JP2002096840A - Packaging container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging container which is easily tearable and easy to find a tearing position. SOLUTION: This packaging container comprises a substantially square bag body (3) forming a space with a packaged article (2) contained therein, a pair of sealed parts (4 and 5) for sealing both ends of the bag body (3). One end (4) of the pair of sealed parts has an uneven shape which can be held by fingers while the other end (5) of the pair of sealed parts has an uneven shape which is fitted to the other uneven shape.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a packaging container,
In particular, it relates to a packaging container for containing confectionery.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a packaging container shown in FIG. 7 is known as a packaging container for sealing and individually packaging caramel-sized confectionery.

[0003] In FIG. 7, a packaging container 100 is formed of a thin sheet-shaped resin material, and has a bag 102 forming a space for containing a confectionery 101, and heat seal portions 103 formed at both ends of the bag 102. 104. At the tips of the heat seal portions 103 and 104, fine triangular cuts 103a and 104a arranged in a straight line are formed.

[0004] In order to take out the confectionery 101 from the packaging container 100, for example, hold the heat seal portion 103 with both fingers,
The confectionery 101 in the bag body 102 was taken out by tearing from the heat seal portion 103 to the heat seal portion 104.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Heat seal portion 10
Since the cuts 103a, 104a at the distal end of 3, 104 are arranged linearly from the left end to the right end, when taking out the confectionery 101 from the packaging container 100,
The tips of the heat seal portions 103 and 104 could not be easily torn. For this reason, like old people and infants,
If you can't apply great power,
There was a problem that 1 could not be taken out. Further, the heat sealing unit 10 is operated by a finger while the worker is in a work glove.
When trying to cut off the tip of 3, 104, there was a problem that gloves could not slide and apply great force, and the confectionery 101 could not be easily taken out while holding gloves.

[0006] Further, since the tips of the heat seal portions 103 and 104 are arranged in a single straight line from the left end to the right end, it is easy to know where the finger should be gripped and cut. There was a problem that it was difficult.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and to provide a packaging container which can be easily torn and whose tear position can be easily understood.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a packaging container according to the present invention has a substantially rectangular bag forming a space in which a package is contained, and seals both ends of the bag. And one end of the pair of seals has an uneven shape that can be gripped by a finger, and the other end of the pair of seals fits into the one uneven shape. It has an uneven shape formed in a shape that can be inserted.

[0009] Further, it is preferable that one of the pair of seal portions has an uneven shape, and the other of the pair of seal portions has an uneven shape in a direction opposite to the one of the uneven portions. Features.

In the above-mentioned invention, since the pair of seal portions are formed into an uneven shape and an uneven shape so that they can fit into each other, one of the seal portions can be easily torn, and the position to be torn can be set. Can be easily recognized. In addition, continuous packaging can be easily performed.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a packaging container according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a packaging container 1 is a container for hermetically sealing and individually packaging confectionery, and is made of a thin sheet-like resin material. The packaging container 1 includes a substantially rectangular bag 3 forming a space in which a caramel-shaped confectionery 2 as a package is contained, and a pair of seal portions 4 and 5 for sealing both upper and lower ends of the bag 3. It has.

The seal portion 4 has a concave portion 4 formed at a step.
a and a convex part 4b, and a small triangular cut 4c is formed at the tip of the seal part 4. Similarly, the seal portion 5 has a concave portion 5 a and a convex portion 5 b formed at a step, and a triangular fine cut 5 is formed at the tip of the seal portion 5.
c is formed. The concave portion 5a and the convex portion 5b formed at the step of the seal portion 5 face in the opposite direction to the direction formed at the step of the seal portion 4. That is, the concave portion 5a of the seal portion 5 is formed into a shape that can fit into the convex portion 4b of the seal portion 4, and the convex portion 5b of the seal portion 5 is
Is formed in a shape that can fit into the concave portion 5b of
As a whole, the uneven portion of the seal portion 5 formed by the concave portion 5a and the convex portion 5b is formed in a shape that can fit into the uneven portion of the seal portion 4 formed by the convex portion 4b and the concave portion 4a. .

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the concave portion 4a and the convex portion 4b have the same horizontal length, but as shown in FIG. 4, the concave portion 4a and the convex portion 4b have the same horizontal length. They do not have to be equal.

