JP2020059548A - Absorbent article package - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an absorbent article package that can be easily unsealed.SOLUTION: An absorbent article package (10) has a plurality of absorbent articles (20), a bag member (30) for storing the plurality of absorbent articles, and a seal member (40) provided so that at least portion thereof can be separated from the bag member (30). The bag member (30) has an opening regulating part (32) that regulates an opening part (31). The seal member (40), bonded to a surface of the bag member (40) to cover the opening regulating part (32), which is configured to be separated from the bag member (30) by pulling a portion of the seal member (40) in a pulling direction, so that the opening regulating part (32) is ruptured and the opening part (31) is formed. On a surface of the bag member (30) is provided a drawing pattern (34) having components in a width direction, and the drawing pattern (34) has a convex part protruding from the surface in a thickness direction and is provided closer to an upstream side in the pulling direction than the seal member (40).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an absorbent article package.

  As an absorbent article package including a plurality of absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins, Patent Document 1 discloses a bag member provided with an opening for taking out a napkin, and a bag member provided so as to cover the opening. And a label tape (seal member), and the opening can be resealed by the label tape. When opening such an absorbent article package (that is, when taking out the absorbent article), a part of the label tape is pulled in the pulling direction to be peeled off from the bag member to expose the opening.

China utility model publication No. 2481312

  The bag member used for housing the absorbent article is usually formed of a film and has a smooth surface. However, when the surface of the bag member is smooth as described above, the frictional force is small and the bag member is slippery, which makes it difficult to open the bag member. For example, when the label tape is peeled off (when the label is opened), the absorbent article package may fall out (fall off) from the hand.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an absorbent article package that is easy to open.

A main invention for achieving the above object has a plurality of absorbent articles, a bag member that houses the plurality of absorbent articles, and at least a seal member that is separably provided from the bag member. An absorbent article package, wherein the bag member has an opening defining portion that defines an opening, and the sealing member is bonded to the surface of the bag member so as to cover the opening defining portion, The opening defining portion is broken to form the opening by pulling the part of the sealing member in the pulling direction to separate the portion from the bag member, and the surface of the bag member is formed. In, a pattern having a component in the width direction that intersects the pulling direction is provided, and the pattern has a convex portion protruding from the surface in a thickness direction that intersects the pulling direction and the width direction. And, wherein is provided on the upstream side of the pulling direction of the seal member, it is absorbent article packaging body according to claim.
Other features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an absorbent article package that is easy to open.

It is a schematic perspective view of the absorbent article package 10. It is a figure of the state where the absorbent article package 10 was opened. FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the absorbent article 20, and FIG. 3B is a plan view of the absorbent article 20 in a developed state. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which a seal member 40 is seen through with respect to the absorbent article package 10 of FIG. 1. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the formation method of the design 34. It is a figure which shows a mode when peeling off the sealing member 40. It is a figure which shows an example of the state which fixed the seal member 40 of the absorbent article package 10 in a different position.

At least the following matters will be made clear by the present specification and the description of the accompanying drawings.
An absorbent article package comprising 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, the bag comprising: The member has an opening defining portion that defines an opening, the sealing member is bonded to the surface of the bag member so as to cover the opening defining portion, and the portion of the sealing member is pulled in a pulling direction. By pulling and separating from the bag member, the opening defining portion is configured to be broken to form the opening, the surface of the bag member, in the width direction intersecting the pulling direction. A pattern having a component is provided, and the pattern has a convex portion protruding from the surface in a thickness direction intersecting the pulling direction and the width direction, and the pulling member is more pulled than the sealing member. Ri is provided upstream direction, it is absorbent article packaging body according to claim.

  According to such an absorbent article package, the design of the bag member serves as a slip stopper when the seal member is peeled off (when opened). Therefore, it can be easily opened.

  In this absorbent article package, it is desirable that the pattern has a portion overlapping with the seal member in the width direction.

