JP2006347589A - Packaging box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging box of a so-called wrap-around type that can be easily folded up and disposed of. <P>SOLUTION: The packing box includes a bottom wall 10, a first side wall 11A and a second side wall 11B, a lid wall 12, first inner flaps 22A and 22B and second inner flaps 23A and 23B, and first outer flaps 21A and 21B and second outer flaps 24A and 24B. The lid wall 12 can be opened with breaking means (strip zippers 26). In such a packaging box, a first crease 27 is formed in the bottom wall 10 and first outer flaps 21A and 21B on both sides of it so as to extend from almost the middle of the leading end of one of the first outer flaps 21A and 21B to almost the middle of the leading end of the other. In addition, second creases 28 are formed in the pair of the second outer flaps 24A and 24B so as to continue from almost the middles of the leading ends of the second outer flaps 24A and 24B to the lid wall 12. The packaging box can be folded flat, by its being bent along the creases 27 and 28 with the first outer flaps 21A and 21B kept separated from the first and second inner flaps 22A to 23B. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a packaging box.

  Conventionally, commodities such as energy drinks in which a small amount of liquid of about 100 ml is contained in a small bottle are collected in units of, for example, 10 units and stored in a packaging box. The packaging box includes a bottom wall, first and second side wall portions connected to both ends of the bottom wall portion, a lid wall portion provided continuously to the first side wall portion, and an edge provided continuously to the lid wall portion. A wall portion, a pair of first and second inner flaps provided continuously on both sides of the first and second sidewall portions, and a pair of first and second portions provided continuously on both sides of the bottom wall portion and the lid wall portion. And a second outer flap. And, a breaking means is provided at a boundary portion between the lid wall portion and the second outer flap, and by opening only the lid wall portion or at least a part of the lid wall portion and the edge wall portion together, The product inside can be taken out.

  A purchaser of such a product can purchase one by one at a store, but can also purchase it in a box unit as a packaging box. Therefore, frequently taken items are often purchased in units of boxes. And since this packaging box is comparatively small and is made of thin paper, after taking out all the goods, it is often discarded as resource garbage.

  If such a packaging box is put in a garbage bag as it is, the occupied volume becomes large, so that it is often folded and discarded after being flattened. And the operation | work is performed by first folding the outer flap stuck on the inner flap to a state close to a blank and then folding it at a predetermined position. However, there is a problem that such unfolding and folding operations are very troublesome. Moreover, since the outer flap broken from the lid wall portion is separated independently, there is a disadvantage that small dust increases.

  Although it is different from the subject of this invention, there exists the following as prior art document information relevant to the packaging box which can be folded after use.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-144514

  This Patent Document 1 discloses a bottom plate, side plates provided on both sides of the bottom plate, lid flaps provided on the upper edge of these side plates, and a face plate provided on both ends of one side plate. In addition, a packaging box is described that includes a folding flap that is continuous with each face plate and a connection piece that is continuous with both ends of the other side plate. This packaging box is provided with a horizontal folding line on the bottom plate and a vertical folding line on the connecting piece for the purpose of improving the assembly workability during use. And in a folded state where the pair of side plates are folded close to each other along these folding lines, each side plate is spread so as to be separated, and the folding flap is superimposed on the bottom plate so that it can be assembled with one touch. Yes. In other words, it can be folded easily after use by folding along the fold line in this assembled state.

  However, in this packaging box, since the bottom plate and the connecting piece or the face plate cannot be integrally fixed, the bottom plate is bent along the horizontal folding line due to the weight of the product accommodated therein, and a gap is generated. Therefore, it cannot be adopted as a packaging box having a strong structure in which priority is given to the protection of stored goods, because it lacks stability.

  The present invention has been made in view of conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a so-called wrap-around packaging box that can be easily folded and discarded.

