JP2013227035A - Folding container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a folding container capable of preventing unintended release of engagement for holding a jumping side wall in a standing state.SOLUTION: A folding container 10 has a structure in which an engaging operating member 50 moves to an upper end position side in a movable range and engaging protrusion 15B, 62B for holding a jumping side wall 40 in a standing state are mutually engaged, so that if one's hand is put on the engaging operating member 50 and the folding container 10 is lifted up, which may deepen engaging of the engaging protrusions 15B, 62B, but the engagement is not released as in a conventional one. Further, if a bottom part base 11 is deflected downward due to an internal load, engagement between the engaging protrusions 15B, 62B may be deepened, but the engagement is not released as in the conventional one. Namely, with the folding container 10, unintended release of engagement for holding the jumping side wall 40 in a standing state can be prevented.

Description

  The present invention includes a pair of jumping side walls and a pair of bent side walls that are arranged opposite to each other between a bottom base and an upper frame, and the pair of bent side walls have upper and lower ends at the upper frame. Folding that is pivotally connected to the base and the bottom base and is foldable inwardly in the middle of the top and bottom, while a pair of jumping side walls are pivotally connected only to the upper frame with only the upper end Concerning containers.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of folding container, there is known a structure in which an engagement operation member is assembled to the lower end portion of each jumping side wall so as to be movable up and down and urged downward by an elastic piece. In this folding container, the engagement protrusion protruding downward from the engagement operation member engages with the engagement hole of the bottom base from above, so that the jumping side wall is held upright, and the engagement operation member is By pulling up against the elastic force, the engagement protrusion and the engagement hole are disengaged and can be folded (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 09-240666 A (FIGS. 1 and 6)

  However, in the conventional folding container described above, for example, when the folding container is lifted by placing a hand on the upper frame, the bottom base bends downward due to the weight of the stored luggage, and the rising side wall is raised. There was a case where the engagement to keep the state was released unintentionally. Further, when the folding container is lifted, there is a case where the engaging operation member is erroneously put on the hand and lifted, and the engagement for holding the jumping side wall in an upright state is unintentionally released.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a folding container capable of preventing unintentional release of the engagement for holding the jumping side wall in an upright state.

  In order to achieve the above object, the folding container according to the invention of claim 1 has a box shape as a whole, and a pair of jumps between a bottom base constituting the bottom and an upper frame constituting the top. The upper side wall and the pair of bent side walls are arranged opposite to each other, and the pair of bent side walls are pivotally connected to the upper frame and the bottom base at both upper and lower ends and vertically centered. It is configured so that it can be folded inwardly, and a pair of jumping side walls are pivotally connected to the upper frame only at the upper end, and are placed between the pair of bent side walls in an upright state to stand upright. In the folding container, a pair of engaging operation members assembled to a pair of jumping side walls so as to be movable up and down, and a pair protruding upward from both ends of the bottom base in the opposing direction of the jumping side walls Are provided on the bottom outer edge protrusion, the engaging operation member and the bottom outer edge protrusion. When the working members move to the upper end position side of the movable range, they engage with each other to hold the jumping side wall in an upright state, while the engaging operation members move to the lower end position side of the movable range. And a rotation restricting engagement portion that permits rotation of the rising side wall in an upright state, and an elastic deformation portion that urges the engagement operation member toward the upper end position of the movable range. Has characteristics.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the folding container according to the first aspect, a finger hooking portion for moving the engagement operation member downward by gripping with a finger together with a part of the engagement operation member on the jumping side wall. It has a feature where it is provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the folding container according to the first or second aspect, the engaging protrusion is provided on the engaging operation member that protrudes in a cantilever shape from the bottom edge protrusion, and the engaging protrusion. And a rotation restricting engaging portion formed on the lower surface of the engaging protrusion and the inner lower surface of the protruding piece receiving portion.

  The folding container according to the invention of claim 4 has a box shape as a whole, and a pair of jumping side walls and a pair of folding side walls between a bottom base constituting the bottom and an upper frame constituting the top. And a pair of bent side walls are rotatably connected to the upper frame and the bottom base, and can be folded inward at the center in the vertical direction. In the folding container in which the pair of jumping side walls are pivotally connected to the upper frame only at the upper end portion, and are placed between the pair of folding side walls in the standing state and are in the standing state. A pair of engagement operation members assembled to the jumping side wall so as to be movable up and down, and a side engagement member provided on each engagement operation member and extending in the lateral direction and having a distal end portion located on a side portion of the jumping side wall And the bent side wall and the side engagement member, and the engagement operation member is moved to the upper end position side of the movable range. When the engagement operation member moves to the lower end position side of the movable range, the mutual engagement is released and the upright side wall of the upright side wall is raised. It is characterized in that it includes a rotation restricting engagement portion that allows rotation, and an elastic deformation portion that urges the engagement operation member toward the upper end position of the movable range.

[Invention of Claim 1]
According to the folding container of claim 1, when the rising side wall is raised, the engagement operation member moves to the upper end position side of the movable range by the elastic force of the elastic deformation portion, and the engagement operation member and The rotation restriction engaging portions of the bottom outer edge protrusions are engaged with each other. Thus, in the folding container of the present invention, the engagement operation member moves to the upper end position side of the movable range, and the rotation restricting engagement portions that hold the jumping side walls in the standing state engage with each other. When the folding container is lifted by placing a hand on the joint operation member, the engagement between the rotation restricting engagement portions may be deepened, but the engagement is not released as in the conventional case. In addition, when the bottom base is bent downward due to the luggage inside the folding container, the engagement is released as before even though the engagement between the rotation restricting engagement portions may be deepened. It will never be done. That is, according to the folding container of the present invention, it is possible to prevent unintentional release of the engagement for holding the jumping side wall in an upright state.

