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EP3812297B1
EP3812297B1 EP20020468.3A EP20020468A EP3812297B1 EP 3812297 B1 EP3812297 B1 EP 3812297B1 EP 20020468 A EP20020468 A EP 20020468A EP 3812297 B1 EP3812297 B1 EP 3812297B1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0209Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D71/00Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/70Trays provided with projections or recesses in order to assemble multiple articles, e.g. intermediate elements for stacking

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  • the invention relates to an arrangement of packaging boxes comprising a plurality of stacked, open-topped packaging boxes which have a peripheral edge on their open side and which are each filled with a large number of cylindrical bodies, in particular open plastic tube bodies, which have an open end over the peripheral edge of the packaging box protrude and form a bearing surface for a packaging box arranged above it.
  • U.S. 5,829,592 A discloses an assembly of packing boxes according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Cylindrical plastic bodies are usually produced in an extruder.
  • the extruder produces a tubular endless body, which is divided by cutting to length into individual tube sections, which are separated, subjected to further processing steps if necessary and sized for transport in packaging boxes.
  • Such cylindrical bodies occur, for example, in the manufacture of plastic tubes.
  • the hose sections form the plastic tube bodies, which are provided with a tube head at one of their two open ends. The other end remains open to allow filling with the respective product, such as a cosmetic product. After filling, the open end is pinched and welded into a flat end section.
  • plastic tube bodies are usually produced and filled by different companies, large quantities of empty plastic tube bodies have to be transported from the tube manufacturer to the filling company. For this, the empty Plastic tube bodies placed side by side in a packing box with the open end up. A number of such filled packaging boxes are stacked on top of each other and transported on transport pallets.
  • the length of the cylindrical bodies can vary according to customer requirements.
  • the individual packaging boxes usually contain cylindrical bodies that are the same length, so that the height of the packaging volume is optimally utilized. Adapting the packaging boxes to the respective length of the cylindrical bodies contained therein would require packaging boxes of different heights to be kept in stock, which is logistically complex. Instead, a single design of the packaging box with a standard height is therefore used even with varying body lengths of the cylindrical bodies. In order to also minimize the volume to be transported, the standard height is based on the lowest expected length of the cylindrical body. However, this has the result that the bodies which exceed the minimum expected length protrude with their open end over the upper edge of the packaging box.
  • This can in particular lead to a deformation in the Cylindrical bodies arranged in packaging boxes lead when the plastic body is particularly thin-walled and therefore has low intrinsic stability.
  • a corner area of an upper packaging box in particular causes an increased load on the cylindrical bodies arranged below this corner area.
  • the invention therefore aims to reduce the risk of deformation of the cylindrical bodies in the packaging box with a minimum consumption of packaging material.
  • the invention provides an arrangement of packaging boxes, comprising a plurality of stacked, open-topped packaging boxes which have a peripheral edge on their open side and which are each filled with a large number of cylindrical bodies, in particular open plastic tube bodies, which protrude with an open end over the peripheral edge of the packaging box and form a support surface for a packaging box arranged above it, with an intermediate layer being arranged between the support surface and the packaging box arranged above it, the intermediate layer comprising a flat element which has a multiplicity of depressions with a circular has edge, and wherein the indentations of the shim engage the open ends of the cylindrical bodies.
  • the cylindrical bodies are stabilized in the engaged area so that the loads from overlying packaging boxes do not cause the cylindrical bodies to deform.
  • the circular edge of the depressions essentially has a diameter corresponding to the inside diameter of the cylindrical body. This ensures that the circular edge of the indentations abuts against the inside of the circular open end of the cylindrical body and reliably secures the open end against inward displacement.
  • the indentation with its circular edge stabilizes the circular cross-sectional shape of the cylindrical containers.
  • the indentations are preferably concave, in particular hemispherical. This facilitates the insertion of the indentations into the cylindrical bodies.
  • the cylindrical bodies are preferably arranged in a plurality of rows in the packaging box, the cylindrical bodies of one row being staggered with respect to the cylindrical bodies of an adjacent row.
  • the indentations of the shim are arranged such that each indentation engages the open end of one of the cylindrical bodies.
