DESCRIPTION
PACKAGING BAG WITH STEAM RELEASING FUNCTION AND PACKAGING
BODY USING THE PACKAGING BAG
Technical Field
The preset invention relates to a packaging bag which keeps foods and the like.,
especially relates to the packaging bag having a steam venting function, wherein a
steam venting port is opened by a force of an emitted steam when heated by means of a
heating means such as a microwave oven and the like, and relates to a package using
the packaging bag,
Background Art
In recent years, bag-packed foods wherein bags are filled with ready-made or
semi-cooked foods and the like and those are ponied into the packaging bags made of
heat resistant films and thus bag-packed foods are heated and cooked by a microwave
oven just before eating, have widely come into the market.
Such packed foods for cooking use when heated directly by the microwave oven
without opening, may possibly contaminate tbe inner side of the microwave oven by
rupturing the packaging bag and scattering contents as a result of raising the internal
pressure by generated steam and the like which is emitted from foods.
Accordingly, the rupture of the packaging bag has been prevented, For example, by
opening a small air hole and me like or by cutting off a portion by use of scissors and
the like to the packaging bag before cooking by the microwave oven, in lder to avoid
the increase of. the internal pressure within the. inner side of the packaging bag.
However, by such method, since the steam emitted after heating is released
immediately to the outside of the packaging bag, the steam-cooking effect by the
steam decreases and the deterioration of foods may occur as a result of an acceleration
of food dehydration in the packaging bag.
Accordingly, a packaging bag is provided by a sealed package; wherein, for
example, as shown in Fig. I7(a), a laminated film 103 is made as a cylindrical shape,
and at the same surface side, the facing two-edge parts of the film are laid on each
other in a butt-seam manner, and as shown in Fig. I7{b), the laid-on sides arc joined by
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heat-sealing to form an easily peelable region in a part of the region throughout an
entire length in a longitudinal direction, and a cylindrical body is formed by providing
a predetermined width of a heat-sealing part 102, and after said heat-sea] ing part 102 is
made to be one-sided to one edge side of the cylinder, and after the bag is fabricated by
providing a bottom heat-sealing part LG3 by heat-scaling a lower line part of the
cylindrical body excluding the lower line part of the heat-sealing part 102, contents are
filled in from an upper line part of an opening pari of the cylindrical body, and then as
shown in Fig.l7(c), the upper line part of the cylindrical body fs heat-sealed to provide
a heat-sealing part 104 of the upper part excluding the upper tine part of the
heat-sealing pail 102.
The packaging bag is described as capable to conduct the steam pressure relief,
when the steam pressure of the internal bag is raised while heating, an easily peelable
region which is made in a part of region in the heat-sealing part 102 delaminates to
release the steam (JP09-150864,A{1997)).
Also, for a part of films of constituting the packaging bag, a device to use an. air
permeable film is proposed (JP10-129748, A (1998)).
"Moreover a device is proposed where a narrow seal width is provided to
comprise a narrow seal width in a part of the region in a back seal part of the
packaging bag and in the region of the narrow width part a cutting is made to form an
opening which is capable to open by the internal pressure of the bag (JP11-278557, A
(1999)).
The packaging bag, which is made so as to conduct the steam releasing from a
part of the heat-sealed packaging bag film as an easily peelable state, is advantageous
from the point of fabricating for the reason that different materials are cot used, but
even if such, packaging bag is applied, when as appearane after heating is observed, a
scattering of contents is found in the easily peelalble region provided in a part of the
region of the beat-seal part of the packaging bag so that the scattering of the contents in
the perfect state and a stain of the inside of the microwave oven are not considered to
be avoidable.
Disclosure of Invention
The subject of the present invention is to solve the above mentioned problem and
to provide a packaging bag and a package using the packaging bag having a steam
venting function capable of releasing the internaj pressure of Uie package even wfcen
hearting cooking is conducted by a microwave oven and preventing the circumference
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of the bag or an inside of the microwave from being stained.
In order to achieve the above mentioned object according, to claim 1, the present
invention is to provide with a packaging bag having the steam venting function;
wherein the packaging bag comprises that two sheets of front and back main body
films having respective sealant layers are laid on by making facing said sealant layers
inward, and a bottom seal part and side seal parts are provided by sealing three sides,
and a space of a top intended part for heat seal is opened; and a fold-in path, consisting
of, facing an inner sheet part and an outer sheet part by bending the main body film of.
the front side into Z shape , is formed in the main body film of the front side in the
vicinity of the bottom seal part across an entire bag width making parallel to said
bottom seal part; and the above mentioned fold-in part has a steam venting port; and a
seal part is provided wherein an easily peelable tape having an easily pealable property
is provided on one side througout a width direction of the bag making parallel to the
fold-in part in an inside of the fold-in. part and an easily peelable side of the easily
peeJable tape is heat-scaled in making positioning to the inner sheet part side of the
fold-in part; and the easily peelable seal part made as a capable of a delamination by
thermal welding of the easily peelable side of the easily peelable tape in the above
mentioned seal part and a sealant layer of the above mentioned inner sheet part, is
positioned around said steam venting port so as to solve the above mentioned subject.
Also, referring to the present invention, it is possible that an opposite side of toe
above mentioned easily peelable side of the easily peelable tape is made as a high
strength adhesive side, and said seal part is provided by heat-sealing in making said
easily peelable side of the easily peelable tape positioning to the inner sheet part side
of The fold-in part and in making the high strength adhesive side of the easily peelable
tape positioning to the outer sheet part side of the. fold-tn part, and said high strength
adhesive side of the easily peelable tape in said seal part and the sealant layer of the
outer sheet part are thermally welded so that the delamination by the steam pressure is
made to be incapable.
Also, referring to the present invention, it is possible that the above mentioned
steam venting port is provided by cutting the above mentioned seal part.
Also, referring, to the present invention, it is possible that the above mentioned.
seal part has one non-seal part or more consisting of a non-seal region with one side
continuous to a mountain folding edge of the fold-in part while three sides are
surrounded by a seal region and the above mentioned steam venting port is positioned
in said non-seal parts.
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Also, referring to the present invention, it is possible that in the above mentioned
fold-in part the multiple numbers of the above mentioned seal parts are provided in
making a discontinuous state through the non-seal parts consisting of the non-heat-seal
region
Also, referring to the present invention, it is possible that the steam venting port
of the above mentioned seal pan is adjacent to the above mentioned non-seal part
situated between. the seal parts..
Also, referring to the present invention, it is possible that the seal part located at
the center of the above mentioned fold-in part has the non-seal part of the
non-heat-seal region with one side continuous to the mountain folding edge of the
fold-in part while three sides are surrounded by the seal region, and in the non-seal part,
thee above: mentioned steam venting port is located by making a convex against the
opposite side of the mountain folding edge, and in the above mentioned both sides of
the central seal part, a lateral side seal part is provided by having the non-seal part of
the non-heat scal region with one side continuous to the mountain folding edge of the
fold-in part while three sides are surrounded by the seal region, and the above
mentioned seal part in the center of the fold-in part and the lateral seal part are
provided to side by side through the non-seal part.
Also, referring to the present invention, it is possible that in the seal part of the
above mentioned center of the fold-in part, a seal width of the width direction of the
bag of a vertical part continuous to the mountain folding edge of the seal region is
wider than a seal width in the direction perpendicular to the width direction of the bag
of a. horizontal part along the width direction of the bag of the seal region.
Also, referring to the present invention, it is possible that in respective above
mentioned lateral side seal parts, the vertical part of the side seal part side of the seal
region is extended to the opposite side of the mountain folding edge of the fold-in part
and the horizontal part of the seal region is inclined as approaching from the above
mentioned central seal part side to the side seal part side so as to be one-sided to the
opposite side with the mountain folding edge.
Also, referring to the present invention, it is possible that the above mentioned
lateral side seal part is provided to a line. symmetry making the packaging bag vertical
central line as an axis of symmetry.
Also., referring to the present invention, it is possible that in both edges of the
above mentioned fold-in part, the non seal part consisting of the non-heat-seal region
between said seal part and the side seal part is provided and said non-seal part is the
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line symmetry making the vertical central line of the packaging bag as. the axis of
symmetry.
Also, referring to the present invention, it is possible that the high strength
adhesive side of 3 lower edge part in the above mentioned easily peeiable tape js
thermally welded to a sealant layer of the above mentioned outer sheet part throughout
a longitudinal direction of the tape in an incapable state of the delamination may the
steam pressure.
Also, referring to the present invention it is possible that an edge part of said
easily peelable tape is positioned between the main body films of the fold-in part in the
side seal part of said fold-in part, and a punched hole is provided in said edge part of
said easily peelable tape and the sealant layers of the main body films are thermally
welded each other through said punched hole in a direct manner.
