WO2018105705A1 - Package and method for manufacturing package - Google Patents

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WO2018105705A1
WO2018105705A1 PCT/JP2017/044070 JP2017044070W WO2018105705A1 WO 2018105705 A1 WO2018105705 A1 WO 2018105705A1 JP 2017044070 W JP2017044070 W JP 2017044070W WO 2018105705 A1 WO2018105705 A1 WO 2018105705A1
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能弘 羅山
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B31/00Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
    • B65B31/04Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B53/00Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B53/00Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging
    • B65B53/02Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging by heat
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/28Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by associating or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
    • B65D75/30Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding

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  • the present invention relates to packaging technology, and in particular, to packaging technology for packaging an object with a thermoplastic material.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a packaging technique for heat sealing and heat shrinking using a heat shrinkable foamed plastic sheet having a single layer or multilayer heat shrinkable polypropylene film and a heat seal layer.
  • Patent Document 2 a skin film that is extended along the outer shape of a packaged body placed on a base material is covered, and the skin film is adhered on a contact surface with the base material and a covering space is provided.
  • a skin pack package is disclosed in which the inside is vacuum degassed.
  • the left and right blocks are integrally connected to both sides of the pedestal block via hinges, and a recess for storing products is provided on the inner surfaces of the pedestal block and the left and right side blocks.
  • a packaging container is disclosed.
  • the package When transporting a package in which a plastic film is heat-shrinked and the object is directly packaged in a box, the package may move in the box, which may cause an impact on the package or the internal object. . Therefore, such a package is often packed together with a cushioning material. However, even if there is a cushioning material, depending on the shape of the object, such as when the shape of the object is complex or delicate, the object may be deformed or damaged due to impact during transportation, etc. .
  • the object is fixed using the tension of the film for the skin pack, and therefore the object may be deformed or damaged due to the influence of the film tension depending on the shape of the object. There is a case.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above, and can package an object in a simple process, and can suppress damage and deformation of the object regardless of the shape of the object. And it aims at providing the manufacturing method of a package.
  • a packaging body that is one embodiment of the present invention is formed using a frame body, a packaging object disposed inside the frame body, and a thermoplastic material. And a packaging material that integrally covers the frame.
  • the frame body may have at least two openings that communicate the inside and the outside of the frame body.
  • the at least two openings may be provided on at least two surfaces facing each other.
  • the packaging material is an object covering portion that covers the object, a frame covering portion that covers the frame, and a film that connects the object covering portion and the frame covering portion. May also be included.
  • the frame body covering portion covers at least a region of the surface of the frame body excluding a bottom surface of the frame body, and a portion including the bottom surface of the frame body can be opened and closed. Also good.
  • the packaging body may further include a base portion formed integrally with the packaging material from the same material as the packaging material and extending in a planar shape around the frame body.
  • the manufacturing method of the package which is another aspect of this invention has the process of arrange
  • a method for manufacturing a package the step of wrapping a frame and a packaging object disposed inside the frame with a sheet-like thermoplastic material, A step of integrally covering the object and the frame body with the thermoplastic material while the thermoplastic material is thermally contracted by heating the plastic material.
  • the frame body has at least two openings communicating the inner side and the outer side of the frame body, and the thermoplastic material is thermally contracted while the outer side of the frame body.
  • the inside of the frame body may be entered from the at least two openings, the inside of the frame body and the object may be covered, and the object may be fixed to the frame body.
  • the packaging object and the frame are integrally covered with the thermoplastic material, the object is fixed to the frame via the thermoplastic material, and the object is heated. Protected by plastic material and frame. Therefore, the object can be packaged by a simple process, and the damage and deformation of the object can be suppressed regardless of the shape of the object.
  • FIG. 2 is an AA cross-sectional view of the package shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 2 is a BB cross-sectional view of the package shown in FIG.
  • It is a bottom view of the package shown in FIG.
  • It is a figure which shows the state which opened the bottom face of the package shown in FIG.
  • It is a perspective view which shows an example of the thermoforming apparatus used for manufacture of the package which concerns on embodiment of this invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view which shows typically the structure of the fixed cassette shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a package according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of the package shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the package shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of the package shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the package shown in FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the bottom surface of the package shown in FIG. 5 is opened.
  • a packaging body 1 As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, a packaging body 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a frame body 11 and a packaging object (hereinafter also simply referred to as an object) 10 disposed inside the frame body 11. And a packaging material 12 that covers the object 10 and the frame 11. In addition, a base portion 13 that is integrally formed of the same material as the packaging material 12 is provided around the frame body 11.
  • a packaging object hereinafter also simply referred to as an object
  • a packaging material 12 that covers the object 10 and the frame 11.
  • a base portion 13 that is integrally formed of the same material as the packaging material 12 is provided around the frame body 11.
  • a toy doll (figure) is illustrated as an object 10 for packaging, but the type, shape, dimensions, and material of the object 10 are not particularly limited, and a vacuum forming method using a thermoplastic material. Any object can be packaged as the object 10 as long as it is a solid object that can be covered by the above.
  • the frame body 11 is a frame-like member having a space on the inside, and as a framework or core of the packaging body 1, maintains the overall shape of the packaging body 1 and protects the object 10 disposed on the inside. It has a function.
  • the inner side of the frame body 11 and the outer side of the frame body 11 communicate with each other in at least two openings 14a and 14b.
  • arranging inside means simply arranging the object 10 in the space existing inside the frame 11, and arranging the object 10 so as to fit inside the space. It is not intended to be limited to. That is, it does not exclude that a part of the object 10 protrudes from the openings 14a and 14b of the frame 11.
  • the shape and structure of the frame 11 are not particularly limited as long as at least two openings that connect the inner space and the outer space are provided.
  • the shape of the frame 11 is a triangular column shape or other polygonal column shape or column shape having a hollow inside and open at both end surfaces, and the outer peripheral side surface of a cylinder or an elliptical column is notched in a flat shape.
  • Various shapes such as a bowl shape, a cone shape, a polygonal pyramid shape, a frustum shape, and a dome shape can be adopted.
  • the structure of the frame 11 is not particularly limited as long as the shape described above can be formed.
  • the frame body 11 may be manufactured by combining various members such as a plate-shaped member and a rod-shaped member, or the frame body 11 may be manufactured by cutting the inside of a block-shaped member, for example. . Or you may produce the frame 11 by providing an opening in the side surface of a container with a hollow inside like a plastic bottle etc. previously.
  • any material can be used as the material of the frame body 11 as long as the shape can be maintained even when heating and exhausting are performed in a thermoforming process described later.
  • Specific examples include metals, wood, glass, ceramics, stones, hard plastics, resin materials such as polystyrene foam and urethane foam, and paper materials such as cardboard and cardboard.
  • a rectangular corrugated cardboard is bent at two locations on the long side to form three plate portions 11a, 11b, and 11c, and end portions are attached to each other with an adhesive tape or the like, thereby forming a triangular prism-shaped frame.
  • 11 is manufactured.
  • openings 14a and 14b are respectively formed at two locations on the two opposite surfaces of the frame 11 (front and back in FIG. 1) (see FIG. 4).
  • the width w of the frame body 11 is preferably set to be equal to or greater than the width of the target object 10 arranged on the inner side so that the target object 10 is accommodated below the plate portions 11a and 11b. Thereby, the target object 10 can be protected from the impact from the upper side of the frame 11 with respect to the target object 10 and the side where the plate parts 11a and 11b exist.
  • the packaging material 12 is formed by a thermoforming method (vacuum forming method) using a thermoplastic material (hereinafter referred to as a thermoplastic material).
  • a thermoplastic material include a thermoplastic resin material and a composite material containing a thermoplastic resin. Specific examples of the thermoplastic material forming the packaging material 12 will be described later.
  • a transparent resin material may be used, or decorativeness may be imparted to the package 1 by using the packaging material 12 with a pattern or coloring. In the present embodiment, since a transparent thermoplastic resin material is used as the packaging material 12, the object 10 and the frame body 11 covered with the packaging material 12 can be visually recognized from the outside.
  • the packaging material 12 excludes the contact area 10a between the object 10 and the frame body 11 and the bottom surface 11d of the frame body 11 among the surface of the object 10 and the surface of the frame body 11 (inner wall surface, outer wall surface, and side surface). The entire region is integrally covered, and is further integrated with a base portion 13 extending around the frame body 11.
  • the packaging material 12 includes a first covering portion 12a that covers the object 10 from the front opening 14a side, a second covering portion 12b that covers the object 10 from the opening 14b side, and the frame 11.
  • a third covering portion 12c that covers the surface of the first covering portion 12a and a film portion 12d that connects the first covering portion 12a and the second covering portion 12b to the third covering portion 12c.
  • coated part 12b are parts which protect the surface of the target object 10, and except the contact area
  • the third covering portion 12c (frame body covering portion) is also formed so as to be in close contact with the inner wall surface, the outer wall surface, and the side surface of the frame body 11.
  • the film part 12d is formed so as to be spanned between the first covering part 12a and the second covering part 12b that cover the object 10 and the part of the third covering part 12c that covers the inner wall surface of the frame body 11. Has been. In this way, the object 10 is fixed to the frame 11 by connecting the first covering portion 12a, the second covering portion 12b, and the third covering portion 12c with the film portion 12d.
  • FIG 3 and 4 schematically show a state in which the film part 12d is arranged on one plane located at the center in the width w direction of the frame 11, the film part 12d is thin. Since it has a film shape, it is not necessarily arranged on one plane, and the position is not limited to the center in the width w direction. In addition, wrinkles and slight thickness variations may be seen in the film part 12d.
  • the base portion 13 is formed integrally with the packaging material 12 by the same material as the packaging material 12, and extends around the frame body 11 along the same plane as the bottom surface 11d.
  • the shape and dimensions of the base portion 13 are not particularly limited.
  • the base portion 13 may be cut in accordance with the bottom surface of the box or the like. Thereby, the movement of the package 1 inside a box etc. can be suppressed, without using a buffer material etc. separately.
  • the base portion 13 is not necessarily provided.
  • the bottom surface 11 d of the frame body 11 (the back side of the plate portion 11 c) is exposed without being covered with the packaging material 12. Therefore, the bottom surface 11d may be openable and closable.
  • the end portions of the plate-shaped member are not fixed completely, but temporarily fixed using, for example, an adhesive tape 15. Keep it. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 6, the board part 11c can be opened by peeling the adhesive tape 15.
  • the object 10 is placed on the plate portion 11c, and the inner wall side of the plate portion 11c is covered with a third covering portion 12c. Therefore, when the plate portion 11c is opened as shown in FIG. 6, the bottom surface of the object 10 (contact region 10a with the frame body 11) and the third covering portion 12c are exposed in the opening 16.
