JP7301348B2 - Box for transporting plate-like products - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a box used for packing and transporting plate-shaped articles such as flat-panel televisions and painting materials.

A flat-panel television is usually a plate-shaped product in which a display for displaying images and a receiver for receiving broadcasts are integrated. There are even large-sized ones, and the ratio of length to width is 9:16 as a standard, and various ratios are available on the market.

Boxes for transporting flat-panel televisions of various sizes are required to have a structure to accommodate the various sizes described above.

Conventionally, as a box for transporting flat-screen TVs, there are two types of packages for packing TVs: an exterior body in the shape of a bag as a whole, which is made of a flexible and durable material for storing the TV to be packaged, and an exterior body. and a bottom plate that is disposed on the inner bottom and supports the television to be packed that is housed in the exterior body. It is known that a plurality of handles are attached in a predetermined arrangement.

Further, as another TV transport box, a storage box main body comprising a bottom wall, a peripheral wall rising from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall, and a top wall capable of blocking an opening of a storage space surrounded by the bottom wall and the peripheral wall; A storage box arranged in a storage space of a storage box body and having a plurality of clamping bodies for clamping and fixing stored items, and adjusting means for adjusting the distance between the clamping bodies, wherein the adjusting means has a length. A belt having an adjustment function, which is stretched over the pair of clamping members and the outer surface of the stored items between the clamping members, and the length of the belt is adjusted to stably restrain the stored items. It is also known that

JP-A-2004-175418 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-230612

Of the above-mentioned conventional examples, the former has a structure in which a large number of supports and shock-absorbing materials for fixing the television to the inner bottom of the exterior body are incorporated. Time and cost are required, and although the position can be slightly adjusted by selecting the built-in position, the size of the exterior body itself cannot be changed. However, it was necessary to prepare multiple types of exterior bodies with different sizes.

Among the above-mentioned conventional examples, the latter can correspond to the size of the television to some extent by adjusting the distance between the pair of holding members. Since the size cannot be changed, similarly to the above, if the size of the television is greatly different, there is an inconvenience that it cannot be handled.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a box for transporting plate-shaped articles such as flat-screen televisions, etc., which can solve the above-described various problems at once.

The present invention according to claim 1 has a left bottom member having a bottom wall, a left side wall and front and rear walls, and is open on the top and right sides, and a bottom wall, a right side wall and front and rear walls, and is open on the top and left sides. The right side bottom member and the left side opening of the right side side bottom member and the right side side opening of the left side side bottom member are placed on top of each other. or a plurality of peripheral wall members, a left cover member having a top wall, a left side wall, and front and rear walls, the bottom side and the right side of which are open, and a top wall, a right side wall, and a front and back wall, the bottom side and the left side of which are open. and a right lid member, which covers the peripheral wall member in a state in which the left opening of the right lid member and the right opening of the left lid member are opposed to each other so that both lid members are superimposed on each other. A bottom plate is laid on the bottom wall of the bottom member, and a plate-like article stored upright on the bottom plate is hung over the bottom plate. , a box for transporting plate-like products, further comprising an inner belt for fixing the plate-like products on the bottom plate .

Various types of plate-like products can be used with the transport box of the present invention, including a wide range of products such as the flat-screen televisions and computer monitors mentioned above, glass doors, and paintings. Articles other than such plate-shaped articles can also be stored.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the box for transporting plate-like articles according to the first aspect, the left and right bottom members and/or the left and right lid members are provided with stopper mechanisms for restricting their sliding ranges. characterized by

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a box for transporting plate-like articles according to the first or second aspect of the present invention. and a bottom side groove portion and a lid side groove portion into which the upper and lower edge portions of the peripheral wall member are fitted are formed between the holding wall and the front and rear walls.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the box for transporting plate-like articles according to any one of the first to third aspects , the peripheral wall member has a foldable left and right two-member structure, and the left side A cushioning material is attached to each of the inner side surfaces of the peripheral wall member and the right peripheral wall member.

Any of the transportation boxes described above can be made of various materials such as plastic cardboard, plastic sheets, paper cardboard, and the like.

