JP5290383B2 - Diaper Disposer, Diaper Disposer Pack, Elastic Retaining Film, and Diaper Package Anti-Rotation Structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a diaper treatment apparatus structured so that the twisted part of a package is not opened. <P>SOLUTION: An elastic holding film 50 is provided to the inner surface part of a cylinder 3, the elastic holding film 50 that has a cylindrical sidewall provided to surround a diaper package 12 from a side surface side, and a base part provided to the lower end of the cylindrical sidewall and having an opening formed by a plurality of notches extending radially from a center part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a diaper processor, and more particularly to a diaper processor, a diaper processor pack, an elastic holding film, and a diaper package rotation prevention structure that can reliably perform diaper package processing.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 4, the structure of the diaper processor disclosed in JP-A-1-126601 (Patent Document 1) will be briefly described. The diaper processor 100B has a container 1 as a main body. Inside the container 1, an internal flange 2 and a cylindrical cylinder 3 provided so as to extend upward from the inside of the internal flange 2 are provided. Is provided.

  In an annular region surrounded by the cylinder 3 and the container 1, a pack 4 as a package housing means composed of a tubular core is disposed in a rotatable state. In this pack 4, a cylindrical flexible tube 5 is accommodated in a sufficiently folded state around its entire length. The flexible tube 5 is provided so as to be able to be pulled out from the upper end portion of the pack 4, and the drawn flexible tube 5 can be sent downward on the inner surface portion of the cylinder 3.

  A rotating grip 6 having an opening at the center is provided on the top of the pack 4 in order to rotate the pack 4 with respect to the container 1.

  On the lower surface side of the inner flange 2, elastic springs 7 are arranged at equal pitches on the circumference as a holding member that comes into contact with the flexible tube 5 in order to prevent rotation of the diaper accommodated in the flexible tube 5. Has been.

  An upper lid 8 that can be opened and closed is provided at the upper end of the container 1, and a lower lid 9 that can be opened and closed is provided at the lower upper end of the container 1.

  In the above configuration, a knot 10 is formed at the distal end portion of the flexible tube 5. By rotating the rotary grip 6, the flexible tube 5 is twisted, and the base region 11 is formed by the twisted region. By pushing the diaper downward together with the base region 11 in the flexible tube 5, the flexible tube 5 containing the diaper is held by the elastic spring 7. Then, the diaper package 12 which accommodated the diaper is formed by rotating the rotation grip 6 again. By sequentially repeating the above operations, as shown in FIG. 4, the diaper packages 12 are sequentially formed and accommodated in the accommodation area 13 in the container 1.

JP-A-1-126601

  In the diaper processor 100B configured as described above, the package 12 is held by the elastic spring 7, so that the twisted state of the flexible tube 5 against the twisting return force of the flexible tube 5. Is to be retained. However, in actuality, since the plurality of elastic springs 7 are merely arranged at equal pitches on the circumference, the contact area is small and the package 12 cannot be held sufficiently, and the package 12 gradually rotates. However, there is a problem that the twisted portion of the package 12 is opened.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a diaper processor, a diaper processor pack, an elastic retaining film, and a diaper package anti-rotation structure that have a structure in which the twisted portion of the package does not open. .

In the diaper processor according to the present invention, a tubular main body, a tubular package housing means that is rotatably held inside the main body, and accommodates a stack of cylindrical flexible tubes, An elastic holding film having an opening through which the flexible tube passes in the state in which the flexible tube is fed out from the upper end portion of the package housing means toward the lower side of the inner surface portion.

After the diaper is pushed downward in the flexible tube, the package housing means is rotated with respect to the main body and the flexible tube is twisted to sequentially form diaper packages, and the elastic The holding film includes a plurality of elastic members, and the plurality of elastic members form the opening on the inner side, and the elastic members adjacent to each other are arranged at intervals, and when the diaper package is pushed forward, When the opening of the elastic holding film is expanded outward by the diaper package , each of the elastic members is expanded outward and elastically deformed, and each of the elastic members bites into the diaper package. it makes it holding force is increased with respect to the diaper package according to each of the elastic member, preventing the rotation of said diaper package It is.

In another form of the diaper processor according to the present invention, a diaper processor for sequentially forming diaper packages, a tubular package storage means for storing a stack of cylindrical flexible tubes, A main body that rotatably supports the package housing means; and an elastic holding film having an opening through which the flexible tube fed downward from the upper end of the package housing means is passed.

