JP2003312775A - Container for transportation - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container 100 for transportation designed to prevent the shape of faces 11, 12 from being deformed while holding flexibility of the faces 11, 12 and capable of stabilizing the shape thereof and bearing weight of contents thereof and adapted to be folded into a small one. <P>SOLUTION: This container 100 for transportation 100 comprises a box body 10 having a side face 12, a bottom face 11, and an upper opening 13. The container has a suspending belt 20 having insert parts 22 to be inserted by a rope 21 for suspending the box body 10 and reinforcing members 30 to impart rigidity to the box body 10. The suspending belt 20 is attached to the box body 10 with the insert parts extended from the upper ends 12a of side faces, and the reinforcing members 30 are attached to the upper corners 12a of the respective side faces 12 with respective corners A-D as a space therebetween. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a carrier for accommodating and carrying wheat, rice and other granular materials, or feed, fertilizer and other powdered materials (hereinafter referred to as "contents" for convenience). Regarding the container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a container for transportation, for example, a structure described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-198380 has been known. This conventional transportation container 90 is shown in FIG. 10, and has a pentahedral bag body 91 having a storage opening whose upper surface is open, and a support belt 92 with a hanging belt for lifting by a crane, a forklift, or the like. It consists of

In order to carry the contents using the carrying container 90, for example, a fork of a forklift is hung with a supporting belt with a supporting belt 92, the forklift is operated to lift the fork, and the forklift is carried in this state.
In addition, to place the container 90 for transportation after transportation,
Operate the forklift to lower the fork to ground the container 90 for transportation, and use the supporting belt 92 with the hanging belt.
Remove from the fork and place.

However, this transport container 90
However, since the shape of the upper surface is not stable, there is a problem in that when the contents are stored, the shape cannot be stabilized with the storage opening being expanded. This allows
The manpower and cost for expanding the storage opening were needed.

Further, since the shape of the side surface is not stable, it is impossible to stand by itself when filling the content, or the shape is deformed toward the side surface due to the weight of the content. there were.

Further, the transport container 90 filled with the contents is heavy, and there is a problem that the bottom portion of the bag 91 is protruded by the weight of the contents when the container 90 is lifted by a forklift or the like.

On the other hand, in order to stabilize the shape, for example, the bag body may be a box-shaped body made of a material having rigidity such as plastic. However, the entire bag body thus has rigidity such as plastic. When it is made of a material, it cannot be folded when it is not used, and a storage space is required.

[0008]

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to maintain its surface flexibility while maintaining its shape. It is possible to prevent the deformation of the container, stabilize the shape of the container, withstand the weight of the contents, and provide a transport container that can be folded into a small size.

[0009]

In order to solve the above problems, the means adopted by the present invention is a container for transportation having a box-shaped body having a side surface portion and a bottom surface portion, and a storage opening having an open top surface. In, a suspension belt having an insertion portion for attaching a suspension rope for suspending the box-shaped body, and a reinforcing member for imparting rigidity to the box-shaped body, the suspension belt, the insertion portion from the side surface upper end. The reinforcing member is attached so as to extend, and the reinforcing member is provided on the upper side of each of the side surface portions with a space in the corner portion.

By thus forming the box-shaped body having the storage opening whose upper surface is open and providing the hanging belt to which the hanging rope is attached, the box-shaped body can be lifted and transported by a forklift or the like. Further, by giving rigidity to the upper side, bending of the upper side is prevented, stability of the shape is enhanced, and strength of the upper side is also enhanced. Furthermore, by providing the reinforcing members at the corners with a space, it is possible to stabilize the shape of the upper surface when storing and to change the angle of the corner when not storing the contents,
Can be folded.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container for transporting a box-shaped body having a side surface portion and a bottom surface portion, and a storage opening having an open top surface. A suspension belt having an insertion portion for attaching a suspension rope to be suspended and a reinforcing member for imparting rigidity to the box-shaped body are provided, and the suspension belt is attached so that the insertion portion extends from the upper end of the side surface portion. The reinforcing member is provided on the side of each of the side surface portions with a space at the corner.

As described above, by forming a box-shaped body having a storage opening with an open upper surface and providing a hanging belt to which a hanging rope is attached, the box-shaped body can be lifted by a forklift or the like. Further, by imparting rigidity to the side edge, the side edge is prevented from being bent, and is self-supporting and stable in shape.

Further, the means adopted by the invention of claim 3 is that in the carrying container according to claim 1, the reinforcing member is also provided on the side edge of the side surface portion.

