JPH08222865A - Method for overlaying box bodies upon another and box bodies - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce the space occupied by box bodies when the box bodies are packed or collectively placed by providing notches in the box bodies so that the space occupied by two box bodies can become smaller than the twofold of the space occupied by one box body when the box bodies are superposed upon another. CONSTITUTION: A first notch 6 and second notch 8 are respectively formed in the first side wall 4 and third side wall 7 of a resin box body 3 constituting the enclosure of electronic equipment with an opened top and, when the box body 3 is put together with another box body 3, the notch 8 of the bottom-side box body 3 shown in the Fig. can be put on the third side wall 7 of the top-side box body 3 and the notch 6 of the top-side box body 3 can be put on the first side wall 4 of the bottom-side box body 3 so that the upper surfaces of the box bodies 3 and 3 can be faced to each other.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a box body, for example, a VTR.
Regarding a method of stacking boxes forming a resin casing (chassis) to which mechanical parts of (video tape recorder) and a printed circuit board are attached, and a box used for this method, such as packing for transportation, etc. It is possible to reduce the space occupied by the box when putting together.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an electronic device such as a VTR, in order to protect a power supply block which is dangerous at a manufacturing site,
Alternatively, a box-shaped housing is sometimes used because it is necessary to provide a boss for screwing, a hook for pressing a printed circuit board, or the like around the boss. And this case is often made of resin.
The box constituting such a casing was packed as shown in FIG. In this figure, reference numeral 1 is a box,
Further, reference numeral 2 denotes a transportation box, and one box body 1 is inserted into each partitioned chamber of the transportation box 2.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, since only one box can be stored in each partitioned room, the box occupies a relatively large space, which reduces packing efficiency. There was a problem that transportation costs would increase. In view of the above, the present invention is not only in the packed state of the boxes, but also a method of stacking the boxes that can relatively reduce the space occupied by the boxes when the boxes are put together, and implementation of this method. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a box body to be used directly in.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and to achieve the above-mentioned object, the method of stacking boxes according to the present invention is such that the entire top surface is opened and a portion corresponding to this top surface is provided. A box having a bottom surface of the same shape, the wall forming a surface vertical to the bottom surface is provided with a cut in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface, and the width of the cut is wider than the thickness of the wall Two bodies are prepared, and the two boxes are stacked so that the portions corresponding to the top face face each other and the notches are fitted to the walls of the other boxes. The feature is that they are matched.

A box body of the present invention for solving the above problems and achieving the above object is a box body in which the entire top surface is opened, and which has a bottom surface having the same shape as the top surface corresponding portion. In the body, the bottom surface is characterized in that a wall forming a vertical surface is provided with a notch reaching a position in contact with the bottom surface, and the width of the notch is made wider than the thickness of the wall.
Further, the box of the present invention, the top surface is opened over the entire surface,
The shape of the top surface equivalent part is a square or a rectangle,
In a box having a bottom surface having the same shape as this top surface equivalent part, among the four planes vertical to the bottom surface, the first plane has a bottom surface along the vertical direction at the center position of its upper edge portion. It is characterized in that a notch extending to the side wall is made wider than the thickness of the side wall.

In the box body of the present invention, the top surface is opened over the entire surface, and the shape of the top surface corresponding portion is a square or a rectangle, and the bottom surface has the same shape as the top surface corresponding portion. In the four planes vertical to the bottom surface, the first plane includes a first plane along the vertical direction at a position of the four planes near the second plane adjacent to the first plane. Is provided in the vertical direction at a position symmetrical to the first cut centering on the center of the upper edge of the second plane in the third plane facing the first plane. Second cuts are provided along the width, and the width of these cuts is made wider than the thickness of the wall forming the second plane and the fourth plane of the four planes.

The box body of the present invention is a resin-made box body that constitutes the housing of an electronic apparatus, and the top surface is opened over the entire surface, and the shape of the top surface equivalent portion is a square or a rectangle. In a box having a bottom surface having the same shape as this top surface equivalent part, among the four planes perpendicular to the bottom surface, the first plane is the first plane among the four planes adjacent to the first plane. Two
A first notch is provided at a position close to the plane along the vertical direction, and the first notch is centered around the center of the upper edge of the second plane in the third plane opposite to the first plane. The second cuts are provided along the vertical direction at positions symmetrical to the first cuts, and these cuts reach positions substantially in contact with the bottom surface, and these widths are set to the second plane and the It is characterized in that it is wider than the thickness of the wall forming the fourth plane among the four planes.

[0008]

In the method of stacking boxes according to the present invention constructed as described above, the portions corresponding to the top surfaces of the two boxes face each other, and the cuts are formed in the boxes of other boxes. The space occupied by these two boxes is less than twice the space occupied by one box by being fitted into the wall and overlapping. Therefore,
There is less space to put boxes together and pack them for shipping. Further, with the box body of the present invention configured as described above, a box body suitable for the above-mentioned stacking method can be obtained.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A shows a disassembled state of the boxes before superposition, and FIG. 1B shows a superposed state. As shown in the figure, it is a resin-made box body 3 that constitutes a housing of an electronic device, and the top surface is opened over the entire surface, and the shape of the top surface equivalent portion is rectangular. The box 3 having the same bottom surface has a first plane 4 among the four planes perpendicular to the bottom surface and a second plane 5 adjacent to the first plane 4 among the four planes. A first notch 6 is provided along the vertical direction at a position close to, and the center of the upper edge portion of the second plane 5 in the third plane 7 opposite to the first plane 4 is centered. A second notch 8 is provided along the vertical direction at a position symmetrical to the first notch 6, and these notches 6 and 8 reach a position in contact with the bottom face, and the widths thereof are set to the above It is made wider than the thickness of the wall forming the second plane 5 and the fourth plane 9 among the four planes.

