JP2004131093A - Folding container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a folding container assembled into a box shape foldable without taking out an inner partition member from the folding container assembled into the box shape. <P>SOLUTION: Foldable side plates p2 of the inner partition member P arranged in the folding container C assembled into the box shape can be folded by laying down side walls 2 and 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has one opposite side wall hinged to one opposite side of the bottom and the other opposite side wall hinged to the other opposite side of the bottom, and has a box shape. From the assembled state, it is possible to fold by folding one opposing side wall so as to overlap the bottom, and then tilting the other opposing side wall so as to overlap the one opposing side wall that is stacked on the bottom. The invention relates to a possible folding container, in particular to a folding container in which a partition member can be arranged.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, an upper frame, a bottom portion, and a facing flip-up side wall (a side wall hinged to the upper frame and rotatable from a substantially vertical state to a substantially horizontal state around the hinge connection portion) and a facing division A side wall (which is composed of an upper dividing wall and a lower dividing wall, a lower side of the upper dividing wall and an upper side of the lower dividing wall are hinged to each other, and an upper side of the upper dividing wall is formed of an upper frame. And a lower side wall of the lower divided wall is hinged to the bottom.) (Hereinafter, such a folded container is referred to as a divided side wall type folded container). ) Is known in which an intermediate partition member composed of intersecting partition plates is provided (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-31829, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-18262, etc.).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When folding the divided side wall type folding container in which the above-described intersecting partition plate is disposed, the inner partition member is taken out, and the intersecting partition plates are folded so as to be overlapped and folded. The partition member is housed in the bottom part or separately housed in another place, and then the folding container assembled in a box shape is pivoted upward with the flip-up side wall, and the upper part is divided into side walls. The wall and the lower dividing wall were folded so as to overlap each other. There is a problem that the work of taking out the intermediate partition member from the folding container and the operation of folding the intermediate partition member require time and labor, and therefore, the workability of folding the folding container is poor.
[0004]
In addition, one opposing side wall hinged to the bottom and the other opposing side wall hinged to the bottom are also formed, and one opposing side wall is folded down so as to overlap the bottom, and then the other A state in which a partition member provided in a folding container configured to be folded by folding an opposing side wall so as to overlap one of the opposing side walls stacked on the bottom remains in the folding container. There is no known folding container that can be efficiently and quickly folded.
[0005]
An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional folding container.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides one opposing side wall hinged to one opposing side of the bottom and another opposing side hinged to another opposing side of the bottom. Having a side wall, from the assembled state in a box shape, lay one opposing side wall down so as to overlap the bottom, and then connect the other opposing side wall to the one opposing side wall stacked on the bottom. In a folding container which can be folded by folding it over, first, a folding side plate of a partition member arranged in a folding container assembled in a box shape is folded by folding the side wall. Second, the folding side plate of the partition member disposed in the folding container assembled in a box shape is assembled in a box shape. Thirdly, the side wall that is first collapsed from the state where it is assembled in a box shape is first placed so as not to abut on the folded partition member. A stop rib which a side wall to be brought into contact with is protruded from an inner wall surface at the bottom to which the side wall to be brought down later is hinged.
[0007]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to the example without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0008]
C is a foldable container. The foldable container C has a substantially rectangular bottom 1, a long side wall hinged to a long side bank 1 a of the bottom 1, and a short side of the bottom 1. A short side wall 3 hinged to the side bank 1b is provided, and the height of the long side bank 1a of the bottom 1 is lower than that of the short side bank 1b.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 1, in order to fold the folding container C assembled in a box shape, the long side wall 2 in a substantially vertical state is brought down to a substantially horizontal state as shown in FIG. Then, the short side wall 3 in a substantially vertical state is folded in a substantially horizontal state so as to overlap the long side wall 2 that has been previously collapsed, thereby folding the short side wall 3 into a compact state having a low height as shown in FIG. It is configured to be able to. In addition, from the folded state shown in FIG. 3, first, as shown in FIG. 2, the short side wall 3 in a substantially horizontal state is first set up substantially vertically, and then the long side wall 3 in a substantially horizontal state is shown. As shown in FIG. 1, the side wall 2 is configured to be substantially vertical so that it can be assembled in a box shape.
[0010]
P is a partition member that can be accommodated in the folding container C. The partition member P has a rectangular thin plate-like horizontal plate p1 having substantially the same size as the planar shape of the bottom 1 and a length of the horizontal plate p1. It has a substantially U-shaped base P ′, which is composed of a thin plate-like folded side plate p2 extending vertically upward along the side along the horizontal plate p1, and is connected to the long side of the horizontal plate p1. The opposed folded side plate p2 is configured to be rotatable with respect to the horizontal plate p1 at a connection portion p3 between the horizontal plate p1 and the folded side plate p2. As an example, by forming a thin portion, a perforation, or the like at the connecting portion p3 between the horizontal plate p1 and the folding side plate p2, the folding side plate p2 becomes a horizontal plate at the connecting portion p3 between the horizontal plate p1 and the folding side plate p2. It can be configured to rotate with respect to p1.
