JP3109540U - Storage box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage box that has a simple structure and can be easily folded into a flat shape when not in use.
A rectangular box body having two opposing pairs of side walls is included. The pair of opposite side walls are fixed side walls that cannot be folded, and the other pair of opposite side walls are bendable. The bendable side wall is divided into a long side wall and a short side wall, and the long side wall and the short side wall of the bendable side wall are positioned opposite to each other, and the length of the short side wall is slightly shorter than the length of the fixed side wall. did. Since the long side wall and the short side wall of the pair of foldable side walls are located opposite to each other, the box body can be folded into a flat shape.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a folding storage box.

Many types of folding storage boxes are known. For example, a certain thing is a soft cloth, a rectangular box is made, an upper horizontal rod is installed on each of the upper four sides of the rectangular box, and a lower horizontal rod is installed on each corresponding side of the lower end of the box. A vertical rod is provided on each of the four vertical sides of the box. Further, an appropriate distance is maintained between the ends of the adjacent upper horizontal rods, between the adjacent lower horizontal rod ends, and between the vertical rod and the upper and lower horizontal rod ends. Form a fold line that intersects each vertical wall of the box along a diagonal. With the above structure, the soft box not only becomes a figurine box that can accommodate articles by the support action of the vertical rod, upper horizontal rod, and lower horizontal rod, but it can also be folded flat by folding along the crease. it can.
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  However, in the above prior art, lower horizontal rods must be installed on opposite sides of the lower end of the box. Therefore, it can be said that the structure is complicated, and the folding operation is very difficult and inconvenient. Also, since the box is made of a soft cloth, each side of the box is still soft even if each corner is supported by a rod. For users who do not like to use a soft cloth as a box surface material, the user cannot satisfy the needs. On the other hand, if a box is made of a hard plate, the box cannot be folded.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the problem to be solved is to provide a storage box that has a simple structure and can be easily folded into a flat form when not in use. is there.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes a rectangular box body having two opposing pairs of side walls, the one pair of opposing side walls being a non-foldable fixed side wall, and the other pair of opposing side walls being this. The side wall that is bent through the fold is partitioned into a long side wall and a short side wall, and the long side wall and the short side wall of the pair of foldable side walls are opposite to each other. The short side wall length was slightly shorter than the fixed side wall length.
With the above configuration, the long side wall and the short side wall of the pair of foldable side walls are located on the opposite sides, so that the box can be folded into a flat shape.

  The present invention also makes the four side walls of the box body using a hard material, covers the outer surface of the side walls with a flexible surface material such as canvas or plastic cloth, and maintains an appropriate gap between adjacent side walls. Then, the adjacent side walls are connected by the flexible surface material, so that a crease is naturally formed between the adjacent side walls, and the fold line can be bent.

  The storage box according to the first aspect of the present invention has a simple structure in which only a fold is provided at a predetermined position of one pair of side walls of two pairs of opposing side walls of the rectangular box body, and thus can be manufactured at low cost. . Moreover, it can be easily folded into a flat shape by simply folding a pair of side walls along the crease, and does not take up much storage space.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the side wall of the box body is made of a hard material, and the outer surface of the side wall is covered with a flexible surface material such as a canvas or a plastic cloth. By holding the gap and connecting the adjacent side walls with the flexible surface material, a crease is naturally formed between the adjacent side walls, and the folds can be folded. A box body excellent in strength that can withstand repeated folding can be easily manufactured.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is an exploded perspective view of an ideal embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining a process of folding a box body, FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining how to fold a bottom plate, and FIG. 4 is a cover folding. It is a perspective view explaining the way.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the storage box of the present invention includes a box body 1 having a rectangular planar shape, a bottom plate 2, and a cover 3.

  The box body 1 has a rectangular bottom wall 15 and side walls extending upward from the four sides of the bottom wall. The pair of opposite side walls 11 are fixed side walls that cannot be bent. Further, another pair of opposite side walls can be folded by folding along a fold line 14 provided on the side wall. The bendable side wall is divided into a long side wall 12 and a short side wall 13. In this case, the length of the short side wall 13 is slightly shorter than the length of the fixed side wall 11. Further, the length of the fixed side wall 11 is shorter than the length of the long side wall 12. And the long side wall 12 and the short side wall 13 of the two bendable side walls are located on the opposite sides. That is, the left side and the right side of each fixed side wall 11 are connected to the short side wall 13 and the long side wall 12, respectively.

  The four side walls of the box body according to the present invention are made of a hard material having an appropriate hardness. Preferably, the outer surface of the hard side wall is covered with a flexible surface material such as canvas or plastic cloth.

