Foldable package with lid guiding means

Abstract

The present invention relates to a package (1) which is foldable between: a use configuration in which the base (20) and the panels (21, 22, 23) form a case (2), and a flat configuration in which the panels (21, 22, 23) and the lid (3) extend substantially parallel to the base (20), the package (1) comprising: means (4) for locking the lid (3) in a closed position in the use configuration of the package (1); and means (5) for guiding the lid (3) in its closed position, the locking means (4) providing a mechanical link between an upper edge (211) of the front panel (21) and a front edge (31) of the lid (3) in the locked configuration.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The field of invention is that of logistics.

[0002] More specifically, the present invention relates to packages, also called packaging means, or containers, for sending objects between two destinations. [Background technology]

[0003] For the safe transport of objects, packaging such as plastic boxes, cardboard boxes and the like are known.

[0004] Generally speaking, a package comprises a case having a base and a periphery which together define a storage space in which at least one object to be transported is received.

[0005] The package further comprises a lid movable relative to or attached to the case, which lid can in particular assume a closing position of the receiving space in which the lid closes the receiving space of the case.

[0006] Conventionally, these packages are collapsible, i.e., they are movable between a use configuration in which a case is formed and defines a storage space, and a flat configuration in which the package folds on itself and requires less space.

[0007] In particular, the peripheral area A first panel; a second panel; a third panel opposite the first panel; and a fourth panel opposite the second panel.

[0008] Thus, each panel in a storage position in which it extends substantially parallel to the base; and a use position in which it extends substantially perpendicular to the base.

[0009] Before transporting an object, a user grasps the package in the flattened configuration in order to shape the package. Indeed, in most cases, when the package is in storage, the peripheral panels are in their stowed position, which implies that the package is in the flattened configuration.

[0010] The user must then shape the case, i.e., define the storage space by placing each panel of the perimeter in its use position.

[0011] The user may then insert an object into the storage space and place the lid in a closed position on the storage space.

[0012] Typically, the packages are made of cardboard. These cardboard packages are generally used for one-time shipments or specifically for limited number of shipments.

[0013] These cardboard packages are particularly prone to deterioration quickly depending on the handling conditions of these packages and the environmental conditions to which they may be exposed.

[0014] As a result, taking into account the amount of cardboard used during logistics transportation, even considering the simple and easy nature of manufacturing this type of packaging, the use of these cardboards can be considered environmentally unfriendly and particularly resource intensive.

[0015] Recently, schemes for reusable packaging have emerged.

[0016] These reusable packages can be used many times before they must be recycled or repaired, and to this end, they include walls formed of a material that is more resistant and durable than cardboard.

[0017] Ultimately, although it involves more complex and costly design and manufacturing than cardboard packaging, the ecological footprint of such reusable packaging is better.

[0018] These reusable packages are conventionally equipped with integrated locking means, which make it possible to lock the lid in a position blocking access to the containment space.

[0019] The locking means may in particular take the form of an anchor point and a bolt intended to hook the anchor point, for example one of the lid or the case having a ring forming the anchor point and the other of the lid or the case having a cavity, the ring being inserted into the cavity in the closed configuration of the lid and a bolt being movably mounted inside the cavity to hook the ring and capture it within the cavity.

[0020] Nevertheless, the use of reusable packaging poses certain problems.

[0021] In particular, one of the problems that emerged relates to closing the package.

[0022] In fact, during folding of the package, the lid may not move to its closed position and lock properly.

[0023] More specifically, problems have been observed in correctly aligning the locking means directly during lid closure.

[0024] This alignment problem arises, inter alia, from the very nature of reusable packages, which utilize materials, particularly for their panels, that will exhibit deformation as they are used. Summary of the Invention

[0025] The present invention aims inter alia to overcome this drawback of the prior art.

[0026] More specifically, the invention aims to propose a reusable package that can be correctly closed and locked throughout the life of the package as soon as the user first attempts to close it.

