Folding box
By introducing a locking mechanism and a hidden insert design into the folding case, combined with a straight parallelepiped structure, the problems of insufficient security and privacy of folding cases are solved, and the safety and portability during transportation are improved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ANHUI BOQIANG NEW MATERIALS CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-17
AI Technical Summary
Existing folding suitcases offer poor security and privacy, are easily opened by others, and lack effective anti-theft protection.
A folding case was designed with a locking mechanism and a hidden insert plate design. The insert plate can only be operated when the cover is open, forming two lines of defense. External personnel cannot directly touch the insert plate and must verify it through the locking mechanism. Combined with the parallelepiped structure and limit buckle design, the stability and safety of the case are ensured.
It effectively prevents malicious folding, enhances security and privacy during transportation, ensures that only authorized personnel can open and fold the box, and makes it smaller and easier to carry after folding.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of box technology, and in particular to a folding box. Background Technology
[0002] Folding boxes are widely used in logistics, warehousing and other fields due to their ease of storage and transportation.
[0003] Existing traditional folding boxes are relatively insecure, easily opened by others, and offer relatively poor protection against theft. Utility Model Content
[0004] In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a folding box that solves the problem of relatively poor security and privacy when using existing folding boxes.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows: a folding case includes a base, a top frame, and side panels surrounding the two. The side panels include a long plate and a wide plate, which are spaced apart. The upper and lower sides of the long plate are hinged to the top frame and the base, respectively, and are configured to fold inward into the folding case. The upper end of the wide plate is hinged to the side of the top frame, and an insert plate is movably arranged on its inner side. The corresponding base has a hole for engaging with the insert plate. When the folding case is in the unfolded state, the insert plate slides to engage with the hole, and the side of the wide plate abuts against the long plate to maintain the unfolded state of the folding case. The top frame has an opening communicating with the interior of the folding case, and a cover plate is hinged to the opening for opening and closing. One side of the cover plate is hinged to the top frame, and the other side is detachably connected to the top frame through a locking mechanism.
[0006] Furthermore, the top surface of the cover plate has a groove, and the lock body of the buckle mechanism is correspondingly embedded in the groove.
[0007] By adopting the above technical solution, the groove is designed to accommodate the lock body of the latching mechanism, thereby preventing the latching mechanism from protruding from the surface of the cover plate. This improves the aesthetics and prevents the lock body from being accidentally damaged.
[0008] Furthermore, the locking mechanism includes any one of the following: combination lock, fingerprint lock, Bluetooth lock, or QR code lock.
[0009] Furthermore, the inner side of the wide plate is provided with a movable groove, and the insert plate is correspondingly and movably set in the movable groove.
[0010] By adopting the above technical solution, the design of the movable slot facilitates the integration of the insert plate into the inner side of the wide plate, improving aesthetics while preventing accidental contact with the insert plate.
[0011] Furthermore, the adjacent sides of the long plate and the wide plate are provided with limiting buckles, and the wide plate forms a limiting notch corresponding to the position of the limiting buckle. When the folding box is in the unfolded state, the limiting buckle is accommodated within the limiting notch.
[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, the design of the limiting buckle and the limiting notch makes it easy to limit the rotation angle of the long plate and the wide plate to a position perpendicular to the base, thereby improving the structural stability of the folding box after it is unfolded.
[0013] Furthermore, the hinge position between the top frame and the long board is lower than the hinge position between the top frame and the wide board.
[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, this positional design facilitates the natural avoidance of the wide board after the long board is folded inward, so that the wide board will not touch the long board when folding, resulting in a smaller volume of the folded box.
[0015] Furthermore, the folding box has a straight parallelepiped structure.
[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, the regular cube maximizes its internal volume and has relatively good stacking stability.
[0017] Furthermore, the long board comprises two vertically distributed boards, with adjacent sides of the two boards hinged together, and the other sides of the two boards respectively hinged to the top frame and the base.
[0018] By adopting the above technical solution, the long board is divided into two boards and folded in half, which eliminates the risk of bending fatigue fracture caused by excessive length of a single board, and also facilitates folding.
[0019] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model are:
[0020] 1. In this utility model, the cover plate is detachably connected to the top frame via a locking mechanism to open and close the opening, forming the first physical barrier to ensure that unauthorized personnel cannot access the interior space of the box. The insert plate design hidden inside the wide plate constitutes the second core line of defense. Only when the cover plate is open can the insert plate be separated from the insertion hole from the inside of the wide plate, thereby completing the folding operation of the folding box. Thus, it prevents others from folding the folding box at will and effectively improves the safety of using the folding box.
[0021] 2. This utility model overturns the traditional security logic of folding boxes. External personnel cannot directly touch the insert plate, nor can they skip the locking mechanism verification step to trigger the folding of the box. When the user unlocks the locking mechanism, lifts the cover, and reaches out to slide the insert plate to unlock, the whole action naturally forms an irreversible operation of "unlocking → opening the cover → releasing the insert plate → folding the side panel". This not only prevents the insert plate from accidentally disengaging due to vibration during transportation, but also fundamentally blocks malicious folding behavior and improves the safety during use.
