JP2003235753A - Laminate such as of tissue paper, and its manufacturing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a laminate such as of tissue papers wherein the number of times for folding respective tissue papers is reduced, which can be easily manufactured at a low cost, and at the same time, wherein the folding lines of taken out tissue papers are not required to be stretched or refolded, and the tissue paper can be instantly used as it is, and in addition, the overall thickness is prevented from becoming uneven, or a step is prevented from being generated on the flat surface section. <P>SOLUTION: For this laminate 14 of tissue papers or the like, a plurality of sheets of folded tissue papers 10 or the like are stacked in order. In such a laminate 14, respective tissue papers 10 or the like are bent and folded into a meandering shape in such a manner that the leading ends and the terminal ends may be located at the center of a folding width. Also, the folded tissue papers 10 or the like are stacked in order in such a manner that the terminal end of the upper tissue paper 10 or the like and the leading end of the next tissue paper 10 or the like may be butted to each other on the same surface. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention makes it possible to easily take out a large number of folded tissue papers, paper towels, non-woven fabrics, etc. (hereinafter referred to as tissue papers) one by one from the top. And a method for manufacturing the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a so-called "pocket tissue" or the like formed by enclosing a laminated body formed by stacking a plurality of tissue papers or the like folded in the same shape with a packaging body made of a non-breathable material, It is used by pulling out tissue paper etc. one by one from the package.

In the conventional pocket tissue, generally, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, each tissue paper (1) is folded into three in a Z shape, and the upper and lower pieces (1a) (1b) thereof are further V-shaped. Fold it in half in a letter shape (see FIG. 8), stack a plurality of the tissue papers (1) folded in this way, and stack this laminated body into a bag shape made of a synthetic resin sheet such as vinyl chloride. It consists of a package (2) encapsulated. In addition, a cutting guide line (3) such as perforations is cut in advance at the center of the upper surface of the package (2) (see FIG. 9).

In use, as shown in FIG. 10, the wrapping body (2) is cut along the cutting guide line (3) to open it, and a finger is inserted into the formed take-out port (4) to remove the tissue paper ( Hold the fold line (5) at the center of the upper surface of 1) and pull out the tissue paper in order from the upper layer.

[0005]

In such a conventional folding method of the tissue paper (1), each tissue paper (1) is bent at four places. In the production of this type of pocket tissue, one of the conditions that influences the cost is the number of folding operations for each tissue paper or the like. Of course,
It is obvious that the smaller the number of folding operations for the tissue paper or the like, the more advantageous the manufacturing cost.

In the above-mentioned example of the pocket tissue, the tissue paper (1) when taken out from the package.
Is always in a crease-clamped state, so that the tissue paper (1) will be used with a part of it left folded, that is, with a reduced length. In order to use this tissue paper (1) over its entire length, it is necessary to retighten the upper end or the lower end again and hold either end to extend the whole before use. Is.

Moreover, a step (1d) is formed at the center of the flat portion (1c) sandwiched between the two folds of each tissue paper (1).
Is formed, and when taken out, the step (1d) remains as wrinkles or distortion.

In view of the above problems of the prior art, the present invention reduces the number of times each tissue paper is folded and can be easily and inexpensively manufactured, and the tissue paper taken out can be folded. Stretching
A laminated body of tissue paper, etc. that can be used as it is without being refolded, and that does not cause unevenness in the overall thickness or steps on the flat surface. , And a simple manufacturing method thereof.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the above problems can be solved as follows. (1) In a laminated body of tissue papers, in a laminated body of tissue papers or the like in which a plurality of folded tissue papers or the like are sequentially stacked, each tissue paper or the like is positioned such that its tip and end are in the center of the folding width. Bend it in a meandering manner and fold it, and then fold each tissue paper etc. so that the end of the upper tissue paper etc. and the tip of the next tissue paper etc. are butted against each other on the same plane. And stack in sequence.

(2) In the above item (1), the tissue paper or the like folded in half at the center is folded in a meandering shape along a plurality of fold lines orthogonal to the fold line of the two folds.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2), 1
A piece of tissue paper or the like is formed by stacking a plurality of thin paper sheets of the same size.

(4) In any one of the above items (1) to (3), the end of the upper tissue paper or the like and the tip of the next tissue paper or the like are connected to each other via a cutting guide portion.

(5) In the above item (4), the cutting guide line is a perforation.

(6) In the method for manufacturing a laminated body of tissue paper or the like, a material such as a band-shaped tissue paper is required to have a cutter blade, a pressing claw and a receiving groove for receiving the tip end together with the material on the outer peripheral surface. By passing between a pair of synchronously rotating calendar rollers arranged at intervals, continuous cutting and folding are performed to form a laminated body.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a laminated body of tissue paper for pocket tissues will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, one piece of tissue paper (10) is formed by stacking two thin paper sheets (11) and (11) of the same size on top of each other. Fold it along the line (12) (shown by the dashed line) and then fold it (12).
6 bisectors of fold line (12) orthogonal to
It becomes a book) (13), the first and fifth parts from above (or below) are mountain folds (or valley folds), and the third part is valley folds (or mountain folds) It consists of folded parts (see Fig. 2).

As shown in FIG. 3, the laminate (14) comprises a plurality of tissue papers (10) folded as described above.
Are stacked in such a manner that the left and right directions are alternately inverted one by one. In this laminate (14), the end of the upper tissue paper (10) and the tip of the next tissue paper (10) are abutted against each other on the same plane, so that the entire laminate (14) is The thickness is uniform, and a step or the like does not occur in the intermediate portion between the two folds of each tissue paper (10).

