Container

Abstract

To provide a container which can suitably store an article that may be affected by vibration and impact, and can reduce cost.SOLUTION: A container 1 formed from a resin sheet material includes a container body 2 having a bottom wall 2a and a lower side peripheral wall 2b, and a storage body 4 which is connected to the container body 2 through a bendable first hinge part 3, wherein the storage body 4 has a recessed wall 4b partitioning a storage space S1 storing an article B, and in a state in which the recessed wall 4b displaces the storage body 4 in a closed attitude that the storage body 4 is settled inside the container body 2, the recessed wall 4b is brought into non-contact with the bottom wall 2a and the lower side peripheral wall 2b.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5A

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to containers for holding items (eg, fruits, vegetables, various parts, etc.). [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, containers such as those described in Patent Document 1 have been used as containers for storing various items. When storing items in this type of container, additional members may be added depending on the type of item. For example, when storing fruits or vegetables that are easily damaged by vibration or impact, a cushioning material such as a sponge may be laid inside the container, and the fruits or the like may be placed on the cushioning material. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 62-113033 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, even if the above-mentioned cushioning materials are used, adjacent items may collide with each other due to vibrations during transportation. For this reason, when storing items that may become unusable even with a small scratch, such as fruits and vegetables used to decorate sweets or dishes, specifications with additional cushioning materials may not be usable. In addition, it is difficult to use expensive containers of this type, so low cost is also important.

[0005] In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a container that can suitably store items that may be affected by vibration, impact, etc., and that can be manufactured at a low cost. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention provides a container formed from a resin sheet material, A container body having a bottom wall and a lower peripheral wall; a container body connected to the container body via a bendable first hinge portion; The container has a concave wall that defines a storage space for storing an item, In the container, when the container body is displaced to a closed position in which the concave wall is accommodated inside the container body, the concave wall is not in contact with the bottom wall and the lower peripheral wall.

[0007] It is preferable that the container has a protrusion that contacts the lower peripheral wall in the closed position to hold the container in the closed position.

[0008] The container preferably has a first handle portion that protrudes outward from the container body in the closed position.

[0009] It is preferable that the container further comprises a cover having a top wall and an upper peripheral wall, connected to the container body via a bendable second hinge portion, and displaceable into a closed position that covers the container when the container is displaced into the closed position.

[0010] the container body has a body-side engaging portion that protrudes toward the cover in the closed position or moves away from the cover, It is preferable that the cover has a cover-side engaging portion that contacts an outer peripheral surface or an inner peripheral surface of the main body-side engaging portion in the closed position to hold the cover in the closed position.

[0011] The cover preferably has a second handle portion that protrudes outward from the container body in the closed position.

[0012] The container body has a rectangular shape in a plan view, A plurality of the containers are provided on one long edge of the container body via the first hinge portion, It is preferable that one cover is provided on one short edge of the container body via the second hinge portion. Effect of the Invention

[0013] The container of the present invention includes a container body and a container body connected to the container body via a bendable first hinge portion, and can store an item inside a concave wall provided in the container body. In addition, since the concave wall is not in contact with the bottom wall and the lower peripheral wall of the container body when the container body is displaced to the closed position, even if the container is subjected to vibration or impact, the concave wall containing the item can be prevented from contacting the container body. In other words, according to the container of the present invention, even items that may be affected by vibration or impact can be suitably stored. In addition, when removing an item, the opening of the concave wall can be directed downward by rotating the container body around the first hinge portion, so that the item can be easily removed. And since the container of the present invention is molded from a resin sheet material, the cost can be kept low. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1A] 3 is a cross-sectional view (cross-sectional view taken along CC in FIG. 2) of a container according to an embodiment of the present invention with a cover displaced to a closed position as viewed from the side. FIG. [Figure 1B] FIG. 1B is a partially enlarged view of part A shown in FIG. 1A. [Figure 1C] FIG. 1B is a partial enlarged view of part B shown in FIG. 1A. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1B is a plan view of the container shown in FIG. 1A. [Diagram 3] 1B is a plan view of the container shown in FIG. 1A with the cover displaced to an open position and one container displaced to an open position. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD shown in FIG. [Figure 5A] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE shown in FIG. [Figure 5B] FIG. 5B is a partial enlarged view of part G shown in FIG. 5A. [Figure 5C] FIG. 5B is a partial enlarged view of part H shown in FIG. 5A. [Figure 6]4 is a diagram showing a state in which an article is taken out of the container shown in FIG. 3 (a cross-sectional view taken along line FF shown in FIG. 3). FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] Hereinafter, one embodiment of a container according to the present invention (container 1) will be described with reference to the drawings. The container 1 of this embodiment is formed by molding a resin sheet material (e.g., a polypropylene sheet, a polyethylene terephthalate sheet, etc.). Thermoforming such as vacuum forming and pressure forming is used to mold the resin sheet material.

