JPH11227745A - Packaging container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging container that is accommodative as a single body to house articles in the same shape in numbers from one to plurality and furthermore capable of keeping the articles from moving without requiring cushioning materials and partition members separately. SOLUTION: At least one partition member 19 projecting toward the inside of a housing part B for restraining movement of articles in adjoining housing parts A and C is formed at least of one of three members of a side wall 4 on one side corresponding to the housing part B, a bottom wall and a top wall 12 so that it can be bent respectively to occupy positions partly constituting each of the wall members 4, 3 and 12 and a position projecting toward the inside of the housing part B.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a packaging container,
In particular, the present invention relates to a packaging container suitable for packaging a plurality of articles having the same shape.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Consumables such as ink ribbons for printers are:
It is usual for a personal user to purchase a small number of pieces for replacement as needed, and in recent years, by using a delivery service, the personal user does not have to go to the store to get the necessary Replacement products are available.

[0003]

However, when delivering a product to be purchased in such a manner, even if the product is individually wrapped in a small box such as a replacement ink ribbon cassette, it is left as it is. It is too small to be placed on the delivery route and is not enough to protect the product from impact during packaging. In the case where a plurality of products are packed in the same place, the delivery cost is lower when the package is packaged and delivered than when each product is individually delivered.

[0004] At that time, a packaging container is prepared, a product as an article is stored in the packaging container, and a cushioning material such as an air cap is loaded in a space of the packaging container, or a partition member is provided. In other words, it has become indispensable to install or maintain the product in the packaging container so as not to move.

On the other hand, in order to store the product so as not to move by omitting the above-mentioned operation, if packaging containers of different sizes are prepared according to the number of articles to be stored, the manufacturing cost of the packaging container is high. In addition, the storage space and inventory management of the packaging container are complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and enables a single packaging container to store a plurality of articles of the same shape in one to a plurality of pieces. It is an object of the present invention to provide a packaging container that can hold an article without moving without separately requiring the package.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a feature of the packaging container according to the present invention is that one side wall corresponding to one storage portion and at least one of a bottom wall and a top wall form the storage container. At least one partition member that protrudes into the compartment and restrains the movement of an article in an adjacent storage portion is formed to be bendable so that a position that forms a part of each wall and a position that protrudes into the storage portion can be respectively taken. It is in the point which did.

[0008] By adopting such a configuration, the storage space of the packaging container can be partitioned by bending the partition member and projecting into the storage section, thereby moving the stored articles. Can be restrained.

A feature of the packaging container according to the second aspect is the packaging container according to the first aspect, wherein the partition member extends from the side wall to at least one of the bottom wall and the top wall. It is a member surrounded by two cutting lines formed parallel to each other and a fold curve formed between the ends of the two cutting lines.

[0010] By employing such a configuration, the portion sandwiched between the two cutting lines is bent along the bending curve, whereby the partition member can be projected into the storage section.

[0013] A feature of the packaging container according to a third aspect is the packaging container according to the second aspect, wherein a fold curve formed between the two cutting lines has the side wall and the bottom wall or The point is that it also serves as a bend between the top wall.

By employing such a configuration, the partition member can be more reliably and easily protruded into the storage section.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the packaging container according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the storage space including a plurality of storage portions is provided. The partition member is formed in a plurality of rows, and the partition member is formed in at least one row of the storage spaces.

By adopting such a configuration, various shapes and storage patterns of the packaging container can be made without limiting the shape of the packaging container and the storage pattern of the articles.

Further, a feature of the packaging container according to the fifth aspect is the packaging container according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein each of the storage portions is stored. The point is that an open window for confirming the presence or absence of an article is formed.

By adopting such a configuration, the presence or absence of the stored articles can be confirmed without opening the packaging container.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a packaging container 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a state before assembling the packaging container 1 of FIG. 1 (hereinafter referred to as a blank 2). FIG.

The packaging container 1 of the present embodiment is a packaging container 1 capable of storing up to eight rectangular parallelepiped articles of the same shape, in which up to eight articles are stored. Are configured to be housed in a state of being arranged in four rows and two rows. In the present embodiment, the packaging container 1 is made of a thick cardboard member, but the material is not limited to cardboard but may be cardboard.