  • each cylindrical body has to be assigned an indentation, but rather the indentations can be arranged in such a way that they only engage in every second cylindrical body, for example.
  • each cylindrical body is assigned a depression.
  • the indentations are arranged in the same row pattern as the cylindrical bodies.
  • the plurality of wells are arranged in a plurality of rows, with the wells of one row being offset from the wells of an adjacent row.
  • the intermediate layer is formed by a flat element, this can be arranged in a space-saving manner between two packaging boxes stacked on top of one another.
  • the flat element preferably covers the entire opening of the packaging box and assumes the function of a lid, so that a separate lid can be dispensed with.
  • the intermediate layer acts as a load-distributing element, so that forces acting locally on the packaging box from above are distributed over a larger area and accordingly cannot lead to deformations of individual cylindrical bodies.
  • the flat element and the depressions are preferably formed in one piece with one another.
  • the flat element consists of a plastic film, in particular a thermoplastic material such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • a thermoplastic allows a simple and inexpensive production of the intermediate layer, the depressions preferably being formed by a deep-drawing process.
  • the flat element preferably has a thickness of 0.1-1 mm.
  • the shim may be transparent or translucent to better monitor the correct engagement of the indentations with the open ends of the cylindrical bodies.
  • the flat element has an erected, in particular bent-up edge region, which preferably extends around the entire circumference of the flat element.
  • Such an erected edge area forms a stacking aid.
  • the erected edge region of the flat element forms a lateral stop for the base of the packaging box arranged above it.
  • packaging boxes can be used within the scope of the invention.
  • cardboard packaging boxes can be used.
  • cuboid packaging boxes are preferred.
  • the invention can also be used with other forms of packaging boxes.
  • the intermediate layer is then not rectangular, but adapted to the respective outline shape of the packaging box.
  • a further layer can preferably be arranged between the bearing surface of the cylindrical body and the packaging box arranged above it.
  • the further layer can be arranged between the bearing surface of the cylindrical body and the intermediate layer arranged above it.
  • the further layer consists, for example, of a flexible film, in particular a polyethylene film, in particular made of HD-PE, which adapts to the shape of the indentations.
  • the other layer has the function of closing off the open ends of the cylindrical body and thus protecting against the ingress of contaminants.
  • the cylindrical bodies may be accommodated in the packaging box in a flexible sack made of, for example, a polyethylene film.
  • a flexible sack made of, for example, a polyethylene film.
  • the packaging boxes are open at the top and each have an upper peripheral edge 4 on.
  • the packaging boxes are each filled with a large number of cylindrical bodies 5, in particular open plastic tube bodies, which protrude with an open end over the peripheral edge 4 of the packaging box 1, 2 or 3.
  • the cylindrical bodies 5 are all of the same length, so that the open ends of the cylindrical bodies 5 form a flat bearing surface for the packaging box placed above.
  • an intermediate layer 6 is arranged between the packaging box 2 and the packaging box 3 arranged above it, which intermediate layer has a multiplicity of depressions 7 .
  • the indentations 7, like the cylindrical bodies 5, are arranged in a plurality of parallel rows, with the cylindrical bodies 5 of one row being staggered with respect to the cylindrical bodies 5 of an adjacent row.
  • the indentations 7 are designed in such a way that they engage in the upper open end of the respectively associated cylindrical body 5 .
  • the recess 7 is hemispherical and has a circular edge 8 which rests against the inside of the open end 9 of the cylindrical body 5, so that radial stabilization takes place.
  • the intermediate layer 6 has a bent-up edge region 10 at its edges, which forms a lateral stop for the bottom of the packaging box 3 arranged above it, as shown in FIG 3 is recognizable. This will ensure that the Packing boxes are kept in their aligned position relative to each other.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Anordnung von Verpackungsschachteln umfassend eine Mehrzahl von aufeinandergestapelten, oben offenen Verpackungsschachteln, die an ihrer offenen Seite einen umlaufenden Rand aufweisen und die jeweils mit einer Vielzahl von zylindrischen Körpern, insbesondere offenen Kunststofftubenkörpern, befüllt sind, die mit einem offenen Ende über den umlaufenden Rand der Verpackungsschachtel vorstehen und eine Auflagefläche für eine darüber angeordnete Verpackungsschachtel ausbilden.The invention relates to an arrangement of packaging boxes comprising a plurality of stacked, open-topped packaging boxes which have a peripheral edge on their open side and which are each filled with a large number of cylindrical bodies, in particular open plastic tube bodies, which have an open end over the peripheral edge of the packaging box protrude and form a bearing surface for a packaging box arranged above it.

