JP2002128103A - Beverage vessel having spout, and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems that a spout part of a conventional beverage vessel having a spout is uncovered, and a hand of a consumer touches the spout part when the vessel is display over the counter, and the spout part is covered with dust in an unsanitary manner. SOLUTION: In this beverage vessel having a spout with a projecting part 2 for a spout 4 formed on a vessel body part 1 storing beverage W or the like therein, the outer side of the projecting part 2 for the spout is covered by a peelable cover 11. No stain or dust is adhered to the spout 4 immediately before drinking the beverage, and the beverage vessel having the spout is sanitarily excellent.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for drinking beverages with a spout and a method for producing the same. Those intended to be protected are targeted. In the description of the present application, beverages are:
It includes not only liquid beverages but also gel-like beverages.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, beverages are hermetically accommodated in a container made of a flexible sheet as shown in FIG. Containers containing beverages with a spout in which the two are integrally connected are commercially available. In FIG. 5, the outer peripheral portion (satin portion) of the container is a heat seal portion 3.

[0003] To drink beverages in this container,
The tip 2a of the projection 2 is cut off along the cutting line L, and the projection 2
The tip of the spouting passage inside is opened, and the beverage in the container is poured into the mouth with the mouth 4 included in the mouth.

[0004] By the way, this kind of conventional container with a drink with a mouthpiece is manufactured in a relatively clean environment at a manufacturing stage, but after manufacture, four portions of the mouthpiece (a portion to be touched by a human mouth) are exposed. Stored / shipped / stored as it is.
Therefore, in the case of this type of conventional container for beverages, dirt easily adheres to the drinking spout 4 at the time of storage, shipping, display at a store, or the like, which is not preferable in terms of hygiene. In particular, at the time of display at a store, it is often the case that the consumer often picks up the product and looks at the product (the hand also touches the drinking spout 4) and returns the product to the shelf, which may cause a problem in hygiene. It is to be noted that if the mouth portion 4 is thoroughly wiped or washed before drinking, the problem of hygiene can be solved, but the cleaning work thereof is troublesome, and the mouth portion 4 is simply (or simply wiped). Often speak to.

[0005] The present invention has been proposed for the purpose of improving the problems (problems in hygiene of the drinking part) in the above-mentioned conventional container with beverages having a drinking mouth.

[0006]

The present invention has the following structure as means for solving the above-mentioned problems. The invention of claim 1 of the present application The invention of claim 1 of the present application is directed to a beverage container with a spout having a protruding portion for a spout formed in a container main body containing a beverage therein. The projection length of the spout projection is not particularly limited, for example, 10 to 50 mm
Some can be adopted. As the beverages to be housed therein, any suitable beverages (for example, nutritional drinks and juices) can be adopted as long as they have fluidity such as liquid or gel.

In the container for beverages with a spout according to the first aspect of the present invention, the outside of the spout projection is covered with a peelable cover material. This cover material is formed in a bag shape and covers a predetermined depth from the tip of the spout protrusion. Further, the vicinity of the opening end of the cover material may be lightly adhered to the outer peripheral surface (each surface) of the drinking spout. The cover material is
In the final stage of the production of the beverage-containing container, the container is put on the projection.

[0008] In the container with drinks with a spout, when the drinks in the container are to be drunk, the cover material covering the protrusion for the spout is peeled off, and the tip of the protrusion is removed. It may be cut off to open the tip of the spouting passage in the protruding portion, and the beverage in the container may be poured into the mouth including the mouth.

As described above, in the beverage-containing container according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the mouthpiece projection is covered with the cover material, dirt does not adhere to the mouthpiece after manufacture. Consumers can drink with confidence in hygiene. The invention of claim 2 of the present application is directed to the method of manufacturing a container with a beverage with a spout according to the above-described claim 1, and particularly to a method of attaching a cover material that is coated on a protrusion for a spout. I have to.

In the manufacturing method according to the second aspect of the present invention, the cover member is attached to the drinking spout as follows. First, a synthetic resin film that can be thermally bonded is used as the cover material. As this synthetic resin film, a continuous band-like material having a width capable of enclosing the front and back of the drinking port protrusion can be used. Then, the mouthpiece projection is covered from the front and back with the synthetic resin film. in this case,
The synthetic resin film may be folded back into a U-shape and wrapped around the distal end of the drinking spout. Next, the wrapped synthetic resin films are thermally blown from the front and back along the outer shape of the drinking spout in a two-layered state.

As described above, when the two synthetic resin films are thermally blown in a stacked state, the cut edges are thermally bonded to each other, so that the cover portion can cover the mouthpiece projection in a bag shape.
Further, at the time of thermal fusing, if the vicinity of the opening end of the cover material is lightly heat-bonded to the outer peripheral surface (front and back surfaces) of the drinking spout, dust and the like do not enter the cover material.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. The container with a beverage with a drinking mouth according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. A projection 2 for the spout 4 is integrally formed on the upper portion of the container body 1 thus formed, and a bag-shaped cover material 11 is placed over the outside of the projection 2 for the spout. In this embodiment,
Liquid is used as beverages W stored inside,
It may be a gel. Also, as the type of beverages W,
As long as it has fluidity such as nutritional drinks and juices, any suitable one can be adopted.

