U.S. patent application number 14/846572 was filed with the patent office on 2016-03-10 for container.
The applicant listed for this patent is CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA. Invention is credited to Toshiaki Kaneko, Ryo Shimamura, Tsubasa Takaoka.
Application Number | 20160068312 14/846572 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 55436838 |
Filed Date | 2016-03-10 |
United States Patent
Application |
20160068312 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kaneko; Toshiaki ; et
al. |
March 10, 2016 |
CONTAINER
Abstract
A container including a container member having a bottom portion
and a side wall portion which form a depression, and a lid member
configured to adhere to the side wall portion to close an opening
of the depression, wherein a projection is provided in an area of
the side wall portion to be adhered to the lid member, part of the
projection forms an extending portion extending along the lid
member as a result of the adhesion, and the extending portion
extends toward an inside and an outside and the length in an
extending direction of the extending portion extending toward the
inside is longer than the length in the extending direction of the
extending portion extending toward the outside.
Inventors: |
Kaneko; Toshiaki; (Tokyo,
JP) ; Takaoka; Tsubasa; (Tokyo, JP) ;
Shimamura; Ryo; (Yokohama-shi, JP) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
Tokyo |
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JP |
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Family ID: |
55436838 |
Appl. No.: |
14/846572 |
Filed: |
September 4, 2015 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
220/359.3 ;
220/359.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 75/366 20130101;
B65D 2543/00425 20130101; B41J 2/17553 20130101; B65D 43/02
20130101; B41J 2/17533 20130101 |
International
Class: |
B65D 43/02 20060101
B65D043/02 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 9, 2014 |
JP |
2014-183710 |
Claims
1. A container comprising: a container member including a bottom
portion and a side wall portion extending from the bottom portion,
and a depression formed in an area surrounded by the bottom portion
and the side wall portion; and a lid member configured to adhere to
the side wall portion to close an opening of the depression,
wherein a projection is provided in an area of the side wall
portion to be adhered to the lid member, part of the projection
forms an extending portion extending along the lid member as a
result of the adhesion, and the extending portion extends toward an
inside and an outside where the inside is a side where the opening
exists with respect to the projection as a center, and the outside
is an opposite side from the inside, and the length in an extending
direction of the extending portion extending toward the inside is
longer than the length in the extending direction of the extending
portion extending toward the outside.
2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the length of the
extending portion extending toward the outside is 0.15 mm or
shorter.
3. The container according to claim 1, wherein the length of the
extending portion extending toward the inside is 0.2 mm or
longer.
4. The container according to claim 1, wherein the length of the
extending portion extending toward the inside is 1.0 mm or
shorter.
5. The container according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the
extending portion extending toward the inside is 0.01 mm or
larger.
6. The container according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the
extending portion extending toward the inside is 0.1 mm or
smaller.
7. The container according to claim 1, wherein the projection
before being subjected to adhesion has an R-shape on the outside
thereof.
8. The container according to claim 1, wherein the lid member has a
base material and an adhesion layer, and the projection before
being subjected to adhesion has a relationship of
.theta.1>.theta.2 where .theta.1 is an angle formed between a
straight line which connects a point on the root side, which is one
of points inside the projection, and a point on the base material
side and the base material and .theta.2 is an angle formed between
a straight line which connects a point on the root side, which is
one of points outside the projection, and a point on the base
material side and the base material.
9. The container according to claim 1, wherein the projection
before being subjected to adhesion has a shape in which a center of
a circumscribing circuit of the projection is arranged on the
outside of a center of gravity of the projection.
10. A container comprising: a container member including a bottom
portion and a side wall portion extending from the bottom portion,
and a depression formed in an area surrounded by the bottom portion
and the side wall portion; and a lid member configured to adhere to
the side wall portion to close an opening of the depression,
wherein a projection is provided in an area of the side wall
portion to be adhered to the lid member, part of the projection
forms an extending portion extending along the lid member as a
result of the adhesion, and the extending portion extends only
toward an inside where the inside is a side where the opening
exists with respect to the projection as a center, and an outside
is an opposite side from the inside.
11. The container according to claim 10, wherein the length of the
extending portion extending toward the inside is 0.2 mm or
longer.