[Invention of claim 2]
According to the folding container of claim 2, a part of the engaging operation member and the finger hook portion of the jumping side wall are picked by a finger to release the engagement between the engaging operation member and the bottom outer edge protrusion, and It can be folded by pushing the jumping side wall. Thereby, the folding container can be efficiently changed from the assembled state to the folded state.

[Invention of claim 3]
In the folding container according to claim 3, a protrusion receiving portion that can receive the engaging protrusion protruding from the outer edge protrusion of the bottom surface is provided on the engaging operation member, and the rotation restricting engagement is provided on the inner lower surface of the protrusion receiving portion. Since the protruding portion is formed, the wall portion provided with the rotation restricting engagement portion of the engagement operation member is reinforced by the wall portion around the protruding piece receiving portion, and the rotation restricting engagement portions are engaged with each other. Strength can be increased.

[Invention of claim 4]
According to the folding container of claim 4, when the jumping side wall is raised, the engagement operation member moves to the upper end position side of the movable range by the elastic force of the elastically deforming portion. The rotation restricting engaging portions of the engaging member are engaged with each other. Thus, in the folding container of the present invention, the engagement operation member moves to the upper end position side of the movable range, and the rotation restricting engagement portions that hold the jumping side walls in the standing state engage with each other. When the folding container is lifted by placing a hand on the joint operation member, the engagement between the rotation restricting engagement portions may be deepened, but the engagement is not released as in the conventional case. Further, even if the bottom base is bent downward by the luggage inside the folding container, the engagement is not released as in the conventional case. That is, according to the folding container of the present invention, it is possible to prevent unintentional release of the engagement that holds the jumping side wall in an upright state.

The perspective view of the folding container of 1st Embodiment of this invention. Perspective view of bottom base Partially enlarged perspective view of the bottom base (A) Perspective view of front side of engagement operation member, (B) Perspective view of rear side of engagement operation member Partially broken perspective view of the engaging operation member The perspective view of the jumping-up side wall with the engagement operating member removed Perspective view of linear motion support part on jumping side wall Partially transparent perspective view in a state where the engagement operation member is assembled to the linear motion support portion (A) Perspective view of a state where the engagement operation member is disposed at the upper end position of the movable range, (B) Perspective view of a state where the engagement operation member is disposed at the lower end position of the movable range The perspective view of the state in which the engagement operation member is arranged at the upper end position of the movable range The perspective view of the state in which the engagement operation member is disposed at the lower end position of the movable range The perspective view of the state which made the jumping side wall into the inclination posture A perspective view in the middle of folding the jumping side wall A perspective view in the middle of folding the folded side wall A perspective view of the folded container in the folded state The perspective view of the state which assembled | attached the engagement operation member and the lock operation member to the jumping side wall of 2nd Embodiment. The perspective view of the raising side wall of the state which removed the engagement operation member and the lock operation member Perspective view of the lock operating member The perspective view of the state in which the engagement operation member is disposed at the lower end position of the movable range The perspective view of the state in which the engagement operation member is locked at the upper end position of the movable range The perspective view of the folding container of 3rd Embodiment The perspective view of the state which made the jumping side wall into the inclination posture The perspective view of the state in which the engagement operation member was locked at the engagement position by the lock operation member arranged at the lock position The perspective view of the state which has arrange | positioned the engagement operation member in the engagement release position

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the folding container 10 of the present embodiment has a rectangular parallelepiped box shape as a whole, between a rectangular bottom base 11 constituting the bottom and a rectangular upper frame 20 constituting the top. A pair of bent side walls 30, 30 and jumping side walls 40, 40 are assembled.

  The upper frame 20 has a grooved structure in which the cross-sectional shapes (not shown) of the long side portion and the short side portion are both open downward. Out of the pair of frame side walls 20A and 20B facing each other in the groove-shaped structure, the outer frame side wall 20A protrudes downward from the inner frame side wall 20B, and the inner side surface of the protruding portion has the upper frame 20 A plurality of rotation support portions 12 are provided across the four sides.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom base 11 protrudes upward from a pair of bottom long side walls 11T, 11T protruding upward from a pair of long side portions at the outer edge portion and from a pair of short side portions. It has a pair of bottom short side walls 11S and 11S, and the whole has a tray structure. A plurality of rotation support portions 12 are provided on the inner side surface of each bottom long side wall 11T.

  As shown in FIG. 1, each bent side wall 30 has upper and lower end portions on the rotation support portion 12 on each long side portion of the upper frame 20 and the rotation support portion 12 on the bottom long side wall 11 </ b> T of the bottom base 11. Are pivotably connected. Each bent side wall 30 has a structure in which the upper divided side wall 30A and the lower divided side wall 30B are divided into two at the center in the vertical direction, and these are pivotally connected by the intermediate hinge portion 30H. As shown in FIG. 14, the intermediate hinge portion 30 </ b> H has an upper side wall 30 </ b> A and a lower side wall 30 </ b> B that are vertically aligned in the same plane, as shown in FIG. 14. Rotation in the direction in which the outer surfaces of the divided side wall 30A and the lower divided side wall 30B face each other is allowed, and rotation on the opposite side is restricted. Further, the upper divided side wall 30 </ b> A is restricted from turning outward by the outer frame side wall 20 </ b> A in the upper frame 20, and is allowed to turn only inside, and the lower divided side wall 30 </ b> B is the bottom length of the bottom base 11. The side wall 11T restricts the rotation to the outside, and the rotation to the inside only is allowed.

