JP6131629B2 - Plastic bottle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a plastic bottle including a mouth, a neck, a shoulder, a trunk, and a bottom.

  In recent years, it has been desired to reduce the amount of plastic material used for bottles and to reduce the weight of plastic bottles. However, when the plastic bottle is reduced in weight, the buckling strength is reduced, and there is a risk that the load collapses during loading. Moreover, there is a risk that clogging may occur in a vending machine due to a decrease in the strength of the bottle side surface, or liquid spillage may occur due to a decrease in handling suitability when opening a bottle filled with the content liquid. . Furthermore, there is a possibility that the taste of the content liquid deteriorates due to a decrease in the barrier properties of the bottle.

  On the other hand, some conventional lightweight bottles have a so-called bellows-structured body portion in which a plurality of grooves are provided in the circumferential direction of the body portion in order to compensate for a decrease in strength of the side surface of the bottle. Moreover, in such a bottle, the bellows structure serves as a spring and becomes a structure which is not easily deformed permanently. However, on the other hand, when a load is applied in the vertical direction, for example, in a region where the displacement is within 5 mm, there is a problem that the buckling strength is reduced as compared with a general bottle.

JP 2009-255926 A

  In contrast, for example, in Patent Document 1, when a load is applied from the up and down direction of the bottle, the bottom portion reversibly deforms, thereby increasing the buckling strength of the bottle (hereinafter, such a function is self-described. A bottle having a positive pressure function) is disclosed. However, in such a bottle, since the bottom has unevenness and a complicated shape, there is a problem that blow moldability is not good particularly when producing a thin bottle.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and when a load is applied from the up and down direction of the bottle, the bottom portion is reversibly deformed to increase the buckling strength of the bottle and to improve the blow moldability. It is an object to provide a plastic bottle that can be made.

  The present invention relates to a plastic bottle including a mouth, a neck, a shoulder, a trunk, and a bottom, wherein the bottom is a center, a grounding part located at the periphery of the bottom, a center and a grounding part. A first inclined portion having a first angle with respect to the horizontal plane, and a first inclined portion and a central portion. And a second inclined portion having a second angle with respect to the horizontal plane. The first angle of the first inclined portion is smaller than the second angle of the second inclined portion, and the load is applied from above and below. When this is added, at least the first inclined portion is grounded to increase the buckling strength of the bottle.

  The present invention is a plastic bottle characterized in that a plurality of circumferential grooves are provided in a body portion.

  The present invention is the plastic bottle characterized in that the bottom has a wall thickness of 0.03 mm to 0.18 mm.

  The present invention is the plastic bottle characterized in that a stepped portion recessed inward of the bottle is formed between the grounding portion at the bottom and the first inclined portion.

  The present invention is a plastic bottle characterized in that a plurality of first reinforcing grooves extending radially from a central portion toward a peripheral edge of the bottom portion are provided in the bottom portion.

  The present invention is the plastic bottle characterized in that a second reinforcing groove shorter than the first reinforcing groove is provided between the first reinforcing grooves.

In the present invention, when the first angle of the first inclined portion is α ₁ and the second angle of the second inclined portion is α ₂ , 1 <between the first angle α ₁ and the second angle α _2. It is a plastic bottle characterized by the relationship α ₂ / α ₁ <11.