[0011]
p4 is a substantially prism-shaped central partition block attached to the horizontal plate p1 positioned at the center between the opposing folding side plates p2 substantially parallel to the folding side plate p2, and p5 is the horizontal of the folding side plate p2. It is a substantially prismatic side partition block attached to the upper region on the plate p1 side. At the lower corner of the side partition block p5 on the side of the center partition block p4, an inclined surface p5a is formed by cutting out the lower corner as necessary.
[0012]
The center partition block p4 attached to the horizontal plate p1 constituting the middle partition member P and the side partition block p5 attached to the opposite folding side plate p2 are provided in accordance with the articles held by the middle partition member P. The recesses p4a and p5b having a predetermined shape are formed respectively.
[0013]
The height H1 of the middle partition member P having the above-described configuration in the state where the folding side plate p2 is set up substantially vertically, when the middle partition member P is disposed in the folding container C assembled in a box shape, The inner side height (height from the upper surface of the bottom portion 1 to the upper surface of the long side bank portion 1a) H2 of the long side bank portion 1a having a low height of the bottom portion 1 is formed.
[0014]
The embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 to 7 shows an example in which a steering wheel (hereinafter simply referred to as a handle) S of an automobile or the like is held. In order to hold the lower end s1 of the handle S, the center partition block p4 is formed with a concave portion p4a in which the lower end s1 of the handle S can be inserted and whose upper and left and right sides are opened. In order to hold the portion s2, the side partition block p5 is formed with a concave portion p5b in which the upper portion and the center partition block p4 side into which the side portion s2 of the handle S can be inserted are opened.
[0015]
After assembling the folding container C having the above-described configuration into a box shape, the partitioning member P having the above-described configuration is turned into a box shape while the folding side plate p2 is perpendicular to the horizontal plate p1. At the time of folding work of the assembled folding container C, the folding container C is arranged in the box-shaped assembled folding container C such that the folded side plate p2 is located on the long side wall 2 side which is collapsed first. Thereafter, the handle S as an example of the article is inserted such that the lower end s1 of the handle S is inserted into the concave portion p4a of the central partition block p4, and the side portion s2 of the handle S is inserted into the concave portion p5b of the side partition block p5. Hold. In this way, a predetermined number of handles S are held by the partition members P arranged in the folding container C assembled in a box shape.
[0016]
As described above, after the folding container C containing the partition member P holding the handle S as an example of an article is transported to a predetermined destination, the handle S is taken out from the folding container C. . Then, after all the handles S are taken out, the folding container C assembled in a box shape is folded as described above. In the present embodiment, at the time of the folding work, first, the long side wall 2 is to be laid down, but the partition member P is horizontally connected to the long side wall 2 side to be laid down via the connecting portion p3. The foldable side plate p2, which is foldable with respect to the plate p1, is arranged so as to be located, and the height H1 of the foldable side plate p2 in a state of being set substantially vertically is the long side bank where the height of the bottom 1 is low. Since the inner side height of the portion 1a (the height from the upper surface of the bottom portion 1 to the upper surface of the long side bank portion 1a) H2 is formed, the long side wall 2 is folded in the direction of the bottom portion 1 so that the folding side plate is formed. Since p2 also falls in the direction of the horizontal plate p1, it is not necessary to take out the partition member P from the folding container C assembled in a box shape. P can also be folded In, thus, together with the workability of the folding operation of the folding container C is increased, there is no need for enclosures of the middle partition member P. The height H3 of the folded partition member P is the inner dimension height of the long side bank 1a where the height of the bottom 1 is low (the height from the upper surface of the bottom 1 to the upper surface of the long side bank 1a). C) It is formed below H2.
[0017]
Further, as described above, by forming the inclined surface p5a at the lower corner on the side of the center partition block p4 of the side partition block p5 of the middle partition member P, the folding side plate p2 is shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. As shown in the figure, the height H3 of the folded partition member P can be reduced when it is turned down in the direction of the horizontal plate p1, so that the short side bank portion of the bottom portion 1 of the folding container C is provided. 1b, the height of the long side bank portion 1a, which is lower than that of the folded container C, can be reduced, and the height of the folded container C assembled in a box shape and the height of the folded folded container C can be reduced. be able to. Therefore, the storage space of the folding container C assembled in a box shape and the folded folding container C in a folded state can be reduced.
[0018]
FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the intermediate partition member P. The middle partition member P of this embodiment is for holding the bottle B, and is substantially the same as the radius of curvature of the body portion b1 of the bottle B on the both side wall surfaces of the central partition block p4. A concave portion p4b having a radius of curvature is formed, and the bottle B is also formed on a wall surface of the side partition block p5 on the side of the central partition block p4 so as to face the concave portion p4b formed on the central partition block p4. A concave portion p5c having a radius of curvature substantially equal to the radius of curvature of the body portion b1 is formed. The means for arranging the intermediate partition member P in the box-shaped folded container C and the means for folding the folded container C after the bottle B is discharged are the same as those in the above-described embodiment. Detailed description is omitted.
