JP2009298420A - Odor treatment method for paper box for packaging sanitary paper - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for easily and effectively deodorizing and adding fragrance to a paper box for packaging sanitary paper by using existing facilities. <P>SOLUTION: The odor treatment method for a paper box for packaging sanitary paper includes the step of mixing an odor treatment chemical substance into air fed toward the lengthwise end of the paper box from both sides of a conveyance path for the paper box as an assistant in forming the paper box into a three-dimensional shape, in the step of conveying a tubularly formed and bonded paper box in a flattened state and forming the box into a three-dimensional shape of an angular tube with openings defined in both its lengthwise ends intersecting the direction of conveyance of the box at right angles. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an odor treatment method for sanitary paper packaging paper boxes, and more particularly, to a method for deodorizing / scenting sanitary paper packaging paper boxes.

  If chemical liquids such as fragrances are applied to sanitary paper such as tissue paper so that the sanitary paper emits fragrance during use, the taste becomes high and the added value increases. In view of this, there has been proposed a method of applying a chemical solution such as a fragrance to the sanitary paper or the sanitary paper packaging paper box during the manufacturing and packaging process of the sanitary paper so that the sanitary paper emits a fragrance during use (Patent Literature 1, Patent Literature 1). 2).

  In addition, there has been a proposal that fragrance is not given to sanitary paper such as tissue paper, but fragrance is given to air in a room or a vehicle interior by giving fragrance to a packaging paper box that wraps sanitary paper. (Patent Document 3).

Furthermore, a proposal has been made to disperse and hold a metal complex that decomposes or adsorbs malodorous substances on sanitary paper such as tissue paper, thereby removing malodor in a room where sanitary paper such as tissue paper is used (Patent Document 4). ).
JP 2007-61143 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-21484 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-105685 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-269328

  All of the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 4 require special devices and processes in order to impart a fragrance / deodorant chemical to sanitary paper and / or sanitary paper packaging paper boxes. In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to seal the entire apparatus that performs the sanitary paper folding and stacking process. Further, in the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 2 and 3, means / steps for applying a fragrance to a tissue paper packaging paper box are required. Further, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 4 requires means / process for directly immersing and spraying a metal complex on sanitary paper.

  As described above, all of the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 4 require special devices and processes in order to impart a fragrance / deodorant to the sanitary paper and / or sanitary paper packaging paper box. Therefore, the manufacturing time of sanitary paper is prolonged and / or the manufacturing cost of sanitary paper is increased.

  In addition, some sensitive consumers feel a strange odor when using sanitary paper such as tissue paper according to the prior art. The inventor feels that the bad odor that these consumers feel is not caused by the sanitary paper itself such as tissue paper, but is the odor of the packaging paper box that wraps the sanitary paper such as tissue paper, or the tissue paper etc. It was found that the odor of the packaging paper box was transferred to the sanitary paper such as tissue paper in the packaging paper box while the sanitary paper was stored in the packaging paper box.

  Therefore, the present inventor has found that if the odor of the sanitary paper wrapping paper box is removed, the off-flavor felt by sensitive consumers can be removed. At this time, the odor of the sanitary paper packaging paper box is emitted due to the odor of the raw material of the paper box or the odor of the printing ink on the surface of the paper box.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the present invention is to simply and effectively erase the sanitary paper packaging paper box using existing equipment. It is to provide a method that can smell and smell.

  As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventor has found that the above-mentioned problems can be achieved by the following method, and has completed the present invention. That is, according to the present invention, the following odor treatment method for sanitary paper packaging paper boxes is provided.

[1] Assisting the three-dimensionalization of the paper box in the step of three-dimensionalizing into a rectangular tube shape having openings at both longitudinal ends perpendicular to the conveying direction while conveying the stretched flat sanitary paper packaging paper box As an application, a odor treatment method for sanitary paper packaging paper boxes in which odor treatment chemicals are mixed into the air sent from both sides of the paper box conveyance path toward the longitudinal ends of the paper boxes.

  According to this method, existing equipment is used and no special equipment is required. The air sent from both sides of the paper box conveyance path toward the end in the longitudinal direction of the paper box is sent to the inside of the rectangular tube-like paper box through the openings at both ends in the longitudinal direction. The odor treating chemical can deodorize and scent the inner surface of the paper box and the storage space for the sanitary paper inside thereof, and can prevent the inside of the paper box or the odor of the sanitary paper due to the raw material of the paper box. In addition, air sent from both sides of the paper box conveyance path toward the end of the paper box in the longitudinal direction is not only sent to the inside of the paper box but also to the surface of the paper box. The surface of the paper box can be deodorized and scented by the odor treatment chemical, and the odor caused by the raw material of the paper box and the printing ink on the surface can be prevented. Thereby, the sanitary paper packaging paper box of the sanitary paper can be deodorized and scented easily and effectively using the existing equipment.

