EP1233915A1

EP1233915A1 - Butt- ended bag with a buckle-over closing element

Info

Publication number: EP1233915A1
Application number: EP00972827A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Hermann Achhammer
Original assignee: SPS Verpackungs System GmbH
Current assignee: SPS Verpackungs System GmbH
Priority date: 1999-11-30
Filing date: 2000-10-20
Publication date: 2002-08-28
Anticipated expiration: 2020-10-20
Also published as: BR0016050A; ZA200204280B; ES2226935T3; KR20020086459A; ATE273199T1; EP1233915B1; US6796712B1; WO2001040074A1; JP3677000B2; MXPA02005459A; KR100485685B1; CA2396647A1; SI1233915T1; PT1233915E; DK1233915T3; IL149898A0; AU1142201A; DE19957563A1; IL149898A; EA200200607A1

Abstract

A stand up bag of a heat-sealable or weldable plastic film for receiving liquid and/or paste-like material. The bag includes two side walls connected to each other along their longitudinal edges. A foldable bottom member is positioned between the side walls and serves as a self-standing bottom inserted at the lower end of the stand up bag between lower transverse edges. A foldable cover member is positioned at the upper end of the stand up bag between the side walls and includes a removal opening between the upper transverse edge of a first side wall and the corresponding cover member edge, with a closure element inserted into the removal opening. To be able to empty the stand up bag in a better and simpler way, the closure element is bendable and is retained by a mechanism for stabilizing and retaining the forwardly bent closure element.

Description

Stand-up pouch with foldable closure element

The invention relates to a stand-up pouch made of a heat-sealable or weldable plastic film for holding liquid and / or pasty material, with two side walls that are connected to one another at their long edges, with a foldable, lying between the side walls at the bottom end of the stand-up pouch, as Staπdbodeπ serving bottom part is arranged and a foldable cover part is at the upper end of the bag between the side walls, and with a removal opening between the upper transverse edge of a first side wall and the associated cover part edge, a closure element being inserted into the removal opening

Such a bag is already known from WO 95/33663. The already known stand-up pouch shown in FIG. 14 comprises two side walls, a base part serving as a stand-up base and a top part. The bottom and top part comes in the connected state of the pouch within the contour of the side walls to lie These parts fold out accordingly when filling the container. To produce the bag, the parts shown in FIG. 14 are welded to one another. The long edges of the side walls are sealed along the areas shown in dashed lines. The corner areas of the side walls are connected to areas of the corresponding floor or ceiling part in a flat or linear manner in the manner of a triangle. The dashed transverse edges of the side walls are also connected to the corresponding transverse edges of the top and bottom parts. A removal opening is formed between a side wall and the corresponding top part. A closure element is inserted into this removal opening. However, pouring out the contents from the stand-up pouch can sometimes prove difficult due to the more or less rigidly projecting closure element, since the entire pouch is strong must be tilted downwards, especially with very full stand-up pouches, liquid can spill

The present invention is therefore based on the object of improving the known city bag with regard to the hand, in particular when pouring out According to the invention, this object is achieved in that the city bag in the first side wall in a region below the closure element comprises means for stabilizing and holding the closure element in a forwardly bent position

The stand-up pouch according to the invention enables the closure element to be folded forward and to remain stable in this position. The folded-over closure element remains in its position even when the stand-up pouch is picked up and poured out while being poured out. In the folded position, liquid can pass through the closure element even with very full bags can be poured out safely and easily without the bag having to be inclined very much

According to a preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, the upper ceiling part also has means for stabilizing and holding the closure element in an upright position in a region below the closure element

In a simple manner, the means for stabilizing and holding consist of at least one line-shaped embossing which extends, for example, from two sides to the central longitudinal axis of the first side wall hm. The embossing can, for example, be semi-oval or else triangular in shape. Such embossments form one Bending limit within which, when the closure element is bent forward, the area between the embossments and the closure element bulges inward into the bag

The embossing is advantageously arranged in the upper third of the first side wall. This leads to the desired stabilization

According to a preferred embodiment, the ceiling part is connected to the respective side wall via sealing seams which extend obliquely from both long edges to the removal opening of the first side wall or obliquely to the upper transverse edge of the second side wall, the bevelled sealing seams simultaneously External seams are due to the fact that in this exemplary embodiment the beveled sealing seams which extend from both ends of the long edges to the removal opening or upper transverse edge, the cover part is no longer restricted by the longitudinal seam and can, when the bulge is filled, fold well outwards The oblique course of the outer seam results in a V-shaped cutout between the two side walls, which favors the unfolding of the cover part and enables better handling of the bag

