JP2024022163A - scent tester - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To improve the amount of scent emitted by a push-type scent tester. [Solution] The scent tester 1 includes a front mount 100 and a back mount 101 connected to each other, a bi-fold mount 10 in which the front mount 100 and the back mount 101 are folded in half facing each other, an air freshener 112 that emits fragrance components, and an elastic A bag body 11 is provided which accommodates a foam body 111 inside and is attached only to the inside of the front mount 100. In the scent tester 1, a discharge hole 110 for discharging air containing aroma components emitted by an aromatic agent 112 to the outside is provided on the upper end side of the bag body 11, and the bag is closed so that the discharge hole 110 does not stick to the front mount 100. The body 11 is attached to a front mount 100. Furthermore, in the scent tester 1, a window hole 103 is provided at a location on the bifold mount 10 above the discharge hole 110 provided in the bag body 11. [Selection diagram] Figure 1

Description

The present application relates to a scent tester that allows consumers to try out the scent of products.

Scent is one of the selling points for products such as laundry detergent, dish detergent, hair detergent, air fresheners, insect repellents, and cosmetics. At the sales floor of a store that displays products that use scent as a selling point, scent testers are displayed along with these products so that consumers can try out the scent of the products.

Scent testers include blister types that contain bead-shaped fragrances (e.g., Patent Document 1) and bottle types that contain liquid fragrances (e.g., Patent Document 2). A push type device configured to be pressed has also been proposed (for example, Patent Document 3).

JP2021-65262A Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2021-126241 JP2015-37956A

The present application is an invention related to a push-type scent tester that has a high advertising effect as a POP. The present application provides a scent tester that has a simple structure, can release more aroma components that are the basis of scent, and has a high design quality.

The scent tester according to the present application includes a bi-fold mount in which a front mount and a back mount are connected, the front mount and the back mount are folded in half facing each other, and an air freshener that emits aroma components and an elastic foam body are housed inside. A discharge hole for discharging air containing aroma components emitted by the fragrance to the outside is provided on the upper end side of the bag body, and a discharge hole is provided at the upper end side of the bag body to prevent the discharge hole from sticking to the front mount. The bag body is attached to the front mount, and a window hole is provided at a portion of the bifold mount that is above the discharge hole provided in the bag body.
In the scent tester according to the present application, the bag is a pillow bag having an upper seal part that seals the upper part in the transverse direction, and the arc part is arranged so that the arc part hangs on the upper end side of the body of the bag which is not sealed. It is desirable that the discharge hole is formed by cutting out the upper seal portion in a U-shape.

Furthermore, the bag according to the present application accommodates an aromatic agent that emits aromatic components and an elastic foam body therein, and has a discharge hole on the upper end side for discharging air containing the aromatic components emitted by the aromatic agent to the outside. It is characterized by being provided in
In the bag according to the present application, the bag is a pillow bag having an upper seal portion that seals the upper part in the lateral direction, and the arc portion is arranged so that the arc portion hangs over the upper end side of the body of the bag that is not sealed. It is desirable that the discharge hole is formed by cutting out the upper seal portion in a U-shape.

Furthermore, the method for manufacturing a scent tester according to the present application includes aligning the upper end of a bag in which an air freshener that emits an aroma component and an elastic foam body are sealed together with the fold line of the bi-fold mount, and placing the bag on the bi-fold mount. a step of pasting, a step of folding the bi-fold mount to which the bag has been pasted in half using the fold line; It is characterized by including a step of punching out the shape of the window hole provided in the folded mount.

The scent tester according to the present application has a simple structure in which a discharge hole is provided in the upper part of a bag containing an aromatic agent that releases aroma components that are the basis of fragrance, and the bag is sandwiched between two folded paper sheets. By simplifying the structure of the scent tester, the productivity of the scent tester can be increased.
A scent tester with a discharge hole provided in the upper part of the bag is configured so that a large amount of air can be drawn into the bag when the bag returns from a substantially flat state to an inflated state. If more air can be taken into the bag, then the amount of air that can be discharged from the bag can also be increased. If the amount of air discharged from the bag can be increased, the amount of aroma components released from the bag of the scent tester can also be increased.
Further, a fragrance tester having a discharge hole in the upper part of the bag body has an improved design than a case in which the discharge hole is provided in the side surface. If a discharge hole is provided on the side of the bag, a window hole must be provided on the front of the scent tester, and the entire front surface of the scent tester cannot be used as a promotional surface for printing advertisements or the like. On the other hand, if the discharge hole is provided in the upper part of the bag, the window hole can be provided across the folded part, so that almost the entire front surface of the scent tester can be used as an advertising surface.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a scent tester according to an embodiment. A perspective view of the bag body seen from the side without a center seal. A perspective view of the bag body seen from the side with a center seal. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the bag seen from above. A diagram illustrating a bi-fold mount. A diagram showing a bifold mount to which a bag is attached. A diagram explaining the mechanism of the scent tester. The figure explaining the display form of a fragrance tester. A diagram explaining the manufacturing process of the scent tester. FIG. 1 is a supplementary explanation of the manufacturing process of a bag in which a fragrance or the like is sealed. FIG. 2 is a supplementary explanation of the manufacturing process of a bag in which a fragrance or the like is sealed. A diagram supplementary explaining the manufacturing process of the scent tester.

