JPH11193058A - Container holding and carrying tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the pollution of a drinking mouth section on the upper section of a container by using a small amount of use of a packaging material and control the rotation in the container circumferential direction to improve the sanitation and holding stability. SOLUTION: A plurality of holding holes 23 are bored on a flexible plate base 21 and areas between notches 25 are formed as flexible engaging pieces 27, and notches 25 are formed radially on the peripheral edges of holding holes 23 and containers are inserted into the holding holes 23 to engage ends of the flexible engaging pieces 27 with large diameter sections formed on the inserting ends of the containers, and the containers are held in respective holding holes 23 in a container holding and carrying tool 37, and a flexible sheet 35 covering at least the holding holes 23 is stuck on one face of either on the surface or on the back of the base 21.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container holding / transporting tool used to hold and transport a large number of containers such as cans and bottles containing beer or soft drinks.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Containers such as cans and bottles containing beer or soft drinks can be handled in a batch until they are displayed at a store or after being purchased by a consumer. It is convenient for transportation. Conventionally, in response to such demands, various container holding / transporting devices have been proposed which can hold and transport a predetermined number of these containers.

[0003] In addition to the low manufacturing cost of the container holding and transporting equipment, in recent years, from the viewpoint of easy disposal against environmental pollution, it is relatively more environmentally friendly at the time of disposal than resinous materials. It is preferable to use a wrapping material that is less affected by the influence, for example, a material that uses a lot of paper.

[0004] As an example of this type of container holding and carrying device, for example, the one shown in FIG. 7 has been conventionally known. This container holding and carrying device 1 holds a total of six containers 3 arranged in three in the left-right direction in FIG.

[0005] The container holding and transporting device 1 is made of, for example, cardboard, and has six holding holes 5 for inserting a small-diameter neck portion 3 a into the body of the container 3. This holding hole 5
Is formed with an inner diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the neck portion 3a. A plurality of notches (not shown) are provided radially at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the periphery of the holding hole 5. Therefore, between the cuts, the flexible locking pieces 7 are easily bent.

On the other hand, a lid (large diameter portion) 9 larger than the outer diameter of the neck portion 3a is attached to the upper end (insertion tip) of the neck portion 3a of the container 3. Therefore, when the neck portion 3a enters from below the holding hole 5, the flexible locking piece 7 is bent in the insertion direction of the container 3, and the lid 9 is
At the time of passing, the tip of the flexible locking piece 7 is
7 and comes into contact with the peripheral edge on the back side of the lid from below in FIG.

As a result, the container holding and carrying tool 1 holds the respective containers 3 by supporting the lid 9 with the flexible locking pieces 7, and the pointing hole 1 formed in the center of the container holding and carrying tool 1.
By inserting a finger into 1, a plurality of containers 3 could be transported at once.

[0008]

However, in the container holding and transporting device described above, the neck portion is inserted into the holding hole, and the tip of the flexible locking piece is held in contact with the peripheral edge on the back side of the lid. Is left uncovered without being covered above the neck. For this reason, if left unchecked, there is a problem that dust accumulates in the drinking spout, and when stacked, the drinking spout gets dirty at the bottom of the upper container. This was particularly noticeable in cases such as cans. In order to solve such a problem, for example, the side walls and the upper and lower surfaces of a plurality of containers arranged in the same manner as described above are surrounded by using a paperboard or a plastic film so that the drinking spouts of the containers are hidden. Annular container holding and carrying tools, and box-shaped container holding and carrying tools with lids have been proposed, but the former covers four sides of the container, and the latter covers six sides, All have the drawback that the amount of packaging material used increases and the cost increases. Further, the conventional container holding / transporting device which holds the container by contacting the distal end of the flexible locking piece with the periphery of the large-diameter portion is effective for supporting the container in the axial direction, but the container has a circular shape. It lacked the gripping force that regulates circumferential rotation. For this reason, there has been a drawback that the container is easily rotated around the axis and the holding stability is reduced. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a container holding / transporting device that can prevent contamination of a drinking portion at an upper portion of a container with a small amount of packaging material and that can restrict rotation in a container circumferential direction. It is an object of the present invention to improve the hygiene of the container without significantly increasing the cost and to improve the holding stability.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container holding / transporting device, wherein a plurality of holding holes are formed in a flexible plate-like base material. A notch is formed radially at the periphery of the holding hole, a space between the notches is formed as a flexible locking piece, and a container is inserted into the holding hole to form a large diameter formed at the insertion end of the container. In a container holding and transporting device for holding the container in each of the holding holes by locking the distal end of the flexible locking piece to a portion, a sheet that has elasticity and covers at least the holding hole is formed of the base material. It is characterized by being stuck on one of the front and back surfaces.