US 5 829 592 A offenbart eine Anordnung von Verpackungsschachteln gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1. U.S. 5,829,592 A discloses an assembly of packing boxes according to the preamble of claim 1.

Die Herstellung von zylindrischen Körpern aus Kunststoff erfolgt meist in einem Extruder. Der Extruder erzeugt einen schlauchförmigen Endloskörper, der durch Ablängen in einzelne Schlauchabschnitte geteilt wird, die vereinzelt werden, ggf. weiteren Bearbeitungsschritten unterworfen und für den Transport in Verpackungsschachteln geschlichtet werden. Derartige zylindrische Körper fallen beispielsweise bei der Herstellung von Kunststofftuben an. Die Schlauchabschnitte bilden hierbei die Kunststofftubenkörpern aus, die an einem ihrer beiden offenen Enden mit einem Tubenkopf versehen werden. Das andere Ende bleibt offen, um ein Befüllen mit dem jeweiligen Produkt, wie z.B. Kosmetikprodukt, zu ermöglichen. Nach dem Befüllen wird das offene Ende zu einem flachen Endabschnitt zusammengedrückt und verschweißt.Cylindrical plastic bodies are usually produced in an extruder. The extruder produces a tubular endless body, which is divided by cutting to length into individual tube sections, which are separated, subjected to further processing steps if necessary and sized for transport in packaging boxes. Such cylindrical bodies occur, for example, in the manufacture of plastic tubes. The hose sections form the plastic tube bodies, which are provided with a tube head at one of their two open ends. The other end remains open to allow filling with the respective product, such as a cosmetic product. After filling, the open end is pinched and welded into a flat end section.

Da die Produktion der Kunststofftubenkörper und die Befüllung in der Regel von verschiedenen Unternehmen erfolgt, müssen große Mengen leerer Kunststofftubenkörper vom Tubenhersteller zum befüllenden Unternehmen transportiert werden. Hierzu werden die leeren Kunststofftubenkörper mit dem offenen Ende nach oben nebeneinander in eine Verpackungsschachtel gestellt. Eine Mehrzahl derartiger befüllter Verpackungsschachteln wird aufeinandergestapelt und auf Transportpalletten transportiert.Since the plastic tube bodies are usually produced and filled by different companies, large quantities of empty plastic tube bodies have to be transported from the tube manufacturer to the filling company. For this, the empty Plastic tube bodies placed side by side in a packing box with the open end up. A number of such filled packaging boxes are stacked on top of each other and transported on transport pallets.

Die Länge der zylindrischen Körper, insbesondere der leeren Kunststofftubenkörper, kann je nach Kundenwunsch variieren. Die einzelnen Verpackungsschachteln enthalten dabei in der Regel zylindrische Körper, die gleich lang sind, damit die Höhe des Verpackungsvolumens optimal ausgenutzt wird. Eine Anpassung der Verpackungsschachteln an die jeweilige Länge der darin enthaltenen zylindrischen Körper würde es erfordern, dass unterschiedlich hohe Verpackungsschachteln vorrätig gehalten werden, was logistisch aufwändig ist. Stattdessen wird daher auch bei variierender Körperlänge der zylindrischen Körper eine einzige Ausführung der Verpackungsschachtel mit einer Standardhöhe verwendet. Um überdies das zu transportierende Volumen zu minimieren, orientiert sich die Standardhöhe an der niedrigsten zu erwartenden Länge der zylindrischen Körper. Dies führt jedoch dazu, dass die Körper, welche die niedrigste zu erwartende Länge übersteigen, mit ihrem offenen Ende über den oberen Rand der Verpackungsschachtel vorstehen.The length of the cylindrical bodies, especially the empty plastic tube bodies, can vary according to customer requirements. The individual packaging boxes usually contain cylindrical bodies that are the same length, so that the height of the packaging volume is optimally utilized. Adapting the packaging boxes to the respective length of the cylindrical bodies contained therein would require packaging boxes of different heights to be kept in stock, which is logistically complex. Instead, a single design of the packaging box with a standard height is therefore used even with varying body lengths of the cylindrical bodies. In order to also minimize the volume to be transported, the standard height is based on the lowest expected length of the cylindrical body. However, this has the result that the bodies which exceed the minimum expected length protrude with their open end over the upper edge of the packaging box.

