JP2016030601A - Plastic bottle reinforcement structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the reinforcement structure of a plastic bottle having favorable shaping property and capable of preventing collapse of cargo in a corrugated carton-boxed state by lessening the compression deformation amount of a weight-saved square plastic bottle while enhancing a buckling strength against a load in a vertical direction.SOLUTION: The reinforcement structure of a plastic bottle 1 has a mouth part 10, a shoulder part 20, a trunk part 30 and a bottom part 40, and the trunk part 30 comprises a plurality of wall parts 31, and corner parts 32 connecting the wall parts 31 with each other. In the plastic bottle 1, peripheral grooves 50 passing over the wall parts 31 and the corner parts 32 are formed. The depth a1 of the peripheral groove 50 at the wall part 31 is deeper than the depth a2 thereof at the corner part 32.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a plastic bottle, and more particularly, to a reinforcing structure for a plastic bottle that has been reduced in weight.

  For example, a plastic bottle is used as a container filled with a beverage. And the production volume of plastic bottles is increasing year by year. On the other hand, the plastic bottles are lightened by reducing the amount of raw materials used from the viewpoint of reducing energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by saving resources, reducing waste, and reducing the environmental impact during transportation. Is addressed.

  If the plastic bottle is reduced in weight, the thickness of the plastic bottle container becomes thin, and the strength of the plastic bottle tends to decrease. Plastic bottles are stored and transported as a single pallet by stacking a plurality of containers packed in cardboard or the like with the mouths of a plurality of containers facing upward. At that time, if the plastic bottle does not have sufficient buckling strength, which is the strength to withstand the load in the vertical direction, buckling deformation may occur and load collapse may occur.

  Furthermore, if the plastic bottle does not have sufficient side wall strength to withstand the horizontal load, the plastic bottle at the lower level in the vending machine where the plastic bottle is loaded sideways is deformed to the side. May occur and may not be properly discharged from the vending machine. The characteristic of whether or not the plastic bottle is normally discharged from the vending machine is also referred to as vendor aptitude.

  Furthermore, although a plastic bottle is produced by blow-molding a resin preform, by reducing the thickness of the plastic bottle container, there is a tendency that a shaping defect such as whitening tends to occur. And poor shaping of the plastic bottle is likely to occur at a site where the amount of stretch from the preform is large and the resin is difficult to reach at the time of blow molding, such as a site having severe irregularities or the bottom.

  By the way, the shape of the plastic bottle is roughly classified into a round bottle having a circular cross section of the container body and a square bottle having a substantially rectangular cross section of the container body. In a round bottle, the label affixed around the container may be difficult to see from directly in front of the container. On the other hand, square bottles are less likely to cause the above-described problems, and have excellent loading efficiency and display efficiency, and there is a great demand for square bottles having these advantages.

  However, in the case of a round bottle, the above-mentioned strength, particularly the buckling strength, effectively distributes the load in the vertical direction to the circular barrel, whereas the barrel forms a surface and a corner. In a square bottle composed of pillars (pillars), the load on the pillars is unbalanced and weakens. Therefore, when the square bottle is reduced in weight, a countermeasure for strength is particularly necessary.

  In the plastic bottle having a square cross-sectional shape disclosed in Patent Document 1, a reinforcing structure formed on the entire circumference of the body of the plastic bottle in order to improve the strength (vertical compressive strength) that can withstand the load in the vertical direction As for the depth of the annular concave groove, each corner portion is formed deeper than the side portion.

Japanese Patent No. 4330667

  According to the plastic bottle having a square cross-sectional shape in Patent Document 1, the depth of the annular groove as a reinforcing structure formed on the entire circumference of the body of the plastic bottle is set so that each corner portion is deeper than the side portion. Since it is formed, the entire circumference of the bottom surface of the annular groove is deformed into a substantially circular shape with respect to the vertical load (longitudinal compressive force), so that the shape of the body is stabilized and the buckling strength is improved. It is supposed to be possible. However, in Patent Document 1, although the buckling strength of the body portion that can withstand the load in the vertical direction is considered, no consideration is given to the amount of compressive deformation of the body portion and the shapeability of the plastic bottle with respect to the load in the vertical direction. Not.

  Here, as described above, the plastic bottles are stacked, stored and transported in a cardboard boxed state. At this time, the plastic bottle is compressed and deformed in accordance with the applied vertical load, but the cardboard box is similarly compressed and deformed. The limit value of the amount of compressive deformation of the cardboard box is determined by the material, shape, size, etc. of the cardboard. Therefore, it is necessary for the plastic bottle to improve the buckling strength against the load in the vertical direction within the range in which the cardboard box can be compressed and deformed (compression deformation amount). For example, even if the plastic bottle has sufficient buckling strength to withstand the load in the vertical direction, if the amount of compressive deformation of the plastic bottle at that time exceeds the range in which the cardboard can be compressed, the load in the vertical direction is Concentration on the cardboard box may cause buckling deformation in the cardboard box and collapse of the load.

