JP6207066B2 - Toothbrush containers and toothbrush products - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a toothbrush container and a toothbrush product in which a toothbrush is accommodated in a toothbrush container.

  As a conventional toothbrush container, a blister pack having a form in which it is easy to visually recognize the functions and characteristics of the contained toothbrush, is excellent in store display, and is excellent in productivity is widely used. In recent years, a dome-shaped blister pack that matches the shape of the handle portion of the toothbrush has been devised as a toothbrush container that can be fixed so that the toothbrush accommodated therein does not rotate.

However, when making a blister pack into a dome shape, it is necessary to have a mold for blister pack molding that is dimensionally adjusted for each shape of the handle portion of the toothbrush, so the time required for mold dimension adjustment and the mold itself The problem is that the cost increases and productivity decreases.
As a simple manufacturing method that does not require a mold, Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose a method in which a stretchable film is used and an object to be accommodated is sandwiched between films.

JP 2002-326664 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-34470

  However, when the container described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 is simply applied to a container that accommodates a toothbrush, the toothbrush is sandwiched between stretchable films. In this case, the bristle portion of the toothbrush may come into contact with the film and deteriorate due to being strongly pressed by the film.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of such a conventional situation, and a bristle part of a toothbrush to be accommodated is protected, and is necessary for processing a blister pack, such as a mold. An object of the present invention is to provide a toothbrush container that can be easily manufactured without using a tool.

The present invention provides the following means.
(1) a storage chamber in which a plastic film is folded in half and a toothbrush is stored inside;
A frame that seals with a periphery other than the bent edge in the storage chamber,
The bent edge forms the length of the chamber;
The toothbrush container is characterized in that a support portion is provided on the frame body so as to extend from an edge portion facing the bent edge toward the bent edge and sandwich a handle portion of the toothbrush.
(2) The toothbrush container according to claim 1, wherein the support portion is not bonded to the plastic film.
(3) The film has a tensile elastic modulus of 9.8 × 10 ⁶ [N / m ² ] or more and 4.9 × 10 ⁹ [N / m ² ] or less, and an elongation of 1 to 1000%. The toothbrush container of the preceding item (1) or (2).
(4) A toothbrush product comprising a toothbrush accommodated in the toothbrush container according to any one of (1) to (3).

The toothbrush container of the present invention does not require a mold used for forming a blister pack when processing a plastic film at the time of manufacture, and therefore the problem that the time required for adjusting the dimensions of the mold and the cost of the mold itself increase. High productivity can be obtained.
And the support part which pinches | interposes the handle | steering-wheel part of the toothbrush accommodated in the storage chamber is provided in the frame which comprises the toothbrush container of this invention. Accordingly, since the handle portion of the toothbrush is sandwiched and fixed by the support portion, it is possible to prevent the positional deviation caused by the rotation of the toothbrush.

It is a front view of a toothbrush container (toothbrush product) to which the present invention is applied. It is sectional drawing at the time of cut | disconnecting the toothbrush container (toothbrush product) shown in FIG. 1 along the BB line. It is a front view of the blank which comprises the toothbrush container to which this invention is applied.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a toothbrush container according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment)
A toothbrush container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a front view of a toothbrush container 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the toothbrush container 100 (toothbrush product) shown in FIG. 1 cut along the line BB.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the toothbrush container 100 has a plastic film 102 folded in half, a storage chamber 104 for storing the toothbrush 103 therein, and edges A2 and A3 other than the bent edge A1 in the storage chamber 104. And a frame 101 that seals A4 from both sides of the storage chamber. In addition, both the outer sides here mean the front side and the back side of the toothbrush container 100.

The storage chamber 104 has a rectangular shape in front view with the bending edge A1 as a longitudinal direction. The frame body 101 has a support portion that sandwiches the toothbrush handle portion 103a from at least a part of the range corresponding to the position of the toothbrush handle portion 103a in the edge portion A5 that faces the bent edge A1. 101c is extended. The support portion 101c may extend at any position as long as it is within a range corresponding to the position of the handle portion 103a. Although FIG. 1 shows an example in which the support portion 101c is not bonded to the plastic film 102, it may be bonded.
However, from the viewpoint of reducing the load on the plastic film 102 in a state where the toothbrush 103 is accommodated, it is preferable that the support portion 101 c is not bonded to the plastic film 102.

