JPH07257541A - Packaging container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain container main bodies which can be vertically stacked up and laid at a tilt, and allows a person to easily check descriptions of contents indicated on a lid of the container from outside. CONSTITUTION:A packaging container consists of a main body 1 made of synthetic resin and having a round top opening 2, and a lid 3 to close the main body 1 tight. The main body 1 has a substantially hexagonal horizontal cross section from a bottom 4 up to the top opening 2 and six side faces 5 which tilt at a specified angle from the top opening 2 towards the center of the bottom 4, so that the main body 1 can be kept in a tilted posture on a bottom edge 6 of the side face 5 and the round top opening 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a small packaging container, for example, a packaging container devised for display and sale where food such as jam, rare cheese cake or pudding is sealed and sold.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, packaging containers that are convenient to carry or that contain a small amount of jam or the like that can be used up at once have become popular. This is composed of a synthetic resin main body having a circular upper opening and a lid for sealing the main body, and the sealed lid is peeled off so that a filled jam or the like can be taken out. However, it was not suitable for exhibit sales.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Such a packaging container is
Generally, it is composed of a main body having a circular cross section and a lid, and they are stacked on top of each other for transportation or display at a store. Usually, the main body is formed in a so-called conical cone shape in which the bottom has a small area and the upper opening has a large area. Alternatively, recently, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the container 1 '
It is also adopted that the cross section of the main body of is made substantially square. The contents of this kind of container 1'is usually displayed by printing on the upper surface of the lid 3'or by sticking a sticker.

Therefore, there is no problem when stacking a plurality of layers in a package to accommodate a predetermined quantity,
When arranging these at the store front for sale, if the side of the container body is located at the eye level of the purchaser when it is simply stacked vertically on a shelf such as a supermarket, what kind of container is that container? It's hard to understand (for example, what kind of jam it is). Therefore, the purchaser has the annoyance of having to look into the stacked packaging containers from above, which is not suitable for exhibition and sale.

The present invention improves the drawbacks of the conventional packaging container, allows the container bodies to be vertically stacked, and allows the containers to be laid at an angle, so that the containers can be laid from the outside. The purpose is to make it easy to check the contents displayed on the lid and make it suitable for exhibition and sale.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a packaging container according to the present invention comprises a synthetic resin main body having a circular upper opening and a lid for sealing the main body. A packaging container, the cross section of which is substantially hexagonal from the bottom of the main body toward the upper opening so that six sides are provided around the main body, and the six sides are connected to the upper opening. A means for inclining at a predetermined angle from the portion toward the center of the bottom so that the posture can be maintained in an inclined state by the bottom edges of the six faces and the circular opening of the main body is taken.
The hexagonal cross section of the main body is preferably an isosceles hexagon. In the present invention, the isosceles hexagon means that three hexagons each have the same length.

The packaging container referred to in the present invention is preferably made of synthetic resin in view of the molding cost, but it may be made of substantially the same paper. Further, the upper opening portion is usually formed in a circular shape in most cases, but may have another shape. The inclination of the six surfaces at a predetermined angle also changes depending on the depth of the body of the container. In short, even if the body is tilted, the center of gravity (after filling the contents) of the body of the container The angle may be such that it is brought close to the upper opening side and the container is not restored to the bottom side.

[0008]

According to the packaging container of the present invention, since the main bodies can be stacked in the vertical direction, the packaging containers can be housed side by side in the same manner as in the conventional case when packaging a predetermined amount, and the surroundings of the container main body can be sold at the store. It is possible to maintain the posture of the container by tilting the container diagonally by using the six faces of the above. That is, the six surfaces around the container body are inclined toward the bottom of the body, in other words, the cross-sectional area on the bottom side is small, so that the center of gravity of the body is
Since it comes close to the upper opening side of the main body, even if the main body is slanted, it does not return to the bottom side, and thus the bottom edges of the six sides of the main body and the circular opening of the main body. It is possible to maintain an inclined posture with the section.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the packaging container of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a packaging container, in which 1 denotes a main body, which is formed by injection molding of synthetic resin, has an upper opening 2 having a circular shape, and 3 denotes a lid for sealing the main body 1. , A sheet-shaped body made of resin. The lid 3 fills the inside of the main body 1 with, for example, a jam and seals the same.

As can be seen from FIG. 2, which is a bottom view of the main body 1, the main body 1 has a bottom portion 4 to an upper opening portion 2.
The hexagonal cross-section is a hexagonal shape, here, an isosceles hexagon, and the hexagonal face 5 is provided around the main body 1, and the hexagonal face 5 is formed from the upper opening 2. The bottom 4 is tilted toward the center at a predetermined angle, and the bottom edge 6 of the hexagonal surface 5 and the circular opening 2 of the main body 1 can maintain the tilted posture. The above-mentioned isosceles hexagon has three hexagons each having the same length, and in this embodiment, the sides of 15 mm and 25 mm are arranged alternately and the depth is 27 mm. The upper opening 2 has an inner diameter of 60 mm and an outer edge diameter of 75 mm.

Here, the inclination angle α is set to 75 degrees with respect to the bottom surface, but the inclination angle α is such that the depth of the main body 1, the size of the upper opening 2 thereof, and the crossing of the bottom portion 4 are crossed. The position of the center of gravity of the main body 1 is close to the upper opening portion 2, so that the main body 1 may have an angle that does not restore to the bottom portion 4 side when the main body 1 is tilted. Figure 3
Shows three display states in which the main body 1 is slanted.

In this embodiment, the hexagon of the cross section of the main body 1 is an isosceles hexagon, but it may be a regular hexagon, and if the tilt maintaining function of the present invention is exerted, Depending on the shape, it may be octagonal or pentagonal.

[0013]

According to the present invention, while the main bodies of the packaging containers can be vertically stacked as in the conventional case, the stacked packages can be simply modified by simply improving the structural shape of the main body. By lying the top of the container diagonally and maintaining its posture, there is an advantage that the contents display printed on the lid of the container can be displayed so that the horizontal position can be easily confirmed by visual inspection. . In addition, it is very convenient because it has three display states as shown in the drawing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a packaging container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the packaging container of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the packaging container of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a conventional packaging container.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of a conventional packaging container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main Body 2 Upper Opening 3 Lid 4 Bottom 5 Six Faces 6 Bottom Edge

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A packaging container comprising a synthetic resin main body having a circular upper opening, and a lid for sealing the main body, the container extending from the bottom of the main body toward the upper opening. The cross section is formed into a substantially hexagonal shape so that the main body is provided with six sides, and the six sides are inclined at a predetermined angle from the upper opening toward the center of the bottom to form a bottom portion of the six sides. A packaging container configured such that the edge and the circular opening of the main body can maintain the posture in an inclined state. 2. The packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the hexagonal cross section of the main body is an isosceles hexagon.