Container

Abstract

To provide a container which can suitably store an article that may be affected by vibration and impact.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 lid body 3 having a top wall 3a facing the bottom wall 2a, wherein the top wall 3a has a storage part 3e which has a slit 3g penetrating through the top wall 3a and is provided with a space S1 storing an article B in a state in which the slit 3g is opened, and in a state in which the top wall 3a faces the bottom wall 2a, the storage part 3e is brought into non-contact with the bottom wall 2a and the lower side peripheral wall 2b.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1A

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, etc. 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.

[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, or the like. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention comprises a container body having a bottom wall and a lower peripheral wall; a lid body having a top wall facing the bottom wall, the top wall has a storage section having a slit penetrating the top wall and providing a space for storing an article when the slit is open; The storage section is a container in which, when the top wall faces the bottom wall, the bottom wall and the lower peripheral wall are not in contact with each other.

[0007] The lid is preferably removable from the container body.

[0008] It is preferable that the storage section has an opening penetrating the top wall and has the slit around the opening.

[0009] The slit has at least a first slit portion extending in an arc-like and intermittent manner, and a second slit portion concentric with the first slit portion and extending in an arc-like and intermittent manner with a radius larger than that of the first slit portion, It is preferable that a first seam located between the first slit portions extending intermittently and a second seam located between the second slit portions extending intermittently are positioned offset in the circumferential direction.

[0010] 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 hinge portion, and capable of being displaced into a closed position in which the top wall faces the ceiling wall when the lid is attached to the container body.

[0011] 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.

[0012] The cover preferably has a handle that protrudes outward from the container body in the closed position. Effect of the Invention

[0013] In the container of the present invention, a storage section is provided on the top wall of the lid. This storage section has a slit penetrating the top wall, and is configured to provide a space for storing an object when the slit is open. Furthermore, when the top wall of the lid faces the bottom wall of the container body, the bottom wall and the lower peripheral wall are not in contact with each other, so that even if the container is subjected to vibration or impact, the concave wall storing the object can be prevented from coming into contact with the container body. In other words, the container of the present invention can suitably store even objects that may be affected by vibration, impact, etc. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1A] FIG. 1 is a side view (parts A and B are cross-sectional views) of one embodiment of a container according to the present invention with a cover displaced to a closed position. [Figure 1B] FIG. 1B is a partially enlarged view of part A shown in FIG. 1A. [Figure 1C] FIG. 1B is a partially enlarged view of part C shown in FIG. 1A. [Figure 2A] FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD shown in FIG. 1A. [Figure 2B] FIG. 2B is a partially enlarged view of part E shown in FIG. 2A. [Figure 2C] FIG. 2B is a partially enlarged view of part F shown in FIG. 2A. [Diagram 3] 1B is a plan view showing a state in which the cover has been displaced to an open position with respect to the container body shown in FIG. 1A. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line GG shown in FIG. [Figure 5A] FIG. 1B is a plan view of the lid shown in FIG. 1A. [Figure 5B] 5B is a view taken along the arrow H shown in FIG. 5A. [Figure 5C] 5B is a view taken along the arrow J shown in FIG. 5A. 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. As shown in Fig. 1A and Fig. 2A, the container 1 comprises a container body 2, a lid 3, a hinge portion 4, and a cover 5. The container body 2 and the cover 5 are integrally connected via the hinge portion 4, and together form a single member. On the other hand, the lid 3 is formed as a separate member from the container body 2 and the like.

[0016] The container body 2 and the lid 3 of this embodiment are both 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 form the resin sheet material. By forming the container body 2 and the lid 3 from a resin sheet material, the price of the container 1 can be kept low. Note that the container body 2 is not limited to being formed from a resin sheet material as in this embodiment, and may be formed by, for example, injection molding.