Hierbei bilden die in einer unteren Verpackungsschachtel angeordneten zylindrischen Körper mit ihren über die Schachtelöffnung vorstehenden offenen Enden eine Auflagefläche für eine im Stapel darüber angeordnete Verpackungsschachtel aus, sodass diese Körper mit dem Gewicht der weiter oben im Stapel angeordneten Verpackungsschachteln belastet werden. Dies kann insbesondere dann zu einer Verformung der in den Verpackungsschachteln angeordneten zylindrischen Körper führen, wenn es sich um besonders dünnwandige und daher eine geringe Eigenstabilität aufweisende Kunststoffkörper handelt. Ein besonders hohes Risiko einer Verformung der zylindrischen Körper und damit verbunden eine Beschädigung derselben besteht, wenn die einzelnen übereinander gestapelten Verpackungsschachteln nicht genau übereinander ausgerichtet sind, sondern einen seitlichen Versatz zueinander aufweisen. Dabei verursacht besonders ein Eckbereich einer oberen Verpackungsschachtel eine erhöhte Belastung der unterhalb dieses Eckbereichs angeordneten zylindrischen Körper.The cylindrical bodies arranged in a lower packaging box, with their open ends protruding over the box opening, form a bearing surface for a packaging box arranged above in the stack, so that these bodies are loaded with the weight of the packaging boxes arranged further up in the stack. This can in particular lead to a deformation in the Cylindrical bodies arranged in packaging boxes lead when the plastic body is particularly thin-walled and therefore has low intrinsic stability. There is a particularly high risk of the cylindrical body being deformed and damaged if the individual packaging boxes stacked on top of one another are not aligned exactly one on top of the other, but are offset laterally in relation to one another. A corner area of an upper packaging box in particular causes an increased load on the cylindrical bodies arranged below this corner area.

Die Erfindung zielt daher darauf ab, die Gefahr der Verformung der zylindrischen Körper in der Verpackungsschachtel bei minimalem Verpackungsmaterialverbrauch zu reduzieren.The invention therefore aims to reduce the risk of deformation of the cylindrical bodies in the packaging box with a minimum consumption of packaging material.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe stellt die Erfindung eine Anordnung von Verpackungsschachteln bereit, umfassend eine Mehrzahl von aufeinandergestapelten, oben offenen Verpackungsschachteln, die an ihrer offenen Seite einen umlaufenden Rand aufweisen und die jeweils mit einer Vielzahl von zylindrischen Körpern, insbesondere offenen Kunststofftubenkörpern, befüllt sind, die mit einem offenen Ende über den umlaufenden Rand der Verpackungsschachtel vorstehen und eine Auflagefläche für eine darüber angeordnete Verpackungsschachtel ausbilden, wobei eine Zwischenlage zwischen der Auflagefläche und der darüber angeordneten Verpackungsschachtel angeordnet ist, wobei die Zwischenlage ein flächiges Element umfasst, welches eine Vielzahl von Vertiefungen mit kreisförmigem Rand aufweist, und wobei die Vertiefungen der Zwischenlage in die offenen Enden der zylindrischen Körper eingreifen.To solve this problem, the invention provides an arrangement of packaging boxes, comprising a plurality of stacked, open-topped packaging boxes which have a peripheral edge on their open side and which are each filled with a large number of cylindrical bodies, in particular open plastic tube bodies, which protrude with an open end over the peripheral edge of the packaging box and form a support surface for a packaging box arranged above it, with an intermediate layer being arranged between the support surface and the packaging box arranged above it, the intermediate layer comprising a flat element which has a multiplicity of depressions with a circular has edge, and wherein the indentations of the shim engage the open ends of the cylindrical bodies.

