JP4912784B2

JP4912784B2 - Plastic bottle

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Publication number: JP4912784B2
Application number: JP2006209114A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 隆之小林; 高雄飯塚
Original assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co Ltd
Current assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co Ltd
Priority date: 2006-07-31
Filing date: 2006-07-31
Publication date: 2012-04-11
Anticipated expiration: 2026-07-31
Also published as: JP2008030850A

Description

本発明は、口部に繋がる胴部を有し、この胴部に、任意の断面形状を有する凹部を形成してなる合成樹脂製ボトルに関するものである。 The present invention relates to a synthetic resin bottle having a body portion connected to a mouth portion, and a recess portion having an arbitrary cross-sectional shape formed in the body portion.

ボトルの内圧上昇を、胴部に設けた凹部の膨出として吸収できることは既知であり、この凹部の膨出が大き過ぎると、胴部が反転変形してしまうため、当該凹部の膨出を抑制する必要があることも既知である。そこで、従来のボトルには、胴部に設けた凹部が大きな膨出変形を起こさないように、当該凹部をボトルの中心軸線に沿って３つのパネル部に区画し、中間に位置するパネル部を他のパネル部よりも一段と凹ませたものがある（例えば、特許文献１参照。）。
特開平５−３１０２３９号公報 It is known that the increase in the internal pressure of the bottle can be absorbed as the bulge of the concave portion provided in the barrel portion. It is also known that there is a need to do. Therefore, in the conventional bottle, the concave portion provided in the body portion is divided into three panel portions along the central axis of the bottle so that the concave portion provided in the body portion does not cause large bulging deformation, and the panel portion positioned in the middle Some of them are recessed more than other panel parts (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-5-310239

また、他の従来のボトルには、胴部周方向に設けたパネル面の変形防止と優れた復元性の確保を目的に、当該パネル部の中心に、縦方向全面に亘って凹状補強ビードを設けたものがある（例えば、特許文献２参照。）。
特開平１１−３０１６３３号公報 In addition, other conventional bottles have a concave reinforcing bead extending over the entire length in the center of the panel portion for the purpose of preventing deformation of the panel surface provided in the circumferential direction of the body portion and ensuring excellent restoration. Some are provided (for example, refer to Patent Document 2).
JP-A-11-301633

しかしながら、文献１に記載の従来ボトルは、内容物を高温充填した時の内圧上昇では、胴部に設けた凹部が膨張反転するような変形が起こらないものの、その膨張量は依然大きいため、温度低下がそれ程進んでない段階でラベルを装着すると、常温に戻った段階でボトルに装着されたラベルに皺が発生するという問題がある。 However, the conventional bottle described in Document 1 does not cause deformation such that the concave portion provided in the body portion expands and reverses when the internal pressure rises when the contents are filled at high temperature, but the expansion amount is still large. If the label is attached at a stage where the reduction has not progressed so much, there is a problem that wrinkles occur on the label attached to the bottle when the temperature returns to room temperature.

文献２に記載の従来ボトルにあっても、同様に、温度低下がそれ程進んでない段階でラベルを装着すると、常温に戻った段階でボトルに装着されたラベルに皺が発生するという問題がある。 Similarly, even in the conventional bottle described in Document 2, there is a problem that if the label is attached at a stage where the temperature drop has not progressed so much, wrinkles are generated on the label attached to the bottle when the temperature returns to room temperature.

本発明の解決すべき課題は、上述した事実に鑑みてなされたものであり、内容物の高温充填や加熱殺菌により生じるボトルの内圧上昇に対し、凹部の外方への膨出変形を効果的に抑制し、保形性に優れた合成樹脂製ボトルを提供することにある。 The problem to be solved by the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned facts, and is effective for the outward deformation of the concave portion against the increase in the internal pressure of the bottle caused by the high temperature filling of the contents or the heat sterilization. And to provide a synthetic resin bottle excellent in shape retention.

本発明は、口部に繋がる胴部を有し、この胴部に、所定の断面形状を有する凹部を形成してなる合成樹脂製ボトルであって、前記凹部に、ボトルの中心軸線に沿って伸びる少なくとも１つの縦溝と、当該縦溝の溝底部と深さの異なる溝底部を有し、前記縦溝を横切る少なくとも１つの横溝とを設け、前記縦溝又は前記横溝のうちの一方を深溝、他方を浅溝に形成し、前記深溝で仕切られた領域を平坦な領域にし、この平坦な領域にそれぞれ、前記浅溝を互いに間隔を空けて設けることを特徴とするものである。 The present invention includes a synthetic resin bottle having a body portion connected to a mouth portion, and a recessed portion having a predetermined cross-sectional shape formed in the body portion, the recessed portion extending along the central axis of the bottle. There is provided at least one longitudinal groove extending, and at least one transverse groove having a groove bottom portion having a depth different from that of the longitudinal groove and crossing the longitudinal groove, and one of the longitudinal groove or the transverse groove is a deep groove. The other is formed as a shallow groove, the region partitioned by the deep groove is made a flat region, and the shallow grooves are provided in the flat region at intervals .

更に、本発明によれば、前記平坦な領域の口部側、底部側の少なくとも一方に陥没部を設け、この陥没部の底部を平坦部とすることができる。 Furthermore, according to the present invention, a recessed portion can be provided on at least one of the mouth side and the bottom side of the flat region, and the bottom of the recessed portion can be a flat portion.

