EP2230187B1 - Transparent box with hinged lid stiffened by an inner band - Google Patents

Transparent box with hinged lid stiffened by an inner band Download PDF

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EP2230187B1
EP2230187B1 EP09305239A EP09305239A EP2230187B1 EP 2230187 B1 EP2230187 B1 EP 2230187B1 EP 09305239 A EP09305239 A EP 09305239A EP 09305239 A EP09305239 A EP 09305239A EP 2230187 B1 EP2230187 B1 EP 2230187B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/36—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for bakery products, e.g. biscuits
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/02—Internal fittings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
    • B65D43/162—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container, the lid and the hinge being made of one piece
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators

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  • the present invention relates to a parallelepiped shaped box, constituting a package including food products such as pastries.
  • packaging is often made from a pre-cut cardboard blank and pre-finished so that it can be volumetrically folded to form the final packaging.
  • These packages adapted when the customer chooses an exposed pastry, fulfill a simple function of transport aid and are not suitable for modern distribution which involves a pre-packaging ensuring an additional function of presentation of the product through the packaging.
  • the housing consists of three separate elements, a bottom and a cardboard crown optionally provided with windows / lateral recesses, and a cover made of transparent or translucent plastic material whose walls have bosses provided for to fit into said recesses.
  • a housing made of a single piece in a transparent plastic material. This piece has a lower portion connected to an upper portion through a hinge area.
  • the present invention provides an original configuration that does not require assembly of separate parts to form the bottom and the lid, which leads in particular to facilitate the packaging operation of the product.
  • the parallelepipedic box of the invention conventionally comprises a body to which a lid is hinged along a common hinge edge, said body and the lid having a reverse homologous shape with a flat bottom, a rectangular-looking side and triangular lateral sides, the hinge being formed by the common edge to the rectangular side of the body and the bottom of the lid.
  • This box is mainly characterized in that a three-sided headband arranged in U along three sides including the one with the hinge is placed inside the body.
  • This box is very simple to implement, since it is only necessary to have the U-band inside the bottom before closing the lid.
  • the inner strip only participates in a stiffening function and not, like the configurations of the prior art in particular provided with peripheral rings, the fixing of the various components of the box by the set of recesses / bosses.
  • the latter also decreased the mechanical strength boxes by reducing their rigidity due to the existence of recesses, holes, windows etc. used to assemble the elements of the box between them.
  • the two elements of the box of the invention, the outer casing and the strip do not individually have sufficient mechanical strength to guarantee any rigidity: it is their respective configurations and their relative arrangement that allows self-supporting operation from one to the other, giving the assembly an adequate mechanical strength.
  • the body and the lid are in a possibility formed in a transparent plastic material, the strip being provided in cardboard.
  • the cardboard headband may additionally fulfill an aesthetic function, in particular by decorating it by printing.
  • the central panel of the headband is trapezoidal, the short side of the trapezium resting on the bottom of the body. In practice, this leads to a slight flaring up the volume enclosed by the banner.
  • the side panels of the strip are of rectangular shape, with a free end chamfered upwards over at least a part of its height by an angle between 7 ° and 12 °.
  • the purpose is to adapt the shape of the strip to that of the housing cover, in order to avoid any obstacle to closing said lid.
  • walls parallel to the lateral sides equip the bottom of the body in the vicinity of a rim of said body located opposite the side carrying the hinge, said walls rising slightly curved slope from the bottom in the closing area of the lid on the body.
  • said walls are interconnected by a central portion running parallel to the front side of the body.
  • the body comprises, opposite the side comprising the hinge, an outer rim for attaching a rim extending the opposite side of the cover to the first double hinged side.
  • the outer rim of the body comprises a first surface of perpendicular shape to the bottom extended by an outer skirt of a shape perpendicular to the latter.
  • the edge of the lid is in turn configured in a gutter oriented, in the closed position of the lid, so as to accommodate the outer skirt of the body flange, the free edge of the gutter being folded to snap under said skirt.
