Soft packaging holder

Abstract

To provide a soft packaging material holder which can be retained and stored in a folded state when a soft packaging material is not inserted and during transportation.SOLUTION: A soft packaging material holder for accommodating and holding a soft packaging material filled with a content fluid is foldable and comprises: a pair of a front face part and a rear face part; a top face part which is connected to upper ends of the front face part and the rear face part via a movable connection member, and has an insertion hole to which a spout of the soft packaging material can be inserted; and a folding mechanism provided on side face parts. The top face part comprises a front face side top face part and a rear face side top face part. The front face side top face part is connected to the upper end of the front face part by using the movable connection member, whereas the rear face side top face part is connected to the upper end of the rear face part by using the movable connection member. The front face side top face part and the rear face side top face part are connected to each other by using the movable connection member. The insertion hole is provided in the front face side top face part or the rear face side top face part. When the soft packaging material holder is set in a folded state, the front face side top face part and the rear face side top face part move upward or downward interlocked with movement of the folding mechanism, around a connection portion of the front face part and the rear face part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a flexible packaging holder. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, for the purpose of reducing environmental loads and saving resources, soft packaging materials having bag-shaped container bodies formed using resin sheet materials have been used as containers for storing liquid contents, instead of hard containers having container bodies made of plastic or glass. Some of these soft packaging materials also have a pump dispenser that can be detachably attached to them by using an outer container, for example.

[0003] In order to smoothly fasten the soft packaging material to the outer container and to maintain the aesthetic appearance of the soft packaging material, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a soft packaging material holder having a mounting portion, an erect portion erected vertically from the periphery of the mounting portion, and an overhanging engaging portion that extends horizontally from the upper end of the erect portion to the portion directly above the mounting portion and has a U-shaped notch with which a spout member for the soft packaging material is engaged (Claim 1, Figure 1, etc.). Furthermore, Patent Document 2 discloses a refill pack holder in which a front body and a rear body of non-identical shape which cover the front and rear sides of a refill pack are connected at their bottom parts, the front bottom part and the rear bottom part, by connecting pieces, and in which the front body or the rear body can be opened and closed back and forth (paragraph

[0037] , Figure 10, etc.).

[0004] Furthermore, Patent Document 3 discloses a pouch holding structure in which a pair of holder frame members are connected by a hinge joint, and the pair of holder frame members can be opened and closed freely with the hinge joint as the opening and closing center (paragraph

[0034] , Figure 1, etc.). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2018-47928 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2012-106756 A [Patent Document 3] JP 2016-101962 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, in the soft packaging holder described in Reference 1, the shape of the soft packaging holder remains unchanged regardless of whether the soft packaging is attached or not, so it cannot be folded and stored when the soft packaging is not attached or when the soft packaging holder is transported. In addition, in the refill pack holder and pouch holding structure described in References 2 and 3, although they can be opened and closed back and forth or left and right, the holder itself cannot be folded and stored, so it cannot be folded and stored when the soft packaging is not attached or when the soft packaging holder is transported. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] Therefore, the soft packaging material holder of the present invention is a foldable soft packaging material holder that accommodates and holds a soft packaging material filled with a content liquid, and comprises a pair of front and rear portions, a top surface portion that is connected to upper ends of the front and rear portions via a movable connecting member and has an insertion hole through which a pouring outlet of the soft packaging material can be inserted, and a folding mechanism provided on a side portion, the top surface portion consisting of a front-side top surface portion and a rear-side top surface portion, the front-side top surface portion is connected to the upper end of the front portion by a movable connecting member, and the rear-side top surface portion has a through hole through which a pouring outlet of the soft packaging material can be inserted, The object of the present invention is to provide a soft packaging material holder in which the top surface is connected to the upper end of the rear surface by a movable connecting member, the front surface and the rear surface are connected to each other by a movable connecting member, and the insertion hole is provided in the front surface or the rear surface, and when the soft packaging material holder is in a folded state, the front surface and the rear surface move upward or downward around the connecting portion with the front surface and the rear surface in conjunction with the movement of the folding mechanism. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the soft packaging material holder of the present invention, when the soft packaging material is not attached or when it is being transported, it can be folded and stored or stowed. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1A and 1B are perspective views showing a flexible packaging material holder according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention in a used state and a folded state, respectively. [Diagram 2] 1 is a partially enlarged plan view of a connecting portion between a front portion and a second front side portion of a soft packaging material holder according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention with a top portion removed. FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view of the flexible packaging material holder according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, taken along line A-A'; FIG. 1B is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the connecting portion in the used state; FIG. 1C is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the connecting portion in the folded state; and FIG. 1D is a partially enlarged oblique view showing the detailed configuration of the movable connecting member. [Figure 4] 1A is an overall perspective view of a flexible packaging material accommodated in a flexible packaging material holder according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a partially enlarged side view of a spout portion. [Diagram 5] 1A and 1B are a side view and a top view, respectively, of a dispenser attached to a flexible packaging material housed in a flexible packaging material holder according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] 1A and 1B are perspective views showing a modified example of a soft packaging material holder according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention in a used state and a folded state, respectively. [Figure 7] 10A and 10B are side views showing a state in which the flexible packaging material holder according to another modified example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is used and folded, respectively. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the configurations, numerical values, process flows, functional elements, etc. described in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are free to be modified or changed, and are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention to the following description.

