CN110997520B

CN110997520B - Package for absorbent article

Info

Publication number: CN110997520B
Application number: CN201880049232.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 小松慎平; 柏木政浩
Original assignee: Unicharm Corp
Current assignee: Unicharm Corp
Priority date: 2017-07-27
Filing date: 2018-07-23
Publication date: 2021-09-07
Anticipated expiration: 2038-07-23
Also published as: WO2019022009A1; JP2019026295A; CN110997520A; JP6804404B2

Abstract

The invention provides a package body of absorbent articles, which can easily grasp the residual quantity of the absorbent articles contained in the package sheet. A package (1) for absorbent articles comprises an absorbent article (10) and a package sheet (20) in which a plurality of absorbent articles are housed. A window (28) configured to allow visual confirmation of the absorbent article contained therein is formed in the packaging sheet. The absorbent articles are stacked in the thickness direction of the absorbent articles. A marker (30) extending in a first direction (D1) along the boundary (B10) between absorbent articles is provided on the window (28). A plurality of markers (30) are arranged at intervals in a second direction (D2) which is orthogonal to the first direction (D1) and is along the thickness direction (T).

Description

Package for absorbent article

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a package of absorbent articles in which a window portion is provided on a package sheet in which a plurality of absorbent articles are accommodated.

Background

There is known a package of absorbent articles in which a window portion is provided on a package sheet in which a plurality of absorbent articles are stored. The window portion of the package sheet is configured to allow visual confirmation of the absorbent article contained therein (patent document 1).

Prior art documents

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese Kokai publication No. 2006-526550

Disclosure of Invention

The absorbent article package of patent document 1 is configured such that absorbent articles are stacked in the thickness direction in a package sheet, and a plurality of absorbent articles can be visually confirmed through a window portion. In general, a package of absorbent articles contains a plurality of absorbent articles in a compressed state in a package sheet. In the absorbent article package configured as described above, when the remaining number of absorbent articles decreases with use, the absorbent articles swell in the thickness direction, and the interval between the boundaries between the absorbent articles becomes wider. However, since the entire stacked absorbent articles can be visually checked through the window portion, and it is difficult to grasp the interval between the boundaries of the absorbent articles, it is difficult to easily grasp the remaining number of absorbent articles.

Therefore, it is desirable to be able to easily grasp the package of the remaining number of absorbent articles contained in the package sheet.

The package of an absorbent article according to one aspect includes an absorbent article and a package sheet that houses the absorbent article, wherein a window portion is formed in the package sheet, the window portion being configured to enable visual confirmation of the absorbent article housed inside, wherein the absorbent article is stacked in a thickness direction of the absorbent article, the window portion is provided with a mark portion that extends in a first direction along a boundary between the absorbent articles, and the mark portion is provided in plurality at intervals in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and along the thickness direction.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a package of an absorbent article according to a first embodiment.

Fig. 2 is an expanded plan view of the absorbent article.

Fig. 3 is a front view of a package of an absorbent article.

Detailed Description

(1) Brief description of the embodiments

At least the following matters will be made clear from the description of the present specification and the drawings.

A package of an absorbent article in one form has an absorbent article and a package sheet containing a plurality of the absorbent articles,

a window portion configured to allow visual confirmation of the absorbent article contained therein is formed in the wrapping sheet,

the absorbent articles are stacked in the thickness direction of the absorbent articles,

a mark portion is provided at the window portion, the mark portion extending in a first direction along a boundary between the absorbent articles,

the plurality of mark portions are provided at intervals in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and along the thickness direction.

The absorbent articles accommodated inside the package sheet can be visually confirmed through the window portion, and the remaining number and types of the absorbent articles can be confirmed. In this case, since the mark portion of the window portion extends along the boundary between the absorbent articles, it is easy to grasp the position of the boundary between the absorbent articles. Therefore, the interval between the boundaries of the absorbent articles can be easily grasped, and the remaining number of absorbent articles can be easily grasped.

According to a preferred aspect, the marking portion includes a first pattern extending in the first direction and a second pattern adjacent to and different from the first pattern in the first direction.

The boundary between the absorbent articles is along the first direction, and may be difficult to distinguish from the first pattern. In this case, the boundaries between the absorbent articles can be easily grasped by the second patterns.

According to a preferred aspect, the positions of the second patterns in the first direction in the mark portions adjacent to each other in the second direction are different.

