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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
  • B65D5/20—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form
  • B65D5/2014—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form the central panel having a non rectangular shape
  • B65D5/2033—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form the central panel having a non rectangular shape polygonal having more than four sides, e.g. hexagonal, octogonal
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
  • B65D5/20—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form
  • B65D5/2014—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form the central panel having a non rectangular shape
  • B65D5/2019—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form the central panel having a non rectangular shape with at least partially curved edges or the like
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
  • B65D77/02—Wrapped articles enclosed in rigid or semi-rigid containers

Definitions

• the invention relates to a packaging system with tablet-shaped objects, in particular break-sensitive tablets, with a polygonal outer packaging formed from a folding blank made of cardboard or the like, and with foil bags arranged in the outer packaging, in each of which at least one tablet-shaped object is accommodated.
• Detergent and / or cleaning agent in tablet form e.g. Due to their hygroscopic properties, they require additional protection against moisture and are generally packed in plastic bags.
• Such a foil bag is e.g. known from DE 295 09 593 U1.
• tablets (single or multiple wrapping) wrapped in such foil bags are loosely packed in a packaging container, such as a package, carrying package, drum or the like, which in principle represents a sufficiently stable outer packaging or outer packaging during storage and transport.
• the stability relates to the required crush resistance of the containers under pressure and weight loads within a pallet group.
• detergent tablets of this type are break-sensitive products which are generally stressed during the filling process and during transport in such a way that edge breakage, breakage and abrasion cannot be avoided even with normal, stable outer packaging. Against this, the tablet is also not protected by the foil pouch, which offers only a slight additional protective effect against impact stress and during transport.
• a generic packaging in which the foil bags are arranged in the outer packaging in a sorted manner with longitudinal seams oriented parallel to one another, the length of the foil bags being greater than the distance between the side walls of the foil bags parallel to the transverse seams Outer packaging, such that at least one end region of the film bags lies resiliently bent in the outer packaging and that at least the side walls of the outer packaging parallel to the longitudinal seams of the film bags are equipped with wall reinforcements.
• the sorted arrangement of the film bags in the packaging absorbs shock loads parallel to the longitudinal seam in the film bags relatively well, these shock loads are partially absorbed by the bent fins (transverse seams) of the film bag.
• the film bags are also designed to be longer than the relevant packaging length (distance of the side walls of the outer packaging parallel to the transverse seams of the film bags), at least one of the two fins of the respective film bag is bent over when it is inserted into the outer packaging, so that the fin resiliently lies in the outer packaging , which can dampen shocks without causing damage to the tablet-shaped products. Shock loads parallel in the longitudinal direction of the foil pouch cannot damage the tablets. Shock loads in the transverse direction, ie parallel to the transverse seams, are absorbed by the special design of the outer packaging with wall reinforcements in the corresponding side walls thereof.
• a tablet preferably a water-soluble detergent tablet
• WO 99/50381 is known from WO 99/50381, which is said to have particular strength properties primarily due to its special geometric design.
• DE 93 20 302 U1 discloses a box-shaped packaging for holding bottles or the like, which has an octagonal base. The bottle-shaped objects are arranged on the base area and the packaging side walls are then folded in around the bottle-shaped objects. Obviously, these are completely different objects that have no points of contact with detergent or tablet tablets packed in plastic bags.
• a packaging blank with an octagonal base is also known from FR 2 780 703 A1.
• the object of the invention is to further develop a generic packaging system in such a way that its strength, in particular its stack compression pressure, is increased and the mechanical stresses on the tablet-shaped objects are further reduced.
• the folding blank has an at least octagonal base surface which is symmetrical to the center, with two longitudinal edges and two narrow edges, and in the corner regions with four short, contoured tablet-shaped objects adapted edges, wherein interconnectable side walls are hinged to the longitudinal edges and the narrow edges.
• the packaging can be handled more easily, depending on the size of the packaging, it can be easily gripped with one hand, for example. Cutting the corner edge of the outer packaging in the area between the index finger and thumb is prevented by the flattened corner area and the risk of injury is reduced.
• the outer packaging can also be easily placed in a long-term use container available to a user.
• narrow side wall parts corresponding to the length of the corner edges are articulated on two opposite side walls.
