CN101119896A

CN101119896A - Foldable container including horizontally hinged sidewall sections

Info

Publication number: CN101119896A
Application number: CNA2006800050165A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 查理斯·约翰·小伯格; 约翰·戴维·诺科姆
Original assignee: Procter and Gamble Ltd
Current assignee: Procter and Gamble Ltd; Procter and Gamble Co
Priority date: 2005-02-28
Filing date: 2006-02-28
Publication date: 2008-02-06
Anticipated expiration: 2026-02-28
Also published as: WO2006093903A1; MX2007010472A; CA2599686A1; KR20090094364A; CA2599686C; AU2006218713A1; US20060191929A1; AU2006218713B2; CN101119896B; EP1863715A1; KR20070104442A; NZ556721A; HK1108874A1; JP2008529907A; KR101018948B1; ZA200706264B

Abstract

An erectable and collapsible container (10) including a support structure (12) formed by a bottom wall (14) and a pair of opposing end walls (24, 26) articulable relative to the bottom wall about respective hinges (28, 30). The end walls include flexi-resilient sections (40, 42, 62, 64) connected along hinges (44, 46) for articulated movement of the end walls (32, 34) between collapsed and erected configurations. A pair of flexible opposing side walls extend between the end walls and include sections foldable about hinges during articulated movement of the end walls. A pair of opposed flexible panels (112, 114) extend from the side walls and define a bag-like upper portion (116) extending from the support structure and forming a sealable opening for the container.

Description

The collapsible container that comprises horizontally hinged sidewall sections

Technical field

But the present invention relates to erected container.More particularly, the present invention relates to such container, wherein said container can respond the power on the relative wall that is applied to container and be erected into basic 3-d modelling from the contracted configuration of substantially flat.

Background technology

Use the preservation bag to come splendid attire and protection article (comprise and preserve perishable article such as food) for known in the art.This type of preservation bag comprises the bag that is formed by relative membraneous material sheet.Described material sheet is bonded together to form semi-enclosed container along periphery edge.Described container has three sealings or folding edge and edge of opening.Edge of opening typically has mouth piece, and for example integrally formed Reclosable or reusable sealing member are as being provided by integrally formed interlocking sealing member.Being used for splendid attire will be placed on before the content in the bag in that it is strutted, and the preservation bag can flat configuration be stored easily.

As for rigidity or semi rigid receptacle, this type of container is being provided for storing the business success of also having realized certain degree aspect the parts of a variety of contents as everyone knows.This type of container typically has opening.Described opening stays open state so that load and/or remove content.This type of container also usually has smooth bottom and top so that but stackability to be provided.Yet this type of container typically uses more material than bag, makes its property disposed be restricted.Simultaneously, can sustain damage the service life of this type of container, the restriction of naturally occurring deterioration between dirty or used life.This type of three-dimensional, rigidity or semi rigid receptacle also can need bigger storage area than other more flexible container, because they take the volume of as much usually when being in the filling state when zero load.

Therefore, expectation provides a kind of the two container of advantage of flexible bag and rigidity or semi-rigid storage container that combines.Simultaneously also expectation provides a kind of like this container: its be in open mode can self-supporting when being used to load purpose, and can easily store by being folded into compact form.

Summary of the invention

According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of erecting and collapsible container of certain structure that comprise.Described structure comprises that diapire and at least one pair of can pivot and is connected to the end wall of diapire.Each end wall comprises a plurality of end wall portion that are provided with the end wall hinge therebetween.The top that comprises material piece is connected on this structure.But but this top comprises the joint side of the closing any opening that limits container.When this to end wall when the primary importance with respect to diapire moves to the second place with respect to diapire, end wall can rotate around end wall hinge joint formula.

According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of erecting and collapsible container of certain structure that comprise.Described structure comprises that diapire and at least one pair of can pivot and is connected to the end wall of diapire.Each end wall comprises a plurality of end wall portion that are provided with the end wall hinge therebetween.Sidewall can pivot and be connected to diapire and extend between end wall.Each described sidewall comprises a plurality of sidewall sections that are provided with side wall hinge therebetween.Top is connected on this structure.When this to end wall when the primary importance with respect to diapire moves to the second place with respect to diapire, end wall can rotate around end wall hinge joint formula.

According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of erecting and collapsible container of certain structure that comprise.Described structure comprises that diapire and at least one pair of can pivot and is connected to the end wall of diapire.Each end wall comprises a plurality of end wall portion that are provided with the end wall hinge therebetween.Sidewall can pivot and be connected to diapire and extend between end wall, and described structure is included in the corner plate part of extending between sidewall and the adjacent end walls.Each gusset portion branch comprises the corner plate hinge that can rotate with respect to the adjacent end walls hinge joint formula of adjacent end walls.When this to end wall when the primary importance with respect to diapire moves to the second place with respect to diapire, end wall can rotate around end wall hinge joint formula, and the corner plate hinge can rotate with respect to adjacent end walls hinge joint formula.