  According to such an absorbent article package, the design serves as a non-slip material, and therefore, when the design overlaps the seal member in the width direction, the seal member is easily peeled off in the pulling direction.

  In the absorbent article package, it is desirable that the entire pattern overlaps the sealing member in the width direction.

  According to such an absorbent article package, the seal member can be peeled off more easily.

  In such an absorbent article package, it is desirable that the center of the design in the width direction is deviated from the center of the bag member in the width direction.

  According to such an absorbent article package, it is easy to put a finger (thumb) on the design when gripping the bag member.

  In this absorbent article package, it is desirable that the pattern has a portion that overlaps with the opening defining portion in the width direction.

  According to such an absorbent article package, the opening defining portion is easily broken.

  In the absorbent article package, it is desirable that the entire design overlaps the opening defining portion in the width direction.

  According to such an absorbent article package, the opening defining portion is more easily broken.

  In the absorbent article package, the opening defining portion is separated in the width direction, and a pair of straight line portions along the pulling direction and upstream side ends of the pair of straight line portions in the pulling direction. It is desirable that the curved portion is provided so as to connect the portions in a curved shape, and the pattern has a portion that overlaps the curved portion in the width direction.

  According to such an absorbent article package, the curved portion is more difficult to break than the straight portion (it is pulled by a large force when breaking), so that the design overlaps the curved portion (in the width direction). , Effective for non-slip.

  In this absorbent article package, it is preferable that the pattern is provided between the center of the curved portion and one end of the curved portion in the width direction.

  According to such an absorbent article package, it is easy to put a finger (thumb) on the design when gripping the bag member.

  In this absorbent article package, it is preferable that the design is provided so as to straddle the center of the bag member in the pulling direction in the pulling direction.

  According to such an absorbent article package, the probability of putting a finger on the design becomes high.

  In the absorbent article package, the absorbent article includes an absorbent main body and a packaging material that wraps the absorbent main body, and in the thickness direction, the pattern overlaps the absorbent main body. It is desirable to have

  According to such an absorbent article package, an appropriate repulsive force can be generated when the design is pressed at the time of opening, and the effect of preventing slippage can be enhanced.

  In such an absorbent article package, a main body symbol different from the symbol is provided on the surface of the bag member, and in the thickness direction, the protruding height of the symbol is the main symbol. It is desirable that it is higher than the protruding height.

  According to such an absorbent article package, it is possible to improve the designability (depending on the main body design) and prevent slippage during opening (depending on the design).

  In such an absorbent article package, the glossiness of the design is preferably higher than the glossiness of the main design.

  According to such an absorbent article package, since the design is more conspicuous than the main body design, it is possible to guide the user to grip the design portion.

  In this absorbent article package, after forming the opening, the opening can be resealed by the sealing member, and the upstream end of the opening in the pulling direction and the sealing member Even when resealing is performed so that the downstream ends in the pulling direction are aligned, it is desirable that at least a part of the pattern is exposed.

According to such an absorbent article package, even if the number of absorbent articles remaining in the bag member is small (for example, one), it is easy to open.
=== Embodiment ===

<Configuration of absorbent article package 10>
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the absorbent article package 10, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state where the absorbent article package 10 is opened. 3A is a perspective view of the absorbent article 20, and FIG. 3B is a plan view of the absorbent article 20 in a developed state. Further, FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a state where the seal member 40 is seen through the absorbent article package 10 of FIG. 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, 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”. Further, in the left-right direction, the right side when the absorbent article package 10 is viewed from the front side is “right”, and the opposite side is “left”. In the present embodiment, the front-back direction is also referred to as “thickness direction”, and the left-right direction is also referred to as “width direction”. Further, when the seal member 40 is peeled off (separated) from the bag member 30, the direction in which the seal member 40 is pulled is the pull direction. As shown in FIG. 1, the pulling direction is a direction along the surface of the seal member 40 from one side (upstream side: the side where the knob portion 41 is provided here) to the other side (downstream side). For example, the pulling direction with respect to the seal member 40 attached to the front surface of the bag member 30 is a direction from the lower side to the upper side along the vertical direction.