[0019]
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a pair of ridges of stop ribs 1b2 are provided at predetermined intervals on the inner wall surface 1b1 of the opposite short side bank 1b of the bottom 1. Things. The top 1b2 'of the stop rib 1b2 is configured to be slightly higher than the height H3 of the folded middle partition member P. During the folding operation of the folding container C assembled in a box shape, the long side wall 2 which is first collapsed abuts on the top 1b2 'of the stop rib 1b2, and the collapsed long side wall 2 is folded into a folded partition. It is configured not to collide with the member P. With this configuration, during the folding operation of the folding container C assembled in a box shape, the partition member P and the long side wall 2 collide violently, and the partition member P and the long side wall 2 are not damaged. Is configured.
[0020]
As described above, when the folding container C assembled in a box shape is folded, first, a pair of opposed long side walls 2 are first tilted in the direction of the bottom 1. As shown in FIG. 10, the outer wall 2a of the long side wall 2 (when the vertical rib 2b or the horizontal rib 2c is formed on the outer wall 2a, it is formed by the tip of the vertical rib 2b or the horizontal rib 2c. A concave outer region 2d extending in the width direction of the long side wall 2 is formed over a predetermined height. Such a recessed region 2d is formed in the long side wall 2 and the tip inner corner 2e of the long side wall 2 located above is formed in the recessed region 2d formed on the outer wall surface 2a of the long side wall 2 located below. By being configured to be placed, the overlapping height of the long side wall 2 located on the upper side and the long side wall 2 located on the lower side (the tip outer corner 2f of the long side wall 2 located on the upper side and located on the lower side) The height of the long side wall 2 in the vertical direction with respect to the tip inner corner 2e) can be reduced, and therefore, the height of the folded container C in the folded state can be further reduced.
[0021]
As described above, the folding side plate p2 of the partition member P disposed in the folding container C assembled in the box shape is located on the long side wall 2 side which is first collapsed from the assembled state in the box shape. Therefore, the partition member P does not obstruct the rotation of the long side wall 2 which is first collapsed in the direction of the bottom 1, so that the partition member P can be folded into a box-shaped folded container C. The folding container C assembled in a box shape can be folded without taking it out of the box.
[0022]
When the folding container C assembled in a box shape is folded, the short side wall 3 which is first folded down is attached to the inner wall surface 1b1 of the short side bank 1b of the bottom 1 to which the short side wall 3 which is collapsed later is hinged. Since the stop rib 1b2 to which the long side wall 2 which is first collapsed comes into contact so as not to come into contact with the folded partition member P is protruded, when the folding container C assembled in a box shape is folded, It can be prevented that the partition member P and the long side wall 2 collide with each other and the partition member P and the long side wall 2 are damaged.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention has the configuration described above, the following effects can be obtained.
[0024]
Since the folding side plate of the middle partition member arranged in the box-shaped folded container is configured to be folded by folding down the side wall, the middle partition member is not taken out of the box-shaped folded container. The folding container assembled in a box shape can be folded.
[0025]
Since the folding side plate of the partitioning member arranged in the folding container assembled in the box shape is located on the side wall side which is first collapsed from the state assembled in the box shape, the partitioning member is assembled in the box shape The folding container assembled in a box shape can be folded without being taken out of the folded container.
[0026]
A stop rib against which the side wall that first falls down abuts, and a side wall that falls down later is hinged so that the side wall that is first collapsed from the state assembled in the box shape does not abut the folded partition member. Projecting from the inner wall surface of the bottom part, when the folding container assembled in a box shape is folded, the partition member collides with the side wall that is first collapsed, and the partition member and the side wall that is first collapsed Damage can be prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a folding container and a partition member of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the folding container according to the present invention during folding or assembly.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the folding container of the present invention is folded.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the folding container of the present invention is assembled in a box shape.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a partition member arranged in the folding container according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a partition member arranged in the folding container of the present invention is folded.
FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view of the folding container in a state where the partition member of the present invention is arranged and folded.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a partition member arranged in a folding container according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a folding container according to another embodiment of the present invention is assembled in a box shape.
FIG. 10 is a vertical sectional view of the folding container in a state where the intermediate partition member shown in FIG. 9 is arranged and folded.
[Explanation of symbols]
C ······················ Folding container P ······· Horizontal Plate p2 Folding side plate 1 Bottom 2 Long side wall 3 Short wall

Claims (3)

A box-shaped assembly having one opposing side wall hinged to one opposing side of the bottom and another opposing side wall hinged to the other opposing side of the bottom A folding container which can be folded by folding one opposing side wall so as to overlap the bottom and then tilting the other opposing side wall so as to overlap the one opposing side wall which is superimposed on the bottom. 3. The folding container according to claim 1, wherein the folding side plate of the partition member arranged in the folding container assembled in a box shape is folded by folding the side wall. The folding side plate of the partition member arranged in the folding container assembled in the box shape is arranged on the side wall side which is first collapsed from the state assembled in the box shape. Folding container. A stop rib against which the side wall that is first collapsed abuts is connected by a hinge to the side wall that is collapsed first so that the side wall that is first collapsed from the box-shaped state does not abut against the folded partition member. The folding container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the folding container protrudes from an inner wall surface of the bottom.

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