case

Abstract

To provide a case with a neat appearance capable of safely storing an object such as an acrylic doll without scratching it. [Solution] Case 1 is composed of three plate materials: a bottom plate 2, a frame material 3, and a cover plate 4, and a clip 5 that fastens these three plate materials together. The clip is roughly U-shaped in cross section and has a first bent portion 5a at its base end that is bent upwards and has a length equal to or less than the thickness of the bottom plate. The clip has a portion 5b that passes from the base end through the underside of the bottom plate, a second bent portion 5c that is bent from the bottom plate to the cover plate, and a third bent portion 5d that is bent on the top surface of the cover plate. The bottom plate has a notch that forms the portion that is held between the first and second bent portions at the base end of the clip, and the frame plate forms the side of the case on the inside with its thickness. The outer shape has a peripheral shape that is the same as the shape of the bottom plate before the notch is provided, except for the slit-shaped notch, and the cover plate has a notch that engages with the clip.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a case, and more particularly to a transparent resin case that can house a figure and has display properties. [Background technology]

[0002] Transparent plastic cases for storing dolls for the May Festival and Hinamatsuri, and displaying them on shelves, are well known. In recent years, the trend of "oshikatsu" (carrying around acrylic dolls of favorite idols, anime, manga, etc. attached to bags has become popular. However, many people think that they do not want to carry around acrylic dolls exposed, as they will get scratched.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a case that can be used to carry around photographs, trading cards, and the like. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Design Registration No. 1749974 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The case disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used by removing the top cover of the case and inserting photos or trading cards through the insertion slot, like an open-top envelope. A similar configuration seems to be possible for use with, for example, an acrylic doll. However, if the size of the insertion slot is only slightly larger than the thickness of the acrylic doll, there is a risk that the face of the acrylic doll will be scratched during insertion. For example, if the surface of the storage area is to be made openable and closable, hinges, knobs, etc. will need to be attached, and as a result, the external shape of the case itself will give a feeling of cumbersomeness.

[0006] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and aims to provide a case with a neat appearance that can safely store items such as acrylic dolls without scratching them. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the case of the present invention comprises a plurality of plate materials formed by stacking, from bottom to top, a bottom plate, a frame material, and a cover plate of a predetermined outer peripheral shape, and a clip configured by bending a long plate material into a generally U-shape in cross section, which holds the underside of the bottom plate and the upper surface of the cover plate while the plurality of plate materials are stacked together and holds them together, the clip having a first bent portion at its base end that is bent upwardly on the underside of the bottom plate by a length equal to or less than the thickness of the bottom plate, a portion that passes from the base end through the underside of the bottom plate, a second bent portion that is bent from the bottom plate to the cover plate at the tip of the first bent portion, and a portion that extends from the second bent portion that is bent on the upper surface of the cover plate. and a third bent portion bent by bending the first bent portion and the second bent portion together, the bottom plate having a notch that forms a portion that is sandwiched between the first bent portion and the second bent portion, the frame material being attached to the bottom plate and having a shape in which a slit-shaped notch is provided in the frame material having the same outer peripheral shape as the shape of the bottom plate before the notch is provided, and the cover plate having a notch that passes through the second bent portion of the clip to the upper side, and being attached to the frame material so as to close the frame material by fastening it to the clip and open it by removing it.

[0008] It is preferable to provide a connecting portion that fastens the frame material to the bottom plate, and another connecting portion that fastens the distal portion of the cover plate from the clip position to the frame material in a pivotable manner.

[0009] The cover plate preferably has a transparent portion that allows the contents of the case to be viewed.