Referring to FIG. 2 in more detail,
The blank 2 of the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment is
And a rectangular bottom wall 3 in which a total of eight articles can be arranged and arranged in two rows in the end side direction. Folded curves L1 and L2 are formed on opposite sides of the bottom wall 3, respectively. Through the side wall 4,
5 are connected in series. Each of the side walls 4 and 5 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a width substantially the same as the thickness of an article stored in the packaging container 1. Walls 4 and 5 are folded curves L1 and L2
Are bent upward substantially at right angles to the bottom wall 3 so as to be substantially parallel to each other so as to face each other.

The opposite end sides of the bottom wall 3 are also provided with end walls 6 having a width substantially the same as the thickness of the article via bent curves L3 and L4, respectively.
The end walls 6 and 7 are also bent upward by approximately 90 ° with respect to the bottom wall 3 via the folding curves L3 and L4 when the packaging container 1 is formed. And take a nearly parallel position and face each other. Tongue pieces 8, 9 are provided on the end sides of the end walls 6, 7 opposite to the end side on the bottom wall 3 side, respectively, via folding curves L5, L6.
Are formed at the center of each tongue piece 8, 9 in the end side direction of the packaging container 1 from the free side end of the tongue piece 8, 9 to the bottom wall 3 side of each end wall 6, 7. Notch 10 to the edge of the
11 are formed. Each of the tongue pieces 8 and 9 is bent inwardly by about 90 ° from the folding curves L5 and L6, and is opposed to the bottom wall 3 at a position almost parallel to the bottom wall 3.

Further, top walls 12 and 13 are connected to end sides of the side walls 4 and 5 opposite to the end side on the bottom wall 3 side through bent curves L7 and L8, respectively. Each top wall 12,
Each of the top walls 12 and 13 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a width dimension substantially half the length in the edge direction of the bottom wall 3, that is, the length dimension in the vertical arrangement direction of each article. Tongue pieces 14 and 15 are further formed on the end sides opposite to the side ends on the side walls 4 and 5 via bent curves L9 and L10.

Each of these top walls 12, 13 is approximately 9 degrees away from the folding curves L9, L10 when the packaging container 1 is formed.
It is bent inward at 0 ° and is opposed to the bottom wall 3 at a position almost parallel to the bottom wall 3. Each of the tongue pieces 14 and 15 further includes the folding curves L9 and L1.
0, it is bent downward by about 90 °, and fits into notches 10, 11 formed in tongue pieces 8, 9 connected to the end walls 6, 7 so that the upper surfaces thereof are aligned with each other. It is supposed to.

That is, the notches 10 and 11 function as fitting portions for fitting the tongue pieces 14 and 15 connected to the top walls 12 and 13, and the top walls 12 and 13 are used for packaging. The container 1 functions as a lid that can be opened and closed. With this configuration, each of the top walls 12 and 13 that can be opened and closed is provided.
Form storage spaces S1 and S2 each of which can store four articles, each of which includes four storage sections (each storage section is indicated by A to D in the drawing) for storing each article in the packaging container 1. Will be done.

The corners of the tongue pieces 8, 9, 14, 15 are chamfered.

Also, in the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment, one side wall 4 of the packaging container 1 and the top wall 1 connected thereto are provided.
2 for separating the arrangement position of the secondly arranged article from one end side among the four articles which are to be stored in the packaging container 1 with the top surface covered by the top wall 12. Two cutting lines 16, 17 are formed. Hereinafter, the side wall 4 and the top wall 12 on which the cutting line is formed are referred to as a cutting line forming top wall 18 for convenience.

More specifically, the cutting line 1
As shown in FIG. 2, the cutting line 16 formed on the end side of the cutting line forming top wall 18 among the pieces 6 and 17 has a dimension in the arrangement direction for one article from one end side of the cutting line forming top wall 18. (X in the figure
At a position (shown in FIG. 3), the height dimension of the side wall 4 (FIG. 3) is perpendicular to the direction in which the side wall 4 and the top wall 12 are continuously formed from the folding line L1 formed between the bottom wall 3 and the side wall 4. It is formed so as to extend approximately twice as long as the length shown in the middle Y (shown in the figure as 2Y). The other one of the cutting lines 17 is parallel to the first cutting line 16 at a position inward from the first cutting line 16 by the dimension in the arrangement direction for one article. The height dimension of the side wall 4 is approximately 2 from the fold curve L1 formed between the bottom wall 3 and the side wall 4 in the direction in which the side wall 4 and the top wall 12 are connected.
It is formed so as to extend by twice the length dimension.

