JPH08192838A - Foldable container and lid used therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent a foldable container from being unlocked from outside to improve confidentiality by placing a lock member whose lower end can be inserted into a recess provided on a bottom plate inside a side flap. CONSTITUTION: In a foldable container C including an upper frame U, a side flap T, a divided side wall D and a bottom plate S, a lock member t5 whose tip can be inserted into a recess s7 provided on the bottom plate S is placed inside the side flap T. An approximately gate-shaped guide recess t3 is formed on an inner wall t4 of the side flap T, and the lock member t5 formed in a similarly approximately gate-shape is inserted to it. After the foldable container C has been assembled, a handle t6 of the lock member t5 is pushed down, a lower end of a vertical frame t5' is made to protrude from the lower end of the side flap T, and it is inserted into the recess s7 provided on a flat plate s1 of the bottom plate S, thereby locking a downward swing of the side flap T.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a foldable and assembleable so-called folding container used for transporting, carrying or storing various articles, and a lid used therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, one opposing side wall is divided in the vertical direction and connected by an appropriate hinge member,
The other opposite side wall is a folding container formed so that it can be flipped up and a through hole provided in the inner wall of the opposite folding container. Are known.

[0003]

In the conventional folding container described above, when a force is applied from the outside to the side wall of the assembled folding container which can be flipped up (hereinafter, simply referred to as "flip-up side wall"), the flip-up is performed. There is a problem that the confidentiality cannot be protected when the side wall is rotated inside the folding container and the contents are damaged or the contents are mail such as registered mail or valuables. Also, there is known a folding container in which the inward rotation of the splashed side wall is locked from the outside, but since it can be unlocked from the outside, it is still possible to protect the confidentiality as described above. There is a problem with.

In addition, a lock bar is separately provided for the inner wall of the folding container facing the inner wall of the folding container, and a hole is formed in one inner wall of the folding container. The lock bar corresponding to the hole is inserted, and then the lock bar corresponding to the hole is inserted into the hole provided on the other inner wall. It is also known to use a lid that allows a pair of lock bars to be inserted into the holes, but after covering the folding container with the lid, a pair of locks are placed in the holes provided on the inner walls of the opposing folding containers in two steps. Since the bar is inserted, there is a problem that the lock work takes time.

[0005] Furthermore, transport of postal items such as registered mail and valuables,
In the case of storage, there is a case where a lock is applied or sealing is performed after the locking work, but there is a problem that workability of such sealing is poor.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional folding container described above, and to provide a folding container having excellent airtightness and improved assembling and folding workability, and a lid used therefor. Especially.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention relates to a folding container having a top frame, a flip-up side wall, a dividing side wall and a bottom plate. A lock member that can be inserted into a through hole or a recess provided in the inner wall of the container is provided. The second is that the through hole or the recess is provided in the bottom plate. In the fourth aspect, the through hole or the concave portion is provided in the divided side wall. In the fourth aspect, a guide concave portion is provided inside the splashed side wall, and a lock member is vertically movable in the guide concave portion. The fifth is that a substantially gate-shaped guide recess is provided inside the splashed side wall, and a substantially gate-shaped lock member is disposed in the guide recess so as to be vertically movable, and the sixth is a lock. The upper flap where the upper edge of the member is located The over arm, which pushing member which is suspended on the rear surface of the cover body is bored a through possible holes, 7
Is a folding container having an upper frame, a splashed side wall, a divided side wall, and a bottom plate, in which a card insertion member is arranged across the upper divided wall and the lower divided wall constituting the divided side wall. In the lid used for the folding container, a pair of guide portions formed in the lid body, a plurality of protrusions and engaging recesses inserted into a plurality of holes formed in the inner walls of the upper frame facing each other are provided. The pair of slide lock bars housed in the guide portion and the lid are rotatably supported by substantially the central portion of the lid, and both side portions sandwiching the pivot point are engaged with the pair of slide lock bars. A ninth aspect of the present invention is to have an operating member fitted in the concave portion, and ninthly, the through hole is provided in the vertical wall of the operating member, and the operating member is provided in the enclosing rib surrounding the operating member. Toru A tenth aspect of the present invention is to form a through hole facing each other, and tenthly, on both sides of the through hole of the enclosing rib, guide ribs that are expanded in a divergent shape in a direction away from the enclosing rib are arranged, and the operating member is provided. In the eleventh aspect, a guide block having an inclined surface is arranged. The eleventh portion presses an upper end portion of a lock member which is disposed inside a splashed side wall and whose lower end portion is insertable into a recess provided in a bottom plate. A pushing member is provided.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a folding container according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged exploded perspective view of an upper frame, divided side walls, a bottom plate and the like that constitute the folding container, and FIG. 2 is a folding container and a lid. FIG. 3 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a corner portion of FIG. 3, FIG. 4 is a front view including a partial cross-section of a flip-up side wall and a lid body seen from the inside of the folding container, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the folding container and the lid body. 5, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the folding container showing the assembling order of the folding container, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the lid body, and FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of the protruding portion of the slide lock bar of the lid body. FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged perspective view of an operation member of the lid body, a slide lock bar, and the like, FIG. 10 is a rear view of the lid body, and a partially enlarged perspective view of another embodiment of the folding container. An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 12, which is a partially enlarged perspective view of still another embodiment of the folding container, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Not a thing.

