JP2012201372A - Packaging - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an attractive product form such as providing an unprecedented and unusual package and enlivening a home party.
The package includes a deformable saucer portion and holding means for holding the saucer portion in a predetermined form. The saucer portion 10 extends between a hexagonal bottom wall 11, six side walls 15 a to 15 f movably connected to each other with the six sides of the bottom wall 11 as creases, and adjacent side walls. The film sheet 20 to be provided. The lid member (holding means) holds the side walls 15a to 15f raised from the bottom wall 11. When the holding is released, the tray 10 is in a state where each side wall falls down and expands naturally, and the contents are stacked on the plate. Combined with the ease of opening and the unusual shape change, the party can be excited. Moreover, attractive products that attract consumers can be provided, and sales promotion can be expected.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a package body including a deformable tray portion and holding means for holding the tray portion in a predetermined form.

  Conventionally, various packages have been proposed that are sold in a state of containing confectionery and are opened by consumers and eat the contents. Many proposals have been made for the purpose of promoting sales mainly, with an unusually shaped shape, and packaging that attracts consumers' interests by making the opening operation simple or unusual.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an attractive product form such as providing an unprecedented and unusual package and enlivening a home party.

In addition, as will be described later, the package of the present invention includes a tray portion that can be deformed so as to expand, and the tray portion includes a film sheet between a plurality of side walls.
On the other hand, the tray-like containers disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are each provided with a film sheet between a plurality of side walls in the blank before assembly, and seem to be common with the present invention in that respect. It may seem. However, the tray-like container is one in which the side walls are fixed so as to finally have a certain shape as a tray-like container, and the film sheet is also intended to improve the barrier property of the container. Are completely different.

JP 2010-189031 A JP 2010-260621 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide an attractive product form such as exciting a home party by providing an unprecedented package.

  The package of the present invention includes a “deformable tray portion” and a “holding means for holding the tray portion in a predetermined form”.

(1) The tray portion includes “N-shaped bottom wall (N is an integer greater than or equal to 3)” and “N side walls movably connected to each other with N sides of the bottom wall folded” , “A film sheet extending between adjacent side walls”.

(2) The holding means holds each side wall in a state where each side wall is raised with respect to the bottom wall. When the holding by the holding means is released, the side of the saucer portion expands naturally due to the collapse of each side wall.

According to the packaging body of the present invention having the above-described configuration, the contents are accommodated and held in the state by the holding means in a state where the side wall of the saucer portion is lifted (that is, in a reduced diameter state). When the holding by the holding means is released, the tray part naturally expands, and at the same time, the contents are put on the plate.
Combined with the ease of opening and the unusual shape change, the party can be excited. Moreover, attractive products that attract consumers can be provided, and sales promotion can be expected.

  Moreover, since the film sheet is arrange | positioned between the adjacent side walls in the saucer part of a package, there is little resistance at the time of making a saucer part transfer from the "expanded state" to the "reduced diameter state." For this reason, in a production line, it becomes easy to maintain the saucer part in the diameter-reduced state in the stage before holding with a holding means. This is advantageous in simplifying the line and reducing manufacturing costs.

The perspective view of the package which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which removes a cover member from the package of FIG. 1, and shows only a saucer part. The perspective view which shows the state which the saucer part expanded a little from the state of FIG. The perspective view which shows the state which the saucer part expanded further from the state of FIG. The figure which further expanded the saucer part and was seen from right above.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a package according to an embodiment.
A package is provided with the saucer part 10 which can deform | transform, and the holding means 50 which hold | maintains the said saucer part in a predetermined form. In the illustrated example, the lid member 50 functions as the holding unit 50. This package contains, for example, individually packaged confectionery such as candy, and when the lid member 50 is removed, the tray portion 10 naturally expands, and a plurality of people can immediately surround and pick up the confectionery. it can.

FIG. 2 shows a state immediately after removing the lid member 50 from the state of FIG. Thereafter, the saucer unit 10 can be expanded as shown in FIGS. Although the contents are not shown in the figure, when the lid member 50 member is removed from the state of FIG. 1, the saucer portion 10 expands, and the contents are automatically placed on the saucer portion 10. Such a package is suitable for a home party or the like, and the party can be excited by its unusual shape change.
In addition, FIG. 5 has illustrated from the top in the state which expanded the saucer part 10 until the whole became substantially flat.

≪Tray part 10≫
The saucer unit 10 includes a hexagonal bottom wall 11 and six side walls 15 a to 15 f that are movably connected to each other with the six sides of the bottom wall 11 as creases. The side walls 15 a to 15 f are substantially rectangular and rotate up and down with respect to the bottom wall 11.
FIG. 5 is a developed view in which the tray portion 10 is expanded, and the side walls 15 a to 15 f have fallen and are slightly raised with respect to the bottom wall 11. When the side walls 15a to 15f are raised so as to be perpendicular to the bottom wall 11, the state shown in FIG. 2 is obtained. In this state, the lid member 50 can be covered and sealed (FIG. 1).