Description of drawings

Though this specification sheets is by particularly pointing out and clearly claimed claims of the present invention are drawn a conclusion; but should believe by following explanation and also can understand the present invention better in conjunction with the accompanying drawings; reference number identical in the accompanying drawing is indicated identical parts, and wherein:

Fig. 1 is the transparent view in container front, illustrates to be in the present invention who erects configuration;

Fig. 2 is the transparent view at the container shown in Figure 1 back side;

Fig. 3 is the transparent view of container, illustrates the present invention who is in contracted configuration;

Fig. 4 is the transparent view of container, illustrates to be in the present invention that part erects configuration;

Fig. 5 is the cross sectional drawing along the intercepting of the line 5-5 among Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is the cross sectional drawing along the intercepting of the line 6-6 among Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 are transparent view, illustrate folding lateral plate and use interlocking structure lateral plate to be fixed on the step of folding position;

Fig. 9 and Figure 10 are transparent view, illustrate folding lateral plate and use bag structure lateral plate to be fixed on the step of folding position;

Figure 11 is the transparent view that separates the step of lateral plate along defiber.Described defiber extends along the edge of lateral plate;

Figure 12 is the transparent view of lateral plate along the supporting part of defiber after separating container.Described defiber extends along the junction between lateral plate and the supporting construction; With

Figure 13 is the transparent view of the container of Fig. 1, and wherein lateral plate is bonded together with sealed configuration.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 have shown the container 10 of professor's content according to the invention.Container 10 generally includes supporting construction 12.Described supporting construction can be movable between the configuration of the configuration that limits the elasticity of flexure structure and qualification rigidity or semirigid structure.Supporting construction 12 comprises diapire 14.Described diapire comprises

relative side

16,18 and the limit,

opposite end

20,22 that is connected side 16,18.First and second

opposite end walls

24,26 are connected to diapire 14 at

respective hinge

28,30 places that are limited to

end

20,22 places, limit; And preceding or first longitudinal side wall 32 is connected to diapire at hinge 36 places that are limited to side 16 places, and the back or second longitudinal side wall 34 be connected to diapire at hinge 38 places that are limited to side 18 places.When container 10 was in the 3-d modelling that erects, first and

second end walls

24,26 and front and

back sidewall

32,34 were approximately perpendicular to the zone of diapire 14 extensions and external certain essentially rectangular.

Should be noted that, though the present invention describes according to quadrangular container or rectangular vessel, but structure of the present invention and operation are not limited to quadrangular container, and principle of the present invention can be applicable to other polygon vessel configuration, and for example its diapire 14 can comprise the container at three or more edges.

First end wall 24 is included as at the first end wall hinge, 44 places relative to each other articulated type rotation and bonded assembly first and second parts 40,42.The first 40 of first end wall 24 comprises relative edge, front and

back

46,48 and relative interior outside 50,52; And the second portion 42 of first end wall 24 comprises relative edge, front and

back

54,56 and relative interior outside 58,60.First and

second parts

40,42 illustrate to preferably have basic similarly size on following both direction: Width, i.e. direction of extending between

front edge

46,54 and lagging

dege

48,56; And short transverse, promptly be approximately perpendicular to Width and in the upwardly extending direction in side of extending from diapire 14.Though this paper has described the preferred sizes relation between each assembly of container 10, but person of skill in the art will appreciate that, relative to each other degree of displacement of the relative size of each assembly and each assembly, form number, each size of components conformability or nonuniformity each other of the assembly of wall, can change and still keep its function within the scope of the invention.

Similarly, second end wall 26 is included as at the second end wall hinge, 66 places relative to each other articulated type rotation and bonded assembly first and second parts 62,64.The first 62 of first end wall 26 comprises relative edge, front and

back

68,70 and relative interior outside 72,74; And the second portion 64 of second end wall 26 comprises relative edge, front and

back

76,78 and relative interior outside 80,82.First and

second parts

62,64 of second end wall 26 illustrate and are the width with first and

second parts

40,42 that preferably are similar to first end wall 24 substantially and the width and the height dimension of height dimension.

Front side wall 32 is included in the first and second preceding

gusset structures

90,92 of

opposing ends

94,96 extensions of interconnective pivotly first and

second parts

84,86 in front side wall hinge 88 places and the past side wall hinge 88.Gusset structures 90 extends to the

front edge

46,54 of first end wall 24 from hinge end 94 before first, and gusset structures 92 extends to the

front edge

68,76 of second end wall 26 before second from hinge end 96.

The first and second back gusset structures 104,106 that rear wall 34 is included in interconnective pivotly first and second parts 98,100 in rear wall hinge 102 places and extends from the opposing ends 108,110 of rear wall hinge 102.The first back gusset structures 104 extends to the

lagging dege

48,56 of first end wall 24 from hinge end 108, and the second back gusset structures 106 extends to the

lagging dege

70,78 of second end wall 26 from hinge end 110.First and second parts 98,100 of rear wall 34 and first and

second parts

84,86 of front side wall 32 illustrate to preferably having basic similarly width and height dimension, and the height dimension of the

part

84,86,98,100 of

sidewall

32,34 preferably is similar to the height dimension of the

part

40,42,62,64 of forming first and

second end walls

24,26 substantially before and after wherein forming.And, the height of

part

84,86,98,100 and width dimensions can comprise different mutually sizes with the different size of size of

part

40,42,62,64.

According to another aspect of the present invention, container 10 comprises the relative lateral plate 112,114 of two general plane.Described lateral plate is from top 116 that

end wall

24,26 and

sidewall

32,34 extends with the flexible bag shape that limits container 10.Lateral plate 112 is from front side wall 32 and from each preceding half extend of

end wall

24,26, and lateral plate 114 is from rear wall 34 and from each later half extension of end wall 24,26.Lateral plate 112,114 links together along elongated edge joint 118,120, and wherein edge joint 118,120 can be formed by ultra-sonic welded, heat seal, adhesives or other conventional link, with butt joint, lapped seam, stick up shape sealing or other configuration engages.

