EP0540957A2 - Packaging for perishable goods - Google Patents

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EP0540957A2
EP0540957A2 EP92118166A EP92118166A EP0540957A2 EP 0540957 A2 EP0540957 A2 EP 0540957A2 EP 92118166 A EP92118166 A EP 92118166A EP 92118166 A EP92118166 A EP 92118166A EP 0540957 A2 EP0540957 A2 EP 0540957A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
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    • B65D77/02—Wrapped articles enclosed in rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/18—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
    • B65D81/20—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65D81/2007—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum
    • B65D81/2015—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum in an at least partially rigid container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/24—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants
    • B65D81/26—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants with provision for draining away, or absorbing, or removing by ventilation, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators
    • B65D81/261—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants with provision for draining away, or absorbing, or removing by ventilation, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators for draining or collecting liquids without absorbing them
    • B65D81/262—Rigid containers having false bottoms provided with passages for draining and receiving liquids

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  • the invention relates to a packaging for the transport and storage of perishable packaging goods according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the outer container consists of a folding box into which the inner container made of plastic film, filled with the goods to be transported and sealed gas-tight after protective gas fumigation, is inserted.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a reusable packaging for particularly sensitive packaging goods such as fresh meat in particular, which ensures an extended shelf life and preservation of fresh appearance of the packaging goods at low cost and so the possibility of delivery of pre-portioned fresh meat industrially ready for sale or the like. Offers food.
  • the packaging according to the invention enables the transport and storage of perishable packaging goods such as pieces of fresh meat that are industrially ready for sale, while ensuring a significantly improved ventilation of the packaging goods with simultaneous separation of secretions, e.g. of juice, which is collected in a separate collecting area below the insert body.
  • the improved gas circulation within the inner container, as made possible by the insert body extends the period of perfect freshness and unchanged appearance considerably, which is particularly important for transport and storage processes, in which the goods are delivered in ready-to-serve portions and without further processing in the level of trade is to be offered and sold to customers.
  • the packaging shown consists in detail of a solid outer container 1, which can be closed by a lid 2, which is preferably stackable and preferably made of plastic, and an inner container 3 made of flexible, preferably cross-linked plastic film, in particular XLPE, which is highly gas-tight and the goods to be transported, preferably pieces of fresh meat.
  • the dimensions of the inner container 3 are matched to those of the transport space in the outer container 1 and closed during transport along a weld seam 5.
  • a protective gas in the interior of the inner container 3 under slight overpressure during the transport.
  • the packaging further comprises a rigid, flat insert body 6 which can be inserted into the inner container 3 and which can be placed on the outer container base with the interposition of inner container film and at least essentially corresponds to this in outline.
  • the insert body 6 provides a support surface for the goods to be transported, which is at a distance from the bottom surface of the outer container 1 and is interrupted by ventilation openings or channels 7, and delimits an intermediate space 9 between its underside and the bottom region of the inner container 3, which also has through openings 8 in the insert body 6 the top of which is connected.
  • the insert body 6 can have a lattice or rust-like shape, as is indicated schematically in FIG. 6, the lattice elements being able to be in the form of round wire, rod, web or pearl cord.
  • the insert body 6 can on opposite side edges with recesses, recesses 10 or the like. 6, as indicated schematically in the embodiment according to FIG. 6, but instead also have upstanding handle parts 11 on opposite side edges, as is illustrated for the insert bodies in FIG. 2.
  • These handle parts can also be designed as spacers for a parallel spaced stacking of a plurality of insert bodies 6 one above the other in a common outer container 1 and thereby either in a common inner container 3 or in separate inner containers 3.
  • upstanding handle parts also have a shaping function on the film of the inner container 3.
  • the insert body 6 according to FIG. 6, as can be seen in FIG. 7, is provided on the underside with projections 12, by means of which it can be supported on the bottom of the outer container 1 at a distance from the floor level.
  • These projections 12 give the insert body 6 a total height at which the bearing surface 13 is at a distance from the bottom plane of the outer container 1 of approximately 5 to 25 mm, preferably 15 mm. This improves ventilation and at the same time creates a sufficiently large intermediate space 9, which accordingly can easily and without impairing the gas circulation in the inner container 3 accommodate juice secretions, which are thereby removed from further contact with the transport goods above the support surface.
  • FIGS. 3 to 5 illustrate a modified embodiment of the insert body 6.
  • the insert body 6 according to FIGS. 3 to 5 is designed as a plate 16 profiled on the upper and lower sides by depressions or elevations which have a plurality of openings 8 in the recess areas is.
  • the shape of the elevations or depressions in the plate 16, which expediently has a substantially constant wall thickness, can in principle be designed as desired, provided that the insert body 6 has sufficient supporting partial surfaces for the goods to be transported offers and the ventilation openings or channels 7 are sufficiently large to be able to perform their task. This is the case in particular when the support partial surfaces, which are spherical in the example according to FIGS. 3 to 5, are arranged in a grid which is expediently approximately 10-40 mm, preferably approximately 20 mm.
  • the contact or the support partial surfaces are either spherical, generally curved upwards or even. In this way it is ensured that the transported goods are not injured under the support weight, as is to be feared with sharp-edged support partial surfaces, and that the surface pressure moves in an area in which impairments of the transported goods are excluded.
  • the insert body illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5 can be formed by deep drawing or by injection molding and has transverse ribs 19 on which the support partial surfaces 18 are formed in a hemispherical configuration.
  • sufficiently large ventilation openings remain between the adjacent areas 18, and wide and deep ventilation channels 7 remain between the adjacent ribs 19, which overall ensure vigorous gas circulation and purging of the surface of the fresh meat pieces 4.
  • fresh meat is a preferred transport good
  • other sensitive transport goods such as fresh poultry, fresh fish, sausage and cheese etc., also fruits and vegetables and flowers, have a significantly improved shelf life or keeping fresh.

