JP6193701B2 - Manufacturing method of resin container - Google Patents

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JP6193701B2
JP6193701B2 JP2013201638A JP2013201638A JP6193701B2 JP 6193701 B2 JP6193701 B2 JP 6193701B2 JP 2013201638 A JP2013201638 A JP 2013201638A JP 2013201638 A JP2013201638 A JP 2013201638A JP 6193701 B2 JP6193701 B2 JP 6193701B2
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この発明は、樹脂製容器の製造方法に関し、具体的には容器を構成する複数の筒状部材同士を溶着するための方法に関する。   The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a resin container, and more specifically to a method for welding a plurality of cylindrical members constituting a container.

例えば、液体やゾルなどの液状体(化粧料など)を内容物として、その内容物を取り出し可能に収容するチューブ容器などの樹脂製容器は、普通、内容物を保存する有底筒状の容器本体に連続してキャップなどが装着される首部を備えている。そして首部の先端に内容物を取り出すための取出口が開口している。このような樹脂製容器は、周知の射出成形技術やブロー成形技術により一体的に製造されるのが一般的である。しかし、樹脂製容器の形状や用途によっては、容器本体と首部を別の部材として成形した後、双方の部材を溶着して樹脂製容器を完成させる製造方法もある。   For example, a resin container such as a tube container that contains a liquid material such as liquid or sol (such as cosmetics) as a content, and the content can be taken out, is usually a bottomed cylindrical container that stores the content. It has a neck that is continuously fitted with a cap. An outlet for taking out the contents is opened at the tip of the neck. Such a resin container is generally manufactured integrally by a known injection molding technique or blow molding technique. However, depending on the shape and application of the resin container, there is a manufacturing method in which the container body and the neck are formed as separate members, and then both members are welded to complete the resin container.

図1に溶着技術を用いて製造される樹脂製容器の一例としてチューブ容器1を示した。図1(A)に示したように、チューブ容器1は、内容物を収納するための筒状の部分(以下、スリーブ部とも言う)11の両端に首部(12,22)が形成された外観形状を有している。例示したチューブ容器1では、それぞれの首部(12,22)は、周囲にキャップ(図示せず)を装着するための雄ねじが形成されており、先端は内容物を取り出すための開口部となっている。二つの首部の開口は、一度に取り出せる内容物の量が変えられるようにその径が異なっている。チューブ容器1は、筒状のスリーブ部11が弾力性を有し、スリーブ部11を外部から径方向に押圧すると内容物が開口から押し出されるようになっている。   FIG. 1 shows a tube container 1 as an example of a resin container manufactured using a welding technique. As shown in FIG. 1 (A), the tube container 1 has an appearance in which neck portions (12, 22) are formed at both ends of a cylindrical portion (hereinafter also referred to as a sleeve portion) 11 for storing contents. It has a shape. In the illustrated tube container 1, each neck (12, 22) is formed with a male screw for mounting a cap (not shown) around the periphery, and the tip serves as an opening for taking out the contents. Yes. The two neck openings have different diameters so that the amount of content that can be removed at one time can be changed. In the tube container 1, a cylindrical sleeve portion 11 has elasticity, and when the sleeve portion 11 is pressed in the radial direction from the outside, the contents are pushed out from the opening.

このようなチューブ容器1では、図1(B)に示したように、スリーブ部11と一方の首部12が一体となった部材(以下、チューブ本体部材とも言う)10と、他方の首部22が形成された部材(以下、ヘッド部材とも言う)20を個別に成形する必要がある。チューブ本体部材10において溶着される側の端部15の内側には、ヘッド部材20において溶着される側の端部25が挿入され、図中斜線のハッチングで示したように、チューブ本体部材10の端部内周面16とヘッド部材20の端部外周面26とが重なり合う領域を溶着領域30として双方を熱溶着する。なお、溶着技術としては周知の高周波溶着や、以下の特許文献1に記載されているようなレーザー溶着がある。   In such a tube container 1, as shown in FIG. 1B, a member (hereinafter also referred to as a tube main body member) 10 in which a sleeve portion 11 and one neck portion 12 are integrated, and the other neck portion 22 are provided. The formed members (hereinafter also referred to as head members) 20 need to be individually molded. An end portion 25 on the side to be welded in the head member 20 is inserted inside the end portion 15 on the side to be welded in the tube main body member 10, and as indicated by hatching in the drawing, A region where the end inner peripheral surface 16 and the end outer peripheral surface 26 of the head member 20 overlap is defined as a welding region 30, and both are thermally welded. As the welding technique, there are known high-frequency welding and laser welding as described in Patent Document 1 below.

もちろん、溶着技術を用いて製造されるチューブ容器は、図1に示した例に限らない。例えば、首部が異なる各種容器をそれぞれ異なる金型で一体成形するよりも、同じ金型で有底の容器本体部のみを成形しておき、首部については形状によって個別の金型を用意して成形する方が金型に掛かるコストが安く付く場合が多い。例えば、容器本体部は有底筒状の簡素な形状であるため金型にかかるコストを削減できる。首部側の部材は、容器本体よりも小さな部品であるため、多数個取りの金型を用いることができ、生産性が向上する。   Of course, the tube container manufactured using the welding technique is not limited to the example shown in FIG. For example, rather than integrally molding various containers with different necks with different molds, only the bottomed container body is molded with the same mold, and individual molds are prepared for the neck according to the shape. In many cases, the cost of the mold is low. For example, since the container body has a simple bottomed cylindrical shape, the cost for the mold can be reduced. Since the member on the neck side is a smaller part than the container body, a multi-cavity mold can be used, and productivity is improved.

特開2007−144909号公報JP 2007-144909 A

上述したように、チューブ容器などの樹脂製容器では、形状や用途によっては個別に成形した二つの部材同士を溶着技術を用いて接合させることで製造した方が有利な場合がある。しかし高周波を用いた溶着では、高周波を吸収させるための金属部材が必要となる。例えば、ヘッド部材20側の端部25の外周面26に環状の金属部材を配置する。環状の金属部材は、ヘッド部材20の端部25の外周面26に金属からなる扁平な有底の円筒部材を装着する必要がある。このように、高周波溶着では金属部材に掛かるコストと、その金属部材を所望の形状に加工するためのコストが必要となり、チューブ容器の製造コストが嵩む。   As described above, in the case of a resin container such as a tube container, it may be advantageous to manufacture by joining two members molded individually using a welding technique depending on the shape and application. However, in welding using a high frequency, a metal member for absorbing the high frequency is required. For example, an annular metal member is disposed on the outer peripheral surface 26 of the end portion 25 on the head member 20 side. The annular metal member needs to be fitted with a flat bottomed cylindrical member made of metal on the outer peripheral surface 26 of the end portion 25 of the head member 20. Thus, in high frequency welding, the cost concerning a metal member and the cost for processing the metal member into a desired shape are required, and the manufacturing cost of the tube container increases.

