Article storage box

Abstract

Provided is an article storage box which does not use a plastic film and in which the frictional force generated when taking out an article can be suppressed. A take-out port forming part 17 of a storage box 1 includes: radial cut parts 21A-21F extending in a radial direction from a take-out port center point 20 of an upper surface part 11; circumferential cut parts 22A-22C connecting tips of adjacent radial cut parts among the radial cut parts 21A-21F; and circumferential folding lines 23A-23C connecting the tips of other adjacent radial cut parts among the radial cut parts 21A -21F. The radial cut parts 21A-21F and the circumferential cut parts 22A-22C are cut, openings are formed in portions surrounded by the adjacent radial cut parts and circumferential cut parts, portions of the upper surface part 11 are folded upward along the circumferential folding lines 23A-23C, and a holding piece for holding tissue paper P is formed, whereby a take-out port is formed.

Description

Storage box for items

[0001] This invention relates to an article storage box that stores multiple articles in a stacked state.

[0002] A conventional storage box for goods is, for example, the tissue paper carton described as prior art in Patent Document 1 (see paragraph 0002 and Figure 14 of Patent Document 1). This tissue paper carton has a box-shaped body and stores tissue paper in a stacked state. The top surface of the body is provided with a lid for dispensing that can be torn off by perforations, and a plastic film with slits is attached to it. When using this tissue paper carton, consumers first tore off the lid along the perforations, and then pulled out the first set of tissue paper from the slits in the plastic film.

[0003] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 9-150871

[0004] By the way, although the above-mentioned tissue paper cartons are still sold on the market, there is a problem in that they use plastic film, as pointed out in Patent Document 1.

[0005] On the other hand, the tissue paper carton described in Patent Document 1 is provided on its upper surface with an opening forming section (tissue paper dispensing section) used to form an opening for dispensing tissue paper. The opening forming section has wavy perforations formed along a center line that divides the upper surface in half in the short direction. After making cuts along these perforations, the portions on both sides of the cuts (folded pieces) are folded diagonally upward, creating a gap between the folded pieces that serves as an opening for dispensing.

[0006] In the tissue paper carton described in Patent Document 1, plastic film is not used, but if the folding angle of the folded pieces is small and the gap between the folded pieces becomes too narrow, the folded pieces will come into contact with the entire width of both sides of the tissue paper, resulting in a large frictional force between them (which in turn increases the amount of paper dust generated from the tissue paper).

[0007] This invention has been made in view of the above problems, and aims to provide an article storage box that can suppress frictional force when articles are removed without using plastic film.

[0008] The article storage box according to the present invention is an article storage box for storing multiple articles stacked on top of each other, and is provided with an outlet forming section for forming an outlet for the articles, comprising a box-shaped body consisting of a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a back surface, and left and right side surfaces, wherein the outlet forming section has a plurality of radial cuts extending radially from a point on the top surface, a circumferential cut connecting the tips of adjacent radial cuts among the plurality of radial cuts, and a circumferential fold connecting the tips of other adjacent radial cuts among the plurality of radial cuts, wherein the circumferential fold is a curved shape that is convex toward the direction away from the point, the radial cuts and the circumferential cuts are cut, an opening is formed in the portion surrounded by the adjacent radial cuts and the circumferential cuts, and a part of the top surface is folded upward along the circumferential fold to form a retaining piece for holding the articles, thereby forming the outlet.

[0009] In this article storage box, the outlet forming section has multiple radial cuts extending radially from a point on the top surface, a circumferential cut connecting the tips of adjacent radial cuts, and a circumferential fold connecting the tips of other adjacent radial cuts, the circumferential fold being a curved shape that is convex toward the direction away from the point, the radial cuts and circumferential cuts are cut, an opening is formed in the area surrounded by the adjacent radial cuts and circumferential cuts, and a part of the top surface is folded upward along the circumferential fold to form a retaining piece for holding articles, thereby forming the outlet. Articles are held by the retaining piece and removed through the outlet, centered on a point on the top surface. In other words, with this article storage box, the article is appropriately deformed while being restricted by the shape of the opening so that it can pass through the opening before being removed, and when removing the article, the retaining piece does not come into contact with the entire width of the article, so the frictional force when removing the article can be suppressed without using a plastic film.

[0010] According to the present invention, an article storage box is realized that can suppress frictional force when articles are removed without using plastic film.

[0011] This is a perspective view showing a tissue paper storage box according to the first embodiment. This is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which tissue paper is stacked. This is an explanatory diagram showing the perforations of the cut lines. This is a perspective view showing the storage box of Figure 1 with an opening formed therein. This is a perspective view showing the storage box of Figure 1 with a dispensing opening formed therein. This is an explanatory diagram showing a modified example of the holding piece of the storage box of Figure 1. This is a perspective view showing a storage box according to the second embodiment. This is a perspective view showing the storage box of Figure 7 with an opening formed therein. This is a perspective view showing the storage box of Figure 7 with a dispensing opening formed therein. This is a perspective view showing the storage box according to the third embodiment from above and from the front. This is a perspective view showing the storage box of Figure 10 from below and from the rear. This is a perspective view showing the storage box of Figure 10 with a tongue inserted into the slit to raise the bottom, from above and from the front. This is a perspective view showing the storage box of Figure 12 from below and from the rear. This is an explanatory diagram showing the state in which the tongue is inserted into the slit of the storage box.

[0012] Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions are omitted.