[0011] The soft packaging material holder 1 is a rectangular box-shaped device, and includes a front part 10, a back part 11, a top part 12, a first side part 13, and a second side part 14. The front part 10 is a rectangular thin plate-like member, and when the soft packaging material holder 1 is viewed from the front (when viewed from the front part 10 side), the long side corresponds to the height of the soft packaging material holder 1, and the short side corresponds to the width of the soft packaging material holder 1. In addition, both long side parts of the front part 10 are curved surfaces (approximately 1 / 4 circle) when viewed from above, and the front part 10 is connected to the first side part 13 and the second side part 14 via these curved surfaces. In this way, since both long side parts of the front part 10 are chamfered into a curved shape, when a user holds the soft packaging material holder 1, there are no angular parts, so that the user will not be injured or feel pain even if the user holds the soft packaging material holder 1 for a long time or the weight of the soft packaging material is heavy.

[0012] In the soft packaging material holder 1, the rear portion 11 is disposed at a position facing the front portion 10. The rear portion 11 is a thin plate-like member having the same rectangular shape as the front portion 10. Both long side portions of the rear portion 11 are curved surfaces (approximately 1 / 4 circle) like the front portion 10, and the rear portion 11 is connected to the first side portion 13 and the second side portion 14 via these curved portions.

[0013] A hexagonal structure (honeycomb structure) is integrally provided on the inner surface side of the rear portion 11, which cannot be seen from the outside, in order to improve the strength of the rear portion 11 while reducing its weight. The size and number of the hexagonal structures are appropriately set. A polygonal structure other than a hexagon or a quadrangular structure may be provided on the inner surface side of the rear portion 11. Although not shown, a hexagonal structure (honeycomb structure) is integrally provided on the inner surface side of the front portion 10, which cannot be seen from the outside, in order to improve the strength of the front portion 10 while reducing its weight, similar to the rear portion 11. As described above, the soft packaging material holder 1 has a structure in which a pair of the front portion 10 and the rear portion 11 are symmetrically arranged. The front portion 10 and the rear portion 11 may be provided with holes or the like. For example, the front portion 10 and the back portion 11 may have different shapes (e.g., positions of holes, positions of decorative members) as long as their vertical and horizontal dimensions are the same, such as providing at least one hole of a predetermined size at a predetermined position in the back portion 11 and not providing a hole in the front portion 10. For example, the back portion 11 may have a hole so that a warning label or the like displayed on the soft packaging material 20 contained therein can be confirmed, and the front portion 10 may not have a hole. Here, the term "pair" means that the front portion 10 and the back portion 11 are paired in the soft packaging material holder 1, and does not include a pair in which the front portion 10 has a pair but the back portion 11 does not, or a pair in which the front portion 10 does not have a pair but the back portion 11 does not, or a pair in which the front portion 10 does not have a pair but the back portion 11 does not.

[0014] Next, the soft packaging material holder 1 has a first side surface portion 13, which is composed of two members, a front side first side surface portion 13a and a rear side first side surface portion 13b, and the front side first side surface portion 13a and the rear side first side surface portion 13b are each a rectangular thin plate-like member. The front side first side surface portion 13a and the rear side first side surface portion 13b are connected to each other at approximately the center of the first side surface portion 13 in the depth direction by multiple movable connecting members 13c.

