Patent Publication Number: US-11643262-B2

Title: Multilayer container and method for inspecting air leaks in multilayer container

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a delaminatable container provided with a valve member. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Conventionally, delaminatable containers are known that include a container body having an outer shell and an inner bag, the inner bag delaminated from the outer shell to be shrunk with a decrease in contents, and a valve member (check valve) to regulate entrance and exit of air between an external space of the container body and an intermediate space between the outer shell and the inner bag. For example, in the container in PTL 1, a valve member mounted in a fresh air inlet formed in an outer shell includes a tube having a cavity and a mobile part movable inside the tube, and the container is configured to block air communication through the cavity in movement of the mobile part towards an external space side. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     
         
         PTL 1: JP 2016-104644 Å 
       
    
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     During manufacture of a delaminatable container provided with such a valve member as in PTL 1, whether a hole (pinhole) is made in the inner bag may be checked by mounting the valve member to the outer shell, followed by blowing air into the inner bag to check whether the air leaks from the valve member. In this situation, not to allow the mobile part to block air communication through the cavity, the mobile part has to be kept on the intermediate space side against an internal pressure from the intermediate space side, and for example, it is considered to blow air into the inner bag while the mobile part is pressed from the external space side. Accordingly, from this perspective, the mobile part is preferably configured to be exposed from the tube to the external space side. 
     Meanwhile, when the mobile part is configured to be exposed from the tube to the external space side, a user may touch the mobile part during use of the container. Also, a shrink film, if provided outside the container, may interfere with motion of the mobile part. Accordingly, from this perspective, the mobile part is preferably not exposed from the tube. 
     The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is to provide a delaminatable container provided with a valve member capable of readily restricting movement of the mobile part during pinhole inspection and suppressing interference with motion of the mobile part during use. 
     Solution to Problem 
     The present invention provides a delaminatable container including an outer shell and an inner bag, the inner bag to be shrunk with a decrease in contents, wherein the outer shell includes a fresh air inlet communicating an external space with an intermediate space between the outer shell and the inner bag, the fresh air inlet has a valve member mounted thereto to regulate air communication between the intermediate space and the external space, the valve member includes a tube having a cavity provided to communicate the external space with the intermediate space and a mobile part movably stored in the cavity, the tube has a stopper to stop the mobile part in movement of the mobile part from a side of the intermediate space towards a side of the external space and to block air communication through the cavity, the tube has an outer surface on the external space side provided with an adjacent region formed adjacent to an opening on the external space side of the cavity and a protruding region protruding from the adjacent region, and the valve member is configured, with the mobile part stopped by the stopper, to locate a height position, in a direction vertical to the fresh air inlet, of an end on the external space side of the mobile part higher than a height of the adjacent region. 
     According to the present invention, the mobile part is configured to be located higher than the height of the adjacent region while being stopped by the stopper and it is thus possible to restrict the motion of the mobile part from the external space side in the adjacent region. Meanwhile, the tube is provided with the protruding region protruding from the adjacent region and it is thus possible to suppress interference with the motion of the mobile part during use, allowing a shrink film to be provided. 
     The present invention provides an air leakage inspection method for a delaminatable container having an outer shell and an inner bag, the inner bag to be shrunk with a decrease in contents, the delaminatable container including a fresh air inlet provided in the outer shell and communicating an external space with an intermediate space between the outer shell and the inner bag and a valve member to regulate air communication mounted to the fresh air inlet, the valve member including a tube having a cavity provided to communicate one side with another side and a mobile part movably stored in the cavity, the tube including a stopper to stop the mobile part in movement of the mobile part from a side of the intermediate space towards a side of the external space and to block air communication through the cavity, the tube having a surface on said another side provided with an adjacent region formed adjacent to an opening on said another side of the cavity and a protruding region formed in an exterior of the adjacent region relative to the opening, and the delaminatable container being configured, with the mobile part stopped by the stopper, to locate a height position, in a direction vertical to the fresh air inlet, of an end on the external space side of the mobile part higher than a height of the adjacent region and lower than the protruding region, the method including air leakage inspecting that measures a flow rate of air leaked from the fresh air inlet by a test probe provided with a flowmeter, wherein the air leakage inspecting is performed by positioning a movement restriction mechanism provided on the test probe in the adjacent region while restricting movement of the mobile part to the external space side. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a front view of a delaminatable container  1  according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG.  2    is a cross-sectional view illustrating major parts, including a valve member  4 , of the delaminatable container  1  in  FIG.  1   . 