また、本発明において、互いに向き合う２つの長辺側壁面部と、互いに向き合う短辺側壁面部と、当該各壁面部の相互間をそれぞれ連結する連設部とを有し、周方向に沿った断面の外観形状が略扁平な多角形状をなし、前記凹部を、少なくとも、一対の壁面部に設けてなることが好ましい。 Further, in the present invention, there are two long side wall surface portions facing each other, a short side wall surface portion facing each other, and a connecting portion for connecting the respective wall surface portions to each other, and a cross section along the circumferential direction. It is preferable that the external shape is a substantially flat polygonal shape, and the recesses are provided at least on a pair of wall surfaces.

本発明によれば、前記凹部に、ボトルの中心軸線に沿って伸びる少なくとも１つの縦溝と、当該縦溝の溝底部と深さの異なる溝底部を有し、前記縦溝を横切る少なくとも１つの横溝とを設け、前記縦溝又は前記横溝のうちの一方を深溝、他方を浅溝に形成し、前記深溝で仕切られた領域を平坦な領域にし、この平坦な領域にそれぞれ、前記浅溝を互いに間隔を空けて設けることにより、ボトルの内圧上昇に対し、凹部の膨出反転変形を効果的に抑制することが出来る。また、この場合、前記膨出変形に対する復元力にも優れる為、内容物充填時等に発生する内圧上昇によって膨出した凹部が塑性変形となることを防止できる。 According to the present invention, the recess has at least one vertical groove extending along the central axis of the bottle, and a groove bottom having a depth different from that of the vertical groove, and at least one crossing the vertical groove. A horizontal groove is provided , one of the vertical groove or the horizontal groove is formed as a deep groove and the other is formed as a shallow groove, and a region partitioned by the deep groove is formed into a flat region, and the shallow groove is formed in each of the flat regions By providing them at a distance from each other, it is possible to effectively suppress the bulging and reversing deformation of the recesses against an increase in the internal pressure of the bottle. Further, in this case, since the restoring force against the bulging deformation is also excellent, it is possible to prevent the concave portion bulging due to an increase in the internal pressure generated during filling of the contents from being plastically deformed.

このため、ボトルの内圧上昇により、前記凹部が外側に過度に突出することがなく、例えば、内容物を高温充填したり、加熱殺菌した後、温度低下がそれ程進んでない段階でラベルを装着しても、常温に戻った段階でボトルに装着されたラベルに皺が発生することがない。また、ボトルを把持した場合や、搬送時等に発生する押圧力に起因する内圧上昇についても、凹部の膨出変形を効果的に抑制することができる。 For this reason, the concave portion does not protrude excessively due to an increase in the internal pressure of the bottle. For example, after filling the contents with high temperature or heat sterilizing, the label is attached at a stage where the temperature drop does not progress so much. However, wrinkles do not occur on the label attached to the bottle when it returns to room temperature. Further, the bulging deformation of the concave portion can be effectively suppressed even when the bottle is gripped or the internal pressure rises due to the pressing force generated during conveyance.

従って、本発明によれば、内容物の高温充填や加熱殺菌により生じるボトルの内圧上昇に対し、凹部の膨出変形を効果的に抑制し、保形性に優れた合成樹脂製ボトルを提供することができる。 Therefore, according to the present invention, there is provided a synthetic resin bottle that effectively suppresses the bulging deformation of the concave portion against the increase in the internal pressure of the bottle caused by high temperature filling of the contents or heat sterilization, and has excellent shape retention. be able to.

また、本発明によれば、前記凹部が、前記縦溝又は前記横溝のうちの一方を深溝、他方を浅溝に形成し、前記深溝で仕切られた領域を平坦な領域にし、この平坦な領域にそれぞれ、前記浅溝を互いに間隔を空けて設けてなるものとすることにより、例えば、外方に膨出変形し易い中央部分に深溝を配する等すれば、凹部の膨出変形の抑止に更に効果的である。 Further, according to the present invention, the concave portion is formed such that one of the vertical groove or the horizontal groove is a deep groove and the other is a shallow groove, and the region partitioned by the deep groove is a flat region, and the flat region In addition, by providing the shallow grooves spaced apart from each other , for example, if a deep groove is disposed in the central part that is likely to bulge and deform outward, it is possible to suppress the bulging deformation of the recess. It is more effective.

更に、本発明によれば、前記平坦な領域の口部側、底部側の少なくとも一方に陥没部を設け、この陥没部の底部を平坦部とすれば、凹部上側における胴部側壁との連結部分の復元力を向上させることができる。 Further, according to the present invention, if a depressed portion is provided on at least one of the mouth side and the bottom side of the flat region, and the bottom portion of the depressed portion is a flat portion, the connecting portion with the trunk side wall on the upper side of the recess. The resilience of can be improved.

また、前記胴部が、互いに向き合う２つの長辺側壁面部と、互いに向き合う短辺側壁面部と、当該各壁面部の相互間をそれぞれ連結する連設部とを有し、胴部周方向に沿った断面の外観形状が略扁平な多角形状をなす場合、内圧上昇に対する変形は、表面積が広い長辺側壁面部で大きいため、前記凹部を、少なくとも、一対の壁面部に設ければ、凹部の外方への膨出をバランス良く均等に抑制することができる。 Further, the body portion includes two long side wall surface portions facing each other, a short side wall surface portion facing each other, and a connecting portion that connects the respective wall surface portions to each other, along the circumferential direction of the body portion. When the outer shape of the cross section is a substantially flat polygonal shape, deformation due to an increase in internal pressure is large at the long side wall surface portion having a large surface area. Bulging toward the side can be evenly suppressed with good balance.

