JP2015081104A - Labeled containers and beverage products - Google Patents

Abstract

Even when it is extremely difficult or impossible to position a tear line formed on a label with respect to a container, the tear line can be positioned at a predetermined position, and the label is removed from the container. It is possible to provide a labeled container that can be easily peeled off. With a label in which a cylindrical label is closely attached to a body part of a container having a mouth part, a shoulder part that continues to the mouth part, a trunk part that continues to the shoulder part, and a bottom part that is continuously located at the bottom part of the trunk part. The container has a plurality of alternately arranged legs and recesses formed at the periphery of the bottom, and the cylindrical label is constituted by two cut lines having a predetermined interval from the upper edge to the lower edge. It has a tear band, the lower end edge of the cylindrical label is located on a plurality of recesses, the width A of the recess part where the lower end edge of the cylindrical label is positioned, the width B of the leg part, and the width C of the tear band It has the relationship shown in B <C≰A [Selection] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a container with a label and a beverage product, and more particularly to a container and a beverage product to which a cylindrical label (shrink label) made of a heat-shrinkable resin film is attached.

  As containers for soft drinks and carbonated drinks, resin containers typified by PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles are widely used. In such containers, a cylindrical label (shrink label) made of a heat-shrinkable resin film on which they are printed is in close contact with the trunk of the container for the purpose of displaying product names, contents, etc., decoration, etc. ing.

  In such a container, two tear lines (perforation lines) that are easily broken along the container axial direction are formed on the label so that the label and the container body can be separated and discarded. By tearing the tear band constituted by the two cut lines (perforation line) along the cut line (perforation line), the label can be easily peeled from the container body.

  However, since the shrink label is in close contact with the container body, there is no gap between the edge and the container body so that the fingertip can be hooked on the edge of the tear strip, and the label is peeled off from the container body. There is a problem that it is difficult to do.

  Therefore, conventionally, a container with a label in which a cylindrical label is closely attached to the container body, and the end portion of the label is attached to a predetermined portion of the container body that is in close contact with the end portion of the label on at least one end side of the cylindrical label. A container with a label is proposed in which a concave portion is formed so that a predetermined gap is formed between the two and a cut-off line (perforation line) that is easy to break is formed as a weakened portion at the end of the label near the concave portion. (See Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-204133 A

  In the container with a label disclosed in Patent Document 1, a concave portion is formed in a portion where the label end portion of the container body is located, and a gap is formed between the concave portion and the label end portion. A line overlaps the position of the recess. Therefore, the label can be easily peeled from the container body by being configured to easily hook the fingertip to the label end portion where the cut line (perforation line) is formed.

  By the way, such a container with a label is cylindrical by applying heat after covering a cylindrical label from above each container while conveying a plurality of containers at high speed using an apparatus called a shrink labeler. Manufactured by shrinking the label. In the container with a label disclosed in Patent Document 1, the body of the container body has a substantially rectangular shape with a cross section cut at the corner, and the container body and the cut line (perforation line) formed on the label Therefore, it is possible to attach the cylindrical label so that the cut line (perforation line) is positioned on the concave portion of the container main body.

  However, depending on the device (shrink labeler), it may be difficult to align the label cut line (perforation line) with the recess formed in the container body. In particular, when the body portion of the container body has a substantially circular cross section, it is extremely difficult to align the cut line (perforation line) of the label with the recess formed in the body portion having a substantially circular cross section. Difficult or impossible. In such a case, in all of the labeled containers manufactured in large quantities, it is extremely difficult to position the label cut line (perforation line) at an appropriate position.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention is formed on a label even when it is extremely difficult or impossible to align a tear line (perforation line) formed on the label with respect to the container. An object of the present invention is to provide a labeled container and a beverage product that can be positioned at a position where the tear line (perforation line) is easily torn and from which the label can be easily peeled off.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a mouth, a shoulder continuous with the mouth, a trunk continuous with the shoulder, and a bottom located at the bottom continuously with the trunk. A cylindrical label is in close contact with the body of the container, and a plurality of legs and recesses are formed alternately on the periphery of the bottom of the container, The cylindrical label has a tear band constituted by two cut lines having a predetermined interval from the upper end edge to the lower end edge, and the lower end edge of the cylindrical label is on the plurality of recesses. The width A of the concave portion where the lower end edge of the cylindrical label is located, the width B of the leg portion, and the width C of the tear band have a relationship represented by the following formula: A labeled container is provided (Invention 1).
B <C ≦ A

  According to the said invention (invention 1), when the width C of the tear band is larger than the width B of the leg portion and not more than the width A of the concave portion, the container and the cylindrical label (cut line) are aligned. Even if it does not do, since at least 1 cut line will be located on the recessed part of a container, it becomes possible to peel a label from a container easily.

