JP3949376B2 - Tube container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention, on one end of the container body to fill the contents, to a tubular container molded by the chromatic blow molded tails of flat external shape.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The tube container discharges contents from its mouth by crushing the body part of the relatively thin container main body. Such a tube container is generally used as a container for containing seasonings such as kneaded peppers or kneaded wasabi, or for cosmetics, toothpastes, adhesives and the like.
[0003]
By the way, because this type of container has the same external shape, regardless of the size, it can be clearly distinguished from other tube containers by consumers and manufacturers who use tube containers. A tube container having a function is required. In order to respond to such a request, the conventional tube containers are decorated such as printing directly on the outer surface of the container main body so as to be differentiated from other tube containers.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, simply decorating the outer surface of the tube container has many similar designs, so it is difficult to differentiate from other tube containers by decorating by printing, etc. Therefore, at the present time when the use of tube containers is expanding, a technology for giving discriminating power to tube containers from a new viewpoint is required.
[0005]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a tube container having a high identification function by adding a new identification function to the tube container.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To solve the problem described above, according to the first invention, the tube container, one end of the container body to fill the contents, a tubular container molded by the chromatic blow molded tails of flattened external shape , the tube container has a protrusion for decoration having a decorative the tip provided continuously or intermittently along the contour of the tail section, decorative the facilities at the tip of the projecting portion A parting line formed when the container body is formed is formed in an outer region from the edge of the portion to be formed.
[0007]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, since a new identification function is added to the tube container by providing the decorative projecting portion along the contour of the tail portion of the container body, the tube container having a high identification function. Can be provided. According to the first aspect of the invention, since the decorative protrusion is provided continuously or intermittently along the contour of the tail portion, the decorative protrusion prevents the crushing operation on the container body. In addition, the function of discharging the contents can be maintained as before.
[0008]
Moreover, the tube container based on 2nd invention WHEREIN: It is preferable in the said 1st invention that the said decoration is a printing surface . According to the 2nd invention, since the three-dimensional effect is obtained in the decoration part by the three-dimensional floating of the printing surface provided in the front-end | tip of the said protrusion part for decoration, a tube container can be identified more effectively. In addition, according to the second aspect, since the parting line is not located at the tip of the decorative projecting portion, printing on the decorative projecting portion is facilitated. The productivity is improved when the tube container is produced.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0010]
1-4 is one Embodiment of the tube container based on this invention. 1 is a perspective view showing the tube container 100, FIGS. 2 and 3 are a front view and a side view of the tube container, respectively, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing a tail portion of the tube container.
[0011]
The tube container 100 discharges the contents filled in the container body 110 from the mouth part 112 by crushing the body part 111 of the relatively thin container body 110 with an external force F. Has a removable cap C.
[0012]
The container main body 110 has a flat rectangular tail part 113 that closes the body part 111 at one end opposite to the mouth part 112, and in order to facilitate crushing of the body part 111, both sides of the body part 111 are provided. Each surface has a bellows 114.
[0013]
The container main body 110 has a decorative protruding portion 115 provided continuously along the contour of the tail portion 113. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the protrusion 115 extends over the side surface of the container body 110 to divide the bellows 114, and the tip thereof has a single color such as red, blue, yellow, or a combination thereof. It has a printing surface 116 decorated with colors.
[0014]
Therefore, according to the tube container 100, since a new identification function is added to the tube container by providing the decorative protrusion 115 along the contour of the tail portion 113 of the container body 110, high identification is achieved. A tube container having a function can be provided. Moreover, according to the tube container 100, since the decorative protrusion 115 is continuously provided along the contour of the tail portion 113, the decorative protrusion 115 prevents the crushing operation on the container body 110. In addition, the function of discharging the contents can be maintained as before.
[0015]
Further, in the case of this embodiment, the decorative projecting portion 115 has a printing surface 116 at the tip thereof, so that the printing surface 116 provided at the tip of the decorating projecting portion 115 is lifted in three dimensions to add the printing surface 116. Since a three-dimensional effect is obtained in the decorative portion, it has a more effective identification function than a conventional tube container.
