Packaging box

Abstract

To provide a packaging box capable of housing an article by simple means so as to prevent movement.SOLUTION: A packaging box comprises a box body 3 having an opening 30 for exposing a portion 20 of a housed article 2, and a tape 7 affixed to the article 2 and the box body 3 so as to extend from the portion 20 of the article 2 to a peripheral portion 31 of the opening 30 in the box body 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a packing box.

Background Art

[0002] In order to ensure the appearance of an article housed in a packing box in a store or the like, it has been conventionally practiced to form a window hole in the packing box through which the inside can be visually recognized. For example, a window hole is formed on the front side of the packing box, and the article is stored in the packing box with the surface to be displayed facing forward.

[0003] However, if the article is simply housed in the packing box, the surface of the article to be displayed may deviate from the window hole of the packing box due to the movement or rotation of the article within the packing box. Therefore, there are cases where the surface of the article to be displayed cannot be visually recognized from the outside of the packing box.

[0004] Therefore, a packing box integrally provided with a holding plate for holding an article housed in the packing box has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the packing box of Patent Document 1, support plates are connected to the upper edge and the lower edge of the front plate, respectively, and the upper and lower ends of the article to be housed in the support holes formed in both support plates are respectively fitted therein, thereby holding the article so as not to move.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0005]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] However, when the upper and lower support plates are integrally provided on the packing box as in Patent Document 1, the structure of the packing box becomes complicated, and it takes time to house the article in the packing box.

[0007] In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a packaging box that can accommodate an article so as not to move it by simple means.

Means for Solving the Problem

[0008] The packaging box of the present disclosure includes, as a subject, the packaging box described in Item 1 below in order to solve the above problems.

[0009] Item 1. A box body having an opening formed to expose a part of the accommodated article, a tape attached to the article and the box body so as to cover from the part of the article to a peripheral portion of the opening in the box body, and a packaging box comprising:

[0010] Further, the packaging box of the present disclosure includes, as a preferred embodiment of the packaging box described in Item 1 above, the packaging box described in Item 2 below.

[0011] Item 2. The box body includes a side surface portion, and an opposing bottom surface portion and upper surface portion, The opening is formed in the side surface portion, and the packaging box according to Item 1.

[0012] Further, the packaging box of the present disclosure includes, as a preferred embodiment of the packaging box described in Item 2 above, the packaging box described in Item 3 below.

[0013] Item 3. The opening is formed in a lower end portion of the side surface portion, and the packaging box according to Item 2.

[0014] Further, the packaging box of the present disclosure includes, as a preferred embodiment of the packaging box described in Item 2 or Item 3 above, the packaging box described in Item 4 below.

[0015] Item 4. The side surface portion is composed of a front surface portion, a back surface portion, a right surface portion, and a left surface portion, The opening is formed in at least one of the back surface portion, the right surface portion, and the left surface portion, and the packaging box according to Item 2 or Item 3.

[0016] In addition, the packaging box of the present disclosure includes, as a preferred embodiment of the packaging box according to any one of Items 1 to 4 above, the packaging box described in Item 5 below.

[0017] Item 5. The packaging box according to any one of Items 1 to 4, wherein the opening is formed separately from a window hole formed on the front side of the box body and allowing at least a part of the article accommodated in the box body to be visible from the outside.

[0018] In addition, the packaging box of the present disclosure includes, as a preferred embodiment of the packaging box according to any one of Items 1 to 4 above, the packaging box described in Item 6 below.

[0019] Item 6. The packaging box according to any one of Items 1 to 4, wherein the opening is a window hole formed on the front side of the box body and allowing at least a part of the article accommodated in the box body to be visible from the outside.

Advantages of the Invention

[0020] According to the packaging box of the present disclosure, an article can be accommodated so as not to move by a simple means.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0022] The packing box of the present disclosure is used to display articles by being placed on display shelves, showcases, etc. or suspended on walls, hanging racks, hanging shelves, etc. in a store or the like while containing the articles. In the following embodiments, the article is, for example, a substantially cylindrical container containing pharmaceuticals, quasi-drugs, or cosmetics. However, the type and shape of the article packaged by the packing box of the present disclosure are not particularly limited.

