JPH1059348A - Container case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and reliably fix a case body to a lid with a single touch operation by forming a pair of approximately orthogonal cuts at a corner of the lid with a distance and also forming an opening to be engaged with an engaging piece when the engaging piece into which the pair of cuts are inserted is formed at a corner of the case body. SOLUTION: In assembling a case body 1, first to fourth side walls 1A to 1D and a joint piece 1J are folded to fix the joint piece 1J to a side rim of the first side wall 1A with an adhesive or the like. Thereafter first and third bottom pieces 1E, 1G which are opposite are folded inward, and second and fourth bottom pieces 1F, 1H which are opposite are folded toward the first and third bottom pieces 1E, 1G for joining them into a unit. A lid 2 similarly assembled is put over the case body 1, and an engaging piece 40 formed by pushing an intermediate part of its second cuts 4, 4 inward is engaged with an opening 30 formed at this time by pushing an intermediate part of respective first cuts 3, 3 on the case body 1 to have both 1, 2 fixed to each other.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage case used for transporting cut flowers, potted plants, and other articles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 5, this type of storage case has a short case body 5 which is open at an upper side and has a rectangular tube shape with a bottom, and a height higher than the case body 5. And a lid 6 in the shape of a square tube with a bottom and an opening on the lower side.

When transporting articles such as cut flowers and potted plants, the articles are stored inside the case body 5 and covered with the lid 6 from above.
Is fixed by an adhesive tape 7.

[0004]

However, according to the above storage case, when the case body 5 and the lid 6 are fixed,
Since it is necessary to attach the adhesive tape 7 to the lower end portion while tilting them, it takes time and is troublesome.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily and reliably fix a case body and a lid with one touch.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a storage case according to the present invention uses a case body and a lid having a rectangular cross-sectional shape of a triangle or more, and the storage case is provided at a corner of the lid. A pair of cuts that are substantially perpendicular to the corners are formed at intervals, and the engagement pieces are formed at the corners of the case body by pushing the pair of cuts into the corners. An opening is formed to engage the piece.

[0007] According to the above storage case, after storing the article inside the case body and covering the lid from above,
The pair of cuts provided at the corners of the lid are pushed inward, and at this time, the engagement pieces formed by the cuts are engaged with the openings formed in the case main body, whereby the case is formed. The lid is easily and securely fixed to the main body with one touch. Further, since the pair of cuts are provided at the corners, when the cuts are pushed inward, the corners are bent in the opposite direction to become corners and are stabilized in that state. The mating piece does not easily deform and firmly engages the opening.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the opening is provided at the corner of the case body, a pair of cuts substantially perpendicular to the corner are formed at intervals, and the pair of cuts are formed on the lid side. It is formed by pushing with an engagement piece. According to this configuration, the opening is simply formed at the corner of the case main body only by forming a pair of cuts corresponding to the engagement pieces.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a development view of a case body 1 constituting the lower side of the storage case, and FIG. 1B is a development view of a lid 2 fitted on the case body 1 and constituting the upper side of the storage case. . The case body 1 is made of paper or a synthetic resin cardboard in which a liner is bonded to the front and back surfaces of a corrugated plate, and includes first to fourth fold portions 1 shown in FIG.
Short first to fourth side walls 1A to 1D which are bent along 1 to 14 to form a rectangular peripheral wall, and are connected to the lower side of each of the side walls 1A to 1D to form fifth to eighth fold portions. The first is bent along 15-18 to form the bottom wall
To 4th bottom pieces 1E to 1H. Further, a joining piece 1J that can be bent along the fourth fold portion 14 is continuously provided on a side edge of the fourth side wall 1D.

A first fold portion 11 between the first and second side walls 1A and 1B and left and right side portions sandwiching the first fold portion, a second and a third portion, in the vertical intermediate portion of each of the side walls 1A to 1D.
A predetermined vertical interval is provided between the second fold portion 12 between the side walls 1B and 1C and the left and right side portions sandwiching the second fold portion 12, and the third fold portion 13 of the third and fourth side walls 1C and 1D and the left and right side portions sandwiching the third fold portion 13. Two pairs of straight first cuts 3, 3
Are formed orthogonal to the fold portions 11 to 13.

