Capsule container storage box

Abstract

To provide a capsule container storage box having a simple structure and capable of being constructed at low cost. [Solution] The device comprises a box body 10 formed into a box shape by folding cardboard, and a take-out member 20 rotatably attached to the box body 10, and the capsule container 1 in the box body 10 is carried out to the take-out opening 11a of the box body 10 by rotating the take-out member 20 with a handle 23 of the take-out member 20, so that the box body 10 can be constructed inexpensively, and the capsule container 1 can be taken out by the take-out member 20 with a simple structure. As a result, the structure can be constructed simply and inexpensively compared to conventional goods vending machines equipped with a complex structure such as a durable housing and a coin handling device, so that when temporarily installed in a store or an event venue, for example, money can be received by a person, and a significant cost reduction can be achieved in applications that do not require durability or a coin handling function.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a capsule container storage box that stores capsule containers each containing an arbitrary item such as stationery or a toy, and allows the capsule containers to be removed one by one. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an article vending machine that sells so-called capsule toys, in which any article such as stationery or a toy is enclosed in a capsule container (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] This item vending machine comprises a housing capable of housing a large number of capsule containers each containing an item, a handle provided on the front of the housing, an ejection mechanism which ejects the capsule containers from the housing one by one by rotating the handle, and a coin processing device which processes coins inserted as payment for the items.When the coin processing device determines that coins equivalent to the amount of the sale of the item have been inserted, the handle can be rotated, and the capsule containers can be ejected to an outlet on the front of the housing by rotating the handle. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 3441548 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The vending machines are installed in front of various stores, in dedicated corners in commercial facilities, inside capsule toy specialty stores, etc., and since they are equipped with a coin processing device and have a durable housing, they can be permanently installed to sell goods unmanned.

[0006] On the other hand, the vending machine may be temporarily installed in a store during a campaign period for various products, or may be temporarily installed at the venue of an event or exhibition, and in such a case, the management of the vending machine and the receipt of money may be performed by a person. Also, the goods may be provided free of charge as a promotional item.

[0007] However, conventional vending machines have complex structures such as a durable casing, a coin processing device, and a dispensing mechanism linked to it, making the vending machines themselves expensive. This creates the problem that using conventional vending machines is expensive even for temporary use where durability and coin processing functions are not required.

[0008] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a capsule container storage box that has a simple structure and can be constructed inexpensively. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the capsule container storage box of the present invention is a capsule container storage box that stores capsule containers each containing an item of interest and allows the capsule containers to be removed one by one by rotating a handle.The box is formed into a box shape by folding paperboard, and is equipped with a box main body that stores the capsule containers and has an outlet for removing the capsule containers, and an outlet member that is rotatably attached to the box main body and rotates by operating the handle to transport the capsule containers inside the box main body to the outlet side.

[0010] As a result, by rotating the removal member with the handle, the capsule container inside the box body is transported to the removal outlet of the box body, making it possible to construct the box body at low cost and to remove the capsule container using a removal member with a simple structure. Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to the present invention, the box body can be constructed inexpensively, and the capsule container can be taken out by a simple structured take-out member, so that the structure can be constructed simply and inexpensively compared to conventional goods vending machines with complex structures such as a durable housing and a coin processing device. As a result, for example, when temporarily installed in a store during a campaign period for various products, or temporarily installed at a venue such as an event or exhibition, money can be received by a person, and it is possible to significantly reduce costs in uses that do not require durability or a coin processing function. In addition, since the box body is formed into a box shape by folding cardboard, if the box body is transported to the installation location in a flat state before folding and assembled at the installation location, it can be transported without taking up much space. Furthermore, if the capsule container is stored in advance in the box body assembled into a box shape and transported, there is no need to pack the capsule container in a separate packaging box, and the box body and the capsule container can be transported efficiently. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a capsule container storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] Front view of capsule container storage box [Diagram 3] Side cross-sectional view of capsule container storage box [Figure 4] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the removal member and the partition member; [Diagram 5] A diagram of the box body unfolded flat [Figure 6] A side cross-sectional view showing the operation of the capsule container housing box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention, which shows a capsule container storage box from which capsule containers can be taken out one by one.