[0010] More preferably, the bottom plate, the frame and the cover plate are made of a transparent acrylic resin. Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to this invention, the outer shape (viewed from above) of the part where multiple plate materials - the bottom plate, frame material, and cover plate - which are stacked from bottom to top and clipped together can be made close to the shape before the cutouts were made in the bottom plate, resulting in a case with a neat outer shape. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] 1A and 1B are diagrams showing the front and back of a case according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] (a) shows the process of attaching clips to the bottom plate, and (b) shows the process of attaching the frame material. [Diagram 3] The process of fixing the bottom plate and floor material with pins is shown. [Figure 4] 1 shows the process of attaching the cover plate and at the same time illustrates the operation of clipping the cover in the open state. [Diagram 5] 13 shows a modified example of the case. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] The case of the present invention is composed of three plates, a bottom plate, a frame, and a cover plate, and a clip that fastens the three plates. The clip is a long plate folded into a generally U-shape in cross section, and the base end is provided with a first folded portion that is folded upward by a length equal to or less than the thickness of the bottom plate. The clip further has a portion that passes from the base end through the underside of the bottom plate, a second folded portion that is folded from the bottom plate toward the cover plate at the tip of the portion, and a third folded portion that is folded by folding the portion extending from the second folded portion on the top surface of the cover plate. The bottom plate is provided with a notch that forms a portion that is sandwiched between the first folded portion and the second folded portion at the base end of the clip. The frame plate forms the side of the case on the inside with its thickness, and although the outer shape has a slit-shaped notch that passes the clip from the bottom plate to the cover plate, it has the same outer peripheral shape as the bottom plate before the notch is provided. The cover plate has a notch that is engaged with the clip. The frame material compensates for the shape of the parts deformed by the cutouts in the bottom plate, so the external shape (shape seen from above) of the part where the multiple plate materials of the bottom plate, frame material, and cover plate, which are stacked from bottom to top, are clipped together can be made close to the shape before the cutouts were made in the bottom plate, resulting in a case with a neat external shape.

[0014] A case 1 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. 1(a) shows a perspective view of case 1 seen from the front, and (b) shows a perspective view of case 1 seen from the back. Case 1 is made up of multiple plate materials, each of which is a rectangular bottom plate 2, a frame material 3, and a cover plate 4, each of which is 3 mm thick and 150 mm long on a side, stacked from bottom to top as viewed in the drawing for ease of explanation, and a clip 5 that holds the underside of bottom plate 2 and the upper side of cover plate 4 together while these multiple plate materials are stacked.

[0015] The cover plate 4 is made of acrylic and has a transparent portion that allows the contents stored in the case to be visualized. Preferably, the bottom plate 2, the frame member 3, and the cover plate 4 are all made of transparent acrylic resin.

[0016] The clip 5 is configured by folding a thin metal, for example, stainless steel plate (long plate) having a thickness of 0.4 mm, a width of 5 mm, and a length of 38.5 mm, into a substantially U-shape in cross section when viewed from top to bottom along the paper surface in Fig. 1. More specifically, the clip 5 has a first folded portion 5a at its base end that is folded upward on the underside of the bottom plate 2 by a length (for example, 2.5 mm) equal to or less than the thickness (3 mm) of the bottom plate, a portion 5b (length 15 mm) that passes from the base end through the underside of the bottom plate, a second folded portion 5c folded from the bottom plate 2 toward the cover plate 4 at the tip of the portion 5b, and a third folded portion 5d folded on the upper surface of the cover plate 4 by folding a portion extending from the second folded portion 5c. The length from the third folded portion 5d to the tip of the clip 5 is, for example, 12 mm.

[0017] FIG. 2(a) is a diagram for explaining the attachment of clip 5 to bottom plate 2, and (b) is a diagram for explaining the attachment of frame material 3. Bottom plate 2 is a rectangular member with a thickness of 3 mm and a side length of 150 mm, with portions 2a and 2b shown by dotted lines cut out. The width W1 of this cutout portion 2c is the same (15 mm) as the length of portion 5b of clip 5 passing through the underside of bottom plate 2, and clip 5 is sandwiched between first bent portion 5a and second bent portion 5c of clip 5. With this configuration, clip 5 is fixed to bottom plate 2. In addition, bottom plate 2 has another hole 2e at the distal side of hole 2d as viewed from the position of grip 5.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 2(b), the frame material 3 is a rectangle with a thickness of 3 mm and a side length of 150 mm, and has a rectangular opening 3a with a side length of 110 mm on the inside. The thickness of the frame material 3 is the depth of the case 1. The frame material 3 has the same outer peripheral shape as the bottom plate 2 before the notches 2a and 2b are provided. The frame material 3 has a slit-like notch 3b with a width of 1.5 mm and a depth of 6 mm, which passes the portion of the clip 5 between the second bent portion 5c and the third bent portion 5d. The frame material 3 also has holes 3c and 3d with the same diameter as the holes 2d and 2e of the bottom plate 2 at the same locations.

