JP2006036254A - Glass bottle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a glass bottle which can be decorated without increasing cost and exhibit a variety of design effects. <P>SOLUTION: A pair of transparent windows 5 and 5 are formed to be located opposite to each other on a cylindrical trunk 2, respectively, and a decorative part 6 is formed on the part of the trunk 2 other than the transparent windows 5 and 5. Each transparent windows 5 and 5 is composed of one of a bulging part expanding and projecting outwardly of the trunk 2, an original form part having the same diameter as the trunk 2, and a constricting part caving inwardly of the trunk 2, or of the combination of those parts. A label 7 which is printed with marks such as characters and patterns on both surfaces thereof is attached to one of the transparent windows 5 and 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a glass bottle in which a liquid such as liquor or lotion is placed, and in particular, relates to a glass bottle with an emphasis on design.

  Glass bottles are manufactured in various shapes and sizes depending on the contents, such as those containing liquids such as Western liquor and lotion, and those containing powders such as spices. In particular, glass bottles that contain Western liquor or lotion are characterized by the shape itself, and some of them can demonstrate their own product discrimination power. In recent years, glass bottles that contain shochu, for example, have been provided with decorations such as printing and matting that attract attention, while maintaining the conventional general shape.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a glass container that is excellent in design and increases the commercial value. This glass container is provided with a smooth window part in a part of the glass bottle body, and the matte surface is roughened on the outer surface of the glass bottle body other than the window part, and the glass bottle body facing the window part There are decorations such as letters and designs on the outside. When a transparent liquid is placed inside such a glass container, this liquid acts like a lens and can be seen from the window through characters and designs on the back of the decoration, and has a special design. Is demonstrated.
JP 2001-72069 A

  The glass container disclosed in Patent Document 1 is subjected to masking of the glass bottle body where the window portion is provided, and then frosted with hydrogen fluoride, or sandblasted with sand or iron powder, The outer surface other than the window part of the container body is roughened. Such a glass container is washed with water so that masking is removed and hydrogen fluoride is washed away.

  However, the operations of masking the portion of the glass container where the window portion is provided, matting the outer surface of the glass container, and rinsing with water are cumbersome and contribute to an increase in the cost of the glass container. Further, since this glass container is simply a matte matte surface except for the window part, the design effect is also limited.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a glass bottle that can be decorated without increasing costs and that also exhibits a variety of design effects.

  The glass bottle according to the present invention is characterized in that a pair of transparent window portions facing the cylindrical body portion are provided, and a decorative portion is provided in a portion excluding the transparent window portion.

  According to this glass bottle, a novel design is achieved by a synergistic effect of a pair of transparent window portions provided so as to face the cylindrical body portion and a decorative portion provided in a portion excluding the transparent window portion. Is demonstrated. That is, this glass bottle exhibits design properties by the back surface of the decorative portion viewed from the transparent window portion in addition to the design properties of the decorative portion. Therefore, the decorative part is a pattern that forms the outer shape such as a sculpture or unevenness carved in the surface of the trunk, a ground pattern such as satin or mottled, or a band or surface pattern such as a stripe or ripple Thus, it is preferable that a pattern that exhibits design properties is given even when viewed from the back side.

  In addition, a cylindrical trunk | drum is not limited to a general cylindrical shape, It can be made into arbitrary shapes, such as a square cylinder shape, a barrel shape, and a bowl shape. Moreover, this glass bottle can be manufactured by a general process and apparatus similarly to a normal glass bottle. That is, this glass bottle is manufactured by forming molten glass into a rough shape with a rough mold, then forming it into a predetermined shape with a main mold and cooling it to room temperature. There is no cost increase compared to the case of manufacturing a glass bottle.

  Further, in the glass bottle, it is preferable that the transparent window portion constitutes a convex lens by a bulging portion protruding from the body portion.

