JP2020059544A - Absorbent article aggregate and method for manufacturing absorbent article aggregate - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an absorbent article aggregate that allows a user to easily find which package is unsealed, even when storing a plurality of absorbent article packages.SOLUTION: An absorbent article aggregate (1) comprises a plurality of absorbent article packages (10) and a packing material (2). Each of the plurality of absorbent article packages (10) has a plurality of absorbent articles (20), a bag member (30) and a seal member (40). The bag member (30) has an opening regulating part (32) that regulates an opening part (31). When a portion of the seal member (40) is separated from the bag member (30), the opening regulating part (32) is ruptured, so that the opening part (31) is formed. In a first absorbent article package (10A) of the plurality of absorbent article packages (10), a drawing pattern (51A) is provided at a first position of the seal member (40A), and in a second absorbent article package (10B) a drawing pattern (51B) is provided at a second position different from the first position, of the seal member (40B).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an absorbent article assembly and a method for manufacturing the absorbent article assembly.

  As an absorbent article package containing a plurality of absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins, Patent Document 1 has an opening for taking out the napkin and a label tape provided so as to cover the opening. However, a package in which the opening can be resealed with a label tape is disclosed.

China utility model publication No. 2481312

  When a user purchases an absorbent article package containing a plurality of absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins through a store, an internet shopping site, etc., the absorbent article packages are collectively purchased at a time. There are many things. Generally, at home, if the purchased absorbent article packagings are resealable absorbent article packagings, if they are collectively stored on a shelf such as a toilet or a closet, they can be resealed. While the cleanliness is maintained, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish which package is opened or unopened.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems, and an object thereof is to easily understand which package has been opened when a plurality of absorbent article packages are stored. An object is to provide an absorbent article package.

A main invention for achieving the above object is an absorbent article assembly including a plurality of absorbent article wrapping bodies and a packaging material for packing the plurality of absorbent article wrapping bodies, wherein the plurality of absorbent articles are provided. The absorbent article package includes a plurality of absorbent articles, a bag member that houses the plurality of absorbent articles, and a seal member that is at least partially separable from the bag member. Has an opening defining portion that defines an opening, the seal member covers the opening defining portion, and the opening defining portion is broken by separating the part of the sealing member from the bag member. Is configured to form the opening, and the plurality of absorbent article wrapping bodies have a first absorbent article wrapping body and a second absorbent article wrapping body, and the first absorbent article In the article package, the sealing member A design is provided at a first position, and in the second absorbent article package, the design is provided at a second position of the seal member, which is different from the first position. It is an absorbent article assembly.
Other features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

  According to the present invention, even when a plurality of absorbent article packages are stored, which package is opened by referring to the patterns arranged at different positions in the seal member of each absorbent article package. It is possible to provide an absorbent article package that makes it easy to see if it has been completed.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an absorbent article aggregate 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2A is a schematic perspective view of the absorbent article package 10 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2B is a diagram showing a state where the absorbent article package 10 according to the first embodiment is opened. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the absorbent article 20 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing the state in which the seal member 40 is seen through the absorbent article package 10 of FIG. 2A. FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating a design 51A of the seal member 40A according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating a design 51B of the seal member 40B according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a plurality of absorbent article packaging bodies 10A to 10E according to the first embodiment, which are stored in a drawer. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state in which the seal member 40 of the absorbent article package 10 according to the first embodiment is held at different positions. FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of the absorbent article assembly 1 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of the absorbent article package 10 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10A is a diagram illustrating a design 52A of the seal member 40A according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 10B is a diagram illustrating a design 52B of the seal member 40B according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a plurality of absorbent article packaging bodies 10A to 10E according to the second embodiment, which are stored in a drawer.

At least the following matters will be made clear by the present specification and the description of the accompanying drawings.
An absorbent article assembly comprising a plurality of absorbent article packages and a packing material for packaging the plurality of absorbent article packages, wherein the plurality of absorbent article packages are each a plurality of absorbent articles. Article, a bag member for accommodating the plurality of absorbent articles, and a seal member at least a part of which is provided so as to be separable from the bag member, and the bag member has an opening defining portion that defines an opening. The sealing member covers the opening defining portion, and the opening defining portion is broken by separating the part of the sealing member from the bag member so that the opening is formed. The plurality of absorbent article packaging bodies include a first absorbent article packaging body and a second absorbent article packaging body, and the first absorbent article packaging body includes the first absorbent article packaging body. At the position, a design is provided, in front In the second absorbent article package, the seal member, a second position different from the first position, which is an absorbent article assembly, wherein the symbol is provided.