  Each jumping side wall 40 is pivotally supported by the pivoting support portion 12 of each short side portion of the upper frame 20, and the whole pivots around the upper end portion. Then, the rising side wall 40 is placed between the pair of bent side walls 30, 30 in an upright state to be in an upright state (that is, a state of standing upright on the bottom base 11). Regulates the folding.

  Similarly to the upper divided side wall 30A, the flip-up side wall 40 is allowed to rotate only inward by the frame side wall 20A outside the upper frame 20. Further, when the jumping side wall 40 is raised, the lower end portion of the jumping side wall 40 faces the inner surface of the bottom short side wall 11 </ b> S of the bottom base 11, and the jumping side wall 40 extends from both sides of each bent side wall 30. A pair of side wall locking pieces 32 projecting to the side engage with both side edges on the outer surface of the jumping side wall 40, thereby restricting the jumping side wall 40 from rotating from the standing state to the outside. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a pair of upright engaging projections 49 and 49 are formed to project at both ends in the left and right direction on the lower end surface of the jumping side wall 40, and when the jumping side wall 40 is in a standing state, These standing engagement protrusions 49, 49 are engaged in an outer edge recessed portion 16 described later of the bottom base 11.

  A side wall handle 44 is provided at the center in the left-right direction at the upper end of the outer surface of the jumping side wall 40, and a frame handle 21 is provided above the side wall handle 44 in the upper frame 20. ing.

  Each bottom short side wall 11S of the bottom base 11 corresponds to a “bottom outer edge protrusion” of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, a center protrusion is formed at the center in the left-right direction on the inner surface of the bottom short side wall 11S. A portion 13 is provided. Then, a pair of engaging protrusions 15 and 15 according to the present invention protrude in a cantilever shape from both sides of the center protrusion 13 on the inner surface of the bottom short side wall 11S.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the center protrusion 13 has a substantially prismatic shape extending in the left-right direction of the bottom short side wall 11S, and the upper surface 13A of the center protrusion 13 is positioned closer to the upper end of the bottom short side wall 11S. Is arranged. Further, the upper and lower connecting protrusions 13T and 13T protrude laterally from the upper ends of the left and right end faces 13C and 13C of the central protrusion 13, and the upper surfaces of the upper and lower connecting protrusions 13T and 13T are the central protrusion 13 respectively. This is flush with the entire upper surface 13A. Furthermore, on the outer surface side of the bottom short side wall 11S, as shown in FIG. Further, an outer edge recessed portion 16 is formed on the outer edge portion of the upper surface of the bottom base 11 by stepping the entire region on the extension line in the left-right direction of the central protrusion 13 in a stepped shape, and the longitudinal direction of the outer edge recessed portion 16 At a plurality of positions, there are formed connecting ridges 17 extending across the outer edge depression 16 in the width direction and flush with the entire top surface of the bottom base 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the engaging protrusion 15 protrudes substantially horizontally from a position near the upper end on the inner side surface of the bottom short side wall 11 </ b> S, and includes a pair of reinforcing ribs 15 </ b> L and 15 </ b> L on both side edges of the upper surface. The upper surface of each reinforcing rib 15L extends horizontally from the middle in the longitudinal direction to the bottom short side wall 11S so as to be flush with the top surface of the bottom short side wall 11S and is opposite to the bottom short side wall 11S from the middle in the longitudinal direction. The side end is inclined so as to be gradually lowered with distance from the bottom short side wall 11S. Moreover, the front end surface of the engaging protrusion 15 opposite to the bottom short side wall 11S is substantially flush with the same surface as the bottom short side wall 11S of the upper and lower connecting protrusion 13T. ing.

  On the downward engagement surface 15 </ b> A that is the lower surface of each engagement protrusion 15, there is an engagement protrusion 15 </ b> B as a “rotation restricting engagement portion” of the present invention downward from the position of the tip of the engagement protrusion 15. It protrudes. The engaging projection 15B includes a locking surface 15K that faces the inner surface of the bottom short side wall 11S and that is orthogonal to the downward engaging surface 15A, and that is downward on the opposite side of the engaging projection 15B from the locking surface 15K. And an inclined surface 15S that is inclined so as to approach the bottom short-side wall 11S side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an engagement operation member 50 is assembled to the lower end portion of the outer surface of each jumping side wall 40. Here, the surface of the engagement operation member 50 that faces the outer surface of the jumping side wall 40 is referred to as a “rear surface”, and the opposite surface is referred to as a “front surface”. 4A shows a state in which the engagement operation member 50 is viewed from the front side, and FIG. 4B shows a state in which the engagement operation member 50 is viewed from the rear side.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the engagement operation member 50 has a structure in which engagement leg portions 52 and 52 are suspended from both end portions of the operation portion 51 extending in the left-right direction. A horizontally long rectangular front wall 51A is provided on the front surface of the operation unit 51, and a horizontally long structure having a structure in which a part of the front wall 51A is recessed rearward from the front side in a central portion in the horizontal direction of the operation unit 51. A rectangular central recess 53 is formed. The central recess 53 has a size of about 1/3 of the total length of the front wall 51A in the lateral direction of the front wall 51A.