  According to this glass bottle, when the transparent window portion protrudes from the body portion, the edge of the protruding transparent window portion acts like a lens, and the other transparent window portion seen through from one transparent window portion and The pattern on the back side of the decorative part is deformed, and a special design effect is exhibited. In addition, the thickness of the transparent window part comprised by the protrusion part is made the same with the thickness of a trunk | drum.

  Moreover, the said glass bottle WHEREIN: The said transparent window part may comprise the convex lens by the original shape part of the same diameter as a trunk | drum.

  According to this glass bottle, when the body portion is cylindrical, the transparent window portion is a pair of original shape portions, so that when the transparent or translucent liquid is put into the glass bottle, the liquid and the original shape are placed. The parts work together like a lens, and the other transparent window part seen through from one transparent window part and the back side of the decorative part are deformed so as to widen, and a special design effect is exhibited. The

  In the glass bottle, the transparent window portion may constitute a concave lens by a narrowed portion that is recessed from the body portion.

  According to this glass bottle, when the transparent window part is a narrowed part recessed from the body part, when a transparent or translucent liquid is put into the glass bottle, the liquid and the original part are integrated. It acts like a concave lens, and the other transparent window part seen through from one transparent window part and the back side of the decorative part are deformed so as to be narrowed, and a special design effect is exhibited.

  Further, in the glass bottle, a label on which at least a mark such as a character or a design is printed on the back surface may be attached to at least one surface of the transparent window portion.

  According to this glass bottle, the pattern of the glass bottle can be easily changed by attaching a label to one of the transparent windows. Further, the label is printed with a mark such as a character or a pattern on the back surface, whereby the mark on the back surface side can be seen through from the other transparent window portion. This see-through award is deformed when seen through the other transparent window as described above, and exhibits a special design effect.

  According to the present invention, a pair of transparent window portions opposed to the cylindrical body portion are provided, and the decorative portion is provided in a portion excluding the transparent window portion, so that one transparent window portion is provided with the other. The design on the back side of the body part seen when seeing through the transparent window part and the design on the surface of the decorative part are united, and a special design effect that is not found in the design that each is provided independently is demonstrated, Product differentiation can be achieved. Moreover, since the manufacturing cost of this glass bottle does not rise more than the manufacturing cost of a normal glass bottle, demand can be expanded.

  An embodiment of a glass bottle according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this glass bottle, the bottom 1, the body 2, the shoulder 3, and the neck 4 are integrally formed in a continuous manner as in a general glass bottle. The body 2 may have an arbitrary shape such as a cylindrical shape, a rectangular tube shape, a barrel shape, or a bowl shape, depending on the application. Here, the cylindrical shape is illustrated and described.

  The glass bottle is provided with a pair of transparent transparent window portions 5 and 5 at positions opposite to the body portion 2, and a decoration that is not transparent on all or part of the body portion 2 excluding the transparent window portions 5 and 5. A feature is that a portion 6 is provided. The transparent window portion 5 has the same thickness as the decorative portion 6 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and a bulging portion protruding from the trunk portion 2 or the same diameter as the trunk portion 2 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, various shapes such as a narrowed portion which is the same thickness as the decorative portion 6 and is recessed from the body portion 2 can be used.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, these transparent window portions 5 and 5 may be provided with a pair of the same shape, or may be provided with a plurality of pairs of the same shape. A plurality of pairs may be provided with combinations of different shapes such as a pair of protruding portions and a pair of constricted portions. Further, the transparent window portions 5 and 5 can be a pair of different shapes such that one is a bulging portion and the other is a narrowed portion.

  And the transparent window part 5 is not limited to the quadrangle as shown in figure, It can be made into circular, an ellipse, a triangle, a star shape, and other shapes. Further, the pair of transparent window portions 5 and 5 may have the same shape, or may have different shapes or combinations of different sizes.

  On the other hand, the decorative part 6 is not shown in the figure, but a pattern constituting the outer shape such as a sculpture or unevenness that digs into the surface of the body part 2, a ground pattern such as a satin or a mottle, or a band shape such as a stripe or a ripple Or it is the part which gave an arbitrary pattern which is not transparent, such as a planar pattern.

