JP4346552B2 - Materials for positioning and transport of nested containers - Google Patents

Abstract

The holder (1) consists of a moulded transparent plastic base with a series of stepped recesses to receive the rims (11) of inverted receptacles (2, 3, 4) packed in a container for transport or storage. Each of the recesses has surfaces (22 - 26) that wedge the receptacle rims, and the base can be fitted with a cover that goes over the inverted containers and has a carrying handle on one side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

  In general, the present invention relates to materials for positioning and transporting nested containers.

  The technical field of the invention relates to containers for the storage or transport of objects.

  More particularly, the present invention relates to transportation resources for a telescoping container, the telescoping container comprising an opening, a bottom surface, an outer periphery closed about a longitudinal axis, and the opening. And a peripheral wall having a surrounding upper edge.

  In storage or transportation of nested containers, it is necessary to put together a set of nested containers, such as sauce pans, frying pans, and cooking molds, together in a given package. The package must not protect the container against impacts that occur during transport or storage, impacts between containers and containers, and impacts that occur between containers and elements outside the package. Don't be.

  As a result, many packaging material manufacturers have created a variety of solutions designed to store and protect containers.

  As mentioned above, the type of transport, storage and positioning resources used for container storage and protection include, for example, a set of cardboard packaging means installed between the bottom and wall of a continuous nested container. It consists of Nested containers thus separated from one another are nested into the upper opening of the container from the largest to the smallest. The container is then packed with plastic film or cardboard box as a further exterior. And the sales label and the fastener are attached to this exterior according to the situation.

  The problem of such an arrangement is that a large amount of packing materials are required, and the amount of wasted materials is proportionally increased and the number of manual steps required for container packing work is increased. In addition, once packed with such packing material or exterior, transportation resources can move, so each nested container can be in contact. This in turn increases the risk of wear due to impact and friction. It should be noted that damaged containers are frequently returned to the manufacturer, which replaces costs.

  The problem is that it improves productivity during the operation of packing and packing nested containers, avoids contact between each other, even when handled messier during transport, and also ensures that containers are positioned and nested. Is to make it possible.

  In order to achieve this object, the transportation resource of the nested container according to the present invention is also adaptable to the general content described above and has something like a packaging element for container positioning. . The present invention has one aspect as follows.

  The lateral direction is arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other and supports the surface portion of the peripheral wall of the first container from the lateral direction, and is arranged so as to allow discontinuous lateral contact on the peripheral wall of the first container. The first group of positioning surface elements are arranged at a distance from each other, support the surface portion of the peripheral wall of the second container from the lateral direction, and allow discontinuous lateral contact on the peripheral wall of the second container At least a second group of lateral positioning surface elements, wherein the second group of lateral positioning surface elements is an inner surface defined by the first group of lateral positioning surface elements. A first group of longitudinally locating surface elements, arranged on the outside, wherein the surface with the packaging part is further substantially perpendicular to the group of laterally locating surface elements A first group and a second group of longitudinal positioning surface elements arranged to support the upper edge of the first container and the upper edge of the second container by longitudinal contact, respectively. And the second group of longitudinal positioning surface elements is the longitudinal positioning surface element so that once the bottoms of the two containers are placed in place, the bottoms are separated by a non-zero spacing. Arranged in a longitudinal direction relative to the first group of said positioning surface elements, the groups of positioning surface elements being arranged relative to each other to receive the first container inside the second container, and in contact between these two containers There is no.

  By using the transport resource according to the invention, several nested containers nested inside each other are thus firmly held by surface elements that are positioned vertically and horizontally. The packaging part includes a group of surface elements for longitudinal positioning and a group of surface elements for lateral positioning for each container held by the method described above. This group is positioned to avoid any contact between the two containers.

  Further, the lateral positioning surfaces of the predetermined group elements (first and second groups) are spaced apart from each other, thereby supporting the corresponding peripheral wall of the container discontinuously from the lateral direction. Can do. The peripheral wall of the container therefore becomes a partial support surface instead of a transport material that reduces the force of the container nested within the transport material during assembly in the factory. In this way, the packing operation for storing the nested container in the transport material in a predetermined place is facilitated. This is particularly advantageous when this operation is manual.