[0013] (First Embodiment) Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of the article storage box according to the present invention. The storage box 1 according to this embodiment is capable of storing multiple articles stacked on top of each other and comprises a main body 10. Examples of articles include tissue paper, paper towels, kitchen paper, gloves, and masks. In this embodiment, the articles are tissue paper P, which are stacked as shown in Figure 2.

[0014] The main body 10 has a rectangular box shape that is elongated in the left-right direction, and comprises a top surface 11, a bottom surface 12, a front surface 13, a back surface 14, a left side surface 15, and a right side surface 16. The main body 10 is flexible, and as its material, for example, cardboard or other paper can be used.

[0015] The main body 10 is provided with an outlet forming section 17 for forming the tissue paper outlet 30 (see Figure 5). The outlet forming section 17 has a top surface 11 with radial notches 21A, 21B, 21C, 21D, 21E, and 21F extending radially from the outlet center point 20 of the top surface 11, a circumferential notch 22A connecting the tips of adjacent radial notches 21A and 21B, and a circumferential notch connecting the tips of adjacent radial notches 21C and 21D. It has a directional notch 22B, a circumferential notch 22C connecting the tips of adjacent radial notches 21E and 21F, a circumferential fold line 23A connecting the tips of adjacent radial notches 21B and 21C, a circumferential fold line 23B connecting the tips of adjacent radial notches 21D and 21E, and a circumferential fold line 23C connecting the tips of adjacent radial notches 21F and 21A.

[0016] The outlet center point 20 is located, for example, at a position considered to be the center of the upper surface portion 11, and in this embodiment, it is located at the centroid position, which is the midpoint of the diagonals of the rectangular upper surface portion 11.

[0017] The radial cuts 21A to 21F are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction around the outlet center point 20. Therefore, on the upper surface 11, the angles formed by the radial cuts 21A and 21B, the angles formed by the radial cuts 21B and 21C, the angles formed by the radial cuts 21C and 21D, the angles formed by the radial cuts 21D and 21E, the angles formed by the radial cuts 21E and 21F, and the angles formed by the radial cuts 21F and 21A are all 60 degrees.

[0018] The circumferential cuts 22A to 22C have a radius R centered on the outlet center point 20. １ (R １ It is an arc shape of a circle, equal to the length of the radial cuts 21A to 21F.

[0019] As shown in Figure 3, the radial cuts 21A to 21F and the circumferential cuts 22A to 22C are formed by perforations consisting of a cut section C and a tie section T.

[0020] The circumferential fold lines 23A to 23C are curved in a convex shape toward the direction away from the center point 20 of the outlet, and in this embodiment, similar to the circumferential cuts 22A to 22C, the radius R is centered on the center point 20 of the outlet. １ It is in the shape of a circular arc. The circumferential fold lines 23A to 23C may be formed by printing a curve on the upper surface 11, or they may be formed without being particularly visible by printing, etc., but it is desirable that they be formed to be easily bent by creasing or the like.

[0021] To allow tissue paper P to be taken out of storage box 1, the user cuts the tie portion T of the radial cut portions 21A to 21F and the circumferential cut portions 22A to 22C to connect the adjacent cut portions C, and cuts the radial cut portions 21A to 21F and the circumferential cut portions 22A to 22C, thereby making cuts in the dispensing opening forming portion 17 along the radial cut portions 21A to 21F and the circumferential cut portions 22A to 22C.

[0022] Next, as shown in Figure 4, the user removes the portion of the upper surface 11 surrounded by the radial cuts 21A, 21B and circumferential cuts 22A, thereby forming a fan-shaped opening 24A; removes the portion surrounded by the radial cuts 21C, 21D and circumferential cuts 22B, thereby forming a fan-shaped opening 24B; and removes the portion surrounded by the radial cuts 21E, 21F and circumferential cuts 22C, thereby forming a fan-shaped opening 24C. Furthermore, as described below, each part of the upper surface 11 that is folded along the circumferential fold lines 23A to 23C (the retaining piece forming portion used to form the retaining pieces 25A to 25C) also becomes fan-shaped.

[0023] Next, as shown in Figure 5, the user folds the portion of the upper surface 11 surrounded by the radial cuts 21B, radial cuts 21C and circumferential folds 23A upward along the circumferential folds 23A to form a retaining piece 25A, folds the portion surrounded by the radial cuts 21D, radial cuts 21E and circumferential folds 23B upward along the circumferential folds 23B to form a retaining piece 25B, and folds the portion surrounded by the radial cuts 21F, radial cuts 21A and circumferential folds 23C upward along the circumferential folds 23C to form a retaining piece 25C. As a result, retaining pieces 25A to 25C and openings 24A to 24C are alternately formed in the circumferential direction around the outlet center point 20, and an opening 24D is formed between the tip 26A of retaining piece 25A on the outlet center point 20 side, the tip 26B of retaining piece 25B on the outlet center point 20 side, and the tip 26C of retaining piece 25C on the outlet center point 20 side, connecting to the openings 24A to 24C (the opening 24D is formed on the upper surface portion 11). These are the parts of the main body 10 that connect the inside and outside, excluding the opening 24A (the part surrounded by the radial cuts 21A, 21B and circumferential cuts 22A), the opening 24B (the part surrounded by the radial cuts 21C, 21D and circumferential cuts 22B), and the opening 24C (the part surrounded by the radial cuts 21E, 21F and circumferential cuts 22C). The tip portions 26A to 26C are bent upwards.

[0024] The storage box 1 has openings 24A to 24D that form an opening 30 for dispensing tissue paper P. Unlike the openings of typical tissue paper storage boxes, the opening 30 does not have a plastic film, which contributes to the reduction of plastic waste.

