JPH1072082A - Apparatus for packing circuit shut-off switch - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a handle of a circuit shut-off switch from being broken only by bending a sheet of a paper material. SOLUTION: The first and second bending parts 3 and 4 for covering a handle B of a circuit shut-off switch A are constituted of covering pieces 5 and 5 which are ranged with the side faces 1d and 1e and apexes of which are positioned in the neighborhood of the handle, hanging-down pieces 6 and 6 extending in the top face direction of the circuit shut-off switch under a condition where both pieces are brought into contact with each other and contacting pieces 7 and 7 the apexes of which are extended to positions where they are approximately brought into contact with side faces under a condition where each piece faces to each covering piece and outer faces of which are brought into contact with the top face of the circuit shut-off switch and a cut channel 9 for inserting the handle through is formed on the contacting piece of the first bending part 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a circuit breaker packing apparatus for packing a circuit breaker by folding a paper material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a packing device for packing a circuit breaker, one sheet of paper is bent to prevent the handle of the circuit breaker from being broken at the time of a fall, and the bottom and four side surfaces are used. A storage portion formed in a box shape having an opening on one surface, and a lid portion which is connected to one side surface of the storage portion and can be bent between a position for closing the opening of the storage portion and a position not closed. In the packing box provided, the entire circuit breaker is covered with an air mat, and the handle is stored with the opening side.

In some cases, a tubular paper tube surrounding the handle is provided around the handle in the packing box instead of the air mat.

[0004]

In the above-described conventional structure, extra members such as an air mat and a paper tube are required in addition to a packing box formed by bending a single sheet of paper.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to prevent a handle of a circuit breaker from being broken by forming only one sheet of paper material. An object of the present invention is to provide a circuit breaker packaging device.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a packaging device for a circuit breaker, which is formed in a box shape having an opening on one side by a bottom surface and four peripheral side surfaces.
A storage portion that houses the circuit breaker with the handle as the opening side, and a lid portion that is connected to one side of the storage portion and that can be bent between a position that closes the opening of the storage portion and a position that is not closed, A first and a second, which are connected to two side surfaces in a direction orthogonal to one side surface and extend to the vicinity of the handle so as to cover the handle, and the outer surface of which is in contact with the inner surface of the lid closing the opening of the storage portion. In the packaging device for a circuit breaker provided with a bent portion, the first and second bent portions are respectively provided on the side surfaces and the tip is located near the handle. A drooping piece that is connected to the tip and extends toward the top of the circuit breaker in a state of contact with each other, and a tip that is connected to the drooping piece and abuts on the side face in a form facing the cover piece. A contact piece that extends to the position where the outer surface contacts the upper surface of the circuit breaker. Kutomo The contact piece of the first bent part, it is a configuration in which the notch for inserting the handle is formed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a packaging device for a circuit breaker.
2. The cover of the first bent portion of claim 1 covers the handle in the open position or the closed position, and the cover of the second bent portion covers the handle in the closed position or the open position. The first and second bent portions are formed from the respective hanging pieces to the respective contact pieces so that the handle can be rotatably operated between the open position and the closed position of the handle.

[0008] In the packing device for a circuit breaker according to claim 3,
3. A state in which the contact position of each hanging piece according to claim 2 is a trip position of the handle, and the handle is stopped at the trip position by the cover of the first bent portion or the cover of the second bent portion. And a protruding piece that covers the tip of the handle is provided continuously.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the packing device for this circuit breaker has a box-shaped storage unit 1 having an opening on one side with a bottom surface 1a (see FIG. 2) and four circumferential side surfaces 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e. And one side of this storage section 1
1b, a lid 2 that can be bent between a position where the opening of the storage unit 1 is closed and a position where the opening is not closed, and two side surfaces 1d, 1e perpendicular to the one side surface 1b. First and second established
And a folding box having folding portions 3 and 4.

