TWI750003B - Folding basket - Google Patents

Abstract

A folding basket includes: a bottom plate, an upper frame, a front wall plate, a rear wall plate, a left side wall and a right side wall. The lower ends of the left side wall and the right side wall are pivotally connected to the bottom plate. The top ends of the front wall plate and the rear wall plate are pivotally connected with the upper frame. The upper frame is sleeved on the periphery of the left side wall and the right side wall, and can move up and down along the left side wall and the right side wall. The upper frame and the left side wall plate and the right side wall plate are fixedly connected into one body in a fitting manner. The base is fixedly connected with the front wall plate and the rear wall plate into a whole. The front wall panel is provided with a door panel. The door panel can be opened downwards to present the internal space of the folding basket.

Description

Folding basket

The invention relates to a folding basket, which can be folded into a flat shape for holding, and can also be unfolded into an upright basket body to become a storage basket capable of accommodating articles.

In the logistics industry, storage baskets made of plastic are often used to store items. Baskets made of this type of plastic can be divided into fixed baskets and foldable baskets. When the fixed storage basket does not contain objects, it still maintains the volume when the objects can be stored, so that too much space is required for storage. The foldable basket can be folded into a flat shape when no objects are contained in the basket, and the volume is greatly reduced. In this way, a plurality of storage baskets can be folded into a flat shape and stacked up and down to facilitate collection and storage.

The current common plastic folding basket includes a bottom plate, an upper frame, a front wall plate, a rear wall plate, a left side wall and a right side wall. The upper and lower ends of the front wall plate and the rear wall plate are pivotally connected with the bottom plate and the upper frame respectively. The lower ends of the left side wall and the right side wall are pivotally connected with the bottom plate. The upper ends of the left side wall and the right side wall are clamped and fixed with the upper frame to form a basket body. The front wall and the rear wall are provided with a horizontally extending pivot. The front wall panel and the rear wall panel can be folded into a flat shape with the pivot as the axis.

When the aforementioned conventional folding basket is to be folded, the upper ends of the left side wall and the right side wall can be separated from the upper frame and laid down in a horizontal state. Then make the front wall panel and the rear wall panel fold into a flat shape. Then, the upper frame can fall to abut against the base, and the folding basket is folded into a flat shape. Meanwhile, the foldable structure of the front wall panel and the rear wall panel is relatively complicated, and the accuracy is not easy to control, which makes the operation difficult. In addition, such folding baskets will be stacked up and down after they are contained. When you want to take out the items in the lower folding basket, you must first remove the upper folding baskets one by one to show the upper opening of the lower folding basket, before you can take out the items, and also need to remove the folded basket Stack them on top of each other again. It is quite inconvenient to fetch things.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a folding basket, which adopts a moving upper frame to expand into a basket body or fold into a flat shape, and its four wall panels are designed with a single panel surface, which can improve the structural strength of the folding basket.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a folding basket with an openable door panel, which can take out the items in the lower folding basket or put the items in the lower folding basket without removing the upper folding basket. .

The folding basket provided by the present invention includes: a bottom plate, an upper frame, a front wall, a rear wall, a left side wall, and a right side wall. The front end edge of the bottom is provided with a first convex wall, the rear end edge is provided with a second convex wall, the left end edge is provided with a third convex wall, and the right end edge is provided with a fourth convex wall. The lower end of the left side wall plate is connected with the top end of the third convex wall and is pivotally connected. The lower end of the right side wall plate is connected with the top end of the fourth convex wall and is pivotally connected. The upper frame is sleeved on the periphery of the left side wall and the right side wall, and can move up and down along the left side wall and the right side wall. The top end of the front wall plate is pivotally connected with the front frame bar of the upper frame. The top end of the rear wall plate is pivotally connected with the rear end frame bar of the upper frame. The upper frame and the left side wall plate and the right side wall plate are fixedly connected into one body in a fitting manner. The base is fixedly connected with the front wall plate and the rear wall plate into a whole.