12. The container according to claim 10, wherein the length of the
extending portion extending toward the inside is 1.0 mm or
shorter.
13. The container according to claim 10, wherein the thickness of
the extending portion extending toward the inside is 0.01 mm or
larger.
14. The container according to claim 10, wherein the thickness of
the extending portion extending toward the inside is 0.1 mm or
smaller.
15. The container according to claim 10, wherein the projection
before being subjected to adhesion has an R-shape on the outside
thereof.
16. The container according to claim 10, wherein the lid member has
a base material and an adhesion layer, and the projection before
being subjected to adhesion has a relationship of
.theta.1>.theta.2 where .theta.1 is an angle formed between a
straight line which connects a point on the root side, which is one
of points inside the projection, and a point on the base material
side and the base material and .theta.2 is an angle formed between
a straight line which connects a point on the root side, which is
one of points outside the projection, and a point on the base
material side and the base material.
17. The container according to claim 10, wherein the projection
before being subjected to adhesion has a shape in which a center of
a circumscribing circuit of the projection is arranged on the
outside of a center of gravity of the projection.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This disclosure relates to a container having a container
member and a lid member.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Examples of containers for storing products or the like
include a configuration including a container member having a
depression and a lid member configured to close an opening of the
depression by adhering to a side wall portion of the container
member, and for example, a container referred to as a "blister
pack" is known. The blister pack is formed by adhering a blister
container, which corresponds to a container member having a
suitable shape for storing and holding a product to a lid member
configured to close an opening of the blister container. At this
time, if adhesion is insufficient, the adhered portion is separated
due to deformation of the container caused by falling impacts,
temperatures, pressure variations, and the like, and hence the
product stored in the depression may not be protected. Therefore,
the adhesion between the container member and the lid member needs
to have a sufficient strength and enhancement of hermeticity is
required. However, if the strength of the adhesion is enhanced too
much by adhering the lid member strongly, then separation of the
lid member from the container member becomes difficult.
[0005] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-10082 describes a mode in
which a projection is provided on an upper part of a side wall
portion and the projection and a lid member are adhered.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] This disclosure provides a container including: a container
member including a bottom portion and a side wall portion extending
from the bottom portion, and a depression formed in an area
surrounded by the bottom portion and the side wall portion; and a
lid member configured to adhere to the side wall portion to close
an opening of the depression, wherein a projection is provided in
an area of the side wall portion to be adhered to the lid member,
part of the projection forms an extending portion extending along
the lid member as a result of the adhesion, and the extending
portion extends toward an inside and an outside where the inside is
a side where the opening exists with respect to the projection as a
center, and the outside is an opposite side from the inside, and
the length in an extending direction of the extending portion
extending toward the inside is longer than the length in the
extending direction of the extending portion extending toward the
outside.
[0007] Further features of the present invention will become
apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments
with reference to the attached drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIGS. 1A and 1B are perspective views of a container.
[0009] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the container.
[0010] FIGS. 3A to 3C are drawings illustrating a procedure in
which an opening is closed by a lid member.
[0011] FIGS. 4A and 4B is an enlarged view of an adhering
portion.
[0012] FIGS. 5A and 5B are drawings illustrating an appearance of
the extending portion.
[0013] FIGS. 6A and 6B are drawings illustrating the appearance of
the extending portion.
[0014] FIGS. 7A and 7B are enlarged views of the adhering
portion.
[0015] FIG. 8 is a drawing illustrating a shape of a projection
before adhesion.
[0016] FIGS. 9A to 9G are drawings illustrating the shapes of the
projections before adhesion.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0017] According to the study of present inventors, with a
container disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-10082,
strength of adhesion can be adjusted to an extent that allows
opening by a hand by adhering the lid member to a projection having
a substantially cylindrical shape. However, according to a method
disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-10082, it is
difficult to achieve the strength of adhesion and easiness of
separation of the lid member simultaneously. In other words, if the
strength of adhesion is increased to hermetically close a
depression, easy-to-open property is impaired and, in contrast, if
the strength of adhesion is reduced for providing the easy-to-open
property, hermeticity is impaired. In this manner, adjustment of
the strength of adhesion is very difficult.
