JP5200082B2 - Cut flower packaging box and cut flower support member - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cut flower transport box and a cut flower support member.

  Conventionally, a cut flower transport box used for transporting cut flowers is known. And as this kind of cut flower transport box, what accommodated the cut flower in the state which attached the water retention bag to the lower end is known so that the freshness of the cut flower during transport can be maintained for a long time ( See Patent Document 1 below).

  This is a rectangular parallelepiped box that is long in the height direction, and a support plate for supporting the water retaining bag is connected to the bottom plate. That is, the first leg piece is connected to the front side edge of the bottom plate via a crease line, the support plate is connected to the front end edge of the first leg piece via the crease line, and the support plate is further connected to the front end edge of the support plate. The second leg piece is continuously provided through the crease line. Then, after the first leg piece is erected, the support plate is folded back to face the bottom plate, and further, the second leg piece is bent vertically downward to provide the support plate in a raised shape. The support plate is formed with a support hole into which the water retention bag can be inserted, and the water retention bag is accommodated in a space between the bottom plate and the support plate so that the cut flowers can be wrapped upright. .

JP 2005-132399 A

  However, in the above-mentioned conventional one, since the support plate is only supported by the first leg piece and the second leg piece, the fixed state is insufficient. For example, the support plate is affected by vibration during transportation. May cause misalignment. When the support plate is displaced, not only the water retaining bag but also the cut flowers to which the water retaining bags are attached are not sufficiently supported, and the cut flowers may move inside the shipping box and damage the cut flowers.

  In order to avoid such a position shift of the support plate, it is conceivable to bond the support plate to both side plates and the back plate, but in accordance with that, it is necessary to apply and paste an adhesive, There is a risk that the efficiency of the packaging operation will deteriorate.

  In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to provide a cut flower transport box and a cut flower support member with a simple structure that can not only securely fix a support plate but also suppress a reduction in efficiency of packaging work. To do.

The present invention includes a rectangular bottom plate, a pair of side plates standing along both side edges of the bottom plate, a top plate facing the bottom plate via both side plates, and standing along a rear side edge of the bottom plate. A back plate that closes the back side, and a front plate that is connected to at least one of both side plates and closes the front side so as to be openable and closable, and is connected to the front edge of the bottom plate via a crease line. The first leg piece is erected, and the support plate connected to the upper edge of the first leg piece via a fold line is folded backward to face the bottom plate, and the rear edge of the support plate is The second leg piece provided continuously through the crease line is bent vertically downward so that its lower edge is brought into contact with the bottom plate, and is attached to the lower end of the cut flower in the support hole provided in the support plate. in cut flowers transport box cut flower is supported water retention bag for supplying water to and accommodating the cut flowers in erect state, the support plate The bottom plate is formed in a shape longitudinal direction a width smaller than, the bottom plate, the cut and raised piece standing between the second leg piece by causing switching from the bottom plate and a rear plate provided on該切raised pieces In addition, a protrusion is provided for securing the support plate by locking the rear end of the support plate from above.

  According to the cut flower transport box of the present invention, the support plate is locked by the protrusion of the cut and raised piece, so that the support plate is interposed between the protrusion of the cut and raised piece and the bottom plate via the second leg piece that contacts the bottom plate. It will be in the state pinched by. Thereby, for example, even if vibration during transportation is transmitted to the support plate, the support plate is fixed at a fixed position, so that the water retaining bag and the cut flower to which the water retaining bag is attached are reliably maintained. Can do.

  Furthermore, since the support plate can be fixed simply by cutting and raising the cut piece from the bottom plate and locking the protrusion to the rear edge of the support plate, the operation is easy and the structure is simple.

