RU2573970C2 - Packaging substrate - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: packaging industry.

SUBSTANCE: packaging substrate (1) comprises a group of receiving elements (10) located one behind the other, connected with the ability of folding and provided with recesses (14) for stacking products. The packaging substrate (1) according to the invention may be in an open position, in which the group of parallel receiving elements (10) of the packaging substrate (1) is open for receiving products in the provided recesses (14), and in the closed position in which the receiving elements (10) are bent to protect the recesses (14) forming a sealed package surrounded by the packaging substrate (1). The receiving elements (10) have a first (11) and a second (12) lateral side, at that the distance between the sides (11, 12) at one end is greater than at the other end where they are joined by the end ridge (13) which includes recesses (14) for receiving the said products.

EFFECT: packaging substrate according to the present invention provides a package for storage and protection of products that require careful handling, using the lowest possible amount of packaging material.

9 cl, 6 dwg

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a packaging substrate. In particular, the invention relates to a packaging substrate corresponding to the characterizing part of claim 1 for storing and storing products requiring careful handling, such as confectionery.

State of the art

Products requiring careful handling, such as confectionery, incandescent bulbs, and the like, are usually stacked on packaging substrates for transportation and storage. Such packages are usually plastic substrates containing deep grooves for laying products. However, during storage of items requiring careful handling, the packaging substrate itself does not provide sufficient protection. Therefore, the packaging substrates are usually placed in a cardboard box that protects the products laid in the recesses of the packaging substrate. Thus, for the manufacture of containers for storing products, including a packaging substrate and a protective cardboard box, a significant amount of material is required, which is not particularly economical. In addition, when packaging products in a protective cardboard box, a separate packaging operation and special equipment are required.

Disclosure of invention

The present invention is the creation of packaging for the secure storage of products requiring careful handling, using the smallest possible amount of packaging material.

This problem is solved with the help of a new type of packaging substrate, which contains a group of receiving elements arranged one after another, which are connected during coagulation and provided with recesses for receiving products. The packaging substrate according to the invention can occupy an open position in which a group of parallel receiving elements of the packaging substrate is open to receive products in existing recesses, and a closed position in which the receiving elements are bent to protect the recesses in the packaging substrate and form a closed package. The receiving elements have first and second lateral sides, the distance between which is at one end more than at the other, where they are connected by an end rib, in which recesses are provided for receiving these products.

More specifically, the features of the packaging substrate according to the invention are indicated in the characterizing part of claim 1.

The invention has significant advantages. Since the packaging substrate can be folded into the closed position, the packaging substrate itself forms a package that protects products that require careful handling, so a separate protective structure, such as a cardboard box, is not required. By means of the construction according to the invention, significant savings are achieved by reducing the consumption of packaging material. In other words, when using less packaging material, a sufficiently strong packaging is obtained for storing items requiring careful handling.

Brief Description of the Drawings The following is a more detailed description of embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an open package according to one embodiment

the implementation of the invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the packaging of Figure 1 in a closed position;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of one protrusion of the package of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the protrusion of Figure 3, provided with retaining teeth;

Figure 5 is a top view of the blank for the manufacture of the packaging of Figure 1; and

6 is a perspective view of a package according to a second embodiment.

implementation in a closed position.

The implementation of the invention

As can be seen in FIG. 1, the packaging substrate 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises six adjacent connected receiving elements 10a ... 10f provided with recesses 14 for laying the respective products. 1, the packaging substrate 1 is shown in an open position, in which the receiving elements 10a ... 10f are parallel to each other so that the recesses 14 for laying products requiring careful handling are visible. The shape of the recesses 14 is explained in more detail below. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the packaging substrate 1 comprises a flat base 20 and six parallel receiving elements 10a ... 10f protruding from it. In this case, the base 20 has a first surface from which the receiving elements 10 protrude, and a second surface forming the outer shell of the package when the packaging substrate 1 is in the closed position, which is also described in more detail below. The flat base 20 is preferably a rectangular cardboard sheet.

