JP2009051547A - Portable and foldable container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable and foldable container which can be conveniently carried and preserved when used, for example, for a shopping container, since the container is not bulky. <P>SOLUTION: A container body 1 has foldable side plates 15 and 16 (flexible bodies formed of sheet like materials such as cloths) and support side plates 13 and 14, each foldable side plate and each support side plate alternately arranged side by side in a circumferential direction between an upper frame 2 and a bottom plate 3. In the developed state P of the container body 1, each of the support side plates 13 and 14 is supported rotatably around the upper frame 2 to stand, and the bottom plate 3 is pinched between the support side plates 13 and 14 to keep the standing state of each of the support side plates 13 and 14 by restricting the rotation of each of the support side plates 13 and 14. In the folded state of the container main body 1, each of the fold side plates 15 and 16 in the standing state is folded to the upper frame 2 to move the bottom plate 3 to the upper frame 2, each of the support side plates 13 and 14 is released from the rotation restriction by the bottom plate 3 to rotate from the standing state and be folded to the upper frame 2, and each of the fold side plates 15 and 16 and the bottom plate 3 are accommodated side by side between the upper frame 2 and each of the support side plates 13 and 14. The portable and foldable container used for the shopping container can be conveniently carried and preserved since the container is not bulky. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable folding container that can be used for a shopping container or the like.

  In supermarkets and the like, in general, after putting a product in a cash register basket or cash register cart and paying it out at the cash register, the goods are transferred from the cash register basket or cash register cart to the resin bag that was picked up at the cash register. Recently, charging of resin bags has been promoted in consideration of the adverse effects of heavy use of resin bags on the environment. Many customers bring shopping containers in place of such resin bags.

  There are many cloth bags as shopping containers that customers bring. However, in the case of a cloth bag with a small amount of accommodation, a plurality of cloth bags must be prepared if the amount of goods is large. Further, in the case of a flexible cloth bag, as in the case of a resin bag, there is a possibility that the stored product may not be stable and may be tilted or out of shape, resulting in a decrease in product value. Therefore, although it is possible to bring the same kind of shopping basket and cash register basket having a large amount of storage and a certain degree of rigidity, there is a problem that the shopping basket becomes bulky when the shopping is reciprocated.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a convenient portable folding container that is not bulky during transportation or storage when used as a shopping container, for example.

The present invention will be described with reference to the reference numerals of the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 4) of the embodiments described later.
The portable folding container according to the invention of claim 1 is configured as follows.
In the container main body 1 including the peripheral wall 4 in which a plurality of folding side plates 15 and 16 and a plurality of support side plates 13 and 14 are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction between the upper frame 2 and the bottom plate 3 on the outer periphery thereof. In the unfolded state P of the container body 1, the support side plates 13 and 14 are rotatably supported with respect to the upper frame 2 and are erected between the upper frame 2 and the bottom plate 3. Provided between the side plates 13 and 14, the rotation of the support side plates 13 and 14 is restricted and the standing state of the support side plates 13 and 14 is maintained. In the folded state Q of the container body 1, the folding side plates 15, 16 are folded from the standing state to the upper frame 2 side and the bottom plate 3 moves to the upper frame 2 side, and the supporting side plates 13, 14 are moved to the bottom plate 3. Is released from the restriction of rotation, rotated from the standing state and folded to the upper frame 2 side, and the folding side plates 15 and 16 and the bottom plate 3 are mutually connected between the upper frame 2 and the supporting side plates 13 and 14. Housed side by side.

  In the invention of claim 1, not only can the container body 1 in the unfolded state P be used as a shopping basket, but if the container body 1 is brought into the folded state Q during shopping reciprocation or during actual shopping, the container body 1 Is not bulky, and the container body 1 can be easily transported and stored. Further, the support side plates 13 and 14 can be held in an upright state by a simple structure using the bottom plate 3 in the unfolded state P of the container body 1. Furthermore, the container body 1 can be folded compactly in the folded state Q of the container body 1.

