JP2009166848A - Can container package - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a can container package which can be manufactured of a sheet-like member of a smaller size than a conventional one. <P>SOLUTION: The can container package is formed by folding one sheet-like member 2, and has a rectangular bottom surface 3 with a plurality of can containers C placed thereon, a pair of side surfaces 4 extending upwardly from a pair of side ridges 3a opposite to the bottom surface 3 to cover the side of the can container C, a pair of upper pieces 5 extending upwardly from an upper edge 4a of each side surface 4 and having a finger insertion hole 7 for inserting a finger, and a plurality of connection pieces 6 cut out of parts opposite to each other of the pair of side surfaces 4 while remaining connection parts 6a to the upper pieces 5. The can container C is held by the pair of side surfaces 4 by connecting the connection pieces 6 opposite to the direction with the pair of side surfaces 4 opposite to each other above the can container C. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a can container package that collectively packages a plurality of can containers such as canned beer and can juice.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a can container package is known in which a plurality of can containers such as can beer and can juice are packaged together in an aligned state. Such a can container package is formed with a bottom surface portion on which aligned can containers are placed, a pair of side surface portions that are connected to the bottom surface portion and cover the side of the can container, and an upper surface portion that covers the upper side of the can container. In this way, one sheet-like member is bent, and the lower surface portion or the upper surface portion is formed by joining both end portions of the sheet-like member in an overlapped state. Thereby, a pair of side part is hold | maintained in a perpendicular | vertical attitude | position with respect to a bottom part, and a can container is clamped by the both-sides part. Moreover, the upper surface part which covers the upper direction of a can container is provided with the finger insertion hole for inserting a finger at the time of conveyance of a can container (patent documents 1, 2).
JP 2001-055267 A JP 2003-200767 A

  Such a can container package is generally manufactured using paper as a material, but is smaller than the conventional one while satisfying the basic performance of being able to transport the packaged can container without dropping it from the can container package. If it can manufacture from a sheet-like member of a magnitude | size, manufacturing cost can be reduced significantly.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the can container packaging body which can be manufactured with the sheet-like member of a magnitude | size smaller than before.

  The can container package according to claim 1 is a can container package body in which a plurality of can containers are aligned and packaged in a lump, and is formed by bending a single sheet-like member. A rectangular bottom surface portion to be placed, a pair of side surface portions that extend upward from a pair of opposite sides of the bottom surface portion to cover the side of the can container, and an upper edge from the upper edge of each side surface portion, A pair of upper pieces formed with finger insertion holes for insertion, and a plurality of connecting pieces formed by cutting out the connecting portions of the upper pieces from the mutually facing portions of the pair of side surfaces The connecting pieces facing each other in the direction in which the pair of side surfaces face each other are connected to each other above the can container.

  The can container package according to claim 2 is the can container package according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of positioning openings for positioning the can container by contacting the inner edge of the can container with each side surface portion. Was provided.

  The can container package according to claim 3 is the can container package according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the plurality of positioning openings provided in the pair of side surfaces is provided with the positioning opening. It consists of the opening part formed in the side part by cutting out a connection piece from the formed side part.

  The can container package according to claim 4 is the can container package according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tongue piece is fitted into the bottom portion of the bottom portion of the can container from below. Formed.

  The can container package according to claim 5 is the can container package according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the connection piece is connected to an upper end portion of each upper piece portion above the can container. A locking projection to be locked to is provided.

  The can container package of the present invention is formed by bending a single sheet-like member, and extends upward from a pair of opposite sides of the bottom surface portion and the bottom surface portion on which the can container is placed. A pair of side surface portions and a pair of side surface portions that are provided extending upward from the upper edge of each side surface portion and have a pair of upper piece portions formed with finger insertion holes into which fingers are inserted when carrying the can container The plurality of connecting pieces cut out from the mutually facing portions leaving the connecting portion with the upper piece are connected to each other in the direction in which the pair of side portions face each other above the can container. ing. As a result, the pair of side surface portions is maintained in a vertical posture with respect to the bottom surface portion, and the can container is sandwiched between the side surface portions. In such a configuration, since there is no overlapping region at both ends of the sheet-like member as in the prior art, a can container package can be manufactured with a sheet-like member having a size smaller than the conventional one, Manufacturing costs can be greatly reduced.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a can container package in one embodiment of the present invention together with a can container packaged by the can container package, and FIG. 2 shows a can container package in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the can container packaging body, FIG. 4 is a development view of the can container packaging body, and FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 are the can container packaging bodies. It is a perspective view shown with the can container packaged with this can container package.