The second patterns in the mark portions adjacent to each other in the second direction are different in position in the first direction, and are easily recognized as the mark portions. By making each marking portion conspicuous, the interval between the boundaries of the absorbent articles can be more easily grasped, and the remaining number of absorbent articles can be easily grasped.

According to a preferred aspect, the interval between the mark portions in the second direction is 0.5 times or more and 2 times or less relative to the boundary between the absorbent articles.

By setting the interval in the second direction of the mark portion to 0.5 times or more and 2 times or less with respect to the interval of the boundaries between the absorbent articles, the interval of the boundaries between the absorbent articles can be easily associated with the mark portion. Therefore, the interval between the boundaries of the absorbent articles can be grasped more easily, and the remaining number of absorbent articles can be grasped easily.

According to a preferred aspect, the package of the absorbent article is provided with a joining portion for joining the package sheets to each other, and the joining portion is arranged along the second direction.

Since the joint portion is arranged along the second direction, the joint portion easily maintains the shape of the entire package against the force at the time of inflation. Therefore, the shape of the window portion is easily maintained, and the effect of grasping the remaining number of absorbent articles through the window portion is easily obtained.

According to a preferred aspect, the packaging sheet has a first surface and a second surface adjacent to each other in a thickness direction,

the second surface is provided with an opening for taking out the absorbent article, and the window portion is provided on the first surface and the second surface.

The absorbent article can be visually confirmed through the window portion provided in the first surface. In addition, when the user takes out the absorbent article through the opening, the window portion is easily visually recognized together with the opening. Therefore, the remaining number of absorbent articles can be easily grasped when the absorbent articles are taken out.

According to a preferred aspect, the absorbent article package has an individual packaging sheet for individually packaging the absorbent article,

the individual packaging sheet has a first individual packaging sheet and a second individual packaging sheet having a different color or a different pattern from the first individual packaging sheet, and the absorbent article packaged by the first individual packaging sheet is adjacent to the absorbent article packaged by the second individual packaging sheet in the thickness direction.

Since the absorbent article wrapped with the first individual wrapping sheet is adjacent to the absorbent article wrapped with the second individual wrapping sheet in the thickness direction, the boundary between the adjacent absorbent articles can be easily grasped. The interval between the boundaries of the absorbent articles can be grasped more easily, and the remaining number of absorbent articles can be grasped easily.

the absorbent article is folded together with the individually wrapped sheet using a pair of width folding lines along the width direction and a pair of length folding lines along the length direction as base points.

Since the absorbent article and the individual package sheet are folded with the pair of width folding lines and the pair of length folding lines as base points, in the folded state, the fold lines formed by the folding lines are formed on the periphery. A part of the peripheral fold line is disposed so as to face the window portion. The contour of the absorbent article is easily made conspicuous by the fold line, the interval between the boundaries of the absorbent articles can be more easily grasped, and the remaining number of absorbent articles can be easily grasped.

(2) Structure of absorbent article package

Hereinafter, a package of an absorbent article according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same or similar parts are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals. However, it should be noted that the drawings are schematic, and the ratio of the respective dimensions and the like are different from the actual case. Therefore, specific dimensions and the like should be determined with reference to the following description. In addition, the drawings may include portions having different dimensional relationships and ratios from each other.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a package 1 of an absorbent article according to a first embodiment. Fig. 2 is a developed front view of the absorbent article, and fig. 3 is a front view of a package of the absorbent article. The absorbent article package 1 (hereinafter referred to as package 1) includes an absorbent article 10 and a package sheet 20 for packaging a plurality of absorbent articles 10.

A plurality of absorbent articles 10 are housed in the space inside the package sheet 20. Examples of the absorbent article 10 include disposable diapers, sanitary napkins, incontinence pads, and panty liners.

Fig. 2 is an expanded plan view of the absorbent article 10 of the embodiment. The absorbent article 10 may have a longitudinal direction L extending along the front and back sides of the body of the wearer, a width direction W orthogonal to the front-back direction, and a thickness direction T extending along the skin-facing surface side of the wearer and the non-skin-facing surface side opposite to the skin-facing surface side.

The absorbent article 10 may have a skin-facing sheet positioned on the skin-facing surface side of the absorbent article, a non-skin-facing sheet positioned on the non-skin-facing surface side of the absorbent article, and an absorbent body disposed between the skin-facing sheet and the non-skin-facing sheet. The absorbent article 10 may be folded together with the individual packaging sheet 18 and packaged with the individual packaging sheet 18.