以下、図面を参照して、本発明の好適な形態を説明する。 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

図１は、本発明に従うボトル100を示す正面図であり、図２は、その側面図である。また、図３(a),(b)はそれぞれ、ボトル100の上面図及び下面図である。 FIG. 1 is a front view showing a bottle 100 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. 3A and 3B are a top view and a bottom view of the bottle 100, respectively.

ボトルは、ＰＥＴ（ポリエチレンテレフタレート）樹脂からなる図示せぬプリフォームを二軸延伸ブロー成形し、図１，２に示すように、ボトルの中心軸線Ｏに沿って口部110、肩部120、胴部130及び底部140が一体に繋がる扁平な外観形状を有する。 In the bottle, a preform (not shown) made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) resin is biaxially stretched and blow-molded, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mouth 110, shoulder 120, and body along the central axis O of the bottle. The portion 130 and the bottom portion 140 have a flat external shape that is integrally connected.

更に詳細には、符号131は、図３(a),(b)に示すように、ボトル中心軸線Ｏ方向から目視したとき、長辺を有した互いに向き合う長辺側壁面部であり、符号132は、短辺を有した互いに向き合う２つの短辺側壁面部である。更に、符号133はこれら壁面部131、132をそれぞれ繋ぐ連設部である。即ち、胴部130は、その周方向に沿った断面の外観形状がほぼ矩形をなした角柱状である。 More specifically, reference numeral 131 denotes long side wall surfaces facing each other having long sides when viewed from the bottle central axis O direction as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). These are two short side wall surface portions facing each other having a short side. Further, reference numeral 133 denotes a connecting portion that connects the wall surface portions 131 and 132, respectively. That is, the trunk portion 130 has a prismatic shape in which the external appearance of the cross section along the circumferential direction is substantially rectangular.

更に、図１，２に示す符号134は、ボトル100の中心軸線Ｏに沿った高さ（以下、「ボトル高さ」という。）のほぼ中間に、その周方向に沿って環状をなし、胴部130を口部110に近い上側部分130aと底部140に近い下側部分130bとの２つの部分に分ける括れ部である。 Further, reference numeral 134 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 forms an annular shape along the circumferential direction in the middle of the height along the central axis O of the bottle 100 (hereinafter referred to as “bottle height”). This is a constricted part that divides the part 130 into two parts, an upper part 130 a close to the mouth part 110 and a lower part 130 b close to the bottom part 140.

上側部分130aには、短辺側壁面部132にそれぞれ、凹部10Aが設けられている。 The upper portion 130a is provided with a recess 10A in each of the short side wall surface portions 132.

短辺側壁面部132に設けた凹部10Aは、図５(a)に示すように、胴部周方向に沿って伸びる括れ部側の縁部ｅ3及び口部側の縁部ｅ4と、これら括れ部側の縁部ｅ3及び口部側の縁部ｅ4との連結部を曲線とした２つの側縁部ｅ5とにより、その外観形状を形作られ、図５(b)に示すように、括れ部側の縁部ｅ3から傾斜する内側部20aと、口部側縁部ｅ4から垂下する内側部20bと、図５(c)に示すように、側縁部ｅ5から傾斜する内側部20cとにより、短辺側壁面部132にそれぞれ凹部10Aを形成する。 As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the concave portion 10A provided in the short side wall surface portion 132 includes a constricted portion side edge portion e3 and a mouth portion side edge portion e4 extending along the circumferential direction of the trunk portion, and these constricted portions. The outer shape is formed by two side edges e5 having a curved connection portion with the edge e3 on the side and the edge e4 on the mouth side. As shown in FIG. The inner portion 20a inclined from the edge portion e3, the inner portion 20b hanging from the mouth side edge portion e4, and the inner portion 20c inclined from the side edge portion e5 as shown in FIG. Recesses 10A are formed in the side wall surface portions 132, respectively.

短辺側壁面部132の凹部10Aには、図５(a)に示すように、中心軸線Ｏに沿って伸びる１つの縦溝21と、この縦溝21を横切って平行に伸びる２つの横溝22とが設けられている。 In the recess 10A of the short side wall surface portion 132, as shown in FIG. 5A, one vertical groove 21 extending along the central axis O and two horizontal grooves 22 extending in parallel across the vertical groove 21 are provided. Is provided.

縦溝21には、図５(b)に示すように、内側部20aからボトルの外側に位置する点Ｐ4を起点とする曲率半径Ｒ4で湾曲しながら傾斜する湾曲部21aを設け、この湾曲部21aの端部を、平坦な溝底部21bに繋いで当該溝底部21bを縦溝21の最深部としてなる。 As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the longitudinal groove 21 is provided with a curved portion 21a which is inclined while being curved with a radius of curvature R4 starting from a point P4 located outside the bottle from the inner portion 20a. The end of 21a is connected to a flat groove bottom 21b, and the groove bottom 21b is the deepest portion of the vertical groove 21.

