JP2009166887A - Humidifying flower vessel for transporting cut flower - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a humidifying flower vessel for transporting a cut flower, which houses stably even an outer box having an unfixed size, also houses the box very easily, and is advantageous in cost. <P>SOLUTION: In the humidifying flower vessel for transporting the cut flower F inserted in the opening part 11 of a flower-accommodating box part 1 and housed in an outer box B, an elastically extendable and contractible accordion part 2 is arranged in a predetermined position of the flower-accommodating box part 1, and the vessel main body is compressively housed in the outer box B by compressing the accordion part 2 in a widthwise direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is an improvement of a water-retaining flower container for transporting cut flowers, and more specifically, a cut flower that can be stably accommodated even in an outer box with a non-constant size, is easy to pack, and is advantageous in terms of cost. It is related with the water-retaining flower container for transportation.

  As one of the representative methods of wet transportation of florets in recent years, a method is widely known in which cut flowers are inserted into a plastic container containing water, and the cut flowers are packed in an outer box such as corrugated cardboard together with the water retaining container. ing.

  However, in the above transportation method, depending on the type of cut flowers to be shipped, it is necessary to use an outer box with a different size, so depending on the outer box used, the size of the water holding container may not be met. Due to the shaking of the time, the cut flowers in the container vibrated in the outer box, and there was a concern that the cut flowers would be damaged by the vibration.

  Therefore, if the size of the outer box and the water holding container does not match, as shown in <Patent Document 1>, a cushioning material such as a foamed polystyrene or an air cushion is packed in the gap between the outer box and the water holding container to vibrate the container. It was necessary to take measures to eliminate the impact caused by the above, but there was a problem that if the quantity of cut flowers to be shipped is large, the work of packing the cushioning material complicates the boxing work, and it is difficult to ship quickly.

On the other hand, in the prior art, a technique of providing a fixing means such as a pedestal that can accommodate different sizes of containers as described in <Patent Document 2> on the bottom of the outer box is also known. The outer box provided with the fixing means related to the technology has a higher unit price than a normal cardboard box, and the cost of the outer box is particularly high due to the fact that the outer box is disposable in large quantities.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-548 (Page 2, Figures 1-3) JP 2006-44721 A (Page 2-19, FIGS. 1 to 25)

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to stably accommodate even an outer box having a non-constant size, and the boxing operation is very simple. In addition, another object is to provide a water-retaining flower container for transporting cut flowers that is advantageous in terms of cost.

  Means employed by the present inventor for solving the above problems will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

That is, the present invention relates to a water-retaining flower container for transportation that is inserted in the outer box B by inserting the cut flower F into the opening 11 of the flower box 1.
An accordion part 2 that can be elastically expanded and contracted is provided at a required portion of the flower box 1 and the accordion part 2 is compressed in the width direction so that the container body can be accommodated inside the outer box B in a pressure contact state. There is a feature in the point.

  Further, in the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in addition to the above-described means, technical means of symmetrically providing the accordion parts 2 and 2 on both sides of the trunk part of the flowering box part 1 are adopted. can do.

  In addition, in the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problem, in addition to the above means, the accordion portions 2 and 2 are provided symmetrically on the front and rear sides and the left and right sides of the flower box portion 1 as necessary. It is possible to adopt a technical means that is configured to be elastically extendable in both the left and right directions.

In addition, in the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problem, in addition to the above-described means, the water retention for transportation which is accommodated in the outer box B by inserting the cut flower F into the opening 11 of the flower box 1 In the flower container,
A plurality of flower box parts 1 and 1 are integrated via an accordion part 2 that can be elastically expanded and contracted, and the accordion part 2 is compressed in the width direction so that the flower box parts 1 and 1 are made into an outer box B. It is possible to adopt a technical means that enables the housing to be accommodated in an elastic state.

  In addition, in the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, technical means of making the accordion portion 2 with a synthetic resin material having flexibility and shape restoration property in addition to the above-described means as necessary. can do.

  In addition, in the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in addition to the above-described means as necessary, a technical means of integrally forming the flower box portion 1 and the accordion portion 2 with a synthetic resin material is adopted. Can do.

Further, in the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in addition to the above means, if necessary, a water-retaining flower container for transportation that is accommodated in the outer box B with the cut flower F inserted into the opening 11 of the flower box 1 In
A bellows portion 13 that can be elastically expanded and contracted is formed in a middle region including the lip of the opening portion 11 in the container body 1, and the bellows portion 13 is compressed in the width direction so that the flower box portion 1 is placed in the outer box B. It is possible to adopt a technical means that enables the housing to be accommodated in an elastic state.

  In the present invention, by providing an accordion portion that can be elastically expanded and contracted at a required portion of the water retention container, there is no gap even if the accordion portion is compressed in the width direction, even if the outer box is different in size from the water retention container. The container body can be stably accommodated in a press-fit state that fits elastically and perfectly.