The front wall panel is composed of a front wall panel frame and a door panel. The front wall panel frame There is an opening in the center. The lower ends of the two sides of the door panel are respectively provided with a convex shaft. Each of the two side walls of the central opening of the front wall panel frame is provided with a long hole for inserting the two convex shafts on both sides of the door panel respectively. A circle of door stops is arranged around the opening of the front wall panel frame to stop the door panel. The front wall and the door panel can swing downward to present the inner space of the folding basket.

The upper edge of the door stop of the front wall plate frame is protruded forward with two hanging grooves. Two hooks are oppositely arranged on the inner surface of the door panel. The hook is hooked into the hanging slot from top to bottom, and the door panel is locked to be upright. .

The front wall panel frame body is provided with a blocking piece on the left and the right, which can block the door panel and prevent the door panel from swinging outward. The door panel is respectively provided with a notch relative to the baffle piece. The height of the notch is lower than the height of the baffle. When the door panel is raised, the notch is aligned with the blocking piece, and the blocking piece is allowed to pass through the notch.

10: bottom plate

11: The first convex wall

12: The second convex wall

13: The third convex wall

131: Pivot

14: Fourth convex wall

141: Pivot

15: The second clasp

122: water head

20: Upper frame

22: pivot

23: The first slot

24: First order surface

25: second order surface

26: Depressed part

27: ridge

30: front wall panel

31: Shaft hole

32: Front wall panel frame

321: open

322: Door Stop

323: Long hole

324: Hanging Slot

325: Block

33: Door panel

331: Convex shaft

332: Hook

333: Gap

334: Concave

40: rear wall panel

41: Shaft hole

50: left side wall panel

51: Shaft hole

52: Tab

60: Right side wall

61: Shaft hole

62: Tab

70: The first clasp

71: second slot

80: cover

90: Folder

91: hanging rod

Figure 1 is an external view of an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded view of the embodiment shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an exploded view of the bottom plate, left side wall and right side wall.

Figure 4 is an exploded view of the upper frame, front wall panel, and rear wall panel.

Figure 5 is a state diagram of the embodiment of the present invention folded into a flat shape.

Figures 6 to 8 are action diagrams of the folding operation according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a partial enlarged view of the upper frame.

Figure 10 shows the appearance of the front wall panel.

Figure 11 is an exploded view of the front wall panel.

Fig. 12 is a state diagram of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 when the door panel is opened.

Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of the embodiment shown in Figure 1 with a cover plate added.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of the receiving and executing file folder of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

Please refer to Figure 1 to Figure 4. The folding basket disclosed in the present invention can be expanded into a box shape to accommodate items, and can also be folded into a flat shape to facilitate storage. The folding basket includes: a bottom plate 10, an upper frame 20, a front wall plate 30, a rear wall plate 40, a left side wall plate 50, and a right side wall plate 60. The front end edge of the bottom 10 is provided with a first convex wall 11, the rear end edge is provided with a second convex wall 12, the left end edge is provided with a third convex wall 13, and the right end edge is provided with a fourth convex wall 14. Wherein, the height of the first convex wall 11 and the second convex wall 12 are the same, and they are correspondingly arranged front and rear. The third convex wall 13 and the fourth convex wall 14 have the same height, and are correspondingly arranged front and rear. The heights of the third convex wall 13 and the fourth convex wall 14 are higher than the heights of the first convex wall 11 and the second convex wall 12. The lower end of the left side wall plate 50 is connected to the top end of the third convex wall 13 and is pivotally connected. The lower end of the right side wall 60 is connected with the top end of the fourth convex wall 14 and is pivotally connected.

The top end of the third convex wall 13 of the bottom plate 10 is provided with at least one coaxial pivot 131. At least one open shaft hole 51 is correspondingly provided at the bottom end of the left side wall 50. The pivots 131 can be inserted into the corresponding shaft holes 51. Then the left side wall 50 can swing around the pivots 131 as the axis. In this embodiment, the number of the pivot 131 and the number of the shaft hole 51 is three each.

