Creamy substance

Abstract

The present invention relates to a creamy substance which is configured to be discharged from an extrusion tool to make a toy formed of a decorative body, and the creamy substance contains resin and starch and has transparency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a creamy substance. Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a toy for making a pseudo food such as a cake using a tube filled with a creamy resin has been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a toy set including a resin tube, wherein a creamy resin as a synthetic resin is filled in a tube container. A user can play with the toy set to easily form a decorative toy of a pseudo food with high decorativeness as a decoration imitating a food with a beautiful appearance.

[0003] Patent Document 1: JP2010-000152A Summary of the invention

[0004] The creamy substance as a creamy resin is available in a variety of colors and can form a colorful decorative toy with decorative properties. This type of creamy substance may need to be transparent to form a decorative toy with more diverse colors.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a creamy substance having transparency and excellent formability.

[0006] A creamy substance according to an aspect of the present invention is a creamy substance configured to be discharged from an extrusion tool to produce a toy formed of a decorative body, and the creamy substance contains resin and starch and has transparency.

[0007] According to this aspect of the present invention, a creamy substance having transparency and excellent formability can be provided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] Figure 1 is a front view of a squeezing tool for discharging a creamy substance according to an embodiment.

[0009] Figure 2 : is a perspective view showing a state where a creamy substance according to an embodiment is discharged onto a decorative toy.

[0010] Reference Mark List

[0011] 10 Creamy substance

[0012] 20 Extrusion tools

[0013] 22 Container

[0014] 24 Exhaust port

[0015] 30 Base

[0016] 30a Upper surface

[0017] 32 Decorative body support

[0018] 34 Annular convex part

[0019] 40 Decorative body DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The creamy substance 10 according to the embodiment may be stored in, for example, Figure 1 The container 22 of the extrusion tool 20 can be formed by laminating two flexible sheet members made of polyvinyl chloride resin or the like and bonding the sides of the two sheets by heat-pressing bonding. The rear of the container 22 can be sealed by bonding the two sheet members into a bag shape by heat-pressing bonding. The cream-like substance 10 can be discharged from the discharge port 24 at the tip of the extrusion tool 20 and placed on the production surface of a decorative body imitating a cake or the like, thereby making a decorative toy.

[0021] Here, the creamy substance 10 is prepared by mixing a preservative or the like with a synthetic resin such as an acrylic resin, and solidifies when the creamy substance 10 is dried by exposure to air. Examples of preservatives include phenoxyethanol. Examples of acrylic resins include polyacrylic acid polymers. The creamy substance 10 is a creamy resin that can be formed into a variety of colors, such as white and pink. In addition, the creamy substance 10 according to the present embodiment contains starch, preferably potato starch, in an amount of, for example, 8.5wt% to 10wt% (preferably about 9wt%) relative to the total weight of the creamy substance 10, and the creamy substance 10 is made of a translucent resin (resin with transparency). Here, the term "transparency" includes translucency, and also includes transparency that enables not only the shape of an object covered by the creamy substance 10 and the shape of an object located on the opposite side across the creamy substance 10 to be recognized, but also light to be transmitted even if the shape cannot be recognized.

[0022] Next, the method of discharging the creamy substance 10 and placing it on a Figure 2 The base 30 of the decorative toy shown in FIG. 3 is circular in a top view and is formed by injection molding using, for example, a resin material. The upper surface 30a of the base 30 is a production surface on which the decorative body 40 is produced. Figure 1 The creamy substance 10 discharged by the squeezing tool 20 is placed on the decoration body support portion 32 on the production surface to form a decoration body 40, so that a decoration toy imitating a round cake can be produced.

[0023] In this embodiment, four decoration body support parts 32 are arranged at equal intervals on the upper surface 30a of the base 30 to protrude in a substantially forward conical shape. An annular protrusion 34 is provided on the upper surface of the outer periphery of each decoration body support part 32. The annular protrusion 34 is formed in a circular shape in a plan view.

[0024] When the cream-like substance 10 is placed on the decoration body support portion 32 of the base 30, the cream-like substance 10 is supported by the decoration body support portion 32 in a state of having a good appearance. The annular convex portion 34 can be used as a guide to understand the range where the cream-like substance 10 should be placed, and can also prevent the cream-like substance 10 from spreading from the annular convex portion 34, thereby making the appearance neat. The cream-like substance 10 placed on all the decoration body support portions 32 is dried and cured to form the decoration body 40, and the decoration toy is completed.

[0025] Here, since the cream-like substance 10 according to the present embodiment is translucent, when the cream-like substance 10 is placed on the decoration body support portion 32, the decoration body support portion 32 can be visually recognized through the cream-like substance 10 (see FIG. Figure 2 ). Therefore, the cream-like substance 10 is easily placed on the decoration body support portion 32 compared to the case of an opaque cream-like substance.

