JPH0653432U - Container with door - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a container in which the side part of the container can be released and the articles in the lower container can be easily taken out even in a group of stacked containers. . Also provided is a container whose upper opening can be opened and closed without separating the lid from the main body. [Structure] It has a box-shaped main body with an open top and a door that can be opened and closed on one side of the main body. The door is rotatably mounted in a long hole formed in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the main body. In addition, hook-shaped locking pieces are provided on both sides of the inner surface of the door, and a fastening hole into which the locking piece can be inserted and locked is formed on the side surface of the main body corresponding to the locking piece. Further, a plurality of upper and lower rail grooves are respectively provided at the edges of two opposite sides of the upper surface opening of the box-shaped main body, and a lid body slidable in each rail groove is provided to open and close the upper surface opening.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a container for storing or transporting articles, and more particularly to a container with a door whose one side can be opened and closed.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, in general, many containers for storing and transporting fruits and other items are usually in the form of a box with an open upper surface. In most cases, the entire opening was covered with a single separable lid.

When storing fruits and the like in a large number of such containers, they are being stored in a stacked state in which a large number of container groups are stacked in order to reduce the occupied area for storage.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the case of the conventional container as described above, when taking out the articles in the container located on the lower side of the stacked state, it is necessary to remove some or all of the boxes stacked on the container. It had to be so inefficient.

Further, in a container whose top opening is covered with one lid, opening and closing of the lid is complicated and inconvenient to handle, and the separated lid is easily lost, damaged or destroyed. There was a problem. Therefore, the present invention proposes to solve such a problem in the conventional container. Even in the container group stacked so that the container side can be released, the lower container It is an object of the present invention to provide a container in which the above items can be easily taken out.

Further, it is another object of the present invention to provide a container whose upper surface opening can be covered and whose upper surface opening can be opened and closed without separating the lid from the main body.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 To achieve the above object, according to the container of the invention of claim 1, the container comprises a box-shaped main body having an open upper surface, and an openable and closable door provided on one side surface of the main body. It is rotatably attached to the elongated holes formed on both sides of one side of the door in the longitudinal direction, and hook-shaped locking pieces are provided on both sides of the inner side of the door to correspond to the locking pieces. The side surface of the main body is formed with a fastening hole through which the locking piece can be inserted and locked.

According to the container of the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of rail grooves are provided at the edges of two opposite sides of the top opening of the box-shaped body, and the rail grooves are slidable in the rail grooves. It is equipped with a flexible lid to open and close the top opening, and each lid is detachably mounted in a rail groove.

[0009]

[Action]

 According to the container with a door of the first aspect of the invention, first, when closing the door, the door is lifted upward, and the door is lifted upward until the pivot of the door comes into contact with the upper end of the slot. Then, when the door is pushed inward, the locking piece formed on the inner surface of the door is inserted through the fastening hole, and when the door is released in that state, the door moves downward by its own weight and the locking piece is fastened. It is locked in the hole and becomes locked. When the doors are locked and the sides of the body are closed as described above, articles such as fruits are put in and taken out from the top opening like normal containers, stored and transported.

On the other hand, when opening the door, when the closed door is lifted upward and pulled toward the front side, the locking piece is pulled out from the fastening hole toward the front side, and the pivot shaft pivotally attached to the long hole is provided. The door pivots to the front side and opens around, and one side surface of the main body is released. Here, if the long hole on the main body side and the pivot of the door are provided at the upper end, it will rotate around the upper end to open from the lower side of the door, and conversely the long hole at the lower end. And, if a pivot is provided, it rotates about the lower end and opens from the upper side.If a long hole and a pivot are provided at the left and right ends, it rotates about the left or right end. The door will be opened from the right or left end.

According to the container of the second aspect of the invention, the upper surface of the box-shaped main body can be opened and closed by pulling the lids mounted on the upper and lower rail grooves in the rail groove direction. . Further, if necessary, all of the lids mounted in the rail groove can be removed to open the entire upper surface opening.

[0012]

【Example】

 Next, an embodiment of a container with a door according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention, which has a rectangular box-shaped main body 1 having an opened upper surface, and a lid body 2 capable of covering the opened upper surface.

