JP6227319B2 - Product holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a product holder for inserting and holding a product.

  Blister packaging is known as a packaging form that accommodates various small household products such as cosmetics and stationery, and can be displayed at stores. The blister packaging is composed of a mount made of flat paperboard, and a transparent shape-retaining resin sheet formed into a three-dimensional shape capable of accommodating articles. The product is stored in a state of being sandwiched between the mount and the shape-retaining resin sheet.

  By the way, in various packaged products, it is desired to reduce the packaging materials to reduce the manufacturing cost and the environmental load. For this reason, a shrink package with a mount using a shrink film and a mount that shrinks by application of heat has been proposed as a packaging form that can reduce the amount of resin used in particular compared to blister packaging. (For example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2). The shrink wrapping body with a mount is made by, for example, mounting a variety of products as a packaged object inside a cylindrical shrink film bonded to the surface of the mount, and then heating and shrinking the tubular shrink film, A film-like shrink film and a packaged object are integrated.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-316164 JP 2012-96816 A

  However, shrink film is more expensive than ordinary film. Conventionally, since it has been common to apply heat to the entire shrink film to shrink the film, the equipment for applying the heat tends to be large and time-consuming. Therefore, an economical package is desired. On the other hand, when the shrink film is not used in the packaging in which the amount of resin used is reduced, the packaging efficiency may be poor, or the product mounted on the mount may fall off due to vibrations such as transportation. Therefore, the subject of this invention is providing the product holder which can eliminate the fault which the prior art mentioned above has.

The present invention comprises a cylindrical body made of a flexible material, the cylindrical body having a first opening and a second opening, and a mount for supporting and fixing the product holding section. Product holder,
The product holding part has a product storage area located closer to the second opening, and a product fixing area located closer to the first opening than the product storage area,
A product holder is provided in which a movable peripheral length of the cylindrical body in the product fixing region is shorter than a movable peripheral length of the cylindrical body in the product housing region.

  Moreover, this invention provides the package body which comprises the said product holder and the product accommodated in the said cylindrical body in this product holder.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the product holder which can mount | wear a product easily and is hard to drop | omit the mounted product by vibration etc. is provided.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a product holder of the present invention. 2 (a) is a front view of the product holder shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line bb in FIG. 2 (a), and FIG. It is a cc line sectional view in a). FIGS. 3A to 3D are diagrams (corresponding to FIG. 2A) showing an application pattern of an adhesive for fixing the product fixing portion to the mount. Fig.4 (a) is a front view (FIG.2 (a) equivalent view) which shows another embodiment of the product holder of this invention, FIG.4 (b) is bb in FIG.4 (a). It is line sectional drawing. FIG. 5: is a front view (FIG. 2 (a) equivalent view) which shows another embodiment of the product holder of this invention. Fig.6 (a) is a front view (FIG. 2 (a) equivalent view) which shows another embodiment of the product holder of this invention, FIG.6 (b) is the bb line | wire in Fig.6 (a). FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view taken along line cc in FIG. 6A. FIG. 7: is a front view (FIG. 2 (a) equivalent view) which shows another embodiment of the product holder of this invention. FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating a state before the product holder is applied with heat, and FIG. 8B is a diagram illustrating a state after the product holder is applied with heat. .

  The present invention will be described below based on preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the product holder of the present invention. The product holder 10 shown in the figure includes a mount 20 and a product holding unit 30. The mount 20 has such a rigidity that it does not deform when the product 40 is held on the product holder 10. From this point of view, the mount 20 is a flat plate, and is composed of cardboard, a composite in which a synthetic resin film is laminated on a thick paper, a synthetic resin plate, and the like. The mount 20 shown in the figure has a rectangular shape having a long side 20a extending in the vertical direction Y and a short side 20b extending in the horizontal direction X orthogonal thereto. However, the shape of the mount 20 is not limited to this, and an appropriate shape (e.g., an ellipse or a hexagon) depending on the shape of the product to be held and the state of display (e.g., suspended or placed on its own). A square or trapezoid can be used. Further, the surface of the mount 20 can be colored or printed with characters, figures, symbols, or the like to appeal the product to be held.

  The mount 20 is used to support and fix the product holding unit 30. The product holding unit 30 can hold the product 40 therein. A product 40 shown in FIG. 1 includes a tube container 41 that contains a viscous material such as cream or gel, and a cap 42 that is screwed or fitted to an opening of the tube container so as to be openable and closable. The product holder 10 in a state where the product 40 is held in the product holder 30, that is, the package body including the product holder 10 and the product 40 accommodated in the cylindrical body of the product holder 10 is left as it is. It is suspended in a state or placed on a display shelf. Or as shown in FIG. 1, it can accommodate in the transparent standing pouch 11 and can be mounted in a display shelf in the state which became independent. Further, the standing pouch 11 can be suspended and displayed using a through hole 11 a provided in the standing pouch 11.