  1, 2, and 3, the can container package 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention has three cans in one direction (vertical direction), and in a direction orthogonal to the direction (horizontal direction). A total of two can containers C are packaged in a state of being aligned. This can container package 1 is formed by bending a sheet-like member 2 made of paper as shown in FIG. 4, and has a rectangular bottom surface portion 3 on which the can container C is placed, and a pair of opposed bottom surface portions 3. From a pair of side surfaces 4 that extend upward from the side sides (here, a pair of side sides facing the lateral direction of the row of can containers C) 3a and cover the sides of the can containers C, from the upper edges 4a of the side surface portions 4 A plurality (four in this case) of connecting pieces cut out from the portions of the pair of upper piece portions 5 and the pair of side surface portions 4 that are provided to extend upward leaving the connecting portions 6a to the upper piece portion 5. 6. The four connecting pieces 6 that are opposed to each other in the direction in which the pair of side surface portions 4 face each other (the lateral direction of the row of can containers C) are connected to each other above the can container C, whereby the pair of side surface portions 4 are coupled. It has become so. Each upper piece 5 is provided with a finger insertion hole 7 for inserting a finger when the can container C is transported.

  Each side surface portion 4 is provided with a plurality of positioning openings 8 for positioning the can container C by bringing the inner edge 8a into contact with the can container C. Each positioning opening 8 is provided so as to contact the upper end or lower end of the can container C or both the upper and lower ends. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the can container C disposed at the center of the row of can containers C has the inner edges 8a of the two positioning openings 8 disposed above and below in contact with the upper end and the lower end, respectively. The can container C (reference numeral Ca) arranged at the end of the row of can containers C (four corners of the bottom surface portion 3) is the inner edge of one positioning opening 8 extending in the vertical direction. 8a comes into contact with the upper end and the lower end (and the side surface of the can container C).

  Here, among the plurality of positioning openings 8 provided in each of the pair of side surfaces 4, the inner edge 8 a is formed on the four can containers Ca arranged at the end portions (four corners of the bottom surface portion 3) of the can containers C. The four positioning openings 8 to be brought into contact with each other are formed by openings formed in the side surface portion 4 by cutting out the connecting piece 6 from the side surface portion 4.

  In FIG. 4, the central rectangular portion of the sheet-like member 2 corresponds to the bottom surface portion 3, and the rectangular portions connected to both sides of the bottom surface portion 3 correspond to the side surface portions 4, respectively. Further, the rectangular portion connected to the outside of the side surface portion 4 corresponds to the upper piece portion 5. In FIG. 4, the solid line portion other than the outer edge of the sheet-like member 2 (that is, the inside of the sheet-like member 2) is a cut line, and the grayed area is a removal portion J that is removed (separated) from the sheet-like member 2. is there. The broken line is a valley fold line T.

  The solid line portion of the sheet-like member 2 shown in FIG. 4 is cut to remove the removed portion J, the valley fold line T is folded, and the pair of side surface portions 4 are bent so as to be perpendicular to the bottom surface portion 3. Then, the can container package 1 is in the state shown in FIG. In this state, the tongue piece 9 (FIG. 3) protrudes upward from the place where the can container C of the bottom face part 3 is placed (here, since there are six can containers C), a pair of upper pieces Each of the portions 5 has an attitude of opening upward with the upper edge 4a of the side surface portion 4 as a fulcrum. Each connecting piece 6 has a posture in which the connecting piece 6a is bounced upward with the connecting part 6a with the upper piece part 5 as a fulcrum, and is opposed to the direction in which the pair of side face parts 4 face each other (the lateral direction of the row of can containers C). One connecting piece 6 of the connecting piece 6 is bent in a valley shape from the center.