         FIG.  3 A  is a perspective view of the valve member  4  in  FIG.  2    taken from above and  FIG.  3 B  is a perspective view of the valve member  4  taken from below. 
         FIG.  4 A  is a plan view of the valve member  4  in  FIG.  2    and  FIG.  4 B  is a bottom view of the valve member  4 . 
         FIG.  5 A  is an A-A cross-sectional view of  FIG.  4 A  and  FIG.  5 B  is a B-B cross-sectional view of  FIG.  4 A . 
         FIG.  6 A  is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C of  FIGS.  5 A and  5 B ,  FIG.  6 B  is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D of  FIGS.  5 A and  5 B , and  FIG.  6 C  is a cross-sectional view taken along line E-E of  FIGS.  5 A and  5 B . 
         FIG.  7 A  is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where the valve member  4  is mounted to an outer shell  12  and  FIG.  7 B  is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where a mobile part  6  abuts on a stopper  52   s  to close a cavity  50 . 
         FIGS.  8 A- 8 C  are diagrams illustrating a procedure of manufacturing the delaminatable container  1  in  FIG.  1   . 
         FIGS.  9 A- 9 C  are diagrams illustrating the procedure of manufacturing the delaminatable container  1  in  FIG.  1    following  FIG.  8 C . 
         FIGS.  10 A- 10 E  are diagrams illustrating the procedure of manufacturing the delaminatable container  1  in  FIG.  1    following  FIG.  9 C . 
         FIG.  11 A  is a side view of a test probe  83  used in a procedure of air leakage inspection and  FIG.  11 B  is a front view of the test probe  83 . 
         FIGS.  12 A- 12 C  are diagrams illustrating the procedure of air leakage inspection. 
         FIG.  13 A  is a schematic diagram illustrating an upper surface  52   u  of a tube  5  of the valve member  4  of the delaminatable container  1  in  FIG.  1    and  FIGS.  13 B- 13 D  are schematic diagrams illustrating respective upper surfaces  52   u  of the tubes  5  of the valve members  4  according to modifications of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Embodiments of the present invention are described below. Various characteristics in the embodiments described below may be combined with each other. Each characteristic is independently inventive. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  1   , a delaminatable container  1  in an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a cap  2  and a container body  3 . The container body  3  is provided with a valve member  4 , a storage portion  7  to store contents, and a mouth  9  to discharge the contents from the storage portion  7 . In the present embodiment, the cap  2  is threaded while it may be mounted by press fitting. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  2   , the container body  3  is provided with an outer layer  11  and an inner layer  13  in the storage portion  7  and the mouth  9 . An outer shell  12  is composed of the outer layer  11  and an inner bag  14  is composed of the inner layer  13 . Due to delamination of the inner layer  13  from the outer layer  11  with a decrease in the contents, the inner bag  14  separates from the outer shell  12  to be shrunk. The container body  3  has a layer structure where the outer layer  11  is formed thicker than the inner layer  13  so as to increase the restorability thereof. The outer layer  11  is formed of, for example, low-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, high-density polyethylene, polypropylene, an ethylene-propylene copolymer, or a mixture thereof, or the like. The outer layer  11  may have a multilayer structure. The inner layer  13  is preferably composed of a plurality of layers. For example, an EVOH layer containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) resin may be used as a layer to be in contact with the outer layer  11 . For example, an inner surface layer containing polyolefin, such as low-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, high-density polyethylene, polypropylene, an ethylene-propylene copolymer, and a mixture thereof, may be used as a layer to be in contact with the contents. An adhesive layer is preferably used between the EVOH layer and the inner surface layer. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  2   , the valve member  4  is inserted into a fresh air inlet  15  formed in the storage portion  7  to regulate entrance and exit of air between an external space S and an intermediate space  21  between the outer shell  12  and the inner bag  14 . The fresh air inlet  15  is a through hole provided only in the outer shell  12  and does not reach the inner bag  14 . As illustrated in  FIGS.  2 ,  3 A, and  3 B , the valve member  4  is provided with a tube  5  having a cavity  50  provided to communicate the intermediate space  21  with the external space S and an approximately spherical mobile part  6  movably stored in the cavity  50 . The tube  5  and the mobile part  6  are formed by injection molding or the like. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  3 A- 5 B , the tube  5  has a stem  51  with a narrow diameter arranged in the fresh air inlet  15 , a disc-shaped stopping portion  52  provided on the external space S side of the stem  51  and preventing entrance of the tube  5  into the intermediate space  21 , and a diametrically expanded portion  53  provided on the intermediate space  21  side of the stem  51  and preventing the tube  5  from outside the container body  3 . The stopping portion  52  has an upper surface  52   u  (i.e., an outer surface on the external space S side of the tube  5 ) with an opening  52   o  formed to be connected with the cavity  50 , and in the surroundings of the opening  52   o , an adjacent region  52   a  is formed. The adjacent region  52   a  is a flat circular region to be a region to locate a protruding portion  83   p  of a test probe  83  during leakage inspection described later. In the exterior of the adjacent region  52   a  on the upper surface  52   u  of the stopping portion  52 , an annular protruding region  52   p  is formed that protrudes from the adjacent region  52   a  to the external space S side. In this situation, the relationship between the adjacent region  52   a  and the protruding region  52   p  may be considered that the adjacent region  52   a  is a more recessed region than the protruding region  52   p  with reference to the protruding region  52   p.    
     The cavity  50  is a hole axially (in a direction vertical to the fresh air inlet  15 ) penetrating the tube  5 , and to store the spherical mobile part  6 , has the intermediate space  21  side and the external space S side in the axial direction in a narrower shape than the center. Specifically, as illustrated in  FIGS.  5 A and  5 B , the intermediate space  21  side of the cavity  50  has an area corresponding to the inside of the stopping portion  52 . This area has a truncated cone shape with a smaller diameter towards the external space S side and is provided with a stopper  52   s  formed across the circumference to stop the mobile part  6  and to block air communication. Meanwhile, the intermediate space  21  side of the cavity  50  has two facing areas provided with a pair of holding portions  53   p  inwardly protruding in the radial direction to hold the mobile part  6  stored in the cavity  50  (refer to  FIGS.  3 B and  5 A ). In the present embodiment, the holding portions  53   p  have inclined surfaces  53   p   1  inclined towards the external space S side on which the mobile part  6  abuts to hold the mobile part  6 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  6 A- 6 C , the cavity  50  thus configured has a transverse cross-sectional shape where the cross section in a position corresponding to the stopping portion  52  (C-C cross section) has a circular shape with a gradually smaller diameter towards the external space S side. The cross section in a position corresponding to the stem  51  (D-D cross section) has a shape containing a pair of parallel plane walls  51   s  and two arcuate walls  51   c  that are formed by notching the circle in two facing areas. The cross section in a position corresponding to the diametrically expanded portion  53  (E-E cross section) has a shape containing a pair of parallel plane walls  53   s  and two arcuate walls  53   c  that are formed by notching the circle in two facing areas. In this situation, the plane walls  53   s  are formed by the inclined surfaces  53   p   1 . 
