CN213355143U - Fruit packaging box convenient to fold - Google Patents

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CN213355143U
CN213355143U CN202022148355.9U CN202022148355U CN213355143U CN 213355143 U CN213355143 U CN 213355143U CN 202022148355 U CN202022148355 U CN 202022148355U CN 213355143 U CN213355143 U CN 213355143U
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任春辉
张树祥
周玉宝
杨绵成
任晓旭
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The application discloses fruit packaging box convenient to it is folding, it includes box body, box body includes bottom plate, baffle and closing plate, and the two homogeneous body shaping of baffle and closing plate is on the bottom plate. The length direction of the baffle is parallel to the length direction of the bottom plate, the length direction of the closing plate is parallel to the width direction of the bottom plate, and the width of the baffle is equal to the width of the closing plate. And the edge positions of the two sides of the baffle in the width direction of the bottom plate are integrally formed with one baffle, the joints of the two baffles and the bottom plate are respectively formed with first folding pressing marks, and the length directions of the two first folding pressing marks are parallel to the length direction of the baffle. The edge position homogeneous body shaping of closing plate in bottom plate length direction both sides has one, and the equal shaping of junction of two closing plates and bottom plate has the folding trace of second, and the length direction of the folding trace of two seconds all is on a parallel with the length direction of closing plate this application has the effect that improves the security and the convenience that the packing carton was stored and was transported.

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Fruit packaging box convenient to fold
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of fruit packaging technique and specifically relates to a fruit packaging box convenient to it is folding.
Background
Packages, as their name implies, are boxes used to package products, which can be classified by materials such as: carton, iron box, wooden box, cloth box, leather case, ya keli box, flute packing carton, pvc box etc. also can classify according to the name of product and say: moon cakes box, tea box, medlar box, candy box, exquisite gift box, local specialty box, wine box, chocolate box, food and drug health product box, food packaging box, tea packaging box, stationery box, etc. The function of the packing box is as follows: the safety of products in transportation is ensured, and the grade of the products is improved.
Current fruit packing carton is mostly the paper structure, and a current fruit packing carton includes the box bottom, be equipped with the detachable lid on the box bottom, the box bottom with the lid is equipped with the recess that corresponds each other respectively to form the cavity that holds fruit.
In view of the above-mentioned related art, the inventor believes that there is a defect that the packing box occupies a large space and has a hollow structure, thereby causing the packing box to be easily damaged during storage and transportation, and there is a need for improvement.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to reduce the condition emergence of the unexpected damage of packing carton in storing and transportation, and then improve security and the convenience that the packing carton stored and transported, this application provides a fruit packing carton convenient to fold.
The application provides a fruit packing carton convenient to it is folding adopts following technical scheme: a fruit packaging box convenient to fold comprises a packaging box body, wherein the packaging box body comprises a bottom plate, a baffle and a sealing plate, the baffle is fixedly connected with one edge position of two sides of the width direction of the bottom plate, a first folding indentation is formed at the joint of the baffle and the bottom plate, a third folding indentation is formed at the joint of the cover plate and the corresponding sealing plate, a connecting plate is formed at the joint of the cover plate and the bottom plate, a fourth folding indentation is formed at the joint of the connecting plate and the corresponding cover plate, and a plugboard is formed at one side edge position of the cover plate far away from the corresponding cover plate, it is arbitrary the picture peg all takes shape with the junction that corresponds the connecting plate and has the fifth fold indentation, and two the equal shaping of the junction of baffle and bottom plate has the socket, socket and picture peg one-to-one, and arbitrary the picture peg all with the socket grafting cooperation that corresponds.
By adopting the technical scheme, during packaging, workers place fruits in a packaging box body formed by matching the bottom plate, the two baffle plates and the two closing plates; packing carton is in storage and transportation, and the staff takes out a plurality of picture pegs from the socket that corresponds earlier, later with the help of first folding indentation, the folding indentation of second, the folding indentation of third, the folding indentation of fourth and the folding indentation of fifth will constitute each part of packing carton and fold on the plane at bottom plate place to help reducing the condition emergence that the packing carton accidentally damaged in storage and transportation, and then help improving the security and the convenience that the packing carton stored and transported.
