Packaging

Abstract

To provide a package that allows each absorbent article in the stored condition therein to be easily taken out, where another neighboring absorbent article is engaged with the absorbent article.SOLUTION: A package 10 has an approximately rectangular parallelepiped package bag 11 that stores multiple absorbent articles 20 that are folded at a folding line O set at the middle part in the longer direction with the outer packaging material outside. The multiple absorbent articles 20 are stored with the outer packaging materials in contact with each other and laminated with each other and arranged between a left side face part 16 and a right side face part 17 of the packaging bag 11. An article side engaging member 18 that is engaged with the outer packaging material of another neighboring absorbent article 20 in a detachable manner is provided on the outer packaging material of the absorbent article 20. A linear opening forming part 18 that forms an opening is formed on the left side face part 16, and the inner side face of the left side face part 16 has a bag side engaging member 19 with which the outer packaging material is engaged in a detachable manner at the position that does not interfere with the opening.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a package. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there is known a package having a packaging bag that contains multiple absorbent articles that are folded with their exterior materials on the outside and stacked with the exterior materials in contact with each other (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). Here, the exterior material of the absorbent articles is provided with engagement parts on both sides of the fold, and the exterior material is formed of a nonwoven fabric that can engage with the engagement parts. Therefore, adjacent absorbent articles are connected via the engagement parts inside the packaging bag. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 5912343 [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 2020-110227 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In a conventional package, a packaging bag is provided with perforations, and an opening for removing an absorbent article is formed in the packaging bag by breaking the perforations. Here, the height and width of the opening are set shorter than the height and width of the absorbent article in a stored state. Then, when an absorbent article is removed from the packaging bag, another absorbent article stored next is pressed by the periphery of the opening.

[0005] However, in order to properly hold down the next absorbent article and keep it inside the packaging bag, it is necessary to reduce the opening area of ​​the opening and increase the area of ​​the region where the periphery of the opening and the absorbent article interfere. In this case, the problem occurs that it becomes difficult to remove the absorbent article from the opening. On the other hand, if the opening area of ​​the opening is increased, the area of ​​the region where the periphery of the opening and the absorbent article interfere is reduced, making it difficult to sufficiently hold down the next absorbent article with the periphery of the opening. Therefore, the next absorbent article that is engaged with the removed absorbent article may also be pulled out of the packaging bag.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a package from which absorbent articles that are engaged with adjacent absorbent articles while being stored in a packaging bag can be easily taken out one by one. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the packaging body of the present invention has a longitudinal direction corresponding to the front-to-rear direction of a wearer and a width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and has a substantially rectangular packaging bag for storing a plurality of absorbent articles folded with their outer material on the outside at a crease set in the middle of the longitudinal direction. Here, the plurality of absorbent articles are stored side by side between a first wall surface of the packaging bag and a second wall surface opposite the first wall surface, with the outer materials in contact with each other and stacked. Furthermore, the outer material of the absorbent article is provided with an article-side engaging member that detachably engages with the outer material of another adjacent absorbent article. A linear opening forming portion that forms an opening for removing the absorbent article is formed on the first wall surface, and a bag-side engaging member that detachably engages with the outer material of the absorbent article is provided on the inner surface of the first wall surface at a position that does not interfere with the opening. The engagement force of the bag-side engaging member with respect to the exterior material is set to be higher than the engagement force of the article-side engaging member with respect to the exterior material. It is characterized by the fact that Effect of the Invention

