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DESCRIPTION
WET TISSUE PACKAGE
Technical Field
[0001]
The present invention relates to a wet tissue package
that accommodates a wet tissue piled body in a container
structure.
Background Art
[0002]
A wet tissue package is formed so that a wet tissue
piled body obtained by piling a plurality of wet tissues is
accommodated in a container structure. The wet tissue is a
wet tissue sheet that is formed by impregnating a chemical
solution into a predetermined tissue sheet such as a web
sheet, and is accommodated in the container structure so
that the wet tissue may be maintained in a wet state by the
chemical solution. As needed basis, such a wet tissue may
be used for various purposes in which the wet tissue is
extracted from the container structure to wipe hands or
buttocks.
[0003]
The container structure includes an accommodation
container that is formed by appropriately using a soft film
or plastic and an extraction portion that includes an
extraction hole through which the wet tissue forming the
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wet tissue piled body is extracted to the outside. The
extraction hole of the extraction portion is formed as a
structure portion in which a predetermined position of the
accommodation container is opened in a predetermined shape.
The wet tissue piled body that is accommodated in the
container structure is formed so that the precedent wet
tissue is divided from the subsequent wet tissue at a
division portion by the friction resistance when the wet
tissue is extracted to the outside. That is, in most of
container structures, the resistance application portion
that applies a resistance to the wet tissue when a part of
the wet tissue forming the wet tissue piled body is
extracted is provided at a predetermined position inside
the extraction portion. Then, when the wet tissue receives
the friction resistance at the resistance application
portion while the wet tissue is extracted to the outside,
the precedent drawn wet tissue is divided from the
subsequent wet tissue at the division portion. In this way,
in the wet tissue package, the precedent wet tissue is
drawn while being divided from the wet tissue piled body in
the container structure by the division portion. At this
time, the subsequent wet tissue forming the wet tissue
continued body slightly protrudes from the resistance
application portion toward the outside of the accommodation
container so that the front end thereof faces the
extraction hole. Then, when the wet tissue is used at the
next time, the protruding portion of the subsequent wet
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tissue is plucked so as to be drawn to the outside of the
container structure, and hence the subsequent wet tissue
may be further drawn out from the wet tissue continued body.
[0004]
In such a wet tissue package, since the inside of the
container structure is not sealed through the resistance
application portion and the extraction hole, not only the
front end of the wet tissue protruding toward the outside
from the resistance application portion but also the entire
wet tissue piled body may be easily dried. Therefore, in
general, the wet tissue package is formed so that the
container structure is provided with a lid that may seal
the extraction hole (for example, see Patent Literatures 1
and 2).
[0005]
When the extraction hole is closed by the lid, the
inside of the container structure may be effectively sealed,
and hence the volatilization of the chemical solution
impregnated into the wet tissue forming the wet tissue
piled body accommodated in the container structure is
effectively prevented.
Citation List
Patent Literatures
[0006]
Patent Literature 1: JP 2004-196303 A
Patent Literature 2: JP 2010-173649 A
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Summary of Invention
Technical Problem
[0007]
In the wet tissue package, when the wet tissue is
consumed, the number of piled wet tissues of the wet tissue
piled body decreases inside the container structure, and
hence the volume thereof decreases. Then, the gap between
the resistance application portion and the surface of the
wet tissue piled body inside the container structure gets
widened. When the wet tissue is drawn out in this state,
the wet tissue may easily sneak through the resistance
application portion, and hence the timing at which the wet
tissue is divided at the division portion is likely to be
late. Then, the extra wet tissue subsequent to the drawn
wet tissue is drawn so as to largely protrude outward from
the resistance application portion. That is, the wet
tissue may easily and excessively protrude outward.
[0008]
When the wet tissue excessively protrudes from the
resistance application portion in this way, the protruding
wet tissue disturbs an operation of closing the extraction
hole by the lid due to the large protruding amount thereof.
That is, the protruding wet tissue may disturb an operation
of sealing the inside of the container structure by the lid.
As a result, a severe problem arises in that the wet tissue
piled body may not be maintained in a wet state.
[0009]
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In addition to such a problem, when the number of the
piled wet tissues of the wet tissue piled body decreases so
that the gap between the surface of the wet tissue piled
body and the resistance application portion gets widened, a
problem arises in that the front end of the wet tissue may
not be easily drawn out in a case where the front end of
the wet tissue divided at the division portion and left
inside the container structure is depressed inside the
container structure.
[0010]
In the container structure, in a case where a bag
body formed of a soft film material is used as an
accommodation container, the gap between the surface of the
wet tissue piled body and the resistance application
portion is narrowed when the accommodation container is
intentionally crushed, and hence it is possible to suppress
a problem in which the subsequent wet tissue may easily
sneak through the resistance application portion. However,
when the accommodation container is crushed, the
accommodation container is folded, and hence the
accommodation container is easily torn due to the folding.
Then, when the accommodation container is slightly torn,
the sealed state of the container structure is largely
degraded, and hence there is a concern that the drying
speed of the wet tissue may become fast.
[0011]
An object of the present invention is to provide a
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wet tissue package capable of preventing a wet tissue from
being dried by reliably closing a lid even when the volume
of a wet tissue piled body accommodated inside a container
structure decreases and of more easily extracting the wet
tissue by raising the front end of the wet tissue.
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Solution to Problem
[0012]
The present invention may be summarized as below.
(1) A wet tissue package including: a wet tissue
piled body that is formed by a plurality of wet tissues; a
container structure that accommodates the wet tissue piled
body therein and includes an extraction portion through
which the wet tissue is drawn out from an extraction hole
formed so that the wet tissue passes therethrough; and a
lid that is provided at the outside of the extraction hole
so as to close and open the extraction hole, wherein the
wet tissue piled body is accommodated in the container
structure, a resistance application member, including a
resistance application portion applying a resistance to the
wet tissue when the wet tissue is drawn out from the
extraction hole, is provided between the extraction portion
and the wet tissue piled body, and the resistance
application portion of the resistance application member
moves toward the rear of the container structure in
response to a volume decrease amount of the wet tissue
piled body as the wet tissue is drawn out from the
extraction hole.
(2) The wet tissue package according to (1), wherein
the resistance application member is supported by the
extraction portion in a cantilevered manner, and a free end
of the resistance application member is biased toward the
rear of the container structure.
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(3) The wet tissue package according to (1), wherein
the resistance application member is not supported by the
extraction portion.
(4) The wet tissue package according to any of (1) to
(3), wherein the resistance application member is formed in
a plate shape including a curved portion recessed toward
the rear of the container structure, and the resistance
application portion is formed at a predetermined position
inside the curved portion.
[0013]
Further, the present invention may be summarized as
below.
(5) The wet tissue package according to (2), wherein
the resistance application member is formed so that the
free end of the resistance application member is more
flexible than the base end thereof.
(6) The wet tissue package according to (2), wherein
the resistance application member includes a plurality of
resistance application member forming pieces, and at least
pair of resistance application member forming pieces
selected from the plurality of resistance application
member forming pieces is supported by the extraction
portion in a cantilevered manner so as to be opposite to
each other in the direction from the base end of the
resistance application member forming piece toward the free
end thereof in the top view of the wet tissue package.