  As shown in FIG. 4 (B), a rear projection wall 56 projects from the outer edge of the operation unit 51 toward the rear. A part of the rear projecting walls 56 and 56 of the upper side and the lower side of the operation unit 51 form upper and lower inner walls of the central recess 53, and is interposed between the upper and lower rear projecting walls 56 and 56 of the operation unit 51. The pair of upper and lower connecting walls 57, 57 formed as left and right inner walls of the central recess 53. Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, a finger-hanging protruding wall 54 protrudes from the front edge portion of the lower surface in the central recess 53. Further, the heel side of the central recess 53 is closed by the back wall 55, and the inner surface of the finger-hanging projection wall 54 of the molding mold (not shown) for the engagement operation member 50 is formed at the lower end of the back wall 55. A slit 55S is formed for extracting a mold protrusion piece to be removed. It should be noted that slits 56S and 56S are formed at both ends in the left and right direction of the rear protrusion wall 56 on the upper side of the front wall 51A to extract a mold protrusion that forms a surface facing the front wall 51A of the elastic piece 60 described later. Is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the outer side of the pair of upper and lower connecting walls 57 57 on the rear side of the operation unit 51 is surrounded by the upper and lower connecting walls 57 and the rear projecting wall 56 on all sides. A pair of rear mechanism chambers 58, 58 opened rearward are provided. In addition, in the right rear mechanism chamber 58 when the operation unit 51 is viewed from the rear surface side, the internal standing wall 59A extends straight upward from a position near the vertical communication wall 57 in the rear surface protruding wall 56 of the lower surface side. The front end portion of the internal standing wall 59A is located in the middle of the rear mechanism chamber 58 in the vertical direction, and from there, the elastic piece 60 (an “elastic deformation portion” of the present invention) obliquely upward on the opposite side of the vertical communication wall 57. Corresponds to a cantilever beam. On the other hand, in the left rear mechanism chamber 58 when the operation unit 51 is viewed from the rear surface side, the internal bending upright wall 59B rises upward from the position near the vertical connecting wall 57 in the rear surface protruding wall 56 of the lower surface side, It bends in a crank shape on the side approaching the connecting wall 57, and its upper end is disposed at the same position as the other internal upright wall 59A. And the elastic piece 60 is extended in the shape of a cantilever also from the upper end part of the internal bending upright wall 59B. Further, a rear edge side portion of a portion sandwiched between the internal standing wall 59A and the upper and lower connecting wall 57 is cut off on the rear rear projection wall 56 of the right rear mechanism chamber 58 when the operation unit 51 is viewed from the rear surface side. Thus, the first cutout 58A is formed, and the rear projection wall 56 on the lower surface of the left rear mechanism chamber 58 when the operation unit 51 is viewed from the rear side is provided between the internal bent upright wall 59B and the upper and lower connecting walls 57. The rear edge portion of the sandwiched portion is cut out to form a second cutout 58B that is larger than the first cutout 58A.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, locking protrusions 61, 61 extending in the vertical direction along the rear edge portion are formed on both outer side surfaces of the operation portion 51 in the left-right direction. The rear surface of each locking ridge 61 is an inclined surface 61S inclined with respect to the front-rear direction of the operation portion 51, and the front surface of each locking ridge 61 is a locking surface 61K orthogonal to the front-rear direction. It has become.

  The front surface of each engagement leg 52 is provided with a vertically long rectangular front wall 52 </ b> A, and the front wall 52 </ b> A is disposed slightly behind the front wall 51 </ b> A of the operation unit 51. At the lower end portion of the engaging leg portion 52, a horizontally long rectangular protrusion receiving portion 62 having a structure in which a part of the front wall 52A is recessed backward from the front surface side is formed. Further, a rear protruding wall 63 projects from the outer edge of the engaging leg 52 toward the rear. The lower ends of the rear protrusions 63 and 63 on both the left and right sides of the engagement leg 52 constitute the left and right inner walls of the protrusion receiving part 62, and the entire rear protrusion 63 on the lower side of the engagement leg 52 is the protrusion. An inner wall on the lower surface side of the receiving portion 62 is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, horizontal ribs 64, 64 are provided at two locations in the vertical direction between the rear projecting walls 63, 63 on the left and right sides of the engaging leg 52. The lower lateral rib 64 forms an inner wall on the upper surface side of the protruding piece receiving portion 62. In addition, the upper side of the heel side of the projecting piece receiving portion 62 is closed by the back wall 65 from the middle portion in the vertical direction.

  Note that the engagement leg portions 52 and 52 and the rear surface of the operation portion 51 are flush with each other on the upper side of the rear lower end portion of each engagement leg portion 52 in the vertical direction of the rear projection wall 63. Further, the lower side of the intermediate leg in the vertical direction of the rear projection wall 63 of each engagement leg 52 is an inclined surface 52S that is slightly inclined so as to gradually approach the front as it goes downward.

  An engagement protrusion 62B protrudes upward from the front edge of the upward engagement surface 62A, which is the inner lower surface of the protrusion receiving portion 62, of the engagement leg portion 52 shown in FIG. Further, a locking surface 62K perpendicular to the upward engagement surface 62A is provided on the rear surface side of the engagement protrusion 62B, and an inclined surface 62S that protrudes forward as it goes downward is provided on the opposite side. It has been.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a linear motion support portion 70 for supporting the engagement operation member 50 so as to be linearly movable is provided at the center in the left-right direction at the lower end portion of the outer surface of the jumping side wall 40. The linear motion support portion 70 includes a horizontal rib 41 extending in the left-right direction at a position near the lower end of the jumping side wall 40 and a pair of vertical ribs extending from two positions in the left-right direction of the horizontal rib 41 to the lower end of the jumping side wall 40. The ribs 42 and 42 are surrounded on three sides. Further, a laterally long rectangular frame wall 43 protrudes from the outer surface of the jumping side wall 40 near the lower end of the inner portion of the linear motion support portion 70 at the center in the left-right direction, and the upper side of the frame wall 43 The portion is a finger hook portion 43A according to the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a pair of box walls 71, 71 are provided on both sides in the left-right direction on the lower surface of the frame wall 43. Each box wall 71 jumps from the lower surface of the frame wall 43 in the vicinity of the first vertical rib 71A formed by extending both side portions of the frame wall 43 to the lower end of the jumping side wall 40, and the first vertical rib 71A. A connecting rib 71C connects between the lower ends of the second vertical ribs 71B extending to the lower end of the side wall 40. Then, the pair of upper and lower connecting pieces 72, 72 project from the positions near the lower end of the opposing surfaces of the pair of box walls 71, 71 to the side approaching each other.