[0008] The package of the present invention thus constructed allows absorbent articles that are engaged with adjacent absorbent articles in a state where they are stored in the packaging bag to be easily taken out one by one. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the package of the first embodiment. [Figure 2A] FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an absorbent article stored in the package of the first embodiment. [Figure 2B] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an absorbent article stored in the packaging body of the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a side view showing the left side surface of the packaging body of the first embodiment. [Figure 4] 4 is a side view showing the left side surface portion where an opening is formed in the packaging body of Example 1. FIG. [Figure 5A] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which an opening is formed in the packaging body of Example 1. [Figure 5B] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which one end of the absorbent article is pulled out from the package of the first embodiment. [Figure 5C] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which one end of the absorbent article has been pulled out from the package of Example 1 and pulled upward. [Figure 5D] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the stored absorbent article comes into contact with the bag-side engaging member. [Figure 5E] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which an absorbent article is taken out of the package of Example 1. [Figure 6] Fig. 6(a) is an explanatory view showing another example of an absorbent article stored in the package of Example 1. Fig. 6(b) is an explanatory view showing a state in which a plurality of the absorbent articles shown in Fig. 6(a) are stacked. [Figure 7] 7(a) is a side view showing the left side surface portion where an opening is formed in the packaging body of the modified example, and (b) is a side view showing the left side surface portion of the packaging body of the modified example shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a description will be given of an embodiment of a packaging body according to the present invention based on a first embodiment shown in the drawings.

[0011] As shown in FIG. 1, the package 10 in the first embodiment is stored in a packaging bag 11 that stores a plurality of absorbent articles 20.

[0012] The packaging bag 11 is made by folding both sides of a cylindrical plastic sheet made of, for example, polyethylene to form a gusset, cutting the sheet to a predetermined length, and heat-sealing the top, upper end, and lower end to form a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. That is, the packaging bag 11 has a bottom surface 12 (third wall surface), a top surface 13, a front surface 14, a rear surface 15 (see FIG. 3), a left side surface 16 (first wall surface), and a right side surface 17 (second wall surface).

[0013] In the packaging bag 11, the bottom surface portion 12 and the top surface portion 13 face each other, the front surface portion 14 and the rear surface portion 15 face each other, and the left side surface portion 16 and the right side surface portion 17 face each other. The front surface portion 14, the rear surface portion 15, the left side surface portion 16 and the right side surface portion 17 are orthogonal to the bottom surface portion 12 and the top surface portion 13. The bottom surface portion 12, the top surface portion 13, the left side surface portion 16 and the right side surface portion 17 are also orthogonal to the front surface portion 14 and the rear surface portion 15. Furthermore, the bottom surface portion 12, the top surface portion 13, the front surface portion 14 and the rear surface portion 15 are orthogonal to the left side surface portion 16 and the right side surface portion 17.

[0014] In the following description, the direction in which the front surface portion 14 and the rear surface portion 15 face each other is referred to as the "thickness direction X", the direction in which the left side surface portion 16 and the right side surface portion 17 face each other is referred to as the "lateral direction Y", and the direction in which the bottom surface portion 12 and the top surface portion 13 face each other is referred to as the "height direction Z".

[0015] The absorbent article 20 stored in the package 10 is, for example, a water-absorbent pad for light incontinence, and has a longitudinal direction D1 corresponding to the front-rear direction of the wearer and a width direction D2 perpendicular to the longitudinal direction D1, as shown in Fig. 2A, and has an overall elongated shape in the longitudinal direction D1. The absorbent article 20 also has a back sheet 21, a top sheet 22, and an absorbent 23 provided between the back sheet 21 and the top sheet 22. Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 2B, an exterior material 24 made of nonwoven fabric is provided on the non-absorbent side (the surface facing underwear, etc.) of the back sheet 21. When the absorbent article 20 is used, the exterior material 24 is fixed to underwear or a disposable diaper, and the top sheet 22 touches the skin of the wearer. The exterior material 24 of the absorbent article 20 is provided with a pair of article-side engaging members 25a, 25b for fixing to a disposable diaper, etc., at both ends in the longitudinal direction D1.

[0016] The absorbent article 20 has one fold O at the middle in the longitudinal direction D1, and is folded in half at the fold O with the exterior material 24 facing outward, and is stored in the packaging bag 11. A plurality of absorbent articles 20 are stacked with the exterior materials 24 in contact with each other, and are stored in the packaging bag 11 lined up along the lateral direction Y between the left side surface portion 16 and the right side surface portion 17 of the packaging bag 11, as shown in Fig. 1, with the fold O facing the bottom surface portion 12. Therefore, when the absorbent article 20 is stored in the packaging bag 11, the exterior material 24 of the absorbent article 20 faces the left side surface portion 16 and the right side surface portion 17, and the width direction D2 of the absorbent article 20 coincides with the thickness direction X of the packaging bag 11.