Dadurch, dass die Vertiefungen der Zwischenlage in die offenen Enden der zylindrischen Körper eingreifen, werden die zylindrischen Körper im eingreifenden Bereich stabilisiert, sodass die von darüber liegenden Verpackungsschachteln herrührenden Belastungen nicht zu einer Verformung der zylindrischen Körper führen. Erfindungsgemäß ist hierbei vorgesehen, dass der kreisförmige Rand der Vertiefungen im Wesentlichen einen dem Innendurchmesser der zylindrischen Körper entsprechenden Durchmesser aufweist. Dies gewährleistet, dass der kreisförmige Rand der Vertiefungen jeweils innen am kreisförmigen offenen Ende des zylindrischen Körpers anliegt und das offene Ende verlässlich gegen eine Einwärtsverlagerung sichert. Insbesondere stabilisiert die Vertiefung mit ihrem kreisförmigen Rand die kreisförmige Querschnittsform der zylindrischen Behälter.By having the indentations of the liner engage the open ends of the cylindrical bodies, the cylindrical bodies are stabilized in the engaged area so that the loads from overlying packaging boxes do not cause the cylindrical bodies to deform. According to the invention, it is provided here that the circular edge of the depressions essentially has a diameter corresponding to the inside diameter of the cylindrical body. This ensures that the circular edge of the indentations abuts against the inside of the circular open end of the cylindrical body and reliably secures the open end against inward displacement. In particular, the indentation with its circular edge stabilizes the circular cross-sectional shape of the cylindrical containers.

Bevorzugt sind die Vertiefungen konkav, insbesondere halbkugelförmig ausgebildet. Dies erleichtert das Einführen der Vertiefungen in die zylindrischen Körper.The indentations are preferably concave, in particular hemispherical. This facilitates the insertion of the indentations into the cylindrical bodies.

In an sich bekannter Weise werden die zylindrischen Körper in der Verpackungsschachtel vorzugsweise in einer Mehrzahl von Reihen angeordnet, wobei die zylindrischen Körper einer Reihe zu den zylindrischen Körper einer benachbarten Reihe versetzt angeordnet sind. In diesem Fall ist bezüglich der Zwischenlage vorgesehen, dass die Vertiefungen der Zwischenlage so angeordnet sind, dass jede Vertiefung in das offene Ende eines der zylindrischen Körper eingreift.In a manner known per se, the cylindrical bodies are preferably arranged in a plurality of rows in the packaging box, the cylindrical bodies of one row being staggered with respect to the cylindrical bodies of an adjacent row. In this case, as regards the shim, it is provided that the indentations of the shim are arranged such that each indentation engages the open end of one of the cylindrical bodies.

Dabei muss nicht jedem zylindrischen Körper eine Vertiefung zugeordnet sein, sondern die Vertiefungen können derart angeordnet sein, dass diese beispielsweise nur in jeden zweiten zylindrischen Körper eingreifen. Bevorzugt ist jedoch vorgesehen, dass jedem zylindrischen Körper eine Vertiefung zugeordnet ist. Die Vertiefungen sind zu diesem Zweck in demselben Reihenmuster angeordnet wie die zylindrischen Körper. Insbesondere ist die Vielzahl von Vertiefungen in einer Mehrzahl von Reihen angeordnet, wobei die Vertiefungen einer Reihe zu den Vertiefungen einer benachbarten Reihe versetzt angeordnet sind.In this case, not every cylindrical body has to be assigned an indentation, but rather the indentations can be arranged in such a way that they only engage in every second cylindrical body, for example. However, it is preferably provided that each cylindrical body is assigned a depression. For this purpose, the indentations are arranged in the same row pattern as the cylindrical bodies. In particular, the plurality of wells are arranged in a plurality of rows, with the wells of one row being offset from the wells of an adjacent row.

