FR2489788A1 - SUPPORT FOR CONTAINERS - Google Patents

Abstract

THE INVENTION RELATES TO A CONTAINER SUPPORT. THIS SUPPORT INCLUDES TWO PARTS MANUFACTURED INDEPENDENTLY OF THE OTHER FROM CUTTINGS IN FLAT, FOLDABLE MATERIAL: AN ELEMENT 30, EQUIPPED WITH A HANDLE 35 AND LEGS 63 FOR SEPARATING THE BOTTLES 70, AND A RECEPTACLE IN THE FORM OF A BOX, IN WHICH 30 AND 70 ARE ENGAGED, AND THE BOTTOM OF WHICH IS FOR EXAMPLE GLUE TO THE ONE OF 30. THE INVENTION IS APPLICABLE IN PARTICULAR TO THE PACKAGING AND TRANSPORT OF BOTTLES.

Description

It is known to group a given number of containers, for example

bottles, boxes etc., to

  with the help of suitable supports made of flat material, for example

  using a sheet of synthetic material, cardboard or strips of synthetic material. Container holders of this type receive two, four, six bottles, or more, and are used in this form especially in stores, on the basis of the idea that, for reasons of transport, the buyer

  often wants to take only a limited number of

  Teilles. Advantageous cardboard supports for carrying bottles are known for example from German utility models 7 145 518 and 7 503 830. This latter support is also suitable for being advantageously combined with shaped bottle cases. special. Known container carriers wrap a group of containers in the manner of a tension cuff; the receptacles are normally placed against each other, and they are pocketed from falling out by the fact that regions of the periphery of the receptacles

  protrude outside by slits of the envelope.

  Although such container holders are used

  on a large scale, they also present

  vantages. Thus, it is necessary to destroy the

  containers to remove a single container. By

  As a result, the container support itself becomes useless.

  sand, and can not be used, for example, to safely carry the remaining bottles, or to bring all the bottles back to the point of sale when they have been emptied. Another disadvantage is that the containers are placed against each other and that, because of shocks or trepidations, they can rub

  against each other, which can lead to the destruction

  labeling or printing, or even

  which constitutes them, in particular when the

containers are glass.

  Given the disadvantages mentioned above

  above, we have known for a long time, in addition to

  container ports described above, different

  in which the receptacles are freely

  pledged in open boxes up. A handle,

  placed on the upper side of a longitudinal bar

  nal or central wall, makes it possible to seize and

  conveniently a medium of this kind with its contents.

  Container carriers of this type are used mainly in cases where strict conditions must be imposed on the safety of transport, for example for the export of beer. The bottles of beer are introduced into the boxes of the holders of containers, which are then packaged in boates

folding, appropriate.

  As well as the container supports mentioned

  previously, in which the containers are

  as a cuff, the media

  born second, to the extent that they are manufactured

  in cardboard, are formed by a cut in one piece.

  It is true that, in the case of folding boots and

  similar receptacles, it is normally preferred to

  cut in one piece for reasons of economy of material and manufacture; but, for the media of

  known containers, this seemed a disadvantage. The-

  one-piece cut requires relatively a lot of material. In addition, since the cut is in one piece, the bottom has a central fold, which causes a bottom sag, whose stability

unsatisfactory.

  The main object of the present invention is to make it possible to produce a support for containers,

  particular for bottles, which requires only one

  minimal think of matter, and which presents however a

  improved stability while still providing strong protection

  raw to the containers contained therein.

  The present invention is based on the idea that one can obtain a material saving only if one deviates from the cut in one piece, which was usual until now. The support according to the invention

  consists of at least two foldable cuttings, the first of which

  first allows the construction of a folding box., usual, open up (carrier receptacle), while

  separate element (carrying and separating element

  can be engaged in the folding boot, and be

  joined to it, preferably by gluing.