Also, referring to the present invention, it is possible that the lateral side seal part
made by heat-sealing of the inner sheet Qart and the outer sheet part of the fold-in part
with making to position the above mentioned easily peelable tape in between, and
situated nearer to the above mentioned side seal part, is provided across in a direction
perpendicular to the width direction of the bag of the fold-in part, and said lateral side
seal part is continued to the seal part having heat-sealing of the facing front and back
main body films each other in contents filled region.
Also, referring to the present invention, it is possible that the seal width of the
side seal part in the vicinity of the above mentioned bottom seal part is made to be
narrower than the seal width of the side seal part in the vicinity of the top intended part
for heat seal situated facing to the bottom seal, and the seal width of the side seal part
becomes wider as approaching from the vicinity position of the bottom sta! part to the
vicinity of the above mentioned top intended part for heat seal.
Also, referring to the present invention, it is possible that the above mentioned
steam venting port is any one of a small hole. cutting out, or slit.
Also, referring to the present invention, it is possible that in the vicinity of the top
intended part for heat seal located facing to the bottom seal part, an easily cutting
means can be provided.
Also, referring to the present invention, it is possible that the package having the
steam venting, function is provided and the above mentioned subject is solved by
providing the package; wherein from the top intended part for heat seal side of the
packaging bag having the steam venting function, contents are filled and said lop
intended part for heat seal is sealed by heat-sealing, and the main body film which the
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fold-in part is formed, is laid horizontally by making to face up and heated, and, by the
swollen deformation of the packaging bag by the increased inner pressure, the
delamination is made between the inner sheet part and the easily peelable tape in the
peelable seal region in the seal part of the fold-in part so that the steam is made to vent
from the opened steam venting port.
According to the present invention of Claim 1, the top intended part for heat seal
after filling contents is made as a sealed form, and this is heated by a heating means as
a microwave oven, and then swells when the internal pressure is increased by the
generation the steam and, the steam venting port is opened by making the
delamination of the easily peeiable tape from the inner sheet part of the fold-in part and
the steam is made so as to release from the steam venting port so that the packaging
bag does not perform in such a manner to burst
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 2, as the form which the top
intended part for heat seal is heat-sealed after contents are filled, and this is heated by
heating means such as the microwave oven, and when the inner sheet part and the outer
sheet part of the fold-in part are separated as a result of swelling of the packaging bag,
the easily peeiable tape remains to the outer sheet part in the adhered state, and the
above mentioned easily peeiable tape positively separates from the inner sheet part,
and the steam venting port opens and simultaneously, the space connected to the steam
venting port from contents filled space is appropriately made so as to be formed.
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 3, since the steam venting port
is provided by making a cutting to the seal closing port, the steam venting port which
is made so as to be closed whe the internal pleasure, is not added to the packaging bag
in the form which the top intended part for heat seal is heat-sealed after contents are
filled, can be easily formed.
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 4, when the internal pressure of
the bag is increased and the easily peeiable seal part is detaminated, the stearn venting
port is made to open more appropriately. And, the shape of the steam venting port
becomes more flexible so that various shapes of the steam venting port can be made.
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 5, when the easily peeiable seal
part delamlnates as a result of the increase of the internal pressure in the bag, opened
multiple steam venting ports are obtained and the steam venting is positively made to
be performed.
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 6, when the easily peeiable seal
part delaminates as a result of the increase of the internal pressure in the bag, the steam
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venting port is made to be opened move positively.
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 7, when the easily peelable seal
part delaminates as a result of the increase of the internal pressure in the bag, a flow of
the steam from contents filled space in the bag to the steam venting port of the central
seal part of the fold-in part is fixed so that the steam flow becomes stable and the
steam venting without turbulence can be made to perform.
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 8, in the. seal part having the
steam venting port, when the easily peelable seal part delaminates as a result of the
increase of the internal pressure in the bag, a seal retraction (the delamidation
acceleration of the easily peel able seal part) toward the mountain folding edge of the
fold-in part is kept down so that the flow of the steam passing through the steam
venting gate can be made so as to control, and the scattering of solid contents as a
result of bumping can be prevented, and simultaneously the appropriate pressure effect
such as steaming and the like against the contents can be made to provide by
controlling the internal pressure of the bag.
Also, according 10 the present invention of Claim 9, the delamination at the side
part of the fold-in part can be made so as to be avoided when the internal pressure of
the bag increases so that the steam from the steam venting port can be made to make a
discharge positively from the steam venting port.
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 10, since the delamination at the
side part of the fold-in part can be made so as to be avoided when the internal pressure
of the bag increases so that the steam from the steam venting port can be made to make
the discharge positively from the steam venting port.
Also, according to the presest invention of Claim 11, the deteminatian at the side
part of the fold-in part can be made so as to be avoided when the internal pressure of
the bag increases so that the steam from the steam venting port can be made to make
the discharge positively from the steam venting port.
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 12, the contents flown by
bumping can be made to be prevented from entering into the space between the easily
peelable tape and the outer sheet part of the fold-in part.
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 13, the delamination at the side
part of the fold-in part can be made so as to be avoided when the internal pressure of
the bag is increased so that the steam, from the steam ventingg port can. be made to make
the discharge positively from the steam venting port.
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 14. the delamination at the side
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part of the fold-in part can be made so as to be prevented at the increase of the internal
pressure of the bag, the steam from the steam venting port can be made to make the
discharge positively from the steam venting port.
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 15, the center of the bag in the
swollen state of the bag is one -sided to the steam venting port side so that the pressure
to the top seal part side is relaxed and even the top seal part is in the impurities seal
state, the seal region of the lop seal part retracts to make so as to prevent from the
delemination.
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 16, the formation of the steam
venting port is easily performed.
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 17, an opening after cooking
can be performed manually without the use of tools as scissors and the like.
Also, according to the present invention of Claim 18, the package, which can
release the steam appropriately without staining the inner oven while cooking by the
microwave oven, is made for the microwave oven cooking use.
Brief Description of Drawings
Figure 1 (a) illustrates a state of a perspective view, (b) illustrate a
cross -sectional view along an O-O line of (a), according to the first embodiment of the
present invention.
Fignre 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a main body film.
Figure 3 illustrates a bag fabricating process of a packaging bag in order
according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 illustrates a packaging bag according to the first embodiment of the
present invention.
Figure 5 illustrates an opened state of a steam venting port of a package according to
the first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 (a) illustrates a state of a perspective view, (b) illustrates a
cross-sectional view along an O-O line of (a), (c) illustrates a cross-sectional view of a
side seal part in a fold-in part, according to the second embodiment of the present
invention.
Figure 7 illustrates an opened state of a steam venting port of a package according to
the second embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8 illustrates a bag fabricating process of a packaging bag in order
according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
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Figure 9 illustrates modification examples of a seal part according to the second
embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 10 (a) illustrates a state of a front view, schematically, (b) illustrates a
cross-sectional view along an A-A1 line of (a), (c) illustrates a. cross-sectional view
along a B-B' line of (a), (d) illustrates a cross-sectional view along a C-C line of (a),
according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 11 (a) illustrates a state of a front view, schematically, (b) illustrates a
crosss sectional view along an A-A' line of (a), (c) illustrates a cross-sectional view
along a B-B' line of (a), (d) illustrates a cross-sectional view along a C-C' line of (a),
according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 12 (a) illustrates a state of a front view, schematically, (b) illustrates a
cross-sectional view along an A-A' line of (a), (c) illustrates a cross-sectional view
along a B-B' line of (a), (d) illustrates a cross-sectional view along a C-C line of (a),
according to a modification of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 13 (a) illustrates a state of a front view, schematically, (b) illustrates a
cross-sectional view along an A-A' line of (a), (c) illustrates a cross-sectional view
along a B-B' line of (a), (d) illustrates a cross-sectional view along a C-C line of (a),
according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
FiguiB 14- (a) illustrates a state of a front view, schematically, (b) illustrates a
cross-sectional view along an A-A' line of (a), (c) illustrates, a crass-sectional view
along a B-B' line of (a), (d) illustrates a cross-sectional view along a C-C' line of (a),
according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 15 illustrates a fold-in part according to the sixth embodiment of the
present invention.
Figure 16(d) illustrates a state of a front view, schematically, (b) illustrates a
cross-sectional view along an A-A' line of (a) according to the seventh embodiment of
the present invention.
Figure 17 illustrates a conventional example.
Best Mode for Carrying out the Invention
A packaging bag having a steam venting function and a package using the
packaging bag will now be explained in detail according to the embodiments of the
present invention.
(The first embodiment of the present invention)
A packaging bag 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
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comprises that a front side main body film 2 and a back side main body film 3 which
are respectively laminated films, are laid on and as shown in Fig.l(b), a bottom seal
part 4 and both sides of side seal parts 5,5 are. formed by thermal welding of edge parts
circumference with thermal adhesive sealant layers 2s, 3s which are formed by
lamination in inner surfaces of the laid-on films by means of heat-sealinging so that a
content A such as liquid or solid is made so as to enable for filling.