Then, the box body 3 thus constructed is
Individually prepared so that the parts corresponding to the top surfaces of the boxes 3, 3 face each other, and the notch 8 of the box 3 on the lower side in FIG. The notch 6 of the box 3 on the upper side is fitted to the wall of the third plane 7 and the wall of the first plane 4 of the box 3 on the lower side. , These two boxes 3 and 3 are overlapped. In the superposed state in this way, the space occupied by the two boxes 3, 3 is less than twice the space occupied by one box. Therefore, the space for putting the boxes together or packing them for transportation becomes small. The two boxes 3 and 3 stacked as shown in FIG. 1 (b) are inserted into each of the compartments of the transport box 10 as shown in FIG.

In the above embodiment, the box 3 is described as a case of electronic equipment, but the box of the present invention is not limited to the case. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the box 3 having the top surface corresponding to the rectangular portion has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the box 3 may be a square, a rhombus, a triangle or a circle. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the notches 6 and 8 are provided so as to reach the bottom surface, but the notches reaching the vicinity of the bottom surface or a shallower notch can be performed. In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the cuts 6 and 8 are provided at two locations, but the position where the cuts are provided is set to the center position of the specified first plane among the four planes, or the top surface equivalent portion. By making the shape of the circle circular, it is possible to make only one cut.

Further, in the above embodiment, the specified first plane 4 among the four planes is close to the second plane 5 adjacent to the first plane 4 among the four planes. A first notch 6 is provided at a position along the vertical direction, and the first notch 6 is formed around the center of the upper edge portion of the second plane 5 in the third plane 7 opposed to the first plane 4. 2 along the vertical direction at a position symmetrical to the notch 6 of 1.
The notch 8 was provided. Here, even if the position of the second notch is provided at a position symmetrical to the position of the first notch 6 at the upper edge of the first plane 4, the box for carrying out the method of the present invention Can make up the body. However, in this case, the first and second cuts are made in the first plane,
That is, since two cuts are provided, the fragility of the wall forming the first plane is smaller than that in the case where the cuts 6 and 8 are provided on the first plane 4 and the third plane 7, respectively. It can be a problem.

Further, as described above, the notches 6 and 6 are formed in the box body 3.
Although it is possible that the box body 3 becomes fragile by providing 8, the depth of the notches 6 and 8 is appropriately selected, or by using a material having high strength as the material of the box body 3, Further, it can be solved by connecting the second flat surface 5 and the fourth flat surface 9 which are not provided with the cutouts 6 and 8 with a joint or the like when assembling parts or the like into the box body 3. In particular, in the case of configuring a housing of an electronic device such as a VTR as a box, and when the front surface portion and the bottom surface portion of this housing are screwed and fixed to each other through a mechanical block, There is no fear of vulnerability. And
In a case such as a VTR, since the case is covered with the upper cover, there is no fear of the fragility described above.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to relatively reduce the space occupied by the boxes when the boxes are put together, not to mention the packed state of the boxes.
Therefore, the transportation cost of this box can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, (a)
Is an exploded perspective view before superposition, and (b) is a perspective view after superposition.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a perspective view for explaining a transportation mode of the boxes stacked as shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a transportation form of a box body showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Box body 4 1st plane 5 2nd plane 6 1st notch 7 3rd plane 8 2nd notch 9 4th plane 10 Transport box

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A box body having an open top surface and a bottom surface having the same shape as a portion corresponding to the top surface, wherein the bottom surface is formed on a wall forming a surface vertical to the bottom surface. Two boxes are provided in which a vertical cut is provided, and the width of the cut is wider than the thickness of the wall. The boxes corresponding to the top face face each other, and the cuts are different from each other. A method for superposing boxes, wherein the two boxes are superposed so as to be fitted to the wall of the body. 2. A box body having an open top surface,
In a box having a bottom surface of the same shape as the top surface equivalent part, a wall that is perpendicular to this bottom surface is provided with a cut to reach a position in contact with the bottom surface, and the width of this cut is made wider than the thickness of the wall. A box characterized by that. 3. A box body having an open top surface, the shape of the top surface corresponding portion being a square or a rectangle, and having a bottom surface of the same shape as the top surface corresponding portion. Of the four planes, the first plane is provided with a notch extending to the bottom along the vertical direction at the center position of its upper edge, and the width of this notch is made wider than the thickness of the side wall. And a box. 4. A box body having an open top surface, the shape of the top surface corresponding portion being a square or a rectangle, and having a bottom surface having the same shape as the top surface corresponding portion. Of the four planes, the first plane is provided with a first notch along the vertical direction at a position near the second plane adjacent to the first plane of the four planes. 1
Second cuts are provided along the vertical direction at positions symmetrical to the first cuts with respect to the center of the upper edge of the second plane in the third plane opposite to the flat plane. , The width of these notches in the second plane and in the four
A box body characterized by being made wider than the thickness of the wall forming the fourth plane among the planes. 5. A resin box body constituting a casing of an electronic device, wherein a top surface is opened over the entire surface, and a shape of the top surface corresponding portion is a square or a rectangle. In a box having a bottom surface of the same shape as the above, the first plane among the four planes perpendicular to the bottom plane is located near the second plane adjacent to the first plane among the four planes. A first notch is provided along the vertical direction, and a line with the first notch is centered on the center of the upper edge portion of the second plane in the third plane opposed to the first plane. Second cuts are provided at symmetrical positions along the vertical direction, and these cuts reach positions substantially in contact with the bottom surface, and these widths are set to the second plane and the fourth plane among the four planes.
A box body characterized by being made wider than the thickness of the wall forming the plane.