JP7307955B2 - Stacking nesting switchable storage box - Google Patents

Description

To provide a storage box which can be stacked (stackable), can be stacked (nested) when not in use or packed, and can be switched between stacking and nesting by a simple operation.

There are various types of top-opening storage boxes with or without lids, but the type that can be switched between stacking and nesting is popular.

As such a switching mechanism, for example, there are various mechanisms such as a structure in which the direction of stacking can be switched by changing the position and shape of the concave-convex engaging portion by 180 degrees, and a mechanism using a handle that can be freely rotated up and down. Although it has been proposed, the sliding part is provided at the bottom without using a handle and can be switched by a simple slide operation, and the sliding part that slides outward for stacking and serves as a stacking part is used as a hook or accessory hanger. A highly practical switching mechanism that can also be used as a hanging part for items such as clothes has not yet been developed.

According to the present invention, the switching mechanism is provided at the bottom without using a handle, and when not in use or when nesting during packing, the slide provided as the switching mechanism can be retracted and stored at the bottom, and during stacking. The sliding portion can be used as a mounting portion for stacking by a simple sliding operation of sliding and protruding outward, and the sliding portion that is slid and projected at the upper stage can be used as a hanging portion for hooks, small items, and the like. To provide a storage box capable of switching between stacking and nesting, which is extremely practical and can be used even in a stacking state, such that stored items can be taken in and out by tilting a tilting side wall part to the outside even in a stacking state.

The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A mounting part 2 is provided on the upper part of a rectangular storage body 1 having an opening at the top, and a mounting part 3 for placing the rectangular storage body 1 of another storage box to be stacked on the mounting receiving part 2 is provided. It is provided in the lower part, and is configured to be stackable by placing the mounting part 3 of the lower part of the rectangular storage body 1 of the other storage box on the mounting receiving part 2 of the upper part of the rectangular storage body 1 . The mounting portion 3 is provided with a degree-of-protrusion switching mechanism 20 for adjusting the length of projection to the outside. When it is placed on the portion 2 and becomes stackable, and when it is short or does not protrude, this placement portion 3 is not placed on the placement receiving portion 2 and is put into the rectangular storage body 1 of the other storage box and stacked. The protrusion degree switching mechanism 20 is provided on the bottom portion 9 of the rectangular storage body 1 so that the slide portion 22 can slide and protrude along the bottom surface through the slide guide mechanism 21. The projecting slide portion 22 is configured as the placement portion 3 to be placed on the placement receiving portion 2 , and the slide portion 22 is guided by a slide guide mechanism 21 provided on the bottom portion 9 . The tip portion is configured to horizontally slide outward from the bottom portion 9 to a predetermined projection length, and is provided in a shape having a rod-shaped portion 23 to serve as a hanging portion 23 when positioned on the upper side during stacking. The slide portion 22 provided horizontally slidably along the bottom surface of the bottom portion 9 of the rectangular storage body 1 of the protruding degree switching mechanism 20 has both ends of the rod-shaped portion 23 that are attached to the rectangular storage body 1, respectively. Extending to the vicinity of the inner side of the leg portions 27 arranged on both end sides of the marginal portion of the bottom portion 9, the rod-shaped portion 23 provided over the width of the marginal portion serves as the hanging portion 23. The rod-shaped portion 23 is parallel to the edge of the bottom portion 9 and is configured to be able to protrude outwardly away from the edge. The stationary base portion 4 and the tilting side wall portion 5 are provided with a tilting guide mechanism 7 that guides the tilting of the tilting side wall portion 5 and holds the tilting side wall portion 5 at a predetermined tilting position. 7, the tilting side wall portion 5 is configured to be tiltable up to a predetermined tilting position in the stacking state. A take-out opening 17 is provided continuously with an upper opening 16 of the storage body 1 so that a stored article 15 can be taken in and out of the rectangular storage body 1 , and the tilting side wall portion 5 is a horizontal bottom plate when the standing side wall is configured. A tilting bottom plate portion 6 is horizontally protruded inward, and when the tilting side wall is formed, the tilting bottom plate portion 6 is also configured to be an outer downward tilting bottom plate, and the tilting side wall portion 5 and the tilting bottom plate The stacking/nesting switchable storage box is characterized in that the portion 6 is configured to be tiltable to a predetermined tilting position in the stacking state by the tilting guide mechanism 7 .

