JP2003160127A - Article housing container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article housing container in which engagement between a locking strip and the container can be easily released, so that a top opening can be opened and closed any number of times by repeatedly using the locking strip. <P>SOLUTION: The article housing container 1A of a hexahedron comprises first to fourth side walls 2, 3, 4, 5, a top wall 6 connected to the upper end ridge 11 of the first side wall 2, and a bottom wall 7 for closing a bottom opening 9. The top wall 6 has a free end ridge 13 and the locking strip 14 connected thereto. The second side wall 3 has a slit 18 formed near the end ridge 15 of the second side wall 3 and an opening and closing window 19 formed downward from the slit 18 along the container 1A. When the locking strip 14 is inserted from the slit 18 into the container 1A, the front extremity 14b of the locking strip 14 comes to engage with the interior of the container 1A. When the opening and closing window 19 is swung to the outside of the second side wall 2, an opening continuous with the slit 18 is formed and the front extremity 14b of the locking strip 14 can be pulled out through the opening to the outside of the container 1A. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an article storage container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An article storage container is known in which six flexible walls are formed of hexahedrons which are substantially orthogonal to each other, and articles are stored in an article storage section surrounded by the walls.
An example of the known container will be described below with reference to FIG. 7.

The container 50 includes front and rear side walls 51 and 52 extending in the vertical direction in parallel with each other, left and right side walls 53 and 54 extending in the vertical direction in parallel with each other, and an upper edge 55 of the rear side wall 51.
Has a top wall 56 that is connected to and can open and close the top opening 57 of the container 50, and a bottom wall 58 that closes the bottom opening 59.

The top wall 56 of the container 50 can be swung up and down with the upper edge 55 of the rear side wall 51 as a swivel axis. In the container 50, the locking piece 61 is connected to the central portion of the free end edge 60 of the top wall 56, and the upper end edge 62 of the front side wall 52 is connected.
A slit 63 is formed in the vicinity so that the locking piece 61 can be removably inserted into the container 50. In the container 50, a flap 65 is connected to a free edge 64 of the bottom wall 58, and the flap 65 is inserted inside the front side wall 53. Container 50
In order to prevent the bottom wall 58 from swinging downward of the container 50, the flap 65 is fixed to the front side wall 52 with an adhesive (not shown). In the container 50, the upper end edge 62 of the front side wall 52 and the upper and lower end edges 66, 6 of the left and right side walls 53, 54.
7, 68, 69 and flaps 70, 71, 72, 73,
74 are connected.

In this container 50, the top opening 57 can be closed by rotating the top wall 56 below the container 50, and the top opening 57 can be opened by rotating the top wall 56 above the container 50. it can. In the container 50, when the locking piece 61 is inserted into the container 50 from the slit 63,
The base end portion 61a of the locking piece 61 enters the central portion of the slit 63, and the tip end portion 61b of the locking piece 61 moves toward the container 50.
Engage inside. The top wall 56 of the container 50 is formed by engaging the tip portion 61b of the locking piece 61 with the inside of the container 50.
Since the container 50 is prevented from swinging upward, it is possible to prevent the top opening 57 from being opened accidentally.

[0006]

However, in the container 50 shown in FIG. 7, it is difficult to release the engagement between the container 50 and the locking piece 61, and the top opening 57 of the container 50 can be easily opened. I can't. In this container 50, if the engagement between the container 50 and the locking piece 61 is forcibly released, the locking piece 61 may be damaged, and the locking piece 61 is used again to open the top opening of the container 50. It becomes impossible to close 57.
Therefore, in this container 50, opening and closing of the top opening 57 is hindered.

An object of the present invention is to provide an article storage container in which the engagement between the locking piece and the container can be easily released and the top opening can be opened and closed many times by repeatedly using the locking piece. To provide.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems The premise of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a hexahedron in which six flexible walls are substantially orthogonal to each other, and the walls are vertically arranged in parallel with each other. First and second side walls that extend, third and fourth side walls that extend vertically in parallel with each other, a top wall that is connected to the upper edge of the first side wall and that can open and close the top opening, and a bottom that closes the bottom opening. It is an article storage container composed of a wall.