[0015] The movable connecting member 13c is a so-called hinge formed by fitting a member such as a metal rod into a hollow portion of a cylindrical member. In this way, by making the movable connecting member 13c a hinge type, the front side first side portion 13a and the back side first side portion 13b can rotate around the movable connecting member 13c and move to open and close. In the soft packaging material holder 1, the movable connecting member 13c is attached to the surface (outer surface) of the first side portion 13 so as to be visible from the outside, so that the connecting portion of the front side first side portion 13a and the back side first side portion 13b can be moved in a direction toward the inside of the soft packaging material holder 1.

[0016] When the soft packaging material holder 1 is folded, the front first side surface portion 13a and the rear first side surface portion 13b are positioned so that their outwardly facing surfaces face each other. Also, the rear surfaces (facing the inside of the soft packaging material holder 1) of the front first side surface portion 13a and the rear first side surface portion 13b face the rear surfaces (facing the inside of the soft packaging material holder 1) of the front portion 10 and the rear portion 11.

[0017] In the illustrated example, the first side surface portion 13 is made lighter by providing multiple (two) holes 13d in the first side surface portion 13, and furthermore, the soft packaging material 20 contained inside the soft packaging material holder 1 can be visually confirmed from the outside. However, the number of holes 13d is not limited to two, and may be one, or three or more. It is not necessary to provide the holes 13d. In addition, since the first side surface portion 13 has two holes 13d, the structure has three movable connecting members 13c intermittently provided from the side closer to the top surface portion 12.

[0018] The soft packaging holder 1 has a second side surface portion 14 (not shown), which is disposed at a position facing the first side surface portion 13. The second side surface portion 14 is composed of a front side second side surface portion 14a and a rear side second side surface portion 14b, similar to the first side surface portion 13, and the front side second side surface portion 14a and the rear side second side surface portion 14b are each a rectangular thin plate-like member. The front side second side surface portion 14a and the rear side second side surface portion 14b are connected by a plurality of movable connecting members at the approximate center of the depth direction of the second side surface portion 14, similar to the first side surface portion 13, and can rotate around the movable connecting members to move so as to open and close. The movable connecting members provided on the second side surface portion 14 and the movable connecting members 13c provided on the first side surface portion 13 described above form a folding mechanism. By providing a folding mechanism, as described below, the soft packaging material holder 1 can be moved between a use state and a folded state. In the soft packaging material holder 1, the movable connecting member is attached to the surface of the second side surface portion 14 so as to be visible from the outside, so that the connecting portion of the front side second side surface portion 14a and the back side second side surface portion 14b can be moved in a direction toward the inside of the soft packaging material holder 1. As described above, the soft packaging material holder 1 has a structure in which the first side surface portion 13 and the second side surface portion 14 are arranged symmetrically. Note that the number and positions of the holes 13d and the hooks 14d provided in the first side surface portion 13 and the second side surface portion 14 may be different. Similarly to the front portion 10 and the back portion 11, the soft packaging holder 1 has a pair of a first side portion 13 and a second side portion 14, but here, a pair does not include those that have the first side portion 13 but not the second side portion 14, or those that do not have the first side portion 13 but have the second side portion 14.

[0019] As shown in FIG. 2, when the movable connecting member 14c connecting the front part 10 and the front second side part 14a is viewed from above, the tangent line at the end of the curved part of the front part 10 and the line parallel to the surface (outer side) of the front second side part 14a do not overlap, and a step G is provided. That is, in FIG. 2, the front second side part 14a protrudes outward. This step G is provided to prevent the user's finger from being pinched between the front part 10 and the front second side part 14a when the user holds the front part 10 and hooks the fingertip on the front second side part 14a to move the movable connecting member 14c in order to put the soft packaging holder 1 into a usable state or a folded state. The step G is, for example, 0.4 mm, but is not limited thereto.

[0020] Although not shown in the figures, a similar step G is also provided between the front portion 10 and the front first side surface portion 13a. Furthermore, a similar step G is also provided between the rear portion 11 and the rear first side surface portion 13b and the rear second side surface portion 14b. These steps G also exert the same effect as the step G provided between the front portion 10 and the front second side surface portion 14a.

