Folding box with one compartment

Abstract

Folding carton (12) with a foldable body (11) as outer skin and with a compartment (20) dividing the body interior into several transport nests (24, 24', 24'') wherein a partition wall (3, 3', 3'') is arranged between each two transport nests (24, 24', 24''), that the partition walls (3, 3', 3'') are each pivotably mounted with a side edge on a flat panel (2, 2', 2'') and that the partition walls (3, 3', 3'') are fixed with their side edge facing away from the panel (2, 2', 2'') to an inner wall (21) of the body (11) or an intermediate wall (7, 7') of the compartment (20), characterized in that an intermediate wall (7, 7') is arranged between two adjacent transport nest rows (25, 26, 27) formed from a plurality of transport nests (24, 24', 24'') arranged next to one another, and that the intermediate walls (7, 7') are each pivotably mounted on an edge side (6) of the flat panel (2, 2', 2'') and are designed to fix the partition walls (3, 3', 3'') of the adjacent transport nest rows (25, 26, 27).

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a folding carton with a compartment that divides the carton interior into several transport nests.

[0002] Folding cartons or boxes are commonly used for transporting goods, particularly for shipping goods via parcel services or similar providers. The advantage of such folding cartons or boxes is that when folded, they are more or less flat bodies that can be stacked into packages to save space and then strapped for delivery. Only when they are actually needed, i.e., for shipping goods, do the folding cartons need to be unfolded and filled. This means that the folding cartons or boxes only assume their space-consuming volume when their transport volume is actually needed.

[0003] For the transport of smaller goods, in particular for the transport of cylindrical objects such as bottles, it is known to insert a compartment into the folding box or folding carton. This compartment divides the interior of the folding box or folding carton into several transport nests. In flat cartons, the transport nests are arranged next to one another. In cuboid cartons, the transport nests are arranged next to one another and one above the other in the manner of a matrix. The matrix-shaped compartment then consists of several transport nest columns arranged next to one another in the vertical direction and several transport nest rows arranged one above the other at right angles to these in the horizontal direction. Folding boxes or folding cartons with asymmetrically arranged and / or an odd number of transport nests are also conceivable. The transport nests in a compartment can also be of different sizes.

[0004] It is known from the prior art to glue the horizontally extending walls that separate the transport nest rows into the folding carton or to couple them to the side walls in a folding box using a pivoting mechanism, while the transverse walls separating the transport nest gaps are simply inserted into the unfolded folding carton or box. Inserting the transverse walls requires a certain amount of manual assembly, which is correspondingly time-consuming. Such folding cartons are known, for example, from the publications US 4 089 457 A, US 4 226 357 A, and DE 197 157 50 A1.

[0005] Based on this, the invention is based on the object of designing a folding carton or a folding box or the compartment to be inserted into such a folding box or such a folding carton in such a way that it can be inserted and mounted into the folding carton at the time of completion of the folding carton and automatically unfolds into its transport position when the folding carton or the folding box is unfolded.

[0006] This object is achieved in an inventive manner by the folding carton according to claim 1.

[0007] The dependent claims contain partly advantageous and partly inventive developments of this invention.

[0008] When the term "folding carton" is used in connection with the present invention, this term refers to folding boxes or folding cartons, i.e., all foldable transport containers. The folding carton made of cardboard or corrugated board is therefore merely a particularly preferred embodiment and is expressly not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention to cartons made of paper, paper-like material, or cardboard, in particular corrugated board.

[0009] The folding carton according to the invention consists of a foldable body that forms the outer skin of the carton and encloses the interior on all sides, into which the goods to be transported are placed. Typically, the carton has four side walls as well as bottom and lid flaps, the latter of which usually have devices for closing when the carton is in the upright position.