Next, continuous packaging in the packaging container 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the confectionery 2 is placed at a predetermined interval on a portion where two elongated sheet-like resin materials are stacked to form a bag body 3, and the confectionery 2 is heated in a rectangular shape at a predetermined interval from both sides of the front and back sides. A heat seal portion 10 is formed and sealed. Next, as shown in FIG. 13, the heat seal portions 10 are cut into small triangular cuts 4c, 5c at the upper and lower sides of each bag body 3 at different levels.
In this manner, the confectionery 2 can be individually packaged in each of the packaging containers 1.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

One of the seal portion 4 and the seal portion 5 (the seal portion 4 in FIG. 2) is gripped by fingers of both hands. Hold the concave portion 4a with the finger of one hand, hold the convex portion 4b with the finger of the other hand, and pull the convex portion 4b forward. Since the protrusion 4b protrudes from the recess 4a, the tear 12 can be easily formed at the boundary between the recess 4a and the protrusion 4b by pulling the protrusion 4b toward the user. Once the tear 12 is formed, the packaging container 1 can be easily opened.

According to the present embodiment, the seal portion 4 has an uneven portion formed by the concave portion 4a and the convex portion 4b, and the seal portion 5 has the uneven portion formed by the convex portion 5b and the concave portion 5a. The confectionery container 1 can be easily held even by a person who cannot apply a large force, such as an elderly person or an infant, by gripping and tearing one of the seal part 4 and the seal part 5 with the finger of the hand. Can be opened. Further, even when the worker tries to cut off the tips of the seal portions 4 and 5 with the finger while holding the work glove, the seal can be easily opened with the work glove held.

Further, since the seal portions 4 and 5 are formed stepwise, it is possible to easily recognize the position to be cut by gripping with a finger.

Further, since the concave and convex portions of the seal portion 4 and the convex and concave portions of the seal portion 5 are formed so as to fit into each other, the continuous packaging can be performed without wasting the material forming the packaging container 1. It can be done easily.

Next, another embodiment of the packaging container according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the seal portion 4 and the seal portion 5 are formed to have the same shape so as to overlap each other when rotated by 180 degrees with respect to the center of the packaging container 1. However, the packaging container according to the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a packaging container 21 as shown in FIG.

The packaging container 21 has a substantially rectangular bag 23.
And a pair of seal portions 24 and 25 for sealing both upper and lower ends of the bag body 23. The seal portion 24 is formed of one convex portion 24b that can be gripped by a central finger, and concave portions 24a and 24c located on both sides of the convex portion 24 at different levels.

The seal portion 25 is formed of a concave portion 25b at the center and two convex portions 25a and 25c on both sides of the concave portion 25b that can be gripped by fingers. Recess 25
The protrusions and recesses of the seal portion 25 formed by b and the two protrusions 25a and 25c are formed in a shape that can fit into the protrusions and recesses of the seal portion 24 formed by the protrusions 24b and the recesses 24a and 24c. Have been.

As shown in FIG. 6, the confectionery 2 is continuously packaged in the packaging container 21 similarly to the case shown in FIG.

According to the present embodiment, the seal portion 24 (or the seal portion 5) is gripped by the fingers of both hands, the concave portion 24a or the concave portion 24c is held by one finger, and the convex portion is held by the finger of the other hand. By holding the protrusion 24b and pulling the protrusion 24b toward the user, a tear can be easily formed at the boundary between the recess 24a or the recess 24c and the protrusion 24b, and the packaging container 21 can be easily opened.

In the above description, the packaging container has been described as a container for individual packaging, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, a packaging container for accommodating a plurality of types of snack confectionery such as a bean confectionery may be used.

[0028]

As described above, according to the structure of the present invention,
One end of the pair of seals has an uneven shape that can be gripped with a finger, and the other end of the pair of seals has an uneven shape formed to fit into the one uneven shape. The packaging container can be easily opened without applying a large force, and the position to be torn can be easily recognized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a packaging container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the packaging container shown in FIG. 1 is opened.

FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating continuous packaging using the packaging container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a modification of the packaging container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the packaging container according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating continuous packaging using the packaging container shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a conventional packaging container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Packaging container 2 Confectionery 3 Bag 4 Seal part 4a Concave part 4b Convex part 5 Seal part 5a Concave part 5b Convex part 12 Rip 21 Packing container 23 Bag body 24 Seal part 24a, 24c Concave part 24b Convex part 25 Seal part 25a, 25c Convex part 25b recess

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A bag having a substantially rectangular shape forming a space in which a package is enclosed, and a pair of seals for sealing both ends of the bag, one end of the pair of seals The packaging container has an uneven shape that can be gripped by a finger, and the other end of the pair of seal portions has an uneven shape formed in a shape that can fit into the one uneven shape. . 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein one of the pair of seal portions has an uneven shape, and the other of the pair of seal portions has an uneven shape in a direction opposite to the one of the uneven portions. The packaging container according to claim 1, characterized in that: