JP2018062359A - Transportation box and packaging container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transportation box and a packaging container capable of transporting fruits packed in a pack without damaging them.SOLUTION: A transportation box 3 is for storing a pack 2 in which fruits F are packed, and includes a bottom plate 6, a side wall 7 extending upward from the periphery of the bottom plate 6, and a plurality of support parts 8 for supporting four corner parts 5a of a flange part 5 of the pack 2 from below. Between all the support parts 8, a space part 15 is formed in which the air can circulate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a transport box and a packaging container for storing a pack filled with fruits.

  Traditionally, fruits such as apples, pears, and peaches are individually arranged in a transport box that includes a shock-absorbing insole and transported to the destination, and refilled into a transparent pack for sale at the destination store. It was. However, the refilling operation at the store is complicated, and there is a problem that the fruit is damaged during the operation.

  Therefore, it has been proposed that fruits are packed in a pack for sale in advance, and the pack is accommodated in, for example, a cardboard box and transported. However, the pack for sale has a low impact absorbability, and there is a problem that the fruit is damaged by an impact during transportation.

  Patent Document 1 below describes a packaging container in which the pack itself is made of a material having shock absorbing performance. The packaging container of this patent document 1 combines the container main body formed with the foaming resin which has a shock absorption property, and the cover part formed with transparent resin.

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  However, in the packaging container of Patent Document 1, the impact absorption depends on the material and thickness of the container body. For this reason, in order to implement | achieve sufficient shock absorptivity, there existed a problem that a packaging container became large and heavy while cost increased.

  The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances, and has as its main object to provide a transport box and a packaging container that can transport fruits packed in a pack without damaging them.

  The present invention is a transport box for storing a pack packed with fruits, and supports a bottom plate, side walls extending upward from the periphery of the bottom plate, and four corners of the flange portion of the pack from below. And a plurality of support portions, and a space portion through which air can flow is formed between all the support portions.

  In the transport box according to the present invention, it is preferable that the bottom plate, the side wall, and the support portion are formed of foamed resin.

  In the transport box according to the present invention, it is desirable that the bottom plate has a sealing structure that blocks air flow.

  In the transport box according to the present invention, it is preferable that the side wall has a ventilation portion through which air can flow.

  In the transport box according to the present invention, it is preferable that the support part includes a side wall side support part arranged along the side wall and a center side support part not in contact with the side wall.

  In the transport box according to the present invention, it is desirable that the central support portion has a substantially cross shape in plan view.

  In the transport box according to the present invention, it is preferable that the center support portion has a bottomed hole in the center thereof.

  In the transport box according to the present invention, it is preferable that the support portion has a rib protruding upward from the support surface.

  This invention is a packaging container, Comprising: The above-mentioned transport box and the some said pack accommodated in the said transport box are characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In the packaging container according to the present invention, it is desirable that the pack includes a fruit holding part for individually holding the plurality of fruits and the flange part protruding outward in the lateral direction from the fruit holding part.

  The packaging container which concerns on this invention WHEREIN: It is desirable to have a clearance gap between the upper surface of the said baseplate of the said transport box, and the bottom part of the said pack.

  The transport box of the present invention includes a bottom plate, side walls extending upward from the periphery of the bottom plate, and a plurality of support portions for supporting the four corners of the flange portion of the pack from below. In such a transport box, the pack is supported only by the four corners of the flange portion, so that the impact during transport is difficult to be transmitted to the fruit. For this reason, the transport box can transport the fruit accommodated therein without damaging it. Moreover, since the pack used at the time of normal sales can be employ | adopted for a pack, cost can be reduced.

  In the transport box of the present invention, a space part through which air can flow is formed between all the support parts. For this reason, the inside of a transport box can be maintained in the environment suitable for the accommodated fruit by the circulation of moderate air.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the packaging container of this invention. It is a perspective view of a pack. It is a perspective view of a transport box. It is a top view of a transport box. It is the elements on larger scale of FIG. It is a bottom view of a transport box. It is sectional drawing of the AA line of FIG. It is a front view of a transport box. It is a side view of a shipping container. It is sectional drawing of the BB line of FIG. It is sectional drawing in the same position as FIG. 7 of a packaging container. It is a perspective view which shows the transport method of a packaging container.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a packaging container 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of packs 2 packed with fruits F (shown in FIG. 11) and a transport box 3 in which the packs 2 are accommodated.