[0010] A compartment with several transport nests is arranged inside the carcass. According to the invention, partitions are arranged between two adjacent transport nests. These partitions are each pivotably mounted on a flat panel with one side edge. When erected or unfolded, the respective partition is then pivoted by approximately 90 degrees relative to the base body of the flat panel. The flat panel and the respective partition thus form two side walls of the respective transport nest. The side of the transport nest opposite the partition is formed either by another partition or a section of the side wall of the carton. The last side of the transport nest to be closed is formed by another inner wall of the carcass or an intermediate wall of the compartment. The partitions are each fixed to the inner wall of the carcass or the intermediate wall of the compartment with their side edge facing away from the panel.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment, the partition walls of two adjacent transport nests are trapezoidal in shape. These trapezoidal partition walls are pivotally mounted on a flat panel with their long sides. When erected or unfolded, the respective partition wall is pivoted approximately 90 degrees relative to the base body of the flat panel. The partition walls are each fixed to the inner wall of the body or the partition wall of the compartment with their short sides facing away from the panel.

[0012] The trapezoidal shape allows for a very space-saving arrangement of the dividers next to each other. The trapezoidal shape also provides a large area of support for the goods being transported in the transport nests. The trapezoidal shape allows the dividers to be easily swung out from the flat panel and also allows the transport walls to be arranged on the flat panel in a resting state so that the short side of one trapezoid engages with the long side of the adjacent trapezoid. The trapezoidal partitions can therefore partially overlap each other when the box is folded, which saves a lot of space. If the compartment is punched out of a flat panel of corrugated cardboard, the corresponding cutting for the flat panel of corrugated cardboard material is correspondingly material-saving.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment, a pivotable fastening tab is mounted on the side edge of the partition facing away from the flat panel. In a further particularly preferred embodiment, this fastening tab can itself be designed as a trapezoid that is significantly smaller than the partition. As a result of the pivotability of this fastening tab relative to the partition, the partition is then pivotally mounted with the help of two pivot joints, one on the flat panel and the other between the flat panel on the one hand and the fastening tab on the other. If the fastening tab is connected to an inner wall of the body of the folding carton, i.e. a side wall of the folding carton or an intermediate wall of the compartment, the partition is pivotally mounted between the flat panel and this intermediate wall or inner wall.When the carton is unfolded from its folded position, the inactive position, into its unfolded transport position, the partition wall stands up with the folding carton and comes into its transport position between two adjacent transport nests.

[0014] In a further development of the invention, the flat panel is itself fixed to an inner wall of the body. The flat panel, from which the trapezoidal side walls are preferably cut, is then firmly connected to the inner wall of the body of the folding carton, so that the non-punched areas of the flat panel and the adjacent inner wall of the folding carton form a side wall of the transport nest. The two other side walls of the transport nest, which run more or less orthogonally to the flat panel, are formed either by two adjacent trapezoidal partition walls, or by a trapezoidal partition wall and another side wall running orthogonally to the flat panel, or by a portion of the side wall of the folding carton.

[0015] To ensure a particularly secure transport nest, it is recommended to install partition walls between adjacent rows of transport nests. These partition walls are preferably designed to completely close the gaps between two rows of transport nests, thus completely sealing off the rows of transport nests from each other.

[0016] Furthermore, it is provided that the partition wall is pivotally fixed to one edge of a flat panel supporting the partition walls. The partition wall is pivoted onto the back or underside of the flat panel and thus completely closes off the flat panel. While the first flat panel inserted in the edge area of the folding carton is connected to the inner wall of the body forming the folding carton, the partition wall on the underside of the flat panel of the above-lying transport nest row forms the wall of the transport nests opposite the inner wall. In this way, it is possible to arrange any number of transport nest rows one above the other. The trapezoidal side walls of the uppermost transport nest row are in turn fixed to the adjacent inner wall of the body of the folding carton using fastening elements, preferably designed as fastening tabs, on the short side of the trapezoidal partition walls.

[0017] In a further preferred embodiment, additional tab elements are pivotably mounted on one or more edges of the flat panel or on one or more edges of the partition. These tab elements form additional fastening elements for further securing the flat panel or the partition(s) to the inner walls of the body of the folding carton.