  According to such an absorbent article assembly, it is possible to reseal the package after opening the package by the sealing member provided in the absorbent article package, and even when a plurality of absorbent article packages are stored. By referring to the patterns arranged at different positions of each seal member, it becomes easy to understand which package has been opened.

  Also, an absorbent article assembly comprising a plurality of absorbent article packages and a packing material for packaging the plurality of absorbent article packages, wherein the plurality of absorbent article packages are each a plurality of Absorptive article, a bag member accommodating the plurality of absorbent articles, and a seal member at least a part of which is provided so as to be separable from the bag member, and the bag member defines an opening definition that defines an opening. A portion of the seal member that covers the opening defining portion, and the opening defining portion is broken to separate the portion of the sealing member from the bag member to form the opening. The plurality of absorbent article packages have a first absorbent article package and a second absorbent article package, and the first absorbent article package is a living thing or a character. Has a design, the second absorbent Goods packaging, the organism or the same form and different colors of symbols and the character, or a absorbent article assembly, characterized in that it has a pattern of different forms of the organism or the character.

  According to such an absorbent article assembly, it is possible to reseal the package after opening the package by the sealing member provided in the absorbent article package, and even when a plurality of absorbent article packages are stored. By referring to the pattern of the creature or character provided on the seal member, the pattern of different colors, or the pattern of different forms, it becomes easy to understand which package has been opened.

  In such an absorbent article aggregate, a common symbol different from the symbol is provided at predetermined positions of the seal member of the first absorbent article package and the seal member of the second absorbent article package. It is desirable that the

  According to such an absorbent article assembly, it is possible to give a sense of unity by providing the seal member of each absorbent article package with a common design, and a design different from the common design is further applied to each seal member. Since it is provided, it is also possible to identify individual absorbent article packages.

  Such an absorbent article aggregate, wherein the absorbent article package has a vertical direction and a front-back direction intersecting with each other, the pattern is provided in a portion which is an upper surface of the absorbent article package, It is desirable that the common pattern is provided on a portion that is a front surface of the absorbent article package.

  According to such an absorbent article assembly, since the pattern is provided on the upper surface of the absorbent article package, even when a plurality of package bodies are stacked or arranged side by side, the package body can be seen from the upper surface side. This makes it easy to distinguish each package.

  In such an absorbent article aggregate, when the symbol provided on the first absorbent article package is the first symbol and the symbol provided on the second absorbent article package is the second symbol, the first pattern At a predetermined position of the seal member of the absorbent article package and the seal member of the second absorbent article package, a common symbol different from the first symbol and the second symbol may be provided, respectively. desirable.

  According to such an absorbent article aggregate, it is possible to give a sense of unity by providing a common symbol on the seal member of each absorbent article package, and the first symbol and the second symbol different from the common symbol can be obtained. Since the seal member is further provided, it is possible to identify the individual absorbent article packages.

  In this absorbent article aggregate, the absorbent article package has a vertical direction and a front-back direction that intersect with each other, and the first design and the second design are respectively the absorbent product packaging. Is preferably provided so as to straddle the boundary between the upper surface and the front surface.

  According to such an absorbent article assembly, by providing the first design and the second design so as to straddle the upper surface and the front surface of the packaging body, even when a plurality of packaging bodies are stored in a stack or side by side. By observing the body from the upper side, it is easy to distinguish between the packages.

  In such an absorbent article aggregate, after forming the opening, the absorbent article package is capable of resealing the opening by the sealing member, and the absorbent article package, The bag member is provided with a main body symbol, and the common symbol preferably constitutes one symbol together with the main body symbol.

  According to such an absorbent article assembly, the common pattern and the main body pattern are combined to form one pattern, so that when the user re-seals the absorbent article package with the sealing member, the positioning is performed. Will be a guide for.

  In such an absorbent article aggregate, when the opening is resealed after the opening is formed, the sealing member is re-set so that the common pattern and the main body pattern do not constitute one pattern. It is desirable that it can be sealed.

  According to such an absorbent article assembly, the user can select the position to be resealed by using the sealing member, and the common design and the main design are sealed at a position not forming one design. By doing so, it is possible to make it easier to understand that the package is an opened package.

  In such an absorbent article aggregate, it is desirable that a boundary line having a predetermined width is provided at a boundary between the common pattern and the main body pattern.

  According to such an absorbent article aggregate, when opening the absorbent article package using the seal member, the boundary line provided at the boundary between the common pattern and the main body pattern serves as a mark to facilitate opening. Become.

