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CN221819664U - Flexible package composite film capable of being adhered and sealed and packaging bag - Google Patents

Flexible package composite film capable of being adhered and sealed and packaging bag Download PDF

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CN221819664U
CN221819664U CN202323401133.3U CN202323401133U CN221819664U CN 221819664 U CN221819664 U CN 221819664U CN 202323401133 U CN202323401133 U CN 202323401133U CN 221819664 U CN221819664 U CN 221819664U
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The utility model discloses a flexible packaging composite film capable of being sealed and a packaging bag, which sequentially comprise a matte single-stage stretching polypropylene film, a first adhesive layer, a polyester film, a printing ink layer, a second adhesive layer and a single-stage stretching polypropylene/aluminizing film, wherein the matte single-stage stretching polypropylene film, the first adhesive layer, the polyester film, the printing ink layer, the second adhesive layer and the single-stage stretching polypropylene/aluminizing film are sequentially arranged, the upper surface of the matte single-stage stretching polypropylene film is an uncomplexed surface layer, the lower surface of the matte single-stage stretching polypropylene film is adhered with the polyester film through the first-year adhesive layer, the lower surface of the polyester film is provided with a printing ink layer, and the lower surface of the printing ink layer is adhered with the single-stage stretching polypropylene aluminizing film through the second adhesive layer. The structure of the composite film provided by the utility model is softer than the texture of the conventional structure, is not easy to leak air and break bags, saves more materials under the condition of packaging with the same specification, reduces the cost and is environment-friendly.

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一种可贴封软包装复合膜及包装袋A sealable soft packaging composite film and packaging bag

技术领域Technical Field

本实用新型属于软包装新材质技术领域,具体涉及一种轻包装食品自动包装复合膜及包装袋的改进。The utility model belongs to the technical field of new flexible packaging materials, and in particular relates to an improvement of an automatic packaging composite film and a packaging bag for light-packaged food.

背景技术Background Art

目前市场上的饼干类、糖果类、膨化食品类的轻包装普遍采用的包装材质从外到内依次为哑光双向拉伸聚丙烯薄膜印刷层,通过粘合剂复合聚酯镀铝薄膜层,再通过粘合剂复合单项拉伸聚丙烯薄膜层,此包装材质结构较硬一些,质感差,做充气包装时易漏气,冬天易破袋。因此,很有必要对现有的软包装复合膜进行改进,使其至少可以实现在结构软且质感好,同时还不易漏气破袋的目的。At present, the packaging materials commonly used in the light packaging of biscuits, candies, and puffed foods on the market are, from the outside to the inside, a matte biaxially oriented polypropylene film printing layer, a polyester aluminum-plated film layer compounded by an adhesive, and then a uniaxially oriented polypropylene film layer compounded by an adhesive. This packaging material structure is relatively hard, with poor texture, and is prone to air leakage when used as an inflatable package, and is prone to bag breakage in winter. Therefore, it is very necessary to improve the existing flexible packaging composite film so that it can at least achieve the purpose of being soft in structure and good in texture, and not easy to leak or break.

发明内容Summary of the invention

针对现有技术的不足,本实用新型的目的在于提供一种可贴封软包装复合膜,及用该复合膜制成的包装袋,其目的在于解决现有饼干类、糖果类、膨化食品类的软包装结构偏硬、质感差及容易漏气破袋的问题。In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a sealable soft packaging composite film and a packaging bag made of the composite film, which aims to solve the problems of the existing soft packaging structure of biscuits, candies and puffed foods being relatively hard, poor in texture and easy to leak and break.