     The holding portions  53   p  having the inclined surfaces  53   p   1  that are inclined towards the external space S side inhibit peeling of the holding portions  53   p  to be undercuts when a core pin to mold the cavity  50  of the tube  5  is withdrawn from the intermediate space  21  side in formation of the tube  5  by injection molding. As illustrated in  FIG.  5 A , the holding portions  53   p  also have inclined surfaces  53   p   2 , inclined towards the intermediate space  21  side, on the intermediate space  21  side. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  3 B and  4 B , the tube  5  has a tip end portion (an end of the diametrically expanded portion  53 ) provided with an annular flat surface  53   e  and two circumferentially facing areas provided with notches  53   n  formed by notching the flat surface  53   e.    
     As illustrated in  FIG.  7 A , the mobile part  6  is introduced into the cavity  50  of the tube  5  having the shape as above from the intermediate space  21  side (diametrically expanded portion  53  side). In this situation, the tube  5  is provided with the holding portions  53   p  while the holding portions  53   p  have the inclined surfaces  53   p   2 , and thus the mobile part  6  is allowed to be inserted into the cavity  50  over the holding portions  53   p.    
     With the mobile part  6  stored in the cavity  50  of the tube  5 , on the cross section in a position corresponding to the stem  51  (D-D cross section) as illustrated in  FIG.  6 B , a distance d 1  between the pair of plane walls  51   s  is slightly greater than a diameter d 2  of the mobile part  6 . A value (d 1 /d 2 ) of the ratio of the distance d 1  between the pair of plane walls  51   s  to the diameter d 2  of the mobile part  6  is preferably from 1.01 to 1.20. Specifically, this ratio is, for example, 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08, 1.09, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, and 1.20 or it may be in a range between any two values exemplified here. In the embodiment illustrated in  FIG.  6 B , d 1 /d 2 =1.09 (d 1 =2.60 mm, d 2 =2.38 mm). A value (d 3 /d 2 ) of the ratio of a diameter d 3  of the arcuate walls  51   c  to the diameter d 2  of the mobile part  6  is preferably from 1.02 to 1.60. Specifically, this ratio is, for example, 1.02, 1.04, 1.06, 1.08, 1.10, 1.12, 1.14, 1.16, 1.18, 1.20, 1.22, 1.24, 1.26, 1.28, 1.30, 1.32, 1.34, 1.36, 1.38, 1.40, 1.42, 1.44, 1.46, 1.48, 1.50, 1.52, 1.54, 1.56, 1.58, and 1.60 or it may be in a range between any two values exemplified here. In the embodiment illustrated in  FIG.  6 B , d 3 /d 2 =1.26 (d 3 =3.00 mm, d 2 =2.38 mm). The diameter d 3  is preferably greater than the distance d 1 . Such dimensional relationship allows the mobile part  6  to move vertically (direction vertical to the axis) in the cavity  50  and also allows an air communication path to be secured in a gap  50   g  between the arcuate walls  51   c  and the mobile part  6 . Meanwhile, on the cross section in a position corresponding to the diametrically expanded portion  53  (E-E cross section) as illustrated in  FIG.  6 C , a distance d 4  between the plane walls  53   s  is smaller than the diameter d 2  of the mobile part  6  to allow the mobile part  6  to be held. It should be noted that, in the E-E cross section as well, the gap  50   g  is formed between the arcuate walls  53   c  and the mobile part  6  to let the mobile part  6  pass through the gap  50   g  and not to interfere with air flow even when the mobile part  6  is held by the holding portions  53   p.    
     As illustrated in  FIG.  7 A , the valve member  4  configured as above is mounted to the container body  3  by inserting the diametrically expanded portion  53  into the intermediate space  21  while pressing and expanding the fresh air inlet  15  by the diametrically expanded portion  53 . When the stopping portion  52  is pressed into the position abutting on an outer surface of the outer shell  12 , the valve member  4  is held by the outer shell  12  in the state where an outer circumferential surface of the stem  51  closely contacts with an edge of the fresh air inlet  15 . The close contact of the outer circumferential surface of the stem  51  with the edge of the fresh air inlet  15  inhibits leakage of the air in the intermediate space  21  from a clearance between the edge of the fresh air inlet  15  and the tube  5  when the container body  3  is compressed. 