レーザー溶着では、溶着部位にレーザー光を照射させる必要があることから、上記特許文献1にも記載されているように、溶着領域において外側に配置される部材が必ずレーザー光を透過させる樹脂材料(以下、光透過性材料)でできている必要がある。図1に示した例では、チューブ本体部材10が光透過性材料でできている必要がある。しかし、スリーブ部11内に紫外線によって劣化しやすい内容物などを収容する場合、あるいはチューブ容器1が商品として提供される際に着色された樹脂であることが必須である場合などでは、スリーブ部11に光透過性材料を用いることができない。   In laser welding, since it is necessary to irradiate a laser beam to a welding site, as described in Patent Document 1, a member disposed on the outer side in the welding region always transmits a laser beam ( Hereinafter, it must be made of a light transmissive material. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the tube main body member 10 needs to be made of a light transmissive material. However, in the case where contents or the like that are likely to be deteriorated by ultraviolet rays are stored in the sleeve portion 11, or in the case where it is essential that the tube container 1 is a colored resin when provided as a product, the sleeve portion 11. A light transmissive material cannot be used.

さらに従来のレーザー溶着技術では、内容物の種類によらず、溶着領域では光透過性材料からなる部材の内側にレーザー光を吸収して発熱する材料からなる部材を配置するという前提自体に大きな問題がある。具体的には、従来のレーザー溶着技術では、溶着領域では内側に配置されている部材の外面と外側に配置されている光透過性材料からなる部材の内面との界面で溶着させる。そのため、その溶着部位が外側から「見える」状態となり、美観が大きく損なわれる。   Furthermore, in the conventional laser welding technique, regardless of the type of contents, there is a major problem with the premise that a member made of a material that absorbs laser light and generates heat is placed inside a member made of a light transmissive material in the welding region. There is. Specifically, in the conventional laser welding technique, welding is performed at the interface between the outer surface of a member disposed on the inner side and the inner surface of a member made of a light transmitting material disposed on the outer side in the welding region. For this reason, the welded portion becomes “visible” from the outside, and the aesthetic appearance is greatly impaired.

そこで本発明は、上述したようなチューブ容器などの樹脂製容器を従来のレーザー溶着によって製造する際の問題点に鑑みなされものであり、レーザー溶着技術を用いつつ、美観に優れた樹脂製容器をより安価に製造する方法を提供することを主な目的としている。   Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the problems in manufacturing a resin container such as a tube container as described above by conventional laser welding, and a resin container having an excellent aesthetic appearance while using a laser welding technique. The main purpose is to provide a method for manufacturing at a lower cost.

上記目的を達成するための本発明は、内容物を取り出し可能に収納する樹脂製容器の製造方法であって、
端部が筒状に成形された樹脂材料からなる第1部材と、端部が筒状に成形されているとともにレーザー光を透過する樹脂材料からなる第2部材を用い、
前記第1部材の端部の内側に前記第2部材の端部を挿入する連結ステップと、
前記連結ステップによって前記第1部材の端部内周面と前記第2部材の端部外周面とが積層された領域を溶着領域として、当該溶着領域に向けてレーザー光を照射して前記第1部材と前記第2部材の端部同士を溶着させるレーザー溶着ステップとを含み、
前記第1部材は、少なくとも前記溶着領域に対応する部位が着色されており、
前記レーザー溶着ステップでは、前記第2部材の前記溶着領域以外の部位から前記レーザー光を入射するともに、当該レーザー光を前記第2部材の内部空間を横断させて前記溶着領域に照射することで、前記溶着領域における前記第1部材の端部内周面と前記第2部材の端部外周面とを溶着させる、
ことを特徴とする樹脂製容器の製造方法としている。
The present invention for achieving the above object is a method for producing a resin container for detachably storing contents,
Using a first member made of a resin material whose end is formed into a cylindrical shape, and a second member made of a resin material whose end is formed into a cylindrical shape and transmits laser light,
A connecting step of inserting the end of the second member inside the end of the first member;
The region where the inner peripheral surface of the end portion of the first member and the outer peripheral surface of the end portion of the second member are stacked by the connecting step is a welding region, and the first member is irradiated with laser light toward the welding region. And a laser welding step for welding the ends of the second member,
The first member is colored at least at a portion corresponding to the welding region,
In the laser welding step, the laser beam is incident from a portion other than the welding region of the second member, and the laser beam is irradiated to the welding region across the internal space of the second member, Welding the inner peripheral surface of the end portion of the first member and the outer peripheral surface of the end portion of the second member in the welding region;
This is a method for manufacturing a resin container.

上記樹脂製容器の製造方法において、前記レーザー溶着ステップでは、前記溶着領域の外表面形状を固定するための狭圧リングを前記第1部材の前記端部の外周に装着した状態で前記レーザー溶着ステップを実行する樹脂製容器の製造方法としてもよい。 In the method for manufacturing a resin container, in the laser welding step, the laser welding step is performed in a state where a narrow pressure ring for fixing an outer surface shape of the welding region is mounted on an outer periphery of the end portion of the first member. It is good also as a manufacturing method of the resin container which performs.

前記樹脂製容器は、前記内容物を収納する筒状の容器本体部の両端に首部を備え、前記第1部材と前記第2部材のいずれか一方が前記容器本体部と一方の首部とが一体成形されてなる樹脂製容器の製造方法とすることもできる。   The resin container includes neck portions at both ends of a cylindrical container main body portion that stores the contents, and either the first member or the second member is formed by integrating the container main body portion and one neck portion. It can also be set as the manufacturing method of the resin-made containers formed.

本発明の樹脂製容器の製造方法によれば、レーザー溶着技術を用いつつ、美観に優れた樹脂製容器をより安価に提供することができる。なお、その他の効果については以下の記載で明らかにする。   According to the method for producing a resin container of the present invention, a resin container excellent in aesthetics can be provided at a lower cost while using a laser welding technique. Other effects will be clarified in the following description.

