JP2005150170A - Vessel and vessel unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily prepare even a vessel having a new shape at a low cost in the vessel with a cylindrical section constituted by combining a side plate between a pair of plates oppositely arranged in parallel and a vessel unit in which a plurality of the vessels are connected. <P>SOLUTION: In the plates 2 and 3 constituting front and rear end faces of the rectangular parallelopiped-shaped vessel 1, projecting sections 2b and 3b are projected and formed on opposed surfaces of both plates, and projections 2c and 3c are projected from outer peripheries of front ends of the projecting sections 2b and 3b. In an upper-side plate 4 and a lower-side plate 5 configured in an approximately U-shaped cross section by heating and bending a synthetic resin board, trenches 4a and 5a fitted to the projections 2c and 3c are formed at front and rear edges, and second trenches 4b and first trenches 5b are formed along edges in the peripheral direction. The trenches 4a and 5a are engaged with the projections 2c and 3c, and sections on the edge sides from the second trenches 4b of the upper-side plate 4 are engaged with the first trenches 5b, and sections on edge sides from the first trenches 5b of the lower-side plate 5 are engaged with the second trenches 4b, respectively, thus obtaining the firm vessel 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a container provided with a cylindrical portion configured by combining a side plate between a pair of flat plates opposed to each other in parallel, and a container unit formed by connecting a plurality of containers.

Conventionally, in various devices such as a CRT and a computer, an electronic circuit or the like is stored in a container. In addition, as a method for manufacturing this type of container, it has been proposed to use a plastic forming technique to perform injection molding into a three-dimensional shape suitable for the device (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese National Patent Publication No. 11-502672

  However, a mold used for injection molding requires a great amount of time and manufacturing cost. For this reason, when preparing a container of a new shape, a great preparation period and investment were required. In particular, when a prototype of a new shape is made in accordance with a model change or the like, a large preparation period and investment are required to produce a small number of prototypes, and the investment efficiency is poor.

  In addition, when manufacturing a container unit formed by connecting a plurality of containers, a partition wall or the like is formed at the time of injection molding so as to be divided into a plurality of containers, and a plurality of containers are connected when assembled. It is designed to be a container unit. Therefore, in this case as well, a large preparation period and investment are required to create a small number of prototypes, and the investment efficiency is poor.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a new shape in a container having a cylindrical portion configured by combining a side plate between a pair of flat plates opposed to each other in parallel, and a container unit formed by connecting a plurality of containers. It was made for the purpose of enabling easy creation at low cost.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 comprises a pair of flat plates opposed to each other in parallel, and a cylindrical portion configured by combining at least two side plates between the pair of flat plates. Each of the side plates includes a groove portion formed continuously or intermittently on the inner wall along a pair of edge portions constituting the opening of the cylindrical portion, and the other side plates. An engaging portion that engages the side plates in a state of being combined as the cylindrical portion, and the flat plates are disposed adjacent to the flat plates. A fitting portion that fits into each of the groove portions of the side plates; and the fitting of the fitting portions with the groove portions fixes the flat plates in the axial direction of the cylindrical portion. It is a feature.

  In the present invention configured as described above, when the side plates are combined, a cylindrical portion is formed, and a groove portion is formed continuously or intermittently on the inner wall of the side plate along a pair of edges constituting the opening. Yes. When the groove portion of each side plate is fitted to the fitting portion provided on each of the pair of flat plates arranged opposite to each other in parallel, the flat plate is fixed in the axial direction of the cylindrical portion, and further, the engaging portion of each side plate is engaged. By doing so, each side plate can be maintained in a combined state as a cylindrical portion. As described above, the container of the present invention is constituted by a plurality of side plates and a pair of flat plates, so that the flat plate can be easily constituted by a flat synthetic resin plate or the like, and the side plate is bent or curved by a flat synthetic resin plate or the like. It can be easily configured by making it. Moreover, the fitting portion, the groove portion, and the engaging portion can be easily formed by cutting the synthetic resin plate or the like. In addition, since the container of the present invention is assembled by engaging the engaging portion with the groove portion formed continuously or intermittently and engaging the engaging portion, a strong container can be obtained by the fitting. can get.

  The invention according to claim 2 is a container configured to be externally provided with an external container formed by omitting at least one flat plate from the container according to claim 1 in addition to the structure according to claim 1, Among the side plates and the flat plates, at least one of the side plates or the flat plate outer wall is provided with a set of outer wall fitting portions that fit into groove portions of the side plates constituting the external container. It is a feature.

  In the present invention, the groove portion of the side plate constituting the external container is fitted to the outer wall fitting portion provided on at least one of the side plates and each flat plate or the outer wall of the flat plate, thereby A container can be provided outside the container of the present invention. For this reason, the said external container can be easily installed in the container of this invention.

  The invention described in claim 3 is a container configured so that an internal container formed by omitting at least one flat plate from the container described in claim 1 can be installed therein, and the inner side of each of the side plates and the flat plates. Further, at least one of the side plates or the flat plate inner wall is provided with a set of inner wall fitting portions that fit into the groove portions of the side plates constituting the inner container.

  In the present invention, of each side plate and each flat plate, at least one of the side plates or the inner wall fitting portion provided on the inner wall of the flat plate is fitted with the groove portion of the side plate constituting the inner container, thereby The container can be installed inside the container of the present invention. For this reason, the said internal container can be easily installed in the container of this invention.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second or third aspect, a second opening portion is provided with a groove portion that fits with the set of the outer wall fitting portion and / or the inner wall fitting portion. It is characterized by comprising a cylindrical portion and a second flat plate provided with a fitting portion that fits into a groove provided in the other opening of the second cylindrical portion.

