JP3063850B2 - Package containing container groups arranged in two tiers - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a package for collectively accommodating an entire group of containers arranged in two stages, each of which has a plurality of identically shaped containers in an upper stage and a lower stage.

[Conventional technology]

This type of package has a plurality of identical containers in each of the upper and lower stages, and is placed between a cylindrical outer wrapper that wraps all these containers together, and the bottom of the upper container and the upper end of the lower container. Partition member provided.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a package for accommodating container groups arranged in two tiers, which prevents upper containers from falling out from the open end of the outer wrapper.

[Summary of the Invention]

The package for accommodating the container groups arranged in two tiers according to the present invention includes a cylindrical outer wrapper which collectively wraps the entire container group arranged in two tiers, each of which has a plurality of identically shaped containers in the upper tier and the lower tier. A partition panel disposed between the bottom of the container and the upper end of the lower container, the partition panel having end holding means for preventing the upper container from falling out of the open end of the outer wrapper. The end holding means has a strip portion formed from both end portions of the partition panel by a cut line, each strip portion has a transverse folding line, and a folding line is formed on each strip portion and both side edges of the partition panel. A pair of side panels are foldably connected to each other, and both ends of each strip portion are foldably connected to both side panels. Characterized in that the edge is greater than the spacing between the fold lines foldably connected to both side panels.

Preferably, the fold line connecting the side edges of the partition panel to the side panels in a foldable manner has slits, and these slits receive the edge portions of the flange of the lower container.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a package accommodating a container group arranged in two tiers according to the present invention is a package having two upper tiers and two lower tiers each having a plurality of identically shaped containers. It has a tubular outer wrapper 10 to be wrapped together, and a partition panel 30 disposed between the bottom of the upper container and the upper end of the lower container.

The outer wrapper 10 is formed from a sheet of paperboard or similar foldable sheet material. As shown in FIG. 2, the outer wrapper 10 includes a first base panel 12 and
It has a first side wall panel 14, a top panel 16, a second side wall panel 18, and a second base panel 20 in this order. The first base panel 12 and the first side wall panel 14 are foldably connected to each other by a lateral fold line 22, and the first side wall panel 14 and the top panel 16 are foldably connected to each other by a horizontal fold line 24, Top panel 16 and second side wall panel 18
Are foldably connected to each other by a transverse fold line 26, and the second side wall panel 18 and the second base panel 20 are foldably connected to each other by a transverse fold line 28.

As is known in the art, to hold the outer wrapper 10 wrapping the packaged product, the outer wrapper 10 is provided with a locking element (not shown) that secures the first base panel 12 and the second base panel 20 to each other. ing. In the present invention, a holding tab connected to the first base panel 12 so as to be bendable is formed, and a lock tab is formed on the second base panel 20 by stamping. The retaining tab defines a lock hole along the first base panel 12, and a lock tab provided on the second base panel 20 is inserted into the lock hole provided on the first base panel 12, as is well known. 1 base panel 12 and 2nd
The base panels 20 maintain an overlapping relationship with each other.

The divider panel 30 is formed from a piece of paperboard or similar foldable sheet material. As shown in FIG. 1, the partition panel 30 has a first side panel 32, an upper panel 34, and a second side panel 36. The first side panel 32 is foldably connected to one edge of the top panel 34 along slits 38, 38a, 38b separated from each other by slits 40,42. These slits 40, 42
The edges of the flanges 44, 46 of the cups C1 and C2 are received respectively. Similarly, the second side panel 36 is foldably connected to the opposite edge of the top panel 34 along slits 48, 48a, 48b separated from each other by slits 50,52. These slits 50, 52 receive the edges of the flanges 44, 46 of the cups C1 and C2, respectively.