The embodiments disclosed in this application will now be described. The embodiments of this application are provided to facilitate understanding of the invention of this application, and the invention disclosed in this application is not limited to the embodiments described below. Furthermore, unless otherwise specified, the drawings are schematic diagrams drawn to facilitate understanding of the invention disclosed in this application.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a scent tester 1 according to an embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the scent tester 1 according to the embodiment includes a bi-folded mount 10 in which a front mount 100 and a back mount 101 are connected, and the front mount 100 and the back mount 101 are folded in half facing each other, and a fragrance component. A bag body 11 is provided, which accommodates a diffused fragrance 112 and an elastic foam body 111 inside, and is attached only to the inside of a front mount 100. In the scent tester 1 illustrated in FIG. 1, a discharge hole 110 for discharging air containing aroma components emitted by an aromatic agent 112 to the outside is provided on the upper end side of the bag body 11, and the discharge hole 110 is provided in the front mount 100. The bag body 11 is attached to the front mount 100 so as not to stick. Furthermore, in the scent tester 1 illustrated in FIG. 1, a window hole 103 is provided at a location on the bifold mount 10 above the discharge hole 110 provided in the bag body 11.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bag 11 seen from the side without the center seal. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the bag 11 seen from the side with the center seal. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the bag 11 seen from above.

As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, in the embodiment, the bag 11 is a bag formed by a pillow packaging machine. The bag body 11 is in the form of a pillow bag having an upper seal part 114 that seals the upper part in the horizontal direction, a center seal part 115 that seals the center in the vertical direction, and a lower seal part 116 that seals the lower part in the horizontal direction. . As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the center seal portion 115 is formed only on one side of the bag body 11. In the embodiment, the reason why the bag 11 is in the form of a pillow bag is that the cost of the bag 11 can be reduced, and furthermore, a gusset can be provided in the body 113 of the bag 11. When a gusset is provided in the body 113 of the bag 11, the internal capacity of the bag 11 increases, and the amount of air discharged from the bag 11 can be increased.

The bag 11 according to the embodiment is required to have low rigidity so that it is easily deformed by an external force applied to the bag 11. For example, the bag 11 may be made of a laminated film made of a base layer made of plastic resin such as polyethylene terephthalate, an intermediate layer made of aluminum foil, and a sealant layer made of polyolefin resin. Can be used for materials.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a fragrance 112 and an elastic foam body 111 are housed inside the bag 11. As illustrated in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, the upper end side of the bag 11 discharges air containing aroma components emitted by the aromatic agent 112 housed inside the bag 11 to the outside of the bag 11. A discharge hole 110 is machined for this purpose.

The discharge hole 110 is provided at the center of the upper end of the body 113 that is the part of the bag 11 that is not sealed. In the embodiment, the discharge hole 110 is formed by punching out the upper seal part 114 of the bag body 11 in a U-shape so that the lower circular arc part hangs over the center of the upper end of the unsealed body part 113. There is.

The elastic foam body 111 housed in the bag body 11 has an elastic property that deforms when an external force is applied to it and returns to its original shape when the external force is no longer applied. Foam means one having a large number of open cells. By using the elastic foam body 111 having open cells, the amount of air that can be taken into the bag body 11 can be increased. Urethane foam can be used as such an elastic foam body 111. In the embodiment, a sponge, which is a type of urethane foam, is used as the elastic foam body 111.

Those applying external force to the bag 11 are the consumer using the scent tester 1 and the elastic foam body 111 housed in the bag 11. When using the scent tester 1, the consumer applies external force to the bag 11 to flatten it by pressing the front mount 100 to which the bag 11 is attached. The elastic foam body 111 applies an external force to the bag body 11 to inflate it.