[0014] The capsule container 1 shown in the figure is made up of a pair of transparent semi-spherical members that are detachably attached to each other, and are formed into a hollow sphere by joining the semi-spherical members together. Any item, such as stationery or a toy, is enclosed in the capsule container 1.

[0015] The capsule container storage box of this embodiment comprises a box main body 10 capable of storing a large number of capsule containers 1, an extraction member 20 for extracting the capsule containers 1 one by one from the box main body 10, and a partition member 30 for dividing the inside of the box main body 10.

[0016] The box body 10 is assembled into a box shape as shown in Fig. 1 by folding a paperboard formed into a flat shape as shown in Fig. 5, and information about the product, such as the product name 10a and the product design 10b, is displayed on the outer surface. The box body 10 is composed of a front part 11, a back part 12, a pair of side parts 13, a top part 14, and a bottom part 15. An outlet 11a for taking out the capsule container 1 is provided at the bottom of the front part 11, and an inlet 14a for inserting the capsule container 1 is provided at the top part 14.

[0017] The removal member 20 is formed in a semi-cylinder shape with the circumferential half open, and has a circular front part 21 and a circular back part 22 at one axial end side (front end side) and the other axial end side (rear end side), respectively. A circular handle 23 that can be held by fingers is provided at the front end of the removal member 20, and a grip part 23a extending in the radial direction is provided on the front surface of the handle 23.

[0018] A guide portion 24 that guides the capsule container 1 from the rear to the front is provided within the removal member 20, and the guide portion 24 is formed so as to incline downward toward the front from the rear portion 22 to the axial center of the removal member 20.

[0019] Further, a support member 25 that rotatably supports the removal member 20 is provided on the rear end side of the removal member 20. The support member 25 is composed of a pair of locking pieces 25a that lock onto the partition member 30 and a support shaft 25b that rotatably engages with a cylindrical bearing portion 22a provided on the back surface portion 22, and is adapted to rotatably support the removal member 20 by engaging the support shaft 25b with the bearing portion 22a.

[0020] The partition member 30 is formed by folding paperboard into a U-shape, and is disposed in the lower portion of the box body 10. The partition member 30 is formed to have dimensions approximately equal to the front-to-rear and width dimensions of the inner surface of the box body 10, and its upper surface divides the inside of the box body 10 into upper and lower portions.

[0021] A first opening 31 in which the removal member 20 is disposed is provided on one widthwise end side of the upper surface of the partition member 30, and the first opening 31 is formed so as to surround the portion of the removal member 20 other than the handle 23. In this case, the removal member 20 is supported rotatably relative to the partition member 30 by clamping the rear end edge of the first opening 31 with the locking piece portion 25a of the support member 25. The handle 23 is disposed outside the box body 10, and a rotation shaft 23b of the handle 23 is inserted into a hole 11b provided in the front portion 11 of the box body 10.

[0022] An inclined plate 32 made of paperboard is provided on the other widthwise end side of the upper surface of partition member 30, and is arranged so as to incline from the other widthwise end side toward the widthwise center side of the upper surface of partition member 30. Furthermore, a second opening 33 communicating with outlet 11a is provided on the other widthwise end side of the front surface of partition member 30.

[0023] In the capsule container storage box constructed as above, a number of capsule containers 1 are stored above the partition member 30 in the box body 10, and by rotating the handle 23 of the take-out member 20 once, only one capsule container 1 is carried out into the take-out opening 11a. At that time, as shown in Fig. 2, a plurality of capsule containers 1 enter the take-out member 20 whose peripheral opening faces upward, and these capsule containers 1 are guided to the front end side of the take-out member 20 by the guide portion 24, but only the capsule container 1 located at the front is completely received in the take-out member 20, and the other capsule containers 1 are restricted from entering the capsule container 1 by the guide portion 24. As a result, when the take-out member 20 is rotated, only the capsule container 1 located at the front is held in the take-out member 20, and the other capsule containers 1 remain outside the take-out member 20, and only the capsule container 1 in the take-out member 20 falls to the bottom surface portion 15 of the box body 10 as shown in Fig. 6.