[0025] The storage box 1 according to this embodiment comprises a box-shaped body 10 consisting of a top surface 11, a bottom surface 12, a front surface 13, a back surface 14, a left side surface 15, and a right side surface 16. The outlet forming section 17 has radial cuts 21A to 21F extending radially from the outlet center point 20 of the top surface 11, circumferential cuts 22A to 22C connecting the tips of adjacent radial cuts 21A to 21F, and circumferential folds 23A to 23C connecting the tips of other adjacent radial cuts 21A to 21F. The circumferential folds 23A to 23C are located away from the outlet center point 20. The surface is curved and convex in the direction it is cut, with radial cuts 21A to 21F and circumferential cuts 22A to 22C cut into it, and openings 24A to 24C (and furthermore, opening 24D) are formed in the portion surrounded by adjacent radial and circumferential cuts. Additionally, a part of the upper surface 11 is folded upward along the circumferential fold lines 23A to 23C, forming retaining pieces 25A to 25C that hold the tissue paper P, thereby forming the dispensing opening 30. As a result, the tissue paper P is held by the retaining pieces 25A to 25C and dispensed through the dispensing opening 30, centered on the dispensing opening center point 20. In other words, with this storage box 1, the tissue paper P is appropriately deformed while being restricted to the shape of the openings 24A to 24C (and even opening 24D) so as to pass through the dispensing opening 30 prior to removal, and when removed, the holding pieces 25A to 25C do not come into contact with the entire width of the tissue paper P, so the frictional force when removing the tissue paper P can be suppressed without using a plastic film.

[0026] Here, the retaining pieces 25A to 25C are bent along circumferential fold lines 23A to 23C, which are curved in a convex shape away from the center point 20 of the dispensing opening, so a curvature force based on the curvature ratio acts on them. Therefore, by appropriately adjusting the curvature ratio (as described in International Publication No. 2024 / 167028, etc., the larger the curvature ratio, the stronger the return force acting on the bent retaining piece), the retaining pieces 25A to 25C can maintain their position without succumbing to some external force and can stably hold the tissue paper P.

[0027] Furthermore, in the storage box 1, multiple retaining pieces 25A to 25C and openings 24A to 24C are formed alternately in the circumferential direction, so that the tissue paper P is held by the retaining pieces 25A to 25C from all directions around the center point 20 of the dispensing opening, and can be easily removed in all directions by the openings 24A to 24C. In this embodiment, in particular, the radial cuts 21A to 21F are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, so the balance of "all directions" is excellent, and since the openings 24A to 24C are fan-shaped, for example, when removing tissue paper P from an oblique upward direction that is close to horizontal, the opening width is large (due to the radial cuts and circumferential cuts catching) and the resistance to removal is small. Note that the openings 24A to 24C may not be fan-shaped, but triangular in shape by connecting the tips of adjacent radial cuts in a straight line, and the same effect can be obtained in this case as well.

[0028] Furthermore, since the tips 26A to 26C of the holding pieces 25A to 25C are bent upward, it is prevented that the tips 26A to 26C will come into contact with the tissue paper P in a point-like manner and get caught when the tissue paper P is taken out, thus enabling smooth removal of the tissue paper P. The tips 26A to 26C may also have a rounded shape without corners, as shown in Figure 6, which can prevent the above situation even if they are not bent upward.

[0029] (Second Embodiment) Figure 7 shows a second embodiment of the article storage box according to the present invention. The storage box 2 according to this embodiment has the same configuration as the storage box 1, except that it is provided with radial cuts 41A to 41P instead of radial cuts 21A to 21F, circumferential cuts 42A to 42H instead of circumferential cuts 22A to 22C, and circumferential folds 43A to 43H instead of circumferential folds 23A to 23C.

[0030] The outlet forming section 17 has radial notches 41A, 41B, 41C, 41D, 41E, 41F, 41G, 41H, 41I, 41J, 41K, and radial notches extending radially from the outlet center point 20 of the upper surface 11 (the outlet center point 20 in the storage box 2 is a point-like region that includes the tips 46A to 46H of the retaining pieces 45A to 45H described later on its outer edge, and is slightly larger than the outlet center point 20 in the storage box 1). The circumferential cut section 42A connects the tips of adjacent radial cut sections 41A and 41B, the circumferential cut section 42B connects the tips of adjacent radial cut sections 41C and 41D, the circumferential cut section 42C connects the tips of adjacent radial cut sections 41E and 41F, the circumferential cut section 42D connects the tips of adjacent radial cut sections 41G and 41H, and the adjacent radial cut sections 41I and 4 Circumferential notches 42E connecting the tips of 1J, circumferential notches 42F connecting the tips of adjacent radial notches 41K and 41L, circumferential notches 42G connecting the tips of adjacent radial notches 41M and 41N, circumferential notches 42H connecting the tips of adjacent radial notches 41O and 41P, circumferential fold lines 43A connecting the tips of adjacent radial notches 41B and 41C, circumferential fold lines 43B connecting the tips of adjacent radial notches 41D and 41E, and adjacent radial notches 41F It also has a circumferential fold line 43C connecting the tips of the radial cuts 41G, a circumferential fold line 43D connecting the tips of adjacent radial cuts 41H and 41I, a circumferential fold line 43E connecting the tips of adjacent radial cuts 41J and 41K, a circumferential fold line 43F connecting the tips of adjacent radial cuts 41L and 41M, a circumferential fold line 43G connecting the tips of adjacent radial cuts 41N and 41O, and a circumferential fold line 43H connecting the tips of adjacent radial cuts 41P and 41A.

