The present invention relates to a packaging container.
In the field of medical devices and foodstuffs, packaging containers containing chemical agents such as oxygen absorbent and desiccant are used to store a product (stored item) that require sterility and dryness. In such a packaging container, for example, a containing space and a chemical agent containing space are separated by an inner lid or a diaphragm, and the stored item and the chemical agent are stored in the container (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
However, in conventional packaging containers, the storage conditions of the stored item may deteriorate because the chemical agent requires a certain period of time to have an effect on the stored item, for example, as in the case where the stored item after removing oxygen, is oxidized by contact with oxygen.
The present disclosure is intended to provide a packaging container capable of quickly having an effect of a chemical agent on a stored item.
One embodiment of the present invention is intended to provide a packaging container that includes a first member; a second member configured to engage with the first member integrally, an inner lid disposed between the first member and the second member; a stored item containing part opening from an engaged portion of the first member that is engaged with the second member, and configured to contain a stored item; a chemical agent containing part opening from the engaged portion of the second member that is engaged with the first member, the chemical agent containing part being formed separately from the stored item containing part, and configured to contain a chemical agent; and a ventilation path in which the stored item containing part and the chemical agent containing part are in communication, the ventilation path being formed in an inner space defined by the first member and the second member.
According to the present disclosure, a packaging container can be provided capable of quickly having an effect of a chemical agent on a stored item.
Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate the understanding of the description, the same elements in each drawing are, as far as possible, designated by the same reference numerals, and the overlapping description is omitted.
In the following description, an x direction, a y direction, and a z direction are perpendicular to each other. The x direction and the y direction are typically horizontal directions, and the z direction is typically a vertical direction. The x direction is an extending direction of a long side of a packaging container 1. The y direction is an extending direction of a short side of the packaging container 1. For the sake of convenience, a z-positive side may be referred to as an upper side, and a z-negative side may be referred to as a lower side.
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The stored item 7 includes, for example, an absorbing membrane for tissue regeneration for oral surgery. The absorbing membrane for tissue regeneration, for example, is positioned between an artificial bone and soft tissue such as gums when implanting the artificial bone in a jaw during oral surgery, and is used to prevent adhesion between the artificial bone and the soft tissue. The absorbing membrane for tissue regeneration has properties that decompose by oxygen and water. Because the absorbing membrane decomposes and is absorbed in the body after a certain period of time after surgery, there is no need to perform surgery again to remove the absorbing membrane from the body. When the absorbing membrane for tissue regeneration is compressed or deformed by external forces, the above properties are liable to deteriorate.
The packaging container 1 is a container for holding the stored item 7 so as to prevent the stored item 7 from being subjected to external forces. As shown in
For example, the absorbing membrane for tissue regeneration as the stored item 7 is formed in three kinds of rectangular shapes: 15×25 mm, 25×25 mm, and 30×40 mm, and one of the principal faces may be an adhesive face.
Further, because the absorbing membrane for tissue regeneration as the stored item 7 has decomposing properties by contacting with oxygen and moisture as described above, it is necessary to remove oxygen and moisture from the surroundings of the stored item 7 when the stored item 7 is placed in the packaging container 1. For this purpose, a chemical agent 8 having the deoxygenating and/or dehydrating properties and capable of absorbing ambient oxygen and/or water is contained within the packaging container 1.
By housing the stored item 7 and the chemical agent 8 within the packaging container 1, the chemical agent 8 adsorbs oxygen and/or moisture around the stored item 7 so that the quality of the stored item 7 can be maintained. In addition, the packaging container 1 is preferably sealed in an aluminum bag while the stored item 7 and the chemical agent 8 are contained in the packaging container 1. Thus, it is possible to prevent oxygen and/or moisture from entering from the outside, for example, from the aluminum bag, and the quality of the stored item 7 can be reliably maintained. Here, when sealing the aluminum bag or the like, the inside of the aluminum bag or the like is preferably degassed to a vacuum, and then filled with an inert gas such as nitrogen.
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The lid part 4 has a depression 24 formed by bending downward from a side facing the body part 3 and an upper first plane part 25 having a rectangular frame shape famed along an outer edge of the depression 24.
By bending the boundary portion 21 along the long side of the body part 3 and the lid part 4, the depression 24 is engaged with the protruding part 22 of the body part 3, and the upper first plane part 25 and the lower first plane part 23 contact with each other. As a result, the packaging container 1 is assembled and a storage space is famed therein.
The protruding part 22 of the body part 3 has a lower second plane part 32 and a lower third plane part 33. The lower second plane part 32 protrudes in a step-like manner along the inside of the lower first plane part 23 and is formed in a rectangular frame shape. The lower third plane part 33 is a rectangular plane disposed inside the lower second plane part 32 at a position between the lower first plane part 23 and the lower second plane part 32 in the z direction. The lower third plane part 33 forms a part of a stored item containing part 31.
