JPH0454912Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] <Industrial application field> The present invention relates to a container for storing powdered detergent and the like.

<Prior art> Conventionally, this type of container has a lid attached to the top of the box and the lid and box can be separated and removed, or a lid fixed to the box with a small It is well known to have an opening that opens and closes like a window.

Additionally, spoons and the like for scooping the detergent are either taped to the back of the lid or wrapped in a plastic bag and stored together with the detergent.

<Problem that the invention seeks to solve> However, while the former container opens the top surface of the box when the lid is opened, making it easy to take out the contents, the lid separates from the box, making it difficult to find a place to store the lid. It also has the disadvantage that closing the lid is troublesome.

Furthermore, although opening and closing the lid of the latter container is convenient, it has the disadvantage that it is difficult to take out the contents.

In addition, after using the above-mentioned method, the spoons, etc. stored in these containers must be placed directly on top of the detergent or on the container, which prevents the detergent from adhering to the grips of the spoons, etc. , there were inconveniences such as spoons and the like being lost.

The object of the present invention is to provide a container that eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks.

<Means for solving the problems> The structural features of the container of the present invention are as described below.

Consisting of a paper box with an open top surface and a lid disposed at the opening of the box, any one side wall of the box has a small thickness extending from near both ends of the top. a notch provided at an appropriate length while leaving the cutout, a hinge part provided at a position connecting the lower ends of the notch, and a rotating piece separated from the side wall by the notch and the hinge part, The rotating piece is provided with reinforcing pieces arranged at least along both notches, and a plurality of hinge parts are provided at appropriate positions on the hinge part,
A folded portion formed by a press or the like;
The rotating piece is connected to a part of the lid, and rotates when the lid is opened and closed. container.

The container described above, characterized in that the top surface of the lid is provided with a recess for accommodating a spoon or the like, and an attachment plate that covers at least the recess and is secured to the top of the lid.

In the container described in or above, the peripheral edge of the lid body is raised, and the upper surface of the raised part is formed to form a horizontal surface when the lid is closed, and the raised part is provided at an appropriate position inside the raised part and somewhat lower than the raised part. A container characterized by forming a stepped section.

Note that the minute thickness herein refers to a thickness that prevents the contents of the container from spilling out from the container before the lid is opened.

<Function> When the lid is opened, the cut made while leaving a small thickness on the side wall is made by a rotating piece that rotates as the lid is opened, and a reinforcing piece attached to this rotating piece. , automatically slit.

Then, when the above-mentioned notch is separated, the lid body becomes rotatable around the hinge portion. On this occasion,
The hinge has a notch around the fold that leaves a small thickness on the side wall, which weakens the restoring force and causes the hinge to bend, which prevents the lid from rotating. In addition, the lid body, once opened, will not be closed due to the restoring force.

The retaining plate that covers the recess that accommodates spoons, etc.
To prevent spoons, etc. from flying out when transporting or selling containers.

The recess provided on the top surface of the lid is
When the lid is opened, the lid turns upside down, making it easy to take out spoons, etc.

Furthermore, when the lid is closed, spoons and the like can be stored by simply throwing them in, and it is easy to visually confirm whether or not they have been stored, making it difficult to misplace spoons and the like.

The ridged area on the periphery of the lid that forms a horizontal surface and the step section that is slightly lower inside this ridged area are used to prevent the upper container from stacking up when stacked vertically, such as when selling containers. Even if the bottom of the container is placed slightly offset from the lid of the container below, it can be prevented from falling off and tilting.

<Embodiments> Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail by way of example with reference to the drawings. However, the dimensions, shapes, materials, relative positions, etc. of the components described in this example are not intended to limit the scope of this invention, unless specifically stated. , is merely an illustrative example.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a powder detergent container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This container consists of a box body 1 with an open top surface and a lid body 2 which is connected to the box body 1 at one side wall and capped. The box body 1 is made of cardboard with a resin film laminated on its surface, and the lid body 2 is made of synthetic resin.

The box body 1 has a bottom wall 10, side walls 11, 12, 13,
14, and as shown in FIG. 2, the upper edges of the respective side walls 11, 12, 13, and 14 fit into grooves 25 of the lid 2, which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 3, the side wall 11 of the box body 1 has notches 110, 110 provided obliquely inward from both ends of the upper end of the side wall 11, respectively. The cuts 110, 110 are each so-called half-cut, leaving a very small thickness on the inside of the side wall 11.