  • the body and lid are thermoformed in a single plastic sheet.
  • This sheet in one piece, has a creasing defining a separation line between the bottom and the lid, which is in practice the hinge of the box of the invention.
  • the plastic sheet thins especially in the corners of the two thermoformed volumes, namely the body and the lid.
  • the cardboard strip having side panels connecting the corners, thus improves the mechanical strength precisely in the areas likely to be mechanically weakened the housing.
  • thermoformed housing consisting of the body and the lid is disposed open
  • the headband itself consisting of a blank of rectangular shape with two transverse creases allowing it to be U-shaped and then disposed parallel to the triangular lateral sides and the rear side of the body, before rotating around the hinge to close the lid by simply pressing. Closing is done with means that are exclusively located in the plastic sheet.
  • the cardboard of the band, placed at this place, can thus play its role of stiffening in its full measure.
  • the housing being thermoformable, one can take advantage of the characteristics of this technology: reduced cost, great variability in the design of shapes (bosses, low walls %), use of a transparent plastic sheet, configuration such that the unfolded boxes are stackable because of the existence of bodies and occupy a reduced volume etc ...
  • the carton is delivered flat, requiring only a reduced storage volume, and it is printable according to the needs of end users for informational purposes, advertising, etc ...
  • the shell consists mainly of a body (1) and a lid (2) having a homologous shape, both being articulated to an upper edge (3) of the rear side (7) of the body (1) constituting a hinge.
  • the side (4) of the lid (2) opposite the hinge (3) comprises, in its lower part, fastening means to the body (1) (see below in detail).
  • the lateral sides (5, 6) of the cover (2) are in this case triangular, and cover all of the lateral faces of the box in association with the lateral sides (8,9) of the triangular body (1) .
  • These triangular sides are intended to stiffen the body (1) and the cover (2) in a direction perpendicular to the hinge (3).
  • the band (10), whose shape is represented in figure 3 , has dimensions allowing it to be integrated and contained inside the housing, being disposed in the vicinity of the side and rear faces of the box when is closed.
  • the central panel (11) of the strip is trapezoidal, the connecting edges with the side panels (12, 13) being preferably oriented at an angle of between 2 ° and 8 °, typically 4 °, the large side of the trapezoid consisting of the upper edge of the central panel (11).
  • the free ends of the side panels (12, 13) are bevelled at (14, 15) upwards from a level substantially corresponding to the height of the rim (16) situated at the front of the body (1). ), an angle for example of the order of 9 °, so as to allow the closure of the cover (2) which comprises a front face (4) inclined as is apparent from the figure 4 .
  • the strip (10) is made of cardboard, while the remainder of the shell formed of the lid (2) and the body (1) is provided in plastic, for example transparent.
  • Two walls (18, 19) are provided to hold the side panels (12, 13) of the strip (10) parallel to the lateral faces of the casing, as appears in FIG. figure 5 .
  • Said walls (18, 19) protrude from the bottom of the body (1), rising gently towards the rim (16) placed at the front of the body (1). They are connected by a central portion (17) developing parallel to said rim (16). This portion (17) ensures in particular a stiffening function of the body (1) in the direction of the hinge (3).
  • the box of the invention consisting of the body (1) and the lid (2), is manufactured by thermoforming in a single sheet of plastic material for example transparent.
  • the hinge (3) separating the side (7) of the body (1) and the cover (2) consists of a creasing obtained by stamping, which weakens the thickness of the plastic in a transverse line, and allows a rotation in order to close the lid (2). Once this rotation is made, the plastic box is found in the position appearing partially in figure 6 lid (2) closed on and clipped to the body (1).
  • the closing means are made using particular profiles of the outer edges of the body (1), and on the other side (4) of the lid (2).
  • the flange (16) of the body (1) is surmounted by a flange comprising a first surface (20) of parallel shape to the bottom of the body (1) and extending into an outer skirt (21) of perpendicular shape to this background.
  • the rim of the lid (2) located in the extension of the side (4), has a gutter (22) ending, towards its free edge, by a pan (23) which folds in the direction of the skirt (21). This pan (23) allows a clipping of the gutter (22) as it rises to the skirt (21).
  • this panel (23) can, at least in part, be configured in U, so as to include a gripping element facilitating handling of the lid (2) in particular when opening the lid (2).