  In the present invention, the set of outer wall fitting portion and / or inner wall fitting portion is fitted in the groove portion provided in one opening portion of the second cylindrical portion, and the other of the second cylindrical portion is fitted. Another container is formed by fitting the fitting portion of the second flat plate into the groove provided in the opening. Thus, the external container or the internal container is externally or inscribed on the outer wall or the inner wall, and the container and the container of the present invention are provided with the outer wall fitting portion and / or the inner wall fitting portion. Share side plates or flat plates.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the cross-section of at least one of the side plates constituting the cylindrical portion is a U-shape, a single-letter shape, or a substantially U-shape. , Semicircular, kamaboko, arch, or pan.

  When the cross section of a side plate is such a shape, the cylindrical part which has various cross-sectional shapes can be comprised by combining these variously. For example, a cylindrical part having a rectangular cross section can be formed by combining side plates with a U-shaped cross section facing each other, or a single character side plate can be interposed between the U-shaped side plates to make it longer than that. A cylindrical portion having a rectangular cross section can be formed.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the engagement portion is formed on the one side plate from the outside along both circumferential edges. A first groove and a pair of second grooves formed from the inside along both circumferential edges in the other side plate, and a portion of the one side plate on the edge side from the first groove is The second groove engages with the second groove, and the portion of the other side plate closer to the edge than the second groove engages with the first groove. It is characterized by being processed.

  In the present invention, a pair of first grooves formed on the one side plate from the outside along both circumferential edges, and a pair of second grooves formed on the other side plate from the inside along both circumferential edges. And constitutes an engaging portion. And, the portion closer to the edge than the first groove of the one side plate is engaged with the second groove, and the portion closer to the edge than the second groove of the other side plate is engaged with the first groove. A pair of side plates is maintained in a cylindrical shape. For this reason, in this invention, the structure of an engaging part is simple and yet firm engagement is obtained. Furthermore, the C surface processing is given to the part exposed to the outer peripheral side of the engaging part. For this reason, the container of this invention turns into a strong container which is hard to decompose | disassemble further.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the side plate is formed by cutting a groove in the synthetic resin plate and then bending the groove with the groove as a trough side. It is characterized by being formed.

  In the present invention, the side plate is formed by cutting a groove in the synthetic resin plate and then heating and bending the groove with the groove as a trough side. For this reason, a side plate can be obtained only by heating and bending a flat synthetic resin plate subjected to cutting.

In addition to the structure in any one of Claims 1-7, invention of Claim 8 is characterized by the application | coating of a conductive paint, or metal plating to the inner surface.
In the present invention, since the inner surface is coated with a conductive paint or metal-plated, when an electronic circuit or the like is stored in the container, electromagnetic shielding can be performed on the electronic circuit or the like.

  The invention according to claim 9 is a container unit formed by connecting a plurality of containers according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein at least one of the flat plates includes a plurality of sets of the fitting portions, Each of the fitting portions is fitted with the groove portions of a plurality of sets of side plates constituting the different containers, and the flat plate is shared by the different containers.

  In the present invention, at least one flat plate (hereinafter also referred to as a connecting flat plate) is provided with a plurality of sets of fitting portions, and each fitting portion is fitted with a plurality of sets of side plate grooves that constitute different containers, The connecting flat plate is shared by the different containers. For this reason, in the present invention, a container unit formed by connecting a plurality of containers according to any one of claims 1 to 8 can be easily created as described in relation to claim 1.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to the ninth aspect, at least one of the flat plates has the fitting portion on both surfaces, and the two containers disposed adjacent to each other with the flat plate interposed therebetween. The flat plate is shared.

  In this invention, the said connection flat plate has a fitting part in both surfaces, and a connection flat plate is shared by the two said containers arrange | positioned adjacent on both sides of the connection flat plate. That is, a fitting portion similar to the one formed on the one surface is formed on the flat plate arranged opposite to one side of the connecting flat plate, and the other surface is provided on the flat plate arranged opposite to the other surface of the connecting flat plate. A fitting portion similar to the formed one is formed, and the groove portion of the side plate is fitted to each fitting portion, and the side plate individually forms a cylindrical portion, so that the two containers are arranged adjacent to each other. For this reason, in this invention, the container unit formed by arrange | positioning the container in any one of Claims 1-8 adjacently can be produced easily as demonstrated in relation to Claim 1.

  The invention described in claim 11 is that, in addition to the configuration described in claim 10, the outer dimensions of the fitting portions formed on both surfaces of the flat plate are different, and the sizes of the two adjacently arranged containers are different. It is a feature.

  In the invention described in claim 10, by changing the outer dimensions of the fitting portions formed on both surfaces of the connecting flat plate, the sizes of the containers arranged adjacent to each other with the connecting flat plate interposed therebetween can be made different from each other. Therefore, in the present invention, the sizes of the containers arranged adjacent to each other in this way are varied.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the tenth or eleventh aspect, the two containers communicate with each other by opening the flat plate inside the fitting portions on both sides.

  In the present invention, since the connecting flat plate is opened inside the fitting portions formed on both surfaces of the connecting flat plate, the two containers arranged adjacent to each other with the connecting flat plate in between communicate with each other. For this reason, the container of the volume which combined the said two containers can be obtained substantially.

