METHOD OF PRODUCING PACKING BODY

Abstract

A method of producing a packing body includes the steps of: stacking a plurality of packaging bodies, placing reinforcing sheet materials so as to wrap outer peripheries of side surfaces of the packaging bodies that have been stacked, and fastening the packaging bodies that have been stacked by placing a fastening band from an outer side of the reinforcing sheet materials. The placing step includes placing the reinforcing sheet materials on the side surfaces of the packaging bodies to protrude an end portions of the reinforcing sheet material from an upper surface of a packaging body in an uppermost layer and from a lower surface of a packaging body in a lowermost layer. The fastening step includes bending the end portions, covering an edge portion of each packaging body, and placing the fastening band on the edge portions with the reinforcing sheet materials interposed therebetween.

Claims

1. A method of producing a packing body comprising the steps of: stacking a plurality of packaging bodies, each having an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces; placing a reinforcing sheet material so as to wrap outer peripheries of the side surfaces of the packaging bodies that have been stacked; and fastening the packaging bodies that have been stacked by placing a fastening band from an outer side of the reinforcing sheet material, wherein the step of placing a reinforcing sheet material includes placing the reinforcing sheet material on the side surfaces of the packaging bodies such that an end portion of the reinforcing sheet material protrudes from an upper surface of a packaging body in an uppermost layer and such that an end portion of the reinforcing sheet material protrudes from a lower surface of a packaging body in a lowermost layer, and wherein the step of fastening the packaging bodies that have been stacked includes bending the end portion of the reinforcing sheet material that protrudes from the upper surface of the packaging body in the uppermost layer and the end portion of the reinforcing sheet material that protrudes from the lower surface of the packaging body in the lowermost layer towards a side of an upper surface of the uppermost layer and towards a side of a lower surface of the lowermost layer, respectively, covering an edge portion of each packaging body, and placing the fastening band on the edge portions with the reinforcing sheet material interposed therebetween.

2. The method of producing a packing body according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing sheet material includes an upper reinforcing sheet material that covers the packaging body in the uppermost layer and a lower reinforcing sheet material that covers the packaging body in the lowermost layer.

3. The method of producing a packing body according to claim 1, wherein the step of stacking a plurality of packaging bodies includes disposing side by side packaging bodies that form a small-width layer above the lowermost layer and forming a groove-shaped space that does not prevent insertion and removal of a fork of a forklift, and the step of fastening the packaging bodies that have been stacked includes placing the reinforcing sheet material at a position that does not cover the groove-shaped space.

4. The method of producing a packing body according to claim 2, wherein the step of stacking a plurality of packaging bodies includes disposing side by side packaging bodies that form a small-width layer above the lowermost layer and forming a groove-shaped space that does not prevent insertion and removal of a fork of a forklift, and the step of fastening the packaging bodies that have been stacked includes placing the reinforcing sheet material at a position that does not cover the groove-shaped space.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0012] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a packing body produced by using a method of producing a packing body according to an example of the present invention.

[0013] FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a state in which a plurality of packaging bodies of the packing body of FIG. 1 are stacked.

[0014] FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a step of covering the packaging bodies of FIG. 2 with an upper reinforcing sheet and a lower reinforcing sheet.

[0015] FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a state in which the stacked packaging bodies are covered with the upper reinforcing sheet and the lower reinforcing sheet.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

[0016] An embodiment of the invention is described below.

Examples

[0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a packing body produced by using a method of producing a packing body according to an example of the present invention.

[0018] In an illustrated packing body 1, for example, 23 packaging bodies 10 are stacked, and are fastened by using a plurality of fastening bands 12. An upper reinforcing sheet 13 is placed on four packaging bodies 10 that are disposed in an uppermost layer, and a lower reinforcing sheet 14 is placed on four packaging bodies 10 that are disposed in a lowermost layer. In the method of producing a packing body according to the present invention, the number of packaging bodies to be packed is not limited to the aforementioned number of packaging bodies.

[0019] FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a state in which the plurality of packaging bodies 10 of the packing body 1 of FIG. 1 are stacked. The packaging bodies 10 are, for example, paper boxes that contain a few hundred tissues, or resin packages, such as vinyl chloride packages, that accommodate a plurality of toilette paper rolls; and have shapes including an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces.