  In general, for reasons of transport, the cuts for folding boots, and therefore also those of the carrier receptacles in question, are delivered to

  the user who, with the help of appropriate machines,

  required, perform the dressing of the cut-outs in the

  of the filling and packaging process. In

  the case of the support according to the invention, the cutting

  born in the carrying receptacle, in the shape of a boot, can also

  It should be erected at the user's However, he

  to this is added the training of the carrying and sewing

  paration that forms the boxes and the handle, and that is

  also delivered flat by the manufacturer to the user.

  tor. The extra work, to assemble the

  carrier and the carrying and separating element

  tion, is largely offset by material

  obtained with the support according to the invention.

  As has been indicated, the pre-glued cuts, which were previously used for such supports, have a central folded bottom. On the other hand, the support according to the invention has a stable bottom. In

  in addition, the entire structure, including the receptacle

  in the form of a boot, and the element which forms the

  its, can be performed more stably than in the case of known carrier containers, despite the economy of material,

  For the training and filling of the receptacle

  carrier key according to the invention, there are two possibilities.

  The first is to set up the support before

  for example, to produce bottles, which means that

  we start by erecting the carrier receptacle, in

  boot, on the one hand, and the carrying and separating element, on the other, and then assembling them together. The second possibility is to first group-groups of bottles with the porting element and separation, while, thereafter, is raised around this set the boot-shaped receptacle. In particular, in the latter case, a significant increase in packaging speed is obtained because purely automatic manipulation can be used.

  The brackets can be glued to the receiver

  carrier tackle; they thus ensure an improved stability

  the entire support. The advantage of articulating the transverse wall portions to the double-layer central wall is that it simplifies the manufacture and

  the training of the carrying and separating element.

  So that when the carrying element and

  separation is erected, the brackets are

  killed on either side of the central wall, those

  may be operated by appropriate devices

  required, whose actuators are applied to opposite sides of said fixing lugs so as to

  bring in their final mentioned position.

  The porting and separating element is

  preferably double-walled, and the trans wall portions

  Versale, disposed on one side of the central wall, are each formed by the corresponding wall, thus by a single layer. The double-walled part can be

  manufactured from a single cut or two.

  To make a porting and separating element

  As a double-walled ration, which saves a lot of material, the two layers can have a substantially identical shape, and can be placed one on the other with their sides reversed. An advantage thus obtained lies further in the fact that it suffices for a single tool, comprising

  tools to cut, make furrows and cracks.

  However, when using a one-piece cutout, the tools must be used in

shifted by 1800.

  The majority of carrier containers of this kind are designed to house six containers, for example six bottles. For a carrier receptacle of this kind, the sidewall portions may be hinged

  between them, at their free ends, through

  This means that, when a transverse wall portion is pivoted, this simultaneously produces a pivoting of the other three transverse wall portions. The transverse wall portions form, with the connecting tabs, a

  articulated parallelogram, as long as no col-

  lage has not yet been performed in the carrier receptacle.

  Increased carrying stability is achieved

  two opposite sides of the bottom part of the

  porting tackle provide a slot on the side of the corresponding side wall, and that the fastening tabs have a carrying tab, which extends beyond the wall

  center down, and which, after commitment,

  towards the slit, can be folded, from below, against the

  bottom portion of the carrier receptacle, and be attached thereto.

  The support according to the invention ensures, in addition to a more advantageous use of the material, a

  particularly good portability of the carrier receptacle.

  This is ensured by the carrying lugs, which are placed, from below, against the bottom of the carrier receptacle, and that is joined to it, preferably by gluing, when assembling the carrier receptacle and the element

portage and separation.

  The cutting of the carrier receptacle must

  ter, on two opposite sides, a slit for the legs

  portage. It can also be expected that two sides oppo-

  the bottom part of the cut remain free,

  so that when we assemble the two parts of

  port, it is possible to engage without difficulty the carrying tabs between the side wall and the free side of the

part of the background.

  Each carrying tab is preferably

  moved by a wall of the double-walled part. In this way, cutting does not require more material

  than an element without a carrying strap.