[0022] 3. The design of the long boards folding inwards into the box creates a stable stacking structure, making the folding box smaller in volume after folding, which is convenient for users to carry and transport after folding. Attached Figure Description
[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the unfolded structure of the folding box of this utility model.
[0024] Figure 2 This is an exploded view of the folding box structure of this utility model.
[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the folding box of this utility model after the cover plate is removed.
[0026] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the long plate and the base of this utility model.
[0027] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the folding case of this utility model in its folded state.
[0028] In the picture: 1. Base, 11. Socket.
[0029] 2 side panels, 21 wide plate, 211 limiting notch, 212 movable groove, 22 long plate, 22a limiting buckle.
[0030] 3. Locking mechanism, 31. Locking buckle, 32. Lock body.
[0031] 4. Top frame, 41. Connecting slot, 42. Opening.
[0032] 5. Cover plate, 51. Groove, 52. Mounting rib, 53. Rotary shaft.
[0033] 6. Insert plate. Detailed Implementation
[0034] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
[0035] Reference Figure 1-5A folding case includes a base 1, a top frame 4, and side panels 2 surrounding the base and top frame 4. Each side panel 2 includes a long plate 22 and a wide plate 21. Taking the folding case as a cuboid, the long plate 22 corresponds to the front and rear sides of the cuboid, and the wide plate 21 corresponds to the left and right sides. The upper sides of the two long plates 22 are connected to the bottom front and rear sides of the top frame 4, respectively, and the lower sides of the two long plates 22 are hinged to the front and rear sides of the base 1, respectively. The long plates 22 can be folded inwards into the folding case. The upper ends of the two wide plates 21 are hinged to the left and right sides of the top frame 4, respectively, and insert plates are movably arranged on their inner sides. 6. The corresponding base 1 is provided with a socket 21 that cooperates with the insert plate 6. When the folding box is in the unfolded state, the insert plate 6 slides down to engage with the socket 21. The side of the wide plate 21 abuts against the long plate 22 to maintain the unfolded state of the folding box. The top frame 4 is provided with an opening 42 that connects to the inside of the folding box. A cover plate 5 is hinged to the opening 42 to open and close it. One side of the cover plate 5 is hinged to the top frame 4, and the other side is detachably connected to the top frame 4 through a locking mechanism 3. In this way, by opening the cover plate 5, the items inside the folding box can be taken out through the opening 42.
[0036] In this embodiment, the cover plate 5 is detachably connected to the top frame 4 via the locking mechanism 3 to open and close the opening 42, forming the first physical barrier to ensure that unauthorized personnel cannot access the interior space of the box. The design of the insert plate 6 hidden inside the wide plate 21 constitutes the second core line of defense. Only when the cover plate 5 is open can the insert plate 6 be separated from the insertion hole 21 from the inside of the wide plate 21, thereby completing the folding operation of the folding box. Thus, only when the cover plate 5 is open can the products stored inside the folding box be taken out and the folding box be operated, preventing others from folding the folding box at will and effectively improving the safety of using the folding box.
[0037] In this embodiment, the security logic of traditional folding boxes is overturned. External personnel cannot directly touch the insert plate 6, nor can they skip the verification step of the locking mechanism 3 to trigger the folding of the box. When the user unlocks the locking mechanism 3, lifts the cover plate 5 and reaches out to slide the insert plate 6 to unlock, the whole action naturally forms an irreversible operation of "unlocking → opening the cover → releasing the insert plate 6 → folding the side panel 2". This not only prevents the insert plate 6 from accidentally disengaging due to vibration during transportation, but also blocks malicious folding behavior from the root, improving the safety when in use.
[0038] In this embodiment, refer to Figure 2As a hinged connection between the top frame 4 and the cover plate 5, a connecting groove 41 can be provided at intervals on the top of the top frame 4, and a mounting rib 52 rotatably provided in the connecting groove 41 is provided on one side of the cover plate 5. The mounting rib 52 and the connecting groove 41 are connected through a rotating shaft 53, thereby realizing the rotatable connection between the cover plate 5 and the top frame 4. Similarly, the above structure can also be used for the hinged connection between the top frame 4 and the side plate 2, and the hinged connection between the side plate 2 and the bottom plate, which will not be described in detail here.
