EP2097177B1 - Equipment for making a dual component pack tray - Google Patents

Equipment for making a dual component pack tray Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP2097177B1
EP2097177B1 EP07866498A EP07866498A EP2097177B1 EP 2097177 B1 EP2097177 B1 EP 2097177B1 EP 07866498 A EP07866498 A EP 07866498A EP 07866498 A EP07866498 A EP 07866498A EP 2097177 B1 EP2097177 B1 EP 2097177B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
gluing
pad
glue
equipment according
articulated
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Not-in-force
Application number
EP07866498A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2097177A2 (en
Inventor
Marie-Claude Dropsy
Philippe Dropsy
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Publication of EP2097177A2 publication Critical patent/EP2097177A2/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP2097177B1 publication Critical patent/EP2097177B1/en
Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C1/00—Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating
    • B05C1/02—Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to separate articles
    • B05C1/027—Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to separate articles only at particular parts of the articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C1/00—Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating
    • B05C1/04—Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length
    • B05C1/06—Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length by rubbing contact, e.g. by brushes, by pads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C7/00—Apparatus specially designed for applying liquid or other fluent material to the inside of hollow work
    • 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
    • B31B2105/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by assembling separate sheets, blanks or webs
    • 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
    • B31B2120/00—Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B31B2120/40—Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers lined or internally reinforced
    • B31B2120/402—Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers lined or internally reinforced by applying a liner to already made boxes, e.g. opening or distending of the liner or the box
    • 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
    • B31B50/60—Uniting opposed surfaces or edges; Taping
    • B31B50/62—Uniting opposed surfaces or edges; Taping by adhesives
    • B31B50/622—Applying glue on already formed boxes

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to the general field of packaging; it relates more particularly to a new installation structure for the manufacture of a sealed tray constituted by the assembly of an outer casing, made of relatively rigid material, such as for example cardboard, and an inner lining consisting of a thermoformed plastic film that seals the tray.
  • the outer envelope is secured to the inner plastic film by the implementation of a sizing operation, the adhesive being applied to the inner face of said outer envelope by spraying or projection.
  • the applicants have therefore developed a new facility for manufacturing a two-component container, allowing rapid, precise and repetitive application of the adhesive on one or more determined zones of the outer envelope, in a simple and effective manner.
  • This new installation is of the type described in the document FR-2,883,223 , that is to say that it is suitable for the manufacture of a tray whose body, formed of a bottom element associated with a sidewall belt, consists of an outer envelope of rigid material or semi-rigid, made for example of cardboard, lined internally with an attached waterproof plastic film, said plastic film being secured to said envelope by gluing on one or more areas to form the assembly area or areas between the two materials, and it comprises, in particular, a sizing station comprising at least one sizing member of the buffer type mounted on a support structure, this sizing member being able to come into contact with at least part of the face internal of at least one of the side walls of said outer envelope, to form said sizing area.
  • the sizing pad or pads consist of at least one block of porous material capable, on the one hand, of being loaded with adhesive by a diffusion phenomenon within said block of porous material, and of secondly, to deposit the adhesive by contact possibly associated with compression on said gluing area; in addition, this or these sizing pads are mounted on their support structure by means allowing their maneuvering deployment and folding, between, on the one hand, an extended position, wherein said pad comes into contact with said sizing area for depositing the adhesive, and secondly, a folded position, wherein said sizing pad is remote from the outer envelope of said tray, in particular to allow the input and output movements of said outer shells, respectively in said sizing station and out of it.
  • This installation has the particular advantage of ensuring a removal of glue always precisely in the same place on the inner face of the outer carton.
  • the means allowing the operation in deployment and folding of the buffer or buffers ensure the displacement of the latter or them between two end positions, one folded inwardly and the other deployed towards outside.
  • the sizing means comprise at least two sizing pads, each capable of depositing glue on at least a portion of two of said walls side.
  • the sizing pad or pads are each mounted on a support by means of a jack allowing the maneuvering of said one or more associated sizing pads between the deployed and folded positions mentioned above.
  • the support structure of the sizing pads is in the form of a central support axis, vertical or substantially vertical, on which is articulated at least one deployable arm associated with maneuvering means, and whose free end carries a sizing pad, said operating means ensuring the deployment displacement and folding of said arm or said deployable arms relative to said central support axis.
  • the deployable arm or arms cooperate with a slider operable on the height of the central support shaft, moved by means of a control cylinder, the movements in translation of said slider ensuring the maneuvers in deployment and folding of said said deployable arms.
  • the glue supply means comprise at least one reservoir associated with a glue feed circuit to at least one of the porous material blocks, which feed circuit comprises means for flow control, particularly of the pump, solenoid valve and / or manual valve type.
  • the figures 1 A to 1 D show some steps of the manufacture of a two-component tray in an installation according to the invention, namely the sizing of the inner face of the outer casing and the introduction of the film. waterproof plastic.
  • the gluing method used here consists of a glue removal on one or more areas of the inner face of the outer envelope by a buffering operation, so as to apply the glue by simple contact.
  • the figure 1 A presents the outer casing 1 of the tray suitably positioned within a sizing station 2 according to the invention.
  • the outer casing 1 is made of suitable material, preferably cardboard (compact or corrugated, preferably recyclable cardboard type). It is composed in this case of a bottom wall 1 is associated with a peripheral belt of side walls 1b slightly outwardly flared to form an assembly having the general shape of a truncated pyramid.
  • suitable material preferably cardboard (compact or corrugated, preferably recyclable cardboard type). It is composed in this case of a bottom wall 1 is associated with a peripheral belt of side walls 1b slightly outwardly flared to form an assembly having the general shape of a truncated pyramid.
  • This casing 1 is made by placing in volume a cardboard blank suitably cut and grooved; it can also be obtained by molding a paper pulp, for example.
  • the outer casing 1 may be made of a cellular plastic material; it can also be achieved by the combination of different materials, for example a mixed cardboard / wood unrolled.
  • the nature and the thickness of the material constituting the outer casing 1 are chosen according to the dimensions of the tray and according to its destination.
  • the sizing station 2 comprises a frame 3, vertically movable, carrying a central support structure 4 on which are mounted here two sizing members 5 by means of maneuvering means 6.
  • the operating means 6 in question provide control of the associated sizing members 5, between outwardly deployed positions and folded inwardly.
  • the buffers 5 are shown in the folded position, and grouped on the side of the central support structure 4.
  • the sizing members 5 are buffers, able to come into contact with a portion of the inner face of the outer shell 1 (and in particular a portion of the side walls 1b ), to each constitute a sizing area.
  • the sizing pads 5 comprise a support body 5 has, driven by the actuating means 6 mentioned above, provided with at least one porous material block 5 b (e.g., cellular foam type) adapted to to be loaded in glue by a phenomenon of diffusion.
  • This glue comes from loading means 7, here comprising an adhesive reservoir 7a associated with a supply circuit 7b (for example in the form of flexible tubes) comprising conventional flow control means 7c (for example of the pump type, solenoid valve and / or manual valve).
  • FIG. 1 D The stages of figures 1 B to 1 D detail the sizing operation of the outer casing 1 by the implementation of this sizing station 2 ( figures 1 B and 1 C ), then the assembly of the inner thermoplastic film ( figure 1 D ).
  • the frame 3 of the gluing station 2 is maneuvered downwards, towards the outer envelope 1 underlying. Simultaneously, or alternatively when the frame 3 reaches its low end position, the operating means 6 are driven outwardly, so that its sizing pads 5 (foam impregnated with glue) come into operation. contact with the side walls 1b opposite the outer casing 1 to deposit the adhesive by contact (possibly associated with a phenomenon of compression).
  • the buffers 5 are extracted from the outer casing 1 so as to return to their initial position ( figure 1 C ).
  • the buffers 5 are controlled in inverse motions of those used during sizing (described above in relation to the figures 1 A and 1 B ). More specifically, the operating means 6 are driven inward, so that the associated bonding pads 5 come into a folded end position, away from the side walls 1b of the outer casing 1 of the tray; in addition, the chassis 3 is driven according to an upward vertical movement, so as to extract the buffers 5 from the bulk of the outer casing 1.
  • the adhesive is deposited in the form of lines or strips 10.
  • the shape, the surface and the positioning of these strips or lines of glue 10 are a function of the desired connection structure between the outer shell 1 and the inner plastic film reported.
  • the porous blocks 5b are shaped accordingly.
  • the outer envelope 1 thus glued is removed from the gluing station 2, to be transported to the next station where the inner thermoplastic film 11 is attached, as shown schematically on the figure 1 D.
  • the plastic film 11 can be directly thermoformed in the outer casing 1. It is for example set up by means of a thermoforming matrix (conventional in the field concerned). Alternatively, the plastic film 11 may be thermoformed beforehand and then returned to the outer envelope 1.
  • the porous blocks 5b of the buffers 5 are permanently reloaded with glue by the loading means 7, to allow the successive operations of gluing.
  • the reservoir 7 has fed the system by gravity or by means of a pump; the flow of the glue is adjusted according to the needs while playing, if necessary, the diameter or the opening time of the supply valve, or the pressure supplied by the feed pump.
  • the finished product obtained thus consists of a tray comprising an outer casing 1 lined internally with a thermoformed plastic film 11; these two materials are assembled and held together with the other hand the bonding areas 10.
  • the bonding areas consist of continuous or discontinuous lines or strips, formed only at the upper edges of the four side walls of the truncated pyramid belt of the tray, so as to allow easy separation of the outer casing 1 and its internal lining 11 after use, for recycling materials.
  • the installation comprises means of simultaneous transport of a plurality of outer envelopes 1, juxtaposed with respect to each other; it also comprises a sizing station 2 whose chassis 3 is equipped with a suitable number of support assemblies 4 / pads 5, for the simultaneous application of the adhesive on said external envelopes 1 juxtaposed.
  • this type of bonding by gluing makes it possible to apply the glue in a single operation, in a precise, fast and reliable manner on specific zones of the outer envelope 1.
  • the corresponding installation allows the gluing of the outer casing 1 of the tray with many types of glue, normally difficult to apply by spraying, for example acrylic glues.
  • acrylic glues is particularly advantageous for their heat resistance characteristics, which makes it particularly possible, in the context of an application in the food industry, to cook or reheat food directly in the food industry. their packaging tray.
  • the number of buffers and the shape of their active face depend on the conformation of the side wall belt 1b of the outer casing 1.
  • the means of sizing advantageously comprise two sizing pads 5, each capable of coming to deposit glue on two side walls vis-à-vis, or four buffers adapted to glue said four side walls.
  • the support structure 4 can be equipped with an additional buffer and accessory, capable of coming into contact with the bottom wall 1a, to deposit the glue also by buffering.
  • FIGS. 2 to 4 show particular structures of the sizing station 2, in accordance with that described above in relation to the figure 1 , belonging to complete facilities for manufacturing two-component trays (the loading means 7, identical to those described above, are not shown to simplify the description).
  • figures 2 A and 2 B show a first possible embodiment of the sizing station 2, its sizing pads 5 being each mounted on the support structure 4 by means of actuating means 6 in the form of pneumatic cylinders 16.
  • Figures 3 and 4 illustrate for their part (schematically) buffers 5 mounted on their support structure 4 via operating means 6 of the pantograph type.
  • the support structure 4 is in the general form of a central support axis, vertical or substantially vertical, on which are articulated deployable arms 17, the free end carries one of the bonding pad 5.
  • These arms 17 are operable relative to the central support axis 4 between folded end positions ( figures 3 A and 4 A ) and deployed ( figures 3 B and 4 B ).
  • a slider 18 is provided to move over the height of the central support axis 4, its movements in translation ensuring maneuvers deployment and folding of the arms 17; a pneumatic cylinder (not shown) is implanted so as to ensure the operation of the slide 18.
  • the deployable arms 17 are articulated at the lower end of the central axis support 4, each around a horizontal or substantially horizontal axis (not shown) here parallel to the side wall 1b opposite to be glued.
  • the slider 18 cooperates with each of the arms 17 via an intermediate arm 19, one end of which is articulated on said slider 18 and whose other end is articulated on the associated deployable arm 17, at a point located between its two ends.
  • one of the ends of the deployable arms 17 is articulated on the slide 18.
  • the intermediate arms 19 are each articulated, on the one hand, at the lower end of the central support axis 4, and on the other hand, on one of the deployable arms 17, according to a point d articulation between the two ends.
  • the return of the slide 18 upwards ensures the movement of the deployable arms 17 in the folded position towards the inside, also corresponding to a folded position of the different sizing pads 5; in this position, the chassis 3 having been raised, the outer casings 1 can be placed on the gluing station 2, or be extracted from this station, without being impeded by the gluing means 4, 5, 6.