     The tube  5  is mounted to the container body  3  by close contact of the outer circumferential surface of the stem  51  with the edge of the fresh air inlet  15 , and the diametrically expanded portion  53  is thus not essential. Since the tube  5  has a tip end provided with the flat surface  53   e , the inner bag  14  is not easily damaged even when the valve member  4  is pressed into the intermediate space  21  and the tip end of the valve member  4  collides with the inner bag  14 . In addition, in the present embodiment, the stopper  52   s  is formed inside the stopping portion  52 , shifted from the stem  51  to the external space S side, and the stopper  52   s  is thus not deformed even when the stem  51  is pressed by the edge of the fresh air inlet  15  to allow air communication to be blocked appropriately. 
     When the outer shell  12  is compressed while air is in the intermediate space  21 , the air in the intermediate space  21  enters into the cavity  50  from the diametrically expanded portion  53  side, and as illustrated in FIG.   an air circulation groove  7   b , causes the mobile part  6  to be lifted and abut on the stopper  52   s . When the mobile part  6  is stopped by the stopper  52   s , the air flow through the cavity  50  is blocked. When the outer shell  12  is further compressed in this state, the pressure in the intermediate space  21  is increased, and as a result, the inner bag  14  is compressed to discharge the contents in the inner bag  14 . 
     When the compressive force to the outer shell  12  is released, the outer shell  12  attempts to restore its shape by the elasticity of its own. The pressure in the intermediate space  21  is reduced with the restoration of the outer shell  12 , and as illustrated in  FIG.  7 B , a force F in a direction inside the container is applied to the mobile part  6 . This causes the mobile part  6  to move towards the bottom of the cavity  50  to the state illustrated in  FIG.  7 A , and fresh air is thus introduced into the intermediate space  21  through the clearance between the mobile part  6  and the walls constituting the cavity  50 . In the present embodiment, since the gap  50   g  is formed between mobile part  6  and the arcuate walls  51   c  and  53   c  forming the cavity  50  (refer to  FIGS.  6 B and  6 C ), the cross-sectional area to take in fresh air increases particularly after discharge of the contents and the restorability of the outer shell  12  is improved. 
     The storage portion  7  is covered with a shrink film after the valve member  4  is mounted. At this point, to avoid interference with the shrink film by the valve member  4 , the valve member  4  is mounted to a valve member mounting recess  7   a  provided in the storage portion  7 . In addition, not to tightly close the valve member mounting recess  7   a  with the shrink film, an air circulation groove  7   b  is provided that extends in the direction from the valve member mounting recess  7   a  to the mouth  9  (refer to  FIG.  1   ). Since the valve member  4  in the present embodiment is provided with the annular protruding region  52   p , protruding from the adjacent region  52   a  to the external space S side, in the exterior of the adjacent region  52   a  on the upper surface  52   u  of the tube  5 , the shrink film abuts on the protruding region  52   p  to prevent the shrink film to be in contact with the mobile part  6  and to interfere with the motion of the mobile part  6 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  7 B , the valve member  4  in the present embodiment is configured, with the mobile part  6  stopped by the stopper  52   s , to locate a height position h 1  (in this context, with reference to the outer surface of the outer shell  12  while the tube  5  is mounted to the outer shell  12 , same below), in a direction vertical to the fresh air inlet  15 , of the end on the external space side of the mobile part  6  higher than a height position h 2  of the adjacent region  52   a  of the tube  5  (h 1 &gt;h 2 ). That is to say, while the mobile part  6  is stopped by the stopper  52   s , the mobile part  6  is configured to be partially out of the opening  62   o . Such a configuration achieves a greater amount of movement of the mobile part  6  even when the cavity  50  is small and allows miniaturization (reduction in thickness) of the valve member  4 . In addition, with the mobile part  6  stopped by the stopper  52   s , the height position h 1 , in the direction vertical to the fresh air inlet  15 , of the end on the external space side of the mobile part  6  is configured to be lower than a height position h 3  of the protruding region  52   p  (h 1 &lt;h 3 ). Such a configuration allows effective inhibition of contact of the mobile part  6  with the shrink film. 