[0020] The packaging bodies 10 exemplified here have a parallelepiped shape having an upper surface and a lower surface formed by long sides and short sides, or a substantially parallelepiped shape.

[0021] The four packaging bodies 10 in the lowermost layer in FIG. 2 are disposed side by side such that long sides of adjacent boxes or short sides of adjacent boxes contact each other, or such that the packaging bodies 10 are uniformly aligned in a longitudinal direction thereof.

[0022] For example, three packaging bodies 10 in a small-width layer are stacked on the upper surfaces of the four packaging bodies 10 in the lowermost layer. The three packaging bodies 10 are disposed side by side such that they are orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the four packaging bodies 10 below (in the lowermost layer), that is, such that the orientations of the three packaging bodies 10 are rotated by 90 degrees, and edge portions of the packaging bodies 10 in the longitudinal direction are adjacent to each other. That is, in a layer directly above the lowermost layer, the three packaging bodies 10 are disposed side by side so as to form the small-width layer whose width is smaller than that of the lowermost layer.

[0023] Similarly to the above-described lowermost layer, four packaging bodies 10 are stacked on the upper surfaces of the three packaging bodies 10, which are disposed side by side so as to form the small-width layer, so as to be aligned in the longitudinal direction of the four packaging bodies 10. Further, for example, three more layers in which four packaging bodies are similarly disposed side by side are stacked thereupon.

[0024] For example, along the longitudinal direction of the lowermost layer, above longitudinal edges of the packaging bodies 10 that are disposed side by side in the lowermost layer, the packing body 1 shown in each figure includes the small-width layer such that recessed portions open sideways.

[0025] For example, the forks of a forklift are inserted into the recessed portions, and the packing body 1 that is fastened tightly by the fastening bands 12 as shown in FIG. 1 is transportable by the forklift.

[0026] The above-described recessed portions are spaces 12 that are formed by the small-width layer and the layers that are stacked above and below the small-width layer. The recessed portions are provided at two opposing side surfaces of the packing body 1, and have sizes that allow the forks of the forklift to be freely inserted and removed.

[0027] FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a step of covering the packaging bodies 10 of FIG. 2 with the upper reinforcing sheet 13 and the lower reinforcing sheet 14.

[0028] The upper reinforcing sheet 13 and the lower reinforcing sheet 14 are sheet materials that are the same, and are, for example, pieces of kraft paper made in the form of a belt and capable of being placed along and surrounding outer peripheral surfaces of the packaging bodies 10 disposed side by side as described above without, for example, flap processing. For the upper reinforcing sheet 13 and the lower reinforcing sheet 14, a suitable sheet material is one having flexibility that allows it to wrap the packaging bodies 10 along the shape of the packaging bodies 10; having surfaces provided with a proper tension; and, when subjected to, for example, an external force, capable of dispersing the external force along, for example, the surfaces without being torn.

[0029] The upper reinforcing sheet 13 is, for example, placed so as to wrap outer peripheries of the side surfaces of the packaging bodies 10 that are disposed side by side in the uppermost layer mentioned above. At this time, an upper end portion of the upper reinforcing sheet 13 in a lateral direction protrudes above the upper surfaces of the packaging bodies 10 like a turned-up collar.

[0030] Specifically, a lower portion of the belt-shaped upper reinforcing sheet 13 is, for example, wound so as to wrap the outer peripheries of the packaging bodies 10 disposed side by side in the uppermost layer; and, for example, both end portions of the upper reinforcing sheet 13 in the longitudinal direction are bonded with an adhesive so as to form a ring shape.

[0031] At this time, in order to prevent the upper reinforcing sheet 13 from falling off from the outer peripheries of the packaging bodies 10 disposed side by side in the same layer (the uppermost layer), the outer peripheries of the packaging bodies 10 disposed side by side are tighten up by a proper amount, and the upper reinforcing sheet 13 is bonded so as to form the ring shape.

[0032] The lower reinforcing sheet 14 is, for example, placed so as to wrap outer peripheries of the side surfaces of the packaging bodies 10 disposed side by side in the lowermost layer of the packing body 1.

