JP6296229B2 - Storage case - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a case for storing various articles, and in particular, to a storage case suitable for storing articles used for bead handicrafts.

  Beads are made of perforated balls made of glass, plastic, natural stone, shells, and other materials, and have been used as embroidery and accessory materials for decorating clothes and bags. Many types of beads are sold in handicraft stores and specialty stores, and since they are easy to obtain, many people enjoy hobbing bead embroidery and making beads accessories (hereinafter also referred to as “bead handicrafts”).

  In bead handicraft, in addition to beads, strings (tegs, threads, leather straps, etc.) and metal fittings (hereinafter referred to as “bead material”), tools such as pliers, perforations and tweezers used in bead handicrafts, Tools (hereinafter referred to as “tools”) and a work table are used. People who are interested in bead handicrafts often hold a large number of bead materials in addition to the beads embroidery and accessories that they are making, and put these bead materials in a case together with tools and work trays. I keep it.

  Conventionally, a cylindrical plastic case has been used as a storage case for bead material. In order not to mix different kinds of bead materials, one kind of bead material is accommodated in one case. Further, the cases have a structure that can be connected to each other, and a plurality of cases can be combined into one.

  On the other hand, a case is provided in which not only the bead material but also tools and work trays can be stored together (Patent Document 1). This case consists of a work tray, a tool box for storing tools and tools, a bead storage box with a plurality of small trays for storing bead material, and a side bag for storing bead materials. It consists of a bead organizing box. The work tray and the three types of boxes are all designed to have the same length and width. Moreover, the structure which fits to the upper end part of another box is provided in the lower end part of the work tray, the tool box, the bead storage box, and the bead arrangement box, respectively. With such a configuration, the work tray and three types of boxes can be stacked and combined into one large case.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-156303 (FIGS. 1 and 2)

  The above case can store the work tray and the three types of boxes together, but when taking out the tools and bead material for beading, all of the work tray and the three types of boxes are once used. Must be removed and broken apart. In addition, the tool box and the bead organizing box are made to have a structure suitable for storing tools and bead materials, respectively. It is not assumed. For this reason, for example, it is not possible to store both tools and bead materials in use in a single box, or to store frequently used tools and other tools in another box.

  Such problems include not only cases that sort and store bead materials, but also various items such as cases that sort and store jewelry and cosmetics, and tool boxes that contain tools such as hammers and drivers. It also occurs in cases that are sorted and stored.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a storage case that can sort and store a plurality of types of articles and can freely change the arrangement of the plurality of types of articles.

The storage case according to the first aspect of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems,
A rectangular parallelepiped outer box one of the six faces is or opening an opening, one of the six sides and a plurality of rectangular inner box which is accommodated in the internal space of the outer box is open In a storage case comprising an inner box
When the height of the inner space of the outer box when the opening of the outer box is turned up is H, and the horizontal and vertical lengths of the bottom surface of the inner space are L and M, respectively (however, H, L, M is a positive integer , and H ≠ L.
M = n × H (where n is a natural number),
The horizontal length is L in the bottom of the inner box when the top opening of the inner box, the vertical length is H, and, Ri total M der height of said plurality of inner box and, said plurality of inner box is the sum of one or a plurality of the inner box height belonging to each group is H, and wherein Rukoto divided into n groups.

Moreover, the storage case according to the second aspect of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems,
A rectangular parallelepiped outer box one of the six faces is or opening opens, one of the six sides and a plurality of rectangular inner box which is accommodated in the internal space of the outer box is open In a storage case comprising an inner box
When the height of the inner space of the outer box when the opening of the outer box is up is H, and the horizontal and vertical lengths of the bottom surface of the inner space are L and M (however, H, L, M Is a positive integer),
M = n1 × H, L = n2 × M (where n1 and n2 are natural numbers of 2 or more ),
Lateral length M of the bottom of the inner box when the top opening of the inner box, the vertical length is H, and, Ri total L der height of said plurality of inner box and, said plurality of inner box is the sum of one or a plurality of the inner box height belonging to each group is H, and wherein Rukoto divided into n1 × n2 amino group.

  In the storage case of the present invention, the vertical length of the inner box is the same as the height H of the inner space of the outer box, the length of each part of the inner space of the outer box, and the length of each part of the inner box Since the relationship is set as described above, even when the outer box is arranged so that the opening of the outer box is located on either the upper surface or the front surface, the inner box is arranged in an orderly manner in the inner space of the outer box with the opening located on the upper surface. Can be accommodated. In particular, in the housing case of the second aspect, when the opening of the outer box is arranged on the front surface, the inner box can be stored in an orderly manner in the internal space regardless of whether the opening is vertical or horizontal.