  A leg holding wall 73 is interposed between the tip of each vertical rib 42 and the tip of the side portion of the frame wall 43 that faces the vertical rib 42 from the inside of the linear motion support 70. Has been.

  A pair of internal guides 76 and 76 are provided side by side in the linear motion support portion 70 and on the upper side of the frame wall 43 on the outer surface of the jumping side wall 40. Each internal guide 76 has a structure in which a guide protrusion 76B is integrally provided at the upper end of a rectangular guide protrusion 76A extending in the vertical direction. Further, the guide protrusions 76A and 76A have opposed guide surfaces 76G and 76G opposed to each other, and the opposed guide surfaces 76G and 76G are continuously extended to be flush with the guide protrusions 76B and 76B. . Further, the front surface of the guide protrusion 76B that is away from the outer surface of the jumping side wall 40 protrudes forward from the front surface of the guide protrusion 76A, and the protruding portion gradually jumps toward the opposing guide surface 76G. An inclined surface 76C that is inclined so as to approach the outer surface of the upper side wall 40 is provided.

  A pair of elastic force receiving projections 75 and 75 are provided on the outer surface of the jumping side wall 40 in the linear motion support portion 70 and above the pair of leg portion holding walls 73 and 73. Each elastic force receiving projection 75 has a structure in which the upper ends of a pair of projecting pieces 75A and 75A opposed in the lateral direction are communicated by a communication projection 75B. The pair of projecting pieces 75A and 75A protrude from the connecting projecting portion 75B to the front wall 51A side of the engaging operation member 50, and the upper side wall 40 gradually rises upward at the upper end of these projecting portions. Inclined surfaces 75C and 75C that are inclined so as to approach the outer surface.

  A pair of retaining protrusions 74, 74 extending in the vertical direction are provided at lateral positions of the pair of elastic force receiving protrusions 75, 75 of the pair of inner side surfaces of the linear motion support portion 70. Yes. Further, on the inner upper surface of the linear motion support portion 70, upper surface ribs 77 are provided at a plurality of positions in the left-right direction. The lower surface 77A of each of the upper surface ribs 77 is horizontal, while the front surface of the upper surface rib 77 on the side farther from the outer surface of the jumping side wall 40 is closer to the outer surface of the jumping side wall 40 as it goes downward. The inclined surface 77B is inclined.

  In order to assemble the engagement operation member 50 into the linear motion support portion 70, the inclined surfaces 52S and 52S on the lower end side of the engagement leg portions 52 and 52 of the engagement operation member 50 shown in FIG. The entire engaging operation member 50 is inclined with respect to the jumping side wall 40 so as to be parallel to the outer surface of the jumping side wall 40 in the portion 70, and the lower ends of the engaging leg portions 52, 52 are made to rise. Are inserted between the outer surface and the pair of leg holding walls 73, 73. Then, the rear surface side upper edge portion of the operation portion 51 is abutted against the inclined surface 77B of the upper surface rib 77 group, and the tip portions of the pair of elastic pieces 60, 60 are a pair of elastic force receiving portions 75, 75. Further, the inclined surfaces 61S and 61S of the both locking protrusions 61 and 61 of the engagement operation member 50 are in contact with the retaining protrusions 74 and 74 in the linear motion support portion 70. It will be in the state. In this state, when the operation portion 51 of the engagement operation member 50 is pushed into the back of the linear motion support portion 70 while pushing down the engagement operation member 50 to the leg holding wall 73 side, as shown in FIG. The operating portion 51 is accommodated below the 77 group, and the locking ridges 61, 61 get over the retaining protrusions 74, 74, and the locking surfaces 61K, 61K of the locking ridges 61, 61 (FIG. 4A). )), The retaining protrusions 74, 74 are engaged so as to be movable up and down.

  Further, inside the operation unit 51, the pair of elastic pieces 60, 60 slide on the inclined surfaces 75C, 75C and ride on the upper surfaces of the resilient force receiving projections 75, 75. Further, the pair of upper and lower connecting walls 57, 57 of the engagement operation member 50 are accommodated between the pair of inner guides 76, 76. When the engaging operation member 50 is laterally displaced from the normal position in the linear motion support portion 70, the inclined surfaces 76C and 76C of the pair of internal guides 76 are normally connected to the pair of upper and lower connecting walls 57 and 57. Guide to position.

  When the engagement operation member 50 is assembled in the linear motion support portion 70, normally, as shown in FIG. 9A, the upper surface of the operation portion 51 is biased upward by the elastic force of the elastic piece 60. The engagement operation member 50 is positioned at the upper end position of the movable range by coming into contact with the lower surface 77A of the upper surface rib 77 group. At this time, the lower surface of the operation portion 51 is separated above the frame wall 43, and as shown in FIG. A part of the lower side of the piece receiving portions 62, 62 opens to the outside below the leg holding wall 73. At that time, the lower end surface of the engaging leg portion 52 is located above the lower end surface of the jumping side wall 40. Then, when the engagement operation member 50 is pushed down against the elastic force of the elastic piece 60, the lower surface of the operation portion 51 comes into contact with the upper surface of the frame wall 43 as shown in FIG. The member 50 is positioned at the lower end position of the movable range, and as shown in FIG. 11, the entire projecting piece receiving portions 62 and 62 are opened to the outside below the leg holding wall 73, and The lower end surface is substantially flush with the lower end surface of the jumping side wall 40.