The feature of the present invention on such a premise is that the top wall is connected to a free edge located on the opposite side of the upper edge of the first side wall and a central portion of the free edge so that the inside of the container is connected. A lateral slit having a locking piece engageable with the second side wall, the second side wall being formed in the vicinity of an upper edge of the second side wall to insert the locking piece into the inside of the container in a removable manner, and the slit. And an opening / closing window that is formed in a downward direction of the container from the slit and that can be turned up and down through a turning shaft located below the slit. In the container, the locking piece is provided from the slit to the container. When inserted into the inside of, the base end portion of the locking piece enters the central portion of the slit that is convex upward of the container, the tip end of the locking piece is engaged with the inside of the container, When the opening / closing window is swung to the outside of the second side wall, the slide In that capable of eliciting a tip of the locking pieces connected to the bets from the inside of the container to the outer opening is formed.

As an example of an embodiment of the present invention, both side edges of the opening / closing window extending downward from the slit are detachably connected to the second side wall.

As another example of the embodiment of the present invention,
The second side wall has a flap connected to the upper edge of the second side wall, the free edge of the top wall substantially arcing toward the upper edge of the first side wall. The center of the free edge is slightly spaced from the second side wall and the center of the slit extends from the second side wall towards the flap.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The details of the article storage container according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are a perspective view of the article storage container 1A and a perspective view of the container 1A showing the top wall 6 and the flaps 17, 25 and 29 in an upwardly swiveled state. Four
[Fig. 3] is an enlarged view of the upper part of the container 1A. 1 and 2, the up-down direction is indicated by arrow X, the lateral direction is indicated by arrow Y, and the front-rear direction is indicated by arrow Z.

The container 1A includes six flexible walls 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 are hexagons that are substantially orthogonal,
It has a long rectangular parallelepiped. The container 1A defines an article storage unit 10 surrounded by the walls 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. The container 1A is stored from the top opening 8 to the storage unit 1.
After storing the article (not shown) in 0, the top opening 8 is closed and it is displayed on a shelf or an exhibition case. Container 1A is
The shape is not limited to a rectangular parallelepiped, and may be a cube. The size of the container 1A is not particularly limited, and the size can be appropriately determined according to the articles to be stored.

The container 1A includes front and rear side walls 2 and 3 extending in the vertical direction in parallel with each other, left and right side walls 4 and 5 extending in the vertical direction in parallel with each other, and a top wall 6 capable of opening and closing a top opening 8.
And a bottom wall 7 that closes the bottom opening 9. In the container 1A, the adjacent walls of the side walls 2, 3, 4, 5 and the top and bottom walls 6, 7 are bent so as to be orthogonal to each other.
In the container 1A, the side walls 2, 3, 4, 5 have a vertically long rectangular shape, and the top wall 6 and the bottom wall 7 have a rectangular shape.

In this embodiment, the rear side wall 2 corresponds to the first side wall in the claims, the front side wall 3 corresponds to the second side wall in the claims, and the left and right side walls 4, 5 in the claims. It corresponds to the third and fourth side walls. However, the side walls 2, 3, 4, 5 in the embodiment do not mean the first to fourth side walls in the claims, and any one of the side walls 2, 3, 4, 5 in the embodiment. It goes without saying that this can be the first side wall in the claims. For example, front wall 3
When is the first side wall, the rear side wall 2 is the second side wall,
The left and right side walls 4, 5 become the third and fourth side walls. When the left side wall 4 is the first side wall, the right side wall 5 is the second side wall, and the front and rear side walls 2 and 3 are the third and fourth side walls.

The rear side wall 2 has an upper edge 11 and a lower edge 12 extending in the lateral direction. On the rear side wall 2, its upper edge 11
Is connected to the top wall 6, and the bottom wall 7 is connected to the lower end edge 12 thereof. The top wall 6 and the bottom wall 7 are formed from the rear side wall 2 to the front side wall 3
It extends toward the front and back. The top wall 6 is the rear wall 2
Has a free end edge 13 which is located on the opposite side of the upper end edge 11 and extends laterally, and a locking piece 14 which is connected to the central portion 13a of the free end edge 13 and is engageable with the inside of the container 1A. The free edge 13 substantially defines an arc toward the upper edge 11 of the rear side wall 2, and its central portion 13 a is slightly spaced rearward from the front side wall 3.

The locking piece 14 has a base end portion 14a located on the free end edge 13 side and a tip end portion 14b located in front of the base end portion 14a. The distal end portion 14b has a width in which the maximum lateral dimension L2 is larger than that of the base end portion 14a, and the planar shape thereof is semicircular.

The front side wall 3 has an upper edge 15 and a lower edge 16 extending in the lateral direction. A flap 17 extending in the front-rear direction toward the rear side wall 2 is connected to the upper edge 15 of the front side wall 3. The front side wall 3 has a lateral slit 18 into which the locking piece 14 is removably inserted inside the container 1A, and an opening / closing window 19 connected to the slit 18 and extending downward from the slit 18. The part 20 is connected to the front side wall 3 via the side edge 32. The part 20 is fixed to the left side wall 4 with an adhesive (not shown) in a state of overlapping the inside of the left side wall 4.