[0017] Here, the plurality of absorbent articles 20 are arranged in a line and stored in the packaging bag 11 as shown in FIG. 1. The length H1 of the packaging bag 11 in the height direction Z is set to be approximately the same as the length H2 of the absorbent article 20 in the longitudinal direction D1 when folded in half. The "length H2" corresponds to the distance from the fold O to one end 20a in the longitudinal direction D1, or the distance from the fold O to the other end 20b in the longitudinal direction D1. The length W1 of the packaging bag 11 in the thickness direction X is set to be approximately the same as the length W2 of the absorbent article 20 in the width direction D2. Furthermore, the length W3 of the packaging bag 11 in the lateral direction Y is set to be a length that allows the plurality of absorbent articles 20 to be stored without gaps. Therefore, the plurality of absorbent articles 20 are packed in the packaging bag 11 with almost no room to spare when stored in the packaging bag 11.

[0018] The article-side engaging members 25a and 25b are, for example, hook tapes of a hook-and-loop fastener, and are also detachably engaged with the exterior material 24 made of a nonwoven fabric. Here, one of the article-side engaging members (hereinafter referred to as the "first article-side engaging member 25a") is disposed between the fold O and one end 20a. The other article-side engaging member (hereinafter referred to as the "second article-side engaging member 25b") is disposed between the fold O and the other end 20b. Therefore, when the absorbent article 20 is folded, the pair of article-side engaging members 25a and 25b face in opposite directions. When a plurality of absorbent articles 20 are stored, the first article-side engaging member 25a faces the exterior material 24 of another absorbent article 20 adjacent to one side, and the second article-side engaging member 25b faces the exterior material 24 of another absorbent article 20 adjacent to the other side.

[0019] In the absorbent article 20 of Example 1, the first distance H3 and the second distance H4 are set to the same length. Here, the "first distance H3" is the distance from one end 20a of the absorbent article 20 to the first article-side engaging member 25a. The "second distance H4" is the distance from the other end 20b of the absorbent article 20 to the second article-side engaging member 25b. Furthermore, the fold O is set at the center position of the absorbent article 20 in the longitudinal direction D1.

[0020] Therefore, the distance from the fold O to the first article-side engaging member 25a and the distance from the fold O to the second article-side engaging member 25b are approximately the same length. As a result, when a plurality of absorbent articles 20 are arranged side by side, the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b face each other between adjacent absorbent articles 20 (see FIG. 5A). However, since the absorbent article 20 is soft and easily deformed from the folded state in two, the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b do not strictly face each other between adjacent absorbent articles 20. Therefore, the first article-side engaging member 25a provided on the absorbent article 20 engages with the exterior material 24 of another absorbent article 20 adjacent to one side, and the second article-side engaging member 25b provided on the absorbent article 20 engages with the exterior material 24 of another absorbent article 20 adjacent to the other side.

[0021] Further, an opening forming portion 18 and a bag side engaging member 19 are provided on the left side surface portion 16 of the packaging bag 11 .

[0022] The opening forming portion 18 is a linear perforation that breaks to form an opening 30 in the left side surface portion 16 for removing the absorbent article 20. The opening forming portion 18 is formed by alternately connecting cut portions, where the left side surface portion 16 is cut, and uncut portions, where the left side surface portion 16 is not cut. As shown in Fig. 3, when the left side surface portion 16 is viewed along the lateral direction Y, the opening forming portion 18 has an inverted U-shaped curved shape with a central portion in the thickness direction X that is convex toward the top surface portion 13 and an open bottom surface portion 12 side.

[0023] The opening 30 formed by breaking the opening forming portion 18 has a semi-rounded rectangle shape with a central portion in the thickness direction X protruding toward the top surface portion 13 when the left side surface portion 16 is viewed along the lateral direction Y, as shown in Fig. 4. The maximum width W4 of the opening 30 in the thickness direction X is set to be shorter than the width W2 of the absorbent article 20. The maximum length H3 of the opening 30 in the height direction Z is set to be shorter than the length H2 in the longitudinal direction D1 of the absorbent article 20 in the folded state. Furthermore, the opening 30 is formed at approximately the central position of the left side surface portion 16, and exposes at least a part of the first article side engaging member 25a provided on the absorbent article 20.

