WO2011042061A1

WO2011042061A1 - Packaging for two different blisters

Info

Publication number: WO2011042061A1
Application number: PCT/EP2009/063128
Authority: WO
Inventors: Adrian Looser; Martin Krause
Original assignee: Rondo Ag
Priority date: 2009-10-08
Filing date: 2009-10-08
Publication date: 2011-04-14
Also published as: BR112012009382A2; EP2485964A1; US20120199511A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a packaging, comprising a hollow body (5) extending along a longitudinal axis (A) and a blister carrier (6) slidably arranged therein for accommodating a blister (20). The blister carrier (6) is designed in such a way and blisters are or can be fastened to the blister carrier (6) in such a way that the blister carrier (6) can accommodate at least two different blisters (20), which differ in regard to the quantity and/or arrangement of the pockets. The blister carrier (6) has a carrier section (14) that is frame-shaped.

Description

PACKING FOR TWO DIFFERENT BLISTERS

The invention relates to a packaging according to the preamble of claim 1. The packaging consists essentially of a hollow body and a blister carrier, which is arranged so displaceable in the hollow body, that it can be pulled out of the packaging ge ^¬ . The slider packaging is particularly suitable as a child-resistant packaging, which ensures that it can only be opened by targeted application of force by the user. Children should not or hardly be able to open the packaging.

A generic similar packaging is known for example from WO 2006/068602 AI. The packaging shown therein has a hollow body extending along a longitudinal axis, in which a blister carrier or another insert is arranged so as to be displaceable in a limited manner. The child ^insurance (or blocking position) can be repealed by pressure on a button-like tab which is angeord ^¬ net on an upper side of the hollow body and predetermined by a circular cutting line. In the blister carrier sections are arranged, between each of which a blister is sandwiched. The section associated with the wells of the blister has corresponding recesses for this purpose; on the opposite side push-through areas for the packaged goods are blocked by predetermined by Perforationslinien push-through. In practice, it has been found that the packaging verhältnismäs ^¬ sig is expensive and has a limited scope. In particular, each type of blister is a separate one

Punching and perforation tool required for the recesses or push-through areas. It is therefore the object to avoid the disadvantages of the known ver ^¬ and in particular to provide a package that is suitable for packaging of blisters and thereby versatile or

is widely applicable. Furthermore, the packaging should be characterized by a simple and inexpensive production.

These objects are achieved with a package having the features of claim 1. By virtue of the fact that the blister carrier is configured and blisters are fastened or attachable to the blister carrier such that the blister carrier can accommodate at least two different blisters which differ in terms of number and / or arrangement or size of the cups, the field of use of the packaging can be considerably increased or be widened. Depending on the use, the user can assemble the same type of package having different blisters, but preferably have the same outer contour aufwei ^¬ sen. So the user just has to change the blister on a new batch. An adaptation of the packaging to a suitable blister is no longer necessary. Special Verankerungsmit ^¬ tel as molded around the blister tongues are not required. The term "blister" packaging unit is to be understood hereinafter, the covering is a provided with at least one well for receiving packaged base film and the wells, which maintains pressure-sensitive flat cover sheet ent ^¬. This is the cover sheet, which for example, to remove the packaged aluminum, Runaway ^¬ suppressed. Simple blisters example, under the designations ^¬ planning "blister" known. such blisters are known and in use for some time. It is particularly suitable packaging for standard blister. for certain products, the blisters can (the same external dimensions Length x width), and depending on the intended use for packaging of different quantities of packaged goods in the Number of wells can vary. For such blisters, the same blank can now be used for the blister carrier.

The hollow body extending along a longitudinal axis can have a sleeve-shaped or tubular structure, the cross-sectional shape of the hollow body basically being irrelevant. For example, the sleeve could have a triangular or polygonal cross-sectional shape. It may be advantageous, however, if the hollow body has a bottom, on the bottom side lateral side walls and a bottom gegenü ^¬ berliegenden upper side, wherein the bottom, the side walls and the top form a sleeve with an approximately rectangular cross-section ^¬ . Such a hollow body in the form of a parallelepiped is relatively easy to produce.

