DE29603870U1 - Bottle carrier - Google Patents

Description

Bottle carrier

The invention relates to a bottle carrier made from a one-piece cut of foldable flat material, in particular made of cardboard.

The bottle carriers or truck loaders mentioned have longitudinal walls, end walls, floor, longitudinal bar and, if applicable, cross bars, which form open compartments for inserting or removing bottles. In addition, a handle section connected to the longitudinal bar is arranged on the longitudinal center axis, by which the bottle carrier can be gripped.

Patent Attorneys ■ European Patent Attorneys - Representatives of the European Patent Office

Deutsche Bank AG Hamburg.

Dresdner Bank AG Hamburg, No. 933 60 35 (bank code 200 800 00)

28 42 206 (bank code 200 100 20)

A truck loader is known from EP-A2-0 282 299 in which the longitudinal walls and end walls are hinged together with the transverse sides. This carrier is assembled by folding sections of its blank around transverse fold lines and gluing them to other sections. This "wrapping technique" is partly carried out against the running direction of the blank in a cartoner and can only be carried out mechanically with great effort and low performance.

Based on this, the invention is based on the object of creating a bottle carrier of the type mentioned at the beginning, which is better suited for assembly in a packaging machine.

The object is achieved by a bottle carrier with the features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the bottle carrier are specified in the subclaims.

The bottle carrier according to the invention is made of a one-piece cut of foldable flat material, with two longitudinal walls, bottom wall sections connected to each other on the lower longitudinal sides of the longitudinal walls, first and second end wall halves which are connected to different transverse sides

each longitudinal wall, whereby the first front wall half of one longitudinal wall is arranged on the same transverse side as the second front wall half of the other longitudinal wall and vice versa, longitudinal webs directed to the transverse sides of the first front wall halves opposite their articulations to the longitudinal walls, tab passages in the longitudinal webs next to their articulations to the first front wall halves, first inner handle sections at the top of the longitudinal webs which protrude beyond their articulations to the first front wall halves, outer handle sections which are each directed to a transverse side of the first inner handle sections in extension of the articulation of the longitudinal webs to the first front wall halves and which are longitudinally hinged to one another, whereby the longitudinal webs with their first inner handle sections are folded against the inner sides of the outer handle sections and glued to them, front wall connecting tabs on the transverse sides of the second front wall halves opposite their articulations to the longitudinal walls, and second inner Handle sections which are connected to the second end wall halves in extension of the connecting lines with the end wall connecting tabs, wherein the second end wall halves with their second inner handle sections are folded against the inner sides of the outer handle sections and glued to them, wherein furthermore the outer handle sections are folded together

and the inner handle sections are glued together and the end wall connecting tabs pass through the tab bushings and are glued to the first end wall halves.

This bottle carrier construction can be assembled in a simple manner by firstly folding the longitudinal webs around their hinges on the first end wall halves and gluing the first inner handle sections to the insides of the outer handle sections, whereby if necessary the cross web connecting tabs can be glued to the insides of the longitudinal walls, secondly folding the second end wall halves around their hinges on the longitudinal walls and gluing their second inner handle sections to the insides of the outer handle sections and thirdly folding the outer handle sections together and gluing the inner handle sections together and gluing the end wall connecting tabs in the area of the tab passages to the first end wall halves and if necessary the longitudinal webs together. All folding and gluing can be done in a cartoner across the direction of flow. The packaging can then be easily aligned by pressing on the outer edges and finished by closing the base. For this purpose

the floor wall halves are mechanically locked or glued together.

Further details and advantages can be found in the following description of the attached drawings of an exemplary embodiment. The drawings show:

Fig. 1 a blank of the bottle carrier laid out flat in plan view;

Fig. 2 Cut-outs of the bottle carrier as they pass through a cartoner in a roughly schematic plan view.

According to Fig. 1, a blank 1 has two rectangular longitudinal walls 2, 2', each of which has a bottom wall section 3, 3' hinged to it on its longitudinal side. Each longitudinal wall 2, 2' has a first end wall half on opposite transverse sides

4, 4' and a second front wall half S ₁ 5'. The first front wall half 4 of the longitudinal wall 2 is arranged on the same transverse side of the blank 1 as the second front wall half 5' of the longitudinal wall 2'. Likewise, the first front wall half 4' of the second longitudinal wall 2' is arranged on the same transverse side of the blank 1 as the second front wall half 5 of the longitudinal wall 2. The front wall halves 4, 4',

5, 5' each have upper edges 6, 6' , I ₁ T, which are

Links to the longitudinal walls 2, 2' rises away.