Preferably: the length direction of any baffle is parallel to the length direction of the bottom plate, reinforcing plates are formed at the edge positions of two sides of the length direction of any baffle, and a sixth folding indentation is formed at the joint of any reinforcing plate and the corresponding baffle.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, with the help of the reinforcing plate, help improving packing carton's overall structure intensity to help improving packing carton's capacity.
Preferably: the length direction of any closing plate is parallel to the width direction of the bottom plate, and a hand-held opening is formed in the middle of the joint of the closing plate and the bottom plate.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, with the help of portable mouth, help improving the convenience that the packing carton of staff's transport was filled with fruit.
Preferably: the length direction of any cover plate is parallel to the width direction of the bottom plate, an opening is formed in the middle of the joint of any cover plate and the corresponding closing plate, a shielding plate is formed in the middle of the joint of any closing plate and the corresponding cover plate, any shielding plate is matched with the corresponding opening, and ant lines are arranged at the joint of any shielding plate and the corresponding cover plate.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, in the work, the shielding plate is uncovered with the help of ant line to the staff to open the opening, on the one hand help improving the circulation of space in the packing carton and external space air, thereby help keeping the fresh degree of fruit, on the other hand, the portable packing carton that fills with fruit of the transport of opening of staff helps improving the convenience that the packing carton that fills with fruit was carried to the staff.
Preferably: the width of the two closed plates is equal to that of the two baffle plates, and the cover plate is matched with the two baffle plates in an abutting mode.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, with the help of with two baffle complex apron, help improving packing box body's overall structure intensity.
Preferably: the upper side of the packaging box body is provided with a transparent plastic film, and the transparent plastic film is adhered and fixed with the cover plate.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, seal the opening of packing carton body upside with the help of transparent plastic film, help improving the bandwagon effect of the internal fruit of packing carton on the one hand, on the other hand helps reducing the condition emergence that fruit dropped from the internal accident of packing carton.
Preferably: and a transverse partition plate and a longitudinal partition plate are detachably fixed in the packaging box body.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, with the help of the cooperation of the vertical division board of horizontal division board box with the space partition in with the packing carton body for a plurality of independent little spaces, help realizing that the staff places different types of fruit in a packing carton body simultaneously, and then help improving packing carton body's suitability.
Preferably: the both ends of the two length direction of longitudinal separation board and transverse separation board all cooperate with the inner wall butt of packing carton body, the joint mouth down has been seted up to one side that the bottom plate was kept away from to the longitudinal separation board, the joint mouth has been seted up to one side that transverse separation board is close to the bottom plate, just go up joint mouth and the cooperation of joint mouth joint down.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, with the help of the joint cooperation of last joint interface and lower joint interface, it is fixed to have specifically realized the dismantlement of vertical division board and horizontal division board in the packing carton to help improving the convenience that the staff installed and dismantled vertical division board and horizontal division board.
Preferably: lower joint interface is equipped with a plurality ofly along the length direction of longitudinal separation board equally spaced apart on longitudinal separation board, lower joint interface is equipped with a plurality ofly, and arbitrary equally spaced apart along the length direction of horizontal separation board on horizontal separation board upward the joint interface is the joint cooperation with arbitrary lower joint interface.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, with the help of a plurality of lower joint mouths of seting up on the vertical division board, a plurality of joint mouths of going up of seting up on the horizontal division board to help the staff to separate into a plurality of independent spaces not of uniform size with the space in the packing carton body as required, and then help improving the convenience that packing carton body used.
In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
(1) the packaging box is characterized in that the packaging box comprises a bottom plate, a first folding indentation, a second folding indentation, a third folding indentation, a fourth folding indentation and a fifth folding indentation, wherein the bottom plate is arranged on the bottom plate;
(2) through vertical division board and horizontal division board, set up a plurality of joint mouth down on vertical division board and set up a plurality of joint mouths of going up on horizontal division board, help the space separation that the staff will pack the box body into a plurality of independent little spaces to help improving the convenience that the staff used packing box body.
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FIG. 1 is an expanded view of the package box according to the embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the package box according to the embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a connecting structure of a transverse partition plate and a longitudinal partition plate according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 4 is a schematic view mainly showing a connecting structure of the transverse partition plate and the longitudinal partition plate with the packing box in the embodiment of the application.
