JPH054637A - Item packaging of image forming paper - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obviate the need to take out image forming papers from packaging paper, thereby permitting the papers to be set in a paper receiving means by single action and without leaving any excessive papers. CONSTITUTION:A packaging device 26 is provided with unsealing means 41 along the three of the ridge lines on its bottom surface and a tab 1 near an intermediate ridge line 12 of the three ridge lines, whereby image forming papers are received in an amount not exceeding the capacity of a paper receiving means of an image forming device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to individual packaging of image forming sheets used in an image forming apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an image forming apparatus is equipped with a sheet storage means for automatically feeding an image forming sheet.
The number of sheets that can be stored in this sheet storage means is generally about 250 sheets. Further, the image forming paper is usually packed with cellophane paper or the like in units of 100 to 500 for reasons of use, storage, transportation, etc., and sealed by gluing or the like. Therefore,
When storing the image forming paper in the paper storing means, if the number of packages is small, break the plurality of wrapping papers, set the number of storable image forming papers and set them in the paper storing means. If it is larger than the number of sheets, it is taken out for the number of stored sheets and set in the sheet storing means. At this time, the remaining image forming paper is stored separately for future use.

[0003]

However, as described above, when the image forming paper is set in the paper storing means, the glued wrapping paper is torn, taken out once from the wrapping paper, and set in a necessary number. However, there is a problem in that it takes time and effort to set the paper, and the remaining paper must be stored separately.

In view of such problems of the conventional packaging of the image forming paper, the present invention does not require the image forming paper to be taken out from the packaging paper, and therefore can be set with one touch in the paper storing means. It is another object of the present invention to provide individual packaging of image forming paper without leaving excess paper.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an individual packaging of an image forming sheet is provided with an image forming sheet and a packaging unit for packaging the image forming sheet. An edge forming unit is provided on the ridge line, and a tab is provided in the vicinity of the intermediate ridge line among the three ridge lines. Is.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the individual packaging of the image forming sheet is provided with the image forming sheet and the packaging means for packaging the image forming sheet. In the packaging means, the entire leading end on the sheet feeding side of the image forming sheet is exposed. With such a closing means, a tab is provided adjacent to the closing means on the upper surface side, and from the tab or from the closing means on the upper surface side, at both corners on the upper surface side opposite to the paper feeding side. Further, it is an individual packaging of the image forming paper, which is provided with another closing means and stores the image forming paper having a storage capacity equal to or less than the storage capacity of the paper storage means of the image forming apparatus.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by placing the image-forming sheet as it is packaged in the sheet storing means and pulling the tab, the closing means provided on the ridgeline on the bottom is closed to remove the wrapping sheet, and the image-forming sheet is removed. Is set in the paper storage means as it is.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the wrapping paper at one end is removed by the wrapping means, the image forming paper is left as it is in the paper storing means, and the tab is pulled to wrap the other wrapping paper. The image forming paper is set in the paper storing means as it is.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a development view of a wrapping paper 26 made of cellophane paper which is the wrapping means according to the present invention of claim 1.
That is, the upper surface 6 is cut along the side 6a, and the side 16 and the side 17 are cut.
Sides 5, 18 and 18 are respectively connected to the side 18, the margins 20 and 21 are connected to the side 5, the margins 22 and 24 are connected to the side 7, and the margins 23 and 25 are connected to the side 8. Are connected. Bottom 5 on side 15 of side 5
And the side surface 3 is connected to the side 14 of the bottom surface 4.
The surface 2 is connected to the side 13 of the side surface 3, and the surface 1 to be a tab is connected to the side 12 of the surface 2.

In FIG. 1, the side surface 7 and the side surface 8 are represented by their sides 1.
7 and 18 are bent at a right angle, upper surface 6 is bent at a side 16 at a right angle, and the margins 20 and 21 of the side surface 5 are bonded to the corresponding sides of the side surfaces 7 and 8, respectively, and the side surface 5 is further bent at a right angle at the side 15. . Then, the margin 2 on the side 7
Since 2 corresponds to the side 4a of the bottom surface 4 and the margin 23 corresponds to the side 4b, the margin 22 is located on the side 4a and the margin 2 is located on the side 4b.
Bond 3 together. Next, the side surface 3 is bent at a right angle along the side 14, and the short sides of both ends of the side surface 3 are overlapped with the side surfaces 7 and 8.
Adhere to 25. At this time, since the side 13 corresponds to the side 6a of the upper surface 6, the sealing tape 41 is used to bond the ridge A formed by the side 13 and the side 6a. Also, the bottom surface 4 described above.
Adhesion of a ridge line C formed by the side edge 4a and the margin 22 and a side edge 4b and the margin line 23, and two short sides of the side surface 3 and the ridge line B formed by the margins 24 and 25 corresponding to those sides is used as a sealing means. 41 is used so that it can be easily peeled off when the side surface 3 or the bottom surface 4 is pulled.

Then, the surface 2 is folded back along the side 13 and arranged along the side surface 3, and further bent along the side 12 to arrange the surface 1 along the bottom surface 4. In this way, the wrapping paper 26 as shown in FIG. 2 is completed, and the image forming paper 9 is stored in the wrapping paper 26.

Next, the operation when used will be described.

