EP2505348A2 - Formung von Blattmaterialien - Google Patents

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EP2505348A2
EP2505348A2 EP12162243A EP12162243A EP2505348A2 EP 2505348 A2 EP2505348 A2 EP 2505348A2 EP 12162243 A EP12162243 A EP 12162243A EP 12162243 A EP12162243 A EP 12162243A EP 2505348 A2 EP2505348 A2 EP 2505348A2
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sheet material
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Richard Turnoch
Nigel Davis
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Chesapeake Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B31B50/59—Shaping sheet material under pressure
    • B31B50/592—Shaping sheet material under pressure using punches or dies
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B31B50/59—Shaping sheet material under pressure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2100/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs
    • B31B2100/002—Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs characterised by the shape of the blank from which they are formed
    • B31B2100/0024—Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs characterised by the shape of the blank from which they are formed having all side walls attached to the bottom
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2110/00—Shape of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B31B2110/20—Shape of rigid or semi-rigid containers having a curved cross section, e.g. circular

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  • the present invention relates to forming a sheet material, particularly a fibre based sheet material, for example paperboard, used for example in packaging.
  • the sheet material may simply be retained around its edges and drawn into the female part by the male part.
  • the present invention seeks to overcome or at least mitigate this problem.
  • the present invention provides a method for forming an extensible sheet material comprising:
  • the invention provides a tool for forming an extensible sheet material, the tool comprising:
  • the non-planar surfaces may take a number of forms.
  • the surfaces may be formed with interengaging clamping formations.
  • a series of clamping formations may be provided one outside the other to improve the clamping effect.
  • the surfaces may be provided with one or more interengaging step formations provided around the cavity.
  • the surfaces may be provided with one or more interengaging channel and rib formations.
  • the interengaging formations deform the sheet material through at least a 90° angle, thereby improving the retention.
  • the edges of the step or channel may therefore be perpendicular to the surrounding surface.
  • the step or channel may be formed at an angle to the vertical, for example within 20° of the vertical.
  • the clamping formation is positioned at an appropriate spacing from the mould cavity. This can be determined empirically for each application.
  • a channel may be 1 mm wide and the complementary rib 0.5 mm wide.
  • the channel may typically be 2 mm deep.
  • the end surface of the male tool part which is pressed into the sheet material is shaped to give the desired profile to the formed sheet product. It will be understood that the shape of the formed sheet will be determined by the male tool part.
  • the cavity in the female part does not need to closely complement the shape of the male tool part. However, depending on the intricacy of the shape being formed it may be desirable to have the male tool part bottom out in the female part cavity in order to provide the necessary definition. It is desirable that peripherally, the cavity should provide sufficient clearance with the male tool part so that it does not interfere with the deformation of the sheet material by the male tool part as it moves into the cavity.
  • the end surface of the tool part may be formed with a plurality of spaced apart projections each of which will form a blister formation on the formed sheet.
  • the female tool part may have a plurality of forming cavities each engaged by a corresponding male tool part.
  • the clamping may be effected around individual cavities or around the array of cavities, depending on the particular application.
  • the distance the male tool part is inserted into the female tool part will depend on the particular material being formed and the desired final shape of the sheet. The skilled person will be able empirically to determine how far the male tool part can be inserted without causing rupture or unacceptable thinning of the sheet material.
  • the male tool part and the periphery of the female forming cavity should preferably have no sharp edges which might cause tearing of the sheet material during its deformation.
  • the forming edges in the tool parts are preferably curved.
  • the material used in the invention is an extensible sheet material.
  • the material is an extensible fibre based sheet material for example a paperboard material such as a FibreForm board material produced by Billerud.
  • the material should preferably have an extensibility of at least 0.1 and more preferably at least 0.13.
  • extensibility is meant the strain at breakage of the material (as determined by IS01924-3:2005 (E) divided by 100.
  • the extensibility may also be expressed as a percentage, namely the extensibility multiplied by 100.
  • the material preferably has an extensibility of at least 10%, more preferably at least 13%.
  • the invention is preferably used in packaging. It allows shapes of package to be produced which previously could only have been produced by a plastics moulding technique. From a further aspect, therefore, the invention provides a container having a product containing pocket formed in a sheet material formed in accordance with the invention.
  • the invention provides a blister pack comprising a capsule receiving body having a plurality of capsule receiving pockets formed therein and formed from a stretched paper based board material and a film sealed over the pockets.
  • the first toll part 2 comprises a body 4 having an upper surface 6.
  • the upper surface 6 is formed with a channel 8 which surrounds an array of cavities 10.
  • the channel 8 and upper surface 6 together form a first non-planar clamping surface.
  • the first tool part 2 is of a moulded plastics material and the channel 8 may be formed by being moulded into the upper surface 6 or by being machined, e.g. milled or laser cut, into the upper surface 6 after moulding
  • the channel 8 is about 2 mm deep and 2 mm wide in this embodiment, but other sizes of channel 8 are contemplated within the scope of the invention.
  • the dimensions of the channel will be determined by, amongst other things, the thickness of the sheet material being formed.
  • Each cavity 10 is generally racetrack shaped in this embodiment and has an upper edge 12 which is rounded or chamfered. This is to avoid tearing or damaging of the sheet material as it is deformed around this edge 12.
