EP1714902A1 - Emballage avec une fermeture en forme de dôme - Google Patents

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EP1714902A1
EP1714902A1 EP05008628A EP05008628A EP1714902A1 EP 1714902 A1 EP1714902 A1 EP 1714902A1 EP 05008628 A EP05008628 A EP 05008628A EP 05008628 A EP05008628 A EP 05008628A EP 1714902 A1 EP1714902 A1 EP 1714902A1
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    • 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
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/18—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices using adhesive applied to integral parts, e.g. to flaps
    • B65D33/22—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices using adhesive applied to integral parts, e.g. to flaps using heat-activatable adhesive
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/008—Standing pouches, i.e. "Standbeutel"

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  • the invention relates to a packaging according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Another aspect of the invention is a method according to the preamble of claim 21.
  • Packaging of this type is used for a variety of commercial purposes.
  • One important application of such packaging is in the food industry, where packaging is used to stock and sell food in useful portions to keep the food fresh and protect it from environmental influences.
  • packaging Another important aspect of packaging is to make the products contained within it accessible to the user as conveniently as possible.
  • the opening of the packaging should be easy and possible to accomplish without aids.
  • the removal of the products should be easy.
  • the packaging can also be resealed after opening for the first time and opened and closed several times, in order to keep the products fresh in a partially opened package in this way.
  • German patent DE 196 12 102 a package according to the preamble of claim 1 is known.
  • the gusseted construction described there has a cuboid outer contour.
  • the packaging after DE 196 12 102 is suitable for the storage and protection of products and for machine packaging and product filling.
  • first and the second bag flags are so long that they can be brought together in an arc shape such that a dome-shaped closure is formed on the head side.
  • the packaging provided by the invention has a front, a back and two side surfaces, which are preferably each arranged at right angles to each other.
  • the bottom-side closure can be carried out in any desired manner and is preferably designed such that a flat standing surface is formed by the bottom surface.
  • the tube, from which the entire package is preferably made in one piece, can be made in a seamless tube or formed by connecting the longitudinal edges of a film layer. In the latter case, the packaging has a between bottom-side and head-side closure extending longitudinal seam.
  • the top-side closure of the packaging according to the invention allows an attractive design of the packaging exterior, without thereby making the production of packaging and backfilling of the product appreciably more difficult and expensive.
  • the packaging according to the invention can be produced on known production equipment by slight modification.
  • the packaging according to the invention differs in appearance externally substantially from known packaging and thereby stands out in the product presentation positively from other packaging.
  • the dome shape achieved by the packaging according to the invention is formed by the first and second bag flags preferably combined approximately centrally.
  • the arched shape of the first and second bag flags is curved about an axis extending perpendicular to the front and back surfaces.
  • the curved surface formed by the dome-shaped end is parallel to this axis.
  • the dome-shaped closure may be the same width as the underlying package or may be wider than this.
  • the bag flags are formed in two layers.
  • the hose side portion is partially superimposed with the lateral front portion of the hose and the other part with the lateral rear portion of the hose.
  • the hose side portion is exactly half of the lateral front portion and the other half with the lateral rear portion of the hose superimposed.
  • the web of this H's are formed by the middle parts of the front and rear portion of the hose and the legs of the H's are formed by the bag lugs, preferably starting from the middle web of the H's each Thigh section through the superposed hose side portion and a lateral front and a side rear portion of the hose is formed.
  • the closed bag flag can have a greater width than the unlocked bag flag.
  • closed bag flag should be understood in this context that bag flag, which is closed by welding or sealing at its end itself.
  • the unlocked bag flag is not or at least not completely sealed or welded at this end and allows for opening, unfolding etc., the removal of products. In many cases, however, it is desirable to also seal the unlocked bag flag for preserving the product and sealing the package.
  • the closure of the unlocked bag flag should be done in a manner that allows the consumer to easily open the unlocked bag flag. For this purpose, it is advantageous if the unlocked bag flag is narrower than the closed bag flag.