  The invention according to claim 13 is a container unit formed by connecting a plurality of containers according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein at least one of the side plates has a flat portion on the outer wall or the inner wall, By forming the outer wall fitting portion or the inner wall fitting portion on the surface of the flat portion, the side plate also functions as the flat plate of the other container.

  In the present invention, at least one side plate has a flat portion on the outer wall or the inner wall, and the outer wall fitting portion or the inner wall fitting portion is formed on the surface of the flat portion, so that the side plate is the other of the above. It also functions as the flat plate of the container. That is, the flat plate disposed opposite to the flat portion is formed with a fitting portion similar to the outer wall fitting portion or the inner wall fitting portion formed in the flat portion, and the groove portion of the side plate is formed in both fitting portions. The flat portions are connected to another container by fitting and the side plates individually forming a cylindrical portion. For this reason, in the present invention, a container unit formed by connecting a plurality of containers according to any one of claims 1 to 8 can be easily created as described in relation to claim 1.

  As described above, the container according to the first aspect of the present invention can be easily prepared by simply cutting, bending, bending, etc., on a flat synthetic resin plate and the like, and using an adhesive or the like. Even if it is not, a strong container can be obtained. Therefore, even a new shape can be easily and inexpensively produced without the need for a mold or the like.

  In the invention according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, there is an effect that the external container can be easily provided and the degree of freedom in designing the container can be further improved. .

  In the invention according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the internal container can be easily installed, and the degree of freedom in designing the container can be further improved. Occurs.

  In the invention according to claim 4, the inner container or the outer container can be formed by the second flat plate and the second cylindrical portion, and the outer wall fitting is performed between the container and the container of the present invention. The side plate or the flat plate provided with the portion and / or the inner wall fitting portion can be shared. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 2 or 3, the effect that the degree of freedom in designing the container can be improved more easily.

  In the invention according to claim 5, the cross section of at least one of the side plates constituting the cylindrical part is any one of a U-shape, a single-letter shape, a substantially square-shape, a semi-circle, a kamaboko shape, an arch shape, and a pan shape. Therefore, the cylindrical part which has various cross-sectional shapes can be comprised by combining these variously. Therefore, in the present invention, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4, the effect that the degree of freedom in designing the container can be improved more easily.

  In addition to the effects of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the invention according to claim 6 can further simplify the configuration of the engaging portion and provide a strong container that is more difficult to disassemble. The following effects occur. Therefore, it is possible to make it easier to use, and it can be used more favorably as a circuit container that is not touched by anyone other than a serviceman, such as a pachinko ROM or a delicate part of a circuit of household appliances.

  In the seventh aspect of the invention, since the side plate can be obtained simply by heating and bending a flat synthetic resin plate that has been cut, in addition to the effects of the invention of any one of the first to sixth aspects, As a result, an effect that it can be more easily and inexpensively produced is produced.

  In the invention according to claim 8, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, when an electronic circuit or the like is housed in the container, electromagnetic wave shielding to the electronic circuit or the like can be performed. The effect of being able to occur.

  In the invention according to claim 9, a plurality of sets of fitting portions are formed on at least one flat plate (connecting flat plate) by cutting or the like, thereby connecting a plurality of containers according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Even if it is a thing of a new shape, the effect that it can be produced easily and cheaply arises.

  In invention of Claim 10, by forming the said fitting part on both surfaces of the said connection flat plate by cutting etc., the container unit formed by adjoining the container in any one of Claims 1-8, Even if it is a thing of a new shape, the effect that it can be produced easily and cheaply arises.

  In the invention described in claim 11, since the sizes of the containers arranged adjacent to each other are different from each other, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 10, there is an effect that the container can be used for various purposes. .

  In the invention described in claim 12, two containers can be communicated with each other through the opening of the connecting flat plate, and a container having a volume substantially combining the two containers can be obtained. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 10 or 11, the effect that the degree of freedom of the space shape inside the container unit can be further improved is produced. In addition, when the inner wall of the opening part of a connection flat plate and the inner wall of each side plate connected to both surfaces of a connection flat plate become flush | planar, said two containers are integrated further better.

  In invention of Claim 13, the container formed by connecting the container in any one of Claims 1-8 by forming a fitting part in the outer wall or inner wall of at least one side plate by cutting etc. Even if it is a thing of a new shape, the effect that it can be produced easily and cheaply arises.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a container 1 as a first embodiment to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 (A) is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, and FIG. 2 (B) is its AA line. 3A is a longitudinal sectional view of the container 1 disassembled, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3B. In FIGS. 2 and 3, for convenience of explanation, the thickness of each part is emphasized to be thicker than the actual thickness. 2A and 3A omit the window 2a (see FIG. 1) described later, and FIG. 3B omits the flat plate 3.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the container 1 is formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape that constitutes a control box of various devices, and has a substantially rectangular flat plate 2, 3 that constitutes front and rear end surfaces, and an outer periphery of the flat plate 2, 3. The upper plate 4 and the lower plate 5 are provided as side plates disposed between the two. The flat plate 2 is provided with a window 2a for exposing a display or a button, but the flat plate 3 is not provided with such a window.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and 3 (A), the flat plates 2 and 3 are made of synthetic resin plates such as ABS, PC, acrylic, PS, and vinyl chloride, and the opposing surfaces of both are opposite to each other. Protruding portions 2b and 3b are formed to protrude in a rectangular area smaller than the surface by the thickness of the upper plate 4 and the lower plate 5. Further, protrusions 2c and 3c as fitting portions continuously protrude in the outer peripheral direction along the entire periphery on the outer circumferences of the protrusions 2b and 3b. The width of the protrusions 2c and 3c in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIGS. 2A and 3A) is about half of the protrusion amount of the protrusions 2b and 3b.

