JP3677440B2 - Folding container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a folding container that can be folded so that a side wall disposed so as to surround the bottom portion overlaps the bottom portion.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, the long side wall connected to the opposite long side of the bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape via a hinge portion, and the short side connected to the opposite short side of the bottom portion via a hinge portion. In a state where the folding container composed of the side wall is assembled, the folding container is configured to cover the lid member composed of the flat top and the peripheral wall extending substantially vertically downward from the periphery of the top. Are known.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional folding container, since the top part of the lid member is formed in a flat plate shape, the folding container that is assembled and covered with the lid member is positioned above when stacked vertically. The folding container simply slides in the horizontal direction with respect to the lower folding container because the top of the folding container located below is simply placed on the flat lid member. There has been a problem that folding containers covered with members cannot be stacked in a stable state.
[0004]
An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the above-described conventional folding container.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention comprises a main body of a folding container that can be folded so that a side wall that surrounds the bottom portion overlaps the bottom portion, and a lid member that is covered by the main body. In the folding container, the lid member is composed of a plate-like lid body and mounting pieces arranged at a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction from the opposite sides of the lid body, and the folding container body The mounting piece of the lid body is mounted on a horizontal rib formed on the upper edge of the handle window formed on the side wall and positioned below the horizontal surface of the notch step formed on the side wall. The folding container body is covered with a lid member, and the recessed part formed above the lid member has a fitting part formed on the bottom part of the folding container body located above. Mateable Than it is.
[0006]
【Example】
Examples of the present invention will be described below. However, the present invention is not limited to these examples as long as the gist of the present invention is not exceeded.
[0007]
F is a main body of the folding container, and L1 is a lid member covered by the main body F.
[0008]
The main body F of the folding container includes a bottom 1 having a rectangular planar shape, a long side 2 connected to an opposite long side of the bottom 1 via an appropriate hinge portion, and a short side of the bottom 1 opposite to each other. Similarly, it is comprised from the short side wall 3 connected via the suitable hinge part. And as shown in FIG. 1, in order to fold the main body F in the state of being assembled in a box shape, first, the short side wall 3 is brought down to the inside of the main body F and shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the long side wall 1 is then brought down to the inside of the main body F and over the bottom 1 and the short side wall 3. Conversely, to assemble from the folded state shown in FIG. 3 as shown in FIG. 1, the long side wall 2 overlaid on the bottom 1 and the short side wall 3 stands vertically. Then, the short side wall 3 is set up vertically, and the main body F of the folding container is assembled into a box shape.
[0009]
In a state where the bottom wall 1 stands substantially perpendicularly, a notch step portion 2c composed of a vertical surface 2a and a horizontal surface 2b is formed at the upper end portion of the long side wall 2, and this notch The step portion 2c is formed inside the main body F in a state assembled in a box shape. Similarly, a notch step portion 3c composed of a vertical surface 3a and a horizontal surface 3b is formed at the upper end portion of the short side wall 3 in a state of being substantially perpendicular to the bottom portion 1, The notch step 3c is formed inside the main body F in a state of being assembled in a box shape. The inner upper end of the main body F in a state of being assembled in a box shape by the notch step 2c formed at the upper end of the long side wall 2 and the notch step 3c formed at the upper end of the short side wall 3 A notch step portion into which a fitting portion disposed on the bottom surface of the bottom portion 1 described later is fitted is formed.
[0010]
Reference numeral 3d denotes a rectangular handle window portion that can be inserted into the upper portion of the short side wall 2, and a body assembled in a box shape on the upper edge of the handle window portion 3d. A horizontal rib 3e extending in the inner direction of F is formed, and the horizontal rib 3e is formed on the horizontal plane 2b and the upper end of the short side wall 3 constituting the notch step 2c formed at the upper end of the long side wall 2. It arrange | positions so that it may be located below from the horizontal surface 3b which comprises the formed notch step part 3c.
[0011]
The bottom surface 1 ′ of the bottom portion 1 has a peripheral surface 1c formed on the peripheral portion along the short side 1a and the long side 1b of the bottom portion 1 and extends downward from the peripheral surface 1c (the back surface 1 ′ side of the bottom portion 1 is shown). In FIG. 4, it extends upward.) A fitting portion 1d is formed. In addition, 1e is the crossing rib formed in the fitting part 1d.