(7) The wet tissue package according to (2), wherein
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the container structure includes an accommodation container
provided with an opening and an abutment material provided
with an extraction hole, and the abutment material is
attached to the accommodation container so that the
extraction hole is located inside the opening formation
area in the top view of the wet tissue package, and the
resistance application member is supported by the abutment
material in a cantilevered manner.
(8) The wet tissue package according to any of (1) to
(7), wherein ribs are uprightly formed in the resistance
application member so as to interpose the resistance
application portion therebetween.
Advantageous Effects of Invention
[0014]
According to the present invention, it is possible to
obtain a wet tissue package capable of preventing a wet
tissue from being dried by reliably closing a lid even when
the volume of a wet tissue piled body accommodated inside
an accommodation container decreases and of more easily
extracting the wet tissue by raising the front end of the
wet tissue.
Brief Description of Drawings
[0015]
Fig. 1 is a schematic external perspective view
illustrating the external configuration of a wet tissue
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package of a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view
taken along the line A-A of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3A is a schematic external perspective view
illustrating the external configuration of a structure
portion in a case where the structure portion including an
abutment material, a resistance application member, and a
lid is extracted from the wet tissue package, and Fig. 3B
is a schematic external perspective view illustrating the
external configuration in a case where the structure
portion including the abutment material, the resistance
application member, and the lid are seen from the lower
surface thereof.
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Fig. 4A is an explanatory view illustrating a state
where the wet tissue is being extracted from the extraction
,
hole, Fig. 4B is an explanatory view illustrating a state
where the wet tissue is extracted, and Fig. 4C is an
explanatory view illustrating a state where the extraction
hole is covered by the lid after the wet tissue is
extracted.
Fig. 5 is an explanatory view illustrating a state
where the wet tissue is extracted from the extraction hole
in a case where the volume of a wet tissue piled body
decreases.
Figs. 6A and 6B are views illustrating examples of a
wet tissue piled body that may be accommodated in the wet
tissue package and illustrating examples of a single type
wet tissue piled body.
Fig. 7 is a view illustrating an example of a wet
tissue piled body that may be accommodated in the wet
tissue package and illustrating an example of a continuous
type wet tissue piled body.
Fig. 8 is a schematic view illustrating the external
configuration in which the resistance application member is
extracted from the wet tissue package and is an explanatory
view illustrating a state where a wet tissue at the front
end of the wet tissue piled body is drawn out while passing
through a resistance application portion of the resistance
application member.
Fig. 9 is an explanatory view illustrating an example
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in a case where the wet tissue package is used while being
disposed in the vertical direction.
Fig. 10 is an explanatory view illustrating another
example in a case where the wet tissue package is used
while being disposed in the vertical direction.
Fig. 11 is an explanatory view illustrating an
example of a case where an elastic body is attached to the
resistance application member.
Fig. 12 is a schematic view illustrating the external
configuration in which a resistance application member is
extracted from a wet tissue package of a second embodiment.
Fig. 13 is a view illustrating a state where the
resistance application member is provided in the wet tissue
package of the second embodiment and is an explanatory view
illustrating the state of a resistance application member
forming piece forming the resistance application member
when the volume of a wet tissue piled body decreases.
Fig. 14 is an explanatory view illustrating an
example of a case where a rib is attached to the resistance
application member.
Fig. 15 is an explanatory view illustrating an
example of a case where a curved portion is provided in the
resistance application member and the curved portion is
curved in two directions.
Fig. 16 is a view illustrating a wet tissue package
of a third embodiment and is a schematic longitudinal
sectional view illustrating the longitudinal section
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corresponding to Fig. 2.
Description of Embodiments
[0016]
[First Embodiment]
The configuration of a first embodiment of a wet
tissue package 1 according to the present invention will be
described with reference to Fig. 1.
[0017]
In the present specification, the vertical direction,
the longitudinal direction, and the width direction are set
as the directions to be described below unless there is a
particular description. That is, the gravity direction of
the wet tissue package 1 is set as the vertical direction.
In a case where the wet tissue package 1 is disposed so
that an extraction hole 12 faces the opposite side to the
ground surface side, the direction from a wet tissue piled
body 6 to the extraction hole 12 is set as the upward
direction. In this case, the thickness direction of the
wet tissue piled body 6 becomes the vertical direction.
Further, when a case is assumed in which a user gradually
releases the wet tissue piled body 6 on the plane of which
the vertical direction is the perpendicular diction while
seeing the wet tissue piled body 6 accommodated in the wet
tissue package 1 so that the vertical direction becomes the
eye direction, the extension direction of the sheet with
the release of the wet tissue piled body 6 is set as the
longitudinal direction. As shown in Fig. 1, when a three-
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dimensional space of xyz having the x, y, and z axes
perpendicular to one another in the wet tissue package 1 is
assumed, the z-axis direction and the y-axis direction
respectively follow the vertical direction and the
longitudinal direction. Then, in this case, the x-axis
direction corresponds to the width direction. Further, the
direction moving away from the extraction hole 12 of the
container structure 3 in the wet tissue package 1 and
facing the inside of the container structure 3 is set as
the rear direction. Further, the top view of the wet
tissue package 1 indicates the case where the wet tissue
package 1 is seen from the upward direction toward the
downward direction.
[0018]
(Wet Tissue Package 1)
The wet tissue package 1 includes the wet tissue
piled body 6 and the container structure 3 capable of
accommodating the wet tissue piled body 6 therein, and has
a structure in which the wet tissue piled body 6 is
accommodated in the container structure 3.
[0019]
(Wet Tissue Piled Body 6)
As substantially indicated by the dashed line of Fig.
2, the wet tissue piled body 6 is a structure which is
formed by piling a plurality of wet tissues 7. The wet
tissue piled body 6 may have a structure in which the wet
tissues are folded or a structure in which the wet tissues
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are wound in a roll shape. However, it is desirable that
the wet tissue piled body have the folded structure in that
the wet tissue piled body 6 is hardly wrinkled or shapeless
while the wet tissues 7 are repeatedly extracted from the
inside of the container structure 3 of the wet tissue
package 1.
[0020]
The wet tissue piled body 6 includes both a single
type wet tissue piled body 6 and a continuous type wet
tissue piled body 6. The single type wet tissue piled body
6 is formed so that each of separate wet tissues 7 and 7 is
bent and folded in a Z-shape to be described later and the
plurality of wet tissues 7 and 7 contact one another. The
continuous type wet tissue piled body 6 is formed so that
the wet tissues 7 are connected to each other by the
perforation lines or the like.
[0021]
As shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the wet tissue piled body
6 is provided with a division portion 10. When a user
extracts the wet tissue 7 from the wet tissue package 1,
the precedent wet tissue 7 that is drawn from the
extraction hole 12 in the wet tissue piled body 6 and the
subsequent wet tissue 7 are divided by the division portion
so as to be separated from each other.
