JP2004161349A - Package filling method, packaging paper container, and laminated packaging material for paper container - Google Patents

Package filling method, packaging paper container, and laminated packaging material for paper container Download PDF

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JP2004161349A
JP2004161349A JP2002331474A JP2002331474A JP2004161349A JP 2004161349 A JP2004161349 A JP 2004161349A JP 2002331474 A JP2002331474 A JP 2002331474A JP 2002331474 A JP2002331474 A JP 2002331474A JP 2004161349 A JP2004161349 A JP 2004161349A
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Masakatsu Ikenotani
正克 池之谷
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a package filling method, a packaging paper container and a laminated packaging paper for a paper container for a fluid food which is heat-resistant, transports the packaging material at a high speed at the process atmosphere temperature of several dozen degrees C or more, molds the material nicely, easily and speedily with no generation of a defect on a packaging material laminated body, and has a superior low temperature sealing characteristic with no barrier defect and sealing defect. <P>SOLUTION: This container is made of a laminated packaging material for a paper container including the outermost thermoplastic material layer, a paper base material layer the an innermost thermoplastic material layer and in which a content is filled and sealed. At least the innermost thermoplastic material layer of the laminated layers is a laminated layer formed by extrusion laminating a linear low density polyethylene and a high density polyethylene in narrow molecular weight distribution. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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【0001】
【産業上の利用分野】
この発明は、液体食品の包装充填方法、包装紙容器及び紙容器用積層包材に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
牛乳、ジュースなどの飲料の包装容器は、例えば、紙/プラスチック積層包材を長手方向の縦線シールによりチューブ状に成形し、チューブ状包材内に内容物を充填し、チューブ状包材の横断方向に横線シールし、一定間隔に個々に切断し、折畳んで最終形状に成形される。その最終形状には、ブリック状(平行6面体)及び四面体形状などがある。
【0003】
ゲーブルトップ状紙製包装容器では、紙製包材を所定の形状に裁断し、容器縦方向にシールしたブランクスを得、ブランクスの底をシールした後に上部開口から牛乳、ジュース又はその他の飲料の内容物を充填し、上部をシールして得られる。
上記包装充填工程において、液体食品が牛乳、ジュース又はその他の飲料などであることからも、ヒートシール工程を除いて、通常、室温若しくは数十℃である。包装充填速度は、従来の1時間に数千個から、近年、数万個/時に飛躍的に速くなっている
【0004】
紙包装容器製品に用いられている包装積層体は、高圧法による低密度ポリエチレン(LDPE)/印刷インキ層/紙(繊維質)基材層/LDPE/アルミ箔(Al)/LDPE/LDPE、LDPE/印刷インキ層/紙基材層/LDPE/LDPE、印刷インキ層/LDPE/紙基材層/LDPE/LDPE、また、LDPE/印刷インキ層/紙基材層/LDPE/Al/ポリエステル(PET)等である。
【0005】