  The stability of the container support is also improved if the bracket is hinged to the end of the central wall, if it can be

  connected to the side wall of the container, perpendicular

  to the central wall, and if said bracket partially projects out of the carrier vessel by a

  upper part, preferably ending in

  hold a triangle up. With the help of a paw

  fixation of this kind, it is particularly stable

calmly the central wall.

  The container supports, of the type to which the invention applies, are often used over long distances. Therefore, they must ensure that glass containers, for example, are not damaged or even destroyed during transport by colliding. For this purpose, according to a mode of execution

  of the invention, the central wall and the parts of

  transverse king of separation, which are hinged to the central wall, can be double-layered in regions where they come in contact with the wall of

  containers. These double layer zones form

  sufficiently resistant, which prevents the reci-

  are damaged, even by the strongest shocks. Preferably, two double layer areas are superimposed with vertical spacing. In the case of cylindrical containers, these zones are preferably at the top and at the bottom, so that the containers

  can not clash when agitated.

  The transverse wall portions of separa-

  can be removed from the central wall to

  sea of huts. In addition, they are preferably connected at the ends by a connecting tongue, so as to simultaneously ensure a parallel spacing, and allow to fix the transverse wall portions of

  separation at the corresponding side wall. By the-

  transverse partition walls can be interconnected by a T-shaped or double tongue

  T. A structure of this kind allows a particular division into

  advantage of the carrying and sewing element

  paration, so that one can obtain the

  mentioned double-layer nipples, for all cross-wall partition parts and for

central wall.

  It has already been pointed out that the support according to the invention

  This allows a particularly advantageous packaging process. According to a particularly advantageous embodiment of this method, the carrier and separating element is slid upwards in the folded position.

  over a group of containers, which has been prepared.

  The containers previously filled, for example

  bottles of beer, arrive by forming a

  completed on a conveyor belt, so that one can simply slide the porting and separation element, previously folded over the group of

  bottles prepared. Then, we build around this

  seems the cutout intended to form the receptacle

  tor, and the production is finished. Such a process is particularly well suited to its implementation by a

  automatic packaging installation. The cuts of

  connected to the carrier receptacle and to the carrying element and

  separation can be stored flat in the installation.

  packaging and brought successively to a conveyor belt to be transformed from the

described way.

  About the container support according to the

  vention, it should be noted that despite rational use of the raw material, eg cardboard, excellent portability and

  safe containers during transport.

  Several preferred embodiments of the invention will be described below, using the appended drawings in which: FIG. 1 shows a blank for a carrier receptacle according to the invention; Figure 2 another embodiment for a carrier receptacle according to the invention;

  FIG. 3 a third embodiment of

  attached to a carrier receptacle according to the invention;

  FIG. 4 a cutout intended for a

  third embodiment of a carrier receptacle according to the invention; Figure 5 is a side elevational view

  a prefabricated cut-out, intended for an element of por-

  and separation according to the invention; Figure 6 is the side elevational view of the face opposite to that of Figure 5; Figure 7 shows the carrying and separating element according to Figures 5 and 6 in the folded position; Figure 8 shows a container carrier according to the invention, in side elevation; Figure 9 is a plan view, from below, of the container carrier of Figure 8, in the direction of the arrow 8;

  Figure 10 shows schematically a procedure

  manufacture of a container carrier according to the invention.

  packaging and packaging of containers therein.

  Before describing more precisely the details represented in the drawings, it must be said that each of the

  characteristics described is important for the invention.

  whether taken alone or in combination with

his with others.

  Cutout A of FIG.

  The bottom portion 10 is hinged on opposite sides with wall portions 11 and 120 on opposite sides of the wall portions 11, 12 are hinged on the opposite sides.

  front wall shutters 13, 14 and 15, 16. As shown in

  the glue lines 17, 18, the gluing of the

  front wall screws, 13 to 16, is made in the middle

  the length of the carrier receptacle.

