JP6924467B2 - container - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a container such as a spout pouch in which the contents are housed in a flexible container body.

A container (with a spout) in which contents such as liquids and semi-solid fluids are stored in a container body made of a flexible sheet, etc., and a spout (spout part) for discharging the contents is attached to the upper part of the container body. Packaging containers and pouch containers) are already widely known.

For example, in Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 10, a spout 51 having a tubular spout for pouring out the contents and a container body in which the spout 51 is attached to the upper side portion 52a and has flexibility. A container 50 comprising 52 and 50 is disclosed. The container 50 is configured so that when the contents are taken out little by little, the cap 53 of the spout 51 can be opened and the contents can be poured out from the spout. Further, the container body 52 of the container 50 is provided with an opening portion (notch) 54 for tearing at the upper end of a side side portion (one side side portion in the container 50 shown in FIG. 10) 52b, and the container body 52 is torn. It is configured so that the opening portion 54 can cut (tear) the upper side portion 52a of the container body 52 in the lateral direction. Further, in the container body 52 of the container 50, as shown in FIG. 11, the upper side of the container body 52 is cut (torn) immediately below the upper side of the container body 52 by using a tear opening portion 54 or the like. A clip (sealing means) 55 capable of sealing the container body 52 is provided so as to sandwich the directly lower portion of the portion 52a.

According to the container 50, since the container body 52 is provided with the tear opening portion 54 at the upper end of the side side portion 52b, the side side portion of the container body 52 is provided by hand or the like using the tear opening portion 54. The upper end of 52b can be cut.

Therefore, although it is different from the purpose described in Patent Document 1, even when the contents are taken out through the spout 51 and the contents are almost used up, the inside of the spout 51 and the inside of the container body 52 (particularly, the spout 51). Since the contents remain in the vicinity of the place where the is attached), the upper end of the side side portion 52b of the container body 52 is cut off and remains inside the spout 51 or the like in order to use up the contents of this place. It is possible to take out the contents.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-137315

By the way, according to the structure of Patent Document 1, since the cut portion 54 is provided, there is an advantage that it is easier to cut by hand as compared with the case where there is no cut portion. However, the portion of the container body 52 where the spout 51 is attached has a thickness of about 10 mm and swells in the thickness direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, the portion thickened when cut by hand. At the time of reaching, the force at the time of cutting becomes difficult to act in the lateral direction to be cut, and as a result, it is often inconvenient to use scissors or the like without being able to cut by hand.

The present invention solves the above problems, and provides a container in which the contents remaining inside the spout can be taken out and the upper part of the container body can be easily torn (cut) by hand. The purpose is to do.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a container in which a spout for discharging the contents is attached to the upper part of the container body which contains the contents and has flexibility, and is for tearing the container body. An opening portion is provided on the side portion of the upper part of the container body, and the tearing opening portion is arranged at a position where the upper portion of the container body having a spout can be torn laterally from the side portion. Position below the bulge that swells in the thickness direction due to the spout attachment in the container body when the contents remain inside the spout and in the vicinity of the container body's attachment to the spout. It is characterized in that it is provided in.

According to this configuration, the tearing opening portion is provided at the upper part of the container body, but is provided at a position below the bulging portion that bulges in the thickness direction due to the attachment portion of the spout in the container body. Therefore, when the contents are used and the remaining amount is low, when the container body is manually cut using the tear opening part, it is not affected by the bulge in the thickness direction of the container body due to the spout attachment part. The upper part of the container body can be easily and well torn and cut.

It is preferable that the tearing opening portion has a plurality of cut lines extending in the lateral direction, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the tearing opening portion may have a hole shape separated from the outer peripheral surface. In this case, the tearing opening portion may have an acute-angled shape at a portion close to the outer peripheral surface and an arc shape at a portion far from the outer peripheral surface on the side side portion of the container body. ..

According to the present invention, the tearing opening portion is provided on the side surface portion of the upper part of the container body, and the upper portion of the container body having the spout is arranged at a position capable of laterally tearing from the side side portion. In addition, when the contents remain inside the spout and in the vicinity of the attachment portion of the container body to the spout, the content is below the bulging portion that swells in the thickness direction due to the attachment portion of the spout in the container body. By providing it at the position, when the container body is manually cut using the tear opening part, the upper part of the container body can be easily cut without being affected by the bulge in the thickness direction of the container body caused by the spout attachment part. And it can be torn and cut well. Therefore, the container body can be easily and satisfactorily cut by hand without using scissors or the like, which is convenient.

