore, this known sink packaging It comprises four molded bodies of foamed plastic material that they are arranged separately from each other in the sink and they don't They are in contact with each other.

The document DE-A-1 920 893 reveals a piece Molded packing insert made of polystyrene foam or of a similar material to support up and down in a packaging container an apparatus or a device supported by an embossed edge plate, the molded part containing a depth groove with which you can plug said piece on the area of the edge of the plate, corresponding the groove width approximately to plate thickness and presenting the lateral union between the pieces above and by under the recess a construction so elastic that groove surfaces, at least part of the length from this one, they can move relative to each other in the direction of the depth of the slit until these parts are no longer faced in coincidence with each other.

The present invention is based on the problem of create a packaging for a sink that has properties of especially good damping and a small damage fee of transport.

This problem is solved according to the invention by means of a sink package comprising at least one support body which in turn comprises at least one element of accommodation with a housing channel for an edge section of the sink and at least one spacer element constructed by separate from the housing element and supporting this element, the housing element and / or the element being formed spacer, at least in part, by a plastic material foamed

As in the sink packaging according to the invention the housing element that receives the section Sink edge is in direct contact with the element spacer that supports the housing element, a especially high damping action against impacts acting from outside on the sink packaging. Since the support body of the sink packaging according to the invention is not Built in one piece, but comprises two elements separated that are in contact with each other in at least one contact surface, the impact efforts are not achieved can spread, without being altered, through the support body complete, as in a one-piece support body, but, on the contrary, an additional damping is performed of the impacts in the contact zone due to the transition effect from one element to the other element of the support body.

However, it increases at the same time the buffer capacity of the support body due to volume additional of the spacer element compared to a body of support comprising only the housing element.

The spacer element can settle especially on the bottom of an outer packaging of the packaging of the sink.

However the accommodation element and / or the spacer element of the support body are formed at less partly and preferably completely for a material Foamed plastic, a much better damping action is achieved that obtained, for example, when elements of corrugated cardboard packing.

Due to the good damping properties and the small share of transport damage resulting from them, the sink packaging according to the invention is especially suitable to pack sinks especially sensitive to breakage, by example of ceramic and / or composite materials.

The sink packaging according to the invention allows you to pack sinks in a particularly cheap and Safe for the process.

Especially good stability of the packing and damping action thereof when expected advantageously that the housing channel of the element of accommodation to receive an edge section is formed on one side sink length.

It has been seen that it is especially favorable that the housing channel of the housing element is designed to receive a stretch of edge of the sink that extends through the entire length of one side of the sink, preferably one side sink length.

The edge of the sink is protected especially well by means of the sink packaging when the accommodation channel of the housing element is designed to receive a stretch of edge of the sink that runs along from a first side of the sink and to receive a stretch of edge of the sink that extends along a second side of the sink.

It is especially favorable that the channel accommodation of the housing element is also designed to receive a stretch of edge of the sink that runs along from a third side of the sink.

Since the corner areas of the sink they are exposed to particularly high impact impacts during transport, it is advantageous that the housing channel of the element of accommodation is designed to receive at least one corner area from the edge of the sink.

To keep the number as small as possible of different elements necessary for the sink packaging it is advantageous that the spacer element of the support body present the same configuration as the hosting element of said support body.

In a preferred configuration of the invention the packaging is expected to comprise at least two bodies of support that each of them understand at least one element of accommodation with a housing channel for an edge section of the sink and at least one spacer element constructed by separate from the housing element and supporting the respective associated hosting element.

In this case, you have to, to reduce the number of different elements required for packaging, is advantageous that the housing elements and the elements spacers of the at least two support bodies present the same configuration.

In an especially preferred execution of sink packaging this comprises two support bodies that They comprise a total of two housing elements and two elements spacers, presenting these four elements the same configuration, so that all these elements can be exchanged for each other inside the packaging and is only necessary a tool for the manufacture of all these elements.

Preferably, the at least two bodies of Packing support are arranged in edge sections mutually facing the sink.

It has been seen that it is especially favorable for the cushioning behavior of the packaging that the entire weight of the sink be supported exclusively by the support bodies comprising each of them an accommodation element with a accommodation channel for a section of sink edge. This execution of the invention has the additional advantage that it is not necessarily any additional component of the packaging of the sink, which reduces the number of items needed for the sink packing.

Preferably, the at least one breast of the sink is seated on a small element of the packaging.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention the packaging also includes an outer packaging whose space interior welcomes the sink and at least one body of support for.

This outer packaging can be configured in particular with a substantially parallelepipedic form.

Also, it may be provided that the packaging Outside comprise a folding cardboard box.

It is especially favorable that the at least one support body extends along substantially the entire free height of the inner space of the outer packaging. This way, the travel path of the bodies of support of the sink holders in the vertical direction during the packing transport and prevents the sink from crashing into the outer packing.

Within the framework of this description and the attached claims should be understood as a support body which extends along substantially the entire free height from the inner space of the outer packaging a support body whose height (vertical extension) amounts to at least 90% of the height free H of the interior space.

It is especially favorable that the height of the support body ascend to at least 95% of the entire free height of the inner space of the outer packaging.

The housing element of the packaging of sink according to the invention may be specially designed as a housing strip.

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When the accommodation item is configured substantially L-shaped, it is then fixed so  only the position of a corner area of the edge of the sink with relation to the housing element while the ends free of the wings of the L-shaped housing element can be distanced from the other corner areas of the edge of the sink in a measure equal to that of paths that in principle They can be of arbitrary magnitude. Therefore, this element of accommodation can be used to pack sinks of any width and any length.

As an alternative to this, it can also be provided that the housing element is substantially U-shaped. In this embodiment, the position of the housing element with respect to two corner areas of the sink edge is fixed. However, the distance between the free ends of the U-shaped housing element and the other two corner areas of the sink edge is in principle of any magnitude, so that this U-shaped housing element can be used to pack sinks with a preset length within a tolerance range but with a different width. The tolerance interval is determined here by the depth of the housing channel in the extreme areas of the U-shaped housing element, that is, by the extension of this channel in the transverse direction of the housing element, and allows packing by means of the same sink housing elements with varying lengths within the tolerance range,
Plugging these housing elements with their central areas over the long sides of the sinks.

