JP3886794B2 - container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a container such as a cut flower, and more particularly to a container in which the container is composed of a container main body and an upper frame, and the container main body and the upper frame are detachable and firmly connectable.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, containers for storing cut flowers and the like have been used when transporting cut flowers and the like. This container is mostly bucket-shaped. With water (including nutrients) in the bottom of the bucket-shaped container, a bundle of cut flowers or the like is transported in this container.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional bucket-shaped container is inconvenient for accommodating cut flowers or the like when the length of cut flowers or the like is different. That is, a container having a length corresponding to a relatively short cut flower is inappropriate for accommodating a relatively long cut flower, and conversely, a container having a length corresponding to a relatively long cut flower is relatively short. There was a problem that it was inappropriate for accommodating cut flowers.
Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is that the container is composed of a container main body and an upper frame body that can be added to the container main body as necessary, and the upper frame body and the container main body are detachable. And, when the upper frame is attached to the container body, the attachment is made to be strong.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the first invention of the present application is as described in claim 1.
According to the first invention, the container includes a container body and an upper frame, the container body has an upper surface opening, and the upper frame has an upper surface opening and a lower surface opening. The upper frame includes an upper side wall portion and a lower side wall portion, and a step portion is formed between the upper side wall portion and the lower side wall portion. When the lower side wall portion is inserted inside the side wall portion of the container main body, the stepped portion is supported by the upper end portion of the side wall portion of the container main body, and a locking piece provided on the outer surface of the stepped portion ( Or the hole) fits into the hole (or locking piece) at the upper end of the side wall of the container main body, so that the upper frame is detachably attached to the container main body and the attachment state is strong. . Furthermore, in the attachment state, the alignment accuracy between the upper frame body and the container body is improved.
[0007]
Further, the second invention is as described in claim 2 .
According to the second invention, together with the operation of the first invention, the locking pieces (or holes) provided at a plurality of locations of the stepped portion are respectively provided at a plurality of locations at the upper end portion of the side wall portion of the container body. When fitted into each of the provided holes (or locking pieces), the upper frame can be attached to the container body more firmly and detachably.
[0008]
Furthermore, the third invention is as described in claim 3 .
According to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the action of the second aspect, the step portion is provided all around the side surface of the upper frame, and the entire outer periphery of the step portion and the upper end of the side wall portion of the container body. By fitting the plurality of locking pieces and holes formed so as to be scattered over the entire circumference of the portion, the upper frame body can be attached to the container body more firmly and detachably.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the container 1 includes a container body 10 and an upper frame body 20.
The container body 10 is a container having an upper surface opening 11 (see FIG. 9 described later). An outer frame portion 14 surrounding the side wall portion 12 of the container body 10 is formed. Four openings 14a, 14b, 14c, and 14d (see FIG. 9) are formed on the side surface of the outer frame portion 14. A bent portion 14 g is connected to the lower end portion 14 f of the outer frame portion 14.
[0010]
The upper frame body 20 has a substantially rectangular tube shape having an upper surface opening 21 and a lower surface opening 25 (see FIG. 2 described later), and includes an upper side wall portion 22 and a lower side wall portion 24. In a state where the step portion 23 is formed between the upper side wall portion 22 and the lower side wall portion 24 and the lower side wall portion 24 is inserted inside the side wall portion 12 of the container body 10, the step portion 23 is formed on the container body 10. The side wall portion 12 is supported by an upper end portion 12a (see FIG. 3 described later).
Four openings 22 a, 22 b, 22 c, and 22 d for attaching the display panel 30 (see FIG. 13 described later) are formed in the upper side wall portion 22 of the upper frame body 20.
An upper end portion 22 e of the upper side wall portion 22 becomes an edge of the upper surface opening portion 21. A number of rectangular holes 22f are formed in the upper end portion 22e. Further, a bent portion 22g is connected to the upper end portion 22e.
[0011]
FIG. 2 shows an enlarged plan view of the container 1 of FIG. 1 from FIG. In FIG. 2, four openings 24 a, 24 b, 24 c and 24 d are formed in the lower side wall 24 of the upper frame body 20.
[0012]
FIG. 3 shows a III-III cross section of FIG. In FIG. 3, the upper end of the outer frame portion 14 is connected to the upper end portion 12 a of the side wall portion 12, and a large number of reinforcing ribs 14 x are in the vicinity of the connecting portion between the outer frame portion 14 and the side wall portion 12. 14 and the side wall part 12 are connected. The bottom portion 13 of the container body 10 is formed so as to close the lower end of the side wall portion 12.
Further, the lower side wall portion 24 of the upper frame body 20 is fitted to the inner surface 12 c of the side wall portion 12 of the container body 10.