The top panel 34 has cut lines 54 and 56 at a portion adjacent to the end. The cut line 54 extends connecting the slit 40 and the slit 50 such that the slit 40 and the slit 50 are continuous with each other. The cut line 56 extends by connecting the slit 42 and the slit 52 such that the slit 42 and the slit 52 are continuous with each other. Top panel with cut line 54
One end of 34 forms an end holding strip 58 or end holding means, and cut line 56 forms an end holding strip 60 or end holding means from the other end of top panel 34. The end retaining strip 58 has a fold line 62 at its center and the end retaining strip 60 has a fold line 64 at its center. The interval between the folding lines 38a and 48a is larger than the interval between the folding lines 38 and 48, and the folding line 38b
And 48b are greater than the mutual spacing between fold lines 38 and 48. Therefore, the end holding strip 58 is separated from one end of the upper panel 34 by the cut line 54, and the end holding strip 60 is separated from the other end of the upper panel 34 by the cut line 56. By folding the holding strip 58 along the fold line 62 and the end holding strip 60 along the fold line 64, the end holding strip 58 and the end holding strip 60 are moved to the first position.
As shown in the figure, the upper panel 34 can protrude upward from the upper surface. At this time, each end holding strip 58, 60
Can move without distorting the first side panel 32 and the second side panel 36.

In order to form a two-stage package, as shown in FIG. 2, the partition panel 30 is first placed on the cups C1 and C2 in the lower row, and the first side panel 32 and the second side panel of the partition panel 30 are arranged. Panel 36 is folded down to cover a portion of cups C1 and C2, and slits 50, 52 are aligned with flanges 44 of cup C1 and cup C2. Thus, the first side panel 32 and the second side panel 36 accurately position the partition panel 30 with respect to the cups C1 and C2.

Next, the end holding strips 58, 60 are folded along the folding lines 62, 64.
It stands upright by projecting around the upper surface of the upper panel 34 around it. Then, the pair of upper cups C3 and C4 are arranged on the upper panel 34, and the bottoms of the upper cups C3 and C4 are arranged on the lids of the lower cups C1 and C2. The cut lines 54 and 56 are formed such that the edge of each end retaining strip 58, 60 engaging the cups C3, C4 follows the profile of the side of the cup that abuts.

Next, the outer wrapper 10 is placed over the upper and lower two-stage cups separated by the partition panel 30, the top panel 16 is arranged on the upper-stage cups C3 and C4 in a known manner, and the base panels 12, 20 are removed. They are fixed to each other under the lower cups C1 and C2.

When the outer wrapper 10 is covered, the holding slits 66, 68 and 70, 72 punched along the fold lines 24, 26 engage the flange portions of the cups C3 and C4, respectively, to form a package for these cups. Prevents falling off from the open end. Of course, this feature works with upright end retention strips
58, 60, these end holding strips 5
8 and 60 prevent the lower ends of the upper cups C3 and C4 from falling out of the open end of the package.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a partition panel is put on lids of a pair of containers, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a completed package according to the present invention. 10 ... Outer horn, 30 ... Partition panel, 32,36 ... Side panel, 34 ... Top panel, 38,48,38a, 48a, 38b, 48b
… Fold line, 40, 42; 50, 52… slit, 54, 56… cut line, 58, 60… end holding strip, 62, 64… fold line.

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A tubular outer wrapper enclosing a whole group of containers arranged in two stages, each of which includes a plurality of containers having the same shape in the upper and lower stages, and a bottom portion of the upper container and an upper end of the lower container. 2 having a partition panel disposed therebetween
In a package accommodating a group of containers arranged in tiers, the partition panel has end holding means for preventing the upper tier containers from falling out of the open end of the outer wrapper,
The end holding means has a strip portion formed from both end portions of the partition panel by a cut line, each strip portion has a transverse folding line, and a folding line is formed on both side edges of each strip portion and the partition panel. A pair of side panels are foldably connected to each other, and both ends of each strip portion are foldably connected to both side panels. A mutual interval between fold lines connects both side edges of the partition panel to both side panels so as to be foldable. A package characterized by being greater than the mutual spacing of the fold lines. 2. A fold line connecting both side edges of the partition panel to the side panels so as to be foldable has slits, and the slits receive an edge portion of a flange of a lower container. Package described.