US20200087051A1 - Packaging for the thermally insulated transport of goods - Google Patents

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US20200087051A1 US16/618,553 US201816618553A US2020087051A1 US 20200087051 A1 US20200087051 A1 US 20200087051A1 US 201816618553 A US201816618553 A US 201816618553A US 2020087051 A1 US2020087051 A1 US 2020087051A1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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  • the invention on hand relates to packaging for thermally insulated transport of cooled or hot goods, which packaging consists of a box with multi-layer wall material formed from corrugated board and bubble wrap and an insert formed from a cushion.
  • the boxes When shipping refrigerated, deep-frozen or hot goods, particularly food or medicine, it is necessary that the boxes feature sufficient thermal insulation in order to maintain the temperature of the shipping good during shipping below or above the predetermined maximal or minimal temperature.
  • the packaging is intended to provide the necessary shock protection.
  • Another problem which arises during the shipping of cooled goods is the formation of condensation water.
  • the moisture content of the enclosed air volume in the box condenses on the cold packaged goods, leading to disadvantageous effects. For example, labels or paper-containing packages become softened, inscriptions can run, consequently becoming unreadable, or the packaged good itself might become damaged by the water.
  • the same applies to the transport of hot food such as, for example, pizza or pasta dishes, which are delivered in cardboard boxes. Steam escapes from those cardboard boxes or aluminum trays, which are covered with cardboard.
  • Styrofoam® packaging The most conventional type of such packaging for transporting and shipping forms of this type is the Styrofoam® packaging; this is because it features great stability and thermal insulation. Furthermore, it can be placed into any desired molded parts. Thereby, a complete Styrofoam® packaging can be used, or a conventional corrugated cardboard box with a Styrofoam® insert. Disadvantage of such packaging are the energy-intensive production of the plastic, which is obtained from petroleum-based raw materials as well as the difficult disposal after use. On one hand, the utilized box is very voluminous in terms of disposing it, since it cannot be put together like a simple cardboard, but only broken into little pieces, which is accompanied by considerable pollution with Styrofoam® beads, which are also mostly statically charged. On the other hand, presorting is difficult, which is a crucial condition for effective recycling.
  • Styrofoam® package Another disadvantage of the Styrofoam® package is its lack of flexibility in the filling volume. In order to achieve the most effective cooling as well as low condensate formation during the cooling transport, it is desirable, to fill the packing volume as completely as possible with the cooled product, respectively to adapt the volume to the transport good. However, this is not possible in the case of the rigid Styrofoam® parts. Furthermore, there is no moisture regulation within these packages. While cardboard packaging still allows a certain amount of moisture to be exchanged with the environment, the Styrofoam® packages are impermeable to water vapor in such a way that the water collects at the bottom of the boxes. Furthermore, it is possible that the water condenses on the outside of the packaging if refrigerated goods have been packed and the thermal insulation of the packaging is not sufficient to prevent the outside from cooling.
  • EP 0 5700180 B1 discloses a packaging part for the impact protection of pressed straw and/or hay, which is provided with a coating for the purpose of being printed.
  • the use of an external binder or adhesive is now explicitly renounced.
  • the compression of the molded parts is exclusively achieved by pressing the softened straw or hay, whereby also a smooth, printable surface is being produced.
  • the product, particularly by using straw which is normally a waste product, according to the invention has not only a good recyclability, it does also help to protect the resources of wood.
  • the object of the present invention to provide a package, delivering a shock and temperature protection for packed, hot or cooled goods, thereby minimizing condensate water formation.
  • the package should be easy to recycle and it should be mostly free of plastic.
  • packaging according to the invention serves for the transport of food, medicine and/or organs.
  • the packaging for transporting heat insulated goods consists of a box with a lid, whereby the material for the base, the side walls and the lid feature a multi-layer construction.
  • the bottom consists of a plate, which is detachably connected to the side walls and which has a rectangular shape with rounded corners.
  • the four side walls consists of a single continuous rectangular piece, the narrow sides of it are detachably connected to each other or to the surface of the side wall.
  • the type of connection depends on the construction of the material. If the material is produced of individual stacked or laminated webs in the length of the desired circumference of the box, the joined narrow sides are detachably connected to each other. If the material is produced by winding up a longer web, which length corresponds to a multiple higher number of the desired box circumference of the desired numbers of layers, the end of the web becomes detachably connected to the surface of the wrap below. Thereby, the inner of the multilayer material feature continuous material webs. This leads to a substantially improved stability of the sidewall construction, since the stability in the first version depends on the joining means of the butt joint, while here the tensile strength of the material web is decisive. On the other hand, however, the little more complex production method is concerned, since the material first needs to be produced by winding it around a winding core corresponding to the desired box dimensions.
  • the lid of the box is a separate part which is pushed into the box opening in order to close the box and it is held there by a frictional connection between the side walls and the lid.
  • the custom-fit lid solely holds the tension, established between the lid edges and the side corners, whereby the elasticity of the materials surface of the side walls is being used. In comparison to conventional packaging, this offers the advantage that the quantity of the required filling material and resulting packaging material can be minimized.
  • corrugated paper layer which consists of a corrugated paper layer with a second smooth paper covering layer which is laminated on one side.
  • This is also referred to in the trade as a corrugated cardboard or open corrugated cardboard.
  • a corrugated paperboard covered on both sides has a corrugated paper layer which has been laminated between two smooth paper cover layers.
  • the corrugated cardboard consists of two corrugated paper layers, which are laminated together over a smooth paper intermediate layer and also have a smooth paper covering layer laminated on both outer sides.
  • An open air cushion film is a two-ply film, which is also referred to in the trade as an air cushion film having open knobs or an open knob side or simply only air cushion film connected to it.
