Paper packaging

Abstract

To provide a packaging body made of paper in which a take-out port of stored articles can be easily found even by a visually handicapped person and even in the darkness.SOLUTION: A hexahedral packaging body 1 made of paper is provided with a taking-out lid 24 which opens / closes from / toward a bottom surface 12 side toward / from a top surface side and becomes a take-out port, near the bottom surface 12 of at least one short side surface 7. The taking-out lid 24 is formed over the short side surface 7 and a bottom side short flap, and a periphery of the lid is formed by a folding line provided on the top surface side and cleavable perforations 26 formed so that its width interval is narrowed from both end parts of the folding line toward the bottom surface side. The perforations 26 formed at the bottom side short flap of the taking-out lid 24 comprise a push-cut part 35 extending to connect the part where the width interval is narrowed, and the bottom surface 12 is provided with a notch part 36 in a region overlapping with the push-cut part 35.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a paper package that stores a removable item such as a light incontinence liner. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART Paper packaging boxes have been widely used in various fields as boxes for storing items. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a beverage container packaging box that has an open lid at the lower center of the front plate and a fixing structure for fixing the open lid to the front plate in an open state.

[0003] Patent Document 2 proposes a disposable diaper delivery box in which each stacked row of disposable diapers is individually packaged in a polyethylene bag and these polyethylene bags are stored in a delivery box. This disposable diaper delivery box is provided with an opening through which the disposable diapers can be directly removed one by one, and the delivery box itself is used as a storage box. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-50010 [Patent Document 2] Utility Model Registration No. 3215140 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, although the openings formed by these perforations are easy for able-bodied people to see, there is a problem in that they are difficult for visually impaired people to recognize.

[0006] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a paper package that allows the visually impaired or those with a dark environment to easily find an outlet for a stored item. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The paper packaging body according to the first aspect of the present invention is A hexahedral paper packaging body comprising a pair of opposing short sides, a pair of opposing long sides, opposing top and bottom surfaces, and a bottom short flap extending from the short sides to the bottom surface, a removal lid that opens and closes from the bottom surface side toward the top surface side and serves as a removal opening is provided on at least one of the short side surfaces near the bottom surface, The removal lid is formed across the short side surface and the bottom short flap, and is surrounded by a fold line on the top surface side and a tearable perforation formed so that the width interval narrows from both ends of the fold line toward the bottom surface side, The perforations formed on the bottom short flap of the removal lid include a cut-off portion extending along the narrowed portion of the widthwise spacing, The bottom surface is characterized in that a notch is provided in an area overlapping with the cut-off portion.

[0008] A second aspect of the present invention is the paper packaging body according to the first aspect, A bottom cover surface is provided separately from the bottom surface, The bottom covering surface is composed of a bottom long flap connected to the long side surface on the other side, rather than the long side surface on one side connected to the bottom surface, A notch overlapping the notch is formed on the bottom cover surface. A third aspect of the present invention is the paper packaging body according to the first or second aspect, The removal lid is provided on both the pair of short side surfaces and the corresponding bottom short flaps, The bottom surface and the bottom cover surface each have two of the notches formed therein.

[0009] A fourth aspect of the present invention is a paper packaging body according to any one of the first to third aspects, The basis weight of the paper material constituting the bottom surface is 200 g / m2 More than 500g / m 2 When the bottom surface is placed on the bottom short flap, a step formed by the notch is at least 500 μm or more.

[0010] A fifth aspect of the present invention is a paper packaging body according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, characterized in that a line or perforation is provided in the part connecting the part where the width spacing of the removal lid narrows and the cut-off part.

[0011] A sixth aspect of the present invention is the paper packaging body according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, characterized in that the cut-off portion and the notch portion include a semicircular shape. A seventh aspect of the present invention is a paper packaging body according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, characterized in that the top surface facing the short side has a confirmation edge having a shape different from that of the cutout portion.