  Furthermore, the accordion part compressed in the outer box can maintain the fixed state of the water holding container accommodated by its repulsive force, and also has a buffering effect due to its own elasticity against the intense shaking of the outer box. Since the vibration of the container in the box can be suppressed, the fear of the cut flower being damaged during transportation due to the shock of the container vibration can be reduced.

  Also, when storing the water holding container in the outer box, the accordion part is compressed and held with both hands, and it is only necessary to insert the water holding container into the outer box as it is. Will never be done.

  On the other hand, the outer box for storing the water holding container may be a generally used inexpensive disposable cardboard box, and if the material of the water holding container is made of plastic that can be used repeatedly, the initial cost can be reduced. Therefore, the transportation cost does not become excessive.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a water-retaining flower container for transporting cut flowers that is not only excellent in functionality in terms of use, but also very convenient in terms of work and cost, and thus the practical utility value of the present invention is increased. high.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings specifically shown as follows.

“Example 1”
Embodiment 1 of the present invention is shown in FIGS. In the figure, what is indicated by reference numeral 1 is a flower arrangement box part, and what is indicated by reference numeral 2 is an accordion part.

  In the first embodiment, accordion portions 2 and 2 that are elastically stretchable in the longitudinal direction are provided on both sides of a flower box portion 1 into which cut flowers F can be inserted from an opening 11 inside a box in which water W is stored. (See FIG. 1).

  In Example 1, the accordion part 2 is made of a synthetic resin material having flexibility and shape restoration property (in this example, “high density polyethylene (HDPE)”), thereby providing elastic stretchability. is doing.

  In addition, the opening 11 of the flower box 1 is provided with an inner cylinder 12 so that the water W in the box does not spill outside when it falls down (see FIG. 2).

  Moreover, in Example 1, since the accordion part 2 is provided in communication with the flowering box part 1, the inside of the accordion part 2 can also be used as a part of the box.

  By configuring as described above, when the accordion part 2 is pressed from both sides as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the accordion part 21 is bent as shown in FIG. 3 (b). 2 can be compressed in the width direction. If the flower box 1 is inserted into the outer box B in this state, the accordion parts 2 and 2 are restored so that the abutting end face 22 becomes the inner wall of the outer box B. It is possible to make it closely and elastically close (see FIGS. 4 and 5).

  As a result, the container body can be stably accommodated in the pressure contact state even in the outer box B having a non-constant size as long as the accordion portions 2 and 2 are stretchable.

  The accordion parts 2 and 2 compressed in the outer box can maintain the fixed state of the container body accommodated by the repulsive force, and the accordion part 2. Since 2 exhibits a buffering effect and can suppress vibration in the box of the container, there is little fear that the cut flower F will be damaged during transportation.

  Moreover, in Example 1, since the accordion parts 2 and 2 are symmetrically provided on both sides of the body part of the flower box part 1, the effect of damping the container vibration is very high.

  When a large gap is formed in the front-rear direction in the outer box B, the stability can be increased by arranging and storing the container main bodies as shown in FIG.

  Also, when storing the box case 1 in the outer box B, the accordion parts 2 and 2 need only be compressed with both hands and inserted into the outer box, so that the boxing operation of the cut flowers F is very simple and quick. Shipping is also possible.

  On the other hand, as the outer box B, a generally used inexpensive disposable cardboard box can be used. Furthermore, the flower box part 1 is made of plastic that can be used repeatedly. The transportation cost will not be excessive.

  In addition, in Example 1, the flower box portion 1 and the accordion portion 2 are integrally formed by blow molding, so that mass production is easy and the initial cost of the container body can be kept low.

“Example 2”
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment, the accordion portions 2 and 2 are symmetrically provided on both the front and rear sides and the left and right sides of the flower box 1 so that the front and rear and the left and right directions in the outer box can be expanded and contracted. Thereby, it is possible to obtain excellent stability and buffering effect against the shaking of the outer box B in all directions (see FIG. 7).

“Example 3”
Next, Example 3 of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. In Example 3, the flower box part 1 is produced in a triangular prism shape so that it can be easily accommodated in the triangular prismatic outer box B, and the accordion parts 2 and 2 are formed on each side of the flower box part 1. ... is provided so as to be in perpendicular contact with the inner wall of the outer box B, so that the same fitting effect and buffering effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained. Therefore, the flower box part 1 is formed in another polygonal column shape. It can also be applied to cases (see FIG. 8).

Example 4
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below based on FIG. 9 and FIG. In Example 4, two flower box parts 1 and 1 are integrated via an accordion part 2 which can be elastically expanded and contracted, and the accordion part 2 is compressed in the width direction so that these flower box parts 1 -1 can be accommodated inside the outer box B in a compressed state (see FIGS. 9 and 10).

