JPH07291277A - Container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease the distance which an object thrown in from the opening in the upper side of a container onto a movable bottom plate falls so as to prevent damage to or breakage of the object. CONSTITUTION:There is provided a frame body 12 which has the shape of a rectangular framework, extending from side to side with respect to both two opposed side wall parts 15a and the other two opposed side wall parts meeting the first-mentioned two at fight angles, and opens vertically. Inside the frame body 12 a movable bottom plate 13 is fitted in a manner in which it can be lifted and lowered. For the bottom of the frame body 12 a bottom frame 16 is provided, which supports the movable bottom plate 13 on the bottom of the frame body 12. As a result, by lifting the movable bottom plate 13 to the upper part of the frame body 12 in the container 11 the distance that an object thrown in upon the movable bottom plate 13 falls can be decreased so that damage to or breakage of the object can be prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for storing articles in a box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a container for storing articles in a box has a rectangular plate-like bottom plate and side walls provided upright on four sides of the bottom plate. The bottom plate and the four side walls are fixed to each other. It is formed as an integrated type.

And, such a container is, for example,
It is used in an item sorting device that stores the sorted items in boxes. In this article sorting apparatus, the containers are sequentially transported to the lower part of the forward end of the conveyor that transports the articles, and the articles discharged from the conveyor are loaded into the container through the top opening of the container and stored therein.

[0004]

However, in the conventional container, since the articles thrown in through the upper opening of the container are dropped by the height of the side wall and are stored on the bottom plate, the dropping distance of the articles is large, When the article collides with the bottom plate of the container or the article already placed on the bottom plate, the collision force is large, and when the article is a box, etc., the box will be damaged, such as a dent. It is easy, and in the case of a bottle, the bottle may be damaged.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to reduce the dropping distance of an article to be loaded onto the bottom plate from the top opening at the time of loading the article and prevent the article from being damaged or damaged. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

The present invention is formed in a rectangular frame shape that opens in the vertical direction from one opposing side wall and the other opposing side wall orthogonal to the one opposing side wall. A frame body, a movable bottom plate that is fitted and arranged inside the frame body so as to be capable of moving up and down, and a bottom frame portion that is provided at the bottom portion of the frame body and that supports the movable bottom plate at the bottom portion of the frame body Is.

[0007]

In the present invention, when an article is thrown into a container, the movable bottom plate of the container is raised to the upper part of the frame, so that the distance from which the article is dropped from the upper opening of the container to the movable bottom plate is small and the article is movable. The collision force when the vehicle collides with and is placed on the bottom plate or an article placed on the movable bottom plate is reduced. After the articles are loaded, the movable bottom plate of the container is lowered to the bottom of the frame to store the articles inside the container.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The construction of an embodiment of the container of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5, the container 11 is
The frame body 12 and the movable bottom plate 13 are formed in a box shape having an upper surface opening 14.

The frame body 12 is formed in a rectangular frame shape which is opened in the vertical direction from one side wall portion 15a facing each other and the other side wall portion 15b orthogonal to the one side wall portion 15a facing each other. A bottom frame portion 16 that supports the movable bottom plate 13 at the bottom portion of the frame body 12 is formed in a frame shape along the side wall portions 15a and 15b, and a rectangular shape is formed inside the bottom frame portion 16. A bottom opening 17 is formed.

The side wall portions 15a and 15b are provided with side plates 18a and 18b, the bottom frame portion 16 is provided with bottom plates 19a and 19b, and the edge members 20 having a substantially U-shaped cross section are provided at the upper edges of the side plates 18a and 18b. The side plates 18a, 18b and the bottom plates 19a, 19b are joined at a right angle to each other, and the side plates 18a, 18b are joined at a right angle to each other. Corner members 22a, 22 having a substantially L-shaped cross section on the outer surface of the edge portion
b is attached to the side plates 18a and 18b, and a connecting member 23 that connects the edge members 20a and 20b and the corner member 21 to each other is attached to the upper ends of the corners of the side plates 18a and 18b that are joined at right angles to each other. A connecting member 24 for connecting the members 21, 22a, 22b to each other is attached, and thus the frame 12
Is firmly and integrally assembled.

Contact members 25 that contact the movable bottom plate 13 are attached to the bottom plates 19a and 19b at a plurality of locations. Also,
A cushioning member 26 such as a sponge is attached to the outer surface of the edge member 20a.

The movable bottom plate 13 includes side plates 18a and 18b of the frame body 12.
It is formed into a rectangular plate that fits inside the
A cushion 31 such as a sponge is attached to the upper surface, and a pedestal portion 32 that fits into the bottom opening 17 of the bottom frame portion 16 is attached to the lower surface.

