JP3878369B2 - Transport method and transport equipment for ultra-thin plastic bottle type container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a transport method and a transport device for transporting an ultra-thin plastic bottle-type container that stores liquid materials such as beverages, detergents, and cosmetics.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Currently, plastic bottle-type containers such as so-called PET bottles are widely used as containers for storing liquid products such as beverages, detergents, and cosmetics.
[0003]
These plastic bottle-type containers always maintain a constant shape, that is, the same shape as when the contents are filled, even when the contents are empty, so that the containers themselves can be transported. There is a problem that it becomes bulky when it is discarded.
[0004]
Therefore, an ultra-thin plastic bottle container having a very thin container is being used. This ultra-thin plastic bottle-type container has a feature that its volume can be reduced (volume reduction) by being easily crushed or twisted in an empty state. Therefore, there is an advantage that it is not bulky when the container itself is transported or discarded.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to propose a transportation method and a transportation tool for efficiently transporting this container by utilizing the characteristics of the ultra-thin plastic bottle-type container as described above.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The method according to the present invention has a substantially C-shaped cross section made of a soft material after the bottle-shaped container is deformed to reduce its volume when transporting an ultra-thin plastic bottle-shaped container having a collar at the bottle neck. A large number of bottle-shaped containers are stored by hooking the flanges of the bottle-shaped containers on a mold-containing storage rail, and then the storage rail storing the bottle-shaped containers is wrapped around a columnar support. A bottle-type container is transported.
[0007]
That is, in the method according to the present invention, a large number of ultra-thin plastic bottle-type containers are reduced in volume and stored in a storage rail, and the storage rail is wound around a cylindrical support and transported. As a result, it is possible to transport a large number of containers at a time, and it is possible to efficiently deliver from a bottle-shaped container manufacturer to a user (such as a beverage maker) and transport for disposal after use. This can contribute to cost reduction. Moreover, in this method, after winding the storage rail which accommodated the bottle-shaped container around the support body, you may cover these whole with a sheet material. Thereby, the bottle-shaped container can be protected from rain, dust and the like during transportation.
[0008]
The present invention also relates to a transport device for transporting an ultra-thin plastic bottle-type container.
[0009]
A transport device according to the present invention is for transporting an ultra-thin plastic bottle-type container having a collar at a bottleneck portion, and includes a base and a columnar support provided on the base. In addition, the container has a storage rail having a substantially C-shaped cross section made of a soft material, and the bottle-shaped container that has been deformed to reduce its volume is hooked on the storage rail to store a large number of the containers. The storage rail storing the bottle-shaped container can be wound around the columnar support. Therefore, it becomes possible to transport a large number of bottle-shaped containers at a time, and delivery from the bottle-shaped container manufacturer to the user (beverage manufacturer, etc.) and transportation for disposal after use should be performed efficiently. As well as cost reduction.
[0010]
In the present invention, when the bottle-shaped container is transported, the storage rail storing the bottle-shaped container and the support around which the bottle-shaped container is wound may be covered with a sheet material. Thereby, it becomes possible to protect the bottle-shaped container from rain, dust, and the like during transportation.
[0011]
The ultra-thin plastic bottle-type container of the present invention preferably has a plastic material usage amount of 0.004 g / cc to 0.025 g / cc per unit volume, and the material is, for example, from polyethylene terephthalate or polypropylene. It is desirable to become.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
1 to 3 show an embodiment of a transport device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the transport device 1 includes a base 2, a columnar support 3 and a storage rail 4 provided on the base 2, and the storage rail 4 includes an ultra-thin plastic bottle. A large number of mold containers 5 are stored. In FIG. 1, the storage rail 4 is wound around the support 3 in a string form.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 2, the storage rail 4 has a substantially C-shaped cross section, and a hook 5a provided at the neck of the ultrathin plastic bottle-type container 5 is engaged with the groove 4a of the storage rail. As a result, a large number of bottle-type containers 5 are stored in the storage rail 4. At this time, it is desirable to reduce the volume of the bottle-type container 5 by crushing, twisting, or the like as shown. This is because a large number of bottle-type containers 5 can be stored, and the storage rail 4 can be easily wound around the support 3.
[0015]
As a method of winding the storage rail 4 around the support 3, one storage rail 4 is wound in a string form in FIG. 1, but in addition, a plurality of storage rails 4 are wound around one support 3. Two or more of these wound together concentrically (spirally) may be stacked one above the other.
[0016]
FIG. 3 shows a state in which a plurality of the present transport tools 1 are arranged. In the figure, a sheet material 6 is put on a transportation device 1 in which a large number of bottle-type containers 5 are stored. Thereby, the stored bottle-shaped container 5 is protected from rain, dust and the like during transportation. In this state, the transport device 1 is loaded on a truck, a freight car or the like and transported toward a user (a beverage manufacturer or the like).
[0017]
As described above, according to the present invention, a large number of ultra-thin plastic bottle-type containers can be transported at a time in a relatively small storage space, and the bottle-shaped containers can be transported efficiently. This can contribute to cost reduction.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the appearance of an embodiment of a transport device according to the present invention.
2 is an enlarged view of portions indicated by reference signs A and B in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which a plurality of sheet materials are arranged on the transportation device of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transport equipment 2 Base 3 Support body 4 Storage rail 5 Ultrathin plastic bottle type container 6 Sheet material

Claims (8)

When transporting an ultra-thin plastic bottle-type container having a collar at the bottleneck,
After the bottle-shaped container is deformed to reduce its volume, a large number of the containers are accommodated by engaging the collar part of the bottle-shaped container with a storage rail having a substantially C-shaped cross section made of a soft material. A method for transporting an ultra-thin plastic bottle-shaped container, wherein the bottle-shaped container is transported by winding the storage rail storing the bottle-shaped container on a columnar support. 2. The method for transporting an ultra-thin plastic bottle-type container according to claim 1, wherein after the storage rail is wound around the support body, the whole is covered with a sheet material. 3. The ultra-thin plastic bottle-type container according to claim 1, wherein the bottle-type container has a plastic material usage amount of 0.004 g / cc to 0.025 g / cc per unit volume. Transport method. The method for transporting an ultra-thin plastic bottle type container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bottle type container is made of polyethylene or polypropylene. A transport device for transporting an ultra-thin plastic bottle-type container having a collar at the bottle neck,
A base, a columnar support provided on the base, and a storage rail having a substantially C-shaped cross section made of a soft material,
The bottle-shaped container is housed in the cylindrical support body in a state where a large number of the bottle-shaped containers are housed by engaging the flanges of the bottle-shaped container that has been deformed to reduce the volume with the storage rail. A transport device for an ultra-thin plastic bottle-type container, characterized in that the storage rail can be wound. The transport device for an ultra-thin plastic bottle-type container according to claim 5, further comprising a sheet material that covers the support member wound with the storage rail with which the bottle-type container is engaged together with the storage rail. The transport of the ultra-thin plastic bottle-type container according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the bottle-type container has a usage amount of plastic material per unit volume of 0.004 g / cc to 0.025 g / cc. Tools. The said bottle type container consists of a polyethylene terephthalate or a polypropylene, The transport tool of the ultra-thin plastic bottle type container of any one of Claims 5-7 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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