The container portion is made of a flexible thin sheet material (for example, a thick laminated film) so as to be self-supporting. The outer peripheral portions of the container body 1 and the protruding portion 2 are heat-sealed (reference numeral 3) to seal the inside. In this embodiment, a container having a total height of about 120 mm is used. The length of the protruding portion 2 is about 40 mm. The size, shape and material of the container can of course be appropriately selected.

A synthetic resin film having a waterproof property is used for the cover material 11 covering the spout 2. The cover material 11 covers the tip 2a of the spout 2 from the tip 2a to the depth near the base of the spout. The opening 11a of the cover material 11
The vicinity is lightly adhered (reference numeral 12) to the front and back surfaces of the spout protrusion 2 over the entire circumference thereof, so that dust or the like does not enter the cover material 11 (the spout 4 of the protrusion 2). I have to. This cover material 11 is used as a final step in the manufacturing stage of a container for beverages with a spout (clean environment close to aseptic).
To cover the protrusion 2. Therefore, the drinking spout 4 is kept clean.

The container with drinks with a spout is stored / shipped / stored with the spout protrusion 2 covered with a cover material 11. Then, when the consumer drinks beverages in the container, the cover material 11 is peeled off to expose the drinking port protrusion 2, and as shown in FIG. 3, the tip 2 a of the protrusion 2 is cut off. Then, the tip of the spouting path in the protruding portion may be opened, and the beverage in the container may be poured into the mouth with the mouth 4 included in the mouth. At this time, the spout protrusion 2 is denoted by reference numeral 2 immediately before drinking.
Since the cover material 11 has been covered up to the position a ', the drinking spout 4 is maintained in a clean (clean) state, and the consumer can drink with a sense of hygiene with a sense of security. If the beverage W is a gel, the container body 1 is squeezed and pushed out toward the drinking spout 4.

FIG. 4 shows a method of manufacturing the container for drinking beverages with a spout shown in FIG. 1 (a method of attaching the cover member 11). In the manufacturing method of the embodiment shown in FIG.
A belt-shaped synthetic resin film 10 having a width that can cover and cover the front and back of the spout 2 is used. or,
The containers containing beverages with a spout are sequentially brought close to each other and transported by a conveyor (not shown) with the spout protrusions 2 facing sideways. Then, the width direction of the synthetic resin film 10 is folded in two in a V-shape, and the spout 2 of the spout of the beverage container is sandwiched therebetween, and the outer side of each side edge of the spout 2 at the heat fusing position A. The nearby positions (positions 21 and 21) are blown off by a thermal fusing device (not shown) to separate the beverage-containing container with the cover material. At this time (at the time of thermal fusing),
The cutting edges of the front and back synthetic resin films 10 are thermally bonded to each other,
The spout 2 can be covered with the cover material 11 in a bag shape. At the time of this thermal fusing, the vicinity of each folded edge of the synthetic resin film 10 near the opening end of the cover material 11 is lightly applied to the front and back surfaces of the drinking spout 2 as indicated by reference numeral 22 (so that it can be peeled off). ) When heat bonding, this cover material 1
1 can be prevented from inadvertently falling out, and dust and the like can be prevented from entering the cover member 11.

[0017]

As described above, in the container for beverages with a spout according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the spout projection 2 is covered with the cover material 11, dirt adheres to the spout 4 after production. And the drinking mouth 4 can be maintained in a clean state until drinking. This also has the effect of giving the consumer a sense of security in terms of hygiene and increasing consumption.

Further, in the manufacturing method according to the second aspect of the present invention,
When covering the spout 2 with the cover material 11, the synthetic resin film 10 is wrapped around the spout 2 from the front and back, and the wrapped synthetic resin film 10 is superposed on the front and back. Since the thermal fusion is performed along the outer shape of the drinking spout 2, the covering process of the cover material 11 can be automated, and the covering operation of the cover material 11 can be performed efficiently. There is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a container with a beverage with a mouthpiece according to an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the container with beverages with a spout shown in FIG. 1 during drinking.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a method for producing the container with drinks with a spout in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a conventional container for drinking beverages with a spout.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a container main body part, 2 is a protrusion part, 3 is a seal part, 4 is a drinking spout, and 11 is a cover material.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A projection (2) for a spout (4) is formed in a container body (1) containing a beverage (W) therein, and an outside of the projection (2) for the spout. Characterized by being coated with a releasable cover material (11). 2. A projection (2) for a spout (4) is formed in a container body (1) containing a beverage (W) therein, and an outside of the spout (2). A method for producing a container for a beverage with a spout, wherein the container is covered with a cover material (11) which can be peeled off, wherein a heat-bondable synthetic resin film (10) is used as the cover material (11). The mouthpiece protrusion (2) is wrapped from the front and back with a film (10), and the wrapped synthetic resin film (10) is overlapped with the outer shape of the mouthpiece protrusion (2) from the front and back in a state of two sheets. And the outside of the spout (2) is covered with a cover material (11).
A method for producing a container with a beverage with a spout, characterized by being coated with: