CN1066410C

CN1066410C - Small container

Info

Publication number: CN1066410C
Application number: CN95115699A
Authority: CN
Inventors: H·曼
Original assignee: Soremartec SA
Current assignee: Soremartec SA
Priority date: 1995-10-13
Filing date: 1995-10-13
Publication date: 2001-05-30
Anticipated expiration: 2015-10-13
Also published as: CN1148025A

Abstract

The present relates to a small container, particularly to a small plastic container. The small plastic container comprises at least one column-shaped, particularly cylindrical part (8); the column-shaped circumferential surface area of the part is provided with devices (16, 16.1a to c, 16.2a and b, 18, 18.1a, b, 18.2a and b) used for forming shape matching slide inserting connections with at least another small container (2, 2.1, 2.2). The present invention is characterized in that the small container (2, 2.1, 2.2) can roll along the circumferential direction perpendicular to the inserting direction on the same forming devices (16, 16.1a to c, 16.2a and b, 18, 18.1a and b, 18.2a and b) of another small container (2, 2.1, 2.2) through the devices (16, 16.1a to c, 16.2a and b, 18, 18.1a and b, 18.2a and b) used for forming slide inserting connections and can be always kept along the radial direction in a shape matching mode.

Description

Small container

The present invention relates to a kind of small container, plastic small container particularly, it comprises at least one cylindricality, particularly columniform part, cylindricality side face zone in this part has device, carry out bonded assembly slide and insert and is connected (form-locked slide-insertion-connection is designated hereinafter simply as " form fit sliding insert connection ") in order to form one by form fit with another this small container at least.

This container can be known from DE-OS 4119252.Small container described in the document has plastics moulded body, has the upper and lower, can hold various items.This upper and lower is discerptible.The sliding bonded assembly device of inserting of form fit that is used to form of this small container is made up of a plurality of dovetail shaped groove and projections on the container side face, and several this containers can be linked together by this plug-in type or sliding type connection possibility with fixing.Except the practical use as container, i.e. conduct transportation and packing device, small container also can be used as the interconnection system building blocks of interconnection system block toy (a connectable building brick toy).For example, this small container can be used as the thing of the inside of hollow bodies such as chocolate egg, and for example can be used for holding toy as pleasantly surprised present etc. in as the function of packing device at it.Among its function as the toy of interconnection system building blocks form, but several small containers are linked together with multiple array mode, though finally always only form a kind of resting shape.But it is not enough with changing various toy that these simple static possibilities that are used for making up small container are applied to interesting.

Therefore, technical task of the present invention is this small container of being mentioned at the beginning above improving in simple and efficient mode, so that obtain multiple static combinatory possibility and dynamic combined possibility, and multiple variation can be arranged when making container be used as toy.

The objective of the invention is to realize by following measure, it is a kind of small container, plastic small container particularly, it comprises at least one cylindricality, particularly columniform part, cylindricality side face zone in this part has device, be connected in order to form sliding the inserting of form fit with another this small container at least, it is characterized in that, this small container is used to form the sliding bonded assembly device of inserting by it, can be on the device of the same formation of another this small container, along perpendicular to circumferentially the rolling of direction of insertion, and in this rolling process, can radially always be held by the form fit mode; Be used to form sliding insert the bonded assembly device be included in container cylindrical side face the zone alternately and the groove and the projection that cooperatively interact; The sliding slotting connection of form fit is what can form by the engagement of at least one projection in a groove; The formation of this projection and groove and they separation and the selection of spacing and adaptive each other, undertaken by this kind mode, make when two small containers roll mutually, be positioned at fully with next groove in the fwd projection on the rotating direction and carried out on the form fit position engaged, then, on the rotating direction this time be in a back projection that is meshed with a groove and just break away from form fit engagement.

The advantage of small container of the present invention, not only be, can as required some this small containers be carried out the static state combination by various directions and size, so that form the shape and the structure of maximum, wherein, firm between some small containers and to removably connect be possible; But also be, can provide firm dynamic structure simultaneously, so that increase possibility of using and the value that improves recreation and appreciate.

