ES2709488A1 - OCTOGONAL BOX OF PERFECTED AUTOMATIC FUND (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

The perfected automatic bottom octagonal box of the present invention is based on a tubular structure of the prismatic-octagonal type which is inserted into a bottom formed in an innovative manner by two equal elements, which when crossed overlap allow to block the bottom by means of a counter Pressure. The box has a flap (70) that strengthens the vertical of the bottom when inserting the central body (2) and a flap (80) of smaller size than the flap (70) that allow to confer greater rigidity to the octabin, in such a way that the lateral surfaces of the prism do not collapse towards the vertical axis of symmetry of said prism and the lateral surface does not retreat towards the interior. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

OCTOGONAL BOX OF PERFECTED AUTOMATIC FUND

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The perfected automatic octagonal bottom box of the present invention is formed by the insertion of a tubular structure of the prismatic-octagonal type on a background formed by two equal elements which, when cross-lapped, allow to block the bottom by means of counter pressure, presenting the box additional flaps that allow greater rigidity and stability to the set, being a solution of packaging of high performance for the transport and the storage of voluminous material, as they can be the granulated products, in powder, etc.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the state of the art there are boxes of cardboard of considerable size for the transport and storage of certain agricultural products, such as, sandlas, melons, onions, potatoes, cltricos, etc., so that this type of boxes have the disadvantage that tend to be deformed by the lateral forces to which they are subjected by the load, requiring vertical reinforcement mandrels to avoid such deformation, all of which entails not only an increase in the cost of manufacturing the box, but a waste of time in the assembly and disassembly of the corresponding mandrels.

The known octagonal boxes start from a cardboard structure with a prismatic configuration of octagonal contour with two larger faces, two smaller faces, alternating with the previous ones and other four faces of smaller amplitude, forming what can be considered as four chamfers between the smaller faces and the larger faces. From this octagonal contour, the boxes have, in correspondence with one of their edges, lines of cut and fold that allow forming the bottom, which is open centered to save material, since the box in question is intended for be arranged on a pallet or a surface that acts as part of the bottom of the same, presenting in that bottom two larger lateral wings, and other two smaller, these last with a line of intermediate and central cut that is derived in two lines of oblique cut, forming a trapezoidal contour of reinforcement of the bottom itself, while the larger extensions discussed above, have lines of oblique fold, forming triangles that they remain, in one case attached to the internal face of the sectors of smaller amplitude, and in another case by the external face of these. These boxes are widely used in the fruit and vegetable sector and in other non-food sectors but suffer from a series of drawbacks related, in general, to the fact that the production process requires considerable quantities of raw material with large quantities of cardboard that is discarded as waste in order to produce reinforced corners, especially on the faces of the smaller sides or the faces of the larger sides of the box.

This often leads to the manufacture of boxes without horizontal or lateral support elements or to the manufacture of boxes with lateral edges with a uniform height in order to avoid a considerable expenditure of cardboard and / or other composite materials.

Another disadvantage is that a box made of cardboard and / or composite materials is often supplied as a flat die which is difficult to assemble.

For the same reasons, cartons and / or composite material of the known type that are already assembled are difficult to deploy and return to their flat condition necessary to facilitate storage in preparation for re-use or for recycling operations or for recycling. Destruction prior to disposal as waste.

The patent application P201730534 by the same author discloses an octagonal box with an automatic background that is formed from the union of two equal elements (1) that form the bottom and the intersection of a central body (2) in a prismatic-octagonal manner. it is inserted in the result of cross-overlapping the element (1) with a similar one. The elements (1) forming the bottom thanks to the angle between the flaps (10) and the flap (20) allow these to fold inwardly over the fold lines (3) and (4). Each element (1) that allow to form the bottom of the box have in the coupling area, the intersection of two curved ends (8) and (9) whose elliptic curve shape allow the element (8) to be mounted on the element (9) at the point (60) and therefore when coupling with another element (1) they are fixed in a resistant way when forming the bottom of the box. The flap (10) and the flap (20) fold in at a 90 degree angle onto the fold lines (3) and (4) and the flap (30) and the flap (40) fold inward at an angle of 90 degrees on the folding lines (5) and (6) forming vertical planes of height equal to the width of said flaps; two curved ends (8) and (9) whose intersection produces a central point (50); and sides (7) and (7 ') adjacent to the flaps (30) and (40) respectively.

