Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
  • B65D81/02—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage
  • B65D81/05—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
  • B65D81/053—Corner, edge or end protectors
  • B65D81/055—Protectors contacting three surfaces of the packaged article, e.g. three-sided edge protectors
• • 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
  • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
  • B65D71/02—Arrangements of flexible binders
  • B65D71/04—Arrangements of flexible binders with protecting or supporting elements arranged between binder and articles or materials, e.g. for preventing chafing of binder
• • 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
  • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
  • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
  • B65D85/48—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for glass sheets

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a packaging element for a glazed element, in particular a vehicle or building glazing.
• the invention also relates to the use of such a packaging element for packaging a glazed element and to a method of packaging a glazed element.
• the invention intends to remedy more particularly by proposing a packaging element for a glazed element which is simple to implement, with a reduced cost, while being bulky and providing optimum protection. of the glazed element in particular for its transport and storage.
• the subject of the invention is a packaging element for a glazed element, characterized in that it comprises a blank made of foldable material comprising a discontinuous main cutting line, or in a flat configuration of the blank:
• each tongue is delimited by two transverse cutting lines with respect to the main cutting line, which intersect the main cutting line, and by two folding lines located on either side of the main cutting line, which 'extend between the transverse cutting lines.
• the two fold lines of each tongue are substantially parallel to each other and to the main cutting line. Due to its specific structure, the blank of a packaging element according to the invention is able to be folded around an edge of the glazed element, according to the fold lines of the tongues, so that a surface the tongue of the edge of the glazed element, while a first part of each lateral panel defined by the main cutting line comes opposite a principal surface of the glazed element in the vicinity of the edge of the glazed element and a second portion of each side panel forming support lugs protrudes from the tabs opposite the receiving surface. The edge of the glazed element is then housed in the interior volume of the blank, the support tabs being adapted to hold the glazed element away from the ground or any other wall, which makes it possible to limit the impacts on the edge of the glazed element and the risk of damage.
• the fold lines of the tongues are substantially on the same alignment line.
• the two alignment lines formed on each side of the main cutting line are parallel to each other and to the main cutting line. This ensures the formation of a homogeneous receiving surface for the edge of the glazed element.
• the main cutting line is substantially centered between the alignment lines of the fold lines of the tongues.
• This arrangement makes it possible to have symmetrical support lugs on either side of the main cutting line in folded configuration of the blank along the fold lines of the tongues, and thus to guarantee stability of the package when it is resting. on the floor through the support legs.
• each tongue defines a receiving surface of the glazed element.
• the set of tongues thus forms a bottom for receiving the glazed element.
• each tongue has a dimension, taken between the fold lines, adapted to the thickness of the glazed element. According to an advantageous characteristic, in the case of a glazed element of thickness constant, each tongue has a dimension, taken between the fold lines, substantially equal to the thickness of the glazed element.
• the support brackets of the blank are each delimited by an edge of the main cutting line and by adjacent edges of the transverse cutting lines.
• each tongue has a dimension, taken between the transverse cutting lines, less than or equal to half the length of each segment of the main cutting line.
• the main cutting line defines two side panels of the blank.
• the blank is able to pass between a flat configuration, in which the two side panels and the tongues are in the same plane, and a configuration folded along the fold lines of the tongues, in which the side panels are in two distinct planes, in particular in two distinct planes substantially parallel to each other, and are oriented transversely to the tabs.
• Each side panel of the blank advantageously comprises a first part intended to come opposite a main surface of the glazed element, and a second part which forms the support lugs, the first and second parts being situated on either side tongues in folded configuration of the blank according to the fold lines of the tongues.
• the support tabs protrude from the tabs opposite the receiving surface, which enables them to perform their role in maintaining the glazed element at a distance from the ground or any other wall.
• the first portion of at least one side panel of the blank has an inscription, such as a logo, on its surface to be oriented outwardly in a folded configuration of the blank around an edge of the blank. the glazed element.
• the packaging element covers an edge of a glazed element, part of this edge is left visible between the tongues, directly above the support tabs, which makes it possible to control the state and the integrity of the glazed element during its transport or storage.
• the blank has a length, taken in the direction of the main cutting line, strictly greater than the length of an edge of the glazed element on which it is intended to be reported.