     With reference to  FIGS.  8 A- 12 C , a description is then given to an example of a method of manufacturing the delaminatable container  1  in the present embodiment. 
     First, as illustrated in  FIG.  8 A , a laminated parison in a molten state having a laminated structure (as an example, in order from the container inner surface side, a laminated structure of PE layer/adhesion layer/EVOH layer/PP layer/repro layer/PP layer) corresponding to the container body  3  to be manufactured is extruded and the laminated parison in a molten state is set in split molds by blocking air communication for blow molding and the split molds are closed. 
     Then, as illustrated in  FIG.  8 B , a blow nozzle is inserted into an opening portion on the mouth  9  side of the container body  3  to blow air into the cavity of the split molds in the state of mold closure. 
     Then, as illustrated in  FIG.  8 C , the split molds are opened to take out the blow molded article. The split molds have a cavity shape to form the various shapes of the container body  3 , such as the valve member mounting recess  7   a  and the air circulation groove  7   b , in a blow molded article. The split molds are provided with a pinch-off in a position corresponding to the bottom of the container body  3 , and lower burrs are formed in this area and they are removed. In the above procedure, the container body  3  having the outer shell  12  and the inner bag  14  is formed (container body formation procedure). 
     Then, using an arbitrary perforator, the fresh air inlet  15  is formed in the outer shell  12  of the container body  3  (fresh air inlet formation procedure). A detailed description on this procedure is omitted. 
     Then, as illustrated in  FIG.  9 A , a blower  80  is used to blow air between the outer shell  12  and the inner bag  14  through the fresh air inlet  15  for preliminary delamination of the inner bag  14  from the outer shell  12  (preliminary delamination procedure). In this procedure, by blowing air in a defined amount while avoiding air leakage through the fresh air inlet  15 , preliminary delamination of the inner bag  14  is readily controlled. The preliminary delamination may be performed in the entire storage portion  7  or only in a partial region of the storage portion  7 . Since it is not possible to check the presence of pinholes in the inner bag  14  (air leakage inspection) in the area not subjected to the preliminary delamination, the inner bag  14  is preferably preliminary delaminated from the outer shell  12  in the approximately entire storage portion  7 . 
     After the preliminary delamination procedure, as illustrated in  FIGS.  9 B- 9 C , an insertion tool  81  is moved as illustrated in an arrow X 1  direction to insert the insertion tool  42  from the fresh air inlet  15 . The inner bag  14  is then pressed inside the container body  3  by the insertion tool  81  to separate the inner bag  14  from the outer shell  12  (inner bag separation procedure). This method allows large local separation of the inner bag  14  from the outer shell  12 . 
     Then, as illustrated in  FIGS.  10 A- 10 B , a robot arm  82  is moved in the arrow X 1  direction while adsorbing the valve member  4  and presses the valve member  4  into the fresh air inlet  15  to mount the valve member  4  to the outer shell  12  (valve member mounting procedure). Since the diametrically expanded portion  53  has a diameter larger than that of the fresh air inlet  15 , the diametrically expanded portion  53  passes through the fresh air inlet  15  while pressing and expanding the fresh air inlet  15 . Then, immediately after the diametrically expanded portion  53  passes through the fresh air inlet  15 , the diametrically expanded portion  53  forcibly moves towards the inside of the container body  3 . At this point, if the diametrically expanded portion  53  collides with the inner bag  14 , the inner bag  14  has a risk of being damaged. In the present embodiment, the inner bag  14  is separated from the outer shell  12  in advance in the inner bag separation procedure, and the diametrically expanded portion  53  scarcely or not at all makes contact with the inner bag  14  and the inner bag  14  is not damaged. 
