JPH0920340A - Stacking container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily take out content in such a state that a plurality of containers are stacked by wholly or partially opening the upper and front surfaces of a rectangular parallelepiped container and forming the bottom panel of the container in a foldable manner. SOLUTION: Articles, for example, egg packs are housed in a plurality of containers 1 in such a state that the bottom panels of the containers 1 are developed forwardly and the containers 1 are stacked in such a state that the engaging projections 2d, 2d of the side panels 2, 2 of the upper container 1 come into contact with the flanges 2a of the lower stage container 1 to be arranged on the saling place of a shop. A customer takes out the egg pack from the uppermost stage container 1 easy to take out and the bottom panel of the empty container 1 is pushed toward the rear side panel thereof by the hand to easily fold the container. Therefore, the customer can easily take out the egg pack in the next stage container 1 without detaching the upper stage container 1. The empty container 1 is reversed before and behind to be stacked on the lower stage container 1 in such a state that the engaging projections 2d, 2d of the upper stage container are engaged with the engaging recessed parts 2e of the lower stage container 1 and stacking height can be reduced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a stacking container,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a stacked container in which various items such as foods and miscellaneous goods are stored in a container and stacked in a plurality of stages so that the above-mentioned items can be easily taken out.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a supermarket, especially a discount store, in order to save the trouble of individually placing the items on a display shelf, for example, a cardboard box for storing foods and miscellaneous goods is placed in the store with the top face and the front face opened. The customer is supposed to directly take out the items in the cardboard box.

[0003]

However, in the case of fragile products such as eggs, they are placed in a hard plastic container and stacked and transported, and this plastic container is placed as it is in the store like a cardboard box. However, since the top surface is only open, customers can only take out the items from the uppermost container when stacking, and the items can not be taken out from the lower container unless the upper container is removed. was there. Therefore, in view of the conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a stacking container in which a plurality of containers can be easily taken out in a stacked state.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the structure of the present invention is such that, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper surface U and the front surface F of the rectangular parallelepiped container 1 are wholly or partially opened,
Moreover, the bottom plate 4 is formed to be foldable.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a stacking container in which a rectangular parallelepiped upper surface U and a front surface F are opened, and both side plates 2 and 2 and a rear side plate 3 are integrally formed of a hard synthetic resin material. The bottom plate 4 of the stacking container 1 is composed of a plurality of division plates 4a,
4b and 4c are connected to each other at bent portions 5 and 6 so as to be foldable. As shown in the plan view of FIG. 2, the bent portion 5 has a plurality of protrusions 5a of the division plate 4a and recesses 5b of the division plate 4b meshed with each other, and a pin 5c inserted into both holes.
Both split plates 4a and 4b are connected via. In the bent portion 6, a plurality of narrow arm portions 6a protruding obliquely downward of the dividing plate 4b and a wide arm portion 6b protruding obliquely downward of the dividing plate 4c are meshed with each other, and the pins are inserted into both holes. Both split plates 4b and 4c are connected via 6c so as to be bendable only in a rising shape.

Further, the base end portion 7 of the bottom plate 4 is a division plate 4c.
The convex portion 7a and the connecting concave portion 7b provided on the rear side plate 3 are meshed with each other, and are rotatably connected via a pin 7c inserted into both holes. An inclined stopper plate 8 is attached to the tip of the bottom plate 4 so as to be rotatable only downward. As shown in FIG. 3 (a), an engaging groove 9 is formed along the lower edges of the side plates 2 and 2 of the container 1, and hook-shaped protrusions are provided on both sides of the bent portion 5 on the tip side of the bottom plate 4. The engaging projection 10 is the engaging groove 9
The front end side of the container 1 is reinforced by restricting the force acting in the width direction (arrow A direction) of the side plates 2 and 2 on the front surface F side. When the bottom plate 4 is folded,
The engaging protrusion 10 moves in the direction of arrow B, and the bottom plate 4 is folded toward the rear plate 3 as shown in FIG. 3B. The bottom plate 4 is locked by a stopper 11 provided on the inner side of the rear portion of the side plates 2 and 2. As shown by the dotted line in FIG. 2, reinforcing plates R are integrally formed at the bottoms of both corners formed by the side plates 2 and 2 and the rear plate 3 to reinforce the container 1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the side plates 2 and 2 of the container 1 are
The upper edge is provided with flanges 2a, 2a, which are shown in FIGS.
As shown in, the upper edge of the rear plate 3 has a hook-shaped flange 3a.
Is protruding. In addition, the side plates 2 and 2 are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, engaging projections 2d, 2d having a predetermined width are provided so as to project, and the flange 2 of the lower container 1 is stacked when the containers 1 are stacked.
The lower ends of the engaging projections 2d can be engaged with a and 2a. Further, as shown in FIG. 7A, which will be described later, when the side plates 2 and 2 are overlapped in the reverse direction, engaging recesses 2e and 2e engaging with the engaging protrusions 2d and 2d are formed as shown in FIGS. It is recessed. Further, the step portion 2 is provided at the middle portion of the side plates 2 and 2 in the height direction.
f, 2f are formed, and the lower parts 2g, 2g are formed in the container 1
Is inclined so that the width direction of is narrowed.

