EP4263382A1 - Compact batch of grouped products and method for packaging same - Google Patents
Compact batch of grouped products and method for packaging sameInfo
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- the present invention falls within the field of packaging products in batches.
- the term “product” encompasses an individual object.
- a product is a container, such as a bottle or flask, or a cardboard brick, or even a can.
- a product can be made of any type of material, in particular plastic, metal or even glass.
- a product can be rigid or semi-rigid.
- Such a container is intended to contain, in a non-exhaustive manner, a fluid, a liquid, powders or granules, in particular of the food-processing or cosmetic type.
- a product can have any type of shape, symmetrical or not, regular or irregular.
- a product may have a rounded cross section, globally of circular or ovoidal shape, or else of polygonal cross section, in particular rectangle or square.
- the products can receive several different successive treatments, such as the manufacture of the container, for example during a plastic injection or stretch-blow molding operation in the case of a plastic bottle, followed by filling then closing with a cap and labelling. At the end of these treatments, the products are said to be "finished".
- each batch comprises several products, brought together for example in a matrix arrangement, generally of generally parallelepipedic shape, often square or rectangle, according to columns and rows.
- a typical batch groups together six products in two rows and three columns.
- each group can be coated, in particular covered with a film, in order to hold the products together and to facilitate the handling of such a batch thus obtained.
- Such encapsulation by being carried out through a step of filming or preferably wrapping.
- wrapping a group of products consists of wrapping it with a sheet of plastic film made of heat-shrinkable material.
- a coated group then undergoes a heating step so that the sheet conforms to the overall external shape of the products.
- the sheet of film shrinks under the effect of heat to form a constriction ensuring the maintenance of the grouped products.
- the grouping of the products, the coating and the heating are carried out by means of a dedicated installation of the bundler type, through several successive stations. Further, the heating of a coated group is carried out by crossing a heating station; like an oven, tunnel oven type. Each group of products is transported on the upper face of one or more conveyors, from the entrance to the exit of said oven.
- hot air is sent to the conveyor from below and allows to heat the underside and the lower edges of the groups transported on the conveyor, essentially aiming at the part of the film sheet located under each group of products. , in particular with a view to welding the ends of the coating sheet which, at the time of the prior coating, are superimposed and pressed against each other under the weight of the products of the group.
- hot air is sent to the interior volume of the enclosure and makes it possible to heat the coated group, with a view to effecting a rise in temperature of the sheet of film so that a shrinkage comes apply in contact with the products, by deforming the sheet so that it conforms to part of the contours of said products.
- the heating installations especially in the form of a tunnel kiln, represent a substantial footprint on the ground within an industrial production site.
- the coating is carried out using a film of plastic material, essentially obtained from the petrochemical sector.
- plastics can be composed of material improving their biodegradable character.
- the recycling and recovery of plastic waste is constantly evolving.
- a known alternative consists in holding a group of products by strapping or strapping by means of ties made of plastic or composite material, in particular in the form of a strip of braided plastic fibers. Such a band surrounds the products and a tension is applied before operating a sealing of the ends of said band, in particular through a heat-sealing operation.
- the strapping does not allow batches of more than four products to be properly maintained, especially when it comes to containers with a rounded section, whether it is generally circular or ovoid, which is more in the case of containers in plastic material. Indeed, the walls of containers located in the center tend to slide against the walls of the containers at the periphery, which deforms the layout of the batch, or is even likely to cause its dislocation during its handling. This risk is all the greater, due to the large mass of liquid contained in the containers, with regard to the contact surface of the coating on the containers.
- plastic material of a strap is provided more resistant, making it all the more difficult to reprocess it for recycling.
- the document WO2018046234 describes a process for creating a batch of products, in which two containers are glued to each other to form a pair. A strip of plastic then surrounds each pair, preferably to form the label. The pairs are then also glued together before final assembly using a plastic strip.
- the present invention aims at an alternative to the formation of a batch by coating in plastic material of group of products, by considering packaging from a material having an increased biodegradable character and a reduced environmental impact compared to the use of plastic material.
- the invention provides for the use of a material devoid of plastic in order to carry out the coating of the products.
- the invention provides for the packaging of products in batches, using a material based on plant fibres, preferably using paper.
- the invention provides for packaging of a batch of products which is specifically adapted to containers, in particular to a rounded section, in particular for containers made of plastic material.
- packaging takes into consideration the use of a material based on vegetable fibers such as paper and devoid of plastic, which reduces its resistance, in particular its elasticity.
- the material is composed mainly or mainly of cellulose fibers.
- the paper used in the invention may be kraft paper or a derivative of kraft paper.
- the invention provides for the use of a material consisting mainly or mainly based on cellulose fibers.
- the invention provides for subdividing the group of products into sub-lots and double the coating. In short, we coat each sub-batch and then coat several sub-batches together again.
- the subject of the invention is a compact batch of at least four grouped products, said products being containers and are provided with a peripheral wall, said products being distributed according to a matrix configuration, according to columns and rows, said batch including
- At least one member for holding said at least four products together, said member being in the form of a closed band surrounding the products of said batch.
- such a batch is characterized in that it comprises:
- the strip of said member and each strip is made of at least one material devoid of plastic and based on vegetable fibers.
- each sub-lot can bring together a maximum of four products.
- Each sub-batch can be oriented transversely according to said columns.
- Each sub-batch can be oriented longitudinally along said rows.
- At least one pair of sub-lots positioned side by side can be oriented longitudinally along two of said rows, while at least one additional sub-lot can be positioned longitudinally at least on one side of said pair and oriented transversely, overlapping said two rows.
- the strip of said member may be made of a material with a greater thickness than the material of each strip.
- the strip of said member may be made of cardboard material.
- Said products may have a rounded section, in particular generally circular or ovoid.
- Said products can be made of plastic material.
- Each of said products may include a label surrounding the periphery of their peripheral wall over part of the height of said products; each strip covering at least partially the label of the products of each sub-lot.
- the strip of said at least one member can at least partially cover the strips of the sub-batches.
- Said batch may comprise a handle in the form of at least one strap fixed partially covering at least one strip of one of the sub-batches, the strip of said member coming to cover said strap.
- Said batch may comprise, on the inside face of the strip, an adhesive located at areas of contact with each product of a sub-batch.
- Said batch may comprise, on the outer face of at least one strip, a complementary adhesive located at the level of adjoining zones between two sub-batches.
- Said batch may comprise, on the inside face of the strip of said member, an additional adhesive located at the level of the areas where said member bears against the products of said batch.
- the invention also relates to a method for packaging the aforementioned batch of products. During such a process:
- the products are grouped into at least two sub-batches, each sub-batch grouping at least two products;
- Each sub-batch is circled by unrolling said at least one strip
- the sub-batches are coated by unrolling the strip of said member until its ends are covered.
- the products can be grouped together in sub-batches by grouping two products.
- the sub-batches Before coating, the sub-batches can be positioned in a transverse and/or longitudinal orientation with respect to said batch.
- an adhesive located at the contact zones with each product of a sub-batch can be applied to the inside face of each strip;
- an additional adhesive located at the bearing zones of said member can be applied on the inside face of the strip of said member against the products of said batch.
- a handle can be fixed in the form of at least one strap partially covering at least one strip of one of the sub-batches; at the time of encapsulation, said strap can be covered with the strip of said member.
- the batch of products thus packaged has increased resistance and limits the risks of dislocation.
- the products maintained in sub-batches have, on the one hand, a larger contact surface with the strip which connects the products together in the same sub-batch and, on the other hand, a more adjoining zone. large between the sub-batches of the same batch girded by the organ.
- the doubling of the coating increases the resistance of the batch formed, with regard to this material having a certain fragility, which usually excludes its use for containers, especially of rounded section and/or made of plastic material.
- FIG. 1 schematically represents a perspective view of two sub-batches of products, of the metal can type, showing in particular a first sub-batch grouping together four products and a second sub-batch grouping together two products;
- FIG. 2 schematically represents a view similar to FIG. 1 of the two sub-batches coated in a single batch according to the invention
- FIG. 3 schematically represents a top view of a first packaging configuration of the batch of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 schematically represents a top view of a second packaging configuration of a batch grouping three sub-batches oriented transversely;
- FIG. 5 schematically represents a top view of a third packaging configuration of a batch grouping three sub-batches, of which two sub-batches are oriented longitudinally and one sub-batch is oriented transversely;
- FIG. 6 schematically represents a top view of a packaging configuration of a log grouping four sub-batches
- FIG. 7 schematically represents a perspective view of three sub-batches each of two products, of the bottle type, during the coating by the strip of a single organ;
- FIG. 8 schematically represents a perspective view of a batch of six products, of the bottle type, showing in particular a partial covering of the strip of a single organ on the strips of each sub-batch;
- FIG. 9 schematically represents a view similar to FIG. 8, showing in particular two members, only one of which covers the strips of each sub-batch;
- FIG. 10 schematically represents a perspective view of a batch of three sub-batches of two products, showing in particular a handle on the central sub-batch;
- FIG. 11 schematically represents a view similar to FIG. 10, showing in particular the positioning of the handle covering the strip of the central sub-batch at the time of coating of said batch;
- FIG. 12 schematically represents a simplified view of an example of architecture of a line for packaging batches of products according to the invention.
- the present invention falls within the field of packaging products 1 in batch 100.
- a product 1 encompasses an individual object.
- a product 1 is a container, such as a bottle or a flask, or a cardboard brick, or even a can.
- a product 1 can be made of any type of material, in particular plastic material, metal or even glass.
- a product 1 is made of plastic material, in particular PET (for “polyethylene terephthalate”).
- PET for “polyethylene terephthalate”.
- a product 1 can be rigid or semi-rigid.
- Such a container is intended to contain, in a non-exhaustive manner, a fluid, a liquid, powders or granules, in particular of the food-processing or cosmetic type.
- a product 1 can have any type of shape, symmetrical or not, regular or irregular.
- a product 1 can have a rounded cross-section, generally circular or ovoid in shape, or even a polygonal cross-section, in particular rectangular or square.
- said products 1 have a rounded section, in particular generally circular or ovoid.
- the products 1 can receive several different successive treatments, such as the manufacture of the container, for example during a plastic injection or stretch-blow molding operation in the case of a plastic bottle, followed by filling then closing with a cap and labelling. At the end of these treatments, the products 1 are said to be "finished".
- each batch 100 comprises several products 1, brought together in a matrix arrangement, generally of polygonal or generally parallelepipedic shape, often square or rectangle, according to columns and rows, but also triangular or polygonal, the columns and rows then being inclined.
- a usual batch 100 groups together six products 1 according to a rectangular matrix, namely according to two rows and three columns, as visible in FIGS. 2 to 5.
- FIG. 6 shows a batch 100 of eight products 1 distributed according to a rectangular matrix, with two rows and four columns.
- each group can be coated, in order to keep the products 1 together and to facilitate the handling of such a batch 100 thus packaged.
- the invention relates to such a compact batch 100 of at least four grouped products 1.
- said products 1 are containers and are provided with a peripheral wall. Said products 1 are distributed according to a matrix configuration, according to columns and rows.
- the term “compact” corresponds to products 1 which are close together and positioned side by side, joined to each other during their grouping according to one of the configurations as described.
- the products 1 grouped coated they are then integral with each other, forming a batch 100 in their entirety.
- the products 1 of such a batch 100 are then inseparable, except to voluntarily dislocate said batch 100 to extract one or more products 1.
- the products 1 of batch 100 are solidly and reliably linked together.
- lot 100 remains compact and in its initial state. Only a voluntary act will make it possible to disassemble the products 1 of said lot 100.
- Such a batch 100 comprises at least one member 2 for holding said at least four products 1 together.
- a member 2 is in the form of at least one, but preferably a single closed strip 20 surrounding the products 1 of said batch 100
- Figures 2, 7, 8 and 11 show a member in the form of a single strip 20, while Figure 9 shows a member 2 in the form of two strips 20.
- the member has a generally flattened shape. , with a length intended to extend around the products 1, while its width is smaller than said length.
- the length of the member 2 is greater than the total perimeter of the zone of the grouped products 1.
- the strip 20 of the member 2 is closed, namely that it is of a so-called “endless” strip, obtained by overlapping one end 21 on an opposite end 22, said ends 21 and opposite ends 22 being held together by a suitable fastener, such as an adhesive, gluing or thermo-bonding. It will be noted that several portions of a strip 20 can be butted together in order to form a single and same member 2.
- the width of the member 2 extends along the height of the products 1 and is less than said height, in particular less than half the height of a product 1, preferably less than a third of the height of a product 1 .
- the strip 20 of said member 2 is made of at least one material devoid of plastic and based on vegetable fibres.
- the strip 20 can be made of several materials, without the presence of plastic and based on vegetable fibers.
- the main or majority material of the member 2 is devoid of a compound other than vegetable, such as plastic, especially obtained from the petrochemical sector.
- said at least one member 2 is paper-based.
- the member 2 comprises a main or majority component in the form of paper.
- said member 2 is made of paper. In other words, all of the material(s) constituting the member 2 is made of paper.
