ASSEMBLY-TYPE PACKAGING BOX
An assembly-type packaging box, being a cuboid when assembled, is configured by erecting a front and rear panel in front and rear of a bottom panel across fold lines, respectively, and erecting a left and right outer panel on the left and right of the bottom panel across fold lines, respectively. Front folding tabs extending from the front panel are disposed along inner surfaces of the left and right outer panels, and left and right-front folding-back tab are provided connectedly on front sides of the left and right outer panels, respectively. When a packaging box is assembled, the folding-back tabs are positioned at the front and rear in the depth direction of the left upper-edge panel and the right upper-edge panel (frame members) which form a frame. This configuration can prevent cut surfaces of sheet material to appear on a ridge line where surfaces intersect, without causing a cost rise.
The present invention relates to an assembly-type packaging box of which appearance in an assembled state is, for example, a cuboid, and particularly relates to an assembly-type packaging box where an appearance is further improved by preventing exposure of cut surfaces of a material at ridge lines formed by intersecting surfaces.
Description of the Related ArtAssembly-type packaging boxes, assembled folding thick paper, such as a sheet of synthetic paper and cardboard, or a thick resin sheet into a cuboid shape, have been widely used.
Various kinds of contrivances have been made to facilitate assembly and disassembly of this kind of assembly-type packaging box, and studies have been also conducted to increase rigidity and durability to a certain extent so as to prevent deformation during conveyance. In addition, there is also a proposal for an assembly-type packaging box in which an edge panel having a fixed width is formed in a frame shape at an opening edge of a box to further improve the appearance, in order to achieve a balance between a value and quality of a product accommodated in the packaging box; and such a proposal is disclosed in JP 2005-145525 A (Patent Literature 1) and JP 2014-133580 A (Patent Literature 2).
A configuration of a main part of a packaging box of the related art illustrated in
To assemble the assembly-type packaging box 10A shown in
In this state, the left-front folding tab 14 and the left-rear folding tab 16 are connected by being inserted to each other such that connecting slits 14a and 16a provided on the left-front folding tab 14 and the left-rear folding tab 16, respectively, intersect each other vertically. Similarly, the right-front folding tab 15 and the right-rear folding tab 17 are connected by being inserted to each other such that connecting slits 15a and 17a provided on the right-front folding tab 15 and the right-rear folding tab 17, respectively, intersect each other vertically.
Subsequently, a left outer panel 18, a left upper-edge panel 19, and a left inner panel 20 are folded in order to insert a left locking protrusion 20a formed on the left inner panel 20 into a left locking hole 11a. Accordingly, the left outer panel 18, the left upper-edge panel 19, and the left inner panel 20 cover the left-front folding tab 14 and the left-rear folding tab 16 in the state of being crossed and connected to each other, and the left upper-edge panel 19 is formed on the left side of the box so as to be positioned in a frame shape. Similarly, a right outer panel 21, a right upper-edge panel 22, and a right inner panel 23 are folded in order to insert a right locking protrusion 23a formed on the right inner panel 23 into a right locking hole 11b. Accordingly, the right outer panel 21, the right upper-edge panel 22, and the right inner panel 23 cover the right-front folding tab 15 and the right-rear folding tab 17 in the state of being crossed and connected to each other, and the right upper-edge panel 22 is formed on the right side of the box so as to be positioned in a frame shape.
Further, a left top-panel inserting tab 25 and a right top-panel inserting tab 26 are accommodated in the box by folding the left top-panel inserting tab 25 and the right top-panel inserting tab 26 with respect to an upper cover panel 24 and folding the upper cover panel 24 with respect to the rear panel 13, and a state where the left upper-edge panel 19 and the right upper-edge panel 22 are positioned on the left and right sides of the closed upper cover panel 24 in a frame shape is formed.