  • the object 10 can be taken out from the package 1 by peeling the first covering part 12a and the second covering part 12b from the object 10 so as to widen the third covering part 12c from the opening 16.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a thermoforming apparatus used for manufacturing the package according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a front view schematically showing the internal structure of the thermoforming apparatus shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view schematically showing the structure of the fixed cassette shown in FIG.
  • a member generally called a film having a thickness of less than about 0.20 mm (or less than about 0.25 mm) and a thickness generally called a sheet of about 0.20 mm or more (or about 0). .25 mm or more), and these are collectively referred to as a sheet material.
  • the thermoforming apparatus 100 includes a chamber 101, a heating source 102 installed in the chamber 101, a stage 105 in which an air vent hole 106 is drilled, and a heating source for the stage 105. And a vacuum suction source 107 installed on the opposite side of 102.
  • the direction in which the heating source 102 is provided with respect to the stage 105 is referred to as the upward direction
  • the direction in which the vacuum suction source 107 is provided is referred to as the downward direction.
  • the size and shape of the chamber 101 are not particularly limited, and may be appropriately selected according to the size and shape of the object 10.
  • a substantially rectangular parallelepiped chamber 101 that is miniaturized to such a degree that it can be placed on a desk is used.
  • Part of the front surface of the chamber 101 (the upper portion of the stage 105) is an open window portion W through which the object 10, the fixed cassette 120, and the like can be taken in and out of the chamber 101.
  • thermometer 103 measures and displays the temperature in the chamber 101, a power switch 104 for the heating source 102, and a power switch 108 for the vacuum suction source 107.
  • the heating source 102 is, for example, an electric heater, and is controlled to a temperature at which the sheet material SH can be sufficiently softened when the sheet material SH is disposed in the vicinity (downward) of the heating source 102.
  • a general-purpose resin such as a vinyl chloride resin
  • the sheet material SH is heated so that the atmosphere in the chamber 101 (specifically, the vicinity of the heating source 102) is about 40 ° C. to 90 ° C., for example.
  • the temperature in the chamber 101 and the set temperature of the heating source 102 may be appropriately determined according to the material and thickness of the sheet material SH.
  • the stage 105 is a pedestal on which the frame body 11 is placed when the packaging body 1 is manufactured.
  • the stage 105 is provided with a step so that the central part 105a is slightly higher than the peripheral part 105b. By providing such a step, the fixed cassette 120 can be sufficiently lowered to the height of the central portion 105a of the stage 105 when the package 1 is manufactured.
  • a large number of air vent holes 106 are formed on the entire surface of the central portion 105 a of the stage 105. In the present embodiment, a small hole provided in the punching board is used as the air vent hole 106 by producing the stage 105 with the punching board.
  • the vacuum suction source 107 is constituted by, for example, a vacuum pump and a motor built in the lower part of the chamber 101, and forcibly exhausts the inside of the chamber 101 through an air vent hole 106 formed in the stage 105.
  • a cassette fixing frame 111 that supports the fixed cassette 120 is disposed so as to be movable in the vertical direction.
  • the cassette fixing frame 111 is a U-shaped frame provided with a guide groove 112 into which the fixed cassette 120 is inserted.
  • four guide poles 113 are installed at the four corners of the chamber 101 so as to pass through four corners of the cassette fixing frame 111.
  • the fixed cassette 120 can move up and down along these guide poles 113 while maintaining a state parallel to the stage 105.
  • Guide slits 109 are provided on both side surfaces of the chamber 101.
  • Two handles 114 that pass through the guide slits 109 are connected to the cassette fixing frame 111. By moving these handles 114 up and down along the guide slit 109, the cassette fixing frame 111 can be moved between the heating source 102 and the stage 105. Further, the handle 114 is provided with a stopper, so that the cassette fixing frame 111 can be temporarily fixed at a desired height.
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the structure of the fixed cassette 120 that holds the sheet material SH.
  • the fixed cassette 120 includes a first frame body 121 and a second frame body 122 that sandwich the sheet material SH.
  • the first frame body 121 and the second frame body 122 are provided with a step recess 123 and a step protrusion 124 that are fitted together.
  • the outer edges of the stepped recesses 123 and the outer edges of the stepped protrusions 124 have a size substantially corresponding to the outer edges of the sheet material SH.
  • pin-shaped male blades 126 are provided at predetermined intervals. Further, a concave female blade 127 into which the male blade 126 can be fitted is provided at a position facing the male blade 126 of the stepped convex portion 124.
  • the male blade 126 and the female A fixed mounting hole SH1 is drilled in the peripheral edge portion of the sheet material SH by the blade 127. Further, the male blade 126 is engaged with these fixed mounting holes SH1, and the sheet material SH is fixed to the fixed cassette 120.
  • the fixed mounting hole SH1 of the sheet material SH may be formed in advance. In this case, when the sheet material SH is disposed in the stepped recess 123 of the first frame body 121, the fixed mounting hole SH1 may be fitted into the male blade 126.
  • the structure of the fixed cassette 120 is not limited to that shown in FIG.
  • the first frame body 121 and the second frame body 122 may be connected by a hinge on one side.
  • the female blade 127 may be provided on the first frame body 121 side
  • the male blade 126 may be provided on the second frame body 122 side.
  • thermoforming apparatus used when manufacturing the package 1 is not limited to that shown in FIGS.
  • thermoforming apparatus For details of the thermoforming apparatus, refer to Japanese Patent No. 5723043.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a method for manufacturing a package according to this embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method for manufacturing a package according to the present embodiment.
  • the sheet material SH is set in the fixed cassette 120 and inserted into the cassette fixing frame 111 in advance.
  • the cassette fixing frame 111 is pulled upward and a stopper is put on the cassette fixing frame 111 so as to remain just below the heating source 102.
  • the sheet material SH is a member that becomes the packaging material 12 that covers the object 10 and the frame 11, and is a sheet-like thermoplastic material.
  • a material (thermoplastic material) of the sheet material SH any material can be used as long as it has a thermoplastic property that is softened by heating and heat-shrinkable so as to be moldable and can be molded into a sheet or film. It can be used without limitation. Specific examples include polyvinyl chloride (PVC), amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (A-PET), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyethylene (PE), and acrylonitrile / butadiene / styrene copolymer synthetic resin (ABS resin).
  • PVC polyvinyl chloride
  • A-PET amorphous polyethylene terephthalate
  • PP polypropylene
  • PS polystyrene
  • PE polyethylene
  • ABS resin acrylonitrile / butadiene / st
  • thermoplastic resin plastic
  • a foam sheet formed of foamed polystyrene (PSP), foamed polyethylene (PEF), or the like may be used as the sheet material SH.
  • a sheet formed of engineering plastic such as polycarbonate (PC) or acrylic can be used as the sheet material SH.
  • the material of the sheet material SH may be used as the material of the sheet material SH.
  • the material to be dispersed include fiber and ceramic powder.
  • the sheet material SH may be formed of a composite material in which a carbon fiber is impregnated with a thermoplastic resin.
  • Such a composite material is also called a carbon fiber resin material or a carbon fiber reinforced resin (carbon fiber CFRP).
  • the thickness of the sheet material SH is not particularly limited, and the thickness may be appropriately selected according to the purpose and use of the package body 1, the function to be imparted to the package body 1, the material of the sheet material SH, and the like.
  • a thin sheet material SH for example, about 0.05 mm to 0.3 mm.
  • a thicker sheet material SH for example, about 0.4 mm to 2.0 mm may be used to enhance the protection function of the object 10.
  • the sheet material SH a colorless and transparent sheet may be used, or a transparent or opaque colored or patterned sheet may be used.
  • a transparent sheet the object 10 can be visually recognized from the outside of the package 1.
  • the decorating property can be provided to the package 1.
  • thermoplastic sheet or a heat-shrinkable film that is commercially available for thermoforming or packaging may be used, or the above-described thermoplastic material is processed to a desired thickness.
  • a sheet or film may be used.
  • step S10 the frame 11 is placed on the stage 105 in the chamber 101 (see FIG. 11).
  • the direction in which the frame body 11 is arranged is a direction in which the two openings 14a and 14b are not closed. Specifically, one side surface of the frame 11 may be brought into contact with the stage 105 with the bottom surface 11d.
  • step S ⁇ b> 11 the object 10 is arranged inside the frame body 11.
  • the sheet material SH is placed on the frame 11 and the object 10 while heating and exhausting the inside of the chamber 101.
  • the power switch 104 of the heating source 102 is turned on to heat the chamber 101 and soften the sheet material SH.
  • the power switch 108 of the vacuum suction source 107 is turned on to evacuate the chamber 101.
  • the cassette fixing frame 111 may be sufficiently pulled down until the sheet material SH comes into contact with the central portion 105a of the stage 105.
  • the softened sheet material SH thermoplastic resin
  • the softened sheet material SH thermoplastic resin
  • thermoforming apparatus 100 since the chamber 101 is exhausted from below the stage 105 through the air vent hole 106, the shadow is viewed from above the frame 11 (direction in which the sheet material SH descends).
  • the thermoplastic material can be brought into close contact with the region to be formed, specifically, the inner wall surface of the frame body 11 and the surface of the object 10 disposed inside the frame body 11.
  • the power switch 104 of the heating source 102 and the power switch 108 of the vacuum suction source 107 are turned off to cure the softened thermoplastic material (that is, the packaging material 12). Thereby, the package 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 is obtained. Thereafter, a part of the base portion 13 or the base portion 13 itself may be cut as necessary.
  • the packaging object is integrally covered with the packaging material together with the frame body, the surface of the object is protected by the packaging material, and the object is provided via the packaging material. Can be fixed to the frame. As a result, even when the package is transported, the object can be retained inside the frame and the object can be protected by the frame, so that the damage and deformation of the object are suppressed regardless of the shape of the object. It becomes possible to do.
  • the packaging material after being cured is hardly subjected to any tension. Therefore, damage and deformation of the object due to the influence of the tension of the packaging material can be suppressed.
  • thermoplastic material when forming a packaging material using a transparent thermoplastic material, since an object can be visually recognized from the outside of a packaging body, it is easy without unpacking a packaging body. The object can be confirmed.
  • a packaging body in which an object to be packaged is integrally covered with a packaging material together with the frame body can be simplified by thermoforming. It can be manufactured in a process.
  • thermoforming is performed while exhausting from below the stage 105 through the air vent hole 106, so that the object and the corners of the frame can be covered with the packaging material.
  • the object is placed in an upright position inside the frame, but naturally the direction in which the object is placed is not limited to this.
  • the object may be placed in a laid state. good.
  • the object is arranged so as to fit inside the frame.
  • a part of the object may protrude from the frame.
  • the frame and the base portion can prevent the package from moving in the box.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating a modification of the frame used in the package according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • a frame body 20 in which a plate member 21 on the bottom side and a plate member 22 on the ceiling side are connected by two plate members 23 arranged on the side surface may be used.
