Laterally-placed folding container
By designing the hinge structure and transition plate in the folding container, flexible deployment and folding of the front and rear box doors is achieved, solving the problems of box door operation limitations and large space occupation in the prior art, and improving transportation efficiency and flexibility.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510551654.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-24
AI Technical Summary
When folding existing folding containers, the front and rear doors need to be operated by large equipment, which has great operational limitations and occupies a lot of transportation space.
A side-rest folding container is designed, which separates the top plate through a hinge structure, and folds the front and rear box doors outwards. Combined with the design of the transition plate and hinge, the flexible expansion and folding of the front and rear box doors are achieved, reducing the need for transportation and storage space.
The front and rear box doors can be expanded or folded without large equipment, which increases operational flexibility, reduces transportation costs and storage space, and improves transportation efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of folding containers, and more specifically, it relates to a side - placed folding container. Background Art
[0002] As an important transportation equipment in the logistics industry, containers will inevitably be transported empty, which is a waste of transportation resources. Folding containers thus came into being and can be folded and used repeatedly. Compared with traditional containers, folding containers occupy less transportation space and reduce transportation costs.
[0003] For existing folding containers, their left and right side plates can be easily folded through hinge structures, but the front and rear end doors need to rely on large - scale equipment when folding, with great operational limitations. Summary of the Invention
[0004] Aiming at the deficiencies of the existing technology, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a side - placed folding container to solve one or more of the above problems.
[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
[0006] A side - placed folding container, comprising
[0007] A main box body, which includes a bottom plate, a left side plate, a front door, a rear door and a right side plate that are sequentially hinged and folded from bottom to top; the bottom plate and the left side plate are flipped and folded or unfolded around the left side edge of the bottom plate, the right side plate and the bottom plate are flipped and folded or unfolded around the right side edge of the bottom plate, the front door and the left side plate are flipped and folded or unfolded around the front edge of the left side plate, and the rear door and the left side plate are flipped and folded or unfolded around the rear edge of the left side plate;
[0008] A top plate, which is separately provided and docked to the corner posts of the main box body.
[0009] Further, a number of left hinge seats are longitudinally and arrayed in the front - rear direction inside the baffle on the left side edge of the bottom plate, a number of left pads are correspondingly arrayed on the bottom end surface of the left side plate, and the left side plate and the bottom plate are hinged through the left pads and the left hinge seats.
[0010] Further, a first front hinge is provided at the front edge of the left side plate, the other end of the first front hinge is provided with a front transition plate, the other end of the front transition plate is provided with a second front hinge, and the other end of the second front hinge is connected to the left side edge of the front door. The front door and the left side plate are hinged through the first front hinge, the front transition plate and the second front hinge;
[0011] After the front transition plate is flipped and unfolded, it fits against the outer side surface of the left side plate. After the front transition plate is flipped and folded, it is stored within the front end surface of the bottom plate.
[0012] Further, a first rear hinge is provided at the rear edge of the left side plate. The other end of the first rear hinge is provided with a rear transition plate. The other end of the rear transition plate is provided with a second rear hinge. The other end of the second rear hinge is connected to the left side edge of the rear door. The rear door and the left side plate are hinged through the first rear hinge, the rear transition plate, and the second rear hinge.
[0013] After the rear transition plate is flipped and unfolded, it fits against the outer side surface of the left side plate. After the rear transition plate is flipped and folded, it is stored within the rear end surface of the bottom plate.
[0014] Further, a plurality of right hinge seats are provided on the right side edge of the bottom plate and are arranged in a front - rear longitudinal array. The right hinge seats are raised. A plurality of right pads are correspondingly arranged in an array on the bottom end surface of the right side plate. The bottom plate and the right side plate are hinged through the right hinge seats and the right pads.
[0015] Further, the height difference between the left side plate and the right side plate is 170 mm.