  The description regarding the structure of the folding container 10 of this embodiment is above. Next, the effect of this folding container 10 is demonstrated. When the pair of bent side walls 30, 30 are in an upright state, the jumping side walls 40 are rotatable between the bent side walls 30, 30 around the upper end. Then, as shown in FIG. 12, when the jumping side wall 40 is rotated from the inclined state to the standing state, each engaging projection 62 </ b> B in the engaging operation member 50 of the jumping side wall 40 is moved in the middle. Then, it abuts on the engaging protrusions 15 </ b> B of the engaging protrusions 15 of the bottom base 11. Then, when the jumping side wall 40 is further rotated toward the standing state, the inclined surface 62S of the engaging protrusion 62B is brought into sliding contact with the inclined surface 15S of the engaging protrusion 15B, and the engaging operation member 50 is elastically released from the elastic piece 60. Lowered against power. Then, when the jumping side wall 40 is in an upright state, the engagement protrusion 62B gets over the engagement protrusion 15B, and the elastic operation force of the elastic piece 60 moves the engagement operation member 50 to the upper end position side of the movable range. As shown in FIG. 10, the locking surfaces 15K and 62K face each other, and the engagement protrusions 15B and 62B are engaged with each other.

  When both the upper and lower side walls 40, 40 are held upright and the entire folding container 10 is in the assembled state, the luggage can be accommodated in the folding container 10. Then, when the folding container 10 is lifted and transported, the side wall handle 44 or the frame handle 21 may be handled. However, an operator may accidentally lift the folding container 10 by placing a hand on the central recess 53 of the engagement operation member 50.

  However, in the folding container 10 of the present embodiment, the engagement operation members 50 move to the upper end position side of the movable range, and the engagement protrusions 15B and 62B for holding the jumping side wall 40 in the standing state are engaged. Since the folding container 10 is lifted by placing a hand on the engagement operation member 50, the engagement between the engagement protrusions 15B and 62B may be deepened. Thus, the engagement is not released. Further, it is conceivable that the bottom base 11 bends downward due to an internal load by lifting the folding container 10 by placing the hand on the side wall handle 44 or the frame handle 21. However, in this case as well, even if the engagement between the engagement protrusions 15B and 62B is deepened, the engagement is not released as in the conventional case. That is, according to the folding container 10 of the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent unintentional release of the engagement that holds the jumping side wall 40 in the standing state.

  Further, in the folding container 10 of the present embodiment, since the engaging projection 62B is disposed in the protruding piece receiving portion 62 of the engaging operation member 50, the wall portion provided with the engaging protrusion 62B in the engaging operation member 50. Can be reinforced by the wall portion around the protrusion receiving portion 62 to increase the engagement strength between the engagement protrusions 15B and 62B.

  In addition, in the folding container 10 of this embodiment, when the jumping side wall 40 is in an upright state, a pair of upper and lower connecting projections 13T projecting from the central projection 13 of the bottom short side wall 11S to both sides. Since 13T engages with the upper surfaces of the pair of upper and lower connecting pieces 72, 72 on the jumping side wall 40, the downward deflection amount of the bottom base 11 due to the load inside the folding container 10 can be suppressed.

  When the folding container 10 is folded, as shown in FIG. 11, the engaging operation member 50 is pushed down against the elastic force of the elastic piece 60 to release the engagement between the engaging protrusions 15B and 62B. In this state, the jumping side wall 40 may be rotated upward. At this time, for example, as shown in FIG. 9B, one of the index finger or the thumb is inserted into the finger-hanging projection wall 54 of the engagement operation member 50, and the other of the index finger or the thumb is inserted into the frame wall in the jumping side wall 40. 43, if the engagement operation member 50 is pushed down by pinching the finger-hanging projection wall 54 and the finger-hanging portion 43A of the frame wall 43, the jumping side wall is left as it is without changing the position of the fingers. By pressing 40, it can be rotated upward as shown in FIG. Thereby, the folding container 10 can be efficiently changed from the assembled state shown in FIG. 1 to the folded state shown in FIG.

[Second Embodiment]
The folding container 10V of the present embodiment is shown in FIGS. 16 to 20, and a lock operation member 80 for locking the engagement operation member 50 to the upper end position of the movable range is assembled to the jumping side wall 40V. This is different from the first embodiment. Only differences from the first embodiment will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a second notch 58B (see FIG. 16) of the engagement operation member 50 is attached to the finger hook portion 43A of the frame wall 43 of the jumping side wall 40V in order to attach the lock operation member 80. A horizontally-long rectangular through hole 78 is formed through the opposing position. Further, an engaging protrusion 79 is formed on the lower surface of the finger hook portion 43 </ b> A at a position near the center of the frame wall 43 in the left-right direction with respect to the through hole 78. The engaging protrusion 79 has a semicircular cross section and extends in the depth direction of the frame wall 43.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the lock operation member 80 has a structure in which an interference block 85 is provided on the upper surface of a plate-like base portion 81. As shown in FIG. 16, the base portion 81 has a horizontally long rectangle superimposed on the lower surface of the finger hook portion 43 </ b> A, and operation protrusions 82 and 82 protrude downward from both ends in the longitudinal direction. The opposing surfaces of the operation protrusions 82 and 82 are inclined surfaces 82A and 82A that are inclined so as to approach each other as they go upward.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the relay column 84 protrudes upward from a position near one end in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the base portion 81. The interference block 85 has a prismatic structure extending horizontally in a cantilever shape from the upper end of the relay support 84 to a position near the other end of the base 81 in the left-right direction. In addition, a pair of retaining protrusions 86 and 86 protrude from both side surfaces of a portion of the interference block 85 positioned above the relay support 84. The retaining protrusions 86 are inclined so that the lower surface of the part of the interference block 85 that is in the form of a cantilever is flush with the locking surface 86K that is flush with the side surface of the interference block 85 as it goes upward. An inclined surface 86S is provided. Further, an engagement groove 83 corresponding to the engagement protrusion 79 is provided at a position closer to the end on the opposite side of the upper surface of the base portion 81 from the side where the relay support 84 is disposed.