  • the bottom plate member 21 and the ceiling plate member 22 may be connected by a plurality of (for example, four) rod members instead of the two plate members 23.
  • thermoforming apparatus illustrated in FIG. 7
  • it is an apparatus which can heat-shrink a thermoplastic material and can coat
  • thermoforming apparatus an apparatus which can heat-shrink a thermoplastic material and can coat
  • the film for skin pack is a thin sheet material (film material) formed of a thermoplastic resin (heat-shrinkable plastic) such as polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride.
  • the frame body and the object may be covered by wrapping the frame body and the object disposed inside the frame body, and heat shrinking the film by heating.
  • the shrink film is a thin sheet material (film material) formed of a thermoplastic resin (heat-shrinkable plastic) such as polyethylene, polypropylene, or polyvinyl chloride, or a bag of the sheet material (film material). It is formed in a shape or a cylinder, and is also called a shrink film or a shrink film pack.
  • the entire frame body may be covered with a shrink film and thermally contracted, so that the entire outer wall surface of the frame body may be covered with a packaging material made of a heat-shrinkable resin.
  • the exposed frame part or a part thereof is configured to be openable and closable (see the plate portion 11c illustrated in FIG. 5), and the opening of the trace that opens the frame part or part thereof (illustrated in FIG. 6).
  • the object 10 may be taken out from the opening 16).
  • a part of the frame may be exposed by removing a part of the packaging material.
  • the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, and various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the above-described embodiments and modifications.
  • some constituent elements may be excluded from all the constituent elements shown in the embodiment and the modification examples, or may be formed by appropriately combining the constituent elements shown in the embodiment and the modification examples. good.

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A package and a method for manufacturing the package are provided such that an object can be packaged through a simple process, and damage to and deformation of the object can be suppressed regardless of the shape of the object. The package comprises a frame body, an object to be packaged placed inside the frame body, and a packaging material formed from a thermoplastic material and integrally covering the object and the frame body. In the method for manufacturing the package, the frame body is placed on a stage, the object is placed inside the frame body, the sheet-like thermoplastic material is heated, and the thermoplastic material is placed over the object and a supporting body while air is evacuated from below the stage, such that the thermoplastic material is heat shrunk and integrally covers the object and the frame body.

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包装体及び包装体の製造方法Package and method for producing the package
 本発明は、包装技術に関し、特に、熱可塑性材料によって対象物を包装する包装技術に関する。 The present invention relates to packaging technology, and in particular, to packaging technology for packaging an object with a thermoplastic material.
 近年、多様な商品陳列方法や通信販売の普及等に伴い、様々な包装技術が用いられている。例えば、透明のプラスチック材料を用いて対象物を包装する場合、外部から対象物を視認することができるという利点がある。 In recent years, various packaging techniques have been used with the spread of various product display methods and mail-order sales. For example, when packaging an object using a transparent plastic material, there exists an advantage that an object can be visually recognized from the exterior.
 一例として、特許文献1には、単層又は多層の熱収縮性ポリプロピレン系フィルム及び熱シール層を有する熱収縮性発泡プラスチックシートを用いて、熱シール及び熱収縮させる包装技術が開示されている。 As an example, Patent Document 1 discloses a packaging technique for heat sealing and heat shrinking using a heat shrinkable foamed plastic sheet having a single layer or multilayer heat shrinkable polypropylene film and a heat seal layer.
 また、特許文献2には、台材上に載置された被包装体の外形に沿って伸展されたスキンフィルムにより被覆され、スキンフィルムが台材との接触面で接着されているとともに被覆空間内が真空脱気されてなるスキンパック包装体が開示されている。 Further, in Patent Document 2, a skin film that is extended along the outer shape of a packaged body placed on a base material is covered, and the skin film is adhered on a contact surface with the base material and a covering space is provided. A skin pack package is disclosed in which the inside is vacuum degassed.
 また、特許文献3には、台ブロックの両側にヒンジを介して左右側ブロックをそれぞれ一体的に連設し、台ブロック及び左右側のブロックの内面に商品を収納する凹所を設けたプラスチック製の包装容器が開示されている。 Further, in Patent Document 3, the left and right blocks are integrally connected to both sides of the pedestal block via hinges, and a recess for storing products is provided on the inner surfaces of the pedestal block and the left and right side blocks. A packaging container is disclosed.
特開平5-42967号公報Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-42967 特開平5-201470号公報Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-201470 特開2006-131249号公報JP 2006-131249 A
 プラスチックフィルムを熱収縮させて対象物を直接包装した包装体を箱に入れて運搬する場合、箱の中で包装体が移動してしまい、包装体や内部の対象物に衝撃が加わるおそれがある。そのため、このような包装体は、緩衝材と共に梱包されることが多い。しかし、緩衝材があったとしても、対象物の形状が複雑又は繊細な場合など、対象物の形状によっては、運搬中の衝撃等により対象物が変形したり破損したりしてしまう場合がある。 When transporting a package in which a plastic film is heat-shrinked and the object is directly packaged in a box, the package may move in the box, which may cause an impact on the package or the internal object. . Therefore, such a package is often packed together with a cushioning material. However, even if there is a cushioning material, depending on the shape of the object, such as when the shape of the object is complex or delicate, the object may be deformed or damaged due to impact during transportation, etc. .
 また、スキンパック包装体においては、スキンパック用のフィルムの張力を利用して対象物を固定するので、対象物の形状によっては、フィルムの張力の影響により対象物が変形したり破損したりしまう場合がある。 Further, in the skin pack package, the object is fixed using the tension of the film for the skin pack, and therefore the object may be deformed or damaged due to the influence of the film tension depending on the shape of the object. There is a case.
 また、プラスチック製の包装容器を用いる場合には、包装容器の金型が必要になるなど、包装容器そのものの製造に手間とコストを要してしまう。 Also, when a plastic packaging container is used, it takes time and cost to manufacture the packaging container itself, for example, a mold for the packaging container is required.
 本発明は上記に鑑みてなされたものであって、簡単な工程で対象物を包装することができ、且つ、対象物の形状によらず対象物の破損や変形を抑制することができる包装体及び包装体の製造方法を提供することを目的とする。 The present invention has been made in view of the above, and can package an object in a simple process, and can suppress damage and deformation of the object regardless of the shape of the object. And it aims at providing the manufacturing method of a package.
 上記課題を解決するために、本発明の一態様である包装体は、枠体と、前記枠体の内側に配置された包装の対象物と、熱可塑性を有する材料により形成され、前記対象物及び前記枠体を一体的に被覆する包装材と、を備えるものである。 In order to solve the above-described problems, a packaging body that is one embodiment of the present invention is formed using a frame body, a packaging object disposed inside the frame body, and a thermoplastic material. And a packaging material that integrally covers the frame.
 上記包装体において、前記枠体は、当該枠体の内側と外側とを連通する少なくとも2つの開口を有しても良い。 In the above packaging body, the frame body may have at least two openings that communicate the inside and the outside of the frame body.
 上記包装体において、前記少なくとも2つの開口は、少なくとも互いに対向する2つの面にそれぞれ設けられていても良い。 In the package, the at least two openings may be provided on at least two surfaces facing each other.
 上記包装体において、前記包装材は、前記対象物を被覆する対象物被覆部と、前記枠体を被覆する枠体被覆部と、前記対象物被覆部と前記枠体被覆部とを接続する膜部と、を有しても良い。 In the packaging body, the packaging material is an object covering portion that covers the object, a frame covering portion that covers the frame, and a film that connects the object covering portion and the frame covering portion. May also be included.
 上記包装体において、前記枠体被覆部は、前記枠体の表面のうち、少なくとも該枠体の底面を除く領域を被覆し、前記枠体のうち、前記底面を含む部分は開閉可能であっても良い。 In the packaging body, the frame body covering portion covers at least a region of the surface of the frame body excluding a bottom surface of the frame body, and a portion including the bottom surface of the frame body can be opened and closed. Also good.
 上記包装体は、前記包装材と同じ材料により該包装材と一体的に形成され、前記枠体の周囲に平面状に延在するベース部をさらに備えても良い。 The packaging body may further include a base portion formed integrally with the packaging material from the same material as the packaging material and extending in a planar shape around the frame body.
 本発明の別の態様である包装体の製造方法は、ステージ上に枠体を配置する工程と、前記枠体の内側に包装の対象物を配置する工程と、シート状をなす熱可塑性を有する材料を加熱し、前記ステージの下方から排気しながら前記熱可塑性を有する材料を前記対象物及び前記支持体に被せることにより、前記熱可塑性を有する材料を熱収縮させつつ、前記熱可塑性を有する材料によって前記対象物及び前記枠体を一体的に被覆する工程と、を含むものである。 The manufacturing method of the package which is another aspect of this invention has the process of arrange | positioning a frame on a stage, the process of arrange | positioning the target object of packaging inside the said frame, and the thermoplasticity which makes a sheet form The material having the thermoplasticity while heat shrinking the material having the thermoplasticity by covering the object and the support with the material having the thermoplasticity while heating the material and exhausting from below the stage And integrally covering the object and the frame.
 本発明のさらに別の態様である包装体の製造方法は、枠体及び該枠体の内側に配置された包装の対象物を、シート状をなす熱可塑性を有する材料によって包む工程と、前記熱可塑性を有する材料を加熱することにより、前記熱可塑性を有する材料を熱収縮させつつ、前記熱可塑性を有する材料によって前記対象物及び前記枠体を一体的に被覆する工程と、を含むものである。 According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a package, the step of wrapping a frame and a packaging object disposed inside the frame with a sheet-like thermoplastic material, A step of integrally covering the object and the frame body with the thermoplastic material while the thermoplastic material is thermally contracted by heating the plastic material.
 上記包装体の製造方法において、前記枠体は、当該枠体の内側と外側とを連通する少なくとも2つの開口を有し、前記熱可塑性を有する材料は、熱収縮しつつ、前記枠体の外側を被覆すると共に、前記少なくとも2つの開口から前記枠体の内側に入り、前記枠体の内側及び前記対象物を被覆し、さらに、前記枠体に対して前記対象物を固定しても良い。 In the packaging body manufacturing method, the frame body has at least two openings communicating the inner side and the outer side of the frame body, and the thermoplastic material is thermally contracted while the outer side of the frame body. The inside of the frame body may be entered from the at least two openings, the inside of the frame body and the object may be covered, and the object may be fixed to the frame body.