  In addition, the preform at the time of blow molding is stretched relatively uniformly since the body of the round bottle is circular. However, in the case of a square bottle, the distance from the container center differs between the body surface and the corner portion, and forming a shape with severe irregularities in the corner portion where the amount of preform stretch increases tends to cause poor shaping. Become. Therefore, the lightweight plastic plastic bottle needs to have good shapeability by reducing the amount of compressive deformation while improving the buckling strength that can withstand the load in the vertical direction.

  Therefore, the object of the present invention is to reduce the amount of compressive deformation while strengthening the buckling strength against the load in the vertical direction for a lightweight square plastic bottle and prevent collapse of the load in the state of being packed in a corrugated cardboard box. An object of the present invention is to provide a reinforcing structure for a plastic bottle having good properties.

In order to solve the above problems, the plastic bottle reinforcement structure of the present invention is:
Having a mouth, a shoulder, a torso, and a bottom;
In the reinforcing structure of the plastic bottle including the plurality of wall portions and a corner portion connecting the wall portions,
Formed in the plastic bottle, an annular circumferential groove across the wall and the corner,
The depth of the circumferential groove is greater in the wall portion than in the corner portion.

  Further, the circumferential groove has a minimum depth at the center of the corner portion.

  Furthermore, the ratio of the minimum depth of the circumferential groove to the maximum depth of the circumferential groove is 0.20 or more and 0.85 or less.

  Furthermore, the width of the circumferential groove is larger at the wall portion than at the corner portion.

  Furthermore, the ratio of the maximum width of the circumferential groove to the minimum width of the circumferential groove is 1.1 or more and 4.5 or less.

  According to the plastic bottle reinforcing structure of the present invention, the plastic bottle has a mouth portion, a shoulder portion, a trunk portion, and a bottom portion, and the trunk portion includes a plurality of wall portions and a corner portion that connects the wall portions. In the plastic bottle reinforcement structure comprising: an annular circumferential groove formed across the wall and the corner portion formed in the plastic bottle, and the depth of the circumferential groove is greater than the depth at the corner portion. Since the depth at the wall portion is large, the amount of compressive deformation can be reduced while enhancing the buckling strength against the load in the vertical direction in a lightweight container. For example, it is possible to prevent the collapse of a load in a state where a plurality of plastic bottles are packed in a cardboard box, and it is possible to provide a plastic bottle that is excellent in handleability. Moreover, the shaping property at the time of blow molding of a plastic bottle can be made favorable.

  Furthermore, according to the plastic bottle reinforcing structure of the present invention, the circumferential groove has the smallest depth at the center of the corner portion, so that the buckling strength against the vertical load of the plastic bottle is enhanced. The amount of compressive deformation can be further reduced. Moreover, the shaping property at the time of blow molding of a plastic bottle can be made more favorable.

  Further, according to the plastic bottle reinforcing structure of the present invention, the ratio of the minimum depth of the circumferential groove to the maximum depth of the circumferential groove is 0.20 or more and 0.85 or less. The amount of compressive deformation can be further reduced while increasing the buckling strength against the load in the direction. Moreover, the shaping property at the time of blow molding of a plastic bottle can be made more favorable.

  Further, according to the plastic bottle reinforcing structure of the present invention, the width of the circumferential groove is larger at the wall portion than at the corner portion, so that the plastic bottle is buckled against the vertical load. Strength can be further strengthened. Moreover, the shaping property at the time of blow molding of a plastic bottle can be made more favorable.

  Furthermore, according to the reinforcing structure of the plastic bottle of the present invention, the ratio of the maximum width of the circumferential groove to the minimum width of the circumferential groove is 1.1 or more and 4.5 or less. The buckling strength against the load can be further strengthened. Moreover, the shaping property at the time of blow molding of a plastic bottle can be made more favorable.

It is the front view by which an example of the plastic bottle which has the reinforcement structure of the plastic bottle which concerns on this embodiment was shown. It is a top view of the plastic bottle of FIG. It is a bottom view of the plastic bottle of FIG. FIG. 4 is a view in the direction of arrows IV in FIG. 2. It is the elements on larger scale of FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 5. It is the elements on larger scale of FIG. It is the VIII-VIII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a front view of the plastic bottle which has a reinforcing structure of a comparative example. It is a top view of the plastic bottle of FIG. It is a bottom view of the plastic bottle of FIG. It is the XII-XII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the XIII-XIII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a figure which shows the measurement result of vertical buckling strength.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a plastic bottle 1 having a plastic bottle reinforcing structure according to the present embodiment. 2 is a plan view of the plastic bottle 1 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the plastic bottle 1 of FIG. 4 is a front view of the plastic bottle 1 as viewed from the direction of the arrow IV in FIG. 2, that is, as viewed from the direction in which the plastic bottle 1 of FIG. In the following, for convenience of explanation, in the state of FIG. 1 in which the plastic bottle 1 is erected, the mouth portion 10 of the plastic bottle 1 in which the contents are filled in the container is referred to as the upper side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the plastic bottle 1 has a mouth portion 10, a shoulder portion 20, a trunk portion 30, and a bottom portion 40. The trunk portion 30 includes a plurality of wall portions 31 and a corner portion 32 that connects the wall portions 31 to each other. The plastic bottle 1 has an annular circumferential groove 50 (50a, 50b, 50c, 50d, 50e, 50f) that crosses the wall portion 31 and the corner portion 32 as a plastic bottle reinforcing structure according to this embodiment. Is done. Further, the plastic bottle 1 is formed with reinforcing grooves 60 (60a, 60b, 60c) which are annular circumferential grooves as another reinforcing structure. Hereinafter, as a preferable aspect of the plastic bottle 1 having the plastic bottle reinforcing structure (circumferential groove 50) according to the embodiment of the present application, a square bottle having a substantially square cross-sectional view in the horizontal direction will be exemplified and described in detail.