  According to the present invention, the inclined portion rises from the bottom peripheral edge toward the central portion side and is positioned between the first inclined portion having the first angle with respect to the horizontal plane and the first inclined portion and the central portion. And a second inclined portion having a second angle with respect to the horizontal plane, and the first angle of the first inclined portion is smaller than the second angle of the second inclined portion. Thereby, when a load is applied from the vertical direction, at least the first inclined portion is grounded, and the buckling strength of the bottle can be increased. In addition, with the above configuration, when producing a plastic bottle by blow molding, it is possible to prevent the resin from concentrating on the central portion or the inclined portion of the bottom portion, and to prevent this portion from becoming thicker than necessary. Can be improved.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a plastic bottle according to an embodiment of the present invention viewed from the bottom side. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a plastic bottle according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an end view at the bottom of the plastic bottle according to the embodiment of the present invention (cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 1). FIG. 4 is an end view at the bottom of the plastic bottle according to the embodiment of the present invention, and shows a state when a load is applied from above and below (a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3). FIG. 5 is a front view showing a modified example of the plastic bottle. 6A and 6B are end views showing the bottom of a plastic bottle according to a comparative example. FIG. 7 is a front view showing a plastic bottle according to a comparative example. FIG. 8 is a front view showing a plastic bottle according to a comparative example.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the outline of the plastic bottle according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present specification, “upper” and “lower” refer to the upper and lower sides of the plastic bottle 10 in an upright state (FIG. 2), respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the plastic bottle 10 includes a mouth part 11, a neck part 12 connected to the mouth part 11, a shoulder part 13 connected to the neck part 12, and a body part 20 connected to the shoulder part 13. And a bottom portion 30 connected to the body portion 20.

  Among these, the trunk | drum 20 consists of a substantially cylindrical shape, The several circumferential direction groove | channel 21 is provided in the surface (it has what is called a bellows structure). Each circumferential groove 21 is formed in the entire circumferential direction of the body portion 20, and the horizontal cross section thereof is a circle or a polygon. Moreover, these circumferential grooves 21 are arranged along the vertical direction. Further, circumferential protrusions 22 a to 22 d are formed between the circumferential grooves 21.

  Further, the bottom portion 30 includes a central portion 31 located at the center of the bottom portion 30, a grounding portion 32 located at the periphery of the bottom portion 30, and an inclined portion 33 located between the central portion 31 and the grounding portion 32. ing.

  Among these, the central portion 31 is formed with a concave portion 34 having a circular shape when viewed from the bottom surface direction. The recess 34 is not limited to a circular shape but may be a polygonal shape. The grounding portion 32 is a portion that contacts the horizontal plane S when the plastic bottle 10 is erected (FIGS. 2 and 3), and has an annular shape when viewed from the bottom surface. A heel portion 38 connected to the lower end of the trunk portion 20 is provided on the outer side in the circumferential direction of the grounding portion 32.

  Further, the inclined portion 33 is located between the first inclined portion 33a rising from the periphery of the bottom portion 30 toward the central portion 31 side, and between the first inclined portion 33a and the central portion 31, and from the first inclined portion 33a. A second inclined portion 33b that rises toward the central portion 31 at a steep angle.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first inclined portion 33 a has a first angle α ₁ with respect to the horizontal plane S, and the second inclined portion 33 b has a second angle α ₂ with respect to the horizontal plane S. In this case, the first angle α ₁ of the first inclined portion 33a is smaller than the second angle α ₂ of the second inclined portion 33b (α ₁ <α ₂ ). Specifically, it is preferable that the first angle alpha ₁ of the first inclined portion 33a and the 1 ° to 14 °, and the second angle alpha ₂ of the second inclined portion 33b and 15 ° to 40 ° preferable. Furthermore, it is preferable that the relationship 1 <α ₂ / α ₁ <11 holds between the first angle α ₁ and the second angle α ₂ . By setting the first angle α ₁ and the second angle α ₂ within the above ranges, the blow moldability can be maintained well.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a (projected on a horizontal plane S) length of the first inclined portion 33a and L _1, when the the (projected on a horizontal plane S) length of the second inclined portion 33b and the L _2, it is preferred length _{L 1} is longer than the length _{L 2 (L 1> L 2} ). More specifically, the first inclined portion 33a of the length _{L 1} and 6Mm～15mm, it is preferable that the length _{L 2} of the second inclined portion 33b and 2 mm to 6 mm.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a step portion 35 that is recessed inward of the plastic bottle 10 is formed over the entire circumference of the bottom portion 30 between the grounding portion 32 and the first inclined portion 33 a. . As described above, since the step portion 35 is formed between the grounding portion 32 and the first inclined portion 33a, the weight of the content liquid and the plastic bottle when the neck portion 12 is held and the plastic bottle 10 is filled with the content liquid. The bottom 30 is deformed downward by its own weight, and a problem that the total height of the plastic bottle 10 is increased can be prevented. The height _{h 1} (FIG. 3) of the stepped portion 35 is preferably set to 0.3Mm～3.0Mm.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the bottom portion 30 is provided with a plurality of first reinforcing grooves 36 that extend radially from the central portion 31 toward the periphery of the bottom portion 30. A second reinforcing groove 37 that extends from the grounding portion 32 toward the heel portion 38 and is shorter than the first reinforcing groove 36 is provided between the first reinforcing grooves 36. The first reinforcing groove 36 and the second reinforcing groove 37 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. By providing the first reinforcing groove 36 and the second reinforcing groove 37 in this way, when the plastic bottle 10 falls and an impact is applied, or when a load is applied to the plastic bottle 10 in the vertical direction, the heel It is possible to prevent the portion 38 from being deformed and to exhibit a self-positive pressure function. Further, when the longitudinal load is removed, permanent deformation of the heel portion 38 can be prevented, and the shape can be restored. Further, when the plastic bottle 10 is filled with the content liquid by grasping the neck 12, the bottom 30 is deformed downward by the weight of the content liquid and the weight of the plastic bottle 10, thereby preventing a problem that the total height of the plastic bottle 10 is increased. be able to.

