JP2001340145A - Foldable clothes housing box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foldable clothes housing box with excellent assemblability and rigidity in the assembled state of a box body and in which the number of components is reduced. SOLUTION: This box is provided with a foldable clothes housing box body constituted of plastic corrugated fiberboards to be flattened in a folded state and formed into a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape composed of a front door 12, both side face plates 11, back surface plates 10 and 22, a top plate 20 and a bottom plate 21 and a hanger bar 4 used also for holding the shape of the housing box body provided on the upper part of the housing box body whose both ends form hook-like engaging parts 41 to be inserted into the clearance of the top plate 20 and both side face plates 11 and the center is used as a bar for constituting a clothes hanging part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention mainly relates to a folding type used for temporarily storing clothes in a moving operation such as moving, delivery and delivery of goods by an apparel company, passage between apparel factories, and carrying in an exhibition. It relates to a clothes storage box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At the time of moving or the like, packing boxes of various shapes are prepared by a moving trader according to the shape of the package.
In particular, recently, instead of disposable paper cardboard boxes, packaging boxes are made of lightweight, high-strength PP plastic cardboard so that they can be reused many times. The product is prevented from being discharged, and packaging costs are reduced.

[0003] Conditions required for this type of packing box are that it can be folded flat and stacked when it is not needed, that it can be easily assembled and folded on site, and that it is particularly durable against barbarous use on site. That is.

Generally, such packing boxes are often of a fixed type, but a folding clothes storage box for temporarily storing clothes in a suspended state is formed in a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape in accordance with the size of clothes. It is also necessary to provide a hanger bar for hanging clothes.

[0005] For this reason, conventionally, both side plates are folded in a V-shape at the center hinge portion and overlapped on the back plate and the front door, and the top plate and the base plate are folded inside the back plate. When it is not necessary, it is a flat rectangle, and when it is developed three-dimensionally at a moving site or the like, on the contrary, the side plates are raised, and the top plate and the base plate are raised to form a box body having a rectangular parallelepiped shape.

Further, in this state, the box is not self-sustained. Therefore, a full screw rod or the like for maintaining the shape is inserted into a hole formed in the upper part of the both side plates, and a nut is screwed on both sides of the penetrating end through a washer. The shape of the box is maintained by combining. Finally, a structure in which assembly is completed by attaching a hanger bar inside the box body has been adopted.

[0007]

However, in the above structure, since the two side plates are raised from a flat state to form a three-dimensional shape, and then the three-dimensional shape is raised in the vertical direction, the worker is bent down. Unfold the box body with
Next, it must be done vertically, and it is troublesome to screw the nuts together, and it takes time each time assembly and folding are repeated, and it may cause back pain. There is a problem that there is.

