JP6191909B2 - Container storage case - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a container main body having a bottom portion and a side wall portion, and a plate-like auxiliary member that covers an opening facing the bottom portion of the container main body, and the auxiliary member has a diameter from an edge of the opening. The present invention relates to a container storage case for storing a container having a flange portion extending in the direction.

  There exists patent document 1 shown below as prior art document information relevant to this kind of container storage case. The container storage case described in Patent Document 1 targets a container having a flange portion extending long in a predetermined radial direction, and the two containers are arranged adjacent to each other so that the flange portions overlap each other vertically. Therefore, a compact container storage case is realized even though the container has a flange portion. In addition, since the pair of wedge-shaped spacers along the outer shape of the flange portion of the container are provided inside the container storage case, the posture of the container in the container storage case is easily stabilized.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-234576 (paragraph 0123, FIG. 139)

  However, in the container storage case described in Patent Document 1, since the spacer controls the attitude of the container through contact with the flange portion, the container in which the container is stored when the flange portion is made of relatively thin paper or the like. The flange may collide with the spacer and bend during transportation of the storage case.Once the flange is bent, the distance between containers narrows, and the flange collides with the side wall of the container body of the other container. There was a risk of receiving it.

  Therefore, in view of the problems given by the above-described prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a container storage case in which the flange portion is not easily damaged while the container storage case is being transported while being made as compact as possible. There is to do.

The characteristic configuration of the container storage case according to the present invention is:
A container body having a bottom and a side wall; and a plate-like auxiliary member that covers an opening facing the bottom of the container body, the auxiliary member extending in a radial direction from an edge of the opening. A container storage case for storing a container having a flange portion,
A pair of recesses for receiving the two container bodies so as to be adjacent to each other are provided so as to be separated from each other by a distance corresponding to the maximum length of the flange portion ,
A support surface for supporting the flange portion is provided between the pair of recesses,
The pair of recesses and the pair of support surfaces are disposed so as to be displaced by a length corresponding to at least the thickness of the flange portion along the vertical axis intersecting the surface of the bottom portion . It is in.

  In the container storage case having the above-described characteristic configuration, when two containers are stored in the recesses adjacent to each other, the flange portions can be stored in a state where they overlap each other over almost the entire length in the radial direction. It can be set as a container storage case. In addition, since the two containers are stored so that each container body is supported in a pair of recesses separated by a distance corresponding to the maximum length of the flange portion, the container can be transported even during transportation of the container storage case. It is difficult for the flange portion to come into contact with a container main body of another container facing and to be damaged.

  If it is this structure, the flange part of the accommodated container will be supported by the support surface in a straight line, etc., thereby suppressing the concern that the flange part will be deformed during transportation or storage and the product value will be reduced. .

  The pair of flange portions extending from the containers accommodated in the pair of recesses overlap each other in the vicinity of the support surface, but in this configuration, the left and right extension portions are moved by the action of the displacement provided in the vertical direction. Since a slight gap will be obtained, the upper flange portion can be easily separated from the upper surface of the lower flange portion when the container is taken out from the container storage case. It can be easily taken out.

  Also, with this configuration, the tendency of the flange portions to rub against each other during conveyance is suppressed by the above-described operation of the gap, so that the adhesive that connects the flange portion to the container is not sufficiently dried and can be stored in the container. Even when housed in the case, there is less risk of the flange portion being displaced, and there is less possibility of printing being applied to the surface of the flange portion on the lower side of the support surface being damaged by the back surface of the upper flange portion.

  Another feature of the present invention lies in that an auxiliary protrusion protruding downward with an amount of protrusion corresponding to the length of the displacement is provided on the lower surface of the recess disposed above the axis.

  With this configuration, when the container storage case is placed on a horizontal plane due to the effect of the auxiliary projections even though the pair of recesses are provided so as to be displaced along the vertical axis. The case flange portion of the container storage case is also maintained in a generally horizontal posture. As a result, when a large number of container storage cases are stored in a cardboard box or the like, useless space is hardly generated in the box.

  In another feature of the present invention, the flange portion extends at a specific angle in a plan view, and the pair of recesses are connected in a direction intersecting the separation direction in a plan view. A restriction protrusion is provided between the pair of recesses adjacent to each other. The restriction protrusions restrict the direction of the auxiliary member.