The top end of the fourth convex wall 14 of the bottom plate 10 is provided with at least one coaxial pivot 141. At least one open shaft hole 61 is correspondingly provided at the bottom end of the right side wall 60. The pivots 141 can be inserted into the corresponding shaft holes 61. Then the right side wall 60 can swing around the pivots 141 as the axis. In this embodiment, the number of the pivot 141 and the number of the shaft hole 61 is three each.

The upper frame 20 is sleeved on the periphery of the left side wall 50 and the right side wall 60, and It can move up and down along the left side wall 50 and the right side wall 60. Since the upper frame 20 is allowed to move up and down, when the left side wall 50 and the right side wall 50 are unfolded, the left side wall 50 and the right side wall 60 must swing outwards into a vertical shape.

The top end of the front wall panel 30 is pivotally connected to the front end frame of the upper frame 20. The top end of the rear wall plate 40 is pivotally connected to the rear end frame of the upper frame 20. At least one coaxial pivot 22 is provided on the inner side of the rear frame strip of the upper frame 20. The top end of the front wall plate 40 is correspondingly provided with at least one open shaft hole 41. Each pivot 22 can be inserted into the corresponding shaft hole 41. Then the rear wall plate 40 can swing with each pivot 22 as an axis, or swing in an upright shape, or swing in a horizontal shape. In this embodiment, the number of the pivot 22 and the number of the shaft hole 41 is five each.

At least one coaxial pivot is provided on the inner surface of the front end frame strip of the upper frame 20 (not shown in the figure, which is arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the aforementioned pivot 22). At least one open shaft hole 31 is correspondingly provided at the top end of the front wall plate 30. The pivots can be inserted into the corresponding shaft holes 31. Then, the front wall panel 30 can swing around each pivot axis, or swing upright, or swing horizontally. In this embodiment, the numbers of the pivot shaft and the shaft hole 31 are five each.

At least two first embedding grooves 23 (the embedding grooves 23 of the left side frame bar 50 are not shown) are respectively provided on the inner side of the left side frame strip 50 and the right side frame strip 60 of the upper frame 20. At least two first clasps 70 are provided on the outer side of the left side wall 50 and the right side wall 60 opposite to each other. The upper frame 20 is fixedly connected to the left side wall 50 and the right side wall 60 by virtue of the first clasps 70 being inserted into the corresponding first embedding grooves 23. At least two second clasps 15 are provided on the inner side of the first convex wall 11 and the second convex wall 12 of the base 10. In this embodiment, the inner sides of the first convex wall 11 and the second convex wall 12 are each provided with four clasps 15. At least two second embedding grooves 71 are respectively provided on the outer side of the front wall plate 30 and the rear wall plate 40 (the second embedding grooves on the outer side of the rear wall plate 40 are not shown). With each of the second clasps 15 embedded Into the corresponding second embedding grooves 71, so that the base 10, the front wall plate 30 and the rear wall plate 40 are fixedly connected into one body.

To fold the unfolded box body as shown in Fig. 1 into a flat shape as shown in Fig. 5, first make the front wall panel 30, the second groove 71 of the rear wall panel 40 and the second groove 71 of the bottom panel 10 The two clasps 15 are separated, as shown in Figure 6. Continue to disengage the second buckle 70 of the left side wall 50 and the right side wall 60 from the second embedding groove 23 of the upper frame 20 so that the upper frame 20 can move downward freely, as shown in FIG. 7. When the upper frame 20 moves down to the lowest point, the front wall panel 30 and the rear wall panel 410 naturally form a horizontal shape, as shown in FIG. 8. At this moment, the total height of the front wall panel 30 and the rear wall panel 40 in a horizontal shape is lower than the height of the third convex wall 13 and the fourth convex wall 14 of the bottom plate 10. Finally, the left side wall 50 and the right side wall 60 are rotated inward to form a horizontal shape, as shown in FIG. 5, and the folding operation is completed.