  In order to solve the above problems, a packaging box according to the present invention includes a bottom wall portion, first and second side wall portions provided continuously at both ends of the bottom wall portion, and a lid wall portion provided continuously with the first side wall portion. A pair of first and second inner flaps arranged on both sides of the first and second side wall portions, and a pair of first and second outer flaps arranged on both sides of the bottom wall portion and the lid wall portion. A packaging box that includes at least a boundary portion between the lid wall portion and the second outer flap, and is capable of opening the lid wall portion in the bottom wall portion and the first outer flaps on both sides. The first folding curve extending between the front ends of the first outer flaps and the center of the first outer flap is provided, and the second folding of the pair of second outer flaps extends from the front center of the second outer flaps to the lid wall portion. A curve is provided, and the first outer flap is peeled off from the first and second inner flaps. Is a flat collapsible by folding along each fold line in state.

  According to the present invention, a bottom wall portion, first and second side wall portions, a lid wall portion, an edge wall portion, first and second inner flaps, and first and second outer flaps are provided. Since it is a wrap-around type packaging box similar to the conventional one, it is possible to maintain a strong structure that prioritizes protection of the stored goods. Moreover, in a state where the first outer flap is peeled off from the inner flap, the first outer flap is bent along the first folding curve provided between the front end centers and the second folding curve provided on the pair of second outer flaps. Thus, the packaging box can be easily folded into a flat state. Therefore, the convenience at the time of disposal can be improved while maintaining a strong structure that prioritizes protection of the goods to be accommodated.

In this packaging box, it is preferable to provide a finger insertion part at the tip of the pair of second outer flaps.
In this case, it is preferable that an insertion portion corresponding to the insertion portion is provided in at least one of the first and second inner flaps.
If it does in this way, the workability | operativity at the time of peeling a 1st outer flap from an inner flap can be improved.

  In the packaging box of this invention, while providing the 1st folding line extended between the front-end | tip centers of a 1st outer flap, the 2nd folding curve was provided in a pair of 2nd outer flap, and the state which peeled the 1st outer flap from the inner flap By folding along each folding line, the packaging box can be easily folded into a flat state. Therefore, the convenience at the time of disposal can be improved while maintaining a strong structure that prioritizes protection of the goods to be accommodated.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 4 show a packaging box according to an embodiment of the present invention. This packaging box includes walls 10, 11A, 11B, and 12 surrounding four sides, and flaps 21A to 24B connected to these, and a product such as an energy drink containing a small amount of liquid of about 100 ml in a small bottle. It is accommodated in a predetermined arrangement.

  Specifically, this packaging box is an automatic assembly packaging by punching cardboard (single paper) or thin cardboard as a continuous blank shown in FIG. 5 using a well-known die cutter paper machine punching device. Assembled by the device.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the packaging box blank includes a rectangular bottom wall portion 10, and first and second side wall portions 11 </ b> A and 11 </ b> B are continuously provided at both upper and lower ends thereof. Further, a lid wall portion 12 is continuously provided at the upper end of the upper first side wall portion 11 </ b> A, and an edge wall portion 13 is further provided at the upper end of the lid wall portion 12. Of the wall portions 10 to 13 that are continuous in the vertical direction, the boundary portion between the bottom wall portion 10 and the side wall portions 11A and 11B and the boundary portion between the lid wall portion 12 and the edge wall portion 13 are respectively A folding line 14 is provided which is formed with a ruled line so as to compress the wall thickness. In addition, a lead ruler 15 is provided at a boundary portion between the first side wall portion 11A and the lid wall portion 12 along which cutting lines are provided at predetermined intervals along a folding line whose thickness is compressed.

  Among them, a pair of gripping insertion holes 16 are provided in the center of the lid wall portion 12. The holding insertion hole 16 includes a folding line 16a extending in the vertical direction, and a cutting part 16b extending from both ends of the folding line 16a so as to form a semi-ellipse shape. A top portion which is a part of the cut portion 16b is a non-cut portion.

