JP2005053555A - Package having dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carton having a dispenser which can easily take out articles one by one without performing a troublesome work. <P>SOLUTION: This carton is equipped with a bottom wall panel which supports the side surface of a columnar article being laid down, a pair of side wall panels which are confronted with each other, a top wall panel, a front wall panel constituting the front end of a cylindrical body which is constituted of the top wall panel, the bottom wall panel and the side wall panels, the dispenser which is formed on the front end, and a tilting means which is attached to the carton and tilts the carton to the front end. The dispenser is an opening by which at least one of the columnar articles can be taken out from the carton. The opening is formed by cutting off a separating section T constituted of respective one-parts of the front wall panel, the top panel and a pair of the side wall panels from the carton, and the tilting means is constituted of the separating section T cut off. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a carton for storing a plurality of articles such as cans, and more particularly to a carton provided with a dispenser capable of individually taking out articles. More specifically, the present invention relates to a package in which a dispenser is used in a state where an article is accommodated sideways.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, cartons for storing a plurality of articles such as beverages such as soft drinks for distribution and use by consumers have been provided. When a consumer purchases such items in cartons, it is convenient if the items can be taken out one by one without destroying the cartons.

  EP Patent Application Publication No. 0475147A1 discloses a carton in which a dispenser is used in a state in which articles are stored vertically. In this carton, a plurality of bottles are accommodated in two rows, and an opening is formed by removing a corner of one end of the carton. In this carton, the bottle can be extracted upward from the opening formed at the corner, and the bottle at the back of the carton is extracted from the opening formed by removing the corner at the other end of the carton. ing.

EP Patent Application Publication 0475147A1 (FIG. 8)

  When the carton as above is stored in a refrigerator, for example, in order to take out the bottle in the back, take out the carton from the refrigerator, remove the corner that was in the back, invert the front and back, and store it in the refrigerator again. Work to do. For the consumer, such work is complicated, and there is a problem that it is difficult to use because it is assumed that the bottle falls over at that time.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a package with a dispenser in which the next article can be moved to the dispenser side after one article is taken out, and the articles can be easily taken out one by one without performing complicated operations. The purpose is that.

  The present invention is a package comprising a carton and a plurality of columnar articles accommodated in the carton, wherein the columnar articles are arranged in a row in a horizontal state, and the cartons are in a horizontal state. A bottom wall supporting the side surface of the article, a pair of opposite side walls connected to the side edges of the bottom wall, a top wall connecting the side walls, and the top wall, the bottom wall, and the pair of side walls. A front wall that constitutes the front end of the configured cylindrical body, a rear wall that constitutes the rear end of the cylindrical body, a dispenser that is formed at the front end and is used to take out the columnar article from the carton; And an inclining means attached to the carton for inclining the carton toward the front end, and the dispenser is an opening having a size capable of removing at least one of the columnar articles from the carton. The opening is formed by separating a separation part constituted by a part of each of the front wall, the top wall, and the pair of side walls from the carton, and the tilting means is constituted by the separated separation part. It is characterized by being.

  In the dispenser-equipped package having the above-described configuration, the cartons are inclined toward the front end by the inclination means, so that the internal article is urged by its own weight toward the front end side, that is, the opening side. Therefore, when the article is taken out from the opening, the article on the rear side rolls to the opening, so that the articles can be taken out one by one.

  It is desirable that the separation part is attached so as to sandwich the side wall and the bottom wall, which makes it difficult for the separation part to be detached from the carton. However, when the article rolls to the opening side by its own weight, it is assumed that the carton vibrates and the position of the separating portion is shifted. Therefore, it is desirable to provide holding means for holding the relative positions of the bottom wall and the separating portion. Specifically, the holding means can include a convex portion provided in the separation portion, and a slit provided in the boundary of either the bottom wall or the front wall or the rear wall and into which the convex portion is inserted. .

  The separation part is defined by a weakening line that can be broken by hand. The weakening line can be constituted by a line thinned by, for example, perforation or press embossing. It is desirable that the weakening line includes a break starting point portion protruding toward the rear end side or the front end side of the carton. The rupture can be easily started by pressing the rupture start point with a finger. In addition, by providing the break starting portion so as to protrude to the rear end side, the article can be easily taken out by placing a finger on the article from the recess remaining after the break starting portion after separating the separating portion. It is desirable that the break starting point portion is provided on each of the top wall and the side wall so as to be gripped by the user's three fingers.

  By the way, in order to stably attach the separating portion so as to sandwich the side wall and the bottom wall, it is desirable that the width of the separating portion is wider than the width of the side walls. Therefore, it is desirable that the portion formed by the front wall in the separating portion can be expanded from the center by being separated from the carton. More specifically, the front wall that constitutes a part of the separation portion is constituted by a pair of panels that are foldably connected to the pair of side walls, and the edges of the panels are butted together to close the front wall. In the front wall portion of the separation portion, the panels are connected to each other only on the top wall side, and the panels can be expanded to each other on the bottom wall side.

