JP6659999B2 - Pouch with spout - Google Patents

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pouch with a spout capable of storing a fluid content.

  2. Description of the Related Art A standing pouch (self-supporting bag) made of a flexible film is used to store liquid or powdered food, daily necessities, medicines, and the like. Above all, a standing pouch with a spout in which a spout made of a plastic molding is attached to the upper part of the standing pouch is a package that is easy to handle and can be resealed. There is also known a configuration in which a handle hole is formed in a standing pouch to facilitate lifting.

  As a packaging bag provided with both a spout and a handle hole, for example, Patent Literature 1 below discloses a container configured such that the tip of the spout of the container overlaps the handle hole. Patent Literature 2 discloses a packaging bag provided with both a spout and a handle hole in each of the upper gusset folded portions.

U.S. Pat. No. 8,348,509 JP-A-10-21940

  The container of Patent Literature 1 is configured so that the tip of the spout overlaps the handle hole, so that it is excellent in handling and portability, but it is not possible to pour the contents from the spout with the handle hole. It is not always easy. For example, in the case of a container containing a large amount of contents of 500 ml or more, the container becomes considerably heavy, so that the container has a handle hole where the spouts overlap, and the contents are poured from the spout. It is difficult to tilt the container until it is available. Also, since the tip of the spout overlaps the handle hole, the contents are easily attached to the handle hole and become dirty.

  The container of Patent Document 2 can solve the above problem in that a spout is formed in one of the two gusset folded portions and a handle hole is formed in the other. However, in order to form the handle hole in the gusset folded portion, the other gusset folded portion needs to be joined by heat sealing or the like. As a result, the manufacturing process becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to ensure a storage space capable of maximally storing contents, and to use even when a large amount of contents are stored. An object of the present invention is to provide a pouch with a spout having excellent performance.

  The present inventors have conducted intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, and as a result, have found that the above-mentioned problems can be solved by the following means, and have completed the present invention.

  (1) a trunk portion including at least a front surface, a back surface, and a top surface, wherein the front surface and the back surface are arranged to face each other; a first gusset folded portion provided on an upper portion of the trunk portion; A pouch having a spout provided with a spout provided in one folded portion of the gusset folded portion and a handle formed in the other folded portion of the first gusset folded portion, wherein the other folded portion is , A first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion of the other folded portion is formed by the upper edge L1 of the other folded portion and the upper edge L2 of the one folded portion in a front view. A portion corresponding to a difference, wherein the handle means is formed in the second portion, and the other folded portion is constituted by the back surface and the top surface, and forms the other folded portion of the back surface. Is formed of one film, and the portion forming the other folded portion of the top surface is formed of one sheet. Spout pouch that is configured in Irumu.

  (2) The pouch with a spout according to (1), wherein a second gusset folded portion is provided at a lower portion of the trunk portion.

  (3) The pouch with a spout according to (1) or (2), wherein in a front view, the tip of the spout is formed so as to be located below an upper edge of the handle means.

  (4) The pouch with a spout according to any one of (1) to (3), capable of accommodating a content of 500 ml or more.

  (5) The pouch with a spout according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the handle has a horizontally long shape as a whole and a length in a width direction is 5 cm or more.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the accommodating space which can accommodate the content maximally can be ensured, and even if it accommodates a large amount of content, the pouch with a spout excellent in usability can be provided.

It is a perspective view of the package using the pouch with a spout which is one embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which represented typically the pouring operation | movement of the content from the package of FIG. 1, and is an example of one use of the pouch with a spout of this invention. It is a front view (a) and a back view (b) of a pouch with a spout which is one embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view (a) and a sectional view (b) of a package using a pouch with a spout which is one embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments at all, and may be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of the present invention. it can. In the present embodiment, an example in which the pouch is a standing pouch will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the pouch may be a flat pouch such as a three-side seal pouch or a four-side seal pouch.

<Configuration of pouch with spout>
The pouch with a spout of the present invention includes at least a front surface, a back surface, and a top surface. The standing pouch 1 of the present embodiment and a package 10 using the same will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present invention, the spout pouch in a state where the contents are not stored and the pouch in a state where the contents are stored are also included in the right scope. Hereinafter, the pouch with a spout in which the contents are not accommodated is referred to as a standing pouch 1, and the pouch with the spout in which the contents are accommodated is referred to as a package 10. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the package 10, FIG. 3 is a front view and a rear view of the standing pouch 1, and FIG. 4 is a side view and a cross-sectional view of the standing pouch 1.