  The cut B of Figure 2, intended for a carrier receptacle, is simply different from that of

  FIG. 1 with front wall shutters slightly

  15 ', 16', which have notches 19, 20 on their outer sides. The role of indentations 19 will be explained later0

  Cutout C of Figure 3 also shows

  a bottom portion 10 and two wall portions,

  opposite, 11, 12. On the wall portion 11 are articulated

  short flaps on the front wall, 13 ", 14",

  say that on the wall portion 12 are hinged long flaps of the front wall, 15 ", 16". The junction

  the front wall is made laterally.

  The cut D of FIG. 4 differs from that of FIG. 1 in that, on the front wall flaps 13 to 16, hinges 21, 22, 23 and 24 are articulated, a glue line 25, 26 being applied to each of the legs 21, 22. During manufacture, the reinforcing lugs 21 to 24

  apply one on top of the other, from below,

  be the bottom part 10, and they are pasted to ensure

  increased bottom strength, in particular for

  the case of the formation of condensation water.

  The carrying and separating element 30

  shown in Figures 5 to 7 is formed of a blank

  in one piece, which essentially comprises two parts

  cut out portions arranged symmetrically so as to form two layers 31 (FIG. 5) and 32 (FIG.

  one adjusts one over the other by folding around the sil-

  33, and stick together in the regions

  shaped by oblique hatching. The layer or part 32 is a little longer up than the part 31,

  so that one can replicate some of

  34 on the upper side of the part 32 and stick it to the layer 31 as shown in FIG. 50 The carrier and separating element according to FIGS. 5 to 7 has a central double wall

  layer 34, which forms, in its upper region, a po-

  and which has an engagement aperture 35, limited upwardly by a flap 36, which is articulated, via a groove 37, to the central wall 34,

  and that can be rotated around furrow 37,

  perpendicular to the plane of the central wall 340 A central wall 34 are hinged, on opposite sides, through grooves 38,

  39, brackets 40, 410 A rectangular cut-out

  3. The bracket 40 or 41 forms a support lug 42 or 43 which protrudes towards the

  as shown in Figures 5 to 7. It should be noted that

  1 here that the right hatched regions of FIGS.

  and 6 represent visible regions of the inner layer

corresponding market.

  In the upper region, the bracket

  Tapered line 46, 47 has a pattern such that the fastening tab 40, 41 widens in a triangle in the upper region as indicated in FIG. 48, 49. When the fixing lugs 40, 41 are pivoted in a plane perpendicular to the central wall 34, the portion cut in the layer 32 is folded at the same time.

  and is partially glued to the inner wall cor-

  respondent of the carrier container, as will be explained

that further.

  In the layer 31 is cut, by a line

  50, a first part of the transverse wall

  51, which is articulated to layer 31 through

  In the layer 31 are also formed, by cutting lines 54,

  55, a second upper part of transverse wall

  the, 56, and a second lower portion of trans wall

  versale, 57, which are articulated to the layer 31 by means of a groove 58, 59. Via

  grooves 60, 61, 62, a connecting tongue in form

  2, 63, is articulated to the first transverse wall portion, 51, and to the second transverse wall portions 56, 57. As can be seen in FIG. 6, the layer 32 has symmetrical portions of the described portions. of layer 31. As a result,

  similar parts have been designated by the same references.

  With the sign "prime" 0 As has been said, the two layers 31, 32 are glued together in regions with oblique hatching, so that, after mounting the carrying and separating element Thus formed, the object shown in FIG. 7 is obtained. The transverse wall portions 51, 51 'and 56, 56' have pivoted about their grooves perpendicular to the central wall portion 34, this pivoting being ensured through the link

  parts of the central wall parallel to the tongue

  linkages 63, 63 '. The regions thus released in the central wall 34, as well as the opening opening

  , are in granite for the purposes of representing

  tion. We see that the element of portage and separation

  delineates three boxes on each side when

  duit in a corresponding carrier receptacle. This is shown schematically in FIG. 8. The carrier receptacle according to FIG. 8 is manufactured starting from the blank of FIG. 10. The carrying element is glued.

  and separation 30, drawn up according to FIG. 7, at the receiver

  carrying tackle of Figure 8, in particular by the

  intermediate brackets 40, 50, and brackets

gateways 63, 63 '.