As described above, the box for transporting plate-like articles according to the present invention has a bottom wall, a left side wall, and front and rear walls, and has a left side bottom member whose upper and right sides are open, a bottom wall, a right side wall, and front and rear walls. A bottom portion is composed of a right bottom member with an upper side and a left side open, and has an upper wall, a left side wall and front and rear walls, and a left cover member with a lower side and a right side open, an upper wall, a right side wall and a front and rear side. Since the lid portion is composed of a right lid member having a wall and openings on the lower side and the left side, both the lid portion and the bottom portion are slidably adjusted while the left and right members are fitted to each other. As a result, the length in the left-right direction can be easily adapted to the size of the plate-shaped article to be accommodated, and as described above, the same is true for the peripheral wall member, so that the flat-screen TV or the like to be accommodated can be easily accommodated as in the conventional case. It has the practical advantage that one such box can be used even if the sizes are very different.

Moreover, as described above, the transport box of the present invention has a box main body formed only of the left and right bottom members, the left and right cover members, and the peripheral wall members, and the entire body is composed only of these members and the outer belt. Easy to assemble.

In addition, according to the transport box of the present invention, the transport box further has inner belts that are stretched over plate-like articles such as televisions stored upright on the left and right bottom members to fix the plate-like articles on both bottom members. Thus, it is possible to simply and reliably prevent the plate-like article from swinging during the transfer of the plate-like article, thereby further enhancing the stability of the transfer.

Further, in the transport box of the present invention, the bottom side groove and the lid side groove are formed inside the front and rear walls of the left and right bottom members and the left and right lid members, respectively, which are superimposed one on top of the other. is fitted, the stability of the peripheral wall member is further enhanced, and horizontal movement of the peripheral wall is strongly prevented.

In addition, according to the transport box of the present invention in which the bottom plate is laid on the bottom wall of the bottom member, the bottom portion is prevented from flexing due to the weight of the plate-like article when the transport operator lifts the box. Work efficiency is further enhanced.

Further, according to the transport box of the present invention, in which the peripheral wall member has a left and right two-member configuration that is freely foldable, and cushioning materials are attached to the inner side surfaces of the left and right peripheral wall members, the foldable peripheral wall member , the plate-like product is surrounded, and the cushioning material abuts on both edges of the plate-like product, thereby further enhancing the stability and shape retention of the plate-like product.

In addition, since all the peripheral wall members can be folded and accommodated between the bottom and the lid for storage and movement, handling when the box is not in use and storage space can be reduced. It has practical advantages.

1 is a perspective view of a transport box according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a perspective view showing the shortest state of both bottom members in the box of the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a state in which both bottom members of FIG. 2 are slightly extended; It is a perspective view of a bottom plate and the bottom side holding member on the upper side in the same embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a state in which the bottom plate and the bottom-side holding member of FIG. 4 are placed on the bottom member; It is a perspective view which shows the shortest state of the both-sides cover member in the box of the same embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a state in which both side lid members of FIG. 6 are slightly extended; It is a perspective view of the peripheral wall member in the box of the same embodiment. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which a flat-screen television is fixed on a bottom-side holding member on the upper side of the bottom plate; FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the side of the box in the same state as in FIG. 9; 11 is a perspective view of a state in which one side half of the flat-screen television of FIG. 10 is surrounded by a single peripheral wall member; FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which the flat-screen television is completely surrounded by two peripheral wall members; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which both side lid members are fitted and covered on a peripheral wall member surrounding a flat-screen television; FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state in which a folded peripheral wall member is housed on a bottom side holding member on a bottom plate when not in use and fixed with an inner belt. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a state in which both side cover members are attached from the state of FIG. 14 and are tightened in the vertical and horizontal directions by outer belts;

Next, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a box for transporting a flat-panel television as a plate-shaped article will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, the transport box 1 according to the present embodiment is made entirely of oblong plastic corrugated cardboard, and has a bottom portion BT consisting of a pair of left and right bottom members 2 and 3, and a bottom portion BT. and a lid portion CP composed of a pair of left and right lid members 5 and 6 fitted over the peripheral wall portion SW. In addition, the transport box 1 has outer belts 7 and 8 that tighten the entire transport box 1 from the outside, and the television T housed in the transport box 1 is fixed to the upper side of the bottom plate 15 laid on the bottom part BT. has an inner belt 24 and the like.

