JP2015128858A - Blow molding method, complex preform, composite container, inside label member, and plastic-made member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a blow molding method, a complex preform, a composite container, an inside label member, and a plastic-made member, by each of which a step of imparting a label by a labeler can be made unnecessary.SOLUTION: Firstly, a plastic material-made preform 10a is prepared, an inside label member 60a is arranged to surround the outside of the prepared preform 10a, and a plastic-made member 40a is arranged on the outside of the arranged inside label member 60a so that a complex preform 70 having the preform 10a, the inside label member 60a, and the plastic-made member 40a is formed. Secondly, the formed complex preform 70 is heated, the heated complex preform is inserted into a blow molding metal mold 50, and blow molding is performed on the complex preform 70 in the blow molding metal mold 50 so that the preform 10a, the inside label member 60a, and the plastic-made member 40a are expanded as one body to obtain the composite container 10A.

Description

  The present invention relates to a blow molding method, a composite preform, a composite container, an inner label member, and a plastic member.

  Recently, plastic bottles for storing content liquids such as foods and drinks have become common, and such plastic bottles store content liquids.

  A plastic bottle containing such a content liquid is manufactured by inserting a preform into a mold and biaxially stretch-blow molding.

  By the way, in the conventional biaxial stretch blow molding method, for example, a preform including a single layer material such as PET or PP, a multilayer material, a blend material, or the like is used to form a container shape. However, in the conventional biaxial stretch blow molding method, the preform is generally simply formed into a container shape. For this reason, when various functions and characteristics (barrier property, heat retaining property, etc.) are given to the container, the means is limited, for example, by changing the material constituting the preform. In particular, it is difficult to have different functions and characteristics depending on the part of the container (for example, the trunk and the bottom).

JP 2009-241526 A

  Conventionally, after filling a container with a content liquid, the container is sealed with a cap and a label is provided around the container with a labeler. However, it is a problem that the manufacturing cost increases and the yield decreases by installing a labeler and applying a label.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and can eliminate the need for labeling by a labeler, a blow molding method, a composite preform, a composite container, an inner label member, and a plastic product. An object is to provide a member.

  The present invention provides a blow molding method for molding a composite container, a step of preparing a preform made of a plastic material, an inner label member so as to surround the outer side of the preform, and an outer side of the inner label member. Producing a composite preform having a preform, an inner label member in close contact with the outside of the preform, and a plastic member in close contact with the outside of the inner label member by providing a plastic member And a step of heating and inserting the composite preform into the blow mold, and performing blow molding on the composite preform in the blow mold, thereby forming the preform of the composite preform, the inner label member, and And a step of expanding the plastic member integrally. It is a molding method.

  According to the present invention, the preform has a mouth portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion, and the inner label member and the plastic member are provided so as to cover the body portion and the bottom portion of the preform. Is the method.

  In the present invention, the preform has a mouth portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion, and the inner label member and the plastic member are provided so as to cover a part of the body portion and the bottom portion of the preform. This is a blow molding method.

  The present invention is the blow molding method, wherein at least one of the plastic member and the inner label member has a gas barrier property or a light barrier property.

  The present invention is a blow molding method in which at least one of a plastic member and an inner label member is preliminarily designed or printed.

  The present invention is the blow molding method characterized in that at least one of the plastic member and the inner label member is made of a material having higher heat retaining property or cold retaining property than the plastic material constituting the preform.

  The present invention is the blow molding method, wherein the plastic member is made of a material that is less slippery than the plastic material constituting the preform.

  The present invention relates to a composite preform, a plastic material preform, an inner label member provided in close contact with the outside of the preform, and a plastic provided in close contact with the outer side of the inner label member. A composite preform comprising a member.

  According to the present invention, the preform has a mouth portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion, and the inner label member and the plastic member are provided so as to cover the body portion and the bottom portion of the preform. It is a reform.

  In the present invention, the preform has a mouth portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion, and the inner label member and the plastic member are provided so as to cover a part of the body portion and the bottom portion of the preform. It is a composite preform.

  The present invention is the composite preform characterized in that at least one of the plastic member and the inner label member has a gas barrier property or a light barrier property.

  The present invention is a composite preform characterized in that at least one of a plastic member and an inner label member is previously designed or printed.

  The present invention is the composite preform characterized in that at least one of the plastic member and the inner label member is made of a material having higher heat retention or cold retention than the plastic material constituting the preform.

  The present invention is the composite preform characterized in that the plastic member is made of a material that is less slippery than the plastic material constituting the preform.

  In the composite container, the present invention relates to a container body made of a plastic material, an inner label member provided in close contact with the outside of the container body, and a plastic member provided in close contact with the outer side of the inner label member. And the container body, the inner label member, and the plastic member are inflated as a single body by blow molding.