• the blank when folded around the edge of the glazed element, the blank protrudes laterally with respect to the ends of this edge.
• Such lateral overhang of the blank relative to the glazed element improves the protection of the ends of the glazed element.
• the parts of the blank which project from the ends of the edge of the glazed element on which the blank is attached advantageously form two handles for gripping the package, each located at one end of the glazed element.
• each portion of the blank which protrudes laterally with respect to one end of the edge of the glazed element has a lateral extension of the order of 8 cm to 20 cm, in particular of the order of 10 cm, relative to at the end of the edge.
• the blank is made of corrugated cardboard.
• the grooves are then advantageously oriented transversely to the main cutting line, which ensures good resistance to tearing tabs and good resistance to crushing of the support tabs.
• the blank is made of corrugated cardboard comprising two layers of grooves separated by a sheet of flat cardboard.
• Such a double corrugated corrugated cardboard blank has increased crush and puncture resistance.
• the blank may be of a cellular plastic material.
• the invention also relates to a packaging for a glazed element, comprising two packaging elements as described above, which are intended to be reported on two opposite edges of the glazed element.
• the blank of each of the two packaging elements is able to be folded around the corresponding edge of the glazed element, according to the fold lines of the tongues, so that a receiving surface of the tongues comes opposite the edge of the tongue.
• edge of the glazed element while a first part of each side panel defined by the main cutting line comes opposite a main surface of the glazed element in the vicinity of the edge of the glazed element and that a second part of each side panel forming support lugs protrudes from the tabs opposite the receiving surface.
• Such a package comprising two packaging elements ensures effective protection of two opposite edges of the glazed element.
• a package also makes it possible to leave visible a central portion of the glazed element, as well as a portion of the edges of the glazed element covered by the packaging elements, in line with the support lugs, between the tabs. It is thus possible to control the state and the integrity of the glazed element during its transport or its storage.
• the blanks of the two packaging elements are identical.
• the blank of each of the two packaging elements has a length, taken in the direction of the main cutting line, strictly greater than the length of the edge of the glazed element on which it is intended to be reported. .
• each blank is able to protrude laterally from the ends of the glazed element, which improves the protection of these ends, while providing gripping handles, which are formed by the parts of the blanks which protrude from the ends of the glazed element.
• each portion of a blank that protrudes laterally with respect to an end of an edge of the glazed element has a lateral protrusion of the order of 8 cm to 20 cm, in particular of the order of 10 cm from the end of the edge.
• the package further comprises at least one strapping band configured to surround, or even enclose, the blanks of the two packaging elements when they are in folded configuration around the edges of the glazed element .
• This or these strapping bands make it possible to immobilize the two blanks, both with respect to the glazed element and with respect to one another.
• the or each strapping band may be, in particular, a flat strapping band based on a plastic or metal material.
• the or each strapping band extends facing an outer surface of a tongue of each packaging element, transversely to the fold lines of this tongue.
• the or each strapping band is thus received in the space between the support tabs which protrude from the tongue, opposite the receiving surface, which contributes to the positioning and maintenance in place of the strapping band.
• the width of the or each strapping band is substantially equal to the dimension of the tongue between the transverse cutting lines.
• the package comprises two lateral strapping bands, each disposed in the vicinity of one end of the glazed element.
• Another object of the invention is an assembly comprising a glazed element and two packaging elements as described above, where the blanks of the two packaging elements are folded, according to the fold lines of the tongues, around two opposite edges of the glazed element.
• the invention also relates to the use of a packaging element as described above for packaging a glazed element, by folding the blank of the packaging element around an edge of the glazed element according to the fold lines of the tongues, so that a receiving surface of the tongues comes opposite the edge edge of the glazed element, while a first part of each side panel defined by the main cutting line comes facing a main surface of the glazed element in the vicinity of the edge of the glazed element and a second portion of each side panel forming support tabs protrude from the tabs opposite the receiving surface.
• the subject of the invention is a method for packaging a glazed element by means of two packaging elements as described above, in which the blanks of the two packaging elements are positioned on two opposite edges of the container.