[0031] The radial cut sections 41A to 41P are arranged in pairs, with each pair consisting of radial cut section 41A and radial cut section 41B, radial cut section 41C and radial cut section 41D, radial cut section 41E and radial cut section 41F, radial cut section 41G and radial cut section 41H, radial cut section 41I and radial cut section 41J, radial cut section 41K and radial cut section 41L, radial cut section 41M and radial cut section 41N, and radial cut section 41O and radial cut section 41P being provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction around the center point 20 of the outlet.

[0032] In each set, adjacent radial cuts (for example, radial cut 41A and radial cut 41B) are approximately parallel, and the distance between them is d １ Therefore, d １ The length is preferably 1 to 15 mm, and more preferably 2 to 10 mm.

[0033] Furthermore, since each set is formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction around the outlet center point 20, the angle between a set (for example, a set of radial cuts 41A and 41B) and an adjacent set (for example, a set of radial cuts 41C and 41D) on the upper surface 11 is 45 degrees.

[0034] The circumferential cuts 42A to 42H have a radius R centered on the outlet center point 20. ２ (R ２ It is slightly longer than the length of the radial cut sections 41A to 41P.) It is in the shape of a circular arc.

[0035] The radial cut sections 41A to 41P and the circumferential cut sections 42A to 42H are formed by perforations consisting of a cut section C and a tie section T (see Figure 3).

[0036] The circumferential fold lines 43A to 43H are curved in a convex shape toward the direction away from the outlet center point 20, and in this embodiment, similar to the circumferential cuts 42A to 42H, the radius R is centered on the outlet center point 20. ２It is in the shape of a circular arc. The circumferential fold lines 43A to 43H may be formed by printing a curve on the upper surface 11, or they may be formed without being particularly visible by printing, etc., but it is desirable that they be formed to be easily bent by creasing or the like.

[0037] In order to allow tissue paper P to be taken out of storage box 2, the user cuts the tie portion T of the radial cut portions 41A to 41P and the circumferential cut portions 42A to 42H to connect the adjacent cut portions C, and cuts the radial cut portions 41A to 41P and the circumferential cut portions 42A to 42H, thereby making cuts in the dispensing opening forming portion 17 along the radial cut portions 41A to 41P and the circumferential cut portions 42A to 42H.

[0038] Next, as shown in Figure 8, the user removes the portion of the upper surface 11 surrounded by the radial cuts 41A to 41P and the circumferential cuts 42A to 42H, forming an opening 44. The opening 44 has a groove-shaped opening 44A surrounded by the radial cuts 41A, 41B and circumferential cuts 42A, a groove-shaped opening 44B surrounded by the radial cuts 41C, 41D and circumferential cuts 42B, a groove-shaped opening 44C surrounded by the radial cuts 41E, 41F and circumferential cuts 42C, a groove-shaped opening 44D surrounded by the radial cuts 41G, 41H and circumferential cuts 42D, and a groove-shaped opening 44D surrounded by the radial cuts 41I, 41J and circumferential cuts 42E The openings include a groove-shaped opening 44E, a groove-shaped opening 44F surrounded by radial cuts 41K, radial cuts 41L and circumferential cuts 42F, a groove-shaped opening 44G surrounded by radial cuts 41M, radial cuts 41N and circumferential cuts 42G, a groove-shaped opening 44H surrounded by radial cuts 41O, radial cuts 41P and circumferential cuts 42H, and an opening 44I located at the center point 20 of the outlet (the opening 44I is a portion of the upper surface portion 11 that connects the inside and outside of the main body 10, excluding openings 44A to 44H). Furthermore, as described below, each part of the upper surface 11 that can be folded along the circumferential fold lines 43A to 43H (the retaining piece forming part used to form the retaining pieces 45A to 45H) also forms a fan shape, but the sides of the opening center point 20 are spaced apart from each other, making it easy for the user to insert their fingers and fold it.

[0039] Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9, the user bends upward along the circumferential rib 43A the portion surrounded by the radial cut portions 41B, 41C and the circumferential rib 43A on the upper surface portion 11, and forms the holding piece 45A by this portion. The user bends upward along the circumferential rib 43B the portion surrounded by the radial cut portions 41D, 41E and the circumferential rib 43B, and forms the holding piece 45B by this portion. The user bends upward along the circumferential rib 43C the portion surrounded by the radial cut portions 41F, 41G and the circumferential rib 43C, and forms the holding piece 45C by this portion. The user bends upward along the circumferential rib 43D the portion surrounded by the radial cut portions 41H, 41I and the circumferential rib 43D, and forms the holding piece 45D by this portion. The user bends upward along the circumferential rib 43E the portion surrounded by the radial cut portions 41J, 41K and the circumferential rib 43E, and forms the holding piece 45E by this portion. The user bends upward along the circumferential rib 43F the portion surrounded by the radial cut portions 41L, 41M and the circumferential rib 43F, and forms the holding piece 45F by this portion. The user bends upward along the circumferential rib 43G the portion surrounded by the radial cut portions 41N, 41O and the circumferential rib 43G, and forms the holding piece 45G by this portion. The user bends upward along the circumferential rib 43H the portion surrounded by the radial cut portions 41P, 41A and the circumferential rib 43H, and forms the holding piece 45H by this portion. As a result, the holding pieces 45A to 45H and the openings 44A to 44H are alternately formed in the circumferential direction around the outlet center point 20, and the groove widths of the groove-shaped openings 44A to 44H expand particularly on the side of the opening 44I, and the opening 44I also expands. The tip portions 46A, 46B, 46C, 46D, 46E, 46F, 46G, 46H on the outlet center point 20 side of the holding pieces 45A, 45B, 45C, 45D, 45E, 45F, 45G, 45H are bent so as to be rolled upward.