Lateral plate 112,114 limit the opening 122 of container 10 away from the upper end of diapire 14.Described opening enters and/or shifts out the passage of container 10 as content.Mouth piece 124 that choose wantonly, reusable is shown opening 122 places that are positioned at container 10 and illustrates on the in-to-in complementarity joint element 126,128 that is connected to lateral plate 112,114.Described mouth piece is used for the opening 122 of Reclosable ground airtight container 10.For example, reusable mouth piece 124 can comprise the mouth piece of interlocking seal type, and it can comprise or can not comprise the slide of the open and close that is used to handle container 10.The reusable mouth piece that the invention is not restricted to illustrate, and the non-limiting example of operational reusable mouth piece and relevant their information of manufacturing are described in US Patent 4,186,786,4,285,105,4,363,345,4,561,109,5,804,265 and 5, in 851,070.Can introduce the opening 122 that the additional seal structure is used for closed container 10.Described structure comprises for example for example pressure sensitive adhesive band or the embedded activation film of bar, cooperation sticker, epoxy resin reacting adhesive and pressure sensitive adhesive of shackle fastener, detachable cap mouth piece, clip, intermediate plate and anchor clamps, sheet mouth piece, frenulum sheet, drawstring mouth piece, strip winding mouth piece and bonding mouth piece of (unrestrictedly) mechanical fastener.The non-limiting example of the embedded activation film of operational pressure sensitive adhesive can be referring to US Patent 5,662 with relevant their manufacturing information, and 758 and 6,489,022.Though mentioned reusable mouth piece as preferred mouth piece, can preferably more permanent mouth piece in some application of the present invention.Except this paper mentioned especially those, mouth piece also can be provided in described scope of invention wholly or in part or mouth piece is not provided.

The embodiment of the container 10 that illustrates is configured to (seeing Fig. 5 and Fig. 6) by monolithic or several pieces flexible materials 130, and wherein term " flexible " is in order to refer to such material: this material can be by deflection or bending (deflection especially repeatedly or bending) thereby their response compelling forces and flexible and can surrender.Therefore, " flexible " is basic deflection, rigidity or non-yielding relative with term on the meaning.Therefore, flexible material and structure can be done to change on shape and structure to adapt to external force and to conform to the shape of the object that contacts with them and do not lose its integraty.The sheeting 130 that is used to form container 10 can comprise flexible film materials, comprises polymer film, for example polypropylene or similar material, and wherein polypropylene material can be provided as and have the thickness of (for example) 0.03mm (1 mil) to 0.1mm (4 mil).

Forming the monolithic of container 10 or several pieces flexible materials 130 can be used as and continuous flexiblely hold material and

form end wall

24,26,

sidewall

32,34, diapire 14 and lateral plate 112,114.Alternatively, flexible material 130 can comprise bag shape or tubular structure.And

end wall portion

40,42,62,64 and diapire 14 limit the semi-rigid elastic surface of container 10.Described surface can be pivoted relative to each other at

hinge

28,30,44,66 places, and wherein hinge can be formed by flexible material 130.In the embodiment of the container 10 that illustrates, each in

end wall portion

40,42,62,64 and the diapire 14 is by the stratification structure qualification that comprises flexible material 130 and elasticity semirigid structure material piece 132.Described structure is connected to the outside face of flexible material 130, and example as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6.In a non-limiting example of the present invention, structural wood tablet 132 can comprise a kind of material.Described material has between 1172.1MPa (170,000psi) and 1723.7Mpa (250, modulus in flexure 000psi) and the thickness between 0.25mm (0.01 inch) and 12.7mm (0.50 inch), by contrast, flexible material 130 has between 1172.1MPa (170,000psi) and 1723.7MPa (250,000psi) modulus in flexure between and the thickness between 0.013mm (0.0005 inch) and 0.25mm (0.01 inch).The hardness of structural materials 132 is preferably greater than flexible material 130, and preferably can be flexibly from (for example shape of the general plane) deflection of certain predetermined original shape and be returned to predetermined original shape.Term used herein " modulus in flexure " is meant the 790 determined modulus in flexures according to ASTM test method D.In one embodiment, structural materials 132 can preferably include polypropylene material.Yet, can use additional or other material that is used for structural materials 132, comprise that (unrestrictedly) any known polymeric material comprises wrinkling polymeric material, carded fiber material and the wrinkling material of stria of extruding.Person of skill in the art will appreciate that perhaps the concrete hardness of flexible material 130 or structural materials 132 can be adjusted according to the final use or the application of the expectation of container 10.

Structural materials 132 can be connected on the flexible material 130 by form the bonded assembly mechanical connection method of molecular level between structural materials 132 and flexible material 130, for example by ultra-sonic welded or hot adhesion, for example heat seal.Alternatively, structural materials 132 and flexible material 130 can pass through adhesives or interior poly-adhesive joint, comprise (unrestrictedly) contact adhesive, or by for example connection of the interference fit between fastening, intermediate plate, elastic, mechanical fastener, staple, clip, anchor clamps and/or this two kinds of materials of mechanical connection manner, promptly, tolerance fit is for example by being positioned at structural materials 132 in the flexible material 130 in the flush fit mode, or with the material mechanical punching press together.This connection can be continuous or discontinuous, as connecting with (for example) a series of two or more point of connection.

Should be pointed out that the structural materials 132 of forming diapire 14 can randomly be free of attachment on the flexible material 130.In this case, the structural materials 132 of diapire 14 can be connected on other structure, for example end wall, 32,34 one or more.And though the structure that illustrates is positioned at structural materials 132 on the outside face of flexible material 130, the some or all of parts of structural materials 132 also can be positioned on the inside face of flexible material 130.