According to a preferred exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the removal opening is formed between a side wall flap formed on a side wall and projecting beyond the transverse edge of the side wall and a correspondingly configured top part flap on the ceiling part, which are connected to one another along their long edges. In this embodiment, the removal opening is made up of two flaps limited, into which the closure element is inserted. Such an arrangement enables the closure element to be bent even better

It is advantageous if the side walls are provided with outwardly directed longitudinal projections spaced between the transverse edges. These longitudinal projections form longitudinal fold lines which are embossed into the film material in the form of depressions. In the case of the filled bag, this results in the number of longitudinal embossments a polygonal shape (seen in horizontal section) of the filled container, i.e. a design deviating from the round shape If, for example, two such longitudinal embossments are spaced apart in each side wall, the stand bag obtained at the end has the shape of a hexagon when filled, so that the container can be stored close together for transport or for presentations on the shelves of shops, so that less dead space is created, as would be the case with round cross-sections

According to a further preferred embodiment, the length of the first side wall is greater than the length of the second side wall, so that the removal opening of the first side wall comes to lie above the upper transverse edge of the second side wall. This construction means that the removal opening is above the edge of the bag, so that the closure elements, such as a screw closure, can be welded into the removal opening in a simplified manner

It is advantageous if the ceiling part is formed in one piece with the second side wall.As a result of the fact that the ceiling part does not have to be welded to the upper edge of the side wall, this shape saves a welding step.In addition, the ceiling part can bulge rounder and smoother in this area because no protruding weld seam is a problem This is particularly advantageous if the closure element is bent forward, with the entire ceiling part stretching forward

The following invention is explained in more detail with the aid of the following figures

1 shows the components of a stand-up pouch according to the invention in a perspective explosion representation according to a first exemplary embodiment,

2 shows a front view of the stand-up pouch according to the invention from FIG. 1,

3 is a view of the bag cut along the line III-III of FIG. 1,

4 shows a side view of the stand-up pouch cut longitudinally along the line IV-IV of FIG. 1,

5 is a plan view of a container cut horizontally along the line V-V in the form in which it takes up in the filled state,

6 shows a schematic side view of the filled bag shown in FIG. 2 with an upright closure element,

7 shows the filled city bag shown in FIG. 6 with the closure element bent, 8 shows the components of a stand-up pouch according to the invention in a perspective exploded view, according to a second exemplary embodiment,

9 shows the front view of the stand-up pouch shown in FIG. 8,

10a is a schematic side view of the filled bag shown in FIG. 9

10b the stand-up pouch shown in FIG. 10a with a bent closure element,

11a is a schematic side view of a filled stand-up pouch, according to a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention,

11 b shows the city bag shown in FIG. 11 a with a bent closure element,

12 shows a second stand-up pouch side wall which is formed in one piece with the cover part,

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13a to e different embodiments of the device for stabilizing and holding the bent closure element,

FIG. 14 a stand-up pouch known from the prior art

1 shows the individual components of the stand-up pouch according to the invention, according to a first exemplary embodiment. These parts are preferably formed from film material in a double bond in a manner known per se

The stand-up pouch according to the invention comprises a side wall 2, a side wall 3, a base part 10 serving as a stand base and a cover part 11 When the bag is connected, the bottom and top part come to lie within the contour of the side wall. These parts then fold out accordingly when the container is filled

According to the invention, a cover part flap 15 is formed in one piece with the side wall on the cover part 11. The side wall plate 14 is also formed in one piece with the side wall 2, namely corresponding to the cover part flap 15. The individual parts are now connected to one another to produce the bag. The long edges 4 and 5 are thereby the side wall 3 with the long edges 6 and 7 of the side wall 2 sealed along the areas shown in broken lines. The corner areas 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d of the side wall 3 are with the corner areas 11a, 11b, 10b and the rear corner, not shown in the drawing the bottom part flatly connected in the manner of a triangle

The corner areas 11 d, 11 c, 10a and 10c are also welded in a triangular shape in accordance with this sequence to the corner areas 2d, 2c, 2b and 2a of the side wall 2

The edges of the floor and ceiling parts pointing to the side are also welded longitudinally to the long edges 4 and 6 or 5 and 7

Finally, the lower edge 8 is connected to the edge of the base part which is associated with it, while the lower edge of the base part 10 pointing to the side wall 2 is welded to the lower edge 9 of this side wall

The cover part is welded over the length of its upper edge pointing to the side wall 3 to the corresponding upper edge of the side wall. The cover part flap 15, on the other hand, is only welded along its longitudinal edge 16 and 18 to the corresponding long edges 17 and 19 of the side wall flap 14 by welding or sealing along the long edges of the ceiling part flap and the side wall flap, the removal opening 12 into which, as shown in FIG. Closing element here is a screw closure element that is welded in. The bag thus obtained can then be easily closed again if it has not been completely emptied after use