First, a folding container C composed of an upper frame U, a splashed side wall T, a vertically foldable divided side wall D, a bottom plate S and the like will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

The upper frame U is composed of opposing long side frames u1,
u2 and opposing short side frames u3 and u4, and the cross-sectional shape of the long side frames u1 and u2 and the short side frames u3 and u4 orthogonal to the longitudinal direction is formed in a substantially inverted U shape.
The long side frame u1 and the long side frame u2 have the same structure,
Further, since the short side frame u3 and the short side frame u4 have the same structure, in the following, one of the long side frames u1 and u2 and the short side frame u3 and u4 will be mainly described below.

Near the both ends of the inner wall u1 'of the long side frame u1, a vertically long slot u5 having an open lower end is formed, and is formed by the long side frame u1 and the short side frame u3. A shelf u6 extending horizontally from the lower ends of the long side frame u1 and the short side frame u3 is formed at the corner. A vertical rib u6 'is erected on the edge of the shelf u6, and the elongated hole u5 is arranged above the shelf u6. u7 is a pair of through holes formed in the inner wall u1 ′ of the long side frame u1 at a predetermined interval, and u8
Is a pair of through holes formed at a predetermined interval on the upper surface of the beam portion u3 ′ of the short side frame u3.

The splashed side wall T is a folding container C.
To form the side wall on the short side of the
Of the short axes t2, t projecting from the upper ends of the end walls t1, t1 'of
2'is configured so that it can be fitted into the vertically long slot u5 corner formed near both ends of the inner side wall u1 'of the long side frame u1 of the upper frame U described above.

Reference numeral t3 denotes a substantially gate-shaped guide recess formed on the inner wall t4 of the splashed side wall T. The guide recess t3 is
A horizontal recess t formed horizontally near the upper end of the inner wall t4
3 ′ and a vertical recess t3 ″ formed vertically near both widthwise ends of the inner wall t4, and the vertical recess t3 ″ extends to the end in the height direction of the splashed side wall T. Also, the horizontal recess t3 ′ is connected to the vertical recess t3 ″, but does not extend to the widthwise end of the splashed side wall T.

Reference numeral t5 is a lock member having a substantially gate shape, which is also inserted into a guide recess t3 having a substantially gate shape formed on the inner wall t4 of the flip-up side wall T. The width of the vertical frame t5 ′ of the lock member t5 is formed to be substantially the same as the width of the vertical recess t3 ″ of the guide recess t3. Therefore, the lock member t5 inserted into the guide recess t3 is not horizontally moved. ,
The horizontal frame t5 ″ of the lock member t5 is configured to be substantially immovable, and the vertical width of the horizontal frame t5 ″ of the lock member t5 is smaller than the vertical width of the horizontal recess t3 ′ of the guide recess t3. t5 is configured to be movable in the vertical direction by a predetermined amount, and t6 is a lock member t.
5 is a handle portion formed of a horizontally long concave portion provided in the horizontal frame t5 ″ of the lock member t5.
It is also possible to form a convex portion projecting from 5 "to form a handle portion.

The point at which the horizontal frame t5 "of the lock member t5 contacts the upper surface of the horizontal recess t3 'of the guide recess t3 is the uppermost position of the lock member t5, and the lock member t5.
When the horizontal frame t5 ″ of the lock member t5 is in contact with the lower surface of the horizontal recess t3 ′ of the guide recess t3, it is the lowest position of the lock member t5. The lower end of the vertical frame t5 ′ is at a position retracted from the lower end of the splashed side wall T, and the upper end of the vertical frame t5 ′ of the lock member t5 is positioned substantially near the upper end of the splashed side wall T. At the lowest position of the lock member t5, the lower end of the vertical frame t5 ′ of the lock member t5 projects from the lower end of the splashed side wall T by a predetermined amount, and the upper end of the vertical frame t5 ′ of the lock member t5 is It is configured to be retracted from the upper end of the splashed side wall T by a predetermined amount.

Further, above the vertical frame t5 'of the lock member t5 inserted in the guide recess t3, the above-mentioned beam portions u3', u4 'of the short side frames u3, u4 of the upper frame U are bored. The formed through hole u8 is located.

Reference numeral t7 is a cover for covering the vertical recess t3 "of the guide recess t3. An appropriate number of engaging claws t8 are provided on the vertical edge of the cover t7 so as to guide the engaging claw t8. The vertical recess t3 ″ of the guide recess t3 can be covered by inserting and engaging the engaging hole t9 formed in the inner wall t4 of the flip-up side wall T located on both sides of the vertical recess t3 ″ of the recess t3. Of course, such a cover t7 can be omitted if necessary.

The divided side wall D forms a side wall on the long side of the folding container C, and is formed by an upper divided wall D1 and a lower divided wall D2. Upper dividing wall D
Male hinges d3 are arranged at a lower end portion d1 of the first portion 1 at a predetermined interval so as to project slightly outward from the outer wall d2 of the upper division wall D1. The male hinge d3 is spaced apart from the lower end portion d1 of the upper division wall D1 by a predetermined distance, and the outer wall d2.
Support plates d4 and d5 that are hung so as to project outward from the
And a horizontal axis d stretched horizontally between the support plates d4 and d5.
6. Also, the outer wall d of the lower dividing wall D2
The upper end of 7 has a female hinge d corresponding to the male hinge d3.
8 is provided, and the female hinge d8 is a lower division wall D2.
Has a bulging portion d9 protruding from the outer wall d7 of the
A horizontal recess d10, into which the horizontal shaft d6 of the male hinge d3 is fitted, is formed at the tip portion of 9. The vertical width of the opening groove d10 'of the horizontal recess d10 is formed smaller than the diameter of the horizontal axis d6 of the male hinge d3, and the horizontal axis d6 of the male hinge d3 fitted in the horizontal recess d10 does not easily come out. Is configured.