  The mouth portion 10 becomes a filling port for contents, a spout, or a drinking mouth, and a cap (not shown) is attached to the mouth portion 10 to seal the plastic bottle 1.

  The upper side of the shoulder portion 20 is continuous with the mouth portion 10, while the lower side is continuous with the trunk portion 30. The shoulder portion 20 has a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape that expands from the upper side to the lower side. As shown in FIG. 2, since the plastic bottle 1 is a square bottle, the shoulder portion 20 has four outwardly curved wall portions 21 having the same shape as each other, and further, adjacent walls. A corner portion 22 that curves outward is formed between the portions 21. In addition, although it is preferable from the viewpoints of strength and formability that shows followability to the designed shape, the shoulder portion 20 has an inwardly curved shape. The shape is not particularly limited.

  The trunk | drum 30 has the four wall parts 31 which become the mutually same shape, and has the shape of a substantially regular square cylinder as a whole (refer FIG. 2). Furthermore, the corner part 32 which curves outside is formed between adjacent wall parts 31 (refer FIG. 2). Here, by having the corner portion 32 curved outward, the barrel portion 30 has a shape close to a cylinder, and the buckling strength in the vertical direction of the barrel portion 30 is improved. The trunk portion 30 is not limited to a regular rectangular tube shape, and may be a multi-sided cylindrical shape. Particularly, if it is an even-numbered multi-sided cylindrical shape, it can be suitably used for a vending machine. preferable. Furthermore, the trunk portion 30 may have a long rectangular tube shape.

  The trunk | drum 30 is the cyclic | annular circumferential groove 50 (50a, 50b, 50c, 50d, 50e, 50f) and the reinforcement groove | channel 60 (60a, 60b, 60c) which are the cyclic | annular circumferential grooves which cross the wall part 31 and the corner part 32. Have

  The circumferential groove 50 and the reinforcing groove 60, which are annular circumferential grooves, improve the side wall strength, which is the strength to withstand the horizontal load of the body portion 30. Further, the circumferential groove 50 and the reinforcing groove 60 serve as a cushion against the load in the vertical direction, and prevent the body portion 30 from buckling.

Next, the details of the circumferential groove 50 will be described. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the upper portion of the body portion 30 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. Three circumferential grooves 50a, 50b, and 50c are formed in the region 33 located on the upper portion of the trunk portion 30 from the upper side to the lower side (see FIG. 1).
Further, three circumferential grooves 50d, 50e, and 50f are formed in the region 34 located at the lower portion of the trunk portion 30 from the upper side to the lower side (see FIG. 1). Therefore, six circumferential grooves 50 are formed in the body portion 30. In the following description, the circumferential groove 50c will be taken up and described, and reference numerals a to f are appropriately attached to the respective circumferential grooves 50 as necessary.

  The circumferential groove 50 includes an upper circumferential surface 51, a groove bottom surface 52, and a lower circumferential surface 53. The upper peripheral surface 51 is a peripheral surface that inclines inward of the plastic bottle 1 from above to below. The groove bottom surface 52 is a vertical peripheral surface. The lower peripheral surface 53 is a peripheral surface that inclines outward from the plastic bottle 1 from above to below. The upper peripheral surface 51 is continuous with the upper edge of the groove bottom surface 52, and the lower peripheral surface 53 is continuous with the lower edge of the groove bottom surface 52.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the depth of the circumferential groove 50 differs between the depth a1 at the wall portion 31 and the depth a2 at the corner portion 32, and the depth at the wall portion 31 is greater than the depth a2 at the corner portion 32. The depth a1 is large. The depth a <b> 1 at the wall portion 31 is substantially constant in the circumferential direction and is the maximum depth portion in the circumferential groove 50. The depth a <b> 2 at the corner portion 32 is formed so as to become a shallow groove from both ends toward the center, and the center is the minimum depth portion in the circumferential groove 50.

  With this configuration, the wall portion 31 can improve the side wall strength while preventing buckling with respect to the vertical load, and the corner portion 32 can reduce the amount of compressive deformation with respect to the vertical load. Moreover, since the depth a2 in the corner part 32 with the distance from the center of the plastic bottle 1 is small, the circumferential groove 50 is hard to become a shape with intense unevenness, and has good shapeability.

  The ratio of the minimum depth of the circumferential groove 50 to the maximum depth of the circumferential groove 50 is preferably 0.20 or more and 0.85 or less. When this ratio is small, it is difficult to reduce the amount of compressive deformation with respect to the load in the vertical direction. On the other hand, if this ratio is large, the load in the vertical direction tends to concentrate on the corner portion 32, and the buckling strength of the trunk portion 30 is reduced.

