JP2003341253A - Case - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a case capable of being simply assembled by any person and extremely excellent from both aspects of strength and appearance. <P>SOLUTION: Core materials 41-45 thicker than a mounting material 3 are held to the mounting material 3 in a developed state P, and the mounting material 3 is bent from the developed state P by predetermined procedure to assemble the case. In the assembled state Q, each of the respective wall bodies 11-15 is constituted of only one of the core materials 41-45 and one or more mounting materials 3 covering the outside of each of them. <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 case for containing and protecting articles such as books and albums.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various hard cover-like cases have been developed for accommodating and protecting accommodating articles such as books, albums and files. And in this type of case, in order to ensure a certain level of strength, the wall body is made of thick paper or resin sheet, and normally, by folding the unfolded sheet and adhering it at the required location. I'm trying to assemble.

[0003]

However, in order to fold and assemble thick paper or the like, the end surface of the thick paper or the like can actually be seen in the completed state, or irregularities can be formed in the portion where they are folded. Therefore, there may be a problem in terms of appearance.

Of course, as a countermeasure against this, it is conceivable to simply use thick paper or the like as the core material and cover the end surface with the covering material over the core material. For example, there is a case where the product is sold in an unfolded state and the user side assembles and completes it. Therefore, in such a case, the user side assembly may be complicated and the commercial value may be reduced.

Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a case which can be easily assembled by anyone and is extremely excellent in both strength and appearance.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] That is, the case according to the present invention is for protecting articles such as books and albums, in which the covering material holds a thicker core material in the expanded state. In the assembled state, each wall body has only one core member and one or more outer covering materials that cover the outer side of the core member. It is characterized by being configured.

[0007] In such a case, since the thick core material is held in advance in the covering material in the expanded state and can be assembled by bending in a predetermined procedure from the expanded state, the assembly is easy, For example, it is possible to sufficiently deal with a sales aspect in which final assembly is performed by the user. In addition, the exterior material covers the outside in the assembled state, which is excellent in appearance, and since only one core material exists in each wall body, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of adverse effects on the appearance due to the folding of these core materials. .

A particularly preferable embodiment in terms of appearance is one in which the end surface of the core material is covered with a cover material in the assembled state.

In order to allow the cover material to play the role of a hinge so that the cover material can be easily and accurately folded and assembled without forming special cuts or the like, in the unfolded state, each wall is formed on the inner surface of one cover material. It is desirable that a plurality of core materials in the shape of a body are attached to each other with a predetermined gap therebetween and that the gap can be bent as a fold.

For example, in a sales mode in which final assembly is performed by the user, in order to reduce the user's assembly load as much as possible, an opening for taking in and out the contained article is formed in the assembled state. hand,
In the expanded state, it is preferable that the end surface of the core material at a portion corresponding to the edge of the opening is previously covered with the covering material.

Similarly, in order to simplify the assembly process for the user, the surface material is composed of a surface layer and an adhesive layer, and the surface of the surface material which is not provided with the core material in the unfolded state is on the adhesive layer side. One having a release paper attached thereto can be mentioned. This is because it is possible to assemble while peeling off the release paper without using an adhesive or the like.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the case 1 according to this embodiment has a storage space SP surrounded by a plurality of walls 11 to 15, and a storage article 6 such as a book or an album is stored in the storage space SP. It is for housing and protecting, and has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with one surface opened. The wall is a back wall 1
1, front wall body 12, back wall body 13, top wall body 14 and bottom wall body 1
5, and the surface facing the back wall 11 is opened. The opening 1 in the front wall body 12 and the back wall body 13
The edge portion on the a side has, for example, a cutout portion 1 having a partial arc shape.
b and 1c are provided. The notches 1b and 1c are
This is for facilitating grasping and pulling out of the mini album 6 exposed from this portion.

Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the mini-album 6 is sold as a kit in the unfolded state P which is unfolded to form a flat surface, and the user assembles and completes it from the unfolded state P. There is.