また、線形低密度ポリエチレン(LLDPE)を最内層に使用する紙容器(特開昭62−78059号、特開昭60−99647号公報など)、低温シール性に優れたメタロセン触媒を用いて重合したエチレンーαオレフィン共重合体(mLLDPE)を最内層に使用する紙容器(特開平7−148895号、特開平8−337237号、特開平9−29868号、特開平9−52299号、特開平9−76435号、特開平9−142455号、特開平9−86537号、9−76375号公報など)及び、シングルサイト系触媒を用いて重合したエチレン−α・オレフィン共重合体と高密度ポリエチレンとのブレンドポリマーのインフレーション法によって製膜したフィルムを最内層に使用する紙容器(特開平9−76435)が提案されている。
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
上記液体食品の包装充填方法において、線形低密度ポリエチレン(LLDPE)特にメタロセン触媒を用いて重合した線形低密度ポリエチレン(mLLDPE)を構成層に用いて高速にウェブ状包材を成形する場合、数十℃以上の工程雰囲気温度でウェブ状包装材料を成形することによって、良好な包材成形が容易になる。他方、比較的高温下で高速に取り扱うことによって、包装積層体の表面、特に、線形低密度ポリエチレン層の表面に搬送・取扱いによる引っ掻き傷、凹凸などが生じる。これは、バリア性損傷、シーリング性欠陥及び、外観不良などの原因となる。
【0007】
この発明は、メタロセン触媒による線形低密度ポリエチレン(mLLDPE)を積層構成層に用い、数十℃以上の工程雰囲気温度で高速にウェブ状包材を取扱っても、包材を良好に、容易に、かつ高速に成形することができ、しかも、高温雰囲気下であっても包装積層体の表面に取扱いよる引っ掻き傷、凹凸などが生じず、低温シール性に優れ、バリア性損傷及びシーリング性欠陥などがない液体食品の包装充填方法、包装紙容器及び紙容器用積層包材を提供することを目的とする。
【0008】
【課題を解決するための手段】
この発明よる包装充填方法、包装紙容器及び紙容器用積層包材は、最外熱可塑性材料層、紙基材層、最内熱可塑性材料層の構成層を少なくとも含む紙容器用積層包材から形成された容器内に内容物を充填してシールする包装充填に関し、前記シール前の包装充填工程の少なくとも一部で積層包材が85℃以上の温度の雰囲気に置かれ、積層構成層の少なくとも最内熱可塑性材料層が、狭い分子量分布を有する線形低密度ポリエチレンと高密度ポリエチレンとを少なくとも含有する樹脂を押出ラミネートによって積層された層であることを特徴とする。
【0009】
上記構成を有するこの発明によって、メタロセン触媒による線形低密度ポリエチレン(mLLDPE)を積層構成層に用い、数十℃以上の工程雰囲気温度で高速にウェブ状包材を取扱っても、包材を良好に、容易に、かつ高速に成形することができ、しかも、高密度ポリエチレンをブレンドするので、高温雰囲気下であっても包装積層体の表面に取扱いよる引っ掻き傷、凹凸などが生じず、低温シール性に優れ、バリア性損傷及びシーリング性欠陥などがなく、更に、フィルム化する必要も無く直接に押出しラミネートすることができる液体食品の包装充填方法、包装紙容器及び紙容器用積層包材を実現することができる。
【0010】
【発明の実施の形態】
請求項1の発明の包装充填方法は、最外熱可塑性材料層、紙基材層、最内熱可塑性材料層の構成層を少なくとも含む紙容器用積層包材から形成された容器内に内容物を充填してシールする包装充填方法であって、前記積層包材を、前記シール前の包装充填工程の少なくとも一部で85℃以上の温度の雰囲気に置き、少なくとも前記最内熱可塑性材料層が、狭い分子量分布を有する線形低密度ポリエチレンと高密度ポリエチレンとを少なくとも含有する樹脂を押出ラミネートによって積層された層であることを特徴とする。
上記構成によって、高速にウェブ状包材を取扱い/搬送して包材を高速に成形することができると共に、耐熱性を伴って、数十℃以上の工程雰囲気温度でウェブ状包材を取扱い/搬送して包材を良好に成形することができるというの作用を果たす。
【0011】
請求項2の包装紙容器の発明は、最外熱可塑性材料層、紙基材層、最内熱可塑性材料層の構成層を少なくとも含む紙容器用積層包材から形成され、内容物が充填されてシールされた包装紙容器であって、少なくとも前記最内熱可塑性材料層が、狭い分子量分布を有する線形低密度ポリエチレンと高密度ポリエチレンとを少なくとも含有する樹脂を押出ラミネートによって積層された層であることを特徴とする。
上記構成によって、耐熱性を伴って、包装容器の表面及びシール面に、搬送による引っ掻き傷、凹凸などが生じず、容器のバリア性が損傷されず、シーリング性を損なわせないという作用を果たす。
【0012】
請求項3の包装積層包材の発明は、最外熱可塑性材料層、紙基材層、最内熱可塑性材料層の構成層を少なくとも含み、成形して内容物を充填シールする包装紙容器に用いられる紙容器用積層包材であって、少なくとも前記最内熱可塑性材料層が、狭い分子量分布を有する線形低密度ポリエチレンと高密度ポリエチレンとを少なくとも含有する樹脂を押出ラミネートによって積層された層であることを特徴とする。
上記構成によって、高速にウェブ状包材を搬送して包材を高速に成形することができ、数十℃以上の工程雰囲気温度でウェブ状包材を搬送して包材を良好に成形することができ、包装容器の表面及びシール面に、搬送による引っ掻き傷、凹凸などが生じず、容器のバリア性が損傷されず、シーリング性を損なわせなく、更に、フィルム化する必要も無く直接に押出しラミネートすることができて包材製造におけるメリットを享受できるという作用効果を果たす。
【0013】
この発明の実施形態をより詳細に以下に示す。
この発明よる好ましい態様の紙容器用包材は、最外熱可塑性材料層、紙基材層、接着性熱可塑性材料層、例えばアルミニウムからなるバリア層、最内熱可塑性材料層の構成層を少なくとも含む。