     Then, as illustrated in  FIGS.  10 C- 10 D , an air leakage test probe  83  is used to check whether there is a pinhole in the inner bag  14  for air leakage inspection (air leakage inspection procedure). The air leakage inspection procedure is described below in detail. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  11 A , the test probe  83  used in the air leakage inspection procedure is provided with a flowmeter  83   f  therein. As illustrated in  FIG.  11 B , the test probe  83  has a tip end surface  83   e  provided with a protruding portion  83   p  formed in an approximately cross shape in a front view and communication holes  83   h  to introduce air into the test probe  83  formed in four areas displaced from the protruding portion  83   p.    
     In the air leakage inspection procedure, first, as illustrated in  FIGS.  12 A- 12 B , the tip end surface  83   e  of the test probe  83  is abut on the upper surface  52   u  of the tube  5  of the valve member  4 . In the present embodiment, in this situation, the tip end surface  83   e  of the test probe  83  abuts on the protruding region  52   p  of the tube  5  across the entire circumference of the protruding region  52   p . When the tip end surface  83   e  of the test probe  83  abuts on the protruding region  52   p  of the tube  5 , the protruding portion  83   p  of the test probe  83  is positioned immediately above the opening  52   o  (refer to  FIG.  12 B ). 
     Then, as illustrated in  FIG.  10 D , air is blown from the mouth  9  into the container (into the inner bag  14 ) while the tip end surface  83   e  of the test probe  83  abuts on the protruding region  52   p  of the tube  5 . Then, the internal pressure in the inner bag  14  increases, and as illustrated in  FIG.  12 C , the inner bag  14  and the outer shell  12  near the fresh air inlet  15  once separated due to the inner bag preliminary delamination procedure and the inner bag separation procedure are closely contact with each other again and the inner bag  14  also closely contacts with the mounted valve member  4 . Since the diametrically expanded portion  53  has the end providing the flat surface  53   e , the inner bag  14  is not damaged even when the inner bag  14  closely contacts with the mounted valve member  4 . In addition, since the flat surface  53   e  is provided with the notches, even the case of close contact of the valve member  4  with the inner bag  14  does not interfere with the air flow. In this situation, if there is a pinhole in the inner bag  14 , the air blown into the inner bag  14  leaks into the intermediate space  21  and the internal pressure in the intermediate space  21  also rises, causing the air flowing through the tube  5  of the valve member  4  into the communication holes  83   h  of the test probe  83 . In this situation, since the tip end surface  83   e  of the test probe  83  abuts on the protruding region  52   p  of the tube  5  across the entire circumference of the protruding region  52   p , the air does not leak into the external space S. Then, the incoming flow of the air is detected by the flowmeter  83   f  in the test probe  83  to allow detection of air leakage, that is, a pinhole. 
     If there is a pinhole in the inner bag  14  in the air leakage inspection procedure, the internal pressure in the intermediate space  21  may cause the mobile part  6  of the valve member  4  to be lifted and the mobile part  6  may be stopped by the stopper  52   s  to block the air flow (refer to the mobile part  6  drawn with a broken line in  FIG.  12 C ). However, in the present embodiment as illustrated in  FIG.  7 B , with the mobile part  6  stopped by the stopper  52   s , the height position h 1 , in the direction vertical to the fresh air inlet  15 , of the end on the external space side of the mobile part  6  is configured to be located higher than the height position h 2  of the adjacent region  52   a  of the tube  5 , and the protruding portion  83   p  of the test probe  83  is positioned immediately above the opening  52   o  of the tube  5 . The mobile part  6  in the cavity  50  is thus not capable of moving to the external space S until abutting on the stopper  52   s , and the air communication is not blocked as long as the test probe  83  abuts on the valve member  4 . That is to say, the protruding portion  83   p  of the test probe  83  in the present embodiment functions as a movement restriction mechanism to restrict the movement of the mobile part  6  to the external space S side. In addition, the cross shaped protruding portion  83   p  allow restrict of the movement of the mobile part  6  even if a minor error occurs in the position on which the test probe  83  abuts. 