 本発明によれば、熱可塑性を有する材料により包装の対象物及び枠体を一体的に被覆するので、熱可塑性を有する材料を介して対象物が枠体に対して固定され、対象物が熱可塑性を有する材料及び枠体によって保護される。従って、簡単な工程で対象物を包装することができ、且つ、対象物の形状によらず対象物の破損や変形を抑制することが可能となる。 According to the present invention, since the packaging object and the frame are integrally covered with the thermoplastic material, the object is fixed to the frame via the thermoplastic material, and the object is heated. Protected by plastic material and frame. Therefore, the object can be packaged by a simple process, and the damage and deformation of the object can be suppressed regardless of the shape of the object.
本発明の実施形態に係る包装体を例示する斜視図である。It is a perspective view which illustrates the package concerning the embodiment of the present invention. 図1に示す包装体の正面図である。It is a front view of the package shown in FIG. 図1に示す包装体のA-A断面図である。FIG. 2 is an AA cross-sectional view of the package shown in FIG. 図1に示す包装体のB-B断面図である。FIG. 2 is a BB cross-sectional view of the package shown in FIG. 図1に示す包装体の底面図である。It is a bottom view of the package shown in FIG. 図5に示す包装体の底面を開いた状態を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the state which opened the bottom face of the package shown in FIG. 本発明の実施形態に係る包装体の製造に用いられる熱成形装置の一例を示す斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows an example of the thermoforming apparatus used for manufacture of the package which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 図7に示す熱成形装置の内部構造を模式的に示す正面図である。It is a front view which shows typically the internal structure of the thermoforming apparatus shown in FIG. 図7に示す固定カセットの構造を模式的に示す斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows typically the structure of the fixed cassette shown in FIG. 本発明の実施形態に係る包装体の製造方法を示すフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which shows the manufacturing method of the package which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 本発明の実施形態に係る包装体の製造方法を説明するための模式図である。It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the package which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 本発明の実施形態に係る包装体において用いられる枠体の変形例を示す模式図である。It is a schematic diagram which shows the modification of the frame used in the package which concerns on embodiment of this invention.
 以下、本発明の実施の形態に係る包装体及び包装体の製造方法について、図面を参照しながら説明する。なお、これらの実施の形態によって本発明が限定されるものではない。また、各図面の記載において、同一部分には同一の符号を付して示している。 Hereinafter, the packaging body and the manufacturing method of the packaging body according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. Moreover, in description of each drawing, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and shown to the same part.
 以下の説明において参照する図面は、本発明の内容を理解し得る程度に形状、大きさ、及び位置関係を概略的に示しているに過ぎない。即ち、本発明は各図で例示された形状、大きさ、及び位置関係のみに限定されるものではない。 The drawings referred to in the following description only schematically show the shape, size, and positional relationship to such an extent that the content of the present invention can be understood. That is, the present invention is not limited only to the shape, size, and positional relationship illustrated in each drawing.
 図1は、本発明の実施形態に係る包装体を例示する斜視図である。図2は、図1に示す包装体の正面図である。図3は、図1に示す包装体のA-A断面図である。図4は、図1に示す包装体のB-B断面図である。図5は、図1に示す包装体の底面図である。図6は、図5に示す包装体の底面を開いた状態を示す図である。 FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a package according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the package shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the package shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of the package shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the package shown in FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the bottom surface of the package shown in FIG. 5 is opened.
 図1~図6に示すように、本発明の実施形態に係る包装体1は、枠体11と、枠体11の内側に配置された包装の対象物(以下、単に対象物ともいう)10と、対象物10及び枠体11を被覆する包装材12とを備える。また、枠体11の周囲には、包装材12と同じ材料により一体的に形成されたベース部13が設けられている。 As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, a packaging body 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a frame body 11 and a packaging object (hereinafter also simply referred to as an object) 10 disposed inside the frame body 11. And a packaging material 12 that covers the object 10 and the frame 11. In addition, a base portion 13 that is integrally formed of the same material as the packaging material 12 is provided around the frame body 11.
 図1においては、包装の対象物10としておもちゃの人形(フィギュア)を例示しているが、対象物10の種類、形状、寸法、材料は特に限定されず、熱可塑性材料を用いた真空成形法による被覆が可能な固形の物体であれば、あらゆるものを対象物10として包装することができる。 In FIG. 1, a toy doll (figure) is illustrated as an object 10 for packaging, but the type, shape, dimensions, and material of the object 10 are not particularly limited, and a vacuum forming method using a thermoplastic material. Any object can be packaged as the object 10 as long as it is a solid object that can be covered by the above.
 枠体11は、内側に空間が設けられた枠状の部材であり、包装体1の骨組み又は芯として、包装体1の全体形状を維持すると共に、内側に配置される対象物10を保護する機能を有する。枠体11の内側と枠体11の外側とは、少なくとも2つの開口14a、14bにおいて連通している。 The frame body 11 is a frame-like member having a space on the inside, and as a framework or core of the packaging body 1, maintains the overall shape of the packaging body 1 and protects the object 10 disposed on the inside. It has a function. The inner side of the frame body 11 and the outer side of the frame body 11 communicate with each other in at least two openings 14a and 14b.
 ここで、本出願において「内側に配置する」とは、枠体11の内側に存在する空間に対象物10を単に配置することを意味し、当該空間の内部に対象物10が収まるように配置することに限定する意図ではない。つまり、枠体11の開口14a、14bから対象物10の一部がはみ出ることを除外するものではない。 Here, in this application, “arranging inside” means simply arranging the object 10 in the space existing inside the frame 11, and arranging the object 10 so as to fit inside the space. It is not intended to be limited to. That is, it does not exclude that a part of the object 10 protrudes from the openings 14a and 14b of the frame 11.
 枠体11の形状及び構造は、内側の空間と外側の空間とを連通する少なくとも2つの開口が設けられていれば特に限定されない。例えば、枠体11の形状としては、図1に示すように内側が空洞で両端面が開口している三角柱状やその他の多角柱状又は柱状、円柱や楕円柱の外周側面を平面状に切り欠いた蒲鉾状、円錐状や多角錘状、錐台状、ドーム状など、様々な形状を採用することができる。 The shape and structure of the frame 11 are not particularly limited as long as at least two openings that connect the inner space and the outer space are provided. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the shape of the frame 11 is a triangular column shape or other polygonal column shape or column shape having a hollow inside and open at both end surfaces, and the outer peripheral side surface of a cylinder or an elliptical column is notched in a flat shape. Various shapes such as a bowl shape, a cone shape, a polygonal pyramid shape, a frustum shape, and a dome shape can be adopted.
 また、枠体11の構造としては、上述した形状を形成することができれば特に限定されない。具体的には、板状部材や棒状部材など種々の部材を組み合わせて枠体11を作製しても良いし、例えばブロック状の部材の内部を切削することにより枠体11を作製しても良い。或いは、ペットボトルなどのように、予め内部が空洞の容器の側面に開口を設けることにより枠体11を作製しても良い。 Further, the structure of the frame 11 is not particularly limited as long as the shape described above can be formed. Specifically, the frame body 11 may be manufactured by combining various members such as a plate-shaped member and a rod-shaped member, or the frame body 11 may be manufactured by cutting the inside of a block-shaped member, for example. . Or you may produce the frame 11 by providing an opening in the side surface of a container with a hollow inside like a plastic bottle etc. previously.
 枠体11の材料としては、後述する熱成形の工程において加熱及び排気が行われても形状を維持することができる材料であれば、あらゆる材料を用いることができる。具体的には、金属、木、ガラス、セラミック、石材、硬質プラスチックの他発泡スチロールや発泡ウレタン等の樹脂材料、段ボールや厚紙等の紙材などが挙げられる。 Any material can be used as the material of the frame body 11 as long as the shape can be maintained even when heating and exhausting are performed in a thermoforming process described later. Specific examples include metals, wood, glass, ceramics, stones, hard plastics, resin materials such as polystyrene foam and urethane foam, and paper materials such as cardboard and cardboard.
 本実施形態においては、長方形の段ボールを長辺の2箇所で折り曲げることにより3つの板部11a、11b、11cを形成し、端部同士を粘着テープ等によって貼り付けることにより、三角柱状の枠体11を作製している。この場合、枠体11の互いに対向する2つの面(図1の正面及び背面)の2箇所にそれぞれ開口14a、14bが形成されることになる(図4参照)。 In this embodiment, a rectangular corrugated cardboard is bent at two locations on the long side to form three plate portions 11a, 11b, and 11c, and end portions are attached to each other with an adhesive tape or the like, thereby forming a triangular prism-shaped frame. 11 is manufactured. In this case, openings 14a and 14b are respectively formed at two locations on the two opposite surfaces of the frame 11 (front and back in FIG. 1) (see FIG. 4).
 このような枠体11の内側、具体的には、1つの板部11cの内壁上に対象物10を配置することにより、他の板部11a、11bが屋根のように対象物10の頭上に被さった状態となる。ここで、枠体11の幅wは、好ましくは、内側に配置される対象物10の幅以上とし、対象物10が板部11a、11bの下方に収まるようにすると良い。それにより、対象物10に対する枠体11の上方及び板部11a、11bが存する側方からの衝撃から対象物10を保護することができる。 By arranging the object 10 inside the frame 11, specifically, on the inner wall of one plate part 11 c, the other plate parts 11 a and 11 b are placed above the object 10 like a roof. It will be covered. Here, the width w of the frame body 11 is preferably set to be equal to or greater than the width of the target object 10 arranged on the inner side so that the target object 10 is accommodated below the plate portions 11a and 11b. Thereby, the target object 10 can be protected from the impact from the upper side of the frame 11 with respect to the target object 10 and the side where the plate parts 11a and 11b exist.
 包装材12は、熱可塑性を有する材料(以下、熱可塑性材料という)を用いた熱成形法(真空成形法)により形成されている。熱可塑性材料としては、例えば、熱可塑性樹脂材料や、熱可塑性樹脂を含有する複合材料が挙げられる。包装材12を形成する熱可塑性材料の具体例については後述する。包装材12としては、透明の樹脂材料を用いても良いし、模様や着色が付された包装材12を用いることにより、包装体1に装飾性を付与しても良い。本実施形態においては、包装材12として透明な熱可塑性樹脂材料を用いているため、包装材12に被覆されている対象物10及び枠体11を外部から視認することができる。 The packaging material 12 is formed by a thermoforming method (vacuum forming method) using a thermoplastic material (hereinafter referred to as a thermoplastic material). Examples of the thermoplastic material include a thermoplastic resin material and a composite material containing a thermoplastic resin. Specific examples of the thermoplastic material forming the packaging material 12 will be described later. As the packaging material 12, a transparent resin material may be used, or decorativeness may be imparted to the package 1 by using the packaging material 12 with a pattern or coloring. In the present embodiment, since a transparent thermoplastic resin material is used as the packaging material 12, the object 10 and the frame body 11 covered with the packaging material 12 can be visually recognized from the outside.