[0023] Hereinafter, embodiments of the packing box of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present disclosure, when displaying the packing box, the side facing forward to attract the attention of the purchaser is defined as the front side, the opposite side as the rear side, the height direction of the packing box as the vertical direction, and the width direction orthogonal to the vertical direction and the front-rear direction as the left-right direction. Also, the direction around the packing box is defined as the circumferential direction.

[0024] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a packing box 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a box body 3 capable of containing an article 2. The number of articles 2 contained in the box body 3 is not particularly limited and may be one or a plurality. In the present embodiment, two articles 2 are contained in the box body 3 side by side left and right. At least one opening 30 is formed in the box body 3 to expose a part 20 of the article 2 contained in the box body 3. In the present embodiment, for one (right side) of the two articles 2 contained in the box body 3, one opening 30 for exposing a part 20 of the article 2 is formed.

[0025] The material of the box body 3 is not particularly limited, and various materials can be adopted, such as paper and resin materials.

[0026] The box body 3 includes at least a side surface portion 4, and opposing bottom surface portion 5 and top surface portion 6. The internal space on the bottom surface portion 5 within the box body 3 and surrounded by the side surface portion 4 is the accommodation space for the article 2. In the present embodiment, the box body 3 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, but the shape of the box body 3 is not limited to a rectangular parallelepiped shape.

[0027] The side surface portion 4 has a cylindrical shape with openings at the top and bottom. In this embodiment, the side surface portion 4 has a cylindrical shape with a rectangular cross-section. The side surface portion 4 is composed of an opposing front surface portion 40 and rear surface portion 41, and opposing left surface portion 42 and right surface portion 43. Note that the cross-sectional shape of the side surface portion 4 is not limited to a rectangular shape. The side surface portion 4 may be composed of, for example, opposing front and rear surface portions, and may have a cylindrical shape with a substantially elliptical or circular cross-section.

[0028] A window hole 44 is formed in the side surface portion 4 to expose a part 21 of the article 2 housed in the box body 3. The window hole 44 enables the article 2 housed in the box body 3 to be visually recognized from the outside and serves as a display window. By showing the article 2 inside the packaging box 1 through the window hole 44 to the purchaser, the purchaser's sense of security regarding the product can be increased, and the product can be strongly appealed to the purchaser.

[0029] The shape of the window hole 44 is not particularly limited, and various shapes can be adopted, such as a rectangular shape, a circular shape, an elliptical shape, etc. In this embodiment, the window hole 44 has a rectangular shape. The size of the window hole 44 is not particularly limited as long as it can expose at least a part of the article 2 housed in the box body 3.

[0030] The window hole 44 is formed on the front side of the side surface portion 4 where it is easy to attract the purchaser's attention. When the side surface portion 4 is composed of, for example, a front surface portion 40, a rear surface portion 41, a left surface portion 42, and a right surface portion 43, the window hole 44 is formed in the front surface portion 40. In this embodiment, the window hole 44 is formed at the central position in the height direction and from approximately the center to the right end in the width direction in the front surface portion 40. Thereby, at least a part 21 of one (right side) of the two articles 2 housed in the box body 3 can be visually recognized from the outside through the window hole 44. Note that the position where the window hole 44 is formed and the size of the window hole 44 in the front surface portion 40 are not particularly limited.

[0031] In order to prevent the purchaser from directly touching the article 2 housed in the box body 3 through the window hole 44, a colorless transparent or colored transparent flexible resin film or the like may be attached to cover the window hole 44 on the side surface portion 4.

[0032] On the side surface 4, in the article 2 housed in the box body 3, an opening 30 is formed to expose a part 20 of the article 2 different from the window hole 44. The shape of the opening 30 is not particularly limited and various shapes can be adopted, and examples thereof include a rectangular shape, a circular shape, and an elliptical shape. The opening 30 has a rectangular shape in this embodiment. The size of the opening 30 is not particularly limited as long as the tape 7 described later can be attached to a part 20 (hereinafter referred to as "exposed part 20 of the article 2") of the article 2 exposed by the opening 30 through the opening 30. Preferably, the size of the opening 30 is significantly smaller than the size of the window hole 44 described later. The size of the opening 30 is, for example, 40 mm or less in height and 20 mm or less in width.

[0033] The opening 30 is formed at the lower end portion of the side surface 4. Specifically, the opening 30 is formed to extend upward from the lower end that is the boundary with the bottom surface 5 in the side surface 4. Thereby, an opening 30 for fixing the article 2 housed in the box body 3 to the box body 3 is formed at a non-conspicuous portion in the box body 3, which is the corner portion between the side surface 4 and the bottom surface 5. Therefore, the presence of the opening 30 can suppress a decrease in the designability of the packaging box 1.