  The standing pouch 1 of the present embodiment includes a trunk portion 2, a first gusset folded portion 41 disposed at an upper portion between the trunk portions 2, and a second gusset folded portion 31 disposed at a lower portion 3 between the trunk portions 2. Is a standing pouch. The outer edge of the body portion is joined by a heat seal portion S or the like, so that when used, the first gusset folded portion 41 and the second gusset folded portion 31 both expand to form a standing pouch.

  The standing pouch 1 of the present embodiment includes a front film 50, a back film 60, a top film 70, and a bottom film 80. The height of the front film 50 is lower than the height of the back film 60.

  The first portion 51 of the top film 50 and the first portion 71 of the top film 70 constitute one folded portion 42 of the first gusset folded portion 41. The first portion 61 of the back film 60 and the second portion 72 of the top film 70 form the other folded portion 43 of the first gusset folded portion 41.

  The body 2 is composed of the second portion 52 of the front film 50 and the second portion 62 of the back film 60.

  The third portion 53 of the front film 50, the third portion 63 of the back film 60, and the bottom film 80 form the second gusset folded portion 31.

  In addition, the first portion 71 and the second portion 72 of the top film 70 are continuously provided via a fold line L5, and the first portion 81 and the second portion 82 of the bottom film 80 are continuously provided via a fold line L6. . In the present embodiment, an example is described in which the standing pouch 1 is configured by four films, but may be configured by one or two films. That is, the first gusset folded portion 41 and the second gusset folded portion 31 may be formed not only by bonding two films but also by bending one film.

  A spout 422 is joined to the upper edge 421 of the one folded portion 42 of the upper first gusset folded portion 41 by joining means such as heat sealing or ultrasonic waves. The spout 422 is made of plastic and can be formed using, for example, an injection molding method. The outlet 422 may be provided with a resealable cap 423. Note that, in the present embodiment, an example is described in which a spout, which is a plastic molded body separate from the first gusset portion 41, is attached, but by forming a heat seal portion in the first gusset folded portion 41. Alternatively, a spout that is integral with the first gusset folding part 41 may be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the other folded portion 43 of the first gusset folded portion 41 includes a first portion and a second portion described later, and a substantially central portion of the second portion 434 in the width direction and the vertical direction. Is formed with a notch as a handle means 432. Note that, in the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the handle means 432 is cut, but the handle means 432 may be a hole.

  As a film constituting the front film 50, the back film 60, the top film 70, and the bottom film 80, a laminated film including at least a base material layer and a sealant layer can be used. As a material constituting the base layer, plastics such as polyethylene terephthalate, nylon, and polypropylene, paper, and the like can be used. Further, as a material constituting the sealant layer, polyethylene, polypropylene, or the like can be used. A printing layer and a barrier layer may be formed on the laminated film. Examples of the barrier layer include a metal foil such as an aluminum foil, an inorganic substance such as aluminum, and an inorganic oxide such as silicon oxide and aluminum oxide.

  Next, each component of the standing pouch 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

[Body]
The body 2 according to the present embodiment is configured by the second portion 52 of the front film 50 and the second portion 62 of the back film 60 in a front view in a state where the contents are not accommodated.

[2nd gusset folded part]
The second gusset folding part 31 according to the present embodiment is provided at a lower part of the body 2. The second gusset folded portion 31 is configured by the third portion 53 of the front film 50, the third portion 53 of the back film 60, and the bottom film 80 in a front view in a state where the contents are not accommodated. is there. When the contents are stored, the second gusset folded portion 31 is sufficiently widened. As a result, the package becomes self-supporting (FIG. 1). In addition, since the second gusset folded portion 31 is widened, the space for accommodating the contents can be increased as compared with a flat pouch shape such as a three-sided seal or a four-sided seal.

  In this embodiment, the second gusset folded portion 31 has autonomy, but in the present invention, the second gusset folded portion 31 is not necessarily required.