[0013]
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of an attachment portion between the container main body 10 and the upper frame body 20 of FIG. In FIG. 4, the locking piece 23 b is provided downward on the outer surface 23 a of the step portion 23. For this reason, in a state where the lower side wall portion 24 of the upper frame 20 is inserted into the inner surface 12c of the side wall portion 12 of the container main body 10, the locking piece 23b is the hole 12b of the upper end portion 12a of the side wall portion 12 of the container main body 10. To fit. For this reason, the upper frame 20 is firmly attached to the container body 10. In this case, the container body 10 and the upper frame 20 are detachable. When the lower side wall 24 of the upper frame 20 is inserted into the inner surface 12c of the side wall 12 of the container body 10, the inner surface 12c of the side wall 12 and the outer surface 24e of the lower side wall 24 are fitted. It will be in a state or a state with a slight gap between them.
[0014]
FIG. 5 shows the front of the upper frame 20 of FIG. In FIG. 5, the locking pieces 23 b are provided so as to be scattered over the entire circumference of the stepped portion 23.
[0015]
FIG. 6 shows a state immediately before the upper frame 20 is attached to the container body 10. In FIG. 6, the locking piece 23b and the hole 12b are formed at corresponding positions.
[0016]
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the upper frame body 20 of FIG. 1 as viewed from below. In FIG. 7, the locking pieces 23 b are provided so as to be scattered over the entire circumference of the outer surface 23 a of the step portion 23.
FIG. 8 shows the front of the container body 10 of FIG.
[0017]
FIG. 9 shows an enlarged plan view of the container body 10 of FIG. 1 from FIG. In FIG. 9, a large number of square holes 12 b are formed in the upper end portion 12 a of the side wall portion 12 of the container body 10.
A large number of ribs 14h are formed to connect the lower end portion 14f of the outer frame portion 14 and the bent portion 14g. A large number of square holes 14 i are formed in the lower end portion 14 f of the outer frame portion 14. A rib similar to the rib 14h is also formed between the upper side wall portion 22 and the bent portion 22g of the upper frame body 20 in FIG.
[0018]
FIG. 10 is an enlarged front view showing the state in which the upper frame body 20 of FIG. 5 is turned upside down and is put on the container body 10 of FIG. In FIG. 10, the outer frame portion 14 of the container body 10 is fitted to the inner surface 22 h of the upper side wall portion 22 of the upper frame body 20.
In the state shown in FIG. 10, the outer shape of the container 1 is the smallest.
[0019]
FIG. 11 shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of the container body 10 of FIG. In FIG. 11, the side wall portion 12 of the upper container body 10 is overlapped with the inside of the side wall portion 12 of the lower container body 10, and the outer frame portion 14 of the upper container body 10 is It is overlaid on the outside of the outer frame portion 14. For this reason, it is easy to stack a plurality of container bodies 10.
[0020]
FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the state in which the upper frame body 20 of FIG. In FIG. 12, the upper side wall portion 22 of the upper upper frame body 20 is overlapped with the inner side of the upper side wall portion 22 of the lower upper frame body 20, and the lower side wall portion 24 of the upper upper frame body 20 is placed on the lower side. The upper frame body 20 is overlaid on the inner side of the lower side wall portion 24. For this reason, it is easy to stack a plurality of upper frames 20. In this case, the locking piece 23b does not become an obstacle to the stacking.
[0021]
FIG. 13 shows an enlarged front view of FIG. 1 with the display plate 30 attached to the upper frame 20 of the container 1 of FIG. In FIG. 13, the display board 30 is paper or a synthetic resin board. A pair of cuts 31 and 32 are formed at the right end of the display plate 30 in the figure, and a tongue piece 35 is formed by the cuts 31 and 32. Similarly, a pair of cuts 33 and 34 are formed at the left end of the display plate 30 in the figure, and a tongue piece 36 is formed by the cuts 33 and 34. Further, a tongue piece 37 is provided continuously with the upper end of the display plate 30, and a tongue piece 38 is provided continuously with the lower end of the display plate 30.
The display 41 of the product name (in this case, the cut flower “Poinsettia”), the display 42 of the product producer (production area) (in this case “XX farm”), and the product grade (in this case, A display 43 of “first class product”) and a bar code display 44 of the product name, producer, grade, price, etc. are shown on the surface 30 a of the display board 30.
[0022]
The tongue pieces 35 and 36 of the display plate 30 are inserted into the upper side wall portion 22 from the opening 22a of the upper side wall portion 22 of the upper frame body 20, and the upper tongue piece 37 of the display plate 30 is bent to the bent portion 22g and the upper side wall. The display board 30 is detachably attached to the upper frame body 20 because it is inserted between the parts 22.