为实现上述目的,本实用新型采用如下技术方案,一种可贴封软包装复合膜,依次包括哑光单项拉伸聚丙烯薄膜、第一粘合剂层、聚酯薄膜、印刷油墨层、第二粘合剂层、单项拉伸聚丙烯/镀铝薄膜,所述哑光单项拉伸聚丙烯薄膜的上表面为未复合面层,其下表面通过第一年粘合剂层与聚酯薄膜粘接在一起,聚酯薄膜的下表面设置有印刷油墨层,印刷油墨层的下表面通过第二粘合剂层与单项拉伸聚丙烯/镀铝薄膜粘接在一起。To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: a sealable flexible packaging composite film, which comprises, in sequence, a matte unidirectional stretched polypropylene film, a first adhesive layer, a polyester film, a printing ink layer, a second adhesive layer, and a unidirectional stretched polypropylene/aluminum-plated film; the upper surface of the matte unidirectional stretched polypropylene film is an uncompounded surface layer, and the lower surface thereof is bonded to the polyester film through the first adhesive layer; a printing ink layer is provided on the lower surface of the polyester film, and the lower surface of the printing ink layer is bonded to the unidirectional stretched polypropylene/aluminum-plated film through the second adhesive layer.

优选地,所述哑光单项拉伸聚丙烯薄膜的未复合面层具有可热封性能,可与所述的单项拉伸聚丙烯/镀铝薄膜搭接热封进行封合。Preferably, the uncompounded surface layer of the matte uniaxially oriented polypropylene film has heat-sealability and can be sealed with the uniaxially oriented polypropylene/aluminum-coated film by overlapping heat sealing.

优选地,所述哑光单项拉伸聚丙烯薄膜的厚度为20-50μm。Preferably, the matte uniaxially oriented polypropylene film has a thickness of 20-50 μm.

优先地,所述单项拉伸聚丙烯/镀铝薄膜的厚度为20-40μm。Preferably, the thickness of the uniaxially oriented polypropylene/aluminum-coated film is 20-40 μm.

优选地,所述聚酯薄膜的厚度为12-20μm。Preferably, the polyester film has a thickness of 12-20 μm.

优选地,所述印刷油墨层的厚度为1-3μm。Preferably, the printing ink layer has a thickness of 1-3 μm.

优选地,所述第一粘合剂层、第二粘合剂层均为无溶剂聚氨酯粘接层,或均为干式复合聚氨酯粘接层,其厚度分别为 1-2μm。Preferably, the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer are both solvent-free polyurethane adhesive layers, or both are dry composite polyurethane adhesive layers, and their thicknesses are 1-2 μm respectively.

一种包装袋,所述包装袋的袋体采用复合膜制成,所述复合膜为上述的可贴封软包装复合膜。A packaging bag, the bag body of which is made of a composite film, and the composite film is the above-mentioned sealable flexible packaging composite film.

本实用新型有益效果:The utility model has the following beneficial effects:

本实用新型提供的可贴封软包装复合膜,依次包括哑光单项拉伸聚丙烯薄膜层,粘合剂层、聚酯薄膜层、印刷油墨层、粘合剂层、单项拉伸聚丙烯/镀铝薄膜层,该结构比常规结构而言,采用了两层单向拉伸的聚丙烯薄膜材料,使得成品结构更具有抗拉伸性能,柔软性能,因此在充气包装产品上更具有优势,更不容易漏气,冬季更不易破袋;另外,因为柔软且表层为哑光单向拉伸聚丙烯薄膜,因此包装色彩更具有质感;同时,由于表层为可热封的哑光单向拉伸聚丙烯薄膜层与内层为可热封单向拉伸聚丙烯/镀铝薄膜层,两者在热封时可搭接贴合热封,从而比常规结构只能通过内层热封层对接热合可减少10mm左右的封边浪费,因此可节省材料,降低生产成本,从而达到环保要求。总之,本实用新型提供的可贴封软包装复合膜质感更柔和,不易漏气和破袋,相同规格包装情况下更节省材料,降低成本,环保。The sealable composite film for flexible packaging provided by the utility model comprises, in sequence, a matte uniaxially stretched polypropylene film layer, an adhesive layer, a polyester film layer, a printing ink layer, an adhesive layer, and a uniaxially stretched polypropylene/aluminum-plated film layer. Compared with a conventional structure, the structure adopts two layers of uniaxially stretched polypropylene film materials, so that the finished product structure has better tensile resistance and softness, and thus has more advantages in inflatable packaging products, is less likely to leak, and is less likely to break in winter; in addition, because it is soft and the surface layer is a matte uniaxially stretched polypropylene film, the packaging color has a better texture; at the same time, because the surface layer is a heat-sealable matte uniaxially stretched polypropylene film layer and the inner layer is a heat-sealable uniaxially stretched polypropylene/aluminum-plated film layer, the two can be overlapped and heat-sealed during heat sealing, thereby reducing the edge sealing waste of about 10 mm compared with the conventional structure that can only be heat-sealed by the inner heat-sealing layer, thus saving materials and reducing production costs, thereby meeting environmental protection requirements. In short, the sealable soft packaging composite film provided by the utility model has a softer texture, is not prone to air leakage and bag breakage, saves more materials, reduces costs, and is environmentally friendly under the same packaging specifications.