The present invention also provides a cut flower support member for supporting a water retaining bag that is accommodated in a cut flower transport box that accommodates cut flowers in an upright state, is attached to a lower end of the cut flower and supplies water to the cut flower, and has a rectangular bottom plate The first leg piece connected to the front side edge of the first leg piece through the crease line is erected, and a support hole is formed to be connected to the upper edge of the first leg piece through the crease line to support the water retaining bag. A support plate having a smaller width in the front-rear direction than the bottom plate is folded back to face the bottom plate, and a second leg piece connected to the rear edge of the support plate via a crease line is provided. The bottom plate is bent vertically and its lower edge is brought into contact with the bottom plate, and a cut-and-raised piece that is freely provided on the bottom plate by a score line is cut and raised from the bottom plate to stand behind the second leg piece. The protrusion provided on the cut and raised piece is locked to the upper surface of the rear end portion of the support plate. Characterized by comprising fixed the support plate.

  According to the cut flower supporting member of the present invention, the water retaining bag attached to the lower end of the cut flower can be reliably supported only by being housed in an existing cut flower transport box that does not have a structure for supporting the water retaining bag for the cut flower. The cut flower support member of the present invention can be assembled just by cutting and raising the cut piece from the bottom plate and locking the protrusion to the rear side edge of the support plate in the same manner as the cut flower transport box of the present invention. Since it is possible, the work is easy and the structure is also simple.

Explanatory drawing which shows embodiment of the cut flower transport box of this invention in the state which opened the front plate. The expanded view of the cut flower transport box of FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the state at the time of the assembly operation | work of the cut flower transport box of FIG. Sectional explanatory drawing of the principal part of the cut flower transport box of FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the other assembly procedure of the cut flower transport box of FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the assembly procedure following FIG. The expanded view of the modification in embodiment of the cut flower transport box of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows embodiment of the cut flower support member of this invention. The expanded view of the cut flower support member of FIG.

  An embodiment of the cut flower shipping box of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. As shown in FIG. 1, the cut flower transport box 1 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape and accommodates a bundle of cut flowers (not shown) in an upright state. As will be described later, a bundle of cut flowers has a water retaining bag attached to the lower end. As is well known, a plastic bag or the like is used as the water retaining bag, and water is accommodated together with the water retaining material. By attaching a water retaining bag to the lower end of the bundle of cut flowers, water can be supplied to the cut flowers accommodated and packaged in the cut flower transport box 1, and the freshness of the cut flowers being transported can be maintained.

  The cut flower transport box 1 is made of corrugated cardboard and is assembled from the unfolded state shown in FIG. First, the configuration of the cut flower shipping box 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, FIG. 2 has shown the cut flower transport box 1 of the expand | deployed state from the side used as an inner surface.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the cut flower transport box 1 includes a rectangular bottom plate 2, a first side plate 3 continuously provided along a right-hand edge of the bottom plate 2 via a crease line, and a left edge of the bottom plate 2. And a second side plate 4 provided continuously through the crease line. Holding holes 5 and 6 are formed in the first side plate 3 and the second side plate 4 respectively.

  A front plate 7 is connected to the front edge of the first side plate 3 via a fold line, and a rear plate 8 is connected to the rear edge of the second side plate 4 via a fold line. Are connected. Further, a top plate 9 is connected to the upper edge of the second side plate 4 via a fold line, and an adhesive piece 10 is connected to the tip edge of the top plate 9 via a fold line. ing.

  Rear inner flaps 11 and 12 that are bent inward of the back plate 8 are connected to the end edge on the rear side of the top plate 9 and the rear edge on the rear side of the bottom plate 2 via a crease line, respectively. . A rear overlapping piece 13 that is polymerized and bonded to the peripheral portion of the inner surface of the back plate 8 is connected to the edge on the rear side of the first side plate 3 via a fold line.

  A front inner flap 14 that bends inward of the front plate 7 is connected to the front edge of the top plate 9 via a crease line, and the front edge of the second side plate 4 is connected to the front edge of the front plate 7. A front polymerization piece 15 to be polymerized on the peripheral portion of the inner surface is continuously provided via a crease line.

  A first leg piece 16 is connected to the end edge on the front side of the bottom plate 2 via a crease line. A support plate 17 is connected to the leading edge of the first leg piece 16 (which becomes the upper edge when assembled) via a crease line. Furthermore, a second leg piece 18 is connected to the front end edge of the support plate 17 (which becomes the rear end edge when assembled) via a crease line.