In this container holding / transporting device, by inserting the container into the holding hole, the drinking mouth portion of the container that is exposed through the holding hole is covered with the sheet. Further, if the sheet is attached to the base material on the container insertion side, the large diameter portion is locked to the flexible locking piece via the sheet, and the circumferential rotation of the container is prevented by frictional resistance with the sheet. Be regulated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of holding holes are formed in a flexible plate-like base material, and cuts are radially provided on the periphery of the holding hole to provide a gap between the cuts. By forming the container as a flexible locking piece and inserting the container into the holding hole, the distal end of the flexible locking piece is locked to the large diameter portion formed at the insertion end of the container, and the container is respectively inserted. In the container holding and transporting device for holding in the holding hole, a sheet having elasticity and covering at least the holding hole is sandwiched between the base material and an auxiliary material having substantially the same shape as the base material. Is what you do.

In this container holding / transporting device, by inserting the container into the holding hole, the drinking spout portion of the container exposed through the holding hole is covered with the sheet, and is enlarged through the sheet. The diameter portion is locked by the flexible locking piece, and the circumferential rotation of the container is regulated by frictional resistance with the sheet. Further, the sheet is sandwiched between the base material and the auxiliary material, so that it is not necessary to attach the base material and the sheet.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the container holding / transporting device, wherein a through hole is formed in the sheet, and the base material and the auxiliary material are bonded to each other through the through hole. It is characterized by being sandwiched between the material.

In this container holding and transporting device, the base material and the auxiliary material are bonded through the through-hole, and the sheet is sandwiched between the base material and the auxiliary material. Thus, the sheet can be held.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the container holding / transporting tool, a plurality of the through holes are provided in the sheet so as to correspond to a peripheral edge of the holding hole, and the through holes are formed as long holes elongated in a radial direction of the holding hole. The base material and the auxiliary material are bonded via the long hole at least with an adhesive surface having an area smaller than the long hole.

In this container holding / transporting device, when the container is inserted into the holding hole, the sheet is moved by the long hole with respect to the bonding surface between the base material and the holding hole, and the elongation deformation of the sheet occurs over the entire surface of the sheet. Will be absorbed. As a result, the elasticity of the sheet when the container is inserted is increased, and local tensile stress does not act on the sheet.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a container holding and carrying device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a container holding and carrying device of a first embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the container holding and carrying device of FIG. 1 in a state where a container is held.

A plurality of holding holes 23 are formed in a rectangular plate-shaped base member 21 made of, for example, paperboard. In this example, three holding holes 23 arranged in the long side direction of the
Are arranged in two rows in the short side direction, and a total of six holding holes 23 are provided. The holding hole 23 has an inner diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the neck 3a of the container 3.

A plurality of cuts 2 are formed in the periphery of the holding hole 23.
5 are provided radially. Between the cuts 25, the flexible locking pieces 2 whose front ends are flexible to the front and back sides of the base material 21.
It is 7.

On the bisector of the short side of the base material (referred to as the center line of the base material 21) 29, two pointing holes 31 are formed with the intersection of a pair of diagonal lines of the base material 21 interposed therebetween. I have. A tongue piece 33 connected to a part of the inner circumference is provided on the inner circumference of the pointing hole 31.
Is provided. The pointing hole 31 allows the tongue piece 33 to bend in the finger insertion direction by inserting a finger, thereby holding the base 21.

A sheet 35 made of, for example, a resin material having elasticity is adhered to a surface (lower surface in FIG. 1) of the substrate 21 on the container insertion side. Therefore, the holding hole 23 formed in the base material 21 is covered by the sheet 35 from the lower surface side. As a material of the sheet 35, for example, polyethylene or the like can be used.

The bonding between the base material 21 and the sheet 35 may be performed by bonding the sheet 35 to the base material 21 by using an adhesive, an adhesive tape, a staple, or the like.