Reference numerals: 1. packaging the box body; 11. a base plate; 12. a baffle plate; 121. a socket; 122. a reinforcing plate; 123. a sixth folding indentation; 13. a closing plate; 131. a hand-held mouth; 132. a shielding plate; 14. a first fold indentation; 15. a second fold indentation; 2. a cover plate; 21. a third folding indentation; 22. an opening is formed; 3. a connecting plate; 31. a fourth folding indentation; 4. inserting plates; 41. fifth folding indentations; 5. ant thread; 6. a transparent plastic film; 7. a transverse divider plate; 71. an upper card interface; 8. a longitudinal divider plate; 81. and a lower card interface.
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The present application is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The embodiment of the application discloses fruit packing carton convenient to it is folding. Referring to fig. 1, the fruit packing box convenient to fold comprises a packing box body 1, wherein the packing box body 1 comprises a bottom plate 11, a baffle plate 12 and a closing plate 13, and the baffle plate 12 and the closing plate 13 are integrally formed on the bottom plate 11. The length direction of the baffle plate 12 is parallel to the length direction of the bottom plate 11, the length direction of the closing plate 13 is parallel to the width direction of the bottom plate 11, and the width of the baffle plate 12 is equal to the width of the closing plate 13. And the baffle 12 is integrally formed at the edge positions of two sides of the bottom plate 11 in the width direction, the connecting parts of the two baffle plates 12 and the bottom plate 11 are respectively formed with a first folding indentation 14, and the length directions of the two first folding indentations 14 are parallel to the length direction of the baffle plate 12. The edge positions of the two sides of the bottom plate 11 in the length direction of the closing plate 13 are integrally formed into one piece, the connecting parts of the two closing plates 13 and the bottom plate 11 are respectively formed with a second folding crease 15, and the length directions of the two second folding creases 15 are parallel to the length direction of the closing plate 13.
During work, a worker places fruits in the accommodating space formed by matching the bottom plate 11, the two baffle plates 12 and the two closing plates 13.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a cover plate 2 is integrally formed at an edge of one side of any one of the closing plates 13 far away from the bottom plate 11, the length directions of the two cover plates 2 are both parallel to the length direction of the closing plate 13, a third folding indentation 21 is formed at the joint of any one of the cover plates 2 and the corresponding closing plate 13, and the length directions of the two third folding indentations 21 are both parallel to the length direction of the closing plate 13. The edge positions of two sides of any cover plate 2 in the length direction are all formed with connecting plates 3, the connecting part of any connecting plate 3 and the corresponding cover plate 2 is all formed with fourth folding marks 31, and the length direction of any fourth folding mark 31 is parallel to the width direction of the cover plate 2 corresponding to the fourth folding mark. Arbitrary the equal integrated into one piece in a side edge position that apron 2 that the connecting plate 3 kept away from and corresponds with it has picture peg 4, and the equal shaping of junction of arbitrary picture peg 4 and the connecting plate 3 that corresponds has fifth folding indentation 41, and two baffles 12 have the shaping socket 121 with the junction of bottom plate 11, and socket 121 has all seted up one respectively along bottom plate 11 length direction both sides in the junction of two baffles 12 and bottom plate 11, socket 121 and picture peg 4 one-to-one, and arbitrary picture peg 4 all pegs graft the cooperation with socket 121.
When the packaging box body 1 is assembled, a worker firstly turns over the two baffle plates 12 to the position vertical to the bottom plate 11 by means of the first folding indentation 14, turns over the two closing plates 13 to the position vertical to the bottom plate 11 by means of the second folding indentation 15, turns over the two cover plates 2 to the positions above the two baffle plates 12 by means of the third folding indentation 21, and pushes the two cover plates 2 to the positions above the two baffle plates 12, then turns over the four connecting plates 3 to the outer surfaces of the baffle plates 12 and fits the baffle plates by means of the fourth folding indentation 31, and finally turns over the four inserting plates 4 by means of the fifth indentation and inserts the four inserting plates 4 into the corresponding inserting holes 121.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, reinforcing plates 122 are formed at edge positions of both sides of any baffle plate 12 in the length direction, and sixth folding marks 123 are formed at the joints of any reinforcing plate 122 and the corresponding baffle plate 12. When the packaging box 1 is assembled, the worker turns over the four reinforcing plates 122 to the inner sides of the closing plates 13 respectively by means of the sixth folding indentations 123, and any reinforcing plate 122 is abutted and matched with the corresponding closing plate 13.