A male hinge d3 arranged on the upper dividing wall D1
The horizontal axis d6 of is fitted into the horizontal recess d10 of the female hinge d8 arranged on the lower division wall D2, thereby connecting the upper division wall D1 and the lower division wall D2. Thus, the upper division wall D1 and the lower division wall D2, which are connected to each other via the male hinge d3 and the female hinge d8, have horizontal recesses d of the female hinge d8.
Centering on the horizontal axis d6 of the male hinge d3 fitted in
The outer walls d2 and d7 can be folded in a direction in which they contact each other.

The d11 and d12 are notches d1 formed in the upper shoulders of the side ends d13 and d14 of the upper dividing wall D1.
3 ′ and d14 ′ are horizontal short axes protruding horizontally from the vertical walls, and horizontal short axes d11 and d12 are formed by the long side frame u1 and the short side frame u3 of the upper frame U described above. The upper frame U and the upper division wall D1 can be connected to each other by placing the upper frame U on the shelves u6 arranged at the corners. The horizontal minor axes d11, d12 of the upper dividing wall D1 placed on the shelf u6 are prevented from moving in the horizontal direction by the vertical ribs u6 ′ of the shelf u6, and the upper portions placed on the shelf u6 are blocked. Above the horizontal minor axes d11 and d12 of the dividing wall D1, the long side frame u of the upper frame U is formed.
Since the short axes t2 and t2 'of the flip-up side wall T fitted into the vertically long slot u5 formed near both ends of the inner side wall u1' of No. 1 are located, the upward movement is also prevented. Similarly, the short axes t2 and t2 ′ of the splashed side wall T are defined by the horizontal short axes d11 and d12 of the upper division wall D1 located below,
The upper frame U is configured to be prevented from falling off from a vertically long slot u5 formed in the inner side wall u1 ′ of the long side frame u1.

D15 is a lower end portion d16 of the lower dividing wall D2.
Is a recess formed at a predetermined interval, and the recess d
A horizontal axis d17 is arranged at 15. Horizontal axis d1
The function of 7 will be described later.

The bottom plate S has a vertical wall s2 around the flat plate s1,
s3, s4, s5 are formed upright. Then, from the flat plate s1, the vertical walls s2, s facing each other on the long side are opposed.
3, an inverted J-shaped hook member s6 having an upper end curved toward the vertical walls s2, s3 is provided upright at a predetermined distance from the vertical walls s2, s3. The inverted J-shaped hook member s6 has a recess d15 formed in the lower end portion d16 of the lower division wall D2 described above in the longitudinal direction of the vertical walls s2, s3.
It is arranged corresponding to.

The bottom plate S and the lower dividing wall D are fitted by fitting the horizontal shaft d17 provided in the recess d15 of the lower dividing wall D2 to the hook member s6 standing on the flat plate s1 of the bottom plate S.
It is configured so that the two can be connected. The tip portion s6 'of the hook member s6 and the vertical walls s2, s3
By making the gap between the inner walls s2 ', s3' of the bottom plate S smaller than the diameter of the horizontal axis d17 arranged in the recess d15 of the lower division wall D2, the hook member s6 of the bottom plate S can be recessed in the lower division wall D2. The horizontal axis d17 disposed in the is prevented from coming out easily.

S7 is a flat plate s1 of the bottom plate S and a vertical wall s.
4 and s5 are concave portions or through holes (hereinafter, simply referred to as “through holes”) provided at predetermined intervals, and the through holes s7 have vertical frames of the lock member t5. t
The lower end of 5'is configured to be inserted.

As described above, the short axis t of the splashed side wall T is
2, t2 ′ is the inner wall u of the long side frame u1 of the upper frame U
The upper frame U and the splashed side wall T are connected to each other by fitting in the vertically elongated hole u5 formed in 1 ', and are formed on the upper shoulder portions of the side end portions d13 and d14 of the upper division wall D1. The horizontal short axes d11, d12 arranged in the cutouts d13 ', d14' are defined by the long side frame u1 of the upper frame U.
The upper frame U and the upper division wall D1 are connected to each other by being placed on the shelf u6 arranged at the corner formed by the short side frame u3 and the short side frame u3, and further arranged on the upper division wall D1. By fitting the horizontal axis d6 of the male hinge d3 into the horizontal recess d10 of the female hinge d8 arranged in the lower division wall D2, the upper division wall D1 and the lower division wall D2 are connected,
Furthermore, the hook member s erected on the flat plate s1 of the bottom plate S
6 is fitted with a horizontal shaft d17 provided in the recess d15 of the lower division wall D2, whereby the bottom plate S and the lower division wall D2 are fitted.
And are connected to form the folding container C.

The order of assembling the folding container C assembled as described above from the folded state will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 6A, a pair of opposing flip-up side walls T forming the short side wall of the folding container C are formed on the inner side wall u1 'of the long side frame u1 of the upper frame U. About the short axes t2 and t2 'fitted in the long hole u5, the folding container C is pivoted to the inside of the folding container C and is positioned in a substantially horizontal state. An upper division wall D1 and a lower division wall D2 that are connected to each other via a male hinge d3 and a female hinge d8.
Is folded around the horizontal axis d6 of the male hinge d3 fitted in the horizontal recess d10 of the female hinge d8 in the direction in which the outer walls d2 and d7 of the male hinge d3 come into contact with each other, and the folding container C
However, as a whole, the state of being folded compactly is shown.

