JP2002037355A - Outer packaging cover for box-like object - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an outer packaging cover for a box-like object which can be inexpensively manufactured and can conveniently handle the box-like object while it is constituted of a rigid material, wherein a transportation cost and a storage cost can be reduced by making the cover compactly stackable. SOLUTION: The outer packaging cover comprises a synthetic resin cover body 11 formed as a box with a lower surface opened, which can receive a tissue box 1 as a box-like object, and a support piece 20 integrally provided on a lower part of a sidewall 12 of the cover body 11 via an integral hinge 21. The support piece 20 can be switched over, by utilizing characteristics of its material, between a use position where the tissue box 1 put in the cover body 11 is supported from downward and a retreat position where the tissue box 1 can be put in/out of the cover body 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a box-shaped outer cover suitable for accommodating a box-shaped object such as a tissue box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, 100 sets of two pairs of tissue papers are stacked and accommodated in a box, and an opening is formed in the upper plate of the box.
Tissue boxes that can be taken out in pairs are widely used. In addition, since the name of the manufacturer and the product name etc. are printed on the surface of the box of the tissue box, in order to cover these printed parts and enhance the appearance, various exterior covers of various designs to be put on the tissue box are also proposed. Has been put to practical use.

[0003] The outer cover of such a tissue box is basically classified into two types, that is, one made of a soft material such as cloth and one made of a hard material such as wood or synthetic resin. The simplest outer cover made of a hard material is a box-shaped one with an open lower surface capable of accommodating a tissue box. When doing so, it is necessary to hold the tissue box together with the outer cover, and there is a problem that the handleability is poor. Therefore, for example, a box-shaped cover body having an open bottom surface, and a tray having a fitting portion fitted to the lower end of the cover body are provided, and in a state where the tissue box is set in the tray, the cover body is placed in the tissue box from above. One that covers and fits and fixes the cover body to the receiving tray is also widely used.

[0004]

However, such an exterior cover has a problem that the number of members is large, the production cost tends to be high, and the bulky bulky portion increases the transportation cost and storage cost. In addition, since the flexible outer cover can be folded compactly, transportation costs and storage costs are low, and it is also excellent in design,
When the amount of tissue paper is small because the production cost is high and lightweight, when taking out the tissue paper, it is necessary to take out the tissue box while holding it down, it becomes difficult to take out the tissue paper easily with one hand, Since there is no shape retention force, when the tissue box is deformed, there is a problem that the outer cover is deformed accordingly and the appearance is deteriorated.

The present invention provides a box which can be manufactured at a low cost, has good handleability of a box-shaped material, and can be compactly stacked, while being made of a hard material, so that transportation and storage costs can be reduced. The object of the present invention is to provide an exterior cover of the object.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a box-shaped exterior cover according to the present invention, comprising a box-shaped synthetic resin cover body having an open bottom surface capable of accommodating the box-shaped article, and a side wall portion of the cover body. A support piece integrally provided at a lower portion of the cover body, and a material is provided in a use position for supporting a box-shaped object provided in the cover body from below, and a retreat position where the box-shaped object can be moved in and out of the cover body. And a support piece that can be switched by utilizing the above characteristics.

In this exterior cover, a box-like object such as a tissue box is loaded into the cover body with the support piece moved to the retracted position, and then the support piece is moved to the use position, whereby the support piece is moved. Thereby, the box-shaped object is received from below, and the box-shaped object is stored and held so as not to fall into the cover body. For this reason, the box-shaped object can be moved together with the outer cover while holding the cover body, and sufficient handling of the box-shaped object can be ensured. In addition, by giving the cover body various designs, the design of a box-shaped object such as a tissue box is enhanced. Further, since the cover member and the support piece can be integrally formed of a synthetic resin material, it is possible to configure the exterior cover as one part and to reduce the manufacturing cost as much as possible. Moreover, since the outer cover made of a synthetic resin material is heavier than the outer cover made of cloth, for example, when applied to a tissue box, even if the amount of remaining tissue paper is low, the tissue paper can be easily taken out with one hand. In addition, since the outer cover itself has a shape-retaining ability, the appearance of the crushed tissue box does not deteriorate even when the crushed tissue box is installed.

