JP2009037904A - Battery package and battery packaging method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a battery package of a product in which cylindrical batteries, or the like, will not topple or float in the container and which is superior in product appeal characteristics. <P>SOLUTION: The battery package 100, which houses the cylindrical battery 104, in a standing state in a plurality of numbers, is equipped with a box-like container 101 to house a battery wrapped body 103 constituted by integrating a plurality of pieces of batteries 104, by internally contacting a side face part of the battery package 103 to its inner wall face; and a support body 106 which is restricted from floating to a substantially horizontal direction of a detachable cap part 102 to seal and block an opening part of a housing part 101 and the battery package 103, and which is installed at the center of the housing part 101. As a result of this, toppling and scattering of the batteries 104 in the housing part 101 can be suppressed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a rod-shaped or cylindrical article, for example, a packing body for storing a battery and a packing method, and in particular, to improve the stability of the battery inside the battery packing body during storage, display, and transportation of the battery product. The present invention relates to a battery packing body and a battery packing method using the same.

  Small items such as stationery, small electrical appliances, and batteries are easy to store and transport, and when the product is displayed on a fixture, for example, the appearance of the product and the display on the surface of the product are visible. It is packed and distributed as it is. In a cylindrical battery, since it is not stable by itself and is difficult to display directly on a shelf or other fixtures, various packaging bodies or packaging bodies that can easily maintain the attitude of the battery are used.

In particular, in the case of a cylindrical battery, the configuration of the battery package is properly used as necessary depending on the business condition of the store to be sold.
For example, in a mass sales store or the like provided with a dedicated shelf or the like for displaying battery products, a relatively large exclusive space can often be used. Therefore, not only space saving and simple display form, but also adopt a good-looking battery pack that has been devised to give consumers a strong impression and motivate purchasing, and highlight the superiority of their products It is also important.

For example, conventionally, as an example of a battery package that is displayed in a flat space such as a shelf, a battery package of a bottomed container that is substantially the same depth as the battery length or shallower than the battery length is used. It was. This battery package is made of a material such as resin or cardboard, and a plurality of battery packs of shrink packs that are packaged integrally with a shrinkable film, for example, one by one or by arranging a plurality of batteries in a planar shape. Store. The purpose of this technique is to arrange a large number of batteries in close contact to give stability to the battery in an upright state and to display many products per installation area. Further, in this method, a battery package composed of a generally rectangular container is used, and the work efficiency of storage and transportation has been improved. (See Patent Document 1)
And since the battery package of this form is excellent in the above-mentioned point, many products of those skilled in the art who take the same form are also distributed in the market.
JP 2003-205933 A

  By the way, in the battery package using the above-described container, if the batteries to be stored are packed in a predetermined number similar to that at the time of shipment, the aligned batteries are mutually supported in the container, and the stability is improved. Retained. However, when even one of the stored batteries is taken out for sale or use, voids are generated in the container, and the stability as a whole is lacking.

At this time, if the diameter of the cylindrical battery, such as a single battery or single battery, is relatively large with respect to the length of the battery, that is, a thick battery or a square battery, some gaps are generated. However, the stability is not impaired and it does not fall.
However, in the case of a battery having a relatively small diameter, ie, a thin battery, such as AA or AAA, the battery easily falls and floats and scatters in the container. Moreover, even a thick battery such as a single type 1 or single type 2 does not necessarily fall or scatter. Furthermore, when the battery is scattered in the container, the terminal portion of the battery comes into contact with another battery, and there is a possibility that an accident such as a discharge or a short circuit may occur.

Therefore, the above-described conventional battery package is convenient for storing and transporting the product from the time of shipment from the factory until it is displayed at the store, but after the product is displayed at the store, This was not emphasized.
In addition, since many products of those skilled in the art adopting substantially the same battery packaging form are distributed in the market, it was not possible to differentiate from other companies.
Therefore, the conventional battery pack has a problem in storage convenience or originality in product appeal.

  The present invention overcomes such problems and provides a battery package that can hold a battery to be stored inside the battery package without being overturned or scattered.