[0039] In this embodiment, the locking mechanism 3 includes any one of a combination lock, fingerprint lock, Bluetooth lock, and QR code lock. Taking the QR code lock as an example, since it is existing technology, only some features are described here. It includes a lock body 32, a bolt, and a latch 31. The lock body 32 is located on the cover plate 5, and the latch 31 is located on the top frame 4. The bolt is driven by the actuator inside the lock body 32 to lock or unlock with the latch 31. The lock body 32 is provided with a QR code so that people can trigger the actuator by scanning it. Of course, the QR code combination lock is also provided with other components, such as a main control module (microcontroller or microprocessor), a QR code recognition module (including lens and decoding chip), a display and interaction module (screen, indicator light, buzzer), a power management module (battery and charging circuit), a communication module (WiFi / Bluetooth and other wireless protocols), and a software system (firmware program, user management, access control, event logging, etc.), etc., which will not be described in detail.
[0040] Reference Figure 1 In order to improve the product's aesthetics and protect the lock body 32, the top surface of the cover plate 5 is provided with a groove 51, and the lock body 32 of the buckle mechanism is correspondingly embedded in the groove 51.
[0041] In this embodiment, refer to Figure 3 To facilitate the setting of the insert plate 6, a movable groove 212 is provided on the inner side of the wide plate 21. The insert plate 6 is movably set in the movable groove 212. The insert plate 6 can move vertically downward to facilitate insertion or separation from the insertion hole 21, improving aesthetics while preventing the insert plate 6 from being accidentally touched and damaged.
[0042] Furthermore, in order to keep the insert plate 6 vertically downward under normal conditions so as to cooperate with the insertion hole 21, an elastic element can be added between the top of the movable groove 212 and the upper end of the insert plate 6, and the elastic force of the elastic element can be used to keep the insert plate 6 vertically upward.
[0043] Specifically, the elastic element can be a compression spring, a spring, or elastic rubber.
[0044] Reference Figure 1In order to improve the structural stability of the folding box when it is unfolded, the adjacent sides of the long plate 22 and the wide plate 21 are provided with a limiting buckle 22a. The wide plate 21 forms a limiting notch 211 corresponding to the position of the limiting buckle 22a. When the folding box is in the unfolded state, the limiting buckle 22a is accommodated in the limiting notch 211.
[0045] In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the folding of the box and optimize the volume of the box after folding, the hinge position between the top frame 4 and the long plate 22 is designed to be lower than the hinge position between the top frame 4 and the wide plate 21. In this way, the wide plate 21 will naturally avoid the long plate 21 after the long plate 22 is folded inward, so that the wide plate 21 will not touch the long plate 22 when folding, and the volume of the box after folding is smaller.
[0046] In this embodiment, the parallelepiped structure of the folding box includes a cube or cuboid structure. As long as it does not affect the unfolding and folding of the folding box, it can also be other polyhedral structures.
[0047] In this embodiment, refer to Figure 2 The long board 22 is mainly composed of two vertically distributed boards. The adjacent sides of the two boards are hinged together, and the sides of the two boards that are far apart from each other are respectively hinged to the top frame 4 and the base 1. Of course, it is conceivable that the long board 22 can also be composed of three, four, five, or more boards arranged linearly. Since the height of different folding boxes is different, the number of boards can also be adjusted according to the actual situation.
[0048] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, it should be clearly understood that various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A folding box comprising a base, a top frame and side panels enclosing the periphery of both, the side panels comprising long panels and wide panels, the long panels and wide panels being arranged at intervals, characterised in that, The upper and lower sides of the long plate are hinged to the top frame and the base, respectively, and are configured to fold inward into the folding box. The upper end of the wide plate is hinged to the side of the top frame, and an insert plate is movably arranged on its inner side. The corresponding base has an insertion hole that mates with the insert plate. When the folding box is in the unfolded state, the insert plate slides to engage with the insertion hole, and the side of the wide plate abuts against the long plate to maintain the unfolded state of the folding box. The top frame has an opening that communicates with the interior of the folding box, and a cover plate is hinged to the opening for opening and closing. One side of the cover plate is hinged to the top frame, and the other side is detachably connected to the top frame via a locking mechanism.
2. A carton according to claim 1 wherein, The top surface of the cover plate is provided with a groove, and the lock body of the locking mechanism is correspondingly embedded in the groove.
3. A carton according to claim 1 wherein, The locking mechanism includes any one of a combination lock, fingerprint lock, Bluetooth lock, or QR code lock.
4. A carton according to claim 1 wherein, The inner side of the wide plate is provided with a movable groove, and the insert plate is correspondingly and movably disposed in the movable groove.
5. A carton according to claim 1 wherein, The long plate and the wide plate are provided with limiting buckles on their adjacent sides. The wide plate forms a limiting notch corresponding to the position of the limiting buckle. When the folding box is in the unfolded state, the limiting buckle is accommodated within the limiting notch.
6. A carton according to claim 1 wherein, The hinge position between the top frame and the long plate is lower than the hinge position between the top frame and the wide plate.
7. A carton according to claim 1 wherein, The folding box has a right parallelepiped structure.
8. A carton according to claim 7 wherein, The long plate includes two vertically distributed plates, with adjacent sides of the two plates hinged together, and the other sides of the two plates respectively hinged to the top frame and the base.