JP2003265353A - Sanitary tissue roll paper - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide sanitary tissue roll paper having designs to enable consumers to feel softness, pomposity, and luxuriousness. <P>SOLUTION: Continuous patterns 14 forming curves and spot patterns 15 are evenly dispersed and arranged over the entire part of the surface of toilet paper (sanitary tissue roll paper) 10. For example, patterns, such as chains, vines, and color figured knittings, are formed in a grid form as the continuous patterns. As a spot pattern, for example, a floral pattern is dispersed and applied. The patterns are so formed that the printing area of the patterns attains 1 to 30% in the surface area of the paper to be formed with the unit patterns. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to sanitary thin paper requiring softness, such as toilet paper, towel paper, kitchen paper, and more particularly to sanitary thin roll paper wound in a roll shape.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art This type of sanitary thin roll paper is desired to have a design that gives consumers a feeling of softness, brilliance, and a sense of luxury. Among them, softness is the first quality that consumers demand for toilet paper and paper towels.

For this reason, for example, some conventional toilet papers have flower patterns and characters evenly distributed as a spot pattern. As the continuous pattern, there is one in which vertical stripes are applied.

[0004]

However, in such a spot pattern in which floral patterns are dispersed and arranged, there are some which give a feeling of gorgeousness and luxury, but few designs which give a feeling of softness. . In addition, with distributed characters, softness, gorgeousness,
There were few designs that gave a sense of luxury.

On the other hand, in the case where vertical stripes are provided as a continuous pattern, there are few designs which give the softness, the glitz, and the high quality.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a sanitary thin roll paper having a design which makes a consumer feel softness, brilliance, and a sense of luxury.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 provides a continuous pattern composed of curved lines, such as a chain pattern, a vine pattern, and a braided pattern, and a floral pattern. Sanitary thin roll paper such as toilet paper, towel paper, kitchen paper, etc. characterized by being provided in combination with a spot pattern.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the sanitary thin roll paper according to the first aspect, the continuous pattern and the spot pattern are evenly arranged on the entire surface.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the sanitary thin roll paper according to the first or second aspect, the lattice is formed by a combination of continuous patterns.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the sanitary thin roll paper according to the third aspect, at least one grid is provided in the width direction.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in the sanitary thin roll paper according to the third or fourth aspect, the lattice has a rhombus shape.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the sanitary thin roll paper according to any one of the third to fifth aspects, a spot pattern is provided at a vertex position of a grid where continuous patterns intersect. To do.

The invention according to claim 7 is the sanitary thin roll paper according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that spot patterns are provided in the lattice.

An eighth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the sanitary thin roll paper according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, a floral pattern is dispersed and applied as a spot pattern.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the sanitary thin roll roll paper according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the printed area of the pattern is 1% to 30% in the surface area of the paper on which the unit pattern is applied. Is characterized in that.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the sanitary thin roll paper according to any one of the first to ninth aspects,
It is characterized in that a pattern consisting of a continuous pattern and a spot pattern is printed using two or more colors of ink.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a toilet paper as an example of the sanitary thin roll paper according to the present invention.

As is well known, the toilet paper 10 has, for example, a width of 114 mm and a length of 40,000 mm, and perforations are provided at every 224 mm length. Then, wrap it around a tubular paper tube 11 with a diameter of 38 mm,
It becomes a roll shape of about 3 mm. Paper tube 11
It may be wrapped around. In the illustrated example, the paper tube 11
Contains a fragrance.

In use, the support shaft is inserted into the paper tube 11 and attached to a holder (not shown), and the tip 12 is pulled to pull the toilet paper 10 wound in a roll around the support shaft. It was pulled out while rotating in the direction, and when it was pulled out to the desired length, it was separated and cut off at the perforation and used.

FIG. 2 shows an enlarged part of the surface of the toilet paper 10 shown in FIG. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the continuous pattern 14 and the spot pattern 15 are provided on the surface of the toilet paper 10 by printing,
They are evenly distributed over the entire surface.