 包装材12は、対象物10の表面及び枠体11の表面(内壁面、外壁面、及び側面)のうち、対象物10と枠体11との接触領域10a及び枠体11の底面11dを除く領域全体を一体的に被覆し、さらに、枠体11の周囲に広がるベース部13と一体化されている。詳細には、包装材12は、対象物10を正面の開口14a側から被覆する第1被覆部12aと、対象物10を背面の開口14b側から被覆する第2被覆部12bと、枠体11の表面を被覆する第3被覆部12cと、第1被覆部12a及び第2被覆部12bと第3被覆部12cとを接続する膜部12dとを含む。 The packaging material 12 excludes the contact area 10a between the object 10 and the frame body 11 and the bottom surface 11d of the frame body 11 among the surface of the object 10 and the surface of the frame body 11 (inner wall surface, outer wall surface, and side surface). The entire region is integrally covered, and is further integrated with a base portion 13 extending around the frame body 11. Specifically, the packaging material 12 includes a first covering portion 12a that covers the object 10 from the front opening 14a side, a second covering portion 12b that covers the object 10 from the opening 14b side, and the frame 11. A third covering portion 12c that covers the surface of the first covering portion 12a and a film portion 12d that connects the first covering portion 12a and the second covering portion 12b to the third covering portion 12c.
 第1被覆部12a及び第2被覆部12b(対象物被覆部)は、対象物10の表面を保護する部分であり、対象物10の枠体11との接触領域10aを除き、対象物10の表面に密着するように形成されている。そのため、第1被覆部12a及び第2被覆部12bは、対象物10の表面形状に倣った形状をなしており、第1被覆部12a及び第2被覆部12bの外側から対象物10の形状を視認することができる。また、包装材12を透明な材料によって形成する場合には、対象物10の表面状態を外部から視認することも可能である。 The 1st coating | coated part 12a and the 2nd coating | coated part 12b (target object coating | coated part) are parts which protect the surface of the target object 10, and except the contact area | region 10a with the frame 11 of the target object 10 of the target object 10. It is formed so as to be in close contact with the surface. Therefore, the 1st coating | coated part 12a and the 2nd coating | coated part 12b have made the shape which followed the surface shape of the target object 10, and the shape of the target object 10 is formed from the outer side of the 1st coating | coated part 12a and the 2nd coating | coated part 12b. It can be visually recognized. Further, when the packaging material 12 is formed of a transparent material, the surface state of the object 10 can be visually confirmed from the outside.
 第3被覆部12c(枠体被覆部)も、枠体11の内壁面、外壁面、及び側面に密着するように形成されている。 The third covering portion 12c (frame body covering portion) is also formed so as to be in close contact with the inner wall surface, the outer wall surface, and the side surface of the frame body 11.
 膜部12dは、対象物10を被覆する第1被覆部12a及び第2被覆部12bと、第3被覆部12cのうち枠体11の内壁面を被覆する部分との間にかけ渡されるように形成されている。このように、第1被覆部12a及び第2被覆部12bと第3被覆部12cとを膜部12dによって接続することにより、対象物10が枠体11に対して固定される。 The film part 12d is formed so as to be spanned between the first covering part 12a and the second covering part 12b that cover the object 10 and the part of the third covering part 12c that covers the inner wall surface of the frame body 11. Has been. In this way, the object 10 is fixed to the frame 11 by connecting the first covering portion 12a, the second covering portion 12b, and the third covering portion 12c with the film portion 12d.
 なお、図3及び図4においては、枠体11の幅w方向の中心に位置する1つの平面上に膜部12dが配置されている状態を模式的に示しているが、膜部12dは薄い膜状をなしているため、必ずしも1つの平面上に配置されるわけではなく、位置も幅w方向の中心に限定されない。また、膜部12dに皺や若干の厚みのばらつきが見られることもある。 3 and 4 schematically show a state in which the film part 12d is arranged on one plane located at the center in the width w direction of the frame 11, the film part 12d is thin. Since it has a film shape, it is not necessarily arranged on one plane, and the position is not limited to the center in the width w direction. In addition, wrinkles and slight thickness variations may be seen in the film part 12d.
 ベース部13は、包装材12と同じ材料によって包装材12と一体的に形成され、枠体11の周囲に底面11dと同じ平面に沿って延在している。ここで、枠体11の形状によっては、包装体1を自立させることが困難となる場合がある。そのような場合であっても、ベース部13を設けることにより、包装体1を安定して自立させることが可能となる。ベース部13の形状及び寸法は特に限定されない。例えば、包装体1を箱等に梱包する場合には、箱等の底面に合わせてベース部13をカットしても良い。これにより、別途緩衝材等を用いることなく、箱等の内部における包装体1の移動を抑制することができる。また、包装体1を陳列棚等に陳列しておく場合には、陳列棚等のスペースに合わせてベース部13をカットしても良い。もちろん、ベース部13は必ずしも設けなくても良い。 The base portion 13 is formed integrally with the packaging material 12 by the same material as the packaging material 12, and extends around the frame body 11 along the same plane as the bottom surface 11d. Here, depending on the shape of the frame body 11, it may be difficult to make the packaging body 1 self-supporting. Even in such a case, by providing the base portion 13, the package body 1 can be stably made to stand on its own. The shape and dimensions of the base portion 13 are not particularly limited. For example, when packaging the package 1 in a box or the like, the base portion 13 may be cut in accordance with the bottom surface of the box or the like. Thereby, the movement of the package 1 inside a box etc. can be suppressed, without using a buffer material etc. separately. Moreover, when displaying the packaging body 1 on a display shelf etc., you may cut the base part 13 according to spaces, such as a display shelf. Of course, the base portion 13 is not necessarily provided.
 図5に示すように、包装体1を底面側から見ると、枠体11の底面11d(板部11cの裏側)が包装材12に被覆されることなく露出している。そこで、この底面11dの部分を開閉可能な構造としても良い。例えば、矩形の板状部材を折り曲げて3つの板部11a、11b、11cを形成した後、板状部材の端部同士を完全には固定せずに、例えば粘着テープ15を用いて仮止めしておく。これにより、図6に示すように、粘着テープ15を剥がすことによって板部11cを開くことができる。或いは、板部11cの一部に開閉可能な蓋構造を設けることとしても良い。 As shown in FIG. 5, when the packaging body 1 is viewed from the bottom surface side, the bottom surface 11 d of the frame body 11 (the back side of the plate portion 11 c) is exposed without being covered with the packaging material 12. Therefore, the bottom surface 11d may be openable and closable. For example, after bending a rectangular plate-shaped member to form three plate portions 11a, 11b, 11c, the end portions of the plate-shaped member are not fixed completely, but temporarily fixed using, for example, an adhesive tape 15. Keep it. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 6, the board part 11c can be opened by peeling the adhesive tape 15. FIG. Or it is good also as providing the lid | cover structure which can be opened and closed in a part of board part 11c.
 図4に示すように、板部11cには対象物10が載置されていると共に、板部11cの内壁側は第3被覆部12cによって被覆されている。そのため、図6に示すように板部11cを開くと、開口16内において対象物10の底面(枠体11との接触領域10a)と第3被覆部12cとが露出する。この開口16から、第3被覆部12cを広げるようにして、第1被覆部12a及び第2被覆部12bを対象物10から剥がすことにより、包装体1から対象物10を取り出すことができる。 As shown in FIG. 4, the object 10 is placed on the plate portion 11c, and the inner wall side of the plate portion 11c is covered with a third covering portion 12c. Therefore, when the plate portion 11c is opened as shown in FIG. 6, the bottom surface of the object 10 (contact region 10a with the frame body 11) and the third covering portion 12c are exposed in the opening 16. The object 10 can be taken out from the package 1 by peeling the first covering part 12a and the second covering part 12b from the object 10 so as to widen the third covering part 12c from the opening 16.
 次に、本実施形態に係る包装体の製造方法について説明する。図7は、本実施形態に係る包装体の製造に用いられる熱成形装置の一例を示す斜視図である。図8は、図7に示す熱成形装置の内部構造を模式的に示す正面図である。図9は、図7に示す固定カセットの構造を模式的に示す斜視図である。 Next, the manufacturing method of the package according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a thermoforming apparatus used for manufacturing the package according to the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a front view schematically showing the internal structure of the thermoforming apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view schematically showing the structure of the fixed cassette shown in FIG.
 ここで、本出願においては、一般的にフィルムと呼ばれる厚さ約0.20mm未満(又は約0.25mm未満)の部材と、一般的にシートと呼ばれる厚さ約0.20mm以上(又は約0.25mm以上)の部材とを区別せず、これらを総称してシート材という。 Here, in the present application, a member generally called a film having a thickness of less than about 0.20 mm (or less than about 0.25 mm) and a thickness generally called a sheet of about 0.20 mm or more (or about 0). .25 mm or more), and these are collectively referred to as a sheet material.
 図7及び図8に示すように、熱成形装置100は、チャンバ101と、チャンバ101内に設置された加熱源102と、空気抜き孔106が穿孔されたステージ105と、ステージ105に対して加熱源102の反対側に設置された真空吸引源107とを備える。以下の説明においては、ステージ105に対して加熱源102が設けられた方向を上方、真空吸引源107が設けられた方向を下方という。 As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the thermoforming apparatus 100 includes a chamber 101, a heating source 102 installed in the chamber 101, a stage 105 in which an air vent hole 106 is drilled, and a heating source for the stage 105. And a vacuum suction source 107 installed on the opposite side of 102. In the following description, the direction in which the heating source 102 is provided with respect to the stage 105 is referred to as the upward direction, and the direction in which the vacuum suction source 107 is provided is referred to as the downward direction.
 チャンバ101の寸法や形状は特に限定されず、対象物10の寸法や形状に合わせて適宜選択すれば良い。本実施形態においては、机上に載置可能な程度に小型化された略直方体状のチャンバ101を用いている。 The size and shape of the chamber 101 are not particularly limited, and may be appropriately selected according to the size and shape of the object 10. In the present embodiment, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped chamber 101 that is miniaturized to such a degree that it can be placed on a desk is used.
 チャンバ101の正面の一部(ステージ105の上側部分)は、開放された窓部Wとなっており、この窓部Wを通して対象物10や固定カセット120等をチャンバ101から出し入れすることができる。 Part of the front surface of the chamber 101 (the upper portion of the stage 105) is an open window portion W through which the object 10, the fixed cassette 120, and the like can be taken in and out of the chamber 101.
 窓部Wの下方のパネルには、チャンバ101内の温度を測定して表示する温度計103と、加熱源102の電源スイッチ104と、真空吸引源107の電源スイッチ108とが設けられている。 A panel below the window W is provided with a thermometer 103 that measures and displays the temperature in the chamber 101, a power switch 104 for the heating source 102, and a power switch 108 for the vacuum suction source 107.