  • the knobbed film side is covered with a third smooth film.
  • the multi-layer material for the box consists of a multi-layer laminated or loosely stacked composite which extends from the outer side to the inner side of the box, the layer sequence
  • a laminated composite offers the advantage of improved rigidity. At the same time, however, it becomes more difficult to bend the material, consisting of a long web, for the side walls in such a way, that it follows the surface of the bottom in form of a rectangle with rounded edges. In excess of a certain number of layers, depending from the kind of paper and size of the shaft, bending becomes impossible. Instead, only irregular creases become visible. Consequently, one needs to change to a loosely stacked compound. Generally, a loosely stacked compound is preferably, because in this way, the step of laminating can be renounced. Since an additional lamination would be far too expensive, only the loosely laid version is possible for the above mentioned variation of the winding built-up of the material into the desired shape.
  • the air cushion films in the layers (a) and (c) it is possible to use either metallized films or aluminum. Both, the metallized films as well as the aluminum foils can be used as a smooth film layer in an open air cushion film or as a cover air cushion film.
  • the use of aluminum foils offers better reflection properties for heat radiation and a higher mechanical stability of the outer side of the composite material. But it is more expensive and not as easy to process like the aluminum metallized films.
  • the shaft in the corrugated boards of the side walls of the box, according to the invention, is aligned in such a way that it runs from the bottom vertically into the direction of the opening of the box.
  • At least one cushion of wood wool and/or wood chips enveloped with foil or a non-woven fabric is inserted into the box.
  • the wood wool and wood chips are placed
  • wood wool and wood chips have a water absorption capacity of up to approximately 150-400% of their own weight.
  • the wood wool and the chips By absorbing the air humidity as well as the condensed water, the wood wool and the chips ensure moisture regulation in the box by absorbing the air humidity as well as the condensed water. If only one wooden-wool pad is placed into the packaging, it has to be placed onto the bottom under the packaging good. This is to ensure optimal condensation water absorption. As a final support for the packaged goods, depending on the air humidity during packing and depending on the volume of the box, it is also possible to place a wooden-wool pad on the packaged goods under the lid as a final layer as well as optionally at the walls of the box. In comparison to straw or hay, there is also no danger of dust and splinter formation in the case of wood wool.
  • An advantageous version of the invention features one or more open and/or covered air cushions between layers (a) and (b), (b) and (c) and between the corrugated boards in the layer (b), whereby the knobs of the open air cushion foil are arranged in the direction of the inner side of the box.
  • the intermediate layers of the air cushion foil reduce the total weight of the box and also improve heat insulation, as well as they provide a better elastic shock protection.
  • the stability of the box decreases with respect to the rigidity and the load-bearing capacity as well as to the puncture resistance. The choice of the design is therefore dependent on the tolerable packaging weight, the necessary load-bearing capacity and the type of packaged goods (pointed parts and sharp edges etc.).
  • the detachable connection between the base plate and the side walls and/or between the abutting side walls is achieved by means of adhesive tape.
  • adhesive tape This simplifies the disposal of the packaging in a considerably. By pulling or cutting the adhesive tape, the bottom can be simply separated from the side walls, consequently laying them down.
  • a second plate is loosely based on the base plate as an insert base for further reinforcement of the bottom plate for the purpose of increasing the load capacity and for improved insulation against the adjusting surface of the pack, the second plate being smaller than the base plate all along the thickness of the side walls. It consists of the same material in the same arrangement like the bottom and is held by a frictional connection to the side walls.
  • the base is dimensioned in such a way that it can be pushed exactly onto the bottom of the surface in the box. By means of the elastic surface of the air cushion films on the outside of the side walls, the insert bottom is held in place.
  • the box features an additional plate made of the same composite material as the box itself as a space divider, which can be variably positioned and held by a frictional connection to the side walls. It is therefore possible to provide a subdivision of a larger box for different smaller packaged goods or to take different temperatures of the packaged goods into account. For example, meat products which require a lower storage temperature than fruits can be packed together with the latter. It is also possible to send deep frozen or low-cooled products together in one box.
  • the space divider is only clamped between the side walls; therefore the user is free to position it and can adapt the division of the box optimally to the packaged goods. It is also possible to avoid waste, since otherwise two separate packages with correspondingly more material expenditure would be required in such cases.
  • the outer edges of the composite material are sealed with an adhesive tape in a preferred embodiment of the package. So that a loosely stacked composite is held together, as well as a closure of shafts is achieved. As described above, only convection inside the shafts takes places, but no exchange with the ambient air takes place, so that the insulating effect is improved.
  • the lid is provided with a loop on one or more corners. This makes it easy to pull out the lid.
  • the foil is highly preferably perforated and/or needled. This ensures an improvement in the moisture regulation, since the humidity and in particular the condensed water can be absorbed more easily in the wood wool or wood chips. It is therefore not necessary to ensure a particularly high degree of vapor permeability of the films.
  • the absorption speed can also be influenced by the needling density and the size of the hole so that, for example, fruit or vegetables do not become too dry on the transport path.
  • the cushion is provided with stitching seams.
  • the thickness of the cushion can be reduced in this way and its cushioning properties can be influenced by this.
  • the shafts of the corrugated boards are most preferably oriented at 90 degrees in relation to each other in the base plate, the insert and/or the cover, which leads to improved rigidity.
  • the space divider if the shafts thereof are horizontally aligned, so when the lid is pressed down, it can be bent laterally, thus allowing a minimization of the internal volume up to the packaged goods, even if the latter does not reach the filling height of the unbent space divider.
  • the base plate, the insert base and/or the cover additionally include one or several double-shafted corrugated boards in order to achieve a better rigidity.
