FR3039522A1 - LUMINOUS PACKAGING - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates in particular to a light package (1) for consumer goods, comprising: - an envelope (2) shaped to contain at least partially the consumer good, - a bottom (3) on which is mounted the envelope (2), - at least one light device (4) comprising at least one light emitting diode (4a), at least one portion (5) of the light package (1) being intended to be illuminated by the light device (4) a control unit (8) configured to control the light device (4), characterized in that the light package (1) further comprises a communication system (9) configured to at least transmit an activation signal of the light package (1), the communication system (9) being controlled by the control unit (8).

Description

The present invention relates to the field of packaging for consumer goods.

In the present application, the term "consumer goods" means a manufactured product intended for the final consumer.

In linear, to differentiate products from each other and attract the attention of barges, brands use, to present their products, packaging with atypical forms that are not always very easy to transport, stack and store or colors showy or even gaudy that depreciate the value of the product.

There are also bright packs that illuminate the brand of the product and / or other strengths of the product. These packages are equipped with a static light-emitting diode placed at strategic points of the packaging to enhance the product. The disadvantage of this type of packaging is that it becomes commonplace over time and the eye of the consumer gets used to this static lighting which makes it equivalent to a bright color that may present another nearby package. The object of the invention is to remedy all or some of the aforementioned drawbacks. The subject of the invention is a luminous package for consumer goods, comprising: - an envelope shaped to contain at least partially the consumer good, - a base on which the envelope is mounted, - at least one luminous device comprising at least one minus one light emitting diode, at least a portion of the light package being intended to be illuminated by the light device, - a control unit configured to control the light device, characterized in that the light package further comprises a light source system. communication configured to at least transmit an activation signal, the communication system being controlled by the control unit.

Thanks to the invention, it is possible to create a light assembly of several packages communicating with each other. The communication of an activation signal of a light package relative to another allows for a dynamic and continuous light suite.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the communication system is configured to at least receive an activation signal.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the communication system comprises at least one transmitter.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the communication system comprises at least one receiver.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the transmitter and the receiver are arranged opposite in the light package and oriented towards the outside of the package, which allows several light packages to communicate with each other when they are side by side remote or not.

According to a characteristic of the invention, the light package comprises an activation member cooperating with the control unit, the activation member of the light package being configured to enable the activation of the communication system and / or the luminous device of the light package.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the activation member is an activity detector. Thus, the light package is activated only when there is activity around the light package, which saves energy.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the activation member is a brightness and / or motion sensor.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the communication system is an infrared communication system.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the transmitter is an infrared transmitter.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the receiver is an infrared receiver.

According to the invention, the portion of the light package intended to be illuminated by the light device is an element attached to the envelope of the light package.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the element is a luminous or transparent material.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the element may be flat or curved or have at least one curved portion and at least one flat portion.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the element may be engraved and / or perforated and / or decorated and / or printed, etc.

According to a feature of the invention, the element is a plate for example polypropylene or plexiglass or any other plastic material.

According to a characteristic of the invention, the element is formed on the inner surface of the envelope.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the light device comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the light-emitting diodes of the plurality are aligned side by side, preferentially under the element.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the light-emitting diodes of the plurality light consecutively or simultaneously, which creates luminous visual effects on the envelope of the light package.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the lighting of the light-emitting diodes of the light device is controlled by the control unit.

According to a feature of the invention, the bottom of the light package forms a base in which is positioned a battery for the power supply of the light package.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the base of the bottom accommodates at least the control unit and the light device whose light emitting diodes are protruding from the base of the bottom. The invention also relates to a set of light packages comprising at least a first and a second light package according to the invention, the communication system of the first light package being configured to communicate with the communication system of the second light package.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the first light package and the second light package are aligned. Preferably, the light packages of the assembly are arranged side by side, so that the emitter of one of the packages is substantially arranged opposite the receiver of another adjacent light package, which promotes the communication of a communication system from a first light package to a second adjacent light package.

Advantageously, the assembly comprises a plurality of light packages.

According to a feature of the invention, when the assembly comprises more than one light package according to the invention, said light package is configured to illuminate in sequence. The invention also relates to a method of operating a set of light packages according to the invention, comprising an initialization phase and an animation phase.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the initialization phase is prior to the animation phase.

According to a characteristic of the invention, the operating method comprises at least a first phase called initialization phase comprising the following steps: activation of at least a first light package by means of the activation member which is associated, sending an activation signal by the communication system of the at least one activated light package to an adjacent light package among the set of light packages, a light package not receiving an activation signal is then considered by the control unit associated with it as the primary light package of the light package, and a light package receiving an activation signal from another light package or the primary light package, is then considered by the control unit associated with it as being a secondary light package of the set of light packages, switching to primary mode for packaging read thin determined primary, switching to secondary mode for the or light packages determined as secondary.