  Moreover, the edge wall part 13 is attached to the insertion piece 18 for resealing and the sticking piece 19 stuck on the surface of the 2nd side wall part 11B by the breaking line 17 for an opening extended to a both-sides edge in the horizontal direction. It is partitioned. The breaking line for opening 17 includes a semicircular cut portion 17a located at the center, and a single zipper portion 17b extending laterally from both ends of the cut portion 17a. The one-side zipper portion 17b includes a cutting line that extends linearly in the lateral direction at a predetermined interval, and a guide cutting line that extends at an angle from one end of the cutting line.

  Further, the second side wall portion 11B has the edge wall portion 13 attached to the surface thereof, and a notch portion 20 for breaking operation is provided at the center of the tip located at the upper end in the assembled state. The cutout portion 20 includes a substantially trapezoidal first cutout portion 20a whose bottom matches the piece zipper portion 17b, and a semicircular second cutout portion 20b that matches the cut portion 17a.

  A pair of first outer flaps 21 </ b> A and 21 </ b> B are connected to the left and right sides of the bottom wall portion 10. Further, a pair of first inner flaps 22A and 22B are connected to the left and right sides of the first side wall portion 11A. Furthermore, a pair of second inner flaps 23A and 23B are connected to the left and right sides of the second side wall portion 11B. Furthermore, a pair of second outer flaps 24 </ b> A and 24 </ b> B are connected to the left and right sides of the lid wall portion 12. And the folding line 25 similar to the above is provided in the boundary part of bottom wall part 10 and side wall part 11A, 11B, and each flap 21A-23B. Further, at the boundary portion between the lid wall portion 12 and the second outer flaps 24A and 24B, as a breaking means for separation, a cutting line extending in the vertical direction along the boundary line from one end of the cutting line A single zipper 26 is provided which is formed by a guide cutting line extending in an inclined manner.

  And in this embodiment, the 1st folding curve 27 for folding is provided in the bottom wall part 10 and the 1st outer flap 21A, 21B of both sides. The first folding line 27 is formed with a ruled line so as to compress the wall thickness, and is provided so as to extend linearly between the front end centers of the pair of first outer flaps 21A and 21B.

  Further, the second outer flaps 24A and 24B are respectively provided with second folding curves 28 for folding. These second folding lines 28 are similarly formed with a ruled line so as to compress the wall thickness, and are straight from the center of the tip of each of the second outer flaps 24A, 24B to the center of both side edges of the continuous lid wall portion 12. It is provided so that it may extend.

  Further, a finger insertion portion 29 is provided at the center of the tip of the second outer flaps 24A and 24B. The insertion portion 29 includes a first cut portion 29a extending in a semicircular shape with a predetermined interval, and a second cut extending in the lateral direction within the first cut portion 29a and linearly matching the second folding line 28. Part 29b, and consists of a hole blocked by a residual paper piece.

  Furthermore, the first and second inner flaps 22A to 23B superimposed on the inner sides of the second outer flaps 24A and 24B correspond to the insertion portion 29 and allow the pressing operation of the insertion portion 29 to be permitted. The insertion part 30 which consists of a concave notch is provided.

  For example, the packaging box having the above configuration is shipped to a predetermined manufacturer in the blank state and sealed by an automatic assembly packaging device. Specifically, the products are placed in a predetermined arrangement on the bottom wall portion 10 in a blank state. Then, each wall part 11A, 11B, 12 and the edge wall part 13 are bend | folded centering | focusing on the said bottom wall part 10, and the sticking piece 19 of the edge wall part 13 consists of hot-melt resin on the surface of the 2nd side wall part 11B. It is stuck with an adhesive (hot melt). Moreover, after each inner flap 22A, 22B, 23A, 23B is folded, each outer flap 21A, 21B, 24A, 24B is folded on the surface, and these are stuck by hot melt, and the sealing state shown in FIG. A packaging box is formed.