[0024] The bag side engaging member 19 is, for example, a hook tape of a hook-and-loop fastener, and is a member that detachably engages with the exterior material 24 made of a nonwoven fabric. The bag side engaging member 19 is provided on the inner surface 16a (see FIG. 5A, etc.) of the left side surface portion 16 of the packaging bag 11 at a position that does not interfere with the opening 30. Note that the "position that does not interfere with the opening 30" is an area outside the opening 30. Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the bag side engaging member 19 is disposed between the bottom surface portion 12 and the opening 30. Therefore, when the absorbent article 20 stored in the packaging bag 11 comes into contact with the inner surface 16a of the left side surface portion 16, the bag side engaging member 19 engages with the exterior material 24 of the absorbent article 20 that comes into contact with the inner surface 16a of the left side surface portion 16.

[0025] The engagement force of the bag-side engaging member 19 with the exterior material 24 of the absorbent article 20 is set to be higher than the engagement force of the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b with the exterior material 24 of the absorbent article 20. In other words, in order to peel the exterior material 24 of the absorbent article 20 from the bag-side engaging member 19, a peeling force greater than the peeling force required to peel the exterior material 24 of the absorbent article 20 from the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b is required.

[0026] In addition, in order to set the engagement force of the bag side engaging member 19 with the outer material 24 higher than the engagement force of the article side engaging members 25a, 25b with the outer material 24, specifically, for example, the engageable area of ​​the bag side engaging member 19 is set larger than the engageable area of ​​the article side engaging members 25a, 25b, or the shape of the bag side engaging member 19 is formed into a shape that engages more strongly with the nonwoven fabric than the article side engaging members 25a, 25b.

[0027] Furthermore, the left side surface portion 16 of the packaging bag 11 is provided with a rigidity enhancing structure 32 that provides at least the strength of the outer peripheral region 31 of the opening 30 with a strength capable of supporting the inclination of the absorbent article 20. Here, the "outer peripheral region 31 of the opening 30" refers to the region surrounding the outside of the opening 30. The "inclination of the absorbent article 20" refers to the inclination of the absorbent article 20 when a gap is generated between the absorbent article 20 stored in the packaging bag 11 and the left side surface portion 16 due to the absorbent article 20 being removed from the packaging bag 11, and the stored absorbent article 20 falls toward the left side surface portion 16. The "strength capable of supporting the inclination of the absorbent article 20" refers to a strength capable of supporting the weight of the absorbent article 20 acting on the left side surface portion 16 when the absorbent article 20 falls toward the left side surface portion 16 and suppressing deformation of the left side surface portion 16.

[0028] Specifically, the rigidity improving structure 32 is configured by applying heat sealing or ultrasonic bonding to the outer peripheral region 31 of the opening 30 and melting a part of the periphery of the opening 30 to thicken it. The rigidity improving structure 32 may also be configured by attaching a separate member such as a plastic sheet to the outer peripheral region 31 to make the outer peripheral region 31 a double structure. The rigidity improving structure 32 may be provided in the entire outer peripheral region 31, or may be provided on the entire surface of the left side portion 16 where the opening 30 is formed. The rigidity improving structure 32 may also be provided in a part of the outer peripheral region 31 between the top surface portion 13 and the opening 30, for example. Furthermore, the rigidity improving structure 32 may be provided on the entire packaging bag 11.

[0029] The operation of the packaging body 10 of the first embodiment will be described below.

[0030] To remove the absorbent article 20 from the packaging body 10 of Example 1, a user first tears a part of the left side surface portion 16 along the opening-forming portion 18 formed on the left side surface portion 16 of the packaging bag 11. At this time, by breaking the uncut portion of the opening-forming portion 18, the left side surface portion 16 is broken along the opening-forming portion 18, and an opening 30 is formed (see FIG. 5A). Note that since the opening-forming portion 18 has an inverted U-shaped curved shape that is open on the bottom surface portion 12 side, the part of the left side surface portion 16 that covered the opening 30 is not cut off from the left side surface portion 16 and hangs down from the left side surface portion 16.