Be appreciated that when groove and projection be to be useful especially when being designed to swallowtail shape.But embodiments of the invention are not limited to this shape.

When projection and groove are when the whole peripheral surface of small container disposes continuously, can obtain big moving and scroll zones.

In addition, be when making when being used to form the sliding bonded assembly device of inserting by plastic material, be particularly advantageous for the form fit rollability.

In order to increase the combinatory possibility of some small containers of the present invention and to improve the value of recreation, verified, it is favourable at least one end face of small container transom being set so that form with another this small container at least that dismoutability is connected.For this reason, transom adopts bayonet coupling member or other suitable plug type attaching parts etc., and verified is particularly suitable.

At small container and/or be used to form sliding inserting be provided with backstop on the bonded assembly device so that slidingly insert connection and can only form on a direction of inserting, this is that very big purposes is arranged for the small container of large-size of the present invention particularly.Under the situation of the small container of reduced size of the present invention,, can easily keep this connection by being used to form the sliding friction force that the bonded assembly device is produced of inserting; But under the situation of the small container of large-size of the present invention, owing to the big weight overcome friction of small container is deviate from engagement, might on the relevant position, make sliding insert to connect throw off, this just can be prevented effectively by structural measure recited above.

With advantageous embodiments embodiment of the present invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings and by concrete, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the lateral plan of two small containers in the process of inserting according to first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the birds-eye view according to a small container of first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 is the longitudinal section according to the container of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is the schematic top plan view of two small containers of the present invention being meshed each other;

Fig. 5 is used to form the sliding exemplary details figure that inserts bonded assembly device of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is used to form sliding detail view when inserting two geared assemblies of bonded assembly and remaining static;

Fig. 7 is the principle instruction diagram of the F/s of form fit rolling process of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is the principle instruction diagram of the subordinate phase of form fit rolling process of the present invention;

Fig. 9 illustrates second embodiment of small container of the present invention.

Label declaration is as follows: 2 small containers, 2.1 small container 2.2 small containers, 4 tops, 6 bottoms, 8 cylindrical portion, 10 convex tendons, 12 grooves, 14 transoms, 16 projection 16.1a, b, c projection 16.2a, b projection 18 groove 18.1a, b groove 18.2a, b groove 20.1a, b edge 20.2a, b edge 22.1a, b, c edge 22.2a, b edge 24 backstop A are used to form the height of the width C projection 16 of the length B small container 2 of sliding slotting bonded assembly device at the bottom width H small container 2 of the width G projection 16 of the height F groove 18 of the width E projection 16 of the width D groove 18 on the side face on side face

Two small containers 2 have been shown among Fig. 1 to be slipped each other by its

device

16,18 or is plugged on together to form the sliding bonded assembly process of inserting of form fit.The direction of inserting is illustrated by thick arrow.This

device

16 and 18 is described in detail in detail below.Small container 2 has the roughly structure of column, and the end that is rounding at its vertical two ends imports in the flat end face portion.The case surface of container 2 forms post shapes.

Both ends of the surface portion at small container 2 is provided with transom 14 respectively, forms ability to dismantles with another small container 2 at least and is connected, so that each small container can be connected in opposed mode by its respective end face.

Small container 2 has cylindrical part 8, and its diameter is more slightly larger than the diameter of small container 2 self in the present embodiment.But this size is not indispensable, and cylindrical part 8 can have identical diameter with small container.On the side face zone of this cylindrical part 8, be provided with

device

16,18 to form and sliding slotting connection of form fit of another this small container 2 at least.Easy to understand from the birds-eye view of Fig. 2, this is used to form the sliding

bonded assembly device

16,18 of inserting of form fit and disposes continuously round the whole peripheral surface zone of the cylindrical part 8 of small container 2 respectively.But it equally also is possible only forming

device

16,18 respectively on a part of zone of cylindrical part 8 or container 2.In this embodiment, installing a kind of is possible in order to the link to each other device of rolling of containers 2 of piecewise restriction two.For example, this device can be a backstop.

