WO2005100196A1 - Enclosing container and method of enclosing in container - Google Patents

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WO2005100196A1
WO2005100196A1 PCT/JP2004/005095 JP2004005095W WO2005100196A1 WO 2005100196 A1 WO2005100196 A1 WO 2005100196A1 JP 2004005095 W JP2004005095 W JP 2004005095W WO 2005100196 A1 WO2005100196 A1 WO 2005100196A1
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Kazuo Anzawa
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D77/00Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/10Container closures formed after filling
    • B65D77/12Container closures formed after filling by collapsing and flattening the mouth portion of the container and securing without folding, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, heat-sealing, welding or applying separate securing members

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  • the present invention relates to a container and a method for enclosing any object such as a solid substance, a granular substance or a liquid substance, and more particularly to an encapsulation container for facilitating opening and an encapsulation method thereof.
  • the encapsulation container or the encapsulation method of the present invention can be used for encapsulating small parts or pills as a solid, and can also be used as a powder or granule for sugar, a powder or granule, or a breath odor preventive.
  • liquid substances can be used to encapsulate liquid soups or liquid seasonings for instant foods. Background art
  • Stick sugar was a typical example of a sealed container that was opened and used to remove all the contents, rather than a storage container that was sealed again after opening.
  • general stick sugar is enclosed in a paper material and opened by cutting the paper by hand.
  • a packaging bag disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-104443, and according to this technique, A cut is provided in a part of the cut, and the cut is opened by tearing the cut, and the fingers of both hands were used to open the cut from the cut.
  • the stick sugar and the packaging bag had a problem that the contents were spilled when the package was torn by hand and opened.
  • the cut edges may be unclear or may need to be torn with strong force. It was not something.
  • a prister package as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-179713 has been developed to provide a package that can be opened with one hand.
  • the technique disclosed in the above publication is to provide a sheet body formed by molding a plastic sheet so that a pair of storage section main bodies are connected by a stick-shaped protruding portion, and filling the storage section main body of the sheet main body with contents. It is a Plister package sealed with a lid material made of an adhesive film. Then, a bending line is provided at the center of the protruding portion of the Plister package, and the bending line is bent so that the protruding portion is divided, and the contents of the housing portion main body are discharged outward from the easy cut portion of the film of the lid material.
  • the configuration is such that it can be
  • the above-mentioned Plister package accommodates a large amount of liquid material and is suitable when used at once, but cannot be used for powdery and granular materials, and requires a small amount of liquid material.
  • the containers were too large. Therefore, it is not used to encapsulate soup for ready-to-eat foods, nor is it used as a powdered or granular medicine or as a breath freshener.
  • a container for solids a pill case for storing capsule-filled medicines and pills is typical, but this pill case is for storing a plurality of pills and the like. It was to open and take out the desired medicine.
  • there is no container for accommodating small parts and it is stored in a container capable of accommodating a plurality of parts at the same time, and at the time of use, desired parts are retrieved from the container while being searched.
  • an outer lid or an inner lid is devised.
  • the inner lid as described above, after all, like a pill case and other storage containers, it is for storing and storing a plurality of solids at once, and an amount suitable for use It was not configured to take out solids or open with one hand.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an enclosure capable of distributing and accommodating contents in a predetermined amount and being easily opened with only one hand. And a method of manufacturing the same. Another object of the present invention is to provide a sealed container capable of supplying a powdery drug near the throat. Disclosure of the invention
  • the gist of the invention is that both ends of a cylindrical container body filled with contents are bonded while crushing each other, and the strength of the bonded portion is artificially reduced as compared with the main body portion.
  • It is a sealed container characterized by: The crushed ends are tightly sealed by bonding, but by pressing the body near both ends in a direction perpendicular to the crushing direction, the bonded part is pressed in the direction opposite to the crushing direction. Since the pressure can be dispersed, both ends can be easily opened by changing the shape near both ends.
  • the deformation in the vicinity of both ends is made possible by pinching the container body, it is made possible by a pinching operation with one finger.
  • the bonded portion is self-destructed by the deformation, and when a predetermined deformation is performed, the self-destruction breaks the seal and allows the seal to be opened.
  • a storage unit filled with contents and a container body connected to the storage unit are provided, and one end where the container body is connected to the storage unit is opened at the storage unit, There is a sealed container characterized in that the other end is adhered while being crushed, and the strength of the adhered portion is artificially lower than that of the main body.
  • the contents can be taken out by opening the top end of the container body at the time of use while enclosing sufficient contents in the storage section. At this time, since the strength of the bonding portion at the tip is reduced, it can be easily opened by self-destructing the bonding portion as described above.
  • the bonding portion can be configured to be thinner than the main body portion.
  • the strength of the bonding part is lower than that of the main body part You can do it.
  • the bonded part having reduced strength is self-destructed, or the boundary between the bonded part and the main body part is broken, and the self-destructed or broken part is opened.
  • a cylindrical container main body made of a material having sufficient bending elasticity is filled with the contents, and both ends of the container main body are crushed.
  • the adhesive strength of the adhered portion is equal to or higher than the elastic force of the container body and equal to or lower than a predetermined external force.
  • the bonded state is not easily released, but when an external force acts in the opposite direction to the direction in which both ends are crushed, The above adhesive state is released.
  • the adhesive force should be equal to or less than a predetermined external force.However, instead of relying on the inherent adhesive force of the adhesive, the adhesive force is reduced by reducing the adhesive area, that is, the contact area by crushing. If the contact area is reduced and the contact area is widened, the adhesive strength is improved. Therefore, by appropriately adjusting the contact area, the desired adhesive strength can be obtained.
  • a container in which a sufficient gas is enclosed in addition to the contents in the container body.
  • the contents and gas are sealed in the container body, when the vicinity of both ends of the container body is pressed at the time of opening, the pressure inside the container body that is compressed by the pressing force increases, and the adhesive part is opened in the opening direction.
  • bonding is performed to such an extent that it cannot be opened only with the above pressure, so that it is possible to open only when the opening operation is performed by a predetermined method, but the pressing force during the opening operation is assisted. Is what you can do.
  • the internal pressure increases, a popping sound can be generated at the time of opening, and the opening can be confirmed by the sound.
  • the container body is made of a thermoplastic resin.
  • the bonding portion is a bonding portion bonded by fusion by heating.
  • the crushed portion can be plastically deformed by heating in a state where both ends of the container body are pressed, and the contact surface can be suitably formed.
  • the contact surface can be bonded by fusion, it is possible to bond without using an adhesive and at the same time as the plastic deformation.
  • the portion (bonded portion) fused by heating is configured to be an adhesive portion formed thin by plastic deformation by heating.
  • heating is performed while maintaining a state compressed by crushing, thereby increasing the area of a portion to which the pressure is applied and reducing the thickness.
  • the strength of the bonded portion can be reduced.
  • the container body is a container body having a sufficient strength by using a sheet material made of a paper material or a sheet material obtained by laminating a paper material and another material; The bonding portion is crushed against the strength of the container body, and is a bonding portion formed by bonding a planar contact portion formed by immersion with an adhesive.
  • a desired material can be selected from various strengths, and a material suitable for the enclosure can be used.
  • a container body having elasticity can be formed by using a sheet material laminated with another material or by utilizing the properties of the paper material itself. A desired external force can be applied to the edge.
  • the container body has a diameter of 5 mn!
  • the container body has a relatively small diameter, so that it can be easily sandwiched by fingers of one hand, and thus can be opened with one hand. Also, since the bonding portion is 0.2 mm or less, the bonding of the bonding portion can be released by deforming the container body with two fingers of one hand, thereby enabling opening. .
  • the present invention and the modifications thereof described above both use a cylindrical container main body, when this container main body is configured to be relatively long, one end portion is formed. In the opened state, a stick-shaped container is formed. Therefore, when the present invention is used for enclosing a powdery drug, when taking this drug, the open end can be fully inserted into the oral cavity, and the deep position (near the throat) The drug can be supplied at the same time, so it can be taken while reducing bitterness.
  • the invention relating to the encapsulation method relates to a method for using the above-mentioned encapsulation container, and has been developed so as to be easily opened to achieve the same object.
  • the gist of the invention is an encapsulation method using a cylindrically configured container body, wherein the bottom is configured by crushing and sealing the vicinity of one end of the container body and forming the other open end.
  • the container body is filled with a predetermined amount of contents to be sealed, and then sealed while crushing the vicinity of the edge of the open end.
  • the contents can be filled in the same manner as a normal container, and the open end is sealed after the contents are filled. Can be implemented.
  • both ends of the cylindrical container are in the same sealed state, it is possible to open the bottom of the cylindrical container at any end without discriminating between the bottom and the opening.
  • the gist of the invention as a modified example is a sealing method using a cylindrical container body made of a material having a sufficient elasticity, wherein the container body is sealed while crushing the vicinity of one edge of the container body.
  • the container is filled with a predetermined amount of content to be sealed into the container body and a gas of an appropriate volume from the other open end, and then sealed while crushing the vicinity of the edge of the open end. It is characterized by becoming
  • the container body since the container body has a sufficient elasticity and is sealed with gas, the inside of the container body is filled with gas in addition to the contents, and when the container body is deformed, The above gas is compressed to increase the internal pressure. As a result, pressure can be applied from the inside to the portion sealed when the container is deformed. This facilitates opening.
  • the bottom and the opening end are sealed tightly by bonding with an adhesive or fusion by heating.
  • This modification specifically shows the state of sealing, but in addition to tightly sealing the bottom and open end by bonding with an adhesive, the container itself is heated by heat, such as synthetic resin. When a material that melts or softens is used, fusion by heating is possible, and even in such a case, it can be tightly sealed.
  • the crushing is crushed flatly from both sides in an arbitrary direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the container body, and the sealing is linear along the orthogonal direction.
  • the sealing is linear along the orthogonal direction.
  • the external force applied to the container main body near both ends of the container main body can be released by setting the external force to the direction perpendicular to the straight line.
  • the container body is compressed by compressing the vicinity of both ends of the container body from both sides along the straight line. Since the body expands in the direction perpendicular to the compression direction, it is possible to apply an external force in the direction in which the bonding is released.
  • the present invention relating to the above-described enclosure or encapsulation method, its use is wide. That is, in addition to stick sugar that has been conventionally distributed and enclosed, it can also be used for packaging of soups used in instant foods and condiments, or for use in portable seasonings. In this case, it is possible to give a sense of quality compared to packaging made of a paper material or a thin film bag. In addition, it can be used to enclose a prescribed amount of a drug on a regular basis in units of the prescribed amount.Since various diseases that cause seizure symptoms can be opened urgently and with one hand, it can be used for emergency. It is effective for Further, since the container body has a predetermined length, the medicine can be easily supplied to the vicinity of the throat, which contributes to taking a medicine which is strongly bitter and difficult to swallow.