[0018] Accordingly, this disclosure provides a container which
allows easy separation of a lid member when separating the lid
member while increasing hermeticity of a depression of a container
member.
[0019] Modes for carrying out this disclosure will be described
below.
[0020] FIG. 1A is a perspective view illustrating a container 1 of
this disclosure. The container 1 includes a container member 2 and
a lid member 3. FIG. 1B illustrates a state in which the lid member
3 is separated from the container member 2. The container member 2
includes a depression and an object to be stored 4 such as a
product is stored in the depression. A portion of the container
member 2 to which the lid member 3 is adhered corresponds to a
flange 5. The flange 5 includes a projection 6 projecting
upward.
[0021] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line II-II in
FIG. 1A. FIG. 2 illustrates a state in which the lid member 3 is
about to be separated from the container member 2. The container
member 2 includes a bottom portion 7 and a side wall portion 8
extending from the bottom portion 7. The side wall portion 8 may
extend vertically from the bottom portion 7, and may extend
obliquely with respect to the bottom portion 7. An area surrounded
by the bottom portion 7 and the side wall portion 8 corresponds to
a depression 9. The depression 9 is configured to store an object
to be stored. However, illustration of the object to be stored is
omitted here. The depression 9 has an opening 10 on upper side and
the opening 10 is closed by the lid member 3. The lid member 3 is
adhered to the side wall portion 8. An area of the side wall
portion 8 to be adhered to the lid member 3 includes the projection
6. The projection 6 constitutes part of the side wall portion 8,
and part of the projection 6 is in contact with the lid member 3 by
adhesion. A side where the opening exists with respect to the
projection 6 as a center corresponds to an inside, and a side
opposite to the inside corresponds to an outside. When the lid
member 3 is separated from the container member 2, the lid member 3
is peeled off from the outside toward the inside as indicated by an
arrow in FIG. 2.
[0022] FIGS. 3A to 3C illustrate a procedure of adhering the lid
member 3 to the container member 2 to close the opening of the
depression. First of all, as illustrated in FIG. 3A, an adhesion
horn 11 is arranged at a position of the container member 2 which
faces the opening 10. From this state, the adhesion horn 11 is
lowered as illustrated in FIG. 3B to melt part of the projection 6,
thereby adhering to the lid member 3. After the adhesion, the
adhesion horn 11 is raised, so that a container with a hermetically
closed depression as illustrated in FIG. 3C may be obtained. In
this manner, the opening is closed by the lid member.
[0023] A portion IV in FIG. 3C is an adhered portion between the
projection 6 and the lid member 3. FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate the
portion IV in an enlarged scale. FIG. 4A illustrates a moment when
a distal end of the projection 6 and the lid member 3 come into
contact with each other, and FIG. 4B illustrates a state in which
the adhesion horn is further lowered and the projection 6 is
melted. The lid member 3 includes a base material 12 and an
adhesion layer 13. First of all, the adhesion layer 13 comes into
contact with the distal end of the projection 6, and from this
state, the distal end, which is part of the projection 6, starts to
melt. Adhesion is achieved at a position where the base material 12
and the projection 6 come into contact with each other. At this
time, the distal end of the projection 6 is subjected to a thermal
deformation due to a load applied by the adhesion horn and
consequently is collapsed. The thermally deformed portion extends
in a direction toward a wider space which accommodates the
protruded projection. In this manner, an extending portion extended
from the projection 6 by the thermal deformation is formed. The
extending portion 14 extends along the lid member 3 in parallel to
the lid member 3.
[0024] In this disclosure, a configuration of the extending portion
14 provides a container which allows easy separation of a lid
member when separating the lid member while increasing hermeticity
of a depression of a container member. The configuration of the
extending portion 14 will be described with reference to FIG. 5A to
FIG. 6B. FIG. 5A to FIG. 6B illustrate a state in which the opening
is located on the left side of the projection 6. In other words, a
left side, that is, a side where the opening exists with respect to
the projection 6 as a center corresponds to an inside, and a right
side, that is, a side opposite to the inside corresponds to an
outside.