  The pack 2 can pack a plurality of (two in this embodiment) fruits F. The pack 2 is preferably formed of a transparent resin. Since the pack 2 used at the time of selling the normal fruit F can be adopted as such a pack 2, the cost can be reduced.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pack 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the pack 2 includes a fruit holding part 4 for individually holding a plurality of fruits F (shown in FIG. 11), and a flange part 5 that protrudes laterally outward from the fruit holding part 4. It is desirable to include. The flange portion 5 of the present embodiment has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and has four corner portions 5a (three corner portions 5a are shown in FIG. 2).

  The pack 2 of this embodiment has an integrated structure in which a pack main body 2A packed with fruits F and a pack lid 2B covered from above the fruits F are connected by a connecting portion 2C. The pack main body 2A preferably includes a main body side fruit holding portion 4A and a main body side flange portion 5A. Moreover, as for the pack cover part 2B, it is desirable to include the cover part side fruit holding part 4B and the cover part side flange part 5B.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the transport box 3, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of the transport box 3. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the transport box 3 of the present embodiment includes a bottom plate 6, four side walls 7 extending upward from the periphery of the bottom plate 6, and four corners 5 a of the flange portion 5 of the pack 2. And a plurality of support portions 8 for supporting the device from below.

  In such a transport box 3, since the pack 2 is supported only by the four corners 5a of the flange portion 5, the impact during transport is not easily transmitted to the fruit F (shown in FIG. 11). For this reason, the transport box 3 can transport the fruit F accommodated therein without damaging it.

  The bottom plate 6, the side wall 7, and the support portion 8 are integrally formed of, for example, a foamed resin such as foamed polystyrene, foamed polyethylene, or foamed polypropylene. Since the foamed resin has a function of absorbing an impact during transportation, the transport box 3 can further prevent the impact during transportation from being transmitted to the fruit F. Moreover, it is easy to maintain the inside of such a transport box 3 in the environment suitable for the accommodated fruit F.

  6 is a bottom view of the transport box 3, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7, the bottom plate 6 includes an upper surface 6 a located inside the transport box 3 and a lower surface 6 b located outside the transport box 3. The bottom plate 6 of the present embodiment has a sealing structure that blocks air flow. That is, the bottom plate 6 does not have a ventilation portion that communicates the upper surface 6a and the lower surface 6b.

  For example, when the transport box 3 having the bottom plate 6 is stacked and transported (shown in FIG. 12), ethylene generated from the fruit F (shown in FIG. 11) accommodated in the lower transport box 3. There is no possibility that gas or the like directly comes into contact with the fruit F accommodated in the transport box 3 thereon.

  FIG. 8 is a front view of the shipping container 3, and FIG. 9 is a side view of the shipping container 3. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the bottom plate 6 of the present embodiment employs a step structure in which the central portion projects downward. For example, when the transport boxes 3 are stacked and transported, the bottom plate 6 is stacked because the step structure of the bottom plate 6 of the upper transport box 3 fits into the lower transport box 3. There is no possibility that the transport box 3 is displaced.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the side wall 7 includes an inner surface 7 a located inside the transport box 3 and an outer surface 7 b located outside the transport box 3. The side wall 7 preferably has a ventilation portion 9 through which air can flow. The ventilation part 9 communicates the inner surface 7a and the outer surface 7b. For this reason, the inside of the transport box 3 can introduce the air from the outside, and can be maintained in an environment suitable for the accommodated fruit F (shown in FIG. 11).

  Each side wall 7 of the present embodiment has one ventilation part 9. For example, a plurality of ventilation portions 9 may be formed on each side wall 7. The number and size of the ventilation portions 9 can be appropriately determined according to the type of the fruit F accommodated in the transport box 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 8, and 9, the four side walls 7 of the present embodiment include a pair of first side walls 7 </ b> A having a relatively small length and a pair of second walls having a relatively long length. Side wall 7B.