  When a purchaser who purchases a product in a box unit with the packaging box taking out the product inside, the purchaser first places his / her finger on the cutting portion 17a of the breaking line 17 for opening on the edge wall portion 13 and presses it inwardly. To do. Thereby, the edge wall part 13 is fractured | ruptured along the cutting part 17a, and the insertion piece 18 penetrates inside through the notch part 20. FIG. Thereafter, when the purchaser pulls upward, the edge wall portion 13 is subsequently broken along the one zipper portion 17b. After the edge wall portion 13 is completely broken, when the insertion piece 18 is further pulled up, the lid wall portion 12 and the second outer flaps 24A and 24B are broken along the piece zipper 26. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the packaging box opens the lid wall portion 12 together with the insertion piece 18 that is a part of the edge wall portion 13, and the product inside can be taken out.

  When taking out all the products in the packaging box and discarding the packaging box, the purchaser first places a finger on the insertion portion 29 and presses it inward. Thereby, the insertion part 29 is isolate | separated along the 1st cutting part 29a, and a finger is applied through the insertion part 30 to the inner surface side of the exposed first outer flaps 21A and 21B. Then, by pulling the first outer flaps 21A, 21B outward, the first outer flaps 21A, 21B are peeled off (peeled) from the inner flaps 22A, 22B, 23A, 23B as shown in FIG. In addition, the paper piece located in the insertion part 29 does not necessarily need to isolate | separate, You may leave in the state which continued through the discontinuous part of the 1st cutting part 29a.

  Next, the bottom wall 10 and the first outer flaps 21A and 21B are folded and overlapped along the first folding line so that they protrude outward. Further, each of the inner flaps 22A, 22B, 23A, 23B and the second outer flaps 24A, 24B are folded along the second folding line 28 so that the second outer flaps 24A, 24B protrude outward. 22A, 23A, 22B, 23B and second outer flaps 24A, 24B are overlapped. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, the rectangular parallelepiped packaging box can be folded into a flat state.

  The folding method is an example, and the procedure can be performed according to the purchaser's wishes. For example, the first outer flaps 21 </ b> A and 21 </ b> B protrude outwardly so as to form a plane with respect to the bottom wall portion 10, but may be bent so as to overlap the bottom surface of the bottom wall portion 10. Good. The second outer flaps 24A and 24B are bent so as to protrude outward, but may be bent so as to enter inward. Further, the lid wall portion 12 can be separated by breaking along the lead ruler 15.

  Thus, the packaging box of the present invention includes the bottom wall portion 10, the first and second side wall portions 11A and 11B, the lid wall portion 12, the edge wall portion 13, and the first and second inner flaps 22A, 22B, 23A, 23B and the first and second outer flaps 21A, 21B, 24A, 24B are the same as the conventional wraparound type, so that it is possible to maintain a strong structure that prioritizes protection of the stored goods. .

  Moreover, the bottom wall 10, the first outer flaps 21 </ b> A, 21 </ b> B and the first outer flaps 21 </ b> A, 21 </ b> B are separated from the inner flaps 22 </ b> A to 23 </ b> B along the first folding line 27 and the second folding line 28. 2 By folding the outer flaps 24A and 24B in a predetermined direction, the rectangular parallelepiped packaging box can be easily folded into a flat state. Furthermore, the workability of peeling the first outer flaps 21A, 21B is improved by the insertion portion 29 provided in the second outer flaps 24A, 24B and the insertion portion 30 provided in the inner flaps 22A, 22B, 23A, 23B. Yes. Therefore, the convenience at the time of disposal can be improved while maintaining a strong structure that prioritizes protection of the goods to be accommodated.

  And the structure added in order to improve the convenience at the time of disposal in this way is the 1st folding line 27, the 2nd folding line 28, and insertion part which were provided so that it might be located in the inner surface side which cannot be checked from the outside in an assembly state 30 and only a small insertion part 29 composed of cutting parts 29a and 29b. Therefore, the design of the existing wrap-around packaging box is not impaired.

  In addition, the packaging box of this invention is not limited to the structure of the said embodiment, A various change is possible.

