JPH0811980A - Structure for attaching lid of transportation container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a structure for attaching a lid of a transportation container wherein the lid can be easily removed from the transportation container without using a special tool. CONSTITUTION:A plate lid 2 is put on an opening rim 4 of a box-type transportation container 1 having a bottom and a rectangular upper opening, and a plurality of portions on an outer face of a side rim 2b of the lid 2 and the opening rim 4 are adhesively fixed by an adhesive tape. An upper rail 12 is fixed to an upper end of a corrugated steel panel 11 forming a side wall of the container 1, its front wall is made into a locking piece 5 for attaching the lid, the side rim 2b of the lid 2 is overlaid on the locking piece 5, and the adhesive tape 3 is bonded from the outer face of the side rim 2b to an inner face of the locking piece 5. A U-shaped coupling jig is fitted into the locking piece 5 and the side rim 2b which are overlaid, the coupling jig is fixed to the side rim 2b by the adhesive tape, or the coupling is fixed to the locking piece 5 and the side rim 2b by a double-sided adhesive tape.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a lid which covers an upper opening edge of a transport container having an upper opening with a bottom.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a shipping container for storing and exporting articles such as automobile parts, a bottom end having a rectangular cylinder side wall formed by erecting a rectangular panel of corrugated steel plate on four peripheral edges of a rectangular bottom plate. There is a simple assembly type container with an opening. When the articles are stored, the transportation container is stored and transported in a state in which a lid made of sheet metal is fixed on the edge portion of the opening at the upper end of the transportation container.

An example of such a transportation container is shown in FIG. 9. In this transportation container 1, four rectangular panels 11 are provided on four peripheral portions of a rectangular bottom plate 14 fixed on a lubricant 13 of a hollow steel plate. It is set upright and assembled. The panel 11 is a corrugated steel plate such as a zinc iron plate, and is used with the axis of the wave being vertical. Each panel 11
The upper stile 12 of the sheet metal is fixed to the upper end of the sheet metal by welding or the like.
Is formed. The lid 2 is provided on the opening edge 4 of the transport container 1 from directly above.
Is covered and screwed.

The lid 2 is a rectangular sheet metal such as a thin iron plate, and is made of a top plate portion 2a for closing the upper opening edge 4 of the transport container 1 and a top plate portion 2.
It has a side edge portion 2b bent downward from the four sides of a. The lid 2 covers the opening edge portion 4 with the side edge portion 2b along the outer surface of the opening edge portion 4 of the transport container 1. After that, a plurality of appropriate portions of the side edge portion 2b of the lid 2 are fixed to the upper stile 12 of the opening edge portion 4 with tapping screws 15. Tapping screw 15
Is a side edge portion 2b of the lid 2 and the upper stile 12 which is superposed on the side edge portion 2b of the lid 2 by using an electric tool such as a screw driver (not shown).
Then, the lid 2 is fixed to the opening edge portion 4 by tightening while drilling and drilling.

[0005]

The above-mentioned transport container having the upper end opening edge covered with a sheet metal lid and fixed with screws is excellent in the attachment strength of the lid, but has a problem in attaching and detaching the lid. there were. That is, by making the upper stile and lid of the shipping container a thin sheet metal, it is possible to tighten by tapping while opening holes for tapping screws. And many more
A heavy power tool is needed to tighten the tapping screws,
It took a lot of time and effort to attach the lid, and the workability was poor. In addition, there is a problem in that the strength of attaching the lid is not stable because the person who uses the power tool needs some skill. Furthermore,
When removing the lid from the shipping container, many tapping screws are loosened and removed with a tool, but this work also required a lot of man-hours and labor, and the workability was poor.

When the lid is fixed to the transportation container with tapping screws, holes are formed in the transportation container and the lid by the tapping screws. Such a hole is not a problem in the case of a one-way type container where the shipping container is used only once, but in the case of a through-type container that is used repeatedly, the holes due to the tapping screws on the shipping container and the lid deteriorate the appearance. However, there was a problem that it was inadequate because it was inconvenient to fix the second screw at the place with holes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a lid mounting structure for a transportation container in which the transportation container and the lid can be easily attached and detached without using a special tool.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a top plate portion for closing an upper end opening edge portion of a transport container having a bottomed upper end opening, and an opening edge portion of the transport container extending downward from the top plate portion. The above-mentioned object is achieved by a lid mounting structure having side edges along the outer surface of the lid, wherein the side edges of the lid and the opening edges of the transport container are fixed to each other with an adhesive tape. .