[0034] The opening 30 is formed at a portion other than the front side in the side surface 4. When the side surface 4 is composed of, for example, a front surface portion 40, a back surface portion 41, a left surface portion 42, and a right surface portion 43, the opening 30 is formed at the back surface portion 41, the left surface portion 42, and the right surface portion 43 other than the front surface portion 40. In this embodiment, since the right article 2 housed in the box body 3 can be mainly visually recognized from the outside by the above-described window hole 44, the opening 30 is formed at the right surface portion 43 of the side surface 4. Thereby, in the box body 3, an opening 30 for fixing the article 2 housed in the box body 3 to the box body 3 is formed at a portion that is not likely to attract the attention of a purchaser when the packaging box 1 is displayed. Therefore, the presence of the opening 30 can suppress a decrease in the designability of the packaging box 1.

[0035] The bottom surface portion 5 closes the lower opening of the side surface portion 4 and is the portion on which the article 2 is placed. The bottom surface portion 5 can adopt a structure that has been conventionally used to close the lower opening of the side surface portion 4 in this type of packaging box according to the shape of the side surface portion 4. The structure of the bottom surface portion 5 includes a bottom structure composed of four flaps, namely, a pair of opposing outer flaps and a pair of opposing inner flaps; a sack-type bottom structure composed of three flaps, namely, a pair of opposing inner flaps and an outer flap with an insertion piece connected to its tip; a one-touch bottom structure; an American lock bottom structure, etc.

[0036] The upper surface portion 6 closes the upper opening of the side surface portion 4 and is the portion that is opened and closed for putting the article 2 into and taking it out of the box body 3. The upper surface portion 6 can adopt a lid structure that has been conventionally used to enable opening and closing of the upper opening of the side surface portion 4 in this type of packaging box according to the shape of the side surface portion 4. The structure of the upper surface portion 6 includes a sack-type lid structure composed of three flaps, namely, a pair of opposing inner flaps and an outer flap with an insertion piece connected to its tip, etc.

[0037] The above-described box body 3 is not particularly limited, but can be formed from a single blank sheet. The blank sheet can be exemplified by a known paper sheet having flexibility such as cardboard, or a plastic sheet having flexibility.

[0038] As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the packaging box 1 includes a tape 7 for fixing the article 2 accommodated in the box body 3 to the box body 3. The tape 7 is a conventionally known tape composed of a base material and an adhesive layer provided by applying an adhesive to one side of the base material. The material of the base material is not particularly limited, and various materials used in known tapes such as paper, cloth, resin film, metal, and foamed material can be adopted. The tape 7 also includes those called so-called seals, labels, stickers, etc.

[0039] The tape 7 is attached to the article 2 and the box body 3 so as to cover from the exposed portion 20 due to the opening 30 in the article 2 to the peripheral portion 31 of the opening 30 in the box body 3. Thereby, the exposed portion 20 of the article 2 and the peripheral portion 31 of the box body 3 are connected by the tape 7, and the article 2 is fixed to the box body 3.

[0040] The shape of the tape 7 is not particularly limited and various shapes can be adopted, and preferably exemplified are vertically long shapes such as a rectangular shape, an elliptical shape, a bullet shape, and a gourd shape. The tape 7 has a rectangular shape in the present embodiment. The length of the tape 7 is not particularly limited as long as the tape 7 can reach from the exposed portion 20 due to the opening 30 in the article 2 to the peripheral portion 31 of the opening 30 in the box body 3. The width of the tape 7 is not particularly limited as long as a sufficient adhesive area with the exposed portion 20 of the article 2 and the peripheral portion 31 of the box body 3 can be ensured and the tape 7 is not easily peeled off from the exposed portion 20 of the article 2 and the peripheral portion 31 of the box body 3. The thickness of the tape 7 is not particularly limited as long as the strength of the tape 7 can be sufficiently ensured.

