JP2005047628A - Soft container and highly viscous liquid-filled body using it - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a soft container and a highly viscous liquid-filled body using it, which can alleviate equipment cost, is excellent in productivity and can be manufactured inexpensively. <P>SOLUTION: This device is provided with a tubular member 10 comprising a soft film, a bottom plate member harder than the soft film inserted into the inside of the first end portion of the tubular member 10 and welded in an airtight state, and a ring member 11 harder than the soft film inserted into the inside of the second end portion of the tubular member 10 and welded in the airtight state, and a seal portion comprising an annular groove portion 16 or an annular protrusion17 is formed at the welded section with the tubular member 10 and the bottom plate member and/or the ring member 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a soft container suitable for filling a highly viscous liquid such as a sealing material and a highly viscous liquid filling body using the same.

  As a filling body in which a sealing material for building is filled in a container, a discharge port 102 for discharging the sealing material 101 is formed at the distal end portion and a base end portion is opened like a filling body 100 shown in FIG. A cylindrical container body 103 and a plunger 104 fitted into the proximal end opening of the container body 103 are widely used. In this filling body 100, the sealing lid 105 that seals the discharge port 102 is opened, the virgin film 106 is cut open, a nozzle (not shown) is mounted on the discharge port 102, and this is mounted on a dedicated discharge gun. The plunger 104 is moved to the inner tip side of the container body 103 while applying pressure to the sealing material 101 by operating the lever of the discharge gun, so that the sealing material 101 can be discharged from the nozzle. .

  In the filling body 100 having such a configuration, the air between the plunger 104 and the sealing material 101 can be almost completely discharged to the outside, and the airtightness between the plunger 104 and the container body 103 can be sufficiently secured. Therefore, since the container body 103 is hard, the container body 103 cannot be crushed to a small extent after the sealant 101 has been used up, and the volume reduction of the container body 103 is limited and discarded. There was a problem that things were bulky.

  Therefore, as described in Patent Document 1, an intermediate barrel portion made of a soft film material, and a relatively hard upper molding portion and lower molding portion integrally provided at the distal end portion and the base end portion of the intermediate barrel portion. A soft container equipped with the above has also been proposed. In the filling body filled with the sealing material in this soft container, this is loaded into the outer cylinder of the discharge gun and the lower molded part is moved to the upper molded part side, forming the upper molded part while crushing the intermediate barrel Since the sealing material can be extruded and discharged from the discharged outlet, the soft container after the sealing material 101 is used up is crushed into a small size, and the volume of waste can be reduced.

  Further, in this publication, as a method for forming a soft container, first, a film material is rolled to produce a cylindrical intermediate body portion having openings at both ends, and then this intermediate body portion is externally fitted to a mandrel. Are set in the mold of an injection molding apparatus in which an annular molding space is formed at a position corresponding to the lower molding part and the upper molding part, and synthetic resin material is injected into the molding space, so that both end parts of the intermediate body part Discloses a molding method by insert injection in which an upper molding part and a lower molding part are integrally molded.

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  However, the molding method using the insert injection requires an expensive injection molding apparatus, and a large mold is required and the mold size is larger than the mold size because the intermediate barrel is set in the mold. For manufacturers who manufacture containers, there are problems such as low production volume and low productivity, and even when containers of the same diameter have different capacities (lengths), different molds are required. Although the productivity was low, the burden on the equipment economy was large and it was not possible to implement at all.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a soft container that can reduce the burden on equipment economy, is excellent in productivity, and can be manufactured at low cost, and a highly viscous liquid filling body using the same.

  The soft container according to the present invention includes a cylindrical member made of a soft film, a bottom plate member harder than the soft film, which is fitted inside the first end of the cylindrical member and fused in an airtight manner, A ring member harder than a soft film, which is fitted inside the second end portion of the tubular member and fused in an airtight manner, and a fused portion between the tubular member and the bottom plate member and / or the ring member The seal part which consists of an annular groove part or an annular protrusion is formed.

  In this soft container, the cylindrical member is composed of a soft film, so the container after the contents have been used up becomes compact by crushing the cylindrical member, and the volume of the container after use is greatly reduced. Is possible. Moreover, since the bottom plate member and the ring member are configured to be harder than the soft film, the filling body in which the container is filled with a liquid material or a gel-like material is easy to handle with a stable shape. Further, in this flexible container, the bottom plate member and the ring member can be manufactured separately from the cylindrical member because the bottom plate member and the ring member are fitted into the cylindrical member and are hermetically fused. As a mold for molding the ring member, a small and inexpensive product with excellent productivity can be adopted, and the bottom plate member and the ring member can also be manufactured on a separate line dedicated to molding. Economic burden can be greatly reduced.

  In addition, since a seal portion including an annular protrusion is formed at the fusion portion between the tubular member and the bottom plate member and / or the ring member, the tubular member is disposed at a position corresponding to the annular groove portion or the annular protrusion. Since the tubular member can be fused to the bottom plate member and / or the ring member while applying a tensile force in the circumferential direction to the tubular member so that no slack is generated, the tubular member is formed by forming a ridge. It is possible to prevent poor adhesion between the base plate member and / or the ring member and to significantly improve the airtightness between them. In addition, since the adhesive adhesion area between the cylindrical member and the bottom plate member and / or the ring member is increased by the amount of the seal portion, the adhesive strength between the two is increased and the airtightness is increased.

