EP1395500B1 - Packaging comprising at least one carrier section bearing a packaging item and method for the production and filling of said packaging - Google Patents

Abstract

The packaging structure (1) has at least one carrier section (2) for the contents with a bonded protective shrouding, a base (4) and a lid (3) to form a carton. The carrier is hinged to the shrouding, to give a flap action between a stowed rest position between the base and lid and an open access position. The base and lid are component parts of the carton, with its four side walls (5,5',6,6') at right angles to the base. One side wall forms a hinge strip (7), so that the carrier section has a swing movement at the hinge strip, and the butting side walls are stabilized at least in the rest position. The carrier section holds a blister film (20), with the contained pills or capsules welded and sealed in place.

Description

The invention relates to a package consisting of at least one carrying a packaged carrier portion according to the preamble of independent claim 1. In contrast to loose packaged in packaged packaged at least one support portion is firmly connected to a surrounding protective cover in such a package, so that the packaged such as B. a blister film can not be damaged accidentally.

A generic comparable packaging has become known, for example, by GB-A-2 266 880. The protective case forms a kind of plug-in case, in which the blister portion is attached in one piece on a narrow side. A disadvantage of this packaging, however, is that the protective cover is not pressure resistant, because it has no stable side walls. In addition, dust and dirt can penetrate in the corners.

An alternative solution to such packaging has been disclosed by US-A-5,954,202. According to a particular embodiment, the side walls, which adjoin the bottom portion, are joined together in the erected position. An erection and stabilization of the box before loading the carrier section, however, is possible only with considerable effort, because for the loading process, the support section should lie flat.

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a package of the type mentioned, which has the advantages of stable box for the packaged combined with a one-piece design of the blank, without making the manufacture of the packaging is excessively difficult. This object is achieved according to the invention with a package having the features in claim 1.

According to the invention, a side wall forms a hinge strip, which is connected to the abutting box side walls such that the support portion is pivotable in the use position in the plane of the bottom portion and that the abutting box side walls are stabilized at least in the rest position, wherein the support portion is hinged to the hinge strip , The connection is advantageously carried out via a respective Gelenkfalz that connects the hinge strip in any possible relative position with the abutting box side walls.

The abutting box side walls are formed as approximately prismatic hollow side walls, each with an outer wall and an inner wall, which can be rectified parallelogram from the plane of the bottom portion. In this case, each Gelenkfalz can connect to an outer wall of a hollow side wall. Packages from a single blank with hollow side walls, for example, have already become known from EP-A-172 133. Such packaging has the advantage that it can be delivered as a prefabricated blanks in a flat state and that after erection of the hollow side walls good pressure stability is achieved.

Particularly advantageous is the embraced Gelenkfalz in the rest position at each side wall of the hollow side on the inner wall, whereby it is held in the plane of the erected hinge strip. A swinging out of the hollow side wall to the outside is thereby reliably avoided because the Gelenkfalz can not open.

The lid portion may be hinged to the bottom portion in exactly the same manner as the carrier portion. In particular, it can likewise be arranged on a wall section which is connected to the adjoining box side walls via a respective joint fold.

The tightness of the package can be further increased when the lid portion is hinged to the hinge strip parallel box side wall and when arranged at the transverse to the hinge strip box side walls each have a dust flaps.

Depending on the size of the box, at least one second carrier section may be arranged on a first carrier section via a hinge web. The hinge web ensures at the same time for a certain distance between the two support sections in the rest position. It would also be possible to string several carrier sections accordion-like.

The lid portion can be held with at least one adhesive strip in the closed position. It would also be conceivable, however, at least one insertion tongue, as is already known in cartons in itself.

The carrier section may, for example, carry a blister foil with sealed-in packaged goods. Such blister films are also used in particular for packaging pharmaceutical products, such as pills or capsules. The support portion may have openings, wherein the blister sheet is bonded to the support portion such that the welded Packaged, such as tablets or capsules in the area of the openings is. In this way, the packaged goods can be pressed for removal through the openings.

However, the support section can also carry at least one individual container which can be separated at a predetermined breaking point. The single container can be a bottle-like or ampoule-like structure made of plastic material. It is also conceivable a foil bag, tubular bag or the like. Such containers are also used for example for the delivery of patterns for perfume, ointments, etc.

The individual container may have a removal opening with a closure element and the closure element may be connected directly or indirectly to the support section and the predetermined breaking point may be arranged between removal opening and closure element such that the individual container is opened after separation. Particularly advantageous may be arranged on the support portion a whole contiguous series of individual containers.