[0027] This object, and others which will appear hereinafter, are achieved thanks to the invention, which relates to a package comprising: -A bottom part; - a panel pivotally attached to the bottom, the panel including a front panel, a rear panel, and two side panels; a closure means comprising a lid pivotally attached to the rear panel by a rear pivot link; Package includes: - a use mode in which at least the bottom, the front panel and the side panels form a case defining a storage space, and the closing means is capable of closing the storage space; a flattened configuration in which the panels and the lid extend generally parallel to the base; The package further comprises means for locking the lid in a closed position in the receiving space in a configuration in which the package is in use, the locking means providing a mechanical link between an upper edge of the front panel and a front edge of the lid in the locked configuration; The package is characterized in that it includes a means for guiding the lid to its closed position, the guide means being separate from the rear pivot link, and the guide means being designed to urge the leading edge of the lid against the upper edge of the front panel as the lid approaches its closed position.

[0028] Thanks to the package according to the invention, the closure of the lid is guided in such a way that during this closure the front edge of the lid is pressed against the upper edge of the front panel and the locking means can directly lock the lid.

[0029] This guide means therefore makes it possible to compensate, or in particular aims to compensate, for the fact that the package according to the invention may be of a reusable type, i.e. a type that may be manufactured from materials that will exhibit deformations, even minute ones, as the package is used, which would limit the ability of the package to be correctly closed on the first attempt by the user, without complicated operations.

[0030] The guide means therefore compensate for this possible deformation by constraining the lid to assume the correct position after it is closed.

[0031] According to one advantageous feature, the guide means comprises: a guide slide having a flared entrance; - at least one pair of guide elements comprising a male guide element intended to be inserted and slid into the guide slide when the lid approaches its closed position.

[0032] Thanks to such guide elements, the uncertainty in the position of the male guide element during closure of the lid is compensated for by the fact that the slide has a flared entrance.

[0033] Indeed, during closure, the male guide element may enter the flared entrance so as to present an indefinite position therein, and then the slide makes it possible to guide and bring this male guide element into its end position, which corresponds to the position it must take when the lid is in its closed position.

[0034] According to one advantageous embodiment, the guide means comprise two deployable guide arms each extending between a first end and a second end, each guide arm being pivotally connected by its first end to the lid at a connection point located in the immediate vicinity of one of the front and side edges of the lid, The guide means comprises a primary pair of guide elements for each guide arm, each primary pair comprising: a main slide extending on the inner surface of the side panel, immediately adjacent to said guide arm; a primary male element located at a second end of said guide arm.

[0035] Thanks to this embodiment, it is possible for the guide arms to form a pre-guiding of the lid, even at a position relatively far from the closed position which the lid has to reach.

[0036] In fact, these guide arms extend under the lid and make it possible to place each main male element far away from the lid, which is intended to be inserted and slid into its main slide.

[0037] Locating each primary male element away from the lid on a guide arm that is movable relative to the lid in this manner may result in tolerances in the alignment of the primary male elements relative to the primary slide that are advantageously compensated for by the flared entrance of each primary slide.

[0038] Advantageously, each guide arm forms part of a deformable parallelogram connected to the rear panel.

[0039] Thus, the position of the guide arms and their deployment is dependent on the respective positions of the rear panel and the lid.

[0040] As a result, rotation of the rear panel relative to the base and rotation of the lid relative to the rear panel allows precise positioning of each arm relative to its main slide and each primary pair of guide elements.

[0041] According to one advantageous solution, the guide means comprises: a terminal slide extending on the inner surface of one of the side panels, immediately adjacent the upper edge of the front panel and the front edge of the lid, when the package is in its closed position; - a pair of guide elements at two ends, each of which has a male terminal element located immediately adjacent to the front edge of the lid and thereby connected to the lid.

[0042] These two end paired guide elements allow for more precise guiding of the lid during the final stages as it approaches the closed position.

[0043] In addition, these two pairs of termini are located immediately adjacent the top edge of the front panel and the front edge of the lid, ensuring that the front edge of the lid is pressed completely against the top edge of the front panel.