  The upper plate 4 and the lower plate 5 are U-shaped cross sections circumscribing the protrusions 2b and 3b by heating and bending the same synthetic resin plate as the flat plates 2 and 3 (FIGS. 2B and 3B). A groove portion 4a, 5a having a U-shaped cross section that is continuously fitted to the protrusions 2c, 3c is formed on the inner wall along the front and rear end edges. By fitting the groove portions 4a and 5a to the ridges 2c and 3c, the upper plate 4 and the lower plate 5 have the flat plate 2 so that the outer walls are flush with the outer peripheral surfaces of the flat plates 2 and 3 and are flush with each other. , 3 is fixed. At this time, the portions of the upper side plate 4 and the lower side plate 5 that are closer to the front end than the groove portions 4a, 5a are fitted into portions where the protrusions 2c, 3c around the protruding portions 2b, 3b are not formed.

  For the fitting state between the grooves 4a and 5a and the protrusions 2c and 3c, see FIGS. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which only the lower plate 5 is attached between the flat plates 2 and 3, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. The groove 5a is fitted to the ridge 3c as shown in FIG. 5, and the fitting between the groove 5a and the ridge 2c and the fitting between the groove 4a and the ridges 2c and 3c are the same. Further, the portion on the tip side of the upper plate 4 and the groove 4a, 5a of the lower plate 5 may be configured to be thinner than the other portions (excluding the grooves 4a, 5a) of the upper plate 4, the lower plate 5, In this case, even if the outer peripheries of the projecting portions 2b and 3b are further increased, the outer peripheries of the upper plate 4 and the lower plate 5 coincide with the outer peripheral surfaces of the flat plates 2 and 3, and are connected flush with each other.

  Furthermore, when the groove portions 4a and 5a are fitted to the protrusions 2c and 3c as described above, the circumferential edges of the upper plate 4 and the lower plate 5 are engaged with each other as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 3B, the lower plate 5 is formed with a U-shaped first groove 5b from the outside along both circumferential edges, and the upper plate 4 A second groove 4b having a U-shaped cross section is formed from the inside along the both end edges in the direction. By engaging a portion of the upper plate 4 closer to the edge than the second groove 4b with the first groove 5b and a portion of the lower plate 5 closer to the edge than the first groove 5b with the second groove 4b, the upper plate 4 The lower plate 5 constitutes a cylindrical part having a square cross section.

  Moreover, the C surface process is given to the part exposed to the outer peripheral side of this engaging part, and each ridgeline of the container 1 outer periphery. Further, the bent portion 4c of the upper plate 4 is formed by cutting a V groove having a V-shaped cross section on the upper plate 4 which is a flat synthetic resin plate, and heating the portion so that the V groove is a valley side. Therefore, the upper plate 4 is formed in a U-shaped cross section as described above by this bending. The same applies to the lower plate 5, and the lower plate 5 is formed into a U-shaped cross section as described above by the bending portion 5 c obtained by cutting a V groove having a V-shaped cross section and heating and bending the V groove with the valley side. Yes.

  In this embodiment configured as described above, a flat synthetic resin plate is cut into a predetermined shape to cut out the outer shapes of the flat plates 2 and 3, the upper plate 4, and the lower plate 5. 2c, 3c, grooves 4a, 5a, first groove 5b, second groove 4b, and V-groove are formed, and the three-dimensional container 1 is easily created simply by assembling after performing the above-mentioned heat-bending. can do. Moreover, in the container 1, the protrusions 2c and 3c and the grooves 4a and 5a are continuously fitted, and the first groove 5b and the second groove 4b are engaged with the edges of the upper plate 4 and the lower plate 5. Thus, a strong container 1 can be obtained without using an adhesive or the like. Therefore, even a newly shaped container 1 can be easily and inexpensively created without the need for a mold or the like.

  The upper plate 4 and the lower plate 5 have outer walls that are flush with the outer peripheral surfaces of the flat plates 2 and 3, and the engaging portion between the upper plate 4 and the lower plate 5 is also subjected to C surface processing from the outer peripheral side. Therefore, the container 1 is more difficult to disassemble. For this reason, the container 1 can be favorably used as a container for a circuit that should be touched only by a service person, such as a pachinko ROM or a delicate part of a circuit of household appliances. Furthermore, if a conductive paint is applied to the inner surface of the container 1 or metal plating is performed, when an electronic circuit or the like is stored in the container 1, an electromagnetic wave shield for the electronic circuit or the like can be performed.

  Although the said form is the single rectangular parallelepiped container 1, if the protrusion part 3b and the protrusion 3c are formed in both surfaces of at least 1 flat plate (for example, flat plate 3), it will be set as the container unit which connected the some container. be able to. FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the configuration of the container unit 21 as the second embodiment. In the following description, the flat plate 3 in which a plurality of sets of protrusions 3b and protrusions 3c are formed on one sheet in this way is referred to as a connecting flat plate 3 to be distinguished from other flat plates.