  Here, as the bottom plate member and / or the ring member, a member in which a wave-shaped annular protrusion that swings in the axial direction of the tubular member is formed in advance on the fused portion with the tubular member can be used. If comprised in this way, insertion of the cylindrical member with respect to a baseplate member and / or a ring member can be performed easily. That is, when an annular protrusion that does not vibrate in the axial direction of the tubular member is formed on the bottom plate member and / or the ring member, the entire circumference of the tubular member is annular when fitted into the tubular member. At the same time, it is difficult to insert the cylindrical member because it is in contact with the protrusions at the same time and is expanded outward in the radial direction. However, if the annular protrusion is swung in the axial direction, it is expanded by the seal portion. Since the circumferential position of the tubular member to be produced is switched stepwise or continuously and the entire circumference of the tubular member is prevented from being simultaneously spread out by the annular protrusion, the insertability of the tubular member can be improved.

  The fusion between the tubular member and the bottom plate member and / or the ring member is a plurality of arc-shaped heating surfaces that are press-contacted to the outer peripheral surface of the bottom plate member and / or the ring member via the tubular member. In the state, using a heating plate having a heating surface arranged so that a non-heating gap of a certain length that does not heat the cylindrical member is formed between adjacent heating surfaces, the cylindrical member is divided into a plurality of times. It is preferable to carry out heat sealing on the bottom plate member and / or ring member. In order to improve the assembling property of the bottom plate member and the ring member with respect to the cylindrical member, it is preferable that the inner diameter of the cylindrical member is set to be the same diameter as the outer diameter of the bottom plate member or the ring member or slightly larger. When it is set to, when the cylindrical member is fused to the bottom plate member or the ring member, a ridge is formed on the cylindrical member, and airtightness may not be ensured due to poor fusion at the portion. In particular, when heat sealing is performed using a heating plate in which the heating surface is formed into an annular shape by combining a plurality of combinations, the slack of the cylindrical member concentrates at the joint portion of the adjacent heating surface, and the portion Large folds may be formed and airtightness may be reduced. In this invention, since a non-heating gap having a certain length is formed between adjacent heating surfaces, after the first heat sealing, the bottom plate member and / or the ring member and the cylindrical member are rotated by a certain angle to perform heating. The surface corresponding to the previous non-heating gap is heat-sealed by the surface, but the slack of the cylindrical member at the first heat sealing is collected in a non-heated gap in the dispersed state, so the second time It is possible to prevent the formation of large wrinkles during heat sealing, and to effectively prevent a decrease in airtightness due to wrinkles of the cylindrical member.

  Moreover, the formation range of the said non-heating clearance can be set to 20-30 degrees in the center angle of the circular arc of a heating surface. When the non-heating gap is formed in such a range, the slackness of the cylindrical member located in the non-heating gap is sufficiently dispersed during the first heat sealing, so that the airtightness is surely deteriorated due to the wrinkles of the cylindrical member. Can be prevented.

  Further, a protrusion or groove for forming a seal portion can be formed over the entire length of the heating surface in the width direction. In this case, since a seal portion including an annular groove portion or an annular protrusion is formed at the fusion portion between the tubular member and the ring member or the bottom plate member, the airtightness between the tubular member and the bottom plate member and / or the ring member is formed. Property and adhesive strength can be significantly improved. In other words, when such a seal portion is formed, a tensile force in the circumferential direction is applied to the tubular member so that no slack occurs in the tubular member at a position corresponding to the annular groove portion or the annular protrusion, Since the cylindrical member can be fused to the bottom plate member and / or the ring member, poor fusion between the cylindrical member and the bottom plate member and / or the ring member due to the formation of the ridge is prevented, and the airtightness between the two is prevented. Can be dramatically increased. In addition, since the adhesive adhesion area between the cylindrical member and the bottom plate member and / or the ring member is increased by the amount of the seal portion, the adhesive strength between the two is increased and the airtightness is increased.

The high-viscosity liquid filling body according to the present invention fills the above-described soft container according to the present invention with the high-viscosity liquid, and the lid member is hermetically sealed against the ring member so that no air remains in the soft container. It is made by plugging it into
In this filling body, since the soft container according to the invention is used, the same action as described above can be obtained. In addition, when the lid member is plugged inside the ring member, the lid member can be brought into close contact with the ring portion without interposing a cylindrical member, so that airtightness between the lid member and the ring member can be improved.

  According to the soft container of the present invention, since the cylindrical member is made of a soft film, it is possible to greatly reduce the volume of the container after use, and the bottom plate member and the ring member are harder than the soft film. It is possible to improve the handleability of the filler, and the bottom plate member and the ring member can be manufactured separately from the cylindrical member, so that it is inexpensive as a mold for molding the bottom plate member and the ring member. A small product with excellent productivity can be used, and the bottom plate member and ring member can be manufactured with equipment dedicated to molding separate from the container. Since the seal portion is formed at the fused portion between the cylindrical member and the bottom plate member and / or the ring member, the adhesive strength between the tubular member and the bottom plate member and / or the ring member is increased and the air tightness is increased. , Effect can be obtained.

  Here, as the bottom plate member and / or the ring member, when the one formed in advance with a wave-shaped annular protrusion that swings in the axial direction of the cylindrical member is used at the fused portion with the cylindrical member, the bottom plate member and When the cylindrical member is inserted into the ring member, the circumferential position of the tubular member pushed and spread by the annular protrusion is switched stepwise or continuously, and the entire circumference of the cylindrical member in the specific axial direction position is the seal portion. Since the portion of the cylindrical member in the circumferential direction other than the seal portion is in a bumpy state, the insertability of the cylindrical member can be improved.