[0031] After forming the opening 30, the user inserts his / her hand into the inside of the packaging bag 11 through the opening 30 and grasps one end 20a of the front absorbent article 20 (the absorbent article 20 stored in the position closest to the left side portion 16, hereinafter referred to as the "first absorbent article 20A"). Next, as shown in FIG. 5B, the user pulls one end 20a of the first absorbent article 20A from the opening 30 to the outside of the packaging bag 11, and pulls out the end 20a to the outside of the packaging bag 11.

[0032] Next, as shown in FIG. 5C, the user pulls upward one end 20a of the first absorbent article 20A that has been pulled out to the outside of the packaging bag 11. Here, the bag side engaging member 19 provided on the left side surface portion 16 engages with the exterior material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A. In response to this, when the user pulls upward one end 20a of the first absorbent article 20A, a peeling force F1 that is mainly directed upward along the height direction Z acts between the exterior material 24 and the bag side engaging member 19. As a result, the first absorbent article 20A is peeled off from the bag side engaging member 19, and the user can pull out the portion around the fold O of the first absorbent article 20A (the middle portion in the longitudinal direction D1) from the packaging bag 11.

[0033] Furthermore, the first absorbent article 20A is connected to the next stored absorbent article 20 (the absorbent article 20 adjacent to the first absorbent article 20A, hereinafter referred to as the "second absorbent article 20B") via article-side engaging members 25a, 25b. That is, the second article-side engaging member 25b provided on the first absorbent article 20A engages with the exterior material 24 of the second absorbent article 20B, and the first article-side engaging member 25a provided on the second absorbent article 20B engages with the exterior material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A.

[0034] 5D, by pulling the first absorbent article 20A outward from the packaging bag 11, the second absorbent article 20B is pulled toward the left side surface portion 16 and comes into contact with the inner surface 16a of the left side surface portion 16. Then, the bag-side engaging member 19 engages with the exterior material 24 of the second absorbent article 20B.

[0035] Then, as the user continues to pull the first absorbent article 20A outward from the packaging bag 11, the second-article-side engaging member 25b provided on the first absorbent article 20A peels off from the exterior material 24 of the second absorbent article 20B, and the first-article-side engaging member 25a provided on the second absorbent article 20B peels off from the exterior material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A, as shown in Fig. 5E. As a result, the first absorbent article 20A is separated from the second absorbent article 20B, and the other end 20b is also pulled out from the packaging bag 11, and the first absorbent article 20A is completely removed from the packaging bag 11.

[0036] In contrast, the second absorbent article 20B engages with the bag side engaging member 19. Therefore, the second absorbent article 20B is caught on the inner surface 16a of the left side portion 16 of the packaging bag 11 via the bag side engaging member 19. In other words, the engaging force of the bag side engaging member 19 acts on the second absorbent article 20B to pull it toward the inside of the packaging bag 11.

[0037] Moreover, when the second absorbent article 20B is pulled, a force F2 in a shear direction from the second absorbent article 20B to the bag side engaging member 19 acts between the exterior material 24 of the second absorbent article 20B and the bag side engaging member 19 (see FIG. 5D). Therefore, the second absorbent article 20B is not peeled off from the bag side engaging member 19. As a result, the second absorbent article 20B is kept inside the packaging bag 11.

[0038] Therefore, in the packaging body 10 of Example 1, the absorbent article (first absorbent article 20A) that is engaged with an adjacent absorbent article (second absorbent article 20B) while stored in the packaging bag 11 can be easily removed one by one from the packaging bag 11.

[0039] In addition, in the package 10 of the first embodiment, as described above, the bag-side engaging member 19 provided on the inner surface 16a of the packaging bag 11 is engaged with the second absorbent article 20B, and the engaging force of the bag-side engaging member 19 can hold the second absorbent article 20B inside the packaging bag 11. Therefore, the opening 30 does not necessarily have to be formed across two wall surfaces (for example, the left side surface portion 16 and the front surface portion 14), and the degree of freedom in setting the size and shape of the opening 30 can be improved. In addition, since the opening 30 does not necessarily have to be formed across two wall surfaces, the fold O of the absorbent article 20 can be oriented in any direction when stored in the packaging bag 11. Therefore, the degree of freedom in the storage direction of multiple absorbent articles 20 can be improved.