  As shown in FIG. 6, on both surfaces of the connecting flat plate 3, the flat plate 2 similar to the first embodiment and the flat plate 7 on which the protruding portions 7b and the ridges 7c are formed in the same manner as the flat plate 2 face each other in parallel. Be placed. Between the flat plate 2 and the connecting flat plate 3, an upper plate 4 and a lower plate 5 similar to those of the first embodiment are disposed and fixed in the same manner as the container 1. An upper plate 8 and a lower plate 9 similar to the upper plate 4 and the lower plate 5 are also disposed between the connecting flat plate 3 and the flat plate 7, and the groove portions 8a and 9a are fitted into the protrusions 3c and 7c. The same as the container 1 is fixed. Although not shown in FIG. 6, the lower plates 5 and 9 are formed with a first groove similar to the first embodiment, and the upper plates 4 and 8 are formed with a second groove similar to the first embodiment. As described above, the upper plate 4 and the lower plate 5 or the upper plate 8 and the lower plate 9 are engaged and fixed.

  The container unit 21 configured as described above has a configuration in which two containers 1 of the first form are arranged adjacent to each other. Also in this embodiment, the strong container unit 21 can be easily and inexpensively produced as in the first embodiment. In addition, when electromagnetic shielding is individually performed for each container (storage space) of the container unit 21, the electronic circuit is individually shielded for each compartment, or the digital circuit and the analog circuit are individually shielded against electromagnetic waves. It is possible to prevent interference. In this embodiment, the protrusion 3c on the flat plate 7 side corresponds to the outer wall fitting portion.

  Moreover, in each said form, although all the protrusion parts 2b, 3b, and 7b are made to protrude over the rectangular area | region, when these intensity | strengths can be ensured, the upper side board 4 and the lower side board 5 (or upper side board 8, You may make it project annularly along the inner surface of the lower plate 9). FIGS. 7A and 7B are examples in which the projecting portions 2b and 3b project in an annular shape in the container 1 of the first embodiment. Moreover, FIG. 8 is the example which made the protrusion part 3b of one side protrude in cyclic | annular form in the connection flat plate 3 of a 2nd form.

  In the example of FIGS. 7A and 7B, the upper end plate 4 and the lower plate 5 are configured so that the front end portions of the grooves 4 a and 5 a are thinner than the other portions, and the inner walls of the protruding portions 2 b and 3 b The upper plate 4 and the inner wall of the lower plate 5 are connected flush with each other. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 9, the flat plates 2 and 3 may be simply rectangular flat plates, and their outer peripheral portions may be fitted into the groove portions 4a and 5a instead of the protrusions 2c and 3c. In this case, the structure is further simplified, but the strength of the container 1 is slightly reduced.

  Furthermore, if the projecting portion 3b of the connecting flat plate 3 is annularly projected on both sides and an opening 3d is provided inside the projecting portion 3b, the container unit 31 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. A large storage space can be obtained by communicating the two containers. Further, in the container unit 31, the upper side plates 4, 8 and the lower side plates 5, 9 are configured so that the portions on the tip side of the grooves 4a, 8a, 5a, 9a on the connecting flat plate 3 side are thinner than the other portions. The annular protrusion 3b is set within the thickness range of the upper plates 4 and 8 and the lower plates 5 and 9. For this reason, the inner wall of the opening 3d of the connecting flat plate 3, the inner wall of each annular projecting portion 3b, and the inner walls of the upper and lower plates 4, 8 and the lower plates 5, 9 are connected in a flush manner, and the two containers are connected to each other. It can be better integrated. Also in this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the strong container unit 31 can be easily and inexpensively created. Further, as a configuration for communicating two containers, it goes without saying that an opening may be provided in a part of the connecting flat plate 3 in the container unit 21 of the second embodiment.

  Further, when two containers are arranged adjacent to each other with the connecting flat plate interposed therebetween, it is conceivable that the sizes of the two containers arranged adjacent to each other are different. In the container unit 41 of the 4th form shown in FIG. 11, the connection flat plate 3 containing the flat plate 7, the upper plate 8, the lower plate 9, and the protrusion part 3b of the side adjacent to it in FIG. It is composed. Also in this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the strong container unit 41 can be easily and inexpensively created.

  Also in this embodiment, similarly to the container unit 21 of the second embodiment, when electromagnetic shielding is performed on each container, the electronic circuit is individually shielded for each section, or the digital circuit and the analog circuit are individually separated. The interference can be prevented by shielding the electromagnetic wave. The container unit 41 of this embodiment can be used for a wider variety of applications because containers of different sizes are adjacent to each other.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, it is also possible to perform electromagnetic wave shielding by packing a large number of small metal cylinders in the smaller container and using the cylinders as a waveguide array. In this case, electromagnetic wave shielding such as an electronic circuit can be performed better. Furthermore, in this embodiment, it is conceivable to store the cooling fan in a smaller container. In this case, overheating of the electronic circuit or the like can be prevented even better. When the cooling fan is stored in the smaller container, it goes without saying that the flat plate 2 and the connecting flat plate 3 should be provided with vent holes, but even when packing a small cylinder, the direction of the cylinder is aligned in the front-rear direction. If vent holes are provided in the flat plate 2 and the connecting flat plate 3, the electronic circuit and the like housed in the larger container can be easily cooled.

  Thus, the container of the present invention can be used for various purposes by using the connecting flat plate. A plurality of connecting flat plates may be provided. For example, both the flat plates 2 and 3 in the first embodiment may be used as connecting flat plates, and other containers may be disposed adjacent to both sides of the container 1 shown in FIG. In this case, the container can be used for various purposes.