The absorbent article 10 and the individual package sheet 18 are folded together in a state where the absorbent article is disposed on the individual package sheet. As an example of the folding form, the absorbent article 10 and the individual package sheet 18 may be folded in the longitudinal direction L with a pair of width folding lines FW along the width direction W as base points in a state where the absorbent article is disposed on the individual package sheet. In this case, the absorbent article may be folded so that the skin-facing surfaces face each other. The pair of width folding lines FW may be arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction L. Next, the absorbent article 10 and the individual package sheet 18 in a state folded with the width folding line FW as a base point may be folded inward in the width direction W with a pair of longitudinal folding lines FL extending in the longitudinal direction L as a base point. In this case, the absorbent article may be folded so that the skin-facing surfaces face each other.

By folding in this manner, the absorbent article 10 is covered with the individual packaging sheet as shown in fig. 1. The folded absorbent article may be folded to form folds of the individual package sheet at the side edges of the periphery thereof. At least a part of the peripheral fold line may be disposed to face a window portion described later.

The absorbent articles 10 may be stacked in the thickness direction T of the absorbent articles 10 in the package sheet 20. The surface of the packaging sheet 20 may form the outer surface of the package 1, and the back surface of the packaging sheet 20 may form the inner surface of the package 1 and may contact the absorbent article 10. The packaging sheet 20 may be formed of a resin film and formed in a rectangular shape. The packaging sheet 20 has six sides in a rectangular shape. The packaging sheet 20 may have a first surface 21, a second surface 22, a third surface 23, and a fourth surface 24 disposed along the thickness direction T (stacking direction) of the absorbent article 10, and a fifth surface 25 and a sixth surface 26 disposed orthogonal to the thickness direction T.

In the state shown in fig. 1, the first surface 21 may constitute a front surface, the second surface 22 may constitute an upper surface, the third surface 23 may constitute a rear surface, and the fourth surface 24 may constitute a bottom surface. The first surface 21 and the second surface 22 may be adjacent to each other, the second surface 22 and the third surface 23 may be adjacent to each other, the third surface 23 and the fourth surface 24 may be adjacent to each other, and the fourth surface 24 and the first surface 21 may be adjacent to each other. The first surface 21, the second surface 22, the third surface 23, and the fourth surface 24 may be adjacent to the fifth surface 25 and the sixth surface 26, respectively.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the absorbent article package 1 shown in fig. 1. The front face of the package may constitute the first face. A window 28 may be formed in the package 1, and the window 28 may be configured to allow the absorbent article 10 housed therein to be visually checked. The window 28 may be transparent or translucent. By providing the window portion 28 in the package sheet 20, the absorbent articles 10 stored inside the package sheet 20 can be visually confirmed through the window portion 28, and the remaining number and types of the absorbent articles 10 can be confirmed.

The window 28 may be provided on at least a part of the first surface 21, may be provided on the second surface 22, or may be provided on all of the first surface 21 to the sixth surface 26. The window portion may be provided over the entire surface of each surface or may be provided in a part of each surface. The window 28 may extend in the thickness direction T of the absorbent article. The side edge portion 15 of the absorbent article may be arranged so as to be visually recognizable through the window portion 28. The side edge portion 15 of the absorbent article 10 is a portion where the pair of width folding lines FW and the pair of length folding lines FL are located in a folded state with the folding lines serving as base points. Therefore, a fold formed by a fold line is formed in the side edge portion 15 of the absorbent article. The side edge portion 15 of the absorbent article may be disposed to face the first to fourth surfaces. At least a portion of the outer side edge of the absorbent article may be disposed opposite the window portion. The contour of the absorbent article is easily made conspicuous by the fold line, the interval between the boundaries of the absorbent articles can be more easily grasped, and the remaining number of absorbent articles can be easily grasped.

The window 28 may be provided with a marker 30, and the marker 30 may extend in the first direction D1 along the boundary B10 between the absorbent articles. The boundary B10 between the absorbent articles may be along the width direction W or the length direction L of the absorbent articles. A plurality of markers 30 may be arranged at intervals in the second direction D2. The marking portion may be formed by printing. The second direction D2 is a direction orthogonal to the first direction D1 and along the thickness direction T. The mark portion 30 may be intermittently disposed over the entire window portion. The first direction D1 and the second direction D2 may be directions relative to the absorbent article 10 in the package 1 in which the absorbent article 10 is contained in the package sheet 20 and is unopened.