  • FIG. 1 (a) is an explanatory view showing a first embodiment of the present invention relating to a sealed container
  • FIG. 1 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along a line BB in FIG. 1 (a).
  • FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a modified example.
  • FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an opening method.
  • FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention according to an enclosing method.
  • both ends 2 and 3 of the container main body 1 are crushed while the contents A are filled in the cylindrical container main body 1, and in this state, the ends are closed. The edges are bonded together.
  • the container body 1 is made of a synthetic resin having sufficient strength, and specifically, a polypropylene resin is used. Since the polypropylene resin has an appropriate elastic force, it can be crushed at both ends 2 and 3 and since it has thermoplasticity, it can be plastically deformed into a predetermined shape by heating.
  • the crushed portion is directed along the crushed surface.
  • a straight contact portion is formed on X.
  • the strength of the crushed and bonded portion (hereinafter referred to as a bonded portion) is set to be lower than that of the container main body 1, so that the strength of the container main body 1 is smaller than the force of plastically deforming the container main body 1.
  • the adhesive can be destroyed.
  • the strength of the bonding portion can be reduced by artificial means such as making the bonding portion thinner than the container body 1, and deformation of the strength reducing means
  • the container body 1 is opened by self-destruction of the adhesive portion that cannot be elastically deformed.
  • the preferable adhesive strength is greater than a level that can withstand the elastic deformation of the container body 1 due to crushing (a degree that the container body 1 does not recover), and the bonding is maintained when a sufficient external force acts in the crushing direction Y. Adhesive strength less than that required.
  • the embodiment of the present invention according to the enclosing container shown in FIG. 2 has a cylindrical container main body 1 provided continuously to the storage section 10, and the embodiment of FIG.
  • the storage unit 10 is a hollow container having a sufficient capacity, and the content A is stored in the storage unit 10.
  • One end 3 of the continuous container body 1 is opened at a continuous portion with the storage unit 10 and communicates with the storage unit 10.
  • the tip 2 of the container body 1 is an open end, and the tip 2 is adhered to form an adhesive portion, thereby enclosing the content A.
  • the bonding portion has reduced strength similarly to the embodiment of FIG.
  • the content A is filled in the storage unit 10 and stored, the content A is not actually sealed in the container body 1, but the container body 1 and the The storage part 10 that is continuous with the body functions as a container.
  • the tip 2 of the container body 1 is used, and the unsealing is enabled by the self-destruction of the adhesive portion, as in the embodiment of FIG.
  • FIG. 3 shows an opening method for the enclosing container 1 of the embodiment and the modified example shown above.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of one end 2 of the container main body 1.
  • both ends 2 and 3 will be described while only one end 2 is illustrated. I do.
  • the state of both ends 2 and 3 before opening is as shown in this figure. It is flatly crushed from both sides sandwiching the tips 2 and 3 along an arbitrary direction Y on the surface orthogonal to the direction Z (this is called the immersion direction ⁇ ).
  • the crushed portion has a slightly flat shape, but the widths Wl and W2 from the edge are about several millimeters, and are long and rectangular. Therefore, the portion where the inner side of the edge comes into contact due to the crushing is configured to be long along the longitudinal direction X of the crushing plane (this is referred to as the longitudinal direction X of the crushing plane).
  • the whole is glued.
  • both sides of the container body 1 near the bonding portion are pressed along the longitudinal direction X of the crushing plane. Due to this pressing, the container body 1 is partially deformed, that is, the pressed part is depressed inward along the crushing plane longitudinal direction X, while the other part is crushed in the crushing direction. It will bulge outward along Y.
  • the direction of pressure distribution at this time is shown in FIG.
  • the bonding portion receives an external force in the opening direction (outward in the Y direction) by being pulled by the outward deformation along the crushing direction Y. When the external force increases, the bonding force decreases. It is not maintained, or the adhesive part is broken by itself, and the adhesive part is opened.
  • the above-described opening occurs when the strength reaches the limit strength, a cracking sound is generated when the bonded portion is peeled or self-destructed, and the opening can be sensed by the sound.
  • the opening by the above method is not due to the pressure caused by the decrease in the volume of the inside 1 of the container. That is, even when another portion of the container body 1 is pressed or when pressed along the crushing direction Y, the adhesive portion is not opened. As described above, since the container is opened only when the condition of sufficiently pressing in a predetermined direction is satisfied, the container is not opened due to force majeure even when carrying the device. On the other hand, When the container body 1 is pressed, it is sufficient to apply a pressing force enough to deform the container body 1 sufficiently, and even a woman, an elderly person or an infant can easily open the container.
  • the deformation due to the pressing force causes the distal ends 2 and 3 to move outward in the crushing direction Y.
  • an external force that expands sufficiently cannot be applied.
  • a material having a sufficient elastic force must be used. Therefore, in the illustrated embodiment, a container body 1 in which a polypropylene lumber is molded into a cylindrical shape having an outer diameter of D 6 mm is used, and the widths W l and W 2 to be bonded are 0 5 mm.
  • the opening of both ends 2 and 3 is performed by pressing the vicinity of the bonding portion from both sides, so in the illustrated embodiment, the opening is the cylindrical container body 1 having a diameter of only 6 mm.
  • the pressing force required for opening can be obtained. Therefore, the operation to remove the enclosed contents is simply to pinch it with one finger.
  • the state of opening with two fingers is shown in FIG.
  • a gas such as nitrogen gas is sealed together with the contents A sealed in the container body 1.
  • the inside of the container body 1 may be evacuated in order to prevent deterioration or deterioration of the contents.
  • the container body 1 uses a thermoplastic resin, so the contents are evacuated in a vacuum state. It is preferable to charge nitrogen gas at the same time rather than filling the material.
  • the outside air can be sealed as it is instead of nitrogen gas.
  • the inside of the container body 1 is preferably set to a negative pressure, contrary to the above. That is, in the case of the content A that adheres to the inner wall of the container body 1 or is easily scattered by a small flow of air, the content A is prevented from being scattered when the container is opened.
  • the presence of gas inside the container body 1 facilitates opening, but it is not a necessary condition for opening, so it is also possible to open the adhesive part by applying a negative pressure to the inside 1 of the container. is there.
  • FIG. 1 In this embodiment, first, one end of a cylindrical container body 1 is closed to form a bottom portion, and after filling the content from the other end, the other end is closed and sealed. It is. Therefore, the configuration of the bottom part is to squeeze the vicinity of the one edge 2 from both sides in the predetermined direction Y, abut the inside near the edge by elastic deformation, and seal while maintaining this state Things.
  • an adhesive can be used, and fusion by heating can be used.
  • the portion to be sealed is made thinner than the main body portion of the container main body 1 to reduce the strength in order to facilitate opening similarly to the above-described sealed container.
  • this sealing portion there is a container body 1 made of a synthetic resin, which is fused by heating the vicinity of the edge.
  • the strength can be reduced by weakening by heating.
  • the fused state can be stabilized by heating and quenching, and a fragile sealing portion can be easily formed.
  • polypropylene is used as the synthetic resin, it is heated to 120 ° C or more while maintaining the pressed state, and when the fused state is confirmed (about 2-3 seconds). Then, the above sealing can be made possible by stopping the heating and rapidly cooling.
  • the contents are filled from the open end 3.
  • the contents in addition to solids or powders, liquids can be filled. That is, since the bottom is fused in a sufficiently tight state, the filled contents do not leak from the bottom.
  • the contents to be filled need to have different capacities depending on the type or the prescribed weight, etc., but if the length of the container body 1 is changed according to the capacity, it will be configured with a uniform diameter. A variety of contents can be handled using the cylindrical container body '1 used.
  • the contents can be sealed by tightly sealing the open end 3 in a state where the contents are filled in the container body 1.
  • the sealing of the open end 3 is the same as the case where the bottom 2 is formed. That is, the vicinity of the opening end 3 is crushed from both sides in the predetermined direction Y, and the inside near the edge is brought into contact, and bonding is performed while maintaining this state. Further, when the container body 1 is made of a synthetic resin, the container can be weakly sealed by heating and quenching.
  • the opening can be performed by the same opening method. This opening method is as described in the description of the sealed container.
  • a first modified example of the encapsulation method is a manufacturing method in which a continuous cylindrical container body is used and the edges thereof are fused and cut at the same time. Although this method is not shown, it is considered that the state in Fig. 6 is continuous in the horizontal direction. Just fine. Then, the contents A are intermittently supplied to the continuous container body 1, and the discontinuous portion is sandwiched in the predetermined direction Y, and is heated and cooled to perform fusion and plastic deformation. It is. At this time, it is required that the content A to be enclosed is a powdery or granular material. This is because liquid materials cannot be supplied intermittently as described above.
  • the width to be bonded or fused is doubled as usual, and cut in the middle of the sealed portion, so that the width of the seal at each edge is the same as in the above embodiment.
  • the above sealing and cutting can be carried out at a plurality of places at the same time, but it is also possible to continuously supply a continuous cylindrical body and to perform fusion and cutting at predetermined positions sequentially.
  • the continuous container body can be vertically continuous.
  • the liquid discharge nozzle is opened inside the container body to supply the liquid intermittently.
  • the liquid material must be supplied from the nozzle, and the upper edge of the supplied container is sealed, and at the same time, the bottom of the next order is formed. For this reason, liquids must be supplied to the next container after the seal has been made. This form is not particularly shown.
  • a strong paper material can be used as a material constituting the container body 1, and polypropylene can be selected as the synthetic resin.
  • those having similar properties can be used. Therefore, it is possible to use a laminate of paper and another sheet material, and to use a laminate of synthetic resins having different properties. In this case, by laminating materials that are easy to plastically deform, When the ends 2 and 3 are crushed, the crushed portions can be formed thin by pressing force.
  • a synthetic resin When a synthetic resin is used, by laminating a resin of a material capable of exerting an adhesive force by fusion inside the container body 1, the portions that come into contact with each other when the ends 2 and 3 are crushed become the resins, and the resin is heated. Fusion can be performed easily and completely. Further, as the cylindrical container body 1, in addition to the cylindrical shape having a circular cross section, a cylindrical shape having a polygonal cross section can be used.
  • the center of the fused portion is cut, but in addition to the case where the cutting means a clear cutting, This includes those that form perforations and the like, and that are continuous in appearance, but are in the same state as cut.