Alternatively,

end wall portion

40,42,62,64 and/or diapire 14 entire area that can be configured as

end wall portion

40,42,62,64 and/or diapire 14 is not exclusively covered by structural materials 132.For example,

end wall portion

40,42,62,64 and/or diapire 14 can comprise the framing member (not shown).Described member suitably the location so that in the contracted configuration of substantially flat and during erecting change between the configuration and/or between the used life of container 10, keep the structure integrity or the shape of

end wall portion

40,42,62,64 and/or diapire 14.Be to be understood that, can use to provide any structure greater than the hardness of the hardness of flexible material 130 to

end wall portion

40,42,62,64 and/or diapire 14, no matter what use is thin slice or framework or other structural constituent closely knit or perforation, its structure need not to comprise necessarily to

end wall portion

40,42,62,64 and/or diapire 14 provides separately or bonded assembly increases rigid construction.For example,

end wall portion

40,42,62,64 and/or diapire 14 can be by being shaped with the material piece identical materials sheet of forming lateral plate 112,114, but be shaped with different material behaviors, for example the crosslinked or crystallization by the increase of material in different material thicknesses or

end wall portion

40,42,62,64 and/or the diapire 14 provides, or, crease for example folding by forming in material by mechanical means or ripple provide.

Though flexible material 130 has been described as flexible polypropylene film material, show to have other material of flexible nature but can introduce as flexible material 130, these materials comprise (unrestrictedly) impermeable substantially polymeric material, cellulosic material, aluminium foil, the paper of coating (waxing etc.) and uncoated, the non-woven material of coating etc., and permeable substantially material scrim for example, mesh, weaving material, non-woven material, perforate or closed-cell foam, or perforation or porous membrane, no matter they mainly be in essence bidimensional or be shaped as three-dimensional structure.This type of material can comprise single composition or single layer, or can be composite material, maybe the laminar structure that can constitute for the base material that is comprised by multiple material as material carrier.In addition, person of skill in the art will appreciate that, can introduce any material that flexible material 130 required hardness properties can be provided within the scope of the invention.

Flexible material 130 is not limited to the structure that is shaped by sheeting, and the flexible material of container 10 part can be configured to any known and suitable pattern, for example known in the art be used to make commercial form bag or those patterns of storage container.Can use heat or adhesive seal technology that the various assemblies of flexible material 130 or element self are engaged or be bonded with each other.In addition, the flexible material part thermoformable of container 10, blowing or alternative and formed or molded as to habitual folding and bonding technology in other words are with by fleece or material piece structure flexible material part.

Selection is used for any one of flexible material 130 and structural materials 132 or both materials can show the transparency, semi-transparency and/or the opacity with any degree, for example can be selected so that the visual identification to content of required degree to be provided, and can be comprised painted transparent, translucent and/or opaque material.Can additionally select the degree of the transparency, semi-transparency and/or opacity, with help writing and/or read container 10 on Word message, i.e. the content of container and/or explanation.

In can be used for forming the material of flexible material 130 and structural materials 132, also comprise the micro-wave oven Available Material.And, flexible material 130 and structural materials 132 can comprise material and structure or the structure that heat-proof quality is provided, be used to limit the inside face of container 10 and the heat flow between the outside face, for example can provide it to diapire 14 or other and be touched the surface and shift to user's the hand or the heat of area supported with restriction.This type of material can comprise having lower thermal conductivity usually, hang down hot/cold capacity, less quality and/or influence thermal conductivity and/or those materials of the material structure of heat absorption capacity, for example comprises the material that is used for or encapsulates or seal the void space of certain fluid (for example air) partially or entirely in material.Be used for providing the example of the material of desirable thermal property to comprise (unrestrictedly): perforate or closed-cell foam material to container 10; Clip gas material, for example, fiber, fine hair, spacer particles etc., these dispersion of materials in flexible material 130 and/or structural materials 132, disperse thereon or be dispersed between them; Be limited at the subquality part in flexible material 130 and/or the structural materials 132, for example, the attenuation part of flexible material 130 and/or structural materials 132, and/or the thermal insulation layer or the coating of hanging down heat conduction is provided between flexible material 130 and structural materials 132.This type of material can be the form of fluting board or be by one or two or a plurality of form with polymeric material structure of forming of layer of offset area, for example can be by Heat forming, embossing, formation such as fold.For example, by the multilayer stratification structure that two layers form, wherein at least one comprises from the zone of the planar offset of another layer, or monolayer material, wherein the selected zone of material is from other zone skew of material, so that the heat insulation air of certain volume to be provided between the outside face of container and inside face.Alternatively, thermoshield can be formed by two or more flexible polymer material layers.Described layer-selective ground seals or bonds together to produce the zone of entrapped air.

As Fig. 1 to 2 and shown in Figure 4, the container 10 in the embodiment that illustrates comprises the bottom 14 that is shaped with fluxion structure.Referring to Fig. 6, fluxion structure comprises the structural materials 132 that one deck is shaped in addition.Described material comprises corrugated portion 134 and is connected to the flexible material layers 130 of structural materials 132.Air space is limited between structural materials 132 and the flexible material 130 at corrugated portion 134 places.But described space entrapped air is to provide the thermoshield at diapire 14 places.In addition, corrugated portion 134 can provide additional structural rigidity with sclerosis diapire 14.

