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A container is provided with, as shown in FIG. 1, an opening 6, a lid-constituting part 11 that makes a mountain fold on a container-constituting part 1 and has a slit portion 11a, a lid-constituting part 12 that makes a valley fold on the lid-constituting part 11 and has the same size as that thereof, a lid-closing part 13 that makes a valley fold on the lid-constituting part 12 and has a predetermined shape and a size, an intermediate lid-pushing part 14 that makes a mountain fold on a container-constituting part 2 and has a length extending beyond the opening 6, and a lid-closing part 15 that makes a mountain fold on the intermediate lid-pushing part 14 and has a predetermined extended length. The lid-closing part 15 and the intermediate lid-pushing part 14 are successively inserted into the slit portion 11a, the intermediate lid-pushing part 14 covers the lid-constituting part 11 and the lid-constituting part 12 covers the intermediate lid-pushing part 14. By taking such a configuration, it is possible to close the opening doubly as well as it is possible to open the opening easily.
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The present invention relates to a container, which is preferably applied to a carton containing a plurality of small sized articles, to be handled, such as PET bottles, cans, cigarettes, pencils, and filled parts and a package box for various kinds of electric equipment or the like. More particularly, it relates to a container, one of container-constituting surfaces of which has an opening with a predetermined size, which is provided with five container-constituting portions that make mountain or valley fold, the container-constituting portions having predetermined shapes and sizes. The container is constituted so that a lid-closing part and an intermediate lid-pushing part are successively inserted into a slit of a first lid-constituting part, the intermediate lid-pushing part covers the first lid-constituting part and a second lid-constituting part covers the intermediate lid-pushing part so that the lid-closing part wraps a container-constituting part, and the other lid-closing part is engaged with the container-constituting portion with the other lid-closing part wrapping the lid-closing part. By configuring the container so as to be so, it is possible to close the opening doubly by the first and second lid-constituting parts and the intermediate lid-pushing part as well as it is possible to open the opening only by pulling the lid-constituting parts and the lid-closing parts from a side of the container-constituting portion to a side of the container-constituting surface.
BACKGROUND ARTConventionally, a plurality of small sized articles, to be handled, such as PET bottles, cans, cigarettes, pencils, and filled parts has been often distributed with a desired carton containing them or various kinds of electric equipment or the like have been often distributed with a package box using corrugated cardboard containing them. Such a carton or a package box is made by performing the taking of measurements on carton material or box material with a predetermined size, creating a development of the container, cutting notches into predetermined portions of the developed container and erecting the container by making mountain or valley fold on the carton material or box material.
In accordance with such a container, a packing case for supplement of article and a method of supplementing the article for a vending machine using the same have been disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. Hei05-04640. According to this packing case, the articles are contained in the container so that they are aligned in a longitudinal direction thereof. In the container, the articles are bound by a band for fixing the articles. The band is fixed into the container at forward and rearward ends thereof. The container is set onto the vending machine with a forward end thereof being positioned at a downward direction. It is constituted that after setting, a perforated portion is separated so that the forward end is opened, and then, the band for fixing the articles is disengaged. By taking such a container configuration, it is capable of filling the article into a desired position in the vending machine the moment the band for fixing the articles is disengaged.
Further, a package box has been disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-02057. This package box has an outer container with a predetermined size and a triangular opening in an outer container configuration surface. On the other hand, an inner container is provided within the outer container. The inner container uses corrugated cardboard vertically. A lid-constituting portion is provided so as to extend from side surfaces of the outer container to an upper surface thereof continuously and is closed by a string on a predetermined position on the upper surface of the outer container. In this package box, it is configured that a stripe pattern of the corrugated cardboard of the inner container is exposed from the triangular opening. By configuring such a container, it is possible to present a package box that has strength vertically and is rich in a sense of high quality.
