JP7659470B2 - Packaging - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a packaging body.

Conventionally, there is known a package having a packaging bag that contains multiple absorbent articles that are folded with their outer covering material on the outside and stacked with the outer covering material in contact with each other (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). Here, the outer covering material of the absorbent articles has engagement parts on both sides of the fold, and the outer covering material is formed of a nonwoven fabric that can engage with the engagement parts. Therefore, adjacent absorbent articles are connected via the engagement parts inside the packaging bag.

Patent No. 5912343 JP 2020-110227 A

In conventional packaging, the packaging bag is provided with perforations, and an opening for removing the absorbent article is formed in the packaging bag by breaking the perforations. Here, the height and width of the opening are set shorter than the height and width of the absorbent article in its stored state. Then, when the absorbent article is removed from the packaging bag, the periphery of the opening holds down other absorbent articles that are stored next.

However, in order to properly hold down the next absorbent article and keep it inside the packaging bag, it is necessary to reduce the opening area of the opening and increase the area of the region where the periphery of the opening and the absorbent article interfere. In this case, the problem arises that it becomes difficult to remove the absorbent article from the opening. On the other hand, if the opening area of the opening is increased, the area of the region where the periphery of the opening and the absorbent article interfere becomes smaller, making it difficult to adequately hold down the next absorbent article with the periphery of the opening. As a result, the next absorbent article that is stored while engaged with the absorbent article that has been removed may also be pulled out of the packaging bag.

The present invention aims to provide a package that allows absorbent articles that are engaged with adjacent absorbent articles stored in a packaging bag to be easily removed one by one.

In order to achieve the above object, the package of the present invention has a longitudinal direction corresponding to the front-rear direction of a wearer and a width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped packaging bag for storing a plurality of absorbent articles folded with the outer material on the outside at a crease set in the middle of the longitudinal direction. Here, the plurality of absorbent articles are stored side by side between a first wall surface of the packaging bag and a second wall surface facing the first wall surface, with the outer materials in contact with each other and stacked. Furthermore, the outer material of the absorbent article is provided with an article-side engaging member that detachably engages with the outer material of another adjacent absorbent article. The first wall surface is formed with a linear opening forming portion that forms an opening for removing the absorbent article, and the inner surface of the first wall surface is provided with a bag-side engaging member that detachably engages with the outer material of the absorbent article at a position that does not interfere with the opening , and the engaging force of the bag-side engaging member with the outer material is set to be higher than the engaging force of the article-side engaging member with the outer material .

The packaging of the present invention configured in this manner allows absorbent articles that are engaged with adjacent absorbent articles to be easily removed one by one while stored in the packaging bag.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the package of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an absorbent article stored in the package of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an absorbent article stored in the packaging body of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side view showing the left side portion of the packaging body of the first embodiment. 4 is a side view showing the left side surface portion where an opening is formed in the packaging body of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which an opening is formed in the packaging body of Example 1. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which one end of the absorbent article is pulled out from the package of Example 1. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which one end of an absorbent article is pulled out from a package of Example 1 and pulled upward. FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the stored absorbent article comes into contact with the bag-side engaging member. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which an absorbent article is removed from the package of Example 1. Fig. 6(a) is an explanatory diagram showing another example of an absorbent article stored in the package of Example 1. Fig. 6(b) is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a plurality of the absorbent articles shown in Fig. 6(a) are stacked. 7A is a side view showing a left side surface portion where an opening is formed in a packaging body of a modified example, and FIG. 7B is a side view showing the left side surface portion of the packaging body of the modified example shown in FIG.

Below, the form for implementing the packaging body according to the present invention will be explained based on Example 1 shown in the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the package 10 in Example 1 is stored in a packaging bag 11 that stores multiple absorbent articles 20.

The packaging bag 11 is made by folding both sides of a cylindrical plastic sheet made of, for example, polyethylene to form a gusset, cutting the sheet to a specified length, and heat-sealing the top, upper end, and lower end to form a roughly rectangular parallelepiped shape. That is, the packaging bag 11 has a bottom surface 12 (third wall surface), a top surface 13, a front surface 14, a rear surface 15 (see Figure 3), a left side surface 16 (first wall surface), and a right side surface 17 (second wall surface).