  • the corrugations of the corrugated boards are preferably so called c- or b-corrugations.
  • the c-corrugation is defined with a corrugation height of approximately 3.5 mm and a corrugation spacing of approximately 7.95 mm, the b-corrugation with a corrugation height of approximately 2.5 mm and a corrugation spacing of approximately 6.5 mm used as a corrugated board, preferably a bc-corrugation, thereby a combination of the two aforementioned corrugation types.
  • the multilayer composite consists of at least seven layers, preferably seven sixteen, most preferably nine to eleven layers. It is therefore possible to achieve various requirements on the insulation capabilities of the packaging with only seven layers, which clearly exceed those of a conventional Styrofoam® package.
  • the wall thickness thus produced range from approximately 20 mm to seven layers, approximately up to 57 mm at 16 layers, which varies according to the selected corrugation type of the corrugated cardboard and the number of air cushion foil layers obtained in there. More than 18 layers are generally no longer rental, if considering the material cost and thus the packaging weight and the costs in relation to the further insulation improvement. This would therefore only be considered for special applications with particularly high requirements.
  • the achieved insulating effects in comparison to Styrofoam®, including reduced wall thickness are in average higher by a factor of 2.0 to 2.5.
  • the bottom of the box is additionally provided with an inverted lid and/or in addition to the lid, an inverted lid, the inverted lids consisting of corrugated cardboard which is covered on both sides.
  • the inverted lid on the base can be fixed releasable by means of an adhesive tape or permanently by means of an adhesive.
  • a further reinforcement is provided for the box and offers scratch and puncture protection for the laminated aluminum foil or the foil layer which is metalized and features cushions on the outer layer of the box. In this way, they become less sensitive towards sliding on the floor or transport on a conveyor belt.
  • the lid of the box serves as an additional closure of the box which can then easily be secured by means of adhesive tape; it is possible to use the box volume which is not required for the heat-insulated transport for shipping of untempered goods for separated goods.
  • the inserted insulating lid separates the lower region from the cooled or hot goods and serves as an intermediate base onto which the other goods can be packed.
  • a shipping solution with three different temperature zones can thus be created in combination with the space divider.
  • the multilayer composite material can be laid or laminated in a corresponding manner to the remaining composite of the multilayer composite material.
  • the natural soda kraft paper then acts as an additional protection of the air cushion from mechanical influences and also gives the package the classic cardboard optical system.
  • a method for producing a package according to the invention with a composite material in the wrapped embodiment comprises the following steps:
  • a preferred design of the winding core consists of four round rods which are positioned on the corners of a rectangle, in particular if the rods can be displayed along the diagonal of the rectangle, the layer composite can be tightly wound around the latter and the side wall construction can then be removed from the winding core by displacing the rods inwards, so that damage is avoided.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 The construction of a packaging box according to the invention is shown by way of example in FIGS. 1 to 4 .
  • the drawings are not be taken as limiting, but show only one of the possible embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the open box with inserted pillow ( 5 ) and inserted space divider ( 7 ).
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the closed box with the cover inserted ( 2 ).
  • the enlarged section features the arrangement of the layers and the vertical course of the corrugated board.
  • FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the box ( 1 ) with the cover ( 2 ) inserted and space divider ( 7 ) clamped between the side walls ( 4 ).
  • the bottom ( 3 ) features an insert base ( 6 ) with the pillow ( 5 ) above it.
  • FIG. 4 a and FIG. 4 b depict two useful examples of the box ( 1 ).
  • the bottom ( 3 ) and the top side of the box ( 1 ) are provided with an additional slip lid ( 9 ).
  • FIG. 4 a depicts the utilization including two areas, one space with cooled goods ( 10 ), and one space with deep-frozen goods ( 11 ) which make use of the entire box up to the upper edge.
  • the cover ( 2 ) closes directly with the upper edge and lies directly below the lid ( 9 ).
  • FIG. 4 b depicts utilization including three areas. In this case, only a part of the entire box volume for cooled goods is being used, so that the slip lid ( 9 ) of the box ( 1 ) can be pressed further down.
  • the horizontal arrangement of the waves in the corrugated board of the room divider ( 7 ) makes it possible to bend it, which is expediently followed in the direction of the deep-frozen goods.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an obtained measurement curve from Measurement A.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates an obtained measurement curve from Measurement B.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates an obtained measurement curve from Measurement C.
  • the obtained measurement curve is depicted in FIG. 5 .
  • the obtained measurement curve is depicted in FIG. 6 .
  • the packaging according to the invention is capable of keeping the temperature level constantly longer under the temperatures required for transport and food.
  • the same packaging volume and identical wall thickness no exceeding of the 1° C. mark takes place with the same number of cooling elements in measurement B even after about four days of measurement, while in the Styrofoam® packaging in measurement a, the 1° C. mark is already exceeded after approximately two days and after just three days 15° C. prevail in the package.
  • the insulating performance of the packaging according to the invention is therefore better by a factor of about 2 than that of the Stryrofoam® from prior art.
  • Measurement C shows that the dry ice temperature can be maintained over a period of three days and only after about 3.5 days, the 0° C. limit is being exceeded.

Abstract

The invention relates to packaging for the thermally insulated transportation of cooled or hot goods, which packaging consists of a box with multi-layer wall material formed from corrugated board and bubble wrap and an insert formed from a cushion filled with wood shavings. The multi-layer material for the box in accordance with the invention consists of a multi-layer laminated or loosely stacked composite, which, from the outside to the inside of the box, has the following layer sequence: (a) one or more bubble wrap layers, which are laminated with an aluminum foil or have a foil layer metallized with aluminum; (b) one or more single-wall open corrugated boards; (c) one or more bubble wrap layers which are laminated with an aluminum foil or have a foil layer metallized with aluminum.

