JP7447405B2 - Small items storage case - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a small items storage case suitably used as a pen case or the like.

Conventionally, as this type of pen case, there is a pen case that has a shelf that is unfolded when in use and folded when stored (for example, Non-Patent Document 1).
However, such devices have the problem of being bulky because the area for storing pens and the area with shelves for storing small items are separated by a partition.

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The present invention aims to solve the problem of a storage case that includes an area for storing elongated objects such as pens and an area for storing small items in which a plurality of storage sections are arranged like shelves.

The small items storage case according to the invention as set forth in claim 1 is provided between a pair of side walls that can take a contracted position that is close to each other and an expanded position that is expanded. It is equipped with a plurality of stages of placing parts for placing small items that deform according to the situation, and a storage space is formed on each of these placing parts. It has an atrium that communicates vertically without moving , and a lower stage side mounting section is positioned below the atrium. In response to a change in attitude, the pair of side walls deform to expand and contract along the left and right directions in which they approach each other .

The small items storage case according to the invention as set forth in claim 2 is provided between a pair of side walls that can take a contracted position that is close to each other and an expanded position that is expanded. It is equipped with a plurality of stages of placing parts for placing small items that deform according to the situation, and a storage space is formed on each of these placing parts. The device has an atrium that communicates vertically without moving, and a lower placing section is positioned below the atrium, and one end of the upper placing section is fixed to a partition section that partitions between the side walls. The space between the partition portion and the side wall is the open-through portion.

A third aspect of the present invention provides a storage case for small items according to the first or second aspect, wherein both ends of the partition are connected to the side wall.

The small items storage case according to the invention set forth in claim 4 is the one set forth in claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the front edge position of the storage section in plan view is such that the upper stage side is positioned further back than the lower stage side. It is something that

The present invention solves the above-mentioned bulky problem by providing an atrium in which long objects can be stored in an area where a storage section for storing relatively short writing instruments and small objects is arranged. It can be resolved easily.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an expanded posture of a small items storage case according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the contracted attitude of the accessory storage case according to the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a right side view showing a contracted posture of the accessory storage case according to the same embodiment. A view taken along the Y arrow in FIG. 3. A Z arrow view in FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the expanded attitude of the accessory storage case according to the same embodiment. XX sectional view in FIG. 6. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another usage mode of the accessory storage case according to the same embodiment. The right side view which shows the other usage aspect of the accessory storage case based on the same embodiment. A view taken along the W arrow in FIG. 9.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10.

In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a rod-shaped small items storage case (hereinafter referred to as storage case A) that can be used mainly as a pen case for storing writing instruments and also as a pen holder. It is something.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 6 to FIG. 8, and FIG. includes a case main body 1 provided with two storage spaces S1 and S2, lower and upper storage parts 21 and 22 for placing small items provided between side walls 11L and 11R, and a lower storage space S1 and S2. The lower and upper side spill preventers 31 and 32 provided on the front edges 21a and 22a of the side and upper side placement parts 21 and 22, respectively, the partition part 4 that partitions left and right between the side walls 11L and 11R, and the case. A band 5 made of an elastic material such as rubber is provided on the right side wall 11R of the main body 1 and can hold an article between it and the inner peripheral surface 1a of the case main body 1.