  The pressure of the intermittent side contact of the transport material on the peripheral wall of the container also results in the deformation of the transport material in place. This is because the transport material is not continuously in contact with the peripheral wall of the container that is easy to remove from the transport material. That is, the transport material is in a state of being spaced from the peripheral wall between two support elements that are spaced apart from each other.

  In the best embodiment, the groups of longitudinal and lateral positioning surface elements are arranged in the form of a staircase structure consisting of a stepped portion and a raised portion. The stepped portions are each formed by one of the longitudinal positioning surface element groups, and the raised portions are each formed by one of the lateral positioning surface element groups.

  Such an embodiment makes it possible to efficiently pack nested containers of different heights.

  According to another example, the formation of packaging parts is also possible. At least one of the lateral positioning surface element groups has a flexible surface element. This surface element is moderately squeezed by a portion of the container barrier positioned by this group of surface elements and is adapted to support the container barrier by an inset operation. These flexible surface elements are intermittently distributed on the lateral wall of the container and form a mounting area so that a simple fitting operation is possible. Some of these flexible surface elements are desirably round in shape and do not have any sharp corners that can enter into contact with the container.

  This embodiment of the present invention is advantageous because it allows for a tight packing and coupling created between the container and the packaging part by a simple fitting process. The assembly of the containers on the packaging parts is achieved by not requiring the essential addition of special components such as adhesives, adhesive films or heat shrinkable plastic films and simple nesting.

  The packaging part can also be formed of a hard plastic material. The result is a new type of material for positioning and transporting nested containers. This new type of material consists of only one component that acts as a packaging for positioning, and makes it possible to shorten the pre-storage period before shipping with the final packaging. In addition, the packaging part according to the present invention can serve as a packaging fastener itself, and its transparency allows the consumer to look closely at the container.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description, with reference to the accompanying drawings, provided that it is the best and not exhaustive general guide.

  FIG. 1-A represents a longitudinal sectional view of a packaging part in which a nested container according to the present invention is positioned.

  FIG. 1-B represents a cross section of the packaging part in which the telescopic container according to the invention is positioned.

  FIG. (2) shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the packaging component and the container not nested in the packaging component.

  FIG. (3) shows a longitudinal section of a packaging part with a lid and a cover for the handle according to the invention.

  FIG. 4 shows a detailed cut surface of a part of the packing part and a part of the sandwiching container.

As described above, the present invention can be stored in advance, can be final packaged for commercialization of the nested containers 2, 3 and 4, and has only been used for positioning the nested containers. The term nested container, which relates to a transport material that can consist of one packaging part 1, shall belong to all types of containers that can be nested within one another.

  FIG. 1-A represents three telescoping containers that are positioned and nested with each other in a manner such that there is no contact between the three different containers.

  The first container 2 is positioned by the packaging component 1 and is nested in the second container 3. The second container 3 itself is positioned by the packaging component, which is also nested in the third container 4 positioned by the packaging component 1.

  This type of packaging part is capable of positioning at least two containers in this way. However, by positioning at least one of the groups of longitudinal positioning surface elements and at least one of the groups of lateral positioning surface elements in order to position each added container, It can be modified so that several containers can be packed.

  The telescoping containers 2, 3, 4 can also take various forms such as, for example, a circle, an ellipse, a rectangle, or a triangle. In the special case of FIG. 1, the nested containers of the first container 2, the second container 3, and the third container 4 have peripheral walls 7, 8 having outer peripheries closed around a bottom 6 and a circular longitudinal axis 10. , 9. In the special case described with reference to FIGS. 1A and 1B, the vertical axis 10 is also the rotational axis of the container and the packaging part 1. Each of these containers 2, 3, 4 also includes an opening 5 and an upper edge 11 surrounding the opening 5.

  The upper edge portion 5 can be formed by a simple portion of the peripheral wall of the container, or can be formed by a stepped portion arranged on the peripheral wall of the container, a collar, or a casting.

  Such containers are well known and include, for example, saucepans, frying pans and cooking molds with or without removable handles, and are made by conventional molds, punching, welding or extrusion techniques.

  The packaging part 1 is a group of lateral positioning surface elements, first 12, 13, 14, 15 designed for the lateral position of the first container 2, the second container 3, and the third container 4, respectively. And second 16, 17, 18, 19 and third 27, 28, 29, 30.

  The packaging part 1 also includes a group of longitudinal positioning surface elements, first 21 and 22, respectively designed for the longitudinal position of the first container 2, the second container 3 and the third container 4; 2, 2, 3, 24 and a third 25, 26.