As can be seen from Figure 3, small container 2 has hood-shaped top 4 and bottom 6.This bottom 6 has the edge of pulling back, and top 4 is seated on this edge to slide the cover mode.Be provided with convex tendon 10 in order to lock this edge of pulling back.Top 4 has the groove 12 adaptive with convex tendon 10, and when bottoms 6 were inserted on top 4, annular convex rib 10 was engaged in the circular groove 2, has formed sealed.The shape of the transom 14 on the end face portion of small container 2 can be recognized from Fig. 3 and Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.In the present embodiment, the transom 14 on the bottom 6 of small container 2 comprises a projection that is made of the hook element, and the hook arrangements of components has radially inside hook end on a circle.This hook element forms a dimple.The end face portion on top 4 is provided with corresponding projection, this projection forms by circular peviform mode (pot-like manner), have radially outside hook element, in order in the dimple of the transom 14 that inserts bottom 6 and in order to the bayonet coupling shape rotate to connection location.Can be provided with a backstop at this connection location.

The another kind of embodiment of transom 14 can constitute, and for example, is provided with the projection of working in coordination equally in the end face portion of small container 2.In the present embodiment, top 4 is provided with a projection, and it has button shape dimple, and on the other hand, bottom 6 has the projection of being made up of circle or ring by, has a circular groove bigger than the projection on top.Bottom 6 can be inserted in top 4 like this.But, also might be in small container 2 closing state, promptly be placed to bottom 6 and after groove 12 is advanced in convex tendon 10 engagements, some similar small containers 2 connected on the top 4 that will slide the cover mode.This is undertaken by mode noted earlier.

As the variation scheme of the different transom 14 on the top 4 that is respectively formed at small container recited above and the bottom 6, can adopt other desirable and suitable different plug-in connector, also can adopt the adaptor union of same configuration.

Overlooking of Fig. 4 there is shown the sliding static ingear principle of inserting

bonded assembly device

16,18 of the form fit that is used to form two small containers 2.From this figure, can recognize, be used to form the sliding bonded assembly device of inserting and forms by projection 16 and groove 18, the whole peripheral surface that they center on cylindrical part 8 or small container 2 respectively continuously alternate configurations on the cylindrical part 8 of small container 2.Projection 16 and groove 18 are respectively swallowtail shapes.

Fig. 5 illustrates in greater detail projection 16 and groove 18.The significant dimensions of having listed the size of projection 16 and groove 18 in the table 1 below and having constituted the small container 2 (simultaneously referring to Fig. 1) on the basis of present embodiment.

Table 1 size (mm):

A 11.5 E 01.0

B 32 F 01.0

C 02.9 G 01.8

D 02.9 H 45

In table 1, A represents to be used to form the sliding

bonded assembly device

16,18 of inserting along the length on the extensions of cylindrical part 8, B represents the width of small container 2, C represents the width of projection 16 on side face, D represents the width of groove 18 on side face, and E represents the height of projection 16 on groove 18 bottom surfaces, and F represents the degree of depth of groove 18 with respect to the upper limb of the projection on the side face 16, G represents the bottom width of projection 16, and H represents the height of small container 2.

Size above-mentioned only is suitable for present embodiment, and can make very big change according to the type of using.

According to the present invention, small container 2 comprises projection 16 and groove 18, and its integral body is to be made by the plastics of polypropylene or ABS and so on.The wall thickness of the small container 2 in the present embodiment is about 0.5 to 1.0mm.In the zone of cylindrical part 8 and transom 14, wall thickness is preferably thicker.The size that depends on small container, each size can depart from above-mentioned value greatly.

The projection 16 of small container 2 and groove 18 constitute in order to form the sliding bonded assembly device of inserting, their alternate configurations are on the zone of the cylindrical side face of cylindrical part 8 and fit each other, they design in this way, make that the engagement in a groove 18 just can form sliding slotting connection of form fit by at least one projection 16, the formation of this projection 16 and groove 18 and they between mutually separation and the selection and the cooperation of spacing, carry out in this way, make when two small containers roll mutually, be positioned at fully with next groove 18 in the fwd projection 16 on the rotating direction and carried out on the form fit position engaged, then, on the rotating direction this time be in a back projection that is meshed with a groove 18 and just break away from form fit engagement.