When the upper frame U is lifted from this state, the upper dividing wall D1 and the lower dividing wall D2, which are connected via the male hinge d3 and the female hinge d8, are fitted into the horizontal recess d10 of the female hinge d8. Horizontal axis of male hinge d3 d6
About the center of rotation, in a direction in which the outer walls d2 and d7 are separated from each other, that is, in a direction in which the upper division wall D1 and the lower division wall D2 become flat. This state is shown in FIG. 6 (b).

Further, when the upper frame U is lifted up, the outer wall d2 of the upper dividing wall D1 and the outer wall d7 of the lower dividing wall D2 form a flat common plane, and as shown in FIG. 6 (c). , A pair of opposing flip-up side walls T,
As shown in FIG. 5, by pivoting downward about the short axes t2 and t2 ′ fitted in the long hole u5 formed in the inner side wall u1 ′ of the long side frame u1 of the upper frame U, as shown in FIG. The folding container C will be assembled.

Then, the handle portion t6 provided on the horizontal frame t5 "of the lock member t5 is pushed down to move the lock member t5 downward, and the lower end portion of the vertical frame t5 'of the lock member t5 is lifted up from the side wall T. While protruding from the lower end, the bottom plate S
The flat plate s1 is inserted into the through hole s7. Thus, the lower end of the vertical frame t5 'of the lock member t5 inserted into the guide recess t3 formed in the inner wall t4 of the flip-up side wall T is inserted into the through hole s7 formed in the flat plate s1 of the bottom plate S. By attaching it, the upward rotation of the flip-up side wall T is locked. This operation is shown in FIG. 4, which shows a downward movement state of the lock member t5 by the lid H described later. Moreover, the lock member t5 has the splashed side wall T
Since it is inserted into the guide recess t3 formed in the inner wall t4 of the container, the lock member t
5 cannot be operated, and therefore, even after pushing the flip-up side wall T from the outside after the lockable lid H is covered, the flip-up side wall T can rotate like a conventional folding container. Since there is not, the confidentiality of the folding container C is improved.

When the folding container C is folded, the handle portion t provided on the horizontal frame t5 "of the lock member t5.
6 is pushed up to move the lock member t5 upward, the lower end of the vertical frame t5 ′ of the lock member t5 is pulled out from the through hole s7 formed in the flat plate s1 of the bottom plate S, and the lock member of the splashed side wall T is pulled out. While unlocking the locked state by t5, the splashed side wall T is horizontally rotated, and then the male hinge d
3 and an upper division wall D1 connected via a female hinge d8
By rotating the lower partition wall D2 and the lower partition wall D2 about the horizontal axis d6 of the male hinge d3 fitted in the horizontal recess d10 of the female hinge d8 in the direction in which the outer walls d2 and d7 approach each other, The folding container C can be folded as shown in a).

S8 is a vertical wall s on the short side of the bottom plate S.
4 and s5 are projecting pieces that are provided in a horizontal direction at predetermined intervals, and a locking portion s8 'that is directed downward is hung at the tip of the projecting piece s8. This protrusion s8
Causes the splashed side wall T to rotate vertically, so that the splashed side wall T
When the lower end portion of the bottom plate abuts on the vertical walls s4 and s5 on the short side of the bottom plate S, it is inserted into the through hole t10 provided at a predetermined interval in the vicinity of the lower end portion of the splashed side wall T. With
A locking portion s8 ′ hanging from the tip of the protrusion s8 is locked to the inner wall surface of the splashed side wall T so that the splashed sidewall T does not easily separate from the bottom plate S.

Next, the lid H will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7 to 10.

H1 is a lid body of the lid H, and h1
Is a plate-shaped horizontal portion of the lid body H1, and edges h2, h3, h4, and h5 hang down from the periphery of the horizontal portion h1. h6 is an enclosing rib that is erected at a substantially central portion of the horizontal portion h1 and has a substantially rectangular planar shape. A through hole h7 is provided at an approximately central portion of the horizontal portion h1 surrounded by the enclosing rib h6. Has been drilled.

H8 is the edge h along the edges h2 to h5.
When the horizontal portion h1 is bulged upward to a predetermined width from 2 to h5, the planar shape is a rectangular strip-shaped convex portion, and the convex portion h8 is viewed from the back side of the lid body H1. Is formed as a recess. h9 and h10 are convex portions h8
A convex portion similar to the convex portion h8 extending from the substantially central portion of the strip portions h8 ′, h8 ″ along the edge portions h2, h3 of the to the surrounding rib h6 so as to be orthogonal to the strip portions h8 ′, h8 ″. And the convex portion h9 and the convex portion h10 are located at the edge h
They are arranged so as to deviate in the 2 and h3 directions. In FIG. 7, the convex portion h9 is leftward along the edge portions h2 and h3, and the convex portion h10 is along the edge portions h2 and h3.
An example in which they are arranged to the right is shown. Convex part h8
Similarly, the convex portions h9 and h10 are formed as concave portions when viewed from the back side of the lid body H1.

Enclosing rib h with which the convex portions h9 and h10 abut
6 includes through holes h11 and h communicating with the convex portions h9 and h10.
12 are drilled. Then, in the horizontal portion h1, a convex portion h8 formed along the edge portions h2 to h5 and a convex portion h
Projecting portions h9, h1 extending from the substantially central portion of the strip-shaped portions h8 ′, h8 ″ along the edge portions h2, h3 of 8 to the enclosing rib h6.
0 and the surrounding rib h6 form recessed regions h1 ′ and h1 ″ having a substantially rectangular planar shape.