The elastic holding film includes a plurality of elastic members, and the plurality of elastic members form the opening on the inner side, the elastic members adjacent to each other are spaced apart from each other, and a diaper is attached to the flexible tube. after pushed downward in the inner, the by twisting the flexible tubing is rotated relative to the package containing means the body portion, the diaper package are sequentially formed, each of said resilient member, said When the diaper passes through the opening by being pushed downward in the flexible tube, the diaper is deformed along the outer surface of the flexible tube forming the diaper package together with the diaper, and The flexible tube abuts against the outer surface of the flexible tube forming the diaper package together with the diaper. When forming the diaper package by twisting the parts are that each of said elastic member is in contact to bite into the outer surface of the flexible tube is being formed the diaper package along with the diaper Prevents rotation of the flexible tube that is forming the diaper package with the diaper,
Since each of the elastic members is in contact with the outer surface of the formed diaper package, the twisted portion of the diaper package is prevented from being released.
The diaper processor pack according to the present invention is provided as the package housing means in any of the diaper processors described above.

In the elastic holding film according to the present invention, after the diaper is pushed toward the lower side of the diaper processor inside the cylindrical flexible tube provided in the diaper processor, the flexible An elastic holding film employed in a diaper processor in which a diaper package is sequentially formed by rotating the tube and twisting the flexible tube, wherein the elastic holding film is inside the diaper processor The elastic holding film includes a plurality of elastic members, the plurality of elastic members forming the openings on the inside, and the elastic members adjacent to each other are spaced, the diaper package when the pushed, said the bullets Ri by being spread outward by the opening the diaper package of the elastic holding film Each member is elastically deformed, each of said resilient member by biting into the diaper package is enhanced holding force to the diaper package according to each of the elastic member, rotation of said diaper package is prevented.

In the anti-rotation structure of the diaper package according to the present invention, after pushing the diaper downward in the diaper disposer inside the cylindrical flexible tube provided inside the diaper disposer, A structure for preventing rotation of a diaper package employed in a diaper processor in which a diaper package is sequentially formed by rotating the flexible tube and twisting the flexible tube, the interior of the diaper processor Is provided with an elastic holding film having an opening through which the flexible tube passes inside the diaper processor, and the elastic holding film includes a plurality of elastic members, and the plurality of elastic members includes the opening. was formed inside, the elastic member adjacent to each other are spaced apart, when pushed the diaper package, the opening of the elastic holding film Each of said elastic member is elastically deformed by being spread outward by the diaper package, by each of the elastic members bite into the diaper package, the holding force with respect to the diaper package according to each of the elastic members Raised to prevent rotation of the diaper package.

According to the diaper processor, the diaper processor pack, the elastic retaining film, and the rotation preventing structure of the diaper package according to the present invention, the elastic retaining film surrounds the diaper package by providing the elastic retaining film. Thus, the contact area with the diaper package can be effectively increased. As a result, the holding power of the diaper package by the elastic holding film is increased, and the diaper package can be reliably prevented from rotating.

It is a fragmentary sectional view showing the structure of the head region of diaper processor 100A in an embodiment based on the present invention. 3 is a side view of an elastic holding film 50. FIG. 3 is a plan view of an elastic holding film 50. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the diaper processor 100B in a prior art.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a diaper processor according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, since the basic structure of the diaper processor 100A in this Embodiment has the same structure as the conventional diaper processor 100B demonstrated in FIG. 4, about the same or an equivalent part, the same reference number is shown. A detailed description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the structure of the head region of the diaper processor 100A.

  The characteristic configuration of the diaper processor 100A in the present embodiment is that an elastic holding film 50 is provided on the inner surface portion of the cylinder 3, as shown in FIG. The shape of the elastic holding film 50 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The elastic holding film 50 is made of an elastic member such as rubber, and is provided on the cylindrical side wall 51 provided so as to surround the diaper package 12 from the side surface side, and on the lower end portion of the cylindrical side wall 21, and radially from the center portion. And a bottom surface portion 52 that forms an opening by a plurality of cut portions 53 extending in the direction.

  The cylindrical side wall 51 of the elastic holding film 50 is fixed to the inner surface portion of the cylinder 3 fixed to the main body 1 so that the elastic holding film 50 itself does not rotate.

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Thus, by providing the elastic retaining film 50 having the cylindrical side wall 51 and the bottom surface portion 52 on the inner surface portion of the cylinder 3, the entire inner surface portion of the elastic retaining film 50 is connected to the diaper package 12 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the contact area with the package 12 can be effectively increased.

  In addition, by providing a plurality of cutouts 53 that extend radially from the central portion, the diaper package 12 can be passed, and the cutouts 53 are largely open in the holding state of the diaper package 12. However, when the cut-in portion 53 is in a state of biting into the diaper package 12, the holding state of the diaper package 12 can be further enhanced.