A pair of opposing side wall portions 8 and a bottom portion 9 of the rectangular container 1 constitute the immovable base portion 4, and the placement receiving portion 2 is provided above the side wall portions 8 of the immovable base portion 4. In addition, the mounting portion 3 is provided on the bottom portion 9 of the stationary base portion 4, and at least one side wall portion 10 of the other pair of side wall portions 10 of the rectangular storage body 1 is configured as the tilting side wall portion 5. The stacking nesting switchable storage box according to claim 1 , characterized in that the stacking nesting is switchable.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the switching mechanism is provided at the bottom without using the handle, and when not in use or during nesting during packing, the slide provided as the switching mechanism is retracted and stored at the bottom. At the time of stacking, this sliding portion can be used as a mounting portion for stacking by a simple sliding operation of sliding and protruding to the outside, and the sliding portion that is slid and projected from the upper stage can be used as a hook tool or a small article. To provide a storage box which can be used as a hanging part such as a hanger, and which can take in and out stored items by tilting the tilting side wall part to the outside even in a stacking state, and is extremely practical and switchable between stacking and nesting.

It is a perspective view of a present Example. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which one tilting side wall portion of the embodiment is tilted; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which tilting side wall portions on both sides of the present embodiment are tilted; It is a front view (tilting side wall part side) of a present Example. It is a side view (immovable side wall part side) of a present Example. It is a side view (immovable side wall part side) of the state which tilted the tilting side wall part of a present Example. It is a top view of a present Example. It is a bottom view of a present Example. FIG. 10 is an explanatory perspective view of a state in which the tilting side wall portion of the lower rectangular storage body is tilted in the stacking state of the present embodiment; FIG. 11 is a side view (non-moving side wall side) of a state in which the tilting side wall portion of the lower rectangular storage body is tilted in the stacking state of the present embodiment; FIG. 10 is an explanatory perspective view of a PET bottle storage state in which the tilting side wall portion of the lower rectangular storage body is tilted in the stacking state of the present embodiment; It is an explanatory side view (immovable side wall part side) of the nesting state of a present Example.

Optimal embodiments of the present invention will be briefly described with reference to the drawings showing the operation of the present invention.

Stacking is made possible by placing a mounting portion 3 at the bottom of the rectangular storage body 1 to be stacked on the mounting receiving portion 2 at the top of the rectangular storage body 1 of another storage box. A protruding degree switching mechanism 20 is provided so that the protruding length to the outside can be adjusted freely, and when the protruding length is long due to the protruding degree switching mechanism 20, the mounting section 3 can be mounted on the mounting receiving section 2 and can be stacked. When it is short or does not protrude, this mounting section 3 is not placed on the mounting receiving section 2 and is put into the rectangular storage body 1 of the other storage box and stored in a nesting possible state. It is configured to be

That is, the protruding degree switching mechanism 20 is configured such that a slide portion 22 is slidably protruded along the bottom surface 9 of the rectangular container 1 via a slide guide mechanism 21. When the slide portion 22 is slidably protruded from the bottom portion 9 to the outside by a predetermined length, it becomes the placement portion 3 that can be placed on the placement receiving portion 2 and can be stacked. Therefore, the sliding portion 22 is not placed on the placement receiving portion 2, but can be put into the rectangular storage body 1 of another storage box and stored in an overlapping manner, so that nesting is possible.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to switch between the stackable state and the nestable state by a simple sliding operation of sliding outward from the bottom portion 9 or returning it, and this switching mechanism can be configured independently of the handle. The switching mechanism can be hidden in the bottom part 9 when not needed or when nested for packing, etc., which is excellent in practicality.

