JP4583049B2 - Liquid food container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid food container for administering a liquid food such as enteral nutrients and tube feeding agents to a patient via a tube.

A flexible food container, which is a liquid food container for administering a liquid food such as enteral nutrients and tube nutrients to a patient via a tube, is described in JP-A-2003-126217. ing.
JP 2003-126217 A

  The liquid food container described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-126217 is obtained by welding separate injection ports and spouts to a container body in which a plastic film is formed into a bag shape, and has excellent flexibility. However, since there is no shape restoration retention, there is no problem if the liquid food packed in the liquid food container is simply administered as it is, but in the case of administering other drugs etc. When injecting, it is difficult to handle and inconvenient.

Therefore, the present invention provides a container body having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that is flat and swelled in a flat shape, and has a restoring and retaining property, is easily deformable, has an inlet at one upper end of the container main body, and a hanger at one lower end. The container body has a spout at the upper end of the other end, and a self-supporting stable seat portion of the container is formed on the bottom surface on the opposite side of the container body from the inlet and the spout. Ah is, the container body forms a free-standing wall of its one side wall and the second side wall gently cross-sectional shape only be spreading in the self-supporting stable sitting section direction by a curved surface shape protruding outward is inclined structure freestanding contiguous stable sitting portion, and by the self-supporting stable sitting portion has an upper surface wall forming a curved surface shape on the opposite side, the container body is stable upon to retain its shape is restored immediately always original shape even when deformed Keep the independence posture In which the wall surface deformation accordance convenient, yet drainage in handling cases such administration feeding to become uniform, and to provide a liquid food container with an improved uniform draining and mixed injection work of is there.

In order to achieve the above object, a liquid food container according to claim 1 of the present invention is a liquid food container made of thermoplastic resin formed by blow molding, and the container main body swells in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in a flat shape. It has a shape, has retentivity and is easily deformable, has an inlet at one upper end of the container body, has a hanger at the lower end, and a spout at the other upper end of the container body the have, on the bottom surface and the inlet and casting with outlets side of the container body corresponding to the opposite side to form a self-supporting stable sitting portion of the container, the container body is one side wall and the other side wall of its gently cross-sectional shape which spreads protruding curved shape, yet self-supporting stable sitting portion direction outwardly contiguous with self stable sitting portion forms a free-standing wall structure inclined and curved surface on the side opposite to the self-supporting stable sitting portion variations have have a top wall in the shape Also it is always characterized that you have provided a restoring retention to maintain a stable self-standing posture after holding immediately restored to its shape to the original shape.

  Moreover, the liquid food container which concerns on Claim 2 of this invention is the structure of Claim 1, has an injection port in the upper end of one end of a container main body, and an upper end of an other end, respectively, and has a hanger at the lower end of an end, and a lower end of an other end It can have.

According to the present invention, even when the container body is deformed, it is always restored immediately to the original shape, and the shape is maintained, and a stable self-supporting posture is maintained. The liquid food container can be obtained which is very convenient and has a uniform wall surface deformation according to the drainage, and has improved uniform drainage and mixed injection workability .

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a liquid food container according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the same.

As shown in the figure, the liquid food container 1 is made of a thermoplastic resin formed by blow molding, and the container body 2 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and has a shape swelled flat. No. 2 has the ability to restore and restore easily to the original shape even when it is deformed, and it is easily deformable. An inlet 3 is formed at one upper end of the container body 2 and a hanger 4 is formed at one lower end. In addition, a spout 5 is formed in the upper part of the other end of the container body 2, and the container body 2 is provided with a self-supporting and stable seat on the bottom surface 6 on the opposite side of the inlet 3 and the spout 5. A portion 7 is formed, and the container body 2 has a self-supporting structure in which one side wall and the other side wall are gently curved outwardly projecting and the cross-sectional shape extending in the direction of the self-supporting stable seat portion 7 is inclined. It has a top wall which forms a wall and forms a curved surface on the side opposite to the self-supporting stable seat portion 7. The injection port 3 is sealed with a cap (not shown), and the spout 5 is cut off the sealing portion 8 at the tip and attached with a tube (not shown). .

