JP2003072761A - Article arranging container and article storage section - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article arranging container and an article storage section with which articles can be stored in a predetermined arranged state for handling without losing a commercial value of the article. SOLUTION: After a plurality of approximately tubular article storage units 3a and 3b are arranged in an array in a posture inclined for the inside of the container 2 by a predetermined angle, eggplants A, etc., are individually inserted into the storage units 3a and 3b with their calyx Aa sides corrected or aligned into a posture facing slantly downward. Thus the predetermined number (42 in the embodiment) of eggplants A, etc., are housed and held in an array in a posture inclined slantly downward.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article-arranging container and an article-accommodating section capable of accommodating and handling agricultural products such as eggplant, cucumber, carrot, and yam in a predetermined alignment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when carrying an aubergine of the above example, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, a large number of aubergines A that have been harvested are held one by one, and the vine Aa side is in substantially the same direction. After the orientation of the container 22 is corrected or aligned, the container 22 is directly housed in the container 22 (for example, a container or a cardboard box), and the jar Aa of the eggplant A is aligned and housed in the same direction. There is a method of collectively transporting the eggplant A of the book in a single container 22.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
Since the jar Aa is sharply pointed, when vibration or impact generated during transportation is applied to the container 22, the jar Aa of the adjacent aubergine A and the skin of the aubergine A rub against each other,
Soft eggplant A as they may collide with each other
It has a problem that the epidermis side is easily scratched and the commercial value of eggplant A is impaired. Further, when vibration or impact is applied to the container 22, the eggplant A housed inside the container 22 may be momentarily lifted, and the position and interval of the eggplant A may be displaced, so that the eggplant A is placed in a predetermined alignment state. Cannot be transported while contained. In addition, since the position and interval of the eggplant A are unstable, there is a problem that it is difficult to mechanically pack the box.

In view of the above problems, the present invention accommodates a plurality of articles individually in respective article accommodating portions provided inside a container, and arranges them in a posture inclined at substantially the same angle with respect to a specific direction. Therefore, without compromising the commercial value of the goods,
An object of the present invention is to provide an article alignment container and an article storage unit that can be handled while being stored in a predetermined alignment state.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a plurality of article accommodating portions each having a size for individually accommodating a plurality of articles are arranged inside a container having a size for accommodating a plurality of articles. And an article-arranging container in which the article-accommodating portion is formed in a shape in which the articles are accommodated and held in a posture in which the articles are inclined at substantially the same angle with respect to a specific direction.

The above-mentioned articles are, for example, eggplant, cucumber, carrot,
It can consist of agricultural products such as long potatoes. The article storage section can be formed in a size and shape in which articles are stored, for example, a substantially cylindrical storage body or a substantially concave storage section. The container can be composed of a container or a box formed of a material such as plastic, metal, wood, and cardboard (corrugated paper). That is, for example, long articles (agricultural products) such as eggplants and cucumbers are individually housed (inserted) in the article housing section provided inside the container, and a predetermined number of articles are placed at substantially the same angle with respect to a specific direction. It is stored and held in an inclined posture.

As an embodiment, it is possible to arrange a plurality of article accommodating portions independently of each other inside the container, or to arrange a plurality of article accommodating portions integrally connected inside the container.
Further, the article storage unit can be arranged so that the articles can be arranged and stored in a state in which the articles are stored and held in a posture inclined at substantially the same angle with respect to the specific direction. Further, the article housing section can be formed of a flexible elastic body such as synthetic rubber or soft resin.

[0008]

According to the present invention, since the articles are individually accommodated in the article accommodating portions arranged inside the container or the article accommodating portions integrally formed, it is possible to prevent the positions and intervals of the articles from changing. It can be prevented and can be handled while being housed in a predetermined alignment state. Moreover, since the positions and intervals of the articles are stable, the articles can be used for mechanical boxing work.

