WO2017109592A1 - Récipient et panneaux pour le récipient - Google Patents

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WO2017109592A1
WO2017109592A1 PCT/IB2016/053981 IB2016053981W WO2017109592A1 WO 2017109592 A1 WO2017109592 A1 WO 2017109592A1 IB 2016053981 W IB2016053981 W IB 2016053981W WO 2017109592 A1 WO2017109592 A1 WO 2017109592A1
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container
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Colyn Grant OLDHAM
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Compact Crates Limited
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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
    • B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • B65D11/18—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
    • B65D11/1866—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected with detachable components
    • B65D11/1873—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected with detachable components all walls are detached from each other to collapse the container
    • 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
    • B65D81/38—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 with thermal insulation
    • B65D81/3813—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 with thermal insulation rigid container being in the form of a box, tray or like container
    • B65D81/3823—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 with thermal insulation rigid container being in the form of a box, tray or like container formed of different materials, e.g. laminated or foam filling between walls

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  • This invention relates to a container and to panels for the container and more particularly, but not exclusively, to a container having cut-out panels which panels are made of honeycomb core structures covered with paper sheet material.
  • An insulated container has an outer box having a two part top having tabs that are received in slots in the sides of the box for securing the top in a closed position. Insulated panels are within the box along the top and the sides. An insulated bottom panel is within the box and has downwardly depending peripheral arms that define a space. A plastic sheet encapsulates the bottom panel and a plastic bag is disposed about the encapsulated bottom panel so that the space is an ice melt collection reservoir.”
  • the insulated panels of the TSN disclosure do not interlock with each other and cannot form a container on their own. These panels are supported inside an outer box.
  • the invention relates to an insulation panel for use in thermally insulated shipping containers, the panel comprising a rigid core of an insulation material, the core being wholly encompassed within a polyethylene foam envelope. A container made from the panels and a shipping carton is also described.”
  • Mao's insulation panels are thick rectangular or square panels (rectangular or square prisms or generally cuboidal) having an insulation layer enclosed in an envelope and may have complementary inter-engaging formations such as tongue and groove formations to engage with each other to form a container.
  • the tongue and groove formations extend along the whole length of a width or breadth or a panel proximate an edge or in an end of the panels.
  • the panels do not have castellated sides.
  • the outline of each panel, in plan view (viewed onto any one of its two major opposing surfaces) remains rectangular or square.
  • a shipping container system comprises a bottom panel, a plurality of side panels, and a top panel, each with interlocking features.
  • the side panels interlock with the bottom panel to assemble a self-supporting shipping container.
  • a plurality of horizontally oriented slots are formed in an opposing pair of the side panels, and arranged at different heights between the bottom panel and a top edge of the side panels.
  • a cross member is positioned at a selected height by insertion into an opposing pair of the slots, in order to restrain one or more shipping units against vertical motion inside the shipping container.
  • the top panel interlocks with the side panels to cover the shipping container, and is spaced above the plurality of shipping units at a clearance maintained by the cross member.”
  • Tru Vue does not disclose a panel for a container having an insulation layer.
  • the tongue-in-groove features or castellations disclosed by True Vue are, for the most part, similarly dimensioned.
  • European patent application number EP 0,341 ,838 A1 entitled “Improved packaging" in the name of Bettaboxes (Packaging) Limited discloses:
  • a package comprising an outer container and a cushioning liner, the liner being formed from a number of panels equal to the number of faces of the container, and adjacent edges of adjacent panels of the liner being formed with cooperating lugs and recesses.
  • the liner is preferably of plastics foam material, and the panels are die-cut from a sheet with at least two adjacent panels having a common cut edge defining a lug and a recess.”
  • the lining panels disclosed by Bettabox are supported in an outer container but are also held in position by their own cooperating lugs and recesses.
  • the panels disclosed are not all inter changeable and they also do not include an inner insulation core contained inside an envelope or inside outer sheet material panels.