  The support plate 17 has an open substantially central portion near the tip edge (on the second leg piece 18 side), and freely disengaging free pieces 19 and 20 are connected to a pair of opposed inner edges. As will be described later, by releasing the free pieces 19 and 20 in directions away from each other to open a part of the support plate 17, a support hole 21 (see FIG. 1) is formed, and at the front side of the support hole 21. In this case, a part of the support plate 17 is formed as a protruding portion 17a.

  The bottom plate 2 is formed with a pair of cut-and-raised pieces 22 and 23 that are separated by a cut. Each cut-and-raised piece 22 and 23 is formed with protrusions 24 and 25 that protrude forward when cut and raised.

  When assembling the cut flower transport box 1 having the above configuration, first, the adhesive piece 10 is bonded to the upper end portion of the first side plate 3 to form the bottom plate 2, the first side plate 3, the second side plate 4, and the top plate 9. A square cylindrical body is formed. At this time, for example, the top plate 9 is bent so as to overlap the second side plate 4 via the fold line at the boundary with the second side plate 4, and then the first side plate 3 is laid through the fold line at the boundary with the bottom plate 2. The upper side of the first side plate 3 is superposed and bonded onto the adhesive piece 10 coated with an adhesive, and then the first side plate 3 is joined via the bottom plate 2 and the top plate 9. If the second side plate 4 and the second side plate 4 are separated from each other, a square cylindrical body can be formed smoothly.

  Next, the rear inner flaps 11, 12 are folded inward, the rear overlapping pieces 13 are bent outside the rear inner flaps 11, 12, and the back plate 8 is further bent to be polymerized outside the rear overlapping pieces 13. And the rear superposition | polymerization piece 13 and the backplate 8 are connected using connection members, such as an adhesive tape and a staple. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 3, the cut flower transport box 1 is formed in a vertically long box shape in which the back side is closed and the front side is opened. In addition, you may block | close the back side by apply | coating an adhesive agent to the rear superposition | polymerization piece 13 and the backplate 8, and mutually adhere | attaching.

  Subsequently, from the state shown in FIG. 3, the first leg piece 16 is erected with respect to the bottom plate 2, the support plate 17 is folded back from the upper edge of the first leg piece 16 to face the bottom plate 2, and Then, the second leg piece 18 is bent vertically downward from the rear side edge of the support plate 17 and the lower end edge thereof is brought into contact with the bottom plate 2.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the cut and raised pieces 22 and 23 are cut and raised from the bottom plate 2, and the protrusions 24 and 25 are locked to the rear end portion of the support plate 17 from above. Thereby, the support plate 17 can be fixed on the bottom plate 2 without using an adhesive or the like.

  Subsequently, the pair of free pieces 19 and 20 of the support plate 17 are pushed downward to form the support holes 21. Thereby, the cut flower transport box 1 is assembled into the shape shown in FIG. Although not shown, when the bundle of cut flowers is accommodated in the cut flower transport box 1, the water retaining bag is inserted and supported in the support hole 21 of the support plate 17. At this time, the support plate 17 covers the upper left and right sides of the bottom plate 2 and the upper front side of the bottom plate 2 in a generally U shape, and when the water holding bag is placed in the support hole 21 opened by the free pieces 19 and 20, Since it is hooked on the overhanging portion 17 a of the support plate 17, the water retaining bag is reliably supported inside the support hole 21.

  Then, after accommodating the bundle of cut flowers, the front inner flap 14 and the front polymer piece 15 are folded inward, the front plate 7 closes the front, and the front polymer piece 15 and the front plate 7 are bonded with an adhesive tape or the like. By sealing with, a bundle of cut flowers is packaged. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, since the support plate 17 is locked by the protrusions 24 and 25 of the cut and raised pieces 22 and 23 inside the cut flower transport box 1, vibration during transport of the cut flower transport box 1 is performed. Or the like is transmitted to the support plate 17, the support plate 17 is kept fixed on the bottom plate 2, and the state in which the water retaining bag is supported can be reliably maintained.

