JP2013047124A - Multipack packaging - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multipack packaging that is easily taken out of a carton case.SOLUTION: The multipack packaging 10 aligns, stores, holds a plurality of cylindrical container 1 composed of an upper part 10a, a bottom 10b, and both surfaces 10c, 10d. The multipack packaging 10 is cut in while leaving a side 12a to form a holding piece 12 at almost the center of the both surfaces 10c, 10d. When the multipack packaging 10 is taken out of the carton case, it is withdrawn while the holding piece 12 is pulled out and held.

Description

  The present invention relates to a multi-pack package for packaging a plurality of cylindrical beverage containers such as canned beer and canned juice.

    Conventionally, in order to sell a plurality of canned beer, canned juice, etc., for example, 4 cans, 6 cans, etc., the cans are accommodated in a so-called multipack package in which a plurality of cans are aligned and packaged. Things have been done. FIG. 1 shows an example of a package body. The package body 1 is usually housed in a plurality of aligned cans 2 surrounded by an upper surface portion 1a, a bottom surface portion 1b, and both side surface portions 1c and 1d, with the front and rear being open. The cans are held so that they are exposed.

In the process of distribution from a wholesaler to a retail store or the like, a plurality of the packages are further carried in a carton case 3 as shown in FIG. When taking out the package accommodated in the carton case 3 from the carton case, as shown in FIG. 1, the side flap 3a of the carton case 3 is opened and pulled out. However, when the packaging body 1 accommodated in the carton case 3 is in a state in which the side surface portion 1c of the packaging body 1 is directed to the opening in which the side flap 3a is opened as shown in FIG. There is no place suitable for grasping the package, and it has been difficult to pull out the package. When pulling out such a package from the carton case, there has been proposed a handle provided with a handle for protruding from the edge of the side plate of the package (Patent Document 1). )
JP 2001-233378 A

  In the case where the above-described handle tab is provided, it is easy to take out the package, assuming that the side where the can held by the package is exposed is directed to the opening where the carton case is opened. For this purpose, a handle tab is provided on the edge of the side surface of the package. Therefore, there is a problem that the package is not a suitable clue when the side plate portion 1c is positioned on the opening surface of the carton case as shown in FIG. In addition, when the knob piece protrudes from the side edge portion, the knob strength cannot be sufficiently ensured, and there is a possibility of tearing at that portion. In addition, when grasping and pulling the knob, there is a problem that a force is not applied uniformly to the entire package 1 and it is difficult to smoothly pull it out.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-pack package that facilitates removal of a multi-pack package that arranges and packages a plurality of cylindrical beverage containers from a carton case that houses the multi-pack package. is there.

  The above problems are solved by the following multipack package of the present invention.

The first aspect of the present invention includes an upper surface portion covering the upper surface of a container group in which a plurality of containers are arranged in parallel, a bottom surface portion covering the bottom surface of the container group, and a pair of side surface portions covering both side portions of the container group. A multi-pack package that is housed in a carton case in a state of housing the container group,
It is a multipack package which has the holding piece formed by notching each one of a pair of said side part, leaving one side.

  Moreover, as one aspect of the present invention, the upper surface portion has a cut line or a hole into which a finger can be inserted.

  Furthermore, another aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the grip piece is installed on the display shelf in a state in which the grip piece is directed to the take-out portion of the display shelf.

  Furthermore, another aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the gripping piece has a circular shape having a straight line portion in which a folding line is formed and a circumferential portion in which a cut line is formed.

  Furthermore, another aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a notch having a size into which a finger can be inserted is formed in the circumferential portion.

  Furthermore, an aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a finger insertion tongue piece having a size capable of inserting a finger is formed adjacent to the circumferential portion.

  According to invention of Claim 1 of this application, even if it is a case where the side part of a multipack package is stored facing the opening part of a carton case, the holding piece formed in the side part is cut and raised. It can be easily pulled out from the carton case by using it as a grip.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 shows a multi-pack package (simply referred to as “package”) 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and this package 10 is for containing four beer cans. The package 10 has basically the same structure as that shown in FIG. 1, and the four cans 2 are surrounded by an upper surface portion 10a, a bottom surface portion 10b, and a pair of both side surface portions 10c, 10d, and another pair ( The left and right side portions are opened and held so that the can 2 accommodated therein is exposed, and the overall shape is a rectangular parallelepiped close to a cube. It should be noted that triangular stoppers 11 are provided at the four corners of the exposed opening of the can 2 to prevent the accommodated can 2 from falling off.