  • the sealing or welding of the unlocked bag flag should be understood in itself. It is often difficult or unreliable manufacturing technology to achieve that the unlocked bag flag is completely closed with an adhesive tape or sealing tape. Often, due to the folding occurring in the lateral edge region, there is a small opening which allows the entry of air into the package in / out of the package and consequently jeopardizes the preservation of the products in the package. This disadvantage can be avoided by sealing or welding the unlocked bag flag in its lateral edge area.
  • a central opening portion of the unlocked bag flag remains, which can be securely closed in a simple manner with an adhesive tape or sealing tape.
  • This embodiment can be used in particular when the unlocked bag flag has a same width or even a greater width than the closed bag flag.
  • the lateral sealing / welding may be sufficient so that the central, unsealed area is again narrower than the closed bag flag.
  • the seal in the lateral edge region of the unlocked bag flag can be designed so that a narrow pouring opening is formed.
  • the seal for opening the bag flag can become wider and / or converge to achieve this opening design.
  • the opening is then narrower than the bag flag itself and also narrower than the unsealed center portion of the bag flag at the foot of the bag flag.
  • sealing band allows repeated opening and reclosing.
  • the consumer can remove the products in a simpler manner by opening the sealing tape through the unlocked bag flag and then reseal the packaging and reopen several times.
  • both bag lugs are closed, in particular sealed or glued.
  • a package is provided which protects the products packed therein safely against environmental influences and preserved.
  • the bag flags or a bag flag can be opened by cutting off the closure area or tearing open in order to be able to remove the products in this way.
  • a middle section which is arranged between the first and second bag flags and which is formed by placing a central front section on a central rear section of the tube, which are arranged in extension of the head or rear surface , In this way, a large-volume package is provided relative to the outer surface, and easily allows attractive exterior design.
  • the middle section may in particular be closed, for example sealed or adhesively bonded. In this way, the products in the packaging are safely protected and preserved against environmental influences.
  • a recess in the central portion is present, so that an inward folding of the bag flags is facilitated.
  • a recess may be formed in the form of a slot or a recess and makes it possible to fold the bag lugs in the direction of the central portion, without the stiffness of the central portion and the required in the absence of a recess concavity or folding of the central portion would hinder this Ein incidentfaltung.
  • the recess may preferably be formed so that it reaches up to the bag flags.
  • a sealing portion of the middle section extending parallel to the bottom of the packaging is folded over to support the dome shape.
  • the sealing portion may be glued or welded to achieve further stability with one or both bag flags.
  • a sealing portion of the central portion extending parallel to the bottom of the package may include a window for suspending the package on a stick or for attaching an adduct to the package.
  • a closure adhesive tape in particular a closure adhesive tape allowing a multiple opening and resealing, for connecting the bag flags to one another.
  • a sealing tape allows a simple way a dimensionally stable closure of the packaging. Often it is advantageous if a re-closure is possible after opening the package. This can be provided, for example, by making the sealing tape suitable for repeated opening and closing, i. H. does not lose its adhesive power after a single opening.
  • the closure band has means for indicating a first-time opening of the packaging, in particular a perforation.
  • Consumer safety requires that a package can be easily viewed, whether it is still in the original closed state or whether an opening has already taken place. This can be achieved, for example, by appropriate means on the closure band. Often a seal label is used for these purposes.
  • this display function into the closure band, for example by tearing open a perforation of the closure band during the first opening.
  • a disposable closure tape may be present to indicate a first opening of the package and a reclosure tape to open and close the package several times.
  • the disposable closure tape which may be, for example, a paper adhesive label, the original condition of the package can be assessed and after reopening the packaging with the re-closure tape can be achieved.
  • the bag flags are so long that they overlap at their ends. In this way, a particularly stable packaging, which allows a secure closure option by connecting the bag flags.
  • an adhesive in particular a multiple opening and reclosing permitting adhesive for connecting the bag flags in the region of their overlap
  • Such an adhesive may, for example, serve as a hot melt adhesive which is applied to one or both bags in the area of the overlap and which preferably does not lose its adhesive force even after repeated opening and reclosing.
  • a mouthpiece in particular a closable mouthpiece, for direct removal of the product from the packaging is used.