[0012]
The lid member L1 is formed of a plate-shaped top portion 10 having a rectangular planar shape and a fitting bank portion 11 formed so as to surround the top portion 10, and the fitting bank portion 11 is a top portion. 10. An inner vertical portion 11a extending substantially vertically upward from the peripheral edge of 10, a horizontal portion 11b extending horizontally outward from the upper edge of the inner vertical portion 11a, and substantially vertical downward from the outer peripheral edge of the horizontal portion 11b. And an outer vertical portion 11c extending in the direction. By the fitting bank portion 11 formed so as to surround the top portion 10, the lid member L1 is formed with a recessed portion 12 in which the fitting portion 1d formed on the back surface 1 ′ of the bottom portion 1 can be fitted. It is configured to be.
[0013]
The fitting bank portion 11 formed on the lid member L1 described above is formed with a circumferential groove portion 11d formed by the inner vertical portion 11a, the horizontal portion 11b, and the outer vertical portion 11c, and the assembled folding container. When the lid member L1 is covered with the main body F, the upper end of the long side wall 2 and the upper end of the short side wall 3 are fitted into the circumferential groove 11d, and the fitting bank of the lid member L1 is fitted. The corner portion 11e formed by the inner vertical portion 11a and the horizontal portion 11b constituting the portion 11 has a notch step portion 2c formed at the upper end portion of the long side wall 2 and a cut portion formed at the upper end portion of the short side wall 3. It is comprised so that it may be mounted in the notch step part 3c.
[0014]
As described above, the lid member L1 having the fitting bank portion 11 having the circumferential groove portion 11d opened at the lower portion around the top portion 10 is attached to the circumferential groove portion 11d of the body F of the assembled folding container. The folding container covered so that the upper end part of the long side wall 2 and the upper end part of the short side wall 3 are fitted to each other is fitted on the back surface 1 ′ of the bottom part 1 of the main body F of the folding container located above. Since the parts 1d are stacked so as to be fitted into the recessed part 12 surrounded by the fitting bank part 11 of the lid member L1, the folded containers stacked on the upper side do not move in the horizontal direction. In a stable state, folding containers can be stacked in multiple stages. In this stacked state, the peripheral surface 1c formed on the bottom 1 of the folding container positioned above is configured to be placed on the horizontal portion 11b of the lid member L1 of the folding container positioned below. It is preferable.
[0015]
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the lid member L2 is formed in a plate shape. The lid member L2 is placed on the horizontal surface 2b of the notch step 2c formed at the upper end of the long side wall 2 and the horizontal surface 3b of the notch step 3c formed at the upper end of the short side wall 3. It is configured. Further, the thickness of the lid member L2 is such that the height of the vertical surface 2a of the notch step 2c formed at the upper end of the long side wall 2 and the vertical of the notch step 3c formed at the upper end of the short side wall 3. The lid member L2 is formed thinner than the height of the surface 3a, and the lid member L2 is formed at the upper end of the long side wall 2 of the main body F of the assembled folding container. When placed on the horizontal surface 3b of the notch step portion 3c formed in the portion, as shown in FIG. 8, the upper end portion of the long side wall 2, the upper end portion of the short side wall 3, and the lid member L2 A recess 13 is formed in which a fitting portion 1d formed on the back surface 1 'of the bottom portion 1 can be fitted.
[0016]
As described above, the horizontal surface 2b of the notch step 2c formed at the upper end of the long side wall 2 of the main body F of the assembled folding container and the horizontal surface of the notch step 3c formed at the upper end of the short side wall 3 are used. 3b, when the lid member L2 is placed, a recess formed by the upper end of the long side wall 2, the upper end of the short side wall 3 and the lid member L2 of the main body F of the assembled folding container located below 13 is stacked so that the fitting portion 1d formed on the back surface 1 ′ of the bottom portion 1 of the main body F of the folding container located on the top is fitted, so that the folding containers stacked on the The folding containers can be stacked in multiple stages in a stable state without moving in the direction. In this stacked state, the peripheral surface 1c formed on the bottom 1 of the folding container positioned above is placed on the upper end of the long side wall 2 and the upper end of the short side wall 3 of the folding container positioned below. It is preferable to configure as described above.
[0017]
Next, a cover member L3 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0018]
The lid member L3 extends in a horizontal direction from a plate-like lid body 14 having a size that can be inserted into the body F of the assembled folding container, and a short side 14a opposite to the lid body 14. It is comprised from the mounting piece 15 arrange | positioned at intervals.
