U.S. patent application number 11/527589 was filed with the patent office on 2007-09-27 for packing box for photosensitive recording material.
This patent application is currently assigned to FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Yasushi Kikuchi.
Application Number | 20070221526 11/527589 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37072966 |
Filed Date | 2007-09-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070221526 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kikuchi; Yasushi |
September 27, 2007 |
Packing box for photosensitive recording material
Abstract
A packing box comprising a box body for storing a photosensitive
recording material and a lid portion having an insertion flap,
wherein two perforated lines including cut portions and non-cut
portions arranged alternately are formed from two points at a
distance of 50 to 75% of an entire width of the output port toward
a bottom portion of the box body so as to approach toward each
other at the same angle between 60.degree. and 90.degree. with
respect to an upper side of a front panel on the side of the output
port of the front panel of the box body to which the insertion flap
comes adjacent when the lid portion is closed, wherein an area
surrounded by the two perforated lines and lines connecting between
upper ends and between lower ends of the respective perforated
lines constitutes a substantially trapezoidal opening strip for
forming an opening port for facilitating the photosensitive
recording material to be taken out from the output port when the
respective perforated lines are broken, wherein the cut portions of
the perforated line each include a main line extending in a
breaking direction and an introduction line formed so as to open at
a starting side of the respective cut portions outward from the
breaking direction, and wherein the respective cut portions are
arranged such that when an imaginary line vertical to the upper
side of the front panel is drawn from a terminal of the main line
to the cut portion located immediately below, the imaginary line
passes through a center area of the introduction line out of three
equally divided parts of the cut portion immediately below.
Inventors: |
Kikuchi; Yasushi; (Shizuoka,
JP) |
Correspondence
Address: |
SUGHRUE MION, PLLC
2100 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.
SUITE 800
WASHINGTON
DC
20037
US
|
Assignee: |
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
|
Family ID: |
37072966 |
Appl. No.: |
11/527589 |
Filed: |
September 27, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/455 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 5/542 20130101;
G03C 3/00 20130101; B65D 5/548 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/455 |
International
Class: |
B65D 85/48 20060101
B65D085/48 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 27, 2005 |
JP |
279088/2005 |
Claims
1. A packing box for photosensitive recording material comprising:
a box body of a rectangular shape in cross-section for storing a
photosensitive recording material, and a lid portion having a lid
top plate and an insertion flap for enabling opening and closing of
an output port for the photosensitive recording material and being
formed integrally with the box body, wherein two perforated lines
including cut portions and non-cut portions arranged alternately
are formed from two points at a distance of 50 to 75% of an entire
width of the output port toward a bottom portion of the box body so
as to approach toward each other at the same angle between
60.degree. and 90.degree. with respect to an upper side of a front
panel on the side of the output port of the front panel of the box
body to which the insertion flap comes adjacent when the lid
portion is closed, wherein an area surrounded by the two perforated
lines and lines connecting between upper ends and between lower
ends of the respective perforated lines constitutes a substantially
trapezoidal opening strip for forming an opening port for
facilitating the photosensitive recording material to be taken out
from the output port when the respective perforated lines are
broken, wherein the cut portions of the perforated line each
include a main line extending in a breaking direction and an
introduction line formed so as to open at a starting side of the
respective cut portions outward from the breaking direction, and
wherein the respective cut portions are arranged such that when an
imaginary line vertical to the upper side of the front panel is
drawn from a terminal of the main line to the cut portion located
immediately below, the imaginary line passes through a center area
of the introduction line out of three equally divided parts of the
cut portion immediately below.
2. The packing box for photosensitive recording material according
to claim 1, wherein the packing box for photosensitive recording
material is formed of a corrugated board.
3. The packing box for photosensitive recording material according
to claim 2, wherein flutes of the corrugated board are formed in
parallel with the upper side of the front panel, and the positions
of the corresponding cut portions of the two perforated lines are
shifted in the vertical direction toward the upper side of the
front panel by a distance corresponding to one third to two third
of a pitch of the flutes of the corrugated board.