この発明において用いることができる紙基材としては、通常、クラフトパルプから作られ、優れた強度と低吸水性が求められる。その種類として、晒紙(FBL)、未晒紙(UBL)、晒と未晒との抄き合わせ紙(DUPLEX)、クレーコート紙及び多層抄き合わせ紙(MB)などがある。
【0014】
この発明の積層包材を積層するために用いることができる接着性樹脂層は、狭い分子量分布を有する線形低密度ポリエチレンを少なくとの含有するLLDPE、メタロセン触媒を用いて重合した線形低密度ポリエチレン(mLLDPE)と高密度ポリエチレンとのブレンドポリマーの押出ラミネート、エチレン−酢酸ビニル共重合体(EVA)及びアイオノマーなどから選ばれたものからなる。この接着性樹脂層の使用により、高温で押し出しても最内熱可塑性材料層を種々のバリア層と良好に接合させることができる。
押出しラミネート加工法により金属と接着性を有するエチレン−酢酸ビニルコポリマー(EVA)や、エチレン−メタクリル酸ビニル共重合体の分子間を金属イオンで架橋したアイオノマー(IO)の合成樹脂を用いて、これらの製膜層を接着層として積層することもできる。
【0015】
この発明による紙容器用包材は、最外樹脂層がまだ積層されていないセミマテリアルの外側表面に設けられた印刷インキ層若しくは、シール性を有する外側樹脂層の外側表面に形成されたインキ層を少なくとも含むことができる。インキは、フレキソ印刷用水性若しくは油性のインキ、グラビア印刷用の油性インキ、オフセット印刷用の硬化性インキなどがあり、この発明の好ましい紙容器用包材の態様において、インキ層が、このインキ層と接着するアンカー剤層に含まれる成分と一部共通の成分(例えば、イミン系など)を含む。
【0016】
この発明の紙容器用包材において、包材外側表面に積層された熱可塑性材料層を含む。この材料樹脂層は、例えばポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン、エチレン系共重合体などのポリオレフィン系樹脂であり、従来から用いられていた低密度ポリエチレン(LDPE)の他に、内容物に対する耐性(耐油性、耐酸性、耐浸透性など)に優れた線状低密度ポリエチレン(LLDPE)、中密度ポリエチレンやポリエチレンを含む共押出しフィルム、メタロセン触媒を用いて重合した線形低密度ポリエチレン(mLLDPE)と高密度ポリエチレンとのブレンドポリマーの押出ラミネート、などである。
【0017】
この発明の紙容器用包材の好ましい態様において、包材にバリア層を有する。バリア層としては、アルミ箔、金属/無機酸化物薄膜、エチレンビニルアルコール共重合体層(EVOH層)、ナイロン層、ポリ塩化ビニリデンフィルム、ポリ塩化ビニリデンコートフィルムから選ばれた少なくとも1つからなる。ここで、バリヤー層としての無機酸化物の蒸着フィルムとしては、例えば、ポリオレフィン、ナイロン、ポリエステル、ポリビニルアルコール等の厚さ10〜30μ程度の熱可塑性樹脂フィルムに対して、酸化珪素、酸化錫、酸化亜鉛、酸化インジュウム、酸化チタン、酸化アルミニウム等の無機酸化物による厚さ100〜5000Å好ましくは200〜1000Å程度の薄膜層を、真空蒸着,スパッタリング,化学蒸着、プラズマ化学蒸着(PCVD)等によって形成したものが利用される。
【0018】
この発明において用いることができるバリア層としては、また、バリア−性フィルムがある。これを構成する樹脂のフィルムとしては、EVOHやポリビニルアルコールなどのバリア樹脂層、無機酸化物の蒸着膜、あるいはアルミニウムの蒸着膜等を形成し得る樹脂のフィルムであばよく、例えば、ポリエチレンテレフタレ−トフィルム、ポリブチレンテレフタレ−トフィルム等のポリエステル系樹脂のフィルム、6ナイロンフィルム、66ナイロンフィルム、610ナイロンフィルム、612ナイロンフィルム、11ナイロンフィルム、12ナイロンフィルム、メタキシレンジアミンと2塩基酸との縮合によるポリアミドフィルム等のポリアミド系樹脂フィルム、ポリカ−ボネ−ト系樹脂フィルム、ポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン等のポリオレフィン系樹脂フィルム、ポリビニ−ルアルコ−ル系樹脂フィルム、エチレン−酢酸ビニル共重合体フィルム、ポリ塩化ビニル系樹脂フィルム、ポリ塩化ビニリデン系樹脂フィルム、ポリスチレン系樹脂フィルム、ポリ(メタ)アクリル系樹脂フィルム、ポリアクリルニトリル系樹脂フィルム、ポリアセタ−ル系樹脂フィルム、フッ素系樹脂フィルム、その他の樹脂フィルムを使用することができる。
【0019】
本発明の紙容器用包材において、最内熱可塑性材料層が、狭い分子量分布を有する線形低密度ポリエチレンと高密度ポリエチレンとを少なくとも含有する樹脂を押出ラミネートによって積層された層である。上記の狭い分子量分布を有する線形低密度ポリエチレンと高密度ポリエチレンとのブレンド比率は、用途などに応じて適時変更選択することができ、例えば、99〜50:1〜50である。
その最内熱可塑性材料層としては、メタロセン触媒を用いて重合したエチレン−α・オレフィン共重合体と、例えば、0.930〜0.965g/cmの高密度ポリエチレンのブレンドポリマーの押出しラミネートがある。この発明の別の態様におては、その他の相溶性を有するポリマー(例えば、低密度ポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン、エチレン系共重合体などのポリオレフィン系樹脂など)を更に含む。また、紙容器の最内層以外の層については特に制限されるものではない。
【0020】