  In the present invention, the container body has a mouth portion, a neck portion, a shoulder portion, a trunk portion, and a bottom portion, and the inner label member and the plastic member cover the neck portion, the shoulder portion, the trunk portion, and the bottom portion of the container body. It is a composite container characterized by being provided in.

  The container body has a mouth portion, a neck portion, a shoulder portion, a trunk portion, and a bottom portion, and the inner label member and the plastic member are one of the neck portion, the shoulder portion, the trunk portion, and the bottom portion of the container body. The composite container is provided so as to cover the part.

  The present invention is a composite container in which at least one of a plastic member and an inner label member has a gas barrier property or a light barrier property.

  The present invention is a composite container in which at least one of a plastic member and an inner label member is preliminarily designed or printed.

  The present invention is a composite container characterized in that at least one of the plastic member and the inner label member is made of a material having higher heat retention or cold retention than the plastic material constituting the container main body.

  The present invention is the composite container characterized in that the plastic member is made of a material that is less slippery than the plastic material constituting the container body.

  The present invention is mounted so as to surround the outside of the preform, is mounted on the inside of the plastic member, and is heated together with the preform and the plastic member so as to be in close contact with the preform and the outside of the preform. An inner label member for producing a composite preform having a formed inner label member and a plastic member closely attached to the outer side of the inner label member, the tubular body covering the body of the preform It is an inner label member characterized by having.

  The present invention is attached so as to surround the outer side of the preform and attached to the outer side of the inner label member, and is heated together with the preform and the inner label member, so that the preform and the outer side of the preform are adhered to each other. A plastic member for producing a composite preform having a formed inner label member and a plastic member closely attached to the outer side of the inner label member, wherein a cylindrical body portion covering the body portion of the preform is provided. It is a plastic member characterized by having.

  According to the present invention, the preform of the composite preform, the inner label member, and the plastic member are expanded integrally by performing blow molding on the composite preform in the blow mold. For this reason, the inner label member can be provided in advance in the composite container at the stage of manufacturing the composite container using the preform, and there is no need to provide a labeling step with a labeler after the container is sealed.

FIG. 1 is a partial vertical sectional view showing a composite container according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a horizontal sectional view (sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1) showing the composite container according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view showing a composite preform according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4A to 4D are perspective views showing various inner label members and various plastic members. FIGS. 5A to 5F are schematic views showing a blow molding method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a partial vertical sectional view showing a modified example of the composite container. FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view showing a modification of the composite preform. FIGS. 8A to 8F are schematic views showing a modification of the blow molding method.

Embodiment Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described embodiments of the present invention. 1 to 5 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention.

  First, an outline of a composite container produced by the blow molding method according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In the present specification, “upper” and “lower” refer to the upper side and the lower side in a state where the composite container 10A is erected (FIG. 1), respectively.

  A composite container 10A shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is formed into a composite preform 70 (see FIG. 3) including a preform 10a, an inner label member 60a, and a plastic member 40a by using a blow molding die 50, as will be described later. On the other hand, by performing biaxial stretch blow molding, the preform 10a, the inner label member 60a, and the plastic member 40a of the composite preform 70 are integrally expanded.

  Such a composite container 10 </ b> A is provided in close contact with the outer side of the inner label member 60 and the inner label member 60 provided in close contact with the outer side of the container main body 10. The plastic member 40 is provided.

  Among these, the container body 10 includes a mouth portion 11, a neck portion 13 provided below the mouth portion 11, a shoulder portion 12 provided below the neck portion 13, a trunk portion 20 provided below the shoulder portion 12, And a bottom portion 30 provided below the portion 20.

  On the other hand, the inner label member 60 is in close contact with the outer surface of the container body 10 in a thinly extended state, and is in close contact with the container body 10 so as not to easily move or rotate.

  The plastic member 40 is in close contact with the outer surface of the container body 10 and the outer surface of the inner label member 60 in a thinly extended state, and is in close contact with the container body 10 so as not to easily move or rotate. Yes.

  It is conceivable that at least a part of the plastic member 40 is translucent or transparent. In this case, the inner label member 60 can be visually recognized from the outside through the translucent or transparent portion. The plastic member 40 may be entirely translucent or transparent, or may have an opaque portion and a translucent or transparent portion (for example, a window portion). In the present embodiment, a case where the entire plastic member 40 is transparent will be described as an example.

  Next, the container body 10 will be described in detail. As described above, the container body 10 includes the mouth portion 11, the neck portion 13, the shoulder portion 12, the trunk portion 20, and the bottom portion 30.

  Of these, the mouth portion 11 includes a screw portion 14 screwed into a cap (not shown) and a flange portion 17 provided below the screw portion 14. The shape of the mouth portion 11 may be a conventionally known shape.