4. The packing box for photosensitive recording material according
to claim 1, wherein the length of the non-cut portion of the
respective perforated lines is reduced on the side closer to an
upper side of the output port and increased on the side closer to a
bottom portion thereof.
5. The packing box for photosensitive recording material according
to claim 1, wherein beginning ends of the two perforated lines
located on the upper side of the front panel are rounded
thereof.
6. The packing box for photosensitive recording material according
to claim 1, wherein at least the upper side of the front panel is
cut into fine waveforms.
7. The packing box for photosensitive recording material according
to claim 1, wherein lines are tooled from a surface opposite from a
printed surface of the packing box for photosensitive recording
material and the box is formed by valley bending the lines.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a packing box suitable for
a packing photosensitive recording material such as an X-ray film
and, more specifically, a packing box for photosensitive recording
material in which an opening port can be formed adjacently to an
output port for facilitating the photosensitive recording material
to be taken out from the output port.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] In order to facilitate the photosensitive recording material
such as the X-ray film to be taken out from the packing box, there
is a type in which an opening port 103 can be formed adjacently to
an output port 101 as shown in FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B in the related
art.
[0005] The type shown in FIG. 6A is formed with a lateral zipper
105 in parallel with the output port 101 at a position about 10 cm
from the output port 101 and, when in use, the lateral zipper 105
is torn and then an opening strip 107 is pulled upward from below
to enable the opening port 103 to be opened (see
JP-A-8-114889).
[0006] The type shown in FIG. 6B is formed with perforated lines
111 respectively at both ends of an upper portion of a front panel
109 which is adjacent to the output port 101 in the direction
vertical to the output port 101 and, when in use, an opening tape
113 is torn first, and then the opening strip 107 is pulled
downward from the top to enable the opening port 103 to be
opened.
[0007] However, in the case of the former type, since the lateral
zipper 105 is long, the large amount of paper powder is generated.
When a light-shielding moisture proof bag for storing the
photosensitive recording material is electrically charged, the
generated paper powder is attached thereto, and is carried into a
tray of an imager. When the paper powder is attached to an
unexposed film when being mounted to a daylight room, a defect
called "blank" may be resulted.
[0008] In the case of the latter type, since the perforated lines
111 also serve as bending lines, if the length of portions to be
broken of the perforated lines 111 is too short, the perforated
lines may be broken when forming a box or the compression strength
is lowered. In contrast, if the length of portions to be broken of
the perforated lines 111 is too long, a large opening force is
required. In particular, in the case of a wide box, since the
distance between the perforated lines 111 is large, it may not be
opened successfully unless it is opened in parallel with the
perforated lines 111 using both hands.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] In view of above-described problems of the packing box in
the related art, it is an object of the invention to provide a
packing box for photosensitive recording material in which an
opening port can be formed easily by pulling an opening strip with
one hand and the amount of generation of paper powder at this time
is small.
[0010] After having repeated keen examination, the inventors found
that the above-described problem can be solved according to the
packing box for photosensitive recording material in the invention
having a configuration shown below.
[0011] A packing box for photosensitive recording material
according to the invention includes a box body of a rectangular
shape in cross-section for storing a photosensitive recording
material, and a lid portion having a lid top plate and an insertion
flap for enabling opening and closing of an output port for the
photosensitive recording material and being formed integrally with
the box body, wherein two perforated lines including cut portions
and non-cut portions arranged alternately are formed from two
points at a distance of 50 to 75% of an entire width of the output
port toward a bottom portion of the box body so as to approach
toward each other at the same angle between 60.degree. and
90.degree., preferably, between 70.degree. and 80.degree. with
respect to an upper side of a front panel on the side of the output
port of the front panel of the box body to which the insertion flap
comes adjacent when the lid portion is closed, wherein an area
surrounded by the two perforated lines and lines connecting between
upper ends and between lower ends of the respective perforated
lines constitutes a substantially trapezoidal opening strip for
forming an opening port for facilitating the photosensitive
recording material to be taken out from the output port when the
respective perforated lines are broken, wherein the cut portions of
the perforated line each include a main line extending in a
breaking direction and an introduction line formed so as to open at
a starting side of the respective cut portions outward from the
breaking direction, and wherein the respective cut portions are
arranged such that when an imaginary line vertical to the upper
side of the front panel is drawn from a terminal of the main line
to the cut portion located immediately below, the imaginary line
passes through a center area of the introduction line out of three
equally divided parts of the cut portion immediately below (first
mode).