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图1是本实用新型的结构剖面示意图;Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure of the present utility model;

图中:1-哑光单项拉伸聚丙烯薄膜;2-第一粘合剂层;3-聚酯薄膜;4-印刷油墨层;5-第二粘合剂层;6-单项拉伸聚丙烯/镀铝薄膜。In the figure: 1-matte uniaxially stretched polypropylene film; 2-first adhesive layer; 3-polyester film; 4-printing ink layer; 5-second adhesive layer; 6-uniaxially stretched polypropylene/aluminum-coated film.

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下面将结合具体的实施方案对本实用新型进行进一步的解释,但并不局限本实用新型,说明书附图所绘示的结构、比例、大小等,均仅用以配合说明书所揭示的内容,以供熟悉此技术的人士了解与阅读,并非用以限定本实用新型可实施的限定条件,故不具技术上的实质意义,任何结构的修饰、比例关系的改变或大小的调整,在不影响本实用新型所能产生的功效及所能达成的目的下,均应仍落在本实用新型所揭示的技术内容所能涵盖的范围内。同时,本说明书中所引用的如“上”、“下”、“前”、“后”、“中间”等用语,亦仅为便于叙述的明了,而非用以限定本实用新型可实施的范围,其相对关系的改变或调整,在无实质变更技术内容下,当亦视为本实用新型可实施的范畴。The present invention will be further explained below in conjunction with a specific implementation scheme, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. The structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in the accompanying drawings of the specification are only used to match the contents disclosed in the specification so that people familiar with the technology can understand and read them. They are not intended to limit the limiting conditions that the present invention can implement, so they do not have substantial technical significance. Any structural modification, change in proportional relationship, or adjustment of size should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed by the present invention without affecting the effects that the present invention can produce and the purposes that can be achieved. At the same time, the terms such as "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "middle" and the like cited in this specification are only for the convenience of narration, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The change or adjustment of the relative relationship should also be regarded as the scope of the present invention without substantial changes in the technical content.

请参阅图1所示,一种可贴封软包装复合膜,依次包括哑光单项拉伸聚丙烯薄膜、第一粘合剂层、聚酯薄膜、印刷油墨层、第二粘合剂层、单项拉伸聚丙烯/镀铝薄膜,所述哑光单项拉伸聚丙烯薄膜的上表面为未复合面层,其下表面通过第一年粘合剂层与聚酯薄膜粘接在一起,所述哑光单项拉伸聚丙烯薄膜的厚度为25μm,聚酯薄膜的下表面设置有印刷油墨层,印刷油墨层的下表面通过第二粘合剂层与单项拉伸聚丙烯/镀铝薄膜粘接在一起;所述聚酯薄膜的厚度为12μm,所述印刷油墨层的厚度为2μm,所述单项拉伸聚丙烯/镀铝薄膜的厚度为25μm,所述第一粘合剂层、第二粘合剂层均可采用无溶剂聚氨酯粘接层,也可以采用干式复合聚氨酯粘接层,其厚度均为2μm。Please refer to FIG. 1 , which shows a sealable composite film for flexible packaging, comprising, in sequence, a matte monoaxially stretched polypropylene film, a first adhesive layer, a polyester film, a printing ink layer, a second adhesive layer, and a monoaxially stretched polypropylene/aluminum-plated film. The upper surface of the matte monoaxially stretched polypropylene film is an uncompounded surface layer, and the lower surface thereof is bonded to the polyester film through the first adhesive layer. The thickness of the matte monoaxially stretched polypropylene film is 25 μm. A printing ink layer is provided on the lower surface of the polyester film, and the lower surface of the printing ink layer is bonded to the monoaxially stretched polypropylene/aluminum-plated film through the second adhesive layer. The thickness of the polyester film is 12 μm, the thickness of the printing ink layer is 2 μm, and the thickness of the monoaxially stretched polypropylene/aluminum-plated film is 25 μm. Both the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer may adopt solvent-free polyurethane adhesive layers or dry composite polyurethane adhesive layers, and the thickness of both of them is 2 μm.