 加熱源102は、例えば電熱ヒーターであり、シート材SHを加熱源102の近傍(下方)に配置した際に、このシート材SHを十分に軟化させることができる温度に制御されている。例えば、シート材SHの材料として、塩化ビニール樹脂等の汎用樹脂を用いる場合、チャンバ101内(具体的には加熱源102近傍)の雰囲気が例えば40℃~90℃程度となるように加熱する。チャンバ101内の温度や加熱源102の設定温度は、シート材SHの材料や厚さ等に応じて適宜決定すれば良い。 The heating source 102 is, for example, an electric heater, and is controlled to a temperature at which the sheet material SH can be sufficiently softened when the sheet material SH is disposed in the vicinity (downward) of the heating source 102. For example, when a general-purpose resin such as a vinyl chloride resin is used as the material of the sheet material SH, the sheet material SH is heated so that the atmosphere in the chamber 101 (specifically, the vicinity of the heating source 102) is about 40 ° C. to 90 ° C., for example. The temperature in the chamber 101 and the set temperature of the heating source 102 may be appropriately determined according to the material and thickness of the sheet material SH.
 ステージ105は、包装体1を製造する際に枠体11を載置する台座である。ステージ105には、周縁部105bに対して中央部105aが若干高くなるように段差が設けられている。このような段差を設けることにより、包装体1を製造する際に、固定カセット120をステージ105の中央部105aの高さまで十分に引き下げることができる。また、ステージ105の中央部105aの全面には、多数の空気抜き孔106が形成されている。本実施形態においては、パンチングボードによってステージ105を作製することで、パンチングボードに設けられた小孔を空気抜き孔106として使用している。 The stage 105 is a pedestal on which the frame body 11 is placed when the packaging body 1 is manufactured. The stage 105 is provided with a step so that the central part 105a is slightly higher than the peripheral part 105b. By providing such a step, the fixed cassette 120 can be sufficiently lowered to the height of the central portion 105a of the stage 105 when the package 1 is manufactured. In addition, a large number of air vent holes 106 are formed on the entire surface of the central portion 105 a of the stage 105. In the present embodiment, a small hole provided in the punching board is used as the air vent hole 106 by producing the stage 105 with the punching board.
 真空吸引源107は、例えばチャンバ101の下部に内蔵された真空ポンプ及びモーターによって構成され、ステージ105に形成された空気抜き孔106を介して、チャンバ101内を強制排気する。 The vacuum suction source 107 is constituted by, for example, a vacuum pump and a motor built in the lower part of the chamber 101, and forcibly exhausts the inside of the chamber 101 through an air vent hole 106 formed in the stage 105.
 チャンバ101内には、固定カセット120を支持するカセット固定枠111が、上下方向に移動可能に配置されている。カセット固定枠111は、固定カセット120を挿入させる案内溝112が設けられたコの字状の枠体である。また、チャンバ101内の四隅には、カセット固定枠111の角部の4か所を貫通するように、4本の案内ポール113が設置されている。固定カセット120は、これらの案内ポール113に沿って、ステージ105に平行な状態を維持したまま上下に移動することができる。 In the chamber 101, a cassette fixing frame 111 that supports the fixed cassette 120 is disposed so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The cassette fixing frame 111 is a U-shaped frame provided with a guide groove 112 into which the fixed cassette 120 is inserted. Further, four guide poles 113 are installed at the four corners of the chamber 101 so as to pass through four corners of the cassette fixing frame 111. The fixed cassette 120 can move up and down along these guide poles 113 while maintaining a state parallel to the stage 105.
 チャンバ101の両側面には、ガイドスリット109が設けられている。カセット固定枠111には、これらのガイドスリット109を挿通する2つのハンドル114が連結されている。これらのハンドル114をガイドスリット109に沿って上下動させることにより、加熱源102とステージ105との間においてカセット固定枠111を移動させることができる。また、ハンドル114にはストッパが設けられており、カセット固定枠111を所望の高さに一時的に固定することができる。 Guide slits 109 are provided on both side surfaces of the chamber 101. Two handles 114 that pass through the guide slits 109 are connected to the cassette fixing frame 111. By moving these handles 114 up and down along the guide slit 109, the cassette fixing frame 111 can be moved between the heating source 102 and the stage 105. Further, the handle 114 is provided with a stopper, so that the cassette fixing frame 111 can be temporarily fixed at a desired height.
 図9は、シート材SHを保持する固定カセット120の構造を示す斜視図である。図9に示すように、固定カセット120は、シート材SHを挟み込む第1枠体121及び第2枠体122を備える。第1枠体121及び第2枠体122には、互いに嵌め合わされる段差凹部123及び段差凸部124がそれぞれ設けられている。これらの段差凹部123の外側縁、及び、段差凸部124の外側縁は、シート材SHの外側縁にほぼ対応した大きさとなっている。 FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the structure of the fixed cassette 120 that holds the sheet material SH. As shown in FIG. 9, the fixed cassette 120 includes a first frame body 121 and a second frame body 122 that sandwich the sheet material SH. The first frame body 121 and the second frame body 122 are provided with a step recess 123 and a step protrusion 124 that are fitted together. The outer edges of the stepped recesses 123 and the outer edges of the stepped protrusions 124 have a size substantially corresponding to the outer edges of the sheet material SH.
 段差凹部123には、ピン状の雄刃126が所定の間隔で設けられている。また、段差凸部124の雄刃126と対向する位置には、雄刃126が嵌合可能な凹状の雌刃127が設けられている。第1枠体121の段差凹部123にシート材SHを配置して第2枠体122を被せ、第1枠体121及び第2枠体122によってシート材SHを強く挟むと、雄刃126及び雌刃127によってシート材SHの周縁部に固定取付孔SH1が穿孔される。また、これらの固定取付孔SH1に雄刃126が噛み合った状態となり、シート材SHが固定カセット120に固定される。 In the step recess 123, pin-shaped male blades 126 are provided at predetermined intervals. Further, a concave female blade 127 into which the male blade 126 can be fitted is provided at a position facing the male blade 126 of the stepped convex portion 124. When the sheet material SH is disposed in the stepped recess 123 of the first frame 121 and covered with the second frame 122, and the sheet material SH is strongly sandwiched between the first frame 121 and the second frame 122, the male blade 126 and the female A fixed mounting hole SH1 is drilled in the peripheral edge portion of the sheet material SH by the blade 127. Further, the male blade 126 is engaged with these fixed mounting holes SH1, and the sheet material SH is fixed to the fixed cassette 120.
 なお、シート材SHの固定取付孔SH1は、予め形成しておいても良い。この場合、シート材SHを第1枠体121の段差凹部123に配置する際に、固定取付孔SH1を雄刃126に嵌め込めば良い。また、固定カセット120の構造は、図9に示すものに限定されない。例えば、第1枠体121と第2枠体122とを、1つの辺においてヒンジで連結しても良い。或いは、第1枠体121側に雌刃127を設け、第2枠体122側に雄刃126を設けても良い。 Note that the fixed mounting hole SH1 of the sheet material SH may be formed in advance. In this case, when the sheet material SH is disposed in the stepped recess 123 of the first frame body 121, the fixed mounting hole SH1 may be fitted into the male blade 126. Further, the structure of the fixed cassette 120 is not limited to that shown in FIG. For example, the first frame body 121 and the second frame body 122 may be connected by a hinge on one side. Alternatively, the female blade 127 may be provided on the first frame body 121 side, and the male blade 126 may be provided on the second frame body 122 side.
 包装体1を製造する際に使用される熱成形装置の構成は、図7~図9に示すものに限定されない。また、熱成形装置の詳細については、特許第5723043号も参照されたい。 The configuration of the thermoforming apparatus used when manufacturing the package 1 is not limited to that shown in FIGS. For details of the thermoforming apparatus, refer to Japanese Patent No. 5723043.
 図10は、本実施形態に係る包装体の製造方法を示すフローチャートである。図11は、本実施形態に係る包装体の製造方法を説明するための模式図である。 FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a method for manufacturing a package according to this embodiment. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method for manufacturing a package according to the present embodiment.
 まず、熱成形装置100の準備として、シート材SHを固定カセット120にセットして、予めカセット固定枠111に挿入しておく。また、カセット固定枠111を上方に引き上げ、加熱源102の直下に留まるようにストッパをかけておく。 First, as preparation of the thermoforming apparatus 100, the sheet material SH is set in the fixed cassette 120 and inserted into the cassette fixing frame 111 in advance. In addition, the cassette fixing frame 111 is pulled upward and a stopper is put on the cassette fixing frame 111 so as to remain just below the heating source 102.
 ここで、シート材SHは、対象物10及び枠体11を被覆する包装材12となる部材であり、シート状をなす熱可塑性材料である。シート材SHの材料(熱可塑性材料)としては、加熱により軟化すると共に熱収縮して成形加工可能な状態となる熱可塑性を有し、且つ、シート状又はフィルム状に成形可能な材料であれば、限定せずに用いることができる。具体例として、ポリ塩化ビニール(PVC)、アモルファスポリエチレンテレフタレート(A-PET)、ポリプロピレン(PP)、ポリスチレン(PS)、ポリエチレン(PE)、アクリロニトリル・ブタジエン・スチレン共重合合成樹脂(ABS樹脂)等の熱可塑性樹脂(プラスチック)が挙げられる。また、発泡ポリスチレン(PSP)、発泡ポリエチレン(PEF)等により形成された発泡シートをシート材SHとして用いても良い。さらには、ポリカーボネート(PC)、アクリル等のエンジニアリングプラスチックにより形成されたシートをシート材SHとして用いることもできる。 Here, the sheet material SH is a member that becomes the packaging material 12 that covers the object 10 and the frame 11, and is a sheet-like thermoplastic material. As a material (thermoplastic material) of the sheet material SH, any material can be used as long as it has a thermoplastic property that is softened by heating and heat-shrinkable so as to be moldable and can be molded into a sheet or film. It can be used without limitation. Specific examples include polyvinyl chloride (PVC), amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (A-PET), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyethylene (PE), and acrylonitrile / butadiene / styrene copolymer synthetic resin (ABS resin). A thermoplastic resin (plastic) is mentioned. Further, a foam sheet formed of foamed polystyrene (PSP), foamed polyethylene (PEF), or the like may be used as the sheet material SH. Furthermore, a sheet formed of engineering plastic such as polycarbonate (PC) or acrylic can be used as the sheet material SH.
 或いは、シート材SHの材料として、熱可塑性樹脂に他の材料を分散させた複合材料を使用しても良い。分散させる材料としては、繊維やセラミックの粉体等が挙げられる。また、炭素繊維に熱可塑性樹脂を含浸させた複合材料によりシート材SHを形成しても良い。このような複合材料は、炭素繊維樹脂素材、或いは炭素繊維強化樹脂(炭素繊維CFRP)とも呼ばれている。 Alternatively, a composite material in which another material is dispersed in a thermoplastic resin may be used as the material of the sheet material SH. Examples of the material to be dispersed include fiber and ceramic powder. Further, the sheet material SH may be formed of a composite material in which a carbon fiber is impregnated with a thermoplastic resin. Such a composite material is also called a carbon fiber resin material or a carbon fiber reinforced resin (carbon fiber CFRP).