Further, according to the present invention, the opening edge portion of the transport container is provided with a lid attachment locking piece that is erected from the upper end of the opening edge portion and forms the outer surface of the opening edge portion. The side edges of the lid are polymerized and the side edges of the lid are directly fixed to the locking pieces with an adhesive tape, or the side edges of the lid are connected to the locking pieces with a U-shaped connecting tool. Stop.

Further, when the locking piece is provided at the upper opening of the transport container, the adhesive tape or the connecting tool is fitted to the lower end of at least one of the side edge of the locking piece and the lid, and the adhesive tape or the connecting tool is attached. It is desirable to form a notch in which positional deviation in the width direction is regulated in order to further stabilize the attachment strength of the lid.

[0011]

Operation: Many of the adhesive tapes for fixing the lid on the opening edge of the transport container to the opening edge are commercially available and have excellent adhesive strength and weather resistance. Adhesive work for this requires skill and tools. The lid can be attached to the transport container with stable strength and good workability because it can be performed easily and reliably without any problems. Further, the work of peeling the adhesive tape from the transport container or the lid is easy, and the workability of attaching and detaching the lid is improved. Further, the adhesive tape can be applied regardless of whether the transport container is a through-type container or a one-way type container without puncturing or damaging the transport container or the lid.

[0012]

EXAMPLES Various examples will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. The same or corresponding parts will be denoted by the same reference symbols throughout the drawings including FIG. 9, and description thereof will be omitted.

The transport container 1 shown in the embodiment of FIG.
The rectangular opening edge 4 formed by the upper stile 12 of the corrugated steel sheet panel 11 is covered with the lid 2, and a plurality of appropriate portions of the side edge 2b of the lid 2 are attached to the opening edge 4 with the adhesive tape 3. Adhesive fixed. The adhesive tape 3 is obtained by applying an adhesive 3b on one surface of a vertically long tape base 3a shown in FIG. 3 (a),
Alternatively, a vertically long tape substrate 3a shown in FIG. 3B coated with an adhesive 3b via a reinforcing fiber 3c is used. The tape base material 3a is a flexible cloth or the like having excellent tensile strength. Lid 2 based on the model of transport container 1
Adhesive tape 3 in FIG. 3 (a) according to the required mounting strength of
Alternatively, the adhesive tape 3 of FIG. 3 (b), which is further strengthened by the reinforcing fiber 3c, is selected and used.

As shown in FIG. 1, the adhesive tape 3 is cut from a long one to an appropriate length, and as shown in FIG. It is attached in the direction. Alternatively, although not shown, a long and wide adhesive tape 3 may be prepared and this may be laterally adhered along the lower end of the side edge portion 2b of the lid 2. The adhesive portion of the adhesive tape 3 can be arbitrarily selected, and even a first person can easily and surely perform the adhesive work manually. In addition, by selecting the number of adhesion points of the adhesive tape 3, the attachment strength of the lid 2 to the transportation container 1 can be arbitrarily selected. In addition, the structure of the portion where the adhesive tape 3 of the transport container 1 and the lid 2 is adhered is the adhesive tape 3
It is sufficient if the structure can be easily adhered by hand and the adhered adhesive tape 3 is hard to be peeled off, and a specific structural example thereof is shown in FIG.

When the panel 11 of the transportation container 1 is a corrugated steel plate and the upper stile 12 of the metal plate is fixed to the upper end of the panel 11,
The upper stile 12 has a substantially groove-shaped steel cross-sectional shape as shown in FIG. 2 which covers the upper end surface and the inner and outer surfaces of the upper end portion of the corrugated steel plate panel 11. For example, when the panel 11 of the corrugated steel sheet is a corrugated sheet in which the vertical ridge portion 11m and the valley portion 11n are continuous, the front wall portion that falls along the ridge portion 11m at the upper end of the panel 11 of the upper stile 12 is covered. It is used as the attachment locking piece 5. A gap g into which a human hand can enter is formed between the locking piece 5 and the trough 11n of the panel 11. The vertical length of the locking piece 5 and the vertical length of the side edge portion 2b of the lid 2 are substantially matched to each other so that the side edge portion 2
The lid 2 is put on the opening edge portion 4 of the transport container 1 so that b overlaps with the locking piece 5. Then, the adhesive tape 3 is applied U from the outer surface of the side edge portion 2b of the lid 2 to the inner surface of the locking piece 5 where the gap g exists.
Bend it in a letter shape and glue it.