Below with reference to Fig. 6,7 and 8 mode of operation that two small containers, 2 mutual form fit of the present invention are rolled is described.

The resting shape that Fig. 6 illustrates small container 2.1 and 2.2 cooperates the sliding bonded assembly situation of inserting.In the present embodiment, small container 2.1 projection 16.1b is engaged among the groove 18.2a of small container 2.2.Be positioned at the projection 16.2a and the 16.2b of small container 2.2 of both sides of the projection 16.1b of small container 2.1, be in such position, be the projection 16.1b that its edge 20.2a and 22.2b surround small container 2.1, simultaneously, edge 22.2a and 20.2b are overlapped on the respective edges 20.1a and 22.1c of the projection 16.1a that just lays respectively in the both sides of ingear projection 16.1b and 16.1c a little.During this overlap joint, above-mentioned edge can contact with each other or be positioned to be had on the very closely spaced position each other.

Fig. 7 illustrates from quiescence shown in Figure 6, along perpendicular to direction of insertion and the stage when the circumferencial direction of two small containers 2.1 and 2.2 begins to roll.Rotating direction is represented by arrow.In the present embodiment, small container 2.1 maintains static, and small container 2.2 rolls on small container 2.1.When direction shown in the arrow was rolled, the projection 16.1b of the container 2.1 that is meshed with the groove 18.2 of container 2.2 is elastic deformation a little in beginning, and on rotating direction slight curvature.In the present embodiment, this time projection 16.1b be meshed with groove 18.2a, continue to move up along the edge 20.2a opposite edges 22.b of the projection 16.2a of rotating direction after this projection 16.1b, but still keep the form fit engagement.Meanwhile, 16.2b moves to the left side along rotating direction in rotating direction fwd projection, and its edge 20.2b is rested on the edge 22.1c of projection 16.1c.

Fig. 8 illustrates the stage of following after state shown in Figure 7.Rotating direction is still represented with arrow.When continuing to roll, edge 20.2b slide over rim 22.1c slips among the groove 18.1b of small container 2.1, and engagement therein.In this process, projection 16.2b deforms.Because the elastic deformation of projection 16.1b, the projection 16.2a of small container 2.2 still meshes with this projection 16.1b form fit.But, proceeding a little when rolling, edge 20.2a slips over edge 22.1b and the jump out of mesh of projection 16.1b.Synchronous therewith, the projection 16.2b of container 2.2 further pushes among the groove 18.1b of small container 2.1.The person is suitable shown in this state and Fig. 6.

At the subsequent stage that rolls, process recited above is repeating oneself.Rolling is direction shown in the arrow or then generation on its opposite sense in the drawings.

From top to knowing clearly in the explanation of the mode of operation of small container of the present invention rolling process, two or more small containers of the present invention were upwards rolled mutually in week, small container always is held diametrically in the mode of form fit, does not need other attaching parts between small container except that the attaching parts that passes through projection 16 and groove 18.Because the form fit engagement also self takes place in the dentalation of projection 16 and groove 18 on tangential.As shown in Fig. 6,7 and 8, the edge of the edge of projection 16 and groove 18 can be rounded respectively.But, depending on the size of small container, this rounding can obtain from the allowance of necessity of the molding machine of small container of the present invention.But,, usually need in cold blood on projection and groove suitably rounding for the small container that large-size is arranged.

Fig. 9 illustrates second embodiment of small container 2 of the present invention.In this modification of small container, on an end that disposes the cylindrical part 8 that is used to form the sliding slotting bonded

assembly device

16,18 of form fit, be provided with the backstop 24 of an annular shoulder form, sliding slotting only the connection might be carried out on a direction of insertion.Like this, just can not be connected sliding to the direction of backstop and break away from sliding inserting with the combined small container of the small container of modification in this way, this danger is present among the small container of the large-size that the present invention invents especially again.Respectively projection 16 is widened or groove 16 is narrowed down, perhaps other adequate measures also can play backstop.