  A first connection protrusion 10a (see FIGS. 3 and 4) protruding downward is formed at the center of one connection piece 6 bent in a valley shape from the center, and is formed at the end of the other connection piece 6. A first connection protrusion insertion groove 10b (see FIGS. 3 and 4) into which the first connection protrusion 10a is inserted is formed. Further, one end of the connecting piece 6 (the one having the first connecting protrusion 10a) of the connecting piece 6 positioned facing the facing direction of the pair of side surface parts 4 has a second connecting protrusion 11a (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 3). 4) is formed, and a second connection protrusion insertion hole 11b (FIG. 3) into which the second connection protrusion 11a is inserted at the base of the other connection piece 6 (which has the first connection protrusion insertion groove 10b). And FIG. 4) are formed. Further, a pair of locking projections 5a (see FIGS. 3 and 4) projecting in directions facing each other are formed at both ends of the upper end portion of each upper piece portion 5, respectively.

  In order to wrap six can containers C with the can container packaging body 1 in such a state, first, the six can containers C are placed in an aligned state on the bottom surface portion 3 as shown in FIG. Next, the side surface portion 4 is held in a vertical posture so that the inner edges 8a of the plurality of positioning openings 8 formed in each side surface portion 4 come into contact with each can container C from the outside. As shown in FIG. Two connecting pieces 6 positioned opposite to each other in the direction in which the parts 4 face each other are connected to each other. The two connecting pieces 6 positioned opposite to each other are connected by inserting a first connecting protrusion 10a formed at the center of one connecting piece 6 into a first connecting protrusion formed at an end of the other connecting piece 6. After inserting into the groove 10b from above, one of the connecting pieces 6 is extended, and further, a second connecting projection 11a formed at the end of the one connecting piece 6 is formed at the base of the other connecting piece 6. This is done by inserting into the second connecting projection insertion hole 11b. As a result, the two connecting pieces 6 positioned opposite to each other in the direction in which the pair of side surface portions 4 face each other are connected to each other, and the pair of side surface portions 4 are coupled to each other as shown in FIG. 2), the pair of side surface portions 4 are held in a vertical posture with respect to the bottom surface portion 3, and the can container C is sandwiched between the side surface portions 4.

  According to such a procedure, the can container C can be packaged by the can container package 1, and in order to transport the can container C after the packaging, a plurality of finger insertion holes 7 formed in the pair of upper pieces 5 are provided. Just insert your finger into and lift it up.

  Here, each can container C is sandwiched between the side surface portions 4 and the inner edge 8a of the positioning opening 8 formed in each side surface portion 4 is brought into contact, so that each can container C is placed in the can container package 1. It is firmly positioned and fixed. Moreover, since the tongue piece part 9 formed in the bottom face part 3 is inserted from the lower part in the hollow part B of the bottom face of each can container C, each can container C is hooked on the tongue piece part 9, and can packaging body The can container C cannot be easily pulled out, and the can container C is prevented from falling off.

  Moreover, in this can container packaging body 1, as shown in FIG. 7, after making each of a pair of upper piece parts 5 fall down horizontally on the upper surface side of the can container C, it formed in each upper piece part 5. If each of the locking projections 5 a is locked to the side of the connecting piece 6, both the upper pieces 5 can be fixed to the connecting piece 6.

  As described above, the can container packaging body 1 according to the present embodiment is formed by folding a single sheet-like member 2, and a pair of opposed bottom surface portions 3 and bottom surface portions 3 on which the can containers C are placed. A pair of side surfaces 4 extending upward from the side 3a and covering the side of the can container C, and extending upward from the upper edge 4a of each side surface portion 4 and inserted with fingers when the can container C is transported A plurality of connecting pieces 6 each having a pair of upper piece portions 5 in which insertion holes 7 are formed and cut out from the mutually facing portions of the pair of side surface portions 4 leaving the connecting portions 6a with the upper piece portions 5, A pair of side surfaces 4 facing each other in a facing direction are connected to each other above the can container C. As a result, the pair of side surface portions 4 is maintained in a vertical posture with respect to the bottom surface portion 3, and the can container C is held between the side surface portions 4. In such a configuration, since there is no overlapping region at both ends of the sheet-like member 2 as in the prior art, the can container packaging body 1 is manufactured with the sheet-like member 2 having a smaller size than the conventional one. Manufacturing cost can be greatly reduced.