The box of the present invention is a refinement of the patent application P201730534, since in this new box two pairs of additional flaps are incorporated into the element (1) that forms the bottom. A large flap is added to the element (1) which makes it possible to ensure that the rest of the flaps are kept vertically, resting on the external lateral surface when two elements (1) are superimposed crosswise and the body (1) is additionally added to small flap that confers greater rigidity to the octabin, so that the lateral surfaces of the prism do not fall towards the vertical axis of symmetry of said prism and the lateral surface does not fold back towards the interior. The fold formed by the vertical edges of the octagon gives the desired rigidity to the whole, which would not be achieved with a prism of fewer faces. The new flaps, when sliding on the lateral surfaces confer greater rigidity to the bottom, maintaining it flat.

The box of the present invention is a high performance packaging solution for the transport and storage of bulky material, since it improves the stiffness and the resistance necessary for the transport of heavy goods, the box is manufactured with high performance corrugated cardboard and can be mounted manually, it is also a cost-effective and ecological alternative to wood or metal drawers. The material being light but high performance decreases the weight of the load, reducing costs.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of the practical realization thereof, a set of drawings is included as an integral part of said description. where with illustrative and non-limiting character, the following has been represented:

Figure 1 .- shows a plane of the element (1) indicating each of its parts.

Figure 2 shows a view of the box where the shape of the background is shown by superimposing two elements (1) crosswise and the insertion of the element (2).

Figure 3 shows a side view of the box where the element (2) and the main flaps (20) and (30) can be seen.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The box of the present invention is a high performance packaging solution for the transport and storage of bulky material, furthermore it does not require additional elements to be able to withstand the lateral stresses to which its walls are subjected when it is loaded with products such as , melons, potatoes, etc. The box is formed by the insertion of an octagonal prismatic body (2) on a background that is formed from two identical elements (1) and are glued in two places on the outer perimeter of the octagonal central body with the help of flaps. The crossed assembly of these 2 elements (1) allows to guarantee the adjustment of the assembly and the maintenance of the bottom by a system of counter-pressure.

Each element (1) incorporates a flap (70) that when coupled with another element (1) similar in opposite form two side walls are generated resting on the corresponding external lateral surface of the octagonal prism and strengthen the vertical of the bottom when the body is inserted central (2).

The element (1) furthermore incorporates a flap (80) of smaller size than the flap (70) that provides greater rigidity to the octabin, so that the lateral surfaces of the prism do not fall toward the vertical axis of symmetry of said prism and the lateral surface does not fold back inside.

By crosslapping the two similar elements (1), the sides (9) and (11) by their curved shape can be folded down by strengthening the bottom and preventing that when introducing the central body (2), it is folded over itself.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

The box of the present embodiment is formed from the union of two equal elements (1) forming the bottom and having the shape as shown in Figure 1 and the insertion of a central body (2) in a prismatic manner- octagonal that is inserted in the result of cross-superposing the element (1) with another similar one, that is, two equal elements of opposite form are superimposed. The elements (1) forming the bottom, thanks to the angle between the flaps (10) and the flap (20), allow the flaps to fold inward 90 ° over the fold lines (3) and (4).

Each element (1) that allow forming the bottom of the box have in the coupling area, the intersection of two ends (9) and (11) and thanks to its curved shape allow the element (9) to be mounted on the element (10) in the point (50), forming an external element (60) and therefore when coupled with another similar element (1) are fixed in a way that fits in a resilient manner when forming the bottom of the box.

The flaps (30) and (40) are equal symmetrical images with respect to an axis passing through the point of union between the flaps (10) and (20) and folding inward over the lines (5) and (6) . When the flaps are folded upwards through the fold lines (3), (4), (5) and (6) forming angles of 90 degrees with respect to the lower plane, 4 adjacent vertical planes formed by means of the flaps (10), (20), (30) and (40), the height of these vertical planes being the same dimensions as the width of said flaps.