In addition, in the packaging bag 11, the bottom surface portion 12 and the top surface portion 13 face each other, the front surface portion 14 and the rear surface portion 15 face each other, and the left side surface portion 16 and the right side surface portion 17 face each other. The front surface portion 14, the rear surface portion 15, the left side surface portion 16 and the right side surface portion 17 are perpendicular to the bottom surface portion 12 and the top surface portion 13. In addition, the bottom surface portion 12, the top surface portion 13, the left side surface portion 16 and the right side surface portion 17 are perpendicular to the front surface portion 14 and the rear surface portion 15. In addition, the bottom surface portion 12, the top surface portion 13, the front surface portion 14 and the rear surface portion 15 are perpendicular to the left side surface portion 16 and the right side surface portion 17.

In the following description, the direction in which the front surface 14 and rear surface 15 face each other is referred to as the "thickness direction X", the direction in which the left side surface 16 and right side surface 17 face each other is referred to as the "lateral direction Y", and the direction in which the bottom surface 12 and top surface 13 face each other is referred to as the "height direction Z".

The absorbent article 20 stored in the package 10 is, for example, a water-absorbent pad for light incontinence, and as shown in FIG. 2A, has a longitudinal direction D1 corresponding to the front-to-back direction of the wearer, and a width direction D2 perpendicular to the longitudinal direction D1, and has an overall elongated shape in the longitudinal direction D1. The absorbent article 20 also has a back sheet 21, a top sheet 22, and an absorbent 23 provided between the back sheet 21 and the top sheet 22. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2B, an exterior material 24 made of nonwoven fabric is provided on the non-absorbent side (the surface facing underwear, etc.) of the back sheet 21. When the absorbent article 20 is used, the exterior material 24 is fixed to underwear or a disposable diaper, and the top sheet 22 touches the wearer's skin. The exterior material 24 of the absorbent article 20 has a pair of article-side engagement members 25a, 25b for fixing to a disposable diaper, etc., at both ends in the longitudinal direction D1.

The absorbent article 20 is folded in half at the crease O in the middle of the longitudinal direction D1, with the exterior material 24 facing outward, and is stored in the packaging bag 11. The multiple absorbent articles 20 are stacked with the exterior materials 24 in contact with each other, and are stored in the packaging bag 11 lined up in the horizontal direction Y between the left side surface 16 and the right side surface 17 of the packaging bag 11, as shown in FIG. 1, with the crease O facing the bottom surface 12. Therefore, when the absorbent articles 20 are stored in the packaging bag 11, the exterior material 24 of the absorbent article 20 faces the left side surface 16 and the right side surface 17, and the width direction D2 of the absorbent article 20 coincides with the thickness direction X of the packaging bag 11.

Here, the multiple absorbent articles 20 are stored in a packing bag 11 in a line as shown in FIG. 1. The length H1 of the packing bag 11 in the height direction Z is set to be approximately the same as the length H2 of the absorbent articles 20 in the longitudinal direction D1 when folded in half. The "length H2" corresponds to the distance from the fold O to one end 20a in the longitudinal direction D1, or the distance from the fold O to the other end 20b in the longitudinal direction D1. The length W1 of the packing bag 11 in the thickness direction X is set to be approximately the same as the length W2 of the absorbent articles 20 in the width direction D2. Furthermore, the length W3 of the packing bag 11 in the lateral direction Y is set to be a length that allows the multiple absorbent articles 20 to be stored without gaps. Therefore, the multiple absorbent articles 20 are packed in the packing bag 11 with almost no room to spare when stored in the packing bag 11.

The article-side engaging members 25a and 25b are, for example, hook tapes of a hook-and-loop fastener, and are also detachably engaged with the exterior material 24 made of nonwoven fabric. Here, one article-side engaging member (hereinafter referred to as the "first article-side engaging member 25a") is disposed between the fold O and one end 20a. The other article-side engaging member (hereinafter referred to as the "second article-side engaging member 25b") is disposed between the fold O and the other end 20b. Therefore, when the absorbent article 20 is folded, the pair of article-side engaging members 25a and 25b face in opposite directions. When multiple absorbent articles 20 are stored, the first article-side engaging member 25a faces the exterior material 24 of the other absorbent article 20 adjacent to one side, and the second article-side engaging member 25b faces the exterior material 24 of the other absorbent article 20 adjacent to the other side.

In the absorbent article 20 of Example 1, the first distance H3 and the second distance H4 are set to the same length. Here, the "first distance H3" is the distance from one end 20a of the absorbent article 20 to the first article-side engaging member 25a. The "second distance H4" is the distance from the other end 20b of the absorbent article 20 to the second article-side engaging member 25b. Furthermore, the fold O is set at the center position of the absorbent article 20 in the longitudinal direction D1.

