JP2011162221A - Returnable container and liner for returnable container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a returnable container and a liner for the returnable container, which prevent slippage of an item being transferred such as a book and also prevent an item placed in a case or a cover and transferred from popping out of the case or the cover. <P>SOLUTION: This returnable container (10) is provided with a bottom panel (14) and a side panel (12) extended upward from the periphery of the panel (14). The top face of the panel (14) has a slip preventive function and is formed with an inclined face (18) which inclines upward toward the outside direction so as to be recessed at least one receding position. Because the bottom panel is provided with the inclined face (18), a transferred item popping out of a case is caught by the face (18), preventing the item from hitting the side panel of the container hard and damaged. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bottom structure of a returnable container for storing and transporting books or the like, or an insole used for a normal returnable container.

  In recent years, in a book-related logistics system, it has become common to place an ordered book in a synthetic resin-made container for transport. Also, from the aspect of efficiency, the speed of transporting the returnable containers is increasing.

  Under such circumstances, there is a possibility that the book moves greatly in the passing container during transportation and hits the side plate of the container through the corner or back of the book or the forehead and damages the part. Therefore, conventionally, a slip-proof resin is coated on the bottom of the return container, or a slip-proof mat is placed on the bottom of the return container as an insole.

  However, when the book is in a case, etc., if the bottom of the return container has a slip, the case will not move when the return container suddenly stops or curves, so the book will jump out of the case and pass through the container. There is a risk of hitting the side plate. This is the same when the book is covered.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to prevent slipping of a transported object such as a book and prevent a transported object from jumping out of a case or a cover. It is to provide an insole for a container and a returnable container.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a container (10) comprising a bottom plate (14) and a side plate (12) extending upward from the periphery of the bottom plate (14), wherein the upper surface of the bottom plate (14) is In addition to having a non-slip function, an inclined surface (18) that is inclined upward is formed so as to be recessed at least in one place.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the upper surface of the bottom plate (14) is provided with a non-slip function, thereby preventing a transported object such as a book from sliding. Further, even in the case where the conveyed product is contained in the case and the conveyed product easily comes out of the case, the inclined surface (18) is provided so that the conveyed product that has jumped out of the case is inclined. It is stopped by the surface (18), and it is possible to prevent the conveyed product from strongly colliding with the side plate of the return container and being damaged.

  In addition, the other aspect of this invention is related with the insole applicable also to the existing return container. That is, in the insole (100) used for the through container (10 ') including the bottom plate (14') and the side plate (12 ') extending upward from the periphery of the bottom plate (14'), the upper surface of the insole (100) Is characterized in that it has an anti-slip function and is formed with an inclined surface (118) that is inclined upward outward so that at least one portion is recessed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, damage to conveyance articles, such as a book, can be prevented effectively.

1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a returnable container according to the present invention. FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the returnable container according to the present invention along the line II-II in FIG. It is a schematic sectional fragmentary view for demonstrating the effect | action of the return container of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows another embodiment of the return container by this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows other embodiment of the return container by this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the insole by this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition,
In all the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a returnable container 10 for books according to the present invention, with one of its side plates 12 omitted. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the returnable container 10 of FIG. The illustrated container 10 is preferably an integrally molded product made of a synthetic resin, and includes a rectangular bottom plate 14 and side plates 12 extending vertically from each side of the bottom plate 14.

  As can be understood from FIGS. 1 and 2, the shape of the bottom plate 14 is such that the central region 16 is a rectangular plane. Each side of the rectangular central region 16 is substantially parallel to the corresponding side plate 12 of the return container 10. A flat inclined surface 18 that inclines upward extends from each side of the rectangular central region 16 toward the corresponding side plate 12.

  The upper surface of the bottom plate 14 is a non-slip surface for preventing the book from sliding. Examples of the anti-slip surface include those obtained by coating a predetermined material on the upper surface of the bottom plate 14 and those obtained by laying or sticking a sheet made of a predetermined material on the bottom plate 14. FIG. 2 shows a form in which the sheet 20 is attached. Of course, if the synthetic resin of the return container 10 itself has a non-slip function with respect to the book, the upper surface of the bottom plate 14 itself becomes a non-slip surface.

  Suitable materials for anti-slip coatings and sheets include natural rubber, synthetic rubber, polyvinyl chloride, urethane foam, sponge and the like. Since these have a high coefficient of friction with respect to the surface of a book (including a cover and a case) and have some elasticity, they also function as cushioning materials for the book.