As for the main body film 2 of the above mentioned front side, the front side main
body film 2, by making parallel to the bottom seal part 4 at the bottom seal part 4 side
across an width. width direction of the bag, is bent back toward the bottom seal part 4
side once, and a fold-in part 8 is provided in such a manner that the main body film 2,
which is folded from a valley folding edge 6 to the bottom seal part 4 side, is made to
be folded parallel to the bottom seal part 4 from a mountain folding edge 7 in the
vicinity of the bottom seal part 4, and the fold-in part8 is formed as the form which an
inner sheet part 9 of an inside and an outer sheet 10 of an outside are combined to face
respeclive thermal adhesive sealant layers 2s each other.
Tbe above mentioned fold-in part 8 formed in the front side main body film 2
comprises one steam venting port II. The steam verting port 11 is positioned in the
above mentioned inner sheet part 9. The steam venting port 11 may be provided as a
small hole at the center of the inner sheet part or may be provided as a cutout or slit
along the mountain folding edge 7.
Also, in an inside of the fold-in part 8 an easily peeleble tape 12 having easily
peelable property is inserted across an entire. width of the bag in. parallel to the fold-in
part 8. One side of the easily peelable tape 12 is made as an easily peeiable side 13 and
the side 13 is positioned so as to face to the thermal adhesive sealant layer 2s of the
above mentioned inner sheet part 9, and the other side is made as a high adhesive side
14 and the side l4 is positioned so as to face to the thermal adhesive sealant layer 2s of
the outer sheet part 10, and the required part is heat-sealed in the state that the easily
peelable tape 12 is disposed between the inner sheet part 9 and the outer sheet part 10,
and at the heat-scaled region the easily peelable side 13 of the easily peelable tape 12
and the thermal adhesive sealant layer 2s of the inner sheet part 9 are thermally welded,
and the high adhesive side 14 of the easily peeiable tape 12 and the thermal adhesive
sealant layer 2s of the outer sheet part 10 are thermally welded.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, the easily peelable tape 12
is heat-sealed across the entire-width of the bag.
And in the region which the easily peelable side 13 Qf the easily peelable tape 12
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and the heat adhesive sealant layer 2s of the inner sheet part 9 are thermally welded,
the easily peelaole tape 12 covers the steam venting port 11 by overlapping the, steam
vesting port 11. Accordingly, the fold-in part 8. is provided to have the seal part 15
which doses the steam venting port 11.
As mentioned above, the seal part. 15 is formed by heat-sealing in the state which
the inner sheet part 9 and the outer sheet part 10 arc laid on placing the easily peelable
tape 12 in between, In the above mentioned seal part 15, the high strength adhesive
side H of the easily peelable tape 12 and the thermal adhesive sealant layer 2s of the
outer sheet part 10 are thermally welded and a seal part to make the incapable
delamination even by the increased internal pressure which makes to swell the bag, is
formed between the easily peelable tape 12 and the outer sheet part 10s as will be
described later. Also, in the seal part 15, the above mentioned easily peelable side 13
of the easily peelable tape 12 and the thermal adhesive sealant layer 2s of the inner
sheet part 9 are thermally welded and the easily peelable seal part which delaminates
as a result of the increased internal pressure which makes to swell the bag, is formed
between the easily peelable tape 12 and the inner sheet part 9. And the steam venting
port. It is positioned in the above mentioned easily peelable seal part.
since the seal part 15 having the steam venting port 11 comprises the above
mentioned structure, the sealed packaging bag swells by a generation of steam in the
inside of the bag, while cooking in the microwave oven, and when a force so as to
separate the inner sheet part 9 and the outer sheet port 10 is added to the fold-in part 8,
at the easily peelable seal portion in the seal part 15, the delamination between the
inner sheet part 9 and the easily peelable tape 12 accelerates and the seal retracts to a
mountain foJding edge side of the fold-in part 8, accordingly the steam venting port 11
is opened, and the steam generated in the bag becomes so as to release from the opened
steam venting port ll, and no rupture of the bag occurs by keeping down the excessive
increase of the internal pressure.
The above mentioned both sides of the fold-in part 8 are formed as the side seal
parts 5 while fabricating a bag. And according to the first embodiment, at the side
seal parts 5 of the fold-in part 8, the easily peelable tape 12 is positioned between, the
inner sheet part 9 and the outer sheet part 10, and the easily peelable side 13 of the
easily peelable tape 12 at the corresponding position with the side seal parts 5, is also
thermally welded to the thermal adhesive sealant layer 2s of the inner sheet panrt 9.
However, when the internal pressure increases to expand the fold-in part 8 the opening
of the above mentioned steam venting port 11 is performed earlier so that the steam
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venting port 11 is provided ntrt to accelerate the delamination at the side seal parts 5.
Accoiding to the first embodiment, in order not to accelerate unnecessary
delamination at both sides of the fold-in part 8, at side seal parts 5 thereof which are
positioned in the opposite to the above mentioned bottom seal part side of the fold-in
part 8 and which are made directly to heat-seal with the front and back main hotly
films 2, 3, the extended side seal part 16 is formed in the stale of a part entered into the
inner side. Accordingly, even in case that the bag is swollen, 3 force as 3 result of the
increased inner pressure is difficult to apply to the fold-in part 8 and the side seal part
16 respectively so that the extended side seal pan 16 is provided to avoid positively the
delamination at the both sides of the side seal parts 16 of the fold-in part 8.
As for the packaging bag 1, the edge of front and back main body films 2,3 which
is apart from the fold-in part 8 locating facing to the bottom seal part 4 is a top
intended part for heat seal 17 across the width of the bag and is made as the opening
for contents filling use. And as for the packaging bag 1, in the side seal parts 5, at the
height of the position in the vicinity of the bottom seal part 4, an easy cutting means 18
such as a cutout or a machine line; and the like is provided. By providing the easy
cutting means 18, the packaging bag, as shown below can easily be torn to open
without the use of cutting tools such as scissors aad the like. Here, the easy cutting
means 18 can be provided to the position at the height in the vicinity of the top
intended part for heat seal 17.
(Package)
A package 20 which is heat-sealed at the top sea] part 19 is obtained by filling
contents from the opening of the top intended part for heat seal 17 of the above
mentioned packaging bag 1 and by heal sealing the top intended part for heat seal
17(Fig.4), The package 20 is laid horizontally so as to face up the fold-in part 8 in the
microwave oven and cooked, and when by the increase of temperature in the inside of
the package, the bag is swollen by the swollen air or by the increase of pressure as a
result of the generation of steam, as described above, the space between the inner sheet
part 9 and the outer sheet part 10 opens at the fold-)n part 8, And the delamination
accelerates at the easily peelable seal part in the seal part 15, and in the state which the
easily peelable tape 12 remains at the outer sheet part 1.0, the, steam venting port 11 is
opened (Fig. 5), and from the opened steam venting port 11 the steam is made to
discharge to outward. Accordingly, the. package 20 does not make outpute and stain,
of the inside of the microwave oven. Also, since the steam venting continues to
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perform appropriately, a pressure gradually drops and steaming effects and (he like can
be added to the cooking materials.
Here, as for the seal part 15, as describe above, before and after contents are filled
info the bag, the steam venting pott 11 is closed at room temperature (at normal
atmosphere) of which the packaging bag is made.
(Base layers for the main body film)
The above mentioned front and back main body films 2, 3 comprise a composite
film made of laminated at Least a base layer 21 and the above mentioned sealant layers
2s, 3 s (Refer to Fig.2(a)). The base layer 21 is film-like or sheet-like material and the
plastic film or sheel having comparatively heat resistive property which is used for
common packaging material, such as polyolefin (polyethylene, polypropylene and the
like), polyester (polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalale, polyethylene
napirthahate and the like), polyamide (nylon-6, nylon-66, polyimide and the like) and
their copolymers, can be used.
Also, for the base layer 21, the publicly known additives and if necessary, fox
example, antistatic agent, ultraviolet absorber, plasticizer, slipping agent, coloring
agent and. the. like can be added appropriately. Moreover, the surface of the base layer
21 can be modified by a treatment such as corous discharge, treatmcnt or anchor
coating treatment so that the adhesiveness, can be improved with the above mentioned
sealant layer. Also, if necessary, a printed. layer (not shown in Figure} on the front or
back side of the base layer can be provided.
Moteover, in order to improve gas barrier property of the main body films 2, 3
having the equivalent property with aluminum foilt an inorganic compound vapor
deposition film provided by aluminum oxide or silica oxide vapor deposition by
chemical vapor deposition or physical vapor deposition method for the thickness of
approximately 20-l00nm, can also be used for the plastic film of the base layer 21.
