JPH0516130Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) This invention is used when empty tube containers before being filled with contents are stored inside the box body and transported from a tube container manufacturing factory to a contents manufacturing factory. Regarding the shipping box used.

(Prior Art) In general, tube containers into which cream-like pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, etc. are filled have a cap screwed onto the mouth until the contents are filled, and a cap is screwed onto the body of the tube container. It is packed in a transportable box with the end open. Most of the boxes are made of cardboard or synthetic resin,
In order to prevent empty tube containers from deforming due to vibration during transportation, some boxes are equipped with a grid-like partition plate that separates tube containers one by one. Ta.

As such a conventional shipping box, there is one shown in FIG. 4, for example. In FIG. 4a, 50 is an empty tube container, and the empty tube container 50 was packed into a box body 51 in a container manufacturing factory, loaded onto a truck, etc., and transported to a filling factory. In the filling factory, as shown in FIG. 4b, an operator 52 manually transfers all empty tube containers 50 stored in the box body 51 to a cartridge box 53.
As shown in FIG. 4C, this cartridge box 53 is equipped with an opening/closing plate 53a that slides on the side to open and close, and is specially set on the left and right box supports 54a, 54a of the content filling machine 54. The opening/closing plates 53a are arranged in opposite positions.
It is made in two types, one for the left set and one for the right set. Then, by pulling up each opening/closing plate 53a, the cartridge box 5
The empty tube container 50 in the container 3 was supplied from the left and right to the supply port of the desired content filling machine 54.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the case of such conventional returnable boxes, as shown in FIG. The container 50 is manually moved to the cartridge box 5.
It was very troublesome as it had to be transferred to a new computer. Particularly when a square-shaped partition plate is provided inside the box body 51, much effort is required to transfer the box. Additionally, there was a risk that the worker 52 would deform the empty tube container 50 during the transfer operation.

Furthermore, the transferred cartridge box 53
There was also the hassle of having to check whether the container was for the left side or the right side before loading it into the filling machine.

This idea was created by focusing on these conventional problems, and by eliminating the need to transfer empty tube containers, the work was dramatically streamlined, and it was also possible to improve work efficiency while working with tube containers. To provide a convenient transit box which eliminates deformation and can be set on either the right or left side without requiring the trouble of checking the setting location each time when directly setting the box in a contents filling machine.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve this purpose, a transport box is provided in which an empty tube container 5 is stored in a box body and is loaded on a truck or the like and transported. A pair of supply holes 2, 2 for supplying the tube container 5 to the contents filling machine 6 are provided at opposite locations on the side surface 1a.
are bored at positions straight along one side surface 1a adjacent to each other, and an abutment plate 4 for closing each supply hole 2 is disposed inside the box body 1.

(Function) The function of this device having the above structure will be explained.

A plurality of empty tube containers 5 are stored in the box body 1, and only the box bodies 1 are stacked and loaded without covering the truck or the like with the presser lid 3. A contact plate 4 is inserted into the supply hole 2 on the side surface 1a of the box body from the inside.
is arranged in the supply hole 2, so that the empty tube container 5 will not flow out during transportation. The transportable box according to this invention is transported from the container manufacturing factory to the contents filling factory, and is directly set on the box support stand 6a of the contents filling machine 6 in the contents filling factory. At this time, since the pair of supply holes 2, 2 are provided at opposite locations on the side surface 1a of the box main body, it is possible to set the box on either the left or right box support bases 6a, 6a.

Each box body 1 is covered with a presser lid 3 before being set on the box supports 6a, 6a. The presser lid 3 is fixed to the box body 1 by resiliently engaging ribs 1b provided on the outer periphery of the box body 1 with elastic pieces 3b. Next, the abutment plate 4 is removed from each box that has been set in an inclined state on each box support stand 6a, but in this case, only the abutment plate 4 on the side to be supplied to the contents filling machine 6 is removed. , empty tube container 5
is supplied to the content filling machine 6. At this time, the supply hole 2 on the side surface 1a of the box main body is
Since the tubes are bored at a position straight along the slanted side surface 1a, empty tube containers are smoothly and orderly discharged from the supply hole 2 along the inclined side surface 1a. The synthetic resin, metal, or solid cardboard transportable boxes that have been supplied are returned to the container manufacturing factory for repeated use, and empty tube containers 5 are stored in the box body 1.