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    CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
  • This is a U.S. National Phase Application under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Patent Application No. PCT/EP2018/064262, filed May 30, 2018, which claims priority of German Patent Application No. 10 2017 111 720.2, filed May 30, 2017. The entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
  • FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • The invention on hand relates to packaging for thermally insulated transport of cooled or hot goods, which packaging consists of a box with multi-layer wall material formed from corrugated board and bubble wrap and an insert formed from a cushion.
  • BACKGROUND
  • When shipping refrigerated, deep-frozen or hot goods, particularly food or medicine, it is necessary that the boxes feature sufficient thermal insulation in order to maintain the temperature of the shipping good during shipping below or above the predetermined maximal or minimal temperature. In addition, the packaging is intended to provide the necessary shock protection. Another problem which arises during the shipping of cooled goods is the formation of condensation water. The moisture content of the enclosed air volume in the box condenses on the cold packaged goods, leading to disadvantageous effects. For example, labels or paper-containing packages become softened, inscriptions can run, consequently becoming unreadable, or the packaged good itself might become damaged by the water. The same applies to the transport of hot food such as, for example, pizza or pasta dishes, which are delivered in cardboard boxes. Steam escapes from those cardboard boxes or aluminum trays, which are covered with cardboard.
  • SUMMARY
  • The most conventional type of such packaging for transporting and shipping forms of this type is the Styrofoam® packaging; this is because it features great stability and thermal insulation. Furthermore, it can be placed into any desired molded parts. Thereby, a complete Styrofoam® packaging can be used, or a conventional corrugated cardboard box with a Styrofoam® insert. Disadvantage of such packaging are the energy-intensive production of the plastic, which is obtained from petroleum-based raw materials as well as the difficult disposal after use. On one hand, the utilized box is very voluminous in terms of disposing it, since it cannot be put together like a simple cardboard, but only broken into little pieces, which is accompanied by considerable pollution with Styrofoam® beads, which are also mostly statically charged. On the other hand, presorting is difficult, which is a crucial condition for effective recycling.
  • Another disadvantage of the Styrofoam® package is its lack of flexibility in the filling volume. In order to achieve the most effective cooling as well as low condensate formation during the cooling transport, it is desirable, to fill the packing volume as completely as possible with the cooled product, respectively to adapt the volume to the transport good. However, this is not possible in the case of the rigid Styrofoam® parts. Furthermore, there is no moisture regulation within these packages. While cardboard packaging still allows a certain amount of moisture to be exchanged with the environment, the Styrofoam® packages are impermeable to water vapor in such a way that the water collects at the bottom of the boxes. Furthermore, it is possible that the water condenses on the outside of the packaging if refrigerated goods have been packed and the thermal insulation of the packaging is not sufficient to prevent the outside from cooling.
  • As an ecological alternative to Styrofoam®, packaging or packaging parts, EP 0 5700180 B1, for example discloses a packaging part for the impact protection of pressed straw and/or hay, which is provided with a coating for the purpose of being printed. In contrast to the lightweight building boards, which are known from the construction industry and in which the straw is pressed with a binder, as well as it is pretreated, the use of an external binder or adhesive is now explicitly renounced. The compression of the molded parts is exclusively achieved by pressing the softened straw or hay, whereby also a smooth, printable surface is being produced. It is particularly emphasized that the product, particularly by using straw which is normally a waste product, according to the invention has not only a good recyclability, it does also help to protect the resources of wood.
  • However, disadvantages of this are reduced elastic shock absorption, caused by the compression, a low water absorption capacity, which is even further reduced by the smooth surface, as well as the risk, that straw splinter and dust can be released, particularly at the edges of the of the parts, contaminating the goods of the packaging. Especially when transporting food or medicine the last mentioned is intolerable.
  • On the basis of the described disadvantages of the prior art, it was therefore the object of the present invention, to provide a package, delivering a shock and temperature protection for packed, hot or cooled goods, thereby minimizing condensate water formation. At the same time the package should be easy to recycle and it should be mostly free of plastic.
  • The task is solved by a packaging for heat insulated transport of goods and a method of its production, according to the independent claims. Advantageous design versions are described in the pending claims.
  • Preferably, packaging according to the invention serves for the transport of food, medicine and/or organs.
  • According to the invention, the packaging for transporting heat insulated goods consists of a box with a lid, whereby the material for the base, the side walls and the lid feature a multi-layer construction. The bottom consists of a plate, which is detachably connected to the side walls and which has a rectangular shape with rounded corners. The four side walls consists of a single continuous rectangular piece, the narrow sides of it are detachably connected to each other or to the surface of the side wall.
  • In this context, the type of connection depends on the construction of the material. If the material is produced of individual stacked or laminated webs in the length of the desired circumference of the box, the joined narrow sides are detachably connected to each other. If the material is produced by winding up a longer web, which length corresponds to a multiple higher number of the desired box circumference of the desired numbers of layers, the end of the web becomes detachably connected to the surface of the wrap below. Thereby, the inner of the multilayer material feature continuous material webs. This leads to a substantially improved stability of the sidewall construction, since the stability in the first version depends on the joining means of the butt joint, while here the tensile strength of the material web is decisive. On the other hand, however, the little more complex production method is concerned, since the material first needs to be produced by winding it around a winding core corresponding to the desired box dimensions.
  • The lid of the box is a separate part which is pushed into the box opening in order to close the box and it is held there by a frictional connection between the side walls and the lid. In this way, it is possible to adapt the volume of the box, in comparison to a folding lid, by pressing the lid down to the product to be packed, thus minimizing the empty volume. Thereby, the custom-fit lid solely holds the tension, established between the lid edges and the side corners, whereby the elasticity of the materials surface of the side walls is being used. In comparison to conventional packaging, this offers the advantage that the quantity of the required filling material and resulting packaging material can be minimized.