In the embodiment, a bead-shaped aromatic agent 112 is used, and the bead-shaped aromatic agent 112 and the elastic foam body 111 are individually housed in the bag body 11. When using a liquid aromatic agent 112 such as perfume oil, which is an oil in which aromatic components are dissolved, an elastic foam body 111 impregnated with the liquid aromatic agent 112 is housed in the bag body 11.

In FIG. 5, the bifold mount 10 of the scent tester 1 is illustrated. FIG. 5 shows the surface of the bifold mount 10 that becomes the inner surface when it is folded in half. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the bi-fold mount 10 of the scent tester 1 is a band-shaped paper in which a front mount 100 and a back mount 101 are connected to each other via a fold line 102. By valley-folding the fold line 102, the bi-fold mount 10 is folded in half. In the embodiment, paperboard with a thickness of about 0.5 mm is used for the bi-fold mount 10, but a plastic resin can also be used for the bi-fold mount 10.

A window hole 103 is formed in the center of the fold line 102 shown in FIG. 5 to allow air discharged from the bag body 11 to escape to the outside of the scent tester 1. The window hole 103 has the same shape as the discharge hole 110 formed on the upper end side of the bag body 11, and is formed on the front mount 100 and the back mount 101, respectively. As shown in FIG. 5, the window hole 103 formed in the front mount 100 and the window hole 103 formed in the back mount 101 are connected, forming a capsule shape in which the vertical line is a straight line and the horizontal line is an arc. ing.

In order to attach the bag 11 to the front mount 100 that constitutes the bi-fold mount 10, the bag 11 is attached to the surface of the front mount 100 that becomes inside when the bi-fold mount 10 is folded in half using the fold line 102. Double-sided tape 104 used for pasting is pasted.

FIG. 6 illustrates the interior of the scent tester 1. The dotted lines shown in FIG. 6 are the locations where the double-sided tape 104 is attached. In the scent tester 1, the bag body 11 is attached only to the front mount 100 of the bi-fold mount 10 using double-sided tape 104. Since the side on which the center seal is applied has unevenness due to the center seal part 115, in the embodiment, the side of the bag body 11 that is pasted on the bifold mount 10 is the side on which the center seal is not applied. .

As already mentioned above, in the scent tester 1 according to the present application, the bag body 11 is attached to the front mount 100 so that the discharge holes 110 do not stick to the front mount 100. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 6, in the scent tester 1 according to the present application, a double-sided tape 104 is attached to a predetermined area of the front mount 100 below the lower end of the discharge hole 110. The reason why the bag 11 is attached to the front mount 100 so that the discharge holes 110 do not stick to the front mount 100 is to make the discharge holes 110 easy to expand.

The discharge hole 110 provided in the bag body 11 and the window hole 103 in the bifold mount 10 are each formed by punching using a punch. The locations of the bi-folded mount 10 punched out by punching become the discharge holes 110. In addition, the discharge hole 110 is a portion of the bag body 11 punched out by punching using a punch.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the mechanism of the scent tester 1. When the back mount 101 is not in contact with the bag 11 (FIG. 7(a)), if an external force is applied to the bag 11 to narrow the gap between the front mount 100 and the back mount 101, the gap between the front mount 100 and the back mount 101 will be reduced. becomes narrower, and the bag body 11 containing the elastic foam body 111 is compressed by the front mount 100 and the back mount 101 (FIG. 7(b)). When the bag 11 is compressed, the elastic foam body 111 housed in the bag 11 is also compressed.

When the elastic foam body 111 housed in the bag body 11 is compressed, the internal volume of the bag body 11 decreases, and the air inside the bag body 11, that is, the aromatic agent 112 housed in the bag body 11, is released. Air containing aroma components is discharged from the discharge hole 110 (FIG. 7(b)). The air discharged from the discharge hole 110 is released to the outside of the scent tester 1 through the window hole 103 provided in the bifold mount 10. Therefore, a consumer using the scent tester 1 can smell the scent components emitted by the aromatic agent 112 housed in the bag body 11.

When the bag 11 is compressed until it becomes approximately flat and the application of external force that narrows the gap between the front mount 100 and the back mount 101 is stopped (FIG. 7(c)), the bag 11 is compressed by the restoring force of the elastic foam 111. expands (Figure 7(d)). When the bag 11 inflates, the pressure inside the bag 11 becomes lower than atmospheric pressure, and the air outside the bag 11 is sucked into the bag 11 through the discharge hole 110. When the elastic foam body 111 returns to its original shape, the expansion of the bag body 11 ends and air is no longer sucked into the bag body 11 (FIG. 7(a)). The air sucked into the inside of the bag 11 becomes the next air to be discharged from the bag 11.