[0033] At this time, a lower end portion of the lower reinforcing sheet 14 in the lateral direction protrudes below the lower surfaces of the packaging bodies 10 so as to appear like wearing a skirt.

[0034] Specifically, a lower portion of the belt-shaped lower reinforcing sheet 14 is wound so as to wrap the outer peripheries of the packaging bodies 10 disposed side by side in the lowermost layer; and, for example, both end portions of the lower reinforcing sheet 14 in the longitudinal direction are bonded with, for example, an adhesive so as to form a ring shape.

[0035] At this time, in order to prevent the lower reinforcing sheet 14 from falling off from the outer peripheries of the packaging bodies 10 disposed side by side in the lowermost layer, the outer peripheries of the packaging bodies 10 disposed side by side are tighten up by a proper amount, and the lower reinforcing sheet 14 is bonded so as to form the ring shape.

[0036] When the reinforcing sheets are to be placed on the packing body 1 (the stacked packaging bodies 10), in particular, when the lower reinforcing sheet 14 is to be placed on the outer peripheries of the side surfaces of the packaging bodies 10, the placement is performed such that the aforementioned spaces 11 are not covered by the lower reinforcing sheet 14, that is, an upper end portion of the lower reinforcing sheet 14 is positioned so as not to protrude above the upper surfaces of the packaging bodies 10 in the layer below the spaces 11.

[0037] FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a state in which the stacked packaging bodies 10 are covered with the upper reinforcing sheet 13 and the lower reinforcing sheet 14.

[0038] The aforementioned protruding portion of the upper reinforcing sheet 13 that is turned up like a collar is bent so as to contact the upper surfaces of the packaging bodies 10 disposed side by side in the uppermost layer or so as to cover the upper surfaces thereof.

[0039] By such bending, upper edge portions of the outer peripheries of the packaging bodies 10 disposed side by side in the uppermost layer (for example, an upper edge portion of the packing body 1 or corners of an uppermost portion of the packing body 1) are covered by the upper reinforcing sheet 13. The protruding portion of the lower reinforcing sheet 14 that appears like wearing a skirt is bent so as to contact the lower surfaces of the packaging bodies 10 disposed side by side in the lowermost layer or so as to cover the lower surfaces thereof.

[0040] By such bending, lower edge portions of the outer peripheries of the packaging bodies 10 disposed side by side in the lowermost layer (for example, a lower edge portion of the packing body 1 or corners of a lowermost portion of the packing body 1) are covered by the lower reinforcing sheet 14.

[0041] After covering the stacked packaging bodies 10 with the upper reinforcing sheet 13 and the lower reinforcing sheet 14 as shown in FIG. 4, the plurality of fastening bands 12 are placed therearound to tightly fasten them as shown in FIG. 1.

[0042] The plurality of fastening bands 12 are placed around an outer periphery of the packing body 1 in the longitudinal direction and an outer periphery of the packing body 1 in the lateral direction so as to form each fastening band 12 in ring shape. That is, the fastening bands 12 are placed around an upper surface and a lower surface of the packing body 1 so as to intersect each other in the form of a lattice.

[0043] When the fastening bands 12 are placed around the packing body 1 in this way, the fastening bands 12 are provided on the surfaces of the upper reinforcing sheet 13 and the surfaces of the lower reinforcing sheet 14, so that a fastening force that is applied to a bent corner portion of each packaging body 10, which corresponds to the edge portions of the packing body 1, is dispersed via the upper reinforcing sheet 13 and the lower reinforcing sheet 14.

[0044] Therefore, it is possible to suppress damage to, in particular, for example, the bent corner portions of the packaging bodies 10, which correspond to the edge portions of the packing body 1, and to reduce the weight of package materials and boxes that form the packaging bodies 10. Even if the packaging bodies 10 are made of light paper materials or resin package materials, such as vinyl, it is possible to prevent damage during, for example, transport, and to reduce the weight of the packing body 1.

[0045] In order to disperse a fastening force, a suitable type of fastening band 12 is a large-width type because the contact area with the upper reinforcing sheet 13 and that with the lower reinforcing sheet 14 are increased.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

[0046] 1 packing body [0047] 10 packaging body [0048] 11 space [0049] 12 fastening band [0050] 13 upper reinforcing sheet [0051] 14 lower reinforcing sheet