Therefore, the distance from the fold O to the first article-side engaging member 25a and the distance from the fold O to the second article-side engaging member 25b are approximately the same length. As a result, when multiple absorbent articles 20 are arranged side by side, the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b face each other between adjacent absorbent articles 20 (see FIG. 5A). However, since the absorbent article 20 is soft and easily deformed from the folded state in two, the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b do not strictly face each other between adjacent absorbent articles 20. Therefore, the first article-side engaging member 25a provided on the absorbent article 20 engages with the exterior material 24 of the other absorbent article 20 adjacent to one side, and the second article-side engaging member 25b provided on the absorbent article 20 engages with the exterior material 24 of the other absorbent article 20 adjacent to the other side.

In addition, an opening forming portion 18 and a bag side engaging member 19 are provided on the left side surface portion 16 of the packaging bag 11.

The opening forming portion 18 is a linear perforation that breaks to form an opening 30 in the left side surface portion 16 for removing the absorbent article 20. The opening forming portion 18 is formed by alternating cut portions, where the left side surface portion 16 is cut, and uncut portions, where the left side surface portion 16 is not cut. As shown in FIG. 3, when the left side surface portion 16 is viewed along the lateral direction Y, the opening forming portion 18 has an inverted U-shaped curved shape with a central portion in the thickness direction X that is convex toward the top surface portion 13 and an open bottom surface portion 12 side.

The opening 30 formed by breaking the opening forming portion 18 has a semi-rounded rectangle shape with the center in the thickness direction X protruding toward the top surface portion 13 when the left side surface portion 16 is viewed along the horizontal direction Y, as shown in FIG. 4. The maximum width W4 of the opening 30 in the thickness direction X is set to be shorter than the width W2 of the absorbent article 20. The maximum length H3 of the opening 30 in the height direction Z is set to be shorter than the length H2 in the longitudinal direction D1 of the absorbent article 20 when folded in half. Furthermore, the opening 30 is formed at approximately the center of the left side surface portion 16, and exposes at least a portion of the first article side engaging member 25a provided on the absorbent article 20.

The bag side engaging member 19 is, for example, a hook tape of a hook-and-loop fastener, and is a member that detachably engages with the exterior material 24 made of nonwoven fabric. The bag side engaging member 19 is provided on the inner surface 16a (see FIG. 5A, etc.) of the left side surface portion 16 of the packaging bag 11 at a position that does not interfere with the opening 30. Note that the "position that does not interfere with the opening 30" is an area outside the opening 30. Furthermore, in Example 1, the bag side engaging member 19 is disposed between the bottom surface portion 12 and the opening 30. Therefore, when the absorbent article 20 stored in the packaging bag 11 comes into contact with the inner surface 16a of the left side surface portion 16, the bag side engaging member 19 engages with the exterior material 24 of the absorbent article 20 that comes into contact with the inner surface 16a of the left side surface portion 16.

The bag-side engaging member 19 is set so that its engagement force with the outer material 24 of the absorbent article 20 is greater than the engagement force of the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b with the outer material 24 of the absorbent article 20. In other words, to peel the outer material 24 of the absorbent article 20 from the bag-side engaging member 19, a peeling force greater than the peeling force required to peel the outer material 24 of the absorbent article 20 from the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b is required.

To set the engagement force of the bag-side engaging member 19 with the outer material 24 higher than the engagement force of the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b with the outer material 24, specifically, for example, the engageable area of the bag-side engaging member 19 is set larger than the engageable area of the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b, or the shape of the bag-side engaging member 19 is formed into a shape that engages more strongly with the nonwoven fabric than the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b.

Furthermore, the left side surface portion 16 of the packaging bag 11 is provided with a rigidity enhancing structure 32 that provides at least the strength of the outer peripheral region 31 of the opening 30 with a strength capable of supporting the inclination of the absorbent article 20. Here, the "outer peripheral region 31 of the opening 30" refers to the region surrounding the outside of the opening 30. Furthermore, the "inclination of the absorbent article 20" refers to the inclination of the absorbent article 20 when a gap is generated between the absorbent article 20 stored in the packaging bag 11 and the left side surface portion 16 due to the absorbent article 20 being removed from the packaging bag 11, and the stored absorbent article 20 falls toward the left side surface portion 16. Furthermore, the "strength capable of supporting the inclination of the absorbent article 20" refers to a strength capable of supporting the weight of the absorbent article 20 acting on the left side surface portion 16 when the absorbent article 20 falls toward the left side surface portion 16, and suppressing deformation of the left side surface portion 16.

