JP6314031B2 - Buffer material for container and packing method using the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cushioning material (or packaging material) useful for packing and transporting a fragile container (such as an edible container such as a corn cup or a pastry) that has low mechanical strength and is easily broken, in a stacked state. The present invention relates to a packaging method (or packaging method) using a cushioning material.

  Edible corn cups are used to serve ice cream and other frozen desserts. The cone cup includes a conical or pyramidal portion that can be gripped, and an accommodating portion (or a serving portion) for accommodating a frozen dessert that has a peripheral wall extending and extending upward from the conical or pyramidal portion. ing. In such conveyance or transportation of a corn cup, it is usually packed or packed in a state where a plurality of corn cups are stacked. However, since the corn cup has low mechanical strength and is fragile and easily broken, when transporting the corn cup, the stacked corn cup is stored in the storage recess of the cushioning material formed of a plastic film balloon filled with air. A plurality of cushioning materials for storing the cone cups are stored in the outer box.

  However, with vibration and impact during transportation or transportation, a hole is generated in the balloon in contact with the outer box or the cone cup, and the balloon contracts to reduce the buffering property. For this reason, the breakage of the corn cup cannot be avoided.

  In addition, a cushioning material in which elongated plastic balloon rows are adjacent to each other in the width direction, and a width (or diameter) in a center region in the width direction (a region corresponding to an accommodation recess for accommodating a plurality of stacked cones). There is also known a cushioning material in which a plurality of small balloon rows are adjacent to each other and balloon rows having a large width (or diameter) are adjacent to each other on both sides. However, even with such a cushioning material, holes are generated in some balloon rows due to vibration or impact during transportation or transportation, the buffering performance is reduced, and the cone cup is broken.

  JP-A-2006-335457 (Patent Document 1) describes a buffer material for an edible container in which cone-shaped edible containers are stacked and held in a row. In this buffer material, a cardboard sheet is cut. And form a flat substrate portion, a tapered cone receiving piece for receiving the cone portion of the edible container, and a row receiving piece for receiving the large diameter portion of the edible container, and the cone receiving piece and the row receiving piece. A curved housing recess along the edible container is formed by press molding. However, even with such a cushioning material, the edible container cannot be prevented from coming into contact with the cone receiving piece and the row receiving piece of the storage recess of the cardboard due to vibration or impact during the transportation process. . In particular, an edible container having a large weight such as a waffle cone (or sugar roll cone) is hard and easily broken, and is easily damaged by vibration and impact. Furthermore, since the weight in a stacked state increases and a large compressive force acts on the edible container, it is more easily damaged. For example, even if the cushioning material described in Patent Document 1 is used, the edible container is broken at a rate of about 5 to 10% during the transportation process.

  In order to transport or transport the edible container without damaging it, a cradle with a plurality of holes formed at intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions is arranged at the bottom of the cardboard case, A packaging body in which a plurality of edible containers are stacked in a pillow package is erected with the conical portion of the edible container facing downward, and a lattice-like cardboard is inserted above each packaging body, It is also conceivable to prevent damage to the edible container. However, even with such a packaging material, the edible container is damaged at a rate of several percent during the transportation process. In particular, when the packaging material is used, a long time is required for packaging or packaging work, and work efficiency is greatly reduced.

JP 2006-335457 A (Claims, FIG. 5)

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a cushioning material (or cushioning packaging material) capable of reliably preventing damage to damaging containers such as edible containers even when transported or transported in a stacked state, and packaging using this cushioning material. It is to provide a method (or packaging method).

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a cushioning material (or packaging material) and a packaging method capable of reliably preventing damage even in an edible container that is hard, easily broken, and heavy.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a cushioning material and a packaging method capable of significantly improving the packaging efficiency while preventing breakage and damage of the container.

  As a result of intensive investigations to achieve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventors have carried out pillow packaging of a plurality of edible containers in a stacked state, and the plurality of packaging bodies are accommodated in a recess that can swing the lower part of each packaging body. Adjacent packaging with a mounting recess provided with a cushion wall on the outer periphery of the upper part of each packaging body, arranged vertically and laterally in the case and separated from the lower wall of the case. If the contact of the body is restricted or suppressed, not only front / rear / right / left, up / down and diagonal force (or impact force) but also longitudinal force (or impact force) acts on the package during the transport or transport process. However, it has been found that the acting force (impact force) can be effectively absorbed by the swinging displacement of the housing recess and the displacement of the mounting recess, the edible container can be reliably prevented from being damaged, and the failure rate can be achieved “0%”. The present invention has been completed.

  That is, in the cushioning material (or packaging cushioning material) of the present invention, a plurality of packaged bodies in which a plurality of damaging containers (such as edible containers) are stacked are erected, for example, in the vertical and horizontal directions. And place it in the case. The cushioning material includes a support member having an accommodation recess that can accommodate a lower portion of the package; and can be disposed or mounted on an upper portion of the package in a state of being accommodated in the accommodation recess. And an alignment cover having a mounting recess for restricting contact. And the said accommodating recessed part can be displaced or deform | transformed with a rocking | fluctuation form while being able to support the said package in the several site | part of the vertical direction in the form which the said package separated from the bottom wall of the said case. Moreover, the said mounting recessed part is provided with the cushion wall which can be displaced or deform | transformed by contact with the outer peripheral part of the upper part of the said package.