The invention also relates to a method for producing and filling a packaging described above, having the features in claim 12. A significant rationalization effect is thereby achieved in that the production of a stable box and the captive attachment of the packaged goods on the same packaging line can be done one behind the other. The carrier section remains on the same horizontal plane as the bottom section, even after the box has been erected and glued, so that the packaged goods can be glued on.

The blanks used for the production of the box are preferably printed beforehand, wherein a further advantage of the packaging is that the end faces may also contain information that is easily visible during storage. Before folding the carrier section, a separate leaflet can be inserted into the box. Alternatively or additionally, a leaflet could be mounted on the inside of the lid portion, and preferably before erecting the box.

Figur 1

einen ersten Zuschnitt für eine Schachtel mit vier starr verklebten Eckbereichen,

Figur 2

einen nur teilweise dargestellten zweiten Zuschnitt für eine Schachtel mit einer vollständig ausklappbaren Seitenwand,

Figur 3

einen dritten Zuschnitt mit zwei Trägerabschnitten,

Figur 4

eine perspektivische Darstellung einer Verpackung, hergestellt aus dem ersten Zuschnitt gemäss Figur 1,

Figur 5

Verpackung gemäss Figur 4 mit eingeklapptem Trägerabschnitt,

Figur 6

eine perspektivische Darstellung einer Verpackung, hergestellt aus dem zweiten Zuschnitt gemäss Figur 3,

Figur 7

eine perspektivische Darstellung eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels einer Verpackung mit Einzelbehältern,

Figur 8

eine perspektivische Darstellung eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels einer Verpackung mit alternativen Einzelbehältern,

Figur 9

einen vierten Zuschnitt für eine Schachtel mit prismatischen Hohlseitenwänden,

Figur 10

eine perspektivische Darstellung einer Verpackung, hergestellt aus dem Zuschnitt gemäss Figur 9, und

Figur 11

eine vergrösserte Draufsicht auf die Stirnseite einer Hohlseitenwand mit anliegendem Gelenkfalz.

Further advantages and individual features will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments and from the drawings. However, FIGS. 1 to 8 do not correspond to the subject matter of the claimed invention. Show it:

FIG. 1

a first blank for a box with four rigid glued corners,

FIG. 2

an only partially illustrated second blank for a box with a fully foldable side wall,

FIG. 3

a third blank with two support sections,

FIG. 4

3 is a perspective view of a packaging made from the first blank according to FIG. 1,

FIG. 5

Packaging according to FIG. 4 with the carrier section folded in,

FIG. 6

3 a perspective view of a packaging produced from the second blank according to FIG. 3,

FIG. 7

a perspective view of another embodiment of a package with individual containers,

FIG. 8

a perspective view of another embodiment of a package with alternative individual containers,

FIG. 9

a fourth blank for a box of prismatic hollow side walls,

FIG. 10

a perspective view of a package made from the blank according to Figure 9, and

FIG. 11

an enlarged plan view of the front side of a hollow side wall with adjacent hinge fold.

Figure 1 shows a single contiguous blank 15, for example made of cardboard or a laminate with a rectangular bottom portion 4, at its longitudinal sides, the longitudinal side walls 5, 5 'and at its transverse sides, the transverse side walls 6, 6' connect. At the transverse side walls 6, 6 'is ever a dust flap 12 connects. On the longitudinal side wall 5, a support portion 2 and on the longitudinal side wall 5 ', a lid portion 3 is arranged. Adhesive tabs 9 are also arranged at the ends of the longitudinal side walls 5, 5 '.

The different material sections are separated by fold lines 11 from each other. An exception form the angled incisions 10, which divide the longitudinal side wall 5 in a hinge strip 7 and in two remaining side walls 8, 8`. The incisions 10 extend, as can be seen, over the entire width (corresponding to the later height) of the longitudinal side wall 5.

In the support section 2 oval openings 13 are punched, the configuration and location of a later glued blister foil is adjusted.

The alternative blank 16 according to FIG. 2 differs from the blank described above only in that the longitudinal side walls 5, 5 'and the transverse side walls 6, 6' are connected to one another by a respective joint fold. In this case, the entire longitudinal side wall 5 forms a hinge strip 7, which can be folded out around the joint fold 14. In contrast, can be glued to stabilize the box of Gelenkfalz 14 ', so that nevertheless creates a stable box.