The present invention is not limited to two kinds of above-mentioned embodiment.Modification and improvement can realize by multiple mode.For instance, small container can have rectangle, square or other polygonal shape to replace above-mentioned circle and cylinder form; The cylindrical part that is used to form the sliding slotting bonded

assembly device

16,18 of form fit is being set corresponding use shape is then being arranged.The device that comprises the groove 18 of its projection 16 above-mentioned also can be set on the whole peripheral surface of small container or be limited in its certain zone.

Projection 16 can adopt the appropriate form different with the structure of swallowtail shape recited above with groove 18, for example, also can consider non-symmetrical structure.

In addition, small container of the present invention can be provided with separative add-on parts or store at small container in-to-in add-on parts, and above-mentioned add-on parts can be applied to the interconnection system building blocks as the interconnection system block toy by suitable mode.For this purpose, small container of the present invention can be provided with additional connection possibility, so that carry out sliding block joint or insert connecting by some sizes.

Claims

1. small container, it comprise at least one cylindricality, columniform part (8) particularly, have in the cylindricality side face zone of this part device (16,16.1a to c, 16.2a and b, 18,18.1a and b, 18.2a and b), in order to another this small container (2 at least, 2.1,2.2) and form sliding slotting connection of form fit, it is characterized in that:

This small container (2,2.1,2.2) by its be used to form sliding insert the bonded assembly device (16,16.1a to c, 16.2a and b, 18,18.1a and b, 18.2a and b), can be at another this small container (2,2.1,2.2) same formation device (16,16.1a to c, 16.2a and b, 18,18.1a and b, 18.2a and b) on, along perpendicular to circumferentially the rolling of direction of insertion, and in this rolling process, can radially always be held by the form fit mode;

This be used to form sliding insert the bonded assembly device (16,161a to c, 16.2a and b, 18,18.1a and b, 18.2a and b) comprise groove (18,18.1a and b, 18.2a and b) and projection (16,16.1a, b, c, 16.2a and b), they are at small container (2,2.1,2.2) the regional alternate configurations of cylinder side face of cylindrical part (8) and adaptive mutually;

Sliding slotting connection of this form fit is can pass through at least one projection (16,16.1a, b, c, 16.2a and b) to be engaged on the interior formation of a groove (18,18.1a and b, 18.2a and b);

This projection (16,16.1a, b, c, 16.2a and b) and groove (18,18.1a and b, 18.2a formation and b) and they separation and the selection of spacing and adaptive each other, undertaken by this kind mode, make at two small containers (2,2.1,2.2) when rolling mutually, be positioned at fully with next groove (18.1b) in the fwd projection (16.2b) on the rotating direction and carried out on the form fit position engaged, then, on the rotating direction this time be in a back projection (16.2a) that is meshed with a groove (18.1a) and just break away from the form fit engagement.

2. small container according to claim 1 is characterized in that groove (18,18.1a and b, 18.2a and b) and projection (16,16.1a, b, c, 16.2a and b) have swallowtail shape.

3. small container according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, projection (16,16.1a, b, c, 16.2a and b) and groove (18,18.1a and b, 18.2a and b) are around the configuration continuously of the whole peripheral surface of small container (2,2.1,2.2).

4. small container according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, is used to form the sliding bonded assembly device (16,16.1a, b, c, 16.2a and b, 18,18.1a and b, 18.2a and b) of inserting and is made by plastic material.

5. according to aforementioned claim 1 or 2 described small containers, it is characterized in that, be used for forming on the end face that dismoutability bonded assembly transom (14) is arranged on small container (2,2.1,2.2) with at least one this small container (2,2.1,2.2).

6. small container according to claim 5 is characterized in that transom (14) is bayonet coupling shape framing member or other suitable attaching parts.

7. according to aforementioned claim 1 or 2 described small containers, it is characterized in that, be provided with backstop (24) at the sliding bonded assembly device (16,16.1a, b, c, 16.2a and b, 18,18.1a and b, 18.2a and b) of inserting of being used to form of small container (2,2.1,2.2).

8. according to aforementioned claim 1 or 2 described small containers, it is characterized in that small container (2,2.1,2.2) has the device that the segmentation of being used for limits the rolling of two or more this small containers (2,2.1,2.2).