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The packaging for the transport and the storage of perishable goods, in particular foods such as fresh meat pieces (4) etc., consists of a rigid outer container (1) which can be closed on the cover-side and an inner container (3) made of flexible plastic foil for receiving the product to be transported, which container is adapted in its dimensions to the transport space in the outer container (1) and can be closed in a gastight manner. Inserted into the inner container (3) is a rigid, flat insert body (6) which can be applied to the outer container bottom, inner container foil being interposed, and corresponds at least essentially thereto in outline. The insert body (6) forms a support surface for the product to be transported, which surface is situated at a distance from the bottom surface of the outer container (1) and is interrupted by ventilation openings or ducts (7), and delimits an intermediate space (9) between its underside and the bottom region of the inner container (3), which, via passage openings (8) in the insert body (6), is connected to its upper side. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Verpackung für den Transport und die Lagerung von verderblichen Verpackungsgütern gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a packaging for the transport and storage of perishable packaging goods according to the preamble of claim 1.

Bei bekannten Verpackungen dieser Art, die für den Transport von Frischfleischstücken bestimmt sind, besteht der Außenbehälter aus einem Faltkarton, in den der aus Kunststoffolie bestehende, mit dem Transportgut befüllte und nach Schutzgasbegasung gasdicht verschlossene Innenbehälter eingesetzt wird.In known packagings of this type, which are intended for the transport of fresh meat pieces, the outer container consists of a folding box into which the inner container made of plastic film, filled with the goods to be transported and sealed gas-tight after protective gas fumigation, is inserted.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine mehrwegefähige Verpackung für besonders empfindliche Verpackungsgüter wie insbesondere Frischfleischstücke zu schaffen, die bei niedrigen Kosten eine verlängerte Haltbarkeit und Erhaltung frischen Aussehens des Verpackungsgutes gewährleistet und so die Möglichkeit der Lieferung industriell verkaufsfertig vorportionierten Frischfleischs od.dgl. Nahrungsmittel bietet.The invention has for its object to provide a reusable packaging for particularly sensitive packaging goods such as fresh meat in particular, which ensures an extended shelf life and preservation of fresh appearance of the packaging goods at low cost and so the possibility of delivery of pre-portioned fresh meat industrially ready for sale or the like. Offers food.