  • a mouthpiece which may for example consist of a pipe section with a screw cap, allows a particularly clean removal of products and is particularly suitable when liquid or free-flowing products are packed in the package.
  • the mouthpiece may for example be glued or welded into the bag flag and in this way firmly connected to the packaging.
  • Another aspect of the invention is a method of making the above-described package characterized by the features of claim 21.
  • the method makes it possible to produce the packaging according to the invention in a particularly cost-effective and efficient manner.
  • the method can be developed by forming the tube from a flat sheet by folding and joining the longitudinal edges.
  • the packaging according to the invention is produced from a simple starting material.
  • the flat layer is preferably embossed along two longitudinal folds by 180 °, so that the longitudinal edges in a certain area to overlap and in this overlap region, a connection along the longitudinal edges, for example by gluing or welding, can be achieved.
  • a product is filled into the packaging.
  • the product can be filled in the product packaging in the packaging machine.
  • a recess is introduced into the tube between the bag flags, in particular by punching or cutting, in order to facilitate the arcuate combination of the bag flags.
  • the recess may preferably be introduced after forming the bag flags by means of punching or by means of a cutting process.
  • the recess is preferably rectangular and extends to just before the bag flags.
  • the unlocked bag flag is sealed in its lateral edge region. In this way, a secure edge seal of the unlocked bag flag is achieved, thus allowing the temporary closure of the unlocked bag flag.
  • the unlocked bag flag is placed over the closed bag flag and sealed by means of a sealing tape.
  • a downstream sealing tape application process is carried out, which closes the unlocked bag flag and thus ensures the preservation of the products in the packaging.
  • This closure by means of a sealing tape can be opened by the consumer in a simple manner and be removed in this way by the unlocked bag flag products.
  • the bag flags are connected to one another by means of a resealable adhesive, in particular a hot melt adhesive or an adhesive strip.
  • a resealable adhesive in particular a hot melt adhesive or an adhesive strip.
  • hot melt adhesive is reliable and easy to deploy in a production plant.
  • the method according to the invention can be developed by inserting a mouthpiece into one of the bag lugs.
  • a further aspect of the invention is a packaging blank according to claim 31.
  • a packaging blank formed in this way is suitable for the production of a packaging of the previously described type, in particular with the method of the type described above.
  • the packaging blank according to the invention is characterized in that it has corresponding sections having, for the respective front, rear and side sections and the bottom-side and the head-side closing section are formed.
  • the packaging blank according to the invention is distinguished, for example, by appropriate printing in order to achieve a corresponding appearance of the individual sections in the finished packaging or can have a pre-embossing, prefolding or the like at the boundaries of the respective sections in order to facilitate a corresponding folding.
  • the packaging blank according to the invention can be developed according to the features of claims 32 to 34.
  • a recess portion and an overlap of the bag flags can be made possible.
  • the recess portion may already be formed in the packaging blank as a recess or be designed as a correspondingly marked, for example, unprinted field.
  • a package according to the invention includes a front surface 10, a rear surface 20, and a first side surface 30 and a second side surface 40 connecting the front surface 10 and the rear surface 20 at their side edges 11, 12, and 21, 22, respectively ,
  • the front, rear and side surfaces are arranged at right angles to each other in the lower region of the package and closed by a bottom-side closure 50.
  • the bottom-side closure 50 is formed by folding, sealing and adhering film portions arranged downward in extension of the front, rear and side surfaces.
  • the package according to the invention has a different closure of the bottom-side closure, which is shown in Figure 1 in an intermediate production state.
  • the head-side closure is formed from two bag flags, a first bag flag 61 and a second bag flag 62.
  • the first bag flag 61 is composed of a front bag flag portion formed by laying a side front portion 13 of the front surface on a side surface portion 31 and a rear bag flag portion. which is formed by placing a lateral rear portion 21 of the back 20 on a side surface portion 32, together.
  • the second bag flag is formed by a lateral front portion 14 which is collapsed with a side surface portion 41 and a lateral rear portion 24 which is collapsed with a side surface portion 42.
  • a recess 63 is arranged, which is surrounded by welded edges 64.