[0012] An eighth aspect of the present invention is a paper packaging body according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, characterized in that a top covering surface is provided separately from the top surface, and a confirmation edge having a shape different from that of the cutout portion is provided on the top covering surface. A ninth aspect of the present invention is a paper packaging body according to the eighth aspect, characterized in that the top covering surface is composed of a top long flap connected to the long side surface on the other side, rather than the long side surface on one side connected to the top surface. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] The present invention provides a paper package that allows visually impaired people and those with disabilities to easily find the access point for the contents even in the dark. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the paper packaging body according to the first embodiment, seen from below. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is an exploded plan view of a paper packaging body according to a first embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is an exploded plan view of the paper packaging body according to the second embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is an exploded plan view of the paper packaging body according to the third embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the paper packaging body according to the first embodiment, viewed from the lower bottom side. [Figure 6] 6 is a perspective view of the state in which the perforations are broken to form an outlet from the state of FIG. 5, as seen from the bottom below. FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the arrangement of a light incontinence liner, which is an example of an item stored in a paper package. [Figure 8] FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a light incontinence liner housed in the paper packaging shown in FIG. 5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] Hereinafter, a paper packaging body according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the paper packaging body 1 in this specification, the horizontal direction of the paper packaging body 1 is, for example, the direction indicated by arrow X in Fig. 1. The vertical direction of the paper packaging body 1 is the direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction in a plan view, and is the direction indicated by arrow Y in Fig. 1. The height direction of the paper packaging body 1 is the direction perpendicular to both the horizontal and vertical directions, and is the direction indicated by arrow Z in Fig. 1.

[0016] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a paper packaging according to a first embodiment of the present invention, as seen from below. Fig. 2 is an expanded plan view of the first embodiment. Fig. 3 is an expanded plan view of a paper packaging according to a second embodiment. Fig. 4 is an expanded plan view of a paper packaging according to a third embodiment. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the paper packaging according to the first embodiment, as seen from the lower bottom side. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the paper packaging according to Fig. 5, as seen from the lower bottom side, with the perforations broken to form an access opening. Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of the arrangement of a light incontinence liner, which is an example of an item stored in a paper packaging. Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the light incontinence liner shown in Fig. 7 housed in the paper packaging shown in Fig. 5.

[0017] [First embodiment] The paper packaging 1 according to this embodiment is a product in which a plurality of items (for example, light incontinence liners 2 (see FIG. 7)) are stacked vertically as shown in Figures 1 and 6. The light incontinence liners 2 can be removed one by one from an access opening 3 provided across at least one of the short sides 7 and the bottom surface 12. In other words, the light incontinence liners 2 are stacked from the bottom surface 12 to the top surface 11, so that when one is removed from the bottom, the next light incontinence liner 2 naturally falls down and is ready for removal.

[0018] In this first embodiment, the case where the outlets 3, 3 formed by the outlet lids 24, 24 are formed on each of the pair of short side surfaces 7, 8 will be mainly described, but a configuration in which the outlets 3 are formed on only one of them can also be adopted. The configuration shown in Fig. 1 is a configuration in which the outlets 3 are provided on only one of the short side surfaces 7. In contrast, the configurations shown in Figs. 2 to 6 show a configuration in which the outlets 3 are provided on both of the pair of short side surfaces 7, 8.

[0019] As shown in Figures 2 to 4, the paper packaging body 1 is formed by folding a carton blank in a developed state formed by punching out paperboard. The paper material that serves as the base material for the paperboard is paper for paper boxes, and white paperboard is particularly preferred. Its basis weight is 200 g / m 2 More than 500g / m 2 The following is preferred:

[0020] As shown in FIG. 1, the paper packaging body 1 is a box body having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as its basic shape. As shown in FIG. 2, the hexahedron is composed of a pair of opposing short side surfaces 7 and 8, a pair of opposing long side surfaces 9 and 10, and a top surface 11 and a bottom surface 12 that face each other. In this embodiment, a configuration is exemplified in which a top surface 11 and a bottom surface 12 are connected to a long side surface 9 sandwiched between a short side surface 7 and a short side surface 8.

[0021] The paper packaging body 1 also has a pair of top short flaps 18, 19 connected to the top surface 11 side of the pair of short sides 7, 8, a pair of bottom short flaps 20, 21 connected to the bottom surface 12 side of the pair of short sides 7, 8, an adhesive piece 13 connected to the top surface 11, an adhesive piece 14 connected to the bottom surface 12, and an adhesive piece 15 connected to the long side 10. The pair of bottom short flaps 20, 21 are folded inward from the bottom short flap folding lines 28, 28 of the pair of short side surfaces 7, 8 and are formed so as to extend in the vertical direction of the pair of long side surfaces 9, 10.

[0022] The ratio (L1 / L2) of the horizontal length L1 of the short sides 7, 8 to the length L2 of the long sides 9, 10 generally differs depending on the length ratio of the items to be placed inside the paper packaging 1 and whether the items are arranged in a single row or two rows. In this embodiment, the ratio (L1 / L2) is set to 40% or more and 60% or less. If the length ratio between the short sides 7, 8 and the long sides 9, 10 is clearly different within the above range, it is advantageous because even a visually impaired person can easily grasp the longitudinal direction by holding it in their hand. Furthermore, by using the ingenuity of this embodiment described below, the position of the cut-off portion 35 where the access opening 3 is formed can be easily grasped, allowing for quick removal of contents from the paper package 1.