Landscapes

  • Making Paper Articles (AREA)
  • Cartons (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Buffer Packaging (AREA)

Abstract

The installation has gluing pads (5) with a porous material block (5b) filled with glue e.g. acrylic glue using diffusion phenomenon and to deposit the glue using compression phenomenon. The pads are mounted on a central support structure (4) via an operating unit (6). The unit operates the pads between a deployed position, in which the pads contact with a gluing area to apply the glue on the area, and a folded position, in which the pads are remote from an outer envelope (1) to permit inward and outward movements of the envelope respectively inside and outside a gluing station (2).

Description

La présente invention concerne le domaine général de l'emballage ; elle concerne plus particulièrement une nouvelle structure d'installation pour la fabrication d'une barquette étanche constituée par l'assemblage d'une enveloppe externe, réalisée en matériau relativement rigide, comme par exemple du carton, et d'un doublage intérieur constitué d'un film plastique thermoformé qui assure l'étanchéité de la barquette.The present invention relates to the general field of packaging; it relates more particularly to a new installation structure for the manufacture of a sealed tray constituted by the assembly of an outer casing, made of relatively rigid material, such as for example cardboard, and an inner lining consisting of a thermoformed plastic film that seals the tray.

Dans les barquettes bi-composants connues à ce jour, par exemple décrites dans le document FR-2 826 937 , l'enveloppe externe est solidarisée avec le film plastique interne par la mise en oeuvre d'une opération d'encollage, la colle étant appliquée sur la face interne de ladite enveloppe externe par pulvérisation ou projection.In two-component trays known to date, for example described in the document FR-2 826 937 , the outer envelope is secured to the inner plastic film by the implementation of a sizing operation, the adhesive being applied to the inner face of said outer envelope by spraying or projection.

Or, certaines colles intéressantes pour l'assemblage de barquettes dont le contenu est ultérieurement destiné à être cuit ou réchauffé, sont difficilement applicables par cette méthode de pulvérisation ; c'est le cas par exemple pour certaines colles de type acrylique.However, some glues of interest for the assembly of trays whose content is subsequently intended to be cooked or reheated, are difficult to apply by this spraying method; this is the case, for example, for certain acrylic-type glues.

De plus, la pulvérisation ne constitue pas toujours une méthode d'application propre et efficace. Cette forme d'application de la colle provoque, de manière générale, des salissures de l'environnement, ce qui est préjudiciable à une production industrielle des barquettes, en particulier dans le domaine agro-alimentaire.In addition, spraying is not always a clean and efficient method of application. This form of application of the glue generally causes environmental soiling, which is detrimental to an industrial production trays, especially in the agri-food sector.