  • each cavity tapers slightly inwardly, for example at an angle of 2 to 5° to the vertical.
  • the upper surface 6 is also formed with a number of locating apertures 16.
  • FIG. 2 shows a second tool part 20.
  • This second tool part 20 has a lower surface 22 (shown uppermost in Figure 2 for clarity purposes).
  • a central cavity 24 extends through the second tool part 20.
  • Arranged around the central cavity 24 is an upstanding rib 26.
  • the rib 26 and lower surface 22 together constitute a second non-planar clamping surface.
  • the rib 26 may for example be about 1.5 mm high and 1.0 mm wide and project at 90° to the lower surface 22 such that it may be received in the channel 8 of the first tool part 2 with a sheet of material arranged between them. Again the dimensions of the rib 26 are determined taking into account the thickness of the sheet material being formed.
  • the rib 26 is formed integrally with the second tool part 20, which is preferably moulded but it could for example be formed as a separate element mounted thereto.
  • the surface 22 is also provided with a number of locating members 28 for location in the locating apertures 16 of the first tool part 2.
  • the central cavity 24 of the second tool part 20 slidably receives a third, male tool part 30 shown in Figure 3 .
  • the male tool part 30 has outer wall 32 which is complementary in shape to the shape of the central cavity 24 and a lower end surface 34 (shown uppermost in Figure 3 for clarity).
  • the lower end surface 34 of the male tool part 30 is formed with a plurality of spaced apart projections 36. As shown in Figure 4 , these projections 36 are to be received in the cavities 10 of the female tool part 2 and as such are arranged in a complementary array to that of the cavities 10.
  • the shape of the lower surface 34 corresponds to the desired shape of the sheet product to be formed by the tool.
  • Each projection 36 has a flat lower surface 38 and an inclined side wall 40.
  • the edge 42 formed between the lower surface 38 and the side wall 40 is rounded or chamfered to avoid tearing of the sheet material as it is deformed about this edge 42.
  • the horizontal cross section of the projections 36 is generally complementary to that of the cavities 10, but the projections 36 are preferably dimensioned such that the side walls 40 of the projections 36 do not come into contact with the internal walls 14 of the cavities 10 or do not trap sheet material being formed between them.
  • the angle of inclination of the side walls 40 is greater than that of the internal walls 14, for example by 2° or more.
  • a piece of extensible fibre based sheet material 50 preferably of a paper based material for example a paperboard material is positioned on the upper surface 6 of the tool part 2 so as to project outwardly of the channel 8.
  • the sheet material should preferably have an extensibility of at least 0.10 (10%) and preferably at least 0.13 (13%).
  • Such paper based materials are available from, for example, Billerud AS.
  • the second tool part 20 is then placed over the first tool part 2 with the locating members 26 locating in the locating apertures 16. This properly aligns the first and second tool parts 2, 20 so that the rib 26 of the second tool part is located over the channel 8 of the first tool part 2.
  • first and second tool parts 2, 20 are then clamped together by suitable clamping means.
  • suitable clamping means for example, an external clamp such as a toggle clamp 52 illustrated schematically in Figure 4 may be provided between the mould parts.
  • fasteners may extend through the tool parts to clamp them together.
  • external pressure may simply be applied one or both of the tool parts. Any form of clamping is contemplated within the scope of the invention
  • the clamping will cause the rib 26 to push the sheet material 50 into the channel 8 thereby not only clamping the sheet material 50 between the opposed clamping surfaces 6, 22 but between the rib 26 and the channel 8 to provide additional clamping.
  • the male tool part 30 may be pressed onto the sheet material 50 such that the projections 36 enter the cavities 10.
  • the sheet material 50 will not be dragged into the cavities 10. Rather it will be stretched and drawn into the cavities 10 by the projections 36.
  • the rounding of the edges 12, 42 on the cavities 10 and the projections 36 will avoid tearing of the material at these points.
  • the clearance between the walls 14, 40 of the cavities and projections will allow the sheet material to be drawn smoothly into the cavities 10 by the male tool part 30.
  • the sheet material 50 will therefore assume the shape of the end surface 34 the male tool part 30 and will not be crimped or otherwise deformed due to slippage of the sheet material 50 in the tool.
  • the tool parts 2, 14 may be separated and the formed sheet removed.
  • the sheet may then be trimmed to remove excess material which may or may not include the deformed clamped part.
  • the sheet 50 will be preferably be trimmed to leave a peripheral flange of an appropriate size surrounding a plurality of blister-like formed pockets.
  • the pockets may then be filled with product and a film then sealed around the flange to close the pack.
  • the desired shape of the sheet material will depend on its final application.
  • the formed sheet is advantageously used in packaging, for example in the production of blister packs.
  • other packages are easily made using the described method.
  • the formed sheet may simply assume a tray-like shape after forming.
  • a single cavity and projection of the appropriate shape may be formed on the respective female and male tool parts.
  • Two formed sheet members may be joined together around their edges for example, to form a package.
  • An example of this type of packaging would be a clam-shell type package.
  • a living hinge may be formed in the sheet during the forming process and the formed sheet then folded about the hinge to form a package.
  • the invention is not limited to package production and the formed sheet may be used in any desired application.
  • the described rib/channel arrangement could be replaced by a step/step arrangement. i.e. with respective steps formed in the surfaces 6, 22.
  • the rib/channel could possibly be of other shapes e.g. V-shaped or U-shaped.
  • more than one set of interengaging formations may be provided. Thus there could be a series of two or more formations formed one outside the other.
  • the rib and channel may be formed on either of the first and second tool parts.
  • the rib may be integrally formed in the respective tool part or a separate member attached to it. It is also possible that the channel could be formed as a separate member inlaid into the respective tool part.
  • locating features such as those described may or may not be necessary and may be omitted in certain embodiments.

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