  The size and number of positioning surface elements in a group of elements varies based on the weight and volume of the container for positioning. In the example of FIGS. 1A and 1B, each of the lateral positioning surface element groups includes four lateral positioning surface elements, each of the longitudinal positioning surface element groups having at least two longitudinal positioning elements. Includes surface elements.

  These surface element groups can be made of small surface portions to create an intermittent contact shape at the container edge 11. In order to distribute the contact force of the container on the packaging part and to avoid damage to both the packaging part and the container, each surface element has a contact point between the transport material and the peripheral wall of the container greater than 1 centimeter. Must have certain dimensions such as length. All of these surface elements must be able to cover half of the outer periphery.

  The containers 2, 3, 4 are each in the longitudinal direction at least two surface elements 21, 22 for the first container 2, at least two surface elements 2, 3, 24 for the second container 3 and for the third container 4. Positioned by at least two surface elements 25, 26. The first, second and third groups of longitudinal positioning surface elements are substantially perpendicular to the first, second and third groups of surface positioning surface elements.

  A first group 12, 13, 14, 15 of laterally locating surface elements describes a first inner surface 20 having an outer periphery that roughly matches the outer periphery of the first container 2, depicted by the diagonal lines in FIG. 1B. Two groups of surface elements of the lateral and longitudinal positioning surface elements of the second container 3 are installed outside this first inner surface 20.

  Similarly, the second group of laterally positioning surface elements 16, 17, 18, 19 is also a second inner surface 39 having an outer periphery that approximately matches the outer periphery of the second container 3, depicted by the diagonal lines in FIG. 1B. Will be described. The third group of surface elements 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 of the lateral and longitudinal positioning surface elements of the third container 4 are located outside this second inner surface 39.

  The lateral positioning surface element has been described as being in contact at the outer part of the edge 11 of the container 2, 3, 4. However, even if the contact condition occurs at the inner edge of the container or at the inner and outer edges of the container at the same time, an effect is brought about.

  In a similar manner, the longitudinal positioning surface element has been described as being in contact at each edge 11 of the container 2, 3, 4. However, these contacts are made to other containers.

  A group of longitudinal positioning surface elements, a first 21, 22, a second 2, 3, 24, and a third 25, 26, are each placed along three separate planes. Then, it is installed along the vertical axis 10. Thus, once placed and installed, the containers remain separated from each other at the contacts of these elements. A space of at least 1 mm between two consecutive container bottoms is desirable to avoid the risk of contact between the two consecutive containers.

  As shown in FIGS. 1-A and 1-B, the packaging component is in the form of a staircase structure, and the plane of each group of longitudinal positioning surface elements forms one of the stepped portions of the staircase structure. And the group of lateral positioning surface elements forms a kick-up.

  The steps of the first, second and third packaging parts 1 in the form of a staircase structure are respectively formed by first, second and third groups of longitudinal positioning surface elements.

  The raised parts of the first, second and third packaging parts 1 in the form of a staircase structure are respectively formed by first, second and third groups of lateral positioning surface elements.

  FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the packaging component 1, the first container 2, the second container 3, and the third container 4 that are not yet nested in the packaging component 1. The three nested containers are positioned on the longitudinal axis 10. The vertical axis 10 is also a nesting state axis of the container when the packaging component 1 is placed at a predetermined position along the direction of movement indicated by the arrow 40.

FIG. 3 shows a characteristic embodiment of the present invention constituted by a lid 34 which is a component of a protective packaging for the containers 2, 3, 4 together with the packaging part 1. This lid fits over the outer periphery of the third container and can contact the bottom 6 and the side peripheral wall 37 of the packaging component 1. Desirably, the lid 34 has a side peripheral wall 35.
It should be mounted on the side wall of the packaging part 1 and include a side wall 35 that is in contact. The telescopic container 4 larger than other containers can also be used as a lid. For example, this is the case for the third container 4 depicted in FIG. 1A that covers all of the other containers 2, 3.

  The surface of the lid 34 adapted to the outside of the packaging part 1 can include a label for container identification. The packaging part 1 can be removed in the same way as any general mark.

  The outer part of the packaging part shown on the outside of the positioning surface is designed to allow the packaging part to be suspended in a display unit or storage unit for sale, such as a simple orifice suitable for surrounding the column. In addition, it is possible to include at least the conventional usage of the hanging material 33.