  Further, the anti-slip surface may be flat, but may be one provided with fine irregularities by embossing or the like, or one provided with a large number of small protrusions. The edge of the book gets caught on the unevenness and small protrusions, preventing slipping, and at the same time, the convex part (small protrusion) is elastically curved to become a cushioning material when contacting the book and prevent damage to the book Because you can.

  Next, the operation of the passing container 10 having such a configuration will be described.

  First, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the book 24 containing the case 22 is placed on the bottom plate 14 of the return container 10, and the return container 10 is moved to the open side of the case 22 (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3). Let When the passing container 10 is suddenly stopped, the sliding of the book 24, that is, the case 22 in this case, is prevented by the anti-slip surface 18 (20) on the upper surface of the bottom plate 14. However, the book 24 body inside the case 22 tends to jump out of the opening of the case 22 due to inertia (see arrow B in FIG. 3). At this time, since there is an inclined surface 18 (20) in front of the opening of the case 22, the book 24 protruding from the opening of the case 22 is in contact with the inclined surface 18 (20), as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The movement is stopped. Even if the book 24 does not stop completely, the moving speed of the book 24 is greatly reduced. As a result, the book 24 does not collide strongly with the side plate 12 of the container 10 through which the book 24 passes, and the book 24 is prevented from being damaged. The same applies to books with covers.

  The book 24 tends to come out of the case 22 or the cover when the returnable container 10 is curved during transportation or when the returnable container 10 is inclined. Since the protruding amount of the book 24 from the cover is suppressed by the inclined surface 18 (20), damage to the book 24 is prevented.

  In addition, although the inclination angle of the inclined surface 18 is appropriately determined, in order to suppress the movement of the book 24 by the inclined surface 18, the inclination angle is preferably about 4 to 10 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane. This is because when the angle is large, the impact when the book 24 comes into contact with the inclined surface 18 becomes large, and when the angle is small, the book 24 may slide along the inclined surface 18.

  In addition, the size of the central region 16 is also determined as appropriate, but it is preferable that the size is the size of the smallest book to be handled. This is because if the central area 16 is considerably larger than the smallest book, the book may move greatly in the central area 16 and slide up the inclined surface 18 as it is.

  As described above, the preferred embodiment of the returnable container 10 according to the present invention has been described, but it will be readily understood that various modifications are possible. For example, in the above embodiment, the inclined surface 18 is a flat surface, but may be a curved surface. In this connection, as shown in FIG. 4, the same effect can be obtained even if the central region is eliminated and the entire surface is spherical. That is, the present invention is characterized in that the inclined surface 18 is formed so that at least one portion of the upper surface of the bottom plate 14 of the returnable container 10 is recessed. Note that “at least one place” is set in consideration of the case where two different books 24 are placed inside the return container 10 as shown in FIG.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment forms the inclined surface in the baseplate 14 of the return container 10, in order to apply the concept of this invention to the existing return container, it has the inclined surface 118 as shown in FIG. It will be readily appreciated that the insole 100 may be placed on the bottom plate 14 'of the existing return container 10'. The configuration of the insole 100 is similar to the bottom plate 14 of the return container 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, but has the same configuration as the bottom plate of the return container shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 and other shapes. be able to. Further, the entire insole 100 may be formed from synthetic rubber polyvinyl chloride or the like.

  Furthermore, it goes without saying that the returnable container 10 and the insole 100 according to the present invention are not limited to books. For example, it may be for other articles such as confectionery folded in a cylindrical case.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Return container, 12, 12 '... Side plate, 14, 14' ... Bottom plate, 16 ... Center area, 18 ... Inclined surface, 20 ... Sheet, 22 ... Case, 24 ... Book, 100 ... Insole

Claims (2)

  In a through container (10) comprising a bottom plate (14) and a side plate (12) extending upward from the periphery of the bottom plate (14), the upper surface of the bottom plate (14) has an anti-slip function and at least one place. A return container characterized in that an inclined surface (18) inclined upward is formed so as to be recessed. In the insole (100) used for the through container (10 ') including a bottom plate (14') and a side plate (12 ') extending upward from the periphery of the bottom plate (14'), the upper surface of the insole (100) is An insole for a returnable container, characterized in that it has an anti-slip function and is formed with an inclined surface (118) that is inclined upward toward the outside so that at least one portion is recessed.

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