  In such a cushioning material, in addition to being packaged in a state where a plurality of containers are stacked, the packaging body is supported by a plurality of portions in the vertical direction of the accommodation recess that can be swung and displaced. Even if forces from various directions (front and rear, right and left directions, up and down directions, and oblique directions) are applied, the acting force can be absorbed by displacement or deformation (or swinging) of the housing recess. In addition, the mounting recess of the alignment cover not only regulates the contact of the adjacent packaging body, but also the cushion wall can be displaced or deformed in accordance with the contact with the packaging body. Even if this force acts, the acting force acting on the outer peripheral portion of the package can be absorbed by the displacement or deformation of the cushion wall of the mounting recess. Further, since the packaging body is accommodated in the accommodation recess in a form in which the packaging body is separated from the bottom wall of the case, damage to the container can be prevented even if a vertical force acts on the packaging body.

  Note that the breakable container may be, for example, a conical or pyramidal container, and includes a conical or pyramidal portion and an accommodating portion whose peripheral wall expands in the radial direction as it goes upward from the conical or pyramidal portion. The edible container provided may be sufficient. A typical example of the container is a corn cup. The package may be a pillow package filled or filled with a gas such as air.

  The support member and the alignment cover may each be formed of plastic, for example, by vacuum forming of a plastic sheet.

  The support member may be disposed or housed in the case in a form separated from the bottom wall of the case such as a cardboard case. Moreover, the accommodation recessed part of a support member should just be able to accommodate the lower part of a container, for example, the form which narrows in a tapering shape toward the bottom wall of a case may be sufficient. The housing recess may be formed in a tapered shape (inverted cone shape or inverted pyramid shape), for example, an inverted cone shape having a tip portion that can contact the bottom wall of the cardboard case.

  Within the housing recess (for example, a tapered housing recess), the package can be stored in a form in which the lowermost part of the package is free. For example, in the housing recess where the front lower part or the tip is closed, the lowermost part of the package may be free from the tip of the housing recess.

  The housing recess only needs to be able to support a package of a breakable container (such as an edible container) at a plurality of parts in the vertical direction, and the inner peripheral wall part in the vicinity of the opening part and a constricted part (with a radius of the middle part in the vertical direction). The package may be supported by a narrowed step portion or the like, and in a container having a conical or pyramidal portion, the container may be supported by a plurality of longitudinal portions of the conical or pyramidal portion. For example, you may form the level | step-difference part which can support a breakable container (edible container) in the middle part of the vertical direction of an accommodation recessed part.

  The housing recess (tapered housing recess or inverted conical portion) can be swung and displaced. In other words, the housing recess can swing around the opening area of the housing recess, and can be displaced or deformed in a swinging manner. That is, the housing recess can be displaced or deformed by swinging at least in the lateral direction.

  The support member is usually formed in a form in which a sheet-like base (a flexible sheet-like base), legs formed on the peripheral edge of the base, and a base that hangs downward from the base. You may provide the accommodation recessed part.

  The alignment cover has a mounting recess that can be mounted on the outer peripheral portion of the package, and the mounting recess may be formed of a plurality of recesses (a recess that can be displaced or deformed in the radial direction). . For example, a plurality of thin-walled recessed portions that can come into contact with an outer peripheral portion (for example, a plurality of portions of the outer peripheral portion) at the top of the package are formed at intervals in the circumferential direction (for example, at equal intervals), You may form the surrounding wall of a recessed part as a cushion wall which can be displaced or deformed. The cushion wall can be displaced or deformed in various directions including the lateral direction. In addition, the attachment recessed part which can be mounted | worn to the outer peripheral part of a package can be formed in the virtual inner peripheral area of a some recessed part. That is, the mounting recess is defined by a plurality of recesses. The recessed portion may have an inverted trapezoidal cross section, and the peripheral wall of the recessed portion that can come into contact with the package may be formed to be curved in the circumferential direction.

  The alignment cover may include a plurality of mounting recesses formed at intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions and reinforcing rib portions that connect the mounting recesses adjacent to each other in the vertical and horizontal directions. Further, rib portions (for example, rib portions extending in the vertical direction) may be formed on the outer peripheral wall of the mounting recess (for example, the outer peripheral wall of the recessed portion) at intervals in the circumferential direction. In such a configuration, even if the peripheral wall between the rib portions of the mounting recess (for example, the peripheral wall between the rib portions of the outer peripheral wall of the recessed portion) is in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the packaging body and can be displaced or deformed. The external force may be absorbed by displacement or deformation of the peripheral wall between the rib portions.

  The present invention also includes a method for arranging a plurality of packaging bodies in which a plurality of damaging containers in a stacked state are packaged in an upright state and packing them in a case. In this method, in a form in which the package body is released from the bottom wall of the case, the lower part of the package body is accommodated in the accommodation recess of the support member, and the package body is accommodated in the accommodation recess. By arranging or mounting the mounting recess of the alignment cover on the upper portion, the plurality of packaging bodies can be packed in a case.