Also, this form accommodation element of U can be used to pack sinks with a width preset within a tolerance range, but with a different length The tolerance interval is determined here for the depth of the accommodation channel in the areas ends of the U-shaped housing element, that is, by the extension of said channel in the transverse direction of the element of accommodation, and allows packing, through them accommodation elements, sinks with variable widths inside of the tolerance interval, plugging these elements of accommodation with its central areas on the short sides of the sinks

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, provided that the housing element comprises a section longitudinally extending in the longitudinal direction of the sink.

Likewise, it may be provided that the element of accommodation comprises at least one cross section that is extend in the transverse direction of the sink.

Preferably, the cross section ends here at a distance from the middle longitudinal plane of the sink, with which prevents the free ends of the housing elements from mutually facing support bodies get to get in contact with each other.

Damping properties are achieved especially good of the housing element when the channel of hosting of this hosting item is limited towards up and / or down by several limiting edges of said channel that are distanced from each other in the direction longitudinal of the housing channel, bringing the sink comes into contact with the housing element only in the outgoing channel limitation, but not in the areas located between said channel limiting projections.

Likewise, it is preferably provided that the housing element comprises at least one end section that is provided with at least one cavity.

Elastic deformability is achieved here especially good and therefore a damping action especially good of the end section of the housing element when the cavity has a vertical cross section that It shows a narrowing.

An extreme section of the element of accommodation with good damping action and yet high stability when the cavity formed in the extreme stretch is widens towards the front side of said end section.

The cavity has in this case a section vertical transverse that varies in the longitudinal direction of the extreme stretch

The cross section variation can develop here continuously or in one or several steps discreet

It has been seen that it is especially favorable that the cavity flows into the front side of the extreme section.

It has also been seen that it is favorable that the end section provided with the cavity is provided, on one side turned towards the sink, from a recess (for example the channel of accommodation), thereby increasing the deformability of the section extreme under the action of an impact load.

The housing element may be provided, on its upper side, of protrusions that come to be applied to a roof wall outer packing of sink packing, of so that impacts from the outer packaging cannot be transmitted to the housing element through the entire upper side of said accommodation element, but only through projections distanced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the element accommodation.

Likewise, it may be provided that the element spacer is provided, on its lower side, with protrusions that come to be applied to a bottom wall of the outer packaging of the sink packaging, so that they cannot be transmitted impacts of the bottom wall of the outer packaging to the element spacer across the entire lower side of said element spacer, but only through the spaced projections from each other in the longitudinal direction of the element spacer

In a preferred embodiment of the invention the housing element is provided, on its lower side, with projections and / or recesses and the spacer element is provided, on its upper side, some projections and / or recesses, and the projections and / or recesses of the lower side of the element of accommodation cooperate with the projections and / or the recesses on the side top of the spacer element so that the element of accommodation seated on the spacer element is immobilized in relation to said spacer element in the longitudinal direction of said housing element and / or in a horizontal transverse direction that runs transversely to said longitudinal direction. This execution contributes to a increased stability of the support body that is formed by the housing element and the distance element, since in this case the housing element and the distance element they can let go of each other only by means of a movement relative in vertical direction.

In a preferred embodiment of the packaging according to the invention this comprises a cover element that covers at least a part of the sink up.

In particular, it may be provided that the cover element cover at least one sink sink towards above. In this way, migration or slippage is prevented out of accessories housed in this sink.

Preferably, the cover element is not extends all over the upper side of the sink.

It has been seen that it is favorable that the element of cover is coupled with the housing element so that is secured against displacement in relation to the element of accommodation in its longitudinal direction.

In particular, it may also be provided that the cover element is coupled with the housing element  so that its travel distance is limited in relation to to the housing element in the vertical direction, preferably to an extension of about 3 cm maximum.

The cover element may comprise a substantially horizontal cover section and a retention section oriented in transverse direction, preferably substantially perpendicular to the deck section.

The packaging according to the invention may comprise also at least one accessory box, for example a box for a cutting board, being favorable that the housing element present at least one stop that limits the travel path of the accessory box in relation to the housing element in the longitudinal direction of this element. It prevents the accessory box slide during transport in the direction longitudinal of the housing element.

When the packaging comprises two bodies of support with at least one housing element and also a box of accessories, the horizontal distance between the elements of accommodation then preferably substantially corresponds to the width of the accessory box, so that this box of accessories is housed with only a small slack between accommodation elements and is insured against sliding in the transverse direction of said elements of accommodation.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention the packaging comprises at least two support bodies with a respective housing element and also an intermediate element arranged between the two support bodies.

The intermediate element is coupled preferably with the support bodies so that it is secured against movement in relation to the support bodies in the longitudinal direction of these.

It is also favorable that the element intermediate is coupled with the support bodies so that it is secured against vertical movement in relation to said Support bodies

This intermediate element may present to less a projection that fits in an intermediate space between the housing element and the spacer element of one of the Support bodies

The intermediate element can be configured substantially angled and especially comprise a first substantially horizontal section and a second oriented section in transverse direction, preferably substantially perpendicular to the first horizontal section.

Also, it may be provided that the packaging comprise an accessory unit arranged below the sink, the intermediate element of so that it establishes a separation between the accessory unit, for example a box for a mixer battery, and the sink.

This prevents the unit from accessories come into contact with the sink during transport in such a way that both the unit of Accessories like the sink.

To save weight and improve the properties of damping of the intermediate element may be provided that said intermediate element is provided, on its side away from the sink, of at least one recess.

Preferably, the intermediate element is formed substantially of the same material as the elements of Housing support bodies.

The housing element and / or the element spacer can be specially formed, at least in part, of an expanded polystyrene material.