Specifically, the rigidity-improving structure 32 is formed by applying heat sealing or ultrasonic bonding to the outer peripheral region 31 of the opening 30 and melting and thickening a portion of the periphery of the opening 30. The rigidity-improving structure 32 may also be formed by attaching a separate member such as a plastic sheet to the outer peripheral region 31 to make the outer peripheral region 31 a double structure. The rigidity-improving structure 32 may be provided over the entire outer peripheral region 31, or over the entire left side portion 16 where the opening 30 is formed. The rigidity-improving structure 32 may also be provided in a portion of the outer peripheral region 31 between the top surface portion 13 and the opening 30, for example. Furthermore, the rigidity-improving structure 32 may be provided over the entire packaging bag 11.

The function of the packaging body 10 of Example 1 is explained below.

To remove the absorbent article 20 from the package 10 of Example 1, the user first tears a portion of the left side surface portion 16 along the opening forming portion 18 formed on the left side surface portion 16 of the packaging bag 11. At this time, by breaking the uncut portion of the opening forming portion 18, the left side surface portion 16 is broken along the opening forming portion 18, and an opening 30 is formed (see FIG. 5A). Note that since the opening forming portion 18 has an inverted U-shaped curved shape that is open on the bottom surface portion 12 side, the part of the left side surface portion 16 that covered the opening 30 is not cut off from the left side surface portion 16 and hangs down from the left side surface portion 16.

After forming the opening 30, the user inserts his/her hand into the inside of the packaging bag 11 through the opening 30 and grasps one end 20a of the front absorbent article 20 (the absorbent article 20 stored closest to the left side portion 16, hereinafter referred to as the "first absorbent article 20A"). Next, as shown in FIG. 5B, the user pulls one end 20a of the first absorbent article 20A from the opening 30 to the outside of the packaging bag 11, and pulls out the end 20a to the outside of the packaging bag 11.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5C, the user pulls up one end 20a of the first absorbent article 20A that has been pulled out to the outside of the packaging bag 11. Here, the bag side engaging member 19 provided on the left side surface portion 16 engages with the exterior material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A. In response to this, when the user pulls up one end 20a of the first absorbent article 20A, a peeling force F1 that is mainly directed upward along the height direction Z acts between the exterior material 24 and the bag side engaging member 19. As a result, the first absorbent article 20A is peeled off from the bag side engaging member 19, and the user can pull out the portion around the fold O of the first absorbent article 20A (the middle portion in the longitudinal direction D1) from the packaging bag 11.

The first absorbent article 20A is connected to the next absorbent article 20 (the absorbent article 20 adjacent to the first absorbent article 20A, hereinafter referred to as the "second absorbent article 20B") via the article-side engaging members 25a and 25b. In other words, the second article-side engaging member 25b provided on the first absorbent article 20A engages with the exterior material 24 of the second absorbent article 20B, and the first article-side engaging member 25a provided on the second absorbent article 20B engages with the exterior material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 5D, by pulling the first absorbent article 20A to the outside of the packaging bag 11, the second absorbent article 20B is pulled toward the left side surface portion 16 and comes into contact with the inner surface 16a of the left side surface portion 16. Then, the bag side engaging member 19 engages with the exterior material 24 of the second absorbent article 20B.

Then, as the user continues to pull the first absorbent article 20A to the outside of the packaging bag 11, as shown in FIG. 5E, the second article side engaging member 25b provided on the first absorbent article 20A peels off from the outer material 24 of the second absorbent article 20B, and the first article side engaging member 25a provided on the second absorbent article 20B peels off from the outer material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A. As a result, the first absorbent article 20A is separated from the second absorbent article 20B, and the other end 20b is also pulled out from the packaging bag 11, and the first absorbent article 20A is completely removed from the packaging bag 11.

In contrast, the second absorbent article 20B is engaged with the bag-side engaging member 19. Therefore, the second absorbent article 20B is hooked onto the inner surface 16a of the left side portion 16 of the packaging bag 11 via the bag-side engaging member 19. In other words, the engaging force of the bag-side engaging member 19 exerts a pulling force on the second absorbent article 20B toward the inside of the packaging bag 11.

