JP2009078832A - Carry carton - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carry carton allowing easy verification of the expiration date at low cost, while using a conventional manufacturing line of beverage cans. <P>SOLUTION: The carry carton for storing and carrying a plurality of beverage cans is assembled of a laminate sheet, consisting of a surface-side base material and a back-side base material affixed to each other, and a label part in which a part of the surface-side base material can be peeled off from the back-side base material is provided at the predetermined position to be seen from the outside. By printing the expiration date and the date of manufacture on the label part, the expiration date of the beverage can is checked without any contrivance on the beverage can to be stored. In addition, the label part can be peeled and affixed to the surface of the can or the door of a refrigerator. In place of a conventional exclusive paper, a laminate sheet, consisting of two base materials affixed to each other, may be used, and the carry carton can be manufactured by using a conventional manufacturing line without changes or extra costs. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a carry carton that facilitates carrying a plurality of beverage cans containing alcoholic beverages or soft drinks together.

Conventionally, various beverage cans filled with beverages such as beer, juice, and tea have been sold, and these beverage cans are usually sold one by one at a store or in a vending machine. So-called carry cartons that contain multiple bottles are sold so that they can be easily carried together. In particular, in the case of canned beer, a carry carton in which four or six beverage cans (350 ml) are sorted and stored on the left and right of the handle plate is widely used.
Japanese Utility Model Publication 2-99769 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-89223

  The carry carton described above is manufactured by printing on a special paper made of paperboard, cutting it into a predetermined shape, and folding and pasting the punched one. In that case, a normal carry carton uses a special paper with a thickness of about 0.4 mm so that it can be stably carried even if about 4 to 6 cans of 350 ml of canned beer are contained. It is printed with leaves.

  On the other hand, in canned beer and the like, with the increase in draft beer, brands with “freshness” as a selling point are increasing in order to differentiate from other companies. As a beer company, people who drink while fresh as much as possible enjoy the original taste of the product, so the goal is to expect repeat purchases in the end.

  However, the place where the shelf life of canned beer is written is usually at the bottom of the can. In this case, in order to confirm the expiration date, the consumer has to turn over the cans and confirm the expiration date one by one, which is very inconvenient. In many cases, the expiration date is written instead of the date of manufacture, and there is a problem that it is not known whether it is fresh or not just by looking at the date.

  The simplest method for solving such a problem is to provide a expiration date on the side of the can or the side of the can, for example, but this is not easy to achieve. This is because, in many cases, the expiration date printing is performed by an ink jet method, but the can itself is conveyed while rotating on the conveyor utilizing its cylindrical shape, and the position of the pull tab in the path is This is because printing is performed without consideration, and printing may occur on the pull tab. In order to solve this problem, for example, even if printing is performed with edible ink, the fact that there is printing on the mouthed part itself is a problem for a beer company that sticks to taste.

  Similarly, when printing on the side, it is printed when the can is being conveyed while rotating, so it is printed regardless of the pattern provided on the side, for example, the logo that best appeals the product. There is a problem that it will lead to a decline in the brand image if applied to parts. Of course, it is difficult to read both sides of the contents that are required to be described by law, such as content display.

  Of course, it is possible to provide a belt-shaped white area near the bottom of the can, and this part can be used as the expiration date printing part, but of course, various designs applied to the entire can A new problem arises that it has to be made smaller and the appeal at the store is reduced.

Furthermore, for example, even if a solution to the above problem is found from the aspect of the equipment or the design of the can, for example, in order to select the desired can while looking at the expiration date of the can stored in the refrigerator, the door of the refrigerator Must be released over a certain period of time, and there are concerns about adverse effects such as an increase in electricity bill and an increase in the amount of CO ₂ that accompanies the amount of electricity used.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is to confirm the expiration date easily and at low cost while keeping the production line of beverage cans such as canned beer as before. It is to provide a carry carton that can be used.

  The present invention is a carry carton for storing and carrying a plurality of beverage cans, which is assembled with a laminated sheet obtained by bonding two sheets of a front side base material and a back side base material, and is one of the front side base materials. It is characterized in that a label portion that can be peeled off from the back side base material is provided at a predetermined position visible from the outside.

