Foldable fruit turnover basket
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- GUANGDONG JINMANKUANG TECH CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-26
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-30
AI Technical Summary
Traditional fruit crates have a fixed structure, occupy a lot of space, affect operation and passage, and have low space utilization.
A foldable fruit turnover basket is designed. Through the hinge structure and the matching and locking of the elastic tongue plate and the snap-fit hole, the short side door panel and the long side door panel can be quickly assembled and unlocked, which is convenient for folding and reduces space occupation.
It improves space utilization, facilitates reasonable storage and operation within a limited space, and enhances the work efficiency of staff.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of fruit turnover basket technology, and in particular to a foldable fruit turnover basket. Background Technology
[0002] Fruit crates are containers used for handling fruit during harvesting, transportation, storage, and sales. They typically possess a certain level of strength and durability to withstand the weight of the fruit and the impacts and pressure that may occur during handling, while ensuring that the fruit is not damaged, such as scratched or dented, in order to maintain its quality and appearance.
[0003] Space is usually limited in the harvesting, transportation, storage, and sales of fruit, so every inch needs to be used efficiently. Traditional fruit crates have a fixed structure, and placing too many crates will take up a lot of space, making the space look crowded and cluttered, and affecting the operation and passage of staff. Utility Model Content
[0004] Based on this, the present invention provides a foldable fruit turnover basket with a simple structure and convenient use. Both the long and short side panels are hinged to trays. The short and long side panels are quickly assembled using a matching interlocking mechanism with elastic tongues and snap-fit holes, ensuring normal use of the turnover basket. When folding is needed, simply press the elastic tongue to disengage it from the snap-fit holes for quick unlocking. This design allows the turnover basket to fold flexibly, greatly reducing space occupation, facilitating efficient storage in limited spaces, improving space utilization, and benefiting staff operation and passage.
[0005] To achieve the objectives of this utility model, the following technical solution is adopted:
[0006] A foldable fruit turnover basket, comprising:
[0007] tray;
[0008] A long side door panel hinged to opposite sides of the top of the tray; the long side door panel includes a main body for hinged to the tray, and two protrusions respectively connected to the outer surfaces of the top ends of opposite sides of the main body; a snap-fit hole is provided on the main body of the long side door panel corresponding to the two protrusions; and
[0009] The short side door panels are hinged to opposite ends of the top of the tray; the short side door panels include a main body for hinged to the tray and side panels respectively connected to opposite sides of the main body; the top of the side panels is provided with two side holes spaced apart, and a flexible tongue plate is connected between the two side holes on the side panels; the inner side panel is used to attach the outer side panel of the main body of the long side door panel; the protruding post is embedded in the side hole, and the flexible tongue plate is matched and locked in the snap-fit hole.
[0010] The above-mentioned folding fruit turnover basket has a simple structure and is easy to use. The long-side door panel and the short-side door panel are both hinged to the tray. By using the matching and clamping of the elastic tongue plate and the fastening hole, the quick assembly of the short-side door panel and the long-side door panel is realized, ensuring the normal use of the turnover basket. When folding is required, press the elastic tongue plate to make it脱离 the fastening hole, and the quick unlocking can be achieved. This design enables the turnover basket to be flexibly folded, greatly reducing the space occupation, facilitating reasonable storage in a limited space, improving the space utilization rate, and being conducive to the operation and passage of the staff.
[0011] In one embodiment, the tray includes a bottom plate, a first surrounding plate extending upward from opposite sides of the bottom plate respectively, and a second surrounding plate extending upward from opposite ends of the bottom plate respectively. The second surrounding plate is connected end to end with the first surrounding plate, and the height of the second surrounding plate is greater than the height of the first surrounding plate.
[0012] In one embodiment, a plurality of first slots are evenly spaced on the inner side of the first surrounding plate. The long-side door panel further includes a plurality of long-side hinge feet evenly spaced and connected to the bottom of the long-side door panel body. The long-side hinge feet are correspondingly hinged inside the first slots.