所述哑光单项拉伸聚丙烯薄膜的未复合面层具有可热封性能,可与所述的单项拉伸聚丙烯/镀铝薄膜搭接热封进行封合;比常规结构的只能通过内层热封层对接热合而言,可减少10mm左右的封边浪费,因此可节省材料,降低生产成本,从而达到环保要求。The uncompounded surface layer of the matte unidirectional stretched polypropylene film has heat-sealability and can be sealed with the unidirectional stretched polypropylene/aluminum-coated film by overlapping heat sealing. Compared with the conventional structure that can only be sealed by butt heat sealing through the inner heat-sealing layer, the edge sealing waste of about 10 mm can be reduced, thereby saving materials and reducing production costs, thereby meeting environmental protection requirements.

所述的聚酯薄膜可进行图案文字的印刷后经由第一、第二粘合剂层复合在中间层;所述的哑光单项拉伸聚丙烯薄膜的复合面层与带有印刷图案文字的聚酯薄膜层(即中间材质层)复合,可以使图案颜色质感柔和;所述的第一、第二粘合剂可使用无溶剂粘合剂或者干式复合粘合剂均可;所述的内层复合层可以是单项拉伸聚丙烯镀铝薄膜,亦可以是单项拉伸聚丙烯薄膜。The polyester film can be printed with patterns and texts and then composited to the middle layer through the first and second adhesive layers; the composite surface layer of the matte unidirectional stretched polypropylene film is composited with the polyester film layer (i.e., the middle material layer) with printed patterns and texts, so that the color and texture of the pattern can be soft; the first and second adhesives can be solvent-free adhesives or dry composite adhesives; the inner composite layer can be a unidirectional stretched polypropylene aluminum-plated film or a unidirectional stretched polypropylene film.

本实用新型所述的复合膜的制作方法为:首先在聚酯薄膜层的下面印刷油墨图案,接着采用复合涂胶机在聚酯薄膜层的上面通过第一粘合剂层将哑光单向拉伸聚丙烯薄膜进行复合,接着在聚酯薄膜层的下面带有印刷图案面通过第二粘合剂与单向拉伸聚丙烯/镀铝薄膜的镀铝层进行复合,最后经熟化烘干后冷却分切即可使用。The manufacturing method of the composite film described in the utility model is as follows: firstly, an ink pattern is printed on the lower side of the polyester film layer; then, a composite glue coating machine is used to composite a matte uniaxially oriented polypropylene film on the upper side of the polyester film layer through a first adhesive layer; then, the printed pattern surface on the lower side of the polyester film layer is composited with the aluminum-plated layer of the uniaxially oriented polypropylene/aluminum-plated film through a second adhesive; finally, the composite film is cured and dried, and then cooled and cut for use.