  In addition, when the cylindrical member is heat-sealed to the bottom plate member and / or the ring member using a heating plate having a plurality of arc-shaped heating surfaces, it is possible to effectively reduce the airtightness due to the flaws of the cylindrical member. It becomes possible to prevent.

  When the formation range of the heating gap is set to 20 to 30 ° at the central angle of the arc of the heating surface, it is possible to reliably prevent a decrease in airtightness due to the wrinkles of the cylindrical member.

  When a protrusion or groove for forming a seal portion is formed over the entire length of the heating surface in the width direction, a seal comprising an annular groove or an annular protrusion at the fused portion between the tubular member and the ring member or bottom plate member Since a part is formed, the airtightness and adhesive strength between a cylindrical member, a baseplate member, and / or a ring member can be improved significantly.

  According to the high-viscosity liquid filling body according to the present invention, the above-described soft container according to the present invention is filled with the high-viscosity liquid, and the lid member is attached to the ring member so that air does not remain in the soft container. Since it is plugged in an airtight manner, the same effect as the invention of the soft container can be obtained. In addition, when the lid member is plugged inside the ring member, the lid member can be brought into close contact with the ring portion without interposing a cylindrical member, so that airtightness between the lid member and the ring member can be improved.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First, the structure of the highly viscous liquid filling body 1 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the highly viscous liquid filling body 1 includes a bottomed, substantially cylindrical soft container 2, a lid member 3 fixed in an airtight manner to the soft container 2, and a soft container 2. And a high-viscosity liquid 4 made of a building sealing material or an adhesive.

  The flexible container 2 will be described. A cylindrical tubular member 10 made of a flexible film is provided, and an upper end portion of the tubular member 10 is integrally provided with a ring member 11 that is harder than the tubular member 10. A substantially disc-shaped bottom plate member 12 that is harder than the cylindrical member 10 is integrally provided inside the lower end portion of the cylindrical member 10, and an opening 13 is formed by the ring member 11 at the upper end portion of the soft container 2. The lower end of the soft container 2 is closed by the bottom plate member 12.

  The cylindrical member 10 is formed into a cylindrical shape by rounding a flexible film, overlapping both side edges, and fusing the overlapped part by heat sealing, ultrasonic sealing, high frequency induction sealing, or the like. The cylindrical member 10 can be configured to have the same diameter over its entire length, but one end side is reduced in diameter to facilitate extraction from a cylindrical or columnar mandrel used when forming into a cylindrical shape. It is preferable to form a gentle tapered cylinder. In addition, as described later, the bottom plate member 12 is fitted into the ring member 11 so that the high viscosity liquid 4 as the contents can be used almost completely. It is preferable that the bottom plate member 12 is fixed to the portion (first end portion) and the ring member 11 is fixed to the upper end portion (second end portion) having a large diameter. However, this cylindrical member 10 can also be manufactured by extrusion molding or the like.

  The soft film constituting the cylindrical member 10 can be made of any material as long as it is flexible and can be crushed, and may be a film material having a single-layer structure or a multi-layer structure made of only a resin film. Alternatively, a film material having a multilayer structure in which a metal foil such as an aluminum foil is laminated between resin films may be used. In this example, a film material having a three-layer structure to a four-layer structure in which an aluminum foil is laminated between resin films is used, and this film material is rolled into a cylindrical shape and heat-sealed by overlapping side edges. It is manufactured in a cylindrical shape. As a material of the resin film, a heat-sealable thermoplastic resin such as polyethylene, polyester, polypropylene, nylon, or the like can be suitably used. The inner and outer resin films may be made of the same type of material, but since the use conditions differ between the inner surface side and the outer surface side, it is preferable to use a resin film made of a material according to the use conditions. For example, when filling the soft container 2 with a building sealing material as the highly viscous liquid 4, as the resin film on the inner surface side, a polyethylene or polypropylene film that is not altered by contact with the sealing material is used. As the resin film on the outer surface side, it is desirable to use a polyester or nylon film in consideration of strength and gas barrier properties.

  The ring member 11 and the bottom plate member 12 are made of the same material as the resin material constituting the inner surface side of the tubular member 10 in consideration of the fusion property with the tubular member 10, and are formed by injection molding or the like. 10 is formed separately. If the ring member 11 and the bottom plate member 12 are manufactured separately from the cylindrical member 10 in this way, the ring member 11 and the bottom plate member 12 can be manufactured with a small mold having excellent productivity, and the ring. Since the member 11 and the bottom plate member 12 can be manufactured by equipment dedicated to molding different from the container 2, the burden on equipment economy can be greatly reduced.

An annular vertical wall portion 12a extending downward is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the bottom plate member 12, and the bottom plate member 12 is fitted inside the lower end portion of the cylindrical member 10 so that the cylindrical member 10 is fused from the outer surface side. By doing so, it is fixed to the lower end of the cylindrical member 10 in an airtight manner.
Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 2-4, the large diameter part 11a is formed in the middle part of the ring member 11, the small diameter part 11b is formed in the lower half part, and between the large diameter part 11a and the small diameter part 11b. A step portion 11c is formed. The ring member 11 is hermetically fixed to the upper end portion of the cylindrical member 10 by fitting the small diameter portion 11b inside the upper end portion of the cylindrical member 10 and fusing the cylindrical member 10 from the outer surface side. Has been. The cylindrical member 10 is fused to the ring member 11 and the bottom plate member 12 by heat sealing, ultrasonic sealing, high-frequency induction sealing, or the like, and one or more continuous annular seal lines are formed by this fusion. Thus, the ring member 11 and the bottom plate member 12 and the tubular member 10 are in close contact with each other in an airtight manner.

