US20120228339A1 - Method of manufacturing packaging container, spout closure, and packaging container - Google Patents

Method of manufacturing packaging container, spout closure, and packaging container Download PDF

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US20120228339A1
US20120228339A1 US13/509,178 US201013509178A US2012228339A1 US 20120228339 A1 US20120228339 A1 US 20120228339A1 US 201013509178 A US201013509178 A US 201013509178A US 2012228339 A1 US2012228339 A1 US 2012228339A1
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  • the containers with the final shape are obtained by forming web-like packaging laminate material with crease lines set beforehand into the tube shape, longitudinal sealing to the longitudinal direction of the tube, filling up with the food product into the tube shaped packaging material, sealing with the transversal seal of the transverse direction for each predetermined interval, cutting in the middle of the transversal seal zone to obtain the pillowy preformed body, and folding up along the crease lines.
  • the packaging container may have one of the various spout closures.
  • the spout closure consists of a spout provided in the breakably sealed pouring hole of the packaging container, a cap covering the spout and the unsealing means built in the spout, for example, a unsealing edge, a pull ring, etc., and a packaging container for the fluids has the spout closure.
  • Patent document 1 Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-86021
  • Patent document 2 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-183555
  • the method of manufacturing a packaging container of the present invention which solves the problem, which comprises
  • melt resin from a cavity gate into the cavities to form a spout tube and a spout of a spout closure, and a sealed partition
  • the cap covering the spout is detachably inserted in the spout tube, and the cap has a bottom partition adhering to and sealed with the top face of the sealed partition on the undersurface of the cap in order to break the sealed partition, and a pull ring pulling up the inserted cap.
  • the packaging container has a spout closure comprising a spout having a spout tube provided in a pouring hole of the packaging container and a base integrated with the spout tube and joined to the container panel abound the pouring hole, a breakable sealed partition provided with the bottom of the spout tube to seal the spout, and a cap covering the spout,
  • the spout closure With injecting the melting resin into the cavities and insert molding the spout closure, the spout closure can be formed and sealed at one step on the packaging material at high speed.
  • the tube is filled up with the liquid food (content), such as the juice and the milk, the packaging material is pressed and transversal sealed to the transverse direction for each predetermined interval, the transversal seal zone is formed, the tube is cut at the transversal seal zone and the pillow-shaped preforming body is obtained and folded up along the crease lines, and the packaging container is obtained.
  • the liquid food content
  • the packaging material is pressed and transversal sealed to the transverse direction for each predetermined interval
  • the transversal seal zone is formed
  • the tube is cut at the transversal seal zone and the pillow-shaped preforming body is obtained and folded up along the crease lines, and the packaging container is obtained.
  • the cap Since the cap is attached to the spout after forming the container, and filling the liquid food, the shape, the material, and the structure of the cap have the advantage with the high flexibility.
  • the spout tube can be open for free passage with the pouring hole, and the liquid food (content), such as the juice and the milk, can be smoothly poured out via the pouring hole.
  • the base joins the container panel integrally on the outside circumference of the pouring hole, and the base can air-tightly fix the whole spout closure to the container safely.
  • the cap covering the spout is detachably inserted in the spout tube, and the cap comprises a bottom partition adhering to and sealed with the top face of the sealed partition on the undersurface of the cap in order to break the sealed partition, and a pull ring pulling up the inserted cap.
  • the cap covers the spout and the cap is detachably inserted in the spout tube, the spout is hygienically protected also at the distribution process or the shop front.
  • the inserting in the inside of the spout tube saves the space compactly in the container, and makes the volume of the whole spout closure small and slim.
  • the bottom partition of the cap adheres to the top face of the sealed partition at the undersurface of the bottom partition, and is sealed breakably to the contacted surfaces.
  • the bottom partition of the cap has an air hole which penetrates through top and bottom of the partition, in the seal step of the cap, after inserting the cap in the spout tube, via the air hole, a space between the bottom partition and the sealed partition is evacuated, and the bottom partition is heat-sealed to the sealed partition.
  • Both can be easily heat sealed by this adhering condition.
  • the cap By forming the conductive layer in the seal surface, and by using thermoplastic material of the cap, the cap can be precisely heat sealed with the induction heating.
  • the conductive layer can be formed with the two steps molding by using the thermoplastic resin (polyethylene etc.) containing the magnetic substance, or with the insertion molding of a ring shaped conductive film of polyethylene (PE)/aluminum layer (Al)/PE on the seal surface.
  • thermoplastic resin polyethylene etc.
  • Al aluminum layer
  • Oxygen barrier property protecting the container content from the exterior can be given to the container.
  • the spout closure of this invention comprises the spout having the spout tube provided about the pouring hole of the packaging container and a base integrated with the spout tube and joined to the container panel abound the pouring hole, the breakable sealed partition provided with the bottom of the spout tube to seal the spout, and the cap covering the spout.
  • the inserting in the inside of the spout tube saves the space compactly in the container, and makes the volume of the whole spout closure small and slim.
  • the bottom partition of the cap adheres to the top face of the sealed partition at the undersurface of the bottom partition, and is sealed breakably to the contacted surfaces.
  • the cap consists of the bottom partition, a side wall which fits into an inner surface of the spout tube, a top panel which covers an upper end of the spout tube, and an outer wall which covers an outside surface of the spout tube, the outer wall is provided at least at the side and the other side where the pull ring pulls up the cap.
  • the side wall fits in detachably with the inner surface of the spout tube, and secures the reclosing characteristic of the cap.
  • the top panel and the outer wall cover the spout tube, and secure the hygienic characteristic.
  • the other side outer wall becomes the fulcrum of the pulling-up rotary motion, and can secure the controlled movement.
  • the outer wall of the side where the cap is pulled up with the pull ring is breakably provided at the time of pulling-unsealing, and it has smoothly pulling up of the cap with the pull ring, and a function as the tamper evidence.
  • the packaging container of the present invention is provided from web-shaped packaging material, and is filled up.
  • the cap is detachably inserted in the spout tube, and the cap has a bottom partition adhering to and sealed with the top face of the sealed partition on the undersurface of the cap in order to break the sealed partition, and a pull ring pulling up the inserted cap.
  • the spout tube can smoothly pour out the liquid food through the pouring hole.
  • FIG. 4 is perspective views of an example of a packaging container without a spout closure (A), and a conventional example of a packaging container (B).
  • FIG. 5 is a top view of the cap portion of the Example of the spout closure according to this invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a top view of the opened spout portion of the Example of the spout closure according to this invention.
  • the Example of the packaging container is manufactured.
  • the web-like packaging laminating material 1 is loaded in the reel state into the packaging-filling machine.
  • the packaging laminating material 1 comprises flexible laminate in which a paper substrate and polyethylene resin on both sides of the paper are laminated, a barrier layer, such as the aluminum foil, is formed between the paper substrate and a film, and printings for the exterior are applied before the forming to the corresponding surface of the packaging container 14 .
  • the packaging laminated material is fed to the sealing tape applicator 3 , and the sealing tape is applied along one edge of the packaging laminated material 1 by the sealing tape applicator.
  • the bottom partition is adhered to the sealed partitions, is heat sealed by induction heating, and the sealing surface 13 is formed.

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