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

  The napkin 20 is an individual wrapping body in which the absorbent main body 21 is wrapped with a wrapping sheet 22 which is a wrapping material. In the product state (FIG. 3A), the napkin 20 has a horizontal direction, a vertical direction, and a thickness direction that are orthogonal to each other. In the napkin 20 of the present embodiment, the absorbent main body 21 and the packaging sheet 22 are stacked in the thickness direction in the unfolded state shown in FIG. 3B, and the packaging sheet 22 is located outside at predetermined positions FL1 and FL2 in the vertical direction. Folded in the vertical direction (folded in three in the vertical direction). 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 24. There is. As a result, the napkin 20 is in the state of the individual wrapping body as shown in FIG. 3A. As a method of forming (bonding) the side seal portion 23, for example, a well-known bonding method such as heat sealing, ultrasonic sealing, an adhesive, or a combination thereof can be exemplified.

  The bag member 30 is a bag-shaped member formed of a film, and houses a plurality of napkins 20 as shown in FIG. In the bag member 30, each of the napkins 20 is inserted such that the side seal portions 23 at both ends of the napkin 20 in the lateral direction are along the left and right ends of the bag member 30. The napkins 20 are stacked in the thickness direction and housed in the bag member 30 so as to be aligned in the front-back direction of the bag member 30. That is, the direction in which the plurality of napkins 20 are arranged (thickness direction) is aligned with the front-back direction (thickness direction) of the bag member 30. Each napkin 20 is inserted so that the surface to which the lead tape 24 is fastened faces the rear side of the bag member 30.

  The position C1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is the center position of the bag member 30 in the vertical direction (corresponding to the pulling direction on the front surface of the bag member 30), and the position C2 is the center of the bag member 30 in the horizontal direction. The position. Further, the position C3 is the center position in the left-right direction of the design 34 described later.

  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. 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.

  The perforation 32 of this embodiment has a pair of straight line portions 32A and a curved portion 32B. The pair of linear portions 32A is formed on the downstream side in the pulling direction with respect to the curved portion 32B, and is provided along the pulling direction at intervals in the width direction (separated in the width direction). (See FIG. 4). The curved portion 32B is provided so as to connect the upstream end portions in the pulling direction of the pair of straight portions 32A in a curved shape with a predetermined curvature. The point A shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 is the upstream end in the pulling direction of the curved portion 32B, the point A is located at the center of the curved portion 32B in the left-right direction, and the point A in the left-right direction of the bag member 30. It is located on the center line (center position C2). In the present embodiment, the pair of straight line portions 32A is mainly formed on the upper surface of the bag member 30, and the curved portion 32B is mainly formed on the front surface of the bag member 30.

  Further, a main body symbol 33 and a symbol 34 are provided on the front surface (front surface) of the bag member 30.

  The main body pattern 33 is printed with ink. Since the bag member 30 is formed of a film and ink hardly adheres to it, corona discharge treatment is performed before printing. After the corona discharge treatment, the main body pattern 33 is printed on the film surface. Further, for the purpose of protecting the printing layer, after the main body pattern 33 is printed, a coating agent (varnish) is applied to the entire surface for coating. Therefore, the surface of the bag member 30 (excluding the pattern 34 described later) is smooth. In the present embodiment, the main body pattern 33 is a flower figure, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be any figure. By providing such a main body pattern 33, designability (designability) can be improved.

  The pattern 34 is provided on the front side of the bag member 30 below the seal member 40 (upstream side in the pulling direction). The details of the formation position of the design 34 will be described later. In the present embodiment, the design 34 is an alphabetic character (A, B, C), and each has a component in the left-right direction (width direction). Further, the design 34 is formed so as to project from the front surface of the bag member 30 to the front side (in other words, has a projecting portion).

  The method of forming the design 34 will be described later.