溶着技術を用いて製造される樹脂製容器の一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of the resin-made containers manufactured using a welding technique. 本発明の第1の実施例に係る製造方法を示す概略図である。It is the schematic which shows the manufacturing method which concerns on the 1st Example of this invention. 上記第1の実施例の方法におけるレーザー光の照射状態を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the irradiation state of the laser beam in the method of the said 1st Example. 本発明の第2の実施例に係る製造方法において使用される狭圧リングの外観図である。It is an external view of the narrow pressure ring used in the manufacturing method which concerns on the 2nd Example of this invention. 上記第2の実施例に係る製造法を示す概略図である。It is the schematic which shows the manufacturing method which concerns on the said 2nd Example. 本発明の方法で製造される樹脂製容器の例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of the resin-made containers manufactured with the method of this invention.

本発明の実施例について、以下に添付図面を参照しつつ説明する。なお、以下の説明に用いた図面において、同一または類似の部分に同一の符号を付して重複する説明を省略することがある。図面によっては説明に際して不要な符号を省略することもある。   Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that in the drawings used for the following description, the same or similar parts may be denoted by the same reference numerals and redundant description may be omitted. In some drawings, unnecessary symbols may be omitted in the description.

===第1の実施例===
本発明の第1の実施例に係る樹脂製容器の製造方法として、図1に示したように、円筒状のスリーブ部11の両端に首部(12,22)を備えたチューブ容器1をレーザー溶着技術を用いて製造する方法を挙げる。図2は本実施例における製造方法の概略であり、図2(A)〜(D)の順に従ってその方法の流れを説明する。なお図2では、便宜的に円筒状のスリーブ部11の円筒軸40方向を上下方向とし、上下方向と直交する方向を側方としている。また、スリーブ部11に連続して首部12が下方に一体成形されていることとする。そして図2では、円筒軸40を含む側方断面と、外表面とが紙面上で左右対称となるように示されている。また、図2(D)は(C)の一部を拡大した図である。
=== First Embodiment ===
As a method of manufacturing a resin container according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a tube container 1 having neck portions (12, 22) at both ends of a cylindrical sleeve portion 11 is laser welded. The method of manufacturing using technology is listed. FIG. 2 is an outline of the manufacturing method in the present embodiment, and the flow of the method will be described in the order of FIGS. In FIG. 2, for the sake of convenience, the direction of the cylindrical axis 40 of the cylindrical sleeve portion 11 is the vertical direction, and the direction orthogonal to the vertical direction is the side. Further, it is assumed that the neck portion 12 is integrally formed downward with the sleeve portion 11. In FIG. 2, the side cross section including the cylindrical shaft 40 and the outer surface are shown to be symmetrical on the paper surface. FIG. 2D is an enlarged view of a part of FIG.

まず図2(A)に示したように、上端15が開口する円筒状のスリーブ部11の下方に首部12が一体成形されたチューブ本体部材10と、下端25側の上下に扁平な円筒部21の上方に首部22が形成されたヘッド部材20を個別に射出成形などによって成形しておく。   First, as shown in FIG. 2A, a tube main body member 10 in which a neck portion 12 is integrally formed below a cylindrical sleeve portion 11 having an upper end 15 opened, and a cylindrical portion 21 flat on the upper and lower sides on the lower end 25 side. The head member 20 having the neck portion 22 formed thereon is individually molded by injection molding or the like.

チューブ本体部材10は、低密度ポリエチレン(LDPE:Low Density Polyethylene)からなり、樹脂用着色剤(加工顔料、マスターバッチなど)を用いて射出成形されて全体が着色されている。この例では黒色に着色されている。このチューブ本体部材10における円筒状のスリーブ部11は、厚さ0.3〜0.5mmで外径Qが22.36mmで、径方向に弾力性を有している。 The tube main body member 10 is made of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and is injection-molded using a colorant for resin (processed pigment, masterbatch, etc.) and colored as a whole. In this example, it is colored black. The cylindrical sleeve portion 11 of the tube body member 10 has an outer diameter Q 1 is at 22.36mm thick 0.3 to 0.5 mm, and has elasticity in the radial direction.

一方ヘッド部材20は、直鎖状低密度ポリエチレン(LLDPE:Linear Low Density Polyethylene)を用いて成形されて、光透過性を有している。具体的には、波長940nmのレーザー光を同じ樹脂材料からなる板状試料に入射させたとき、試料の厚さが1.0mm〜2.0mmの範囲にあるときに72.4%の光透過率を有している。   On the other hand, the head member 20 is molded using linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and has light transmittance. Specifically, when a laser beam having a wavelength of 940 nm is incident on a plate-like sample made of the same resin material, the light transmission is 72.4% when the thickness of the sample is in the range of 1.0 mm to 2.0 mm. Have a rate.

ヘッド部材20は、下方の扁平な円筒部21から上方に向かって断面がR形状の肩部27を経由して縮径された首部22に連続した形状を有している。このヘッド部材20における扁平な円筒部21は上下二段の円筒状となっており、下端25側の円筒部分(以下、下円筒部)28は、外径Qがスリーブ部11の上端15の内径Qとほぼ一致する。 The head member 20 has a shape continuous with a neck portion 22 whose diameter is reduced through a shoulder portion 27 having an R-shaped cross section upward from a flat cylindrical portion 21 below. A flat cylindrical portion 21 in the head member 20 has a cylindrical shape with two upper and lower stages, and a cylindrical portion (hereinafter referred to as a lower cylindrical portion) 28 on the lower end 25 side has an outer diameter Q 2 of the upper end 15 of the sleeve portion 11. almost coincides with the inner diameter Q 3.

ヘッド部材20は、下円筒部28の外径Qが上方の円筒部分の外径Qに対して縮径され、下円筒部28の内径Qが上方の円筒部分の内径Qよりも拡径されて、下円筒部28の厚さが上方の円筒部分の厚さより薄くなっている。そしてこの下円筒部28の厚さは1.0mmである。上方の円筒部分は、外径Qが22.50mmで、チューブ本体部材10のスリーブ部11の外径Qの22.36mmとほぼ一致している。 Head member 20 has an outer diameter Q 2 below the cylindrical portion 28 is reduced in diameter relative to the outer diameter Q 4 of the cylindrical portion of the upper, than the inner diameter Q 6 of the cylindrical portion inner diameter Q 5 is above the lower cylindrical portion 28 As the diameter is increased, the thickness of the lower cylindrical portion 28 is smaller than the thickness of the upper cylindrical portion. The thickness of the lower cylindrical portion 28 is 1.0 mm. The upper cylindrical portion has an outer diameter Q 4 of 22.50 mm, which is substantially coincident with the outer diameter Q 1 of the sleeve portion 11 of the tube main body member 10 of 22.36 mm.