[0021] Here, the detailed structure of the movable connecting member 10a will be described with reference to Fig. 3. In Fig. 3, hatching has been omitted to avoid cluttering the drawing. The soft packaging holder 1 has a rectangular shape when viewed from above (in a plan view), and movable connecting members are provided at the four corners and approximately in the center of the first and second side surfaces (see Fig. 3(a)). Here, the structure of the movable connecting member will be described using the movable connecting member 10a as an example.

[0022] The front second side surface portion 14a has a round hook portion 14d, and the front surface portion 10 and the front second side surface portion 14a are connected to each other by hooking this hook portion 14d into an engagement portion 10c provided on the front surface portion 10. A groove portion 10d is provided on the front surface portion 10 so that the hook portion 14d can move, and the hook portion 14d can move within this groove portion 10d.

[0023] Hook portion 14d is capable of rotating (pivoting) around engaging portion 10c, and with this movement of hook portion 14d, soft packaging material holder 1 can be freely transformed between a use state and a folded state.

[0024] The hook portion 14d is tapered toward the tip. A wall portion 10e is provided on the front surface 10 so as to face the tip of the hook portion 14d, and the hook portion 14d moves along the curved surface of the wall portion 10e.

[0025] In addition, the wall portion 10e is provided with a protrusion 10b, and for example, when the soft packaging holder 1 is transformed from the use state (FIG. 3(b)) to the folded state (FIG. 3(c)), the tip of the hook portion 14d must overcome the protrusion 10b. Therefore, when the soft packaging holder 1 is in the use state (FIG. 3(b)), in order to transform it to the folded state, the user must apply some force, otherwise the tip of the hook portion 14d cannot overcome the protrusion 10b, and the soft packaging holder 1 is not easily closed. In this way, the combination of the protrusion 10b and the tip of the hook portion 14d plays the role of a safety device to prevent the soft packaging holder 1 from being transformed unintentionally by the user. Note that other movable connecting members provided between the front portion 10 and the back portion 11 and the first side portion 13 and the second side portion 14 also have the same configuration as the movable connecting member 10a described here.

[0026] Next, the movable connecting member 11a is a hinge-type connecting member (see FIG. 3(d)). The movable connecting member 11a is formed by fitting the fitting pin 11b into the fitting portion 11c. When the fitting pin 11b is fitted, the fitting portion 11c and the member connected thereto rotate around the fitting pin 11b, while the fitting pin 11b and the member connected thereto also rotate with respect to the fitting portion 11c. In this way, in the soft packaging material holder 1, the members connected by the movable connecting member 11a move relative to each other. Note that the other movable connecting members provided on the first side portion 13 and the second side portion 14 of the soft packaging material holder 1 also have the same configuration as the movable connecting member 11a described here.

[0027] Returning to FIG. 1, the soft packaging holder 1 has a top surface 12. The top surface 12 is a thin plate-like member and has a substantially square shape when viewed from above, but may have a rectangular shape. The top surface 12 is made up of two members, a front top surface 12a and a rear top surface 12b. In the top surface 12, the front top surface 12a is connected to the upper edge of the upper end portion of the front portion 10 via a movable connecting member 12c, and the rear top surface 12b is connected to the upper edge of the upper end portion of the rear portion 11 via a movable connecting member 12c. The front top surface 12a and the rear top surface 12b are connected to each other via the movable connecting member 12c. Here, the movable connecting member 12c is a hinge-type connecting member.

[0028] In the illustrated example, the front top surface portion 12a has a convex shape when viewed from above, whereas the back top surface portion 12b has a concave shape, and the concave and convex portions are fitted together to form the approximately square top surface portion 12. As will be described later, the shape of the top surface portion 12 is not limited to an approximately square shape, and may be a rectangular shape, or may be a shape that matches the shape of the soft packaging material 20 contained therein.

[0029] Further, a circular insertion hole 15 is provided in the front top surface portion 12a of the top surface portion 12. The insertion hole 15 is a hole for passing the spout 23 of the soft packaging material 20, and the diameter of the insertion hole 15 may be any size as long as the spout 23 of the soft packaging material 20 can pass through, but for example, a diameter of about 27 mm is preferable.