  The first side wall 7A of the present embodiment has one first ventilation portion 9A formed in a concave shape from the top. The second side wall 7B of the present embodiment has one second ventilation portion 9B formed in a concave shape from the top. That is, the ventilation part 9 includes a first ventilation part 9A and a second ventilation part 9B. Each ventilation part 9 may have a hole shape, for example.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 8, each first side wall 7 </ b> A has a recess 10 at a boundary portion with the bottom plate 6. The recess 10 can be suitably used when carrying the transport box 3.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the support portion 8 of the present embodiment extends upward from the upper surface 6 a of the bottom plate 6. The support 8 is preferably provided with a support surface 8a parallel to the upper surface 6a of the bottom plate 6 on the upper end side. The height H1 from the upper surface 6a of the bottom plate 6 to the support surface 8a of the support portion 8 is, for example, 40% to 60% of the height H2 from the upper surface 6a of the bottom plate 6 of the side wall 7.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, each support portion 8 preferably has a rib 11 protruding upward from the support surface 8a. The rib 11 is formed in a linear shape, for example. Such ribs 11 are in contact with the straight portion of the flange portion 5 of the pack 2 and can restrict the horizontal movement of the pack 2. It is desirable that the height of the rib 11 from the support surface 8a is equal to or slightly larger than the height of the end of the flange portion 5 of the pack 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the support portion 8 of the present embodiment includes a side wall-side support portion 12 disposed along the side wall 7 and a center-side support portion 13 that does not contact the side wall 7. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, the side wall side support portion 12 includes, for example, a first side wall side support portion 12A that contacts only the first side wall 7A, a second side wall side support portion 12B that contacts only the second side wall 7B, It includes a first side wall 7A and a third side wall side support portion 12C in contact with the second side wall 7B.

  In a plan view, the first side wall side support portion 12A and the second side wall side support portion 12B are preferably substantially T-shaped. Such first side wall side support portion 12A and second side wall side support portion 12B can reliably support the four corner portions 5a (shown in FIG. 5) of the flange portion 5 of the pack 2. Further, the first side wall side support portion 12 </ b> A and the second side wall side support portion 12 </ b> B have a function of reinforcing the side wall 7.

  In a plan view, it is desirable that the third side wall side support portion 12C has a substantially L shape. Such a third side wall side support portion 12 </ b> C can reliably support the four corner portions 5 a of the flange portion 5 of the pack 2. Further, the third side wall side support portion 12 </ b> C has a function of reinforcing the side wall 7.

  In plan view, it is desirable that the center support portion 13 has a substantially cross shape. Such a central support 13 can reliably support the four corners 5 a of the flange 5 of the pack 2.

  10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 and 10, the center support portion 13 has a circular bottomed hole 14 at the center thereof. Such a bottomed hole 14 can be used when lifting the corner portion 5a of the flange portion 5 of the pack 2 supported by the center support portion 13, and makes it easy to take out the pack 2. Moreover, since the excessively thick part is suppressed by the bottomed hole 14, the center side support part 13 can reduce material, and can make the quality of the transport box 3 more homogeneous.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 7, and 10, a space portion 15 through which air can flow is formed between all the support portions 8 of the present embodiment. That is, the space portion 15 is formed between the side wall side support portions 12, and is formed between the side wall side support portion 12 and the center side support portion 13 and between the center side support portions 13. For this reason, the inside of the transport box 3 can be maintained in an environment suitable for the accommodated fruit F (shown in FIG. 11) by appropriate air circulation.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the length L1 at the position of the upper surface 6a of the bottom plate 6 of the space portion 15 formed between the second side wall side support portion 12B and the center side support portion 13 is as follows. It is preferably 35% or more of the distance P1 from the inner surface 7a to the center of the central support portion 13. If the length L1 is smaller than 35% of the distance P1, there is a possibility that the circulation of the air in the lateral direction inside the transport box 3 is not performed smoothly.