A fold curve L11 is formed between the ends of the two cutting lines 16 and 17 of the top wall 12, and is formed between the fold curve L11 and the bottom wall 3 and the side wall 4. The portion surrounded by the folded curve L1 and the two cutting lines 16 and 17 is located at a position forming a part of each of the walls 4 and 12 and the storage portion S
The partition members 19 can be bent in mutually opposite directions so as to be able to take a position protruding inward.

The two cutting lines 16 and 17 may be formed on at least one of the side wall 4, the bottom wall 3 and the top wall 12. In the present embodiment, the two cutting lines 16 and 17 are extended from the folding line L1 in the direction of the top wall 12 by a length substantially twice the height of the side wall 4. The cutting line 16,
As long as the length dimension of 17 is equal to or greater than the height dimension of the side wall 4, it is possible to function as the partition member 19. Further, each of the cutting lines 16 and 17 can be formed so as to extend from a middle position in the height direction of the side wall 4 as a base point.

Next, a case where an article is packaged with the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment, the blank 2 is folded, and the partition member 19 is bent from a position forming a part of each of the walls 4 and 12 to the inside of the storage space S1 so as to protrude. The packaging container 1 has a partition formed in one storage section B of the storage space S1.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the partitioning member 19 is set at about 90 ° from the folding line L11 so as to accommodate the storage space S1.
And at the same time, it is folded back to the bottom wall 3 side at an angle of about 180 ° from the fold curve L1 formed between the bottom wall 3 and the side wall 4. At this time, the portion of the fold curve L7 formed between the side wall 4 and the top wall 12 is bent at about 90 °. In this manner, by closing the openable and closable cutting line forming top wall 18 in the closed state, the partition member 18 can be disposed in one storage portion B in the storage space S1 of the packaging container 1.

The bending angle of the partition member 19 varies depending on the length of the cutting lines 16 and 17 and the like. In the present embodiment, the length of the cutting lines 16 and 17 is changed. By making the height dimension Y of the side wall 4 approximately twice, as described above, the bending angle is set to 90 ° at a time, and the storage portion B is provided in a very stable state having a portion contacting the bottom wall 3.
The partition member 19 protruding toward the bottom can be formed.

In this operation, the folding curve L1,
By making L2... A broken line in which a cut portion is formed intermittently in advance, it can be performed relatively easily.

The storage space S 1 on the cutting line forming top wall side 18 of the packaging container 1 formed in this manner is the same as the partition member 19.
Since the dimension of the article in the arrangement direction is set to the dimension X in the arrangement direction of one article, one storage section A for one article and two storage sections for two pieces are surely provided on the left and right of the partition member 19. Parts C and D can be formed.

Then, with the top wall 12 functioning as a lid that can be opened and closed opened, one to seven articles are restrained from moving in the storage container 1 integrally formed with the partition member 19. It can be stored in a state where

Specifically, when one article is stored, it is stored in the storage section A for one article in the storage space S1 in FIG.

FIG. 3 shows a case where two articles are stored.
When two items are stored in two storage sections C and D for two articles in the storage space S1, and three articles are stored, one piece is stored in each of the storage sections A, C and D. Store goods.

Then, the four articles are stored in the storage space S2 on the other top wall 13 side of the cutting line forming top wall 18 in FIG.
Since the partition member 19 is not formed in the storage space S2 on the other side of the top wall 13, the storage space S2 has four storage portions E, F, G, and H for four articles from the beginning. Because it is. Of course, after the top wall 4 and the side wall 12 forming the partition member 19 are positioned flush with the other top wall 4 and the side wall 12 of the cutting line forming top wall 18, the side of the cutting line forming top wall 18 Storage sections A, B,
A total of four articles may be stored, one for each of C and D.

As for the five or more articles, four articles are stored in the storage space S2, and the remaining articles are cut into the cutting line forming top wall 18.
It is stored in the storage space S1 on the side. That is, 5
When storing individual articles, four articles are stored in the storage space S2, and one article is stored in the storage section A in the storage space S1 on the cutting line forming top wall 18 side. Similarly, when six articles are stored, four pieces are stored in the storage space S2 and one piece is stored in each of the storage sections C and D in the storage space S1, and when seven pieces are stored, the storage space S2 is stored. Four storage units A in the storage space S1,
One piece is stored in each of C and D.