When not in use, all screw rods,
Since the washer, nut, and hanger bar are separated from the main body as separate parts, the number of parts for assembly is large, and the washer and nuts are easily removed. Had become.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to provide an assembling apparatus which has good assemblability, is robust in an assembled state of a box main body, and has a hanger bar for maintaining its independence. An object of the present invention is to provide a foldable clothes storage box in which the number of parts can be reduced by also using the foldable clothes storage box.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a plastic corrugated cardboard, which is flattened in a folded state, and a front door, both side plates in a deployed state,
A foldable clothes storage box main body formed into a vertically long rectangular shape consisting of a back plate, a top plate, and a base plate, and a hook-shaped shape that is inserted into the gap between the top plate and both side plates at the top of the storage box main body And a hanger bar for maintaining the shape of the storage box main body, the center of which constitutes a clothes hanging portion. Therefore, in the present invention, since the hanger bar also serves as the shape holding member, the conventionally used screw rod and nuts and washers for fixing both ends thereof are not required. Also, the attachment may be one-touch.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the storage box main body includes a first plate member and a second plate member, and a frame edge for trimming a front edge of the main body. A vertically-elongated back plate, and both side plates that are integrated on both sides of the back plate via a vertical hinge portion and that can be folded and deployed with respect to the back plate,
It consists of a front door connected to the front edge of one side plate via a vertical hinge so as to be openable and closable, and the second plate member is folded to the same size as the rear plate through a plurality of hinges in the horizontal direction. In the unfolded state, the upper and lower top plate, the ground plate and the central inner back plate are divided into three, and the inner back plate is formed in a U shape in contact with the inside of the back plate, and the edge frame is A front edge of the top plate and the front edge of the main plate are foldably connected to each other, and a front edge of the other side plate is foldably connected to one side. Therefore,
The operation of unfolding the storage box body in the present invention is as follows. The storage box in the state of being folded into a rectangle is made vertical, and then the plate-like member folded inside the edge frame is pushed inward toward the back side, and the both side plates are opened. , The top plate and the base plate are developed into a three-dimensional shape. Since the back plate is doubled in the three-dimensionally formed state, it becomes robust in combination with holding the hanger bar cliff or more.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a tape-shaped hook-and-loop fastener is provided at the open / close end of the front door, and in a deployed state, engages with a hook-and-loop fastener provided on an opposite side plate to keep the door closed. In the folded state, the folded state is maintained by engaging with the hook-and-loop fastener provided on the back plate side. Therefore, in the present invention, the closed state of the front door is maintained in the deployed state by the one-touch engagement of the hook-and-loop fastener,
Further, when folded, it is possible to prevent each part from being raised due to the resilience of the hinge part.

[0013]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a clothes storage box according to the present invention. All parts of the foldable clothes storage box shown in the figure are made of PP in consideration of the prevention of dioxin generation at the time of disposal and recycling.
It is composed of a hollow plate-like molded product and an injection molded product.

In this folding box, a first plate member 1 forming a back plate and both side plates, a second plate member 2 forming a top plate, a base plate and an inner back plate, and a periphery of a front surface are bordered. It is composed of a U-shaped frame 3 and a hanger bar 4 which also serves as a connecting member. The first and second plate members 1 and 2 are attached to the frame 3 to form an integral folding box body. The upper part is a total of two parts including the hanger bar 4. A front door 12 is fixed to one side of the edge frame 3 by rivets or the like.

Each of the first and second plate members 1 and 2 and the front door 12 is made of a hollow plate-like molded body made of PP, and is partially enlarged in a circle A in the figure. Is composed of a well-known plastic cardboard in which a plurality of ribs which are also orthogonal to the PP substrate are integrally formed between two PP substrates, and the plurality of bending lines are folded as hinges hg. By bending, it is shaped into a vertically long box with a foldable double back plate structure.

Each bending line is formed by cutting one of the substrates and the ribs out of the three-layer structure of the cardboard so that the remaining substrate can be bent as a PP hinge hg. Folds and formability. That is, the first plate-shaped member 1
The plurality of hinges hg formed in the vertical direction allows the rear plate 1
0, side plates 11 on both sides thereof, and a front door 12 extended from one side plate 11.
A hinge hg is also formed at the center of 1 so that it can be folded in a V-shape toward the back plate side 11.

On the open end side of the front door 12, a hook-and-loop fastener band 14 is attached at the center in the height direction, and this band 14 is fixed to the other side plate 11 by a receiving fastener. 15 to keep the door closed (although not shown, a similar surface fastener band and a receiving surface fastener are also provided on the base end side of the front door 12). . Further, a receiving surface fastener 15 is also attached to the back surface of the back plate 10, and in a folded state of each member, the band 14 is turned to the back side and fixed to the surface fastener 15 of the back plate 10 to make the resin elastic. In contrast, the flat folded state is maintained. That is, the receiving surface fasteners 15 provided on the side plate 11 and the back plate 10 have substantially the same height. It is sufficient that the band 14 is fixed to the hook-and-loop fastener 15 of the back plate 10 in the folded state, and it is preferable that no extra length is provided.