[0016] Further, a plurality of right support plates are provided at the bottom of the right side edge of the bottom plate and are arranged in a front - rear longitudinal array. The right support plates are located below the area between adjacent two of the right hinge seats. The right support plates are aligned with the corner post seats on the right side of the bottom plate.
[0017] Further, the positions of the left side plate and the right side plate are swapped. The front door and the rear door are respectively hinged to the front and rear ends of the right side plate.
[0018] Further, the front door is flipped, rotated, folded, or unfolded with the front edge of the right side plate as the axis, and the rear door is flipped, rotated, folded, or unfolded with the rear edge of the right side plate as the axis.
[0019] In summary, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: Through the hinge arrangement, the container top plate is made independent. The front and rear doors are folded outwards to the outer side surface of one side plate, and then the current side and the remaining side plates are folded in sequence. A 170 - mm height difference is reserved between the left and right side ends, reducing transportation costs and storage space. The front and rear doors can be unfolded or folded without the cooperation of large - scale equipment, increasing the operation flexibility. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the folded state of an embodiment provided by the present invention;
[0021] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the unfolded state of the right side plate of an embodiment provided by the present invention;
[0022] Figure 3 is Figure 3 an enlarged schematic view of part A in
[0023] Figure 4 a schematic view of the left side plate in an unfolded state of an embodiment provided by the present invention;
[0024] Figure 5 a schematic view of the rear door in an unfolded state of an embodiment provided by the present invention;
[0025] Figure 6 a schematic view of a fully unfolded state of an embodiment provided by the present invention.
[0026] In the figure: 10, bottom plate; 11, left hinge seat; 12, right hinge seat; 13, right support plate; 20, left side plate; 21, left cushion plate; 22, first front hinge; 23, front transition plate; 24, second front hinge; 25, first rear hinge; 26, rear transition plate; 27, second rear hinge; 30, front door; 40, rear door; 50, right side plate; 51, right cushion plate; 60, top plate. Specific Embodiments
[0027] Embodiment 1:
[0028] The following further describes the present invention in detail with reference to the attached Figures 1-6 drawings.
[0029] A side - placed folding container is composed of an independently arranged top plate 60 and a main box body. The top plate 60 is fixed to the upper end of the inner corner column of the main box body by a pin both in the folded and unfolded states, which is convenient for better stacking and transportation. The total height of the folded container is 658 mm.
[0030] The main box body includes a bottom plate 10, a left side plate 20, a row of front doors 30 and rear doors 40, and a right side plate 50 that are sequentially hinged and folded from bottom to top.
[0031] Inside the baffle on the left side of the bottom plate 10, several left hinge seats 11 are longitudinally and arrayed in the front - rear direction. Correspondingly, several left cushion plates 21 are arrayed on the bottom end surface of the left side plate 20. The left side plate 20 and the bottom plate 10 are hinged through the left cushion plates 21 and the left hinge seats 11, and are flipped left - and - right for folding or unfolding with the axis of the left hinge seat 11 as the axis.
[0032] The front edge of the left side plate 20 is provided with a first front hinge 22. The other end of the first front hinge 22 is provided with a front transition plate 23. The other end of the front transition plate 23 is provided with a second front hinge 24. The other end of the second front hinge 24 is connected to the left side edge of the front door 30. The front door 30 and the left side plate 20 are hinged through the first front hinge 22, the front transition plate 23 and the second front hinge 24. The front door 30 and the left side plate 20 are turned outwards or folded inwards with the axis of the first front hinge 22 as the axis, so that the outer side or the inner side of the front transition plate 23 fits the left side plate 20, and then turned outwards or folded inwards with the axis of the second front hinge 24 as the axis, so that the front door 30 leaves or fits the bottom plate 10 and the right side plate 50. After the front transition plate 23 is turned and folded, it forms a triangular-like structure with the first front hinge 22 and the second rear hinge 27 and is received within the bottom plate 10, that is, when the folded front transition plate 23, the first front hinge 22 and the second rear hinge 27 are folded, they do not extend beyond the front edge of the bottom plate 10, which is convenient for transportation and avoids knocking of key parts.