本实用新型提供的可贴封软包装复合膜,采用三层材质通过粘合剂复合,材质从外到内依次为:表层哑光单向拉伸聚丙烯薄膜复合层、中间层聚酯薄膜印刷油墨层、内层单向拉伸聚丙烯/镀铝薄膜复合热封层;而常规结构的材质从外到内依次为:表层哑光双向拉伸聚丙烯薄膜印刷油墨层、中间层聚酯镀铝薄膜复合层、内层单向拉伸聚丙烯薄膜复合热封层。可见,对比常规结构而言,本实用新型提供的可贴封软包装复合膜由于采用了两层单向拉伸的聚丙烯薄膜材料,使得成品结构更具有抗拉伸性能,柔软性能,因此在充气包装产品上更具有优势,更不容易漏气,冬季更不易破袋;另外,因为柔软且表层为哑光单向拉伸聚丙烯薄膜,因此包装色彩更具有质感;同时,由于表层为可热封的哑光单向拉伸聚丙烯薄膜层与内层为可热封单向拉伸聚丙烯/镀铝薄膜层,两者在热封时可搭接贴合热封,从而比常规结构只能通过内层热封层对接热合可减少10mm左右的封边浪费,因此可节省材料,降低生产成本,从而达到环保要求。The sealable flexible packaging composite film provided by the utility model is composited with three layers of materials through an adhesive, and the materials are, from the outside to the inside, a surface matte uniaxially stretched polypropylene film composite layer, a middle layer polyester film printing ink layer, and an inner layer uniaxially stretched polypropylene/aluminum-plated film composite heat-sealing layer; while the materials of the conventional structure are, from the outside to the inside, a surface matte biaxially stretched polypropylene film printing ink layer, a middle layer polyester aluminum-plated film composite layer, and an inner layer uniaxially stretched polypropylene film composite heat-sealing layer. It can be seen that compared with the conventional structure, the sealable flexible packaging composite film provided by the utility model adopts two layers of uniaxially stretched polypropylene film materials, so that the finished product structure has better tensile resistance and softness, so it has more advantages in inflatable packaging products, is less likely to leak, and is less likely to break in winter; in addition, because it is soft and the surface layer is a matte uniaxially stretched polypropylene film, the packaging color has a more textured feel; at the same time, because the surface layer is a heat-sealable matte uniaxially stretched polypropylene film layer and the inner layer is a heat-sealable uniaxially stretched polypropylene/aluminum-plated film layer, the two can overlap and fit together during heat sealing, thereby reducing the edge sealing waste of about 10 mm compared to the conventional structure that can only be heat-sealed through the inner heat-sealing layer, thereby saving materials and reducing production costs, thereby meeting environmental protection requirements.

另一方面,本实施例还提供一种一种包装袋,所述包装袋的袋体采用复合膜制成,所述复合膜为上述的可贴封软包装复合膜。On the other hand, this embodiment further provides a packaging bag, wherein the bag body of the packaging bag is made of a composite film, and the composite film is the above-mentioned sealable flexible packaging composite film.

以上所述仅为本实用新型的较佳实施例,凡依本实用新型申请专利范围所作的均等变化与修饰,皆应属本实用新型专利的涵盖范围。The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model. All equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present utility model should fall within the scope of the present utility model patent.

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1. The utility model provides a can paste flexible package complex film, its characterized in that includes matte single-item tensile polypropylene film (1), first adhesive layer (2), polyester film (3), printing ink layer (4), second adhesive layer (5), single-item tensile polypropylene/aluminizing film (6) in proper order, the upper surface of matte single-item tensile polypropylene film (1) is not compound surface course, and its lower surface bonds together with polyester film (3) through first adhesive layer (2), and the lower surface of polyester film (3) is provided with printing ink layer (4), and the lower surface of printing ink layer (4) bonds together with single-item tensile polypropylene/aluminizing film (6) through second adhesive layer (5).
2. The sealable flexible packaging composite film according to claim 1, wherein: the non-composite surface layer of the matte single-direction stretching polypropylene film (1) has heat-sealing performance and can be sealed by lap heat sealing with the single-direction stretching polypropylene/aluminized film (6).
3. The sealable flexible packaging composite film according to claim 1, wherein: the thickness of the matte single-direction stretching polypropylene film (1) is 20-50 mu m.
4. The sealable flexible packaging composite film according to claim 1, wherein: the thickness of the single-way stretching polypropylene/aluminized film (6) is 20-40 mu m.
5. The sealable flexible packaging composite film according to claim 1, wherein: the thickness of the polyester film (3) is 12-20 mu m.
6. The sealable flexible packaging composite film according to claim 1, wherein: the thickness of the printing ink layer (4) is 1-3 mu m.
7. The sealable flexible packaging composite film according to claim 1, wherein: the first adhesive layer (2) and the second adhesive layer (5) are solvent-free polyurethane adhesive layers or dry composite polyurethane adhesive layers, and the thicknesses of the adhesive layers are respectively 1-2 mu m.
8. A packaging bag, wherein the bag body of the packaging bag is made of a composite film, and the composite film is a flexible packaging composite film capable of being sealed according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
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