WO2006064523A1 - Boite inviolable - Google Patents

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WO2006064523A1
WO2006064523A1 PCT/IT2004/000697 IT2004000697W WO2006064523A1 WO 2006064523 A1 WO2006064523 A1 WO 2006064523A1 IT 2004000697 W IT2004000697 W IT 2004000697W WO 2006064523 A1 WO2006064523 A1 WO 2006064523A1
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box
poles
lid
electric circuit
contact
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Giuseppe Fulco
Giovanni Leuti
Carmelo Lo Duca
Gianni Colombo
Roberto Garavaglia
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Gi.Bi.Effe S.R.L.
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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
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • 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
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B65D55/026—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure initial opening or unauthorised access being indicated by a visual change using indicators other than tearable means, e.g. change of colour, pattern or opacity
    • 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
    • B65D79/00—Kinds or details of packages, not otherwise provided for
    • B65D79/02—Arrangements or devices for indicating incorrect storage or transport
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F3/03—Forms or constructions of security seals
    • G09F3/0376—Forms or constructions of security seals using a special technique to detect tampering, e.g. by ultrasonic or optical means
    • 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
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
    • B65D2203/10—Transponders
    • 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
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
    • B65D2203/12—Audible, olfactory or visual signalling means

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a tamper-proof box in accordance with the introduction to the main claim.
  • Such boxes are used to transport articles or bottles which may be of high monetary value, such as perfumes, creams and the like, medicinal or chemical substances, or electronic products.
  • seals are generally of paper material provided in the box interior. When the box is opened these seals are torn, and any tampering of the contents and hence the integrity of the transported product can be verified.
  • Known seal-carrying boxes have many drawbacks.
  • a first drawback is that they are not secure, in the sense that there is no absolute guarantee that the boxes have not in fact been opened, because with sufficient care the box can be opened while leaving the seal intact, for example by disengaging the mutually engaged parts of the seal with a blade.
  • a second problem is that the integrity of the seal can only be verified while the box is actually being opened. In other words the box must be opened to verify whether the seal is intact or has been violated.
  • a further drawback is that such seal-carrying boxes are constructionally very complex, as much folding is required to define the seals.
  • An object of the present invention is therefore to provide a tamper-proof box which represents an improvement on the known art, by being secure and being able to effectively display the fact that opening has occurred.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a tamper-proof box which enables opening to be detected without having to open the box.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a box which is constructionally simple and easy to form.
  • a tamper-proof box in accordance with the technical teachings of the accompanying claims.
  • the integrity of the box can be verified without having to inspect it visually.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a punched sheet which, when folded, forms a box of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a box of the present invention in its closed position
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the box of Figure 2 when in its open position
  • Figure 4 is a view of a detail of the box of Figure 2, with the box closed;
  • Figure 5 is an enlarged schematic view of a detail of a different embodiment of the box of the present invention, with the box closed;
  • Figure 6 is an enlarged view of a tab of the box of Figure 5;
  • Figure 7 is a section through a detail of the box of Figure 5, when in its closed position;
  • Figure 8 is a schematic representation of some safety elements of the box of the present invention.
  • Figures 9, 10 and 11 schematically show alternative forms of a detail of the invention.
  • FIG 12 is a detailed representation of the electrical schematic for the embodiment shown in Figure 11.
  • Said figures show a tamper-proof box indicated overall by 1.
  • the box 1 is formed starting from a punched sheet 2, shown in Figure 1.
  • the punched sheet 2 is cut in such a manner as to present an elongate central region 3 of rectangular shape, presenting at one end a narrower portion 4 and at its other end a fixing appendix 5.
  • the elongate central region 3 presents a plurality of first parallel folding lines 6 defining the sides of the box 1.
  • pairs of folding lines 6 define (starting from the right with reference to Figure 1) a right side wall 7, a rear wall 8, a left side wall 9 and a front wall 10.
  • the right side wall 7 and the left side wall 9 each present two laterally projecting flaps 12a, 12b, 13a, 13b hinged about parallel folding lines 15.
  • the rear wall 8 presents a laterally projecting upper lid 14a and a laterally projecting lower lid 14b, which are also hinged to the rear wall about parallel folding lines 15. Each lid also presents a tab 16a, 16b hinged to this latter about folding lines 15.
  • a conductor element 19 is fixed onto each tab 16a, 16b by gluing. This element can also be formed directly on the box by conventional methods, for example silk screen printing, etc.
  • the wall 10 presents a window 18, through which a communication element 37 forming part of an electric circuit 30, glued to the wall 10, is visible.
  • the electric circuit 30 comprises two pairs of insulated electrical conductors 33 connected to two poles 32.
  • the poles are then fixed to the inner side of the wall 10.
  • the poles and conductors are formed directly on the box, as in the case of the element 19.
  • the electric circuit is covered by the narrow portion 4, which is folded about itself and fixed by a glue strip 22 to the wall 10.
  • the punched sheet 2 when folded and glued at 23 in totally conventional manner forms the box 1.
  • the box parts are indicated by the same reference numerals already used to indicate the punched sheet parts prior to folding.
  • the box presents a hollow body 3 with an aperture 8 closable by the lid 14a.