[0019]
The lid member L3 configured as described above has a handle formed on the mounting piece 15 of the lid main body 14 on the short side wall 2 of the main body F of the folding container as shown in FIG. By being placed on the horizontal rib 3e formed on the upper edge of the window portion 3 for use, the lid F is covered with the main body F of the assembled folding container and above the lid member L3 covered with the main body F of the folding container. Is configured such that a recess 16 is formed. And it was formed in the back surface 1 'of the bottom part 1 of the main part F of the folding container located in the upper part of the lid member L3 covered by the main part F of the folding container located in the lower part. Since the fitting portions 1d are stacked so as to be fitted, the folding containers stacked on the top can be stacked in multiple stages in a stable state without moving horizontally. it can. In this stacked state, the peripheral surface 1c formed on the bottom 1 of the folding container positioned above is placed on the upper end of the long side wall 2 and the upper end of the short side wall 3 of the folding container positioned below. It is preferable to configure as described above.
[0020]
In the embodiment described above, the placing piece 15 of the lid main body 14 is formed on the horizontal surface 2b of the notch step portion 2c formed on the upper end portion of the long side wall 2 of the main body F of the folding container and on the upper end portion of the short side wall 3. Since it is configured to be placed on the horizontal rib 3e formed on the upper edge of the handle window portion 3 located below the horizontal surface 3b of the cut-out step portion 3c, Since the depth can be formed deeper than the recess 13 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 described above, the thickness of the lid member L3 is made thicker than the thickness of the lid member L2 shown in FIGS. Therefore, the lid member L3 can be made strong and durable.
[0021]
Since the lid member L2 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 and the lid member L3 shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 are dropped into the main body F of the assembled folding container, the lid member L2, L3 does not protrude outward from the outer wall surface of the main body F of the assembled folding container. Therefore, when the assembled folding containers are juxtaposed, the lid member protrudes outward from the outer wall surface of the main body F of the assembled folding container between the adjacent folding containers. As a result, there is no gap due to contact between the two and the storage space for the assembled folding container can be reduced.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, the following effects can be achieved.
[0023]
The lid member is provided with a recessed portion formed of a top portion and a fitting bank portion formed so as to surround the top portion so that the fitting portion formed on the bottom portion of the main body of the folding container positioned above can be fitted. Since it is formed, the folding containers stacked on top do not move in the horizontal direction, and the folding containers can be stacked in multiple stages in a stable state.
[0024]
A plate-like lid member is placed on the horizontal surface of the cut-out step portion formed at the upper end portion of the side wall, and the folding container is located above the recess portion formed by the upper end portion of the side wall and the lid member. Since the fitting part formed on the bottom of the main body of the main body can be fitted, the folding containers stacked on top do not move horizontally, and the folding containers are stacked in multiple stages in a stable state. can do. In addition, since the lid member is dropped into the main body of the assembled folding container, the lid member does not protrude outward from the outer wall surface of the main body of the assembled folding container. Less storage space for folding containers.
[0025]
The lid member is composed of a plate-like lid body and a placing piece extending horizontally from the opposite side of the lid body, and the placing piece of the lid body is placed on the side wall of the folding container body. By placing it on the horizontal rib located above the formed handle window, the main body of the folding container is covered with the lid member, and the concave portion formed above the lid member is Since the fitting part formed on the bottom of the main body of the folding container that is located can be fitted, the folding container stacked on the top does not move horizontally, and the folding container can be moved in a stable state. Can be stacked in multiple stages. Further, since the lid member is dropped into the main body of the assembled folding container, the lid member does not protrude outward from the outer wall surface of the main body of the assembled folding container. Less storage space for folding containers. Furthermore, since the depth of the recess can be formed deeply, the thickness of the lid member can be increased, so that the lid member can be made strong and durable.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a main body and a lid member of a folding container according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view in the middle of assembling the main body of the folding container of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the folded container body of the present invention in a folded state.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the bottom of the main body of the folding container of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view along the long side wall of the folding container of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the folding container of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the main body of the folding container of the present invention and a lid member of another embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the folding container shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a main body of a folding container according to the present invention and a lid member of still another embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the folding container shown in FIG. 9;
[Explanation of symbols]
F ......... Folding container body L ......... Cover member 1 ......... Bottom 1d ... ..... fitting part 2 ... long side wall 3 ... short side wall 12, 13, 16 ...・ Dent

Claims (1)

In a folding container comprising a main body of a folding container that can be folded so that a side wall that surrounds the bottom portion overlaps the bottom portion, and a lid member that is covered by the main body, the lid member is a plate-like lid main body And an upper edge of the handle window formed on the side wall of the main body of the folding container, and a mounting piece disposed at a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction from the opposite sides of the lid main body And mounting the mounting piece of the lid main body on a horizontal rib located below the horizontal surface of the notch step portion formed on the side wall. A folding container, wherein a fitting portion formed on a bottom portion of a main body of a folding container positioned above can be fitted into a concave portion that is covered and formed above the lid member .

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