• the glazed element by folding each blank around the corresponding edge of the glazed element along the fold lines of the tongues, so that a receiving surface of the tongues comes opposite the edge edge of the glazed element, while a first part of each side panel defined by the main cutting line comes opposite a main surface of the glazed element in the vicinity of the edge of the glazed element and a second part of each side panel forming support tabs protrude from the tabs opposite the receiving surface.
• the blanks of the two packaging elements are surrounded, once positioned in folded configuration around the two opposite edges of the glazed element, by means of at least one strapping band, by passing each strapping band facing an outer surface of a tongue of each packing element, transversely to the fold lines of the tongue.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a packaging used to package a glazed element, which comprises two packaging elements according to the invention positioned on two opposite edges of the glazed element;
• FIG. 2 is a section along the line ll-ll of Figure 1;
• FIG. 3 is a partial top view of the blank of a packaging element of Figure 1 in a planar configuration
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the blank of a packaging element of Figure 1 in folded configuration along the fold lines of the tongues.
• the package 30 shown in FIG. 1 comprises two packaging elements 10, attached to two opposite longitudinal edges 51 and 53 of a glazing unit 50, and two strapping strips 9 which enclose the packaging elements 10 in such a way as to immobilize, both with respect to the glazing 50 and one relative to the other.
• the glazing 50 is here a tempered glass sheet of rectangular shape, for example a building glazing.
• Each of the packaging elements 10 comprises a blank 1 of corrugated cardboard, having two opposite main surfaces 1A and 1B.
• the corrugated cardboard generally comprises two cover sheets, between which are arranged one or more layers of grooves.
• the corrugated cardboard of the blank 1 is double-fluted, that is to say has two layers of fluting separated by a sheet of flat cardboard.
• the flutes of each layer are oriented in the direction shown schematically in Figure 3, by the lines contained in the circle C.
• each blank 1 comprises a main cutting line 2 which extends in a central part of the blank and which is discontinuous.
• Two successive segments 2i, 2 2 , 2 n of the main cutting line 2 are each separated by a tongue 3 of cardboard.
• Each tongue 3 is delimited by two mutually parallel cutting lines 4, 4 'which are perpendicular to the main cutting line 2 and which intersect the main cutting line 2, and by two fold lines 6, 6', which are parallel to each other and to the main cutting line 2 and which connect the transverse cutting lines 4, 4 'on each side of the main cutting line 2.
• the main cutting line 2 and the transverse cutting lines 4, 4 ' are cut through the entire thickness of the blank 1.
• Each fold line 6, 6 ' can in turn correspond to a groove, that is to say a marking made on the surface of the blank 1, which helps the folding thereof.
• a raine can be obtained by crushing the material along a line that forms the line articulation or, in the case of corrugated cardboard in particular, by cutting one of the cover sheets along this line.
• the fold lines 6 or 6 ' are substantially on the same alignment line L or L'.
• the two alignment lines L and L ', located on either side of the main cutting line 2 are parallel to each other and to the main cutting line 2.
• the main cutting line 2 is substantially centered between the alignment lines L and L '.
• each tongue 3 has a rectangular shape of length L 3 , taken between the fold lines 6, 6 ', and width b, taken between the transverse cutting lines 4, 4'.
• the length L 3 of each tongue 3 is substantially equal to the thickness e 5 o of the glazing 50.
• Each tongue 3 thus defines a receiving surface 35 of the edge 56 or 58 of the corresponding edge of the glazing 50, which is of a size adapted to the thickness e 5 o of the glazing, and all of the tongues 3 form a bottom for receiving the glazing 50.
• the width l 3 of each tongue 3 is of the order of 2/5 of the length l 2 of each segment 2i, 2 2 , 2 n of the main cutting line 2.
• the parts 5, 5 'defined between the tongues 3 are relatively massive and may have sufficient strength to play a supporting role.
• each packaging element 10 is able to be folded, along the fold lines 6, 6 'of the tongues 3, by dissociating the edges 20, 20' of the main cutting line 2, so as to define two side panels 8, 8 '.
• the blank 1 is thus able to pass between a planar configuration, shown in FIG. 3, in which the two lateral panels 8, 8 'and the tongues 3 are in the same plane P 0 , and a folded configuration, shown in FIG. 4, in which the side panels 8, 8 'are in two distinct planes Ps, ⁇ ⁇ substantially parallel to each other and oriented transversely to the plane P 3 of the tongues 3.