  The neck portion 13 is located between the flange portion 17 and the shoulder portion 12 and has a substantially cylindrical shape having a substantially uniform diameter. The shoulder 12 is located between the neck 13 and the trunk 20 and has a shape whose diameter gradually increases from the neck 13 toward the trunk 20.

  Furthermore, the trunk | drum 20 has a cylindrical shape with a substantially uniform diameter as a whole. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the body portion 20 may have a polygonal cylindrical shape such as a rectangular cylindrical shape or an octagonal cylindrical shape. Or the trunk | drum 20 may have a cylinder shape with a horizontal cross section which is not uniform toward upper direction from the downward direction. Moreover, in this Embodiment, although the unevenness | corrugation is not formed in the trunk | drum 20, and has a substantially flat surface, it is not restricted to this. For example, unevenness such as a panel or a groove may be formed on the body portion 20.

  On the other hand, the bottom portion 30 has a concave portion 31 located in the center and a grounding portion 32 provided around the concave portion 31. The shape of the bottom 30 is not particularly limited, and may have a conventionally known bottom shape (for example, a petaloid bottom shape or a round bottom shape).

  Moreover, although the thickness of the container main body 10 in the trunk | drum 20 is not limited to this, For example, it can be made thin to about 50 micrometers-250 micrometers. Further, the weight of the container body 10 is not limited to this, but can be 10 g to 20 g. Thus, by reducing the thickness of the container main body 10, the weight of the container main body 10 can be reduced.

  Such a container main body 10 can be manufactured by biaxially stretching blow-molding a preform 10a (described later) manufactured by injection molding a synthetic resin material. In addition, it is preferable to use a thermoplastic resin, especially PE (polyethylene), PP (polypropylene), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PEN (polyethylene naphthalate) as the material of the preform 10a, that is, the container body 10.

  The container body 10 can also be formed as a multilayer molded bottle having two or more layers. That is, by extrusion molding or injection molding, for example, the intermediate layer has gas barrier properties and light shielding properties such as MXD6, MXD6 + fatty acid salt, PGA (polyglycolic acid), EVOH (ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer) or PEN (polyethylene naphthalate). You may form as a multilayer bottle which has gas barrier property and light-shielding property by extrusion-molding preform 10a which consists of three or more layers as resin which it has (intermediate layer), and carrying out blow molding.

  Further, by mixing an inert gas (nitrogen gas, argon gas) with the thermoplastic resin melt, a foam preform having a foam cell diameter of 0.5 to 100 μm is formed, and this foam preform is blow-molded. Thus, the container body 10 may be manufactured. Since such a container main body 10 contains the foam cell, the light shielding property of the container main body 10 whole can be improved.

  Such a container main body 10 may consist of a bottle with a full capacity of 150 ml to 1500 ml, for example.

  Next, the inner label member 60 will be described. As will be described later, the inner label member 60 (60a) is provided so as to surround the outer side of the preform 10a, and is obtained by performing biaxial stretch blow molding integrally with the preform 10a and the plastic member 40a. Is.

  The inner label member 60 is attached to the outer surface of the container body 10 without being bonded, and is in close contact with the container body 10 so as not to move or rotate. The inner label member 60 is thinly stretched on the outer surface of the container body 10 to cover the container body 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the inner label member 60 is provided over the entire circumferential direction so as to surround the container body 10, and has a substantially circular horizontal cross section.

  In this case, the inner label member 60 is provided so as to cover the shoulder portion 12, the trunk portion 20, and the bottom portion 30 of the container body 10 except for the mouth portion 11 and the neck portion 13. Thereby, desired characters, images, and the like can be imparted to the shoulder portion 12, the body portion 20, and the bottom portion 30 of the container main body 10, and the composite container 10A can be decorated and information can be displayed.

  The inner label member 60 may be provided in the entire region or a partial region other than the mouth portion 11 of the container main body 10. For example, the inner label member 60 may be provided so as to cover the neck portion 13, the shoulder portion 12, the trunk portion 20, and the bottom portion 30 of the container body 10 except the mouth portion 11. Furthermore, the inner label member 60 is not limited to one, and a plurality of inner label members 60 may be provided. The inner label member 60 may be provided in the same region as the plastic member 40, or may be provided in a region narrower than the plastic member 40. In the latter case, the inner label member 60 is preferably completely covered by the plastic member 40.

  Further, the thickness of the inner label member 60 is not limited to this, but can be set to, for example, about 50 μm to 500 μm in a state of being attached to the container body 10.

  Next, the plastic member 40 will be described. As will be described later, the plastic member 40 (40a) is provided so as to surround the outer side of the inner label member 60a, and is obtained by performing biaxial stretch blow molding integrally with the preform 10a and the inner label member 60a. Is.