  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. Further, the seal member 40 is provided with the knob portion 41 on the upstream side in the pulling direction, and the user can easily open and reseal the absorbent article package 10 by using the knob portion 41. In addition, the seal member 40 has an adhesive layer on the surface facing the bag member 30 (the front surface in the state of FIG. 2), and the seal member 40 is attached to the bag member 30 as shown in FIG. Has been done. The adhesive layer of the seal member 40 has an adhesive force capable of repeating sticking and peeling of the seal member 40 to the bag member 30 a plurality of times.

  The seal member 40 is provided with a seal pattern 50 and a seal pattern 51.

  The seal pattern 50 is provided on the knob portion 41 or in the vicinity thereof. Then, in the state where the seal member 40 is attached to the bag member 30 (FIG. 1), the seal symbol 50 constitutes one symbol together with the main body symbol 33. When the user re-seals the opening 31 using the seal member 40, the knob 41 of the seal member 40 is combined with the bag member 30 so that the seal pattern 50 and the main body pattern 33 are combined into one pattern. Therefore, it can be used as a standard for positioning the sealing. Further, when the opening 31 is re-sealed by the seal member 40, it is possible to re-seal the seal pattern 50 and the main body pattern 33 so as not to form a single pattern. This makes it possible to easily visually recognize the difference in appearance of the sexual product package 10 (see FIG. 7).

  The seal pattern 51 is provided at a position (in the present embodiment, the upper surface) apart from the seal pattern 50. The seal symbol 50 and the seal symbol 51 are not always necessary and may not be provided.

<Method of forming the pattern 34>
FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a method of forming the design 34. In this embodiment, the design 34 is formed by foil stamping.

  In FIG. 5, the foil 60 is a sheet-shaped member having metallic shine such as gold foil and silver foil. The mold 70 is a foil plate having a protrusion corresponding to the pattern 34 (here, the letter A) to be formed.

  First, the foil 60 is arranged on the surface of the medium to be printed (here, the bag member 30). Although not shown, a main body pattern 33 is printed on the surface of the bag member 30, and a coating agent is applied over the entire surface of the main body pattern 33. That is, the bag member 30 is in a state in which the printing layer and the coating layer are formed on the film.

  Next, the mold 70 is pressed onto the foil 60 to apply heat and pressure. The foil 60 is thermocompression-bonded to the bag member 30 by heat and pressure from the mold 70. After that, when the mold 70 is removed, the foil 60 is transferred to the surface of the bag member 30 in the shape of the protrusion of the mold 70 (the pattern 34 is formed). Further, the foil 60 has a shape obtained by removing the shape of the mold 70. Thus, the convex pattern 34 can be formed on the surface of the bag member 30. Although the pattern 34 is formed on the coating layer in the present embodiment, even when the coating layer is not provided, the protrusion height in the thickness direction of the pattern 34 formed by foil stamping is formed by printing. It becomes higher than the protruding height of the formed main body pattern 33 in the thickness direction.

  In the present embodiment, the thickness (protrusion height) of the design 34 is about 4 to 5 μm. The thickness was measured by observing a cross section with a microscope. The range of the thickness (protrusion height) of the design 34 is preferably 0.3 μm to 200 μm, and particularly preferably 3 μm to 20 μm. It was confirmed that the grip effect (anti-slip effect) and the softness of the bag member 80 could both be achieved in the above range (3 μm to 20 μm).

  Further, since the pattern 34 is formed by transferring the foil 60 having a metallic luster, the glossiness of the design 34 is higher than that of the main body design 33. For example, in the present embodiment, the glossiness of the design 34 is 80 or more, whereas the glossiness of the main body design 33 is less than 80. The glossiness was measured by using a gloss meter (VG2000) manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd. in conformity with “specular glossiness-measurement method (JIS Z 8741)” (incident angle was set to 60 °). Carried out. By setting the difference in glossiness between the design 34 and the main design 33 to be 8 or more (more preferably 10 or more), it is possible to give the impression that the design 34 has a relatively higher gloss than the main design 33. . As a result, since the design 34 is more conspicuous than the main body design 33, the user can be guided to grip the portion of the design 34.