The main body 1 is integrally formed of synthetic resin, and has a bottom surface portion (not shown) reinforced by reinforcing ribs and embossed to have a predetermined uneven shape for reinforcement and an appropriate ventilation hole. The formed side surface has four side surfaces, and one side surface portion thereof is formed with a take-out port 3 which is opened in a rectangular shape along the peripheral edge portion 31 of the side surface.

On the four sides of the peripheral edge of the take-out port 3, a peripheral edge concave portion 32 which is further recessed than the side surface peripheral edge portion 31 is formed. A pair of long holes 3a, 3a, and 3b, 3b are vertically formed on the upper and lower sides of the step portion extending from the peripheral edge concave portion 32 to the side surface peripheral edge portion 31, respectively.

In the elongated holes 3 a, 3 a, doors 4 are pivotally formed at the same height position on both upper sides of the outlet 3. The door 4 is formed in a rectangular shape of a size that fits in the peripheral recess 32 of the main body, and the pivots 41, 41 projecting on both sides of the upper end thereof are respectively rotatable in the long holes 3a, 3a of the main peripheral recess 32. , And is vertically slidably attached. In addition, four hook-shaped locking pieces 42 are provided in a protruding manner on each of the upper and lower sides on the inner surface side of the door 4, one pair each.

In the peripheral recess 32 of the main body, rectangular hook holes 32 a into which the locking pieces 42 are inserted and locked are formed at four locations corresponding to the locking pieces 42 of the door 4. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the position of the hook hole 32a is formed to be the same position as the position of the locking piece 42 when the pivot 41 of the door 4 is located on the upper end side of the elongated hole 3a. The vertical width t ₂ of the hook hole 32a is slightly larger than the height t ₁ of the locking piece 42. The distance between the hook-shaped tip extending downward of the locking piece 42 and the inner surface of the door is slightly wider than the plate thickness of the peripheral recess 32 of the main body, and the locking piece 42 hooks when the door is closed. While being inserted through the hole 32a, it is moved downward by its own weight to be locked in the peripheral recess 32.

Here, the door 4 has the structure in which the pivot shaft 41 on the upper end side is pivotally attached to the elongated hole 3a of the stepped portion of the main body so as to open and close from the lower end side centering on the upper end side of the door. As shown by an imaginary line in the figure, a pivot may be provided on the lower end side of the door and pivotally attached to a long hole 3b provided on the lower end side of the main body to open and close from the upper end side of the door. Also, by installing pivots on both the upper and lower sides of the door 4 and selectively inserting them into the upper and lower elongated holes as needed, the door 4 for opening and closing the outlet 3 can be opened and closed from the upper and lower sides. You may have sex.

When using the container with a door configured as described above, first, the door 4 is lifted upward so that the pivot 41 of the door 4 is located at the upper end of the long hole 3a, and the peripheral recess 32 side of the main body is located. When pushed to, the locking piece 42 formed inside the door 4 is inserted into the hook hole 32a as shown in FIG. When the door 4 is released in this state, the door 4 is moved downward by its own weight, and the locking piece 42 is locked to the peripheral edge portion of the hook hole 32a to be in a locked state. When the door 4 is thus locked and the outlet 3 is closed, articles such as fruits can be housed and stored like a normal container.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the articles to be stored are taken out from the lower container in a stacked state in which a large number of containers are stacked, if the door 4 is lifted upward and pulled to the front side, the locking piece 42 is pulled out from the hook hole 32a, the door 4 is rotated around the pivot 41, and the take-out port 3 formed on one side surface of the main body 1 is released. Therefore, if the contained article is taken out from the take-out port. Good.

In this embodiment, the locking piece 42 is inserted into the hook hole 32a to lock the door 4, but when the door 4 is opened and closed centering on the upper end side, as shown in FIG. In the lower peripheral edge portion 31 of the peripheral edge concave portion 32, a locking groove 31a is formed by protruding the edge portion with a gap wider than the plate thickness of the door 4, and the lower edge of the door 4 is fixed by this locking groove. It may be locked. In this case, the protrusion height of the edge portion forming the locking groove 31a is made smaller than the movable width of the pivot 41 in the elongated holes 3a, 3b.

6 to 8 show a container with a door according to another embodiment of the present invention, which is the same as the above embodiment except the structure of the lid and the opening edge of the upper part of the main body. Therefore, only different components will be described, and the description of the door 4 and other components having the same structure will be omitted.