  In such an absorbent article aggregate, it is preferable that an outer edge of the surface of the sealing member is provided with an edging portion, and the boundary line is a part of the edging portion.

  According to such an absorbent article aggregate, the edging portion makes the boundary between the bag member and the seal member more conspicuous, and the user can easily open the absorbent article package.

  Further, a plurality of absorbent article packaging is a method of manufacturing an absorbent article aggregate packed in a packaging material, wherein the plurality of absorbent article packaging, respectively, a plurality of absorbent articles, the A bag member accommodating a plurality of absorbent articles, and a seal member at least a part of which is provided so as to be separable from the bag member, the bag member having an opening defining portion that defines an opening, and the seal. A member covers the opening defining portion, and is configured such that the opening defining portion is ruptured by separating the part of the sealing member from the bag member to form the opening portion, A pattern is formed at a first position of the seal member of a first absorbent article package of the plurality of absorbent article packages, and a second absorbent article package of the plurality of absorbent article packages is formed. The first place of the seal member of The pattern forms a method of manufacturing an absorbent article assembly and having a pattern formation step is clearly different second position and.

  According to the method for producing such an absorbent article aggregate, even when a plurality of absorbent article packages that can be resealed after opening by the seal member provided in the absorbent article package are stored, By referring to the patterns arranged at different positions of each sealing member, it is possible to manufacture an absorbent article assembly in which it is easy to see which package has been opened.

=== First Embodiment ===
<Basic configuration of absorbent article aggregate 1>
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the absorbent article assembly 1 according to the first embodiment, and shows one configuration example of the absorbent article assembly 1. The absorbent article assembly 1 includes a plurality of absorbent article packages 10 and a packing material 2 (here, a corrugated cardboard box 2 as an example) for packaging the plurality of absorbent article packages 10. In the cardboard box 2, for example, the absorbent article packaging bodies 10 are packed in a state where four rows of the absorbent article packages 10 are arranged in the left-right direction and eight rows of the absorbent article package 10 are arranged in the longitudinal direction. Although the cardboard box 2 shown in FIG. 1 is in an opened state, in reality, the absorbent article assembly 1 is shipped from a factory to a store or the like with the cardboard box 2 sealed.

<Basic configuration of absorbent article package 10>
FIG. 2A is a schematic perspective view of the absorbent article package 10 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a diagram showing a state where the absorbent article package 10 according to the first embodiment is opened. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the absorbent article 20 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing the state in which the seal member 40 is seen through the absorbent article package 10 of FIG. 2A.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the absorbent article package 10 includes a plurality of absorbent articles 20, a bag member 30 for housing the plurality of absorbent articles 20, and a seal member 40. There is. Moreover, the absorbent article package 10 has a vertical direction, a front-back direction, and a left-right direction that intersect with each other. In the vertical direction, the side from which the absorbent article 20 is taken out is "upper", and the opposite side is "lower". Also in the front-back direction, the side from which the absorbent article 20 is taken out is “front”, and the opposite side is “rear”.

  Although the sanitary napkin (hereinafter referred to as “napkin 20”) will be described as an example of the absorbent article 20 according to the present embodiment, the absorbent article 20 is not limited to the sanitary napkin, and may be a panty liner or light incontinence. Pads etc. are also included.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the napkin 20 is an individual wrapping body in which an absorbent main body (not shown) is wrapped with a wrapping sheet 21. In the product state (FIG. 3), the napkin 20 has a horizontal direction, a vertical direction, and a thickness direction that are orthogonal to each other. In the napkin 20 in the present embodiment, the absorbent main body and the packaging sheet 21 are stacked in the thickness direction in the unfolded state, and are folded in the vertical direction so that the packaging sheet 21 is on the outside (for example, folded in three in the vertical direction). Has been). Then, the side seal portions 23, which are formed by joining the facing surfaces of the packaging sheet 21 along the vertical direction, are formed at both lateral ends of the napkin 20, and the opening of the napkin 20 is fastened with the lead tape 22. There is. As a result, the individual wrapping body as shown in FIG. 3 is obtained. Examples of the joining method of the packaging sheet 21 include well-known joining methods such as heat sealing, ultrasonic sealing, adhesives, and combinations thereof.