In the case of the plastic film, an oriented polyethylene terephthalate film can be
preferably used.
(The sealant layer of the main body film)
Resins having thermally welding property such as polyethylene, polypropylene,
ethylone copolymer, saturated polyester and the like can be used as a sealant layer, and
if the microwave oven suitability and (he like is considered, propylene resin having
thickness of approximately 60-80μm can be preferably used.
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In case that drop strength, thrust strength, or gas barrier property is required to
improve, as shown in Fig.2 (b), an intermediate layer 22 can be made to locate between
the base layer 21 and the sealant layers 2s, 3s. As the intermediate layer 22, for
example, nylon film or polyester film and the like can be used preferably. Also, for the
Intermediate layer, the vapor deposition layer of inorganic compounds such as silica,
aluminum oxide and the like can be contained.
The lamination of the base layer 21 and the sealant layers 2s,3s, or the base layer
21 and the intermediate layer 22, or the intermediate layer 22 and the sealant layers 2s,
3s can be performed easily by the dry lamination method by use of, for example,
two-paek polyurethane resin adhesive.
(Easily peelable tape)
The easily peelable, film monalayet which is excellent in easily peelable property,
and microwave oven opexability is prefetable to use for the easily peelable tape 12, and
in more detail, 30 to 50μrn thick non-oriented polypropylene resin type easily peelable
film manufactured by Toray Gosei Film Co., Ltd. or TOHCELLO Co., Ltd is
preferable to use,
(Packaging bag fabricating process)
One example of the bag fabricating process of the above mentioned packaging
bag 1 is illustrated according to Figs.3 (a) to (d).
Initially, in Fig3 (a), while the front side film 2 in a continuous form (as a wind
roll form) is made for an unwinding and run in a horizontal direction (front and back
direction in the Figure), the steam venting port 11 is formed in the region which
becomes the inner sheet part, and then the fold-in part 8 is formed by obtaining the
inner sheet part 9 and the outer sheet part 10 where the both sides edge parts 2a,2a of
the film width direction are folded back in reverse direction in turn mutually into
V-letter shape in the position of the valley folding edge 6 and the mountain folding
edge 7 by means of a folding guide plate(not shown in Fig.),
Continuously, the main body film 2 which formed the inner sheet part 9 and the
outer sheet part 10 is made to the unwinding and run, and the easily peelable tape 12 in
the continuous form is inserted horizontally between each inner sheet part 9 and outer
sheet part 10, (front and back direction in Pig.) while the unwinding and run is made
(to insert by way of facing the aasilly peelable side of the easily peelable tape 12 to the
inner sheet part 9 side, and facing tht high strength adhesive side fecing to the outer
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sheet part 10 side ), and the steam venting port 11 is made so as to be covered by the
easily peelable tape 12.
Then, while the main body films 2,3 are made to the unwinding and run at the
same speed, Fig.3(b), masking shields A (heat masking shields) are inserted below the
inner sheet parts 9 from the upper sides of each edge part 2a,2a of the main body film 2.
And, from the upper sides of the main body film 2 facing toward the portions where
the easily peelable tapes 12 are situated, heat sealers B (long heat seal bars to film-run
direction) are made to operate downward and are made to heat-seal by thermal press,
in such a manner that the thermal adhesive sealant layers 2s of the inner sheet parts 9
and the easily adhesive sides of the easily peelable tapes 12 are made to thermal
welding and also, in such a manner that the high strength adhesive sides of the easily
peelable tapes 12 and the thermal adhesive sealant layers 2s of the outer sheet parts 10
are thermally welded.
Accordingly, the seal parts 15 are formed in the fold-in. parts 6 which the inner
sheet parts 9 and the oute sheet parts 10 having the easily peelable tapes 12 in between
are mads to face each other, and are formed in the state which the steam venting ports
11 are positioned to the easily peelable seal parts in the seal parts 15.
And then the above mentioned masking shields A are removed from the region of
respective edge parts 2a, 3a of the main body films 2, 3, and after the main body films
2, 3 are temporally made to stop(or while making tbe unwinding run), as shown in Fig
3(c), respective edge parts 2a, 3a of both edges of the width direction of the maid body
films 2, 3 are heat-sealed by the thermal press by making to operate downward of the
upper edge heat sealers D (long heat sealers to the film run direction) from the upper
sides toward each receiving base C. Accordingly, respective edge parts 2a, 3a of both
sides width direction of the main body films 2, 3 are heat-sealed to form the bottom
seal part 4 shown in Fig.1 (a) to (b).
And then, side sealers provided to the direction perpendicular to the unwinding
and run direction of the main body films 2, 3 (long and narrow heat seal bars to the
film width derection Comprising side seal width, not shown in Figure) are made to
operate downward to the direction perpendicular to the unwinding and run direction of
the main body films 2, 3 against a side, seal receiving base E even intervals to the
unwinding direction, and the stalant layers 2s, 3s which face mutually at the side parts
of the main body films 2, 3 aod laid-on portions of the edge parts of the fold-in parts 8
(the portions which the inner sides of the inner side parts face to the easily peccable
sides of the easily peelable tapes each other and which the high strength adhesive sides
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of the easily peelable tapes face to the inner sides of the outer sheet parts each
other)are therm ally pressed.
Here, in the edge parts of the fold-in parts 8, the inner sides of the inner sheet
parts 9 and the inner sides of the outer sheet parts 10 can be made so as to face each
other directly, by providing through holes in the edge parts of the easily peelable tapes
12, or by providing the width sides of the easily peelable tapes 12 to smaller size than
the up-down size of the fold-in parts 8, and if such cases are provided^ the portions are
also heat-sealed by the above mentioned side sealer E.
To the laid-on main body films 2, 3 by this way, the side seal parts 5 arc formed at
even intervals to the perpendicular direction against the unwinding direction.
The inner sheet parts 9 in the main body film 2 are thermally pressed by the above
mentioned side sealer in the laid-on state with the main body film 2 besides fhe fold-in
parts 8, but the mutual facing surfaces of the main body film 2 of the bottom seal parts
4 side and the opposing above mentioned inner sheet parts 9, become the non-seal state
which the side seals are not made, since the thermal adhesive sealant layers 2s made of
a low melting point thermal adhesive resin are situated to the opposite side base layers
each other (higher melting point than sealant layer 2s resin).
Accordingly, the niain body films 2, 3 which are formed by heat seal are cut
parallel to the film unwinding and run direction along the cutting line F of the centra]
part of the film width direction as shown in Fig.3(d), and the packaging bags 1 which
open at the top intended parts for heat sea) 17 arc fabricated.
(The second embodiment of the present invention)
Figs. 6 to 9 show the second embodiment of the prcsem invention.
As for the examples, the seal part 15 is formed by heat-sealing throughout the
upper line portion along the mountain folding edge 7 of the fold in part 8 to the bag
width direction. Acd the above mentioned seal part 15 has three non-seal parts 23
comprising non-seal region wherein one side is continuous to the mountan folding
edge 7 and three sides sre surrounded by the seal region and the above mentioned
steam venting ports 11 are positioned to said non-seal parts 23. The steam venting
ports 11 are formed by curving with integrating the inner sheet part 9 and the easily
peelable lape 12 and the outer sheet part 10 in the non-seal parts 23.
The above seal region is the portion which is heat-sealed all in one, as mentioned
above where the easily pedable tape 12 is positioned between the inner sheet part 9
and the outer sheet part 10 in the seal part 15 and is the portion which the above
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mentioned easily peelable seal portion and the high strength adhesive seal portion are
laid on. As mentioned above, the easily peelable seal portion is the heat-sealed
portion in a state which the delamination is capable when the bag is swollen by the
steam pressure, and the high strength seal portion is the heat-scaled portion in a state
which the delamintrtion is incapable even when the bag is swollen by the steam
pressure. On the other hand, the non-heat seal region is made to be laid on in the seal
part 15 in such a manner that the easily peelable tape 12 is situated between the inner
sheet part 9 and the outer sheet part 10, but is the portion which the heat seal is not
performed.
Also, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the width size
of the easily peelable tape 12 is provided to larger size than the height size along the
perpendicular direction to the longitudinal direction of the fold-in part of the inner
sheet part 9, and the high strength adhesive 14 side of a lower edge part 24 of the
easily peelable tape 12 is thermally welded by heat seal to the thermal adhesive sealant
layer 2s which is the inner side of the main body film 2 continuous to the outer sheet
part 10 so that the delaminaiton by steam pressure is in incapable state, The easily
peelable side 13 at the lower edge part 24 of the easily peelable tape 12 noes not face
to the inner sheet part 8 and is in the non-adhesive state.
