JP2891614B2 - Folding container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a foldable folding container used for transporting and transporting articles, and more particularly to a container suitably used for transporting and transporting canned beverages. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, as a folding container which can be assembled in a box shape for transporting and transporting articles and which can be folded at the time of storage, an upper peripheral frame, a bottom plate, and a folding container are provided. A pair of long side plates composed of an upper side plate and a lower side plate rotatably connected to the upper peripheral frame and the bottom plate; and a bottom plate and a length plate rotatably connected to the upper peripheral frame. Abuts the side plate,
It is known to have a pair of tilt plates adapted to support a long side plate (for example, see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-86).
63, JP-B-58-8679).

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional folding container, articles are taken in and out from the opening of the upper peripheral frame, and the bottom plate of another container is overlapped on the upper peripheral frame. If you want to take out the items in the containers in the second and lower tiers from the top after putting the goods in this container and stacking them in multiple tiers, you must remove the upper tiered containers. Inconveniences such as not being obtained will occur.

Further, since the above-mentioned conventional folding container is opened upward, dust or dirt easily enters through the opening. Therefore, in such a case, it has been proposed to separately provide a lid at the upper peripheral frame portion, but the lid has to be attached and detached each time, which causes inconvenience.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is possible to take out the contents in a stacked state, and to completely store the contents so as to prevent dust or dirt from entering. It is intended to provide a folding container.

[0006]

A folding container according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is configured such that a top plate and a bottom plate are foldable and rotatably connected to the top plate and the bottom plate. A pair of long side plates composed of an upper long side plate and a lower long side plate, and a square opening composed of a bottom plate and a long side plate, which are rotatably connected to the top plate
A pair of square tilt plates adapted to engage with the part , so that at least one of the square tilt plates is pivoted outward and overlaps the top surface of the top plate. This square-shaped tilting plate is a rectangular plate consisting of a bottom plate and a long side plate in the assembled state with the long side plate extended.
It is designed to engage with the opening from outside.

[0007]

According to the present invention, an article can be stored in a container by opening and closing a square-shaped tilting plate which is turned outward.

[0008] After storing the articles in this manner, a square
The article can be completely stored by engaging the tilting plate with the rectangular opening formed by the bottom plate and the long side plate.

Further, since the square tilt plate is adapted to be engaged with the square opening formed by the bottom plate and the long side plate from the outside, the articles stored in the container without any vertical and horizontal gaps are simply slid. Can be taken out very easily.

[0010] Furthermore, a square shape comprising a bottom plate and a long side plate
The long side plate is bent by releasing the engagement between the opening and the square tilt plate, and the square tilt plate can be folded by overlapping the square tilt plate on the upper surface of the top plate.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 3 schematically show the overall configuration of a folding container (hereinafter simply referred to as a container) 1 in each state.

That is, the container 1 has a top plate 2, a bottom plate 3, a long side plate 4, and a square tilt plate 5, and the square tilt plate 5 is configured to rotate outward. Things.

The top plate 2 is formed in a rectangular plate shape. On the long side of the top plate 2, a rail portion 21 protruding along the long side direction is formed. The rail unit 21, as are the two places facing each inside side notched portion 22 is provided, the engaging piece 51 of the square-shaped tilt plate 5 to be described later in this notch 22 is cut with housing Has been made.

The bottom plate 3 has substantially the same outer dimensions as the top plate 2,
The shape is made. A long side rising wall 31 is formed on the long side of the bottom plate 3 along the long side direction. On the other hand, a short side of the bottom plate 3 is provided with a handle 32 for hanging a hand and an engagement groove 33 with which the engagement piece 51 of the rectangular support plate 5 is engaged.

In the long side plate 4, a lower side of the upper long side plate 41 and an upper side of the lower long side plate 42 are rotatably connected. That is, the hinge portion 40 extending from the lower side of the upper long side plate 41 and the upper side of the lower long side plate 42 is connected so as to be rotatably meshed, and the hinge portion 40 is used as a fulcrum. And the lower long side plate 42 are rotated.

The long side plate 4 has the upper side of the upper long side plate 41 rotatably attached to the back side of the rail portion 21 of the top plate 2, and the lower side side plate 4 is provided inside the long side rising wall 31 of the bottom plate 3. The lower side of 42 is rotatably attached. Thereby, the long side plate 4
Are bendable so that the outer surface of the upper long side plate 41 and the outer surface of the lower long side plate 42 face each other. In this bent state, the long side plate 4 is stored in a space formed between the top plate 2 and the bottom plate 3. Further, from this bent state, the outer surface of the upper long side plate 41 is brought into contact with the back side of the rail portion 21 of the top plate 2 in a state where the upper long side plate 41 and the lower long side plate 42 are extended so as to be flush with each other. The outer surface of the lower long side plate 42 is in contact with the inside of the long side rising wall 31 of the bottom plate 3.

The upper side plate 4 constituting the long side plate 4
Engagement holes 43 are formed on both sides of the first and lower long side plates 42 so as to be engaged with the rectangular tilting plate 5 in an assembled state.

The upper side of the square tilt plate 5 is the top plate 2.
Are rotatably connected to the short side of the. That is, the top plate 2
With respect to the hinge portion 20 extending upward from the short side of
Hinge portion 50 extended from the upper side of square tilt plate 5
Are rotatably engaged with each other , and the rectangular tilting plate 5 rotates with respect to the top plate 2 with the hinge portions 20 and 50 as fulcrums. The person rotation range of shapes <br/> tilt plate 5 from the position where the shape tilt plate 5 becomes vertical position towards relative top plate 2 which is arranged in the horizontal direction,
Follow the outward trajectory indicated by arrow A and place a square on the top
The tilting plate 5 can be rotated within a range of 270 ° to a horizontal position where the tilting plate 5 is overturned.