The housing element can be provided the same way on both sides of the sink when provided advantageously that said housing element is constructed in substantially symmetrical shape with respect to its midplane vertical transverse

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, also provided that the housing element can be stacked directly on another housing element thereof configuration and orientation.

The housing element, apart from being used for packing the sink individually, it can be used also to pack a stack of several sinks when the hosting element whose hosting channel is hosted a section of the edge of a sink can be stacked directly on another hosting element of the same configuration and guidance on whose hosting channel is also hosted a edge section of a sink of the same configuration and orientation.

When the housing element can be stacked directly on another housing element thereof configuration and orientation, the hosting element is preferably provided, on its lower side, with protrusions and / or some rebates and the other configuration hosting element identical is provided, on its upper side, with protrusions and / or some recesses, and the protrusions and / or the recesses of the lower side of an accommodation element cooperates with the outgoing and / or the recesses of the upper side of the other housing element so that the housing element seated on the other element of accommodation is immobilized in relation to the other element of accommodation in the longitudinal direction of the housing element  first cited and / or in a horizontal transverse direction that runs transversely to said longitudinal direction. This configuration contributes to increased battery stability formed by the two housing elements or other elements of additional accommodation, since in this case the elements accommodation can only be released from each other by means of a relative vertical movement.

Other features and advantages of the invention are subject to the following description and representation graph of an embodiment example.

They show in the drawings:

Figure 1, a schematic representation in perspective of a sink packaging comprising a packaging exterior configured in the form of a folding cardboard box, two support bodies formed by a respective housing element and a respective spacer element, an intermediate element that joins the two support bodies with one another, a breast cover for the sink and a box for a cutting board arranged on the deck;

Figure 2, a vertical longitudinal section schematic through the sink packaging of figure 1;

Figure 3, a schematic representation in Sink packing perspective of Figure 1 without packaging exterior, seen from above from the right side;

Figure 4, another schematic representation in Sink packing perspective without outer packing, seen from above from the left side;

Figure 5, a schematic representation in Sink packing perspective without outer packing, seen from below;

Figure 6, a schematic representation in perspective of sink packaging without outer packaging and without the cutting board box, seen from above;

Figure 7, a schematic representation in perspective of the sink packaging without the outer packaging, the cutting board box and breast cover, seen from above;

Figure 8, a schematic representation in perspective of the two support bodies of the sink packaging and of the intermediate element that joins the support bodies with each other, seen from above;

Figure 9, a schematic plan view of one of the support bodies, as well as the intermediate element, the breast cover and cutting board box, taken from above;

Figure 10, a vertical longitudinal section schematic through the arrangement of figure 9 along line 10-10 of figure 9;

Figure 11, a vertical longitudinal section schematic through the arrangement of figure 9 along line 11-11 of figure 9;

Figure 12, a vertical cross section schematic through the arrangement of figure 9 along line 12-12 of figure 9;

Figure 13, a vertical cross section schematic through the arrangement of figure 9 along line 13-13 of figure 9;

Figure 14, a schematic representation in perspective of a housing element of the sink packaging, seen from above and from the outer side of the element of accommodation that is away from the sink;

Figure 15, a schematic representation in perspective of the accommodation element, seen from above and from the inner side of the housing element that is turned towards the sink;

Figure 16, a schematic representation in perspective of the accommodation element, seen from below and from the inner side of the housing element that is turned towards the sink;

Figure 17, a schematic plan view of the housing element, taken from above;

Figure 18, a schematic plan view of the housing element, taken from below;

Figure 19, a schematic side elevation of the housing element, seen from the inner side of the element of accommodation that is turned towards the sink;

Figure 20, an enlarged representation of the zone I of figure 19;

Figure 21, a vertical cross section schematic through the housing element along the line 21-21 of figure 19;

Figure 22, a vertical cross section schematic through the housing element along the line 22-22 of figure 19;

Figure 23, a schematic representation in perspective of the intermediate element of the sink packaging, seen from above;

Figure 24, a schematic representation in perspective of the intermediate element of the sink packaging, seen from below;

Figure 25, a schematic representation in perspective of two housing elements packing sink directly stacked one on top of the other, with two sinks whose edge sections are housed in a respective channel of accommodation of one of the housing elements;

Figure 26, a vertical longitudinal section schematic through an extreme section of an element of accommodation; Y

Figure 27, a longitudinal section schematic horizontal through the end section of an element of accommodation.

The same or functionally elements equivalents are designated with the same reference symbols In all the figures.

A sink packaging represented in the Figures 1 to 24 and designated in conjunction with 100 comprises a packaging  exterior 102 in the form of a folding cardboard box 104 substantially parallelepipedically comprising a bottom 106, two long side walls 108, two short side walls 110 and folding flaps 112 that are arranged at the edges upper side walls 108, 110 and forming together in the collapsed inward state a ceiling wall of outer packaging 102.

In the interior space 114 of the outer packaging 102 the provision represented in perspective is housed in the Figures 3 to 5 from different viewing angles, which it comprises two mutually facing support bodies 116, a intermediate element 118 (see figure 8) that joins the bodies of support 116 with one another, a sink 120 arranged between the support bodies 116, a breast cover 122 covering a part from the top side of the sink up, a box 124 for a chopping board resting on breast cover 122 and a box 126 for a mixer battery (see figure 5) housed between the support bodies 116 and the intermediate element 118 in the side of said intermediate element 118 that is far from the sink 120.

The height of each support body 116 here corresponds substantially to the free height H of the space inside 114 of outer packing 102 to suppress a movement vertical of the support bodies 116 inside the packaging Exterior.

Also, the length of each support body 116 corresponds substantially to the free length L of the space inside 114 of outer packing 102 to suppress a Sliding of the support bodies 116 inside the packaging exterior 102 in its longitudinal direction.

As can be seen optimally by the sectional representation of figure 2, the packaged sink 120 in the case of this example it comprises a deep main breast 128, an additional shallow sinus 130 and a drained surface substantially flat and horizontal 132.