For ease of handling, it may be advantageous if the blister carrier has a base portion and a holding part. At the holding part, the blister can be fixed or fixable in a region in which no push-through regions or cups are present. Thus, the blister is indeed durable in the packaging, without the holder but the film of

Blisters in the area of the bowls is covered. Therefore, regardless of the number, arrangement and shape of the cups, the product can be expressed. The holding part can be such ^¬ on the base portion ^¬ deflected that the holding part and possibly the blister after opening the blister carrier for creating a removal position are hinged about the longitudinal axis. The Basisab ^¬ cut can form the extension of the bottom of the hollow body in the removal position.

It may be advantageous if between the base portion and holding part in the axial direction extending first Joint fold is arranged, which in an initial position (ie, the position in which the blister carrier is completely inserted in the hollow body) is preferably approximately flat on one of the side walls.

At the first Gelenkfalz can connect a second Gelenkfalz, which may lie in the initial position preferably approximately flat one of the top. The two Gelenkfalze can be separated by a fold line.

The blister carrier can have an adhesive or sealing portion to which the blister is fixed or fixable on the edge (eg glued or glued). This adhesive portion can connect with ^¬ play as the second articulation and separated by a fold line from this. In the overlap area between adhesive section and an adhesive surface blisters or ^¬ gelungsfläche can be arranged. For the fastening Holt Melts are be ^¬ Sonder adhesives such as hot melt adhesives or so-called. Suitable. With the help of such a sticking portion Kings ^¬ nen the blisters particularly easily attached to the blister. Also suitable is the fastening technology known to the person skilled in the art under the term "sealing" (eg heat sealing, ultrasonic sealing)

For this purpose, the blister carrier can be provided with a sealing layer which can be activated by exposure to heat or ultrasonic vibrations, so that a weld or a surface adhesion (adhesion) takes place.

In an alternative embodiment, the blister carrier can have a carrier section which is designed in the shape of a frame. Such a support portion may have a frame recess which is adapted to the wells of the blister such that all cups in this recess or between the frame of the support section are insertable.

Theoretically, it is conceivable that in each case a blister attached to a single frame-shaped support portion, in particular glued. However, it could also be advantageous if the blister carrier has two carrier sections, wherein the blister can be sandwiched or inserted between the carrier sections. In this case, at least one of the support portion and preferably both support portions may each be frame-shaped.

The blister carrier may contain at least two and preferably a plurality of separable segments. The segments are arranged in groups and separated by perforation from ^¬ each other. One or more of these segments may overlap a push-through area. The latter segments thus form separable from Blisterabschnitt blocking segments, each covering a push-through area for Verpa ^¬ ckungsgut the blister. Through such a push-through area of the cover film, packaged goods such as tablets, capsules or pills can be removed from the blister by pressing in the cup.

Because of the large number of separable, but interconnected via perforation segments blisters can be packed with different Napfanordnungen in a simple manner, at the same time a removal can always be guaranteed. If, for example, a "6-blister" is changed over to a "20-bl" or changed to the same one, the same packaging can still be used. This gruppenwei ^¬ se arrangement of segments, which are separated from each other only by perforation lines, may also be of conventional Blister packaging be beneficial. The multiplicity of such relatively small, adjoining push-through segments ensures that - irrelevant to the number, size and / or arrangement of the cups - tablets or other packaged goods can be removed in a simple manner by pressing out of the packaging.

It may be advantageous if the separable segments form a grid. It can be particularly advantageous if the perforation lines assigned to the separable segments form a honeycomb structure on the blister section. In the case of a honeycomb structure, the individual segments may have the shape of a hexagon. Thanks to the honeycomb structure, packaged goods can be pressed particularly easily out of the blister and through the blister section. The honeycomb structure can be made up of regular hexagons. The radius of the outer circle of a single hexagonal segment may for example be between 5 and 20 mm. Of course, depending on the size of the packaged goods, other segment sizes are also suitable.