  The length L2 at the position of the support surface 8a of the space 15 formed between the second side wall side support portion 12B and the center side support portion 13 is preferably 40% or more of the distance P1. If the length L2 is smaller than 40% of the distance P1, there is a possibility that the air circulation in the vertical direction inside the transport box 3 is not smoothly performed.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the length L3 of the space 15 formed between the center side support portions 13 at the position of the upper surface 6a of the bottom plate 6 is 20 of the distance P2 between the centers of the adjacent center side support portions 13. % Or more is preferable. If the length L3 is smaller than 20% of the distance P2, there is a possibility that the air circulation in the lateral direction inside the transport box 3 is not smoothly performed.

  The length L4 at the position of the support surface 8a of the space 15 formed between the central support portions 13 is preferably 35% or more of the distance P2. If the length L4 is smaller than 35% of the distance P2, there is a possibility that the vertical air circulation inside the transport box 3 is not smoothly performed.

  The space portion 15 formed between the first side wall side support portion 12A and the center side support portion 13 and the space portion 15 formed between the side wall side support portions 12 also have substantially the same length as the space portion 15 described above. It is desirable to have. Such a space 15 can smoothly circulate air throughout the interior of the transport box 3.

  FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the packaging container 1 at the same position as FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1, 5, and 11, the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment includes the transport box 3 described above and a plurality of packs 2 accommodated in the transport box 3. In the present embodiment, the four corners 5 a of the flange portion 5 of the pack 2 are supported on the support surface 8 a of the support portion 8 of the transport box 3.

  In the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment, a gap 16 is provided between the upper surface 6 a of the bottom plate 6 of the transport box 3 and the bottom of the pack 2. For this reason, since the fruit holding part 4 of the pack 2 does not contact the transport box 3 in the packaging container 1, the impact during transport is not easily transmitted to the fruit F. Further, the gap 16 promotes the circulation of air inside the packaging container 1.

  In the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment, the horizontal movement of the flange portion 5 of the pack 2 is restricted by the rib 11 of the support portion 8 of the transport box 3. In such a packaging container 1, since the fruit holding part 4 of the pack 2 does not contact the transport box 3, it is difficult for the impact during transport to be transmitted to the fruit F.

  FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a method for transporting the packaging container 1. As shown in FIG. 12, in the method for transporting the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of packaging containers 1 are stacked in the vertical direction. A lid 17 is placed on the uppermost packaging container 1. Such a lid | cover 17 is maintaining the inside of the uppermost packaging container 1 in the environment suitable for the fruit F (shown in FIG. 11) accommodated there.

  The stacked packaging containers 1 are placed on a pallet 18 and transported, for example. In the transportation method of the present embodiment, four sets of packaging containers 1 stacked in three stages are placed on the pallet 18. In such a transport method, since the two ventilation portions 9 of each transport box 3 are in contact with the outside, any packaging container 1 can introduce air from the outside into the inside.

  As mentioned above, although especially preferable embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, It can deform | transform and implement in a various aspect.

2 Pack 3 Transport box 5 Flange 5a Corner 6 Bottom plate 7 Side wall 8 Support 15 Space

Claims (11)

A transport box for storing packs filled with fruit,
A bottom plate, a side wall extending upward from the periphery of the bottom plate, and a plurality of support portions for supporting the four corners of the flange portion of the pack from below,
A transport box, wherein a space part through which air can flow is formed between all the support parts.   The transport box according to claim 1, wherein the bottom plate, the side wall, and the support portion are formed of foamed resin.   The transport box according to claim 1, wherein the bottom plate has a sealing structure that blocks air flow.   The transport box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the side wall has a ventilation portion through which air can flow.   The transport box according to claim 1, wherein the support part includes a side wall side support part arranged along the side wall and a center side support part not in contact with the side wall.   The transport box according to claim 5, wherein the central support portion has a substantially cross shape in a plan view.   The said center side support part is a transport box of Claim 5 or 6 which has a bottomed hole in the center.   The transport box according to claim 1, wherein the support portion has a rib protruding upward from the support surface.   A packaging container comprising the transport box according to claim 1 and a plurality of packs accommodated in the transport box.   The packaging container according to claim 9, wherein the pack includes a fruit holding part for individually holding a plurality of the fruits, and the flange part protruding laterally outward from the fruit holding part.   The packaging container of Claim 9 or 10 which has a clearance gap between the upper surface of the said baseplate of the said transport box, and the bottom part of the said pack.

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