JPH07242247A - Container for transport - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To contain a large number or articles without generating a wasteful space even when the size of articles to be contained is small, and stack a large number of articles in a small space by using a partitioning plate. CONSTITUTION:A container 1 for transport is equipped with a box-shaped main body 2 to contain articles, of which the top is open, and a partitioning plate 3 which partitions the inside of the main body 2 at an intermediate location in the horizontal direction. A vertical protuberance 5a is formed at one part of a side wall 4 of the main body 2. At the same time, at one part of a side wall 4 which is confronted with the above mentioned side wall, 4, a vertical groove 6 is formed at a location which corresponds with the vertical protuberance 5a. Then, on the peripheral edge of the partitioning plate 3, a protruding part which corresponds with the vertical protuberance 5a and a recessed part which corresponds with the vertical groove 6 are formed. Also, on the internal surface of the side wall 4, a partitioning plate engaging part which engages with the partitioning plate 3 at an intermediate part in the main body 2 is provided for the constitution.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transportation container used for accommodating articles such as food and tableware for storage and transportation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to store and carry articles such as food and tableware, a box-shaped carrying container is often used. A conventional shipping container is made of a relatively rigid material such as wood or plastic and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped body with an open top for containing articles therein.

[0003]

However, the conventional carrying container has a problem that a large space is generated in the upper part of the inside of the main body when accommodating small-sized articles. In addition, since unused transport containers are stacked and stored as they are, the height of the stacked transport containers as a whole becomes high, and a large number of containers cannot be stacked. The present invention, in view of the above problems, by using a partition plate, even if the size of the article to be stored is small, without causing a wasteful space,
An object of the present invention is to provide a transport container that can store many items and can stack a large number of containers in a narrow space.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a box-shaped main body having an opened upper part for accommodating articles therein, and a partition plate for partitioning the inside of the main body horizontally in the middle. And a vertical protrusion is formed on a part of the side wall of the main body, and a vertical groove is formed at a position corresponding to the vertical protrusion on a part of the side wall facing the side wall. The peripheral portion of the partition plate is formed by providing a convex portion corresponding to the vertical protruding portion and a concave portion corresponding to the vertical groove portion,
A partition plate locking portion that locks the partition plate at an intermediate portion inside the main body is provided on the inner surface of the side wall. In the present invention, it is also preferable that the side wall of the main body is formed so as to taper from the top toward the bottom. Further, in the present invention, it is advantageous that the outer side surface of the side wall of the main body is provided with a stack locking portion that abuts on the upper surface of the box-shaped main body to be stacked.

[0005]

[Operation] According to the present invention, when the inside of the main body is partitioned horizontally in the middle, the convex portion of the partition plate corresponds to the vertical protruding portion of the main body, and the concave portion corresponds to the vertical groove portion of the main body. The bottom surface of the partition plate 3 is locked to the partition plate locking portion 8 by inserting the container in the opening direction. Also, when covering the top of the main body and closing it, set the position of the partition plate to 18
Change the direction of 0 degrees and bring the bottom of the partition plate into contact with the upper part of the main body. When you store the shipping containers that contain the items together, change the direction of the shipping containers alternately while keeping the bottom of the main body Abut on the top of the and stack. When storing unused shipping containers together, the shipping containers should be oriented in the same direction and the bottom of the main body should be inserted into the opening of the lower shipping container and stacked. At that time, the stacking engagement portion is inserted until it comes into contact with the upper part of the lower container body to be stacked, so that the stacking height can be reduced by the amount of insertion.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a carrying container 1 of the present invention has a box-shaped main body 2 having an open upper portion for accommodating articles (not shown) such as food and tableware, and an intermediate portion inside the main body 2. It has a partition plate 3 for partitioning in the horizontal direction. The body 2 is made of a relatively rigid material such as plastic.
A flange portion 2a is provided on the periphery of the upper portion of the main body so that the main body 2 can be carried. The side wall 4 of the main body 2 is inclined at a gentle angle so as to taper from the top to the bottom. As shown in FIG. 3, a vertical protrusion 5 is formed in an intermediate portion of the short side wall 4 a of the side walls 4 of the main body 2. In addition, at both end portions of the inner surface of the side wall 4a, as shown in FIG.
As shown in, a business trip section 5a is provided. On the other hand, a vertical groove 6 is formed at a position corresponding to the vertical protrusion 5 in the intermediate portion of the side wall 4b facing the side wall 4a, as shown in FIG. A business trip portion 6a corresponding to the inside of the vertical groove portion 6 is provided in the middle portion of the inner surface of the side wall 4b.