The slit 18 is formed near the upper edge 15 of the front side wall 3. The central portion 18a of the slit 18 is
It protrudes upward from the container 1A, folds from the upper edge 15 of the front side wall 3 at a substantially right angle, and extends toward the rear side wall 2 at the approximate center of the flap 17. In the slit 18, the remaining portions except the central portion 18a gradually incline toward the lower side of the container 1A as they move toward both sides of the front side wall 3.

The opening / closing window 19 has an upper edge 19a extending laterally in parallel with the slit 18, both side edges 19b extending downward from both ends of the upper edge 19a, and lower ends of both side edges 19b located below the slit 18. Axis 19 extending laterally between
with c and. The opening / closing window 19 can be swung in the vertical direction of the container 1A via a swivel shaft 19c. Both side edges 19b of the opening / closing window 19 extend so as to be gradually closer to each other as they go downward in the container 1A. Both side edges 19b of the opening / closing window 19 are intermittently connected to the front side wall 3. Both side edges 19b of the opening / closing window 19 can be separated from the front side wall 3. In the opening / closing window 19, the central portion 19d of the upper edge 19a thereof is convex toward the upper side of the container.

The bottom wall 7 is located on the opposite side of the lower edge 12 of the rear side wall 3 and extends in the lateral direction, and a free edge 21 and a free edge 2.
And a flap 22 connected to 1. Flap 22
Is bent at a substantially right angle at the free edge 21, and the front side wall 3
Is inserted inside. The flap 22 is attached to the front side wall 3 with an adhesive (not shown) while being overlapped with the inside of the front side wall 3.
It is fixed through. The bottom wall 7 may be connected to any one of the front side wall 3 and the left and right side walls 4 and 5 without being connected to the rear side wall 2.

The left side wall 4 has an upper edge 23 extending in the front-rear direction.
And a lower edge 24. Upper and lower edges 23, 2 of the left side wall 4
The flaps 25, 26 extending laterally from the left side wall 4 to the right side wall 5 are connected to the side wall 4. The right side wall 5 is
It has an upper edge 27 and a lower edge 28 extending in the front-rear direction.
The upper and lower edges 27, 28 of the right side wall 5 are connected to flaps 29, 30 extending laterally from the right side wall 5 toward the left side wall 4.

In the container 1A, as shown in FIG. 1, the locking piece 14 is inserted from the slit 18 formed in the front side wall 3 into the container 1A.
Is inserted inside, the base end portion 14a of the locking piece 14 enters the central portion 18a of the slit 18, and the tip end portion 14b of the locking piece 14 is engaged with the inside of the container 1A. In the container 1 </ b> A, the engagement piece 14 engages with the inside of the container 1 </ b> A to prevent the top wall 6 from pivoting in the vertical direction, so that the top opening 8 can be prevented from being opened accidentally.

In the container 1A, while supporting the central portion 19d of the upper edge 19a of the opening / closing window 19, the opening / closing window 18 is swung toward the outside of the front side wall 3 indicated by the arrow K1 via the turning shaft 19c, the opening / closing is performed. Both side edges 19b of the window 19 are separated from the front side wall 3. An opening 3 extending downward from the front wall 3 from the slit 18 is formed in the container 1A in which the opening / closing window 19 is swung.
1 is formed.

In the container 1A, the tip portion 14b of the locking piece 14
By rotating the locking piece 14 above the container 1A indicated by the arrow K2 while supporting the above, the locking piece 14 can be pulled out from the inside of the container 1A to the outside. In the container 1A, the engagement between the container 1A and the engagement piece 14 can be released by pulling out the engagement piece 14 to the outside of the container 1A. As shown in FIG. 2, the top wall 6 and the flap 17, 25, 29 and the container 1
The top opening 8 can be opened by swiveling above A. In the container 1A, since the opening 31 is formed in the front side wall 3 by turning the opening / closing window 19, the engagement between the container 1A and the locking piece 14 can be easily released using the opening 31. .

To close the top opening 8 of the container 1A, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the flaps 17, 25 and 29 are swung downwards of the container 1A, and then the top wall 6 is attached to the container 1A.
Swivel downward to open the locking piece 14 again.
From the inside to the inside of the container 1A, and the locking piece 14 may be engaged with the inside of the container 1A. In the container 1A, engagement and disengagement of the locking piece 14 with respect to the inside can be repeated,
The top wall 6 allows the top opening 8 to be opened and closed any number of times. In the container 1A, when the engagement between the container 1A and the locking piece 14 is released, it is not necessary to forcibly pull out the locking piece 14 to the outside of the container 1A, and the locking piece 14 is not damaged. . Therefore, the container 1A does not hinder the opening and closing of the top opening 8 as compared with the conventional container.