The case body 1 includes a pair of left and right side walls 11L and 11R, and a back wall 12 that connects the rear ends of these side walls 11L and 11R, and has storage spaces S1 and S2 inside thereof as described above. Form. The pair of side walls 11L and 11R have a contracted position (c) in which they are close to each other as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, and an expanded position (e) in which they are expanded as shown in FIGS. 1, 6, and 7. It is possible to take it. A wire fastener 6 is provided from the front edge 11a to the upper edge 11b of the pair of side walls 11L, 11R to enable the side walls 11L, 11R to be opened and closed. 11R can be held in the contracted position (c). As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the case body 1 is configured such that the upper half region 1X can be folded back to the outside of the lower half region 1Y with the intermediate boundary line 1b as a boundary. Specifically, the case main body 1 has a lower half region 1Y that has enough rigidity to stand on its own in the expanded position (e), and a flexible region that is continuous with the upper edge of this lower half region 1Y. As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the upper half region 1X is configured to be able to be folded back toward the outer surface side of the lower half region 1Y at the intermediate boundary line 1b. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the lower half area 1Y of the case body 1 has an exterior material 13 made of cloth mainly made of synthetic fiber material exposed to the outside, and a storage material such as a writing instrument that is directly connected to the exterior material 13. An interior material 14 made of cloth mainly made of a synthetic fiber material that can be in contact with each other, a foam member 15 in the form of a sponge sheet placed between the exterior material 13 and the interior material 14, and a space between the exterior material 13 and the foam member 15. The core material 16 is arranged in a plate shape and made of polypropylene or the like, and the outer material 13, the interior material 14, the foam member 15, and the peripheral edges of the core material 16 are sewn together. In this embodiment, the side edges of the exterior material 13 are folded inward to wrap around the side edges of the core material 16. Further, the side edge portion of the interior material 14 is folded back outward to wrap around the side edge portion of the foamed member 15. That is, the core material 16 is provided inside the lower half region 1Y, and the elastic repulsive force of the core material 16 elastically biases both side walls 11L and 11R in the direction of opening. Although not shown, a foamed member similar to the foamed member 15 described above is also arranged between the exterior material 13 and the core material 16. On the other hand, although not shown, the upper half region 1X of the case body 1 mainly consists of a cloth exterior material mainly made of synthetic fiber material that is exposed outward, and a synthetic fiber material that can come into direct contact with the stored items. It is equipped with an interior material made of cloth, a foam member in the form of a sponge sheet, and a nonwoven fabric disposed between these exterior materials and interior material, and a peripheral edge of these exterior materials, interior material, and foam material. are sewn together. The case body 1 has a height that allows a long writing instrument, ruler, etc. to be placed in an upright position. A storage space S1 on the lower side and a storage space S2 on the upper side of the case body 1 are formed on the lower and upper placing parts 21 and 22, respectively.

The lower stage side mounting part 21 forms the bottom surface of the lower stage side storage space S1, and as shown in FIGS. That is, it is connected to the lower edges of the pair of side walls 11L and 11R and to the lower edge of the back wall 12. The mounting portion 21 is gusset-shaped and can be deformed as the postures of the side walls 11L and 11R change. Further, the front edge 21a of this mounting portion 21 reaches near the front ends of both side walls 11L and 11R. The storage space S1 on the lower side can store small stationery items such as erasers, pencil sharpeners, and correction tape. The front end of this lower storage space S1 is open upward. An upper stage mounting section 22 is provided above this lower stage mounting section 21 .

The upper stage side placing part 22 forms the bottom surface of the upper stage side storage space S2, and as shown in FIGS. 4, and the other side edge 22c is connected to the lower middle part of the right side wall 11R in the height direction, and the rear edge 22d is connected to the middle part of the back wall 12 in the height direction. is connected to. That is, the upper mounting section 22 has a pocket space P1 that is an open space that is not joined to the left side wall 11L and communicates with the upper and lower sides. Details of the partition portion 4 and the pocket space P1 will be described later. The mounting portion 22 is gusset-shaped and can be deformed as the postures of the side walls 11L and 11R change. Moreover, the front edge 22a of this mounting part 22 is held back from the front ends of both side walls 11L and 11R. That is, the position of the front edge 22a of this placing part 22 in plan view is located further back than the front edge 21a of the lower placing part 21 in plan view. The upper storage space S2 can store stationery items such as ballpoint pens, name pens, compasses, glue sticks, shortened pencils, regular mechanical pencils Pa, and highlighters Pb. Spill stoppers 31 and 32 are integrally provided in an upright manner from the front edges 21a and 22a of these placement parts 21 and 22, respectively.