  In the invention of claim 2 premised on the invention of claim 1, the folding side plates 15 and 16 have a flexible body for folding from the standing state to the upper frame 2 side. In the invention of claim 3 based on the invention of claim 2, the flexible body is constructed between the bottom plate 3 and the upper frame 2. In the invention of claim 4 based on the invention of claim 2 or claim 3, the flexible body is formed of a sheet material that can be folded from the standing state to the upper frame 2 side. In the invention of Claims 2-4, the container main body 1 can be easily folded by flexible bodies, such as a sheet material, which has the function to partition the inside and outside of the container main body 1. In the invention of claim 3, the folding side plates 15 and 16 can have a simple structure.

  In the invention of claim 5 based on the invention of any one of claims 1 to 4, the bottom plate 3 is placed on the support side plates 13 and 14 in the unfolded state P of the container body 1. A base 18b was provided. In the invention of claim 5, the bottom plate 3 can be supported by a simple structure using the support side plates 13 and 14 in the unfolded state P of the container body 1.

  In the invention of claim 6 premised on the invention of any one of claims 1 to 5, the bottom plate 3 moves in the lateral directions X and Y in the unfolded state P of the container body 1. Stoppers 18a and 18c are provided on the support side plates 13 and 14, respectively. In the invention of claim 6, the bottom plate 3 can be supported by a simple structure using the support side plates 13 and 14 in the unfolded state P of the container body 1.

  In the invention of claim 7, which presupposes the invention of any one of claims 1 to 6, in the unfolded state P of the container body 1, the support side plates 13, 14 are lifted from the standing state. Stoppers 5a between the upper frame 2 and the support side plates 13, 14 so as to restrict the rotation of the support side plates 13, 14 in the direction RP opposite to the rotation direction RQ folded on the frame 2 side. 6a and 17a are provided. In the seventh aspect of the invention, the support side plates 13 and 14 can be held in an upright state by a simple structure using the upper frame 2 in the unfolded state P of the container body 1.

  In the present invention, when a portable folding container is used as a shopping container, for example, it is not bulky during transportation or storage, and convenience can be improved.

Hereinafter, a portable folding container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3A and 3B, the portable folding container in the unfolded state P is used, for example, as a shopping container, and in the container body 1 between the top frame 2 and the bottom plate 3 A peripheral wall 4 is provided on the outer periphery of the. The upper frame 2 is formed of a polymer material (various resins capable of maintaining a certain degree of rigidity), and has an annular shape from the front frame portion 5, the rear frame portion 6, the left frame portion 7, and the right frame portion 8. Yes. The bottom plate 3 is formed of a polymer material (various resins capable of maintaining a certain degree of rigidity), and has a front edge 9, a rear edge 10, a left edge 11, and a right edge 12 on the outer periphery. Yes.

  The peripheral wall 4 includes a front support side plate 13 disposed between a front frame portion 5 of the upper frame 2 and a front edge portion 9 of the bottom plate 3, a rear frame portion 6 of the upper frame 2, and a rear edge portion of the bottom plate 3. 10, a rear support side plate 14 disposed between the left frame portion 10, a left folding side plate 15 disposed between the left frame portion 7 of the upper frame 2 and the left edge portion 11 of the bottom plate 3, and the upper frame 2. It comprises a right folding side plate 16 disposed between the right frame portion 8 and the right edge portion 12 of the bottom plate 3. The front support side plate 13 and the rear support side plate 14 oppose each other in the front-rear direction X (lateral direction perpendicular to the vertical direction Z), and the left folding side plate 15 and the right folding side plate 16 are arranged in the left-right direction Y (vertical direction). The supporting side plates 13 and 14 and the folding side plates 15 and 16 are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction.

  The front support side plate 13 and the rear support side plate 14 have an upper edge 17, a lower edge 18, a left edge 19, and a right edge 20, respectively, on the outer periphery. The front support side plate 13 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 21 (rotation center line 21a) with respect to the front frame portion 5 of the upper frame 2 at the upper edge portion 17, and the front frame portion 5 and the bottom plate of the upper frame 2 are supported. 3 standing edge 9. The rear support side plate 14 is supported at its upper edge portion 17 so as to be rotatable with respect to the rear frame portion 6 of the upper frame 2 by a support shaft 21 (rotation center line 21a). It is erected between the rear edge portion 10 of the bottom plate 3. The bottom plate 3 is sandwiched between the lower edge portion 18 of the front support side plate 13 and the lower edge portion 18 of the rear support side plate 14.