[0018] If the body of the folding box and the compartments are made of corrugated cardboard, the dividers and their fastening tabs can simply be cut or punched out of a flat sheet of corrugated cardboard. Furthermore, all fastening tabs, additional tab elements, or fastening elements, as well as the flat sheet itself, can be easily and securely glued to the inner walls of the body of the folding box. Other fastening methods, such as plug-in fastening, are also possible.

[0019] Finally, it is also possible to first manufacture the compartments according to the invention and deliver them to a folding carton manufacturer, who then installs the compartments into the folding carton. It is also possible, of course, to deliver the compartments separately from the folding carton and only insert them into the foldable body when the folding carton is assembled. The compartment can consist of one part or of two, three, or more parts. Any number of transport nests can be arranged within the compartment.

[0020] The invention is described in further detail using an exemplary embodiment in the drawing figures. They show: Fig. 1 a hand-drawn sketch of a cut-out of a flat panel made of corrugated cardboard with punched-out partitions, Fig. 2 the folding carton according to the invention in folded inactive position, Fig. 3 the folding carton according to the invention in unfolded transport position, Fig. 4 a view from above into the interior of the carton in its unfolded transport position, Fig. 5 an assembly drawing to describe the unfolding process of the folding carton according to the invention.

[0021] The blank 1 comprises the flat panel 2, the trapezoidal partition walls 3 punched out of the flat panel 2, an additional tab element 5 formed on the lower edge 4 and the partition wall 7, which is only partially shown and is pivotably mounted on the left edge 6. In a preferred embodiment, the partition wall 7 has the same dimensions as the flat panel 2 and is simply pivoted onto the back of the flat panel 2 in the final assembly state.

[0022] In the Fig. 1 also shows the trapezoidal fastening tabs 9 pivotably mounted on the short sides 8 of the trapezoidal partition walls 3. Furthermore, Fig. 1 that the partition walls 3 are pivotally connected to the flat panel 2 by partial areas of their long side 10 of the trapezoid. Also visible is the staggered arrangement of the partition walls 3, in which the fastening tab 9 of the underlying partition wall 3 protrudes into a cut-out partial area of the long side 10 of the trapezoid forming the partition wall 3. It can be seen that the staggered arrangement of the partition walls 3 allows the blank 1 and thus its material consumption to be kept very small.Furthermore, it can be seen that the trapezoidal shape of the partition walls 3 makes it possible for the areas of the long sides 10 of the trapezoidal body connecting the partition walls 3, which are connected to the flat panel 2, to be sufficient to pivotally mount the partition walls 3 securely and solidly on the flat panel 2 and at the same time make it possible to provide the free space for the fastening tab 9 of the respective underlying partition wall 3 in the folded state of the body 11 of the folding box 12 in its inactive position by means of a corresponding cutout.

[0023] The representation of the Fig. Figure 2 shows the foldable body 11 of the folding carton 12 in its inactive position. It can be seen that the flat body 11 requires little storage space in the inactive position, so that several folding cartons 12 can be easily stacked on top of each other. The folding carton 12 shown in the exemplary embodiment is rectangular. The folding carton 12 thus has one long side and one short side. The viewer in Fig. 2 are therefore a long side wall 13 and a short side wall 15 pivotally mounted on the long side wall 13 by means of the fold 14. Furthermore, the lid flaps 16 of the body 11 of the folding carton 13 are facing the viewer. Finally, on the side of the long side wall 13 and the short wall 15 facing away from the lid flaps 16, the bottom flaps 17 of the body 11 of the folding carton 13 can be seen.

[0024] In Fig. 5.1 is the Fig. 2 is shown again. If you press with both hands on the body 11 of the folding carton 13 in the direction of the force arrows 18, 19, whereby the force arrow 18 symbolizes the movement of the right hand from right to left and the force arrow 19 analogously symbolizes the movement of the left hand from left to right, the body 11 is moved into its Fig. 5.3 shown rectangular transport position. This automatically straightens the compartment 20 arranged in the folding carton 13. The Fig. 5.4 shows the folding carton 13 seen from above in its functional position according to Fig. 5.3. Fig. 5.5 and Fig. 3 finally show the folding carton 13 with opened lid flaps 16 and already closed bottom flaps 17, which in Fig. 5.5 or Fig. 3 are not visible.

