JP2008081166A - Package for potted plant - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a package for a potted plant which controls the spreading out of a potted plant, protects and easily packs the potted plant in a short time. <P>SOLUTION: This package 1 is made of two types of film members having different thermal shrinkages, and a lower film 1B for covering a plant pot part has a high thermal shrinkage than an upper film 1A for covering a part above the base of a plant. When heat is applied, the film 1B closely adheres along the outer periphery of the pot in a short time, while the film 1A with a relatively low thermal shrinkage softly covers the periphery of the plant. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a packaging device capable of packaging a potted plant in a short time with good appearance.

  For example, potted ornamental plants and seedling pots planted with seedlings are usually distributed as they are without packaging, and are transported in a pallet with many holes of a predetermined shape. Yes.

  By the way, in recent years, flowers and potted plants are often sold not only at florist stores but also at supermarkets and DIY shops. Therefore, in order to prevent damage to branches and petals in the distribution process, and to prevent scratches caused by unfamiliar personnel and to improve the appearance at stores, simple packaging (packaging) ) Is increasingly required.

  FIG. 3 is a front view of a packaging tool used for packaging a conventional potted plant, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the potted plant is packaged using this packaging tool.

  Usually, the packaging tool 11 for packaging a potted plant together with a pot is formed using two resin films, and has a trapezoidal shape having a bottom side 11b and a top side 11a in a state before use. In addition, the oblique sides 11c and 11c are bonded to each other by heat sealing or the like, and in use, the bottom side 11b and the upper side 11a are widened into a circular shape, so that the whole is formed into a conical shape with both ends opened. ing.

  In this conventional example, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper side 11a side is formed as a large opening in order to facilitate the insertion of the potted plant as the contents, and the bottom side 11b side has the size of the pot bottom. It is formed in a combined diameter.

In addition, the bottom part (bottom surface) may be provided in the base 11b side by attaching a heat seal or another member (for example, refer patent documents 1-2 etc.).
Utility Model Registration No. 2585269 Utility Model Registration No. 3118893

  By the way, in the packaging device for potted plants as described above, after the potted plant is inserted in order to prevent the packaging device from falling off and to prevent the planted plant from spreading (spreading). A post-process such as hanging a string or a ribbon near the top of the pot and the base of the plant (see the arrow X in FIG. 4), or folding the part to squeeze the diameter and stapling is performed. .

  However, these post-treatments (diameter reduction processing) must be performed manually one by one, which increases the labor and man-hours for the product shipping operation, and thus increases the cost of the product.

  The present invention has been made to cope with the above-described problems, and provides a potted plant packaging device that suppresses the spread of potted plants, protects them, and enables easy packing in a short time. The purpose is to do.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a package that uses a resin film and is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having at least one end opened, and accommodates a potted plant in a pot therein. A lower film portion covering the periphery of the pot and an upper film portion covering the periphery of the plant are formed using a film member having heat shrinkability, and the lower film portion The potted plant packaging tool is characterized in that the heat shrinkage ratio of the upper film portion is larger than that of the upper film portion.

  The present invention covers potted plant plants that require relatively tight binding, and plant leaves and petals that are required to be gently protected with resin films having different heat shrinkage rates. By doing so, it is intended to achieve the intended purpose.

  That is, according to the invention described in claim 1, by forming the packaging device for storing the potted plant together with the pot using a resin film having a property of being shrunk by heat, after insertion of the potted plant, By simply applying heat with a simple facility such as a heater or hot air generator, the packaging tool can be easily shrunk. Also, this packaging tool eliminates the need for post-processing such as tying a string or ribbon near the root of the plant, or folding the part to squeeze the diameter and staple it, making the packaging process automated (unmanned) ) Can also be performed relatively easily. Therefore, the packaging tool of the present invention can greatly reduce the labor and man-hours for packing potted plants.

  In addition, the heat shrinkage rate of the lower film part covering the periphery of the flower pot is configured to be greater than the heat shrinkage rate of the upper film part covering the periphery of the plant, thereby protecting the plant branches and petals, etc. Can be fixed to the flowerpot at the same time.

  Here, the structure by which the boundary of the said upper film part and the lower film part is arrange | positioned above the upper edge of the said bowl can be employ | adopted suitably. (Claim 2)

  With this configuration, it becomes possible to firmly protect the root portion of the potted plant that easily falls down due to an external force, and it is possible to more reliably prevent the packaging tool from falling off during transportation.