  The left folding side plate 15 and the right folding side plate 16 are each made of a flexible body having an upper edge portion 22, a lower edge portion 23, a front edge portion 24, and a rear edge portion 25 on the outer periphery. The left folding side plate 15 is attached to the left frame portion 7 of the upper frame 2 at the upper edge portion 22 and is attached to the left edge portion 11 of the bottom plate 3 at the lower edge portion 23 so as to be installed therebetween. The front edge 24 extends along the left edge 19 of the front support side plate 13 and the rear edge 25 extends along the left edge 19 of the rear support side plate 14. The right folding side plate 16 is attached to the right frame portion 8 of the upper frame 2 at the upper edge portion 22 and is attached to the right edge portion 12 of the bottom plate 3 at the lower edge portion 23 so as to be installed between them. The front edge 24 extends along the right edge 20 of the front support side plate 13 and the rear edge 25 extends along the right edge 20 of the rear support side plate 14. These flexible bodies are formed of a sheet material such as cloth or resin, and can be freely bent in a three-dimensional direction (front-rear direction X, left-right direction Y, or up-down direction Z).

  Since the front support side plate 13 is locked to the stopper 9a of the front edge portion 9 of the bottom plate 3 by the stopper 18a of the lower edge portion 18, the front support side plate 13 is rotated from the standing state to the direction RQ folded to the upper frame 2 side. Be regulated. Since the rear support side plate 14 is locked to the stopper 10a of the rear edge portion 10 of the bottom plate 3 by the stopper 18a of the lower edge portion 18, the rear side support side plate 14 is rotated from the standing state to the direction RQ folded to the upper frame 2 side. Of being regulated. Further, since the front support side plate 13 is locked to the stopper 5a of the front frame portion 5 of the upper frame 2 by the stopper 17a of the upper edge portion 17, it is opposite to the direction RQ that is folded from the standing state to the upper frame 2 side. The rotation to the direction RP side is restricted. Since the rear support side plate 14 is locked to the stopper 6a of the rear frame portion 6 of the upper frame 2 by the stopper 17a of the upper edge portion 17, the direction opposite to the direction RQ folded from the standing state to the upper frame 2 side. Rotation to the RP side is restricted. The bottom plate 3 is mounted on the base portion 18b of the lower edge portion 18 of the front support side plate 13 at the front edge portion 9, and is locked to the stopper 18a and the left and right wall portions 18c (stopper) of the lower edge portion 18. The rear edge portion 10 is restricted from moving in the front-rear direction X, the left-right direction Y, and the up-down direction Z, and is placed on the base portion 18b of the lower edge portion 18 of the rear support side plate 14 by the rear edge portion 10, and the lower edge portion 18 The stopper 18a and the left and right wall portions 18c (stopper) are engaged to restrict movement in the front-rear direction X, left-right direction Y, and up-down direction Z.

  Now, in the unfolded state P of the container body 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 (a) and 3 (b), the upper frame 2 is opened, and the handles 26 attached to both sides of the upper frame 2 lie on the upper frame 2. Is in a non-use state. The two handles 26 can be pulled up from the unused state to use, and after shopping, the product can be put into the container body 1 from the upper frame 2 and the container body 1 can be supported by holding the handles 26.

  When the bottom plate 3 is moved to the upper frame 2 side while folding the flexible body which is the left side folding side plate 15 and the right side folding side plate 16 in the unfolded state P of the container body 1, the front side supporting side plate 13 and the rear side supporting side plate 14 are moved. It is released from being locked by the bottom plate 3 and can turn around the turning center line 21a of the left and right support shafts 21. When the front support side plate 13 and the rear support side plate 14 are folded to the upper frame 2 side, the container body 1 is in the folded state Q as shown in FIGS. The lower edge portion 18 side and the lower edge portion 18 side of the rear support side plate 14 overlap each other, and the bottom plate 3 and the flexible body are mutually attached between the front support side plate 13 and the rear support side plate 14 and the upper frame 2. Housed side by side.