Dadurch, dass die Zwischenlage von einem flächigen Element gebildet wird, kann dieses platzsparend zwischen zwei übereinander gestapelten Verpackungsschachteln angeordnet werden. Das flächige Element deckt hierbei bevorzugt die gesamte Öffnung der Verpackungsschachtel ab und übernimmt die Funktion eines Deckels, sodass auf einen gesonderten Deckel verzichtet werden kann. Gleichzeitig wirkt die Zwischenlage als lastverteilendes Element, sodass lokal auf die Verpackungsschachtel von oben einwirkende Kräfte auf einen größeren Bereich verteilt werden und dementsprechend nicht zu Verformungen einzelner zylindrischer Körper führen können.Because the intermediate layer is formed by a flat element, this can be arranged in a space-saving manner between two packaging boxes stacked on top of one another. In this case, the flat element preferably covers the entire opening of the packaging box and assumes the function of a lid, so that a separate lid can be dispensed with. At the same time, the intermediate layer acts as a load-distributing element, so that forces acting locally on the packaging box from above are distributed over a larger area and accordingly cannot lead to deformations of individual cylindrical bodies.

Das flächige Element und die Vertiefungen sind vorzugsweise miteinander einstückig ausgebildet.The flat element and the depressions are preferably formed in one piece with one another.

Bevorzugt ist hierbei vorgesehen, dass das flächige Element als Folie aus einem Kunststoff, insbesondere einem thermoplastischen Kunststoff, wie z.B. Polyethylenterephthalat (PET), besteht. Ein thermoplastischer Kunststoff erlaubt eine einfache und kostengünstige Herstellung der Zwischenlage, wobei die Vertiefungen vorzugsweise durch ein Tiefziehverfahren ausgebildet werden.It is preferably provided here that the flat element consists of a plastic film, in particular a thermoplastic material such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET). A thermoplastic allows a simple and inexpensive production of the intermediate layer, the depressions preferably being formed by a deep-drawing process.

Das flächige Element weist bevorzugt eine Dicke von 0,1-1mm auf.The flat element preferably has a thickness of 0.1-1 mm.

Die Zwischenlage kann transparent oder durchscheinend ausgebildet sein, damit das korrekte Eingreifen der Vertiefungen in die offenen Enden der zylindrischen Körper besser überwacht werden kann.The shim may be transparent or translucent to better monitor the correct engagement of the indentations with the open ends of the cylindrical bodies.

Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausbildung der Erfindung weist das flächige Element einen aufgestellten, insbesondere aufgebogenen Randbereich auf, der sich vorzugsweise um den gesamten Umfang des flächigen Elements erstreckt. Ein solcher aufgestellter Randbereich bildet eine Stapelhilfe aus. Insbesondere ist hierbei vorgesehen, dass der aufgestellte Randbereich des flächigen Elements einen seitlichen Anschlag für den Boden der darüber angeordneten Verpackungsschachtel ausbildet.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the flat element has an erected, in particular bent-up edge region, which preferably extends around the entire circumference of the flat element. Such an erected edge area forms a stacking aid. In particular, it is provided here that the erected edge region of the flat element forms a lateral stop for the base of the packaging box arranged above it.

Im Rahmen der Erfindung können herkömmliche Verpackungsschachteln eingesetzt werden. Insbesondere können Verpackungsschachteln aus Karton verwendet werden. Wie an sich üblich, sind quaderförmige Verpackungsschachteln bevorzugt. Die Erfindung kann aber auch mit anderen Formen von Verpackungsschachteln verwendet werden. Die Zwischenlage ist dann nicht rechteckig, sondern an die jeweilige Grundrissform der Verpackungsschachtel angepasst.Conventional packaging boxes can be used within the scope of the invention. In particular, cardboard packaging boxes can be used. As is customary, cuboid packaging boxes are preferred. However, the invention can also be used with other forms of packaging boxes. The intermediate layer is then not rectangular, but adapted to the respective outline shape of the packaging box.