Subsequently, each of the left front-panel inserting tab 28 and the right front-panel inserting tab 29 is folded with respect to the front cover panel 27, and the left front-panel inserting tab 28 is inserted into a gap between the left outer panel 18 and the left-front folding tab 14. Similarly, the right front-panel inserting tab 29 is inserted into a gap between the right outer panel 21 and the right-front folding tab 15, whereby it is possible to assemble the rectangular parallelepiped-shaped packaging box 10A illustrated in
According to the packaging box 10A illustrated in
However, when the packaging box 10A illustrated in
In such a kind of assembly-type packaging box formed by folding a single development sheet material using a cardboard or the like, the sheet material one of whose surfaces, to be a surface side of the box, is coated with white-based paint or another specific paint color is used in many cases in order to enhance decorative effects of the surface of the assembled box.
Accordingly, the cut surfaces CS1 and CS2 of the sheet material (a cardboard sheet) without being painted appear on both sides of the painted front cover panel 27 along a height direction of the box, which cause a problem that the unpainted cut surfaces degrade the appearance and impairs high-class feeling.
Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a packaging box that can be assembled by folding along a fold line drawn on a sheet material, the packaging box with excellent appearance, capable of preventing a cut surface of a sheet material from appearing on a ridge line portion at which surfaces intersect each other, particularly at least on a front surface side of the packaging box that is likely to be noticed by people and more preferably over the entire surface of the packaging box, without causing a rise in cost.
Hereinafter, an assembly-type packaging box according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-described problem, will be described with reference numerals of the corresponding constituent elements illustrated in the drawings for each claim in order to clarify a relationship between each feature described in the claims and each unit described in embodiments.
An assembly-type packaging box according to a first aspect of the present invention is an assembly-type packaging box that is assembled in a cuboid shape by erecting a front panel (12) and a rear panel (13) in front and rear of a bottom panel (11) along fold lines, respectively, and erecting a left outer panel (18) and a right outer panel (21) on the left and right of the bottom panel (11) along fold lines, respectively. Left- and right-front folding tabs (14 and 15) extending from left and right sides of the front panel (12) are disposed along inner surfaces of the left and right outer panels (18 and 21), and further, left- and right-front folding tabs (18a and 21a) are provided to be connected at least with front sides of the left and right outer panels (18 and 21), respectively. The left front folding-back tab (18a) is disposed to be folded between the left outer panel (18) and the left-front folding tab (14), and further, the right front folding-back tab (21a) is disposed to be folded between the right outer panel (21) and the right-front folding tab (15).
The assembly-type packaging box according to a second aspect of the present invention is further provided with rear folding tabs (16 and 17) extending from left and right sides of the rear panel (13). The left and right-rear folding tabs (16 and 17) are disposed along the inner surfaces of the left and right outer panels (18 and 21), and left and right-rear folding tabs (18b and 21b) are further provided to be connected on the rear sides of the left and right outer panels (18 and 21), respectively. The left rear folding-back tab (18b) is disposed to be folded in between the left outer panel (18) and the left-rear folding tab (16), and further, the right rear folding-back tab (21b) is disposed to be folded between in the right outer panel (21) and the right-rear folding tab (17).
In the assembly-type packaging box according to a third aspect of the present invention, the left front folding-back tab (18a) and the left rear folding-back tab (18b) are formed along the entire length of front and rear sides of the left outer panel (18) to have the same length as the sides, and the right front folding-back tab (21a) and the right rear folding-back tab (21b) are formed along the entire length of front and rear sides of the right outer panel (21) so as to have the same length as the sides.
In the assembly-type packaging box according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, upper-edge panels (19 and 22) and inner panels (20 and 23) are connected to end sides of the left and right outer panels (18 and 21) across fold lines, respectively, and the left and right-front folding tab (14 or 15) and the left and right-rear folding tab (16 or 17) extending from the left and right sides of the front panel (12) and the rear panel (13), respectively, are folded in between the outer panel (18 or 21) and the inner panel (20 or 23) by sequentially folding the outer panels (18 and 21), the upper-edge panels (19 and 22), and the inner panels (20 and 23), and the upper-edge panels (19 and 22) form a frame having a predetermined width at an opening portion of a box.