In the storage cases of the first and second aspects described above, a part or the whole of the inner box can be constituted by a combination of a plurality of small boxes. Further, Bei example Rukoto Preferably the retaining means for retaining the inner box into the internal space of the outer box.
According to such a configuration, even when the storage case is carried or the storage case falls down, the position of the inner box housed in the inner space of the outer box is shifted and the articles in the inner box are spilled off. Can be prevented.
The holding means has a structure in which one of the outer box and the inner box is made of metal and a magnet is attached to the other, or a magnet is attached to both the outer box and the inner box, so that the magnetic attraction between the metal and the magnet or between the magnets is achieved. It can be realized by a configuration using force. Moreover, you may comprise a holding means from the hook surface of the hook_and_loop | surface fastener attached to one of the inner surface of an outer box and the outer surface of an inner box, and the loop surface attached to the other.

According to the present invention, a plurality of inner boxes can be accommodated in various arrangements in the internal space in either the state where the opening of the outer box is up or the state where it is in the front, and the place where the storage case is placed In addition, since the arrangement of the inner box can be appropriately changed according to the purpose of use of the storage case, it is possible to provide a storage case with excellent workability and interior properties.
Specifically, if the opening of the outer box is turned up, it becomes the same form as a general bead case or tool case, and it is possible to easily take out the articles stored in the inner box. On the other hand, if the opening of the outer box is made forward, the inner box becomes like a drawer, and the storage case can be used like a drawer basket.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows schematically the storage case which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, (a) is an outer case, (b) is an inner case, (c) is a top view when the opening of an outer case is turned up , (D) is a cross-sectional side view taken along the line dd of ( c ), (e) is a front view when the opening of the outer box is in front, and (f) is one inner box on the lower stage. Sectional side view which shows another form which has arrange | positioned two inner boxes. It is a figure which shows schematically the storage case which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention, (a) is an outer case, (b) is an inner case, (c) is a top view when the opening of an outer case is turned up , (D) is a cross-sectional side view taken along line dd of ( c ), (e) is a cross-sectional side view taken along line ee of ( c ), and (f) is when the opening of the outer box is in front. (G) is a sectional side view showing another embodiment in which three inner boxes are arranged in the second stage from the top, and one inner box is arranged in the remaining stages. It is a figure which shows schematically the storage case which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention, (a) is an outer case, (b) is an inner case, (c) is a top view when the opening of an outer case is turned up , (D) is a cross-sectional side view taken along the line dd of ( c ), (e) is a cross-sectional side view taken along the line ee of ( c ), and (f) is a lateral view with the opening of the outer box in front. The front view when a is turned up, (g) is a front view when the opening of the outer box is set to the front and the vertical is turned up. It is a figure which shows roughly the storage case which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention, (a) is an outer case, (b) is an inner case, (c) is a top view when the opening of an outer case is turned up , (D) is a cross-sectional side view taken along the line dd of ( c ), (e) is a front view with the opening of the outer box in front and the side up, and (f) is the opening of the outer box. Front view when front is up and the vertical is up. It is a figure which shows the specific Example which applied this invention to the bead case, (a) is a perspective view of the bead case of the state which removed the lid | cover, (b) of the lid | cover shown in the state which turned the work table up The top view and (c) are perspective views of the bead case of the state which made the opening shown in the state which removed the cover forward. The cross-sectional side view of a bead case.

Various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The storage case of the present invention can be manufactured using various materials such as paper, wood, metal, and plastic.
FIG. 1 is a diagram conceptually showing a storage case of the first embodiment in which two inner boxes B1 and B2 are accommodated in the internal space of the outer box A. As shown in FIG. 1A, when the height of the inner space when the opening 1 of the outer box A is turned up is H, and the horizontal and vertical lengths are L and M, respectively, H = M is set. Has been.
On the other hand, the inner boxes B1 and B2 are both rectangular parallelepiped boxes that are flatter than the outer box A. As shown in FIG. 1B, the inner boxes B1 and B2 both have the opening 2 up. horizontal and vertical length is set slightly smaller than the lateral, vertical length dimension L, M of the outer box a when. Further, when the height dimension of the inner box B1 is h1, and the height dimension of the inner box B2 is h2, h1 + h2 = H is set. In the following description, the length, width, and height of the inner box are the same as the height, width, and height of the outer box, or the same as one half of these. The “same” means that it is the same (that is, slightly small) to the extent that a plurality of inner boxes can be accommodated in the inner space of the outer box.