[0012] In the invention shown above, the packing box for
photosensitive recording material is formed of a corrugated board
(second mode).
[0013] In the invention described above, flutes of the corrugated
board are formed in parallel with the upper side of the front
panel, and the positions of the corresponding cut portions of the
two perforated lines may be shifted in the vertical direction
toward the upper side of the front panel by an amount corresponding
to one third to two third, more preferably, a half a pitch of the
flutes of the corrugated board (third mode).
[0014] In the invention described above, the length of the non-cut
portion of the respective perforated lines may be reduced on the
side closer to an upper side of the output port and increased on
the side closer to a bottom portion thereof (fourth mode).
[0015] In the invention described above, beginning ends of the two
perforated lines located on the upper side of the front panel are
rounded sides thereof (fifth mode).
[0016] In the invention described above, the upper side of the
front panel is cut into fine waveforms (sixth mode)
[0017] In the invention described above, lines are tooled from a
surface opposite from a printed surface of the packing box for
photosensitive recording material and the box is formed by valley
bending the lines (seventh mode).
[0018] According to the first mode, since a sufficient force for
breaking the non-cut portions of the perforated lines is
efficiently applied to the two perforated lines only by pinching a
point at a center of the opening strip and pulling the same
downward with fingers, the two perforated lines can be broken
easily with one hand. Since the total length of the two perforated
lines is relatively short, the amount of generation of paper powder
at the time of breakage can be suppressed.
[0019] According to the second mode, the packing box for
photosensitive recording material superior in strength and
light-shielding property can be provided.
[0020] According to the third mode, since the portions which can
easily be broken and the portions which can hardly be broken of the
two perforated lines on the corrugated board are broken in the
equalized manner, variations in an opening force can be
reduced.
[0021] According to the fourth mode, since the length of the
non-cut portion of the respective perforated lines is short on the
side closer to the output port and long on the side closer to the
bottom portion, the perforated lines which can be cut easily at the
beginning of cutting, and can be cut straight to the end when it is
started to be cut once are, realized.
[0022] According to the fifth mode, an operator is prevented from
being injured on his/her hand by a pointed edge when he/she opens
the opening strip.
[0023] According to the sixth mode, the operator is prevented from
being injured on his/her hand by a cut edge of the corrugated
board.
[0024] According to the seventh mode, variation in box dimension
and abnormalities such as clog of products or faulty insertion of
the insertion flap in an automatic filling machine can be prevented
when forming the packing box by bending along the lines.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0025] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire packing box
for photosensitive recording material to which the invention is
applied in the closed state.
[0026] FIG. 2A is an extension plan view of the packing box of a
side opening type.
[0027] FIG. 2B is an extension plan view of the packing box of a
vertically opening type.
[0028] FIG. 3A is an enlarged drawing of a periphery of an opening
strip in the closed state.
[0029] FIG. 3B is an enlarged drawing of the periphery of the
opening strip in the opened state.
[0030] FIG. 4 illustrates enlarged drawings of a perforated
line.
[0031] FIG. 5 is an explanatory drawing showing a state in which
the left and right perforated lines are shifted in the vertical
direction.
[0032] FIG. 6 is a plan view showing two packing boxes in the
related art.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0033] Referring now to the drawings, a packing box for
photosensitive recording material according to the present
invention will be described in detail.
[0034] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire packing box
for photosensitive recording material (hereinafter referred to as
packing box) to which the present invention is applied in the
closed state; FIG. 2A is an extension plan view of the packing box
of a side opening type and FIG. 2B is an extension plan view of the
packing box of a vertically opening type; FIG. 3A is an enlarged
drawing of a periphery of an opening strip in the closed state and
FIG. 3B is an enlarged drawing of the periphery of the opening
strip in the opened state; FIGS. 4A and B illustrate enlarged
drawings of a perforated line; and FIG. 5 is an explanatory drawing
showing a state in which the left and right perforated lines are
shifted in the vertical direction. In the following description,
upper, lower, left and right of the packing box are based on a
packing box 1 in FIG. 1.