  • In the following, some definitions shall be mentioned here, since the designations for film and paper products are not always uniform and synonymous in the trade and prior art. In the scope of this application, a corrugated paperboard with an open shaft is to be understood as a corrugated cardboard
  • which consists of a corrugated paper layer with a second smooth paper covering layer which is laminated on one side. This is also referred to in the trade as a corrugated cardboard or open corrugated cardboard. A corrugated paperboard covered on both sides has a corrugated paper layer which has been laminated between two smooth paper cover layers. The corrugated cardboard consists of two corrugated paper layers, which are laminated together over a smooth paper intermediate layer and also have a smooth paper covering layer laminated on both outer sides.
  • An open air cushion film is a two-ply film, which is also referred to in the trade as an air cushion film having open knobs or an open knob side or simply only air cushion film connected to it. In the case of a covered air cushion film, the knobbed film side is covered with a third smooth film.
  • According to the invention, the multi-layer material for the box consists of a multi-layer laminated or loosely stacked composite which extends from the outer side to the inner side of the box, the layer sequence
      • a) one or more air cushion foils which are laminated with an aluminum foil or feature a foil layer metallized with aluminum,
      • b) one or more-single shaft corrugated boards with an open shaft,
      • c) one or more air cushion foils which are laminated with an aluminum foil or have a foil layer metallized with aluminum,
        whereby the bottom of the layers (a) and (b) and the side walls and the lid consist of the layers (a) to (c), the air cushion films in the layers (a) and (c) are oriented in such a way, that the aluminum foils or the foil layer metallized with aluminum lie on the outer side of the composite and the open shaft side of the corrugated board in layer (b) of the side walls directed to the inner side of the box and in layer (b) of the bottom is directed downwards.
  • A laminated composite offers the advantage of improved rigidity. At the same time, however, it becomes more difficult to bend the material, consisting of a long web, for the side walls in such a way, that it follows the surface of the bottom in form of a rectangle with rounded edges. In excess of a certain number of layers, depending from the kind of paper and size of the shaft, bending becomes impossible. Instead, only irregular creases become visible. Consequently, one needs to change to a loosely stacked compound. Generally, a loosely stacked compound is preferably, because in this way, the step of laminating can be renounced. Since an additional lamination would be far too expensive, only the loosely laid version is possible for the above mentioned variation of the winding built-up of the material into the desired shape.
  • In the case of the air cushion films in the layers (a) and (c) it is possible to use either metallized films or aluminum. Both, the metallized films as well as the aluminum foils can be used as a smooth film layer in an open air cushion film or as a cover air cushion film. The use of aluminum foils offers better reflection properties for heat radiation and a higher mechanical stability of the outer side of the composite material. But it is more expensive and not as easy to process like the aluminum metallized films.
  • The shaft in the corrugated boards of the side walls of the box, according to the invention, is aligned in such a way that it runs from the bottom vertically into the direction of the opening of the box. This offers the two following advantages: First of all, the side walls can be constructed as single pieces, since in the case of a horizontal arrangement of the shafts, no bending around the rounded corners of the base form would be possible. It makes it also possible that convection occurs within the shafts, so the cold air could gather on the bottom area of the packaging wall, where also the cooled package good is stored.
  • Finally, according to the invention, at least one cushion of wood wool and/or wood chips enveloped with foil or a non-woven fabric is inserted into the box. The wood wool and wood chips are placed
  • in the wrapping. In this way, the goods are additionally cushioned. Depending on the type of wood and chip size, wood wool and wood chips have a water absorption capacity of up to approximately 150-400% of their own weight.
  • By absorbing the air humidity as well as the condensed water, the wood wool and the chips ensure moisture regulation in the box by absorbing the air humidity as well as the condensed water. If only one wooden-wool pad is placed into the packaging, it has to be placed onto the bottom under the packaging good. This is to ensure optimal condensation water absorption. As a final support for the packaged goods, depending on the air humidity during packing and depending on the volume of the box, it is also possible to place a wooden-wool pad on the packaged goods under the lid as a final layer as well as optionally at the walls of the box. In comparison to straw or hay, there is also no danger of dust and splinter formation in the case of wood wool.
  • An advantageous version of the invention features one or more open and/or covered air cushions between layers (a) and (b), (b) and (c) and between the corrugated boards in the layer (b), whereby the knobs of the open air cushion foil are arranged in the direction of the inner side of the box. The intermediate layers of the air cushion foil reduce the total weight of the box and also improve heat insulation, as well as they provide a better elastic shock protection. On the other hand, the stability of the box decreases with respect to the rigidity and the load-bearing capacity as well as to the puncture resistance. The choice of the design is therefore dependent on the tolerable packaging weight, the necessary load-bearing capacity and the type of packaged goods (pointed parts and sharp edges etc.).
  • Preferably, the detachable connection between the base plate and the side walls and/or between the abutting side walls is achieved by means of adhesive tape. This simplifies the disposal of the packaging in a considerably. By pulling or cutting the adhesive tape, the bottom can be simply separated from the side walls, consequently laying them down.
  • A second plate is loosely based on the base plate as an insert base for further reinforcement of the bottom plate for the purpose of increasing the load capacity and for improved insulation against the adjusting surface of the pack, the second plate being smaller than the base plate all along the thickness of the side walls. It consists of the same material in the same arrangement like the bottom and is held by a frictional connection to the side walls. The base is dimensioned in such a way that it can be pushed exactly onto the bottom of the surface in the box. By means of the elastic surface of the air cushion films on the outside of the side walls, the insert bottom is held in place.