[First gusset folded part]
The first gusset folding part 41 according to the present embodiment is provided on the upper part of the body 2. The first gusset folded portion 41 includes a spout 422 joined to the upper edge of one folded portion, and handle means 432 formed in the other folded portion.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the first gusset folded portion 41 includes one folded portion 42 and the other folded portion 43, and the other folded portion 43 has a first portion 433 and a second portion 434. It is composed of The first gusset folded portion 41 is configured by the first portion 51 of the front film 50, the first portion 61 of the back film 60, and the top film 70 in a front view in a state where the contents are not accommodated. The one folded portion 42 of the first gusset folded portion 41 is constituted by the first portion 51 of the top film 50 and the first portion 71 of the top film 70. The other folded portion 43 of the first gusset folded portion 41 includes a first portion 61 of the back film 60 and a second portion 72 of the top film 70.

  The first portion 433 of the other folded portion 43 is provided continuously with the upper edge of the body 2. The second portion 434 of the other folded portion 43 is connected to the upper edge of the first portion 433, and when viewed from the front in a state where the contents are not accommodated, the second edge 434 is the same as the upper edge L1 of the other folded portion 43. This is a portion corresponding to the difference from the upper edge L2 of one folded portion. It is preferable that the length l1 of the second portion 434 of the other folded portion 43 is not less than about 5 cm and not more than 20 cm.

  The first portion 61 of the back film 60 constituting the first portion 433 and the second portion 434 of the other folded portion 43 is formed of one film, and the second portion 72 of the top film 70 is formed of one film. It is configured. Here, being composed of one film means that the first portion 433 and the second portion 434 have no joining portion. For this reason, unlike the container of Patent Literature 2, it is not necessary to join the first portion 433 and the second portion 434, so that the productivity is superior to that of the container of Patent Literature 2. In the present embodiment, the first portion 61 of the back film 60 and the second portion 72 of the top film 70 that constitute the second portion 434 of the other folded portion 43 are joined over the entire area. .

  The notch serving as the handle means 432 is formed in the second portion 434 of the other folded portion 43. Since the notch is formed in the second portion 434 of the other folded portion 43, it is possible to easily put a hand in the notch, so that the standing pouch 1 is easily gripped, and It has a feature that the contents can be easily poured out.

  In addition, the first portion 433 of the other folded portion 43 extends from the base P of the other folded portion 43 to the upper edge 435 of the first portion 433 and the first portion 61 of the back film 60 and the first portion 433 of the top film 70. The two portions 72 include an unjoined portion 436 that is not joined.

  In the present invention, due to the presence of the non-joined portion 436, a space for accommodating the contents can be secured in the other folded portion of the first gusset folded portion. This point is an advantage of the present invention as compared with the container of Patent Document 2, and it is configured so that the space for accommodating the contents can be enlarged, and the contents can be filled at a high filling rate. When filling is performed from the spout 422, the presence of the upper accommodation space is extremely important.

(Handle means)
The handle 432 according to the present embodiment is formed by a substantially U-shaped cut in a plan view. Thereby, the package 10 can be held by the user putting his hand in the cut. By holding the other folded portion 43 of the package 10 with one hand and holding the body 2 with the other hand, the package 10 is tilted, and the contents are easily poured out from the spout 422. Can be. Further, as described above, the first portion 61 of the back film 60 and the second portion 72 of the top film 70 that constitute the second portion 434 of the other folded portion 43 are joined over the entire area. That is, since the entire surface of the first portion 61 of the back film 60 and the entire surface of the second portion 72 of the top film 70 are joined, the other folded portion 43 has a sufficient strength. Even if it can be poured stably.

  The handle means 432 can have a horizontally long shape, and the length l2 in the width direction is preferably 5 cm or more, more preferably 10 cm or more, even more preferably 15 cm or more. Further, the length 13 in the height direction of the handle means 432 is preferably 1 cm or more, and more preferably 2 cm or more. This makes it easier to insert a finger into the handle means 432. Further, it is preferable that the handle is formed such that a corner is curved. Thereby, the user's touch feeling can be improved.

