Clothing Packaging Box

Abstract

To provide a packaging box for clothing capable of surely supporting a weight of clothing, easy to assemble, and reduced in work for a box body.SOLUTION: A packaging box 1 for clothing for packaging clothing hung on a hanger forms periphery walls W opened in sides by a ceiling wall 10, a bottom wall 11 and a pair of side walls 12, and has: a box body 2 with the sides of the periphery walls W closed by folding flaps 14-16; and a hanging member 3 fitted to the ceiling wall 10. On the ceiling wall 10, groove parts 20 parallel to the flaps 14-16 are formed. The hanging member 3 has: an insertion board having a hanging hole for hooking the hanger and inserted into the groove part 20 from an upper part of the ceiling wall 10, and a fixing board 31 continued to an upper end of the insertion board and fixed to an upper face of the ceiling wall 10 in a laminated state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a packaging box for clothes that packages clothes hung on hangers. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a packaging box for transporting clothing. The box includes an A-type box body with flaps closing the top and bottom ends of a rectangular cylindrical body, and a hanging member with horizontal plates extending forward and backward from the vertical plate. A slit is cut parallel to the front wall in the upper inner flap, and a horizontal fold line is formed in the front wall. To pack clothing hung on a hanger, the rear outer flap is placed over the rear inner flaps, the vertical plate is inserted into the slit, the rear horizontal plate is placed over the rear outer flap, and the front wall is folded forward along the fold line to open the interior of the body. The clothing is placed inside from the front, and a hanger is hung on the vertical plate. The front wall is then replaced, the outer flaps connected to the front wall are positioned between the front inner flaps and the front horizontal plate, and the box body and the front and rear horizontal plates are secured together with adhesive tape to complete the packaging. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Publication number 8-8984 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the above-mentioned packaging box for transporting clothing, the hanging member could not be fixed until the packaging was completed. Specifically, when the front wall was open, the hanging member only rested on the rear inner flap and the rear outer flap, and each flap supported the hanging member only by the repulsive force around the boundary with the body. Therefore, when a hanger (clothing) was hung on the vertical board, the repulsive force of each flap was not enough to support the weight of the clothing, and each flap bent inward toward the body, and there was a risk that the clothing would fall onto the bottom wall of the body together with the hanging member.

[0005] Furthermore, while closing the front wall, the worker performing the packaging must position the outer flaps connected to the front wall between the front half of the inner flaps and the front horizontal plate. However, workers unfamiliar with packaging (assembly) may accidentally place the outer flaps connected to the front wall on top of the front horizontal plate. In this case, the front horizontal plate overlaps only the front half of the inner flaps separated by the slit, and does not properly function to support the weight of the garments. Therefore, since the weight of the garments is essentially supported only by the rear horizontal plate, there is a risk that the garments may fall off along with the hanging members due to vibrations during transport.

[0006] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned packaging box for transporting clothing, in order to create an opening in the front wall, various processes had to be performed on the body, such as forming a fold line in the front wall and separating the front wall from the pair of side walls above the fold line, etc. This resulted in problems such as an increase in the manufacturing cost of the body and a decrease in the compressive strength of the body.

[0007] In consideration of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a packaging box for clothes that can reliably support the weight of clothes, is easy to assemble, and requires less processing on the box body. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The present invention is a packaging box for clothing for packaging clothing hung on a hanger, comprising a box body having peripheral walls with open sides formed by a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls, and flaps connected to at least each of the side walls are folded to close the sides of the peripheral walls; and a hanging member attached to the top wall, wherein a groove parallel to the flaps is formed in the top wall, and the hanging member has a hanging hole through which the hanger is hung, and comprises an insertion plate inserted into the groove from above the top wall, and a fixing plate connected to the upper end of the insertion plate and fixed in a stacked state on the upper surface of the top wall.

[0009] In this case, the insertion plate and the fixing plate are each provided in pairs, the pair of insertion plates are folded back on each other to form a double wall, and the pair of fixing plates may be extended in directions away from each other from the upper ends of the pair of insertion plates.

[0010] In this case, a fixing hole may be formed in the top wall in the area where the fixing plate is stacked, and a fixing piece may be formed on the fixing plate that is pressed into the fixing hole while stacked on the top wall.

[0011] In this case, an insertion hole may be formed in the side wall on the side of the top wall, and the fixing plate may be bent downward to overlap the outer surfaces of the pair of side walls, and a pair of side pieces may be connected to the fixing plate, with their tip ends inserted into the insertion hole to sandwich the pair of side walls.

