JPH021251Y2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a handheld bottle case that can be inserted into a plastic bottle crate and is suitable for carrying a small number of bottles.

Currently, plastic bottle crates are used to store and handle multiple bottles such as beer bottles. These plastic bottle crates usually hold 20 to 30 bottles and are in circulation. However, in recent years, consumers sometimes wish to purchase bottles in units of several bottles, and in this case, it is difficult to transport the bottles without a container, and they are easily damaged. For this reason, handheld bottle cases have been used that are suitable for transporting small quantities of bottles.

For example, a plurality of beer bottles are made by providing a protruding piece and a tapered shaft on a bar having a gripping frame, and a tapered cylindrical body that fits into the protruding piece and the tapered shaft on the outer circumferential wall of a container such as a beer bottle. A container for transporting bottles that can be carried together and from which individual containers can be removed (publication of Utility Model Publication No. 52-24221), and a container for multiple cans or bottles that allows multiple empty containers to be stacked in a nested manner. (Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 52-80994) has been proposed. However, none of these containers have a structure that allows for mechanical loading of bottles, etc., so loading the bottles, etc. must be done manually, which is not only inefficient but also , it is likely that the bottles stored in bottle crates etc. will have to be transferred again to the bottle transport container.

Therefore, it is possible to transport a small number of bottles, which can be attached to and removed from a plastic bottle crate, and which can be loaded using an existing automatic bottle loading device for the bottle crate while being inserted into the plastic bottle crate. The handheld bottle case was published in 1974.
This is proposed in Publication No. 8074.

However, when such a handheld bottle case is inserted into a plastic bottle crate and mechanically loaded using the automatic bottle loading device for the bottle crate, there is a difference between the center line of the bottle being loaded and the bottle crate. It is necessary to align and load the bottles so that the center line of the bottle storage body of the inserted handheld bottle case almost perfectly coincides with the center line of the bottle storage body, and for this purpose, a very precise and complicated realignment mechanism is required. The drawback was that the automatic bottle loading device needed to be modified. In addition, if the center line of the bottle to be loaded and the center line of the bottle storage part of the handheld bottle case are slightly misaligned, please place a bottle on the upper edge of the bottle storage part of the handheld bottle case toward the center of the bottle storage body. It is necessary to provide a pyramid-shaped guide surface that is inclined inward, and there are also disadvantages in that accuracy is limited, such as not allowing distortion after the bottle case is molded.

In view of these points, the present invention is designed to be removable from a plastic bottle crate, and to replace the conventional bottle used to load bottles into the bottle crate while being inserted into the bottle crate. The purpose of this invention is to provide a handheld bottle case suitable for transporting a small number of bottles, which can be easily loaded mechanically using an automatic loading device.

The present invention will be explained below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, which is a portable bottle case suitable for carrying four bottles. This handheld bottle case 1 includes a column support tube 2 that sits on the intersection of the inner partition plates when inserted into a bottle crate, and a column support tube 2 that is connected to the column support tube 2 and is connected to the inner partition plates of the plastic bottle crate. Four bottle containers 3 are arranged such that they can be freely inserted into a bottle storage compartment defined by It is composed of a guide body 4 consisting of a pair of guide surfaces, and a grip body 5 attached to the column support tube.

Each bottle storage body 3 is formed to have substantially the same shape, and is formed by cutting out a portion of the peripheral wall and bottom wall of a bottomed cylindrical container at four locations. To explain further, this bottle container 3 has a bottom part 6 that is approximately X-shaped, rising parts 7 extending upward from each end of the bottom part 6, and a circular upper peripheral part that interconnects these rising parts 7. It is formed from 8.

Each bottle container 3 of the handheld bottle case is formed into a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and the virtual outer diameter of the bottom portion 6 is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the circular upper peripheral portion 8. In this way, in addition to making the outer diameter of the bottom part slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the circular upper circumferential part, the circular upper circumferential part 8 and the rising part 7 are formed to form a smooth curve, so that the handheld bottle case 1 is It can be easily inserted into a bottle crate.

The height of the bottle container 3, that is, the length from the bottom 6 to the top of the circular upper circumferential portion 8, is determined by the height of the bottle container 3, which is the length from the bottom 6 to the top of the circular upper peripheral portion 8, when the bottle container 3 is stored in the bottle crate. It is formed slightly lower than the height of the lowest part.

Further, the guide body 4 includes a circular upper peripheral portion 8 of the bottle container 3.
A pair of guide surfaces 4a and 4b are formed so as to continuously extend upwardly to form a pair of guide surfaces 4a and 4b that are orthogonal to each other. combined.