  Regions 48, 49 which partially exceed

  the upper edge of the carrier receptacle

  in the lower part to the corresponding inner wall of said carrier receptacle. However, the support tabs 42, 43 are engaged through the slot provided by the free sides of the bottom portion, so that they can be applied from below to the underside of said bottom portion 10, and y gtre

  stuck, as shown in Figure 9.

  It will be understood that the carrying and separating element shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 can be assembled in the same way with the formed carrier receptacles.

  with the cutouts of Figures 2 to 4.

  By means of a corresponding cutting, transverse wall portions are formed on each side.

  51, 51 ', 54, 54', at the top and at the bottom,

  double layer layers, providing special protection

* lière containers. In order to form, in the other two diagonally opposite regions, regions

  double wall protection, it is practiced in the

  transverse wall section 51, two cutouts 64, 65,

  spaced one above the other, so as to

  sea lobes, which is brought to the inner face of the transverse wall portion 51, as indicated by dashed at 66, 67. The layer 31 is visible in the region with vertical hatching. The folded lobes 66, 67, which are connected to the transverse wall portion 51,

  form, for a part of the transverse wall,

  double layers, improving the protection of

  For reasons of strength, in the transverse wall portion 51 'is simply formed a lobe 68, which is connected to the rear face of the transverse wall portion 51'. Here again there is a double layer region. As a result, in total, all

  parts of the transverse partition wall (here in the name of

  four) and also the central wall parts

  separating the boxes show double

  check, to ensure that the containers do not collide during transport

  Figure 10 shows schematically the

  bottle in a support composed of the carrying element and the carrying receptacle which surrounds it. A

  group of bottles 70, comprising six bottles dis-

  laid in two rows of three, is moved according to the

  arrows 71. The bottles are already filled and

  Chees. On the group of bottles 70 is lowered, in the direction of the arrow 72, a carrying member 30, pre-manufactured or manufactured from a flat cut in the packaging plant not shown, and it is slide over the bottles, as can be seen in the middle of Figure 10. The bottles are

  therefore already arranged in the carrying and

  paration 30 as they will be thereafter in

  the whole support. Then, using mechanical means

  Unrepresented, the carrier is erected around the assembly shown in the middle of Figure 10, and is glued; for example, it is possible to use

  such as those represented on the

  from 1 to 4. The final state is visible to the right of the

figure 10.

  The described process can unfold

  fully automatic, without any manual intervention

  nual. With regard to the cutting of Figure 2,

  It should also be noted that the indentations 19, 20

  put on the glue lines 17, 18, applied on the front wall lugs 13, 14, to grip the fastening lugs 40, 41 together with the other front wall lugs, indented 15 ', 16', so as to

  guarantee additional bonding, sOr.

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Claims (20)