In the container 1A, both side edges 19b of the opening / closing window 19 are provided.
Is detachably connected to the front side wall 3, it is possible to prevent the opening / closing window 19 from unintentionally turning toward the outside of the container 1A. In container 1A, container 1A
Since both side edges 19b of the opening / closing window 19 have to be separated from the front side wall 3 in order to release the engagement between the locking piece 14 and the locking piece 14, if both side edges 19b of the opening / closing window 19 are separated from the front side wall 3. It can be seen that the top opening 8 of the container 1A has been opened at least once.

FIG. 5 is a developed plan view of the container 1A shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, the front side wall 3, the right side wall 5, the rear side wall 2, and the left side wall 4 are arranged in this order from left to right in the figure. On the front side wall 3, a portion 2 serving as a glue margin via the side edge 32.
0 is connected. The front side wall 3 and the right side wall 5 are side edges 3
It is connected through 3. The slit 18 is the locking piece 1
The lateral dimension L1 thereof is the same as or slightly larger than the maximum lateral dimension L2 of the tip portion 14b of the locking piece 14 so that the tip portion 14b of No. 4 can be inserted inside the container 1A. The right side surface 5 and the rear side surface 2 are connected to each other via a side edge 34. The rear side surface 2 and the left side surface 4 are connected to each other via a side edge 35.

The procedure for assembling the container 1A from the developed plan view of FIG. 5 is as follows. The part 20 is bent at the side edge 32 so that the part 20 is orthogonal to the front side wall 3, and the front side wall 3 is bent at the side edge 33 so that the front side wall 3 is perpendicular to the right side wall 5. To do. Next, the right side wall 5 is attached to the side edge 34 so that the right side wall 5 is orthogonal to the rear side wall 2.
The rear side wall 2 is bent at the side edge 35 so that the rear side wall 2 is orthogonal to the left side wall 5. After bending the walls 2, 3, 4, 5 and the portion 20, the left side wall 4 and the portion 20 which overlap each other are fixed.

Furthermore, the flaps 25 and 26 are arranged so that they are orthogonal to the left side wall 4.
5, 26 are bent at the upper edge 23 and the lower edge 24,
The flaps 29 and 30 are bent at the upper edge 27 and the lower edge 28 so that the flap 29 and the flap 30 are orthogonal to the right side wall 5. Next, the bottom wall 7 is bent at the lower end edge 12 so that the bottom wall 7 is orthogonal to the rear side wall 2, and the flap 22 is attached to the free edge so that the flap 22 is orthogonal to the bottom wall 7. Fold at 21. After the flap 22 is bent, the flap 22 is inserted inside the front side wall 3 to fix the front side wall 3 and the flap 22 to close the bottom opening 9.

In the container 1A, the top wall 6 is bent at the upper edge 11 so that the top wall 6 is orthogonal to the rear side wall 2,
The locking piece 1 is arranged so that the locking piece 14 is orthogonal to the top wall 6.
4 is bent at the free edge 13 and the locking piece 1
4 is inserted into the container 1A through the slit 18 and the top opening 8 is closed.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an article storage container 1B showing another embodiment. In FIG. 6, the locking piece 14 is the container 1
The state of being engaged with the inside of A is shown by a chain double-dashed line. This container 1
B is six flexible walls 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Is a substantially orthogonal hexahedron, and is the same as that of FIG. 1 in that it is a rectangular parallelepiped that is vertically long. This container 1
B is different from that of FIG. 1 in the following points.

In this container 1B, a slit 18 and an opening / closing window 19 are formed at a position more deviated below the container 1B than those in FIG. In the container 1B, the free end edge 13 of the top wall 6 extends substantially straight in the lateral direction, and the base end portion 1 of the locking piece 14 is formed.
4a is longer than that of FIG. In order to close the top opening 8 of the container 1B, the flap 17 is swiveled downwards of the container 1B, and then the top wall 6 is attached to the container 1B, as in FIG.
Swivel downward to open the locking piece 14 again.
From the inside to the inside of the container 1B, and the locking piece 14 may be engaged with the inside of the container 1B.