Further, the means adopted by the invention of claim 4 is the carrying container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reinforcing member is provided on the side surface portion while leaving a space in the corner portion. It will be provided at the bottom.

Furthermore, the means adopted by the invention of claim 5 is the transport container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bottom surface part is provided with a discharge port for discharging the contents. I am trying.

Further, the carrying container according to claim 6 is the carrying container according to claim 5, wherein the discharge port has a cylindrical mouth portion which opens a bottom surface portion, and the fastening of the mouth portion is released. And a fastening member for discharging the contents from the discharge port.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the transport container of the present invention,
The five surface portions including the side surface portion and the bottom surface portion are connected to each other to form a box-shaped body having a storage opening with an open top surface. The hanging belt has an insertion portion for attaching a hanging rope formed at the upper end, and is attached to the box-shaped body over the longitudinal direction so as to extend from the upper end of the side surface portion. The suspension rope is inserted through this insertion part and attached. The reinforcing member is provided on the upper side and the side while leaving a space in the corner. Further, a discharge port for discharging the contents is provided on the bottom surface.

The box-shaped body may be a cube, a rectangular parallelepiped, or any hexahedron, but when formed into a cube, a separate effect is produced for the reason described below. The storage port may have a circular shape, a rectangular shape, a tubular shape, or any shape as long as it is a port for storing contents. Further, the diameter may be formed to be the same size as the upper surface or may be formed smaller. The box-shaped body may be made of any material as long as it has flexibility, and may be, for example, a cloth or a plastic film.

The hanging belt extends from the upper end of the side surface portion between the box-shaped body and the hanging rope in order to insert a hoisting rope of a crane or to form a space for inserting a fork of a forklift. It is attached so that it can be taken out. In other words, it may be attached so as to extend, and may be attached to any as long as the box-shaped body can be lifted, and an appropriate number may be attached. Further, the hanging rope can withstand the weight of the contents when the box-shaped body is hoisted, and may be attached in any shape as long as it can be inserted through the insertion portion and attached. It is preferably attached in a ring shape.

The reinforcing member may be made of any material as long as it gives rigidity to each side of the box-shaped body. For example, a suitable material is plastic, wood or glass fiber. The reinforcing member may have any shape as long as it can be attached to the corners with a space, and may be, for example, a rod-shaped body or a pipe-shaped body. Further, it may be formed in a substantially L-shape or a substantially I-shape in cross section, or may be formed in an arc shape. The positions for attaching the reinforcing members can be set to appropriate sides, but it is particularly effective to set them to four positions on the upper side and four positions on the side side. The position where the reinforcing member is attached may be any position as long as the rigidity can be imparted to the box-shaped body, and is not limited to a narrow ridge line, and may be a slightly deviated position.

The discharge port may be any port provided on the bottom face for discharging the contents, and the size of the opening face of the discharge port may be smaller than the area of the bottom face part. You may form in the same size as a bottom face part. The discharge port may include a mouth portion formed in a tubular shape and a fastening member capable of fastening and releasing the mouth portion.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
Description will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings. Needless to say, the following examples describe preferred examples of the present invention, and thus the technical scope of the present invention is not necessarily limited to the following examples.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a transportation container 100 which is an embodiment of the present invention. The carrying container 100 includes a box-shaped body 10 and a hanging belt 20.
And a reinforcing member 30 and a discharge port 40.

The box-shaped body 10 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped, and is a square bottom sheet 11 sewed with four rectangular side sheets 12. Further, a storage opening 13 formed in a rectangular tube shape is sewn and attached to the upper side 12a of each side sheet 12.

The suspension belt 20 is formed in a vertically long strip shape,
The side sheet 12 is sewn and attached to the center of the side sheet 12 over the entire length in the vertical direction so as to extend from the upper side 12a. Further, in order to insert the suspension rope 21, the extended end portion is bent to form an insertion portion 22, and the suspension rope 21 is inserted into these four insertion portions 22 and attached in an annular shape.

The reinforcing member 30 is formed of a plastic rod-shaped body having different lengths, one side being shorter than the upper side 12a and the other being longer than the upper side 12a and shorter than the side side 12b. As shown in FIG. 2, the corresponding upper side 12a and side 12b form a tubular portion 14 by sewing, and the reinforcing member 30 is attached thereto. At the time of this attachment, in order to make it foldable, the corners A to H
Install at intervals.