Bevorzugt kann zusätzlich zur Zwischenlage eine weitere Lage zwischen der Auflagefläche der zylindrischen Körper und der darüber angeordneten Verpackungsschachtel angeordnet sein. Die weitere Lage kann hierbei zwischen der Auflagefläche der zylindrischen Körper und der darüber angeordneten Zwischenlage angeordnet sein. Die weitere Lage besteht beispielsweise aus einer flexiblen Folie, insbesondere einer Polyethylenfolie, insbesondere aus HD-PE, welche sich an die Form der Vertiefungen anpasst. Die weitere Lage hat hierbei die Funktion, die offenen Enden der zylindrischen Körper abzuschließen und so gegen das Eindringen von Verunreinigungen zu schützen.In addition to the intermediate layer, a further layer can preferably be arranged between the bearing surface of the cylindrical body and the packaging box arranged above it. The further layer can be arranged between the bearing surface of the cylindrical body and the intermediate layer arranged above it. The further layer consists, for example, of a flexible film, in particular a polyethylene film, in particular made of HD-PE, which adapts to the shape of the indentations. The other layer has the function of closing off the open ends of the cylindrical body and thus protecting against the ingress of contaminants.

Alternativ können die zylindrischen Körper in der Verpackungsschachtel in einem flexiblen Sack aufgenommen sein, die z.B. aus einer Polyethylenfolie besteht. Das offene Ende des Sacks wird hierbei nach Auflegen der Zwischenlage oberhalb der Zwischenlage umgelegt bzw. verschlossen, sodass hierdurch ebenfalls ein Schutz gegen das Eindringen von Verunreinigungen erreicht wird.Alternatively, the cylindrical bodies may be accommodated in the packaging box in a flexible sack made of, for example, a polyethylene film. After the intermediate layer has been placed, the open end of the bag is folded over or closed above the intermediate layer, so that protection against the ingress of contaminants is also achieved in this way.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand eines in der Zeichnung schematisch dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert. In dieser zeigen Fig. 1 eine perspektivische auseinandergezogene Darstellung von übereinander gestapelten Verpackungsschachteln mit Zwischenlage, Fig. 2 einen Querschnitt im Bereich der Vertiefung der Zwischenlage der Fig. 1 und Fig. 3 eine perspektivische Unteransicht der Zwischenlage der Fig. 1.The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to an exemplary embodiment shown schematically in the drawing. in this show 1 a perspective exploded view of stacked packaging boxes with an interlayer, 2 a cross section in the region of the recess of the intermediate layer 1 and 3 a bottom perspective view of the liner of FIG 1 .

Fig. 1 zeigt eine Mehrzahl von aufeinandergestapelten quaderförmigen Verpackungsschachteln 1, 2 und 3. Die Verpackungsschachteln sind oben offen und weisen jeweils einen oberen umlaufenden Rand 4 auf. Die Verpackungsschachteln sind jeweils mit einer Vielzahl von zylindrischen Körpern 5, insbesondere offenen Kunststofftubenkörpern, befüllt, die mit einem offenen Ende über den umlaufenden Rand 4 der Verpackungsschachtel 1, 2 bzw. 3 vorstehen. Die zylindrischen Körper 5 weisen alle dieselbe Länge auf, sodass die offenen Enden der zylindrischen Körper 5 eine flache Auflagefläche für die darüber angeordnete Verpackungsschachtel ausbilden. 1 shows a plurality of stacked cuboid packaging boxes 1, 2 and 3. The packaging boxes are open at the top and each have an upper peripheral edge 4 on. The packaging boxes are each filled with a large number of cylindrical bodies 5, in particular open plastic tube bodies, which protrude with an open end over the peripheral edge 4 of the packaging box 1, 2 or 3. The cylindrical bodies 5 are all of the same length, so that the open ends of the cylindrical bodies 5 form a flat bearing surface for the packaging box placed above.