[0023] <Configuration for making it easier to recognize the push-off portion 35> As shown in Figure 2, a removal lid 24 is provided across the short side surface 7 and the bottom short flap 20, and another removal lid 24 is provided across the short side surface 8 and the bottom short flap 21. The removal lid 24 opens and closes the removal opening 3 for removing stored items. The removal lid 24 is composed of a fold line 25 that serves as a hinge and a tearable perforation 26. The fold line 25 is provided on the short side surfaces 7, 8 near the bottom surface and parallel to the bottom short flap fold lines 28, 28. The height position of the fold line 25 that forms the hinge portion varies depending on the thickness of the stored items, but the length (height) from the bottom short flap fold lines 28, 28 is preferably set to 15 mm or more and 30 mm or less.

[0024] The perforations 26 have ridge-shaped perforations 29 that narrow from both ends of the fold line 25 toward the bottom short flap fold line 28. In Figure 2, the ridge-shaped perforations 29 are shown as being formed in a downwardly convex curve. However, this embodiment does not exclude the provision of perforations 26 that are formed from line segments without ridges.

[0025] On the other hand, the perforations 26 formed on the bottom short flaps 20, 21 have parallel perforations 31 extending downward in Figure 2 and approximately semicircular perforations 32 connected to the parallel perforations 31. By providing the approximately semicircular perforations 32, it can be configured to correspond to the shape of the fingertip when opening. The short side surfaces 7, 8 and the bottom short flaps 20, 21 are provided with folding perforations 33 at their lower edges. Instead of the folding perforations 33, they may be made of lines.

[0026] The parallel line perforations 31 and the approximately semicircular perforations 32 form the aforementioned cut-off portion 35 . The cut-off portion 35 is an area on the bottom surface 12 where a force is applied to break the perforation 26 by the user pressing the area around the boundary line of the perforation 26 with the fingertip.

[0027] Notches 36, 36 having a shape that is substantially the same as or similar to, but slightly larger than, the cut-off portion 35 are provided in the positions that overlap the bottom short flaps 20, 21 in both end regions of the bottom surface 12. The cut-off portion 36 may have a shape and size that allows the cut-off portion 35 to be seen and that allows the cut-off portion 35 to be pressed with a finger to cut the perforations 31, 32.

[0028] By arranging the cut-off portion 35 formed on the bottom short flaps 20, 21 so that it overlaps with the cut-off portion 36 formed on the bottom surface 12, a step including the thickness t of the paper material that makes up the bottom surface 12 is formed, as shown in Figure 5. By touching the end portions of the bottom surface 12 and the short sides 7, 8 with your fingers to recognize the step, the position of the cut-off portion 35 can be easily recognized by people who are visually impaired or in the dark. The step is preferably at least 500 μm or more, and more preferably 800 μm or more.

[0029] <Storage items> The stored items in this embodiment are not particularly limited as long as they have a shape and size that allows them to be stacked on the inner bottom surface 12 of the paper packaging 1 and a thickness that allows them to be removed from the removal opening 3. Suitable examples of such products include paper-related products, such as the light incontinence liners and disposable diapers mentioned above, as well as paper towels, table napkins, kitchen paper, sanitary tissue paper such as kitchen towels, and paper or nonwoven wipes. It is preferable that the thickness of each stored item be between 3 mm and 10 mm.

[0030] [Second embodiment] FIG. 3 is an exploded plan view of the paper packaging body according to the second embodiment, and members and parts having the same functions as those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof will be omitted. In this second embodiment, instead of the adhesive piece 13 on the top surface 11 in the first embodiment, an insertion piece 38 is provided in the vertical center, and instead of the adhesive piece 14 on the bottom surface 12 in the first embodiment, an insertion piece 39 is provided in the vertical center.

[0031] In addition, a top long flap 41 is connected to the top surface 11 side of the long side surface 10, and a bottom long flap 42 is connected to the bottom surface 12 side of the long side surface 10. The bottom long flap 42 has cutouts 46 on its short sides. The cutouts 46, 46 are positioned so as to overlap the cutouts 36, 36 when the package 1 is assembled. The bottom long flap 42 is an example of the bottom covering surface 43 mentioned above. Furthermore, an insertion opening 48 is provided in the center of the top long flap fold line 45 of the long side 10, and an insertion opening 49 is provided in the center of the bottom long flap fold line 47 of the long side 10.