Advantageously, the initialization phase makes it possible to determine the primary light package of the set of light packages.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the initialization phase is repeated each time the activation member detects a change of activity.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the operating method comprises at least a second phase called the animation phase subsequent to the initialization phase and comprising the following steps: controlling the luminous device of the primary light package to light up for a predetermined duration in the primary mode, when the predetermined lighting period is completed, the illumination of the luminous device of the primary light package is extinguished and the communication system of the primary light package sends a signal of activation to a first adjacent secondary light package, the communication system of the first adjacent secondary light package receives the activation signal, controlling the lighting of the light device of the first adjacent secondary light package for a predetermined period in the secondary mode, when the predetermined lighting period of the secondary mode is completed, the di the adjacent first luminous package is extinguished or the light device of the first adjacent secondary light package extinguishes and the communication system of the first secondary light package sends an activation signal to a second adjacent secondary light package.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the animation phase is repeated as long as the activation member does not detect a change of activity.

According to another characteristic of the invention, in the primary mode, the predetermined period of illumination of the light device of the primary light package is programmed at regular intervals.

According to one characteristic of the invention, the control of the light device of the primary light package is independent of the reception of an activation signal.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the control of the light device of a secondary light package is dependent on the reception of an activation signal sent by another secondary light package or by the primary light package. The invention will be better understood, thanks to the following description, which refers to an embodiment according to the present invention, given by way of non-limiting example and explained with reference to the attached schematic drawings, in which: the figures 1A to 1E are diagrammatic front views of the set of light packs according to the invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of three light packs according to the invention, FIG. 3 is a front view of a light pack. FIG. 4 is a side view of the light package shown in FIG. 3. The light package 1 for consumer goods according to the invention, represented in particular in FIGS. 2 to 4, comprises an envelope 2 shaped to contain at least partially the consumer good, a bottom 3 on which is mounted the casing 2.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the envelope 2 may be in the form of a parallelepiped or a cylinder. Of course, these forms are not limiting and are given as exemplary embodiments. The bottom 3 has a shape corresponding to the shape of the envelope 2, as can be seen in FIG. 2. The light package 1 further comprises a light device 4 comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes 4a in the example illustrated in FIGS. 4. Of course, the number of light emitting diodes 4a is not limited to the embodiment shown in Figures IA to 4 and the light device 4 of the light package 1 may comprise a single light emitting diode 4a or a plurality.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4, a portion 5 of the light package 1 is intended to be illuminated by the light device 4. More particularly, the portion 5 of the light package 1 intended to be illuminated by the light device 4 is an element 5 attached to the casing 2 of the light package 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the element 5 is formed on the inner surface of the casing 2.

In the example illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the element 5 is plane and a logo 6 of the brand of the consumer good intended to be received in the light package 1, is engraved.

As illustrated in particular in FIG. 3, the light-emitting diodes 4a of the plurality are aligned side by side, preferentially under the element 5.

As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, the bottom 3 of the light package 1 forms a base in which a battery 7 is positioned for the electrical power supply of the light package 1. The light package 1 further comprises a lightning unit 1. control 8 in the form of a microprocessor. The base of the bottom 3 also accommodates the control unit 8 and the luminous slide 4, the light-emitting diodes 4a of which project from the base of the bottom 3. The control unit 8 of the light package allows the control different elements of the light package 1 such as the light device 4. The light package 1 further comprises a communication system 9 configured to at least issue an activation signal of the light package 1 and for at least receive an activation signal from another light package 1, as described below. In the example illustrated in Figures IA to 4, the communication system is an infrared communication system. Thus, the transmitter 9a is an infrared transmitter and the receiver 9b is an infrared receiver.

The communication system 9 of the light package 1 comprises at least one transmitter 9a and at least one receiver 9b. The control unit 8 is configured to control the communication system 9. As illustrated in particular in FIG. 3, the transmitter 9a and the receiver 9b are arranged oppositely to one another and facing outwards from each other. the bright package 1.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 3, the light package 1 comprises an activation member 10 configured to activate the light package 1. More particularly, the activation member 10 is controlled by the control unit 8 and activates the communication system 9 and / or the light device 4.

In the example illustrated in Figures IA to 4, the activation member 10 is an activity detector and more particularly a motion sensor and / or a brightness sensor.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1A-1E, several light packages 1 according to the invention form an assembly 100. The light packages 1 of the assembly 100 are arranged side by side, so that the transmitter 9a of one of the light packages 1 is substantially arranged facing the receiver 9b of another adjacent light package 1.

Thus, the communication system 9 of a first light package 1 is configured to communicate with the communication system 9 of a second light package 1, and so on according to the number of light packages in the assembly 100.

The operation of the set 100 of light packages will now be described.

The operating method of the set 100 of light packages 1 according to the invention comprises an initialization phase and an animation phase. The initialization phase is prior to the animation phase.

The initialization phase makes it possible to determine the primary light package of the set 100 of light packages 1. The initialization phase is repeated each time the activation member detects a change of activity.