  The lock operating member 80 is assembled in a state where the interference block 85 is pushed into the through-hole 78 from below and the locking surfaces 86K and 86K of the retaining protrusions 86 and 86 are locked to the upper surface of the frame wall 43, as shown in FIG. As shown, the interference block 85 protrudes above the frame wall 43. And the unlocking position where the end surface near the engagement groove 83 in the base portion 81 is engaged with the engagement protrusion 79, and the engagement groove 83 is engaged with the engagement protrusion 79 as shown in FIG. Slide between the locked positions.

  As shown in FIG. 16, when the lock operation member 80 is disposed at the unlock position, the entire upper surface of the interference block 85 faces the second notch 58B. Thereby, the engagement operation member 50 can be pushed down to the lower end position of the movable range without interfering with the lock operation member 80. At this time, the interference block 85 passes through the second notch 58B and is shown in FIG. As shown, it is received inside the operation unit 51.

  As shown in FIG. 20, when the lock operation member 80 is disposed at the lock position, a part of the upper surface of the interference block 85 faces the edge of the second notch 58 </ b> B on the lower surface of the engagement operation member 50. Thereby, the engagement operation member 50 and the lock operation member 80 interfere with each other, and the engagement operation member 50 cannot be pushed down from the upper end position of the movable range. Thereby, in the folding container of this embodiment, in addition to the operation effect of the folding container 10 of the first embodiment described above, for example, the engagement operation member 50 is unintentionally hooked and pushed down, and the engagement protrusion Problems such as releasing the engagement between 15B and 62B, and problems such as dropping the folding container and releasing the engagement between the engagement protrusions 15B and 62B due to the impact can be prevented. .

[Third Embodiment]
The folding container 10W of the present embodiment is shown in FIGS. 21 to 24, and the engagement operation member 50V has a horizontally long structure, and both ends thereof engage with the bent side walls 30 and 30. Different from the first embodiment. Only the configuration different from that of the first embodiment will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the engagement operation member 50V has a structure in which a pair of side engagement members 52V and 52V are extended from both ends of the operation portion 51V extending in the left-right direction of the jumping side wall 40W. The side engagement member 52V is narrower than the operation portion 51V (is smaller in the vertical direction), and extends in the vertical direction on the front surface at the intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of each side engagement member 52V. Guide protrusions 52G are formed.

  On the other hand, on the outer surface of the jumping side wall 40W, a pair of horizontal ribs 41A and 41B that extend in parallel at the position near the lower end and extend left and right, and 1 that extend in parallel at positions near the left and right side portions and extend up and down. A pair of vertical ribs 42A and 42B are provided. Also, rib holes 42C are formed through the portions of the vertical ribs 42A and 42B sandwiched between the horizontal ribs 41A and 41B. Then, both side engagement members 52V and 52V of the engagement operation member 50V pass through the rib holes 42C and 42C, and the guide protrusion 52G of each side engagement member 52V is in contact with the opening edge of the rib hole 42C. It is assembled to. Further, a portion of the jumping side wall 40W covered with the operation portion 51V includes, for example, a pair of L-shaped locking walls 40L, 40L that protrude from two positions aligned in the left-right direction and bend toward the side approaching each other. (See FIG. 23). On the other hand, a pair of engaging pieces 50L, 50L project from a pair of vertical ribs (not shown) extending in the vertical direction on the side away from each other inside the operation portion 51V. 50L is engaged inside the L-shaped locking walls 40L, 40L. Thus, the engagement operation member 50V moves up and down in a state where movement in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction is restricted with respect to the jumping side wall 40W.

  The operation portion 51V is formed with an operation portion center protrusion 51K by bulging the center portion in the left-right direction downward, and a pair of elastic pieces 60V and 60V are provided on both sides of the operation portion center protrusion 51K. It has been. The elastic pieces 60V and 60V extend obliquely downward so as to gradually move away from the operation portion central protrusion 51K as they go downward, and come into contact with the lateral ribs 41B, so that the engagement operation member 50V is placed on the upper end side of the movable range. It is biased to the engagement position.

  As shown in FIG. 22, an engaging claw 33 is provided at the lower end of the inner surface of the lower side wall locking piece 32. The engaging claw 33 extends from the inner surface of the side wall locking piece 32 in the direction in which the jumping side walls 40W and 40W face each other, and is provided with an engaging protrusion 33A protruding downward at the tip. Further, a side wall notch 30 </ b> K is formed further below the side wall locking piece 32 in the bent side wall 30. On the other hand, the jumping side wall 40W is provided with a cover protruding wall 40K protruding sideways from the vertical rib 42B. Then, when the jumping side wall 40W is raised, the cover protruding wall 40K is accommodated in the side wall notch 30K (see FIG. 21).