- paper falls within the specific field of product packaging 1 and is limited to wrapping paper. Further, the term “paper” excludes cardboard, as well as corrugated papers, used in the manufacture of corrugated cardboard, and flat cardboard.
- such paper is based on plant cellulosic fibers.
- the paper of member 2 has increased strength, due to its composition or one or more of its characteristics, such as thickness, weight or strength, hand, rigidity, length of rupture, or cohesion.
- the resistance of the paper used for the member 2 can be improved by a weft or specific fibres, in particular natural or natural based, preferably vegetable or vegetable based, introduced into the material constituting said paper.
- fibers can be arranged longitudinally or transversely, in order to improve the resistance to stretching before rupture depending on the direction of orientation.
- the resistance of the paper is determined according to the total mass of the group of products 1 to be coated and maintained, depending on the products 1, their material, their size and what they contain.
- the paper can be kraft paper or a derivative of kraft paper.
- kraft paper is obtained by processes that make it possible to separate lignin to promote hydrogen bonds between the remaining cellulose in the fibers, giving increased tensile and tear strength to the resulting paper.
- kraft paper can be made from any type of wood and other plants, such as hemp and bamboo.
- the invention provides for subdividing batch 100 into several sub-batches 101 .
- the invention provides for surrounding each sub-batch 101 with an additional element for holding the products 1, in order to offer increased resistance to the batch 100.
- said batch 100 comprises at least one sub-batch. lot 101 bringing together at least two of said products 1.
- Such a sub-lot 101 can therefore bring together two products 1, as visible in Figure 1, three products 1, four products as also visible in Figure 1, or even more products 1 .
- each sub-batch 101 brings together at most four products.
- a distribution of two, three or four products 1 in a sub-batch 101 makes it possible to surround it with an element which does not simply come into contact tangentially with a limited zone of each product 1, but comes into contact with a zone extending over part of the periphery of each of said products 1 of said sub-batch 101, thereby improving the hold thus obtained by this element.
- batch 100 includes at least one closed strip 3 surrounding products 1 of each sub-batch 101.
- each strip 3 is made of at least one material devoid of plastic and based on vegetable fibers.
- the strip 3 is made of one or more materials having the same prerequisites mentioned above as those of the strip 20 of the member 2.
- said at least one strip 20 of member 2 and/or said at least one strip 30 can be printed independently, with dedicated visual and commercial information and according to said grouped products 1.
- the strip 20 and the strip 3 are made of an identical material.
- the strip 20 of said member 2 is made of a material of greater thickness than the material of each strip 3.
- the strip 20 of said member 2 can be made of cardboard material.
- the strip 3 has similar dimensional characteristics, coming to surround the products 1 of a sub-batch 101 according to its length, while its width is much less and extends according to the height. of said products 1 of sub-batch 101.
- the height of the strip 3 is lower than that of the strip 20, in particular less than a third or half of the strip 20, in particular so that said strip 20 can completely cover each strip 3.
- each of said products 1 comprises a label surrounding the periphery of their peripheral wall over part of the height of said products 1 . Therefore, each strip 3 at least partially covers the label of the products 1 of each sub-batch 101 . In short, a strip 3 comes into contact over part of its width against the peripheral wall of the products 1 and over another part of its width against the label already present on the products 1 .
- the strip 3 comes completely into contact with the peripheral wall of the products 1, without covering the label if it is present, or else completely covers the label of the products 1, or even overflows beyond it if said strip 3 is wider than the label, then coming into contact with the peripheral wall above and below said label.
- the strip 20 of said at least one member 2 at least partially covers the strips 3 of the sub-lots 101.
- Figures 8 and 9 show strips 20 partially covering the strips 3 of the sub-lots 101.
- the strip 20 completely covers the strips of each of the sub-batches 101, since the strip 20 may have a greater width than that of the strips 3. Such a total covering is particularly visible in Figures 2, 7, 10 and 1 1.
- the strip 20 therefore has contact against said strips 3 but also with the peripheral walls of the products, which improves the hold and resistance of the batch thus formed.
- the terms "transverse” and “longitudinal” extend relative to a median plane P crossing lot 100 along its greatest length, namely that a longitudinal orientation extends parallel or substantially parallel along said plane P, while a transverse orientation extends orthogonally or substantially orthogonally with respect to said plane P.
- the longitudinal direction corresponds to a horizontal alignment of the rows, while that a transverse direction corresponds to the vertical alignment of the columns.
- each sub-batch 101 is oriented transversely along said columns.
- Figure 3 shows an example of such a transverse arrangement of three sub-batches 101 in a batch 100 of six products 1, namely that all the sub-batches 101 are oriented vertically, parallel to each other.
- each sub-batch 101 is oriented longitudinally along said rows. Such a configuration is preferably possible for an even number of sub-lots 101 .
- At least one pair 102 of sub-batches 101 positioned side by side are oriented longitudinally along two of said rows, while at least one additional sub-batch 103 is positioned longitudinally at least on one side of said pair and oriented transversely, then overlapping said two rows.
- two sub-lots 101 forming a pair 102 are aligned along the length of the lot 100 and at least one additional sub-lot 103 is positioned transversely at one and/or the other of the ends of said pair 102.
- the pair 102 of sub-batches 101 it is also possible for the pair 102 of sub-batches 101 to be a single sub-batch 101 of four products 1 grouped and surrounded according to a square matrix, as shown in FIG. 3. As mentioned above, a sub-batch lot 101 square then has an orientation independently longitudinal or transverse with respect to lot 100.
- the difference in orientation between some of the sub-batches 101 of products 1 within the same batch 100 makes it possible to reduce the risks of tearing of the member 2 during the handling of such a batch 100.
- a batch 100 can be made up of one or more sub-batches 101 and one or more products 1 not surrounded, left free, before their coating in a batch 100.
- a gripping means can be added to a batch 100, in order to facilitate its handling.
- a lot 100 includes a handle 4 in the form of at least one strap 40 attached to lot 100.
- said handle 4 is in the form of at least one strap 40 fixed partially overlapping at least one strip 3 of one of the sub-batches 101 .
- the strip 20 of said member 2 covers said strap 40.
- each end of the strap 40 is attached to a strip 3 of one or other of the sub-batches 101, then the strip 20 is fixed from below. This sandwich fixing of the strap 40 between a strip 3 and the band 20 improves the resistance and the maintenance at this level of the handle 4.
- the invention in order to ensure the fixing of the various elements forming the batch 100 and each of the sub-batches 101, as well as possibly the handle 4, provides a fastening means attached to these elements, in order to ensuring their adhesion, on the one hand, in contact with the products 1, in particular their peripheral wall, specifically when it is rounded, and, on the other hand, in contact with the elements between them, namely the strip 20 with the strips 3, but also between the strips 3 of contiguous sub-lots 101, as well as possibly the strap 40 with the strip 20 and/or with the strip 3,
- the batch 100 may include on the inside face of the strip 3, an adhesive located at the contact zones with each product 1 of a sub-batch 101.
- an adhesive is applied to the strip 3 of the side which comes into contact with the peripheral wall of the products 1 to be kept in a sub-batch 101.
- the adhesive can be applied over the entire length of the strip 3 or else only along the portions corresponding to the zones which come into contact with the products 1.
- the adhesive can be used to fix the ends of a strip 3, to close it.
- the batch 100 comprises on the outer face of at least one strip 3, an additional adhesive located at the level of adjoining zones between two sub-batches 101.
- the additional adhesive is applied to the strip 3, preferably after surrounding the sub-batches 101, on the outer side which will come into contact with another sub-batch 101, in order to improve their cohesion together within the same batch 100.
- Lot 100 comprises, on the inside face of the strip 20 of said member 2, an additional adhesive located at the level of the bearing zones of said member 2 against the products 1 of said lot 100.
- the complementary adhesive on the strip 20 on the interior side which will come into contact with the wall device of the products 1, as well as possibly in contact with the strips 3 of each of the sub-batches 101, possibly see the label of the products 1.
- the additional adhesive can be applied over all or part of the length of the strips 3 of all the sub-batches 101, in order to replace but preferably combine with the additional adhesive of the strip 20.
- one and/or the other of the adhesives, complementary adhesive, additional adhesive comprise a specific component.
- this component can be activated in different ways, for example by heat through a heating, heat-sealing or heat-bonding operation, or can be activated with water, for example by humidification, in particular spraying, or even wetting in contact with a damp surface, or even by emission of radiation, in particular sound emission, for example by emission of ultrasound.
- one and/or the other of the adhesives, complementary adhesive, additional adhesive can be an adhesive or a tacky coating applied to one and/or the other of the faces of the strip 20 and/or of the strips 3.
- the complementary adhesive of the strips 3 between the sub-lots 101, but possibly between the outside of the strips 3 and the inside of the strip 2 when the latter completely covers said strips 3, can form with said strips 3 a double-sided adhesive tape.
- the invention also relates to a method for packaging a batch 100 of products 1 as previously described.
- Such a conditioning process is carried out along a dedicated conditioning line 10, an example of the architecture of which is represented in FIG. 12.
- the grouping step consists in distributing a defined number of products 1 , namely at least four products 1 , from a larger initial quantity, for example from a single-line flow as seen in Figure 12, either from a multi-line flow, or even from an ordered or bulk accumulation of products 1 .
- the number of grouped 1 products will then be collected and held together to form a 100 batch.
- this initial quantity of products 1 can be supplied by a line situated upstream, such as for example a production line for said products 1 .
- Said grouping can be carried out by a grouping station 11 intervening to separate the initial quantity of products 1 and gather the number of products 1 determined to form the batch 100.
- the method comprises a step of coating at least four products 1 by means of the strip 20 of said at least one member 2.
- the coating therefore makes it possible to form the batch 100 of products 1 to hold them together.
- the batch 100 formed is then compact and the products 1 are joined together.
- the products 1 are grouped into at least two sub-batches 101, each sub-batch 101 grouping at least two products 1.
- the products 1 are grouped into sub-batches 101 by grouping two products 1.
- the grouping step makes it possible to gather the corresponding number of products 1 from each sub-batch 101, namely at least by two products 1, as shown in Figure 12.
- all the products 1 are not grouped into one or more sub-lots 101 . In this case, certain products 1 are left free, not surrounded by a strip 3.
- each sub-batch 101 is surrounded by unrolling said at least one strip 3.
- a strip 3 is unrolled at least until its ends are covered.
- several strips 3 can be unrolled on either side of the products 1 of each sub-batch 101, until they are connected together.
- Such surrounding is carried out by a station 12 of dedicated entourage of the line 10 of conditioning.
- the sub-batches 101 are coated by unrolling said at least strip 20 of said member 2 until its ends are covered.
- the coating step makes it possible to maintain the products 1 of a batch 100, once these products 1 have previously been surrounded to form sub-batches 101 .
- Such coating is carried out by a dedicated coating station 13 of the packaging line 10 .
- the sub-batches 101 before coating, are positioned in a transverse and/or longitudinal orientation with respect to said batch 100.
- FIG. 12 shows a step for positioning the sub-batches 101 transversely, in particular by unbundling a single-line flow of sub-batches 101 so as to position said sub-batches 101 side by side at the entrance to the station 13 of coating.
- a component is added to these elements intended to ensure adhesion.
- an adhesive located at the contact zones with each product 1 of a sub-batch 101 is applied to the inside face of each strip 3. .
- an additional adhesive located at the level of adjoining zones between two sub-lots 101 .
- an additional adhesive is applied to the inside face of the strip 20 of said member 2 located at the bearing zones of said member 2 against the products 1 of said batch 100, in particular in support against the sub-lots 101, in particular against the strips 3.
- the method comprises an additional step.
- a handle 4 is fixed in the form of at least one strap 40 partially overlapping at least one strip 3 of one of the sub-batches 101 . Then, at the time of encapsulation, said strap 40 is covered with the band 20 of said member 2.
- Such fixing of the handle 4 is carried out by a dedicated fixing station 14 of the line 10 of packaging.
- a fixing station 14 can intervene between the surrounding station 12 and the encapsulation station 13, directly along the stream of sub-batches 101, or by taking a sub-batch 101 from said stream and then by re-inserting before coating in the flow of sub-batches 101, at a determined position, for example in the center of the batch 100 to be formed, as shown in the example of Figure 12.
- the invention makes it possible to obtain a better hold by enclosing sub-batches 101 within said batch 100, allowing to use a less resistant material than those usually required, in particular based on plastic, for products 1 in the form of containers having a substantial mass relative to their volume.
- the sub-batches 101 first surrounded and then gathered in a coated batch 100 makes it possible to use a material devoid of plastic and based on vegetable fibers, or even paper and / or cardboard, offering a better environmental solution to the packaging of products 1 in such a lot 100.
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Disclosed is a compact batch (100) of at least four grouped products (1), said products (1) being containers which are provided with a peripheral wall and are arranged in the form of a matrix with columns and rows, said batch (100) comprising at least one member (2) for holding the at least four products (1) together, the member (2) being in the form of a closed band (20) surrounding the products (1) of the batch (100); characterized in that it comprises at least one sub-batch (101) including at least two of said products (1), and at least one closed strip (3) surrounding the products (1) of each sub-batch (101); and further characterized in that the band (20) of said member (2) and each strip (3) is made of at least one plastic-free material based on plant fibres. Also disclosed is a packaging method.
