Global Patent Index - EP 3177543 A1

EP 3177543 A1 20170614 - PACKAGING UNIT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PACKAGING UNIT

Title (en)

PACKAGING UNIT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PACKAGING UNIT

Title (de)

VERPACKUNGSEINHEIT UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER VERPACKUNGSEINHEIT

Title (fr)

UNITÉ D'EMBALLAGE ET PROCÉDÉ SERVANT À FABRIQUER UNE UNITÉ D'EMBALLAGE

Publication

EP 3177543 A1 20170614 (DE)

Application

EP 15734615 A 20150629

Priority

  • DE 102014111052 A 20140804
  • EP 2015064658 W 20150629

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016020118A1] The invention relates to a packaging unit and to an associated method for producing a packaging unit from individual products (2) that are combined to form a product formation, said products being received on a rectangular receiving portion (3.1) of a flat supporting element (3), wherein the products located on the rectangular receiving portion are fixed together and to the flat supporting element by means of a shrinkable film, wherein the shrunk film (4) has at least two opposite end-side openings (4a, 4b), wherein the flat supporting element (3) has at least one side-wall portion (3.2, 3.3) adjoining the rectangular receiving portion (3.1), said side-wall portion (3.2, 3.3) being pivotable about a pivot axis (SA, SA*). The dimensions of the side-wall portion (3.2), in particular the width (B) and length (L) thereof, are particularly advantageously selected such that said side-wall portion (3.2) fully covers the associated end-side openings (4a, 4b).

IPC 8 full level

B65D 71/00 (2006.01); B65D 71/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 71/0085 (2013.01); B65D 71/10 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2016020118A1

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102014111052 A1 20160204; EP 3177543 A1 20170614; WO 2016020118 A1 20160211

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102014111052 A 20140804; EP 15734615 A 20150629; EP 2015064658 W 20150629