  In the said invention (invention 1), it is preferable that the width A of the said recessed part is 6 mm or more (invention 2). From the average dimension of the Japanese fingertip, it is assumed that the width of the fingertip caught on the lower edge of the cylindrical label located on the recess is 5 to 6 mm. According to this invention (Invention 2), the width of the recess When A is 6 mm or more, it is easy to hook a fingertip on a tear band constituted by two cut lines, and the label can be easily peeled from the container.

  In the said invention (invention 1 and 2), it is preferable that the width C of the said tear zone is 2 mm or more larger than the width B of the said leg part (invention 3). When the tear strip of the cylindrical label that is in close contact with the trunk portion is located on the leg portion, the two tear lines will be located so as to straddle the leg portion. According to the invention (invention 3), Since the gap between the cut line located in the recess and the leg portion is at least 1 mm, the label can be easily peeled from the container.

  In the said invention (invention 1-3), it is preferable that the cross section of the said trunk | drum of the said container is substantially circular (invention 4). If the container has a substantially circular cross section, it is extremely difficult or impossible to align the cylindrical label on the container body. According to the invention (Invention 4), Without aligning the cylindrical label with the container, at least one cut line can be positioned on the concave portion of the container, and the cylindrical label can be easily peeled from the container.

  In the said invention (invention 1-4), the said container can be used as a container for carbonated drinks (invention 5).

  The present invention also provides a beverage product (Invention 6), wherein the labeled container according to the above invention (Inventions 1 to 5) is filled with a beverage (Invention 6).

  According to the present invention, even if it is extremely difficult or impossible to align the cut line (perforation line) formed on the label with respect to the container, the cut line ( It is possible to provide a labeled container and a beverage product in which the perforation line) can be positioned at an easily tearable position and the label can be easily peeled off from the container.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a labeled container according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view seen from the bottom side of the labeled container according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a schematic configuration (part 1) in the vicinity of the bottom of the labeled container according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 (A) is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a schematic configuration (No. 2) in the vicinity of the bottom of the labeled container according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 (B) is a cut-out of the labeled container. It is a partial expansion perspective view which shows the state which began to tear the tearing belt along a line. FIG. 5 (A) is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a schematic configuration (No. 3) in the vicinity of the bottom of the labeled container according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 (B) is a cut-out view of the labeled container. It is a partial expansion perspective view which shows the state which began to tear the tearing belt along a line. 6 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a labeled container of Comparative Example 1. FIG.

  A labeled container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a labeled container according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a plan view seen from the bottom side of the labeled container according to the present embodiment, and FIGS. It is a partial expansion perspective view which shows schematic structure of the bottom part vicinity of the labeled container which concerns on this embodiment.

  In addition, although the container used in order to fill a drink is mentioned as an example as a labeled container which concerns on this embodiment, the use of the labeled container of this invention is not limited to this.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the labeled container 1 according to the present embodiment includes a mouth portion 21 in which a cap (not shown) is detachable, a shoulder portion 22 continuous with the mouth portion 21, and a trunk portion continuous with the shoulder portion 22. The container 2 having a bottom portion 24 located at the lowermost portion in succession to the body portion 23 and the body portion 23, and the cylindrical label 3 that is in close contact with the body portion 23 of the container 2 are provided.

  The mouth portion 21 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and a screw thread for attaching a cap (not shown) is formed on the side surface of the mouth portion 21 on the opening end side. Thereby, after filling the container 2 with a beverage, the container 2 can be sealed by attaching a cap to the mouth portion 21.

  The trunk portion 23 occupying most of the height direction of the container 2 (a direction orthogonal to the horizontal plane when the mouth portion 21 is positioned upward and the container 2 is placed on the horizontal plane) has a substantially cylindrical shape in cross section. In addition, in this embodiment, although the longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the trunk | drum 23 is a shape slightly curved inside container 2 between the shoulder part 22 and the bottom part 24 (substantially center of the height direction of the trunk | drum 23). However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and the longitudinal section of the body portion 23 may be substantially linear.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plurality of (10 in the present embodiment) leg portions 25 are formed on the periphery of the bottom portion 24 of the container 2. At the same time, a recess 26 is formed between two adjacent legs 25, 25 so that a part of the bottom 24 is recessed inward of the container 2, and the same number of legs 25 and recesses are the same. 26 are alternately arranged along the circumferential direction. With such a structure of the bottom portion 24, even when the container 2 is a carbonated drink container mainly containing carbonated drinks, pressure resistance capable of withstanding the pressurized state in the container 2 by carbon dioxide gas can be exhibited. .