上述したチューブ本体部材10とヘッド部材20を用意したならば、(B)に示したように、チューブ本体部材10の上端15の内側にヘッド部材20の下円筒部28を挿入して、チューブ本体部材10とヘッド部材20を連結する。ヘッド部材20の下円筒部28の外周面26と、チューブ本体部材10の内周面17において、この下円筒部28の外周面26に接する領域16が溶着領域30となる。そして(C)に示したように、ヘッド部材20と連結状態にあるチューブ本体部材10の下端側を回転装置50に装着してチューブ本体部材10をヘッド部材20とともに円筒軸40を中心にして回転させるとともに、ヘッド部材20の外方から溶着領域30に向けてレーザー光Lを照射する。レーザー媒体としては、周知のYAG、YVO、炭酸ガス、エキシマ(希ガス原子とハロゲン原子)などが考えられる。レーザー光Lの波長領域についても紫外光、可視光、赤外光など、いずれの領域であってもよい。なお、この例では、半導体レーザー発振器(図示せず)を用いて波長940nmのレーザー光Lを20Wの出力で照射した。 When the tube main body member 10 and the head member 20 described above are prepared, the lower cylindrical portion 28 of the head member 20 is inserted inside the upper end 15 of the tube main body member 10 as shown in FIG. The member 10 and the head member 20 are connected. On the outer peripheral surface 26 of the lower cylindrical portion 28 of the head member 20 and the inner peripheral surface 17 of the tube main body member 10, a region 16 in contact with the outer peripheral surface 26 of the lower cylindrical portion 28 is a welding region 30. And as shown in (C), the lower end side of the tube main body member 10 connected to the head member 20 is attached to the rotating device 50, and the tube main body member 10 is rotated together with the head member 20 about the cylindrical shaft 40. At the same time, the laser beam L is irradiated from the outside of the head member 20 toward the welding region 30. As the laser medium, known YAG, YVO 4 , carbon dioxide gas, excimer (rare gas atom and halogen atom), and the like can be considered. The wavelength region of the laser light L may be any region such as ultraviolet light, visible light, and infrared light. In this example, a laser beam L having a wavelength of 940 nm was irradiated with an output of 20 W using a semiconductor laser oscillator (not shown).

第1の実施例では、レーザー光Lの照射に際し、溶着領域30の外方にレーザー光Lを吸収する着色された材料からなるチューブ本体部材10が配置されている。そこで、チューブ本体部材10の外側からレーザー光Lを溶着領域30に直接照射するのではなく、ヘッド部材20において溶着領域30となる位置以外、すなわち下円筒部28以外の適宜な位置Pをレーザー光Lの入射位置Pとし、この入射位置Pと溶着領域30を結ぶ直線上に光路が形成されるようにレーザー光Lを照射する。   In the first embodiment, the tube main body member 10 made of a colored material that absorbs the laser light L is disposed outside the welding region 30 when the laser light L is irradiated. Therefore, instead of directly irradiating the welding region 30 with the laser beam L from the outside of the tube main body member 10, the laser beam is placed at an appropriate position P other than the position where the head member 20 becomes the welding region 30, that is, other than the lower cylindrical portion 28. The laser beam L is irradiated so that an optical path is formed on a straight line connecting the incident position P and the welding region 30.

それによって、入射位置Pから入射されたレーザー光Lが光透過性材料からなるヘッド部材20を透過するとともにヘッド部材20の内側を横断し、円筒軸40に対して入射位置Pと反対側にある溶着領域30に至り、チューブ本体部材10とヘッド部材20が溶着する。具体的には、(D)に(C)における円60内を拡大して示したように、ヘッド部材20の内部に入射したレーザー光Lは光透過性材料からなるヘッド部材20の下円筒部28を透過し、溶着領域30におけるチューブ本体部材10の内周面16に照射される。チューブ本体部材10は照射されたレーザー光Lによって当該内周面16が溶解し、その内周面16とそれに接しているヘッド部材20の外周面26とが溶着する。   As a result, the laser beam L incident from the incident position P passes through the head member 20 made of a light-transmitting material, traverses the inside of the head member 20, and is opposite to the incident position P with respect to the cylindrical axis 40. The welding region 30 is reached, and the tube body member 10 and the head member 20 are welded. Specifically, as shown in (D) in which the inside of the circle 60 in (C) is enlarged, the laser beam L incident on the inside of the head member 20 is a lower cylindrical portion of the head member 20 made of a light transmissive material. 28, and is irradiated to the inner peripheral surface 16 of the tube main body member 10 in the welding region 30. The inner peripheral surface 16 of the tube main body member 10 is melted by the irradiated laser beam L, and the inner peripheral surface 16 and the outer peripheral surface 26 of the head member 20 in contact therewith are welded.

このように本実施例の製造方法によれば、着色されたスリーブ部材の内周面17と光透過性材料で成形されたヘッド部材20の外周面26との界面でレーザー溶着させる。そのため、溶着状態が外部から見えず、美観に優れたチューブ容器などの樹脂製容器を製造することが可能となる。高周波溶着のように金属部材を別途配置する必要がないため、安価に製造することもできる。   As described above, according to the manufacturing method of the present embodiment, laser welding is performed at the interface between the inner peripheral surface 17 of the colored sleeve member and the outer peripheral surface 26 of the head member 20 formed of the light transmitting material. Therefore, it is possible to manufacture a resin container such as a tube container that does not show the welded state from the outside and has an excellent aesthetic appearance. Since it is not necessary to separately arrange a metal member as in the case of high-frequency welding, it can be manufactured at low cost.

<レーザー光の入射位置について>
第1の実施例に係る樹脂製容器の製造方法では、光透過性材料からなるヘッド部材20からレーザー光Lを入射し、溶着領域30の内側にそのレーザー光Lを照射していた。ヘッド部材20におけるレーザー光Lの入射位置Pは、そのレーザー光Lを透過させることができればどの位置でもよいが、入射位置Pにおけるヘッド部材20の表面形状によってはレーザー光Lの強度が減衰する可能性がある。
<About the incident position of the laser beam>
In the method for manufacturing a resin container according to the first embodiment, the laser beam L is incident from the head member 20 made of a light transmissive material, and the laser beam L is irradiated to the inside of the welding region 30. The incident position P of the laser beam L in the head member 20 may be any position as long as the laser beam L can be transmitted. However, depending on the surface shape of the head member 20 at the incident position P, the intensity of the laser beam L can be attenuated. There is sex.

