JP2009018844A - Packaging box for liquid storage vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a good packaging box for a liquid storage vessel which prevents a corner portion of a box body from damaging and breaking an outer packaging material or the like in a distribution process. <P>SOLUTION: In the packaging box 100 of an ink bag for accommodating an ink bag in a box body 1 made by assembling plate materials each cut in a predetermined shape into a box shape, a sharp corner is removed by notching the corner portion 1a of the box body 1. After the ink bag is accommodated in the box body 1 and is sealed in an ink leakage-preventing bag 60, the packaging box 100 of the ink bag is transported. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a packaging box for a liquid storage container that is detachably attached to a liquid consuming apparatus and that stores and transports a liquid storage container that supplies liquid, and in particular, is individually enclosed in a liquid leakage prevention bag during transport. The present invention relates to a packaging box for a liquid container.

  An ink jet recording apparatus (liquid consuming apparatus) performs a large amount of printing because a recording head (liquid ejecting head) that receives supply of ink (liquid) from an ink supply source reciprocates in the paper width direction of the recording paper. In the recording apparatus, an ink supply bag (liquid storage container) as an ink supply source is installed in the apparatus main body, and a method of supplying ink to the recording head via a tube is employed.

The ink containing bag having an ink amount of about 500 cc is housed in a hard case made of a polymer material and configured in an ink cartridge in order to prevent damage due to external force or the like.
However, in a large ink jet recording apparatus that prints color posters and the like, the ink capacity is greatly increased and the user is accustomed to handling, so that simple packaging without storing the ink storage bag in the hard case is possible. It is distributed in a state to reduce the cost (for example, see Patent Document 1).

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a packaging material (packaging box for a liquid container) of an ink bag for an ink jet recording apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the like.
As shown in FIG. 6A, the packaging material 81 that covers the ink bag 71 is a top plate 80 and a base plate 81 so that a plate material suitable for packaging such as a corrugated board or a polymer is box-shaped when assembled. After cutting into a developed shape having side plates 82, 83, 84, 85, end interior materials 94, 95, 92, 93 are placed at predetermined positions, that is, inks, on the long side ends of the top plate 80 and the base plate 81. It is configured to be fixed with an adhesive or the like at a position where the end portion of the bag 71 can be clamped.

  Then, side surface interior materials 96 and 97 are loaded on both side surfaces of the ink bag 71 and placed on the base plate 81. As shown in FIG. 6B, the top plate 80 and the side plates opened on the short side are opened. 83 is folded, the joint between the top plate 80 and the side plate 83 is fixed with an adhesive tape 86, the side plates 84, 85 on the long side are then folded, and the side plates 84, 85 and the top plate 80 are adhesive tape as necessary. And temporarily sealed in an ink leakage prevention bag (not shown).

  The ink leakage prevention bag prevents ink leakage so that the leaked ink does not spread any more even if the ink bag 71 is damaged and the ink leaks from the packaging material 81. For example, a polyethylene bag for protecting the packaging material 81 made of cardboard.

JP 2001-58674 A

By the way, in recent years, further increase in capacity of the ink containing bag is desired, and accordingly, the packaging material 81 that covers the ink bag 71 is also increased in size and weight.
On the other hand, each corner portion 90 of the packaging material 81 assembled in a box shape from a plate material has a corner shape pointed in a triangular pyramid shape, as shown in FIG.

Therefore, for example, when the packaging material 81 enclosed in the ink leakage prevention bag collides with another member at the time of distribution or the like, an excessive external force is applied to the corner portion 90 of the packaging material 81, and the packaging having a sharp corner shape. There is a possibility that an exterior material such as an ink leakage prevention bag may be damaged at the corner portion 90 of the material 81.
And if exterior materials, such as an ink leakage prevention bag, are damaged and torn like this, the initial role of the packaging material 81, such as prevention of ink leakage, waterproofing, and an external appearance improvement, will no longer be fulfilled.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a good packaging box for a liquid storage container in which the corner portion of the box body does not damage and break the exterior material or the like in the distribution process.

The above-mentioned object of the present invention is a packaging box for a liquid storage container for storing a liquid storage container in a box body in which a plate material cut into a predetermined shape is assembled into a box shape,
This is achieved by the packaging box for a liquid container, wherein the corner portion of the box body is cut away to remove the sharp corner.