  • Preferably, the box features an additional plate made of the same composite material as the box itself as a space divider, which can be variably positioned and held by a frictional connection to the side walls. It is therefore possible to provide a subdivision of a larger box for different smaller packaged goods or to take different temperatures of the packaged goods into account. For example, meat products which require a lower storage temperature than fruits can be packed together with the latter. It is also possible to send deep frozen or low-cooled products together in one box. The space divider is only clamped between the side walls; therefore the user is free to position it and can adapt the division of the box optimally to the packaged goods. It is also possible to avoid waste, since otherwise two separate packages with correspondingly more material expenditure would be required in such cases.
  • The outer edges of the composite material are sealed with an adhesive tape in a preferred embodiment of the package. So that a loosely stacked composite is held together, as well as a closure of shafts is achieved. As described above, only convection inside the shafts takes places, but no exchange with the ambient air takes place, so that the insulating effect is improved.
  • Furthermore, it is preferably that the lid is provided with a loop on one or more corners. This makes it easy to pull out the lid.
  • If the wooden-wool pad is produced in a foil casing, the foil is highly preferably perforated and/or needled. This ensures an improvement in the moisture regulation, since the humidity and in particular the condensed water can be absorbed more easily in the wood wool or wood chips. It is therefore not necessary to ensure a particularly high degree of vapor permeability of the films. The absorption speed can also be influenced by the needling density and the size of the hole so that, for example, fruit or vegetables do not become too dry on the transport path.
  • It is also advantageous if the cushion is provided with stitching seams. The thickness of the cushion can be reduced in this way and its cushioning properties can be influenced by this.
  • The shafts of the corrugated boards are most preferably oriented at 90 degrees in relation to each other in the base plate, the insert and/or the cover, which leads to improved rigidity.
  • On the other hand, it is advantageous in terms of the space divider if the shafts thereof are horizontally aligned, so when the lid is pressed down, it can be bent laterally, thus allowing a minimization of the internal volume up to the packaged goods, even if the latter does not reach the filling height of the unbent space divider.
  • In the case of the variants of the boxes which have different air cushion foil in the inner layers of the composite, it is also advantageous, if the base plate, the insert base and/or the cover additionally include one or several double-shafted corrugated boards in order to achieve a better rigidity.
  • The corrugations of the corrugated boards are preferably so called c- or b-corrugations. The c-corrugation is defined with a corrugation height of approximately 3.5 mm and a corrugation spacing of approximately 7.95 mm, the b-corrugation with a corrugation height of approximately 2.5 mm and a corrugation spacing of approximately 6.5 mm used as a corrugated board, preferably a bc-corrugation, thereby a combination of the two aforementioned corrugation types.
  • The multilayer composite consists of at least seven layers, preferably seven sixteen, most preferably nine to eleven layers. It is therefore possible to achieve various requirements on the insulation capabilities of the packaging with only seven layers, which clearly exceed those of a conventional Styrofoam® package. The wall thickness thus produced range from approximately 20 mm to seven layers, approximately up to 57 mm at 16 layers, which varies according to the selected corrugation type of the corrugated cardboard and the number of air cushion foil layers obtained in there. More than 18 layers are generally no longer rental, if considering the material cost and thus the packaging weight and the costs in relation to the further insulation improvement. This would therefore only be considered for special applications with particularly high requirements. The achieved insulating effects in comparison to Styrofoam®, including reduced wall thickness, are in average higher by a factor of 2.0 to 2.5.
  • It is also advantageous if the bottom of the box is additionally provided with an inverted lid and/or in addition to the lid, an inverted lid, the inverted lids consisting of corrugated cardboard which is covered on both sides. The inverted lid on the base can be fixed releasable by means of an adhesive tape or permanently by means of an adhesive. A further reinforcement is provided for the box and offers scratch and puncture protection for the laminated aluminum foil or the foil layer which is metalized and features cushions on the outer layer of the box. In this way, they become less sensitive towards sliding on the floor or transport on a conveyor belt.
  • The lid of the box serves as an additional closure of the box which can then easily be secured by means of adhesive tape; it is possible to use the box volume which is not required for the heat-insulated transport for shipping of untempered goods for separated goods. The inserted insulating lid separates the lower region from the cooled or hot goods and serves as an intermediate base onto which the other goods can be packed. A shipping solution with three different temperature zones (deep-cooled, cooled and uncooled) can thus be created in combination with the space divider. When transporting hot foot, hot pizza or pasta dishes can be transported on the lower part and thereon, thermally separated from it e.g. salad or the dessert.
  • Furthermore it is advantageous if an additional layer of natural soda kraft paper is applied to the outer air cushion film; the multilayer composite material can be laid or laminated in a corresponding manner to the remaining composite of the multilayer composite material. The natural soda kraft paper then acts as an additional protection of the air cushion from mechanical influences and also gives the package the classic cardboard optical system.
  • According to the invention, a method for producing a package according to the invention with a composite material in the wrapped embodiment comprises the following steps:
    • a) wrapping a winding core with a rectangular web of one or more air cushion foils, laminated with an aluminum foil or feature metalized aluminum foil, whereby the length of the foil layer corresponds to the inner circumference of the box to be produced and the butt joint of the web is connected by means of an adhesive tape,
    • b) wrapping the structure, created in step a) with a rectangular web of corrugated cardboard with an open corrugation or single corrugation with open corrugation and air cushion foil for the production of a multi-layer side wall construction, whereby the beginning of the web with the surface,
      • produced in step a) is adhesively bonded by means of an adhesive tape.