  The principal part of the product holder 10 is shown by FIG. As shown in the figure, the product holding part 30 of the product holder 10 is formed of a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body is fixed to the mount 20 with its height direction coinciding with the direction in which the long side 20 a of the mount 20 extends. The product holding part 30 made of a cylindrical body has a first opening 31 at the lower end along the vertical direction Y, and has a second opening 32 at the upper end along the vertical direction Y. Yes. The cylindrical body is made of a flexible material so that the product 40 can be flexibly accommodated therein.

  The product holding part 30 made of a cylindrical body has a cylindrical shape whose peripheral length is the same in any part in the height direction. However, the cylindrical body does not need to have a cylindrical shape, and may have another shape such as a rectangular tube shape depending on the shape of the product to be held.

  The product holding unit 30 made of a cylindrical body has a product storage region 34 located near the second opening 32. Further, the product holding unit 30 has a product fixing region 33 located closer to the first opening 31 than the product storage region 34. The product storage area 34 is a part that stores and holds the product 40 in the product holding unit 30. However, it is not necessary to securely hold the product storage area 34. Such reliable holding is performed in the product fixing region 33 described below. The product receiving area 34 may or may not include the second opening 32. On the other hand, the product fixing region 33 is a part for regulating the product 40 accommodated in the product holding unit 30 so as not to fall downward through the first opening 31. The product fixing region 33 may or may not include the first opening 31. When the product 40 to be held is a tube container as in the present embodiment, the product 40 may be inserted from the second opening 32 side, and conversely, the product 40 may be inserted from the first opening 31 side. You can also In that case, the product fixing region 33 does not include the first opening 31. In short, the insertion of the product 40 is not limited to being performed only through the second opening 32.

  The positional relationship between the product fixing region 33 and the product storage region 34 in the product holding unit 30 is such that the product storage region 34 is positioned on the second opening 32 side relative to the product fixing region 33 and the product fixing is performed. It is only necessary that the region 33 is positioned relatively closer to the first opening 31 than the product storage region 34, and there is no other limitation. Therefore, there may be an area having another function between the product fixing area 33 and the product accommodating area 34. Further, depending on the shape of the product holding unit 30 and the fixed state between the product holding unit 30 and the mount 20, there may be a clear boundary between the product fixing region 33 and the product storage region 34. , Sometimes not.

  The product holding unit 30 made of a cylindrical body is fixed to the mount 20 with an adhesive 21. As shown in FIG. 2A, the adhesive 21 is applied in a single line along the height direction of the cylindrical body. The application width of the adhesive 21 varies along the height direction of the cylindrical body. Specifically, the application width of the adhesive 21 gradually decreases from the first opening 31 toward the second opening 32. Therefore, comparing the product holding portion 30 made of a cylindrical body with a cross section viewed at the position of the product fixing region 33 and a cross section viewed at the position of the product containing region 34, FIGS. 2B and 2C. As shown, the fixed width W1 for fixing the cylindrical body to the mount 20 in the product fixing area 33 is larger than the fixed width W2 for fixing the cylindrical body to the mount 20 in the product receiving area 34. . As a result, the movable peripheral length of the cylindrical body is shorter in the product fixing area 33 than in the product accommodating area 34. The movable circumferential length is a length that is not fixed to the mount 20 and can move freely among the circumferential length of the cylindrical body. In the product holding unit 30 of the present embodiment, as described above, the application width of the adhesive 21 gradually decreases from the first opening 31 toward the second opening 32, so the movable peripheral length is The first opening 31 gradually increases from the second opening 32 toward the second opening 32.