この発明よる紙容器用包材の製造において、通常の包装材料をラミネ−トする方法、例えば、ウエットラミネ−ション法、ドライラミネ−ション法、無溶剤型ドライラミネ−ション法、押し出しラミネ−ション法、Tダイ共押し出し成形法、共押し出しラミネ−ション法、インフレ−ション法、その他等で行うことができる。本発明においては、上記の積層を行う際に、必要ならば、例えば、コロナ処理、オゾン処理等の前処理をフィルムに施すことができ、また、例えば、イソシアネ−ト系(ウレタン系)、ポリエチレンイミン系、ポリブタジェン系、有機チタン系等のアンカ−コ−ティング剤、あるいはポリウレタン系、ポリアクリル系、ポリエステル系、エポキシ系、ポリ酢酸ビニル系、セルロ−ス系、その他等のラミネ−ト用接着剤等の公知のアンカ−コ−ト剤、接着剤等を使用することができる。
【0021】
この発明の包装充填方法の一の態様においては、最外熱可塑性材料層、紙基材層、バリア層、最内熱可塑性材料層の各構成層を少なくとも含むウェブ状紙容器用積層包材を、チューブ状に成形し、チューブ状積層包材を長手方向に縦線シールして、チューブ状に成形され縦線シールされた該包材内に内容物を充填し、チューブ状包材の横断方向に横線シールし、一次形状に成形し、一定間隔に個々に切断し、折畳んで最終形状に成形する包装充填方法である。この態様において、前記積層包材を、前記シール前の前記工程の少なくとも一部で85℃以上の温度の雰囲気で、ローラで搬送し、最外熱可塑性材料層及び/又は最内熱可塑性材料層が、狭い分子量分布を有する線形低密度ポリエチレンと高密度ポリエチレンとを少なくとも含有する樹脂を押出ラミネートによって積層された層である。
【0022】
本発明にかかる充填包装を使用する充填機例の概要を示す。この例に示す充填機では、最内層に熱可塑性材料層を有しロール状に巻かれた包装材料ウェブを巻き出し、ローラにより充填機内を搬送し、ストリップテープをストリップテープアプリケータにより、包装材料ウェブの一端に接合し、滅菌剤槽内を包装材料ウェブが通過して滅菌し、エアーナイフにより滅菌剤を除去し、85℃以上の温度の雰囲気で成形ローラによりチューブ状に成形し、そのチューブ内に充填パイプから液体食品を充填し、縦線シールエレメントによりチューブ縦方向にシールし、このチューブを包装容器1個分に相当する長さ分だけ下方に送りながら、ヒートシール装置のシールジョー及び対向ジョーにより挟持し、横断方向にヒートシールし、同時に枕状充填包装容器に連続的に成形し、引き続きその下流で繋がった枕状包装充填容器のシール帯域の切断予定部を切断し、個々の包装充填容器にナイフなどにより切り離し、切り離された枕状容器の上下のフラップを折り曲げ、ファイナルホルダーにより最終形態の包装充填容器に成形する。
【0023】
本発明にかかる包装用容器は、最外熱可塑性材料層、紙基材層、最内熱可塑性材料層の構成層を少なくとも含む紙容器用積層包材から形成され、内容物が充填されてシールされた包装紙容器である。その最内熱可塑性材料層が、狭い分子量分布を有する線形低密度ポリエチレンと高密度ポリエチレンとを少なくとも含有する樹脂を押出ラミネートによって積層された層である。
その包装紙容器。例えば、牛乳、乳酸菌飲料、液体ス−プ、果汁飲料、麦茶、緑茶、ウ−ロン茶、酒類その他等の液体食品を充填包装に適用することができる。
【0024】
この発明による下記層構成の紙容器用積層包材の具体例を示す。
PE/紙層/PE/Al/Ad/mLLDPE+HDPE
PE/紙層/PE/mLLDPE
mLLDPE+HDPE/紙層/PE/Al/Ad/mLLDPE+HDPE
mLLDPE+HDPE/紙層/mLLDPE+HDPE/Al/Ad/mLLDPE+HDPE
ここで、mLLDPE+HDPE:狭い分子量分布を有する線形低密度ポリエチレンと高密度ポリエチレンとを含有するブレンドぽりまーの押出ラミネート、PE:低密度ポリエチレン、Al:アルミ箔、Ad;接着性樹脂などを示す。
【0025】
【発明の効果】
この発明により、以下の効果を奏する。
高速に積層包材を取扱い/搬送して包材を高速に成形することができ、耐熱性を持って、数十℃以上の工程雰囲気温度で積層包材を取扱い/搬送して包材を良好に成形することができる。
包装容器の表面及びシール面に、取扱い/搬送による引っ掻き傷、凹凸などが生じず、容器のバリア性が損傷されず、シーリング性を損なわせない。
高速に包材を取扱い/搬送して包材を高速に成形することができ、耐熱性を持って、数十℃以上の工程雰囲気温度で包材を搬送して包材を良好に成形することができる。
更に、フィルム化する必要も無く直接に押出しラミネートすることができて包材製造におけるメリットを享受できる。
[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to a method for packaging and filling liquid food, a wrapping paper container, and a laminated packaging material for paper containers.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For packaging containers for beverages such as milk and juice, for example, a paper / plastic laminated packaging material is formed into a tube by means of a longitudinal vertical line seal, and the contents are filled into the tube-shaped packaging material. They are transversely sealed transversely, cut individually at regular intervals, folded and formed into the final shape. The final shape includes a brick shape (parallel hexahedron) and a tetrahedron shape.