  With this configuration, when the container is stored in the container storage case, the container is easily stored in a correct posture in which the flange portion is disposed on the support surface by the flange portion of the container being guided by the restriction protrusion.

  In another aspect of the present invention, a cover member that covers the pair of recesses in a state in which the container is stored is provided, and at least one of the pair of recesses has the pair of recesses in plan view. An engaging protrusion protruding in a direction away from the auxiliary member is provided at a position adjacent to the other so as to face the other.

  With this configuration, since the pair of recesses are covered by the cover member, it is possible to store the case storage container in an upside down posture, for example, upside down with an upright container storage case. Since the degree of freedom during packing is increased, such as packing in a container storage case in a state where the container storage case is placed adjacent to the container storage case, it is wasteful when storing many container storage cases in the cardboard box. The gap can be reduced.

  In addition, since at least one of the pair of recesses is provided with an engagement protrusion that protrudes in a direction away from the auxiliary member at a position adjacent to the other of the pair of recesses in plan view. When the container storage case in the upright position and the container storage case in the upside down position are disposed adjacent to each other, the engagement protrusions of each container storage case elastically contact at least one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. Thus, it is difficult to apply excessive stress to the side wall portion that forms the recess.

It is a perspective view which shows the container storage case which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows a container storage case and a container. It is explanatory drawing which shows the container accommodated in a container storage case. It is an enlarged view which shows the principal part of a container storage case. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the container storage case in the front-back direction center of the unit storage part. It is a perspective view which shows the container storage case which attached the cover member. It is explanatory drawing which shows the some container storage case accommodated in the cardboard box.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated, referring drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an appearance of a container storage case 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the container storage case 1 has a plurality of packaging bodies 30 (an example of containers) in an aligned state. Can be stored.

(Schematic structure of the package)
As illustrated in FIG. 3, each packaging body 30 first prepares a portion container 22 including a container body 20 and a thin plate-like lid body 21 in which an opening of the container body 20 is sealed. The entire package 22 is wrapped with a heat-shrinkable resin film 24 to form an intermediate package 26, and a tack label 28 (an example of an auxiliary member) is connected to the upper surface of the intermediate package 26 with glue or the like.

  The container body 20 of the portion container 22 includes a bottom portion 20B and a side wall portion 20S, in which a content F such as a liquid is stored, and a lid 21 is an edge portion 20A provided at an opening of the container body 20. It is heat-sealed with a seal bar (not shown).

  In addition, when a predetermined external force is applied between the predetermined portion of the edge portion 20A of the portion container 22 and the lid 21 and a predetermined external force is applied to the bottom of the container main body 22 or the like, the lid 21 is opened based on an increase in internal pressure. A mechanism (not shown) is provided. A spout 22A for discharging the contents F formed by opening is shown.

  For convenience, the vicinity of the spout 22A is referred to as the front end FE of the packaging body 30 and the portion container 22, and the portion facing the spout 22A in the radial direction along the surface of the lid 21 is referred to as the rear end RE. The tuck label 28 is formed with an extension 28E (an example of a flange portion) extending radially outward from the vicinity of the rear end RE of the package 30 (or the portion container 22), and in the vicinity of the front end FE. It connects so that an extension part may not be formed.

(Construction of container storage case)
The container storage case 1 is integrally formed by resin blow molding. In this embodiment, eight packaging bodies 30 can be stored at a time. Therefore, the container storage case 1 is provided with eight recesses 2 for storing the container body 20 of the package 30 or the portion container 22.

  More specifically, a pair of recesses 2 are arranged opposite to each other along the left-right direction in FIG. 1 to constitute one storage unit 2A, and a total of four storage units 2A are provided. It is connected along the front-back direction of FIG.

  The four storage units 2A are integrally provided inside the generally rectangular case flange portion 1F, and the partition walls 3 (regulation protrusions) protruding upward between the storage units 2A adjacent to each other in the front-rear direction. Example) extends over the entire length in the left-right direction.

  When the packaging body 30 is stored in the recess 2, the four sides of the generally rectangular tack label 28 of the packaging body 30 are guided by the inner surfaces of the partition wall portion 3 and the case flange portion 1F, so that the packaging body in a plan view. Thirty angles are controlled.