In the case of cheap cardboard boxes manufactured to be disposable, empty tube containers 5 are stored at a container manufacturing factory, loaded onto a truck, etc., and transported to a filling factory without any transfer work. The empty tube container 5 is set on the box support stand 6a of the contents filling machine 6, and after the supply of the empty tube container 5 is completed, it is disposed of on the spot.

(Example of the invention) Next, this invention will be explained based on the drawings. 1 to 3 are drawings showing an embodiment of this invention. Figures 1a, b, and c are a plan view, a front view, a sectional view taken along line A-A, and a second
The figure shows an exploded perspective view of the shipping box. 1 is the box body, which is made of synthetic resin such as polypropylene, cardboard, metal, etc. Various other materials may be considered, but any of them are included in the gist of this invention. A rib 1b is formed on the outer periphery of the side surface 1a of the box body, and a set of ribs 1b are formed on the side surfaces 1a, 1a of the box body at opposing positions for supplying the empty tube container 5 to the filling machine 6. Supply holes 2, 2 are drilled. The hole position of this supply hole 2 is set at a location directly along one side surface 1a adjacent to the side surface 1a where the supply hole 2 is present. Further, it goes without saying that the size of the supply hole 2 may be such that the empty tube container 5 can be supplied to the filling machine 6 without any trouble.

Further, inside the box body 1, a set of supply holes 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 are provided inside the box body 1, so as to prevent the empty tube containers 5 from flowing out from the supply holes 2 during transportation by a truck or the like.
Abutment plates 4, 4 are disposed over the entire width of the side surface 1a where 2 is present. Furthermore, each box support stand 6a of the content filling machine 6 is provided on the top of the box body 1.
A presser lid 3 is provided, which is placed on the container when the tube is set in the container.
It is made of transparent synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride so that it can be seen. At both side edges of this presser lid 3, locking collars 3a that come into contact with the upper surface of the box body 1 are provided.
A pair of resilient pieces 3b are provided in the middle of the locking collar 3a to project downward. In addition, the flat part 3c of the presser lid 3 and the locking collar 3a
The height may be arbitrarily determined depending on the length of the tube container 5 housed in the box body 1.

(Effects of the invention) As explained above, this invention eliminates the trouble of manually transferring empty tube containers from the transport box to the cartridge storage box as in the past, and Since the tube container can be prevented from being deformed, the incidence of defective products can be reduced, and the overall work can be simplified.

In addition, since a pair of supply holes are provided at opposing locations on the side of the box body, it is possible to set the box on either the left or right box support stand of the filling machine, so it is necessary to confirm the location each time when setting the box. This has the advantage of saving time and allowing quick setup.

Furthermore, when supplying empty tube containers to the filling machine, the supply hole is drilled in a position that runs straight along one side of the adjacent side, so that the contents can flow out smoothly and in an orderly manner without any hindrance. can.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the shipping box according to this invention, where Figure 1a is a plan view of the shipping box, Figure 1b is a front view of the shipping box, and Figure 1c is a front view of the shipping box. is A in Figure 1b
- A sectional view, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the shipping box, Figure 3
The figure is a perspective view of the transportable box attached to the box support stand of the contents filling machine, Fig. 4 is a drawing showing an example of a conventional transportable box, and Fig. 4a shows an empty tube inside. Figure 4b is a perspective view showing the manual operation of an operator to transfer an empty tube container in the transporter box into a cartridge box, and Figure 4c is a transport box filled with containers. It is a perspective view when it is attached to the box support stand of the machine. 1... Box body, 1a... Side, 2... Supply hole,
4... Contact plate, 5... Tube container, 6... Contents filling machine.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] This is a transportable box in which an empty tube container 5 is stored in a box body 1 and loaded onto a truck or the like for transportation, and the tube container 5 is placed in opposing positions on the side surface 1a of the box body by a filling machine. A pair of supply holes 2, 2 for supplying to 6 are bored at positions straight along one side surface 1a adjacent to each other, and
A contact plate 4 for closing each supply hole 2 in the box body 1
A passable box characterized by being arranged with.