[0016] 1A and 2, the container 1 includes a container body 2, a first hinge portion 3, a container body 4, a second hinge portion 5, and a cover 6. In this embodiment, a total of three first hinge portions 3 and three containers 4 are provided, as shown in FIGS.

[0017] In this embodiment, the container body 2 is shaped to be generally rectangular (rectangular) in plan view. The container body 2 has a bottom wall 2a that is flat and rectangular in plan view. A lower peripheral wall 2b extending upward is provided at the outer edge of the bottom wall 2a. A body side flange 2c extending horizontally outward is provided at the upper end of the lower peripheral wall 2b (see Figs. 1B and 1C).

[0018] As shown in Fig. 3, the container body 2 is provided with a cutout portion 2d at one end of the body flange 2c in the longitudinal direction, which is shaped to cut out the body flange 2c in a plan view. A body engagement portion 2e is provided near the cutout portion 2d. The body engagement portion 2e in this embodiment is semispherical, as shown in Fig. 1B, and is shaped to recess the body flange 2c downward.

[0019] The first hinge portion 3 is provided on the edge portion (long edge portion) of one end side of the body side flange 2c in the short side direction as shown in FIG. 3. In this embodiment, the total of three first hinge portions 3 are all provided on the edge portion of one end side of the body side flange 2c in the short side direction as shown in the figure. When providing a plurality of first hinge portions 3, some of them may be provided on the edge portion of one end side of the body side flange 2c in the short side direction, and the rest may be provided on the edge portion of the other end side of the body side flange 2c in the short side direction. The first hinge portion 3 connects the container body 2 (body side flange 2c) and the container 4 (top wall 4a described later) as shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B. The first hinge portion 3 is bendable, and when bent, it has a triangular tube shape in cross section as shown in FIG. 5B, and when extended, it has a shape slightly concave downward as shown in FIG. 6. The shape of the first hinge portion 3 is not limited to that shown in the figure, and may be, for example, cylindrical in cross section when bent, or extending horizontally when extended.

[0020] The container 4 has a flat top wall 4a that is rectangular in plan view as shown in FIG. 3. A concave wall 4b is provided in the center of the top wall 4a, which is formed by recessing the top wall 4a. Here, the space defined inside the concave wall 4b is referred to as a container space S1. An item B (strawberries, for example) can be contained in the container space S1. One end of the top wall 4a is connected to the first hinge portion 3. This allows the container 4 to be displaced between a state in which the concave wall 4b fits inside the container body 2 (see the container 4 marked with EE in FIG. 3 and the container 4 shown in FIG. 5A) and a state in which the container 4 is rotated 180° from this state with the first hinge portion 3 as the base point (see the container 4 marked with FF in the figure and the container 4 shown in FIG. 6). Here, the position of the housing 4 when the concave wall 4b is contained within the container body 2 is referred to as the "closed position", and the position of the housing 4 when rotated 180° from the closed position around the first hinge portion 3 is referred to as the "open position".

[0021] As shown in FIG. 3, when the housing 4 is displaced to the closed position, the other end side of the top wall 4a (the side opposite to the side connected to the first hinge portion 3) protrudes outward from the body side flange 2c. Here, the part of the top wall 4a that protrudes outward from the body side flange 2c is referred to as the first handle portion 4c. The housing 4 also has a protrusion 4d on the other end side of the top wall 4a that is formed by recessing the top wall 4a downward. In this embodiment, a total of two protrusions 4d are provided for one housing 4. The protrusions 4d are provided at positions that contact the inner peripheral surface of the lower peripheral wall 2b when the housing 4 is displaced to the closed position as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5C.