    • c) bonding the end of the web to the surface of the side wall construction produced in step b) by means of an adhesive tape
    • d) bonding the lower edges of the side wall construction produced in step c) by means of an adhesive tape,
    • e) providing a multi-layer laminated or loosely stacked composite in a rectangular shape with rounded corners, the edges are glued by means of an adhesive tape in order to produce the base plate and mounting the base plate to the side wall construction from step d) the outer and inner edges are glued together by means of an adhesive tape for producing the box,
    • f) applying a rectangular web of one or more air cushion foils laminated with aluminum foil or having foil layer metalized with aluminum onto the outer side of the side wall construction e), the butt joint is bonded to the base plate by means of adhesive tape and the winding core is removed,
    • g) gluing the upper edges of the side wall construction of the box, produced in step f)
    • h) providing each of a multi-layer laminated or loosely stacked composite in a rectangular shape with rounded corners for the insert bottom and the lid, the edges are glued by means of an adhesive tape, the insert bottom is inserted into the box and a loop is mounted to a corner of the lid,
    • i) filling a wrapping made of a foil or a nonwoven with loose wood wool and/or loose wood chips, closing the wrapping to produce a pillow and inserting the pillow into the box.
  • A preferred design of the winding core consists of four round rods which are positioned on the corners of a rectangle, in particular if the rods can be displayed along the diagonal of the rectangle, the layer composite can be tightly wound around the latter and the side wall construction can then be removed from the winding core by displacing the rods inwards, so that damage is avoided.
  • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • The construction of a packaging box according to the invention is shown by way of example in FIGS. 1 to 4. The drawings are not be taken as limiting, but show only one of the possible embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the open box with inserted pillow (5) and inserted space divider (7).
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the closed box with the cover inserted (2). The enlarged section features the arrangement of the layers and the vertical course of the corrugated board.
  • FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the box (1) with the cover (2) inserted and space divider (7) clamped between the side walls (4). The bottom (3) features an insert base (6) with the pillow (5) above it.
  • FIG. 4a and FIG. 4b depict two useful examples of the box (1). In both examples, the bottom (3) and the top side of the box (1) are provided with an additional slip lid (9). FIG. 4a depicts the utilization including two areas, one space with cooled goods (10), and one space with deep-frozen goods (11) which make use of the entire box up to the upper edge. The cover (2) closes directly with the upper edge and lies directly below the lid (9). FIG. 4b depicts utilization including three areas. In this case, only a part of the entire box volume for cooled goods is being used, so that the slip lid (9) of the box (1) can be pressed further down. The horizontal arrangement of the waves in the corrugated board of the room divider (7) makes it possible to bend it, which is expediently followed in the direction of the deep-frozen goods.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an obtained measurement curve from Measurement A.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates an obtained measurement curve from Measurement B.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates an obtained measurement curve from Measurement C.
  • DETAILED DESCRIPTION
  • In this way, space for uncooled goods (12) is being created in the area of the pressed down lid (2) and the slip lid (9).
  • Comparison Measurements
  • In order to compare the insulating performance of the packages according to the invention with the state of art, temperature measurements on packages equipped with cooling elements have been carried out. In order to ensure the comparability, they were carried out without inserted goods in each case.
  • An EasyLog USB 6 datalogger EA SYLOG-USBTC from Lascar Electronics had been employed for the measurements. The evaluation was carried out using windows control software from Lascar Electronics.
  • Three measurements A-C were carried out on a Styrofoam® packaging and two packagings according to the invention. The conditions were as follows:
  • Measurement A
      • Styrofoam® packaging with lid
      • box volume, approximately 22 liters
      • wall thickness: 30 mm
      • ambient temperature, approximately 20° C.
      • cooling elements: 4 gel pads of 600 gram each
      • pre-tempering of the gel pads to −18° C.
      • preparation time, approximately 5 minutes (equipping the package with the cooling elements and mounting the measurement sensor in the package)
      • measurement time: approximately 4 days
  • The obtained measurement curve is depicted in FIG. 5.
  • Measurement B
      • packaging with lid (11-layer composite material)
      • layer arrangement: a) 1 layer air of air-cushioning film with a metalized aluminum foil layer,
        • b) 9 layers of corrugated paperboard
        • c) 1 layer air cushion foil with a metalized aluminum foil layer box volume, approximately 37 liters, with a lid, reduced to approximately 22 liters
      • wall thickness: 30 mm
      • ambient temperature: approximately 20° C.
      • cooling elements: 4 gel pads of 600 gram each
      • pre-tempering of the gel pads to −18° C.
      • preparation time, approximately 5 minutes (equipping the packages with the cooling elements and mounting the measurement sensor in the package
      • measurement duration: approximately 4 days
  • The obtained measurement curve is depicted in FIG. 6.
  • Measurement C
      • packaging with lid (11-layer composite material)
      • layer arrangement: a) 1 layer air of air-cushioning film with a metalized aluminum foil layer,
        • b) 9 layers of corrugated paperboard
        • c) 1 layer air cushion foil with a metalized aluminum foil layer
      • box volume, approximately 37 liters, with a lid, reduced to approximately 22 liters
      • wall thickness: 30 mm
      • ambient temperature: approximately 21° C.
      • cooling elements: 3 kg dry ice
      • preparation time, approximately 5 minutes (equipping the packages with the cooling elements and mounting the measurement sensor in the package
      • measurement duration: approximately 3.75 days
  • The obtained measurement curve is depicted in FIG. 7
  • As can be seen from the curves, the packaging according to the invention is capable of keeping the temperature level constantly longer under the temperatures required for transport and food. With the same packaging volume and identical wall thickness, no exceeding of the 1° C. mark takes place with the same number of cooling elements in measurement B even after about four days of measurement, while in the Styrofoam® packaging in measurement a, the 1° C. mark is already exceeded after approximately two days and after just three days 15° C. prevail in the package. The insulating performance of the packaging according to the invention is therefore better by a factor of about 2 than that of the Stryrofoam® from prior art. Measurement C shows that the dry ice temperature can be maintained over a period of three days and only after about 3.5 days, the 0° C. limit is being exceeded.