  In order to disperse the pressure, it is preferable that an odd number of first reinforcing grooves 36 and a second reinforcing groove 37 are provided, and specifically, 3 to 9 are provided. It is preferable. By setting the number of the first reinforcing grooves 36 and the second reinforcing grooves 37 to three or more, an effect of preventing permanent deformation of the bottom portion 30 is easily obtained. On the other hand, by setting the number of the first reinforcing grooves 36 and the second reinforcing grooves 37 to 9 or less, it is possible to prevent the blow moldability of the bottom portion 30 from being deteriorated.

  By the way, the size of the plastic bottle 10 is not limited, and may be made of any size bottle. For example, the capacity of the plastic bottle 10 may be about 200 ml, about 280 ml, about 350 ml, or about 500 ml.

  Further, the thickness of the bottom portion 30 (referring to the thickness at the ground contact portion 32; the same applies hereinafter) is not limited to this, but may be, for example, 0.03 mm to 0.18 mm. By setting the thickness of the bottom portion 30 to 0.18 mm or less, the bottom portion 30 can be reversibly deformed when a load is applied to the plastic bottle 10 from above and below, and self-positive pressure can be achieved. On the other hand, when the thickness of the bottom portion 30 is set to 0.03 mm or more, the bottom portion 30 can be prevented from being permanently deformed when the plastic bottle 10 is stacked vertically or when the plastic bottle 10 is dropped. .

  Further, the weight of the plastic bottle 10 is not limited to this, but the plastic bottle 10 having a capacity of less than 600 ml can be 6 g to 20 g. In this way, the plastic bottle 10 can be reduced in weight.

  Moreover, the plastic bottle 10 can be produced by biaxially stretching blow-molding a preform produced by injection molding a synthetic resin material. As the main material of the preform, that is, the plastic bottle 10, a thermoplastic resin, particularly PE (polyethylene), PP (polypropylene), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PEN (polyethylene naphthalate), PLA (polylactic acid), etc. should be used. Can do.

In addition, the shape of the trunk | drum 20 is not restricted to what consists of a bellows structure shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2.
For example, the trunk | drum 20 may consist of a flat cylindrical surface as a whole like the bottle for carbonated drinks. Moreover, it is preferable that the trunk | drum 20 does not have a pressure absorption structure (for example, pressure absorption panel), in order to prevent that a self-positive pressure function is diminished. However, when the trunk portion 20 has a small panel, it is possible to develop a self-positive pressure function. Specifically, a plurality of small panels extending in the vertical direction may be arranged in the body portion 20 along the circumferential direction, and a vertical slit may be provided in each panel.