At a suitable position (slightly lower than the center in the height direction) of the side plates 11, a handle 16 made of a cloth band or the like for carrying the assembled box is provided.
A handle 17 made of plastic or the like is provided at an appropriate position (central portion in the height direction) for carrying the folded box.

The second plate-like member 2 is divided into a top plate 20, a main plate 21 and a central inner rear plate 22 by three hinges hg formed in the lateral direction.

The inner rear plate 22 is in the unfolded state,
The two horizontal hinges hg are also formed on the upper and lower sides of the upper and lower sides, and can be folded.
The vertical dimension of the plate-shaped member 2 at the time of folding is substantially the same as the vertical dimension of the back plate 10 by being folded into a letter shape.

The edge frame 3 is enlarged in a circle B as shown in FIG.
A PP injection molded article having a concave cross section, which is formed in a vertically long U-shaped frame excluding the hinge position of the front door 12, and the front edge of the other side plate 11 and the second plate of the first plate member 1. The front edges of the top plate 20 and the base plate 21 in the shaped member are fitted and fixed.

Correspondingly, each front edge is formed with an insertion member 30 folded inward or outward so as to secure a thickness to be fitted in the recess. In addition, each insertion member 30
The hinge hg is formed along the formation position of, and each member is foldable with respect to the edge frame 3.

The hanger bar 4 is an injection-molded product made of PP which is formed in accordance with the width of the box body, and has hook-shaped engaging portions at both ends of a bar 40 constituting a clothes hanging portion having a large number of hanger hook holes. 41 is formed, and after the box body is made, the engagement portion 4 is formed through the gap between the top plate 20 and the side plates 11.
By inserting 1, the hanger can be hung on the bar 40 at the same time as maintaining the shape retention of the box body.

As shown in the figure, when the hanger bar 4 is not used or when it is folded, the hanger bar 4 is fixed by the hook-and-loop fastener 23 provided at the center of the inner side plate 22 to prevent loss of parts.

In attaching the members to the edge frame 3 and attaching the hook-and-loop fastener bands 14, 23 and the receiving hook-and-loop fastener 15, means such as ultrasonic welding is used.

FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) show the clothes storage box in an assembled and unfolded state. After hanging clothes or the like on a hanger in the storage box main body in the opened state, the front door 12 is opened. Close the hinge hg as a base point, and attach the hook-and-loop fastener band 14 to the side plate 11.
, The door is kept closed.

Next, the operation from the folded state to the unfolded state of the clothes storage box will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 3A, during normal transport, the storage box is folded, and the hook-and-loop fastener 14 of the front door 12 is attached to the hook-and-loop fastener 1 on the rear surface of the back plate 10.
By being fixed to 5, a flat elongated rectangle is held against the resilience to be expanded. The folded box is
The handle 17 can be easily carried by putting one hand on it. Also, since the hook-and-loop fastener band 14 has a minimum length, the box is compact as a whole,
Does not interfere with storage and transportation.

If the hook-and-loop fastener band 14 of the front door 12 is peeled off from this state, the front door 12 is opened by rebound resilience as shown in FIG. In addition, hanger bar 4
Is fixed to the center of the inner back plate by a hook-and-loop fastener 23. Although omitted in this figure, after the front door 12 is opened, it is removed in advance.

Next, as shown in (c), the back plate 10 is pressed rearward, or vice versa, and the back plate 10 is fixed and the edge frame 3 is pulled toward the front, so that the side plates 11 are developed. Finally, it has the shape of a vertically elongated box that opens vertically.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the inner plate 22 of the second plate 2 located at the front side opening is pressed or kicked in so that the second plate 2 is moved to each hinge. It develops into W type up and down based on hg. And
As shown in (b), by making adjustments such as pushing the top plate 20 and the base plate 21 up and down, a vertically long box whose top and bottom are open and whose front surface is open is completed. In the present invention, since the back surface is a double back plate, a robust structure is provided. Further, when lifting the completed box, the user can easily carry the box by putting both hands on the handle 16.
In particular, when the worker lifts the clothes stored in the clothes storage box, the center of gravity of the box is raised due to the weight of the contents, so the box is easily deformed so as to be distorted,
This deformation can be suppressed.