<Regarding the operation when the absorbent article package 10 is opened>
Next, the operation of opening the absorbent article package 10 will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a state when the seal member 40 is peeled off. Here, the user shows a state in which the bag member 30 is gripped with the right hand and the seal member 40 is peeled off with the left hand, and the thumb of the user's right hand is applied to the design 34 (here, the letter B). There is. That is, when the user holds the bag member 30 with the right hand, the design 34 is pressed backward by the thumb of the user's right hand. Then, in this state, the user holds the knob 41 of the seal member 40 with the left hand, pulls the seal member 40 in the pulling direction, and peels the seal member 40 from the bag member 30.

  When the user pulls the knob 41 of the seal member 40 in the pulling direction, the seal member 40 is gradually peeled from the lower side to the upper side in the vertical direction (from the upstream side to the downstream side in the pulling direction). Only the seal member 40 separates from the bag member 30 until the peeling of the seal member 40 reaches the point A on the perforation 32 (curved portion 32B). When the peeling of the seal member 40 reaches the point A during the initial opening, the perforation 32 starts to break. The perforations 32 are sequentially broken from the upstream side to the downstream side in the pulling direction. That is, the curved portion 32B is broken first, and then the pair of straight portions 32A is broken. The pair of linear portions 32A are easily broken because they are along the pulling direction, whereas the curved portions 32B are less likely to be broken than the straight portions 32A because they are not along the pulling direction. Therefore, when the curved portion 32B is broken, the seal member 40 is pulled with a larger force than when the straight portion 32A is broken. In this manner, the inner portion of the bag member 30 surrounded by the perforations 32 is separated from the bag member 30 while being attached to the seal member 40.

  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 napkin 20 can be taken out 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.

  Here, if the bag member 30 is not provided with the pattern 34, the bag member 30 is formed of a film, and the surface thereof is coated to be smooth, so that the frictional force is small and the hand is slippery. Therefore, for example, when the absorbent article package 10 is opened (when the seal member 40 is peeled off), the absorbent article package 10 may fall out (fall off) from the hand.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the pattern 34 is provided on the front surface of the bag member 30 below the seal member 40 (upstream side in the pulling direction). The pattern 34 has a component in the left-right direction that intersects with the pulling direction and is provided so as to project from the front surface of the bag member 30 to the front side, so that the user pulls the seal member 40 in the pulling direction (peeling off). ) It will prevent slipping. In this way, by providing the pattern 34, even if the surface of the bag member 30 (the part excluding the pattern 34) is smooth, it is possible to suppress slippage. This makes it easier to open the absorbent article package 10 and prevent the absorbent article package 10 from falling off.

  In addition, the entire design 34 overlaps the seal member 40 in the left-right direction. Thereby, the seal member 40 can be easily peeled off in the pulling direction while the design 34 is being held by the finger. In addition, a part of the design 34 may overlap the seal member 40 in the left-right direction. That is, the design 34 may protrude to the outside (right side in this example) in the left-right direction of the seal member 40. Even in this case, the seal member 40 can be easily peeled off in the pulling direction. However, if the entire design 34 overlaps the seal member 40 as in the present embodiment, the seal member 40 can be more easily peeled off.

  Furthermore, the entire design 34 overlaps the perforations 32 in the left-right direction. As a result, the design 34 serves as an anti-slip when the perforations 32 are broken, so that the perforations 32 can be easily broken. More specifically, the entire design 34 overlaps the curved portion 32B of the perforation 32 in the left-right direction. As described above, the curved portion 32B is more difficult to break than the straight portion 32A (the tensile force at the time of breaking is larger), so if the design 34 overlaps the curved portion 32B in the left-right direction, Effective to prevent slipping when breaking. In addition, a part of the design 34 may overlap with the perforation 32 (curved portion 32B). That is, the design 34 may be projected to the outside (right side in this example) in the left-right direction of the perforation 32 (curved portion 32B). Even in this case, the design 34 serves as a slip stopper when the perforations 32 are broken, and the perforations 32 can be easily broken. However, if the entire design 34 overlaps the perforations 32 as in this embodiment, the perforations 32 can be more easily broken.