Moreover, since the articles are accommodated in the posture in which they are inclined at substantially the same angle with respect to the specific direction, even if the containers are stacked in the upper and lower tiers, the bottom of the upper tier container is accommodated in the lower tier container. No contact or contact, even if the bottom of the upper container contacts or contacts the article of the lower container,
Since the article housing portion that houses the article is elastically deformed, the load applied to the article is small, and it is possible to prevent the commercial value of the article from being impaired.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The drawings show an embodiment of an article-arranging container and an article-accommodating portion that are used when accommodating eggplants, which is an example of an article, in substantially the same posture, and in FIG. 1 and FIG. , A plurality of article containers 3a, 3b in which the harvested eggplants A ... Are arranged inside the container 2 (article container)
On the other hand, it is inserted obliquely downward (or obliquely upward), and a predetermined number (42 in the embodiment) of eggplants A are arranged and accommodated in a posture inclined at substantially the same angle.

A predetermined number of the above-mentioned containers 2 (42 in the embodiment) are used.
A container made of plastic having a size and a shape (for example, a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the top) for accommodating the individual object storage bodies 3a and 3b arranged in a substantially square shape (for example, a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above), and having a structure stackable in the upper and lower stages. I am configuring. Further, the outer shape of the container 2 may be formed, for example, in a substantially square shape, a substantially polygonal shape, a substantially elliptical shape, a substantially circular shape or the like when viewed from a plane, or the inside of the container 2 may have, for example, 42 or more or less article storage bodies It may be formed in a size and shape in which 3a and 3b are accommodated in line. and,
For example, a container or box made of a material such as metal, wood, or cardboard (corrugated cardboard) may be used.

The article containers 3a and 3b are arranged in a staggered pattern, for example, in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction, so that the article containers 3a, 3b are desired in accordance with the size and type of the article (eg, the agricultural product such as eggplant A). The arrangement may be changed, or the diameter and the length may be changed to accommodate a specific article.

The article container 3a. As shown in FIG. 3, 3b is a short article container arranged in the first to sixth rows counting from the front side inside the container 2 with the short side of the container 2 as the front. 3a and an article container 3b that is longer than the article containers 3a arranged in the seventh row (last row).
Composed of and.

The above-mentioned article containers 3a and 3b are formed in a substantially cylindrical shape from a flexible elastic body such as synthetic rubber or soft resin, and the inner peripheral surface thereof has the jar Aa (or aubergine) of the eggplant A. The whole A) is formed to have an inner diameter that allows insertion. In addition, the inner peripheral surfaces of the article containers 3a and 3b may be formed to have an inner diameter dimension that allows the large diameter portion (the thickest portion) of the eggplant A to be inserted. In addition, the article containers 3a and 3b may be formed of, for example, a material such as plastic, metal, wood, paper, or the inner and outer surfaces thereof may be covered with a flexible elastic body.

Further, the lower ends of the article containers 3a and 3b are
It is cut or formed at an angle that is supported in a posture inclined at a predetermined angle (for example, about 55 degrees) toward the rear obliquely when it is grounded to the bottom surface portion inside the container 2. Also, the article container 3
Simply change the array angle of a and 3b to acute or obtuse,
The number of aubergines A accommodated can be increased or decreased. in addition,
Even if the lower ends of the article containers 3a and 3b are not obliquely cut, the substantially cylindrical article containers 3a and 3b can be sequentially arranged in a posture inclined at substantially the same angle.

In addition, one end side of the eggplant A (eg, the bulge Aa)
The opening 3c into which the eggplant A is inserted to expose substantially the entire eggplant A (for example, approximately 1/2 or more or the remaining portion excluding the jar Aa).
Is formed by notching the upper end side front portions (substantially half) of the article containers 3a and 3b in a substantially L shape when viewed from the side. The opening 3c can also be formed in a smooth curved surface shape.

On the other hand, a substantially semicircular support wall 3d for supporting the eggplant A in a posture inclined at a predetermined angle is provided with an article container 3a,
The inner peripheral surface of the support wall 3d is formed in a curved surface shape substantially corresponding to the outer peripheral surface of the eggplant A, while being formed on the upper end side rear portion of 3b. The support wall 3d of the article container 3a is formed to have a length that can support approximately 1/2 of the eggplant A, and the support wall 3d of the article container 3b is longer than the support wall 3d of the article container 3a. The eggplant A is formed to have a length that supports substantially the entire length of the eggplant A.