• Each side panel 8, 8 ' comprises a first portion 81, 81', which forms a protective flap intended to face a main surface 52 or 54 of the glazing 50 in the vicinity of the edge 51 or 53 of the glazing, and a second part 5, 5 ', which forms support legs.
• the flap 81 or 81 'of at least one side panel 8, 8' of the blank may comprise an inscription 83, in particular a logo, on its surface intended to be oriented outwards in a folded configuration of the blank around an edge
• the support lugs 5, 5 'of the blank are each delimited by an edge 20, 20' of the main cutting line 2 and by adjacent edges 40, 40 'of transverse cutting lines 4, 4'.
• the parts 81, 81', on the one hand, and the tabs 5, 5 ', on the other hand are located on either side of the tabs 3.
• the receiving surface 35 of the tongues is opposite the edge 56 or 58 of the edge of the glazing.
• the portion 81, 81 'of each side panel 8, 8' is opposite the main surface 52 or 54 of the glazing in the vicinity of the edge 51, 53, while the support legs 5, 5 'are projecting relative to the tongues 3 opposite the receiving surface 35.
• the edge 51, 53 of the glazing is then housed in the interior volume of the blank 1, with the support lugs 5, 5 'which protrude outwardly relative to the edge 51, 53 of the glazing along the entire length of this edge, which keeps the glazing away from the ground or any other wall.
• each blank 1 has a length Li, taken in the direction of the main cutting line 2, strictly greater than the length L 5 i, L 53 of the corresponding edge 51, 53 of the glazing 50
• each blank 1 laterally exceeds the ends 55 and 57 of the glazing, which improves the protection of these ends.
• the parts 7, 7 'of the blanks projecting from the ends 55 and 57 of the glazing form gripping handles of the glazing 50 when it is packaged by means of the packaging 30.
• the packaged glazing 50 can thus be carried by one or two persons, who hold the packaging at the parts 7, T.
• each portion 7, 7 'projecting from one end 55, 57 of the glazing has a lateral projection of order of 10 cm from this end.
• a method of packaging the glazing 50 by means of the package 30, which has two packaging elements 10 and two strapping bands 9, comprises steps as described below.
• the blanks 1 of the two packaging elements 10 are positioned on the two opposite edges 51 and 53 of the glazing 50, by folding each blank 1 around the corresponding edge 51 or 53 of the glazing along the fold lines 6, 6 'of the tongues 3. More precisely, each blank 1 is folded around the edge 51 or 53 so that the receiving surface 35 of the tongues 3 comes opposite the edge 56 or 58 of the edge 51 or 53 and that the portion 81 , 81 'of each side panel 8, 8' of the blank faces a main surface 52, 54 of the glazing, in the vicinity of the edge 51, 53.
• the support legs 5, 5 'of each side panel 8, 8 then protrude from the tongues 3 opposite the receiving surface 35.
• the two blanks 1 are clamped together by means of the two banding strips 9, by passing each strapping band 9 facing an outer surface 37 of a tongue 3 of each blank 1, transversely to the fold lines 6, 6 'of the tongue.
• the two blanks 1 are then immobilized relative to the glazing 50 and relative to each other, and effectively protect the glazing 50 against possible shocks.
• a packaging element 10 and a package 30 according to the invention are simple to implement, with a reduced volume and cost, and provide optimum protection of the glazing 50, while leaving parts of the glazing visible, which allows to check the condition of the glazing, especially during transport or storage.
• a packaging element and a packaging according to the invention can be used and adapted for packaging glazed elements having shapes other than rectangular. It is for example conceivable to pack a trapezoidal glazed element, the two blanks 1 can then have two different lengths.
• the tabs 3 may have variable lengths L 3 along the main cutting line 2, for example decreasing lengths L 3 , which makes it possible in particular to adapt the width of the receiving bottom of each packaging element for the packaging of a glazed element of variable thickness.
• the blank of a packaging element according to the invention can be made from a foldable semi-rigid material other than cardboard, for example a cellular plastic material.

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