[0030] With this diameter, when soft packaging material 20 is set in soft packaging material holder 1 and dispenser 30, which will be described later, is attached to spout 23, when the user lifts soft packaging material holder 1, screw cap portion 31 of dispenser 30 will catch on top surface portion 12, making it possible to move soft packaging material holder 1 containing soft packaging material 20.

[0031] The insertion hole 15 may be provided in the rear surface portion 12b. In this manner, the insertion hole 15 may be provided in either the front surface portion 12a or the rear surface portion 12b.

[0032] When the soft packaging material holder 1 is in a folded state, the top surface 12 has an A-shape (mountain shape) when viewed from the side, with the connection part between the front top surface 12a and the rear top surface 12b as the apex, and the inner surfaces (reverse surfaces) of the front top surface 12a and the rear top surface 12b face each other.

[0033] Next, as described above, the soft packaging material holder 1 is a rectangular box-shaped device, but does not have a bottom. Since the soft packaging material holder 1 does not have a bottom, the user holds the soft packaging material holder 1 in his / her hand and lowers the soft packaging material holder 1 from above to below the soft packaging material 20 placed on a table or the like so as to cover the soft packaging material 20. Then, the spout 23 of the soft packaging material 20 is passed through the insertion hole 15. In this way, the soft packaging material 20 is set in the soft packaging material holder 1, and the soft packaging material holder 1 can be put into a usable state. After that, the dispenser 30 or the like is attached to the spout 23, and the user operates the nozzle head 33 to dispense the liquid content contained in the soft packaging material 20.

[0034] The dimensions of the soft packaging material holder 1 in the used state are width (L) x depth (W) x height (H) of approximately 71 mm x 63 mm x 172.5 mm, and in the folded state are width (L) x depth (W) x height (H) of approximately 71 mm x 26 mm x 197.3 mm, but are not limited to these. In other words, the soft packaging material holder 1 is enlarged or reduced in size according to the size of the soft packaging material 20 contained therein, and the dimensions in the used state are expected to be width approximately 20 mm to 120 mm, depth approximately 20 mm to 120 mm, and height approximately 50 mm to 250 mm.

[0035] The soft packaging material holder 1 is, for example, an injection molded product made of synthetic resins such as PP (polypropylene), PE (polyethylene), ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer synthetic resin), acrylic, polyester resins such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PCT (polycyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate), PBT (polybutylene terephthalate), and SAN (styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer), as well as injection molded products made of recycled resins of these, and processed products made from metal, wood, or paper.

[0036] When the soft packaging material holder 1 is not in use, as shown in the use state and the folded state shown in Fig. 1(a) and (b), the first side surface portion 13 and the second side surface portion 14 are folded toward the inside of the soft packaging material holder 1, and the top surface portion 12 is deformed to have an A-shape (mountain shape), thereby reducing the thickness in the depth direction and making it into a thin plate-like shape. That is, in order to open and close the soft packaging material holder 1 to be in the use state (Fig. 1(a)) or in the folded state (Fig. 1(b)), the user can, for example, grasp both long side portions of the front surface portion 10 and the back surface portion 11 and pull the front surface portion 10 and the back surface portion 11 toward the outside of the soft packaging material holder 1 or push them toward the inside, thereby moving between the two states. Note that the first side surface portion 13 and the second side surface portion 14 may be folded toward the outside of the soft packaging material holder 1, opposite to the way in which the soft packaging material holder 1 is deformed as described here. In this case, the top surface portion 12 may deform so that the front side top surface portion 12a and the back side top surface portion 12b move upward to form an inverted mountain shape, rather than these components moving downward to form an inverted mountain shape, or the top surface portion 12, the first side surface portion 13 and the second side surface portion 14 may all deform so as to move toward the outside of the soft packaging material holder 1.

[0037] The soft packaging material holder 1 is a holder without a bottom, but the ends (lower ends) opposite the top surface 12 of the front surface 10, back surface 11, first side surface 13 and second side surface form a support portion 16 to be placed on a support surface such as a table.

[0038] That is, in the use state, the soft packaging material holder 1 is placed on a top plate of a table or the like, but the soft packaging material holder 1 is a holder that can stand on its own. In this case, the ends (lower ends) of the front part 10 and the back part 11 opposite to the top plate 12 and the ends (lower ends) of the front first side part 13a, the back first side part 13b, the front second side part 14a, and the back second side part 14b opposite to the top plate 12 are the parts that come into contact with the top plate of a table or the like. Note that, as long as the soft packaging material holder 1 can withstand the weight of the soft packaging material 20 contained inside the soft packaging material holder 1, the parts that constitute the placement part 16 are not limited to the above-mentioned parts, and for example, the placement part 16 may be constituted by the lower ends of the front part 10 and the back part 11.