[0022]
Accordingly, the division of the wet tissue 7 from
the wet tissue piled body 6 indicates that the front single
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wet tissue 7 is peeled off from the contact portion of the
plurality of wet tissues 7 and 7 so as to be separated from
the wet tissue piled body 6, for example, in a case where
the wet tissue piled body 6 is formed so that each of the
separate wet tissues 7 is appropriately folded in a Z-shape
to be described later and the plurality of wet tissues 7
overlap one another. Further, the division of the wet
tissue indicates that the portion that becomes the wet
tissue 7 by tearing the wet tissue piled body 6 at the
position of the perforation lines or the like is separated
from the wet tissue piled body 6 in a case where the wet
tissue piled body is formed so that the wet tissues 7 are
connected to each other by the perforation lines or the
like.
[0023]
(Example of Single Type Wet Tissue Piled Body 6)
As shown in Figs. 6A and 6B, the wet tissue piled
body 6 may be formed so that an overlap portion 10a is
formed by partially overlapping the separate wet tissues 7
folded in a predetermined shape. In this case, the overlap
portion 10a forms the division portion 10. Fig. 6A
illustrates the Z-shaped folded wet tissue piled body 6 in
which the wet tissues 7 folded in a Z-shape are piled, and
Fig. 6B illustrates the WZ-shaped folded wet tissue piled
body 6 in which the wet tissue 7 folded in a W-shape and
the wet tissue 7 folded in a Z-shape are alternately piled.
Here, Figs. 6A and 6B are merely examples, and the folded
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structure of the wet tissue 7 is not limited to the above-
described Z-shaped or W-shaped folded structure. Further,
even the wet tissue piled body 6 may have a structure which
is formed by piling the wet tissues 7 folded in a W-shape
or the wet tissues 7 folded in a shape other than the Z-
shape or the W-shape. Further, the wet tissue piled body 6
may be formed by piling different wet tissues 7 folded in a
shape other than the WZ-shape. The wet tissue piled body 6
may be formed as below by the structure of folding the wet
tissues 7. When the precedent wet tissue 7 is raised, the
subsequent wet tissues 7 are sequentially and continuously
raised as shown in Figs. 4A to 4C. When the precedent wet
tissue 7 is divided from the subsequent wet tissue 7 as
shown in Fig. 4B, the front end of the subsequent wet
tissue 7 pops up from a resistance application portion 13
to be described later as shown in Fig. 4C, that is, the
front end becomes a pop-up state.
[0024]
In Fig. 6A, the wet tissue piled body 6 is formed by
piling the Z-shaped wet tissues 7. In the wet tissue piled
body 6, the overlap portion 10a is formed by overlapping
wet tissues 7a and 7b so that an upper surface 7c near the
termination end of the precedent drawn wet tissue 7a faces
a lower surface 7d near the start end of the subsequent wet
tissue 7b. When the wet tissue 7a is drawn out from the
container structure 3 accommodating the wet tissue piled
body 6, the termination end of the wet tissue 7a raises the
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start end of the wet tissue 7b by the frictional force
exerted between the wet tissues 7a and 7b at the overlap
portion 10a, and the overlap portion 10a near the
termination end of the wet tissue 7a moves toward the
resistance application portion 13. When the wet tissue 7a
is drawn out, the overlap portion 10a finally passes
through the resistance application portion 13. At this
time, the overlap portion 10a receives a friction
resistance from the resistance application portion 13, so
that the overlap of the wet tissues 7a and 7b may be easily
released. Then, when the start end of the wet tissue 7b is
drawn to the outside of the resistance application portion
13 to be described later by a certain degree, the
termination end of the wet tissue 7a is divided from the
start end of the subsequent wet tissue 7b, so that the
overlap portion 10a disappears. That is, the overlap
portion 10a that is formed by overlapping the termination
end of the wet tissue 7a and the start end of the
subsequent wet tissue 7b forms the division portion 10, and
the wet tissue 7a is separated from the wet tissue piled
body 6 including the subsequent wet tissue 7b by the
division portion 10.
[0025]
In Fig. 6B, the wet tissue piled body 6 is formed by
alternately piling a wet tissue 7e folded in a Z-shape and
a wet tissue 7f folded in a W-shape. In the case of Fig.
6B, the wet tissues 7 are piled so as to form the overlap
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portion 10a by overlapping an upper surface 7g near the
termination end of the wet tissue 7e folded in a Z-shape
and planned to be precedent drawn and a lower surface 7h
near the start end of the wet tissue 7f folded in a W-
shaped and subsequent thereto so that both surfaces face
each other. When the wet tissue 7e is drawn out from the
container structure 3 accommodating such a wet tissue piled
body 6, the termination end of the wet tissue 7e raises the
start end of the subsequent wet tissue 7f,fo1ded in a W-
shape by the frictional force exerted between the wet
tissues 7e and 7f at the overlap portion 10a, and the
overlap portion 10a near the termination end of the wet
tissue 7e moves toward the resistance application portion
13. When the wet tissue 7e is drawn out, the overlap
portion 10a finally passes through the resistance
application portion 13. Then, when the start end of the
wet tissue 7e is drawn to the outside of the resistance
application portion 13 to be described later by a certain
degree, the termination end of the wet tissue 7e is divided
from the start end of the subsequent wet tissue 7f, so that
the overlap portion 10a disappears. That is, the overlap
portion 10a that is formed by overlapping the termination
end of the wet tissue 7e and the start end of the
subsequent wet tissue 7f forms the division portion 10, and
the wet tissue 7e is separated from the wet tissue piled
body 6 including the subsequent wet tissue 7f by the
division portion 10. Furthermore, the next wet tissue 7f
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is drawn out from the wet tissue piled body 6, and the wet
tissue 7f and the subsequent wet tissue 7i are divided from
each other at this time. However, the division mechanism
between the wet tissue 7f and the subsequent wet tissue 7i
is the same as the division mechanism between the wet
tissues 7e and 7f at the division portion 10 as described
above.
[0026]
(Example of Continuous Type Wet Tissue Piled Body 6)
As shown in Fig. 7, the wet tissue piled body 6 is
formed so that a plurality of turnback portions 8 and 9 are
formed by bending an elongated tissue sheet 14, in which
the separation portion 10b is formed as the division
portion 10, in a meandering manner. The elongated tissue
sheet 14 has a structure which is formed by partially
connecting the wet tissues 7 and 7 arranged in series in
facial order along the longitudinal direction. At this
time, the structure portion which is formed by partially
connecting the wet tissues 7 and 7 corresponds to the
division portion 10. In this case, the division portion 10
is a portion in which the wet tissues 7 and 7 are separated
from each other by the action of the friction resistance
applied from the resistance application portion 13 and the
tensile force generated when the front end of the wet
tissue piled body 6 is drawn out from the container
structure 3, and is also a portion in which the wet tissue
7 is separated from the wet tissue piled body 6. The shape
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of the division portion 10 is not limited thereto, and may
be formed in, for example, a perforation line shape or the
other shapes.
[0027]
Furthermore, the wet tissue piled body 6 shown in the
example of Fig. 7 is formed so that the division portion 10
is located at the center in the longitudinal direction when
the wet tissue piled body 6 is seen in the vertical
direction, but this is merely an example. That is, the
position of the division portion 10 when the wet tissue
piled body 6 is seen in the vertical direction is not
particularly limited, and may be appropriately selected.
The wet tissue piled body 6 is formed so that the division
portion 10 is provided in a pattern in which the layer with
the division portion 10 and the layer without the division
portion 10 are alternately present when the wet tissue
piled body 6 is seen so that the eye direction follows the
width direction, but this is also merely an example. That
is, the presence pattern of the division portion 10 when
the wet tissue piled body 6 is seen in the width direction
is not particularly limited, and may be appropriately
selected.