A strip portion h along the edge h2 of the convex portion h8
8'and the substantially central portion of the strip-shaped portion h8 ', the strip-shaped portion h
8 ', which extends to the surrounding rib h6 so as to be orthogonal to 8'.
9 forms a guide portion h13 for accommodating a slide lock bar having a substantially T-shaped planar shape, which will be described later. Further, the strip portion h8 ″ along the edge portion h3 of the convex portion h8 and the strip portion h8 ″ are formed. A guide portion h14 for accommodating a slide lock bar having a substantially T-shaped planar shape, which will be described later, is also formed by the convex portion h10 extending from the substantially central portion to the enclosing rib h6 so as to be orthogonal to the strip portion h8 ″. As described above, the convex portions h8, h9, h10 are formed as concave portions when viewed from the back side of the lid body H1,
The guide portions h13 and h14 having a substantially T-shaped planar shape formed by these convex portions h8, h9, and h10 are also formed as substantially T-shaped concave portions when viewed from the back side of the lid body H1. Has been done.

Reference numeral h15 is an engagement hole formed in the upper surface of the convex portion h8 or in the recessed areas h1 ', h1 "of the horizontal portion h1. The projection h15' hangs from one side of the engagement hole h15. An engaging claw h15 ″ extending in the horizontal direction is provided at the tip of the. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the engagement hole h15 having such a configuration has a predetermined shape on the upper surfaces of the strip-shaped portions h8 ′, h8 ″ of the convex portion h8 along the edges h2, h3. Are spaced apart from each other, and along the strip-shaped portions h8 ', h8 ", the recessed region h of the horizontal portion h1 is formed.
1 ', h1 "are arranged at a predetermined interval,
Further, along the both sides of the convex portions h9, h10 extending from the substantially central portion of the band-shaped portions h8 ', h8 "to the surrounding rib h6, at predetermined intervals in the recessed regions h1', h1" of the horizontal portion h1. It is arranged.

Reference numeral h16 denotes a pair of slide lock bars having a substantially T-shaped planar shape, which are housed in the guide portions h13 and h14 having a substantially T-shaped planar shape as described above, from the rear surface side of the lid H. At both ends of the horizontal portion h16 'of the letter, opposite long side frames u1 and u of the upper frame U of the folding container C are provided.
2 has inner walls u1 ', u2' formed with protrusions h17 to be inserted into through holes u7 formed at a predetermined interval, and a T-shaped vertical portion h of the slide lock bar h16.
Parallel ribs h18 'and h18 "are erected at the end of 16" so as to be substantially orthogonal to the T-shaped vertical portion h16 ". h18 is formed.

The h19 is a pair of covers having a substantially T-shaped planar shape, and the edges of the cover h19 have both ends of a T-shaped horizontal part h19 'of the cover h19 and a T-shaped vertical part of the cover h19. Vertical ribs h20 are provided upright except at the ends of h19 ". h21 'and h21" are horizontal T-shaped parts h.
The slide lock bar h is a recess provided near both ends of a vertical rib h20 'that is provided upright on the outer edge of the slide lock bar 19'.
The 16 protrusions h17 are configured to be insertable. h22 corresponds to the vertical rib h20 and the engaging hole h1 described above.
5 is an engaging piece that is erected at the same interval as that of the engaging piece h22.
The tongue piece h2 that engages with the engaging claw h15 ″ provided at the tip end portion of the above-mentioned protrusion piece h15 ′ in a substantially horizontal direction at the tip end portion of
2'is projected.

H23 is an elongated box-shaped operating member,
A short axis h24 is provided at a substantially central portion of the lower surface of the operation member h23. The short axis h24 protrudingly provided on the lower surface of the operating member h23 is fitted into the through hole h7 formed in the substantially central portion of the horizontal portion h1 surrounded by the above-mentioned surrounding rib h6, and the operating member h23 is By storing the operation member h23 in the surrounding rib h6, the operation member h23 can be rotated about the short axis h24 fitted in the through hole h7.

H25 is a through hole formed in the surrounding rib h6, and the outer wall of the surrounding rib h6 on both sides of the through hole h25 has
Guide ribs h26 ', h2 whose planar shape is expanded in a V shape
6 "is provided. H27 is the above-mentioned enclosure rib h6.
Corresponding to the through hole h25 drilled in the vertical wall h23 ′ of the operating member h23, and h28
Is a guide block having an inclined surface h28 'arranged on the bottom h23 "of the operating member h23.
28 is arranged such that the inclined surface h28 ′ of the guide block h28 faces the through hole h27 formed in the vertical wall h23 ′ of the operation member h23. In addition, h29 is a rib protruding from the upper surface of the convex portion h8 formed along the edges h2 to h5, and is fitted to a similar rib (not shown) provided on the bottom surface of the folding container C. When the folding containers C covered with the lid H are stacked,
The movement of the folding containers C in the horizontal direction is restricted to prevent the stacked folding containers C from falling. Of course, such ribs h29 can be omitted as appropriate.

The h30 is a pushing member that is hung at a predetermined interval from the back surface of the convex portion h8 arranged along the short side edges h4 and h5. In the present embodiment, h30 is provided. , The pressing members h30 are two on the back surface of the convex portion h8 arranged along the edge portion h4 at a predetermined interval, and are also on the back surface of the convex portion h8 arranged along the edge portion h5. ,
Two of them are arranged at a predetermined interval.
Then, the pressing members h30 hung at predetermined intervals from the back surfaces of the convex portions h8 arranged along the short-side edges h4 and h5, respectively, push the lid H into the folding container C. When covered, the pushing member h30 is arranged so as to be located above the through holes u8 formed at predetermined intervals on the upper surfaces of the short side frames u3, u4 of the upper frame U described above. There is.