  In the present invention, since the breakable container is packed by using the swinging displacement of the receiving recess and the displacement of the mounting recess, even if the container is transported or transported in a stacked state, damage to the breakable container such as an edible container is ensured. Can be prevented. In particular, even edible containers that are hard, easy to break, and heavy in weight can be reliably prevented from being damaged. Furthermore, in the receiving recess of the support member disposed in the case, the packaging body in which the containers are packaged in a stacked state is accommodated, and the mounting recess of the alignment cover is arranged or mounted on the upper part of the packaging body. In addition, breakage and damage of the container in the case can be prevented, and the packing efficiency can be greatly improved.

FIG. 1 is an exploded schematic perspective view showing a cushioning material of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the package. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the relationship among the support member, the package, and the alignment cover. FIG. 4 is a partial schematic perspective view showing the support member of FIG. 5 shows the support member of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 (a) shows a plan view of the support member, and FIG. 5 (b) is a schematic side view of the support member. FIG. 6 is a partial schematic perspective view showing the alignment cover of FIG. FIG. 7 shows the alignment cover of FIG. 1, FIG. 7 (a) shows a plan view of the alignment cover, and FIG. 5 (b) is a schematic side view of the alignment cover. FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the receiving recess of the support member, the package of the edible container, and the mounting recess of the alignment cover.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, the cushioning material (or packing cushioning material or packaging material) includes a rectangular support member 10 that can be disposed on the bottom wall of the cardboard case 1, and a vertical and horizontal spacing between the support members. An accommodation recess 15 that is formed and accommodates the lower portion of the package body 5, and a mounting recess 31 that can be arranged or mounted on the upper portion of the package body 5 in a state in which the package body 5 is accommodated in these accommodation recesses. The cushioning material is housed in the cardboard case 1 and conveyed or transported together with the package 5.

  The packaging body 5 is composed of a pillow packaging body that is housed in a plastic film bag 9 in a state in which a plurality of cone cups 6 are stacked with the same axis and stacked. 6 includes a conical portion 7 that can be gripped, and an accommodating portion 8 whose peripheral wall expands in the radial direction as it goes upward from the conical portion. In this example, about 5 to 15 waffle cones each having a large weight of 10 g or more and being hard and easily cracked are coaxially stacked and packaged.

  The support member 10 is formed by vacuum forming a plastic sheet such as polyethylene terephthalate, and is formed by hanging from a rectangular sheet-like base portion (base portion capable of forming a flat portion) 11 and a peripheral portion of the base portion. And a supporting peripheral wall 12 for contacting the bottom wall of the corrugated cardboard case 1 to support the base portion 11, and a taper-shaped receiving recess 15 that protrudes upward from the base portion and hangs downward. . The support peripheral wall 12 is inclined slightly outward as it goes downward, and the lower end portion is slightly expanded in a skirt shape. A plurality of rib portions 13 extending in the vertical direction are spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the support peripheral wall 12. Is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 and FIG. 8, the receiving recess 15 includes a projecting annular portion 16 that protrudes annularly from the base portion 11 in a U-shaped cross section, and extends downward from the projecting annular portion. In addition, an inverted conical portion 21 (an inverted conical portion narrowed toward the bottom wall of the case 1) is provided. The protruding annular portion 16 is inclined so as to increase in outer diameter as it goes downward, and is inclined downward from the outer peripheral wall 17, the flat top wall 18 connected to the outer peripheral wall, and the inner peripheral edge of the top wall. And a rib portion 20 extending in the longitudinal direction at intervals in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral wall 17 is formed. The inner peripheral wall 19 forms the upper inner peripheral wall of the inverted conical portion 21.

  Further, the inverted conical portion (inverted conical accommodating portion) 21 has a shape of a cartridge case, extends to a middle portion in the vertical direction, and has a constricted portion (an inclined step portion whose radius is narrowed) 23 at the lower end portion. An inverted frustoconical portion (inverted frustoconical accommodating portion) 22 and a tapered extending tubular portion (cylinder) having an inner diameter further reduced from the constricted portion (step portion) and extending downward, and the tip portion is closed And the package 5 can be supported by the inner peripheral wall portion in the vicinity of the opening portion of the inverted conical portion 21 and the constricted portion (inclined step portion) 23. Furthermore, in order to prevent the tip of the cone-shaped or pyramid-shaped portion 7 of the cone cup 6 from coming into contact with the bottom wall of the case 1 even when an impact force is applied, the lowermost portion of the package 5 (for example, the cone cup 6 of the packaging body 5 corresponding to the tip of the cone-shaped or pyramid-shaped portion 7 enters the middle portion of the housing recess 15 (extension tube portion 24), and the extension tube portion (tubular housing portion). ) 24 is free from the tip (bottom wall).

  Furthermore, the tip of the inverted conical portion (inverted conical accommodating portion) 21 (the tip of the extended cylindrical portion 24) can contact the bottom wall of the corrugated cardboard case 1 (that is, the reverse cone-shaped portion 21). The front end extends to the same height as the lower end of the support peripheral wall 12). The protruding annular portion 16 having a U-shaped cross section has a configuration in which the outer peripheral wall 17 and the inner peripheral wall 19 are opposed to each other with the top wall 18 interposed therebetween, and the inverted conical portion 21 is based on the top wall 18. The extension cylinder part 24 is formed thinner than the inverted truncated cone part 21 and can be deformed (deformable in the lateral direction). That is, the inverted conical portion 21 is swingable and can be displaced or deformed at least in the lateral direction.

