JP3462866B2 - Sealing mechanism for Inro-style packaging boxes - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sealing mechanism in an inbox type packaging box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an inro style packaging box is composed of a receiving box containing a cylindrical inner box and a lid box, and each of these boxes is manufactured in a pasting box format on which a decorative paper is attached. When you close the
The lid box is fitted to the upper outer side of the inner box, and the lower end surface of the lid box is in contact with the upper end surface of the receiving box.

Such a packaging box has a structure in which a lid box and a receiving box are completely separated from each other, and a structure in which one side is connected with a decorative paper and is opened and closed with the one side as a fulcrum. There is.

In the packaging box of the inro type having such a structure, after the product is packaged, it is prevented from being opened without permission, and the sealing work for ensuring the safety of the product in the distribution is carried out in the receiving box. Is stored and the lid box is closed, and then performed in another step.

On the other hand, the applicant of the present invention is different from the above-mentioned conventional imprint type packaging box, in which the receiving box has a cylindrical shape and the inner box fitted to the receiving box has a bottom. The packaging box of is proposed first. (For example, 1-38
See Japanese Patent No. 023. )

[0006]

As described above, in the conventional inbox type packaging box, the sealing work for preventing the unauthorized opening of the product after packaging the product and for ensuring the safety of the product in distribution, For example, the work of attaching a sealing label or a sticker has to be performed in a separate process after the product is stored in the receiving box and the lid box is closed.

The present invention was devised in view of the above point, that is, by effectively utilizing the features of the Inro-type packaging box previously proposed by the applicant of the present invention, the safety of products in distribution is improved. The purpose of the present invention is to make it possible to easily perform a sealing operation for ensuring the property without providing a special process therefor and to obtain a reliable sealing effect.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a cylindrical receiving box, an inner box having a bottom fitted to the inside of the receiving box, and an upper outer side of the inner box. It consists of a lid box to be fitted, and the receiving box and the lid box are a packaging box constructed by appropriately cutting one box body with a decorative paper attached on top, and the outer surface of the inner box has an engaging piece facing downward. At the same time, the inner surface of the receiving box is formed with an engaging portion with the engaging piece, and an appropriate number of sealing holes are formed at corresponding points of the joint between the receiving box and the lid box. The present invention proposes a sealing mechanism in a seal box type packaging box, which is characterized in that by leaving the decorative paper portion at the location of the stop hole without separating it, the remaining decorative paper portion serves as the sealing portion. .

Further, the present invention proposes that the inner box has a foldable structure in the above structure.

According to the present invention, of the decorative papers on the lid box and the receiving box, the portion on the sealing hole is not cut off, but the lid box and the receiving box are not separated. The united state can be maintained, and in this state, it is fitted into the inner box containing the product. In this fitted state, the engaging piece formed on the outer surface of the inner box engages with the engaging portion formed on the receiving box and cannot come off. Therefore, the packaging box is in a closed state.

In this state, the lid box cannot be opened with respect to the receiving box unless the decorative paper portion overlaid on the sealing hole is broken, and the decorative paper portion is broken. In that case, it is obvious that the product cannot be regenerated after it is broken, so that the safety of the product in distribution can be reliably ensured.

On the other hand, the end consumer can easily break the portion on the sealing hole of the decorative paper with a nail or a coin,
In this way, the lid box can be opened and the product inside can be taken out.

Although the inner box does not move downward with respect to the receiving box as described above, it can be moved upward to be removed, and the packaging box which is no longer needed in this state can be discarded. At this time, if the inner box is configured to be foldable, it becomes easier to discard.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, FIGS. 1 to 8 show a first embodiment of a packaging box to which the sealing mechanism of the present invention is applied. This packaging box has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and is a cylindrical receiving box 1.
And an inner box 3 having a bottom 2 and fitted inside the receiving box 1,
It is composed of a lid box 4 fitted on the upper outer side of the inner box 3,
The inner box 3 and the lid box 4 are constructed by appropriately cutting one box body 6 on which the decorative paper 5 is attached.

FIG. 2 shows a box body 6 from the lower side before the decorative paper 5 is attached thereon, and the box body 6 lacks a bottom for forming a cylindrical receiving box 1. The folding piece 8 is provided on the inner side of the lower portion of each side surface, and the step portion 9 is formed on the upper edge thereof. The step portion 9 constitutes an engaging portion described later. The two-dot chain line drawn in the box body 6 in the figure indicates the planned cutting line 7 for separating the box body 6 to form the receiving box 1 and the lid box 4. On the front side of
A horizontally long sealing hole 10 is formed across the planned cutting line 7.