溝底部21bは、ボトルの外側に位置する点Ｐ5を起点とする曲率半径Ｒ5で湾曲しながら傾斜する湾曲部21cを介して、内側部20bから間隔L1だけ離れた位置で、当該内側部20bと、胴部周方向に沿って伸びる段部20dを介して繋がる。 The groove bottom portion 21b is separated from the inner portion 20b by an interval L1 through a curved portion 21c that is inclined while being curved with a radius of curvature R5 starting from a point P5 located outside the bottle. They are connected via a stepped portion 20d extending along the circumferential direction of the trunk portion.

縦溝21は、少なくとも１つ設ければよく、中心軸線Ｏに沿った縦断面形状は、これに限ることなく、湾曲部21a,21cを平面からなる傾斜部とし、若しくは、溝底部21bを湾曲部とし、又は、縦溝21に、当該縦溝21を横切る谷線を設けてV字形状としてもよい。 It is sufficient that at least one vertical groove 21 is provided, and the vertical cross-sectional shape along the central axis O is not limited to this, and the curved portions 21a and 21c are inclined portions made of a plane, or the groove bottom portion 21b is curved. Or a valley line that crosses the vertical groove 21 may be provided in the vertical groove 21 to form a V shape.

短辺側壁面部132の凹部10Aは、図５(a)に示すように、縦溝21で仕切られた２つの領域を平坦な領域Ｘとし、この平坦な領域Ｘにそれぞれ、２つの横溝22を互いに間隔Ｌ2を空けて配置すると共に、口部側の縁部ｅ4から段部20dにより間隔Ｌ1を空けて陥没部23を設けてなる。これにより、２つの領域Ｘにはそれぞれ、縦溝21、横溝22及び陥没部23で区画される、３つの平坦なパネル部24a,24b,24cが形成される。 As shown in FIG. 5A, the concave portion 10A of the short side wall surface portion 132 has two regions partitioned by the vertical groove 21 as a flat region X, and two horizontal grooves 22 are formed in the flat region X, respectively. They are arranged with a gap L2 from each other, and a depression 23 is provided with a gap L1 from the edge e4 on the mouth side by a step 20d. As a result, three flat panel portions 24a, 24b, and 24c that are partitioned by the vertical groove 21, the horizontal groove 22, and the recessed portion 23 are formed in the two regions X, respectively.

横溝22は、パネル部24a〜24cと傾斜部22aを介して繋がる溝底部22bを有する。溝底部22bは、縦溝21の溝底部21bよりも深さの浅い平坦部としてなり、中心軸線Ｏに沿った縦断面形状が、図５(b)に示すように、ボトル内側に向かって凹の台形状をなす。なお、横溝22も少なくとも１つ設ければよく、中心軸線Ｏに沿った縦断面形状も、これに限ることなく、傾斜部22aを湾曲部とし、若しくは、溝底部22bを湾曲部とし、又は、横溝22に、当該横溝22を横切る谷線を設けてV字形状としてもよい。 The lateral groove 22 has a groove bottom part 22b connected to the panel parts 24a to 24c via the inclined part 22a. The groove bottom portion 22b is a flat portion having a shallower depth than the groove bottom portion 21b of the vertical groove 21, and the vertical cross-sectional shape along the central axis O is concave toward the inside of the bottle as shown in FIG. 5 (b). A trapezoidal shape. Note that at least one transverse groove 22 may be provided, and the longitudinal cross-sectional shape along the central axis O is not limited to this, and the inclined portion 22a is a curved portion, or the groove bottom portion 22b is a curved portion, or The horizontal groove 22 may be provided with a valley line that crosses the horizontal groove 22 to form a V shape.

陥没部23は、図５(b)に示すように、パネル部24cから垂下する側面部23aに繋がる底部23bを有する。底部23bは、上述した縦溝21の湾曲部21cに繋がり、中心軸線Ｏに沿った縦断面形状が、口部110側が湾曲し、括れ部134側が水平をなす平坦な凹部としてなる。底部23bは、図５(c),(d)を比較して明らかなように、横溝22の溝底部22bと同等の深さとしてなる。 As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the depressed portion 23 has a bottom portion 23b connected to a side surface portion 23a depending from the panel portion 24c. The bottom portion 23b is connected to the curved portion 21c of the vertical groove 21 described above, and the vertical cross-sectional shape along the central axis O is a flat concave portion in which the mouth portion 110 side is curved and the constricted portion 134 side is horizontal. The bottom 23b has a depth equivalent to that of the groove bottom 22b of the lateral groove 22, as is apparent from comparison between FIGS. 5 (c) and 5 (d).

上述の如く、ボトル100のように、凹部10Aに、ボトル100の中心軸線Ｏに沿って伸びる少なくとも１つの縦溝21と、当該縦溝21の溝底部21bと深さの異なる溝底部22bを有し、縦溝21を横切る少なくとも１つの横溝22とを設ければ、ボトル100の内圧上昇に対し、凹部10Aの膨出反転変形を効果的に抑制することが出来る。また、この場合、前記膨出変形に対する復元力にも優れる為、内容物充填時等に発生する内圧上昇によって膨出した凹部10Aが塑性変形となることを防止できる。 As described above, like the bottle 100, the recess 10A has at least one vertical groove 21 extending along the central axis O of the bottle 100 and a groove bottom 22b having a depth different from that of the groove bottom 21b of the vertical groove 21. If at least one horizontal groove 22 that crosses the vertical groove 21 is provided, the bulging and reversing deformation of the recess 10A can be effectively suppressed against the increase in the internal pressure of the bottle 100. Further, in this case, since the restoring force against the bulging deformation is also excellent, it is possible to prevent the concave portion 10A bulging due to an increase in the internal pressure generated during filling of the contents and the like from being plastically deformed.