Refer to Figure 9. A circle of first step surfaces 24 and a circle of second step surfaces 25 of different heights are provided on the inner side of the upper frame. The second step surface 25 is located inside the first step surface 24. The height of the first step surface 24 is higher than the height of the second step surface 25. The second step surface 25 is provided with a recess 26 at both ends of the front frame bar and the rear frame bar. The left side wall 50 and the right side wall 60 are respectively provided with a protruding piece 52 and 62 at the front and rear ends of the top edge.

To unfold the folding basket, the left side wall 50 and the right side wall 60 need to be rotated into an upright position, and then the upper frame 20 is moved upward. Meanwhile, the protruding pieces 52, 62 on the top edge of the left side wall 50 and the right side wall 60 will stop at the four recesses 26 of the second step surface 25 of the upper frame 20, which means that the upper frame 20 has moved To positioning. Then, the first clasps 70 on the left side wall 50 and the right side wall 60 are inserted into the first insertion groove 23 of the upper frame 20, and the upper frame 20, the left side wall 50, and the right side are fixed. The expanded position of the wall panel 60. Move up the upper frame 20 During the process, the front wall panel 30 and the rear wall panel 40 are naturally unfolded, and the lower ends of the front wall panel 30 and the rear wall panel 40 are closely aligned with the first convex wall 11 and the second convex wall 12 of the base 20 The second clasp 71 on the front wall panel 30 and the rear wall panel 40 is inserted into the second insertion groove 15 of the base 20 by pressing, and the unfolding operation of the folding box is completed.

Please refer to Figure 10~Figure 12. The front wall panel 30 is composed of a front wall panel frame 32 and a door panel 33. An opening 321 is defined in the center of the front wall frame 32. The door panel 33 can cover the opening 321. A door stop 322 is provided around the opening 321 of the front wall frame 32 to stop the door plate 33 from being upright. The door panel 33 can be opened downward to present the inner space of the folding basket. A convex shaft 331 is provided at the lower end of the two side surfaces of the door panel 33 respectively. Each of the two side walls of the central opening 321 of the front wall frame 32 is provided with an elongated hole 323 for the two convex shafts 331 on both sides of the door plate 33 to be inserted respectively. Then, the door panel 33 can swing with the two convex shafts 331 as the axis, or swing upward into a vertical shape to cover the central opening 321 of the front wall frame 32, or swing downward to open the door panel 33. The upper edge of the door stop 322 of the front wall frame 32 protrudes forward with two hanging grooves 324. The channel of the hanging groove 324 extends from top to bottom. Two hooks 332 are opposite to the inner surface of the door panel 33. With the hook 332 hooking into the hanging groove 324 from top to bottom, the door panel 33 is locked in a state of covering the central opening 321 of the front wall frame 32. When the door panel 33 is lifted upwards, the hook 332 moves upwards and comes out of the hanging slot 324. In addition, the front wall frame 32 is provided with a blocking piece 325 on the left and the right, which can block the door 33 from opening outward. The door panel 33 is provided with a notch 333 relative to the baffle piece. The height of the notch 333 is lower than the height of the blocking piece 325. When the door panel 33 is raised, the notch 333 is aligned with the blocking piece 325 and allows the blocking piece 325 to pass through the notch. In this way, the door panel 33 can be opened to show the central opening 321 of the front wall frame 32 and the internal space of the folding basket. The upper edge of the two notches 333 of the door panel 33 is provided with an inner recess 334. In the state where the two blocking pieces 325 block the door panel 33, the The two blocking pieces 325 are respectively sinked into the two inner recesses 334 so that the front end surface of the door panel 33 and the front end surface of the front wall panel frame 32 form the same vertical surface.

Please refer to Figure 13. The folding basket further includes a cover plate 80. The cover 80 can cover the upper opening of the folding basket and is supported by the first step surface 24 of the upper frame 20. Please refer to Figure 9 and Figure 14. The inner side of the second step surface 25 of the front frame strip and the rear frame strip of the upper frame 20 are each provided with an upwardly protruding protruding strip 27, and a length is formed between the protruding strip 27 and the outer side wall surface of the second step surface 25形槽。 Shaped groove. The file folder 90 with the hanging rod 91 can be hung in the long grooves of the front frame bar and the rear frame bar of the upper frame 20 with the two ends of the hanging rod 91 to receive the file folder.