On the outer surfaces of the side walls 4a and 4b of the main body 2, a stacking locking portion which extends downward from the upper portion by an intermediate height and comes into contact with the upper portions of the business trip portions 5a and 6b when the transport containers 1 are stacked. 7 are provided in two places each. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of partition plate locking portions 8 for locking the partition plate 3 are provided on the inner surface of the side wall 4 and extend upward from the bottom portion by an intermediate height (in the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6) as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the partition plate 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, but the side walls 4a are formed on both short sides.
The convex portion 3a corresponding to the vertical protruding portion 5 and the concave portion 3b corresponding to the vertical groove portion 6 of the side wall 4b are formed respectively.
Next, the case of using the transportation container 1 of the present invention will be described. When horizontally partitioning the inside of the main body 2 in the middle, the convex portion 3a of the partition plate 3 corresponds to the vertical projecting portion 5 of the main body 2, and the concave portion 3b corresponds to the vertical groove portion 6 of the main body 2, respectively. The bottom surface of the partition plate 3 is locked to the partition plate locking portion 8 by inserting it through the opening (FIG. 1). By the partition plate 3,
Since the inside of the main body 2 can be divided into upper and lower parts, it is convenient for accommodating a large number of small articles. When covering the upper part of the main body 2 and closing it, the position of the partition plate 3 is changed from the state of FIG.
Change the orientation by 0 degrees and place the bottom of the partition plate 3 on the business trip section 5 of the main body 2.
a, Contact the business trip section 6a (Fig. 2). In this case, since the partition plate 3 has a role as a lid, it is not necessary to provide a separate lid. In order to prevent dust and the like from entering the transport container 1 from the outside, it is preferable that the projections 3a and the recesses 3b formed on the partition plate 3 occupy as small an area as possible.

When the transportation containers 1 containing the articles are stored together, the bottom of the main body 2 is brought into contact with the upper surfaces of the business trip section 5a and the business trip section 6a while alternately changing the direction of the transport containers 1. Pile up. When storing unused transport containers 1 in a lump, make the transport containers 1 in the same direction,
The bottom of the main body 2 is inserted into the opening of the lower transport container 1 and stacked. At that time, the stack locking portion 7 is inserted until the business trip portions 6a and 6b provided on the inner surfaces of the side walls 4a and 4b come into contact with each other. Therefore, the height of the stack can be made lower than the conventional one by the amount inserted. Also, the stack locking portion 7
Since all have the same length, it is possible to stack transport containers in a balanced manner. While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been described above, it will be apparent that various changes can be made to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. For example, the shapes, numbers and positions of the vertical protrusions 5, the vertical groove portions 6, the partition plate locking portions 8 and the stack locking portions 7 are appropriately changed according to the characteristics and the number of the stored articles, the purpose of use, and the like. be able to. In addition, the business trip departments 5a and 6
By lowering the height of a from that of the embodiment, 2
The inside of the main body 2 may be divided into three parts by using one partition plate.

[0009]

According to the carrying container of the present invention, when the inside of the main body is horizontally partitioned in the middle, the convex portion of the partition plate is the vertical protruding portion of the main body and the concave portion is the vertical groove portion of the main body. The container is inserted from the opening so as to correspond to each other, and the bottom surface of the partition plate is locked to the partition plate locking portion. With this partition plate, the inside of the main body can be divided into two, so that many small articles can be stored. When covering and closing the upper part of the main body, change the position of the partition plate 180 degrees from the above state,
Since the bottom surface of the partition plate abuts the upper part of the main body, the partition plate serves as a lid, and it is not necessary to provide a separate lid. The side wall of the main body is formed so as to taper from the top toward the bottom,
Also, if a stack locking part that contacts the upper part of the stacking main body is provided on the outer surface of the side wall of the main body, the stacking locking part is inserted until it contacts the upper part of the stacking main body. A larger number of containers can be stacked than ever before.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a transportation container in which a box-shaped main body is horizontally partitioned in the middle by a partition plate.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the transportation container in a state where the upper part of the box-shaped body is covered with a partition plate.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the transportation container as viewed from below.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the transportation container with a partition plate removed.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the shape of a partition plate.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the transportation container with a partition plate removed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container for transportation 2 ... Main body 3 ... Partition plate 3a ... Convex part 3b ... Recessed part 4, 4a, 4b ... Side wall 5 ... Vertical projection part 6 ... Vertical groove part 7 ... Stacked locking part 8 ... Partition plate locking part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A transport container having a box-shaped main body having an opened upper part for accommodating articles therein, and a partition plate for partitioning the interior of the main body in the horizontal direction in the middle thereof, wherein one of the side walls of the main body. And a vertical groove is formed at a position corresponding to the vertical protrusion on a part of a side wall facing the side wall, and the vertical protrusion is formed on a peripheral portion of the partition plate. And a concave portion corresponding to the vertical groove portion are formed, and a partition plate locking portion for locking the partition plate at an intermediate portion inside the main body is provided on the inner surface of the side wall. Transport container. 2. The container for transportation according to claim 1, wherein the side wall of the main body is formed so as to be tapered from the top toward the bottom. 3. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein a stack locking portion that abuts an upper portion of the stacking main body is provided on an outer surface of a side wall of the main body.