  The housing 36 is made in the outer part of the packaging part so that at least a removable handle 32 can be incorporated for transport of the containers and is generally sold in these containers. A portion of the lid 34 is desirably intended to cover the housing 36 to secure the handle and also to reduce the risk of theft of this handle.

  The details of FIG. 3 are enlarged in FIG. This detail shows an example of a fitting mechanism designed to hold at least one of the containers positioned on the packaging part 1.

  The flexible and elastic part 31 is arranged in at least one of the groups of laterally positioning surface elements. These flexible portions are arranged substantially parallel to the peripheral wall of the container and are closed at the edge of the container to contact and compress the peripheral wall of the container. When the container is assembled in the positioning range including the packaging component 1, the flexible portion 31 is pressed by the edge 11 of the container and deformed to be stretchable. Once the container is installed, this flexible portion comes into contact with a slightly inclined portion of the edge of the container and also provides elastic pressure to the container in at least one of the longitudinal positioning surface elements 22. Effect. When fixed in this way, the container is held by the fitting action of the packaging component 1. Each container is held at least by two clips, preferably several clips that are equidistant from each other.

  Such a clip can be reversed and the inserted container can be removed by a simple pull or separation force on the container in relation to the packaging parts. The clip can also be made irreversibly so that the removal of the container can only be realized by breaking the packaging parts.

  In the case where the clip is irreversible, the packaging part is pre-cut along one or more locally weakened axes. The pre-cut area desirably has a surface suitable for being squeezed and surrounds all the flexible parts 31 belonging to the same group of laterally positioning surface elements.

  This pre-cut range is designed so that the packaging parts 1 and 5 can be split and the containers 2, 3 and 4 can be removed.

  According to another embodiment, apart from (in addition to) the first surface 38, the packaging component 1 has a second surface 37 positioned opposite the first surface 38. The second surface 37 has at least one group of lateral positioning surface elements and at least one group of longitudinal positioning surface elements suitable for receiving at least one container. In this way, a nested container such as a saucepan can be positioned on one of the two surfaces of a given packaging part. The predetermined packaging component can receive a container having a different shape in other aspects, such as a frying pan at the same time.

  Packing parts in the form of staircase structures are generally produced by conventional methods of thermoforming plastic sheets.

  Advantageously, the thickness of the thermoformed sheet is less than 1 millimeter because the packaging parts have the property of both being hard to hold the telescoping container and deforming so that it can be removed. Desirably, between 500 microns and 1 millimeter, best is 800 microns.

  The plastic material used to form such packaging parts is polyethylene PE (polyethylene), and preferably polyethylene terephthalate PET (polyethylene terephtalate). These materials are easily thermoformed, transparent to ultraviolet light, durable, and recyclable, food compatible materials. Polystyrene PS (polystyrene), high density polystyrene HDPS (high-density polystyrene), medium density polystyrene MDPS (medium-density polystyrene), polypropylene PP (Plypropylene), polyurethane PU (Polyurethane), polyvinyl chloride PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) It is also possible to make thermoformed packaging parts, preferably using amorphous polyethylene terephtalate (APET).

  The APET is selected for its rigidity so that it can protect the inside and edges of the container. Then, the interior of the container positioned by the packing component 1 is visible and selected because of its transparent characteristics.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the packaging component in which the nested container according to the present invention is positioned. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a packaging component in which a nested container according to the present invention is positioned. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the container which is not nested by packing parts and packing parts. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the packaging component provided with the cover for the lid | cover and handle by this invention. It is the cut surface of the detail of a part of packing parts, and a part of sandwiching container.

Claims (13)

