JP2022143462A - tray - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a tray which can stably support a content in a suspended state and can be easily assembled.SOLUTION: A tray 1 comprises: front and rear end walls 20 and 20 and left and right outer walls 30 and 30 erected on a bottom plate 10; inner walls 40 folded back to the inner surface sides of the outer walls 30; and front and rear inclined plates 60 and 60 inclining inside with respect to the inner walls 40. Upper edges of the inclined plates 60 are connected to the inner walls 40 via fold lines above lower edges L1 of the inner walls 40. Lower edges L2 of the inclined plates 60 are in contact with an upper surface of the bottom plate 10 inside the inner walls 40.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to trays.

A corrugated cardboard tray includes front and rear end walls, left and right outer walls, inner walls folded back to the inner surfaces of the outer walls, and front and rear support pieces connected to the inner walls. In such a tray, one side edge of the support piece is connected to the side edge of the inner wall, the support piece is bent inward with respect to the inner wall, and the other side edge of the support piece is the end wall. (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

When a plastic tray container filled with fruits and vegetables such as strawberries is accommodated in the tray, the tray container can be accommodated in a suspended state by hooking the upper edge of the tray container on the upper edge of the support piece. . By separating the tray container from the bottom surface of the tray in this way, it is possible to prevent direct transmission of vibrations to the fruits and vegetables during transportation.

Japanese Patent No. 5719510

When assembling the above-described conventional tray, it is necessary to fold the inner wall against the outer wall while keeping the front and rear support pieces folded against the inner wall.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems and to provide a tray that can stably support contents in a suspended state and that can be easily assembled.

To solve the above problems, the present invention provides a tray comprising a bottom plate, front and rear end walls raised at the front and rear edges of the bottom plate, and left and right edges raised at the left and right edges of the bottom plate. and an inner wall connected to the upper edge of the outer wall and folded back toward the inner surface of the outer wall. Further, the tray includes front and rear slanted plates that are connected to the inner wall and that are slanted inwardly with respect to the inner wall. A lower edge of the inner wall is in contact with the upper surface of the bottom plate. The upper edge of the inclined plate is connected to the inner wall via a fold line above the lower edge of the inner wall, and the lower edge of the inclined plate is located on the upper surface of the bottom plate inside the inner wall. in contact with

In assembling the tray of the present invention, when the inner wall is folded back against the outer wall, the lower edge of the inclined plate comes into contact with the upper surface of the bottom plate before the lower edge of the inner wall. Furthermore, when the inner wall is brought closer to the outer wall, the inclined plate is pushed by the upper surface of the bottom plate and bent inward with respect to the inner wall. Thus, in the tray of the present invention, when the inner wall is folded back against the outer wall, the inclined plate automatically protrudes inside the tray.

In the tray of the present invention, the contents can be accommodated in a suspended state by supporting the upper part of the contents on the upper surface of each inclined plate.
In addition, in the tray of the present invention, the upper surface of the inclined plate is inclined downward from the outside toward the inside. The contents can be supported by the slanted plate even when the container is closed.

In the tray described above, a partition plate extending in the vertical direction may be provided so as to connect the intermediate inclined plate disposed between the front and rear inclined plates to the inner wall. In this case, the upper edge of the intermediate inclined plate is connected to the inner wall via a broken line above the lower edge of the inner wall, and the lower edge of the intermediate inclined plate is higher than the inner wall. It is configured so as to be in contact with the upper surface of the bottom plate on the inside. An upper edge portion of the partition plate is connected to the outer wall or the inner wall via a broken line, and a lower edge portion of the partition plate is connected to the intermediate inclined plate via a broken line. The partition plate projects inward from the inner wall in a bent state.

In this configuration, when the inner wall is folded back against the outer wall, the intermediate inclined plate is pushed by the upper surface of the bottom plate and bent inward against the inner wall. Automatically protrude on the inner side of the
By storing the contents on both sides of the partition plate, it is possible to prevent the contents from shifting sideways.

In the tray of the present invention, the contents can be stably supported in a suspended state by the slanted plate, and the slanted plate automatically protrudes inward during assembly, so that the tray can be easily assembled.

It is the perspective view which looked at the tray which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the front upper left. It is the figure which showed the blank sheet of the tray which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view showing the tray concerning the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3 showing a tray according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate.
In the following description, the front, rear, left, and right directions are set for convenience in describing the tray of this embodiment, and do not limit the configuration or usage of the tray.