  The support member 10 includes reinforcing rib portions reinforcing rib portions 25a and 25b that connect the accommodating recesses 15 adjacent to each other in the vertical and horizontal directions, and these reinforcing rib portions 25a and 25b extend along the X axis and the Y axis. The rib portion 20 of the outer peripheral wall 17 is located at a different portion (a portion shifted by 45 ° from the X axis and the Y axis) in the circumferential direction of the projecting annular portion 16. In addition, the corner portion of the rectangular support member 10 forms a curved portion that is curved in a round shape so as to be easily placed on the bottom wall of the cardboard case 1 without being in close contact with the inner peripheral wall of the cardboard case 1. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the alignment cover 30 is formed by vacuum forming of a plastic sheet, and is arranged or mounted on the upper portion of the package 5 accommodated in the accommodating recess 15, and the adjacent package 5. In order to regulate the contact, a plurality of thin mounting recesses 31 are formed at intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions. Each mounting recess 31 can be in contact with the upper outer peripheral portion of the packaging body 5 of the housing recess 15 and is formed by four cylindrical recesses 32 that are curved and closed at the lower end. That is, four planar circular concave portions 32 are formed at equal intervals at an angular position of 45 ° in the circumferential direction, and the mounting concave portion 31 is defined or formed by these four concave portions 32. A mounting recess 31 (an inner wall on which the upper portion of the packaging body 5 can be arranged or mounted) is formed in a virtual inner peripheral area of the cylindrical concave portion 32 (a wall surface of the concave portion 32 corresponding to a virtual inner peripheral circle). The circumferential wall 32a of the recessed portion 32 is formed with a plurality of rib portions 33 extending in the longitudinal direction at intervals in the circumferential direction, and the rib portions 33 are a plurality of the recessed portions adjacent to each other. 32 is connected to the reinforcing rib portions 34a and 34b having a concave groove shape in cross section to connect the vertical and horizontal directions. Therefore, the peripheral wall 32 a between the rib portions 33 forms an inner wall facing the mounting recess 31.

  The thin recessed portion 32 is formed in an inverted trapezoidal shape with an opening at the top and an inner diameter of the opening larger than that at the bottom, and a peripheral wall (rib portion 33) between the rib portions 33 of the recessed portion 32. The portion that is not reinforced and deformable or non-reinforcing) 32a is inclined to expand upward (slowly narrowing downward) as it goes upward (in the direction of the depth of the mounting recess 31). Even if it moves in the up and down direction, it reliably contacts the outer periphery of the upper part of the package 5. Further, since the peripheral wall 32a between the rib portions 33 is formed to be curved (curved and bulged) outward (to the mounting recess 31 side), the packaging body 5 moves in the horizontal direction and the vertical (vertical) direction. However, it contacts with the outer peripheral part of the upper part of the package 5 reliably. And the peripheral wall 32a between the rib parts 33 is formed as a cushion wall which can be displaced or deformed in various directions (lateral direction and vertical (vertical) direction, etc.) in accordance with the contact with the outer peripheral part of the package 5. Yes. Therefore, the upper part of the packaging body 5 can come into contact with the peripheral wall (cushion wall) 32a between the rib portions 33 as the housing recess 15 is attached to or accommodated in the upper part of the packaging body 5, and excessive external force is applied to the packaging body. 5 can be prevented from acting on the upper portion.

  In addition, the recessed part 32 located in the peripheral part of the alignment cover 30 is not the said cylindrical shape (planar circular shape), but is formed in the planar semicircle form by positioning the curved surrounding wall inward.

  Further, the reinforcing rib portions 34a and 34b each having a recessed groove shape extending in the horizontal and vertical directions and connecting the plurality of adjacent recessed portions 32 are formed to be shallower than the recessed portion 32. . Therefore, the plurality of the recessed portions 32 are formed by forming the reinforcing rib portions 34a and 34b in a concave groove shape and projecting the plurality of recessed portions 32 below the reinforcing rib portions 34a and 34b. The depth of the mounting recess 31 formed in the inner region can be increased, and the arrangement or mounting properties with respect to the upper portion of the package 5 can be improved. These reinforcing rib portions 34a and 34b are formed along the X axis and the Y axis as described above with the rib portion 33 of the recessed portion 32. Note that the mounting recess 31 is normally disposed or mounted gently on the upper portion of the package 5 without being mounted tightly.

  In addition, the corner part of the square-shaped alignment cover 30 forms a curved part that is curved in a round shape so as to be easily placed in the cardboard case 1 without being in close contact with the inner peripheral wall of the cardboard case 1. .

  In a packing operation using such a cushioning material (or cushioning material for packing), first, the portion (lower part) of the bag 9 (packaging body 5) corresponding to the conical portion 7 of the cone cup 6 is replaced with the conical portion 7. The lower part of the pillow packaging body 5 is easily accommodated in the accommodation recess 15 by folding or shrinking in accordance with the above. With the contraction of the lower part of the pillow package body 5, the pillow package body 5 is expanded by the enclosed air, and the cushioning property or the buffer property can be enhanced.