  As illustrated in FIG. 4, a first spacer convex portion 4 that protrudes upward from the vicinity of the bottom surface of the concave portion 2 is provided between the pair of concave portions 2 constituting each unit storage portion 2 </ b> A. By the first spacer convex portion 4, the pair of left and right concave portions 2 are generally separated from each other by a distance corresponding to the length of the extension portion 28 </ b> E of the tack label 28.

  Between each pair of concave portions 2, a second spacer convex portion 6 that protrudes further upward from a part of the upper surface of the first spacer convex portion 4 is provided in the vicinity of the center in the left-right direction of each partition wall portion 3. The same second spacer convex portion 6 is also provided on the radially inner side on the short side extending to the left and right in the case flange portion 1F.

  The side surface of the second spacer convex portion 6 serves to support the side wall portion 20S of the portion container 22 through the heat-shrinkable resin film 24 from the radial direction, and the upper surface of the second spacer convex portion 6 has a pair of left and right concave portions. 2 constitutes a label support surface 8 (an example of a support surface) that supports a pair of tack labels 28 extending from two portion containers 22 housed in 2 from below.

  The label support surface 8 includes a left support surface 8L for the tack label 28 extending from the package 30 (portion container 22) accommodated in the recess 2 on the left side of the figure, and a portion container accommodated in the recess 2 on the right side. 22 and a right support surface 8R for the tack label 28 extending from 22.

  In this embodiment, the left recess 2 is provided at a position lower than the right recess 2, and similarly, the left support surface 8L is provided at a position lower than the right support surface 8R. Although the amount of displacement in the vertical direction is very small, it is set to exceed at least the thickness of the tack label 28.

  The label support surface 8 is formed with a low vertical wall portion 8W to compensate for a drop generated between the left support surface 8L and the right support surface 8R. The height of the vertical wall portion 8W is The amount of displacement between the pair of recesses 2 and the amount of displacement in the vertical direction between the left support surface 8L and the right support surface 8R are substantially the same.

  Therefore, when the packaging body 30 is manually stored in the left and right recesses 2, as illustrated in FIG. 2, first, due to the visual effect of the vertical wall portion 8 </ b> W indicating the difference in height between the left and right recesses 2, The first package 30 is urged to be accommodated in the left recess 2 so that the extension 28E of the tack label 28 is placed on the left support surface 8L, and the second package 30 is naturally And the extension 28E of the tack label 28 of the second package 30 is positioned above the extension 28E of the first package 30 and the left support surface. It will be placed on 8L.

  That is, the pair of extension portions 28E extending from the respective tack labels 28 of the left and right packaging bodies 30 overlap each other in the vicinity of the label support surface 8, but the left and right extension portions are affected by the above-described vertical displacement amount. A slight gap will be obtained between 28E.

  As a result, when removing the package 30 from the container storage case 1, the right tack label 28 can be lifted from the upper surface of the left tack label 28 and the right package 30 can be easily removed.

  As a result, the tendency of the left and right extension portions 28E to rub against each other during conveyance is suppressed, so that the adhesive for connecting the tack label 28 to the heat-shrinkable resin film 24 is not sufficiently dried in the container storage case 1. Even if the tack label 28 is stored, the tack label 28 may be displaced due to contact between the extension portions 28 </ b> E, and the printing applied to the surface of the tack label 28 on the lower side of the label support surface 8 may be applied to the upper tack label 28. The risk of damage from the back surface is reduced.

  Each lower surface 2B of the wall member that constitutes the total of eight recesses 2 provided in the container storage case 1 functions as a support means for supporting the same when the container storage case 1 is placed on an arbitrary plane. However, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the lower surface of the wall member that forms the concave portion 2 arranged on the right side is further below the lower surface 2 </ b> B of the wall member that forms the concave portion 2 that supports the lower surface of the package 30. A protruding auxiliary protrusion 10 is provided, and the protruding amount substantially coincides with the amount of vertical displacement between the pair of left and right recessed portions 2.

  As a result, when the container storage case 1 is placed on a horizontal plane due to the effect of the auxiliary protrusion 10 even though the left recess 2 is provided at a position lower than the right recess 2, the container The case flange portion 1F of the storage case 1 is also maintained in a generally horizontal posture. FIG. 4 shows a recessed back surface of the wall member constituting the auxiliary protrusion 10.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, a single cover member 12 that shields the entire interior from the outside air can be attached to the container storage case 1. The cover member 12 is usually in close contact with the upper surface of the case flange portion 1F by heat sealing or the like in a state where the package 30 is housed in all of the eight recesses 2.