  When the engagement operation member 50V is disposed at the engagement release position on the lower end side of the movable range, the front end portions of the side engagement members 52V and 52V are overlapped on the rear surface side of the cover projecting walls 40K and 40K. Thus, when the jumping side wall 40W is rotated, it is possible to pass below the engaging projection 33A of the engaging claw 33. On the other hand, when the engagement operation member 50V is disposed at the engagement position on the upper end side of the movable range, the front end portions of the side engagement members 52V and 52V are located on the rear upper side of the cover projecting walls 40K and 40K and are engaged. Engaging with the protrusion 33A, the jumping side wall 40W is held in an upright state. In the present embodiment, the engaging protrusion 33A and the tip of the side engaging member 52V correspond to the “rotation restricting engaging portion” according to the present invention.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the unlocking hole 58B is formed on the lower surface of the operation portion central projection 51K in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the opening edge of the unlocking hole 58B has the locking contact according to the present invention. It is a contact wall 50T. Further, a locking operation member 80 is attached to a position of the lateral rib 41B that faces the unlocking hole 58B, and is movable between the locking position shown in FIG. 23 and the unlocking position shown in FIG. . Even the folding container 10W of the present embodiment having such a configuration has the same effects as the first and second embodiments.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It can be changed and implemented.

  (1) In the above-described embodiment, the engagement protrusion 15B as the “rotation restricting engagement portion” protruding from the downward engagement surface 15A and the “rotation restriction” protruding from the upward engagement surface 62A. The engagement protrusions 62 </ b> B as the “engagement portions” are configured to engage with each other, but the engagement as the “rotation restricting engagement portion” is provided on either the downward engagement surface or the upward engagement surface. One of the holes may be provided with an engaging protrusion as a “rotation restricting engaging portion” on the other side to engage with each other.

  (2) In the first and second embodiments, the engaging protrusion 15 is provided on the bottom base 11, while the protrusion receiving part 62 is provided on the engaging operation member 50. While the engagement protrusion is provided on the engagement operation member, the protrusion reception part may be provided on the bottom base. Further, it is possible to provide a configuration in which engagement protrusions are provided on both the engagement operation member and the bottom base and the engagement protrusions are engaged with each other.

10, 10V, 10W Folding container 11 Bottom base 11S Bottom side wall 15A Downward engagement surface 15B Engagement protrusion (rotation restricting engagement portion)
20 Upper frame 30 Bending side wall 33A Engaging protrusion (rotation restricting engaging portion)
40, 40V, 40W Jumping side wall 43A Finger hook portion 50, 50V Engagement operation member 52V Side engagement member (rotation restriction engagement portion)
60 Elastic piece (elastic deformation part)
62 Protruding piece receiving part 62A Upward engaging surface 62B Engaging protrusion (rotation restricting engaging part)

Claims (4)

The whole has a box shape, and is provided with a pair of jumping side walls and a pair of bent side walls facing each other between a bottom base constituting the bottom and an upper frame constituting the upper part,
The pair of bent side walls are configured such that upper and lower end portions are rotatably connected to the upper frame and the bottom base and can be folded inward at the center in the vertical direction.
In the folding container in which the pair of jumping side walls are pivotably connected to the upper frame only at the upper end portion, and are placed between the pair of folding side walls in the standing state to be in the standing state.
A pair of engaging operation members assembled to the pair of jumping side walls so as to be movable up and down;
A pair of bottom surface outer edge protrusions that protrude upward from both ends of the bottom base in the facing direction of the jumping side walls;
The engagement operation member and the bottom surface outer edge protrusion are provided, and when the engagement operation member moves to the upper end position side of the movable range, the engagement operation member is engaged with each other to hold the jumping side wall in an upright state, A rotation restricting engagement portion that releases the mutual engagement when the engagement operation member moves to the lower end position side of the movable range, and allows rotation of the rising side wall in the standing state;
A folding container comprising: an elastically deformable portion that biases the engaging operation member toward an upper end position of a movable range.   2. The folding device according to claim 1, wherein a finger hooking part is provided on the jumping side wall so as to move the engagement operation member downward by gripping with a part of the engagement operation member with a finger. container. An engagement protrusion protruding in a cantilever shape from the bottom edge protrusion, and a protrusion receiving portion provided on the engagement operation member and capable of receiving the engagement protrusion.
The folding container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rotation restricting engaging portion is formed on a lower surface of the engaging protruding piece and an inner lower surface of the protruding piece receiving portion. The whole has a box shape, and is provided with a pair of jumping side walls and a pair of bent side walls facing each other between a bottom base constituting the bottom and an upper frame constituting the upper part,
The pair of bent side walls are configured such that upper and lower end portions are rotatably connected to the upper frame and the bottom base and can be folded inward at the center in the vertical direction.
In the folding container in which the pair of jumping side walls are pivotably connected to the upper frame only at the upper end portion, and are placed between the pair of folding side walls in the standing state to be in the standing state.
A pair of engaging operation members assembled to the pair of jumping side walls so as to be movable up and down;
A side engagement member provided on each of the engagement operation members and extending in the lateral direction and having a tip portion located on a side portion of the jumping side wall;
Provided on the bent side wall and the side engaging member, and when the engaging operation member moves to the upper end position side of the movable range, engages with each other to hold the jumping side wall in an upright state, A rotation restricting engagement portion that releases the mutual engagement when the engagement operation member moves to the lower end position side of the movable range, and allows rotation of the rising side wall in the standing state;
A folding container comprising: an elastically deformable portion that biases the engaging operation member toward an upper end position of a movable range.

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