Die Erfindung löst diese Aufgabe durch eine Verpackung mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1. Hinsichtlich wesentlicher weiterer Ausgestaltungen wird auf die Ansprüche 2 bis 14 verwiesen.The invention solves this problem by packaging with the features of claim 1. With regard to essentials Further refinements are made to claims 2 to 14.

Die erfindungsgemäße Verpackung ermöglicht den Transport und die Lagerung von verderblichen Verpackungsgütern wie industriell verkaufsfertig vorportionierten Frischfleischstücken unter Gewährleistung einer wesentlich verbesserten Belüftung des Verpackungsgutes bei gleichzeitiger Trennung von Absonderungen, z.B. von Saft, die in einem gesonderten Auffangbereich unterhalb des Einsatzkörpers gesammelt werden. Die verbesserte Gasumwälzung innerhalb des Innenbehälters, wie sie durch den Einsatzkörper ermöglicht wird, verlängert die Zeitspanne einwandfreier Frische und unveränderten Aussehens erheblich, was insbesondere für Transport und Lagervorgänge von Bedeutung ist, bei denen das Transportgut bereits in verkaufsfertig portionierter Form geliefert und ohne weitere Bearbeitung in der Handelsstufe den Abnehmern angeboten und verkauft werden soll.The packaging according to the invention enables the transport and storage of perishable packaging goods such as pieces of fresh meat that are industrially ready for sale, while ensuring a significantly improved ventilation of the packaging goods with simultaneous separation of secretions, e.g. of juice, which is collected in a separate collecting area below the insert body. The improved gas circulation within the inner container, as made possible by the insert body, extends the period of perfect freshness and unchanged appearance considerably, which is particularly important for transport and storage processes, in which the goods are delivered in ready-to-serve portions and without further processing in the level of trade is to be offered and sold to customers.

Zahlreiche weitere Vorteile und Einzelheiten ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung und der Zeichnung, in der mehrere Ausführungsbeispiele des Gegenstands der Erfindung näher veranschaulicht sind. In der Zeichnung zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine schematische Darstellung einer ersten Ausführung einer erfindungsgemäßen Verpackung von Frischfleischstücken,
Fig. 2
eine Ansicht ähnlich Fig. 1 einer abgewandelten zweiten Ausführungsform,
Fig. 3
eine Draufsicht auf ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines Einsatzkörpers nach der Erfindung,
Fig. 4
einen Schnitt nach der Linie IV-IV in Fig. 3,
Fig. 5
einen Schnitt nach der Linie V-V in Fig. 3,
Fig. 6
eine Draufsicht auf eine abgewandelte Ausführung eines Einsatzkörpers nach der Erfindung,
und Fig. 7
eine vergrößerte Stirnansicht zu Fig. 6.
Numerous further advantages and details emerge from the following description and the drawing, in which several exemplary embodiments of the object of the invention are illustrated in more detail. The drawing shows:
Fig. 1
1 shows a schematic representation of a first embodiment of a package of fresh meat pieces according to the invention,
Fig. 2
2 shows a view similar to FIG. 1 of a modified second embodiment,
Fig. 3
2 shows a plan view of an exemplary embodiment of an insert body according to the invention,
Fig. 4
a section along the line IV-IV in Fig. 3,
Fig. 5
4 shows a section along the line VV in FIG. 3,
Fig. 6
a plan view of a modified embodiment of an insert body according to the invention,
and Fig. 7
6 shows an enlarged end view of FIG. 6.