• the cut can be produced in a particularly simple and material-saving manner, since the narrow side wall parts forming the corner regions are only articulated on two of the four side walls.
• the packaging has more than eight corners, it is provided in a further embodiment that further narrow side wall parts are articulated on the narrow side wall parts, the total length of all narrow side wall parts corresponding at least to the length of the corner edges.
• the narrow side wall parts are then adapted accordingly to the corner formation.
• a hexagonal floor area can be provided.
• the corner edges are rounded on the outside, the radius being between 10 to 50 mm, preferably 20 to 40 mm and particularly preferably between 25 to 35 mm.
• This embodiment also leads to an even better tightness of the closed packaging, moreover, the overall compressive pressure of the packaging can thereby be increased even further.
• adhesive flaps are hinged to the opposite narrow side wall parts on the edge in each case via fold lines, the width of which corresponds at most to the width of the assigned side wall.
• the side wall in question is then configured in three layers in this embodiment, whereby it can also be provided only in sections in the lower region of the side wall.
• the side walls articulated on the longitudinal edges have a length corresponding to the height of the packaging and the side walls articulated on the narrow edges are preferably shorter.
• the narrow sides are then partially formed by the short side walls and over the entire height by the corresponding adhesive tabs.
• the side walls articulated on the narrow edges have approximately half the length of the side walls articulated on the longitudinal edges with narrow side wall parts and adhesive tabs and the width of the adhesive tabs almost corresponds to the width of the associated narrow side walls.
• adhesive flaps are arranged on the narrow side walls above fold lines, the width of which is preferably smaller than the corner edge.
• a cover part to be articulated on at least one broad side wall in the position of use as seen above on the fold line. The linkage can take place either via a fold line or via a perforation line if the lid is to be easy to tear off.
• the cover part is preferably designed to be removable, so that the packaging can be placed in a long-term use container.
• the cover part is articulated, for example, by means of a perforation line.
• the folding blank of the packaging system can preferably consist of cardboard or corrugated cardboard, the material of the folding blank preferably having a flat crush resistance of 100 to 4,000 N, preferably 1,000 to 3,200 N, particularly preferably 1,500 to 2,800 N.
• the corrugated cardboard preferably has an F or E corrugated profile, with an E corrugated profile (DIN 55486 Part 1) having a corrugation pitch of 3 to 3.5 mm and a corrugation height of 1.0 to 1 , 8 is preferably 1.4 mm and in the case of an F-wave profile a wave pitch of 2 to 3 mm, preferably 2.38 mm and a wave height of 0.6 to 1.0 mm, preferably 0.78 mm is provided.
• E corrugated profile DE 55486 Part 1
• a corrugation height of 1.0 to 1 , 8 is preferably 1.4 mm and in the case of an F-wave profile a wave pitch of 2 to 3 mm, preferably 2.38 mm and a wave height of 0.6 to 1.0 mm, preferably 0.78 mm is provided.
• the folding blank consists of solid cardboard
• the tablets preferably have a breaking strength of 10 to 200 N, preferably 30 to 70 N, particularly preferably 35 to 55 N, each tablet being protected against transverse loads by the film bag and / or the outer packaging.
• a plurality, in particular two tablets, are preferably arranged next to one another in the longitudinal direction of a foil pouch, their central axes being parallel are aligned.
• a plurality of film bags are preferably arranged in the longitudinal direction parallel to one another in the outer packaging, with a number of film bags forming a layer parallel to the base area.
• the length of the film bags between the transverse seams closing them at the ends preferably corresponds approximately to the width between two opposite side walls of the outer packaging.
• the length of the film bags between the transverse seams closing them at the ends is preferably greater than the width between two opposite side walls of the outer packaging, so that at least one end region of the film bags bends against the side wall, whereby shocks can be resiliently damped.
• Both end regions of the film bags are very particularly preferably bent over and rest against the corresponding side walls.