Further, 111 is a rotating piece whose both sides are separated from the side wall 11 by notches 110, 110;
Reinforcement piece 11 glued along lines 10 and 110
2, and a hinge portion 113 provided at a position where the lower ends of the notches 110, 110 are connected.
Both sides of the reinforcing piece 112 have cuts 110 and 11.
It is preferable to affix it with a slight inward shift as in this embodiment, rather than having it coincide with 0, so that the incision described later can be made neatly.

The hinge portion 113 has fold portions 114 formed by press working at the center and both ends of the hinge portion 113.
...114, and cut portions 115, 115 provided between the fold portions 114...114. The cut portions 115, 115, like the cut 110 described above, are provided by half-cutting so as to leave a very small thickness on the inside of the side wall 11. Furthermore, since the reinforcing piece 112 is provided so as to cover the hinge part 113, even if the cut parts 115, 115 are cut off when the lid body 2 is opened and closed, the contents will remain intact as long as the lid is closed. It does not spill out from the cut portions 115, 115.

On the other hand, the lid body 2 includes an upper wall 20, side walls 21, 22,
23, 24, and on the lower side of the periphery of the upper wall 20 are the side walls 11, 12,
A concave groove 25 into which the grooves 13 and 14 are fitted is provided around the circumference. The concave groove 25a into which the rotating piece 110 of the box body 1 is fitted is provided with fixing protrusions 26...26 for fixing this fitting (Figs. 2 and 4).
(see figure).

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper wall 2 of the lid body 2
0 upper surface portion is provided with a recess 30 for accommodating a spoon 3 for scooping powdered detergent, and a retaining plate 4 provided so as to cover this recess 30.

The recess 30 is provided in substantially the same shape as the spoon 3, and has a recess 30a at its base for easy removal of the spoon. Attachment plate 4
is made of resin or cardboard, and is provided with hemispherical perforations 4a as finger rests.

A raised portion 27 is provided around the upper peripheral edge of the lid body 2, and the upper surface of the raised portion 27 is formed to form a horizontal surface when the lid is closed. Also, the raised part 2
Corner stepped portions 28 . . . 28 are provided at the four inner corners of 7, which are approximately 1 to 2 mm lower than the raised portions. The above-mentioned locking plate 4 has locking protrusions 27a...27 provided inside the raised portion 27 within the frame formed by the raised portion 27 and the corner step portions 28, 28.
It is attached so as to fit into the lower part of a.

The container of the embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration is constructed by storing powder detergent (not shown) in the box 1 and then fitting the lid 2 into the box 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Simply attach the tax sticker 5a across the box body 1 and lid body 2, without using any adhesive.
Completed as a detergent container.

In addition, 5b in the same figure is also a tax seal, and the container is sealed with this (peel off at the time of use).

When in use, as shown in FIG. 4, if the lid 2 is opened, the rotation piece 111 fitted to the lid 2 and the rotation piece 1
The reinforcing piece 112 attached to the lid 11 automatically cuts through the notches 110, 110, and the lid body 2 becomes rotatable around the hinge part 113. At this time, since the reinforcing piece 112 is attached with a slight shift inward from the notches 110, 110 as described above, the above-mentioned incision can be made neatly.

In addition, what is shown in FIG. 5 is a lid opening assisting means. This lid opening assisting means is provided on the side wall 13 opposite to the side wall 11 provided with the hinge portion 113, and consists of a tongue-shaped piece 6 cut out from a part of the side wall 13 to its upper end as shown in the figure. . Tongue 6
has a bent portion 6a in the middle, and the lower side separated by this bent portion 6a is a gripping piece 61, and the upper side is a pushing piece 62. Since the upper end of the push-up piece 62 is connected to the reinforcing paper 13a folded into the back side of the side wall 13, when the tongue-like piece 6 is pulled on the grip piece 61, the push-up piece 62 rotates around the connection part. move.

That is, to explain the operation of this lid opening assisting means for the container of this embodiment, when the grip portion 61 of the tongue-like piece 6 is pulled, the lid body 2 attached to the box body 1 is pushed up by the push-up piece 62. is pushed up and removed from the above-mentioned state of attachment. If the box body 1 is provided with such a lid opening assisting means, even if the lid body 2 is tightly fitted to the box body 1, the fitting can be easily released.