The above assembly of the case body 1 is performed by bending the first to fourth side walls 1A to 1D and the joining piece 1J along the first to fourth fold portions 11 to 14, and joining the joining piece 1J to the first side wall 1A. Adhere to the side edge with adhesive or fasteners, after this,
The opposing first and third bottom pieces 1E, 1G are
It is bent inward along the folds 15 and 17, and then the opposing second and fourth bottom pieces 1F and 1H are connected to the sixth and eighth bottom pieces.
Along the folds 16 and 18, the first and third bottom pieces 1E,
It is bent to the 1G side, and an adhesive tape is stuck to the butted ends of the second and fourth bottom pieces 1F, 1H, or the lower bottom pieces 1F, 1H are fixed to the upper bottom pieces 1E, 1G with fasteners.

By doing so, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper side is opened, and the bottom wall 1 is formed by the bottom pieces 1E to 1H.
A case body 1 having a short, bottomed, rectangular cylindrical shape provided with K is formed. At this time, a pair of upper and lower first cuts 3, 3 are formed orthogonally to the respective corners at the other three corners except for the joint piece 1J in each of the side walls 1A to 1D. An intermediate portion between these cuts 3 is connected to a lid 2 described later.
By pushing inward with the engagement piece 40 provided on the side,
An opening 30 engageable with the engagement piece 40 is formed.

The lid 2 is made of cardboard similarly to the case body 1, and is bent along the first to fourth folds 21 to 24 shown in FIG. 1B to form a square peripheral wall. The tall first to fourth side walls 2A to 2D are connected to the upper side of each of the side walls 2A to 2D, and the fifth to eighth
There are first to fourth lid pieces 2E to 2H which are bent along the fold portions 25 to 28 to form a lid wall. A joining piece 2J that can be bent along the fourth fold portion 24 is continuously provided on a side edge of the fourth side wall 2D. Further, on the upper side of the opposing second and fourth side walls 2B, 2D, a hand hole 2L for carrying is formed.

The first fold portion 2 between the first and second side walls 2A and 2B is provided below the side walls 2A to 2D.
1 and the second and third side walls 2B, 2
A second fold portion 22 between C and left and right side portions sandwiching the second fold portion 22;
When the lid 2 is placed on the case body 1 on the third fold portion 23 between the third and fourth side walls 2C and 2D and the left and right sides sandwiching the third fold portion 23, the first cut 3 provided on the case body side , 3 and a pair of second cuts 4, 4 are formed perpendicular to the folds 21 to 23 at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction.

The assembling of the lid 2 is performed by joining the first to fourth side walls 2A to 2D and the joining piece 2J to the first to fourth fold portions 21.
24, and the joining piece 2J is fixed to the side edge of the first side wall 2A with an adhesive or a fastener. Then, the opposing first and third lid pieces 2E and 2G are connected to the fifth and seventh lids. Bent inward along the folds 25, 27, and then oppose the second and fourth lid pieces 2F, 2H to the folds 26, 2
8 along the first and third lid pieces 2E and 2G, and affixing an adhesive tape to the butted ends of the second and fourth lid pieces 2F and 2H, or each upper lid piece 2F ,
2H is fixed to the lid pieces 2E and 2G on the lower side with fasteners.

By doing so, as shown in FIG. 2, the lower side is opened, and the lid wall 2 is formed by the lid pieces 2E to 2H.
A lid 2 is formed in the shape of a square tube that is taller than the case body 1 provided with K. At this time, each of the side walls 2A-
A pair of upper and lower second cuts 4, 4 facing the first cuts 3, 3 formed on the three corners of the case body 1, respectively, are formed at three corners except for the joint piece 2J in 2D, By pushing the intermediate portion of each of the second cuts 4 and 4 inward, a triangular shape in plan view (see FIG. 4)
A continuous band-shaped engaging piece 40 is formed on the lid 2 thus set.

