JPH0414227Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention is a box for storing and organizing various documents, holders holding them, thin files, etc., especially when necessary. The present invention relates to an assembly box that can be easily assembled depending on the situation or for use.

[Conventional technology]

In general, this type of box is widely used as a tool for conveniently storing and organizing everything from daily documents such as newspapers and mail to business documents such as slips and materials. There is.

This type of box is usually formed into a rectangular box with an open top surface or an open top surface and one end surface, and is designed so that it can be arranged according to the amount or type of documents. It is self-standing and is configured so that a required number of them can be placed side by side as needed.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, as mentioned above, conventional boxes of this type have the major drawback of being bulky when not in use, since they are initially shaped like a box when in use. That is, the transportation and storage of the box as a product is complicated and inefficient, and it is also inconvenient for the user to store the box when not in use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an assembly box that can be easily expanded onto a flat plate when not in use, and can be easily assembled into a predetermined shape when in use.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the assembly box according to the present invention has a back part formed in the center of a flat plate, left and right sleeve parts that can be erected at both ends of the back part, and a central connecting part on the flat plate. At least one bendable band consisting of a left and right leg portion is cut and bent so that one side is longer than the other side, and when both sleeve portions are raised, both legs of the band are bent. It is characterized in that it is configured to be in contact with the sleeve portion and to bridge between both sleeve portions.

In this case, the surfaces in contact with the leg portions of both sleeve portions are formed as recessed portions, and the respective peripheral edges of the recessed portions and the leg portions are formed as fitting uneven portions that engage with each other, or By attaching fasteners that engage with each other to the respective contact surfaces of the part and the leg, the box can be assembled very easily with one touch. Further, by forming the sleeve portions and the connecting portions into rectangular or trapezoidal shapes and combining them appropriately, the assembled box can be formed into a cube or an upwardly expanding shape as desired.

〔Example〕

Next, one embodiment of the assembly box according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3, the assembly box 10 according to the present invention basically consists of a flat plate 12 forming a box body, and a cut-and-raised band 14 formed at the center of the flat plate 12 in the left-right direction. The material is preferably corrugated paper or plastic material. The flat plate 12 has a central back portion 16, and rectangular left and right sleeve portions 18 that extend parallel from both sides of the back portion 16 and are formed in a U-shape at bend lines 22, 22 with respect to the back portion 16. 18, and concave portions 20, 20 are formed at the lower center of both sleeve portions 18, 18, into which leg portions 26, 26 (described later) are fitted. In addition, both sleeve parts 1
The upper corner portions indicated by two-dot chain lines at 8 and 18 may be cut off. On the other hand, the belt body 14 has a back portion 16
a connecting portion 24 that crosses the connecting portion 24, and both leg portions 28, 28 that are bendably connected to both sides of the connecting portion 24 via bending lines 26, 26 and extend symmetrically in the direction of both sleeve portions 18, 18. Consisting of The connecting portion 24 is formed into a rectangular shape whose width is the same as the width of the back portion.
Both leg portions 28, 28 connect their respective outer edge portions to both sleeve portions 18, 18 at joining lines 30, 30, respectively.
The joint line 3
The joining angle with respect to the flat plate 12 of 0 and 30 is set to 45°, and the legs 28 and 28 are formed in the same shape as the recessed parts 20 and 20 symmetrically with respect to the joining lines 30 and 30. Further, as shown in FIG.
are formed into concave and convex shapes that engage with each other,
The leg portion 28 is configured to be resiliently fitted into the recess portion 20 by pressing the leg portion 28 against the recess portion 20 . The leg portions 28 may be fastened to the concave portions 20 by attaching fasteners 32a and 32b, such as hooks or hook-and-loop fasteners, that engage with each other to these opposing portions, as shown in FIG. can.

In such a configuration, the assembly box 10
In the state shown in FIG. 1, the band 14 is inserted into the notch 34 of the flat plate 12 (see FIG. 2) and stretched out into a single flat plate. When the sleeve parts 18, 18 are stood up against the back part 16, as shown in FIG.
are erected at the joining lines 30, 30 and bent at the bending lines 26, 26, and the sleeve portions 18, 1
8 is raised up to a U-shape, as shown in FIG. be done. Therefore, when the outer sides of the concave portions of the sleeve portions 18, 18 are pressed inward toward each other as shown by the arrows in FIG. is mated and engaged. In other words, the box can be easily assembled with one touch. In addition, when expanding the box, when the end edges of the sleeve parts 18, 18 are expanded outward from each other as shown by the arrows in FIG. 3, the engagement between the leg part 28 and the concave part 20 is released. Then, it is easily expanded into a flat plate shape as shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the box assembled in this way, that is, the box 10 shown in FIG. 3. As can be seen from the figure, the box 10 is
Since the flat plate 12 is firmly assembled via the leg portions 28 and connecting portions 24 of the band member 14 and is formed into an accurate cubic shape, it can stably stand on its own and the required number of plates can be arranged side by side in an orderly manner. Further, since the connecting portion 24 constitutes the backrest of the box 10, documents are not scattered. In addition,
By cutting off the corner portions of the sleeve portion 18 indicated by the two-dot chain lines, it is generally possible to conveniently take in and take out documents. In addition, Fig. 7 shows this box 10.
It is shown upside down at 90 degrees, but arranging it in this way is convenient for storing and organizing relatively long documents.

