JP2007153422A - Absorbent article housing body - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a housing body which does not generate wrinkles or bending at the top or in the vicinity of a ridge line of a housing body main body even by a pressing force, and also, can prevent the housing body main body and an absorbent article to be internally packaged from being damaged. <P>SOLUTION: This absorbent article housing body has a front surface 1, a back surface 2, an upper surface 4, a bottom surface 3 and both side surfaces 5A and 5B, and houses a plurality of absorbent articles inside. On both side surfaces 5A and 5B, a folding line which enables both side surfaces 5A and 5B to be expanded is individually formed when a pressing force is applied to the front surface and/or the back surface, and/or the upper surface and/or the bottom surface. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an absorbent article storage body, and more particularly to a storage body for storing an absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin individually packaged.

Absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins are individually packaged one by one, and a plurality of the absorbent articles are stored in a storage body such as a bag formed of a flexible film and sold. However, since such a storage body is flexible, there is a possibility that the individual sanitary napkin is deformed during transportation or the like, causing deformation or collapse.
Therefore, conventionally, for the purpose of preventing deformation of each sanitary napkin, a box is formed using a paper carton instead of a soft film to protect the individually packaged sanitary napkin ( For example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-307044

However, since the sanitary napkin to be included is highly flexible, it is not sufficient to prevent deformation of the carton case.For example, when a pressing force is applied to the front part of the case, the side part of the case is distorted, Wrinkles may occur near the apex of the side surface, and the ridgeline (edge) between the front and side portions may be bent. Furthermore, there is a possibility that the case may tear due to the case being distorted. This is the same when a pressing force is applied to the upper surface of the case.
Therefore, the main problem of the present invention is that the storage can prevent damage to the storage body and the absorbent article contained therein without causing wrinkles or folds near the apex or ridgeline of the storage body even by the pressing force. To provide a body.

The present invention that has solved the above problems is as follows.
<Invention of Claim 1>
The invention according to claim 1 is an absorbent article storage body that has a front part, a back part, a top part, a bottom part, and both side parts, and stores a plurality of absorbent articles therein, When the pressing force is applied to the front surface and / or the back surface and / or the top surface and / or the bottom surface, folds are formed so that the both side surfaces can bulge. This is an absorbent article storage body.

<Invention of Claim 2>
The invention according to claim 2 is that the fold is formed in a mountain fold shape, with both ends of the ridge line between the front surface portion, the back surface portion, the top surface portion and the bottom surface portion, and both side surface portions as a substantially starting point and an ending point, respectively. The absorbent article storage body according to claim 1, wherein the absorbent article storage body is characterized.

<Invention of Claim 3>
The invention according to claim 3 is the absorbent article storage body according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fold is formed by combining at least one straight line, arc line, or curved line.

<Invention of Claim 4>
The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the fold line is a fold line, an arc-shaped line or a substantially V-shaped line with both ends of the ridge line as a substantially starting point and an ending point. The absorbent article storage body according to claim 1.

<Invention of Claim 5>
A fifth aspect of the present invention is the absorbent article according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the absorbent article is stored in the vertical direction with the thickness direction aligned when viewed from the front portion. The absorbent article storage body according to claim 1.

(Function and effect)
On both side surfaces, folds are formed to allow the side surfaces to bulge when a pressing force is applied to the front and / or back and / or the top and / or bottom. With this configuration, the front part and / or the back part and / or the top part and / or the bottom part are sunk by the applied pressure during transportation, and the side part swells laterally. As a result, since unnecessary stress is not borne near each vertex and ridgeline of the storage body, wrinkles and folds are not generated near each vertex and ridgeline, and the stored absorbent article can be prevented from being damaged. it can. And after a pressure (pressing force) is lost, since a container is returned to the original shape by the elasticity of an absorbent article, an external appearance is not impaired at the time of display of goods.
In addition, the folds are formed in a mountain fold shape with the both ends of the front, back, top, bottom, and both side surfaces as substantially starting points and end points, respectively. The occurrence of breakage can be reliably prevented.
The crease can be formed by combining at least one straight line, arc line, or curved line. Specifically, it can be composed of a fold line, an arc-shaped line, or a substantially V-shaped line with both ends of the ridge line as a substantially starting point and an ending point.
When the absorbent article is viewed from the front, the thickness direction is aligned and stored vertically, so that even when pressure (pressing force) is applied to the front or back during transportation, etc. It can prevent itself from being crushed. Furthermore, after the pressure (pressing force) on the front part or the back part disappears, it becomes easy to return to the original shape due to the elasticity of the absorbent article.