Fig. 3 illustrates the container 10 of the contracted configuration that is in substantially flat, and wherein

end wall

24,26 is folded into the form of substantially flat.Specifically, the first 40 of

end wall

24,26 and 62 can pivot with contiguous and be roughly parallel to diapire 14 location inside

faces

50 and 72 separately towards diapire 14.The second portion 42 of

end wall

24,26 and 64 can pivot with first and second parts 40,42 (52,60 are in opposed facing substantially relation outside it) of roughly locating first end wall 24 parallel to each otherly and contiguous around corresponding

end wall hinge

44,66, and roughly parallel to each other and contiguous first and second parts 62,64 (74,82 are in opposed facing substantially relation outside it) of locating second end wall 26.The second portion 42 of

end wall

24,26 can take place substantially simultaneously and take place on the pivotal orientation relative with it with 64 pivot with the first 40 of

corresponding end wall

24,26 and 62 pivot.In addition, can be close to joint between the top 116 of the upper limb of second

end wall portion

42,64 and container 10 provides hinge 136,138 to make pivoting action to help second

end wall portion

42,64 with respect to top 116.

When container 10 is in contracted configuration, the flexible material 130 that forms front and

back sidewall

32,34 is folded into basic predetermined configuration, and wherein the first 84 of front and

back sidewall

32,34 and 98 can pivot with almost parallel and be adjacent to diapire 14 towards diapire 14 and locate firsts 84,98 around corresponding hinge 36 and 38.Before and after the second portion 86 and 100 of

sidewall

32,34 can pivot roughly being parallel to each other and contiguous locating first and

second parts

84,86 of front side wall 32 around side wall hinge 88,102, and roughly be parallel to each other and contiguous first and second parts 98,100 of locating rear wall 34.The second portion 86 of front and

back sidewall

32,34 can take place substantially simultaneously and take place on the pivotal orientation relative with it with 100 pivot with the first 84 of corresponding front and

back sidewall

32,34 and 98 pivot.In addition, the joint before and after can being close between the top 116 of the upper limb of second portion 86,100 of

sidewall

32,34 and container 10 provides hinge 140,142, makes pivoting action to help second portion 86,100 with respect to top 116.

Mobile and the orientation that gusset structures 90,92,104,106 is rotated with respect to the articulated type of the

part

40,42,62,64 of

end wall

24,26 is described with reference to Fig. 4 to 6, and wherein Fig. 4 illustrates and is in the container 10 that part erects configuration.In the gusset structures 90,92,104,106 each can experience basic similarly motion, as hereinafter will be according to first gusset structures 90 of front side wall 32 described.Gusset structures 90 can be folding around the corner plate hinge 144 that roughly extends with side wall hinge 88 conllinear, wherein first corner plate part 146 and the second corner plate part 148 (also see Fig. 1) of gusset structures 90 on the both sides of the folding qualification corner plate hinge 144 of corner plate hinge 144.Casehistory, from erecting configuration during the moving of contracted configuration, the inside face 150 (Fig. 5) of gusset structures 90 can move to such orientation from the orientation that is approximately perpendicular to

end wall portion

40,42 in the supporting construction 12 of container 10: being limited to the part of the inside face 150 on the first and second corner plate parts 146,148 can be substantially parallel and face the

inner face

50,58 of corresponding end wall portion 40,42.Corner plate hinge 144 also can move to that corner plate hinge 144 can be roughly parallel to the orientation that end wall hinge 44 extends when being in contracted configuration from being in the orientation that is approximately perpendicular to end wall hinge 44 when erecting configuration.Along with

end wall portion

40,42 is switched to contracted configuration, gusset structures 90 substantially progressively from

front edge

46,54 towards

lagging dege

48,56 direction around

inner face

50,58 folding or parcels, as illustrating illustrated in Fig. 5, the folded part 152 that wherein shows gusset structures 90 is basically parallel to end wall portion 40 extensions, and the remainder 154 of gusset structures 90 can extend between folded part 152 and sidewall sections 84.As mentioned above, each in all the other gusset structures 92,104,106 can be similar to substantially described during

end wall portion

40,42 and 62,64 articulated type is relative to each other rotated the mode of the move mode of gusset structures 90 move.

In the contracted configuration of container 10, illustrated in Fig. 3, illustrate, the

end

94,96 of front and back side wall hinge 88,102 and 108,110 adjacent end walls hinges 44,66 and locate, thus side wall hinge 88,102 is positioned at inner most position.Similarly,

end wall hinge

44,66 is positioned at inner most position, makes supporting construction 12 be configured as the foldable structure of the basic compactness of the contracted configuration that is in container 10.Along with container from contracted configuration to the change that erects configuration,

end wall hinge

44,46 moves away from one another, and side wall hinge 88,102 also moves away from one another.

When the upper limb of lateral plate 112,114 was located mutually contiguously, promptly when opening 122 basic closures, the top 116 of container 10 can comprise the end 154,156 (Fig. 3) of extension.Described end can extend outwardly beyond the position of adjacent hinge 136,138 in the upper edge of the

second portion

42,64 of end wall 24,26.The end 154,156 of extending can comprise corner plate part 158,160 (Fig. 1 and Fig. 2).Described corner plate partly be positioned at

end wall

24,26

second portion

42,62 upper limb and be positioned at respectively accordingly between the coniform gernel 162,164 and 166,168 on the both sides of edge joint 118,120.Coniform gernel 162,164,166,168 can comprise the embossing or the attenuation line of (unrestrictedly) line or material.The end 154,156 of extending also can be around

end limit

20,22 folding and be in diapire 14 below, be contained in the packing with the close package that helps (for example) container 10 or with a plurality of containers 10.