In summary, in the folding basket provided by the present invention, the front wall panel 30, the rear wall panel 40, the left side wall panel 50, and the right side wall panel 60 all have a complete panel design, and the structure strength is better. In addition, the present invention has an openable door panel 33, so that by opening the door panel 33, the items in the folding basket can be taken out or put in, which is more convenient to use.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the patent application.

10: bottom plate

11: The first convex wall

13: The third convex wall

14: Fourth convex wall

20: Upper frame

24: First order surface

25: second order surface

27: ridge

30: front wall panel

32: Front wall panel frame

33: Door panel

40: rear wall panel

50: left side wall panel

60: Right side wall

Claims (7)

A folding basket includes: a bottom plate, an upper frame, a front wall panel, a rear wall panel, a left side wall, and a right side wall; wherein the front edge of the bottom is provided with a first convex wall , The rear end edge is provided with a second convex wall, the left end edge is provided with a third convex wall, and the right end edge is provided with a fourth convex wall; The board can swing into an upright or horizontal shape with a pivot axis; the lower end of the right side wall is pivotally connected to the top end of the fourth convex wall, so that the right side wall can swing into an upright or flat shape with the pivot axis Horizontal; the upper frame is sleeved on the periphery of the left side wall and the right side wall, and can move up and down along the left side wall and the right side wall; the top end of the front wall and the front end frame of the upper frame The front wall panel is pivotally connected, so that the front wall panel can swing into an upright or horizontal shape with the pivot axis; The connecting shaft pivots into an upright or horizontal shape; the left side frame strip and the right side frame strip of the upper frame can be fixed and integrated with the left side wall and the right side wall respectively; the first convex wall and the second wall of the base The convex wall can be respectively fixedly connected with the front wall panel and the rear wall panel into a whole; it is characterized in that: the front wall panel is composed of a front wall panel frame body and a door panel; the center of the front wall panel frame body is provided There is an opening; the lower ends of the two sides of the door panel are each provided with a convex shaft; the two side walls of the central opening of the front wall panel frame are each provided with an elongated hole for the two convex shafts on both sides of the door panel to be inserted respectively; When the door panel swings upward into an upright shape, it can cover the opening; the front wall panel frame is provided with a circle of door stops around the opening to stop the door panel; the door panel can be opened downward to show the folding basket Internal space. As for the folding basket described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the upper edge of the door stop of the front wall panel is protruded forward with two hanging grooves; the groove of the hanging groove extends from top to bottom; Two hooks are arranged oppositely on the inner surface of the door panel; the hooks are hooked into the hanging slot from top to bottom by virtue of the hooks, and the door panel is locked in an upright shape. The folding basket described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the front wall panel frame is provided with left and right sides A baffle can block the door panel and prevent the door panel from swinging outward; the door panel is provided with a gap relative to the baffle; the height of the gap is lower than the height of the baffle; when the door panel is raised, the gap is Align the baffle and allow the baffle to pass through the gap. For the folding basket described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the upper edge of the two notches of the door panel is provided with an inner concave part; The front end surface of the wall panel frame forms the same vertical surface. The folding basket described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the inner side of the upper frame is provided with a first step surface and a second step surface of different heights; the second step surface is located on the inner side of the first step surface; the The height of the first step surface is higher than the height of the second step surface; the second step surface is provided with a recess at both ends of the front frame bar and the rear frame bar. For the folding basket described in item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the left and right side wall panels are provided with a protruding piece at the front and rear ends of the top edge; when the upper frame moves upward, the left side wall and the right side wall The protruding pieces on the top edge of the board will respectively stop at the four recesses of the second step surface of the upper frame. For the folding basket described in item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the inner side of the second step surface of the front frame and the rear frame strip of the upper frame is each provided with a convex strip, and the convex strip and the outer side wall surface of the second step surface A long channel is formed between.

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