A substantially horizontal edge 134 of the sink runs around the main breast 128, the additional breast 130 and the draining surface 132 and comprises two edge sections lengths 136, which extend parallel to the two long sides of the sink 120, and two short edge stretches 138 extending to along the two short sides of the sink 120 (figure 7).

Each of the two support bodies 116 of the sink packaging 100 comprises a housing element 140 and a spacer element 142, resting the element of housing 140 on the upper side of the spacer element 142 and presenting the housing element 140 and the element spacer 142 an identical configuration and orientation.

Likewise, the two support bodies 116 of the 100 sink packaging differ from each other only because they are rotated in 180º one in relation to another around a vertical axis.

Therefore, the two support bodies 116 of the 100 sink packaging comprises a total of four elements of identical configuration, namely two housing elements 140 and two distance elements 142.

The structure of these four elements identical to each other is described below in detail helping each other  of the example of a housing element 140 and referring to figures 14 to 22:

The housing element 140 is configured as a substantially U-shaped housing strip, with a central section 146 extending in the longitudinal direction 144 of the housing element 140 and two end sections 150 which they extend along a transverse direction 148 of the housing element 140 having a horizontal orientation and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction 144.

As can be seen optimally in the Figure 19, the housing element 140 is provided with a channel of housing 152 which is formed by a groove that runs approximately centered in horizontal direction on the sides interiors of the central section 146 and the end sections 150 which they turn to sink 120.

This accommodation channel 152 is limited down by a plurality of seat projections 154 that are follow each other in the longitudinal direction 144 of the element of housing 140, such that every two seat projections Consecutive 154 are separated and distanced from each other by a recess 156 that is arranged between them and that extends towards down from the accommodation channel 152.

Accommodation channel 152 is limited to above by a plurality of overhangs 158 limiting said channel that extend consecutively in the longitudinal direction 144 of the housing element 140, such that every two outgoing 158 channel limitation, consecutive in the direction longitudinal 144, are separated and distanced from each other by a respective recess 160 that is arranged between them and that extends down from the housing channel 152.

When packing the sink 120, the housing element 140 on the edge of the sink so that a long section 136 of the edge 134 of the sink fits into the central section of the accommodation channel 152 and some parts of the short sections 138 of the edge 134 of the sink fit into the sections ends of the housing channel 152.

The sink 120 then rests with the side lower edge 143 thereof over seat projections 154 of the housing element 140.

When the sink 120 is provided, in its lower side, of protrusions of a retention element, it may then be specially provided that the sink 120 be support through these protrusions of the retention element in the seat projections 154 of the housing element 140. In In this case, the housing element 140 does not plug into the sink edge 134 until this edge 134 is applied to the side rear of the housing channel 152, but only until the protrusions of the retention element are applied to the respective associated seat projections 154. Therefore, the final position of the housing elements 140 in relation to the sink 120 is determined only by the position of the protrusions of the retention element and not by the path in the that the edge 134 of the sink protrudes outward beyond the protuberances of the retention element. Consequently, the distance of the two mutually facing support bodies 116 Sink packing 100 also depends on this case only from the distance of the bumps mutually facing the retention element and not the total width of the sink (i.e. its extension perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the sink), with what is possible achieve, for sinks 120 of different width, the same width of the sink 100 packaging and thus the same can be used outer packaging 102 for sinks of different width.

In addition, it is thus possible that they can be used the same housing elements 140 for sinks 120 of different width

In any case, the edge 134 of the sink will be support only in the outgoing support and not - in the area of the rebates 106 located between them - in the housing element 140, whereby the edge 134 of the sink rests only partially in the housing element 140.

Also, the upper side of the edge 134 of the sink also comes into contact with the housing element 140 only in the area of the projections 158 limiting the channel, but not in the area of recesses 160 located between they.

Due to this only partial contact of the lower side and upper side of the edge 134 of the sink with the housing element 140 is achieved that the impact loads acting on the housing element 140 are transmitted so only to a reduced extent to sink 120.

In principle, it could be expected that channel limiting projections 158 arranged on the upper side  of the accommodation channel 152 are each facing each other one of the seat projections 154 arranged on the lower side of accommodation channel 152.

However, in a preferred execution of the housing element 140 is provided that at least some of the channel limiting projections 158 arranged on the side upper housing channel 152 are arranged in Decayed positions with respect to seat projections 154 arranged on the lower side of the housing channel 152 so that these channel limiting projections 158 face the less in part to one of the rebates 156 practiced on the side bottom of accommodation channel 152.

As can be seen optimally in the Figures 20, 26 and 27, the end sections 150 of the element of housing 140 are provided with a respective cavity 162 which it is open only towards the extreme front surface 164 of the extreme stretch 150.

The cavity 162 comprises a lower zone 166 with a substantially cross-shaped vertical cross section of trapezius that widens down and to the inner side of the end section 150 that is turned towards sink 120, an area central 168 that joins upwards to lower zone 166 and which presents a substantially vertical cross section rectangular, and an upper area 170 that joins upwards to the central area 168, which has a vertical cross section substantially trapezoid shaped and that widens up and towards the inner side of the end section 150 that is turned towards the sink 120.

The surface of the cross section of the upper zone 170 is clearly smaller than the surface of the cross section of the lower zone 166.

The central area 168 of the cavity 162 located between the other two zones it forms a narrowing 172 of the cavity that originates because the inner wall 174 of the end section 150 that is turned towards the sink 120 protrudes inwards of cavity 162.

In addition, this outstanding interior wall 174 into cavity 162 is weakened on its turned side towards sink 120 by a recess, specifically by the channel of accommodation 152.

Due to the configuration of the end section 150 it is achieved that, exerting a pressure on the element of housing 140, the upper section 175 of the inner wall 174 and the lower section 177 of the inner wall 174 can be tilted a little around the central section 178 of the inner wall 174 protruding into cavity 162 to bring them to the plane horizontal 180 of the housing element 140 which runs to through the central section 178, which results in a increased damping action of the housing element 140 with respect to impact forces acting in direction vertical on the housing element 140.

