DK166870B1

DK166870B1 - PACKAGING FIBER MASS OR OTHER REMOVABLE MATERIAL, FOR SCRUBBLE ITEMS, INSIDE EGGS

Info

Publication number: DK166870B1
Application number: DK30690A
Authority: DK
Inventors: Pierre Fakhri
Original assignee: Hartmann As Brdr
Priority date: 1990-02-06
Filing date: 1990-02-06
Publication date: 1993-07-26
Also published as: DK30690D0; DK30690A; PT96612A; IE910376A1; CS27391A2; AU7324091A; EP0513215A1; WO1991012191A1

Description

i DK 166870 B1in DK 166870 B1

Opfindelsen angår en pakning af fibermasse eller andet eftergiveligt materiale til skrøbelige genstande, især æg, bestående af en skålformet underdel og en tilsvarende udformet overdel, som begge har lommedannede fordybninger 5 til omslutning af henholdsvis den nederste og den øverste del af genstandene, hvilke fordybninger er anbragt indbyrdes forsat i et fælles basisplan for pakningen.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a pack of fibrous pulp or other resilient material for fragile articles, especially eggs, consisting of a cup-shaped base and a correspondingly shaped upper, both of which have pocket-shaped recesses 5 for enclosing the lower and upper portions, respectively, which are recesses. positioned mutually in a common base plane of the gasket.

En pakning af denne art er kendt fra svensk fremlæggelsesskrift nr. 386 639.A pack of this kind is known from Swedish publication no. 386 639.

10 Denne pakning har en underdel med lommedannende for dybninger, der er anbragt indbyrdes forsat inden for en omløbende, rektangulær rand. Tilsammen med en tilsvarende udformet omløbende rand af en overdel, som dækker over underdelen, danner denne rektangulære rand en fælles omløbende 15 konturlinie af pakningen.10 This pack has a pocket-forming bottom section for recesses disposed within a circular, rectangular rim. Along with a correspondingly designed circumferential rim of a top covering the bottom, this rectangular rim forms a common circumferential line of the gasket.

Baggrunden for opfindelsen skal i det følgende forklares nærmere i forbindelse med pakninger for æg.The background of the invention will now be explained in more detail with regard to seals for eggs.

Pakninger af den indledningsvis angivne art skal idag kunne opfylde forventninger både på det transportmæs-20 sige, på det markedsføringsmæssige, og på det brugsmæssige område.Seals of the type initially specified must today be able to meet expectations both in terms of transport, in the marketing and in the field of use.

På transportområdet skal pakningerne med henblik på deres dimensioner kunne indpasses i et overordnet dimensioneringssystem, som omfatter dimensioneringen af standard-25 transportpaller og containere.In the field of transport, the packages for their dimensions must be able to fit into an overall sizing system which includes the sizing of standard 25 pallets and containers.

På det markedsføringsmæssige område skal pakningernes dimensioner kunne indpasses i dimensioneringssystemet for de gængse salgsreoler især i selvbetjeningsbutikker.In the marketing field, the dimensions of the packages must be able to be integrated into the sizing system for the usual sales shelves, especially in self-service stores.

På det brugsmæssige område skal pakningen være nemt 30 og behageligt at håndtere for forbrugeren.In the usable area, the gasket should be easy to handle and comfortable for the consumer.

Formålet med opfindelsen er at tilvejebringe en pakning, der på grund af sin samlede formgivning kan være i stand til at opfylde alle disse forventninger.The object of the invention is to provide a package which, due to its overall design, may be able to meet all these expectations.