     Then, as illustrated in  FIG.  10 E , an upper tubular portion  9   a  is cut, and after that, the inner bag  14  is filled with the contents, the cap  2  is mounted to the mouth  9  of the container body  3  and the storage portion  7  is covered with the shrink film to finish the product. 
     The order of various procedures described here may be switched appropriately. For example, the procedure of cutting the upper tubular portion  9   a  may be performed before inserting the valve member  4  into the fresh air inlet  15 . Some of the procedures, such as the preliminary delamination procedure and the inner bag separation procedure, may be omitted. 
     The present invention may be carried out in the following embodiments.
         Although the upper surface  52   u  of the tube  5  in the above embodiment has the protruding region  52   p  is annularly provided across the entire circumference of the adjacent region  52   a  as illustrated in  FIG.  13 A , the shape of the protruding region  52   p  is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the protruding region  52   p  may be provided in two facing areas across the opening  52   o  as illustrated in  FIG.  13 B , many projections may be formed in the periphery of the adjacent region  52   a  to use them as the protruding region  52   p  as illustrated in  FIG.  13 C , or some regions circumferentially outside the opening  52   o  may be defined as the adjacent region  52   a  and the rest as the protruding region  52   p . The shape of the protruding portion  83   p  of the test probe  83  used for the air leakage inspection procedure is preferably changed in accordance with the shape of the protruding region  52   p  (e.g., for  FIG.  13 D , the protruding portion  83   p  of the test probe  83  is preferably in an I shape, not the cross shape).   Although the height position h 1 , in the direction vertical to the fresh air inlet  15 , of the end on the external space side of the mobile part  6  is configured to be higher than the height position h 2  of the adjacent region  52   a  of the tube  5  (h 1 &gt;h 2 ) in the state where the mobile part  6  is stopped by the stopper  52   s  as illustrated in  FIG.  7 B , the mobile part  6  may be configured not to protrude from the adjacent region  52   a . In this case, the protruding portion  83   p  of the test probe  83  used for the air leakage inspection procedure preferably has a smaller diameter than the diameter of the opening  52   o  of the tube  5 .   Although the mobile part  6  in the above embodiment is configured to be introduced into the cavity  50  from the intermediate space  21  side, the mobile part may be configured to be introduced from the external space S side.       

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       1 : Delaminatable Container,  2 : Cap,  3 : Container Body,  4 : Valve Member,  5 : Tube,  6 : Mobile Part,  7 : Storage Portion,  7   a : Valve Member Mounting Recess,  7   b : Air Circulation Groove,  9 : Mouth,  9   a : Upper Tubular Portion,  11 : Outer Layer,  12 : Outer Shell,  13 : Inner Layer,  14 : Inner Bag,  15 : Fresh Air Inlet,  21 : Intermediate Space,  50 : Cavity,  50   g : Gap,  51 : Stem,  51   c : Arcuate Wall,  51   s : Plane Wall,  52 : Stopping Portion,  52   a : Adjacent Region,  52   o : Opening,  52   p : Protruding Region,  52   s : Stopper,  52   u : Upper Surface,  53 : Diametrically Expanded Portion,  53   c : Arcuate Wall,  53   e : Flat Surface,  53   n : Notch,  53   p : Holding Portion,  53   p   1 : Inclined Surface,  53   p   2 : Inclined Surface,  53   s : Plane Wall,  80 : Blower,  81 : Insertion Tool,  82 : Robot Arm,  83 : Air Leakage Test Probe,  83   e : Tip End Surface,  83   f : Flowmeter,  83   h : Communication Hole,  83   p : Protruding Portion, S: External Space, d 1 , d 4 : Distance, d 2 , d 3 : Diameter, h 1 -h 3 : Height Position