  A flat, collapsible material holder for containers, particularly for bottles, having four wall portions, a bottom portion, transverse wall portions, and a central wall;   which delimit, in the wall parts,   its open upwards as well as a handle on the   upper side of the central wall, characteristic support   in that the wall portions (11 to 16) and the bottom portion (10) formed from a blank   folding one-piece, form a container   boot-shaped, open upward, and that a carrying and separating element forms the parts   transverse wall (51, 51 ', 56, 56), the central wall   trale (34) and the handle (35, 36), and can be engaged   in the carrier receptacle, and fixed therein.   2. Support according to claim 1, characterized   characterized in that the transverse wall portions (519 51 ', 56, 56') are hinged to the central wall (34), and at the free ends of the transverse wall portions are hinged brackets (40, 41), which apply against the inner faces of the carrier receptacle.   3. Support according to any one of the   1 and 2, characterized by the fact that   of the central wall (34) are articulated with   fasteners (40, 41), which apply, in a position perpendicular to said central wall (34), against the inner faces of the carrier receptacle, and which are fixed there.   4. Support according to claim 3, characterized   due to the fact that the fastening lugs ('40, 41) partially project beyond the carrier receptacle by an upper part (48, 49) which preferably terminates Triangle-shaped upwards.   5. Support according to claim 41, characterized   rised by the fact that the upper part (48, 49) is   partially formed by the deployment of a part   in one of the two layers of the central wall (34) double layer.   6. Support according to any one of the   1 to 5, characterized in that the legs   fasteners (41, 42) are double-layered.   7. Support according to any one of the   1 to 6, characterized in that the central wall (34) and the transverse wall portions (51, 51 ') hinged to a layer of the central double-layer wall are themselves double-layered in regions o they come into contact with the wall of the receptacle.   8. Support according to claim 7, characterized   in that two double layer regions are arranged one above the other with a vertical spacing.   9. Support according to any of the claims   7 and 8, characterized in that the double-layer regions are formed in transverse wall portions (51, 51 ') by the folding of a lobe   (66, 67, 68) cut in the transverse wall portion   dirty, separation (51, 51 '), on one of the faces of   the corresponding transverse partition wall part dante.   Support according to claim 1, characterized   rised by the fact that the carrying and separating element   tion (30) is formed of two flat cuts, partially   interconnected, preferably by gluing.   11. Support according to claim 1, characterized   rised by the fact that the carrying and separating element   tion (30) is formed of a one-piece cutout.   12. Support according to any one of the   10 and 11, characterized in that one of the layers of the blank is higher than the other, and that the projecting region of the highest blank is folded down over the most low, in the plane of it.   15. Support according to claim 12, characterized   in that a catch opening (35) passes through the two layers below the folded portion towards the base   14. Support according to any one of the   9 to 13, characterized in that the layers   of the blank for the carrying and sewing element   paration (30) are of practically identical shapes, that they are placed one on the other with their sides reversed and that they are partially connected to each other.   15. Support according to any one of the   1 to 14, characterized in that, in the case of six boxes, the transverse wall portions   (51, 51 ', 56, 56') are connected to each other at the ends free tees -   16. Support according to claim 15, characterized   characterized in that the transverse partition wall portions are interconnected by a T-shaped or double-T-shaped tongue   17o Support according to any one of the   1 to 16, characterized by the fact that two sides   opposite of the bottom part of the carrier receptacle delimiting   a slot on the side of the side wall corresponding to   te, and that the fixing lugs (40, l41) each have a support lug (42 or 43), that qu. with a central wall downwards, which, after having been engaged through the corresponding slot, can be folded downwards against the bottom part (10) of said receptacle   carrier and be attached to it.   18. Support according to claim 17, characterized   rised by the fact that each support leg (42, 43)   is formed by a layer of the double layer element.   19o Support according to any one of the   1 to 18, characterized in that the walls   opposite ends of the carrier receptacle (30) are   formed by front wall flaps (13 to 16), which are articulated to corresponding wall portions (11, 12).   20. Support according to claim 19, characterized   characterized in that the pair of front wall flaps (15 ', 16'), which is articulated to a wall portion (12), has recesses (19, 20) on its free edges.   21. Support according to one of the claims   19 and 20, characterized in that on the sides,   turned toward each other, front wall shutters   the (13 to 16), articulated reinforcing tabs   (21 to 24), which are folded down, against the   (10) and joined to the said substantive part   (10) at the same time as the support legs (42, 43).   22. Process for making a support for   containers and to package containers in this box.   port, in particular a support according to one of the   1 to 21, characterized in that flat blanks are brought to a packaging plant.   manufactured separately and intended to form a   carrying tackle and a carrying and separating element   (30), that said element (30) which has been folded   prefabricated or manufactured in the puddle   to form a rack, which is joined with a group of containers (70), which is then folded the cutting of the carrier container around the assembly formed by the group of containers (70) and the carrying element (30), so as to form the carrier receptacle,   and that it is joined to said carrying member (30).   23. The method of claim 22, wherein   characterized by the fact that the carrying and separating element (30) is slid upwards, after being folded, over a group of containers (70).