The spill stopper 31 on the lower side is a gusset-like thing made of opaque cloth stretched between the front edges of the pair of side walls 11L and 11R, and is used to prevent small items stored in the storage space S1 on the lower side. The function is to prevent objects from falling outside. The spill stopper 31 is under tension due to the elastic repulsive force of the core material 16 when the side walls 11L and 11R of the case body 1 are in the expanded position (e). Further, reinforcing tapes 311 are arranged on both side edges of this spill stopper 31, and these spill stoppers 31 and reinforcing tapes 311 are connected to the exterior material 13, interior material 14, foam member 15, and core material 16 of the case body 1. is sewn together. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the reinforcing tape 311 extends to the peripheral edge of the lower placing portion 21 and is also sewn to the lower placing portion 21.

The spill stopper 32 on the upper side is a gusset-shaped thing stretched between the partition part 4 supported by the left side wall 11L and the right side wall 11R, and is used to prevent writing instruments etc. stored in the storage space S2 on the upper side. This serves to prevent small items from falling outside. As shown in FIGS. 1, 6, and 8, this spill stopper 32 has a net shape, and when the side walls 11L and 11R of the case body 1 are in the expanded position (e), the elastic repulsive force of the core material 16 The situation is tense. Furthermore, reinforcing tapes 321 are arranged on both side edges of the spill stopper 32. The reinforcing tape 321 on the left side is sewn to the vicinity of the front edge of the partition portion 4. The right reinforcing tape 321 is sewn to the vicinity of the front edge of the right side wall 11R of the case body 1.

The partition portion 4 to which the spill stopper 32 is fixed in this manner is provided at a portion corresponding to the left side wall 11L of the inner circumferential surface 1a of the case body 1, and divides the vertically open pocket space P1 into the interior of the case body 1. It is formed between the peripheral surface 1a and the peripheral surface 1a. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1, 7, 8, and 10, the partition 4 extends from the front end to the rear end of the left side wall 11L on the inner peripheral surface 1a of the case body 1. It is a band-shaped item that is continuously arranged in a region, and is fixed at two fastening positions T1 and T2, front and back, set on the inner circumferential surface 1a of the case body 1, and a pocket space is created between these fastening positions T1 and T2. Form P1. In this embodiment, a fixing position T1 is set at the front end of the side wall 11L, and a fixing position T2 is set at the rear end of the side wall 11L. That is, both ends of the partition portion 4 are connected to the side wall 11L. The pocket space P1 is an open space that can store long items such as a writing instrument CP with a cap and a ruler R, and a lower storage section 21 is positioned below the pocket space P1. There is. The upper edge 4a of the partition part 4 is located below the intermediate boundary line 1b.

The band 5 is made of rubber and is provided at a portion corresponding to the right side wall 11R of the inner circumferential surface 1a of the case body 1, as shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 10. This band 5 is provided to hold between the band 5 and the inner circumferential surface 1a of the case main body 1 items such as scissors and protractors that tend to fall down in an upright state. Specifically, an article is placed between the band 5 and the inner circumferential surface 1a of the case body 1 while the band 5 is elastically deformed, and the band 5 is moved in the direction toward the inner circumferential surface 1a of the case body 1. The article is held by applying an elastic biasing force to the article.

That is, according to the present embodiment, the upper loading section 22 has the pocket space P1, which is an open space that is not joined to the side wall 11L and communicates with the upper and lower sides, and below the pocket space P1, the lower loading section 22 has Since the storage section 21 is positioned, the inside of the pocket space P1 is used as an area for storing long items such as writing instruments with caps CP, and the storage space S1 on the lower side is used as an area for storing small stationery items such as erasers, pencil sharpeners, and correction tape. By using the upper storage space S2 as an area for storing small stationery items such as relatively short writing instruments and compasses, it is possible to store small writing instruments such as long writing instruments with caps and short ones. You can separate and organize stationery and small items. Moreover, if this is done, the single area formed between the left and right side walls 11L and 11R will have an area for storing the aforementioned long items and small stationery items such as erasers, pencil sharpeners, and correction tape. It forms an area for storing long items and an area for storing relatively short writing instruments, compasses, and other small stationery items. It is possible to achieve more compactness compared to the conventional mode in which a partition separates the storage area from the area where stationery and small stationery items are stored in a tiered manner.