Then, the movable bottom plate 13 of the container 11 is normally lowered to the lower part of the frame body 12 by its own weight, and the bottom plate 19a of the frame body 12 is
, 19b are supported by abutting against the abutting member 25.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view of an article sorting apparatus for packaging and sorting the sorted articles W as one embodiment of the usage of the container 11. This article sorting apparatus includes a conveyor 41 that conveys articles W, a hopper 43 having a shutter 42 is arranged at the tip of the conveyor 41 in the article conveyance direction, and a conveyor 44 that conveys the container 11 is below the hopper 43. Elevating means 45 for arranging along the direction orthogonal to the conveyor 41 and for elevating the movable bottom plate 13 of the container 11 is arranged on the conveyor 44.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

The conveyor 44 conveys the container 11 below the hopper 43, and the lifting means 45 moves the movable bottom plate 13 of the container 11.
Is raised to the upper part of the frame body 12 (states of FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b)).

Further, the article W is conveyed by the conveyor 41, the article W is discharged from the conveyor 41 to the hopper 43, and is placed on a pair of shutters 42 closing the bottom surface of the hopper 43 (FIG. 6).
(state of (a) (b)).

After all the articles W to be fed to the conveyor 11 have been placed on the shutters 42, the pair of shutters 42 are moved open to release the articles W on the shutters 42 to the container 11 and the articles W. It is placed on the movable bottom plate 13 (state of FIG. 6 (c) (d)). At this time, since the movable bottom plate 13 of the container 11 is raised above the frame body 12, the shutter 42
Distance from the container to the movable bottom plate 13 of the container 11 is small,
The collision force when the article W collides with the movable bottom plate 13 or the article W already placed on the movable bottom plate 13 can be reduced. Moreover, since the shock absorber 31 is attached to the upper surface of the movable bottom plate 13,
Due to the cushioning action of the cushioning body 31, the collision force applied to the article W can be reduced.

Then, the movable bottom plate 13 of the container 11 is lowered to the bottom of the frame 12 by the elevating means 45 (states of FIGS. 6 (e) and 6 (f)). Further, the pair of shutters 42 are closed and moved to close the bottom surface of the hopper 43 (state of FIG. 6 (g)).

Then, the conveyor 44 conveys the container 11 accommodating the article W in the downstream direction, and conveys the container 11 for accommodating the article W below the hopper 43 (state of FIG. 1 (h)).

As described above, when the article W is loaded into the container 11, the movable bottom plate 13 of the container 11 is raised above the frame body 12 and the article W on the shutter 42 is loaded onto the movable bottom plate 13 of the container 11. The movable bottom plate of the container 11 from the shutter 42
The drop distance to 13 is small, and the collision force when the article W collides with the movable bottom plate 13 or the article W placed on the movable bottom plate 13 can be reduced. Therefore, when the article W is a box or the like, it is possible to prevent the box from being damaged such as a dent, and when the article W is a bottle or the like, it is possible to prevent the bottle from being damaged.

Therefore, a container equipped with a movable bottom plate 13
By using 11, it is possible to deal with not only the above-mentioned article sorting apparatus but also an article loading apparatus configured to load articles, and also a case where a worker manually loads articles.

This is particularly effective in the case of the container 11 in which the depth from the upper end of the frame 12 to the movable bottom plate 13 located at the bottom is deep.

[0025]

According to the present invention, since the movable bottom plate of the container is provided so as to be able to move up and down with respect to the frame body, when the article is put into the container, the movable bottom plate of the container is raised above the frame body. , The falling distance of the article from the top opening of the container to the movable bottom plate is small, and the collision force when the article collides with and is placed on the movable bottom plate or the article placed on the movable bottom plate, Can be prevented from being damaged or damaged.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A of FIG. 2 showing an embodiment of a container of the present invention
FIG.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an end view of the above embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the above embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a use mode in which the container of the above-described embodiment is applied to an article sorting apparatus, and explaining an article loading operation in the order of (a) to (h).

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Container 12 Frame 13 Movable bottom plate 15a, 15b Side wall

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A frame body formed in the shape of a rectangular frame that opens in the up-down direction from one opposing side wall portion and the other opposing side wall portion orthogonal to the one opposing side wall portion, and a frame body of this frame body. A container comprising: a movable bottom plate that is fitted and arranged so as to be able to move up and down, and a bottom frame portion that is provided at the bottom of the frame body and that supports the movable bottom plate at the bottom portion of the frame body.