Particularly advantageously, it may be, if the size of the chop ^¬ cash segments is adapted to the intended packaged goods to be received in the wells. The radius of the inscribed circle of a Hexago ^¬ dimensional segment can for example correspond approximately to the radius of a failed ^¬ benförmigen tablet.

The inventive arrangement is particularly suitable for packaging with a child safety device. For child safety securing means may be provided, which ensures that the blister carrier from a locked initial position is not pulled out of the sleeve the hollow body and that the starting position (or blocking position) can only be solved by deliberate force on the package. Further, it may be advantageous if, to limit the displacement movement when pulling out of the blister carrier from the hollow body operatively connected to each other blocking means are arranged on the blister carrier and on the sleeve. That the

Blister carrier associated blocking means may have a locking tongue on ^¬ .

Such securing means for the parental control and the aforementioned blocking means with which it can be prevented that the blister carrier can be pulled completely out of the hollow body have become known, for example, from WO 2006/068602 A1. Of course, other security and locking means could be used.

The blister carrier can have a wall section for closing an end opening to which a tongue section is articulated. The tongue portion can thereby ^¬ close packing on the second articulation for locking, possibly to the support member and further optionally in the

Blister can be stored. The tongue portion may be formed at least two-ply.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a blank of cardboard or paperboard laminate for a blister carrier, in particular for the previously described packaging. For the previously mentioned sealing of the carton or carton laminate can be Wenig ^¬ least partially provided with a sealing layer. The sleeve and the blister carrier may each consist of a single blank of cardboard or paperboard laminate. Further individual features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of the embodiments and from the drawings. Show it:

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a packaging according to the invention in a starting position,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the packaging according to

FIG. 1, but with an extracted blister carrier,

FIG. 3 shows a packaging with an alternative blister carrier,

FIG. 4 shows a blank for the blister carrier according to FIG. 2,

FIG. 5 shows a blank for an alternative blister carrier;

FIG. 6 shows a further blank for a blister carrier,

Figure 7 shows a section of a blank for the

Blister carrier of the packaging according to FIG. 2,

FIG. 8 shows an alternative variant of the blank according to FIG

7, and

9 shows a section of a blank for a Blisterträ ^¬ ger according to another embodiment.

In Figure 1, a designated 1 package in the form of a parallelepiped is shown. The packaging consists of a designated 5 hollow body and an inserted therein

Blister carrier 6. The hollow body 5 extends along a longitudinal axis A and has evidently a rectangular Cross-section on. The hollow body 5 has a bottom, side walls 4 which adjoin the bottom laterally, and a top side 3 opposite the bottom. The hollow body 5 is designed to be open in the region of a front end side, this opening being closed by a wall section 17 assigned to the blister carrier, which thus forms a side of the parallelepiped.

The hollow body 5 and the blister carrier 6 are preferably each made from a single blank of cardboard or paperboard laminate. The blister carrier 6 is arranged displaceably in the direction of the longitudinal axis A in the hollow body 5. The entspre ^¬ sponding direction of displacement is indicated by the arrow A. Before the blister carrier inserted in FIG. 1 can be pulled out of this starting position, the user first has to press a button 19 in the direction F in order to release a blocking position. With regard to the construction and operation of a sol ^¬ chen child safety (cf. 4-6. But also subsequent Fig.) Is exemplified in WO 2006/068602 AI referenced.

Figure 2 shows an open package 1, in which the Blisterträ ^¬ ger was pulled out of the hollow body 3. The blister carrier 6 has a base portion 8 and a flat holding part 9 connected thereto, to which the blister labeled 20 is fixed or fixable. The respective push-through areas of the blister 20 assigned to the cups are indicated by dotted lines. The base portion 8 is flat on the bottom 2 of the hollow body in the starting position and can slide when pulling along the floor. In the position shown in Figure 2, the base portion forms an extension of the bottom 2. To prevent the blister carrier 6 can be completely pulled out of the hollow body 5, (not shown here) locking means are provided. In the present case used blocking agent, for example, as described in WO 2006/068602 AI.