  A support member 10 is disposed in the cardboard case 1 and disposed on the bottom wall, and the conical portion 7 of the cone cup 6 is directed to the housing recess 15 formed at intervals in the plane vertical and horizontal directions of the support member 10. Thus, the pillow packaging body 5 can be erected in the housing recess 15 only by housing the lower part of the pillow packaging body 5. In the standing operation, since the packaging body 5 is supported by the support member 10 and excessive entry can be prevented, the packaging body 5 is released from the bottom wall of the case 1, and the lower portion of the packaging body 5 is accommodated in the housing recess 15. The lowermost part of the package 5 does not collide with the bottom wall of the housing recess 15 or the bottom wall of the case 1 to be damaged.

  The mounting recess 31 of the alignment cover 30 is arranged or mounted on the upper part of the pillow package 5 housed in the receiving recess 15 in a standing state, and the lid pieces facing each other in the plane vertical and horizontal directions at the upper part of the cardboard case 1 are folded. Close and close the closure with adhesive tape to complete the packing operation. In the mounting operation, the mounting recess 15 is formed in the plane vertical and horizontal directions corresponding to the packaging body 5 arranged and erected in the plane vertical and horizontal directions. The mounting recess 15 can be mounted on the body 5. That is, it is possible to efficiently pack a plurality of pillow packages 5 in a simple and few process of storing or standing the pillow package 5 in the receiving recess 15 and arranging or mounting the mounting recess 31 of the alignment cover 30.

  And even if various force acts in the process of conveyance or transportation in the state where a plurality of packages 5 were stored in the plane lengthwise and widthwise direction, cone cup 6 in pillow package 5 can be protected effectively. That is, the pillow package 5 is supported by being in contact with the inner peripheral wall portion and the constricted portion (inclined step portion) 23 in the vicinity of the opening of the inverted conical portion 21, and the pillow package body 5 by the mounting recess 31 of the alignment cover 30. Since the movement of the upper part of is controlled or suppressed, the contact of the adjacent pillow package 5 can be prevented. Further, even if force (for example, impact force) is applied to such a pillow packaging body 5 from the front and rear, right and left directions, up and down directions and oblique directions, the inverted conical portion 21 swings around the top wall 18. While being displaceable or deformable, the peripheral wall (cushion wall) 32 a between the rib portions 33 can be displaced or deformed with contact with the outer peripheral portion of the package 5. Therefore, the acting force (or impact) is at least due to the shock-absorbing property due to the swinging displacement or deformation of the inverted conical portion 21 in the lateral direction and the shock-absorbing property due to the displacement or deformation of the peripheral wall (cushion wall) 32a in various directions. Force) can be absorbed effectively. Moreover, even if the lower end portion of the pillow packaging body 5 comes into contact with the extended cylindrical portion 24 of the inverted truncated cone-shaped portion 21, the acting force can be absorbed by the extended cylindrical portion 24 that is thin and deformable in the lateral direction. Breakage of the cone cup 6 can be prevented. Note that, due to the elasticity of plastic, the restoring force of the projecting annular portion 16, the rib 33, etc., the swinging displacement or deformation of the inverted conical portion 21 and the displacement or deformation of the peripheral wall (cushion wall) 32 a Restore with release.

  Even if force (or impact force) is applied in the vertical direction, the tip of the inverted conical portion 21 can contact the bottom wall of the corrugated cardboard case 1, so that the support member 10 and the alignment cover 30 are excessively deformed. Since the pillow package 5 is housed in the housing recess 10 in an expanded form, it is possible to prevent the force (or impact force) from acting on the cone cup 6 and the lower end of the pillow package 5. Is separated from the lower end portion of the extended cylindrical portion 24 of the inverted truncated cone-shaped portion 21, so that the lower end portion of the pillow package body 5 stops entering the lower end portion side of the extended cylindrical portion 24, and the pillow package body 5. The lower end portion (the lower end portion of the cone cup 6) does not collide with the distal end portion of the extended cylinder portion 24 or the bottom wall of the case 1. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the cone cup 6 packaged in the pillow from being damaged. In particular, when the experiment of transporting and transporting the cone cups 6 in a stacked state using the cushioning material of the present invention was repeated, the breakage rate of the cone cups 6 could be set to “0%”.

  The form of the breakable container is not particularly limited, and may be a container having a curved cross-sectional shape (such as a cup-shaped container) or a container having a conical or pyramidal portion. The container having a conical or pyramidal portion may be a conical shape as a whole, may be a conical or pyramidal vessel, and has a cylindrical portion or a conical portion (conical shape or a pyramidal portion), The container provided with the accommodating part which the upper peripheral wall extended in the radial direction from the cylindrical part or the cone-shaped part may be sufficient. As a typical container, a conical container (conical or pyramidal container), a conical part (for example, a conical part), and an accommodating part in which a peripheral wall extending upward from the conical part expands in the radial direction. The peripheral wall of the latter container may be formed with a large degree of curvature as it goes upward, and the peripheral wall may extend in a cylindrical shape as it goes upward from the peripheral wall with a large degree of curvature. . In the conical container, the tip portion does not necessarily have an acute angle and may be curved.