The operation of the thus configured container holding and transporting tool 37 will be described. The container holding and transporting tool 37 is configured to allow the neck portion 3a of the container 3 to enter from below the base material 21,
The sheet 35 extends and passes through the holding hole 23 in a state in which the sheet 35 is in close contact with the upper surface (the spout) of the container 3. Accordingly, the flexible locking piece 27 is bent in the insertion direction of the neck 3a.

When the large-diameter portion 9 of the container 3 passes through the holding hole 23, the distal end of the flexible locking piece 27 slides on the outer periphery of the neck portion 3a via the sheet 35 and lowers on the peripheral edge on the back side of the large-diameter portion 9. And the respective containers 3 are held in the holding holes 23. Therefore, the spout of the container 3 that has passed through the holding hole 23 is in a state of being covered with the sheet 35. Further, the large diameter portion 9 of the container 3 is locked to the flexible locking piece 27 via the sheet 35, and rotation in the circumferential direction is restricted by frictional resistance with the sheet 35.

As described above, according to the container holding / transporting tool 37 of the first embodiment described above, the holding hole 2
Since the sheet 35 for covering the container 3 is attached, the spout of the container 3 inserted into the holding hole 23 can be covered with the sheet 35, and the amount of dust used in the spout can be reduced with a small amount of packaging material.
It is possible to prevent the adhesion of dirt on the bottom of the can at the time of stacking, and the container 3 can be held and transported in a sanitary manner.

Further, since the large diameter portion 9 is locked to the flexible locking piece 27 via the sheet 35, the circumferential rotation of the container 3 can be restricted by frictional resistance with the sheet 35. . As a result, rotation of the container 3 can be prevented, and the holding stability of the container 3 can be improved.

Since the rotation of the container 3 can be regulated and held, the advertising effect can be improved, for example, by holding and fixing the container 3 with the advertisement printing surface facing outward.

Furthermore, the base material 2 which could not be secured conventionally
Since the printing surface of one upper surface can be secured by providing the sheet 35, the advertisement effect and the sales expansion effect can be enhanced by placing a promotion advertisement using the sheet 35 surface.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the sheet 35 is attached to the lower surface of the substrate 21 has been described as an example. However, the sheet 35 may be attached to the upper surface of the substrate 21.
In this case, the effect of restricting the rotation of the container 3 by the frictional force cannot be obtained, but the sanitary effect by covering the drinking mouth can be obtained.

Next, a second embodiment of the container holding and transporting device according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a container holding and transporting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing a sheet holding structure, and FIG. 5 is a container holding state of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows a conveyance tool.

A plurality of holding holes 23 are formed in a rectangular plate-shaped base material 21 made of, for example, paperboard. In this example, three holding holes 23 arranged in the long side direction of the
Are arranged in two rows in the short side direction, and a total of six holding holes 23 are provided. The holding hole 23 has an inner diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the neck 3a of the container 3.

In the periphery of the holding hole 23, a plurality of cuts 2
5 are provided radially. Between the cuts 25, the flexible locking pieces 2 whose front ends are flexible to the front and back sides of the base material 21.
It is 7.

On the bisector of the short side of the base material (referred to as the center line of the base material 21) 29, two pointing holes 31 are formed with the intersection of a pair of diagonal lines of the base material 21 interposed therebetween. I have. A tongue piece 33 connected to a part of the inner circumference is provided on the inner circumference of the pointing hole 31.
Is provided. The pointing hole 31 allows the tongue piece 33 to bend in the finger insertion direction by inserting a finger, thereby holding the base 21.

Auxiliary material 3 is provided on each long side of base material 21.
The auxiliary member 39 has a shape obtained by dividing a paperboard having the same shape as the base material 21 into two parts by a center line 29.
Therefore, the pair of auxiliary members 39 bent on one surface of the base material 21 have the same shape as the base material 21 and overlap with one surface of the base material 21.

The auxiliary member 39 has a plurality of insertion holes 41 which are overlapped with the holding holes 23 when bent. The insertion hole 41 is formed to have a slightly larger inner diameter than the inner diameter of the holding hole 23.