In the absorbent article package 1, when the remaining number of absorbent articles decreases with use, the absorbent articles 10 swell in the thickness direction T, and the gap G10 between the boundaries of the absorbent articles widens. At this time, since the marker 30 of the window 28 extends along the boundary B10 between the absorbent articles, the position of the boundary B10 between the absorbent articles can be easily grasped with the marker 30 as a reference. The markers 30 may be arranged at intervals in the second direction D2, and the intervals may be constant. Since the mark portions 30 are arranged at a constant interval G30, the mark portions 30 easily function as scales. Therefore, the distance G10 between the boundaries of the absorbent articles can be easily grasped, and the remaining number of absorbent articles can be easily grasped.

The marker 30 may have a portion extending in the first direction D1. The marking portion 30 may be constituted by a combination of a first pattern 31 and a second pattern 32. The first patterns 31 may extend in the first direction D1 and be arranged at intervals in the first direction D1. The first pattern 31 may be formed of a straight line extending in the first direction D1 or an aggregate of dots arranged in the first direction D1. The second pattern 32 is different from the first pattern 31. The second pattern 32 may be disposed adjacent to the first pattern 31 in the first direction D1. The second patterns 32 may be arranged between the first patterns 31 in the first direction D1. The second pattern 32 may have a different pattern than the first pattern 31 or a different width (length in the second direction D2) than the first pattern 31.

The boundary B10 between the absorbent articles may be difficult to distinguish from the first pattern 31 along the first direction D1. In this case, the boundary B10 between the marker 30 and the absorbent article can be easily distinguished by the second pattern 32, and the boundary B10 between the absorbent articles can be easily grasped. When the remaining number of absorbent articles 10 in the package sheet 20 is reduced, the absorbent articles 10 may be arranged obliquely. At this time, the boundary B10 between the absorbent articles is inclined with respect to the first pattern 31, and is easily distinguished from the first pattern 31. Therefore, the distance G10 between the boundaries of the absorbent articles can be more easily grasped, and the remaining number of absorbent articles can be easily grasped.

The positions in the first direction D1 of the second patterns 32 in the mark portions 30 adjacent in the second direction may be different. That is, the second patterns 32 adjacent to each other in the second direction D2 may be arranged to be offset in the first direction D1. Specifically, in the front view shown in fig. 3, the second pattern 32 of one marking portion 30 may be arranged above the second pattern 32 adjacent to the one marking portion. Since the positions of the second patterns of the adjacent mark portions 30 in the second direction D2 are different, the mark portions can be easily recognized. By recognizing the respective mark portions, the distance G10 between the boundaries of the absorbent articles can be more easily grasped, and the remaining number of absorbent articles can be easily grasped.

The spacing G30 in the second direction D2 of the marker 30 may be different from the spacing G10 of the boundaries B10 of the absorbent articles with respect to each other. The boundary B10 between the marker portion 30 and the absorbent article can be easily distinguished. The interval G30 in the second direction D2 of the marker 30 may be 0.5 times or more and 2 times or less the interval G10 of the boundary B10 between the absorbent articles. When the interval in the second direction D2 of the marker 30 is too long or too short with respect to the interval G10 of the boundary B10 between the absorbent articles, it may be difficult to associate the interval G10 of the boundary between the absorbent articles with the marker 30. Therefore, it is preferable that the interval G30 in the second direction D2 of the marker 30 is 0.5 times or more and 2 times or less the interval G10 of the boundary B10 between the absorbent articles. The interval G10 between the boundaries B10 of the absorbent articles is based on the absorbent articles 10 in the package 1 in an unopened state in which the absorbent articles 10 are contained in the package sheet 20.

A joining portion 29 for joining the packaging sheets 20 to each other may be provided on the packaging sheet 20. The joining portion 29 may be a portion where the package sheets 20 are joined by heat welding or the like, and has higher rigidity than a structure where the package sheets 20 are not joined to each other. The joint 29 may constitute a high rigidity portion. The engaging portion 29 may be disposed along the second direction D2 at the center of the second face 22.