  The depth a1 at the wall portion 31 of the circumferential groove 50, that is, the maximum depth is 0.5 to 4.0 mm, preferably 0.8 to 2.5 mm. When the depth is small, it is difficult to improve the side wall strength of the trunk portion 30. On the other hand, when the depth is large, at the time of molding the plastic bottle 1, defective shaping or whitening due to overstretching easily occurs. Furthermore, the amount of compressive deformation of the circumferential groove 50 with respect to the load in the vertical direction increases.

  Further, the width of the circumferential groove 50 differs between the width b1 at the wall portion 31 and the width b2 at the corner portion 32, and the width b1 at the wall portion 31 is larger than the width b2 at the corner portion 32. With this configuration, the rigidity of the trunk portion 30 can be increased. Further, since the circumferential groove 50 has a large width at the wall portion 31 having a large depth, it is difficult to form a shape with severe irregularities, and the shapeability is good.

  In addition, although the width of the circumferential groove 50 may be formed constant in the circumferential direction, it is preferable that the width at the center of the wall portion 31 is wide from the viewpoint of buckling strength and shapeability. For example, you may form so that it may become wide toward the center from the both ends of the wall part 31. FIG.

  The width b1 at the wall 31 of the circumferential groove 50 is 2.0 to 6.0 mm, preferably 3.0 to 4.0 mm. The width b2 at the corner portion 32 of the circumferential groove 50 is 0.5 to 0.95 mm, preferably 1.0 to 2.0 mm. However, b1 / b2> 1. If the width is small, defective shaping tends to occur when the plastic bottle 1 is molded. On the other hand, if the width is large, the strength against the load in the vertical direction is reduced, and the amount of compressive deformation at that time is increased.

  The ratio of b1 / b2 is preferably 1.1 to 4.5 from the viewpoints of buckling strength and formability. When the ratio of b1 / b2 is smaller than 1.1, the effect of preventing stress concentration is hardly exhibited. On the other hand, if the ratio of b1 / b2 is larger than 4.5, it becomes a bending point with respect to the load in the vertical direction.

  An inclination angle θ1 of the upper peripheral surface 51 (not shown) and an inclination angle θ2 of the lower peripheral surface 53 (not shown) are preferably 5 degrees ≦ θ1 ≦ 80 degrees and 5 degrees ≦ θ2 ≦ 80 degrees. In consideration of blow moldability and mold release after molding, it is more preferable that 10 degrees ≦ θ1 ≦ 80 degrees and 10 degrees ≦ θ2 ≦ 80 degrees. Note that θ1 and θ2 may be the same value or different values.

  The shape of the circumferential groove 50 is not limited to the above-described configuration, and may be, for example, an arc shape or a V-shaped circumferential groove that is recessed inward of the plastic bottle 1.

  Here, the circumferential grooves 50a to 50f have different depth and width dimensions. The circumferential groove 50a is a circumferential groove 50f, the circumferential groove 50b is a circumferential groove 50e, and the circumferential groove 50c is a circumferential groove 50d. Each is the same. The depth of the circumferential groove is circumferential groove 50c> circular groove 50a> circular groove 50b. The width of the circumferential groove is circumferential groove 50c> circular groove 50a> circular groove 50b.

  Next, details of the reinforcing groove 60 will be described. 7 is a partially enlarged view of the central portion of the trunk portion 30 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. Three reinforcing grooves 60a, 60b, and 60c are formed from the upper side to the lower side in the region 35 located at the center of the body part 30 (see FIG. 1). In the following description, the reinforcing grooves 60b will be taken up and described, and reference numerals a to c are appropriately attached to the respective reinforcing grooves 60 as necessary.

  The reinforcing groove 60 includes an upper peripheral surface 61, a groove bottom surface 62, and a lower peripheral surface 63. The upper peripheral surface 61 is a peripheral surface that inclines inward of the plastic bottle 1 from above to below. The groove bottom surface 62 is a vertical peripheral surface. The lower peripheral surface 63 is a peripheral surface that inclines outward from the plastic bottle 1 from above to below. The upper peripheral surface 61 is continuous with the upper edge of the groove bottom surface 62, and the lower peripheral surface 63 is continuous with the lower edge of the groove bottom surface 62.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the depth of the reinforcing groove 60 differs between the depth c1 at the wall portion 31 and the depth c2 at the corner portion 32, and the depth at the corner portion 32 is greater than the depth c1 at the wall portion 31. The depth c2 is large. The depth c <b> 1 at the wall portion 31 is substantially constant in the circumferential direction and is a minimum depth portion in the reinforcing groove 60. The depth c2 at the corner portion 32 is formed so as to form a deep groove from both ends toward the center, and the center is the maximum depth of the reinforcing groove.

  With this configuration, the groove bottom surface 62 is deformed into a substantially circular shape with respect to the load in the vertical direction. Therefore, while improving the side wall strength, the shape of the trunk portion 30 is stabilized with respect to the load in the vertical direction, the load on the trunk portion 30 can be effectively dispersed, and the buckling strength is improved.