In Fig. 1 ist ersichtlich, dass zwischen der Verpackungsschachtel 2 und der darüber angeordneten Verpackungsschachtel 3 eine Zwischenlage 6 angeordnet ist, welche eine Vielzahl von Vertiefungen 7 aufweist. Die Vertiefungen 7 sind so wie die zylindrischen Körper 5 in einer Mehrzahl von parallelen Reihen angeordnet, wobei die zylindrischen Körper 5 einer Reihe zu den zylindrischen Körper 5 einer benachbarten Reihe versetzt angeordnet sind. Die Vertiefungen 7 sind hierbei so ausgebildet, dass sie in das obere offene Ende des jeweils zugeordneten zylindrischen Körpers 5 eingreifen.In 1 It can be seen that an intermediate layer 6 is arranged between the packaging box 2 and the packaging box 3 arranged above it, which intermediate layer has a multiplicity of depressions 7 . The indentations 7, like the cylindrical bodies 5, are arranged in a plurality of parallel rows, with the cylindrical bodies 5 of one row being staggered with respect to the cylindrical bodies 5 of an adjacent row. The indentations 7 are designed in such a way that they engage in the upper open end of the respectively associated cylindrical body 5 .

In der Querschnittsansicht gemäß Fig. 2 ist erkennbar, dass die Vertiefung 7 halbkugelförmig ausgebildet ist und einen kreisförmigen Rand 8 aufweist, der an der Innenseite des offenen Endes 9 des zylindrischen Körpers 5 anliegt, sodass eine radiale Stabilisierung erfolgt.In the cross-sectional view according to 2 it can be seen that the recess 7 is hemispherical and has a circular edge 8 which rests against the inside of the open end 9 of the cylindrical body 5, so that radial stabilization takes place.

Die Zwischenlage 6 weist an ihren Rändern jeweils einen aufgebogenen Randbereich 10 auf, der einen seitlichen Anschlag für den Boden der darüber angeordneten Verpackungsschachtel 3 ausbildet, wie in Fig. 3 erkennbar ist. Dadurch wird sichergestellt, dass die Verpackungsschachteln in ihrer ausgerichteten Position relativ zueinander gehalten werden.The intermediate layer 6 has a bent-up edge region 10 at its edges, which forms a lateral stop for the bottom of the packaging box 3 arranged above it, as shown in FIG 3 is recognizable. This will ensure that the Packing boxes are kept in their aligned position relative to each other.

In Fig. 3 ist die Zwischenlage gesondert dargestellt, wobei die halbkugelförmige Gestaltung der Vertiefungen 7 besser ersichtlich ist.In 3 the intermediate layer is shown separately, with the hemispherical design of the depressions 7 being more clearly visible.

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  1. Arrangement of packaging boxes comprising a plurality of packaging boxes (1, 2, 3) open at the top and stacked one on top of the other having a peripheral edge (4) on their open side and each being filled with a plurality of cylindrical bodies (5), in particular open plastic tube bodies, which project with an open end (9) beyond the peripheral edge (4) of the packaging box (1, 2, 3) and form a support surface for a packaging box (1, 2, 3) arranged thereabove, wherein an intermediate layer (6) is arranged between the support surface and the packaging box (2, 3) arranged thereabove, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a sheet-like element which has a plurality of depressions (7) with a circular edge (8) and wherein the depressions (7) of the intermediate layer (6) engage the open ends (9) of the cylindrical bodies (5), characterized in that the circular edge (8) of the depressions (7) has a diameter substantially corresponding to the inner diameter of the cylindrical bodies (5).
  2. Arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the cylindrical bodies (5) are arranged in a plurality of rows, the cylindrical bodies of one row being staggered with respect to the cylindrical bodies (5) of an adjacent row, and in that the depressions (7) of the intermediate layer (6) are arranged such that each depression (7) engages the open end (9) of one of the cylindrical bodies (5) .
  3. Arrangement according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the depressions (7) are concave, in particular hemispherical.
  4. Arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the sheet-like element has an erect, in particular bent-up edge region (10) which preferably extends around the entire circumference of the sheet-like element.
  5. Arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the sheet-like element is a film made of a plastic, in particular a thermoplastic, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
  6. Arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the sheet-like element has a thickness of 0.1-1mm.
  7. Arrangement according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that the erect edge region (10) of the sheet-like element forms a lateral stop for the bottom of the packaging box (2, 3) arranged above it.
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