JP7049881B2 - Absorbent article packaging and absorbent article packaging - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an absorbent article package and a package of the absorbent article package.

As an absorbent article package, Patent Document 1 discloses an absorbent article having an absorbent article and a packaging material (packaging sheet) and folded in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article. At the end in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping material, a fastening tape that can be fastened to the wrapping material and that keeps the absorbent article with the wrapping material folded is arranged.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-178275

When using the absorbent article package, the user first peels off the adhesive tape and opens the package. Therefore, the general fastening tape does not have transparency and is colored as a whole so that the position of the fastening tape can be easily recognized by the user. On the other hand, the fastening tape may be used to wrap the used absorbent article and fasten the folded packaging material. In the case of a general non-transparent adhesive tape, it is difficult to confirm whether or not the adhesive portion of the adhesive tape straddles the edge of the packaging material when the adhesive tape is attached to the packaging material. Therefore, there has been a problem that the wrapping material cannot be firmly fixed with the lashing tape and the wrapping material opens, exposing the used absorbent article.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an absorbent article package in which a packaging material for wrapping a used absorbent article is easily fastened with a fastening tape, and a package of the absorbent article package.

The main invention for achieving the above object is
Absorbent articles that are menstrual napkins, panty liners, or absorbent pads,
The packaging material for wrapping the absorbent article and
An absorbent article package having a fastening tape that encapsulates the absorbent article and fastens the opened end of the folded packaging material.
The fastening tape is bonded to the packaging material via an adhesive portion.
The fastening tape has a design portion including a handle portion and a transparent portion, and has a design portion.
The proportion of the area of the transparent portion in the design portion is larger than 50%.
The transparent portion has a portion that overlaps with the adhesive portion of the adhesive tape.
It has a first direction along the opening end and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
In the second direction, it has one side, which is the site side of the packaging material to which the adhesive tape is peeled off when the absorbent article package is opened, and the other side, which is the opposite side.
The fastening tape has a grip portion which is a non-adhesive portion at the end portion on one side of the second direction.
The knob does not have a transparent part and
The fastening tape has an intermediate portion between the design portion and the grip portion in the second direction.
The intermediate portion is an absorbent article package characterized by having a lower light transmittance than the transparent portion and a higher light transmittance than the picked portion .
Other features of the present invention will be clarified by the description in the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an absorbent article package in which a packaging material for wrapping a used absorbent article is easily fastened by a fastening tape, and a package of the absorbent article package.

1A is a plan view of the absorbent article package 20, and FIG. 1B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the absorbent article package 20. It is a figure of the state which the absorbent article package 20 was opened and unfolded, and was seen from the skin side of the napkin 1. 3A and 3B are explanatory views of a folding method of the absorbent article packaging body 20. 4A is a plan view of the fastening tape 40, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the fastening tape 40. It is a figure explaining the position of the fastening tape 40 in the individual package body 20. 6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating a method of disposing of the used napkin 1. 7A and 7B are views for explaining a state in which the grip portion 42 of the fastening tape 40 is broken. 8A and 8B are diagrams illustrating a modified example of the fastening tape 40. 9A is a schematic perspective view of the package 50 of the individual package 20, and FIGS. 9B and 9C are plan views of the individual package 20 included in the package 50.

The description of this specification and the accompanying drawings will clarify at least the following matters.
An absorbent article that is a menstrual napkin, a panty liner, or an absorbent pad, a packaging material that wraps the absorbent article, and a stopper that fastens the opening end of the packaging material that contains the absorbent article and is folded. An absorbent article wrapping body having a fastening tape, wherein the fastening tape is bonded to the packaging material via an adhesive portion, and the fastening tape includes a handle portion and a transparent portion. The absorbent portion has a design portion, and the ratio of the area of the transparent portion in the design portion is larger than 50%, and the transparent portion has an absorbent portion overlapping with the adhesive portion of the adhesive tape. It is an article package.

According to such an absorbent article package, when the absorbent article is disposed of (when the packaging material wrapping the used absorbent article is fastened with a fastening tape), the packaging material can be visually recognized through the transparent portion. .. Therefore, the fastening tape can be easily and firmly fastened to the packaging material. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the packaging material that wraps the used absorbent article from opening.

The absorbent article package has a first direction along the opening end and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and in the second direction, when the absorbent article package is opened. It has one side, which is the site side of the packaging material to which the adhesive tape is peeled off, and the other side, which is the opposite side, and at least a part of the design portion is in the second direction from the opening end. It is an absorbent article package characterized by being arranged on one side of the above.

According to such an absorbent article package, even if the adhesive tape is not separated from the packaging material when the absorbent article is disposed of, the user can strongly press the transparent portion as a mark and adhere to the packaging material. The tape can be firmly fixed.

In such an absorbent article package, the ratio of the area of the design portion in the fastening tape is 50% or more, and the design portion straddles the opening end and is in the second direction from the opening end. It is an absorbent article package characterized by being arranged on the other side as well.

According to such an absorbent article package, when the absorbent article is disposed of, the area of the packaging material that can be visually recognized through the transparent portion is increased, and the edge of the packaging material can be visually recognized through the transparent portion. Therefore, the fastening tape can be easily and firmly fastened to the packaging material.