  In order to fit and fix the lid member 3 to the ring member 11, a fitting portion 14 is formed on the upper portion of the ring member 11, and a fitting groove 15 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion 14. In addition, a tapered surface 11d that is reduced in diameter toward the lower side is formed at the lower end portion of the outer peripheral surface of the ring member 11, and when the tubular member 10 is externally fitted to the ring member 11 as described later, The end of the cylindrical member 10 is guided through the tapered surface 11d. An annular groove 11e is formed at the upper end of the fitting part 14, and when the lid member 3 is plugged into the ring member 11 as will be described later, a part of the highly viscous liquid 4 is placed in the annular groove 11e. It penetrates and it is constituted so that airtightness can be improved by this intruding high viscosity liquid 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the lid member 3 includes a sliding cylinder 20 inserted into the ring member 11 and an opening 13 of the flexible container 2 extending inward from the lower end of the sliding cylinder 20. The lid body 21 that is closed and the flange portion 22 that extends outward from the upper end portion of the sliding cylinder portion 20 are integrally formed. An annular groove 23 is formed in the flange portion 22 so as to open downward and to be fitted to the fitting portion 14 of the ring member 11. The annular groove 23 protrudes into the annular groove 23, and is fitted into the fitting groove 15 of the ring member 11. An annular projecting portion 24 is formed to fit the concave and convex.

  The lid member 3 and the ring member 11 are configured such that the sliding cylinder portion 20 of the lid member 3 is inserted into the ring member 11 and the fitting portion 14 of the ring member 11 is fitted into the annular groove 23 of the lid member 3. Further, the protruding portion 24 of the lid member 3 is unevenly fitted into the fitting groove 15 of the ring member 11, and the outer peripheral portion of the flange portion 22 is fused (welded) to the ring member 11 and fixed in an airtight manner. When the lid member 3 is plugged into the ring member 11, the sliding cylinder portion 20 is smoothly inserted into the ring member 11 by applying a lubricant or the like to the outer surface of the sliding cylinder portion 20 in advance. You may do it.

In order to prevent air from remaining in the soft container 2 when the lid member 3 is plugged against the ring member 11, the lower end outer peripheral surface of the sliding cylinder portion 20 of the lid member 3 faces downward. A taper portion 25 having a reduced diameter is formed, and a gas vent groove 26 extending in the circumferential direction is formed in the middle of the sliding cylinder portion 20 with a lower end opened into the soft container 2 and an upper end extending to the vicinity of the flange portion 22. It is formed at intervals.
A discharge port 27 is formed in the central portion of the lid body 21, and a cylindrical portion 28 extending upward is integrally formed in the discharge port 27. A virgin film 29 that closes the discharge port 27 is attached to the bottom surface of the lid body 21. When the virgin film 29 is used, the virgin film 29 is cut open, and a nozzle (not shown) is attached to the cylindrical portion 28, and the highly viscous liquid 4 is discharged from the nozzle. It will be discharged.

  The outer diameter of the vertical wall portion 12a of the bottom plate member 12 is configured to be smaller than the inner diameter of the ring member 11, and the lower portion of the sliding cylinder portion 20 is a ring with the lid member 3 fitted and fixed to the ring member 11. The bottom plate member 12 is configured to be inserted up to a middle portion of the member 11, and the bottom plate member 12 is a ring member as shown in phantom lines in FIG. 11 is configured to fit within the container 11 and use up substantially all of the high viscosity liquid 4 in the container 2. However, when the lower end of the sliding cylinder portion 20 projects downward from the ring member 11 with the lid member 3 plugged against the ring member 11, the vertical wall portion 12a projects upward. The bottom plate member 12 is fixed to the cylindrical member 102, and the inner diameter of the vertical wall portion 12 a is configured to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the sliding cylinder portion 20, so that the bottom plate member 12 is fitted on the sliding cylinder portion 20. Thus, the highly viscous liquid 4 in the container 2 may be completely used up.

Next, a modified example in which the configuration of the soft container 2 is partially changed will be described.
(1) In order to improve the airtightness and adhesive strength between the tubular member 10 and the ring member 11, one or a plurality of seal portions including an annular groove portion and an annular protrusion may be formed at the fusion portion between the two. In this case, the tubular member 10 and the ring are in a state in which the tubular member 10 is subjected to a tensile force in the circumferential direction via the annular groove or the annular protrusion so that the tubular member 10 is not loosened. By fusing the member 11, it becomes possible to prevent poor fusing due to wrinkles and obtain sufficient airtightness.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, when the ring member 11 and the tubular member 10 are fused by heat sealing, as will be described later, the annular groove 16 and the annular protrusion are provided. 17 is used, and the cylindrical member 10 and the ring member 11 are fused together by pressing the heating plate 42 by using the heating plate 42 having the heating surface 41 formed with the protrusions 43 and the grooves corresponding to 17. The tubular member 10 and the ring member 11 are melted and deformed by the heat of time, and the annular groove portion 16 and the annular protrusion 17 are formed while applying a tensile force to the tubular member 10.

  However, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), an annular groove 18 is formed in advance on the outer peripheral surface of the ring member 11, and the tubular member 10 is pushed into the annular groove 18 so that the upper and lower sides of the annular groove 18 are connected to the ring member. It is also possible to fuse the contact portion with the heat seal or the like, or to form an annular protrusion on the outer peripheral surface of the ring member 11 in advance, and the outer diameter of the top portion of the annular protrusion. Is configured to be slightly larger than the inner diameter of the upper end portion of the cylindrical member 10, or the positions corresponding to both sides or one side of the annular protrusion of the cylindrical member 10 are pressed radially inward. By doing so, the cylindrical member 10 may be brought into close contact with the annular protrusion, and this close contact portion may be fused by heat sealing or the like.