  The plurality of leg portions 25 are arranged at substantially equal intervals along the circumferential direction around the bottom surface 27 recessed inward of the container 2, which is located at the approximate center of the bottom portion 24, and protrude downward from the bottom surface 27. The grounding part 28 is provided. Due to the presence of the grounding portion 28, the container 2 can stand on its own.

  As further shown in FIG. 3, the width A of each concave portion 26 is configured to be larger than the width B of the leg portion 25 located between two adjacent concave portions 26, 26. The width of each recess 26 may be the same from one end 261 (see FIG. 2) located on the bottom surface 27 side of the bottom 24 of the container 2 to the other end 262 (see FIG. 1) located on the body 23 side. Alternatively, the widths of the recesses 26 may not be the same, such as gradually decreasing from the one end 261 toward the other end 262. When the width of each recess 26 is different from one end 261 to the other end 262, the width A of the recess 26 and the width B of the leg 25 mean the width at the portion where the lower end edge 31 of the cylindrical label 3 is located. It shall be.

  The width A of the recess 26 is preferably 6 mm or more, and more preferably 12 to 15 mm. In general, from the average size of the fingertip of the Japanese index finger, it is assumed that the width of the fingertip of the index finger caught on the lower edge 31 of the cylindrical label 3 located on the recess 26 is 5 to 6 mm. When A is 6 mm or more, the fingertip of the index finger can be easily hooked on the lower edge 31 of the cylindrical label 3 located on the recess 26, and the cylindrical label 3 can be easily peeled from the container 2. . Further, when the width A of the recess 26 exceeds 15 mm, when the container 2 is covered with the cylindrical label 3 and heat-shrinked, the lower end edge 31 of the cylindrical label 3 follows the shape of the recess 26, and the cylindrical label 3 may not be able to form a sufficient gap (a gap that allows a fingertip to be caught) between the lower end edge 31 and the recess 26.

  On the other hand, the width B of the leg portion 25 is preferably less than 6 mm and 2 to 4 mm. When the width B of the leg portion 25 is less than 2 mm, a problem may occur in the self-supporting property of the container 2.

  Although the depth of the recessed part 26 is not specifically limited, For example, it can be 1 mm or more, and it is preferable to set it as 2 mm or more especially. If the depth of the recess 26 is less than 1 mm, the gap between the container 2 and the lower end edge 31 of the cylindrical label 3 becomes small, and it may be difficult to insert a fingertip into the gap.

  Container 2 is made of polyester resin such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate, polytrimethylene naphthalate, olefin resin such as polyethylene and polypropylene, polycarbonate resin, polyacrylate resin, etc. It is comprised with the resin material of.

  The cylindrical label 3 that is in close contact with the body portion 23 is a so-called shrink label or the like that is formed of a heat-shrinkable resin film made of polyester resin, olefin resin, styrene resin, vinyl chloride resin, or the like. It is.

  The cylindrical label 3 is formed with two cut lines (perforation lines) 33a and 33b parallel to each other so as to extend from the upper end edge 32 to the lower end edge 31. The two cut lines (perforation lines) 32a , 33b constitute a tear band 34.

As shown in FIG. 3, the interval between the two cut lines (perforation lines) 33 a and 33 b, that is, the width C of the tear band 34 is larger than the width B of the leg portion 25 of the bottom 24 of the container 2, and the concave portion 26. As long as it is less than or equal to the width A, there is no particular limitation, and it can be set as appropriate. That is, the width A of the concave portion 26, the width B of the leg portion 25, and the width C of the tear band 34 of the cylindrical label 3 have a relationship represented by the following formula.
B <C ≦ A

Preferably, the width C of the tear band 34 is less than the width A of the recess 26 as shown in the following equation.
B <C <A

  After the cylindrical label 3 is put on the body part 23 of the container 2, it is brought into close contact with the body part 23 of the container 2 by heating and shrinking. At this time, the lower end edge 31 of the cylindrical label 3 is positioned on the leg portion 25 and the recessed portion 26 of the bottom portion 24 of the container 2, and a predetermined gap is formed between the recessed portion 26 and the lower end edge 31.