FIG. 3 shows an example in which the wrapping paper 26 shown in FIG. 2 is placed upside down. When the wrapping paper 26 is placed on the paper storage means 10, it is placed in this direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the wrapping paper 26 containing the image forming paper 9 is placed in the paper storing means 10, and the end 11 of the tab 1 is pulled while lightly pressing the central portion of the upper surface 6. When the tab 1 is pulled, the surface 2 following it is also pulled and the sealing tape 41 of the ridge line A, which is a tangent line between the side 6a of the upper surface 6 and the side 13 of the side surface 3, is opened. 41 is also peeled off, and the side surface 3 is separated. continue,
The sealing tape 41 on the ridgeline C is also peeled off and the bottom surface 4 is pulled by the tab 1. Then, as shown in FIG.
The bottom surface 4 is pulled out, and the wrapping paper 26 is removed, leaving the image forming paper 9 in the paper storage means 10.

In the above embodiment, the sealing tape 41 is used as the sealing means, but it is of course possible to use other perforations such as perforations and fasteners as long as they are peeled off when pulled.

Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8, the side surface 3 may be connected to the side 6a of the upper surface 6, the tab 1 may be folded back along the side 12, and the tab 1 may be arranged along the bottom surface 4.

Further, in the above embodiment, the wrapping paper is cellophane paper, but vinyl, coated paper or the like may be a flexible sheet-like material with little friction.

FIG. 9 shows a wrapping paper 2 according to the present invention of claim 3.
FIG. That is, the bottom surface 30, 36, the side surface 3
7, 38, the side surfaces 34, 40, and the upper surfaces 31, 33 are each divided by a sealing tape 41 into two surfaces. Sides 35, 37, 3 are provided on the sides of the bottoms 30, 36.
8, the side surface 39, and the side surfaces 40 and 34 are connected. Side 4
The upper surfaces 33 and 31 are connected to 0 and 34, and the tab 32 is connected to the upper surface 31 side. Further, the upper surface 31 is provided with two perforations 41 as a sealing means from its corner portion to a position where the sealing tape 41 cuts the upper surface 33.

FIG. 10 shows the wrapping paper 26 of FIG. 9 assembled. The tab 32 is bent along the side 42 toward the upper surface 31. The sides 43 and 44 of the tab 32 are arranged along the perforations on the upper surface 31. Next, bend it at a right angle at side 45,
Further, the side 46 is bent at a right angle. And the bottom surface 30,
On the remaining sides of 36, the respective sides 39, 38, 37, 3
Fold 5 and adhere the three sides of the side surface opposite to the side that is just folded to the corresponding three sides of the upper surfaces 31, 33, respectively. At this time, the tab 32 is folded to the inner surface side of the completed box shape, and the tip end portion C of the tab 32 goes over the sealing tape 41 and comes to the upper surface 33 side. The finished wrapping paper 26 has side 3
Let A be a packaging part made of 3, 35 and the like, and be B be a packaging part made of the surfaces 30, 31 and the like.

Next, in order to use this wrapping paper 26 containing the image forming paper 9, as shown in FIG. 11, the sealing tape 41 is pulled to remove a part A of the wrapping paper, and the wrapping paper is stored in the paper storing means 10. Put. In this state, the tip C of the tab is exposed to the outside.

Then, as shown in FIG. 12, while the image forming sheet 9 near the tip C of the tab is held while being placed on the sheet accommodating means 10 and the tip C of the tab is pulled, the upper surface 31
When it is cut from the perforations 41 provided on the sheet and further pulled as it is, the remaining wrapping paper 26 is dragged by the tab 32 and removed. In this way, the image forming paper 9 is set in the paper storage means 10.

In the above embodiment, the sealing means is a combination of the sealing tape 41 and the perforations 41. However, it is also possible to use only the sealing tape or only the perforations, and other sealing means such as a fastener may be used. May be.

[0023]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to take out the image forming paper from the wrapping paper, and therefore it is possible to set the image forming paper in the paper accommodating means with one touch, and the extra image forming paper can be also used. It has the advantage of not remaining.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a development view of an embodiment of individual packaging of image forming sheets according to the present invention of claim 1.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view when the individual packaging of the embodiment is set in a sheet storage unit.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a development view of another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a development view of an embodiment of individual packaging of image forming paper according to the present invention of claim 3;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the same embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view when the individual packaging of the embodiment is set in a sheet storage means.

[Explanation of symbols]

9 Image forming paper 10 Paper storage means 26 Packaging means 41 Release means 1,32 tabs

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Atsushi Yamaguchi             1-228 Tamatsukuri, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture             Within Mita Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takeshi Yoshida             1-228 Tamatsukuri, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture             Within Mita Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An individual packaging of an image forming sheet comprising an image forming sheet and a wrapping means for wrapping the image forming sheet, wherein the wrapping means is provided with a separating means on three ridgelines of a ridgeline of a bottom surface. An individual packaging of image forming paper, characterized in that a tab is provided in the vicinity of an intermediate ridge of the three ridges, and the image forming paper having a storage capacity equal to or less than a storage capacity of a paper storage means of the image forming apparatus is stored. 2. The tab passes under the bottom surface and projects to the side opposite to the intermediate ridge line.
Individual packaging of the described image forming paper. 3. An individual packaging of image forming paper comprising image forming paper and packaging means for packaging the image forming paper, wherein the packaging means can expose the entire leading end on the paper feeding side of the image forming paper. Such a closing means is provided, and a tab is provided adjacent to the closing means on the upper surface side, and both corners on the upper surface side opposite to the sheet feeding side from the tab or from the closing means on the upper surface side. An individual packaging of the image forming paper, characterized in that another separating means is provided toward the front side and stores the image forming paper having a storage capacity equal to or less than the storage capacity of the paper storing means of the image forming apparatus.