The middle parts of the joints of the two closing plates 13 and the bottom plate 11 are provided with hand openings 131. The middle parts of the joints of the two cover plates 2 and the corresponding closing plates 13 are provided with open openings 22, the middle parts of the joints of the two closing plates 13 and the corresponding cover plates 2 are integrally formed with shielding plates 132, the two shielding plates 132 are respectively matched with the corresponding open openings 22, and the joints of the two shielding plates 132 and the corresponding cover plates 2 are provided with ant wires 5. The upside of packing box body 1 is provided with transparent plastic film 6, and transparent plastic film 6 passes through the double faced adhesive tape adhesion to be fixed on two apron 2.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, a transverse partition plate 7 and a longitudinal partition plate 8 are arranged in the packaging box body 1, the length direction of the transverse partition plate 7 is parallel to the width direction of the bottom plate 11, both ends of the transverse partition plate 7 in the length direction abut against the baffle plate 12, and the lower side edge position of the transverse partition plate 7 is in abutting fit with the bottom plate 11. The length direction of the longitudinal partition plate 8 is parallel to the length direction of the bottom plate 11, both ends of the longitudinal partition plate 8 in the length direction abut against the closing plate 13, the lower side edge position of the longitudinal partition plate 8 is in abutting fit with the bottom plate 11, and the upper side edge positions of both sides of the longitudinal partition plate 8 in the length direction are in abutting fit with the cover plate 2.
One side of the longitudinal partition plate 8, which is far away from the bottom plate 11, is provided with nine lower clamping ports 81, and the nine lower clamping ports 81 are arranged on the longitudinal partition plate 8 at equal intervals along the length direction of the longitudinal partition plate 8. One side of the transverse partition plate 7 close to the bottom plate 11 is provided with two upper clamping ports 71, the two upper clamping ports 71 are arranged on the transverse partition plate 7 at equal intervals along the length direction of the transverse partition plate 7, and any upper clamping port 71 is clamped and matched with the corresponding lower clamping port 81. And the longitudinal partition plate 8 and the transverse partition plate 7 are both provided with two in the packaging box body 1.
When assembling the packaging box body 1, the worker firstly inserts the two transverse division plates 7 into the two longitudinal division plates 8 respectively, and then puts the two transverse division plates 7 and the two longitudinal division plates 8 which are integrally connected into the packaging box body 1.
The implementation principle of the fruit packing carton convenient to fold of this application embodiment is: when the packaging box body 1 is assembled, a worker firstly turns over two baffle plates 12 to the position vertical to the bottom plate 11 by means of the first folding indentation 14, turns over two sealing plates 13 to the position vertical to the bottom plate 11 by means of the second folding indentation 15, turns over four reinforcing plates 122 to the inner sides of the sealing plates 13 by means of the sixth folding indentation 123, then respectively inserts two transverse partition plates 7 to two longitudinal partition plates 8, then puts the two transverse partition plates 7 and the two longitudinal partition plates 8 which are integrally clamped into the packaging box body 1, then turns over two cover plates 2 to the upper sides of the two baffle plates 12 by means of the third folding indentation 21, and respectively abuts against the two cover plates 2 to the upper sides of the two baffle plates 12 and the two longitudinal partition plates 8, then turns over four connecting plates 3 to the outer surface of the baffle plate 12 and is attached to the outer surface of the baffle plate 12 by means of the fourth folding indentation 31, and then inserts the four inserting plates 4 into corresponding inserting ports 121 by means of the fifth folding indentation 4 And finally, the transparent plastic film 6 is adhered and fixed on the upper sides of the two cover plates 2 by double-sided adhesive tape.