Further, a package with a dispenser has been disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-53555. In accordance with this package, a carton having the dispenser at its forward end portion is provided and in the dispenser, a separation part is defined by cutting carton-constituting portion that is constituted of side walls, an upper surface and a bottom surface of the forward end portion of the carton-constituting portion into one with a predetermined size and an opening is obtained by folding a part by which a side of this separation part is common in the carton-constituting portion and pulling out the separation part to a side of the carton-constituting portion. It is constituted that when such an opened package is held so that its posture is directed to a vertical direction, the opening is positioned at a low position. The opening has such a size that allows a predetermined article contained in the package to be removed therefrom. By taking such a container configuration, it is capable of easily removing the articles one by one from the package without any complicated works, thereby enabling workability to be improved.
An opening assist for a dispensing carton has been disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-53584. In accordance with this dispensing carton, a carton having the dispenser at its forward end portion is provided and in the dispenser, a displaceable portion is defined by cutting carton-constituting portion that is constituted of side walls, an upper surface and a bottom surface of the forward end portion of the carton-constituting portion into one with a predetermined size and an opening is obtained by folding a part by which a side of this displaceable portion is common in the carton-constituting portion and tearing up the displaceable portion near a user. It is constituted that when such an opened package is held so that its posture is directed to a horizontal direction, the opening is positioned at an upper position. The opening has such a size that allows a predetermined article contained in the carton to be removed therefrom. By taking such a container configuration, it is capable of dispensing the article from the carton without tearing up the carton itself.
According to the conventional containers each having the opening, however, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. Hei05-04640, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-02057, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-53555 and Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-53584, the dispenser is formed by cutting carton-constituting portion that is constituted of side walls, an upper surface and a bottom surface of the forward end portion of the carton-constituting surfaces into one with a predetermined size. Accordingly, if the container is installed into a vending machine or an automatic machine such as a binding machine and various kinds of power tools and the articles to be contained therein is provided (supplied) but a filling space is blocked in three directions when it has a dispenser configuration like ones disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. Hei05-04640, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-02057, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-53555 and Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-53584, there is such a problem that any workability is deteriorated because an operator's hand does not reach the right and left side surfaces and a rear surface of the filling space.
Particularly, if a plurality of small articles each having a complicated shape is installed into the automatic machine or the like when the container with the dispenser disclosed in any of Japanese Patent Application Publication No. Hei05-04640, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-02057, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-53555 and Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-53584 is applied from point of view such that conveyance (delivery) of articles and installation operation are compatible, there is such any possibility that install operation thereof becomes difficult or complicated.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTIONA container according to the present invention in which one of container-constituting surfaces forms an opening with a predetermined size, is characterized in that if two constituting surfaces standing facing each other across the opening are supposed as first and second constituting surfaces, it is provided with a first folding surface that makes a mountain fold on the first constituting surface, the first folding surface having a length extending beyond the opening, a second folding surface that makes a valley fold on the first folding surface, a third folding surface that makes a valley fold on the second folding surface, a fourth folding surface that makes a mountain fold on the second constituting surface, the fourth folding surface having a predetermined length, and at a predetermined position, a slit portion for allowing the fourth folding surface to be inserted, wherein when the opening is closed, the fourth folding surface is inserted into the slit portion for allowing the folding surface to be inserted, the fourth folding surface covers the first folding surface and the second folding surface covers the fourth folding surface so that the third folding surface is engaged with the first constituting surface.
In the container according to the present invention, when the opening formed by one of the container-constituting surfaces is closed, the first, second and third folding surfaces and the fourth folding surface are assembled so that the first and second folding surfaces can cover the opening and the first, second and fourth folding surfaces can close the opening doubly. Further, it is possible to open the opening easily and simply only by pulling the first folding surface and the second folding surface from a side of the first constituting surface toward a side of the first constituting surface. Accordingly, the articles contained in the container can be discharged downwardly with a good reproducibility in a state where its opening side stands facing downwards under pull-out operation to the side of the first constituting surface. This enables it to be amply applied to a charge and storage of the articles to the vending machine or various kinds of part cassettes.
The present invention has an object to provide a container by which when one of container-constituting surfaces forms an opening with a predetermined size, the opening may be closed doubly by devising a closure mechanism and may be opened easily only by pulling a part of the closure mechanism.