  • a panel for a container comprising a panel body having an insulation layer and at least one first sheet material layer, an outer surface of the first sheet material layer forming a first major surface of the panel, and joint formations on at least one side of the panel.
  • the insulation layer is located between the first sheet material layer and a second sheet material layer so that an outer surface of the second sheet material layer forms a second major surface of the panel, the sheet material layers thus defining two parallel major opposing surfaces.
  • the insulation layer is a honeycomb structure.
  • the honeycomb structure is made of cardboard.
  • the first and second sheet material layers are also made of cardboard.
  • the joint formations are box joint formations having at least one finger and one recess.
  • a still further feature of the invention provides for each finger to extend in a direction away from a side of the panel parallel with a plane defined by the first major surface.
  • the joint formations are on all four sides of the panel.
  • each finger is also provided for each finger to be integral with the panel and to have the same thickness as the panel.
  • Each finger has a length parallel to a side of the panel and a height, the height being the distance that the finger extends away from the panel.
  • the height of each finger equals the width thereof.
  • Each side of the panel includes a first and a second finger of different lengths, and a first and second recesses of different lengths.
  • the length of the first finger equals its width.
  • the first recess equals twice the thickness of the panel and the length of the second recess equals the length of the second finger.
  • This invention extends to a container comprising at least five identical panels, four of the five panels forming side walls for the container and the fifth panel forming an operatively bottom wall, the sides of the panels having cooperating joint formations to engage the panels with each other.
  • a sixth identical panel forms an operatively upper wall of the container.
  • the joint formations are box joints.
  • each panel includes a panel body having an insulation layer and at least one first sheet material layer, an outer surface of the first sheet material layer forming a first major surface of the panel.
  • the insulation layer is located between the first sheet material layer and a second sheet material layer so that an outer surface of the second sheet material layer forms a second major surface of the panel, the sheet material layers thus defining two parallel major opposing surfaces.
  • a yet further feature of the invention provides for the insulation layer to be a honeycomb structure.
  • the honeycomb structure is made of cardboard.
  • the first and second sheet material layers are made of cardboard.
  • the box joint formations have at least one finger and one recess.
  • Each finger extends in a direction away from a side of the panel parallel with a plane defined by the first major surface.
  • Each finger is integral with the panel and has the same thickness as the panel.
  • Each finger has a length parallel to a side of the panel and a height, the height being the distance that the finger extends away from the side of the panel.
  • each finger equals the width thereof.
  • the panel includes a first and a second finger of different lengths and a first and second recesses of different lengths.
  • the length of the first finger equals its width.
  • the length of the first recess to be equal to twice the thickness of the panel and the length of the second recess to be equal to the length of the second finger.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a panel for a container
  • Figure 2 shows a plan view of the panel of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 shows an exploded view of 5 panels identical to the panel of
  • Figure 4 shows 5 panels engaged with each other and a 6 th panel forming a lid or top wall of a container; and Figure 5 shows a perspective view of a panel formed by engaging 6 panels.
  • a container is generally indicated by reference numeral 1 .
  • a panel 3 for a container 6 has a generally flat panel body.
  • the panel body has two major opposing surfaces defined by outer surfaces of sheet material, in this case, cardboard or paper sheets.
  • the sheets are secured to opposite sides of a generally planar and thicker honeycomb inner structure.
  • the honeycomb structure is made of cardboard.
  • the panel body is square in plan view.
  • the panel body has 4 castellated edges or sides. These castellations form box joints with fingers and recesses.
  • a box joint can be described as a squared dovetail joint.
  • the castellations are irregular or differ in length as is described below.
  • the castellations are formed by slots or recesses 2 cut into the edges of the panel to leave two tongues or fingers on each edge or side.
  • the fingers extends away from the sides and are integral therewith and thus as wide as the panel.
  • the height of each finger is equal to its width, in a preferred embodiment.
  • the length of recesses and fingers are measured as their dimension parallel with their respective sides.