[0028]
(Wet Tissue 7)
The wet tissue 7 is, for example, a wet tissue sheet
that is formed by impregnating a chemical solution into a
tissue sheet formed by paper made from synthetic fabric or
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natural fabric, woven cloth, or non-woven cloth. As the
chemical solution, for example, alcohol, water, or the
mixture thereof may be exemplified. Further, the chemical
solution may be arbitrarily selected and mixed with perfume,
antibacterial agent, refresher, surface acting agent,
antiseptic agent, pigment, antifoam agent, antioxidizing
agent, clarifying agent, solubilizing agent, pH adjuster.
Furthermore, the materials of the ground fabric and the
chemical solution forming the wet tissue piled body 6 are
merely examples, and the other materials may be arbitrarily
selected other than the above-described materials.
[0029]
Here, the wet tissue 7 includes both a sheet-like
tissue divided from the wet tissue piled body 6 and a
sheet-like tissue forming the wet tissue piled body 6.
[0030]
(Container Structure 3)
Returning to Figs. 1 and 2, the container structure 3
includes an accommodation container 15 and an extraction
portion 11 that is formed at a predetermined position of
the accommodation container 15.
[0031]
(Accommodation Container 15)
The accommodation container 15 is not particularly
limited as long as the container structure 3 may be formed
in a shape with a space that can accommodate the wet tissue
piled body 6 therein. As the material of the accommodation
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container 15, it is desirable to use a material that may
keep the space inside the wet tissue package 1 in a sealed
state in a state where at least the wet tissue package is
not used yet. As the accommodation container 15, a bag
body that is formed in a bag shape by a flexible film
material may be used or a casing that is formed of a resin
material such as plastic may be used. Furthermore, in the
present specification, the unused item of the wet tissue
package 1 indicates that the wet tissue 7 has never been
extracted to the outside of the container structure 3 from
the wet tissue piled body 6 accommodated in the container
structure 3 in the manufacturing process.
[0032]
In a case where the accommodation container 15 is a
bag body, an air-tight bag is used as the bag body.
Specifically, it is desirable that the bag body be formed
of a flexible plastic film or the like so as to have, for
example, a pillow-like bag shape shown in Fig. 1.
Specifically, the pillow-like bag body may be formed by
sealing both ends of a cylindrical film using heat-seal or
the like.
[0033]
(Extraction Portion 11)
The extraction portion 11 is a structure portion that
includes the extraction hole 12. In the wet tissue package
1, the wet tissue 7 is drawn from the extraction hole 12 of
the extraction portion 11 to the outside of the container
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structure 3.
[0034]
(Extraction Hole 12)
The extraction hole 12 may be formed in a shape in
which the wet tissue 7 may be drawn from the wet tissue
piled body 6 accommodated inside the container structure 3
to the outside of the container structure 3.
[0035]
In the examples shown in Figs. 1 and Fig. 2, the
container structure 3 includes the accommodation container
15 with an opening 16 and an abutment material 17 that is
attached to the opening 16. The abutment material 17 is
provided with a passage portion 18 to be described later.
The abutment material 17 is disposed so that the passage
portion 18 is located inside the formation area of the
opening 16 in the top view of the wet tissue package 1.
[0036]
In a case of this example, the passage portion 18
forms the extraction hole 12, and the extraction portion 11
becomes a structure portion with the opening 16 and the
abutment material 17.
[0037]
Hereinafter, the case will be further described in
which the passage portion 18 forms the extraction hole 12
and the extraction portion 11 includes the opening 16 and
the abutment material 17. Here, this case does not limit
the extraction hole 12 and the extraction portion 11 to the
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example of Fig. 1. For example, in a case where the
container structure 3 is formed as the accommodation
container 15 with the opening 16 and the opening 16 of the
accommodation container 15 serves as the extraction hole 12,
the extraction portion 11 may be formed by the extraction
hole 12 formed in the accommodation container 15 (not
shown).
[0038]
(Opening 16)
The opening 16 that is formed in the accommodation
container 15 is formed so that a user who draws out the wet
tissue 7 may contact the wet tissue 7 of the wet tissue
piled body 6 through the passage portion 18 from the
outside. In the examples of Figs. 1 and 2, the opening 16
is formed as a structure portion in which the passage
portion 18 faces the outside while a lid 5 to be described
later is opened, and the opening 16 is formed as a portion
which is formed by opening a predetermined area of the
upper surface of the accommodation container 15 in a
substantially square shape. Here, the size or the shape of
the opening 16 may be appropriately selected, and is not
limited to this example.
[0039]
(Abutment Material 17)
The abutment material 17 is attached to the
accommodation container 15 so that at least a part of the
passage portion 18 is located inside the formation area of
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the opening 16 of the accommodation container 15 in the top
view of the wet tissue package 1. Here, it is desirable
that the abutment material be attached to the accommodation
container 15 so that the entire passage portion 18 is
disposed inside the formation area of the opening 16 of the
accommodation container 15 in the top view of the wet
tissue package 1 in that the user who draws out the wet
tissue 7 may further reliably access the passage portion 18.
The material of the abutment material 17 is not
particularly limited, and a thermoplastic resin material
such as polyethylene and polypropylene may be selected.
However, it is desirable that the abutment material 17 be
formed of a material that is harder than the accommodation
container 15. The container structure 3 may effectively
improve the strength of the opening 16 and the periphery
thereof by attaching the abutment material 17 to the
accommodation container 15.
[0040]
(Attachment Portion 19)
As shown in Figs. 3A and 3B, the abutment material 17
is formed in a substantially rectangular outline shape in
the top view of the wet tissue package 1 while the lid 5 is
closed. The abutment material 17 may be attached to a
predetermined area of the outer surface of the
accommodation container 15 or may be attached to a
predetermined area of the inner surface of the
accommodation container 15. In the examples of Figs. 1, 2,
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and 3, the abutment material 17 is attached so that an
attachment portion 19 matches a predetermined area of the
inner surface of the bag body 3 by using the upper surface
of the abutment material as the attachment portion 19. As
a method of attaching the abutment material 17 to the
accommodation container 15, for example, a method using
hot-melt or the like may be exemplified, but the present
invention is not limited thereto. That is, various methods
may be arbitrarily selected.
[0041]
(Passage Portion 18)
As shown in Fig. 4A, the passage portion 18 is formed
at a predetermined position of the abutment material 17 so
that the wet tissue 7 drawn to the outside of the container
structure 3 passes therethrough. The shape, the size, or
the structure of the passage portion 18 is not particularly
limited, but the passage portion is formed in a hole
structure provided in the abutment material 17 in Figs. 1,
2, and 3. The passage portion 18 may be formed in a shape
or a size in which the user may access and pluck the wet
tissue 7 at a front end 6a of the wet tissue piled body 6.
[0042]
(Depressed Portion 20)
In the abutment material 17, a depressed portion 20
may be formed in the periphery of the passage portion 18.