[0040] Furthermore, in the package 10 of Example 1, the engagement force of the bag-side engaging member 19 with respect to the exterior material 24 is set higher than the engagement force of the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b with respect to the exterior material 24. Therefore, the peeling force acting when peeling the second article-side engaging member 25b provided on the first absorbent article 20A from the exterior material 24 of the second absorbent article 20B and peeling the first article-side engaging member 25a provided on the second absorbent article 20B from the exterior material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A is not sufficient to peel the second absorbent article 20B from the bag-side engaging member 19. This allows the second absorbent article 20B to be appropriately retained in the packaging bag 11 by the engagement force of the bag-side engaging member 19, and prevents the second absorbent article 20B from being pulled out together with the first absorbent article 20A.

[0041] In addition, in the package 10 of Example 1, the multiple absorbent articles 20 are stored in the package bag 11 with the fold O facing the bottom surface portion 12, and the bag side engaging member 19 is provided between the opening 30 and the bottom surface portion 12. Therefore, when a user takes out the first absorbent article 20A, the user pulls out one end 20a of the first absorbent article 20A to the outside of the package bag 11 and then pulls it upward. As a result, in the package 10 of Example 1, a force F1 in a peeling direction that faces upward along the height direction Z can be applied between the exterior material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A and the bag side engaging member 19. Therefore, the package 10 of Example 1 can reduce the engaging force of the exterior material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A with the bag side engaging member 19, and the user can easily peel off the first absorbent article 20A from the bag side engaging member 19.

[0042] Furthermore, when the second absorbent article 20B pulled by the first absorbent article 20A engages with the bag-side engaging member 19, the packaging body 10 of Example 1 can apply a force F2 in the shear direction from the second absorbent article 20B to the bag-side engaging member 19 between the outer casing 24 of the second absorbent article 20B and the bag-side engaging member 19. Thus, the packaging body 10 of Example 1 can improve the engaging force of the outer casing 24 of the second absorbent article 20B with the bag-side engaging member 19, making it difficult for the second absorbent article 20B to peel off from the bag-side engaging member 19.

[0043] Moreover, in the package 10 of Example 1, the maximum width W4 of the opening 30 in the thickness direction X is set to a length shorter than the width W2 of the absorbent article 20. As a result, when a user tries to take out the first absorbent article 20A, if the user pulls it straight along the lateral direction Y, the first absorbent article 20A gets caught on the outer peripheral region 31 of the opening 30 and cannot be taken out smoothly. Therefore, the user needs to gently twist the first absorbent article 20A to take it out.

[0044] Thereby, the package 10 of Example 1 can increase the force F1 in the peeling direction acting between the outer material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A and the bag-side engaging member 19, and further reduce the engaging force of the outer material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A with the bag-side engaging member 19. As a result, the user can peel the first absorbent article 20A from the bag-side engaging member 19 even more easily.

[0045] Furthermore, in the packaging body 10 of Example 1, a rigidity enhancing structure 32 is provided on the left side surface portion 16 of the packaging bag 11, which provides the strength of at least the outer peripheral region 31 of the opening 30 with a strength capable of supporting the inclination of the absorbent article 20. This makes it possible to suppress deformation of the left side surface portion 16 when the second absorbent article 20B is pulled and falls toward the left side surface portion 16 when the first absorbent article 20A is removed. Therefore, the packaging body 10 of Example 1 can prevent the opening 30 from deforming and the second absorbent article 20B from coming out of the opening 30.

[0046] The packaging body of the present invention has been described above based on Example 1. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this Example, and design changes, combinations of the Examples, additions, etc. are permitted as long as they do not deviate from the gist of the invention according to each claim in the scope of the claims.