  According to the present invention, there is an advantage that, even by the pressing force, wrinkles or creases are not generated near the apex or ridge line of the container body, and damage to the container body or the absorbent article contained therein can be prevented. Brought about.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the absorbent article storage body according to the present invention is a rectangular parallelepiped box having a front surface portion 1, a back surface portion 2, a bottom surface portion 3, a top surface portion 4, and both side surface portions 5 </ b> A and 5 </ b> B. The upper surface portion 4 is an open / close lid, and the upper surface portion 4 can be opened to take out absorbent articles such as a plurality of sanitary napkins 7, 7,... Stored in the gusset bag 6. It is like that. A tack (insertion flap) 4b is formed on the upper surface portion 4, and the lid is removed by inserting the tack 4b into the tack insertion port 4a formed in the vicinity of the ridge line (short edge) of the front portion 1. It is designed to be closed.

  As shown in FIG. 11, front side folds 10 a and 10 b are formed on both side surface parts 5 </ b> A and 5 </ b> B in the vicinity of the ridge line (longitudinal edge) with the front part 1. Similarly, back surface side folds 11 a and 11 b are formed in the vicinity of the ridge line (longitudinal edge) with the back surface portion 2. The front side folds 10a and 10b and the back side folds 11a and 11b are composed of folding lines formed with the both ends (vertex portions) of the ridge line with the front part 1 or the back part 2 as substantially start points and end points, respectively. Yes. Front flank surfaces 20a and 20b or back flank surfaces 21a and 21b are formed by the fold lines (fold lines) and the ridgelines between the front surface 1 and the back surface 2, respectively.

  The crease is formed so that the front side chamfered surfaces 20a and 20b and the back side chamfered surfaces 21a and 21b are formed in a trapezoidal shape with each ridge line as a base, and specifically, both ends of the ridge line are substantially starting points. In addition, a hypotenuse is formed as an end point toward the approximate center of the side surface portion 5, and ends of the hypotenuse are connected so as to be substantially parallel to the ridge line at a predetermined interval.

  These folds 10a, 10b; 11a, 11b are formed in a mountain fold so that the side surfaces 5A, 5B swell in the lateral direction, as shown in FIGS. Thereby, even if pressure (pressing force) is applied to the front part 1 or the back part 2, the front part 1 or the back part 2 sinks by folding these folds 10a, 10b; 11a, 11b into mountain folds, The side portions 5A and 5B swell laterally, and as a result, no extra stress is placed near the apex and ridgeline of the front portion 1 or the back portion 2, so the apex and ridgeline vicinity of the front portion 1 or the back portion 2 In addition, wrinkles and folds are not generated, and damage to the container body and the absorbent article contained therein can be prevented. Moreover, after the pressure (pressing force) to the front part 1 or the back part 2 disappears, it can return to the original rectangular parallelepiped shape by the elasticity of the sanitary napkins 7, 7,. Therefore, when the product is displayed, it returns to the original rectangular parallelepiped shape and does not impair the appearance.

  These folds 10a, 10b; 11a, 11b cause the front part 1 or the back part 2 to sink when the front part 1 or the back part 2 is subjected to pressure (pressing force), and the side part 5 extends in the lateral direction. It has a function of releasing stress by being inflated, and as long as it has this function, it is formed by combining at least one straight line, arc line, or curve, and can be deformed into various shapes. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, a ridge line with the front part 1 or the back part 2 may be set as a substantially start point and an end point, respectively, and a V-shape with the apex located at the center of the side part 5 may be used. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 10, the circular arc shape which made the ridgeline with the front part 1 or the back part 2 the substantially starting point and the end point may be sufficient, respectively.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, upper surface side folds 12a and 12b are formed on both side surface portions 5A and 5B in the vicinity of the ridge line (short edge) with the upper surface portion 4 as described above. Similarly, bottom face side folds 13 a and 13 b are formed in the vicinity of the ridge line (short edge) with the bottom face portion 3. The upper surface side folds 12a and 12b and the bottom surface side folds 13a and 13b are formed by folding lines formed with ridge lines with the upper surface portion 4 or the bottom surface portion 3 as substantially starting points and ending points, respectively. By these creases (folding curves) and the ridgelines of the upper surface portion 4 or the bottom surface portion 3, the upper surface portion side chamfering surfaces 22a and 22b or the bottom surface portion side chamfering surfaces 23a and 23b are formed, respectively.