As can be seen optimally in the Figures 26 and 27, the lower zone 166 of the cavity 162 extends on a path s along transverse direction 148 from the extreme front surface 164 and into the end section 150 of the housing element 140, whose path mentioned above in clearly greater than the path s' in which they extend in the transverse direction 148 the upper zone 170 and the central zone 168 of cavity 162 to go from the extreme front surface 164 into the end section 150 of the housing element 140.

The path s can be in particular at least 50% greater than the path s'.

Due to the different extent of the different zones 166, 168 and 170 of cavity 162 along the direction transverse 148 has to be on the rear side of the upper area 170 and the central area 168 of the cavity 162 which is far from the extreme front surface 164 of the end section 150 is formed a step 181 in which the cross section sharply increases total vertical of cavity 162 (seen in the direction facing towards the extreme front surface 164).

Because of this configuration of cavity 162, widens said cavity 162 towards the front side 164 of the section end 150.

As the cavity 162 presents in its far end of the front side 164 of the end section 150 a vertical cross section smaller than that of its turned end towards the front side 164, the mechanical stability is increased of the end section 150 in front of an end section with a cavity of constant vertical cross section in the transverse direction 148.

In the area that goes from the front side 164 to the step 181, the vertical cross section of the cavity 162 is substantially constant along the transverse direction 148.

Also, the vertical cross section of the cavity 162 in the area between step 181 and the rear limitation surface 183 - away from the front side 164 - of the lower zone 166 of the cavity 162 is substantially constant along the transverse direction 148.

As can be seen optimally in the Figures 14, 15 and 17, the housing element 140 (and, therefore, also the spacer element 142) is provided, on its side upper 182, of a plurality of projections 184 extending upward from said upper side 182.

As can be seen optimally in the Figures 16 and 18, the housing element 140 (and, therefore, also the distance element 142) is also provided, in its lower side 186, of a plurality of projections 188 which is extend downward from said lower side 186.

The vertical extension of the projections 188 in the lower side 186 is here substantially equal to the extension vertical of the projections 184 on the upper side 182, so that, when the housing element 140 sits on the element spacer 142 of identical configuration, projections 188 of the lower side 186 of the housing element 140 are applied of plane to the upper side 182 of the spacer element 142 and to it time the projections 184 of the upper side 182 of the element spacer 142 is also applied flat to the lower side 186 of the housing element 140.

Also, the protrusions 188 of the lower side 186 and the protrusions 184 of the upper side 182 are offset one with respect to another so that when the housing element 140 sits on configuration spacer element 142 identical, each of the protrusions 188 of the lower side 186 of the housing element 140 is applied flat, with one of its lateral surfaces 190 inclined with respect to the vertical, at a of the inclined lateral surfaces 192 of an adjacent projection 184 of the lower side 182 of the spacer element 142.

Therefore, since the projections 184, 188 are partly applied transversely to the longitudinal direction 144 of the housing element 140 and partly transversely to the transverse direction 148 of said element, the projections 188 of the lower side 186 of the housing element 140 and the projections 184 of the upper side 182 of the spacer element 142 cooperate with each other so that the housing element 140 and the spacer element 142 are secured against a movement relative both in the longitudinal direction 144 of the element of housing 140 or spacer element 142 as in the direction cross-section 148 of the housing element 140 or of the element spacer 142 and can be released from each other just by middle of a relative movement in the vertical direction.

The housing elements 140 and the elements spacers 142 of the sink packaging 100 are configured  preferably as one-piece molded bodies made of a foamed plastic material, especially a material of expanded polystyrene.

The sink packaging 100 also includes breast cover 122 resting on the upper side of the sink 120 and covering both the main breast 128 and the additional sinus 130 of the sink 120. In this way, a migration or slip-out of accessories housed in the main breast 128 or additional breast 130.

As can be seen optimally in the Figures 6, 9 and 10, the breast cover 122 comprises a plate of substantially rectangular horizontal cover 194 and a plate of vertical retention 196, also substantially rectangular, which It is formed in one piece with the horizontal cover plate 194 and that joins, along a line of bending 198, to a edge of horizontal cover plate 194 located on the side of the drained surface.

The breast cover 122 is formed by example, by a cardboard plate or a corrugated cardboard plate.

As can be seen optimally in the Figure 9, the horizontal cover plate 194 is provided, in its lateral edges, of a respective recess substantially rectangular 200 which is configured in a complementary way to a respective stop block 202 arranged centrally on the side inside the central section 146 of a housing element 140 which It is turned towards sink 120.

Each of these stop blocks 202 fits into the respective associated recess 200 of the cover plate horizontal 194 and thus ensures the cover 122 of the breasts against movement in relation to the respective housing element 140 in the longitudinal direction 144 thereof and against movement with relation to the two housing elements 140 in the direction common transverse 148 of these.

Also, in each housing element 140 a groove is provided on the inner side of the central section 146 of vertical housing 204 in which a respective edge fits side of the vertical retention plate 196. The plate vertical retention 196 and housing slots 204 of the housing elements 140 cooperate here so that the cover 122 of the breasts are insured against movement in relation to the housing elements 140 in the longitudinal direction 144 and in the transverse direction 148 thereof.

When the outer packaging 102 of the 100 sink packaging, vertical retaining plate 196 and the roof wall of the outer packaging 102 formed by the flaps folding 112 cooperate then also so that it is limited the travel of the cover 122 of the breasts in vertical direction

The vertical housing slot 204 is preferably extends into one of the projections 184 of the upper side 182 of the housing element 140, since thus the vertical extension of the housing slot is enlarged 204 and, therefore, the contact surface with the plate retention 196.

Since the housing elements 140 are of symmetric construction with respect to its transverse midplane 206, which runs centrally through the stop block 202, housing slot 204 for the vertical retention plate 196 of breast cover 122 is present in duplicate in each housing element 140.