This laminated body (14) can be easily manufactured by an apparatus as shown in FIG. That is, two thin paper rolls (15) that are the material of the tissue paper (10)
(15) The continuous strip-shaped thin paper (11) (11) rolled out is wound around a pair of direction change rollers (16) (16) inclined by 45 ° with respect to the feeding direction, thereby changing the feeding direction. At the same time they are converted by 90 °, they are overlapped with each other, and then the included angle is 18
A plurality of pairs of folding rollers (17) (17) gradually narrowed from 0 ° to 0 ° (parallel), and a guide plate (18) arranged between them.
By the folding device (19) consisting of and, the central folding line (12)
Fold it in half along the edges, then attach a pair of cutter blades (20), a plurality of pairs of push claws (21) and their tips to the thin paper (1
1) By passing through the receiving groove (22) to be received together with (11), a cutting and folding device (25) consisting of a pair of synchronously rotating calendar rollers (23) and (24) arranged at required intervals The laminated body (14) can be continuously and automatically formed in the receiving frame (26).

The stack (14) of the required amount of tissue paper (10) accumulated in the receiving frame (26) is taken out from below the calendar rollers (23) (24) together with the receiving frame (26), and then appropriately. After being compressed, as shown in FIG. 5, a pocket tissue (27) is manufactured by being wrapped with the same packaging body (2) as described above.

In the above embodiment, the tissue paper (10) is made of only one thin paper (11),
It can also be performed without folding in half.

The tissue paper (10) can also be made of non-woven fabric or other material.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
In this example, the tissue paper (10) made of one piece of the nonwoven fabric (28) is divided into the first and fifth parts from the upper (or lower) of the eight equal-division lines (29) in the longitudinal direction. A mountain fold (or a valley fold) is made, and the third and seventh parts are also folded as a valley fold (or a mountain fold).

In this way, by simply stacking a plurality of folded tissue papers (10) in the same direction, the end of the upper tissue paper (10) and the tip of the next tissue paper (10) can be stacked. Can be abutted on the same plane.

In the above embodiment, the tissue papers (10) are completely separated from each other. For example, as shown in FIG. If the tip of the tissue paper is connected through perforations, V-grooves and other cutting guide lines (30), not only will manufacturing be easier, but multiple tissue papers (10) will be connected. It is convenient because it is easy to take out continuously.

[0025]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the number of times each tissue paper or the like is folded can be reduced, and the tissue paper or the like can be manufactured easily and inexpensively, and the tissue paper or the like taken out can be stretched or refolded. It can be used immediately without any change, and there is no irregularity in the overall thickness or a step on the flat surface.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the width of each tissue paper or the like can be made twice the width of the laminated body. Therefore, the taken-out tissue paper or the like can be expanded as needed to widen it. You can also use it.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the thickness of the tissue paper or the like when used can be optimized.

According to the invention described in claim 4, a plurality of tissue papers or the like can be continuously folded to form a laminate, and the plurality of tissue papers or the like can be continuously and easily taken out. You can After taking out the required number of sheets, the tip of the next tissue paper or the like may be cut off along the cutting guide line.

According to the invention described in claim 5, the cutting guide line can be easily formed.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, a laminated body of tissue paper or the like can be continuously and easily manufactured from a material such as band-shaped tissue paper or the like by a simple apparatus.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first folded state of a piece of tissue paper according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is likewise a perspective view showing the next folded state.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional front view schematically showing an upper portion of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic process explanatory view schematically showing one implementation state of the manufacturing method of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional front view of a pocket tissue provided with the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a connecting portion of two tissue papers in a modified example of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a folded state of a piece of tissue paper used in a conventional laminated body.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a conventional pocket tissue.

FIG. 10 is likewise a vertical cross-sectional front view schematically showing the situation at the time of taking out.

[Explanation of symbols]

(1) Tissue paper (1a) Upper piece (1b) Lower piece (1c) Plane (1d) Step (2) Package (3) Cutting guide line (4) Exit (5) Fold (10) tissue paper (11) Thin paper (12) Fold line (13) 6 bisectors (14) Laminate (15) Thin paper roll (16) Direction change roller (17) Bending roller (18) Information board (19) Folding device (20) Cutter blade (21) Push claw (22) Receiving groove (23) (24) Calendar roller (25) Cutting and folding device (26) Receiving frame (27) Pocket tissue (28) Non-woven fabric (29) 8 bisectors (30) Cutting guide line

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A laminated body of tissue paper or the like in which a plurality of folded tissue papers or the like are sequentially stacked, and each tissue paper or the like is meandered so that its tip and end are positioned at the center of the folding width. Each tissue paper, etc., which was folded and folded into a circular shape, was stacked in order so that the end of the tissue paper, etc. on the upper side and the tip of the next tissue paper, etc. would face each other on the same plane. Laminated body of tissue paper, etc. 2. The stack of tissue paper or the like according to claim 1, wherein each tissue paper or the like is folded in two at the center, and is folded in a meandering shape along a plurality of folding lines orthogonal to the folding line of the two folding. body. 3. A single piece of tissue paper or the like is formed by stacking a plurality of thin paper sheets of the same size.
Alternatively, a laminate such as the tissue paper described in 2. 4. An end of an upper tissue paper or the like,
The stack of tissue paper or the like according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tip of the next tissue paper or the like is connected to each other via a cutting guide portion. 5. The laminated body of tissue paper or the like according to claim 4, wherein the cutting guide line has perforations. 6. A pair of synchronously rotating calenders in which a material such as a band-shaped tissue paper is provided with a cutter blade, a pressing claw and a receiving groove for receiving the tip end thereof together with the material at a required interval on the outer peripheral surface. A method for producing a laminated body such as a tissue paper, characterized in that the laminated body is formed by continuously cutting and folding by passing between rollers.