FR2872490A1 - Package e.g. makeup pallet, forming device for e.g. industrial applications, has foldable flap forming unit integrated with base forming unit so that former unit is folded against latter unit, independent of protection cover forming unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The device has a base forming unit (20) with housings (22a, 22b, 22c) for industrial products such as pressed makeup powder blocks (24) and makeup brush (26). A protection cover forming unit (30) is mounted in rotation towards a lateral side (20a) of the unit (20). A foldable flap forming unit (40) is integrated with a lateral side (20b) of the unit (20) so that unit (40) is folded against the unit (20), independent of the unit (30).

Description

2872490 i

  The present invention essentially relates to a three-pack packaging device.

STATE OF THE ART

  In the state of the art, it is well known two-component packaging devices, a base member comprising at least one housing for at least one industrial product, and a foldable cover member for protecting said industrial product during storage. In order to gain access to the industrial product contained in the packaging device, the lid member is open and can be closed several times or at will, being rotatably mounted to an edge of the base member.

  It is generally necessary, on the basis of the legal requirements, to give indications concerning the name of the manufacturer, the batch and the date of manufacture, the expiry date, the nature and / or the composition of the product contained within the product. packaging, etc. These indications can be printed on the front or often on the back of the package, especially on a sheet, which is then glued on the packaging. This sheet may be damaged during storage, transport or handling, before the use of the packaging.

  In addition, this connection may be defective and these elements may sometimes be lost.

  OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The main object of the invention is to solve the new technical problem consisting in the provision of a packaging device making it easy to present such information, to protect it, and to manufacture the complete packaging device. .

  The main purpose of the invention is to solve the new problem indicated above according to a solution that is particularly simple, safe and reliable, usable on an industrial and commercial scale.

  The main purpose of the invention is also to solve these new technical problems according to a solution which makes it possible, during storage before forming the packages, to make storage occupying a reduced volume.

  It is another object of the present invention to solve these new technical problems in a solution which allows easy manufacture of the package, preferably by thermoforming.

Claims (1)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention thus relates, in a first aspect, to a packaging device having at least three elements, of the type comprising a base member comprising at least one housing for an industrial product and a mounted protective cover element. rotating to one side of the base member, characterized in that it comprises a third folding flap member, secured to another side of the base member so as to be folded against the base member independently of the cover member. According to a particular embodiment, the device according to the invention is characterized in that the third folding flap member is secured to the base member to be folded against the base member on the opposite side to the cover member. . According to another particular embodiment, the device according to the invention is characterized in that the folding flap member is integral with the base member on a lateral side of the base member opposite to the lateral securing side of the cover member. According to a presently preferred embodiment, the device according to the invention is characterized in that the base member, the cover member and the flap member are formed from a substantially planar sheet by thermoforming. According to a particular embodiment, the device according to the invention is characterized in that the cover member and the flap-shutter element are mounted integral with the base member so as to be rotated along an axis of rotation. rotation defined by a fold line substantially parallel to the side edge of the base member, which it is secured. According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the device according to the invention is characterized in that at least one of the lid member (30), the base member and the folding flap member ( 40) is provided with at least one locking lug, respectively of the cover member and / or the flap member, in a closed position on the base member. According to another advantageous embodiment, the device of the invention is characterized in that the folding flap member comprises at least one housing for housing an organ, for example a sheet containing various information, including instructions; or an observation element such as a mirror, or a combination of both. According to a presently preferred embodiment, the packaging device according to the invention constitutes a makeup palette. According to a particular variant, this makeup pallet device may comprise a mirror member inserted in a housing provided for this purpose, inside the flap-shutter element so as to be enclosed between the folding flap element and the element forming a base and allow a person in need to observe in this mirror, especially during his makeup. According to a second aspect, the invention also covers a method of manufacturing this packaging device, characterized in that it comprises: a) the provision of a flat sheet made of a thermoformable material having longitudinal and transverse external edges; b) thermoforming said flat sheet with thermoforming tools shaped so as to create at least two transverse fold lines at a predetermined distance (d) from the transverse lateral edges of the base member, respectively defining between said fold lines of the base member, and on either side thereof, on the one hand the cover member and on the other hand the flap member. According to the advantageous embodiment of the manufacturing method, a thermoforming is carried out so that the base member comprises at least one housing for at least one industrial product. On the other hand, according to a particular embodiment variant, a thermoforming is carried out so that at least one of the cover member and the base member and the flap member is provided with at least one locking pin, respectively of the cover member and / or the flap member in the closed position on the base member. According to another embodiment of the invention, a thermoforming is carried out so that the folding flap member comprises at least one housing for housing an organ, for example a sheet containing various information, including instructions; or an observation element such as a mirror, or a combination of both. According to a third aspect, the present invention also relates to a method of stacking the packaging device according to the invention, with the three elements, respectively the base member, the cover member and the unfolded folding flap member, substantially in the same horizontal plane, characterized in that it consists in stacking on each other the packaging devices in the unfolded state, so as to achieve a stack having a reduced stacking volume. It will be understood that, thanks to the invention, it is extremely easy to manufacture the packaging device with the three elements, which are secured to one another, which is also extremely easy in the context of an industrial production of plastics. packaging, to introduce the various industrial products to be packaged and at least one sheet containing various information, including instructions; or an observation element such as a mirror, or a combination of both, in a safe and reliable manner. The invention finds a presently preferred application in the form of a makeup palette that can contain a mirror assisting this makeup.   Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art in the light of the following explanatory description, with reference to a presently preferred embodiment of the invention, given merely by way of illustration and that it can not in any way limit the scope of the invention.   The embodiment shown in the figures is an integral part of the invention and is claimed as such. Therefore, any feature, which appears to be new from the description taken as a whole, supplemented by the presently preferred embodiment shown in the appended figures, with respect to any state of the art, is generally claimed. in its function and as a general means including any equivalent technical realization.   In the appended figures: FIG. 1 represents a perspective view of a substantially planar sheet, which has just undergone thermoforming by means of thermoforming tools M1 and M2, and also representing the step of insertion of an organ, for example a sheet containing various information, including instructions or an observation element such as a mirror, in the folding flap element; FIG. 2 represents the inverted position of the packaging device according to the invention, after insertion of said object according to arrow A of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 represents the intermediate folding step according to an inverted folding of the forming element; folding flap and the cover member relative to the plane defined by the base member, as well understandable to one skilled in the art from the consideration of Figure 3, after insertion of the various industrial products 2872490 7 in the housings provided for this purpose in the base member, - Figure 4 shows the packaging device according to the invention in the closed state, and - Figure 5 shows a detail view in a vertical cross section of the boom. V of Figure 4.   With reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, and more particularly FIG. 1, a packaging device according to the present invention is represented by the general reference number (10) and comprises, according to the invention, at least three elements, respectively bearing a number of general reference (20) for the base member; (30) for the cover member and (40) for the flap member.   In known manner, the device (10) is of the type comprising a base member (20) comprising at least one housing (22A, 22B, 22C) for an industrial product, such as for example blocks (24) of compacted powder of makeup and a makeup brush (26), visible in Figure 3 and a protective cover member (30) rotatably mounted to a lateral side (20A) of the base member (20).   According to the invention, this packaging device (10) is characterized in that it comprises a third folding flap member (40), integral on the other side (20B) with the base member (20) to be folded against the base member (20) independently of the cover member (30).   According to an advantageous embodiment, the third folding flap member (40) is integral with the base member (20) to be folded against the base member (20) on the opposite side to the cover member (30). ), as was clearly visible 2872490 s and understandable for those skilled in the art from the intermediate position of the folding of Figure 3.   According to another variant embodiment, the flap-flap element (40) is integral with the base-forming element on a lateral side (20B) of the base-forming element (20) opposite to the lateral side (20A) for securing the flange. the cover member, as clearly visible or shown in Figures 1 to 3.   According to a presently preferred embodiment, the base member (20), the cover member (30) and the flap member (40) are formed from a substantially planar sheet by thermoforming, by the use of thermoforming tools (M1 and M2) as is understandable for those skilled in the art from the consideration of Figure 1.   According to a particular embodiment, the cover member (30) and the flap member (40) are mounted integral with the base member (20) so as to be rotated about a defined axis of rotation by a fold line respectively referenced (L1, L2) in Figures 1 to 3, substantially parallel to the lateral edge (20A, 20B) of the base member (20) to which it is secured, which is still clearly visible in Figures 1 to 3.   According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, at least one of the cover member (30), the base member (20) and the flap member (40) is provided with at least one locking pin, such as the locking lugs (32), here for the cover member (30) and the locking lugs (42) for the folding flap member (40), for blocking respectively the cover member (30) and the flap member (40) in a closed position on the base member (20) by friction.   In the context of the invention, it is understood that the flap member (40) is advantageously provided to include at least one housing (44) for accommodating a member (50), for example a sheet (52) containing various information, including instructions; or an observation element, such as a mirror or a combination of both, for example half of the surface containing the instructions and the other half containing the mirror, or a different proportion of surface occupation.   The present invention also covers a method of manufacturing this package.   This manufacturing product comprises: a) providing a substantially planar sheet (8) having longitudinal outer edges (8A, 8B) and transverse outer edges (8C, 8D), which allow thermoforming by the thermoforming tools (M1 and m2) and appropriate cutouts, define the packaging device (10). The cuts are made so as to define on the transverse edges, respectively (20A, 20B) of the central element forming a base (20), indentations (E1, E2, E3, E4) and perforations such that (P1, P2 , P3, P4) to facilitate the folding along the fold line (L1, L2), as is understandable for those skilled in the art from the consideration of Figures 1 to 4.   Thus, the second step of the method is the thermoforming of the substantially planar sheet (8) made of a thermoformable material with thermoforming tools referenced (M1, M2) to respectively define the three elements, respectively the central element forming a base (20). ), the cover member (30) and the flap member (40).   After the manufacture of this packaging device according to the invention (10), at the industrial stage, the various devices can be stacked on top of one another and thus occupy a reduced volume, during storage.   When making the actual packaging, a member (50), such as a sheet (52), can be inserted into the housing (44) of the folding flap member (40), which can be maintained in place thanks to the locking lugs (42).   Then, the flap member (40) is folded in the direction of the arrow A2 on the back of the base member (20) as clearly visible in Figure 3.   Then, in the housings (22A, 22B, 22C), the industrial products to be packaged can be disposed, for example blocks (24) of compacted makeup products, generally of different colors, as well as a make-up brush (26).   The last step is to close the cover member (30) by folding it in the direction of the arrow Al against the base member (20) and the cover member is locked by the presence of the locking lugs (32).   In the last step, the finished packaging is obtained, as shown in FIG.   It is thus understood that thanks to the invention, it solves all the technical problems previously stated in an unexpected, safe and reliable, usable on an industrial and commercial scale. he   A packaging device (10) with at least three elements, of the type comprising a base member (20) comprising at least one housing (22A, 22B, 22C) for an industrial product (24, 26) and a cover member protector (30) rotatably mounted to one side (20A) of the base member (20), characterized in that it comprises a third foldable flap member (40) integral with another side of the base member (20) so as to be folded against the base member independently of the cover member (30).   2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the third folding flap member (40) is integral with the base member (20) to be folded against the base member (20) on the opposite side to the cover member.   3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the flap member (20) is integral with the base member on a lateral side of the opposite base member to the lateral side (20A) of fastening of the cover member.   4. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base member (20), the cover member (30) and the flap member (40) are formed from a sheet substantially flat by thermoforming.   5. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover member (30) and the flap member (40) are mounted integral with the base member (20) so as to be rotated along an axis of rotation defined by a fold line substantially parallel to the lateral edge (20A, 20B) of the base member to which it is secured.   6. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the cover member (30), the base member and the flap member (40) is provided with minus one locking lug, respectively of the cover member and / or the flap member in the closed position on the base member.   7. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flap member (40) comprises at least one housing (44) for housing an organ, for example a sheet containing various information, including instructions ; or an observation element such as a mirror, or a combination of both.