  Moreover, the shape of the trunk | drum 20 is not necessarily restricted to a cylindrical shape, You may consist of polygonal cylinder shapes (refer FIG. 5), such as a quadrangle | tetragon. In the plastic bottle 10A shown in FIG. 5, the trunk portion 20A has a rectangular tube shape. A plurality of circumferential grooves 21A are formed in the body portion 20A, and the shape of the body portion 20 has a bellows structure.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described.

  First, an empty plastic bottle 10 is prepared, and the plastic bottle 10 is filled with a content liquid such as drinking water so that an empty portion (head space (HS) amount) becomes 10 ml. In addition, the effect which raises buckling strength becomes large, so that an empty part (head space (HS) amount) is small. Subsequently, the mouth portion 11 is closed with a cap (not shown). A plurality of the plastic bottles 10 thus closed are packed together in a cardboard or the like, and then stored, for example, by loading the cardboard in a warehouse.

  At this time, a load is applied to the loaded plastic bottle 10 from above and below, so that the bottom 30 of the plastic bottle 10 is reversibly deformed. That is, when a load is applied from the up and down direction of the plastic bottle 10, the first inclined portion 33a of the bottom 30 is deformed so as to come into contact with the horizontal plane S. (See FIG. 4). As a result, when the internal volume of the plastic bottle 10 is reduced, the internal pressure is increased, and the buckling strength of the plastic bottle 10 can be increased (that is, the self-positive pressure function is expressed). On the other hand, when the load in the vertical direction with respect to the plastic bottle 10 is removed, the shape of the bottom portion 30 is restored (FIG. 3), and the bottom portion 30 is not permanently deformed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a load is applied to the plastic bottle 10 from above and below, the first inclined portion 33a and the second inclined portion 33b of the bottom portion 30 are grounded, and the internal pressure is increased. The buckling strength of the plastic bottle 10 can be increased. As a result, it is possible to prevent the plastic bottle 10 from being permanently deformed and causing an appearance defect. Moreover, it is possible to prevent the plastic bottle 10 from collapsing during storage. In addition, when the load added from an up-down direction is small, only the 1st inclination part 33a is earth | grounded among the inclination parts 33, and the 2nd inclination part 33b does not need to earth | ground.

Further, according to this embodiment, the inclined portion 33 includes a first inclined portion 33a having a first angle alpha ₁ relative to the horizontal plane S with rising from the periphery of the bottom portion 30 toward the center portion 31 side, the and a second inclined portion 33b having a second angle alpha ₂ relative to the horizontal plane S with located between the first inclined portion 33a and the central portion 31. In this case, the first angle alpha ₁ of the first inclined portion 33a, the second angle alpha ₂ is smaller than the second inclined portion 33b. By this, when producing the plastic bottle 10 by blow molding, it is possible to prevent the resin from concentrating on the central portion 31 or the inclined portion 33 of the bottom portion 30 and making this portion thicker than necessary. While the blow moldability of the bottom part 30 can be improved, the bottom part 30 is easy to express a self-positive pressure function.

  On the other hand, as a comparative example, as shown in FIG. 6A, when an inclined portion 33c having a steep angle is provided between the peripheral edge of the bottom portion 30c and the central portion 31c, blow molding is performed. Occasionally, resin in an unstretched portion of a preform (not shown) accumulates in the central portion 31c, and becomes thick. In this case, contrary to the center part 31c, the thickness of the periphery of the bottom part 30c becomes thin, and there is a possibility that the strength of this part is insufficient. As another comparative example, as shown in FIG. 6B, when an inclined portion 33d having a gentle inclination is provided between the peripheral edge of the bottom portion 30d and the central portion 31d, The entire inclined portion 33d is thick. In this case, when a load is applied from the up and down direction of the bottle, the inclined portion 33d is not easily deformed, and thus it may be difficult for the bottom portion 30d to exhibit the self-positive pressure function. Further, since the inclined portion 33d is thick, the grounding portion 32 may be thinned, resulting in poor grounding.