By making the guide body 4 and the bottle storage body 3 lower than the height of the lowest part of the inner partition plate of the plastic bottle crate, the existing automatic bottle loading device can be used with the handheld bottle case attached to the plastic bottle crate. By using this, bottles can be smoothly loaded into each bottle container 3 of the handheld bottle case with conventional precision. The guide body 4 is formed to extend in the tangential direction of the bottle container 3 with the support tube 2 as the center. In order to ensure that the bottle is guided by the pair of orthogonal guide surfaces 4a and 4b, each guide body 4 extends downward from the upper shoulder, and its protruding length in the horizontal direction gradually increases as it goes downward. It is formed to have an inclined surface. Further, a fitting gap 9b is formed in the lower part of the guide body 4 so that a partition plate of the bottle crate can be inserted when the handheld bottle case 1 is inserted into the bottle crate.

Furthermore, the outer diameter of the circular upper periphery of the bottle inner body of the handheld bottle case is formed to be slightly larger than the inscribed circle dimension of the square bottle storage compartment defined by the orthogonal partition plates of the plastic bottle crate. ing. In this way, the outer diameter of the circular upper circumference of the bottle container 3 is
If the size is slightly larger than the inscribed circle of the bottle storage section defined by the inner partition plate of the plastic bottle crate, when the handheld bottle case 1 is attached to the bottle crate, the circular shape of the bottle storage body 3 will be The upper periphery 8 is deformed by the partition plate of the bottle crate, and when this circular upper periphery is viewed from above, it does not remain circular, but is elastically deformed inward and changes from circular to square. The shape is close to . This deformation creates an extra gap between the bottle and the bottle container, making it easier to load the bottle into the bottle container 3 of the handheld bottle case 1 inserted into the bottle crate, and to store the bottle with the label attached. Damage to the label can also be prevented when inserting the label.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the main part of the column support tube 2,
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the gripping body 5.

The column support tube 2 is formed into a hollow tube shape so that a column 10 provided at the lower part of the gripper 5 can slide up and down inside the column. and column support tube 2
A step portion 12 for restricting upward movement of the support column 10 is provided on the inner wall portion at the upper end.

On the other hand, the grip body 5 is composed of a grip part 11 and a column 10 connected to the lower part of the grip part 11, and a stopper 13 is provided protruding from the lower end of the column 10.

This stopper 13 comes into contact with a step 12 provided on the inner wall at the upper end of the column support cylinder 2, thereby restricting the upward movement of the grip body 5. Further, a notch 14 is provided in the lower part of the column 10, and the lower width of the column 10 is shortened around this notch 14, and the column 10 is inserted into the column support tube.

By making the grip body 5 made up of the support column 10 and the grip part 11 vertically movable in this way, when carrying the handheld bottle case 1 by hand, the grip body 5 can be moved up and down.
By pulling it out to its highest position, it is possible to maintain sufficient space between the crown folds of the bottle and your hand, thereby avoiding the risk of injury to your fingers. On the other hand, when stacking the bottle crates with the handheld bottle case 1 inserted into the bottle crate, there is an advantage that the same stacking as before can be done without any trouble by inserting the gripper 5 to the lowest position.

On the other hand, the grip portion 11 is formed with a smooth slope downward from the center toward both ends.
This inclined surface allows the bottle to be stored in the bottle storage body even if the bottom part collides with the top of the grip when the bottle is loaded. If an inclined surface is not provided, the bottle cannot be stored in the bottle container unless an external force is applied when the bottom of the bottle collides with the top of the handle when the bottle is loaded. Bottle case 1
Even if the center line of the bottle accommodating body 3 is slightly deviated from the center line of the bottle accommodating body 3, it is possible to smoothly load the bottle into the bottle accommodating body 3.

A handheld bottle case 1a suitable for carrying six bottles is shown in FIG. 4, and a handheld bottle case 1b suitable for carrying five bottles is shown in FIG. These handheld bottle cases 1a and 1b basically have the same structure as a handheld bottle case suitable for transporting four bottles, but the bottle storage body 3 has six bottles.
Since there are 1 or 5 pieces, two supports 2a and 2b are required to support and connect them. Along with this, the grip body 5 has two pillar support tubes 2.
2 which is movably inserted into a and 2b in the axial direction, respectively.
Book supports 10a, 10b and these supports 10
It is integrally formed with a grip part 11 that connects a and 10b. As with the handheld bottle case 1 that can accommodate four bottles, this grip part 11 is designed to prevent bottles from being loaded into the bottle container 3 if the upper end surface is flat. Two chevrons are provided so that the cross section in the longitudinal direction is approximately U-shaped. Each pillar support cylinder is provided with a guide body as in the case of four pillars.