Also, in the both edge parts of the easily peelable tape 12, the high strength
adhesive side 14 of the easily peelable tape 12 is heat-sealed to the outer sheet part 10
and the thermal adhesive sealant layer 2s of the main body film 2 of the contents filled
part side which continues to the outer sheet part 10, while the easily peelable side 13 is
heat-scaled to the thermal adhesive sealant layer 2s of the inner sheet part 9 and the
thermal adhesive sealant layer 3s of the back side of the main body film 3.
Accordingly, also in the both sides of the side seal parts 5 of the fold-in part 8,
the easily peelable side 13 of the easily peelable tape 12 has the portion which is
thermally welded with the opposing side portion by heat-sealing, and when the bag is
swollen, the above mentioned steam venting portsil are opened so that the seal
retraction al the portion is provided so as not to occur and also, a device is made to
avoid the seal retraction in accordance with the following structure.
Accordingly, in the side seal parts 5 of the fold-in part 8., respective edge parts of
the easily peelable tape 12 in the position are provided with punched holes 25 as
shown in Fig.6(c), and through tbe punched holes 25, the thermal adhesive sealant
layers 2s, 2s of the inner sheet part 9 and the outer sheet part 10 are laid on each other
under direct contact and are thermally welded by heat-sealing so that the seal retraction
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is made not to occur as described above. The shape of the punched holes 25 is not
limited specifically, and in the portions situated at the side seal parts 5 of the fold-in
part 8, the punched holes 25 are punched with one spot or more, with the shape of
straight line or dotted line, for example, the punched holes 25 can be made to be
punched in making straight line or dotted line in intermittently two or multiple spots.
As for the packaging bag 1 according to the second embodiment of the present
invention, the package 20 sealed at the top seal part 19 is obtained by heat-sealing the
top intended part for heat seal 17 after contents are filled. And, when the package 20
is swollen by heating, as shown in Fig.7, the fold-in part 8 is opened and the steam
venting port 11 is opened and the steam can he released from the tuner side.
(Packaging bag fabricating process)
One example of the bag fabricating process of the above mentioned packaging
bag 1 is illustrated according to Figs,8 (a) to (f).
Initially, in Fig8(a), the fold-in parts 8 arc formed by obtaining the inner sheet
parts 9 and the outer sheet parts 10 where the two sides edge parts 2a, 2a of the film
width direction are folded back in reverse direction in turn each other into V-letter
shape in the positions of the valley folding edges 6 and the mountain folding edges 7
by means of a folding guide plate(not shown in Fig.), while the front side of film 2 in a
contnuous form (as wind roll form) is made to the unwinding and run in a horizontal
direction(front and back direction in Fig.), simultaneously.
And then, while. the main body film 2 which formed the inner sheet parts 9 and
the outer sheet parts 10 is made to the unwinding and run (Fig8(a), to the under side of
the main body film 2, the main body film3 in the back side of the continuous form(the
wind rollform) is made to the unwinding and run with the same run speed to the
horizontal direction (front and back side direction in Figure) in adjusting with both
edges parts 2a, 2a of the main body film 2, simultaneously, and the easily peelable
tapes 12 in a continuous form are inserted into the space of each inner sheet part 9 and
the outer sheet part 10 horizontally (front and back side direction in Figure) white
making the unwinding and run. Here, in the positions which become the
corresponding parts to the side seal parts 5 of the fold-in parts 8 of the easily peelable
tapes 12, the above mentioned punched holes 25 are previously punched.
Fig-8(b), simultaneously with the insertion of the easily peelable tapes 12,
masking shields G (thermal resistive heat masking shields made of metal and the like)
are inserted horizontally between respective edge parts 2a, 2a of the above mentioned
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main body film 2 and respective edge parts 3a, 3a of the back side of the main body
film 3.
And after the main body films 2,3 are temporally made to stop (or while making
the unwinding, and run of the main body films 2, 3), from the. upper side, of the main
body film 2 to the lower edge parts 24 of the easily peeiable tapes 12, heat sealers H
(long heat seal bars to the film run direction) are made to operate downward (or to
make operating downward while removing at the same speed as the film run speed),
and the sealant layer 2s of the main body film 2 and the lower edge parts 24 of the
easily peelable tapes 12 are thermally pressed.
Accordingly, the high strength sides 14 of the lower edge parts 24 of the easily
peeiable tapes 12 are heat-sealed to the sealant layer 2s of the main body film 2 in
incapable state of the delamination by the steam pressure, and the easily peeiable sides
13 of the lower edge parts 24 of the easily peeiable tapes 12 and the sealant layer 3s of
the main body film 3 are not heat-sealed by the masking shields G so that lower part
seal parts 26 are formed by keeping non-adhesive state. Here, according to the
present invention, the formation of the lower part seal parts 26 can be omitted if
necessary, and in that case, the fabrication process of the lower part seal parts 26 can
be omitted.
And then, while the main body films 2, 3 are made to the unwinding and run in
the same speed, Fig.8(c), simultaneously, the masking shields A (the heat masking
shield plates) are inserted from the upper side of respective edge parts 2a, 2a of the
main body film 2 to under the inner sheet parts 9.
And from the upper side of the main body film 2 against the portions where the
upper edge part of the easily peeiable tapes 12 (the parts of the mountain folding edge
sides) is situated, the heat sealers B (the long heat seal bars tothe film run direction)
are made to operate downward, and to heat-seal try thermal press in suc'n a manner that
the thermal adhesive sealant layer 2s of the inner sheet pans 9 and the easily peeiable
side 13 of the easily peelable tapes. 12 are thermal welded, and also, in such a manner
that the high strength adhesive side 14 of the easily peeiable tapes 12 and thermal
adhesive sealant layer 2s of the outer sheet parts 10 are thermally welded.
Accordingly, the seal parts 15 are formed to the fold-in parts 8 which the inner
sheet parts 9 and the outer sheet parts 10 providing the easily peeiable tapes 12 in
between are made to facing each other- in the seal parts 15, as mentioned above, the
non-seal pans 23 are provided so as to continue to the mountain folding edges 7 at the
positions of the center and right and left of the bag.
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In the state which the above mentioned masking shields A arc located, the steam
venting ports 11 are provided to each of the above mentioned non-seal parts 23 by
punching blades 27. Accordingly, the easily peelable seal parts in the seal parts 15
are in the state of surrounding respective steam venting ports 11
And then, after the above mentioned masking shields A are removed from the
region of respective edge parts 2a, 3 a of the main body films 2, 3 and the main body
films 2, 3 are temporally made to stop (or while making the unwinding run), as shown
in Fig.8(e), the upper edge heat sealers (long heat-seal bars in the film run direction)
arc made to operate downward from the upper side of each edge 2a, 3a of width
direction at both edges of the main body films 2, 3 to each receiving base C and
heat-seal by thermally press. Accordingly, respective edge parts 2a, 3a, of the width
direction at both edges of the main body films 2, 3 are heat-sealed and the bottom seal
parts 4 are formed.
And then, Fig.8(f), a side seaier(a long and narrow heat seal bar to the film width
direction comprising a side seal width, not shown in the Figure.) which is provided in a
direction perpendicular to the unwinding run direction of the main body films 2, 3, is
made to operate downward to the side seal receiving base E in the direction
perpendicular to the unwinding run direction of the main body films2, 3 and to the
unwinding run direction at even intervals, and thermally presses to the sealant layers 2s,
3s mutually facing to the side parts of the main body films 2, 3 and the laid-on parts of
the edge parts of the fold-in parts 8(the portions which the inside of the inner sheet
parts faces to the easily peelable side of the easily peelable tape-s and which the high
strength adhesive side of the easily peelable tapes faces to the inside of the outer sheet
parts).
Here, at this point, in the edge parts of the fold-in parts 8, the inside of the inner
sheet parts 9 and the inside of the outer sheet parts 10 are directly facing and arc
heat-sealed mutually by heat seaier E through the punched holes 25 of the edge parts of
the easily peelable tapes 12.
Accordingly in the laid-on main body films 2, 3, the side seal parts 5 are formed
at even intervals in the direction perpendicular to the unwinding direction.
Accordingly the main body films 2, 3 which are formed by heat-sealing, as shown
in Fig.8 (f), are cut in parallel to the film unwinding run direction along a cutting line F
at the center part of the film width direction and the packaging bags 1 which open at
the positions of the top intended parts for heat seal 17 are fabricated as the bags.
According to the illustrated embodiment of the present invention, the seal parts 15
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are formed so as to continue 1o the regions of the side sealparts 5, and as shown in
Fig.9 (a), at both edges of the seal parts 15, the non-seal parts 27, which are a line
symmetry in making the vertical central line 0 of the packaging bag 1 as an axis of
symmetry and which are not performed by heat sealing, may be acceptable to be
provided.