Longitudinal webs 8, 8' are connected to the other transverse sides of the first end wall halves 4, 4'. The longitudinal webs 8, 8' have punched-out tab passages 9, 9' adjacent to their articulations to the first end wall halves 4, 4'. Furthermore, transverse webs 10, 10', 11, 11' are arranged in the longitudinal webs 8, 8', each of which has an essentially H-shape. The transverse webs 10, 10', 11, 11' are connected to the longitudinal webs 8, 8' with one end of their e-legs. At their other ends, the e-legs have articulated e-cross web connecting tabs 12, 12', 13, 13'. Furthermore, the crossbars 10, 10', 11, 11' are separated from the adjacent longitudinal bars 8, 8' and crossbar connecting tabs 12, 12', 13, 13' by punching lines.

Furthermore, the longitudinal webs 8, 8' have first inner handle sections 14, 14' at the top, which protrude beyond their articulations to the first end wall halves 4, 4'. Handle openings 15, 15' are punched into the first handle sections 14, 14'.

Outer handle sections 16, 16' are connected to the mutually facing transverse sides of the first inner handle sections 14, 14'. The links of the outer handle sections

16, 16' are thus arranged in continuation of the articulations of the longitudinal webs 8, 8' to the first end wall halves 4, 4'. Handle openings 17, 17' are punched into the outer handle sections 16, 16' complementary to the handle openings 15, 15' of the first inner handle sections. The outer handle sections 16, 16' are connected to one another by a longitudinal fold line 18 on the central axis of the blank 1. In addition, the outer handle sections 16, 16' are connected at their edges to the longitudinal walls 2, 2' and first end wall halves 4, 4' via bridged punchings.

The second end wall halves 5, 5' have end wall connecting tabs 19, 19' on their free transverse sides. Below this, towards the bottom side, they each have a punched-out 20, 20', the height of which corresponds approximately to the connecting areas of the longitudinal webs 8, 8' below the tab passages 9, 9' with the first end wall halves 4, 4'. At the top, the second end wall halves 5, 5' have second inner handle sections 21, 21' hinged on the transverse side, which are designed as short, projecting tabs. The second inner handle sections 21, 21' are in turn temporarily connected to the adjacent edges of the first inner handle sections 14, 14' via a bridged punched-out.

The bridged punchings of the blank 1 support the fact that the blank 1 can be transported and transferred in a flat manner without this being disrupted by the sections being folded down. However, when the bottle carrier is erected, the bridged punchings are destroyed. The blanks 1 are point-symmetrical with respect to the center of the fold line 18, which supports the folding explained below.

According to Fig. 2, the blanks 1 are laid out flat in a starting position I of a conveyor belt 22 of a cartoner. The longitudinal axes of the blanks 1 are aligned transversely to the transport direction.

In a position II on the conveyor belt 22, the inner surfaces of the first inner handle sections 14, 14' and the crossbar connecting tabs 12, 12', 13, 13' are coated with an adhesive or glue. Then the longitudinal bars 8, 8' are folded around their links to the first end wall halves 4, 4', i.e. transversely to the transport direction, so that the adhesive surfaces 14, 14' connect to the inner sides of the outer handle sections 16, 16' and the adhesive surfaces 12, 12', 13, 13' connect to the inner sides of the longitudinal walls 2, 2'.

Then, in the run-through position III, another layer of glue is applied to the still free inner surfaces of the outer handle sections 16, 16'. Then the second end wall halves 5, 5' are folded around their hinges on the longitudinal walls 2, 2' , ie also transversely to the transport direction. In the process, the second inner handle sections 21, 21' reach the aforementioned adhesive points 16, 16' and are fixed there.

The blank 1 has reached this state in position IV on the conveyor belt 22. Position IV is also a position for transferring the blanks 1 to a second conveyor belt 23, which is aligned perpendicular to the first 22. The blanks 1 are thus arranged on the second conveyor belt 23 with their longitudinal direction in the running direction.

In position V, the blanks 1 are coated with glue on the inner surfaces of their inner handle sections 14', 21' as well as on the inner surface of the first front wall half 4' below the tab passage 9' and on the outer surface of their front wall connecting tab 19' and in a partial area of their longitudinal web 8'. By subsequently folding the outer handle section 16' around its linkage 18, the adhesive surfaces come into contact with the corresponding

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Counter surfaces of the other half of the blank 1. This is achieved in position VI on the conveyor belt 23.

The blank 1 can then be erected by applying pressure to the two outer transverse edges 24, 24', whereby in the space delimited by the end walls and longitudinal walls on both sides of the handle section 16, 16', compartments are formed which are delimited by the longitudinal webs 8, 8' and transverse webs 10, 10', 11, 11'. After the base has been closed by gluing the base wall halves 3, 3', bottles can be placed in the compartments.

