JP2002019782A - Container for carriage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container for carriage which can dispense with any special forming machine or die, be suitably used for exhibition and sales, and used in a stacking and nesting mode. SOLUTION: This container having an upper opening with a flange 7 provided on an upper end of a side surface is formed by providing projections 8a and 8b in the vertical direction on a lower half part outside the side surface and pockets 9a and 9b fittable thereto on an upper half part inside the side surface so that the containers can be arranged in a stacking mode in the same direction, and in a nesting mode in the opposite direction. Holes 10 and 11 of different shape from each other are formed in at least the upper half part of front and back sides 3 and 4 facing each other and right and left side surfaces 5 and 6, and holes or stamps 12 and 13 of different shape from each other are formed in an upper surface of a flange of the opposing side surface, and a directional mark 14 such as an arrow is formed on the upper surface of the flange.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transporting container, and more particularly, to a transporting container capable of being stacked or nested by changing its orientation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A transport container which can be used for storage, storage, transport / transportation, exhibition, etc., in which a half of the container in the longitudinal direction is color-coded to be stacked by stacking the colors in the same direction. There is known a transport container which can be nested by stacking so that colors are alternately oriented in different directions.

[0003]

It is desired that a transporting container can use stacking and nesting properly according to the use condition. If half of the container is color-coded as described above, the same is required. Although the orientation and orientation are apparent at first glance, it is convenient in terms of clarity, but a special molding machine must be prepared to manufacture such a two-color molded transport container. The type also has a complicated structure,
There was a problem that the equipment cost was high. In addition, the use of transport containers as containers for display and sales while storing goods is increasing. However, when the containers for display and sales are mixed in two colors, there is no unified appearance and the colors match. There was a problem that it was unsuitable for exhibition and sales, such as obstructing the visual appeal of exhibition and sale items due to lack or strength. The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and does not require a special molding machine as described above, a mold, and can be suitably used for display and sale. The aim is to provide a shipping container that can be used.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a transporting container having a configuration in which stacking and nesting can be performed by changing the direction and stacking the containers. A hole is provided to constitute a transport container. The opposing side surfaces may be provided with holes of different shapes on either the front surface as the long side surface or the left and right side surfaces as the short side surface, but it is more preferable to provide holes on both opposing side surfaces. In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the transport container is provided with holes of different shapes on opposing side surfaces, and holes or stamps of different shapes are provided on the upper surface of the opposing flange, respectively. I do. In any of the above, it is preferable to provide a direction indicator such as an arrow on the upper surface of the flange. The opposing flange may be any one or both of the front rear flange and the left and right side flanges, and the directional indication such as an arrow may be provided at one or more predetermined locations.

[0005]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 4 show a transport container according to the present invention as an example, FIGS. 5 and 6 show the stacking and nesting states in which a plurality of these containers are stacked in multiple stages, and FIG. 7 shows another example container. It is shown. The transport container 1 has an upper surface open so as to be stackable, a bottom surface 2, front rear surfaces 3, 4, right and left side surfaces 5, 6, and a horizontal flange 7 is formed to protrude outward with an appropriate width at the upper end of the peripheral surface. I have. In addition, each surface may be fixed by integral molding, or may be an assembly type.

[0006] In the left and right lateral lower half of each side,
Protrusions 8 projecting from the left and right ends at different distances from each other and from the side to the outside end position of the flange 7 (vertically below the outside end of the flange, hereinafter the same)
a, 8b are formed in the vertical direction, and the projections 8a, 8b can be fitted from above in the left and right sides of the inner upper half of the same side at positions opposite to the above-mentioned different distances from the left and right ends. The concave pocket portions 9a and 9b are formed. Therefore, the projections 8a, 8b and the pockets 9a, 9b are formed at positions where the outer sides and the inner sides of the same side face are staggered in the left-right direction.

On the front side 3 and the back side 4 which are opposite side faces, the projections 8a, 8b and the pockets 9a, 9b are formed in the same shape (symmetrical position in a state seen through from one direction) when rotated 180 ° in the horizontal direction. It is formed. Protrusions 8c, 8d and pockets 9c, 9d are formed on the left and right side surfaces 5, 6 in the same manner as described above. It is desirable that each projection is formed slightly above the lower end of the side surface. Other than the above, the rib configuration of the container, the presence or absence of a through hole on the bottom surface, the shape of the through hole, and the like may be arbitrary.

In the above-mentioned container, in the container shown in FIGS.
One or more circular holes 10 are formed on the front surface 3 and one or more square holes 11 of different shapes are formed on the rear surface 4. Each of the holes 10 and 11 can be formed in a plurality of steps in both upper and lower halves of the side face, but it is necessary to form at least the upper half. The same applies to the left and right side surfaces 5 and 6. A rectangular hole 11 is formed in the left side surface 5, and a circular hole 10 is formed in the right side surface 6. The shape, size, and arrangement of the holes on any of the surfaces can be set to any desirable state as a design.