That is, one end of the upper mounting section 22 is fixed to the partition section 4 that partitions the side walls 11L and 11R, and a pocket space P1 is formed between the partition section 4 and the left side wall 11L. Long items such as a writing instrument CP with a cap can be stored in the pocket space P1.

In addition, in this embodiment, the front edge 22a of the upper stage side mounting section 22 in plan view is located further back than the front edge 21a of the lower stage side mounting section 21 in plan view, so that the lower stage side The front end of the storage space S1 is opened upward, making it easier to visually recognize and take out small items stored in the lower storage space S1. In addition, by locating the front edge 22a of the upper stage side mounting section 22 in a plan view at the back compared to the front edge 21a of the lower stage side mounting section 21 in a plan view, the side walls 11L, 11R are It is possible to suppress the occurrence of a problem in which the articles stored in the storage space S2 on the upper stage side jump out of the storage space S from the front when taking the contracted position (c).

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above.

For example, the present invention may be applied to a storage case for small items, which has three or more stages of storage spaces each having a placing portion on which small items can be placed.

Further, the position and number of the open-air portions are not limited to those in the embodiment described above. The shape and number of the partitions are also not limited to those in the embodiment described above.

In the embodiment described above, in order to make it easier to see and take out the small items stored in the storage space on the lower side, the front edge of the storage section on the upper side in plan view is shifted to the lower side. Although the positions of the front edges of the respective receivers in plan view are located further back than the front edges in plan view, the positions of the front edges of each receiver in plan view may be set to be the same.

Fasteners other than fasteners may be used to hold the pair of side walls in a contracted position close to each other. Examples of such fasteners include hook and loop fasteners, hooks, buttons, and the like.

The mode is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment in which one end of the mounting section is fixed to the partition part that partitions a pair of side walls, but also the mode in which both ends of the mounting section are directly fixed to both side walls, or the mode compatible with both side walls. Alternatively, a partition may be provided at a portion where the mounting portion is placed, and both ends of the placement portion may be fixed to the partition.

The presence or absence of a spill stopper and the material and shape of the spill stopper may also be adopted as desired. For example, a spill stopper made of cloth that is entirely opaque may be used, or a spill stopper may be formed using a sheet-like material such as resin that is entirely translucent.

The back wall that connects the rear ends of the side walls is not limited to the arc-shaped one in the above-described embodiment, but may be angular, very narrow, or the like. Further, the back wall may be made of a thin gusseted material. Furthermore, the back wall may be eliminated and the rear ends of the side walls may be directly connected to each other.

In addition, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

A...Small items storage case 11L, 11R...Side wall 21...Lower side loading section 21a...Front edge of lower loading section 22...Upper loading section 22a...Front edge of upper loading section 4 …Partition S1…Lower side storage space S2…Upper side storage space P1…Atrium (pocket space)

Claims (4)

A mounting section for placing small articles that is deformed in response to a change in posture between the contracted position and the expanded position, between a pair of side walls that can take a contracted position close to each other and an expanded position that is expanded. It is equipped with a plurality of stages, and a storage space is formed on each of the mounting parts,
The upper stage side mounting part has an atrium part that is not joined to the side wall and communicates with the upper and lower sides, and the lower stage side mounting part is positioned below the atrium part ,
Each of the plurality of stages of placement parts is a small items storage case that is deformed so as to expand or contract along the left-right direction in which the pair of side walls approach each other in response to a change in attitude between the contracted position and the expanded position. . A mounting section for placing small articles that is deformed in response to a change in posture between the contracted position and the expanded position, between a pair of side walls that can take a contracted position close to each other and an expanded position that is expanded. It is equipped with a plurality of stages, and a storage space is formed on each of the mounting parts,
The upper stage side mounting part has an atrium part that is not joined to the side wall and communicates with the upper and lower sides, and the lower stage side mounting part is positioned below the atrium part,
One end of the upper stage side mounting part is fixed to a partition part that partitions the side walls, and the space between the partition part and the side wall is the open-air part. 3. The accessory storage case according to claim 2, wherein both ends of the partition are connected to the side wall. The accessory storage case according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the front edge position of the storage section in plan view is such that the upper stage side is located further back than the lower stage side.

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