3 and 4 show a state in which a decorative paper 5 is overlaid and a predetermined surface of the box body 6 is cut along the planned cutting line 7 as seen from the front upper side and the back upper side, respectively. Then, the portion cut corresponding to the planned cutting line 7 in FIG. 2 is shown by a straight line in FIG. That is, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the portion of the decorative paper 5 at the portion of the sealing hole 10 is not cut, and as shown in FIG. The portion of the decorative paper 5 is not cut, as indicated by the middle broken line.
In addition, the reference numeral 11 is attached to the solid straight line showing the cut portion. From the above, the lid box 4 and the receiving box 1 are integrally joined by the uncut portion of the decorative paper 5.

Next, FIGS. 5 and 6 show an inner box 3, which is formed in a foldable structure, that is, a so-called foldable box type. For example, the inner box 3 can be assembled by folding a template 12 as shown in FIG. That is, FIG. 5 shows the initial state of the process of assembling from the template, FIG.
Shows the state of the inner box 3 immediately before the completion of assembly.

The template 12 includes a bottom plate 13, long side plates 14 and short side plates 15 adjacent to the four sides of the bottom plate 13, and folded pieces 16 adjacent to the long side plates 14 and the short side plates 15, respectively.
17 and connecting pieces 18, 1 adjacent to the left and right sides of the folding piece 16.
9 and the cut pieces 2 are formed on the connecting pieces 18 and 19.
Enter 0 to enable connection.

In this pattern 12, the long side plate 14 and the short side plate 15 are raised, and the long side folding piece 16 is first folded outward and the connecting pieces 18 and 19 are folded to form the short side plate 1.
By connecting the connecting pieces 18 and 19 on the outside of 5, it is possible to form the inner box 3 having the bottom 2 and having the upper side opened, and then the short side folding piece 17 is folded back to the outside to form the connecting piece. When the parts 18 and 19 are hidden, the folding piece 17 faces downward and can be used as an engaging piece for engaging with the step portion 9 as described later.

In the above-mentioned structure, the receiving box 1 which is supported by the part of the decorative paper 5 after storing the products in the inner box 3
As shown by the arrow in FIG. 7, the cover box 4 and the cover box 4 are fitted from above the inner box 3, or the inner box 3 is lifted in some cases so that the receiving box 1 and the cover box 4 are Fit in box 3.
At this time, since the folding piece 17 faces downward,
That is, when moving in the fitting direction, the tip of the folding piece 17 does not engage with the step portion 9, but when the tip of the folding piece 17 exceeds the step portion 9, the tip of the folding piece 17 engages with the step portion 9 in the opposite movement. Therefore, the inner box 3 cannot be pulled out. Of course, in this embodiment, since the step portion 9 is formed on the inner circumference of the receiving box 1, the folding piece 16 on the long side also engages with the step portion 9 and the receiving box 1 of the inner box 3 It is prevented from falling out. Therefore, the packaging box according to the present invention is closed.

In this state, the lid box 4 cannot be opened with respect to the receiving box 1 unless the decorative paper portion overlying on the sealing hole 10 is broken, and the decorative paper 5 portion. If the item is broken, it is obvious, and since it cannot be regenerated after it is broken, the safety of the product in distribution can be reliably ensured.

Then, in the packaging box according to the present invention, the end consumer can easily break the portion of the decorative paper 5 on the sealing hole 10 with a nail, a coin, or the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the lid box 4 can be opened with one side of the back side as a fulcrum to take out the product inside.

The inner box 3 does not come out downward with respect to the receiving box 1 as described above, but it can be moved upward to be removed, and thus the unnecessary packaging box can be discarded. In this embodiment, since the inner box 3 has a foldable structure, it is very easy to discard.

Regarding each element of the above-mentioned first embodiment,
The following changes are possible. a. First, the shape of the packaging box of the first embodiment is a rectangular parallelepiped shape, but in addition to this, a cylindrical shape, an elliptic cylinder shape, and a polygonal cylinder shape are possible. An example of a cylindrical shape will be described later as a third embodiment. b. Next, in the packaging box of the first embodiment, the lid box 4
Has a structure in which one side of the back side is joined by a decorative paper 5 and is rotated and opened and closed with respect to the receiving box 1 using this portion as a fulcrum. Alternatively, it may be configured to be completely separated. An example of such a configuration will be described later as a second embodiment. c. Next, in the packaging box of the first embodiment described above, the sealing hole 10 is provided in a horizontally long shape only at one position on the front side, but the installation position is not on the front side but on the side surface side. Alternatively, it may be provided at a plurality of locations. Further, the shape itself of the sealing hole 10 may be an appropriate shape. In addition, b. In the structure in which the lid box 4 is completely separated from the receiving box 1 as shown in the above, it is needless to say that the lid box 4 is provided at a plurality of places as shown in the second and third embodiments. d. Next, in the packaging box of the first embodiment, the inner box 3
Is configured to be foldable, however, in addition to this, the inner box may be formed in a sticking box format like other boxes. e. Next, in the packaging box of the first embodiment, the receiving box 1
The engaging piece that engages with the engaging portion of is a folded piece 17 (16) formed adjacent to the short side plate 15 (long side plate 14),
Although formed to have the same width as those of the side plates 15 (14), the width can be formed narrower than that of the side plates 15 (14), or in this case, a plurality of them can be formed, and this forming method is also appropriate. . Further, in the above-mentioned configuration, an appropriate engaging piece may be formed only on the outer surface side of either the short side plate 15 or the long side plate 14. f. Next, in the packaging box of the first embodiment, the receiving box 1
The engaging portion which is formed on the inner surface of the and engages with the engaging piece on the inner box 3 side is the step portion 9 formed by the folding piece 8, but the step portion can be formed by an appropriate structure. Also, the method of forming the engaging portion and the forming location are also appropriate.