According to the container having the above construction, if the containers 1 are all stacked in the same direction with their front faces aligned, as shown in FIG. 5, the projections 8a of the upper container 1 do not intersect with the pockets 9b of the lower container 1. The projections 8b are different from the pockets 9a, and all the projections 8a and 8b abut on the flange 7 of the lower container, and the same applies to the left and right side surfaces, so that the containers 1 can be stacked in multiple stages in a stacking state.
At this time, the lower end of the side surface slightly lower than the projection of the upper container fits and locks in the flange of the lower container. This stacking should be performed with the same hole shape facing the same surface, and the stacking operation is simple, efficient and accurate.Also, in the stacking state, almost all the sides of the multi-stage container appear, The holes having the same shape appear on all the surfaces, the uniformity of the pattern is obtained, and a preferable appearance is obtained.

Further, if the containers 1 are stacked with the front and back alternately arranged in different directions, as shown in FIG.
a and 8b are pocket portions 9a and 9 of the lower container 1, respectively.
b, the lower half of the upper container 1 can be overlapped with the upper half of the lower container 1, and the same applies to the left and right side surfaces, and the containers 1 can be stacked in multiple layers in a nesting state. In this operation, it is only necessary to alternately stack the surfaces with different hole shapes, stacking can be performed easily and efficiently and accurately, the lower half of the container fits, and only the upper half is exposed, but alternately Since the hole shapes are aligned, a desirable appearance is again obtained.

In the above container, in order to further enhance the visibility from the upper surface of the container, as shown in FIG. 4, holes or inscriptions of different shapes are formed on the upper surface of the flange 7 on the opposite side, for example, a circle 12 on one side and a square 13 on the other side. It can be formed as In addition, a direction indicator 1 such as an arrow is displayed on the upper surface of the flange 7.
4 can be formed. The holes, markings, and direction indications may be selectively displayed.

In the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which the holes on the opposing side surfaces are formed in different shapes. However, as shown in FIG. 7, holes having the same shape can be provided in different directions. In the figure, a hole 15 of the same shape is formed in the lower half of both opposing surfaces, and a horizontally oriented triangular hole 16 that can also show directionality is formed in the upper half of the opposing both sides in the same direction of the container (right direction in the figure). It is shown in According to such a container, in the stacking, the multi-level horizontal triangles are all aligned in the same direction, and in the nesting, the multi-level horizontal triangles are alternately aligned in the opposite direction. Other hole shapes are also possible.

It is to be noted that, even in a container employing a stacking and nesting configuration other than that shown in the above-described embodiment, holes of different shapes can be provided on the opposing side surfaces as described above to obtain the container of the present invention.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to simply visually recognize the difference in the formed shape without lowering the visibility in the direction of the transport containers at the time of stacking. Without molding into two colors as in the past,
The molding can be performed in a single color, a general-purpose molding machine can be used, and a conventional mold can be used for the mold, so that the production cost can be kept low. In addition, since the container is a single-color container for display, it is possible to select a color according to the place where the display is performed, and it is possible to give a sense of unity to the appearance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a transport container according to the present invention in which a bottom shape is partially omitted.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the container, (A) is a front view,
(B) is a rear view.

FIG. 3 is a side view, (A) is a left side view,
(B) is a right side view.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the container.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state where the containers are stacked in three stages.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state where the containers are nested in four stages.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are another example of the container, wherein FIG. 7A is a front view and FIG. 7B is a rear view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transport container 2 Bottom 3,4 Positive, Back 5,6 Left and right side 7 Flange 8a, 8b Projection 9a, 9b Pocket 10 Round hole 11 Square hole 12,13 Different shape stamping 14 Directional indication 15,16 hole

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tomohiko Minamino 1-27-1 Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Mitsubishi Shoji Plastics Co., Ltd. Rubber Chemicals Head Office Plant (72) Inventor Kazuhisa Aono 2-5-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo F-term (reference) in Mitsubishi Plastics Co., Ltd. 3E006 HA02

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A transport container having a configuration in which stacking and nesting can be performed by stacking in a different direction, wherein the transport container has a configuration in which holes having different shapes are provided on opposing side surfaces. 2. A transport container having a configuration in which stacking and nesting can be performed by stacking in different directions, wherein holes having different shapes are provided on opposing side surfaces, and holes or stamps having different shapes are formed on the upper surface of the opposing flange. A transport container having a configuration provided with: 3. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein a direction indication such as an arrow is provided on an upper surface of the flange.