[0044] Advantageously, each male termination element is carried by a first end of one of the guide arms.

[0045] In this way, the male termination element benefits from the guidance provided by the main pair of guide elements.

[0046] Thus, the guidance of the lid during the final stages as it approaches the closed position is optimized.

[0047] Preferably, each male terminal element is provided with a corrector designed to prevent insertion of the male terminal element into the main slide.

[0048] In this way, insertion of the male termination element into the main slide is avoided.

[0049] Thus, the advantage provided by the fact that the male terminal elements are carried by the first ends of the guide arms is not diminished by the possibility that these male terminal elements can be inserted into the main slide.

[0050] According to one advantageous variant, the guide means comprises: - an intermediate slide; - two intermediate pairs of guide elements each comprising an intermediate male element, The intermediate slide and intermediate male element are disposed along a central portion of the side edge of the lid and along a central portion of the top edge of the side panel, respectively, or vice versa.

[0051] These intermediate pair of guide elements thus make it possible to guide the lid at its intermediate portion, thus ensuring that the lid advances sufficiently towards the front panel of the package during the pre-stage approach of the lid to the closed position.

[0052] Preferably, for each intermediate pair of guide elements, the package comprises: a longitudinal tab having a notch forming an intermediate slide; a longitudinal groove having a transverse rib forming an intermediate male element, The longitudinal tabs are inserted into the longitudinal grooves in the closed position of the lid.

[0053] In this way, when the lid reaches its closed position, the longitudinal tabs are inserted into the longitudinal grooves, which allows the lid to provide significant lateral support in addition to providing a lateral guide for the lid relative to the side panels.

[0054] Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will emerge more clearly on reading the following description of preferred embodiments of the invention, given as illustrative and non-limiting examples, and the accompanying drawings, in which: [Brief description of the drawings]

[0055] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective top view of a package according to a first embodiment of the invention in a flattened configuration. [Diagram 2] 2 is a schematic perspective top view of a portion of a package according to a first embodiment of the invention in an unfolded use configuration in which a case defining a receiving space is moulded, the case being formed by the base, front and side panels of the package, and a closure means comprising the lid and rear panel of the package is in an open position. [Diagram 3] Figure 3 is a simplified schematic perspective top view of a package according to a second embodiment of the invention in a configuration for use, in which the case is formed by a base, a front panel, side panels and also a rear panel, and in which the closure means, comprising only a lid, is in an open position. [Figure 4] Figure 4 is a simplified schematic perspective top view of a package according to the invention in a configuration for use in which the case is formed and the closure means is in a closed position, closing the receiving space. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a detailed perspective top view of a portion of a package locking means according to the present invention. [Figure 6]FIG. 6 is a detailed perspective top view showing another portion of a package locking means according to the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a detailed view showing the means for guiding the lid of a package according to the invention, including in particular the portion of the guide arm which carries the male guide element, and the guide slide located on the inner surface of the side panel of the package. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a detailed view of the guide means shown in FIG. 7 from another angle. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 shows a detailed view of another type of male guide element of the guide means. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a detailed schematic perspective top view showing another type of guide slide of the guide means which is complementary to the male guide element of FIG. [Figure 11] Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of a detail of a package according to the invention, showing in side view the guide means shown in Figures 9 and 10, with the package lid in the final stages of approaching its closed position. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a detailed schematic perspective top view of a third type of package guide means according to the present invention. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a detailed perspective bottom view of the guide means shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0056] 1 to 4, a package 1 according to the present invention is shown.

[0057] The package 1 comprises a base 20 , panels 21 , 22 , 23 and a lid 3 .

[0058] Panels 21, 22 and 23, in particular: - a front panel 21; a rear panel 22; - two side panels 23;

[0059] Referring to FIG. 2, the front panel 21 has a top edge 211, a bottom edge and two side edges 213; the rear panel 22 has a top edge, a bottom edge and two side edges; Each side panel 23 has an upper edge 231, a lower edge, a front side edge 233 and a rear side edge 234.

