Package for mineral wool products, modules to form such package and process to manufacture such a package

Abstract

A package ( 10 ) comprises a multitude of rolls ( 1 a, 1 b, 1 c, 1 d, 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d ) or packages of panels ( 22 a, 22 b, 22 c, 22 d, 22 e, 22 f, 22 g, 22 h ) of mineral wool, especially fibre glass insulating material, wherein each roll ( 1 a, 1 b, 1 c, 1 d, 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d ) or package of panels ( 22 a, 22 b, 22 c, 22 d, 22 e, 22 f, 22 g, 22 h ) is held in a compressed state and a plurality of rolls ( 1 a, 1 b, 1 c, 1 d, 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d ) or packages of panels ( 22 a, 22 b, 22 c, 22 d, 22 e, 22 f, 22 g, 22 h ) are grouped into one module ( 6 ), respectively and a plurality of modules ( 6 a, 6 b, c ) are arranged on a support surface ( 9 ) of the package ( 10 ), the modules ( 6; 6 a, 6 b, 6 c ) being in a compressed state and packed in a wrapping ( 3 ) of plastic film. The package is characterized in that each module ( 6; 6 a, 6 b, 6 c ) is formed by at least two rows ( 13 ) of rolls ( 1 a, 1 b , 1 c, 1 d, 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, 2 d ) or packages of panels ( 22 a, 22 b, 22 c, 22 d, 22 e, 22 f, 22 g, 22 h ), at least two such rows ( 13 ) being arranged on top of each other and the modules ( 6 a, 6 b, 6 c ) being arranged next to each other on the support surface ( 8 ) and being held together on the support surface ( 8 ), preferably packed in a further plastic film wrapping ( 9 ).

1 . Package comprising a multitude of rolls or packages of panels of mineral wool, wherein
 each roll or package of panels is held in a compressed state;   a the plurality of rolls or packages of panels are grouped into one module, respectively;   a plurality of modules is arranged on a support surface of the package such that the modules are in an upright position with front surfaces of the rolls of one row standing on the support surface, and   the modules are in a compressed state and packed in a wrapping of plastic film;   
       characterized in that
 each module is formed by at least two rows of rolls or packages of panels, at least two of such rows are arranged on top of each other such that the rolls touch one another at one of their front surfaces; and 
 the modules are arranged next to each other on the support surface and are held together on the support surface. 
 
     
     
         2 . Package according to  claim 1 , 
       characterized in that
 the individual modules of the package are sealed by a wrapping of plastic film. 
 
     
     
         3 . Package according to  claim 2 , further comprising means for dividing the modules into subunits along a dividing line, wherein the subunits comprise a row of rolls or packages of panels, respectively. 
     
     
         4 . Package according to  claim 3 , wherein the means for dividing the modules comprises a running chord in the plastic film arranged in a circumferential direction around the wrapping of the modules, wherein the running chord is arranged in an undulating way in sections inside and outside the wrapping. 
     
     
         5 . Package according to  claim 3 , wherein the means for dividing the modules comprises a perforation in the wrapping which is arranged in a circumferential direction around the wrapping of the modules. 
     
     
         6 . Package according to  claim 3   characterized in that   the dividing line is covered with a self-adhesive, waterproof tape.   
     
     
         7 . Package according to  claim 1 ,
 characterized in that   the package has an overall height between 2.3 m and 2.5 m.   
     
     
         8 . Package according to  claim 1 ,
 characterized in that   the support surface comprises a pallet with a standing area of about 1.2 m×1.2 m.   
     
     
         9 . Package according to  claim 1 ,
 characterized in that   the modules have a handle arranged to lift up the modules in a balanced manner.   
     
     
         10 . Package according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of handles arranged to carry the individual modules by at least two persons or the rows by at least one person. 
     
     
         11 . Package according to  claim 1 , wherein each row of the mineral wool comprises rolls comprising three or four rolls and wherein two layers of rows are arranged within one module. 
     
     
         12 . Package according to  claim 1 , wherein the mineral wool has a thickness between 60 mm and 240 mm and is compressed within each roll such that its thickness is reduced by a factor of 1 to 8. 
     
     
         13 . Package according to  claim 1 , wherein the mineral wool has a high spring back elasticity and is suitable to be clamped between rafters or beams. 
     
     
         14 . Package according to  claim 1 , wherein each row comprises three or four packages of panels and wherein two layers of packages of panels are arranged within one module. 
     
     
         15 . Packaged module for multitude of rolls or packages of panels of mineral wool, comprising:
 compressed rolls of mineral wool which are individually packaged within a plastic film or compressed stacks of panels which are packed in a plastic film form a package of panels, wherein   the rows or rolls or packages of panels are further compressed within the packaged module,   characterized in that   the packaged module is formed by at least two rows of rolls or packages of panels, at least two such rows are arranged on top of each other such that the rolls touch one another at one of their front surfaces, and are surrounded by a further plastic film.   
     
     
         16 . Packaged module according to  claim 15 , wherein the individual rolls or the individual packages of panels are completely sealed by the plastic film. 
     
     
         17 . Process to manufacture the packaged modules of  claim 15 ,
 characterized in that the modules are formed by   (a) arranging at least two rows of rolls or packages of panels next to each other such that the rolls or packages of panels are brought together to make them touch one another at one of their front surfaces;   (b) compressing the at least two rows of rolls or packages of panels being arranged next to each other; and   (c) wrapping a plastic film around the at least two rows.   
     
     
         18 . Process according to  claim 17 ,
 characterized in that   the modules are made up of two rows and each of the two rows is produced on a different production line and combined with the other row in step (a).   
     
     
         19 . Process to manufacture a package according to  claim 17 , further comprising the steps of
 (d) putting a plurality of modules onto a pallet; and   (e) fixing the modules on the pallet by wrapping a further plastic film around the package.   
     
     
         20 . Process according to  claim 17 ,
 characterized in that   the packaged modules comprise rolls of insulation material and the individual rolls are wound up in a compressed state and individually packed in a plastic film wrapping.