[0025] FIGS. 5A and 5B are drawings illustrating extending portions
and a state in which the extending portion is formed in the related
art. FIG. 5A is a moment when the distal end of the projection 6
and the lid member come into contact with each other. When part of
the projection 6 is adhered by using the adhesion horn or the like
from this state, the projection 6 having a semicircular shape forms
the extending portion 14 uniformly to the inside and the outside,
and the state illustrated in FIG. 5B is assumed. In other words,
the projection 6 has a symmetric shape on the left and the right
(the inside and the outside), and the length in the direction of
extension of the extending portion 14 (the left and right direction
in the drawing) extending toward the inside is the same as that of
the length in the direction of extension of the extending portion
14 extending toward the outside. In this case, if the length of the
extending portion is increased, adhesion between the container
member and the lid member is enhanced, and hence the hermeticity of
the depression is enhanced correspondingly. In contrast, since the
length of the extending portion extending toward the outside is
also increased, separation of the lid member becomes difficult. In
contrast, if the length of the extending portion is decreased,
separation of the lid member is facilitated. However, since the
length of the extending portion is reduced as a whole, the
hermeticity in the depression is lowered.
[0026] Therefore, this disclosure employs a configuration in which
the length in the direction of extension of the extending portion
extending toward the inside is increased to secure the hermeticity,
and the length in the direction of extension of the extending
portion extending toward the outside is decreased or the extending
portion extending toward the outside is eliminated. FIGS. 6A and 6B
are drawings illustrating a state of the extending portion of this
disclosure. In FIG. 6A, the extending portion 14 extending toward
the inside with the projection 6 as a center exists, but there is
no extending portion extending toward the outside. In other words,
the extending portion extends only toward the inside. The lid
member 3 is separated from the outside toward the inside. The lid
member 3 needs to be separated easily in an initial stage of the
separation. Therefore, with the extending portion extending toward
the outside eliminated, the adhesion layer 13 of the lid member 3
is not caught by the extending portion, so that easy separation is
achieved. The extending portion on the inside is not likely caught
by the adhesion layer 13 during the separation, and does not given
an impact on the separation. In contrast, the hermeticity of the
depression of the container member is determined depending on a
contact surface area between the lid member 3 and the projection 6.
Since the projection 6 has an extending portion extending toward
the inside, the extending portion may bring the lid member 3 and
the projection 6 into sufficient contact with each other to enhance
the hermeticity. The lid member 3 may be separated from the outside
toward the inside and then may be separated from the inside toward
the outside. However, since the separation has advanced
sufficiently at the time of the separation of the latter, the
problem of the extending portion being caught is negligible.
[0027] Although a container having no extending portion extending
toward the outside is illustrated in FIG. 6A, an extending portion
extending toward the outside may be provided. However, the length
in the direction of extension of the extending portion extending
toward the inside is set to be longer than the length in the
direction of extension of the extending portion extending toward
the outside. FIG. 6B illustrates this shape. As illustrated in FIG.
6B, the length in the direction of extension of the extending
portion 14a extending toward the inside is set to be longer than
the length in the direction of extension of the extending portion
14b extending toward the outside. In this configuration,
separability of the lid member 3 is high since the extending
portion 14b extending toward the outside is short, while the
hermeticity of the depression may be enhanced since the extending
portion 14a extending toward the inside is long.
[0028] The projection 6 can be provided continuously so as to
extend along the entire circumference along the side wall portion
8. The extending portion can also be provided continuously so as to
extend along the entire circumference along the side wall portion
8. In this configuration, stable adhesion is achieved.
[0029] The length of the extending portion extending toward the
inside is preferably 0.2 mm or longer. A length of 0.2 mm or longer
achieves the enhancement of the hermeticity of the depression. A
length of 0.4 mm or more is more preferable. A length of 1.0 mm or
shorter is preferable. The length of the extending portion
extending toward the inside is a length of a portion indicated by C
in FIG. 6B.
[0030] In contrast, the length of the extending portion extending
toward the outside is preferably 0.15 mm or shorter. A length of
0.15 mm or shorter facilitates the separation of the lid member.
The length of the extending portion extending toward the outside is
a length of a portion indicated by D in FIG. 6B.