[0013] In one embodiment, a plurality of second slots are evenly spaced on the inner side of the second surrounding plate. The short-side door panel further includes a plurality of short-side hinge feet evenly spaced and connected to the bottom of the short-side door panel body. The short-side hinge feet are correspondingly hinged inside the second slots.
[0014] In one embodiment, avoidance grooves are respectively provided at opposite ends of the outer side of the first surrounding plate. When folding, the side plates are correspondingly embedded in the avoidance grooves.
[0015] In one embodiment, outward-turning limiting blocks are respectively protruded upward at opposite ends of the top of the second surrounding plate. Limiting gaps are also respectively provided at the bottom ends of opposite sides of the short-side door panel body, and the limiting gaps are used to correspondingly accommodate the outward-turning limiting blocks.
[0016] In one embodiment, the short-side door panel body and the two side plates are arranged in a "匚" shape.
[0017] In one embodiment, the sum of the heights of the two long-side door panel bodies is less than or equal to the width of the bottom plate.
[0018] In one embodiment, the sum of the heights of the two short-side door panel bodies is less than the length of the bottom plate.
[0019] In one embodiment, the long-side door panel further includes support blocks respectively connected to the bottom ends of opposite sides of the long-side door panel body. The bottom ends of the side plates are used to abut against the support blocks. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the folding fruit turnover basket in an assembled state according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram from another perspective of the foldable fruit turnover basket in the assembled state;
[0022] Figure 3 for Figure 1 An exploded view of the foldable fruit turnover basket in its assembled state;
[0023] Figure 4 for Figure 3 An enlarged view of circle A shown;
[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 3 A partial three-dimensional schematic diagram of the long side door panel of the folding fruit turnover basket shown;
[0025] Figure 6 for Figure 3 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the short side door panel of the folding fruit turnover basket shown;
[0026] Figure 7 for Figure 1 The diagram shown is a 3D representation of a foldable fruit crate in a folded state.
[0027] Figure 8 for Figure 7 The diagram shown is an exploded view of the foldable fruit crate in its folded state.
[0028] Attached image annotations:
[0029] 10-Tray, 11-Base plate, 111-Drain hole, 112-Stacking positioning hole, 12-First enclosure plate, 121-First slot, 122-Allowing groove, 13-Second enclosure plate, 131-Second slot, 132-Outward turning limit block;
[0030] 20-Long side door panel, 21-Long side door panel body, 22-Long side hinge clip, 23-Support block, 24-Protruding column, 25-Snap-fit hole;
[0031] 30-Short side door panel, 31-Short side door panel body, 32-Short side hinge clip, 33-Side panel, 34-Stacking positioning block, 35-Side hole, 36-Elastic tongue plate, 37-Limiting notch. Detailed Implementation
[0032] To facilitate understanding of this utility model, a more complete description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of this utility model are shown in the drawings. However, this utility model can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure of this utility model.
[0033] It should be noted that when a component is said to be "fixed to" another component, it can be directly attached to the other component or there may be an intervening component. When a component is said to be "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or there may be an intervening component.
[0034] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.
[0035] Please see Figures 1 to 8 The foldable fruit turnover basket of this utility model includes a tray 10, long side door panels 20 hinged to opposite sides of the top of the tray 10, and short side door panels 30 hinged to opposite ends of the top of the tray 10; the short side door panels 30 and the long side door panels 20 can be interlocked with each other.
[0036] The tray 10 includes a base plate 11, first side plates 12 extending upward from opposite sides of the base plate 11, and second side plates 13 extending upward from opposite ends of the base plate 11. The second side plates 13 are connected end to end to the first side plates 12, wherein the height of the second side plates 13 is greater than the height of the first side plates 12.