[0003]
In the case of a gable-top paper packaging container, the paper packaging material is cut into a predetermined shape, blanks sealed in the vertical direction of the container are obtained, and after sealing the bottom of the blanks, the contents of milk, juice or other beverages are opened from the upper opening. It is obtained by filling the material and sealing the upper part.
In the packaging and filling step, the liquid food is usually room temperature or several tens of degrees Celsius except for the heat sealing step because the liquid food is milk, juice or other beverages. The packing and filling speed has been dramatically increased from several thousand pieces per hour in the past to tens of thousands pieces / hour in recent years.
The packaging laminate used for paper packaging container products is a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) / printing ink layer / paper (fibrous) base layer / LDPE / aluminum foil (Al) / LDPE / LDPE, LDPE by the high-pressure method. / Printing ink layer / paper base layer / LDPE / LDPE, printing ink layer / LDPE / paper base layer / LDPE / LDPE, and LDPE / printing ink layer / paper base layer / LDPE / Al / polyester (PET) And so on.
[0005]
Paper containers using linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) for the innermost layer (JP-A-62-78059, JP-A-60-99647, etc.) were polymerized using a metallocene catalyst having excellent low-temperature sealability. Paper containers using an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (mLLDPE) for the innermost layer (JP-A-7-148955, JP-A-8-337237, JP-A-9-29868, JP-A-9-52299, JP-A-9-52299) 76435, JP-A-9-142455, JP-A-9-86537, and 9-76375) and a blend of an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer and a high-density polyethylene polymerized using a single-site catalyst. A paper container using a film formed by a polymer inflation method as an innermost layer (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-76435) has been proposed. ing.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above method for packing and filling liquid food, when a low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), particularly a linear low-density polyethylene (mLLDPE) polymerized using a metallocene catalyst is used as a constituent layer, a web-like packaging material is formed at a high speed by several tens of By molding the web-like packaging material at a process atmosphere temperature of not less than ° C, favorable molding of the packaging material is facilitated. On the other hand, by handling at a relatively high temperature and at a high speed, scratches and irregularities are generated on the surface of the packaging laminate, particularly on the surface of the linear low-density polyethylene layer, due to transportation and handling. This causes barrier property damage, sealing property defects, and poor appearance.
[0007]
The present invention uses a metallocene-catalyzed linear low-density polyethylene (mLLDPE) for the laminated constituent layers, and can handle the web-like packaging material at a high speed at a process atmosphere temperature of several tens of degrees Celsius or more, and can easily and easily produce the packaging material. It can be molded at high speed, and even in a high temperature atmosphere, there is no scratch, irregularity, etc. due to handling on the surface of the package laminate, excellent in low temperature sealing, barrier damage and sealing defect etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for packaging and filling liquid food, a packaging paper container and a laminated packaging material for paper containers.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The packaging and filling method, the packaging paper container and the laminated packaging material for a paper container according to the present invention comprise a laminated packaging material for a paper container including at least a constituent layer of an outermost thermoplastic material layer, a paper base material layer, and an innermost thermoplastic material layer. Concerning the packaging filling to fill and seal the contents in the formed container, the laminated packaging material is placed in an atmosphere at a temperature of 85 ° C. or more in at least a part of the packaging and filling step before the sealing, and at least the laminated constituent layers The innermost thermoplastic material layer is a layer obtained by laminating a resin containing at least linear low-density polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution and high-density polyethylene by extrusion lamination.
[0009]
According to the present invention having the above structure, even if the web-like packaging material is handled at a high speed at a process atmosphere temperature of several tens of degrees Celsius or more using the linear low density polyethylene (mLLDPE) with the metallocene catalyst for the laminated constituting layer, the packaging material can be favorably formed. It can be molded easily and at high speed, and since it is blended with high-density polyethylene, it does not cause scratches, irregularities, etc. due to handling on the surface of the packaging laminate even in a high-temperature atmosphere, and low-temperature sealing performance The present invention realizes a method for packaging and filling a liquid food, a wrapping paper container and a laminated wrapping material for a paper container, which is excellent in quality, has no barrier property damage and sealing property defect, and can be directly extruded and laminated without forming a film. be able to.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The packaging and filling method according to the first aspect of the present invention is a method for packing and filling a container formed from a laminated packaging material for paper containers including at least constituent layers of an outermost thermoplastic material layer, a paper base material layer, and an innermost thermoplastic material layer. A packaging and filling method for filling and sealing, wherein the laminated packaging material is placed in an atmosphere at a temperature of 85 ° C. or more in at least a part of the packaging and filling step before the sealing, and at least the innermost thermoplastic material layer is And a layer in which a resin containing at least linear low-density polyethylene and high-density polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution is laminated by extrusion lamination.