A supporting member 4 having a substantially triangular shape when viewed from the side for supporting the article containers 3a and 3b in a posture inclined at a predetermined angle is fixed or formed at the rear corner of the container 2.
The long side of the support member 4 is formed at an angle at which the article container 3b is supported in a posture inclined at a predetermined angle (for example, about 55 degrees). In addition, the long side slope of the support member 4 is changed or set to an angle of, for example, about 55 degrees or less, or
The support member 4 may be integrally formed or attached to the article container 3b.

The illustrated embodiment is configured as described above, and a method for aligning and transporting a predetermined number of eggplants A by the article alignment container 1 will be described below.

First, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4,
Six of the article containers 3b in the seventh row are arranged in the width direction along the slope of the support member 4 inside the container 2, and the article containers 3a in the sixth row are replaced by the above-mentioned article containers. 6 are arranged in the width direction along 3b ..., and the article containers 3a are arranged as a set of 6 in the order from the fifth row to the first row, as shown in FIGS. , A predetermined number (42 in the example)
The article containers 3a, 3b of the predetermined angle (for example, about 55 degrees)
Arrange in a tilted position.

Subsequently, the harvested aubergines A ... are held one by one by hand to correct or align them so that the jar Aa side is obliquely downward, and then the aubergine A jar Aa side is placed inside the container 2. Are individually inserted into the article containers 3a ... And the article containers 3b arranged in a line, and the smooth surface of the eggplant A is corrected or aligned so that the smooth surface of the eggplant A faces obliquely upward, and a predetermined number of eggplants A. It is stored and held in an inclined posture. Also,
As shown in FIG. 3, the article container 3 in which the eggplant A is housed
A and 3b may be arranged in a plurality of rows inside the container 2.

Further, since the eggplant A is housed in such a manner that the smooth surface of the eggplant A faces upward and is individually housed in the article containers 3a and 3b arranged inside the container 2, the article containers 3a and 3b are accommodated. The eggplant A housed in (1) can be mechanically transferred or boxed, for example, by adsorbing and holding it with an adsorbent (not shown) connected to a negative pressure generator.

As described above, since the eggplants A ... Are individually accommodated in the article containers 3a ... And the article containers 3b ... Arranged inside the container 2, the position and interval of the eggplants A are not changed. It can be prevented and can be handled while being housed in a predetermined alignment state. In addition, the adjacent eggplants A do not rub against each other or collide with each other, which can prevent the value of the product from being impaired, and the position and spacing of the eggplants A are stable. Can also be used for

Moreover, the eggplants A ... Are aligned in a posture inclined at substantially the same angle with respect to the specific direction, and the article containers 3a, 3 are arranged.
Since it is housed in b, even if the containers 2 are stacked vertically, the bottom of the upper container 2 does not come into contact with or contact the eggplant A housed in the lower container 2, and the bottom of the upper container 2 does not contact. Even if the aubergine A contacts or contacts the aubergine A of the lower container 2, the load on the aubergine A is small because the article accommodating portions 3a and 3b for accommodating the aubergine A are elastically deformed. It is possible to prevent the loss of value.

Furthermore, since the article containers 3a and 3b are arranged independently of each other inside the container 2, depending on the size and type of the eggplant A, a desired arrangement state such as a square or zigzag shape can be set or Can be changed.

Furthermore, since the article containers 3a and 3b are elastically deformed according to the size and shape of the eggplant A, the eggplants A of various sizes and shapes can be aligned and held in a stable posture, and the specific size can be maintained. The application is not limited only to the eggplant A having the, and the eggplant A having various sizes can be accommodated in a predetermined alignment state and can be transported or transported.