Pour remédier à ces inconvénients, les demandeurs ont développé une installation originale décrite dans le document FR-2 883 223 .
En substance, cette installation comporte un poste d'encollage comprenant les éléments structurels suivants :

  • au moins un organe d'encollage de type tampon, apte à être chargé en colle sur au moins une partie de sa surface, et apte à venir au contact de la ou des zones à encoller de l'enveloppe externe de la barquette, pour la dépose de la colle, et
  • des moyens pour le chargement en colle dudit organe d'encollage, comprenant une surface plane d'alimentation en colle, ces moyens de chargement étant conformés pour déposer la colle sur ladite partie de surface dudit organe d'encollage.
Dans cette invention, l'organe d'encollage consiste en un corps réalisé en matière élastique, apte à être déformé entre une conformation de prélèvement de la colle dans laquelle sa ou ses surfaces devant être chargées en colle s'étendent en saillie dans un même plan, et une conformation d'encollage dans laquelle la ou les surfaces chargées en colle sont aptes à venir au contact de la ou les zones à encoller de l'enveloppe externe.
Cette structure particulière permet la dépose de colle de manière simple à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe externe de la barquette, juste avant l'opération de mise en place du revêtement plastique intérieur. Mais du fait de sa structure et des différents mouvements qu'il est amené à subir, le tampon encolleur peut quelquefois ne pas se désolidariser convenablement de l'enveloppe externe, après apposition de la colle. De plus, la zone de prise de colle du tampon n'est pas toujours strictement située au même endroit, du fait que l'on ne maitrise pas bien sa déformation ; ainsi, la zone de dépose de la colle sur l'enveloppe externe en carton présente certaines variations.To remedy these drawbacks, the applicants have developed an original installation described in the document FR-2,883,223 .
In essence, this installation includes a sizing station comprising the following structural elements:
  • at least one sizing member of the buffer type, capable of being loaded with adhesive on at least a part of its surface, and able to come into contact with the zone or areas to be glued to the outer envelope of the container, for the depositing the glue, and
  • means for the glue loading of said sizing member, comprising a planar surface for supplying glue, said loading means being shaped to deposit the glue on said surface portion of said sizing member.
In this invention, the sizing member consists of a body made of elastic material, able to be deformed between a pattern of removal of the adhesive in which its surface or surfaces to be loaded with adhesive project in a single plane, and a sizing conformation in which the charged surface or surfaces glue are able to come into contact with the area or areas to be glued to the outer envelope.
This particular structure allows the removal of glue in a simple manner inside the outer casing of the tray, just before the operation of setting up the inner plastic liner. But because of its structure and the different movements that it is to undergo, the glue pad may sometimes not properly separate from the outer envelope, after apposition of the glue. In addition, the buffer gluing zone is not always strictly located in the same place, because it does not control its deformation well; thus, the area of application of the glue on the outer cardboard envelope has certain variations.

Les demandeurs ont donc développé une nouvelle installation de fabrication d'une barquette bi-composants, permettant une application rapide, précise et répétitive de la colle sur une ou plusieurs zones déterminées de l'enveloppe externe, cela de manière simple et efficace.The applicants have therefore developed a new facility for manufacturing a two-component container, allowing rapid, precise and repetitive application of the adhesive on one or more determined zones of the outer envelope, in a simple and effective manner.

Cette nouvelle installation est du type de celle décrite dans le document FR-2 883 223 , c'est-à-dire - qu'elle est adaptée pour la fabrication d'une barquette dont le corps, formé d'un élément de fond associé à une ceinture de parois latérales, se compose d'une enveloppe externe en matériau rigide ou semi-rigide, réalisée par exemple en carton, doublée intérieurement d'un film plastique étanche rapporté, ledit film plastique étant solidarisé avec ladite enveloppe par encollage sur une ou plusieurs zones pour constituer la ou les zones d'assemblage entre les deux matériaux, et - qu'elle comprend, notamment, un poste d'encollage comportant au moins un organe d'encollage de type tampon monté sur une structure support, cet organe d'encollage étant apte à venir en contact avec une partie au moins de la face interne de l'une au moins des parois latérales de ladite enveloppe externe, pour constituer ladite zone d'encollage.
Conformément à l'invention, le ou les tampons d'encollage consistent en au moins un bloc de matière poreuse apte, d'une part, à être chargé en colle par un phénomène de diffusion au sein dudit bloc de matière poreuse, et d'autre part, à déposer la colle par contact associé éventuellement à une compression sur ladite zone d'encollage ; de plus, ce ou ces tampons d'encollage sont montés sur leur structure support par l'intermédiaire de moyens permettant leur manoeuvre en déploiement et en repliement, entre, d'une part, une position déployée, dans laquelle ledit tampon vient en contact avec ladite zone d'encollage pour y déposer la colle, et d'autre part, une position repliée, dans laquelle ledit tampon d'encollage est à distance de l'enveloppe externe de ladite barquette, notamment pour permettre les mouvements d'entrée et de sortie desdites enveloppes externes, respectivement dans ledit poste d'encollage et hors de celui-ci.This new installation is of the type described in the document FR-2,883,223 , that is to say that it is suitable for the manufacture of a tray whose body, formed of a bottom element associated with a sidewall belt, consists of an outer envelope of rigid material or semi-rigid, made for example of cardboard, lined internally with an attached waterproof plastic film, said plastic film being secured to said envelope by gluing on one or more areas to form the assembly area or areas between the two materials, and it comprises, in particular, a sizing station comprising at least one sizing member of the buffer type mounted on a support structure, this sizing member being able to come into contact with at least part of the face internal of at least one of the side walls of said outer envelope, to form said sizing area.
According to the invention, the sizing pad or pads consist of at least one block of porous material capable, on the one hand, of being loaded with adhesive by a diffusion phenomenon within said block of porous material, and of secondly, to deposit the adhesive by contact possibly associated with compression on said gluing area; in addition, this or these sizing pads are mounted on their support structure by means allowing their maneuvering deployment and folding, between, on the one hand, an extended position, wherein said pad comes into contact with said sizing area for depositing the adhesive, and secondly, a folded position, wherein said sizing pad is remote from the outer envelope of said tray, in particular to allow the input and output movements of said outer shells, respectively in said sizing station and out of it.

Cette installation présente notamment l'avantage d'assurer une dépose de colle toujours précisément au même endroit sur la face interne de l'enveloppe externe en carton.This installation has the particular advantage of ensuring a removal of glue always precisely in the same place on the inner face of the outer carton.

Selon une caractéristique particulièrement intéressante, les moyens permettant la manoeuvre en déploiement et en repliement du ou des tampons assurent le déplacement de ce ou ces derniers entre deux positions de fin de course, l'une repliée vers l'intérieur et l'autre déployée vers l'extérieur.According to a particularly interesting characteristic, the means allowing the operation in deployment and folding of the buffer or buffers ensure the displacement of the latter or them between two end positions, one folded inwardly and the other deployed towards outside.

Selon encore une caractéristique, pour la fabrication d'une barquette comportant une ceinture de quatre parois latérales, les moyens d'encollage comprennent au moins deux tampons d'encollage, aptes chacun à déposer de la colle sur au moins une partie de deux desdites parois latérales.According to another characteristic, for the manufacture of a tray comprising a belt of four side walls, the sizing means comprise at least two sizing pads, each capable of depositing glue on at least a portion of two of said walls side.

Selon une première forme particulière de réalisation, le ou les tampons d'encollage sont chacun montés sur un support par l'intermédiaire d'un vérin permettant la manoeuvre dudit ou desdits tampons d'encollage associés entre les positions déployée et repliée précitées.According to a first particular embodiment, the sizing pad or pads are each mounted on a support by means of a jack allowing the maneuvering of said one or more associated sizing pads between the deployed and folded positions mentioned above.

Selon une seconde forme de réalisation intéressante, la structure support des tampons d'encollage se présente sous la forme d'un axe central support, vertical ou sensiblement vertical, sur lequel est articulé au moins un bras déployable associé à des moyens de manoeuvre, et dont l'extrémité libre porte un tampon d'encollage, lesdits moyens de manoeuvre assurant le déplacement en déploiement et en repliement dudit ou desdits bras déployables par rapport audit axe central support. Dans ce cas, le ou les bras déployables coopèrent avec un coulisseau manoeuvrable sur la hauteur de l'axe central support, déplacé au moyen d'un vérin de pilotage, les mouvements en translation dudit coulisseau assurant les manoeuvres en déploiement et en repliement dudit ou desdits bras déployables.According to a second interesting embodiment, the support structure of the sizing pads is in the form of a central support axis, vertical or substantially vertical, on which is articulated at least one deployable arm associated with maneuvering means, and whose free end carries a sizing pad, said operating means ensuring the deployment displacement and folding of said arm or said deployable arms relative to said central support axis. In this case, the deployable arm or arms cooperate with a slider operable on the height of the central support shaft, moved by means of a control cylinder, the movements in translation of said slider ensuring the maneuvers in deployment and folding of said said deployable arms.