  In addition to the above procedure, the following procedure may be used. That is, first, a quadrangular cylindrical body composed of the bottom plate 2, the first side plate 3, the second side plate 4, and the top plate 9 is formed. Next, the support hole 17 is formed by fixing the support plate 17 on the bottom plate 2 as shown in FIG. 5 without closing both the front side and the back side.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the front inner flap 14 and the front polymerization piece 15 are folded inward, the front plate 7 is closed forward, and the front polymerization piece 15 and the front plate 7 are bonded with an adhesive tape or the like. After sealing, the bundle of cut flowers is accommodated from the back side while maintaining the sideways state. At this time, when the water retaining bag attached to the lower end of the bundle of cut flowers is stored in the support hole 21, the water retaining bag is hooked on the projecting portion 17 a of the support plate 17. Then, the rear superposed piece 13 and the back plate 8 are connected using a connecting member such as an adhesive tape or a staple to close the back side. According to this, the water inside the water retaining bag can surely enter the inside of the overhanging portion 17a, and water leakage from the water retaining bag can be prevented, so that the bundle of cut flowers can be wrapped.

  In addition, as an expanded state of the cut flower transport box 1, the one formed by one corrugated paperboard as shown in FIG. 2 is mentioned, but besides that, the cut flower transport box 1 has two sheets as shown in FIG. It can also be formed from corrugated paperboard.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the bottom plate 2 and the second side plate 4 are separated from each other, and another adhesive piece 26 is provided on the edge on the bottom plate 2 side (or the edge on the second side plate 4 side). It has been. The other configuration is the same as that shown in FIG. Prior to the assembly of the cut flower transport box 1, the other adhesive piece 26 is bonded to the second side plate 4 so as to have the same shape as that of the single corrugated paperboard shown in FIG.

  According to this, compared with the assembly of the cut flower transport box 1 from one piece of corrugated paperboard shown in FIG. 2, the work man-hours increase due to the bonding work by the other adhesive pieces 26, but the two sheets shown in FIG. According to the corrugated paperboard, waste such as cuts when the corrugated paperboard is punched into a shape corresponding to the cut flower transport box 1 is reduced, and the material cost can be reduced.

  In the above-described embodiment, the cut flower transport box 1 and the support plate 17 are integrally provided. However, the cut flower transport box 1 and the support plate 17 are not integrally formed, and are illustrated in FIG. As described above, the cut flower support member 30 may be housed in the existing transport box 31 and the water retaining bag attached to the lower end of the cut flower may be supported inside the transport box 31.

  In the unfolded state, the cut flower support member 30 has a rectangular bottom plate 32, and a first leg piece 33 continuously connected to the front edge of the bottom plate 32 via a crease line, as shown in FIG. A support plate 34 connected to the front end edge of the first leg piece 33 (upper edge by assembly) via a crease line, and a front end edge of the support plate 34 (rear end edge by assembly) are folded. And a second leg piece 35 provided continuously through the line of sight.

  The support plate 34 is opened at a substantially central portion near the tip edge (on the second leg piece 35 side), and freely disengaging free pieces 36 and 37 are connected to a pair of opposed inner edges. Then, the release pieces 36 and 37 are released in directions away from each other, whereby a support hole 38 (see FIG. 8) is formed, and a part of the support plate 34 is formed as an overhanging portion 34a on the front side of the support hole 38. Residual formation.

  The bottom plate 2 is formed with a pair of cut-and-raised pieces 39 and 40 that are released by a cut, and each cut-and-raised piece 39 and 40 is formed with protrusions 41 and 42 that protrude forward when cut and raised. Yes.

  When the cut flower support member 30 is assembled, the first leg piece 33 is erected with respect to the bottom plate 32, the support plate 34 is folded backward from the upper edge of the first leg piece 33 to face the bottom plate 32, and further supported. The second leg piece 35 is bent vertically downward from the rear edge of the plate 34, and the lower end edge thereof is brought into contact with the bottom plate 32.