As shown in FIG. 2, the storage section 1 holds the circuit breaker A with the bottom side of the circuit breaker A in contact with the bottom surface 1a.
Each side 1b, 1c, 1
d, 1e are connected to the bottom surface 1a, and accommodate the circuit breaker A with the handle B as the opening side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lid 2 has, at its distal end, an engaging piece 2a whose base end is connected to one side 1a of the storage section 1 and engages with the opposite side 1c. The circuit breaker A can be bent from the base end between a position where the opening of the storage unit 1 is closed and a position where the opening of the storage unit 1 is not closed while covering the circuit breaker A.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first and second bent portions 3 and 4 are connected to the side surfaces 1d and 1e, respectively, and extend to the vicinity of the handle B so as to cover the handle B. Cover 5 whose outer surface abuts the inner surface of lid 2 that has closed the opening of storage 1
And a hanging piece 6 which is connected to the tip of the covering piece 5 and which abuts against each other in a state of being in contact with each other, and a hanging piece 6 which is connected to the hanging piece 6 and which is connected to the covering piece 5 respectively. The circuit breaker A has an abutment piece 7 whose outer surface abuts on the upper surface of the circuit breaker A and extends to a position where the tip substantially abuts the side surfaces 1d and 1e in an opposed manner.

The cover pieces 5 and 5 cover the handle B stopped at the open position and the closed position, respectively.
The handle B is covered by the cover 5 of the first bent portion 3 at the FF position and by the cover 5 of the second bent portion 4 at the ON position shown in FIG. In the trip position shown in FIG. 5, the handle B is located at the position where the cover pieces 5, 5 meet. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the handle B is covered with the protruding piece 8 connected to the first bent portion 3 so that the handle B can contact the protruding piece 8 even if it falls. Thus, the possibility that the handle B pierces the lid 2 and is exposed to the outside is reduced. If the circuit breaker A is arranged in the opposite direction, that is, the OFF side of the handle B is located at the second bent portion 4, the handle B
ON side is the cover 5 of the first bent part 3 and the handle B is OFF
The side covers the handle B with the cover 5 of the second bent portion 4 respectively. At the trip position of the handle B, the handle B is covered with the protruding piece 8 of the first bent portion 3 described above.

The hanging pieces 6, 6 are connected to the covering pieces 5, 5 and extend toward the upper surface of the circuit breaker A in a state where they are in contact with each other. The distal end extends to a position substantially in contact with the side surfaces 1d and 1e so as to be continuous with the hanging pieces 6 and 6 and face the cover pieces 5 and 5 so that the outer surface contacts the upper surface of the circuit breaker A. Here, the position where the tips of the contact pieces 7,7 substantially contact the side surfaces 1d, 1e means that the tips of the contact pieces 7,7
When the cover pieces 5 and 5 are brought into contact with the handles d and 1e, the cover pieces 5 and 5 do not contact the handle B or are at the very last positions where they come into contact with the handle B, and needless to say, they contact the side surfaces 1d and 1e.

The handle B is rotatable between the hanging pieces 6, 6 and the contact pieces 7, 7 between the open position (see FIG. 3) and the closed position (see FIG. 4) of the handle B of the circuit breaker A. In order to operate
A notch 9 through which the handle B can be inserted is formed, so that the circuit breaker can be freely stored even when the handle B is in either the open position or the closed position. Even if it is arranged in the direction, it can be stored. In addition, the incision 9 is formed so that a handle protrusion C formed around the handle B can be inserted in detail.

Next, a method of manufacturing a packing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 7, a cardboard base paper is cut. At this time, the protruding piece 9 is formed by making a cut a while leaving the base end side of the hanging piece 6 of the first bent portion 4 a little. Next, as shown in FIG. 7, a development body is formed by forming 12 folds in the vertical direction and 4 folds in the horizontal direction. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 1f denotes a margin for connecting the side surface 1b and the side surface 1d.

By folding the unfolded body at each fold, a box-shaped packing device as shown in FIG. 1 can be obtained.

According to the present embodiment, the first bent portion is continuously provided from the left side surface when viewed from the cover portion, and the second bent portion is formed in the second bent portion.
Are formed continuously from the right side when viewed from the lid. The first bent is continuously formed from the right side when viewed from the lid, and the second bent is formed from the lid. From the left side when viewed from above. That is, the first bent portion and the second bent portion referred to here are one and the other of the two bent portions.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the notch is formed from the hanging piece to the contact piece of the first and second bent parts, but the contact piece of the first bent part is formed. Only the cut groove may be formed, and in this case, the handle is located only on the first bent portion side. In other words, when the handle can be stored so as to be located on the first bent portion side in the ON state, the circuit breaker is turned in the opposite direction when the handle is OFF, and the handle is always located on the first bent portion 3 side. If you do, it can be stored. At this time, the position where the respective hanging pieces contact each other is the position where the handle is covered on the inner surface side of the hanging piece of the first bent portion.