Container 10 can be by apply a power or several power to container 10 be deformed into from contracted configuration and erects configuration.Can apply a power or several power (perhaps act on the inside of container 10 or act on its outside) to

end wall hinge

44,66, so that end wall hinge 44,66 outwards biasing or mobile away from one another.For example, can apply a power to cause roughly oppositely directed force action on end wall 24,26.Alternatively, can apply a power or several power, and/or cause the motion that is pivoted relative to each other between first and

second parts

62,64 of second end wall 26 with the motion that is pivoted relative to each other between first and

second parts

40,42 that cause first end wall 24.Additionally and/or alternatively, can apply a power or several power with the first 40 that causes first end wall 24 and the motion that is pivoted relative to each other between the diapire 14, and/or cause the first 62 of second end wall 26 and the pivoting action between the diapire 14.As another alternative way, can apply a power to cause roughly oppositely directed making a concerted effort on the direction of extending between supporting construction 12 and the top 116, being applied on the container 10, so that container 10 struts.

Apply a power or several power with in contracted configuration with erect between the configuration change container 10 and can for example can help forming the structure that grasps the surface and/or help applying lever force by obtaining promoting with one or more additional structures that are associated of

end wall

24,26,

sidewall

32,34, diapire 14 and/or the lateral plate 112,114 of container 10 to it.This additional structure can comprise that power that (unrestrictedly) be used for will being derived from directly or indirectly the user is sent to protrusion, wall edge or surface finger recess on the part of container 10 or the friction surface that strengthens etc., the collar or lever.Described structure be used to make container 10 or from contracted configuration towards erecting configuration change or change towards contracted configuration from erecting configuration, thereby or the anchorage force that is used to impose restriction in the position that erects one or more end walls control in 24,26 o'clock diapire.

In erecting configuration, as depicted in figs. 1 and 2, top 116 comprises flexible the opening and closeable part of container 10, and wherein content can place container 10 or therefrom taking-up by the opening 122 on top 116.Lateral plate 112,114 can be setovered away from one another to help entering container by opening 122.For example, can provide additional structure to help that lateral plate 112,114 is remained on the state of opening more to lateral plate 112,114.This additional structure can comprise (unrestrictedly) one or several stays 170,172.Described stay is positioned at one or two the middle cross-location at top of lateral plate 112,114, or along other location positioning of lateral plate 112,114.This or several stays can comprise member flexible or rigidity.Described member shows to have certain dead pleat or have the functional position of lockable to be used for that at least a portion of lateral plate 112,114 is remained on desired location usually.Show that having this functional stay can comprise metal wool or thin sheeting, comprise fibrous paper and cardboard, the extremely polymer flake of pleat and the hard parts of molded, that be shaped, usefulness locking hinge shape mechanism's punching press or cutting.Also can use and show other stay material with similar functions.

Alternatively or additionally, be used for flexible strip 112,114 biasings or the structure that remains on the position of opening more can be comprised and be used to promote the structure that keeps lateral plate 112,114 and

adjacent end walls

24,26 and/or

sidewall

32,34 to align more.For example, can provide the parts of the material property that changes lateral plate 112,114, include but not limited to be used between lateral plate 112,114 and

end wall

24,26 and/or

sidewall

32,34, transmit the force transmission element of power or increase hard element.

Referring to Fig. 7 to 12, container 10 also can include to be beneficial to by handling lateral plate 112,114 and get at the parts that are positioned at the content in the container.Specifically, in the embodiment of the container 10 that illustrates, can be provided for lateral plate 112,114 is separated from each other and/or, comprise (for example) or several easily broken regional 174 (also seeing Fig. 1 and Fig. 2) itself and

end wall

24,26 and

sidewall

32,34 separate areas.Extend along at least one of edge joint 118,120 in described zone, and can comprise also that the upper limb of

adjacent end walls

24,26 and

sidewall

32,34 extends another easily broken regional 176.Method according to a use container 10, lateral plate 112,114 can along easily broken regional 174 at least one completely or partially separate, and lateral plate 112,114 can be folding and/or curling towards diapire 14 along

end wall

24,26 and

sidewall

32,34, illustrates illustrated in Fig. 7.In addition, the marginal portion that comprises the lateral plate 112,114 of reusable mouth piece 124 can be folded back towards the open end of container 10 and remain on the appropriate location by fastening structure, make top 116 (inside face by lateral plate 112,114 limits) overlaped by one of lateral plate 112,114 or several folded parts or covers towards outer surface 178.Randomly, can provide another easily broken zone, for example provide, so that a plurality of parts of lateral plate 112,114 are collapsible and/or volume turns over to help the separation of lateral plate 112,114 in another place or another position of edge joint 118,120.Preferably, separated material full wafer ground separates, or alternatively is separated into two or more fragments.Separated material can remove or can still be connected material from container 10 fully can be around one or more points of its pivot.

Illustrated in Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, illustrate, be used to keep the fastening structure of the folded edge part of lateral plate 112,114 can comprise that the interlocking on the surface 178 that is positioned at top 116 seals one or several parts of element 180.Described element is used for at least one co-operating of the element 126,128 of reusable mouth piece 124 and is mated.For example, top 116 along the outside of supporting construction 12 towards diapire 14 folding after, the marginal portion that comprises the lateral plate 112,114 of reusable mouth piece 124 can be folded back towards the open end of container 10, reusable mouth piece 124 is positioned at and is positioned at the interlocking of surface on 178 and seals element 180 and be in the position that interlocking engages.