[0008] Here, it is preferable that the cover main body is configured to be widened at the lower end side, and the cover main body is fitted vertically so that a plurality of external covers can be stacked so that the transportation cost and storage cost of the external cover can be reduced.

As a specific configuration for switching the support piece between the use position and the retracted position, a support piece is provided rotatably via an integral hinge at a lower portion of a side wall portion of the cover main body. An engaging portion for holding the piece in the use position is provided integrally with the support piece and the cover main body, or a slit extending along the lower edge of the side wall portion is formed below the side wall portion of the cover main body. A support piece having both ends connected to the side wall is provided, and the support piece can be switched between a use position and a retracted position by elastic deformation of the material. Such an integral hinge or slit is preferable because it can be easily formed without using a mold having a complicated structure, and can suppress an increase in manufacturing cost of the mold.

When an integral hinge is used, a holding portion for holding the support piece at a stacking position along the outer surface of the side wall of the cover body is provided integrally with the support piece and the cover body, and the cover member is fitted. When stacking the exterior covers, the support pieces are prevented from obstructing, and the support pieces are provided on a pair of short side walls of the cover body to minimize the amount of resin material used. When the support piece is held in the use position, it is preferable that the support piece be configured to prevent the central portion from bending downward and projecting as much as possible.

When forming a slit, it is preferable that the length of the support piece is set to be longer than the slit, or that the slit is formed over two adjacent side walls. For example, when providing a support piece in the middle of the side wall, the length of the support piece is set longer than the slit,
The support piece is switched between a use position in which the center of the support piece projects into the lower surface of the cover member and a retracted position in which the support piece projects outside the lower surface. In the case where a slit is formed across two side walls, the support pieces are placed in a use position where the corners of the support pieces protrude toward the lower surface side of the cover body and in a retracted position where they are moved below the side walls. Will switch.

Such an exterior cover can be used as a cover for accommodating a box-like object accommodating any article. When accommodating a tissue box, a tissue outlet is formed in the upper wall of the cover body. Will be.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the exterior cover 10 includes a cover body 11 that accommodates the tissue box 1 as a box-shaped object, and a support piece 20 that is integrally provided below the side wall 12 of the cover body 11. And integrally molded using a synthetic resin material by injection molding or the like. As the synthetic resin material constituting the outer cover 10, any material can be adopted, but due to the formation of the integral hinge 21 as described later, flexible polyethylene, polypropylene, or the like is adopted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the tissue box 1 accommodates, for example, 100 sets of two sets of tissue paper in a cardboard box 2 in a stacked manner, and a central portion of an upper wall portion of the box 2. A well-known configuration in which a substantially elliptical lid 3 is formed at a portion so as to be openable through a perforation 4, and a pair of tissue papers can be taken out through an opening formed by opening the lid 3. belongs to. However, the present invention can be similarly applied to a box-shaped article other than the tissue box 1, for example, a box-shaped article in which articles such as kitchen towels and cosmetic cotton cloth are housed in a box made of paper or synthetic resin.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cover body 11 includes an upper wall 14, a pair of front and rear short side walls 12, and a pair of left and right long side walls 13. It is configured in a box shape with an open lower surface capable of accommodating the entire tissue box 1. Tissue box 1 in the center of upper wall 14
A tissue outlet 15 is formed at a position corresponding to the outlet of the tissue box 1, and the tissue paper in the tissue box 1 can be taken out through the tissue outlet 15. The cover body 11 is formed to have a substantially U-shaped cross section that is gently spread downward and that opens downward.
As shown in FIG. 2, the cover body 11 is fitted up and down so that a plurality of exterior covers 10 can be stacked.