[0012] In this case, the side piece has a clamping plate connected to the fixed plate and stacked on the outer surface of the side wall, and an insertion piece protruding from the tip of the clamping plate and inserted into the insertion hole to engage with the inner surface of the side wall, and an auxiliary fold line is formed on the side wall along the boundary between a stacked region including the area where the clamping plate is stacked and a non-stacked region which is an area where the clamping plates do not overlap, and the clamping plate folds along the auxiliary fold line during the process of inserting the insertion piece into the insertion hole, thereby fitting into the stacked region which is recessed one step relative to the non-stacked region, and the tip of the clamping plate excluding the insertion piece may abut against the step surface between the stacked region and the non-stacked region. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] According to the present invention, the weight of the clothes can be reliably supported, the assembly is easy, and the processing required for the box body can be reduced. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing a clothing packaging box according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 1 is a plan view showing a blank for a box body of a clothing packaging box according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 3] 1 is an enlarged plan view showing a part (mounting structure) of a blank of a box body of a clothing packaging box according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] 1 is a plan view showing a blank for a hanging member of a clothing packaging box according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 5] 1 is a perspective view illustrating an assembly procedure for a clothing packaging box according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 6] 1 is a front view illustrating an assembly procedure for a clothing packaging box according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 7] 1 is a front view showing a clothing packaging box according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7. [Figure 9] 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 7. [Figure 10] 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which clothes are housed in a clothing packaging box according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a clothing packaging box according to a modified example of one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a blank for a box body of a clothing packaging box according to a modified example of one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a blank for a hanging member of a clothing packaging box according to a modified example of an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that Fr, Rr, L, R, U, and D in the drawings indicate front, rear, left, right, top, and bottom. The front-to-back, left-to-right, and top-to-bottom directions are perpendicular to one another. Terms indicating directions and positions are used in this specification, but these terms are used for convenience of explanation and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, the terms indicating directions and positions are based on the directions and positions when the clothing packaging box is in use.

[0016] [Clothing packaging box] A clothing packaging box 1 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 4. Figure 1 is a perspective view of the clothing packaging box 1. Figure 2 is a plan view showing a blank 2A ​​of a box body 2 of the clothing packaging box 1. Figure 3 is a plan view showing an enlarged portion of the blank 2A ​​of the box body 2. Figure 4 is a plan view showing a blank 3A of a hanging member 3 of the clothing packaging box 1.

[0017] The clothing packaging box 1 is a box for packaging a garment 91 (see FIG. 10 described later) hung on a hanger 90 in a suspended state. As shown in FIG. 1, the clothing packaging box 1 includes a box body 2 formed in a roughly rectangular parallelepiped shape (or thick plate shape) that is thin in the front-to-rear direction, and a hanging member 3 attached to the top of the box body 2. The box body 2 is a so-called A-type cardboard box in which both left and right ends of the peripheral wall W are closed with a plurality of flaps 14-16. The peripheral wall W is formed into a roughly rectangular tube shape with open sides by a top wall 10, a bottom wall 11, and a pair of side walls 12. The multiple flaps 14-16 are connected to both left and right ends of the peripheral wall W and are folded to close the sides (openings) of the peripheral wall W. The hanging member 3 is attached from the top wall 10 to the upper part of the side wall 12 and is a component for hanging the hook portion of the hanger 90.

[0018] The box body 2 is assembled from a blank 2A ​​shown in FIG. 2. The hanging member 3 is assembled from a blank 3A shown in FIG. 4. These blanks 2A, 3A are each formed from a single piece of cardboard sheet made of paper. The cardboard sheet is, for example, a double-sided cardboard sheet in which a front liner 9B and a back liner 9C (see also FIG. 5, etc.) are bonded to a corrugated core 9A. In this specification, the direction parallel to the core 9A of the cardboard sheet is referred to as the "corrugation direction," and the direction perpendicular to the corrugation direction is referred to as the "flow direction." In the drawings, "X" indicates the "corrugation direction," and "Y" indicates the "flow direction."

[0019] [Box blank] As shown in FIG. 2, the blank 2A ​​of the box body 2 has a top wall 10, a bottom wall 11, a pair of side walls 12, a joining piece 13, a pair of upper inner flaps 14, a pair of lower inner flaps 15, and two pairs of outer flaps 16. Note that, because the pair of side walls 12 have the same shape, this specification will mainly focus on one side wall 12. Similarly, the upper inner flap 14, the lower inner flap 15, and the outer flap 16 will mainly be described one by one. Furthermore, in this specification, when the upper inner flap 14 and the lower inner flap 15 are described in common, they will simply be referred to as "inner flaps 14, 15," and when the inner flaps 14, 15 and the outer flap 16 are described in common, they will simply be referred to as "flaps 14-16."

[0020] The bottom wall 11, one side wall 12, top wall 10, the other side wall 12, and the joining piece 13 are aligned in this order in the flow direction and connected via a first fold line L1. The top wall 10 and bottom wall 11 are formed in a generally rectangular shape that is narrow in the flow direction, and the side wall 12 is formed in a generally rectangular shape that is sufficiently wider in the flow direction than the top wall 10, etc.