The discharge port 40 has a circular discharge hole 11a formed in the central portion of the bottom sheet 11, and the cylindrical discharge port 4 is formed therein.
One end of 1 is sewn and a string 42 is attached to the other end.

According to the transport container 100, the box-shaped body 10 is formed, and the hanging belt 20 is attached to the center of the side sheet 12, so that the hanging belt 20 can be lifted and the carrying property is improved. Furthermore, by attaching the reinforcing member 30 to the upper side 12a and the side side 12b, the shape of the box-shaped body 10 can be stabilized. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the side edge 12b from expanding laterally due to the weight of the contents, or to prevent the bottom edge sheet 11 from protruding when suspended.

Further, by providing the reinforcing members 30 at the corners A to H with a space therebetween, the angles of the corners A to D can be changed, so that the transport container 100 can be folded.

Further, since the bottom sheet 11 is provided with the discharge port 40, the contents can be discharged from the bottom sheet 11. Further, since the discharge port 40 is composed of the mouth portion 41 and the string 42, the string 42 can easily close or release the discharge port 40. Further, the contents can be discharged from the discharge port 40 by releasing the fastening of the string 42 in a state of being lifted by the forklift, and the contents can be taken out quickly and easily. Further, it is possible to prevent the contents from scattering at the time of discharging.

Thus, the transport container 1 of the present invention
00 can prevent the deformation of the shape while maintaining the flexibility of the surfaces 11 and 12 of the box-shaped body 10, stabilize the shape, and can bear the weight of the contents. Further, since it can bear the self-weight of the contents, it can be formed in a large size, and can be stored, transported and discharged at one time by using one transportation container 100 without preparing a plurality of transportation containers. can do. Furthermore, it is possible to discharge without preparing special tools and human resources for discharge. Therefore, a lot of manpower and expense are not required, and time, labor, and cost can be significantly reduced.

(Embodiment 2) Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Only different parts will be described. Also, in the drawings, the same reference numerals may be omitted for the invisible portions. The same applies to the other examples.

The carrying container 200 according to the second embodiment is a modification of the carrying container 100 according to the first embodiment. In addition to the components of the first embodiment, the reinforcing member 230 is also provided on the bottom side 12c.
Is provided, and the corners E to H are provided at intervals.

FIG. 3 shows a carrying container 20 of the second embodiment.
It is a perspective view which shows a mode that 0 is conveyed by a forklift. As shown in FIG. 3, reinforcing members 230 formed shorter than the bottom side 12c are attached to the front and rear of the bottom side 12c of the box-shaped body 10. By imparting rigidity to the bottom side 12c, it is possible to prevent the bottom sheet 11 from protruding and to stabilize its shape even when it is lifted and transported by a forklift.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing how contents are discharged from the discharge port 40. As shown in FIG. 4, even when the contents are discharged, the bottom side 12c can be provided with rigidity to prevent the shape of the box-shaped body 10 from being deformed.

In the above embodiment, the reinforcing member 230 is attached to the front and rear two of the four bases 12c, but the present invention is not limited to this. It may be provided, or all bottom sides 12c
May be provided in.

(Embodiment 3) Next, still another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9 are schematic diagrams illustrating a method of folding the transportation container 300 according to the third embodiment. FIG. 5 shows a transportation container 300 according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the storage opening 13 is put inside the box-shaped body 310. This transport container 30
0 is a modified example of the transport container 100 of the first embodiment, and the box-shaped body 310 is formed in a cube.

Since the box-shaped member 310 is formed in a cube, all sides 312a, 312b, 312c have the same length and can be folded into a small triangular shape. As a result, when the contents are not stored, they can be folded small and carried. The details will be described below.

First, two corners A and C located diagonally from the state of FIG. 5 are brought into contact with each other (see FIG. 6). further,
The corner D is brought into contact with the corner E, and the corner B is similarly moved to the corner G.
Abut. Next, the abutted corners A and C are replaced with the corner H
Fold it so that it touches (see FIG. 7). The transportation container 300 folded in a plane shape in this manner is folded so that the corner portion F is in contact with the corner portion A located diagonally (see FIG. 8). Further, the corners B and G are folded in two so as to come into contact with the corners D and E, and folded small (see FIG. 9). Since it can be folded small in this way, the storage location of the transport container 300 can be saved. Furthermore, it can be carried in this small folded state, and is excellent in portability.

Further, when using it, it suffices to unfold it in the reverse order of the folding procedure, and it can be unfolded by a simple operation.

