EP1121306A1 - Produit sous emballage comportant des comprimes - Google Patents

Produit sous emballage comportant des comprimes

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EP1121306A1
EP1121306A1 EP99942609A EP99942609A EP1121306A1 EP 1121306 A1 EP1121306 A1 EP 1121306A1 EP 99942609 A EP99942609 A EP 99942609A EP 99942609 A EP99942609 A EP 99942609A EP 1121306 A1 EP1121306 A1 EP 1121306A1
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Prior art keywords
tablet
tablets
packaged product
comprised
packaging system
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP1121306B1 (fr
Inventor
Jose Arnau-Munoz
Jacky Pierre Duquet
Francis Wanwanscappel
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Procter and Gamble Co
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Procter and Gamble Co
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
    • C11D17/0047—Detergents in the form of bars or tablets
    • C11D17/0065—Solid detergents containing builders
    • C11D17/0073—Tablets
    • C11D17/0082—Coated tablets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/02—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
    • C11D17/0047—Detergents in the form of bars or tablets
    • C11D17/0065—Solid detergents containing builders
    • C11D17/0073—Tablets
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
    • C11D17/0047—Detergents in the form of bars or tablets
    • C11D17/0065—Solid detergents containing builders
    • C11D17/0073—Tablets
    • C11D17/0086—Laundry tablets
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
    • C11D17/04—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties combined with or containing other objects
    • C11D17/041—Compositions releasably affixed on a substrate or incorporated into a dispensing means

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a packaged product comprising tablets, including
  • Some tablets are designed to dissolve or disintegrate in a liquid, for example water,
  • the present invention concerns a packaged product comprising the combination of a
  • a packaging system having particular transfer properties. Further, to allow normal chemical evolution, a micro-hole is provided.
  • detergent or pharmaceutical tablets should be easy to handle, which means that they should be mechanically strong, meaning that they
  • tablets may be obtained by compression, such compression may cause dissolution
  • the invention seeks to provide a packaged product of the above mentioned kind
  • this object is accomplished in a packaged product
  • the tablet has a diametrical fracture stress comprised
  • the packaging system being at least partly formed
  • a packaged product formed in accordance with the invention has a number of
  • the combination of the hardness of the tablets with the flat crush- ability of the material forming the packaging system will allow to obtain good mechanical properties for the packaged product and good dissolution of the tablets
  • the mechanical properties are being considered for the package as a whole, thus allowing to set a hardness for the tablets allowing satisfactory dissolution.
  • Figure 1 is a partial perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a packaged
  • Figure 2 is a partial perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a packaged
  • the packaged product according to the invention relates to a tablet
  • a tablet is a
  • the surface of the section of a tablet is comprised between 50 and 5000 mm 2 , preferably between 100 and 4900 mm 2 , more preferably between 1000 and 3000 mm 2 , even more preferably between 1200 and 2700 mm 2 and most preferably between 1900 and 2100 mm 2
  • the tablet has a circular section having a 50 mm diameter
  • the area of the section can vary according to the particular use of the
  • a smaller tablet For example, if it is desired to have small dosing units, a smaller tablet can be
  • the size can influence the dissolution of the tablet in a solvent
  • volume ratio would for example be to have a centred cylindrical hole in the tablet
  • the height of a tablet along the longitudinal axis is comprised between 5 and 30 mm, preferably between 15 and 25 mm, and most preferably between 20 and 23 mm.
  • a tablet having a circular section having a 25 mm radius and a height of 21 mm would be particularly suited for use as a laundry detergent tablet, whereby such a tablet can be dispensed directly from the dispensing drawer of the machine, directly inserted in the tumble of the machine, or inserted in a dispensing
  • the tablets may for example consist of a water permeable net in which the tablets could be
  • the invention relates more particularly to a detergent tablet.
  • Detergent tablets
  • Such tablets are characterised in that they contain surfactant.
  • Such tablets can be for example used
  • invention comprises more than 5% of surfactant by weight, more preferably between
  • surfactant by weight and most preferably between 10 and 20 % of surfactant by
  • the tablet In order to maintain good dissolution while keeping relatively high level of surfactant such as, preferably, 15% by weight, it was found that the tablet should not be too dense. However, a low density involves fragility as the bounds within the tablet are
  • the flat crush-ability corresponds to the largest force per unit area that the material
  • FCT Flat Crush Test
  • diametrical fracture stress or tensile strength comprised between 15 and 65 kilo
  • the tensile strength of the tablet should not be too low as it would be very fragile and difficult to handle, and it should not be too high as the tablet would be too solid and would therefore have difficulties to dissolve. Furthermore, it was found that a packaging system having a low flat crush-
  • the tensile strength or diametrical fracture stress of the tablet is measured by
  • diametrical fracture stress of the tablet is linked to the compression strength used for
  • the tablet if the tablet is highly compressed, it will be more solid, so that its diametrical fracture stress will be higher. It is preferred to use a tablet
  • diametrical fracture stress of 22 kilo Pascal was particularly suited for having a good
  • the tablet was found to be more fragile when hit on the side, so that it is preferred
  • the part of the packaging system made of a material having a flat crush-ability
  • diametrical fracture stress being comprised between 15 and 75
  • the amount of phosphates or poly-phosphates used in the tablet can be any suitable amount.
  • phosphates or poly-phosphate compounds facilitate
  • a tablet having less than 45% by weight of phosphate or poly-phosphate compounds, more preferably less than
  • phosphate or poly-phosphate compounds would readily dissolve in a laundry washing
  • the packaging system according to the invention could be completely or partially
  • the packaging system is made of on material only, for simplifying production for example. Simplification of the production could also for example be allowed by the use of lower compression strength for forming the tablets. Indeed, it is a further
  • object of the invention to reduce production costs and consumption of energy during production.
  • the tablet is a tablet having a
  • phosphate or poly-phosphate compounds and also having a structure composed of a core and of a coating.
  • the tablet itself and not only at the level of the packaged product. Indeed, the core
  • the coating may be a soft core, whereas the coating may be a hard coating, thus allowing to
  • such a soft core which can be even more readily dissolved.
  • a soft core may be even more readily dissolved.
  • the core having a diametrical fracture stress preferably
  • coating used comprises dicarboxylic acids and a disintegrant, so that the
  • the coating cracks once in contact with the water, thus allowing easier release of the soft core
  • the coating is participating to the rigidity and solidity of the tablet in such a manner that the overall diametrical fracture stress of the tablet is maintain as a sufficiently high level
  • the soft core had a diametrical fracture stress of 10 kilo Pascal
  • the packaging system 3 was comprising the combination of a card
  • box has a flat crush-ability comprised between 50 and 800 kilo Pascal In this
  • the card board forming the box comprises a flute 310 and a liner 31 1 , as well
  • second flute 320 having two liners 321, 322, one on each side of the second flute
  • This particular packaged product 1 could contain a single tablet 20, but contains
  • the packaged product at least two 20, 21 in a preferred embodiment More precisely, the packaged product
  • 1 of the example comprises 32 tablets These tablets are firstly arranged by pairs 20,
  • the full carton comprising 4 layers of 8
  • system contains a solid stack with a rectangular cross section so that each of sides of
  • the packaging system is in contact with an extremity of the solid stack or of the plurality of solid stacks, the rigidity of the solid stack will co-operate to the rigidity of the packaging system 3 and the whole structure will be consequently more rigid:
  • packaging system will hold the solid stack and the solid stack will improve the
  • packaging system of the invention is particularly suited for storing, protecting and
  • the tablets are
  • the bag being preferably re-closable. Such a bag will allow to regulate the
  • system comprises partial layer 330 made of a flute 310 having a liner 31 1 on one side,
  • this particular flute being made from B fluting and, and of a full layer of a second
  • flute 320 having a liner 321, 322 glued on each side, this flute 320 being made from F
  • the first single sided layer 330 is simply inserted into
  • the second double sided flute, the first single sided flute 330 having in the example a
  • this first single sided flute 330 is such that it gives to the packaging system 3 in the U part a flat crush-ability value of 297 kilo Pascal, which best corresponds to the diametrical fracture stress of the tablets. In this manner, the protection of the tablets is ensured. Indeed, drop tests made with a full box from a 50 cm height and with the side of the tablets facing the ground, i.e. with the longitudinal axis of the tablets being horizontal as on the Figures, only 10 % of the tablets got cracked, which is an evidence of a good mechanical protection
  • a further advantage of this is to use less material, thus reducing the amount of
  • the re-closable lid of the package is not shown, but is may be