Furthermore, when the second absorbent article 20B is pulled, a force F2 acts between the exterior material 24 of the second absorbent article 20B and the bag side engaging member 19 in the shear direction from the second absorbent article 20B to the bag side engaging member 19 (see FIG. 5D). Therefore, the second absorbent article 20B is not peeled off from the bag side engaging member 19. As a result, the second absorbent article 20B is kept inside the packaging bag 11.

Therefore, in the package 10 of Example 1, the absorbent article (first absorbent article 20A) that is engaged with another adjacent absorbent article (second absorbent article 20B) while stored in the packaging bag 11 can be easily removed one by one from the packaging bag 11.

In addition, in the packaging body 10 of Example 1, as described above, the bag side engaging member 19 provided on the inner surface 16a of the packaging bag 11 is engaged with the second absorbent article 20B, and the engaging force of the bag side engaging member 19 can hold the second absorbent article 20B inside the packaging bag 11. Therefore, the opening 30 does not necessarily have to be formed across two wall surfaces (for example, the left side surface portion 16 and the front surface portion 14), and the degree of freedom in setting the size and shape of the opening 30 can be improved. In addition, since the opening 30 does not necessarily have to be formed across two wall surfaces, the fold O of the absorbent article 20 can be oriented in any direction when stored in the packaging bag 11. Therefore, the degree of freedom in the storage direction of multiple absorbent articles 20 can be increased.

Furthermore, in the package 10 of Example 1, the engagement force of the bag-side engaging member 19 with respect to the exterior material 24 is set higher than the engagement force of the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b with respect to the exterior material 24. Therefore, the peeling force acting when peeling the second article-side engaging member 25b provided on the first absorbent article 20A from the exterior material 24 of the second absorbent article 20B and peeling the first article-side engaging member 25a provided on the second absorbent article 20B from the exterior material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A is not sufficient to peel the second absorbent article 20B from the bag-side engaging member 19. As a result, the engagement force of the bag-side engaging member 19 can properly hold the second absorbent article 20B in place in the packaging bag 11, and the second absorbent article 20B can be prevented from being pulled out together with the first absorbent article 20A.

In addition, in the package 10 of Example 1, the multiple absorbent articles 20 are stored in the package bag 11 with the fold O facing the bottom surface portion 12, and the bag side engaging member 19 is provided between the opening 30 and the bottom surface portion 12. Therefore, when a user takes out the first absorbent article 20A, the user pulls out one end 20a of the first absorbent article 20A to the outside of the package bag 11 and then pulls it upward. As a result, in the package 10 of Example 1, a peeling force F1 can be applied between the exterior material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A and the bag side engaging member 19 in the upward direction along the height direction Z. Therefore, the package 10 of Example 1 can reduce the engaging force of the exterior material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A with the bag side engaging member 19, and the user can easily peel off the first absorbent article 20A from the bag side engaging member 19.

In addition, when the second absorbent article 20B, pulled by the first absorbent article 20A, engages with the bag-side engaging member 19, the package 10 of Example 1 can apply a force F2 in the shear direction from the second absorbent article 20B toward the bag-side engaging member 19 between the exterior material 24 of the second absorbent article 20B and the bag-side engaging member 19. Therefore, the package 10 of Example 1 can improve the engaging force of the exterior material 24 of the second absorbent article 20B with the bag-side engaging member 19, making it difficult for the second absorbent article 20B to peel off from the bag-side engaging member 19.

Moreover, in the package 10 of Example 1, the maximum width W4 of the opening 30 in the thickness direction X is set to a length shorter than the width W2 of the absorbent article 20. As a result, when a user removes the first absorbent article 20A, if the user pulls it straight along the lateral direction Y, the first absorbent article 20A gets caught on the outer peripheral region 31 of the opening 30 and cannot be removed smoothly. Therefore, the user needs to gently twist the first absorbent article 20A to remove it.

As a result, the package 10 of Example 1 can increase the force F1 in the peeling direction acting between the exterior material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A and the bag side engaging member 19, and further reduce the engaging force of the exterior material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A with the bag side engaging member 19. As a result, the user can more easily peel the first absorbent article 20A from the bag side engaging member 19.