  Further, in the thickness direction, the design 34 has a portion that overlaps with the absorbent main body 21 (more preferably, the absorbent core portion) of the napkin 20 enclosed in the bag member 80. Thereby, when the user presses the design 34 with the finger when the absorbent article package 10 is opened, an appropriate repulsive force can be generated, and the effect of the design 34 to prevent slipping can be enhanced.

  Further, as described above, the napkin 20 is enclosed in the bag member 30 in a state where the absorbent main body 21 and the packaging sheet 22 are folded in the vertical direction, and at least a part of the pattern 34 is absorbed in the thickness direction. It overlaps with the folded portion of the elastic body 21 (the portion where the absorbent body 21 is folded and overlapped in the thickness direction). Also by this, when the user presses the design 34 with the finger at the time of opening, an appropriate repulsive force can be generated, and the effect of the design 34 to prevent slipping can be enhanced.

  Further, the center position C3 of the design 34 in the left-right direction is displaced to the right side with respect to the center position C2 of the bag member 30 in the left-right direction. More specifically, in the left-right direction, the pattern 34 is provided between the center (point A) of the curved portion 32B and the right end of the curved portion 32B (in other words, the straight portion 32A on the right side). Thereby, when the user holds the absorbent article package 10 (bag member 30) with the right hand, it is easy to put a finger (thumb) on the design 34.

  Further, the design 34 is provided so as to straddle the vertical center position C1 of the bag member 30 in the vertical direction. That is, the design 34 is provided on both the upper side and the lower side with respect to the center position C1. When the user grips the absorbent article package 10, the user often has the vicinity of the center C1 in the vertical direction, so that the pattern 34 is provided so as to straddle the center position C1 in the vertical direction. The probability of hitting (thumb) increases.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the seal member 40 of the absorbent article package 10 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 placed on the front side of the absorbent article package 10 rather than the upper side. It shows a state of resealing with a large amount of covering. Therefore, in FIG. 7, the downstream end of the seal member 40 in the pulling direction is closer to the upstream end of the opening 30 in the pulling direction than in FIG. 1. Also in this case, as shown in the drawing, the design 34 is not hidden by the seal member 40 and is exposed to the outside (visible). Therefore, even when the number of napkins 20 is reduced in this way, the design 34 can be used as a slip stopper.

Further, in the present embodiment, the resealing is performed so that the upstream end in the pulling direction of the opening 30 and the downstream end in the pulling direction of the seal member 40 are aligned (the entire seal member 40 is the absorbent article package 10. Even in the state of being fastened to the front surface of the), at least a part of the design 34 (for example, the letter C) is exposed. Accordingly, the pattern 34 can be used as a slip stopper until the final opening of the absorbent article package 10 (when the last napkin 20 is taken out), which facilitates the opening.
=== Other Embodiments ===

  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 design 34 is a character, but the design is not limited to this and may be any as long as it has a component in the left-right direction (width direction). For example, it may be a picture, an arrow, a symbol, or the like. Further, it may be a line (ruled line) drawn in the left-right direction at intervals in the up-down direction, a grid pattern, or the like.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the design 34 is formed by foil stamping, but the pattern 34 is not limited to foil stamping, and may be formed by another method. For example, a special ink (UV ink or the like) may be thickly placed on the surface of the bag member 30 so as to be raised (projected from the surface). Alternatively, a member having a pattern 34 formed in advance may be adhered to the surface of the bag member 30 using a hot-melt type adhesive or the like.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the center position C3 in the left-right direction of the design 34 is displaced to the right side with respect to the center position C2 in the left-right direction of the bag member 30, but may be displaced to the left side. In this case, when the user holds the bag member 30 with the left hand and peels off the seal member 40 with the right hand, it becomes easy to open the bag.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the seal member 40 and the perforation 32 (opening 31) are provided so as to straddle the boundary between the front surface and the upper surface of the absorbent article package 10 (bag member 30). Not limited to For example, it may be provided only on the front surface of the absorbent article package 10.