  The bag member 30 accommodates a plurality of napkins 20 as shown in FIG. 2B. In the bag member 30, each of the napkins 20 is inserted so that the side seal portions 23 at both ends of the napkin 20 in the horizontal direction are along the left and right ends of the bag member 30. Further, the plurality of napkins 20 are housed so as to be arranged in the front-rear direction of the bag member 30. At that time, each napkin 20 is inserted so that the surface on which the lead tape 22 is fastened faces the rear side of the bag member 30.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in the state before the absorbent article package 10 is first opened, the bag member 30 has an opening defining portion 32 such as a perforation for defining the opening 31 shown in FIG. 2B. (Hereinafter “perforation 32”). In FIG. 4, the range of the seal member 40 is indicated by a chain double-dashed line for the sake of convenience, and the seal member 40 is transparently shown in order to make the position of the perforation 32 (dotted line portion) easy to understand. Further, in the seal member 40, the display of each symbol described later is omitted. Since the perforation 32 is located inside the outer edge of the seal member 40, the entire perforation 32 is covered by the seal member 40.

  As can be seen from FIG. 4, the seal member 40 is provided so as to cover at least a part of the upper surface of the absorbent article package 10 and further cover at least a part of the front surface of the absorbent article package 10. That is, the seal member 40 is provided so as to straddle the boundary between the upper surface and the front surface of the absorbent article package 10. The seal member 40 is provided with the knob portion 41, and the user can easily open and reseal the absorbent article package 10 by using the knob portion 41. Further, the seal member 40 has an adhesive layer on the surface on the bag member 30 side in the thickness direction, and the seal member 40 is attached to the bag member 30 as shown in FIG. 2A. The adhesive layer of the seal member 40 has an adhesive force capable of repeating sticking and peeling of the seal member 40 to and from the bag member 30 a plurality of times.

  Next, the opening 31 of the absorbent article package 10 will be described. First, when the absorbent article package 10 is opened for the first time, the user holds the knob 41 of the seal member 40 and partially peels off the seal member 40 toward the upper side of the bag member 30. For example, in FIG. 4, the seal member 40 is gradually peeled from the lower side in the vertical direction toward the upper side. At this time, only the seal member 40 is separated from the bag member 30 until the peeling of the seal member 40 reaches the point A on the perforation 32 shown in FIGS. 4 and 2B. Then, when the peeling of the seal member 40 reaches the point A, the perforations 32 start to break, and the inner portion of the bag member 30 surrounded by the perforations 32 remains attached to the seal member 40 and the bag together. Separated from the member 30.

  As a result, the broken perforation 32 becomes the opening 31 on the front surface and the upper surface of the bag member 30, and the user can take out the napkin 20 from the opening 31. Even after the absorbent article package 10 is once opened, the opening 31 is resealed by covering the opening 31 with the seal member 40 and adhering the seal member 40 to the bag member 30 via the adhesive layer. You can stop. As a result, it is possible to repeatedly open and reseal, and it is possible to keep the napkin 20 clean even after the package 10 is opened.

<Composition of common symbol 50 and symbol 51>
Next, the symbols provided on the seal member 40 will be described. The seal member 40 has a common pattern 50 as shown in FIG. 2A at or near the knob portion 41. The common pattern 50 is the same pattern provided at the same position in the seal member 40 attached to each of the plurality of absorbent article packages 10. While such a common pattern 50 can give a unified feeling to each absorbent article wrapping body 10, if each absorbent article wrapping body 10 is composed of only the same design, each absorbent article wrapping It is often difficult to distinguish the body 10. As a result, when a plurality of absorbent article packages 10 are stored, the user may not immediately be able to identify which packaging bag 10 is the already opened package 10.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2A, the seal member 40 has a symbol 51 different from the common symbol 50. The symbols 51 are arranged at different positions on each seal member 40. By providing the common pattern 50 arranged at the same position and the pattern 51 arranged at a position different from the common pattern 50, the individual absorbent article package 10 can be identified.

  The arrangement of the symbols 51 will be described below. Here, a seal member 40A attached to a certain absorbent article package 10 (referred to as a first absorbent article package 10A) and another absorbent article package 10 (second absorbent article package 10B). And a seal member 40B attached to the same). FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating a design 51A of the seal member 40A according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating a design 51B of the seal member 40B according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a view showing a plurality of absorbent article packaging bodies 10A to 10E according to the first embodiment, which are stored in a drawer.