  Next, the usage mode of the liquid food container 1 will be described. After the liquid food container 1 is blow-molded, liquid food such as enteral nutrient is filled from the injection port 3, and then the injection port 3 is sealed with an aluminum seal or an easy peel film. Next, after heat sterilization, a cap (not shown) is screwed to the inlet 3 and accommodated in an outer bag. When it is necessary to mix supplements such as vitamin supplements with liquid foods when administered to a patient at a hospital, etc., the seal of the injection port 3 is peeled off and placed on a table or the like with the self-supporting stable seat 7 facing down. Then, mix supplementary nutrients etc. from the injection port 3 and close the cap. Note that the seal of the injection port 3 is not peeled off when it is not necessary to mix supplemental nutrients or the like. Next, the hanger 4 is hung on the hanger, and the liquid food container 1 is hung so that the spout 5 is on the bottom. And the sealing part 8 is excised, a tube is connected, and a liquid food is administered to a patient by means of enteral or transluminal.

  The liquid food container 1 according to the present invention includes polyolefin resins such as low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, linear ultra-low density polyethylene, polypropylene, and propylene-ethylene copolymer. , Polyethylene terephthalate resins, polyamide resins such as nylon-6, nylon-6,6, etc., single layer structures comprising thermoplastic elastomers such as styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymers, or the like A laminated structure of the above resin and a resin having a barrier property such as a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer can be used.

  The liquid food container 1 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 has an inlet 3 at one upper end of the container body 2 and a hanger 4 at one lower end. Although the thing which has the exit 5 was shown, as shown in FIG. 4, the liquid food container 1 which concerns on this invention has the inlets 3 and 3 at the one end upper part and other end upper part of the container main body 2, respectively, and one end lower part And it can be set as the structure which has the hanging tools 4 and 4 at the other end lower part, respectively. And in the thing of this embodiment, any one of the injection ports 3 and 3 can be selected, and a liquid food can be administered as a spout.

In the liquid food container 1 shown above, the following effects can be obtained.
1. The container body has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that swells into a flat shape and is easily deformable as well as being able to restore and retain. Can be done.
2. Since the inlet and outlet are constructed integrally with the container body by blow molding, it has excellent shape retention characteristics of the container itself, and there is no possibility of generating pinholes at the film seal part like a film liquid food container, and it is further integrated The container itself can be provided at low cost.
3. On one side wall and the second side wall is self-supporting stable sitting portion forms a free-standing wall of the gently curved shape projecting outward Moreover cross-sectional shape extending in self stable sitting portion direction is inclined structure of the container body Waso contiguous, and the self-supporting stable sitting portion provided with a recovery retention to maintain a stable self-standing posture immediately restored to always original shape even when deformed not have a top surface serving as a curved surface shape on the opposite side Runode In accordance with the drainage, the wall surface deformation becomes uniform, and uniform drainage and mixed injection workability can be improved.

It is a front view of the liquid food container which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a bottom view same as the above. It is a side view same as the above. It is a front view of the liquid food container which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Liquid food container 2 Container main body 3 Inlet 4 Hanging tool 5 Outlet 6 Bottom 7 Self-supporting stable seat part 8 Sealing part

Claims (2)

A liquid food container made of thermoplastic resin molded by blow molding,
The container body has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and is flattened, and has a restoring and retaining property, and is easily deformable, has an inlet at one upper end of the container body, and has a hanger at the lower end. Has a spout at the upper end of the other end of the container body, and forms a self-supporting stable seat portion of the container on the bottom surface on the opposite side of the container body from the inlet and the spout.
The container body is one side wall and the other side wall gradually outwardly protruding curved shape, yet self-supporting without the wall self-supporting stable sitting cross-sectional shape extending in self stable sitting portion direction is inclined structure of their continuous with the part, and the self-supporting stable sitting unit provided with a restoring retention to maintain a stable self-standing posture immediately restored to always original shape even when deformed not have a top wall forming a curved surface shape on the opposite side liquid foods container, characterized in Tei Rukoto.   The liquid food container according to claim 1, wherein the container body has an inlet at one upper end and the other upper end, respectively, and has a hanger at one lower end and the other lower end.

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