[0060] The lid 3 has a front edge 31 , a rear edge 32 and two side edges 33 .

[0061] The panels 21 , 22 , 23 are pivotally attached to the base 20 .

[0062] Each panel 21, 22, 23 is pivotally connected to the base 20 by its lower edge.

[0063] The lid 3 is pivotally attached to the rear panel 22 by a rear pivot link 320 as shown in Figures 1-4.

[0064] The lid 3 is in particular connected by its rear edge 32 to the upper edge of the rear panel 22 .

[0065] As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the package 1 is of a foldable type.

[0066] To this end, it can in particular take on a flat form (shown in FIG. 1) and an in-use form (shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4).

[0067] 1, the package 1 is in a flattened configuration in which the panels 21, 22, 23 and the lid 3 extend substantially parallel to the base 20.

[0068] In particular, the back panel 22 extends contiguously with the bottom portion 20. The side panels 23 (not visible) are folded over the bottom portion 20. The lid 3 is folded over the back panel 22 and the bottom portion 20, overlapping the side panels 23. Finally, the front panel 21 is pivotally folded over the bottom portion 20, partially covering the side panels 23.

[0069] 2, 3 and 4, the package 1 is in its use configuration.

[0070] FIG. 2 shows a first embodiment, and FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment.

[0071] In fact, the package 1 comprises closure means comprising a lid 3 .

[0072] According to the first embodiment, the closure means further comprises a rear panel 22 .

[0073] In contrast, according to the second embodiment, the closure means does not comprise a rear panel 22 but only a lid 3 .

[0074] In the use mode according to the first embodiment, the bottom 20, the front panel 21, and the side panels 23 form a case that defines a storage space.

[0075] In this mode of use, it can be particularly observed that the side edge 213 of the front panel 21 comes into contact with the front side edge 233 of the side panel 23 .

[0076] In the use mode according to the second embodiment, the bottom 20, the front panel 21, the side panels 23, and the rear panel 22 form a case that defines a storage space.

[0077] In this form of use, in particular: - the side edge 213 of the front panel 21 contacts the front side edge 233 of the side panel 23; It can be observed that the rear side edge 234 of the side panel 23 contacts the side edge of the rear panel 22 .

[0078] In these modes of use, the closure means may close the receiving space.

[0079] actual, - with reference to FIG. 2, the lid 3 and the rear panel 22 are both in an open position allowing access to the storage space; With reference to FIG. 3, the lid 3 is in an open position allowing access to the storage space.

[0080] As shown in FIG. 4, the lid 3, or more generally the closure means, is in the closed position, thus preventing access to the storage space.

[0081] As will be described in more detail below, in a configuration for use of the package 1, with its lid 3 in a closed position, a leading edge 31 of the lid 3 contacts a top edge 211 of the front panel 21. In addition, a side edge 33 of the lid 3 contacts a top edge 231 of the side panel 23.

[0082] More specifically, when the lid 3 is in the closed position, the leading edge 31 of the lid 3 is pressed against the upper edge 211 of the front panel 21 .

[0083] With reference to Figures 5 and 6, the package 1 further comprises means 4 for locking the lid 3 in its closed position.

[0084] According to this embodiment, the locking means 4 is a locking ring 41 held by and projecting from the lid 3; a housing 42 provided by the front panel 21 for receiving and hooking the ring 41;

[0085] This locking means 4 is more particularly provided by faces of the front panel 21 and of the lid 3 which are opposite and in close proximity to each other when the lid 3 is in the closed position.

[0086] In the closed position of the lid 3, in other words in the locked configuration, the ring 41 is inserted inside the housing 42 and becomes hooked and remains captured inside this housing 42.

[0087] The locking means 4 therefore provides a mechanical link between the upper edge 211 of the front panel 21 and the front edge 31 of the lid 3 in this locked configuration.