[0019] 3 shows how a pin 6, which is 6 mm long in this embodiment and corresponds to the thickness of the bottom plate 2 and frame material 3, is inserted into holes 2d, 3c of the bottom plate 2 and frame material 3 stacked in the procedure shown in Figs. 2(a) and (b) to secure the two plate materials together. The pin 6 functions as a connecting part that fastens the frame material 3 to the bottom plate 2. The frame material 3 is clamped and held between the pin 6 and the part between the second bent portion 2c and the third bent portion 2d of the clip 5 (see Fig. 2(b)), and its position is fixed. With this configuration, the bottom plate 2 and frame material 3 complete a container with a depth equal to the thickness of the frame material 3.

[0020] In addition, since the clip 5 is fixed by a pin 6 passing through holes 2d and 3c, the clip 5 may be provided with an extension portion that extends from the clip 5, covers the hole 2d provided in the bottom plate 2, and has an opening with the same diameter as the hole 2d.

[0021] Furthermore, by using a hollow tubular object for the pin 6, it is possible to carry it around or hang it up as a decoration by passing a ring of a key holder, a strap or the like through it without compromising the neat appearance.

[0022] FIG. 4 shows how the cover plate 4 is attached to the structure of the bottom plate 2, the frame material 3, and the clip 5 assembled in the steps up to FIG. 3. The cover plate 4 is a rectangle with a thickness of 3 mm and a length of one side of 150 mm, and has a structure having a notch 4b drawn with a dotted line at the same position as the notch 2b of the bottom plate 2 drawn with a dotted line in FIG. 2(a), that is, a notch through which the second bent part 5c of the clip 5 passes to the upper surface side of the cover material 4. Note that the notch 4a drawn with a dotted line is notched in this embodiment, but is not an essential notch. The cover plate 4 has a hole 4c of the same diameter at the same position as the hole 2e of the bottom plate 2 and the hole 3d of the frame material 3, distal to the clip 5. The cover plate 4 of this configuration is fixed to the container composed of the bottom plate 2 and the frame material 3 in a state in which it can rotate around the pin 7 as an axis by inserting a pin 7, which is 9 mm long in this embodiment, into the hole 2e of the bottom plate 2, the hole 3d of the frame material 3, and the hole 4c, corresponding to the thickness of the bottom plate 2, the frame material 3, and the cover plate 4. The pin 7 functions as a connecting part other than the pin 6, which fixes the part of the cover plate 4 distal to the clip position to the frame material 3 in a state in which it can pivot. In this configuration, the cover plate 4 fixed by the pin 7 is rotated in the direction of the arrow 8 and inserted between the frame material 3 and the clip 5, thereby closing the upper surface of the frame material 3. The cover plate 4 is removed from the clip 5 to open the upper surface of the frame material 3, that is, an acrylic doll thinner than the frame material 3 can be placed in the case 1.

[0023] When the cover plate 5 is rotated in the direction of the arrow 8, the upper surface of the frame material 3 serves as a guide, so there is no risk of damaging the acrylic doll, which is thinner than the frame material 3.

[0024] In addition, the cover plate 4 is configured to be secured onto the frame material 3 with a pin 7, but this is not limited to the above. For example, instead of the pin 7, a pin-shaped protrusion may be provided on the cover plate 4 and secured into the hole 3d in the frame material 3.

[0025] In the completed case 1 according to the procedure described above, the frame material 3 compensates for the change in shape caused by the notches 2a and 2b provided in the bottom plate 2. The shape of the clipped parts visible to the viewer when the pieces are stacked together, i.e., the external shape (shape seen from above) of the parts where the bottom plate, frame material and cover plate are clipped together when stacked from bottom to top, can be made close to the shape before the cutouts were made in the bottom plate, resulting in a case with a neat external shape.

