JP2010076788A - Spout for bag-in-box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spout having a structure to which a cap of a hard material can be fitted even when a conventional flexible material is used for the structure. <P>SOLUTION: In the spout for the bag-in-box having a flange for welding an inner bag, rib-like projections are provided on a surface in contact with an object to be stored. The rib-like projections are arranged along two or more directions different from each other to increase the bending rigidity of the flange. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a spout (outlet member) used for a bag-in-box, which is a liquid container in which a plastic inner bag is stored in a cardboard outer box.

  There is known a liquid storage container called a bag-in-box in which a plastic inner bag with a spout attached is stored in a cardboard outer box. A bag-in-box requires less plastic than a plastic container of the same capacity, and it is easy to separate the outer box and inner bag after use. Widely used mainly for business purposes.

  As the material of the spout used for the bag-in-box, it is necessary to select a material that is flexible to some extent because of the need to ensure weldability with the flexible inner bag. Similarly, it was necessary to use a flexible material. This is because, when the cap is made of a hard material, when an external force that causes deformation is applied to the entire spout part, the spout and the cap do not match, creating a gap between them, This is because may leak.

  In general, the spout in a conventional bag-in-box has a simple structure including a spout and a cap with a simple shape fitted to the spout. It has been required to provide various functions such as an opening / closing handle.

  The cap with an extraction port disclosed in Patent Document 1 opens a spout by pulling a tab attached to a sealing portion that closes the spout provided in the cap, and enables extraction of stored items. In this cap, since the tab is further hooked on the hook portion provided on the cap, the tab does not always have to be pulled during the extraction operation. Patent Document 1 describes that a flexible plastic such as a thermoplastic elastomer is suitable as the material of the cap.

  The bag-in-box pouring device disclosed in Patent Document 2 pushes the opening / closing knob provided on the cap against the concave portion of the cap that closes the spout provided on the cap, as in Patent Document 1. This is a pouring device that can be deformed to open the pouring outlet and pour out the stored items. Although there is no description on the material of the cap in Patent Document 2, it is clear that the material must be flexible in view of its function and effect.

  However, as long as the cap material is made of a flexible material and the method of relying on deformation of a part of the cap to open and close the spout, there is a basic problem that a firm sealing performance cannot be expected. In the pouring device of Patent Document 2, a sealing member, which is another component, is prepared to seal the pouring port, and this problem is solved. However, opening and closing of the pouring port is an extremely complicated operation. Inevitable.

If the cap is made of a hard and strong material, the cap can have a solid structure. As a result, it is possible to achieve a tight seal and reliable operability. When the material is made of a hard and strong material, there is a problem that liquid leakage is likely to occur between the spout and the cap for the reason described above.
JP 2002-326651 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-72808

  The subject of this invention is providing the spout which has a novel structure which can attach the cap of a hard material, using the conventional soft material.

  As means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a bag-in-box spout having a flange for welding to the inner bag. The rib-like projection is arranged along two or more different directions, and is a bag-in-box spout.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the bag-in according to the first aspect, the rib-like protrusions are arranged along a plurality of concentric circles of a circular flange and a plurality of radii. A spout for boxes.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the bag-in-box spout according to claim 1, wherein the rib-like projections are arranged in a lattice pattern.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the rib-shaped protrusion has a notch for allowing the stored items around the spout to flow toward the spout. The spout for a bag-in-box according to item 1.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the rib-like protrusion has an asymmetric part capable of specifying the attachment position of the spout. The bag-in-box according to any one of claims 1 to 5 For spouts.

  The spout for a bag-in-box according to the present invention has a rib-like protrusion on the surface of the flange that is in contact with the stored item, that is, the surface opposite to the surface that is welded to the inner bag. Because it is arranged along two or more different directions, it enhances the bending rigidity of the flange, and even the spout using a conventional soft material increases the bending rigidity of the flange, so it fits into the spout Even when the cap to be made is made of a hard and strong material, it is possible to prevent liquid leakage from the fitting portion due to the difference in the deformation amount of the spout and the cap.

  Since the spout for bag-in-box according to the present invention has a high bending rigidity of the flange, it is possible to use a cap made of a harder and stronger material than the conventional one. It is possible to adopt a simple opening / closing mechanism.