[0021] The pair of upper inner flaps 14 are connected to both ends of the top wall 10 in the corrugation direction via second fold lines L2. The pair of lower inner flaps 15 are connected to both ends of the bottom wall 11 in the corrugation direction via second fold lines L2. The two pairs of outer flaps 16 are connected to both ends of the pair of side walls 12 in the corrugation direction via second fold lines L2. The inner flaps 14, 15 are formed in a substantially square shape, and the outer flap 16 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape with the longer side in the flow direction. The dimensions of the flaps 14 to 16 in the corrugation direction are substantially the same as the dimensions of the top wall 10 etc. in the flow direction.

[0022] <Mounting structure> As shown in Fig. 2, a mounting structure 17 for mounting the hanging member 3 is formed on the top wall 10 and the pair of side walls 12. As shown in Fig. 3, the mounting structure 17 has a groove portion 20, a pair of fixing holes 21, two pairs (four) of insertion holes 22, and two sets of auxiliary folding lines L11. Note that, since the pair of fixing holes 21 have the same shape, the description in this specification will mainly focus on one fixing hole 21. Similarly, the description will mainly focus on one insertion hole 22 and one auxiliary folding line L11.

[0023] (groove) The groove 20 is formed (drilled) in approximately the center of the top wall 10 in the corrugation direction. The groove 20 is a long hole (slit) extending in the flow direction so as to be parallel to the (closed) flaps 14 to 16. The width of the groove 20 is approximately the thickness of two blanks 3A (corrugated cardboard sheets) of the hanging member 3. A substantially circular notch is formed in the center of the groove 20 in the longitudinal direction (flow direction). Both longitudinal ends of the groove 20 are formed in the pair of side walls 12 slightly beyond the pair of first fold lines L1. Note that both ends of the groove 20 may be located inside the pair of first fold lines L1 (not shown).

[0024] (Fixing hole) The pair of fixing holes 21 are formed (drilled) at positions spaced apart on both sides of the groove portion 20 in the step direction. The fixing holes 21 are rectangular openings with the long sides in the flow direction. Note that, as will be described in detail later, the range in the top wall 10 where the pair of fixing holes 21 are formed corresponds to the range in which the pair of fixing plates 31 of the hanging member 3 are stacked.

[0025] (insertion hole) Two pairs of insertion holes 22 are formed on the top wall 10 side (upper side) of the pair of side walls 12. The insertion holes 22 are opened by opening opening pieces 23 formed on the side walls 12. The opening pieces 23 are formed in an area surrounded by an insertion fold line L12 that extends parallel to the first fold line L1 at a position spaced downward from the first fold line L1, and a cutting line 24 that is formed in a substantially U-shape so as to protrude downward from both ends of the insertion fold line L12. The opening pieces 23 are formed in a substantially rectangular shape that is longer in the row direction than the fixing holes 21 and shorter in the flow direction than the fixing holes 21. Both ends (upper ends) of the cutting line 24 are formed in a substantially semicircular arc shape so as to make a U-turn on both outer sides in the row direction. The two pairs of opening pieces 23 (insertion holes 22) are arranged line-symmetrically with respect to the pair of fixing holes 21. The four opening pieces 23 and the two fixing holes 21 are arranged in a lattice pattern with three rows in the flow direction and two columns in the row direction.

[0026] (auxiliary fold line) Two sets of auxiliary fold lines L11 are formed on the top wall 10 side (upper side) of a pair of side walls 12. In one side wall 12, one set of auxiliary fold lines L11 is formed discretely between two insertion holes 22 aligned in the row direction and on both outer sides of the two insertion holes 22 in the row direction. In this way, the auxiliary fold lines L11 are not continuous and are divided, but in this specification, the divided auxiliary fold lines L11 are treated as one set. Note that the ends of the discretely formed auxiliary fold lines L11 are slightly separated from the insertion holes 22.

[0027] The auxiliary fold line L11 has a pair of inclined lines extending diagonally from near both corners of the side wall 12 toward the lower side opposite the top wall 10 so as to approach each other, and a horizontal line extending in the step direction so as to connect the lower ends of the pair of inclined lines, and is formed into a substantially trapezoidal outline as a whole. The horizontal line of the auxiliary fold line L11 is divided by the two insertion holes 22 and is formed substantially in the same line as the lower edge portions of the insertion holes 22 extending in the step direction. The auxiliary fold line L11 is formed along the boundary between a stacked region R1 including a region where clamping plates 37 of the hanging member 3 described below are stacked, and a non-stacked region R2 which is a region where the clamping plates 37 do not overlap. In other words, the stacked region R1 is a substantially trapezoidal range including the two insertion holes 22.

[0028] The first fold line L1, the second fold line L2, and the auxiliary fold line L11 are general-purpose creases that flatten the cardboard sheet in the thickness direction from the back liner 9C side. The insert fold line L12 is a lead crease that is a perforation on the general-purpose crease. The general-purpose crease and the lead crease mainly function to fold the cardboard sheet so that the back liner 9C faces inward (forward folding). The first and second fold lines L1, L2, the auxiliary fold line L11, and the insert fold line L12 are not limited to the above-described forms and may be any structure for folding the cardboard sheet.