  • FIG. 2 shows the packaging according to the invention in the opened state.
  • the first bag flag 61 is unlocked and can be opened by pulling the superimposed side surface sections and lateral front and rear sections to a pouring opening 65, which makes it possible to empty pourable, pourable or pourable material from the packaging interior.
  • the first bag flag is sealed in its lateral edge region 66, 67 for sealing.
  • FIG. 3 shows the packaging according to the invention after opening or closing the dome-shaped, head-side closure.
  • the two bag tabs 61, 62 are folded for this purpose so that the side surfaces 30 with the side surface portions 31, 32 and the side surface 40 with the side surface portions 41, 42 are flat and the side surface portions 31, 32, 41, 42 above the packing volume 70 of the packaging can be merged arcuately in the direction of the recess.
  • the lateral head and rear portions 13, 14 and 23, 24 are thereby in a plane rotated by 90 ° to the front or rear surface of the package.
  • Figure 4 shows a plan view of the package in a state in which the bag flags 61, 62 are not merged arcuate, but are perpendicular to the top. It can be seen the H-shape, by the juxtaposed edges of Schlauch brieflyen-, back and front portions 31, 32, 41, 42, 23, 24, 13, 14 and the intermediate recess 63 with the merged there front and back surface 10th 20 is formed.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 show the packaging according to the invention in the closed state.
  • the bag flags 61, 62 are brought together in an arc shape and form a dome shape 60 from.
  • the bag tabs 61, 62 overlap in a region 66 and are joined together by a sealing tape 80 and thus fixed in the dome shape.
  • the sealing tape 80 allows a repeated opening and closing of the package according to the invention by being coated with a glue that adheres several times.
  • FIG. 7 shows a packaging blank for producing the packaging according to the invention.
  • the packaging blank is made of a single or multi-layer film and divided into several sections, which form the front, rear and side sections and the top and bottom closure after production of the packaging.
  • the illustrated packaging blank comprises a front surface portion 110, a rear surface portion 120a, b, a first side surface portion 130, and a second side surface portion 140.
  • Bottom-side closing portions 121a, b, 131, 111 and 141 are arranged downward in extension of these front, rear and side surface portions.
  • a lateral rear surface portion 123 Opposite are in extension of the front, rear and side surface portions, a lateral rear surface portion 123, a head-side side surface portion 131, 132, a head-side front surface portion 113, 114, 115, a head-side second side surface portion 141, 142 and a head-side side rear surface portion 124 is arranged.
  • a recess portion 163a is arranged in the head-side front surface portion 113, 114.
  • recess sections 163b are arranged in the head-side rear surface sections 123, 124, which lie in coincidence with the recess section 163a when the packaging is folded.
  • Fig. 8 shows a version of the open bag flag in which a narrow opening 65a is formed by the seal (66a, 67a) in the lateral edge area by making the seal wider towards the opening.
  • Fig. 9 shows a version of the bag flag with inserted mouthpiece 90.
  • the Mundtsück is closed with a screw cap 91 and is preferably already inserted before forming the package in a bag flag and fixed therein.

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EP0580989A1 (fr) * 1992-06-04 1994-02-02 Rodney Haydn Imer Poche pour des matériaux liquides, pâteux ou granulaires et procédé de sa fabrication
DE19612102A1 (de) * 1996-03-27 1997-10-02 Bloemer Maria Verpackung mit einer durch Faltung erzeugbaren Kopf- und/oder Bodenfläche
US6030652A (en) * 1997-08-05 2000-02-29 Hanus; John Food bag featuring gusset opening, method of making the food bag, and method of using the food bag

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EP0580989A1 (fr) * 1992-06-04 1994-02-02 Rodney Haydn Imer Poche pour des matériaux liquides, pâteux ou granulaires et procédé de sa fabrication
DE19612102A1 (de) * 1996-03-27 1997-10-02 Bloemer Maria Verpackung mit einer durch Faltung erzeugbaren Kopf- und/oder Bodenfläche
US6030652A (en) * 1997-08-05 2000-02-29 Hanus; John Food bag featuring gusset opening, method of making the food bag, and method of using the food bag

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