  When the rib-shaped protrusions are arranged along a plurality of concentric circles of the circular flange and a plurality of radii, it is possible to easily arrange the rib-shaped protrusions uniformly in all directions when viewed from the center of the spout. Therefore, since the bending rigidity of the flange becomes uniform in all directions, a bag-in-box having a stable quality can be obtained without any special direction or the like when the external force acts on the spout portion.

  When the rib-shaped protrusions are arranged in a lattice shape, it is possible to give directionality to the bending rigidity of the flange by adjusting the lattice angle and the lattice spacing. Depending on the structure of the cap, for example, the vertical direction It is possible to easily cope with the case where it is desired to reinforce the rigidity of the steel.

  In addition, when there is a cutout part for the stored liquid around the spout to flow toward the spout, the last liquid remaining in the bag-in-box can be discharged and the last liquid cannot be collected. It becomes possible to discharge even one drop easily.

  In addition, when the rib-like projection has an asymmetric part that can identify the attachment position of the spout, when the spout is welded to the inner bag, it must be welded at a specific rotational angle. It becomes easy to specify the position.

Hereinafter, the bag-in-box spout according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a bag-in-box spout according to the present invention.
The spout 1 for bag-in-box according to the present invention has a flange 5 for welding to the inner bag 7, and the surface of the flange 5 on the side in contact with the stored item, that is, the side opposite to the welding surface 8 for welding to the inner bag 7. It is characterized by having rib-like protrusions 6 on the surface. The spout 1 has a cylindrical portion 3, a mouth 2, and a convex ring 4 for reinforcement, and a cap (not shown) can be attached thereto.

  As the inner bag 7 that is usually used for a bag-in-box, a flexible material such as a low-density polyethylene resin (LDPE) or a linear low-density polyethylene resin (LLDPE) is used alone or in combination with other materials. There are many. In order to attach the spout 1 to the inner bag 7, a circular hole is made in the inner bag 7, the flange 5 of the spout 1 is set at the center of the hole, and the welding surface 8 of the flange 5 and the inner surface of the inner bag 7 are heated. Weld.

  In consideration of the weldability with the inner bag, the material of the spout 1 must be a flexible material such as LDPE or LLDPE. On the other hand, when a material with a different bending elastic modulus from that of the spout is used for the cap that fits into the spout, when an external force is applied to the entire spout portion, there is a gap between the two due to the difference in deformation between the two. In the past, it was necessary to use a flexible material for the cap as well as the spout. However, when trying to give the cap some functions such as tighter sealing and operability than before, hard materials such as high-density polyethylene resin (HDPE) and polypropylene resin (PP), which have higher bending rigidity, are used. Use is essential. The bag-in-box spout according to the present invention is provided with rib-like protrusions 6 on the flange 5, so that even when using ordinary LDPE or LLDPE, it is the same as when using HDPE or PP. Can be obtained.

  The rib-like protrusion 6 has a great influence on the bending rigidity of the flange portion by its height and shape. As for the height of the rib-like protrusion 6, it is desirable to have at least a height equal to or greater than the thickness of the flange 5. Moreover, about the arrangement | positioning, it is desirable not to arrange | position to one direction but to arrange | position along at least two different directions. If it is arranged only in one direction, the difference in bending rigidity between the vertical direction and the horizontal direction becomes remarkably different from that of a shank. However, disposing along two or more different directions here does not mean that the rib-like protrusion 6 is necessarily linear, but may be curved.