In the structure in which a plurality of absorbent articles are contained in a compressed state in the package sheet, the absorbent article 10 is likely to expand in the thickness direction T. Among the forces when the absorbent article swells, the force along the stacking direction of the plurality of absorbent articles (i.e., the thickness direction of the absorbent article) tends to be high. Since the joint portion 29 is arranged along the second direction D2, the joint portion 29 easily maintains the shape of the entire package 1 against the force at the time of inflation. Therefore, the shape of the window portion 28 is easily maintained, and the effect of grasping the remaining number of absorbent articles through the window portion 28 can be obtained more easily.

The second side 22 of the packaging sheet 20 may be configured to be provided with an opening for removing the absorbent article 10. Specifically, the second surface 22 may be provided with a hole (deformation) 27 for forming an opening. The user may form the opening by cutting the eyelet. The window portion may be provided not only on the first surface but also on the second surface. When the user takes out the absorbent article through the opening, the window portion is easily visually confirmed together with the opening. Therefore, the remaining number of absorbent articles can be easily grasped when the absorbent articles are taken out.

The individual package sheet 18 that individually packages the absorbent articles may have a plurality of patterns. The plurality of patterns may be configured to be different in at least one of color and pattern. For example, there may be a first individual packaging sheet and a second individual packaging sheet having a different color or a different pattern than the first individual packaging sheet. The absorbent article wrapped by the first individually wrapped sheet and the absorbent article wrapped by the second individually wrapped sheet may be adjacent in the thickness direction. That is, the absorbent articles arranged adjacently in the thickness direction may be wrapped with individual wrapping sheets having different colors or different patterns (individual wrapping sheets having different patterns). The boundaries of adjacent absorbent articles can be easily grasped depending on the color or pattern of the individual packaging sheet. The interval between the boundaries of the absorbent articles can be grasped more easily, and the remaining number of absorbent articles can be grasped easily.

While the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in the present specification. The present invention can be implemented in modified and altered forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention defined by the claims. Therefore, the description of the present specification is for illustrative purposes and does not have any limiting meaning to the present invention.

Further, the entire contents of japanese patent application No. 2017-145348, which was filed on 27.7.7.2017, are incorporated herein by reference.

Industrial applicability

Provided is a package body of absorbent articles, wherein the remaining number of absorbent articles contained in the package sheet can be easily grasped.

Description of the reference numerals

1: packaging body

10: absorbent article

15: side edge part

18: individually packaged sheet

20: packaging sheet

21: first side

22: second surface

27: eyelet hole

28: window part

29: joint part

30: marking part

31: first pattern

32: second pattern

B10: boundary of

D1: a first direction

D2: second direction

FL: length fold line

FW: width fold line

L: length direction of the film

T: thickness direction

W: width direction of the sheet

Claims

1. A package of an absorbent article, comprising: an absorbent article; an individual packaging sheet that individually packages the absorbent articles; and a packaging sheet containing a plurality of the absorbent articles,

the package is configured such that, when the remaining number of the absorbent articles decreases with use, the absorbent articles swell in the thickness direction and the interval between the boundaries between the absorbent articles becomes wider,

the individual packaging sheet has a first individual packaging sheet and a second individual packaging sheet having a different color or a different pattern from the first individual packaging sheet,

the absorbent article wrapped by the first individually wrapped sheet is adjacent to the absorbent article wrapped by the second individually wrapped sheet in the thickness direction,

a plurality of the mark portions are provided at intervals in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and along the thickness direction, and indicate positions of boundaries between the absorbent articles,

the interval in the second direction of the marker is a constant interval in the second direction and is different from the interval of the boundary between the absorbent articles.

2. The package of absorbent articles according to claim 1,

the marking portion includes a first pattern extending in the first direction and a second pattern adjacent to and different from the first pattern in the first direction.

3. The package of absorbent articles according to claim 2,

the positions in the first direction of the second patterns in the mark portions adjacent in the second direction are different.

4. The package of an absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the interval of the mark portions in the second direction is 0.5 times or more and 2 times or less relative to the interval of the absorbent article in the second direction.

5. The package of an absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the package of the absorbent article is provided with a joining portion that joins the package sheets to each other,

the joint portion is arranged along the second direction of the absorbent article.

6. The package of an absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the packaging sheet has a first face and a second face adjacent to each other in the thickness direction,

the second face is configured to be provided with an opening for taking out the absorbent article,

the window portion is provided to the first face and the second face.

7. The package of an absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the absorbent article and the individual package sheet are folded together with a pair of width folding lines along a width direction of the absorbent article and a pair of length folding lines along a length direction of the absorbent article as base points.