[0016]
By the way, when the tube container 100 is molded by blow molding, it is molded by an olefin resin such as polyethylene or a synthetic resin having a laminated structure in which a resin layer such as EVOH / nylon is sandwiched between the resin layers. Therefore, when the parting line L generated by the mating surface of the mold is located at the tip of the projecting portion 115, that is, the portion to be decorated, the printing surface 116 is formed by the parting line P. It may not be formed well.
[0017]
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the tube container 100 further forms a parting line L in a step-down region X adjacent to the tip of the protruding portion 115, that is, in an outer region from the edge of the portion to be decorated. To do. In this case, since the parting line L is not positioned at the tip of the decorative projecting portion 115, printing on the decorative projecting portion 115 is facilitated. Therefore, the tube having the decorated projecting portion 115. In producing the container 100, the productivity is improved.
[0018]
In addition, although the tube container 100 has the printing surface 116 at the front-end | tip of the protruding part 115, this printing surface 116 may be eliminated according to a request | requirement.
[0019]
By the way, the decorative protrusion 115 may be provided at least along the contour of the tail portion 113. For example, FIGS. 5 and 6 are enlarged views showing tail portions of tube containers according to the second and third embodiments of the present invention, respectively. In addition, the description is abbreviate | omitted using the same code | symbol about the same part as FIGS.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 5, the tube container of the second embodiment is extended over the side surface of the container main body 110 and is continuously provided only on the contour portion of the tail portion 113 without dividing the bellows 114. The projection portion 117 for use is provided. The projecting portion 117 has a decorated print surface, but this print surface may be omitted.
[0021]
Moreover, the tube container of 3rd Embodiment has the protrusion part 118 for the decoration provided intermittently along the outline of the tail part 113, as shown in FIG. In this case, the decorative projecting portion 118 extends to the side surface of the container body 110 as in the second embodiment, even if it is arranged to extend over the side surface of the container body 110 and divide the bellows 114. It may be arranged only in the outline part of tail part 113, without being carried out. The projecting portion 118 has a decorated print surface, but this print surface may be omitted.
[0022]
The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the claims. For example, the container body of the tube container may be a conventional container that is not provided with a bellows on its side surface. There are various types of the mouth portion 112 of the container body, and the cap C attached to the mouth portion 112 can be used in various shapes depending on the shape of the mouth portion 112.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above, according to the first invention, a new identification function is added to the tube container by providing the decorative projecting portion along the outline of the tail portion of the container body. A tube container having a high identification function can be provided. According to the first aspect of the invention, since the decorative protrusion is provided continuously or intermittently along the contour of the tail portion, the decorative protrusion prevents the crushing operation on the container body. In addition, the function of discharging the contents can be maintained as before.
[0024]
Further, according to the second invention, in the first invention, since the printing surface provided at the tip of the decorative projecting portion is three-dimensionally lifted, a three-dimensional effect is obtained at the decorative portion. Can be identified more effectively. In addition, according to the second aspect, since the parting line is not located at the tip of the decorative protrusion, printing on the decorative protrusion is facilitated. The productivity is improved when the tube container is produced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a tube container according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the tube container in the same embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the tube container in the same embodiment.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing a tail portion of the tube container in the same embodiment.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing a tail portion of a tube container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing a tail portion of a tube container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Tube container 110 Container main body 111 Trunk part 112 Mouth part 113 Tail part 114 Bellows 115 Decoration protrusion (1st Embodiment)
116 Printing surface 117 Decorative protrusion (second embodiment)
118 Projection for decoration (third embodiment)
C Cap L Parting line F External force X Step-down area

Claims (2)

At one end of the container body to fill the contents, a tubular container molded by the chromatic blow molded tails of flat external shape,
The tube container has a decorative projecting portion that is provided continuously or intermittently along the contour of the tail portion and has a decoration at the tip, and the tip of the projecting portion is decorated. A tube container , wherein a parting line formed at the time of molding the container body is formed in an outer region from the edge of the portion . The tube container according to claim 1, wherein the decoration is a printing surface .

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