Die dargestellten Verpackungen bestehen im einzelnen aus einem festen, mittels eines Deckels 2 verschließbaren Außenbehälter 1, der vorzugsweise stapelbar ist und vorzugsweise aus Kunststoff besteht, sowie aus einem Innenbehälter 3 aus flexibler, vorzugsweise vernetzter Kunststoffolie, insbesondere VPE, die in hohem Maße gasdicht ist und das Transportgut, vorzugsweise Frischfleischstücke, aufnimmt. Der Innenbehälter 3 ist in seinen Abmessungen auf die des Transportraumes im Außenbehälter 1 abgestimmt und während des Transportes entlang einer Schweißnaht 5 verschlossen. Zur Verbesserung der Frischhaltung des Transportgutes befindet sich während des Transportes ein Schutzgas im Innenraum des Innenbehälters 3 unter leichtem Überdruck.The packaging shown consists in detail of a solid outer container 1, which can be closed by a lid 2, which is preferably stackable and preferably made of plastic, and an inner container 3 made of flexible, preferably cross-linked plastic film, in particular XLPE, which is highly gas-tight and the goods to be transported, preferably pieces of fresh meat. The dimensions of the inner container 3 are matched to those of the transport space in the outer container 1 and closed during transport along a weld seam 5. To improve the keeping of the goods to be kept fresh, there is a protective gas in the interior of the inner container 3 under slight overpressure during the transport.

Die Verpackung umfaßt ferner einen in den Innenbehälter 3 einlegbaren, starren, flachen Einsatzkörper 6, der unter Zwischenlage von Innenbehälterfolie auf den Außenbehälterboden auflegbar ist und diesem im Umriß zumindest im wesentlichen entspricht. Der Einsatzkörper 6 bietet eine im Abstand zur Bodenfläche des Außenbehälters 1 gelegene, durch Belüftungsöffnungen bzw. -kanäle 7 unterbrochene Auflagefläche für das Transportgut dar und begrenzt einen Zwischenraum 9 zwischen seiner Unterseite und dem Bodenbereich des Innenbehälters 3, der über Durchgangsöffnungen 8 im Einsatzkörper 6 mit dessen Oberseite in Verbindung steht.The packaging further comprises a rigid, flat insert body 6 which can be inserted into the inner container 3 and which can be placed on the outer container base with the interposition of inner container film and at least essentially corresponds to this in outline. The insert body 6 provides a support surface for the goods to be transported, which is at a distance from the bottom surface of the outer container 1 and is interrupted by ventilation openings or channels 7, and delimits an intermediate space 9 between its underside and the bottom region of the inner container 3, which also has through openings 8 in the insert body 6 the top of which is connected.

Der Einsatzkörper 6 kann eine gitter- oder rostartige Gestalt aufweisen, wie dies schematisch in Fig. 6 angedeutet ist, wobei die Gitterelemente runddraht-, stab-, steg- oder perlenschnurförmig ausgebildet sein können. Der Einsatzkörper 6 kann an gegenüberliegenden Seitenrändern mit Griffausnehmungen, -mulden 10 od.dgl. versehen sein, wie das bei der Ausführung nach Fig. 6 schematisch angedeutet ist, statt dessen aber auch hochstehende Griffteile 11 an gegenüberliegenden Seitenrändern aufweisen, wie dies bei den Einsatzkörpern in Fig. 2 veranschaulicht ist. Diese Griffteile können dabei zugleich als Abstandsglieder für eine parallel beabstandete Stapelung von mehreren Einsatzkörpern 6 übereinander in einem gemeinsamen Außenbehälter 1 und dabei entweder in einem gemeinsamen Innenbehälter 3 oder in getrennten Innenbehältern 3 ausgebildet sein. Zugleich erfüllen hochstehende Griffteile auch noch eine formgebende Funktion auf die Folie des Innenbehälters 3.The insert body 6 can have a lattice or rust-like shape, as is indicated schematically in FIG. 6, the lattice elements being able to be in the form of round wire, rod, web or pearl cord. The insert body 6 can on opposite side edges with recesses, recesses 10 or the like. 6, as indicated schematically in the embodiment according to FIG. 6, but instead also have upstanding handle parts 11 on opposite side edges, as is illustrated for the insert bodies in FIG. 2. These handle parts can also be designed as spacers for a parallel spaced stacking of a plurality of insert bodies 6 one above the other in a common outer container 1 and thereby either in a common inner container 3 or in separate inner containers 3. At the same time, upstanding handle parts also have a shaping function on the film of the inner container 3.