As the continuous pattern 14 composed of curved lines, chain patterns are obliquely provided in the illustrated example, and a combination thereof forms a diamond-shaped lattice as shown in the figure. It is preferable that at least one lattice is provided in the width direction of the toilet paper 10. This gives the toilet paper 10 a particularly soft feeling.

On the other hand, as the spot pattern 15, a rose flower pattern is provided at the apex position of the lattice where the chain patterns intersect, and the rose pattern is dispersed on the surface and scattered throughout. This gives the toilet paper 10 a particularly gorgeous and luxurious feel.

Thus, in the illustrated example, since the continuous pattern 14 and the spot pattern 15 are provided, the combination of these patterns provides the purchaser, the user, and the like with the visual sense of softness, brilliance, and luxury. It is possible to make the user feel and enhance the product value, stimulate the purchaser's willingness to purchase, and give the user a feeling of happiness and a feeling of comfort.

Further, the continuous pattern 14 and the spot pattern 1
Since 5 is evenly distributed over the entire surface, the part to which the printing ink is attached is evenly distributed and the toilet paper 1
The softness of 0 can be made uniform without unevenness so that wrinkles do not occur when the toilet paper 10 is wound.

The toilet paper 10 is formed by repeatedly printing a unit pattern on a paper having a predetermined width and then cutting the paper to a specified width. In the illustrated example, the printing area of the pattern is 1% to 30 in the surface area of the paper on which the unit pattern is applied.
It is set to be%. If it is 1% or less, the printed pattern is too small and lacking in glitz, and if it is 30% or more, the pattern is too large and the feeling of luxury is poor. In particular, the range of 3% to 10% is most preferable.

FIG. 2 shows the case where the printing area is 4.1%. FIG. 3 shows an example of each case of 7.8% and FIG. 4 shows an example of each case of 16%. Here, the printing area was determined by cutting out the pattern portion from the paper on which the unit pattern was applied, measuring the weight, and calculating the ratio to the total weight.

In this way, the toilet paper 1
0 can be provided with a pattern sufficient to make it feel soft, gorgeous, and luxurious.

Further, in FIG. 2, for example, the continuous pattern 14 is pink, the spot pattern 15 is pink with a flower pattern, and the leaf pattern is green. Printing using two or more colors of ink can further improve the softness, brilliance, and luxury. In addition, the combination of inks used is not limited to pink and green, purple and green,
Different species such as orange and green, yellow and green, blue and orange are possible.

By the way, in the present invention, the continuous pattern 14 composed of curved lines is not limited to the chain pattern, and may be, for example, a "knit pattern" shown in FIG. 5 or a "braided pattern" shown in FIG. Alternatively, it may be a spiral pattern, a wave pattern, a continuous dot pattern, a continuous flower pattern, or the like. In addition, turtle shell patterns, continuous star patterns, continuous cross patterns, continuous geometric patterns, etc. do not have curved lines in themselves, but for example, they are provided by curving in a continuous direction. Then, the curve may be configured as a whole. The continuous pattern does not have to be physically continuous, and may be a pattern that looks substantially continuous.

The spot pattern 15 is not limited to "Rose", but may be "Lavender" shown in FIG. 7, "Sage" shown in FIG. 8, or a floral pattern such as "Mint" shown in FIG. Good. At this time, a sense of unity can be provided by using a fragrance that matches the floral pattern. The pattern is not limited to a floral pattern, and may be other patterns that give a softness, a gorgeousness, or a high-class feeling.

Furthermore, the spot pattern 15 is a continuous pattern 1.
It is not necessary to dispose at the vertex position of the lattice where 4 intersects, and for example, it may be provided in a lattice formed by a combination of continuous patterns as shown in FIG. 10, or may be provided in the middle of the continuous pattern. Good. Various combinations of continuous patterns can be considered.