  Furthermore, when the outer dimension of at least one protrusion is significantly smaller than the flat plate as in the fourth embodiment, a plurality of protrusions are provided on at least one surface of the flat plate, and a plurality of containers are connected to the surface. Can do. The flat plate 53 of the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 12A is substantially rectangular, and a rectangular projection 53b having an area slightly smaller than ¼ of the flat plate 53 is formed in a square shape on one side. They are arranged in 2 rows and 2 columns. A protrusion 53c continuously protrudes from the outer periphery of the tip of the protrusion 53b, like the protrusion 3b. For this reason, four rectangular parallelepiped containers can be connected to the one surface of the flat plate 53.

  Note that the other surface of the flat plate 53 does not have to be provided with the protrusions and the protrusions as shown in FIG. 12B, and the protrusion 53b and the protrusions are also provided on the other surface as shown in FIG. 53c may be provided as a connecting flat plate, and the protruding portion 53b on the other surface side may be formed in an annular shape as shown in FIG. In the examples of FIGS. 12C and 12D, the outer dimension of the protrusion 53b on the other side is increased, but the same protrusion as the four protrusions 53b on the one side is provided. May be.

  However, like the protrusion 53b provided on the one surface of the flat plate 53, when the interval between the adjacent protrusions 53b becomes narrow, the same side plate as the upper plate 4, the lower plate 5 and the like is connected to each protrusion 53b. It becomes difficult to do. Therefore, for example, the following devices are required.

  In the container unit 51 of the fifth embodiment shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, the protruding portion is disposed between the adjacent protruding portions 53b provided on the one surface of the flat plate 53 shown in FIG. A side plate 54 having a single-character cross section having a length slightly longer than the opposite sides of 53b is inserted. Then, a pair of side plates 55 having a U-shaped cross section along the other three sides of the protruding portion 53b are engaged with the side plate 54 from both sides, so that the side plates 54, 55 and 55 have a U-shaped tube with a cross section of 8. Combine in a shape. 13B is a side view drawn without the side plates 55 and 55, and FIG. 13A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 13B including the side plates 55 and 55. It is sectional drawing.

  Moreover, the flat plate 52 shown to FIG.13 (C), (D) is each opposingly arranged by each protrusion part 53b. The flat plate 52 includes a protruding portion 52b and a protruding portion 52c that have the same shape as the protruding portion 53b and the protruding portion 53c, and is configured in a substantially rectangular plate shape that is flush with the outer wall of the side plate 55.

  Further, the side plate 55 is configured to have the above-described U-shape by being heated and bent at the bent portion 55c in the same manner as the upper plate 4 and the lower plate 5, and the side plates 54 and 55 are continuously connected to the protrusions 52c and 53c. Fitting grooves 54a and 55a are formed. The side plate 55 is formed with a U-shaped second groove 55b from the inside along both circumferential edges of the side plate 55. The side plate 54 has a portion on the edge side of the second plate 55b of the side plate 55 on the edge side. A first groove 54b having a U-shaped cross section is formed from the outside.

  Therefore, in the container unit 51 of this embodiment, the side plate 54 is disposed between the pair of protruding portions 53b while the groove portion 54a is fitted to the protrusion 53c, and the protrusion 52c is provided in the other groove portion 54a of the side plate 54. By fitting, the flat plate 52 is disposed opposite to the flat plate 53, and finally, the side plate 55 is inserted while the groove portion 55a is fitted to the protrusions 52c, 53c to engage the first groove 54b and the second groove 55b. Assembled by letting.

  Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, when a plurality of containers are connected, one flat plate is shared by a plurality of containers, but the side plate of one container is made to function as a flat plate of another container. It is also possible to connect.

  In the container unit 61 of the sixth form shown in FIG. 14, the same as the protrusions 2b and ridges 2c shown in FIG. 7 is formed on the upper surface (corresponding to a flat part) of the upper plate 4 configured in the same manner as the first form. Protrusions 4d and ridges 4e (corresponding to outer wall fitting portions) were formed. And the flat plate 67 in which the protrusion part 67b and the protrusion 67c were formed similarly to the flat plate 2 of the 1st form on the upper surface of the upper side plate 4, opposing arrangement | positioning is carried out, and it is the same as the upper side plate 4 and the lower side plate 5 between them Side plates 68 and 69 were disposed. That is, the groove portions 68a and 69a of the side plates 68 and 69 are fitted to the protrusions 4e and 67c, and further, the first and second grooves (not shown) of the side plates 68 and 69 are engaged.

  As a result, another container was connected to the upper plate 4 to form a container unit. As shown in FIG. 15, the container on the flat plate 67 side may be enlarged inside the protrusion 4 d, or the two containers may be communicated by opening this part.

  Further, the side plate constituting one container is not limited to the two plates as in each of the above embodiments, and may be formed of a larger number of side plates. In the container 71 of the seventh form shown in FIG. 16, side plates 74 configured in the same manner as the upper plate 4 of the first form are arranged to face each other in the vertical direction. A pair of side plates 75 configured similarly to the vicinity of the first groove 5b is disposed. In this case, the side plates 74, 75, 74, 75 are maintained in a cylindrical shape having a square cross section by engaging the first grooves 75 b at both ends of the side plate 75 and the second grooves 74 b of the side plate 74. That is, a larger container 71 can be obtained by adding parts such as the side plate 75 to the upper plate 4 of the first embodiment.