 シート材SHの厚さは特に限定されず、包装体1を作製する目的や用途、包装体1に付与したい機能、シート材SHの材料等に応じて適宜厚さを選択すれば良い。例えば、包装体1から対象物10を取り出し易くするためには、薄め(例えば0.05mm~0.3mm程度)のシート材SHを用いると良い。或いは、対象物10の保護機能を強化するためには、厚め(例えば0.4mm~2.0mm程度)のシート材SHを用いると良い。 The thickness of the sheet material SH is not particularly limited, and the thickness may be appropriately selected according to the purpose and use of the package body 1, the function to be imparted to the package body 1, the material of the sheet material SH, and the like. For example, in order to make it easy to take out the object 10 from the package 1, it is preferable to use a thin sheet material SH (for example, about 0.05 mm to 0.3 mm). Alternatively, a thicker sheet material SH (for example, about 0.4 mm to 2.0 mm) may be used to enhance the protection function of the object 10.
 また、シート材SHとしては、無色透明のシートを用いても良いし、透明若しくは不透明の色付き又は柄付きのシートを用いても良い。透明のシートを用いる場合、包装体1の外から対象物10を視認することができる。また、色付き又は柄付きのシートを用いる場合、包装体1に装飾性を付与することができる。 Further, as the sheet material SH, a colorless and transparent sheet may be used, or a transparent or opaque colored or patterned sheet may be used. When using a transparent sheet, the object 10 can be visually recognized from the outside of the package 1. Moreover, when using a sheet | seat with a color or a pattern, the decorating property can be provided to the package 1.
 このようなシート材SHとしては、熱成形用や包装用として市販されている熱可塑性シートや熱収縮性フィルム等を使用しても良いし、上述した熱可塑性材料を所望の厚さに加工したシート又はフィルムを使用しても良い。 As such a sheet material SH, a thermoplastic sheet or a heat-shrinkable film that is commercially available for thermoforming or packaging may be used, or the above-described thermoplastic material is processed to a desired thickness. A sheet or film may be used.
 工程S10において、チャンバ101内のステージ105上に枠体11を配置する(図11参照)。枠体11を配置する向きは、2つの開口14a、14bが閉塞されない向きとする。具体的には、枠体11の1つの側面を底面11dとしてステージ105に当接させれば良い。
 続く工程S11において、枠体11の内側に対象物10を配置する。
In step S10, the frame 11 is placed on the stage 105 in the chamber 101 (see FIG. 11). The direction in which the frame body 11 is arranged is a direction in which the two openings 14a and 14b are not closed. Specifically, one side surface of the frame 11 may be brought into contact with the stage 105 with the bottom surface 11d.
In subsequent step S <b> 11, the object 10 is arranged inside the frame body 11.
 続く工程S12において、チャンバ101内を加熱及び排気しながら、シート材SHを枠体11及び対象物10に被せる。詳細には、加熱源102の電源スイッチ104をオンにしてチャンバ101内を加熱し、シート材SHを軟化させる。また、真空吸引源107の電源スイッチ108をオンにして、チャンバ101内を排気する。この状態で、カセット固定枠111のストッパを外してハンドル114を引き下げることにより、枠体11及び対象物10に軟化したシート材SHを被せる。この際、シート材SHがステージ105の中央部105aに接触するまで、カセット固定枠111を十分に下方まで引き下げると良い。 In the subsequent step S12, the sheet material SH is placed on the frame 11 and the object 10 while heating and exhausting the inside of the chamber 101. Specifically, the power switch 104 of the heating source 102 is turned on to heat the chamber 101 and soften the sheet material SH. Further, the power switch 108 of the vacuum suction source 107 is turned on to evacuate the chamber 101. In this state, by removing the stopper of the cassette fixing frame 111 and pulling down the handle 114, the frame 11 and the object 10 are covered with the softened sheet material SH. At this time, the cassette fixing frame 111 may be sufficiently pulled down until the sheet material SH comes into contact with the central portion 105a of the stage 105.
 それにより、軟化したシート材SH(熱可塑性樹脂)が熱収縮しつつ枠体11の外壁面及び側面に密着すると共に、開口14a、14bから枠体11の内側にも入り込んで対象物10の表面及び枠体11の内壁面に密着する。それにより、第1被覆部12a、第2被覆部12b、及び第3被覆部12cが形成されると共に、開口14a側及び開口14b側から枠体11の内側にそれぞれ入り込んだ熱可塑性樹脂同士がくっ付き合って、膜部12dが形成される。ここで、熱成形装置100においては、ステージ105の下方から、空気抜き孔106を介してチャンバ101を排気しているので、枠体11の上方(シート材SHが下りてくる方向)から見て影になる領域、具体的には、枠体11の内壁面や枠体11の内側に配置された対象物10の表面にも、熱可塑性材料を密着させることができる。 As a result, the softened sheet material SH (thermoplastic resin) is in close contact with the outer wall surface and the side surface of the frame body 11 while being thermally contracted, and enters the inside of the frame body 11 through the openings 14a and 14b and enters the surface of the object 10. And it adheres to the inner wall surface of the frame 11. Thereby, the first covering portion 12a, the second covering portion 12b, and the third covering portion 12c are formed, and the thermoplastic resins that have entered the inside of the frame body 11 from the opening 14a side and the opening 14b side are joined together. As a result, the film part 12d is formed. Here, in the thermoforming apparatus 100, since the chamber 101 is exhausted from below the stage 105 through the air vent hole 106, the shadow is viewed from above the frame 11 (direction in which the sheet material SH descends). The thermoplastic material can be brought into close contact with the region to be formed, specifically, the inner wall surface of the frame body 11 and the surface of the object 10 disposed inside the frame body 11.
 その後、加熱源102の電源スイッチ104及び真空吸引源107の電源スイッチ108をオフにして、軟化した熱可塑性材料(即ち、包装材12)を硬化させる。それにより、図1~図6に示す包装体1が得られる。この後、必要に応じて、ベース部13の一部又はベース部13そのものをカットしても良い。 Thereafter, the power switch 104 of the heating source 102 and the power switch 108 of the vacuum suction source 107 are turned off to cure the softened thermoplastic material (that is, the packaging material 12). Thereby, the package 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 is obtained. Thereafter, a part of the base portion 13 or the base portion 13 itself may be cut as necessary.
 以上説明したように、本実施形態によれば、包装の対象物を枠体と共に包装材によって一体的に被覆するので、包装材によって対象物の表面を保護すると共に、包装材を介して対象物を枠体に固定することができる。それにより、包装体を運搬する際にも対象物を枠体の内側に留めて、枠体により対象物を保護することができるので、対象物の形状によらず対象物の破損や変形を抑制することが可能となる。 As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the packaging object is integrally covered with the packaging material together with the frame body, the surface of the object is protected by the packaging material, and the object is provided via the packaging material. Can be fixed to the frame. As a result, even when the package is transported, the object can be retained inside the frame and the object can be protected by the frame, so that the damage and deformation of the object are suppressed regardless of the shape of the object. It becomes possible to do.
 また、本実施形態によれば、熱成形により対象物及び枠体を包装材によって被覆するので、硬化した後の包装材にはほとんど張力がかかっていない。従って、包装材の張力の影響による対象物の破損や変形を抑制することができる。 Further, according to the present embodiment, since the object and the frame are covered with the packaging material by thermoforming, the packaging material after being cured is hardly subjected to any tension. Therefore, damage and deformation of the object due to the influence of the tension of the packaging material can be suppressed.
 また、本実施形態によれば、透明の熱可塑性材料を用いて包装材を形成する場合には、対象物を包装体の外部から視認することができるので、包装体を開梱することなく容易に対象物を確認することができる。 Moreover, according to this embodiment, when forming a packaging material using a transparent thermoplastic material, since an object can be visually recognized from the outside of a packaging body, it is easy without unpacking a packaging body. The object can be confirmed.
 また、本実施形態によれば、少なくとも2つの開口が設けられた枠体を用いることにより、包装の対象物が枠体と共に包装材によって一体的に被覆された包装体を、熱成形により簡単な工程で製造することができる。 In addition, according to the present embodiment, by using a frame body provided with at least two openings, a packaging body in which an object to be packaged is integrally covered with a packaging material together with the frame body can be simplified by thermoforming. It can be manufactured in a process.
 また、本実施形態によれば、ステージ105の下方から空気抜き孔106を介して排気しながら熱成形を行うので、対象物及び枠体の隅々まで包装材で被覆することができる。 In addition, according to the present embodiment, thermoforming is performed while exhausting from below the stage 105 through the air vent hole 106, so that the object and the corners of the frame can be covered with the packaging material.
 上記実施形態においては、枠体の内側に対象物を立てた状態で配置したが、当然ながら、対象物を配置する向きはこれに限定されず、例えば対象物を寝かせた状態で配置しても良い。 In the above-described embodiment, the object is placed in an upright position inside the frame, but naturally the direction in which the object is placed is not limited to this. For example, the object may be placed in a laid state. good.
 また、上記実施形態においては、枠体の内側に収まるように対象物を配置したが、対象物の一部が枠体からはみ出していても良い。例えば、包装体を箱に梱包して運搬する場合には、枠体及びベース部によって箱内における包装体の移動を防ぐことができるからである。 In the above embodiment, the object is arranged so as to fit inside the frame. However, a part of the object may protrude from the frame. For example, when the package is transported in a box, the frame and the base portion can prevent the package from moving in the box.
 また、上記実施形態においては、外形が三角柱状をなす枠体11を用いる場合を説明したが、上述したように、枠体の内側と外側とを連通する少なくとも2つの開口が設けられていれば、枠体の形状はこれに限定されない。図12は、本発明の実施形態に係る包装体において用いられる枠体の変形例を示す模式図である。例えば、図12に示すように、底側の板状部材21と天井側の板状部材22とを、側面に配置した2つの板状部材23によって連結した枠体20を用いても良い。或いは、2つの板状部材23の代わりに複数の(例えば4つ)棒状部材によって、底側の板状部材21と天井側の板状部材22とを連結しても良い。 Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the case where the frame 11 which external shape makes a triangular prism shape was demonstrated, as above-mentioned, if the at least 2 opening which connects the inner side and the outer side of a frame is provided, The shape of the frame is not limited to this. FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating a modification of the frame used in the package according to the embodiment of the present invention. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, a frame body 20 in which a plate member 21 on the bottom side and a plate member 22 on the ceiling side are connected by two plate members 23 arranged on the side surface may be used. Alternatively, the bottom plate member 21 and the ceiling plate member 22 may be connected by a plurality of (for example, four) rod members instead of the two plate members 23.