The initialization phase comprises the following steps: activation of at least a first light package 1 by means of the activation member 10 associated with it, sending an activation signal by the communication system 9 from the at least one light package 1 activated to an adjacent light package 1 of the set 100 of light packages 1, a light package 1 not receiving an activation signal is then considered by the control unit 8 which is associated as the primary light package 1 of the set 100 of light packages, and a light package 1 receiving an activation signal of another light package 1 or the primary light package 1, is then considered by the control unit 8 associated with it as being a secondary light package 1 of the set 100 of light packages 1, switching to primary mode for the light package 1 determined as primary, switching to secondary mode for the one or more light packs 1 determined as secondary.

Once the primary light package 1 is determined and at the same time the secondary light packages 1 are determined, an animation phase is activated.

The animation phase subsequent to the initialization phase comprises the following steps: the light device 4 of the primary light package 1 switches on for a predetermined duration in the primary mode, when the predetermined lighting period is completed, the illumination of the luminous device 4 of the primary light package 1 is extinguished and the communication system 9 of the primary light package 1 sends an activation signal to a first adjacent secondary light package 1, the communication system 9 of the first adjacent secondary light package 1 receives the activation signal, controlling the illumination of the light device 4 of the adjacent adjacent first light package 1 for a predetermined period in the secondary mode, when the predetermined illumination period of the secondary mode is completed, the light device 4 of the first adjacent secondary light package 1 turns off.

Then, either there are only two light packages namely the primary light package 1 and the first secondary light package 1 and in this case the first secondary light package 1 turns off and the light assembly is resuscitated only when the light device of the primary light package 1 turns on again; or there is other secondary light package 1 after the first secondary light package 1 and the continuous light suite. Thus, the light device of the first adjacent secondary light package is extinguished and the communication system 9 of the first secondary light package 1 sends an activation signal to a second adjacent secondary light package 1, etc.

In the primary mode, the light package 1 considered as primary is programmed so that the light device 4 flashes at regular intervals and calculated according to the number of potential secondary light packages. Thus, as can be seen in Figures IA to 1E, it creates an impression of light progression from one light package 1 to another.

Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiment described and shown in the accompanying figures. Modifications are possible, particularly from the point of view of the constitution of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without departing from the scope of protection of the invention.

Claims (10)

1. Luminous packaging (1) for consumer goods, comprising: - an envelope (2) shaped to contain at least partially the consumer good, - a bottom (3) on which is mounted the envelope (2), - at least one light device (4) comprising at least one light-emitting diode (4a), at least one portion (5) of the light package (1) being intended to be illuminated by the light device (4), - a light-emitting unit control (8) configured to control the light device (4), characterized in that the light package (1) further comprises a communication system (9) configured to at least emit an activation signal of the light package (1), the communication system (9) being controlled by the control unit (8). The light package according to claim 1, wherein the communication system (9) is configured to at least receive an activation signal. 3. Illuminated packaging according to any one of claims 1 or 2, comprising an activation member (10) cooperating with the control unit (8), the activation member of the light package (1) being configured to activate the light package (1). The light package of claim 3, wherein the activation member (10) is an activity detector. The light package according to any one of claims 3 or 4, wherein the activation member (10) is a brightness and / or motion sensor. The light package according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the communication system (9) is an infrared communication system. 7. Set (100) of light packages comprising at least a first and a second light package (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the communication system (9) of the first light package (1) being configured to communicate with the communication system (9) of the second light package (1). 8. Operating method of a set (100) of light packages (1) according to claim 7, comprising at least a first phase called initialization phase comprising the following steps: activation of at least a first light package ( 1) by means of the activation member (10) associated therewith, sending an activation signal by the communication system (9) of the at least one illuminated package (1) activated to a light package (1) adjacent one of the set (100) of light packages (1), a light package (1) not receiving an activation signal is then considered by the control unit (8) associated with it as being the primary light package (1) of the set (100) of light packages, and a light package (1) receiving an activation signal from another light package (1) or the primary light package (1), is then considered by the control unit (8) associated with it as a bright package (1) secondary of the set (100) of light packages (1), switching to primary mode for the light package (1) determined as primary, switching to secondary mode for the light package (s) (1) determined as secondary. 9. Operating method according to claim 8, comprising at least a second phase called animation phase subsequent to the initialization phase and comprising the following steps: control to the light device (4) of the light package (1) primary to light for a predetermined duration in the primary mode, when the predetermined lighting period is over, the illumination of the luminous device (4) of the primary light package (1) is extinguished and the communication system ( 9) of the primary light package (1) sends an activation signal to a first adjacent light package (1), the communication system (9) of the first adjacent light package (1) receives the activation signal. controlling the illumination of the light device (4) of the first adjacent light package (1) for a predetermined period in the secondary mode, when the predetermined illumination period of the mode is the light device (4) of the adjacent adjacent first light package (1) is extinguished or the light device (4) of the adjacent adjacent first light package (1) extinguishes and the communication system (9) of the first secondary light package (1) sends an activation signal to a second adjacent secondary light package (1). 10. Operating method according to claim 9, in the primary mode, the predetermined period of illumination of the light device (4) of the light package (1) primary is programmed at regular intervals.