Further, the elastic body forming the article containers 3a and 3b absorbs shocks and vibrations generated during transportation or during transportation.
Since it plays the role of a cushioning member for mitigating, the influence exerted on the eggplant A is small, and it is possible to prevent the freshness and the commercial value from decreasing in a short period of time.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment in which the eggplants A ... Are housed in the substantially bottomed cylindrical container 3a, 3b, which is made of substantially the same material as the container 3a, 3b. Since the constructed bottom portion 3e is formed integrally with the lower end side opening portions of the article containers 3a and 3b, it is possible to obtain substantially the same operational effects as those of the above-described embodiment, and the eggplant A It is possible to prevent the insertion side end from being scratched or damaged. Further, instead of the bottom portion 3e, a cushioning member having a cushioning property such as urethane rubber or sponge rubber may be laid on the bottom portion inside the container 2.

FIG. 8 shows a plurality of article accommodating portions 13a, 13
FIG. 9 shows another embodiment of the article alignment container 11 in which b is integrally formed (or continuously provided) in the width direction and the front-back direction,
Eggplant A ... Article accommodating portion 13 arranged inside the container 12
.. and the article accommodating portion 13b are individually inserted and accommodated while being aligned and accommodated in a posture inclined obliquely downward, so that it is possible to obtain substantially the same operational effects as the above-described embodiment. The article storage units 13a and 13b are the same as the storage units 3a,
Since it has substantially the same structure as 3b, detailed description thereof will be omitted. In the figure, 13c is an opening, 13d is a support wall,
Reference numeral 14 is a support member.

Also, for example, two to six article storage units 1
3a, 13b may be integrally formed or connected in series as a plurality of sets, or the article accommodating portions 13a, 13b may be integrally formed or connected in groups as a plurality of rows. Since the accommodating parts 13a and 13b are handled collectively, the number of accommodating eggplants A and the arrangement state can be easily changed.

In the correspondence between the constitution of the present invention and the above-mentioned embodiment, the article of the present invention is the eggplant A or cucumber of the embodiment,
Corresponding to carrots, potatoes, etc., and similarly, the article storage portions correspond to the article storage bodies 3a and 3b and the article storage portions 13a and 13b, but the present invention is limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment. Not a thing.

The above-mentioned article containers 3a, 3b and article containers 13a, 13b are formed, for example, into a substantially elliptical shape or a substantially square shape.
It may be formed into a desired cross-sectional shape such as a substantially polygonal shape, or may be changed to have a diameter or length suitable for accommodating a specific article. In addition, for example, they may be arranged in a staggered pattern in the front-rear direction or in the left-right direction (staggered pattern) or arranged at a predetermined interval.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an eggplant is stored in an article alignment container.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a state in which an eggplant is contained in an article alignment container.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an external shape of an article container.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an arrangement sequence of article containers.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an arrangement state of the article containers without the container.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a container showing an arrangement state of article containers.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing another embodiment in which the article container is formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing another embodiment in which an article storage unit is integrally formed.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a state of accommodating an aubergine in a conventional container.

[Explanation of symbols]

A ... Eggplant Aa ... Tsube 1, 11 ... Article alignment container 2, 12 ... Container 3a, 3b ... Article container 3c, 13c ... opening 3d, 13d ... Support wall 13a, 13b ... Article storage section

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of article accommodating portions each formed to have a size for accommodating a plurality of articles, and a plurality of article accommodating portions having a size for accommodating each of the articles. Is an article alignment container having a shape in which the above-mentioned articles are accommodated and held in a posture in which they are inclined at substantially the same angle with respect to a specific direction. 2. The article alignment container according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of article storage units are arranged independently of each other inside the container. 3. The article alignment container according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of article storage portions are integrally connected and arranged inside the container. 4. An article accommodating portion for accommodating and retaining each of the articles in an aligned state inside a container formed to have a size for accommodating a plurality of articles, wherein the article accommodating portion has a specific direction. An article storage unit provided so as to be aligned so as to be stored and held in a posture inclined at substantially the same angle with respect to. 5. The article-arranging container according to claim 1, 2, or 3, or the article-accommodating portion according to claim 4, wherein the article-accommodating portion is formed of a flexible elastic body.