 また、上記実施形態においては、図7に例示する熱成形装置により包装体1を作製する場合を説明したが、熱可塑性材料を熱収縮させて対象物を被覆することができる装置であれば、本発明に係る包装体を製造することが可能である。具体例として、スキンパック包装機やシュリンク包装機等が挙げられる。 Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the case where the package 1 was produced with the thermoforming apparatus illustrated in FIG. 7 was demonstrated, if it is an apparatus which can heat-shrink a thermoplastic material and can coat | cover an object, It is possible to manufacture the package according to the present invention. Specific examples include a skin pack packaging machine and a shrink packaging machine.
 例えば、スキンパック包装機を用いる場合、スキンパック包装で通常用いられる台紙の代わりに枠体をスキンパック包装機に配置すると共に、枠体の内側に対象物を配置し、スキンパック用フィルムを熱収縮させて枠体及び対象物を被覆すれば良い。ここで、スキンパック用フィルムとは、ポリエチレン、ポリ塩化ビニールなどの熱可塑性樹脂(熱収縮性プラスチック)により形成された薄手のシート材(フィルム材)のことである。 For example, when a skin pack packaging machine is used, a frame is placed on the skin pack packaging machine in place of a mount normally used in skin pack packaging, an object is placed inside the frame, and the skin pack film is heated. The frame body and the object may be covered by contraction. Here, the film for skin pack is a thin sheet material (film material) formed of a thermoplastic resin (heat-shrinkable plastic) such as polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride.
 また、シュリンク包装機を用いる場合、枠体及びその内側に配置された対象物をシュリンク用フィルムで包み、該フィルムを加熱することにより熱収縮させて枠体及び対象物を被覆すれば良い。ここで、シュリンク用フィルムとは、ポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン、ポリ塩化ビニールなどの熱可塑性樹脂(熱収縮性プラスチック)により形成された薄手のシート材(フィルム材)、又は該シート材(フィルム材)を袋状若しくは筒状に形成したものであり、シュリンクフィルム又はシュリンクフィルムパックとも呼ばれる。この場合、枠体全体をシュリンク用フィルムで包んで熱収縮させることにより、枠体の外壁面の全域を熱収縮性樹脂からなる包装材で被覆することとしても良いし、枠体を包むシュリンク用フィルムの一部を開いておくことにより、包装体の一部において包装材から枠体を露出させることとしても良い。後者の場合、露出した枠体部分又はその一部を開閉可能な構造とし(図5に例示する板部11c参照)、当該枠体部分又はその一部を開いた跡の開口(図6に例示する開口16参照)から対象物10を取り出すようにしても良い。もちろん、枠体の外壁面の全域を包装材で被覆した後、包装材の一部を除去することにより枠体の一部を露出させても良い。また、シュリンク用フィルムとドライヤーなどの加熱機器とを用いて、手作業で包装体を作製することも可能である。 In addition, when using a shrink wrapping machine, the frame body and the object may be covered by wrapping the frame body and the object disposed inside the frame body, and heat shrinking the film by heating. Here, the shrink film is a thin sheet material (film material) formed of a thermoplastic resin (heat-shrinkable plastic) such as polyethylene, polypropylene, or polyvinyl chloride, or a bag of the sheet material (film material). It is formed in a shape or a cylinder, and is also called a shrink film or a shrink film pack. In this case, the entire frame body may be covered with a shrink film and thermally contracted, so that the entire outer wall surface of the frame body may be covered with a packaging material made of a heat-shrinkable resin. It is good also as exposing a frame from a packaging material in a part of packaging body by opening a part of film. In the latter case, the exposed frame part or a part thereof is configured to be openable and closable (see the plate portion 11c illustrated in FIG. 5), and the opening of the trace that opens the frame part or part thereof (illustrated in FIG. 6). The object 10 may be taken out from the opening 16). Of course, after covering the entire outer wall surface of the frame with the packaging material, a part of the frame may be exposed by removing a part of the packaging material. Moreover, it is also possible to produce a package by hand using a shrink film and a heating device such as a dryer.
 本発明は、上記実施形態及び変形例に限定されるものではなく、上記実施形態及び変形例に開示されている複数の構成要素を適宜組み合わせることによって、種々の発明を形成することができる。例えば、上記実施形態及び変形例に示した全構成要素からいくつかの構成要素を除外して形成しても良いし、上記実施形態及び変形例に示した構成要素を適宜組み合わせて形成しても良い。 The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, and various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the above-described embodiments and modifications. For example, some constituent elements may be excluded from all the constituent elements shown in the embodiment and the modification examples, or may be formed by appropriately combining the constituent elements shown in the embodiment and the modification examples. good.
 1 包装体
 10 対象物
 10a 接触領域
 11、20 枠体
 11a、11b、11c 板部
 11d 底面
 12 包装材
 12a 第1被覆部
 12b 第2被覆部
 12c 第3被覆部
 12d 膜部
 13 ベース部
 14a、14b、16 開口
 15 粘着テープ
 21、22、23 板状部材
 100 熱成形装置
 101 チャンバ
 102 加熱源
 103 温度計
 104、108 電源スイッチ
 105 ステージ
 105a 中央部
 105b 周縁部
 106 空気抜き孔
 107 真空吸引源
 109 ガイドスリット
 111 カセット固定枠
 112 案内溝
 113 案内ポール
 114 ハンドル
 120 固定カセット
 121 第1枠体
 122 第2枠体
 123 段差凹部
 124 段差凸部
 126 雄刃
 127 雌刃
 SH シート材
 SH1 固定取付孔
 
 
 
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Package 10 Target object 10a Contact area 11, 20 Frame 11a, 11b, 11c Board part 11d Bottom surface 12 Packaging material 12a 1st coating | coated part 12b 2nd coating | coated part 12c 3rd coating | coated part 12d Film | membrane part 13 Base part 14a, 14b , 16 Opening 15 Adhesive tape 21, 22, 23 Plate member 100 Thermoforming apparatus 101 Chamber 102 Heating source 103 Thermometer 104, 108 Power switch 105 Stage 105a Central part 105b Peripheral part 106 Air vent hole 107 Vacuum suction source 109 Guide slit 111 Cassette fixed frame 112 Guide groove 113 Guide pole 114 Handle 120 Fixed cassette 121 First frame 122 Second frame 123 Step recess 124 Step projection 126 Male blade 127 Female blade SH Sheet material SH1 Fixed mounting hole

Claims (9)

  1.  枠体と、
     前記枠体の内側に配置された包装の対象物と、
     熱可塑性を有する材料により形成され、前記対象物及び前記枠体を一体的に被覆する包装材と、
    を備える包装体。
    A frame,
    An object of packaging disposed inside the frame;
    A packaging material formed of a thermoplastic material and integrally covering the object and the frame;
    A package comprising:
  2.  前記枠体は、当該枠体の内側と外側とを連通する少なくとも2つの開口を有する、請求項1に記載の包装体。 The packaging body according to claim 1, wherein the frame body has at least two openings communicating the inside and the outside of the frame body.
  3.  前記少なくとも2つの開口は、少なくとも互いに対向する2つの面にそれぞれ設けられている、請求項2に記載の包装体。 The package according to claim 2, wherein the at least two openings are provided on at least two surfaces facing each other.
  4.  前記包装材は、
     前記対象物を被覆する対象物被覆部と、
     前記枠体を被覆する枠体被覆部と、
     前記対象物被覆部と前記枠体被覆部とを接続する膜部と、
    を有する、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の包装体。
    The packaging material is
    An object covering portion for covering the object;
    A frame covering portion for covering the frame;
    A film part connecting the object covering part and the frame covering part;
    The package according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which comprises:
  5.  前記枠体被覆部は、前記枠体の表面のうち、少なくとも該枠体の底面を除く領域を被覆し、
     前記枠体のうち、前記底面を含む部分は開閉可能である、請求項4に記載の包装体。
    The frame covering portion covers at least a region of the surface of the frame excluding the bottom surface of the frame,
    The package body according to claim 4, wherein a portion including the bottom surface of the frame body can be opened and closed.
  6.  前記包装材と同じ材料により該包装材と一体的に形成され、前記枠体の周囲に平面状に延在するベース部をさらに備える、請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の包装体。 The packaging body according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a base portion that is integrally formed with the packaging material by the same material as the packaging material and extends in a planar shape around the frame body. .
  7.  ステージ上に枠体を配置する工程と、
     前記枠体の内側に包装の対象物を配置する工程と、
     シート状をなす熱可塑性を有する材料を加熱し、前記ステージの下方から排気しながら前記熱可塑性を有する材料を前記対象物及び前記支持体に被せることにより、前記熱可塑性を有する材料を熱収縮させつつ、前記熱可塑性を有する材料によって前記対象物及び前記枠体を一体的に被覆する工程と、
    を含む包装体の製造方法。
    Arranging the frame on the stage;
    Disposing a packaging object inside the frame; and
    A thermoplastic material that forms a sheet is heated, and the thermoplastic material is covered with the object and the support while being exhausted from below the stage, so that the thermoplastic material is thermally contracted. While the step of integrally covering the object and the frame with the thermoplastic material;
    The manufacturing method of the package body containing this.
  8.  枠体及び該枠体の内側に配置された包装の対象物を、シート状をなす熱可塑性を有する材料によって包む工程と、
     前記熱可塑性を有する材料を加熱することにより、前記熱可塑性を有する材料を熱収縮させつつ、前記熱可塑性を有する材料によって前記対象物及び前記枠体を一体的に被覆する工程と、
    を含む包装体の製造方法。
    A step of wrapping a frame and an object to be packaged arranged inside the frame with a sheet-like thermoplastic material;
    A step of integrally covering the object and the frame with the thermoplastic material while heating the thermoplastic material to thermally shrink the thermoplastic material;
    The manufacturing method of the package body containing this.
  9.  前記枠体は、当該枠体の内側と外側とを連通する少なくとも2つの開口を有し、
     前記熱可塑性を有する材料は、熱収縮しつつ、前記枠体の外側を被覆すると共に、前記少なくとも2つの開口から前記枠体の内側に入り、前記枠体の内側及び前記対象物を被覆し、さらに、前記枠体に対して前記対象物を固定する、請求項7又は8に記載の包装体の製造方法。
     
     
    The frame has at least two openings communicating the inside and the outside of the frame,
    The thermoplastic material covers the outside of the frame while thermally shrinking, enters the inside of the frame from the at least two openings, covers the inside of the frame and the object, Furthermore, the manufacturing method of the package body of Claim 7 or 8 which fixes the said target object with respect to the said frame.

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