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The box has a body (1) at which a cover (2) is articulated along a common edge (3) forming a hinge, where the body and the cover have a homologous reversed shape. The body has a rectangular shape rear side (7) and triangular lateral sides. The cover has a side (4) and lateral sides (5, 6). The hinge is constituted by the edge at the rear side and at a flat bottom of the cover. A band (10) has a central face (11) and lateral faces (12, 13) arranged in U-form parallel to the sides of the cover including the hinge placed inside the body.

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La présente invention a trait à une boîte d'allure parallélépipédique, constituant un emballage notamment pour produits alimentaires tels que des pâtisseries. Dans les boulangeries-pâtisseries traditionnelles, les emballages sont souvent constitués à partir d'un flan en carton prédécoupé et prérainé de telle sorte qu'il puisse être monté volumiquement par pliage en vue de constituer l'emballage final. Ces emballages, adaptés lorsque le client choisit une pâtisserie exposée, remplissent une simple fonction d'aide au transport et ne sont pas appropriés à la distribution moderne qui implique un préemballage assurant une fonction supplémentaire de présentation du produit à travers l'emballage.The present invention relates to a parallelepiped shaped box, constituting a package including food products such as pastries. In traditional bakeries, packaging is often made from a pre-cut cardboard blank and pre-finished so that it can be volumetrically folded to form the final packaging. These packages, adapted when the customer chooses an exposed pastry, fulfill a simple function of transport aid and are not suitable for modern distribution which involves a pre-packaging ensuring an additional function of presentation of the product through the packaging.

C'est la raison pour laquelle il a été développé dans le passé des boîtes au moins partiellement réalisées en matériau plastique transparent, de manière à permettre aux clients de voir le produit avant achat. Ces boîtes sont adaptées aux nouvelles formes de distribution dans les grands magasins et supermarchés, impliquant d'une part que le produit puisse être préemballé avant exposition, et qu'il reste d'autre part constamment visible lors de la phase de présentation pour que le consommateur puisse effectuer son choix.This is why it was developed in the past boxes at least partially made of transparent plastic material, so as to allow customers to see the product before purchase. These boxes are adapted to new forms of distribution in department stores and supermarkets, implying on the one hand that the product can be prepackaged before exposure, and that it remains constantly visible during the presentation phase so that the consumer can make his choice.

Il existe ainsi des boîtes comportant un fond en carton et un couvercle transparent distincts, le fond et le couvercle comportant des reliefs/évidements permettant leur association de façon à créer un volume cohérent.There are thus boxes with a separate cardboard bottom and a transparent cover, the bottom and the cover having reliefs / recesses allowing their association so as to create a coherent volume.

Selon d'autres configurations, le boîtier est constitué de trois éléments séparés, un fond et une couronne en carton munis le cas échéant de fenêtres /évidements latéraux, et un couvercle en matériau plastique transparent ou translucide dont les parois présentent des bossages prévus pour s'emboîter dans lesdits évidements.According to other configurations, the housing consists of three separate elements, a bottom and a cardboard crown optionally provided with windows / lateral recesses, and a cover made of transparent or translucent plastic material whose walls have bosses provided for to fit into said recesses.

Est également connu du document DE 20 2007 017 298 U1 , un boîtier constitué d'une seule pièce dans un matériau plastique transparent. Cette pièce comporte une partie inférieure reliée à une partie supérieure par l'intermédiaire d'une zone jouant le rôle de charnière.Also known from the document DE 20 2007 017 298 U1 , a housing made of a single piece in a transparent plastic material. This piece has a lower portion connected to an upper portion through a hinge area.

La présente invention propose une configuration originale ne nécessitant pas d'assemblage de pièces distinctes pour former le fond et le couvercle, ce qui conduit notamment à faciliter l'opération d'emballage du produit.The present invention provides an original configuration that does not require assembly of separate parts to form the bottom and the lid, which leads in particular to facilitate the packaging operation of the product.