  The ratio of the minimum depth of the reinforcing groove 60 to the maximum depth of the reinforcing groove 60 is preferably 0.25 or more and 0.95 or less. When this ratio is small, defective shaping or whitening due to overstretching tends to occur. Further, the vertical load cannot be dispersed with respect to the vertical load, and the buckling strength cannot be improved. On the other hand, if this ratio is large, the load in the vertical direction tends to concentrate on the corner portion 32, and the buckling strength is reduced.

  The depth c2 at the center of the corner portion 32 of the reinforcing groove 60, that is, the maximum depth is 1.5 to 6.5 mm, preferably 2.0 to 4.5 mm. When the depth is small, it is difficult to improve the side wall strength of the trunk portion 30. On the other hand, when the depth is large, at the time of molding the plastic bottle 1, defective shaping or whitening due to overstretching easily occurs. Furthermore, the amount of compressive deformation of the reinforcing groove 60 with respect to the load in the vertical direction increases.

  Further, the width of the reinforcing groove 60 differs between the width d1 at the wall portion 31 and the width d2 at the corner portion 32, and the width d2 at the corner portion 32 is larger than the width d1 at the wall portion 31 (FIG. 7). reference). With this configuration, the rigidity of the trunk portion 30 can be increased. Further, since the reinforcing groove 60 has a large width at the corner portion 32 having a large depth, it is difficult to form a shape with severe irregularities, and the shapeability is good.

  In addition, although the width | variety of the reinforcement groove | channel 60 may be formed uniformly in the circumferential direction, it is preferable that the width | variety in the center of the corner part 32 becomes wide from a viewpoint of buckling strength and shaping property. For example, you may form so that it may become wide toward the center from the both ends of the corner part 32. FIG.

  The widths d1 and d2 of the reinforcing groove 60 are 1.0 to 7.0 mm, preferably 2.0 to 5.0 mm. If the width is small, defective shaping tends to occur when the plastic bottle 1 is molded. On the other hand, if the width is large, the strength against the load in the vertical direction is reduced, and the amount of compressive deformation at that time is increased.

  The ratio d2 / d1 is preferably 1.1 to 4.5 from the viewpoints of buckling strength and formability. If the ratio of d2 / d1 is smaller than 1.1, the effect of preventing stress concentration is hardly exhibited. On the other hand, if the ratio of d2 / d1 is larger than 4.5, it becomes a bending point with respect to the load in the vertical direction.

  The inclination angle θ3 of the upper peripheral surface 61 (not shown) and the inclination angle θ4 of the lower peripheral surface 63 (not shown) are preferably 5 degrees ≦ θ3 ≦ 80 degrees and 5 degrees ≦ θ4 ≦ 80 degrees. In consideration of blow moldability and mold release after molding, it is more preferable that 10 degrees ≦ θ3 ≦ 80 degrees and 10 degrees ≦ θ4 ≦ 80 degrees. Note that θ3 and θ4 may be the same value or different values.

  The shape of the reinforcing groove 60 is not limited to the above-described configuration. For example, the reinforcing groove 60 may be an arc shape or a V-shaped circumferential groove that is recessed inward of the plastic bottle 1.

  Here, the depth and width of the reinforcing groove 60b are different from those of the reinforcing groove 60a and the reinforcing groove 60c, but the reinforcing groove 60a and the reinforcing groove 60c are the same. The depth of the reinforcing groove is: reinforcing groove 60b> reinforcing groove 60a = reinforcing groove 60c. The width of the reinforcing groove is reinforcing groove 60b> reinforcing groove 60a = reinforcing groove 60c.

  Next, the position of the circumferential groove 50 will be described. As described above, the three circumferential grooves 50 a, 50 b, and 50 c are formed in the region 33 located at the upper portion of the trunk portion 30, and the three circumferential grooves are formed in the region 34 located at the lower portion of the trunk portion 30. 50d, 50e, and 50f are formed (see FIG. 1). Note that three reinforcing grooves 60 a, 60 b, and 60 c are formed in a central portion of the trunk portion 30 and in a region 35 sandwiched between the region 33 and the region 34. That is, in the trunk portion 30, the region 33 having the circumferential groove 50 (first region), the region 35 having the reinforcing groove 60 (second region), and the region 34 having the circumferential groove 50 (in the order from the top to the bottom). Another first region) is arranged.

  Here, the depth of the circumferential groove 50 is greater than the depth a2 at the corner portion 32, the depth a1 at the wall portion 31 (see FIG. 6), and the depth of the reinforcing groove 60 is the depth at the wall portion 31. The depth c2 at the corner 32 is greater than the length c1 (see FIG. 8). That is, the circumferential groove 50 and the reinforcing groove 60 have a configuration in which the relationship in depth between the wall portion 31 and the corner portion 32 is reversed.

  Therefore, the above-described plastic bottle 1 in which the first regions (regions 33 and 34) having the circumferential grooves 50 and the second regions (regions 35) having the reinforcing grooves 60 are alternately arranged from above to below is as follows. The body 30 is compressed and deformed in a well-balanced manner with respect to the load in the vertical direction, the buckling strength can be effectively improved, and the amount of compressive deformation of the body 30 at that time can be reduced. .