  Next, specific examples in the present embodiment will be described.

  Six types of plastic bottles (Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 2) listed below were produced.

Example 1
A plastic bottle 10 (Example 1) for 500 ml having the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 was produced. In this case, the plastic bottle 10 (Example 1) was produced by carrying out biaxial stretch blow molding of 16g preform. The ground thickness of the bottom 30 of the plastic bottle 10 (Example 1) is 0.10 mm, which is thinner than the plastic bottles generally used conventionally. In addition, a relationship of α ₂ / α ₁ = 5.00 is established between the first angle α ₁ of the first inclined portion 33 a and the second angle α ₂ of the second inclined portion 33 b.
The plastic bottle 10 was filled with the content liquid so that the empty portion (head space (HS) amount) was 10 ml, and the cap was closed.

(Example 2)
A 500 ml plastic bottle 10 (Example 2) having the same shape as Example 1 was produced in the same manner as Example 1 except that the ground contact thickness of the bottom 30 was set to 0.15 mm.

(Example 3)
A 500 ml plastic bottle 10 (Example 3) having the same weight and thickness as Example 1 was produced in the same manner as Example 1 except that α ₂ / α ₁ = 10.00.

Example 4
A 500 ml plastic bottle 10 (Example 4) having the same weight as Example 1 was produced in the same manner as Example 1 except that the head space (HS) amount was 20 ml.

(Comparative Example 1)
A plastic bottle for 500 ml having the same weight as that of Example 1 except that the bottom 30c has the shape shown in FIG. 6A (that is, α ₁ = α ₂ ). Comparative Example 1) was prepared.

(Comparative Example 2)
A plastic bottle 100 (Comparative Example 2) for 500 ml having the configuration shown in FIG. 7 was produced. In FIG. 7, a plurality of pressure absorbing panels 121 are arranged along the circumferential direction on the body portion 120 of the plastic bottle 100. In this case, the shape of the bottom 130 of the plastic bottle 100 was the same as that of the bottom 30 of Example 1, and a 500 ml plastic bottle (Comparative Example 2) having the same weight as that of Example 1 was produced.

  The six types of plastic bottles (Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2) were evaluated for blow moldability and buckling strength, respectively (Table 1). Of these, the buckling strength was evaluated by the value (%) when Comparative Example 2 was set to 100 with respect to the buckling strength when plastic bottles were loaded in three stages and the total height of each bottle was displaced by 3 mm. In addition, the percentage (%) of the number of plastic bottles in which permanent deformation occurred among all the plastic bottles positioned at the lowest level when loaded in three levels.

  As a result, the plastic bottle 10 of Example 1 exhibited a self-positive pressure function and improved the buckling strength, so that all the plastic bottles 10 were not permanently deformed (0%).

  In the plastic bottle 10 of Example 2, since the bottom portion 30 was thick, the bottom portion 30 was not easily deformed, and some plastic bottles 10 could not exhibit the self-positive pressure function, and some were permanently deformed (15% ) Many plastic bottles 10 were not permanently deformed.

Plastic bottle 10 of Example 3, the resin in the second order angle alpha ₂ is large, the central portion 31 and the inclined portion 33 of the bottom 30 of the first angle alpha second inclined portions 33b with respect to ₁ of the first inclined portion 33a Accumulated, and blow molding was somewhat difficult. In addition, some (25%) of the plastic bottles 10 were permanently deformed.

  Since the plastic bottle 10 of Example 4 has an empty space (head space amount) of 20 ml, some of the plastic bottles 10 did not sufficiently function for self-positive pressure and some were permanently deformed. (8%) Many plastic bottles 10 were not permanently deformed.

  The plastic bottle of Comparative Example 1 was difficult to blow-mold because resin accumulated in the center portion 31c of the bottom portion 30c and whitening due to overstretching occurred in the ground contact portion.