[0032] With this configuration, the top surface 11 can be closed by inserting the insertion piece 38 into the insertion port 48, and the top surface 11 can be opened by removing the insertion piece 38 from the insertion port 48. Similarly, the bottom surface 12 can be placed in either a closed or open state depending on whether the insertion piece 39 and the insertion opening 49 are engaged. In this way, since the top surface 11 and the bottom surface 12 can be opened and closed, the stored items can be easily taken out.

[0033] Furthermore, after the paper packaging body 1 is assembled, the short bottom flaps 20, 21, the long bottom flap 42, and the bottom surface 12 are arranged in this order from the inside to the outside of the box, so that compared to the surface of the short bottom flaps 20, 21, the thickness is the sum of the thicknesses of the two paper materials of the long bottom flap 42 and the bottom surface 12, making it easy to recognize the difference when touched with the fingers.

[0034] In the configuration of this embodiment, the bottom surface 12 is not glued with the adhesive piece 14, and is simply locked in place by the insertion piece 39 at the insertion opening 49 in the center of the length direction. In this state, the short sides of the rectangle of the bottom surface 12 are slightly raised, increasing the gap between the short bottom flaps 20, 21, which has the advantage of making the difference easier to tell by touch.

[0035] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the shape and size of the top long flap 41 are formed to be approximately equal to the shape and size of the top surface 11, and the shape and size of the bottom long flap 42 are formed to be approximately equal to the shape and size of the bottom surface 12. In this configuration, when the top surface 11 and the bottom surface 14 are opened or closed, the flaps 41, 42 are in a state that almost covers the inside, which is preferable from a hygienic standpoint as it makes it difficult for dust and the like to get in.

[0036] [Third embodiment] The third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 4 is a modified version of the second embodiment, and members and parts having similar functions are given the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof will be omitted. The third embodiment is characterized in that a shape that is easy to feel with a finger, like the notch 36 provided on the bottom surface 12 of the first embodiment, is also provided on the top surface 11 as a characteristic shape. As such a configuration, a configuration is proposed in which a confirmation edge 51 that is clearly different from the cutout portion 36 of the bottom surface 12 is provided at a corresponding position on the top surface 11 and the bottom surface 12, and a configuration in which such a confirmation edge 51 is provided not only on the top surface 11 but also on the top side long flap 41.

[0037] Specifically, in the configuration in which a characteristic shape is provided on the top surface 11, approximately arc-shaped confirmation edges 51, 51 are provided on the short side of the top surface 11 facing the upper edges of the short sides 7, 8. Because there is a significant difference between the approximately arc-shaped shape and the shape of the cutout 36, after recognizing the side of the paper packaging 1, it becomes easier to identify the difference between the top surface 11 and the bottom surface 12, i.e., the position of the cutout 35 on the bottom surface 12. The approximately arcuate shape formed on the short side of the top surface 11 is shown as being formed so as to be convex toward the center in the vertical direction of the top surface 11. After the paper packaging body 1 is assembled, the confirmation edges 51, 51 formed on the top surface 11 are positioned above the top short flaps 18, 19, so even if they are recessed into an approximately arc shape, no dirt or other foreign matter will get in, making it hygienic.

[0038] The shape of the checking edges 51, 51 is not limited to an arc shape, and is not particularly limited, as long as it can be easily distinguished by touch as being different from the shape of the notch 36. The checking edges 51, 51 can also be configured as notches of various other shapes.

[0039] Furthermore, in a configuration in which such a confirmation edge 51 is provided on the top long flap 41 in addition to the top surface 11, the top long flap 41 is positioned above the top short flaps 18, 19, and the confirmation edges 51, 51 of the top surface 11 are located above it, so that the thickness of the paper is doubled, making it easier to recognize with the fingers. The top long flap 41 is an example of the top covering surface 44 described above.

[0040] Example 1 The present invention will be described below with reference to examples for determining the above-mentioned ranges, but the present invention is not limited to the examples shown below.

