JP2007062759A - Cut flower carrying vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cut flower carrying vessel which holds supply water to prevent cut flowers from withering, supports the flowers stably, is highly effective in preventing water leak when the vessel falls sideways, and can be molded easily at low cost. <P>SOLUTION: The cut flower carrying vessel A includes a vessel body 10 which holds water supplied to the cut flowers F, and a lid 20 which is fitted on the opening end 13 of the vessel body 10 via a fitting structure. The lid 20 has a supporting cylinder 21 at the center, in which the cut flowers F are put and supported. The lid 20 has a portion inside from a fitting part of the opening end 13 of the vessel body 10 and form to be swallen as a swelling portion 24. The support cylinder 21 which forms an upper opening 21a at the center of the swelling portion 24 is extended down ward continuously from the top 24a of the swelling portion 24 having a structure in which the lower end of the support cylinder 21 reaches the vicinity of the level of the fitting position of the lid 20 to the opening end 13 of the vessel body 10, thus forms the opening 21a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cut flower transport container having a structure capable of containing water for supplying water to a cut flower being transported or stored.

  When transporting various cut flowers (fresh flowers) from the production area to the wholesale market, and from the wholesale market to the dealers, a flat cardboard box is generally used, and the cut flowers are laid sideways in this box. However, in this method, the cut flowers being transported are not hydrated at all, so it was difficult to keep the cut flowers from wiping until they reached the destination.

  Therefore, in recent years, a container containing water for replenishing water to a cut flower is used, and the cut flower is inserted from an opening provided in the lid of the container and is held in an upright state with respect to the bottom surface of the container. ing. As a container used for this, it is desirable that the cut flowers inserted into the opening of the lid can be stably held, and that the water inside the container is not easily leaked when the container falls over. Proposals have also been made.

  For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a fresh flower holding cylinder for holding a bundle of cut fresh flowers (cut flowers) in an opening of a lid that is fitted and attached in a watertight state to a container main body that contains water. Is extended downward in the container so that the bundle of fresh flowers can be stably held, and when the container falls over or falls down, the entire amount of water is transferred to the side wall of the container body. And a fresh flower transport container having a structure capable of preventing leakage of water by staying in a space between the fresh flower holding cylinder and the fresh flower holding cylinder.

  However, in the case of the proposed container, since the fresh flower holding cylinder in the lid has a shape extending down to the inside of the container, it is necessary to deepen the container body, and the container body is made from a synthetic resin sheet by means such as vacuum molding. When it is manufactured by, it becomes a deep drawing, it requires a complicated elaborate jig, and partly thin part is likely to be formed, and the molding process becomes difficult . If a thin portion is generated, a crack may occur from the thin portion during use, causing water leakage.

  In addition, because the shape of the flower holding cylinder that the cover has as described above extends downward in the container, when the cover is manufactured from a resin sheet by means such as vacuum forming, what is trimming of the outer periphery after forming? In addition, it is necessary to cut the lower end of the fresh flower holding cylinder in the transverse direction with nichrome wire to open it, which increases man-hours and costs. In addition, when the wire is cut with nichrome wire, a needle is generated at the opening serving as a cut end, and the stem of the cut flower may be damaged.

Further, since the fresh flower holding cylinder extends downward in the container, water stored by vertical vibration during transportation is likely to enter the cut flower holding cylinder, and thus water leakage may occur when the battery is placed on its side. There is.
JP 2004-29258 A

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems. The lid having a holding cylinder for holding a cut flower is easy to mold, can be manufactured at low cost, and holds the cut flower in an upright state with good stability. It is possible to provide a cut flower transport container that is excellent in water leakage prevention effect when falling or lying down.

  The present invention comprises a container main body for containing water for water replenishment of cut flowers, and a lid attached to the opening end of the container main body by a fitting structure, and the cut flower is inserted and held in the center of the lid A cut flower transport container provided with a holding cylinder for carrying out the above process, wherein the lid is formed such that an inner part of the lid is bulged upward from the fitting part with respect to the opening end of the container body, and the center of the bulged part The holding cylinder forming the upper opening in the portion is continuously extended downward from the top of the bulging portion, and the lower end of the holding cylinder is fitted to the opening position of the lid of the container body. It is characterized by extending to the vicinity of the same height and opening.