The following will describe embodiments of a container according to the present invention with reference to drawings. The container 100 shown in
A size of the entire container 100 is constituted of a height H1, a length L1 and a width W1 and a size of the opening 6 is obtained by multiplying L1 by W1. In the container 100, if two container-constituting parts standing facing each other across the opening 6 are supposed as first and second container-constituting parts 1, 2, a first lid-constituting part 11 constituting a first folding surface is unfolded onto the container-constituting part 1 as a side wall. In this embodiment, the lid-constituting part 11 extends continuously from a side prescribing the length L1 of the container-constituting part 1 up to a length similar to the width W1 of the opening 6. The lid-constituting part 11 has a length extending beyond the opening 6 of L1 multiplied by W1 and has at a predetermined position a slit portion 11a with a width w1 for allowing the folding surface to be inserted. The lid-constituting part 11 folds and makes a mountain fold on the container-constituting part 1 on the basis of outside of the container.
A second lid-constituting part 12 constituting a second folding surface is unfolded onto the lid-constituting part 11. In this embodiment, the lid-constituting part 12 extends continuously from a side prescribing the length L1 of the lid-constituting part 11 up to a length similar to the width W1 of the opening 6. The lid-constituting part 12 has a size similar to that of the lid-constituting part 11 and folds and makes a valley fold on the lid-constituting part 11. A first lid-closing part 13 constituting a third folding surface is unfolded onto the lid-constituting part 12. In this embodiment, the lid-closing part 13 extends continuously tapered from a side prescribing the length L1 of the container-constituting part 12 up to a predetermined length. The lid-closing part 13 has a predetermined shape and a size and folds and makes a valley fold on the lid-constituting part 12. In this embodiment, the lid-closing part 13 is shaped so as to become a trapezoid with a protrusion 13a. The protrusion 13a constitutes a tag.
The intermediate lid-pushing part 14 constituting a fourth folding surface is unfolded onto a container-constituting part 2 as the other side wall. In this embodiment, the intermediate lid-pushing part 14 has a length across the opening 6, for example, a length similar to a width W1 of the opening 6 and folds and makes a mountain fold on the container-constituting part 2. The intermediate lid-pushing part 14 is positioned at a position facing at the slit portion 11a and is set to have a width meeting the width w1 of the slit portion 11a. A second lid-closing part 15 constituting a fifth folding surface is unfolded onto the intermediate lid-pushing part 14. The lid-closing part 15 has a predetermined protruded length and folds and makes a mountain fold on the intermediate lid-pushing part 14.
The intermediate lid-pushing part 14 and the lid-closing part 15 are inserted into the above-mentioned slit portion 11a. The slit portion 11a is set at a position that is deviated slightly from a folded line between the lid-constituting part 11 and the lid-constituting part 12 near a side of the container-constituting part 1 and is an almost middle thereof (L1/2) and its width w1 is almost L1/3. Of course, it is not limited thereto but it may be almost L1/4. The width w1 may be set based on the length L1. This is because the strength of the lid-constituting part 11, the lid-constituting part 12 and the like is kept by balancing the strength of the opening 6 and any portion other than the opening 6 when the intermediate lid-pushing part 14 and the lid-closing part 15 are inserted into the slit portion 11a. Regarding other container-constituting parts, container-constituting parts 3, 4 are disposed between the container-constituting parts 1, 2 and the container-constituting part 3 fills so as to constitute a side wall. The container-constituting part 4 fills so as to constitute the other side wall. A container-constituting part 5 fills at a side of bottom shown in
The following will describe a method of manufacturing the container 100 with reference to
The coated cardboard has a size constituted of a vertical length W0 and a horizontal length L0. Though depending on a finished measurement of the container 100, the vertical one W0 may be almost 4W1+H1 or more and the horizontal one L0 may be almost 2L1+2W1+a margin for connection or more. The container material 101 is not limited to the coated cardboard but corrugated cardboard, plastic panel with a predetermined thickness may be used therefor according to containing uses. If a container which can be used repeatedly again and again is formed, the container using the plastic panel can be increased in its used times more than that of a paper container.