  Such a container may be made of glass, ceramics, etc., but is more easily damaged, for example, an edible container (especially a corn cup) that can be loaded with various frozen confections such as ice cream and other confectionery. Etc.). The edible container (cone cup or ice cone) may be a light-weight molded cone (or flare cone) that is prepared using a swelling agent and the like and has a weight of 3 to 7 g per piece. The invention can effectively prevent breakage even in the case of a waffle cone (or sugar roll cone) which has a large weight of 10 g or more (for example, about 13 to 20 g) and is hard and easily broken.

  A plurality of breakable containers (especially edible containers) are packaged in a state of being sequentially stacked (in particular, a state of being sequentially stacked in the same direction). The number of containers in the package is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, about 3 to 30, or usually about 5 to 25 (for example, 5 to 15).

  In order to effectively protect a corn cup that is easily damaged, the package body is a package body (for example, pillow-wrapped with gas filling or gas filling in a state where a plurality of cone cups are coaxially stacked in the same direction) The pillow package is preferably sealed with air and heat sealed. When the gas-filled pillow package is used, damage and breakage of the breakable container can be more reliably prevented by utilizing the cushioning property or cushioning property of the package filled or filled with gas.

  If necessary, a cushioning material such as a foam sheet may be interposed between adjacent breakable containers (edible containers) in a stacked state. In the present invention, the breakable container (edible container) can be effectively protected from damage and breakage without interposing such a cushioning material between the breakable container (edible container).

  The support member for arranging the plurality of packaging bodies in an upright state and packing them in the case can be disposed or accommodated in the case in a form free from the bottom wall of the case. For example, on the support base disposed on the bottom wall of the case, a form in which the support member is placed, a leg part is formed on the support member, a form in which the support member is supported by the leg part, and a step part is formed on the case inner wall, The support member may be released from the bottom wall of the case by a form in which the support member is locked to the stepped portion. The support member may be supported by legs (or support portions, support peripheral walls) formed at the peripheral edge portion of the base region, and an inverted conical extension portion (eg, the inverted cone) that hangs downward from the base region. May be supported by both the leg portion (or the support portion and the supporting peripheral wall) and the inverted conical extension portion.

  The support member has an accommodation recess that can be accommodated in the lower part of the package, and the accommodation recesses may be arranged in parallel to each other in the plane vertical and horizontal directions, or may be arranged in a staggered manner. Depending on the shape of the lower part of the container, the receiving recess may extend downward with the same inner diameter or with the inner diameter narrowing toward the bottom wall of the case (a form that hangs downward from the base). In many cases, the shape is tapered toward the wall. Although the lower part or the front-end | tip part of an accommodation recessed part may be open | released, it is normally closed. The housing recess may typically be formed in a tapered shape (inverted cone shape or inverted pyramid shape), in particular, a tapered shape (inverted cone shape or inverted pyramid shape) with the tip portion closed.

  The housing recess (for example, a tapered housing recess) may be in a form free from the bottom wall of the case or in a form in contact with the bottom wall of the case, and in a preferred form, for example, in contact with the bottom wall of the case. You may form in the shape of an inverted cone which has a possible front-end | tip part.

  In order to prevent damage or breakage of the container, the package is partially accommodated in the accommodating recess in a form in which the lowermost part of the package is at least free from the bottom wall of the case. That is, the packaging body can be accommodated in a form in which the lowermost portion of the packaging body is released while being accommodated in an accommodation recess (for example, a tapered accommodation recess). For example, in a state where the packaging body is housed in the housing recess, the lower part or the tip part may be released from the lower wall of the case, and the lower part or the tip part may be closed. In the housing recess, the lowermost part of the packaging body (for example, a portion of the packaging body corresponding to the tip of the conical or pyramidal portion of the edible container) may be free from the tip of the housing recess. In other words, the lowermost part of the package may be able to enter up to the middle part of the housing recess.

  The housing recess can support the package at a plurality of parts in the vertical direction, and includes an inner peripheral wall part (for example, an entrance part) in the vicinity of the opening part of the housing recessed part and a constricted part (a step part with a reduced radius or a radius). The package may be supported by an inclined step). If a support part is a lower part of a packaging material, it will not restrict | limit in particular, In the container which has a cone shape or a pyramid shape part, you may support a cone shape or a pyramid shape part by the several site | part of a vertical direction. For example, in a container (edible container) having a conical or pyramidal portion, the container is supported in the opening area of the accommodating recess (tapered accommodating recess or inverted conical portion) and the accommodating recess (tapered accommodating recess or You may support a container by the level | step-difference part (For example, the inclination step part which inclined in the direction in which an internal diameter narrows as it goes below) formed in the middle part of the vertical direction of an inverted conical part.

  In the present invention, the housing recess can be displaced or deformed in a swinging manner. Such an accommodation recess is often capable of being displaced or deformed (oscillating displacement) at least in the lateral direction in a swinging manner with the opening area of the accommodation recess as a base point, and the opening area (opening edge) of the accommodation recess. Bending mechanism by thin wall molding (formation of annular thin wall portion, etc.), annular recess (or groove) such as V-shaped, U-shaped, U-shaped cross section formed on the opening edge of receiving recess or annular convex ( Alternatively, the accommodating concave portion may be oscillated and displaced by using a bending mechanism or the like by a convex line). For example, in the above example, the outer peripheral wall 17 and the inner peripheral wall 19 are connected in an inverted V-shape, and the top wall 18 is bent in a mountain shape to connect the outer peripheral wall 17 and the inner peripheral wall 19. Accommodates by an inverted U-shaped bent structure, a bent structure having an opposite form thereof (for example, a bent structure opposite to the above is interposed between the opening edge of the base region and the receiving recess), etc. The recess may be oscillated and displaced. A preferred bending structure has the inverted V shape, the U shape, or the inverted U shape.