Further, this slide portion 22 is provided in a shape having a rod-shaped portion 23 , and when it is slid and projected to be stacked and positioned on the upper side, this rod-shaped portion 23 becomes a hanging portion 23 for hanging hooks and small articles. It is easy to design so that it can be used as a towel hanger, and it is an extremely practical storage box that can be switched between stacking and nesting.

Further, according to the present invention, the rectangular container 1 is provided with a tilting side wall portion 5 on the immovable base portion 4 so as to be capable of tilting outward. A tilting guide mechanism 7 is provided to guide the tilting of 5 and hold it at a predetermined tilting position, and the tilting guide mechanism 7 allows the tilting side wall portion 5 to tilt freely to a predetermined tilting position in a stacking state, By tilting the tilting side wall portion 5 to the outside in this stacking state, the object 15 can be taken in and out of the rectangular storage body 1 by connecting the upper opening 16 of the rectangular storage body 1 to the upper part of the rectangular storage body 1 . Since the opening 17 for taking out is provided, even when the storage boxes are in a stacking state, the tilting side wall portion 5 can be tilted outward to take in and out the stored items 15 through the opening 17 for taking out. It becomes a storage box that can be switched between stacking and nesting.

A specific embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, the placement receiving portion 2 is provided on the upper portion of a pair of opposed side wall portions 8 on the short sides of the rectangular storage body 1 having an upper opening and the immovable base portion 4. A placement portion 3 to be placed on the placement receiving portion 2 of the body 1 is provided on the bottom portion 9 , and the placement portion 3 is provided with a protruding degree switching mechanism 20. Switching operation of the protruding degree switching mechanism 20, that is, A slide portion 22 is slidably projected outwardly along the bottom surface of the bottom portion 9 by a predetermined length via a slide guide mechanism 21 provided on the bottom portion 9, and the slide portion 22 functions as the mounting portion 3. The stacking nesting switchable storage box is configured such that the stacking enabled state and the nesting enabled state can be switched by switching whether or not to function.

Specifically, a pair of opposite side wall portions 10 on the long sides of the rectangular storage body 1 are opposed to a pair of side wall portions 8 and a bottom portion 9, which are immovable base portions 4 that are always immovable even without stacking. The lower edge of each of the side walls 10 is rotatably pivoted on the outer edge of the bottom 9, and is tiltable outwardly via the hinge 29. Both are configured as the tilting side wall portion 5 .

Further, the tilting side wall portion 5 of the present embodiment has a tilting bottom plate portion 6 which serves as a horizontal bottom plate when the side walls are erected, and which horizontally protrudes inward. The tilting bottom plate portion 6 tilts while holding the angle formed with the bottom plate portion 6 to form an outer downward tilting bottom plate.

Specifically, a tilting bottom plate portion 6 is provided on the opposing tilting side wall portion 5 at a right angle so as to overlap with the bottom portion 9 so that the inner edges of the tilting bottom plate portions 6 are in contact with each other.

The tilting side wall portion 5 and the stationary base portion 4 are provided with a tilting guide mechanism 7 that guides the tilting of the tilting side wall portion 5 and holds the tilting side wall portion 5 at a predetermined tilting position. The tilting side wall portion 5 and the tilting bottom plate portion 6 are configured to tilt up to a predetermined tilting position.

That is, in this embodiment, even in this stacking state, the tilting side walls 5 are appropriately tilted outward, so that the upper opening of the rectangular storage body 1 is located at the upper part of the rectangular storage body 1 on the tilting side. A take-out opening 17 is continuously provided with the portion 16 and allows the stored article 15 to be taken in and out from the tilting bottom plate portion 6. As shown in FIG.