In addition, in the package 10 of Example 1, a rigidity enhancing structure 32 is provided on the left side surface portion 16 of the packaging bag 11, which provides the strength of at least the outer peripheral region 31 of the opening 30 with a strength capable of supporting the inclination of the absorbent article 20. This makes it possible to suppress deformation of the left side surface portion 16 when the second absorbent article 20B is pulled and falls toward the left side surface portion 16 when the first absorbent article 20A is removed. Therefore, the package 10 of Example 1 can prevent the opening 30 from deforming and the second absorbent article 20B from falling out of the opening 30.

The packaging body of the present invention has been described above based on Example 1. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this example, and design changes, combinations of the examples, additions, etc. are permitted as long as they do not deviate from the gist of the invention as claimed in each claim of the patent.

In the first embodiment, the fold O is set at the center of the longitudinal direction D1 of the absorbent article 20 to be stored in the packaging bag 11, and the distance from the fold O to the first article side engaging member 25a and the distance from the fold O to the second article side engaging member 25b are approximately the same length. However, the shape of the absorbent article 20 to be stored in the packaging bag 11 is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 6(a), the packaging bag 11 may store an absorbent article 20 folded with the fold O shifted from the center of the longitudinal direction D1 to the other end 20b side. That is, the absorbent article 20 to be stored in the packaging bag 11 may have a different distance L1 from the fold O to the first article side engaging member 25a and a different distance L2 from the fold O to the second article side engaging member 25b. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6(b), when multiple absorbent articles 20 folded in half at crease O are arranged side by side, the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b do not face each other between adjacent absorbent articles 20. Therefore, the area in which the second article-side engaging member 25b provided on one absorbent article 20 contacts the exterior material 24 of the second absorbent article 20B that is next stored can be made larger than in Example 1. This increases the engaging force of the second article-side engaging member 25b, allowing multiple absorbent articles 20 to be accurately connected to each other within the packaging bag 11.

As a result, when removing the absorbent article 20 from the packaging bag 11, the second absorbent article 20B stored next can be pulled strongly toward the left side portion 16. The second absorbent article 20B can then be brought into proper contact with the bag-side engaging member 19, and the engaging force of the bag-side engaging member 19 can keep the second absorbent article 20B in place within the packaging bag 11.

In the absorbent article 20 stored in the packaging bag 11, the distance L1 from the fold O to the first article-side engaging member 25a and the distance L2 from the fold O to the second article-side engaging member 25b may be different from the above example. For example, the absorbent article 20 may have the fold O set at the center position in the longitudinal direction D1, and the first distance H3 and the second distance H4 set to different lengths.

In the package 10 of Example 1, the opening shape of the opening 30 is symmetrical about the axis α extending in the longitudinal direction D1 (between the bottom surface 12 and the top surface 13) of the absorbent article 20 stored in the packaging bag 11 at the center position (the center position between the front surface 14 and the rear surface 15) of the width direction D2 of the absorbent article 20 stored in the packaging bag 11, but this is not limited to the above. For example, as in the modified package 10A shown in FIG. 7(a), the opening shape of the opening 30 when the left side surface 16 is viewed along the lateral direction Y may be set to a shape that is asymmetrical about the axis α. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7(b), the center of the opening forming portion 18 in the thickness direction X has an inverted U-shape that is convex toward the top surface 13, and the distance H5 from the bottom surface 12 to one end 18a is different from the distance H6 from the bottom surface 12 to the other end 18b.

As a result, in the case shown in FIG. 7(a), the opening area of the opening 30 is narrower on the front surface 14 side than the axis α, and is wider on the rear surface 15 side than the axis α. Therefore, when removing the absorbent article 20, the user needs to twist and pull the absorbent article 20 significantly. As a result, the peel strength (the force with which the first absorbent article 20A engages with the bag side engaging member 19) between the outer material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A removed from the package 10A and the bag side engaging member 19 can be reduced. This makes it even easier to remove the first absorbent article 20A.

In the packaging body 10 of Example 1, an example is shown in which a plurality of absorbent articles 20 arranged in a line are stored, but this is not limited thereto. For example, the packaging body 10 may store a plurality of absorbent articles 20 arranged in multiple rows along the height direction Z or thickness direction X. In this case, a plurality of openings 30 are formed corresponding to each row. Also, a plurality of bag-side engaging members 19 are provided corresponding to each of the multiple rows.