According to the expanded example of the container 101 shown in
Further, the intermediate lid-pushing part 14 of length W1 and width w1 and the lid-closing part 15 with the predetermined length are drawn on an upper part of the container-constituting part 2 and the intermediate lid-pushing part 14 and the lid-closing part 15 are arranged at positions that are continuous with the container-constituting part 2. Further, regarding a shape of a bottom of the container 100, for example, if folding double door type, a container-constituting part 5 of length L next to the container-constituting part 2, a container-constituting piece 5a of length W1 next to the container-constituting part 3, a container-constituting part 5 of length L next to the container-constituting part 1, and a container-constituting piece 5b of length W1 next to the container-constituting part 4 are drawn.
It is to be noted that, in the figure, a container-constituting piece 8a may be disposed on a position over the container-constituting part 3 shown by alternate long and two short dashes line and a container-constituting piece 8b may be disposed on a position over the container-constituting part 4 shown thereby. The container-constituting piece 8a constitutes a sixth folding surface and folds and makes a mountain fold on the container-constituting part 3 next to the container-constituting part 1. The container-constituting piece 8b constitutes a seventh folding surface and folds and makes a mountain fold on the container-constituting part 4 next to the container-constituting part 2. Disposition of the container-constituting pieces 8a, 8b enables the strength of the entire container 100 to be increased. Of course, the disposition of the container-constituting pieces 8a, 8b may be omitted.
In the figure, broken lines show positions for mountain or valley folding. In this example, when cutting the container material 100 along a solid line by using a cutter, scissors or the like, an exploded shape of the container 100 is completed as shown in
The following will describe a lid closure example (part one through three thereof) of the container 100 according to a first embodiment with reference to
First, the container 100 shown in
In this embodiment, articles 30 are loaded into the container 100 through the opening 6 shown in
Further, as shown in
The following will describe another engaging method of the lid-closing part 13 in the container 100 with reference to
Here, the following will describe a configuration example of the lid-closing part 13 on the occasion of its engagement with reference to
Then, the following will describe an aspect example of the container 100 on the occasion of a completion of the lid closure with reference to
The following will describe a loaded example of the container 100 with reference to
According to the loaded example of the container 100 shown in
The following will describe a lid-opening example of the container 100 with reference to
Next, it is configured that the intermediate lid-pushing part 14 and the lid-closing part 15 are successively pulled out of the slit portion 11a for allowing the folding surface to be inserted, as shown in
According to the container 100 shown in
Thus, according to the container 100 as the first embodiment, when closing the opening 6 constituting one of the six container-constituting parts, the lid-constituting parts 11, 12 and the lid-closing part 13 are combined with the intermediate lid-pushing part 14 and the lid-closing part 15 so that the lid-constituting parts 11, 12 can cover the opening 6 and the opening 6 can be closed doubly by the lid-constituting parts 11, 12 and the intermediate lid-pushing part 14. Further, it is possible to open the opening 6 only by pulling the lid-constituting parts 11, 12 at a side of the container-constituting part 1. Accordingly, it is possible to take the articles 30 contained in the container 100 out thereof downwardly with a good reproducibility under the situation where the side of the opening 6 directs downward by pulling operation at a side of the container-constituting part 1. Thus, it is capable of being sufficiently applied to a loading and containing system of the articles 30 to various kinds of parts cassettes of a vending machine, binder device, a power tool or the like. It is also not necessary to enter the hand into a machine, a tool or the like so that safety is given and by allowing the lower-surface-double-lid-body to be opened by only one operation, it is possible to load parts or the like onto the loading space 401 under one-touch control.
Embodiment 2The following will describe a configuration example of a container 200 as a second embodiment with reference to
In this embodiment, it is designed that a handle 5e and an opening 5f for the handle are provided on an upper part of the container 200 so that the container 200 is easy to be carried. The handle 5e and the opening 5f are disposed on the container-constituting part 2 at an opposite position to the disposed position of the intermediate lid-pushing part 14. A container-constituting part 5c is provided on the container 200 at an opposite position to the disposed position of the double-lid structure thereof. In the container-constituting part 5c, a circular window portion 5d is provided so that the articles 30, not shown, in the container can be checked through visual inspection. This is because an occasion in which the articles 30 in the container are checked from outside by their color or the like may arise. It is to be noted that the slits 1d, 1e may be provided at a side of the container-constituting part 2. For example, the slits 1d, 1e are provided at positions of the container-constituting part 2, which are identical to those of the container-constituting part 1. Thus, it is possible to open the opening 6 much wider than that of the first embodiment, which is easier to set the articles 30 in the container.