When storing eight articles, the top wall 12 and the side wall 4 forming the partition member 19 and the top wall 1 forming the cutting line forming top wall 18 as described above.
2 and the side walls 4 so that the storage spaces S1, S
The eight articles are stored in each of the storage sections A to H of No. 2.

After the desired number of articles are stored, the upper surfaces of the tongue pieces 14 and 15 of the two top walls 12 and 13 which can be freely opened and closed are connected to the end walls 6 and 7 so as to be aligned with each other. The tongue pieces 8 and 9 are fitted into the notches 10 and 11 formed in the tongue pieces 8 and 9 to close the package, thereby completing the packaging.

In the above-mentioned packaging operation, the top walls 12, 13 are used.
Is opened to store the articles in the storage section S. However, in the packaging container 1 of this embodiment, since both end walls 6 and 7 are also openable, the end walls 6 and 7 are opened. age,
It is also possible to store the articles in the storage section S from the end side of the packaging container 1.

As described above, in the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment, the partition member 19 for partitioning the storage portion of the packaging container 1 is formed integrally with the packaging container 1 and the partition member 19 is formed.
Is bent in the storage section B, or the partition member 19 is positioned flush with the walls 4 and 12 to form the storage space S1 according to the number of articles to be stored. can do.

Then, the stored articles are stored in the packaging container 1.
Since it is firmly protected by the partition member 19 and the partition member 19 and the movement thereof is restricted, the cushioning material such as an air cap is loaded in the space of the packaging container 1 or the partition is separately provided. Work can be omitted, and there is no need to prepare packaging containers 1 having different sizes according to the number of articles to be stored. Further, the cost of cushioning material and the like can be reduced, and problems such as a storage section of the packaging container 1 and inventory management can be solved.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, which is a packaging container 1 capable of storing ten articles in two rows of five articles. The main part of the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment other than the formation position of the partition member 19 is the same as that of the above-described first embodiment. The second and fourth of the five articles in a row
This is different in that it is formed so as to protrude into the storage portion at the third arrangement position.

As described above, the number of the partition members 19 integrally formed with the packaging container 1 of the present invention is not limited to one, but may be provided at a necessary number as necessary. In this case, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

The side wall forming the partition member 19 is not limited to one side wall, and one partition member 1 is provided on each side wall.
9 may be formed, and the partition member 19 may be formed in each of the storage spaces S1 and S2.

FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. The packaging container 21 of the present embodiment is capable of storing four articles in one row.

The packaging container 21 of the present embodiment has the bottom wall 2
2, the side wall 23, the top wall 24 and the side wall 25 are sequentially bent
An endless packaging container 1 main body is provided continuously through 21, L22, L23, and L24. When the packaging container 1 is used, the packaging container 1 is molded into a rectangular cylindrical shape, and both ends of the bottom wall 3 are formed. End walls 28, 2 having tongues 26, 27 on each side
9 are connected to each other via folding curves L25 and L26, and are formed so as to function as a lid that can be opened and closed. The tongue piece 2
The reference numerals 6 and 27 are designed to be folded into the storage space S of the packaging container 1 along the inner surface of the top wall 24.

Also, in the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment described above, the storage container J in the storage space S which is the arrangement position of the articles arranged second from one end side is provided. A foldable partition member 30 is formed.

The partition member 30 includes a side wall 23 and a bottom wall 22.
In the present embodiment, the cutting lines 32 and 33 constituting the partition member 30 are formed to have a height not less than the height dimension of the side wall and not more than twice the dimension. In this case, the side wall portion 23 ′ constituting the partition member 30 is bent into the storage portion J at an acute angle from the fold curve L 22 formed between the partition member 30 and the bottom wall 22 side. Wall 22
Is bent into the storage portion J at an acute angle from the fold curve L27 formed on the bottom wall 22 to form the partition member 30 protruding into the storage space S.
The bent state of the partition member 30 is as shown in FIG.

Further, in the packaging container 1 of this embodiment, one open window 31, 31 ... is formed in the top wall 24 so as to correspond to each of the storage portions I, J, K, L. The article stored in the storage space S can be checked from the outside.