[0026] It is difficult to process transparent acrylic resin into rectangular holes that are not circular or slits starting from the outer edge, specifically rectangular holes measuring 1.5 mm x 5 mm to pass clips 5 through, and there is a high risk of cracking due to the movement of clip 5 when cover plate 4 is opened and closed. As a result, it is necessary to make a large cutout like bottom plate 2.

[0027] However, with the case of the present invention, it is possible to compensate for the external shape by using a frame material 3 having a structure that is not subjected to much force due to the movement of the clip 5 accompanying the opening and closing of the cover plate 4.

[0028] The present invention is not limited to the configurations of the above-mentioned various embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention. For example, the outer shape of the case 5 is not limited to a square shape, and may be a heart shape like the case 10 according to the modified example shown in FIG. 5. The heart-shaped case 10 is a structure in which a heart-shaped bottom plate 12, a frame member 13, and a cover plate 14 are stacked together, and fastened with clips 15. The structure of the clips 15 is the same as that of the clips 5, and the structure of the part that fastens the bottom plate 12, the frame member 13, and the cover plate 14 with clips is the same as that of the bottom plate 2, the frame member 3, and the cover member 4, so that the description of the stacking is omitted here.

[0029] Also, instead of transparent acrylic resin, translucent or opaque resin plates may be used for the bottom plate 2 and frame material 3. A resin with a part that is transparent for display purposes may be used for the cover plate 4. The clip 5 may be made of resin. [Industrial Applicability]

[0030] The case of this invention allows the depth of the container to be changed simply by changing the thickness of the frame material, so it can be used in a variety of ways, not just to store acrylic dolls, but as a case with a neat exterior for stuffed dolls, photographs, trading cards, and other items that you wish to display. [Explanation of symbols]

[0031] 1, 10 cases 2, 12 Bottom plate 2a, 2b Bottom plate cutout 3, 13 Frame material 3b Slits in frame material 4, 14 Lid plate 4b Cover plate cutout 5 Clips 5a First bend of the clip 5b The part that passes from the base end of the clip to the underside of the base plate 5c Second bend of the clip 5d The third bend of the clip

Claims

1. The device is provided with a plurality of plate materials, which are stacked from bottom to top, with a bottom plate, a frame material, and a cover plate, each having a predetermined outer peripheral shape; and a clip, which is configured by bending a long plate material into a substantially U-shape in cross section, and which holds the bottom surface of the bottom plate and the top surface of the cover plate together while the plurality of plate materials are stacked, and fastens the plate materials together. The clip has a first bent portion at its base end that is bent upward on the underside of the bottom plate by a length equal to or less than the thickness of the bottom plate, a portion that passes from the base end to the underside of the bottom plate, a second bent portion that is bent at a tip end of the first bent portion from the bottom plate toward the cover plate, and a third bent portion that is bent at a portion extending from the second bent portion on the upper surface of the cover plate, the bottom plate has a notch that forms a portion that is sandwiched between the first bent portion and the second bent portion, the frame material is attached to the bottom plate, and has an outer peripheral shape identical to the shape of the bottom plate before the notch is provided, and has a shape in which a slit-like notch is provided in the frame material to pass a portion of the clip between the second bent portion and the third bent portion; The cover plate has a notch that allows the second folded portion of the clip to pass through to the upper surface side, and is attached to the frame material so as to close the cover plate by fastening it to the clip and to open the cover plate by removing the clip.

2. In the case according to claim 1, A connecting portion that fastens the frame material to the bottom plate; and another connecting portion that pivotally fastens a distal portion of the cover plate from the clip position to the frame material.

3. In the case according to claim 1 or 2, A case characterized in that the cover plate has a transparent portion that allows the contents of the case to be visualized.

4. In the case according to claim 3, The case is characterized in that the bottom plate, frame material, and cover plate are made of transparent acrylic resin.

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