  These folds 12a, 12b; 13a, 13b are formed so that the upper surface side chamfering surfaces 22a, 22b and the bottom surface chamfering surfaces 23a, 23b are formed in a trapezoidal shape with the ridge line as a base, specifically, An oblique side is formed with the ridge line as a substantially starting point and an ending point toward the substantial center of the side surface portion 5, and the end portions of the oblique side are formed so as to be substantially parallel to the ridge line at a predetermined interval.

  These folds 12a, 12b; 13a, 13b are formed in a mountain fold so that the side surfaces 5A, 5B swell in the lateral direction, as shown in FIGS. As a result, even if pressure (pressing force) is applied to the upper surface portion 4 or the bottom surface portion 3 during transport or transportation, the folds 12a and 12b; Alternatively, the bottom surface portion 3 sinks and the side surface portions 5A and 5B swell in the lateral direction. As a result, no excessive stress is applied to the top surface 4 or the apex or ridge line of the bottom surface portion 3. Or a wrinkle and a crease | fold are not generated in the vertex of the bottom face part 3, or ridgeline vicinity, and damage to a storage body main body or the absorbent article included can be prevented. Moreover, after the pressure (pressing force) to the upper surface part 4 or the bottom surface part 3 is lost, it can return to the original rectangular parallelepiped shape by the elasticity of the sanitary napkins 7, 7,. Therefore, when the product is displayed, it returns to the original rectangular parallelepiped shape and does not impair the appearance.

  These folds 12a, 12b; 13a, 13b cause the top surface 4 or the bottom surface 3 to sink when the top surface 4 or the bottom surface 3 is pressurized (pressing force), and the side surface 5 is laterally moved. It has a function of releasing stress by being inflated, and as long as it has this function, it is formed by combining at least one straight line, arc line, or curve, and can be deformed into various shapes. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, as shown in FIG. 9, both ends of the ridge line with the upper surface portion 4 or the bottom surface portion 3 may be substantially the start point and the end point, respectively, and may be substantially V-shaped with the apex located at the center of the side surface portion 5. . Moreover, as shown in FIG. 10, the circular arc shape which made the both ends of the ridgeline with the upper surface part 4 or the bottom face part 3 substantially the starting point and the end point may be sufficient, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 (1) and 6 (2), the above-described folds are formed by front side folds 10a and 10b, back side folds 11a and 11b, top side folds 12a and 12b, and bottom side folds. It is not necessary to form all four of 13a and 13b. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, in the case of only the front side folds 10a and 10b and the back side folds 11a and 11b, FIG. As shown in 1) and (2), the case of only the top surface side folds 12a and 12b and the bottom surface side folds 13a and 13b can be considered.

  The absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins 7, 7,... That are stored are individually packaged, and are stored in a gusset bag 6 as shown in FIG. And this sanitary napkin 7,7, ... is accommodated by arranging the thickness direction and arranging in the vertical direction as viewed from the front part 1 of the absorbent article storage body. This direction is the most stiff direction for the sanitary napkin 7, 7,... Against the pressure (pressing force) from the front portion 1 or the back portion 2. Therefore, in this state, the sanitary napkin 7, 7,. Is stored, even when pressure (pressing force) is applied to the front part 1 or the back part 2 during transportation or the like, it is possible to bring about an effect of preventing the container itself from being crushed together with the fold. Moreover, after the pressure (pressing force) to the front part 1 or the back part 2 is lost, it becomes easy to return to the original rectangular parallelepiped shape by the elasticity of the sanitary napkins 7, 7,.