Dette formål er ifølge opfindelsen opnået ved, at 35 hver af de nævnte dele af pakningen har mindst tre fordybninger hvis ydre konturlinier danner en fælles omløbende 2 DK 166870 B1 konturlinie for henholdsvis pakningens underdel og overdel, hvilke fordybninger er placeret i rækkefølge ved siden af hinanden på en sådan måde, at en midterst beliggende fordybning er forsat i en retning på tværs af en forbindelseslinie 5 imellem to nabofordybningers midter.This object is achieved according to the invention in that each of said parts of the package has at least three recesses whose outer contour lines form a common orbital contour line for the lower part and the upper part of the package, which recesses are arranged in succession next to each other. in such a way that a center recess is positioned in a direction transverse to a connecting line 5 between the centers of two neighboring recesses.

Dette arrangement medfører dels, at der undgås "død-rumn, som er for små til at modtage de pågældende genstande, langs pakningens rand, dels en formindskelse af pakningens samlede udstrækning i forbindelsesliniens retning, dels 10 dannelsen af en indbugtning, og dels en tilsvarende udbugt-ning ved pakningens yderkontur i retning på tværs af forbindelseslinien.This arrangement causes, in part, to avoid "dead spaces which are too small to receive the objects in question, along the edge of the package, partly a reduction of the overall extent of the package in the direction of the connecting line, and partly a formation of a bend bending at the outer contour of the gasket in a direction across the connecting line.

Ved samling af et antal pakninger i retning bagved hinanden på tværs af den nævnte forbindelseslinie vil paknin-15 gerne med disse indbugtninger og udbugtninger kunne gribe ind i hinanden og derved være fastlåst mod indbyrdes forskydning i forbindelsesliniens retning, hvilket betyder en forbedring af pakningernes stabling.By assembling a plurality of gaskets in the direction of one another transversely of said connecting line, the gaskets with these indentations and bulges can interlock and thereby be locked against mutual displacement in the direction of the connecting line, which means an improvement of the stacking of the gaskets.

En væsentlig forbedring opnås tillige på det brugsmæs-20 sige område, idet pakningen nu ikke kun frembyder sine yderhjørner til at gribes omkring, men også den imellem endehjørnerne beliggende, af den nævnte midterste fordybnings forsatte placering fremkaldte særlige konturering af pakningens ydre, idet man med hånden enten kan tage fat i indbugtninger-25 ne i den ene side af pakningen, og omkring udbugtningen på den anden side af pakningen.Significant improvement is also achieved in the practical field, since the gasket now offers not only its outer corners to be gripped around, but also the intermediate corners located by the center position of said middle depression, causing special contouring of the gasket exterior the hand can either grasp the indentations on one side of the gasket and around the protrusion on the other side of the gasket.

Ved en foretrukken udførelsesform for pakningen ifølge opfindelsen kan hver af de nævnte fordybninger være en af et antal fordybninger, som er placeret i rækkefølge på tværs 30 af den nævnte forbindelseslinie, hvorhos de således dannede rækker af fordybninger strækker sig parallelt med hinanden.In a preferred embodiment of the gasket according to the invention, each of said recesses may be one of a number of recesses arranged sequentially across said connecting line, the rows of recesses thus formed extending parallel to each other.

Dette betyder, at en pakning ifølge opfindelsen udover at rumme tre æg eksempelvis også vil kunne rumme seks æg, med to æg i hver sin række. En sådan udførelsesform skal i 35 enkelthederne beskrives nærmere i det følgende.This means that, in addition to holding three eggs, for example, a package according to the invention will also be able to hold six eggs, with two eggs in each row. Such an embodiment will be described in more detail below.

Ifølge opfindelsen kan pakningens underdel og overdel DK 166870 B1 3 være forbundet med hinanden ved hjælp af hængsler, der er placeret ved de bort fra forbindelseslinien vendende, forbi en midterste fordybning ragende pakningsvægge for to til denne fordybning grænsende nabofordybninger. Dette betyder, 5 at hængslerne vil ligge ved hver deres side af den førnævnte indbugtning, og derfor ikke forstyrre dennes funktion.According to the invention, the lower part and upper part of the gasket DK 166870 B1 3 can be connected to one another by means of hinges located at the gates facing away from the connecting line, past a central recess bearing wall gaps for two adjacent recesses adjacent to this recess. This means that the hinges will lie on either side of the aforementioned indentation and therefore not interfere with its operation.