The absorbent article package has a first direction along the opening end and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and in the second direction, when the absorbent article package is opened. It has one side, which is the site side of the packaging material to which the fastening tape is peeled off, and the other side, which is the opposite side, and the fastening tape is provided at the end portion of the one side in the second direction. It is an absorbent article package having a picking portion which is a non-adhesive portion, and the picking portion is not provided with a transparent portion.

According to such an absorbent article package, the position of the fastening tape can be easily recognized by the knob.

In such an absorbent article package, the fastening tape has an intermediate portion between the design portion and the grip portion in the second direction, and the intermediate portion has a light beam as compared with the transparent portion. It is an absorbent article package characterized by a low transmittance and a high light transmittance as compared with the picked portion.

According to such an absorbent article package, a gradation of light and shade is formed on the fastening tape along the direction in which the fastening tape is peeled off. Therefore, the direction in which the adhesive tape is peeled off is easily recognized.

The absorbent article package is characterized in that the grip portion is a portion where the fastening tape is folded back, and the intermediate portion has a portion overlapping the adhesive portion of the fastening tape. It is a wrapping body for sex goods.

According to such an absorbent article package, even if the gripped portion is broken, the position of the fastening tape can be easily recognized by the intermediate portion.

The absorbent article package has a first direction along the opening end and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and in the second direction, when the absorbent article package is opened. It has one side, which is the site side of the packaging material to which the fastening tape is peeled off, and the other side, which is the opposite side, and the fastening tape is provided at the end portion of the one side in the second direction. It has a grip portion that is a non-adhesive portion, and the grip portion is a first layer portion that is a portion where the design portion is folded back, and a second layer that is a portion of the design portion that overlaps the first layer portion. An absorbent article package having a portion and having at least a part of the handle portion of the first layer portion deviating from the handle portion of the second layer portion.

According to such an absorbent article package, the area ratio of the handle portion is increased in the picked portion. Therefore, the position of the fastening tape can be easily recognized by the knob.

The absorbent article packaging is characterized in that the ratio of the area of the handle portion in the design portion is 15% or more.

According to such an absorbent article package, the position of the fastening tape can be easily recognized.

The absorbent article package is such an absorbent article package, wherein the handle portion has portions having different light transmittances.

According to such an absorbent article package, the packaging material can be easily visually recognized through the handle having a high light transmittance, and the position of the fastening tape can be easily recognized by the handle having a low light transmittance.

The absorbent article package is such an absorbent article package, wherein the handle portion has a portion having a light transmittance of 35% or more and less than 70%.

According to such an absorbent article packaging body, it becomes easy to visually recognize the packaging material through the handle portion.

The absorbent article package is such an absorbent article package, wherein the transparent portion is arranged at least a part of the edge of the fastening tape.

According to such an absorbent article package, the outline of the adhesive tape becomes difficult to understand, and the characteristic of the absorbent article package can be reduced.

The absorbent article package is such an absorbent article package, characterized in that a plurality of the handle portions are discretely arranged in the design portion.

According to such an absorbent article packaging body, it becomes easy to visually recognize the packaging material through the transparent portion.

In such an absorbent article packaging, the packaging material has a design pattern that can be visually recognized from the outside of the absorbent article packaging body, and the area of one design pattern of the packaging material is the fastening. It is an absorbent article package characterized by being larger than the area of one handle portion of the tape.

According to such an absorbent article packaging body, it is possible to prevent the design pattern of the packaging material from being hidden by the handle portion of the fastening tape.

In such an absorbent article packaging body, the packaging material has an inner surface and an outer surface when packaging the absorbent article, and the design pattern is on the inner surface. It is an absorbent article package that is printed and can be visually recognized through the outer surface side.

According to such an absorbent article package, the position of the fastening tape can be easily recognized even when the design pattern of the packaging material and the fastening tape overlap.

A package of an absorbent article package containing a plurality of such absorbent article packages, and having a plurality of absorbent article packages having different overlapping portions of the fastening tape with respect to the design pattern of the packaging material. A featured package of absorbent article packaging.

According to the packaging of such an absorbent article package, the difference in design can be enjoyed depending on the individual package.

=== Embodiment ===
<< Basic configuration of absorbent article packaging >>
1A is a plan view of the absorbent article package 20, and FIG. 1B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the absorbent article package 20. FIG. 2 is a view of the absorbent article package 20 opened and unfolded, as viewed from the skin side of the napkin 1. 3A and 3B are explanatory views of a folding method of the absorbent article packaging body 20.

The absorbent article package 20 has an absorbent article 1 which is a sanitary napkin, a panty liner (pantyliner), or an absorbent pad, and a packaging material 10 for packaging the absorbent article 1. Specific examples of the absorbent pads include absorbent articles such as pad-type diapers, tape-type diapers, pants-type diapers, and breast milk pads. Further, the menstrual napkin is not limited to the one shown in FIG. 2, and may be a shorts type menstrual napkin or the like. In the absorbent article package 20 of the present embodiment, the sanitary napkin 1 (hereinafter, also referred to as “napkin”) which is an absorbent article is individually packaged by the packaging material 10 (hereinafter, also referred to as “individual package”). say).