Also, as can be seen optimally in figure 10, each of the housing elements 140 is provided, in its extreme sections 150, with a protrusion 208 which is extends horizontally away from the inner wall 174 of the respective end section 150 and overlapping the edge free rear of the remaining horizontal cover plate 194 away from the vertical retention plate 196, so that the breast cover 122 is secured against separation in vertical direction with respect to the upper side of the sink 120.

As can be seen optimally in the Figure 9, the horizontal cover plate 194 of the cover 122 of the breasts are also provided, in their free rear edge remote of the vertical retention plate 196, of a projection 209 which fits in the intermediate space between the end sections 150 of the two housing elements 140.

As can be seen optimally in the Figures 1 to 4 and 10, on the cover 122 of the breasts is arranged the box 124 of the cutting board, which is configured as a folding box made of cardboard material substantially parallelepipedically.

The width of the box 124 of the cutting board, that is, its extension in the transverse direction 148, corresponds at the distance between the inner sides of the central sections 146 of the housing elements 140, so that the box 124 of the cutting board is secured by the housing elements 140 against slipping in the transverse direction 148.

Box 124 of the cutting board is applied with its front side 210 turned towards the vertical retention plate 196 to the stop blocks 202 of the housing elements 140, so that the travel path of the box 124 of the cutting board in the direction of the vertical retention plate 196 is limited by stop blocks 202.

In the longitudinal direction 144 of the housing elements 140 extends box 124 of the table of cut to a site 212 (see figure 9) where the corner area of housing elements 140 and begins to reduce the free mutual distance of the two elements of accommodation facing each other 140, so that the path of displacement of the box 124 of the cutting board is limited also in the direction away from the retention plate vertical 196.

Therefore, box 124 of the cutting board It is housed substantially free of slack between buffer blocks 202 and the corner areas of the elements of accommodation 140.

The sink packaging 100 also includes intermediate element 118 angularly, represented by separated in figures 23 and 24, which comprises a horizontal wing longer 214 and a shorter vertical wing 216.

The intermediate element 118 is constructed in one piece and preferably manufactured as a body molded from a foamable plastic material, especially a expanded polystyrene material.

Preferably, the element material intermediate 118 substantially coincides with the material of the housing elements 140 and spacer elements 142 of the sink 100 packing.

As can be seen optimally in the Figure 24, intermediate element 118 is provided - on the side bottom of horizontal wing 214 and on the front side of the wing vertical 216 that is away from sink 120 - several recesses 218 and of a port 219 that produce a saving of weight and they result in an improvement in the properties of shock absorption of intermediate element 118.

The vertical wing 216 of intermediate element 118 it is provided, on its lateral edges, with a respective projection 220 extending in the vertical direction.

Each of the housing elements 140 and, therefore, also each of the distance elements 142 it is provided with a vertical housing slot 222 which is corresponds to this projection and that is provided on the side interior - turned towards sink 120 - of central section 146 of the corresponding housing element 140 or of the element corresponding spacer 142 (figure 19).

In the assembled state of packing 100 of the sink the vertical projections 220 of the vertical wing 216 of the intermediate element 118 fit into these housing slots verticals 222 of the spacer elements 142, so that, due to the cooperation of the vertical projections 220 and the accommodation slots 222, intermediate element 118 is left insured against movement in relation to the elements spacers 142 in the longitudinal direction 144 of these.

Also, the horizontal wing 214 of the element intermediate 118 is provided - on its longitudinal sides and on its front side away from vertical wing 216 - multi-protruding horizontal 224 that in the assembled state of packing 100 of the sink fit into intermediate spaces formed between the element of housing 140 and the spacer element 142 of a body of support 116 and cooperate with the projections 184 of the upper side 182 of the spacer elements 142 and with the protrusions 188 on the side bottom 186 of the housing elements 140 so that the intermediate element 118 is secured against movement with relation to the two support bodies 116 in the direction longitudinal 144, in the transverse direction 148 and in the direction vertical.

As can be seen in Figures 2 and 5, the intermediate element 118 establishes a separation between the zone of the sink packaging 100 in which sink 120 is housed and another partial area of the sink packaging 100 in which it is the housing 126 housed substantially parallelepipedically to The mixer battery. Therefore, intermediate element 118 fixed assets in relation to the support bodies 116 of the packaging 100 of the sink prevents the box 126 of the mixer battery, in which relatively heavy accessory contents are contained, specifically the sink mixer battery 120 together with material of pipes and installations, can slide in the packaging 100 of the sink so that it comes into contact with the sink 120 and cause damage to it.

The operation of packing the sink 120 by packing medium 100 described above can be made according to the procedure described below:

The elements are joined together spacers 142 by means of intermediate element 118, for which purpose the vertical projections 220 of the vertical wing 216 of the intermediate element 118 in the vertical housing slots 222 of the spacer elements 142.

Battery box 126 is inserted mixer inside the outer packing 102 and it deposit said box on its bottom 106.

Next, the provision is introduced constituted by the spacer elements 142 and the element intermediate 118 in the inner space of the outer packaging 102 of so that the distance elements 142 with directions longitudinal 144 parallel to the long side walls 108 of the outer packaging 102 are seated on the bottom 106 of said outer packing 102 and the mixer battery box 126 is immobilized by intermediate element 118 in position desired packaging inside the outer packaging 102.

Next, the housing elements 140 of the support bodies 116 on the sections 136, 138 of the edge 134 of the sink 120, whereby this edge 134 of the sink fits into the housing channels 152 of the housing elements 140.

Once the items have been plugged in housing 140, cover 122 of the breasts is arranged on the side top of sink 120, for which the edge is first pushed free rear cover horizontal cover plate 194 122 of the breasts until left under the protrusions 208 of the end sections 150 of housing elements 140, being so inclined the cover 122 of the breasts with respect to the horizontal that vertical retaining plate 196 is located by above the housing elements 140, and then Tilt down the breast cover 122 around the edge free rear of the horizontal cover plate 194 so that the retention plate 196 of the cover 122 of the breasts fit into the corresponding housing slots 204 of the elements of housing 140 until breast cover 122 rests on the upper side of the sink 120 and cover the main breast 128 and the additional breast 130.

