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- JPH0464936B2 JPH0464936B2 JP58026057A JP2605783A JPH0464936B2 JP H0464936 B2 JPH0464936 B2 JP H0464936B2 JP 58026057 A JP58026057 A JP 58026057A JP 2605783 A JP2605783 A JP 2605783A JP H0464936 B2 JPH0464936 B2 JP H0464936B2
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
本発明は食品等の品質保持に利用される脱酸素
剤包装体に関し、さらに詳しくは、ポリプロピレ
ンまたはこれより軟化点が高いプラスチツクのフ
イルムまたは透明な紙とポリエチレンまたはポリ
エチレンより軟化点が低いプラスチツクのフイル
ムとを積層接着し穴をあけてなる外材1と、紙ま
たは不織布の片面にポリエチレンまたはこれより
軟化点が低いプラスチツクの穴あきフイルムを積
層接着するか熱シール剤を塗布してなるシート2
とを、外材1のポリエチレンまたはポリエチレン
より軟化点が低いプラスチツクのフイルムとシー
ト2の紙または不織布とを対面させ配置し両者を
重ね合わせてなるシート3の一対を、シート2を
内側にして対向させこの間に脱酸素剤を配し周縁
部をシールしてなることを特徴とする脱酸素剤包
装体に関する。
〔従来の技術とその問題点〕
最近、脱酸素剤が食品その他の物品の保存のた
めに多く使用される様になつてきており、特に使
用される用途が食品分野である場合は、脱酸素剤
包装体の条件として従来の乾燥剤包装体等での一
定以上の通気度を保持すればバラツキがあつても
問題ない場合と異なり、通気度の調節精度が高い
ことが非常に重要な要件となつてきた。
即ち、対象の食品が高水分で酸素により品質劣
化し易い場合には、脱酸素剤包装体の通気度を大
きく、且つ精度高く調節することにより、酸素吸
収速度を一定範囲に収めることが必要であり、も
し通気度のバラツキが大きく酸素吸収速度が小さ
いものが混在した場合、酸素吸収前に食品の品質
劣化が進んでしまうことから本来の品質保持の目
的が達成できない。
また、対象が乾燥食品の場合には、品質劣化は
遅くそれほど大きな酸素吸収速度は必要ないもの
の、酸素吸収のため予め水分を含んだ脱酸素剤の
場合、通気度が大きすぎると脱酸素剤包装体から
水分が乾燥食品に移行し品質劣化する場合があ
る。特に、脱酸素剤包装体と乾燥食品との接触部
分が局部的に水分含有率が上昇し、品質劣化する
場合が多い。一方、脱酸素剤の酸素吸収能力上
も、脱酸素剤包装体の通気度が大きすぎる場合、
酸素吸収に必要な水分が蒸散し、酸素吸収能力の
低下により食品包装内に酸素が残存して乾燥食品
の酸化等による品質劣化が進んでしまうことがあ
る。
即ち、乾燥食品を対象とした場合、脱酸素剤包
装体の通気度は、小さく且つ精度良く調節するこ
とにより、水分移行速度を適正にすると同時に、
乾燥下での脱酸素剤の酸素吸収能力を充分に発揮
できる様にする必要がある。
以上の様に、脱酸素剤包装体の通気度は、その
酸素吸収速度、食品との水分の授受、酸素吸収能
力を決定する重要なものであり、対象食品の特性
に応じ低通気度から高通気度まで、精度良く調節
することが望まれて来た。
その他、多種多様な食品等の特性に応じ上記通
気性の他に耐水性、耐破損性、安全衛生性、食品
の香り保持性、外観保持性等が重要な要件となつ
てきた。特に、従来の乾燥剤包装体等と異なり、
脱酸素剤の場合、内容物が包装体を通し錆、染み
として発見し易く、外観を損ない安全衛生上も好
ましくない為、外観保持性は重要な要件と言え
た。
従来、一般的に脱酸素剤の包材は紙と穴のあい
たポリエチレンフイルムを熱ラミネートしたもの
が用いられており、この場合の通気性はポリエチ
レンフイルムの開孔率(孔径、孔数)で調節され
ていた。
しかし、通気性の調節において、包装材料製造
時の熱接着の際に、通気孔が変形して通気性が不
安定になり、酸素吸収速度がばらつく等の欠点が
あつた。特に、低通気度において通気度バラツキ
が大きく乾燥下での酸素吸収能力および水分移行
速度のバラツキが問題であつた。また、高通気度
に調節するためポリエチレンフイルムの開孔率を
上げると、錆、染みの発生が多くなるとの欠点が
あつた。更に、この脱酸素剤を水分含有量の多い
食品に適用した場合、包装材料が耐水性に劣るた
め、湿つて脱酸素剤の包装袋が破損したり、ある
いは有孔ポリエチレンフイルムの孔を通して内容
物が染みだす場合があり食品の安全衛生上好まし
くない等の欠点があつた。
上記欠点を改良する包装材料として、特開昭53
−51096号公報には融点が異なる2枚のプラスチ
ツクフイルムに孔をあけ、これをそのまま重ね合
わせるか、または紙を挟んで積層接着した包装材
料が開示されている。この場合には、フイルムを
開孔後熱接着するので、接着時に穴が変形した
り、または閉鎖してしまつたりして均一な所望の
範囲の通気度を有する包材を安定して得ることは
難しいとの欠点があつた。更に、接着時の各フイ
ルムや紙の圧着状態によつて、通気度が変化する
等の欠点がある。
また、特開昭56−124441号公報には同様に表面
に孔をあけたプラスチツクフイルムを用いた包装
材料が開示されている。しかしながら、これらの
場合にも、接着剤を使つたりするために、孔が変
形したり、接着剤の影響および積層する際の圧着
状態により通気性が変化する等の欠点があつた。
また、上記表面に孔をあけたプラスチツクフイ
ルムを用いた包装材料においては、表裏の有孔部
の間に紙層があり且つ表裏の有孔部の位置がずれ
ていることから、酸素が包材を通過する際紙層の
断面を横方向に通して表裏の孔から通気する為、
通気度を一定以上大きくすることが出来なかつ
た。もし、大きくする為、表裏の有孔部開孔率を
大きくすると錆、染みが発生するとの欠点があつ
た。
更に、従来の包装材料の場合、錆、染みの発生
を防止しつつ(安全衛生性を確保しつつ)、通気
度を大きくすることが出来なかつた為、酸素吸収
量の小さな小型サイズは単位酸素吸収量当たりの
包材面積が大きく(=通気度が大きく)、酸素吸
収速度が大きくなり、一方、大型サイズは単位酸
素吸収量が当たり包材面積が小さく(=通気度が
小さく)、酸素吸収速度が小さくなつた。
即ち、脱酸素剤内容物量が2倍となつても脱酸
素剤包装体寸法(包材面積)は比例して大きくで
きず、単位酸素吸収量当たりの包材面積は小型サ
イズに比べ大型サイズに小さくなり、酸素吸収速
度もサイズ毎に変化せざるを得ないとの欠点があ
つた。
特に、大型サイズにおいては、通気度を一定以
上に調節することができず、酸素吸収速度を大き
く出来ないとの欠点があつた。
その他、従来の包装材料の場合、通気度のバラ
ツキが大きい為、必然的に包材通気度検査も頻度
高く必要で、且つ不良率も高いとの問題があつ
た。
また、従来の包装材料を用いた脱酸素剤、鮮度
保持剤を香りの保持が重要なチーズケーキ、とろ
ろ昆布、ピーナツツ等の食品へ適用した場合、香
りが変質したり、弱くなる等の問題が指摘されて
いた。
〔発明が解決しようとする課題〕
本発明の目的とするところは、上記した従来の
包装材料の有する問題点を解消し、低通気度から
高通気度まで精度の高い調節が可能で、安定した
通気度を有し、しかも、多湿食品へ適用した場合
でも安全衛生上の問題がなく、強度が大きく、食
品の香り保持性に優れる脱酸素剤包装体を提供す
ることにある。
更には、各酸素吸収量サイズ毎の酸素吸収速度
を同一とすることを可能とした脱酸素剤包装体を
提供することにある。
〔課題を解決するための手段〕
本発明者らは前記従来技術の問題点に鑑み鋭意
研究を行つた結果、本発明を完成するに至つた。
すなわち、本発明は、ポリプロピレンまたはこ
れより軟化点が高いプラスチツクのフイルムまた
は透明な紙とポリエチレンまたはポリエチレンよ
り軟化点が低いプラスチツクのフイルムとを積層
接着し穴をあけてなる外材1と、紙または不織布
の片面にポリエチレンまたはこれより軟化点が低
いプラスチツクの穴あきフイルムを積層接着する