Since the cuts 3, 3 and 4, 4 of the case body 1 and the cover 2 are formed to face each other, as shown in FIGS. 2, the intermediate portions of the second cuts 4, 4 are pushed inward to form the engagement pieces 40, and at the same time, the intermediate portions of the first cuts 3, 3 on the case body 1 side are The opening 30 is pushed inward to form an opening 30, the engaging piece 40 is engaged with the opening 30, and the engaging piece 40 is hooked on the upper and lower edges 30 a, 30 b of the opening 30, and the lid 2 is formed. Is prevented from falling off in the vertical direction with respect to the case body 1.

Here, the first and second cuts 3, 4
Are provided at the corners of the case body 1 and the lid 2, respectively, so that by pressing the portion between the cuts inward, the corners are bent in the opposite direction as apparent from FIG. It becomes stable in that state. Therefore, the opening 30 and the engaging piece 40 thus formed are not easily deformed, and the engaging piece 40 is firmly engaged with the opening.

Next, when transporting, for example, cut flowers or potted plants using the storage case having the above configuration, the following procedure is performed.

First, after a potted plant or the like is stored in the case body 1 of FIG. 2A, the lid 2 is covered from above the case body 1 as shown in FIG. 2B. In this state, the second cut 4 provided at the corner of the lid 2 is
And the first cut 3 provided at the corner of. Next, by pushing the intermediate portion of the second cuts 4 and 4 provided at the corners of the lid 2 inward, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4,
The cuts 3, 3 on the case body 1 side are pushed inward by the engagement pieces 40 formed between the second cuts 4, 4, and the opening 3
0 is formed, the engaging piece 40 is engaged with the opening 30, and the lid 2 is easily and reliably fixed to the case body 1 with one touch.

In the above embodiment, the cross-sectional shapes of the case body 1 and the lid 2 are square, but in the present invention, they may be triangular, pentagonal or more square. Further, the cuts 3 and 4 formed in the case body 1 and the lid 2 are not limited to being provided at three corners, but may be provided at two opposing corners, for example. Further, two or more pairs of cuts may be provided at each corner. Further, in forming the opening 30 in which the engaging piece 40 engages with the case main body 1, as in the above embodiment, the case main body 1 is not necessarily provided with the pair of upper and lower cuts 3 and 3, but is not necessarily provided. Cut a part of the corner of the case body 1 in advance,
The engaging piece 40 may form an opening that can be engaged.

[0022]

As described above, according to the storage case of the present invention, the case body is covered with the lid, and the pair of cuts provided on the lid side are pushed inward, and at this time, each cut is formed. By engaging the engagement piece formed by the portion with the opening formed in the case main body, the lid can be easily and reliably fixed to the case main body with one touch.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a development view of a case main body constituting a storage case according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a development view of a lid.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing the case main body and the lid of the embodiment separated vertically, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view showing a fixed state of the case main body and the lid.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing an engagement state between an engagement piece on a lid body side and an opening on a case body side in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view showing the same engagement state.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Case main body, 1K ... Bottom wall, 2 ... Lid body, 2K ... Lid wall,
3 ... cut, 30 ... opening, 4 ... cut, 40 ... engaging piece.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A storage case for storing articles therein, comprising a case body having a bottom wall and constituting a lower part of the storage case, and a lid wall closing an upper opening, and is covered by the case body. The case body and the lid have a rectangular cross-sectional shape of a triangle or more, and a pair of corners of the lid that are substantially orthogonal to the corners. Cuts are formed at intervals, When the engagement piece is formed on the lid by pressing the pair of cuts into the corners of the case body,
A storage case in which an opening that engages with the engagement piece is formed. 2. The case body according to claim 1, wherein a pair of cuts substantially perpendicular to the corners are formed in the corners of the case body at an interval, and the pair of cuts are pushed in to form the cuts. A storage case with an opening.