In the scent tester 1 according to the present application, since the discharge holes 110 are not fixed to the front mount 100, the shape of the discharge holes 110 changes as the bag body 11 deforms. The discharge hole 110, which is formed at the center of the upper end of the body 113 by cutting out an arc, becomes approximately circular as the body 113 expands. Since the discharge hole 110 has a substantially circular shape, more air can be discharged from the bag body 11 than when the discharge hole 110 is fixed to the front mount 100 as in Patent Document 3, of air can be taken into the inside of the bag body 11. The air taken into the inside of the bag 11 becomes the next air to be discharged from the bag 11. If more air can be taken into the bag 11 when it is inflated, the amount of air discharged next from the bag 11 will also increase, and as a result, more aroma components can be released from the scent tester 1.

The display form of the fragrance tester 1 according to the present application will be explained. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the display form of the scent tester 1. By using the back mount 101 forming the bi-fold mount 10, the fragrance tester 1 described above can be displayed in a store. In FIG. 8, the scent tester 1 is displayed on the label holder 2 by inserting the back mount 101 of the scent tester 1 into the clip part 20 of the label holder 2 provided on the display shelf. Although not shown, if a hole is made in the back mount 101 of the scent tester 1, the scent tester 1 can be displayed using a string.

From here, a method for manufacturing the scent tester 1 according to the present application will be explained. The scent tester 1 according to the present application has a discharge hole 110 provided at the upper end side of a bag body 11 that houses an air freshener 112 that releases aroma components that are the basis of a scent and an elastic foam body 111, and a mount 10 that is folded in half. It has a simple structure that is just sandwiched between. Therefore, the manufacturing process of the scent tester 1 according to the present application can be simplified.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the manufacturing process of the scent tester 1. FIG. 10 is a first diagram supplementarily explaining the manufacturing process of the bag body 11a in which at least the aromatic agent 112 and the like are sealed. FIG. 10 shows a manufacturing process of a bag 11a in which a bead-shaped aromatic agent 112 is sealed. FIG. 11 is a second diagram supplementarily explaining the manufacturing process of the bag body 11a in which the aromatic agent 112 and the like are sealed. FIG. 11 shows a manufacturing process of a bag 11a in which a liquid aromatic agent 112 is sealed. FIG. 12 is a diagram supplementary explaining the manufacturing process of the scent tester 1.

First, the manufacturing process of the scent tester 1 will be explained. As shown in FIG. 9, the manufacturing process of the scent tester 1 includes a process (S1) of manufacturing a bag body 11a in which a fragrance agent 112 that emits aroma components and an elastic foam body 111 are sealed. Furthermore, the manufacturing process of the scent tester 1 includes a step (S2) of attaching the bag 11a to the bi-fold mount 10a by aligning the upper end of the bag 11a with the fold line 102 of the bi-fold mount 10a that does not have the window hole 103 formed therein. ), a step (S3) of folding in half the bi-fold mount 10a with the bag 11a attached using the fold line 102, and folding the fold line 102 of the bi-fold mount 10a with the bag 11a attached and folded in half. , includes a step (S4) of punching out the shape of the window hole 103 provided in the bi-fold mount 10. Step (S1) is the step explained using FIGS. 10 and 11. Further, steps (S2) to (S4) will be explained using FIG. 12.

When using the bead-shaped aromatic agent 112, as shown in FIG. 10, in the step (S1) of manufacturing the bag 11a in which the aromatic agent 112 etc. are sealed, only one of the upper side or the lower side is sealed, and one side is sealed. An elastic foam body 111 and a bead-shaped fragrance 112 are housed in the open bag 11b (upper diagram in FIG. 10), and the open side of the bag 11b is sealed (lower diagram in FIG. 10). When using a liquid aromatic agent 112 such as perfume oil, as shown in FIG. 11, in the step (S1) of manufacturing a bag body 11a in which the aromatic agent 112 and the like are sealed, only either the upper side or the lower side is sealed, An elastic foam body 111 impregnated with liquid fragrance 112 is housed in a bag 11b that is open on one side (upper diagram in FIG. 11), and the open side of the bag 11b is sealed (lower diagram in FIG. 11). . When using the bead-like fragrance 112, the bead-like fragrance 112 and the elastic foam body 111 are stored separately in the bag 11b with one side open. However, when using the liquid fragrance 112, one side is open. The fragrance 112 and the elastic foam body 111 can be housed at the same time in the bag 11b which is open.