か熱シール剤を塗布してなるシート2とを、外材
1のポリエチレンまたはポリエチレンより軟化点
が低いプラスチツクのフイルムとシート2の紙ま
たは不織布とを対面させ配置し両者を重ね合わせ
てなるシート3一対を、シート2を内側にして対
向させこの間に脱酸素剤を配し周縁部をシールし
てなることを特徴とする脱酸素剤包装体を提供す
るものである。
本発明の脱酸素剤包装体は、ポリプロピレンま
たはこれより軟化点が高いプラスチツクのフイル
ムまたは透明な紙とポリエチレンまたはポリエチ
レンより軟化点が低いプラスチツクのフイルムと
を積層接着し穴をあけてなる外材1と、紙または
不織布の片面にポリエチレンまたはこれより軟化
点が低いプラスチツクの穴あきフイルムを積層接
着するか熱シール剤を塗布してなるシート2と、
脱酸素剤とから形成されたものである。そして、
外材1とシート2とを、外材1のポリエチレンま
たはポリエチレンより軟化点が低いプラスチツク
のフイルムとシート2の紙または不織布とを対面
させ配置し重ね合わせてなるシート3一対を、シ
ート2側を内側にして対向させ両者の間に脱酸素
剤を配し周縁部(通常四方)をシールしてなる構
成となつている。
本発明において、外材1を構成するポリプロピ
レンまたはこれより軟化点の高いプラスチツクの
フイルムとしては、例えば、ポリエチレンテレフ
タレート、ポリアミド、ポリプロピレン、ポリカ
ーボネート、セロフアンまたはポリビニルアルコ
ール等からなるフイルム、ポリ塩化ビニリデンコ
ート各種フイルム、さらには、アルミ蒸着各種フ
イルム等が挙げられ、透明な紙としては、例えば
グラシン紙またはバーチメント紙等の様な透明性
を有する紙が用いられる。
これらの中で、強度または製造上の扱い易さ等
を考慮するとポリエチレンテレフタレートフイル
ムまたはポリアミドフイルムが好ましい。
本発明において、外材1を構成し上記紙または
フイルムと積層接着するポリエチレンまたはポリ
エチレンより軟化点が低いプラスチツクのフイル
ムとしては、ポリエチレン、エチレン酢酸ビニル
共重合体、アイオノマー樹脂、ポリブタジエンま
たはポリ塩化ビニル等が用いられる。
外材を構成するフイルムの厚さとしては、製造
上の扱い易さ等から100μ以下が好ましく、10〜
60μが特に好ましい。外材のフイルムの通気性は
酸素透過度1000ml/m224hr atm以下が好ましく、
500ml/m224hr atm以下が特に好ましい。
また、上記外材に穴をあける場合の穴の数が大
きさは、所望する通気度により適宜選択すること
が可能である。
本発明において、プラスチツクフイルムまたは
紙に穴をあける際には、例えば円錐形、四角錘、
三角錘、先が尖つた円柱等の形をした針が使用さ
れる。また、穴の大きさは針の太さ、長さ、穴を
開ける際の圧力等により調節することが可能で、
針を加熱することにより形状のそろつた穴をあけ
る事も可能である。
但し、加熱した針でフイルムを溶融させつつ開
孔すると、穴径が大きくなり錆、染み等の発生が
目立つことから、針を加熱せず開孔することが好
ましい。また、開孔する場合の方向としては、包
装体表面へ突起しない様包装体を作成した際の外
側から針開孔することが好ましい。
本発明において、内材シート2で用いられる紙
は、和紙、洋紙、またはレーヨン等との混抄紙が
使用される。この場合の紙の坪量は、20g/m2〜
100g/m2のものが使用され、包装適性等から好
ましくは30g/m2〜60g/m2のものが使用され
る。
また、内材シート2で用いられる不織布として
は、湿式、乾式またはスパンボンド式不織布等い
ずれの不織布をも使用することが可能であり、材
質もポリアミド、ポリエチレンテレフタレート、
レーヨン等種々のものを使用することが可能であ
る。
この場合の不織布の坪量は、20g/m2〜100
g/m2のものが使用され、包装適性等から好まし
くは30〜80g/m2のものが使用される。
また、上記紙または不織布に撥水性または撥油
性を与える為、紙または不織布に撥水剤または撥
油剤による加工をしたものを用いることが可能で
ある。
本発明において、内材シート2に積層接着して
使用されるポリエチレンより軟化点の低いプラス
チツクのフイルムとしては、例えば、エチレン酢
酸ビニル共重合体、アイオノマー樹脂、ポリブタ
ジエンまたはポリ塩化ビニル等が用いられる。
内材シート2に積層接着して使用されるフイル
ムに穴を設ける方法としては、たとえば、フイル
ム材料に穴を開けてから紙または不織布に貼り付
ける方法、または、紙または不織布に貼り付けて
から穴を開ける方法等が採られる。この場合の穴
は円形、楕円形に限らず、細い溝状に設けてもよ
い。フイルム材料に通気性を付与する目的で設け
られるこの孔は、一般的には接着性を阻害しない
限り多く開けた方が好ましく、この場合の開孔率
は一般的には0.2〜30%であり、好ましくは1〜
20%である。
本発明において、熱シール剤としては、たとえ
ば通常のホツトメルト剤、ホツトメルトエマルジ
ヨン、アイオノマーラテツクス、アイオノマー樹
脂エマルジヨン、ポリエチレンエマルジヨンまた
はエチレン酢酸ビニル共重合体エマルジヨン等が
使用される。シール層が熱シール剤の場合におい
て、その塗布量は一般的には0.5〜30g/m2であ
り、好ましくは5〜20g/m2である。
また、通気度を大きくする為、必要に応じパタ
ーンコートすることも可能である。
また、外材と内材シート間の接着強度を高める
為、内材の紙または不織布の他面(ポリエチレン
またはこれより軟化点が低いプラスチツクの穴あ
きフイルムを積層接着するか熱シール剤を塗布し
てなる面以外の面)にアンカーコート剤または熱
シール剤を塗布することも適宜選択できる。更に
内材シートを構成する紙として、外材と内材シー
ト間の接着強度を高める為ポリエチレン、ポリエ
チレン酢酸ビニル共重合体等の繊維、およびポリ
プロピレン、ポリエステル等を芯としポリエチレ
ン、ポリエチレン酢酸ビニル共重合体等を鞘とし
た繊維等を適宜混抄することができる。
また、本発明の包装材料において、印刷を穴を
あけた外材フイルムの裏側に施すことができる。
さらに、非通気性の外材の裏側に文字印刷等の印
刷を施した上にベタ印刷を施すことが可能であ
る。
本発明に係る脱酸素剤包装体を製造するには、
一般的に、四方向シール方法がとられる。具体的
には、縦型または横型の四方シール自動充填包装
機が用いられる。
四方向シール方法においては、外材1と紙また
は不織布の片面に、穴をあけたポリエチレンフイ
ルムまたはポリエチレンより軟化点が低いプラス
チツクの穴をあけたフイルムを積層接着するか、
熱シール剤を塗布してなるシート2を重合わせた
シート3一対を、四方シール型自動充填包装機へ
導き、シート2を互いに内側にし対向させ、周縁
部のみを熱シールしつつ前記一対のシート2の間
に適量の脱酸素剤が配されるように脱酸素剤を充
填して製造される。この際、四方シール型自動充
填包装機に設置された穿孔装置によりプラスチツ
クのフイルムまたは透明な紙1に所望の数と大き
さの穴があけられ脱酸素剤包装体の通気度が精度
良く調節される。
本発明に係る脱酸素剤包装体を製造する際、外
材1の寸法を、内材シート2の寸法よりも1mm以
上、好ましくは2mm以上大きくすることにより、
充填包装時内材シート2が外材1からはみ出すこ
とがなく外観上好ましい。
更に、外材1の寸法を大きくすることにより、
外材同士で一部分熱シールすることが可能となり
包装体強度を大きくすることが可能である。
本発明において、脱酸素剤包装体の通気度を乾
燥食品に適した低通気度から高水分食品に適した
高通気度まで幅広く、且つ精度高く調節するため
には、外材1の通気度に比べ内材シート2の通気
度は1.2倍以上あることが必要で、1.5倍以上ある
ことが好ましい。もし、外材1の通気度に比べ内
材シート2の通気度が1.2倍以下の場合、内材シ
ート2の通気度バラツキが本来律速とすべき精度
の高い外材1の通気度に影響し、脱酸素剤包装体
の通気度バラツキが大きくなつてしまう。
一般に、内材シート2の通気度は、通気度を透
湿度で表示した場合の20g/m2・24Hr・atm(25
℃下)以上が必要で、好ましくは50g/m2・
24Hr・atm(25℃下)以上、100g/m2・24Hr・