Thereafter, as shown in (c), for example, the hanger bar 4 is inserted into the inside of the storage box and the top plate 20 is lifted. 11 is inserted into the gap, and is hooked and locked by one-touch operation to reinforce the storage box main body, and at the same time, the hanger bar 4 functions as a hanger bar for hooking the clothes hanger, thereby completing the clothes storage box. Will do.

On the other hand, the folding operation is performed in the reverse order to that described above, so that it can be folded and stored in a flat and elongated rectangular shape as described above. In any operation, since the worker can work in the standing posture, it is not necessary to perform the work in the middle waist posture, such as raising, as compared with the related art, and lower back pain and the like can be prevented.

In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a foldable clothes storage box for moving has been described. However, the present invention can also be used as a simple clothes storage box which is usually used. It can be sold in a folded state as a return product.

[0034]

As is apparent from the above description, the foldable clothes storage box according to the present invention has good assemblability, is robust in the assembled state of the box body, and has an independent hanger bar. By also using as an instrument for holding, it can be only two points of the main body and the hanger bar,
The number of parts can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a component configuration of a foldable clothes storage box according to the present invention.

2A and 2B show the assembled and deployed state, wherein FIG. 2A is a perspective view when the door is opened, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view when the door is closed.

FIGS. 3A to 3D are explanatory diagrams showing work procedures from a folded state to an unfolded state.

4 (a) to 4 (c) are explanatory diagrams showing a work procedure following FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 first plate member 2 second plate member 3 edge frame 4 hanger bar 10 back plate 11 side plate 12 front door 14, 23 surface fastener band 15 receiving surface fastener 20 top plate 21 base plate 22 inner back plate 40 bar 41 Hook-shaped engaging part

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Kuniyuki Yamada 1-17, Higashi-Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Inside Ube Nitto Kasei Co., Ltd. (72) Yoshiaki Misawa 5-25-10 Asakusabashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo No. F-term (for reference) in the Daikkei Co., Ltd. 3B054 AA01 BA05 BA10 BB04 BB09 BB11 BB17 BC03 BC07 BC09 BC15 CA11 FA03

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A front door, both side plates, which are made of plastic corrugated cardboard, are flattened in a folded state, and expanded in an expanded state.
A foldable clothes storage box main body formed into a vertically long rectangular shape consisting of a back plate, a top plate and a base plate, and a hook-shaped shape at the top of the storage box main body, both ends of which are inserted into the gap between the top plate and both side plates A foldable clothes storage box, comprising: a hanger bar that also has a shape and a shape of the storage box body, the center of which constitutes a clothes hanging portion. 2. The storage box main body includes a first plate member and a second plate member, and a frame edge that surrounds a front edge of the main body. The first plate member has a vertically long back plate. , Both sides of the back plate are integrated via vertical hinges, and can be folded and unfolded on the back plate, and can be opened and closed via the vertical hinge at the front edge of one side plate The second plate member is folded to the same size as the rear plate via a plurality of hinge portions in the horizontal direction, and in the unfolded state, the upper and lower top plate, the main plate, and the central inner rear plate are formed. The inner frame is formed into a U-shape with the inner rear plate being in contact with the inner side of the rear plate, and the edge frame is connected so that the front edges of the top plate and the main plate can be folded and unfolded up and down. The front edge of the other side plate is connected to one side so as to be foldable and expandable. 2. The foldable clothes storage box according to 1. 3. The front door is provided with a tape-shaped hook-and-loop fastener at an open / close end thereof. The hook-and-loop fastener provided on an opposing side plate is engaged in an unfolded state to keep the door closed, and a back plate in a folded state. The folded state is maintained by engaging with a hook-and-loop fastener provided on the side.
A foldable clothes storage box as described in.