• the foil bags of the packaging system preferably consist of a foil with the following parameters:
• the film bags preferably consist of a sealable, in particular cold or low-temperature sealable film, such as a coextruded OPP film.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a packaging system according to the invention with open outer packaging
• FIG. 2 is a plan view of the corner areas of an outer packaging with an octagonal base
• FIG. 3 is a plan view of a corner area of the outer packaging with a twelve-sided base area
• FIG. 4 shows a folding blank for an outer packaging according to a first embodiment
• FIG. 5 shows a folding blank for an outer packaging according to a second embodiment
• FIG. 6 shows a folding blank for an outer packaging according to a third embodiment
• FIG. 7 shows a folded blank for an outer packaging according to a fourth embodiment
• FIG. 8 shows a folding blank for an outer packaging according to a fifth embodiment
• Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the insertion of the packaging system in a long-term use container and in 11 shows a further folding blank.
• a packaging system according to the invention with tablet-shaped objects, in particular shatter-sensitive washing and / or cleaning agent tablets, is generally designated by 20 in FIG.
• the packaging system 20 has a closed outer packaging 21 and a plurality of foil bags 22, in which two tablet-shaped objects 23 with a diameter of approximately 44 mm and a height of 19 mm are accommodated next to each other in the exemplary embodiment, the diameter breaking hardness between 20 to Is 100 N.
• These foil bags 22 are closed in the usual way with a longitudinal seam and on both sides with the formation of so-called fins with transverse seams, as is known for example from DE 198 52 136 A1.
• the film bags in the form of a tube can also be closed only by transverse seams.
• the film bags 22 with the tablet-shaped objects 23 located therein are stacked one above the other in the outer packaging 21 and arranged in parallel rows, as can be seen from FIG.
• an outer packaging size 30
• the 30 tablets are arranged in 5 layers, each with three parallel foil bags.
• the outer packaging 21 has a cover 24 which can be swung open and which can be locked in the closed position by means of tabs 24a provided on the opposite upper edge of the cover folding line.
• corner formation of the outer packaging 21 is essential for the design of the packaging system 20, these corner regions are designated by E in FIG.
• the base area 1 is octagonal with two longitudinal edges 25 and two narrow edges 26 and four short edges in the corner regions, which are adapted to the contour of the tablet-shaped objects 23.
• Suitable dimensions (width of the longitudinal edge * width of the Narrow edge) for the floor base area 1 is 142 mm * 95 mm, the corner edges forming an angle of approximately 45D to the other edges, however other angle combinations are also possible.
• the height of the outer packaging for a size 30 is approximately 125 mm.
• FIG. 3 An even better adaptation to the contour of the tablet-shaped objects 23 is shown in the embodiment according to FIG. 3, in which the respective corner region E has two short corner edges 27 in each case due to the twelve-corner design of the base area 1.
• FIGS. 4 to 9 show different embodiments for the design of the outer packaging 21 on the basis of differently shaped folding blanks.
• the folding blank initially has an octagonal base surface 1, which has a length a and a width b.
• the length a and the width b are selected such that they correspond approximately to an integer multiple of the diameter of the tablet-shaped objects 23. If a is greater than b, as shown in Figure 4, wide side walls 2, 3 are articulated on the longitudinal edges 25 via fold lines, which the front or. Form the rear wall, and narrow side walls 4, 5, which form the left and right side walls, also at the narrow edges 26 via fold lines.
• the ends of the longitudinal edges 25 pass over the short corner edges 27 into the narrow edges 26.
• the corner edges 27 are at the octagonal Base surface 1 aligned so that they form a tangent to the tablet-shaped objects 23, not shown in FIG. 4, arranged in the corners of the packaging, the associated, at right angles to this, the radius of the tablet-shaped objects 23, which are only indicated, is designated by s in each case.
• Narrow side wall parts 7 and 8 or 6 and 9 are hinged to the front or rear wall 2, 3 on both sides via fold lines.
• the width of these narrow side wall parts 6, 7, 8, 9 corresponds to the length of the corner edges 27.
• adhesive flaps 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b are hinged on the outside via fold lines, the width of which corresponds to the width of the side walls 4 and 5 corresponds.
• a stable right or left side wall is formed, at least in the lower one, by mutually gluing the adhesive flaps or side walls 5, 5a and 5b or 4, 4a and 4b Area which is then formed in three layers, because the height L of the adhesive tabs 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b is greater than the height of the side wall 4, 5 in the folding cut according to FIG. 4.