More specifically, a pair of side walls 8 and a bottom 9 on the short sides of the rectangular storage body 1 are used as the immovable base portion 4, and the placement receiving portion 2 is provided above each side wall portion 8 of the immovable base portion 4. , the mounting portion 3 is provided on the bottom portion 9 of the immovable base portion 4 .

Both of the side walls 10 on the other long sides of the rectangular storage body 1 are formed as the tilting side walls 5 .

Furthermore, a notch opening 11 for taking out a bottle is provided in the upper portion of the tilting side wall portion 5 for grasping the upper portion of the bottle 15 as the storage object 15 stored on the tilting bottom plate portion 6 .

Therefore, for example, when the bottle 15 as the storage object 15 is arranged side by side on the tilting bottom plate portion 6, the head of the bottle 15 exposed through the notch opening 11 for taking out the bottle is grasped, The structure is such that the bottle 15 can be easily pulled out from the take-out opening 17 in the upper portion of the tilting side wall portion 5 .

Conversely, when the bottle is to be stored, it is inserted through the notch opening 11 for taking out the bottle, and is placed on the tilting bottom plate 6 from the taking-out opening 17 along the inside of the tilting tilting side wall 5. It can be inserted and thrown in, and even if the upper part is closed in a stacking state, or even if the upper opening 16 is closed by a lid instead of being stacked, it is configured to be easily thrown in and stored in an instant.

Moreover, in this embodiment, since the tilting side wall portions 5 are provided on both sides as described above, the tilting side wall portion 5 on the side to be taken in and out can be tilted outward and taken in and out as needed, which is extremely practical.

In this embodiment, on both sides of each tilting side wall portion 5, superposed guide plates 12 slidably overlapped with the side wall portions 8 of the immovable base portion 4 adjacent to the tilting side wall portion 5 are provided. The tilting guide mechanism 7 is composed of the arc-shaped guide holes 13 and the guide pins 14 provided in the portion 8 and the overlapping guide plate 12, and the sliding on both sides and the engagement of the guide holes 13 and the guide pins 14 By setting the length of the guide hole 13, it is possible to set a predetermined tilting position, that is, the stop holding angle when the tilting side wall portion 5 is tilted open.

In addition, a partition portion 28 is provided in the center of the rectangular storage body 1 to divide the inside of the rectangular storage body 1 and to guide and store the bottle 15 as the storage object 15 to be stored on the tilting bottom plate portion 6 . .

This partition part 28 is formed by erecting a plate material from the bottom part 9 at a position (parallel to the longitudinal direction of the long side of the rectangular storage body 1) that traverses the central part where the two tilting bottom plate parts 6 face each other. However, in this embodiment, a belt member is detachably attached between the side walls 8 on the short sides as a partition 28 at a predetermined height in the central portion parallel to the lengthwise direction of the long sides of the rectangular container 1. It is configured to be stretched on the

Further, the pair of side wall portions 8 constituting the immovable base portion 4 on the short side of this embodiment may also be provided so as to be tiltable when not stacked, or may be locked so as to be tiltable as necessary. However, in this embodiment, the pair of side wall portions 8 on the short sides are always immovable immovable base portions 4, which stand upright from the bottom portion 9 of the immovable base portion 4, and these side wall portions 8 A notch opening 19 is also provided in the upper part of the case, and a leather band is attached to the notch opening 19 to provide a handle 18 for lifting.

Further, in this embodiment, as described above, the mounting receiving portion 2 is provided on the upper portion of the rectangular storage body 1 having an upper opening, and the mounting receiving portion of the rectangular storage body 1 of another storage box to be stacked is provided. 2 is provided in the lower part, and the placing part 3 at the bottom of the rectangular storage body 1 of the other storage box is placed on the loading receiving part 2 at the upper part of the rectangular storage body 1 . are placed and stacked, and a protrusion degree switching mechanism 20 is provided on the placement portion 3 so that the protrusion length to the outside can be adjusted. When the projection length is long, the mounting portion 3 is mounted on the mounting receiving portion 2 and becomes stackable, and when it is short or does not protrude, the mounting portion 3 is mounted on the mounting receiving portion 2. It is constructed so that it can be nested by inserting it into the rectangular storage body 1 of the other storage box and storing it in an overlapping manner.