The side walls 2 and 3 are also provided with spaced-apart, outwardly directed long embossments 21, as can also be seen in FIG. 5

These long embossments 21, of which two are realized per side wall in the exemplary embodiment shown, have the effect that the filled bag, when cut in plan view, takes on the shape along the line VV in FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 5 Simply arrange the bags next to each other without dead space. Figures 3 and 4 show the corresponding longitudinal cut shapes of the stand-up pouch

As can be clearly seen from FIGS. 1 and 2, the stand-up pouch according to the invention also has a device 33 for stabilizing and holding the closure element 20 which has been bent forwards. The device for stabilizing and holding is here formed by the line embossing 33 which is located in an area below the one used Closure element 20 extends The embossment 33 in this exemplary embodiment is oriented approximately semi-oval from the inside to the outside. Between the embossment 33 and the closure element 20 there is an area 40 which, as will be explained further below, bulges inward when the closure area is bent

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a side view of the stand-up pouch shown in FIG. 2, which is filled. Because the pouch is filled, it bulges outwards, as represented by the areas 35. In FIG. 6, the closure element 20 is in an upright position The position shown in FIG. 6 also clearly shows the embossing 33 and the region 40 between the embossing 33 and the closure element 20. If the closure element 20 is now bent 90 ° in the direction of the arrow D z B, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, for better pouring of the areas 40 slip inside the bag, as shown by the dashed lines. The curvature within the embossment 33 stabilizes and holds the angled closure element in position. Even if the flexible bag is firmly enclosed by one hand and pressed together, the pressure generated by this does not suffice for the closure element 20 to rise again, because this pressure also affects the stretching due to the ankle The cover part acts in particular if, according to a preferred embodiment, the cover part can also be provided with an embossment 34, as can be seen in FIG. 1. In the welded-together state, this embossment 34 extends below the inserted closure element 20 and in this case also extends in a semi-oval shape to the folded edge 11f of the cover part 11 The embossment 34 is also directed from the inside outwards. It serves on the one hand to stabilize the cover part when the closure element is in an upright position, and on the other hand it stabilizes inside the embossment when the closure is bent outwards In the first position, the embossment 33 runs between the long embossments 21 and embossment 33 and moreover runs approximately in the upper third of the first side wall 2

Fig. 8 shows a further embodiment of the stand-up pouch according to the invention. This prey differs from the pouch shown in FIG. 1 in that the top part has sealing seams 30 which extend from both ends of the long edges 4, 7 at an angle to the removal opening 12 of the first side wall 2 and Extend obliquely to the transverse edge 31 of the second side wall 3 and is connected to the respective side wall 3, 2. The oblique edges 30a of the side wall 3 are sealed to the oblique edges of the ceiling part 30b and the oblique edges 30d of the first side wall 2 are sealed to the oblique edges 30c of the ceiling part sealed The upper transverse edge 22 is welded to the upper transverse edge 31 of the side wall. The ceiling part flap 15, on the other hand, is only welded along its long edges 16, 18 to the corresponding long edges 17 and 19 of the side wall flap 14 by welding or sealing along the long edges, the Ceiling part flap and the side wall flap is created the removal opening 12, into which, as shown in FIG. 2, a closure element 20, for example a screw closure element, is welded As can be seen from FIG. 9, the long edges 4, 7 only extend to a point P which is at the same height as the middle folded edge 11f of the cover part 11. From this point P, two sealing seams 30 run on both sides of the stand-up pouch The removal opening 12 or up to the upper transverse edge 31 of the respective side walls 2, 3. Because the longitudinal seams 4, 7 do not extend over the entire length h1 to the removal opening 12, the sealed seams 30, which represent the outer seams, can be in a filled bag 10a, as shown in FIG. 10a, move freely apart and thus form a V-shaped cutout 32. This ensures good unfolding of the cover part and, moreover, good handling of the bag

In this exemplary embodiment, too, there is a device 33 for stabilizing and holding the closure element which has been bent forwards. As in the first exemplary embodiment, the embossment 33 extends in a region below the closure element in a semi-oval shape. The embossing is directed from the inside out between the closure element 20 and the embossment 33, the area 40 is created, as can be clearly seen in FIGS. 9 and 10a. As can be seen from the filled bag shown in FIG. 10a, the bag according to the invention can have a cover part 11, which likewise has an embossment 34, which extends from the closure element 20 in the direction the middle folded edge 11f of the cover part 11 extends If the closure element is bent for example by 90 ° to the front, then the area 40 between the embossment 33 and the closure element 20 turns inwards, as can be seen from FIG. 10b. The embossment 33 causes the bent closure element 20 in it Location st abilized and held, even if the bag is held and thus compressed for pouring out the liquid. When the closure element 20 is bent forwards, the cover part 11 stretches