  The pattern 51A in the seal member 40A of the first absorbent article package 10A is provided in the upper left portion (first position) of the seal member 40A as shown in FIG. 5A. On the other hand, the pattern 51B in the seal member 40B of the second absorbent article package 10B is provided in the upper right portion (second position) of the seal member 40B as shown in FIG. 5B. Since the position of the design 51 is different for each absorbent article package 10, the user can select which absorbent article package by using the position of the pattern 51 as a mark even when a plurality of packages 10 are stored. It becomes easy to recognize whether 10 is the package 10 in use. Further, not only at the time of storage but also when the user purchases the absorbent article packaging body 10 displayed as a product in a store or the like, the user can select the product according to his / her preference, and the enjoyment of the purchase is provided. it can. The arrangement of the symbols 51 is not limited to the first position and the second position described above, and another position different from the first position and the second position is also possible.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2A, FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, the design 51, the design 51A and the design 51B are respectively provided on the upper surface part of the absorbent article package 10 (10A, 10B), and the common design. 50 is provided on the front surface of each absorbent article package 10. By providing each pattern 51 in a portion which becomes the upper surface of each absorbent article packaging body 10, even when a plurality of absorbent article packaging bodies 10A to 10E are arranged and stored so that the upper surfaces thereof face the same direction as shown in FIG. By seeing the absorbent article packages 10A to 10E from the upper surface side, it is possible to recognize the difference in the positions of the respective patterns 51A to 51E. That is, it becomes easy to distinguish the absorbent article wrapping bodies 10A to 10E by referring to the respective patterns 51A to 51E, and the user can judge which absorbent article wrapping body 10 has been opened. Easier to do.

  Further, on the front surface of the bag member 30, a main body pattern 33 as shown in FIG. 2B is provided. As shown in FIG. 2A, the main body pattern 33 is the common pattern 50 when the absorbent article package 10 is not opened and when the user reseals the absorbent article package 10 using the seal member 40. Together with one pattern. That is, when the user reseals the opening 31 using the seal member 40, the knob portion 41 of the seal member 40 is bag so that the common symbol 50 and the main symbol 33 are combined into one symbol. Since it only needs to be aligned with the member 30, it serves as a guide for positioning the sealing.

  Further, when the opening 31 is resealed by the sealing member 40, it is possible to reseal so that the common symbol 50 and the main body symbol 33 do not constitute one symbol. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state in which the seal member 40 of the absorbent article package 10 according to the first embodiment is held at different positions. In FIG. 7, for example, when the number of napkins 20 accommodated in the absorbent article package 10 is reduced to about half, the sealing member 40 is provided on the front side of the absorbent article package 10 rather than the upper side. It shows a state in which it is resealed so as to cover a large amount. As described above, the user can not only reseal the common pattern 50 and the main body pattern 33 at a position where one pattern is formed, but also as the number of the napkins 20 in the absorbent article package 10 decreases. Even if it is difficult to reseal at a position that constitutes one pattern, the bag member 30 can be resealed at a desired position so as to be compressed more. Further, by resealing the common pattern 50 and the main body pattern 33 at a position that does not form one pattern, it is possible for the user to create a difference in appearance with the other absorbent article package 10. Become. Therefore, even when a plurality of absorbent article packages 10 are stored, it is possible to easily visually recognize the difference in appearance of the opened absorbent article packages 10.

  The resealing position shown in FIG. 7 is merely an example of a position in which the common pattern 50 and the main body pattern 33 do not form a single pattern, and the user does not always use the knob portion 41 of the seal member 40 as a bag member. It does not need to be fastened toward the lower side of 30. For example, the knob portion 41 of the seal member 40 may be stopped so as to be shifted leftward or rightward in the left-right direction of the bag member 30. By intentionally shifting and stopping, the shape of the upper portion of the bag member 30 becomes different from the shape of the other absorbent article packaging body 10, and it may serve as a mark for the opened absorbent article packaging body 10 for the user.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2A, 5A and 5B, a boundary line X having a predetermined width is provided at the boundary between the common symbol 50 and the main body symbol 33. Since the common pattern 50 and the main body pattern 33 form one pattern, if the structure is only the pattern, the boundary between the knob portion 41 of the seal member 40 and the bag member 30 becomes difficult to understand. Sometimes. In such a case, a boundary line X having a predetermined width is provided at the boundary between the common pattern 50 and the main body pattern 33, so that the boundary line X can be used as a mark when opening. As a result, the user can easily visually recognize the knob portion 41 and easily open it.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2A, 5A and 5B, the seal member 40 is provided with an edge portion 42 along the outer edge of the surface. The boundary line X is a part of the edging portion 42. Due to the edging portion 42, the boundary between the bag member 30 and the seal member 40 becomes more conspicuous, the position of the seal member 40 can be easily visually recognized, and the user can easily open the absorbent article package 10.