Next, FIGS. 8 and 9 show another embodiment of the assembly box according to the present invention. In this embodiment, in the first embodiment described above, one band body is changed to two band bodies, the square sleeve part is changed to a trapezoidal sleeve part, and the square connecting part is changed to a trapezoidal connecting part. It is composed of That is, the assembly box 40 consists of a flat plate 42 and two bands 44, 44 formed vertically in the center of the flat plate 42, and,
The flat plate 42 has a central back portion 46 and trapezoidal right and left sleeve portions 4 that extend from both sides of the back portion 46 in a widening direction.
8, 48, and the band 44 has a trapezoidal connecting portion 5.
0 and left and right leg portions 52, 52 extending symmetrically from both sides of the connecting portion 50. and,
Flat plate 4 of joining line 54 to sleeve portion 48 of band 44
2 is set to an acute angle of 45° or less, and the legs 52, 52 are formed to have the same shape and symmetry as the concave portions 56, 56 with respect to the joining lines 54, 54. Note that the line segment 5 indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
8 and 60 each indicate a refraction line.

The assembly box 40 configured in this way is
The assembled shape is formed into an upwardly expanded shape as shown in FIG. Therefore, it is suitable for organizing and storing folded documents such as newspapers.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention can be modified in many ways without departing from its spirit. For example, in the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, by appropriately setting the shape of the band 44, especially the shape of its connecting portion 50, both sleeve portions 48, 48 can be made to stand upright on both sides. Alternatively, one or both of them can be configured to stand upright.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, in the assembly box according to the present invention, both the left and right leg parts and the central connecting part can be bent at the center of a flat plate in which both the left and right sleeve parts are formed in a U-shape that can be freely raised against the central back. The connected band is cut and bent so that it can stand up freely, and when the flat plate stands up in a U-shape, the band rises and bends, and both legs are attached to both sleeves, and a connecting part forms a bridge between both sleeves. When the assembly box is not in use, it can be expanded to form a thin, flat plate, while when in use, it can be easily shaped into a box of a predetermined shape by simply standing up the sleeves. can be assembled into. Therefore, the box can be transported or stored in a flat, expanded state, and the labor and space required for transport and storage can be greatly reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an expanded state of an embodiment of the assembly box according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the assembled box shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line - - of FIG. 3 to show the engagement structure between the leg and the recess in the assembly box shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. A sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4 to show the structure, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the assembly box shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the assembly box shown in FIG. , FIG. 8 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the assembly box according to the present invention in an expanded state, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the assembly box shown in FIG. 8 in an assembled state. 10,40...assembly box, 12,42...
...flat plate, 14,44...band body, 16,46...back, 18,48...sleeve part, 20,56...recessed part, 20a...peripheral part, 22,26,58,60
... Refraction line, 24, 50 ... Connection part, 28, 52
. . . Leg portion, 28a .

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A back part is formed at the center of a flat plate, left and right sleeve parts are formed at both ends of the back part so that they can stand up freely, and a central connecting part and left and right leg parts are attached to the flat plate. At least one bendable band is cut and bent so that one side is longer than the other side, and both legs of the band bent when both sleeves are raised are brought into contact with both sleeves. An assembly box characterized in that the connecting portion is constructed as a bridge between both sleeve portions. (2) The assembly box according to claim 1 of the utility model registration, wherein the surfaces of both sleeves that come into contact with the leg portions are formed as recessed portions. (3) The assembly box according to claim 2 of the utility model registration, wherein the concave portion and the respective peripheral edges of the leg portions are formed into fitting concavo-convex portions that engage with each other. (4) The assembly box as set forth in claim 2 of the utility model registration, in which the recessed portion and the leg portions are provided with fasteners that engage with each other on their respective contact surfaces. (5) Utility model registration The assembly box as described in claim 1, wherein both sleeve portions are rectangular extending in parallel from both sides of the back. (6) Utility model registration The assembly box described in claim 1, wherein both sleeve portions are trapezoidal extending outward from both sides of the back. (7) An assembly box according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, in which the connecting portion is square. (8) The assembly box according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, wherein the connecting portion is trapezoidal.