Fig. 9 and Figure 10 illustrate the alternative fastening structure that is used for the folded edge of lateral plate 112,114 is partly remained on the folding position.Fastening structure can comprise or the bag structure 182 of several pockets that is positioned on the supporting construction 12.Bag structure 182 illustrates to triangular structure and can locate (for example) on

end wall

24,26 one or more, and limits one or several slits 184 (or similarly structure), on top 116 after the outside of supporting construction 12 is folding.Described slit is used to admit the turning 186 by the marginal portion formation of folding lateral plate 112,114.Top 116 remained on be not limited to use above-mentioned mechanism in the described folding configuration, and can comprise other mechanism, comprise (unrestrictedly) keep that material, shackle fastener, the adhesives of pit or aperture comprise pressure sensitive adhesive, the part that is fastened and connected, intermediate plate, rubber tape, mechanical fastener, clip and/or anchor clamps.

In the use of the container that illustrated in Fig. 7 to 10, illustrates, the top 116 that both are shaped by lateral plate 112,114 need not entirely folding towards diapire 14, half of for example collapsible top 116 (as by one in the lateral plate 112,114 limit) so that the use of container to be provided by a side on top 116.Alternatively, lateral plate 112,114 can cut or tear along the additional position, with by less than or the use of container is provided greater than the zone by a zone that is limited in the lateral plate 112,114.

According to a kind of alternative method that the use of container 10 is provided, lateral plate 112,114 can be along one or more separation (as shown in figure 11) in frangible portions or zone 174, and lateral plate 112,114 also can be along frangible portions or zone 176 and

end wall

24,26 separate with

sidewall

32,34, substantially fully remove (Figure 12) to allow lateral plate 112,114 from

end wall

24,26 and

sidewall

32,34.

Frangible portions or zone 174,176 can be formed by pre-zone or the lines with weak property and/or directional tear material property that limit.Pre-localized area or lines with weak property comprise that (unrestrictedly) is positioned at required disengaged position or its perforation, machinery or laser grooving, material attenuation part and/or tear tape nearby.Alternatively, no matter engage by adhesives, interior poly-bonding, heat seal, welded joint or alternate manner, separation can be along for example lap-joint, fin, flat butted seam or the sealing place generation of lines, part or zone of releasable connection.As another alternative way, peelable or remove bridge material (for example, pressure sensitive adhesive band) so that sheet separates.In addition, can be provided for promoting tearing or the parts of separation process, comprise that (unrestrictedly) helps the user and discern easily broken zone and/or help grasping and/or execute power-assisted grappling/stretching knob, the collar or other haptics member to container 10.The identification in one or several easily broken zones also can obtain promoting by one or several visual indicator, comprise (unrestrictedly) chrominance section, but for example can be positioned on easily broken zone or the color ribbon that apply or that print near it and/or the material behavior of visual discrimination, and can comprise the visual indicator of extending along the both sides in easily broken zone.Described mark (for example) but but green phase shows that for adjacent domain the laser grooving or the zone of the visual identification with opacity or semi-transparency difference provide.And can be close to easily broken zone provides anti-tearing configuration, expands outside the easily broken zone to prevent to tear.

Be used to promote the structure of the use of container 10 to be not limited to manipulation to lateral plate 112,114.Can provide additional structure to the zone of supporting construction 12, and can comprise the one or more removable or replaceable structures that are associated with

end wall

24,26 and sidewall 32,34.Described structure allows of container 10 or several parts are removed, recombinate or in other words handled to improve container 10 in-to-ins are used.

In a kind of use of container 10, container 10 can be sealed and be used for storing any content that is contained in container 10.In this use, the top of lateral plate 112,114 can be bonded together, for example by above-mentioned reusable mouth piece 124.Lateral plate 112,114 engages or links together can follow moving of certain amount that lateral plate 112,114 takes place, because lateral plate folds around hinge 140,142 pivots and at coniform gernel 162,164,166,168 places, thereby forms outward extending end 154,156 (Figure 13).The plane that the folded state edge and the position of hinge 136,138,140,142 of lateral plate 112,114 overlaps substantially limits the top surface of the substantially flat of container 10.Therefore, but other container can be similar to the mode of the stackability that known rigidity or semi-rigid storage container provide is stacked on the container 10.

But the stackability of container 10 can be enhanced by additional structure is provided.Described structure comprises (unrestrictedly)

contiguous dististyle

24,26 and/or the top of

lateral plate

32,34 or the additional structure of bottom, for example: the top flange that the supporting functions that the bottom that is supported container can be placed on it is provided; Flared structure.Described structure comprise

end wall

24,26 and/or 32,34 some or all thereon edge or the outside subtended angle of lower edge to provide and to be supported or the engaged lower edge of supporting container or the positive engagement of upper limb; From

adjacent end walls

24,26 and/or

sidewall

32,34 some or all upper limb or the flange of the outward extending flange horizontal expansion of lower edge.Described flange is provided for engaging and is supported or the lower edge of supporting container or the prodger of upper limb.The structure of piling up that helps container 10 can be positioned on the outside or inner of flexible material 130, and playing a role with direct or indirect contact that is stacked container by flexible film, thereby joint is piled up in promotion.Also can be provided for promoting to be stacked the alignment of container and/or other structure of joint.

Say that briefly end and/or diapire can be positioned on the outside or inner of flexible material 130, perhaps fully outside location or positioned internal are perhaps located in the mode of the combination of interior location and external position.