  In general, when the cylindrical label is placed on the body of the container, it is extremely difficult or impossible to align the cylindrical label (the tear band) with respect to the container, particularly in the case where the body 23 has a substantially cylindrical shape. When possible, in a labeled container in which the cylindrical label is in close contact with the body, the two cut lines (perforation lines) formed on the cylindrical label are both on one leg of the bottom of the container. May be located. Then, there is no gap between the lower edge of the tear band and the container, and it is difficult to hook the fingertip on the lower edge of the tear band when peeling the cylindrical label.

However, in the labeled container 1 according to the present embodiment, the width A of the recess 26 in the bottom 24 of the container 2, the width B of the leg 25, and the width C of the tear strip 34 of the cylindrical label 3 are expressed by the following formulas. It has the relationship shown in
B <C ≦ A

  Thereby, even if it is difficult or impossible to align the cylindrical label 3 (the tear band 34) with respect to the container 2, as shown in FIGS. At least one of the two cut lines (perforation lines) 33a and 33b of the cylindrical label 3 that is in close contact with each other is always located on the concave portion 26 of the bottom 24 of the container 2. That is, two cut lines (perforation lines) 33a and 33b are positioned on one recess 26 (see FIG. 3), one cut line (perforation line) 33b is positioned on the recess 26, and the other A mode in which the cut line (perforation line) 33a is located on the leg 25 (see FIG. 4A), or one cut line (perforation line) 33a is located on one recess 26 and the other cut line ( A mode in which the perforation line (33b) is located on the other concave part 26, in other words, two concave parts 26 adjacent to the leg part 25 such that the two cut lines (perforation line) 33a, 33b sandwich the one leg part 25. , 26 (see FIG. 5A).

  Among the labeled containers 1 according to the present embodiment that can be such three aspects, the aspect shown in FIG. 4A (one cut line (perforation line) 33b is located on the recess 26 and the other cut line is provided). (Aspect where the perforation line 33a is located on the leg portion 25), the cut-out line (perforation line) 33b of the lower end edge 31 of the cylindrical label 3 is hooked on the portion located on the concave portion 26, and the cut-out is performed. It begins to tear along the line (perforation line) 33b. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4B, the vicinity of the tear line (perforation line) 33b of the tear band 34 is rolled up. Therefore, the cylindrical label 3 can be easily peeled from the container 2 by gripping the portion and tearing it along the two cut lines (perforation lines) 33a and 33b.

  5A (two cut lines (perforation lines) 33a and 33b are positioned on the two concave portions 26 and 26 adjacent to the leg portion 25 so as to sandwich the one leg portion 25, respectively. Similarly, in the aspect), one cut line (perforation line) 33a or the other cut line (perforation line) 33b of the lower end edge 31 of the cylindrical label 3 is hooked on a portion of the recess 26 and the fingertip is hooked. It begins to tear along the cut line (perforated line) 33a or 33b (in the illustrated example, the cut line (perforated line) 33b). At this time, as shown in FIG. 5B, the vicinity of the tear line (perforation line) 33b of the tear band 34 is rolled up. Therefore, the cylindrical label 3 can be easily peeled from the container 2 by gripping the portion and tearing it along the two cut lines (perforation lines) 33a and 33b.

  As described above, according to the labeled container 1 according to the present embodiment, when the fingertip is hooked in the gap between the concave portion 26 of the bottom 24 of the container 2 and the lower end edge 31 of the cylindrical label 3, The tear band 34 can be started to tear along at least one of the cut lines (perforated lines) 33a, 33b, and the vicinity of the cut lines (perforated lines) 33a, 33b of the tear band 34 rises. Therefore, the tear band 34 can be torn along the two cut lines (perforation lines) 33 a and 33 b by gripping the portion, and the cylindrical label 3 can be easily peeled from the container 2.

  The labeled container 1 according to the present embodiment can be made into a beverage product by filling a beverage, particularly a carbonated beverage.

  The embodiment described above is described for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and is not described for limiting the present invention. Therefore, each element disclosed in the above embodiment is intended to include all design changes and equivalents belonging to the technical scope of the present invention.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example and a comparative example are given and this invention is demonstrated further in detail, this invention is not limited to the following Example etc. at all.

[Example 1]
The sensory evaluation test was performed as follows regarding ease of peeling of the cylindrical label of the labeled container.

  1 is a labeled container 1 having the configuration shown in FIG. 1, in which two cut lines (perforation lines) 33a and 33b are positioned on one recess 26 (see FIG. 3, sample 1), one cut line (Perforation line) 33b is located on the recess 26, and the other cut line (perforation line) 33a is located on the adjacent leg 25 (see FIG. 4A, sample 2), two cut lines (Perforation line) Each of 33a and 33b was prepared on each of eight adjacent recesses 26 and 26 so as to sandwich one leg 25 (see FIG. 5A, sample 3) (Example) 1).