Here, the following will describe an opening example of the opening 6 in the container 200 with reference to
The following will describe a method of manufacturing the container 200 with reference to
The coated cardboard has a size constituted of a vertical length W0′ and a horizontal length L0. The container material 201 that is larger than that of the first embodiment is prepared to form the handle 5e and the container-constituting part 5c. Though depending on a finished measurement of the container 200, the vertical length W0′ may be almost 5W1+H1 or more and the horizontal one L0 may be almost 2L1+2W1+a margin for connection or more. The container material 201 is not limited to the coated cardboard but the ones described in the first embodiment may be used therefor.
According to the container material 201 shown in
Further, the container-constituting part 5c is drawn at a position of the container 200 so that it extends continuously from the container-constituting part 1 at an opposite side of the disposed position of the double-lid structure. In the container-constituting part 5c, a circular window portion 5d is disposed. Other parts thereof are similar to those of
Thus, according to the container 200 as the second embodiment, the slits 1d, 1e or the like are provided at both of the right and left sides of the container-constituting part 1 on a vertical direction so that it is possible to curve the container-constituting part 1 by a large amount when opening the lid. Accordingly, the opening 6 can be opened by larger amount, thereby enabling operability at a front surface to be improved as compared by that of the first embodiment.
Embodiment 3The following will describe an aspect example of a container 300 as a third embodiment with reference to
In the container 300, the lid-constituting part 31 extends continuously from a side prescribing the length L3 of a container-constituting part 1′ up to a length that is almost identical to the width W3 of the opening 6′. The lid-constituting part 31 has a length across the opening 6′ of L3 by W3, and has at a predetermined position a slit portion 31a for allowing the folding surface to be inserted with a width w3. The lid-constituting part 31 folds and makes a mountain fold on the container-constituting part 1′ on the basis of outside of the container.
A lid-constituting part 32 is unfolded onto the lid-constituting part 31. In this embodiment, the lid-constituting part 32 extends continuously from a side prescribing the length L3 of the lid-constituting part 31 up to a length that is almost identical to the width W3 of the opening 6′. The lid-constituting part 32 has a size similar to that of the lid-constituting part 31 and folds and makes a valley fold on the lid-constituting part 31. A lid-closing part 33 is unfolded onto the lid-constituting part 32. In this embodiment, the lid-closing part 33 extends continuously from a side prescribing the length L3 of the container-constituting part 32 up to a predetermined length. The lid-closing part 33 has predetermined shape and size and folds and makes a valley fold on the lid-constituting part 32. In this embodiment, the lid-closing part 33 is shaped so as to become a trapezoid with a protrusion 33a. The protrusion 33a constitutes a tag.
The intermediate lid-pushing part 34 is unfolded onto a container-constituting part 2′, not shown, as the other side wall. In this embodiment, the intermediate lid-pushing part 34 has a length across the opening 6′, for example, a length that is almost identical to a width W3 of the opening 6′ and folds and makes a mountain fold on the container-constituting part 2′. The intermediate lid-pushing part 34 is positioned at a position facing at the slit portion 31a and is set to have a width meeting the width w3 of the slit portion 31a. A lid-closing part 35 is unfolded onto the intermediate lid-pushing part 34. The lid-closing part 35 has a predetermined protruded length and folds and makes a mountain fold on the intermediate lid-pushing part 34.
The intermediate lid-pushing part 34 and the lid-closing part 35 are inserted into the above-mentioned slit portion 31a. The slit portion 31a is set at a position that is deviated slightly from a folded line between the lid-constituting part 31 and the lid-constituting part 32 near a side of the container-constituting part 1′ and is a middle thereof (L3/2) and its width w3 is almost L3/3. Of course, it is not limited thereto but it may be almost L3/4. The width w3 may be set based on the length L3.