[0029] [Hanging member blank] 4, the blank 3A of the hanging member 3 has a pair of insertion plates 30, a pair of fixing plates 31, and two pairs of side pieces 32. Note that the pair of insertion plates 30, the pair of fixing plates 31, and the two pairs of side pieces 32 are symmetrical about the boundary line (third fold line L3 described later) between the pair of insertion plates 30, and therefore, in this specification, the description will mainly focus on one insertion plate 30, one fixing plate 31, and one (or pair of) side pieces 32.

[0030] <Insertion plate> The pair of insertion plates 30 are connected to each other via a third fold line L3. The insertion plates 30 are formed in a hexagonal shape with two corners of a rectangle chamfered, and the pair of insertion plates 30 are connected by butting one side of the corner-chamfered side together. The insertion plates 30 are formed with a width that allows them to be inserted into the groove portion 20 opened in the top wall 10. In the blank 3A of the hanging member 3, the extension direction of the core 9A (the step direction) is inclined at approximately 45 degrees with respect to the third fold line L3. In this specification, the extension direction of the third fold line L3 is referred to as the "first direction," and the direction perpendicular to the first direction is referred to as the "second direction." In the drawings, "X1" indicates the "first direction," and "Y1" indicates the "second direction."

[0031] The insertion plate 30 has a plurality of (for example, three) hanging holes 33 formed (punched) therein for hanging the hangers 90 (the hook portions thereof). Each hanging hole 33 is an elongated hole extending in the second direction, and the three hanging holes 33 are arranged at equal intervals in the second direction. It is sufficient that one or more hanging holes 33 are formed, and the number of hanging holes 33 may be increased or decreased as desired. The arrangement of the plurality of hanging holes 33 may also be freely changed.

[0032] <Fixed plate> The pair of fixing plates 31 are connected to the outer ends of the pair of insertion plates 30 in the second direction via fourth fold lines L4. The fixing plates 31 are formed in a substantially rectangular shape with the long sides in the second direction. The width of the fixing plates 31 in the first direction is substantially the same as the width of the top wall 10 in the flow direction.

[0033] The fixing plate 31 is formed with a pair of fixing pieces 34. The pair of fixing pieces 34 is formed in an area surrounded by a pair of press-fit fold lines L13 spaced apart in the first direction and extending in the second direction, first cuts 35 extending in the second direction longer than the press-fit fold lines L13 at the center of the fixing plate 31, and four second cuts 36 extending to connect both ends of the pair of press-fit fold lines L13 and both ends of the first cuts 35. Each fixing piece 34 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape with the first cuts 35 as its lower base, and the pair of fixing pieces 34 are formed with their lower base sides butted together to form a hexagonal shape as a whole. The maximum length of each fixing piece 34 in the first direction (the length of the first cuts 35) is longer than the dimension in the row direction (left-right direction) of the fixing hole 21 opening in the top wall 10. A press-fit auxiliary line L14 extending in the first direction is formed at the center of each fixing piece 34 in the second direction. As will be described in detail later, with the fixing plate 31 stacked on the top wall 10, each fixing piece 34 is press-fitted into the fixing hole 21.

[0034] <Side piece> Two pairs of side pieces 32 are connected to both ends of the pair of fixing plates 31 in the first direction. The pair of side pieces 32 are formed in a shape that is line-symmetrical about the fixing plate 31. The side pieces 32 are integrally formed with a clamping plate 37 and an insertion piece 38. The clamping plate 37 is connected to the fixing plate 31 via a fifth fold line L5. The clamping plate 37 is formed into a hexagonal shape by cutting off two corners on the tip side of a rectangle. The insertion piece 38 protrudes from the tip of the clamping plate 37. The insertion piece 38 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape (substantially triangular) that narrows from the base end (the clamping plate 37 side) toward the tip. One outer side of the insertion piece 38 in the second direction is inclined and curved inward in the second direction from the base end toward the tip. One inner side of the insertion piece 38 in the second direction extends parallel to the first direction. The tip of the clamping plate 37 is wider than the base end of the insertion piece 38, so the tip of the clamping plate 37 excluding the insertion piece 38 is exposed.

[0035] The third fold line L3 is a half-cut line that cuts the cardboard sheet halfway in the thickness direction from the back liner 9C side. The fourth fold line L4 and the fifth fold line L5 are lead creases with perforations on general-purpose creases, and the press-fit fold line L13 and the press-fit auxiliary line L14 are general-purpose creases. Specifically, the press-fit fold line L13 has a single cut. The half-cut line has the function of folding the cardboard sheet (reverse folding) so that the front liner 9B faces inward, and the lead crease mainly has the function of folding forward. The third to fifth fold lines L3 to L5, the press-fit fold line L13, and the press-fit auxiliary line L14 are not limited to the above-mentioned types and may have any structure that allows the cardboard sheet to be folded in the desired direction.