  Here, a method for forming the absorbent article package 10 in the manufacturing process of the absorbent article assembly 1 of the present embodiment will be briefly described. First, the seal member 40 attached to the bag member 30 is formed. In order to form the seal member 40, a plurality of patterns of seal members 40 in which the positions of the symbols 51 are different from the common symbol are prepared. For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, in the seal member 40A, the pattern 51A is formed in the upper left portion (first position) of the seal member 40A. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, in the seal member 40B, a pattern 51B is formed in the upper right portion (second position) of the seal member 40B. Similarly, in each seal member 40, the pattern 51 is formed at a third position, a fourth position, ... Different from the first and second positions.

  Next, the common pattern 50 and the seal member 40A on which the pattern 51A is printed at the first position are attached to a predetermined position of the bag member 30 of the first absorbent article package 10A so as to cover the perforations 32. It The common pattern 50 and the seal member 40B having the pattern 51B printed at the second position are also attached to the bag member 30 of the second absorbent article package 10B at predetermined positions so as to cover the perforations 32. Similarly, each seal member 40 having the design 51 printed at the third position, the fourth position, ... Is also attached to the bag member 30.

  Then, a plurality of napkins 20 (see FIG. 3), which are individual packages wrapped by the packaging sheet 21, are inserted into the bag member 30. At that time, the side seal portions 23 of the napkin 20 are arranged along the left and right ends of the bag member 30, and further, the surface to which the lead tape 22 is attached is inserted so as to face the rear side of the bag member 30. Further, the plurality of napkins 20 are housed so as to be arranged in the front-rear direction of the bag member 30. After inserting the napkin 20, the upper portion of the bag member 30 is joined to seal the bag member 30.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the sealed absorbent article packaging body 10 is arranged in four rows in the left-right direction and eight rows in the longitudinal direction of the corrugated cardboard box 2 such that the upper surface of the absorbent article packaging body 10 is on the upper side. It will be packed in the condition. The number and arrangement of the absorbent article packages 10 packed in the cardboard box 2 are appropriately selected depending on the shape of the cardboard box 2.

  By manufacturing the absorbent article aggregate as described above, when the absorbent article packages 10 as products are lined up in the store, the consumer can select the desired one, or purchase a plurality. Even when stored, it is possible to easily understand which package 10 has been opened by using the symbols 51 arranged at different positions of the seal member 40 of each absorbent article package 10 as marks. .

=== Second Embodiment ===
FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of the absorbent article aggregate 1 according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of the absorbent article package 10 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10A is a diagram illustrating a design 52A of the seal member 40A according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 10B is a diagram illustrating a design 52B of the seal member 40B according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a plurality of absorbent article packaging bodies 10A to 10E according to the second embodiment, which are stored in a drawer.

  In the first embodiment, in each seal member 40, the symbols 51, which are the same symbol, are arranged at different positions, so that the individual absorbent article package 10 can be identified. Regarding this point, in the second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8, 10A and 10B, the pattern 52 may be different in the shape and color of the pattern in each absorbent article package, and It is arranged at the same position in each absorbent article package. Mainly, this point is different from the first embodiment, and other points are substantially the same. Therefore, in the following, the difference will be mainly described, and the same configurations will be denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

  In the second embodiment, the seal member 40 has a design 52 as shown in FIG. The pattern 52 may have a different form and / or different color for each absorbent article package 10, which will be specifically described below with reference to FIGS. 10A and 10B. The design 52A (first design 52A) shown in FIG. 10A is of an organism or character provided on the seal member 40A attached to a certain absorbent article package 10 (referred to as the first absorbent article package 10A). It is an example of a design. The design 52B (second design 52B) shown in FIG. 10B is provided on the seal member 40B attached to another absorbent article package 10 (referred to as the second absorbent article package 10B), which is the pattern 52A. It is an example of a pattern of a different form and different color from. Although the design 52B shown in FIG. 10B is different in form and color from the design 52A, the design 52B may be a design having the same form and different color as the design 52A. Further, the design 52B has a different form from the design 52A, but the color may have the same color as the design 52A.