Further, since the tear opening portion is provided at the upper part of the container body (more specifically, the side side portion of the upper part of the container body), after tearing using the tear opening portion, the inside of the spout or the container body The contents remaining in the vicinity of the spout mounting portion can be taken out from the vicinity, and the contents can be used up satisfactorily with almost no remaining contents.

Further, if the tearing opening portion is a plurality of notch lines extending in the lateral direction, the area where the tearing opening portion is provided on the side side portion can be easily deformed up and down when tearing, which makes it easier to handle. It is convenient because it can be torn (cut) with.

Further, the tear opening portion may have a hole shape away from the outer peripheral surface, and in this case, the tear opening portion has an acute-angled shape at a portion close to the outer peripheral surface on the side side portion of the container body. There may be an arc shape at a location far from the outer peripheral surface. That is, when the container is used, the container body is unintentionally formed because the tear opening portion has a hole shape away from the outer peripheral surface and an arc shape at a place far from the outer peripheral surface. It is possible to minimize tearing and cutting from the tear opening, improving reliability. On the other hand, since an acute-angled portion is formed on the outside of the hole of the tear-opening portion, the container body 2 is intentionally torn outward from the acute-angled portion of the tear-opening portion to form an outer peripheral portion of the container body 2. It is convenient because it can be cut to continue.

It is a front view of the container which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the container and shows the state which a large amount of contents are present in the container body. It is the bottom view of the spout of the same container. It is a perspective view of the container, and shows a state in which the contents of the container body are scarce. The front view of the container shows a state in which the container body is torn by the tear opening part. It is a front view of the container which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged front view of the main part of the container. It is an enlarged front view of the main part of the container, and shows the state which started to tear the container body using the opening part for tearing. It is an enlarged front view of the main part of the container, and shows the state which the container body was torn using the opening part for tearing. It is a perspective view of a conventional container. The perspective view of the conventional container shows a state in which the container body is torn (cut) using the tearing opening portion. The perspective view of the conventional container shows a state in which the container body is being torn by using the tearing opening portion.

Hereinafter, the container according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the container body is a pouch, and a container in which a spout is attached to the pouch will be described below, but the present invention is not limited to this.

1 in FIGS. 1 to 3 is a container according to the embodiment of the present invention, 2 is a container body to which a spout (pouring port) 10 is mounted, and inside the container body 2 (content storage space 2 g), Contains semi-solid, muddy, liquid and other contents. The container body 2 is formed (sealed) by, for example, heat-welding the periphery of two flexible sheets on the front and back and one flexible sheet on the bottom, which are made of synthetic resin or the like and have flexibility. ) It is composed of a pouch and has a rectangular shape (approximately rectangular shape) when viewed from the front.

The spout 10 is heat-welded to the container body 2 in a state of being sandwiched between two flexible sheets on the upper portion (specifically, the center of the upper side portion 2a). That is, the container body 2 has a sealed left side side portion 2b, a right side side portion 2c, an upper side portion 2a, and a bottom side portion 2d, respectively. It has a double structure that can be greatly expanded in the thickness direction by the sheet.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the spout 10 is integrally formed with a tubular body 12 erected on a spout mounting portion 11 having a plurality of welding ribs 11a welded to the container body 2. At the center position of the upper side portion 2a in a posture in which the axial direction of the tubular body 12 (that is, the axial center portion of the spout 13 which is the inner space of the tubular body 12) faces upward with respect to the container body 2. It is attached by being welded. A screw surface 12a into which the cap 14 is screwed is formed on the outer periphery of the tip portion of the spout 10, and the cap 14 is removable. A communication hole 13a communicating with the spout 13 is formed in the central portion of the spout mounting portion 11 in the width direction, and the communication hole 13a is slightly larger than the diameter of the spout 13 and widened (see FIG. 3). ), But it is not limited to this.