  Since the container storage case 1 sealed by the cover member 12 can be stored in an upside down orientation, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the upright upside down container storage case 1 and the upside down orientation of the container storage case 1 can be stored. The container storage case 1 can be packed in a cardboard box 40 or the like in a state where the container storage case 1 is adjacently disposed.

  In such an adjacent arrangement, the case flange portion 1F protruding radially outward from one container storage case 1 is disposed near the outside of the recess 2 having a relatively small radial dimension in the other container storage case 1. As a result, a compact assembly is formed as a whole, which is advantageous in that the ratio of useless voids can be kept small when a large number of container storage cases 1 are stored in the cardboard box 40.

  An engagement protrusion 16 that protrudes downward is provided at a position adjacent to the right side of the right-side recess 2 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, when the container storage case 1 in the upright posture and the container storage case 1 in the upside down orientation are disposed adjacent to each other, the engagement protrusions 16 of the container storage cases 1 are in the vertical direction. By being elastically contacted from the left-right direction, it is possible to suppress an excessive stress from being applied to the side wall portion constituting the recess 2.

[Another embodiment]
<1> Note that a recess recessed upward is formed between the engagement protrusion 16 and the adjacent recess 2, and the engagement recess having a width in which the engagement protrusion 16 can be inserted into the recess. By doing so, the container storage case 1 in an upright posture arranged adjacent to each other and the container storage case 1 inverted upside down can be connected based on the engagement between the engagement protrusion 16 and the engagement recess. You may implement.

<2> You may implement in the form in which the extension part 28E of the tack label 28 is provided in the left-right both directions, or the form provided over the perimeter.

<3> The tack label 28 does not function as a peeling assisting means for peeling the heat-shrinkable resin film 24 from the portion container 22, and for example, the tack label 28 is applied as a simple tag indicating the contents F of the portion container 22. Also good.

<4> The heat-shrinkable resin film 24 and the tack label 28 may be omitted, and the lid 21 of the portion container 22 may be implemented as an auxiliary member.

  The present invention includes a container main body having a bottom portion and a side wall portion, and a plate-like auxiliary member that covers an opening facing the bottom portion of the container main body, and the auxiliary member has a diameter from an edge of the opening. It is invention which can be utilized as a technique for solving the problem conventionally seen in the container storage case for storing the container which has the flange part extended in the direction.

1 Container storage case 2 Recess 2A Storage unit 3 Bulkhead (regulation protrusion)
4 1st spacer convex part 6 2nd spacer convex part 8 Label support surface (support surface)
8L left support surface (support surface)
8R Right support surface (support surface)
8W Vertical wall portion 10 Auxiliary protrusion 12 Cover member 16 Engaging protrusion 20 Container body 20B Bottom portion 20S Side wall portion 22 Portion container (container)
26 Intermediate package (container)
28 Tack label (auxiliary member)
28E Extension (flange)
30 Package (container)

Claims (4)

A container body having a bottom and a side wall portion, an auxiliary member of the bottom portion facing the plate covering the opening portion of the container body, the auxiliary member is radially extending from the edge of the opening for receiving a container having a flange portion, a container housing case,
A pair of recesses for receiving the two container bodies so as to be adjacent to each other are provided so as to be separated from each other by a distance corresponding to the maximum length of the flange portion ,
A support surface for supporting the flange portion is provided between the pair of recesses,
The pair of recesses and the pair of support surfaces are arranged so as to be displaced by a length corresponding to the thickness of the flange portion at least along a vertical axis intersecting the surface of the bottom portion . Storage case. The axis on the bottom surface of the recess located above regarding heart, vessel storage case according to claim 1, the auxiliary projection which projects downward in the amount of protrusion in accordance with the length of the displacement is provided. The flange portion extends at a specific angle in plan view, and the pair of recesses includes a plurality of pairs of recesses connected in a direction intersecting with the separation direction in plan view, and the pair of recesses adjacent to each other. The container storage case of Claim 1 or 2 with which the control protrusion which controls the direction of the said auxiliary member is standingly arranged between the recessed parts. A cover member that covers the pair of recesses in a state where the container is stored is provided, and a position adjacent to at least one of the pair of recesses so as to face the other of the pair of recesses in plan view The container storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising an engaging protrusion that protrudes in a direction away from the auxiliary member.

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