As shown in FIG. 2, the napkin 1 has a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction orthogonal to each other, and has an absorber 2 that absorbs excrement and a liquid-permeable top that is arranged on the skin side of the absorber 2. Examples thereof include a sheet 3 and a liquid-impermeable back sheet (not shown) arranged on the non-skin side of the absorber 2. Further, the napkin 1 of the present embodiment may be a napkin having a pair of wing portions 5 extending outward in the lateral direction at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction, but may not have the wing portions 5. ..

The packaging material 10 is a rectangular sheet-shaped member, and has a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction orthogonal to each other. In the following description, the surface of the packaging material 10 that is inside when the napkin 1 is packaged is referred to as an inner side surface 101, and the surface of the packaging material 10 that is outside is referred to as an outer surface 102. Further, the packaging material 10 has a plurality of design patterns 30 that can be visually recognized from the outside (from the outer surface 102 side) of the absorbent article packaging body 20. The design pattern 30 is also visible from the inner side surface 101 side of the packaging material 10. In the present embodiment, as the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10, an animal (black cat) pattern is exemplified, but the design pattern 30 is not limited to this.

As shown in FIG. 2, in a state where the individual package 20 is opened and unfolded, the napkin 1 is arranged on the inner side surface 101 of the packaging material 10 with the skin side surface facing up. Further, the lateral direction of the packaging material 10 and the lateral direction of the napkin 1 are along, and the longitudinal direction of the packaging material 10 and the longitudinal direction of the napkin 1 are along. In the individual package 20 of the present embodiment, it is assumed that the packaging material 10 is folded together with the napkin 1 at two folding positions FL1 and FL2 with the skin side surface of the napkin 1 inside.

Further, in a state where the individual package 20 is opened and unfolded, a fastening tape 40 is provided at one end of the packaging material 10 in the longitudinal direction. The fastening tape 40 is joined to the outer surface 102 of the packaging material 10 so that a part thereof extends outward in the longitudinal direction of the packaging material 10. As shown in FIG. 1A, the fastening tape 40 encapsulates the napkin 1 and fastens the opened end 10a of the folded packaging material 10.

The individual package 20 has horizontal, vertical, and thickness directions orthogonal to each other in the product state (FIG. 1A). The horizontal direction of the individual package 20 is along the lateral direction of the packaging material 10 and the napkin 1, and the vertical direction of the individual package 20 is along the longitudinal direction of the packaging material 10 and the napkin 1. Further, the packaging material 10 is joined to both side portions 13 in the lateral direction of the individual packaging body 20. As the joining method, for example, a well-known joining method such as a heat seal, an ultrasonic seal, an adhesive, and a combination thereof can be exemplified.

When the user grasps and pulls the fastening tape 40 when using the individual package 20, the folding at the folding position FL1 on one side in the longitudinal direction (fastening tape 40 side) of the napkin 1 is unfolded, and the state of FIG. 3B is shown. become. At this time, the adhesive portion 5A (see FIG. 3A) on the upper surface of the wing portion 5 is covered with the release sheet 12. Further, when the folding at the folding position FL2 on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the napkin 1 is unfolded, the state shown in FIG. 3A is obtained.

<< About the fastening tape 40 >>
4A is a plan view of the fastening tape 40, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the fastening tape 40. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the position of the fastening tape 40 in the individual package 20. 6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating a method of disposing of the used napkin 1. 7A and 7B are views for explaining a state in which the grip portion 42 of the fastening tape 40 is broken. In addition, in order to avoid the complexity of the drawings, the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10 is omitted in some drawings.

The fastening tape 40 for fastening the opening end 10a of the packaging material 10 is a rectangular member having vertical and horizontal directions orthogonal to each other and extending in the vertical direction. The horizontal direction of the fastening tape 40 is along the horizontal direction of the individual packaging body 20 (along the first direction along the opening end 10a of the packaging material 10), and the vertical direction of the fastening tape 40 is the vertical direction of the individual packaging body 20 (along the vertical direction of the individual packaging body 20). The fastening tape 40 is arranged on the individual package 20 so as to be along the second direction orthogonal to the first direction).

As shown in FIG. 1B, in the individual package 20, the portion 102 of the packaging material on the other side in the vertical direction is folded over the portion 101 of the packaging material on one side in the vertical direction. Therefore, one side in the vertical direction is the portion 101 side of the packaging material from which the fastening tape 40 is peeled off when the individual packaging body 20 is opened. The other side in the vertical direction is the portion 102 side of the packaging material to which the fastening tape 40 remains bonded when the individual packaging body 20 is opened. That is, one side in the vertical direction is the side where the fastening tape 40 starts to be peeled off.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, the adhesive tape 40 has an adhesive portion 401 and a non-adhesive portion 402 on one side surface thereof. In the adhesive portion 401, the adhesive 44 applied to one side surface of the adhesive tape 40 is exposed. In the individual package 20, the adhesive portion 401 of the adhesive tape 40 is arranged so as to straddle the opening end 10a of the packaging material 10, and the adhesive tape 40 is joined to the packaging material 10 via the adhesive portion 401. There is. The strength of the adhesive portion 401 is such that the adhesive tape 40 can be peeled off from the packaging material 10 by the user. Further, the adhesive portion 401 makes it possible to reattach the fastening tape 40 to the packaging material 10 after the fastening tape 40 is peeled off from the packaging material 10.