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Lot compact de produits groupés et son procédé de conditionnementCompact batch of grouped products and its packaging method
La présente invention entre dans le domaine du conditionnement de produits en lot.The present invention falls within the field of packaging products in batches.
Au sens de la présente invention, le terme « produit » englobe un objet individuel. Un tel produit est un récipient, comme une bouteille ou un flacon, ou une brique cartonnée, ou encore une cannette. Un produit peut être en tout type de matériau, notamment en matériau plastique, en métal ou encore en verre. Un produit peut être rigide ou semi- rigide. Within the meaning of the present invention, the term “product” encompasses an individual object. Such a product is a container, such as a bottle or flask, or a cardboard brick, or even a can. A product can be made of any type of material, in particular plastic, metal or even glass. A product can be rigid or semi-rigid.
Un tel récipient est destiné à contenir, de façon non exhaustive, un fluide, un liquide, des poudres ou des granulés, notamment de type agroalimentaire ou cosmétique.Such a container is intended to contain, in a non-exhaustive manner, a fluid, a liquid, powders or granules, in particular of the food-processing or cosmetic type.
En outre, un produit peut présenter tout type de forme, symétrique ou non, régulière ou irrégulière. De plus, un produit peut avoir une section arrondie, globalement de forme circulaire ou ovoïdale, ou bien de section polygonale, notamment rectangle ou carrée.In addition, a product can have any type of shape, symmetrical or not, regular or irregular. In addition, a product may have a rounded cross section, globally of circular or ovoidal shape, or else of polygonal cross section, in particular rectangle or square.
De manière connue, au sein d'une ligne industrielle, les produits peuvent recevoir plusieurs traitements successifs différents, comme la fabrication du contenant, par exemple lors d'une opération d'injection plastique ou d'étirage-soufflage dans le cas d'une bouteille en matériau plastique, suivi du remplissage puis de la fermeture par un bouchon et l'étiquetage. A l'issue de ces traitements, les produits sont dits "finis". In a known manner, within an industrial line, the products can receive several different successive treatments, such as the manufacture of the container, for example during a plastic injection or stretch-blow molding operation in the case of a plastic bottle, followed by filling then closing with a cap and labelling. At the end of these treatments, the products are said to be "finished".
En vue de leur manutention, de tels produits finis subissent un conditionnement en lot. En outre, chaque lot comprend plusieurs produits, rassemblés par exemple selon une disposition en matrice, généralement de forme globalement parallélépipédique, souvent carrée ou rectangle, selon des colonnes et des rangées. A titre d'exemple, un lot habituel regroupe six produits selon deux rangées et trois colonnes. With a view to their handling, such finished products are packaged in batches. In addition, each batch comprises several products, brought together for example in a matrix arrangement, generally of generally parallelepipedic shape, often square or rectangle, according to columns and rows. By way of example, a typical batch groups together six products in two rows and three columns.
Une fois les groupes de produits réalisés, chaque groupe peut être enrobé, en particulier recouvert d'un film, afin de maintenir les produits ensemble et de faciliter la manutention d'un tel lot ainsi obtenu. Once the groups of products have been produced, each group can be coated, in particular covered with a film, in order to hold the products together and to facilitate the handling of such a batch thus obtained.
Un tel enrobage par être effectué au travers une étape de filmage ou préférentiellement de fardelage. Such encapsulation by being carried out through a step of filming or preferably wrapping.
En particulier, le fardelage d'un groupe de produits consiste à l'enrober au moyen d'une feuille d'un film plastique en matériau thermorétractable. Un groupe enrobé subit ensuite une étape de chauffage pour que la feuille vienne épouser la forme globale extérieure des produits. En somme, la feuille de film se rétracte sous l'effet de la chaleur pour former un rétreint assurant le maintien des produits groupés. In particular, wrapping a group of products consists of wrapping it with a sheet of plastic film made of heat-shrinkable material. A coated group then undergoes a heating step so that the sheet conforms to the overall external shape of the products. In short, the sheet of film shrinks under the effect of heat to form a constriction ensuring the maintenance of the grouped products.
Le regroupement des produits, l'enrobage et le chauffage sont réalisés au moyen d'une installation dédiée de type fardeleuse, au travers de plusieurs postes successifs.
Plus avant, le chauffage d'un groupe enrobé s'effectue en traversant un poste de chauffage ; comme un four, de type four tunnel. Chaque groupe de produits est transporté en face supérieure d'un ou plusieurs convoyeurs, depuis l'entrée jusqu'à la sortie dudit four. The grouping of the products, the coating and the heating are carried out by means of a dedicated installation of the bundler type, through several successive stations. Further, the heating of a coated group is carried out by crossing a heating station; like an oven, tunnel oven type. Each group of products is transported on the upper face of one or more conveyors, from the entrance to the exit of said oven.
D'une part, de l'air chaud est envoyé vers le convoyeur par le dessous et permet de chauffer le dessous et les bords inférieurs des groupes transportés sur le convoyeur, visant essentiellement la partie de la feuille du film située sous chaque groupe de produits, en vue notamment d'opérer une soudure des extrémités de la feuille d'enrobage qui, au moment de l'enrobage préalable, sont superposées et pressées l'une contre l'autre sous le poids des produits du groupe. On the one hand, hot air is sent to the conveyor from below and allows to heat the underside and the lower edges of the groups transported on the conveyor, essentially aiming at the part of the film sheet located under each group of products. , in particular with a view to welding the ends of the coating sheet which, at the time of the prior coating, are superimposed and pressed against each other under the weight of the products of the group.
D'autre part, de l'air chaud est envoyé vers le volume intérieur de l'enceinte et permet de chauffer le groupe enrobé, en vue d'effectuer une élévation en température de la feuille du film pour qu'un rétreint vienne s'appliquer en contact avec les produits, en déformant la feuille pour qu'elle vienne en épouser une partie des contours desdits produits. On the other hand, hot air is sent to the interior volume of the enclosure and makes it possible to heat the coated group, with a view to effecting a rise in temperature of the sheet of film so that a shrinkage comes apply in contact with the products, by deforming the sheet so that it conforms to part of the contours of said products.
D'ores et déjà, on constate aisément la dépense énergétique conséquente nécessaire pour le chauffage lors de l’opération de fardelage. Une telle dépense est coûteuse, mais aussi préjudiciable d'un point de vue environnemental. Already, it is easy to see the substantial energy expenditure necessary for heating during the bundling operation. Such an expense is costly, but also detrimental from an environmental point of view.
En outre, les installations de chauffage, surtout sous forme de four tunnel, représentent une emprise conséquente au sol au sein d'un site industriel de production. In addition, the heating installations, especially in the form of a tunnel kiln, represent a substantial footprint on the ground within an industrial production site.
Par ailleurs, l'enrobage s'effectue à partir d'un film en matériau plastique, essentiellement obtenu à partir de la filière pétrochimique. Actuellement de nombreux plastiques peuvent être composés de matière améliorant leur caractère biodégradable. De plus, le recyclage et la valorisation des déchets plastiques est en constante évolution. Toutefois, il existe un besoin croissant de trouver une alternative à l'utilisation de ce matériau générant énormément de déchets et coûteux énergétiquement. Furthermore, the coating is carried out using a film of plastic material, essentially obtained from the petrochemical sector. Currently many plastics can be composed of material improving their biodegradable character. In addition, the recycling and recovery of plastic waste is constantly evolving. However, there is a growing need to find an alternative to the use of this material, which generates a lot of waste and is energy costly.
Une alternative connue consiste à maintenir un groupe de produits par cerclage ou sanglage au moyen de liens en matériau plastique ou composite, notamment sous forme d'une bande en fibres de plastique tressées. Une telle bande vient entourer les produits et on applique une tension avant d'opérer un scellement des extrémités de ladite bande, notamment au travers d'une opération de thermo-soudage. A known alternative consists in holding a group of products by strapping or strapping by means of ties made of plastic or composite material, in particular in the form of a strip of braided plastic fibers. Such a band surrounds the products and a tension is applied before operating a sealing of the ends of said band, in particular through a heat-sealing operation.
Si le recours à une bande permet d'économiser une quantité considérable de matériau plastique, le sanglage ne permet pas de maintenir convenablement des lots de plus de quatre produits, surtout quand il s'agit de récipients ayant une section arrondie, qu'elle soit globalement circulaire ou ovoïdale, qui plus est dans le cas de récipients en
matériau plastique. En effet, les parois de récipients situés au centre ont tendance à glisser contre les parois des récipients en périphérie, ce qui déforme la disposition du lot, voire est susceptible de provoquer sa dislocation lors de sa manutention. Ce risque est d'autant plus important, du fait de la masse importante de liquide contenu dans les récipients, au regard de la surface de contact de l'enrobage sur les contenants. If the use of a band saves a considerable amount of plastic material, the strapping does not allow batches of more than four products to be properly maintained, especially when it comes to containers with a rounded section, whether it is generally circular or ovoid, which is more in the case of containers in plastic material. Indeed, the walls of containers located in the center tend to slide against the walls of the containers at the periphery, which deforms the layout of the batch, or is even likely to cause its dislocation during its handling. This risk is all the greater, due to the large mass of liquid contained in the containers, with regard to the contact surface of the coating on the containers.
En outre, le matériau plastique d'une sangle est prévu plus résistant, rendant d'autant plus difficile son retraitement en vue de son recyclage. In addition, the plastic material of a strap is provided more resistant, making it all the more difficult to reprocess it for recycling.
Dans ce cadre, le document WO2018046234 décrit un procédé de création de lot de produits, dans lequel deux récipients sont collés l’un à l’autre pour former une paire. Une bande de plastique vient ensuite entourer chaque paire, préférentiellement pour en former l’étiquette. Les paires sont ensuite également collées entre elles avant l’assemblage final à l’aide d’une bande en plastique. In this context, the document WO2018046234 describes a process for creating a batch of products, in which two containers are glued to each other to form a pair. A strip of plastic then surrounds each pair, preferably to form the label. The pairs are then also glued together before final assembly using a plastic strip.
Le document US4828110 propose un procédé similaire dans lequel le deuxième enrobage est un film plastique. Document US4828110 proposes a similar method in which the second coating is a plastic film.
Le document DE102009025824 propose un procédé similaire dans lequel les paquets sont connectés entre eux à l’aide de points de colle. Document DE102009025824 proposes a similar process in which the packages are connected to each other using glue dots.
Dans ce contexte, la présente invention vise une alternative à la formation d’un lot par enrobage en matériau plastique de groupe de produits, en envisageant un conditionnement à partir d'un matériau ayant un caractère biodégradable accru et un impact environnemental diminué par rapport à l'utilisation du matériau plastique. In this context, the present invention aims at an alternative to the formation of a batch by coating in plastic material of group of products, by considering packaging from a material having an increased biodegradable character and a reduced environmental impact compared to the use of plastic material.
En somme, l'invention prévoit d'utiliser un matériau dénué de plastique en vue d'effectuer l'enrobage des produits. In short, the invention provides for the use of a material devoid of plastic in order to carry out the coating of the products.
Pour ce faire, l'invention prévoit de conditionner des produits par lot, à l’aide d’un matériau à base de fibres végétales, de préférence à l’aide de papier. To do this, the invention provides for the packaging of products in batches, using a material based on plant fibres, preferably using paper.
De surcroît, l'invention prévoit un conditionnement d'un lot de produits qui soit spécifiquement adapté à des récipients, en particulier à une section arrondie, notamment pour des récipients en matériau plastique. Un tel conditionnement prend en considération l'utilisation d'un matériau à base de fibres végétales comme le papier et dénué de plastique, ce qui diminue sa résistance, en particulier son élasticité. In addition, the invention provides for packaging of a batch of products which is specifically adapted to containers, in particular to a rounded section, in particular for containers made of plastic material. Such packaging takes into consideration the use of a material based on vegetable fibers such as paper and devoid of plastic, which reduces its resistance, in particular its elasticity.
Au sens de l’invention, le matériau est composé principalement ou majoritairement de fibres de cellulose. A titre d'exemple, le papier utilisé dans l’invention peut être un papier kraft ou un dérivé du papier kraft. En d’autres termes, l’invention prévoit d’utiliser un matériau constitué principalement ou majoritairement à base de fibres de cellulose. Within the meaning of the invention, the material is composed mainly or mainly of cellulose fibers. By way of example, the paper used in the invention may be kraft paper or a derivative of kraft paper. In other words, the invention provides for the use of a material consisting mainly or mainly based on cellulose fibers.
Pour ce faire, l'invention prévoit de subdiviser le groupe de produits en sous-lots et à en
doubler l'enrobage. En somme, on enrobe chaque sous-lot pour ensuite enrober plusieurs sous-lots ensemble une nouvelle fois. To do this, the invention provides for subdividing the group of products into sub-lots and double the coating. In short, we coat each sub-batch and then coat several sub-batches together again.