  As described above, each absorbent article package 10 has the patterns 52 such as the patterns 52A and 52B which are different in form and / or color, so that the user can refer to the patterns 52 individually. The absorbent article package 10 can be identified. Therefore, even when a plurality of resealable absorbent article packaging bodies 10 are stored, the user can easily distinguish which packaging bag body 10 is the already opened packaging body 10.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 9, 10A and 10B, the seal member 40 has the common pattern 50 on the knob portion 41 or in the vicinity thereof. Explaining the common symbol 50 in the second embodiment using the seal member 40A of FIG. 10A and the seal member 40B of FIG. 10B, the common symbol 50 is provided as a symbol different from the first symbol 52A and the second symbol 52B. ing. Further, the common symbol 50 may be in contact with or overlapped with the symbol 52 such as the first symbol 52A and the second symbol 52B, but the common symbol 50 of the present embodiment is the seal member 40. Of the symbols provided in the above, it refers to a portion that is common even if each of the symbols 52 is removed. Such a common pattern 50 can give a unified feeling to each absorbent article package 10, and a pattern 52 different from the common pattern 50 (for example, the first pattern 52A or the second pattern in the first absorbent article package). The second pattern 52B) in the absorbent article package is provided in each absorbent article package 10, so that the user can identify each absorbent article package.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 9, 10A and 10B, the first pattern 52A and the second pattern 52B are arranged so as to straddle the boundary between the upper surface and the front surface of the absorbent article package 10, that is, the upper surface and the front surface. It is provided so that it hangs on two sides. By doing so, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, even when a plurality of absorbent article packaging bodies 10 are stored side by side, the user can see each pattern 52 by looking at the absorbent article packaging body 10 from the upper surface side. It can be visually recognized, and the individual absorbent article packaging bodies 10 can be easily distinguished.

As shown in FIG. 11, when a plurality of absorbent article packaging bodies 10A to 10E according to the second embodiment are stored side by side so that their upper surfaces face the same direction, the respective designs 52A to 52E have respective absorbent articles. Since it is provided on the upper surface of the package 10, the user can recognize the difference between the symbols 52A to 52E by looking from the upper surface side of the package 10A to 10E. That is, it becomes easy to distinguish the absorbent article wrapping bodies 10A to 10E by referring to the respective designs 52A to 52E, and the user can determine which absorbent article wrapping body 10 has been opened. Easier to do. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 8, even when the plurality of absorbent article packages 10 according to the second embodiment are packed in the cardboard box 2, the individual absorbent article packages 10 can be recognized.
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  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above embodiments are for the purpose of facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not for limiting and interpreting the present invention. Further, it is needless to say that the present invention can be modified or improved without departing from the spirit of the present invention and that the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

  In the above-described embodiment, the cardboard box 2 is described as an example of the packaging material 2, but the packaging material 2 can be appropriately selected according to the form at the time of shipping from the factory. For example, a vinyl bag or polyethylene ( A case such as PE) or polypropylene (PP) may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, each seal member 40 is provided with one symbol 51 in addition to the common symbol 50, but the number of symbols 51 is not limited to this. For example, a plurality of symbols 51 may be provided. Further, the design 51 in the above-described embodiment has the same design in each seal member 40, but the design 51 may be different for each seal member 40.

  Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the design 51 of the above-described embodiment is in the first position in the first absorbent article package 10A and in the second position in the second absorbent article package 10B. It is provided. Here, when three or more absorbent article packages 10 are packed in the cardboard box 2 of FIG. 1, the positions of the respective symbols 51 may be all different. Further, the symbols 51 may be provided in the first position for half of the plurality of absorbent article packages 10 in FIG. 1 and in the second position for the remaining half. Alternatively, among the plurality of absorbent article packages 10 in FIG. 1, a predetermined number is in the first position, a further predetermined number is in the second position, and the remaining packages 10 are in the second position. The pattern 51 may be provided at three positions, and various patterns are possible.

  Further, the design 52 of the above-described embodiment illustrated different forms and different colors of the same living thing as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, but the design 52 is different in each seal member 40, for example, different living things or It may be a character pattern. Further, although the symbols 52 in the above-described embodiment are provided one by one for each seal member 40, the number of the symbols 52 is not limited to this, and a plurality of symbols 52 may be provided.

  Further, the design 52 of the above-described embodiment was provided in contact with or overlapped with the common design 50, but as long as it is provided in the upper surface portion of the absorbent article package 10, the design 52 is arranged away from the common design 50. May be.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the perforation is given as an example in the opening defining portion 32 that defines the opening 31 of the bag member 30, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, the opening defining portion 32 may be a cut formed so as not to penetrate from the outer side to the inner side of the bag member 30. That is, when the user tries to peel off the seal member 40 at the time of first opening, a fragile portion that is broken by the adhesive force of the seal member 40 may be provided in the bag member 30 in advance as the opening defining portion 32. Good.