Although the sanitary thin roll paper according to the present invention is the toilet paper in the above-mentioned illustrated example, the present invention can be similarly applied to towel paper, kitchen paper, etc. A pattern and a spot pattern should be provided together.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the continuous pattern and the spot pattern are provided, the combination of these patterns allows the purchaser, the user, and the like to visually recognize the softness, the glitz, and the high-class feeling. To make you feel all of
The product value can be increased, the purchaser's willingness to purchase can be stimulated and promoted, and the user can be given a feeling of happiness and a sense of comfort.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the continuous pattern and the spot pattern are evenly distributed over the entire surface, the portions to which the printing ink adheres are evenly dispersed to make the sanitary thin roll paper soft. It is possible to make it uniform without unevenness so that wrinkles do not occur when the sanitary thin paper roll is wound.

According to the invention of claim 3, since the lattice is formed by a combination of continuous patterns, the softness can be further improved.

According to the invention of claim 4, for example, a rhombus-shaped lattice as described in claim 5 is provided, for example, as described in claim 6, the apex position of the lattice or in claim 7. By arranging in the lattice and providing at least one in the width direction, a softer feeling can be given.

According to the eighth aspect of the invention, since the floral pattern is dispersed and applied as the spot pattern, it is possible to further enhance the gorgeous feeling and the high-class feeling.

According to the invention of claim 9, in the surface area of the paper on which the unit pattern is applied, the pattern printing area is 1% to 3%.
Since it is 0%, it is possible to apply a pattern sufficient to give the consumer a feeling of softness, glitz, and luxury.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, since the pattern consisting of the continuous pattern and the spot pattern is printed by using two or more colors of ink, it is possible to further improve the soft feeling, the gorgeous feeling, and the high-class feeling. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet paper shown as an example of a sanitary thin roll paper according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the surface of the toilet paper.

FIG. 3 is a partial view of the surface of the toilet paper when the printing area is 7.8%.

FIG. 4 is a partial view of the surface of the toilet paper when the printing area is 16%.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a “vine pattern” applied to the surface of toilet paper as a continuous pattern.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a “braided pattern” applied to the surface of toilet paper as a continuous pattern.

FIG. 7 is a partial surface view of toilet paper provided with “lavender” as a floral pattern.

FIG. 8 is a partial surface view of toilet paper having “sage” as a floral pattern.

FIG. 9 is a partial surface view of toilet paper having “mint” as a floral pattern.

FIG. 10 is a partial surface view of toilet paper showing another example of a combination of a continuous pattern and a spot pattern.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Toilet paper 11 paper tubes 12 Tip of toilet paper 14 continuous pattern 15 spot patterns

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Shinichi Kono             329 Nonaka-cho, Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture Omiya Paper Manufacturing             Within the corporation

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A sanitary thin roll paper, comprising a continuous pattern composed of curved lines and a spot pattern. 2. The continuous pattern and the spot pattern are evenly distributed over the entire surface.
The sanitary thin roll paper according to claim 1. 3. The sanitary thin roll paper according to claim 1, wherein a lattice is formed by a combination of the continuous patterns. 4. The sanitary thin roll paper according to claim 3, wherein at least one grid is provided in the width direction. 5. The sanitary thin roll paper according to claim 3, wherein the lattice has a rhombus shape. 6. The sanitary thin roll paper according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the spot pattern is provided at the apex position of the lattice where the continuous patterns intersect. 7. The spot pattern is provided in the lattice, as claimed in any one of claims 3 to 5.
The sanitary thin roll paper described in. 8. The pattern according to claim 1, wherein a floral pattern is dispersed and applied as the spot pattern.
The sanitary thin roll paper according to any one of 1. 9. A paper surface area for applying a unit pattern,
The sanitary thin roll paper according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the printed area of the pattern is 1% to 30%. 10. The sanitary thin film according to claim 1, wherein the pattern composed of the continuous pattern and the spot pattern is printed using two or more colors of ink. Roll paper.