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

[0018] As shown in Fig. 3, the container body 2 is provided with a cutout portion 2d at one longitudinal end of the body-side flange 2c, which is shaped to cut out the body-side flange 2c in a plan view. A body-side engagement portion 2e is provided near the cutout portion 2d. The body-side engagement portion 2e of this embodiment is semispherical, as shown in Figs. 1B and 4, and is shaped so that the body-side flange 2c is recessed downward. Fig. 1B is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the body-side engagement portion 2e (a partially enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line GG shown in Fig. 3).

[0019] The lid 3 has a flat top wall 3a that is rectangular in plan view as shown in FIG. 5A. As shown in FIG. 5B and FIG. 5C, the lid peripheral wall 3b is provided at the outer edge of the top wall 3a, surrounding the top wall 3a. The upper end of the lid peripheral wall 3b is provided with a lid flange 3c that extends horizontally outward. The short side edge of the lid flange 3c is provided with a folded wall 3d that extends downward. As shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. 2A, the top wall 3a and the lid peripheral wall 3b are shaped to a size that fits inside the lower peripheral wall 2b. When the lid 3 is attached to the container body 2 so that the top wall 3a and the lid peripheral wall 3b fit inside the lower peripheral wall 2b, the lid flange 3c is located above the body side flange 2c as shown in FIG. 2B, and the folded wall 3d is located outside the edge of the body side flange 2c.

[0020] The top wall 3a is provided with a storage section 3e as shown in Fig. 5A. In this embodiment, the storage section 3e includes a circular opening 3f penetrating the top wall 3a and a slit 3g positioned radially outward of the opening 3f penetrating the top wall 3a, and a total of three storage sections 3e are provided in the top wall 3a.

[0021] The above-mentioned slit 3g is located radially outside the opening 3f and includes a first slit portion 3g1 that is concentric with the opening 3f and extends in an arc-like and intermittent manner. A seam (first seam 3h1) is provided between the intermittently extending first slit portions 3g1. In this embodiment, a total of four first seams 3h1 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. The slit 3g also includes a second slit portion 3g2 that is concentric with the first slit portion 3g1 and extends in an arc-like and intermittent manner with a radius larger than that of the first slit portion 3g1. A second seam 3h2 is provided between the intermittently extending second slit portions 3g2. As shown in the figure, the first seam 3h1 and the second seam 3h2 are positioned at positions shifted by about 45° in the circumferential direction.

[0022] 5A, the slit 3g further includes a third slit portion 3g3 located radially outward of the second slit portion 3g2, a fourth slit portion 3g4 located radially outward of the third slit portion 3g3, a fifth slit portion 3g5 located radially outward of the fourth slit portion 3g4, and a sixth slit portion 3g6 located radially outward of the fifth slit portion 3g5. A third seam 3h3 is provided between the third slit portions 3g3, a fourth seam 3h4 is provided between the fourth slit portions 3g4, a fifth seam 3h5 is provided between the fifth slit portions 3g5, and a sixth seam 3h6 is provided between the sixth slit portions 3g6.

[0023] According to such a storage section 3e, when the periphery of the opening 3f is pressed downward, the slit 3g opens as shown in FIG. 2C. That is, in this state, the storage section 3e is separated so that the top wall 3a is stretched vertically at the first slit portion 3g1 to the sixth slit portion 3g6, while the top wall 3a is connected at the first joint 3h1 to the sixth joint 3h6, so that the top wall 3a is displaced to a shape as if it were stretched downward. In this state, the space partitioned inside the storage section 3e is called a storage space S1. The storage space S1 can store an item B (for example, a strawberry). In the storage section 3e of this embodiment, an opening 3f is provided radially inside the slit 3g, so that the item B stored in the storage space S1 can be supported by protruding a lower part of the item B from the opening 3f as shown in FIG. That is, the opening 3f makes it difficult for the item B to move in the storage space S1, so that the item B can be supported more stably.