このため、ボトルの内圧上昇により、外側に過度に突出することがなく、例えば、内容物を高温充填したり、加熱殺菌した後、温度低下がそれ程進んでない段階で上側部分130aに、シュリンクラベルを装着しても、常温に戻った段階でボトルに装着されたシュリンクラベルに皺が発生することがない。また、ボトル100を把持した場合や、搬送時等に発生する押圧力に起因する内圧上昇についても、凹部の膨出変形を効果的に抑制することができる。 For this reason, it does not protrude excessively due to an increase in the internal pressure of the bottle.For example, after filling the contents at high temperature or heat sterilizing, the shrink label is applied to the upper portion 130a at a stage where the temperature decrease does not progress so much. Even if it is attached, wrinkles will not occur on the shrink label attached to the bottle when it returns to room temperature. Further, the bulging deformation of the recess can be effectively suppressed even when the bottle 100 is gripped or the internal pressure rises due to the pressing force generated during transport or the like.

従って、凹部10Aによれば、内容物の高温充填や加熱殺菌により生じるボトル100の内圧上昇に対し、凹部10Aの膨出変形を効果的に抑制し、保形性に優れた合成樹脂製ボトルを提供することができる。 Therefore, according to the concave portion 10A, a swelled deformation of the concave portion 10A is effectively suppressed against an increase in the internal pressure of the bottle 100 caused by high temperature filling or heat sterilization of the contents, and a synthetic resin bottle excellent in shape retention is obtained. Can be provided.

また、凹部10Aでは、縦溝21又は横溝22のうちの一方を深溝、他方を浅溝に形成し、深溝で仕切られた領域を平坦な領域Ｘにし、この平坦な領域Ｘにそれぞれ、前記浅溝を互いに間隔を空けて設けてなるものとすることができる。この際、例えば、本形態のように、外方に膨出変形し易い中央部分に深溝たる縦溝21を配する等すれば、凹部10Aの膨出変形の抑止に更に効果的である。 Further, in the recess 10A, one of the vertical groove 21 or the horizontal groove 22 is formed as a deep groove and the other is formed as a shallow groove, and a region partitioned by the deep groove is formed as a flat region X. Grooves can be provided spaced apart from one another. At this time, for example, if the vertical groove 21 which is a deep groove is arranged in the central portion which is easily bulged and deformed outward as in the present embodiment, it is more effective in suppressing the bulging deformation of the recess 10A.

更に、凹部10Aのように、平坦な領域Ｘの口部110側、底部140側の少なくとも一方に陥没部23を設け、この陥没部23の底部23bを平坦部とすれば、凹部10Aにおける胴部側壁132との連結部分の復元力を向上させることができる。 Further, as in the concave portion 10A, if a depressed portion 23 is provided in at least one of the mouth portion 110 side and the bottom portion 140 side of the flat region X, and the bottom portion 23b of the depressed portion 23 is a flat portion, the trunk portion in the concave portion 10A The restoring force of the connecting portion with the side wall 132 can be improved.

また、上側部分130aには、長辺側壁面部131にもそれぞれ、凹部１0が設けられている。凹部10は、図４(a)に示すように、胴部周方向に沿って伸びる括れ部側の縁部ｅ1と、口部110側に向かって凸となる逆Ｕ字形状の口部側の縁部ｅ2とにより、その外観形状を形作られ、図４(b),(c)に示すように、括れ部側の縁部ｅ1から傾斜する内側部10aと、逆Ｕ字形状の縁部ｅ2から垂下する内側部10bとにより、長辺側壁面部131に凹部10を形成する。 The upper portion 130a is also provided with a recess 10 in each of the long side wall surface portions 131. As shown in FIG. 4 (a), the concave portion 10 has an edge portion e1 on the constricted portion side extending along the circumferential direction of the trunk portion and an inverted U-shaped mouth portion side convex toward the mouth portion 110 side. As shown in FIGS. 4 (b) and 4 (c), an inner portion 10a inclined from the constricted portion side edge portion e1 and an inverted U-shaped edge portion e2 are formed by the edge portion e2. The concave part 10 is formed in the long side wall surface part 131 by the inner part 10b depending from the inner side part 10b.

凹部１0には、図４(a)に示すように、凹部10の側縁に沿って伸びる２つの縦溝11と、その相互間を平行に伸びる１つの縦溝12とが設けられている。 As shown in FIG. 4A, the concave portion 10 is provided with two vertical grooves 11 extending along the side edge of the concave portion 10 and one vertical groove 12 extending in parallel therebetween.

縦溝11には、図４(b)に示すように、内側部10aからボトルの内側に位置する点Ｐ1を起点とする曲率半径Ｒ1で湾曲しながら傾斜する湾曲部（傾斜部）11aを設け、この湾曲部11aの口部110側に近い上端部を、図４(a)に示すように縦溝11を横切って、当該縦溝11の最深部を形成する谷線11bとする。なお、前記傾斜部11aは、平面で形成しても良い。 As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the longitudinal groove 11 is provided with a curved portion (inclined portion) 11a that is inclined while being curved with a radius of curvature R1 starting from a point P1 located inside the bottle from the inner portion 10a. The upper end portion close to the mouth 110 side of the curved portion 11a is defined as a valley line 11b that crosses the vertical groove 11 and forms the deepest portion of the vertical groove 11 as shown in FIG. The inclined portion 11a may be formed in a plane.