[0041] The paper packaging body 1 was configured to have dimensions of 156 mm length, 78 mm width, and 100 mm height, and the size of the outlet 3 was configured to have dimensions of a shape shown in FIG. 6, 78 mm width, and 20 mm height. Fourteen light incontinence liners 2 each measuring 75 mm in length, 75 mm in width and 7 mm in height were stacked in one row, and these were then stacked in two rows and placed in the paper package 1 . The light incontinence liner 2 is folded in thirds and stacked so that the fold lines face the short sides 7, 8 of the paper package 1. In this configuration, the fold lines are exposed as multiple lines from the removal opening 3, making it easy to remove. The size of the inner peripheral surface, which is made up of short sides 7, 8 and long sides 9, 10 of the hexahedron, is set so that when one liner is taken out from the outlet, the light incontinence liners stacked on top will fall out one by one. The tri-fold packaging of the light incontinence liner is a soft packaging made of nonwoven fabric, so it can be stored in the paper packaging body 1 with a margin width of +3 mm for a 75 mm light incontinence liner.

[0042] With this configuration, 10 test subjects who were unfamiliar with the paper packaging 1 were asked to first explain the positions of the notch 36 and the cut-off portion 35 of the paper packaging 1 in words, and then to open the paper packaging 1 blindfolded or in a dark room and take out the light incontinence liner 2. (1) Whether the top and bottom of the top surface 11 and bottom surface 12 of the paper packaging body 1 can be immediately identified. (2) Whether the positions of the notch 36 and the cut-off portion 35 can be immediately recognized. (3) Whether the light incontinence liner 2 can be easily removed by cutting the perforations 26 of the removal lid 24. When each person conducted the test while paying attention to these three points, it was confirmed that most people achieved good results in all three points with the configurations of the first, second, and third embodiments.

[0043] Although the present invention has been described above by way of example of an embodiment, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the configurations described in the above embodiment. The technical scope of the present invention should be determined based on the claims, and it goes without saying that various modifications, additions to the configuration, and improvements can be made within that scope. [Explanation of symbols]

[0044] 1:Paper packaging 2: Light incontinence liner (storage items) 3: Outlet 7,8:Short side 9,10: Long side 11: Top 12: Bottom 18,19: Top short flap 20, 21: Bottom short flap 24: Removal lid 25: Fold line 29: Ridge line perforation 31: Parallel line perforation 32: Semicircular perforations 33: Fold perforation 35: Oshikiri section 36: Notch 41: Top long flap 42: Bottom long flap 43: Bottom cover 44: Heavenly Covered Mask 46: Notch 51: Check edge X: Horizontal Y: Vertical Z: Height

Claims

1. A hexahedral paper packaging body comprising a pair of opposing short sides, a pair of opposing long sides, opposing top and bottom surfaces, and a bottom short flap extending from the short sides to the bottom surface, a removal lid that opens and closes from the bottom surface side toward the top surface side and serves as a removal opening is provided on at least one of the short side surfaces near the bottom surface, The removal lid is formed across the short side surface and the bottom short flap, and is surrounded by a fold line on the top surface side and a tearable perforation formed so that the width interval narrows from both ends of the fold line toward the bottom surface side, The perforations formed on the bottom short flap of the removal lid include a cut-off portion extending along the narrowed portion of the widthwise spacing, The bottom surface has a notch in an area overlapping with the cut-off portion, A bottom cover surface is provided separately from the bottom surface, The bottom covering surface is composed of a bottom long flap connected to the long side surface on the other side, rather than the long side surface on one side connected to the bottom surface, A paper packaging body characterized in that a cutout portion overlapping with the cutout portion is formed on the bottom cover surface.

2. The removal lid is provided on both the pair of short side surfaces and the corresponding bottom short flaps, 2. The paper packaging body according to claim 1, wherein two of the notches are formed in each of the bottom surface and the bottom cover surface.

3. The basis weight of the paper material constituting the bottom surface is 200 g / m ２ More than 500g / m ２ 3. The paper packaging body according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface is overlapped with the bottom short flap, and the step formed by the cutout is at least 500 μm or more.

4. 4. The paper packaging body according to claim 1, wherein a line or a perforation is provided in a portion of the removal lid connecting the portion where the width gap narrows and the cut-off portion.

5. The paper packaging body according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cut-off portion and the notch portion have a semicircular shape.

6. 6. The paper packaging body according to claim 1, wherein the top surface has a confirmation edge having a shape different from that of the notch on the side facing the short side surface.

7. A paper packaging body according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a top covering surface is provided separately from the top surface, and a confirmation edge having a shape different from that of the cutout portion is provided on the top covering surface.

8. The paper packaging body according to claim 7, characterized in that the top covering surface is composed of a top long flap connected to the long side surface on the other side, rather than the long side surface on one side connected to the top surface.

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