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Detergent Compositions (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Cartons (AREA)
  • Buffer Packaging (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un produit sous emballage (1) comportant la combinaison d'un comprimé détergent (20) avec un système d'emballage (3) contenant ledit comprimé détergent (20). Le comprimé (1) possède une contrainte de rupture diamétrale comprise entre 15 et 65 kPa, le système d'emballage (3) étant formé au moins en partie d'un matériau (31) possédant une aptitude au concassage à plat comprise entre 50 et 800 kPa.
EP99942609A 1998-03-30 1999-03-22 Produit sous emballage comportant des comprimes Revoked EP1121306B1 (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP99942609A EP1121306B1 (fr) 1998-03-30 1999-03-22 Produit sous emballage comportant des comprimes

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP98870061 1998-03-30
EP98870061A EP0947443A1 (fr) 1998-03-30 1998-03-30 Produit emballé contenant des tablettes
EP99942609A EP1121306B1 (fr) 1998-03-30 1999-03-22 Produit sous emballage comportant des comprimes
PCT/IB1999/000477 WO1999050154A1 (fr) 1998-03-30 1999-03-22 Produit sous emballage comportant des comprimes

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EP1121306A1 true EP1121306A1 (fr) 2001-08-08
EP1121306B1 EP1121306B1 (fr) 2003-03-19

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EP98870061A Withdrawn EP0947443A1 (fr) 1998-03-30 1998-03-30 Produit emballé contenant des tablettes
EP99942609A Revoked EP1121306B1 (fr) 1998-03-30 1999-03-22 Produit sous emballage comportant des comprimes

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EP98870061A Withdrawn EP0947443A1 (fr) 1998-03-30 1998-03-30 Produit emballé contenant des tablettes

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EP (2) EP0947443A1 (fr)
JP (1) JP2002509846A (fr)
DE (1) DE69906114T2 (fr)
WO (1) WO1999050154A1 (fr)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2022207198A1 (fr) * 2021-04-01 2022-10-06 Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa Unité de détergent en monodose

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Publication number Publication date
WO1999050154A1 (fr) 1999-10-07
EP0947443A1 (fr) 1999-10-06
JP2002509846A (ja) 2002-04-02
DE69906114D1 (de) 2003-04-24
DE69906114T2 (de) 2003-12-04
EP1121306B1 (fr) 2003-03-19

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