In the assembly-type packaging box according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, an upper cover panel (24) and a front cover panel (27) are further connected to the rear panel (13) across fold lines, and left and right front-panel inserting tab (28 and 29) connected to sides of the front cover panel (27) across fold lines are inserted between the left and right-front folding tabs (18a and 21a), and the left and right-front folding tabs (14 and 15).
In the assembly-type packaging box according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, left and right top-panel inserting tabs (25 and 26) are connected to sides of the upper cover panel (24) across fold lines, and the top-panel inserting tabs (25 and 26) are positioned along inner surfaces of the inner panels (20 and 23), respectively.
In the assembly-type packaging box according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, upper-edge folding tabs (19a and 22a) are formed along the entire length of sides of the left and right upper-edge panels (19 and 22) at least on the left and right sides on the front surface side of the left and right upper-edge panels (19 and 22), and the upper-edge folding tabs (19a and 22a) are folded along inner sides of the left and right upper-edge panels (19 and 22), respectively.
The assembly-type packaging box according to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the left and right-front folding tabs (18a and 21a) and the left and right-rear folding tabs (18b and 21b) are formed in a trapezoidal shape.
According to a basic configuration of the above-described assembly-type packaging box, it is configured such that the front folding tabs are provided at least on the front sides of the left and right outer panels, respectively, and thus, it is possible to provide the packaging box which prevents a cut surface of a sheet material appearing on the left and right of the front panel by folding the folding tab.
In addition, it is possible to provide the packaging box that prevents the cut surface of the sheet material appearing even on a rear surface side of the packaging box by similarly providing the rear folding tab on the rear sides of the left and right outer panels.
Meanwhile, it is possible to provide the packaging box that prevents the cut surface of the sheet material appearing on the end portion of the frame formed by the upper-edge panel similarly by providing the folding tab even on the side of the upper-edge frame in the configuration in which the upper-edge panel and the inner panel are connected to the left and right outer panels and the frame is formed at the opening portion of the box by the upper-edge panel by sequentially folding the above-described panels.
In addition, it is possible to realize the packaging box with excellent appearance that prevents the cut surface of the sheet material appearing over the entire surface of the packaging box with the configuration in which the top-panel inserting tab and the front cover fitting tab are provided even on the left and right sides of the upper cover panel and the front cover panel covering the opening of the box and the front panel.
A first embodiment of an assembly-type packaging box according to the present invention will be described with reference to
The difference between the development sheet 1 illustrated in
Further, broken lines between the outer panel 18 and each of the folding-back tab 18a and 18b and broken lines between the outer panel 21 and each of the folding tabs 21a and 28b are fold lines for 180° and all the other broken lines represent valley lines at 90°.
Hereinafter, a packaging box using the development sheet 1 illustrated in
First, a front panel 12 and a rear panel 13 are folded into the state of being erected with a rectangular bottom panel 11 of the development sheet 1 as the center as illustrated in
Accordingly, slit portions of connecting slits 14a and 15a formed to the left and right-front folding tabs 14 and 15 are directed downward. Accordingly, slit portions of connecting slits 16a and 17a formed to the left and right-rear folding tabs 16 and 17 are directed upward.
The connecting slit 14a of the left-front folding tab 14 and the connecting slit 16a of the left-rear folding tab 16 are crossed and inserted to each other so as to vertically intersect each other, whereby it is possible to connect both the folding tabs. Similarly, the connecting slit 15a of the right-front folding tab 15 and the connecting slit 17a of the right-rear folding tab 17 are crossed and inserted to each other so as to vertically intersect each other, whereby it is possible to connect both the folding tabs.