In the lid mounting structure shown in the embodiment of FIG. 2, the adhesive tape 3 is less likely to be cut by the locking piece 5 or the lower edge of the side edge portion 2b of the lid 2. It is desirable to use the reinforcing tape shown in FIG. Further, the example of FIG. 4 is effective as a measure for preventing tape cutting, and the example of FIG. 6 is effective as a measure for tape cutting.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, a rigid U-shaped connecting tool 6 is inserted from below into the inner and outer surfaces of the side edge portion 2b of the lid 2 and the locking piece 5, and the side edge portion 2b and the locking piece 5 are inserted. 5 is held and connected by a connecting tool 6, and the connecting tool 6 is fixed to the outer surface of the lid 2 with an adhesive tape 3. The connecting tool 6 is a metal flat plate bent in a U shape,
It is made of U-shaped hard plastic. If the connector 6 is made to have some elasticity so that it is elastically fitted into the polymer of the side edge 2b of the lid 2 and the locking piece 5, the side edge 2b and the locking piece 5 are securely connected. Therefore, the connecting tool 6 does not fall off when it is attached. Alternatively, the connecting tool 6 and the adhesive tape 3 may be separately used for attaching the lid, or as shown in FIG.
It is sufficient to use one in which one end of the adhesive tape 3 is previously bonded to one surface of the connector 6.

In the embodiment of FIG. 4, the side edge 2 of the lid 2 is shown.
The adhesive tape 3 covers the connecting tool 6 for connecting the b and the locking piece 5.
By fixing the lid 2 to the locking piece 5, the lid 2 is fixed to the opening edge portion 4 of the transport container 1. In this case, there is no concern that the adhesive tape 3 will be hit by the locking piece 5 or the lower edge of the side edge portion 2b of the lid 2 and cut, and the lid attachment strength will be stable.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, a U-shaped connector 7 is inserted into the side edge portion 2b of the lid 2 and the polymer of the locking piece 5 from below, and is fixed by a double-sided adhesive tape 3 '. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the connector 7 is a rectangular plate made of metal, polypropylene, or the like, and a thin hinge portion 9 that can be folded is formed in the widthwise direction in the central portion, and the double-sided adhesive tape 3 ′ is formed on one side of the hinge portion 9. To be glued. As shown by the chain line in FIG. 6, the connector 7 is bent from the thin hinge portion 9 into an inverted trapezoidal shape, and the side edge portion 2 b of the lid 2 is bent.
Are pressed against the outer surface of and the inner surface of the locking piece 5, and adhered with the double-sided adhesive tape 3 '.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, even if the double-sided adhesive tape 3'abuts on the lower edge of the side edge 2b of the locking piece 5 or the lid 2 and is cut, the connector 7 is a double-sided adhesive tape 3 '. The locking piece 5 and the side edge portion 2b of the lid 2 remain adhered, and the connector 7 protects the double-sided adhesive tape 3'from an external impact, so that the lid attachment strength is stably maintained.

Next, the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 will be described.
In this embodiment, the length of the locking piece 5 in the vertical direction is set to be slightly longer than the side edge portion 2b of the lid 2, and the width of the adhesive tape 3 is attached to the tape attachment portion at the lower end of the locking piece 5. With notch 8
Is formed. In this case, after covering the opening edge portion 4 of the transportation container 1 with the lid 2, the locking piece 5 is attached from the outer surface of the side edge portion 2b of the lid 2.
The adhesive tape 3 is adhered to the inner surface of the locking piece 5 through the notch 8.

When the lid 2 is fixed to the transport container 1 with the adhesive tape 3 as shown in FIG. 8, the notch 8 of the locking piece 5 can be used as a tape positioning means at the time of tape application, and the tape can be applied to the wrong place. Work mistakes of unnecessary tape application are prevented. Further, both ends of the adhesive tape 3 are locked in the notches 8 to prevent lateral displacement of the lid 2 at the opening edge portion 4 of the transport container 1 and more stable attachment of the lid 2 becomes possible.