[0088] In other words, in the locked configuration of the locking means 4 , the upper edge 211 of the front panel 21 is fixed to the front edge 31 of the lid 3 .

[0089] The locking means 4 is in particular of the type which is activated by contact, i.e. the ring 41 can be freely inserted into the housing 42 up to a position where it is completely inserted into the receiving housing 42, in which position a catch is automatically activated, whereby a de facto mechanical link is achieved.

[0090] For example, the hooks may be designed to move away from the housing 42 during insertion of the ring 41 and to return to a position where they hook the ring 41 once the ring 41 has been fully inserted into the receiving housing 42. The repositioning of the hooks to the hooking position may be effected, for example, under the action of elastic return means.

[0091] 3 and 7 to 13, and in accordance with the principles of the present invention, the package 1 is provided with means 5 for guiding the lid 3 into its closed position.

[0092] This guide means 5 is separate from the rear pivot link 320 .

[0093] The guide means 5 is designed to urge the leading edge 31 of the lid 3 against the upper edge 211 of the front panel 21 as the lid 3 approaches its closed position.

[0094] The guide means 5 may be various.

[0095] Common to the different types of guide means 5, this guide means 5 has - Guide slide 51, a male guide element 52 intended to be inserted and slid into the guide slide 51 when the lid 3 approaches its closed position;

[0096] As will be described in detail below, according to this embodiment, the guide means 5 more specifically comprises: at least one main pair of guide elements; at least one terminal pair of guide elements; at least one intermediate pair of guide elements.

[0097] The guide slide 51 has flared entrances 50a, 50b, 50c.

[0098] In other words, these guide slides 51 extend from their entrances 50a, 50b, 50c, narrowing until they provide a passage of a width that corresponds specifically to the shape of the male guide elements 52 that are intended to be inserted and slid into the slides 51.

[0099] These guide slides 51 therefore have a funnel shape which guides the displacement of the male guide elements 52 whilst they are being inserted, ensuring that the male guide elements 52 always take up the same position when fully inserted into the slides 51.

[0100] As shown in FIGS. 3, 6, 7, 8 and 12, the guide means 5 comprises two guide arms 53.

[0101] These guide arms 53 are deployable. In particular, these two guide arms 53 can be folded under the front panel 21 when the package 1 is in its flat configuration. According to another implementation, it can be envisaged that the guide arms 53 are folded under the lid 3 when the package 1 is in its flat configuration.

[0102] These guide arms 53 unfold when the package 1 is unfolded and placed in its use configuration and when the position of the lid 3 is changed, in particular when the lid 3 is moved to reach its closed position.

[0103] Each guide arm 53 extends between a first end 531 and a second end 532 .

[0104] 3, 11 and 12, each guide arm 53 is rotatably attached by its first end 531 to the lid 3 at connection points 5310. These connection points 5310 are located proximate the front edge 31 and each side edge 33, respectively.

[0105] In other words, the two connection points 5310 are located at two corners of the lid 3 located at the front edge 31 of the lid 3 .

[0106] According to this embodiment, and with reference to FIG. 3, each guide arm 53 forms part of a deformable parallelogram that is connected to the rear panel 22 .

[0107] By deformable parallelogram it is understood that the guide arm 53 has in particular pivot links at its two ends, the longitudinal element being connected to a pivot point provided by the second end 532 of the connecting arm 53 and connected to the rear panel 22 by another pivot link.

[0108] As a result, the position of the guide arm 53 is determined by the angle formed between the rear panel 22 and the lid 3 .

[0109] 3, 7 and 8, as previously mentioned, the guide means 5 comprises a primary pair of guide elements for each guide arm 53.

[0110] Each primary pair of guide elements comprises a primary slide 51a and a primary male element 52a.

[0111] The main slide 51 a extends on the inner surface of one of the side panels 23 .

[0112] In particular, this main slide 51a extends in the immediate vicinity of one of the guide arms 53 when, in the use configuration of the package 1, the lid 3 is in its closed position.