  • Each edge is castellated to have a long groove or recess 5a and a short groove or recess 5b of equal depth and a short and a long protrusions or tongues or fingers (4a and 4b respectively) of the same height.
  • a first, short finger 4a has a length equal to the width of the panel.
  • the long groove or recess 5a is equal in length to the long tongue or finger 4b and the short groove or recess 5b is double the length of the short tongue or finger 4a.
  • Opposing castellations an opposing edges of the panel are mirror images of each other.
  • a side of a short finger 4a forms part of the short recess 5b on an adjacent edge which short groove is adjacent the long finger 4b on that edge.
  • the panels are manufactured to, preferably, be square in plan view without having the castellations but having straight edges. The slots are then cut out of the panels to form each castellated edge.
  • FIG. 4 In use, six panels are engaged as shown in figures 4 and 5 to form a container 6 with a bottom wall, four side walls and a lid or roof or top wall.
  • the sizes of the slots and tongues are such that the panels engage snugly with each other to form a sturdy container.
  • the container made from the panels as described herein will be convenient to use in that it is relatively cheap, easy and simple to manufacture.
  • the panels are easy to assemble (in a friction fit manner) to form the container and are just as easily disengaged from each other to be stored or to be shipped, stacked on top of each other if required, for later assembly and use.
  • the honeycomb inner is relatively thick, especially when compared to the sheet material on either side thereof. This adds to the strength and durability of the container.
  • honeycomb structure is exposed on the sides of each panel. This is as a result of cutting the panels from larger panels.
  • the exposed honeycomb is not covered so as not to increase the cost of the panels and container made from the panels.
  • the honeycomb inner layer provides insulation and its thickness relative to the sheets covering it on either side ads to the strength of the panels.
  • the panels could be rectangular and panels of different dimensions, whether square or rectangular, could be used together to form a container. In doing this one might form a thin, narrow container to carry, as an example, a flat screen TV, or other any other flat object.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un récipient et des panneaux pour le récipient, et, plus particulièrement mais non exclusivement, un récipient ayant des panneaux découpés, ces panneaux étant constitués par des structures en nid d'abeilles recouvertes par un matériau en feuille de papier. Le panneau pour le récipient comprend un corps de panneau ayant une couche d'isolation et au moins une première couche de matériau en feuille, une surface externe de la première couche de matériau en feuille formant une première surface principale du panneau, et des formations de liaison sur au moins un côté du panneau.
PCT/IB2016/053981 2015-12-23 2016-07-01 Récipient et panneaux pour le récipient WO2017109592A1 (fr)

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EP0341838A1 (fr) 1988-05-12 1989-11-15 Bettaboxes (Packaging) Ltd Emballage
US5429264A (en) 1990-02-28 1995-07-04 Transtech Service Network, Inc. Insulated container for packaging refrigerated goods
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US20050189404A1 (en) 2003-11-26 2005-09-01 Mao Xiaohai Insulated panels and shipping container incorporating said panels
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JPS519941A (en) * 1974-07-15 1976-01-27 Toshiba Machine Co Ltd Shihenni ototsunoarumenzai
US4402397A (en) 1980-11-28 1983-09-06 Spence Jack T Display case with castellated tongue and groove joints
EP0341838A1 (fr) 1988-05-12 1989-11-15 Bettaboxes (Packaging) Ltd Emballage
US5429264A (en) 1990-02-28 1995-07-04 Transtech Service Network, Inc. Insulated container for packaging refrigerated goods
US6041958A (en) * 1994-01-12 2000-03-28 Enthalpy S.A. Insulating foldable box for transportation and packaging purposes
US20050189404A1 (en) 2003-11-26 2005-09-01 Mao Xiaohai Insulated panels and shipping container incorporating said panels
US20060000878A1 (en) * 2004-06-30 2006-01-05 Michel Labbe Insulating and light reflective material for packaging applications
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