A vertical frame t5 'of the lock member t5 is pushed down by pushing down the handle portion t6 provided on the horizontal frame t5 "of the lock member t5.
The lower end portion of the splash plate is inserted into the through hole s7 formed in the flat plate s1 of the bottom plate S, and even when the locking work of the splashed side wall T is not performed, the splashed film shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4B, from the state where the side wall T is not locked, by covering the folding container C with the lid H, the pushing member h30 arranged on the lid H is
Through holes u formed in the short side frames u3 and u4 of the upper frame U
8 and the vertical frame t5 ′ of the lock member t5.
Abuts the upper end of the lock member t5 and pushes down the lock member t5.
The lower end of the vertical frame t5 'of the lock member t5 is inserted into the through hole s7 formed in the flat plate s1 of the bottom plate S, and the splashed side wall T is locked by the lock member t5.

Below, the lid body H1, as described above,
Slide lock bar h16, cover h19, operating member h
The assembly of the lid H made of members such as 23 will be described.

First of all, parallel ribs h provided upright at the end of the T-shaped vertical portion h16 "of the slide lock bar h16.
Through holes h11, h1 formed in the enclosing rib h6 so that 18 ', h18 "are located upward in the enclosing rib h6.
2 and T of the pair of slide lock bars h16, respectively.
The vertical portion h16 ″ of the character is inserted from the back side of the lid H, and the strip portion h8 ′ along the edge portion h2 of the convex portion h8.
And from the substantially central portion of the strip-shaped portion h8 ', the strip-shaped portion h8'
An edge h of the guide portion h13 and the convex portion h8 formed by the convex portion h9 extending to the surrounding rib h6 so as to be orthogonal to
The strip-shaped portion h8 ″ along 3 and the rib h that surrounds the strip-shaped portion h8 ″ from the substantially central portion thereof so as to be orthogonal to the strip-shaped portion h8 ″.
A guide portion h formed by a convex portion h10 extending to 6
14 accommodates a pair of slide lock bars h16, respectively.

Next, the T-shaped vertical portion h of the pair of slide lock bars h16 housed in the guide portions h13 and h14.
Parallel ribs h18 ', h1 erected at the ends of 16 "
8 "is inserted into both sides of the operating member h23 with the short axis h24 sandwiched therebetween in the engaging recess h18 formed by 8".
The short axis h24 protrudingly provided on the lower surface of the operating member h23 is fitted into the through hole h7 formed at the substantially central portion of the horizontal portion h1 surrounded by the surrounding rib h6 described above.

Next, a pair of slide lock bars h16
So as to cover the recessed portions of the guide portions h13 and h14 that accommodate the
Is disposed in the guide portions h13 and h14, and the tongue piece h22 'of the engaging piece h22 protruding from the vertical rib h20 of the cover h19 is provided on the upper surface of the convex portion h8 or the recessed area h1 of the horizontal portion h1. Engagement hole h drilled in ", h1"
The cover h19 is attached to the back side of the horizontal portion h1 by engaging with an engaging claw h15 ″ extending from the tip of a projecting piece h15 ′ that hangs from one side of 15.

As described above, the lid body H1, the slide lock bar h16, the cover h19, and the operating member h23.
Assemble the lid H including the above.

Next, the order of covering the folding container C with the lid H in the locked state will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 5 and 10.

First, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), the operating member h23 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 10 (a) around the short axis h24 fitted in the through hole h7. By rotating, the protrusions h17 of the pair of slide lock bars h16 having a substantially T-shaped plan are retracted. in this way,
The folding container C is covered with the lid H with the protruding portion h17 of the slide lock bar h16 retracted.

Then, as shown in FIG. 10B, the operating member h23 is attached to the short shaft h2 fitted in the through hole h7.
4 in the counterclockwise direction to cause the protrusion h17 of the slide lock bar h16 to protrude, and in particular, as shown in FIG. 8, the protrusion h17 is formed in the upper frame U of the folding container C. Of the long side frames u1 and u2 facing each other are inserted into the through holes u7 formed at predetermined intervals on the inner side walls u1 ′ and u2 ′. In this way, the folding container C is covered with the lid H in a locked state. In this way, when the lid H is covered by the folding container C in the locked state, the vertical wall h23 ′ of the operating member h23 and the enclosing rib h6 are shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 (b). It is configured to approach as described above.

Then, the key rod or the seal cord y is inserted through the through hole h25 formed in the surrounding rib h6 along the guide ribs h26 'and h26 ". The seal string y inserted through the through hole h25 is The inclined surface h2 of the guide block h28 which is inserted into the through hole h27 formed in the vertical wall h23 'of the operating member h23 and is disposed on the bottom portion h23 "of the operating member h23.
8'is deflected upward and protrudes from the operating member h23. In this way, the sealing operation is performed by binding the end of the sealing string y protruding from the operation member h23 and the end of the sealing string y on the side of the through hole h25 formed in the surrounding rib h6.

In the above-described embodiment, the inner walls u of the opposite long side frames u1 and u2 of the upper frame U of the folding container C are provided at both ends of the T-shaped horizontal part h16 '.
1 ', u2' through hole u7 formed at a predetermined interval
Although the protruding portion h17 to be inserted into the above is provided, if necessary, the protruding portion h17 may also be provided in the central portion of the T-shaped horizontal portion h16 '.
Can be provided. It is also possible to omit the provision of the cover h19. Therefore, in this case, the convex portion h
The engaging hole h15 formed in the upper surface of 8 or the recessed areas h1 ′, h1 ″ of the horizontal portion h1 and the protruding piece h15 ′ hanging from one side of the engaging hole h15 are omitted.