[0026] Furthermore, since the decorative body 40 formed by drying and curing the cream-like substance 10 is also translucent, the decorative body support portion 32 and the annular protrusion 34 covered by the decorative body 40 can be visually recognized through the decorative body 40. Therefore, a toy formed of a visually novel decorative body can be formed. A decorative toy can be formed by combining the cream-like substance 10 according to the present embodiment with a conventional opaque cream-like substance.

[0027] Furthermore, since the creamy substance 10 contains a small amount of starch (9 wt% of potato starch in this embodiment), the creamy substance 10 discharged from the extrusion tool 20 becomes softer due to gelatinization (alpha) of starch compared to a conventional creamy substance not containing starch. Therefore, the creamy substance 10 is easily discharged from the extrusion tool 20, and the formability when the creamy substance 10 is placed on the decorative body support 32 is also excellent.

[0028] On the other hand, since the starch content is small (9 wt% of potato starch in this embodiment), the decorative body 40 formed by drying and solidifying the cream-like substance 10 becomes hard due to gelatinization (β-ization) of starch, compared with the decorative body formed by drying and solidifying the conventional cream-like substance. Therefore, the stability and durability of the decorative toy formed by the decorative body 40 can be improved.

[0029] As described above, since the creamy substance 10 according to the present embodiment contains a small amount of starch, the creamy substance 10 has transparency and excellent moldability. Therefore, compared with the decorative toys formed by the conventional opaque creamy substance, it is possible to easily form decorative toys with more diverse colors and allow users to play with the decorative toys without boredom.

[0030] According to the embodiments of the present invention as described above, the creamy substance of the following aspects can be provided.

[0031] The creamy substance according to the first aspect of the present invention is a creamy substance configured to be discharged from an extrusion tool to make a decorative toy, and the creamy substance contains resin and starch and has transparency.

[0032] According to this configuration, a creamy substance having transparency and excellent formability can be realized compared to a conventional opaque creamy substance not containing starch.

[0033] In the creamy mass according to the second aspect, the starch is potato starch.

[0034] According to this configuration, potato starch has a lower gelatinization temperature and is superior in transparency compared to other starches, and thus a specific material for effectively realizing a creamy substance having transparency and excellent formability can be provided.

[0035] The creamy mass according to the third aspect comprises potato starch in an amount ranging from 8.5 wt % to 10 wt % relative to the total weight of the creamy mass.

[0036] In the case where the content of potato starch is too small (less than 8.5 wt%), it may be difficult to maintain the shape, and the formability of the cream-like substance tends to be low. On the other hand, in the case where the content of potato starch is too large (greater than 10 wt%), the cream-like substance after drying and solidification tends to become too hard. According to the above configuration, potato starch of a specific mixing ratio can be provided to effectively realize a cream-like substance with transparency and excellent formability.

[0037] The above embodiments are presented only as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other ways, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope of the invention or its main purpose, and are included in the scope equivalent to the invention recorded in the claims.

[0038] Examples

[0039] In the example, a creamy substance containing a small amount of potato starch was prepared. As a synthetic resin, a polyacrylic acid polymer (specifically, a polyacrylic acid aqueous solution obtained by adding pure water and a small amount of surfactant to polyacrylic acid) was used. In addition, a small amount of phenoxyethanol was added as a preservative. The mixing ratio of the polyacrylic acid polymer, potato starch and phenoxyethanol is shown in Table 1. In Table 1, the unit of the mixing ratio of each raw material is wt%.

[0040] Table 1

[0041] raw materials Mixing ratio (wt%) Polyacrylic acid polymer 90.867 Potato starch 9.087 Phenoxyethanol 0.046 (Total) 100.0

[0042] It was confirmed that when the transparency of the produced creamy substance was visually observed, the produced creamy substance was translucent. In addition, it was confirmed that the product obtained by drying and solidifying the creamy substance was also translucent.

[0043] Furthermore, when the moldability of the produced creamy substance was confirmed by discharging the creamy substance onto a base of a decorative toy, it was confirmed that the produced creamy substance was soft and excellent in moldability compared with a conventional opaque creamy substance not containing starch.

[0044] The present invention is based on Japanese patent application No. 2021-170485 filed on October 18, 2021, the entire text of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Claims

1. A creamy substance configured to be discharged from an extrusion tool to make a decorative toy, the creamy substance consisting of a polyacrylic acid polymer, starch and a preservative, and having transparency, wherein: The starch is contained in an amount ranging from 8.5 wt % to 10 wt % relative to the total weight of the creamy substance, and the polyacrylic acid polymer is a polyacrylic acid aqueous solution obtained by adding water and a surfactant to polyacrylic acid.

2. The creamy substance according to claim 1, wherein The starch is potato starch.

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