In the example of Fig. 3A, the depressed portion 20 is
formed at the substantially center position of the abutment
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material 17, and the passage portion 18 is formed inside
the depressed portion 20. In the wet tissue package 1, the
depressed portion 20 is formed in a concave shape of which
the vertical position is lower than the formation surface
of the attachment portion 19 of the abutment material 17 by
one level. When the depressed portion 20 is formed, it is
possible to suppress a problem in which the shapes of the
passage portion 18 and the vicinity thereof are deformed
unexpectedly even when a torsion stress is applied to the
abutment material 17 in the longitudinal direction or the
width direction.
[0043]
(Resistance Application Member 4)
As shown in Fig. 2, a resistance application member 4
having the resistance application portion 13 formed at a
predetermined position thereof is disposed between the
extraction portion 11 and the wet tissue piled body 6 in
the wet tissue package 1.
[0044]
In the wet tissue package 1, the resistance
application portion 13 of the resistance application member
4 moves toward the rear of the container structure 3 (in
the direction indicated by the arrow K) in response to the
volume decrease amount of the wet tissue piled body 6 as
the wet tissue 7 is drawn out from the extraction hole 12.
[0045]
In the example of Fig. 1, the resistance application
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member 4 is supported by the extraction portion 11 in a
cantilevered manner. The resistance application member 4
shown in this example extends from a predetermined position
of a base end 21 toward a free end 22 so as to be inclined
toward the rear of the container structure 3, and the free
end 22 of the resistance application member 4 is biased
toward the rear of the container structure 3. That is, as
indicated by the dashed line of Fig. 2, the resistance
application member 4(TO) is formed in a shape in which the
free end 22 is located below the bottom portion of the
accommodation container 15 in a natural state where no load
exists, and is elastically deformed from the natural state
when the resistance application member is pressed against
the surface of the wet tissue piled body 6. As a result,
the free end 22 of the resistance application member 4 is
biased toward the rear of the container structure 3 by the
elastic force generated by the elastic deformation of the
resistance application member 4. With such a configuration,
as shown in Fig. 2, the resistance application member 4 is
bent about the peripheral portion of the base end 21 as a
whole in response to the volume decrease amount of the wet
tissue piled body 6 so that the free end 22 rotates, and
hence the resistance application portion 13 of the
resistance application member 4 moves toward the rear of
the container structure 3. Accordingly, even when the
volume of the wet tissue piled body 6 decreases, the
resistance application portion 13 is continuously pressed
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against the surface of the wet tissue piled body 6. In Fig.
2, the reference numeral 4(T1) indicated by the one-dotted
chain line indicates the resistance application member 4
when the volume of the wet tissue piled body 6 decreases,
and the reference numeral 4(T2) indicated by the two-dotted
chain line indicates the resistance application member 4
when the volume of the wet tissue piled body 6 further
decreases. Then, the reference numeral 13(T1) indicated by
the dotted chain line indicates the resistance application
portion 13 of the resistance application member 4(T1), and
the reference numeral 13(T2) indicated by the two-dotted
chain line indicates the resistance application portion 13
of the resistance application member 4(T2). Further, in
the example of Fig. 2, the resistance application member 4
is bent at a predetermined position during its elastic
deformation so as to form a bent portion 23, but this is
merely an example. That is, the bent portion 23 may not be
formed during the elastic deformation of the resistance
application member.
[0046]
As described above, in the wet tissue package 1, the
resistance application member 4 is supported by the
extraction portion 11 in a cantilevered manner, and the
free end 22 is biased toward the rear of the container
structure 3. Accordingly, the free end 22 of the
resistance application member 4 rotates about the base end
21 in response to the volume decrease amount of the wet
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tissue piled body 6, and hence the resistance application
member is pressed against the surface of the wet tissue
piled body. Accordingly, in a state where the volume of
the wet tissue piled body 6 decreases as shown in Fig. 5,
the resistance application portion 13 is inclined with
respect to the drawing direction of the wet tissue 7. Here,
an angle is formed between the facing direction (the exit
direction (indicated by the arrow S of Fig. 5)) of the
outward protruding portion of the wet tissue 7 passing
through the resistance application portion 13 and the
facing direction (the entry direction (indicated by the
arrow R of Fig. 5)) of the wet tissue 7 to be passed
through the resistance application portion 13.
[0047]
In this way, a strong friction resistance is applied
from the resistance application portion 13 to the wet
tissue 7 as the angle formed between the exit direction S
and the entry direction R of the wet tissue 7 increases,
and hence a large division force is exerted on the division
portion 10. Accordingly, the precedent wet tissue 7(N1)
may be divided and separated at an appropriate position
from the wet tissue piled body 6. Furthermore, in Fig. 5,
the reference numeral 7(N2) indicates the wet tissue 7
subsequent to the drawn wet tissue 77(N1).
[0048]
Then, in the wet tissue package 1 of the first
embodiment, since the free end 22 of the resistance
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application member 4 is biased toward the rear of the
container structure 3, the wet tissue piled body 6 may be
pressed toward the rear of the container structure 3, and
hence the piled structure of the wet tissue piled body 6
may be further reliably maintained.
[0049]
(Elastic Body 24)
Fig. 11 illustrates a modified example of the first
embodiment, and an elastic body 24 that applies a biasing
force may be attached to a predetermined position of the
base end 21 of the resistance application member 4. As the
elastic body 24, a spring material formed of plastic or
metal or silicon rubber may be appropriately selected.
Since the elastic body 24 is attached to the resistance
application member 4, the biasing force exerted toward the
rear of the container structure 3 may be effectively
strengthened. In this way, any structure may be employed
which applies a biasing force to the resistance application
member 4.
[0050]
(Distance between Base End 21 and Free End 22)
In the resistance application member 4 of the first
embodiment, the distance between the base end 21 and the
free end 22 is not particularly limited. However, it is
desirable that the distance between the base end 21 and the
free end 22 be equal to or longer than the distance between
the extraction portion 11 to the bottom position of the wet
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tissue piled body 6 when the free end 22 moves to the
innermost side of the container structure 3 in that the
piled structure of the wet tissue piled body 6 is not
broken due to the contact of the resistance application
member 4 with respect to the surface of the wet tissue
piled body 6 until the final wet tissue 7 is extracted to
the outside.
[0051]
(Use Example of Wet Tissue Package 1)
The wet tissue package 1 is not limited to the case
where the wet tissue package is disposed on a placement
surface 25 so that the extraction hole 12 faces the upward
direction as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. For example, as shown
in Fig. 9, in a case where the wet tissue package 1 is
formed so that the wet tissue piled body 6 is accommodated
inside the container structure 3 on the casing, the wet
tissue package 1 may be placed on the placement surface 25
in use while the formation surface of the extraction hole
12 of the container structure 3 is uprightly disposed with
respect to the horizontal plane of which the gravity
direction is the perpendicular direction so that the
direction of the extraction hole 12 is different from the
vertical direction. Such a use is called the vertical use
(vertical arrangement) of the wet tissue package 1. In
that case, a problem may arise in that the piled structure
of the wet tissue piled body 6 of the wet tissue package 1
is easily broken. However, according to the wet tissue
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package 1 of the first embodiment, since the free end 22 of
the resistance application member 4 is biased toward the
rear of the container structure 3, the wet tissue piled
body 6 is pressed from the upper side of the wet tissue
piled body 6 toward the rear of the container structure 3
as shown in Fig. 9. Accordingly, it is possible to
suppress the piled structure of the wet tissue piled body 6
from being broken, and hence to reliably maintain the piled
structure of the wet tissue piled body 6.