  The size of the storage chamber 104 is appropriately determined according to the size of the toothbrush 103 that is an object to be stored.

The material of the plastic film 102 is preferably one that does not have stretch properties. More specifically, the tensile elastic modulus of the film 102 is preferably 9.8 × 10 ⁶ [N / m ² ] or more and 4.9 × 10 ⁹ [N / m ² ] or less.
Examples of suitable materials that satisfy these conditions include polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyester, ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer, polyvinyl chloride, and the like.

  When the plastic film 102 has stretch properties, the plastic film 102 deforms (shrinks) in accordance with the shape of the accommodated toothbrush 103 and presses the toothbrush 103. For this reason, the plastic film 102 is not desirable because it may deteriorate the flocked portion 103b by contacting and pressing the flocked portion 103b of the toothbrush 103.

  Moreover, as a material of the plastic film 102, it is preferable to use a material made of a transparent member that is easy to visually recognize the characteristics of the toothbrush 103 accommodated in the toothbrush container 100 and suitable for store display.

The frame body 101 has a shape surrounding at least the entire peripheral edge portions (full edge portions) A2, A3, A4 other than the bent edge A1 in the storage chamber 104. The main part of the frame 101 shown in FIG. 1 is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front, and the same shape is doubled on the front side and the back side. The main part of the frame 101 here means a part excluding the locking part 101e.
The size of the frame 101 is appropriately determined according to the size of the storage chamber 104.

The frame 101 is made of a lightweight and easy-to-process member such as paper (thick paper, mount) or plastic.
When using a paper material as the frame 101, the material constituting the paper material is preferably a basis weight of ^{200g / m 2 ~400g / m 2} . ^{Specifically,} like ^{260g / m 2, 310g / m} 2, 400g / m 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the support part 101c is V-shaped so that it may mutually leave | separate as it goes to bending edge A1. Accordingly, the side surface of the handle portion of the toothbrush 103 accommodated is sandwiched and fixed between the inner side surfaces of the two support portions 101 c facing the film 102 via the film 102. And the flocked part 103b of a toothbrush is hold | maintained in the state which faced bending edge A1 side. Therefore, the support part 101c functions as a handle support part of the toothbrush 103 accommodated.

  By forming the support portion 101c in a V shape, it is possible to prevent the non-adhesive portion 102b of the plastic film 102 sandwiched therebetween from being excessively spread on both outer sides. Accordingly, the plastic film 102 is crushed in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the plastic film 102 spreads, and the bent edge A1 portion of the plastic film can be prevented from excessively pressing the flocked portion 103b of the toothbrush.

The shape of the support portion 101c may be a size that can accommodate the handle portion 103a of the toothbrush, but a longer length L is preferable because stability in supporting the handle portion 103a is increased.
However, when the length L exceeds the length of the handle portion 103a, the excess portion contacts the flocked portion 103a or generates an extra space. Therefore, the length L is preferably about the same as the length of the handle 103a of the toothbrush to be accommodated.

  Note that the length L may be shortened when the support portion 101c has sufficient strength (hardness) against deformation. When the length L is shortened, the exposed area of the toothbrush 103 accommodated increases, and the visibility is improved.

  The length of the support portion 101c is preferably shorter as it is farther from the other part of the frame body 101, that is, closer to the bending edge A1. In this case, the visibility with respect to the accommodated toothbrush from the bending edge A1 side improves.

  The support portion 101c has a trapezoidal shape in the front view of FIG. 1, but may have another shape, for example, a rectangular shape, a polygonal shape, an elliptical shape, or the like.

  FIG. 1 shows an example in which the support portion 101c is configured by a single portion protruding from the edge portion A5 that faces the bent edge A1, but a plurality of portions arranged at predetermined intervals or at random intervals. It may be comprised of these parts.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, the frame body 101 includes a locking portion 101 e formed in a key shape so as to be hooked on a rod-like member (not shown) or the like when displayed at a storefront.

  Moreover, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the support part 101c is not provided in the position where the flocking part 103b of a toothbrush is arranged. Therefore, when the toothbrush is accommodated, the flocked portion 103b is in a floating state without being sandwiched between the support portions 101c, so that the whole flocked portion 103b is easily visible. Furthermore, since the flocked portion 103b is not in contact with a rising portion of the film 102 described below (in the vicinity of the adhesion portion with the frame body 101), the rising portion due to the contact can be prevented from being broken.