[0039] Next, referring to Figs. 4(a) and (b), the soft packaging material 20 held by the soft packaging material holder 1 of this embodiment will be described. The soft packaging material 20 is a container formed using a soft sheet material having flexibility, such as a bag container or a thin-walled bottle. The soft packaging material 20 is used with a dispenser attached to a top sheet portion 22 forming the upper end portion of a main body 21 that contains the content liquid. When attaching the dispenser, the cap 24 attached to the spout 23 (pouring port) is removed, and the dispenser is attached in exchange for the cap 24. The cap 24 is a member for blocking the spout 23 to prevent the content liquid from leaking. The cap 24 is screwed to a male screw 25 of the spout 23. When the content liquid of the soft packaging material 20 runs out, the dispenser can be removed and replaced with a new soft packaging material 20, allowing the dispenser to be reused. Flange 26 is a protruding portion provided on spout 23, and serves as a catch when soft packaging material 20 is held by soft packaging material holder 1. Soft packaging material 20 is held by held portion 27 provided on the lower part of flange 26.

[0040] The main body 21 is formed of, for example, a synthetic resin film material sheet made of polyolefin resin such as PP (polypropylene) or PE (polyethylene), polyester resin such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate), polyamide resin, nylon resin, etc., a film material sheet made of a laminate of a synthetic resin film and a metal such as aluminum, or a film material sheet made of a synthetic resin film vapor-deposited with a metal such as aluminum, or a single-layer or multi-layer laminate sheet made of a combination of these, but is not limited to these. In the soft packaging material 20, the top sheet, the side sheets, and the bottom sheet are joined by various known methods to form the vertically elongated cylindrical main body 21 with and without a top, including a top surface portion made of the top sheet, side surfaces made of the side sheets, and a bottom surface portion made of the bottom sheet.

[0041] The main body 21 may be a bag main body having a gusset shape or the like, formed by sandwiching a side sheet folded in two between the side portion of the front sheet and the side portion of the back sheet that constitute the side portion. Also, the main body 21 does not necessarily have to include a top sheet and a bottom sheet, and may be a bag main body having a pouch shape or the like.

[0042] Spout 23 attached to top sheet portion 22 of main body 21 is a known injection molded product made of synthetic resin such as polyolefin resin such as PE (polyethylene) or PP (polypropylene), polyester resin such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate), polyamide resin, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polylactic acid, etc., and includes a cylindrical spout portion (neck portion) and a joining plate (not shown) having a rectangular (including square) planar shape that extends flat outward from the lower end of the spout portion. Spout 23 is attached to main body 21 by inserting the spout portion into a through hole provided in top sheet portion 22 of main body 21 and joining the upper surface of the joining plate to the lower surface of top sheet portion 22.

[0043] Next, with reference to Figs. 5(a) and (b), the dispenser 30 attached to the soft packaging material 20 will be described. For example, the dispenser 30 may be a pump-type dispenser having a configuration similar to that used in the pump-type discharge container described in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open Publication No. 6-39752. The dispenser 30 has a screw cap portion 31, a pump housing (not shown), a suction tube portion (not shown), a nozzle head 33, and the like. The screw cap portion 31 has a cylindrical portion having a female thread ridge formed on its inner surface, and as described above, the dispenser 30 can be attached to the top sheet portion 22 of the main body 21 by screwing it into the spout 23 having a male thread ridge formed on its outer periphery. Here, the diameter (R) of the screw cap portion 31 of the dispenser 30 is about 27.1 mm.

[0044] The pump housing of the dispenser 30 is a known type having a piston (not shown) for expanding and contracting a pump chamber provided therein, a stem 34 having a discharge passage that can communicate with the pump chamber, a ball valve (not shown), and the like. A nozzle head 33 having a nozzle portion 33a that communicates with the discharge passage of the stem 34 is attached to the end of the stem 34 that protrudes from the pump housing to the outside. In the discharge mechanism using the pump housing of the dispenser 30, when the nozzle head 33 is pressed down, the stem 34 reciprocates and the piston descends, and the content liquid in the pump chamber compressed by the piston is sucked into the decompressed pump chamber in the pump housing through the suction tube portion. By performing such a pressing operation on the nozzle head 33 a predetermined number of times, a required amount of content liquid can be sucked up from the main body 21 and discharged from the nozzle portion 33a.