De manière avantageuse, cette dernière structure du poste d'encollage peut se présenter selon une configuration générale de type pantographe, à savoir :

  • le ou les bras déployables sont articulés au niveau de l'extrémité inférieure de l'axe central support, le coulisseau coopérant avec ledit ou lesdits bras déployables par l'intermédiaire d'un bras intermédiaire dont l'une des extrémités est articulée sur ledit coulisseau et dont l'autre extrémité est articulée sur ledit bras déployable associé, selon un point situé entre ses deux extrémités, ou
  • le ou les bras déployables sont articulés au niveau de l'une de leurs extrémités sur le coulisseau de l'axe support, un ou des bras intermédiaires de manoeuvre étant articulé(s), d'une part, au niveau de l'extrémité inférieure de l'axe central support, et d'autre part, sur l'un des bras déployables, selon un point d'articulation situé entre ses deux extrémités.
Advantageously, this latter structure of the sizing station can be in a general pantograph configuration, namely:
  • the deployable arm or arms are articulated at the lower end of the central support axis, the slide cooperating with said arm or deployable arms via an intermediate arm whose one end is articulated on said slide and whose other end is hinged to said associated deployable arm, at a point between its two ends, or
  • the deployable arm or arms are articulated at one of their ends on the slide of the support shaft, one or intermediate operating arms being articulated (s), on the one hand, at the lower end the central support axis, and secondly, on one of the deployable arms, according to a point of articulation between its two ends.

Selon une autre particularité, les moyens d'alimentation en colle comprennent au moins un réservoir associé à un circuit d'amenée de la colle jusqu'à l'un au moins des blocs de matière poreuse, lequel circuit d'amenée comporte des moyens de régulation du débit notamment de type pompe, électrovanne et/ou vanne manuelle.According to another feature, the glue supply means comprise at least one reservoir associated with a glue feed circuit to at least one of the porous material blocks, which feed circuit comprises means for flow control, particularly of the pump, solenoid valve and / or manual valve type.

L'invention sera encore illustrée, sans être aucunement limitée, par la description suivante de plusieurs formes de réalisations particulières, données uniquement à titre d'exemples et représentées sur les dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • les figures 1 A à 1D (figure 1) montrent, de manière générale et schématique, les principales étapes mises en oeuvre au sein d'un poste d'encollage conforme à l'invention pour la fabrication de barquettes bi-composants ;
  • les figures 2 A et 2B (figure 2) montrent, également de manière schématique, les principales étapes pour l'encollage d'une enveloppe externe au sein d'un poste d'encollage dont les tampons sont portés par des moyens de manoeuvre de type vérins ;
  • les figures 3A et 3B (figure 3) montrent, encore de manière schématique, les principales étapes mises en oeuvre au sein d'un poste d'encollage dont les tampons sont portés par des moyens de manoeuvre du type pantographe ;
  • les figures 4 A et 4B (figure 4) montrent, de manière schématique, un poste d'encollage dont les tampons sont portés encore par une structure de type pantographe, dont la structure constitue une alternative à celle de la figure 3 précitée.
The invention will be further illustrated, without being limited in any way, by the following description of several particular embodiments, given solely by way of example and shown in the accompanying drawings in which:
  • the figures 1 A to 1 D ( figure 1 ) show, generally and schematically, the main steps implemented in a sizing station according to the invention for the manufacture of two-component trays;
  • the figures 2 A and 2 B ( figure 2 ) show, also schematically, the main steps for sizing an outer envelope within a sizing station whose pads are carried by actuating means of the type cylinders;
  • the FIGS. 3A and 3B (FIG. 3 ) show, still schematically, the main steps implemented in a sizing station whose pads are carried by pantograph-type maneuvering means;
  • the figures 4 A and 4B ( figure 4 ) show, in a schematic way, a gluing station whose buffers are still carried by a pantograph type structure, the structure of which constitutes an alternative to that of the figure 3 supra.

Les figures 1 A à 1 D montrent quelques étapes de la fabrication d'une barquette bi-composants au sein d'une installation conforme à l'invention, à savoir l'encollage de la face interne de l'enveloppe externe et la mise en place du film plastique étanche.The figures 1 A to 1 D show some steps of the manufacture of a two-component tray in an installation according to the invention, namely the sizing of the inner face of the outer casing and the introduction of the film. waterproof plastic.

Comme détaillé par la suite, la méthode d'encollage mise en oeuvre consiste ici en une dépose de colle sur une ou plusieurs zones de la face interne de l'enveloppe externe par une opération de tamponnage, cela de manière à appliquer la colle par simple contact.As detailed below, the gluing method used here consists of a glue removal on one or more areas of the inner face of the outer envelope by a buffering operation, so as to apply the glue by simple contact.

La figure 1 A présente l'enveloppe externe 1 de la barquette convenablement positionnée au sein d'un poste d'encollage 2 conforme à l'invention.The figure 1 A presents the outer casing 1 of the tray suitably positioned within a sizing station 2 according to the invention.

L'enveloppe externe 1 est réalisée en matériau approprié, de préférence en carton (compact ou ondulé, avantageusement de type carton recyclable). Elle est composée en l'occurrence d'une paroi de fond 1a associée à une ceinture de parois latérales périphériques 1 b légèrement évasée vers l'extérieur pour former un ensemble en forme générale de tronc de pyramide.The outer casing 1 is made of suitable material, preferably cardboard (compact or corrugated, preferably recyclable cardboard type). It is composed in this case of a bottom wall 1 is associated with a peripheral belt of side walls 1b slightly outwardly flared to form an assembly having the general shape of a truncated pyramid.

Cette enveloppe 1 est élaborée par la mise en volume d'un flan de carton convenablement découpé et rainé ; elle peut aussi être obtenue par moulage d'une pâte à papier par exemple.This casing 1 is made by placing in volume a cardboard blank suitably cut and grooved; it can also be obtained by molding a paper pulp, for example.

Selon une variante, l'enveloppe externe 1 peut être réalisée en un matériau plastique alvéolaire ; elle peut aussi être réalisée par l'association de différents matériaux, par exemple d'un mixte carton/bois déroulé.According to a variant, the outer casing 1 may be made of a cellular plastic material; it can also be achieved by the combination of different materials, for example a mixed cardboard / wood unrolled.

De manière générale, la nature et l'épaisseur du matériau constitutif de l'enveloppe externe 1 sont choisies selon les dimensions de la barquette et selon sa destination.In general, the nature and the thickness of the material constituting the outer casing 1 are chosen according to the dimensions of the tray and according to its destination.

Le poste d'encollage 2 comprend un châssis 3, mobile verticalement, portant une structure support centrale 4 sur laquelle sont montés ici deux organes d'encollage 5 par l'intermédiaire de moyens de manoeuvre 6.
Les moyens de manoeuvre 6 en question assurent le pilotage des organes d'encollage 5 associés, entre des positions déployées vers l'extérieur et repliées vers l'intérieur. En l'occurrence, sur la figure 1 A, les tampons 5 sont représentés en position repliée, et regroupés du côté de la structure support centrale 4.The sizing station 2 comprises a frame 3, vertically movable, carrying a central support structure 4 on which are mounted here two sizing members 5 by means of maneuvering means 6.
The operating means 6 in question provide control of the associated sizing members 5, between outwardly deployed positions and folded inwardly. In this case, on the figure 1 A , the buffers 5 are shown in the folded position, and grouped on the side of the central support structure 4.