As described above, the inner walls u of the long side frames u1 and u2 of the upper frame U of the folding container C facing each other.
Since a pair of slide lock bars h16 having a plurality of projecting portions h17 that can be inserted into a plurality of through holes u7 formed at predetermined intervals in 1 ', u2' are arranged, the lid body is hermetically sealed. The folding container C can be covered with H, and the operating member h23 can be rotated to move the operating member h.
23, a pair of slide lock bars h16 engaged with
Since they are operated simultaneously, the lid H can be locked to the folding container C in one step and quickly.

Further, the inner side walls u1 ', u of the long side frames u1, u2 of the upper frame U of the folding container C facing each other.
2 ', a plurality of through holes u7 formed at predetermined intervals
After inserting the protrusion h17 of the slide lock bar h16 into the through hole h27 formed in the operating member h23 and the through hole h25 formed in the enclosing rib h6, insert the key rod or the sealing cord y. Thereby, the airtight management of the folding container C can be surely performed. Further, guide ribs h26 'and h26 "are arranged on the surrounding rib h6, and a guide block h2 having an inclined surface h28' on the operating member h23.
Since 8 is provided, it is easy to insert and bind the key rod or the sealing string y.

The upper frame U, the splashed side wall T, the upper divided wall D1, the lower divided wall D2, the bottom plate S, the lid H, etc., which compose the folding container C described above, may be integrally formed of synthetic resin. preferable. In particular,
The upper frame U, the splashed side wall T, the upper division wall D1, the lower division wall D2, and the hinge that connects the bottom plate S are also molded with synthetic resin integrally with the above members without using a separately manufactured metal hinge. Preferably. Thus, by molding the entire folding container C with synthetic resin, recycling becomes easy and resource saving can be realized.

Next, referring to FIGS. 11 and 12 which are partially enlarged perspective views of the folding container C, the splashed side wall T is shown.
Another embodiment of the lock member t5 for locking the will be described.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 11,
A lever t13 is pivotally attached to a pin t12 arranged at the lower end of the vertical frame t5 ′ of the lock member t5, and a splashed side wall T is provided at the lower end of the vertical recess t3 ″ of the guide recess t3 described above. A horizontal recess t14 is formed that is bent substantially horizontally in the direction of the end wall t1 ′ of the bottom plate S. Further, in this embodiment, instead of the recess or through hole s7 provided in the flat plate s1 of the bottom plate S described above. A through hole or a recess d18 is formed near the end of the inner wall of the lower dividing wall D2. It is preferable to form the recess in order to further secure the airtightness of the folding container C.

In FIG. 11, when the lever t13 is shown by a solid line and the lock member t5 is located at the upper side, the lever t13 is the end wall t of the splashed side wall T.
It is in a position retracted from 1 '. Then, when the lock member t5 is moved downward from this state, the lever t13
Moves along the bottom surface t14 ′ of the horizontal recess t14 while rotating about the pin t12, and the tip end t of the lever t13.
As shown by the chain double-dashed line, 13 'projects from the end wall t1' of the splashed side wall T and is inserted into a through hole or a recess d18 formed near the end of the inner wall of the lower dividing wall D2. , The splashing side wall T will be locked. In addition,
Although not shown, the other vertical frame t5 ′ of the lock member t5, the other vertical recess t3 ″ of the guide recess t3, and the other lower division wall D2 also have the same configuration.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 12,
Horizontal recess t14 formed at the lower end of the vertical recess t3 "
However, the horizontal axis t15 is extended toward the central portion of the splashed side wall T, and the short axis t15 is disposed in the portion of the horizontal recess t14 extended toward the central portion of the splashed side wall T. A pin t16 is arranged at the lower end of the vertical frame t5 ′. Then, one end of the lever t17 has a short axis t15.
And a substantially central portion of the lever t17 is
It is pivotally attached to the pin t16.

In FIG. 12, when the lever t17 is shown by a solid line and the lock member t5 is located at the upper side, the lever t17 is rotated upward, and the end wall t1 of the splashed side wall T. It is in a position retracted from '.
When the lock member t5 is moved downward from this state, the lever t17 pivots downward about the pin t15, and the tip end t17 ′ of the lever t17 is rewound from the flip-up side wall as shown by the chain double-dashed line. It projects from the end wall t1 ′ of T and is inserted into a through hole or a recess d18 formed near the end of the inner wall of the lower division wall D2, and the splashed side wall T is locked. Although not shown, the lock member t
The other vertical frame t5 ′ of 5, the other vertical recess t3 ″ of the guide recess t3, and the other lower division wall D2 also have the same configuration.

Next, the card insertion member E will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 5.

In the present embodiment, the card insertion member E1 provided on the flip-up side wall T has a concave front face e1 provided at a predetermined position on the outer wall t11 of the flip-up side wall T and a concave portion from the outer wall t11. It is composed of a predetermined number of locking claws e2 protrudingly provided inside the e1.

On the other hand, the card insertion member E2 arranged on the divided side wall D is arranged so as to straddle the upper divided wall D1 and the lower divided wall D2 constituting the divided side wall D. That is, a concave portion e3 having a rectangular front shape into which a card (not shown) is inserted has a partial concave portion e3 'provided in the upper division wall D1 and another partial concave portion e3 "at the lower portion. Dividing wall D
It is provided in 2. In addition, e4 is a locking claw similar to the locking claw e2 of the card insertion member E1 arranged on the flip-up side wall T described above, and it extends from the outer wall d7 of the lower dividing wall D1 to the inner side of the recess e3 ″. A predetermined number is formed by extending d7 Note that the locking claw e4 is not provided in the recess e3 ′ provided in the upper division wall D1.