[0047] In the first embodiment, an example is shown in which the fold O of the absorbent article 20 stored in the packaging bag 11 is set at the center position in the longitudinal direction D1, and the distance from the fold O to the first article side engaging member 25a and the distance from the fold O to the second article side engaging member 25b are approximately the same length. However, the shape of the absorbent article 20 stored in the packaging bag 11 is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 6(a), the packaging bag 11 may store an absorbent article 20 folded with the fold O shifted from the center position in the longitudinal direction D1 to the other end 20b side. That is, the absorbent article 20 stored in the packaging bag 11 may be such that the distance L1 from the fold O to the first article side engaging member 25a and the distance L2 from the fold O to the second article side engaging member 25b are different. In this case, as shown in Fig. 6(b), when multiple absorbent articles 20 folded in half at crease O are arranged, the article-side engaging members 25a, 25b do not face each other between adjacent absorbent articles 20. Therefore, the area in which the second article-side engaging member 25b provided on one absorbent article 20 contacts the exterior material 24 of the second absorbent article 20B stored next can be made larger than in Example 1. This increases the engaging force of the second article-side engaging member 25b, allowing multiple absorbent articles 20 to be accurately connected to each other within the packaging bag 11.

[0048] Therefore, when the absorbent article 20 is removed from the packaging bag 11, the second absorbent article 20B stored next can be pulled strongly toward the left side surface portion 16. Then, the second absorbent article 20B can be brought into appropriate contact with the bag-side engaging member 19, and the engaging force of the bag-side engaging member 19 can keep the second absorbent article 20B in place within the packaging bag 11.

[0049] In the absorbent article 20 stored in the packaging bag 11, the distance L1 from the fold O to the first article-side engaging member 25a and the distance L2 from the fold O to the second article-side engaging member 25b may be different from each other in the above-mentioned example. For example, the absorbent article 20 may have the fold O set at the center position in the longitudinal direction D1, and the first distance H3 and the second distance H4 set to different lengths.

[0050] In addition, in the package 10 of Example 1, the opening shape of the opening 30 is symmetrical with respect to the axis α extending in the longitudinal direction D1 (between the bottom surface portion 12 and the top surface portion 13) of the absorbent article 20 stored in the packaging bag 11 at the center position (the center position between the front surface portion 14 and the rear surface portion 15) of the absorbent article 20 stored in the packaging bag 11, but is not limited thereto. For example, as in the package 10A of the modified example shown in FIG. 7(a), the opening shape of the opening 30 when the left side surface portion 16 is viewed along the lateral direction Y may be set to a shape that is asymmetrical with respect to the axis α. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7(b), the center portion of the opening forming portion 18 in the thickness direction X has an inverted U-shape that is convex toward the top surface portion 13, and the distance H5 from the bottom surface portion 12 to one end portion 18a is different from the distance H6 from the bottom surface portion 12 to the other end portion 18b.

[0051] 7(a), the opening area of ​​the opening 30 is narrower on the front surface portion 14 side than the axis α and is wider on the rear surface portion 15 side than the axis α. Therefore, when removing the absorbent article 20, the user needs to twist and pull the absorbent article 20 significantly. As a result, it is possible to reduce the peel strength (the force with which the first absorbent article 20A engages with the bag side engaging member 19) between the exterior material 24 of the first absorbent article 20A removed from the package 10A and the bag side engaging member 19. This makes it even easier to remove the first absorbent article 20A.

[0052] In the packaging body 10 of the first embodiment, an example in which a plurality of absorbent articles 20 arranged in a line is stored has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the packaging body 10 may store a plurality of absorbent articles 20 arranged in a plurality of lines along the height direction Z or the thickness direction X. In this case, a plurality of openings 30 are formed corresponding to each line. Also, a plurality of bag-side engaging members 19 are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of lines.