  In addition, the body portion 30 is provided with a first region having a circumferential groove 50 for improving the side wall strength against the load in the horizontal direction, particularly the wall portion 31, in the upper portion (region 33) and the lower portion (region 34) of the body portion 30. It is the composition which is done. Therefore, when the plastic bottle 1 is loaded sideways, the load applied to the body portion 30 can be distributed in a balanced manner in the first area of the upper part (area 33) and the lower part (area 34), and the plastic bottle 1 is stably placed sideways. Can be stacked. For example, in a vending machine in which plastic bottles are loaded sideways, the trunk portion 30 of the plastic bottle 1 is not deformed in a sideways loaded state. Further, when pushed out by the arm of the vending machine, the wall portion 31 in contact with the arm is not deformed, and the plastic bottle is normally discharged.

  In the region 33, the circumferential groove 50a located on the upper side and the circumferential groove 50c located on the lower side are deeper than the circumferential groove 50b located in the center. The circumferential groove 50a and the circumferential groove 50c enhance the horizontal rigidity of the body portion 30 in the vicinity thereof, and further slightly increase the horizontal rigidity of the body portion 30 between the circumferential groove 50a and the circumferential groove 50c. . Therefore, in the case where the horizontal direction rigidity is made substantially the same in the entire vertical direction of the region 33, the depth of the circumferential groove 50b formed between the circumferential groove 50a and the circumferential groove 50c is the same as the circumferential groove 50a and the circumferential groove. It can be made shallower than 50c. Or the space | interval of the circumferential groove 50a, the circumferential groove 50b, and the circumferential groove 50c can be expanded. Therefore, for example, in the case where a shrink label is formed on the body portion 30, it is possible to prevent the appearance defect due to the unevenness of the circumferential groove 50 in the region 33 when the shrink label is mounted, and to improve the display effect (advertisement effect) by the shrink label. it can. The same applies to the circumferential groove 50d, the circumferential groove 50e, and the circumferential groove 50f in the region 34.

  In the plastic bottle 1, a second region having a reinforcing groove 60 that effectively compresses and deforms against a load in the vertical direction to prevent buckling is disposed in the central portion (region 35) of the body portion 30. It is a configuration. In the region 35, the reinforcing groove 60b located in the center is deeper than the reinforcing groove 60a located on the upper side and the reinforcing groove 60c located on the lower side. Further, the reinforcing groove 60b is formed at a substantially center in the vertical direction of the body portion 30. Therefore, when holding the plastic bottle 1, a finger is applied to the deep reinforcing groove 60 b and the plastic bottle 1 is easily held.

  Here, the number and position of the circumferential grooves 50 are not limited to the above-described configuration. The circumferential groove 50 only needs to have a structure in which the body 30 is compressed and deformed in a well-balanced manner with respect to the load in the vertical direction in relation to other components, here, the reinforcing groove 60. For example, the first area and the second area described above may be interchanged, and the second area, the first area, and another second area may be sequentially arranged from the top to the bottom. Further, the first region and the second region do not need to include the plurality of circumferential grooves 50 and the reinforcing grooves 60, respectively. For example, the plurality of circumferential grooves 50 and the reinforcing grooves 60 are alternately arranged from the upper side to the lower side. It may be a configuration. In addition, a configuration without the reinforcing groove 60, a reinforcing structure different from the reinforcing portion 60, such as a circumferential groove having the same depth in the circumferential direction, or a simple groove structure (a horizontal groove extending in the horizontal direction or a vertical groove extending in the vertical direction). A groove or the like, or a rib or the like that protrudes toward the outside of the plastic bottle 1 contrary to the groove.

  The circumferential groove 50 as the plastic bottle reinforcing structure according to the present embodiment is not limited by the size of the plastic bottle 1 to be applied, and can be applied to various sizes. For example, the inner volume of the plastic bottle 1 may be 200 ml to 1000 ml, and is particularly suitable for the plastic bottle 1 having an inner volume of 400 ml to 600 ml. In particular, the overall height of the plastic bottle 1 is preferably 190 mm to 220 mm, and the maximum width of the body portion 30 is preferably 40 mm to 75 mm, and the effect produced by the circumferential groove 50 as the reinforcing structure of the plastic bottle according to this embodiment is preferable. Can get to.

  As a thermoplastic resin constituting the plastic bottle 1, for example, a thermoplastic polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polycarbonate, polyarylate, or a copolymer thereof, these resins, or other resins In particular, an ethylene terephthalate thermoplastic polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate can be preferably used. Furthermore, acrylonitrile resin, polyethylene, polypropylene, propylene-ethylene copolymer and the like can also be used. Furthermore, it is also possible to use plant-derived biomass plastics such as polylactic acid (PLA). Various additives such as colorants, UV absorbers, mold release agents, lubricants, nucleating agents, antioxidants, antistatic agents, etc. are blended with the above-mentioned resins within a range that does not impair the quality of the molded product. can do. The plastic bottle 1 is preferably sterilized by adding hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid.