  FIGS. 1C and 1D show a state in which the inner boxes B1 and B2 are accommodated in the inner space of the outer box A in a state where the outer box A is arranged so that the opening 1 is positioned on the upper side. (C) is a top view and (d) is a side view. Thus, both the inner box B1 and the inner box B2 are accommodated in the outer box A in a stacked state with the opening 2 facing up.

On the other hand, (e) of FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which the inner boxes B1 and B2 are accommodated in the inner space of the outer box A in a state where the outer box A is arranged so that the opening 1 is located in front. Also in this case, the inner boxes B1 and B2 are accommodated in the outer box A in a stacked state with the opening 2 facing upward. In FIGS. 1D and 1E, the inner box B1 is placed on the upper side and the inner box B2 is placed on the lower side. However, the stacking order of the inner boxes B1 and B2 may be reversed.
Further, the number of inner boxes arranged in the lower and upper stages of the outer box A may be different. For example, FIG. 1F shows an example in which one inner box B2 is arranged in the lower stage in the outer box A, and two inner boxes B1a and B1b are arranged in the upper stage. In this case, the inner boxes B1a and B1b correspond to “small boxes” of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a storage case of a second embodiment in which four inner boxes B1 to B4 are stored in the inner space of the outer box A. In this embodiment, when the height of the inner space of the outer box A is H, the horizontal and vertical lengths are L and M, respectively, the height H is set to one half of the vertical length M. (See FIG. 2 (a)). In addition, the inner boxes B1 to B4 have the same vertical length as the height of the inner space of the outer box A, that is, one half of the vertical length M, and the horizontal length of the inner box B1. It is set to be the same as the horizontal length L of the space. Further, when the heights of the inner boxes B1 to B4 are h1 to h4, respectively, h1 + h2 = h3 + h4 = H is set.
In this embodiment, when the outer box A is arranged so that the opening 1 is located above, the inner boxes B1 and B2 and the inner boxes B3 and B4 are stacked vertically and these are arranged in two horizontal rows. It is accommodated in the internal space in a state ((c) to (e) in FIG. 2). In addition, the stacking order of the inner box B1 and the inner box B2, the inner box B3 and the inner box B4, and the order of the inner two boxes of the inner boxes B1 and B2 and the inner boxes B3 and B4 can be reversed.

On the other hand, FIG. 2 (f) is a front view showing a state in which the inner boxes B <b> 1 to B <b> 4 are accommodated in the inner space of the outer box A in a state where the outer box A is arranged so that the opening 1 is located in front. Since the sum of the heights h1 to h4 of the inner boxes B1 to B4 is set to H, and the vertical length is set to the same height of the inner space, the four inner boxes B1 to B4 are stacked in the outer box A. It can be stored in an orderly manner. In this case, the stacking order of the inner boxes B1 to B4 can be changed. Furthermore, you may comprise some inner boxes B1-B4 from several inner boxes. For example, FIG.2 ( g ) shows the example which comprised the inner box B3 from three inner boxes B3a-B3c from which a bottom area differs.

  FIG. 3 shows a storage case of a third embodiment in which seven inner boxes B1 to B7 are stored in the inner space of the outer box A. In this embodiment, the height H of the inner space of the outer box A is set to one half of the vertical length M, and the vertical length M is set to one half of the horizontal length L. . In addition, the horizontal length of the inner boxes B1 to B7 is half of the horizontal length L of the inner section of the outer box A, and the vertical length is the height H of the inner space of the outer box A, that is, It is set to half of the vertical length M.

On the other hand, the heights h1 to h7 of the inner boxes B1 to B7 are set to various lengths. For example, the height dimension Hb1 of the inner boxes B1 and B7 is set to be the same as the height dimension H of the outer box. . Further, the height dimensions Hb2 and Hb3 of the inner boxes B2 and B3 are set to Hb2 + Hb3 = H, and the height dimensions Hb4 to Hb6 of the inner boxes B4 to B6 are set to Hb4 + Hb5 + Hb6 = H.
Since the inner boxes B1 to B7 are set to such a size, when the outer box A is arranged so that the opening 1 is located above, the seven inner boxes B1 to B7 are shown in FIG. ) To (e) as shown in FIG. Further, when the outer box A is arranged so that the opening 1 comes to the front, the inner boxes B1 to B7 can be accommodated in the form shown in (f) or (g) of FIG.
In this embodiment, a part of the inner boxes B1 to B7 can be changed to a plurality of inner boxes.