Also, lower lines of the seal parts 15 may be acceptable as forms which provide
declining lines 28 to be the forms which project upward in the line symmetry making
the vertical central line 0 of the packaging bag I as an axis of symmetry, in such a
manner that the steam which is generated in the bag flows smoothly toward the steam
venting ports 11.
Also, the shapes of the above mentioned steam venting ports 11, as shown in
Fig.9(a), can be acceptable nearly as a square shape one side open which comprises
oblique or vertical downward short straight lines in the both edges of the straight line
shape in parallel to the straight line of the mountain folding edge 7 or can be
acceptable nearly as a. mountain folding shape oc nearly a circular are shape which
projects to the above mentioned straight line, or as shown in Fig.9(b), can be
acceptable as an oblique lines as tapered double lines like shape. An oblong shape,
ellipse shape besides narrow line slit shape (or extremely narrow line slit shape) as a
pierce providing a hole, can be acceptable for the steam venting ports 11 if necessary.
Also, the non-seal parts 23 of the above mentioned steam venting ports 11 are not
always required.
(The third embodiment of the present invention)
Fig. 10 shows the third embodiment of the present invention. According to the
embodiment, at the center of the fold-in part 8, the seal part 15 is formed so as to
continue to the mountain folding edge 7, and is made as a discontinuous state with both
sides of side seal parts 5 through the non-seal part 27 in the fold-in part 8. Also, the
above mentioned seal part 15 has the non-seal part 23 so as to continue to the mountain
folding edge 7, and at the non-seal part 23, the steam venting port 11 is formed as a
cutout type. Moreover, the right and left lower lines of the lower line of the seal part
15 are made as the oblique lower lines 25.
And as shown in Fig., the side seal parts 5 which are located adjacent to the
fold-in part S and the opposite side of the bottom seal part 4 are provided by the
extended seal parts 29 which are extended toward the central side of the bag. Since
the extended seal parts 29 are provided in such a way, when the package obtained from
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the packaging bag 1 is cooked, the steam flow is guided to the steam venting port 11
side so that the pressure is designed so as to make difficult to apply to the both sides of
the side seal part of the fold-in part 3. Also,since the side seal parts 5 are made to be
partly wide, temperature increase of the extended seal parts 29 is so low that the
extended seal parts 29 as the picking-up parts, are made lo be able to pick up with
finger tips even immediately after the bag is cooked by the microwave oven.
(The fourth embodiment of the present invention)
Fig.11 shows the fourth embodiment of the present invention. According to the
embodiment, in the center and right and left sides of the fold-in part 8, three seal parts
15 are formed so as to continue to the mountain folding edges 7, and the right and left
seal parts 15 are made in a continuous state with both sides of the side seal parts 5 in
the fold-in part 8. Also, the above mentioned seaj parts 15 have the non-seal parts 23
so as to continue to the mountain folding edges 7 where in the non-seal parts 23 the
steam venting ports 11 are formed as a cutout type. Moreover, the seal part 15 at the
central position and the seal parts 15 at right and Left are provided in the discontinuous
state through the non-seal parts 27, and each steam venting port 11 and the above
mentioned non-seal parts 27 are made to provide so as to be adjacent. Accordingly as
performing in such a way, the opening of each steam venting port 11 can be conducted
satisfactorily even having multiple steam venting ports 11.
(The fifth embodiment of the present invention)
Fig. 12 and Fig. 13 show the fifth embodiment. According to the embodiment,
the lateral side seal parts 30 are formed by interposing the central seal part 15 of the
fold-in part 8 between tbe right side and left side. The above mentioned side seal
parts 30 are made by heat-sealing the fold-in part 8 so as to continue to the mountain
folding edge 7 with a longitudinal direction of the fold-in part 8 extending in a
perpendicular direction, and continue lo the seal parts 31 which arc made by
heat-sealing of the front and back of the main body films 2, 3 in the filling region with
the opposite side of the bottom seal part 4 of the folld -in part 8. The lateral side seal
parts 30 are provided in the line symmetry with making the packaging bag vertical line
as an axis of symmetry. Also, the above mentioned lateral side seal parts 30 can be
made to have the horizontal part along the mountain folding edge 7 as shown in Figs.
12 and 13.
Accordingly, by providing the lateral side seal parts 30, while the packagefilled
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with contents is cooked by the microwave and the like, the, swell is held down by
side seal parts 30 even if the package swells by the internal pressure of generated
steam and the like so that the seal retraction of both sides of the fold-in part 8 can be
prevented.
(The sixth embodiment of the present invention)
Fig, 14 and Fig. 15 show the sixth embodiment of the present invention. According
to the embodiment, the non-seal parts 23 are located in the center of the fold-in part 8,
and the steam venting port 11 is positioned in the non-seal part 23 and the seal part 15
is provided to be a convex facing against opposite side to the mountain folding edge 7,
and further, the lateral side seal parts 33 comprising the non-sealing part 23 in the both
sides of the central seal part. 15 are provided to side by side through the non-seal parts
27.
And in the above mentioned central seal part 15, the seal width at the width
direction of the bag of the vertical parts 34 continuous to the mountain folding edge 7
of the seal region is provided to larger size than the seal width at the perpendicular
direction to the width direction of the bag of the horizontal part 35 along the width
direction of the bag of the seal region. By such a manner, the seal retraction is held
down by the vertical parts 34 at the seal part 15 even if the bag is swollen and the flow
of the steam is made in capable to control,
Moreover, in respective lateral side seat parts 33, the vertical parts 34 of the side
seal part side of the seal region are provided to extend to the opposite side to the
mountain folding edge 7, and the horizontal parts 35 of the seal region is inclined so as
to lean to the opposite side with the mountain folding edge as approaching from the
seal parts 15 sides to the side seal parts 5 sides. By such a manner, when the bag is
swollen, the swell shifts to the central seal parts 15 sides and can be made not to shift
to the side seal parts 5 sides.
(The seventh embodiment of the present invention)
Fig.16 shows the seventh embodiment of the present invention. According to the
embodiment, the seal width of the side seal parts 5 is made to change across the length
direction of the side seal part. Namely, the seal width of the side seal parts 5 in the
vicinity of the bottom seal part 4 is madeto be narrower than the seal width of the side
seal parts 5 in the vicinity of the top intended part for heat seal 17 in the opposing
position of the bottom seal part 4. Accordingly, the seal width of the side seal part 5
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is made to be gradually broad width from the vicinity location of the bottom seal part 4
as approaching to the vicinity position of the above mentioned top intended psrt for
heat seal 17.
By this means, even if the package is swollen by heating, the center of swelling is
made so as to slide to the fold-in part 8 side, and even if the top seal part is made to be
the impurities seal state, the seal retraction at the top seal part can be made to prevent.
(Example 1)
A packaging bag and a package were fabricated according to the embodiment
shown in Fig. 1 to 5.
As a front side main body film and a back side main body film, a composite film
was prepared with a layer structure, providing aluminum oxide vapor deposition
polyethylene terephthalate fi'im(thickness 12/μm)(base layer)/biaxially oriented nylon
film (thickness 15μm)(intermcdiate layer)/non-oriented polypropylene film (thickness
80,μm)(sealant layer).
As an easily peelable tape 12, an easily peelable film for retort use, CMPS 013C
(Manufactured by TOHCELLO CO, LTD) (thickness 50μm) which was cut to a tape
form with nearly the same width of a fold-in part, was prepared, separately.
And then, a fold-in part 8 by folding a front side of a main body film 2 into two at
a folding line situated nearer to the outside edge in relation to center to a width
direction, was formed, and simultaneously, a small hole was punched as a stcarn
venting port llaround nearby center in the vicinity of a mountain folding edge 7 of an
inner sheet part 9 of the front side main body film 2 which was to fold into two for the
fold-in part 8.
An appropriate width of the easily peelable tape 12 wasthermally welded to the
entire width along the mountain folding edge 7 in the space of sealant layer "2s of the
fold-in part 8. In that case, the steam venting port 11 was covered with the easily
peelable. film 12.
And a seal part 15 was formed by heat-sealing the fold-in part 8.
The front side main body film 2 and a back side main body film 3 which were
provided by such fabrication, were laid on facing the mutual sealant layers 2s, 3s, and a
bottom side and both sides in the vicinity of the fold-in part 8 were thermally welded to
provide a bottom seal part 4 and side seal parts 5, respectively, so that a packaging bag
1 having the steam venting function was able to be fabricated.
An appropriate amount of water was filled into the packaging bag 1 and a package
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20 was made by heat sealing a top intended part for heat seal 17, and the package 20
was laid horizontally with facing up the fold-in part 8 which the easily peelable tape 12
was thermally welded, and was heated by a microwave oven.
The internal pressure was raised with heating and the packaging bag has become
swelling, and the steam venting port 11 opened by retraction of an easily peelable seal
portion of the seal part 15 so that the steam in the inside was released by leaking to
outside, and the package 20 did not make a bag breaking. Also, the content did not
make any leakage.