10 absorbent article packaging,
20 sanitary napkins (absorbent articles),
21 absorbent body, 22 packaging sheet (packaging material),
23 side seal part, 24 lead tape,
30 bag members, 31 openings,
32 perforations (opening regulation part),
32A straight part, 32B curved part,
33 main body design, 34 design,
40 seal member, 41 knob part,
50 seal design, 51 seal design,
60 foil, 70 type,
The center position of the C1 bag member 30 in the vertical direction,
The center position of the C2 bag member 30 in the left-right direction,
C3 pattern 34 center position in the left-right direction

Claims (13)

An absorbent article package having a plurality of absorbent articles, a bag member that houses the plurality of absorbent articles, and at least a seal member that is separably provided from the bag member.
The bag member has an opening defining portion that defines an opening,
The seal member is adhered to the surface of the bag member so as to cover the opening defining portion,
The part of the sealing member is pulled in a pulling direction to be separated from the bag member, so that the opening defining portion is broken to form the opening.
On the surface of the bag member, a pattern having a component in the width direction intersecting with the pulling direction is provided,
The pattern has a convex portion protruding from the surface in a thickness direction intersecting the pulling direction and the width direction, and is provided on the upstream side in the pulling direction with respect to the seal member,
An absorbent article package characterized by the following. The absorbent article package according to claim 1, wherein
In the width direction, the pattern has a portion overlapping the seal member,
An absorbent article package characterized by the following. The absorbent article package according to claim 2, wherein
In the width direction, the entire design overlaps the sealing member,
An absorbent article package characterized by the following. The absorbent article package according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
With respect to the center of the bag member in the width direction, the center of the pattern in the width direction is displaced.
An absorbent article package characterized by the following. The absorbent article package according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein:
In the width direction, the design has a portion that overlaps with the opening defining portion,
An absorbent article package characterized by the following. The absorbent article package according to claim 5, wherein
In the width direction, the entire design overlaps the opening defining portion,
An absorbent article package characterized by the following. The absorbent article package according to claim 5 or 6, wherein
The opening defining portion,
A pair of linear portions spaced apart in the width direction and extending in the pulling direction,
A curved portion provided so as to connect the upstream end portions in the pulling direction of the pair of linear portions to each other in a curved shape,
In the width direction, the design has a portion overlapping the curved portion,
An absorbent article package characterized by the following. The absorbent article package according to claim 7, wherein:
In the width direction, the design is provided between the center of the curved portion and one end of the curved portion,
An absorbent article package characterized by the following. The absorbent article package according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein:
The design is provided across the center of the bag member in the pulling direction in the pulling direction,
An absorbent article package characterized by the following. The absorbent article package according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein
The absorbent article comprises an absorbent main body and a packaging material for packaging the absorbent main body,
In the thickness direction, the pattern has a portion that overlaps with the absorbent main body,
An absorbent article package characterized by the following. The absorbent article package according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein
On the surface of the bag member, a main body symbol different from the symbol is provided,
In the thickness direction, the projecting height of the design is higher than the projecting height of the main body design,
An absorbent article package characterized by the following. The absorbent article package according to claim 11, wherein:
The gloss of the design is higher than the gloss of the main design,
An absorbent article package characterized by the following. The absorbent article package according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
After forming the opening, the opening can be resealed by the sealing member,
Even when resealing so that the upstream end in the pulling direction of the opening and the downstream end in the pulling direction of the seal member are aligned, at least a part of the symbol is exposed,
An absorbent article package characterized by the following.

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