  FIG. 4 shows a storage case according to a fourth embodiment in which six cubic inner boxes B1 to B6 are stored in the inner space of the outer box A. In this embodiment, the height dimension H of the outer box A is set to one half of the vertical length M and to one third of the horizontal length L. The length h of one side of the inner boxes B1 to B6 is set to be the same as the height H of the internal space of the outer box A (see FIGS. 4A and 4B).

  Since the length of each part of the outer box A and the inner boxes B1 to B6 is set as described above, when the opening 1 of the outer box A is turned up, the inner boxes B1 to B6 are arranged in two horizontal rows and three vertical rows. They can be arranged in a row, and the positions of the inner boxes B1 to B6 can be changed as appropriate (see FIGS. 4C and 4D). When the opening 1 is in front and the side is up, the configuration is as shown in FIG. 4 (e), and when the opening 1 is in front and the length is up, as shown in FIG. 4 (f). In the form, the inner boxes B1 to B6 can be accommodated in the inner space of the outer box A, and the arrangement of the inner boxes B1 to B6 can be changed as appropriate.

1 to 4, the storage case is composed of only one outer box and a plurality of inner boxes. However, a lid may be provided on each of the outer box and the inner box, and only the outer box or only the inner box. A lid may be provided. The lid may be formed separately from the outer box and the inner box, or may be connected to the outer box or the inner box by a hinge or the like.
Furthermore, the number and size of the inner boxes accommodated in the outer box are not limited to the above-described example, and can be changed as appropriate.

  Next, a specific embodiment in which the storage case of the present invention is applied to a case (bead case) for storing articles necessary for bead handicraft will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, a bead case will be described as an example, but the storage case according to the present invention includes a tool case for storing tools such as a hammer and pliers, a case for storing jewelry, a cosmetic case for storing cosmetics, It can be applied to a storage case for various items such as a cosmetic box for storing confectionery.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the bead case according to the present embodiment includes a case body 10 including an outer box 12 and four inner boxes 14 a to 14 d accommodated in the inner space thereof, and a lid for closing the opening of the outer box 12. 16. The lid 16 also serves as a work tray for bead handicrafts. When the opening of the outer box 12 is closed, a wide groove 22 for temporarily placing beads on the surface located in the outer box 12 and a bead are provided. A work table 20 is formed which includes a narrow groove 24 for arranging and a work space 26 for performing work of passing beads through a string or attaching metal fittings. A wall portion 28 is formed around the work table 20 to prevent beads from spilling out. When the lid 16 is placed on the outer box 12, the wall portion 28 fits into the opening. It has become.

The four inner boxes 14 a to 14 d are composed of two types, a shallow dish type (inner boxes 14 a and 14 b) and a deep dish type (inner boxes 14 c and 14 d), both of which are the inner space of the outer box 12. It is designed to have the same horizontal length as the horizontal length. The vertical length of the inner boxes 14 a to 14 d is half the vertical length of the inner space of the outer box 12 and is designed to be the same as the height of the inner space of the outer box 12. The shallow dish-shaped inner boxes 14a and 14b and the deep dish-shaped inner boxes 14c and 14d are all the same height, and the shallow dish-shaped inner boxes 14a and 14b and the deep dish-shaped inner boxes 14c and 14d are the same height. The height when the inner boxes 14c and 14d are stacked one by one is equal to the height of the inner space of the outer box 12, and the height when the four inner boxes 14a to 14d are stacked is the height of the inner space of the outer box 12. Designed to be equal to the vertical length. Thus, by preparing two types of inner boxes with different depths, it is possible to change the tools and bead materials to be placed in the inner box according to the frequency of use and the content of the work. For example, frequently used tools and materials of accessories being produced are stored in shallow dish-shaped inner boxes 14a and 14b, and other tools and bead materials are stored in deep dish-shaped inner boxes 14c and 14d. If the shallow dish-shaped inner boxes 14a and 14b are arranged in the upper stage, tools or the like that are frequently used can be easily taken out from the bead case.
Moreover, if the height of the shallow dish-shaped inner boxes 14a and 14b is set to be the same as the height of the work table 20, it can be used as an adjustment table for placing the left and right hands during the bead handicraft work.

  With such a configuration, when the outer box 12 is arranged with the opening facing upward, shallow dish-shaped inner boxes 14a and 14b and deep dish-shaped inner boxes 14c and 14d are stacked vertically in the inner space of the outer box 12. These can be accommodated in a state where they are arranged. At this time, either the shallow dish-shaped inner boxes 14a, 14b or the deep dish-shaped inner boxes 14c, 14d may be placed on one side. A deep dish-shaped inner box may be placed on the top, and in any case, the four inner boxes 14a to 14d can be stored in an orderly manner in the inner space of the outer box 12 (see FIG. 5A).