(Example 2)
A packaging bag and a package were made according to the embodiment shown
in Fig. 10.
As a front side main body film and a back side main body film, a composite film
was prepared with a layer structure, providing aluminum oxide vapoT deposition
polyethylene terephthalate flm(thickness 12/μm)(base layer)/biaxially oriented nylon
film(thickness 15μm)(intermediate layer/non-oriented polypropylene film (thickness
80μm)(scelant layer).
As an easily peelable tape 12, an easily peelable film for retort CMPS 013C
(Manufactured by TOHCELLO CO., Ltd.) (thickness 50μm) which was cut to a tape
form with neatly the same width of a fold-in part was prepared, separately.
And then, a fold-in part 8 was formed by folding a frost side of the main body
film 2 into two at a folding line situated nearer the outside edge in relation to center to
a width direction.
The same width with the fold-in part of the easily peelable tape 12 was thermally
welded, along a mountain folded edge 7in the space of a sealant layer 2s of the fold-in
part 8, and in a non-sea] part 23 a steam venting port 11 was formed as a small hole
after the seal part was formed.
The front side main body film 2 and a back side main body film 3 which were
provided by such fabrication, were laid on facing the mutual sealant layers 2s, 3s, and a
bottom side and both sides in the vicinity of the fold-in part 8 were thermaly welded to
provide a bottom seal part 4 and side seal parts 5, respectively so that a packaging bag
I having the steam venting function was able to be fabricated.
An appropriate amount of water was filled into the packaging bag 1 and a package
20 was made by heat sealing a top intended part for heat seal 17, and the package 20
was laid horizontally with facing up the fold-in part S which the easily peelable tape 12
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was thermally welded, and the heated by a microwave oven.
The internal pressure was raised with heating and the packaging bag has become
swelling, and the steam venting port 11 opened by retraction of an easily peelablc seal
portion of the seal part 15 so that the steam in the inside was released by leaking to
outside, and the package 20 did not make a bag, breaking. Also, the content, did not
make any leakage.
(Example 3)
A. packaging bag and a package were made according to the embodiment shown
in Fig.ll.
As a front side mala body film and a back side main body film, a composite film
was prepared with a layer structure, providing aluminum oxide vapor deposition
polyethylene terephthalate film(thickness 12μm)(base layer)/biaxiatly oriented nylon
film(thickness 15μm)(intermediate layer)/non-oriented polypropylene film (thickness
80μm)(sealant layer).
As an easily peelable tape 12, an easily peelable film for retort CMPS 013 C
(Manufactured by TOHCELLO CO., Ltd.) (thickness 50μm) which was cut to a tape
form with nearly the same width of a fold-in part was prepared, separately.
And then, a fold-in part 8 was formed by folding a front side of the main body
film 2 into two at a folding line situated nearer the outside edge in relation to center to
a width direction.
The same width with the fold-in part of an easily peelable tape 12 was made to be
thermally welded along a mountain folding edge 7 in the space of sealant layer 2s of
the fold-in part 8, and after the three seal parts 15 were made to mutually discontinuous
pattern and are formed, in a non-seal part 23 of each seal part 15, a steam venting port
II was formed as a small hole.
The front side main body film 2 and a back side main body film 3 which were
provided by such fabrication, were laid on facing the mutual sealant layers 2s, 3s, and a
bottom side and both sides in the vicinity of the fold-in part 8 were thermally welded to
provide a bottom seal part 4 and side seal parts 5, respectively, so that a packaging bag
1 having the steam venting function was able to be fabricated.
An appropriate amount of water was filled into the packaging bag 1 and a package
20 was made by heat sealing the top intended part for heat seal 17, and the package 20
was laid horizontally with facing up the fold-in part 8 which the easily peelable tape 12
was thermally welded, and was heated by a microwave oven.
The internal pressure was raised with heating and the packaging bag has become
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swelling, and the steam venting port 11 opened by retraction of easily peelable seal
portion of the seal part 15 so that the steam in the inside was released by leaking to
outside, and the package 20 did not make a bag breaking. Also, the content did not
make any leakage.
(Example 4)
A packaging bag and a package are made according to the embodiment shown in
Fig.12, Fig.I3.
As a front side main body film and a back side main body film, a composite film
was prepared with a layer structure, providing aluminum oxide vapor deposition
polyethylene terephthalate film(thickness 12μm)(base layer)/biaxially oriented nylon
film(thickness l5μm)(intermediate layer)/non-oriented polypropylene film (thickness
80μm)(sealant layer).
As an easily peelable tape 12, an easily peelable film for retort CMPS 013C
(Manufactured by TOHCELLO CO., Ltd.) (thickness 50μm) which was cut to a tape
form with nearly same width of a fold-in part was prepared, separately.
And then, a fold-in part 8 was formed by folding a from side of the main body
film 2 into two at a folding line situated nearer the outside edge in relation to center to
a width direction.
The same width with the fold-in part of an easily peelable tape 12 is thermally
welded, along a mountain folding edge 7 in the space of sealant layer 2s of the fold-in
part 8, and after closing parts 15 and a lateral side seal part 31 are made to
discontinuous pattern mutually and are formed, in a non-seal part 23 of each seal part
15 a steam venting port 11 was formed as a small hole.
The front side main body film 2 and a back side main body film 3 which were
provided by such, fabrication, were Laid on facing the mutual sealant layers 2s, 3s, and a
bottom side and both sides in the vicinity of the fold-in part 8 were thermally welded to
provide a bottom seal part 4 and side seal pans 5, respectively, so that a packaging bag
1 having the steam venting function was able to be fabricated.
An appropriate amount of water was filled into the packaging bag 1 and a package
20 was made by heat sealing a top intended part for heat seal 17, and the package 20
was laid horizontally with facing up the fold-in part 8 which the easily peelable tape 12
was thermally welded, and was heated by a microwave oven.
The internal pressure was raised with heating and the packaging bag has become
swelling, and the steam venting port 11 opened by retraction of easily peelable seal
portion of a the seal part 15 so that the steam in the inside was released by leaking to
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outside, and the package 20 did not make a bag breaking. Also, the content did not
make any leakage.
(Example 5}
A packaging bag and a package were made according to the embodiment shown
in Fig. 14, Fig. 15.
As a front side main body film and a back side main body film, a composite film
was prepared with a layer structure, providing aluminum oxide vapor deposition
polyethylene terephthalate film(thickness 12μm)(base layer)/biaxially oriented nylon
film(thickness 15μm)(intermediate layer)/non-oriented polypropylene film (thickness
80μm)(sealant layer).
As an easily peelable tape 12, an easily peelable film for retort CMPS 013C
(Manufactured by TOHCELLO CO.,11d.) (thickness 50μm) which was cut to tape
form with nearly same width of a fold-in part is prepared, separately.
And then, a fold-in part 8 was formed by folding a front side of the main body
film 2 into two at a folding line situated nearer the outside edgs in relation to center to
a width direction.
The same width with the fold-in part of an easily peelable tape 12 is thermally
welded, along a mountain folded edge 7 in the space of sealant layer 2s of the fold-in
part 8, and after a seal part 15 and the right and left of a lateral side seal part 33 are
made to mutually discontinuous patter and were formed, in a non-seal part 23 of each
seal part 15 a steam venting port 11 was formed as a small hole.
The front side main body film 2 and a back side main body film 3 which were
provided by such fabrication, were laid on facing the mutual sealant layers 2s, 3s, and a
bottom side and both, sides in the vicinity of the fold-in part 8 were thermally welded lo
provide a bottom seal part 4 and the side seal parts 5, respectively, sq that a packaging
bag 1 having the steam venting function was able to be fabricated.
An appropriate amount of water was filled into the packaging bag 1 and a package
20 was made by heat sealing a top intended part for heat seal 17, and the package 20
was laid horizontally with facing up the fold-in part 8 which the easily peelable tape 12
was thermally welded, and was heated by a microwave oven.
The internal pressure was raised with healing and the packaging bag has become
swelling, and the steam venting port 11 opened by retraction of easily peeiable seal
potion of the seal part 15 so that the inner steam was released by leaking to outside,
and the package 20 did not make a bag breaking. Also, the content did not make any
leakage.
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(Example 6)
A packaging bag and a package were made according to the embodiment shown
As a front side main body film and a back side main body film, a composite film
was prepared with a layer structure, providing aluminum oxide vapor deposition
polyethylene terephthalate film(thickness l2μm)(base layer)/biaxiaJly oriented nylon
film(thickness 15μm(intermediate layer)/non-oriented polypropylene film (thickness
80μm){sealant layer).
As an easily peelable tape 12, an easily peelablc 01m for retort CMPS 013C
(Manufactured by TOHCELLO CO., Ltd.) (sickness Stytm) which was cut to tape
form with nearly same width of a fold-in part was prepared, separately.