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An enclosing container allowing the easy unsealing thereof to a container by a single hand and suitable for carrying and a method for enclosing in the container, the enclosing container wherein contents (A) is filled in a container body (1) formed by molding a material with sufficient strength in a cylindrical shape, both ends (2) and (3) of the container body (1) are crushed, and the end parts (2) and (3) are adhered to the container body; the method wherein one end part (2) is sealed to form a bottom part (2) and the other end (3) is sealed after the contents (A) is sealed in the container body, the sealing of both ends (2) and (3) is performed by adhering with an adhesive agent or melting by heating in the crushed state of both sides of the container body. When the enclosing container is used, both ends (2) and (3) of the container body (1) can be unsealed and the unsealing can be performed by a single hand by holding both sides thereof in a crushing direction (Y). By using this enclosing method, the enclosing container can be manufactured.

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封入容器およぴ封入方法 技術分野  Enclosure container and encapsulation method
本発明は、 固形物、 粉粒状物または液状物などあらゆる物を封入でき る容器および封入方法に関し、 特に、 開封を容易にする封入容器および その封入方法に関する。 本発明の封入容器または封入方法は、 固形物と して、 小型部品や丸薬などを封入することに使用でき、 また、 粉粒状物 として、 砂糖、 粉粒状薬剤もしくは口臭予防剤などに使用できる。' さら に、 液状物としては、 インスタント食品用の液体スープもしくは液体調 味料などを封入するために使用することができるものである。 背景技術  The present invention relates to a container and a method for enclosing any object such as a solid substance, a granular substance or a liquid substance, and more particularly to an encapsulation container for facilitating opening and an encapsulation method thereof. The encapsulation container or the encapsulation method of the present invention can be used for encapsulating small parts or pills as a solid, and can also be used as a powder or granule for sugar, a powder or granule, or a breath odor preventive. '' In addition, liquid substances can be used to encapsulate liquid soups or liquid seasonings for instant foods. Background art
開封後に再び封入するような保存用容器ではなく、 使用時に開封して 内容物を全て取り出すような封入容器の代表的なものにスティックシュ ガーがあった。 一般的なスティックシュガーは、 周知のとおり、 紙製材 料により封入され、 この紙を手で切断することによって開封していた。 また、 同様に小分けされた液状物が封入された容器としては、 特開 2 0 0 2 - 1 0 4 4 3 6号公報において開示されるような包装袋があり、 この技術によれば、 その一部に切り込みが設けられており、 その切り込 みを引き裂くことで開封する構成であり、 この開封には、 切り口から切 り裂く際に両手の指が使用されていた。  Stick sugar was a typical example of a sealed container that was opened and used to remove all the contents, rather than a storage container that was sealed again after opening. As is well known, general stick sugar is enclosed in a paper material and opened by cutting the paper by hand. Further, as a container in which a similarly divided liquid material is enclosed, there is a packaging bag disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-104443, and according to this technique, A cut is provided in a part of the cut, and the cut is opened by tearing the cut, and the fingers of both hands were used to open the cut from the cut.
上記スティックシュガーや包装袋は、 手で引き裂いて開封する際に内 容物がこぼれるという不具合があった。 特に、 液状物が封入されている 包装用袋では、 切り口が不明瞭であったり、 強い力で引き裂かなければ ならない場合があり、 老齢者が使用するときには、 開封が決して容易な ものではなかった。 The stick sugar and the packaging bag had a problem that the contents were spilled when the package was torn by hand and opened. In particular, in the case of packaging bags that contain liquids, the cut edges may be unclear or may need to be torn with strong force. It was not something.
そこで、 特開 2 0 0 2 - 1 7 9 1 3 7号公報によって開示されるよう なプリスター包装体が開発され、 片手で開封できる包装体を提供してい る。 上記公報の技術は、 一対の収容部本体がスティック状の突出部で連 続するようにプラスチックシートを成形したシート本体を設け、 このシ ート本体の収容部本体に内容物を充填し、 その後、 接着フィルムによる 蓋材で封止してなるプリスター包装体である。 そして、 上記プリスター 包装体の突出部中央に折り曲げ線を設け、 この折り曲げ線を折り曲げる ことにより、 突出部が分断され、 蓋材のフィルムのイージーカット部分 から収容部本体の内容物を外方に吐出させることができる構成にしてい る。  Accordingly, a prister package as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-179713 has been developed to provide a package that can be opened with one hand. The technique disclosed in the above publication is to provide a sheet body formed by molding a plastic sheet so that a pair of storage section main bodies are connected by a stick-shaped protruding portion, and filling the storage section main body of the sheet main body with contents. It is a Plister package sealed with a lid material made of an adhesive film. Then, a bending line is provided at the center of the protruding portion of the Plister package, and the bending line is bent so that the protruding portion is divided, and the contents of the housing portion main body are discharged outward from the easy cut portion of the film of the lid material. The configuration is such that it can be
しかし、 上記プリスター包装体は、 多量の液状物を収容し、 これを一 度に使用する場合には好適であるものの、 粉粒状物には使用することが できず、 また、 少量の液状物を収容する場合には、 容器が大型に過ぎる ものとなっていた。 そのため、 インスタント食品用のスープを封入する ために使用されておらず、 粉粒状物の薬剤や口臭予防剤にも使用されて いない。  However, the above-mentioned Plister package accommodates a large amount of liquid material and is suitable when used at once, but cannot be used for powdery and granular materials, and requires a small amount of liquid material. For containment, the containers were too large. Therefore, it is not used to encapsulate soup for ready-to-eat foods, nor is it used as a powdered or granular medicine or as a breath freshener.
一方、 固形物のための容器としては、 カプセル入り薬剤や丸薬を収納 するピルケースなどが代表的であるが、 このピルケースは、 複数の丸薬 等を収納するためのものであり、 通常は、 蓋を開放させて所望の薬を取 り出すものであった。また、小型部品を収容するような容器は存在せず、 やはり複数の部品を同時に収容できる容器によって保管し、使用時には、 その容器から所望の部品を探しながら取り出していた。  On the other hand, as a container for solids, a pill case for storing capsule-filled medicines and pills is typical, but this pill case is for storing a plurality of pills and the like. It was to open and take out the desired medicine. In addition, there is no container for accommodating small parts, and it is stored in a container capable of accommodating a plurality of parts at the same time, and at the time of use, desired parts are retrieved from the container while being searched.
そこで、 上記のような複数の内容物から必要な数量の薬または部品を 取り出すことを容易にするため、 外蓋または内蓋が工夫され、 例えば、 特開 2 0 0 3— 9 5 3 0 7号公報において開示されるような内蓋が考案 されていた。 Therefore, in order to facilitate taking out a necessary number of medicines or parts from a plurality of contents as described above, an outer lid or an inner lid is devised. For example, JP-A-2003-955307 Of inner lid as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication It had been.
しかしながら、 上記のような内蓋を工夫したのみでは、 結局のところ ピルケースやその他の収納容器と同様に、 複数の固形物を一度に収容保 管するためのものであって、 使用に適する分量の固形物を取り出し、 ま たは、 片手で開封できる構成ではなかった。  However, just by devising the inner lid as described above, after all, like a pill case and other storage containers, it is for storing and storing a plurality of solids at once, and an amount suitable for use It was not configured to take out solids or open with one hand.
さらに、 スティックシュガーのように紙製の容器では、 水濡れによつ て内容部を使用できなくなり、 また、 携帯するためには剛性に欠けるも のであった。 そして、 粉粒状薬剤や口臭予防剤などのように常に携帯す る必要のある場合には、 紙製による包装では収納に不便であり、 球状固 形物として製造できない内容物は、 球状固形物のような容器を使用でき ないこととなっていた。 特に、 最近では、 緑茶成分に含有される力テキ ンが口臭予防に効果があることが発見されたことから、 粉末状に粉砕し てなる緑茶を服用することが流行しつつあるが、 緑茶は湿気に弱く、 し かも紙製包装容器では形態に不便なものであった。  Furthermore, with paper containers such as stick sugar, the contents could not be used due to the wetness of the water, and they lacked rigidity for carrying. When it is necessary to always carry the product, such as a powdered drug or a bad breath preventive, the packaging made of paper is inconvenient to store and the contents that cannot be manufactured as spherical solids are spherical solids. Such containers could not be used. In particular, recently, it has been discovered that the strength techin contained in the green tea component is effective in preventing bad breath, and it is becoming popular to take green tea crushed into powder. It was vulnerable to moisture, and it was inconvenient for paper packaging containers.
また、 粉粒状の薬剤を服用する場合、 苦みの強い薬剤は非常に飲みに くく、 舌の先端や中央付近に薬剤を供給するときには、 口の中の全体に 苦みが充満し、 不快な苦みが残ることがあった。 そのため、 できる限り 喉に近い位置に薬剤を供給できるように、 服用する者が個々に工夫して いた。 しかしながら、 封入容器にそのような工夫がなされたものは存在 せず、 服用の容易な封入容器が切望されていた。  In addition, when taking powdery medicines, highly bitter medicines are very difficult to drink, and when supplying medicine to the tip of the tongue or near the center, the entire mouth is filled with bitterness and unpleasant bitterness is caused. Sometimes remained. For this reason, the individual who took the drug was devised so that the drug could be supplied as close to the throat as possible. However, no such enclosure has been devised, and there has been a long-awaited desire for an easily-contained enclosure.