[0113] The primary male element 52a is located at a second end 532 of the guide arm 53 immediately adjacent to the primary slide 51a when the package 1 is in its closed position with the lid 3 in its use configuration.

[0114] The primary male element 52a has a shape intended to be inserted at least partially inside the primary slide 51a through its flared entrance 50a.

[0115] The primary male element 52a is captured by the primary slide 51a as it travels within the primary slide 51a until it reaches its terminal position at the bottom of the primary slide 51a.

[0116] In this manner, the lid 3 is guided by the main male element 52a moving inside the main slide 51a.

[0117] 3, 9, 10 and 11, as previously mentioned, the guide means 5 further comprises a pair of guide elements at the two ends.

[0118] Each end pair of guide elements comprises an end slide 51b and a male end element 52b.

[0119] The end slides 51 b each extend on the inner surface of a respective side panel 23 .

[0120] These end slides 51b extend closely adjacent to the upper edge 211 of the front panel 21 and the front edge 31 of the lid 3, in particular in the use configuration of the package 1, with the lid 3 in its closed position.

[0121] In other words, the end slide 51b is located proximate to the corner of the side panel 23 where the top edge 231 and the forward side edge 233 intended to contact the front panel 21 intersect.

[0122] The male termination element 52b, for its part, is connected to the lid 3 by being located in close proximity to the front edge 31 of the lid 3.

[0123] More specifically, each male termination element 52b is carried by a first end 531 of one of the guide arms 53. In particular, a male termination element 52b is provided on one side of each guide arm 53 that is oriented to face the immediately adjacent side panel 23 in an in-use configuration of the package 1.

[0124] According to an embodiment, not shown, the male termination elements 52b may each be provided with a corrector that prevents insertion of the male termination element 52b into one of the main slides 51a.

[0125] This correction is created, for example, by a difference in shape between the terminating element 52b and the primary male element 52a.

[0126] Thus, the male termination element 52b will have a width and edges that do not mate with the flared entrance of the main slide 51a.

[0127] In this embodiment, a pair of guide elements at each end allow the user to push or pull the front end of the lid 3 towards the front of the package 1 when closing the package 1, thereby compensating for any deformation of the lid 3 by forcing contact between the front edge 31 of the lid 3 and the upper edge 211 of the front panel 21.

[0128] Finally, with reference to figures 12 and 13, as previously mentioned, the guide means 5 further comprises two intermediate pairs of guide elements each comprising an intermediate slide 51c and an intermediate male element 52c.

[0129] The two intermediate slides 51c are each disposed along a central portion of the upper edge 231 of each side panel 23.

[0130] The intermediate male elements 52c, for their part, are arranged along a central portion of each side edge 33 of the lid 3.

[0131] More specifically, package 1 includes: - two longitudinal tabs 61 each held by one of the side panels 23, in particular at the upper edge 231 of the respective side panel 23; - with two longitudinal grooves 62 provided by the lid 3;

[0132] The longitudinal tab 61 is intended to be inserted into the longitudinal groove 62 in the closed position of the lid 3 .

[0133] As shown in Figures 12 and 13, each longitudinal tab 61 has a notch 610 which forms an intermediate slide 51c, and each longitudinal groove 62 has a transverse rib which forms an intermediate male element 52c.

[0134] The intermediate slide 51c is of course oriented such that the lid 3 is pulled forward while the intermediate male element 52c engages within the intermediate slide 51c.

[0135] Closing of the lid 3, or more generally the closure means, causes the transverse ribs to slide inside the flared entrance 50c of the notch, thus pulling the lid 3 forward so that the ribs reach the bottom of the notch along the upper edge 231 of the side panel 23.

[0136] Thanks to the guide means 5, the lid 3 is guided and pulled, in particular against the upper edge 211 of the front panel 21, until it assumes the correct closed position.

[0137] During closure, the two guide arms 53 first deploy to guide their respective primary male elements 52a into the openings 50a of their respective primary slides 51a.