  By making the movable peripheral length L1 of the cylindrical body in the product fixing region 33 shorter than the movable peripheral length L2 of the cylindrical body in the product housing region 34, the apparent peripheral length of the cylindrical body in the product fixing region 33 is It becomes shorter than the apparent perimeter of the cylindrical body in the product storage area 34. As a result, when the product 40 is inserted into the product holding unit 30 through the second opening 32, the product 40 smoothly passes through the product storage region 34 whose apparent peripheral length is relatively long. On the other hand, any part located on the distal end side in the insertion direction of the product 40 reaches the product fixing region 33 in which the apparent peripheral length is relatively short, and the peripheral length of the part is movable in the product fixing region 33. When the circumference L1 is exceeded, further insertion is restricted by the product fixing region 33, so that the part remains in that position. The “apparent circumference of the cylindrical body” is the total length of the length of the portion of the circumference of the cylindrical body that is fixed to the mount 20 and the length of the portion that is not fixed to the mount 20 That is, the entire circumference of the cylindrical body. The movable circumferential length L1 is equal to the length of [apparent circumferential length of the cylindrical body−fixed width W1]. Similarly, the movable peripheral length L2 is equal to the length of [apparent peripheral length of the cylindrical body−fixed width W2]. In short, the movable peripheral lengths L1 and L2 are the lengths of the portions of the apparent peripheral length of the cylindrical body that are separated from the mount 20.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, a cylindrical body made of a simple cylinder of a flexible material is used, and the fixed width W1 in which the cylindrical body is bonded to the mount 20 in the product fixing area 33 is set to the product accommodating area. In 34, the movable peripheral lengths L1 and L2 of the cylindrical body can be adjusted by a simple operation of making the cylindrical body larger than the fixed width W2 bonding the cylindrical body to the mount 20. Accordingly, the product 40 can be easily inserted into the product holding unit 30 and the holding position of the product 40 in the product holding unit 30 can be easily regulated. As a result, the product holder 10 of the present embodiment is easy to insert the product 40, and is difficult to come off due to vibrations or the like that occur when the inserted product is transported. Moreover, it is not necessary to use a shrink film, which is an expensive material, or to perform a heat application step as the flexible material constituting the cylindrical body, so that manufacturing costs can be reduced.

  The apparent circumference of the cylindrical body is related to the operability when the product 40 is inserted into the cylindrical body. From this viewpoint, it is preferable that the apparent circumference of the cylindrical body is longer than the maximum circumference of the product 40 by 2 mm or more and 5 mm or less. Further, the movable peripheral length L1 of the product fixing region 33 is 75% or more and 95% or less of the maximum peripheral length of the product 40, so that the strength when the product 40 is fixed in the product fixing region 33 is secured. This is preferable from the viewpoint of easy insertion when the product 40 is inserted up to the product fixing region 33.

  As the flexible material constituting the cylindrical body, a material that can be easily deformed when the product 40 is inserted into and pulled out from the product holding unit 30 can be used. Examples of such a material include a film and a fiber sheet such as a nonwoven fabric. From the viewpoint of making the product 40 accommodated in the product holding unit 30 visible from the outside easily and appealing the product 40 to consumers, the cylindrical body is made of a colorless or colored transparent film. It is advantageous.

  In the present embodiment, the adhesive 21 is not applied over the entire region in the height direction of the product holding unit 30 made of a cylindrical body, and the vicinity of the first opening 31 and the vicinity of the second opening 32 are This is a non-application area of the adhesive 21. However, the application area | region of the adhesive agent 21 is not restricted to this, You may apply | coat the adhesive agent 21 over the whole area of the height direction of the product holding part 30. FIG. Moreover, in this embodiment, although the adhesive agent 21 is continuously apply | coated over the height direction of a cylindrical body, instead of this, as shown in FIG.3 (d) mentioned later, an adhesive agent is discontinuously provided. It may be applied.

  In the present embodiment, the application width of the adhesive 21 continuously decreases from the first opening 31 toward the second opening 32, but instead of this, the application width is gradually increased. The adhesive may be applied so that changes. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3A, the adhesive 21a is applied to a horizontally long ellipse whose short axis faces the height direction of the cylindrical body at a position near the first opening 31. At the same time, the adhesive 21b can be applied in a spire shape toward the second opening 32 along the elliptical minor axis. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the adhesive 21c is applied in a single streak shape with the same width along the height direction of the cylindrical body, and the streak shape is located near the first opening 31. A pair of circular adhesives 21d can also be applied to the left and right sides of the adhesive 21c applied to the left and right sides. In this case, the fixed width W1 in the product fixing region 33 is the distance between the outermost portions of the pair of adhesives 21d and 21d applied in a circular shape. As yet another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), the adhesive 21e is applied in a single stripe shape with the same width along the lateral direction X at a position near the first opening 31. Starting from one end of the adhesive 21e applied in a streak form, the adhesive 21f is applied in a single streak with the same width so as to extend obliquely upward from the base point toward the second opening 32. You can also