This embodiment has the following effects.
* After placing the product in a cash register basket or cash register cart at a supermarket and paying it out at the cash register, the product is transferred from the cash register basket or cash register cart to the unfolded container body 1 and supported by the handle 26. And can be easily transported and stored.

  * If the container body 1 is in the folded state Q at the time of shopping reciprocation or actual shopping, the container body 1 can be folded in a compact manner, and the container body 1 is not bulky and can be easily transported and stored. Can be.

  * Since the entire left and right folding side plates 15 and 16 are flexible bodies made of sheet material such as cloth, the flexible body not only functions as a peripheral wall 4 to partition the inside and outside of the container body 1 but also has a simple structure. It also has a function of folding in.

  * In the unfolded state P of the container main body 1, the supporting side plates 13 and 14 can be held upright by a simple structure using the bottom plate 3 and the upper frame 2. Further, the bottom plate 3 can be supported by a simple structure using the support side plates 13 and 14.

For example, the following embodiment may be configured as follows.
-Three or more support side plates 13 and 14 and folding side plates 15 and 16 are provided.
A flexible body made of a sheet material such as cloth is provided only on a part of each of the folding side plates 15 and 16.

  -The support side plates 13 and 14 are connected to each other by a fixing member so that the support side plates 13 and 14 are folded from the standing state to the upper frame 2 side in the unfolded state P of the container main body 1. It is restricted from rotating to the side.

In the embodiment, a lid that closes the upper frame 2 is provided.
In the embodiment, the front support side plate 13, the rear support side plate 14 and the bottom plate 3 are provided with mesh portions.

It is a perspective view which shows the expansion | deployment state of the portable folding container concerning this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the folding state of the portable folding container concerning this embodiment. (A) is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which looked at FIG. 1 from the side surface side, (b) is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which looked at FIG. 1 from the front side. (A) is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which looked at FIG. 2 from the side surface side, (b) is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which looked at FIG. 2 from the front side.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container main body, 2 ... Upper frame, 3 ... Bottom plate, 4 ... Perimeter wall, 5a, 6a, 9a, 17a ... Stopper, 13, 14 ... Support side plate, 15, 16 ... Folding side plate, 18a ... Stopper, 18b ... Base part 18c: Wall portion as a stopper, P: Unfolded state of the container body, Q: Folded state of the container body.

Claims (7)

In the container body provided with a peripheral wall in which a plurality of folding side plates and a plurality of support side plates are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery between the upper frame and the bottom plate,
In the unfolded state of the container body, each support side plate is rotatably supported with respect to the upper frame and is erected between the upper frame and the bottom plate, and the bottom plate is provided between each support side plate, and each support side plate To maintain the standing state of each supporting side plate,
In the folded state of the container body, each folding side plate is folded from the standing state to the upper frame side and the bottom plate is moved to the upper frame side, and each supporting side plate is released from the rotation restriction by the bottom plate, and from the standing state. A portable folding container that is rotated and folded to the upper frame side, and each folding side plate and bottom plate are accommodated side by side between the upper frame and each supporting side plate. The portable folding container according to claim 1, wherein the folding side plate has a flexible body for folding from the standing state to the upper frame side. The portable folding container according to claim 2, wherein the flexible body is constructed between a bottom plate and an upper frame. 4. The portable folding container according to claim 2, wherein the flexible body is formed of a sheet material that can be folded from the standing state to the upper frame side. The portable folding container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the support side plate is provided with a base portion on which the bottom plate is placed in a deployed state of the container body. The stopper according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a stopper is provided on each support side plate so as to restrict the bottom plate from moving in the lateral direction in the unfolded state of the container body. The portable folding container as described. The upper frame and the support side plates are controlled so that the support side plates are prevented from rotating in the opposite direction to the rotation direction in which the support side plates are folded from the standing state to the upper frame side in the unfolded state of the container body. A portable folding container according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a stopper is provided between the portable folding container and the portable folding container.

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