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the transport box 1 has a bottom wall 2a, a left side wall 2b, and front and rear walls 2c and 2d. A right side bottom member 3 having a bottom wall 3a, a right side wall 3b, and front and rear walls 3c and 3d, and having upper and left side openings. In a state in which the right side bottom member 3 is superimposed on the bottom member 2, two left and right plate-like peripheral wall members 4A and 4B erected on the bottom members 2 and 3, an upper wall 5a, a left side wall 5b and A left lid member 5 having front and rear walls 5c and 5d and opening on the lower and right sides, and a right lid member 6 having an upper wall 6a, a right wall 6b and front and rear walls 6c and 6d and opening on the lower and left sides. The left opening of the right lid member 6 and the right opening of the left lid member 5 are opposed to each other, and the left lid member 5 is superimposed on the lower surface of the right lid member 6. The outer belts 7 and 8 that cover the peripheral wall members 4A and 4B and span in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction tighten the transport box 1 as a whole.

The front and rear walls 3c and 3d of the right bottom member 3 are respectively formed with recessed notches 12 that are engaged with rectangular plate-like stoppers 11 provided facing the inner surfaces of the front and rear walls 2c and 2d of the left bottom member 2. As a result, the sliding range of the right bottom member 3 sliding on the left bottom member 2 is restricted. Specifically, one edge 12a of the recessed notch 12 abuts against one end 11a of the stopper 11 when the right bottom member 3 is completely overlaid on the left bottom member 2, and the other end of the stopper 11 is pressed. The other edge 12b of the recessed notch 12 abuts against 11b, thereby restricting the maximum extension of the right bottom member 3 sliding on the left bottom member 2. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, on the upper surface of the bottom wall 3a of the right bottom member 3, a bottom plate 15 having a cross-sectional honeycomb reinforced structure is placed over almost the entire length thereof. A bottom-side holding member 16 having a concave shape and extending in the left-right direction is fixed. A bottom groove 14 is formed to hold the edge portion.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the left side wall 2b of the left bottom member 2 and the right side wall 3b of the right side bottom member 3 are provided with a pair of hand-insertion handles 21 spaced apart in the front-rear direction. A belt holder 22 through which the lateral outer belt 7 is inserted is fixed by rivets R to the lower center portion of the left side wall 2b of the left side bottom member 2 and the right side wall 3b of the right side side bottom member 3. A belt holder 23 through which the outer belt 8 extending in the front-rear direction is inserted is fixed with a rivet R to a portion near the tip of the outer surface of the front and rear walls 2c and 2d.

Further, as shown in FIGS. Two inner belts for fixing the television T placed on the bottom-side holding member 16 on the bottom plate 15 are attached to both ends of the bottom plate 15 placed on the bottom wall 3a of the right bottom member 3. A plate-like pad-like cushioning material 25 that contacts the upper edge of the television T is inserted through the inner belt 24 .

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the front and rear walls 5c and 5d of the left lid member 5 are engaged with rectangular plate-like stoppers 31 provided facing the inner surfaces of the front and rear walls 6c and 6d of the right lid member 6. As shown in FIGS. Recessed notches 32 are formed to restrict the sliding range of the left lid member 5 sliding on the right lid member 6 . Specifically, one edge 32a of the recessed notch 32 abuts one end 31a of the stopper 31 in a state where the left lid member 5 is completely superimposed on the right lid member 5, and the other end of the stopper 31 The other edge 32b of the recessed notch 32 abuts against 31b, thereby restricting the maximum extension of the left lid member 5 sliding on the right lid member 6. As shown in FIG.

A lid-side holding member 33 having a concave cross-section and extending in the left-right direction is fixed to a portion of the upper surface of the upper wall 5a of the left-side lid member 5 near the tip. Between the front and rear walls 5c and 5d of the member 5, a lid-side groove 35 is formed in which the upper edge portions of the peripheral wall members 4A and 4B are fitted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the plate-shaped peripheral wall members 4A and 4B are a pair of left and right peripheral wall members, each of which is composed of a side wall portion 4a and front and rear wall portions 4b, and can be freely folded along a predetermined folding line 4c. A plate-like cushioning material 36 that abuts on the side of the television T is fixed to the inner surface of the side wall portion 4a. As described above, the upper and lower edge portions of these peripheral wall members 4A and 4B are fitted into the corresponding bottom side groove portion 14 and lid side groove portion 35 so that the peripheral wall members 4A and 4B are maintained in an upright state. has been made.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 9 to 13, how to use the transport box 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. The television T is placed in an upright state on the bottom side holding member 16 fixed to the bottom member 16, and two inner belts 24 are hung and tightened on the television T to fix the television T on the right side bottom member 3 (Fig. 9, Fig. 10). Further, at this time, the stability of the television T is enhanced by bringing the pad-like cushioning material 25 inserted into the inner belts 24 into contact with the upper edge of the television T. As shown in FIG.