As shown in FIG. 1, the tray 1 of the present embodiment includes a bottom plate 10, front and rear end walls 20, 20 and left and right outer walls 30, 30 raised from the outer edge of the bottom plate 10, left and right outer walls 30, Left and right inner walls 40, 40 are respectively folded back on the inner surface side of 30. - 特許庁Further, front and rear inclined plates 60, 60, an intermediate inclined plate 70, and a partition plate 80 are continuously provided on the inner wall 40 of the tray 1. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the tray 1 of this embodiment accommodates a plastic tray container P filled with fruits and vegetables such as strawberries.

As shown in FIG. 2, the tray 1 is formed by mountain-folding or valley-folding a blank sheet S obtained by cutting out a corrugated cardboard sheet. The blank sheet S shown in FIG. 2 is arranged so that the inner side can be seen.
The folded lines of the blank sheet S are ruled lines (pressed lines) formed by pressing the surface of the blank sheet S linearly. In addition, you may form an intermittent notch in a ruled line. By doing so, it becomes easier to fold the blank sheet S at the ruled line.
Alternatively, the folded line may be configured by intermittently forming half-cut cuts obtained by cutting only the surface of the sheet or cuts penetrating the sheet into a linear shape.

The bottom plate 10 is a rectangular flat plate, as shown in FIG. Front and rear engaging holes 11 , 11 pass through the left edge of the bottom plate 10 . Both engagement holes 11, 11 are formed with a space therebetween in the front-rear direction, with the central portion of the bottom plate 10 in the front-rear direction interposed therebetween. Similarly, front and rear engaging holes 11, 11 are also formed in the right edge of the bottom plate 10. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front end wall 20 is connected to the front edge of the bottom plate 10 via a broken line. The rear end wall 20 is connected to the rear edge of the bottom plate 10 via a broken line. The front and rear end walls 20 , 20 are erected perpendicularly to the bottom plate 10 . The front and rear end walls 20, 20 are formed in the same rectangular shape.

Left and right flaps 21 , 21 are continuously provided on the left and right side edges of the end wall 20 . Both flaps 21 , 21 are folded inwardly with respect to the end wall 20 . The flap 21 is a portion sandwiched between an outer wall 30 and an inner wall 40 which will be described later. The length of the flap 21 in the front-rear direction is smaller than half the length of the bottom plate 10 in the front-rear direction.

The left outer wall 30 is connected to the left edge of the bottom plate 10 via a broken line. The right outer wall 30 is connected to the right edge of the bottom plate 10 via a broken line. The left and right outer walls 30, 30 are erected perpendicularly to the bottom plate 10. - 特許庁The left and right outer walls 30, 30 are formed in the same rectangular shape. The outer wall 30 overlaps the outer surfaces of the front and rear flaps 21 , 21 .

An inner wall 40 is connected to the upper edge of the outer wall 30 via two left and right fold lines. The inner wall 40 is formed in a quadrangular shape. The inner wall 40 is folded back on the inner surface side of the outer wall 30 . The inner wall 40 overlaps the inner surfaces of the front and rear flaps 21 , 21 .
A flap 21 is sandwiched between the outer wall 30 and the inner wall 40, so that the end wall 20 is kept in a raised state with respect to the bottom plate 10.例文帳に追加

A lower edge portion L1 of the inner wall 40 is in contact with the upper surface of the bottom plate 10 . Front and rear engaging portions 41 , 41 protrude from the lower edge portion L<b>1 of the inner wall 40 . Both the engaging portions 41 , 41 are formed with a space therebetween in the front-rear direction across the central portion of the inner wall 40 in the front-rear direction.
By inserting the engaging portion 41 into the engaging hole 11 of the bottom plate 10 from above, the lower edge portion L1 of the inner wall 40 is fixed to the upper surface of the bottom plate 10 .

An intermediate plate 50 is formed between the upper edge of the outer wall 30 and the upper edge of the inner wall 40 . The intermediate plate 50 is a strip-shaped portion extending in the front-rear direction.
The intermediate plate 50 is formed with front and rear receiving portions 51, 51 spaced apart in the front-rear direction. The receiving portion 51 is a portion where the intermediate plate 50 is folded in half in the left-right direction. The top of the receiving portion 51 protrudes above the upper surface of the intermediate plate 50 . The receiving portion 51 is a portion that is inserted into the engaging hole 11 of the other tray 1 and receives the lower surface of the bottom plate 10 of the other tray 1 when the other tray 1 is stacked on top of the tray 1 .