Further, when the annular protrusion is formed in advance, as shown in FIG. 7A, for example, a rectangular wave-shaped annular protrusion that swings in the axial direction of the ring member 11 on the outer surface of the small diameter portion 11b of the ring member 11. It is preferable to form the portion 17A. In this case, since the cylindrical member 10 is attached to the small diameter portion 11b, when inserting the end of the cylindrical member 10 into the lower portion of the annular protrusion 17A, FIG. ), The cylindrical member 10 is attached to the annular protrusion 17A formed intermittently in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the tubular member 10 is somewhat between the adjacent annular protrusions 17A. Since it acts in the same manner as described above when the end of the cylindrical member 10 is inserted into the upper portion, the assembling property of the cylindrical member 10 to the small diameter portion 11b of the ring member 11 is improved. In addition, by sealing along the annular protrusion 17A, the entire circumference can be sealed. Instead of the annular protrusion 17A, an annular protrusion having an arbitrary wave shape such as a triangular wave shape, a sine wave shape, or a sawtooth shape can be employed. Further, in FIG. 7A, it is also possible to omit the portion extending in the axial direction of the annular protrusion 17A and form the protrusions intermittently on the upper and lower portions of the small diameter portion 11b. In this case, it is preferable to provide upper and lower protrusions so that the intermittent portions do not overlap vertically.
It should be noted that between the bottom plate member 12 and the tubular member 10, it is preferable to form one or a plurality of seal portions in the fusion portion as described above to improve the airtightness between them.

(2) In order to ensure sufficient sealing between the ring member 11 and the lid member 3, the ring member 11 and the lid member 3 may be configured as follows.
As shown in FIG. 8 (a), a thin cylindrical fused portion 22a extending downward along the outer periphery of the large-diameter portion 11a of the ring member 11 is formed on the flange portion 22, and the fused portion 22a is enlarged. It may be fused to the diameter portion 11a. As the fusion method, heat sealing, ultrasonic sealing, high-frequency induction sealing, or the like can be suitably used as described above.

  Further, a sealant such as an adhesive or an adhesive is applied to the fitting portion 14 of the ring member 11 and / or the annular groove 23 of the lid member 3, and the ring member 11 and the lid member 3 are joined in an airtight manner. Alternatively, when the high viscosity liquid 4 is an adhesive or a pressure sensitive adhesive, when the high viscosity liquid 4 is filled, between the fitting portion 14 of the ring member 11 and the annular groove 23 of the lid member 3, The high viscosity liquid 4 may be filled so that the high viscosity liquid 4 is disposed in the annular groove 11e, and the high viscosity liquid 4 may function as a sealant. In this case, the joining by fusion may be omitted, or the sealing performance may be enhanced by cooperation with the joining by fusion.

  Also, the annular groove 11e is omitted, and the upper end portion of the ring member 11 with the protruding portion 24 of the lid member 3 being engaged with the fitting groove 15 of the ring member 11 as shown in FIG. Further, an annular space 5 may be formed between the rear end surfaces of the annular groove 23 and the annular space 5 may be filled with a sealant. Further, as shown in FIG. 8C, an annular taper portion 19 is formed at the upper end portion of the ring member 11, an annular space 6 is formed in the annular groove 23, and a sealing agent is formed in the annular space 6. May be filled. In this case, it is preferable because the lid member 3 can be easily positioned with respect to the ring member 11.

  As the sealant, one-component curable compositions such as polyurethane, silicone, modified silicone, modified polysulfide, acrylic, butyl rubber, SBR, fluorine, and acrylic silicone can be suitably used. Furthermore, a gasket such as a packing or a seal ring may be attached to the fitting portion between the ring member 11 and the lid member 3 to improve the sealing performance. A rubber gasket may be used as the gasket, but an irregular gasket may be used. In this case, the thermoplastic hot-melt composition as the irregular shaped gasket is applied in the annular groove 23 in a melted state, the lid member 3 is fitted to the ring member 11, and the irregular shaped gasket is cooled and solidified. It is allowed to foam or foam to exert a sealing property.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8 (d), it is also possible to stick the sealing tape 7 over the lid member 3 and the ring member 11 and seal the fitting portion between them in an airtight manner. . Moreover, it is also possible to seal the fitting part of the lid member 3 and the ring member 11 in an airtight manner by combining heat sealing, sealing agent, and sealing tape 7.

Next, the manufacturing method of the soft container 2 is demonstrated.
First, as shown in FIG. 9A, the soft film 10 </ b> A is pulled out from the raw roll 30 with a suction pad or the like, and the soft film 10 </ b> A is cut into a predetermined length by the cutter 31.
Next, the end of the soft film 10A is adsorbed and held on a mandrel 32 having a gently tapered peripheral surface that fits the cylindrical member 10 in FIG. 9B, and the mandrel 32 is rotated to wind the soft film 10A around the mandrel 32. .