[0052]
Further, as shown in the example of Fig. 10, the wet
tissue package may be used while being disposed in a
vertical direction so that the base end 21 is located at
the upper side in relation to the free end 22 of the
resistance application member 4. In this case, even when
the piled structure of the wet tissue piled body 6 is
broken, the piled structure is supported on the resistance
application member 4, and hence the piled structure of the
wet tissue piled body 6 may be suppressed from being
crushed.
[0053]
(Accommodation Space 26)
As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the resistance application
member 4 is attached to the extraction portion 11 so as to
form an accommodation space 26 between the extraction
portion 11 and the resistance application member 4.
Specifically, the accommodation space 26 may be formed as
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the space between the resistance application member 4 and
the extraction portion 11 by forming the resistance
application member 4 in a plate shape that is recessed
toward the rear of the container structure 3. Since the
wet tissue package 1 is provided with the accommodation
space 26, the outward protruding portion of the wet tissue
7 from the resistance application portion 13 may be
effectively accommodated between the extraction portion 11
and the resistance application member 4.
[0054]
(Curved Portion 27)
As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the resistance application
- member 4 is formed in a plate shape with a curved portion
27 that is curved so as to be recessed toward the rear of
the container structure 3. Here, Figs. 2 and 3 merely
illustrate an example of the resistance application member
4, and the resistance application member 4 may not be
formed in a plate shape. Further, in this case, it is
desirable that the resistance application portion 13 be
formed at a predetermined position inside the curved
portion 27 in the resistance application member 4.
[0055]
In the examples of Figs. 2 and 3, the resistance
application member 4 is curved from the base end 21 toward
the free end 22 so as to form the curved portion 27, but
the curving direction of the curved portion 27 is not
limited thereto. Furthermore, the arrow Cl of Fig. 3
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indicates the curved direction. As shown in Fig. 15, the
curved portion 27 may be formed in a curved shape in a
direction (a direction indicated by the arrow C2 of Fig.
15) perpendicular to the direction from the base end 21
toward the free end 22. At this time, it is desirable that
the curved portion 27 be formed in a curved shape in both
two directions, that is, the direction (the curved
direction Cl of Fig. 15) from the base end 21 toward the
free end 22 and the direction (for example, the curved
direction C2) perpendicular to the direction from the base
end 21 toward the free end 22. Since the curved portion 27
is curved in two directions, the strength of the resistance
application member 4 may be improved, and the unexpected
deformation of the resistance application member 4 may be
suppressed.
[0056]
(Resistance Application Portion 13)
As shown in Fig. 8, the resistance application
portion 13 is a structure portion that applies a resistance
to the wet tissue 7 when the wet tissue 7 is drawn out from
the extraction hole 12. Referring to the examples of Figs.
4A, 4B, and 8, the resistance application portion 13 is a
structure portion that applies a friction resistance to the
drawn wet tissue 7 when the wet tissue 7 is drawn out from
the wet tissue piled body 6 through the passage portion 18.
[0057]
In the resistance application member 4, the formation
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position of the resistance application portion 13 is
appropriately selected without any particular limitation,
but it is desirable that the resistance application portion
be formed at the center position of the resistance
application member 4 in that the unexpected deformation
occurring in the resistance application member 4 due to the
friction resistance may be easily suppressed even when the
friction resistance between the resistance application
portion 13 and the wet tissue 7 increases to a certain
degree.
[0058]
The shape or the structure of the resistance
application portion 13 is not particularly limited, but in
the example of Fig. 8, an elongated hole portion 28 may be
provided which extends in the width direction.
[0059]
The resistance application portion 13 may be provided
as the elongated hole portion 28, but as shown in Fig. 8,
auxiliary holes 33 and 34 and slits 37 and 38 may be
further provided. That is, in the resistance application
portion 13, the elongated auxiliary holes 33 and 34 are
formed at a predetermined position in the longitudinal
direction of the elongated hole portion 28 so as to be
slightly away from the elongated hole portion 28 in the
width direction of the elongated hole portion 28, and hence
a shape is formed in which the continuous mountain-shaped
slit 37 is notched from the elongated hole portion 28
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toward the auxiliary hole 33. Further, a shape in which
the slit 38 is notched is formed between the auxiliary hole
33 and the auxiliary hole 34, and hence the elongated hole
portion 28 communicates with the auxiliary holes 33 and 34
by the slits 37 and 38. In a case where the resistance
application portion 13 is formed in this way, when the
front end 6a of the wet tissue piled body 6 is drawn out
through the resistance application portion 13, the front
end 6a of the wet tissue piled body 6 or the vicinity
thereof may pass through the elongated hole portion 28, and
may also pass through the auxiliary holes 33 and 34 and the
slits 37 and 38. Accordingly, a friction resistance may be
applied to the wet tissue 7 not only from the elongated
hole portion 28 but also the auxiliary holes 33 and 34 and
the slits 37 and 38.
[0060]
(Rib 40)
As shown in Fig. 14, in a case where the resistance
application member 4 is seen in the eye direction
corresponding to the thickness direction of the resistance
application member 4, ribs 40 may be uprightly formed in
the resistance application member 4 so as to interpose the
resistance application portion 13. The shape of each rib
40 is not particularly limited, but in the example of Fig.
14, the rib may be formed in a shape which protrudes from
the base end 21 toward the free end 22. Since the
resistance application portion 13 has a force point of a
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stress exerted between the wet tissues 7, a force may be
applied thereto compared to the portion other than the
resistance application portion 13. When the magnitude of
the stress or the number of times of applying the force
increases, there is a concern that the resistance
application portion 13 or the vicinity thereof may be
deformed. For this reason, when the resistance application
member 4 is provided with the above-described ribs 40, the
rigidity of the resistance application portion 13 or the
vicinity thereof is improved, and hence it is possible to
suppress the deformation of the resistance application
portion 13 or the vicinity thereof.
[0061]
(Elasticity of Predetermined Portion 41 of Base End
21 and Predetermined Portion 42 of Free End 22 of
Resistance Application Member 4)
The resistance application member 4 may be formed so
that the elasticity of a predetermined portion (a base end)
41 of the base end 21 is different from the elasticity of a
predetermined portion (a free end) 42 of the free end 22
and the free end 42 is more flexible than the base end 41.
For example, the resistance application member 4 may be
formed in a structure in which the elasticity of the base
end 41 is stronger than the elasticity of the center
portion 43 and the elasticity of the free end 42 is weaker
than the elasticity of the center portion 43. In this case,
since the biasing force elastically exerted toward the rear
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side at the base end 41 may generate a strong force of
pressing the wet tissue piled body 6 against the resistance
application member 4 and the wet tissue piled body 6 is
pressed by a weak force at the free end 42, it is possible
to suppress a concern that the free end 42 is depressed
toward the wet tissue piled body 6. Furthermore, the
adjustment of the elasticity of the base end 41 and the
free end 42 in the resistance application member 4 may be
realized by appropriately adjusting the thickness of each
portion. In a case where the resistance application member
4 is provided with the rib 40, the elasticity may be
adjusted by adjusting the height or the length of the rib
40.