The holding part 9 is articulated via a first and a second hinge fold 11 and 12 on the base section 8. The extending in axia direction ^¬ ler articulation 11 is located in output Stel ^¬ lung approximately evenly around one of the sidewalls. 4 The second Ge ^¬ lenkfalz 12 is in the initial position approximately flat on the top 12 of the blister is opened in the illustration according to Figure 2 in part. The pivoting movement is indicated by an arrow s. To close the packaging, the blister carrier 6 has to be pushed back into the hollow body 5 in the -A direction. The blister carrier 6 has a carrier portion, which is designed in the shape of a frame, whereby the

Push-through areas are exposed. For the frame configuration it does not matter how many cups a blister has or how exactly these are arranged. Instead of the hinteu ^¬ ended in Figure 2 blister with eight wells could also be the same size

Blister can be used with a different cup count. The frame is to be dimensioned in such a way that the cups or the packaged goods associated pressing-through are not covered by the frame.

Figure 3 shows a package 1 with an alternative blister 6. The blister comprises a blister 16, wherein a (not shown here) is preferably attached to blister or by means of adhesive on its rear befestig ^¬ bar. The blister carrier 6 contains a plurality of separable segments 10, which are separated from each other only by perforation 15. (Eg just Perforationsli ^¬ never) through the plurality of interconnected and each defined by a frangible line segments 10 separated from one another ensures that irrelevant the number, size and / or type of presence Order of the cups of packaging material from the blister through the

Blister section feasible and so removable. The Perforati ^¬ onslinien 15 form a grid having rectangular segments 10 on the blister 16. Of course, it would theoretically also conceivable to combine the blister 16 with a rahmenför--shaped support portion (cf. FIG. 2) to hold the blister therein sandwiched ,

FIG. 4 shows a blank 22 for a blister carrier similar to that shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, as well as in the subsequent blank illustrations, fold lines are shown by dash-dotted lines. These fold lines can be grooved or scribed lines. In contrast however to the execution ^¬ embodiment according to FIG 3, the separable segments 10 and the perforation lines 15 form a Wa ^¬ benstruktur on the blister sixteenth The number of such relatively small, adjacent hexagonal push-out segments 10 is si ^¬ cher that - irrelevant of the number, size and / or arrangement of the wells - Tablets or other packaged product can be removed by pressing out the packaging in a simple manner. The respective adjacent identically designed cavities (or segments) 10 are connected to one another via in each case by Perforationsli ^¬ nien predetermined Sechseckkanten. The radius of the outer circle of an individual hexagonal segment may for example be about 10 mm, which ensures a particularly good Manageable ^¬ ness for most Tablet ^¬ tengrössen the pharmaceutical industry. Depending on the size of the packaged goods, other segment sizes can also prove advantageous.

Furthermore, it is apparent from Figure 4 that the end side a wall section adjoins the bottom 8 17 to which a two layers be ^¬ standing tongue portion 18 adjoins. At 23 then serving for child safety fuse tabs is called. With a locking tab 24 is designated, which cooperates to prevent the complete removal of the blister carrier from the hollow body with a wall of the associated wall tongue.

As can be seen from FIG. 5, a blister could also be applied directly to the base section 8. For this case, 15 predetermined, separable segments 10 should be provided in honeycomb arrangement in the base section by perforation.

FIG. 6 shows a further variant for a blister carrier, in which the blister carrier could also be folded out to the front. The blister carrier 16 is hinged end face on Basisab ^¬ cut (instead of the side as in Figure 4).

Figure 7 shows a blank 22 for the blister of Figure 2. The blister 9 is constituted similar to the blank in Figure 4 ausgestal ^¬ tet up to another embodiment of the holding part. The blister carrier 6 has a frame-shaped carrier section 14.