[0036] [Assembling clothing packaging boxes] Next, an example of the procedure for assembling the clothing packaging box 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 5 to 10. FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the procedure for assembling the clothing packaging box 1. FIG. 6 is a front view illustrating the procedure for assembling the clothing packaging box 1. FIG. 7 is a front view showing the clothing packaging box 1. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 7. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the clothing packaging box 1 with clothing 91 contained therein. Here, as an example, a case where a worker manually assembles the clothing packaging box 1 will be described. Note that in the blank 2A ​​of the box body 2, the side wall 12 to which the joining piece 13 is connected is folded inward along the first fold line L1, and the bottom wall 11 is folded inward along the first fold line L1 and adhered to the joining piece 13, so that the box body 2 is in a folded state (not shown).

[0037] <Assembly of the box> The worker stands up the folded box body 2 to form a rectangular cylindrical peripheral wall W (see FIG. 5). The top wall 10 and the bottom wall 11 face each other in the vertical direction, the pair of side walls 12 face each other in the front-rear direction, and both ends of the peripheral wall W in the left-right direction are open. Next, the worker closes, for example, the opening on the left side of the peripheral wall W with the flaps 14 to 16 (see FIG. 5). The worker folds the lower inner flap 15 and the upper inner flap 14 inward along the second fold line L2, and folds the pair of outer flaps 16 together along the second fold line L2. One outer flap 16 overlaps the outer surfaces of the inner flaps 14 and 15, and the other outer flap 16 overlaps the outer surface of the one outer flap 16. The worker attaches adhesive tape from the other outer flap 16 to the side wall 12 (not shown).

[0038] As a result of the above, the box body 2 is completed with the left side of the peripheral wall W closed by the flaps 14 to 16 and the right side of the peripheral wall W open (see FIG. 5). Note that, although the left side of the peripheral wall W is closed and the right side is open in the above description, it may also be reversed, with the right side of the peripheral wall W closed and the left side open (not shown).

[0039] <Assembly and installation of hanging components> The worker reverse-folds the blank 3A of the hanging member 3 along the third fold line L3 and forward-folds it along the fourth fold line L4 and the fifth fold line L5 (see FIG. 5). The pair of insertion plates 30 are folded back on each other, and the front liners 9B are overlapped to form a double wall. The hanging holes 33 of the pair of insertion plates 30 are approximately aligned. The pair of fixing plates 31 are connected to the upper ends of the pair of insertion plates 30 and extend away from each other (outside in the left-right direction) from the upper ends of the pair of insertion plates 30. Each side piece 32 extends downward from the fixing plate 31. Note that this process only requires creating creases and forming the general shape of the hanging member 3.

[0040] 6, the worker lifts up the pair of fixing plates 31 (with the front liners 9B facing each other), and inserts the pair of insertion plates 30 forming the double wall into the groove 20 from above the top wall 10 of the box body 2. The pair of insertion plates 30 protrude from the lower surface (inner surface) of the top wall 10 and are disposed inside the peripheral wall W.

[0041] Next, while rotating the pair of fixing plates 31 downward about the fourth fold line L4 (see the arrow in FIG. 6 ), the worker presses the side pieces 32 against the side walls 12 and folds the opening pieces 23 inward along the insertion fold line L12 to open the insertion hole 22. Then, while inserting the tip ends (insertion pieces 38) of the side pieces 32 into the insertion hole 22, the worker further rotates the pair of fixing plates 31 downward to stack the pair of fixing plates 31 on the top wall 10 (see FIG. 7 ). As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 , during the process of inserting the insertion pieces 38 into the insertion hole 22, the stacked region R1 of the pair of side walls 12 is sandwiched between the two pairs of clamping plates 37 and folded inward along the auxiliary fold line L11, becoming recessed one level inward relative to the non-stacked region R2. Specifically, the upper side of the stacked region R1 (the side facing the top wall 10) is barely recessed, and the lower side of the stacked region R1 (near the auxiliary fold line L11) is recessed by one step. This forms a step surface 25 between the stacked region R1 and the non-stacked region R2. The tip of the clamping plate 37, excluding the insertion piece 38, abuts against the step surface 25, thereby restricting the insertion of the insertion piece 38 (the insertion is completed (see FIGS. 7 and 9)).

[0042] 7 to 9, when the insertion of the insertion piece 38 is complete, the clamping plate 37 is fitted (placed) in the stacked region R1, which is recessed by one step relative to the non-stacked region R2. The pair of front and rear clamping plates 37 are stacked on the outer surfaces of the pair of side walls 12, sandwiching the pair of side walls 12 (see FIGS. 8 and 9). The opening piece 23 abuts against the inner surface of the clamping plate 37 with a restoring force around the insertion fold line L12, and the insertion piece 38 is inserted into the insertion hole 22 and engages with the inner surface of the side wall 12 (more specifically, the inner side of the lower edge of the insertion hole 22) (see FIG. 8).