  In the package 10 according to the present embodiment, a grip piece 12 is formed at the center of the pair of side surface portions 10c and 10d. As a whole, the gripping piece 12 has a substantially semicircular shape including a linear folding line 12a and a semicircular portion 12b. The folding line 12a is provided with a ruled line for easy folding, and the semicircular portion 12b is provided with a cutting line so that it can be easily separated. Further, the semicircular tongue piece 12 is further formed with a semicircular cutout 12c. This notch 12c is for inserting a finger when the gripping piece 12 is pulled out, and the size is such that an index finger can be inserted.

  Further, a hand-held portion 13 for carrying the package 10 is formed by cut lines 13a and 13b on part of the upper surface portion 10a and the side surfaces 10c and 10d. A pair of holes 14a and 14b are formed in the central portion to facilitate the raising and lowering of the hand-held portion 13.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which the gripping piece 12 of the package 10 shown in FIG. As described above, in the state of FIG. 3, by inserting a finger into the semicircular cutout 12 c of the gripping piece 12, the finger can be easily pulled out to the front. Therefore, when the packaging body 10 of the present embodiment is accommodated in the carton case 3 as shown in FIG. 2, the gripping piece 12 is pulled out and the gripping piece 12 is gripped or formed after being pulled out. By engaging a finger in the opening 13, the package 10 can be pulled out to the front.

  When the package 10 taken out from the carton case 3 is placed on a display shelf such as a retail store, for example, the pulled-out gripping piece 12 is pushed back to close the opening 13 as shown in FIG. Inconvenience does not occur in the display.

  As in this embodiment, the gripping pieces 12 are formed on the side surfaces 10c and 10d of the package 10 so as to be separable leaving one side, so that no large holes are formed on the side surfaces 11c and 11d, and the appearance of the side plate is particularly good. It is possible to minimize the influence of damaging the pattern or display applied on the side plate without damaging it.

  FIG. 5 shows a spread sheet 20 for forming the package 10. As shown in the figure, the unfolded sheet 20 is a long sheet, and has sections corresponding to the upper surface portion 10a, the bottom surface portion 10b, and the pair of both side surface portions 10c, 10d of the package 10, and the boundaries between the respective sections are Fold lines 21 to 24 indicated by dotted lines are formed. Stop pieces 11 are formed by folding lines 11a on both sides of the boundary line of each section.

  The bottom surface portion 10b is divided into a bottom surface portion 10b1 and a bottom surface portion 10b2 at both ends of the spread sheet, and a pair of engagement pieces 15a and 15b are formed on one bottom surface portion 10b1 so as to protrude from the other bottom surface portion. 10b2 is formed with holes 16a and 16b into which the engagement pieces 15a and 15b are inserted, and cuts 17a and 17b for locking the engagement pieces 15a and 15b to be inserted.

  When packaging the beer cans, for example, by using the development sheet 20 described above, four cans are arranged and arranged on the upper surface portion 10a of the development sheet 20, and the folding lines 21 and 22 as the boundary lines are folded. Next, after folding the fold lines 23 and 24 and inserting the engagement pieces 15a and 15b into the holes 16a and 16b, they are inserted into the cuts 17a and 17b to be engaged. Thereby, the package 10 holding the can in the state shown in FIG. 3 is completed.

  6 and 7 show a multi-pack package 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The package shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 is for four cans, but the package 30 of the present embodiment is different in that it is a package that accommodates and holds six cans. The cans 2 are held in an aligned manner in two rows of three cans, and thus have a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole. The detailed structure is not different from that shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 and will not be described in detail. Also in this embodiment, the gripping piece 32 is formed on the side plates 30c and 30d in the same way.

  Even when the packaging body 30 of the present embodiment is taken out from the carton case, it is possible to pull out the gripping piece 32 and grip it out in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment and easily remove it.

  FIG. 8 shows a multi-pack package 40 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The packaging body 40 is a packaging body that accommodates four cans similarly to the packaging body 10 shown in FIG. 3, and the basic configuration is the same as the packaging body 10 shown in FIGS. 3 to 5. The packaging body 40 according to the present embodiment is formed by forming an engagement hole 42 on the upper surface 40a of the packaging body, which serves as a finger engagement portion when the packaging body is pulled out from the carton case. The engagement hole 42 is formed at a substantially central portion of the boundary line between the upper surface portion 40a and the side surface portions 40c and 40d. The engagement hole 42 has a substantially semicircular shape, and includes a linear portion 42a on the boundary line and a circumferential portion 42b cut out so as to enter the inside of the upper surface portion 40a.

  When the packaging body 40 is accommodated in the carton case with the side surface portion 40c positioned on the opening side of the carton case, a finger is inserted into the engagement hole 42 when the packaging body 40 is pulled out from the carton case. The finger can be engaged with the lever and pulled out to the front.