A sheet 35 similar to that described above is inserted between the substrate 21 and the holding hole 23 bent toward the substrate 21. As shown in FIG.
A plurality of through-holes 43 are formed at positions corresponding to the periphery of No. 3.

On the other hand, on the surface of the auxiliary material 39 on the sheet sandwiching side, a plurality of adhesive surfaces 45 are provided along the periphery of the insertion hole 41 at positions corresponding to the above-mentioned through holes 43. . Therefore, by sandwiching the sheet 35 arranged at a predetermined position with respect to the base material 21 with the auxiliary material 39 bent in a predetermined manner, the base material 21 and the auxiliary material 39 are separated from each other by the through holes 4 of the sheet 35.
3 through a bonding surface 45.

Accordingly, the movement of the sheet 35 between the base material 21 and the auxiliary member 39 is restricted, and the sheet 35 is prevented from falling off.

The operation of the container holding / conveying device 47 thus configured will be described. The container holding and carrying device 47 causes the neck portion 3a of the container 3 to enter the insertion hole 41 and the holding hole 23 from below the auxiliary member 39, so that the sheet 35 is elongated and the upper surface (the spout portion) of the container 3 is extended. It passes through the holding hole 23 in a state of close contact. Along with this, the flexible locking piece 27 is
It is bent in the insertion direction of a.

When the large-diameter portion 9 of the container 3 passes through the holding hole 23, the distal end of the flexible locking piece 27 slides on the outer periphery of the neck portion 3a via the sheet 35 and lowers on the peripheral edge on the back side of the large-diameter portion 9. And the respective containers 3 are held in the holding holes 23.

Accordingly, similarly to the above-described container holding / transporting tool 37, the spout of the container 3 having passed through the holding hole 23 is covered with the sheet 35, and the container 3 is large via the sheet 35. The diameter portion 9 is locked by the flexible locking piece 27, and rotation in the circumferential direction is restricted by frictional resistance with the sheet 35.

As described above, according to the container holding / transporting tool 47 of the second embodiment described above, since the sheet 35 is sandwiched between the base material 21 and the holding hole 23, the sheet 35 is adhered to the base material 21. Instead, the spout of the container 3 inserted in the holding hole 23 can be covered with the sheet 35, and with a small amount of packaging material used, dust can be collected in the spout and the bottom of the can at the top of the stack can be stuck. It is possible to prevent adhesion of dirt and the like, and the container 3 can be held and transported in a sanitary manner.

Further, similarly to the container holding carrier 37, the rotation of the container 3 in the circumferential direction can be restricted by the frictional resistance of the sheet 35, and the rotation of the container 3 is prevented, so that the container 3 can be stably held. Performance can be improved. And container 3
You can regulate the rotation of
Advertisement effect can be improved and sheet 3
The advertisement effect and sales expansion effect can be enhanced by using the five surfaces.

Since the sheet 35 is provided with a through hole 43 and the base material 21 and the auxiliary member 39 are bonded through the through hole 43,
In a structure using a resin sheet and paper, which are generally difficult to bond, the sheet 35 can be reliably held.

In the second embodiment, the base material 21
The sheet 35 is sandwiched by bonding the sheet 35 and the auxiliary member 39. However, the sheet 35 may be merely inserted into the gap between the base material 21 and the auxiliary member 39 as long as the sheet 35 can be prevented from falling off. Further, in the case of such a structure, as a means for regulating the falling off, for example, a regulating hole corresponding to the pointing hole 31 is formed in the sheet 35 and the tongue piece 33 of the pointing hole 31 is inserted into the regulating hole. It is possible to control the falling off by bending. Further, the sheet 35 may be fixed to the base member 21 and the auxiliary member 39 or any one of the base member 21 and the auxiliary member 39. This fixation can be performed by, for example, the above-described adhesive, adhesive tape, stapler, or the like, or by heat-sealing the sheet 35 to the base material 21 or the auxiliary material 39.

Next, a third embodiment of the container holding and transporting device according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of the third embodiment according to the present invention. In the container holding and transporting device according to this embodiment, the through holes formed in the sheet 35 are
Are formed as long holes 51 long in the radial direction.

The bonding surface 53 for bonding the base material 21 and the auxiliary member 39 is formed so as to have an area smaller than at least the area of the elongated hole 51 and is disposed so as to be located at the center of the elongated hole 51. I have. Other parts are configured in the same manner as the container holding and transporting device 47 of the above-described second embodiment.