In the embodiment of FIG. 8, the notch 8 is formed only in the locking piece 5, but the notch may be formed only in the lower end of the side edge portion 2b of the lid 2 or in both of them. Good. Also,
A lid mounting structure obtained by adding the embodiment structures of FIGS. 4 and 6 to the embodiment structure of FIG. 8 can also be implemented.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the lid attachment locking piece at the opening edge portion of the transport container is formed by the upper stile of the side wall panel, but the lid attachment locking piece is other than the upper stile. It may be formed of Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the side wall of the transportation container is composed of a corrugated steel plate panel having continuous peaks and troughs, but this panel is a partial corrugated flat panel in which semicircular or rectangular irregularities are formed on a flat plate at equal intervals in the vertical direction. It may be a steel plate panel. In addition, the side wall of the transportation container may be configured by other than the steel plate panel.

[0025]

According to the present invention, it suffices to cover the opening edge of the transport container with the lid and to fix the appropriate points by the adhesive tape, so that the lid mounting work requires tools and skill. It can be performed easily and reliably without any further, and since the lid can be removed simply by peeling off the adhesive tape, the workability of attaching and detaching the lid can be greatly improved. In addition, the adhesive tape can be effectively applied to both transit containers that can be used many times and one-way containers that can be used only once without damaging the transportation container or the lid. A structure can be provided.

Further, the side edge portion of the lid is overlapped with the downward locking piece formed on the opening edge portion of the transport container, and the locking piece and the side edge portion are held by the hard U-shaped connecting tool, and the connecting tool is provided. By fixing the to the lid with the adhesive tape, damage to the adhesive tape is reduced and the lid attachment strength is stabilized.

Further, when the U-shaped connecting tool is adhered to the side edge portion of the locking piece and the lid with the double-sided adhesive tape, the double-sided adhesive tape is protected by the connecting tool and the lid mounting strength is stabilized.

Further, when a notch for fitting an adhesive tape or a connecting tool is formed at the lower end of either the locking piece or the side edge portion of the lid,
The notch makes it easier to position the tape and improves the workability of attaching the lid, and the notch prevents the lid from shifting laterally.
The lid mounting strength becomes more stable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention including a partially omitted portion.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view including a part of the adhesive tape used in FIG. 1 with a part omitted, (a) is a perspective view without reinforcing fibers, and (b) is a perspective view with reinforcing fibers.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an enlarged perspective view of the connector and the adhesive tape in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

7 is an enlarged perspective view of the connector and the double-sided adhesive tape in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view for explaining a conventional lid mounting structure of a transportation container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Transport Container 2 Lid 3 Adhesive Tape 3'Double-sided Adhesive Tape 4 Opening Edge 5 Locking Piece 6 Connecting Tool 7 Connecting Tool 8 Notch

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Kaihei Terashima, 6-19 West, Koyo-cho, Higashinada-ku, Kobe City, Shinwa Corporation, Inc. (72) Inventor, Shoji Izutsu, 6-19, West, Koyo-cho, Higashinada, Kobe City

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A top plate portion for closing an upper end opening edge portion of a transport container having a bottomed upper end opening, and a side edge portion extending downward from the top plate portion and extending along an outer surface of the opening edge portion of the transport container. A lid mounting structure for a transportation container, wherein a side edge portion of the provided lid is fixed to an opening edge portion of the transportation container via an adhesive tape. 2. An opening edge portion of the transport container has a lid-attaching locking piece that stands down from an upper end of the opening edge portion and forms an outer surface of the opening edge portion. The lid mounting structure for a transportation container according to claim 1, wherein the edge portions are polymerized, and an adhesive tape is adhered to the outer surface of the side edge portion and the inner surface of the locking piece. 3. The opening edge of the transport container has a lid-attaching locking piece that hangs down from the upper end of the opening edge to form the outer surface of the opening edge, and the locking piece outer surface has the lid side. 2. The edges are overlapped with each other, and a rigid U-shaped connector is inserted into the outer surface of the side edge and the inner surface of the locking piece from below, and the U-shaped connector is fixed to the outer surface of the side edge of the lid with an adhesive tape. The lid mounting structure of the shipping container. 4. The opening edge of the shipping container has a lid-attaching locking piece that hangs down from the upper end of the opening edge to form the outer surface of the opening edge, and the locking piece outer surface has a lid side. 2. The lid mounting structure for a transportation container according to claim 1, wherein the edges are overlapped, and the U-shaped connecting member is adhered to the outer surface of the side edge and the inner surface of the locking piece with a double-sided adhesive tape. 5. The cutout into which the adhesive tape or the connecting tool fits is formed at the lower end of at least one of the locking piece of the transport container and the side edge portion of the lid, in the width of the adhesive tape or the connecting tool.
5. The lid mounting structure for a transportation container according to any one of 1 to 4.