  According to the packaging box for a liquid container having the above configuration, since the corner portion of the box body has no sharp corners, the box body collides with other members during the distribution process, and an excessive external force is applied to the corner portion. However, it is possible to prevent the exterior material and the like covering the box body from being damaged.

In addition, in the packaging box for a liquid container having the above-described configuration, a sharp corner is removed from the corner portion of the box body by providing a notch in advance in a corresponding portion of the plate material that becomes the corner portion when assembled. It is desirable.
According to the packaging box for a liquid container having such a configuration, when the plate material is cut into a developed shape, the corner portion of the box body when assembled is easily cut out by providing a cutout in the corresponding portion. be able to.

Moreover, in the packaging box for a liquid storage container having the above-described configuration, the plate member includes a rectangular bottom plate serving as a bottom surface of the box body, four side plates provided continuously on each side of the bottom plate, and one piece of the side plate. A lid plate connected to the top of the box body,
It is desirable to provide the notches at the four corners of each side plate and at the four corners of the lid plate and the bottom plate.
According to the packaging box for a liquid container having such a configuration, when cutting a developed plate material including a bottom plate, a side plate, and a lid plate, notches are formed in the four corners of each side plate and the four corners of the lid plate and the bottom plate. By providing, the corner portion of the box body when assembled can be easily cut out.

Further, in the packaging box for a liquid storage container having the above-described configuration, the inner flap connected to at least one of the side plate and the lid plate has a relief portion at a portion corresponding to the notches at the four corners when assembled. It is desirable to be provided.
According to the packaging box for a liquid container having such a configuration, when cutting a developed plate material including a bottom plate, a side plate, a lid plate, and an inner flap, the four corners of each side plate and the four corners of the lid plate and the bottom plate are provided. By providing the notch and the relief portion in the inner flap, the corner portion of the box body when assembled can be easily cut out.

In the packaging box for a liquid storage container having the above-described configuration, it is desirable that the box main body includes at least a pair of interior materials that hold the liquid storage container from both sides and restrict movement.
According to the packaging box for a liquid storage container having such a configuration, the liquid storage container can be prevented from being damaged by an impact by restricting movement within the box body.

Moreover, in the packaging box for a liquid container having the above-described configuration, it is desirable that the box body is enclosed in a liquid leakage prevention bag.
According to the packaging box for a liquid container having such a configuration, even if the box body collides with other members during the distribution process and an excessive external force is applied to the corner portion, the liquid leakage prevention bag covering the box body is damaged. The liquid leakage prevention performance and waterproof performance can be maintained well.

  Moreover, in the packaging box for a liquid container having the above-described configuration, the liquid container is a rectangular heat weld forming a side surface on each long side portion of the rectangular heat weldable first film forming a flat surface portion. The long side of the possible second film is thermally welded to form a cylinder body, and one short side of the flat part is heat welded to form a bag, and ink is supplied to the other short side of the flat part It is desirable that the ink bag has a mouth heat-welded.

  According to the packaging box for a liquid storage container having such a configuration, a good packaging box for a liquid storage container that can be safely attached to an ink bag that is detachably attached to an inkjet recording apparatus and supplies ink. Can provide.

Hereinafter, a packaging box for a liquid container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is an overall perspective view showing a packaging box for a liquid storage container according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the packaging box for a liquid storage container shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. ) Is an enlarged explanatory view of A part and B part in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the box body shown in FIG. 2 in an unfolded state, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged explanatory view of C part in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ink bag packaging box 100 according to this embodiment includes a liquid container for storing an ink bag (liquid container) 51 in a box body 1 in which plate members are assembled in a box shape. It is a packaging box for containers. The ink bag packaging box 100 contains the ink bag 51 in the box body 1 and is then enclosed in the ink leakage prevention bag 60 and conveyed.