  The carry carton according to the present invention can check the expiration date of the beverage can without any work on the beverage can stored by printing the expiration date and the date of manufacture on the label portion. Moreover, the label part can be peeled off and applied to the surface of a can or a refrigerator door. And when manufacturing this carry carton, instead of the conventional dedicated paper, it is only necessary to use a laminated sheet in which two base materials are bonded together. It can be manufactured without cost.

  Next, an embodiment of a carry carton according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a carry carton according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view showing a laminated sheet for assembling the carry carton.

  The carry carton C shown in FIG. 1 is a type in which a gripping hole 1a is formed in the handle plate 1, and two 350 ml cans of beer are stored in the storage portions 2 provided on both sides of the handle plate 1. As a commonly used carry carton, the surface of the laminated sheet 10 whose partial sectional view is shown in FIG. 2 is printed, die-cut into a predetermined shape, and this die-cut one is It is made by folding and pasting.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the laminated sheet 10 for assembling the carry carton C is obtained by bonding two sheets of a front surface side base material 11 and a back surface side base material 12 through an adhesive 13. Is provided with a label portion 11a which can be partly peeled off from the back side substrate 12. Specifically, a release layer 14 is provided on a portion of the back side substrate 12 that is in contact with the region of the front side substrate 11 used as a label, and one of the front side substrate 11 and the back side substrate 12 is provided. After the adhesive 13 is applied over the entire surface and is almost dried, the base materials 11 and 12 are bonded together, and then a half-cut line α is provided on the surface-side base material 11 in a predetermined shape, whereby the label portion 11a is provided on the laminated sheet 10. Is forming. With this method, the same adhesive 13 can be applied and bonded to the entire surface by simply providing the release layer 14 on the part of the back side substrate 12 in contact with the area of the front side substrate 11 used as a label. Can be manufactured very efficiently.

  When the half cut line α that divides the label portion 11a is provided so that a part of the half cut line α is connected to form a perforation as shown in FIG. The situation can be prevented, and it is also possible to prevent being misplaced and pasted at the store.

  For example, as shown on the right side of FIG. 1, the label portion 11 a is printed with the date of manufacture synchronized with the canned beer or the expiration date. Thereby, the expiration date of the stored can beer can be confirmed without displaying the expiration date on the stored can beer. Alternatively, you can print a campaign application sticker as shown on the left side of Fig. 1, or you can make a blank sticky note or know the number of canned beers (for example, "2 more! Can be printed.

  Further, the shape of the label portion 11a formed by the half-cut line α is not limited to a rectangle or a circle, and can be freely set. Of course, the number of label portions 11a to be provided can also be set freely. For example, in the case of a four-can carry carton, by providing the same number (= 4) of label portions 11a, it is possible to attach a favorite label to a favorite position for each can.

  Although the material of the surface side base material 11 and the back surface side base material 12 is not specifically limited, respectively, as the surface side base material 11, for example, coated paper can be used, and as the back surface side base material 12, for example, wrapping paper can be used. it can.

The pressure-sensitive adhesive 13 is typically an emulsion-type pressure-sensitive adhesive mainly composed of 2 ethyl hexyl acrylate or the like, but can be freely selected depending on the application. For example, in order to eliminate unnecessary opening and closing of the refrigerator door with the aim of reducing CO ₂ , when sticking the expiration date on the refrigerator door, the adhesive remains on the refrigerator while having a slightly stronger adhesive force. For example, a re-adhesive re-adhesive pressure-sensitive adhesive using a microspherical emulsion can be suitably used.

  Also, as a matter of course, since it is important that the portion not used as a label is not easily peeled off, when the adhesive using the above-described fine spherical emulsion is used for the label portion 11a, It is preferable to perform additional treatment such as using another adhesive or increasing the coating amount.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the carry carton according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Needless to say.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the carry carton concerning this invention. It is a partial cross section figure which shows the lamination sheet which assembles a carry carton.

Explanation of symbols

C Carry Carton 1 Handle Plate 1a Hole 2 Storage Unit 10 Laminated Sheet 11 Surface Side Base Material 11a Label Part 12 Back Side Side Base Material 13 Adhesive 14 Peeling Layer α Half Cut Wire

Claims (1)

  A carry carton for storing and carrying a plurality of beverage cans, which is assembled with a laminated sheet obtained by laminating two sheets of a front side base material and a back side base material, and a part of the front side base material is back side A carry carton characterized in that a label portion which can be peeled off from a base material is provided at a predetermined position visible from the outside.

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