[0025] Based on the representation of the Fig. 4 and Fig. 5.4 the compartment 20 is explained in more detail: First of all, Fig. 4 the flat panel 2 glued to an inner wall 21 of the body 11 of the folding carton 13 can be seen. The flat panel 2 extends in the illustration of the Fig. 4 in the horizontal direction 22. In the vertical direction 23, which is perpendicular to the horizontal direction 22, three partition walls 3 arranged next to one another in the horizontal direction 22 are pivoted out. The partition walls 3 are in this case Fig. 4 invisible fastening tabs 9 are fixed to the free ends of the partition wall 7 running vertically above the flat panel 2 and the partition walls 3. The partition walls 3, the inner wall 21, the portions of the flat panel 2 glued thereto, and the partition wall 7 form the two inner transport nests 24 of the compartment 20. The two edge-side transport nests 24 are each formed by the two edge-side partition walls 3, the flat panel 2 or the cut-out area of the inner wall 21 below the flat panel 2, the partition wall 7, and the adjacent areas of the inner walls 21 of the short side walls 15. The described transport nests 24 form the lower transport nest row 25.

[0026] The middle transport nest row 26 is arranged above this lower transport nest row 25. The middle transport nest row 26 is connected at the bottom by the intermediate wall 7 and the intermediate wall 7 as shown in the illustration. Fig. 1 on the left edge side 6. The flat panel 2' is formed analogously to the underlying flat panel 2. Again, three partition walls 3' are pivoted upward from the flat panel 2' and are connected to another partition wall 7' at their upper sides. The middle transport nest row 26 thus consists of the four transport nests 24' arranged next to one another in the horizontal direction 22.

[0027] The upper end of the matrix-shaped compartment 20 is formed by the upper flat panel 2'' resting on the intermediate wall 7'. Three partition walls 3 arranged next to one another in the horizontal direction 22 are pivoted out in the vertical direction 23 from the flat panel 2''. The partition walls 3" are clearly glued with their fastening tabs 9 to the inner wall 21 of the upper long side wall 13 of the folding box 12. In this way, the flat panel 2'' and the intermediate wall 7' lying underneath on the one hand and the inner wall 21 of the long upper side wall 13 of the Fig. 4 shown folding cartons 12 on the other hand, the upper transport nest row 27 with the respective transport nests 24'' in the vertical direction 23 between them.

[0028] Regarding the construction of the partition walls 3, it should be noted that the Fig. 4 partition walls 3, 3', and 3'' shown on the left are not cut out in the area of their trapezoidal long sides 10. This is also shown in the illustration of the Fig. 1. It is of course only sensible to cut out the trapezoidal long side 10 if space is required for the fastening tab 9 of an adjacent partition wall 3.

[0029] Finally, in Fig. 4, the closure flap 28 can also be seen, which glues the body 11 of the folding carton 12 to the right inner wall 21. Furthermore, an additional flap element 29 connected to both the intermediate wall 7 and the flat panel 2'' can be seen, which is glued to the right inner wall 21 of the body 11 to further stabilize the compartment 20.