8 shows a variant of a support structure is shown in the context confi guration ^¬ 9, wherein the two frame-shaped carrier portions are provided 14 and 14 '. The support sections 14, 14 'are separated by a fold line and can be folded and thus sandwich a blister.

In Figure 9 is an alternative blank 22 for a

Blister carrier shown. The blister carrier 6 has an adhesive portion 13, to which the blister 20 is adhered to the edge. The blister 20 is to be positioned in such a way that the pressing areas or the packaged goods (not shown here) are not covered by the blister carrier. In the overlap area between blister 20 and adhesive Section 13 is an adhesive surface indicated by hatching. Of course, instead of a sealing surface could be provided, to which the blister is sealed.

Claims

claims

1. Packaging (1) with a along a longitudinal axis (A) extending hollow body (5) and with a hollow body (5) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (A) preferably ver ^¬ slidably ver ^¬ slidably arranged blister carrier (6) for receiving at least one blister (20), characterized in that the blister carrier (6) is designed in such a way and the

Blister (20) on the blister carrier (6) are fastened or fastened such that the blister carrier (6) can accommodate at least two different blisters (20), which differ in number, size and / or arrangement of their wells.

2. Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the hollow body (5) has a bottom (2), at the bottom in each case laterally adjoining side walls (4) and a bottom gege ^¬ nüberliegenden top (3), wherein the bottom (2 ), the side walls (4) and the upper side (3) form a sleeve with egg ^¬ nem preferably approximately rectangular cross-section.

3. Packaging according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the blister carrier (6) has a base portion (8) and a holding part (9) to which the blister (20) is fixed or fixable with a bowl-free region having, wherein the holding part (9) is preferably hinged to the base portion (8), that the holding part (9) and optionally the blister (20) after opening the blister carrier for creating a removal position about the longitudinal axis (A) can be opened.

4. Packaging according to claim 3, characterized in that

between base portion (8) and holding part (9) in an axial Direction extending first Gelenkfalz (11) is arranged, which preferably lies in a starting position approximately flat on one of the side walls (4).

Packaging according to claim 4, characterized in that at the first hinge fold (11) a second hinge fold (12) connects, which in the starting position is preferably approximately flat at the top (12).

Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the blister carrier (6) has an adhesive or Sie ^¬ gelabschnitt (13) to which the blister (20) randsei- so fixed or fixable that the Durchdrückberei ^¬ are not covered by the blister.

Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the blister carrier (6) has a support portion (14) which is frame-shaped so that the push-through areas are not covered.

Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 5 or 7, characterized in that the blister carrier (6) has two Trägerab ^¬ sections (14, 14 '), wherein between the Trägerab ^¬ sections (14, 14') a blister sandwiched used or used is, wherein at least one of the Trägerab ^¬ sections (14) and preferably both support portions (14, 14 ') are each formed frame-shaped.

Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the blister carrier (6) at least two and preferably a plurality of separable segments (10), wherein the segments (10) are arranged in groups at least ^¬ and by perforation lines (15) from one another are separated.

10. Packaging according to claim 9, characterized in that the separable segments (10) form a grid.

11. Packaging according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the separable segments (10) associated perforation lines (15) form a honeycomb structure on the Bliste- rabschnitt (16).

12. Packaging according to one of claims 5 to 11, characterized in that the blister carrier (6) for closing an end opening has a wall portion (17) to which a tongue portion (18) is articulated, which on the second hinge fold (12). , optionally on the Hal ^¬ teteil (9), and further optionally on the blister (20) can be stored.

13. Packaging according to claim 12, characterized in that the tongue portion (18) is formed at least two layers.

14. Blank for a blister carrier (16), in particular a packaging (1) according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the blister carrier (6) is ausgestal ^¬ tet and blisters on the blister carrier (6) are fixed or attachable, the blister carrier (6) can accommodate at least two different blisters (20) which differ in terms of the number and / or arrangement of the cups.