The square lifting plate 5 is provided with an engagement piece 51 which engages with an engagement hole 43 provided in each of the upper long side plate 41 and the lower long side plate 42 of the long side plate 4.
Similarly, an engagement piece 51 for engaging with the engagement groove 33 of the bottom plate 3 is also provided on the bottom side of the square tilt plate 5.

Next, a method of using the container 1 will be described.

First, when changing from the folded state shown in FIG. 3 to the assembled state shown in FIG. 1, the space between the top plate 2 and the bottom plate 3 is expanded as shown in FIG.

Then, the upper long side plate 41 and the lower long side plate 42 housed between the top plate 2 and the bottom plate 3 are extended, and the square tilt plate 5 which has been turned upside down on the top plate 2 is removed. Rotate 270 ° to make it vertical.

Thereafter, the engaging piece 5 of the rectangular
By assembling 1 with the engagement hole 43 of the long side plate 4 and the engagement groove 33 of the bottom plate 3, the assembly is completed.

When articles are stored in the container 1,
Disengage any one of the square tilt plates 5 and remove the square
The article can be inserted by opening the tilting plate 5.

On the other hand, contrary to the above, the square tilt plate 5 is rotated 270 ° in the outward orbit along the direction of arrow A, and is overturned on the top plate 2 and the long side plate 4 is By folding, the assembled state can be returned to the folded state. At this time, the engaging pieces 51 provided on both sides of the square tilting plate 5 are provided with the notches 2 provided on the rails 21 of the top plate 2.
2

According to this container 1, in the assembled state, articles can be stored by opening the square-shaped tilting plate 5 serving as the side surface of the container 1, so that other containers 1 and other luggage can be placed on the container 1. Even in a state where articles are loaded, articles can be easily taken in and out. However, the shape thus when opening the square-shaped tilt plate 5 in a state loaded with such other containers 1 and other luggage on top of the container 1, so as not collapsing the container 1 by the load, either towards the one The tilt plate 5 must be kept engaged with the long side plate 4 and the bottom plate 3 without fail. Further, in order to secure load-bearing strength when the square-shaped tilting plate 5 is opened in this manner, the space between the top plate 2 and the upper long side plate 41, the space between the upper long side plate 41 and the lower long side plate 42, and the lower side. A fitting member (not shown) that fits in the assembled state may be provided between the long side plate 42 and the bottom plate 3.

When the same container 1 is loaded on the container 1, the upper container 1
The user can put the hand on the handle 32 of the bottom plate 3, slide it on the rail portion 21 of the container 1 at the lower stage, pull it toward the user, and easily unload the container.

Further, in the case of the container 1, the articles can be completely stored in the container 1, so that the intrusion of dust and dirt is prevented particularly when the container 1 is used for transporting medical products and foods. Can be sanitary.

In this embodiment, the square tilt plate 5 is engaged with the bottom plate 3 and the long side plate 4 by the engagement piece 51. However, it is possible to prevent the articles inside from jumping out. When the above engagement force is required, a lock mechanism for locking the square tilt plate 5 to the bottom plate 3 and the long side plate 4 may be provided.

Further, in the present embodiment, the engagement is made partially by the engagement pieces 51 provided on the square tilt plate 5, but they are entirely covered by covering the bottom plate 3 and the long side plate 4. It may be a square tilting plate 5 that is adapted to engage with each other. However, in this case, the notch portion 22 must be cut out so that the rail portion 21 will not be buffered when the square tilt plate 5 is turned over on the top plate 2 and overlapped.

Further, in the case of the container 1 of the present embodiment, the articles are completely stored inside the container 1 and it is difficult to check the articles in the container 1. Therefore, the long side plate 4 and the square tilt plate 5 are made transparent or transparent. The inside of the container 1 may be made transparent as a translucent member.

[0033] Further, in the case of a container 1 of this embodiment, a square
Although both of the shape tilt plates 5 are configured to rotate outward, only one of the shape tilt plates 5 rotates outward, and the other shape tilt plate 5 is a conventional container. It may be configured to rotate inward as shown in FIG.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, articles can be stored in the container by opening and closing the square-shaped swinging plate which is turned outward. Even if the containers are stacked in multiple stages, by turning the square aerial plate outward, articles having a size that can be stored in the interior without a gap can be easily taken in and out.

Further, with the square tilt plate closed,
Since the article can be completely confined, it is possible to prevent dust and dirt from entering the container without using a separate lid or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an overall configuration of a folding container in an assembled state.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the overall configuration of the folding container in the middle of assembling.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing an overall configuration of a folding container in a state where folding is completed.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 collapsed container 2 the top plate 3 the bottom plate 4 length side plates 41 superior side plate 42 Shitacho plate 5-way shape tilt plate

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A top plate, a bottom plate, and a pair of long side plates that are bendable and that are rotatably connected to the top plate and the bottom plate, the pair of upper side plates and the lower long side plate; While being rotatably connected to the top plate,
A pair of squares adapted to engage the bottom plate and long side plate
A vertical tilt plate is provided, and at least one of the rectangular tilt plates is configured to rotate outward, and is superimposed on the upper surface of the top plate, and the rectangular tilt plate has a long side plate. A folding container characterized in that it is adapted to engage from the outside with a rectangular opening consisting of a bottom plate and a long side plate in an extended assembled state.