On the left and right side sides 2b and 2c of the container body 2, tearing opening portions 15 for tearing the container body 2 are provided. The tearing opening portion 15 is provided in the upper part of the container main body 2 (the region above the central position A in the vertical direction of the container main body 2). In this embodiment, the tearing opening portion 15 is composed of notches extending in a dotted line in the lateral direction, and is provided at a plurality of locations at the top and bottom. In this embodiment, the left and right side portions 2b and 2c of the container body 2 are formed at four locations close to each other in the vertical direction, but a plurality of locations such as two locations, three locations, or five or more locations are preferable. It does not matter if it is only a place. Further, it is preferable that it is formed on both the left and right side side portions 2b and 2c, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be formed on only one of the left and right side side portions 2b and 2c.

Here, the tearing opening portion 15 is a vertical position (region) of the upper side side portions 2b and 2c of the container main body 2 where there is no bulge in the thickness direction of the container main body 2 due to the spout mounting portion 11. It is provided in. That is, when the container 1 is continuously used and the remaining amount of the contents in the container 1 becomes low, the container body 2 becomes thinner in the thickness direction, and finally, as shown in FIG. 4, the inside of the spout 10 and the inside of the spout 10 and The contents remain only in the vicinity of the spout mounting portion 11 of the container body 2. At this time, due to the spout mounting portion 11, the container body 2 is in a state of swelling only in the vicinity of the spout mounting portion 11 in the thickness direction (the bulging portion is referred to as a bulging portion 2f). An opening portion 15 for tearing is provided at a position (region) below the position B corresponding to the lower end portion of the bulging portion 2f on the upper side side portions 2b and 2c.

In this configuration, as described above, when the container 1 is continuously used and the remaining amount of the contents in the container 1 becomes low, the container body 2 becomes thinner in the thickness direction, and finally, as shown in FIG. In addition, the contents remain only inside the spout 10 and in the vicinity of the spout mounting portion 11 of the container body 2. In this case, in the above configuration, the tearing opening portion 15 is provided on the upper portion of the container main body 2 (more specifically, the side side portions 2b and 2c on the upper portion of the container main body 2), but the lower end portion of the bulging portion 2f. It is provided at a position (region) below the vertical position B corresponding to the above, that is, at a vertical position (region) where the container body 2 does not bulge in the thickness direction due to the spout mounting portion 11. Therefore, when the contents are almost used up and only the vicinity of the spout attachment portion 11 of the container body 2 remains, when the container body 2 is torn (cut) by hand using the tear opening portion 15, the spout attachment portion is used. As shown in FIG. 5, the upper portion of the container body 2 can be easily and satisfactorily torn and cut in a straight line in the lateral direction without being affected by the bulge of the container body 2 in the thickness direction caused by 11. In this way, the upper part of the container body 2 can be easily and satisfactorily torn and cut without using scissors or the like, which is convenient.

Further, since the tearing opening portion 15 is provided on the upper part of the container body 2 (more specifically, the side side portions 2b and 2c of the upper part of the container body 2), after tearing using the tearing opening portion 15, after tearing, The contents remaining inside the spout 10 or in the vicinity of the spout attachment portion 11 of the container body 52 can be taken out from a close vicinity, and the contents can be used up satisfactorily with almost no remaining contents. It is more preferable that the tearing opening portion 15 is provided as upward as possible within a range not affected by the bulge of the bulging portion 2f of the container main body 2 when tearing the upper portion of the container main body 2. , There is an advantage that the remaining contents can be taken out more conveniently (in a state where the contents are hard to adhere to the hand).

Further, when the tearing opening portion 15 is a plurality of cut lines extending in the lateral direction as described above, the side side portions 2b and 2c are formed when tearing, as compared with the case where there is only one notch line. The area where the tear-opening portion 15 is provided can be easily deformed up and down, and can be more easily torn (cut) by hand, which is convenient. The structure (shape) of the tear opening portion 15 is suitable when the container body 2 is made of a material that is difficult to tear. The tear opening portion 15 may be formed with an acute-angled V-shaped groove.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, instead of the case where the tear opening portion 20 is formed of the notch line as described above, the side side portions 2b and 2c of the container body 2 are separated from the outer peripheral surface. It may have a hole shape (other embodiments). Further, the tear opening portion 20 has a hole shape away from the outer peripheral surface, and has an acute-angled shape at a portion close to the outer peripheral surface and a sharp angle shape at a portion close to the outer peripheral surface in the side side portions 2b and 2c of the container body 2, and at a location far from the outer peripheral surface. It may have an arc shape. In FIGS. 6 and 7, 20a is an acute-angled portion formed at a location near the outer peripheral surface, and 20b is an arc-shaped portion formed at a location far from the outer peripheral surface. Similar to the above embodiment, the tear opening portion 20 is provided on the side side portions 2b and 2c of the upper part of the container body 2, and swells in the thickness direction due to the spout attachment portion 11 in the container body 2. It is provided at a position below the protruding portion 2f.