Three recessed portions 42 are formed in the lower edge portion L1 of the inner wall 40 . The front recessed portion 42 is formed at the lower front corner of the inner wall 40 , and the rear recessed portion 42 is formed at the lower rear corner of the inner wall 40 . An intermediate recess 42 is formed in the center of the lower edge of the inner wall 40 .
The recessed portion 42 is recessed in a quadrangular shape, and an upper edge portion is formed at a position approximately half the height of the inner wall 40 . In this embodiment, the upper edge of the recess 42 is formed at a position that is approximately half the height of the inner wall 40. However, the height of the upper edge of the recess 42 does not match the contents can be appropriately set according to the size of .

The inclined plate 60 is a rectangular flat plate that is inclined inwardly with respect to the inner wall 40 . In the tray 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, inclined plates 60 are arranged at the four corners of the storage space on the front, back, left and right.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper edge of the front inclined plate 60 is connected to the upper edge of the front recess 42 via a broken line. The upper edge portion of the rear inclined plate 60 is connected to the upper edge portion of the rear recessed portion 42 via a broken line. The lower edge L2 of the inclined plate 60 contacts the upper surface of the bottom plate 10 inside the lower edge L1 of the inner wall 40 .

The intermediate inclined plate 70 is a flat plate inclined inwardly with respect to the inner wall 40 . The intermediate inclined plate 70 is formed in a concave shape in which the central portion of the upper edge is depressed. In the tray 1 of the present embodiment, an intermediate inclined plate 70 is arranged between the front and rear inclined plates 60, 60, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper edge portion of the intermediate inclined plate 70 is connected to the upper edge portion of the intermediate hollow portion 42 via a broken line. A lower edge L3 of the intermediate inclined plate 70 is in contact with the upper surface of the bottom plate 10 inside the lower edge L1 of the inner wall 40 .

The inclined plate 60 and the intermediate inclined plate 70 are inclined away from the inner surface of the inner wall 40 from the upper edge toward the lower edge (see FIG. 4). In addition, the upper surfaces of the inclined plate 60 and the intermediate inclined plate 70 are sloped surfaces that slope downward from the outside toward the inside.

As shown in FIG. 2, the length from the upper edge to the lower edge L2 of the inclined plate 60 and the length from the upper edge to the lower edge L3 of the intermediate inclined plate 70 are formed to have the same size. there is
In the state of blank sheet S shown in FIG. In addition, in the state of the blank sheet S, the lower edge portion L2 of the inclined plate 60 and the lower edge portion L3 of the intermediate inclined plate 70 protrude from the lower edge portion L1 of the inner wall 40 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , the partition plate 80 is a belt-like portion extending in the vertical direction, and protrudes inward with respect to the inner wall 40 . In the tray 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. The partition plate 80 is a portion separated from the inner wall 40 and the intermediate plate 50 .

An upper edge portion of the partition plate 80 is connected to an upper edge portion of the outer wall 30 via a broken line. Also, the lower edge of the partition plate 80 is connected to the center of the upper edge of the intermediate inclined plate 70 via a broken line.

A fold line extending in the front-rear direction is formed in the lower portion of the partition plate 80 . The partition plate 80 is vertically bent along the fold line. The partition plate 80 protrudes inward from the inner wall 40 in a bent state.

Next, a method for assembling the tray 1 of this embodiment will be described.
First, an operator raises the front and rear end walls 20, 20 with respect to the bottom plate 10 from the state of the blank sheet S shown in FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. Also, the flaps 21 are folded against the end walls 20 and arranged along the left and right edges of the bottom plate 10 .
Subsequently, the left and right outer walls 30, 30 are raised with respect to the bottom plate 10, and the outer walls 30 are overlapped on the outer surfaces of the front and rear flaps 21, 21.例文帳に追加

When the inner wall 40 is folded back toward the inner surface of the outer wall 30, the lower edge L2 of the inclined plate 60 and the lower edge L3 of the intermediate inclined plate 70 come into contact with the upper surface of the bottom plate 10 before the lower edge L1 of the inner wall 40. .
Further, when the inner wall 40 is brought closer to the outer wall 30 , the inclined plate 60 and the intermediate inclined plate 70 are pushed by the upper surface of the bottom plate 10 and bent inward with respect to the inner wall 40 .

As a result, the inclined plate 60 and the intermediate inclined plate 70 protrude inside the inner wall 40 while being inclined away from the inner surface of the inner wall 40 from the upper edge toward the lower edge (see FIG. 4).
As described above, in the tray 1 of the present embodiment, when the inner wall 40 is folded back against the outer wall 30, the inclined plate 60 and the intermediate inclined plate 70 automatically protrude inside the tray 1. As shown in FIG.