In the expanded state P, the case 1 is
The core materials 41 to 45, which are thicker than that, are attached to one sheet of the covering material 3. More specifically, a plurality of core members 41 to 4 each having the shape of each wall body 11 to 15 are formed on the inner surface of one cover member 3.
5 are attached to each other with a predetermined gap S therebetween, and the gap S is used as a fold line to be assembled. In addition, the width dimension of the gap S is set to the core material 4
The thickness dimensions of 1 to 45 are substantially the same.

Explaining each part in detail, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, the covering material 3 has a very thin thickness having a two-layer structure including, for example, a cloth-like surface layer and an adhesive layer formed on the inner surface thereof. A back sheet 31 having a substantially same plane shape as that of the back wall body 11 and constituting the surface thereof, and the front wall body 12.
Also, the front wall 32 and the back wall 33, which have substantially the same plane shape as the back wall body 13 and form their surfaces, and the top wall body 14 and the bottom wall body 15, have substantially the same plane shape and form their surfaces. It comprises a top portion 34 and a bottom portion 35. Then, the front portion 32 and the back portion 33 are continuously extended laterally from each side edge of the back portion 31, and the top portion 34 and the bottom portion 35 are continuously extended from the upper and lower edges of the back portion 33, respectively. There is.

Further, in the present embodiment, the cover material 3 is
The folding | returning part 36-311 for covering the end surface of the core materials 41-45 mentioned later is provided. The first and second folded portions 36 and 37 have a constant width that is continuously extended outward from the outer edges of the front portion 32 and the back portion 33, respectively. The third and fourth folded portions 38, 39 have a constant width which is continuously extended in the vertical direction from the upper and lower edges of the back portion 31, respectively. The fifth and sixth folded portions 310 and 311 are formed by continuously extending from the upper and lower edges of the front portion 32, and have substantially the same shape as the top wall body 14 and the bottom wall body 15. The width is set to be slightly larger than the top portion 34 and the bottom portion 35 due to the bending margin. 7th and 8th folding part 31
Reference numerals 2, 313 have a constant width which is continuously extended outward from the outer edges of the top portion 34 and the bottom portion 35, respectively. The first and second folded portions 36, 37
A plurality of cuts are provided along the width direction at the portions corresponding to the cutout portions 1b, 1c in the above so that the portions can be folded back substantially without wrinkles in correspondence with the curvature of the cutout portions 1b, 1c. Configured.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, the core members 41 to 45 have a larger thickness than the cover material 3, and the case 1
It has enough strength to maintain its rigidity as
For example, cardboard is used. Plural types are provided as the core materials 41 to 45. That is, the back wall body 11
This back wall body 11 is formed in the same plane as that of the back portion 31.
Together with the back core member 41 and the front wall body 12 and the back wall body 13 and the front wall body 12 and the back wall body 13 and the front wall body 12 and the back wall body 13 and the front wall body 12 and the back wall body 33 which are substantially flush with each other. Top core material that forms the top wall body 14 and the bottom wall body 15 together with the top portion 34, the bottom portion 35, and the like, which have substantially the same planar shape as the material 42 and the back core material 43, and the top wall body 14 and the bottom wall body 15 44 and a bottom core material 45 are provided. In addition,
In order to form the cutout portions 1b and 1c on the outer edges of the front wall body 12 and the back wall body 13, for example, a concave portion 4 having a partial arc shape is formed.
a and 4b are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the spine core material 41 is attached to the spine portion 31 of the exterior mounting material 3, the spine core material 42 is attached to the exterior surface portion 32 of the exterior packaging material 3, and the back portion 33 is attached to the back surface portion 33 of the exterior packaging material 3. Back core material 43
The top core material 44 on the top portion 34 of the facing material 3, and the facing material 3
The bottom core material 45 is adhered to the bottom portion 35 of each using an adhesive layer, and, as shown in FIG. 8, the first, second, seventh, and eighth folded portions 36, 37, 31.
2, 313 are folded back inward and attached to the back side edge portions of the front core material 42, the back core material 43, the top core material 44, and the bottom core material 45, and the corresponding end faces, that is, the edges of the opening 1a. The end surfaces of the core members 42 to 45 corresponding to the parts are previously covered. This state is the expanded state P shown in FIG. On the other hand, in this unfolded state P, the release paper 5 is attached to the surface of the remaining folded-back portions 38, 39, 310, 311 on the adhesive layer side.