En anden fordelagtig udformning af pakningen kan ifølge opfindelsen bestå i, at en imellem to nabofordybninger placeret midterfordybning er forsat opefter fra nabofordyb-10 ningernes niveau. Også denne forsatte placering vil medføre en formindskelse af pakningens samlede udstrækning i forbindelsesliniens retning. Endvidere vil der herved kunne tilvejebringes en fra pakningens overside fremspringende, og fra pakningens underside tilbagevigende konturdel, som kan lette 15 en håndtering af pakningen.Another advantageous embodiment of the package can according to the invention consist in the fact that a middle recess located between two adjacent recesses is positioned upwards from the level of the neighboring recesses. Also, this continued location will reduce the overall size of the gasket in the direction of the connecting line. Furthermore, a contiguous contour portion projecting from the upper side of the package and from the underside of the package which can facilitate handling of the package can be provided.

Når pakningens underdel og overdel har rande, med hvilke de i pakningens lukkede tilstand ligger an mod hinanden, kan ifølge opfindelsen randene følge bølgelinier, der forløber i mindst ét af på tværs af hinanden forløbende 20 planer og svarer til en af fordybningerne afledt yderkontur af pakningen. Dette kan udnyttes til en fiksering af pakningens overdel i forhold til dens underdel, når pakningen er lukket.When the lower part and upper part of the gasket have edges with which they are in contact with each other in the closed state of the gasket, according to the invention, the gussets can follow wavy lines extending in at least one transversely extending plane and corresponding to one of the recesses derived from the recesses. . This can be utilized to fix the top of the gasket relative to its bottom when the gasket is closed.

Det er kendt, at pakninger af den indledningsvis 25 angivne art er således indrettet, at underdelen og overdelen er forbundet udløseligt med hinanden ved hjælp af låseorganer. Ifølge opfindelsen kan låseorganerne ved en i overensstemmelse med opfindelsen udformet pakning, være placeret på hver sin side af den forbi nabofordybninger udragende del, 30 af en imellem disse udefter forsat placeret midterste fordybning på en sådan måde, at deres udløsningsretninger krydser hinanden. Sidstnævnte del af pakningen vil derved naturligt kunne udnyttes som et styr for udløsningsmanipulationen, når låseorganerne skal påvirkes i udløsningsøjemed.It is known that gaskets of the type specified in the preamble are arranged so that the lower part and the upper part are releasably connected to each other by means of locking means. According to the invention, the locking means may, in a gasket formed in accordance with the invention, be located on either side of the portion adjacent to the recesses, 30 of a middle recess positioned outwardly in such a way that their release directions intersect. The latter part of the package can thereby naturally be utilized as a guide for the release manipulation when the locking means are to be actuated for release purposes.

35 Opfindelsen skal i det følgende forklares nærmere under henvisning til tegningen, på hvilken DK 166870 B1 4 fig. 1 viser en udførelsesform for en pakning ifølge opfindelsen til emballering af æg, set fra siden og skråt oppefra, fig. 2 samme set forfra og skråt oppefra, 5 fig. 3 samme set i plantbillede fra oven, og fig. 4 samme i udfoldet tilstand, set indefra.The invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to the drawing, in which DK 166870 B1 4 FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a package according to the invention for packaging of eggs, seen from the side and obliquely from above; FIG. 2 shows the same front view and diagonally from above; FIG. 3 is a plan view from above, and FIG. 4 same in unfolded condition, seen from the inside.

Den viste, at fibermasse eller et andet eftergiveligt materiale fremstillede pakning til æg består af en underdel 10 og en tilsvarende udformet overdel 12. Begge dele har 10 lommedannende fordybninger, henholdsvis 14 og 16, til omslutning af henholdsvis den nederste og den øverste del af ikke viste æg, ét æg pr. hvert par af lommeformede fordybninger 14 og 16.It showed that fiber pulp or other resilient material made from egg packaging consists of a bottom part 10 and a correspondingly shaped upper part 12. Both parts have 10 pocket-forming recesses, 14 and 16, respectively, for enclosing the lower and upper parts of the eggs shown, one egg per each pair of pocket recesses 14 and 16.