[0022] The second hinge portion 5 is provided on the edge (short edge) of the other longitudinal end side (opposite side to the side where the main body side engaging portion 2e is located) of the main body side flange 2c as shown in FIG. 1A. The second hinge portion 5 connects the container main body 2 (main body side flange 2c) and the cover 6 (cover side flange 6c described later). The second hinge portion 5 is bendable, and when bent, it has a triangular tubular shape in cross section as shown in FIG. 1C, and when extended, it extends horizontally as shown in FIG. 4. The shape of the second hinge portion 5 is not limited to that shown in the figure, like the first hinge portion 3, and can be changed as appropriate.

[0023] The cover 6 has a flat top wall 6a that is rectangular in plan view as shown in Figs. 2 to 4. An upper peripheral wall 6b is provided at the outer edge of the top wall 6a, surrounding the top wall 6a. Here, the space defined by the top wall 6a and the upper peripheral wall 6b is referred to as the cover internal space S2. A cover flange 6c is provided at the end of the upper peripheral wall 6b, extending horizontally outward. One longitudinal end of the cover flange 6c is connected to the second hinge portion 5. This allows the cover 6 to be displaced between a state in which the cover 6 covers the container 4 in the closed position as shown in Figs. 1A and 2, and a state rotated 180° from this state around the second hinge portion 5 (see Figs. 3 and 4). Here, the position of the cover 6 in the state in which the cover 6 covers the container 4 in the closed position is referred to as the "closed lid position", and the position of the cover 6 in the state in which the cover 6 is rotated 180° from the closed position around the first hinge portion 3 is referred to as the "open lid position".

[0024] The cover-side flange 6c is provided with a cover-side engagement portion 6d at the other end in the longitudinal direction (the side opposite to the side connected to the second hinge portion 5). The cover-side engagement portion 6d in this embodiment is semispherical, as shown in Fig. 1B, and is shaped so that the cover-side flange 6c is recessed downward when the cover 6 is displaced to the closed position. The cover-side engagement portion 6d is slightly smaller than the body-side engagement portion 2e, and is inserted into the body-side engagement portion 2e when the cover 6 is displaced to the closed position, and the outer peripheral surface of the cover-side engagement portion 6d comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the body-side engagement portion 2e, so that the cover-side engagement portion 6d is held by the body-side engagement portion 2e.

[0025] When the cover 6 is in the closed position, the portion of the cover flange 6c that overlaps with the cutout 2d protrudes outward from the cutout 2d as shown in Fig. 2. Here, the portion of the cover flange 6c that protrudes outward from the cutout 2d is referred to as a second handle 6e.

[0026] In the container 1 having such a configuration, when the container 4 is displaced to the closed position as shown in Figs. 1A and 5A, there is a gap between the concave wall 4b and the bottom wall 2a, and between the concave wall 4b and the lower peripheral wall 2b. That is, in this state, the concave wall 4b is not in contact with the bottom wall 2a and the lower peripheral wall 2b, and even if vibration or impact is applied to the container 1, the vibration or impact is not easily transmitted to the item B contained in the storage space S1, so that damage to the item B can be prevented. In addition, the container 1 of this embodiment is provided with a cover 6, and a cover internal space S2 is provided inside the cover 6. That is, when the cover 6 is displaced to the closed position as shown in Fig. 1A, the cover internal space S2 covered by the cover 6 is located above the concave wall 4b. Therefore, even if the upper part of the item B contained in the storage space S1 protrudes slightly from the concave wall 4b, the protruding part can be prevented from contacting the cover 6.

[0027] In addition, in the container 1 of this embodiment, when the cover 6 is displaced to the closed position, the cover side engaging portion 6d engages with the body side engaging portion 2e, so that the cover 6 can be maintained in the closed position. When the cover 6 is displaced to the open position, the second handle portion 6e of the cover 6 can be pinched and lifted with the fingers, so that the cover 6 can be easily opened. Even when the cover 6 is displaced to the open position, the convex portion 4d of the container 4 is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the lower peripheral wall 2b as shown in FIG. 5C, so that the container 4 in the closed position will not open unintentionally.

[0028] Thereafter, when removing the article B from the container 1, the container 4 is changed from the closed position to an open position as shown in Fig. 6. Since the container 4 of this embodiment has the above-mentioned first handle 4c, the container 4 can be easily opened by pinching and lifting it with the fingers. When the container 4 is changed to the open position, the concave wall 4b is turned upside down, so that the article B stored in the storage space S1 can be easily removed.