However, as described above, in this embodiment, the case 1 is sold in the unfolded state P, and the final assembly is performed on the user side. The final assembly procedure is shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. Will be described below with reference to.

First, as shown in FIG. 8, the top cover material 44 and the bottom core material 45 are bent so that the top core material 44 and the bottom core material 45 are orthogonal to the back core material 43.

Next, as shown in (3), the cover material 3 is bent at a portion corresponding to the gap S so that the back core material 41 is orthogonal to the back core material 43. As a result, the upper and lower edges of the back core material 41 and the edges of the top core material 44 and the bottom core material 45 on the side opposite to the opening 1a are substantially in contact with each other.

After that, the release paper 5 covering the inner surfaces of the folded portions 38 and 39 is peeled off to expose the adhesive layer,
As shown in, the folded portions 38 and 39 are bent 90 degrees at their base ends, and the adhesive layer is used to make the top core material 44.
And a top material 34 covering the outer surface of the bottom core material 45 and the bottom portion 3.
5 is attached to the surface on the side opposite to the opening 1a. This state is the state shown in FIG.

Next, as shown in (3), the cover material 3 is bent at a portion corresponding to the gap S so that the front core material 42 is orthogonal to the back core material 41. As a result, the upper and lower edges of the front core material 42 and the side edges of the top core material 44 and the bottom core material 45 are substantially in contact with each other.

In this state, the release paper 5 covering the inner surfaces of the folded-back portions 310 and 311 is peeled off to expose the adhesive layer, and the folded-back portions 310 and 311 are exposed as shown in.
11 is bent at 90 degrees at its base end and the adhesive layer is used to cover the outer surfaces of the top core material 44 and the bottom core material 45.
4 and the surface of the bottom portion 35.

The state in which the assembly is completed in this way is shown in FIG.
The assembled state Q shown in FIG. In the assembled state Q, the back wall body 11 is composed of one back core material 41 and one cover material back portion 31 covering the surface thereof. In addition, the front wall 12
Is composed of one sheet of the core material 42, one sheet of the surface material 32 covering the surface thereof, and a folded portion 36 attached to the back surface of the core material 42. In addition, the back wall body 13 includes one back core material 43 and one back cover material 33 covering the surface thereof.
And a folded-back portion 37 attached to the back surface of the back core material 43. Further, the top wall body 14 is composed of one top core material 4
4, a top part 34 for covering the surface thereof, a folded portion 310 for covering the surface thereof, and a portion 1 sandwiched between the top portion 34 and the folded portion 310 on the edge side opposite to the opening 1a.
It is composed of a sheet of folded portions 38. Also, the bottom wall body 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes one bottom core material 45, a cover material bottom portion 35 that covers the surface thereof, a folded portion 311 that further covers the surface thereof, and the bottom portion 35 and the folded portion 31 on the edge side opposite to the opening 1a.
It is composed of one folded portion 39 which is sandwiched between the two.

As described above, in this embodiment, the assembled state Q
In the above, since the covering material 3 completely covers the core materials 41 to 45 including the end faces from the outside, the appearance is extremely excellent. Further, the core material 41 to each of the wall bodies 11 to 15 is
Although there is only one 45 and there is a portion where the very thin covering material 3 partially overlaps, since the core materials 41 to 45 do not overlap each other, the conspicuous unevenness on each wall body 11 to 15 It is very preferable in terms of appearance also from this point.