Der Einsatzkörper 6 gemäß Fig. 6 ist, wie das der Fig. 7 entnommen werden kann, unterseitig mit Vorsprüngen 12 versehen, über die er sich im Abstand zur Bodenebene auf dem Boden des Außenbehälters 1 abstützen kann. Diese Vorsprünge 12 geben dem Einsatzkörper 6 eine Gesamthöhe vor, bei der die Auflagefläche 13 einen Abstand zur Bodenebene des Außenbehälters 1 von etwa 5 bis 25 mm, vorzugsweise 15 mm, hat. Dies verbessert die Belüftung und schafft zugleich einen hinreichend großen Zwischenraum 9, der dementsprechend ohne weiteres und ohne Beeinträchtigung der Gasumwälzung im Innenbehälter 3 Saftabsonderungen aufnehmen kann, die dadurch einem weiteren Kontakt mit dem Transportgut oberhalb der Auflagefläche entzogen sind.The insert body 6 according to FIG. 6, as can be seen in FIG. 7, is provided on the underside with projections 12, by means of which it can be supported on the bottom of the outer container 1 at a distance from the floor level. These projections 12 give the insert body 6 a total height at which the bearing surface 13 is at a distance from the bottom plane of the outer container 1 of approximately 5 to 25 mm, preferably 15 mm. This improves ventilation and at the same time creates a sufficiently large intermediate space 9, which accordingly can easily and without impairing the gas circulation in the inner container 3 accommodate juice secretions, which are thereby removed from further contact with the transport goods above the support surface.

Eine abgewandelte Ausführung des Einsatzkörpers 6 veranschaulichen die Fig. 3 bis 5. Der Einsatzkörper 6 gemäß Fig. 3 bis 5 ist als ober- und unterseitig durch Vertiefungen bzw. Erhöhungen profilierte Platte 16 ausgebildet, die in den Vertiefungsbereichen mit einer Mehrzahl von Durchbrüchen 8 versehen ist. Die Form der Erhöhungen bzw. Vertiefungen in der Platte 16, die zweckmäßig eine im wesentlichen gleichbleibende Wanddicke aufweist, ist grundsätzlich beliebig gestaltbar vorausgesetzt, daß der Einsatzkörper 6 hinreichende Auflageteilflächen für das Transportgut darbietet und die Belüftungsöffnungen bzw. -kanäle 7 hinreichend groß sind, um ihre Aufgabe erfüllen zu können. Dies ist insbesondere dann der Fall, wenn die Auflageteilflächen, die bei dem Beispiel nach Fig. 3 bis 5 sphärisch ausgebildet sind, in einem Raster angeordnet sind, das zweckmäßig etwa 10 - 40 mm, vorzugsweise etwa 20 mm, beträgt.FIGS. 3 to 5 illustrate a modified embodiment of the insert body 6. The insert body 6 according to FIGS. 3 to 5 is designed as a plate 16 profiled on the upper and lower sides by depressions or elevations which have a plurality of openings 8 in the recess areas is. The shape of the elevations or depressions in the plate 16, which expediently has a substantially constant wall thickness, can in principle be designed as desired, provided that the insert body 6 has sufficient supporting partial surfaces for the goods to be transported offers and the ventilation openings or channels 7 are sufficiently large to be able to perform their task. This is the case in particular when the support partial surfaces, which are spherical in the example according to FIGS. 3 to 5, are arranged in a grid which is expediently approximately 10-40 mm, preferably approximately 20 mm.

Die Kontakt- bzw. die Auflageteilflächen sind entweder sphärisch, generell nach oben hin gewölbt oder aber eben. Auf diese Weise ist sichergestellt, daß das Transportgut unter dem Auflagegewicht keine Verletzungen erfährt, wie das bei scharfkantigen Auflageteilflächen zu befürchten ist, und daß sich die Flächenpressung in einem Bereich bewegt, in dem Beeinträchtigungen des Transportguts ausgeschlossen sind.The contact or the support partial surfaces are either spherical, generally curved upwards or even. In this way it is ensured that the transported goods are not injured under the support weight, as is to be feared with sharp-edged support partial surfaces, and that the surface pressure moves in an area in which impairments of the transported goods are excluded.