  The plastic member 40 is attached to the outer surface of the inner label member 60 without being bonded, and is in close contact with the container body 10 so as not to move or rotate. The plastic member 40 is thinly stretched on the outer surface of the inner label member 60 to cover the inner label member 60. As shown in FIG. 2, the plastic member 40 is provided over the entire circumferential direction so as to surround the container body 10, and has a substantially circular horizontal cross section.

  In this case, the plastic member 40 is provided so as to cover the shoulder portion 12, the trunk portion 20, and the bottom portion 30 of the container body 10 except for the mouth portion 11 and the neck portion 13. Thereby, desired functions and characteristics can be imparted to the shoulder portion 12, the trunk portion 20, and the bottom portion 30 of the container body 10.

  The plastic member 40 may be provided in the entire region or a partial region other than the mouth portion 11 of the container body 10. For example, the plastic member 40 may be provided so as to cover the neck portion 13, the shoulder portion 12, the trunk portion 20, and the bottom portion 30 of the container body 10 except for the mouth portion 11. Further, the number of plastic members 40 is not limited to one, and a plurality of plastic members 40 may be provided. For example, you may provide the two plastic members 40 in the outer surface of the shoulder part 12, and the outer surface of the bottom part 30, respectively.

  Such a plastic member 40 may have no contracting action on the preform 10a, or may have a contracting action. In the latter case, the plastic member 40 itself may be contractible or elastic and can be contracted without applying an external action. Alternatively, the plastic member 40 may contract (for example, heat shrink) with respect to the preform 10a when an external action (for example, heat) is applied.

  Moreover, although the thickness of the plastic member 40 is not limited to this, For example, it can be set as about 50 micrometers-500 micrometers in the state attached to the container main body 10. FIG.

  Next, the structure of the composite preform according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the composite preform 70 includes a preform 10a made of a plastic material, a bottomed cylindrical inner label member 60a provided in close contact with the outer side of the preform 10a, and an inner label member 60a. And a bottomed cylindrical plastic member 40a provided in close contact with the outside.

  Among these, the preform 10a includes a mouth portion 11a, a body portion 20a connected to the mouth portion 11a, and a bottom portion 30a connected to the body portion 20a. Of these, the mouth portion 11 a corresponds to the mouth portion 11 of the container body 10 described above, and has substantially the same shape as the mouth portion 11. Moreover, the trunk | drum 20a respond | corresponds to the neck part 13, the shoulder part 12, and the trunk | drum 20 of the container main body 10 mentioned above, and has a substantially cylindrical shape. The bottom 30a corresponds to the bottom 30 of the container body 10 described above, and has a substantially hemispherical shape.

  The inner label member 60a is in close contact with the outer surface of the preform 10a, and is in close contact with the preform 10a without being easily moved or rotated. The inner label member 60a is provided over the entire circumferential direction so as to surround the preform 10a, and has a substantially circular horizontal cross section.

  The inner label member 60a may be previously designed or printed. For example, in addition to the design and product name, character information such as the name of the content liquid, the manufacturer, and the name of the raw material may be described. In this case, it is possible to display images and characters on the composite container 10A without separately providing a label or the like to the container body 10 after blow molding. For example, the inner label member 60a may be provided on all or part of the trunk portion 20a of the preform 10a, and images and characters may be displayed on the trunk portion 20 of the container body 10 after molding. This eliminates the need for a labeling process using a labeler after the container is tightly sealed, so that the manufacturing cost can be suppressed and the yield can be prevented from decreasing.

  As such an inner label member 60a, an unstretched film such as polyester resin, polyamide resin, polyaramid resin, polypropylene resin, polycarbonate resin, polyacetal resin, or fluorine resin can be used. The inner label member 60a may be made of the same material as the container body 10 (preform 10a) and / or the plastic member 40a, or may be made of a different material.

  Further, various materials described below can be used as the inner label member 60a.

  For example, the inner label member 60a may be made of a material having a gas barrier property such as an oxygen barrier property or a water vapor barrier property. In this case, the gas barrier property of the composite container 10A can be enhanced without using a multilayer preform or a preform containing a blend material as the preform 10a, and the content liquid can be prevented from being deteriorated by oxygen or water vapor. As such a material, PE (polyethylene), PP (polypropylene), MXD-6 (nylon), or an oxygen absorbing material such as a fatty acid salt may be mixed with these materials.

  The inner label member 60a may be made of a material having light barrier properties such as ultraviolet rays. In this case, the light barrier property of the composite container 10A can be improved and the content liquid can be prevented from being deteriorated by ultraviolet rays or the like without using a multilayer preform or a preform containing a blend material as the preform 10a. As such a material, a blend material or a material obtained by adding a light-shielding resin to PET, PE, or PP can be considered.