[0033] The rear edge of the left side plate 20 is provided with a first rear hinge 25. The other end of the first rear hinge 25 is provided with a rear transition plate 26. The other end of the rear transition plate 26 is provided with a second rear hinge 27. The other end of the second rear hinge 27 is connected to the left side edge of the rear door 40. The rear door 40 and the left side plate 20 are hinged through the first rear hinge 25, the rear transition plate 26 and the second rear hinge 27. The rear door 40 and the left side plate 20 are turned outwards or folded inwards with the axis of the first rear hinge 25 as the axis, so that the outer side or the inner side of the rear transition plate 26 fits the left side plate 20, and then turned outwards or folded inwards with the axis of the second rear hinge 27 as the axis, so that the rear door 40 leaves or fits the bottom plate 10 and the right side plate 50. After the rear transition plate 26 is turned and folded, it forms a triangular-like structure with the first rear hinge 25 and the second rear hinge 27 and is received within the bottom plate 10, that is, when the folded rear transition plate 26, the first rear hinge 25 and the second rear hinge 27 are folded, they do not extend beyond the rear edge of the bottom plate 10, which is convenient for transportation and avoids knocking of key parts.
[0034] The right side edge of the bottom plate 10 is provided with a number of right hinge seats 12 arranged in a front-back longitudinal array. The right hinge seats 12 are raised. The effective height of the right hinge seats 12 is 170 mm, that is, the right hinge seats 12 need to be raised so that the height difference after the left side plate 20 and the right side plate 50 are unfolded is 170 mm. Correspondingly, a number of right pads 51 are arrayed on the bottom end face of the right side plate 50. The bottom plate 10 and the right side plate 50 are hinged through the right hinge seats 12 and the right pads 51. The bottom plate 10 and the right side plate 50 are turned left and right, folded or unfolded with the axis of the right hinge seats 12 as the axis. At the bottom of the right side edge of the bottom plate 10, a number of right support plates 13 are arranged in an array. The right support plates 13 are located at the positions between two adjacent right hinge seats 12. The right support plates 13 are below the right hinge seats 12 after the right side plate 50 is unfolded. The right support plates 13 are aligned with the corner posts and are consistent with the entire structure of the main box body without abnormal protrusions.
[0035] When folding, first remove the top plate 60, sequentially remove the fixed bolts, flip the front box door 30 and the rear box door 40 to the left first with the second front hinge 24 and the second rear hinge 27 as axes, and then flip them together with the front transition plate 23 and the rear transition plate 26 with the first front hinge 22 and the first rear hinge 25 as axes, and fit them to the outer side of the left side plate 20. The left side plate 20 is flipped to the right to fit the bottom plate 10, the right side plate 50 is then flipped to the left to fit the left side plate 20, and finally the top plate 60 is stacked on.
[0036] When unfolding, remove the top plate 60, unfold the right side plate 50 and the left side plate 20 sequentially, then flip the front box door 30 and the rear box door 40 to the right together with the front transition plate 23 and the rear transition plate 26, and then only continue to flip the front box door 30 and the rear box door 40 until the main box body is shaped, and finally cover the top plate 60 and insert bolts for fixation.
[0037] Embodiment 2:
[0038] The difference from Embodiment 1 is that the left side plate 20 and the right side plate 50 are swapped, the relevant hinges are modified, the left hinge seat 11 is raised, the front box door 30 and the rear box door 40 are hinged to the right side plate 50, and the front box door 30 and the rear box door 40 are still of the non-outward-turning design. The front box door 30 and the right side plate 50 are flipped and folded or unfolded with the front edge of the right side plate 50 as the axis, and the rear box door 40 and the right side plate 50 are flipped and folded or unfolded with the rear edge of the right side plate 50 as the axis. There is no essential difference between the structural solutions of Embodiment 2 and Embodiment 1, nor is there a particularly obvious comparison of advantages and disadvantages.