  The absorbent article storage body may be formed from a paper sheet such as cardboard or paperboard, or may be formed from a resin such as plastic.

FIG. 11 shows an embodiment of a development view when the storage body is formed by assembling one sheet.
As shown in FIG. 11, the front part 1, the side part 5B, the back part 2, the side part 5A, and the top part 4 in the storage body are continuously attached. The front portion 1 is provided with an adhesive margin 1a for adhering to an end portion on the back surface of the side surface portion 5A when the box is assembled. In addition, the part shown with the dotted line of FIG. 11 has shown the broken line, The said broken line is folded in a mountain, and a box is assembled.

  Front flaps 3A, 4A, side flaps 3D, 4D, and side flaps 3B, 4B extend from both short sides of the front portion 1, the side portion 5A, and the side portion 5B. Further, the upper surface portion 4 and the rear surface flap 3 </ b> C described above extend from both short sides of the rear surface portion 2. Here, the front flap 3A, the side flap 3B, the side flap 3D, and the back flap 3C are lock bottom type flaps, and the bottom surface portion 3 is formed by folding and assembling them. The lock bottom type flap is not limited to that shown in FIG. 11 and may have other shapes.

  As described above, a tack (insertion flap) 4 b is formed on the upper surface portion 4. A tack insertion port 4a is formed in the vicinity of the ridgeline (short edge) between the front portion 1 and the front flap 4A.

  Then, the front surface side folds 10a and 10b, the back surface side folds 11a and 11b, the top surface side folds 12a and 12b, and the bottom surface side folds 13a and 13b may be formed on the side surface portion 5 in a mountain fold.

  The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is a perspective view for demonstrating the absorptive article storage object concerning the present invention, and its contents. It is a perspective view at the time of goods display of the absorptive article storage object concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the state by which the front part and the back part were pressed. It is sectional drawing (II sectional drawing) at the time of the merchandise display of an absorbent article storage body. It is sectional drawing (II-II sectional drawing) for demonstrating the state by which the front part and the back part were pressed. It is the side view at the time of goods display, and the side part of the state where the front part and back part, and the upper surface part and bottom face part were pressed. It is the side view at the time of goods display in other embodiments, and the side view of the state where the front part and the back part were pressed. It is the side view at the time of goods display in other embodiments, and the side view of the state where the upper surface part and the bottom face part were pressed. It is a crease | fold (1) of other embodiment. It is a crease | fold (2) of other embodiment. It is an expanded view of the absorbent article storage body of one Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Front part, 2 ... Back part, 3 ... Bottom part, 4 ... Upper surface part, 3A, 4A ... Front flap, 3B, 4B ... Side flap, 3C ... Back flap, 3D, 4D ... Side flap, 4a ... Tack difference Slot, 4b ... Tack (inserted flap), 5A, 5B ... Side part, 6 ... Gazette bag, 7 ... Sanitary napkin, 10a, 10b ... Front side fold, 11a, 11b ... Back side fold, 12a, 12b... Upper surface side side crease, 13a and 13b... Bottom surface side side crease, 20a and 20b ... Front side side chamfering surface, 21a and 21b ... Back side side chamfering surface, 22a and 22b ... Top side side chamfering surface, 23a and 23b ... Bottom side chamfer.

Claims (5)

The absorbent article storage body has a front part, a back part, a top part, a bottom part, and both side parts, and stores a plurality of absorbent articles therein.
On both side surfaces, folds are formed to allow the side surfaces to bulge when a pressing force is applied to the front and / or back and / or the top and / or bottom. The
An absorbent article storage body characterized by that.   2. The fold line is formed in a mountain fold shape, with both ends of the ridgeline between the front surface portion, the back surface portion, the top surface portion and the bottom surface portion, and both side surface portions as substantially the start point and the end point, respectively. Absorbent article storage body.   The absorbent article storage body according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fold is formed by combining at least one straight line, arc line, or curved line.   The absorptivity according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fold line is a fold line, an arc-shaped line, or a substantially V-shaped line with both ends of the ridge line being substantially the start and end points. Goods container.   The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the absorbent article is housed in a longitudinal direction with the thickness direction aligned when viewed from the front portion. Storage body.

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