  Moreover, the inner label member 60a may be made of a material (a material having a low thermal conductivity) having a higher heat retaining property or a lower heat retaining property than a plastic material constituting the container body 10 (preform 10a). In this case, it is possible to make it difficult for the temperature of the content liquid to be transmitted to the surface of the composite container 10A without increasing the thickness of the container body 10 itself. Thereby, the heat retaining property or cold retaining property of the composite container 10A is enhanced. Examples of such materials include foamed polyurethane, polystyrene, PE (polyethylene), PP (polypropylene), phenol resin, polyvinyl chloride, urea resin, silicone, polyimide, melamine resin, and the like.

  On the other hand, the plastic member 40a is attached to the outer surface of the inner label member 60a without being bonded, and is in close contact with the preform 10a so as not to move or rotate. The plastic member 40a is provided over the entire circumferential direction so as to surround the preform 10a, and has a substantially circular horizontal cross section.

  In this case, the inner label member 60a and the plastic member 40a are provided so as to cover the entire region of the body portion 20a excluding the portion 13a corresponding to the neck portion 13 of the container body 10 and the entire region of the bottom portion 30a.

  The inner label member 60a and the plastic member 40a may be provided in the entire region or a partial region other than the mouth portion 11a. For example, the inner label member 60a and the plastic member 40a may be provided so as to cover the entire body portion 20a and the bottom portion 30a except for the mouth portion 11a. Furthermore, the inner label member 60a and the plastic member 40a are not limited to one, and a plurality of inner label members 60a and plastic members 40a may be provided. For example, the two inner label members 60a and the plastic member 40a may be provided at two locations on the outer side of the body portion 20a.

  Such a plastic member 40a may be one that does not have a contracting action on the preform 10a or may have a contracting action.

  Examples of the plastic member 40a include polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, poly-4-methylpentene-1, polystyrene, AS resin, ABS tree, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyvinyl acetate, Polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetal, polyvinyl butyral, diallyl phthalate resin, fluorine resin, polymethyl methacrylate, polyacrylic acid, polymethyl acrylate, polyacrylonitrile, polyacrylamide, polybutadiene, polybutene-1, polyisoprene, polychloroprene, Ethylene propylene rubber, butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, acrylic rubber, silicone rubber, fluoro rubber, nylon 6, nylon 6,6, nylon MXD6, aromatic poly Polycarbonate, poly (ethylene terephthalate), poly (ethylene terephthalate), poly (ethylene naphthalate), U polymer, liquid crystal polymer, modified polyphenylene ether, polyether ketone, polyether ether ketone, unsaturated polyester, alkyd resin, polyimide, polysulfone, polyphenylene Examples thereof include sulfide, polyether sulfone, silicone resin, polyurethane, phenol resin, urea resin, polyethylene oxide, polybroylene oxide, polyacetal, and epoxy resin. Among these, it is preferable to use thermoplastic inelastic resins such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN). Moreover, those blend materials, multilayer structures, and partial multilayer structures may be used. Also, by mixing an inert gas (nitrogen gas, argon gas) with a melt of a thermoplastic resin, a foam member having a foam cell diameter of 0.5 to 100 μm is used, and this foam preform is molded. , The light shielding property can be improved.

  The plastic member 40a may be made of the same material as the container body 10 (preform 10a). In this case, in the composite container 10A, for example, the plastic member 40 can be intensively arranged at a portion where the strength is to be increased, and the strength of the portion can be selectively increased. For example, plastic members 40 may be provided around the shoulder 12 and the bottom 30 of the container body 10 to increase the strength of this portion. Examples of such materials include thermoplastic resins, particularly PE (polyethylene), PP (polypropylene), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), and PEN (polyethylene naphthalate).

  The plastic member 40a may be made of a material having a gas barrier property such as an oxygen barrier property or a water vapor barrier property. In this case, the gas barrier property of the composite container 10A can be enhanced without using a multilayer preform or a preform containing a blend material as the preform 10a, and the content liquid can be prevented from being deteriorated by oxygen or water vapor. For example, a plastic member 40 may be provided in the entire region of the shoulder portion 12, the neck portion 13, the trunk portion 20, and the bottom portion 30 of the container body 10, and the gas barrier property of this portion may be improved. As such a material, PE (polyethylene), PP (polypropylene), MXD-6 (nylon), or an oxygen absorbing material such as a fatty acid salt may be mixed with these materials.

  The plastic member 40a may be made of a material having a light barrier property such as ultraviolet rays. In this case, the light barrier property of the composite container 10A can be improved and the content liquid can be prevented from being deteriorated by ultraviolet rays or the like without using a multilayer preform or a preform containing a blend material as the preform 10a. For example, a plastic member 40 may be provided in the entire region of the shoulder portion 12, the neck portion 13, the trunk portion 20, and the bottom portion 30 of the container main body 10 to enhance the ultraviolet barrier property of this portion. As such a material, a blend material or a material obtained by adding a light-shielding resin to PET, PE, or PP can be considered. Moreover, you may use the foaming member with the foam cell diameter of 0.5-100 micrometers produced by mixing inert gas (nitrogen gas, argon gas) with the melt of a thermoplastic resin.