La boîte d'allure parallélépipédique de l'invention comprend classiquement un corps auquel est articulé un couvercle le long d'une arête commune formant charnière, ledit corps et le couvercle présentant une forme homologue inversée avec un fond plat, un côté d'allure rectangulaire et des côtés latéraux triangulaires, la charnière étant constituée par l'arête commune au côté d'allure rectangulaire du corps et au fond du couvercle. Cette boîte se caractérise à titre principal en ce qu'un bandeau à trois pans disposés en U longeant trois côtés incluant celui qui comporte la charnière est placé à l'intérieur du corps.The parallelepipedic box of the invention conventionally comprises a body to which a lid is hinged along a common hinge edge, said body and the lid having a reverse homologous shape with a flat bottom, a rectangular-looking side and triangular lateral sides, the hinge being formed by the common edge to the rectangular side of the body and the bottom of the lid. This box is mainly characterized in that a three-sided headband arranged in U along three sides including the one with the hinge is placed inside the body.

Cette boîte est d'une très grande simplicité de mise en oeuvre, puisqu'il est seulement nécessaire de disposer le bandeau en U à l'intérieur du fond avant de refermer le couvercle. Sur un plan technique, le bandeau intérieur participe uniquement à une fonction de rigidification et non pas, à l'instar des configurations de l'art antérieur notamment munies de couronnes périphériques, à la fixation des différents composants de la boîte par le jeu des évidements/bossages. Ces derniers diminuaient d'ailleurs la tenue mécanique des boîtes en réduisant leur rigidité du fait de l'existence des évidements, orifices, fenêtres etc. utilisés pour l'assemblage des éléments de la boîte entre eux.This box is very simple to implement, since it is only necessary to have the U-band inside the bottom before closing the lid. On a technical level, the inner strip only participates in a stiffening function and not, like the configurations of the prior art in particular provided with peripheral rings, the fixing of the various components of the box by the set of recesses / bosses. The latter also decreased the mechanical strength boxes by reducing their rigidity due to the existence of recesses, holes, windows etc. used to assemble the elements of the box between them.

En fait, les deux éléments de la boîte de l'invention, le boîtier extérieur et le bandeau, ne présentent individuellement pas une tenue mécanique suffisante à garantir une quelconque rigidité : c'est leurs configurations respectives et leur agencement relatif qui permet un fonctionnement autoportant de l'un par rapport à l'autre, conférant à l'ensemble une tenue mécanique adéquate.In fact, the two elements of the box of the invention, the outer casing and the strip, do not individually have sufficient mechanical strength to guarantee any rigidity: it is their respective configurations and their relative arrangement that allows self-supporting operation from one to the other, giving the assembly an adequate mechanical strength.

Dans l'invention, le corps et le couvercle sont selon une possibilité formés dans un matériau plastique transparent, le bandeau étant prévu en carton. Dans cette hypothèse, le bandeau en carton peut additionnellement remplir une fonction esthétique notamment en le décorant par impression.In the invention, the body and the lid are in a possibility formed in a transparent plastic material, the strip being provided in cardboard. In this case, the cardboard headband may additionally fulfill an aesthetic function, in particular by decorating it by printing.

Il est à noter que, selon une configuration possible, le pan central du bandeau est d'allure trapézoïdale, le petit côté du trapèze reposant sur le fond du corps. En pratique, cela conduit à un léger évasement vers le haut du volume enclos par le bandeau.It should be noted that, in one possible configuration, the central panel of the headband is trapezoidal, the short side of the trapezium resting on the bottom of the body. In practice, this leads to a slight flaring up the volume enclosed by the banner.

Par ailleurs, et selon une possibilité additionnelle, les pans latéraux du bandeau sont d'allure rectangulaire, avec une extrémité libre biseautée vers le haut sur au moins une partie de sa hauteur d'un angle compris entre 7° et 12°. Le but est d'adapter la forme du bandeau à celle du couvercle du boîtier, en vue d'éviter tout obstacle à la fermeture dudit couvercle.Moreover, and according to an additional possibility, the side panels of the strip are of rectangular shape, with a free end chamfered upwards over at least a part of its height by an angle between 7 ° and 12 °. The purpose is to adapt the shape of the strip to that of the housing cover, in order to avoid any obstacle to closing said lid.