[0045] Next, a modified example of the soft packaging material holder will be described with reference to Fig. 6(a) and (b). The soft packaging material holder 2 is different from the above-mentioned soft packaging material holder 1 in that the soft packaging material holder 1 is a substantially square-shaped holder when viewed from the top surface portion 12 (above), whereas the soft packaging material holder 2 is a rectangular-shaped holder when viewed from the top surface portion 42 (above). That is, when viewed from the front surface portion 40, the width of the soft packaging material holder 2 is larger than the width of the soft packaging material holder 1. Also, the first side surface portion 43 does not have the hole portion 13d that was provided in the first side surface portion 13 of the soft packaging material holder 1, but the first side surface portion 43 may have a hole similar to the hole portion 13d.

[0046] In this way, since the soft packaging material holder 2 has a horizontally elongated shape when viewed from the front side 40, for example, the soft packaging material holder 1 and the soft packaging material holder 2 may be used in accordance with the size of the soft packaging material 20 to be contained therein.

[0047] 7(a) and (b), another modified example of the soft packaging material holder will be described. The soft packaging material holder 3 is different from the above-mentioned soft packaging material holders 1 and 2 in that two plate-like members 55 and 56 are provided in a diagonal brace shape as a folding mechanism.

[0048] The soft packaging material holder 3 has a front surface 50, a rear surface 51, and a top surface 52. The front surface 50 and the rear surface 51 are connected to each other via two plate-like members 55 and 66.

[0049] The top surface portion 52 is made up of a front top surface portion 52a and a rear top surface portion 52b. Although not shown, the front top surface portion 52a and the rear top surface portion 52b are connected via a movable connecting member, similar to the movable connecting member 12c of the soft packaging material holder 1. The top surface portion 52 is also provided with an insertion hole, similar to the insertion hole 15 of the soft packaging material holder 1, through which the spout 23 of the soft packaging material 20 can pass.

[0050] The plate-like member 55 has a fixed portion 55a, which is one end, attached to the rear surface portion 51, and a sliding portion 55b, which is the other end, attached to the sliding hole 50a of the front surface portion 50. Similarly, the plate-like member 56 has a fixed portion 56a, which is one end, attached to the front surface portion 50, and a sliding portion 56b, which is the other end, attached to the sliding hole 51a of the rear surface portion 51.

[0051] The plate-like members 55 and 56 are connected to each other at the fulcrum portion 57. The sliding portions 55b and 56b slide in the sliding holes 50a and 51a to shorten or expand the distance between the inner surfaces of the front portion 50 and the rear portion 51, so that the soft packaging material holder 3 can be moved between the use state and the folded state. In addition, the front top surface portion 52a and the rear top surface portion 52b also move up and down with the sliding of the sliding portions 55b and 56b. In this way, even with a simple configuration, the soft packaging material holder 3 can be put into the use state or the folded state, so that it can be folded and stored when the soft packaging material 20 is not attached or when the soft packaging material holder 3 is transported.

[0052] Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be modified as appropriate. Various modifications that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention. In addition, any combination of the separate features included in each embodiment is also included in the scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0053] 1,2,3 Soft packaging holder 10,40,50 Front 10a, 11a, 12c, 13c, 14c Movable connecting members 10b protrusion 10c Engagement part 10d groove 10e wall 11,51 Rear part 11b Mating pin 11c Inset part 12,42,52 Top section 12a,52a Front side top section 12b,52b Rear side top section 13,43 1st side part 13a Front first side part 13b First side surface on the back side 13d hole 14 Second side part 14a Front side second side part 14b Second side surface on the back side 14d Hook part 15 Insertion hole 16 Placement section 20 Soft packaging material 21 Main unit 22 Top sheet section 23 Spout 24 Cap 25 Male thread 26 Flange 27 Holding part 30 Dispenser 31 Screw cap part 31a Groove 33 Nozzle Head 33a Nozzle part 34 Stem 50a,51a sliding hole 55,56 Plate-shaped member 55a,56a Fixed part 55b, 56b Sliding part 57 Support