Ainsi, l'invention a pour objet un lot compact d'au moins quatre produits groupés, lesdits produits étant des récipients et sont pourvus une paroi périphérique, lesdits produits étant répartis selon une configuration en matrice, selon des colonnes et des rangées, ledit lot comprenant Thus, the subject of the invention is a compact batch of at least four grouped products, said products being containers and are provided with a peripheral wall, said products being distributed according to a matrix configuration, according to columns and rows, said batch including
- au moins un organe de maintien ensemble desdits au moins quatre produits, ledit organe se présentant sous forme d'une bande fermée entourant les produits dudit lot. - at least one member for holding said at least four products together, said member being in the form of a closed band surrounding the products of said batch.
Avantageusement, un tel lot se caractérise en ce qu'il comprend : Advantageously, such a batch is characterized in that it comprises:
- au moins un sous-lot rassemblant au moins deux desdits produits ; - at least one sub-batch bringing together at least two of said products;
- au moins une bandelette fermée entourant les produits de chaque sous-lot ; et en ce que - at least one closed strip surrounding the products of each sub-lot; and in that
- la bande dudit organe et chaque bandelette est en au moins un matériau dénué de plastique et à base de fibres végétales. - The strip of said member and each strip is made of at least one material devoid of plastic and based on vegetable fibers.
Selon des caractéristiques additionnelles, non limitatives, chaque sous-lot peut rassembler au plus quatre produits. According to additional, non-limiting characteristics, each sub-lot can bring together a maximum of four products.
Chaque sous-lot peut être orienté transversalement selon lesdites colonnes. Each sub-batch can be oriented transversely according to said columns.
Chaque sous-lot peut être orienté longitudinalement selon lesdites rangées. Each sub-batch can be oriented longitudinally along said rows.
Au moins une paire de sous-lots positionnés côte à côte peut être orientée longitudinalement selon deux desdites rangées, tandis qu'au moins un sous-lot supplémentaire peut être positionné longitudinalement au moins d'un côté de ladite paire et orienté transversalement, chevauchant lesdites deux rangées. At least one pair of sub-lots positioned side by side can be oriented longitudinally along two of said rows, while at least one additional sub-lot can be positioned longitudinally at least on one side of said pair and oriented transversely, overlapping said two rows.
La bande dudit organe peut être en un matériau d'une épaisseur plus grande que le matériau de chaque bandelette. The strip of said member may be made of a material with a greater thickness than the material of each strip.
La bande dudit organe peut être en matériau cartonné. The strip of said member may be made of cardboard material.
Lesdits produits peuvent avoir une section arrondie, notamment globalement circulaire ou ovoïdale. Said products may have a rounded section, in particular generally circular or ovoid.
Lesdits produits peuvent être en matériau plastique. Said products can be made of plastic material.
Chacun desdits produits peut comprendre une étiquette entourant le pourtour de leur paroi périphérique sur une partie de la hauteur desdits produits ; chaque bandelette recouvrant au moins partiellement l'étiquette des produits de chaque sous-lot. Each of said products may include a label surrounding the periphery of their peripheral wall over part of the height of said products; each strip covering at least partially the label of the products of each sub-lot.
La bande dudit au moins un organe peut recouvrir au moins partiellement les bandelettes des sous-lots.
Ledit lot peut comprendre une poignée sous forme d'au moins une sangle fixée en recouvrement partiel d'au moins une bandelette d'un des sous-lots, la bande dudit organe venant recouvrir ladite sangle. The strip of said at least one member can at least partially cover the strips of the sub-batches. Said batch may comprise a handle in the form of at least one strap fixed partially covering at least one strip of one of the sub-batches, the strip of said member coming to cover said strap.
Ledit lot peut comprendre en face intérieure de la bandelette, un adhésif situé au niveau de zones de contact avec chaque produit d'un sous-lot. Said batch may comprise, on the inside face of the strip, an adhesive located at areas of contact with each product of a sub-batch.
Ledit lot peut comprendre en face extérieure d'au moins une bandelette, un adhésif complémentaire situé au niveau de zones d'accolement entre deux sous-lots. Said batch may comprise, on the outer face of at least one strip, a complementary adhesive located at the level of adjoining zones between two sub-batches.
Ledit lot peut comprendre en face intérieure de la bande dudit organe, un adhésif supplémentaire situé au niveau de zones d'appui dudit organe contre les produits dudit lot. Said batch may comprise, on the inside face of the strip of said member, an additional adhesive located at the level of the areas where said member bears against the products of said batch.
L'invention concerne encore un procédé de conditionnement de lot susmentionné de produits. Au cours d'un tel procédé : The invention also relates to a method for packaging the aforementioned batch of products. During such a process:
- on effectue un groupage d'au moins quatre produits, lesdits produits étant des récipients ; - A grouping of at least four products is carried out, said products being containers;
- on effectue un enrobage lesdits au moins quatre produits au moyen de la bande dudit au moins un organe ; caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend au moins les étapes suivantes : - Said at least four products are coated by means of the strip of said at least one member; characterized in that it comprises at least the following steps:
- lors du groupage, on rassemble les produits en au moins deux sous-lots, chaque sous- lot groupant au moins deux produits ; - during grouping, the products are grouped into at least two sub-batches, each sub-batch grouping at least two products;
- on effectue un entourage de chaque sous-lot par déroulement de ladite au moins une bandelette ; - Each sub-batch is circled by unrolling said at least one strip;
- on effectue un enrobage des sous-lots par déroulement de la bande dudit organe jusqu'à recouvrement de ses extrémités. - The sub-batches are coated by unrolling the strip of said member until its ends are covered.
Selon des caractéristiques additionnelles, non limitatives, dans un tel procédé de conditionnement, on peut rassembler les produits en sous-lots en groupant deux produits. According to additional, non-limiting characteristics, in such a packaging method, the products can be grouped together in sub-batches by grouping two products.
Avant enrobage, on peut positionner les sous-lots selon une orientation transversale et/ou longitudinale par rapport audit lot. Before coating, the sub-batches can be positioned in a transverse and/or longitudinal orientation with respect to said batch.
Avant entourage d'un sous-lot, on peut appliquer en face intérieure de chaque bandelette, un adhésif situé au niveau de zones de contact avec chaque produit d'un sous-lot ; Before surrounding a sub-batch, an adhesive located at the contact zones with each product of a sub-batch can be applied to the inside face of each strip;
- on peut appliquer en face extérieure d'au moins une bandelette, un adhésif complémentaire situé au niveau de zones d'accolement entre deux sous-lots ; et/ou
- avant enrobage, on peut appliquer en face intérieure de la bande dudit organe un adhésif supplémentaire situé au niveau de zones d'appui dudit organe contre les produits dudit lot. - Can be applied on the outer face of at least one strip, an additional adhesive located at the level of adjoining areas between two sub-lots; and or - Before encapsulation, an additional adhesive located at the bearing zones of said member can be applied on the inside face of the strip of said member against the products of said batch.
Après entourage, on peut fixer une poignée sous forme d'au moins une sangle en recouvrement partiel d'au moins une bandelette d'un des sous-lots ; au moment de l'enrobage, on peut recouvrer ladite sangle avec la bande dudit organe. After wrapping, a handle can be fixed in the form of at least one strap partially covering at least one strip of one of the sub-batches; at the time of encapsulation, said strap can be covered with the strip of said member.
Dès lors, le lot de produits ainsi conditionné, avec un matériau dénué de plastique et à base de fibres végétales, présente une résistance accrue et limite les risques de dislocation. En effet, les produits maintenus en sous-lots possèdent, d'une part, une surface de contact plus importante avec la bandelette qui relient les produits ensemble dans un même sous-lot et, d'autre part, une zone d'accolement plus grande entre les sous-lots d'un même lot ceint par l'organe. Consequently, the batch of products thus packaged, with a material devoid of plastic and based on vegetable fibers, has increased resistance and limits the risks of dislocation. Indeed, the products maintained in sub-batches have, on the one hand, a larger contact surface with the strip which connects the products together in the same sub-batch and, on the other hand, a more adjoining zone. large between the sub-batches of the same batch girded by the organ.
En outre, le doublage de l'enrobage augmente la résistance du lot formé, au regard de ce matériau présentant une fragilité certaine, qui habituellement exclut son utilisation pour des récipients, surtout de section arrondie et/ou en matériau plastique. In addition, the doubling of the coating increases the resistance of the batch formed, with regard to this material having a certain fragility, which usually excludes its use for containers, especially of rounded section and/or made of plastic material.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront de la description détaillée qui va suivre des modes de réalisation non limitatifs de l'invention, en référence aux figures annexées, dans lesquelles : Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge from the detailed description which will follow of the non-limiting embodiments of the invention, with reference to the appended figures, in which:
La figure 1 représente schématiquement une vue en perspective de deux sous-lots de produits, de type cannette métallique, montrant notamment un premier sous-lot groupant quatre produits et un deuxième sous-lot groupant deux produits ; FIG. 1 schematically represents a perspective view of two sub-batches of products, of the metal can type, showing in particular a first sub-batch grouping together four products and a second sub-batch grouping together two products;
La figure 2 représente schématiquement une vue similaire à la figure 1 des deux sous- lots enrobés en un seul lot selon l'invention ; FIG. 2 schematically represents a view similar to FIG. 1 of the two sub-batches coated in a single batch according to the invention;
La figure 3 représente schématiquement une vue de dessus d'une première configuration de conditionnement du lot de la figure 2 ; FIG. 3 schematically represents a top view of a first packaging configuration of the batch of FIG. 2;
La figure 4 représente schématiquement une vue de dessus d'une deuxième configuration de conditionnement d'un lot groupant trois sous-lots orientés transversalement ; FIG. 4 schematically represents a top view of a second packaging configuration of a batch grouping three sub-batches oriented transversely;
La figure 5 représente schématiquement une vue de dessus d'une troisième configuration de conditionnement d'un lot groupant trois sous-lots, dont deux sous-lots sont orientés longitudinalement et un sous-lot est orientés transversalement ; FIG. 5 schematically represents a top view of a third packaging configuration of a batch grouping three sub-batches, of which two sub-batches are oriented longitudinally and one sub-batch is oriented transversely;
La figure 6 représente schématiquement une vue de dessus d'une configuration de conditionnement d'un log groupant quatre sous-lots ; FIG. 6 schematically represents a top view of a packaging configuration of a log grouping four sub-batches;
La figure 7 représente schématiquement une vue en perspective de trois sous-lots de chacun deux produits, de type flacon, au cours de l'enrobage par la bande d'un seul
organe ; FIG. 7 schematically represents a perspective view of three sub-batches each of two products, of the bottle type, during the coating by the strip of a single organ;
La figure 8 représente schématiquement une vue en perspective d'un lot de six produits, de type bouteille, montrant notamment un recouvrement partiel de la bande d'un unique organe sur les bandelettes de chaque sous-lot ; FIG. 8 schematically represents a perspective view of a batch of six products, of the bottle type, showing in particular a partial covering of the strip of a single organ on the strips of each sub-batch;
La figure 9 représente schématiquement une vue similaire à la figure 8, montrant notamment deux organes dont un seul recouvre sur les bandelettes de chaque sous- lot ; FIG. 9 schematically represents a view similar to FIG. 8, showing in particular two members, only one of which covers the strips of each sub-batch;
La figure 10 représente schématiquement une vue en perspective d'un lot de trois sous- lots de deux produits, montrant notamment une poignée sur le sous-lot central ; FIG. 10 schematically represents a perspective view of a batch of three sub-batches of two products, showing in particular a handle on the central sub-batch;
La figure 11 représente schématiquement une vue similaire à la figure 10, montrant notamment le positionnement de la poignée en recouvrement de la bandelette du sous- lot central au moment de l'enrobage dudit lot ; et FIG. 11 schematically represents a view similar to FIG. 10, showing in particular the positioning of the handle covering the strip of the central sub-batch at the time of coating of said batch; and
La figure 12 représente schématiquement une vue simplifiée d'un exemple d'architecture d'une ligne de conditionnement de lots de produits selon l'invention.FIG. 12 schematically represents a simplified view of an example of architecture of a line for packaging batches of products according to the invention.
La présente invention entre dans le domaine du conditionnement de produits 1 en lot 100. The present invention falls within the field of packaging products 1 in batch 100.
Au sens de la présente invention, le terme « produit » englobe un objet individuel. Un tel produit 1 est un récipient, comme une bouteille ou un flacon, ou une brique cartonnée, ou encore une cannette. Un produit 1 peut être en tout type de matériau, notamment en matériau plastique, en métal ou encore en verre. Préférentiellement, un produit 1 est en matériau plastique, notamment en PET (pour « polytéréphtalate d'éthylène »). Un produit 1 peut être rigide ou semi-rigide. Within the meaning of the present invention, the term “product” encompasses an individual object. Such a product 1 is a container, such as a bottle or a flask, or a cardboard brick, or even a can. A product 1 can be made of any type of material, in particular plastic material, metal or even glass. Preferably, a product 1 is made of plastic material, in particular PET (for “polyethylene terephthalate”). A product 1 can be rigid or semi-rigid.