Les organes d'encollage 5 sont des tampons, aptes à venir en contact avec une partie de la face interne de l'enveloppe externe 1 (et en particulier une partie des parois latérales 1b), pour constituer chacun une zone d'encollage.
En l'occurrence, les tampons d'encollage 5 comportent un corps support 5a, porté par les moyens de manoeuvre 6 précités, muni d'au moins un bloc de matière poreuse 5b (par exemple de type mousse synthétique alvéolaire) apte à être chargé en colle par un phénomène de diffusion.
Cette colle provient de moyens de chargement 7, comprenant ici un réservoir de colle 7a associé à un circuit d'amenée 7b (par exemple sous forme de tubulures souples) comportant des moyens classiques de régulation de débit 7c (par exemple de type pompe, électrovanne et/ou vanne manuelle).The sizing members 5 are buffers, able to come into contact with a portion of the inner face of the outer shell 1 (and in particular a portion of the side walls 1b ), to each constitute a sizing area.
In this case, the sizing pads 5 comprise a support body 5 has, driven by the actuating means 6 mentioned above, provided with at least one porous material block 5 b (e.g., cellular foam type) adapted to to be loaded in glue by a phenomenon of diffusion.
This glue comes from loading means 7, here comprising an adhesive reservoir 7a associated with a supply circuit 7b (for example in the form of flexible tubes) comprising conventional flow control means 7c (for example of the pump type, solenoid valve and / or manual valve).

Les étapes des figures 1 B à 1D détaillent l'opération d'encollage de l'enveloppe externe 1 par la mise en oeuvre de ce poste d'encollage 2 (figures 1 B et 1C), puis l'assemblage du film thermoplastique interne (figure 1 D).The stages of figures 1 B to 1 D detail the sizing operation of the outer casing 1 by the implementation of this sizing station 2 ( figures 1 B and 1 C ), then the assembly of the inner thermoplastic film ( figure 1 D ).

Comme représenté sur la figure 1 B, le châssis 3 du poste d'encollage 2 est manoeuvré vers le bas, en direction de l'enveloppe externe 1 sous-jacente.
De manière simultanée, ou alternativement lorsque le châssis 3 atteint sa position basse de fin de course, les moyens de manoeuvre 6 sont pilotés en déploiement vers l'extérieur, de sorte que ses tampons d'encollage 5 (mousse imbibée de colle) viennent en contact avec les parois latérales 1b en regard de l'enveloppe externe 1 pour y déposer la colle par contact (associé éventuellement à un phénomène de compression).As shown on the figure 1 B , the frame 3 of the gluing station 2 is maneuvered downwards, towards the outer envelope 1 underlying.
Simultaneously, or alternatively when the frame 3 reaches its low end position, the operating means 6 are driven outwardly, so that its sizing pads 5 (foam impregnated with glue) come into operation. contact with the side walls 1b opposite the outer casing 1 to deposit the adhesive by contact (possibly associated with a phenomenon of compression).

Une fois la colle déposée, les tampons 5 sont extraits de l'enveloppe externe 1 de sorte à revenir en position initiale (figure 1 C). Pour cela, les tampons 5 sont pilotés selon des mouvements inverses de ceux mis en oeuvre lors de l'encollage (décrits ci-dessus en relation avec les figures 1 A et 1B).
Plus précisément, les moyens de manoeuvre 6 sont pilotés vers l'intérieur, de sorte que les tampons d'encollage 5 associés viennent dans une position de fin de course repliée, à distance des parois latérales 1b de l'enveloppe externe 1 de la barquette ; de plus, le châssis 3 est piloté selon un mouvement vertical ascendant, de manière à extraire les tampons 5 de l'encombrement de l'enveloppe externe 1.Once the adhesive has been deposited, the buffers 5 are extracted from the outer casing 1 so as to return to their initial position ( figure 1 C ). For this, the buffers 5 are controlled in inverse motions of those used during sizing (described above in relation to the figures 1 A and 1 B ).
More specifically, the operating means 6 are driven inward, so that the associated bonding pads 5 come into a folded end position, away from the side walls 1b of the outer casing 1 of the tray; in addition, the chassis 3 is driven according to an upward vertical movement, so as to extract the buffers 5 from the bulk of the outer casing 1.

Tel que représenté sur la figure 1 C, la colle est déposée sous la forme de lignes ou de bandes 10.
La forme, la surface et le positionnement de ces bandes ou lignes de colle 10 sont fonction de la structure de liaison recherchée entre l'enveloppe externe 1 et le film plastique interne rapporté. Les blocs poreux 5b sont conformés en conséquence.As shown on the figure 1 C , the adhesive is deposited in the form of lines or strips 10.
The shape, the surface and the positioning of these strips or lines of glue 10 are a function of the desired connection structure between the outer shell 1 and the inner plastic film reported. The porous blocks 5b are shaped accordingly.

L'enveloppe externe 1 ainsi encollée est évacuée du poste d'encollage 2, pour être transportée jusqu'au poste suivant où le film thermoplastique interne 11 est rapporté, tel que représenté schématiquement sur la figure 1 D.
Le film plastique 11 peut être directement thermoformé dans l'enveloppe externe 1. Il est par exemple mis en place au moyen d'une matrice de thermoformage (classique dans le domaine concerné).
De manière alternative, le film plastique 11 peut être préalablement thermoformé, puis rapporté dans l'enveloppe externe 1.The outer envelope 1 thus glued is removed from the gluing station 2, to be transported to the next station where the inner thermoplastic film 11 is attached, as shown schematically on the figure 1 D.
The plastic film 11 can be directly thermoformed in the outer casing 1. It is for example set up by means of a thermoforming matrix (conventional in the field concerned).
Alternatively, the plastic film 11 may be thermoformed beforehand and then returned to the outer envelope 1.

Les blocs poreux 5b des tampons 5 sont en permanence rechargés en colle par les moyens de chargement 7, cela pour permettre les opérations successives d'encollage. Le réservoir 7a alimente le système par gravité ou au moyen d'une pompe ; le débit de la colle est réglé en fonction des besoins en jouant, le cas échéant, sur le diamètre ou le temps d'ouverture de la vanne d'alimentation, ou encore sur la pression fournie par la pompe d'alimentation.The porous blocks 5b of the buffers 5 are permanently reloaded with glue by the loading means 7, to allow the successive operations of gluing. The reservoir 7 has fed the system by gravity or by means of a pump; the flow of the glue is adjusted according to the needs while playing, if necessary, the diameter or the opening time of the supply valve, or the pressure supplied by the feed pump.

Le produit fini obtenu consiste donc en une barquette comprenant une enveloppe externe 1 doublée intérieurement d'un film plastique thermoformé 11 ; ces deux matériaux sont assemblés et maintenus l'un avec l'autre part les zones de collage 10.
De préférence, les zones de collage consistent en des lignes ou bandes, continues ou discontinues, ménagées uniquement au niveau des bordures supérieures des quatre parois latérales de la ceinture en tronc de pyramide de la barquette, de manière à permettre une séparation facile de l'enveloppe externe 1 et de son doublage interne 11 après utilisation, en vue du recyclage des matériaux.The finished product obtained thus consists of a tray comprising an outer casing 1 lined internally with a thermoformed plastic film 11; these two materials are assembled and held together with the other hand the bonding areas 10.
Preferably, the bonding areas consist of continuous or discontinuous lines or strips, formed only at the upper edges of the four side walls of the truncated pyramid belt of the tray, so as to allow easy separation of the outer casing 1 and its internal lining 11 after use, for recycling materials.

Pour optimiser le rendement, l'installation comporte des moyens de transport en simultané d'une pluralité d'enveloppes externes 1, juxtaposées les unes par rapport aux autres ; elle comporte également un poste d'encollage 2 dont le châssis 3 est équipé d'un nombre adapté d'ensembles supports 4/tampons 5, pour l'application simultanée de la colle sur lesdites enveloppes externes 1 juxtaposées.To optimize the efficiency, the installation comprises means of simultaneous transport of a plurality of outer envelopes 1, juxtaposed with respect to each other; it also comprises a sizing station 2 whose chassis 3 is equipped with a suitable number of support assemblies 4 / pads 5, for the simultaneous application of the adhesive on said external envelopes 1 juxtaposed.