Underdelen 10 har tre rækker 18, 20 og 22 af fordyb-15 ninger 14, hver række indeholdende to fordybninger 14. Hver række 18, 20 og 22 strækker sig på tværs af en forbindelseslinie 24 imellem midterne af to i hver sin tilsvarende ende af rækkerne 18 og 22 beliggende fordybning 14. Rækkerne 18, 20 og 22 strækker sig parallelt med hinanden.The base 10 has three rows 18, 20 and 22 of recesses 14, each row containing two recesses 14. Each row 18, 20 and 22 extend across a connecting line 24 between the centers of two at each corresponding end of the rows. The recesses 18, 20 and 22 extend parallel to each other.

20 I overensstemmelse med opfindelsen er arrangementet endvidere således, at fordybningerne 14 fra række til række er placeret ved siden af hinanden på en sådan måde, at en fordybning i den midterste beliggende række 20 som vist i fig. 4 er forsat i forhold til de tilsvarende fordybninger 25 i de to naborækker 18 og 22 i en retning på tværs af en forbindelseslinie 24.20 In accordance with the invention, the arrangement is furthermore such that the recesses 14 are arranged side by side in a manner such that a recess in the middle positioning row 20 as shown in FIG. 4 is set relative to the corresponding recesses 25 of the two adjacent rows 18 and 22 in a direction transverse to a connecting line 24.

Overdelen 12 har en tilsvarende udformning, idet den har tre rækker 26, 28 og 30 fordybninger 16, hver række indeholdende to fordybninger 16. Som vist i fig. 4 strækker 30 hver af rækkerne 26, 28 og 30 sig koaksialt med den tilsvarende række, henholdsvis 18, 20 og 22 af underdelen 10's fordybninger 14, og dermed ligeldes parallelt med hinanden.The upper part 12 has a similar design, having three rows 26, 28 and 30 recesses 16, each row containing two recesses 16. As shown in FIG. 4, 30 each of rows 26, 28 and 30 extend coaxially with the corresponding row, 18, 20 and 22, respectively, of the recesses 14 of the lower part 10, and thus are parallel to each other.

Svarende til arrangementet i underdelen 10 er også fordybningerne 16 i overdelen 12 fra række til række placeret 35 forsat i forhold til hinanden, således at en fordybning 16 i den midterste beliggende række 28 som vist i fig. 4 er DK 166870 B1 5 forsat i forhold til de tilsvarende fordybninger i de to naborækker 26 og 30 i en retning på tværs af en forbindelseslinie 24.Corresponding to the arrangement in the lower part 10, the recesses 16 in the upper part 12 are arranged from one row to the other in relation to each other, so that a recess 16 in the middle positioning row 28 as shown in FIG. 4, DK 166870 B1 5 is continued with respect to the corresponding recesses in the two neighboring rows 26 and 30 in a direction across a connecting line 24.

Med overdelen 12 klappet over underdelen fra den i 5 fig. 4 viste udfoldede, til den i fig. 1-3 viste sammenklap-pede stilling af pakningen får den lukkede pakning det i sidstnævnte figurer viste udseende.With the upper part 12 folded over the lower part of the one shown in FIG. 4 as shown in FIG. 1-3 the folded position of the gasket gives the closed gasket the appearance shown in the latter figures.