  An appropriate gap is maintained between the adjacent side walls, and the adjacent side walls are connected by a flexible surface material. Thereby, a crease | fold is formed naturally between adjacent side walls, and it can fold in the crease | fold. Adjacent side walls are connected by a flexible surface material, and a crease is naturally formed between the adjacent side walls. Therefore, the side walls can be easily folded and have the strength to withstand repeated folding. Easy to do. In order to fold the box body 1 smoothly, the bottom surface 15 of the box body 1 is preferably formed of a flexible surface material.

  In the present invention, more preferably, the pair of opposed fixed side walls 11 of the box body may be formed of a plate that is not easily bent. The other opposing side walls of the box body 1 are each composed of two plates having different lengths, and the outer surface is covered with a flexible surface material. Since the gap between the long plate body and the short plate body is also connected only by the flexible surface material, the fold line 14 is naturally formed between the long side wall 12 and the short side wall 13 and is bent at the fold line. Can do.

  It is desirable to install a transparent viewing window 111 on the fixed side wall 11 so that the user can see the inside of the box 1. Of course, the viewing window may be installed at an appropriate position on the long side wall 12 or the short side wall 13.

  When the box body 1 is folded, first, as shown in FIG. 2B, both side walls other than the fixed side wall 11 are pushed inward along the fold line 14 and bent. Next, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), when the two short side walls 13 are respectively pressed against the inner side surfaces of the two fixed side walls 11, the inner side surfaces of the long side walls 12 face each other and come into close contact with each other. To do. After that, when folded along the two fold lines 14, as shown in FIG. 2D, all the side walls of the box body 1 are folded into a flat state.

  When the bottom surface 15 of the box body 1 is made of a flexible surface material, it is not preferable that the bottom surface 15 hangs down when an article is put in the box. Therefore, in the present invention, in order to prevent this, a rigid bottom plate 2 is inserted into the bottom surface of the box body 1 as the best mode. Then, in order to fold the bottom plate 2 to a small volume, as shown in FIG. 3, the outside of the two plates is covered with a flexible surface material, and a gap is formed between the two plates. A fold line 21 is formed. Thereby, the baseplate 2 can be folded in the crease | fold 21, as shown in FIG.

  Since the present invention mainly provides a storage box that can be folded in a flat state, in a preferred embodiment, the cover 3 that covers the upper surface of the box body 1 is also foldable in a flat state.

  In the embodiment of the structure of the cover 3, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a gap is provided between two small plates, and a fold line 31 is formed there. The cover 3 is placed on the outer surface around the upper end of the box body 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the opposite ends and both sides of the cover 3 are connected to an end wall 32 and a side wall 33 through fold lines 34, respectively. Since the notches 37 are disposed in the side walls 33 at both ends of the fold line 31, the end wall 32 and the side wall 33 are bent up to 90 degrees along the fold line 34 so as to face the plate body. Then, after the end wall 32 and the side wall 33 are joined and fixed, or the end wall 32 and the side wall 33 are completely unfolded, the two plates are halved along the fold line 31. Bend it to the area.

  In the embodiment of the fixing structure of the end wall 32 and the side wall 33 described above, the inner wall of the end wall 32 and the opposite sides of the outer surface of the side wall 33 can be connected to each other (for example, male parts). An adhesive band 35 and a female adhesive band 36) can be installed. Then, after the end wall 32 and the side wall 33 are bent to 90 degrees along the fold line 34 so as to face the plate body, they are adhered to each other via the male adhesive band 35 and the female adhesive band 36. Can be set.

1 is an exploded perspective view of an ideal embodiment of the present invention. The perspective view explaining the process in which a box main body is folded. The perspective view explaining how to fold a baseplate. The perspective view explaining how to fold a cover.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Box main body 11 Fixed side wall 111 Viewing window 12 Long side wall 13 Short side wall 14, 21, 31, 34 Fold 15 Bottom surface 2 Bottom plate 3 Cover 32 End wall 33 Side wall 37 Notch 35 Male adhesive band 36 Female adhesive band

Claims (3)

  Including a rectangular box body having two opposing pairs of side walls, the pair of opposing side walls being non-foldable fixed side walls, and the other pair of opposing side walls being foldable to be foldable; The side wall that is bent through the fold is divided into a long side wall and a short side wall, and the long side wall and the short side wall of the pair of foldable side walls are positioned opposite to each other, and the length of the short side wall is a fixed side wall. A storage box that is slightly shorter than the length of the box.   The four side walls of the box body are made of a hard material, and the outer surface of the side wall is covered with a flexible surface material such as canvas or plastic cloth, and an appropriate gap is held between the adjacent side walls, so that the flexible 2. The storage according to claim 1, wherein a crease is naturally formed between the adjacent side walls by connecting the adjacent side walls with a surface material, and the fold can be folded at the fold. box.   The storage box according to claim 1, wherein a transparent viewing window is provided on the fixed side wall.

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