  In the labeled container 1, the width A of the recess 26 of the container 2 was 12 mm, the width B of the leg 25 was 4 mm, and the width C of the tear strip 34 of the cylindrical label 3 was 12 mm.

  About the ease of peeling of the cylindrical label 3 when peeling the cylindrical label 3 of the container 1 with a label of the samples 1 to 3 by eight male and female monitors (monitors A to H) in their 20s to 50s, according to the following criteria evaluated. The results are shown in Table 1.

<Evaluation criteria>
5 points: very easy to peel 4 points: easy to peel 3 points: normal 2 points: difficult to peel 1 point: very difficult to peel

[Comparative Example 1]
6. A labeled container 100 having the configuration shown in FIG. 6, in which two cut lines (perforation lines) 330a and 330b are positioned on one recess 260 (sample 4), one cut line (perforation line) 330a is located on the recess 260, and the other cut line (perforation line) 330b is located on the adjacent leg 250 (sample 5). Two cut lines (perforation lines) 330a and 330b are on one leg. Eight pieces (sample 6) located on the part 250 were prepared (Comparative Example 1).

  In the labeled container 100, the width A of the recess 260 of the container 200 was 25 mm, the width B of the leg 250 was 20 mm, and the width C of the tear strip 340 of the cylindrical label 300 was 12 mm.

  Example 1 Regarding Ease of Peeling of Cylindrical Label 300 when Eight Male and Female Monitors (Monitors A to H) in their 20s to 50s Peel off the Cylindrical Label 300 of the Labeled Containers 100 of Samples 4 to 6 And evaluated in the same manner. The results are shown in Table 1.

The average values shown in Table 1 are values obtained by arithmetic average.
As shown in Table 1, in the labeled container of Example 1, it was confirmed that the cylindrical label can be easily peeled significantly compared to the labeled container in Comparative Example 1. In particular, in an embodiment in which two cut lines do not exist on one recess (samples 2, 3, 5, and 6), the labeled container of Example 1 (samples 2 and 3) is the same as that of Comparative Example 1. It was confirmed that the cylindrical label can be peeled off very easily as compared with the labeled containers (samples 5 and 6).

When it is extremely difficult or impossible to align the cut lines (perforation lines) 33a and 33b formed on the cylindrical label 3 with respect to the container 2, two cut lines are formed on the recess 26 of the container 2. (Perforation line) 33a, 33b is not necessarily located. However, in the present invention, the width A of the recess 26 of the container 2, the width B of the leg 25, and the width C of the tear strip 34 of the cylindrical label 3 have the relationship shown in the following formula, At least one of the two cut lines (perforation lines) 33 a and 33 b formed on the shape label 3 is necessarily located on the recess 26. Therefore, according to the present invention, the cylindrical label 3 can be easily peeled from the container 2.
B <C ≦ A

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is a container in which a cylindrical label called a shrink label or the like is in close contact with the body, and is useful as a container that improves the peelability of the cylindrical label at the time of disposal.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Labeled container 2 ... Container 21 ... Mouth part 22 ... Shoulder part 23 ... Trunk part 24 ... Bottom part 25 ... Leg part 26 ... Recessed part 3 ... Cylindrical label 31 ... Bottom edge 33a, 33b ... Cut line 34 ... Tear strip

Claims (6)

The body part of the container comprising: a mouth part to which the cap is detachable; a shoulder part that continues to the mouth part; a body part that continues to the shoulder part; and a bottom part that is located at the lowermost part continuously to the body part. A container with a label in which a cylindrical label is closely attached to
A plurality of legs and recesses formed alternately are formed on the periphery of the bottom of the container,
The cylindrical label has a tear band constituted by two cut lines having a predetermined interval from the upper end edge to the lower end edge,
A lower end edge of the cylindrical label is located on the plurality of recesses,
A labeled container, wherein a width A of the recess in which a lower end edge of the cylindrical label is located, a width B of the leg, and a width C of the tear band have a relationship represented by the following formula.
B <C ≦ A   The labeled container according to claim 1, wherein a width A of the recess is 6 mm or more.   The labeled container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a width C of the tear strip is 2 mm or more larger than a width B of the leg portion.   The container with a label according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a cross section of the body portion of the container is substantially circular.   The labeled container according to claim 1, wherein the container is a carbonated drink container.   A beverage product, wherein the labeled container according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is filled with a beverage.

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