De manière générale, ce type d'encollage par tamponnage permet d'appliquer la colle en une seule opération, cela de manière précise, rapide et fiable sur des zones déterminées de l'enveloppe externe 1.
De plus, l'installation correspondante permet l'encollage de l'enveloppe externe 1 de la barquette avec de nombreux types de colle, normalement difficilement applicables par pulvérisation, par exemple des colles acryliques. L'utilisation de telles colles acryliques est particulièrement intéressante pour leurs caractéristiques de résistance à la chaleur, ce qui permet notamment, dans le cadre d'une application dans l'industrie alimentaire, d'assurer la cuisson ou le réchauffage d'aliments directement dans leur barquette de conditionnement.
Le nombre de tampons et la forme de leur face active sont fonction de la conformation de la ceinture de parois latérales 1b de l'enveloppe externe 1. Pour la fabrication d'une barquette comportant une ceinture de quatre parois latérales, les moyens d'encollage comprennent avantageusement deux tampons d'encollage 5, aptes chacun à venir déposer de la colle sur deux des parois latérales en vis-à-vis, ou quatre tampons aptes à encoller lesdites quatre parois latérales.In general, this type of bonding by gluing makes it possible to apply the glue in a single operation, in a precise, fast and reliable manner on specific zones of the outer envelope 1.
In addition, the corresponding installation allows the gluing of the outer casing 1 of the tray with many types of glue, normally difficult to apply by spraying, for example acrylic glues. The use of such acrylic glues is particularly advantageous for their heat resistance characteristics, which makes it particularly possible, in the context of an application in the food industry, to cook or reheat food directly in the food industry. their packaging tray.
The number of buffers and the shape of their active face depend on the conformation of the side wall belt 1b of the outer casing 1. For the manufacture of a tray having a belt of four side walls, the means of sizing advantageously comprise two sizing pads 5, each capable of coming to deposit glue on two side walls vis-à-vis, or four buffers adapted to glue said four side walls.

En association avec cet encollage des parois latérales 1b, ou isolément, on peut aussi envisager un encollage de tout ou partie de la paroi de fond 1a de l'enveloppe externe 1.
Pour cela, la structure support 4 peut être équipée d'un tampon supplémentaire et accessoire, apte à venir en contact avec cette paroi de fond 1a, pour y déposer la colle également par tamponnage.In association with this sizing of the side walls 1b, or in isolation, one can also consider a size of all or part of the bottom wall 1a of the outer casing 1.
For this, the support structure 4 can be equipped with an additional buffer and accessory, capable of coming into contact with the bottom wall 1a, to deposit the glue also by buffering.

Les figures 2 à 4 montrent des structures particulières du poste d'encollage 2, conforme à celui décrit ci-dessus en relation avec la figure 1, appartenant à des installations complètes de fabrication de barquettes bi-composants (les moyens de chargement 7, identiques à ceux décrits ci-dessus, ne sont pas représentés pour simplifier la description).The Figures 2 to 4 show particular structures of the sizing station 2, in accordance with that described above in relation to the figure 1 , belonging to complete facilities for manufacturing two-component trays (the loading means 7, identical to those described above, are not shown to simplify the description).

Ainsi, les figures 2 A et 2B montrent une première forme possible de réalisation du poste d'encollage 2, ses tampons d'encollage 5 étant chacun montés sur la structure support 4 par l'intermédiaire de moyens de manoeuvre 6 en forme de vérins pneumatiques 16.Thus, figures 2 A and 2 B show a first possible embodiment of the sizing station 2, its sizing pads 5 being each mounted on the support structure 4 by means of actuating means 6 in the form of pneumatic cylinders 16.

Ces vérins 16 permettent la manoeuvre des tampons 5 horizontalement ou sensiblement horizontalement, entre deux positions de fin de course :

  • l'une repliée vers l'intérieur du côté de la structure support 4 (figure 2 A), et
  • l'autre déployée vers l'extérieur dans laquelle les tampons 5 viennent en contact avec les parois latérales 1b en regard de l'enveloppe externe 1 (après manoeuvre du châssis 3 vers le bas) pour y déposer la colle par contact associé éventuellement à un phénomène de compression (figure 2 B). Le mouvement des vérins 16 est avantageusement perpendiculaire au plan des parois 1b.
These jacks 16 allow the operation of the buffers 5 horizontally or substantially horizontally, between two end-of-travel positions:
  • one folded inwards on the side of the support structure 4 ( figure 2 A ), and
  • the other unfolded to the outside in which the pads 5 come into contact with the side walls 1b facing the outer casing 1 (after maneuvering the frame 3 downwards) to deposit the adhesive by contact possibly associated with a phenomenon of compression ( figure 2 B ). The movement of the jacks 16 is advantageously perpendicular to the plane of the walls 1b .

Les figures 3 (figures 3 A et 3B) et 4 (figures 4 A et 4B) illustrent quant à elles (de manière schématique) des tampons 5 montés sur leur structure support 4 par l'intermédiaire de moyens de manoeuvre 6 de type pantographe.The Figures 3 (Figures 3 A and 3 B ) and 4 ( figures 4 A and 4 B ) illustrate for their part (schematically) buffers 5 mounted on their support structure 4 via operating means 6 of the pantograph type.

En l'occurrence, la structure support 4 se présente sous la forme générale d'un axe central support, vertical ou sensiblement vertical, sur lequel sont articulés des bras déployables 17, dont l'extrémité libre porte l'un des tampon d'encollage 5.In this case, the support structure 4 is in the general form of a central support axis, vertical or substantially vertical, on which are articulated deployable arms 17, the free end carries one of the bonding pad 5.

Ces bras 17 sont manoeuvrables par rapport à l'axe central support 4, entre des positions de fins de course repliée (figures 3 A et 4A) et déployée (figures 3 B et 4B).
A cet effet, un coulisseau 18 est prévu pour se déplacer sur la hauteur de l'axe central support 4, ses mouvements en translation assurant les manoeuvres en déploiement et en repliement des bras 17 ; un vérin pneumatique (non représenté) est implanté de sorte à assurer la manoeuvre du coulisseau 18.These arms 17 are operable relative to the central support axis 4 between folded end positions ( figures 3 A and 4 A ) and deployed ( figures 3 B and 4 B ).
For this purpose, a slider 18 is provided to move over the height of the central support axis 4, its movements in translation ensuring maneuvers deployment and folding of the arms 17; a pneumatic cylinder (not shown) is implanted so as to ensure the operation of the slide 18.

Plus précisément, dans le cas du poste d'encollage 2 conforme à la figure 3, les bras déployables 17 sont articulés au niveau de l'extrémité inférieure de l'axe central support 4, chacun autour d'un axe horizontal ou sensiblement horizontal (non représenté) ici parallèle à la paroi latérale 1b en regard destinée à être encollée.
Le coulisseau 18 coopère avec chacun des bras 17 par le biais d'un bras intermédiaire 19, dont l'une des extrémités est articulée sur ledit coulisseau 18 et dont l'autre extrémité est articulée sur le bras déployable 17 associé, en un point situé entre ses deux extrémités.More specifically, in the case of the sizing station 2 according to the figure 3 the deployable arms 17 are articulated at the lower end of the central axis support 4, each around a horizontal or substantially horizontal axis (not shown) here parallel to the side wall 1b opposite to be glued.
The slider 18 cooperates with each of the arms 17 via an intermediate arm 19, one end of which is articulated on said slider 18 and whose other end is articulated on the associated deployable arm 17, at a point located between its two ends.

De manière alternative, tel que représenté sur la figure 4, l'une des extrémités des bras déployables 17 est articulée sur le coulisseau 18.
Les bras intermédiaires 19 sont quant à eux chacun articulés, d'une part, au niveau de l'extrémité inférieure de l'axe central support 4, et d'autre part, sur l'un des bras déployables 17, selon un point d'articulation situé entre les deux extrémités.Alternatively, as shown on the figure 4 , one of the ends of the deployable arms 17 is articulated on the slide 18.
The intermediate arms 19 are each articulated, on the one hand, at the lower end of the central support axis 4, and on the other hand, on one of the deployable arms 17, according to a point d articulation between the two ends.

