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 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 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.
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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] 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 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.
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.
- (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
a 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 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 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.
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 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 corresponding
to Fig. 2.
Description of Embodiments
[First Embodiment]
[0016] 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-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.
(Wet Tissue Package 1)
[0018] 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.
(Wet Tissue Piled Body 6)
[0019] 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 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 10
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 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.
(Example of Single Type Wet Tissue Piled Body 6)
[0023] 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 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 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 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 folded 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 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.
(Example of Continuous Type Wet Tissue Piled Body 6)
[0026] 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 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.
(Wet Tissue 7)
[0028] 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 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.
(Container Structure 3)
[0030] 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.
(Accommodation Container 15)
[0031] 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 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.
(Extraction Portion 11)
[0033] 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 structure 3.
(Extraction Hole 12)
[0034] 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 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).
(Opening 16)
[0038] 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.
(Abutment Material 17)
[0039] 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 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.
(Attachment Portion 19)
[0040] 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, 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.
(Passage Portion 18)
[0041] 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.
(Depressed Portion 20)
[0042] 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 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.
(Resistance Application Member 4)
[0043] 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 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(T0) 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
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 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 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.
(Elastic Body 24)
[0049] 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.
(Distance between Base End 21 and Free End 22)
[0050] 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 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.
(Use Example of Wet Tissue Package 1)
[0051] 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
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.
(Accommodation Space 26)
[0053] 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 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.
(Curved Portion 27)
[0054] 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 C1 of Fig. 3 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
C1 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.
(Resistance Application Portion 13)
[0056] 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 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 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.
(Rib 40)
[0060] 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 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.
(Elasticity of Predetermined Portion 41 of Base End 21 and Predetermined Portion 42
of Free End 22 of Resistance Application Member 4)
[0061] 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 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 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.
(Preparation of Abutment Material 17 and Resistance Application Member 4)
[0065] 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.
(Function of Resistance Application Member 4)
[0066] 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 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 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 may be easily plucked
and drawn to the outside.
(Communication Portion 47)
[0070] 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.
(Lid 5)
[0071] 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 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 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.
[Second Embodiment]
[0074] 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 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
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 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 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.
[Third Embodiment]
[0082] 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 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.
(Extension Portion 45)
[0086] 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]
- 1
- wet tissue package
- 3
- container structure
- 4
- resistance application member
- 5
- lid
- 6
- wet tissue piled body
- 7
- wet tissue
- 8, 9
- turnback portion
- 10
- division portion
- 10a
- overlap portion
- 10b
- separation portion
- 11
- extraction portion
- 12
- extraction hole
- 13
- resistance application portion
- 14
- tissue sheet
- 15
- accommodation container
- 16
- opening
- 17
- abutment material
- 18
- passage portion
- 19
- attachment portion
- 20
- depressed portion
- 21
- base end
- 22
- free end
- 23
- bent portion
- 24
- elastic body
- 25
- placement surface
- 26
- accommodation space
- 27
- curved portion
- 28
- elongated hole portion
- 33, 34
- auxiliary hole
- 37, 38
- slit
- 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