Next, the sliding position of the right bottom member 3 with respect to the left bottom member 2 is adjusted so as to correspond to the horizontal length of the television T. As shown in FIG.

Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the left and right peripheral wall members 4A and 4B are fitted at their lower edge portions into the bottom side groove portion 14 with their openings facing each other, thereby forming a television. A peripheral wall portion SW is constructed by surrounding T with two peripheral wall members 4A and 4B.

Next, as shown in FIG. 13, the peripheral wall members 4A and 4B are covered with the lid members 5 and 6 which will be the lid portions CP from above, and the peripheral wall member 4A is inserted into the lid-side groove portions 35 of the lid members 5 and 6. - The lid members 5 and 6 are mounted on the peripheral wall members 4A and 4B by fitting the respective upper edge portions of 4B.

After that, as shown in FIG. 1, the outer belts 7 and 8 are stretched over the front, back, left and right of the transport box 1 to form a bottom portion BT made up of left and right bottom members 2 and 3, a peripheral wall portion SW made up of peripheral wall members 4A and 4B, and left and right parts. By tightening the lid portion CP composed of the lid members 5 and 6, the television T is finally stably packed and housed in the transportation box 1. As shown in FIG.

14 and 15, when the carrying box 1 is not used, it is folded on the bottom side holding member 16 on the bottom plate 15 laid inside the right side bottom member 3 along the folding line 4c. After stacking the two peripheral wall members 4A and 4B and fixing them on the bottom side holding member 16 with the inner belt 24, the lid portion CP composed of the lid members 5 and 6 is covered, and the outer belts 7 and 8 in the front and back direction are covered. The transport box 1, which is in a contracted state as a whole, can be kept small by tightening it.

As described above, the transport box according to the present invention can accommodate plate-like products such as flat-screen televisions and personal computer monitors in a wide range of sizes, and is easy to assemble and store. Therefore, it can be expected to be widely used.

1 transport box BT bottom SW peripheral wall CP lid 2 left bottom member 2a bottom wall of left bottom member 2b left wall of left bottom member 2c front wall of left bottom member 2d rear wall of left bottom member 3 right bottom member 3a right side Bottom wall of bottom member 3b Right wall of right bottom member 3c Front wall of right bottom member 3d Rear wall of right bottom member 4A, 4B Surrounding wall member 5 Left lid member 5a Bottom wall of left lid member 5b Left wall of left lid member 5c Front wall of left lid member 5d Rear wall of left lid member 6 Right lid member 6a Bottom wall of right lid member 6b Left wall of right lid member 6c Front wall of right lid member 6d Rear wall of right lid member 7.8 Outer belt

Claims (4)

A left side bottom member having a bottom wall, a left side wall and front and rear walls and having upper and right side openings, a right side bottom member having a bottom wall, a right side wall and front and rear walls and having upper and left side openings, and a right side bottom member. one or a plurality of peripheral wall members erected on the bottom members in a state in which the left opening and the right opening of the left bottom member are placed opposite to each other, and whose width in the left-right direction is adjustable; and an upper wall. , a left lid member having a left side wall and front and rear walls and having lower and right side openings; and a right side lid member having an upper wall, right side wall and front and rear walls and having lower and left side openings; In a state in which the left side opening of the member and the right side opening of the left side cover member are opposed to each other and both cover members are superimposed, the cover members cover the peripheral wall member, and an outer belt is stretched in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction. A bottom plate is laid on the bottom wall of the bottom member, and is stretched over the plate-like article stored upright on the bottom plate to fix the plate-like article on the bottom plate. A box for conveying plate-like articles, further having an inner belt for conveying plate-like articles. 2. The box for transporting plate-like articles according to claim 1, wherein the left and right bottom members and/or the left and right lid members are provided with stopper mechanisms for restricting their sliding ranges. Holding walls are erected in parallel with the front and rear walls of the left and right bottom members and the left and right lid members, respectively, and the upper and lower edges of the peripheral wall member are fitted between the holding walls and the front and rear walls. 3. The box for transporting plate-like articles according to claim 1, wherein a bottom side groove portion and a lid side groove portion are formed. 4. The peripheral wall member according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the peripheral wall member has a left and right two-member configuration that can be folded freely, and cushioning materials are attached to the inner side surfaces of the left peripheral wall member and the right peripheral wall member, respectively. A box for transporting plate-shaped products.

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