[0062]
Furthermore, the base end 41 of the resistance
application member 4 indicates the support area in a case
where the resistance application member 4 is supported by
the extraction portion 11 in a cantilevered manner, and
indicates the area of the base end 41 opposite to the free
end 42.
[0063]
Further, the free end 42 of the resistance
application member 4 indicates a portion of the resistance
application member 4 and a predetermined portion from the
free end 22 of the resistance application member 4 to a
predetermined position facing the base end 21 in a case
where the resistance application member 4 is supported by
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the extraction portion 11 in a cantilevered manner. At
this time, the predetermined position facing the base end
21 is specified as a portion close to the free end 22 in
relation to the resistance application portion 13.
[0064]
The center portion 43 of the resistance application
member 4 is specified as a portion that excludes the base
end 41 and the free end 42 in the portion of the resistance
application member 4.
[0065]
(Preparation of Abutment Material 17 and Resistance
Application Member 4)
The abutment material 17 and the resistance
application member 4 may be integrally molded by an
injection molding method or may be formed by the
combination of the separately molded members.
[0066]
(Function of Resistance Application Member 4)
As shown in Figs. 2 and 5, in the wet tissue package
1 of the present invention, the position of the resistance
application portion 13 moves toward the rear side as the
volume of the wet tissue piled body 6 decreases. For this
reason, the gap between the resistance application portion
13 and the division portion 10 located at the rear end side
of the wet tissue 7 is not easily widened, and hence it is
possible to prevent a problem in which the division timing
of the wet tissue 7 becomes different. That is, as the
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volume of the wet tissue piled body 6 decreases, the exit
direction S in which the protruding portion of the wet
tissue 7 contacting the resistance application portion 13
and passing through the resistance application portion 13
faces gradually becomes different from the entry direction
R in which the wet tissue 7 to be passed through the
resistance application portion 13 faces (that is, the
resistance application portion 13 is inclined and the wet
tissue 7 passes therethrough in a bent state), and the
resistance application member 4 is gradually inclined with
respect to the surface of the wet tissue piled body 6
facing the extraction portion 11, so that an appropriate
friction resistance is applied from the resistance
application portion 13 to the wet tissue 7. In this way, a
problem hardly occurs in which the wet tissue 7 is largely
extracted from the resistance application portion 13
without receiving a strong friction resistance from the
resistance application portion 13, so that the division
timing of the wet tissue 7 does not become easily different.
As a result, the lid 5 is reliably closed, and hence the
wet tissue 7 may be prevented from being dried.
[0067]
Further, in the wet tissue package 1 of the present
invention, the gap between the resistance application
portion 13 and the division portion 10 located at the rear
end side of the precedent drawn wet tissue 7(N1) is hardly
widened, and hence it is possible to reduce a concern that
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the wet tissues 7 and 7 are divided from each other before
the wet tissue 7 subsequent to the precedent drawn wet
tissue 7'passes through the resistance application portion
13.
[0068]
Further, as shown in Fig. 2, in the wet tissue
package 1 of the present invention, the position of the
resistance application portion 13 moves toward the rear
side as the volume of the wet tissue piled body 6 decreases,
and hence a gradually widened space is formed among the
extraction portion 11, the resistance application portion
13, and the peripheral portion thereof in accordance with
the use of the wet tissue package 1. As a result, even
when the protruding portion of the wet tissue 7 from the
resistance application portion 13 is enlarged, the lid 5
may be closed by pressing the portion into the container
structure 3 in relation to the extraction portion 11, and
hence it is possible to suppress the wet tissue 7 from
being dried.
[0069]
Further, even in a case where the front end of the
wet tissue 7 separated at the division portion 10 and left
inside the container structure 3 is depressed inside the
container structure 3 while the volume of the wet tissue
piled body 6 decreases, the resistance application portion
13 is inclined so that the free end 22 enters the container
structure 3, and hence the front end of the wet tissue 7
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may be easily plucked and drawn to the outside.
[0070]
(Communication Portion 47)
In the wet tissue package 1, when the accommodation
space 26 is formed between the abutment material 17 and the
resistance application member 4 as shown in Fig. 3, a
communication portion 47 may be specifically formed which
causes the inner space of the accommodation container 15 to
communicate with the accommodation space 26 at the portion
excluding the resistance application portion 13. For
example, the communication portion 47 may be formed in a
manner such that the resistance application member 4 is
formed in a convex shape and the inner space of the
accommodation container 15 communicates with the
accommodation space 26 at both sides of the convex
protruding portion of the resistance application member 4.
Since the wet tissue package 1 is provided with the
communication portion 47, even when a portion may not be
accommodated inside the accommodation space 26 when the wet
tissue 7 is pressed into the accommodation space 26, the
portion may easily inserted from the communication portion
47 toward the inner space of the accommodation container 15.
[0071]
(Lid 5)
As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, it is desirable that
the wet tissue package 1 be provided with the lid 5. The
lid 5 is attached to a predetermined position of the
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container structure 3 so as to open and close the
extraction hole 12. In the examples of Figs. 1, 2 and 3,
the lid 5 of the wet tissue package 1 is attached to the
abutment material 17 through a hinge portion 5a so as to
open and close the passage portion 18 forming the
extraction hole 12.
[0072]
The lid 5 may be integrally formed with the hinge
portion 5a and the abutment material 17 or may be formed
separately from the hinge portion 5a and the abutment
material 17. In a case where the lid 5 is integrally
formed with the hinge portion 5a and the abutment material
17, the lid 5 may be integrally formed with the hinge
portion 5a, the abutment material 17, and the resistance
application member 4. The lid 5 may be integrally formed
with the hinge portion 5a and may be formed separately from
the abutment material 17. The lid 5 may be formed of the
same material as that of the abutment material 17. For
example, the lid may be formed of a thermoplastic resin
material such as polyethylene and polypropylene. Since the
lid 5 is attached to the wet tissue package 1, as shown in
Fig. 4C, the exposure of the wet tissue 7 may be further
reliably suppressed by the lid 5, and hence the drying of
the wet tissue 7 may be effectively suppressed.
[0073]
Furthermore, in a case where the lid 5 is attached to
the wet tissue package 1 of the first embodiment, in the
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example of Fig. 1, the lid 5 is attached to the abutment
material 17 so that the position of the hinge portion 5a is
close to the base end 21 of the resistance application
member 4 in relation to the free end 22 thereof, but the
present invention is not limited thereto. The lid 5 may be
attached to the abutment material 17 so that the position
of the hinge portion 5a is close to the free end 22 of the
resistance application member 4 in relation to the base end
21 thereof.
[0074]
[Second Embodiment]
In the wet tissue package 1 of the first embodiment,
the resistance application member 4 is formed as a single
member. However, the configuration of the resistance
application member 4 provided in the wet tissue package 1
is not limited thereto, and the resistance application
member 4 may be formed by a plurality of resistance
application member forming pieces 44 to be described later.
The embodiment that is specified by the wet tissue package
1 with such a configuration is called the second embodiment.
[0075]
The second embodiment will be described with
reference to Figs. 12 and 13.