In the packaging container 1 thus configured, when the partition member 30 is bent in the storage portion J of the storage space S, the article 1 is formed by the partition member 30.
It is possible to partition into one storage part I for each and two storage parts K and L for two, and to arrange the stored articles in the storage space S with the movement restricted. Further, the top wall 24 and the side wall 25 constituting the partition member 30 are positioned flush with the walls 24, 25 of the main body of the packaging container 1, respectively, so that four articles, which are the maximum storage quantity, can be stored in the storage space S.
Can be stored.

In the case of the packaging container 1 of the present embodiment,
The main body of the packaging container 1 is endless and is a semi-molded product. One to four articles can be stored in one packaging container 1 without the need for a cushioning material or the like. In this respect, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

FIG. 7 shows that the cutting lines 32 and 33 of the storage container 21 shown in FIG.
And the bottom wall 24 and the bottom wall 22 connected via the L21
A portion surrounded by the fold curves L27, L28 formed between the ends of the cutting lines 32, 33 and the cutting lines 32, 33 is formed as a partition member 34, and is formed in the storage space S. The case where they are arranged so as to project is shown as a fourth embodiment. It goes without saying that even with such a configuration of the partition member 34, the same effects as those of the partition members 19 and 30 of the above-described embodiments can be obtained.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, but can be variously modified as needed. For example, the open window 31 for viewing the stored articles of the third embodiment is the same as the packaging container 1 of each of the above-described embodiments.
At the top wall 24 (12, 12).
It is not limited to 13).

[0058]

As described above, in the packaging container according to the present invention, the partition member for partitioning the storage space of the packaging container is formed integrally with the packaging container, and the partition member is provided in the storage portion in the storage space. By folding and positioning it, or by positioning it flush with each wall, a storage space corresponding to the number of articles to be stored is formed, and the articles to be stored are packed by the packaging container itself and the partition member. It is possible to securely protect and dispose the movement while restricting the movement.

Therefore, no cushioning material or the like is required, and it is not necessary to prepare packaging containers of different sizes according to the number of articles to be stored, so that the cost can be reduced and the storage space for the packaging containers is small. And inventory management can be simplified.

Further, by forming an open window in the storage portion of the packaging container, the stored articles can be visually observed from the outside, and the effect of ensuring the packaging operation can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a storage container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an expanded view of the storage container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing storage units according to the number of articles to be stored.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a storage container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the storage container of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a main part of a storage container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Packaging container 2 Blank 3 Bottom wall 4,5 Side wall 6,7 End wall 8,9 Tongue piece 10,11 Notch 12,13 Top wall 14,15 (Connected to top wall Tongue piece 16, 17 cutting line 18 cutting line forming top wall 19 partition member 21 packaging container 22 bottom wall 23 side wall 24 top wall 25 side wall 26, 27 tongue piece 28, 29 end wall 30 partition member 31 open window 32, 33 Cutting line 34 Partition member L1-L11, L21-L28 Fold curve A-L Storage section S Storage space

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A substantially rectangular bottom wall, a pair of side walls facing each other, a pair of end walls and a top wall facing each other, are formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and have the same shape in the extending direction of the side walls. A packaging container in which a storage space including a plurality of storage portions capable of aligning and storing a plurality of articles is formed, and at least one of the one side wall, the bottom wall, and the top wall corresponding to one storage portion. Thus, at least one partition member that protrudes into the storage section and restrains the movement of an article in an adjacent storage section can take a position that forms a part of each wall and a position that protrudes into the storage section. A packaging container characterized by being formed to be bendable. 2. The partition member is formed between two cutting lines formed in parallel from the side wall to at least one of the bottom wall and the top wall, and an end of the two cutting lines. The packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the packaging container is a member surrounded by a bent fold curve. 3. The packaging according to claim 2, wherein a fold curve formed between the two cutting lines also serves as a fold curve between the side wall and the bottom wall or the top wall. Container. 4. A storage space comprising a plurality of storage portions, each of which is formed in a plurality of rows, and wherein the partition member is formed in at least one of the storage spaces. Any one of claims 3 to 3
Item 14. The packaging container according to Item. 5. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein each of the storage portions is provided with an open window for confirming the presence or absence of a stored product. Packaging containers.