  Also in such a container 71, for example, as shown in FIG. 17, if a protrusion 75c is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the side plate 75 and a protrusion 75d as an outer wall fitting part is provided on the outer periphery of the tip, the portion Other containers can be connected to. As shown in FIG. 18, even if the side plates 74, 74 are provided with a U-shaped protruding portion 74 d facing the arrow D and a protrusion 74 e as an outer wall fitting portion is provided on the outer periphery of the tip, Can be connected. Furthermore, you may provide a protrusion part and a protrusion on another side plate.

  Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, a case has been described in which another container is provided outside one container to form a container unit, but another container may be provided inside one container. In the container unit 81 of the eighth form shown in FIG. 19, in the container 1 shown in FIG. 7, an annular protrusion 3e similar to the protrusion 3b and having a smaller outer dimension than the protrusion 3b is provided on the inner wall surface of the flat plate 3. The protrusion 3f as an inner wall fitting part is protruded on the outer periphery of the tip. Then, the flat plate 82 having the protruding portion 82b and the protruding portion 82c having the same shape as the protruding portion 3e and the protruding strip 3f is disposed opposite to the inner wall surface of the flat plate 3, and the groove portions 84a and 85a are fitted to the protruding strips 3f and 82c. Thus, the side plates 84 and 85 are fixed in a cylindrical shape between them. Thus, in the present invention, a container unit rich in variations can be easily created by variously combining the flat plate and the side plate constituting the container.

  As mentioned above, although the various forms for implementing this invention were demonstrated, this invention is not limited to the said form at all, It can implement with a various form in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. For example, in each of the above embodiments, the side plates are combined in a square shape in cross section, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  That is, like the container 101 shown in FIG. 20A, the flat plates 102 and 103 may be formed in a base shape, and the upper plate 104 and the lower plate 105 may be combined in a cross-sectional base shape accordingly. Moreover, like the container 111 shown to FIG. 20 (B), the flat plates 112 and 113 may be formed in D shape, and the upper side board 114 and the lower side board 115 may be combined with a bowl shape according to it.

  FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing various combinations of side plates. That is, A is a pattern in which two side plates having a U-shaped cross section are combined, and the examples of FIGS. 1 to 11, 14, 15, and 19 apply to this pattern. In the pattern shown in B, the U-shaped corners of the upper side plate are curved surfaces. The pattern shown in C is a combination of an arch shape and a U-shape, and is the same pattern as in FIG. 20B, and D is the same pattern as in FIG. The curved surfaces as seen in B and C can be easily formed according to the method shown in Japanese Patent No. 3082005 of the present applicant.

  E to H are obtained by changing the lower side plate in A to D into a single letter shape, and the example of FIG. Further, I is a pattern in which a single-character side plate is interposed between a pair of U-shaped side plates as in the examples of FIGS. 16 to 18, and J and K are so-called substantially square-shaped long sides of the U-shape. It is a pattern using a side plate having a cross section. In addition to the above, the present invention can be applied to containers of various shapes such as a columnar shape, a hexagonal column shape, and a star shape, and these differently shaped containers can be connected via a connecting flat plate or the like.

  Thus, since the form for implementing this invention can be considered infinitely, those types are conceptually arranged below. In FIGS. 22 and 23, the side plate is represented by the former and the flat plate is represented by B, and the side plate or the flat plate having the inner wall fitting portion or the outer wall fitting portion is represented by A and B. Moreover, the coupling | bonding by the engagement of an engaging part was represented by the continuous line, the coupling | bonding by the fitting of a groove part and a fitting part was represented by the dotted line, respectively, and one container was represented by the ellipse.

  FIG. 22A shows a pattern in which one container is constituted by a pair of side plates (top) and a pair of flat plates (second), and the examples of FIGS. 1 to 5, 7, 9 and 20 apply to this pattern. There may be three or more side plates (top) constituting one container as shown in FIG. 22 (B), and the examples shown in FIGS. FIG. 22C shows a pattern in which two containers are connected using a connecting flat plate (B), and the examples of FIGS. 6, 10, and 11 apply to this pattern. Further, as shown in FIG. 22D, three or more containers may be connected. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 22 (E), two or more containers may be connected to at least one surface of the connecting flat plate (b '), and the example of FIG. 13 applies to this. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 22 (F), the other container may be installed in the inner wall surface of the flat plate (b) of one container, and the example of FIG. 19 applies to this. In FIG. 19, another container is provided on the inner wall surface of one flat plate 3. However, as shown in FIG. 22 (G), other containers are provided on both of the pair of flat plates (b '). Also good.

  The outer wall fitting portion and the inner wall fitting portion can also be provided on the side plate. FIG. 23A shows an example in which another container is provided on one side plate (top) as shown in FIGS. Pattern. Further, FIG. 23B is a pattern including three or more side plates as in the example of FIG. 17, and FIG. 23C is for arranging one container externally as in the example of FIG. This is a pattern in which a set of outer wall fitting portions is provided over a plurality of side plates (top). Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 23 (D), it is possible to install a plurality of containers by providing a plurality of sets of outer wall fitting portions on one side plate (instep), and FIG. 23 (E) As shown, it is also possible to install another container by providing an inner wall fitting portion on the inner wall of the side plate (top).

  In addition, in each said form concretely demonstrated based on drawing, although the fitting part is comprised by the protrusion which protruded continuously from the front-end | tip outer periphery of a protrusion part, a fitting part and a groove | channel are interrupted in some places. May be configured intermittently. In addition, the flat plate or the side plate in the present invention is not limited to one produced by cutting, and may be produced by extrusion molding or injection molding. When a flat plate or a side plate is sold as a part that can be appropriately selected and used by a user, it is desirable to mass-produce it by injection molding or the like.

