FR2589448A1 - Cellular packaging device, particularly for eggs. - Google Patents

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FR2589448A1
FR2589448A1 FR8516700A FR8516700A FR2589448A1 FR 2589448 A1 FR2589448 A1 FR 2589448A1 FR 8516700 A FR8516700 A FR 8516700A FR 8516700 A FR8516700 A FR 8516700A FR 2589448 A1 FR2589448 A1 FR 2589448A1
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Henri D Arras
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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The invention relates to a cellular box for packaging eggs 2. The lid 4 comprises, in its top part, aeration openings 12. The latter are cut out in the upper back 11 of each of the ribs separating the cells of the lid 4. The assembly is wrapped in a flexible film 13, provided with micro-perforations 14. Application: elimination of accumulations of moisture or of water vapour inside the package, even when still warm new-laid eggs 2 are placed in it.

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La présente invention est relative à un dispositif d'emballage alvéolaire , du genre de ceux qu'on utilise pour emballer , transporter ou vendre , des produits fragiles , tels que , par exemple , des oeufs ou certains fruits. The present invention relates to a honeycomb packaging device, of the type used to package, transport or sell, fragile products, such as, for example, eggs or certain fruits.

I1 est connu de réaliser un tel dispositif d'emballage par superposition de deux éléments , à savoir un plateau à alvéoles , et un couvercle . Chacun de ces deux éléments peut être réalisé par thermoformage d'une feuille de matière synthétique
On sait que , dans les usines de conditionnement et d'emballage , on place les oeufs ou analogues , chacun dans un alvéole du plateau , après quoi on coiffe l'ensemble à l'aide d'un couvercle , lui-même alvéolé , après quoi , l'ensemble est enveloppé dans un film transparent en matière plastique souple , qu'on soude sur place .On obtient ainsi un conditionnement tel que les oeufs sont prêts à être transportés sur les lieux de vente
En pratique , l'aspect industriel des entreprises pour l'élevage des poulets et des poules pondeuses conduit à recueillir les oeufs à l'instant même où ils ont été pondus , pour les emballer et les conditionner aussitôt . Ainsi , ce sont des oeufs tout frais pondus et encore chauds , qu'on place dans les alvéoles des emballages où ils sont ensuite enfermés . On constate que les oeufs ainsi confinés dégagent à la longue de la vapeur d'eau qui se condense sous forme de buée , sous la paroi supérieure du couvercle de l'emballage . Cette paroi supérieure étant le plus souvent transparente , la buée qui s'y dépose reste visible depuis l'extérieur
La présence de cette buée emprisonnée dans l'emballage offre un double inconvénient .Tout d'abord cela peut nuire à la bonne conservation des oeufs . D'autre part , on constate que la clientèle a tendance à se détourner des emballages contenant de la buée , pour choisir de préférence des emballages n'en contenant pas
La présente invention a pour but d'éviter ces inconvénients , en réalisant un emballage susceptible de recevoir , même des oeufs tout frais pondus encore chauds , sans toutefois laisser s'accumuler de la buée visible depuis l'extérieur
Un emballage alvéolaire selon l'invention comprend un plateau alvéolé , que vient surmonter un couvercle également pourvu d'al.véoles , pour venir coiffer les oeufs à emballer , et il est caractérisé en ce que , dans la partie supérieure du couvercle , sont découpées des ouvertures situées entre les alvéoles du couvercle , pour permettre une ventilation de l'espace intérieur du couvercle notamment dans les zones supérieures de celui-ci.
I1 is known to produce such a packaging device by superposition of two elements, namely a tray with cells, and a cover. Each of these two elements can be produced by thermoforming a sheet of synthetic material
It is known that, in packaging and packing factories, the eggs or the like are placed, each in a cell of the tray, after which the whole is capped with the aid of a cover, itself honeycombed, after what, the whole is wrapped in a transparent film of flexible plastic material, which is welded on site. We thus obtain a packaging such that the eggs are ready to be transported to the points of sale.
In practice, the industrial aspect of companies for the raising of chickens and laying hens leads to collecting the eggs at the very moment when they were laid, to pack them and condition them immediately. Thus, these are fresh eggs laid and still hot, which are placed in the alveoli of the packages where they are then locked. It is found that the eggs thus confined in the long term give off water vapor which condenses in the form of a mist, under the upper wall of the lid of the packaging. This upper wall is most often transparent, the mist which deposits there remains visible from the outside.
The presence of this mist trapped in the packaging offers a double disadvantage. First of all, it can affect the good preservation of the eggs. On the other hand, we note that customers tend to turn away from packaging containing steam, to preferably choose packaging that does not contain
The object of the present invention is to avoid these drawbacks, by producing a packaging capable of receiving even freshly laid eggs that are still hot, without however allowing visible fogging to accumulate from the outside.
A honeycomb packaging according to the invention comprises a honeycomb tray, which is surmounted by a cover also provided with alveoli, to cap the eggs to be packed, and it is characterized in that, in the upper part of the cover, are cut out openings located between the cells of the cover, to allow ventilation of the interior space of the cover in particular in the upper areas thereof.