According to the above configuration, the web-like packaging material can be handled / conveyed at a high speed to form the packaging material at a high speed, and with the heat resistance, the web-like packaging material can be handled / processed at a process atmosphere temperature of several tens of degrees Celsius or more. The material can be conveyed to form a good packaging material.
[0011]
The invention of the packaging paper container according to claim 2 is formed from a laminated packaging material for a paper container including at least constituent layers of an outermost thermoplastic material layer, a paper base material layer, and an innermost thermoplastic material layer, and is filled with contents. Wherein the innermost thermoplastic material layer is a layer in which a resin containing at least linear low-density polyethylene and high-density polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution is laminated by extrusion lamination. It is characterized by the following.
With the above-described configuration, the surface and the sealing surface of the packaging container are provided with heat resistance, so that scratches and irregularities due to conveyance do not occur, the barrier property of the container is not damaged, and the sealing property is not impaired.
[0012]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a packaging paper container which includes at least constituent layers of an outermost thermoplastic material layer, a paper base material layer, and an innermost thermoplastic material layer, and is molded and filled and sealed with contents. A laminated packaging material for a paper container used, wherein at least the innermost thermoplastic material layer is a layer obtained by laminating a resin containing at least a linear low-density polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high-density polyethylene by extrusion lamination. There is a feature.
With the above configuration, the web-like packaging material can be conveyed at high speed to form the packaging material at high speed, and the web-like packaging material can be conveyed at a process atmosphere temperature of several tens of degrees Celsius or more to form the packaging material well. It does not cause scratches, irregularities, etc. due to transport on the surface and sealing surface of the packaging container, does not damage the barrier properties of the container, does not impair the sealing performance, and directly extrudes without the need to form a film. The effect of being able to laminate and enjoy the advantages in the production of packaging materials is achieved.
[0013]
Embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below.
The packaging material for a paper container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes at least the outermost thermoplastic material layer, a paper base material layer, an adhesive thermoplastic material layer, for example, a barrier layer made of aluminum, and a constituent layer of the innermost thermoplastic material layer. Including.
The paper substrate that can be used in the present invention is usually made of kraft pulp, and requires excellent strength and low water absorption. The types include bleached paper (FBL), unbleached paper (UBL), bleached and unbleached laminated paper (DUPLEX), clay-coated paper, and multilayer laminated paper (MB).
[0014]
The adhesive resin layer that can be used for laminating the laminated packaging material of the present invention is made of LLDPE containing at least linear low-density polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution, linear low-density polyethylene polymerized using a metallocene catalyst ( (mLLDPE) and a high-density polyethylene, such as an extrusion laminate of a blend polymer, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), and an ionomer. By using the adhesive resin layer, the innermost thermoplastic material layer can be satisfactorily bonded to various barrier layers even when extruded at a high temperature.
Using an extrusion-laminating synthetic resin such as an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) having adhesiveness to metal or an ionomer (IO) in which the molecules of an ethylene-vinyl methacrylate copolymer are cross-linked with metal ions. Can be laminated as an adhesive layer.
[0015]
The packaging material for a paper container according to the present invention is a printing ink layer provided on the outer surface of the semi-material on which the outermost resin layer is not yet laminated, or an ink layer formed on the outer surface of the outer resin layer having a sealing property. At least. Inks include aqueous or oil-based inks for flexographic printing, oil-based inks for gravure printing, curable inks for offset printing, and the like. In a preferred embodiment of the packaging material for paper containers of the present invention, the ink layer is And a component (for example, an imine-based component) that is partially common to the component included in the anchor agent layer that adheres to the adhesive layer.
[0016]
The packaging material for a paper container of the present invention includes a thermoplastic material layer laminated on the outer surface of the packaging material. This material resin layer is, for example, a polyolefin resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and ethylene copolymer. In addition to low-density polyethylene (LDPE) which has been conventionally used, resistance to contents (oil resistance, acid resistance, etc.) , Low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), co-extruded film containing medium-density polyethylene or polyethylene, blend of linear low-density polyethylene (mLLDPE) polymerized with metallocene catalyst and high-density polyethylene Extrusion lamination of polymers, and the like.