Further, the hinge portion 113 has fold portions 114...11
Since the cut portions 115, 115 were provided around 4, the restoring force was weakened and it was bent.
As a result, the rotation of the lid body 2 is made smooth, and
The lid body 2 once opened will not be closed due to the restoring force. Note that since the notches 110, 110 are provided diagonally, a triangular uncut portion is left on the side wall 11, and as a result, the box body 1 is provided with the notches 1
10,110, it is difficult to deform.

Furthermore, a recess 30 provided on the top surface of the lid 2
Even if there is no ejection recess 30a,
Since the lid body 2 is turned upside down when the lid is opened, the spoon 3 can be easily taken out.

Moreover, when the lid is closed, the spoon 3 can be stored by simply throwing it in, and the spoon 3 is less likely to be left behind.

The retaining plate 4 covering the recess 30 not only decorates the container, but also prevents the spoon 3 from jumping out of the container when the container is being transported.

In addition, the raised portion 27 of the lid body 2 and the raised portion 2
Corner stepped portion 28 provided on the inside of 7...28
This means that when containers are stacked vertically when selling, etc., even if the bottom of the upper container is placed slightly offset from the lid 2 of the lower container, it will prevent it from sliding down and tilting. The container of this embodiment provides a number of benefits.

<Effects of the invention> As mentioned above, the container of the present invention can be made into a leak-free container for containing contents by simply storing the contents in a pre-provided box and attaching the lid. That is, when storing an object, the entire upper surface of the box with the lid removed can be used to insert the object, making this operation extremely quick and easy.

When in use, simply rotate the lid to open it, and one side wall of the box is automatically cut open to form a hinge, allowing the entire top of the box to open in a single-opening manner. Can be used. For more details,
The lid body is connected to a rotating piece provided on one side wall of the box body, and the rotating piece is provided with a reinforcing piece along a pair of notches formed at least near both ends of the side wall. . Therefore, when the lid is rotated to open, this rotating piece tries to cut open the notch, but by providing the above-mentioned reinforcing piece, this cutting can be done smoothly and cleanly. Furthermore, since the hinge portion is provided to be able to rotate smoothly and to have a weakened restoring force, the lid body does not close on its own due to the restoring force, making the container very easy to use.

The concave portion provided on the top surface of the lid turns the lid upside down when the lid is opened, so that spoons and the like can be easily taken out.

Furthermore, when the lid is closed, spoons and the like can be stored by simply throwing them in, and it is easy to visually confirm whether or not they have been stored, making it difficult to misplace spoons and the like.

The retaining plate covering the recess not only decorates the container, but also prevents the spoon or the like from flying out of the container during transportation of the container.

The ridged area on the periphery of the lid that forms a horizontal surface and the step section that is slightly lower inside this ridged area are used to prevent the upper container from stacking up when stacked vertically, such as when selling containers. Even if the bottom of the container is placed slightly offset from the lid of the container below, it can be prevented from falling off and tilting.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a front view center vertical exploded sectional view of the same embodiment, Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged view showing the side wall of the box body of the same embodiment as seen from the inside, and Fig. 4 is an open lid of the same embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the state, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing the lid opening assisting means. 1...Box body, 2...Lid body, 3...Spoon, 4
... Attachment plate, 5a, 5b ... Tax seal, 11
... Side wall, 110 ... Notch, 111 ... Rotating piece, 112 ... Reinforcement piece, 115 ... Cut portion, 11
4...Fold section.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. Consisting of a paper box with an open upper surface and a lid disposed at the opening of the box, any one side wall of the box is located at the top of the box. A notch is provided at an appropriate length while leaving a small thickness in the side wall from near both ends, a hinge portion is provided at a position connecting the bottom ends of the notch, and the side wall is separated by the notch and the hinge portion. a rotating piece, the rotating piece is provided with a reinforcing piece disposed along at least both notches, and a plurality of hinge parts are provided at appropriate positions on the hinge part,
A folded portion formed by a press or the like;
The rotating piece is connected to a part of the lid, and rotates when the lid is opened and closed. Characteristic containers. 2. Utility model registration claim No. 1, characterized in that the upper surface of the lid is provided with a recess for accommodating a spoon, etc., and at least an engagement plate that covers the recess and is secured to the upper surface of the lid. Container according to item 1. 3. The peripheral edge of the lid is raised, and the upper surface of the raised part forms a horizontal surface when the lid is closed.
3. The container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a stepped portion is formed at an appropriate position inside the raised portion and is slightly lower than the raised portion.