  Thereby, in addition to the fitting effect by the accordion part 2, etc., different types of cut flowers F can be classified and transported using the plurality of flower box parts 1.1.

  The accordion unit 2 may connect three or more flower box units 1, 1..., But it is desirable that the accordion unit 2 be stably portable.

“Example 5”
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In the fifth embodiment, a bellows portion 13 that can be elastically expanded and contracted is formed in the middle region including the lip of the opening portion 11 in the container main body 1, and the container is formed by compressing the bellows portion 13 in the width direction. The main body can be accommodated in a pressure contact state inside the outer box B (see FIG. 11).

  The present invention is generally configured as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the description of “Claims”. For example, the accordion unit 2 and the bellows portion 13 of the flower box portion 1 can employ other synthetic resin materials such as polystyrene (PS) and ABS resin, metal materials, etc. in addition to high-density polyethylene.

  The flower box part 1 and the accordion part 2 may be integrated by means such as adhesion other than integral molding, and the flower box part 1 and the accordion part 2 may be separated. Are also within the technical scope of the present invention.

  In recent years, in the transportation of flower buds, wet transportation that can maintain the freshness of cut flowers has become the mainstream, and there is a need in the market for ingenuity to deliver cut flowers to the shipping destination in a better state. Moreover, since the state of the cut flower gradually deteriorates from the time of cutting, the work speed from cutting to shipping is also very important.

  Under such circumstances, the water-retaining flower container for transporting cut flowers according to the present invention is a useful technique that can transport cut flowers in a stable state and is also very advantageous in terms of shipping work, and therefore, there is a demand in the market. It can be said that the industrial utility value of the present invention is very high.

It is a whole perspective view showing the container main body in Example 1 of this invention. It is explanatory sectional drawing showing the container main body of the state which inserted the cut flower in Example 1 of this invention. It is a state explanatory drawing showing the expansion-contraction state of the accordion part in Example 1 of this invention. It is a state explanatory drawing showing the state where the container main part was stored in the outer case in Example 1 of the present invention. It is a state explanatory view showing the accommodation state in the outer box of the container main part in Example 1 of the present invention. It is a state explanatory view showing the accommodation state in the outer box of the container main part in Example 1 of the present invention. It is a whole top view showing the accommodation state in the container main body and the outer case in Example 2 of this invention. It is a whole top view showing the accommodation state in the container main body and the outer case in Example 3 of this invention. It is a whole perspective view showing the container main body in Example 4 of this invention. It is state explanatory drawing showing the accommodation state in the outer case of the container main body in Example 4 of this invention. It is a whole top view showing the accommodation state in the container main body and the outer case in Example 5 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Centering box
11 opening
12 Inner tube
13 Bellows 2 Accordion
21 Folding part
22 Contact end face F Cut flower B Outer box W Water

Claims (7)

In the water-retaining flower container for transportation that is inserted in the outer box B by inserting the cut flower F into the opening 11 of the flower box 1,
An accordion portion 2 that can be elastically expanded and contracted is provided at a required portion of the flower box 1 and the accordion portion 2 is compressed in the width direction so that the container body can be accommodated in a pressure contact state inside the outer box B. A water-retaining flower container for transporting cut flowers.   The water-retaining flower container for transporting cut flowers according to claim 1, wherein accordion parts (2) and (2) are symmetrically provided on both sides of the body part of the flower box (1).   3. The cut flower according to claim 2, wherein the accordion portions 2 and 2 are symmetrically provided on both the front and rear sides and the left and right sides of the flower box 1 so as to be elastically stretchable in both the front and rear and left and right directions. Water-retaining flower container for transportation. In the water-retaining flower container for transportation that is inserted in the outer box B by inserting the cut flower F into the opening 11 of the flower box 1,
A plurality of flower box parts 1 and 1 are integrated via an accordion part 2 that can be elastically expanded and contracted, and the accordion part 2 is compressed in the width direction so that the flower box parts 1 and 1 are made into an outer box B. A water-retaining flower container for transporting cut flowers, characterized in that it can be accommodated inside in a repressed state.   The accordion part 2 is made of a synthetic resin material having flexibility and shape restoration, and the water-retaining flower container for transporting cut flowers according to any one of claims 1 to 4   The water retaining flower container for transporting cut flowers according to claim 5, wherein the flower box part 1 and the accordion part 2 are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material. In the water retention flower container for transportation accommodated in the outer box B by inserting the cut flower F into the opening 11 of the flower box 1,
A bellows portion 13 that can be elastically expanded and contracted is formed in a middle region including the lip of the opening portion 11 in the container body 1, and the bellows portion 13 is compressed in the width direction so that the flower box portion 1 is placed in the outer box B. A water-retaining flower container for transporting cut flowers, characterized in that it can be accommodated inside in a repressed state.

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