[0024] The hinge portion 4 is provided on the other longitudinal end side of the body-side flange 2c (opposite side to the side where the body-side engagement portion 2e is located) as shown in FIG. 1A. The hinge portion 4 connects the container body 2 (body-side flange 2c) and the cover 5 (cover-side flange 5c described later). The hinge portion 4 is bendable, and when bent, it has a triangular tubular shape in cross section as shown in FIG. 1C, and when extended, it has a shape that is slightly concave downward as shown in FIG. 4. The shape of the hinge portion 4 is not limited to that shown in the figure, and may be, for example, cylindrical in cross section when bent, or extend horizontally when extended.

[0025] As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the cover 5 has a flat top wall 5a that is rectangular in plan view. An upper peripheral wall 5b is provided at the outer edge of the top wall 5a, surrounding the top wall 5a. Here, the space defined by the top wall 5a and the upper peripheral wall 5b is referred to as the cover internal space S2 (see Figs. 1A and 2A). A cover flange 5c is provided at the end of the upper peripheral wall 5b, extending horizontally outward. One end of the cover flange 5c in the longitudinal direction is connected to the hinge portion 4. As a result, the cover 5 can be displaced between a state in which the top wall 5a faces the ceiling wall 3a when the lid body 3 is attached to the container body 2 as shown in Fig. 1A, and a state in which the cover 5 is rotated 180° from this state around the hinge portion 4 (see Fig. 4). Here, the position of the cover 5 when the top wall 5a faces the ceiling wall 3a is referred to as the "closed position," and the position of the cover 5 when rotated 180° from the closed position around the hinge portion 4 is referred to as the "open position."

[0026] The cover-side flange 5c is provided with a cover-side engagement portion 5d at the other end in the longitudinal direction (the side opposite to the side connected to the hinge portion 4). The cover-side engagement portion 5d in this embodiment is semispherical, as shown in Fig. 1B, and is shaped so that the cover-side flange 5c is recessed downward when the cover 5 is displaced to the closed position. The cover-side engagement portion 5d is slightly smaller than the body-side engagement portion 2e, and is inserted into the body-side engagement portion 2e when the cover 5 is displaced to the closed position, and the outer peripheral surface of the cover-side engagement portion 5d comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the body-side engagement portion 2e, so that the cover-side engagement portion 5d is held by the body-side engagement portion 2e.

[0027] When the cover 5 is in the closed position, the portion of the cover flange 5c that overlaps with the notch 2d protrudes outward from the notch 2d. Here, the portion of the cover flange 5c that protrudes outward from the notch 2d is referred to as a handle 5e (see FIG. 3).

[0028] In the container 1 having such a configuration, when the lid body 3 with the object B accommodated in the accommodation portion 3e is attached to the container body 2 as shown in Figs. 1A and 2A, there is a gap between the accommodation portion 3e and the bottom wall 2a, and between the accommodation portion 3e and the lower peripheral wall 2b. That is, in this state, the accommodation portion 3e is not in contact with the bottom wall 2a and the lower peripheral wall 2b, and even if the container 1 is subjected to vibration or impact, the vibration or impact is not easily transmitted to the object B accommodated in the accommodation space S1, so that damage to the object B can be prevented. The container 1 of this embodiment also includes a cover 5, and a cover internal space S2 is provided inside the cover 5. That is, when the cover 5 is displaced to the closed position as shown in Fig. 1A, the cover internal space S2 covered by the cover 5 is located above the accommodation portion 3e. Therefore, even if the upper part of the object B accommodated in the accommodation space S1 protrudes slightly from the accommodation portion 3e, the protruding part can be prevented from contacting the cover 5.

[0029] In addition, in the container 1 of this embodiment, when the cover 5 is displaced to the closed position, the cover side engaging portion 5d engages with the body side engaging portion 2e, so that the cover 5 can be maintained in the closed position. When displacing the cover 5 to the open position, the handle portion 5e of the cover 5 can be grasped with the fingers and lifted up, so that the cover 5 can be easily opened.