Each of the protruding receiving elements 10a ... 10f contains the first and second lateral sides 11, 12. The distance between these lateral sides 11, 12 is greater at the end located on the base 20 than at the free end, where they connect to form the end ridge 13. End the ridge 13 is provided with the indicated recesses 14 for laying products. The receiving elements 10a ... 10f are connected in such a way that the end closest to the base 20 of the second side 12 of the previous receiving element 10a is connected to the corresponding end of the first side 11 of the next receiving element 10b. In other words, the receiving elements 10a ... 10f are formed on the base 20 so that the packaging substrate 1 can be bent at the joints between the receiving elements 10a ... 10f.

A number of receiving elements are preferably made of a separate sheet, which has the shape of protruding ridges. A sheet of this shape can be made, for example, from cardboard or obtained by deep drawing from a thin polymer billet. The connection 15 between the receiving elements 10A ... 10f preferably has a fold or notch in order to facilitate bending. After the sheet is formed, it can be attached to the base 20, for example, by gluing, in particular, cold or hot bonding or self-adhesive layer. Alternatively, the sheet can be attached to the base 20 by crosslinking. It is also possible to use other known joining methods, in particular ultrasonic welding.

The wedge-shaped receiving elements 10, formed by folding and installed on the base 20, allow the packaging substrate 1 to be folded into a closed position. As can be seen in FIG. 2, in the closed position, the receiving elements 10 of the packaging substrate 1 are bent to protect the recesses 14. The closed position is formed by bending the packaging substrate 10 so that the end closest to the base 20 is the end of the first side 11 of the first receiving element 10a, was near the corresponding end of the second side 12 of the last receiving element 10f, and the end ridges 13 were directed towards each other. In this case, the packaging substrate 1 surrounds the recesses 14, forming a closed package that can be fixed in a closed position, for example, wrapping around the package an appropriate tape or putting on a sleeve (not shown), which allows you to keep a closed shape. Alternatively, the first receiving element 10a and the last receiving element 10f of the packaging substrate 1 may be provided with locking elements (not shown) that are connected to each other when the packaging substrate 1 is folded into a closed position and the package remains closed. In the closed position, the outer shell of the package is formed by the lower surface of the base 20 of the packaging substrate. Since the packaging substrate 1 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 contains six parallel receiving elements 10a ... 10f, in the end view the closed package has a hexagonal shape. As indicated below, when changing the shape of the receiving elements 10, other cross-sectional shapes of the closed packaging are also possible. In the closed position, the lateral sides 11, 12 of the receiving elements 10 rest on each other like chain links, as a result of which the package becomes very strong.

Figure 3 shows in more detail the end ridge 13 and the recess 14. The recess 14 is a socket that is made in the end ridge 13, i.e. at the free end, opposite the base 20 of the wedge-shaped receiving element 10, and which has a shape suitable for laying the appropriate product requiring careful handling, such as a confectionery product or a miniature incandescent lamp. The recess 14 can be obtained, for example, by stamping in the crest 13 of a recess open from the side of the base. Alternatively, the recesses 14 can be obtained by deep drawing, cutting or punching. Other methods are also possible.

According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the end ridge is provided with retaining teeth 16 that protrude above the recess 14 parallel to the end ridge so that they fix in place the product (not shown) laid in the recess 14. Other types of fastening are also possible. As shown in FIG. 5, the articles can be secured in recesses 14, for example, by means of a locking strip 17 located at the top of the end ridge 13. The locking strip 17 can be attached to the end ridge 13, for example by gluing. In this case, the products remain sandwiched between the recess 14 and the locking strip 17. According to another embodiment, the packaging substrate 1 is provided with both locking teeth 16 and locking strips 17.