Transport material for at least two telescoping containers (2, 3), each container having a perimeter closed around an opening (5), a bottom (6) and a horizontal axis (10) A peripheral wall (7, 8) having an upper edge (11) surrounding the opening (5),
The material includes a packaging part (1) for positioning the container,
The surface (38) with the packing part (1) is
It is arranged at a distance from each other, supports the surface portion of the peripheral wall (7) of the first container (2) from the lateral direction, and enables contact from the discontinuous lateral direction on the peripheral wall of the first container (2). A first group of lateral positioning surface elements (12, 13, 14), arranged to
Disposed at a distance from each other, supports the surface portion of the peripheral wall (8) of the second container (3) from the lateral direction, and enables contact from the discontinuous lateral direction on the peripheral wall of the second container (3). And at least a second group of lateral positioning surface elements (16, 17, 18) arranged to
The second group of lateral positioning surface elements (16, 17, 18) is arranged outside the inner surface (20) defined by the first group of lateral positioning surface elements (12, 13, 14). And
The surface (38) with the packing part (1) is further
A first group (21, 22) and a second group (23, 24) of longitudinal positioning surface elements substantially perpendicular to the group of lateral positioning surface elements (12 to 19);
The first group (21, 22) and the second group (23, 24) of longitudinal positioning surface elements are respectively the upper edge (11-2) of the first container (2) and the second container (3). Arranged to support the upper edge (11-3) by vertical contact,
Once the bottoms (6) of the two containers (2, 3) are put in place, the second group of longitudinal positioning surface elements (so that the bottoms (6) are separated by a non-zero spacing ( 23, 24) are arranged longitudinally with respect to the first group (21, 22) of the longitudinal positioning surface elements,
A group of the positioning surface elements, inside the second container (3) to receive a first container (2) are arranged relative to each other, the contact between these two containers are totally Ku,
At least one of the groups of lateral positioning surface elements (12 to 19, 27 to 30) is squeezed by the part of the peripheral wall (7, 8) of the container (2, 3) positioned by this surface element group. For at least two telescoping containers (2, 3), characterized in that it has a flexible surface part (31) suitable for, and therefore can hold the container by a fitting action Transport material.   2. Transport material for a telescoping container (2, 3) according to claim 1, characterized in that the packing part is composed of a mature plastic sheet with a thickness of preferably less than 1 millimeter. The lateral (12-19, 27-30) and longitudinal (21-26) positioning surface elements have a stepped structure composed of a stepped portion and a raised portion,
The stepped portions are each formed by one of the longitudinal positioning element groups,
3. Transport material for a telescoping container (2, 3) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the kick-up parts are each formed by one of the lateral positioning surface element groups. The packaging component (1) is an area surrounding all the flexible surface portions (31) and includes at least a precut zone that is a pre-cut area ;
The flexible surface portion (31) is suitable for being compressed and belongs to the same group as the lateral positioning surface element;
The pre-cut zone is designed so that the packaging part (1) can be peeled off and the container (2, 3) can be taken out. Therefore, the packaging part (1) is received and held by the fitting action. A transport material for a telescopic container (2, 3) according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , characterized in that The transporting material of the nested container (2, 3) according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the packing part (1) is made of a transparent and hard plastic material. The packing parts (1), APET, PE, PS, HDPS , MDPS, PP, PU, PVC, consists ripening form plastics material, such as, preferably the claims 1-5, characterized in that the PET The transport material of the nested container (2, 3) according to any one of the above items. The packing parts (1) is any one of the claims 1-6, characterized in including at least that at least one removable with handle housing (36) that can be plugged to transport the container The transport material of the nested container (2, 3) described in the item. The packaging part (1) includes at least suspension material (33) arranged outside all groups of the positioning surface elements,
The suspension material (33) is any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that it is possible to hang the packaging component (1) for positioning the container (2, 3) in the exhibition unit compatible The transport material of the nested container (2, 3) according to item 1. The said nested container (2, 3) contains the lid | cover (34) which is a packing material which can protect the said container with the said packaging component, The any one of Claims 1-8 characterized by the above-mentioned. Transport material for the nested container (2, 3) described. The lid (34) has a peripheral side wall (35),
The nesting according to claim 9 , wherein the peripheral side wall (35) is in contact with the peripheral side wall (37) of the packaging component (1) and is mounted on the peripheral side wall (37). Material for transporting container (2, 3). 11. The transporting material for a nested container according to claim 9 or 10 , wherein the lid (34) is made of cardboard. The surface of the lid (34) facing the outside of the packaging component (1) is provided with a mark including at least an identification display of a container that can be accommodated in the packaging component (1). The transport material of the nested container (2, 3) according to any one of claims 1 to 11 . A second surface (37) of the packaging part (1) disposed on the opposite side of the first surface (38) that receives the telescoping container is a lateral positioning surface element capable of receiving at least one container. transport materials of one group and longitudinal positioning surface elements one group and the characterized in that it includes at least claim 1-12 telescopic container according to any one of (2,3).

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