  Moreover, when arrange | positioning facing the opening of the outer box 12, it can accommodate in the internal space of the outer box 12 in the state which laminated | stacked four inner boxes 14a-14d, and becomes like a drawer basket. (See (c) in FIG. 5).

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, four circular magnets 30 are embedded in the upper portion of the outer box 12 and the lower surface of the peripheral portion of the lid 16, respectively. For example, when the inner boxes 14a to 14d are accommodated in the outer box 12, the four magnets 30 are arranged near the short sides thereof. With such a configuration, when the lid 16 is disposed on the outer box 12, the lid 16 can be fixed on the outer box 12 by the magnetic attractive force between the magnets 30.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, a metal sheet 31 is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the outer box 12. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, sheet-like plastic magnets 32 are respectively attached to the outer peripheral surfaces of the side portions of the inner boxes 14a to 14d. The sheet 31 and the plastic magnet 32 constitute the holding means of the present invention. With such a configuration, the inner boxes 14a to 14d accommodated in the outer box 12 are magnetically attracted by the inner peripheral surface of the outer box 12. Therefore, the inner boxes 14a to 14d can be prevented from separating from the outer box 12 when carrying the bead case.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, instead of the circular magnet 30 embedded in the outer box 12 and the lid 16, a sheet-like magnet may be attached to the upper end surface of the outer box 12 and the lower surface of the lid 16. In the above embodiment, the holding means (the sheet 31 and the plastic magnet 32) for holding the inner boxes 14a to 14d is attached to the outer box 12, but these may be omitted.
A convex portion that fits into the opening of the outer box may also be formed on the upper surface of the lid. According to such a configuration, since the lid is fitted into the opening of the outer box when the work table is placed on the opening of the outer box, the lid can be prevented from being displaced from the outer box.
Further, a sheet-like plastic magnet may be attached to the inner peripheral surface of the outer box, and a metal sheet may be attached to the outer peripheral surface of the side portion of the inner box. Furthermore, you may affix a sheet-like plastic magnet on both the inner peripheral surface of an outer box, and the outer peripheral surface of the side part of an inner box.
Furthermore, the holding means may be configured from a hook-and-loop fastener instead of a combination of a magnet and a metal or a combination of magnets.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Outer box opening 2 ... Inner box opening 12 ... Outer box 14a-14d ... Inner box 30 ... Magnet 31 ... Metal sheet (holding means)
32 ... Sheet-shaped plastic magnet (holding means)
A ... Outer box B1-B7 ... Inner box H ... Height of inner space of outer box L ... Horizontal length of inner space of outer box M ... Vertical length of inner space of outer box

Claims (5)

A rectangular parallelepiped outer box one of the six faces is or opening an opening, one of the six sides and a plurality of rectangular inner box which is accommodated in the internal space of the outer box is open In a storage case comprising an inner box
When the height of the inner space of the outer box when the opening of the outer box is turned up is H, and the horizontal and vertical lengths of the bottom surface of the inner space are L and M, respectively (however, H, L, M is a positive integer , and H ≠ L.
M = n × H (where n is a natural number),
The horizontal length is L in the bottom of the inner box when the top opening of the inner box, the vertical length is H, and, Ri total M der height of said plurality of inner box and, said plurality of inner box is, storage case sum of one or a plurality of the inner box height belonging to each group is H, and wherein Rukoto divided into n groups. A rectangular parallelepiped outer box one of the six faces is or opening an opening, one of the six sides and a plurality of rectangular inner box which is accommodated in the internal space of the outer box is open In a storage case comprising an inner box
When the height of the inner space of the outer box when the opening of the outer box is up is H, and the horizontal and vertical lengths of the bottom surface of the inner space are L and M (however, H, L, M Is a positive integer),
M = n1 × H, L = n2 × M (where n1 and n2 are natural numbers of 2 or more ),
Lateral length M of the bottom of the inner box when the top opening of the inner box, the vertical length is H, and, Ri total L der height of said plurality of inner box and, said plurality of inner box is, storage case the total height of one or a plurality of inner box belonging to each group is H, and wherein Rukoto divided into n1 × n2 amino group. 3. The storage case according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of inner boxes are divided into n2 groups in which the total height of one or more inner boxes belonging to each group is M. 4. The storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein a part of the plurality of inner boxes is configured by a combination of a plurality of small boxes. Storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein Bei example Rukoto retaining means for retaining the inner box into the internal space of the outer box.

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