The support piece 20 is formed in an elongated substantially plate shape.
Through an integral hinge 21 at the lower end of the side wall 12 on the short side,
3 is provided so as to be switchable by rotation between a use position shown by a solid line and a stacking position shown by a virtual line. In the use position, the tissue box 1 housed in the cover body 11 is supported from below. By housing the tissue box 1 integrally in the exterior cover 10, the handleability of the tissue box 1 is enhanced, and at the stacking position, the support pieces 20 are prevented from protruding outward as shown in FIG. Thus, the space for housing the outer cover 10 for storage or transportation can be made as compact as possible. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the support piece 20 is integrally formed with the cover main body 11 so as to protrude outward, in order to improve the moldability of the exterior cover 10. Further, in the exterior cover 10, the retracted position of the support piece 20 for putting the box-shaped object into and out of the cover main body 11 has turned outward from the lower surface opening of the cover main body 11.
It is set to the area including the stacking position.

The length of the support piece 20 is determined by the length of the side wall 13 on the long side.
It is set slightly shorter than the interval between, the width of the support piece 20 is,
Although it can be set arbitrarily, as shown in FIG. 5, if it is too wide, it becomes an obstacle when stacking a plurality of exterior covers 10, and if it is too short, the tissue box 1 cannot be sufficiently supported from below. 1/3 to 1 of 12 height
/ 5 is preferably set. The support piece 20 can be provided at the lower end of the long side wall 13 via an integral hinge 21.

Next, an engagement structure for holding the support piece 20 at the use position will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a free end of the support piece 20 has an engagement projection projecting to both sides. The engaging portion 16 is formed at the lower end of the side wall portion 13 so as to be detachable from the engaging projecting portion 22.
0 is held at the use position by engaging the engagement protrusion 22 with the engagement recess 16. However, this engagement structure is not
Any configuration can be adopted as long as it can detachably hold 0 at the use position. For example, both ends of the support piece 20 may be attached to the side wall 13 instead of the engagement protrusion 22. It may be configured to engage with the formed engagement recess,
An engagement protrusion may be formed on the side wall portion 13, and an engagement recess or an engagement hole may be formed on the support piece 20 to engage with the engagement protrusion.

Next, a holding structure for holding the support piece 20 at the stacking position along the short side wall portion 12 will be described. 23 is formed, and a holding hole 17 that fits into the holding protrusion 23 is formed in a lower portion of the side wall portion 12 on the short side, and the support piece 20 is fitted with the holding protrusion 23 into the holding hole 17. At the stacking position. However, any structure can be adopted for the holding structure as long as the supporting piece 20 can be held at the stacking position. For example, a holding hole is formed in the supporting piece 20 and fitted to the side wall 12. May be formed. Further, this holding structure is preferably provided in order to make a space for accommodating the exterior cover 10 compact, but can be omitted.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a decorative hole provided to enhance the design, which is formed in the shape of a rabbit face in FIG. 1, but may be formed in any shape.

Next, the operation and effects of the outer cover 10 will be described. When storing or transporting the outer cover 10, as shown in FIG. 4, the holding projections 23 are fitted into the holding holes 17, and the support pieces 20 are held at the stacking position.
A plurality of exterior covers 1 are formed by fitting the cover body 11 up and down.
0 are compactly stored and transported. For this reason, transportation costs and storage costs can be reduced.

When the tissue box 1 is loaded into the outer cover 10, the support piece 20 is rotated out of the lower surface of the cover body 11 while the cover body 1 is rotated.
1 is loaded with a tissue box 1 and then a support piece 2
0 to the use position, and the engaging projection 22 is
And the support piece 20 is held at the use position.

In the state where the outer cover 10 is assembled in this manner, the tissue box 1 in the outer cover 10 is supported from below by the support pieces 20, so that the tissue box 1 is held while holding the outer cover 10. It can be moved together with the cover 10, and since the exterior cover 10 itself has a certain weight, even when the remaining amount of the tissue paper is low, the tissue paper can be taken out with one hand, and the exterior cover 10 itself can be taken out. Has a sufficient shape-retaining property, so that even when the tissue box 1 is crushed, the design of the tissue box 1 can be enhanced by assembling the outer cover 10.