Suivant une autre caractéristique de 1' invention , les fonds supérieurs des alvéoles sont , dans la structure du couvercle , reliés entre eux , par un réseau de nervures creuses ouvertes vers le bas , dont le dos définit la partie supérieure du couvercle , les ouvertures d' aération précitées étant découpées dans le dos supérieur des nervures
Suivant une autre caractéristique de 1' invention , l'ensemble du plateau alvéolé et du couvercle alvéolé contenant les oeufs , est enveloppé dans un film transparent souple , sur la surface duquel sont réparties de micro-perforations
Le dessin annexé , donné à titre d'exem- ple non limitatif , permettra de mieux comprendre les caractéristiques de l'invention
Figure 1 est une vue éclatée , montrant en pespective , les divers éléments constitutifs d'un emballage selon l'invention
Figure 2 est une coupe suivant II - II ( figure 1 ) , après soudage et rétraction en place du film plastique micro-perforé.
According to another characteristic of one invention, the upper bottoms of the cells are, in the structure of the cover, interconnected by a network of hollow ribs open downwards, the back of which defines the upper part of the cover, the openings of ventilation above being cut in the upper back of the ribs
According to another characteristic of the invention, the entire honeycomb tray and the honeycomb lid containing the eggs is wrapped in a flexible transparent film, on the surface of which are micro-perforations
The appended drawing, given by way of non-limiting example, will allow a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention
Figure 1 is an exploded view, showing in perspective, the various components of a package according to the invention
Figure 2 is a section along II - II (Figure 1), after welding and shrinking in place of the micro-perforated plastic film.

Figure 3 est une coupe analogue , montrant , en perspective , le détail des ouvertures d'aération découpées à la partie supérieure du couvercle
On a représenté sur les dessins , un em
ballage alvéolaire 1 , destiné à conditionner et à emballer
des oeufs tels que 2 . Cet emballage comprend un plateau al
véolé 3 , surmonté d 'un couvercle 4 , définissant égale
ment des alvéoles . Le plateau 3 et le couvercle 4 sont réalisés , chacun , à partir d'une feuille en carton ou en matière plastique thermoformée . Ainsi , un réseau d'alvéoles 5 est défrini dans le plateau 3 à la manière connue chaque alvéole 5 recevant un oeuf 2.
Figure 3 is a similar section, showing, in perspective, the detail of the ventilation openings cut at the top of the cover
There is shown in the drawings, an em
honeycomb 1, for conditioning and packaging
eggs such as 2. This packaging includes a tray
véolé 3, surmounted by a cover 4, defining equal
of the alveoli. The tray 3 and the cover 4 are each made from a sheet of cardboard or thermoformed plastic. Thus, a network of cells 5 is defined in the tray 3 in the known manner, each cell 5 receiving an egg 2.

La feuille formée du couvercle 4 définit elle aussi des alvéoles 6 , destinés à coiffer , chacun ,le sommet d'un oeuf 2 . Le fond supérieur 7 de chaque alvéole 6 possède , à la manière connue , un profil dont la concavité est tournée vers le bas , ce qui lui permet à la fois de positionner l'oeuf 2 correspondant , et de constituer un amortisseur mécanique par légère déformation de la matière du couvercle 4 si l'oeuf 2 vient porter contre le fond 7. The sheet formed by the cover 4 also defines cells 6, each intended to cover the top of an egg 2. The upper bottom 7 of each cell 6 has, in known manner, a profile whose concavity is turned downward, which allows it both to position the corresponding egg 2, and to constitute a mechanical damper by slight deformation of the material of the cover 4 if the egg 2 comes to bear against the bottom 7.

Entre les alvéoles 6 du couvercle 4 , sont définis , à la mani ère connue , des plis 8 , qui contrubuent à isoler les oeufs 2 , en les séparant les uns des autres , par des parois souples et déformables . Les fonds supérieurs 7 des alvéoles 6 sont relies entre eux , par un réseau de nervures creuses dont chacune a la forme d'une gouttière , ouverte ves le bas.Between the cells 6 of the cover 4, are defined, in the known manner, folds 8, which are used to isolate the eggs 2, by separating them from each other, by flexible and deformable walls. The upper bottoms 7 of the cells 6 are interconnected by a network of hollow ribs, each of which has the shape of a gutter, open at the bottom.