Un tel récipient est destiné à contenir, de façon non exhaustive, un fluide, un liquide, des poudres ou des granulés, notamment de type agroalimentaire ou cosmétique.Such a container is intended to contain, in a non-exhaustive manner, a fluid, a liquid, powders or granules, in particular of the food-processing or cosmetic type.
En outre, un produit 1 peut présenter tout type de forme, symétrique ou non, régulière ou irrégulière. De plus, un produit 1 peut avoir une section arrondie, globalement de forme circulaire ou ovoïdale, ou bien de section polygonale, notamment rectangle ou carrée. Préférentiellement, lesdits produits 1 ont une section arrondie, notamment globalement circulaire ou ovoïdale. In addition, a product 1 can have any type of shape, symmetrical or not, regular or irregular. In addition, a product 1 can have a rounded cross-section, generally circular or ovoid in shape, or even a polygonal cross-section, in particular rectangular or square. Preferably, said products 1 have a rounded section, in particular generally circular or ovoid.
De manière connue, au sein d'une ligne industrielle, les produits 1 peuvent recevoir plusieurs traitements successifs différents, comme la fabrication du contenant, par exemple lors d'une opération d'injection plastique ou d'étirage-soufflage dans le cas d'une bouteille en matériau plastique, suivi du remplissage puis de la fermeture par un bouchon et l'étiquetage. A l'issue de ces traitements, les produits 1 sont dits "finis".In known manner, within an industrial line, the products 1 can receive several different successive treatments, such as the manufacture of the container, for example during a plastic injection or stretch-blow molding operation in the case of a plastic bottle, followed by filling then closing with a cap and labelling. At the end of these treatments, the products 1 are said to be "finished".
En vue de leur manutention, de tels produits 1 finis subissent un conditionnement en
lot 100. With a view to their handling, such finished products 1 undergo conditioning in batch 100.
En outre, chaque lot 100 comprend plusieurs produits 1 , rassemblés selon une disposition en matrice, généralement de forme polygonale ou globalement parallélépipédique, souvent carrée ou rectangle, selon des colonnes et des rangées, mais aussi triangulaire ou polygonale, les colonnes et rangées étant alors inclinées. A titre d'exemple, un lot 100 habituel regroupe six produits 1 selon une matrice rectangulaire, à savoir selon deux rangées et trois colonnes, comme visible sur les figures 2 à 5. La figure 6 montre un lot 100 de huit produits 1 réparties selon une matrice rectangulaire, avec deux rangées et quatre colonnes. In addition, each batch 100 comprises several products 1, brought together in a matrix arrangement, generally of polygonal or generally parallelepipedic shape, often square or rectangle, according to columns and rows, but also triangular or polygonal, the columns and rows then being inclined. By way of example, a usual batch 100 groups together six products 1 according to a rectangular matrix, namely according to two rows and three columns, as visible in FIGS. 2 to 5. FIG. 6 shows a batch 100 of eight products 1 distributed according to a rectangular matrix, with two rows and four columns.
Une fois les groupes de produits 1 réalisés, chaque groupe peut être enrobé, afin de maintenir les produits 1 ensemble et de faciliter la manutention d'un tel lot 100 ainsi conditionné. Once the groups of products 1 have been made, each group can be coated, in order to keep the products 1 together and to facilitate the handling of such a batch 100 thus packaged.
Ceci étant, l'invention concerne un tel lot 100 compact d'au moins quatre produits 1 groupés. This being so, the invention relates to such a compact batch 100 of at least four grouped products 1.
Comme évoqué précédemment, lesdits produits 1 sont des récipients et sont pourvus d'une paroi périphérique. Lesdits produits 1 sont répartis selon une configuration en matrice, selon des colonnes et des rangées. As mentioned above, said products 1 are containers and are provided with a peripheral wall. Said products 1 are distributed according to a matrix configuration, according to columns and rows.
Par ailleurs, le terme « compact » correspond à des produits 1 qui sont rapprochés et positionnés côte à côté, accolés les uns aux autres lors de leur groupage selon une des configurations telles que décrites. Une fois les produis 1 groupés enrobés, ils sont alors solidaires entre eux, formant intégralement un lot 100. Les produits 1 d'un tel lot 100 sont alors indissociables, sauf à disloquer volontairement ledit lot 100 pour un extraire un ou plusieurs produits 1. Ainsi, les produits 1 du lot 100 sont liés solidairement et fiablement entre eux. Lors de la manutention du lot 100, de son transport ou de son stockage, le lot 100 reste compact et dans son état initial. Seul un acte volontaire permettra de désassembler les produits 1 dudit lot 100. Furthermore, the term “compact” corresponds to products 1 which are close together and positioned side by side, joined to each other during their grouping according to one of the configurations as described. Once the products 1 grouped coated, they are then integral with each other, forming a batch 100 in their entirety. The products 1 of such a batch 100 are then inseparable, except to voluntarily dislocate said batch 100 to extract one or more products 1. Thus, the products 1 of batch 100 are solidly and reliably linked together. During the handling of lot 100, its transport or its storage, lot 100 remains compact and in its initial state. Only a voluntary act will make it possible to disassemble the products 1 of said lot 100.
Un tel lot 100 comprend au moins un organe 2 de maintien ensemble desdits au moins quatre produits 1. Un tel organe 2 se présente sous forme d'au moins une, mais préférentiellement d'une seule bande 20 fermée entourant les produits 1 dudit lot 100. Les figures 2, 7, 8 10 et 11 montrent un organe sous forme d'une seule bande 20, tandis que la figure 9 montre un organe 2 sous forme de deux bandes 20. En somme, l'organe présente une forme globalement aplatie, avec une longueur destinée à s'étendre autour des produits 1 , tandis que sa largeur est plus petite que ladite longueur. Such a batch 100 comprises at least one member 2 for holding said at least four products 1 together. Such a member 2 is in the form of at least one, but preferably a single closed strip 20 surrounding the products 1 of said batch 100 Figures 2, 7, 8 and 11 show a member in the form of a single strip 20, while Figure 9 shows a member 2 in the form of two strips 20. In short, the member has a generally flattened shape. , with a length intended to extend around the products 1, while its width is smaller than said length.
En particulier, la longueur de l'organe 2 est supérieure au périmètre total de la zone des produits 1 groupés. En effet, la bande 20 de l'organe 2 est fermée, à savoir qu'il s'agit
d'une bande dite « sans fins », obtenue par recouvrement d'une extrémité 21 sur une extrémité 22 opposée, lesdites extrémités 21 et extrémités 22 opposée étant maintenus ensemble par une fixation adaptée, comme un adhésif, un collage ou thermo-collage. On notera que plusieurs portions d'une bande 20 peuvent être aboutées afin de former un seul et même organe 2. In particular, the length of the member 2 is greater than the total perimeter of the zone of the grouped products 1. Indeed, the strip 20 of the member 2 is closed, namely that it is of a so-called “endless” strip, obtained by overlapping one end 21 on an opposite end 22, said ends 21 and opposite ends 22 being held together by a suitable fastener, such as an adhesive, gluing or thermo-bonding. It will be noted that several portions of a strip 20 can be butted together in order to form a single and same member 2.
En outre, La largeur de l'organe 2 s'étend selon la hauteur des produits 1 et est inférieure à ladite hauteur, notamment inférieure à la moitié de la hauteur d'un produit 1 , préférentiellement inférieure à un tiers de la hauteur d'un produit 1 . In addition, the width of the member 2 extends along the height of the products 1 and is less than said height, in particular less than half the height of a product 1, preferably less than a third of the height of a product 1 .
Avantageusement, la bande 20 dudit organe 2 est en au moins un matériau dénué de plastique et à base de fibres végétales. En somme, la bande 20 peut être constituée de plusieurs matériaux, sans présence de plastique et à base de fibres végétales. Advantageously, the strip 20 of said member 2 is made of at least one material devoid of plastic and based on vegetable fibres. In short, the strip 20 can be made of several materials, without the presence of plastic and based on vegetable fibers.
En particulier, le matériau principal ou majoritaire de l'organe 2 est dénué d'un composé autre que végétal, comme le plastique, surtout obtenu depuis la filière pétrochimique. Préférentiellement, ledit au moins un organe 2 est à base de papier. En somme, l'organe 2 comprend un composant principal ou majoritaire sous forme de papier. In particular, the main or majority material of the member 2 is devoid of a compound other than vegetable, such as plastic, especially obtained from the petrochemical sector. Preferably, said at least one member 2 is paper-based. In short, the member 2 comprises a main or majority component in the form of paper.
Selon le mode préférentiel de réalisation, ledit organe 2 est en papier. En d'autres termes, l'intégralité du ou des matériaux constituant l'organe 2 est en papier. According to the preferred embodiment, said member 2 is made of paper. In other words, all of the material(s) constituting the member 2 is made of paper.
A ce titre, le terme « papier » rentre dans le domaine spécifique du conditionnement de produits 1 et se limite aux papiers d'emballage. Plus avant, le terme « papier » exclut le carton, ainsi que les papiers pour ondulé, servant à la fabrication du carton ondulé, et les cartons plats. As such, the term “paper” falls within the specific field of product packaging 1 and is limited to wrapping paper. Further, the term “paper” excludes cardboard, as well as corrugated papers, used in the manufacture of corrugated cardboard, and flat cardboard.
En outre, un tel papier est à base de fibres cellulosiques végétales. In addition, such paper is based on plant cellulosic fibers.
Préférentiellement, le papier de l'organe 2 présente une résistance accrue, du fait de sa composition ou d'une ou de plusieurs de ses caractéristiques, comme l'épaisseur, le grammage ou la force, la main, la rigidité, la longueur de rupture, ou la cohésion. Preferably, the paper of member 2 has increased strength, due to its composition or one or more of its characteristics, such as thickness, weight or strength, hand, rigidity, length of rupture, or cohesion.
La résistance du papier utilisé pour l'organe 2 peut être améliorée par une trame ou des fibres spécifiques, notamment à base naturelle ou naturelles, préférentiellement à base végétale ou végétale, introduite au sein du matériau constitutif dudit papier. En particulier, des fibres peuvent être disposées longitudinalement ou transversalement, afin d'améliorer la résistance à l'étirement avant rupture selon le sens de l’orientation.The resistance of the paper used for the member 2 can be improved by a weft or specific fibres, in particular natural or natural based, preferably vegetable or vegetable based, introduced into the material constituting said paper. In particular, fibers can be arranged longitudinally or transversely, in order to improve the resistance to stretching before rupture depending on the direction of orientation.
Dans tous les cas, la résistance du papier est déterminée en fonction de la masse totale du groupe de produits 1 à enrober et maintenir, dépendant des produits 1 , de leur matériau, leur dimension et de ce qu'ils renferment. In all cases, the resistance of the paper is determined according to the total mass of the group of products 1 to be coated and maintained, depending on the products 1, their material, their size and what they contain.
A titre d'exemple, le papier peut être un papier kraft ou un dérivé du papier kraft. Rappelons que le papier kraft est obtenu par des procédés qui permettent de séparer
la lignine pour favoriser les liaisons hydrogène entre la cellulose restante dans les fibres, conférant une résistance accrue à la traction et à la déchirure du papier ainsi obtenu. En outre, le papier kraft peut être obtenu à partir de tout type de bois et d'autres plantes, comme le chanvre et le bambou. By way of example, the paper can be kraft paper or a derivative of kraft paper. Remember that kraft paper is obtained by processes that make it possible to separate lignin to promote hydrogen bonds between the remaining cellulose in the fibers, giving increased tensile and tear strength to the resulting paper. Also, kraft paper can be made from any type of wood and other plants, such as hemp and bamboo.
Avantageusement, l'invention prévoit de subdiviser le lot 100 en plusieurs sous-lots 101 . De surcroît, l'invention prévoit d'entourer chaque un sous-lot 101 avec un élément supplémentaire de maintien des produits 1 , afin d'offrir une résistance accrue au lot 100. Pour ce faire, ledit lot 100 comprend au moins un sous-lot 101 rassemblant au moins deux desdits produits 1. Un tel sous-lot 101 peut donc rassembler deux produits 1 , comme visible sur la figure 1 , trois produits 1 , quatre produits comme aussi visible sur la figure 1 , ou bien encore davantage de produits 1 . Advantageously, the invention provides for subdividing batch 100 into several sub-batches 101 . In addition, the invention provides for surrounding each sub-batch 101 with an additional element for holding the products 1, in order to offer increased resistance to the batch 100. To do this, said batch 100 comprises at least one sub-batch. lot 101 bringing together at least two of said products 1. Such a sub-lot 101 can therefore bring together two products 1, as visible in Figure 1, three products 1, four products as also visible in Figure 1, or even more products 1 .