In this container holding / transporting device, when the container 3 is inserted into the holding hole 23, the sheet 35 is moved by the long hole 51 with respect to the bonding surface 53 between the base material 21 and the holding hole 23. The stretching deformation of the sheet 35 is absorbed by the entire surface of the sheet 35. Thereby, the elasticity of the sheet 35 when the container is inserted is increased, and the local tensile stress does not act on the sheet 35.

According to the container holding and transporting device of this embodiment, since the sheet 35 is movably held, the sheet 35
The elasticity of the sheet 35 can be increased, the container insertion property and the container holding property can be improved at the same time, and the crack or the like of the sheet 35 at the time of inserting the container can be prevented.

[0050]

As described above in detail, according to the container holding and transporting device of the first aspect of the present invention, the stretchable sheet is attached to the base material so as to cover the holding hole. , The mouth of the container inserted into the holding hole can be covered with a sheet, and with a small amount of packaging material used, dust can be prevented from accumulating in the mouth and dirt adhered to the upper can bottom when stacked The container can be held and transported in a sanitary manner. Further, if the sheet is attached to the surface on the container insertion side, the rotation of the container in the circumferential direction can be restricted by the frictional resistance of the sheet, and the holding stability of the container can be improved.

According to the container holding / transporting tool of the second aspect, since the sheet covering the holding hole is sandwiched between the base material and the auxiliary material, the container can be held and transported in a sanitary manner as described above. By restricting the rotation of the container in the circumferential direction, it is possible to improve the holding stability of the container, and it is possible to eliminate the need for attaching the base material and the sheet.

According to the container holding / transporting device of the third aspect, a through hole is formed in the sheet, and the base material and the auxiliary material are bonded to each other through the through hole, so that the sheet is interposed between the base material and the auxiliary material. Because it was sandwiched
In a structure using a resin sheet and paper, which are generally difficult to bond, the sheet can be reliably held.

According to the container holding / transporting device of the fourth aspect, since the base material and the auxiliary material are bonded through the long holes, the sheet can be movably sandwiched, and the elasticity of the sheet can be increased. The insertability and the container holding property can be improved, and the sheet can be prevented from being cracked.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a container holding and carrying device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the container holding and carrying device of FIG. 1 in a state where the container is held.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a container holding and transporting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing a structure for holding a sheet.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the container holding and carrying device of FIG. 3 in a state where the container is held.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of a third embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional container holding / carrier device holding a container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Container 9 Large Diameter Portion 21 Base Material 23 Holding Hole 25 Notch 27 Flexible Locking Piece 35 Sheet 37, 47 Container Holding Carrier 39 Auxiliary Material 43 Through Hole 51 Long Hole 53 Adhesive Surface

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of holding holes are drilled in a flexible plate-like base material, and cuts are radially formed on the periphery of the holding holes to form a flexible locking piece between the cuts. A container that inserts a container into the holding hole, thereby locking the distal end of the flexible locking piece to a large diameter portion formed at the insertion end of the container, and holding the container in each of the holding holes. A container carrier, wherein a sheet having elasticity and covering at least the holding hole is attached to one of the front and back surfaces of the substrate. 2. A plurality of holding holes are formed in a flexible plate-like base material, and cuts are radially formed on the periphery of the holding holes to form a flexible locking piece between the cuts. A container that inserts a container into the holding hole, thereby locking the distal end of the flexible locking piece to a large diameter portion formed at the insertion end of the container, and holding the container in each of the holding holes. A holding and carrying device, wherein a sheet having elasticity and covering at least the holding hole is sandwiched between the base material and an auxiliary material having substantially the same shape as the base material. 3. A perforated hole is formed in the sheet, and the base material and the auxiliary material are bonded to each other through the perforated hole, and the sheet is sandwiched between the base material and the auxiliary material. The container holding and transporting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: 4. A plurality of said through holes are provided in said sheet corresponding to a peripheral edge of said holding hole, and are formed by long holes elongated in a radial direction of said holding hole. 4. The container holding / transporting device according to claim 3, wherein the container is bonded via the long hole at least with an adhesive surface having an area smaller than the long hole.