  The adhesive application pattern that has been described so far was a pattern in which the adhesive is continuously applied along the height direction of the cylindrical body, but instead of this, along the height direction of the cylindrical body. The adhesive may be applied discontinuously. For example, as shown in FIG. 3 (d), the adhesive 21g is applied to a position close to the first opening 31 in a horizontally long ellipse whose short axis faces the height direction of the cylindrical body, and the second The adhesive 21h is applied to a horizontally long ellipse whose short axis is oriented in the height direction of the cylindrical body at a position near the opening 32. The major axis length of the adhesive 21g applied in an elliptical shape is longer than the major axis length of the adhesive 21f applied in an elliptical shape. In addition to these adhesives 21g and 21h, two adhesives 21i are applied in a circle between these adhesives 21g and 21h so as to be separated from each other. The diameter of the adhesive 21i applied in a circular shape is shorter than the major axis length of the adhesives 21g and 21h applied in an elliptical shape. Thus, in the adhesive applied discontinuously at four places, the major axis length of the adhesive 21g applied in an elliptical shape near the first opening 31 is the fixed width W1 in the product fixing region 33. Become. Further, the major axis length of the adhesive 21 h applied in an elliptical shape at a position near the second opening 32 becomes the fixed width W <b> 2 in the product accommodation region 34.

  In the embodiment described so far, the product holding unit 30 made of a cylindrical body is fixed to the mount 20 with the adhesive 21, but instead the product holding unit 30 is attached to the mount 20 by other means. It may be fixed. For example, as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), a pair of tongue-like pieces 22a and 22b are provided by making a cut in the mount 20. The tongue-like pieces 22a and 22b are positioned along the height direction of the cylindrical body so that their free ends face each other. The tongue-like pieces 22a and 22b are respectively formed at positions corresponding to the first opening 31 and the second opening 32 in a state in which the product holding part 30 made of a cylindrical body is supported and fixed to the mount 20. Yes. The product holding unit 30 is fixed to the mount 20 by inserting the tongue-like pieces 22 a and 22 b into the opening ends of the first opening 31 and the second opening 32. The width W1 of the tongue-like piece 22a that fixes the opening end of the first opening 31 is made larger than the width W2 of the tongue-like piece 22b that fixes the opening end of the second opening 32. Thereby, the movable peripheral length of the cylindrical body in the product fixing region 33 is made shorter than the movable peripheral length of the cylindrical body in the product housing region 34.

  Instead of the tongue-like pieces 22a and 22b used in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the product holding unit 30 made of a cylindrical body can be fixed to the mount 20 using an adhesive tape. . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the adhesive tapes 23 a and 23 b are attached to the opening end of the first opening 31 and the opening end of the second opening 32 in the product holding unit 30, and the product holding unit 30. Can be fixed to the mount 20. Then, the width W1 of the adhesive tape 23a attached to the opening end of the first opening 31 is made larger than the width W2 of the adhesive tape 23b attached to the opening end of the second opening 32. Thereby, the movable peripheral length of the cylindrical body in the product fixing region 33 is made shorter than the movable peripheral length of the cylindrical body in the product housing region 34.

  The embodiment described so far has the product holding part 30 made of a cylindrical body having a shape in which the circumference is the same in any part in the height direction. Instead, a cylindrical body having a different circumferential length depending on the height direction may be used. For example, as shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, even if the product holding unit 30 formed of a cylindrical body has a shape that gradually monotonously decreases from the product storage region 34 toward the product fixing region 33. Good. In this case, as shown in these drawings, a fixed width W1 for fixing the cylindrical body to the mount 20 in the product fixing area 33 and a fixed width W2 for fixing the cylindrical body to the mount 20 in the product receiving area 34. Can be the same. Alternatively, the fixed width W1 can be made larger than the fixed width W2.

  In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (c), the cylindrical body has a monotonically gradually reduced diameter from the product housing area 34 toward the product fixing area 33, but the embodiment shown in FIG. In the product holding part 30 of the form, the product fixing region 33 is located in a substantially central region in the height direction of the cylindrical body, and gradually contracts from the first opening 31 and the second opening toward the product fixing region 33. It has a diameter shape. According to the present embodiment, the product 40 can be inserted into the product holding unit 30 through either the first opening 31 or the second opening 32. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, a fixed width W1 for fixing the cylindrical body to the mount 20 in the product fixing area 33, and a fixed width W2 for fixing the cylindrical body to the mount 20 in the product receiving area 34. Can be the same. Alternatively, the fixed width W1 can be made larger than the fixed width W2. The cylindrical body of the present embodiment is a central region in the longitudinal direction of the rectangle, for example, in the state of forming a cylinder from a single film and flattening the cylinder into a rectangle in plan view, and It can be manufactured by performing a fusing seal having a shape curved toward the center in the width direction of the rectangle at the positions of the left and right side edge portions. Alternatively, the cylindrical body of the present embodiment can be manufactured by superposing two rectangular films and performing similar fusing sealing instead of flattening the cylinder.