Further, the fastening tape 40 has a knob portion 42, an intermediate portion 43, and a design portion 41 in this order from one side in the vertical direction. The design portion 41 includes a plurality of handle portions 412 and a transparent portion 411. The transparent portion 411 is a region having a light transmittance of 70% or more, and the handle portion 412 is a region having a light transmittance of less than 70%. This is because, as a result of the trial by the inventor, it was found that when the light transmittance is 70% or more, the user has the impression that it is transparent.

In the present embodiment, the transparent portion 411 is colorless and transparent, and a plurality of colored (for example, pink) dots 412 are arranged in a staggered pattern as a plurality of handle portions 412. Specifically, the design portion 41 of the fastening tape 40 is obtained by printing the handle portion 412 on a colorless and transparent resin material such as polyethylene or polypropylene. However, the present invention is not limited to the above, and the transparent portion 411 may be colored and transparent, and the handle portion 412 may be white. Further, the number of the handle portions 412 is not limited to a plurality, and may be one. The shape of the handle portion 412 is not limited to dots, and may be various shapes such as stars, hearts, flowers, animals, etc. shown in FIG. 8B described later. Further, the handle portion 412 may be a character, a number, a symbol, or the like, and may be, for example, a product name, a size, a format (with wings), or the like.

The ratio of the area of the transparent portion 411 in the design portion 41 is larger than 50%. That is, it is assumed that the value obtained by dividing the area of the transparent portion 411 by the area of the entire design portion 41 is larger than 0.5. That is, the transparent portion 411 is the main area in the design portion 41, and the handle portion 412 is provided in a part of the design portion 41. In the present embodiment, the ratio of the area of the transparent portion 411 in the design portion 41 is 70%.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, all of the design portion 41 overlaps with the adhesive portion 401 of the adhesive tape 40, and can be bonded to the packaging material 10.

By the way, the fastening tape 40 is often used when the used napkin 1 is disposed of. Specifically, the user removes the used napkin 1 from the underwear and rolls it, and also takes out the new napkin 1 from the individual package 20 and attaches it to the underwear. Then, the used napkin 1 is wrapped with the packaging material 10 separated from the new napkin 1. Then, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the fastening tape 40 is peeled off from the packaging material 10, and the end 10a of the packaging material 10 is fastened with the fastening tape 40. By doing so, the used napkin 1 can be discarded without opening and exposing the packaging material 10 and the used napkin 1.

In the fastening tape 40 of the present embodiment, the main area of the design portion 41 is the transparent portion 411. Therefore, at the time of disposal of the napkin 1, the user visually recognizes that the design unit 41 straddles the end 10a of the packaging material 10 through the transparent portion 411, and while confirming that the fastening tape 40 is attached to the packaging material 10. Can be placed. Further, the transparent portion 411 (design portion 41) has a portion that overlaps with the adhesive portion 401 of the adhesive tape 40. Therefore, the adhesive portion 401 of the fastening tape 40 can be arranged at the portion 103 of the packaging material on one side of the end 10a of the packaging material 10 and at the portion 104 of the packaging material on the other side. Therefore, the end 10a of the packaging material 10 can be firmly fastened with the fastening tape 40.

Further, since the end 10a of the packaging material 10 can be visually recognized by the transparent portion 411, the user 10 can press the periphery of the end 10a of the packaging material 10 with a finger. Further, it can be confirmed that the packaging material 10 visually recognized via the transparent portion 411 is firmly bonded to the fastening tape 40 and does not float.

As described above, the fastening tape 40 provided with the transparent portion 411 can easily be fastened to the packaging material 10 that wraps the used napkin 1, and the fastening tape 40 can be firmly bonded to the packaging material 10. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the packaging material 10 that wraps the used napkin from opening.

In addition, since the fastening tape 40 is provided with the transparent portion 411, it is possible to give the user an impression different from that of the fastening tape of a general napkin package. Therefore, in the individual package 20 of the present embodiment, the napkin package-likeness is reduced, and the user can easily carry the individual package 20.

Further, since the design portion 41 is not only composed of the transparent portion 411 but also includes the handle portion 412, the design portion 41 is not integrated with the packaging material 10. Therefore, the user can recognize the position of the fastening tape 41 in the individual package 20 and can smoothly open the individual package 20. In addition, the handle portion 412 also enhances the design of the fastening tape 41.

The ratio of the area of the transparent portion 411 in the design portion 41 may be confirmed by a well-known method. For example, it can be confirmed by using an area calculation program based on an image taken by the fastening tape 40. It may also be visually confirmed. Area ratio to be described later (ratio of the area of the design portion 41 in the fastening tape 40, the ratio of the area of the handle portion 412 in the design portion 41, area comparison between the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10 and the handle portion 412 of the design portion 41. ) Can be confirmed in the same way.

