Method for packaging articles in bubble wrap

Abstract

A method for packaging articles ( 1 ) in blister packs (P) comprising an accommodating part ( 2 ) which accommodates the article ( 1 ) and, once the article ( 1 ) has been accommodated, is closed by a strip ( 5 ) of material, wherein the accommodating part ( 2 ) is adapted, at least in part, to the article ( 1 ) which is to be packaged.

1 . A method for packaging articles ( 1 ) in blister packs (P) comprising an accommodating part ( 2 ) which accommodates the article ( 1 ) and, once the article ( 1 ) has been accommodated, is closed by a strip ( 5 ) of material,
 wherein the accommodating part ( 2 ) is adapted, at least in part, to the article ( 1 ) which is to be packaged.   
     
     
         2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the accommodating part ( 2 ), together with the article ( 1 ) therein, is inserted into a tool, and
 the region of the accommodating part ( 2 ) above the article ( 1 ) is heated, whereupon,   in the region of the accommodating part ( 2 ) around the article ( 1 ), the accommodating part ( 2 ) is vented from the inside or subjected to pressure from the outside, and a space for the article ( 1 ) therefore forms in the accommodating part ( 2 ), and   said space for the article ( 1 ) is then closed by the strip ( 5 ) of material.   
     
     
         3 . The method as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein, as it is being inserted into the tool, the accommodating part ( 2 ) has a sheet ( 7 ) placed beneath it or is retained in the accommodating part ( 2 ) by a sheet ( 7 ). 
     
     
         4 . The method as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the sheet used is a strip of polyurethane. 
     
     
         5 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the accommodating part ( 2 ) consists of an at least partially heatable plastics material. 
     
     
         6 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the accommodating part ( 2 ) forms an accommodating space ( 3 ) for the article, which is encompassed by at least one partial rigid frame ( 4 ). 
     
     
         7 . The method as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein it is only the base ( 10 ) of the accommodating space ( 3 ), or a part of the same above the article ( 1 ), which is deformed following heating or once subjected to pressure. 
     
     
         8 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the accommodating parts ( 2 ) are stacked. 
     
     
         9 . An apparatus for implementing the method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein two tool parts ( 6 . 1 ,  6 . 2 ) accommodate between them the accommodating part ( 2 ) with the article ( 1 ) inserted therein, wherein one tool part ( 6 . 1 ) has a heat dispenser, whereas the other tool part ( 6 . 2 ) is assigned a vacuum device. 
     
     
         10 . An apparatus for implementing the method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein two tool parts ( 6 . 1 ,  6 . 2 ) accommodate between them the accommodating part ( 2 ) with the article ( 1 ) inserted therein wherein one tool part has a heat and pressure dispenser.