Next, as shown in FIG. 9C, both side edges of the soft film 10 </ b> A wound around the mandrel 32 are overlapped and fused by the heating rod 33, thereby manufacturing the substantially cylindrical tubular member 10. In addition, the cylindrical member 10 is configured in a tapered cylindrical shape in which one end side is gradually reduced in diameter so that the manufactured cylindrical member 10 can be easily extracted from the mandrel 32. Further, the ring member 11 and the bottom plate member 12 are manufactured in advance by injection molding or the like. The ring member 11 and the bottom plate member 12 can be manufactured in the manufacturing line of the container 2, but if manufactured in advance on a line dedicated to molding, the configuration of the manufacturing line can be simplified, which is preferable in terms of equipment economy.
Next, as shown in FIG. 9D, the cylindrical member 10 is transferred from the mandrel 32 to the transfer core 34. The cylindrical member 10 is set on the transport core 34 so that the large-diameter side of the cylindrical member 10 is positioned on the distal end side of the transport core 34.

Next, as shown in FIG. 10A, the ring member 11 is fitted and attached to the distal end portion of the cylindrical member 10. At this time, in order to guide the tip of the cylindrical member 10, the insertion guide means 35 having the following configuration is used.
The insertion guide means 35 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 10A and 11, a plurality of claw members 37 that can be expanded and contracted in the radial direction by a driving means (not shown) are provided on the left side of the substantially disk-shaped base member 36. An inclined guide surface 38 that fits the inner surface of the tubular member 10 in the expanded state is formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the plurality of claw members 37, and a ring member is provided between the claw member 37 and the base member 36. A holding cylinder portion (not shown) that can hold 11 from the inside is formed.

  When the ring member 11 is assembled to the cylindrical member 10, the ring member 11 is attached to the holding cylinder portion of the insertion guide means 35 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, the diameter 37 is expanded, the insertion guide means 35 and the transport core 34 are butted substantially coaxially, and the cylindrical member 10 and the insertion guide means 35 are moved relative to each other in this state. The distal end portion of the tubular member 10 is externally fitted to the small diameter portion 11 b of the ring member 11 while being guided by the inclined guide surface 38 of the claw member 37. As described above, by guiding the distal end portion of the cylindrical member 10 by the insertion guide means 35, the assembling work of the ring member 11 to the cylindrical member 10 is smoothly performed.

Next, the tubular member 10 is fused and fixed to the ring member 11 in an airtight manner by a fusion means 40 such as a heat seal, an ultrasonic seal, or a high frequency induction seal.
Here, the case where fusion fixing is performed by heat sealing will be described.
First, the fusion means 40 will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, a pair of heating plates 42 having a semicircular heating surface 41 having the same diameter as or slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the ring member 11 is provided. A pair of protrusions 43 are formed on the heating surface 41 over the entire length of the heating surface 41 with an interval in the axial direction. Further, at both ends of the heating surface 41, a part of the heating plate 42 is notched so that a non-heating gap 44 that is not in close contact with the tubular member 10 is formed in the state where the two heating plates 42 are combined. It is formed in the range of 20 to 30 ° at the central angle θ of the arc. When the formation range of the non-heating gap 44 is less than 20 °, the slackness of the tubular member 10 is excessively concentrated, and large wrinkles are formed during the second heat sealing, which may reduce the airtightness. In addition, when the angle exceeds 30 °, a sufficient tensile force in the circumferential direction cannot be applied to the tubular member 10, and therefore, the angle is preferably set to 20 to 30 °. The shape, height, and number of the protrusions 43 can be set arbitrarily.

  When the tubular member 10 is fused to the ring member 11 using the fusion means 40, the fitting is performed with the distal end portion of the tubular member 10 fitted on the small diameter portion 11 b of the ring member 11. The heating surface 41 of the pair of heating plates 42 is brought into pressure contact with the portion, and the tubular member 10 and the ring member 11 are fused. At this time, even if the tubular member 10 is somewhat slack, The slack is pulled toward the non-heating gap 44 side by pulling the tubular member 10 in the circumferential direction at both ends of the heating surface 41, and the outer surface portion of the ring member 11 is melted, causing the tubular member 10 to protrude. 43, and is removed by applying a tensile force in the axial direction and the circumferential direction to the tubular member 10, so that the tubular member 10 and the ring member 11 are fused in an airtight manner. It becomes possible to do.

  Next, in order to fuse the portion corresponding to the non-heating gap 44, the cylindrical member 10 and the ring member 11 are rotated by about 90 °, and then the cylindrical member 10 is paired with the pair of heating plates 42 as described above. By heat-sealing the fitting portion between the ring member 11 and the ring member 11, both are fused in an airtight manner. The tubular member 10 corresponding to the non-heating gap 44 formed at the time of the first heat seal is loosened. However, since the non-heating gap 44 is formed in a relatively large range, the looseness is 1 Concentration at the place is prevented, and in some cases, some slack may be formed due to this slack, but sufficient airtightness is secured.

  After being fused to the tubular member 10 and the ring member 11 in this way, the claw member 37 is reduced in diameter to be smaller than the inner diameter of the ring member 11 and removed from the insertion guide means 35, as indicated by phantom lines in FIG. Thus, it is transferred to the transfer core 34. However, the fusion work between the tubular member 10 and the ring member 11 can be performed at a station other than the insertion guide means 35.

Next, as shown in FIG. 10C, the seal core 45 is abutted with the bottom plate member 12 sandwiched between the front end portion of the transfer core 34, and the cylindrical member 10 and the bottom plate member 12 are moved relative to each other in the axial direction. The bottom plate member 12 is inserted through the ring member 11 and pushed into the first end of the tubular member 10 to fit the bottom plate member 12 to the tubular member 10 as shown in FIG.
Next, as shown in FIG. 10 (d), the tubular member 10 is hermetically sealed to the bottom plate member 12 by a fusion means 46 such as a heat seal, an ultrasonic seal, and a high frequency induction seal in the same manner as the ring member 11. To obtain a soft container 2. In addition, as the fusion means 46, the thing similar to the fusion means 40 is employable.

