Method of manufacturing pouch container, pouch container, pouch container with cap, and double container with discharge mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12545488-B2
Application number	US-202117998186-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2021
Priority date	Jun 9, 2020
Publication date	Feb 10, 2026
Grant date	Feb 10, 2026

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a pouch container, includes: forming a pouch bag having one open end, by fusion-bonding a resin layer on an inner side of an end of a first film, with a resin layer on an inner side of an end of one or more second films; molding a mouth part member made of a resin, including a brim portion and a standing portion; attaching a lower surface of the brim portion of the mouth part member made of the resin to an outer resin layer of the first film of the pouch bag, by integrating the resins, using one of ultrasonic, heat, or high-frequency welding; filling the pouch bag with contents from the one open end of the pouch bag; and sealing an inside by fusion-bonding the one open end of the pouch bag to seal the pouch bag.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A method of manufacturing a pouch container, the method comprising:
forming a pouch bag having one open end, by fusion-bonding a resin layer on an inner side of an end of a first film, with a resin layer on an inner side of an end of one or more second films, wherein each of the first film and the one or more second films has a structure comprising three or more layers including an outer resin layer forming an outer surface, an inner resin layer forming an inner surface, and a metal layer or an inorganic layer sandwiched between the inner and outer resin layers; molding a mouth part member made of a resin, the mouth part member including a brim portion and a standing portion, wherein the resin of the mouth part member is the same as a resin of the outer resin layer of the first film, the resin being an olefin-based resin or an ester-based resin; attaching a lower surface of the brim portion of the mouth part member made of the resin to an upper surface of the outer resin layer of the first film of the pouch bag, by integrating the resin of the mouth part member with the resin of the outer resin layer, using one of ultrasonic welding, heat welding, or high-frequency welding; filling the pouch bag with contents from the one open end of the pouch bag; and sealing an inside of the pouch bag by fusion-bonding the one open end of the pouch bag to seal the pouch bag.

2 . The method of manufacturing the pouch container as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first film is a hexagonal upper surface film,
wherein the one or more second films are two side surface films each having a shape in which an upper side of a rectangle and a lower base of a trapezoid are continuously formed, and wherein the step of forming the pouch bag includes, fusion-bonding outer edges of three continuous sides of the hexagonal upper surface film with three ends of one of the two side surface films which are an upper base and legs of the trapezoid of the one of the two side surface films; fusion-bonding a side of the rectangle of the one of the two side surface films with a side of the rectangle of another of the two side surface films; and fusion-bonding outer edges of another three sides of the hexagonal upper surface film with three ends of said another of the two side surface films which are an upper base and legs of the trapezoid of said another of the two side surface films.

3 . The method of manufacturing the pouch container as claimed in claim 2 , wherein after sealing the inside of the pouch bag by fusion-bonding the one open end of the pouch bag,
vertices of lower ends of the two side surface films are folded, and the vertices are bonded to each other.

4 . The method of manufacturing the pouch container as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a spiral projection is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the standing portion of the mouth part member.

5 . The method of manufacturing the pouch container as claimed in claim 1 , the method further comprising:
forming the first film, wherein the metal layer or the inorganic layer of the first film is an air blocking layer; and forming the one or more second films, wherein the metal layer or the inorganic layer of the one or more second films is an air blocking layer.

6 . The method of manufacturing the pouch container as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the lower surface of the brim portion of the mouth part member and the outer resin layer of the first film to which the mouth part member is attached are formed of a thermoplastic olefin-based resin or PET resin.

7 . The method of manufacturing the pouch container as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a metal included in the air blocking layer of at least one of the first film or the one or more second films is aluminum.

8 . The method of manufacturing the pouch container as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the air blocking layer of at least one of the first film or the one or more second films is a resin film layer on which silica is deposited.

9 . The method of manufacturing the pouch container as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the olefin-based resin includes at least one of: polypropylene (PP), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), polymethylpentene (TPX), or ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, or the ester-based resin includes polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

10 . A method of manufacturing a pouch container, the method comprising:
molding a mouth part member made of a resin, the mouth part member including a brim portion and a standing portion, wherein the resin of the mouth part member is the same as a resin of an outer resin layer of a first film, the resin being an olefin-based resin or an ester-based resin; attaching a lower surface of the brim portion of the mouth part member made of the resin to the outer resin layer of the first film, by integrating the resin of the mouth part member with the resin of the outer resin layer, using one of ultrasonic welding, heat welding, or high-frequency welding; forming a pouch bag having one open end, by fusion-bonding a resin layer on an inner side of an end of the first film, with a resin layer on an inner side of an end of one or more second films, wherein each of the first film and the one or more second films has a structure comprising three or more layers including an outer resin layer forming an outer surface, an inner resin layer forming an inner surface, and a metal layer or an inorganic layer sandwiched between the inner and outer resin layers; filling the pouch bag with contents from the one open end of the pouch bag; and sealing an inside of the pouch bag by fusion-bonding the one open end of the pouch bag to close the pouch bag.

11 . The method of manufacturing the pouch container as claimed in claim 10 , wherein
the olefin-based resin includes at least one of: polypropylene (PP), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), polymethylpentene (TPX), or ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, or the ester-based resin includes polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

12 . A method of manufacturing a pouch container, the method comprising:
folding and fusion-bonding an inner resin layer of an end of a film, to form a pouch bag having one open end, wherein the film has a structure comprising three or more layers including an outer resin layer forming an outer surface, an inner resin layer forming an inner surface, and a metal layer or an inorganic layer sandwiched between the inner and outer resin layers; molding a mouth part member made of a resin, the mouth part member including a brim portion and a standing portion, wherein the resin of the mouth part member is the same as a resin of the outer resin layer of the film, the resin being an olefin-based resin or an ester-based resin; attaching a lower surface of the brim portion of the mouth part member made of the resin, to the outer resin layer of the film of the pouch bag, by integrating the resin of the mouth part member with the resin of the outer resin layer, using one of ultrasonic welding, heat welding, or high-frequency welding; filling the pouch bag with contents from the one open end of the pouch bag; and sealing an inside of the pouch bag by fusion-bonding the one open end of the pouch bag to close the pouch bag.

13 . The method of manufacturing the pouch container as claimed in claim 12 , wherein
the olefin-based resin includes at least one of: polypropylene (PP), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), polymethylpentene (TPX), or ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, or the ester-based resin includes pol

Assignees

• Shiseido Co Ltd

Inventors

• Obana Takakazu

Classifications

• B65D75/5877 Primary

  connected to a planar surface of the package wall · CPC title

• B65D51/225

  and further comprising a device first inhibiting displacement of the outer closure (B65D51/223 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B05B11/00

  Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use · CPC title

• B31B70/84

  Forming or attaching means for filling or dispensing contents, e.g. valves or spouts · CPC title

• B31B70/642

  using sealing jaws or sealing dies · CPC title