Préférentiellement, chaque sous-lot 101 rassemble au plus quatre produits. En effet, une répartition de deux, trois ou quatre produits 1 dans un sous-lot 101 permet de venir l'entourer par un élément qui ne vient pas simplement en contact de façon tangentielle avec une zone limitée de chaque produits 1 , mais vient en contact avec une zone s'étendant sur une partie du pourtour de chacun desdits produits 1 dudit sous-lot 101 , améliorant d'autant le maintien ainsi obtenu par cet élément. Preferably, each sub-batch 101 brings together at most four products. Indeed, a distribution of two, three or four products 1 in a sub-batch 101 makes it possible to surround it with an element which does not simply come into contact tangentially with a limited zone of each product 1, but comes into contact with a zone extending over part of the periphery of each of said products 1 of said sub-batch 101, thereby improving the hold thus obtained by this element.
Ainsi, le lot 100 comprend au moins une bandelette 3 fermée entourant les produits 1 de chaque sous-lot 101. Thus, batch 100 includes at least one closed strip 3 surrounding products 1 of each sub-batch 101.
Avantageusement, de façon similaire à l'organe 2, chaque bandelette 3 est en au moins un matériau dénué de plastique et à base de fibres végétales. En somme, la bandelette 3 est réalisée dans un ou des matériaux ayant les mêmes prérequis susmentionnés que ceux de la bande 20 de l'organe 2. Advantageously, similarly to the member 2, each strip 3 is made of at least one material devoid of plastic and based on vegetable fibers. In short, the strip 3 is made of one or more materials having the same prerequisites mentioned above as those of the strip 20 of the member 2.
En outre, ladite au moins une bande 20 de l'organe 2 et/ou ladite au moins une bandelette 30 peuvent être imprimées indépendamment, avec des informations visuelles et commerciales dédiés et en fonction desdits produits 1 regroupés. In addition, said at least one strip 20 of member 2 and/or said at least one strip 30 can be printed independently, with dedicated visual and commercial information and according to said grouped products 1.
Selon un mode de réalisation, la bande 20 et la bandelette 3 sont en un matériau identique. Préférentiellement, la bande 20 dudit organe 2 est en un matériau d'une épaisseur plus grande que le matériau de chaque bandelette 3. En outre, la bande 20 dudit organe 2 peut être en matériau cartonné. According to one embodiment, the strip 20 and the strip 3 are made of an identical material. Preferably, the strip 20 of said member 2 is made of a material of greater thickness than the material of each strip 3. In addition, the strip 20 of said member 2 can be made of cardboard material.
Comme pour la bande 20 de l'organe 2, la bandelette 3 présente des caractéristiques dimensionnelles similaires, venant entourer selon sa longueur les produits 1 d'un sous- lot 101 , tandis que sa largeur est bien moindre et s'étend selon la hauteur desdits produits 1 du sous-lot 101. En particulier, la hauteur de la bandelette 3 est inférieure à celle de la bande 20, notamment inférieure à un tiers ou à la moitié de la bande 20,
notamment afin que ladite bande 20 puisse intégralement recouvrir chaque bandelette 3. As for the strip 20 of the member 2, the strip 3 has similar dimensional characteristics, coming to surround the products 1 of a sub-batch 101 according to its length, while its width is much less and extends according to the height. of said products 1 of sub-batch 101. In particular, the height of the strip 3 is lower than that of the strip 20, in particular less than a third or half of the strip 20, in particular so that said strip 20 can completely cover each strip 3.
A ce titre, selon un mode de réalisation, chacun desdits produits 1 comprend une étiquette entourant le pourtour de leur paroi périphérique sur une partie de la hauteur desdits produits 1 . Dès lors, chaque bandelette 3 recouvre au moins partiellement l'étiquette des produits 1 de chaque sous-lot 101 . En somme, une bandelette 3 vient au contact sur une partie de sa largeur contre la paroi périphérique des produits 1 et sur une autre partie de sa largeur contre l'étiquette déjà présente sur les produits 1 . As such, according to one embodiment, each of said products 1 comprises a label surrounding the periphery of their peripheral wall over part of the height of said products 1 . Therefore, each strip 3 at least partially covers the label of the products 1 of each sub-batch 101 . In short, a strip 3 comes into contact over part of its width against the peripheral wall of the products 1 and over another part of its width against the label already present on the products 1 .
Selon d'autres configurations, la bandelette 3 vient totalement au contact de la paroi périphérique des produits 1 , sans recouvrir l'étiquette si elle est présente, ou bien vient totalement recouvrir l'étiquette des produits 1 , voir déborde au-delà si ladite bandelette 3 est plus large que l'étiquette, venant alors au contact de la paroi périphérique au-dessus et au-dessous de ladite étiquette. According to other configurations, the strip 3 comes completely into contact with the peripheral wall of the products 1, without covering the label if it is present, or else completely covers the label of the products 1, or even overflows beyond it if said strip 3 is wider than the label, then coming into contact with the peripheral wall above and below said label.
Selon un mode de réalisation, de façon similaire, la bande 20 dudit au moins un organe 2 recouvre au moins partiellement les bandelettes 3 des sous-lots 101. Les figures 8 et 9 montrent des bandes 20 recouvrant partiellement les bandelettes 3 des sous-lots 101. According to one embodiment, similarly, the strip 20 of said at least one member 2 at least partially covers the strips 3 of the sub-lots 101. Figures 8 and 9 show strips 20 partially covering the strips 3 of the sub-lots 101.
Préférentiellement, la bande 20 recouvre totalement les bandelettes de chacun des sous-lots 101 , étant donné que la bande 20 peut avoir une largeur plus importante que celle des bandelettes 3. Un tel recouvrement total est notamment visible sur les figures 2, 7, 10 et 1 1. Preferably, the strip 20 completely covers the strips of each of the sub-batches 101, since the strip 20 may have a greater width than that of the strips 3. Such a total covering is particularly visible in Figures 2, 7, 10 and 1 1.
La bande 20 a donc un contact contre lesdites bandelettes 3 mais aussi avec les parois périphériques des produits, ce qui améliore la tenue et la résistance du lot ainsi formé. Par la suite, les termes « transversal » et « longitudinal » s'étendent par rapport un plan médian P traversant le lot 100 selon sa plus grande longueur, à savoir qu'une orientation longitudinale s'étend parallèlement ou sensiblement parallèlement le long dudit plan P, tandis qu'une orientation transversale s'étend orthogonalement ou sensiblement orthogonalement par rapport audit plan P. En référence aux figures 3 à 6, représentant un exemple de modélisation dudit plan P, la direction longitudinale correspond à un alignement horizontal des rangées, tandis qu'une direction transversale correspond à l'alignement vertical des colonnes. The strip 20 therefore has contact against said strips 3 but also with the peripheral walls of the products, which improves the hold and resistance of the batch thus formed. Subsequently, the terms "transverse" and "longitudinal" extend relative to a median plane P crossing lot 100 along its greatest length, namely that a longitudinal orientation extends parallel or substantially parallel along said plane P, while a transverse orientation extends orthogonally or substantially orthogonally with respect to said plane P. With reference to FIGS. 3 to 6, representing an example of modeling of said plane P, the longitudinal direction corresponds to a horizontal alignment of the rows, while that a transverse direction corresponds to the vertical alignment of the columns.
En outre, dans le cas d'un lot 100 sous forme de carré, les orientations transversale et longitudinale peuvent être inversées. Furthermore, in the case of a lot 100 in the form of a square, the transverse and longitudinal orientations can be reversed.
Ceci étant, l'invention prévoit d'améliorer la résistance d'un lot 100 formé de sous- lots 101 , en configurant l'orientation de chacun d'entre eux.
Pour ce faire, selon un mode de réalisation, chaque sous-lot 101 est orienté transversalement selon lesdites colonnes. La figure 3 montre un exemple d'une telle disposition transversale de trois sous-lots 101 dans un lot 100 de six produits 1 , à savoir que tous les sous-lots 101 sont orientés verticalement, parallèlement les uns par rapport aux autres. This being so, the invention provides for improving the resistance of a batch 100 formed of sub-batches 101, by configuring the orientation of each of them. To do this, according to one embodiment, each sub-batch 101 is oriented transversely along said columns. Figure 3 shows an example of such a transverse arrangement of three sub-batches 101 in a batch 100 of six products 1, namely that all the sub-batches 101 are oriented vertically, parallel to each other.
Selon un autre mode de réalisation, non représenté, chaque sous-lot 101 est orienté longitudinalement selon lesdites rangées. Une telle configuration est préférentiellement envisageable pour un nombre pair de sous-lots 101 . According to another embodiment, not shown, each sub-batch 101 is oriented longitudinally along said rows. Such a configuration is preferably possible for an even number of sub-lots 101 .
Selon encore un autre mode de réalisation, comme visible sur les figures 4 et 6, au moins une paire 102 de sous-lots 101 positionnés côte à côte sont orientés longitudinalement selon deux desdites rangées, tandis qu'au moins un sous-lot 103 supplémentaire est positionné longitudinalement au moins d'un côté de ladite paire et orienté transversalement, chevauchant alors lesdites deux rangées. En somme, deux sous-lots 101 formant une paire 102 sont alignés selon la longueur du lot 100 et au moins un sous-lot 103 supplémentaire est positionné transversalement à l'une et/ou l'autre des extrémités de ladite paire 102. According to yet another embodiment, as seen in Figures 4 and 6, at least one pair 102 of sub-batches 101 positioned side by side are oriented longitudinally along two of said rows, while at least one additional sub-batch 103 is positioned longitudinally at least on one side of said pair and oriented transversely, then overlapping said two rows. In short, two sub-lots 101 forming a pair 102 are aligned along the length of the lot 100 and at least one additional sub-lot 103 is positioned transversely at one and/or the other of the ends of said pair 102.
Dans une telle configuration, il est aussi possible que la paire 102 de sous-lots 101 soit un unique sous-lots 101 de quatre produits 1 groupés et entourés selon une matrice carrée, comme visible sur la figure 3. Comme susmentionné, un sous-lot 101 carré présente alors une orientation indépendamment longitudinale ou transversale par rapport au lot 100. In such a configuration, it is also possible for the pair 102 of sub-batches 101 to be a single sub-batch 101 of four products 1 grouped and surrounded according to a square matrix, as shown in FIG. 3. As mentioned above, a sub-batch lot 101 square then has an orientation independently longitudinal or transverse with respect to lot 100.
Ainsi, la différence d'orientation entre certains des sous-lots 101 de produits 1 au sein d'un même lot 100, permet de diminuer les risques de déchirement de l'organe 2 lors de la manutention d'un tel lot 100. Thus, the difference in orientation between some of the sub-batches 101 of products 1 within the same batch 100, makes it possible to reduce the risks of tearing of the member 2 during the handling of such a batch 100.
Selon un autre mode de réalisation, certains produits 1 ne sont pas enrobés pour former un sous-lot 101 avant leur enrobage. En d’autres termes, un lot 100 peut être formé d’un ou plusieurs sous-lots 101 et d’un ou plusieurs produits 1 non entourés, laissés libres, avant leur enrobage en un lot 100. According to another embodiment, certain products 1 are not coated to form a sub-batch 101 before they are coated. In other words, a batch 100 can be made up of one or more sub-batches 101 and one or more products 1 not surrounded, left free, before their coating in a batch 100.
D'autres configurations peuvent être envisagées, en particulier pour des sous-lots 101 regroupant un nombre impair de produits, tout particulièrement regroupant trois produits 1 et ayant alors une matrice triangulaire. Other configurations can be envisaged, in particular for sub-batches 101 grouping together an odd number of products, very particularly grouping together three products 1 and then having a triangular matrix.
Selon un mode de réalisation, un moyen de préhension peut être ajouté à un lot 100, afin de faciliter sa manutention. According to one embodiment, a gripping means can be added to a batch 100, in order to facilitate its handling.
Pour ce faire, un lot 100 comprend une poignée 4 sous forme d'au moins une sangle 40 fixée au lot 100.
Selon un mode de réalisation préférentiel, comme visible sur les figures 10 et 11 , ladite poignée 4 se présente sous forme d'au moins une sangle 40 fixée en recouvrement partiel d'au moins une bandelette 3 d'un des sous-lots 101 . De plus, la bande 20 dudit organe 2 vient recouvrir ladite sangle 40. En d'autres termes, chaque extrémité de la sangle 40 vient être fixée à une bandelette 3 de l'un ou l'autre des sous-lots 101 , puis la bande 20 vient se fixer par dessous. Cette fixation en sandwich de la sangle 40 entre une bandelette 3 et la bande 20 améliore la résistance et le maintien à ce niveau de la poignée 4. To do this, a lot 100 includes a handle 4 in the form of at least one strap 40 attached to lot 100. According to a preferred embodiment, as seen in Figures 10 and 11, said handle 4 is in the form of at least one strap 40 fixed partially overlapping at least one strip 3 of one of the sub-batches 101 . In addition, the strip 20 of said member 2 covers said strap 40. In other words, each end of the strap 40 is attached to a strip 3 of one or other of the sub-batches 101, then the strip 20 is fixed from below. This sandwich fixing of the strap 40 between a strip 3 and the band 20 improves the resistance and the maintenance at this level of the handle 4.