  Next, the cut and raised pieces 39 and 40 are cut and raised from the bottom plate 32, the protrusions 41 and 42 are locked to the rear end portion of the support plate 34 from above, and the free pieces 36 and 37 are separated from each other. The support hole 38 is formed by releasing in the direction.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the cut flower support member 30 assembled in this way is housed in an existing shipping box 31 and is mounted (preferably bonded) on the bottom plate 43 of the shipping box 31 (not shown). . By preparing the cut flower support member 30 as a separate member from the transport box 31, the cut flower transport box can be easily formed using the existing transport box 31.

  When a bundle of cut flowers is packaged in the transport box 31, the cut flower bundle may be accommodated in the transport box 31 while being supported by the cut flower support member 30, and the cut flower support member 30 may be placed in the transport box 31. After assembling, the bundle of cut flowers may be supported by the cut flower support member 30 in the transport box 31. Further, at this time, the cut flower support member 30 is erected with the second leg piece 35 side down, and a water retaining bag is inserted inside the overhanging portion 34a through the support hole 38, so that a bundle of cut flowers is laid sideways. You may accommodate in the transport box 31 in the state supported by the cut flower support member 30. FIG. By doing so, it is possible to wrap a bundle of cut flowers while preventing water leakage from the water retaining bag.

  The water retaining bag is inserted and supported in the support hole 38 of the cut flower support member 30. At this time, since the water retaining bag is hooked on the projecting portion 34a of the support plate 34, the water retaining bag is placed inside the support hole 38. It is definitely supported.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cut flower transport box, 2, 32 ... Bottom plate, 3, 4 ... Side plate, 7 ... Front plate, 8 ... Back plate, 9 ... Top plate, 16, 33 ... First leg piece, 17, 34 ... Support plate, 18 , 35 ... second leg pieces, 21, 38 ... support holes, 22, 23, 39, 40 ... cut and raised pieces, 24, 25, 41, 42 ... projections, 30 ... cut flower support members.

Claims (2)

A rectangular bottom plate, a pair of side plates that stand along both side edges of the bottom plate, a top plate that faces the bottom plate via both side plates, and a rear side that stands up along the rear side edge of the bottom plate A back plate that closes, and a front plate that is connected to at least one of both side plates and closes the front side so that it can be opened and closed.
A first leg piece connected to the front side edge of the bottom plate via a crease line is raised, and a support plate connected to the upper edge of the first leg piece via a crease line is folded back. The second leg piece, which is opposed to the bottom plate and is connected to the rear side edge of the support plate via a crease line, is bent vertically downward so that the lower end edge is brought into contact with the bottom plate, In the cut flower shipping box that supports the water retaining bag that is attached to the lower end of the cut flower in the established support hole and supplies water to the cut flower and accommodates the cut flower in an upright state,
Forming the support plate in a shape having a smaller width in the front-rear direction than the bottom plate;
The bottom plate is provided with a cut-and-raised piece that rises between the second leg piece and the back plate by being raised from the bottom plate, and the rear end of the support plate is locked to the cut-and-raised piece from above. And a cut flower transport box provided with a protrusion for fixing the support plate. A cut flower supporting member that is accommodated in a cut flower transport box that accommodates cut flowers in an upright state, is attached to a lower end of the cut flower, and supports a water retaining bag that supplies water to the cut flower,
Standing up the first leg piece connected to the front side edge of the rectangular bottom plate via the crease line,
A support plate that is connected to the upper edge of the first leg piece via a crease line and that can support the water retaining bag and has a smaller width in the front-rear direction than the bottom plate is folded back. Facing the bottom plate,
A second leg piece connected to the rear side edge of the support plate via a crease line is vertically bent downward and the lower end edge thereof is brought into contact with the bottom plate;
A cut-and-raised piece provided freely on the bottom plate by a score line is cut and raised from the bottom plate to stand behind the second leg piece,
A cut flower support member, wherein a protrusion provided on the cut and raised piece is engaged with an upper surface of a rear end portion of the support plate, and the support plate is fixed.

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