[0053] In addition, in the package 10 of the first embodiment, the plurality of absorbent articles 20 are stored side by side between the left side surface portion 16 and the right side surface portion 17, and the opening 30 is formed in the left side surface portion 16, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the plurality of absorbent articles 20 may be stored side by side between the front surface portion 14 and the rear surface portion 15 with the fold O facing the bottom surface portion 12. In this case, the opening forming portion 18 is formed in the front surface portion 14 or the rear surface portion 15, and the opening 30 is formed in the front surface portion 14 or the rear surface portion 15. In addition, the plurality of absorbent articles 20 may be stored side by side between the bottom surface portion 12 and the top surface portion 13 with the fold O facing any one of the front surface portion 14, the rear surface portion 15, the left side surface portion 16, and the right side surface portion 17. In this case, the opening forming portion 18 is formed in the bottom surface portion 12 or the top surface portion 13, and the opening 30 is formed in the bottom surface portion 12 or the top surface portion 13.

[0054] Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the bag side engaging member 19 is positioned between the bottom surface portion 12 toward which the fold line O is oriented and the opening 30, but this is not limiting. The bag side engaging member 19 can be provided at any position as long as it does not interfere with the opening 30. Furthermore, multiple bag side engaging members 19 may be provided around the opening 30.

[0055] In the packaging body 10 of Example 1, the opening forming portion 18 has an inverted U-shaped curved shape with the bottom surface portion 12 side open, and when the opening 30 is formed, a part of the left side surface portion 16 that covered the opening 30 is not cut off from the left side surface portion 16. However, the shape of the opening forming portion 18 can be set arbitrarily, and may be, for example, a circular or elliptical curved shape or a straight line that forms a rectangular shape. And, when the opening 30 is formed, the part of the left side surface portion 16 that covered the opening 30 may be completely cut off from the left side surface portion 16.

[0056] In addition, in the first embodiment, the absorbent article 20 stored in the package 10 is an absorbent pad for light incontinence, but the present invention is not limited to this. The absorbent article 20 may be, for example, a disposable diaper of a tape type or pants type, or a sanitary napkin, as long as it is folded with the exterior material 24 facing outward at a fold O set in the middle of the longitudinal direction D1. [Explanation of symbols]

[0057] 10 Packaging 11 Packaging bag 12 Bottom part (third wall) 13 Top section 14 Front part 15 Rear part 16 Left side (first wall) 16a Inside surface 17 Right side (second wall) 18 Aperture forming part 19 Bag side engaging member 20 Absorbent articles 24 Exterior materials 25a Article side engaging member 25b Article side engaging member 30 Opening 31 Outer area 32 Improved rigidity structure D1 Longitudinal direction D2 width direction O Fold

Claims

1. A packaging body having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped packaging bag having a longitudinal direction corresponding to the front-to-rear direction of a wearer and a width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and containing a plurality of absorbent articles folded with an outer material on an outer side at a crease set in a middle portion of the longitudinal direction, The plurality of absorbent articles are stored side by side between a first wall surface of the packaging bag and a second wall surface opposed to the first wall surface, with the exterior materials being in contact with each other and stacked together, The outer cover of the absorbent article is provided with an article-side engaging member that is detachably engaged with an outer cover of another adjacent absorbent article, The first wall surface is formed with a linear opening forming portion that forms an opening for removing the absorbent article, a bag-side engaging member with which the outer material of the absorbent article is detachably engaged is provided on an inner surface of the first wall at a position that does not interfere with the opening; The engagement force of the bag-side engaging member with respect to the exterior material is set to be higher than the engagement force of the article-side engaging member with respect to the exterior material. A package comprising:

2. In the packaging body described in claim 1, The absorbent article is stored in the packaging bag with the fold facing a third wall surface perpendicular to the first wall surface and the second wall surface, The bag-side engaging member is provided between the opening and the third wall surface. A package comprising:

3. The packaging body according to claim 1 or 2, The packaging bag is provided with the article-side engaging members at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and stores an absorbent article in which the distance from the fold to one of the article-side engaging members is different from the distance from the fold to the other article-side engaging member. A package comprising:

4. The packaging body according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The packaging bag is provided with a rigidity enhancing structure that enhances the strength of at least the outer peripheral region of the opening to a strength capable of supporting the inclination of the absorbent article. A package comprising:

5. The packaging body according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The width of the opening is set to be shorter than the width of the absorbent article. A package comprising:

6. The packaging body according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The opening is set at the center position in the width direction of the absorbent article and has an asymmetric opening shape with respect to an axis extending in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article. A package comprising:

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