In addition, since the core materials 41 to 45 are held in advance in the cover material 3 in the expanded state P and can be assembled by bending the expanded state P in a predetermined procedure, the assembly is easy, and for example, the user can It is possible to sufficiently deal with a sales aspect in which final assembly is performed on the side. In particular, in the present embodiment, a plurality of core members 41 to 45 each having the shape of each of the wall bodies 11 to 15 are attached to the inner surface of one cover material 3 with a predetermined gap S therebetween, and the gap S is Since it can be bent as a fold, the covering material 3 can play a role of a hinge and can be easily and accurately folded and assembled without forming a special cut or the like.

Further, in the unfolded state P, which is the selling mode, the core members 42 to at the portion corresponding to the edge of the opening 1a.
Since the end surface of 45 is coated with the covering material 3 in advance, the assembly load on the user can be reduced as much as possible.

Further, the covering material 3 is composed of a surface layer and an adhesive layer, and a release paper 5 is attached to the surface of the adhesive layer side, and in the final assembly, the release paper 5 is used without using an adhesive or the like separately. Since it is configured so that it can be assembled while peeling off, the simplification of the assembly process can be promoted also from this point.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

For example, the material of the case is not limited to paper,
The same effect can be obtained with a resin sheet or the like. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the end surfaces of the core members 42 to 45 corresponding to the edges of the opening 1a are covered in the unfolded state. However, the unfolded state may be unfolded and the selling state may be adopted. In that case, it is desirable to attach release paper to the adhesive layer side surfaces of all the folded portions.

Of course, there are other possible expansion states,
It goes without saying that if the dimensions of the case are different, the dimensions in the unfolded state will be different as shown in FIG.

Furthermore, the present invention can be applied not only to the mode in which the final assembly is performed by the trader side, but also to the stored items, not only the mini album but also various items such as files and books. It is possible. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above illustrated examples, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit thereof.

[0035]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a thick core material is held in advance in the cover material in the expanded state, and the core material can be assembled by bending the expanded state in a predetermined procedure. Therefore, the assembling is easy, and it is possible to sufficiently deal with the sales aspect in which the user performs the final assembling, for example. In addition, the exterior material covers the outside in the assembled state, which is excellent in appearance, and since only one core material exists in each wall body, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of adverse effects on the appearance due to the folding of these core materials. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an assembled state of a case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a case according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a developed state of the case according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a vertical end view of the case in the assembled state according to the embodiment.

5 is an end view taken along the line AA in FIG.

6 is an end view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a partial end view taken along line CC of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a procedure explanatory view showing a procedure for assembling the case in the same embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an assembling diagram showing the assembling of the case according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a developed state of a case according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Case 2 ... Stored items (mini album) 3 ... Outer material 5: Release paper 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 ... Wall 31 ... Surface layer 32 ... Adhesive layer 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 ... Core material P ... Deployed state Q: Assembly state S: gap

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A storage space surrounded by a plurality of walls for storing and protecting a storage product such as a book or an album in the storage space. Also holds a thick core material, and can be assembled by folding it in a predetermined procedure from its expanded state, and in the assembled state, each wall body has only one core material and the outside thereof. A case characterized by comprising one or more covering materials to be covered. 2. The case according to claim 1, wherein an end surface of the core material is covered with a covering material in the assembled state. 3. In the unfolded state, a plurality of core members each having the shape of each wall are attached to the inner surface of one sheet of the covering material with a predetermined gap therebetween, and the gaps can be bent as folds. The case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. An opening for inserting and removing a contained article is formed in the assembled state,
The case according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein an end surface of the core material at a portion corresponding to an edge portion of the opening in the expanded state is previously covered with a covering material. 5. The surface covering material comprises a surface layer and an adhesive layer, and a release paper is adhered to the surface of the surface covering material on which the core material is not adhered in the expanded state on the adhesive layer side. The case according to item 1, 2, 3 or 4.