FI124080B - packaging Specifications - Google Patents

Description

CHASSIS PACKAGE

The present invention relates to kits. In particular, the invention relates to a packaging tray according to the characterizing part of claim 1 for receiving and storing delicate items such as chocolates.

5 Sensitive items, such as chocolates, light bulbs, etc., are usually packed on packaging trays for transportation and storage. Typical packages are deep-drawn trays of plastic alloy, which are provided with pits for receiving the pieces. However, when storing delicate items, the packaging tray alone does not provide sufficient protection. Thus, the filled trays are usually packed in a cardboard box that protects the pieces stored in the 10-tan wells. Thus, packages comprising both a packing tray and a protective carton use a considerable amount of material for storing the articles, which is not particularly advantageous. In addition, the protective cardboard box requires a separate packaging step and equipment for packaging the pieces.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a packaging for storing sensitive articles 15 in a protected manner with as little packaging material as possible.

The object of the invention is achieved by a new type of packaging tray, which comprises a plurality of receiving members, which are successively connected in a bending manner and have recesses receiving the body. The packaging tray according to the invention can be tracked in an unfolded position, wherein a plurality of parallel receiving members of the packaging tray are arranged to receive pieces in visible recesses, and in a closed position where the receiving members co are bent to protect the recesses surrounded by the wrapper. The receiving members have a first flank and a second flank, which flanks at one end farther apart than at the other end, i ^ 2 from which they are joined by a terminal flap to which the recesses are arranged. More specifically, the packaging tray according to the invention is characterized by what is stated in the characterizing part of claim 1.

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The invention provides significant advantages. Because the carton can be folded into a closed position, the carton itself forms a package of 2 for protecting sensitive objects, eliminating the need for a separate protective structure, such as a cardboard box. The construction according to the invention achieves significant savings due to the reduced need for packaging material. In other words, with less packaging material, a sufficiently robust packaging is achieved for the storage of sensitive items.

Embodiments of the invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of an unpacked package of one embodiment, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the package of Figure 1 in a closed 10 position, Figure 3 is a detailed view of Figure 1; Figure 4 is a detailed view of a projection 3 provided with a locking claw; Figure 5 is a top view of a blank for making the package of Figure 1, and Figure 6 is a perspective view of the package of the second embodiment in a closed position.

As shown in Fig. 1, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the packing tray 20 comprises six receiving members 10a-10f interconnected and provided with recesses 14 for the body. The packaging tray 1 is shown in Fig. 1 in an unfolded position, with the receiving members 10a to 10f facing each other such that the recesses 14 are exposed for receiving sensitive objects. The design of the recesses 14 is discussed in more detail below. In the embodiment LO 25 shown in Fig. 1, the packaging tray 1 comprises a sheet-like bottom 20 and six parallel receiving members 10a-10f extending therefrom. The bottom 20 thus has a first surface from which the receiving members 10 are arranged to protrude, and a second second surface forms the outer casing of the package in the closed position, which is also discussed in more detail below. The sheet-like base 20 is preferably a cardboard sheet cut into a rectangular shape.

The protruding receiving members 10a ... 10f each comprise a first flank 11 and a second flank 12. Said flanks 11, 12 are offset 5 from the end 20 on the bottom 20 than the free end where they connect to the end ridge 13. Your end flange 13 is provided with said recesses 14 for receiving. The receiving members 10a to 10f are chained such that the end 20 of the second side 12 of the previous receiving member 10a is bent to the corresponding end of the first side 11 of the next receiving member 10b. In other words, the receiving members 10a to 10f are formed on the bottom 20 so that the packing tray 1 can be bent at the joints between the receiving members 10a to 10f.

The chain of receiving members is preferably made of a separate sheet shaped to form projecting protrusions. The formable sheet can be made, for example, of cardboard or it can be deep-drawn from a thin polymer blank. The seam 15 between the receiving members 10a 15 to 10f is preferably noodled or otherwise sealed to facilitate bending. Once formed, the sheet can be secured to the base 20 by, for example, gluing, in particular hot, cold or adhesive gluing. Alternatively, the sheet may be secured to the base 20 by seaming. Other coupling methods known below, such as ultrasonic coupling, are also possible. 1

The wedge-shaped receiving means 10 formed on the base 20 make it possible to bend the packaging tray 1 to a closed position. As shown in Fig. 2, in the closed position co, the receiving members 10 of the tray 1 are bent to protect the recesses o cm 14. The closed position is achieved by bending the tray 10 so that the bottom end 20 of the first side 11 of the first member 10a .

> 25 adjacent 12 opposite sides of the other side of the second receiving member 10f, with the end ribs 13 facing each other. The recesses 14 are then surrounded by a packing tray 1, whereby the tray 1 forms a closed package, which can be locked into a closed position, for example by taping or by fitting a sleeve or similar closed-form belt around the package (not shown). Alternatively, the first receiving member 10a and the last receiving member 10f of the tray 1 are provided with interlocking locking means (not illustrated) engaging each other 4 when the tray 1 is bent to a closed position so that the package remains closed. In the closed position, the outer surface of the package is formed by the underside 20 of the base 20 of the tray. Since the packaging tray 1 comprises six parallel receiving members 10a to 10f according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the sealed package is in the form of a hexagon. As shown below, other cross-sectional shapes are also possible by reshaping the receiving members 10. In the closed position, the sides 11,12 of the receiving members 10 are chained to one another so that the package becomes considerably rigid.

Figure 3 shows in more detail the end ridge 13 and the recess 14. The recess 14 10 is thus an opening formed in the end ridge 13, i.e. the free end opposite the bottom 20 of the wedge-shaped receiving member 10, which is shaped to receive a delicate object such as a candy or small incandescent lamp. The recess 14 may be formed, for example, by punching a groove 13 which is open from the bottom. Alternatively, the recesses 14 may be formed by deep drawing, cutting or perforation. Other methods 15 are also possible.

According to the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, locking claws 16 are provided on the end groove 13 which extend in parallel with the end groove 13 over the recess 14 so that they lock the body (not shown) inserted into the recess 14. Other locking methods are also possible. As shown in Fig. 5, the pieces can be locked into the recesses 14, for example, by tracing a locking strip 17 over the end ridge 13. The locking strip 17 can be secured to the end ridge 13, for example by gluing, thereby trapping the pieces between recess 14 and locking strip 17. According to a further embodiment of the package, the packaging tray 1 is provided with both a locking claw 16 and a locking strap 17.

Figure 5 further illustrates one way of inserting the recesses 14 in the end diffusers 13 of the receiving members 10 £ 10. According to the illustrated embodiment, the recesses 14 of each other receiving member 10 are aligned with each other and the trough recesses 14 of the successive receiving members 10a, 10b are offset 13 directions. The deflection between the successive receiving members 10a, 10b causes the articles inserted in the recesses 14 in the closed position 30 not to be aligned so that they are not subjected to additional compression. Advantageously, the packing tray 1 is dimensioned such that the piece in the recess 14 of the previous receiving member 10a rests on the end diffuser 13 of the next receiving member 10b when the packing tray 1 is bent to the closed position (Fig. 2). Hereby, the depth of the recess 14 and the distance of the end ridge 13 from the bottom 20 are dimensioned such that, in the closed position, the distance from the recess 14 of the previous receiving member 10a of the packaging tray 1 to the end scatter 13 of the next receiving member 10b.

Fig. 5 further shows a blank for making the package of Fig. 1, in which the six receiving members 10 are made, as said, the desired number of parallel receiving members can be made in the tray 1, dictating the shape of the cross-section of the package in a closed position. According to one embodiment, the packaging tray 1 comprises eight receiving members 10, wherein the package has an octagonal cross-section (Fig. 6). In practice, the packaging tray 1 preferably comprises three to twelve receiving members, preferably six receiving members. The number of receiving members influences the angle between the flanks 11, 12 (Fig. 1), i.e. the opening angle of the wedge-shaped receiving members 15.

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Claims (9)

7 Packaging tray (1) for receiving and storing sensitive articles comprising: - a packing tray (1) comprising a plurality of receiving members 5 (10) which are folded together and provided with recessing recesses (14), and - the packaging tray (1) can be arranged in an open position - a plurality of parallel receiving members (10) of the tray (1) being arranged to receive the pieces in the visible recesses (14) and in a closed position where the receiving members (10) are bent to protect the recesses (14) surrounded by the packaging tray (1) , characterized in that the receiving means (10) have a first flank (11) and a second flank (12), which flanks (11, 12) at one end farther apart than at the other end, from which they are connected by a terminal ridge (13) into which the recesses 15 (14) is arranged to receive said pieces. Packaging tray (1) according to claim 1, wherein the receiving means (10) are arranged successively in a first direction and each receiving means (10) is provided with a plurality of recesses (14) in a second direction substantially transverse to the first direction. Packaging tray (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the parallel receiving members (10) are chained such that the first end of the second side (12) of the previous receiving member (10a) is curvedly connected to the first side (11) of the next receiving member (10b). a first end such that the packing tray (1) can be bent from the joints between the receiving members (10) to a closed position, whereby connecting the first and last receiving members (10) of the packing tray (1) closes the packing tray (1) the sides (11, 12) of the parallel receiving members (10a, 10b) abut each other and the recesses (14) LO> - remain within the closed front packing tray (1). δ C \ J Packaging tray (1) according to claim 1, wherein the packaging tray (1) comprises a 30 sheet-like base (20), the first surface of which is accommodated by the receiving means (10) 8, the second surface of the base (20) forming the outer wrapping tray (1). in closed position. The packaging tray (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the recesses (14) of the successive receiving members (10a, 10b) are offset relative to one another in the direction of the end scatter (13). The packaging tray (1) of claim 5, wherein the recesses (14) of each of the second receiving members (10) are aligned with one another. Packaging tray (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the end ridges (13) are provided with locking claws (16) extending parallel to the end riddle (13) over the recess (14) such that they are arranged to lock into the recess (14). embedded piece in place. Packaging tray (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a locking band (17) is provided on the end ridge (13) for locking the pieces between the recess (14) and the locking band (17). Packaging tray (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the packaging tray (1) comprises six or eight parallel receiving members (10a to 10f) such that the sealed package is obtained in the shape of a hexagon or an octagon, respectively. co δ c \ j σ> o i N- x IX Q. m δ C \ J 9