  In the present embodiment, in order to further enhance the holding state of the diaper package 12, a plurality of elastic springs 7 are arranged at equal circumferential intervals below the internal flange 2, but the elastic holding film 50 is sufficient. When the holding state of the diaper package 12 can be maintained, it is not necessary to provide the elastic spring 7.

  Accordingly, the above-described embodiment disclosed herein is illustrative in all respects and does not serve as a basis for limited interpretation. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is not interpreted only by the above-described embodiments, but is defined based on the description of the scope of claims. Further, all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims are included.

  1 container, 2 inner flange, 3 cylinder, 4 pack, 5 flexible tube, 6 rotating grip, 7 elastic spring, 8 upper lid, 9 lower lid, 10 knot, 11 base area, 12 diaper package, 13 accommodation area, 50 elastic holding film, 51 cylindrical side wall, 52 bottom surface portion, 53 cut portion, 100A diaper processor.

Claims (5)

A tubular body,
A tubular package housing means which is rotatably held inside the main body and accommodates a stack of cylindrical flexible tubes;
An elastic holding film having an opening through which the flexible tube passes in the state in which the flexible tube is fed out from the upper end of the package housing means toward the lower side of the inner surface;
With
After the diaper is pushed downward in the flexible tube, the diaper package is sequentially formed by rotating the package housing means relative to the main body and twisting the flexible tube,
The elastic holding film includes a plurality of elastic members,
The plurality of elastic members form the opening on the inner side, and the elastic members adjacent to each other are arranged at intervals,
When the diaper package is pushed forward, the opening of the elastic holding film is expanded outward by the diaper package, whereby each of the elastic members is expanded outward and elastically deformed, and the elasticity A diaper processor in which each of the members bites into the diaper package, whereby a holding force of each of the elastic members against the diaper package is increased, and rotation of the diaper package is prevented. A diaper processor for sequentially forming diaper packages,
A tubular package housing means for laminating and housing cylindrical flexible tubes;
A main body that rotatably supports the package housing means;
An elastic holding film having an opening through which the flexible tube fed downward from the upper end of the package housing means passes,
The elastic holding film includes a plurality of elastic members,
The plurality of elastic members form the opening on the inner side, and the elastic members adjacent to each other are arranged at intervals,
After the diaper is pushed downward in the flexible tube, the diaper package is sequentially formed by rotating the package housing means relative to the main body and twisting the flexible tube,
Each of the elastic members has an outer surface of the flexible tube that forms the diaper package together with the diaper when the diaper is pushed downward in the flexible tube to pass through the opening. And abuts against the outer surface of the flexible tube forming the diaper package together with the diaper,
When the diaper package is formed by twisting the flexible tube, each of the elastic members is cut into the outer surface of the flexible tube forming the diaper package together with the diaper. By contact, rotation of the flexible tube forming the diaper package with the diaper is prevented,
A diaper processor, wherein each of the elastic members is in contact with an outer surface of the formed diaper package so that the twisted portion of the diaper package is prevented from being opened. The diaper processor according to claim 1 or 2 is provided as the package housing means.
Pack for diaper disposal. In the inside of the cylindrical flexible tube provided inside the diaper processor, after the diaper is pushed downward toward the diaper processor, the flexible tube is rotated to move the flexible tube. An elastic retaining film employed in a diaper processor in which diaper packages are sequentially formed by twisting,
The elastic holding film has an opening through which the flexible tube passes inside the diaper processor,
The elastic holding film includes a plurality of elastic members,
The plurality of elastic members form the opening on the inner side, and the elastic members adjacent to each other are arranged at intervals,
When the diaper package is pushed forward, the opening of the elastic holding film is expanded outwardly by the diaper package, whereby each of the elastic members is elastically deformed, and each of the elastic members is transformed into the diaper package. An elastic holding film in which the holding force of each of the elastic members to the diaper package is enhanced by biting in and rotation of the diaper package is prevented. In the inside of the cylindrical flexible tube provided inside the diaper processor, after the diaper is pushed downward toward the diaper processor, the flexible tube is rotated to move the flexible tube. A structure for preventing rotation of the diaper package employed in the diaper processor in which the diaper package is sequentially formed by twisting,
Inside the diaper processor, there is provided an elastic holding film having an opening through which the flexible tube passes inside the diaper processor,
The elastic holding film includes a plurality of elastic members,
The plurality of elastic members form the opening on the inner side, and the elastic members adjacent to each other are arranged at intervals,
When the diaper package is pushed forward, the opening of the elastic holding film is expanded outwardly by the diaper package, whereby each of the elastic members is elastically deformed, and each of the elastic members is transformed into the diaper package. A diaper package anti-rotation structure in which, by biting in, the holding force of each of the elastic members against the diaper package is increased, and rotation of the diaper package is prevented.

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