Selon une configuration possible, des murets parallèles aux côtés latéraux équipent le fond du corps au voisinage d'un rebord dudit corps situé en vis à vis du côté portant la charnière, lesdits murets s'élevant en légère pente incurvée à partir du fond dans la zone de fermeture du couvercle sur le corps. De préférence, lesdits murets sont reliés entre eux par une portion centrale courant parallèlement au côté avant du corps.According to one possible configuration, walls parallel to the lateral sides equip the bottom of the body in the vicinity of a rim of said body located opposite the side carrying the hinge, said walls rising slightly curved slope from the bottom in the closing area of the lid on the body. Preferably, said walls are interconnected by a central portion running parallel to the front side of the body.

Selon l'invention, le corps comporte, en vis à vis du côté comprenant la charnière, un rebord extérieur permettant l'accrochage d'un rebord prolongeant le côté du couvercle opposé au premier côté à double charnière.According to the invention, the body comprises, opposite the side comprising the hinge, an outer rim for attaching a rim extending the opposite side of the cover to the first double hinged side.

Plus précisément, selon une configuration possible, le rebord extérieur du corps comporte une première surface d'allure perpendiculaire au fond prolongée par une jupe extérieure d'allure perpendiculaire à ce dernier. Le rebord du couvercle est quant à lui configuré en une gouttière orientée, en position de fermeture du couvercle, de manière à pouvoir loger la jupe extérieure du rebord du corps, le bord libre de la gouttière étant replié pour se clipser sous ladite jupe.More specifically, according to one possible configuration, the outer rim of the body comprises a first surface of perpendicular shape to the bottom extended by an outer skirt of a shape perpendicular to the latter. The edge of the lid is in turn configured in a gutter oriented, in the closed position of the lid, so as to accommodate the outer skirt of the body flange, the free edge of the gutter being folded to snap under said skirt.

D'autres modes de fermeture, par exemple par simple pression, sont bien entendu possibles.Other modes of closure, for example by simple pressure, are of course possible.

Le corps et le couvercle sont thermoformés dans une unique feuille en plastique. Cette feuille, d'un seul tenant, présente un rainage délimitant une ligne de séparation entre le fond et le couvercle, qui constitue en pratique la charnière de la boîte de l'invention. Pour en revenir à l'apport mécanique du bandeau, il est à noter que, lors du thermoformage, la feuille de plastique s'amincit notamment dans les angles des deux volumes thermoformés, à savoir le corps et le couvercle. Le bandeau de carton, comportant des pans latéraux reliant les coins, améliore donc la tenue mécanique précisément dans les endroits susceptibles d'être mécaniquement le plus affaibli du boîtier.The body and lid are thermoformed in a single plastic sheet. This sheet, in one piece, has a creasing defining a separation line between the bottom and the lid, which is in practice the hinge of the box of the invention. To return to the mechanical contribution of the headband, it should be noted that during thermoforming, the plastic sheet thins especially in the corners of the two thermoformed volumes, namely the body and the lid. The cardboard strip, having side panels connecting the corners, thus improves the mechanical strength precisely in the areas likely to be mechanically weakened the housing.

La mise en oeuvre de l'invention se fait de la manière suivante : lorsque le boîtier thermoformé constitué du corps et du couvercle est disposée ouvert, on introduit le bandeau, lui-même constitué d'un flan d'allure rectangulaire à deux rainages transversaux permettant de le conformer en U et de le disposer ensuite parallèlement aux côtés latéraux triangulaires et au côté arrière du corps, avant de procéder à une rotation autour de la charnière pour refermer le couvercle par simple pression. La fermeture s'effectue avec des moyens qui sont exclusivement situés dans la feuille de plastique. Le carton du bandeau, placé à cet endroit, peut donc jouer son rôle de rigidification dans sa pleine mesure.The implementation of the invention is as follows: when the thermoformed housing consisting of the body and the lid is disposed open, is introduced the headband, itself consisting of a blank of rectangular shape with two transverse creases allowing it to be U-shaped and then disposed parallel to the triangular lateral sides and the rear side of the body, before rotating around the hinge to close the lid by simply pressing. Closing is done with means that are exclusively located in the plastic sheet. The cardboard of the band, placed at this place, can thus play its role of stiffening in its full measure.