atm(25℃下)以上が更に好ましい。
また、酸素吸収量サイズ毎の酸素吸収速度、性
能を同一とするためには、内容物の脱酸素剤の充
填量、特性にも影響されるものの、酸素吸収量サ
イズが2倍となれば開孔数を約2倍にすることに
より可能となる。
本発明において脱酸素剤としては、亜硫酸塩、
亜硫酸水素塩、亜二チオン酸塩、ヒドロキノン、
カテコール、レゾルシン、ピロガロール、没食子
酸、ロンガリツト、アスコルビン酸および/また
はその塩、イソアスコルビン酸および/またはそ
の塩、ソルボース、グルコース、リグニン、ジブ
チルヒドロキシトルエン、ブチルヒドロキシアニ
ソール、第一鉄塩、または、鉄粉等の金属粉を含
有する脱酸素剤、炭酸ガス発生型脱酸素剤または
炭酸ガス吸収型脱酸素剤等が用いられる。
本発明において、具体的には例えばPET/PE
フイルムに小孔をあけたもの(1)と撥油紙/有孔ポ
リエチレン(2)とを貼りつけることなく重合わせた
シート(3)一対を用意し、(2)を内側にして対向させ
脱酸素剤をいれて四方をシールしたもの、また
は、グラシン紙/PEフイルムに小孔をあけたも
の(1)と撥水撥油紙の片面にアイオノマーラテツク
スを塗布したもの(2)を貼りつけることなく重合わ
せてなるシート(3)一対を、(2)を内側にして対面さ
せ、脱酸素剤をいれて四方をシールしたもの、あ
るいは、パーチメント紙/EVAに小孔をあけた
もの(1)と撥水撥油紙の片面に有孔ポリエチレンと
をラミネートし、他面にはアイオノマーラテツク
スを塗布したもの(2)を貼りつけることなく重合わ
せてなるシート(3)一対を、(2)を内側にして対面さ
せ、脱酸素剤をいれて四方をシールした脱酸素剤
包装体等を例示することが出来る。
〔作用と効果〕
本発明の脱酸素剤包装体は、外材1と紙または
不織布の片面に、穴をあけたポリエチレンフイル
ムまたはポリエチレンより軟化点が低いプラスチ
ツクの穴をあけたフイルムを積層接着するか、熱
シール材を塗布してなる内材シート2との重ね合
わせからなるシート3一対を、2を内側にして対
面配置し、四方の周縁部をシールした構成となつ
ているため、通気は外材1の開孔部から外材1と
内材シート2の空間部、内材シート2を通して内
容物の脱酸素剤に到る。
この場合、内材シート2の通気度を外材1の通
気度に比べ1.2倍以上大きくしておくことにより、
内材シート2の通気度バラツキの影響を防止しつ
つ、熱接着、圧着等の工程を経ず精度高く調節開
孔された外材1の通気度を律速として脱酸素材包
装体の通気度を所望のレベルに精度高く調節する
ことが可能となる。
また、外材1と内材シート2の間に空間が有る
ため、外材1の精度の高い通気度をそのまま生か
すことが可能となり、従来困難であつた低通気度
(透湿度で10〜60g/m2・24Hr・atレベル)での
精度の高い通気度調節が可能となつた。
更に、本発明の脱酸素材包装体では、印刷は外
材1のフイルムの裏側に施されるので、インキが
食品と直接触れることがないので衛生上安全であ
る。また、文字印刷を施した上にベタ印刷を施し
た場合は、たとえ内材シート2の上に内容物の染
み出しがあつても、ベタ印刷すなわち隠蔽印刷が
あるので包装体の外観を損ねることはない。ま
た、外材1と内材シート2との間に空間が有る
為、更に隠蔽効果が大きく、錆、染みが対象食品
へ移行しにくく衛生上安全である。
また、上記錆、染みの隠蔽効果が大きいことお
よび脱酸素剤包装体製造時穿孔装置の針の太さ、
数を変更することにより自由に且つ精度高く所望
の通気度を与えることが出来ることにより、従来
困難であつた脱酸素剤包装体の高通気度化が可能
となり、その結果、酸素吸収量の大きな大型サイ
ズへ高い通気度を付与することが可能となり、酸
素吸収量サイズ毎の酸素吸収速度、能力をバラツ
キなく同一とすることが出来た。
更に、本発明の脱酸素剤包装体の場合、特に表
面にプラスチツクフイルムを使用した場合には、
プラスチツクフイルムの耐水性および二重袋構成
となつている為、高水分食品等へ適用した際にも
耐水性に優れ、湿潤時の耐破損性に優れる。
また、本発明の脱酸素剤包装体に使用する包材
は、従来の表面がプラスチツクフイルムからなる
包材に比べ各包材の加工工程は単純であり、包装
時に所望の通気度を付与することから、包材加工
上のミスも少なく安定的に製造することが出来
る。
更に、従来の包材は、広幅で製造され包材加工
時に所望の通気度に加工されていた。この際、巻
き取り時、包材保管時、取扱時の圧力、外力等に
よる通気度の変化が認められ、且つ包材構成上の
通気度バラツキが大きかつた為、所望の通気度が
付与されているかの充分な検査が必要とされ、そ
の不良率も高かつた。
一方、本願によれば、内材シート2の通気度は
シール性を阻害しない限り大きく設定することに
より、一定以上の通気度の付与を確認するのみで
良いことから通気度検査を大幅に簡略化すること
が可能とり、不良もなくすことが出来る。
更に、外材1への通気性付与は、充填包装時に
初めて開孔し所望の通気度を精度良く与えること
から、通気度検査を不要とすることが可能となつ
た。
また、充填包装時に自由に所望の通気度を各脱
酸素剤包装体毎に与えられることから、種々の通
気度の包材を準備、在庫する必要がなく脱酸素剤
の品種毎の包材在庫を大幅に減少させることが可
能である。
更に、本願の脱酸素剤包装体によれば、通気度
を低く、且つ精度高く調節することが可能な為、
食品の香りが脱酸素剤内部に到達しにくくするこ
とが可能で、香り保持性に優れるとの長所があ
る。特に、表面が香りを通しにくいプラスチツク
フイルムとした場合に香り保持効果が大きい。
また、従来の脱酸素剤包装体の場合、真空パツ
ク食品等へ適用した際、真空パツク時包装系内の
圧力が急激に低下するため脱酸素剤包装体内部の
空気が外気と同圧力となろうとして脱酸素剤包装
体が急激に膨張する。その際、脱酸素剤包装体の
シール部に大きな圧力がかかり、脱酸素剤包装体
が破損する場合があつた。特に、表面がプラスチ
ツクフイルムからなる紙との積層包材において
は、圧力が加わつた際の空気通過性に劣る為問題
があつた。また、紙/有孔PE構成包材において
は、通気度を大きくすると、錆、染みの発生が問
題となる為充分な加圧下での空気通過性を持たせ
ることができなかつた。
本願によれば、外材裏面への隠蔽印刷および外
材、内材シート間の空間による隠蔽効果の為、内
材シートの通気度を大きくしつつ、外材の通気は
外材1と内材シート2との間に空間が有る為、開
孔部直接に空気が通過することから、加圧下で空
気通過性が大きく、真空パツク時においても脱酸
素剤包装体と外気の圧力差はすぐに調節され、シ
ール部分へは圧力はかかりにくく安全性が高い脱
酸素剤が可能となる。
また、従来、酸素吸収速度の大きい脱酸素剤に
おいては、必然的に発熱を伴う為、冷凍食品、冷
蔵食品等へ適用した際、その発熱のため脱酸素剤
と接触した食品の一部が熱で品質劣化する場合が
あつた。
本願においては、外材1と内材シート2との間
に空間が有る為、発熱時の脱酸素剤の熱が食品に
伝わりにくく、発熱の影響防止にも優れる。
〔実施例〕
次に、実施例により本発明をさらに詳しく説明
する。
実施例 1
次の各素材を準備した。
(1) 12μのポリエチレンテレフタレート(PET)
フイルムに25μのポリエチレンフイルムをラミ
ネートした積層フイルムで巾60mmのロール巻き
2本
(2) 和紙40g/m2に穴径1mmにて、穴が均一に分
散し、開孔率20%のエチレン−酢酸ビニル共重
合体(EVA)フイルム40μをラミネートしたシ
ートで巾60mmのロール巻き2本
(3) 鉄系脱酸素剤
四方シール自動充填包装機の両側に、各々
(1)、(2)のロール巻きフイルム及びシートを配備
し、(1)を径0.5mmの針を付けた針ロールに通し
て穴をあけつつ、(2)と重ね合わせながら、両側
から、包装機の熱ロールに導入した。
重ね合わせた状態では、(1)はPETが外側に
なり、(2)はEVAが(1)側になるよう両側フイル
ム及びシートを導入し、(2)の内側に(3)を3gず
つ充填し、次いで、横シール部分の両サイドを
カツトすると共に、連絡したシール部の中央も
カツトして、寸法50×50mmの小袋を得た。
(1)にあける穴の数を調節し、種々の数を穿孔