[0037] Specifically, the inner side of the first enclosure 12 is provided with a plurality of first slots 121 evenly spaced, the first slots 121 being used to accommodate the hinged long side door panel 20; the opposite ends of the outer side of the first enclosure 12 are respectively provided with clearance grooves 122.
[0038] The inner side of the second enclosure 13 is provided with a plurality of second slots 131 evenly spaced, which are used to accommodate the hinged short side door panel 30; the top of the second enclosure 13 has opposite ends of an outwardly folding limiting block 132 protruding upwards, which are used to abut against the short side door panel 30 to prevent the short side door panel 30 from folding outwards excessively.
[0039] In this embodiment, a plurality of drainage holes 111 are provided at intervals on the bottom plate 11, and stacking positioning holes 112 are provided at the four opposite corners of the bottom surface of the bottom plate 11.
[0040] The long-side door panel 20 includes a long-side door panel main body 21, a plurality of long-side hinge catch feet 22 evenly spaced and connected to the bottom of the long-side door panel main body 21, support blocks 23 respectively connected to the bottom ends of the opposite sides of the long-side door panel main body 21, and two convex columns 24 respectively connected to the outer surfaces of the opposite sides of the top end of the long-side door panel main body 21; a snap hole 25 is provided on the long-side door panel main body 21 corresponding to the two convex columns 24. Among them, the long-side hinge catch feet 22 are correspondingly hinged inside the first slot 121 to realize the hinge connection between the long-side door panel 20 and the tray 10.
[0041] In this embodiment, the sum of the heights of the two long-side door panel main bodies 21 is less than or equal to the width of the bottom plate 11, so that the long-side door panel 20 can be better attached to the bottom plate 11 after folding, realizing the folding effect.
[0042] The short-side door panel 30 includes a short-side door panel main body 31, a plurality of short-side hinge catch feet 32 evenly spaced and connected to the bottom of the short-side door panel main body 31, side plates 33 respectively connected to the opposite sides of the short-side door panel main body 31, and stacking positioning blocks 34 respectively protruding from the opposite sides of the top of the short-side door panel main body 31. Two side holes 35 are spaced at the top end of the side plate 33, and an elastic tongue plate 36 is further connected between the two side holes 35 on the side plate 33. Among them, the short-side hinge catch feet 32 are correspondingly hinged inside the second slot 131 to realize the hinge connection between the short-side door panel 30 and the tray 10.
[0043] In this embodiment, the short-side door panel main body 31 and the two side plates 33 are arranged in a "C" shape to better connect the long-side door panel main body 21. Specifically, the inner plate surface of the side plate 33 is used to adhere to the outer plate surface of the long-side door panel main body 21, and the bottom end of the side plate 33 is used to abut against the support block 23. Among them, the convex column 24 is correspondingly embedded inside the side hole 35, and the elastic tongue plate 35 is matched and clamped inside the snap hole 25 to form a snap effect, realizing the assembly connection between the short-side door panel 30 and the long-side door panel 20. When folding is required, just press the elastic tongue plate 35 to disengage from the snap hole 25 to realize quick unlocking and facilitate folding.
[0044] Furthermore, limiting gaps 37 are respectively provided at the bottom ends of the opposite sides of the short-side door panel main body 31, and the limiting gaps 37 are used to match and accommodate the outward-turning limiting blocks 132.
[0045] As Figure 7 and Figure 8 shown, in the folded state, first fold the two long-side door panels 20 so that they are attached to the bottom plate 11, and then fold the two short-side door panels 30 so that they are attached to the long-side door panels 20. At this time, the side plates 33 are matched and embedded in the avoidance grooves 122. In this embodiment, the sum of the heights of the two short-side door panel main bodies 31 is less than the length of the bottom plate 11.
[0046] In this embodiment, the stacking positioning block 34 is used to embed into the stacking positioning hole 112. In actual use, when multiple foldable fruit turnover baskets are stacked, the stacking positioning block 34 of one foldable fruit turnover basket is matched and embedded into the stacking positioning hole 112 of another foldable fruit turnover basket located above it, so as to achieve rapid positioning and stacking and effectively improve stacking efficiency.