L'un des avantages de l'invention réside dans le fait que, le boîtier étant thermoformable, on peut tirer profit des caractéristiques propres à cette technologie : coût réduit, grande variabilité dans la conception des formes (bossages, murets...), utilisation d'une feuille plastique transparente, configuration telle que les boîtiers dépliés sont empilables du fait de l'existence de dépouilles et n'occupent qu'un volume réduit etc...One of the advantages of the invention lies in the fact that, the housing being thermoformable, one can take advantage of the characteristics of this technology: reduced cost, great variability in the design of shapes (bosses, low walls ...), use of a transparent plastic sheet, configuration such that the unfolded boxes are stackable because of the existence of bodies and occupy a reduced volume etc ...

De même, le carton est livré à plat, ne nécessitant qu'un volume de stockage réduit, et il est imprimable selon les besoins des utilisateurs finaux à des fins informatives, publicitaires, etc...Similarly, the carton is delivered flat, requiring only a reduced storage volume, and it is printable according to the needs of end users for informational purposes, advertising, etc ...

L'invention va à présent être décrite plus en détail, en référence aux figures annexées, pour lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective de la boîte en position ouverte, sans le bandeau ;
  • la figure 2 représente, toujours en vue perspective, la boîte de la figure 1 selon un autre angle d'incidence ;
  • la figure 3 montre, en vue perspective, le bandeau ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue latérale de la boîte ouverte avec le bandeau ;
  • la figure 5 représente en perspective la boîte contenant le bandeau ; et
  • la figure 6 est une vue en section d'un détail agrandi des moyens de fermeture du couvercle sur le fond.
The invention will now be described in more detail, with reference to the appended figures, for which:
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of the box in the open position, without the headband;
  • the figure 2 represents, still in perspective, the box of the figure 1 at another angle of incidence;
  • the figure 3 shows, in a perspective view, the headband;
  • the figure 4 is a side view of the open box with the headband;
  • the figure 5 represents in perspective the box containing the band; and
  • the figure 6 is a sectional view of an enlarged detail of the closing means of the lid on the bottom.

En référence d'abord aux figures 1 et 2, la coque est principalement constituée d'un corps (1) et d'un couvercle (2) présentant une forme homologue, les deux étant articulés à une arête supérieure (3) du côté arrière (7) du corps (1) constituant une charnière. Le côté (4) du couvercle (2) opposé à la charnière (3) comporte, dans sa partie inférieure, des moyens de fixation au corps (1) (voir ci-après en détail).With reference first to Figures 1 and 2 , the shell consists mainly of a body (1) and a lid (2) having a homologous shape, both being articulated to an upper edge (3) of the rear side (7) of the body (1) constituting a hinge. The side (4) of the lid (2) opposite the hinge (3) comprises, in its lower part, fastening means to the body (1) (see below in detail).

Les côtés latéraux (5, 6) du couvercle (2) sont en l'occurrence d'allure triangulaire, et couvrent la totalité des faces latérales de la boîte en association avec les côtés latéraux (8,9) triangulaires du corps (1). Ces côtés triangulaires ont notamment pour objectif de rigidifier le corps (1) et le couvercle (2) dans une direction perpendiculaire à la charnière (3).The lateral sides (5, 6) of the cover (2) are in this case triangular, and cover all of the lateral faces of the box in association with the lateral sides (8,9) of the triangular body (1) . These triangular sides are intended to stiffen the body (1) and the cover (2) in a direction perpendicular to the hinge (3).