[0020]

According to the packaging device for a circuit breaker according to the present invention, a storage portion is formed in a box shape having an opening on one surface by a bottom surface and four peripheral side surfaces, and a housing for storing the circuit breaker with a handle as an opening side. A lid portion that is provided on one side surface of the storage portion and that can be bent between a position where the opening of the storage portion is closed and a position where the opening portion is not closed, and that is connected to two side surfaces orthogonal to the one side surface. A first portion extending to the vicinity of the handle so as to cover the handle and having an outer surface in contact with an inner surface of the lid portion closing the opening of the storage portion;
And a second bent portion, the packaging device for a circuit breaker, comprising: a first piece and a second bent portion, each of which is connected to a side surface and a tip is located near a handle; A drooping piece that is connected to the tip of the cover piece and extends toward the upper surface of the circuit breaker in a state of abutting each other, and a tip that is connected to the drooping piece and faces the cover piece, respectively, A contact piece extending to a position substantially in contact with the side surface and having an outer surface in contact with the upper surface of the circuit breaker, and at least the contact piece of the first bent portion is formed with a notch for inserting the handle. Therefore, even if the circuit breaker is housed, the handle near the cover is less likely to dent toward the housing due to the hanging piece even if the circuit breaker is dropped from the cover. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the handle of the circuit breaker from being broken only by bending one sheet of paper without using an extra buffer member.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a packaging device for a circuit breaker.
The open position of the handle, wherein the handle in the open position or the closed position is covered with the cover of the first bent portion of the device of claim 1, and the handle in the closed position and the open position is covered with the cover of the second bent portion. And so that the handle can be pivotably operated between the closed position,
Since the cut groove is formed from each hanging piece of the first and second bent portions to each contact piece, the circuit breaker can be freely packed even when the handle is in the open position and the closed position.

A packing device for a circuit breaker according to claim 3 is
The contact position of each hanging piece according to claim 2 is a trip position of the handle, and the handle is stopped at the trip position by the cover of the first bent portion or the cover of the second bent portion. Since a protruding piece covering the tip of the handle is connected in series, when storing the circuit breaker with the handle stopped at the trip position,
Even if the handle falls, the handle comes into contact with the projecting piece, and the possibility that the handle breaks through the lid and is exposed to the outside is reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a packing device according to an embodiment of the present invention and a circuit breaker housed in the packing device.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state where the circuit breaker of FIG. 1 is housed.

FIG. 3 is a top view of that of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the circuit breaker of FIG. 2 with the handle in the on position.

FIG. 5 is a top view of the circuit breaker of FIG. 2 with the handle in the trip position.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a handle and a projecting piece of the circuit breaker of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an unfolded body of the packing device of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Storage part 1a Bottom surface 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e Side surface 2 Lid part 3 First bent part 4 Second bent part 5,5 Cover piece 6,6 Hanging piece 7,7 Contact piece A Circuit breaker B handle

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A storage part which is formed in a box shape having an opening on one side by a bottom surface and four peripheral side surfaces, and has a handle for opening a circuit breaker, and a storage part connected to one side surface of the storage part for storing the circuit breaker. A lid that can be bent between a position that closes the opening and a position that is not blocked, and an outer surface that extends to the vicinity of the handle so as to cover the handle so as to cover the handle and to be connected to two sides in a direction perpendicular to one side. And a first and a second bent portion abutting on the inner surface of the lid portion closing the opening of the storage portion, wherein the first and second bent portions are respectively A cover piece connected to the side face and having a tip located near the handle; a hanging piece connected to the tip of the cover piece and extending toward the upper surface of the circuit breaker in a state of abutting each other; The tip is almost in contact with the side surface in the form of being connected to the hanging piece and facing the cover piece respectively A contact piece that extends to a position where the outer surface of the circuit breaker contacts the upper surface of the circuit breaker, and at least the contact piece of the first bent portion is formed with a cut groove through which the handle is inserted. A circuit breaker packing device. 2. The incision groove covers the handle in the open position or the closed position with the cover of the first bent portion, and covers the handle in the closed position and the open position with the cover of the second bent portion. 2. The first and second bent portions are formed from each hanging piece to each abutting piece so that the handle can be rotatably operated between an open position and a closed position of the handle. A packing device for the circuit breaker according to the above. 3. The trip position of the handle is the contact position of each of the hanging pieces, and the handle is stopped at the trip position by the cover of the first bent portion or the cover of the second bent portion. 3. The packaging device for a circuit breaker according to claim 2, wherein a protruding piece for covering a tip of the handle is continuously provided in the state.