  Moreover, the plastic member 40a may be made of a material (a material having a low thermal conductivity) having a higher heat retaining property or a lower heat retaining property than a plastic material constituting the container body 10 (preform 10a). In this case, it is possible to make it difficult for the temperature of the content liquid to be transmitted to the surface of the composite container 10A without increasing the thickness of the container body 10 itself. Thereby, the heat retaining property or cold retaining property of the composite container 10A is enhanced. For example, the plastic member 40 may be provided on the whole or a part of the body 20 in the container body 10 to enhance the heat retaining property or the cold retaining property of the body 20. Further, when the user grips the composite container 10A, it is prevented that the composite container 10A becomes difficult to hold due to being too hot or too cold. Examples of such materials include foamed polyurethane, polystyrene, PE (polyethylene), PP (polypropylene), phenol resin, polyvinyl chloride, urea resin, silicone, polyimide, melamine resin, and the like. Moreover, you may use the foaming member with the foam cell diameter of 0.5-100 micrometers produced by mixing inert gas (nitrogen gas, argon gas) with the melt of a thermoplastic resin.

  The plastic member 40a may be made of a material that is less slippery than the plastic material that constitutes the container body 10 (preform 10a). In this case, the user can easily hold the composite container 10 </ b> A without changing the material of the container body 10. For example, a plastic member 40 may be provided on all or part of the body 20 of the container body 10 so that the body 20 can be easily held.

  Furthermore, the plastic member 40a may be previously designed or printed. For example, in addition to the design and product name, character information such as the name of the content liquid, the manufacturer, and the name of the raw material may be described.

  Next, the shape of the plastic member 40a and / or the inner label member 60a will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4A, the plastic member 40a (inner label member 60a) has a bottomed cylindrical shape as a whole, and includes a cylindrical body 41 (body 61), and a body 41. You may have the bottom part 42 (bottom part 62) connected with (the trunk | drum 61). In this case, since the bottom part 42 (bottom part 62) of the plastic member 40a (inner label member 60a) covers the bottom part 30a of the preform 10a, various functions are also applied to the bottom part 30 in addition to the trunk part 20 of the composite container 10A. And properties can be imparted.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 (described later) and FIG. 4B, the plastic member 40a (inner label member 60a) has a circular tube shape (bottomless cylindrical shape) as a whole, and a cylindrical body 41 You may have (the trunk | drum 61). In this case, as the plastic member 40a (inner label member 60a), for example, an extruded tube can be used.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.4 (c) and FIG.4 (d), even if the plastic members 40a (inner label member 60a) are produced by forming a film into a cylinder shape and bonding the edge part together. good. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4C, the plastic member 40a may be formed in a tube shape (bottomless cylindrical shape) having a body portion 41 (body portion 61). As shown in FIG. 3, the bottom portion 42 (bottom portion 62) may be bonded to form a bottomed cylindrical shape.

  Next, a blow molding method (a method for manufacturing the composite container 10A) according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, a preform 10a made of a plastic material is prepared (see FIG. 5A). In this case, for example, the preform 10a may be manufactured by an injection molding method using an unillustrated injection molding machine.

  Next, an inner label member 60a is provided outside the preform 10a, and a plastic member 40a is provided outside the inner label member 60a. As a result, a composite preform 70 having a preform 10a, an inner label member 60a in close contact with the outer side of the preform 10a, and a plastic member 40a in close contact with the outer side of the inner label member 60a is produced (FIG. 5). (See (b)). In this case, the inner label member 60 a has a bottomed cylindrical shape as a whole, and includes a cylindrical body portion 61 and a bottom portion 62 connected to the body portion 61. The plastic member 40 a has a bottomed cylindrical shape as a whole, and includes a cylindrical body 41 and a bottom 42 connected to the body 41. The plastic member 40a is mounted so as to cover the entire region of the body portion 20a excluding the portion corresponding to the neck portion 13 of the container body 10 and the entire region of the bottom portion 30a. Further, at least a part of the plastic member 40a may be translucent or transparent.

  At this time, even if the inner label member 60a and the plastic member 40a having the same or slightly smaller inner diameter as the outer diameter of the preform 10a are pressed into the preform 10a, the inner label member 60a may be brought into close contact with the outer surface of the preform 10a. good. Alternatively, the inner label member 60a and the plastic member 40a having heat shrinkability are provided on the outer surface of the preform 10a, and the inner label member 60a and the plastic member 40a are thermally contracted by heating to 50 ° C. to 100 ° C. You may make it closely_contact | adhere to the outer surface of the preform 10a.