In addition, FIG. 5 shows an arrangement of the recesses 14 in the end ridges 13 of the receiving elements 10. According to the shown embodiment, the recesses of each second receiving element 10 are on the same axis, and the recesses 14 of the adjacent receiving elements 10a, 10b are staggered relative to each other each other in the direction of the end ridge 13. Due to the shift between adjacent receiving elements 10a, 10b in the closed position, the products laid in the recesses 14 are not located on the same axis relative to each other, therefore, they do not ystvuet excessive compression. In this case, the packaging substrate 1 is preferably dimensioned so that the product laid in the recess 14 of the previous receiving element 10a rests on the end ridge 13 of the next receiving element 10b when the packaging substrate 1 is bent to the closed position (Figure 2). For this, the depth of the recess 14 and the distance from the end ridge 13 to the base 20 are selected so that in the closed position the distance from the bottom of the recess 14 of the previous receiving element 10a of the packaging substrate 1 to the end ridge 13 of the next receiving element 10b corresponds to the size of the laid product in the direction of the recess 14 .

Figure 5 also shows a blank for the manufacture of the package of Figure 1, containing six receiving elements 10. As described above, in the packaging substrate 1, you can provide the required number of parallel receiving elements, which will determine the cross-sectional shape of the package in the closed position. According to one embodiment, the packaging substrate 1 comprises eight receiving elements 10, the cross section of the packaging being an octahedron (FIG. 6). In practice, the packaging substrate 1 preferably contains from three to twelve receiving elements, preferably six receiving elements. The number of receiving elements affects the angle between the sides 11, 12 (Figure 1), i.e. at the opening angle of the wedge-shaped receiving elements.

 List of reference designations.

one Packaging 10 Protrusion eleven First side 12 Second side 13 Crest fourteen Deepening fifteen Fold 16 Retaining tooth 17 Locking strip twenty Base

Claims (9)

1. A packaging substrate (1) for placing and storing items requiring careful handling, comprising a group of receiving elements (10) arranged one after another, bent and provided with recesses (14) for receiving products, the packaging substrate (1) has a configuration that allows it to be in an open position in which a group of parallel receiving elements (10) of the packaging substrate (1) is open for receiving products in the provided recesses (14), and in a closed position in which the receiving element (10) bent to protect the recesses (14), with the formation of a closed package surrounded by a packaging substrate (1), characterized in that the receiving elements (10) have a first side (11) and a second side (12), while the distance between the lateral sides (11, 12) at one end is larger than at the other end, where they are connected by an end ridge (13), in which recesses (14) are provided for receiving these products. 2. A packaging substrate according to claim 1, characterized in that the receiving elements (10) are arranged sequentially one after another in the first direction, and a group of recesses (14) is located in each of the receiving elements (10) in the second direction, which is essentially perpendicular to the first direction. 3. A packaging substrate according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the parallel receiving elements (10) are connected in series so that the first end of the second side (12) of the previous receiving element (10a) is bent with the first end of the first side side (11) of the next receiving element with the possibility of folding the packaging substrate (1) at the junction of the receiving elements (10) in a closed position, while the connection of the first and last receiving elements (10) of the packaging substrate (1) closes the packaging the substrate (1) so that the connection of the sides (11, 12) of the parallel receiving elements (10) covers the packaging substrate (1), and the sides (11, 12) of the parallel receiving elements (10a, 10b) are supported on each other, while the recesses (14) remain inside the closed packaging substrate (1). 4. A packaging substrate according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a flat base (20), receiving elements (10) protrude from its first surface, the second surface of the base (20) forming the outer shell of the package when the packaging substrate (1) ) is in a closed position. 5. The packaging substrate according to claim 1, characterized in that the recesses (14) of the receiving elements (10a, 10b) located one after another are staggered relative to each other in the direction of the end ridge (13). 6. The packaging substrate according to claim 5, characterized in that the recesses (14) of each second receiving element (10) are on the same line. 7. A packaging substrate according to claim 1, characterized in that retaining teeth (16) are provided on the end ridges (13), which extend parallel to the end ridge (13) above the recess (14) so that they fix the product in place into the recess (14). 8. The packaging substrate according to claim 1, characterized in that on the upper part of the end ridge (13) there is a locking strip (17) for fixing the product between the recess (14) and the locking strip (17). 9. The packaging substrate (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that it contains six or eight parallel receiving elements (10a ... 10f) so that in the end view the closed package has a hexagonal or octagonal shape, respectively.

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