本発明は、 上記諸点にかんがみてなされたものであって、 その目的と するところは、 内容物を所定量ごとに分配して収容できるとともに、 片 手のみで容易に開封することのできる封入容器およびその製造方法を提 供することである。 また、 粉粒状の薬剤を喉の近くに供給できる封入容 器を提供することをも目的としている。 発明の開示 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an enclosure capable of distributing and accommodating contents in a predetermined amount and being easily opened with only one hand. And a method of manufacturing the same. Another object of the present invention is to provide a sealed container capable of supplying a powdery drug near the throat. Disclosure of the invention
上記目的を達成するために、 片手で開封することができるとともに、 所定の量に分配した内容物を携帯を可能にするすることができる封入容 器を開発したものである。 その発明の要旨は、 内容物を充填された筒状 の容器本体の両端を、 それぞれ圧潰しつつ接着してなり、 該接着部の強 度を本体部分よりも人為的に低下させてなることを特徴とする封入容器 である。 圧潰された両端は、 接着によって緊密に封止されるが、 この圧 潰方向に直交する向きで両端付近の本体部分を押圧することで、 接着さ れた部分について圧潰方向とは逆向きに押圧力を分散させることができ るので、 両端近傍の形状を変化させることで、 両端を容易に開封させる ことができるのである。 そして、 この両端近傍の変形は、 容器本体を挟 むことで可能となるから、 片手の指で摘むような動作によって可能とな る。 なお、 接着部の強度低下により、 上記変形により接着部が自壊する こととなり、 所定の変形がなされた場合には、 上記自壊により封止が解 かれて開封させることが可能となる。  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, we have developed a sealed container that can be opened with one hand and that allows the contents distributed in a predetermined amount to be portable. The gist of the invention is that both ends of a cylindrical container body filled with contents are bonded while crushing each other, and the strength of the bonded portion is artificially reduced as compared with the main body portion. It is a sealed container characterized by: The crushed ends are tightly sealed by bonding, but by pressing the body near both ends in a direction perpendicular to the crushing direction, the bonded part is pressed in the direction opposite to the crushing direction. Since the pressure can be dispersed, both ends can be easily opened by changing the shape near both ends. Since the deformation in the vicinity of both ends is made possible by pinching the container body, it is made possible by a pinching operation with one finger. In addition, due to the decrease in the strength of the bonded portion, the bonded portion is self-destructed by the deformation, and when a predetermined deformation is performed, the self-destruction breaks the seal and allows the seal to be opened.
本発明の第 1の変形例としては、 内容物を充填した貯留部と、 この貯 留部に連続する容器本体とで構成され、 容器本体が貯留部連続する一端 を上記貯留部で開口し、 他方の先端を圧潰しつつ接着してなり、 該接着 部の強度を本体部分よりも人為的に低下させてなることを特徴とする封 入容器がある。 この変形例によれば、 十分な内容物を貯留部に封入しつ つ、 使用時には容器本体の先端を開封することで内容物を取り出すこと ができる。 このとき、 先端の接着部の強度を低下しているので、 前記と 同様に接着部を自壊させることで容易に開封できるものである。  As a first modified example of the present invention, a storage unit filled with contents and a container body connected to the storage unit are provided, and one end where the container body is connected to the storage unit is opened at the storage unit, There is a sealed container characterized in that the other end is adhered while being crushed, and the strength of the adhered portion is artificially lower than that of the main body. According to this modified example, the contents can be taken out by opening the top end of the container body at the time of use while enclosing sufficient contents in the storage section. At this time, since the strength of the bonding portion at the tip is reduced, it can be easily opened by self-destructing the bonding portion as described above.
上記接着部の強度低下の具体例としては、 前記接着部を、 前記本体部 分よりも薄肉に構成することができる。 同質材料を使用しつつ接着部を 薄肉に構成することで、 当該接着部の強度を本体部分よりも低下させる ことができるのである。 この具体例によれば、 両端近傍を押圧すること により変形する際、 強度の低下した接着部が自壊し、 または、 接着部と 本体部分の境界が破断し、 その自壊または破断した部分が開口する。 本発明の第 2の変形例としては、 十分な曲げ弾性を有する材料からな る筒状の容器本体に内容物を充填し、 上記容器本体の両端をそれぞれ圧 潰してなり、 該圧漬により当接する部分を接着してなり、 該接着部の接 着強度を容器本体の弾性力以上で、 かつ、 所定の外力以下にしてなるこ とを特徴とする封入容器がある。 この変形例によれば、 内容物を封入し ている状態においては、 接着状態が容易に解除されることはないが、 両 端付近を圧潰された方向とは逆向きの外力が作用するとき、 上記接着状 態が解除されるのである。 このときの接着力は、 所定の外力以下とする べきであるが、 接着剤が有する固有の接着力に頼るのではなく、 接着面 積すなわち圧潰による当接面積を小さくすることにより、 接着力は低下 し、 当該当接面積を広くすれば接着力が向上するから、 上記当接面積を 適度に調整することで、 上記所望の接着力を得ることができる。 As a specific example of the decrease in the strength of the bonding portion, the bonding portion can be configured to be thinner than the main body portion. By making the bonding part thinner while using the same material, the strength of the bonding part is lower than that of the main body part You can do it. According to this specific example, when deformed by pressing the vicinity of both ends, the bonded part having reduced strength is self-destructed, or the boundary between the bonded part and the main body part is broken, and the self-destructed or broken part is opened. . As a second modified example of the present invention, a cylindrical container main body made of a material having sufficient bending elasticity is filled with the contents, and both ends of the container main body are crushed. There is a sealed container in which a contact portion is adhered, and the adhesive strength of the adhered portion is equal to or higher than the elastic force of the container body and equal to or lower than a predetermined external force. According to this modified example, in the state where the contents are sealed, the bonded state is not easily released, but when an external force acts in the opposite direction to the direction in which both ends are crushed, The above adhesive state is released. At this time, the adhesive force should be equal to or less than a predetermined external force.However, instead of relying on the inherent adhesive force of the adhesive, the adhesive force is reduced by reducing the adhesive area, that is, the contact area by crushing. If the contact area is reduced and the contact area is widened, the adhesive strength is improved. Therefore, by appropriately adjusting the contact area, the desired adhesive strength can be obtained.
本発明の第 3の変形例として、 前記容器本体内には、 内容物のほかに 十分な気体が封入されているものがある。 容器本体に内容物と気体が封 入されることで、 開封時に容器本体の両端近傍を押圧したとき、 この押 圧による圧縮される容器本体内部の圧力が高まり、 接着部に対して開封 方向へ作用させることができる。 この場合、 上記圧力のみでは開封はで きない程度に接着することにより、 結局、 所定の方法により開封操作が なされた場合にのみ開封が可能となるが、 上記開封操作の際の押圧力を 補助することができるものである。 また、 内部の圧力が高まることで、 開封時に破裂音を発生させることができ、 音によって開封を確認するこ とが可能となる。  As a third modified example of the present invention, there is a container in which a sufficient gas is enclosed in addition to the contents in the container body. When the contents and gas are sealed in the container body, when the vicinity of both ends of the container body is pressed at the time of opening, the pressure inside the container body that is compressed by the pressing force increases, and the adhesive part is opened in the opening direction. Can work. In this case, bonding is performed to such an extent that it cannot be opened only with the above pressure, so that it is possible to open only when the opening operation is performed by a predetermined method, but the pressing force during the opening operation is assisted. Is what you can do. In addition, since the internal pressure increases, a popping sound can be generated at the time of opening, and the opening can be confirmed by the sound.
また、 第 4の変形例として、 前記容器本体は、 熱可塑性樹脂からなる 円筒状の容器本体であり、 前記接着部は、 加熱による融着により接着さ れてなる接着部である構成とするものがある。 この変形例によれば、 容 器本体の両端を圧漬した状態で加熱することで、 上記圧潰部分を塑性変 形させることができ、当接面を好適に形成させることができる。 さらに、 当接面の接着を融着によることができるので、 接着剤を使用することな く、 しかも上記塑性変形と同時に接着することが可能となる。 In a fourth modification, the container body is made of a thermoplastic resin. There is a cylindrical container main body, wherein the bonding portion is a bonding portion bonded by fusion by heating. According to this modification, the crushed portion can be plastically deformed by heating in a state where both ends of the container body are pressed, and the contact surface can be suitably formed. Furthermore, since the contact surface can be bonded by fusion, it is possible to bond without using an adhesive and at the same time as the plastic deformation.
さらに、 第 5の変形例として、 上記加熱によって融着された部分 (接 着部) は、 加熱による塑性変形により薄肉に形成された接着部であるよ うに構成としたものである。 この変形例によれば、 上記加熱による塑性 変形において、 圧潰のために圧縮された状態が維持されつつ加熱させる ことにより、 当該圧力が付与される部分の面積を拡張させるとともに肉 厚を薄くすることができ、 この接着部を薄肉とすることによって、 当該 接着部の強度を低下させることができるものである。  Further, as a fifth modified example, the portion (bonded portion) fused by heating is configured to be an adhesive portion formed thin by plastic deformation by heating. According to this modification, in the plastic deformation due to the heating, heating is performed while maintaining a state compressed by crushing, thereby increasing the area of a portion to which the pressure is applied and reducing the thickness. By reducing the thickness of the bonded portion, the strength of the bonded portion can be reduced.
また、 第 6の変形例として、 前記容器本体は、 紙製材料によるシート 材または紙製材料と他の材料を積層してなるシート材によつて十分な強 度を有する容器本体であり、 前記接着部は、 上記容器本体の強度に抗し て圧潰されるとともに、 この圧漬により構成される平面状の当接部分が 接着剤により接着されてなる接着部であるようにしたものである。 この 変形例によれば、 種々の強度の中から所望のものを選択でき、 封入容器 に適する材料を使用することができる。 また、 他の材料を積層したシー ト材を使用することにより、 または、 紙製材料そのものの性質を利用し て弾性力を有する容器本体を構成することができ、 従って、 開封操作の 際に端縁に対して所望の外力を作用させることが可能となる。  As a sixth modification, the container body is a container body having a sufficient strength by using a sheet material made of a paper material or a sheet material obtained by laminating a paper material and another material; The bonding portion is crushed against the strength of the container body, and is a bonding portion formed by bonding a planar contact portion formed by immersion with an adhesive. According to this modification, a desired material can be selected from various strengths, and a material suitable for the enclosure can be used. In addition, a container body having elasticity can be formed by using a sheet material laminated with another material or by utilizing the properties of the paper material itself. A desired external force can be applied to the edge.
第 7の変形例として、 前記容器本体は、 直径 5 m n!〜 8 m mの円形断 面を有する円筒状の容器本体であり、 前記接着部は、 その端縁から 0 . 2 m m以下の範囲において上記容器本体の軸線に直交する平面上の任意 の方向に向かって两側から平面的に圧潰されつつ接着されてなる構成と するものである。 この変形例によれば、 容器本体が比較的小径であるの で、 片手の指で容易に挟むことができ、 これにより片手で開封すること が可能となる。 また、 接着部が 0 . 2 mm以下であるから、 片手の 2本 の指で容器本体を変形させることで、 接着部の接着を解除させることが でき、 これにより開封を可能にするものである。 As a seventh modification, the container body has a diameter of 5 mn! A cylindrical container body having a circular cross section of about 8 mm, wherein the adhesive portion is an arbitrary part on a plane perpendicular to the axis of the container body within a range of 0.2 mm or less from the edge. And is bonded while being planarly crushed from the 两 side in the direction of. According to this modification, the container body has a relatively small diameter, so that it can be easily sandwiched by fingers of one hand, and thus can be opened with one hand. Also, since the bonding portion is 0.2 mm or less, the bonding of the bonding portion can be released by deforming the container body with two fingers of one hand, thereby enabling opening. .