[0043] As shown in Figures 1 and 8, the worker presses the fixing piece 34 of the fixing plate 31 downward. The fixing piece 34 bends downward along the press-fit fold line L13 while bending slightly in a V shape along the press-fit auxiliary line L14. The fixing piece 34 is pressed in while both left and right ends of its tip interfere with the left and right edges of the fixing hole 21 in the top wall 10. After passing through the fixing hole 21, the fixing piece 34 spreads left and right due to the restoring force around the press-fit auxiliary line L14, and engages with the left and right edges of the fixing hole 21, preventing it from being pulled out.

[0044] As a result of the above, the fixing plate 31 is fixed in a stacked state on the upper surface of the top wall 10. In other words, the hanging member 3 is attached to the top wall 10 of the box body 2 (see FIG. 1).

[0045] Here, we will explain why the core 9A of the blank 3A of the hanging member 3 is inclined at approximately 45 degrees with respect to the third fold line L3, etc., as shown in Figure 4. In the field of packaging boxes using corrugated cardboard sheets, it is generally known that if the fold line for folding the cardboard sheet extends parallel to the core 9A, the cardboard sheet will not fold along the fold line but will fold along the core 9A located near the fold line. Therefore, to accurately fold the cardboard sheet along the fold line (improving the accuracy of the folding position), it is preferable that the fold line extend in a direction perpendicular to the core 9A (the machine direction). Let us consider a case where the core 9A of the blank 3A of the hanging member 3 extends parallel to the fifth fold line L5. In this case, there is a risk that the side piece 32 will not be able to be accurately folded along the fifth fold line L5. Furthermore, when inserting the insertion piece 38 of the side piece 32 into the insertion hole 22, the tip of the insertion piece 38 rubs against the edge of the insertion hole 22, making the front liner 9B on the tip side of the insertion piece 38 more likely to peel off. Conversely, if the core 9A of the blank 3A of the hanging member 3 extends parallel to the fourth fold line L4, there is a risk that the fixing plate 31 cannot be accurately folded along the fourth fold line L4. Therefore, in this embodiment, by tilting the extension direction of the core 9A of the blank 3A of the hanging member 3, the accuracy of the folding position of the fixing plate 31 and the side piece 32 is improved and peeling of the front liner 9B of the insertion piece 38 is suppressed. Note that, as described above, it is preferable to tilt the extension direction of the core 9A of the blank 3A, but this does not exclude the possibility of making the core 9A of the blank 3A parallel to the fifth fold line L5 or the third and fourth fold lines L3 and L4. Furthermore, the inclination angle of the center core 9A of the blank 3A is not limited to 45 degrees and may be freely changed.

[0046] <Storing clothing and sealing boxes> As shown in FIG. 10, the worker inserts a hanger 90 with a garment 91 hanging thereon into the box 2 (periphery wall W) from the open right side, and hooks the hook of the hanger 90 into the hanging hole 33 of the insertion plate 30. This causes the garment 91 hanging on the hanger 90 to be suspended inside the box 2. Finally, the worker closes the opening on the right side of the peripheral wall W with the flaps 14 to 16, in the same way as when closing the opening on the left side of the peripheral wall W, and secures it in place with adhesive tape (see FIG. 1).

[0047] In this way, the box body 2 is sealed and the assembly work of the clothing packaging box 1 is completed (see FIG. 1). The clothing packaging box 1 is then transported to the user of the clothing 91. Note that in this embodiment, the outer flaps 16 are fixed with adhesive tape, but this is not limiting, and the other outer flap 16 may be adhered to one outer flap 16 via an adhesive.

[0048] In the clothing packaging box 1 according to the present embodiment described above, the sides of the box body 2 (peripheral wall W) are openable and closable with the flaps 14-16, and the hanging member 3 is fixed to the top wall 10, which forms the upper surface of the box body 2. With this configuration, the hanging member 3 can be fixed to the top wall 10, which is immovably installed on the upper ends of the pair of side walls 12. This allows the weight of the garments 91 hung on the insertion plates 30 (hanging holes 33) of the hanging member 3 to be firmly supported, preventing the garments 91 and the hanging member 3 from falling off. Furthermore, with the clothing packaging box 1 according to the present embodiment, the hanging member 3 can be attached to the box body 2 from the outside. Specifically, it is sufficient to simply insert the insertion plates 30 into the grooves 20 of the top wall 10 and fix the fixing plates 31 to the upper surface of the top wall 10, without requiring any special procedures. This allows even workers unfamiliar with assembly to easily and properly assemble the clothing packaging box 1. Furthermore, in the clothing packaging box 1 according to this embodiment, the box body 2 is a general A-type box, so that when putting in or taking out a garment 91 hung on a hanger 90, it is sufficient to open or close the flaps 14-16 provided on the sides of the peripheral wall W. Therefore, there is no need to perform additional processing on the side wall 12 to form an opening other than on the side of the peripheral wall W. Furthermore, when manufacturing the blank 2A ​​of the box body 2, it is only necessary to create a partial wooden mold for only the mounting structure 17 around the top wall 10, and there is no need to manufacture a wooden mold for the entire blank 2A. This reduces the manufacturing cost of the box body 2 and prevents a decrease in the compressive strength of the box body 2.