  The ink leakage prevention bag 60 prevents ink leakage so that even if the ink bag 51 is damaged and the ink leaks from the box body 1, the leaked ink does not spread further, and external water drops, etc. For example, a polyethylene bag that protects the box body 1 made of cardboard. Desirably, the ink leakage prevention bag 60 is configured as a vacuum pack.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the ink bag 51 of the present embodiment is formed of a polymer film having a metal layer such as aluminum interposed in an intermediate layer, and is a rectangular first laminate film having surface portions 52 and 53. The long side portion of the second film forming the side surface portion 54 is thermally welded to each long side portion to form a cylindrical body, and one short side portion is thermally welded to form a bag body, and the other short side portion. The ink supply port 55 is formed by heat welding.

  The ink bag 51 configured in this way is filled with degassed ink from the ink supply port 55, and then the ink injection port is sealed with a septum. The ink bag 51 is useless at the junctions and short sides of the four corners. The overhang is suppressed, and it expands in a rectangular parallelepiped shape as flat as possible.

  When the ink supply needle of the recording apparatus is inserted into the ink supply port 55 and communicates with the recording head, the ink bag 51 discharges ink to the recording head through the ink supply tube. As the consumption of ink in the recording head proceeds, the side portion 54 having relatively weak rigidity is reduced in thickness while being moved inward by the brazing at the center line C and the tension from the joints at the four corners. It becomes thinner according to the amount of ink, and the ink inside is surely discharged.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the box body 1 of the present embodiment is a flat rectangular parallelepiped with a lid, which is obtained by cutting a plate material suitable for packaging such as a corrugated board or a polymer into a predetermined shape and then bending it. It is assembled to become.
Then, at each corner portion 1a of the box body 1 assembled in a box shape from the plate material, as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), corners sharpened in a triangular pyramid shape are removed to form openings. Has been. That is, the assembled box body 1 has the sharp corners removed by cutting out the eight corner portions 1a.
In addition, the opening formed in each corner part 1a of the box main body 1 is a minute opening with respect to the whole box, and the rigidity of the box main body 1 itself is not impaired.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, the box body 1 of the present embodiment includes a pair of interior materials 31 that hold the ink bag 51 from both sides and restrict movement.
These interior materials 31 are formed by thermoforming a resin sheet into a predetermined concave shape so as to define an accommodation space that matches the outer shape of the ink bag 51, and the slopes at both ends on the long side of the ink bag 51. Slopes 31a and 31b are formed so as to substantially coincide with 51a and 51b, respectively.

  Further, both end portions on the long side of the interior material 31 corresponding to the long side portion of the heat-sealed ink bag 51 are brought into contact with the bottom surface or the top surface of the box main body 1 when accommodated in the box main body 1. A support portion 31 d that contacts the ink supply port 55 is formed, and a holding portion 31 c that holds the ink supply port 55 is formed on one short side of the interior material 31 corresponding to the ink supply port 55.

Therefore, one interior material 31 is placed on the bottom plate 2 of the box body 1 so that the holding portion 31c is on the upper surface, and the slopes 51a and 51b on the lower surface side of the ink bag 51 and the ink supply port 55 are placed thereon. It mounts so that it may contact | abut to slope 31a, 31b and the holding part 31c of the interior material 31, respectively.
In this state, the cover plate 12 is closed by covering the other interior material 31 so that the inclined surfaces 31 a and 31 b and the holding portion 31 c are in contact with the inclined surfaces 51 a and 51 b on the upper surface side of the ink bag 51 and the ink supply port 55, respectively. .

As a result, the ink supply port 55 of the ink bag 51 is sandwiched between the holding portions 31 c of the interior material 31, and the front and back surfaces of the ink bag 51 are regulated in the concave accommodation space of the interior material 31. Is housed in. Therefore, the ink bag packaging box 100 of the present embodiment can prevent the ink bag 51 from being damaged by an impact by restricting the movement of the ink bag 51 in the box body 1.
Thereafter, the box body 1 containing the ink bag 51 is sealed in the ink leakage prevention bag 60.

According to the above-described ink bag packaging box 100 of the present embodiment, the box body 1 enclosed in the ink leakage prevention bag 60 collides with other members during distribution or the like, and an excessive external force is applied to the corner portion 1a. Even so, since the corner portion 1a of the box body 1 has no sharp corners, the ink leakage prevention bag 60 covering the box body 1 is prevented from being damaged, and the liquid leakage prevention performance and waterproof performance are maintained well. be able to.
Therefore, the ink bag packaging box 100 of the present embodiment can accommodate the ink bag 51 that is detachably attached to the ink jet recording apparatus and supplies ink, and can be safely transported.