Le bandeau (10), dont la forme est représentée en figure 3, présente des dimensions lui permettant d'être intégré et contenu à l'intérieur du boîtier, en étant disposé au voisinage des faces latérales et arrière de la boîte lorsqu'elle est fermée. Il est à noter que le pan central (11) du bandeau est trapézoïdal, les arêtes de liaison avec les pans latéraux (12,13) étant de préférence orientées suivant un angle compris entre 2° et 8°, typiquement 4°, le grand côté du trapèze étant constitué de la bordure supérieure du pan central (11).The band (10), whose shape is represented in figure 3 , has dimensions allowing it to be integrated and contained inside the housing, being disposed in the vicinity of the side and rear faces of the box when is closed. It should be noted that the central panel (11) of the strip is trapezoidal, the connecting edges with the side panels (12, 13) being preferably oriented at an angle of between 2 ° and 8 °, typically 4 °, the large side of the trapezoid consisting of the upper edge of the central panel (11).

Par ailleurs, les extrémités libres des pans latéraux (12,13) sont biseautées en (14, 15) vers le haut à partir d'un niveau correspondant sensiblement à la hauteur du rebord (16) situé à l'avant du corps (1), d'un angle par exemple de l'ordre de 9°, de manière à permettre la fermeture du couvercle (2) qui comporte un face avant (4) inclinée comme cela ressort de la figure 4. Des arêtes d'extrémité droites, c'est à dire d'allure verticale, ne permettraient en effet pas la fermeture du couvercle (2).Moreover, the free ends of the side panels (12, 13) are bevelled at (14, 15) upwards from a level substantially corresponding to the height of the rim (16) situated at the front of the body (1). ), an angle for example of the order of 9 °, so as to allow the closure of the cover (2) which comprises a front face (4) inclined as is apparent from the figure 4 . Straight end edges, that is to say vertically, do not allow the closure of the lid (2).

De préférence, comme on l'a mentionné auparavant, le bandeau (10) est en carton, alors que le reste de la coque formée du couvercle (2) et du corps (1) est prévu en matière plastique, par exemple transparente.Preferably, as mentioned before, the strip (10) is made of cardboard, while the remainder of the shell formed of the lid (2) and the body (1) is provided in plastic, for example transparent.

Deux murets (18, 19) sont prévus pour maintenir les pans latéraux (12, 13) du bandeau (10) parallèles aux faces latérales du boîtier, comme cela apparaît en figure 5. Lesdits murets (18, 19) font saillie à partir du fond du corps (1), s'élevant en pente douce en direction du rebord (16) placé à l'avant du corps (1). Ils sont reliés par une portion centrale (17) se développant parallèlement audit rebord (16). Cette portion (17) assure notamment une fonction de rigidification du corps (1) dans la direction de la charnière (3).Two walls (18, 19) are provided to hold the side panels (12, 13) of the strip (10) parallel to the lateral faces of the casing, as appears in FIG. figure 5 . Said walls (18, 19) protrude from the bottom of the body (1), rising gently towards the rim (16) placed at the front of the body (1). They are connected by a central portion (17) developing parallel to said rim (16). This portion (17) ensures in particular a stiffening function of the body (1) in the direction of the hinge (3).

La boîte de l'invention, constituée du corps (1) et du couvercle (2), est fabriquée par thermoformage dans une unique feuille en matériau plastique par exemple transparent. La charnière (3) séparant le côté (7) du corps (1) et le couvercle (2) est constituée d'un rainage obtenu par matriçage, qui affaiblit l'épaisseur du plastique selon une ligne transversale, et permet de réaliser une rotation en vue de la fermeture du couvercle (2). Une fois cette rotation effectuée, la boite plastique se retrouve dans la position apparaissant partiellement en figure 6, couvercle (2) fermé sur et clipsé au corps (1). Les moyens de fermeture sont réalisés à l'aide de profils particuliers des rebords extérieurs d'une part du corps (1), et d'autre part du côté (4) du couvercle (2).The box of the invention, consisting of the body (1) and the lid (2), is manufactured by thermoforming in a single sheet of plastic material for example transparent. The hinge (3) separating the side (7) of the body (1) and the cover (2) consists of a creasing obtained by stamping, which weakens the thickness of the plastic in a transverse line, and allows a rotation in order to close the lid (2). Once this rotation is made, the plastic box is found in the position appearing partially in figure 6 lid (2) closed on and clipped to the body (1). The closing means are made using particular profiles of the outer edges of the body (1), and on the other side (4) of the lid (2).