図3にレーザー光Lの光路についての説明図を示した。ここでは図2(C)における円70内の拡大図を示している。ヘッド部材20は、下方の扁平な円筒部21から上方に向かって縮径しながら首部22に至る形状を有しており、円筒部21と首部22とがR状の肩部27を介して連続している。そして肩部27からレーザー光Lを入射させた場合、レーザー光Lは、そのR状の形状により、円筒部21などの他の部位と比較して相対的に散乱し易い。そのため、肩部27における厚さが厚すぎたり、光透過率が低かったり、あるいは入射するレーザー光Lの出力が弱かったりした場合、溶着領域30に溶着するのに十分な強度のレーザー光Lが照射されなくなる可能性がある。もちろん、首部22も外周面に雄ねじ23が形成されていることから肩部27と同様に散乱しやすい。   FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the optical path of the laser beam L. Here, an enlarged view of a circle 70 in FIG. 2C is shown. The head member 20 has a shape that reaches the neck portion 22 while decreasing in diameter from the flat cylindrical portion 21 below, and the cylindrical portion 21 and the neck portion 22 are continuously connected via an R-shaped shoulder portion 27. doing. When the laser beam L is incident from the shoulder 27, the laser beam L is more easily scattered than other portions such as the cylindrical portion 21 due to its R shape. Therefore, when the thickness at the shoulder 27 is too thick, the light transmittance is low, or the output of the incident laser beam L is weak, the laser beam L having sufficient intensity to be welded to the welding region 30 is generated. There is a possibility that it will not be irradiated. Of course, the neck portion 22 is also easily scattered like the shoulder portion 27 because the male screw 23 is formed on the outer peripheral surface.

そこで、レーザー光Lを肩部27などの散乱が起こり易い位置を外して入射することが望ましい。第1の実施例では、ヘッド部材20の円筒部21において、溶着領域30に対応する下円筒部28上端から肩部27の下端までの領域からレーザー光Lを入射するとともに、レーザー光Lの光路が円筒軸40を含む面内に形成されるようにしていた。また、ヘッド部材20が光透過性材料で成形されてはいるものの、レーザー光Lはその材料中を通過すれば減衰する。そこで、第1の実施例では、ヘッド部材20における円筒部21の側面とレーザー光Lの光路との交差角度θが垂直に近い角度となるようにして、レーザー光Lがヘッド部材20を透過する際の距離が短くなるようにしている。   Therefore, it is desirable that the laser beam L be incident after removing a position where scattering of the shoulder portion 27 or the like is likely to occur. In the first embodiment, in the cylindrical portion 21 of the head member 20, the laser beam L is incident from the region from the upper end of the lower cylindrical portion 28 corresponding to the welding region 30 to the lower end of the shoulder portion 27, and the optical path of the laser beam L Is formed in a plane including the cylindrical shaft 40. Further, although the head member 20 is formed of a light transmissive material, the laser light L is attenuated when passing through the material. Therefore, in the first embodiment, the laser light L is transmitted through the head member 20 so that the crossing angle θ between the side surface of the cylindrical portion 21 of the head member 20 and the optical path of the laser light L is close to perpendicular. The distance is shortened.

===第2の実施例===
第1の実施例において、溶着領域30では着色されたチューブ本体部材10の内周面16と光透過性を有するヘッド部材20の外周面26とを溶着させることで、溶着部位が外部から見えず、美観に優れたチューブ容器を製造することができた。しかし、溶着領域30におけるチューブ本体部材10の厚さが薄い場合、レーザー光Lの出力が過剰である場合、あるいは光学系を用いて溶着領域30に照射するレーザー光Lを集光し過ぎた場合などでは、溶着領域30に過剰なエネルギーのレーザー光Lが照射され、チューブ本体部材10が溶着領域30で外観に影響を与えるほど変形する可能性がある。そこで、本発明の第2の実施例として、外観に影響を及ぼすような溶着領域30での変形を確実に防止するための樹脂製容器の製造方法を挙げる。なお、ここで製造する樹脂製容器も図1に示した首部(12,22)が上下両端にあるチューブ容器1であるものとする。
=== Second Embodiment ===
In the first embodiment, in the welding region 30, the welded portion is not visible from the outside by welding the colored inner peripheral surface 16 of the tube body member 10 and the outer peripheral surface 26 of the light-transmissive head member 20. The tube container excellent in aesthetics could be manufactured. However, when the thickness of the tube main body member 10 in the welding region 30 is thin, when the output of the laser light L is excessive, or when the laser light L irradiating the welding region 30 using the optical system is condensed too much In such a case, there is a possibility that the laser beam L having excessive energy is irradiated to the welding region 30 and the tube main body member 10 is deformed so as to affect the appearance in the welding region 30. Therefore, as a second embodiment of the present invention, a resin container manufacturing method for reliably preventing deformation in the welding region 30 that affects the appearance will be described. It is assumed that the resin container manufactured here is the tube container 1 having the neck portions (12, 22) shown in FIG.

第2の実施例では、溶着領域30の変形を防止するためにレーザー溶着に際してチューブ容器1の周囲にリング状の治具(以下、狭圧リングとも言う)を装着する。図4にその狭圧リング100の一例について、その外観図を示した。同心円状の二つのリング状部材(110,120)からなり、外側のリング状の部材110は金属製で、そのリング部材(以下、金属製リング)110の内側に樹脂製のリング状部材(以下、樹脂製リング)120が接着されている。樹脂製リング120はチューブ本体部材10を構成する樹脂(LDPE)と同等の硬度を有するウレタン樹脂を用いている。もちろん、狭圧リング100の材質はどのようなものであってもよい。   In the second embodiment, in order to prevent the welding region 30 from being deformed, a ring-shaped jig (hereinafter also referred to as a narrow pressure ring) is mounted around the tube container 1 during laser welding. FIG. 4 shows an external view of an example of the narrow pressure ring 100. It consists of two concentric ring-shaped members (110, 120), and the outer ring-shaped member 110 is made of metal, and a resin-made ring-shaped member (hereinafter, referred to as metal ring) 110 is disposed inside the ring member (hereinafter, metal ring) 110. , Resin ring) 120 is adhered. The resin ring 120 uses a urethane resin having the same hardness as the resin (LDPE) constituting the tube main body member 10. Of course, any material may be used for the narrow pressure ring 100.