[0041] The method of attaching the tape 7 is not particularly limited as long as the tape 7 can be attached from the exposed portion 20 due to the opening 30 in the article 2 to the peripheral portion 31 of the opening 30 in the box body 3. In the present embodiment, it is formed at the lower end portion of the right side surface portion 43 on the side surface portion 4 of the box body 3, and the tape 7 extends downward from the exposed portion 20 of the article 2 and bends in an L shape to reach the bottom surface portion 5 of the box body 3 and is attached to the outer surface of the peripheral portion 31 of the opening 30 on the bottom surface portion 5.

[0042] As a method of attaching the tape 7 other than the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 5(A), the tape 7 may be attached to the outer surface of the peripheral portion 31 of the opening 30 on the side surface portion 4 by extending upward from the exposed portion 20 by the opening 30 in the article 2. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5(B), the tape 7 may be attached to the outer surface of the peripheral portion 31 of the opening 30 on the side surface portion 4 by extending in the left - right direction from the exposed portion 20 of the article 2. In FIG. 5(B), the tape 7 may be attached to the outer surface of the peripheral portion 31 of the opening 30 on the side surface portion 4 by extending in either one of the left - right directions from the exposed portion 20 of the article 2.

[0043] The packaging box 1 of the present embodiment described above includes a box body 30 in which an opening 30 for exposing a part 20 of the accommodated article 2 is formed, and a tape 7 attached to the article 2 and the box body 3 so as to cover from the exposed portion 20 by the opening 30 in the article 2 to the peripheral portion 31 of the opening 30 in the box body 3.

[0044] The opening 30 is formed in the right - hand surface portion 43 of the side surface portion 4 corresponding to the right - hand article 2 that can be visually recognized from the outside through the window hole 44 among the two articles 2 accommodated in the box body 3. According to the packaging box 1 of the present embodiment, since the tape 7 connects the exposed portion 20 by the opening 30 in the article 2 and the peripheral portion 31 of the opening 30 in the box body 3, the article 2 is fixed to the box body 3. Therefore, the right - hand article 2 accommodated in the box body 3 is restricted from moving in the left - right direction or rotating in the circumferential direction within the box body 3. As a result, in order to ensure the appearance of the article 2 accommodated in the box body 3, when the surface to be displayed of the article 2 is accommodated in the box body 3 with the surface facing the window hole 44, the article 2 can be accommodated in the box body 3 without changing the orientation and position of the article 2 within the box body 3. Thus, according to the packaging box 1 of the present embodiment, the article 2 can be accommodated in the box body 1 so as not to move by a simple means of attaching the tape 7, preventing the surface to be displayed of the article 2 from being displaced from the window hole 44 of the packaging box 1 and becoming invisible from the outside of the packaging box 1.

[0045] Further, the packaging box 1 of the present embodiment includes a bottom surface portion 5 and an upper surface portion 6 of the box body 3 that face the side surface portion 4, and the opening 30 is formed in the side surface portion 4, which is a feature.

[0046] According to the packaging box 1 of the present embodiment, since the opening 30 is formed in the side surface portion 4, it is easy to attach the tape 7 to the exposed portion 20 of the article 2 through the opening 30 and the peripheral portion 31 of the opening 30 in the box body 3. Therefore, the attachment of the tape 7 can be easily performed.

[0047] Further, the packaging box 1 of the present embodiment is characterized in that the opening 33 is formed in the lower end portion of the side surface portion 4.

[0048] According to the packaging box 1 of the present embodiment, since the opening 30 is formed in a non-conspicuous portion of the box body 3, which is the lower end portion of the side surface portion 4, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the designability of the packaging box 1 due to the presence of the opening 30.

[0049] Further, the side surface portion 4 of the packaging box 1 of the present embodiment is composed of a front surface portion 40, a back surface portion 41, a left surface portion 42, and a right surface portion 43, and the opening 30 is formed in at least one of the back surface portion 41, the left surface portion 42, and the right surface portion 43, which is a feature.

[0050] According to the packaging box 1 of the present embodiment, since the opening 30 is formed in a portion other than the front side in the side surface portion 4, and the opening 30 is formed in a portion that is not likely to attract the attention of a purchaser when the packaging box 1 is displayed, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the designability of the packaging box 1 due to the presence of the opening 30.

[0051] As described above, one embodiment of the packaging box of the present disclosure has been described. However, the packaging box of the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.