Finally, the blank 17 according to FIG. 3 shows, in addition to a first carrier section 2a, a second carrier section 2b.

The two support sections are hingedly connected to each other via a hinge web 18. The configuration of the remaining material sections is the same as in the embodiment according to FIG.

FIG. 4 shows the packaging 1 after the erection and bonding of the side walls. For this purpose, the adhesive tabs 9 are glued to the transverse side walls 6 and 6`. Evidently, the remaining side walls 8, 8 'remain in the erected position, while the incisions 10 (FIG. 1) ensure that the articulated strip 7 and thus also the carrier section 2 can be folded out into the plane of the bottom section 4.

In this position, a blister sheet 20 is glued in the individual packaging chambers 21 are welded. After gluing the blister foil, the support section 2 is folded into the interior 22 of the box on the same packaging line.

This position is shown in FIG. Through the openings 13, the back of the blister sheet 20 can be seen, wherein behind each opening is a packaging chamber. After folding the dust flaps 12 and the lid portion 3 is closed and preferably fixed with an adhesive tape or with a tuck.

FIG. 6 shows a packaging 1 produced from the blank 17 according to FIG. 3. Separate blister foils 20a and 20b are likewise adhesively bonded to the two separate carrier sections 2a and 2b. To close the packaging, it will be apparent that first the support section 2b is placed around the hinge web 18 on the support section 2a, and subsequently the entire unit is moved into the box interior 22 worked. On the inside of the lid section 3, a leaflet 19 is attached captive.

In the exemplary embodiments according to FIGS. 7 and 8, the box body is the same or similar in construction as in the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 4. However, the carrier sections 2 have a somewhat different configuration and instead of a blister foil, the carrier sections carry a plurality of individual containers. According to FIG. 7, the individual containers 23 have the shape of a substantially round vial with a pour spout or with a removal opening 24. The removal openings are closed by a closure element 25 and the closure elements are integrated in total in a fastening bar. Between the removal opening 24 and closure element 25 extends a predetermined breaking point 26, whereby the individual containers 23 may still be connected by predetermined breaking points.

The fastening web 27 is glued to the support section 2. This itself has a floor plan that is slightly smaller than the floor plan of the bottom section 4. The individual containers 23 themselves are not connected to the support section 2. When breaking a single container, the closure element 25 remains visible on the fastening web 27, so that the container is opened at the same time with the breaking.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 7, an insertion tongue 28 is still arranged on the cover section 3, which can be inserted into a slot 30 after the carrier section has been folded into the box interior.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 8, the carrier section 2 consists only of a relatively narrower one. Strips. For the individual containers 23 are ampoule-like structures of plastic material arranged in a continuous row 29. The individual ampoules can be released at the predetermined breaking point 26 from the support section 2, wherein subsequently also the closure element 25 must be turned off separately. Such containers are suitable for example for the single dosage of adhesive or the like.

The blank 31 according to FIG. 9, like the other blanks, likewise has a bottom section 4 and a cover section 3, which is articulated to the latter via a longitudinal side wall 5 '. Also, the support portion 2 and 2 'is connected to the bottom portion 4 via the longitudinal side wall 5, which simultaneously forms the hinge strip 7.

Unlike the embodiment according to FIG. 3, the two sections 2 and 2 'do not serve to accommodate separate blister foils. Rather, a single blister film is sandwiched between the two support sections 2 and 2 '. For this reason, the two sections are separated only by a fold line from each other. The cut-out openings are different sizes. The discharge openings 36 are slightly smaller than the product openings 37, but they are arranged in mirror image to the latter. The products welded in the blister film protrude from the product openings 37, wherein the pushing out takes place through the film at the discharge openings 36.

For the formation of the abutting on the hinge strip 7 side walls are on the blank 31 each have an outer wall 32, 32 'an inner wall 33, 33', a connecting web 34, 34 'and an adhesive tab 35, 35' are arranged. The outer walls 32, 32 'and the longitudinal side walls 5, 5' are each a hinge fold 14, 14 'with each other connected. On the cover section 3, a Einsteckzunge 28 is also arranged, which can be inserted into the slot 30 in the rest position.

To prepare the blank 31, first the adhesive tabs 35, 35 'are glued to the bottom section 4 in such a way that the sections 34, 34', 33, 33 'and 35, 35' around the fold lines between 32 and 34 and 32 'and 34 'be folded. This principle is known to the person skilled in the art from the above-mentioned EP-A-172 133. In this prefabricated state, the blank 31 can be supplied to a loading station for loading with a blister foil.