Further, the front folding-back tab 18a and the rear folding-back tab 18b connected to front and rear sides of the left outer panel 18 are folded toward the left outer panel 18 side (inward) as illustrated at 180 degrees at the fold lines applied at the boundary to the left outer panel 18 in
In this case, each of the left-front folding-back tab 18a and the left-rear folding-back tab 18b is formed so as to have the same length as the above-described sides along the entire length of the front and rear side sides of the left outer panel 18. In addition, the right-front folding-back tab 21a and the right-rear folding-back tab 21b are formed along the entire length of the front and rear side sides of the right outer panel 21 so as to have the same length as the above-described sides. Each of the folding-back tab 18a, 18b and 21a, 21b is formed in a trapezoidal shape, but may adopt any shape such as a square or an arc.
Subsequently, a left outer panel 18, a left upper-edge panel 19, and the left inner panel 20 are folded in order to insert a left locking protrusion 20a formed on the left inner panel 20 into a left locking hole 11a formed in the bottom panel 11. Accordingly, the left outer panel 18, the left upper-edge panel 19 and the left inner panel 20 cover the left-front folding tab 14 and the left-rear folding tab 16 in the state of being connected to each other, and the left upper-edge panel 19 is formed on the left side of the box so as to be positioned in a frame shape.
Similarly, a right outer panel 21, a right upper-edge panel 22, and the right inner panel 23 are folded in order to insert a right locking protrusion 23a formed on the right inner panel 23 into a right locking hole 11b formed in the bottom panel 11. Thus, the right outer panel 21, the right upper-edge panel 22, and the right inner panel 23 are formed to cover the right-front folding tab 15 and the right-rear folding tab 17 in the state of being connected to each other, and the right upper-edge panel 22 is positioned in a frame shape on the right side of the box.
Further, a left top-panel inserting tab 25 and a right top-panel inserting tab 26 are folded with respect to the upper cover panel 24 to fold the upper cover panel 24 with respect to the rear panel 13, whereby the left top-panel inserting tab 25 and the right top-panel inserting tab 26 are accommodated in a box as illustrated in
Accordingly, the left upper-edge panel 19 and the right upper-edge panel 22 are turned into the state of being positioned on both the left and right sides of the closed upper cover panel 24, respectively, in a frame shape.
Subsequently, each of the left front-panel inserting tab 28 and the right front-panel inserting tab 29 is folded with respect to the front cover panel 27, and the left front-panel inserting tab 28 is inserted into a gap between the left-front folding-back tab 18a and the left-front folding tab 14. Similarly, the right front-panel inserting tab 29 is inserted into a gap between the right-front folding-back tab 21a and the right-front folding tab 15, whereby it is possible to assemble the cuboid packaging box 1A illustrated in
According to the assembly-type packaging box having the above-described configuration, it is possible to provide the packaging box which prevents a cut surface of a sheet material appearing on the left and right of the front surface side by providing the front folding-back tab 18a and 21a to be connected, respectively, at least on the front sides of the left and right outer panels 18 and 21.
In addition, it is possible to provide the packaging box that prevents the cut surface of the sheet material appearing even on the left and right on the rear surface side of the packaging box by providing the rear folding tabs 18b and 21b to be connected to the rear sides of the left and right outer panels 18 and 21.
Further, the folding-back tabs 19a and 19b are connected to the left upper-edge panel 19 across the folded lines at 180 degrees, and the folding tabs 21a and 21b are connected to the right upper-edge panel 22 across the fold lines at 180 degrees.
The other configurations of the development sheet 2 illustrated in
When a packaging box is assembled using the development sheet 2 illustrated in
Consequently, it is possible to provide a packaging box that prevents the cut surface of the sheet material appearing at each end portion of the left upper-edge panel 19 and the right upper-edge panel 22.
Incidentally, all the respective folding tabs 19a, 19b, 22a, and 22b formed in the left and right upper-edge panels 19 and 22 illustrated in
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the cut surface of the sheet material generated at the end portions of the upper-edge panels 19 and 22 from being exposed and to provide the packaging box with the further improved format in the first embodiment illustrated in
In addition, it is possible to realize the packaging box with the improved external appearance that prevents the cut surface of the sheet material appearing over the entire surface of the packaging box with the configuration in which the top-panel inserting tabs 25 and 26 are provided on the left and right of the top cover panel 24 and the front-panel inserting tabs 28 and 29 are provided on the left and right of the front cover panel 27 as illustrated in the first and second embodiments.