Two rail grooves 5, 5 are provided on the upper and lower sides of the box-shaped main body 1 at the two opposite front and rear surface side edges of the opening edge, respectively. The rail grooves 5 and 5 are formed by three parallel strip-shaped ribs 5a, 5b and 5c which are protruded inward at predetermined intervals. Of these ribs, a pair of cutout recesses 51a, 51a and 51b, 51b are formed at predetermined intervals on the upper rib 5a and the intermediate rib 5b on the rear surface side. Further, locking slits 6 are formed at the centers of the opposite two side edge portions on the left and right sides.

A pair of lids 7 and 7 are slidably mounted in the rail grooves 5 and 5, respectively. The lid body 7 has a length that is approximately a half of the length of the main body, is formed so that its edge portions partially overlap, and its width is formed to be slightly shorter than the front-rear rib interval. On the front and rear surfaces of the lid body 7, a pair of slides which can be inserted into the notch recesses 51a, 51a and 51b, 51b of the upper rib 5a and the intermediate rib 5b, and which can be fitted and slid in the rail grooves 5 and 5, respectively. Moving protrusions 7a, 7a are formed respectively. Further, locking protrusions 7b, 7b which are inserted and locked in the locking slits 6, 6 are formed in the center of the left and right side surfaces.

In order to mount the lid body 7 formed in this way in the rail groove 5 on the upper part of the main body 1, first, fit the front-side sliding protrusions 7 a, 7 a into the front-side rail groove 5. After that, the sliding protrusions 7a, 7a on the rear surface side are inserted into the notch recesses 51a, 51a or 51b, 51b on the rear surface side and fitted and mounted in the rail groove 5.

Thus, the sliding protrusions 7a, 7a of the lid are slidably mounted in the rail grooves 5, 5, and the lids 7, 7 can be opened and closed like sliding doors. When the lid is closed, the locking projections 7b, 7b on both sides are inserted and locked in the locking slits 6, 6 of the main body. Furthermore, the lid 7 can be removed from the rail groove 5 if necessary, and the entire top opening can be opened for use.

Although two embodiments of the container with a door have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and the container with a door whose side is openable and closable as described above. Any body may be used as long as it has a lid. For example, the main body is a foldable structure in which the front and rear face plates are configured to fold inwardly using hinges, and the left and right side plates are configured to be rotatable inward about the upper end. A flexible one is also included in the scope of the present invention.

[0027]

[Effect of device]

 According to the container of the first aspect of the invention, since the door is provided on one side of the stacked containers so as to be openable and closable, the contained articles in the container can be taken out without moving the upper container. It is used efficiently and is excellent in the safety protection of the contained items.

According to the container of the second aspect of the present invention, since the container that covers the upper opening can be opened and closed without being removed, it is excellent in the protection of the stored items and is convenient for storing and taking out the items. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a function of a container with a door according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway enlarged perspective view showing a portion A of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a locked state of a locking piece of the same container.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a stacked state of the same container.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a stacked state of the same container.

FIG. 6 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a container with a door according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional side view of a container with a door according to another embodiment of the same.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of a B part of FIG. 7 above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main Body 2 Lid Body 3 Outlet 3a, 3b Long Hole 31 Peripheral Edge 31a Engagement Groove 32a Peripheral Recess 32a Hook Hole 4 Door 41 Axis 42 Engagement Piece 5 Rail Groove 5a Upper Rib 5b Intermediate Rib 5c Lower Rib 51a, 51b Notch Recess 6 Locking slit 7 Lid 7a Sliding protrusion 7b Locking protrusion

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A box-shaped main body having an open upper surface, and an openable and closable door provided on one side surface of the main body. The doors are long sides formed on both sides of the one side surface of the main body. It is rotatably attached to the hole, and hook-shaped locking pieces are provided on both sides of the inner surface of the door, and a fastening hole through which the locking piece can be inserted and locked is provided on the side surface of the main body corresponding to the locking piece. A container with a door characterized by being formed. 2. The upper opening of the box-shaped main body is provided with a plurality of upper and lower rail grooves at the edges of two opposite sides, and a lid body slidable in each rail groove is provided to open and close the upper opening. The container with a door according to claim 1, wherein each lid is detachably mounted in the rail groove.