[0023]
In the above embodiment, the lower side wall 24 of the upper frame 20 may be omitted. At this time, the upper side wall portion 22 becomes the side wall portion of the upper frame body 20, and the step portion 23 becomes the lower end portion of the side wall portion of the upper frame body 20.
Further, the number and position of the locking pieces 23b and the holes 12b that fit into the locking pieces 23b are not limited to those illustrated, and may be arbitrary. Furthermore, the position of the locking piece and the position of the hole that fits into the locking piece are changed, and the locking piece is provided in the container body 10, and the hole into which the locking piece of the container body 10 is fitted is formed in the upper frame body 20. You may form in.
The container body 10 and the upper frame body 20 can be integrally formed by resin molding. Moreover, the container main body 10 and the upper frame 20 may each use materials (for example, metal etc.) other than resin.
The display board 30 can also be attached to the openings 14 a to 14 d of the outer frame portion 14 of the container body 10.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first invention of the present application, when the lower side wall portion of the upper frame body having a step portion between the upper side wall portion and the lower side wall portion is inserted into the container main body from the upper surface opening of the container main body, The upper frame is detachably attached to the container body, and the attached state is strong. Furthermore, in the attachment state, the alignment accuracy between the upper frame body and the container body is improved.
For this reason, the combination of the upper frame body and the container main body can accommodate cut flowers and the like that are longer than when only the container main body is used.
Therefore, it is possible to accommodate cut flowers having a relatively short length using only the container body, and combining cuts having a relatively long length by combining the upper frame and the container body as described above. Can be accommodated. As a result, cut flowers having different lengths can be easily accommodated and transported.
[0028]
Further, the container according to the second invention can attach the upper frame body to the container body more firmly and detachably together with the effect of the first invention.
[0029]
Furthermore, the container according to the third invention can attach the upper frame body to the container body more firmly and detachably together with the effect of the second invention.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an enlarged plan view of the container of FIG. 1 from FIG. 1;
3 is a cross-sectional view showing a III-III cross section of FIG. 2. FIG.
4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a mounting portion between the container main body and the upper frame in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a front view showing the front of the upper frame body of the container of FIG. 1;
6 is a perspective view showing a state immediately before the upper frame body of FIG. 1 is attached to the container body. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the upper frame body of FIG. 1 as viewed from below.
8 is a front view showing the front of the container body of FIG. 1. FIG.
9 is an enlarged plan view of the container main body of the container of FIG. 1 than FIG.
10 is a front view showing the state in which the upper frame body of FIG. 5 is turned upside down and is put on the container body of FIG.
11 is a cross-sectional view showing an enlarged cross-sectional view of the container main body of FIG. 1 as compared with FIG.
12 is a cross-sectional view showing an enlarged cross-sectional view of the upper frame body of FIG. 1 as compared with FIG.
13 is a front view showing an enlarged view of FIG. 1 with a display plate attached to the upper frame of the container of FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 10 Container main body 11 of container 1 Upper surface opening part 12 of container main body 10 Side wall part 12a of container main body 10 Upper end part 12b of side wall part Hole 12c of upper end part Inner surface 20 of side wall part 12 Upper frame 21 of container 1 Upper frame Upper surface opening 22 of body 20 Upper side wall 23 of upper frame 20 Stepped portion 23a of upper frame 20 Outer surface 23b of stepped portion Locking piece 24 Lower side wall 25 of upper frame 20 Lower surface opening of upper frame 20 Part

Claims (3)

A container comprising a container body and an upper frame,
The container body has a top opening;
The upper frame has an upper surface opening and a lower surface opening;
The upper frame includes an upper side wall and a lower side wall, and a step is formed between the upper side wall and the lower side wall.
Either one of the outer surface of the stepped portion and the upper end of the side wall of the container body is provided with a locking piece, and the other is provided with a hole into which the locking piece can be fitted,
When the lower side wall portion is inserted inside the side wall portion of the container body, the stepped portion is supported by the upper end portion of the side wall portion of the container body, and each of the locking pieces is placed in each of the holes. A container characterized by fitting . A container according to claim 1,
A locking piece is provided at one of a plurality of locations on the outer surface of the stepped portion and a plurality of locations on the upper end of the side wall of the container body, and a hole into which the locking piece can be fitted is provided on the other. A container characterized by that. A container according to claim 2,
The step portion is provided on the entire periphery of the side surface of the upper frame body, and a plurality of locking pieces are provided so as to be scattered over the entire periphery of one of the outer surface of the step portion and the upper end portion of the side wall portion of the container body. The container is characterized in that a plurality of holes into which the plurality of locking pieces can be fitted are scattered over the entire circumference of the other .

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