[2] The odor treatment method for sanitary paper packaging paper boxes according to the above [1], wherein the odor treatment chemical is a deodorant.

[3] The odor treatment method for a sanitary paper packaging paper box according to the above [1], wherein the odor treatment chemical is a fragrance.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the method which can deodorize and scent a sanitary paper packaging paper box easily and effectively using the existing installation is provided.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment, and is based on the ordinary knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention. It should be understood that modifications and improvements as appropriate to the following embodiments also fall within the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a manufacturing process of tissue paper that employs an odor treatment method for a paper box that wraps tissue paper as sanitary paper according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, tissue paper is generally manufactured and packaged through steps (A) to (F).

(A) Folding / Lamination Step This is a step in which a two-ply tissue paper is folded in a pop-up manner by an inter-holder, and a specified number of sheets are laminated to form a long laminate.

(B) Cutting process It is the process of cutting a long laminated body to a designated dimension with a cutter.

(C) Box Standing Step Opening is formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction orthogonal to the transport direction (arrow W direction) while taking out and transporting a flattened flat paper box (hereinafter referred to as “carton”) one by one. It is the process of making it into the square cylinder shape which has. In this step, a flat carton is mechanically formed into a rectangular tube shape while being transported, but air is used as an auxiliary. The method of the invention is applied in this step.

(D) Box packing process It is the process which packs the laminated body cut | judged by the designated dimension to the carton which became the rectangular tube shape with the cartoner.

(E) Packaging process This is a process of packaging a specified number of tissue cartons packed with a laminate.

(F) Product packaging process This is a process for packing tissue cartons packed in a specified quantity into a cardboard case.

  In general, tissue paper is manufactured and packaged through the above steps (A) to (F), but the method of the present invention is applied in the (C) boxing step as described above. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the method of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing the method of the present invention, and both are diagrams showing the step (C) in FIG. 1 in more detail. is there.

  In FIG. 2, the stretched flat carton 1 is conveyed in the direction of arrow W from the lower right to the upper left in the drawing. During the conveyance, the carton 1 is three-dimensionalized (boxed) into a rectangular tube shape having openings at both ends in the longitudinal direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction (arrow W direction) by mechanical means (not shown). At this time, air is sent to the inside of the carton 1 by an air knife 3 (see FIG. 3) as an aid for three-dimensionalization of the carton 1. The air and mechanical means cooperate to form the carton 1 into a rectangular tube shape.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main body of the air knife 3 is disposed along the transport direction of the carton 1 so as to face the longitudinal ends of the carton 1 on both sides of the transport path of the carton 1. The air knife 3 is provided with a plurality of air outlets 9 along the transport path of the carton 1, and air is sent from both sides of the transport path of the carton 1 toward the longitudinal end of the carton 1 through each air outlet 9. It has come to be.

  The flattened carton 1 is three-dimensionalized into a rectangular tube shape by mechanical means (not shown) during conveyance. At this time, as described above, air is sent out from the air outlet 9 of the air knife 3 toward the longitudinal end of the carton 1 and functions as a three-dimensional assist of the carton 1.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an air supply pipe 5 and an odor treatment chemical supply pipe 7 are connected to the air knife 3, and air is supplied from the air supply pipe 5. Odor treatment chemicals such as fragrances and deodorants are also supplied from the tube 7. The odor treatment chemical supplied from the odor treatment chemical supply pipe 7 is mixed with the air supplied from the air supply pipe 5 and sent out from the air outlet 9 of the air knife 3 toward the longitudinal end of the carton 1. The The carton 1 can be scented and deodorized easily and effectively by the air mixed with the odor treating chemical delivered from the air outlet 9 of the air knife 3 toward the longitudinal end of the carton 1. That is, existing equipment is used and no special equipment is required. The air sent from the air outlet 9 of the air knife 3 toward the longitudinal end of the carton 1 is sent to the inside of the rectangular tubular carton 1 through the openings at both longitudinal ends. By the odor treatment chemical mixed in the air, the inner space of the carton 1 and the storage space of the laminated body inside thereof can be deodorized and scented, and the inner odor of the carton 1 or the tissue paper due to the raw material of the carton 1 can be prevented. . Further, the air sent from the air outlet 9 of the air knife 3 toward the longitudinal end of the carton 1 is not only sent to the inside of the carton 1 but also sent to the surface of the carton 1. The surface of the carton 1 can be deodorized and scented by the odor treating agent mixed in the air, and the off-flavor caused by the raw material of the carton 1 and the printing ink on the surface can be prevented.