Claims

1. A foldable soft packaging holder that accommodates and holds a soft packaging material filled with a liquid content, A pair of front and rear portions; a top surface portion connected to upper ends of the front surface portion and the rear surface portion via a movable connecting member and having an insertion hole through which the spout of the soft packaging material can be inserted; A folding mechanism provided on a side portion; Equipped with The top surface portion includes a front top surface portion and a rear top surface portion, The front top surface portion is connected to the upper end portion of the front portion by a movable connecting member, The rear surface portion is connected to the upper end portion of the rear surface portion by a movable connecting member, The front top surface portion and the rear top surface portion are connected to each other by a movable connecting member, the insertion hole is provided in the front top surface portion or the rear top surface portion, The side surface portion includes a first side surface portion and a second side surface portion disposed opposite to each other, the first side surface portion includes a front side first side surface portion and a rear side first side surface portion, and the second side surface portion includes a front side second side surface portion and a rear side second side surface portion, The front first side surface portion and the front second side surface portion are connected to the side surface portion side of the front portion by a movable connecting member and are rotatable around the movable connecting member, The first side surface portion on the rear side and the second side surface portion on the rear side are connected to the side surface portion side of the rear portion by a movable connecting member and are rotatable around the movable connecting member, The front side first side portion and the rear side first side portion are connected to each other by a movable connecting member, and the front side second side portion and the rear side second side portion are connected to each other by a movable connecting member, the first front side surface portion, the first rear side surface portion, and the second front side surface portion, and the second rear side surface portion are foldable toward the inside of the soft packaging material holder; When the first side surface portion and the second side surface portion are folded toward the inside of the soft packaging material holder to put the soft packaging material holder in a folded state, the top surface portion moves upward around a connecting portion with the front surface portion and the rear surface portion in conjunction with the movement of the first side surface portion and the second side surface portion. Flexible packaging holder.

2. The soft packaging holder of claim 1, wherein when the soft packaging holder is in use, the front portion is connected to the front side first side portion and the front side second side portion so that a step is formed between the front portion and the front side first side portion and the front side second side portion.

3. A soft packaging material holder as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein in order to maintain the soft packaging material holder in a usable state, a movable connecting member connecting the front portion to the front side first side portion and the front side second side portion is provided with a protrusion for regulating movement between the front portion and the front side first side portion and the front side second side portion.

4. The bottom of the soft packaging material holder is open, A soft packaging holder as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ends of the front portion, the rear portion, the first side portion and the second side portion opposite the top portion form a mounting portion to be placed on a mounting surface.

5. The movable connecting member connecting the front side first side portion and the rear side first side portion to each other is a hinge, 5. The soft packaging holder according to claim 1, wherein the movable connecting member connecting the front second side surface portion and the rear second side surface portion to each other is a hinge.

6. A foldable soft packaging holder for accommodating and holding a soft packaging material filled with a liquid content, A pair of front and rear portions; a top surface portion connected to upper ends of the front surface portion and the rear surface portion via a movable connecting member and having an insertion hole through which the spout of the soft packaging material can be inserted; A folding mechanism provided on a side portion; Equipped with The top surface portion includes a front top surface portion and a rear top surface portion, The front top surface portion is connected to the upper end portion of the front portion by a movable connecting member, The rear surface portion is connected to the upper end portion of the rear surface portion by a movable connecting member, The front top surface portion and the rear top surface portion are connected to each other by a movable connecting member, the insertion hole is provided in the front top surface portion or the rear top surface portion, When the soft packaging material holder is folded, the front top surface portion and the rear top surface portion move upward or downward around a connecting portion between the front portion and the rear portion in conjunction with the movement of the folding mechanism, At least two plate-shaped members are provided in a diagonal manner as the folding mechanism on each of a first side surface portion and a second side surface portion, which are both side surfaces of the soft packaging material holder; The top surface portion moves upward around the connecting portion with the front surface portion and the rear surface portion in conjunction with the movement of the plate-shaped member when the soft packaging material holder is folded.

7. The bottom of the soft packaging material holder is open, 7. The soft packaging holder according to claim 6, wherein ends of the front and rear portions opposite the top surface form a placement portion to be placed on a placement surface.

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