  In the plastic bottle 100 of Comparative Example 2, since the pressure absorbing panel 121 of the trunk portion 120 absorbed the pressure when a load was applied from above and below, the self-positive pressure was insufficient, and the 45% plastic bottle 100 Permanent deformation occurred.

  Next, the following three types of plastic bottles (Example 5 and Comparative Examples 3 to 4) were produced.

(Example 5)
A 500 ml plastic bottle 10A (Example 5) having the configuration shown in FIG. 5 was produced. In FIG. 5, it is the same as that of Example 1 except the shape of 20 A of trunk | drums differing. In the plastic bottle 10A, as described above, the body portion 20A has a rectangular tube shape.

(Comparative Example 3)
A plastic for 500 ml having the same weight and thickness as in Example 5 except that the bottom has the shape shown in FIG. 6A (that is, α ₁ = α ₂ ). A bottle (Comparative Example 3) was produced.

(Comparative Example 4)
A plastic bottle 150 (Comparative Example 4) for 500 ml having the configuration shown in FIG. 8 was produced. In FIG. 8, the body 170 of the plastic bottle 150 has the same weight as the fifth embodiment in the same manner as the first embodiment except that a plurality of pressure absorbing panels 171 are arranged along the circumferential direction. A 500 ml plastic bottle (Comparative Example 4) was prepared.

  The three types of plastic bottles (Example 5 and Comparative Examples 3 to 4) were evaluated for blow moldability and buckling strength, respectively (Table 2). The evaluation method is the same as in Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 described above.

  As a result, the plastic bottle 10A of Example 5 exhibited a self-positive pressure function and improved the buckling strength, so that no permanent deformation occurred in all the plastic bottles 10A (0%).

  The plastic bottle of Comparative Example 3 was difficult to blow-mold because resin was collected at the center of the bottom and whitening due to overstretching occurred at the ground contact.

  In the plastic bottle 150 of Comparative Example 4, since the pressure absorbing panel 171 of the trunk portion 170 absorbed the pressure when a load was applied from above and below, the self-positive pressure was insufficient, and the 56% plastic bottle 150 Permanent deformation occurred.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Plastic bottle 11 Mouth part 12 Neck part 13 Shoulder part 20 Body part 21 Circumferential groove | channel 22a-22d Circumferential convex part 30 Bottom part 31 Center part 32 Grounding part 33 Inclined part 33a 1st inclined part 33b 2nd inclined part 34 Recessed part 35 steps Part 36 First reinforcing groove 37 Second reinforcing groove

Claims (7)

In a plastic bottle with a mouth, neck, shoulder, torso, and bottom,
The bottom part has a center part, a grounding part located on the periphery of the bottom part, and an inclined part located between the center part and the grounding part,
The inclined portion rises from the periphery of the bottom portion toward the central portion side, and is positioned between the first inclined portion having the first angle with respect to the horizontal plane and the first inclined portion and the central portion, and is first relative to the horizontal plane. A second inclined portion having two angles,
The first angle of the first inclined portion is smaller than the second angle of the second inclined portion,
When a load is applied from the top and bottom after closing the mouth , the first inclined part is grounded, and when a further load is applied, the second inclined part is also deformed so that the buckling strength of the bottle is increased. A plastic bottle characterized by raising.   The plastic bottle according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of circumferential grooves are provided in the body portion.   The plastic bottle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the thickness of the bottom is 0.03 mm to 0.18 mm.   The plastic bottle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a stepped portion recessed inward of the bottle is formed between the grounding portion at the bottom and the first inclined portion.   The plastic bottle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a plurality of first reinforcing grooves extending radially from the center portion toward the periphery of the bottom portion are provided in the bottom portion.   6. The plastic bottle according to claim 5, wherein a second reinforcing groove shorter than the first reinforcing groove is provided between each first reinforcing groove. When the first angle of the first inclined portion is α ₁ and the second angle of the second inclined portion is α ₂ , 1 <α ₂ / α between the first angle α ₁ and the second angle α _2. The plastic bottle according to claim 1, wherein a relationship of ₁ <11 is established.

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