Ved det ovenfor beskrevne arrangement af fordybningerne opnås dels en formindskelse af pakningens samlede udstræk-10 ning i forbindelseslinien 24's retning sammenlignet med et arrangement, ved hvilket nabofordybningerne i de tre rækker lå på en forbindelseslinie 24, og dels en udformning af pakningens yderkontur med en ud for rækkerne 20, 28 beliggende indbugtning 32 ved pakningens ene side og en tilsva-15 rende udbugtning 34 ud for rækkerne 20, 28 ved pakningens modsatte side. Ved samling af et antal pakninger i et plan, og i retning bagved hinanden på tværs af forbindelseslinien 24 vil pakningerne med indbugtningerne 32 og udbugtningerne 34 kunne gribe ind i hinanden og derved være fastlåst mod 20 indbyrdes forskydning i forbindelsesliniens retning. På grund af sin særprægede, bugtede yderkontur vil pakningen endvidere nemt kunne gribes med, og fastholdes i hånden.By the arrangement of the recesses described above, a reduction in the overall extent of the package in the direction of the connecting line 24 is compared with an arrangement in which the neighboring recesses in the three rows were on a connecting line 24, and partly an embodiment of the outer contour of the package. for the rows 20, 28, bend 32 located on one side of the package and a corresponding bend 34 for the rows 20, 28 on the opposite side of the package. By assembling a plurality of gaskets in one plane and in the direction behind each other across the connecting line 24, the gaskets with the bends 32 and the bends 34 may interlock and thereby be locked against 20 mutually displaced in the direction of the connecting line. Furthermore, due to its distinctive, curved outer contour, the gasket can easily be gripped and held in the hand.

Pakningens underdel 10 og overdel 12 er forbundet med hinanden ved hjælp af hængsler 36, der er placeret ved 25 de til hver sin side af en fordybning 14, 16 i midterrækkeme 20, 28 beliggende, og forbi denne fordybning ragende pakningsvægge for fordybningerne 14, 16 i naborækkerne, henholdsvis 18, 26 og 22, 30, og derved ved siden af indbugt-ningen 32.The lower part 10 and the upper part 12 of the gasket are connected to each other by hinges 36 located at 25 on each side of a recess 14, 16 in the middle rows 20, 28, and past this recess bearing packing walls for the recesses 14, 16 in the neighboring rows, 18, 26 and 22, 30, respectively, and adjacent to the bend 32.

30 I den viste udførelsesform for pakningen er de imel lem to nabofordybninger, henholdsvis 14 og 16, placerede midterfordybninger 14a, 16a forsat noget opefter fra nabofordybningernes niveau. Også herved opnås en pladsbesparelse i nævnte forbindelseslinies 24's retning. Endvidere tilveje-35 bringes herved en fra pakningens overside fremspringende, og fra pakningens underside tilbagevigende konturdel, som DK 166870 B1 e kan lette en håndtering af pakningen.30 In the illustrated embodiment of the package, the middle recesses 14a, 16a located between two neighboring recesses 14a, 16a, respectively, are positioned slightly upward from the level of the neighboring recesses. Hereby, a space saving is also achieved in the direction of said connecting line 24. Furthermore, there is provided a protruding contour portion extending from the upper side of the package and from the underside of the package, which can facilitate handling of the package.

Som det fremgår især af fig. 1 og 2 har overdelen 10 og underdelen 12 rande 38 og 40, med hvilke de i pakningens lukkede tilstand ligger an mod hinanden. Som det fremgår af 5 tegningen forløber randene eller bølgelinier, der for randene 38's vedkommende ligger i et vandret, og for randene 40's vedkommende ligger i et lodret plan. Endvidere er randene 38 og 40 således udformet, at de svarer til en af de lommedannende fordybninger 14 og 16 afledt yderkontur af paknin-10 gens underdel 10 og overdel 12. Denne udformning kan tjene til en fiksering af pakningens overdel 12 i forhold til dens underdel 10, når pakningen er lukket.As can be seen in particular from FIG. 1 and 2, upper part 10 and lower part 12 have edges 38 and 40 with which they are in contact with each other in the closed state of the package. As can be seen in the drawing, the edges or wavy lines which, for the edges 38, lie in a horizontal and for the edges 40 lie in a vertical plane. Furthermore, the edges 38 and 40 are designed to correspond to one of the pocket-forming recesses 14 and 16 derived from the outer part 10 of the package 10 and upper part 12. This configuration can serve to fix the upper part 12 of the package in relation to its lower part. 10 when the gasket is closed.