[0052] For example, as a modification, the opening 30 may be formed not at the lower end portion of the side surface portion 4 but, for example, at the central portion in the vertical direction or the upper end portion. In FIG. 6, the opening 30 is formed at the central portion in the vertical direction of the side surface portion 4. In this case, as a method of attaching the tape 7, for example, as shown in FIG. 6(A), the tape 7 may be attached to the outer surface of the peripheral portion 31 of the opening 30 in the side surface portion 4 by extending in the vertical direction from the exposed portion 20 by the opening 30 in the article 2. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6(B), the tape 7 may be attached to the outer surface of the peripheral portion 31 of the opening 30 in the side surface portion 4 by extending in the horizontal direction from the exposed portion 20 of the article 2. Note that the tape 7 may be attached to the outer surface of the peripheral portion 31 of the opening 30 in the side surface portion 4 by extending in either one direction in the vertical direction from the exposed portion 20 of the article 2 in FIG. 6(A) or in either one direction in the horizontal direction in FIG. 6(B).

[0053] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5(A), the tape 7 is preferably attached to the outer surface of the box body 3 so as to extend upward or downward from the exposed portion 20 by the opening 30 in the article 2. Thereby, when the article 2 is pulled upward when taking out the article 2 from the box body 3, the tape 7 can be smoothly peeled off from the article 2, and the article 2 can be easily taken out.

[0054] For example, as a modification, a plurality of openings 30 may be formed in the box body 3. For example, when the window hole 44 formed on the front side of the box body 3 is large enough to be visually recognized from the outside for both of the two articles 2 housed in the box body 3, or when two left and right window holes 44 for visual recognition from the outside are formed on the front side of the box body 3 for each of the two left and right articles 2 housed in the box body 3, another opening 30 may be formed, for example, on the left surface portion 42 of the side surface portion 4, and the left article 2 may also be fixed to the box body 3 using the tape 7.

[0055] For example, as a modification, the opening 30 may be formed in a portion of the box body 3 other than the side surface portion 4, for example, the bottom surface portion 5 or the upper surface portion 6.

[0056] For example, as a modification, instead of forming the opening 30 in the box body 3 separately from the window hole 44, as shown in FIG. 7, the window hole 44 may serve as the opening 30 for fixing a part 20 of the article 2 to the box body 3, and also serve as a display window for allowing the outside to visually recognize the part 20 of the article 2. In this case, as a method of attaching the tape 7, for example, as shown in FIG. 7(A), the tape 7 may be attached to the peripheral portion 31 around the window hole 44 (opening 30) on the side surface portion 4 by extending upward from the exposed portion 20 through the window hole 44 (opening 30) in the article 2. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7(B), the tape 7 may be attached to the peripheral portion 31 around the opening 30 on the right surface portion 43 of the side surface portion 4 by extending rightward from the exposed portion 20 of the article 2 and bending at an L shape. Note that in FIGS. 7(A) and 7(B), the tape 7 may be attached to the peripheral portion 31 around the window hole 44 (opening 30) on the side surface portion 4 by extending either in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction from the exposed portion 20 of the article 2.

[0057] For example, as a modification, the window hole 44 may be formed not on the front side of the side surface portion 4 that is likely to attract the attention of the purchaser, but on the back side or the left and right side surfaces.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0058] 1 Packaging box 2 Article 3 Box body 4 Side surface portion 5 Bottom surface portion 6 Upper surface portion 7 Tape 20 Part of the article 30 Opening 31 Peripheral portion 40 Front portion 41 Back portion 42 Left surface portion 43 Right surface portion 44 Window hole

Claims

1. A box body having an opening formed to expose a part of the stored article, A tape attached to the article and the box body so as to cover from the part of the article to a peripheral portion of the opening in the box body, and a packaging box comprising the same.

2. The box body includes a side surface portion, and an opposing bottom surface portion and upper surface portion, The opening is formed in the side surface portion. The packaging box according to claim 1.

3. The opening is formed in a lower end portion of the side surface portion. The packaging box according to claim 2.

4. The side surface portion is composed of a front surface portion, a back surface portion, a right surface portion, and a left surface portion, The opening is formed in at least one of the back surface portion, the right surface portion, and the left surface portion. The packaging box according to claim 2 or 3.

5. The opening is formed on the front side of the box body and is formed separately from a window hole formed on the front side of the box body to make at least a part of the article stored in the box body visible from the outside. The packaging box according to claim 1.

6. The opening is a window hole formed on the front side of the box body to make at least a part of the article stored in the box body visible from the outside. The packaging box according to claim 1.

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