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Claims (13)

- 11 claims 1. Bottle carrier made from a one-piece cut (1)
foldable flat material, with a) two longitudinal walls (2, 2'), b) interconnected bottom wall sections (3, 3') directed to lower longitudinal sides of the longitudinal walls (2, 2' ), c) first and second end wall halves (4, 4', 5, 5') which are directed to different transverse sides of each longitudinal wall (2, 2') , the first end wall half (4) of one longitudinal wall (2) being arranged on the same transverse side as the second end wall half (5') of the other longitudinal wall (2') and vice versa, d) to the transverse sides of the first front wall halves (4,
4') longitudinal webs (8, 8') directed relative to their articulations to the longitudinal walls (2, 2'), e) Tab passages (9, 9') in the longitudinal webs
(8, 8') next to their links to the first front wall halves (4, 4'), f) first inner handle sections (14, 14') at the top
the longitudinal webs (8, 8"), which protrude beyond their articulations to the first front wall halves (4, 4'), g) outer handle portions (16, 16 ⁷ ) each of which a transverse side of the first inner handle sections (14, 14') is linked to the first end wall halves (4, 4') in extension of the linkage of the longitudinal webs (8, 8') and which are linked to one another lengthwise (18), the longitudinal webs (8, 8') being folded with their first inner handle sections (14, 14') against the outer handle sections (16, 16') and glued to them, h) end wall connecting tabs (19, 19') on the transverse sides of the second end wall halves (5, 5') opposite their articulations to the longitudinal walls (2, 2'), and i) second inner handle sections (21, 21') which are directed to the second end wall halves (5, 5') in extension of the connecting lines with the end wall connecting tabs (19, 19'), wherein the second end wall halves (5, 5') with their second inner handle sections (21, 21') are folded against the outer handle sections (16, 16') and glued to them, wherein furthermore the outer handle sections (16, 16') are folded together and the inner handle sections (14, 14', 21, 21') are glued to one another and the end wall connecting tabs (19, 19') pass through the tab passages (9, 9') and are connected to the first end wall halves (4, 4') .../13 13 - are glued together. 2. Bottle carrier according to claim 1, wherein the first and second end wall halves (4, 4', 5, 5') have upper edges (6, 6') rising towards the handle sections (14, 14', 21, 21'). 3. Bottle carrier according to claim 1 or 2, in which the longitudinal webs (8, 8') have transverse webs (10, 10', 11, 11') which are hinged to the longitudinal webs (8, 8') at one end and have hinged transverse web connecting tabs (12, 12', 13, 13') at the other end, which are glued to the inner sides of the longitudinal walls (2, 2'). 4. Bottle carrier according to claim 3, in which the transverse webs (10, 10', 11, 11') have a substantially �EEgr; shape and have their articulations at the ends of their parallel legs. 5. Bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the inner and outer handle portions (14, 14', 16, 16') complementary access openings (15, 15', 17, 17'). 6. Bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein . . ./14 - 14 - the outer handle sections (16, 16') are each connected to the adjacent first end wall (4, 4') and/or longitudinal wall (2, 2') via bridged punchings before the blank (1) is folded. 7. Bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 to 6, in which the second inner handle sections (21, 21') are each connected to the adjacent first inner handle sections (14', 14) via bridged punchings before the blank (1) is folded. 8. Bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 to _11, in which the second end wall halves (5, 5') on the transverse sides opposite their articulations to the longitudinal walls (2, 2') at the bottom each have a punched-out (20, 20'), the height of which corresponds approximately to the height of the articulation of the longitudinal webs (8, 8') to the first end walls (4, 4') below the tab passage (9, 9'). 9. Bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 to 8, in which the longitudinal webs (8, 8') are glued together on their inner sides. 10. Bottle carrier according to claim 9, wherein the longitudinal webs .../15 - 15 - (8, 8') are glued together in the middle of their overlapping area near the bottom wall (3, 3'). 11. Bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 to 10, in which an adhesive is applied to the inner surfaces of the inner handle sections (14', 14) and the crossbar connecting tabs (12, 12', 13, 13'). 12. Bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 to 11, in which an adhesive application has been made to the inner surfaces of the outer handle sections (16, 16') next to the area covered by the first inner handle sections (14, 14'). 13. Bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 to 12, in which an adhesive application has been carried out on inner surfaces of inner handle sections (14', 21'), a longitudinal web (8'), a first end wall half (4') under a tab passage (9') and an outer surface of an end wall connecting tab (19').