Der in Fig. 3 bis 5 veranschaulichte Einsatzkörper kann durch Tiefziehen oder durch Formspritzen gebildet sein und weist Querrippen 19 auf, auf denen die Auflageteilflächen 18 in halbkugeliger Gestaltung ausgeformt sind. Bei dieser Ausbildung verbleiben zwischen den benachbarten Bereichen 18 hinreichend große Belüftungsöffnungen, und zwischen den benachbarten Rippen 19 verbleiben breite und tiefe Belüftungskanäle 7, die insgesamt eine kräftige Gasumwälzung und Bespülung der Oberfläche der Frischfleischstücke 4 gewährleisten.The insert body illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5 can be formed by deep drawing or by injection molding and has transverse ribs 19 on which the support partial surfaces 18 are formed in a hemispherical configuration. In this embodiment, sufficiently large ventilation openings remain between the adjacent areas 18, and wide and deep ventilation channels 7 remain between the adjacent ribs 19, which overall ensure vigorous gas circulation and purging of the surface of the fresh meat pieces 4.

Grundsätzlich ist es denkbar, einen Innenbehälter vorzusehen, der mit einem dem Einsatzkörper entsprechenden Bodenteil vereinigt, z.B. integral ausgebildet ist. Jedoch ist eine Ausführung mit gesondertem Einsatzkörper kostengünstiger und einfacher im Mehrwege-Betrieb zu handhaben, z.B. zu reinigen.In principle, it is conceivable to provide an inner container which unites with a base part corresponding to the insert body, e.g. is integrally formed. However, a version with a separate insert body is cheaper and easier to handle in multi-way operation, e.g. to clean.

Wenngleich Frischfleisch ein bevorzugtes Transportgut darstellt, ist doch auch bei anderen empfindlichen Transportgütern wie Frischgeflügel, Frischfisch, Wurst und Käse etc., auch Obst und Gemüse sowie Blumen, eine deutlich verbesserte Haltbarkeit bzw, Frischhaltung gegeben.Although fresh meat is a preferred transport good, other sensitive transport goods such as fresh poultry, fresh fish, sausage and cheese etc., also fruits and vegetables and flowers, have a significantly improved shelf life or keeping fresh.