The bag shown in FIGS. 11 a and 11 b essentially corresponds to the bag shown in FIGS. 10 a and 10 b with the difference that the length h1 of the first side wall 2 is greater than the length h2 of the second side wall 3, so that the removal opening 12 the first side wall comes to lie above the upper transverse edge 31 of the second side wall 3 The bags shown in FIGS. 8-11 can also be formed on the first side wall and the cover part without embossing or means for stabilizing 33, 34

As shown in Fig. 12, the ceiling part 11, which is inserted between the side walls 2 and 3, does not have to be welded to the upper edge 31 of the side wall 3, but can also be formed in one piece with the side wall 3, because the ceiling part is not extra this shape saves a weld seam, and the ceiling part can bulge rounder and smoother in this area, since there is no protruding weld seam

FIGS. 13a to d show different embodiments of the device for stabilizing and holding. All devices have in common that they extend below the closure element 20 from two sides to the central longitudinal axis A of the first side 3 in FIG. 13a, the embossing 33 is triangular 13b shows two embossments 33 which run below the closure element 20 towards the central longitudinal axis A. FIG. 13c shows an embossing which is axisymmetrically initially perpendicular, then oblique and to the longitudinal axis A. then runs horizontally Fig. 13d shows two interlocking semi-oval-shaped embossments 33 Fig. 13e shows a semi-oval-shaped embossing that runs to the left and right of the closure element to the longitudinal axis A The embossments do not have to run to the top edge of the bag or to the closure element 20 themselves and they do not have to be exactly as wellclose the side edges of the closure element, however, it is essential that they run in a region below the closure element 20 approximately in the upper third of the bag. The embossments 34 on the cover part can have the same shapes as the shapes shown in FIG. 13. They then extend, for example, from two sides towards the middle of the ceiling part in the direction of the folding edge 11f

Claims

claims

Stand-up pouches made from a heat-sealable or weldable plastic film for holding liquid and / or pasty goods, with two side walls (2, 3) which are connected to one another at their long edges, with a foldable, at the bottom end of the stand-up pouch between the lower transverse edges (8, 9) between the side walls (2, 3), which serves as a stand-up base (10) and is arranged at the upper end of the bag between the side walls (2, 3) there is a foldable cover part, and with a removal opening (12) between the upper transverse edge (13, 20) a first side wall (2) and the associated ceiling part edge (21, 22), a closure element (20) being inserted into the removal opening (12), characterized in that the city bag in the first side wall (2) in an area below the closure element (20) comprises means (33) for stabilizing and holding the closure element (20) in a forwardly tilted position

Stand-up pouch according to claim 1, characterized in that in a region below the closure element (20) the upper cover part comprises means (34) for stabilizing and holding the closure element in an upright position

Closure element according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the means for stabilizing and holding the closure element is formed from at least one embossment (33, 34)

Stand-up pouch according to claims 1 and 3, characterized in that the embossing extends from two sides towards the central longitudinal axis (A) of the first side wall (2) as a line embossing Stand-up pouch according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the embossing (33) is a semi-oval uni-prague

Stand-up pouch according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the embossing (33) is a triangular shaped embossing

Stand-up pouch according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the embossing (33, 34) is directed from the inside to the outside.

Stand-up pouch according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means for stabilizing and holding the closure element in the forward-tipped position are arranged in the upper third of the first side wall (2)

City bag according to claim 1, characterized in that the removal opening (12) is formed between a side wall flap (14) formed on a side wall (2) and projecting over a transverse edge (13) of the serten wall (2) and a corresponding one on the cover part (11) Ceiling part flap (15) is formed, which are connected to one another along their long edges (16, 17, 18, 19)

Stand-up pouch, in particular according to claim 1 or 9, characterized in that the cover part (11) has sealing seams (30) which extend from both long edges (4, 7) at an angle to the removal opening (12) of the first side wall or at an angle to the upper transverse edge of the extend second side wall hm, with the respective Seitenwaπd (3, 2) is connected, wherein the bevelled Siegelπahte (30) are simultaneously the outer seams

City bag according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the side walls (2, 3) are provided with long embossments (21) extending outwards and spaced between the transverse edges (6, 7, 4, 5)

Stand-up pouch according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the length (h1) of the first side wall (2) is greater than the length (h2) of the second side wall (3), so that the removal opening of the first side wall is above the upper transverse edge ( 31) of the second side wall (3) comes to rest

City bag according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover part is formed in one piece with the second side wall (3)