  As described above, according to the packaging device for potted plants of the present invention, protection of plant branches and leaves, petals, and the like and fixing of the packaging device to a flowerpot can be easily performed without using a separate string, ribbon, staple, or the like. Will be able to.

  Moreover, the packaging tool for potted plants of the present invention can easily automate the packaging process, and can reduce the time and cost for the packaging operation.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a packaging tool according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which potted plants are packaged using the packaging tool.

  Similarly to the conventional example, the packaging tool 1 in the present embodiment is used for packaging potted plants, and is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape using a transparent resin film. In addition, the packaging tool 1 also has a trapezoidal shape having a bottom side 1b and an upper side 1a before use, and the oblique sides 1c and 1c are bonded to each other by heat sealing or the like.

  Moreover, this packaging tool 1 is comprised so that it may become the conical shape which the both ends opened by expanding the base 1b and the upper side 1a in a substantially circular shape, and the potted plant used as the content can be inserted easily It is configured to be able to. In addition, the base 1b side is formed in the opening diameter matched with the bottom diameter of this bowl.

  The characteristics of the packaging tool 1 in this embodiment are formed from two types of film members having different heat shrinkage rates, and the heat shrinkage rate of the lower film portion 1B covering the plant pot part is higher than the root portion of the plant. It is the point comprised so that it may become larger than the thermal contraction rate of 1 A of upper side film parts to cover.

  Now, when packaging a potted plant using this packaging tool 1, like the conventional example, first, the potted plant is inserted into the inside with the upper side 1a greatly opened in a circular shape. At this time, since each film member has not yet contracted, the potted plant can be easily inserted to the bottom.

  Moreover, after insertion of the potted plant is completed, each film member can be easily contracted by applying heat to the packaging tool 1 with a heater or a warm air generator. At this time, the lower film part 1B covering the lower part from the root part of the plant causes a relatively large shrinkage (reduction in diameter), so that it closely adheres along the outer periphery of the flower pot as shown in FIG. On the other hand, since the upper film portion 1A is designed to have a relatively small shrinkage rate, the upper film portion 1A stays at a shrinkage (reduced diameter) that gently covers the periphery of the potted plant.

  With the above configuration, the packaging device 1 can prevent the plant planted in the pot from spreading (spreading) while preventing dropout during transportation. Therefore, the potted plant packaging tool in the present embodiment can prevent damage to branches and petals in the distribution process, and damage caused by handling by unfamiliar personnel.

  Further, the packaging tool 1 does not require post-processing such as tying a string or ribbon near the root of the plant, or folding the part to squeeze the diameter and staple it, so that the potted plant can be removed in a short time. It can be easily packed. Moreover, the packaging process can be automated (unmanned) relatively easily. Therefore, the packaging tool of the present invention can greatly reduce the labor and man-hours for packing potted plants.

  In addition, in the above embodiment, it has been described as an example of a packaging tool that is substantially conical at the time of use, but the shape of the potted plant required packaging tool in the present invention is not limited to the example in this embodiment, Design according to the shape of the plant pot and plant to be packed. However, in consideration of the effect of preventing the packaging tool from falling off and suppressing the spread of the plant, it is desirable that the boundary between the upper film portion and the lower film portion be disposed above the upper edge of the flower pot.

It is a front view of the packaging tool in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which packaged the potted plant using the packaging tool in embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the conventional packaging tool used for packaging of a potted plant. It is a perspective view which shows the state which packaged the potted plant using the conventional packaging tool.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Packing tool 1a Upper side 1b Bottom side 1c Slope side 1A Upper film part 1B Lower side film part 11 Packaging tool 11a Upper side 11b Bottom side 11c Slope side

Claims (2)

Using a resin film, it is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape with at least one end opened, and is a packaging tool that accommodates potted plants together with pots therein,
While the lower film part which covers the circumference | surroundings of the said pot and the upper film part which covers the circumference | surroundings of the said plant are formed using the film member which has heat shrinkability, the thermal contraction rate of this lower film part is A packaging device for potted plants, wherein the packaging device is configured to be larger than the heat shrinkage rate of the upper film portion. The potted plant packaging tool according to claim 1, wherein a boundary between the upper film portion and the lower film portion is disposed above an upper edge of the pot.

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