JP2005067620A - Container for transportation - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container for transportation in which a card slot does not hamper piling up under a nesting condition of the containers and the insertion/removal of a card can be facilitated. <P>SOLUTION: According to the container for transportation, a flange 2 is formed on the upper end outer periphery of a container body 1 with an open top face. Projecting support legs 4 are formed on the lower part of the outer surface of the side wall 3 of the container body 1, while bulging pockets 5, which are open toward the inside and upside of the container body 1, are formed on the upper part of the outer surface of the side wall 3. A plurality of container bodies 1 are arranged vertically in tiers in a state of stacking, where the lower ends of the support legs 4 of the container body 1 in an upper tier are placed on the flange 2 of the container body 1 in a lower tier, or in a state of nesting, where the lower ends of the support legs 4 of the container body 1 in the upper tier are inserted into the pockets 5 of the flange 2 of the container body 1 in the lower tier. The card slot 6 is formed on the outer surface of at least one of the pockets 5 formed on the container body 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a transport container that can be stacked in a stacking state when an object is stored, and can be stacked in a low volume in a nesting state when an object is not stored.

  Various containers for transportation formed by providing support legs and pockets on the side wall of a container body have been conventionally provided (see, for example, Patent Document 1). When a container is stored in the container body, the transport container is stacked in a stacking state by stacking so that the lower end of the support leg of the upper container body is placed on the upper edge of the lower container body. In addition, when no objects are stored in the container body, the bulkiness can be stacked in a nesting state by stacking so that the support legs of the upper container body are inserted into the pockets of the lower container body. Is.

In such a transport container, a card slot is also provided on the outer surface of the side wall of the container main body in order to display, for example, stored contents (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2002-308275 A JP 2001-130579 A

  However, in a transporting container that can be stacked by stacking and nesting as in Patent Document 1, when a card insertion is provided on the side wall of the container body, this is protruding from the outer surface of the side wall when stacking the transporting container in a nesting state. There is a risk that card insertion will be hindered.

  Further, as described above, the support leg and the pocket are projected on the side wall of the container main body, and a flange is formed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the container main body. Therefore, when the card is inserted into or removed from the card slot, those protruding from the periphery of the card slot interfere with the operation of the card insertion / removal operation. Met.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a transport container that does not interfere with stacking in a nesting state and can easily carry out card insertion / removal operations. It is intended.

  The transport container according to claim 1 of the present invention has a flange 2 formed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the container main body 1 whose upper surface is open, and a support leg 4 protruding from the lower part of the outer surface of the side wall 3 of the container main body 1. A pocket portion 5 that opens to the inner surface side and upward of the container body 1 is provided to bulge above the outer surface of the side wall 3, and the lower end of the support leg 4 of the upper container body 1 is on the flange 2 of the lower container body 1. A plurality of container bodies 1 are stacked in a plurality of stages in either a stacking state in which they are placed or a nesting state in which the support legs 4 of the upper container body 1 are inserted into the pockets 5 of the lower container body 1. In the transporting container, the card insertion part 6 is provided on the outer surface of at least one of the pocket parts 5 provided in the container main body 1.

  According to the present invention, the card insertion portion 6 is formed using the pocket portion 5 into which the support leg 4 is inserted when stacking in the nesting state, and the card insertion portion 6 hinders stacking in the nesting state. Never become. In addition, the pocket portion 5 bulges from the outer surface of the side wall 3 of the container body 1 so that the card 2 can be easily inserted into and removed from the card insertion portion 6 provided on the outer surface of the pocket portion 5 without obstructing the flange 2 or the like. Can be done.

  Further, the invention of claim 2 is that in claim 1, a flange piece 7 is provided to project inwardly at both end portions of the outer surface of the pocket portion 5 and upward at the lower end portion, and each of the flange pieces 7 and the pocket portion 5 is provided. By providing a card insertion groove 8 that opens upward between the outer surface and the card surface, the card insertion portion 6 is formed on the outer surface of the pocket portion 5.

  According to the present invention, both the side edge and the bottom edge of the card inserted into the card insertion portion 6 can be held in the card insertion groove 8, and the card can be securely held. Since the groove 8 is opened upward, when the container body 1 is washed and dried while being turned upside down, the opening of the card insertion groove 8 faces downward, so that water is accumulated in the card insertion groove 8. There is nothing wrong.

  According to the present invention, since the card insertion portion is formed using the pocket portion into which the support leg is inserted when stacking in the nesting state, the card insertion portion does not hinder the stacking in the nesting state. Moreover, since the pocket portion bulges from the outer surface of the side wall of the container body, the card can be easily put in and out of the card insertion portion provided on the outer surface of the pocket portion without obstructing the flange or the like. It is.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described.