  This cut flower transport container has a predetermined amount of water in the container main body, and has a lid at the center of the bulging portion of the lid in a state where the lid is attached to the opening end of the container main body with a fitting structure. A cut flower is inserted into the holding cylinder from the upper opening, and the lower end of the stem part is held in a state of being immersed in water.

  At this time, the holding cylinder at the center of the bulging portion of the lid has a lower end in the vicinity of the same height as the fitting position of the lid with respect to the opening end of the container body, Since it does not extend, even if the container body is slightly shallower, there is no risk that water stored by vertical vibration during transportation will enter the holding cylinder, and the holding cylinder extends downward in the container body. Water leakage is less likely to occur.

  In addition, since a space by the bulging portion is formed around the cut flower holding cylinder of the lid, it is accommodated in a container when falling over and lying down or loading and transporting in a lying state Water flows into and stays in the space of the bulging portion on the outer periphery of the holding cylinder of the lid and does not enter the holding cylinder, thereby preventing water leakage from the holding cylinder.

  In addition, the holding cylinder at the center of the bulging portion of the lid has a lower end in the vicinity of the same height as the fitting position of the lid with respect to the opening end of the container body, and extends into the container body. Therefore, it is possible to hold the cut flower stably with the holding cylinder at the same height position as the conventional one, and to make the depth of the container body shallower than the conventional one. For this reason, when the container body is manufactured by means such as vacuum forming, excessive deep drawing can be suppressed, and it can be easily formed without producing a thin portion due to deep drawing.

  Further, since the lower opening of the holding cylinder is near the same height as the fitting position of the lid with respect to the opening end of the container body, when the lid is manufactured by means such as vacuum molding, the outer periphery after molding is formed. At the same time as the trimming step, the lower opening of the holding cylinder can be punched and opened easily. Since the lower opening has a clean cut, there is no risk of damaging the stem of the cut flower inserted into the holding cylinder.

  In the cut flower transport container, it is preferable that the outer peripheral wall of the bulging portion of the lid is tapered inwardly toward the top, whereby a bundle of cut flowers is inserted into the holding cylinder. When held in an upright state, the inclined outer peripheral wall of the bulging portion acts as a support for the fall with respect to the fall of the cut flower, and it is difficult to fall.

  Moreover, it becomes easy to insert a cut flower into the said holding | maintenance cylinder by continuing from the top part of the said bulging part via the rounded curved surface to the said holding | maintenance cylinder in the center part. Further, when the holding cylinder continuous from the top of the bulging portion has a tapered shape with a gradually decreasing diameter downward, the cut flower can be easily inserted into the holding cylinder and can be held stably.

  As described above, according to the cut flower transport container of the present invention, the cut flower in the lid is formed in the upward bulging portion around the holding cylinder, and the lower end of the holding cylinder is fitted to the open end of the container body. By adopting a structure in the vicinity of the same height position as the combined position, the cut flowers can be stably held in an upright state, and leakage of the stored water can be reliably prevented when falling or lying down. Further, at the time of forming the lid, the lower opening of the holding cylinder can be simultaneously and finely punched and formed in the process of trimming the outer periphery, so that the forming process is easy and can be manufactured and provided at low cost.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples shown in the drawings.

  1 is a perspective view of a lid and a container body of a cut flower transport container according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the lid, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the container body, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view in which the lid and the container body are separated. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the above-mentioned fitted and attached state, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the use state in which a bundle of cut flowers is inserted into the holding cylinder, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the above-mentioned side-by-side state.

  A cut flower transport container A according to the present invention includes a container main body 10 that can store a predetermined amount of water W for water replenishment for preventing wilting during transport or storage of the cut flower F to be transported, The lid 20 is fitted to the opening end portion 13 by a fitting structure, and a holding cylinder 21 for inserting and holding the cut flower F in the center of the lid 20 is provided.

  The container body 10 has a substantially quadrangular shape when viewed from above, and includes a bottom portion 11 and four side walls 12 rising continuously from the bottom portion 11, and the side walls 12 are tapered slightly outward. The container shape which makes a shape and opens upwards is comprised. A flange 14 is provided on the outer periphery of the opening end 13 at the upper end of the side wall 12, and a convex portion 15 as a fitting portion for mounting the lid 20 is provided on the upper surface of the flange 14. . Further, a convex portion 16 for reinforcing in the vertical direction is provided on the inner surface side of each side wall 12.