  Here, the box main body 1 of the ink bag packaging box 100 is provided with a notch in a corresponding portion of the plate material that becomes the corner portion 1a when assembled, so that a corner portion sharp from the corner portion 1a of the box main body 1 is formed. Desirably removed. That is, when the plate material is cut into a developed shape, the corner portion 1a of the box body 1 when assembled can be easily cut out by providing a cutout in the corresponding portion. Of course, after the box body 1 is assembled, each corner portion 1a can be cut out to provide a notch.

Next, on the basis of the unfolded box body 1 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a procedure for forming a notch for removing a sharp corner from the corner portion 1a of the box body 1 when assembled will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, the unfolded box body 1 made of a plate material cut into a predetermined shape is connected to the rectangular bottom plate 2 that is the bottom surface of the box body 1 and one long side of the bottom plate 2. The side plate 3, the lid plate 12 that is connected to the side plate 3 and serves as the top surface of the box body 1, the inner flaps 28 and 29 that are connected to the short side of the lid plate 12, and the other long side of the bottom plate 2 A continuous outer side plate 5, an inner side plate 7 connected to the outer side plate 5 and folded inward, an outer side plate 4 connected to one short side of the bottom plate 2, On the inner flaps 18 and 19 connected to the short side of the side plate 4, the inner side plate 8 connected to the long side of the outer side plate 4 and folded inward, and the short side of the inner side plate 8 Inner flaps 14 and 15 provided continuously, outer side plate 6 connected to the other short side of the bottom plate 2, inner flaps 20 and 21 connected to the shorter side of the outer side plate 6, Side plate 6 An inner side plate 10 to be folded inwardly are provided continuously to the long side, the inner flaps 16, 17 provided continuously to the short side of the inner side plate 10, and a.

The bottom plate 2 adjacent to the outer side plate 5 is provided with a locking hole 27 for inserting the insertion portion 25 projecting from the tip of the inner side plate 7, and between the outer side plate 5 and the inner side plate 7. Is provided with a locking hole 24 for inserting the insertion portion 22 protruding from the tip of the lid plate 12.
Cuts 14a and 16a are formed on the front end sides of the inner flaps 14 and 16, respectively, and these inner flaps 14 and 16 are locked to each other during assembly.

  In addition, arc-shaped notches 2a are provided at the four corners of the bottom plate 2, notches 12a are provided at the four corners of the cover plate 12, and arc-shaped notches 3a are provided at the four corners of the side plate 3. Notches 5 a are provided at the four corners of the side plate 5, arc-shaped notches 4 a are provided at the four corners of the outer side plate 4, and arc-shaped notches 6 a are provided at the four corners of the outer side plate 6.

  Further, the inner flaps 18 and 19 connected to the outer side plate 4 are provided with arc-shaped relief portions 18a and 19a at portions corresponding to the notches 4a of the outer side plate 4 when assembled. The inner flaps 20 and 21 connected to the side plate 6 are provided with arc-shaped relief portions 20a and 21a at portions corresponding to the notches 6a of the outer side plate 6 when assembled.

  Therefore, when the unfolded box body 1 is assembled into a box shape, as shown in FIG. 1, the notches 2a, 12a, 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a and relief portions 18a, 19a, 20a, 21a formed in the inner flaps 18, 19, 20, 21 form openings in the eight corner portions 1a of the box body 1. The corners pointed like a triangular pyramid are removed.

  That is, when the box body 1 of the present embodiment cuts the unfolded plate material including the bottom plate 2, the side plates 3, 4, 5, 6, the cover plate 12, and the inner flaps 18, 19, 20, 21, Notches 2a, 12a, 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a are formed in the four corners of each side plate 3, 4, 5, 6, lid plate 12 and bottom plate 2, and relief portions 18a, By forming 19a, 20a, 21a, the corner portion 1a of the box body 1 when assembled can be easily cut out.