  FIGS. 8A and 8B show another embodiment different from the embodiments described so far. In the present embodiment, the cylindrical body is made of a material that can be shrunk by application of heat. For example, shrink film is used as a raw material. FIG. 8A shows a state before the cylindrical body receives heat application, and FIG. 8B shows a state after the heat application.

  Prior to application of heat, as shown in FIG. 8A, the fixed width W <b> 1 fixing the cylindrical body to the mount 20 in the product fixing area 33 and the cylindrical body fixed to the mount 20 in the product accommodation area 34. The fixed width W2 is the same. In addition to this, the cylindrical body has a shape in which the circumference is the same in any part in the height direction. Heat is applied under this condition. The application of heat is partially performed only in a region corresponding to the product fixing region 33 in the cylindrical body. By doing so, as shown in FIG. 8B, the cylindrical body is contracted so as to be gradually reduced in diameter from the product housing region 34 toward the product fixing region 33 without changing the fixing widths W1 and W2. . As a result, the movable peripheral length L1 of the cylindrical body in the product fixing region 33 is made shorter than the movable peripheral length L2 of the cylindrical body in the product housing region 34. According to this embodiment, in contrast to the conventional heating of the entire shrink film, it is advantageous in terms of energy because heat may be applied partially. And compared with the case where heat is provided to the whole shrink film, there also exists an advantage that a heat provision apparatus can be made compact.

  In the present embodiment, the fixed width W1 for fixing the cylindrical body to the mount 20 in the product fixing area 33 and the fixed width W2 for fixing the cylindrical body to the mount 20 in the product storage area 34 are the same. However, instead of this, the fixed width W1 can be made larger than the fixed width W2.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the preferable embodiment, this invention is not restrict | limited to the said embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, a tube container with a cap has been described as an example of a product held by the product holder of the present invention, but the product to which the present invention is applied is not limited to this.

  Further, when the product holding unit 30 is fixed to the mount 20 by the adhesive 21, instead of changing the application width of the adhesive 21 and adjusting the fixed widths W <b> 1 and W <b> 2, the mount 20 has a predetermined pattern. A release agent may be applied in advance to adjust the fixed widths W1 and W2.

  In embodiments other than the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, other means such as a double-sided tape may be used as means for joining the cylindrical body to the mount 20 instead of the adhesive.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Product holder 11 Standing pouch 11a Through hole 20 Mount 20a Long side 20b Short side 21 Adhesive 22a, 22b Tongue piece 23a, 23b Adhesive tape 30 Product holding part 31 1st opening part 32 2nd opening part 33 Product Fixed area 34 Product storage area 40 Product 41 Tube container 42 Cap

Claims (4)

A product holding part comprising a cylindrical body of a flexible material (excluding a shrink film) , the cylindrical body having a first opening and a second opening, and a mount for supporting and fixing the product holding part A product holder comprising:
The product holding part has a product storage area located closer to the second opening, and a product fixing area located closer to the first opening than the product storage area,
The cylindrical body has a shape in which the circumference before fixing to the mount is the same in any part in the height direction,
The cylindrical body is fixed to the mount by an adhesive or an adhesive tape,
The fixed width W1 for fixing the cylindrical body to the mount in the product fixing area is larger than the fixed width W2 for fixing the cylindrical body to the mount in the product receiving area, so that the product A product holder, wherein a movable peripheral length of the cylindrical body in the fixed region is shorter than a movable peripheral length of the cylindrical body in the product storage region. Product holder comprising a cylindrical body of flexible material, the cylindrical body having a first opening and a second opening, and a mount for supporting and fixing the product holding section Because
The product holding part has a product storage area located closer to the second opening, and a product fixing area located closer to the first opening than the product storage area,
The movable peripheral length of the cylindrical body in the product fixing area is shorter than the movable peripheral length of the cylindrical body in the product housing area,
The cylindrical body is made of a material that can shrink by application of heat,
Before the application of heat, a fixed width W1 for fixing the cylindrical body to the mount in the product fixing area, and a fixed width W2 for fixing the cylindrical body to the mount in the product receiving area; And the cylindrical body has a shape in which the circumference is the same in any part in the height direction,
By applying heat under this condition, the cylindrical body was contracted so as to gradually reduce the diameter from the product storage area toward the product fixing area without changing the fixing widths W1 and W2 . Product holder. The product holder according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the flexible material constituting the cylindrical body is made of a transparent film. A package comprising the product holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and a product accommodated in the cylindrical body in the product holder.

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