[0031] The thickness of the extending portion extending toward the
inside is preferably 0.01 mm or longer. A thickness of 0.01 mm or
longer achieves the enhancement of the hermeticity of the
depression. A thickness of 0.1 mm or shorter is preferable. The
thickness of 0.1 mm or shorter facilitates separation. The
thickness of the extending portion extending toward the inside is a
thickness (length) of a portion indicated by E in FIG. 6B.
[0032] With the provision of the extending portion of this
disclosure as described above, a container which allows easy
separation of a lid member when separating the lid member while
increasing hermeticity of a depression of a container member. The
extending portion of this configuration may be formed in any way.
However, a method of adjusting the shape of the extending portion
by adjusting the shape of the projection before adhesion will be
described. As an example, the case where the shape of the
projection before adhesion has a shape illustrated in FIG. 4A, that
is, the inside extends vertically to the lid member 3 and the
outside has an R-shape will be described. In this case, if the
adhesion is in progress as illustrated in FIG. 4B, the projection 6
is deformed toward the inside, which is an area having a larger
space. In other words, the extending portion 14 extends toward the
inside. In contrast, even though the area extends toward the
outside, the space is smaller because of the presence of an
inclined surface having the R-shape correspondingly, and hence the
extending portion does not easily extend in the outside area.
Therefore, even though the extending portion is formed only on the
inside, or even when the extending portion is formed on the inside
and the outside, the length of the extending portion on the inside
may be increased. The extending portion 14 may be formed by causing
part of the projection 6 and the adhesion layer 13 of the lid
member 3 to be melted to each other.
[0033] As illustrated in FIG. 7A, an angle formed between a
straight line 17 which connects a point 15 on the root side, which
is one of points inside the projection 6, and a point 16 on the
base material side of the lid member and the base material is
determined as .theta.1. An angle formed between a straight line 20
which connects a point 18 on the root side, which is one of points
outside the projection 6, and a point 19 on the base material side
of the lid member and the base material is determined as .theta.2.
At this time, if a relationship of .theta.1>.theta.2 is
achieved, the inside space may be increased, so that the extending
portion 14 can be extended easily to the inside. However, as
illustrated in FIG. 7B, if the projection 6 is depressed inward
with respect to the straight line 20, the outside space is
increased, so that the extending portion can easily extend to the
outside. Therefore, the projection 6 can be formed to have a shape
protruding to the outside with respect to the straight line 20.
[0034] The shape of the projection which allows the extending
portion to extend to the inside easily will be studied from a
different point of view. The shape of the projection described
above is asymmetry in the lateral direction (the inside and outside
direction), and is a shape in which a center (outer center) of a
circumscribing circle of the projection is arranged on the outside
of a center of gravity of the projection. In other words, as
illustrated in FIG. 8, a circumscribing circle 21 passing three
points, namely, the point 15 on the root side from among the inside
points of the projection 6, the point 16 on the base material side
of the lid member, and the point 18 on the root side from among the
outside points of the projection 6 is considered. In the case where
a center 22 of the circumscribing circle 21 is arranged on the
outside of a straight line 23 which connects a center point between
the point 15 and the point 18 with the point 16, the extending
portion tends to extend on the inside. In addition, a line 24
connecting the point 15 and the point 16 can be vertical to an
upper surface (a flange surface if the flange exists) of the side
wall portion. In contrast, a line 25 on the outside of the
projection can have an R-shape protruding to the outside. With this
shape, when the projection is collapsed, a root portion approaches
the lid member, so that the space which allows protrusion of the
extending portion is reduced, and hence the extending portion is
not easily formed on the outside. Specifically, the R-shape of
protruding to the outside can be formed to have a radius not
smaller than the height of the projection because the extending
portion is not formed easily on the outside. The line 25 on the
outside of the projection may be a straight line. However, in this
case, the closer the angle of the straight line to an angle
parallel to the lid member, the less the probability of formation
of the extending portion toward the outside, which is more
preferable. Since the point 16 which is an apex of the projection 6
is a point where the line 24 of the inside wall and the line 25 of
the outside wall intersect, an angular portion which serves as a
boundary between the inside and the outside can be provided at on
this portion. If there is an angular portion, the inside and the
outside regarding the protrusion may be functionally separated
clearly by the apex.