En pratique, comme on peut le voir sur les figures 3 B et 4B, la manoeuvre du coulisseau 18 en direction de l'extrémité inférieure de l'axe central support 4 (à distance du châssis 3), au moyen du vérin de pilotage (non représenté), provoque l'écartement des bras déployables 17 et le déplacement des tampons 5 dans leur position déployée vers l'extérieur. Le châssis 3 étant manoeuvré en position basse, le bloc poreux 5b des tampons 5 vient alors en contact avec la paroi latérale 5b en regard de l'enveloppe 1 pour y déposer la colle.
A l'inverse, tel que représenté sur les figures 3 A et 4A, le retour du coulisseau 18 vers le haut (c'est-à-dire en l'occurrence vers le châssis 3 associé) assure le mouvement des bras déployables 17 en position repliée vers l'intérieur, correspondant également à une position repliée des différents tampons d'encollage 5 ; dans cette position, le châssis 3 ayant été relevé, les enveloppes externes 1 peuvent être mises en place sur le poste d'encollage 2, ou être extraites de ce poste, sans être gênées par les moyens d'encollage 4, 5, 6.In practice, as can be seen in the figures 3 B and 4 B , the operation of the slider 18 in the direction of the lower end of the central support shaft 4 (away from the chassis 3), by means of the control jack (not shown), causes the spreadable arms to be spaced apart 17 and the displacement of the buffers 5 in their extended outward position. The frame 3 being operated in the low position, the porous block 5b of the pads 5 then comes into contact with the side wall 5b opposite the casing 1 to deposit the glue.
Conversely, as represented on the figures 3 A and 4 A , the return of the slide 18 upwards (that is to say in this case to the associated frame 3) ensures the movement of the deployable arms 17 in the folded position towards the inside, also corresponding to a folded position of the different sizing pads 5; in this position, the chassis 3 having been raised, the outer casings 1 can be placed on the gluing station 2, or be extracted from this station, without being impeded by the gluing means 4, 5, 6.

Le choix de l'une ou l'autre des solutions décrites en relation avec les figures 2, 3 et 4, notamment, sera fonction des dimensions et formes de la barquette, de la place dont on dispose et du nombre de tampons encolleurs utilisés.The choice of one or other of the solutions described in relation to the Figures 2, 3 and 4 in particular, will be a function of the dimensions and shapes of the tray, the space available and the number of sticking pads used.

Claims (10)

  1. Equipment for making a pack tray comprising a body consisting of a bottom part connected to a strip of side walls, said body consisting of an outer envelope (1) made of rigid or semi-rigid material, for example cardboard, lined on the inside with an added tight plastic film (11), said equipment comprises at least one station (2) equipped with means for applying glue over at least one portion of the inner surface of the strip of side walls (1b) of said outer envelope (1), called "gluing area" (10), before placing said plastic film (11), said gluing means comprising:
    - at least one pad-type gluing member (5) mounted on a supporting structure (4), said gluing member being capable of coming into contact with at least one portion of the inner face of one of said side walls (1b), to form said gluing area (10), and
    - means (7) for filling with glue said gluing pad(s) (5), characterized in that said gluing pad(s) (5) consist in at least one porous material block (5b) capable, on the one hand, of being filled with glue by said filling means (7) through a diffusion phenomenon inside said porous material block (5b), and on the other hand, of applying glue through contact, optionally in combination with a compression force, over said gluing area (10);
    and in that said pad (5) is mounted on said supporting structure (4) via means (6) for their expanding or folding operation between, on the one hand, an expanded position in which said pad (5) is in contact with said gluing area (10) so as to apply glue thereon, and on the other hand, a folded position in which said gluing pad (5) is remote from the outer envelope (1) of said pack tray, notably to allow the entrance and exit movements of said outer envelops (1) into and from said gluing station (2).
  2. Equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the means (6) for extending and folding operation of the pad(s) (5) make the pad(s) (5) move between two limit positions, namely an inwardly folded position and an outwardly extended position.
  3. Equipment according to any one of claims 1 or 2, for making a pack tray having a strip of four side walls, characterized in that the gluing means comprise at least two gluing pads (5), each capable of applying glue over at least one portion of two of said side walls (1b).
  4. Equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the gluing pad(s) (5) are each mounted on a supporting structure (4) via a cylinder (16) for the operation of said associated gluing pad(s) (5) between the expended and folded positions.
  5. Equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the gluing-pad supporting structure (4) is in the general form of a vertical or substantially vertical central supporting axis, on which is articulated at least one extendable arm (17) connected to operating means (6), and the free end of which carries a gluing pad (5), said operating means (6) extending and folding said extendable arm(s) (17) with respect to said central supporting axis (4).
  6. Equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that said extendable arm(s) (17) cooperate with a slide (18) capable of sliding along the height of the central supporting axis (4), the translation movements of said slide (18) operating said extendable arm(s) (17) in the extension and folding directions.
  7. Equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that said extendable arm(s) (17) are articulated at the lower end of the central supporting axis (4), the slide (18) cooperating with said extendable arm(s) (17) through an intermediate arm (19) having one end articulated on said slide (18) and the other end articulated on said associated extendable arm (17), at a point located between the two ends thereof.
  8. Equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that the extendable arm(s) (17) are articulated at one of their ends on the slide (18) of the supporting axis (4), one or more intermediate operating arms (19) being articulated, on the one hand, at the lower end of the central supporting axis (4), and on the other hand, on one of the extendable arms (17), at an articulation point located between the two ends thereof.
  9. Equipment according to any one of claims 5 to 8, characterized in that the slide (18) is operated along the central supporting axis (4) by means of a control cylinder.
  10. Equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the glue feeding means (7) comprise at least one tank (7a) connected to a circuit (7b) for supplying glue to at least one of the porous material blocks (5b), said supplying circuit (7b) comprising flow control means (7c).
EP07866498A 2006-10-27 2007-10-26 Equipment for making a dual component pack tray Not-in-force EP2097177B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR0609472A FR2907709B1 (en) 2006-10-27 2006-10-27 NEW INSTALLATION FOR MANUFACTURING A BI-COMPONENT TRAY
PCT/FR2007/052254 WO2008053114A2 (en) 2006-10-27 2007-10-26 Equipment for making a dual component pack tray

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2097177A2 EP2097177A2 (en) 2009-09-09
EP2097177B1 true EP2097177B1 (en) 2010-04-07

Family

ID=38169390

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP07866498A Not-in-force EP2097177B1 (en) 2006-10-27 2007-10-26 Equipment for making a dual component pack tray

Country Status (10)

Country Link
US (1) US8105224B2 (en)
EP (1) EP2097177B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2010507505A (en)
AT (1) ATE463305T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2007316065B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2667218C (en)
DE (1) DE602007005840D1 (en)
ES (1) ES2343919T3 (en)
FR (1) FR2907709B1 (en)
WO (1) WO2008053114A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP3176101A1 (en) 2010-04-30 2017-06-07 GEA Food Solutions Germany GmbH Packaging container comprising an outer cardboard structure and an insert made of plastic film
FR2993251B1 (en) * 2012-07-10 2014-08-29 Philippe Dropsy PACKAGING OF THE BI-MATERIAL BOX TYPE FOR THE PACKAGING OF A PRODUCT
US9201629B2 (en) 2013-03-14 2015-12-01 International Business Machines Corporation Instruction for performing a pseudorandom number seed operation
WO2020221936A1 (en) 2019-05-02 2020-11-05 Gea Food Solutions Germany Gmbh Packaging container comprising an outer cardboard structure and an insert made of plastic film