  For example, in the said embodiment, it was set as the structure divided into the insertion piece 18 and the sticking piece 19 by the breaking line 17 for opening, and sticking to the outer surface of the 2nd side wall part 11B, but the inner surface of the 2nd side wall part 11B You may comprise only the insertion piece 18 inserted in the side. On the contrary, it may be configured only by the sticking piece 19, and a similar breaking line 17 for opening may be provided at the boundary portion with the lid wall portion 12 so that only the lid wall portion 12 can be opened. That is, the packaging box of the present invention has a configuration in which when the lid wall portion 12 is opened, only the lid wall portion 12 or at least a part of the lid wall portion 12 and the edge wall portion 13 can be opened together. Includes both.

  Further, the first fold line 27 and the second fold line 28 are not limited to the configuration in which a ruled line is formed so as to compress the wall thickness, and may be configured by the lead ruled line 15. The formation structure is as desired. Can be changed.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, since the insertion portion 29 is provided at the center of the tip of the second outer flap 24A, 24B, the insertion portion 30 formed of a notch is provided in all the inner flaps 22A, 22B, 23A, 23B. When the insertion portion 29 is provided at a position deviated from the center, the insertion portion 30 formed of a hole penetrating the corresponding one of the inner flaps 22A, 23A or 22B, 23B may be provided. Similarly to the above-described embodiment, when the insertion portion 29 is provided at the center of the tip of the second outer flaps 24A and 24B, the dimension setting is such that a large gap is formed between the opposing tips of the inner flaps 22A to 23B. In this case, the insertion portion 30 is not necessarily provided.

  And in the said embodiment, although the packaging box was formed in the planar view and the side view square shape, this packaging box has a chamfering wall etc. in each boundary part of adjacent wall part 10, 11A, 11B, 12, etc., for example. The provided octagonal shape in side view may be used, and even in this way, the folding lines 27 and 28 can be formed in the same manner as described above, and the same actions and effects can be obtained. Of course, it may be an octagonal shape in plan view. That is, the packaging box of the present invention is not limited to a cubic shape, and can be similarly applied as long as it is a polygonal packaging box.

It is a perspective view which shows the packaging box of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the open state of a packaging box. It is a perspective view which shows the folding process of a packaging box. It is a perspective view which shows the folding state of a packaging box. It is a top view which shows the blank of a packaging box.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Bottom wall part 11A, 11B ... Side wall part 12 ... Lid wall part 13 ... Edge wall part 17 ... Breaking line for opening 18 ... Inserting piece 19 ... Adhering piece 21A, 21B ... 1st outer flap 22A, 22B ... 1st 1 inner flap 23A, 23B ... second inner flap 24A, 24B ... second outer flap 26 ... single zipper (breaking means)
27 ... 1st folding line 28 ... 2nd folding line 29 ... Insertion part 30 ... Insertion part

Claims (3)

A bottom wall portion, first and second side wall portions provided continuously at both ends of the bottom wall portion, a lid wall portion provided continuously with the first side wall portion, and provided on both sides of the first and second side wall portions. Each pair of first and second inner flaps and each pair of first and second outer flaps connected to both sides of the bottom wall portion and the lid wall portion, and at least the lid wall portion and the second outer flap. In the packaging box in which a break means is provided at the boundary portion with the flap, and the lid wall portion can be opened,
The bottom wall portion and the first outer flaps on both sides are provided with a first folding line extending between substantially the centers of the tips of the first outer flaps, and the tips of the second outer flaps are approximately centered on the pair of second outer flaps. Providing a second folding line extending from the continuous lid wall to
A packaging box, wherein the first outer flap is folded along a folding line in a state where the first outer flap is peeled off from the first and second inner flaps, so that the packaging box can be folded flat.   The packaging box according to claim 1, wherein a finger insertion portion is provided at a tip of the pair of second outer flaps.   The packaging box according to claim 2, wherein an insertion portion corresponding to the insertion portion is provided in at least one of the first and second inner flaps.

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