なお、 以上に示した本発明およびその変形例は、 いずれも筒状に構成 される容器本体を使用していることから、 この容器本体を比較的長尺に 構成する場合、 一方の端部を開封した状態において、 スティック状の容 器を構成させることとなる。 従って、 本発明が粉粒状の薬剤の封入に使 用される場合、 この薬剤を服用するときは、 開口端を口腔内の十分に奥 まで挿入することができ、 その奥の位置 (喉付近) で薬剤を供給するこ とができるので、 苦味を緩和しつつ服用することができる。  Since the present invention and the modifications thereof described above both use a cylindrical container main body, when this container main body is configured to be relatively long, one end portion is formed. In the opened state, a stick-shaped container is formed. Therefore, when the present invention is used for enclosing a powdery drug, when taking this drug, the open end can be fully inserted into the oral cavity, and the deep position (near the throat) The drug can be supplied at the same time, so it can be taken while reducing bitterness.
封入方法にかかる発明については、 上記封入容^ ^を使用するための方 法に関するものであって、 同様の目的を達成するために、 容易に開放で きるように開発されたものである。 その発明の要旨は、 筒状に構成して なる容器本体を使用する封入方法であって、 上記容器本体の一方の端緣 付近を圧潰しつつ封止して底部を構成し、 他方の開口端から上記容器本 体内に封入すべき所定量の内容物を充填し、 その後に上記開口端の端縁 付近を圧潰しつつ封止してなることを特徴とするものである。  The invention relating to the encapsulation method relates to a method for using the above-mentioned encapsulation container, and has been developed so as to be easily opened to achieve the same object. The gist of the invention is an encapsulation method using a cylindrically configured container body, wherein the bottom is configured by crushing and sealing the vicinity of one end of the container body and forming the other open end. Thus, the container body is filled with a predetermined amount of contents to be sealed, and then sealed while crushing the vicinity of the edge of the open end.
' この発明によれば、 まず底部を構成することにより、 通常の容器と同 様に内容物を充填することができ、 開口していた端部を内容物充填後に 密封するため、 上述の封入容器を実施することが可能となる。 また、 円 筒状容器の両端は同じ封止状態であるから、 開封時には、 底部および開 口部の区別をすることなく、 いずれの端部においても同様に開封するこ とができる。 また、 変形例としての発明の要旨は、 十分な弾性力を有する材質から なる筒状の容器本体を使用する封入方法であって、 上記容器本体の一方 の端縁付近を圧潰しつつ封止して底部を構成し、 他方の開口端から上記 容器本体内に封入すべき所定量の内容物および適宜容量の気体を充填 し、 その後に上記開口端の端縁付近を圧潰しつつ封止してなることを特 徴とするものである。 According to the present invention, since the bottom portion is formed first, the contents can be filled in the same manner as a normal container, and the open end is sealed after the contents are filled. Can be implemented. In addition, since both ends of the cylindrical container are in the same sealed state, it is possible to open the bottom of the cylindrical container at any end without discriminating between the bottom and the opening. The gist of the invention as a modified example is a sealing method using a cylindrical container body made of a material having a sufficient elasticity, wherein the container body is sealed while crushing the vicinity of one edge of the container body. The container is filled with a predetermined amount of content to be sealed into the container body and a gas of an appropriate volume from the other open end, and then sealed while crushing the vicinity of the edge of the open end. It is characterized by becoming
この発明によれば、 容器本体が十分な弾性力を有し、 かつ、 気体が封 入されているので、 容器本体内部は内容物のほかに気体が充満し、 容器 本体を変形させたとき、 上記気体は圧縮して内部圧力を高めることとな る。 その結果として、 容器変形時に封止された部分に対しても内側から 圧力を付与し得るものである。 これにより、 開封が容易となるものであ る。  According to the present invention, since the container body has a sufficient elasticity and is sealed with gas, the inside of the container body is filled with gas in addition to the contents, and when the container body is deformed, The above gas is compressed to increase the internal pressure. As a result, pressure can be applied from the inside to the portion sealed when the container is deformed. This facilitates opening.
上記発明の変形例は、 前記底部および開口端の封止は、 接着剤による 接着または加熱による融着によって緊密に封止してなる構成としたもの がある。 この変形例は、 封止の状態を特に示したものであるが、 接着剤 による接着によって、 底部おょぴ開口端を緊密に封止できるほか、 容器 本体が合成樹脂等のように、 加熱により溶融または軟化する材料を使用 する場合、 加熱による融着が可能であり、 その場合であっても緊密に封 止することができる。  In a modification of the above invention, the bottom and the opening end are sealed tightly by bonding with an adhesive or fusion by heating. This modification specifically shows the state of sealing, but in addition to tightly sealing the bottom and open end by bonding with an adhesive, the container itself is heated by heat, such as synthetic resin. When a material that melts or softens is used, fusion by heating is possible, and even in such a case, it can be tightly sealed.
また、 第 2の変形例としては、 前記圧潰は、 前記容器本体の軸線方向 に直交する任意の方向に向かって両側から平面的に圧潰され、 前記封止 は、 該直交方向に沿って直線状に封止してなる構成としたものがある。 この変形例によれば、 接着された封止部分が直線状となるため、 容器本 体の両端付近において、 容器本体部分に対する外力を上記直線に垂直な 方向とすれば、 接着を解除させることができ、 そのために、 容器本体の 両端近傍を、 上記直線に沿って両側から圧縮させることにより、 容器本 体が圧縮方向に垂直な方向に膨張することとなるから、 上記接着を解除 させる方向への外力を与えることが可能となるのである。 Further, as a second modification, the crushing is crushed flatly from both sides in an arbitrary direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the container body, and the sealing is linear along the orthogonal direction. There is a configuration in which sealing is performed. According to this modification, since the bonded sealing portion is linear, the external force applied to the container main body near both ends of the container main body can be released by setting the external force to the direction perpendicular to the straight line. For this purpose, the container body is compressed by compressing the vicinity of both ends of the container body from both sides along the straight line. Since the body expands in the direction perpendicular to the compression direction, it is possible to apply an external force in the direction in which the bonding is released.
なお、上記のような封入容器または封入方法にかかる本発明によれば、 その用途は広範なものとなる。 すなわち、 従来から分配されて封入され ているスティックシュガーのほかに、 インスタント食品に使用されるス ープゃ薬味の包装、または、携帯用の調味料にも使用できる。 この場合、 紙製材料や薄いフィルム状の袋体による包装に比較して高級感を与える ことができる。 さらに、 定期的に一定量を服用する薬剤を、 その所定量 を単位として封入する場合にも使用でき、 発作的な症状を引き起こす種 類の病気には、 緊急にかつ片手で開封できることから、 非常に有効なも のである。 また、 容器本体は所定の長さを有しているから、 容易に喉の 付近に薬剤を供給でき、 苦味が強く飲み難い薬剤の服用にも資するもの である。 図面の簡単な説明  According to the present invention relating to the above-described enclosure or encapsulation method, its use is wide. That is, in addition to stick sugar that has been conventionally distributed and enclosed, it can also be used for packaging of soups used in instant foods and condiments, or for use in portable seasonings. In this case, it is possible to give a sense of quality compared to packaging made of a paper material or a thin film bag. In addition, it can be used to enclose a prescribed amount of a drug on a regular basis in units of the prescribed amount.Since various diseases that cause seizure symptoms can be opened urgently and with one hand, it can be used for emergency. It is effective for Further, since the container body has a predetermined length, the medicine can be easily supplied to the vicinity of the throat, which contributes to taking a medicine which is strongly bitter and difficult to swallow. Brief Description of Drawings
第 1図 (a ) は、 封入容器にかかる本発明の第 1の実施形態を示す説明 図であり、 第 1図 (b ) は、 第 1図 (a ) における B— B断面図である。 第 2図は、 変形例の実施形態を示す説明図である。 第 3図は、 第 1の実 施形態の部分拡大図である。第 4図は、第 1の実施形態の平面図である。 第 5図は、 開封方法を示す説明図である。 第 6図は、 封入方法にかかる 本発明の第 1の実施形態を示す説明図である。 発明を実施するための最良の形態 FIG. 1 (a) is an explanatory view showing a first embodiment of the present invention relating to a sealed container, and FIG. 1 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along a line BB in FIG. 1 (a). FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a modified example. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an opening method. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention according to an enclosing method. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
第 1図に示されている封入容器にかかる本発明の実施形態は、 円筒状 の容器本体 1に内容物 Aを充填しつつ、 容器本体 1の両端 2, 3を圧潰 させ、 その状態で端縁を接着してなるものである。 この実施形態では、 容器本体 1は、 十分な強度を有するものとして合成樹脂が使用されてお り、 具体的にはポリプロピレン樹脂が使用されている。 ポリプロピレン 樹脂は、 適度な弾性力を有するため、 両端 2 , 3の圧潰が可能であり、 また、 熱可塑性を有していることから、 加熱により所定形状に塑性変形 が可能である。 従って、 当該両端 2 , 3を、 容器本体 1の軸線方向 Zに 直交する方向 Yに向かって、 両側から対向するように平面的にに圧潰す ると、 その圧潰部分は圧潰面に沿った方向 Xに直線状の当接部を構成す ることとなる。 この当接部において相互に当接する部分を接着すること によって、 上記圧潰された形状を維持しつつ封止されることとなるので ある。 In the embodiment of the present invention relating to the enclosing container shown in FIG. 1, both ends 2 and 3 of the container main body 1 are crushed while the contents A are filled in the cylindrical container main body 1, and in this state, the ends are closed. The edges are bonded together. In this embodiment, The container body 1 is made of a synthetic resin having sufficient strength, and specifically, a polypropylene resin is used. Since the polypropylene resin has an appropriate elastic force, it can be crushed at both ends 2 and 3 and since it has thermoplasticity, it can be plastically deformed into a predetermined shape by heating. Therefore, when the ends 2 and 3 are crushed in a plane so as to face each other in the direction Y orthogonal to the axial direction Z of the container body 1, the crushed portion is directed along the crushed surface. A straight contact portion is formed on X. By adhering the mutually contacting portions in the contacting portion, sealing is performed while maintaining the crushed shape.