  Further, each side surface portion 4 is provided with a plurality of positioning openings 8 for positioning the can container C by bringing the inner edge 8a into contact with the can container C, so that the can container C can be easily removed from the can container package 1. It will not drop out. In addition, at least one of the plurality of positioning openings 8 provided in the pair of side surface parts 4 is an opening formed in the side surface part 4 by cutting out the connecting piece 6 from the side surface part 4 provided with the positioning opening 8. Since it consists of a part, the number of the positioning openings 8 formed in the side part 4 can be reduced, and the fall of the intensity | strength and rigidity of the can container package 1 whole by formation of the positioning opening 8 can be reduced.

  Furthermore, since the tongue piece part 9 which fits into the hollow part B of the bottom face of the can container C from below is formed on the bottom face part 3, the can container C can be more reliably prevented from falling off. In this way, the can container C is held inside the can container package 1 by the tongue piece portion 9 in addition to the positioning opening 8, so that the packaged can container C is difficult to come out of the can container package 1. Even if the number of the original packaging is reduced by several (for example, even if one or two cans C are removed from the state in which the six cans C were originally packaged), the remaining cans C can be It can be held in the container package 1.

  In addition, a locking projection 5 a that is locked to the connecting piece 6 connected above the can container C is provided at the upper end portion of each upper piece portion 5, and the locking protrusion 5 a is engaged with the connecting piece 6. Since both upper piece parts 5 can be fixed to the connecting piece 6 by stopping, a plurality of sets of can containers C packaged by the can container package 1 are stored together in a larger box. Improved workability.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention is not limited to those shown in the above-described embodiments. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the can container package 1 has been described as packaging a total of six can containers C, three in the vertical direction and two in the horizontal direction, but this is only an example. The number of can containers C to be packaged is arbitrary, and the can container package 1 shown in the above embodiment can be changed by changing the shape of the can container package 1 according to the number of can containers to be packaged. The same effect can be obtained.

  Provided is a can container package that can be manufactured with a sheet-like member having a smaller size than conventional ones.

The perspective view which shows the can container packaging body in one embodiment of this invention with the can container packaged by this can container packaging body The side view which shows the can container packaging body in one embodiment of this invention with the can container packaged by this can container packaging body Perspective view of can container package Development view of can container package The perspective view which shows a can container packaging body with the can container packaged by this can container packaging body The perspective view which shows a can container packaging body with the can container packaged by this can container packaging body The perspective view which shows a can container packaging body with the can container packaged by this can container packaging body

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Can container package 2 Sheet-like member 3 Bottom face part 3a Side edge 4 Side face part 4a Upper edge 5 Upper piece part 5a Locking protrusion 6 Connection piece 6a Connection part 7 Finger insertion hole 8 Positioning opening 8a Inner edge 9 Tongue piece part C, Ca can container B

Claims (5)

  A can container package for collectively packaging a plurality of can containers in an aligned state, wherein a sheet-like member is folded and a rectangular bottom surface portion on which a plurality of can containers are placed, and a bottom surface portion A pair of side portions extending upward from a pair of opposing sides and covering the side of the can container, and a pair of fingers extending through the upper edge of each side portion and having a finger insertion hole for inserting a finger And a plurality of connecting pieces that are cut out from the opposing portions of the pair of side surface portions leaving the connecting portion with the upper piece portion, and are connected in the direction in which the pair of side surface portions face each other. A can container package characterized in that the pieces are connected to each other above the can container.   The can container package according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of positioning openings for positioning the can container by bringing the inner edge into contact with the can container are provided on each side surface portion.   At least one of the plurality of positioning openings provided in the pair of side surface portions is formed of an opening portion formed in the side surface portion by cutting out the connecting piece from the side surface portion provided with the positioning opening. The can container package according to claim 2.   The can container package according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a tongue piece portion is formed on the bottom surface portion so as to be fitted from below into a hollow portion on the bottom surface of the can container.   The can container packaging according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a locking projection that is locked to a connecting piece connected above the can container is provided at an upper end portion of each upper piece portion. body.

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