[0029] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the spirit of the present invention described in the claims unless otherwise specifically limited in the above description. For example, the configuration of the above-mentioned embodiment can be appropriately added or deleted, and the configuration of one embodiment can be applied to another embodiment. Furthermore, the effects of the above-mentioned embodiment are merely examples of the effects resulting from the present invention, and do not mean that the effects of the present invention are limited to the above-mentioned effects.

[0030] For example, in the above embodiment, a total of three containers 4 are provided, but the number can be changed as appropriate. In addition, when the articles B are taken out one by one, it is preferable to provide one concave wall 4b on each container 4 as in this embodiment, but when it is acceptable to take out multiple articles B at once, multiple concave walls 4b may be provided on one container 4.

[0031] Furthermore, with regard to the body-side engaging portion 2e and the cover-side engaging portion 6d of this embodiment, the body-side engaging portion 2e has a shape that recesses the body-side flange 2c downward (a shape that moves away from the cover 6 in the closed position), and the cover-side engaging portion 6d has a shape that is slightly smaller than the body-side engaging portion 2e, and when engaged, the cover-side engaging portion 6d is inserted inside the body-side engaging portion 2e so that the outer peripheral surface of the cover-side engaging portion 6d comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the body-side engaging portion 2e; however, the body-side engaging portion 2e may have a shape that recesses the body-side flange 2c upward (a shape that protrudes toward the cover 6 in the closed position), and the cover-side engaging portion 6d may have a shape that is slightly larger than the body-side engaging portion 2e, and when engaged, the body-side engaging portion 2e may be inserted inside the cover-side engaging portion 6d so that the inner peripheral surface of the cover-side engaging portion 6d comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the body-side engaging portion 2e. Furthermore, the main body side engaging portion 2e and the cover side engaging portion 6d are not limited to being hemispherical shell shaped, but may be cylindrical or angular.

[0032] Furthermore, item B is not limited to the above-mentioned fruits and vegetables, but may be, for example, various parts that are easily damaged (such as light bulbs and computer parts). The size of item B to be stored is not limited to small items, but may be relatively large items such as peaches. In this case, the size of container 1 may be increased to match item B. [Explanation of symbols]

[0033] 1: Container 2: Container body 2a: Bottom wall 2b: Lower peripheral wall 2c: Body side flange 2d: Notch 2e: Main body side engagement part 3: First hinge part 4: Containment Unit 4a:Ceiling wall 4b: Concave wall 4c: First handle part 4d: Convex 5: Second hinge part 6: Cover 6a:Top wall 6b: Upper peripheral wall 6c: Cover side flange 6d: Cover side engagement part 6e: Second handle B:Goods S1: Containment Space S2: Cover internal space

Claims

1. A container formed from a resin sheet material, A container body having a bottom wall and a lower peripheral wall; a container body connected to the container body via a bendable first hinge portion; The container has a concave wall that defines a storage space for storing an item, A container, wherein when the container body is displaced to a closed position in which the concave wall is accommodated inside the container body, the concave wall is not in contact with the bottom wall and the lower peripheral wall.

2. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the container has a protrusion that contacts the lower peripheral wall in the closed position to hold the container in the closed position.

3. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the container body has a first handle portion that protrudes outward from the container body in the closed position.

4. The container according to claim 1, further comprising a cover having a top wall and an upper peripheral wall, connected to the container body via a bendable second hinge portion, and displaceable into a closed position that covers the container body when the container body is displaced into the closed position.

5. the container body has a body-side engaging portion that protrudes toward the cover in the closed position or moves away from the cover, 5. The container according to claim 4, wherein the cover has a cover-side engaging portion that contacts an outer peripheral surface or an inner peripheral surface of the body-side engaging portion in the closed position to hold the cover in the closed position.

6. The container according to claim 4 , wherein the cover has a second handle portion that protrudes outward from the container body in the closed position.

7. The container body has a rectangular shape in a plan view, A plurality of the containers are provided on one long edge of the container body via the first hinge portion, 5. The container according to claim 4, wherein one of the covers is provided on one short edge of the container body via the second hinge portion.

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