  In addition, an accommodation recess (such as a tapered accommodation recess) on the distal end side of the accommodation recess (such as a tapered accommodation recess), in particular, on the distal end side of the lowermost support portion among the plurality of support portions is formed thin. Without being limited, it may be displaced or deformed at least in the lateral direction. In a preferred embodiment, the distal end side of the housing recess (tapered housing recess) can be stretched and formed thin with the molding process.

  The support member is generally a sheet-like base capable of forming a flat part, legs (support part, support peripheral wall) formed on the peripheral part of the base, and a vertical, horizontal, and horizontal direction in a form that hangs downward from the base. Storage recesses formed at intervals. The support member may include a plurality of receiving recesses formed at intervals in the plane vertical and horizontal directions and reinforcing ribs that connect the receiving recesses adjacent to each other in the plane vertical and horizontal directions.

  The alignment cover has a mounting recess that can be disposed or mounted on the top of the packaging body in a state where the packaging body is accommodated in the housing recess. The plurality of mounting recesses are usually formed at intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the mounting recesses restrict contact between adjacent packaging bodies. Note that the mounting recess may be tightly mountable with respect to the upper portion of the package, but can be normally mounted or arranged gently.

  Each mounting recess can be in contact with an upper outer peripheral portion of the package (for example, a plurality of portions or a plurality of contact walls), and includes a cushion wall that can be displaced or deformed in accordance with the contact. This cushion wall can be displaced or deformed in any direction. Such a cushion wall (displaceable contact portion) is formed, for example, by forming a mounting recess in a flat circular shape and forming a convex portion on the inner peripheral wall of the circular mounting recess that can contact the upper outer peripheral portion of the package. May be. The cushion wall (contact portion) is formed by an inclined wall that inclines toward the inner side of the mounting recess as it goes in the deep (upper) direction of the mounting recess in the packaged state, and the packaging body is reliably attached as the packaging body moves. And may be displaced or deformed.

  In a preferred embodiment, the mounting recess may be formed by a plurality of recessed portions that are formed at intervals in the circumferential direction (especially at equal intervals) and that can come into contact with the outer periphery of the upper portion of the package. The mounting recess can be formed in the virtual inner peripheral area of the recess. The planar shape of the recessed portion is not particularly limited, and may be a circular shape, an elliptical shape, or a polygonal shape. The sectional shape of the recessed portion may be a U shape, a U shape, an inverted trapezoidal shape, or the like. Good. The peripheral wall of each recessed portion is normally displaceable or deformable in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the package, and the recessed portion is often formed in a thin shape to facilitate deformation.

  Further, the recessed portion has a peripheral wall that can come into contact with the upper outer peripheral portion of the packaging body, and this peripheral wall has a deep or bottom direction (downward direction) of the recessed portion in order to ensure contact with the packaging body. ) May be formed with an inclined wall that narrows as it goes to. That is, you may form the surrounding wall between rib parts as a cushion wall which can be displaced or deform | transformed with a contact with the outer peripheral part of a package. The peripheral wall may be reinforced by forming a rib portion at a non-contact portion with the package to improve the deformability of the peripheral wall between the rib portions. In order to contact and cushion the outer peripheral portion of the packaging body, the peripheral wall of the recessed portion that can come into contact with the packaging body may be curved in the circumferential direction (in a bulging and curved form).

  In the alignment cover, the reinforcing rib portions 34a and 34b and the rib portion 33 are not necessarily required, but the alignment cover and the mounting recess are preferably reinforced by these rib portions. In particular, when the rib portion 33 is formed on the peripheral wall of the mounting recess, the deformability of the peripheral wall between the rib portions 33 can be improved, and the protective effect on the container can be enhanced.

  The support member and the alignment cover are often formed of plastic, and can be prepared by vacuum forming of a plastic sheet. Examples of the plastic include polyester resins such as polyethylene terephthalate, olefin resins such as polypropylene, and recycled plastics may be used.

  In the method of the present invention, the case may be any case (or box) that can be accommodated by standing up a package, and is not limited to a cardboard case (or cardboard box), and a plastic case or the like can also be used. Further, in the standing operation in which the lower portion of the packaging body is accommodated and stood in the housing recess of the support member disposed in the case, the packaging body is released from the bottom wall of the case, and the packaging body A lower part can be accommodated in an accommodation recessed part, and damage to the lowest part of a package can be prevented. Furthermore, a plurality of packaging bodies can be covered only by arranging or mounting the mounting recess of the alignment cover on the top of the packaging body. Therefore, the number of work processes can be greatly reduced, and the packing work efficiency can be greatly improved. In addition, not only the package but also the packaged breakable container (particularly the edible container) can be effectively prevented from being damaged by utilizing the swinging displacement of the housing recess and the displacement of the mounting recess.

  In the closing operation of the upper opening of the case, the lid piece may be folded and closed, not limited to the adhesive tape, and the lid piece may be connected and closed with a metal fitting, or may be bound with a band.