The battery package of the present invention is
A cylindrical or polygonal bottomed container,
A plurality of batteries disposed inside the container, wherein the batteries are in contact with each other and the batteries are disposed in contact with the wall-shaped inner surface of the container;
And a lid disposed at the opening of the container.

  The container described above is preferably configured using a thermoplastic resin as a base material.

  It is preferable that the battery described above is a battery package in which a plurality of batteries are packaged integrally.

The characteristics of the battery packing method of the present invention are:
A cylindrical or polygonal bottomed container,
A plurality of batteries disposed inside the container, wherein the batteries are in contact with each other and the batteries are disposed in contact with the wall-shaped inner surface of the container;
A battery packaging method using a battery packaging body, characterized by comprising a lid disposed in an opening of a container,
The battery package in which a plurality of batteries are integrally packaged is in contact with the side surfaces of the other adjacent battery package, and is arranged at a position where the postures of the battery packages are mutually supported.

  With this configuration, it is possible to hold the battery stored in the battery package without falling or scattering.

Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a bottomed container 101 and a detachable lid 102 constituting the battery package 100 of the present embodiment.
In addition, in FIG. 1, illustration is abbreviate | omitted except the member which comprises this embodiment, and the dimension or reduced scale is not made to correspond with the actual thing in the illustrated member. Hereinafter, the same applies to each drawing.

  The container 101 and the lid 102 in FIG. 1 are formed into a cylindrical shape by vacuum molding using a resin such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or polyethylene terephthalate (PET), for example. The depth dimension d of the container 101 is substantially the same as the length dimension of the battery 104 to be stored, and the battery 104 is stored in an upright state. And the container 101 is sealed by attaching the cover part 102 to the opening part of the container 101 which accommodated the predetermined number, and the battery package 100 brings convenience with respect to storage, display, transportation, etc. of the battery 104. The molding of the container 101 and the lid 102 is not limited to the above-described vacuum molding, and may be performed by other methods such as pressure molding.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example of the battery package 103 accommodated in the container 101 of the present embodiment.
The battery package 103 is subjected to a so-called shrink pack process in which the shrinkable film 105 is thermally shrunk, attached to the surface of the article, and packaged in a predetermined shape.
In the battery package 103, two batteries 104 are arranged in a plane by shrink pack processing. For this reason, when the battery package 103 is made upright, the stability in the arrangement direction is improved as compared with the single battery 104. In other words, the battery 104 is shrink-packed, so that the direction in which the battery 104 easily falls can be limited to only two directions perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the batteries 104.
Here, the shrink pack processing is performed by a dedicated automatic device, and the side (product surface) on which the display such as the product name, the trade name, the model name, etc. is written in the side surface portion of the battery 104 is aligned in a predetermined direction. It is easy to configure. And it is desirable that the product front face be aligned with the direction surface of the battery package 103 that is likely to fall, that is, the surface perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the batteries 104. In addition, this is realized without any burden by the above-described dedicated automatic device.

FIG. 3 is a top view showing the container 101 with the lid portion 102 removed in the battery package 100 of the present embodiment.
In the container 101, four packs of the above-described shrink-packed battery package 103 shown in FIG. The battery package 103 is placed on the bottom surface of the container 101 so as to stand upright, and is disposed and stored so as to be in contact with the wall-shaped inner surface of the container 101. Then, the side surfaces of the other adjacent battery package 103 are in contact with each other, and the posture of the battery package 103 is mutually supported.
Moreover, the support body 106 provided in the center part of the container 101 is in contact with the side surface of the battery package 103 on the center side of the container 101, so that the battery package 103 is restrained from moving in a substantially horizontal direction. As a result, the battery package 103 is supported at a total of six points, two points on the inner wall surface side of the container 101, two points on the support 106, and two points when the battery packages 103 are in contact at both ends. . Thereby, the fall and scattering of the battery package 103 in the container 101 can be suppressed.
At this time, it is desirable to store the battery package 103 such that the front surface of the battery 104 faces the wall-shaped inner surface of the container 101, that is, the outer direction of the container 101. Thereby, the external appearance of the battery packaging body 100 comprises the outstanding external appearance which has the display arranged in the whole surface.