Further, grooves 34 forming part of the ventilation path 6 are disposed on both sides of the lower third plane part 33 in the x direction. The details of the ventilation path 6 will be described later. The grooves 34 are formed while being bent toward the negative z-direction from the face of the lower second plane part 32, and the bottom faces of the grooves 34 are located on the z-positive side of the lower third plane part 33. The groove 34 is approximately C-shaped, and both ends thereof are connected to the stored item containing part 31 at both ends of the rectangular short side of the lower third plane part 33. Between the grooves 34 and the lower third plane part 33, intermediate wall parts 37 are formed at the same height as that of the lower second plane part 32. The intermediate wall parts 37 extend along the short sides of the rectangular shape of the lower third plane part 33.
The long side portion of the lower third plane part 33 is defined by an inner peripheral surface 38 between the lower second plane part 32 and the lower third plane part 33, and the short side portion is defined by the intermediate wall part 37 to form the lower portion of the stored item containing part 31. A convex pattern 39 constituted of a plurality of hemispherical projections is formed on the surface of the lower third plane part 33.
The depression 24 of the lid part 4 has an upper second plane part 42 and an upper third plane part 43. The upper second plane part 42 is famed in a step-like manner as a depression along the inside of the upper first plane part 25. The upper third plane part 43 is formed in a step-like manner as a depression relative to the upper second plane part 42. The upper third plane part 43 is an approximate cross-shaped plane extending in the x and y directions in a plane view. The upper third plane part 43 forms a part of a chemical agent containing part 41.
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The distance between the lid-side locking part 45 and the upper first plane part 25 is less than the distance between the body-side locking part 36 and the lower first plane part 23. This configuration allows the lid-side locking part 45 to advance beyond the body-side locking part 36 and to be positioned between the body-side locking part 36 and the lower first plane part 23 during assembly. Thus, the movement of the lid part 4 of the lid-side locking part 45 toward the open side (the z-positive side of
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A convex pattern 56 of a plurality of hemispherical protrusions is famed inside the frame projection 53 of the first principal face 51. When the packaging container 1 is assembled, the frame projection 53 of the inner lid 5 is engaged with the inner peripheral surface 38 of the lower second plane part 32 and the inside of the pair of intermediate wall parts 37. At this time, the stored item containing part 31 is formed by the lower third plane part 33, the first principal face 51 of the inner lid 5, the pair of intermediate wall parts 37, and the inner peripheral surface 38 of the lower second plane part 32.
An ear part 54 is provided on both sides of the frame projection 53 of the inner lid 5 in the x-direction, and a recess 55 curved toward the frame projection 53 is provided at the center of the ear part 54 in the y-direction.
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Next, the effect of the packaging container 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. The packaging container 1 according to the present embodiment includes the body part 3, the lid part 4 integrally engaged with the body part 3, the inner lid 5 disposed between the body part 3 and the lid part 4, the stored item containing part 31 opening from an engaged portion of the body part 3 that is engaged with the lid part 4 and that houses a sheet-shaped stored item 7, the chemical agent containing part 41 opening from the engaged portion of the lid part 4 that is engaged with the body part 3, which is formed separately from the stored item containing part 31, and contains a deoxidizing and/or dehydrating chemical agent 8, and ventilation paths 6 that are famed in an inner space defined by the body part 3 and the lid part 4 and in which communicate the stored item containing part 31 and the chemical agent containing part 41 are in communication.
With this configuration, because the stored item 7 and the chemical agent 8 can be housed into the container while being separated from each other, and because communication between the stored item containing part 31 and the chemical agent containing part 41 can be ensured through the ventilation path 6, the absorption of oxygen and/or water within the stored item containing part 31 by the chemical agent 8 can be promoted, and the effect of the chemical agent 8 can be quickly applied to the stored item 7. Further, because the stored item 7 does not contact the chemical agent 8, the deterioration or functional deterioration of the stored item 7 due to contact with the chemical agent 8 can be prevented, and the quality of the stored item 7 can be reliably maintained.
Further, in the packaging container 1 according to the present embodiment, because the ventilation paths 6 are formed on both sides of the stored item containing part 31 in the x-direction, the thickness of the container in the z-direction can be prevented, and space can be saved.