(Second Embodiment) As shown in FIGS.
The exterior cover 30 includes a cover main body 31 that accommodates the tissue box 1 as a box-like material, and a support piece 40 provided integrally below the side wall 33 of the cover main body 31. 7 is provided for supporting the box 1 from below, and a support piece 40 which can be switched between a retracted position shown in FIG. It is integrally formed from a synthetic resin material. As the synthetic resin material constituting the outer cover 30, any material can be adopted.
Since the position is switched from 0 to 0, elastic polyethylene or polypropylene is used.

The cover body 31 includes an upper wall 34, a pair of front and rear short side walls 32, and a pair of left and right long side walls 3.
3 and has a box shape with an open lower surface capable of housing the entire tissue box 1. A tissue outlet (not shown) is formed at the center of the upper wall portion 34 at a position corresponding to the outlet of the tissue box 1 in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, and the tissue in the tissue box 1 is passed through the tissue outlet. It is configured to take out paper. The cover main body 31 is formed to have a substantially U-shaped cross section that is opened downward and gently spreads downward, and a plurality of exterior covers 30 can be stacked by fitting the cover main body 31 up and down similarly to the above-described embodiment. It is configured to be able to.

The height of the side walls 32, 33 of the cover body 31 is set higher than the height of the tissue box 1,
A slit 36 extending along the lower edge of the side wall portion 33 is formed below the long side wall portion 33, and a support piece 40 having both ends connected to the side wall portion 33 is provided below the slit 36. The piece 40 is set to be longer than the length of the slit 36, and the elastically deformed material causes the use position shown in FIG. 4 located in the lower surface opening of the cover body 31 and the use position shown in FIG. The position can be switched to the retreat position. The width of the slit can be set arbitrarily,
It is preferably set to 1 to 10 mm in consideration of moldability and appearance. However, it is also possible to form a cut with a blade or the like instead of the slit 36.

The length from the upper end of the side wall portion 33 to the slit 36 is set longer than the height of the tissue box 1, and the tissue box 1 is loaded into the cover body 31 with the support piece 40 moved to the retracted position. It is configured such that the tissue box 1 can be supported from below by the support piece 40 by moving the support piece 40 to the use position in a state where the tissue box 1 is loaded in the cover main body 31. I have.

The length of the support piece 40 can be set arbitrarily. However, if the length of the support piece 40 is set to be substantially the same as the length of the long side wall 33, the position of the support piece 40 can be easily switched between the use position and the retracted position. Is preferred. The width of the support piece 40 can be set arbitrarily. However, if the width is too wide, the exterior cover 30 becomes bulky and the appearance is deteriorated.
It is preferable to set / 10 to ５. In addition, the support piece 40 can be provided integrally below the short side wall 32.

As shown in an exterior cover 30A shown in FIG. 9, the slit 36 extends over the adjacent side walls 32 and 33.
A, a substantially L-shaped support piece 40A is formed below the slit 36A, and the use position shown by a solid line protruding the support piece 40A to the inside of the cover main body 31, the side wall portion 32,
The position may be switchable to the retracted position shown in the drawing by a virtual line disposed below 33. In this case, the support piece 40
Since the length of A can be made substantially the same as the length of the slit 36A, this is preferable in simplifying the mold structure.

[0030]

According to the box-shaped exterior cover of the present invention, the design of a box-shaped member such as a tissue box can be improved by giving the cover body various designs. By integrally forming the cover member and the support piece, it is possible to obtain an effect such that the exterior cover is formed of one part and the manufacturing cost can be reduced as much as possible. Especially when applied to tissue boxes,
Since the tissue box is integrally housed in the outer cover, it can be easily handled with one hand, even if the tissue box can be easily handled and the remaining amount of tissue is small due to its moderate weight. The following effects can be obtained.