FIG. 10 shows the packaging 1 produced from the blank 31 with the unfolded carrier section 2, 2 'in the plane of the bottom section 4. The hollow side walls 6, 6' or their outer walls 32, 32 'remain connected to the carrier section via a respective joint fold 14 connected. Although it is possible, but not essential, that the hinge folds 14, 14 ', which are not visible here, are glued to the longitudinal side wall 5' for stabilization. Their joint function can be maintained, so that it is possible to also zurückzuschwenken the lid portion 3 in the plane of the bottom portion 4. The hollow side walls 6, 6 'then tend to tilt slightly outward due to their restoring behavior. When hitting the support portion or when closing the lid portion, the hollow side walls 6, 6 ', however, again in their vertical position.

It is particularly important in this context that the closed Gelenkfalze on the inner walls 31, 31` can support the front side, as shown in Figure 11. In this way, a closed Gelenkfalz 14 namely between the end face of an inner wall 31 and the hinge strip 7 (or Longitudinal side wall 5 ') fixed. For swinging a hollow side wall outward in the direction of arrow a, the joint fold would namely swing out in the direction of arrow b, which is prevented by the fixation. As a result, the packaging remains completely stable in the rest position even without gluing in the corners.

Evidently, could be attached to the support section and other packaging material, and it would not even be absolutely necessary that the packaged goods in turn is enclosed in a film or in a container. In certain cases, it would be conceivable that the packaged goods are glued directly onto the carrier section, for example fixed firing aids in the form of sticks, disposable nail files, bicycle tire repair kits and the like.

Claims (12)

1. Package (1) with least one carrying section (2) carrying a packaged product and a box connected to the latter with at least one base section (4), and one lid section (3), wherein the carrying section (2) is articulated to the box in such a manner that it can be swung out of a rest position between base section (4) and lid section (3) into an in-use position, wherein the base section (4) and the lid section (3) are a constituent part of a box which has four side walls (5, 5', 6, 6') joining the base section approximately at right angles, characterized in that one side wall forms an articulation strip (7) which is connected to the adjoining box side walls in each case via one articulation fold (14) in such a manner that in the in-use position the carrying section (2) can be swivelled out into the plane of the base section (4) and the adjoining box side walls are stabilized at least in the rest position, wherein they are formed as approximately prismatic hollow side walls (6, 6'), each with one outer wall (32, 32') and one inner wall (31, 31'), which can be erected in the manner of a parallelogram from the plane of the base section and wherein each articulation fold (14) joins on to an outer wall (32, 32') of a hollow side wall (16, 16') and the carrying section (2) is articulated to the articulation strip (7).
2. Package according to claim 1, characterized in that in the rest position the folded-in articulation fold (14) lies on the face against the inner wall in the case of each hollow side wall (6, 6'), and is thereby kept in the plane of the upright articulation strip (7).
3. Package according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the lid section (3) is articulated to the base section (4) in the same manner as the carrying section (2).
4. Package according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that at least one second carrying section (2b) is attached to a first carrying section (2a) via an articulation link (18) .
5. Package according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the lid section (3) is held in the closed position by at least one adhesive strip.
6. Package according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the lid section (3) is held in the closed position by at least one insertion tongue.
7. Package according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the carrying section (2) carries a blister sheet (20) with welded-in packaged product.
8. Package according to claim 7, characterized in that the carrying section (2) has apertures (13) and that the blister sheet (20) is glued onto the carrying section (2) in such a manner that the welded-in packaged product lies in the region of the apertures.
9. Package according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the carrying section (2) carries at least one individual receptacle which can be separated off at a predetermined break-off point.
10. Package according to claim 9, characterized in that the individual receptacle has a removal aperture (24) with a closing element (25) and the closing element (25) is directly or indirectly connected to the carrying section (2) and the predetermined break-off point is arranged between removal aperture (24) and closing element (25) in such a way that the individual receptacle is opened after the separation.
11. Package according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that a coherent row of individual receptacles is attached to the carrying section (2).
12. Process for producing and filling packages according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that

    - prepared folding box blanks for packages (1) according to one of the preceding claims are fed to a loading station,

    - wherein the carrying section (2) at first remains in the plane of the base section (4),

    - then at least one packaged product (20) is affixed to the carrying section (2)

    - and finally the carrying section (2) is swung into the box erected and glued from the folding box blank, and the box is closed with the lid section (3).

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