• the foil bags 22 with the tablet-shaped objects 23 located therein are placed in a sorted manner, so that the tablet-shaped objects 23 located in the corner regions lie tangentially against the corner edges 27, so that cavities in the corners are avoided. Due to the stable and multi-glued multilayer side walls 4, 5, the tablet-shaped objects 23 are protected from bumps or other external loads.
• FIG. 5 shows a modified embodiment of a folding blank, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 4 being used if the same parts are affected.
• adhesive flaps 6a, 7a and 8a, 9a are additionally provided on both sides on the side walls 4 and 5 via fold lines articulated so that when the folding blank is folded, the adhesive flaps 6a, 7a, 8a, 9a are glued to the narrow side wall parts 6, 7, 8 and 9, respectively.
• This also strengthens and stabilizes the narrow side walls in the corner areas accordingly, thereby providing additional protection for the tablet-shaped objects 23 in the outer packaging.
• it is advisable to use continuous adhesive bonding using a plurality of adhesive seams arranged in parallel and running along the entire length of the side wall L.
• the side wall length L corresponds to the packaging height in the finished packaging.
• FIG. 6 Another embodiment of a folding blank for packaging is shown in FIG. 6.
• This cover part initially has a cover wall 10 which is hinged to the upper edge of the side wall 2 via a fold line.
• This top wall 10 has a length c and a width d, which is in each case slightly larger than the length a or width b of the base surface 1.
• Side walls 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 are articulated to this top wall 10.
• flaps 11a and 11b are hinged via folding lines, which are glued to the side wall 11 in the erected state of the folding blank, so that this creates an easy-to-open or close packaging lid.
• the embodiment according to FIG. 7 differs from that according to FIG. 4 in that the foldable cut in the area of the corners has narrow side wall parts 6, 7, 8 and 9, which are each divided into three adjacent sections by two additional fold lines. This results in two corners in each case in the unfolded state, so that the cross section of the erected side walls is thus hexagonal in this exemplary embodiment.
• the floor base 1 is also formed in the corner areas, ie the corner edges 27 consist of three different sections.
• FIG. 9 A further embodiment of a folding blank is shown in FIG. 9. This embodiment differs from that in FIG. 4 in that the corner edges are rounded outwards, which is indicated by the radii R.
• the base area 1 is thus polygonal if the rounded corners are viewed approximately as a plurality of corners.
• the inclined narrow side wall parts 6, 7, 8, 9 position themselves largely automatically between the base surface 1 and the top wall 10. This leads to a higher tightness of the closed packaging and to an additional increase in the overall compressive pressure of the packaging.
• the closed outer packaging also offers a clean appearance.
• the radius R of the rounded corner areas is between 10 and 50 mm, preferably between 20 and 40 mm and particularly preferably between 25 and 35 mm.
• FIG. 10 shows the possibility of placing an opened packaging system 20 in a long-term use container 28. If the outer packaging has a lid, it is preferred to use such a folding blank as is shown in FIG. with a cover wall articulated via a perforation line P, which enables the cover to be torn off easily.
• FIG. 10 shows a folding blank that largely corresponds to that according to FIG. 4.
• glue seams are shown. Glue seams LN1 extend over the entire height (length L) of the adhesive tabs 4a and 4b, while glue seams LN2 on the adhesive tabs 5a + 4b are shorter. These are first glued to the side walls 4 and 5, then the long glue seams LN1 are used to glue the glue flaps 5b and 4a.
• a package made from a folding blank according to FIG. 4 also has significant material savings. Compared to conventional packaging with a rectangular cross-section, the following space savings can be achieved depending on the packaging size or the number of tablets taken: Number of cut area (m 2 ) area reduction of rectangular packaging
• a comparison of the specific strength (compression pressure) of the current standard box used by the applicant with a rectangular base area for 30 tablets with the packaging system for 30 tablets according to the invention shows that the specific strength (total strength based on the area of the on the narrow edges of the side walls) is significantly higher in the packaging system according to the invention. Furthermore, the influence of the type of gluing was investigated and it was found that in the packaging system according to the invention continuous gluing over the height of the Side wall is advantageous over an adhesive bond interrupted over the height. In the known standard box, no influence on the type of adhesive was found.
• the specific strength is between 30 to 70 higher than in the known standard box with a rectangular cross-section.

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