[0076]
Since the wet tissue package 1 of the second
embodiment and the wet tissue package 1 of the first
embodiment may have a different configuration in the
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resistance application member 4, the configuration except
for the configuration of the resistance application member
4 may be the same as that of the wet tissue package 1 of
the first embodiment in the description of the second
embodiment.
[0077]
In the wet tissue package 1 of the second embodiment,
the resistance application member 4 includes the plurality
of resistance application member forming pieces 44, and at
least a pair of resistance application member forming
pieces selected from the plurality of resistance
application member forming pieces 44 is supported by the
extraction portion 11 in a cantilevered manner so as to be
opposite to each other in the direction from the base end
21 of the resistance application member forming piece 44
toward the free end 22 thereof in the top view of the wet
tissue package 1.
[0078]
In the resistance application member 4 indicated by
the examples of Figs. 12 and 13, the resistance application
portion 13 is formed by the combination of the plurality of
resistance application member forming pieces 44a and 44b,
and the plurality of resistance application member forming
pieces 44a and 44b are respectively supported by the
extraction portion 11 in a cantilevered manner so that the
supported end corresponds to the base end 21 and the
opposite end corresponds to the free end 22. Each of the
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resistance application member forming pieces 44a and 44b is
formed in a plate shape in which a punched portion 46 is
formed by cutting a predetermined position in a
predetermined shape from the outer peripheral end thereof.
In the resistance application member 4, the resistance
application member forming pieces 44a and 44b are disposed
so that the side end surface of the resistance application
member forming piece 44a faces the side end surface of the
resistance application member forming piece 44b and the
punched portion 46 of the resistance application member
forming piece 44a faces the punched portion 46 of the
resistance application member forming piece 44b. At this
time, the resistance application portion 13 is formed as a
space that is formed between the punched portion 46 of the
resistance application member forming piece 44a and the
punched portion 46 of the resistance application member
forming piece 44b.
[0079]
In the examples shown in Figs. 12 and 13, the
resistance application portion 13 is formed by the
combination of the plurality of resistance application
member forming pieces 44a and 44b, but the present
invention is not limited thereto. That is, the resistance
application member 4 of the second embodiment may be formed
so that one resistance application member forming piece 44
is provided with the resistance application portion 13 and
the other resistance application member forming piece 44
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forms the periphery of the resistance application portion
13. Even in this case, the resistance application member 4
is formed by the combination of the plurality of resistance
application member forming pieces 44.
[0080]
According to the wet tissue package 1 of the second
embodiment, as shown in Fig. 13, even when the volume of
the wet tissue piled body 6 decreases, the free ends 22 of
the plurality of resistance application member forming
pieces 44a and 44b rotate toward the rear of the container
structure 3 (in Fig. 13, the movement direction of the free
ends 22 of the plurality of resistance application member
forming pieces 44a and 44b is indicated by the arrow K),
and the wet tissue piled body 6 may stay pressed toward the
rear of the container structure 3 by the plurality of
resistance application member forming pieces 44a and 44b,
so that the piled structure of the wet tissue piled body 6
may be further reliably maintained. Furthermore, in Fig.
13, the reference numeral 44a(T1) and the reference numeral
44b(T1) respectively indicate the resistance application
member forming pieces 44a and 44b when the volume of the
wet tissue piled body 6 decreases by a predetermined amount.
[0081]
Further, according to the wet tissue package 1 of the
second embodiment, in a case where the wet tissue package 1
is used while being disposed in the vertical direction, the
wet tissue piled body 6 may be pressed toward the rear of
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the container structure 3 by the plurality of resistance
application member forming pieces 44, and hence the wet
tissue piled body 6 is pressed toward the rear of the
container structure 3 at a plurality of positions.
Accordingly, it is possible to further reliably suppress
the piled structure of the wet tissue piled body 6 from
being broken.
[0082]
[Third Embodiment]
In the wet tissue package 1 of the first embodiment,
the resistance application member 4 is supported by the
extraction portion 11 in a cantilevered manner, but in the
third embodiment, a resistance application member 4 is not
mechanically supported by the extraction portion 11.
[0083]
Since a wet tissue package 1 of the third embodiment
and the wet tissue package 1 of the first embodiment may
have a different configuration in the resistance
application member 4, the description of the same
components as those of the first embodiment will not be
repeated and the same reference numerals are used in the
description of the third embodiment.
[0084]
As shown in Fig. 16, in the wet tissue package 1 of
the third embodiment, the resistance application member 4
is not supported by the extraction portion 11. For this
reason, when the wet tissue 7 is drawn out from the wet
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tissue piled body 6 so that the thickness of the wet tissue
piled body 6 decreases, the resistance application portion
13 of the resistance application member 4 moves toward the
rear of the container structure 3 (in Fig. 16, the
direction indicated by the arrow M) due to the weight of
-- the resistance application member 4. Furthermore, in Fig.
16, the reference numeral 4(T1) indicates the resistance
application member 4 when the volume of the wet tissue
piled body 6 decreases by a predetermined amount, and the
reference numeral 13(T1) indicates the resistance
application portion 13 of the resistance application member
4(T1).
[0085]
Accordingly, in the wet tissue package 1, the
resistance application member 4 may be easily placed on the
uppermost surface of the wet tissue piled body 6, and the
gap between the resistance application portion 13 and the
division portion 10 located at the rear end side of the
precedent drawn wet tissue 7 is hardly widened. For this
reason, it is easy to maintain a state where an appropriate
friction resistance is applied from the resistance
application portion 13 to the wet tissue 7 by a certain
degree. As a result, a problem hardly occurs in which the
timing of dividing the precedent wet tissue 7 from the
subsequent wet tissue 7 becomes easily different.
[0086]
(Extension Portion 45)
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In the wet tissue package 1 of the third embodiment,
the resistance application member 4 may be formed so that
an extension portion 45 is formed by extending at least a
part of the outer peripheral end of the resistance
application member in a direction following the plane
direction of the plane in which the thickness direction of
the wet tissue piled body 6 is the perpendicular direction.
Since the extension portion 45 is provided, the resistance
application member 4 may not easily move in the plane
direction of the plane of which the thickness direction of
the wet tissue piled body 6 is the perpendicular direction
even when the resistance application member 4 moves in the
thickness direction of the wet tissue piled body 6, and the
weight of the resistance application member 4 may be
increased.
[0087]
The wet tissue package 1 that has been described so
far is merely an example of the embodiment of the wet
tissue package 1 according to the present invention, and an
appropriate embodiment thereof may be selected without
departing from the spirit of the present invention.
Reference Signs List
[0088]
I wet tissue package
3 container structure
4 resistance application member
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lid
6 wet tissue piled body
7 wet tissue
8, 9 turnback portion
division portion
10a overlap portion
10b separation portion
11 extraction portion
12 extraction hole
13 resistance application portion
14 tissue sheet
accommodation container
16 opening
17 abutment material
18 passage portion
19 attachment portion
depressed portion
21 base end
22 free end
23 bent portion
24 elastic body
placement surface
26 accommodation space
27 curved portion
28 elongated hole portion
33, 34 auxiliary hole
37, 38 slit
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40 rib
41 base end
42 free end
43 center portion
44 resistance application member forming piece
45 extension portion
46 punched portion
47 communication portion
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