In the above configuration, when the container body 2 is torn by using the tear opening portion 20 in a state where the contents are almost used up and the contents remain only in the vicinity of the spout mounting portion 11 of the container body 2, FIG. As shown, first, the container body 2 is torn outward by using the outer acute-angled portion 20a in the hole of the tear opening portion 20, and the tear opening portion 20 is opened so as to continue to the outer peripheral surface of the container body 2. Let me. After that, as shown in FIG. 9, the container body 2 is torn laterally from the arc-shaped portion 20b of the tear opening portion 20 and a portion in the vicinity thereof while holding the tear portion continuing to the outer peripheral surface by hand. Also in this case, since the tearing opening portion 20 is provided at a position below the bulging portion 2f that swells in the thickness direction due to the spout mounting portion 11 in the container body 2, it is caused by the spout mounting portion 11. The upper part of the container body 2 can be easily and satisfactorily torn and cut linearly in the lateral direction without being affected by the bulge in the thickness direction of the container body 2.

Further, since the tear opening portion 20 has a hole shape away from the outer peripheral surface and an arc shape at a place far from the outer peripheral surface, that is, a place close to the content accommodating space 2 g, the container 1 is in this state. It is possible to minimize unintentional tearing and cutting of the part where the contents of the container body 2 are stored from the tear opening portion 20 during use, and the reliability is improved.

On the other hand, since the acute-angled portion 20a is formed on the outside of the hole of the tear-opening portion 20, as shown in FIG. 8, the acute-angled portion 20a of the tear-opening portion 20 is intentionally moved outward. By tearing, it can be cut relatively easily so as to continue from the tear opening portion 20 to the outer peripheral portion of the container body 2, and for example, it can be torn more easily than when the tear opening portion is a simple circular shape, which is convenient. Is.

It is preferable that the tearing opening portion 20 is also formed on the left and right side side portions 2b and 2c, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the tearing opening portion 20 is formed only on one side side portion 2b and 2c. You may. Further, an obtuse-angled portion may be formed instead of the arc-shaped portion 20b at a portion of the tearing opening portion 20 far from the outer peripheral surface. The structure (shape) of the tear opening portion 20 is suitable when the container body 2 is made of a material that is easily torn.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the spout 10 is attached to the center of the upper side portion 2a of the container body 2 is described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the spout 10 is the shoulder portion of the container body 2, that is, the container body 2. It is also applicable to a container attached to a corner portion where an upper side portion and one side side portion of the container body 2 are connected. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the container body 2 is a pouch has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

1 container 2 container body (pouch)
2a Upper side 2b Side side (left side)
2c side side (right side)
2d Bottom 2g Contents storage space 2f Swelling part 10 Spout (spout part)
11 Spout mounting part 12 Cylindrical body 13 Outlet 14 Cap 15, 20 Opening part for tearing 20a Acute angle shape part 20b Arc shape part

Claims (5)

A container in which a spout for discharging the contents is attached to the upper part of the container body that contains the contents and has flexibility.
A tearing opening for tearing the container body is provided on the upper side of the container body.
The tear opening portion is arranged at a position where the upper portion of the container body having the spout can be torn laterally from the side surface portion, and is located inside the spout and in the vicinity of the attachment portion of the container body to the spout. A container characterized in that it is provided at a position below a bulging portion that bulges in the thickness direction due to a spout mounting portion on the container body when the contents remain. The container according to claim 1, wherein the tear opening portion is a plurality of notch lines extending in the lateral direction. The container according to claim 1, wherein the tear opening portion has a hole shape separated from the outer peripheral surface on the side side portion of the container body. The container according to claim 3, wherein the tear opening portion has an acute-angled shape at a portion close to the outer peripheral surface and an arc shape at a portion far from the outer peripheral surface on the side side portion of the container body. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the container body is a pouch.

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