した小袋を得、各々空気500ml共存の密封下、
25℃で脱酸素時間の測定を行つたところ、第1
表の結果を得た。
【表】Detailed Description of the Invention [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an oxygen absorber package used for maintaining the quality of foods, etc., and more specifically, it is made of polypropylene or a plastic film with a higher softening point or a transparent film. Outer material 1 is made by laminating and adhering paper and polyethylene or a plastic film with a lower softening point than polyethylene and making holes therein, and laminating and adhering a perforated film of polyethylene or a plastic with a lower softening point than this on one side of the paper or nonwoven fabric. Sheet 2 coated with heat sealant
A pair of sheets 3, which are made by placing polyethylene as outer material 1 or a plastic film having a lower softening point than polyethylene and paper or nonwoven fabric as sheet 2 facing each other, and overlapping the two, are placed facing each other with sheet 2 on the inside. The present invention relates to an oxygen absorber package characterized in that an oxygen absorber is placed between the layers and the peripheral edge thereof is sealed. [Prior art and its problems] Recently, oxygen absorbers have been increasingly used for preserving food and other products, and especially when the application is in the food field, oxygen absorbers Unlike conventional desiccant packages, where there is no problem even if there is variation as long as the air permeability is maintained above a certain level, it is an extremely important requirement that the air permeability be adjusted with high accuracy. I'm getting old. In other words, if the target food has a high moisture content and is susceptible to quality deterioration due to oxygen, it is necessary to keep the oxygen absorption rate within a certain range by adjusting the air permeability of the oxygen absorber package to a large degree and with high precision. Yes, if foods with large variations in air permeability and low oxygen absorption rates are mixed, the quality of the food will deteriorate before oxygen is absorbed, making it impossible to achieve the original purpose of maintaining quality. In addition, when the target is dry food, quality deterioration is slow and there is no need for a high oxygen absorption rate, but if the oxygen absorber contains moisture in advance to absorb oxygen, if the air permeability is too high, the oxygen absorber packaging Water from the body may transfer to dried food, resulting in quality deterioration. In particular, the moisture content locally increases at the contact area between the oxygen absorber package and the dry food, often resulting in quality deterioration. On the other hand, if the air permeability of the oxygen absorber package is too high due to the oxygen absorption capacity of the oxygen absorber,
Moisture necessary for oxygen absorption evaporates, and the oxygen absorption capacity decreases, causing oxygen to remain in the food packaging, which may lead to deterioration of the quality of dried foods due to oxidation, etc. In other words, when targeting dry foods, the air permeability of the oxygen absorber package can be adjusted to a small and precise level, thereby optimizing the moisture transfer rate.