[0039] It should be noted that this specific embodiment is only an explanation of the present invention, and it is not a limitation of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make modifications without creative contributions to this embodiment according to needs after reading this specification, but as long as it is within the scope of the claims of the present invention, it is protected by the patent law.
Claims
1. Side-folding container, characterized by: include The main box body comprises a bottom plate (10), a left side plate (20), a front box door (30), a rear box door (40) and a right side plate (50) which are hinged and folded in sequence from bottom to top; the bottom plate (10) and the left side plate (20) are rotated, folded or unfolded with the left side edge of the bottom plate (10) as an axis, the right side plate (50) and the bottom plate (10) are rotated, folded or unfolded with the right side edge of the bottom plate (10) as an axis, the front box door (30) and the left side plate (20) are rotated, folded or unfolded with the front end edge of the left side plate (20) as an axis, and the rear box door (40) and the left side plate (20) are rotated, folded or unfolded with the rear end edge of the left side plate (20) as an axis; The top plate (60) is provided separately and connected to the corner column of the main box body.
2. The side-folding container according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of left hinge seats (11) are arranged in a front-to-rear longitudinal array on the inner side of the baffle plate on the left side of the bottom plate (10), and a plurality of left pads (21) are arranged in a corresponding array on the bottom end surface of the left side plate (20). The left side plate (20) and the bottom plate (10) are hingedly connected via the left pads (21) and the left hinge seats (11).
3. The side-folding container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front end edge of the left side panel (20) is provided with a first front hinge (22), the other end of the first front hinge (22) is provided with a front transition plate (23), the other end of the front transition plate (23) is provided with a second front hinge (24), the other end of the second front hinge (24) is connected to the left side edge of the front box door (30), and the front box door (30) and the left side panel (20) are hingedly connected through the first front hinge (22), the front transition plate (23) and the second front hinge (24); The front transition plate (23) is flipped and unfolded to fit the outer side surface of the left side plate (20), and the front transition plate (23) is flipped and folded to be stored inside the front end surface of the bottom plate (10).
4. The side-folding container according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first rear hinge (25) is provided at the rear end edge of the left side panel (20), a rear transition plate (26) is provided at the other end of the first rear hinge (25), a second rear hinge (27) is provided at the other end of the rear transition plate (26), the other end of the second rear hinge (27) is connected to the left side edge of the rear door (40), and the rear door (40) is hinged to the left side panel (20) through the first rear hinge (25), the rear transition plate (26) and the second rear hinge (27); The rear transition plate (26) is flipped and unfolded to fit the outer side surface of the left side plate (20), and the rear transition plate (26) is flipped and folded to be stored within the rear end surface of the bottom plate (10).
5. The side-folding container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The right side of the bottom plate (10) is provided with a plurality of right hinge seats (12) arranged in a front-to-rear longitudinal array, the right hinge seats (12) are raised, and the bottom end surface of the right side plate (50) is provided with a plurality of right pads (51) in an array correspondingly, and the bottom plate (10) and the right side plate (50) are hingedly connected via the right hinge seats (12) and the right pads (51).
6. The side-folding container according to claim 5, characterized in that: The height difference between the left side plate (20) and the right side plate (50) is 170 mm.
7. The side-folding container according to claim 5, characterized in that: A plurality of right support plates (13) are arranged in a front-to-rear longitudinal array at the bottom of the right side of the base plate (10); the right support plate (13) is located below the area between two adjacent right hinge seats (12); and the right support plate (13) is aligned with the corner column seat on the right side of the base plate (10).
8. The side-folding container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positions of the left side panel (20) and the right side panel (50) are swapped, and the front box door (30) and the rear box door (40) are hinged to the front and rear ends of the right side panel (50) respectively.
9. The side-folding container according to claim 7, characterized in that: The front box door (30) and the right side panel (50) are rotated, folded or unfolded with the front end edge of the right side panel (50) as the axis, and the rear box door (40) and the right side panel (50) are rotated, folded or unfolded with the rear end edge of the right side panel (50) as the axis.