[Manufacturing method of toothbrush container]
FIG. 3 is a front view of a blank 100A constituting the toothbrush container 100 shown in FIG. The blank 100 </ b> A includes a flat frame 101 having an opening 101 d at the center and a plastic film 102 that covers at least the opening 101 d and has a peripheral edge bonded to the frame 101. A method for manufacturing the toothbrush container 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, as a flat plate member constituting the frame body 101, a member having a shape matching the size of the toothbrush to be accommodated is prepared, and an opening 101d penetrating the center of both main surfaces of this member is formed (first). 1 step).

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3, the plastic film 102 is bonded to the frame body 101 so as to cover the opening 101 d and the peripheral edge portion from one main surface side (the front side of the blank 100 </ b> A) of the frame body 101. (Second step).
More specifically, the plastic film 102 is bonded to the frame body 101 using an adhesive at a portion (adhesive portion) 102a that overlaps with the peripheral portion of the opening 101d. Examples of the bonding method include a method using a heat seal agent, a hot melt type adhesive, or the like.

Subsequently, the blank 100A is folded in half so that the plastic film 102 is arranged on the inner side (valley fold in the front view of the blank 100A), and the periphery is sealed so that the toothbrush 103 is accommodated (third step). .
The toothbrush container 100 shown in FIG. 1 can be manufactured through the above first to third steps.

  The support part 101c is extended in the range corresponding to the position of the handle part 103a of a toothbrush among edge part A5 of a frame. Sealing at the edge portions A2, A3, and A4 is performed by bonding the opposing portions of the frame body 101 to each other in the portion of the frame body 101 excluding the support portion 101c. In the bonding portion 101b on the storage chamber 104 side, the frames are bonded with the plastic film 102 interposed therebetween, and in the bonding portion 101a on the opposite side to the storage chamber 104, the frames are directly bonded.

  When manufacturing a toothbrush product in which the toothbrush is accommodated in the toothbrush container 100, the plastic film 102 and the plastic film 102 are disposed so that the toothbrush is sandwiched between the plastic film 102 and a portion of the plastic film 102 that is not bonded to the frame 101. The frame body 101 is folded in half, and the opposing portions of the frame body 101 are bonded and sealed.

  As described above, the toothbrush container 100 according to the embodiment does not require a mold used for forming a blister pack when the plastic film 102 is processed at the time of manufacture. There is no problem that the cost of the metal mold itself is increased, and high productivity can be obtained.

  And among the frame 101 which comprises the toothbrush container 100 which concerns on embodiment, the support part 101c provided in the both outer sides of the storage chamber 104 is the state (V-shaped state) always extended in the direction away from each other. . Therefore, the toothbrush 103 accommodated in the accommodation chamber 104 is in a state where the handle portion 103a is sandwiched and fixed by the two support portions spreading away from each other. Can be prevented. That is, since the orientation (posture) of the toothbrush 103 to be accommodated can be maintained, visibility and storefront display can be further improved.

  Moreover, since the support part 101c bears support of the accommodated toothbrush 103, the load concerning the rising part (near the adhesion part with the frame body 101) of the plastic film 102 can be reduced, and the rising part is torn. Can be prevented.

  In addition, the constituent elements in the above-described embodiments can be appropriately replaced with known constituent elements without departing from the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Toothbrush container 101 Frame body 101a, 101b Adhesion part 101c Support part 101d Opening part 101e Locking part 102 Plastic film 102a Adhesion part 102b Non-adhesion part 103 Toothbrush A1 Bending edge A2, A3, A4, A5 Edge d Longitudinal direction L Parallel Important part

Claims (2)

A storage chamber in which the plastic film is folded in half and the toothbrush is stored inside;
A frame that seals with a periphery other than the bent edge in the storage chamber,
The bent edge forms the length of the chamber;
The frame body is provided with a support portion extending from an edge facing the bent edge toward the bent edge and sandwiching the handle portion of the toothbrush ,
The support portions are V-shaped so as to be separated from each other toward the bent edge,
The support portion is not bonded to the plastic film,
The toothbrush container , wherein the film has a tensile elastic modulus of 9.8 × 10 ⁶ [N / m ² ] or more and 4.9 × 10 ⁹ [N / m ² ] or less .
A toothbrush product comprising a toothbrush contained in the toothbrush container according to claim 1 .

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