Card insertion member E disposed on the divided side wall D
2 is disposed so as to straddle the upper division wall D1 and the lower division wall D2 which form the division side wall D, so that when the empty folding container C is folded, it is inserted into the card insertion member E2. Even if you forget to remove the used card, the empty folding container C is folded so that the card is folded at the boundary between the upper dividing wall D1 and the lower dividing wall D2, and then the folding container C is opened. When using
When the folding container C is assembled, the upper dividing wall D1
And the upper portion of the card folded at the boundary between the lower division wall D2 and the lower division wall D2 protrudes from the recess e3 ′ provided in the upper division wall D1 where the locking claw e4 is not disposed, and thus,
The used card that has been forgotten to be removed can be reliably removed from the card insertion member E2.

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Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

Since the lock member, the lower end of which is insertable into the recess provided in the bottom plate, is arranged inside the splashed side wall,
The lock release from the outside of the folding container can be prevented, and thus the confidentiality of the folding container is improved.

Since the through hole into which the pushing member hung on the back surface of the lid can be inserted is formed in the upper frame where the upper end portion of the lock member is located, even when the flip-up side wall is not locked. By covering the folding container with the lid body, the pushing member provided on the lid body pushes down the lock member, and the splashed side wall can be reliably locked.

Since the card insertion member is arranged so as to straddle the upper division wall and the lower division wall forming the division side wall, when the empty folding container is folded, the card insertion member is used. If you forget to remove the used card, folding the empty folding container will cause the card to fold at the boundary between the upper and lower dividing walls, and then the folding container when you use it. When the container is assembled, the upper part of the card folded at the boundary between the upper dividing wall and the lower dividing wall protrudes, so that the used card that has been forgotten is reliably removed from the card insertion member. be able to.

Since the lid is provided with a pair of slide lock bars having a plurality of projecting portions that can be inserted into a plurality of holes provided in the inner wall of the folding container, the lid can be covered with the lid in an airtight state. Since it is possible to rotate the operating member and simultaneously operate the pair of slide lock bars engaged with the operating member,
The lid can be placed on the folding container in one step and quickly.

After inserting the projecting portion of the slide lock bar into the plurality of holes provided in the inner wall of the folding container, the through hole formed in the side wall of the operating member and the through hole formed in the rib are connected to the key bar. Alternatively, by inserting a sealing string or the like, it is possible to reliably manage the airtightness of the folding container. Further, by disposing the guide plate on the rib, it becomes easy to insert a key rod or a sealing cord or the like into the through hole formed in the side wall of the operation member and the through hole formed in the rib.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a folding container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged exploded perspective view of an upper frame, divided side walls, a bottom plate and the like that constitute a folding container.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a corner portion of the folding container and the lid body.

FIG. 4 is a front view including a partial cross-section of a flip-up side wall and a lid body as seen from the inside of the folding container.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a folding container and a lid.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a folding container showing an assembling sequence of the folding container.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a lid body.

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of the protruding portion of the slide lock bar of the lid body.

FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged perspective view of an operation member of a lid body, a slide lock bar, and the like.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the lid body.

FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged perspective view of another embodiment of the folding container.

FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged perspective view of still another embodiment of the folding container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 C ... Folding container D ... Dividing side wall D1 ... Upper dividing wall D2 ... Lower dividing wall E1, E2 ...・ Card insertion member H ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Lid S ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Bottom plate T ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Splashing side wall U ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Upper frame h16 ・ ・.... Slide lock bar t3 ... Guide recess t5 ... Lock member

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A folding container having an upper frame, a splash side wall, a split side wall, and a bottom plate, wherein a locking member that can be inserted into a through hole or a recess provided in the inner wall of the folding container is arranged inside the splash side wall. A folding container characterized by being installed. 2. The folding container according to claim 1, wherein the through hole or the recess is provided in the bottom plate. 3. The folding container according to claim 1, wherein the through hole or the recess is provided in the divided side wall. 4. The folding according to claim 1, wherein a guide recess is provided inside the flip-up side wall, and a lock member is arranged in the guide recess so as to be vertically movable. container. 5. A substantially gate-shaped guide recess is provided inside the flip-up side wall, and a substantially gate-shaped lock member is vertically movable in the guide recess. Item 4. The folding container according to any one of items 3. 6. The upper frame, on which the upper end portion of the lock member is located, is provided with a through hole through which a pushing member hung on the back surface of the lid body can be inserted. The folding container according to any one of items. 7. A folding container having an upper frame, a flip-up side wall, a dividing side wall and a bottom plate, wherein a card insertion member is arranged across the upper dividing wall and the lower dividing wall constituting the dividing side wall. Folding container. 8. A guide part having a pair of guide parts formed in a lid body, a plurality of protrusion parts to be inserted into a plurality of holes formed in opposing inner walls of an upper frame, and an engaging recess part. Is rotatably pivoted about the center of the pair of slide lock bars and the lid, and both sides of the pair of slide lock bars are fitted into the engaging recesses of the pair of slide lock bars. A lid used for a folding container, which has an operating member. 9. A through hole is formed in a vertical wall of the operating member, and a penetrating hole facing the operating member is provided with a through hole which is opposed to the through hole formed in the operating member. The lid used for the folding container according to claim 8. 10. A guide rib, which is expanded in a divergent shape in a direction away from the surrounding rib, is arranged on both sides of the through hole of the surrounding rib, and a guide block having an inclined surface is arranged on the operating member. The lid used for the folding container according to claim 8. 11. A pushing member for pushing the upper end portion of a lock member, which is disposed inside the flip-up side wall, and whose lower end portion is insertable into a recess provided in the bottom plate. A lid used for the folding container according to 8.