  Alternatively, a plastic member 40a may be provided around the inner label member 60a in advance, and the inner label member 60a and the plastic member 40a may be integrally attached to the outside of the preform 10a. Alternatively, the inner label member 60a may be provided outside the preform 10a, and then the plastic member 40a may be provided outside the inner label member 60a.

  In this way, a series of steps for producing the composite preform 70 (FIG. 5 (FIG. 5 (FIG. 5)) is performed by closely attaching the plastic member 40 a to the outside of the preform 10 a and the inner label member 60 a in advance. a) to (b)) and a series of steps (FIGS. 5 (d) to (f)) for producing the composite container 10A by blow molding can be carried out at different places (factory or the like).

  Next, the composite preform 70 is heated by the heating device 51 (see FIG. 5C). At this time, the composite preform 70 is evenly heated in the circumferential direction by the heating device 51 while rotating with the mouth portion 11a facing downward. The heating temperature of the preform 10a, the inner label member 60a, and the plastic member 40a in this heating step may be, for example, 90 ° C. to 130 ° C.

  Subsequently, the composite preform 70 heated by the heating device 51 is sent to the blow molding die 50 (see FIG. 5D).

  The composite container 10 </ b> A is molded using this blow molding die 50. In this case, the blow mold 50 is composed of a pair of body molds 50a and 50b and a bottom mold 50c which are divided from each other (see FIG. 5D). In FIG. 5 (d), the pair of body molds 50a and 50b are open to each other, and the bottom mold 50c is raised upward. In this state, the composite preform 70 is inserted between the pair of body molds 50a and 50b.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5E, after the bottom mold 50c is lowered, the pair of body molds 50a, 50b is closed, and sealed by the pair of body molds 50a, 50b and the bottom mold 50c. A blow mold 50 is formed. Next, air is press-fitted into the preform 10 a and biaxial stretch blow molding is performed on the composite preform 70.

  As a result, the container body 10 is obtained from the preform 10 a in the blow molding die 50. During this time, the body molds 50a and 50b are heated to 30 ° C. to 80 ° C., and the bottom mold 50c is cooled to 5 ° C. to 25 ° C. At this time, in the blow mold 50, the preform 10a of the composite preform 70, the inner label member 60a, and the plastic member 40a are expanded as a unit. Thereby, the preform 10a, the inner label member 60a, and the plastic member 40a are integrally formed into a shape corresponding to the inner surface of the blow molding die 50.

  In this way, a composite container 10 </ b> A including the container body 10, the inner label member 60 provided on the outer surface of the container body 10, and the plastic member 40 provided outside the inner label member 60 is obtained.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (f), the pair of body molds 50 a and 50 b and the bottom mold 50 c are separated from each other, and the composite container 10 </ b> A is taken out from the blow molding mold 50.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the preform 10a, the inner label member 60a, and the plastic of the composite preform 70 are formed by performing blow molding on the composite preform 70 in the blow molding die 50. The product member 40a is expanded as a unit to produce a composite container 10A including the container body 10, the inner label member 60, and the plastic member 40. For this reason, the inner label member 60 can be provided in advance in the composite container 10A at the stage of manufacturing the composite container 10A using the preform 10a. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a labeling step with a labeler after filling the composite container 10A with the content liquid and sealing it. Thereby, the manufacturing cost for manufacturing the final product can be suppressed. Further, it is possible to prevent the yield from being lowered when the final product is manufactured due to a labeler defect or the like.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment, the preform 10a (container main body 10) and the plastic member 40a (plastic member 40) can be comprised from another member. Therefore, various functions and characteristics can be freely imparted to the composite container 10A by appropriately selecting the type and shape of the plastic member 40.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the composite container 10A is manufactured, a general blow molding apparatus can be used as it is, so that it is necessary to prepare a new molding equipment for manufacturing the composite container 10A. Absent.

Modified Example Next, a modified example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6, 7 and 8A to 8F.

  6, 7, and 8 (a) to 8 (f), the inner label member 60 a and the plastic member 40 a do not have a body portion and a bottom portion, but a cylindrical inner label member 60 a and The plastic member 40a is used.

  In the composite container 10 </ b> A shown in FIG. 6, the inner label member 60 and the plastic member 40 extend from the shoulder 12 of the container body 10 to the lower part of the trunk 20, but do not reach the bottom 30. Further, in the composite preform 70 shown in FIG. 7, the inner label member 60a and the plastic member 40a are in close contact with each other so as to cover only the trunk portion 20a of the preform 10a. An area excluding a portion 13a corresponding to the neck portion 13 of the main body 10 and a portion corresponding to the lower portion of the trunk portion 20a is covered.

  6, 7, and 8 (a) to 8 (f), the other configurations are substantially the same as those of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5. In the modification shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 (a) to 8 (f), the same parts as those in the embodiment shown in FIGS.