[0040] The storage box 2 has an opening 44 that forms a tissue paper dispenser 30 for dispensing tissue paper P. Unlike the dispenser of a typical tissue paper storage box, the dispenser 30 does not have a plastic film, which helps to reduce plastic waste.

[0041] The storage box 2 according to this embodiment comprises a box-shaped body 10 consisting of a top surface 11, a bottom surface 12, a front surface 13, a back surface 14, a left side surface 15, and a right side surface 16. The outlet forming section 17 has radial cuts 41A to 41P extending radially from the outlet center point 20 of the top surface 11, circumferential cuts 42A to 42H connecting the tips of adjacent radial cuts 41A to 41P, and circumferential folds 43A to 43H connecting the tips of other adjacent radial cuts 41A to 41P. The circumferential folds 43A to 43H are located away from the outlet center point 20. The surface is curved and convex in the direction it is cut, with radial cuts 41A to 41P and circumferential cuts 42A to 42H cut into it, and openings 44A to 44H (and even opening 44I) are formed in the portion surrounded by adjacent radial and circumferential cuts. At the same time, a part of the upper surface 11 is folded upward along the circumferential fold lines 43A to 43H, forming holding pieces 45A to 45H that hold the tissue paper P, thereby forming the dispensing opening 30. As a result, the tissue paper P is held by the holding pieces 45A to 45H and dispensed through the dispensing opening 30, centered on the dispensing opening center point 20. In other words, with this storage box 2, the tissue paper P is appropriately deformed while being restricted to the shape of the openings 44A to 44H (and even opening 44I) so that it passes through the dispensing opening 30 prior to removal, and when removing, the holding pieces 45A to 45H do not come into contact with the entire width of the tissue paper P, so that frictional force when removing the tissue paper P can be suppressed without using a plastic film.

[0042] Here, since the holding pieces 45A to 45H are bent along the circumferential direction ribs 43A to 43H that are convex curved lines away from the center point 20 of the outlet, a curve force based on the curvature rate of the curve acts. Therefore, by appropriately adjusting the curvature rate, the holding pieces 45A to 45H can maintain their posture without yielding to some external force and can stably hold the tissue paper P.

[0043] Also, in the storage box 2, since a plurality of holding pieces 45A to 45H and openings 44A to 44H are alternately formed in the circumferential direction, the tissue paper P is held by the holding pieces 45A to 45H from each direction around the outlet center point 20, and is easy to take out in each direction by the openings 44A to 44H. In the present embodiment, since adjacent radial cut portions in each set are substantially parallel and the openings 44A to 44H are groove-shaped, it is easier to suppress the total opening area compared to the storage box 1, and it is easier to prevent the intrusion of dust from the outside to the inside of the main body 10.

[0044] Furthermore, since the tip portions 46A to 46H of the holding pieces 45A to 45H are bent upward, when taking out the tissue paper P, the situation where the tip portions 46A to 46H hit the tissue paper P pointwise and get caught is prevented, which is provided for the smooth take-out of the tissue paper P. The tip portions 46A to 46H may have a rounded shape without corners (see FIG. 6), and by this, the above situation can be suppressed even if they are not bent upward.

[0045] (Third Embodiment) FIGS. 10 and 11 show a third embodiment of the article storage box according to the present invention. The storage box 3 according to the present embodiment is provided with a cut line 51 from the bottom surface portion 12 to the back surface portion 14, a rib 52 is provided on the back surface portion 14, and a cut line 61 and a rib 62 are provided on the front surface portion 13. It has the same configuration as the storage box 1 except that the main body 10 can be deformed into a state where the bottom is lifted.

[0046] The cut line 51 is formed along a single continuous line from the bottom surface 12 to the back surface 14. The cut line 51 includes bottom cut portions 53, 54, 55, 56, and 57. Bottom cut portions 53, 54, and 55 are formed on the bottom surface 12. Back cut portions 56 and 57 are formed on the back surface 14. Bottom cut portions 53, 54, 55, 56, and 57 are all straight lines.

[0047] The bottom cutouts 53 and 54 extend from the ridge line 18 where the bottom surface 12 and the back surface 14 intersect toward the front surface 13. The bottom cutouts 53 and 54 are perpendicular to the ridge line 18. The bottom cutout 55 connects the bottom cutouts 53 and 54. Specifically, the bottom cutout 55 connects one end 53a of the bottom cutout 53 and one end 54a of the bottom cutout 54. One end 53a of the bottom cutout 53 and one end 54a of the bottom cutout 54 are located in the middle of the bottom surface 12. Here, the middle of the bottom surface 12 refers to the part of the bottom surface 12 other than the edges (boundaries with the front surface 13, back surface 14, left side surface 15, and right side surface 16). The bottom cutout portion 55 extends parallel to the ridge line 18.

[0048] The rear cutouts 56 and 57 are continuous with the bottom cutouts 53 and 54, respectively. That is, the lower end 56b of the rear cutout 56 and the lower end 57b of the rear cutout 57 are connected to the other end 53b of the bottom cutout 53 and the other end 54b of the bottom cutout 54, respectively. The rear cutouts 56 and 57 extend in the height direction (up and down direction) of the main body 10. The upper end 56a of the rear cutout 56 and the upper end 57a of the rear cutout 57 are located in the middle part of the rear section 14. Here, the middle part of the rear section 14 refers to the part of the rear section 14 other than the edges (boundaries with the top section 11, bottom section 12, left side section 15, and right side section 16).