It is necessary to enable the oxygen scavenger to fully demonstrate its oxygen absorption ability under dry conditions. As mentioned above, the air permeability of the oxygen absorber package is important in determining its oxygen absorption rate, exchange of moisture with food, and oxygen absorption capacity, and varies from low to high air permeability depending on the characteristics of the target food. It has been desired to precisely adjust the airflow rate. In addition to the above-mentioned air permeability, water resistance, breakage resistance, safety and hygiene, food flavor retention, appearance retention, and the like have become important requirements in response to the characteristics of a wide variety of foods. In particular, unlike conventional desiccant packages, etc.
In the case of oxygen scavengers, appearance retention is an important requirement because the contents can pass through the package and be easily detected as rust or stains, which impairs the appearance and is not desirable from a safety and health standpoint. Conventionally, the packaging material for oxygen absorbers has generally been a thermal laminate of paper and perforated polyethylene film, and the breathability in this case is controlled by the porosity (pore diameter, number of holes) of the polyethylene film. It had been. However, in adjusting air permeability, there were drawbacks such as deformation of air holes during thermal bonding during manufacturing of packaging materials, making air permeability unstable and causing variations in oxygen absorption rate. In particular, there was a problem of large variations in air permeability at low air permeability, and variations in oxygen absorption capacity and moisture transfer rate under dry conditions. Furthermore, increasing the porosity of the polyethylene film in order to adjust it to high air permeability has the disadvantage of increasing the occurrence of rust and stains. Furthermore, when this oxygen absorber is applied to foods with a high moisture content, the packaging material has poor water resistance, so the packaging bag for the oxygen absorber may become damp and break, or the contents may pass through the holes in the perforated polyethylene film. There were drawbacks such as the fact that water may seep out, which is unfavorable in terms of food safety and hygiene. As a packaging material that improves the above drawbacks, JP-A-53
Japanese Patent Application No. 51096 discloses a packaging material in which two plastic films having different melting points are made with holes and are either stacked on top of each other or laminated and bonded with paper sandwiched between them. In this case, since the film is thermally bonded after opening, the holes may be deformed or closed during bonding, making it difficult to stably obtain a packaging material with uniform air permeability within the desired range. The drawback was that it was difficult. Furthermore, there is a drawback that the air permeability changes depending on the pressure bonding state of each film or paper during adhesion. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 56-124441 discloses a packaging material using a plastic film having holes in its surface. However, even in these cases, there were drawbacks such as the holes being deformed due to the use of an adhesive, and the air permeability changing depending on the influence of the adhesive and the pressure bonding condition during lamination. In addition, in packaging materials using plastic film with holes on the surface, there is a paper layer between the perforated parts on the front and back, and the positions of the perforated parts on the front and back are shifted, so oxygen is absorbed into the packaging material. When passing through the paper layer, it passes through the cross section of the paper layer in the horizontal direction and vents through the holes on the front and back.