  The container body 1 is formed as an integral body made of a rectangular bottom plate 12 and four side walls 3 by injection molding of a thermoplastic resin, etc., and the upper surface is inclined so that the side walls 3 are slightly spread outward. The opening is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The outer periphery of the upper end of the side wall 3 of the container main body 1 is provided with a flange 2 projecting outward over the entire length, and the lower flange 13 extends over the entire periphery of the upper periphery of the container main body 1 in parallel with the flange 2. It is provided. The side wall 3 of the container body 1 is composed of a pair of opposed long side walls 3a and 3b and a pair of opposed short side walls 3c and 3d. The long side walls 3a and 3b and the short side walls 3c and 3d are provided with support legs 4 respectively. And a pocket portion 5 are provided.

  A pair of left and right support legs 4 are provided at the lower part of the outer surfaces of the long side walls 3a and 3b and the short side walls 3c and 3d so as to protrude outward. As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the pair of support legs 4 provided on the long side walls 3a and 3b are formed such that one is a wide support leg 4a and the other is a narrow support leg 4b. . As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the support legs 4 provided on the short side walls 3c and 3d are formed as support legs 4c having a width intermediate between the support legs 4a and 4b. As shown in FIG. 3, a positioning recess 14 is formed in the upper surface of the flange 2 at a position immediately above each of the support legs 4.

  On the other hand, the pocket portion 5 is provided on the outer surface of each of the long side walls 3a and 3b and the short side walls 3c and 3d so as to bulge outward and is provided in a pair of left and right sides. The pocket portion 5 is formed so as to open inward of the container body 1 and open upward on the upper surface of the flange 2. As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the pair of pocket portions 5 provided on the long side walls 3a and 3b are formed as one having a wide pocket portion 5a and the other being a narrow pocket portion 5b. The opening width dimension of the wide pocket portion 5a is substantially equal to the width dimension of the wide support leg 4a, and the opening width dimension of the narrow pocket portion 5b is approximately equal to the width dimension of the narrow support leg 4b. It is formed. As shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), each pocket portion 5 provided in the short side walls 3c and 3d is formed as a pocket portion 5c having an intermediate width between the pocket portion 5a and the pocket portion 5b. The opening width dimension of the part 5c is formed to be approximately equal to the width dimension of the support leg 4c.

  And in long side wall 3a, 3b, the pocket part 5a is provided in the vicinity of the support leg 4b, and the pocket part 5b is each provided in the vicinity of the support leg 4a, The arrangement | positioning relationship between the support leg 4 of the long side walls 3a, 3b and the pocket part 5 is each provided. With the center of the bottom plate 12 as the center, the support leg 4a and the support leg 4b of one long side wall 3a are point-symmetrical to the pocket part 5a and the pocket part 5b of the other long side wall 3b, respectively, and the other long side wall 3b The support leg 4a and the support leg 4b are set so as to be point-symmetric with respect to the pocket part 5a and the pocket part 5b of one long side wall 3a.

  Further, in the short side wall 3c, each pocket portion 5c is provided in the vicinity of the outside of each support leg 4c, and in the short side wall 3d, each pocket portion 5c is provided in the vicinity of the inside of each support leg 4c, thereby supporting the short side walls 3c, 3d. The positioning relationship between the leg 4 and the pocket portion 5 is that each support leg 4c of one short side wall 3c is point-symmetrical with each pocket portion 5c of the other short side wall 3d, and each support leg 4c of the other short side wall 3d. Are set so as to be point-symmetric with respect to the pocket portion 5c of one short side wall 3c.

  When stacking a plurality of transport containers formed by providing support legs 4 and pocket portions 5 on the side wall 3 of the container body 1 as described above, the upper and lower container bodies 1 are stacked in the same direction. 6 (a) and 6 (b), the support legs 4a, 4b, 4c of the upper container body 1 are placed on the flange 2 of the lower container body 1, and the upper container body 1 has an upper stage. Can be stacked in a stacking state where the lower part of the container body 1 is not fitted. At this time, the lower ends of the support legs 4a, 4b, 4c of the upper container body 1 are fitted into the positioning recesses 14 formed in the flange 2 of the lower container body 1, so that they can be stacked without fear of displacement. is there. Further, the upper container body 1 is rotated 180 degrees horizontally with respect to the lower container body 1 so that the long side wall 3a and the long side wall 3b correspond to the top and bottom, and the short side wall 3c and the short side wall 3d correspond to the top and bottom. When the main bodies 1 and 1 are stacked in a vertically arranged state, the support legs 4a, 4b and 4c of the upper container body 1 are inserted into the pocket portions 5a, 5b and 5c of the lower container body 1, respectively, and FIG. ) As shown in (b), the lower container body 1 can be stacked in a small volume in a nesting state in which the lower part of the upper container body 1 is fitted.

  And in the container for conveyance formed as mentioned above, the card insertion part 6 is provided in the outer surface of some pocket parts 5 among the pocket parts 5 provided in the side wall 3 of the container main body 1. As shown in FIG. In the illustrated embodiment, the card insertion portion 6 is provided on the outer surface of the pocket portion 5a of the long side wall 3a and the outer surface of one pocket portion 5c of the short side wall 3c.