5 to 9 are schematic views of the folding method, and for example, the hanging belt 2
The detailed shapes such as 0, the reinforcing member 30, and the discharge port 40 are omitted.

The present invention has been described above based on the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. .

[0043]

According to the carrying container of the first aspect, the carrying belt and the hoisting rope are provided, so that the carrying container can be hoisted by a forklift or the like and has an excellent carrying property. Further, by forming the box-shaped body and providing the reinforcing member on the upper side, it is possible to prevent the shape from being deformed. Further, since the corners are attached to each other with a space therebetween, there is an effect that the shape of the upper surface can be stabilized when used, and can be folded small when not used.

According to the carrying container of the second aspect, by providing the hanging belt and the hanging rope, it is possible to lift the box-shaped body by a forklift or the like. Further, by forming the box-shaped body and providing the reinforcing member on the side, it is possible to prevent the deformation of the shape. Further, it is possible to withstand the weight of the contents and to become independent. Further, since the corners are attached to each other with a space therebetween, the shape of the side surface can be stabilized when it is used, and it can be folded small when it is not used.

According to the carrying container of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the carrying container of claim 1, since the reinforcing member is provided on the side edge, the shape of the box-shaped body can be stabilized. Therefore, it is possible to protect the contents.

According to the transport container of claim 4, in addition to the effect of the transport container of any one of claims 1 to 3, since the reinforcing member is provided on the bottom side, The deformation of the shape can be prevented. Further, it is possible to withstand the self-weight of the contents related to the bottom surface portion and stabilize the shape of the bottom surface portion.

According to the transport container of the fifth aspect, in addition to the effect of the transport container of any one of the first to fourth aspects, since the bottom has a discharge port, the bottom The effect is that the contents can be taken out from the.

According to the transport container of claim 6, in addition to the effect of the transport container of claim 5, the contents can be stored and discharged by closing or releasing the discharge port with the fastening member. There is an effect that can be facilitated. Furthermore, by providing the mouth portion, it is possible to prevent scattering of the contents at the time of discharging.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a carrying container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a mounting state of a reinforcing member of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a carrying container according to a second embodiment and a state in which the carrying container is carried by a forklift.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing how contents are discharged from the discharge port of the above embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a transportation container according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a state during folding of the transport container of the above embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a state in which the carrying container of the above-mentioned embodiment is folded in a plane shape.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing a state in which the carrying container of the above embodiment is folded in a triangular shape.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a state in which the carrying container of the above embodiment is folded small.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional transport container.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 310 Box-like body 11 Bottom sheet (bottom part) 11a Discharge hole 12 Side sheet (side part) 12a, 312a Upper side (upper side of side part) 12b, 312b Side (side side of side) 12c, 312c Bottom ( Bottom of bottom part) 13 Storage port 14 Cylindrical part 20 Hanging belt 21 Hanging rope 22 Insertion part 30,230 Reinforcing member 40 Discharge port 41 Mouth part 42 String (fastening member) 100,200,300 Transport containers A, B , C, D, E, F, G, H corner

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A transportation container having a box-shaped body having a side surface portion and a bottom surface portion and having a storage opening with an open top surface, and a suspension belt having an insertion portion for mounting a suspension rope for suspending the box-shaped body. And a reinforcing member for imparting rigidity to the box-shaped body, wherein the hanging belt is attached so as to extend the insertion portion from the upper end of the side surface portion, and the reinforcing member is provided at a corner portion. A container for transporting, characterized in that it is provided on the upper side of each of the side portions with a space therebetween. 2. A transportation container having a box-shaped body having a side surface portion and a bottom surface portion and having a storage opening with an open top surface, and a suspension belt having an insertion portion for attaching a suspension rope for suspending the box-shaped body, And a reinforcing member for imparting rigidity to the box-shaped body, wherein the hanging belt is attached so as to extend the insertion portion from the upper end of the side surface portion, and the reinforcing member is provided at a corner portion. A container for transportation, characterized in that it is provided on the side of each of the side portions with a space therebetween. 3. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing member is also provided on a side edge of the side surface portion. 4. The reinforcing member is also provided on the bottom side of the side surface portion while leaving a space in the corner portion.
The container for transportation according to any one of 1 to 3. 5. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface portion is provided with a discharge port for discharging the content. 6. The discharge port comprises a cylindrical mouth portion that opens a bottom surface portion, and a fastening member that releases the fastening of the mouth portion and discharges the contents from the discharge port. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein
Shipping container as described.