Further, the light transmittance of the transparent portion 411 may be measured by a well-known method. For example, a colorimeter manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd. or an equivalent colorimeter can be used for measurement in accordance with JIS K 7375. The same applies to the light transmittance (light transmittance of the handle portion 412, the knob portion 42, and the intermediate portion 43) described later.

Further, in the individual package 20 (see FIG. 5), at least a part of the design portion 41 is arranged on one side in the vertical direction (the side where the fastening tape 40 starts to be peeled off) from the opening end 10a of the packaging material 10. Is preferable.

When disposing of the napkin 1, some users do not separate the fastening tape 40 from the packaging material 10 but fasten the packaging material 10 that wraps the used napkin 1 with the fastening tape 40. Even in that case, in the above case, the user can use the portion of the design portion 41 on one side in the vertical direction of the opening end 10a of the packaging material 10 as a mark and press the portion with a finger, and the packaging material 10 can be pressed. It is easy to attach the fastening tape 40 to. Further, the packaging material 10 visually recognized via the transparent portion 411 is bonded to the fastening tape 40, and it can be confirmed whether or not the packaging material 10 is floating. Therefore, the fastening tape 40 can be firmly bonded to the packaging material 10, and the packaging material 10 that wraps the used napkin 1 can be prevented from opening.

More preferably, the ratio of the area of the design portion 41 in the fastening tape 40 is preferably 50% or more. In other words, as shown in FIG. 4A, the vertical length L1 of the design portion 41 is preferably half or more of the vertical length L2 of the entire fastening tape 40 (L1 ≧ L2 / 2). In the present embodiment, the vertical length L1 of the design portion 41 is 13 mm, the vertical length s of the intermediate portion 43 is 7 mm, and the vertical length of the knob portion 42 is 5 mm. Then, in the individual package 20, the design portion 41 may be arranged so as to straddle the opening end 10a of the packaging material 10 and to be arranged on the other side in the vertical direction from the opening end 10a.

For example, when the fastening tape 40 is separated from the packaging material 10 when the napkin 1 is discarded (FIG. 6A), the design unit 41 (adhesive unit 401) has the opening end 10a of the packaging material 10 because the design unit 41 is large. It becomes easy to arrange the fastening tape 40 so as to straddle it. Further, even when the fastening tape 40 is not separated from the packaging material 10, the design portion 41 straddles the opening end 10a of the packaging material 10, so that the opening end 10a is visually recognized through the transparent portion 411 and should be pressed with a finger. The part (the part on one side in the vertical direction from the opening end 10a) becomes easy to understand.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, in the fastening tape 40, one end in the vertical direction is a knob portion 42. The grip portion 42 is a non-adhesive portion 402, and the adhesive 44 is not exposed. Therefore, the user can grasp the grip portion 42 and peel off the fastening tape 40 when the individual package 20 is opened. Further, the grip portion 42 allows the user to recognize the peeling direction of the fastening tape 40 and can unfold the individual package 20.

Then, it is assumed that the picking portion 42 does not have a transparent portion. That is, it is assumed that the light transmittance of the knob 42 is less than 70%. Preferably, the light transmittance of the picked portion 42 is less than 50%, and more preferably, the light transmittance of the picked portion 42 is less than 30%. In the present embodiment, the entire surface of the picked portion 42 is colored with a uniform density (for example, it is printed in pink).

By doing so, in the picking portion 42, the color of the packaging material 10 and the design pattern 30 are difficult to see through, and the picking portion 42 is not integrated with the packaging material 10. Therefore, the user can recognize the position of the fastening tape 41 in the individual package 20 and can smoothly open the individual package 20.

Table 1 shows the results of evaluation of the light transmittance, the degree of cloudiness, and the visual visibility of the packaging material 10 of the five types of samples 1 to 5. Sample 1 is a milky white film printed with a deep pink color. Sample 2 is a colorless and transparent film coated with matte varnish. Sample 3 is a colorless and transparent film coated with gloss varnish. Sample 4 is a colorless transparent film printed with a deep pink color. Sample 5 is a colorless transparent film printed with a light pink color.

The light transmittance and the degree of fogging were measured for each sample alone using a colorimeter manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd. Regarding the visual visibility of the packaging material 10, the samples 1 to 5 are placed on the packaging material 10 of the present embodiment, respectively, and the subject can visually recognize the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10 through each sample. I evaluated if there was any. When the subject felt that the design pattern 30 could be clearly seen through, it felt "○", when it felt that the design pattern 30 could be seen through slightly, it was "△", and it felt that the design pattern 30 could not be seen. In the case, it was evaluated as "x" on a three-point scale.

From the results in Table 1, it was found that when the light transmittance was around 40%, the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10 was slightly transparent. Therefore, it was found that when the light transmittance is 50% or more, the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10 is transparent and easy to see. In other words, it was found that when the light transmittance is less than 50%, the visibility of the fastening tape 40 is higher than that of the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10. Therefore, as described above, it is preferable that the light transmittance of the knob 42 is less than 50%. By doing so, the user can easily recognize the position of the knob 42 in the individual package 20.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, the fastening tape 40 has an intermediate portion 43 between the design portion 41 and the knob portion 42 in the vertical direction. The intermediate portion 43 has a lower light transmittance than the transparent portion 411 and a higher light transmittance than the knob portion 42. In the present embodiment, the entire surface of the intermediate portion 43 is uniformly colored with a lighter density than that of the knob portion 42 (for example, it is printed in a light pink color).