1 absorbent article assembly,
2 Cardboard boxes (packing materials),
10, 10A to 10E Absorbent article package 20 Sanitary napkin (absorbent article)
21 packaging sheet 22 lead tape 23 side seal part 30 bag member 31 opening 32 perforation (opening regulation part)
33 body pattern 40, 40A, 40B seal member 41 knob portion 42 edging portion 50 common symbol 51, 51A to 51E symbol 52, 52A to 52E symbol X boundary line

Claims (11)

An absorbent article assembly comprising a plurality of absorbent article packages, and a packing material for packaging the plurality of absorbent article packages,
Each of the plurality of absorbent article packages has a plurality of absorbent articles, a bag member accommodating the plurality of absorbent articles, and a seal member at least a part of which is provided so as to be separable from the bag member. ,
The bag member has an opening defining portion that defines an opening,
The seal member covers the opening defining portion,
The opening defining portion is ruptured by separating the part of the sealing member from the bag member to form the opening,
The plurality of absorbent article packages have a first absorbent article package and a second absorbent article package,
In the first absorbent article package, a pattern is provided at the first position of the seal member,
In the second absorbent article package, the absorbent article aggregate, wherein the design is provided at a second position of the seal member, which is different from the first position. An absorbent article assembly comprising a plurality of absorbent article packages, and a packing material for packaging the plurality of absorbent article packages,
Each of the plurality of absorbent article packages has a plurality of absorbent articles, a bag member accommodating the plurality of absorbent articles, and a seal member at least a part of which is provided so as to be separable from the bag member. ,
The bag member has an opening defining portion that defines an opening,
The seal member covers the opening defining portion,
The opening defining portion is ruptured by separating the part of the sealing member from the bag member to form the opening,
The plurality of absorbent article packages have a first absorbent article package and a second absorbent article package,
The first absorbent article package has a pattern of a living thing or a character,
The second absorbent article package has a pattern having the same shape and different color as the living thing or the character, or a pattern having a different shape of the living thing or the character. body. The absorbent article assembly according to claim 1, wherein:
Absorbability characterized in that a common design different from the design is provided at predetermined positions of the seal member of the first absorbent article package and the seal member of the second absorbent article package, respectively. A collection of goods. The absorbent article aggregate according to claim 3,
The absorbent article package has a vertical direction and a front-back direction that intersect with each other,
The pattern is provided in a portion that is an upper surface of the absorbent article package,
The said common pattern is provided in the part used as the front surface of the said absorbent article package, The absorbent article assembly characterized by the above-mentioned. The absorbent article aggregate according to claim 2, wherein:
If the design provided on the first absorbent article package is the first design and the design provided on the second absorbent article package is the second design,
At a predetermined position of the seal member of the first absorbent article package and the seal member of the second absorbent article package, a common symbol different from the first symbol and the second symbol is provided, respectively. An absorbent article assembly characterized by being present. The absorbent article assembly according to claim 5, wherein
The absorbent article package has a vertical direction and a front-back direction that intersect with each other,
The absorbent article aggregate, wherein the first design and the second design are each provided so as to straddle a boundary between the upper surface and the front surface of the absorbent article package. The absorbent article aggregate according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein:
After forming the opening, the absorbent article package is capable of resealing the opening by the sealing member,
The absorbent article package, the bag member is provided with a main body pattern,
The said common design comprises one design with the said main body design, The absorbent article assembly characterized by the above-mentioned. The absorbent article package according to claim 7, wherein:
When the opening is resealed after the opening is formed, the seal member is resealable so that the common design and the main design do not constitute one design. Absorbent article assembly. The absorbent article aggregate according to claim 7 or 8, wherein:
An absorbent article aggregate characterized in that a boundary line of a predetermined width is provided at a boundary between the common pattern and the main body pattern. The absorbent article aggregate according to claim 9,
An edging portion is provided on the outer edge of the surface of the sealing member,
The absorbent article aggregate, wherein the boundary line is a part of the edging portion. A plurality of absorbent article packaging is a method of manufacturing an absorbent article aggregate packed in a packaging material,
Each of the plurality of absorbent article packages has a plurality of absorbent articles, a bag member accommodating the plurality of absorbent articles, and a seal member at least a part of which is provided so as to be separable from the bag member. ,
The bag member has an opening defining portion that defines an opening,
The seal member covers the opening defining portion,
The opening defining portion is ruptured by separating the part of the sealing member from the bag member to form the opening,
A pattern is formed at a first position of the seal member of a first absorbent article package of the plurality of absorbent article packages, and a second absorbent article package of the plurality of absorbent article packages is formed. The method for producing an absorbent article aggregate, comprising the step of forming the pattern at a second position different from the first position of the seal member.

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