It was not possible to increase the air permeability beyond a certain level. If the porosity of the front and back pores were increased in order to increase the size, there was a drawback that rust and stains would occur. Furthermore, in the case of conventional packaging materials, it was not possible to increase air permeability while preventing rust and staining (while ensuring safety and hygiene). The packaging material area per absorption amount is large (= high air permeability), and the oxygen absorption rate is high.On the other hand, the large size has a small packaging material area per unit oxygen absorption amount (= low air permeability), which increases oxygen absorption. The speed has decreased. In other words, even if the content of the oxygen absorber doubles, the size of the oxygen absorber package (packaging material area) cannot be increased proportionally, and the packaging material area per unit amount of oxygen absorbed is larger in the large size than in the small size. The drawback was that the oxygen absorption rate had to change depending on the size. Particularly, in large sizes, the air permeability cannot be adjusted above a certain level and the oxygen absorption rate cannot be increased. In addition, in the case of conventional packaging materials, since the air permeability varies widely, packaging material air permeability inspections are inevitably required frequently, and the defect rate is also high. In addition, when applying oxygen absorbers and freshness-preserving agents using conventional packaging materials to foods such as cheesecake, yam kelp, peanuts, etc., where it is important to preserve the aroma, problems such as the aroma deteriorating or becoming weaker occur. It had been pointed out. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of conventional packaging materials, and to create a stable packaging material that can be precisely adjusted from low air permeability to high air permeability. An object of the present invention is to provide an oxygen absorber package which has air permeability, causes no safety and hygiene problems even when applied to humid foods, has high strength, and has excellent food flavor retention properties. A further object of the present invention is to provide an oxygen absorber package that makes it possible to make the oxygen absorption rate the same for each oxygen absorption size. [Means for Solving the Problems] The present inventors conducted intensive research in view of the problems of the prior art described above, and as a result, completed the present invention. That is, the present invention provides an outer material 1 formed by laminating and bonding polypropylene or a plastic film with a higher softening point than polypropylene or a transparent paper and a polyethylene or a plastic film with a lower softening point than polyethylene and making holes therein, and a paper or nonwoven fabric. The outer material 1 is made of polyethylene or a plastic film with a softening point lower than that of polyethylene, and the sheet 2 is made of polyethylene or a plastic with a softening point lower than that of polyethylene. A pair of sheets 3 are arranged so that the paper or non-woven fabric No. 2 faces each other, and are stacked on top of each other, and the sheets 3 are placed facing each other with the sheet No. 2 on the inside, and an oxygen scavenger is placed between them, and the peripheral edges are sealed. The present invention provides an oxygen absorber package. The oxygen absorber package of the present invention includes an outer material 1 made by laminating and bonding polypropylene or a plastic film with a higher softening point than polypropylene, or transparent paper and polyethylene or a plastic film with a lower softening point than polyethylene, and making holes therein. , a sheet 2 formed by laminating and adhering a perforated film of polyethylene or plastic with a lower softening point on one side of paper or nonwoven fabric, or applying a heat sealing agent;
It is formed from an oxygen scavenger. and,
The outer material 1 and the sheet 2 are stacked with the polyethylene of the outer material 1 or a plastic film having a lower softening point than polyethylene and the paper or nonwoven fabric of the sheet 2 facing each other. They are made to face each other, an oxygen scavenger is placed between them, and their peripheral edges (usually on all four sides) are sealed. In the present invention, the polypropylene or plastic film with a higher softening point constituting the outer material 1 includes, for example, films made of polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide, polypropylene, polycarbonate, cellophane or polyvinyl alcohol, various films coated with polyvinylidene chloride, Furthermore, various aluminum vapor-deposited films may be used, and transparent paper such as glassine paper or birchment paper may be used as the transparent paper. Among these, polyethylene terephthalate film or polyamide film is preferred in consideration of strength, ease of manufacturing, etc. In the present invention, polyethylene or a plastic film having a softening point lower than polyethylene, which constitutes the outer material 1 and is laminated and bonded to the above-mentioned paper or film, includes polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, ionomer resin, polybutadiene, polyvinyl chloride, etc. used. The thickness of the film constituting the outer material is preferably 100μ or less for ease of handling during manufacturing, and 10~
60μ is particularly preferred. The air permeability of the outer film is preferably 1000ml/ m224hr atm or less in oxygen permeability.
Particularly preferred is 500ml/m 2 24hr atm or less. Further, the number and size of holes when making holes in the outer material can be appropriately selected depending on the desired air permeability. In the present invention, when making holes in plastic film or paper, for example, conical, square pyramid,
Needles in the shape of a triangular pyramid, a cylinder with a pointed tip, etc. are used. In addition, the size of the hole can be adjusted by adjusting the thickness and length of the needle, the pressure when making the hole, etc.
It is also possible to make uniformly shaped holes by heating the needle. However, if holes are opened while the film is melted with a heated needle, the diameter of the holes will increase and rust, stains, etc. will become noticeable, so it is preferable to open the holes without heating the needle. In addition, as for the direction in which the holes are to be opened, it is preferable that the holes be opened from the outside when the package is created so as not to protrude toward the surface of the package. In the present invention, the paper used for the inner sheet 2 is Japanese paper, Western paper, or paper mixed with rayon or the like. The basis weight of the paper in this case is 20g/m 2 ~
100 g/m 2 is used, and preferably 30 g/m 2 to 60 g/m 2 from the viewpoint of packaging suitability. Further, as the nonwoven fabric used for the inner material sheet 2, any nonwoven fabric such as wet type, dry type or spunbond type nonwoven fabric can be used, and the material can also be polyamide, polyethylene terephthalate,
Various materials such as rayon can be used. In this case, the basis weight of the nonwoven fabric is 20g/m 2 to 100
g/m 2 is used, preferably 30 to 80 g/m 2 from the viewpoint of packaging suitability. Furthermore, in order to impart water repellency or oil repellency to the paper or nonwoven fabric, it is possible to use paper or nonwoven fabric treated with a water repellent or oil repellent. In the present invention, as the plastic film having a softening point lower than that of polyethylene, which is laminated and bonded to the inner sheet 2, for example, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, ionomer resin, polybutadiene, polyvinyl chloride, or the like is used. The method of making holes in the film used by laminating and adhering to the inner material sheet 2 includes, for example, making holes in the film material and then attaching it to paper or nonwoven fabric, or attaching it to paper or nonwoven fabric and then making holes. A method of opening the door is adopted. In this case, the hole is not limited to a circular or elliptical shape, but may be provided in the shape of a narrow groove. These pores, which are provided for the purpose of imparting air permeability to the film material, are generally preferably as large as possible as long as they do not impede adhesion, and the porosity in this case is generally 0.2 to 30%. , preferably 1-
It is 20%. In the present invention, the heat sealing agent used is, for example, a conventional hot melt agent, hot melt emulsion, ionomer latex, ionomer resin emulsion, polyethylene emulsion or ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer emulsion. When the sealing layer is a heat sealing agent, the coating amount is generally 0.5 to 30 g/m 2 , preferably 5 to 20 g/m 2 . Furthermore, in order to increase the air permeability, it is also possible to apply pattern coating if necessary. In addition, in order to increase the adhesive strength between the outer material and the inner material sheet, the other side of the inner material of paper or nonwoven fabric (polyethylene or a perforated film of plastic with a lower softening point than this) is laminated and bonded or a heat sealant is applied. It is also possible to appropriately choose to apply an anchor coating agent or a heat sealing agent to a surface other than the surface. Furthermore, as the paper that makes up the inner material sheet, we use fibers such as polyethylene, polyethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, etc., and polyethylene, polyethylene vinyl acetate copolymer with a core of polypropylene, polyester, etc. to increase the adhesive strength between the outer material and the inner material sheet. Fibers etc. having a sheath such as the like can be mixed as appropriate. Furthermore, in the packaging material of the present invention, printing can be applied to the back side of the outer film having holes.