  The air supplied to the air knife 3 through the air supply pipe 5 can be supplied by an air cylinder or a blower (not shown). In this case, the supply amount of air is preferably 15 to 25 l / sec. If it exceeds 25 l / sec, the coating amount of the odor treating chemical tends to be non-uniform. On the other hand, if it is less than 15 l / sec, the air blowing pressure is lowered, which may cause the boxing (three-dimensionalization) failure of the carton 1.

  The perfume and deodorant supplied from the odor treatment chemical supply pipe 7 may be gas or liquid. In the case of a liquid, it is preferably supplied in the form of a mist having a particle size of 40 to 100 μm. At this time, if it exceeds 100 μm, the amount of the odor treating chemical tends to be non-uniform. On the other hand, when it is less than 40 μm, there is a possibility that the odor treating agent is not fixed on the carton.

  The fragrance | flavor supplied from the odor treatment chemical | medical agent supply pipe | tube 7 can be suitably selected from various well-known fragrance | flavors. For example, natural fragrance such as menthol, mint, lavender, rosemary, rose fragrance, citrus fragrance, cypress fragrance, or synthetic fragrance. A seed can be appropriately selected and used. However, it is preferable that the chemical solution has high volatility such as a fragrance.

  The deodorant supplied from the odor treatment chemical supply pipe 7 can be used regardless of whether it is inorganic or organic. However, as the main deodorant, various essential oils (Phytoncide such as cypress, hiba, cedar, etc.) can be used. Wood extract), plant extracts (plant extracts such as chamomile, cricket poppo, sasa, mugwort, perilla, tea).

  Moreover, you may use the stabilized chlorine dioxide widely used as an inorganic type, the stabilized chlorine dioxide containing the cyclodextrin of Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2006-204445, etc.

  The carton to which the present invention is applied can be formed using a paper material such as cardboard as a constituent material. As these paper materials, for example, those manufactured using wood pulp, waste paper or the like as a raw material can be used.

  The type of sanitary paper packaged in a carton to which the present invention is applied is not particularly limited, and conventionally known sanitary paper can be used. For example, tissue paper (what is called facial paper, decorative paper, etc.), dust paper, paper towels (kitchen paper, etc.), toilet paper (excluding rolls), and disposable paper (such as paper cotton), such as paper pulp technology Handbook 5th edition, see page 459, published January 30, 1992, edited and published by the Pulp and Paper Technology Association).

As these sanitary papers, specifically, when tissue paper is taken as an example, it is preferable to use tissue paper having a basis weight of 11 to 17 g / m ² (two base papers stacked). Moreover, when a paper towel is taken as an example, it is preferable to use a paper towel having a basis weight of 22 to 34 g / m ² .

  As described above, the present invention can be implemented simply by adding the odor processing chemical supply pipe 7 for supplying the odor processing chemical and the odor processing chemical supply source (not shown) to the middle of the air supply pipe 5. And can be easily implemented at low cost. Moreover, since the odor processing chemical | medical agent 7 should just be mixed with the air supplied from the air supply pipe | tube 5 suitably as needed, it can implement suitably.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been specifically described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. Various modifications and changes are possible.

  The present invention can be used in the manufacturing process of sanitary paper such as tissue paper.

It is a typical perspective view which shows the odor processing method of the sanitary paper paper box which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a typical perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention. It is a typical top view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

  1: Carton (paper box), 3: Air knife, 5: Air supply pipe, 7: Odor treatment chemical supply pipe, 9: Air outlet.

Claims (3)

  In the process of three-dimensionalizing into a rectangular tube shape having openings at both ends in the longitudinal direction perpendicular to the conveying direction while conveying the flattened sanitary paper wrapping paper box, as an aid for three-dimensionalization of the paper box, An odor treatment method for a sanitary paper packaging paper box, in which an odor treatment chemical is mixed in air sent from both sides of the paper box conveyance path toward a longitudinal end of the paper box.   The odor treatment method for a sanitary paper wrapping paper box according to claim 1, wherein the odor treatment chemical is a deodorant.   The odor treatment method for a sanitary paper packaging paper box according to claim 1, wherein the odor treatment chemical is a fragrance.

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