And then, a fold-in part 8 was formed by folding a front side of the main body
film 2 into two at a folding line situated nearer the outside edge in relation to center to
a width direction.
The same width with a fold-in part of an easily peelable tape 12 is thermally
welded, along a mountain folded edge 7 in the space of sealant layer 2s of the fold-in
part 8, and after a seal part 15 was formed, in a non-seal part 23 of each seali part 15 a
steam venting port 11 was formed as a small hole.
The front side main body film 2 and a back side main body film 3 which were
provided by such fabrication, were laid on facing the mutual sealant layers 2s, 3s, and a
bottom side and both sides in the vicinity of the fold-in part 8 were thermally welded to
provide a bottom seal part 4 and side seal parts 5, respectively, so that a packaging bag
1 having the steam venting function was able to be fabricated.
The width of the side seal part 5 was made so as to be gradually broad while
progressing from the bottom seal part side to a top seal part side.
An appropriate amount of water was filled into the packaging bag 1 and a package 20
was made by heat sealing a top intended part for heat seal 17, and the package 20 was
laid horizontally with facing up the fold-in part 8 which the easily peelable tape 12 was
thermally welded, and was heated by a microwave oven.
The internal pressure was raised with heating and the packaging bag has become
swelling, and the steam venting port 11 opened by retraction of easily peelable seal
portion, of the seal part 15 so that the steam in the inside was released by leaking to
outside, and the package 20 did not make a bag breaking. Also, the content did not
make any leakage.
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industrial Applicability
As mentioned above, the present invention is suitable for a packaging bag in order
to keep goods which are heated by use of heating device as a microwave oven and the
like, and is suitable for a packaging bag to keep the goods.
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CLAIMS
1. A packaging bag having a steam venting function, said packaging bag comprising
two sheets of front and back main body films having respective sealant layers, said two
sheets being laid on layers by facing each said sealant layers inward to form a bottom
seal part and side seal parts by scaling three sides of the laid two sheets, while a space
of a top intended part for heat seal thereof being still opened; wherein,
fold-in part, with facing an inner sheet part and an outer sheet part each other by
bending the main body film of the front side into Z shape, is formed in a front side of
the main body film in the vicinity of the bottom seal part across an entire bag width
parallel to said bottom sea] part; and
aid fold-in part has a steam venting port; and
seal part is formed by placing an easily pcelable tape having an easily peelable
property on its side throughout a width direction of the bag parallel to the fold-in part
within the fold-in part thereby to heat-seal an easily peelable side of tbe easily peelable
tape positioned to the inner sheet side of the fold-in part, and
an easily peelable seal part, made as capable of a delamination by thermally
welding and binding the easily peelable side of the easily peelable tape and a sealant
layer of the inner sheet part in the seal part, is positioned around said steam venting
port.
2. The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to claim 1;
wherein an opposite side of said easily peelable side of the easily peelab!e tape is made
as a high strength adhesive side, and said seal part is provided, hy heal-sealing, in
making said easily peelable side of the easily peelable tape positioning to the inner
sheel part side of the fold-in part and in making the high strength adhesive side of the
easily peelable tape positioing to the outer sheet part side of the fold-in part, and said
high strength adhesive side of the easily peelable tape in said seal part and the sealant
layer of the outer sheet part are thermally welded and combined together so that the
delamination by the steam pressure is made to be incapable..
3. The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to claim 1 or claim
2, wherein said steam venting port is formed by cutting said seal part.
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4 The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to any one of
claim 1 to claim 3, wherein said seal part has one non-seal part or more comprising a
non-seal region with one side continuous to a mountain folding edge of the fold-in part
while the other thiee sides are surrounded by a seal region and said steam venting port
is positioned in said non-seal part.
5. The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to any one of
claiml to claim 4, wherein in said fold-in part plural of said seal parts are provided in
making a discontinuous state through the non-seal part comprising the non-heat-seal
legion.
6 The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to claim 5,
wherein the steam venting port of said seal part is adjacent to said non-seal part
situated between the seal parts-
7 The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to any one of
claim l to claim 5, "wheiein the seal part located at the center of said fold-in part has the
non-seal part of the non -heat-seal region with one side continuous to the mountain
folding edge of the fold-in part while the other three sides are surrounded by the seal
region, and in the non-seal part, said steam venting port is located making a convex
against an opposite side of the mountain folding edge; and
in said both edges of the central seal part, a lateral side seal part is provided by having
the non-seal part of the non-heat seal region with one side continuous to the mountain
folding edge of the fold-in part while three sides are sorrounded by the seal region; and
said seal part in the center of the fold-in part and the lateral side seal part are provided
to side by side, the non-seal part being between them.
8 The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to claim 7,
wherein in the seal part of said center of the fold-in part, a sea] width of the width
direction of the bag of a vertical part continuous to the mountain folding edge of the
seal region is wider than a seal width in the direction perpendicular to the width
direction of the bag of a horizontal part along the width direction of the bag of the seal
region.
9 The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to claim 7 or
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claim 8, wherein in respective said lateral side seal parts, the vertical part of the side
seal part side of the seal region is extended to the opposite side of the mountain folding
edge of the fold-in part and the horizontal part of the seal region is Inclined as
approaching from said central seal part side to the side seal part side so as to be
one-sided to the opposite side with the mountain folding edge.
10 The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to any one of
claim7 to claim 9, wherein said lateral side seal part is provided to a line symmetry
making the packaging bag vertical central line as an axis of symmetry.
11 The packaging bag having the Steam venting function according to any one of
claiml to claim 6, wherein in both edges of said fold-in part, the noo-seal part
comprising the non-heat seal region between said seal part and the side seal part is
provided and said non-seal part is the line symmetry making the vertical central line of
the packaging bag as the axis of symmetry.
12 The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to any one of
claim l to claim 11, wherein the high strength adhesive side of a lower edge part in said
easily peelable tape is thermally welded and combined to a sealant layer of said outer
sheet part throughout a longitudinal direction of the tape in an incapable state of the
domination by the steam pressure.
13 The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to any one of
claim l to claim 12, wherein an edge part of said easily peelable tape is positioned
between the main body films of the fold-in part in the side seal part of said fold-in part,
and a punched hole is provided in said edge part of said easily peelable tape and the
sealant layers of the main body films are thermally welded and combined each other
through said punched hole in a direct manner.
14 The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to any one of
claim l to claim 11, wherein the lateral side seat part made by heat-sealing of the inner
sheet part and the outer sheet part of the fold-in part with making to position the above
mentioned easily peelable tape in between, and situated nearer to the above mentioned
side, seal part, is provided across in the direction perpendicular to the width direction of
the bag of the fold-in part, and said lateral side seal part is continued to the seal part
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having heal-sealing of the facing front and back main body films each other in contents
filled region.
15 The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to any one of
claiml to claim 12, wherein the seal width of the side seal part in the vicinity of said
bottom seal part is made to be narrower than the seal width of the side seal part in the
vicinity of a top intended part for heal seal situated facing to the bottom seal, and the
seal width of the side seal part becomes wider as approaching from the vicinity
position of the bottom seal part to the vicinity of said top intended part for heat seal.
16 The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to any one of
claim l to claim 15, wherein said steam venting port is any one of small hole, cutting
out, or slit.
17 The packaging bag having the steam venting function according to any one of
claiml to claim 16, wherein in the vicinity of the top intended part for heat seal located
facing to the bottom seal part, an easily cutting means is provided.
18 The package having the steam venting function, wherein from the top intended
part for heat seal side of the packaging bag having the steam venting function
according to any one of claim 1 to claim 17, contents are filled and said top intended
part for heat seal is heat-sealed, and the main body film formed by the fold-in part, is
laid horizontally and made to face up and heated, and, by swollen deformation of the
packaging bag with an increased inner pressure, the delanmination is made between the
inner sheet part and the easily peelable tape in the seal region of the capable
delammation in the seal part of the fold-in part so that the steam is made to vent from
the opened steam venting port.
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A packaging bag having a steam venting function capable of releasing pressure inside a
package even when heating cooking is performed by a microwave oven and preventing
the inside of the bag from being contaminated and the package using the packaging
bag. The packaging bag 1 comprises two pieces of front and back main body films;
and 3 having sealant layers 2s and 3s which are opposed to each other with the sealant
layers facing inward, side sea] parts 5, and a bottom seal part 4. The front body film
2 is folded in the vicinity of the bottom seal part 4 throughout the entire width of th
bag and parallel with the bottom seal part to form a fold-in part 8. A steam ventin;
port 11 is formed in the fold-in part 8, and an easily peelable tape 12 covering th
steam venting port 11 is disposed on the inside of the fold-in part 8 throughout th
width of the bag and parallel with the fold-in part 8 and then heat-sealed.