  The lid 20 is provided with a concave portion 23 that can be watertightly fitted to the convex portion 15 on the lower surface of a flange-shaped peripheral edge portion 22 corresponding to the flange 14 of the container body 10. The lid 20 is attached to the open end 13 of the container body 10 by fitting the recess 23. As a fitting portion between the container body 10 and the lid 20, contrary to the above, a concave portion can be provided on the container main body 10 side and a convex portion can be provided on the lid 20 side (not shown).

  The lid 20 has a fitting portion with respect to the opening end portion 13 of the container body 10, that is, a portion inside the concave portion 23 of the flange-shaped peripheral edge portion 22 that fits the convex portion 15 bulges upward. The holding cylinder 21 that forms the upper opening 21 a at the center of the bulging portion 24 is continuously and integrally extended downward from the top 24 a of the bulging portion 24. Near the same height as the fitting position of the lid 20 with respect to the open end 13 of the container body 10 (the position of the fitting portion by the convex portion 15 and the concave portion 23), that is, the same height as the fitting position or the It opens to a position near the same height. Reference numeral 21 b denotes a lower opening of the holding cylinder 21.

  In the case of the figure, the bulging portion 24 of the lid 20 has an outer peripheral wall 24b inward toward the top portion 24a so as to support the fall of the cut flower F inserted and held in the holding cylinder 21. It has an inclined taper shape. Moreover, it continues from the top part 24a of the said bulging part 24 to the holding | maintenance cylinder 21 via the rounded curved surface, and it becomes easy to insert the bundle | flux of the cut flower F from the upper opening 21a. Further, the holding cylinder 21 continuous from the top 24a of the bulging portion 24 has a tapered shape with a gradually decreasing diameter toward the lower side, and the cut flower F is easily inserted into the holding cylinder 21. The cut flowers F can be held stably. The holding cylinder 21 is not limited to a circular cylinder as shown in the figure, but may be a cylinder having a polygonal cross section or an elliptical cross section. Further, if necessary, it can be formed in a bellows shape with vertical ridges to give stretchability in the circumferential direction, and can be formed so that the cut flowers F can be held elastically.

  The cut flower transport container A is not limited to a substantially rectangular plane as shown in the figure, but may be a plane circular, elliptical, or polygonal container other than a square.

  The diameter of the holding cylinder 21 (the average diameter in the case of a tapered shape) depends on the diameter of the bundle of cut flowers F inserted and held in the transport container A, the amount of water stored in the container, and the like. In particular, it is set so that the water in the container does not enter the holding cylinder 21 when it is in a lying state. Further, the depth of the container body 10 and the bulging height of the bulging portion 24 of the lid 20 can be set as appropriate according to the stability of the state in which the cut flowers F are held and the amount of water to be stored.

  As constituent materials of the container body 10 and the lid 20 of the transport container A for cut flowers, polystyrene resin such as high impact polystyrene, polystyrene and a copolymer mainly composed of styrene, polyethylene, polypropylene and olefin are mainly composed. A thermoplastic resin such as a polyolefin resin such as a copolymer, a polyester resin such as polyethylene terephthalate, or a biodegradable plastic can be used.

  The container body 10 and the lid 20 can be manufactured by injection molding using the resin of the material. However, the container body 10 and the lid 20 are molded from the material resin sheet by means such as vacuum forming or pressure forming. preferable.

  In this molding process, the container body 10 can be formed with a depth smaller than that of the conventional one. Therefore, the molding process such as vacuum molding from the material resin sheet becomes easy, and the container body 10 becomes excessively thin. Molding can be performed without producing a portion. That is, since the holding cylinder 21 has a structure that extends continuously downward from the top 24a at the center of the bulging portion 24 above the lid 20, and does not extend into the container body 10, the container The main body 10 can be made shallower by the height of the bulging portion 24 of the lid 20 while securing the height from the bottom 11 to the holding cylinder 21 as in the prior art. Therefore, when this container body 10 is molded from a sheet of material resin, deep drawing can be suppressed, and it is not necessary to use an elaborate and complicated jig, and it is easy without causing an excessively thin part. Can be molded. For this reason, the thin-walled portion can be used without the possibility of cracking and water leakage.