Therefore, in the fastening tape 40, the density is increased from the other side in the vertical direction toward one side, and a gradation of light and shade is formed in the vertical direction. Therefore, the user can recognize the peeling direction of the fastening tape 40 and can unfold the individual package 20.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, it is preferable to form the knob portion 42 by folding back the end portion of the fastening tape 40 in the vertical direction. In this case, the adhesive 44 can be applied to the entire surface of one side of the adhesive tape (not shown) before folding back. Then, the adhesive 44 can be covered with the portion of the folded adhesive tape 40, and the grip portion 42 which is the non-adhesive portion 402 can be formed. Further, in the fastening tape (not shown) before folding back, the portion other than the design portion 41 can be uniformly colored on the entire surface. Also in this case, among the portions of the fastening tape 40 that are uniformly colored on the entire surface, the portion where the fastening tape 40 is folded back to form two layers can be used as the knob portion 42 having a low light transmittance. The portion of one layer where the folds of the fastening tape 40 do not overlap can be the intermediate portion 43 having a high light transmittance.

However, when the portion where the fastening tape 40 is folded back into two layers is used as the grip portion 42, as shown in FIG. 7A, the grip portion 42 tends to rise from the inner end 42a of the grip portion 42. .. In this case, when the individual package 20 is viewed in the thickness direction (FIG. 7B), the grip portion 42 is difficult to see.

Therefore, the intermediate portion 43 may have a portion that overlaps with the adhesive portion 401 of the adhesive tape 40. In the present embodiment, the entire area of the intermediate portion 43 overlaps with the adhesive portion 401. By doing so, in the individual packaging body 20, the intermediate portion 43 is joined to the packaging material 10. Therefore, even when the individual package 20 is viewed in the thickness direction (FIG. 7B), the intermediate portion 43 is easily visible. Therefore, the user can recognize the position of the fastening tape 40 in the individual packaging body 20 and the direction of peeling of the fastening tape 40 based on the intermediate portion 43, and can smoothly open the individual packaging body 20.

Further, if the ratio of the area of the handle portion 412 in the design portion 41 is too small, it becomes difficult for the user to recognize the position on the fastening tape 40 in the individual package 20. Therefore, it is preferable that the ratio of the area of the handle portion 412 in the design portion 41 is 15% or more (however, less than 50%). By doing so, the user can easily recognize the position of the fastening tape 40 in the individual package 20 and can smoothly open the individual package 20.

Further, it is preferable that the handle portion 412 of the design portion 41 has portions having different light transmittances. As shown in FIG. 4A, the handle portion 412 of the present embodiment has a dot 412A having a high light transmittance (for example, a light pink color) and a dot 412B having a low light transmittance (for example, a dark pink color). There is.

By doing so, it becomes easy to see through the packaging material 10 through the handle portion 412A having a high light transmittance, and it becomes easy to attach the fastening tape 40 to the packaging material 10 that wraps the used napkin 1. On the other hand, the handle portion 412B having a low light transmittance makes it easier to recognize the position of the fastening tape 40 in the individual package 20.

Further, from the results in Table 1 described above, it was found that when the light transmittance is 35% or more, the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10 can be seen through slightly. Therefore, it is preferable that the handle portion 412 of the design portion 41 has a portion (semi-transparent portion) having a light transmittance of 35% or more and less than 70%. More preferably, it is preferable to have a portion having a light transmittance of 50% or more and less than 70%. By doing so, it becomes easy to see through the packaging material 10 through the handle portion 412, and it becomes easy to attach the fastening tape 40 to the packaging material 10 that wraps the used napkin 1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, it is preferable that the transparent portion 411 is arranged at least a part of the edge 40a of the fastening tape 40. In other words, it is preferable that the handle portion 412 is not arranged along the edge 40a of the fastening tape 40. By doing so, the outline of the fastening tape 40 becomes difficult to understand. Therefore, in the fastening tape 40 of the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the characteristic of the fastening tape of the package of the napkin.

Further, it is preferable that a plurality of handle portions 412 are discretely arranged in the design portion 41. That is, it is preferable that the plurality of handle portions 412 are dispersedly arranged over a wide range of the design portion 41. By doing so, the transparent portion 411 around each handle portion 412 makes it easier to see through the packaging material 10.

In this embodiment, a plurality of handle portions 412 (dots) are arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of the fastening tape 40, and the plurality of handle portions 412 are evenly distributed and arranged. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of handle portions 412 may be arranged at intervals.

