JPH031387Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a collapsible container used for transporting bottles and the like.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, containers used to transport or store bottles and other items are bulky when not in use, making it inconvenient to store the containers themselves. Furthermore, although some products are foldable, they require a bendable part in order to be folded, which has the disadvantage that sufficient strength cannot be obtained from that part.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to obtain a container that is foldable and yet has sufficient strength during use.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention consists of a main body formed into a cylindrical body by bendably joining a front plate, a rear plate, and left and right side plates each having a bending part that can be bent inward at the center; It consists of a bottom plate that is bendably joined to the lower end of the rear plate, and a plate-shaped or U-shaped bending prevention member that is connected to the center of the inner surface of the bottom plate so that its lower end can be bent. The prevention member presses the left and right side plates from the inside, thereby preventing the side plates from bending during use and reinforcing the bent portion.On the other hand, when folding, the bending prevention member is pulled up to prevent one end of the bottom plate from bending. After the container is raised, the left and right side plates are bent to fold the container.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the same embodiment in a state in the middle of being folded. In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes a container body, which has a cylindrical shape with a front plate 2, a rear plate 3, and left and right side plates 4 and 5 connected in a bendable manner by hinges 6, 7, 8, and 9. Further, the left and right side plates 4 and 5 are made bendable by hinges 4a and 5a extending upward and downward at their centers, respectively. 10 is a hinge 1 at the lower end of the rear plate 3 of the main body 1.
a bottom plate foldably attached by 1; 12;
1 is a partition wall whose lower end is attached to the center of the bottom plate 10 by a hinge 13 and serves as a bending prevention member, and 14 and 15 are engaging portions provided at both ends of the partition wall 12, as shown in FIG. When assembled in this manner, the engaging portions 14, 15 are engaged with the engaging holes 4b, 5b formed in the left and right side plates 4, 5. Further, 16 is a handle attached to the partition wall 12.

In the assembled state as shown in FIG.
4 and 15 are engaged with the engagement holes 4b and 5b of the side plates 4 and 5, so that they cannot move. Therefore, the bottom plate 10
I'm in a state where I can't even move. Furthermore, the side plates 4 and 5 are connected to hinges 4a and 5 by the bottom plate 10 and the partition wall 12.
Since part a is held down so as not to bend, it is held in the state shown in Figure 1. It should be noted that an L-shaped portion 1 bent downward as in the illustrated embodiment is provided at the tip of the bottom plate 10.
0a, and a hook-shaped portion 2 at the lower end of the front plate 2.
It is desirable to provide a structure in which the parts a are interlocked with each other, since this allows the assembled state to be reliably maintained and also serves to reinforce the bottom plate 10 and the like.

In this assembled state, bottles and other articles can be placed in the area partitioned by the partition wall 12 and carried by holding the handle 16.

Next, when folding the container, the engaging member 14,
15 from the engagement holes 4b, 5b and the partition wall 12 is pulled upward, the bottom plate 10 is also pulled up together with this. At this time, one end of the bottom plate 10 is attached to the rear plate 3, but the attachment part is attached to the hinge 11.
As shown in FIG. 2, it bends at the hinge 11, and the L-shaped portion 10a at the other end disengages from the hook-shaped portion 2a, causing it to rise diagonally upward. When the partition wall 12 is further pulled up, the bottom plate 10 and the partition wall 12 are both brought to the rear plate 3 side and arranged side by side. The side plates 4 and 5 are both released from being pressed by the bottom plate 10 and the partition wall 12, so that they can be bent from the hinges 4a and 5a. Therefore, by folding the side plates 4 and 5 at the hinges 4a and 5a, the container 1 can be folded flat, making it convenient for storage and the like.

When assembling the container from the folded state described above, it is sufficient to perform the reverse operation to fold it.

In this way, the container of the above embodiment can be easily folded and assembled by moving the partition wall 12 up and down, and when assembled, both ends of the partition wall 6 touch the hinges 4a and 5a of the left and right side plates 4 and 5, respectively. Since it is pressed from the inside, it will not bend at the hinges, and will also have a reinforcing effect on the hinges 4a and 5a. For this reason, the bulkhead 12
It is desirable to have a certain thickness or to provide a holding part 12a at the end as shown in the figure. Also, if both ends 3a of the rear plate 3 are bent into an L-shape, the partition wall 12, handle 16, and bottom plate 1 will be removed when folded.
This is preferable because all 0's are accommodated within the L-shaped portion 3a. Furthermore, when the handle 16 is attached to the partition wall 12, a slit 12b is provided in the partition wall 12 as shown in the figure, and if the handle 16 is slidably attached along this slit 12b, the handle 16 can be placed inside the container when folded.

In the illustrated embodiment, the ends of the partition wall 12, which serve as bending prevention members, press against the hinges 4a, 5a of the left and right side plates 4, 5 to prevent bending. In addition, in the case of this embodiment, the end of the rear plate 3 has an L-shaped portion 3a,
The rear plate 3 and the hinge 11 are formed so as to have a certain distance therebetween. Therefore, the partition wall 12 is shifted from the position where it divides the container into two equal parts by half the distance. However, the bending prevention effect can also be obtained by positioning the container so as to divide the container into two parts by the partition wall 12 and pressing the side plates 14 and 15 at the ends of the partition wall 12 instead of the hinges 14a and 15a. Furthermore, since the deviation between the bisecting positions and the hinges 4a, 5a is slight, the hinges 4a, 5a can be held down by making the partition walls thicker or by giving the end surfaces of the partition walls a certain width.

In addition, if a U-shaped member 17 as shown in FIG. 3 is used as a bending prevention member instead of the partition wall, and its lower end 17a is attached to the bottom plate 10 so as to be bendable, a collapsible container without partitions can be obtained. I can do it.

Moreover, each hinge can also be connected in a bendable manner using another member such as a hinge.

[Effect of idea]

According to the collapsible container of the present invention, folding and assembling operations are extremely easy, and the strength of the folded portion, which is a drawback of collapsible containers, is reinforced by the bending prevention member such as a partition wall. , the strength is large.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the same embodiment in a state in the middle of folding, and Fig. 3 is a front view showing another example of the bending prevention member. It is a diagram. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Container body, 2... Front plate, 3... Back plate, 4, 5... Side plate, 6, 7, 8, 9... Hinge, 10... Bottom plate, 12... Partition wall.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a front plate, a rear plate, left and right side plates bendable at the center which are bendably joined to the front plate and the rear plate, respectively; and a bottom plate whose one side is bendably joined to the lower end of the rear plate; Plate or U
a bending prevention member having a letter shape and having a lower end bendably joined to the inner surface of the bottom plate;
When assembled, the front plate, the rear plate, the left and right side plates, and the bottom plate form a container shape, and the bending prevention member presses the left and right side plates to prevent bending;
When folding, the foldable container is configured such that the bending preventing member is pulled up to raise one end of the bottom plate, and then the left and right side plates are folded.