  As for the directionality of the bending rigidity, there are a case where it is preferable that the bending rigidity is substantially equal in all directions, and a case where it is preferable to have a certain degree of directionality. This is appropriately selected depending on the structure of the cap attached to the spout and the position where the spout is attached.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing one embodiment of a rib-like protrusion provided on the flange of the bag-in-box spout according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the rib-like protrusions 6 are rotationally symmetrical along three concentric circles on the circular flange 5 and eight radii. In this embodiment, there is almost no directionality of the bending rigidity of the flange 5, and almost the same bending rigidity is shown in all directions. In this embodiment, the notch 9 is provided in the rib-like protrusion 6. The notch 9 is provided with a partial notch in the rib-like projection 6 so that the liquid around the spout can flow toward the spout without being blocked by the rib-like projection 6 and collecting. Is provided so as to communicate from the outer side toward the center outlet.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing another embodiment of a rib-like protrusion provided on the flange of the bag-in-box spout according to the present invention. In this embodiment, lattice-like rib-like projections 6 are provided on the surface of the flange 5 on the side in contact with the liquid to be stored, that is, on the opposite side of the welding surface with the inner bag, and notches 9 are formed at several locations. Provided. In this embodiment, since the number of rib-shaped protrusions in the vertical direction is larger than the number in the horizontal direction, the bending rigidity of the flange 5 in the vertical direction (bending up and down to bow) is better. It is stronger than the bending stiffness in the lateral direction.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing another embodiment of a rib-like protrusion provided on the flange of the bag-in-box spout according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the rib-like protrusion 6 has a shape having an asymmetric part 10 in a part thereof, based on the arrangement in FIG. By providing the asymmetric part 10 in this manner, the rotational position of the spout can be specified, which is convenient when it is desired to make the attachment angle of the spout constant with respect to the inner bag.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing another embodiment of a rib-like protrusion provided on the flange of the bag-in-box spout according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the rib-like protrusion 6 is composed of eight radial lines and eight spiral curves, and the spiral curve is provided with a notch 9. Yes.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing another embodiment of a rib-like protrusion provided on the flange of the bag-in-box spout according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the rib-like protrusions 6 are arranged rotationally symmetrically on two concentric circles on a circular flange and on four radii. Moreover, the notch part 9 is provided. In this embodiment, the rib-like protrusions 6 are wider and less in number than in FIG. In particular, the rib-shaped protrusion 6 in the radial direction has a trapezoidal shape. As described above, the rib-shaped protrusions do not necessarily have to be linear or curved.

  The shape of the rib-like protrusion 6 is not limited to that described above, and various shapes are possible as long as the rigidity of the flange 5 is increased. Although not particularly illustrated, a radial shape, a spiral shape, a honeycomb shape, a random shape, and the like are possible, and the shape is not limited to a specific shape.

  A spout having the shape shown in FIG. 1 and rib-shaped protrusions having the pattern shown in FIG. 2 was prepared using LDPE resin. The thickness of the flange was 1.0 mm, and the height of the rib-like protrusion was 1.2 mm. The spout is fused to an inner bag having a barrier film layer using a sealant layer of LDPE resin and a metal oxide vapor-deposited layer, housed in a cardboard case, filled with the contents, and a PP resin opening / closing lever as a cap A cap with a cap was attached. The resulting bag-in-box can be reliably opened and closed by the operation of the cap opening / closing lever, and liquid leakage between the spout and the cap also occurs during the bag-in-box drop test. I did not.

It is sectional explanatory drawing of the spout for bag in boxes which concerns on this invention. It is the schematic diagram which showed one embodiment of the rib-shaped protrusion provided in the flange of the spout for bag in boxes which concerns on this invention. It is the schematic diagram which showed the other embodiment of the rib-shaped protrusion provided in the flange of the spout for bag in boxes which concerns on this invention. It is the schematic diagram which showed the other embodiment of the rib-shaped protrusion provided in the flange of the spout for bag in boxes which concerns on this invention. It is the schematic diagram which showed the other embodiment of the rib-shaped protrusion provided in the flange of the spout for bag in boxes which concerns on this invention. It is the schematic diagram which showed the other embodiment of the rib-shaped protrusion provided in the flange of the spout for bag in boxes which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Spout 2 ... Mouth 3 ... Tube part 4 ... Convex ring 5 ... Flange 6 ... Rib-shaped protrusion 7 ... Inner bag 8 ... Welding surface 9 ...・ Notch 10 ... Asymmetric part

Claims (5)

  In a spout for a bag-in-box having a flange for welding to an inner bag, the flange has a rib-like protrusion on a surface in contact with a stored item, and the rib-like protrusion is along two or more different directions. A spout for a bag-in-box, characterized in that   The bag-in-box spout according to claim 1, wherein the rib-shaped protrusions are arranged along a plurality of concentric circles of a circular flange and a plurality of radii.   The bag-in-box spout according to claim 1, wherein the rib-shaped protrusions are arranged in a lattice pattern.   The bag-in-box spout according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rib-shaped protrusion has a notch for allowing a stored item around the spout to flow toward the spout.   The bag-in-box spout according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the rib-shaped protrusion has an asymmetric part capable of specifying a spout attachment position.

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