9 and 10 show the above-described second embodiment. In the second embodiment, components corresponding to those in the first embodiment are shown in FIGS. The same reference numeral as 8 is used to omit the duplicated description. As shown in the figure, in this packaging box, the lid box 4 is completely separated from the receiving box 1, and the sealing hole 10 is provided in the box body 6.
A suitable number is provided on the outer periphery of the above, in this example, one is provided for each side, and a total of four locations are provided.

FIG. 11 shows the above-described third embodiment. In the third embodiment, the shape of the packaging box of the second embodiment is changed from a rectangular parallelepiped shape to a cylindrical shape. Since the other configurations are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, the components corresponding to those in the above-mentioned embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals in the drawings, and the duplicated description will be omitted.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, the sealing work for ensuring the safety of products in distribution can be achieved by effectively utilizing the characteristics of the inro-type packaging box previously proposed by the applicant of the present invention. There is an effect that it can be easily performed without specially providing a process therefor.

Such sealing is performed by the decorative paper portion that is overlaid on the sealing hole, and cannot be opened to the receiving box unless it is broken, and the decorative paper portion If the item is broken, the fact is obvious, and since the broken part cannot be regenerated, the safety of the product in distribution can be surely ensured.

On the other hand, the end consumer can easily break the portion on the sealing hole of the decorative paper with a nail or a coin,
In this way, the lid box can be opened and the product inside can be taken out.

Since the inner box can be removed by moving it upward with respect to the receiving box, the packaging box that is no longer needed can be easily discarded. At this time, if the inner box is configured to be foldable. It becomes easier to discard.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a packaging box to which a sealing mechanism of the invention is applied, in a state in which a sealed portion is broken and a lid box is opened.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a box body constituting the packaging box shown in FIG. 1 in a state in which a decorative paper is not attached.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the box body constituting the packaging box shown in FIG. 1 viewed from the front side in a state in which a decorative paper is pasted on the box body.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the box body constituting the packaging box shown in FIG. 1 viewed from the back side in a state in which a decorative paper is stuck on the box body.

5 is a perspective view showing an inner box forming the packaging box shown in FIG. 1 in a state immediately after the start of assembling from the template.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an inner box forming the packaging box shown in FIG. 1 in a state immediately before completion of assembly.

7 is a perspective view showing an operation of storing and closing a product in the packaging box shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the packaging box in a closed state as seen from below due to the operation of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of a packaging box to which the sealing mechanism of the present invention is applied, in a state where a product is stored and closed.

FIG. 10 shows a second packaging box to which the sealing mechanism of the invention is applied.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the embodiment of FIG. 1 in a state in which the sealing portion is broken and the lid box is opened.

FIG. 11 is a third packaging box to which the sealing mechanism of the invention is applied.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the embodiment of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 inbox 2 bottom 3 inner box 4 lid box 5 decorative paper 6 boxes 7 planned cutting line 8 folded pieces 9 steps 10 Sealing hole 11 cutting line 12 paper pattern 13 Bottom plate 14 Long side plate 15 Short side plate 16,17 Folded piece 18, 19 Connection piece 20 breaks

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A receiving box having a cylindrical shape, an inner box having a bottom that fits inside the receiving box, and a lid box that fits outside the upper part of the inner box. In a packaging box configured by appropriately cutting one box body on which paper is pasted, an engaging piece facing downward is formed on the outer surface of the inner box, and the engaging piece on the inner surface of the receiving box. An engaging portion is formed, an appropriate number of sealing holes are formed at corresponding points of the joint between the receiving box and the lid box, and the decorative paper portion at the points of the sealing holes is left without being cut off. The sealing mechanism in the packaging box of the Inro style, characterized in that the remaining decorative paper portion is used as the sealing portion. 2. The sealing mechanism in the inbox type packaging box according to claim 1, wherein the inner box has a foldable structure.