[0035] Based on the result of study described thus far, an example
of the projection 6 before adhesion is illustrated in FIGS. 9A to
9G. The projection 6 has a shape illustrated in FIGS. 9A to 9G, the
extending portion may be spread easily to the inside, and may be
prevented from easily spreading to the outside when adhering the
distal end of the projection 6 to the lid member.
[0036] The lid member 3 will be described. The lid member 3 has a
flat portion which is adhered to the projection 6, so that adhesion
is achieved further stably. The adhesion layer of the lid member 3
can have compatibility with the side wall portion 8 of the
container member 2 during the adhesion. Therefore, the adhesion
layer can be formed with the same type of material as the container
member. In order to achieve a structure which promotes heat
transfer during the adhesion, the lid member 3 of a sheet-type can
be employed. The lid member of the sheet-type has a multilayer
structure, and can include a printing layer and a gas barrier
layer. Amorphous polypropylene can be arranged on the lowermost
layer (the layer farthest from the base material 12). The amorphous
polypropylene in the lowermost layer is compatible with the distal
end of the projection of the container member during the adhesion,
so that the stable adhesion is achieved. A transparent material as
the lid member of the sheet-type can be employed because visibility
of the interior of the container may be enhanced.
[0037] The projection 6 can be formed of crystalline polypropylene.
Accordingly, the thermally deformed portion may be stayed in the
vicinity of the original projection. The adhesion layer of the lid
member can be formed of amorphous polypropylene as described above.
With this combination of these members, fluidity of the adhesion
layer may be enhanced to allow the adhesion layer to flow to the
periphery of the extending portion, so that the adhesion between
the extending portion and the adhesion layer may be enhanced.
[0038] The length and the thickness of the extending portion change
according to the amount of the distal end of the projection 6
collapsed during adhesion. If the projection 6 is adhered deeply to
the root, the extending portion becomes long and thick, and the
strength of adhesion is also enhanced. In contrast, if the
projection 6 is adhered shallowly near the distal end, the
extending portion becomes short and thin, and the strength of
adhesion is also weakened. Therefore, the length and the depth of
the extending portion are easily adjustable if the height of the
projection is set to 0.2 mm or longer. From the moldability point
of view, the height of the projection can be set to 1.0 mm or
smaller. The height of the projection corresponds to the length in
a direction vertical to the lid member or the opening of the
container member. The height of the projection corresponds to a
length of the projection before adhesion to the lid member.
[0039] The width of the projection on the side wall portion side is
preferably 0.2 mm or longer. If the width of the projection on the
side wall portion side is 0.2 mm or larger, the functional
separation of the extending portion between the inside and the
outside thereof is easily achieved. The width of the projection on
the side wall portion side can be set to 5.0 mm or smaller from the
manufacturing point of view. The width of the projection on the
side wall portion side corresponds to the width (length) of a
portion indicated by a sign F in the projection 6 illustrated in
FIG. 4A.
[0040] The method used in adhesion may be any method such as
ultrasonic adhesion, vibration adhesion, thermal adhesion as long
as the projection can be melted. Among others, the thermal adhesion
system is preferable because temperature control and load control
can be performed relatively easily. In the case where polypropylene
is used as the projection, the adhesion horn is operated at a
temperature from 8.degree. C. to 15.degree. C., and a load from 3N
to 15N as a condition for achieving melting of this member.
Accordingly, adhesion between the container member and the lid
member is achieved. If the temperature is lower than 8.degree. C.
or if the load is smaller than 3N, adhesion may become insufficient
without causing a sufficient compatibility. In contrast, if the
temperature is higher than 15.degree. C. or if the load is larger
than 15N, excessive adhesion may occur and separation of the lid
member may not be easy.
[0041] While the present invention has been described with
reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the
invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments.
The scope of the following claims is to be accorded the broadest
interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and
equivalent structures and functions.
[0042] This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent
Application No. 2014-183710 filed Sep. 9, 2014, which is hereby
incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
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