  In the present invention, even if various external forces are applied during the transportation or transportation process, the container in the package can be reliably prevented from being damaged. Therefore, the present invention is effective for transporting or transporting a fragile container, particularly an edible container such as a corn cup, packed in a large amount in a stacked state. Among them, the weight per unit is large, and it is effective for packing and transporting or transporting a hard and brittle waffle cone.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Corrugated cardboard case 5 ... Packaging 6 ... Cone cup 10 ... Supporting member 12 ... Supporting peripheral wall 15 ... Housing recessed part 16 ... Projection annular part 21 ... Reverse cone-shaped part (reverse cone-shaped storage part)
22 ... inverted frustoconical part (reverse frustoconical accommodation part)
23 ... Constricted part (inclined step part)
24 ... Extension cylinder part (tubular accommodation part)
30 ... Alignment cover 31 ... Mounting recess 32 ... Recessed portion 32a ... Peripheral wall (cushion wall)

Claims (6)

A storage recess for accommodating a plurality of packaging bodies in which a plurality of damaging containers are packaged in a stacked state and arranged in an upright state and packing the packaging bodies in a case, wherein the lower part of the packaging body can be accommodated An alignment cover having a mounting recess that can be disposed or mounted on the outer peripheral portion of the upper portion of the packaging body and regulates contact between adjacent packaging bodies in a state of being accommodated in the housing recess. A plurality of receiving recesses formed at intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions of the support member, and a plurality of mounting recesses formed at intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions of the alignment cover; The recess is in a form in which the package is released from the bottom wall of the case, and the package can be supported at a plurality of longitudinal positions, and can be displaced or deformed in a swinging manner; Outside the top of the package Parts comprises a displacement or deformable cushion wall by possible contact with, the cushion wall, in packed state, sloped wall that is inclined inwardly of the fitting recess as going toward the top is a deep part of the mounting recess The cushioning material formed in .   The support member and the alignment cover are each molded of plastic; the support member can be disposed in the case in a form separated from the bottom wall of the case, and is tapered and swings toward the bottom wall of the case. An accommodation recess that can be displaced or deformed in a form; this accommodation recess can support the package with the inner peripheral wall portion in the vicinity of the opening and the constricted portion in the middle in the longitudinal direction, and the tapered accommodation The package body can be accommodated in a form in which the lowermost part of the package body is released in the recess; the mounting recess of the alignment cover is formed at intervals in the circumferential direction and can be in contact with the outer periphery of the upper part of the package body The cushioning material according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning material is formed of a plurality of thin-walled recessed portions; and a peripheral wall of each recessed portion forms a cushion wall that can be displaced or deformed.   The breakable container is an edible container having a conical or pyramidal shape; the package is a pillow package filled with gas; the receiving recess is formed in a tapered shape with a closed end, and the edible container A portion of the package corresponding to the tip of the conical or pyramidal portion is free from the tip of the receiving recess, and the cone or pyramid of the edible container can be supported by a plurality of longitudinal portions. Item 3. A cushioning material according to item 1 or 2. A cushioning material for packing an edible container having a conical portion and a housing portion whose peripheral wall expands in a radial direction as it goes upward from the conical or pyramidal portion;
The support member includes a sheet-like base, a leg portion formed on a peripheral portion of the base, and an accommodation recess formed in a form hanging downward from the base;
The accommodating recess is formed in an inverted cone shape having a tip portion that can come into contact with the bottom wall of the corrugated cardboard case, and the entrance side of the inverted cone shape is curved in a longitudinal sectional shape, and the inverted cone shape portion A stepped portion capable of supporting the edible container is formed in the middle of the vertical direction, and the lowermost part of the package is separated from the tip of the housing recess and can be housed in the housing recess;
The mounting recesses are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and are formed in a virtual inner peripheral area of a plurality of thin-walled recessed portions that can come into contact with the outer peripheral portion of the upper portion of the package, and the recessed portions are reverse in cross section The shock-absorbing material according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a peripheral wall that is trapezoidal and can be contacted with the outer peripheral portion of the package is curved in the circumferential direction. The support member and the alignment cover are each formed by vacuum forming of a plastic sheet,
The support member includes a plurality of storage recesses formed at intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions, and reinforcing rib portions that connect the storage recesses adjacent to each other in the vertical and horizontal directions,
The alignment cover has a plurality of mounting recesses formed at intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions, a reinforcing rib portion that connects the mounting recesses adjacent to each other in the vertical and horizontal directions, and a circumferential interval between the outer peripheral walls of the mounting recesses. The rib part formed is provided, The surrounding wall between the rib parts of the said mounting recessed part is formed as a cushion wall which can be displaced or deform | transformed in contact with the outer peripheral part of a package body. The cushioning material according to 1. A method for arranging a plurality of packages in which a plurality of damaging containers in a stacked state are packaged in an upright state and packing them in a case, wherein the package is released from the bottom wall of the case in the form, the lower portion of the package, accommodated accommodated in the recess of the support member according to claim 1; in a state of being accommodated in the accommodating recess, the outer peripheral portion of the upper portion of the package, A method for arranging or mounting the mounting recess of the alignment cover according to claim 1 and packing the plurality of packaging bodies in a case.

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