Next, another manufacturing method of the soft container 2 will be described.
(1) As shown in FIG. 13A, the soft film 10A is attached to the mandrel 32 as shown in FIG. Wrap around. Then, as shown in FIG. 13 (c), both side edges of the soft film 10A wound around the mandrel 32 are overlapped and fused by the heating rod 33, and the same fusion means 40 (not shown) as described above is used. Then, the end of the flexible film 10 </ b> A is fused to the bottom plate member 12. In this way, the substantially cylindrical tubular member 10 having the bottom plate member 12 is manufactured, this is removed from the mandrel 32, the ring member 11 is mounted in the opposite end portion, and the fusion member 40 is fused. The soft container 2 is obtained. When the overlapping portion of the soft film 10A is fused with the heating rod 33, as shown in FIG. 13 (d), the end portion (right end portion) on the side where the ring member 11 is mounted is not fused. The assembly of the ring member 11 with respect to the end of the tubular member 10 may be improved. Similarly, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 9C, the end portion (large-diameter side end portion) on the side where the ring member 11 is mounted in the overlapping portion of the soft film 10A is not fused. May be.

(2) As shown in FIG. 14 (a), the ring member 11 is fitted on the base end of the substantially cylindrical mandrel 50, and the bottom plate member 12 is fitted on the distal end of the mandrel 50. On the other hand, the soft film 10A is wound, and as shown in FIG. 14 (b), the overlapping portion of the soft film 10A is hermetically sealed by heat sealing, ultrasonic sealing, high frequency induction sealing, etc. The soft container 2 may be manufactured by fusing and fixing both end portions of the soft film 10A formed to the bottom plate member 12 and the ring member 11 in an airtight manner. In this case, when the receiving member 51 is provided so as to be able to protrude and retract with respect to the mandrel 50 and the overlapping portion of the soft film 10A is fused, the receiving member 51 is protruded to receive the soft film 10A from behind. When the soft container 2 is extracted from the mandrel 50, the receiving member 51 is immersed and the interference between the receiving member 51 and the ring member 11 is prevented. Moreover, it is preferable to provide a plurality of receiving members 51 so that the rolled soft film 10A is held in a cylindrical shape.

Next, the filling method of the highly viscous liquid 4 into the soft container 2 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 15 (a), the high viscosity liquid injection tube 55 is inserted into the back of the soft container 2 with the soft container 2 in the vertical direction, and in this state, the high viscosity liquid injection pipe 55 While injecting the liquid 4, the soft container 2 is lowered relative to the high-viscosity liquid injection tube 55, and the necessary amount of the high-viscosity liquid 4 is added to the soft container 2 so that bubbles do not enter the high-viscosity liquid 4. Just inject. In the state in which the high viscosity liquid 4 is injected, as shown in FIG. 15B, the liquid surface of the high viscosity liquid 4 has a mountain shape in which the center portion is raised because the viscosity of the high viscosity liquid 4 is high. become.
Next, as shown in FIG. 15 (c), the middle part of the cylindrical member 10 of the soft container 2 into which the high viscosity liquid 4 has been injected is pressed by a pressing member (not shown), and the liquid of the high viscosity liquid 4 is obtained. The surface is raised and the apparent injection amount of the injected high viscosity liquid 4 is adjusted slightly. At this time, the liquid surface of the highly viscous liquid 4 rises in a state where the mountain shape at the time of injection is substantially maintained.

  Next, after releasing the pressing by the pressing member, the lid member 3 is protruded downward by a plugging means (not shown), and the cylindrical member 10 is returned to its original shape while FIG. 15 (d) and FIG. As shown in FIG. 17, the sliding cylinder portion 20 of the lid member 3 is inserted into the ring member 11 of the soft container 2, and at this time, the lid member 3 first has a high viscosity liquid 4 as shown in FIG. 17. Close to the top of the liquid level, and then close to the liquid level of the high viscosity liquid 4 while crushing the top of the liquid level, that is, while expanding the close contact portion between the liquid level and the lid member 3 to the outer peripheral side, The air between the lid member 3 and the highly viscous liquid 4 is discharged, and when the lid member 3 begins to be inserted into the ring member 11, it is almost completely discharged to the outside through the gas vent groove 26, as shown in FIG. As shown, the lid member 3 is inserted into the ring member 111. Even if the pressing of the cylindrical member 10 by the pressing member is not released, since the cylindrical member 10 is a flexible film body, the lid member 3 is inserted with a force larger than the pressing force of the pressing member and plugged. Also good.

At this time, the lid member 3 is pushed into the ring member 11, and the fitting portion 14 of the ring member 11 is fitted into the annular groove 23 of the lid member 3 as shown in FIG. The protrusion 24 is fitted in the fitting groove 15 of the ring member 11.
Thus, after the lid member 3 is plugged, the outer peripheral portion of the lid member 3 is fused to the ring member 11 by the fusion device, and the lid member 3 is fixed to the ring member 11 in an airtight manner. However, when the lid member 3 and the ring member 11 are joined in an airtight manner with a sealing agent such as an adhesive or an adhesive, the fitting portion of the ring member 11 in the annular groove 23 and / or the ring member 11 is used. 14 is preliminarily coated with a sealant. In addition, when the lid member 3 and the ring member 11 are joined in an airtight manner with the high viscosity liquid 4, the high viscosity liquid 4 wraps around the fitting portion between the lid member 3 and the ring member 11. The pressing amount of the cylindrical member 10 is set large. Further, when sealing with the sealing tape 7, the sealing tape 7 is spread over the lid member 3 and the ring member 11 by the attaching means of the sealing tape 7 provided in place of the fusion device. It will stick.