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Verpackung für den Transport und die Lagerung von verderblichen Verpackungsgütern, insbesondere Nahrungsmitteln wie Frischfleischstücke (4) etc., bestehend aus einem festen, deckelseitig verschließbaren Außenbehälter (1) und einem in seinen Abmessungen auf den Transportraum im Außenbehälter (1)abgestimmten, gasdicht verschließbaren Innenbehälter (3) aus flexibler Kunststoffolie für die Aufnahme des Transportgutes, gekennzeichnet durch einen in den Innenbehälter (3) einlegbaren, starren, flachen Einsatzkörper (6), der unter Zwischenlage von Innenbehälterfolie auf den Außenbehälterboden auflegbar ist und diesem im Umriß zumindest im wesentlichen entspricht, eine im Abstand zur Bodenfläche des Außenbehälters (1) gelegene, durch Belüftungsöffnungen bzw. -kanäle (7) unterbrochene Auflagefläche für das Transportgut bildet und einen Zwischenraum (9) zwischen seiner Unterseite und dem Bodenbereich des Innenbehälters (3) begrenzt, der über Durchgangsöffnungen (8) im Einsatzkörper (6) mit dessen Oberseite in Verbindung steht.Packaging for the transport and storage of perishable packaging goods, in particular foodstuffs such as fresh meat (4) etc., consisting of a fixed outer container (1) that can be closed on the lid side and an inner container that is dimensionally matched to the transport space in the outer container (1) (3) made of flexible plastic film for receiving the goods to be transported, characterized by a rigid, flat insert body (6) which can be inserted into the inner container (3) and which can be placed on the outer container base with the interposition of the inner container film and at least essentially corresponds to this in outline, forms a support surface for the transport goods, which is at a distance from the bottom surface of the outer container (1) and is interrupted by ventilation openings or ducts (7), and delimits an intermediate space (9) between its underside and the bottom area of the inner container (3), which is accessible through through openings ( 8) in Insert body (6) with the top of which is connected. Verpackung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Einsatzkörper (6) eine gitter- oder rostartige Gestalt aufweist.Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the insert body (6) is a lattice or rust-like Has shape. Verpackung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Platte der Einsatzkörper (6) als ober- und unterseitig durch Vertiefungen bzw. Erhöhungen profilierte Platte (16) ausgebildet und mit einer Mehrzahl von Durchbrüchen (8), die in den Vertiefungsbereichen angeordnet sind, versehen ist.Packaging according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the plate of the insert body (6) is designed as a plate (16) profiled on the upper and lower sides by depressions or elevations and with a plurality of openings (8) which are arranged in the recess areas , is provided. Verpackung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Einsatzkörper (6) oberseitig in zumindest einer Richtung gerillt, gerippt oder gewellt ist.Packaging according to claim 3, characterized in that the insert body (6) is grooved, ribbed or corrugated on the upper side in at least one direction. Verpackung nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Platte (16) eine im wesentlichen gleichbleibende Wanddicke aufweist.Packaging according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the plate (16) has a substantially constant wall thickness. Verpackung nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Einsatzkörper (6) diskrete Auflageteilflächen (18) für das Transportgut darbietet, die in einem Raster mit einem Rastermaß von etwa 10-40 mm, vorzugsweise etwa 20 mm, angeordnet sind.Packaging according to one or more of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the insert body (6) provides discrete supporting partial surfaces (18) for the goods to be transported, which are arranged in a grid with a grid dimension of approximately 10-40 mm, preferably approximately 20 mm are. Verpackung nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Auflagefläche (13) in den Kontaktbereichen mit dem Transportgut eben oder nach oben hin gewölbt ist.Packaging according to one or more of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the contact surface (13) in the contact areas with the goods to be transported is flat or curved upwards. Verpackung nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Einsatzkörper (6) unterseitig mit Vorsprüngen (12) versehen ist, über die er sich auf dem Boden des Außenbehälters (1) abstützt.Packaging according to one or more of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the insert body (6) is provided on the underside with projections (12) via which it is supported on the bottom of the outer container (1). Verpackung nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Einsatzkörper (6) eine im Abstand zur Bodenebene des Außenbehälters (1) von etwa 5 - 25 mm, vorzugsweise 15 mm, gelegene Auflagefläche für das Transportgut aufweist.Packaging according to one or more of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the insert body (6) has a support surface which is at a distance from the base plane of the outer container (1) of approximately 5 - 25 mm, preferably 15 mm for the goods to be transported. Verpackung nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Einsatzkörper (6) im Bereich gegenüberliegender Seitenränder mit Griffausnehmungen, -mulden (10) od. dgl. versehen ist.Packaging according to one or more of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the insert body (6) is provided with grip recesses, recesses (10) or the like in the region of opposite side edges. Verpackung nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Einsatzkörper (6) im Bereich gegenüberliegender Seitenränder mit hochstehenden Griffteilen (11) versehen ist.Packaging according to one or more of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the insert body (6) is provided with upstanding handle parts (11) in the region of opposite side edges. Verpackung nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Griffteile (11) Abstandsglieder für eine parallel beabstandete Stapelung von mehreren Einsatzkörpern (6) übereinander in einem Außenbehälter (1) bzw. einem Innenbehälter (3) bilden.Packaging according to claim 11, characterized in that the handle parts (11) form spacers for a parallel spaced stacking of several insert bodies (6) one above the other in an outer container (1) or an inner container (3). Verpackung nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Einsatzkörper (6) und der Außenbehälter (1) aus mehrwegefähigem Kunststoff besteht.Packaging according to one or more of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the insert body (6) and the outer container (1) consist of multi-way plastic. Verpackung nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Innenbehälter (3) aus vernetzter Kunststoffolie, insbesondere aus VPE, besteht.Packaging according to one or more of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the inner container (3) consists of cross-linked plastic film, in particular of VPE.
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