内外のリング(110,120)は、それぞれ直径101に対して二分割された部材(以下、半割リング部材:111−112,121−122)からなる。外側の金属製リング110の半割リング部材(111,112)同士がボルト130によって連結されることでリング状の外観形状が維持されるように構成されている。もちろん、狭圧リングの構造はここに示した例に限らない。そして、樹脂製リング120の内径Q10はチューブ本体部材10のスリーブ部11の外径(Q:図2(A)参照)とほぼ等しい。あるいは若干小さい。 The inner and outer rings (110, 120) are each composed of a member divided into two with respect to the diameter 101 (hereinafter, half ring members: 111-112, 121-122). The half ring members (111, 112) of the outer metal ring 110 are connected to each other by a bolt 130 so that the ring-like appearance shape is maintained. Of course, the structure of the narrow pressure ring is not limited to the example shown here. Then, the inner diameter Q 10 of the resin ring 120 is the outer diameter of the sleeve portion 11 of the tube body member 10 (Q 1: see FIG. 2 (A)) and substantially equal. Or slightly smaller.

図5に第2の実施例に係る製造方法の概略を示した。図5(A)は、溶着前のチューブ容器1に狭圧リング100が装着された状態を示す斜視図であり、(B)はレーザー光Lの照射状態を示す図である。この図5(B)は、図2と同様に上下方向に対して左右に断面図と側面図を示している。第2の実施例に係る製造方法では、レーザー溶着に際し、二重リング状の狭圧リング100の樹脂製リング120の内側にチューブ本体部材10のスリーブ部11を同軸にして挿入する。このとき、ヘッド部材20におけるレーザー光Lの入射位置Pから溶着領域30に至る光路が狭圧リング100によって遮られないようにする。   FIG. 5 shows an outline of the manufacturing method according to the second embodiment. FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing a state in which the narrow pressure ring 100 is attached to the tube container 1 before welding, and FIG. 5B is a view showing an irradiation state of the laser light L. FIG. FIG. 5B shows a cross-sectional view and a side view on the left and right with respect to the vertical direction as in FIG. In the manufacturing method according to the second embodiment, the sleeve portion 11 of the tube body member 10 is inserted coaxially inside the resin ring 120 of the double ring-shaped narrow pressure ring 100 during laser welding. At this time, the optical path from the incident position P of the laser beam L to the welding region 30 in the head member 20 is prevented from being blocked by the narrow pressure ring 100.

チューブ本体部材10を狭圧リング100の樹脂製リング120の内側に挿入したら、ボルト130を締結する。それによって樹脂製リング120の内周面がスリーブ部11の外周面に接した状態で狭圧リング100が装着される。次いで、狭圧リング100を装着した状態で互いに連結されているスリーブ部10とヘッド部材20を円筒軸40を中心にして回転させながらレーザー光Lを溶着領域30に照射し、チューブ本体部材10とヘッド部材20を溶着してチューブ容器1を完成させる。この第2の実施例によれば、譬え、溶着条件に不備があって、溶着領域30が外方に向かって変形しようとしても、狭圧リング100が溶着領域30の外側形状を維持するように装着されているので、変形がチューブ容器1の内側にのみ限定される。それによって、チューブ容器1の美観が損なわれることを確実に防止することができる。レーザー光Lの照射条件を厳密に設定する必要もなくなるためコストダウンにも寄与する。とくに、スリーブ部11の溶着領域30における厚さが薄い場合には、この第2の実施例に係る製造方法が有効であると言える。   When the tube body member 10 is inserted into the inside of the resin ring 120 of the narrow pressure ring 100, the bolt 130 is fastened. Accordingly, the narrow pressure ring 100 is mounted in a state where the inner peripheral surface of the resin ring 120 is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve portion 11. Next, the laser beam L is irradiated to the welding region 30 while rotating the sleeve portion 10 and the head member 20 that are connected to each other with the narrow pressure ring 100 mounted around the cylindrical shaft 40, The tube member 1 is completed by welding the head member 20. According to this second embodiment, the narrow pressure ring 100 maintains the outer shape of the welding region 30 even if the welding conditions are inadequate and the welding region 30 tends to deform outward. Since it is mounted, the deformation is limited only to the inside of the tube container 1. Thereby, it can prevent reliably that the beauty | look of the tube container 1 is impaired. Since it is not necessary to set the irradiation condition of the laser beam L strictly, it contributes to cost reduction. In particular, when the thickness of the welded region 30 of the sleeve portion 11 is thin, it can be said that the manufacturing method according to the second embodiment is effective.

なお狭圧リング100の構成や構造は上記したものに限らない。例えば、半割リング部材(111−112,121−122)をボルト130によってリング状に形成する構造とせず、半割リング部材(111−112,121−122)がスライド機構や蝶番などの適宜な構造によって開閉自在に構成されていてもよい。半割リング部材(111−112,121−122)の開閉に際し、シリンダなどの動力手段を用いてもよい。   The configuration and structure of the narrow pressure ring 100 are not limited to those described above. For example, the half ring members (111-112, 121-122) are not formed in a ring shape by the bolts 130, and the half ring members (111-112, 121-122) are appropriately formed such as a slide mechanism and a hinge. It may be configured to be openable and closable depending on the structure. When the half ring members (111-112, 121-122) are opened and closed, power means such as a cylinder may be used.

なお狭圧リング100を強い圧力で締め過ぎてスリーブ部11において狭圧リング100が装着されている部位に変形やキズが生じる可能性や、圧力が弱過ぎて密着性が低下し、溶着領域30の外観形状を上手く維持できない可能性などが懸念される場合には、狭み込む圧力を一定に保持するために圧力センサと圧力調節手段を設けてもよい。圧力調節手段は、位置と圧力を選択的に調整できるように構成されていてもよい。例えば、レーザー溶着に際し、スリーブ部11の外周面が当初の形状を逸脱して隆起した場合、この隆起した箇所に選択的に圧力を加えるようにフィードバック制御してもよい。   The narrow pressure ring 100 may be overtightened with a strong pressure to cause deformation or scratches in the portion of the sleeve portion 11 where the narrow pressure ring 100 is attached, or the pressure is too weak to reduce the adhesion, so that the welding region 30 is reduced. When there is a possibility that the external shape of the lens cannot be maintained well, a pressure sensor and a pressure adjusting means may be provided in order to keep the narrowing pressure constant. The pressure adjusting means may be configured to selectively adjust the position and pressure. For example, during laser welding, when the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve portion 11 rises out of the original shape, feedback control may be performed so as to selectively apply pressure to the raised portion.