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1. A packaging for the thermally insulated transport of goods, comprising: a box with a lid, whereby the material for the bottom, the side walls and the lid being arranged multi-layered, wherein
the bottom comprising a detachable plate, which is connected to the side walls, the plate featuring a rectangular form with rounded edges,
the side walls comprising a continuous rectangular peace, which narrow sides are either detachable connected or connected with the surface of the side wall,
the lid is a separate peace, which is inserted into the box opening for closing the box being kept via a frictioned connection between the side walls and the lid
the multi-layer material, consisting of multi-layered laminated or loosely stacked compound, featuring from the outside to the inside of the box the following layer sequence:
(a) at least one of air cushion foils, laminated with aluminum foil or a foil layer laminated with metalized aluminum,
(b) at least one of single-shaft corrugated boards with open shaft,
(c) at least one of air cushion foils, laminated with aluminum foil or a foil layer laminated with metalized aluminum and the bottom comprising layers (a) and (b) and the side walls and the lid consisting of layers (a) to (c),
whereby the air cushion foils in layers (a) and (c) are oriented in such a way, that the aluminum foils or the foil layer, metalized with aluminum are situated on the outside of the compound and the open side of the shaft of the corrugated boards in layer (b) of the side walls in direction to the inside of the box and in layer (b) of the bottom is directed downwards,
the shaft in the corrugated boards of the side walls is directed in such a way, that in runs vertical from the bottom into the direction of the box opening and
the box comprises at least one cushion including non-woven covered with wood wool and/or wood shavings.
2. The packaging, according to claim 1, wherein each respectively one or several open and/or covered air cushion foils are arranged between layers (a) and (b), (b) and (c) and between the corrugated boards in layer (b), whereby the knobs of the open air cushion foil are arranged in the direction of the inside of the box.
3. The packaging, according to claim 1, wherein the detachable connection between the base plate and the side walls and/or between the thrusts of the side walls are carried out by means of adhesive.
4. The packaging, according to claim 1, wherein the base plate comprises a loosely stacked second plate as an inserted bottom, the second plate being smaller than the base plate all around the thickness of the side walls, the second plate comprising of the same material and orientation like the bottom, and being kept via a frictional connection with the side walls.
5. The packaging, according to claim 1, wherein the box comprises an additional plate, consisting comprising of the same compound material like the space divider of the box, which is variably positionable and kept via a frictional connection with the side walls.
6. The packaging, according to claim 1, wherein the outer edges of the compound material are closed with an adhesive.
7. The packaging, according to claim 1, wherein the lid comprises a loop on one or several edges.
8. The packaging, according to claim 1, wherein the foil of the cushion is perforated and/or needled.
9. The packaging, according to claim 1, wherein the cushion is provided with comprises lockstitch seams.
10. The packaging, according to claim 1, wherein the shafts of the corrugated boards in the base plate, inserted bottom and/or lid are each respectively oriented at 90 degrees in relation to each other.
11. The packaging, according to claim 1, wherein the shafts of the corrugated boards comprise C- or B-shafts.
12. The packaging, according to claim 1, wherein the multi-layer compound comprises at least seven layers, preferably seven to 16, highly preferably nine to eleven layers.
13. The packaging, according to claim 2, that wherein the base plate, inserted bottom and/or lid additionally comprises one or several two shafted corrugated boards.
14. The packaging, according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the box further comprises a slip lid and/or additionally to the lid contains another slip lid,
whereby the slip lid comprises one shafted covered corrugated boards on both sides.
15. A method for producing a packaging, containing the steps
a) wrapping a winding core with a rectangular web of one or more air cushion foils, laminated with an aluminum foil or feature metalized aluminum foil, whereby the length of the foil layer corresponds to the inner circumference of the box to be produced and the butt joint of the web is connected by means of an adhesive tape,
b) wrapping the structure, created in step a) with a rectangular web of corrugated cardboard with an open corrugation or single corrugation with open corrugation and air cushion foil for the production of a multi-layer side wall construction, whereby the beginning of the web with the surface, produced in step a) is adhesively bonded by means of an adhesive tape,
c) bonding the end of the web to the surface of the side wall construction produced in step b) by means of an adhesive tape,
d) bonding the lower edges of the side wall construction produced in step c) by means of an adhesive tape,
e) providing a multi-layer laminated or loosely stacked composite in a rectangular shape with rounded corners, the edges are glued by means of an adhesive tape in order to produce the base plate and mounting the base plate to the side wall construction from step d) the outer and inner edges are glued together by means of an adhesive tape for producing the box,
f) applying a rectangular web of one or more air cushion foils laminated with aluminum foil or having foil layer metalized with aluminum onto the outer side of the side wall construction e), the butt joint is bonded to the base plate by means of adhesive tape and the winding core is removed,
g) gluing the upper edges of the side wall construction of the box, produced in step f)
h) providing each of a multi-layer laminated or loosely stacked composite in a rectangular shape with rounded corners for the insert bottom and the lid, the edges are glued by means of an adhesive tape, the insert bottom is inserted into the box and a loop is mounted to a corner of the lid, and
i) filling a wrapping made of a foil or a nonwoven with loose wood wool and/or loose wood chips, closing the wrapping to produce a pillow and inserting the pillow into the box.
16. Application of a packaging, according to claim 1 for the thermally insulated transport of food, medicine and/or organs.
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