これにより、縦溝11は、湾曲部11aに、谷線11bを介して傾斜部等を繋いで中心軸線Ｏに沿った縦断面にてV字形状としてなるものとすることもできるが、本形態では、図４(b)に示すように、湾曲部11aに、谷線11bを介して平坦な溝底部11cを繋いで当該溝底部11cを縦溝11の最深部としてなる。 Thereby, the vertical groove 11 can be formed into a V shape in a vertical cross section along the central axis O by connecting the inclined portion or the like to the curved portion 11a via the valley line 11b. Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, the flat groove bottom 11c is connected to the curved portion 11a via the valley line 11b, and the groove bottom 11c becomes the deepest portion of the vertical groove 11.

溝底部11cの口部110側に近い上端部は、内側面10bに繋がり、図４(a)に示すように、２つの縦溝11の溝底部11cが凹部10の縁部ｅ2に沿って形成され、その上端部で接続されている。 The upper end portion of the groove bottom portion 11c close to the mouth 110 side is connected to the inner side surface 10b, and the groove bottom portions 11c of the two vertical grooves 11 are formed along the edge e2 of the recess 10 as shown in FIG. And connected at its upper end.

縦溝12には、図４(c)に示すように、内側部10aからボトルの内側に位置する点Ｐ2を起点とする曲率半径Ｒ2で湾曲しながら傾斜する湾曲部（傾斜部）12aを設け、この湾曲部12aの口部110側に近い上端部を、図４(a)に示すように縦溝12を横切って、当該縦溝12の最深部を形成する谷線12bとする。谷線12bは、谷線11bと同一の高さ位置に形成されている。なお、前記傾斜部12aも、平面で形成しても良い。 As shown in FIG. 4 (c), the longitudinal groove 12 is provided with a curved portion (inclined portion) 12a that inclines while curving at a radius of curvature R2 starting from a point P2 located inside the bottle from the inner portion 10a. The upper end portion close to the mouth 110 side of the curved portion 12a is defined as a trough line 12b that forms the deepest portion of the vertical groove 12 across the vertical groove 12 as shown in FIG. The valley line 12b is formed at the same height as the valley line 11b. The inclined portion 12a may also be formed in a plane.

これにより、縦溝12も、湾曲部12aに、谷線12bを介して傾斜部等を繋いで中心軸線Ｏに沿った縦断面にてV字形状としてなるものとすることもできるが、本形態では、図４(c)に示すように湾曲部12aに、谷線12bを介して平坦な溝底部12cを繋いで当該溝底部12cを縦溝12の最深部としてなる。 Accordingly, the longitudinal groove 12 can also be formed in a V shape in a longitudinal section along the central axis O by connecting the inclined portion or the like to the curved portion 12a via the valley line 12b. Then, as shown in FIG. 4C, the flat groove bottom portion 12c is connected to the curved portion 12a via the valley line 12b, and the groove bottom portion 12c becomes the deepest portion of the vertical groove 12.

更に溝底部12cは、口部110側に近いその上端部を谷線12dとして、この谷線12dからボトルの内側に位置する点Ｐ3を起点とする曲率半径Ｒ3で湾曲しながら傾斜する湾曲部（傾斜部）12eを介して、２つの縦溝11を繋いでなる湾曲した溝底部11cに繋がる。なお、前記傾斜部12eも、平面で形成しても良い。 Further, the groove bottom portion 12c has an upper end portion close to the mouth 110 side as a trough line 12d, and a curved portion (inclined while curving at a radius of curvature R3 starting from a point P3 located inside the bottle from the trough line 12d ( It is connected to a curved groove bottom part 11c formed by connecting two vertical grooves 11 via an inclined part) 12e. The inclined portion 12e may also be formed in a plane.

更に、これら３つの縦溝11,12で仕切られた２つの領域はそれぞれ、図４(b)〜(d)に示すように、長辺側壁面部131の表面よりも低く、縦溝11の溝底部11c及び縦溝12の溝底部12cよりも高い凸リブ13としてなる Further, the two regions partitioned by the three vertical grooves 11 and 12 are lower than the surface of the long side wall surface portion 131, as shown in FIGS. 4 (b) to 4 (d). As the convex ribs 13 that are higher than the bottom 11c and the groove bottom 12c of the vertical groove 12

このようにボトル100は更に、その内圧上昇に対し、長辺側壁面部131に設けた凹部10が、縦溝11,12を起点として変形することにより、当該内圧上昇を緩和するが、かかる縦溝11,12にそれぞれ、当該縦溝11,12を横切ってその最深部を形成する谷線11b,12bを形成したことにより、凹部10の膨出反転変形を効果的に抑制することが出来る。また、前記膨出変形に対する復元力にも優れる為、内容物充填時等に発生する内圧上昇によって膨出した凹部が塑性変形となることを防止できる。 As described above, the bottle 100 further relieves the increase in the internal pressure by the recess 10 provided in the long side wall surface portion 131 being deformed starting from the longitudinal grooves 11 and 12 with respect to the increase in the internal pressure. By forming the trough lines 11b and 12b that form the deepest portion across the longitudinal grooves 11 and 12 respectively on the 11 and 12, the bulging and reversing deformation of the recess 10 can be effectively suppressed. Moreover, since it is excellent also in the restoring force with respect to the said bulging deformation, it can prevent that the recessed part bulged by the internal pressure raise which generate | occur | produces at the time of the content filling etc. becomes plastic deformation.

