Packaging for a wiper blade

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9434503-B2
Application number	US-201314411449-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 17, 2013
Priority date	Jun 26, 2012
Publication date	Sep 6, 2016
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016

Abstract

A packaging for a wiper blade includes a cuboidal folding box and an intermediate packaging for receiving the wiper blade and to be received in the folding box. The intermediate packaging can be produced by folding a planar material and has two parallel longitudinal sides for abutment against inner sides of the folding box. The intermediate packaging further includes lateral support devices to prevent the wiper blade from tipping over in the intermediate packaging.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A packaging ( 100 ) for a wiper blade ( 115 ), comprising:
a cuboidal folding box ( 105 ); and
an intermediate packaging ( 110 ) configured to receive the wiper blade ( 115 ) and configured to be received in the folding box ( 105 ),
wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ):
is produced by folding a planar material ( 155 ),
has two parallel longitudinal sides ( 120 , 130 , 410 ) configured to abut against inner sides of the folding box ( 105 ), and
comprises lateral support devices ( 125 , 225 , 425 , 525 , 625 ) configured to prevent the wiper blade ( 115 ) from tipping over in the intermediate packaging ( 110 ),

wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) has a cross section with opposing sides that converge, and
wherein the cuboidal folding box ( 105 ) surrounds the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) along the entire longitudinal length of the intermediate packaging ( 110 ).

2. The packaging ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) is open on a longitudinal side and comprises a package band ( 220 ) that surrounds the cross section.

3. The packaging ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) comprises a first element ( 305 ) having a U-shaped cross section and a second element ( 310 ), the cross section of which comprises alternately vertical and horizontal sections and which is symmetrical with respect to a center section that abuts against the first element ( 305 ) between flanks thereof.

4. The packaging ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein a cross section of the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) has an M-shaped bottom section ( 405 ).

5. The packaging ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) comprises prism-shaped contact faces ( 515 ) for ends of the wiper blade ( 115 ), wherein the contact faces ( 515 ) have in each case a V-shaped notch ( 520 ) for engaging the wiper blade ( 115 ).

6. The packaging ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) is folded in a U-shaped manner in the longitudinal direction by means of two folds ( 605 ) and, in a region of the folds ( 605 ), angular support elements ( 625 ) are folded in each case towards an inside.

7. The packaging ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) is configured to receive the wiper blade ( 115 ) on one longitudinal side ( 130 ).

8. The packaging ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the folding box is configured to receive the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) containing the wiper blade ( 115 ) from a front face.

9. The packaging ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the folding box ( 105 ) is configured to receive two intermediate packagings ( 110 ).

10. A packaged wiper blade comprising:
a wiper blade ( 115 ); and
a packaging ( 100 ) including
a cuboidal folding box ( 105 ); and
an intermediate packaging ( 110 ) containing the wiper blade ( 115 ) and received in the folding box ( 105 );
wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ):
is produced by folding a planar material ( 155 );
has two parallel longitudinal sides ( 120 , 130 , 410 ) abutting against inner sides of the folding box ( 105 ); and
comprises lateral support devices ( 125 , 225 , 425 , 525 , 625 ) preventing the wiper blade ( 115 ) from tipping over in the intermediate packaging ( 110 ), and
wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) has a cross section with opposing sides that converge, and
wherein the cuboidal folding box ( 105 ) surrounds the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) along the entire longitudinal length of the intermediate packaging ( 110 ).

11. The packaged wiper blade ( 100 ) according to claim 10 , wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) is open on a longitudinal side and comprises a package band ( 220 ) that surrounds the cross section.

12. The packaged wiper blade ( 100 ) according to claim 10 , wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) comprises a first element ( 305 ) having a U-shaped cross section and a second element ( 310 ), the cross section of which comprises alternately vertical and horizontal sections and which is symmetrical with respect to a center section that abuts against the first element ( 305 ) between flanks thereof.

13. The packaged wiper blade ( 100 ) according to claim 10 , wherein a cross section of the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) has an M-shaped bottom section ( 405 ).

14. The packaged wiper blade ( 100 ) according to claim 10 , wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) comprises prism-shaped contact faces ( 515 ) for ends of the wiper blade ( 115 ), wherein the contact faces ( 515 ) have in each case a V-shaped notch ( 520 ) for engaging the wiper blade ( 115 ).

15. The packaged wiper blade ( 100 ) according to claim 10 , wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) is folded in a U-shaped manner in the longitudinal direction by means of two folds ( 605 ) and, in a region of the folds ( 605 ), angular support elements ( 625 ) are folded in each case towards an inside.

16. The packaged wiper blade ( 100 ) according to claim 10 , wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) receives the wiper blade ( 115 ) on one longitudinal side ( 130 ).

17. The packaged wiper blade ( 100 ) according to claim 10 , wherein the folding box receives the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) containing the wiper blade ( 115 ) from a front face.

18. The packaged wiper blade ( 100 ) according to claim 10 , wherein the folding box ( 105 ) receives two intermediate packagings ( 110 ).

19. The packaging ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) has a trapezoidal cross section.

20. The packaged wiper blade ( 100 ) according to claim 10 , wherein the intermediate packaging ( 110 ) has a trapezoidal cross section.

21. The packaging ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the cuboidal folding box ( 105 ) has four sides that are at least as long as the longitudinal length of the intermediate packaging ( 110 ).

22. The packaged wiper blade ( 100 ) according to claim 10 , wherein the cuboidal folding box ( 105 ) has four sides that are at least as long as the longitudinal length of the intermediate packaging.

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Herinckx Dirk
• Casteleyn Pieter
• Renner Ruediger

Classifications

• B65D77/042 Primary

  the inner container being of polygonal cross-section formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks, e.g. carton · CPC title

• B60S1/3848

  Flat-type wiper blade, i.e. without harness · CPC title

• B65D5/38 Primary

  Drawer-and-shell type containers · CPC title

• B65D5/5007

  formed by inwardly protruding of folded parts of the body · CPC title

• B65D5/5016

  formed by folding inwardly of extensions hinged to the side edges of the body · CPC title