Further, the packaging material 10 has a design pattern 30 that can be visually recognized from the outside of the individual packaging body 20. The design pattern 30 of the present embodiment is a pattern of an animal (cat), and the individual package 20 has a cute design. Further, as described above, the fastening tape 40 of the present embodiment has the transparent portion 411, which reduces the characteristic of the fastening tape of the package of the napkin. Therefore, for example, even a young person who is a user who uses the napkin for a short period of time can easily carry the individual package 20. However, the packaging material 10 does not have to have a design pattern. Even in that case, the fastening tape 40 of the present embodiment can be applied, and the packaging material wrapping the used napkin 1 can be easily fastened by the fastening tape 40.

Further, the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10 can be seen through through the transparent portion 411 of the fastening tape 40. Further, it is preferable that the area of one design pattern 30 (cat) included in the packaging material 10 is larger than the area of one handle portion 412 (dots) included in the fastening tape 40. In other words, in the individual package 20, the lateral length of the design pattern 30 (cat) of the packaging material 10 is longer than the lateral length of the handle 412 (dots) of the fastening tape 40, and the design. It is preferable that the vertical length of the handle 30 (cat) is longer than the vertical length of the handle 412 (dots) of the fastening tape 40, at least one of them.

By doing so, it is possible to prevent all of the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10 from being hidden in the handle portion 412, and it is possible to suppress deterioration of the design of the individual package 20. Of the design patterns 30 included in the packaging material 10, the area of the largest design pattern 30 may be larger than the area of the smallest handle portion 412, and more preferably, the area of the smallest design pattern 30 is the largest handle portion. It should be larger than the area of 412.

Further, it is preferable that the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10 is printed on the inner side surface 101 of the packaging material 10 and is visible through the outer surface 102. That is, the concentration of the design pattern 30A visible from the outer surface 102 side of the packaging material 10 may be lighter than the concentration of the design pattern 30B visible from the inner side surface 101 side of the packaging material 10.

By doing so, for example, even in the case of a black cat as in the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10 of the present embodiment, the concentration of the black cat (design pattern 30A) of the packaging material 10 overlapping with the fastening tape 40 is low. Become. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the visibility of the fastening tape 40 from being lowered by the design pattern 30A of the packaging material 10. Therefore, the position of the fastening tape 40 in the individual package 20 is recognized by the user.

The concentrations of the design patterns 30A and 30B may be compared by a well-known method. For example, a method of measuring the "color difference" of the design patterns 30A and 30B by using a colorimeter (color difference meter CR-300 manufactured by Konica Minolta, etc.) can be exemplified.
Specifically, first, 10 sheets of white non-woven fabric (15 g / m ² SMS non-woven fabric) are arranged under the packaging material 10 to be measured.
Next, using a colorimeter, the parts of the design patterns 30A and 30B where the release sheet is not located and the white non-woven fabric are measured. When measuring the design pattern 30B visible from the inner side surface 101 side of the packaging material 10, the design pattern 30A visible from the outer side surface 102 side of the packaging material 10 is measured with the inner side surface 101 of the packaging material 10 facing up. If so, the outer surface 102 of the packaging material 10 is turned up. As the measured value (L ^* value, a ^* value, b ^* value), it is preferable to use the average value of the values measured a plurality of times (for example, 5 times).
Next, based on the difference (ΔL ^* , Δa ^* , Δb ^* ) between the measurement result of the white non-woven fabric and the measurement result of each design pattern 30A, 30B, the color difference ΔE ^* ab of each design pattern 30A, 30B with respect to white is calculated. Calculate with the following formula.
ΔE ^* ab = [(ΔL ^* ) ² + (Δa ^* ) ² + (Δb ^* ) ² ] ^1/2
It is good to compare by this color difference ΔE ^* ab.

<< Modification example of fastening tape 40 >>
8A and 8B are diagrams illustrating a modified example of the fastening tape 40. In the fastening tape 40 (FIG. 4A) of the above embodiment, the pinched portion 42 is colored with a uniform concentration, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, the entire surface of the fastening tape 40'in the middle of manufacturing may be composed of the transparent portion 411 and the handle portion 412. Then, the grip portion 42, which is the non-adhesive portion 402, may be formed by folding back the portion (that is, the design portion 41) composed of the transparent portion 411 and the handle portion 412. The knob portion 42 has a first layer portion 45, which is a portion where the design portion 41 is folded back, and a second layer portion 46, which is a portion of the design portion 41 that overlaps the first layer portion 45.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 8B, it is preferable that at least a part of the handle portion 412A of the first layer portion 45 is displaced from the handle portion 412B of the second layer portion 46. By doing so, in the picking portion 42, the area ratio of the handle portion 412 is increased as compared with the design portion 41, and the visibility of the picking portion 42 is enhanced. Therefore, the grip portion 42 makes it easier for the user to recognize the position of the fastening tape 40 in the individual package 20.

Further, although not shown, a fastening tape composed of only the design portion 41 or a fastening tape composed of the design portion 41 and the knob portion 42 without the intermediate portion 43 may be used. Further, the picking portion 42 may be formed of one layer of material instead of being formed by folding back the material. Further, a fastening tape in which only a part of the design portion 41 (transparent portion 411) overlaps with the adhesive portion 401, a fastening tape having no non-adhesive portion 402, and a stopper in which the knob portion 42 overlaps with the adhesive portion 401. It may be a wearing tape.