===その他の実施例===
上記第1および第2の実施例では、着色されたチューブ本体部材10と光透過性材料からなるヘッド部材20とをレーザー溶着していたが、もちろん、ヘッド部材20が着色されていて、チューブ本体部材10が光透過性材料で成形されていてもよい。この場合、溶着領域30では、ヘッド部材20が外側に配置され、レーザー光Lはチューブ本体部材10側から入射されることになる。
=== Other Embodiments ===
In the first and second embodiments, the colored tube main body member 10 and the head member 20 made of a light-transmitting material are laser welded. Of course, the head member 20 is colored and the tube main body is colored. The member 10 may be formed of a light transmissive material. In this case, in the welding region 30, the head member 20 is disposed outside, and the laser light L is incident from the tube body member 10 side.

第1および第2の実施例において、チューブ本体部材10とヘッド部材20の双方を光透過性材料で成形することもできる。この場合、溶着領域30におけるチューブ本体部材10の内周面16、あるいはヘッド部材20の外周面26の少なくとも一方を着色しておけば、溶着領域30ではレーザー光Lが吸収されてチューブ本体部材10とヘッド部材20を溶着させることができる。いずれかの部材(10,20)の表面(16,26)を着色せず、周知のインモールド成形などによって遮光性のフィルムなどを所望の部位に貼着しておいてもよい。   In the first and second embodiments, both the tube body member 10 and the head member 20 can be formed of a light transmissive material. In this case, if at least one of the inner peripheral surface 16 of the tube main body member 10 or the outer peripheral surface 26 of the head member 20 in the welding region 30 is colored, the laser light L is absorbed in the welding region 30 and the tube main body member 10. And the head member 20 can be welded. Instead of coloring the surface (16, 26) of any member (10, 20), a light-shielding film or the like may be adhered to a desired site by well-known in-mold molding or the like.

上記実施例では円筒形のスリーブ部11の両端に首部(12,22)を備えたチューブ容器1を対象とした製造方法を例示していたが、本発明の実施例と同様の方法で製造される容器はこれに限らない。図6に本発明の方法で製造可能な樹脂製容器の例を示した。図6(A)に示した樹脂製容器1bは、第1および第2の実施例において製造したチューブ容器1と同様に、円筒状で径方向に弾力性を有するスリーブ部11の両端のそれぞれに首部(12b,22b)を備えたチューブ容器1bである。しかし、首部(12b,22b)の形状が異なり、それぞれの首部(12b,22b)には内容物を面(皮膚など)に押しつけて塗布するためのアプリケータ(13b、23b)が形成されている。そして一方の首部12bがスリーブ部11と一体成形されたチューブ本体部材10bであり、他方の首部22bがチューブ本体部材10bにレーザー溶着されるヘッド部材20bである。   In the above embodiment, the manufacturing method for the tube container 1 provided with the neck portions (12, 22) at both ends of the cylindrical sleeve portion 11 has been exemplified. However, the manufacturing method is the same as the embodiment of the present invention. The container to be used is not limited to this. FIG. 6 shows an example of a resin container that can be manufactured by the method of the present invention. The resin container 1b shown in FIG. 6 (A) is formed in a cylindrical shape at both ends of the sleeve portion 11 that is elastic in the radial direction, like the tube container 1 manufactured in the first and second embodiments. It is the tube container 1b provided with the neck part (12b, 22b). However, the shapes of the neck portions (12b, 22b) are different, and applicators (13b, 23b) for pressing the contents against the surface (such as skin) and applying the contents are formed on the neck portions (12b, 22b). . One neck portion 12b is a tube main body member 10b formed integrally with the sleeve portion 11, and the other neck portion 22b is a head member 20b which is laser-welded to the tube main body member 10b.

図6(B)に示した樹脂製容器1cは、円筒状のスリーブ部11の一方の端部にのみ首部12を備えたチューブ容器1cであり、チューブ本体部材10は、ヘッド部材(20,20b)に代えて底部材20cと溶着されている。図6(C)は(B)における円80内を拡大した断面図であり、底部材20cは、一端が開口する扁平な有底二段円筒状であり、チューブ本体部材10の内側に挿入される円筒部分28cが縮径されている。底部材20cをチューブ本体部材10に挿入した状態では、この縮径された円筒部28cの外周面26cと、チューブ本体部材10においてこの外周面26cに対面する領域が溶着領域30となる。レーザー溶着に際しては、底部材20cにおける底面側の円筒部分21cの外周面を入射位置Pとして、溶着領域30に向けてレーザー光Lを照射する。   A resin container 1c shown in FIG. 6B is a tube container 1c having a neck portion 12 only at one end of a cylindrical sleeve portion 11, and the tube main body member 10 is a head member (20, 20b). ) And is welded to the bottom member 20c. 6C is a cross-sectional view enlarging the inside of the circle 80 in FIG. 6B, and the bottom member 20c is a flat bottomed two-stage cylindrical shape with one end opened, and is inserted inside the tube body member 10. FIG. The cylindrical portion 28c is reduced in diameter. In the state in which the bottom member 20 c is inserted into the tube main body member 10, the outer peripheral surface 26 c of the reduced diameter cylindrical portion 28 c and the region facing the outer peripheral surface 26 c in the tube main body member 10 become the welding region 30. At the time of laser welding, the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 21c on the bottom surface side of the bottom member 20c is set as the incident position P, and the laser beam L is irradiated toward the welding region 30.