このため、ボトルの内圧上昇により、凹部10が外側に過度に突出することがなく、例えば、内容物を高温充填したり、加熱殺菌した後、温度低下がそれ程進んでない段階で上側部分130aに、シュリンクラベルを装着しても、常温に戻った段階でボトル100に装着されたシュリンクラベルに皺が発生することがない。 For this reason, the concave portion 10 does not protrude excessively due to the increase in the internal pressure of the bottle.For example, after filling the contents with high temperature or sterilizing by heating, the temperature drop does not progress so much in the upper portion 130a, Even when the shrink label is attached, wrinkles do not occur on the shrink label attached to the bottle 100 when the temperature returns to room temperature.

従って、かかる構成によっても、内容物の高温充填や加熱殺菌により生じるボトルの内圧上昇に対し、凹部10の膨出変形を効果的に抑制し、保形性に優れた合成樹脂製ボトルを提供することができる。 Therefore, even with such a configuration, a swell deformation of the recess 10 is effectively suppressed against an increase in the internal pressure of the bottle caused by high-temperature filling or heat sterilization of the contents, and a synthetic resin bottle excellent in shape retention is provided. be able to.

また、この場合、谷線11b,12bはそれぞれ、縦溝11,12の高さ領域の任意の位置に配置させることができるが、凹部10の大きさ、及び配置位置等を考慮して適宜設定することができる。 In this case, the valley lines 11b and 12b can be arranged at arbitrary positions in the height region of the longitudinal grooves 11 and 12, respectively, but are appropriately set in consideration of the size of the concave portion 10, the arrangement position, and the like. can do.

また、ボトル100によれば、長辺側壁面部131に設けた凹部10に、複数の縦溝11,12を設けたことにより、保形性を更に高めることができる。しかも、本形態では、図４(b),(c)で比較すれば明らかなように、２つの縦溝11の相互間に設けた縦溝12の谷線12bを２つの縦溝11の谷線11bよりも深くしているため、外方に膨出変形し易い凹部10の中央部分の変形を抑制でき、また、凹部10の縁部ｅ1,ｅ2から離れ外側に突出しやすい凹部10の中心付近における外側への突出に対する抗力を更に高めることが可能になり、凹部10の保形性をより一層高めることができる。 Further, according to the bottle 100, the shape retaining property can be further improved by providing the plurality of vertical grooves 11 and 12 in the concave portion 10 provided in the long side wall surface portion 131. Moreover, in this embodiment, as is apparent from comparison between FIGS. 4B and 4C, the valley line 12b of the vertical groove 12 provided between the two vertical grooves 11 is replaced by the valley of the two vertical grooves 11. Because it is deeper than the line 11b, it can suppress the deformation of the central portion of the concave portion 10 that tends to bulge outward, and is near the center of the concave portion 10 that is likely to protrude outwardly away from the edges e1 and e2 of the concave portion 10. Further, it is possible to further increase the resistance against the outward protrusion of the concave portion 10, and it is possible to further enhance the shape retention of the concave portion 10.

更に、ボトル100において、凹部10は、縦溝11,12からなる３つの縦溝を胴部周方向に沿って配し、その両側に位置する２つの縦溝11の口部側溝底部11cを連続させて繋ぎ、この溝底部11cに、２つの縦溝11の相互間に位置する１つの縦溝12の口部側溝底部12cを、傾斜壁12eを介して繋ぐと共に、これら３つの縦溝11,12で仕切られた領域をそれぞれ、凸リブ13としてなるため、凹部10上側における胴部側壁131との連結部分の復元力を向上させることができる。 Further, in the bottle 100, the concave portion 10 has three vertical grooves composed of the vertical grooves 11, 12 arranged along the circumferential direction of the trunk portion, and the mouth side groove bottom portions 11c of the two vertical grooves 11 located on both sides thereof are continuous. The groove bottom portion 11c is connected to the groove-side groove bottom portion 12c of the one vertical groove 12 positioned between the two vertical grooves 11 via the inclined wall 12e, and the three vertical grooves 11, Since the regions partitioned by 12 are respectively formed as the convex ribs 13, the restoring force of the connecting portion with the trunk side wall 131 on the upper side of the concave portion 10 can be improved.

また、長辺側壁面部131には、凹部10に変え、前述の、短辺側壁面部132に設けた凹部10Aを設けても良い。本形態のように、胴部130が、互いに向き合う２つの長辺側壁面部131と、互いに向き合う２つの短辺側壁面部132と、当該各壁面部131,132の相互間をそれぞれ連結する連設部133とを有し、胴部周方向に沿った断面の外観形状が略扁平な多角形状をなす場合、内圧上昇に対する変形は、表面積が広い長辺側壁面部131で大きいため、本発明に係る凹部10Aを、少なくとも、一対の長辺側壁面部131又は短辺側壁面部132に設ければ、凹部の外方への膨出をバランス良く均等に抑制することができる。 Further, the long side wall surface portion 131 may be provided with the above-described concave portion 10A provided in the short side wall surface portion 132 instead of the concave portion 10. As in this embodiment, the body portion 130 includes two long side wall surface portions 131 facing each other, two short side wall surface portions 132 facing each other, and a connecting portion 133 that connects the wall surface portions 131 and 132 to each other. When the outer shape of the cross section along the circumferential direction of the trunk portion is a substantially flat polygonal shape, the deformation with respect to the increase in internal pressure is large in the long side wall surface portion 131 having a large surface area. If at least the pair of long side wall surface portions 131 or short side wall surface portions 132 are provided, the outward expansion of the concave portions can be suppressed evenly with a good balance.