  In the high-viscosity liquid filling body 1 in which the high-viscosity liquid 4 is injected and plugged into the soft container 2 in this way, the residual air in the vicinity of the lid member 3 can be effectively prevented, and the high-viscosity due to the residual air is prevented. It becomes possible to prevent deterioration and hardening of the liquid preparation 4 effectively. Further, since the lid member 3 and the ring member 11 can be securely sealed in an airtight manner by fusing, sealing agent, gasket, sealing tape 7 or a combination thereof, the gap between the lid member 3 and the ring member 11 is small. Curing and quality deterioration of the highly viscous liquid 4 due to the intrusion of outside air from a small gap can be effectively prevented. For example, even when a high viscosity liquid 4 is filled with a sealing material made of a moisture curable composition, moisture can be reliably prevented from entering into the soft container 2 to prevent the high viscosity liquid 4 from being cured by moisture. it can.

  Note that the present invention can be similarly applied to a container filled with a high viscosity liquid such as mayonnaise or jam instead of the high viscosity liquid 4 such as an architectural sealant or an adhesive. Moreover, if the cylindrical member 10 is comprised with the flexible film body, a soft container can be comprised in shapes other than cylindrical shape.

Perspective view of high viscosity liquid filler Exploded perspective view of highly viscous liquid filling Longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main part of the highly viscous liquid filler Longitudinal section of the main part near the ring member Side view of lid member (A)-(c) is principal part longitudinal cross-sectional view of the seal structure between the ring member of another structure, and a cylindrical member (A) which shows another sealing structure is a side view of a ring member, (b) is a bb line sectional view of (a). (A)-(d) are principal part longitudinal cross-sectional views of the seal structure between the ring member of another structure, and a cover member. Explanatory drawing of manufacturing method of soft container Explanatory drawing of manufacturing method of soft container Main part longitudinal cross-sectional view of the ring member vicinity at the time of insertion of the cylindrical member with respect to a ring member (A) Front view of heating plate, (b) bb cross-sectional view of (a) Explanatory drawing of other manufacturing methods for soft containers Explanatory drawing of other manufacturing methods for soft containers Explanatory drawing of filling method of highly viscous liquid into soft container Explanatory drawing just before the start of capping of the lid member for the soft container Explanatory drawing in the middle of plugging the lid member against the soft container Explanatory drawing in the middle of plugging the lid member against the soft container Longitudinal sectional view of a filling container according to the prior art

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 High viscosity liquid filling body 2 Soft container 3 Lid member 4 High viscosity liquid 5 Annular space 6 Annular space 7 Sealing tape 10 Cylindrical member 11 Ring member 11b Small diameter part 11a Large diameter part 11c Step part 11d Tapered surface 11e Annular Groove 12 Bottom plate member 12a Vertical wall part 13 Opening part 14 Fitting part 15 Fitting groove 16 Annular groove part 17 Annular protrusion part 17A Annular protrusion part 18 Annular groove part 19 Tapered part 20 Sliding cylinder part 21 Lid main body 22 Gutter part 22a Fusion Attached part 23 Annular groove 24 Protruding part 25 Tapered part 26 Groove part 27 Discharge port 28 Tube part 29 Virgin film 10A Soft film 30 Original fabric roll 31 Cutter 32 Mandrel 33 Heating bar 34 Conveying core 35 Insertion guide means 36 Base member 37 Claw member 38 Inclined guide surface 40 Fusing means 41 Heating surface 42 Heating plate 43 Projection 44 Non-heating gap 45 Seal core 46 Fusing hand Step 47 Presser bar 50 Mandrel 51 Receiving member 55 High viscosity liquid injection tube

Claims (6)

A cylindrical member made of a soft film, a bottom plate member harder than the soft film, which is fitted inside the first end of the cylindrical member and fused in an airtight manner, and a second end of the cylindrical member With a ring member that is harder than a soft film, fitted inside and fused in an airtight manner,
A soft container characterized in that a sealing portion comprising an annular groove or an annular protrusion is formed at a fusion portion between the tubular member and the bottom plate member and / or the ring member.   The soft container according to claim 1, wherein the bottom plate member and / or the ring member are formed by previously forming a wave-shaped annular protrusion that swings in the axial direction of the tubular member at the fusion portion with the tubular member. .   The fusion between the tubular member and the bottom plate member and / or the ring member is a plurality of arc-shaped heating surfaces that are press-contacted to the outer peripheral surface of the bottom plate member and / or the ring member via the tubular member. In the state, using a heating plate having a heating surface arranged so that a non-heating gap of a certain length that does not heat the cylindrical member is formed between adjacent heating surfaces, the cylindrical member is divided into a plurality of times. The soft container according to claim 1 or 2, which is made by heat-sealing the bottom plate member and / or the ring member.   The soft container according to claim 3, wherein the formation range of the non-heating gap is set to 20 to 30 ° at the central angle of the arc of the heating surface.   The soft container according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a protrusion or a groove for forming a seal portion is formed in the middle of the heating surface in the width direction over the entire length thereof. The soft container according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is filled with a highly viscous liquid, and the lid member is plugged in an airtight manner against the ring member so that no air remains in the soft container. A highly viscous liquid filling body.

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