In addition, in the package 10 of Example 1, a plurality of absorbent articles 20 are stored side by side between the left side surface portion 16 and the right side surface portion 17, and an opening 30 is formed in the left side surface portion 16, but this is not limited to the above. For example, the plurality of absorbent articles 20 may be stored side by side between the front surface portion 14 and the rear surface portion 15 with the fold O facing the bottom surface portion 12. In this case, the opening forming portion 18 is formed in the front surface portion 14 or the rear surface portion 15, and the opening 30 is formed in the front surface portion 14 or the rear surface portion 15. In addition, the plurality of absorbent articles 20 may be stored side by side between the bottom surface portion 12 and the top surface portion 13 with the fold O facing any one of the front surface portion 14, the rear surface portion 15, the left side surface portion 16, and the right side surface portion 17. In this case, the opening forming portion 18 is formed in the bottom surface portion 12 or the top surface portion 13, and the opening 30 is formed in the bottom surface portion 12 or the top surface portion 13.

In addition, in the first embodiment, the bag side engaging member 19 is positioned between the bottom surface portion 12 toward which the fold O is oriented and the opening 30, but this is not limited to the above. The bag side engaging member 19 can be provided at any position as long as it does not interfere with the opening 30. In addition, multiple bag side engaging members 19 may be provided around the opening 30.

In the package 10 of Example 1, the opening forming portion 18 has an inverted U-shaped curved shape that is open on the bottom surface portion 12 side, and when the opening 30 is formed, the part of the left side surface portion 16 that covered the opening 30 is not cut off from the left side surface portion 16. However, the shape of the opening forming portion 18 can be set arbitrarily, and may be, for example, a circular or elliptical curved shape, or a straight line that forms a rectangle. And, when the opening 30 is formed, the part of the left side surface portion 16 that covered the opening 30 may be completely cut off from the left side surface portion 16.

In addition, in the first embodiment, the absorbent article 20 stored in the package 10 is an absorbent pad for light incontinence, but this is not limited to this. The absorbent article 20 may be folded with the outer material 24 on the outside at a fold O set in the middle of the longitudinal direction D1, and may be, for example, a disposable diaper of a tape type or pants type, or a sanitary napkin.

10 Packaging body 11 Packaging bag 12 Bottom surface (third wall surface)
13 top surface portion 14 front surface portion 15 rear surface portion 16 left side surface portion (first wall surface)
16a Inner surface 17 Right side surface (second wall surface)
18 Opening forming portion 19 Bag side engaging member 20 Absorbent article 24 Outer material 25a Article side engaging member 25b Article side engaging member 30 Opening 31 Outer peripheral region 32 Rigidity enhancing structure D1 Longitudinal direction D2 Width direction O Fold

Claims (6)

A packaging body having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped packaging bag having a longitudinal direction corresponding to the front-to-rear direction of a wearer and a width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and containing a plurality of absorbent articles folded with an outer material on an outer side at a crease set in a middle portion of the longitudinal direction,
The plurality of absorbent articles are stored side by side between a first wall surface of the packaging bag and a second wall surface opposed to the first wall surface, with the exterior materials being in contact with each other and stacked together,
The outer cover of the absorbent article is provided with an article-side engaging member that is detachably engaged with an outer cover of another adjacent absorbent article,
The first wall surface is formed with a linear opening forming portion that forms an opening for removing the absorbent article,
a bag-side engaging member with which the outer material of the absorbent article is detachably engaged is provided on an inner surface of the first wall at a position that does not interfere with the opening ;
a force of the bag-side engaging member to engage with the exterior material is set to be higher than a force of the article-side engaging member to engage with the exterior material . 2. The packaging according to claim 1 ,
The absorbent article is stored in the packaging bag with the fold facing a third wall surface perpendicular to the first wall surface and the second wall surface,
The package, wherein the bag-side engaging member is provided between the opening and the third wall surface. The packaging body according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The packaging bag is characterized in that it has an article-side engaging member at each end in the longitudinal direction, and contains an absorbent article in which the distance from the fold to one article-side engaging member is different from the distance from the fold to the other article-side engaging member. The packaging body according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The packaging bag is provided with a rigidity enhancing structure that enhances the strength of at least the outer peripheral region of the opening to a strength sufficient to support the inclination of the absorbent article. The packaging body according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
A packaging body, wherein a width dimension of the opening is set to be shorter than a width dimension of the absorbent article. The packaging body according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
The package, wherein the opening is set at a center position in a width direction of the absorbent article and has an asymmetric opening shape with respect to an axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article.