[0035] The packing box 1 in the present invention mainly includes a
box body 5 that accommodates a photosensitive recording material M
tight-sealed in an inner bag 3 and has a rectangular shape in
cross-section having a longitudinal side and a short side. The box
body 5 is formed at an upper portion thereof with an output port 7
for the photosensitive recording material M in the opened state,
and is closed by a lid portion 9 which can be opened and closed in
the closed state. The lid portion 9 includes a lid top plate 11 and
an insertion flap 13 continuing therefrom formed integrally with
the box body 5. For example, the packing box 1 is formed by
assembling an extension plan view 15 of a side opening type as
showing FIG. 2A or an extension plan view 15 of a vertically
opening type as shown in FIG. 2B. A chain line represents a valley
fold line, a chain double-dashed line represents a mountain fold
line, and a solid line in the extension plan view represents a
breaking line in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B. The packing box 1 is formed
of micro-flute corrugated board such as E-flute (the number of
corrugation is about 94/300 mm) or F-flute (the number of
corrugation is about 120/300 mm), and the flutes extends in the
direction designated by reference numeral 17 in FIG. 2A and FIG.
2B, that is, the flutes extends in parallel with an upper side of a
front panel 21 described later, and the direction designated by
reference numeral 19 corresponds to the direction of paper grain of
a liner.
[0036] As shown in FIG. 1, a plane of the box body 5 on the side
where the insertion flap 13 comes adjacent thereto when the lid
portion 9 is closed is a front panel 21, and a back panel 23 is
provided so as to oppose the front panel 21. Side panels 25 are
provided at both ends between the front panel 21 and the back panel
23, and a bottom panel 27 is provided at a bottom of the box body
5.
[0037] Two perforated lines 31, 33 are formed on the side of the
output port 7 of the front panel 21 from two points at a distance
of 50 to 75% of an entire width 29 of the output port 7 toward a
bottom surface of the box body 5. The two perforated lines 31, 33
are formed at a slant so as to approach toward each other at the
same angle .alpha. between 60.degree. and 90.degree., preferably,
between 70.degree. and 80.degree. with respect to an upper side 35
of the front panel 21. The angle in this embodiment employs
75.degree..
[0038] In this embodiment, the perforated lines 31, 33 each are
configured by a combination of six sets of cut portions 37 and
non-cut portions 39 arranged alternately. A substantially
trapezoidal area surrounded by the two perforated lines 31, 33, the
upper side 35 and a hinge 40 of the mountain fold constitute an
opening strip 41, so that an opening port 43 is formed by opening
the opening strip 41 when the respective perforated lines 31, 33
are broken thereby facilitating the photosensitive recording
material M to be taken out from the output port 7. A notched
portion 55 is formed at a center of the upper side 35 of the front
panel 21 for facilitating a finger to hold the insertion flap 13
when opening the lid portion 9.
[0039] The cut portions 37 of the respective perforated lines 31,
33 each include a main line 45 extending in a breading direction 44
shown in FIGS. 4A, 4B and introduction lines 47 each formed so as
to open at a starting side of the respective perforated lines 31,
33 (the side closer to the output port 7) outward from the breaking
direction. The positional relation between the respective adjacent
cut portions 37 is, as shown in FIGS. 4A, 4B, such that when an
imaginary line 59 vertical to the upper side 35 of the front panel
21 is drawn from a terminal (an end closer to the bottom panel 27)
of the main line 45 of the cut portion 37 located on an upper side
to the introduction line 47 immediately below, the vertical line
passes through a center area 49 of the introduction line 47 out of
three equally divided parts thereof.