  In addition, the configuration and manufacturing method of the composite container 10A and the configuration and manufacturing method of the composite preform 70 are substantially the same as those in the embodiment shown in FIGS.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Container body 10A Composite container 10a Preform 11 Mouth part 11a Mouth part 12 Shoulder part 13 Neck part 20 Body part 20a Body part 30 Bottom part 30a Bottom part 40 Plastic member 40a Plastic member 50 Blow molding die 60 Inner label member 60a Inner label Member 70 Composite preform

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In a blow molding method for molding a composite container,
Preparing a preform made of plastic material;
An inner label member is provided so as to surround the outer side of the preform, and a plastic member is provided on the outer side of the inner label member, so that the preform, the inner label member closely attached to the outer side of the preform, and the inner label member are provided. Producing a composite preform having a plastic member provided in close contact with the outside of
Heating the composite preform and inserting it into a blow mold;
Blow molding characterized by comprising a step of inflating a composite preform preform, an inner label member, and a plastic member together by blow molding the composite preform in a blow molding die Method.   2. The blow according to claim 1, wherein the preform has a mouth portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion, and the inner label member and the plastic member are provided so as to cover the body portion and the bottom portion of the preform. Molding method.   The preform has a mouth portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion, and the inner label member and the plastic member are provided so as to cover a part of the body portion and the bottom portion of the preform. The blow molding method according to 1.   The blow molding method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least one of the plastic member and the inner label member has a gas barrier property or a light barrier property.   The blow molding method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least one of the plastic member and the inner label member is previously designed or printed.   6. The blow according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plastic member and the inner label member is made of a material having higher heat retention or cold retention than the plastic material constituting the preform. Molding method.   The blow molding method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the plastic member is made of a material that is less slippery than the plastic material constituting the preform. In composite preform,
A preform made of plastic material,
An inner label member provided in close contact with the outside of the preform;
A composite preform comprising: a plastic member provided in close contact with the outer side of the inner label member.   9. The composite according to claim 8, wherein the preform has a mouth portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion, and the inner label member and the plastic member are provided so as to cover the body portion and the bottom portion of the preform. preform.   The preform has a mouth portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion, and the inner label member and the plastic member are provided so as to cover a part of the body portion and the bottom portion of the preform. 8. The composite preform according to 8.   The composite preform according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein at least one of the plastic member and the inner label member has a gas barrier property or a light barrier property.   The composite preform according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein at least one of the plastic member and the inner label member is preliminarily designed or printed.   13. The composite according to any one of claims 8 to 12, wherein at least one of the plastic member and the inner label member is made of a material having higher heat retention or cold retention than a plastic material constituting the preform. preform.   The composite preform according to any one of claims 8 to 13, wherein the plastic member is made of a material that is less slippery than a plastic material constituting the preform. In composite containers,
A container body made of plastic material;
An inner label member provided in close contact with the outside of the container body;
A plastic member provided in close contact with the outside of the inner label member;
A composite container, wherein the container body, the inner label member, and the plastic member are integrally expanded by blow molding.   The container body has a mouth portion, a neck portion, a shoulder portion, a trunk portion, and a bottom portion, and the inner label member and the plastic member are provided so as to cover the neck portion, the shoulder portion, the trunk portion, and the bottom portion of the container body. The composite container according to claim 15.   The container body has a mouth, a neck, a shoulder, a trunk, and a bottom, and the inner label member and the plastic member cover a part of the neck, shoulder, trunk, and bottom of the container body. The composite container according to claim 15, wherein the composite container is provided.   18. The composite container according to any one of claims 15 to 17, wherein at least one of the plastic member and the inner label member has gas barrier properties or light barrier properties.   The composite container according to any one of claims 15 to 18, wherein at least one of the plastic member and the inner label member is previously designed or printed.   20. The composite according to any one of claims 15 to 19, wherein at least one of the plastic member and the inner label member is made of a material having higher heat retention or cold retention than a plastic material constituting the container body. container.   The composite container according to any one of claims 15 to 20, wherein the plastic member is made of a material that is less slippery than a plastic material constituting the container body. The inner label is attached so as to surround the outside of the preform and is attached to the inside of the plastic member, and is heated together with the preform and the plastic member so that the preform and the inner label are adhered to the outside of the preform. An inner label member for producing a composite preform having a member and a plastic member in close contact with the outer side of the inner label member,
An inner label member having a cylindrical body portion covering the body portion of the preform. The inner label is attached so as to surround the outer side of the preform, is attached to the outer side of the inner label member, and is heated together with the preform and the inner label member, thereby closely contacting the preform and the outer side of the preform. A plastic member for producing a composite preform having a member and a plastic member closely adhered to the outside of the inner label member,
A plastic member having a cylindrical body portion covering a body portion of a preform.

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