[0030] Thereafter, when removing the item B from the container 1, the lid 3 is removed from the container body 2. This exposes the periphery of the storage section 3e, so that the item B stored in the storage space S1 can be easily removed by, for example, pressing the storage section 3e from below with a finger or the like. The storage section 3e of this embodiment has an opening 3f, and the lower part of the item B can be pressed from this opening 3f, so that the item B can be removed even more easily.

[0031] 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.

[0032] For example, in the above embodiment, a total of three storage portions 3e are provided, but the number can be changed as appropriate. In addition, the slit 3g has six slit portions (first slit portion 3g1 to sixth slit portion 3g6) in this embodiment, but the number of slit portions can be changed as appropriate. In addition, the number of joints between the slit portions (first joint 3h1 to sixth joint 3h6) is four per slit portion in this embodiment, but the number of joints can also be changed as appropriate. In addition, the slit portion is not limited to one that extends in an arc shape, but may extend in a polygonal shape (for example, a rectangular shape). In addition, the slit 3g may be one slit that extends in a spiral shape. In addition, the slit 3g is not limited to a cut that extends linearly and has almost no gap in the width direction as shown in the figure, but may be a groove-like one with a gap in the width direction. In addition, the opening 3f is not limited to one that is circular, but may be one that is polygonal (for example, a rectangular shape).

[0033] Furthermore, with regard to the body side engaging portion 2e and the cover side engaging portion 5d 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 5 in the closed position), and the cover side engaging portion 5d has a shape that is slightly smaller than the body side engaging portion 2e, and when engaged, the cover side engaging portion 5d is inserted inside the body side engaging portion 2e so that the outer peripheral surface of the cover side engaging portion 5d contacts 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 5 in the closed position), and the cover side engaging portion 5d may have a shape that is slightly larger than the body side engaging portion 2e, and when engaged, the body side engaging portion 2e is inserted inside the cover side engaging portion 5d so that the inner peripheral surface of the cover side engaging portion 5d contacts 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 5d are not limited to being hemispherical shell shaped, but may be cylindrical or angular.

[0034] 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]

[0035] 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: Lid 3a: Ceiling wall 3b: Lid body peripheral wall 3c: Lid flange 3d: Folding wall 3e: Storage unit 3f: Opening 3g: Slit 3g1: First slit part 3g2: Second slit part 3g3: Third slit part 3g4: Fourth slit part 3g5: Fifth slit part 3g6: Sixth slit part 3h1: First joint 3h2: Second seam 3h3: Third seam 3h4: Fourth joint 3h5: Fifth joint 3h6: Sixth Joint 4: Hinge part 5: Cover 5a:Top wall 5b: Upper peripheral wall 5c: Cover side flange 5d: Cover side engagement part 5e: Handle B:Goods S1: Containment Space S2: Cover internal space

Claims

1. A container body having a bottom wall and a lower peripheral wall; a lid body having a top wall facing the bottom wall, the top wall has a storage section having a slit penetrating the top wall and providing a space for storing an article when the slit is open; A container, wherein the storage portion is not in contact with the bottom wall and the lower peripheral wall when the top wall faces the bottom wall.

2. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the lid is removable from the container body.

3. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the storage section has an opening penetrating the top wall, and the slit is provided around the opening.

4. The slit has at least a first slit portion extending in an arc-like and intermittent manner, and a second slit portion concentric with the first slit portion and extending in an arc-like and intermittent manner with a radius larger than that of the first slit portion, The container of claim 1, wherein a first seam located between the first intermittently extending slit portions and a second seam located between the second intermittently extending slit portions are offset in the circumferential direction.

5. 2. 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 hinge portion, and displaceable into a closed position in which the top wall faces the ceiling wall when the lid is attached to the container body.

6. the container body has a body-side engaging portion that protrudes toward the cover in the closed position or moves away from the cover, 6. The container according to claim 5, 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.

7. The container according to claim 5 , wherein the cover has a handle portion that protrudes outward from the container body in the closed position.

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