[0040] The length of the non-cut portion 39 of the respective
perforated lines 31, 33 (i.e. the length of the imaginary line 59)
may be all the same as shown in FIG. 4A or may be such that the
length of the non-cut portion 39 is reduced on the side closer to
an upper side of the output port 7 and of a non-cut portion 39' is
increased on the side closer to a bottom portion thereof as shown
in FIG. 4B. For example, in a case in which six pairs of the cut
portion 37 and the non-cut portion 39 are provided as in the
embodiment shown in FIG. 4B, it is also possible to set the length
of the three non-cut portions 39 located closer to the output port
7 to 3 mm, and the length of the remaining non-cut portions 39' to
3.5 mm or, although not shown, to employ a configuration in which
the length of the non-cut portions 39 is increased gradually in
sequence from the side closer to the output port 7.
[0041] The operation to open the opening strip 41 is none other
than the principle of leverage with the notched portion 55 as a
power point, the hinge 40 as a supporting point, and the non-cut
portion 39 as a working point. When it starts to open, since the
working point is located immediately inside the power point, a
force applied to the non-cut portion is not amplified. However, at
the end of opening, the working point is moved to a point
immediately outside the supporting point, and hence the non-cut
portion 39 can be broken to the end easily only by applying a small
force to the power point.
[0042] In the packing box 1, the insertion flap 13 is inserted
under the three non-cut portions 39 on the side closer to the
output port 7 in the unopened state, even when a load is applied to
the front panel 21 in the vertical direction, or in the case in
which the packing box 1 is roughly treated, the non-cut portions 39
of the perforated lines 31, 33 are prevented from being broken by
mistake. Alternatively, even when the length of the remaining
non-cut portions 39' is increased, the force required for the
opening end portion is not increased. In this arrangement, the
perforated line which can be easily cut at the beginning of
cutting, can be cut straight to the end when it is stated to be cut
once, and is strong is realized.
[0043] As shown in FIG. 5, the positions of the respective cut
potions 37 of the two perforated lines 31, 33 are shifted in the
vertical direction toward the upper side 35 of the front panel 21
by an amount corresponding to one third to two third, more
preferably, a half a pitch 51 of the flutes of the corrugated
board. In this configuration, the portions which can easily be
broken and the portions which can hardly be broken of the two
perforated lines 31, 33 on the corrugated board are broken in an
equalized manner, so that variations in an opening force can be
reduced.
[0044] Subsequently, the configuration of the portions around the
perforated lines 31, 33 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3A,
beginning ends 53 of the two perforated lines 31, 33 located on the
upper side 35 of the front panel 21 are rounded on both sides
thereof, so that an operator is prevented from being injured by a
pointed edge when opening the opening strip 41. At least all the
areas of the upper side 35 of the front panel 21 including the
above-described notched portion 55 are cut into fine waveforms 57
as shown in FIGS. 4A, 4B so as to prevent finger cut by a cut edge
of the corrugated board.
[0045] The packing box 1 in the present invention, a back surface
of a surface shown in the extension plan view 15 of FIG. 2A and
FIG. 2B is a printed surface, and the lines shown by the chain line
and the chain double-dashed line are tooled from the side opposite
from the printed surface, that is, the side of the surface shown in
the extension plan view 15. Accordingly, when forming the packing
box by bending along the line, variations in box dimension and
abnormalities such as clog of products or faulty insertion of the
insertion flap in an automatic filling machine can be
prevented.
[0046] The packing box for photosensitive recording material
according to the present invention can be utilized widely as a
packing box for packing various types of the photosensitive
recording materials. In particular, it can be preferably used as a
packing box for an X-ray film such as medical film in which
developing liquid is not used, such as a laser imager.
[0047] The present disclosure relates to the subject matter
contained in Japanese Patent Application No. 279088/2005 filed on
Sep. 27, 2005, which is expressly incorporated herein by reference
in their entirety.
[0048] The foregoing description of preferred embodiments of the
invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and
description, and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the
invention to the precise form disclosed. The description was
selected to best explain the principles of the invention and their
practical application to enable others skilled in the art to best
utilize the invention in various embodiments and various
modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It
is intended that the scope of the invention not be limited by the
specification, but be defined claims set forth below.
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