上述したところは、本発明の好適な形態をしたものであるが、特許請求の範囲において、種々の変更を加えることができる。胴部130の周方向に沿った断面の外観形状は、連設部133の形状により適宜変更することができる。例えば、連設部133を複数の壁面で構成することにより、断面形状が様々な多角形のボトルを形成することができ、ボトルは円筒形であってもよい。凹部10は、胴部130の下側部分130bに設けてもよい。 The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. The external appearance shape of the cross section along the circumferential direction of the trunk portion 130 can be appropriately changed depending on the shape of the continuous portion 133. For example, by forming the continuous portion 133 with a plurality of wall surfaces, polygonal bottles having various cross-sectional shapes can be formed, and the bottles may be cylindrical. The concave portion 10 may be provided in the lower portion 130b of the trunk portion 130.

本発明に従うボトルを示す正面図である。It is a front view which shows the bottle according to this invention. 同ボトルの側面図である。It is a side view of the bottle. (a),(b)はそれぞれ、同ボトルの上面図及び下面図である。(a), (b) is the top view and bottom view of the bottle, respectively. (a)は、同ボトルの長辺側壁面部の凹部を正面から見た拡大図であり、(b)〜(d)はそれぞれ、(a)のＡ−Ａ断面図、Ｂ−Ｂ断面図及びＣ−Ｃ断面図である。(a) is the enlarged view which looked at the recessed part of the long side wall surface part of the bottle from the front, (b)-(d) is respectively AA sectional drawing, BB sectional drawing of (a), and It is CC sectional drawing. (a)は、同ボトルの短辺側壁面部の凹部を正面から見た拡大図であり、(b)〜(d)はそれぞれ、(a)のＡ−Ａ断面図、Ｂ−Ｂ断面図及びＣ−Ｃ断面図である。(a) is the enlarged view which looked at the recessed part of the short side wall surface part of the bottle from the front, (b)-(d) is respectively AA sectional drawing, BB sectional drawing, and (a) It is CC sectional drawing.

Explanation of symbols

10 凹部
10A 凹部
11 縦溝（胴部周方向の両側に位置する縦溝）
11a 凸状の湾曲部
11b 谷線
11c 溝底部
12 縦溝（２つの縦溝の相互間に介在する縦溝）
12a 凸状の湾曲部
12b 谷線
12c 溝底部
12d 谷線
12e 凸状の湾曲部
13 凸リブ
21 縦溝
21a 傾斜部
21b 溝底部
21c 凹状の湾曲部
22 横溝
22a 傾斜部
22b 溝底部
23 陥没部
23a 側面部
23b 底部
24a パネル部
24b パネル部
24c パネル部
100 ＰＥＴボトル（合成樹脂製ボトル）
110 口部
120 肩部
130 胴部
130a 長辺側壁面部
130b 短辺側壁面部
130c 連設部
131 膨出部
132 段差部
133 周溝
134 括れ部
140 底部 10 Recess
10A recess
11 Longitudinal grooves (vertical grooves located on both sides in the circumferential direction of the body)
11a Convex curve
11b valley line
11c groove bottom
12 Longitudinal groove (vertical groove interposed between two longitudinal grooves)
12a Convex curve
12b valley line
12c groove bottom
12d valley line
12e Convex curve
13 Convex rib
21 Vertical groove
21a Slope
21b Groove bottom
21c Concave curve
22 Horizontal groove
22a Slope
22b groove bottom
23 Sink
23a Side
23b Bottom
24a Panel section
24b Panel section
24c Panel section
100 PET bottle (synthetic resin bottle)
110 mouth
120 shoulder
130 torso
130a Long side wall
130b Short side wall
130c continuous section
131 bulge
132 steps
133 Circumferential groove
134 Constriction
140 Bottom

Claims

A synthetic resin bottle having a body part connected to the mouth part, and forming a concave part having a predetermined cross-sectional shape in this body part,
The recess is provided with at least one longitudinal groove extending along the central axis of the bottle, and at least one transverse groove having a groove bottom having a depth different from that of the longitudinal groove and crossing the longitudinal groove .
One of the vertical groove or the horizontal groove is formed as a deep groove and the other is formed as a shallow groove,
A synthetic resin bottle characterized in that the region partitioned by the deep groove is made a flat region, and the shallow groove is provided in the flat region at intervals .

The synthetic resin bottle according to claim 1 , wherein a depressed portion is provided on at least one of the mouth portion side and the bottom portion side of the flat region, and the bottom portion of the depressed portion is a flat portion.

The trunk portion has two long side wall surface portions facing each other, a short side wall surface portion facing each other, and a continuous portion that connects the respective wall surface portions to each other, and the appearance of a cross section along the circumferential direction The synthetic resin bottle according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the shape is a substantially flat polygonal shape, and the recesses are provided at least on a pair of wall surfaces.