As illustrated in FIG. 12, in the step (S2) of attaching the bag 11a to the bi-fold mount 10a that does not have the window hole 103, the upper end of the bag 11a is aligned with the fold line 102 of the bi-fold mount 10a. . When attaching the bag body 11a to the bifold mount 10a, the release paper 104a that protects the adhesive surface of the double-sided tape 104 is peeled off (upper diagram in FIG. 11), and the double-sided tape 104 with the adhesive surface exposed is used to The bag body 11a is attached to the bifold mount 10a (the second diagram from the top in FIG. 11). The bag body 11a is attached to the front mount 100a in which the window hole 103 is not formed, and is not attached to the back mount 101a in which the window hole 103 is not formed.

In the step (S3) of folding in half the bi-fold mount 10a with the bag 11a attached, the bag 11a is folded onto the bag 11a attached to the front mount 100a using the fold line 102 of the bi-fold mount 10a. The bi-fold mount 10a is folded in half so as to cover the unattached back mount 101a (the third diagram from the top in FIG. 11).

In the step (S4) of punching out the folding line 102, which is the ridgeline, of the bifold mount 10a, which is folded in half with the bag 11a attached thereto, the punching is performed using a U-shaped punch. By punching out the front mount 100a, bag body 11a, and back mount 101a with a U-shaped punch, the window hole 103 of the bifold mount 10 and the discharge hole 110 of the bag body 11 are formed at once, and the scent tester 1 is manufactured. .

When the bag body 11 with the discharge hole 110 is attached to the bifold mount 10 with the window hole 103 formed, it becomes necessary to align the discharge hole 110 and the window hole 103, which reduces the productivity of the scent tester 1. The defective rate during manufacturing also increases. However, in the manufacturing method according to the embodiment, the bag 11a in which the elastic foam body 111 and the like are sealed is pasted on the bi-fold mount 10a that does not have the window holes 103, and then punched out. By machining the window hole 103 of the bag body 11 and the discharge hole 110 of the bag body 11 at the same time, alignment of the discharge hole 110 and the window hole 103 is not required. This improves the productivity of the scent tester 1 and also reduces the defective rate during manufacturing.

1 Scent tester 10 Bifold mount 100 Front mount 101 Back mount 102 Fold line 103 Window 104 Double-sided tape 11 Bag 110 Discharge hole 111 Elastic foam 112 Air freshener 113 Body 114 Upper seal 115 Center seal 116 Lower seal

Claims (5)

A front mount and a back mount are connected to each other, and the front mount and the back mount are folded in half to face each other, and a bag body is provided inside which contains an air freshener and an elastic foam body that emits an aromatic component. A discharge hole for discharging air containing aroma components emitted by the fragrance to the outside is provided on the upper end side of the bag, and the bag is attached to the front mount so that the discharge hole does not stick to the front mount. A scent tester characterized in that a window hole is provided at a portion of the bi-folded mount that is pasted and above the discharge hole provided in the bag body. The bag body is a pillow bag having an upper seal part that seals the upper part in the transverse direction, and the upper seal part is shaped like a U so that the arc part hangs over the upper end side of the trunk of the bag body which is not sealed. 2. The scent tester according to claim 1, wherein the discharge hole is formed by cutting out a letter shape. A bag characterized by containing an aromatic agent that emits an aromatic component and an elastic foam body therein, and having a discharge hole on the upper end side for discharging air containing the aromatic component that the aromatic agent emits to the outside. body. The bag body is a pillow bag having an upper seal part that seals the upper part in the transverse direction, and the upper seal part is shaped like a U so that the arc part hangs over the upper end side of the trunk of the bag body which is not sealed. 4. The bag according to claim 3, wherein the discharge hole is formed by cutting out a letter shape. A step of attaching the bag to the bi-fold mount by aligning the upper end of the bag in which the air freshener that emits aroma components and the elastic foam body are sealed together with the fold line of the bi-fold mount; a step of folding the bi-fold mount to which the bag is attached, and a step of punching out the fold line of the bi-fold mount to which the bag is affixed and folded in half into the shape of a window hole provided in the bi-fold mount. A method for producing a scent tester, comprising:

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