上記各実施例では、二つの部材(10−20,10b−20b,10−10c)をレーザー溶着することでチューブ容器(1,1b,1c)を製造していたが、部材の数は三つ以上であってもよい。例えば、両端が開口する中空円筒形の部材のそれぞれの両端にヘッド部材などの他の部材をレーザー溶着することも考えられる。もちろん、本発明の対象となる樹脂製容器は、スリーブ部が径方向に弾力性を有するチューブ容器に限るものではなく、射出成形、ブロー成形などで成形されていてもよい。また、チューブ本体部材10は、アルミなどの金属層や数種の樹脂を積層させたものでもよい。   In each of the above embodiments, the tube container (1, 1b, 1c) was manufactured by laser welding the two members (10-20, 10b-20b, 10-10c), but the number of members is three. It may be the above. For example, it is also conceivable that other members such as a head member are laser-welded to both ends of a hollow cylindrical member having both ends opened. Of course, the resin container which is the subject of the present invention is not limited to a tube container in which the sleeve portion has elasticity in the radial direction, and may be formed by injection molding, blow molding or the like. The tube main body member 10 may be a laminate of a metal layer such as aluminum or several kinds of resins.

上記各実施例では、円筒形の容器本体部を備えて、レーザー溶着に際しては、レーザー光源を固定し、容器を容器本体部の円筒軸を中心に回転させることで、溶着領域の全周にわたってレーザー光を照射していた。もちろん、容器本体部が円筒形ではなく、溶着領域の水平断面形状が円でない場合もあり得る。例えば、楕円、三角形、多角形などの水平断面形状が考えられる。このような場合には、容器を回転させるのではなく、レーザー光源側を溶着領域の断面形状に沿って周回させればよい。狭圧リングについても、容器の溶着領域における断面形状を維持できる構成や構造を備えていればよい。いずれにしても、互いに溶着される二つの部材の少なくとも一方の部材を光透過性材料で形成し、レーザー光を光透過性材料からなる部材の外側から入射して容器の内側から溶着領域に照射させることで二つの部材を溶着させればよい。   In each of the above embodiments, a cylindrical container main body is provided, and in laser welding, a laser light source is fixed, and the container is rotated around the cylindrical axis of the container main body so that the laser is spread over the entire circumference of the welding region. I was shining light. Of course, the container body may not be cylindrical, and the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the welding region may not be a circle. For example, horizontal cross-sectional shapes such as an ellipse, a triangle, and a polygon are conceivable. In such a case, instead of rotating the container, the laser light source side may be circulated along the cross-sectional shape of the welding region. Also about a narrow pressure ring, the structure and structure which can maintain the cross-sectional shape in the welding area | region of a container should just be provided. In any case, at least one of the two members to be welded to each other is formed of a light-transmitting material, and laser light is incident from the outside of the member made of the light-transmitting material to irradiate the welding region from the inside of the container. What is necessary is just to weld two members by doing.

なお、以上の説明は本発明の理解を容易にするためのものであり、本発明を限定するものではない。もちろん、本発明はその趣旨を逸脱することなく、変更、改良され得るとともに本発明にはその等価物も含まれる。   In addition, the above description is for making an understanding of this invention easy, and does not limit this invention. Of course, the present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

この発明は、例えば、液状化粧料などの内容物を取り出し可能に収納するためのチューブ容器などの樹脂製容器の製造方法として好適である。   The present invention is suitable, for example, as a method for manufacturing a resin container such as a tube container for removably storing contents such as liquid cosmetics.

1,1b,1c 樹脂製容器(チューブ容器)、10 チューブ本体部材、
11 スリーブ部、12 首部、20 ヘッド部材、22 首部、30 溶着領域、
100 狭圧リング、L レーザー光、P レーザー光の入射位置
1, 1b, 1c Resin container (tube container), 10 tube body member,
11 sleeve portion, 12 neck portion, 20 head member, 22 neck portion, 30 welding region,
100 Narrow pressure ring, L laser beam, P laser beam incident position

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内容物を取り出し可能に収納する樹脂製容器の製造方法であって、
端部が筒状に成形された樹脂材料からなる第1部材と、端部が筒状に成形されているとともにレーザー光を透過する樹脂材料からなる第2部材を用い、
前記第1部材の端部の内側に前記第2部材の端部を挿入する連結ステップと、
前記連結ステップによって前記第1部材の端部内周面と前記第2部材の端部外周面とが積層された領域を溶着領域として、当該溶着領域に向けてレーザー光を照射して前記第1部材と前記第2部材の端部同士を溶着させるレーザー溶着ステップとを含み、
前記第1部材は、少なくとも前記溶着領域に対応する部位が着色されており、
前記レーザー溶着ステップでは、前記第2部材の前記溶着領域以外の部位から前記レーザー光を入射するともに、当該レーザー光を前記第2部材の内部空間を横断させて前記溶着領域に照射することで、前記溶着領域における前記第1部材の端部内周面と前記第2部材の端部外周面とを溶着させる、
ことを特徴とする樹脂製容器の製造方法。
A method for producing a resin container for storing contents in a removable manner,
Using a first member made of a resin material whose end is formed into a cylindrical shape, and a second member made of a resin material whose end is formed into a cylindrical shape and transmits laser light,
A connecting step of inserting the end of the second member inside the end of the first member;
The region where the inner peripheral surface of the end portion of the first member and the outer peripheral surface of the end portion of the second member are stacked by the connecting step is a welding region, and the first member is irradiated with laser light toward the welding region. And a laser welding step for welding the ends of the second member,
The first member is colored at least at a portion corresponding to the welding region,
In the laser welding step, the laser beam is incident from a portion other than the welding region of the second member, and the laser beam is irradiated to the welding region across the internal space of the second member, Welding the inner peripheral surface of the end portion of the first member and the outer peripheral surface of the end portion of the second member in the welding region;
A method for producing a resin container, comprising:
請求項において、前記レーザー溶着ステップでは、前記溶着領域の外表面形状を固定するための狭圧リングを前記第1部材の前記端部の外周に装着した状態で前記レーザー溶着ステップを実行することを特徴とする樹脂製容器の製造方法。 2. The laser welding step according to claim 1 , wherein in the laser welding step, the laser welding step is performed in a state in which a narrow pressure ring for fixing an outer surface shape of the welding region is mounted on an outer periphery of the end portion of the first member. A method for producing a resin container characterized by the above. 請求項1または2において、前記樹脂製容器は、前記内容物を収納する筒状の容器本体部の両端に首部を備え、前記第1部材と前記第2部材のいずれか一方が前記容器本体部と一方の首部とが一体成形されてなることを特徴とする樹脂製容器の製造方法。 3. The resin container according to claim 1, wherein the resin container includes neck portions at both ends of a cylindrical container main body that stores the contents, and one of the first member and the second member is the container main body. And one neck part are integrally molded, The manufacturing method of the resin-made containers characterized by the above-mentioned.
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