このとき、 圧潰されつつ接着された部分 (これを接着部という) の強 度を、 上記容器本体 1よりも低強度とすることにより、 容器本体 1を塑 性変形させる力よりも弱い力で、 接着部を破壊させることができるので ある。 上記接着部に強度は、 第 1図 (b ) に示すように、 容器本体 1よ りも接着部を薄肉にするなど、 人為的な手段によって低下させることが でき、 また、 強度低下手段の変形例としては、 合成樹脂による容器本体 1の両端 2, 3を加熱して硬化させるものがある。 この加熱による硬化 によって、 当該部分が脆弱になり、 これによつて強度を低下させること ができる。 なお、 この変形例は図示していない。 いずれの手段によって も、 容器本体 1を後述する所定の方法により変形させる際、 その変形に 対して、 弾性変形できない接着部が自壊することによって開封するもの である。  At this time, the strength of the crushed and bonded portion (hereinafter referred to as a bonded portion) is set to be lower than that of the container main body 1, so that the strength of the container main body 1 is smaller than the force of plastically deforming the container main body 1. The adhesive can be destroyed. As shown in FIG. 1 (b), the strength of the bonding portion can be reduced by artificial means such as making the bonding portion thinner than the container body 1, and deformation of the strength reducing means As an example, there is one in which both ends 2 and 3 of a container body 1 made of synthetic resin are cured by heating. The hardening by this heating weakens the portion, thereby reducing the strength. This modification is not shown. In any case, when the container body 1 is deformed by a predetermined method described later, the container body 1 is opened by self-destruction of the adhesive portion that cannot be elastically deformed.
さらに、 上記強度低下手段の第 2の変形例として、 接着力の調整によ るものがある。 接着部を上記のような低強度に構成しないまでも、 接着 力を所定の範囲内に調整することによって、 接着部の強度を低下させた と同様の作用効果を発揮させることが可能となるのである。 すなわち、 後述する所定の方法によって容器本体 1を変形させる場合、 接着された 両端 2 , 3には、 圧潰方向 Yに沿って外向きの力が作用するから、 接着 力を調整することで、 作用する外力に応じて開封を可能にし得るもので ある。 その好適な接着力とは、 圧潰による容器本体 1の弾性変形に耐え ることができる程度 (容器本体 1が復元しない程度) を超え、 圧潰方向 Yに十分な外力が作用したとき、 接着が維持される程度以下の接着力で ある。 Further, as a second modified example of the above-mentioned strength reducing means, there is a method by adjusting an adhesive force. Even if the bonding portion is not configured to have such a low strength as described above, by adjusting the bonding force within a predetermined range, it is possible to exhibit the same operational effect as reducing the bonding portion strength. is there. That is, When the container body 1 is deformed by a predetermined method described later, an outward force acts on the bonded two ends 2 and 3 in the crushing direction Y, so that by adjusting the adhesive force, the external force acting Can be opened in accordance with the requirements. The preferable adhesive strength is greater than a level that can withstand the elastic deformation of the container body 1 due to crushing (a degree that the container body 1 does not recover), and the bonding is maintained when a sufficient external force acts in the crushing direction Y. Adhesive strength less than that required.
また、 第 2図に示されている封入容器にかかる本発明の実施形態は、 円筒状の容器本体 1が貯留部 1 0に連続して設けられたものであって、 上記図 1の実施形態の変形例である。 すなわち、 貯留部 1 0は、 十分な 容量を備えた中空容器であり、この貯留部 1 0に内容物 Aが貯留される。 そして、 連続する容器本体 1の一端 3は、 貯留部 1 0との連続部分で開 口して貯留部 1 0と連通している。 また、 容器本体 1の先端 2は開口端 であり、 この先端 2を接着して接着部を構成し、 これにより内容物 Aを 封入するのである。 このときの接着部は前記第 1図の実施形態と同様に 強度を低下させている。 この実施形態では、 內容物 Aが貯留部 1 0に充 填され、 貯留されることから、 現実的には容器本体 1に内容物 Aが封入 されるものではないが、 この容器本体 1およびこれに連続する貯留部 1 0がー体となって容器として機能するのである。 そして、 開封時には、 容器本体 1の先端 2を使用するものであり、 その開封は、 第 1図の実施 形態と同様に、 接着部が自壊することによって可能になっている。  Further, the embodiment of the present invention according to the enclosing container shown in FIG. 2 has a cylindrical container main body 1 provided continuously to the storage section 10, and the embodiment of FIG. This is a modified example. That is, the storage unit 10 is a hollow container having a sufficient capacity, and the content A is stored in the storage unit 10. One end 3 of the continuous container body 1 is opened at a continuous portion with the storage unit 10 and communicates with the storage unit 10. The tip 2 of the container body 1 is an open end, and the tip 2 is adhered to form an adhesive portion, thereby enclosing the content A. At this time, the bonding portion has reduced strength similarly to the embodiment of FIG. In this embodiment, since the content A is filled in the storage unit 10 and stored, the content A is not actually sealed in the container body 1, but the container body 1 and the The storage part 10 that is continuous with the body functions as a container. At the time of unsealing, the tip 2 of the container body 1 is used, and the unsealing is enabled by the self-destruction of the adhesive portion, as in the embodiment of FIG.
上記に示される実施形態および変形例の封入容器 1における開封方法 は、 第 3図に示されている。 この第 3図は、 容器本体 1の一端 2を拡大 した図であるが、 上記実施形態では他端 3についても同様の構成である から、 一端 2のみを図示しつつ、 両端 2, 3について説明する。 開封前 における両端 2 , 3の状態は、 この図に示すように、 容器本体 1の軸線 方向 Zに直交する面の任意の方向 Y (これを圧漬方向 Υと呼ぶ) に沿つ て、 当該先端 2, 3を挟んだ両側から平面的に圧潰されている。 圧潰部 分は僅かに平面状を形成しているが、 端縁からの幅 W l, W 2は、 数ミ リ程度であり、 長尺な長方形状となっている。 従って、 上記圧潰によつ て端縁内側が当接する部分は、 上記圧潰平面の長手方向 X (これを圧漬 平面長手方向 Xと呼ぶ) に沿って長尺に構成され、 この当接部分の全体 が接着されているのである。 FIG. 3 shows an opening method for the enclosing container 1 of the embodiment and the modified example shown above. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of one end 2 of the container main body 1. However, in the above embodiment, since the other end 3 has the same configuration, both ends 2 and 3 will be described while only one end 2 is illustrated. I do. The state of both ends 2 and 3 before opening is as shown in this figure. It is flatly crushed from both sides sandwiching the tips 2 and 3 along an arbitrary direction Y on the surface orthogonal to the direction Z (this is called the immersion direction Υ). The crushed portion has a slightly flat shape, but the widths Wl and W2 from the edge are about several millimeters, and are long and rectangular. Therefore, the portion where the inner side of the edge comes into contact due to the crushing is configured to be long along the longitudinal direction X of the crushing plane (this is referred to as the longitudinal direction X of the crushing plane). The whole is glued.
そこで、 上記の状態から先端 2 , 3を開封する場合、 圧潰平面の長手 方向 Xに沿って、 接着部近傍の容器本体 1の両側を押圧することによる のである。 この押圧により、 容器本体 1は部分的に変形し、 すなわち、 押圧された部分が圧潰平面長手方向 Xに沿った内向きに窪むこととな り、 これに対して、 他の部分が圧潰方向 Yに沿った外向きに膨らむこと となるのである。このときの圧力の分散方向は、第 4図に示されている。 この図示のように、 この圧潰方向 Yに沿った外向きの変形に引っ張られ て、 接着部が開口方向 (Y方向外向き) に外力を受けることとなり、 当 該外力が大きくなると、 接着力が維持されず、 または、 接着部が自壊し て、 当該接着部が開封することとなるのである。 なお、 上記開封は、 限 界強度に達したときに発生することから、 接着部が剥がれまたは自壊す る際にクラック音を生じさせ、 開封を音で感知することができるもので ある。  Therefore, when the ends 2 and 3 are opened from the above state, both sides of the container body 1 near the bonding portion are pressed along the longitudinal direction X of the crushing plane. Due to this pressing, the container body 1 is partially deformed, that is, the pressed part is depressed inward along the crushing plane longitudinal direction X, while the other part is crushed in the crushing direction. It will bulge outward along Y. The direction of pressure distribution at this time is shown in FIG. As shown in the drawing, the bonding portion receives an external force in the opening direction (outward in the Y direction) by being pulled by the outward deformation along the crushing direction Y. When the external force increases, the bonding force decreases. It is not maintained, or the adhesive part is broken by itself, and the adhesive part is opened. In addition, since the above-described opening occurs when the strength reaches the limit strength, a cracking sound is generated when the bonded portion is peeled or self-destructed, and the opening can be sensed by the sound.
上記方法による開封は、 容器内部 1の容積低下に伴う圧力によるもの ではない。 つまり、 容器本体 1の他の部分を押圧した場合、 または、 圧 潰方向 Yに沿って押圧した場合であっても、 接着部が開放されないので ある。 このように、 所定の方向に十分押圧するという条件を満たしたと きのみ開封されることとなるから、 携帯する場合であっても不可抗力に よって容器が開封されないのである。 これに対し、 所定の条件を満たし て押圧される場合は、 容器本体 1が十分に変形できる程度の押圧力を作 用させればよく、 女性、 老齢者または幼児であっても、 簡単に開封させ ることができるものである。 The opening by the above method is not due to the pressure caused by the decrease in the volume of the inside 1 of the container. That is, even when another portion of the container body 1 is pressed or when pressed along the crushing direction Y, the adhesive portion is not opened. As described above, since the container is opened only when the condition of sufficiently pressing in a predetermined direction is satisfied, the container is not opened due to force majeure even when carrying the device. On the other hand, When the container body 1 is pressed, it is sufficient to apply a pressing force enough to deform the container body 1 sufficiently, and even a woman, an elderly person or an infant can easily open the container.
なお、 本実施形態で使用する容器本体 1の直径が大きい場合には、 押 圧による変形が十分と思われる場合であっても、 その変形によって先端 2 , 3に対して、 圧潰方向 Y外側に向かって十分に膨らむ外力を作用さ せられないことがある。 また、 上記押圧によって所望の変形を容易にさ せるためには、 十分な弾性力を有する材料を使用しなければならない。 そこで、 図示する本実施形態では、 ポリプロピレン製材科を直径 D 6 m mの外径を有する円筒状に成形した容器本体 1が使用されており、また、 接着される幅 W l , W 2は、 0 . 5 mmとしている。  When the diameter of the container body 1 used in the present embodiment is large, even if the deformation due to the pressing force is considered to be sufficient, the deformation causes the distal ends 2 and 3 to move outward in the crushing direction Y. In some cases, an external force that expands sufficiently cannot be applied. Further, in order to facilitate the desired deformation by the pressing, a material having a sufficient elastic force must be used. Therefore, in the illustrated embodiment, a container body 1 in which a polypropylene lumber is molded into a cylindrical shape having an outer diameter of D 6 mm is used, and the widths W l and W 2 to be bonded are 0 5 mm.