  Further, in the same manner as described above, when the lid 20 is manufactured from the material resin sheet by means such as vacuum forming, vacuum forming is usually performed with the lid 20 turned upside down, and the bulging portion 24 and the The holding cylinder 21 is molded into a predetermined shape, and at the same time, in the process of trimming the outer periphery after the molding, the lower end of the holding cylinder 21 can be finely punched and opened without causing burrs. Therefore, a special process of cutting using nichrome wire is not required, and even if the holding cylinder 21 is molded integrally with the lid 20, it can be easily molded and can be manufactured at low cost.

  In the cut flower transport container A manufactured as described above, a predetermined amount of water W is accommodated in the container main body 10, the lid 20 is placed on the open end 13 of the container main body 10, and the convex portion 15 and the concave portion 23. In the state of being watertightly attached by fitting, the cut flowers F are inserted into the holding cylinder 21 of the lid 20 in a bundle, for example, from the upper opening 21a, and the lower end of the stem portion is held in water. use.

  At this time, the lower end of the holding cylinder 21 at the center of the bulging portion 24 of the lid 20 is in the vicinity of the same height position as the fitting position of the lid 20 with respect to the opening end portion 13 of the container body 10. Since it does not extend into the container body 10, the stem portion of the cut flower F can be stably held by the holding cylinder 21 at the same height as the conventional case or at a slightly higher position. Moreover, even if the depth of the container body 10 is shallower than that of the conventional case, there is no possibility that the water W will enter the cut flower holding cylinder 21 due to vertical vibration during transportation, and the cut flower holding cylinder 21 extends downward in the container body 10. As compared with the conventional shape, water leakage due to vibration is less likely to occur.

  In addition, since a space by the bulging portion 24 is formed around the cut flower holding cylinder 21 of the lid 20, when the container falls over and lies down or is loaded in the state of being laid down and transported, Water W accommodated in the lid 20 flows into and stays in the space of the bulging portion 24 on the outer periphery of the holding cylinder 21 in the lid 20, and does not enter the holding cylinder 21, thereby preventing water leakage from the holding cylinder 21. can do.

  The lid 20 having the cut flower holding cylinder 21 has a part of the outer edge of the flange-shaped peripheral edge part connected to the outer edge of the flange of the container body 10 via a hinge part, and the lid 20 is covered with the container body. It can also implement | achieve and comprise so that fitting can be carried out (not shown). In particular, since the container body and the lid are easily molded as described above, it is easy to integrally form the container body and the lid integrally.

  The present invention can be suitably used for transportation from a production area of various cut flowers to a wholesale market, transportation from a wholesale market to a store, or primary storage.

It is a perspective view of a lid and a container main part which shows one example of a cut flower transportation container of the present invention. It is a top view of the lid | cover of a cut flower transport container same as the above. It is a top view of the container main body of the cut flower transport container same as the above. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which the container main body and lid | cover of the cut flower transport container same as the above separated. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the state which attached the lid | cover to the container main body of the cut flower transport container same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the cut flower transport container same as the above. It is an expanded sectional view of a horizontal state same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

  A ... Cut flower transport container, F ... Cut flower, W ... Water, 10 ... Container body, 11 ... Bottom part, 12 ... Side wall, 13 ... Open end, 14 ... Flange, 15 ... Convex part, 16 ... Convex part for reinforcement, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Lid, 21 ... Holding cylinder, 21a ... Upper opening, 21b ... Lower opening, 22 ... Peripheral part, 23 ... Recessed part, 24 ... Swelling part, 24a ... Top part, 24b ... Outer peripheral wall.

Claims (4)

A holding body for inserting and holding a cut flower in the central part of the lid, comprising a container main body for storing water for rehydrating the cut flower and a lid attached to the opening end of the container main body by a fitting structure. A cut flower transport container provided with a cylinder,
The lid is formed so that the inner part of the container body bulges upward from the fitting portion with respect to the opening end of the container body, and the holding cylinder that forms the upper opening at the center of the bulging portion is the top of the bulging portion A cut flower characterized in that the lower end of the holding cylinder extends continuously to the same height as the fitting position of the lid with respect to the opening end of the container body. Shipping container.   The cut flower transport container according to claim 1, wherein an outer peripheral wall of the bulging portion of the lid is tapered inwardly toward the top.   The cut flower transport container according to claim 2, which is continuous from the top of the bulging portion to the holding cylinder in the center via a rounded curved surface.   The cut flower transport container according to claim 3, wherein the holding cylinder continuous from the top of the bulging portion has a tapered shape with a diameter decreasing toward the lower side.

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