If the cover main body is configured to be widened at the lower end side and the cover main body is fitted vertically so that a plurality of stackable ones can be stacked, the transportation cost and storage cost of the outer cover can be reduced. If the support piece is configured to be switchable between the use position and the retracted position by forming an integral hinge and a slit, molding can be performed without using a mold having a complicated configuration, and an increase in the manufacturing cost of the mold can be suppressed. preferable.

In the case of using an integral hinge, if a holding portion for holding the support piece at a stacking position along the outer surface of the side wall of the cover body is provided integrally with the support piece and the cover body, the cover member is fitted. This is preferable because the support pieces can be prevented from hindering when the outer covers are stacked. Further, when the support piece is provided on a pair of side wall portions on the short side of the cover body, the amount of the resin material used can be reduced as much as possible, and when the support piece is held at the use position, the central portion thereof is bent downward. , And the stability of the exterior cover due to the support piece projecting downward can be prevented.

When the slit is formed, if the length of the support piece is set longer than the slit, or if the slit is formed over two adjacent side walls, the support can be switched between the use position and the retracted position. Pieces can be easily formed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an exterior cover and a tissue box.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the outer cover.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the exterior cover when the support piece is held at a use position.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the exterior cover when the support piece is held at a stacking position.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a main part of the exterior cover before the operation of the support piece.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a usage state of an exterior cover having another configuration.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the exterior cover in a retracted state.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the outer cover.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an exterior cover having another configuration.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tissue box 2 Box 3 Lid 4 Perforation 10 Exterior cover 11 Cover main body 12 Side wall 13 Side wall 14 Upper wall 15 Tissue outlet 16 Engagement recess 17 Holding hole 18 Decorative hole 20 Support piece 21 Integrated hinge 22 Collision part 23 Holding projection part 30 Exterior cover 31 Cover main body 32 Side wall part 33 Side wall part 34 Upper wall part 36 Slit 40 Support piece 30A Exterior cover 36A Slit 40A Support piece

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A cover body made of a synthetic resin having a box-like shape with an open bottom surface capable of accommodating a box-like material, and a support piece integrally provided at a lower portion of a side wall portion of the cover body, wherein the support piece is provided inside the cover body. It is provided with a support piece that can be switched by using the characteristics of the material between a use position for supporting the box-like material from below and a retracted position where the box-like material can be moved in and out of the cover body. Characteristic box-shaped exterior cover. 2. The box-shaped exterior cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover main body is configured to be widened at a lower end side, and the cover main body is vertically fitted so that a plurality of the cover main bodies can be stacked. 3. A support piece is rotatably provided at a lower portion of a side wall portion of the cover body via an integral hinge, and an engaging portion for holding the support piece at a use position is integrated with the support piece and the cover body. The exterior cover of a box-shaped object according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the exterior cover is provided. 4. A box-shaped exterior cover according to claim 3, wherein a holding portion for holding said support piece at a stacking position along an outer surface of a side wall of said cover body is provided integrally with said support piece and said cover body. . 5. The exterior cover of a box-shaped object according to claim 3, wherein the support piece is provided on a pair of side wall portions on a short side of the cover main body. 6. A slit extending along a lower edge of the side wall portion is formed below the side wall portion of the cover body, and a support piece having both ends connected to the side wall portion is provided below the slit, and is supported by elastic deformation of the material. 3. The box-shaped exterior cover according to claim 1, wherein the piece can be switched between a use position and a retracted position. 7. The box-shaped exterior cover according to claim 6, wherein the length of the support piece is set longer than the slit. 8. The box-shaped exterior cover according to claim 6, wherein the slit is formed over two adjacent side walls. 9. The exterior cover of a box-shaped object according to claim 1, wherein the box-shaped object is a tissue box, and a tissue outlet is formed in an upper wall portion of the cover body.