[0047] The aforementioned foldable fruit turnover basket features a simple structure and ease of use. Both the long side panel 20 and the short side panel 30 are hinged to the tray 10. The short side panel 30 and the long side panel 20 are quickly assembled using a matching interlocking mechanism between the elastic tongue 35 and the snap-fit hole 25, ensuring the basket's normal operation. When folding is required, simply press the elastic tongue 35 to disengage it from the snap-fit hole 25 for quick unlocking. This design allows the turnover basket to fold flexibly, greatly reducing space occupation, facilitating efficient storage in limited spaces, improving space utilization, and benefiting staff operation and passage.
[0048] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.
[0049] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementations of this utility model, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this utility model, and these all fall within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model patent should be determined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A foldable fruit turnover basket, characterized in that, Comprising: A tray; Long side door panels hinged to opposite sides of the top of the tray; the long side door panels include a long side door panel main body for hinging to the tray, and two protruding columns respectively connected to the outer surfaces of the opposite sides of the top end of the long side door panel main body; a snap hole is provided on the long side door panel main body corresponding to the two protruding columns; and Short side door panels hinged to opposite ends of the top of the tray; the short side door panels include a short side door panel main body for hinging to the tray, and side plates respectively connected to the opposite sides of the short side door panel main body; two side holes are provided at intervals at the top end of the side plate, and an elastic tongue plate is further connected between the two side holes on the side plate; the inner plate surface of the side plate is used to abut against the outer plate surface of the long side door panel main body; the protruding column is correspondingly embedded inside the side hole, and the elastic tongue plate is fitted and clamped inside the snap hole.
2. The foldable fruit turnover basket according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tray includes a bottom plate, first enclosing plates respectively extending upward from opposite sides of the bottom plate, and second enclosing plates respectively extending upward from opposite ends of the bottom plate; the second enclosing plates are connected end to end with the first enclosing plates, and the height of the second enclosing plates is greater than the height of the first enclosing plates.
3. The foldable fruit turnover basket according to claim 2, characterized in that, A plurality of first slots are evenly spaced on the inner side of the first enclosing plate; the long side door panel further includes a plurality of long side hinge feet evenly spaced and connected to the bottom of the long side door panel main body; the long side hinge feet are correspondingly hinged inside the first slots.
4. The folding fruit turnover basket according to claim 2, characterized in that, A plurality of second slots are evenly spaced on the inner side of the second enclosing plate; the short side door panel further includes a plurality of short side hinge feet evenly spaced and connected to the bottom of the short side door panel main body; the short side hinge feet are correspondingly hinged inside the second slots.
5. The foldable fruit turnover basket according to claim 2, characterized in that, Avoidance grooves are respectively provided at opposite ends of the outer side of the first enclosing plate; when folded, the side plates are correspondingly embedded in the avoidance grooves.
6. The folding fruit turnover basket according to claim 2, characterized in that, Outward turning limiting blocks respectively protrude upward at opposite ends of the top of the second enclosing plate; limiting gaps are respectively provided at the bottom ends of the opposite sides of the short side door panel main body, and the limiting gaps are used to correspondingly accommodate the outward turning limiting blocks.
7. The foldable fruit turnover basket according to claim 1, characterized in that, The short side door panel main body and the two side plates are arranged in a "C" shape.
8. The folding fruit turnover basket according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sum of the heights of the two long side door panel main bodies is less than or equal to the width of the bottom plate.
9. The folding fruit turnover basket according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sum of the heights of the two short side door panel main bodies is less than the length of the bottom plate.
10. The folding fruit turnover basket according to claim 1, characterized in that, The long side door panel further includes supporting blocks respectively connected to the bottom ends of the opposite sides of the long side door panel main body; the bottom end of the side plate is used to abut against the supporting block.