Container 10 can have additional structure to help the operation of container 10.Described structure comprises (unrestrictedly) one or several protrusions, a part that is configured as

end wall

24,26,

sidewall

32,34 and/or diapire 14 or handle that is connected thereto or band.For example, can comprise the hand band to help one hand and lift and/or carry container 10, for example to diapire 14 provide band to admit the user one or more fingers and supporting by diapire 14 promotes carrying of container.

Operation to container 10 also can obtain promoting by the structure that is provided on the lateral plate 112,114.Can be grasped between user's the finger by lateral plate 112,114 that will combination and lift and/or carry container 10, obtain promoting as strengthening the surface by anti-skidding or other grasping.Be used to make the additional structure that the user can grasping lateral plate 112,114 can comprise (unrestrictedly) bonded assembly or single-piece protrusion, the collar, handle hole and/or band.

In a kind of use of described container 10, container can contracted configuration provide before memory period or use.The two or more containers 10 that are in contracted configuration can have external packing, are used for storage, distribution, sale and the transportation of convenient a plurality of containers 10.Packing can partially or even wholly be sealed or packaging container 10.Packing can be any known package, includes but not limited to bag, papery or plastic tape, shrink wrapping, shrink sleeve, stretching casing tube or band, carboard packing, flow-wrapped packing, thermoforming packing etc.Preferably, seal or self show, illustrate or comprise the description of operation of container 10, comprise the method for erecting.In preferred retail shop packing, pack and self can be or the spendable semi-rigid or rigid container of customer, but perhaps even can be the erected container 10 that has strutted.

During use, container 10 can be deformed into from contracted configuration and erect configuration (as mentioned above), and wherein supporting construction 12 limits rigidity or semirigid structures, and top 116 limits and can open and allow the structure of the flexible bag shape that content passes through.Content can be placed in the container 10 by opening 122, and opening 122 uses reusable mouth piece 124 sealings.Container 10 and content can be placed on (if suitable) storage in refrigerator or the congealing machine, and can be stacked with other container 10 with like configurations if desired.And, because container 10 is shaped by the micro-wave oven Available Material, container 10 and the content of sealing can directly place in the micro-wave oven into directly again heating be in content in the container 10.Subsequently, part or all of top 116 can be removed, or separated and remove producing the opening of more convenient use, thereby helps getting at content, wherein supporting construction 12 can be used as the bowl or the disk-like structure of edible content, or even directly from its edible content.

Alternative structure is applicable to some situation, for example has the container of a plurality of compartments.For example, dividing wall (himself randomly can erect) can erect container is separated into two or more compartments from diapire.Another embodiment is the container that has a plurality of openings.

Be not intended to limit, but the combination of the present invention's receiving fluids content, solids content, granular contents and these contents.Described content can be the article and the goods of indefinite kind to be used, for example is used for individual purpose, family expenses purpose, industry purpose, automobile-used purpose, health purpose, farming purpose or pet and feeds purpose article and goods.Food storage (purpose that for example is used for the human or animal) is an object lesson.And, container can partly or entirely shrink before use, prefill content, for example these non-limitative examples: oil before the quick-fried system and puffed rice rice benevolence, add hot water and produce dried instant noodles and vegetables before the soup, add the pet food before the water and add other food composition flavoring before.

All references document in the detailed Description Of The Invention is incorporated herein by reference.Quoting of any document is unintelligible for being to its approval as prior art of the present invention.

Although illustrated and described the present invention with specific embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many other variations and modifications may be made in the case of without departing from the spirit and scope of protection of the present invention.Therefore, in additional claims, comprise all such changes and modifications that belong in the scope of the invention consciously.

Claims

1. one kind can erect and collapsible container, and described container comprises:

A kind of structure, described structure comprise that diapire and at least one pair of can pivot and are connected to the end wall of described diapire;

Each described end wall comprises a plurality of end wall portion that are provided with the end wall hinge therebetween;

The top that comprises the material piece that is connected to described structure, but but described top comprises the joint side of the closing any opening that is defined for described container; And

Wherein when described pair of end walls when the primary importance with respect to described diapire moves to the second place with respect to described diapire, described end wall can rotate around described end wall hinge joint formula.

2. container as claimed in claim 1, described container comprises the sidewall that can pivot and be connected to described diapire and extend between described end wall, each described sidewall comprises a plurality of sidewall sections that are provided with side wall hinge therebetween.

3. container as claimed in claim 2, wherein when described pair of end walls when described primary importance moves to the described second place, described end wall hinge moves away from one another and described side wall hinge also moves away from one another.

4. container as claimed in claim 3, wherein when described pair of end walls when described primary importance moves to the described second place, described end wall portion and described sidewall sections move towards the position that is basically perpendicular to described diapire from the position that is basically parallel to described diapire.

5. container as claimed in claim 2, wherein each described sidewall is included in a pair of corner plate part of extending between described sidewall sections and the adjacent end walls, and each described gusset portion branch comprises the corner plate hinge that can rotate with respect to the adjacent end walls hinge joint formula of adjacent end walls.

6. container as claimed in claim 5, wherein when described pair of end walls when described primary importance moves to the described second place, each described corner plate hinge can move towards the position that be basically perpendicular to described adjacent end walls hinge from the position that is basically parallel to described adjacent end walls hinge.

7. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said end wall hinge are basically parallel to described diapire and extend.

8. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pair of end walls response produces the power of oppositely making a concerted effort that acts on the described end wall and moves to the described second place from described primary importance.

9. container as claimed in claim 8, described container comprises the parts that are used for closed described top.

10. container as claimed in claim 1, described container comprise the easily broken connection between described structure and described top, and are defined for the position that described top is separated with described supporting construction.