JPH08143091A - Packing case for office equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent office equipment from being damaged when it is taken out of an packing case and facilitate packing work by providing caster fitting holes, in which casters are fitted, on a bottom case that supports the office equipment. CONSTITUTION: When packaged by an office equipment packaging case, office equipment 2 with casters 7 is laid down horizontally on a bottom case 3 of the office equipment packing case. The office equipment is supported on the bottom case 3 and caster fitting holes 11 in which casters 7 are fitted are provided at specified positions on the bottom case 3 corresponding to the casters 7. When the office equipment that is laid down is raised upright to take out it from the packing case, the casters 7 are fitted in the fitting holes 11 and the office equipment 2 is turned on the casters 7. Therefore, as the weight of the office equipment 2 exerts on the casters 7, a decoration board etc., of the office equipment 2 are prevented from being damaged by rubbing against the packing case or a floor.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packaging case for an office machine, and particularly a function of supporting the office machine so that the office machine is not damaged when the office machine accommodated in a sideways state is taken out from the packaging case. The present invention relates to a packaging case equipped with.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a conventional office machine packaging case. As shown in the figure, the packing case 1 is composed of a bottom case 3 which supports an office machine (copying machine) 2 which is laid down, and an upper case 5 which is joined to the bottom case 3 by a joint 4. A cushioning packing 6 is filled between the office machine 2 and the case to be accommodated.

[0003]

In order to take out the office machine from such a packaging case 1, it is necessary to remove the upper case 5 and then take out the office machine 2 from the bottom case 3 in an upright state. At that time, a method of taking the office machine out of the bottom case 3 and then standing it up, and a method of standing it up in the bottom case and taking it out can be considered. In the former case, the office machine taken out is placed on the floor while lying down once, and then the office machine is erected, but in this case, the side surface of the office machine may be scratched. Of course, it is possible to stand up an office machine in the air, but since an office machine such as a copying machine is a very heavy product, the work of standing upside down in the air requires power and is dangerous. In addition, even with the latter method, it is quite difficult to stand the decorative plate of the office machine without rubbing it with the bottom case 3, and there is a risk that the caster may slip on the way and vibrate the office machine or damage the office machine. . In order to solve the problems in the conventional technique, the present invention has a function of supporting the office machine so that the office machine is not damaged when the office machine accommodated in the sideways state is taken out from the packaging case. The purpose is to provide a packaging case.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a packaging case in which an office machine having casters on the bottom is placed on a bottom case in a sideways state and accommodated therein. An office machine packaging case is characterized in that an engaging hole capable of engaging with the caster is formed in a predetermined portion of the bottom case supporting the caster, the engaging hole being capable of engaging with the caster. In the present invention, the engagement hole may be formed in the flap of the bottom case. In this case, you only have to make a hole at the position corresponding to the flap caster,
The structure is extremely simple and can be inexpensively constructed. It is also possible to form the engagement hole in a packing material filled along the bottom surface of the business machine. In this case,
The strength of the packing material stabilizes the support condition when the office machine is set up. If the packing material is fixed to the flap, the packing material does not move when the office machine is set up, so that the supporting state is more stable, but it goes without saying that the packing material does not necessarily have to be fixed to the flap. Absent.

[0005]

According to the present invention, when the office machine is set up, when the office machine is set up with the bottom case housed in the bottom case,
It is possible that the bottom case is laid on the floor and only the office machine is erected. In either case, when the office machine is tilted to stand, the casters provided on the bottom of the office machine are inserted into the engagement holes. Therefore, when the office machine is tilted from there, the engagement holes are provided, for example, the flaps and packing materials support the office machine, and the decorative board of the office machine directly contacts the bottom case. Gravity is only applied to the casters, so it does not damage the office machine,
It is possible to stably perform the operation of raising the office machine with the engagement hole as a fulcrum.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings for the understanding of the present invention. The following embodiments are examples of embodying the present invention and are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention. 1 and 2 are respectively a flow chart showing a procedure for taking out the office machine from the packaging case according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a view taken along arrow A in FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing an embodiment of FIG. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, an engagement hole 11 is formed in a flap 10 that constitutes a part of the bottom case 3. As shown in FIG. 3, this engaging hole is provided for the office machine 2
It is provided at a position corresponding to the casters 7 provided on the bottom surface of the. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the engaging hole 11 may be provided in a portion of the packing material 6a provided along the bottom surface of the office machine, which corresponds to the caster 7. The packing material 6a may be fixed to the flap 10 or may be freely movable. If it is fixed to the flap 10, the supporting state when the office machine is stood is extremely stable. When erecting the office machine 2 housed in such a packaging case, tilting it together with the bottom case 3 as shown in FIG. 1A causes the office machine 2 to slightly move downward while being supported by the packing material 6. The caster 7 provided on the bottom surface of the slide is inserted into the engagement hole 11. Therefore, when the business machine 2 is tilted as it is, the business machine 2 is supported by the engagement holes 11 via the casters 7, and the bottom corner portion of the business machine 2 is the bottom case 3.
There is no inconvenience such as being rubbed against or the weight of the office machine 2 being applied to the bottom corner.

The state in which the office machine 2 is rotated until it becomes vertical is shown in (b). In this state, the casters 7 are still inserted in the engagement holes 11, so as shown in (c), lower the bottom case 3 until the flap 10 reaches the floor, and move the office machine 2 or the bottom case 3. Thus, the caster 7 is disengaged from the engagement hole 11. FIG. 2 shows a procedure in which only the office machine 2 is rotated to stand while the bottom case 3 is placed on the floor. In this case, as the office machine 2 is tilted as shown in (a), the caster 7 is inserted into and engaged with the engagement hole 11, and the engagement hole 11 supports the weight of the business machine 2. Therefore, the office machine 2
When the machine is further rotated, the office machine 2 rotates around the root of the flap 10, and eventually the office machine 2 is rotated as shown in (b).
Stands vertically. The work for removing the casters 7 from the engagement holes 11 in this state is the same as that shown in FIG. 1, and by moving the office machine 2 relative to the bottom case 3, the casters 7 get over the flaps 10, It disengages from the engagement hole 11. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the cushion material 12 is provided on the bottom surface of the bottom case 3, but in this embodiment, even if there is a step between the bottom case 3 and the floor due to the cushion material 12, the office machine can be easily operated. Can stand.

[0008]

According to the present invention, when the office machine is set up,
Since the weight of the business machine is supported by the engagement hole formed in a part of the bottom case, there is no inconvenience that the business machine is directly weighted and the business machine is damaged, and the casters slip and the business machine does not vibrate. It will not be added, and the work of setting up an office machine will be easy and safe.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a procedure for taking an office machine out of a packaging case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for taking out the office machine from the packaging case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view on arrow A in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of main parts showing another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a general office packaging case.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Packing case 2 ... Office machine 3 ... Bottom case 6, 6a ... Packing material 7 ... Caster 10 ... Flap 11 ... Engagement hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. In a packaging case for accommodating an office machine having a caster on the bottom face on a bottom case in a sideways state, a bottom case supporting the office machine is provided at a predetermined portion corresponding to the caster. An office machine packaging case, wherein an engagement hole capable of engaging with the caster is formed. 2. The packaging case for an office machine according to claim 1, wherein the engagement hole is formed in a flap of the bottom case. 3. The packaging case for an office machine according to claim 1, wherein the engagement hole is formed in a packing material filled along the bottom surface of the office machine.