上記のように、 両端 2 , 3の開封は、 接着部近傍を両側から押圧する ことによることから、 図示の実施形態では、 僅かに 6 mmの直径を有す る円筒状の容器本体 1であり、 片手 Hの二本の指、 通常は親指 Tおよび 人差し指 Iで摘むようにすることで、 開封に必要な押圧力を得ることが できることとなる。従って、封入された内容物を取り出すための操作は、 単に、 片手の指で挟むだけとなるのである。 なお、 二本の指で開封する 場合の状態は、 第 5図に示されている。  As described above, the opening of both ends 2 and 3 is performed by pressing the vicinity of the bonding portion from both sides, so in the illustrated embodiment, the opening is the cylindrical container body 1 having a diameter of only 6 mm. By pressing with two fingers of one hand H, usually the thumb T and the index finger I, the pressing force required for opening can be obtained. Therefore, the operation to remove the enclosed contents is simply to pinch it with one finger. The state of opening with two fingers is shown in FIG.
上記実施形態の変形例としては、 容器本体 1に封入される内容物 Aと ともに、 窒素ガスなどの気体を封入するものがある。 この変形例は図示 していないが、 内容物の変質や劣化を防止するため、 容器本体 1の内部 を真空にすることがある力 容器本体 1が熱可塑性樹脂を使用するため、 真空状態で内容物を充填することよりも窒素ガスを同時に充填すること が好ましい。 なお、 空気中で変質しない内容物 (例えば、 小型部品のよ うな固形物) を封入する場合は、 窒素ガスでなく外気をそのまま封入す ることができる。 そして、 上記のように気体を同時に封入する場合、 融 着部分 2, 3の近傍を挟んで開封させる際には、 容器本体 1に作用する 圧力に対して気体が反発するため、 融着部分 2, 3の開封を容易にする ことが期待できる。 As a modified example of the above-described embodiment, there is one in which a gas such as nitrogen gas is sealed together with the contents A sealed in the container body 1. Although this modified example is not shown, the inside of the container body 1 may be evacuated in order to prevent deterioration or deterioration of the contents.The container body 1 uses a thermoplastic resin, so the contents are evacuated in a vacuum state. It is preferable to charge nitrogen gas at the same time rather than filling the material. When sealing contents that do not change in the air (for example, solids such as small parts), the outside air can be sealed as it is instead of nitrogen gas. And, when gas is enclosed at the same time as above, When the seal is opened with the vicinity of the joints 2 and 3 interposed therebetween, the gas is repelled by the pressure applied to the container body 1, so that it is expected that the seals 2 and 3 can be easily opened.
また、 液状物ゃ微粉末などを内容物 Aとする場合には、 上記とは逆に 容器本体 1の内部を負圧とすることが好ましい。 すなわち、 容器本体 1 の内壁に付着し、 または僅かな空気の流れによって、 容易に飛散する内 容物 Aの場合には、開封時に内容物 Aが飛散しないようにするのである。 容器本体 1の内部に気体が存在することは、 開封を容易にするものでは あるが、 開封に必要な条件ではないため、 容器内部 1を負圧にすること によっても接着部の開封は可能である。  When the liquid A or fine powder is used as the content A, the inside of the container body 1 is preferably set to a negative pressure, contrary to the above. That is, in the case of the content A that adheres to the inner wall of the container body 1 or is easily scattered by a small flow of air, the content A is prevented from being scattered when the container is opened. The presence of gas inside the container body 1 facilitates opening, but it is not a necessary condition for opening, so it is also possible to open the adhesive part by applying a negative pressure to the inside 1 of the container. is there.
次に、 封入方法にかかる本発明の実施形態を説明する。 この実施形態 は第 6図に示されている。 この実施形態は、 まず、 円筒状の容器本体 1 の一方の端縁を閉鎖して底部を構成し、 他方の端部から内容物を充填し た後、 この他端を閉鎖して密封するものである。 そこで、底部の構成は、 一方の端縁 2の付近を所定の方向 Yに向かって両側から圧漬し、 弾性変 形により端縁付近内側を当接させ、 この状態を維持しつつ封止するもの である。 この封止には、 接着剤を使用できるほか、 加熱による融着によ ることができる。 このとき、 封止する部分について、 上述の封入容器と 同様に開封を容易にするため、 容器本体 1の本体部分よりも薄肉にして 強度を低下させる。 この封止部分の変形例としては、 容器本体 1を合成 樹脂で構成し、 端縁付近を加熱することにより融着させるものがある。 この場合、 加熱によって脆弱にすることで、 強度を低下させることがで きる。 このとき、 加熱および急冷によって融着状態を安定させることが できると.ともに、容易に脆弱な封止部分を構成することができる。なお、 合成樹脂としてポリプロピレンを使用する場合は、 圧漬状態を維持しつ つ 1 2 0 ° C以上に加熱され、 融着状態が確認できた時点 (2〜3秒程 度) で、 加熱を停止して急冷することによって、 上記封止を可能とする ことができる。 Next, an embodiment of the present invention according to the enclosing method will be described. This embodiment is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, first, one end of a cylindrical container body 1 is closed to form a bottom portion, and after filling the content from the other end, the other end is closed and sealed. It is. Therefore, the configuration of the bottom part is to squeeze the vicinity of the one edge 2 from both sides in the predetermined direction Y, abut the inside near the edge by elastic deformation, and seal while maintaining this state Things. For this sealing, an adhesive can be used, and fusion by heating can be used. At this time, the portion to be sealed is made thinner than the main body portion of the container main body 1 to reduce the strength in order to facilitate opening similarly to the above-described sealed container. As a modified example of this sealing portion, there is a container body 1 made of a synthetic resin, which is fused by heating the vicinity of the edge. In this case, the strength can be reduced by weakening by heating. At this time, the fused state can be stabilized by heating and quenching, and a fragile sealing portion can be easily formed. When polypropylene is used as the synthetic resin, it is heated to 120 ° C or more while maintaining the pressed state, and when the fused state is confirmed (about 2-3 seconds). Then, the above sealing can be made possible by stopping the heating and rapidly cooling.
次に、 他端 3が開口していることから、 この開口端 3より内容物を充 填するのである。 内容物としては、 固形物または粉粒状物のほかに、 液 状物の充填も可能である。 すなわち、 底部は十分に緊密な状態で融着さ れることから、充填された内容物が底部から漏れることがないのである。 また、 充填される内容物は、 その種類またはその所定重量等に応じて容 量を異ならせる必要があるが、 当該容量に合わせて容器本体 1の長さを 変更すれば、 均一な直径で構成される円筒状の容器本体' 1を使用して、 多種多様な内容物に対応できる。  Next, since the other end 3 is open, the contents are filled from the open end 3. As the contents, in addition to solids or powders, liquids can be filled. That is, since the bottom is fused in a sufficiently tight state, the filled contents do not leak from the bottom. In addition, the contents to be filled need to have different capacities depending on the type or the prescribed weight, etc., but if the length of the container body 1 is changed according to the capacity, it will be configured with a uniform diameter. A variety of contents can be handled using the cylindrical container body '1 used.
このように、 容器本体 1の内部に内容物を充填した状態で、 上記開口 端 3を緊密に封止することによって、 上記内容物を封入することができ るのである。 この開口端 3の封止においても、 上記底部 2を構成する場 合と同様である。 すなわち、 開口端 3の付近を所定の方向 Yに向かって 両側から圧潰し、 端縁付近内側を当接させ、 この状態を維持しつつ接着 させるのである。 さらに、 容器本体 1が合成樹脂よりなる場合は、 加熱 および急冷によつて脆弱な封止を可能にするものである。  In this way, the contents can be sealed by tightly sealing the open end 3 in a state where the contents are filled in the container body 1. The sealing of the open end 3 is the same as the case where the bottom 2 is formed. That is, the vicinity of the opening end 3 is crushed from both sides in the predetermined direction Y, and the inside near the edge is brought into contact, and bonding is performed while maintaining this state. Further, when the container body 1 is made of a synthetic resin, the container can be weakly sealed by heating and quenching.
このように、開放端 3についても接着かつ強度低下させることにより、 内容物 Aを封入した容器の両端 2 , 3のうち、 底部 2および開口端 3の 区別は、 開封について全く意味をなさないこととなる。 すなわち、 両端 のいずれを選択しても、 同様の開封方法により開口させることができる こととなるからである。 この開封の方法は、 前記封入容器の説明で示し たとおりである。  Thus, by bonding and reducing the strength of the open end 3 as well, the distinction between the bottom 2 and the open end 3 of the two ends 2 and 3 of the container enclosing the content A does not make sense at all. It becomes. That is, no matter which of the two ends is selected, the opening can be performed by the same opening method. This opening method is as described in the description of the sealed container.
封入方法の第 1の変形例は、 連続する円筒状容器本体を使用して、 そ の端縁の融着すると同時に切断を行う製造方法である。 この方法につい ては、 図示していないが、 第 6図の状態が水平方向に連続すると考えれ ばよい。 そして、 連続する容器本体 1には、 断続的に内容物 Aが供給さ れており、 その連続しない部分を所定方向 Yに挟持し、 かつ加熱および 冷却して、 融着および塑性変形がなされるのである。 このとき、 封入さ れるべき内容物 Aは、粉粒状物であることが要件とされる。液状物では、 上記のように断続的に供給させることができないからである。 A first modified example of the encapsulation method is a manufacturing method in which a continuous cylindrical container body is used and the edges thereof are fused and cut at the same time. Although this method is not shown, it is considered that the state in Fig. 6 is continuous in the horizontal direction. Just fine. Then, the contents A are intermittently supplied to the continuous container body 1, and the discontinuous portion is sandwiched in the predetermined direction Y, and is heated and cooled to perform fusion and plastic deformation. It is. At this time, it is required that the content A to be enclosed is a powdery or granular material. This is because liquid materials cannot be supplied intermittently as described above.