This protrusion degree switching mechanism 20 has a structure in which a slide portion 22 is slidably protruded along the bottom surface 9 of the rectangular container 1 via a slide guide mechanism 21, and the protruding slide portion 22 is The slide portion 22 is guided by a slide guide mechanism 21 provided on the bottom portion 9, and the leading end of the slide portion 22 is guided outward from the bottom portion 9 by a predetermined distance. It is configured to horizontally slide and protrude up to the protruding length.

Specifically, the slide portion 22 is provided in a shape having a bar-shaped portion 23 and is configured to serve as a hanging portion 23 when positioned on the upper side during stacking.

To explain further, the slide portion 22 provided horizontally slidably along the bottom surface of the bottom portion 9 of the rectangular storage body 1 of the protruding degree switching mechanism 20 has a marginal width of the bottom portion 9 of the rectangular storage body 1. The rod-shaped portion 23 is fully provided, and the rod-shaped portion 23 serving as the hanging portion 23 is parallel to the edge portion of the bottom portion 9 and can protrude outward from the edge portion. .

Further, specifically, the slide portion 22 of the present embodiment is configured by a U-shaped body in a plan view, and the bridging portion and the opposing portion of the U-shaped body are configured as the rod-shaped portion 23, and the opposing portion is The sliding guide mechanism 21 horizontally slides along the bottom surface of the bottom portion 9 of the rectangular storage body 1 and the tip portion is configured as the mounting portion 3 .

Therefore, during nesting, the slide portion 22 can be stored along the bottom surface of the bottom portion 9, and during stacking, it can be pulled out so that the bar-shaped portion 23 of the bridging portion at the tip of the slide portion 22 is parallel to the edge portion. When the sliding portion 22 is pulled out to separate it, the facing portion of the slide portion 22 protrudes outward from the edge portion of the bottom portion 9 and is engaged with the engaging groove portion of the upper edge of the side wall portion 8 provided as the placement receiving portion 2 . It is constructed so as to function as a mounting portion 3 that can be stably mounted in a positioned state.

The rod-shaped portion 23 of the slide portion 22 parallel to the edge portion protruded during stacking functions as a hanging portion, but also functions as a bottom handle portion different from the upper handle portion 18 .

In addition, the opposing portion of the sliding portion 22 formed of this U-shaped rod is configured to slide in a tubular insertion guide portion 26 provided as the slide guide mechanism 21, and a bent portion is formed at the base end of the opposing portion. It is provided so as not to protrude beyond a predetermined length.

In this embodiment, the overlapping guide plates 12 of the tilting guide mechanism 7 are placed on the left and right sides of both the tilting side wall portions 5 so as to overlap the bottom portion 9 provided as the immovable base portion 4 and the side wall portions 8 on the short sides from the outside. A guide pin 14 provided on the overlapping guide plate 12 is slidably engaged with an arcuate guide hole 13 provided in the short side wall portion 8, and the tilting side wall portion 5 is connected to the hinge at the lower edge portion. It is configured to be tiltable with respect to the bottom portion 9 and the side wall portion 8 on the short side via the portion 29 .

In addition, on the upper portion of the side wall portion 8 on the short side, an overlapping projecting portion that overlaps with the inner side of the upper portion of the tilting side wall portion 5 is continuously provided, and an engaging edge portion is provided on the overlapping projecting portion. A tilt lock mechanism 25 is constructed by providing a tilt lock pivot engaging portion for detachable engagement by pivoting on the upper portion of the tilt side wall portion 5 .

Further, in this embodiment, in order to prevent the nesting from deepening during nesting, the nesting stopper piece 24 that engages with the upper edge of the cutout opening 19 provided in the side wall 8 on the short side is provided on the short side. It is provided in the lower part of the side wall part 8 in the protruded state.