Family Cites Families (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4184608A (en) * 1977-01-26 1980-01-22 Christensson O W Lined container, especially for compressed and/or evacuated goods
DE3203071A1 (en) * 1982-01-30 1983-08-04 Hoechst Ag, 6230 Frankfurt METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY INSERTING BOXED BAGS
JPS58193247A (en) * 1982-05-04 1983-11-10 本州製紙株式会社 Vessel made of paper for hot filling and its manufacture and its device
JPS60123226U (en) * 1984-01-30 1985-08-20 横浜ゴム株式会社 Retreading device for deformed green tires
US4832675A (en) * 1987-07-10 1989-05-23 Dopaco, Incorporated Tray forming apparatus
JPH05131575A (en) * 1991-11-11 1993-05-28 Nikki Kogyo Kk Manufacture of paper pallet and apparatus for the same
FR2765191B1 (en) * 1997-06-26 1999-08-20 Cermex METHOD AND MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY BONDING A HEAT SHRINKABLE PLASTIC FILM ON THE BOTTOM OF AN OPEN BODY
FR2826937B1 (en) * 2001-07-04 2004-02-20 Marie Claude Dropsy RECYCLABLE TWO-COMPONENT TRAY
JP2003094385A (en) * 2001-09-21 2003-04-03 Matakichi Takahashi Waste tire cutting device
JP2003340943A (en) * 2002-05-24 2003-12-02 Dainippon Printing Co Ltd Paper cup bottom crimping method and bottom crimping device using the method
JP2004345665A (en) * 2003-05-21 2004-12-09 Toppan Printing Co Ltd Composite container and method of manufacturing it
JP2005014299A (en) * 2003-06-24 2005-01-20 Toppan Printing Co Ltd Method for manufacturing paper tray-like container
FR2883223B1 (en) * 2005-03-17 2008-10-03 Marie Claude Dropsy METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BI-COMPONENT TRAY, AND INSTALLATION FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US8105224B2 (en) 2012-01-31
FR2907709B1 (en) 2009-01-23
JP2010507505A (en) 2010-03-11
CA2667218A1 (en) 2008-05-08
DE602007005840D1 (en) 2010-05-20
FR2907709A1 (en) 2008-05-02
WO2008053114A3 (en) 2008-06-26
US20100069210A1 (en) 2010-03-18
CA2667218C (en) 2014-07-08
EP2097177A2 (en) 2009-09-09
AU2007316065A1 (en) 2008-05-08
AU2007316065B2 (en) 2012-02-02
ATE463305T1 (en) 2010-04-15
WO2008053114A2 (en) 2008-05-08
ES2343919T3 (en) 2010-08-12

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP0712784B1 (en) Container formed from sheet material and blank for forming same
EP0876281B1 (en) Set of blanks, box, method and machine for making a box from said set of blanks
EP0549837B1 (en) Carton box, blank and machine for its manufacture
EP2097177B1 (en) Equipment for making a dual component pack tray
FR2762586A1 (en) PACKAGING, BLANK ASSEMBLY, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PACKAGING AN ARTICLE OR A LOT OF ARTICLES OF UNDERMINED VOLUME
FR2593781A1 (en) PACKAGING CASE AND PREPARATION METHOD
EP3526025B1 (en) Device and method for removing a formed box from a mandrel
CA2358142C (en) Process and machine for cushioning objects in a case with a square or a rectangular section
EP0679579B1 (en) Apparatus for compacting and packaging a stack of compressible articles
EP2428457B1 (en) Packaging sheet with radiofrequency identification system and packaging case made up from such a packaging sheet
FR2792290A1 (en) Set of blanks for construction of folding crate form tray and lid and crate has transverse side wall which may be manually torn from remainder of crate
FR2883223A1 (en) METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BI-COMPONENT TRAY, AND INSTALLATION FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD
FR2564068A1 (en) Gathering package
EP1197435B1 (en) Container made of a flat blank and a film
FR2988698A1 (en) Foldable package box for packing e.g. jewels, has internal box body comprising side and/or front walls erected with respect to bottom wall of external box body in operation position, where box is flat when bodies are in deployed position
EP3708510B1 (en) Packaging bag and process for the continuous manufacture of a plurality of bags of this type
FR2604654A1 (en) Machine for manufacting packaging for products under retractable (retractile) sheets
FR2601654A1 (en) Grouping package for various products and its manufacturing method
FR3019800A1 (en) STACKABLE TRAY.
FR2640935A1 (en) Method of automatically setting the volume of trays (boat-shaped containers) having sealed corners and machine for implementing it
FR2853884A1 (en) Luxury product e.g. perfume, packaging container, has foldable internal structure including reverse foldable shutter to close cell, so as to be interposed between cell contents and closing panel, once container is closed
EP4116076A1 (en) Method and machine for forming a stackable cardboard box from a cardboard blank
FR2792287A1 (en) Set of blanks for construction of folding crate form tray and lid and crate has transverse side wall which may be manually torn from remainder of crate
FR2752190A1 (en) Box making machine from corrugated cardboard sheets
EP1897813A2 (en) Contact for recyclable pallet, device for producing these contacts and associated application device

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20090427

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

RTI1 Title (correction)

Free format text: EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING A DUAL COMPONENT PACK TRAY

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

DAX Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: NOT ENGLISH

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: LANGUAGE OF EP DOCUMENT: FRENCH

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 602007005840

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 20100520

Kind code of ref document: P

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: T3

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FG2A

Ref document number: 2343919

Country of ref document: ES

Kind code of ref document: T3

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

LTIE Lt: invalidation of european patent or patent extension

Effective date: 20100407

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FD4D

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

Ref country code: IS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100807

Ref country code: LV

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CY

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100616

Ref country code: PL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100809

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

Ref country code: EE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CZ

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

Ref country code: SK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

Ref country code: RO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20110110

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20101031

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100708

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20101026

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20111031

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20111031

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BG

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20101026

Ref country code: HU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20101008

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: TR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100407

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BG

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20100707

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 10

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 11

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 12

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R082

Ref document number: 602007005840

Country of ref document: DE

Representative=s name: PATENTANWAELTE VOLLMANN HEMMER LINDFELD PARTNE, DE

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R081

Ref document number: 602007005840

Country of ref document: DE

Owner name: P. VAN DE VELDE, BE

Free format text: FORMER OWNERS: DROPSY, MARIE-CLAUDE, ROYAN, FR; DROPSY, PHILIPPE, ROYAN, FR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: BE

Ref legal event code: HC

Owner name: P. VAN DE VELDE; BE

Free format text: DETAILS ASSIGNMENT: CHANGE OF OWNER(S), CHANGEMENT DE NOM DU PROPRIETAIRE, CORRECTION; FORMER OWNER NAME: VAN DE VELDE

Effective date: 20200515

Ref country code: BE

Ref legal event code: PD

Owner name: VAN DE VELDE; BE

Free format text: DETAILS ASSIGNMENT: CHANGE OF OWNER(S), CESSION; FORMER OWNER NAME: DROPSY, PHILIPPE

Effective date: 20200515

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: 732E

Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20200924 AND 20200930

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20200804

Year of fee payment: 14

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20200721

Year of fee payment: 14

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Payment date: 20200721

Year of fee payment: 14

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Payment date: 20201028

Year of fee payment: 14

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20200724

Year of fee payment: 14

Ref country code: ES

Payment date: 20201109

Year of fee payment: 14

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20200722

Year of fee payment: 14

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: PD

Owner name: P. VAN DE VELDE; BE

Free format text: DETAILS ASSIGNMENT: CHANGE OF OWNER(S), ASSIGNMENT; FORMER OWNER NAME: DROPSY, PHILIPPE

Effective date: 20210223

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: PC2A

Owner name: P. VAN DE VELDE, SOCIETE DROIT BELGE

Effective date: 20210322

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R119

Ref document number: 602007005840

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: MM

Effective date: 20211101

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: BE

Ref legal event code: MM

Effective date: 20211031

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20211026

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20211101

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20211026

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20220503

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20211031

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20211031

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20211026

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FD2A

Effective date: 20230210

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20211027