この変形例では、接着または融着すべき幅を通常の 2倍として封止し、 その封止部分の中間で切断することにより、 それぞれの端縁における封 止の幅を上述の実施形態と同様にすることができる。  In this modified example, the width to be bonded or fused is doubled as usual, and cut in the middle of the sealed portion, so that the width of the seal at each edge is the same as in the above embodiment. Can be
なお、 上記封止および切断は、 複数個所を同時に実施することができ るが、 連続する円筒状本体を連続供給させて、 所定の位置で順次融着お よび切断をすることもできる。 また、 液状物を連続する容器本体に封入 する場合は、 上記連続する容器本体を垂直方向に連続させることで可能 となる。 この場合、 液状物吐出ノズルを容器本体内部で開口させ、 間欠 的に液状物を供給させるのである。 ただし、 下側端部が底部として形成 された後、 上記ノズルから液状物が供給されなければならず、 供給され た容器の上側端縁が封止されると同時に、 次順位の底部が形成されるた め、 当該封止がなされた後に次順位の容器に液体物が供給されなければ ならない。 この形態については、 特に図示していない。  The above sealing and cutting can be carried out at a plurality of places at the same time, but it is also possible to continuously supply a continuous cylindrical body and to perform fusion and cutting at predetermined positions sequentially. In addition, when the liquid material is sealed in a continuous container body, the continuous container body can be vertically continuous. In this case, the liquid discharge nozzle is opened inside the container body to supply the liquid intermittently. However, after the lower end is formed as the bottom, the liquid material must be supplied from the nozzle, and the upper edge of the supplied container is sealed, and at the same time, the bottom of the next order is formed. For this reason, liquids must be supplied to the next container after the seal has been made. This form is not particularly shown.
以上のように、 本発明の実施の形態を示したが、 本発明の趣旨に逸脱 しない範囲において種々の態様をとることができる。 例えば、 容器本体 1を構成する材料としては、 強度を有する紙材を使用することができ、 合成樹脂としてポリプロピレンを選択することができる。 これらのほか に同様の性質を有するものを使用することができる。 従って、 紙材と他 のシート材を積層してなるものを使用することも可能であり、 合成樹脂 には、 異なる特性の樹脂を積層してなるものを使用することが可能であ る。 この場合、 塑性変形が容易な材料を含めて積層することにより、 両 端 2, 3を圧潰する際、 その圧潰部分を押圧力によって薄肉に形成する ことが可能となる。 また、 合成樹脂を使用する場合、 融着による貼着力 を発揮できる材質の樹脂を容器本体 1の内側に積層することで、両端 2 , 3の圧潰時に当接する部分が当該樹脂同士となり、 加熱による融着を容 易かつ完全に行うことができる。 さらに、 筒状の容器本体 1としては、 断面円形の筒状のほかに、 断面多角形状の筒状とすることができる。 一方、 封入方法にかかる実施形態において、 連続する本体容器を使用 する場合の封入方法として、 融着部分の中央を切断する旨説明したが、 この切断は、明確な切断を意味する場合のほか、 ミシン目等を形成して、 外見上は連続しているものの切断されたと同等の状態となっているもの を含むものである。 As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described, but various modes can be adopted without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, a strong paper material can be used as a material constituting the container body 1, and polypropylene can be selected as the synthetic resin. In addition to these, those having similar properties can be used. Therefore, it is possible to use a laminate of paper and another sheet material, and to use a laminate of synthetic resins having different properties. In this case, by laminating materials that are easy to plastically deform, When the ends 2 and 3 are crushed, the crushed portions can be formed thin by pressing force. When a synthetic resin is used, by laminating a resin of a material capable of exerting an adhesive force by fusion inside the container body 1, the portions that come into contact with each other when the ends 2 and 3 are crushed become the resins, and the resin is heated. Fusion can be performed easily and completely. Further, as the cylindrical container body 1, in addition to the cylindrical shape having a circular cross section, a cylindrical shape having a polygonal cross section can be used. On the other hand, in the embodiment relating to the enclosing method, as described in the enclosing method when using a continuous main body container, the center of the fused portion is cut, but in addition to the case where the cutting means a clear cutting, This includes those that form perforations and the like, and that are continuous in appearance, but are in the same state as cut.

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1 内容物を充填した筒状の容器本体 ( 1) の両端 (2), (3) を、 それぞれ圧潰しつつ接着してなり、 該接着部 (2), (3) の強度を本 体部分(1)よりも人為的に低下させてなることを特徴とする封入容器。 2 内容物を充填した貯留部 (10) と、 この貯留部に連続する容器本 体 (1) とで構成され、 容器本体 (1) が貯留部 (10) 連続する一端 (3) を上記貯留部 (1 0) で開口し、 他方の先端 (2) を圧潰しつつ 接着してなり、 該接着部 (2) の強度を本体部分 (1) よりも人為的に 低下させてなることを特徴とする封入容器。  1 Both ends (2) and (3) of a cylindrical container body (1) filled with contents are crushed and bonded, respectively, and the strength of the bonded parts (2) and (3) is reduced by the body part. A sealed container characterized by being artificially lowered from (1). 2 A storage part (10) filled with the contents and a container body (1) connected to the storage part, and the container body (1) is connected to the storage part (10) at one end (3) connected to the storage part. Opening at the portion (10), the other end (2) is adhered while crushing, and the strength of the adhesive portion (2) is artificially lower than that of the main body portion (1). And a sealed container.
3 前記接着部は、 前記本体部分よりも薄肉に構成し、 該本体部分より も強度を低下させてなる請求項 1または 2のいずれか 1項に記載の封入  3 The encapsulation according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the bonding portion is configured to be thinner than the main body portion and has a lower strength than the main body portion.
4 十分な曲げ弾性を有する材料からなる筒状の容器本体 (1) に内容 物を充填し、 上記容器本体 (1) の両端 (2), (3) をそれぞれ圧潰 してなり、 該圧潰により当接する部分を接着してなり、 該接着部 (2), (3) の接着強度を容器本体 (1) の弾性力以上で、 かつ、 所定の外力 以下にしてなることを特徼とする封入容器。 4 A cylindrical container body (1) made of a material having sufficient bending elasticity is filled with the contents, and both ends (2) and (3) of the container body (1) are crushed. The abutting part is bonded, and the sealing strength of the bonding parts (2) and (3) is not less than the elastic force of the container body (1) and not more than a predetermined external force. container.
5 前記容器本体内には、 内容物のほかに十分な気体が封入されている - 請求項 1ないし 4のいずれか 1項に記載の封入容器。  5. The sealed container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a sufficient gas is sealed in the container body in addition to the contents.
6 前記容器本体は、 熱可塑性樹脂からなる円筒状の容器本体であり、 前記接着部は、 加熱による融着により接着されてなる接着部である請求 項 1ないし 5のいずれか 1項に記載の封入容器。 6 The container body according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the container body is a cylindrical container body made of a thermoplastic resin, and the bonding portion is a bonding portion bonded by fusion by heating. Enclosure container.
7 前記接着部は、 加熱による塑性変形により薄肉に形成された接着部 である請求項 6記載の封入容器。  7. The sealed container according to claim 6, wherein the bonding portion is a bonding portion formed to be thin by plastic deformation due to heating.
8 前記容器本体は、 紙製材料によるシート材または紙製材料と他の材 料を積層してなるシート材によって十分な強度を有する容器本体であ り、 前記接着部は、 上記容器本体の強度に抗して圧潰されるとともに、 この圧潰により構成される平面状の当接部分が接着剤により接着されて なる接着部である請求項 1ないし 5のいずれか 1項に記載の封入容器。 9 前記容器本体は、 直径 5 mm〜 8 mmの円形断面を有する円筒状の 容器本体であり、 前記接着部は、 その端縁から 0. 2 mm以下の範囲に おいて、 上記容器本体 (1) の軸線 (Z) に直交する平面上の任意の方 向 (Y) に向かって両側から平面的に圧潰されつつ接着されてなる請求 項 1ないし 8のいずれか 1項に記載の封入容器。 8 The container body is a container body having sufficient strength by a sheet material made of a paper material or a sheet material obtained by laminating a paper material and another material. 6. The bonding portion, wherein the bonding portion is crushed against the strength of the container body, and a planar contact portion formed by the crushing is bonded with an adhesive. The sealed container according to any one of the above. 9 The container main body is a cylindrical container main body having a circular cross section with a diameter of 5 mm to 8 mm, and the bonding portion is located within 0.2 mm or less from the edge thereof. The enclosure according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the enclosure is crushed and adhered from both sides in any direction (Y) on a plane orthogonal to the axis (Z) of (1).
10 筒状に構成してなる容器本体(1)を使用する封入方法であって、 上記容器本体 (1) の一方の端縁付近を圧潰しつつ封止して底部 (2) を構成し、 他方の開口端 (3) から上記容器本体 (1) 内に封入すべき 所定量の内容物 (A) を充填し、 その後に上記開口端 (3) の端縁付近 を圧潰しつつ封止してなることを特徴とする封入方法。  (10) A sealing method using a cylindrical container body (1), wherein the bottom (2) is formed by crushing and sealing the vicinity of one end of the container body (1), From the other open end (3), a predetermined amount of the content (A) to be filled in the container body (1) is filled, and then the vicinity of the edge of the open end (3) is sealed while being crushed. An encapsulation method characterized by comprising:
1 1 十分な弾性力を有する材質からなる筒状の容器本体 (1) を使用 する封入方法であって、 上記容器本体 (1) の一方の端縁付近を圧潰し つつ封止して底部 (2) を構成し、 他方の開口端 (3) から上記容器本 体 (1) 内に封入すべき所定量の内容物 (A) および適宜容量の気体を 充填し、 その後に上記開口端 (3) の端縁付近を圧潰しつつ封止してな ることを特徴とする封入方法。  1 1 This is an encapsulation method using a cylindrical container body (1) made of a material having a sufficient elasticity. The container body (1) is sealed while being crushed near one edge of the container body (1). 2), and the other end (3) is filled with a predetermined amount of the content (A) to be sealed in the container body (1) and an appropriate volume of gas, and then the opening end (3) is filled. ), Wherein the vicinity of the edge is sealed while being crushed.
1 2 前記底部 (2) および開口端 (3) の封止は、 接着剤による接着 または加熱による融着によって緊密に封止してなる請求項 1 0または 1 1のいずれか 1項に記載の封入方法。  12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the bottom (2) and the open end (3) are sealed tightly by bonding with an adhesive or fusion by heating. Enclosure method.
1 3 前記圧潰は、 前記容器本体 (1) の軸線方向 (Z) に直交する平 面上の任意の方向 (Y) に向かって両側から平面的に圧潰され、 前記封 止は、 該直交方向 (Y) に沿って直線状に封止してなる請求項 1 0ない し 1 2のいずれか 1項に記載の封入方法。  13 The crushing is flatly crushed from both sides in an arbitrary direction (Y) on a plane orthogonal to the axial direction (Z) of the container body (1), and the sealing is performed in the orthogonal direction. The sealing method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, which is sealed linearly along (Y).
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