Selon un mode de réalisation, afin d'assurer la fixation des différents éléments formant le lot 100 et chacun des sous-lots 101 , ainsi qu'éventuellement la poignée 4, l'invention prévoit un moyen de fixation rapporté sur ces éléments, afin d'assurer leur adhérence, d'une part, au contact des produits 1 , en particulier de leur paroi périphérique, spécifiquement quand elle est arrondie, et, d'autre part, au contact des éléments entre eux, à savoir de la bande 20 avec les bandelettes 3, mais aussi entre les bandelettes 3 de sous-lots 101 contigus, ainsi qu'éventuellement de la sangle 40 avec la bande 20 et/ou avec la bandelette 3, According to one embodiment, in order to ensure the fixing of the various elements forming the batch 100 and each of the sub-batches 101, as well as possibly the handle 4, the invention provides a fastening means attached to these elements, in order to ensuring their adhesion, on the one hand, in contact with the products 1, in particular their peripheral wall, specifically when it is rounded, and, on the other hand, in contact with the elements between them, namely the strip 20 with the strips 3, but also between the strips 3 of contiguous sub-lots 101, as well as possibly the strap 40 with the strip 20 and/or with the strip 3,
Pour ce faire, le lot 100 peut comprendre en face intérieure de la bandelette 3, un adhésif situé au niveau de zones de contact avec chaque produit 1 d'un sous-lot 101. En somme, on applique un adhésif sur la bandelette 3 du côté qui vient au contact de la paroi périphérique des produits 1 à maintenir en sous-lot 101. To do this, the batch 100 may include on the inside face of the strip 3, an adhesive located at the contact zones with each product 1 of a sub-batch 101. In short, an adhesive is applied to the strip 3 of the side which comes into contact with the peripheral wall of the products 1 to be kept in a sub-batch 101.
On notera que l'adhésif peut être appliqué sur toute la longueur de la bandelette 3 ou bien uniquement le long des portions correspondant aux zones qui viennent au contact des produits 1. En outre, l'adhésif peut servir de fixation des extrémités d'une bandelette 3, pour la refermer. It will be noted that the adhesive can be applied over the entire length of the strip 3 or else only along the portions corresponding to the zones which come into contact with the products 1. In addition, the adhesive can be used to fix the ends of a strip 3, to close it.
Selon un mode de réalisation, le lot 100 comprend en face extérieure d'au moins une bandelette 3, un adhésif complémentaire situé au niveau de zones d'accolement entre deux sous-lots 101. En somme, on applique l'adhésif complémentaire sur la bandelette 3, préférentiellement après entourage des sous-lots 101 , du côté extérieur qui va venir au contact d'un autre sous-lot 101 , afin d'améliorer leur cohésion ensemble au sein d'un même lot 100. According to one embodiment, the batch 100 comprises on the outer face of at least one strip 3, an additional adhesive located at the level of adjoining zones between two sub-batches 101. In short, the additional adhesive is applied to the strip 3, preferably after surrounding the sub-batches 101, on the outer side which will come into contact with another sub-batch 101, in order to improve their cohesion together within the same batch 100.
Selon un mode de réalisation, le Lot 100 comprend en face intérieure de la bande 20 dudit organe 2, un adhésif supplémentaire situé au niveau de zones d'appui dudit organe 2 contre les produits 1 dudit lot 100. En somme, on applique l'adhésif complémentaire sur la bande 20, du côté intérieur qui va venir au contact de la paroi
périphérique des produits 1 , ainsi qu'éventuellement au contact des bandelettes 3 de chacun des sous-lots 101 , voir éventuellement de l'étiquette des produits 1 . According to one embodiment, Lot 100 comprises, on the inside face of the strip 20 of said member 2, an additional adhesive located at the level of the bearing zones of said member 2 against the products 1 of said lot 100. In short, the complementary adhesive on the strip 20, on the interior side which will come into contact with the wall device of the products 1, as well as possibly in contact with the strips 3 of each of the sub-batches 101, possibly see the label of the products 1.
On notera que l'adhésif complémentaire peut être appliqué sur toute ou partie de la longueur des bandelettes 3 de tous les sous-lots 101 , afin de remplacer mais préférentiellement se combiner avec l'adhésif supplémentaire de la bande 20. It will be noted that the additional adhesive can be applied over all or part of the length of the strips 3 of all the sub-batches 101, in order to replace but preferably combine with the additional adhesive of the strip 20.
Par ailleurs, l'invention que l'un et/ou l'autre des adhésifs, adhésif complémentaire, adhésif supplémentaire comprennent un composant spécifique. Selon différents modes de réalisation, ce composant peut être activable de différentes manières, par exemple par la chaleur au travers d'une opération de chauffage, thermo-scellage ou thermocollage, ou bien activable à l'eau, par exemple par humidification notamment aspersion, voire humectation au contact d'une surface humide, ou bien encore par émission d'un rayonnement, notamment une émission sonore, par exemple par émission d'ultrasons. De surcroît, l'un et/ou l'autre des adhésifs, adhésif complémentaire, adhésif supplémentaire peut être une colle ou un revêtement collant appliqué sur l'une et/ou l'autre des faces de la bande 20 et/ou des bandelettes 3. Furthermore, the invention that one and/or the other of the adhesives, complementary adhesive, additional adhesive comprise a specific component. According to different embodiments, this component can be activated in different ways, for example by heat through a heating, heat-sealing or heat-bonding operation, or can be activated with water, for example by humidification, in particular spraying, or even wetting in contact with a damp surface, or even by emission of radiation, in particular sound emission, for example by emission of ultrasound. Moreover, one and/or the other of the adhesives, complementary adhesive, additional adhesive can be an adhesive or a tacky coating applied to one and/or the other of the faces of the strip 20 and/or of the strips 3.
Selon un mode de réalisation, l'adhésif complémentaire des bandelettes 3 entre les sous-lots 101 , mais éventuellement entre l'extérieur des bandelettes 3 et l'intérieur de la bande 2 quand celle-ci recouvre intégralement lesdites bandelettes 3, peut former avec lesdites bandelettes 3 un ruban adhésif de type double face. According to one embodiment, the complementary adhesive of the strips 3 between the sub-lots 101, but possibly between the outside of the strips 3 and the inside of the strip 2 when the latter completely covers said strips 3, can form with said strips 3 a double-sided adhesive tape.
L'invention concerne encore un procédé de conditionnement d'un lot 100 de produits 1 tel que précédemment décrit. The invention also relates to a method for packaging a batch 100 of products 1 as previously described.
Un tel procédé de conditionnement s'effectue le long d'une ligne 10 de conditionnement dédiée, dont un exemple d'architecture est représenté sur la figure 12. Such a conditioning process is carried out along a dedicated conditioning line 10, an example of the architecture of which is represented in FIG. 12.
Lors d'un tel procédé de conditionnement on effectue d'abord un groupage d'au moins quatre produits 1 , lesdits produits 1 étant des récipients, comme précédemment évoqué. En somme, l'étape de groupage consiste à répartir un nombre défini de produits 1 , à savoir au moins quatre produits 1 , à partir d'une quantité initiale plus importante, par exemple depuis un flux unifilaire tel que visible sur la figure 12, ou bien depuis un flux plurifilaire, ou bien encore depuis une accumulation ordonnée ou en vrac de produits 1 . Le nombre de produits 1 groupés seront ensuite rassemblés et maintenus ensemble pour former un lot 100. During such a packaging process, a grouping of at least four products 1 is first carried out, said products 1 being containers, as previously mentioned. In short, the grouping step consists in distributing a defined number of products 1 , namely at least four products 1 , from a larger initial quantity, for example from a single-line flow as seen in Figure 12, either from a multi-line flow, or even from an ordered or bulk accumulation of products 1 . The number of grouped 1 products will then be collected and held together to form a 100 batch.
En outre, cette quantité initiale de produits 1 peut être approvisionnée par une ligne située en amont, comme par exemple une ligne de fabrication desdits produits 1 .
Ledit groupage peut être effectué par un poste 11 de groupage intervenant pour séparer la quantité initiale de produits 1 et rassembler le nombre de produits 1 déterminé pour former le lot 100. In addition, this initial quantity of products 1 can be supplied by a line situated upstream, such as for example a production line for said products 1 . Said grouping can be carried out by a grouping station 11 intervening to separate the initial quantity of products 1 and gather the number of products 1 determined to form the batch 100.
Ensuite, le procédé comprend une étape d'enrobage d'au moins quatre produits 1 au moyen de la bande 20 dudit au moins un organe 2. L'enrobage permet donc de former le lot 100 de produits 1 pour les maintenir ensemble. Le lot 100 formé est alors compact et les produits 1 sont solidaires. Then, the method comprises a step of coating at least four products 1 by means of the strip 20 of said at least one member 2. The coating therefore makes it possible to form the batch 100 of products 1 to hold them together. The batch 100 formed is then compact and the products 1 are joined together.
Avantageusement, lors du groupage, on rassemble les produits 1 en au moins deux sous-lots 101 , chaque sous-lot 101 groupant au moins deux produits 1. Préférentiellement, on rassemble les produits 1 en sous-lots 101 en groupant deux produits 1. Advantageously, during the grouping, the products 1 are grouped into at least two sub-batches 101, each sub-batch 101 grouping at least two products 1. Preferably, the products 1 are grouped into sub-batches 101 by grouping two products 1.
En somme, l'étape de groupage permet de rassembler le nombre correspondant de produits 1 de chaque sous-lot 101 , à savoir au moins par deux produits 1 , comme visible sur la figure 12. In short, the grouping step makes it possible to gather the corresponding number of products 1 from each sub-batch 101, namely at least by two products 1, as shown in Figure 12.
Selon un mode de réalisation, tous les produits 1 ne sont pas groupés en un ou plusieurs sous-lots 101 . Dans ce cas, certains produits 1 sont laissés libres, non entourés par une bandelette 3. According to one embodiment, all the products 1 are not grouped into one or more sub-lots 101 . In this case, certain products 1 are left free, not surrounded by a strip 3.
Ensuite, on effectue un entourage de chaque sous-lot 101 par déroulement de ladite au moins une bandelette 3. Selon un mode de réalisation, on déroule une bandelette 3 au moins jusqu’à recouvrement de ses extrémités. Selon un autre mode de réalisation, plusieurs bandelettes 3 peuvent être déroulées de part et d'autre des produits 1 de chaque sous-lots 101 , jusqu'à venir les raccorder ensemble. Then, each sub-batch 101 is surrounded by unrolling said at least one strip 3. According to one embodiment, a strip 3 is unrolled at least until its ends are covered. According to another embodiment, several strips 3 can be unrolled on either side of the products 1 of each sub-batch 101, until they are connected together.
Un tel entourage est effectué par un poste 12 d'entourage dédié de la ligne 10 de conditionnement. Such surrounding is carried out by a station 12 of dedicated entourage of the line 10 of conditioning.
Après, on effectue un enrobage des sous-lots 101 par déroulement de ladite au moins bande 20 dudit organe 2 jusqu'à recouvrement de ses extrémités. En somme, l'étape d'enrobage permet de venir maintenir les produits 1 d'un lot 100, une fois que ces produits 1 ont préalablement été entourés pour former des sous-lots 101 . Afterwards, the sub-batches 101 are coated by unrolling said at least strip 20 of said member 2 until its ends are covered. In short, the coating step makes it possible to maintain the products 1 of a batch 100, once these products 1 have previously been surrounded to form sub-batches 101 .
Un tel enrobage est effectué par un poste 13 d'enrobage dédié de la ligne 10 de conditionnement. Such coating is carried out by a dedicated coating station 13 of the packaging line 10 .
Selon un mode de réalisation, avant enrobage, on positionne les sous-lots 101 selon une orientation transversale et/ou longitudinale par rapport audit lot 100. La figure 12 montre une étape de positionnement des sous-lots 101 transversalement, notamment par dégroupage d'un flux unifilaire de sous-lots 101 de manière à venir positionner lesdits sous-lots 101 côte à côte en entrée du poste 13 d'enrobage.
Selon un mode de réalisation, afin d'améliorer le maintien des différents éléments, comme la bande 20 ou les bandelettes 3, ainsi qu'éventuellement la poignée 4, on vient ajouter un composant sur ces éléments destiné à assurer une adhérence. According to one embodiment, before coating, the sub-batches 101 are positioned in a transverse and/or longitudinal orientation with respect to said batch 100. FIG. 12 shows a step for positioning the sub-batches 101 transversely, in particular by unbundling a single-line flow of sub-batches 101 so as to position said sub-batches 101 side by side at the entrance to the station 13 of coating. According to one embodiment, in order to improve the holding of the various elements, such as the strip 20 or the strips 3, as well as possibly the handle 4, a component is added to these elements intended to ensure adhesion.
Pour ce faire, selon un mode de réalisation, avant entourage d'un sous-lot 101 , on applique en face intérieure de chaque bandelette 3, un adhésif situé au niveau de zones de contact avec chaque produit 1 d'un sous-lot 101. To do this, according to one embodiment, before surrounding a sub-batch 101, an adhesive located at the contact zones with each product 1 of a sub-batch 101 is applied to the inside face of each strip 3. .