Le dos 11 , situé à la partie supérieure de chaque nervure 10 , définit la partie supérieure de 17 ensemble du couvercle 4 . Les dos 11 sont découpés suivant au moins une ouverture d'aération 12 . Ainsi , on voit que , sur toute la surface du couvercle 4 , sont réparties des ouvertures d'aération 12 , découpées , chacune dans le point le plus haut de la zone qui la concerne.The back 11, located at the upper part of each rib 10, defines the upper part of the assembly 17 of the cover 4. The backs 11 are cut along at least one ventilation opening 12. Thus, it can be seen that, over the entire surface of the cover 4, are distributed ventilation openings 12, cut out, each in the highest point of the zone which concerns it.

Pour compléter l'emballage , après la mise en place des oeufs 2 entre le plateau 3 et son couvercle 4 (figure 2) , l'ensemble est enveloppé dans un film transparent souple 13 , en une matière.plastique micro-perforée . Autrement dit , un très grand nombre de micro-perforations 14 sont réparties sur toute la surface du film 13. To complete the packaging, after the eggs 2 have been placed between the tray 3 and its cover 4 (FIG. 2), the assembly is wrapped in a flexible transparent film 13, made of a micro-perforated plastic material. In other words, a very large number of micro-perforations 14 are distributed over the entire surface of the film 13.

Ce dernier est soudé sur lui-même , puis , éventuellement thermo-rétracté , de manière à immobiliser le couvercle 4 sur le plateau 3 qu 'il coiffe
On comprend que lorsqu'on emballe ainsi des oeufs 2 encore chauds , tout frais pondus , la vapeur d'eau qu'ils dégagent dans les heures qui suivent tend à se rassembler sous la partie supérieure du couvercle 4
d'où elle s'échappe vers l'extérieur , d'abord par les ou vertures d'aération 12 du couvercle 4 , puis par les micro perforations 14 du film 13 qui entoure l'ensemble , O évite ainsi toute accumulation d'humidité dans l'emballage (figure 2) , tandis que les oeufs 2 sont offerts a la @lientèle sous une présentation impeccable , dénuée de toute trace de buée.
The latter is welded onto itself, then, optionally heat-shrunk, so as to immobilize the cover 4 on the plate 3 which it covers
We understand that when we pack eggs 2 still hot, freshly laid, the water vapor they emit in the hours that follow tends to collect under the upper part of the cover 4
from where it escapes towards the outside, first by the ventilation openings 12 of the cover 4, then by the micro perforations 14 of the film 13 which surrounds the assembly, O thus avoiding any accumulation of moisture in the packaging (Figure 2), while the eggs 2 are offered to customers with an impeccable presentation, devoid of any trace of fogging.

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REVENDICATIONS 1 - Emballage alvéolaire , comprenant un plateau (3) , pourvu d'alvéoles (5) , que vient surmonter un couvercle (4) pourvu d'alvéoles (6) , pour venir coiffer les produits à emballer (2) , caractérisé en ce que , dans la partie supérieure du couvercle (4) , sont découpées des ouvertures d'aération (12) , situées entre les alvéoles (6) du couvercle (4) , pour permettre une ventilation de 1' espa- ce intérieur du couvercle (4) notamment dans les zones supérieures de celui-ci. 1 - Honeycomb packaging, comprising a tray (3), provided with cells (5), which is overcome by a cover (4) provided with cells (6), to cover the products to be packaged (2), characterized in that that, in the upper part of the cover (4), are cut ventilation openings (12), situated between the cells (6) of the cover (4), to allow ventilation of the space inside the cover ( 4) especially in the upper areas thereof. 2 - Emballage alvéolaire suivant la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que les fonds supérieurs (7) des alvéoles (6) sont , dans la structure du couvercle (4) ,reliés entre eux par un réseau de nervures creuses (10) ouvertes vers le bas , dont le dos (11) définit la partie supérieure du couvercle (4) , les ouvertures d'aération (12) étant découpées dans le dos supérieur (11) des nervures (10). 2 - Honeycomb packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper bottoms (7) of the cells (6) are, in the structure of the cover (4), interconnected by a network of hollow ribs (10) open towards the bottom, whose back (11) defines the upper part of the cover (4), the ventilation openings (12) being cut in the upper back (11) of the ribs (10). 3 - Emballage alvéolaire suivant la revendication 2 , caractérisé en ce qu'une ouverture d'aération (12) est découpée dans le dos supérieur (ll) d'une nervure (10), entre chaque couple de deux alvéoles (6) adjacents. 3 - Honeycomb packaging according to claim 2, characterized in that a ventilation opening (12) is cut in the upper back (ll) of a rib (10), between each pair of two cells (6) adjacent. 4 - Emballage alvéolaire-suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes , caractérisé en ce que l'ensemble du plateau (3) , du couvercle (4) et des oeufs (2) qu'ils contiennent , est enveloppé dans un film transparent souple (13) , sur la surface duquel sont réparties de micro-perforations (14).  4 - Honeycomb packaging according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the entire tray (3), the cover (4) and the eggs (2) which they contain, is wrapped in a flexible transparent film (13), on the surface of which micro-perforations (14) are distributed.
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