[0017]
In a preferred embodiment of the packaging material for a paper container of the present invention, the packaging material has a barrier layer. The barrier layer is made of at least one selected from an aluminum foil, a metal / inorganic oxide thin film, an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer layer (EVOH layer), a nylon layer, a polyvinylidene chloride film, and a polyvinylidene chloride coated film. Here, as a vapor-deposited film of an inorganic oxide as a barrier layer, for example, a thermoplastic resin film having a thickness of about 10 to 30 μm of polyolefin, nylon, polyester, polyvinyl alcohol, or the like is used for silicon oxide, tin oxide, and oxide. A thin film layer made of an inorganic oxide such as zinc, indium oxide, titanium oxide, or aluminum oxide and having a thickness of 100 to 5000 mm, preferably about 200 to 1000 mm was formed by vacuum evaporation, sputtering, chemical vapor deposition, plasma chemical vapor deposition (PCVD), or the like. Things are used.
[0018]
The barrier layer that can be used in the present invention also includes a barrier film. The resin film constituting this may be a resin film capable of forming a barrier resin layer such as EVOH or polyvinyl alcohol, a vapor-deposited film of an inorganic oxide, or a vapor-deposited film of aluminum, for example, polyethylene terephthalate. -Polyester resin films such as polyester film, polybutylene terephthalate film, 6 nylon film, 66 nylon film, 610 nylon film, 612 nylon film, 11 nylon film, 12 nylon film, meta-xylene diamine and dibasic acid Polyamide-based resin film such as polyamide film by condensation, polycarbonate-based resin film, polyolefin-based resin film such as polyethylene and polypropylene, polyvinyl alcohol-based resin film, ethylene-vinyl acetate Polymer film, polyvinyl chloride resin film, polyvinylidene chloride resin film, polystyrene resin film, poly (meth) acrylic resin film, polyacrylonitrile resin film, polyacetal resin film, fluorine resin film And other resin films can be used.
[0019]
In the packaging material for paper containers of the present invention, the innermost thermoplastic material layer is a layer in which a resin containing at least linear low density polyethylene and high density polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution is laminated by extrusion lamination. The blend ratio between the linear low-density polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution and the high-density polyethylene can be changed and selected as appropriate depending on the application and the like, and is, for example, 99 to 50: 1 to 50.
As the innermost thermoplastic material layer, an extrusion laminate of a blend polymer of an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer polymerized using a metallocene catalyst and a high-density polyethylene having a density of, for example, 0.930 to 0.965 g / cm 3 is used. is there. In another embodiment of the present invention, a polymer having another compatibility (for example, polyolefin resin such as low density polyethylene, polypropylene, and ethylene copolymer) is further included. The layers other than the innermost layer of the paper container are not particularly limited.
[0020]
In the production of a packaging material for a paper container according to the present invention, a method for laminating a usual packaging material, for example, a wet lamination method, a dry lamination method, a solventless dry lamination method, an extrusion lamination method, T-die coextrusion molding, coextrusion lamination, inflation, etc. can be used. In the present invention, when performing the above-mentioned lamination, if necessary, a pretreatment such as a corona treatment or an ozone treatment can be applied to the film. For example, an isocyanate-based (urethane-based), polyethylene Anchoring agent of imine type, polybutadiene type, organic titanium type, etc., or adhesive for laminate of polyurethane type, polyacryl type, polyester type, epoxy type, polyvinyl acetate type, cellulose type, etc. A known anchor coating agent such as an agent, an adhesive or the like can be used.
[0021]
In one embodiment of the packaging and filling method of the present invention, the outermost thermoplastic material layer, the paper base material layer, the barrier layer, the innermost thermoplastic material layer at least each of the constituent layers of the web-shaped paper container laminated packaging material The tube-shaped laminated packaging material is longitudinally sealed in the longitudinal direction, the tube-shaped laminated packaging material is longitudinally sealed, and the contents are filled into the tubular molded and vertically-sealed packaging material. This is a packing and filling method in which a horizontal line is sealed, formed into a primary shape, individually cut at regular intervals, folded, and formed into a final shape. In this aspect, the laminated packaging material is transported by a roller in an atmosphere at a temperature of 85 ° C. or more in at least a part of the step before the sealing, and the outermost thermoplastic material layer and / or the innermost thermoplastic material layer Is a layer obtained by laminating a resin containing at least linear low-density polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution and high-density polyethylene by extrusion lamination.
[0022]
1 shows an outline of an example of a filling machine using a filling package according to the present invention. In the filling machine shown in this example, a packaging material web having a thermoplastic material layer as the innermost layer is unwound, and is rolled and conveyed through the filling machine by a roller. Joined to one end of the web, the packaging material web passes through the sterilizer bath, sterilizes it, removes the sterilant with an air knife, and forms it into a tube with a forming roller in an atmosphere at a temperature of 85 ° C. or higher. The inside is filled with liquid food from a filling pipe, and the tube is sealed in the longitudinal direction of the tube by a vertical sealing element. The tube is fed downward by a length corresponding to one packaging container, and the sealing jaw of the heat sealing device and Sandwiched by opposing jaws, heat-sealed in the transverse direction, simultaneously molded continuously into a pillow-shaped filled packaging container, and subsequently connected downstream Cut the sealing area of the sealing zone of the pillow-shaped packaging container, cut it into individual packaging-filling containers with a knife or the like, bend the upper and lower flaps of the separated pillow-shaped container, and mold it into the final packaging-filling container with the final holder I do.