Further, the position of the design portion 41 of the fastening tape 40 in the individual package 20 is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the design unit 41 may not straddle the opening end 10a of the packaging material 10, or the design unit 41 may not be located on one side in the vertical direction from the opening end 10a of the packaging material 10.

<< Package 50 >>
FIG. 9A is a schematic perspective view of the package 50 of the individual package 20. 9B and 9C are plan views of the individual package 20 included in the package 50. As shown in FIG. 9A, the individual package 20 is distributed in a state of being encapsulated in a plurality of packages 50 (bags). In that case, as shown in FIGS. 9B and 9C, it is preferable that the package 50 has a plurality of individual packages 20 having different overlapping portions of the fastening tape 40 with respect to the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10. By doing so, you can enjoy the difference in design depending on the individual packaging body 20.

Further, the design of the fastening tape 40 is imprinted on the subconscious mind of the user who sees the individual package 20 (for example, FIG. 9B) in which the overlapping portion of the fastening tape 40 with respect to the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10 is small. Therefore, the user can easily recognize the fastening tape 40 even when looking at the individual package 20 (for example, FIG. 9C) in which the overlapping portion of the fastening tape 40 with respect to the design pattern 30 of the packaging material 10 is large.

As described above, the above-described embodiment is for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and is not for limiting the interpretation of the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can be modified or improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and the present invention includes an equivalent thereof.

1 Menstrual pad (absorbent article),
2 absorber, 3 top sheet, 5 wing part,
10 Packaging material,
20 wrapping body (absorbent article wrapping body)
30 Design pattern (of packaging material),
40 Adhesive tape, 401 Adhesive part, 402 Non-adhesive part,
41 Design part, 411 Transparent part, 412 Pattern part,
42 Picking part, 43 Middle part, 44 Adhesive,
50 packages,

Claims (12)

Absorbent articles that are menstrual napkins, panty liners, or absorbent pads,
The packaging material for wrapping the absorbent article and
An absorbent article package having a fastening tape that encapsulates the absorbent article and fastens the opened end of the folded packaging material.
The fastening tape is bonded to the packaging material via an adhesive portion.
The fastening tape has a design portion including a handle portion and a transparent portion, and has a design portion.
The proportion of the area of the transparent portion in the design portion is larger than 50%.
The transparent portion has a portion that overlaps with the adhesive portion of the adhesive tape.
It has a first direction along the opening end and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
In the second direction, it has one side, which is the site side of the packaging material to which the adhesive tape is peeled off when the absorbent article package is opened, and the other side, which is the opposite side.
The fastening tape has a grip portion which is a non-adhesive portion at the end portion on one side of the second direction.
The knob does not have a transparent part and
The fastening tape has an intermediate portion between the design portion and the grip portion in the second direction.
The intermediate portion is an absorbent article package characterized in that the light transmittance is lower than that of the transparent portion and the light transmittance is higher than that of the picked portion . The absorbent article packaging according to claim 1.
It has a first direction along the opening end and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
In the second direction, it has one side, which is the site side of the packaging material to which the adhesive tape is peeled off when the absorbent article package is opened, and the other side, which is the opposite side.
An absorbent article package characterized in that at least a part of the design portion is arranged on the one side of the second direction from the opening end. The absorbent article packaging according to claim 2.
The ratio of the area of the design portion in the fastening tape is 50% or more, and the ratio is 50% or more.
The absorbent article packaging body is characterized in that the design portion straddles the opening end and is also arranged on the other side of the second direction from the opening end. The absorbent article package according to any one of claims 1 to 3 .
The grip portion is a portion where the fastening tape is folded back.
The absorbent article packaging body, characterized in that the intermediate portion has a portion that overlaps with the adhesive portion of the adhesive tape. The absorbent article package according to any one of claims 1 to 4 .
An absorbent article package characterized in that the ratio of the area of the handle portion in the design portion is 15% or more. The absorbent article package according to any one of claims 1 to 5 .
The handle portion is an absorbent article package characterized by having portions having different light transmittances. The absorbent article package according to any one of claims 1 to 6 .
The handle portion is an absorbent article package having a portion having a light transmittance of 35% or more and less than 70%. The absorbent article package according to any one of claims 1 to 7 .
An absorbent article wrapping body characterized in that the transparent portion is arranged at least a part of the edge of the fastening tape. The absorbent article package according to any one of claims 1 to 8 .
An absorbent article package characterized in that a plurality of the handle portions are arranged discretely in the design portion. The absorbent article package according to any one of claims 1 to 9 .
The packaging material has a design pattern that can be visually recognized from the outside of the absorbent article package.
An absorbent article package characterized in that the area of one design handle of the packaging material is larger than the area of one handle of the fastening tape. The absorbent article packaging according to claim 10 .
The packaging material has an inner surface and an outer surface when packaging the absorbent article.
The design pattern is printed on the inner surface, and is visible through the outer surface side. A plurality of absorbent article packages containing a plurality of absorbent article packages according to claim 10 or 11 , wherein the overlapping portion of the fastening tape with respect to the design pattern of the packaging material is different. A package of an absorbent article wrap, characterized by having an article wrap.

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