[0030] From the overall view of the Fig. 5.1 to 5.5 in Fig. 5 it is immediately clear that when the body 11 of the folding carton 12 is unfolded into its Fig.5.5, the compartment 20 with its partition walls 3, 3' and 3'' is automatically set up like an accordion in order to open the matrix-shaped transport nests 24, 24' and 24''. It can also be seen that in the exemplary embodiment the lower transport nest row 25, the middle transport nest row 26 and the upper transport nest row 27 are realized. Analogously, a transport nest 24, the transport nest 24' located above it in the vertical direction and the transport nest 24'' located above it in the vertical direction 23 each form a transport nest column 30. In the exemplary embodiment it can be seen that three transport nest rows 25, 26, 27 are arranged one above the other in the vertical direction 23 and correspondingly four transport nest columns 30 are arranged next to one another in the horizontal direction 22.Furthermore, it is clear from the exemplary embodiment that in each transport nest row, one fewer partition wall 3 is required than the number of transport nests 24, 24', 24''. Thus, if, as in the exemplary embodiment, four transport nests 24, 24', 24'' are arranged next to one another in a transport nest row 25, 26, 27, the corresponding transport nest row 25, 26, 27 requires three partition walls 3.

[0031] The invention is not limited to the arrangement of the transport nests 24, 24', '24'' in the 3 x 4 matrix shown. Regarding the individual drawing figures, it should be noted that, for reasons of clarity, not all reference symbols have been included in all drawing figures. List of reference symbols 1 cutting 2, 2', 2'' board 3, 3', 3'' partition wall 4 lower edge 5 tab element 6 left margin 7, 7' partition wall 8 Short side 9 Mounting tab 10 Long side 11 Corpus 12 folding boxes 13 long side wall 14 fold 15 short side wall 16 Lid flap 17 Floor flap 18 Power Arrow (right hand) 19 Power Arrow (left hand) 20 compartments 21 Interior wall 22 Horizontal direction 23 Vertical direction 24, 24', 24'' transport nest 25 lower transport nest row 26 middle transport nest row 27 upper transport nest row 28 closure flap 29 Tab element 30 transport nest gaps

Claims

[1] Folding carton (12) with a foldable body (11) as outer skin and with a compartment (20) dividing the body interior into several transport nests (24, 24', 24'') wherein a partition wall (3, 3', 3'') is arranged between each two transport nests (24, 24', 24''), that the partition walls (3, 3', 3'') are each pivotably mounted with a side edge on a flat panel (2, 2', 2'') and that the partition walls (3, 3', 3'') are fixed with their side edge facing away from the panel (2, 2', 2'') to an inner wall (21) of the body (11) or an intermediate wall (7, 7') of the compartment (20), characterized by that an intermediate wall (7, 7') is arranged between two adjacent transport nest rows (25, 26, 27) formed from several transport nests (24, 24', 24'') arranged next to one another and that the intermediate walls (7, 7') are each pivotably mounted on an edge side (6) of the flat panel (2, 2', 2'') and are designed to fix the partition walls (3, 3', 3'') of the adjacent transport nest rows (25, 26, 27). [2] Folding carton (12) according to claim 1 characterized by a pivotable fastening tab (9) on the side edge of the partition wall (3, 3', 3'') facing away from the panel (2, 2', 2''). [3] Folding carton (12) according to claim 1 or 2 characterized by a trapezoidal partition wall (3, 3', 3''), which is pivotally mounted on the panel (2, 2', 2'') with the long side (10) of the trapezoid and is fixed with the short side (8) of the trapezoid to an inner wall (21) of the body (11) or an intermediate wall (7, 7') of the compartment (20). [4] Folding carton (12) according to one of claims 1 to 3 characterized by a trapezoidal fastening tab (9) which is pivotally mounted with its long side on the side edge of the partition wall (3, 3', 3'') facing away from the panel (2, 2', 2''). [5] Folding carton (12) according to one of claims 1 to 4 characterized by that the flat panel (2, 2', 2'') is fixed to an inner wall (21) of the body (11). [6] Folding carton (12) according to one of claims 1 to 5 characterized by that additional tab elements (5) are pivotably mounted on one or more edge sides (6) of the flat panel (2, 2', 2'') or on one or more edge sides (6) of the intermediate wall (7, 7'). [7] Folding carton (12) according to one of claims 1 to 6 characterized by that the body (11) and the compartment (20) are made of corrugated cardboard and that the partition walls (3, 3', 3'') and the fastening tabs (9) are cut out or punched out of the flat panel (2, 2', 2'').

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