It is a perspective view showing the structure of the container of the 1st form to which this invention was applied. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the container. It is sectional drawing showing the structure which the container decomposed | disassembled. It is a perspective view showing the engagement state of the groove part and protrusion in the container. It is the B section enlarged view of FIG. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the container unit of the 2nd form to which this invention was applied. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the modification of the said 1st form. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the modification of the said 2nd form. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the other modification of the said 1st form. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the container unit of the 3rd form to which this invention was applied. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the container unit of the 4th form to which this invention was applied. It is the front view, side view, and sectional drawing showing the structure of the flat plate of the container unit of the 5th form to which this invention was applied. It is sectional drawing and the side view showing the structure of the container unit using the flat plate. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the container unit of the 6th form to which this invention was applied. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the modification of the 6th form. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the container of the 7th form to which this invention was applied. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the modification of the 7th form. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the other modification of the 7th form. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the container unit of the 8th form to which this invention was applied. It is a perspective view showing the structure of the container of the further another form to which this invention was applied. It is explanatory drawing which represents various combinations of a side plate schematically. It is explanatory drawing showing the type which provided the inner wall fitting part or the outer wall fitting part in the flat plate. It is explanatory drawing showing the type which provided the inner wall fitting part or the outer wall fitting part in the side plate.

Explanation of symbols

1, 71, 101, 111 ... containers 2, 3, 7, 52, 53, 67, 82, 83, 92, 93, 102, 103, 112, 113 ... flat plates 2b, 3b, 3e, 4d, 7b, 52b, 53b, 67b, 74d, 75c, 82b ... protrusions 2c, 3c, 3f, 4e, 7c, 52c, 53c, 67c, 74e, 75d, 82c ... ridges 4, 8, 104, 114 ... upper plates 4a, 5a, 8a, 9a, 54a, 55a, 68a, 69a, 84a ... grooves 4b, 55b, 74b ... second grooves 5, 9, 105, 115 ... lower plates 5b, 54b, 75b ... first grooves 21, 31, 41, 51 , 61, 81 ... container units 54, 55, 68, 69, 74, 75, 84 ... side plates

Claims (13)

A pair of flat plates facing each other in parallel;
A cylindrical portion configured by combining at least two side plates between the pair of flat plates;
A container comprising
Each side plate above
A groove portion formed continuously or intermittently on the inner wall along a pair of edge portions constituting the opening of the cylindrical portion,
An engagement portion that is formed along the other end edges of each of the side plates and engages the side plates in a combined state as the cylindrical portion;
With
Each of the above flat plates
A fitting portion that fits into each groove portion of each side plate disposed adjacent to each flat plate,
Prepared,
Each container is fixed to the axial direction of the said cylindrical part by fitting with each said fitting part and each said groove part, The container characterized by the above-mentioned. An external container formed by omitting at least one flat plate from the container according to claim 1 is a container configured to be externally provided,
Among the side plates and the flat plates, at least one of the side plates or the flat plate outer wall is provided with a set of outer wall fitting portions that fit into groove portions of the side plates constituting the external container. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that: An internal container formed by omitting at least one flat plate from the container according to claim 1, wherein the internal container is configured so as to be capable of being installed therein,
Among the side plates and the flat plates, at least one of the side plates or the flat plate inner wall is provided with a set of inner wall fitting portions that fit into groove portions of the side plates constituting the internal container. The container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that A second cylindrical portion provided with one set of groove portions to be fitted with the set of outer wall fitting portions and / or inner wall fitting portions;
A second flat plate provided with a fitting portion that fits into a groove provided in the other opening of the second cylindrical portion;
The container according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising: The cross-section of at least one of the side plates constituting the cylindrical part is any one of a U-shape, a single-letter shape, a substantially W-shape, a semicircular shape, a kamaboko shape, an arch shape, and a pan shape. The container in any one of Claims 1-4. The engaging portion is
A pair of first grooves formed on the one side plate from the outside along both circumferential edges,
On the other side plate, a pair of second grooves formed from the inside along both circumferential edges,
With
A portion of the one side plate on the edge side from the first groove engages with the second groove,
The portion of the other side plate on the edge side from the second groove engages with the first groove,
Furthermore, the C surface process was given to the part exposed to the outer peripheral side of the engaging part, The container in any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the side plate is formed by cutting a groove in a synthetic resin plate and then bending the groove with the groove as a trough side. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the inner surface is coated with a conductive paint or metal-plated. A container unit formed by connecting a plurality of containers according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
At least one of the flat plates includes a plurality of sets of the fitting portions,
The container unit, wherein the groove portions of a plurality of sets of side plates constituting the different containers are respectively fitted to the fitting portions, and the flat plate is shared by the different containers. At least one of the flat plates has the fitting portion on both sides,
10. The container unit according to claim 9, wherein the flat plate is shared by the two containers disposed adjacent to each other with the flat plate interposed therebetween. The container unit according to claim 10, wherein the outer dimensions of the fitting portions formed on both surfaces of the flat plate are different, and the sizes of the two adjacently arranged containers are different. The container unit according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the two containers communicate with each other by opening the flat plate inside the fitting portions on both sides. A container unit formed by connecting a plurality of containers according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
At least one of the side plates has a flat portion on the outer wall or the inner wall;
A container unit, wherein the outer wall fitting part or the inner wall fitting part is formed on the surface of the flat part, so that the side plate also functions as the flat plate of the other container.

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