  The six side walls 15a to 15f extend radially from the bottom wall 11, and a film sheet 20 is provided between two adjacent side walls. As for the film sheet 20, one film sheet may be affixed on the front surface side or the back surface side of the tray part 10, and a plurality of individual sheet materials may be affixed at predetermined positions.

The bottom wall 11 and the side walls 15a to 15f are made of a material having a certain degree of rigidity such as cardboard, and the film sheet 20 is soft and easily deformed compared to them. That is, the tray 10 has a small resistance when it is deformed from an open state to a deflated state as compared with the case where the entire tray 10 is composed of a single cardboard, and can be easily deformed. This is a great advantage in producing on the production line.
Moreover, since the film sheet 20 deform | transforms easily, various shape changes are obtained according to the expansion condition of the saucer part 10, and design property improves.

≪Connecting part 30 that connects adjacent side walls≫
In the illustrated embodiment, adjacent side walls of the tray portion 10 are connected by an elongated connecting portion 30. That is, an opening is formed by two adjacent side walls and the connecting portion 30, and the film sheet 20 is attached so as to close the opening.
The connecting portion 30 reinforces the entire tray portion 10 and at the same time protects the film sheet 20 from tearing and the like. If the connecting portion 30 does not exist, the film sheet 20 is easily broken from the outer peripheral edge. By providing the connection part 30, such inconvenience can be prevented.

In the illustrated example, the connecting portion 30 is bent in a “U” shape toward the center of the saucer portion 10, and a crease is provided at the apex (FIG. 5). The presence of the crease makes it easy to fold the connecting portion 30 inward, and it becomes smooth to deform into the reduced diameter state of FIG.
However, the specific shape of the connecting portion 30 can be appropriately changed in consideration of the ease of folding, design, and the like.

«Cover member 50 (holding means)»
As shown in FIG. 1, when the saucer portion 10 is in a reduced diameter state, the shape of the saucer portion 10 is maintained by covering the lid member 50. That is, the lid member 50 functions as a holding means for holding the shape of the saucer unit 10, and when the holding is released (that is, when the lid member 50 is removed), the side walls 15 a to 15 f are collapsed, and the saucer The part 10 naturally expands (FIG. 2 → FIG. 3 → FIG. 4). At the same time, the contents appear on the pan 10 as if the contents were stacked on the pan.

The lid member 50 includes a hexagonal ceiling wall 51 that has substantially the same shape as the bottom wall 11 of the tray portion 10, and a hexagonal cylindrical peripheral wall 52 that extends perpendicularly to the ceiling wall 51. (FIG. 1). Strictly speaking, the shape and area of the top wall 51 and the bottom wall 11 may be substantially the same even if there are some differences.
The peripheral wall 52 connected to such a ceiling wall 51 can cover (circumscribe) the side walls 15a to 15f of the saucer portion 10 raised at a right angle from the outside, and can maintain the form.

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In the illustrated example, the bottom wall 11 of the tray portion 10 has a hexagonal shape, but theoretically, a similar configuration can be realized for a polygon having a triangular shape or more. That is, the bottom wall 11 is an N-gon, and N may be an integer of 3 or more.

Each side wall 15a-15f of the saucer part 10 is substantially rectangular although the tip is curved, and when raised vertically, adjacent side walls come into contact with each other to form a hexagonal cylindrical shape. It was a thing.
However, each of the side walls 15a to 15f may have another shape such as a triangle or a trapezoid, and the rising angle of the side wall at the time of sealing need not be vertical.

  The holding means for holding the form of the tray portion 10 is not limited to the lid member 50 as illustrated, and an appropriate configuration can be adopted. For example, “a belt member or a frame body that fixes a plurality of side walls from the outer peripheral side”, “an elastic ring body such as a rubber band”, “a shrink film that covers and holds the whole or a part of the tray part”, and the like. it can.

10 saucer part 11 bottom wall 15a-15f side wall 20 film sheet 30 connection part 50 lid member 51 top wall 52 peripheral wall

Claims (3)

A packaging body comprising a deformable tray part (10) and holding means (50) for holding the tray part (10) in a predetermined form,
(1) The tray part
N-shaped bottom wall (11) (N is an integer of 3 or more),
N side walls (15a to 15f) movably connected to each other with the N sides of the bottom wall as creases,
A film sheet (20) extending between adjacent side walls,
(2) The holding means holds each side wall in a state where each side wall (15a to 15f) is raised with respect to the bottom wall (11),
The packaging body characterized in that when the holding by the holding means (50) is released, the side wall (15a-f) of the saucer part (10) collapses and expands. Two adjacent side walls of the tray part are connected to each other by a connecting part (30),
The package body according to claim 1, wherein the periphery of the film sheet (20) is fixed by the two side walls and the connecting portion (30). The holding means (50) includes an N-shaped top wall (51) having substantially the same shape as the bottom wall of the saucer portion, and a peripheral wall (52) extending perpendicular to the top wall. A lid member,
The package body of Claim 1 or 2 with which the surrounding wall (52) of the said cover member hold | maintains the form of a saucer part (10) by covering each side wall (15a-f) where the saucer part stood up from the outer side.