In case some accessories must be accommodated in the main sinus 128 or in the additional sinus 130 of the sink, these accessories are introduced in the respective breast before seat cover 122 of the breasts.

Once the items have been plugged in housing 140 on the edge 134 of the sink, is introduced vertically from above the arrangement formed by the sink 120, housing elements 140 and cover 122 of the breasts in the inner space 114 of the outer packaging 102 and deposit said arrangement with the lower sides 186 of the housing elements 140 on the upper sides 182 of the distance elements 142.

Next, box 124 of the cutting board on deck 122 of the breasts so that this box is applied to the stop blocks 202 of the elements of accommodation 140.

Finally, the flaps are pushed inwards folding 112 of the outer container 102 to form a wall of closed roof of outer packaging 102, which closes permanently, for example, by means of adhesive strips or zunchados of a material of form of tape and it is left thus in conditions suitable for transport.

Since the housing elements 140 of the support bodies 116 of the sink container 100 above described can be stacked directly on each other, you have which, instead of being used for the individual packaging of a respective sink 120 in an outer packaging 102, the same housing elements 140 can also be used to produce a stack 224 of sinks 120, as depicted in Figure 25

For the production of sink stack 224 120 two housing elements 140 are connected each time - they are configured exactly like the elements of accommodation 140 described above - on sections of each other facing the edge 134 of the respective sink 120, whereby the sections 136, 138 of the edge 134 of the sink fit into the accommodation channels 152 of the housing elements 140.

To immobilize the housing elements 140 in the respective associated sink 120 may be provided that the housing elements 140 be fixed to the sink 120, by for example, by means of adhesive strips and / or by means of a strip constituted by a tape-shaped material.

Next, they are stacked one upon another several sinks 120 with housing elements 140 arranged in them, for which purpose the housing elements 140 united with a sink 120a are always seated vertically from above on the housing elements 140 of a sink 120b arranged below until the housing elements 140 of the top sink 120a rest with its bottom side 186 on the upper side 182 of the housing elements 140 of the sink bottom 120b, as depicted in Figure 25.

The main breast 128 and the additional breast 130 of the upper sink 120a then penetrate the main breast 128 and in the additional sinus 130, respectively, of the sink lower 120b, so that the stacking height for each sink, that is, the vertical distance of the edges 134 of the sinks of pile 224, is less than the height of a sink 120.

In this way, the 120 sink-shaped sinks with special space savings  and they can be stored in this arrangement, for example before individual transport in an outer packaging 102.

Since for the production of the 224 stack, they use the same housing elements 140 that are used also as integral parts of the sink 100 packaging, the sinks 120 incorporated in stack 224 can be packed individually in a respective outer packaging 102 without a prior withdrawal of housing elements 140 and, therefore, with a special saving of time, and the number of packaging elements necessary for incorporation into the stack 224 and for subsequent individual packing of sinks 120 in a respective sink 100 packaging.

Claims (48)

1. Packaging for a sink (120) comprising at least one support body (116) that is formed at least in part by a foamed plastic material, characterized in that the support body (116) comprises at least one housing element ( 140) with a housing channel (152) for an edge section (136, 138) of the sink (120) and at least one spacer element (142) formed separately from the housing element (140) and supporting said element housing (140), the housing element (140) and / or the spacer element (142) being formed at least in part by a foamed plastic material. 2. Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing channel (152) of the housing element (140) for accommodating an edge section (136) is formed on a long side of the sink (120). 3. Packaging according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the housing channel (152) of the housing element (140) is designed to accommodate an edge section (136) of the sink (120) which extends throughout the entire length of one side of said sink (120). 4. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the housing channel (152) of the housing element (140) is designed to accommodate an edge section (136) of the sink (120) which extends along of a first side of the sink (120) and to accommodate an edge section (138) of the sink (120) that extends along a second side of said sink (120). 5. Packaging according to claim 4, characterized in that the housing channel (152) of the housing element (140) is designed to accommodate an edge section (138) of the sink (120) extending along a third side of said sink (120). 6. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the housing channel (152) of the housing element (140) is designed to accommodate at least one corner area of the edge (134) of the sink (120). 7. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the distance element (142) of the support body (116) has the same configuration as the housing element (140) of said support body (116). 8. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the packaging (100) comprises at least two support bodies (116) each comprising at least one housing element (140) with a housing channel ( 152) for an edge section (136, 138) of the sink (120) and at least one spacer element (142) formed separately from the housing element (140) and serving as support for the respective associated housing element (140 ). 9. Packaging according to claim 8, characterized in that the housing elements (140) and the distance elements (142) of the at least two support bodies (116) have the same configuration. 10. Packaging according to one of claims 8 or 9, characterized in that the at least two support bodies (116) of the packaging (100) are arranged in mutually facing edge sections (136, 138) of the sink (120). 11. Packaging according to one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that the total weight of the sink (120) is supported exclusively by the support bodies (116), which each comprise a housing element (140) with a accommodation channel (152) for an edge section (136, 138) of the sink (120). 12. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the packaging (100) comprises an outer packaging (102) whose inner space (114) welcomes the sink (120) and at least one support body (116) . 13. Packaging according to claim 12, characterized in that the outer packaging (102) is substantially substantially parallelepiped shaped. 14. Packaging according to one of claims 12 or 13, characterized in that the outer packaging (102) comprises a foldable cardboard box (104). 15. Packaging according to one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the at least one support body (116) extends along substantially the entire free height (H) of the inner space (114) of the outer packaging (102) . 16. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the housing element (140) is configured in the form of a housing strip.