  Even if the support 106 that supports the battery package 103 is formed so as to protrude from the bottom surface of the container 101, the support 106 is inserted into the center of the container 101 after the battery package 103 is arranged. Alternatively, a resin film or a bubble cushioning material may be used as the support. Furthermore, the material should just be a material which has moderate intensity | strength and the flexibility which can support the battery package 103, or a softness | flexibility.

  And the container 101 is sealed by attaching the removable cover part 102 to the opening part of the container 101 which accommodated the battery packaging body 103. FIG. On the upper part of the wall-like outer surface of the container 101, a mountain-shaped convex portion 107 having a predetermined size is formed over the entire circumference. Further, a concave portion 108 having a shape that fits into the shape of the convex portion 107 is formed on the wall-like inner surface of the lid portion 102 over the entire circumference. The container 101 and the lid portion 102 made of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, or the like are flexible, and the convex portion 107 and the concave portion 108 are fitted by pressing the lid portion 102 at a predetermined pressure or higher. The opening of the container 101 is sealed.

  Thereby, the battery packaging body 103 is supported by the wall-like inner surface of the container 101 and the support body 106 while being in contact with each other, does not move in any direction, and falls and scatters in the container 101. do not do. In addition, since the opening of the container 101 is sealed by the lid 102, the battery 104 is not lost from the container 101 even if vibration or impact is applied.

The appearance of the battery package 100 according to the present embodiment is a state in which the product front surfaces of the batteries 104 stored in the container 101 are aligned. Good and excellent product appeal effect.
Moreover, the battery packaging body 100 of this embodiment is a transparent cylindrical container itself as a product of a form in which a cylindrical battery or the like is displayed at a storefront. It is also expected to have the effect of incentives to purchase. That is, the battery package 100 itself also exhibits an effect that can be a POP (Point of purchase) advertisement of a product.

  As described above, the battery package 100 according to the present embodiment can achieve an excellent improvement in aesthetics by performing an alignment arrangement for preventing the battery 104 from falling and scattering in the container 101. it can.

  The embodiment has been described above with reference to specific examples. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

For example, although the container 101 of the present invention is exemplified as a cylindrical one, it may be a polygonal column such as an octagonal container 201 shown in FIG.
Compared to the cylindrical container 101, the octagonal container 201 has a substantially horizontal surface stability and space saving because a plurality of surfaces that contact each other are flat when they are displayed on a shelf or other fixture at the storefront. Can be realized. Moreover, since the same effect is demonstrated also at the time of conveyance, it can also contribute to cost reduction.

Further, the lid portion 102 for sealing the container 101 of the present invention is fixed by fitting the uneven portions of a predetermined shape with each other. However, screw-type fixing may be performed by forming spiral grooves with the same pitch in both the container 101 and the lid 102.
In addition, various processes for sealing the opening may be appropriately employed.

  In addition, the shape and the like of each member that includes the elements of the present invention and can be appropriately modified by those skilled in the art are included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the container which comprises the battery package of embodiment of this invention, and a detachable cover part. It is a perspective view of an example of the battery packaging body accommodated in the container of embodiment of this invention. In the battery packaging body of embodiment of this invention, it is a top view which shows the container from which the cover part is removed. It is the conceptual diagram which illustrated the aspect of the other example of the container of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Battery packaging body 101 ... Container 102 ... Cover part 103 ... Battery packaging body 104 ... Battery 105 ... Shrinkable film 106 ... Support body 107 ... Convex part 108 ... Concave part

Claims (4)

A cylindrical or polygonal bottomed container,
A plurality of batteries disposed inside the container, wherein the batteries are in contact with each other and the batteries are disposed in contact with the wall-shaped inner surface of the container;
A battery package comprising: a lid disposed at an opening of the container.   The battery container according to claim 1, wherein the container is configured using a thermoplastic resin as a base material.   The battery package according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the battery is a battery package in which a plurality of batteries are integrally packaged. A battery packing method using the container according to claim 1,
A battery package in which a plurality of batteries are integrally packaged is disposed in a position where the side surfaces of the other battery package are adjacent to each other and the postures of the battery packages are mutually supported. Packing method.

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