Furthermore, it is possible to perform printing such as character printing on the back side of the non-breathable outer material and then perform solid printing. To manufacture the oxygen absorber package according to the present invention,
Generally, a four-way seal method is used. Specifically, a vertical or horizontal four-side seal automatic filling and packaging machine is used. In the four-way sealing method, on one side of the outer material 1 and paper or nonwoven fabric, a perforated polyethylene film or a perforated film of plastic with a lower softening point than polyethylene is laminated and bonded, or
A pair of sheets 3, in which sheets 2 coated with a heat sealing agent are superimposed, are guided to a four-sided sealing type automatic filling and packaging machine, and the sheets 2 are placed inside and facing each other, and only the peripheral edges are heat-sealed while the pair of sheets are stacked. It is manufactured by filling an appropriate amount of oxygen absorber between the two. At this time, holes of the desired number and size are made in the plastic film or transparent paper 1 by a punching device installed in a four-sided seal type automatic filling and packaging machine, and the air permeability of the oxygen absorber package is adjusted with precision. Ru. When manufacturing the oxygen absorber package according to the present invention, by making the dimensions of the outer material 1 larger than the dimensions of the inner material sheet 2 by 1 mm or more, preferably by 2 mm or more,
The inner material sheet 2 does not protrude from the outer material 1 during filling and packaging, which is preferable in terms of appearance. Furthermore, by increasing the dimensions of the outer material 1,
It becomes possible to partially heat-seal the outer materials together, making it possible to increase the strength of the package. In the present invention, in order to adjust the air permeability of the oxygen absorber package over a wide range from low air permeability suitable for dry foods to high air permeability suitable for high moisture foods, it is necessary to compare the air permeability of the outer material 1 with high accuracy. The air permeability of the inner sheet 2 must be 1.2 times or more, preferably 1.5 times or more. If the air permeability of the inner material sheet 2 is less than 1.2 times that of the outer material 1, the variation in the air permeability of the inner material sheet 2 will affect the air permeability of the outer material 1, which should be rate-determining with high accuracy, and This increases the variation in air permeability of the oxygen agent package. In general, the air permeability of the inner sheet 2 is 20g/ m2・24Hr・atm (25
℃) or more is required, preferably 50g/ m2・
24Hr・atm (below 25℃) or more, 100g/ m2・24Hr・
ATM (below 25°C) or higher is more preferable. In addition, in order to maintain the same oxygen absorption rate and performance for each oxygen absorption capacity size, although it is affected by the filling amount and characteristics of the oxygen scavenger in the contents, if the oxygen absorption capacity size is doubled, the This becomes possible by approximately doubling the number of holes. In the present invention, the oxygen scavenger includes sulfite,
Bisulfite, dithionite, hydroquinone,
Catechol, resorcinol, pyrogallol, gallic acid, longalites, ascorbic acid and/or its salts, isoascorbic acid and/or its salts, sorbose, glucose, lignin, dibutylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, ferrous salts, or iron Oxygen absorbers containing metal powder such as powder, carbon dioxide gas generating type oxygen absorbers, carbon dioxide gas absorbing type oxygen absorbers, etc. are used. In the present invention, specifically, for example, PET/PE
Prepare a pair of sheets (3) made by overlapping a film with small holes (1) and oil-repellent paper/perforated polyethylene (2) without pasting them, and place them facing each other with (2) on the inside to remove oxygen. A material filled with adhesive and sealed on all sides, or a glassine paper/PE film with small holes (1) and a water- and oil-repellent paper coated with ionomer latex on one side (2) without pasting. A pair of overlapping sheets (3) facing each other with (2) inside and sealed on all sides with an oxygen scavenger added, or a parchment paper/EVA with small holes made (1). A pair of sheets (3) made of water- and oil-repellent paper laminated with perforated polyethylene on one side and coated with ionomer latex on the other side (2) without pasting, with (2) on the inside. An example of this is an oxygen absorber package in which the oxygen absorber is placed so that they face each other, the oxygen absorber is contained, and the four sides are sealed. [Function and Effect] The oxygen absorber package of the present invention is made by laminating and adhering a perforated polyethylene film or a perforated film of plastic whose softening point is lower than that of polyethylene on one side of the outer material 1 and paper or nonwoven fabric. A pair of sheets 3, which are stacked with an inner sheet 2 coated with a heat sealing material, are placed facing each other with 2 on the inside, and the peripheral edges on all four sides are sealed, so that ventilation is achieved through the outer material. 1, the space between the outer material 1 and the inner material sheet 2, and the inner material sheet 2 to reach the oxygen absorber in the contents. In this case, by making the air permeability of the inner material sheet 2 at least 1.2 times greater than that of the outer material 1,
While preventing the influence of variations in the air permeability of the inner material sheet 2, the air permeability of the deoxidizing material package is set to the desired rate by controlling the air permeability of the outer material 1, which has holes that are precisely adjusted without going through processes such as thermal bonding and pressure bonding. It becomes possible to adjust the level with high precision. In addition, since there is a space between the outer material 1 and the inner material sheet 2, it is possible to take advantage of the highly accurate air permeability of the outer material 1, which has previously been difficult to achieve. It is now possible to precisely adjust the air permeability at 2.24Hr.at level). Furthermore, in the deoxidizing material package of the present invention, since printing is performed on the back side of the film of the outer material 1, the ink does not come into direct contact with the food, so it is sanitary and safe. In addition, if solid printing is applied on top of character printing, even if the contents ooze out onto the inner sheet 2, there will be solid printing, that is, concealment printing, which will damage the appearance of the package. There isn't. Furthermore, since there is a space between the outer material 1 and the inner material sheet 2, the concealing effect is even greater, and rust and stains are less likely to transfer to the target food, making it sanitary and safe. In addition, the above-mentioned rust and stain hiding effect is large, and the thickness of the needle of the punching device when manufacturing the oxygen absorber package,
By changing the number of oxygen absorbers, it is possible to freely and precisely give the desired air permeability, making it possible to increase the air permeability of the oxygen absorber package, which was previously difficult. It has become possible to provide high air permeability to large sizes, and the oxygen absorption rate and capacity can be made the same for each oxygen absorption size without variation. Furthermore, in the case of the oxygen absorber package of the present invention, especially when a plastic film is used on the surface,
Due to the water resistance of the plastic film and double bag structure, it has excellent water resistance even when applied to high moisture foods, and has excellent breakage resistance when wet. In addition, the packaging materials used in the oxygen scavenger packaging of the present invention have simpler processing steps than conventional packaging materials whose surface is made of plastic film, and the desired air permeability can be imparted during packaging. Therefore, there are fewer errors in processing the packaging material and it can be manufactured stably. Further, conventional packaging materials are manufactured in wide widths and processed to have a desired air permeability during packaging material processing. At this time, changes in air permeability were observed due to pressure, external force, etc. during winding, storage, and handling of the packaging material, and there were large variations in air permeability due to the structure of the packaging material, so it was not possible to provide the desired air permeability. This required thorough inspection to ensure that the product was in good condition, and the defective rate was high. On the other hand, according to the present application, by setting the air permeability of the inner sheet 2 to a large value as long as it does not impede sealing performance, it is only necessary to confirm that the air permeability is above a certain level, thereby greatly simplifying the air permeability inspection. This makes it possible to eliminate defects. Furthermore, since the air permeability is imparted to the outer material 1 by opening the holes for the first time during filling and packaging to accurately provide the desired air permeability, it has become possible to eliminate the need for air permeability testing. In addition, since the desired air permeability can be freely given to each oxygen absorber package at the time of filling and packaging, there is no need to prepare and stock packaging materials with various air permeability, and packaging materials can be stocked for each type of oxygen absorber. can be significantly reduced. Furthermore, according to the oxygen absorber package of the present application, it is possible to adjust the air permeability to a low level and with high precision.