  • the hollow body presents two apertures and two lids, but for simplicity of description reference will be made only to the top of the box, as shown in Figure 3, the bottom being exactly identical.
  • the electric circuit 30 is shown in detail in Figure 8, in one of its possible configurations.
  • the electrical conductors 33 are connected to a microchip 35 or microprocessor, powered by its own electrical source, in this case a battery 360.
  • the microchip 35 is also connected to communication means, and in particular to a transponder 36 and a display element 37, comprising a heat sensitive element 38 in heat transfer contact with a resistance element 39 powered by the microchip 35.
  • the display element faces the window 21 , with the heat sensitive element facing outwards.
  • common thermal paper is used as the heat sensitive element.
  • the electric circuit 30 also comprises a temperature sensor 40 for measuring temperature variations undergone by the box, this element interfacing with the microchip 35.
  • the present invention operates in the following manner: the box 3 is filled with a product to be transported, the flaps 12a, 13a are folded over and the lid
  • the combination of the poles 32 and conductor element 19 forms a sensor element for sensing the opening of the box, in this case this latter element being substantially a switch which is closed when the box itself is closed.
  • This change of state is detected by the microchip 35 which in a manner conventional to the expert of the art changes the state of a memory present in the transponder 36.
  • the microchip 35 also discharges the current generated by the battery 36 across the resistance element 39.
  • the resistance element then heats the heat sensitive element 38 which permanently changes colour. Its colour change is displayed through the window 21.
  • the state of the boxes can be verified, even if for example they are packaged in packing cases together with other boxes of a similar or different type.
  • the logistic distribution chain can hence be monitored, so testing the integrity of the boxes at each passage.
  • a control network integrated with the distribution chain can be set up. This can be achieved by arranging the verification equipment at the entry and exit of each storage point, and connecting this equipment to a central network (for example via internet), so that all passages are monitored.
  • the manufacturer can hence monitor the box integrity during all distribution and sales stages, to identify the point at which tampering takes place, and intervene in consequence.
  • the ambient temperature to which the box is exposed is monitored by the microchip 35 via the thermometer 40.
  • the maximum and minimum temperatures are memorized in usual manner in the transponder memory, and can be read and hence monitored centrally.
  • the microchip 35 can also be programmed such that if a preset temperature is exceeded, the battery discharges across the resistance element, with permanent colour change of the heat sensitive element.
  • FIG. 5 A different embodiment of the box is shown in Figure 5. Similar parts are indicated by the same reference numerals and will not be further described.
  • the poles 32 when the box is closed the poles 32 are in a higher position than the conductor element 19 and are separated from it. Hence when the box is closed they are not connected together. Box opening is hence sensed by closure of the poles, rather than by their opening as in the preceding case. In this respect, on pulling the lid the tab 16a together with the contact element 19 is made to slide onto the poles 32.
  • the microchip 35 operates in accordance with a particular logic. It is in fact programmed to react (i.e. to signal box opening by discharging the battery across the resistance element or by changing the state of a memory of the transponder 36) only on box opening, and not on initial closure.
  • transistors 50 Essentially, on sensing the very short pulse given by the closure of the poles 32 as the conductor element 19 passes over them, these transistors 50 connect the battery to the resistance element for the entire time required to discharge it and for the colour of the heat sensitive element 38 to change.
  • Figure 12 shows in detail the electrical connections between the battery 360, resistance element 71 , sensitive element 19, 32, transistors 50 and display element 37. These connections are of usual type to the expert of the art and essentially show a circuit in which a very short activation signal across the contacts 32 is sufficient to trigger total discharge of the battery 360.
  • the tab 16a there is also provided a window 52 into which this strip 51 penetrates when the box is closed. Hence while closing the box the conductor element 18 slides on the strip 51 above the poles, without putting them into electrical contact. When the tab 16a reaches the closure position the strip penetrates into the window and lies as in Figure 7. Box opening results in contact between the poles 32 and the contact element 19, this contact causing the battery 360 to discharge across the resistance element 39.
  • the transponder is not present, the opening being displayed only by colour change of the thermal paper.
  • the box is totally similar to a traditional box with no window present in the walls. Any opening is indicated only via the transponder 36.
  • the heat sensitive element can comprise resins or mixtures sensitive to the passage of electrical current or voltage, such as liquid crystals.
  • the box can be of any form.
  • the present invention also relates to a method for detecting the opening of a box, comprising a stage of sensing that the box has been opened by sensor means 19, 32, a stage of generating an alarm signal by the circuit 30 and in particular by the microchip, and a stage of memorizing this alarm signal either in the memory of the transponder or graphically on the heat sensitive paper.
  • This method also comprises a stage of reading the memorized signal by a probe at the request of the processor 61 , and of transmitting (for example by Internet) this read signal to a network for monitoring box opening.

Abstract

Boîte inviolable (1) comprenant un corps creux (3) et un couvercle (14a) mobile entre une position fermée et une position ouverte, caractérisée par la présence de moyens de capteur (19, 32) en mesure de changer leur état sur la base de l’ouverture ou la fermeture du couvercle, d'un circuit électrique (30) comprenant les moyens de capteur et alimenté par une source électrique (360), et de moyens de communication (36, 37) connectés au circuit électrique, le changement d’état des moyens de capteur activant le circuit électrique (30) de telle sorte qu’il communique aux moyens de communication un signal indiquant que la boîte a été ouverte.
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