  Such a glass bottle is manufactured by roughly forming molten glass with a rough mold, then forming the molten glass into a predetermined shape with a main mold, and cooling it to room temperature in a cooling furnace. That is, this glass bottle can be manufactured by simply exchanging the mold in an apparatus for manufacturing a normal glass bottle.

  The manufactured glass bottle has a label 7 attached to one transparent window portion 5. As the label 7, a label suitable for a product or a season is appropriately selected and affixed. By using a label 7 made of a material that cannot be seen through, it is possible to display different marks on the front surface and the back surface. For example, the same character may be displayed on the front surface and the back surface of the label 7, a character may be displayed on one side, a pattern may be displayed on the other side, or the same pattern may be displayed.

  Marks such as characters and designs printed on the back surface of the label 7 are seen through the other transparent window 5. That is, when a transparent or translucent liquid is placed in the glass bottle, the liquid acts like a lens, and the mark is deformed to exhibit a special design effect. That is, the mark printed on the back surface of the label 7 is widened if the pair of transparent window portions 5 is the bulge portion or the original shape portion, and narrowed if the pair of transparent window portions 5 is a narrow portion.

  And when a pair of transparent window parts 5 and 5 are comprised by the bulging part which protruded rather than the trunk | drum 2, the edge of a bulging part acts like a lens, and the other transparent window part 5 is the other. When the transparent window part 5 is seen through, the award on the back side of the label 7 affixed to the other transparent window part 5 and the pattern on the back side of the decorative part 6 are deformed so as to be distorted, and a special design effect is exhibited. Is done.

  Further, when the size of the pair of transparent window portions 5 and 5 is different, when the label 7 is attached to the smaller transparent window portion 5, the back surface of the label 7 is returned from the other larger transparent window portion 5. Both the mark and the back of the decorative portion 6 are seen through, and a unique design effect is exhibited.

  In this way, this glass bottle has a design that appears on each back surface of the transparent window portion 5 and the decorative portion 6 and the design of the decorative portion 6 that are seen when one transparent window portion 5 is seen through the other transparent window portion 5. Are combined, and a special outfit effect that is not present when each of them is provided alone is exhibited, and can be differentiated from other products.

  In addition, this invention can be variously changed in the technical matter described in the claim, without limiting to the said embodiment.

  For example, non-transparent liquid or spices may be put in a glass bottle. In these cases, a special design effect is exhibited by the combination of the transparent window portion 5 and the decorative portion 6 although the transparent window portion 5 cannot be seen through the other transparent window portion 5. Further, instead of attaching the label 7 to the transparent window portion 5, printing may be performed directly by ceramic printing, epoxy resin printing, or the like.

It is a section perspective view showing one embodiment of the glass bottle concerning the present invention. It is a section front view showing one embodiment of the glass bottle concerning the present invention. It is a glass bottle which concerns on this invention, and is a cross-sectional front view which shows embodiment different from the above. It is a glass bottle which concerns on this invention, and is a cross-sectional front view which shows embodiment different from the above.

Explanation of symbols

2 ... trunk 5 ... transparent window 6 ... decoration 7 ... label

Claims (5)

  A glass bottle comprising a pair of transparent window portions facing a cylindrical body portion, and a decorative portion provided on a portion excluding the transparent window portion.   The glass bottle according to claim 1, wherein the transparent window part forms a convex lens by a bulging part protruding from the body part.   The glass bottle according to claim 1, wherein the transparent window portion constitutes a convex lens by an original shape portion having the same diameter as the body portion.   The glass bottle according to claim 1, wherein the transparent window portion forms a concave lens by a narrowed portion that is recessed from the body portion.   The glass bottle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a label on which at least a mark such as a character or a design is printed on a back surface is attached to at least one surface of the transparent window portion. .

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