  As the ethylene terephthalate-based thermoplastic resin constituting the plastic bottle 1, the ethylene terephthalate unit occupies most of the ester repeating portion, generally 70 mol% or more, and has a glass transition point (Tg) of 50 to 90 ° C. Those having a melting point (Tm) in the range of 200 to 275 ° C. are preferred. In addition, as an ethylene terephthalate thermoplastic polyester, polyethylene terephthalate is particularly excellent in terms of pressure resistance, but in addition to ethylene terephthalate units, dibasic acids such as isophthalic acid and naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, and diols such as propylene glycol Copolyesters containing a small amount of ester units consisting of can also be used.

  Furthermore, the plastic bottle 1 can be composed of two or more thermoplastic polyester layers. Furthermore, when the plastic bottle 1 is constituted by two or more thermoplastic polyester layers, an intermediate layer such as a barrier layer or an oxygen absorbing layer can be provided between the layers. As the oxygen absorbing layer, a layer containing a combination of an oxidizable organic component and a transition metal catalyst, or a gas barrier resin that does not substantially oxidize can be used.

  The plastic bottle 1 can be produced by molding a preform produced by injection molding of the above-described material by blow molding.

  As described above, the circumferential groove 50 as the plastic bottle reinforcing structure according to the present embodiment includes the body portion 30 including a plurality of wall portions 31 and a corner portion 32 that connects the wall portions 31 to each other. It is an annular circumferential groove formed in the plastic bottle 1 and crossing the wall portion 31 and the corner portion 32, and the depth of the circumferential groove 50 is greater than the depth a2 at the corner portion 32 than the depth a2 at the corner portion 32. It ’s big. And according to the structure which concerns on this embodiment, while strengthening the buckling strength with respect to the load of an up-down direction with respect to the square plastic bottle 1 reduced in weight, reducing the amount of compressive deformation, for example, in a cardboard box packing state It is possible to provide the plastic bottle 1 that can prevent the collapse of the load and has good shapeability.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail and specifically with reference to Examples and Comparative Examples. However, the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

<Material>
[Example 1]
A plastic bottle 1 having a circumferential groove 50 as a plastic bottle reinforcing structure according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 was used. That is, the plastic bottle 1 is characterized in that the depth of the circumferential groove 50 is such that the depth a1 at the wall portion 31 is greater than the depth a2 at the corner portion 32. The plastic bottle 1 was made of polyethylene terephthalate and had a weight of 16 g and a capacity of 500 ml. The plastic bottle 1 was produced by blow molding a preform. In addition, shaping defects did not occur during blow molding.

[Comparative Example 1]
9 to 12, a configuration including a mouth portion 310, a shoulder portion 320, a trunk portion 330, and a bottom portion 340, and a plastic bottle 300 for 500 ml was tested as Comparative Example 1. .

  9 is a front view of the plastic bottle 300, FIG. 10 is a plan view of the plastic bottle 300 in FIG. 9, FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the plastic bottle 300 in FIG. 9, and FIG. 12 is XII of the plastic bottle 300 in FIG. -XII sectional view, FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line XIII-XIII of the plastic bottle 300 of FIG. The shoulder portion 320 has four wall portions 321 and is formed in a substantially square frustum shape that expands downward. A corner portion 322 that is curved outward is provided between the adjacent wall portions 321 of the shoulder portion 320. The trunk portion 330 has a substantially rectangular tube shape having four wall portions 331. A corner portion 332 is provided between adjacent wall portions 331 of the body portion 330.

  Three reinforcing grooves 350 a, 350 b, and 350 c are formed in the region 333 located at the upper portion of the trunk portion 330. Three reinforcing grooves 350d, 350e, and 350f are formed in the region 334 located at the lower portion of the body portion 330. The six reinforcing grooves 350a, 350b, 350c, 350d, 350e, and 350f are annular circumferential grooves that cross the four wall portions 331 and the four corner portions 332, and all have the same shape. As shown in FIG. 12, the depth a31 of the reinforcing groove 350 is constant in the circumferential direction and is the same as the depth a2 of the first embodiment (see FIG. 6). The width b31 of the reinforcing groove 350 is constant in the circumferential direction and is the same as the width b2 of the first embodiment (see FIG. 5).

  Three reinforcing grooves 360 a, 360 b, and 360 c are formed in the region 335 located at the center of the trunk portion 330. The three reinforcing grooves 360a, 360b, and 360c are annular circumferential grooves that cross the four wall portions 331 and the four corner portions 332, and all have the same shape. Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the depth c31 of the reinforcing groove 360 is constant in the circumferential direction, and is the same as the depth c1 of the first embodiment (see FIG. 8). Further, the width d31 of the reinforcing groove 360 is constant in the circumferential direction and is the same as the width d1 of the first embodiment (see FIG. 5). The plastic bottle 300 having such a configuration was produced by blow molding a 16 g preform. In addition, shaping defects did not occur during blow molding.