[0049] The cut lines 51 (bottom cut sections 53, 54, 55, back cut section 56, and back cut section 57) are formed by perforations consisting of a cut section C and a tie section T (see Figure 3).

[0050] The fold line 52 is a straight line connecting the upper end 56a of the back cut portion 56 and the upper end 57a of the back cut portion 57, and is parallel to the ridge line 18. The fold line 52 may be formed by printing a straight line on the back portion 14, or it may be formed simply by connecting the upper ends 56a and 57a without being particularly visible by printing or the like, but it is desirable that it be formed in a way that makes it easy to fold by creasing or the like.

[0051] In the bottom portion 12 and the back portion 14, the portion enclosed by the bottom cut portion 53, bottom cut portion 54, bottom cut portion 55, back cut portion 56, back cut portion 57 and fold line 52 is a tongue portion 71 that becomes a tongue piece 81 connected to the middle portion of the back portion 14, with the main body 10 having been cut along the cut line 51 (see Figure 13). The tongue piece 81 is made of a single plate consisting of a part of the bottom portion 12 and a part of the back portion 14. In this embodiment, the tongue piece 81 is rectangular in shape. The fold line 52 is for folding the tongue piece 81 toward the front portion 13 and is provided at a height position similar to that of the slit portion 82 described later.

[0052] The cut line 61 is formed on the front portion 13. The cut line 61 includes a horizontal cut portion 63, a vertical cut portion 64, a vertical cut portion 65, a vertical cut portion 66, and a vertical cut portion 67. The horizontal cut portion 63, the vertical cut portion 64, the vertical cut portion 65, the vertical cut portion 66, and the vertical cut portion 67 are all straight lines.

[0053] The horizontal cutout portion 63 is located in the middle of the front portion 13, extends in the left-right direction of the main body 10, and is parallel to the ridge line 19 where the top portion 11 and the front portion 13 intersect. Here, the middle portion of the front portion 13 refers to the portion of the front portion 13 other than the edges (boundaries with the top portion 11, bottom portion 12, left side portion 15, and right side portion 16).

[0054] The longitudinal cut portions 64, 65, 66, and 67 extend upward from the transverse cut portion 63. The longitudinal cut portions 64, 65, 66, and 67 are provided in this order from the left end 63a to the right end 63b of the transverse cut portion 63.

[0055] Specifically, the lower end 64b of the longitudinal cut portion 64 is at the left end 63a of the transverse cut portion 83, and the upper end 64a is provided above the left end 63a, extending in the height direction of the main body 10. Let the length of the longitudinal cut portion 64 (the distance from the upper end 64a to the lower end 64b) be d ２ Then, d ２ is preferably 1 to 15 mm, and more preferably 2 to 10 mm.

[0056] The lower end 67b of the longitudinal cut portion 67 is at the right end 63b of the transverse cut portion 63, and the upper end 67a is provided above the right end 63b, extending in the height direction of the main body 10. The length of the longitudinal cut portion 67 (the distance from the upper end 67a to the lower end 67b) is d ２ as in the longitudinal cut portion 64, preferably 1 to 15 cm, and more preferably 2 to 10 cm.

[0057] The lower end 65b of the longitudinal cut portion 65 is at the middle portion 63c of the transverse cut portion 63, and the upper end 65a is provided above and to the left of the middle portion 63c, extending obliquely with respect to the height direction of the main body 10.

[0058] The lower end 66b of the longitudinal cut portion 66 is at the middle portion 63d between the middle portion 63c and the right end 63b of the transverse cut portion 63, and the upper end 66a is provided above and to the right of the middle portion 63d, extending obliquely with respect to the height direction of the main body 10. The longitudinal cut portion 66 is line-symmetric with the longitudinal cut portion 65 with the vertical line passing through the center in the left-right direction of the front portion 13 as the axis of symmetry.

[0059] The cut line 61 (the transverse cut portion 63, the longitudinal cut portions 64, 65, 66, and 67) is formed by a perforation consisting of a cut portion C and a tie portion T (see FIG. 3).

[0060] The fold line 62 is a straight line connecting the upper end 64a of the vertical cut portion 64 and the upper end 67a of the vertical cut portion 67, and is parallel to the ridge line 19. The fold line 62 includes a left portion 62a connecting the upper end 64a of the vertical cut portion 64 and the upper end 65a of the vertical cut portion 65, a central portion 62b connecting the upper end 65a of the vertical cut portion 65 and the upper end 66a of the vertical cut portion 66, and a right portion 62c connecting the upper end 66a of the vertical cut portion 66 and the upper end 67a of the vertical cut portion 67. The fold line 62 may be formed by printing a straight line on the front portion 13, or it may be formed simply by connecting the upper ends 64a and 67a without being particularly visible by printing, but it is desirable that it be formed in a way that makes it easy to fold by creasing or the like.

[0061] The left portion 62a of the fold line 62 is for folding the portion enclosed by the horizontal cut portion 63, the vertical cut portion 64, and the vertical cut portion 65, and this portion is folded forward (outside the main body 10) to form a folded piece 73. The central portion 62b of the fold line 62 is for folding the portion enclosed by the horizontal cut portion 63, the vertical cut portion 65, and the vertical cut portion 66, and this portion is folded backward (inside the main body 10) to form a folded piece 74. The right portion 62c of the fold line 62 is for folding the portion enclosed by the horizontal cut portion 63, the vertical cut portion 66, and the vertical cut portion 67, and this portion is folded forward to form a folded piece 75 (see Figure 12).