It is above only the utility model discloses a preferred embodiment, the utility model discloses a scope of protection does not only confine above-mentioned embodiment, the all belongs to the utility model discloses a technical scheme under the thinking all belongs to the utility model discloses a scope of protection. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and decorations can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and decorations should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. The fruit packaging box convenient to fold comprises a packaging box body (1), wherein the packaging box body (1) comprises a bottom plate (11), a baffle plate (12) and a closing plate (13), and is characterized in that the baffle plate (12) is fixedly connected with one block at the edge positions of two sides of the width direction of the bottom plate (11), any one block (12) and the bottom plate (11) are respectively provided with a first folding indentation (14), the closing plate (13) is fixedly connected with one block at the edge positions of two sides of the length direction of the bottom plate (11), any one closing plate (13) and the bottom plate (11) are respectively provided with a second folding indentation (15), any one closing plate (13) is provided with a cover plate (2) at one side far away from the bottom plate (11), any one closing plate (2) and the corresponding closing plate (13) are respectively provided with a third folding indentation (21), and arbitrary apron (2) and the adjacent both sides border position of closing plate (13) that corresponds all the shaping have connecting plate (3), arbitrary connecting plate (3) and the junction that corresponds apron (2) all the shaping have fourth folding indentation (31), and arbitrary one side border position that apron (2) that corresponds with it was kept away from in connecting plate (3) all the shaping have picture peg (4), arbitrary picture peg (4) and the junction that corresponds connecting plate (3) all the shaping have fifth folding indentation (41), and two baffle (12) and the junction of bottom plate (11) all the shaping have socket (121), socket (121) and picture peg (4) one-to-one, and arbitrary picture peg (4) all with the cooperation of pegging graft of socket (121) that corresponds.
2. The fruit packing box convenient for folding as claimed in claim 1, wherein the length direction of any baffle plate (12) is parallel to the length direction of the bottom plate (11), the edge positions of both sides of any baffle plate (12) in the length direction are formed with reinforcing plates (122), and the joint of any reinforcing plate (122) and the corresponding baffle plate (12) is formed with a sixth folding indentation (123).
3. The fruit packing box convenient for folding as claimed in claim 1, wherein the length direction of any one of the closing plates (13) is parallel to the width direction of the bottom plate (11), and a handle opening (131) is formed in the middle of the joint of any one of the closing plates (13) and the bottom plate (11).
4. The fruit packing box convenient to fold as claimed in claim 1, wherein the length direction of any cover plate (2) is parallel to the width direction of the bottom plate (11), an open opening (22) is formed in the middle of the joint of any cover plate (2) and the corresponding closing plate (13), a shielding plate (132) is formed in the middle of the joint of any closing plate (13) and the corresponding cover plate (2), any shielding plate (132) is matched with the corresponding open opening (22), and ant wires (5) are arranged at the joint of any shielding plate (132) and the corresponding cover plate (2).
5. Fruit packing box easy to fold according to claim 1, characterized in that the width of the two closing plates (13) is equal to the width of the two baffles (12), and any of the cover plates (2) is in abutting fit with the two baffles (12).
6. Fruit packing box convenient to fold according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper side of the packing box body (1) is provided with a transparent plastic film (6), and the transparent plastic film (6) is fixed with the cover plate (2) in an adhesion way.
7. Fruit packing box easy to fold according to claim 1, characterized in that the box body (1) has fixed removably a transversal partition (7) and a longitudinal partition (8).
8. The fruit packing box convenient to fold as claimed in claim 7, wherein both ends of the longitudinal separation plate (8) and the transverse separation plate (7) in the length direction are respectively abutted and matched with the inner wall of the packing box body (1), a lower clamping interface (81) is arranged on one side of the longitudinal separation plate (8) far away from the bottom plate (11), an upper clamping interface (71) is arranged on one side of the transverse separation plate (7) close to the bottom plate (11), and the upper clamping interface (71) is clamped and matched with the lower clamping interface (81).
9. The fruit packing box convenient to fold as claimed in claim 8, wherein the lower clamping openings (81) are provided on the longitudinal partition plate (8) at equal intervals along the length direction of the longitudinal partition plate (8), the lower clamping openings (81) are provided on the transverse partition plate (7) at equal intervals along the length direction of the transverse partition plate (7), and any one of the upper clamping openings (71) and any one of the lower clamping openings (81) are clamped and matched.
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