[0023]
The packaging container according to the present invention is formed from a laminated packaging material for a paper container including at least the constituent layers of the outermost thermoplastic material layer, the paper base material layer, and the innermost thermoplastic material layer, and is filled with the contents and sealed. Wrapped paper container. The innermost thermoplastic material layer is a layer in which a resin containing at least linear low-density polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution and high-density polyethylene is laminated by extrusion lamination.
Its wrapping paper container. For example, liquid foods such as milk, lactic acid bacteria drinks, liquid soups, fruit juice drinks, barley tea, green tea, oolong tea, alcoholic beverages and the like can be applied to the filling and packaging.
[0024]
Specific examples of the laminated packaging material for a paper container having the following layer constitution according to the present invention will be described.
PE / paper layer / PE / Al / Ad / mL LDPE + HDPE
PE / paper layer / PE / mLLDPE
mLLDPE + HDPE / paper layer / PE / Al / Ad / mLLDPE + HDPE
mLLDPE + HDPE / paper layer / mLLDPE + HDPE / Al / Ad / mLLDPE + HDPE
Here, mLLDPE + HDPE: Extrusion lamination of blended Purima containing linear low density polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution and high density polyethylene, PE: Low density polyethylene, Al: Aluminum foil, Ad; Adhesive resin, etc. .
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
The packaging material can be formed at high speed by handling / transporting the laminated packaging material at high speed. It has heat resistance, and the packaging material is handled / transported at a process atmosphere temperature of several tens of degrees Celsius or more to improve the packaging material. Can be molded into
The surface of the packaging container and the sealing surface do not have scratches and irregularities due to handling / transportation, do not damage the barrier properties of the container, and do not impair the sealing property.
Handles and transports packaging materials at high speeds to form packaging materials at high speeds. It has heat resistance and transports packaging materials at process atmosphere temperatures of several tens of degrees Celsius or more to form packaging materials well. Can be.
Furthermore, it is possible to directly extrude and laminate without forming into a film, and enjoy the advantages in the production of packaging materials.

Claims (3)

最外熱可塑性材料層、紙基材層、最内熱可塑性材料層の構成層を少なくとも含む紙容器用積層包材から形成された容器内に内容物を充填してシールする包装充填方法であって、
前記積層包材を、前記シール前の包装充填工程の少なくとも一部で85℃以上の温度の雰囲気に置き、
少なくとも前記最内熱可塑性材料層が、狭い分子量分布を有する線形低密度ポリエチレンと高密度ポリエチレンとを少なくとも含有する樹脂を押出ラミネートによって積層された層である、
ことを特徴とする包装充填方法。
A packaging and filling method for filling and sealing the contents in a container formed from a laminated packaging material for paper containers including at least constituent layers of an outermost thermoplastic material layer, a paper base material layer, and an innermost thermoplastic material layer. hand,
The laminated packaging material is placed in an atmosphere at a temperature of 85 ° C. or more in at least a part of the packaging and filling process before the sealing,
At least the innermost thermoplastic material layer is a layer formed by extrusion lamination of a resin containing at least a linear low-density polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high-density polyethylene,
A packaging and filling method characterized by the above-mentioned.
最外熱可塑性材料層、紙基材層、最内熱可塑性材料層の構成層を少なくとも含む紙容器用積層包材から形成され、内容物が充填されてシールされた包装紙容器であって、
少なくとも前記最内熱可塑性材料層が、狭い分子量分布を有する線形低密度ポリエチレンと高密度ポリエチレンとを少なくとも含有する樹脂を押出ラミネートによって積層された層である、
ことを特徴とする包装紙容器。
An outermost thermoplastic material layer, a paper base material layer, a wrapping paper container formed from a laminated packaging material for a paper container including at least the constituent layers of the innermost thermoplastic material layer, the content being filled and sealed,
At least the innermost thermoplastic material layer is a layer formed by extrusion lamination of a resin containing at least a linear low-density polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high-density polyethylene,
A wrapping paper container characterized in that:
最外熱可塑性材料層、紙基材層、最内熱可塑性材料層の構成層を少なくとも含み、成形して内容物を充填シールする包装紙容器に用いられる紙容器用積層包材であって、
少なくとも前記最内熱可塑性材料層が、狭い分子量分布を有する線形低密度ポリエチレンと高密度ポリエチレンとを少なくとも含有する樹脂を押出ラミネートによって積層された層である、
ことを特徴とする紙容器用積層包材。
An outermost thermoplastic material layer, a paper base material layer, at least a constituent layer of the innermost thermoplastic material layer, a laminated packaging material for a paper container used for a packaging paper container for molding and filling and sealing the contents,
At least the innermost thermoplastic material layer is a layer formed by extrusion lamination of a resin containing at least a linear low-density polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution and a high-density polyethylene,
A laminated packaging material for paper containers, characterized in that:
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