Ainsi qu'il apparaît plus en détail en figure 6, le rebord (16) du corps (1) est surmonté d'une collerette comprenant une première surface (20) d'allure parallèle au fond du corps (1) et se prolongeant en une jupe externe (21) d'allure perpendiculaire à ce fond.As it appears in more detail in figure 6 , the flange (16) of the body (1) is surmounted by a flange comprising a first surface (20) of parallel shape to the bottom of the body (1) and extending into an outer skirt (21) of perpendicular shape to this background.

Le rebord du couvercle (2), situé dans le prolongement du côté (4), comporte une gouttière (22) se terminant, vers son bord libre, par un pan (23) qui se replie en direction de la jupe (21). Ce pan (23) permet de réaliser un clipsage de la gouttière (22) car il remonte vers la jupe (21).The rim of the lid (2), located in the extension of the side (4), has a gutter (22) ending, towards its free edge, by a pan (23) which folds in the direction of the skirt (21). This pan (23) allows a clipping of the gutter (22) as it rises to the skirt (21).

Il est à noter que ce pan (23) peut, au moins en partie, être configuré en U, de manière à comprendre un élément de préhension facilitant la manipulation du couvercle (2) notamment lors de l'ouverture du couvercle (2).It should be noted that this panel (23) can, at least in part, be configured in U, so as to include a gripping element facilitating handling of the lid (2) in particular when opening the lid (2).

L'exemple de configuration de la boîte tel qu'illustré aux différentes figures n'est pas exhaustif de la présente invention. Celle-ci englobe au contraire des variantes de formes et de configurations qui sont à la portée de l'homme de l'art.The configuration example of the box as illustrated in the various figures is not exhaustive of the present invention. On the contrary, it encompasses variants of shapes and configurations that are within the reach of those skilled in the art.

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  1. A box with a parallelepipedal aspect including a body (1) to which is hinged a lid (2) along a common edge (3) forming a hinge, said body (1) and the lid (2) having an inverted homologous shape with a flat bottom, a side with a rectangular aspect (7,4) and triangular lateral sides (5,6;8,9), said hinge being formed by the edge (3) common to the side (7) with a rectangular aspect of the body (1) and to the bottom of the lid (2), characterized in that a band (10) with three faces (11, 12, 13) positioned as a U extending along three sides including the one which includes the hinge (3), is placed inside the body (1).
  2. The box according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the body (1) and the lid (2) are formed in transparent plastic material, the band (10) being provided in cardboard.
  3. The box according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the central face (11) of the band is with a trapezoidal aspect, the small side of the trapezium lying of the bottom of the body (1).
  4. The box according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lateral faces (12, 13) of the band are with a rectangular aspect, with a free end (14, 15) beveled upwards over at least one portion of its height by an angle comprised between 7° and 12°.
  5. The box according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that low walls (18, 19) parallel to the lateral sides (8, 9) fitting out the bottom of the body (1) in the vicinity of an edge (16) of said body (1) located facing the side (7) bearing the hinge (3), said low walls (18, 19) raised with a slight curved slope from the bottom into the closure area of the lid (2) on the body (1) at said edge (16).
  6. The box according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said low walls (18, 19) are connected together through a central portion (17) running parallel to said edge (16) and in proximity to the latter.
  7. The box according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the body (1) includes, facing the side (7) comprising the hinge (3), an outer rim (20, 21) allowing attachment of a rim (22, 23) extending the side (4) of the lid (2).
  8. The box according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the outer rim of the bottom (1) includes a first surface (20) with an aspect perpendicular to the bottom extended by an outer skirt (21) with a aspect perpendicular to the latter, the rim of the lid (2) being configured as an oriented gutter (22), in a closure position of the lid (2) so as to be able to accommodate the outer skirt (21) of the rim of the bottom (1), the free edge (23) of the gutter (22) being folded back so as to be fastened with a clip under said skirt (21).
  9. The box according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the body (1) and the lid (2) are thermoformed in a single plastic sheet.
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