Pakningens underdel 10 og overdel 12 er udløseligt forbundet med hinanden ved hjælp af låseorganer, der generelt 15 er betegnet med 42 (fig. 1-3), og som består af opragende låsetunger 42a anbragt på underdelen 10, og låsetungeme modtagende låseåbninger 42b i overdelen 12's yderside, jfr. fig. 4. Ifølge opfindelsen er disse låseorganer 42 placeret på hver sin side af den af de midterste beliggende fordyb-20 ninger 14, 16 dannede udbugtning 34 på en sådan måde, at deres udløsningsretninger krydser hinanden. Udbugtningen 34 kan derved naturligt udnyttes som et styr for udløsningsmanipulationen, når låseorganerne skal påvirkes ved, at deres låsetunger 42a trykkes indefter i pakningen, og derved kommer 25 fri af deres låsende indgrebsstilling i åbningerne 42b.The lower part 10 and upper part 12 of the gasket are releasably connected to each other by means of locking means generally designated 42 (Figs. 1-3), which consist of projecting locking tongs 42a arranged on the lower part 10 and the locking tongues receiving locking openings 42b in the upper part. 12's outside, cf. FIG. 4. According to the invention, these locking means 42 are located on either side of the bend 34 formed by the middle recesses 14, 16 in such a way that their release directions intersect. The protrusion 34 can thereby naturally be utilized as a guide for the release manipulation when the locking means are to be actuated by their locking tongues 42a being pressed inwardly in the package, thereby freeing 25 of their locking engagement position in the openings 42b.

Claims

1. Packing fiber pulp or other resilient material for fragile articles, especially eggs, consisting of a cup-shaped base (10) and a correspondingly shaped top (12), both of which have pocket-shaped recesses (14 and 16, respectively) for enclosing the lower and upper portions of the articles respectively, which recesses are spaced apart in a common base plane of the package, characterized in that each of said parts (10 and 10 12) of the package has at least three recesses (14 or 16), the outer contour lines forming a common circumferential contour line for the lower part (10) and upper part (12) of the gasket respectively, which recesses are arranged side by side in such a way that a central recess (14 or 16) is continued Γ a direction across a connecting line (24) between the centers of the two neighboring recesses (14 or 16).

A gasket according to claim 1, characterized in that each of said recesses (14 or 16) is one of 20 a plurality of recesses arranged sequentially across said connecting line (24), the rows thus formed ( 18, 20, 22, 26, 28 and 30, respectively) of recesses extend parallel to each other.

A gasket according to claim 1 or 2, wherein its lower part 25 (10) and upper part (12) are connected to each other by hinges (36), characterized in that the hinges are located at the facing away from the connecting line (24). past a middle recess (14, row 20, or 16, row 28. projecting packing walls for two adjacent recesses adjacent to this recess.

A gasket according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that one between two adjacent recesses (14, 16, center recess (14a, 16a row 20, 28)) is positioned upwards from the level of the neighboring recesses.

A gasket according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the lower part (10) and the upper part (12) have edges (38, DK 166870 B1 40), in which they lie in contact with each other in the closed state of the package, characterized in that the edges ( 38, 40. follow wavy lines extending in at least one of the transverse planes and corresponding to one of the recesses (14, 16) derived from the outer contour of the lower part (10) and upper part (12).

A gasket according to claim 5, in which the lower part (10) and the upper part (12) are releasably connected to each other by means of locking means (42), characterized in that the locking means (42) are located on either side of it past neighboring recesses. projecting portion (34) of one of these outwardly positioned center recesses (14 and 16) in such a way that their ejection directions cross the obstruction. 15