  FIG. 9 shows another embodiment in which an engagement hole is provided in a multi-pack package for 6 cans so that a finger is engaged with the upper surface portion of the multi-pack package as in FIG. Two engaging holes 52 and 53 are formed symmetrically across the center line L along the boundary line between the upper surface portion 50a of the package 50 and the side surface portions 50c and 50d. These engagement holes 52 and 53 are the same as the engagement holes 42 shown in FIG. 8, and are formed by straight portions 52a and 53a and circumferential portions 52b and 53b.

  Even in the case of the package 50 of the present embodiment, when pulling it out from the carton case, an appropriate finger is pressed against the engagement holes 52 and 53 and pressed downward to form a hole, and the finger is engaged. Can be pulled out.

  10 to 12 show a package 60 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The package 60 is a modification of the package 10 shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 and differs in the shape of the gripping piece 12. Therefore, for the other components, the same reference numerals are given to the portions common to those shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the package 60 according to the present embodiment, a grip piece 62 is formed at the center of the pair of side surface portions 10c and 10d. The gripping piece 62 has a substantially semicircular shape composed of a straight folding line 62a and a semicircular portion 62b as a whole. The folding line 62a is ruled to facilitate folding, and the semicircular portion 62b is scored so that it can be easily separated.

  The semicircular notch 12c as shown in FIG. 3 is not formed in the semicircular 62 of the present embodiment. As an alternative to the notch 12c in FIG. 3, the present embodiment forms a finger insertion tongue 63 for inserting a finger separately from the gripping piece.

  The finger insertion tongue 63 is for inserting a finger when the gripping piece 62 is pulled out, and the size is such that an index finger can be inserted.

  The finger insertion tongue 63 includes a linear folding line portion 63a, side portions 63b and 63c, and a circumferential portion 63d in contact with a part of the semicircular portion 62b of the gripping side 62, and has a substantially rectangular shape as a whole. There is no. The side portions 62b and 62c and the circumferential portion 63d are cut lines so that they can be easily separated.

  When pulling out the package 60 of the present embodiment using the gripping pieces 62, first, the index finger is pushed into the finger insertion tongue 63 into the package. As a result, the side portions 63b and 63c, which are the cut lines of the finger insertion tongue 63, and the circumferential portion 63d are cut off, and the finger can be slightly inserted into the inside as shown in FIG. Next, by pulling the gripping piece 62 forward with the inserted finger, the gripping piece 62 is folded at the fold line portion 63a. The package 60 can be easily pulled out by gripping the grip piece 62 or inserting a finger into the formed opening.

  FIG. 12 shows a development sheet 70 for forming the package of FIG.

  As described above, the multipack package according to the present invention has been described by taking the multipack package for packaging beer cans as an example for 4 cans and 6 cans, but also for packages that hold other numbers such as for 8 cans. It is clear that it can be applied. It will also be apparent that these applications are not limited to beer cans but can be applied to juice cans and other beverage containers.

It is a figure which shows a normal multipack package. It is a figure which shows the state which takes out a multipack package from a carton case. It is a figure which shows the multipack package which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a figure explaining the holding piece of a multipack package. It is a figure which shows the expansion | deployment sheet | seat of the multipack package of FIG. It is a figure which shows the multipack package body which concerns on the other Example of this invention. It is a figure explaining the holding piece of a multipack package. It is a figure which shows the multipack package body which concerns on the other Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the multipack package body which concerns on the other Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the multipack package body which concerns on the other Example of this invention. It is a figure explaining the holding piece of the multipack package of FIG. It is a figure explaining the holding piece of the multipack package of FIG.

1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 Packaging 12, 32, 62 Holding piece 42, 52, 53 Engagement hole

Claims (6)

Consists of an upper surface portion that covers the upper surface of the container group in which a plurality of containers are arranged in parallel, a bottom surface portion that covers the bottom surface of the container group, and a pair of side surface portions that cover both side portions of the container group. A multi-pack package that is stored in a carton case in a
A multi-pack package having a grip piece formed by cutting in each of the pair of side surface portions leaving one side. The multi-pack package according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface portion has a cut line or a hole into which a finger can be inserted. The multipack package according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the grip piece is installed on the display shelf in a state where the grip piece is directed to a take-out portion of the display shelf. The multi-pack package according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gripping piece has a straight line portion in which a folding line is formed and a circumferential portion in which a cut line is formed. The multipack package according to claim 4, wherein a cutout having a size that allows insertion of a finger is formed in the circumferential portion. The multi-pack package according to claim 4, wherein a finger insertion tongue piece sized to allow a finger to be inserted is formed adjacent to the circumferential portion.

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