It has the advantage of being able to make it difficult for the food scent to reach the inside of the oxygen absorber, and has excellent scent retention. In particular, when the surface is made of a plastic film that does not allow fragrance to pass through, the scent retention effect is great. In addition, in the case of conventional oxygen absorber packaging, when applied to vacuum-packed foods, etc., the pressure inside the packaging system decreases rapidly during vacuum packing, so the air inside the oxygen absorber packaging has the same pressure as the outside air. As a result, the oxygen absorber package expands rapidly. At that time, a large pressure was applied to the seal portion of the oxygen absorber package, and the oxygen absorber package was sometimes damaged. In particular, laminated packaging materials with paper whose surface is made of plastic film have been problematic because they have poor air permeability when pressure is applied. In addition, in paper/perforated PE packaging materials, if the air permeability is increased, the generation of rust and stains becomes a problem, so it has not been possible to provide air permeability under sufficient pressure. According to the present application, due to the concealment printing on the back surface of the outer material and the concealing effect due to the space between the outer material and the inner material sheet, the air permeability of the inner material sheet is increased, and the ventilation of the outer material is controlled between the outer material 1 and the inner material sheet 2. Since there is a space between the holes, air passes directly through the openings, so air permeability is high under pressure, and even when vacuum-packed, the pressure difference between the oxygen absorber package and the outside air is immediately adjusted, and the seal is sealed. It is possible to use a highly safe oxygen absorber that does not apply pressure to the parts. In addition, conventional oxygen absorbers that have a high oxygen absorption rate inevitably generate heat, so when applied to frozen foods, refrigerated foods, etc., the heat generated causes some of the food that comes into contact with the oxygen absorber to heat up. There were cases where the quality deteriorated. In the present application, since there is a space between the outer material 1 and the inner material sheet 2, the heat of the oxygen absorber during heat generation is difficult to be transmitted to the food, and it is also excellent in preventing the effects of heat generation. [Example] Next, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to Examples. Example 1 The following materials were prepared. (1) 12μ polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
Two rolls of laminated film with a width of 60 mm (2) made by laminating a 25μ polyethylene film on the film (2) Washi paper 40g/m 2 with holes uniformly distributed and a hole diameter of 1mm, ethylene-acetic acid with a porosity of 20%. Two rolls of 60mm wide sheets laminated with vinyl copolymer (EVA) film (40μ) (3) Iron-based oxygen absorber Place each on both sides of the four-side seal automatic filling and packaging machine.
Lay out the rolled film and sheet of (1) and (2), pass (1) through a needle roll equipped with a needle with a diameter of 0.5 mm to make a hole, and overlap it with (2) from both sides. Introduced into the thermal roll of the packaging machine. When stacked, introduce films and sheets on both sides so that (1) has PET on the outside and (2) has EVA on (1) side, and fill 3g of (3) inside (2). Then, both sides of the horizontal seal portion were cut, and the center of the connected seal portion was also cut to obtain a pouch with dimensions of 50×50 mm. Adjust the number of holes in (1) to obtain small bags with various numbers of holes, each sealed with 500 ml of air.
When the deoxidation time was measured at 25℃, the first
Obtained the results in the table. 【table】
図面において、第1図は自動充填包装機の態様
例であり、第2図は本発明の脱酸素剤包装体の包
材構成の一態様の概念図を示し、第3図は本発明
の脱酸素剤包装体の一態様の断面斜視図を示す。
図面において、1は未穿孔の外材、2は内材、
3は針ロール、4は熱ロール、5は脱酸素剤充填
シユート、6はカツター、7は脱酸素剤包装体、
11はポリプロピレンまたはこれより軟化点が高
いプラスチツクのフイルム、または透明な紙、1
2はポリエチレンまたはポリエチレンより軟化点
が低いプラスチツクフイルム、13は紙または不
織布、14はポリエチレンまたはこれより軟化点
が低いプラスチツクの穴あきフイルム、15は空
間(空気層)、16は包装材料、18は脱酸素剤
をそれぞれ表す。
In the drawings, FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an automatic filling and packaging machine, FIG. 2 shows a conceptual diagram of one embodiment of the packaging material structure of the oxygen scavenger package of the present invention, and FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of an automatic filling and packaging machine. FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional perspective view of one embodiment of an oxygen agent package. In the drawing, 1 is an unperforated outer material, 2 is an inner material,
3 is a needle roll, 4 is a heat roll, 5 is an oxygen absorber filling chute, 6 is a cutter, 7 is an oxygen absorber package,
11 is polypropylene or a plastic film with a higher softening point, or transparent paper; 1
2 is polyethylene or a plastic film with a softening point lower than that of polyethylene, 13 is paper or nonwoven fabric, 14 is a perforated film of polyethylene or a plastic with a softening point lower than this, 15 is a space (air layer), 16 is a packaging material, 18 is a Each represents an oxygen scavenger.
Claims (1)
プラスチツクのフイルムまたは透明な紙とポリエ
チレンまたはポリエチレンより軟化点が低いプラ
スチツクのフイルムとを積層接着し穴をあけてな
る外材1と、紙または不織布の片面にポリエチレ
ンまたはこれより軟化点が低いプラスチツクの穴
あきフイルムを積層接着するか熱シール剤を塗布
してなるシート2とを、外材1のポリエチレンま
たはポリエチレンより軟化点が低いプラスチツク
のフイルムとシート2の紙または不織布とを対面
させ配置し両者を重ね合わせてなるシート3一対
を、シート2を内側にして対向させこの間に脱酸
素剤を配し周縁部をシールしてなることを特徴と
する脱酸素剤包装体。1 Outer material 1 made by laminating and adhering polypropylene or a plastic film with a higher softening point than polypropylene or transparent paper and polyethylene or a plastic film with a lower softening point than polyethylene and punching holes, and one side of the paper or nonwoven fabric with polyethylene or Sheet 2 is made by laminating and adhering plastic perforated films with a lower softening point than this or applying a heat sealant, and the outer material 1 is polyethylene or the plastic film has a softening point lower than polyethylene and the sheet 2 is paper or non-woven fabric. An oxygen absorber package characterized in that a pair of sheets 3 are arranged so as to face each other and are stacked on top of each other, facing each other with the sheet 2 inside, and an oxygen absorber is arranged between the pairs and the peripheral edges are sealed. .
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