Thus, according to the container 300 as the third embodiment, when closing the opening 6′, the lid-constituting parts 31, 32 and the lid-closing part 33 are combined with the intermediate lid-pushing part 34 and the lid-closing part 35 so that the lid-constituting parts 31, 32 can cover the opening 6′ and the opening 6′ can be closed doubly by the lid-constituting parts 31, 32 and the intermediate lid-pushing part 34. Further, it is possible to open the opening 6′ only by pulling the lid-constituting parts 31, 32 at a side of the container-constituting part 1′. Accordingly, it is possible to take the articles contained in the container 300 out thereof upwardly with a good reproducibility under the situation where the side of the opening 6′ directs upward by pulling operation at a side of the container-constituting part 1′. Thus, it is capable of being sufficiently applied to a package box for various kinds of electric equipment such as a hot plate and a fish oven, or for an appliance such as a decorated plate and a trey.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITYThe present invention is very preferably applicable to a carton containing a plurality of small sized articles, to be handled, such as PET bottles, cans, cigarettes, pencils, and filled parts and a package box for various kinds of electric equipment, an appliance or the like.
Claims
1. A container in which one of container-constituting surfaces forms an opening with a predetermined size, characterized in that if two constituting surfaces standing facing each other across the opening are supposed as first and second constituting surfaces, it is provided with:
- a first folding surface that makes a mountain fold on the first constituting surface, the first folding surface having a length extending beyond the opening;
- a second folding surface that makes a valley fold on the first folding surface;
- a third folding surface that makes a valley fold on the second folding surface;
- a fourth folding surface that makes a mountain fold on the second constituting surface, the fourth folding surface having a predetermined length; and
- at a predetermined position, a slit portion for allowing the fourth folding surface to be inserted,
- wherein when the opening is closed,
- the fourth folding surface is inserted into the slit portion for allowing the folding surface to be inserted,
- the fourth folding surface covers the first folding surface and the second folding surface covers the fourth folding surface so that the third folding surface is engaged with the first constituting surface.
2. The container according to claim 1 characterized in that the slit portion for allowing the fourth folding surface to be inserted is provided on a boundary line between the first folding surface and the second folding surface, on the first folding surface or on the second folding surface.
3. The container according to claim 1 characterized in that if the slit portion for allowing the folding surface to be inserted is provided at a predetermined position on the first folding surface, it is provided with a fifth folding surface that makes a mountain fold on the fourth folding surface, the fifth folding surface having a predetermined extended length,
- Wherein when the opening is closed,
- the fifth folding surface and the fourth folding surface are inserted into the slit portion for allowing the folding surface to be inserted,
- the fourth folding surface covers the first folding surface and the second folding surface covers the fourth folding surface so that the fifth folding surface wraps the first constituting surface, and the third folding surface is engaged with the first constituting surface with the third folding surface wrapping the fifth folding surface.
4. The container according to claim 1 characterized in that the first constituting surface has a pair of slit portions for engaging folding pieces at predetermined positions;
- the third folding surface has first and second folding pieces that make mountain folds; and
- when the third folding surface is engaged with the first constituting surface, the first folding piece is engaged with one slit portion for engaging a folding piece in the first constituting surface and the second folding piece is engaged with the other slit portion for engaging the folding piece in the first constituting surface.
5. The container according to claim 3 characterized in that when the opening is opened,
- the third folding surface is disengaged with the first constituting surface and the third folding surface is pulled from the first constituting surface and the fourth folding surface and the fifth folding surface are pulled out of the slit portions of the first folding surface.
6. The container according to claim 1 characterized in that it is provided with a sixth folding surface that makes a mountain fold on a third constituting surface that is adjacent to the first constituting surface and a seventh folding surface that makes a mountain fold on a fourth constituting surface that is adjacent to the second constituting surface.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 26, 2007
Publication Date: Oct 22, 2009
Applicant: MAX CO., LTD. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Susumu Shinmei (Gunma), Masaru Ando (Gunma)
Application Number: 12/447,186