In the container 1B, the opening 31 is formed in the front side wall 3 by turning the opening / closing window 19 to the outside of the container 1B. Therefore, the opening 31 is used to engage the container 1B with the locking piece 14. Can be easily released. In container 1B,
The engagement and disengagement of the locking piece 14 with respect to the inside of the container 1B can be repeated, and the top wall 8 can open and close the top opening 8 any number of times.

The material for the containers 1A and 1B is paper such as kraft paper or glassine paper, a plastic sheet formed from a thermoplastic synthetic resin such as polypropylene or polyethylene, or a composite sheet obtained by laminating paper and a plastic sheet. Either can be used.

In order to fix the left side wall 4 and the portion 20 and the front side wall 3 and the flap 22 to each other, a heat welding means such as heat sealing or ultrasonic bonding can be used in addition to the adhesive. In the illustrated containers 1A and 1B, an opening / closing window 19
Both side edges 19b of the open / close window 19 are detachably connected to the front side wall 3, but both side edges 19b of the opening / closing window 19 may be separated from the front side wall 3 in advance. In the container 1B of FIG. 6,
The flap 17 connected to the upper end 15 of the front side wall 3 can be omitted.

[0038]

According to the article storage container of the present invention, when the opening / closing window is swung toward the outside of the second side wall via the swivel shaft, the opening extending from the slit to the lower side of the second side wall is formed. Therefore, the locking piece can be pulled out from the inside of the container to the outside by utilizing the opening, and the engagement between the locking piece and the container can be easily released. In this container, when the top opening is closed, the locking piece may be inserted into the container through the opening, and the locking piece may be engaged with the inside of the container. The release can be repeated and the top wall can open and close the top opening any number of times. Therefore, this container does not interfere with the opening and closing of the top opening.

In the container in which the side edge of the opening / closing window is detachably connected to the second side wall, it is possible to prevent the opening / closing window from inadvertently turning toward the outside of the container. In this container, when releasing the engagement between the locking piece and the container, both side edges of the opening / closing window must be separated from the second side wall, so if both side edges of the opening / closing window are separated from the front side wall,
It can be seen that the top opening of the container has been opened at least once.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an article storage container.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container shown with the top wall and flaps swiveled above the container.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the upper part of the container.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the upper part of the container.

5 is a developed plan view of the container of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an article storage container of a mode different from that of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of a known container.

[Explanation of symbols]

1A, 1B article storage container 2 Rear side wall (first side wall) 3 Front side wall (second side wall) 4 Left side wall (third side wall) 5 Right sidewall (4th sidewall) 6 top wall 7 bottom wall 8 top opening 9 Bottom opening 11 top edge 13 Free edge 13a central part 14 Locking piece 14a base end 14b tip 15 top edge 17 flaps 18 slits 18a central part 19 open / close windows 19b Both edges 19c swivel axis 31 opening

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Masaaki Gomei             7-5-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Stock market             Inside Shiseido (72) Inventor Shoko Nakata             7-5-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Stock market             Inside Shiseido F term (reference) 3E060 AA03 AB05 BA08 BC04 CE04                       CE07 CE16 CE18 CE30 CF05                       DA14 DA16 EA06

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. The six flexible walls are hexahedrons that are substantially orthogonal to each other, and the walls are first and second side walls extending in the vertical direction in parallel with each other, and in the vertical direction in parallel with each other. In an article storage container configured by extending third and fourth side walls, a top wall that is connected to an upper edge of the first side wall and can open and close a top opening, and a bottom wall that closes the bottom opening, the top wall is A free end located on the opposite side of the upper end of the first side wall, and a locking piece connected to the center of the free end and engageable with the inside of the container, A side wall is formed in the vicinity of the upper edge of the side wall, and a lateral slit is formed to insert the locking piece into the container so that the locking piece can be inserted into and removed from the container. Has an opening / closing window that can be swung vertically through the swiveling axis. In the container, when the locking piece is inserted into the container from the slit, the base end portion of the locking piece enters the central portion of the slit that is convex upward of the container, and When the tip end of the stop piece engages with the inside of the container and the opening / closing window is swung to the outside of the second side wall, it is connected to the slit and the tip end of the locking piece moves from the inside to the outside of the container. An article storage container having an opening that can be pulled out. 2. The article storage container according to claim 1, wherein both side edges of the opening / closing window extending downward from the slit are detachably connected to the second side wall. 3. The second side wall has a flap connected to an upper edge of the second side wall, and a free edge of the top wall substantially arcs toward an upper edge of the first side wall. The center portion of the free edge is slightly separated from the second side wall by defining the above, and the center portion of the slit extends from the second side wall toward the flap. The article storage container described.