[0062] In the front portion 13, the portion enclosed by the horizontal cut portion 63, the vertical cut portion 64, the vertical cut portion 67, and the fold line 62 is a slit portion 72 located in the middle of the front portion 13 and is a slit 82 into which the tongue piece 81 can be inserted. The slit 82 is a horizontally elongated opening extending parallel to the ridge line 19 and includes the folded pieces 73, 74, and 75. The tongue piece 81 is configured to be parallel to the bottom portion 12 when inserted into the slit 82 while in contact with the lower edges of the folded pieces 73, 74, and 75.

[0063] Next, an example of how to deform the main body 10 will be described. First, cuts are made in the main body 10 along the cut line 61. Then, along the left part 62a of the fold line 62, the portion enclosed by the horizontal cut portion 63, the vertical cut portion 64, and the vertical cut portion 65 is folded forward to form a folded piece 73, along the central part 62b of the fold line 62, the portion enclosed by the horizontal cut portion 63, the vertical cut portion 65, and the vertical cut portion 66 is folded backward to form a folded piece 74, and along the right part 62c of the fold line 62, the portion enclosed by the horizontal cut portion 63, the vertical cut portion 66, and the vertical cut portion 67 is folded forward to form a folded piece 75, thereby transforming the slit portion 72 into a slit 82.

[0064] Next, by making an incision in the main body 10 along the cut line 51, the tongue portion 71 is transformed into a tongue 81. By bending this tongue 81 toward the front portion 13 along the fold line 52 and inserting it into the slit 82 as shown in Figures 12 and 13, the main body 10 can be deformed so that the tongue 81 is inserted into the slit 82.

[0065] In the deformed body 10, the tissue paper P is placed on the tongue 81. By raising the bottom portion 12 of the body 10 in this way and bringing the tissue paper P closer to the top portion 11, the tissue paper P can be smoothly removed from the dispensing opening 30 even when the remaining amount of tissue paper P is low. At this time, the distance from the tongue 81 to the top portion 11 is preferably 3 cm or more and 6 cm or less. Note that the illustration of the tissue paper P is omitted in Figures 12 and 13.

[0066] In the storage box 3 according to this embodiment, the main body 10 has a cut line 51 formed from the bottom portion 12 to the back portion 14, a cut line 61 formed on the front portion 13, a tongue portion 71 which becomes a tongue piece 81 connected to the middle portion of the back portion 14 when the cut line 51 is cut, and a slit portion 72 which is located in the middle portion of the front portion 13 and becomes a slit 82 into which the tongue piece 81 can be inserted when the cut line 61 is cut. By inserting the tongue piece 81 into the slit 82, the tongue piece 81 can be stretched from the middle portion of the back portion 14 to the middle portion of the front portion 13. Therefore, when the amount of tissue paper P remaining is low, the bottom of the storage box 3 can be raised by inserting the tongue piece 81 into the slit 82 so that the tissue paper P is placed on the tongue piece 81, so that the tongue piece 81 is in surface contact with the tissue paper P. Thus, it is possible to stably support the tissue paper P when the bottom is raised without providing a separate bottom-raising member from the main body 10.

[0067] Furthermore, the cut line 61 has a cut line 63 extending in the left-right direction, and cut lines 64, 65, 66 and 67 extending upward from the cut line 63 in this order, and the storage box 3 (main body 10) has the left part 62a of the fold line 62 connecting the upper end 64a of the cut line 64 and the upper end 65a of the cut line 65, the central part 62b of the fold line 62 connecting the upper end 65a of the cut line 65 and the upper end 66a of the cut line 66, and the right part 62c of the fold line 62 connecting the upper end 66a of the cut line 66 and the upper end 67a of the cut line 67, and the cut line 63, cut line 64, cut line 65 As shown in Figure 14, the height of the insertion space 83 for the tongue piece 81 in the slit 82 can be increased compared to when there are no folded pieces, making it easier to insert the tongue piece 81. After the insertion of the tongue piece 81 is complete, a downward force is applied to at least one of the folded pieces 73, 74, and 75 to make stronger contact with the tongue piece 81, making it difficult for the tongue piece 81 to come out of the slit 82. Here, the bending directions of the bent pieces 73, 74, and 75 are different in the forward and backward directions, making it more difficult for the tongue piece 81 to slip out of the slit 82. In addition, if the tongue piece 81 tries to tilt in a side view due to some external force (when its height tries to change between the front and back), this tilt can be prevented at multiple points in the front and back (the lower edges of the bent pieces 73 and 75 in the front, and the lower edge of the bent piece 74 in the back).

[0068] The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible. In the above embodiments, tissue paper, which is thin paper, was used as an example of the article stored in the storage box, but the invention is not limited to this.

[0069] Furthermore, each cut line can be cut by any method other than perforation, the number, shape, and arrangement of the retaining pieces and openings can be arbitrary, the tongue portion in the third embodiment may be formed from the bottom to the front instead of from the bottom to the back, and the slit portion may be formed on the back instead of the front.

[0070] Furthermore, the number of bent pieces in the slit in the third embodiment may be four or more, or two or fewer (including zero), rather than three, and the direction of the forward and backward bending may also be changed as appropriate.