  In the above embodiment, the cutout shapes of the cutouts 2a, 12a, 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a and the relief portions 18a, 19a, 20a, 21a are substantially circular arcs. Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to this, and various shapes can be adopted based on the gist of the present invention.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the interior material 31 is comprised with the resin sheet thermoformed by the predetermined | prescribed concave shape, plate materials, such as a corrugated cardboard board, are bend-molded, and a polymer is injection-molded by the predetermined shape. It can also be configured. In the above embodiment, the ink leakage prevention bag 60 is described as an example of the exterior material that covers the box body 1, but the liquid container according to the present invention is also used when the box body 1 is covered with another exterior material that is easily damaged. Of course, the packaging box for containers is applicable.

Moreover, although the box main body 1 of the said embodiment was comprised so that it might become a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape with a lid | cover by assembling the board | plate material cut | judged to the predetermined shape, the box main body of this invention is not limited to this. Absent.
For example, a flat rectangular parallelepiped box body can be configured by combining a separately assembled box-shaped container body and a box-shaped upper lid. In this case, corner portions sharpened in a triangular pyramid shape are removed by notching the corner portions of the box body configured by combining the container body and the upper lid.

The application of the liquid container of the present invention is not limited to the ink bag of the ink jet recording apparatus, and can be used for a liquid consuming apparatus including an ejection head that ejects various liquids.
Specific examples of the liquid consuming device include, for example, an electrode material (conductive) used for forming an electrode such as a device having a color material ejecting head used for manufacturing a color filter such as a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, and a surface emitting display (FED). Examples thereof include an apparatus having a paste) ejection head, an apparatus having a bio-organic matter ejection head used for biochip manufacturing, an apparatus having a sample ejection head as a precision pipette, a textile printing apparatus, and a micro dispenser.

It is a whole perspective view which shows the packaging box for liquid containers which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the packaging box for liquid containers shown in FIG. (A), (b) is an expansion explanatory drawing of the A section and B section in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the box main body shown in FIG. 2 in the expansion | deployment state. FIG. 5 is an enlarged explanatory view of a portion C in FIG. 4. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the packaging material of the ink bag for conventional inkjet recording devices. It is a principal part enlarged view for demonstrating the subject of the packaging material shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Box main body, 1a ... Corner part, 2 ... Bottom plate, 3 ... Side plate, 4 ... Outer side plate (side plate), 5 ... Outer side plate (side plate), 6 ... Outer side plate (side plate), 7 ... Inner side plate (Side plate), 8 ... inner side plate (side plate), 10 ... inner side plate (side plate), 12 ... cover plate, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 ... inner flap, 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a, 12a ... notches, 18a, 19a, 20a, 21a ... relief parts, 31 ... interior material, 51 ... ink bag, 60 ... liquid leakage prevention bag, 100 ... ink bag packaging box (liquid container) Packaging box).

Claims (7)

A packaging box for a liquid storage container for storing a liquid storage container in a box body assembled in a box shape from a plate material cut into a predetermined shape,
A packaging box for a liquid container, wherein a sharp corner portion is removed by cutting out a corner portion of the box body.   The liquid container according to claim 1, wherein a sharp corner is removed from a corner portion of the box body by providing a notch in advance in a corresponding portion of the plate member that becomes the corner portion when assembled. Container packaging box. The plate member is a rectangular bottom plate serving as a bottom surface of the box main body, four pieces of side plates connected to each side of the bottom plate, and a lid connected to one piece of the side plate to serve as a top surface of the box main body. A board,
The packaging box for a liquid container according to claim 2, wherein the notches are provided at four corners of each side plate and at the four corners of the lid plate and the bottom plate.   The inner flap connected to at least one of the side plate and the cover plate is provided with a relief portion at a portion corresponding to the notches at the four corners when assembled. Packaging box for liquid container.   The packaging box for a liquid container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising at least a pair of interior materials that hold the liquid container from both sides and restrict movement in the box body.   The packaging box for a liquid container according to claim 1, wherein the box body is enclosed in a liquid leakage prevention bag.   The liquid container is thermally welded to each long side portion of the rectangular heat-welded first film forming the flat surface portion and the long side portion of the rectangular heat-welding second film forming the side surface portion. And forming a cylindrical body, heat-welding one short side portion of the flat portion to form a bag body, and an ink bag having an ink supply port heat-welded to the other short side portion of the flat portion. The packaging box for a liquid container according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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