Further, the slide guide mechanism 21 of this embodiment has a structure in which a guide forming plate having the tubular insertion guide portion 26 is attached to the lower surface of the bottom portion 9. The bar-shaped slide portion 22 that protrudes and sinks is configured to be hidden along the lower surface of the bottom portion 9 so as to be slidable without being grounded by the leg portion 27 provided on the bottom portion 9. there is

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the specific configuration of each component can be appropriately designed.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Rectangular container 2 Mounting receiving part 3 Mounting part 4 Immovable base part 5 Tilting side wall part 6 Tilting bottom plate part 7 Tilting guide mechanism 8 Side wall part 9 Bottom part
10 side wall
15 Storage
16 top opening
17 Ejection opening
20 Protrusion switching mechanism
21 Slide guide mechanism
22 Slider
23 Rod part, hanging part
27 legs

Claims (2)

A placement receiving portion is provided on the upper part of the rectangular storage body with an upper opening, and a placement portion is provided on the lower side for placing the rectangular storage body on the loading receiving portion of the rectangular storage body of another storage box to be stacked. and stacking is possible by placing the mounting portion of the lower portion of the rectangular container of the other storage box on the mounting receiving portion of the upper portion of the rectangular container,
A protruding degree switching mechanism is provided on the mounting portion so that the length of protrusion to the outside can be adjusted. When the protruding length is long by the protruding degree switching mechanism, the mounting portion is placed on the mounting receiving portion. When it is short or does not protrude, the placement section is not placed on the placement receiving section and is put into the rectangular storage body of the other storage box to be stacked and stored so as to enable nesting. ,
The protrusion degree switching mechanism is provided at the bottom of the rectangular storage body so that a slide portion can slide and protrude along the bottom surface via a slide guide mechanism. The slide portion is guided by a slide guide mechanism provided on the bottom portion, and the tip portion of the slide portion horizontally slides outward from the bottom portion to a predetermined protrusion length. and is provided in a shape having a rod-shaped portion so as to serve as a hanging portion when positioned on the upper side during stacking,
The slide part provided horizontally slidably along the bottom bottom surface of the rectangular storage body of the protruding degree switching mechanism has both ends of the rod-shaped part arranged on both end sides of the edge part of the bottom part of the rectangular storage body. The rod-shaped portion extending to the vicinity of the inner side of the provided leg portion and having the rod-shaped portion provided to the full width of the marginal portion , and the rod-shaped portion serving as the hanging portion is parallel to the marginal portion of the bottom portion. It is configured to freely protrude outward from the part,
The rectangular storage body has a tilting side wall portion which is provided on the immovable base portion so as to be capable of tilting outward,
The stationary base portion and the tilting side wall portion are provided with a tilting guide mechanism that guides the tilting of the tilting side wall portion and holds the tilting side wall portion at a predetermined tilting position. The tilting side wall portion is configured to be tiltable, and by tilting the tilting side wall portion outward in this stacking state, the rectangular storage body is connected to the upper opening of the rectangular storage body on the upper part of the rectangular storage body. It is configured to have an opening for taking out items that can be put in and taken out from the
The tilting side wall portion has a tilting bottom plate portion, which becomes a horizontal bottom plate when the standing side wall is configured, horizontally protrudes inward. Also, the tilting side wall portion and the tilting bottom plate portion are configured to be tiltable to a predetermined tilting position in a stacking state by the tilting guide mechanism. A pair of opposing side wall portions and a bottom portion of the rectangular storage body are configured as the immovable base portion, and the placement receiving portion is provided on the upper portion of the side wall portion of the immovable base portion. 2. The stacking nesting according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion is provided on the bottom portion, and at least one side wall portion of the other pair of side wall portions of the rectangular storage body is configured as the tilting side wall portion. Switchable storage box.

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