[Comparative Example 2]
Although not shown in the figure, a 500 ml plastic bottle 400 having a configuration in which only the depths of the reinforcing groove 350 and the reinforcing groove 360 of Comparative Example 1 are different was tested as Comparative Example 2. In addition, the depth a31 of the reinforcement groove | channel 350 in the comparative example 2 is constant in the circumferential direction, and is the same as the depth a1 of Example 1 (refer FIG. 6). Further, the depth c31 of the reinforcing groove 360 in Comparative Example 2 is constant in the circumferential direction, and is the same as the depth c2 of Example 1 (see FIG. 8). The plastic bottle 400 having such a configuration was produced by blow molding a 16 g preform. Here, defective shaping occurred in the reinforcing groove 350 during blow molding.

<Method>
(Blow molding evaluation)
The blow moldability of the plastic bottles of Example 1, Comparative Example 1, and Comparative Example 2 was evaluated. Table 1 shows the result of visual evaluation of plastic bottles produced by blow molding, and is indicated by ◯: no shaping failure and x: occurrence of shaping failure.

(Vertical buckling strength test)
The plastic bottles of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 were filled with green tea so that the head space was 20 ml, and the mouth was sealed with a cap. The vertical buckling strength was measured for each up to 10 mm displacement of the plastic bottle filled with the contents in an upright state. For the measurement of the vertical buckling strength, a tester manufactured by AGR, TOP LOAD, was used. FIG. 14 shows the result of the test. Here, the result of Example 1 is indicated by a solid line, the result of Comparative Example 1 is indicated by a dotted line, the vertical axis indicates strength (N), and the horizontal axis indicates displacement (mm). In addition, the vertical buckling strength test was not implemented about the plastic bottle of the comparative example 2 in which the shaping defect generate | occur | produced.

(Assembly test)
The plastic bottles of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 were filled with green tea so that the head space was 20 ml, and the mouth was sealed with a cap. The plastic bottles filled with the contents were arranged in three vertically and four horizontally and packed in cardboard. The corrugated cardboard filled with the plastic bottles was stacked, and an assembly test was conducted to determine whether or not three-layer assembly was possible. Table 1 shows the results of the test. The assembly possibility is indicated by ○: no load collapse, x: load collapse occurred. In addition, the assembly test was not implemented about the plastic bottle of the comparative example 2 in which the shaping defect generate | occur | produced.

(Comprehensive evaluation)
Based on the vertical buckling strength test and the assembly test, the plastic bottles of Example 1, Comparative Example 1, and Comparative Example 2 were comprehensively evaluated. Table 1 shows the results of comprehensive evaluation. ○: Good, ×: Not suitable.

  The following points were derived from the examples described above. As shown in Table 1, Example 1 was able to reduce the weight and had a buckling strength and a displacement amount sufficient to satisfy the assembling property. Although the comparative example 1 had high vertical buckling strength, the displacement amount in that case was large, and it did not have assembly property. In Comparative Example 2, shaping defects occurred during blow molding. In Example 1 and Comparative Example 1, no shaping failure occurred during blow molding.

  From the above-described example, the circumferential groove 50 as the plastic bottle reinforcing structure according to the present embodiment enhances the buckling strength against the load in the vertical direction with respect to the lightened square plastic bottle. However, it was shown that it is possible to provide a plastic bottle having a good shapeability by reducing the amount of compressive deformation and preventing the collapse of the load in the state of being packed in a cardboard box.

  The present disclosure can be suitably used for reinforcing structures for various plastic bottles for aseptic filling and heat resistance. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments and examples. The plastic bottle reinforcing structure of the present disclosure includes, for example, various non-carbonated beverages such as green tea, oolong tea, tea, coffee, fruit juice, and soft drinks, or seasonings such as soy sauce, sauce, and mirin, edible oil, and alcoholic beverages. It is useful for all kinds of containers containing food, etc. containing detergents, detergents, shampoos, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, etc., and can be loaded on its side, so that it is also suitable for containers used in sales by vending machines.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Plastic bottle 10 Mouth part 20 Shoulder part 30 Body part 31 Wall part 32 Corner part 33, 34 area | region (1st area | region)
35 regions (second region)
50 circumferential groove 51 upper circumferential surface 52 groove bottom surface 53 lower circumferential surface 60 reinforcing groove 61 upper circumferential surface 62 groove bottom surface 63 lower circumferential surface a1 depth at circumferential groove wall a2 depth at corner of circumferential groove b1 Width at the circumferential groove wall b2 Width at the circumferential groove corner

Claims (5)

Having a mouth, a shoulder, a torso, and a bottom;
In the reinforcing structure of the plastic bottle including the plurality of wall portions and a corner portion connecting the wall portions,
Formed in the plastic bottle, an annular circumferential groove across the wall and the corner,
The plastic bottle reinforcing structure is characterized in that the depth of the circumferential groove is greater in the wall portion than in the corner portion. The circumferential groove has the smallest depth at the center of the corner portion,
The plastic bottle reinforcement structure according to claim 1. The ratio of the minimum depth of the circumferential groove to the maximum depth of the circumferential groove is 0.20 or more and 0.85 or less,
The reinforcement structure of the plastic bottle of Claim 1 or 2. The width of the circumferential groove is characterized in that the width at the wall portion is larger than the width at the corner portion,
The plastic bottle reinforcement structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The ratio of the maximum width of the circumferential groove to the minimum width of the circumferential groove is 1.1 or more and 4.5 or less,
The plastic bottle reinforcement structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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