[0024] Thus, the capsule container storage box of this embodiment comprises a box main body 10 formed into a box shape by folding cardboard, and a removal member 20 rotatably attached to the box main body 10, and by rotating the removal member 20 using the handle 23 of the removal member 20, the capsule container 1 in the box main body 10 is transported to the removal opening 11a of the box main body 10.Therefore, the box main body 10 can be constructed at low cost, and the capsule container 1 can be removed by the removal member 20 which has a simple structure.

[0025] This allows the machine to be constructed more simply and inexpensively than conventional vending machines, which have complex structures such as a durable casing and coin processing device. Therefore, when the machine is temporarily installed in a store during a campaign period for various products, or when it is temporarily installed at the venue of an event or exhibition, for example, money can be collected by a person, and significant cost reductions can be achieved for uses that do not require durability or coin processing functions.

[0026] In addition, since the box body 10 is formed into a box shape by folding paperboard, if the box body 10 is transported to an installation site in a flat state before folding and assembled at the installation site, it can be transported without taking up much space. On the other hand, if the capsule container 1 is housed in the box body 10 that has been pre-assembled into a box shape and transported, there is no need to pack the capsule container 1 in a separate packaging box, and the box body 10 and the capsule container 1 can be transported efficiently.

[0027] Furthermore, the removal member 20 is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape capable of receiving the capsule container 1, and is configured to drop the capsule container 1 downward by rotating it about its axis using the handle 23, so that the capsule containers 1 can be reliably removed one by one by rotating the removal member 20 once.

[0028] In addition, the box body 10 is provided with a partition member 30 that divides the inside of the box body 10 into upper and lower sections, and the capsule container 1 above the partition member 30 is dropped below the partition member 30 by the removal member 20, so that the partition member 30 can reliably separate the storage space for the capsule container 1 inside the box body 10 from the removal opening 11a side.

[0029] In this case, an inclined plate 32 that guides the capsule container 1 toward the removal member 20 is provided on the upper surface of the partition member 30, so that even when the number of capsule containers 1 in the box body 10 decreases, the inclined plate 32 can reliably guide the capsule container 1 toward the removal member 20.

[0030] In addition, since information regarding the items in the capsule container 1 stored in the box body 10 is displayed in advance on the outer surface of the box body 10, the box body 10 can be used as a capsule container storage box for specific items by simply setting it in place.

[0031] It should be noted that the above-described embodiments are merely examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these. [Explanation of symbols]

[0032] 1...capsule container, 10...box body, 10a...item name, 10b...pattern, 11a...removal opening, 20...removal member, 23...handle, 30...partition member, 32...inclined plate.

Claims

1. A capsule container storage box that stores capsule containers each containing an arbitrary item and allows the capsule containers to be taken out one by one by rotating a handle, a box body formed into a box shape by folding a paperboard, for accommodating the capsule container and having an outlet for removing the capsule container; a take-out member that is rotatably attached to the box body and that is rotated by operating the handle to carry out the capsule container in the box body to the take-out opening side. A capsule container storage box.

2. The extracting member is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape capable of receiving the capsule container, and is configured to drop the capsule container downward by rotating it about an axis by means of a handle.

2. The capsule container storage box according to claim 1.

3. A partition member is provided to separate the inside of the box body into upper and lower parts, The capsule container above the partition member is dropped below the partition member by the removal member.

2. The capsule container storage box according to claim 1.

4. The partition member has an upper surface provided with an inclined plate for guiding the capsule container toward the ejection member.

4. The capsule container storage box according to claim 3.

5. On the outer surface of the box body, information regarding the item in the capsule container contained in the box body is displayed.

2. The capsule container storage box according to claim 1.

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