Thus, the side view of FIG. 6 (a) and FIG.
As shown in the front view of (b), the plurality of containers 1 are provided with the bottom plate 4 in the forward direction, and the articles such as egg packs are stored in the container 1, and the engaging protrusions 2d, 2d of the side plates 2, 2 of the upper container 1 are accommodated. Are brought into contact with the flange 2a of the lower container 1 to be stacked, and in that state, they are transported by car and installed in a store in the store. When the customer takes out the empty egg pack from the uppermost container 1 that is easy to take out and empties it, the bottom plate 4 of the container 1 is pushed by hand toward the rear side plate 3 to be easily folded as shown in FIG. 3 (b). Therefore,
The customer can easily take out the egg pack in the container 1 of the next stage without removing the container 1 of the upper stage. Next, as shown in the side view of FIG. 7A, the plurality of empty containers 1 are turned upside down so that the engaging protrusions 2d and 2d of the upper container 1 engage with the engaging recesses 2e of the lower container 1. The lower edges 2c, 2c of the side plates 2 of the upper container 1 are engaged with the intermediate step portions 2f, 2f of the next container 1 to lower the stacking height. It is compact and convenient for transportation. Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, the bottom plate 4 of the lower container 1 is folded, and the upper container 1 is reversed on the container 1 so that the engaging protrusion 2d and the engaging recess 2e engage with each other. You can stack them.

[0009]

As described above, in the stacking container of the present invention, since the front surface and the top surface are opened and the bottom plate is formed so as to be foldable to the rear plate side, various items can be stored in a plurality of containers. It can be transported in a stacked state, and if it is installed in the sales floor etc. as it is, customers can take out the item from the uppermost container, and when the container is empty, fold the bottom plate to open the upper surface of the next container Therefore, it is possible to easily take out an item from the next-stage container without removing the upper-stage container as in the conventional case, and the empty container has a feature that the stacking is compact and the transportation is convenient.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a stacking container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same.

3 (a) is a perspective view showing a state in which an engagement protrusion protruding from a bent portion on the front end side of the bottom plate of FIG. 1 is engaged with an engagement groove of a side plate, and FIG. It is a side view which shows the state folded.

4 is a front view of the stacking container of FIG. 1. FIG.

5 is a rear view of the stacking container of FIG. 1. FIG.

6 (a) is a side view of the stacking container of FIG. 1 stacked in two stages, and FIG. 6 (b) is a front view of the same.

7 (a) is a perspective view showing a state in which the empty stacked containers of FIG. 1 are stacked in two opposite directions, and FIG. 7 (b) is a perspective view corresponding to the same as above with the bottom plate of the lower container folded. is there.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 stacking container 2 side plate 3 rear plate 4 bottom plate 5 bent portion U upper surface F front surface

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A stacking container, characterized in that an upper surface and a front surface of a rectangular parallelepiped container are wholly or partially opened, and a bottom plate is foldable. 2. The stacking container according to claim 1, wherein the bottom plate is formed by connecting a plurality of divided plates at a bent portion and is foldable in the direction of the rear side plate. 3. The stacking container according to claim 1, wherein a stopper for locking the folded bottom plate is provided on the inner side of the rear portion of the side plate. 4. An engagement groove is formed along the lower edge of the side plate of the container so as to engage with an engagement projection that is provided on both sides of the tip portion of the bottom plate or the bent portion on the tip side. The stacked container according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3. 5. An engaging projection is provided on the outside of the side plate so as to abut against an upper edge of the side plate of the lower container when the containers are stacked, and an upper protrusion when the containers are stacked in the front-rear reverse direction on the inside of the side plate. The stacking container according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein an engaging concave portion with which the engaging projection of the container is engaged is provided.