Each element (1) incorporates a flap (70) that folds over the fold line (7) at an angle of 90 ° and that when the element (1) is coupled with a similar one in opposite form, two external lateral walls supported on each other are generated. the corresponding lateral surface of the octagonal prism and strengthen the vertical of the bottom when the central body is inserted (2).

The element (1) furthermore incorporates a flap (80) of smaller size than the flap (70) which is folded by means of the fold line (8) at an angle of 90 ° and which when superposed oppositely with another element ( 1) similar generates two internal side walls that allow to confer greater rigidity to the octabin, so that the lateral surfaces of the The prism does not collapse towards the vertical axis of symmetry of said prism and the lateral surface does not fold back towards the interior.

The point of union of the ends (9) and (11) produce a central point (50) that when overlapping crosswise with a second element (1) similar, allow the fitting around said point (50) forming the bottom of the box, since it is blocked by means of counter pressure.

The central body (2) is formed from a sheet of cardboard originally opened and folded in the form of rectangular parallelepiped, where one of the upper ends is folded diagonally, forming a prismatic tubular structure.

By extending the central body (2) by means of the folds an 8-sided structure is obtained which is inserted into the bottom of the initially developed structure coinciding each side with the bottom side, then the flaps are stuck with the central body and the octagonal box is formed.

The central body (2) adapts to regular octagonal boxes, that is with eight sides of identical dimension, but also the central body (2) can form irregular octagonal cores in such a way that there are 2 opposite sides of identical dimension each separated by 3 sides (6 sides in total) of another identical dimension, in such a way that an irregular octagonal prism is formed of initially two equal parallel sides and three sides parallel to three other equal sides between the mentioned initial sides.

The box can be transported easily, since the bottom can be folded over the center of the bottom (50) causing the entire structure to fold inwards, in this way it is not necessary to assemble the complete structure each time it is transported, since it suffices to unfold the box again by the center of the bottom (50) when required, thus obtaining the complete box, in this way the box when storing and transporting occupies the smallest possible space.

The box of the present invention is a high performance packaging solution for the transport and storage of bulky material, such as granulated, powder or loose products, the box is made of high-waved cardboard performance and can be mounted manually, it is also a cost-effective and ecological alternative to wooden or metal drawers.

Claims (6)

1. Octagonal box of perfected automatic background which is formed with a central body (2) of prismatic-octagonal shape inserted on a background previously established by the crossed overlap of two equal elements (1) comprising 4 flaps (10), (20) ), (30) and (40), where the flap (10) and the flap (20) form an angle between each other and fold in at an angle of 90 degrees over the fold lines (3) and (4), the flap (30) and the flap (40) being equal symmetrical images with respect to an axis passing through the point of union between the flaps (10) and (20) and folding inward at a 90 degree angle on the lines of folding (5) and (6) forming vertical planes of height equal to the width of said flaps, characterized in that the element (1) additionally comprises a flap (70) that is folded by a fold line (7) an angle of 90 °; a flap (80) that is folded by means of a fold line (8) at an angle of 90 °; and ends (9) and (11) whose curved shape allow the element (8) to be mounted on the element (9) at the point (50) forming an external element (60). 2. Automatic octagonal box perfected according to claim 1, characterized in that the flap (80) is smaller than the flap (70). 3. Automatic octagonal bottom box according to claim 1, characterized in that the flap (70) when folded along the line (7) at an angle of 90 ° and cross-linked with another similar element (1), generates two external side walls supported on the corresponding lateral surface of the octagonal prism. Automatic octagonal bottom box according to claim 1, characterized in that the flap (80) is folded by means of a fold line (8) at an angle of 90 ° and overlapping in an opposite manner with another element (1) similar, it generates two internal side walls of the octagonal prism. 5. Automatic octagonal bottom box according to claim 1 characterized in that the intersection of two curved ends (9) and (11) allow the element (9) to be mounted on the element (11) forming the external element ( 60) and fit with the other element (1) in the bottom of the box. 6. Automatic octagonal bottom box according to claim 1 characterized in that when the two similar elements (1) are superimposed crosswise, the ends (9) and (11) allow to be folded by the center of the bottom (50) inside the box.