[0071] 1 Storage box (item storage box) 2 Storage box (item storage box) 3 Storage box (item storage box) 10 Main body 11 Top surface 12 Bottom surface 13 Front surface 14 Back surface 15 Left side surface 16 Right side surface 17 Outlet forming section 20 Center point of outlet (one point) 21A Radial cut section 21B Radial cut section 21C Radial cut section 21D Radial cut section 21E Radial cut section 21F Radial cut section 22A Circumferential cut section 22B Circumferential cut section 22C Circumferential cut section 23A Circumferential fold line 23B Circumferential fold line 23C Circumferential fold line 24A Opening 24B Opening 24C Opening 25A Retaining piece 25B Retaining piece 25C Holding piece 26A Tip 26B Tip 26C Tip 30 Outlet 41A Radial notch 41B Radial notch 41C Radial notch 41D Radial notch 41E Radial notch 41F Radial notch 41G Radial notch 41H Radial notch 41I Radial notch 41J Radial notch 41K Radial notch 41L Radial notch 41M Radial notch 41N Radial notch 41O Radial notch 41P Radial notch 42A Circumferential notch 42B Circumferential notch 42C Circumferential notch 42D Circumferential notch 42E Circumferential notch 42F Circumferential cut 42G Circumferential cut 42H Circumferential cut 43A Circumferential fold line 43B Circumferential fold line 43C Circumferential fold line 43D Circumferential fold line 43E Circumferential fold line 43F Circumferential fold line 43G Circumferential fold line 43H Circumferential fold line 44A Opening 44B Opening 44C Opening 44D Opening 44E Opening 44F Opening 44G Opening 44H Opening 45A Retaining piece 45B Retaining piece 45C Retaining piece 45D Retaining piece 45E Retaining piece 45F Retaining piece 45G Retaining piece 45H Retaining piece 46A Tip 46B Tip 46C Tip 46D Tip 46E Tip 46F Tip 46G Tip 46H Tip 51 Cut line (first cut) 61 Cut line (second cut) 62 Fold line 62a Left side (first fold) 62b Center side (second fold) 62c Right side (third fold) 63 Horizontal cut section (third cut)64 Vertical cut section (4th cut section) 65 Vertical cut section (5th cut section) 66 Vertical cut section (6th cut section) 67 Vertical cut section (7th cut section) 71 Tongue section 72 Slit section 73 Folded piece (1st folded piece) 74 Folded piece (2nd folded piece) 75 Folded piece (3rd folded piece) 81 Tongue section 82 Slit C Cut section P Tissue paper (article, thin paper) T Tie section

Claims

1. An article storage box for storing multiple articles stacked on top of each other, and provided with an outlet forming section for forming an outlet for the articles, comprising a box-shaped body consisting of a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a back surface, and left and right side surfaces, wherein the outlet forming section has a plurality of radial cuts extending radially from a point on the top surface, a circumferential cut connecting the tips of adjacent radial cuts among the plurality of radial cuts, and a circumferential fold connecting the tips of other adjacent radial cuts among the plurality of radial cuts, wherein the circumferential fold is a curved shape that is convex toward the direction away from the point, and the outlet is formed when the radial cuts and the circumferential cuts are cut, an opening is formed in the portion surrounded by the adjacent radial cuts and the circumferential cuts, and a part of the top surface is folded upward along the circumferential fold to form a retaining piece for holding the articles.

2. The article storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that the retaining piece and the opening are formed in a plurality and alternately in the circumferential direction.

3. The article storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that the plurality of radial cuts are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and the opening is fan-shaped or triangular.

4. The article storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjacent radial cuts are substantially parallel to each other, and the opening is groove-shaped.

5. The article storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that a part of the upper surface that is folded along the circumferential fold lines is fan-shaped.

6. The article storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of parts of the upper surface that are folded along the circumferential fold lines are formed, and the points on which each part is folded are spaced apart from each other.

7. The article storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that the tip of the retaining piece on the one-point side is bent upward.

8. The article storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that the tip of the retaining piece on the one-point side has a shape without corners.

9. The article storage box according to claim 1, wherein the main body has: a first notch formed from the bottom to the back or front; a second notch formed on the front or back; a tongue portion which becomes a tongue connected to the middle of the back or front when the first notch is cut; and a slit portion which, when the second notch is cut, is located in the middle of the front or back and becomes a slit into which the tongue can be inserted.

10. The article storage box according to claim 9, wherein the second notch has a third notch extending in the left-right direction, and a fourth notch, a fifth notch, and a sixth notch extending upward from the third notch in that order, and has a first fold line connecting the upper end of the fourth notch and the upper end of the fifth notch, and a second fold line connecting the upper end of the fifth notch and the upper end of the sixth notch, and the third notch, the fourth notch, the fifth notch, and the sixth notch are cut, and a part of the front or back portion is folded forward or backward along the first fold line to form a first folded piece, and a part of the front or back portion is folded backward or forward along the second fold line to form a second folded piece.

11. The article storage box according to claim 9, wherein the second notch has a third notch extending in the left-right direction, and has a fourth notch, a fifth notch, a sixth notch and a seventh notch extending upward from the third notch in this order, and has a first fold line connecting the upper end of the fourth notch and the upper end of the fifth notch, a second fold line connecting the upper end of the fifth notch and the upper end of the sixth notch, and a third fold line connecting the upper end of the sixth notch and the upper end of the seventh notch. An article storage box characterized in that the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh notches are cut, a part of the front or back portion is folded forward or backward along the first fold line to form a first folded piece, a part of the front or back portion is folded backward or forward along the second fold line to form a second folded piece, and a part of the front or back portion is folded forward or backward along the third fold line to form a third folded piece.

12. An article storage box according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the article is tissue paper.

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