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17. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the housing element is substantially L-shaped. 18. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the housing element (140) is substantially U-shaped. 19. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the housing element (140) comprises a longitudinal section (146) extending in the longitudinal direction (144) of the sink (120). 20. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that the housing element (140) comprises at least one transverse section (150) extending in the transverse direction (148) of the sink (120). 21. Packaging according to claim 20, characterized in that the transverse section (150) ends at a certain distance from the longitudinal median plane of the sink (120). 22. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 21, characterized in that the housing channel (152) of the housing element (140) is limited upwards and / or downwards by several protrusions (154, 158) limiting said channel which are distanced from each other in the longitudinal direction (144) of the housing channel (152), so that the sink (120) comes into contact with the housing element (140) only in the projections (154, 158) of channel limitation, but not in the areas between said projections (154, 158) of channel limitation. 23. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 22, characterized in that the housing element (140) comprises at least one end section (150) which is provided with at least one cavity (162). 24. Packaging according to claim 23, characterized in that the cavity (162) has a vertical cross section having a narrowing (172). 25. Packaging according to one of claims 23 or 24, characterized in that the cavity (162) widens towards the front side (164) of the end section (150). 26. Packaging according to one of claims 23 to 25, characterized in that the end section (149) provided with the cavity (162) is provided with a recess (152) on the side thereof that is turned towards the sink (120). 27. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 26, characterized in that the housing element (140) is provided with projections (188) and / or recesses on its lower side (186), because the distance element (142) is provided of projections (184) and / or recesses on its upper side (182) and because the projections (188) and / or recesses of the lower side (186) of the housing element (140) cooperate with the projections (184) and / or the recesses of the upper side (182) of the distance element (142) so that the housing element (140) seated on the distance element (142) is immobilized in its longitudinal direction (144) and / or in a transverse direction horizontal (148) - which runs transversely to said longitudinal direction (144) - in relation to the distance element (142). 28. Packaging according to claim 27, characterized in that the packaging comprises a cover element (122) covering at least a part of the sink (120) upwards. 29. Packaging according to claim 28, characterized in that the cover element (122) covers at least one sink (128, 130) of the sink (120) upwards. 30. Packaging according to one of claims 28 or 29, characterized in that the cover element (122) does not extend over the entire upper side of the sink (120). 31. Packaging according to one of claims 28 to 30, characterized in that the cover element (122) is coupled with the housing element (140) so that it is secured against movement in relation to said housing element (140) in the longitudinal direction (144) thereof. 32. Packaging according to one of claims 28 to 31, characterized in that the cover element (122) is coupled with the housing element (140) so that its travel path is limited relative to said housing element (140) in vertical direction. 33. Packaging according to one of claims 28 to 32, characterized in that the cover element (122) comprises a substantially horizontal cover section (194) and a retention section (196) oriented transversely to said cover section (194) ). 34. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 33, characterized in that the packaging (100) also comprises at least one accessory box (124) and that the housing element (140) has at least one stop (202) which limits the travel path of the accessory box (124) in relation to the housing element (140) in the longitudinal direction (144) of this housing element (140).

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35. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 34, characterized in that the packaging (100) comprises two support bodies (116) with a respective housing element (140) and also an accessory box (124), the distance corresponding substantially horizontal between the housing elements (140) to the width of the accessory box (124). 36. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 35, characterized in that the packaging (100) comprises at least two support bodies (116) with a respective housing element (140) and also an intermediate element (118) disposed between the two support bodies (116). 37. Packaging according to claim 36, characterized in that the intermediate element (118) is coupled with the support bodies (116) so that it is secured against movement in relation to said support bodies (116) in the longitudinal direction (144) of these. 38. Packaging according to one of claims 36 or 37, characterized in that the intermediate element (118) is coupled with the support bodies (116) so that it is secured against vertical movement in relation to said support bodies (116). 39. Packaging according to one of claims 36 to 38, characterized in that the intermediate element (118) has at least one projection (224) that fits in an intermediate space between the housing element (140) and the distance element (142) of one of the support bodies (116). 40. Packaging according to one of claims 36 to 39, characterized in that the intermediate element (118) comprises a first section substantially horizontal (214) and a second section (216) oriented in a transverse direction, preferably substantially perpendicular, to the first horizontal section (214). 41. Packaging according to one of claims 36 to 40, characterized in that the packaging (100) comprises a unit (126 of accessories arranged below the sink (120), the intermediate element (118) being designed and arranged so that it separates the accessory unit (126) with respect to the sink (120). 42. Packaging according to one of claims 36 to 41, characterized in that the intermediate element (118) is provided with at least one recess (218) on the side thereof which is away from the sink (120). 43. Packaging according to one of claims 36 to 42, characterized in that the intermediate element (118) is formed of substantially the same material as the housing elements (140) of the support bodies (116). 44. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 43, characterized in that the housing element (140) and / or the distance element (142) are formed at least in part by an expanded polystyrene material. 45. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 44, characterized in that the housing element (140) is constructed substantially symmetrically with respect to its vertical vertical transverse plane (206). 46. Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 45, characterized in that the housing element (140) can be stacked directly on another housing element (140) of the same configuration and orientation. 47. Packaging according to claim 46, characterized in that the housing element (140) in whose housing channel (152) an edge section (136, 138) of a sink (120) can be stacked directly on another housing element (140) of the same configuration and orientation whose housing channel (152) also houses an edge section (136, 138) of a sink (120) of the same configuration and orientation. 48. Packaging according to one of claims 46 or 47, characterized in that the housing element (140) is provided with projections (188) and / or recesses on its lower side (186), because the other housing element (140) it is provided with projections (184) and / or recesses on its upper side (182) and because the projections (188) and / or the recesses on the lower side (186) of the housing element (140) cooperate with the projections (184 ) and / or the recesses of the upper side (182) of the other housing element (140) so that the housing element (140) seated on the other housing element (140) is immobilized in its longitudinal direction (144) and / or in a horizontal transverse direction (148) - which runs transversely to said longitudinal direction (144) - relative to the other housing element (140).