Further, it is possible to contribute to the improvement of strength in the vertical direction of the packaging box since the folding-back tab 18a, 18b, 21a, and 21b form a double structure together with the left and right outer panels by forming the respective folding tabs on the sides of the left and right outer panels 18 and 21 according to the packaging box of the present invention.
Further, the folding-back tab 18a and 21a positioned on the front surface side of the packaging box serve to press the left and right front-panel inserting tabs 28 and 29 formed in the front cover panel 27 from the both left and right sides, and thus, it is possible to provide the assembly-type packaging box which contributes to effectively suppressing the opening of the front cover panel 27 in the packaged state and hardly causes shape collapse in the packaged state.
Claims
1. An assembly-type packaging box that is assembled in a cuboid shape by erecting a front panel and a rear panel in front and rear of a bottom panel along fold lines, respectively, and erecting a left outer panel and a right outer panel on the left and right of the bottom panel along fold lines, respectively, the assembly-type packaging box wherein
- front folding tabs extending from left and right sides of the front panel are disposed along inner surfaces of the left and right outer panels, and further, left and right-front folding tabs are provided to be connected at least on front sides of the left and right outer panels, respectively, and
- the left front folding-back tab is disposed to be folded in between the left outer panel and the left-front folding tab, and further, the right front folding-back tab is disposed to be folded in between the right outer panel and the right-front folding tab.
2. The assembly-type packaging box according to claim 1, wherein
- rear folding tabs extending from left and right sides of the rear panel are further provided, the left and right-rear folding tabs are disposed along the inner surfaces of the left and right outer panels, and left and right rear folding-back tabs are further provided to be connected on the rear sides of the left and right outer panels, respectively, and
- the left rear folding-back tab is disposed to be folded in between the left outer panel and the left-rear folding tab, and further, the right rear folding-back tab is disposed to be folded in between the right outer panel and the right-rear folding tab.
3. The assembly-type packaging box according to claim 2, wherein
- the left front folding-back tab and the left rear folding-back tab are formed along the entire length of front and rear sides of the left outer panel to have the same length as the sides, and the right front folding-back tab and the right rear folding-back tab are formed along the entire length of front and rear sides of the right outer panel so as to have the same length as the sides.
4. The assembly-type packaging box according to claim 3, wherein
- upper-edge panels and inner panels are connected to end sides of the left and right outer panels across fold lines, respectively, and the left- and right-front folding tab and the left- and right-rear folding tab extending from the left and right sides of the front panel and the rear panel, respectively, are folded in between the outer panel (18 or 21) and the inner panel by sequentially folding the outer panels, the upper-edge panels, and the inner panel, and the upper-edge panels form frames having a predetermined width at an opening portion of a box.
5. The assembly-type packaging box according to claim 4, wherein
- an upper cover panel and a front cover panel are further connected to the rear panel across fold lines, and left and right front-panel inserting tab connected to sides of the front cover panel across fold lines are inserted between the left and right front folding-back tabs, and the left- and right-front folding tabs.
6. The assembly-type packaging box according to claim 5, wherein
- left and right top-panel inserting tabs are connected to a side of the upper cover panel across fold lines, and the top-panel inserting tabs are positioned along inner side surfaces of the inner panels, respectively.
7. The assembly-type packaging box according to claim 4, wherein
- upper-edge folding-back tabs are formed along the entire length of sides of the left and right upper-edge panels at least on the left and right sides on the front surface side of the left and right upper-edge panels, and the upper-edge folding-back tabs are folded along inner sides of the left and right upper-edge panels, respectively.
8. The assembly-type packaging box according to claim 3, wherein
- the left and right front folding-back tabs and the left and right rear folding-back tabs are formed in a trapezoid.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 25, 2017
Publication Date: May 31, 2018
Inventor: Hiroyuki YUASA (Tokyo)
Application Number: 15/793,481