  The package with a dispenser of the present invention includes a bottom wall panel 12 that supports a side surface of a horizontal columnar article, a pair of opposite side wall panels 14 and 18, a top wall panel 16, a top wall panel, a bottom wall panel, And a front wall panel constituting the front end of the cylindrical body constituted by the side wall panel, a dispenser D formed at the front end, and a tilting means attached to the carton and tilting the carton toward the front end, Articles can be easily taken out one by one without performing complicated operations.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 shows a blank 10a made of cardboard or similar foldable sheet material for forming a carton for storing a plurality of articles such as cans. The blank 10 a includes a bottom wall panel 12, a first side wall panel 14, a top wall panel 16, a second side wall panel 18, and a glue allowance flap 20, which are on crease lines 22, 24, 26, 28. It is connected continuously so that it can be bent along. These panels 12-18 form a rectangular cylindrical body, and various panels and flaps for forming end walls that close the openings of the cylindrical bodies are connected to the edges of the panels 12-18. Yes. In all the drawings, the left and right panels and crease lines are given subscripts “a” to “c”, and only one of the left and right panels will be described when the left and right ones have the same configuration.

  The end wall on the rear end side (left side in FIG. 1) has a first end wall panel 32a foldably connected to the bottom wall panel 12 via a fold line 31a, and a fold line 35a to the top wall panel 16. And a second end wall panel 36a connected in a foldable manner. Further, the end wall is connected to the first side wall panel 14 via a fold line 33a so as to be foldable, and the end wall is connected to the second side wall panel 18 via a fold line 37a so as to be foldable. And a second support panel 38a.

  The second end wall panel 36a on the rear end side is formed with a glue allowance flap 44 that protrudes toward the first end wall panel 32a when the carton is assembled. On the other hand, the second end wall panel 36b on the front end side does not have such a flap, and the edges of the first end wall panel 32b and the second end wall panel 36b are in contact with each other or close to each other in the assembled state of the carton. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the crease line 31a connecting the first end wall panel 32a and the bottom wall panel 12 and the crease line 35a connecting the second end wall panel 36a and the top wall panel 16 are directed outward. It is curved. Thereby, when the carton is assembled, the lower end portion and the upper end portion of the end wall bulge outward so as to follow the outer peripheral surface of the article such as a can, and the article is firmly held.

  A dispenser D composed of a top wall panel 16 and a part of the pair of first and second side wall panels 14 and 18 is provided on the front end side of the carton of this embodiment. The dispenser D is formed by separating the dust-like separation portion T shown in FIG. 2 from the corner portion formed by the top wall panel 16 and the pair of first and second side wall panels 14 and 18.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the separation portion T includes panels 64 and 68 formed by a part of the first and second side wall panels 14 and 18 and a panel 66 formed by a part of the top wall panel 16. I have. In addition, the separation portion T includes panels 64b and 68b formed by a part of the first and second support panels 34b and 38b, and the second end wall panel 36b is connected on the panel 66 side by the panels 64b and 68b. The The panels 64, 66, 68 are connected to the first and second side wall panels 14, 18 and the top wall panel 16 by weakening lines 62 constituted by perforations or lines thinned by press embossing. The weakening line 62 is shaped so as to form the dust-like separation part T shown in FIG. 2, and the opening O shown in FIG. 3 is formed by separating the separation part T from the carton.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the first and second side wall panels 14 and 18 and the top wall panel 16 have break starting points 70a, 70b, and 70c that serve as starting points for breaking when the separating portion T is separated. It is formed so as to protrude from 62 to the rear end side. The break starting point portions 70a, 70b, and 70c are thin lines that are thinned by perforations or press die pressing, and are arranged at positions of the user's ring finger, index finger, and thumb. Therefore, the user can hold the separation portion T at the same time as pressing the fracture starting point portions 70a, 70b, and 70c with a finger.

  Fold lines 72a and 72c are respectively formed between the both ends of the break starting point portions 70a and 70c, and along the crease lines 72a and 72c at portions separated by the break starting point portions 70a and 70c and the crease lines 72a and 72c. Bending tabs 73a and 73c that can be bent are formed. Further, a weakening line 72b such as a perforation is formed between both ends of the breakage starting point portion 70b, and can be bent along the weakening line 72b at a portion defined by the breakage starting point portion 70b and the weakening line 72b. A finger tab 73b is formed. The finger tab 73b is left in the separation portion T and is inserted into a slit 74 of the bottom wall panel 12 described below. A crease line may be used instead of the weakening line 72b.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a slit 74 is formed on the rear end side of the bottom wall panel 12 so as to extend in the left-right direction and bend toward the front end side at both ends. A crease line 78 is formed between both ends of the slit 74, and an engagement tab 79 that can be bent along the crease line 78 is formed at a portion defined by the slit 74 and the crease line 78. Then, by folding the engagement tab 79 inward along the crease line 78, the opening of the slit 74 becomes large, and the above-described finger hook tab 73b can be easily inserted.