[0049] Furthermore, in the clothing packaging box 1 according to this embodiment, the pair of insertion plates 30 are folded back on each other to form a double wall, which improves the strength of the periphery of the hanging hole 33 and enables the hanger 90 hung in the hanging hole 33 to be securely held. Furthermore, the pair of fixing plates 31 extend away from each other from the upper ends of the pair of insertion plates 30, increasing the contact area with the top wall 10, so that the load received by the pair of fixing plates 31 when the garment 91 is hung can be distributed across the entire top wall 10. This allows the garment 91 hung on the hanging member 3 to be securely supported.

[0050] Furthermore, according to the clothing packaging box 1 of this embodiment, the fixing plate 31 can be fixed onto the top wall 10 by pressing the fixing pieces 34 of the fixing plate 31 into the fixing holes 21 of the top wall 10. This allows the work of attaching the hanging member 3 to the box body 2 to be performed easily and quickly without using adhesive, adhesive tape, or the like.

[0051] Furthermore, in the clothing packaging box 1 according to this embodiment, the pair of side pieces 32 are bent downward relative to the fixing plate 31, and their leading ends are inserted into the insertion holes 22 to sandwich the pair of side walls 12. With this configuration, the hanging member 3 is attached so as to grip the upper part of the box body 2 from the top wall 10 to the pair of side walls 12, so that the load received by the fixing plate 31 when the clothing 91 is hung can be distributed to the pair of side walls 12 in addition to the top wall 10. This makes it possible to prevent problems such as the fixing plate 31 being pulled into the box body 2 or the upper ends of the top wall 10 or side walls 12 being crushed.

[0052] Furthermore, in the clothing packaging box 1 according to this embodiment, during the process of inserting the insertion piece 38 of the side piece 32 into the insertion hole 22 of the side wall 12, the stacked region R1 of the side wall 12 is folded along the auxiliary fold line L11, and the leading end (lower end) of the clamping plate 37 of the side piece 32 abuts against the step surface 25 between the one-step recessed stacked region R1 and the non-stacked region R2. This configuration allows the step surface 25 to reliably support the load exerted on the side piece 32 when the garment 91 is hung. This effectively prevents the upper end of the box 2 from being crushed. Furthermore, because the clamping plate 37 fits into the one-step recessed stacked region R1, the clothing packaging box 1 has a smooth appearance and can have smaller external dimensions.

[0053] In the clothing packaging box 1 according to the present embodiment, the opening piece 23 is formed on the side wall 12, and the insertion hole 22 is opened by opening the opening piece 23, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the opening piece 23 may be omitted, and the insertion hole 22 may be formed in the side wall 12 (not shown).

[0054] Furthermore, in the clothing packaging box 1 according to this embodiment, the auxiliary fold line L11 is formed on the side wall 12, but this is not limiting and the auxiliary fold line L11 may be omitted (not shown). Even in this case, since the core 9A of the side wall 12 extends laterally, the side wall 12 is likely to be recessed as the side piece 32 is inserted. However, in order to accurately recess the stacked region R1 relative to the non-stacked region R2, it is preferable to form the auxiliary fold line L11.

[0055] [Variations] Various modified examples will be described below. In the following description, the same reference numerals will be used to designate the same or corresponding components as those in the clothing packaging box 1 according to the above-described embodiment, and the same or corresponding descriptions will be omitted.

[0056] In the clothing packaging box 1 according to the present embodiment, the insertion hole 22 is formed in the box body 2 and the side pieces 32 are provided on the hanging member 3, but the present invention is not limited thereto. As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13 , in a clothing packaging box 5 according to a modified example, the insertion hole 22 (opening piece 23) and the auxiliary fold line L11 may be omitted from the box body 6 (blank 6A), and the side pieces 32 may be omitted from the hanging member 7 (blank 7A). In the clothing packaging box 5 according to the modified example, the extension direction of the core 9A of the blank 7A of the hanging member 7 is perpendicular to the third and fourth fold lines L3 and L4. In addition, the groove portion 20 is contained within the top wall 10, and both longitudinal ends of the groove portion 20 are located inside the pair of first fold lines L1.

[0057] In addition, in the clothing packaging boxes 1, 5 according to the present embodiment (including modified examples, the same applies below), the pair of fixing plates 31 extend in directions away from each other from the upper ends of the pair of inserting plates 30, but the present invention is not limited to this. There may be only one inserting plate 30 and one fixing plate 31 (not shown). For example, one fixing plate 31 may be connected to the upper end of one inserting plate 30 (not shown).