Selon un autre mode de réalisation, combiné ou non, on applique en face extérieure d'au moins une bandelette 3, un adhésif complémentaire situé au niveau de zones d'accolement entre deux sous-lots 101 . According to another embodiment, combined or not, is applied to the outer face of at least one strip 3, an additional adhesive located at the level of adjoining zones between two sub-lots 101 .
Selon encore un autre mode de réalisation, combiné ou non, avant enrobage, on applique en face intérieure de la bande 20 dudit organe 2 un adhésif supplémentaire situé au niveau de zones d'appui dudit organe 2 contre les produits 1 dudit lot 100, en particulier en appui contre les sous-lots 101 , notamment contre les bandelettes 3.According to yet another embodiment, combined or not, before coating, an additional adhesive is applied to the inside face of the strip 20 of said member 2 located at the bearing zones of said member 2 against the products 1 of said batch 100, in particular in support against the sub-lots 101, in particular against the strips 3.
Selon un mode de réalisation, lorsqu'on souhaite ajouter un moyen de préhension au lot 100, le procédé comprend une étape supplémentaire. According to one embodiment, when it is desired to add a gripping means to batch 100, the method comprises an additional step.
Pour ce faire, après entourage, on fixe une poignée 4 sous forme d'au moins une sangle 40 en recouvrement partiel d'au moins une bandelette 3 d'un des sous-lots 101 . Ensuite, au moment de l'enrobage, on recouvre ladite sangle 40 avec la bande 20 dudit organe 2. To do this, after wrapping, a handle 4 is fixed in the form of at least one strap 40 partially overlapping at least one strip 3 of one of the sub-batches 101 . Then, at the time of encapsulation, said strap 40 is covered with the band 20 of said member 2.
Une telle fixation de la poignée 4 est effectuée par un poste 14 de fixation dédié de la ligne 10 de conditionnement. Un tel poste 14 de fixation peut intervenir entre le poste 12 d'entourage et le poste 13 d'enrobage, directement le long du le flux de sous-lots 101 , ou bien en prélevant un sous-lot 101 parmi ledit flux puis en le ré-insérant avant enrobage dans le flux de sous-lots 101 , à une position déterminée, par exemple au centre du lot 100 à former, comme visible sur l'exemple de la figure 12. Such fixing of the handle 4 is carried out by a dedicated fixing station 14 of the line 10 of packaging. Such a fixing station 14 can intervene between the surrounding station 12 and the encapsulation station 13, directly along the stream of sub-batches 101, or by taking a sub-batch 101 from said stream and then by re-inserting before coating in the flow of sub-batches 101, at a determined position, for example in the center of the batch 100 to be formed, as shown in the example of Figure 12.
Ainsi, au travers du lot 100 tel que précédemment décrit, ainsi que de son procédé de conditionnement d'un tel lot 100, l'invention permet d'obtenir une meilleure tenue en enserrant des sous-lots 101 au sein dudit lot 100, permettant d'utiliser un matériau moins résistant que ceux habituellement requis, en particulier à base de plastique, pour des produits 1 sous forme de récipients présentant une masse conséquente par rapport à leur volume. Les sous-lots 101 d'abord entourés puis rassemblés en un lot 100 enrobé permet d'utiliser un matériau dénué de plastique et à base de fibres végétales, voire en papier et /ou cartonné, offrant une meilleure solution environnementale au conditionnement des produits 1 en un tel lot 100.
Thus, through batch 100 as previously described, as well as its process for packaging such a batch 100, the invention makes it possible to obtain a better hold by enclosing sub-batches 101 within said batch 100, allowing to use a less resistant material than those usually required, in particular based on plastic, for products 1 in the form of containers having a substantial mass relative to their volume. The sub-batches 101 first surrounded and then gathered in a coated batch 100 makes it possible to use a material devoid of plastic and based on vegetable fibers, or even paper and / or cardboard, offering a better environmental solution to the packaging of products 1 in such a lot 100.
Claims
1. Lot (100) compact d'au moins quatre produits (1 ) groupés, lesdits produits (1 ) étant des récipients et sont pourvus une paroi périphérique, lesdits produits (1 ) étant répartis selon une configuration en matrice, selon des colonnes et des rangées, ledit lot (100) comprenant 1. Compact batch (100) of at least four grouped products (1), said products (1) being containers and are provided with a peripheral wall, said products (1) being distributed according to a matrix configuration, according to columns and rows, said batch (100) comprising
- au moins un organe (2) de maintien ensemble desdits au moins quatre produits (1 ), ledit organe (2) se présentant sous forme d'une bande (20) fermée entourant les produits (1 ) dudit lot (100) ; caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend : - At least one member (2) for holding said at least four products (1) together, said member (2) being in the form of a closed strip (20) surrounding the products (1) of said batch (100); characterized in that it comprises:
- au moins un sous-lot (101 ) rassemblant au moins deux desdits produits (1 ) ; - At least one sub-batch (101) bringing together at least two of said products (1);
- au moins une bandelette (3) fermée entourant les produits (1 ) de chaque sous- lot (101 ) ; et en ce que - At least one closed strip (3) surrounding the products (1) of each sub-batch (101); and in that
- la bande (20) dudit organe (2) et chaque bandelette (3) sont en au moins un matériau dénué de plastique et à base de fibres végétales. - the strip (20) of said member (2) and each strip (3) are made of at least one material devoid of plastic and based on vegetable fibers.
2. Lot (100) selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que 2. Batch (100) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that
- chaque sous-lot (101 ) rassemble au plus quatre produits (1 ). - each sub-batch (101) brings together at most four products (1).
3. Lot (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que 3. Lot (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that
- chaque sous-lot (101 ) est orienté transversalement selon lesdites colonnes. - Each sub-batch (101) is oriented transversely along said columns.
4. Lot (100) selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que 4. Lot (100) according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that
- chaque sous-lot (101 ) est orienté longitudinalement selon lesdites rangées. - Each sub-batch (101) is oriented longitudinally along said rows.
5. Lot (100) selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que 5. Lot (100) according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that
- au moins une paire (102) de sous-lots (101 ) positionnés côte à côte est orientée longitudinalement selon deux desdites rangées, - at least one pair (102) of sub-lots (101) positioned side by side is oriented longitudinally along two of said rows,
- au moins un sous-lot (103) supplémentaire est positionné longitudinalement au moins d'un côté de ladite paire (102) et orienté transversalement, chevauchant lesdites deux rangées. - at least one additional sub-batch (103) is positioned longitudinally at least on one side of said pair (102) and oriented transversely, overlapping said two rows.
6. Lot (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que 6. Lot (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that
- la bande (20) dudit organe (2) est en un matériau d'une épaisseur plus grande que le matériau de chaque bandelette (3).
- the strip (20) of said member (2) is made of a material of greater thickness than the material of each strip (3).
7. Lot (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que 7. Lot (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that
- la bande (20) dudit organe (2) est en matériau cartonné. - the strip (20) of said member (2) is made of cardboard material.
8. Lot (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que 8. Lot (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that
- lesdits produits (1 ) ont une section arrondie, notamment globalement circulaire ou o void ale. - Said products (1) have a rounded section, in particular generally circular or o void ale.
9. Lot (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que 9. Lot (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that
- lesdits produits (1 ) sont en matériau plastique. - Said products (1) are made of plastic material.
10. Lot (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que 10. Lot (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that
- chacun desdits produits (1 ) comprend une étiquette entourant le pourtour de leur paroi périphérique sur une partie de la hauteur desdits produits (1 ) ; - each of said products (1) comprises a label surrounding the periphery of their peripheral wall over part of the height of said products (1);
- chaque bandelette (3) recouvrant au moins partiellement l'étiquette des produits (1 ) de chaque sous-lot (101 ). - each strip (3) at least partially covering the label of the products (1) of each sub-batch (101).
11. Lot (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que 11. Lot (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that
- la bande (20) dudit au moins un organe (2) recouvre au moins partiellement les bandelettes (3) des sous-lots (101 ). - the strip (20) of said at least one member (2) at least partially covers the strips (3) of the sub-batches (101).
12. Lot (100) selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend12. Batch (100) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises
- une poignée (4) sous forme d'au moins une sangle (40) fixée en recouvrement partiel d'au moins une bandelette (3) d'un des sous-lots (101 ), la bande (20) dudit organe (2) venant recouvrir ladite sangle (40). - a handle (4) in the form of at least one strap (40) fixed in partial overlap with at least one strip (3) of one of the sub-batches (101), the strip (20) of said member (2 ) covering said strap (40).
13. Lot (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend 13. Lot (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises
- en face intérieure de la bandelette (3), un adhésif situé au niveau de zones de contact avec chaque produit (1 ) d'un sous-lot (101 ). - On the inside of the strip (3), an adhesive located at contact areas with each product (1) of a sub-batch (101).
14. Lot (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend 14. Lot (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises
- en face extérieure d'au moins une bandelette (3), un adhésif complémentaire situé au niveau de zones d'accolement entre deux sous-lots (101 ). - On the outer face of at least one strip (3), an additional adhesive located at the level of adjoining zones between two sub-lots (101).
15. Lot (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend
- en face intérieur de la bande (20) dudit organe (2), un adhésif supplémentaire situé au niveau de zones d'appui dudit organe (2) contre les produits (1 ) dudit lot (100). 15. Lot (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises - On the inside face of the strip (20) of said member (2), an additional adhesive located at the bearing zones of said member (2) against the products (1) of said batch (100).
16. Procédé de conditionnement d'un lot (100) de produits (1 ) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel 16. A process for packaging a batch (100) of products (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, in which
- on effectue un groupage d'au moins quatre produits (1 ), lesdits produits (1 ) étant des récipients ; - A grouping of at least four products (1) is carried out, said products (1) being containers;
- on effectue un enrobage desdits au moins quatre produits (1 ) au moyen d’une bande (20) d’au moins un organe (2) ; caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend au moins les étapes suivantes : - Said at least four products (1) are coated by means of a strip (20) of at least one member (2); characterized in that it comprises at least the following steps:
- lors du groupage, on rassemble les produits (1 ) en au moins deux sous-lots (101 ), chaque sous-lot (101 ) groupant au moins deux produits (1 ) ; - During grouping, the products (1) are grouped into at least two sub-batches (101), each sub-batch (101) grouping at least two products (1);
- on effectue un entourage de chaque sous-lot (101 ) par déroulement d’au moins une bandelette (3) ; - an entourage of each sub-batch (101) is carried out by unrolling at least one strip (3);
- on effectue un enrobage des sous-lots (101 ) par déroulement de la bande (20) dudit organe (2) jusqu'à recouvrement des extrémités de la bande (20). - The sub-batches (101) are coated by unwinding the strip (20) of said member (2) until the ends of the strip (20) are covered.
17. Procédé de conditionnement selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que 17. Packaging method according to the preceding claim, characterized in that
- on rassemble les produits (1 ) en sous-lots (101 ) en groupant deux produits (1 ). - the products (1) are grouped into sub-batches (101) by grouping two products (1).
18. Procédé de conditionnement selon l'une des revendications 16 ou 17, caractérisé en ce que 18. Packaging method according to one of claims 16 or 17, characterized in that
- avant enrobage, on positionne les sous-lots (101 ) selon une orientation transversale et/ou longitudinale par rapport audit lot (100). - Before coating, the sub-batches (101) are positioned in a transverse and/or longitudinal orientation with respect to said batch (100).
19. Procédé de conditionnement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 16 à 18, caractérisé en ce que 19. Packaging method according to any one of claims 16 to 18, characterized in that
- avant entourage d'un sous-lot (101 ), on applique en face intérieure de chaque bandelette (3), un adhésif situé au niveau de zones de contact avec chaque produit (1 ) d'un sous-lot (101 ) ; - Before surrounding a sub-batch (101), is applied to the inside of each strip (3), an adhesive located at contact areas with each product (1) of a sub-batch (101);
- on applique en face extérieure d'au moins une bandelette (3), un adhésif complémentaire situé au niveau de zones d'accolement entre deux sous-lots (101 ) ; et/ou - Is applied to the outer face of at least one strip (3), an additional adhesive located at the level of adjoining areas between two sub-lots (101); and or
- avant enrobage, on applique en face intérieure de la bande (20) dudit organe (2) un adhésif supplémentaire situé au niveau de zones d'appui dudit organe (2) contre les produits (1 ) dudit lot (100). - Before coating, is applied to the inside face of the strip (20) of said member (2) an additional adhesive located at the bearing areas of said member (2) against the products (1) of said batch (100).
20. Procédé de conditionnement selon l'une quelconque des revendications 16 à 19, caractérisé en ce que
- après entourage, on fixe une poignée (4) sous forme d'au moins une sangle (40) en recouvrement partiel d'au moins une bandelette (3) d'un des sous-lots (101) ; 20. Packaging method according to any one of claims 16 to 19, characterized in that - After surrounding, a handle (4) is fixed in the form of at least one strap (40) partially overlapping at least one strip (3) of one of the sub-batches (101);
- au moment de l'enrobage, on recouvre ladite sangle (40) avec la bande (20) dudit organe (2).
- At the time of coating, said strap (40) is covered with the strip (20) of said member (2).
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