  In order to assemble the carton from the blank shown in FIG. 1, a continuous folding and gluing operation is performed. Bending and gluing operations are performed on a linear machine line without reversing or rotating the blank or carton. The following shows the procedure, but the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

  First, the second side wall panel 18 is bent along the crease line 26 and overlapped with the top wall panel 16. Next, glue is applied to the glue margin flap 20, and the bottom wall panel 12 is folded along the crease line 22 so as to overlap the first side wall panel 14 and the top wall panel 16. Thereby, the side edge part of the bottom wall panel 12 is adhere | attached on the glue margin flap 20, and the carton of the state crushed flat is formed. From this state, the first and second side wall panels 14 and 18 are bent by 90 ° with respect to each of the top wall panel 16 and the bottom wall panel 12 to form a rectangular cylindrical body having both ends opened.

  Subsequently, an article such as the can C is inserted into the inside from the opening at both ends or one end of the rectangular cylindrical body. After rolling and filling the can C, the opening at both ends of the cylindrical body is closed, but the order may be performed from either the front end side or the rear end side, and of course, it is also possible to perform simultaneously.

  In order to close the opening on the rear end side, first, the first support panel 34a and the second support panel 38a are bent 90 ° inward with respect to the first and second side wall panels 14 and 18, respectively. 2 Adhesive is applied to the support panels 34a, 38a. Next, the second end wall panel 36a is bent 90 ° inward with respect to the top wall panel 16, and this is bonded to the first and second support panels 34a and 38a. Next, glue is applied to the glue margin flap 44 of the second end wall panel 36 a, the first end wall panel 32 a is bent 90 ° inward with respect to the bottom wall panel 12, and this is adhered to the glue margin flap 44.

  In order to close the opening on the front end side, first, the first support panel 34b and the second support panel 38b are bent inward by 90 ° with respect to the first and second side wall panels 14 and 18, respectively. Glue is applied to the support panels 34b and 38b. Next, the first and second end wall panels 32b and 36b are bent inward by 90 ° with respect to the bottom wall panel 12 and the top wall panel 16, respectively, and these are bonded to the first and second support panels 34b and 38b. In this way, a package in which a plurality of cans C are loaded in a carton is completed (see FIG. 2).

  In order to take out the can C from the carton, the separation part T is grasped together with the internal can C while pushing the finger hook tabs 73a, 73b, 73c with a finger. Thereby, a fracture | rupture occurs in each fracture | rupture origin part 70a, 70b, 70c. When the separation part T gripped together with the internal can C is pulled, the breakage propagates along the weakening line 62 from the breakage starting point parts 70a, 70b, 70c, and the separation part T is separated from the carton. Thus, by taking out the can C together with the separation portion T, an opening O is formed at the tip of the carton, and a stopper S made of a part of the end wall below the separation portion T is formed below the opening O. Is formed.

  Next, the separation portion T is attached to the lower end of the rear end of the carton, the carton is inclined downward toward the front end side, and the opening O functions as the dispenser D. At that time, the finger tab 73b is inserted into the slit 74 (see FIG. 4), and the first and second side wall panels 14 and 18 and the bottom wall panel 12 of the carton are sandwiched between the panels 64 and 68. When the carton is placed on a shelf such as a refrigerator in this state, the carton is inclined downward toward the tip side (door side of the refrigerator or the like). Thereby, the can C in the carton rolls to the opening O side by its own weight, and comes into contact with the stopper S and stops. In this state, the most can C is exposed to the opening O, so that the next can C can be taken out from the opening.

  Further, when the separation portion T is separated from the carton, a recess 82 is formed after the finger hook tabs 73a, 73b, 73c (see FIG. 3), and thus the can C can be easily grasped by inserting a finger from the recess 82. be able to.

  When the bottom of the carton is pushed into the separation part T, the corner formed by the bottom wall panel 12 of the carton and the first and second side wall panels 14 and 18 fits tightly, so that the separation part T is stably attached to the carton. It is done. Further, since the finger tab 73 b of the separating portion T is pressed by the engagement tab 79 in the slit 74, it does not easily come out of the slit 74. Therefore, even when the can C in the carton slides toward the opening O and abuts against the stopper S to vibrate the entire carton, the separation portion T hardly shifts relative to the carton.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, a change can be further added in the range which does not deviate from this invention. Examples of such changes are shown in FIGS. FIG. 6 shows a blank 10b formed from a cardboard or similar foldable sheet material for forming a carton for storing a plurality of articles such as cans. In the blank 10b, the description of the same points as the blank 10a of FIG. 1 is omitted, and only the changed points are described.