  Each pocket portion 5 is formed on the side wall 3 so that its outer surface is slightly swelled from the tips of the flange 2 and the lower flange 13, but one of the pocket portion 5a and the short side wall 3c of the long side wall 3a is formed. The pockets 5c (hereinafter referred to as the card insertion forming pockets 5) have flanges 7 integrally extending at both end portions and lower end portions of the outer surface thereof. It is formed so as to be flush with the front end surface of the lower flange 13. As shown in FIG. 4, the ribs 7 a at both end portions of the card insertion pocket portion 5 are provided so as to project inward and the lower end of the card insertion pocket portion 5. A card insertion groove 8 that opens upward and inward is provided between the outer surface of the card insertion forming pocket portion 5 and the hook piece 7a for card insertion formation. A card insertion groove 8 that opens upward is formed between the outer surface of the pocket portion 5 and the collar piece 7b. By providing the collar piece 7 in this way, the card insertion pocket 5 is provided in the card insertion forming pocket section 5. A card insertion portion 6 as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B can be formed.

  When the card 9 is inserted into the card insertion portion 6 and attached, both side edges of the rectangular card 9 are inserted into the card insertion grooves 8 of the flanges 7a on both side ends from the opening at the top and the card 9 This can be done by inserting the lower end edge into the card insertion groove 8 of the flange 7b at the lower end, and the both side edge and lower end edge of the card 9 are locked and held in the card insertion groove 8 Thus, the items described on the card 9 can be displayed by exposing the front surface of the card 9 to the opening between the leading edges of the flanges 7a and 7b. The card 9 can be extracted from the card insertion portion 6 by pulling the card 9 upward.

  Thus, when the card 9 is inserted into and removed from the card insertion portion 6, the card insertion portion 6 is provided in the pocket portion 5 protruding from the outer surface of the side wall 3 of the container body 1, and the card insertion groove 8 of the card insertion portion 6 is Since it opens at the upper surface of the flange 2, when the card 9 is inserted into and removed from the card insertion portion 6, the support leg 4 and the pocket portion 5 protruding from the outer surface of the side wall 3 get in the way, especially the flange 2 gets in the way. The card 9 can be easily inserted and removed. Further, when stacking the transport containers up and down, the pocket portion 5 provided with the card insertion portion 6 is not only in the stacking state but also in the nesting state, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B. It is located above the lower container body 1, and the card insertion part 6 does not interfere with the stacking in the nesting state.

  Here, when the container body 1 is integrally formed by injection molding or the like, the card insertion groove 8 can be formed by pulling upward the convex mold for forming the card insertion portion 6 of the molding die. The card insertion groove 8 is formed as a groove opening upward. When the container body 1 is washed with washing water and then dried, the container body 1 is turned upside down so that the washing water does not accumulate in the container body 1. By turning upside down, the opening of the card insertion groove 8 is also directed downward, so that cleaning water can be prevented from collecting in the card insertion groove 8. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a discharge hole or the like at the bottom of the card insertion groove 8 so that the cleaning water does not collect in the card insertion groove 8 at this time.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 4 described above, the flanges 7 b provided at the lower end portion of the pocket portion 5 are formed on both side portions in the width direction of the pocket portion 5, and the center portion in the width direction becomes the notch portion 16. However, as in the embodiment of FIG. 5, the collar piece 7 b may be formed only in the center portion in the width direction of the lower end portion of the pocket portion 5, and the both sides may be the notch portions 16. .

An example of embodiment of this invention is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a rear view. (A) is a right side view and (b) is a left side view. It is a top view same as the above. The location of a card insertion part same as the above is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a sectional view. It is a perspective view of the location of the card insertion part in other embodiment same as the above. It is a front view which shows a stacking state same as the above. It is a front view which shows a nesting state same as the above.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container body 2 Flange 3 Side wall 4 Support leg 5 Pocket part 6 Card insertion part 7 Card piece 8 Card insertion slot 9 Card

Claims (2)

  A flange is formed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the container body whose upper surface is open, and support legs are provided to protrude below the outer surface of the side wall of the container body, and a pocket portion that opens to the inner surface side and upward of the container body is provided above the outer surface of the side wall. A stacking state where the lower end of the support leg of the upper container body is placed on the flange of the lower container body, and the support leg of the upper container body is inserted into the pocket portion of the lower container body In a nesting state in which the container body can be stacked in a plurality of stages, and at least one of the pockets provided in the container body has a card insertion portion on the outer surface thereof. A container for transportation characterized by comprising.   By providing a card piece projecting inwardly at both ends of the outer surface of the pocket part and upward at the lower end part, and providing a card insertion groove that opens upward between the outer surface of each pocket piece and the pocket part, 2. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein a card insertion portion is formed on an outer surface of the pocket portion.

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