When the handheld bottle case 1 according to the present invention is inserted into a plastic bottle crate, the height of the bottle accommodating body 3 is formed to be lower than the height of the partition plate of the bottle crate. When inserting a bottle into the container, the bottle is guided by the partition plate of the bottle crate and its orientation is corrected as before, which has the effect of making it easier to insert the bottle into the bottle container 3. . Further, since the outer diameter of the bottom part of the bottle container 3 is made smaller than the outer diameter of the upper peripheral part, the handheld bottle case 1 can be fitted into the bottle crate without any difficulty.

In addition, by inserting the gripper 5 to the lowest position, the handheld bottle cases 1 can be stacked in a nested manner. It is formed slightly larger than the inscribed circle dimension of the square bottle storage compartment defined by the inner partition plate,
Since the circular upper periphery 8 is deformed into a roughly quadrilateral shape by the inner partition plate of the bottle crate, the circular upper periphery 8 is in close contact with the inner partition plate of the bottle crate, and the bottle and the bottle container 3 are separated from each other. An extra gap is created between them, which facilitates the insertion of the bottle into the bottle container 3, and has the effect that the label affixed to the bottle is less likely to be damaged.

In addition, the guide body 4 is connected to the column support tube 2 and the bottle container 3.
A bottle storage body 3 is placed between the pillar support cylinder 2 and the
Moreover, since the upper end surface of the grip part 11 of the gripper 5 attached to the upper end of the support tube 2 is sloped, the center line of the bottle to be loaded and the handheld bottle case 1 are inclined. Even if the center line of the bottle accommodating body 3 deviates to some extent, the direction of the bottle can be corrected and the bottle can be loaded into the bottle accommodating body 3 smoothly.

Therefore, it is possible to load a large quantity of bottles at high speed, and there is also no need to transfer bottles from the bottle crate to the handheld bottle case 1.

Furthermore, since the gripping body 5 is movable up and down with respect to the column support tube 2, when carrying the handheld bottle case 1 by hand, the gripping body 5 can also be pulled out to the highest position, so that the crown folds of the bottle and the hand can be easily moved. It is possible to maintain a sufficient space between the parts, thereby avoiding the risk of injuring hands and fingers. Further, when stacking the bottle crates with the handheld bottle case 1 inserted into the bottle crate, there is an advantage that the stacking can be carried out in the conventional manner without any trouble by inserting the gripper 5 to the lowest position.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the handheld bottle case according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the support tube, FIG. 4 and 5 are perspective views showing other embodiments of the handheld bottle case according to the present invention. 1... Handheld bottle case, 2... Pillar support tube, 3
... Bottle container, 4 ... Guide body, 5 ... Grip body, 8
...Circular upper periphery, 10...Strut, 11...Grip portion.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. A pillar support cylinder, which is integrally molded and connected to the pillar support cylinder, and which are arranged so as to be able to be inserted into bottle storage compartments defined by partition plates of a plastic bottle crate. a bottle container made of a plurality of flexible materials, and a gripping body attached to the column support cylinder, and when the bottle container is inserted into the bottle crate, the bottle container is The height is formed to be lower than the height of the inner partition plate of the bottle crate, and the bottle container has a circular upper peripheral part, and the outer diameter of this circular upper peripheral part is the inner diameter of the inner partition plate of the bottle crate. is formed to be slightly larger than the inscribed circle dimension of the bottle storage compartment defined by A handheld bottle case that can be transformed into a quadrilateral shape. 2. The bottle container is composed of a substantially X-shaped bottom, rising portions extending upward from each end of the bottom, and a circular upper circumferential portion interconnecting these rising portions, and the bottle storage is imaginary. The handheld bottle case according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the outer diameter is formed so as to gradually become smaller toward the bottom. 3. Between the pillar support cylinder and the bottle container, there is a horizontal protruding length that extends downward from the upper shoulder part and extends in the tangential direction of the bottle container with the pillar support cylinder as the center. The handheld bottle case according to claim 1, which is characterized by being provided with a guide body having an inclined surface whose height gradually increases. 4. The handheld bottle case according to claim 1, wherein the gripping body is provided to be movable up and down in the axial direction with respect to the column support tube. 5. Claim 4 of the Utility Model Registration Claim, characterized in that the gripping body includes a strut that is inserted into the strut support cylinder and a grip part, and the upper end surface of the grip part is sloped. handheld bottle case.