(Outlet)
The spout according to the present embodiment is for pouring the contents of the package outside the package. As the spout, a conventionally known spout can be used. In addition, a conventionally well-known screw-type cap or the like may be provided at the spout from the viewpoint of sealing property of the contents.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the front end 422 a of the spout 422 is formed so as to be located below the upper edge 437 of the handle 432 in a front view in a state where the contents are not stored. Is preferred. Further, it is preferable that the tip of the spout 422 is formed so as to fit in the handle 432. Further, it is preferable that the tip of the spout 422 is formed so as to be located below the lower edge 438 of the handle means 432. Thereby, the handle means 432 can be prevented from being stained by the contents attached to the spout 422.

(Examples and effects)
Finally, a usage example of the package 10 will be described. FIG. 1 shows a package 10 in which the contents are stored in the standing pouch 1 of FIG. The standing pouch 1 is provided with a second gusset folding part 31. For this reason, since the contents are stored in the standing pouch 1, the second gusset folding part 31 is sufficiently widened, and the packaging body 10 becomes self-supporting (FIG. 1).

  One use example of discharging the contents from the spout will be described with reference to FIG. The user inserts a finger of one hand into a notch serving as handle means 432 formed on the second portion 434 of the other folded portion 43 of the package 10, and then grips the second portion 434 with one hand. Then, by holding the second gusset folded portion 31 with the other hand, the package 10 can be tilted and the contents can be poured out from the spout 422. At the time of pouring, as shown in FIG. 2, the package 10 has a direction in which one of the folded portions 42 provided with the spout 422 and a direction in which the other folded portion 43 provided with the handle means 432 faces. Can be made different, and the distance between the spout 422 and one hand can be increased, so that the hand is less likely to be stained by the poured-out contents. The location held by the other hand is not limited to the second gusset folded portion 31, but may be the body portion 2.

  The above effect of the pouch with a spout of the present invention becomes remarkable when applied to a package containing a large amount of contents. Specifically, for example, a pouch with a spout capable of storing contents of 500 ml or more is preferable, more preferably 700 ml or more and 5000 ml or less, and still more preferably 1000 ml or more and 2000 ml or less.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Standing pouch 10 Package 2 Body 3 Lower part 31 Second gusset folded part 41 First gusset folded part 42 One folded part of first gusset folded part 421 Upper edge (L2) of one folded part
422 Outlet 43 Upper edge (L1) of the other folded portion 431 of the other folded portion of the first gusset folded portion
432 Handle means 433 First part of the other folded part of the first gusset folded part 434 Second part of the other folded part of the first gusset folded part 435 Above the first part of the other folded part of the first gusset folded part Edge 436 Non-joined part 437 Upper edge of handle means 438 Lower edge of handle means 50 Surface film 51 First part of surface film 52 Second part of surface film 53 Third part of surface film 60 Backside film 61 First side of backside film Part 62 Second part of back film 63 Third part of back film 70 Top film 71 First part of top film 72 Second part of top film 80 Bottom film 81 First part of bottom film 82 First part of bottom film 2 portion l1 Length of second portion 434 of other folded portion 43 l2 Length of handle means in width direction l3 Length of handle means in height direction L5 Fold line 6 fold lines P base S heat-sealed portion of the other folded portion of the first gusset fold part

Claims (4)

At least including the front surface, the back surface, and the top surface,
A body portion in which the front surface and the back surface are arranged to face each other,
A first gusset folding part provided on an upper part of the trunk,
A spout provided in one of the folded portions of the first gusset folded portion,
A handle formed on the other folded portion of the first gusset folded portion, and a pouch with a spout,
The other folded part includes a first part and a second part,
The second portion of the other folded portion is a portion corresponding to a difference between an upper edge L1 of the other folded portion and an upper edge L2 of the one folded portion in a front view,
Said handle means is formed in said second part,
The tip of the spout is located below the lower edge of the handle means,
The other folded portion is constituted by the back surface and the top surface, and a portion of the back surface forming the other folded portion is constituted by one film to form the other folded portion of the top surface. A pouch with a spout where the part to be formed is made of a single film.   The pouch with a spout according to claim 1, wherein a second gusset folding part is provided at a lower part of the body part. The pouch with a spout according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the pouch can accommodate contents of 500 ml or more. The pouch with a spout according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the handle means has a horizontally long shape as a whole, and has a length in a width direction of 5 cm or more.

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