The packaging container 1 according to the present embodiment includes grooves 34 including ends in a circumferential direction on both sides of a single face of an inner wall of the stored item containing part 31 and formed into approximately C shapes connecting both ends, and disposed at a position where at least part of the grooves 34 face the chemical agent containing part 41 when the body part 3 and the lid part 4 engage with each other, ear parts 54 formed extending laterally from the inner lid 5 and disposed facing the grooves 34 when the body part 3 and the lid part 4 are engaged with each other, and recesses 55 formed so as to curve inward from the ends of the ear parts 54 to the center side of the inner lid 5 and disposed between parts of the grooves 34 and the chemical agent containing part 41 when the body part 3 and the lid part 4 are engaged with each other, and the grooves 34 and recesses 55 form ventilation paths 6.
In this configuration, because the ventilation path 6 is formed by combining parts of the body part 3 and the inner lid 5 without a dedicated ventilation path 6, the ventilation path 6 can be secured while ensuring the ease of assembly of the container. Further, the grooves 34 are formed in a substantially C shape, and particularly in the present embodiment, both ends of the groove 34 are connected to the stored item containing part 31 at both ends of the short side of rectangular sides of the lower third plane part 33, and the intermediate wall part 37 is disposed at the center of the short side. Therefore, the opening portion of the ventilation path 6 to the stored item containing part 31 can be limited to both ends of the inner wall of the stored item containing part 31 (both ends of the intermediate wall part 37 in the y-direction). As a result, because the rectangular corner of the sheet-shaped stored item 7 in the stored item containing part 31 is unlikely to enter the ventilation path 6, it is possible to prevent deformation caused by the entrance of the stored item 7 into the ventilation path 6 and prevent deformation and functional deterioration due to defamation of the stored item 7.
In the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment, the inner lid 5 includes the frame projection 53 that engages with the outer edge of the stored item containing part 31, on the first principal face 51 facing the body part 3 when disposed between the body part 3 and the lid part 4. This configuration can prevent the stored item 7 from sticking out from the stored item containing part 31 to the inner lid 5 side. Further, it is possible to inhibit the movement of the inner lid 5 in the x direction and the y direction relative to the body part 3, and thus it is possible to inhibit the generation of vibration and noise.
Further, in the packaging container 1 according to the present embodiment, the bottom face (the bottom third plane part 33) of the stored item containing part 31 is parallel to the bottom face (the bottom first plane part 23) of the body part 3 and is formed closer to the engaged portion than the bottom face of the body part 3. Because the stored item containing part 31 has a raised bottom due to this configuration, the stored item 7 within the stored item containing part 31 is not directly subjected to external forces from below, thereby ensuring that the stored item containing part 7 is held more reliably.
Further, in the packaging container 1 according to the present embodiment, the convex pattern 39 protruding from the engaged portion side and supporting the stored item 7 is provided on the bottom face of the stored item containing part 31. This configuration can reduce a contact area of the stored item 7 within the stored item containing part 31, prevent adhesion of the stored item 7, and improve the ease of removal.
In the packaging container 1 according to the present embodiment, the inner lid 5 is detachably engaged with the lid 4. As a result, because the bottom side of the stored item containing part 31 is exposed when the lid part 4 is opened or closed, the stored item 7 can be easily carried in and out.
Further, in the packaging container 1 according to the present embodiment, the body part 3 and the lid part 4 are formed as a single member, and are engaged with each other by folding the boundary portion 21. This configuration can reduce the number of parts and manufacturing costs and can facilitate the assembly.
As described above, the present embodiment has been described with reference to the specific examples. However, the present disclosure is not limited to these embodiments. With respect to these design modifications applied as appropriate by those skilled in the art are also encompassed by the present disclosure as long as they possess the features of the present disclosure. The elements provided in each of the embodiments described above, and the arrangement, conditions, shape, and the like thereof, may be adapted and modified as appropriate without being limited to those exemplified. Each element provided by each of the above-described embodiments may vary in combination as appropriate, unless there is a technical inconsistency.
In the above-described embodiment, the body part 3 and the lid part 4 are famed integrally. However, the body part 3 and the lid part 4 may be separate members. Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, the main body 2 having the body part 3, the lid part 4, and the inner lid 5 are configured as separate members. However, the main body 2 and the inner lid 5 may be configured to be integrally formed. In this case, the inner lid 5 is connected to one side, for example, of the long side of the body part 3 or the lid part 4, which is not the boundary portion 21.
In the above-described embodiment, the stored item containing part 31 is provided in the body part 3, and the chemical agent containing part 41 is provided in the lid part 4. However, in contrast to the above-described configuration, the stored item containing part 31 is provided in the lid part 4 and the chemical agent containing part 41 is provided in the body part 3.
In the above-described embodiment, the sheet-shaped stored item 7 is exemplified, but the shape of the stored item 7 may be other than the sheet shape. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the deoxygenating and/or dehydrating chemical agent 8 is exemplified. However, the function of the chemical agent 8 may be other than deoxygenating and dehydrating.
The present international application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-122171, filed Jun. 28, 2019, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
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