Further, when the intermediate inclined plate 70 is bent with respect to the inner wall 40 , the lower end of the partition plate 80 is pushed up by the intermediate inclined plate 70 , so that the partition plate 80 is bent and pushed inside the inner wall 40 . .
Thus, in the tray 1 of this embodiment, when the inner wall 40 is folded back against the outer wall 30, the partition plate 80 automatically protrudes inside the tray 1. As shown in FIG.

Then, the inner wall 40 is folded back to the inner surface side of the outer wall 30, the front and rear flaps 21, 21 are sandwiched between the outer wall 30 and the inner wall 40, and the engaging portion 41 of the inner wall 40 is inserted into the engaging hole 11 of the bottom plate 10. , fixing the inner wall 40 to the bottom plate 10; Thus, the assembling work of the tray 1 is completed.

In the tray 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, by supporting the upper edge of the tray container P on the upper surfaces of the inclined plate 60 and the intermediate inclined plate 70, the tray container P can be accommodated in a suspended state ( See Figure 4).

In the tray 1 of the present embodiment, since the upper surfaces of the inclined plate 60 and the intermediate inclined plate 70 are inclined downward from the outside toward the inside (see FIG. 4), the inclined plate 60 and the intermediate inclined plate 70 support the tray. The possible size range of the tray container P in the left-right direction is widened. Further, even when the tray container P is inclined, the tray container P can be supported by the inclined plate 60 and the intermediate inclined plate 70 .

In the tray 1 of this embodiment, two tray containers P can be accommodated by accommodating the tray containers P on both sides of the partition plate 80 . The partition plate 80 can prevent the tray container P from being laterally displaced, and can prevent the two tray containers P, P from coming into contact with each other.

In the tray 1 as described above, the inclined plate 60 and the intermediate inclined plate 70 can stably support the tray container P in a suspended state. In addition, since the inclined plate 60, the intermediate inclined plate 70 and the partition plate 80 automatically protrude inward when the tray 1 is assembled, the tray 1 can be easily assembled.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be appropriately modified without departing from the scope of the invention.
As shown in FIG. 3, the tray 1 of the present embodiment can accommodate two tray containers P, P filled with fruits and vegetables. not something.
The shape and number of the inclined plate 60, the intermediate inclined plate 70, and the partition plate 80 are not limited, and are appropriately set according to the shape and number of contents to be accommodated.
For example, one tray container P may be accommodated in the tray 1 by providing only the front, rear, left, and right inclined plates 60 without providing the intermediate inclined plate 70 and the partition plate 80 .

Although the tray 1 of this embodiment is made of corrugated board, the tray may be made of various known paperboards.

1 Tray 10 Bottom Plate 11 Engagement Hole 20 End Wall 21 Flap 30 Outer Wall 40 Inner Wall 41 Engaging Portion 42 Recessed Portion 50 Intermediate Plate 51 Receiving Portion 60 Inclined Plate 70 Intermediate Inclined Plate 80 Partition Plate P Tray Container S Blank Sheet

Claims (2)

a bottom plate;
front and rear end walls raised at front and rear edges of the bottom plate;
Left and right outer walls raised at left and right edges of the bottom plate;
an inner wall connected to the upper edge of the outer wall and folded back toward the inner surface of the outer wall;
A front and rear inclined plate connected to the inner wall and inclined inwardly with respect to the inner wall,
The lower edge of the inner wall is in contact with the upper surface of the bottom plate,
an upper edge portion of the inclined plate is connected to the inner wall via a broken line above a lower edge portion of the inner wall;
The tray, wherein the lower edge of the inclined plate is in contact with the upper surface of the bottom plate inside the inner wall. A tray according to claim 1, comprising:
The inner wall includes:
An intermediate inclined plate arranged between the front and rear inclined plates is continuously provided,
A partition plate extending in the vertical direction is provided,
the upper edge of the intermediate inclined plate is above the lower edge of the inner wall and connected to the inner wall via a broken line;
a lower edge of the intermediate inclined plate is in contact with the upper surface of the bottom plate inside the inner wall;
an upper edge portion of the partition plate is connected to the outer wall or the inner wall via a broken line;
A lower edge of the partition plate is connected to the intermediate inclined plate via a broken line,
The tray, wherein the partition plate projects inward from the inner wall in a bent state.

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