[0138] As the closure of the lid 3 proceeds, the lid 3 is guided by the main pair of guide elements.

[0139] Towards the end of the closing of the lid 3, the intermediate pair of guide elements and the end pair of guide elements start to operate simultaneously or successively.

[0140] These last two pairs of guide elements, together with the main pair of guide elements, make it possible to ensure that the lid 3 is correctly positioned relative to the side panels 23 and more specifically relative to the front panel 21 .

[0141] In particular, these pair of guide elements press the front edge 21 of the lid 3 against the upper edge 211 of the front panel 21 , forcing a forward displacement of the lid 3 so that the locking means 4 can establish the lock of the package 1 .

Claims

1. A package (1), A bottom (20); Panels (21, 22, 23) pivotally attached to the bottom (20), including a front panel (21), a rear panel (22), and two side panels (23); a closure means comprising a lid (3) pivotally attached to said rear panel (22) by a rear pivot link (320); The package (1) comprises: A use form in which at least the bottom (20), the front panel (21), and the side panel (23) form a case (2) that defines a storage space, and the closing means can close the storage space; a flat configuration in which the panels (21, 22, 23) and the lid (3) extend substantially parallel to the base (20); The package (1) further comprises means (4) for locking the lid (3) in the closed position of the receiving space in the use configuration of the package (1), the locking means (4) providing a mechanical link between an upper edge (211) of the front panel (21) and a front edge (31) of the lid (3) in a locked configuration; The package (1) comprises a means (5) for guiding the lid (3) to its closed position, the guide means (5) being separate from the rear pivot link (320), the guide means (5) being designed to urge the front edge (31) of the lid (3) against the upper edge (211) of the front panel (21) as the lid (3) approaches its closed position, the guide means (5) being: A guide slide (51) having a flared entrance; and a male guide element (52) intended to be inserted and slid into said guide slide (51) when said lid (3) approaches its closed position, The guide means (5) comprises two deployable guide arms (53) each extending between a first end (531) and a second end (532); each guide arm (53) is rotatably connected by its first end (531) to the lid (3) at connection points (5310) located proximate the front edge (31) and the side edge (33) of the lid (3); The guide means (5) comprises a primary pair of guide elements for each guide arm (53), each primary pair comprising: a main slide (51a) extending on the inner surface of the side panel (23) immediately adjacent to the guide arm (53); a primary male element (52a) located at the second end (532) of the guide arm (53).

2. 2. A package (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that each guide arm (53) forms part of a deformable parallelogram connected to the rear panel (22).

3. The guide means (5) a terminal slide (51b) extending on the inner surface of one of the side panels (23) in close proximity to the upper edge (211) of the front panel (21) and the front edge (31) of the lid (3) when the lid (3) is in its closed position in said configuration of use of the package (1); 2. The package (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a pair of guide elements at two ends, each of which has a male terminal element (52b) connected to the lid (3) by being arranged in the immediate vicinity of the front edge (31) of the lid (3).

4. 4. The package (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that each male terminal element (52b) is carried by the first end (531) of one of the guide arms (53).

5. 5. The package (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that each male terminal element (52b) is provided with a corrector designed to prevent the insertion of the male terminal element (52b) into the main slide (51a).

6. The guide means (5) An intermediate slide (51c); and two intermediate pairs of guide elements each comprising an intermediate male element (52c), 2. The package (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the intermediate slide (51c) and the intermediate male element (52c) are arranged along the central portion of the side edge (33) of the lid (3) and along the central portion of the upper edge (231) of the side panel (23), respectively, or vice versa.

7. For each intermediate pair of guide elements, the package (1) comprises: a longitudinal tab (61) having a notch (610) forming said intermediate slide (51c); a longitudinal groove (62) having transverse ribs forming said intermediate male element (52c); 7. The package (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the longitudinal tab (61) is inserted into the longitudinal groove (62) in the closed position of the lid (3).

Images