[0058] In addition, in the clothing packaging boxes 1, 5 according to the present embodiment, the fixing holes 21 are formed in the top wall 10 and the fixing pieces 34 are formed in the fixing plate 31, but this is not limiting, and the fixing holes 21 and the fixing pieces 34 may be omitted (not shown). In this case, the fixing plate 31 is fixed to the top wall 10 by adhesive or adhesive tape.

[0059] In addition, in the clothing packaging boxes 1, 5 according to the present embodiment, a pair of fixing pieces 34 is formed on each fixing plate 31, but this is not limiting, and there may be only one fixing piece 34 (not shown). In addition, the shapes of the fixing holes 21, insertion holes 22, fixing pieces 34, side pieces 32, etc. may be freely changed as long as they can perform their functions.

[0060] Furthermore, in the clothing packaging boxes 1, 5 according to the present embodiment, the pair of outer flaps 16 of the box body 2 are configured to fold over one another, but this is not limiting, and the pair of outer flaps 16 may be configured so that their tips abut each other (not shown). Furthermore, the inner flaps 14, 15 are connected to the top wall 10 and the bottom wall 11, and the outer flap 16 is connected to the side wall 12, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is sufficient that the outer flap 16 is connected to at least the side wall 12, and the inner flaps 14, 15 may be omitted.

[0061] Furthermore, although the clothing packaging boxes 1, 5 according to the present embodiment are formed from double-sided corrugated cardboard sheets made of paper, the present invention is not limited to this. The clothing packaging boxes 1, 5 may be formed from single-sided corrugated cardboard, double-sided corrugated cardboard, triple-sided corrugated cardboard, single paper (cardboard), or synthetic resin plate material, etc. Furthermore, the dimensions (width, depth, height) and shape of each part of the box body 2, 6 and the hanging member 3, 7, the thickness of the corrugated cardboard sheet, the extension direction of the core 9A, etc. may be freely changed.

[0062] The above embodiment is merely an example of the clothing packaging box of the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The present invention may be modified, substituted, or altered in various ways without departing from the spirit of the technical concept, and the claims include all embodiments that may fall within the scope of the technical concept. [Explanation of symbols]

[0063] 1,5 Clothing packaging boxes 2,6 box body 3,7 Hanging member 10 Ceiling wall 11 Bottom wall 12 Side wall 14 Upper inner flap (flap) 15 Lower inner flap (flap) 16 Outer flap (flap) 20 Groove 21 Fixing hole 22 Insertion hole 25 Step surface 30 Insertion Plate 31 Fixed plate 32 side pieces 33 Hanging hole 34 Fixed piece 37 Holding plate 38 Insert 90 Hanger 91 Clothing L11 Auxiliary fold line R1 stacking area R2 Non-laminated area W Peripheral wall

Claims

1. A clothing packaging box (1, 5) for packaging clothing (91) hung on a hanger (90), a box body (2, 6) that forms a peripheral wall (W) with an open side by a top wall (10), a bottom wall (11), and a pair of side walls (12), and that closes the sides of the peripheral wall by folding flaps (16) connected to at least each of the side walls; a hanging member (3, 7) attached to the ceiling wall, A groove (20) parallel to the flap is formed in the top wall, The hanging member is an insertion plate (30) having a hanging hole (33) for hanging the hanger and inserted into the groove from above the top wall; a fixing plate (31) connected to the upper end of the insertion plate and fixed in a stacked state on the upper surface of the top wall, An insertion hole (22) is formed on the side wall on the side of the top wall, The fixing plate is provided with a pair of side pieces (32) that are bent downward so as to overlap the outer surfaces of the pair of side walls, and whose tip sides are inserted into the insertion holes to sandwich the pair of side walls, The side pieces are: A clamping plate (37) connected to the fixed plate and stacked on the outer surface of the side wall; an insertion piece (38) that protrudes from the tip of the clamping plate and is inserted into the insertion hole to engage with the inner surface of the side wall; An auxiliary fold line (L11) is formed on the side wall along the boundary between a stacked region (R1) including a region where the clamping plates are stacked and a non-stacked region (R2) which is a region where the clamping plates do not overlap, The clamping plate is folded along the auxiliary fold line during the process of inserting the insertion piece into the insertion hole, thereby fitting into the stacked area that is recessed by one step relative to the non-stacked area, and the tip of the clamping plate excluding the insertion piece abuts against a step surface (25) between the stacked area and the non-stacked area.

2. The insertion plate and the fixing plate are provided in pairs, The pair of insert plates are folded back on each other to form a double wall, 2. The clothing packaging box according to claim 1, wherein the pair of fixing plates extend in directions away from each other from upper ends of the pair of insertion plates.

3. The top wall has a fixing hole (21) formed in a range where the fixing plate is stacked, 3. The clothing packaging box according to claim 1, wherein the fixing plate has a fixing piece (34) formed thereon, which is press-fitted into the fixing hole while being stacked on the top wall.

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