  That is, on the first side wall panel 14 of the separation portion T, a breakage start panel 76a is formed that is divided by the weakening lines 72a and 75a and separated by the slit 77a at the center.

  In order to take out the can C from the carton, the separation portion T is grasped together with the internal can C while pushing the finger tab 73b and the slits 77a and 77c with fingers. As a result, breakage occurs at 70b, which is the breakage starting point of the finger tab 73b, and the slits 77a, 77c are expanded and breakage occurs at 72a, 72c. This rupture propagates along the weakening line 62 and the separation part T is separated from the carton. Thus, by taking out the can C together with the separating portion T, an opening O is formed at the tip of the carton, and a stopper S made of a part of the end wall below the separating portion T is formed below the opening O. It is as described above.

  In order to attach the separating portion T to the lower part of the rear end of the carton and incline the carton toward the front end in a downward slope and to make the opening O function as the dispenser D, the finger hook tab 73b is inserted into the slit 74 and the panels 64 and 68 Then, the first and second side wall panels 14 and 18 and the bottom wall panel 12 of the carton are sandwiched.

  The carton of the present invention can also be provided with gripping means indicated by H in the blank 10c of FIG. This gripping means comprises a weakened line 80 formed on the top wall panel 16. By pushing 80 into the carton, the finger can be inserted into the carton and the carton can be gripped. The weakening line 80 can be constituted by a line thinned by, for example, perforation or press embossing. Furthermore, it is preferable that a breakage start point is provided on the weakening line because breakage is facilitated.

  Further, in the above embodiment, in FIG. 2, the first end panel 32b and the second end wall panel 66b are on the first support panel 34b and the second support panel 38b in a state along the edge where the first end wall panel 32b and the second end wall panel 66b face each other. A weakening line 62 is formed. The end wall panel and the support panel are bonded to each other, but the first end wall panel 32b and the second end wall panel 66b are not bonded to each other, and weakening lines on the first support panel 34b and the second support panel 38b. The first end wall panel 32b and the second end wall panel 66b are easily separated only by breakage of 62.

The terms used in the above description for directions such as top, bottom, edge, tip, back, inside, and outside do not limit each panel to such a direction, but simply distinguish the panels from each other. It is only for the purpose. The term crease line does not necessarily refer to a single crease line, and may be one or a plurality of score lines or a line that can be easily bent or bent without departing from the scope of the present invention.
The present invention can also be applied to cartons of articles of various arrangements without departing from the scope of the invention.

It is a top view of the carton blank for forming the carton by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the carton formed from the blank of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which separated the separation part from the carton shown in FIG. 2, and was attached to the rear-end lower part of the carton. It is a perspective view which shows the state just before mounting | wearing a separation part with a carton. It is a perspective view which shows the state which mounted | wore the separation part with the carton. It is a top view of the carton blank for forming the carton by other embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the carton formed from the blank of FIG. It is a top view of the carton blank provided with the holding means. It is a perspective view of the carton formed from the blank of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10a, 10b, 10c blank
12 Bottom wall panel
14 first side wall panel 16 top wall panel 18 second side wall panel 20 glue margin flaps 32a, 32b first end wall panels 34a, 34b first support panels 36a, 36b second end wall panels 38a, 38b second support panels 70a, 70b, 70c Starting point of break
73a, 73b, 73c Finger hook tabs 76a, 76c Break start panel 77 Slit D Dispenser
H Gripping means S Stopper
T Separator

Claims (3)

A package composed of a carton and a plurality of columnar articles housed in the carton;
The columnar articles are arranged in a row in a horizontal state,
The carton has a bottom wall that supports the side surface of the columnar article, a pair of opposite side walls connected to side edges of the bottom wall, a top wall that connects the side walls, the top wall, the bottom wall, And a front wall constituting the front end of the cylindrical body composed of a pair of side walls, a rear wall constituting the rear end of the cylindrical body, and used to take out the columnar article from the carton formed at the front end. And an inclining means attached to the carton for inclining the carton toward the front end, the dispenser having an opening of a size capable of removing at least one of the columnar articles from the carton. The opening is formed by separating a separation part composed of a part of each of the front wall, the top wall, and the pair of side walls from the carton, and the tilting means is separated from the carton. Package with a dispenser which is characterized by being composed by the separation unit.   2. The package with a dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the separating portion is attached in the vicinity of a rear end of the cylindrical body to form the tilting means.   The bottom wall and the separation part are provided with holding means for holding the relative positions of the two, the separation part is attached so as to sandwich the side wall and the bottom wall, and the holding means is provided in the separation part The said convex part and the slit which is provided in the boundary of either the said bottom wall and the said front wall rear wall, or both, and the said convex part is inserted are provided, The Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Package with dispenser.

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